How to survive Yosemite in July
Amy Beddows 5:26 p.m., June 18
Get off the tourist track and head for the High Country.
With limited free time and a bucket list growing by the day, a return trip to Yosemite National Park had been on the cards for a while, but sadly the only weekend we could spare ...
Tales of pirates and Puritans in this Caribbean island paradise.
Below us, the island came into view, encircled by a brittle ring of coral reefs made distinguishable by whitewater ripping at the edges. A turquoise iris skirted the white sandy edges of the Caribbean island ...
Two vehicles with 35 people make attempt to cross
Faced with huge budget cuts at the midpoint of their fiscal year, Border Patrol agents from the Imperial Beach station (and other stations along the border) are doubling up in many of the patrol vehicles ...
Warm weather, more tourist clientele
The warm weather and improved tourist climate have reportedly attracted prostitutes to Rosarito, Ensenada, and Tijuana, according to a recent report in Tijuana’s daily Frontera. The three cities, coastal and vacation-oriented, represent the axis of ...
Work to be completed by end of July
A makeover is under way for the Vermont Street bridge, which crosses Washington Street from University Heights to reach the Uptown shopping center in Hillcrest. The City of San Diego is overseeing the work, being ...
Germany's oldest city is chock-full of ancient history.
Germany’s most ancient city is Trier, its name derived from the Roman name Augusta Trevororum under Caesar Augustus. It was known as the “Second Rome” before Constantinople. While the Romans had been in neighboring Gaul ...
Decisions to be made on 1.5-acre site
For the past 40 years, an equestrian group named the Asociación de Charros de Escondido has occupied a 1.5-acre area in northeastern Escondido just below Dixon Lake. Ensconced in a secluded, mostly wooded area also ...
State bill fails; now citywide ban sought
An online petition to ban the use of plastic shopping bags in Oceanside had acquired 586 signatures by June 15. Several weeks ago, Belinda Martinez-Canez, who wrote the petition in late April, was surprised to ...
Tow-truck #2 pulls it off the rails
Eastbound San Diego Trolley traffic came to a standstill at the Linda Vista/Morena station from 7:15 to 7:45 p.m. on June 14, as did all traffic at the Friars Road/Morena Boulevard intersection. A car had ...
And you thought Rocket from the Crypt ended abruptly the first time around... Nearly eight years after prematurely bidding its career farewell, Rocket roared back to life as part of the 2013 Ink-N-Iron Festival on ...
Sweetwater board candidate has his sign damaged
It seems that Ed has a scheme (read shell game) up his sleeve about Adult Ed. Seems he is likely to 'gift' the former Adult ...
— oskidoll, June 17, 1:39 p.m.
UT has an article showing the State is not cutting Adult Ed funding. The article mentions Sweetwater is discussing this tonight. I don't see this ...
— dbdriver, June 17, 11:23 a.m.
Sweetwater scandal: Ed Brand’s claims contradicted
I've been following the news and I can't stand it anymore. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, they outdo themselves. A teleconference ...
— Reader2, June 6, 11:14 p.m.
Now for a taste of sweet revenge - Jaime Mercado, the board member being talked about in all papers, referred to in the Grand Jury ...
— anniej, June 6, 9:16 p.m.
Golf is in the rough
Twister: Maybe there is not a big difference between being blissfully unaware and being lied to. In both cases, we haven't done our homework. Best, ...
— dbauder, June 18, 6:01 a.m.
It depends upon the amount and kind of evidence we require--of the truth and the lie, as well as proving the lie . . .
— Twister, June 17, 7:23 p.m.