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Manufacturing Job Loss
 During an interview on Full Focus, I was asked why San Diego was losing manufacturing jobs. Since we were talking about year-over-year job growth, I considered what could have changed in the past year to affect manufacturing employment, and answered with the oft-used "I don't know." (I'm not exactly the most poised television personality).
I had to slap my forehead when KPBS viewer Mike H. sent an email setting me straight. The right answer was that nothing had changed over the past year to cause the manufacturing job losses. What we were seeing was simply the continuance of the well-documented trend in which increased outsourcing to low-cost offshore manufacturers, notably China, has led to declining manufacturing activity here in the United States.
The accompanying chart shows that this trend has been going on for almost a decade. Last year's loss of San Diego manufacturing jobs was just more of the same.
-- RICH TOSCANO
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The councilwoman calls for restoring $465,000 for the Winter Homeless Shelter. » Jun. 14 -- 5:15 pm
A key report is catalyzing bureaucratic action on the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
Jun. 14 -- 11:58 am
The mayor denied the airport executive was brought in for Sunroad issue, but letters show otherwise.
Jun. 13 -- 8:51 pm
SURVIVAL IN SAN DIEGO
Local developer finds more than raw materials for house-building at a site in Carlsbad.
Jun. 14 -- 2:34 pm
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
I know desalination is an expensive way to get drinking water, but what will be the price of water when there isn't any to be had?
Jun. 14 -- 1:57 pm
CAFÉ SAN DIEGO
If (and not conceding that point) new public safety hires are to remain in a traditional pension plan, what reforms would be needed?
Jun. 14 -- 4:55 pm
COMMENTARY: SLOP
Mayor Sanders reaches out to the water czarina and she tells him no.
Jun. 12 -- 12:08 pm
COMMENTARY: RICH TOSCANO
SDDT executive editor Chamberlin plays fast and loose with the facts, again.
Jun. 11 -- 2:50 pm
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