Some evening soon, drive out to Pacific Beach. Be there about 8:15. The sun will have been down several hours. Across the sky every last orange and violet streak will be gone. Take a jacket. …
February 11, 1999
News & Stories
How Frank Bompensiero met his fate in Pacific Beach
Hike into the Pine Creek Wilderness east of Alpine for a look at Secret Canyon
The ambitiously constructed Secret Canyon Trail, circuitously nosing its way down the canyon walls of Pine Valley Creek for 14 miles, traverses nearly the entire length of the Pine Creek Wilderness in Cleveland National Forest. …
February 11, 1999
Scientists analyze San Diego fog
Get this: Johnny Cloud is into fog. Joel Blanket is into fog. Jerry Estberg (read "East Mountain") is into fog. Fog Cloud, Fog Blanket, Fog Mountain... Is this destiny or what? The three scientists are …
February 11, 1999
Writer works for free at San Diego's Gulf Coast Grill
“We’re going to start with the Cajun Trinity, that’s onions, celery, and bell pepper. So grab a colander and get enough for two cups each. Onions are on the floor to your right, celery and peppers in the walk-in.”
February 11, 1999
San Diego Anglo media ignores Zapatistas
The press conference is crowded into the front room of the old blue wooden house at 11th and G. That's where Rosario Ibarra de Piedra sits, at the end of an oblong table. Hers is …
February 11, 1999
California senator Steve Peace thinking of running for mayor of San Diego
California senator Steve Peace, who says he's thinking of running for mayor of San Diego, has just introduced a bill to allow what many think is a questionable way for cities to run up more …
February 11, 1999
"Watching TV is quasisocial. Unlike reading, it's something I can do with my wife.
"You really watch television?" The question hung in the air, unencumbered by any trace of snobbery or pretension, buoyed up by a genuine sense of wonder. That simple, sincere wonder made the question all the …
February 11, 1999