Rhino-cideThe San Diego Zoo made headlines last spring with news that its so-called frozen zoo might be used to clone members of a critically endangered rhinoceros species. “In 2018, the last male northern white rhino …
January 29, 2025
Latest News & Stories
Bleak future for rhino sperm at SD Zoo
Albuquerque adopts free bus policy
A lot of my friends know that I prefer to catch the bus instead of driving a car. Slower? A little. Cheaper? Way. Provides more time to work on your interview questions ahead of time? …
January 29, 2025
Will San Diegans trim their trees right?
There's something missing in San Diego's fire prevention arsenal, say advocates of a little-known practice called silviculture. It's a fuel reduction method that draws on techniques to thin and manage forests, such as trimming the sides …
January 28, 2025
Chula Vista bird nest rains embers on homeless
This week, besides the massive Border 2 Fire, there have been other odd fires reported throughout the county and Tijuana, including one that was ignited by a crashed Tesla, another by a nesting osprey, and …
January 28, 2025
Saint Brigid's Day, Groundhog Day origins, good time to plant
Sunday is Saint Brigid’s Day, One Of The Four Traditional “Cross-Quarter” Days midway between the solstices and the equinoxes. It’s named after Brigantia, the Celtic female deity of light, because the sun is halfway along …
January 27, 2025
Switzerland and Tibet off northern Argentina Route 40
This circuit of highway 307, fabled Ruta 40, and the mythical Cuesta del Obispo is a road trip with visuals that stretch any adjective.This circuit launches out of the busy sprawl of San Miguel de …
Wintertime rockfish in Mexico – Long range trips hammering yellowfin and wahoo
Dock Totals 1/19 – 1/25: 449 anglers aboard 21 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 9 blacksmith perch, 25 bonito, 3 halibut (9 released), 50 lingcod, 14 …
January 26, 2025
Mozart and Beethoven at San Diego Symphony
Interestingly, my two favorite concerts, thus far in the 2024-2025 Jacobs Master Works Series at the San Diego Symphony, have been dominated by pieces from the classical period of music. Obviously, music at the symphony …
January 24, 2025
Live Five: Jack Tempchin, Rob Thorsen, Boostive, Manzanita Blues, Blair Gun
Video:LIVE FIVE: Jack Tempchin, Rob Thorsen, Boostive, Manzanita Blues, Blair GunJack Tempchin at Humphreys BackstageJan 23Before writing songs for the Eagles and others, Jack Tempchin lived in Banker’s Hill in 1970 through 1971. He often …
January 23, 2025
Gonzo Report: Shanin Blake charms The Voodoo Room
Recently, my main squeeze Jamie Estrada joined me for an evening among the fairies and pixies in the Voodoo Room at the House of Blues. For a while, I thought I might need a little …
January 23, 2025
Evil cats and cyborg fish populate Dog Man The Musical
A stage musical about a hybrid crimefighter with the head of a dog and the body of a policeman? Did I mention he fights cyborg fish and cloned evil cats? This might sound like a …
January 23, 2025
The border wall not built by Trump
Video:FEAST!: The border wall not built by TrumpThe wall of instant noodles confounds me at first. Not because I can't reach the top shelf—though I can't—but because there's over a hundred ramen options looking back …
January 22, 2025
Newsom’s $100 million San Diego insulin give-away stalls
Newsom’s insulin failA drive by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to make low-cost insulin by spending $100 million in state funds has stalled, dashing the hopes of the well-heeled San Diego charity behind the project, which …
January 22, 2025
Downtown San Diego grit not what it was in 1993
I live on the streetsI just read the article entitled (“Balboa Park – fewer rules than homeless shelters”, Cover Stories, June 3, 1993) and I have to say, I can’t tell if it’s supposed to …
January 22, 2025
Frosted sumac, Ripening palm fruit, Aligning bright planets
The Frost-Nipped Legacies Of Last November’s And December’s Cold Spells aren’t hard to spot. Brown lawns, half-dead-looking avocado trees, and wilted ornamental plants like poinsettias in certain areas of San Diego County tell the story …
January 21, 2025