[STEM crisis is a myth][1]
[1]: http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/the-st…
Look, I like Fletcher, but the truth is Qualcomm is a major player in this lie about not being able to find enough Americans to do their tech work. I would NOT suggest that any person train for a career in this field today on the promise of good wages, because both political parties have bought the industry lies about a 'shortage' of STEM workers. The electrical engineer's organization IEEE is a respectable organization that has said this for years. I say we open our border to foreign journalists, attorneys, politicians and business executives. And since all politics is local, that includes mayoral candidates. If I'm not mistaken, Fletcher used to work for Randy Cunningham. 'Duke' was a player in the STEM shortage myth. I have personal recollection of this from the 1990's when he was my congressman, where his office responded to a letter from me about the STEM myth by saying the congressman was not interested in my 'problem'. — September 5, 2013 3:12 a.m.
Sanders, Issa pump H-1B program
As an electrical engineering graduate of SDSU, who was turned down for a job at Qualcomm, for lack of 'experience', I fully endorse and validate this view. I would not encourage any young persons to put in the effort for an engineering degree in the US of A. I'd suggest management, or finance; anything that can't be brought in from India. City Management or Hospital management are lucrative fields, it would seem. Anything but engineering. Waste of effort. Cannon fodder, all of us. The only thing with less of a future is lawyer. Thanks Don.— October 1, 2013 10:13 p.m.
Tijuana, graveyard of the godforsaken gringos
This is the kind of really good, in depth story about Tijuana that I used to enjoy in the Reader a long time ago. I appreciate it. And, as an aging male San Diegan myself, it's reassuring to know this place is available, if the need ever arises. No need to walk off into the forest, or desert, or finish it with a handgun.— September 26, 2013 3:17 a.m.
California homes remain nation's most expensive
And only land owners should have the right to vote. How Colonial of you. Bring back the debtors prisons. Sooo, if only residents should be able to buy a house, then how does one become a resident, if they can't buy a house? What did you do for a living before you retired?— September 20, 2013 6:55 p.m.
Come to Petco, buy a ferret...errr...guinea pig
Dumb? No crazy. Crazy like a fox, ah, er, ferret. Whaddaya say your average ferret owner is also a pothead. Anything to break the law in a small way. Damn gummint! Git outta my yard, and livin' room. Light news though. Sort of comedy relief. But be warned, they bite,(personal experience). Personally, I prefer hamsters.— September 11, 2013 8:19 p.m.
Exec's race for mayor casts light on Qualcomm bribery charges
Thanks Founder. Love your comments, too. The foreign politicians is in the list. Look again. And look at the link.— September 5, 2013 9:03 p.m.
Exec's race for mayor casts light on Qualcomm bribery charges
[STEM crisis is a myth][1] [1]: http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/the-st… Look, I like Fletcher, but the truth is Qualcomm is a major player in this lie about not being able to find enough Americans to do their tech work. I would NOT suggest that any person train for a career in this field today on the promise of good wages, because both political parties have bought the industry lies about a 'shortage' of STEM workers. The electrical engineer's organization IEEE is a respectable organization that has said this for years. I say we open our border to foreign journalists, attorneys, politicians and business executives. And since all politics is local, that includes mayoral candidates. If I'm not mistaken, Fletcher used to work for Randy Cunningham. 'Duke' was a player in the STEM shortage myth. I have personal recollection of this from the 1990's when he was my congressman, where his office responded to a letter from me about the STEM myth by saying the congressman was not interested in my 'problem'.— September 5, 2013 3:12 a.m.
Food service workers rally for $15 minimum wage
How many people out there moved to San Diego expecting to live on a minimum wage job?— August 29, 2013 1:56 p.m.
Detroit files for Chapter 9 bankruptcy
I'm from there. I grew up there, went all through school there (they're all empty or torn down now). Moved here in 1975, soon after the start of the decline. Joined the Army, from here; came back, went through SDSU, and never, ever, had any idea to move back there. Detroiters are their own worst enemies, and for what reason? Chicago is a short 400 miles away and it's relatively thriving in comparison. It's not just the failed auto industry. The racial climate is so thick there, you can cut it with a butter knife. Poster city for suburban 'white flight'. Has been for decades. One of the reasons I left. Why can't they make the best of what they've got? Detroit has an OK climate; well, better than Chicago certainly; and few tornados. And possibilities? Look at the Michigan shoreline. Gotta be longer than California, or Florida. As for hope? I understand there are foreigners coming there. I think I read Chinese investors were buying old plants? But the decline has been going on all my adult life, and I don't know if this bankruptcy is bottom. As I've said for many years, Detroit is a good place to be from. Not in, but from.— July 18, 2013 3:25 p.m.
U.S. Federal program spent $2.44 million for UCSD study on prostitute use in Tijuana
What the heck? So now the government is considering love as a drug? That is so 80's. Next we'll have a visit by the first lady saying she's just there for the sex? Oh man, the possible jokes are endless. Thank you so very much for this entertaining news. Does a Tijuana quickie even cost $20? Does any reader of The Reader remember the long article decades ago about all the transvestites working in Tijuana to get enough money for their sex change operations? The main gist of that article was that the best looking women in Tijuana weren't necessarily women. And it looks like the goal isn't to end prostitution, it's to make it 'safer'? Increase prevention? Oh man, I'm working in the wrong field.— July 2, 2013 9:08 p.m.
DUI crackdown nets one drunk driver
DWI 'Crackdown'!!!. Ooooo. From the title, it would seem that the writer thinks more people should have been charged with DWI at the fair. Is the writer implying the 'crackdown' was a waste of time/resources? I disagree. Whether it's for fear of being caught, or because alcohol is expensive at the fair, or just because drivers know they shouldn't drink and drive, the results are a good thing. Maybe we're all growing up. I'll drink to that.— June 24, 2013 10:36 p.m.