Extreme High and Low Tides are set to occur over several days in late December. On Friday, December 23, the tide reaches a high of 7.61 feet at 8:26 am and then falls to -1.96 …
December 19, 2022
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Extreme High and Low Tides, Toyon flaunts red toxic berries
Angel Lopez killed by police submachine gun near SDSU
Angel's no angel Officer Walb caught up to Lopez in a narrow hallway on the third story of an apartment complex near San Diego State University. Lopez had run from officers in the parking lot …
December 19, 2022
Tom Shaw and heavenly transport on Imperial Avenue
Apostolic Prayer Temple, house of exaltation I came here, to the Apostolic Prayer Temple, a storefront in between a nightclub and a fish market in Encanto, to see the Rev. Tom Shaw in the Gospel …
December 18, 2022
Don’t wait too long to eat at Temaki Bar
Just about every sushi joint makes room on its menu for temaki, better known as hand rolls. However, there is a point to going to a dedicated hand roll bar. While a conventional sushi restaurant …
December 17, 2022
He reads the rocks of San Diego
More or less sudden mountains There's a rock quarry off Friars, at the end of Qualcomm Way, where they mine Stadium Conglomerate. It's one of just a few quarries in San Diego. At the quarry …
December 17, 2022
Christmas Operas by Heggie, Adams, and Pftizner
Who’s in the mood for a Christmas opera? It’s a strange question because there aren’t any Christmas operas, are there? Yes, yes there is. There are several Christmas operas. Ok. There are a handful of …
December 16, 2022
Diver$ity & Inclu$ion at UCSD
In a TikTok video that recently went viral after being featured on the LibsOfTikTok social media channel, former UCSD instructor Dr. Chandler Purrity, announced that, in an effort to “decolonize” her classroom, she gave automatic …
December 16, 2022
Resonance Consultancy ranking for San Diego leaves out key demographic
Earlier this month, Resonance Consultancy released its highly regarded list of the 100 World’s Best Cities in which to live. It’s no surprise that San Diego made the list, but it was a surprise to …
December 16, 2022
Stats confirm wisdom of Xander Bogaerts acquisition
“Yeah, we’ve already got Ha-Seong Kim at short,” acknowledges Padres game-analysis guru Sam Statz when asked about the Padres’ offseason spending spree. “And yeah, when [Fernando] Tatis gets back from suspension, we’ll have two shortstops. …
December 16, 2022
Salk and pepper
“How to find the Salk Cafe?” replies this kindly professor type to my query. “And you’re walking? Ha! Head west on Gilman Drive. Turn right onto Mandeville Lane. Turn right onto Muir Lane. Turn left …
December 15, 2022
Lindsay White’s anxiety, Seawall Prophet’s ledge, Josh Weinstein’s reality, Joshua Taylor’s solo, Gilbert Castellanos’ 1st release in a decade
Lindsay White says her new single “No Stopping It” is about dealing with anxiety. “After my daughter was born, the coping mechanisms morphed into something called dermatillomania, or skin-picking,” she says. “Sometimes it’s frustrating to …
December 15, 2022
Amy Day’s starvation musical finds overseas success
Amy Day and Omar Musisko formed their folk duo, The Spiritual Motels, in 2017. By the tail end of 2019, the band had released their debut album, Super Tiny Disappearing Oceans, and were in the …
December 15, 2022
San Diego – Fentanyl City
“Fuck Fentanyl” — a slogan you may have seen on a T-shirt or hoodie around San Diego of late. Or perhaps you’ve spotted it on social media: local designer Luis Romero posts shots of his …
December 14, 2022
Hidden video cameras pervade Mexican border
Spy cams among us San Diego, a city that for years seemed unaware of the spy cams in its midst, is again being reminded of its ever-present network of surveillance devices. The first exposure came …
December 14, 2022
A second home for Uruapan carnitas
“Family owned and operated since 1986,” it says on the hard-cover menu. Actually, this place, Carnitas Uruapan Family Restaurant, opened little more than a year ago, on that section of El Cajon Boulevard that sits …
December 14, 2022