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U.S. and San Diego economies muddling through
So in an article about the local SD economy Cunningham's inclusion of data on total sales of manufacturing is basically useless. It says nothing about local employment or the local economy and certainly will not have an effect on the tepid 1.8% growth that he is predicting. This really seems to be an apples/oranges comparison.— January 18, 2012 8:41 a.m.
U.S. and San Diego economies muddling through
Don, can you provide some information on the monetary value of manufacturing to the SD economy? How is this calculated, does Cunningham provide dollar figures? I can see how manufacture of say Predator drones could generate a large income to the manufacturer but does that money actually stay locally or go to DOD companies headquartered elsewhere? This seems to be contrary to how the SD economy is usually discussed and creates confusion.— January 16, 2012 2:31 p.m.
U.S. and San Diego economies muddling through
According to Kelly Cunningham "the presence of the military is our largest industry, followed by manufacturing (including defense manufacturing), biotech, and tourism" Don, I think you recently wrote in an article that manufacturing in SD was below 10%. How can it be tthe second largest industry in SD at that rate?— January 11, 2012 2:52 p.m.
Occupy San Diego Activist Arrested Over Voter Registration Table
Where is the ACLU??? Clearly the right to freely assembly is being violated. How does one trespass on public property?— November 30, 2011 12:51 p.m.
Cops Reach the Video Age
Never a good idea to tell the contractor how much you expect a product to cost. They will always meet or exceed your estimate.— November 22, 2011 7:29 a.m.
Man Choked, Arrested at Occupy San Diego
Cities are not powerless to do anything! If you think this is all about Wall Street then you haven't been paying attention. This is about 99% of the people getting the short end of the stick from the 1% and this is just as true in San Diego as it is in New York. The 1% in SD are the ones that are telling the mayor & chief of police to send the goon squads out to quash this protest. I'm afraid that it's going to get ugly one of these days.— November 14, 2011 12:56 p.m.
Cross-Border Trade, Energy Discussed at Imperial Valley Economy Summit
I would like to see how the economists came up with the $9 billion figure by reducing wait times to an hour. That sounds pretty pie in the sky to me.— November 12, 2011 2:30 p.m.
Lemon Grove City Council to Take a Position on SDG&E Solar Rate Hikes
I have had solar panels on my home since April 2006 and have not paid more than $100/year since that time, my bill for 2010/11 was $52.35. I am curious as to how the LG School Districts costs could have increased. Unless their electricity usage increased significantly it doesn't seem possible. SDGE's plan to charge solar generators a fee for distributing their excess electricity is ridiculous. Do they charge other commercial electricity providers a fee for the electricity that they buy from them? This is just a way to punish those of us that have decided to protect ourselves from their greed. I recently received a letter from SDGE telling me that since they are now required to pay for excess generation that I would be credited $15.43 for the excess 420 kw/hrs of electricity that I produced last year, that converts to 3.6 cents per kwhr far less than the $.26 kwhr that they pay for peak energy on the open market.— November 12, 2011 2:28 p.m.
It's Confirmed: Hedgecock to KFMB
Why does anyone care?— November 8, 2011 7:25 a.m.
San Diego County Increases Number of Solar Permits
I doubt that it is a result of the permit fees being waived, it's more likely a result of SDGE's rates continuously being increased. The permit fee is a very small portion of the cost of an installation.— November 4, 2011 9:37 a.m.