National City archive for September, 2012

Low-cost pet clinic

Earlier this year I took my dog to a Pet Network Clinic for his rabies vaccine, which cost $6! The ...

Fresca Deli: Crazy for Tostilocos

What’s loaded with cueritos, jicama, japoneses, pepino, chamoy, saladito, Tajin, Valentina and Tostito chips, costs $5, and is good for ...

Calexico Superintendent Resigns When Raise Denied

Calexico Unified School District and Sweetwater High School District have run on parallel paths for the last few years. Like ...

Low-pay sope!

I guess “make it yourself” has never been in my vocabulary. Till now. Talking National City. I was just turning ...

What The Heck is Going On at the Sweetwater Union High School District?

We are in the twilight zone here in the SouthBay. The sweetwater Union High School District Trustees called a special ...

Desperately Needing Niederfrank’s

’Tis a roasting hot afternoon. Salty trickles run down, stinging my eyes. Reminds me of when I just about passed ...

Moneyball @ Kimball Park

On Friday, September 14, Moneyball starring Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, and Jonah Hill will play at Little Padres Field at ...

Special Board Meeting to Discuss Superintendent Ed Brand's Contract

Concerned Parents, Neighbors, and Taxpayers, The District has posted the notice for a special board meeting to be held on ...

Pepita’s cactus breakfast

How many times? A hundred, maybe, that I have trundled up Highland Avenue aboard the 955 bus, spotted this blushing ...

No Confidence Vote For SUHSD Superintendent Ed Brand Being Circulated

No Confidence Vote for Sweetwater Union HS District Interim Superintendent Edward Brand Dr. Edward Brand has made several questionable decisions ...

Open Boundaries and Mello Roos in the SUHSD - UPDATE

Update on the postponed meeting with the Superintendent Dr. Ed Brand!!! PLEASE PASS THIS EMAIL ALONG TO YOUR FRIENDS AND ...