Friends of the College-Rolando Library are unhappy with a plan they say could jeopardize its future. It's not about the student housing proposed at 6650 Montezuma Road, adjacent to the library. The problem is parking, …
September 21, 2021
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College-Rolando Library could end up with no parking
All is not wonderful where Amazon set up in Tijuana
Last week, photos of the new Amazon warehouse built in Tijuana reached national news. The controversy of Amazon’s new facility in the city came from its location in one of the poorest neighborhoods in town, …
September 21, 2021
Teledyne touts San Diego and Chula Vista cop drones
"I found your third suspect," said Elias Rodriguez from the San Diego Police Department. "There's a patrol unit parked on the [805] freeway with the flashers on. He's between you and Franklin, midway up the …
September 21, 2021
San Diego in books - first Datsun dealer to sell 100 cars in a month, Bob Woodward on Belushi
IN ANTICIPATION of the start of Datsun sales, Nissan in March 1958, before a selling agreement had been reached, sent Mr. Uno, General Manager of the North American Department, Mr. Hara, General Manager of the …
September 20, 2021
Waste and Covid-19 missteps plague CoreCivic's border lockup
Auditors from the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General say their snap visit to the Otay Mesa Detention Center - run by private prison contractor CoreCivic for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency …
September 20, 2021
Santa Anas come in from high-pressure area over Nevada or Utah
As the Beach Season Winds Down, San Diego County’s coastline is padded by what are likely the deepest and widest accumulations of sand we’ll see this year. Many stretches of the coastline are vulnerable to …
September 20, 2021
Subs off Imperial Beach, Yamamoto's killer, a kid in WWII San Diego
Lie Down in Darkness The submarine had been discovered by two San Diego State students who were financing their educations by salvaging objects. They had located S-37 about 300 yards off the coast and in …
September 20, 2021
Everyone has a spot at the rail
Dock Totals 9/12 – 9/18: 3,255 anglers aboard 173 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught (977) 2,013 bluefin tuna (up to 260 pounds), 4 bocaccio, 74 bonito, 146 calico bass (5 …
September 19, 2021
Dahmer's Diner, Nico, Deadheads, Paul Williams
Eating people is the ultimate control You won’t find Dahmer’s Diner on the bill at the Cannibal Bar in Mission Beach. In fact, DD has been banned from all but two venues in town, SOMA …
September 19, 2021
Motherhood unvarnished: Andrea Yates, Prozac, Pine Valley
Men in overalls When I was in junior high, we lived at Tamarack Lodge in Mammoth Lakes. My parents managed Tamarack and a couple of other mountain lodges that sat high in Mammoth's Upper Lakes …
September 18, 2021
Mainly Mozart's masterful melange
After attending just the first three concerts at the San Diego Mainly Mozart Festival, I concluded that it was, once again, a musical affair to remember. Mainly Mozart is onto something quite simple yet profound. …
September 17, 2021
Last topless bar in North San Diego County
When Covid hit, two local gentlemen’s clubs turned off their strobe lights. The Main Attraction in Oceanside and Pure Platinum in Kearny Mesa shuttered in May, 2020. There is no word when or if Pure …
September 17, 2021
International Smoke and a $29 lunch
Alongside death and taxes, there’s at least one more certainty in this life: accumulate a few of food writing bylines, and publicist emails will find you. I receive dozens per day, occasionally duplicates finding me …
September 17, 2021
The Carpetbaggers part two: Elizabeth Ashley makes her screen debut
My analysis of The Carpetbaggers was pitched as either a cover story or a column entry to be presented in two parts. Guess who lost the coin toss. Here’s part two. The Carpetbaggers (1964) Somewhere …
September 17, 2021
Robert Graves: among the best poetry in English literature
Call It a Good Marriage Call it a good marriage — For no one ever questioned Her warmth, his masculinity, Their interlocking views; Except one stray graphologist Who frowned in speculation At her h’s and …
September 17, 2021