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A west coast Statue of Liberty
40-foot monument to Virgin Mary in San Ysidro
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Scandal for profit
Is L.A.'s Soon-Shiong casting San Diego to fill content maw?
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A difference in breakfast sandwich philosophy
Crackheads a place to hang, not grab and go
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Oktoberfilmfest
Honestly, a television screen is not the ideal portal of introduction for this film
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A west coast Statue of Liberty
On second thought, its not as ugly as it looksCaptainObvious | Oct. 19, 11:06 p.m.
A west coast Statue of Liberty
I would not enjoy having to see that monstrosity from my yardCaptainObvious | Oct. 19, 11:05 p.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
I just watched the trailer for "Boy Erased" and I smell Oscars.dwbat | Oct. 19, 10:24 p.m.
Not that firm
Oct. 19 update: The Mattress Firm at 8604 Miramar Rd. will close.dwbat | Oct. 19, 8:28 p.m.
Scandal for profit
There is no way Union-Tribune Watchdog reporter Jeff McDonald is going to be turned into a tool to advance some hypothetical political agenda you are imagining that Dr. Patrick is shaping. I will admit that a "topic editor" to supervise Watchdogs is a little strange, but we count on you to keep a close eye ...monaghan | Oct. 19, 6:51 p.m.
November's ballot looms, but June cleanup continues
Not quite, DeMaio has not been convicted of civil or criminal wrongdoing. Pease on the other hand, is the "satan's attorney". Check out: https://www.activistfacts.com/person/3247-bryan-pease/ The site has not been updated with Pease's latest shenanigans since 2005.sealfocas | Oct. 19, 6:29 p.m.
Adams Ave. park re-born
If the idea was not to make it a cozy area, consider this a resounding success.Scott Marks | Oct. 19, 5:12 p.m.
Adams Ave. park re-born
The City should NOT be in the grass maintenance business. The only use for grass anymore is for dog excrement, work for gardeners, and selling of lawn mowers and fertilizer. It should be eliminated at any new construction projects.dwbat | Oct. 19, 12:57 p.m.
Maverick’s Middle
Ewww, I'm going to be sick. It's worse than possibly watching Trump dance naked.dwbat | Oct. 19, 12:49 p.m.
Scarbrough's fare
I'm curious. How do you obfuscate money??danfogel | Oct. 19, 12:35 p.m.
Adams Ave. park re-born
Wouldn’t it would be nice if we had grass and the city maintained and kept it clean?DavidFurnishedSanDiego | Oct. 19, 11:50 a.m.
Seaus Settle, Sort Of
Woohoo, I'm safe as I don't ever watch football! ;-)dwbat | Oct. 19, 10:20 a.m.
Adam Parfrey goes to the zoo
I believe the photos you are talking about in this article became the book 'Death Scenes'. Mr Parfrey gifted me a copy back around 1995. I still have it. I've never seen another copy or heard of any one who had one. Apparently somebody went around LA & made note of all the sites that ...CeleryCity | Oct. 19, 9:54 a.m.
Wild ‘n Out signs don't last in Kensington
They want $30 to go see this game show? Shouldn't it be free? And why would Kensington residents be interested in this?dwbat | Oct. 19, 8:32 a.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
I love "Gigli" for all the wrong reasons!Scott Marks | Oct. 19, 8:24 a.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
I thought that was when you were reviewing "Gigli" one night.dwbat | Oct. 19, 7:45 a.m.
