AltWeeklies Wire
Is Yoga a Religion?new
Two courts rule that yoga is a religion and can't be taught in Encinitas schools, but the schools have scrubbed their yoga programs clean of it.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
05-01-2015 |
Religion
A scheme to lower engineers’ wagesnew
Qualcomm’s stated motivation behind the push for H-1B workers is H-1BS. The (false) case for foreign tech workers.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
03-13-2015 |
Business & Labor
You may turn down rental car insurance and still pay for itnew
San Diego attorneys pursue case against Dollar Rent A Car after travelers turned down rental car insurance but still got charged.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
02-14-2015 |
Transportation
Tags: dollar rent a car
San Diego overlords and unions — who can stop them?new
Organized labor does not play as big a role in other cities as it does in San Diego. Heywood Sanders, the nation’s expert on convention centers, says the labor/corporate welfare alliance has so much more clout in San Diego because the city is “politically disorganized and weak.”
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
10-02-2013 |
Business & Labor
Sex scandals you can understandnew
Even our beloved Founding Fathers had sex scandals. (Former) San Diego Mayor Bob Filner is just the latest latter-day politician to become involved in a sex scandal and have it ruin his career.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
09-11-2013 |
Sex
Tags: sex scandals
San Diego, Haven for Pyramid Schemesnew
San Diego is a haven for multilevel marketing scams, which are often pyramid schemes.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
02-06-2013 |
Business & Labor
Not America's Sweetheartsnew
In silent movies, Mary Pickford was angelic — her Southern California admirers aren’t. Elizabeth and Thomas Coldicutt, helped by San Diegans, allegedly set up shell companies to lure investors.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
01-23-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Engineers dislike H-1B; bosses gloatnew
H-1B visa opponents say corporations such as Qualcomm are using the program to lower the prevailing wage for engineers and tech employees across the board.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
01-10-2013 |
Business & Labor
Does new UCAN board want reform?new
UCAN, the San Diego–based Utility Consumers’ Action Network, burdened by scandal and misuse of funds, should shut down, some say. Some say otherwise.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
01-02-2013 |
Policy Issues
ResMed: Please refuse to play the subsidy gamenew
Sleep-apnia device-maker ResMed threatens to leave San Diego because CEO says it’s too hard to run a business in California. Valid gripe or jobs blackmail for taxpayer funds?
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
12-20-2012 |
Economy
Misspelled Accounts Add Upnew
Utility Consumers' Action Network director Michael Shames neutered the consumer watchdog organization by skimming over $400,000 in “intervenor fees,” among other dubious tactics.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
10-18-2012 |
Business & Labor
Smarter Cities Richernew
New census bureau data show the direct link between percentage of bachelor’s degrees and median income in urban areas.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
10-03-2012 |
Economy
Scan Diego?new
A cockeyed look at the businesses that look inside your body; namely, Heart Check and Life Score Clinic.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
08-30-2012 |
Health
Over the Cliff? Nope.new
Will legislators allow America to drive off the edge of a cliff? Two San Diego political scientists say no.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
08-15-2012 |
Policy Issues
Screw U: The Next Bubble May Be Higher Educationnew
In economics, a bubble is something that trades at prices far beyond its intrinsic value. Fasten your seat belt: the next bubble may be higher education.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
08-02-2012 |
Economy
Tags: higher education bubble
