In the official records of San Diego’s Juvenile Justice Commission he is known simply as Derrick C. Derrick was 12 years old the first time he appeared in a criminal courtroom, in 1990, wearing county-issued …
April 24, 1997
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San Diego's juvenile delinquents — how to treat them
What happens to a spider's body when it dies
Matthew: Do all spiders die with their legs scrunched up in a little ball, or is it just the ones in my house? — Anna, San Diego Anybody’s dead spiders do that leg thing. When …
April 24, 1997
Harry Mathis says he didn't know ESPN's plans to turn La Jolla Shores Bl. into a racetrack
Had it not been for his wife, Harry Mathis says he never would have known about ESPN's plans to use La Jolla Shores Drive for a high-speed X Games skating demonstration - plans that were …
April 24, 1997
Larry Lucchino polls re where to put San Diego Stadium
It was opening day, 1994. I was at the Murph to see if the Padres had sold the toilet seats yet. Management had been unloading players and their contracts, laying off secretaries, rationing office supplies …
April 24, 1997
Ex-KFMB TV editor Carl Sisskind now public relations consultant to the city of San Diego
Ex-KFMB TV editorial director Carl Sisskind has picked up a new gig as a public relations consultant to the city of San Diego, and he's putting a favorable spin on some controversial issues dear to …
April 24, 1997
What happens to all the copies of films after they've run their course
Hey, Matthew: What happens to all the copies of films after they've run their course? Take for instance a movie such as the rereleased Star Wars. It was probably showing in ten theaters in San …
April 24, 1997