Work has begun on a new field station and learning center at the Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve that by year’s end will provide a more spacious and modern facility for academic researchers, K-12 students and community …
April 3, 2023
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No wedding or birthday bashes at new Kendall-Frost field station
Citrus blossoms wafting, Monkey Flowers on display, Paschal Moon
The Sticky-Sweet Odor of citrus blossoms is wafting on the spring breezes this year, as it has in every year since the 1870s, when the county’s first commercially planted orange and lemon groves began to …
April 3, 2023
The planes that pollute Serra Mesa
As aviation-gas lead drops over Serra Mesa... Usually when people complain about small regional airports, the issue is noise. But Serra Mesa resident Gary Keller is worried about lead poisoning, and a California health coalition …
April 3, 2023
Casa Gabriela looks to lift the Boulevard
When I arrived in La Mesa nearly 25 years ago, the odd, triangular lot at the end of the main drag was occupied by a sleepy restaurant with a sleepy name: Village Garden Restaurant & …
April 2, 2023
The albacore are coming! No, they’re probably not.
Dock Totals 3/19– 4/1: 1,359 anglers aboard 62 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 18 bluefin tuna (to 120 pounds), 39 bocaccio, 17 calico bass (21 …
April 2, 2023
I celebrated American Christmas with gratitude while Vietnamese Christmas played a soundtrack underneath
I adored American Christmas I fell in love with America for the first time on a sweaty night in a Bangkok refugee center in March 1991. “In America people have meat with every meal,” my …
April 2, 2023
I go undercover on Oceanside's Hwy 78 off-ramp
Will Work for Food I lost my job, my wife, my car, and I’m now homeless. I’m trying to stay sober. I’m hoping generous San Diegans will pass a few bucks my way to help …
April 1, 2023
Mahler, Shostakovich, Beethoven, and Mozart in San Diego this June
The San Diego Mainly Mozart Festival used to be held at The Balboa Theatre and it used to be a great classical music event. Then it was held outdoors at the Del Mar Surf Cup …
March 31, 2023
Pink God and Gay Jesus come to the defense of local pastor
Progressive Christian pastor Caleb J. Lines, Senior Minister at University Christian Church in San Diego, gained national attention recently for his proclamation that “Drag is holy” on social media. Some conservative Christians objected to the …
March 31, 2023
La Mesa settles lawsuit with protestor partially blinded by bean bag
On May 30 of 2020, La Mesa police detective Eric Knudson fired a bean bag round at Leslie Furcron as she took part in a protest outside the La Mesa Police Department. Protestors were throwing …
March 31, 2023
Springsteen adds San Diego tour date in response to homeless crisis
“Ordinarily, I wouldn’t bother bringing a tour to a pleasant paradise sort of place like San Diego,” said Bruce Springsteen at a press conference announcing the surprise addition of a Pechanga Arena concert during his …
March 31, 2023
Three poems by The New York Times editor Harvey Shapiro
Nights Drunk and weeping. It’s another night at the live-in opera, and I figure it’s going to turn out badly for me. The dead next door accept their salutations, their salted notes, the drawn-out wailing. …
March 30, 2023
Gonzo Report: Sad Silent Comedy doc premieres in Oceanside theater
“Where the fuck is the red carpet?” I think to myself as I mosey into the lobby of the Sunshine Brooks Theater. My ticket for this segment of the Oceanside International Film Festival clearly states, …
March 30, 2023
Ten Bulls gig, Stark Shay single, Alific album, Berkley Hart tribute, Drunkard’s Dream festival
Formed in 2016 as Sights & Sages, alt-experimental rock band Ten Bulls was founded by members who had also played together in local groups such as Neveready and Love Glow. Their debut Ten Bulls album …
March 30, 2023
Ortiz Rubio’s Spanish Colonial Revival in Kensington has a touch of Ignacio Martinez Rendon artwork
If you think modern presidential politics have become a bit messy in the country over the last decade and change, let me tell you a story about Mexico 100 years ago. In 1923, outgoing president …
March 30, 2023