For the first time, Del Mar is carving out rules that allow manufactured homes to mingle with mansions in single dwelling neighborhoods.Currently, there are no mobile homes in the city. The Del Mar City Council on September 5 …
September 11, 2023
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Losing 75 seconds of daylight per day, Neptune is in opposition this week
The Time of Sunset changes most rapidly this time of the year. This is mainly because the sun is swinging rapidly south along the ecliptic (its apparent path through the background stars). From the latitude …
September 11, 2023
30 tugs do the pulling in San Diego Bay
Tugboats of San Diego Bay“We got a call from a friend with the Navy on a Saturday morning before Easter, and he said, ‘How fast can you get to Camp Pendleton?’ We said we could …
September 11, 2023
Picky Bluefin, yellowfin on the rise, Dorado the headline act
Dock Totals 9/3 – 9/9: 4185 anglers aboard 178 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 2 barracuda, 1841 bluefin tuna (up to 160 pounds), 19 bocaccio, 35 …
September 10, 2023
Bin Laden brother runs tulip business from San Diego
Did Bin Laden's Brother Live a Secret Life in San Diego?What was Binladen, now 35, heir to a multibillion-dollar Middle Eastern fortune based on construction and Saudi oil, doing in San Diego? And why would …
September 10, 2023
Locals vigilant on Adams Avenue
Loiterers, crime at Adams rec center park“Two months ago, while I was walking my two dogs by the Adams Recreation Center park,” Frank said. “A black homeless [looking] guy flicked his cigarette on the street. …
September 9, 2023
Why are these operas like the NFL?
The NFL season started with the Detroit Lions defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 21-20 on Thursday, September 7, 2023. While I don’t feel inclined to divulge my team loyalties, I will say that I am …
September 8, 2023
Two poems for children by Charles Hughes
If It Were MarchIf it were March—say, early March—a dayMuch more like late-June days, the sunWarm, waking up as if to say,“Spring’s off, summer’s begun!”—Which would, with spring in the wings, be out of whack,A …
September 8, 2023
Biden Administration seeks to reassure South Bay Residents in wake of recent rumors
It seems that the South Bay’s recent boil water advisory was not connected to the sewage that has closed beaches and fouled the region for years now. But it was just one more reminder of …
September 8, 2023
Barcelona unveils San Diego-inspired waterfront statue following World Cup win
In 1945, photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt snapped a photo in New York’s Times Square of Navy sailor George Mendonsa grabbing nurse Greta Zimmer and kissing her in celebration of the announcement that Japan had surrendered to …
September 8, 2023
New homeowners object to Catholic cemetery development next door
Homebuyers in the recently opened Wildgrove development in Vista were upset by the news that the Diocese of San Diego has filed a major use permit application for an adjacent property — formerly a succulent …
September 8, 2023
A week of Nancarrow, Gregory Page, Charles McPherson, Marujah, and Mike Pinto
Country rock band <a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/nancarrow/">Nancarrow</a> is fronted by Graham Nancarrow, whose father was a well-known local newscaster/ecologist, the late Loren Nancarrow. Graham formed a punk band while at La Costa Canyon High, Misled Citizen, and …
September 7, 2023
Gonzo Report: Multi-generational mosh pit found at My Town Fest
I should probably have picked up a pack of smokes for this one, because I could hear the echoes of San Diego’s punk past as it enthusiastically got the band back together for My Town …
September 7, 2023
Marcelo Radulovich recruits former Zappa and Penetrators players
<a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/marcelo-radulovich/">Marcelo Radulovich</a>, who is back with a new studio project called Western West, has had homes in Chile, Costa Rica, Fresno, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Holland, more or less in that order. Asked …
September 7, 2023
The Lafayette Lobby Bar’s Brandy Crusta: a slushie that drinks like a drink
Anthony Schmidt“All the drinks from the Lobby Bar are a slight twist on classic New Orleans,” says Anthony Schmidt, Beverage Director for The Lafayette. And the Brandy Crusta is a no-brainer for this particularly warm …
September 6, 2023