Santee has taken almost three decades to come up with a citywide plan to protect its open space, putting it behind Poway, San Diego, La Mesa and Chula Vista. But earlier this month, the city …
August 19, 2025
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The trouble with San Diego's e-bikes
Electric bikes are fast, quiet, and showing up all over San Diego County. And as with most technological and vehicular innovations, not everybody is happy about it.On August 7, Diah from South Park filmed several …
August 19, 2025
Anomalies & Curiosities of Cinema: CARTOON ALL-STARS TO THE RESCUE (1990)
CARTOON ALL-STARS TO THE RESCUE (1990) Directors: Milton Gray, Marsh Lamore, Bob Shellhorn, & Mike Svayko / Writers: Duane Poole & Tom Swale / Art Directors: Takashi Masunaga & Don Morgan / Editor: Jay Bixsen …
August 18, 2025
San Diego, surfing mecca
Shifting SandsThe boaters are all for the proposed harbor expansion. Many of them surf themselves, or are ex-surfers who switched to boating in their later years — but they say surfing is a "one-on-one" sport, …
August 18, 2025
Now Streaming: EBONY AND IVORY (2024)
EBONY AND IVORY (2025) Written, Produced, & Directed by Jim Hosking / Cinematographer: Mårten Tedin (1.85:1) / Design: Felicity Hickson / Editor: Nick Armstrong & Mark Burnett / Composer: Andrew Hung / Acted by: Sky …
August 18, 2025
Fish Report: Local Yellowtail on the chew
Dock Totals 8/10 – 8/16: 4483 anglers aboard 201 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 153 barracuda, 2073 bluefin tuna (to 210 pounds), 166 bonito, 7 cabezon, …
August 18, 2025
The cloudless sulfur butterfly and its favorite hiding place, extreme low tides at an extreme early hour
The Gold Medallion Tree (Cassia leptophylla) is one of San Diego’s most popular trees, and it has been blooming all around town for the past few weeks. The yellow flowers bloom in clusters at the …
August 18, 2025
Redwood music
I spent this week at The Big Sur Lodge in the Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. My kids and I wandered along the scenic coastline, trekked through the redwoods, and skipped rocks in the river. How …
August 17, 2025
Drinks All Around: An alcohol-free favorite discovered at the Lafayette
This month’s drink recipe does not require access to a handheld smoke infuser, nor do you need anything exotic: no falernum, orgeat or arak. In fact, not even alcohol. I recently had a chance to revisit …
August 15, 2025
An escape from Vietnamese re-education camp to San Dego
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
August 15, 2025
Dollface points the way
Five-dollar taco deals? At Comic-Con? Really? I’m still thinking of the second day, the Saturday. We were among thousands of cosplay originals. The two of us felt like visitors from Planet Boring. Around us, everyone …
August 14, 2025
Gonzo Report: Cool music & hot & sour soup at Mira Mesa's Golden Island
“Are you a swing dancer?” asks the woman from a table adjacent to mine. She smiles, verifying that the question is indeed intended for me. I tell her no, I’m a writer, but this doesn’t …
August 14, 2025
Pop goes San Diego: The Motels, Stinkfoot Orchestra, Ginuwine
The MotelsUpcoming EventThe MotelsThursday, August 14, 2025, 7:30 p.m.Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Avenue, Solana BeachAge Limit: 21+MoreFronted by lead singer Martha Davis, new wave group The Motels released four gold albums and over …
August 14, 2025
PunchCard: proudly political punk
PunchCard’s Chris Vanoli left the Bay Area and moved to San Diego in the mid-2000s. He was following the lead of his brother Mike, who had made the same transition about a year prior. Chris …
August 14, 2025
Live Five: The Tourmaliners, International Pop Overthrow, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Morricone Youth, Stoney B. Blues
The Tourmaliners at Humphreys Backstage Music ClubAugust 14The Tourmaliners are fronted by Deven Berryhill, the son of Bob Berryhill, founding member and guitarist of the 1960s surf rock group the Surfaris. An Orange County native, …
August 14, 2025