Laguna Beach Local News
Andrew Soliz in his showroom at Tatankamani.
While thousands of small businesses across the state have been forced to permanently shut down due to COVID-19âsome 19,000 according to a September Yelp economic reportâother local entrepreneurs have established new vocations.
According to Yelp’s local economic report, in California, âroughly 20 businesses per thousand temporarily or permanently (closed) their doors since March 1.â
But many others have opened. The pandemic actually inspired woodworker Andrew Soliz to open Tatankamani Woodworks last November in Laguna Canyon with the help of government subsidy money that allowed him to shift from his slowed down construction business to opening up his own shop.