This lowly but common part of every city’s infrastructure, as the National Association of City Transportation Officials so eloquently states on its website, plays “a vital role in city life. As conduits for pedestrian movement …
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All the Dylan Mulvaney San Diego connections
Cookies and beer Controversial Budweiser-pitching transgender TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney is deeply rooted in San Diego’s Republican old-boy network, reports Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post. “Her grandfather, James Mulvaney Sr., who died at age 87 …
April 26, 2023
Golden Hill’s 1910 Ed Fletcher Spec House — a notable one-off
Colonel Ed Fletcher made quite a name for himself in turn-of-the-last-century San Diego. Arriving in town at age 16 with just $6.10 in his pocket back in 1888, Fletcher turned a job selling produce in …
April 26, 2023
Winter rains bring floral displays each spring throughout San Diego
Winter rains bring vibrant, colorful floral displays each spring throughout San Diego. For this hike, I walked the Grasslands Loop, which takes hikers close to the Old Mission Dam and up into Oak Canyon. Distance …
April 25, 2023
La Sierra Residential hanging off cliff on road to downtown Tijuana
On April 9 La Sierra Residential, a two-building condo complex located on Cuatemoc Sur Boulevard, one of the busiest roads that lead traffic in and out of Tijuana's downtown, collapsed. The last several days the …
April 25, 2023
San Diego City Council moves toward sweep of homeless off all public property
In January, floodwaters swept away the tents, blankets and clothing of the homeless living along the San Diego River bed from Ocean Beach to Lakeside. Now some say the city is trying to sweep the …
April 24, 2023
Jacaranda trees in full bloom and Locust trees brighten Julian streets
Blue-Blossoming Jacaranda Trees have already produced a first wave of color along the streets of San Diego. By early or mid-May, warm weather permitting, this Brazilian import could put on a dazzling show. The larger …
April 24, 2023
Bonita – horses replaced lemons
It’s Fairly Easy to Get Bored Around Here Bonita lies in the Sweetwater Valley, nestled inside three freeways--I-805 to the west, 54 to the north, and 125 to the east. To the south lies the …
April 24, 2023
What's left of San Diego's Chinatown
The Climb to Gold Mountain: San Diego's Chinatown Joe Quin has a wholesale produce business at 431 Third Avenue, between Island Avenue and J Street. He and his family live above the lugs of vegetables …
April 23, 2023
Sea urchins – the number-one seafood export from California
Will they go the way of abalone? Not long ago, sea urchins were considered a nuisance, a weed in the kelp gardens off Loma and the Channel Islands. “People used to be amused that anyone …
April 22, 2023
Lakers, Suns, Celtics, and 76ers go classical
With the NBA Playoffs in full flight, I will take this opportunity to explore some classical music via the logos of some of the teams in contention this year. Some teams, such as the New …
April 21, 2023
Moko man in a Maori world
“I live in the Maori world,” says Te Mairiki Williams. He says this because I have asked him about his moko, the tattoo that covers his face. I asked because this is not a usual …
April 21, 2023
Calvary Chapel Escondido: “Just come as you are!”
Calvary Chapel Escondido Contact: 2245 E Valley Pkwy, Escondido 760-487-8098 www.calvarychapelescondido.com Membership: 100 Pastor: Rick Greene Age: 44 Born: Oceanside Formation: Marietta Calvary Bible College Years Ordained: 14 San Diego Reader: How long do you …
April 21, 2023
I-Que BBQ: flavors that sing “Yabba dabba do, bite and chew”
When I was a younger man, I wrote up the Chevy Chase apartments, situated on the border between La Mesa and Spring Valley, as ideal bachelor digs. Unfancy, freeway close, but more importantly, bumping up …
April 20, 2023
Audrey Callahan connects, Mark Dresser experiments, Twin Ritual releases, Ratt collects, Billy Galewood develops
“I used to perform nearly full-time in cover bands, but left the live music world behind many moons ago to ‘find myself’ when it came to the music industry,” says singer-songwriter Audrey Callahan, whose original …
April 20, 2023