Two businessmen in the Gaslamp District said they are economically impacted by Comic-Con — which begins Thursday and is sold out — but in very different ways.
Before last year’s Comic-Con, the city of San Diego estimated that around 135,000 attendees would spend $96.5 million over the weekend — with a broader economic impact of $160 million across the San Diego region.
Here’s how a couple of local businesses experience the Con – and how a native tries to help by introducing Comic-Con fans to more than just downtown.
The good
Oscar Chou manages his family’s restaurant two blocks from the San Diego Convention Center, Shisan Fan, which serves sushi and Chinese food…