Cover Stories
Herschel and Silverado, La Jolla: The buildings on this corner in La Jolla don't reek of money: a print shop, a Travelodge, It could be a corner in another part of San Diego. But the …
Mark was a “squared-away” 21-year-old sailor from the Kitty Hawk. Somewhat heavy, he wore a V-neck sweater, button-down shirt, and had his dark brown hair tapered on the sides and neck. He was on liberty, …
Nowadays a politician has to be careful. He can’t completely avoid the People or be disdainful of them like an 18th or 19th century statesman. That would be stuffy, elitist, antidemocratic. But neither can he …
"Things were pretty lively last spring, but after the nomination and the Eagleton affair were botched, enthusiasm fell."
You have just been subjected to aural pollution: the sound of a 707 landing at Lindbergh Field. According to San Diego International Airport Manager M.A. McDonald, this kind of pollution-air traffic noise-is falling off. Two …
The Lo-Rider displays almost make you feel religious. by Albert Barret Rod and Custom Show. You can really flash on the name. If you are older than twenty, it brings up images of what went …
Slowly driving down Front Street, the car tips its nose up a little, like a ship sailing to the quiet dark places out of the harbor lights. A few blocks below Broadway at G, the …
"One warning. Make sure you wear shoes."
Jim Pagni was once described to me as “some old guy who puts on all the rock concerts, cheats the people and grins all the way to the bank.” In my mind, I pictured him …
The first issue of the San Diego Reader came out on October 5, 1972. The 12-page black-and-white tabloid was laid out on the dining room table of a one-bedroom apartment on Mission Boulevard in Mission …