Technicolor Dreams, the new album from Christopher Leyva’s band Falling Doves, was mixed and recorded at London’s famed Abbey Road studio by producer Chris Bolster. A promotional tour kicks off this week; Leyva is calling …
February 23, 2023
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Gonzo Report: Fallbrook winery hosting hundreds of moves
The heavy rains and windy roads on SR-76 leading into Fallbrook added to the adventure of my January 15 visit to the Country Wine Dancing shindig at Monserate Winery. As I pulled up around 6 …
February 23, 2023
Matt Smith is trying to fit 20 pounds of stuff in a 10 pound bag
Drummer Matthew Smith has been a fixture in San Diego for quite a few years, playing with the Matt Smith Neu Jazz Trio, Juice Box, and Fresh Veggies Micro Brass. He gigs often enough around …
February 23, 2023
San Diego's older oldies fanatics
Jeff Schafer is a 61-year-old engineer at Viasat in Carlsbad. He is married with two sons, ages 24 and 27. He estimates that over the last ten years, he’s attended over 100 concerts, featuring such …
February 22, 2023
San Diego County fleet of vehicles suffers disarray
Undercover car tags missing The County of San Diego’s management of its fleet of government vehicles by the Department of General Services has been in dangerous disarray, per a recently posted audit dated September 29, …
February 22, 2023
Trump backers react to cover story letters
The Democrat Reader? Good thing your rag is free. It is so biased against true Americans like President Trump. During his presidency, America was strong and proud. Numerous debunked scandals against him and constant harassment …
February 22, 2023
It’s not pizza, but FurnSaj makes the city’s most photogenic flatbread
You’ll need to be familiar with at least two types of Mediterranean cooking appliances to understand what’s happening at FurnSaj Bakery & Restaurant. A furn may be thought of as similar to a clay pizza …
February 22, 2023
Adventures on paradise’s periphery with Hidden San Diego
Jessica Johnson has been on many outings during which she has thought to herself, “We might die today.” Like the time she and some companions were six miles deep into the back country near the …
February 22, 2023
Oceanside, Chula Vista homeowners hold out longer
As housing costs push more people out of San Diego, those lucky enough to own a home or rental property aren't rushing to sell. A study of the state's 30 largest cities by Point2 Homes, …
February 21, 2023
Why those big rigs are parked on the side of I-8
On February 12, a wind advisory was made on I-8 from Willows Road in Alpine next to Viejas Casino & Resort to the Imperial County line a little past Jacumba, according to CA-17.com. The wind …
February 20, 2023
Ceanothus Marches East, Red Monkey Flower Attracts Hummingbirds
Ceanothus, or wild lilac, has been springing into bloom for some time -- at least in the warmer coastal areas. By early March, virtually every chaparral-covered canyon and hillside on the coastal strip may exhibit …
February 20, 2023
Bonsall's golf land not so idyllic
Golf Course headed for the rough? Retired Fallbrook elementary school teacher Joan McConnell had just returned on Sunday (January 24) from the site of the former San Luis Rey Downs Golf Club. Two years ago, …
February 20, 2023
Bluefin tuna sighted from the air in the Catalina Channel
Dock Totals 2/5– 2/18: 808 anglers aboard 46 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 1 blacksmith, 27 calico bass (103 released), 43 halfmoon, 1 halibut, 3 …
February 19, 2023
Japanese taken from San Diego to Santa Anita racetrack, then Arizona
Japanese railroaded out of San Diego during WWII "There’s still some. People I went to school with in Coronado before the war, I see them at work; they still don’t speak to me. It’s like …
February 19, 2023
What they built in the trolley suburbs – Ocean Beach, Hillcrest, North Park
San Diego bungalows: Tudor, Dutch, French, Moorish, Egyptian, Spanish, and Mission Ron Wigginton, a young landscape designer who leads a well-ordered life, was out roaming the streets of Hillcrest one day four years ago, suddenly …
February 18, 2023