Beer in San Diego County, California the alternative being imported beer from Mexico. But changes in national and state law in the late 1970s made home brewing legal, and in 1982 California allowed breweries to operate restaurants on their premises, which made brewpubs possible. In 1989 the Karl Strauss Brewing Company opened a brewery and brewpub on Columbia Street in Downtown San Diego and expanded into distribution brewing in 1991. This was the first commercial brewery in San Diego since 1953, and for many San Diego consumers it was their first exposure to freshly brewed beer and to styles such as amber lager and pale ale.
First National Bank Center (San Diego, California) First National Bank Center (San Diego, California) One Columbia Place, originally named the Columbia Centre, is an office building in San Diego, California. It is the 18th tallest building in San Diego and is a prominent fixture in San Diego's skyline. It is topped by a flagpole flying the largest United States flag in the San Diego skyline. It has a height of 379 ft (116 m) and is located in the Core district of Downtown San Diego. It occupies the full block between West A Street, West B Street, Columbia Street and State Street. It has 27 stories above