La Jolla needed liberals like a hole in the head. By then even Herb Klein was Ted’s good friend, Herb Klein of I’m-Nixon’s-pal fame. (“Hey!” you say, “isn’t Klein a Jew’s name?” Could be. But what’s in a name?)

Straight to the Hippest: Who would whup in a fight between Old Man Hazard and Old Man Daley? — Chris Raney, [email protected] Choose your weapon. Asphalt and concrete at ten paces? Probably a draw, at …

Dear Matthew Alice: Where I exercise daily, the recreation area east of Crown Point, whole communities of coots cross and recross the cement path, leaving their droppings behind them. Coot turds are a startling shade …

“We narrowed the Mira Mesa branch down to a design we liked, one with a roof we thought was very attractive. But the community group didn’t like it: they thought it looked like a Quonset hut.”

Dear Matthew Alice: I listen to jazz on my radio at work, and in order to get a clear broadcast signal, I have to hold the radio cord in my hand. Is there some scientific …

I asked about Ginsberg. “Ginsberg,” Jan said, “has turned out to be a real hypocrite.. At the Beat Conference last year in May, he would come up to me and say, ‘How are you feeling, my dear?’"