Sometimes picking a property to share on this page is a painstaking process that involves a lot of second-guessing. Have we been to La Jolla and Del Mar too many times already this year? (Actually …
August 4, 2023
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Enticed and intrigued in Encinitas
Danny Elfman rocks, Iration smokes, Guitarmageddon shreds, Brawley twangs, Earl Thomas worships
From Boingo To Batman to Big Mess & Beyond features Danny Elfman performing songs from Oingo Boingo; his solo career, including his 2021 album Big Mess; as well as his film scores and television themes, …
August 3, 2023
Gonzo Report: Zappy ideas and futuristic visions at Maya Moon Collective
“The moon is in Taurus, a slow, steady, sensual energy, ideal for indulging in senses,” says Neekol, who frequents the Maya Moon Collective. “It is playing closely with Uranus — don’t laugh — which can …
August 3, 2023
Strike Twelve, but never out
The song “Not a Phase,” which opens <a href="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/strike-twelve/">Strike Twelve’s </a> new album Last Band Standing, furiously (but humorously) roasts the question of when this punk-with-pop trio out of Temecula is going to grow up …
August 3, 2023
Best San Diego music prospects: Lead Pony, King Whisker, Sandollar, David Orozco
Lead Pony can already spot the VulturesPsychedelic blues rock has never really gone out of style — not locally, anyway. And now, San Diego is rapidly becoming a hotbed of related “concept albums,” from the space …
August 2, 2023
Surveillance cameras slide from one San Diego mayor to another
Gloria’s glorious spy machineSan Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, up for reelection next year, is doubling down on the city’s burgeoning array of surveillance tools, acting in cahoots with his all-fellow-Democrat city council. “I’ve spoken out …
August 2, 2023
Answer for San Diego's closed toilets
Pee problem’s simple solutionLike some of the people mentioned in (“No restrooms for the weary”, Cover Story, July 27, 2023), I am someone who gets quite angry when told by a business that there are …
August 2, 2023
Ensenada inspiration: searching for a song with Soupy Garbage Juice
I had taken Derek to Mariscos el Güero on a Sunday morning. It is one of my favorite seafood street carts in Ensenada. We had both gotten the special tostada “La Güerita” for 135 pesos …
August 2, 2023
Kalei’s Kitchenette sets up shop on the island of Rancho Peñasquitos
Into Rancho Peñasquitos I drove, for only the second time ever. There might as well be an ocean between us. I was following the trail of a farmers market vendor that has made the move …
August 1, 2023
North vs south divide on Carlsbad open space
South Carlsbad locals who have fought for years for a coastal park at Ponto Beach say this year will be a big one.The Growth Management Committee, Carlsbad City Council, and California Coastal Commission are holding …
August 1, 2023
What to do when your SDGE bill blows up
When Ed Finn opened his San Diego Gas & Electric bill last month – he was shocked at the nearly $4,000 statement. "Most of the May-June bill was for the gas portion – like $3,400 …
July 31, 2023
Shorebirds aplenty in local wetlands, cicadas sound like tinny buzzsaws
Birdwatchers need not despair now that the winter migrants are gone. Plenty of shore birds can be found on summer evenings in the natural coastal wetland areas of San Diego County. From south to north, …
July 31, 2023
They make I-15 wider at Miramar Way
Like your road widened, Mister? In the pre-dawn gloaming, the roadbuilding machines are just black shapes lined up beside the southbound lanes of Interstate 15. From the overpass at Miramar Way, only the light from …
July 31, 2023
Warm water effects and the fishery
Dock Totals 7/23 – 7/29: 5087 anglers aboard 216 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 1 albacore, 29 barracuda, 3575 bluefin tuna (up to 220 pounds), 35 …
July 30, 2023
Old Otay Mesa
Otay before 50,000 homes In 1954 I sat on the school bus every day next to my best friend, Mark Robson. The ride home from Montgomery Elementary School in Otay was a straight shot east …
July 30, 2023