Qualcomm time bomb As the clock continues to tick on super-secret talks between San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer and the California University System over turning over the city-owned stadium formerly known as Qualcomm to San …
July 3, 2019
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State auditor attacks SDSU for dearth of student parking
Red Sox-Padres tickets, disco ball, coffee cart business for sale
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July 3, 2019
Summer showers with Shakespeare’s As You Like It at the Old Globe
The Old Globe Theatre should probably be called the Old Globe Theatres. Three different venues make up the complex, two of them indoor. It’s the outdoor stage, the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre, that hosts the …
July 3, 2019
City Heights renters fearful of lawyers, media
If your apartment’s plumbing won’t stop backing up, your landlord is abusive, or you’re stuck with a troublesome tenant in a modest rental unit you’ve managed to buy, you may already know Ted Janowsky or …
July 3, 2019
UCSD heist costs USC $50 million
A high-profile 2015 raid by the University of Southern California on the University of California San Diego's home-grown but disgruntled Alzheimer's research unit will cost the Los Angeles school $50 million, according to the terms …
July 3, 2019
American movies and the 4th of July
The old man was never one for fireworks. It had something to do with his surviving the Invasion of Normandy. Friends and relatives would take me to see displays of fire-flowers (as my maternal grandpa …
July 3, 2019
The ups and downs of Oceanside
Mistold taco tale In the article “Every taco tells a tale” (Taco Town, May 16, 2018), writer Chad Deal has El Borrego Restaurant listed as Deleted (no longer in business) caption next to it. As …
July 3, 2019
No point of market saturation for housing or craft beer bars
Dear Hipster: I’m no economist, but I think I have learned a thing or two about markets merely by watching the world around me. For instance, I was not surprised to hear housing prices have …
July 3, 2019
Martha’s Grove Loop: in memory of park ranger Martha Harville
Martha’s Grove Trail is designated for one-way hiking only, so once you leave the parking lot, you are almost immediately climbing up a well-maintained trail. You get an expansive view of the Goodan Ranch in …
July 3, 2019
North River Farms not giving up on Oceanside
I need your support,” Oceanside City Councilman Christopher Rodriguez said in a June 29 Facebook post. The first-year councilman was not after votes or promoting a favorite charity. He was trying to sell the controversial …
July 2, 2019
Rincon Azteca: a treasure no longer hidden
Perhaps the most overused cliché in all food writing is to call a restaurant a gem. One might be an absolute gem, or a neighborhood gem. Most trite of all would be the term “hidden …
July 2, 2019
How China's National Sword policy affects San Diego recycling
The city of San Diego has approved two new curbside recycling contracts, and they come with a twist. In 2017, recycling brought in four million dollars. The following year, three million. This year it's down …
July 2, 2019
Gas tax bump sends 15 San Diego stations above $4.30/gallon
Gas prices in San Diego County were supposed to go up on 5.6 cents a gallon on July 1, due to a new gas tax. Some stations didn’t get the memo. As of midday July …
July 1, 2019
How to drink (and pronounce) yerba mate
Fans of tea and coffee have an intriguing new flavor to explore in Pacific Beach. Yerba Mate Bar opened last week, San Diego’s first café dedicated to the caffeinated beverage of choice for the southern …
July 1, 2019
Russian hackers haunt San Diego Electronic Poll Book
It's being pitched as the latest voting reform elixir, widely adopted by counties across the country, but a call for proposals to create and operate a so-called electronic voting book system for the San Diego …
July 1, 2019