Letters
Shining a light on the lighthouseI’ve really enjoyed the “Best Of” (“San Diego Reader Best Of 2023”, Cover Story, Oct. 4) editions from year to year and it’s my guess that you get a lot …
Explain the giftSo, Mister Cate landed a plumb position on the board of Voice of San Diego. (“Chris Cate – magnet for political fines,” Under the Radar, September 21, 2023) Maybe the great Cate ought …
“No bananas” missing a bunch (of words)Please note that the printed edition of the San Diego Reader for this week (“No bananas”, Cover Story, September 14) had a duplication on pages 6 and 12. The …
Restaurant noiseOn the topic of "aural invasions"(“How will the Padres fix Gallagher Square?”, Cover Story, August 23): One thing that bothers my wife (German) and I (expatriate Californian) when we visit the U.S. lately is …
Blowers gonna blowLeaf blowers banned in '24? (“Noise is a necessary obscenity”, Cover Story, August 24) Not a chance my friend; this is gonna be another example of a law on the books that will …
Doesn’t like SpikeI don’t know what’s more bloated — Spike Steffenhagen’s bladder or his ego. Reading his yappy drivel (“San Diegans split on public access to bathrooms”, Cover Story, July 26), I imagine some dime-a-dozen …
Pee problem’s simple solutionLike some of the people mentioned in (“No restrooms for the weary”, Cover Story, July 27, 2023), I am someone who gets quite angry when told by a business that there are …
Alas for the bass The article by Daniel Powell (“Half Day South”, Cover Story, July 13, 2023) included a picture of a 75 lb. black sea bass (possibly too young to reproduce) that he killed …
Did Ed Bedford drop his fork? Hey, I noticed Ed hasn’t written anything for Tin Fork in a while. I’ve been reading it since I was a teenager and it’s become somewhat of a comfort …
Miranda’s malign message Danielle Thomassen’s interview in San Diego Reader of vapid divorce attorney Tim Miranda (“Divorcée talks with Antonyan Miranda, king of divorce billboards”, Cover Stories, May 3, 2023) gave him much more credence …
The bare bottom line on Nathan Fletcher Like many people, I was pretty heartbroken learning of our representative’s downfall. (“Where will the Nathan Fletcher money go?”, News Under the Radar, April 12, 2023) He unfortunately …
Sympathies for A Woman Scorned Nathan Fletcher, the Gift that Keeps on Giving (“Key Todd Gloria backer Gil Cabrera gets hand slapped: Big stores, big money”, News Under the Radar, April 5). Actually our sympathies …
Diagnosis: TDS Regarding the long-winded letter from Tim Taylor in the March 9 issue (“No Trump hate, just abhorrence, fear, and pity”, Letters, March 9), I never seen such a hate-filled, anti-Trump diatribe in my …
The economics of intelligence I enjoyed reading “San Diego Smart” by Thomas Larson (“San Diego Smart”, Cover Story, February 9). But I do get nervous when the subject of human intelligence comes up, because it …
Quatro bad for algo? So, it’s nice that you mention local bands sometimes in “Local Five” (Local Five, February 9) — but, for example, recently “Quatro” was mentioned — but there is no indication of …
The Democrat Reader? Good thing your rag is free. It is so biased against true Americans like President Trump. During his presidency, America was strong and proud. Numerous debunked scandals against him and constant harassment …