Jehovah's Witnesses look in other direction
I absolutely despise J Dubs! They shun people and also sexually abuse people! Their attitude is one of the contempt when it comes to ordinary people. The people at Bethel sit in an ivory tower, while rank and file Witnesses do all the hard work knocking on doors! It's slave labor with literal reward but ...atto | Oct. 19, 6:12 a.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
Cut it out; not funny. But the links were pretty good.monaghan | Oct. 18, 10:06 p.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
Now we're talking! "The Boy" got under my skin and stayed there for days after. Speaking of "Boy" pics, come back in a few weeks when we'll degauss "Boy Erased."Scott Marks | Oct. 18, 9:42 p.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
Pasonlin? You do a great Norm Crosby, Sal! And the original "Rollerball" blows.Scott Marks | Oct. 18, 9:36 p.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
The last time I cried at a movie was during "Madame Rosa."I looked at my watch and burst into tears upon realizing there was still over an hour left to go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji-cT58rgNcScott Marks | Oct. 18, 9:34 p.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
Monogram, and I never forgave him for his pompous black spot for Pasonlin's The Gospel According to St. Matthew and the original ROLLERBALL.SalULloyd | Oct. 18, 9:31 p.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
And 2015's "The Boy" is a psychological thriller about a 9 year old psychopath's obsession with death.SalULloyd | Oct. 18, 9:30 p.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
I once had three sinks, and none of them had a redeeming faucet!dwbat | Oct. 18, 9:04 p.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
You are so nice to say that I make you laugh, Scott -- a cause to be happy, something in short supply this particular evening. I remember when (the sainted-by-some) Duncan Shepard gave a shockingly undeserved black spot to "Madame Rosa," a beautiful if maudlin French film with an aging Simone Signoret who turned him ...monaghan | Oct. 18, 9 p.m.
Bankers Hill Mansion exemplifies both Roaring Twenties exuberance and refined European design
What's amazing for me is that it has survived for over 90 years, through all the wars, growth, craziness, without being butchered or bastardized or just ripped down. A series of owners must have appreciated what they had there and kept it up without destroying its character. Odd that I've no recollection of this home ...Visduh | Oct. 18, 7:27 p.m.
A conscious tone with an unusual tact
Actually, the writer may have meant tact ("Consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense"), not tack.dwbat | Oct. 18, 6:14 p.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
Hoot Mon! You make me laugh! A black spot was reserved for films without one redeeming facet. Chalamet's performance keeps it from going under, but not by much.Scott Marks | Oct. 18, 5:39 p.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
See it? I live it! ;)Scott Marks | Oct. 18, 5:32 p.m.
L.A.Times gets Big Willie and Room 20
Have you mentioned that Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez recently has dropped "Fletcher" from her name? This means her husband, whom I now will have to quit calling Nathan Fletcher Gonzalez, must be polling well for his County Supervisor race. It's either that or the bloom is off the rose.Time will tell.monaghan | Oct. 18, 5:18 p.m.
A conscious tone with an unusual tact
Who is writing your headlines? A different "tact?" You should say "tack," as in a different (nautical) direction.monaghan | Oct. 18, 5:10 p.m.
Bad Times at the El Royale is good
Thanks!Matthew Lickona | Oct. 18, 5:04 p.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
In real life, the hip and cool and pretty-rich dad wrote a book about his addict son and he went on NPR for hip and cool interviews. Then the addict son also wrote a book about being an addict, but I don't think it was called "Beautiful Old Man" or got much attention on its ...monaghan | Oct. 18, 4:56 p.m.
Star is Born
Nope, I am. We only remove comments that are directly threatening or if they're obvious scam posts. But any comment that a user flags gets reviewed by me and any user that has posted less than 10 comments gets automatically flagged. I don't see any other comments from your account but I didn't remove it ...Andy Boyd | Oct. 18, 4:11 p.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
In that movie, the boy saves the immature adult from his wasted life.dwbat | Oct. 18, 4:03 p.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
Never saw it. I must have been sick the week it opened.Scott Marks | Oct. 18, 3:51 p.m.
Susan Davis debates GOP challenger almost 1/3 her age
Don't count Murtaugh out. A lot of people are tired of Davis.Wabbitsd | Oct. 18, 3:38 p.m.
