Over $1 million per subsidized job Then-Governor Jeb Bush seduced La Jolla’s Scripps Research Institute with almost $600 million in various kinds of incentives, both from the state and from Palm Beach County. The facility, …
October 10, 2022
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Police dogs trained in Rose Canyon
Oceanside police use tougher dogs Lang ordered the man to halt and drop the gun. He kept coming. So the officer set the dog on the man. When Fritz jumped him, the gun went flying …
October 9, 2022
Dennis Conner changed the pace at the San Diego Yacht Club
Dennis Connor's early America' Cup sallies Conner has brought to this corner of the yacht club a work regimen in which the hours are longer and less relenting than those in any garment district sweatshop; …
October 8, 2022
RIP 4th & B: Wrecking ball takes out slice of local music history
The wrecking ball took out downtown's long-shuttered 4th & B nightclub, the final fall of a concert venue fondly remembered by many (but not all) local music fans of the late 20th century. During its …
October 7, 2022
DA ruled mentally competent prosecute Larry Millete
Last week, San Diego Superior Court Judge Cindy Davis found Larry Millete mentally competent to stand trial for the murder of his wife Maya Millete, who disappeared in January of 2021. This was despite a …
October 7, 2022
"Gavin Newsom taught us a valuable lesson when he implemented the CARE Act allowing for enforced treatment and housing of homeless people suffering from mental illness,” said San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria during the press …
October 7, 2022
Mainly Mozart at new Del Mar Fairgrounds Venue
The best news I’ve heard in months, nay, perhaps years, is coming to fruition on October 12, 14, and 15. The Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra is returning to the great indoors for the first time …
October 7, 2022
El Cajon mayor sends homeless to set up camp in County Supervisor Fletcher’s front yard
Last week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent a letter to El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells warning him that he was violating state and federal housing laws when he threatened to fine them for participating …
October 7, 2022
Soon-Shiong's medical empire faces layoffs
More unsettling news regarding hiring at Union-Tribune owner Patrick Soon-Shiong's array of business ventures, this time on the medical side. The Buffalo News is reporting that Soon-Shiong's ImmunityBio, Inc. will lay off 38 workers on …
October 7, 2022
Gnarly Girl Pizza trades in garlic knots, beer, and nostalgia
I made it nearly nine years and a thousand Feast stories without ever having to reference the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. But that all ended the moment I walked into Gnarly Girl Pizza. The New …
October 6, 2022
Barrel and Board’s Q.U.E.E.N.: named after Janelle Monae/Eryka Badu song
“All our drinks are named after songs by strong, fabulous women,” says Moe Girton of Barrel & Board’s cocktail menu, which I note doubles as a fire playlist. I hit play on drink/song number one, …
October 6, 2022
Ariel Levine grieves, Story & Tune loves, Jim Ryan covers, Blue Largo releases, and Kimmi Bitter’s signature beer
Singer-songwriter Ariel Levine plans to release new singles on October 22 (“Closure, Roaches, and Ghosts”), November 22 (“Don’t Give Up”/“Time,” combining Kate Bush and Pink Floyd covers), and December 22 (“Shake Your Brain Around”). “October …
October 6, 2022
SongHak BBQ: Korean comfort food
“Think globally, drink locally,” says this one guy’s T-shirt. And people are sure obeying that law here. Whole long table of mostly guys, back from a sport fishing trip and whooping it up. “That’s one …
October 6, 2022
Castle’s Labs has cannabis plants like trees
Kurt Castle, founder and creator of Castle’s Labs, creates products that help with all sorts of flora and fauna management. His Plant Magic is “an organic probiotic spray that promotes bigger, healthier, chemical and pesticide …
October 6, 2022
Got custom guitar built by Serra Mesa’s Lennis Laviolette
Having a custom guitar built just for you is every classical guitar player’s dream. As a performer and teacher for over 30 years, I have played (and owned) many fine guitars, but until I started …
October 6, 2022