Masks on, because I’m pretty sure this is what the CDC was talking about when it said vaccinated people could uncover in public spaces, except in crowded settings. It’s Saturday afternoon, and Liberty Station is …
May 10, 2021
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They wait outside Home Depot in Tijuana, too
Outside Home Depot on Via Rapida in Tijuana, there are construction workers offering their services to Home Depot customers. Most of the workers are older and not eligible for most jobs the city can offer. …
May 10, 2021
Why June gloom besets San Diego
The Catalina Eddy, a meteorological condition responsible for days-long episodes of dreary, overcast weather over San Diego, is most likely to occur in May and June. This weather pattern, which intensifies our late-spring “June gloom,” …
May 10, 2021
McGovern vs. Nixon, Amway in Pacific Beach, La Jolla's radical chic
Mood on Campus "I just said I hope 19 — marijuana — passes." "Yeah, I do too. But I don't think it stands a chance." "I'd rather have it win than McGovern." "Well, I'd rather …
May 10, 2021
The siren song of Sunset Cliffs, our beach gangs – O.B. Rats, Tuna Boys, P.B. Vermin
The Deadly View from Sunset Cliffs “We used to average about a hundred calls a year,” he says, “but in 1986 it was down to sixty-nine, and in 1987, there were only forty-three.” These figures …
May 9, 2021
Padres player scandals, city council caves to John Moores, farm manager Russ Nixon tells history
The Evil I Do Not Intend Dravecky raised some eyebrows that month when he appeared with Eric Show and Mark Thurmond at a John Birch Society booth at the Del Mar Fair. Back home in …
May 8, 2021
The Field, with a view
In the Gaslamp, Fifth Avenue is still closed to traffic five evenings a week, including most of the day Saturday and Sunday. This has been happening since August, part of a bid to keep restaurants …
May 7, 2021
SCTV: the Rick Moranis years
By the time a wave of big screen hits earned Rick Moranis household name status, he had already gained cult immortality in certain sectors of the USA and Canada for his participation in 25 episodes …
May 7, 2021
Delmore Schwartz: wunderkind of American poetry
News of the Gold World of May News of the Gold World of May in Holland Michigan: “Wooden shoes will clatter again on freshly scrubbed streets—” The tulip will arise and reign again from awnings …
May 7, 2021
Remember the West Coast IPA?
Now, some of you kids may be too young to remember, but there was a time when haze wasn’t the dominant characteristic of IPAs made in San Diego. See, this used to be a West …
May 7, 2021
Early geniuses Mozart, Elgar, Mendelssohn show up in San Diego
The San Diego Symphony continued their run of string serenade live streams on Friday, April 29. In February the symphony string section performed Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings. In March is was Dvorak’s Serenade for Strings …
May 7, 2021
Sharon Katz: on the train of peace
Sharon Katz has gone all over the world promoting peace, love, and unity. She performed for Nelson Mandela. She jumped out of airplanes in South Africa to rock the vote in that country’s first multi-racial …
May 6, 2021
Smokey’s Lake Wohlford Cafe: old-school country diner
Sparkling waters! Blue, rippling, and fresh. You come across them suddenly, on this twisty road in the mountains, heading towards Valley View Casino. It’s Lake Wohlford. First time I’ve ever seen it. Two minutes later, …
Partly inspired by Pee-Wee’s Playhouse
The Chris Holmes project the Rightovers has a new Kruise Kontrol EP coming out via Portland label Jigsaw Records on June 5. “Our last show was in December 2019 at the Soda Bar,” says Holmes. …
May 6, 2021
“6-Feet Supper Club” brings live music back to Panama 66
For years, San Diego’s favorite destination for jazz on a Wednesday night was the jam session curated by trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos at Panama 66. He would feature performances in the early evening by students from …
May 6, 2021