After 53 years, bassist Bob Magnusson calls it quits
San Diego Legend. Always a treat to see Bob & Jim Plank perform.warhawk7611 | Oct. 18, 3:15 p.m.
Star is Born
I posted a less rude but similar comment, panning the reviewer’s viewpoint and helpfulness. My comment never appeared. Maybe ML is also the gatekeeper for comments. Who knows?MovieHound | Oct. 18, 2:39 p.m.
Bankers Hill Mansion exemplifies both Roaring Twenties exuberance and refined European design
I walked by this amazing mansion a while back, after crossing the Spruce Street Bridge. I remember it, as I was very impressed and wondered who lived there.dwbat | Oct. 18, 2:29 p.m.
Beautiful Boy: Oh, boy
On the other hand, "About a Boy" (2002) starring Hugh Grant was a wonderful film.dwbat | Oct. 18, 2:15 p.m.
Photogenic mole enchiladas
thx for articleAmanda132 | Oct. 18, 12:21 p.m.
Scarbrough's fare
The city has a long history of these practices. I recall the 1996 Republican National Convention where the City was using the now defunct San Diego Data Processing Corporation to launder and obfuscate money it was spending on the RNC it did not have. It would delay/deny payments to a long list of vendors. Then ...JustWondering | Oct. 18, 12:19 p.m.
Bad Times at the El Royale is good
sorry for thatAmanda132 | Oct. 18, 12:18 p.m.
Bad Times at the El Royale is good
nice article, and good movieAmanda132 | Oct. 18, 12:16 p.m.
San Marcos in crosshairs of Growthzilla
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2018/oct/18/127615/ The opposition got 110,000 signatures. When the signatures are vetted, the board of supervisors will vote to rescind the project or put it to voters in 2020. More to come.Julie Stalmer | Oct. 18, 11:20 a.m.
Scarbrough's fare
The reason the city is able to get away with being such a deadbeat is precisely illustrated near the end: "APR’s contract with the City precludes them from collecting attorney fees so their compensation will barely cover their litigation expense and they will remain with their financial losses." In the private sector, these kinds of ...Cassander | Oct. 18, 10:58 a.m.
November's ballot looms, but June cleanup continues
Pease is the left's version of Carl DeMaioCassander | Oct. 18, 9:46 a.m.
Scarbrough's fare
For every one of these small-fry operations that is used and abused by the city bureaucracy, there's another contractor or vendor who rakes in $ millions for doing or providing little or nothing. Doing business with that corrupt, slobberin' city requires knowing the right people and making the right payoffs. Without those things, you're wide ...Visduh | Oct. 18, 8:53 a.m.
Scarbrough's fare
If the U-T has a "good watchdog unit" it is something new; for a very long time it was a lapdog unit that tackled easy targets of little consequence. Actually, it was the Reader that did far more investigative reporting than the U-T, and revealed scandals that the U-T would subsequently take up. One reporter ...Visduh | Oct. 18, 8:50 a.m.
Scarbrough's fare
On "Shark Tank" you hear from the sharks how going retail with a product is risky because of that slow payment from the big retailers.dwbat | Oct. 18, 8:28 a.m.
Scarbrough's fare
Because of the payment practices of the City of San Diego there are many businesses that will not contract with the City. Many businesses require on on-time payments to stay in business. Failure to pay or pay on time not only affects the business owners it also affects their employees and vendors. Dealing with the ...AlexClarke | Oct. 18, 7:32 a.m.
November's ballot looms, but June cleanup continues
Is it me, or does Bryan Pease just display sleazy character traits? Seems *The Reader* has done a few stories on him. None have been flattering. Worse, when he doesn’t get his way, litigation is his solution. Litigation without much, if any, success. Reminds me of a four year old throwing a tantrum. Not flattering ...JustWondering | Oct. 17, 11:46 p.m.
Georgia Street Bridge — now promised for September
The City only mentioned there will be "lighting upgrades" so we'll have to wait and see what they do.dwbat | Oct. 17, 9:23 p.m.
