As they've done for years, El Cajon is moving to place liens on homes that are at least two months behind on their refuse, collection and recycling charges. Although it's been routine practice in El …
May 17, 2022
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El Cajon places fewer property liens for unpaid trash bills
Students make it to Valle de las Palmas as best they can
Baja California’s Autonomous University campus at Valle de las Palmas is located 29 miles east of Tijuana’s downtown. 5355 students, mostly from Tijuana and Tecate, make their way to Valle de las Palmas despite the …
May 16, 2022
Catalina Eddy brings on the May Gray
May Gray or June Gloom, the generally dreary, overcast, late spring weather along San Diego’s coastline, has already begun and could intensify next month. Occasionally, the low clouds will stick around for several days. This …
May 16, 2022
San Diego Zen Center – unlikely refuge
What is the sound of two bald women brushing their hair? The Los Angeles Zen Center had become the scene of heavy drinking and sexual permissiveness that had gotten out of hand, despite the fact …
May 16, 2022
265 pound bluefin caught from New Lo-An
Dock Totals 5/8 – 5/14: 1,623 anglers aboard 71 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 813 bluefin tuna (to 265 pounds), 8 bonito, 143 calico bass, 4 lingcod, …
May 15, 2022
3000 hours later – SD Rep's Elephant Man
The town that San Diego would like to forget “San Ysidro’s dead,’’ says an Hispanic banker whose branch is on San Ysidro Boulevard, within sniffing distance of a McDonald’s, a donut shop, the Main Attraction, …
May 15, 2022
Russian emigres beached in San Diego
Is there really such a thing as a Russian yuppie? “Then I watch most powerful country in world drain down, going from big hill at very high speed downhill. Americans are sometimes naive. They trust …
May 14, 2022
Algo Bueno grows in Chula Vista
Usually, we see this go in the other direction. Somebody with cooking talent tests the market with a food truck, then works to make the dream of a brick-and-mortar restaurant a reality. For Silvia Loya …
May 13, 2022
Ben Jonson: English poet, playwright, and contemporary of Shakespeare
Farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy; My sin was too much hope of thee, lov’d boy. Seven years thou’wert lent to me, and I thee pay, Exacted by thy fate, on the …
May 13, 2022
San Diego Symphony promises massive summer
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park is gearing up for what appears to be a massive summer of concerts and events. In addition to the popular fare, which is standard for the summer, there are …
May 13, 2022
My summer with Santa Ysabel Indians
The first time I ever saw Arlo Two Moons, I was seven. Except that I didn’t know it was him. My father was driving his black ‘67 Chevy truck on the Santa Ysabel Indian Reservation …
May 13, 2022
Realm of the 52 Remedies’ Saigon Dreamer: on the nose flavor
I’ve done it again: found my way inside another speakeasy. This time, it’s Realm of the 52 Remedies, where Chris Lee tells me how the Saigon Dreamer cocktail was inspired by an Asian coffee shop. …
May 12, 2022
Parade of Horribles: from Oceanside to Temecula
“My street is super mellow,” says Oceanside singer-bassist Jason York, “and you can just stand in the middle of the road without too much traffic bugging you, other than the people that live here cruising …
May 12, 2022
Abay Ethiopian Market and Restaurant: flavors that marinate in your mouth
“Eee-yew! Spongey!” cries my buddy Tim. “And you have to eat with your fingers? A mess! Why can’t we have a knife and fork like at any other place?” He has just unrolled a section …
May 12, 2022
“Shouting like a newborn from the safety of modernistic caves”
“It was so rad hanging with Tony Hawk,” says 27 year-old singer Dani Miller, whose band Surfbort recently released a video for their track “Open Your Eyes” featuring the members battling local skateboard legend Hawk. …
May 12, 2022