The California gnatcatcher, the little blue-gray songbird that sounds like a kitten, may come off the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's list of threatened and endangered species — a result of a series of DNA …
February 13, 2015
News & Stories
California gnatcatchers should be extremely worried
Humble charmer
Performed indoors, Catherine Harroff and Circle Circle’s site-specific “walking adventure play for the romantic in us all” might lose something in the translation. Six scenes at a university follow the breakup of two relationships and …
February 13, 2015
South Korea is investigating Qualcomm
The publication androidheadlines.com is reporting that, according to an unnamed source in South Korea's Trade Commission, Qualcomm is under investigation by that country. This was first reported by Maeil Business Newspaper of South Korea. The …
February 13, 2015
Qualcomm Stadium booze prices heading skyward?
Meeting privately, San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer's task force to build a new Chargers stadium says it is already making progress, having chosen a chairman — the Sycuan casino–owning tribe's Adam Day — and promising …
February 13, 2015
Shopping like a foodie: Specialty Produce
I dine out a lot, and often wonder where the restaurants I visit find their ingredients. For example, where would a chef who's into molecular gastronomy pick up an emulsifying agent like soy lecithin to …
February 13, 2015
Dolphins, and whales, and yellowtails
February 13 dock totals The tuna bit for the 28 Anglers aboard the Aztec 1.5 Day trip out to the Cortez Bank. They reported 6 Yellowtail, 81 Bluefin Tuna and 67 Bonito caught. Seems as …
February 13, 2015
Washed-out fame vampire
When Marilyn Manson first sauntered onto the music scene in 1994, he represented all the repressed fears and anxieties of white America. Gaunt, ghoulish, and grotesque, Manson reveled in the macabre debauchery and anarchistic devolution …
February 13, 2015
Holy Ram nation, Mr. Spanos
According to two stories (February 9 and February 12), in the Los Angeles Times, the Inglewood City Council could vote as early as February 24 on developer Stan Kroenke's plan to build a $1.5 billion …
February 13, 2015
Rebel rebel
January 31 was a Saturday night to remember for anyone who had the opportunity to attend Patti Smith’s concert at the Balboa Theatre downtown. Smith shined throughout this special night with an inspired and inspiring …
February 13, 2015
Meet North Park Beer Co.
The first time I heard the name Kelsey McNair was in 2010 when Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits specialty brewer Colby Chandler finished up an email saying he was headed up to Stone Brewing Co. …
February 13, 2015