Georgia Street Bridge — now promised for September
Does anyone know what the lighting plans are for the bridge? It's super dark for cars and pedestrians at night. I would love to see one well lit street anywhere in San Diego.TripAlba | Oct. 17, 8:34 p.m.
Without DST — I am confined to my condominium.
It is not at all clear just what Prop 7 would do. Today, under federal law, all states go on and off DST on the same day of the year. There is an option for a state to stay on standard time, something done by Arizona and Hawaii. All other states fully conform. The Prop ...Visduh | Oct. 17, 4:59 p.m.
When one door closes, another opens
Oct. 17 update: Another Mexican cafe is opening soon in the former Tostadas space. It will also offer seafood and wine, a person outside told me today.dwbat | Oct. 17, 2:43 p.m.
Scarbrough's fare
It was Enron-by-the Sea (not "ERON"). Former San Diego City Auditor Eduardo Luna, who was quite critical of city departments and officials, is now Auditor with the City of Beverly Hills. The Mayor wanted him out! The U-T has a good watchdog unit. NBC7 does pretty well, too.dwbat | Oct. 17, 2:16 p.m.
Scarbrough's fare
The City counts on behaviors described in this story to avoid timely, if ever, payments. Under the so called leadership of the Mayor the city is reverting to past practices that earned it its well deserved name ERON-by-the-Sea. I’m just wondering, where is the City auditor? Where is the Council? Where is the watchdog media? ...JustWondering | Oct. 17, 12:36 p.m.
SDSU backer kicks in against rent control
In real estate, it's location, location, location. And the trolley already runs to the stadium.dwbat | Oct. 17, 8:42 a.m.
Dave Myers, rabble rouser
I guess the Dems in La Mesa don't vote. I wonder how many La Mesa registered voters actually vote. The one thing that a city council does not need is a member of law enforcement on the council. Law enforcement has a lot of influence on city government and has no place being on the ...AlexClarke | Oct. 17, 7:55 a.m.
A San Diego version of MeToo
His father must be proud of Jr.AlexClarke | Oct. 17, 7:49 a.m.
I'll take Germans for the win
Sorry Don, I don't get notifications on comments from The Reader site so I missed these. I found Beethoven's Missa Solemnis to be a surprise on the list. A great piece of music but also problematic.Garrett Harris | Oct. 17, 6:12 a.m.
Dave Myers, rabble rouser
Is anyone fact checking Myers' statistics? San Diego county only 23 percent white? La Mesa has almost twice as many Democrats as Republicans but hasn't had Democratic control in over a century? Makes no sense.Jefferson1776 | Oct. 16, 11:22 p.m.
A San Diego version of MeToo
This dude has been a sexual predator his whole life. Let's stop being stupid and wonder "where does this behavior come from?" Either somebody taught him (learned behavior or emulation of somebody else's behavior) or his neural network is wired to be such a creature, or both. Most likely he didn't wake up one day ...SaintJerry | Oct. 16, 5:51 p.m.
A San Diego version of MeToo
Wonder if it was "white privilege" that allowed Winslow to think he'd get away with it. No, it was "wealth and fame privilege." Shame, who's the stupid b%*#h now?SaintJerry | Oct. 16, 5:46 p.m.
A San Diego version of MeToo
He is in a serious fix. May we assume that victim's age at the time (under 18) extends the statute of limitations in this case? There's probably little chance the video of the attack is still around and could be found and entered into evidence. We can assume that if anyone still has it, it ...Visduh | Oct. 16, 4:32 p.m.
SDSU backer kicks in against rent control
Cities adopt rent control when there are many rentals occupied by many tenants and when there are few landlords. San Francisco and Santa Monica were like that in the late 70's and early 80's. We had punishing inflation and for a consumer who was also paying rent, it was pinching. The landlords were raising rents ...Visduh | Oct. 16, 4:24 p.m.