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New! Rapid! Costly?
By Gian Ghio, Published Nov. 21, 2009
On Thursday, November 19, residents on the eastern side of Chula Vista received a letter in the mail from the San Diego Association of Governments concerning a new rapid transit project. The South Bay Bus Rapid ...
Bright Idea
By Nathaniel Uy, Published Nov. 21, 2009
The San Diego City Council on Tuesday, November 17, unanimously adopted a resolution to authorize the Redevelopment Agency through the Centre City Development Corporation to administer and manage the construction of Interstate 5 streetlight Improvements ...
Stalled Trolley
By Steve Horvath, Published Nov. 20, 2009
An Orange Line trolley incurred a mechanical problem at about 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 19. The trolley lost power from its overhead electrical source as it was coming into the One America Plaza station. ...
Stupid Alarm
By Nathaniel Uy, Published Nov. 20, 2009
At around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19, a fire alarm started going off at Fahrenheit, a mid-rise condo building located on the 1000 block ... More Post a comment
Prayer for No Rain
By Noel Gallego, Published Nov. 19, 2009
Billy McIntosh watched the large white tent rise up against the downtown backdrop of tall buildings and a sky crane on Wednesday, November 19. He ... More Post a comment
Beach Garbage Cleanup
By Kathryn Snyder, Published Nov. 19, 2009
Take a stroll through Pacific Beach, and you’re likely to encounter just a few too many empty food containers, cans, bags, party flyers, bottles, and ... More Comment (1)
Save the Lifeguards
By Carolyn Grace Matteo, Published Nov. 19, 2009
The most pressing issue addressed at the November 18 Pacific Beach Town Council meeting was the looming likelihood of a reduction in lifeguards. It was ... More Comments (9)
Of Ball and Bus
By Noel Gallego, Published Nov. 18, 2009
The Chargers’ 31-23 win over the Philadelphia Eagles led National City police to close off some streets on Sunday, November 16, at about 5 p.m. ... More Comments (2)
Solana Reef
By Dorian Hargrove, Published Nov. 16, 2009
In an effort to slow erosion at Fletcher Cove, a popular strip of coastline in Solana Beach, the United States Army Corps of Engineers proposes ... More Post a comment
Coastal Commission Omission
By Stephen Scatolini, Published Nov. 16, 2009
City plans for the development of the parcel of land at Abbott Street and Saratoga Avenue have been approved by the California Coastal Commission, but ... More Post a comment
Eligible Violators
By Carolyn Grace Matteo, Published Nov. 16, 2009
I was driving through Pacific Beach on Saturday, September 14, when I noticed a small group of people on Garnet Avenue clad in orange vests ... More Comments (13)
Mass Transit Cuts
By Noel Gallego, Published Nov. 16, 2009
At a Friday, November 13, news conference held at the 12th and Imperial Avenue trolley station, Metropolitan Transit System representatives announced plans to make cutbacks ... More Comments (5)
Family Court Protest
By Kathy Brown, Published Nov. 16, 2009
A small protest was held in front of the Family Court at 1555 Sixth Avenue in downtown San Diego on Friday, November 13. A sign ... More Post a comment
Zapped
By Grant Madden, Published Nov. 16, 2009
SDG&E issued notices to La Jolla property managers a week in advance of a planned energy outage to occur at 11 a.m. on Monday, November ... More Comment (1)
Gas Pump in Question
By Robert Terra, Published Nov. 16, 2009
On Monday, November 9, I filled up my empty gas tank at a station in Mira Mesa. (The tank was so empty, the car had ... More Comments (6)
Beauty's Benchmark
By Carolyn Grace Matteo, Published Nov. 16, 2009
This morning I sat on a bench with my organic cup of joe, but this was no typical bench, for it looked as though it ... More Comment (1)
San Marcos' Smoke Signals
By Dorian Hargrove, Published Nov. 14, 2009
"Behavior modification takes time," said a San Marcos city employee during a November 11 city council meeting. The behavior they would like to modify is ... More Comments (3)
Pirate Prostitutes
By T.B. Beaudeau, Published Nov. 13, 2009
With the economic slide has come an increase in the number of women applying for state-sanctioned prostitution licenses in Tijuana. For the past three years, ... More Comments (4)
Good Press
By Noel Gallego, Published Nov. 12, 2009
“While standing in the jewelry store of Jorge Espinoza, I realized that I had a bag on my right shoulder but no bag on my ... More Comments (10)
Wrong Time
By Steve Horvath, Published Nov. 12, 2009
San Diego police took a 17-year-old documented East San Diego gang member into custody on a curfew violation Tuesday, November 10, at about 11:30 p.m. ... More Post a comment
State Crimes
By Nathaniel Uy, Published Nov. 12, 2009
Just before noon on Monday, November 9, an indecent-exposure incident occurred at the San Diego State campus. According to reports, a man who had yellow ... More Post a comment
Little Work
By Noel Gallego, Published Nov. 11, 2009
Paul Borja wanted to earn some extra income on weekends, but when he went to the temporary labor office recommended by a friend early Monday ... More Comment (1)
Fair Warning
By Casey Bollier, Published Nov. 11, 2009
Demolition of the buildings at 4868 Santa Cruz Avenue began November 1. Residents who had lived there for years were given notice at the end ... More Post a comment
Canners' Crisis
By Robert Terra, Published Nov. 10, 2009
Last Tuesday morning, November 3, 11 people were in line at the RB Recycling center behind the Rite Aid off Sunset Cliffs Boulevard. Seven of ... More Comments (4)
Chow House Says “Ciao”
By T.B. Beaudeau, Published Nov. 10, 2009
Lee’s Café, long a familiar sight if you could ever manage to find it (738 Fifth Avenue) among its hoity-toity neighbors, has apparently bid adieu ... More Comment (1)
High-Rise Disadvantage
By Mark Shiflett, Published Nov. 8, 2009
Residents of Vantage Pointe were alerted to an emergency via the alarm system at about 6:30 p.m. on the night of Tuesday, November 4. "Attention! ... More Post a comment
I'm a Hero!
