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The North County battle over artificial turf
Jefferson Middle School, Luiseno Park in Oceanside, Stagecoach Park in Carlsbad
An episode of Nan Sterman’s “A Growing Passion” show on KPBS-TV mentioned the idea that unlike trees and grass, synthetic turf causes a “heat island effect.” She showed how one spread of ersatz lawn measured ...
Friendship Garden at border bulldozed
Chanting and a moment of silence follows
On January 12 at about 10 am, a handful of San Diegans travelled across the border to meet with Tijuana locals behind the Plaza Monumental de Playas de Tijuana — The Bullring by the Sea. ...
Why San Diego farmers worry about water
Fallbrook and Rainbow districts jumping to Riverside; San Diego looks forward to recycled
Valley Center farmers aren't alone when it comes to the high cost of water. But it could get lonelier and costlier if two neighboring water districts unyoke from the Water Authority to get a fresh ...
Treated everyone to breakfast at Oceanside Denny's
What would you do with stolen credit card?
The registered owner of the red Nissan 2016 Rogue was part of a group who woke up last June 9. He was staying in a vacation home the group had rented in the 800 block ...
O.B. cop with a heart of gold
Rite Aid lets thief keep hoodie, but he was still cold
San Diego Police officers responded to a shoplifting incident at Rite Aid in Ocean Beach at Niagara and Sunset Cliffs Blvd. Monday morning (Jan. 6). When officers arrived about 5 am, the suspect was waiting ...
Speedway invades San Diego
Part of corporate shell game?
A popular Midwest brand of convenience stores and gas stations is quickly making a play into the competitive San Diego County market. Late last month, Speedway, headquartered in Ohio, acquired six stations in the area; ...
20 fields for soccer in Oceanside
Little League and Pop Warner not so lucky
Both of Oceanside’s high school football teams made it to the CIF finals last month. But according to youth coach Jason Mageo, that feat was achieved in spite of the support youth football gets from ...
Mission Valley shows the appeal of the mall
"This is how we bond"
Patricia M. and her daughter, Eli, frequent Westfield Mission Valley almost every month; the two have been coming here since 10-year-old Eli was a baby. “We like Nordstrom Rack,” Patricia said to me on the ...
San Diego's granny flats were last year
This year it's triplexes, and a loophole in a rent cap
Last year, San Diego opened the door wide for backyard granny flats, and not the tiny kind on wheels, but units as large as 1,200 square feet. This year brings an even bigger change. Triplexes. ...
Spin scooters, too good to be true
Gone from City College, Little Italy, Gaslamp by Dec. 16
On Christmas weekend, I looked for Spin motorized scooters to test drive; I hopped onto the Spin app, and noticed two were closeby at City College. I strolled and jogged around the campus, between the ...
The life and death of Oceanside mobile homes
"A lot of people are afraid to speak up"
Even though mobile homes remain the largest form of affordable housing in California, a state of California/Stanford University report said that because mobile home park property is worth five to six times more if it ...
