Ever since the release of the 2013 documentary Blackfish, SeaWorld has been struggling to stay afloat amid accusations that it has mistreated both its killer whales and the trainers assigned to care for them, with …
December 19, 2014
Almost Factual News
SeaWorld president fed to figurative, then literal sharks
The Dzierzanowski Deviation
"In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women." — Tony Montana, Scarface It's …
December 18, 2014
From #ALLDAY to #ALWAYS
GETTING READY TO MAKE SOME EXPANSIONS TO THE PROPERTY, TIJUANA — "At first, I didn't believe it was him," says La Mona builder-owner Armando Munoz Garcia, referring to the night when Kanye West called to …
December 13, 2014
Liquid assets
Guest editorial by The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe groundskeeper-in-chief, Arturo Mendes. Recently, a story in these pages took note of a New York Times article that took note of water use in the community …
December 12, 2014
San Diego Water Dept. readies launch of proprietary luxury water
"We couldn't be more excited," says Water Department head Thomas Crapper. "For years, we've been negotiating for the exclusive rights to a previously untapped water source, one with almost unlimited potential. Now that those rights …
December 11, 2014
SDSU tops UVA in AP rape poll
When the Associated Press Collegiate Sexual Assault Standings were published earlier this week, at least one person was not surprised to see San Diego State holding steady at number one: Chad Manhand, chief sexual assault …
December 5, 2014
Cou D'Etit? Cheetah's owner fights license revocation
To hear Suzanna Cou tell it, Cheetah's strip club is being punished for standing up for its rights. The club filed suit against the San Diego Police Department after a March vice raid on the …
November 30, 2014
Holiday blunderland
Guest editorial by Theo Dissy, President of the San Diego Grinch Lodge San Diegans have long since stopped expecting displays of competence when they visit Petco Park, so it should come as no surprise to …
November 28, 2014
CPUC'd: Utility Commission seeks to quell outcry over San Onofre costs
Two weeks ago, the California Public Utility Commission determined that Southern California electricity consumers will have to pay $3.3 billion for the closing and dismantling of the San Onofre nuclear power plant. The plant shut …
November 27, 2014
Flat Albert: Mother Goose parade float suffers mysterious deflation
Everybody knows Bill Cosby's lovable animated creation, Fat Albert. But what everybody doesn't know is that the corpulent cartoon was all set to appear in this year's Mother Goose parade in El Cajon. All set, …
November 25, 2014
Coming distractions
Move over, Tilikum; a new captive beastie is about to take your place on the silver screen. Tilikum is the killer whale at the heart of Blackfish, the searing documentary that exposed the danger posed …
November 22, 2014