PhotosWith the downtown San Diego skyline and the Coronado Bridge as a background, a “Dump Trump” sign was recently posted in the fenced-off area around Pond 20, the 95-acre piece of land that falls within …
January 4, 2016
Pete Salisbury spent eight years in the U.S. Navy (1971-78) which included two Western Pacific cruises to Vietnam aboard the carrier USS Ranger CVA-61, was assistant plane captain for the prime recovery helicopter for SKYLAB II and III space lab missions aboard the USS New Orleans LPH-11, and helped train Canadian sailors aboard the HMCS Provider AOR-508.
He has lived in Imperial Beach almost 40 years and has written community news for the past 10 years for the South County Eagle & Times, La Prensa San Diego, and for the past three years he has contributed news items to the Reader.
He has worked as an extra on 18 Wheels of Justice with G. Gordon Liddy, and played proud parent #48 in an episode of Veronica Mars. He is currently writing a graphic novel entitled The Teenage Pumpkin Heads.
Articles by Peter C. Salisbury
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San Diego Zombie Walk turns ugly
The annual “Zombie Walk” started at Children’s Park, near the corner of Island and First avenues in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 26. Soon, about a block away, a …
July 28, 2014
Outasight, Daddy-o
A Toyota truck ended up on top of a classic maroon roadster Friday afternoon, June 27, in the parking lot of the AutoZone store at 1344 Palm Avenue. Shortly after 3:00 p.m., Imperial Beach sheriff’s …
June 29, 2014
House fire sounds
Flames tore through an Imperial Beach house Monday night, June 23. The fire started in the kitchen of the home at 914 Fern Avenue shortly after 10:00 p.m., quickly spread to the living room and …
June 26, 2014
$7.7 million spent, 130 jobs created
Officials gathered at the Bayshore Bikeway, where it meets Boulevard Avenue and 8th Street, in Imperial Beach on April 22 to mark the completion of the South San Diego Bay Coastal Wetland Restoration Project. Under …
April 24, 2014
Recycling robbers
Each week in Imperial Beach residents are putting out their blue recycling bins and thieves are stealing their aluminum cans and other beverage containers. Before the Edco garbage trucks arrive, many bins are picked clean …
April 3, 2014
Armed man robs KFC restaurant in Imperial Beach
An armed man used a black handgun to demand money from Imperial Beach KFC employees on Wednesday, November 6, according to San Diego County Sheriff's Sgt. Bill Uelen. The sergeant said the suspect forced store …
November 8, 2013
Street race ends in South Bay home
Early Tuesday morning, October 22, a silver sports car crashed into the dining room of a home in the 1800 block of Thelborn Way in Nestor, according to San Diego police Lt. Kevin Mayer. The …
October 25, 2013
Fugitive in custody after standoff in Imperial Beach
Fugitive Ramiro Espinoza, sought on a one-million-dollar warrant for attempted murder, was arrested by sheriff’s SWAT officers early on Friday, July 26, after a seven-hour standoff in Imperial Beach. Twenty-two homes on Elkwood Avenue were …
July 28, 2013