Time to Shine There’s an unreleased Steely Dan album finally seeing the light of day after languishing in limbo for 52 years. Its gestation and suppression is a fascinating tale of how Linda Hoover, a …
November 10, 2022
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Long lost Steely Dan music surfaces
Gonzo Report: Ché Café gets to punk paradise by way of Hong Kong
Noose Sweat’s van broke down on their way down from Vancouver. They’re supposed to headline the hardcore punk show on this early autumn night, but due to their shitty circumstances, they won’t be able to …
November 9, 2022
Reader writer studies drawing at Little Fish
I was attending Comic Fest 2022 at the Four Points Sheraton on Aero Drive when I ran into Alonso Nunez, co-founder and lead instructor at Little Fish Comic Book Studios, a nonprofit that aims, according …
November 9, 2022
How to control suspects in the wake of George Floyd
Arterial Restraint A paper from Wake Forest University’s Medical School, employing data on so-called Vascular Neck Restraint application by the San Diego Police Department, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, and the Royal Canadian Mounted …
November 9, 2022
Two hikers on the ascent to Lawson Peak and two on the way down
Lawson Peak Located east of Jamul, Lawson Peak is a moderate hike and flexible clothes are recommended. With a length of 4.3 miles and an elevation gain of 1500+ feet, the hike will take most …
A letter for Peter
Faked it and made it This is a letter for Peter, who was in your last issue (“Homeless bootcamp at Ocean Beach,” Letters, October 26). You have to go to Goodwill places and get nice …
November 9, 2022
The Pub at Lake Cuyamaca gives new meaning to “elevated” bar food
If we were going to drive 50 miles, at bare minimum I wanted to find a decent meal at the other side. I don’t feel like that was too demanding — there didn’t need to …
November 8, 2022
How to deal with San Diego's Moped thieves
San Diegans are switching to mopeds and motorcycles for transport to work to deal with California's highest gas prices in the U.S. and limited street parking throughout the county. But as more locals purchase or …
November 8, 2022
Bicycling advocate crushed to death in Playas de Tijuana
On November 2 the Colectivo Roll Por Playas held a tribute to Diana Pelaez, a cyclist and scholar from the Colegio de la Frontera Norte, who was crushed to death by a cargo truck while …
November 8, 2022
San Diego in books - Blood Lies, FBI goes after Black Panthers
SYDNEY DROVE to the Union-Tribune building on Camino de la Reina in Mission Valley. She made a left into the only entrance and coasted to a stop at the guard gate. Her power window glided …
November 7, 2022
Union-Tribune's printless future heaves into view
Confirming years of speculation and widespread dread over the fate of the Olympic Boulevard plant that prints the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune in L.A., the struggling California newspaper empire of billionaire Patrick …
November 7, 2022
Local Temps Drop Rapidly as do Acorns
Local Temperatures should be declining most rapidly during this time of year, according to more than a century of local meteorological records. With every successive week, daily maximum temperatures are declining by about 3/4° Fahrenheit, …
November 7, 2022
Russian emigre Aleksandr Gibalevich hustles
The 200% Americanization of Aleksandr Gibalevich “For Russians there are three symbols in San Diego,” he continues. “Avocados, tequila, and beaches. For us the avocado symbolizes home; tequila is our symbol of relaxation; the beaches …
November 7, 2022
Writer Pat Daugherty meets other Pat Daughertys
What If We’d Been Named Edward? Patrick Daugherty of Escondido. Patrick lives in a comfortable, suburban ranch house tucked behind a snatch of well-kept lawn. I park, walk up his newly swept concrete driveway, and …
November 6, 2022
Eleanor Widmer does deep interview with Michael Copley
Slow fall from Foxhill They lived in a six-bedroom house in La Jolla with an informal as well as a formal dining room, a large library, and several dens, one of which was known as …
November 5, 2022