Duke Cunningham Can't Have Gun
Don Bauder 9:47 p.m., May 25
San Diego
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Affordable Yoga
For an entire year I practiced yoga consistently, taking two to four classes per week. But summer tends to be a time of low income for writers, lecturers, students, and fresh graduates. “It’s expensive,” a ...
Bilbray and Issa Aides Take Off on Posh Congressional Chiefs of Staff Retreat
In February we reported that two members of Republican congressman Darrell Issa's staff had hit the road, thanks to well-heeled special interests. First, Laurent Morgan Crenshaw, an Issa legislative aide, headed for Las Vegas to ...
Freedom Isn't Free/edited
i was 2 yrs old when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor...WWII was suppose to be the War to end all War... i remember the mood...the black out curtains...the fear of submarines prowling off our coast ...
Some of La Jolla's Richest and an L.A. Casino Operator Kick in Big for Fletcher
The most recent campaign disclosure report for San Diegans for Nathan Fletcher - Mayor 2012, posted online earlier today by the San Diego city clerk's office, reveals a virtual Blue Book of La Jolla contributors ...
Booze Merchants Association Gives Big to Fletcher Mayoral Campaign
The La Mesa-based Neighborhood Market Association, a group representing liquor stores and other retail alcohol outlets in San Diego and other cities in the county - and that has been fined by the city's ethics ...
No Bull, this Beef and Bison are Delicias
I, like many, was shocked when Paul McCabe turned in his whites at L’Auberge Del Mar’s KITCHEN 1540 in October, leaving to take on the kitchen and partnership in Rancho Santa Fe’s 19-year-old restaurant, Delicias. ...
San Diego U-T CEO Suggested Use of Paper's News Clout in Sign Dispute, City Emails Show
John Lynch, chief executive officer of the San Diego U-T, formerly known as the Union-Tribune, thought of ordering the paper to run a story about a threat by the city to fine the U-T for ...
Amplified Ale Works Turns Volume Up Another Notch
Last December, I shared news that the owner of College Area restaurant, California Kebab, was not only opening a second location in Mission Beach, but also installing brewing equipment to make it a brewpub. At ...
Losing My Inhibitions at Muzita Abyssinian Bistro
One of the great pleasures in life is communal dining with friends. Especially when you throw away your knife, fork and inhibitions, and dig in with some warm injera. Muzita Abyssinian Bistro, on Park Boulevard ...
Widow of Steve Jobs Gives $25,000 to Tax Measure Also Backed by Wealthy San Diego Donors
According to state political finance records, Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple Computer's Steve Jobs, has come up with $25,000 for the campaign for voter approval of Prop. 29, the June ballot measure that ...
Federal Election Commission Cites "Problems" with Filner 2012 Campaign Committee Disclosures
The U.S. Federal Election Commission, which enforces federal campaign finance laws, has told Democratic congressman and San Diego mayoral candidate Bob Filner that he can't fold his congressional campaign committee until "problems" are resolved regarding ...
Tiki Temple Says "Hai" to New Exec Chef
Shelter Island’s sanctuary for tiki drinks and Pacific Rim fare, Bali Hai, bid adieu to former executive chef Chris Powell earlier this year. Powell had put in two years of enthusiastic service that included good ...
Powers to the People: I’m Coming to Del Mar Highlands
I’m a native San Diegan. Growing up, my family didn’t really eat out much. But when we did, we frequently did so at restaurants in Old Town’s Bazaar del Mundo. The allure of fishbowl margaritas ...
Solar Eclipse--At Least I Tried
It helps to be married to a nerd. Only a nerd would have old film negatives among his stash of stuff. Doug ran in to get them when the neighbor yelled across his yard that ...
Latest in Romance Writing
Yesterday, I attended a meeting of Romance Writers of America-San Diego Chapter. Deidre Knight, an author and agent, was the guest speaker of the day. First, she talked about the different things she does to ...
Rancho Santa Fe's Democratic Soft Money Queen Dating Al Gore, says Washington Post
Over the years, we've reported on the very big money that longtime Rancho Santa Fe denizen Liz Keadle has given to a vast array of Democratic causes. One of few liberal political donors in the ...
Blazing Laptops
Non-profit organization San Diego Writers, Ink hosts all day write-a-thon Blazing Laptops on Sunday, June 10. The fundraiser takes place at Lestat’s Coffee House (3343 Adams Avenue) and is open to the public. Writers begin ...
Star Chef Gavin Kaysen Returning to Send El Biz Off in Style
Earlier this week, I shared news former Quarter Kitchen chef Nathan Coulon is returning to San Diego to helm Fashion Valley's upcoming True Food Kitchen. Now, I have more homecoming news to share. Gavin Kaysen, ...
Slow Your Roll: A Writer’s Cacophony
Lying in bed this morning, long before the slamming of doors and the starting of engines awakened the sleepy barrio, a million thoughts were stampeding through my head. Impressions about the things I looked at ...
La Jolla Billionaire Linked to Pro-Fletcher Super PAC Intending to Raise "Unlimited" Funds
A newly formed federal super PAC with links to La Jolla billionaire Ted Waitt has launched a website feauring a series of TV commercials on behalf of a group of candidates proclaiming themselves to be ...
