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Rap brawl at City Hall

Mayor Bob "Big Boy" Filner to take on Jan "Mayor Slayer" Goldsmith in Epic Rap Election this Fall

Filner on Feud: "It's time to settle this like adults - adults who wish they could rap." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/19/47790/ Popular vote ...

Mickelson: two for the record books

Local golf legend and U.S. Open runner-up is the undisputed #1 at being #2!

Andy Murray's three fruitless trips to the finals of the Australian Open? Child's play. The Buffalo Bills' four straight losses ...

NAB Coronado Training Chief: "Female SEALs are the military's solution to sexual assault crisis."

"I mean, you're not likely to screw with a lady soldier if you think she might have SEAL training."

Shoulder Your Rifle; Holster Your Gun http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/18/47734/ According to a damning report from the Department of Defense, the greatest danger ...

Maxed out?

City Attorney Opens Impeachment Proceedings Against Filner Following Mayor's On-Camera Remarks

Goldsmith: "Mayor Filner believes he is above the law. I aim to show him otherwise." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/12/47324/ On June 9th, Mayor ...

Meta Fair Fare

This year's deep-fried specialty? Deep-fried deep-fried. Batter Up!

INJECTING PAINT THINNER IN AN EFFORT TO CLEAR THE ARTERIES, SAN DIEGO FAIR - It started, ironically enough, with an ...

Historical Friction

Groups Clash Over La Jolla Beach Cottage's Historical Importance

Jack and Karen Visin want to tear down their La Jolla cottages and build a duplex. San Diego's Save Our ...

What's in a nickname?

Newly released Randy "Duchess" Cunningham promises to return to Congress and pass "meaningful prison reform bill" that addresses "the human atrocity of prison rape."

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/07/47040/ Congressman Cunningham: "I'm leaving prison a changed man."

Coastal property in Southern California?

What is it, full of radioactive zombies or something?

Don't answer that! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/07/47039/

Scripps Oceanography researcher makes film: James Cameron: Undersea Invader

"It's like Avatar, except with sea cucumbers instead of Na'vi."

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/04/46844/ JC: UI star Xeno, the spunky xenophyophore amoeba who refuses to just drift along and accept his fate When ...

Encinitas bans plastic bags, sets sights on banning plastic people

"Local communities have to take steps to prevent this kind of blight and pollution from ruining them completely."

"Someone has to take a stand," said longtime Encinitas resident Sunshine Lollipop Rainbow. "Encinitas used to be a beautiful beach ...

Black Spider-Man: threat or menace?

Web-slinger robs two East County gas stations, flees on bicycle to confuse police.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/31/46616/ TRYING TO BREATHE AMID THE NOXIOUS FUMES OF JJJ's CIGAR AND SMUGNESS - "At last," crowed Daily Bugle publisher ...

San Diego stays classy

San Diego TV news program does non-story on sequel to film about San Diego TV news program that does non-stories

Has the singularity been achieved? Big Story! 10 NEWS SAN DIEGO - Anchorman Bill Griffith began the May 24 non-story ...

Camp Pendleton Memorial Day celebration includes monument to military suicides

Giant hole in the ground intended to signify "black pit of despair" that swallows over 6,000 veterans each year

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/27/46354/ Camp Pendleton's Black Hole memorial, seen from above "Last year," says Camp Pendleton Director of Memorial Day Ceremonies Lawrence ...

Boy Scouts of America: "Obviously, we're going to have to re-think the Bear Scout badge."

"Especially since we're not allowing gay scout leaders yet." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/24/46258/

Yoga = Satanism

Lawsuit seeks to stop Encinitas schoolchildren from school-implemented worship of Baphomet disguised as healthful exercise

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/23/46152/ If you can't see Satan in the above series of Ashtanga yoga poses, then you're not looking hard enough. ...

Hey, Sailor meme leaks text of fired Navy XO's "inappropriate" emails to female subordinates

"Allen Maestas' conduct may have been unbecoming, but it was still hilarious."

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Papa Doug Manchester changes name to Big Poppa D, announces formation of hip-hop record label UTSounDs

Septuagenarian rapper/producer hosts dope jam with fly honeys to kick off new career

Some media outlets reported Big Poppa D's coming-out party as a birthday jam for old Papa Doug, but here's the ...

LGBTQIA-Z?

SDSU's Lavender Graduation excludes student involved in long-term relationship with his dog.

"Maybe after the Supreme Court upholds gay marriage, we'll have the courage to stamp out zoophobia." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/13/45427/ Rex San Diego ...

Filner on Fletcher: "There's no such thing as independent."

Mayor on former opponent: "I'm proud that he finally found the courage to come out as a Democrat."

A year ago, former congressman Nathan Fletcher left the Republican party and declared himself an Indepdenent. "I'm leaving an environment ...

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