By Peter C. Salisbury, Published Nov. 8, 2009
When they heard the smoke detector going off in a vacant condo unit, neighbors called the fire department to the Bayside Villas in the 600 ... More Comment (1)
Pardon Our Decibels
By Noel Gallego, Published Nov. 7, 2009
The noise was deafening on the corner of Sixth Avenue and C early this Saturday morning, November 7. A Roel Construction crew worked on a ... More Comments (4)
Sacred Surf
By Dorian Hargrove, Published Nov. 7, 2009
Since the mid 1950s, Swami's surf break in Encinitas has been at the center of Southern California surfing. The right point break, known for long ... More Comments (17)
Now Drink This
By Michael Mullenniex, Published Nov. 6, 2009
The California Coastal Commission has issued the Poseidon Resources Corporation a construction permit for the Carlsbad desalination project, according to a November 3 press release. ... More Comments (2)
For Cliff Sitters
By Stephen Scatolini, Published Nov. 5, 2009
At the November 2 meeting of the Sunset Cliffs Natural Park Council, members approved the placement of 15 benches along Sunset Cliffs Boulevard. The council’s ... More Comments (10)
Rider Comes to Harm
By John Walters, Published Nov. 5, 2009
An accident between a truck and motorcycle startled a crowd of onlookers on November 4 in downtown San Diego. The collision occurred at about 2:00 ... More Comment (1)
Lemon Power
Published Nov. 4, 2009
An attempted mugging at the bus stop near the Lemon Grove trolley station on Monday, November 2, was foiled when the perpetrator slipped on some ... More Comments (6)
The Anti-Sonic Burger
By Ken Harrison, Published Nov. 4, 2009
On Monday, November 2, the second Sonic Drive-In in San Diego County opened for business on the corner of Broadway and South Santa Fe Avenue ... More Comments (97)
Shield for All
By Shane Finneran, Published Nov. 3, 2009
Protesters demanding that Blue Shield stop lobbying against health-care reform blocked an entrance to a Mission Valley office of the California insurance company on Monday, ... More Comments (36)
Good Try, Rock
By Lucretia Moppin, Published Nov. 3, 2009
On October 31, myself and a couple other urban campers went to Balboa Park, at Sixth Avenue and Hawthorne, to take part in a get-together ... More Comments (13)
Tijuana Turnaround?
By T.B. Beaudeau, Published Nov. 3, 2009
A recent increase in early-morning police patrols in Tijuana’s Zone Norte has been noticed by this reporter, and the police substation at the juncture of ... More Comment (1)
Escondido's Tech-Heavy Headquarters
By Dorian Hargrove, Published Nov. 2, 2009
"When you want to watch a Charger football game, you should just go over to the new police and fire headquarters because they are going ... More Comments (4)
Jumper Slips
By Peter Ervid Tsae, Published Oct. 30, 2009
At about 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, I was driving northbound on SR-125 and noticed a curious sight: traffic on the westbound 94 connector ... More Comments (26)
Phone Rescued
By Robert Terra, Published Oct. 30, 2009
On Friday, October 23, I was at the Paradise Point Hotel in the dining area that overlooks the water. A small crowd had gathered on ... More Comments (3)
Poor Pauly
By Robert Terra, Published Oct. 30, 2009
On Friday, October 23, Pauly Johnston came back to his campsite to find all his possessions gone. According to an area resident who lives in ... More Comments (4)
Whoa!
By Claire Luciano, Published Oct. 29, 2009
A student reports via e-mail that on Tuesday, October 27, at the vendors’ market on UCSD’s Library Walk, she was browsing the “$2 For Everything” ... More Comments (5)
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