Australia has given us many fine things: Margot Robbie and Chris Hemsworth, Tyrell’s Old Patch Shiraz – and even Rob Machado, the standout surfer who is something of a celebrity along the North County coast, …
October 22, 2025
Articles by Adam Behar
Emerging emergency for the Eucalyptus
Consider the goldfish
For the past 20 years or so, PB Shore Club has hosted goldfish races. Typically, two goldfish are placed in a long, narrow tank of water, whereupon select Shore Club patrons — mostly, inebriated 20- …
June 25, 2025
Girls in the Grill at Santaluz?
Some members of the exclusive Santaluz Club in North San Diego County are speaking out against the Men’s Grill, the club’s longstanding men’s-only bar and restaurant.“Our goal is to end that policy and ensure all …
June 3, 2025
Grocery store confidential
Joseph, a community college student, also works at the Vons in University City — the one situated at the intersection of Genesee and Governor, anchoring the University Square strip mall whose claim to fame is …
May 9, 2025
Mary Catherine Swanson wants every San Diego student going to college
In 1980, Cameron Crowe was an undercover student at Clairemont High School, situated in one of San Diego’s original planned communities, or suburbs. Five years after the end of the Vietnam war, Crowe was there …
December 18, 2024
Larry Turner – the man who would be San Diego's mayor
We’re counting down the days until the November 5th election, which in the mayoral race pits Democrat Todd Gloria against Independent Larry Turner. A known commodity, Gloria has been a city councilman, assemblyman and mayor, …
October 9, 2024
Lower Trestles to host last World Surf League final for a while
Ten Olympian surfers will compete in the Lexus World Surf League Finals, a one-day event held at Lower Trestles, north of Oceanside, sometime between Sept. 6 and Sept.16, depending on when the best waves arrive. …
September 4, 2024
Todd Gloria and developers to Hillcrest and University City: Sucks to be you
Community planning group considerations are supposed to be boring. Infrastructure, environmental impact reports, traffic studies, zoning…important stuff, but also dull enough to make most people zone out. But not this year. This year, University City …
July 24, 2024
Filipinos and Mexicans struggle for power in National City
Philippine-born Ditas Yamane ran for a seat on National City’s City Council in 2010 and 2020 and for mayor in 2018, as well as for other offices over the years. But getting elected (despite having …
June 5, 2024