Media shipwreck Can Downtown’s homeless woes be linked to softball lighting in Clairemont? So argues the non-profit Lucky Duck Foundation, which has bestowed its latest “Shipwreck” anti-homelessness award on the City of San Diego for …
March 1, 2023
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KUSI joins Bill Walton in attacking San Diego homeless dilemma
Glad you mentioned American Robin invasion
Quatro bad for algo? So, it’s nice that you mention local bands sometimes in “Local Five” (Local Five, February 9) — but, for example, recently “Quatro” was mentioned — but there is no indication of …
March 1, 2023
La Jolla house touted as part of the Green Dragon Colony established by Anna Held
We don’t seem to care very much about old buildings here in San Diego. I spent some time looking for a nice old home to write about here, as I tend to do every couple …
March 1, 2023
Loveland Reservoir hit by drought, now closed due to rain
When Sweetwater Authority conducted a water transfer last November, draining Alpine's Loveland Reservoir to dead pool status for the first time ever, lake users thought it was the end of the free recreation program. Then …
February 28, 2023
Tijuana mothers protest move of prisoners to El Hongo
On February 5 mothers of prisoners in La Mesa State Penitentiary in Tijuana demonstrated in front of the prison to denounce the financial struggle they have been through since their jailed relatives were moved to …
February 27, 2023
Windy March, Mexican Coral and Peach Trees bloom
Mexican Coral Trees or “naked corals,” are showing their stuff this season by bearing and baring scarlet, flame-like flowers on the tips of their twisting, leafless branches. Commonly planted as park and freeway landscaping, this …
February 27, 2023
Piecemeal expansion of Del Mar Highlands
The Carmel Valley battle for square footage The bell has sounded in a heavyweight battle between two Carmel Valley developers and the City is caught in the middle of it all. Kilroy Realty, the Los …
February 27, 2023
Day Trip to Persian Square in Los Angeles: A Food Haven
Take a day trip to Los Angeles to eat your way through Persian Square. As a Persian-American, I loved walking through Persian Square, also called Little Persia, and having multiple Persian food options in one …
February 26, 2023
San Diegans tell weird roommate stories
Worst roommates "I was sleeping and I woke up to a noise. I didn’t know what it was. Greg comes flying into my room. He throws my door open. He has his hands over his …
February 26, 2023
Inside San Diego's roach coaches
We've got to roll, brother From this distance it is impossible to see what companies the trucks belong to. At least one is surely from Moody’s, the oldest and largest company, with nearly a quarter …
February 25, 2023
The Food Box brings burgers from across the border
“Hamburguesas de verdad,” reads the green neon sign behind the counter of The Food Box: “real hamburgers.” Not a lot of American restaurants would make so bold a declaration in Spanish, but here in San …
February 24, 2023
Mahler, Bruckner, and Haydn trumped by Price, Farrenc, and Grant Still
While scrolling through my Google feed, I saw an article entitled “15 Greatest Symphonies of all Time”. Of course, I clicked on it and was taken to Great Britain’s Classic FM website. Mozart’s Symphony No. …
February 24, 2023
Hilltop Baptist Church: To help people to become followers of Jesus Christ
Hilltop Baptist Church Contact: 740 Hilltop Dr., Chula Vista 619-422-7246 www.hilltopbc.com Weekly Attendance: 50 Pastor: Walt Hatch Age: 61 Born: El Cajon Formation: Pacific Coast Baptist College, San Dimas (now Heartland Baptist Bible College, Oklahoma …
February 24, 2023
Two poems by Isabella Hsu
A Higher Call “Our system is so discriminatory against Black and brown people…I want to do as much as I can to make their lives easier.” — Kim Kardashian I’m different now; I aim for …
February 24, 2023
Leftover revival at Los Chilaquiles
The Aztec drums echo through the barrio. Even at this distance, you can hear the dancers’ ankle rattles shaking with each foot stomp. Chicano Park on this Monday night tells you better than anywhere else …
February 23, 2023