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Blog entries concerning the Ramona area of San Diego County.

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I'm From a Village Called 'Texas'

It was the best I could do to explain where my people lived. I drew a crude map of Africa ...

I Don't Know What These Indians Are Telling me...

But I believe them. They chant with such conviction and seem so sure of the words they share. I have ...

A Team makes high school drug busts

Mr. T appears to have sat this one out. Nevertheless, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department is calling “Operation A Team,” ...

Those Tough Choices

Something had to go. Both backpacks were full and the beer had not been packed. "I can live on two ...

He defrauded clients, then plotted their murders

Ramona's Steven Martinez gets almost 24 years in prison

Former Internal Revenue Service agent Steven Martinez of Ramona today (April 12) was sentenced to 286 months (almost 24 years) ...

Lawsuit filed against Sol Orchard's proposed solar plant in Ramona

Lawsuit filed by Ramona citizens and Union over Sol Orchard

A group of Ramona residents and a labor union have joined forces to fight a 42.7-acre solar plant proposed for ...

Sheriff's Department busts two rural marijuana grows

Sheriff’s deputies are reporting two significant marijuana busts in rural San Diego County communities. In Ramona, the Sheriff’s SWAT team ...

Sheriffs in Ramona visit the "Chicken Ranch"

Compound was used by burglary ring to hide and process stolen property

Sheriff’s deputies served a warrant Tuesday on a Ramona property known as the “Chicken Ranch,” which a gang of burglars ...

Burglar-slash-car thief caught in Ramona

During pursuit, suspect throws items including flaming towel from car, douses self in gasoline

San Diego Sheriff’s deputies responding to a call regarding a suspicious person on the 17000 block of Ridgeview Lane in ...

First Look: ChuckAlek Independent Brewers

Sights and details from the debut of Ramona's first craft brewery

The first time I wrote about ChuckAlek Independent Brewers (2330 Main Street, Suite C, Ramona), the only thing I had ...

Ramona Street Style: All I want for Christmas

Ramona isn’t exactly a mecca for fashion. On Monday afternoon I spotted dozens of sweat pants, a whole lot of ...

Less-lethal force?

Group questions decision by Sheriff's deputies to kill dog while serving warrant

A local animal rights group is questioning the shooting of a pit bull mix in Ramona earlier this month by ...

America, the Easily Offended

This country is beside itself, wringing its hands and worrying about whom it’s going to offend next. Victoria’s Secret recently ...

Heritage-infused brewing

Ramona's first brewery to revive uncommon styles

Once upon a time, beer in San Diego consisted mainly of but a few styles: hefeweizens, amber ales, brown ales, ...

My Beer Radar - ¡Uno!

Brewing companies planning to enter brewhouse-less communities

It felt good getting back in the groove this week—reporting on interesting, previously unreported, barely skimmed, or completely unknown San ...

Air gun standoff briefly closes Ramona road

California Highway Patrol officers and San Diego Sheriff Department deputies closed off a section of San Vicente Road in Ramona ...

A Pair of Heroin Problems

Krystyna James was back in court today for another heroin matter. She was in court last year for heroin possession ...

Drunk Rescued, Arrested on Hiking Trail

Sheriff’s deputies, a patrol helicopter, a fire/rescue helicopter, and engine companies from the U.S. Forest Service and Cal FIRE were ...

SoCal Vintners Sponsor Summer Music Series

Local vintners run all sorts of promotions to lure wine drinkers through their doors, from grape stomp harvest parties to ...

Mid County Independence Day Celebrations

The July 4th celebration begins early in Rancho Bernardo. The Spirit of the Fourth celebration begins with a pancake breakfast ...

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