Miramar

Blog entries concerning the Miramar area of San Diego.

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Weekend Preview

Some concerts for this weekend: Saturday night the Canterbury Cathedral Choir is performing at Mission Valley United Methodist as part of their 2012 North American Tour. The concert is at 7:00 pm. The choir is ...

Beer Touring: Rough Draft Brewing Company

The first time I walked into the tasting room at Mira Mesa/Miramar nether regional Rough Draft Brewing Company was in mid-February. At that time, it was completely empty and non-operational; merely a meeting space for ...

Beer Touring: White Labs

One of the most interesting stops on my craft beer tasting room tour was at a non-brewery. The powers that be at White Labs, one of the largest yeast production companies in the United States, ...

Sierra Club Files Suit to Block Landfill Privatization

The Sierra Club’s San Diego chapter today announced the filing of a lawsuit seeking to block the city’s effort to solicit proposals to convert the facility to management by a private company. The city originally ...

Warning: Navy's National Terror Drill May Cause San Diego Traffic Woes

The Navy's national "Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield" anti-terrorism exercises, set to begin Monday, may mean traffic tie-ups in Coroando and at other bases and facilities around the region. According to a Facebook post by the public ...

Cox Installs Biogas Fuel Cells at Two Local Sites

Cox Enterprises has announced the addition of five fuel cells at its Cox Communications outlet in San Diego. The fuel cells add to nine other alternative energy installations by the company in the state, which ...

Smokin' at the Motor City Deli

The stretch of Miramar Road between the 805 and the 15 probably doesn't immediately spring into your mind when you think about great lunch spots. But all those folks in the auto body shops, slab ...

Federal Government Sued Over 2008 Marine Corps Jet Crash

A Korean family is suing the federal government for compensation in relation to a Marine Corps jet that crashed into a University City neighborhood in 2008, destroying the family’s home. In the crash, Don Yoon ...

Trash Contract Goes to Bid

San Diego’s City Council, led by Kevin Faulconer and with the endorsement of Mayor Jerry Sanders, yesterday approved a proposal to put management of the city’s Mirimar Landfill out to competitive bid by a 5-3 ...

Melee Over Managed Competition at Miramar Landfill

A San Diego city council committee approved moving a plan to let private companies run Miramar Landfill to the full city council for consideration. The hearing, however, was not without some major trash talk. Councilmembers ...

Border News Translations: Young People Going Extinct

ROMA, Italia (El Vigia, 5/17/11) - The number of people aged between 15 and 34 years old in Italy decreased by two million between 2000 and 2010, the director of the Center for Studies on ...

Central Division Small Claims: Buyer's Remorse Boob Job; The IRS; Curtain Rods

Central Division Small Claims Court: First up with the 9:30 group in courtroom A becomes settled via a mediation agreement. The City of San Diego will hold the defendant liable for $1492.87. And with the ...

Central Division Traffic Court: 40,000 per Month

Today’s visit to Traffic Court B was brief, but productive. This courtroom handles first appearances on tickets. No police are present here to contest the ticket with, just the judge. Plead guilty or ask for ...

Central Division Small Claims: The Puppy Switch

This afternoon’s court hearing comes after Jefferey buys a puppy from Jelly’s Pet Store, and then has buyer’s remorse. Names are changed here. He now wants a refund on Cheesus. David, the storeowner, frustrated over ...

Central Division Small Claims: Pet Custody Case

What begins as a young lover’s tale in another southwest city five years ago ends here in a Small Claims courtroom. Names were substituted. Andrew and Eve were in love back then, at least in ...

Central Division Traffic Court: Traffic School and a Pedi Cab

Thursday April 29, 2011 The traffic court auditorium is segregated - peace officers on the right side, defendants on the left. This afternoon there are about 30 officers, some in uniform and others in suit ...

Embedded In SDSU, U.S.A.

It’s early Friday, just past sunrise and SDSU is mostly deserted. It’s considered a slow day for classes, but there can be as many as 50,000 students, employees, faculty and visitors here on typical class ...

Patriot Flag Visit to Kearny Mesa

On March 1, 2011 The Patriot Flag made a brief San Diego stopover this morning on its way from Hawaii to an appearance Montana. According to Mitch Mendler, Patriot Flag President, the flag is scheduled ...

Dumanis Skips School

In California, truancy is defined and enforced per Education Code Section 48260. In compliance, the San Diego Unified School District operates a School Attendance Review Board with a staff of ten employees responsible for calculating ...

Miramar National Cemetery

According to Miramar National Cemetery Director, Al Ragoschke, the first casket burial at its new 313-acre site is expected to occur on or about April 15. This is in advance of the projected time during ...

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