Dia De Los Muertos Vivos?
In Rare Cross-Cultural Move, Tijuana City Officials Recruit Haitian Voodoo Priests to Raise Zombie Army on Traditional Day for Honoring the Dead. Dept. of Death Spokesman Carlos Morbid: "The cemeteries are full; we need the room. Besides, who but the …
The Rock Church Brings Back Chastity Belts
Church spokeswoman Donna Douthat: "Those Rennaissance dudes were wise in their way. But where they used metal and spikes to guide the flesh, we're interested in a more spiritual approach. You have to take off your belt to take off …
Breaking! Reader Editor Holman Opens Up and Swallows Pride
Notorious Owner-Editor-Publisher Goes the Other Way on Long-Standing Gay Ad Ban. "Maybe now I'll get some love." CELEBRATING LIKE IT'S THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL, LITTLE ITALY - "It was the San Diego Press Club Awards that did it," …
San Diegans for Safe Drinking Water Claim Fluoridation Leads to Superfluous Apostrophes
Ad on Presidio Sentinel website: Let's zoom in, shall we? A compelling argument, to say the least.
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"Hotel Halcon" Haunted House Harvests Horrified Howls
Local Entrepreneur Defends Gruesome Displays Mimicking Mexican Cartel Massacres: "Hey, Isn't it Time Somebody Made Some Legitimate Money Off of This Whole Scene?" Critics unable to do much more than cover their mouths and grip their stomachs Remember when Haunted …
Breaking! California Secedes from United States Over Medical Marijuana
Legislature votes to restore independence California Republic following State Attorney General's statement that "the Federal Government has in this matter clearly and repeatedly overreached its authority to regulate the life of this, our sovereign state. We have no recourse but …
San Diego Unified Rolls Out "Have You Considered Homeschooling?" Campaign
Cash-Strapped District Outsources Educational Responsibilities to Parents "Hey, you had 'em. We hear there's a lot of good stuff on the History and Discovery Channels." A poster from the new campaign, placed in low-income neighborhood community centers all over San …
Representative Duncan Hunter Proposes Solution to Mexican Truck Debate
Plan Would Allow Mexican Trucks to Bring Products Into United States, Provided they Carry Illegal Immigrants During Return to Mexico "NAFTA is a two-way street!" "My opposition to Project Floodgates has always been on the grounds that Mexican trucks would …
Teamsters, Lawyers Square Off in Mexican Truck Debate
Each Side Accuses Other of "Gross Self-Interest at the Expense of the Public Good" Representative Hunter: "Here in America, we prefer that our trucks not be engulfed in flames." PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER, INTERSTATE 5 HEADING NORTH - Teamsters …
Norv Turner: "I wouldn't want to be Rex Ryan's wife."
San Diego's Coach-Provocateur Responds to Jets Coach's Claim That if He'd Gotten Chargers Job, He Would Have "A Couple of Rings" By Now "I don't wish to be indelicate, but there is such a thing as foreplay." THE INNER SANCTUM …
San Diego Union-Tribune Website Suffers Massive Quake
Virtual Damage Still Being Assessed "My God...it's just a pile of code."
Marines Recall Fake Gays to Active Duty
Longtime readers of SD on the QT may recall the case of the so-called Fabulous Four, two male-male Marine couples who got married during 2008's "Matrimonial Follies." (The term refers to the brief period between June and November of that …
Strong Mayor: Strong Mayor vs. Occupy San Diego
Looks like Strong Mayor has had enough of the protestors clogging up Civic Center Plaza...
Water Fight Gets Dirty
Proposal to Import Water from South of the Border Called "Game of Chicken" by Opponents of Toilet-to-Tap "Montezuma's Revenge or Flush 'n Flouride - which'll it be?" Councilwoman Sherri Lightner has long argued that San Diego's water destiny is "critically …
San Diego Reader Announces New "Smokable Ads"
In Wake of US Attorney's Ominous Statements Regarding Alt-Weekly Medical Marijuana Ads, Notorious Publisher Jim Holman Implements "Hemp-Based" Back Pages. "Let's give them something to investigate." STARING AT THE SALMON-PINK WALLS OF MY CUBICLE, MARVELING AT THE WONDER OF IT …
French Gourmet Owner: "In Hindsight, Advertising That 'Our Pastry Chef Is So Good, It Should Be Illegal' Was Not the Best Idea."
Michel Malecot, owner of La Jolla's French Gourmet restaurant, says recent ad campaign was "not really thought through. The slogan involved a poor choice of words, especially since our pastry chef was, in fact, illegal. Really, this is almost as …
Strong Mayor: Strong Mayor Helps Out!
Strong Mayor has tangled with the all-consuming Brown before, of course. But this time, it looks like Strong Mayor is coming out on top! Related.
Dept. of Finishing That Headline
SDSU Gets $6M to Study Childhood Obesity; Plans to Spend Half of That on Cheetos, Snickers, Cheeseburgers, and Dr. Pepper.
New Law Spells Trouble for Owner of Combination Tanning Salon and Abortion Clinic
Governor Brown's Under-18 "Tan Ban" Threatens to Sink Popular Teen Destination "Suddenly, half of what I do is illegal." BASKING IN THE SWEET BLUE GLOW OF A TANNING BED - Thom Shelton had a good thing going. "What do teenagers …
Turf War! Disgruntled Tea Party Gang Riled Over Populist Newcomers Occupy San Diego
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWb_xz0OakQ When you're TP You're TP all the way From your first Palin Speech To your last voting day When you're TP If the fat cats bust in You've got Glenn Beck around He can fight 'em and win! You're …
Local Hipsters Begin to Abandon Occupy San Diego
As Occupy San Diego Enters Fifth Day, Downtown Protests Dismissed As "Too Mainstream" "We're gonna check out Occupy Fresno." SOME COFFEESHOP YOU'VE PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF — "At first, it was pretty cool," says Aviv Avela of his participation in …
Mayoral Candidate Invites President Obama to "Bud Summit" in Vancouver
Candidate Crane Hopes to Convert "President Obummer," Prevent Federal Crackdown on Medical Marijuana Magician and retired teacher claims, "It's no trick - I just want to educate the man." AT LEAST 1000 FEET FROM THE NEAREST SCHOOL - When the …
In Honor of Steve Jobs' Passing, Area Apple Stores to Remain Open for NeXT 24 Hours
"When the Pope died, did they lock up the churches?" Apple co-founder, longtime CEO, and chief visionary Steve Jobs died yesterday, and to commemorate his lifetime of innovations on behalf of consumer technology, the company announced today that their retail …
Occupy San Diego Occupies San Diego Starbucks
Protest Movement Finds Plenty to Protest Over Chai Lattes "When the revolution comes, there will be no wi-fi. Until then..." WAITING IN LINE FOR AN OVERPRICED COFFEE-RELATED BEVERAGE - Occupy San Diego, the San Diego-based offshoot of the Occupy Wall …
Anti-Suicide Advocates Protest Play
BACKSTAGE AT N'OREO - Last weekend saw the opening of Miles to Go, an adaptation of Marketa Algeria Nunes's play by the same name, created and staged by local theater company N'Oreo. The play drew praise from KPBS for the …