San Diego City Council meeting minutes, May 22
Liz Swain 4:24 p.m., May 24
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Stories by Siobhan Braun
Food-truck fight in Del Mar
Del Mar City Council delays permitting of food trucks within city limits.
Realty's new reality
Bunny, bunny, bunny...
San Diego realtors have made do during years of a depressed market. They are optimistic in 2013.
But he seemed so... single!
He looked good onscreen
“I never thought I would actually meet someone I’d want to marry from one of these sites.”
Deported
Glad to be gone.
"The only good thing that America brought me was my son. I want to stay here in Mexico."
Cheerleading Is More Dangerous than Fighting
Cage-fightin’ rock stars.
Most mixed martial arts fighters don’t worry about brain damage.
Guys Are Gross
Men are still from Mars.
The girls kill them with kindness... Interviews with young ladies who frequent San Diego nightclubs.
Dad, What If I Love What I Do and Want to Keep Doing It?
City Farmers proprietor Bill Tall didn’t want to do anything other than raise and nurture plants and animals within San Diego’s city limits. So he did, and has done, for 40 years so far.
Who Buys and Who Sells at San Diego Farmers' Markets
Farmers regulate the markets in San Bernardino. In San Diego it's a free-for-all.
Jacumba Trusts the Naked Guy
An interview with “the Duke of Jacumba,” Dave Landman, in the dining room at his DeAnza Springs Nudist Resort. Not a stretch to say he owns Jacumba.
Christian Card Counters
What would Jesus bet?
Nate is unassuming. He has brown hair and an average build. He wears khakis and collared three-button shirts. He isn’t flashy. He makes Christian jokes. For instance: “We should just have barcodes tattooed on our ...
The Recruiter Loved Me
When Tom (not his real name) decided to enlist with the United States Marine Corps in 2008, he had been renting a bedroom in his older sister’s El Cajon home for over a year. His ...
My Husband Bought Me a House
For my birthday, my husband bought me a house. I like to mention this nonchalantly to strangers because I think it makes us sound like the type of people who might own a yacht or ...
Studs
Yeeee-haw, buckaroos! Time to head for Lakeside.
If you drive north on State Route 67 until it becomes a two-lane road at Mapleview Street, you'll see the Lakeside Rodeo marquee to your right. It’s just past the Rodeo Round-Up truck dealership and ...
Lesson Learned from a DUI
It's Just Past 3am on a Saturday
It’s just past 3 a.m. on a Saturday night. Edward sits handcuffed in the back of an El Cajon police holding van. He watches through a smeared window while his black Ford Focus is hitched ...
How a Trip to Tijuana Changed My Heart
Your Dad Has Lost His Mind
Last November Conrad, my father-in-law, sent me an email, a long one, stating that he was in love. Considering that his studio apartment was situated in Point Loma, a short 15-minute drive from our home, ...
San Diego became a beautiful blonde
I always pictured myself in California. After my boyfriend Aaron received job offers in Oklahoma City, Topeka, and San Diego, we decided we would head to the land of fruits and nuts. Within a few ...
