Oceanside's Firewater Saloon feels unwelcome
Who has $50K to fight the ABC?
Ken Leighton 3:30 p.m., Sept. 21
Thom Senzee
Articles by Thom Senzee
Queen of the magic alley
Sign of emerging Logan
If you’re looking for parking along Logan Avenue in Barrio Logan’s hip arts-and-eats district south of Chicano Park, there’s a good chance you’ll give up and park a block east or west. I wound up ...
Welcome to you, Haitian woman
Magalita Bordes discovers a Mexican dream
Rogeste Mercy, 36, and his wife Magalita Bordes, 37, lost their apparel business and their livelihood in Port au Prince, Haiti, to an earthquake that jarred the island nation in 2010. “We lost everything,” Bordes ...
State senate bill may dismantle bail industry
Opponents say it will cost billions and remove “a human touch”
When Cali Jones (an alias she suggested) found herself in jail for a second time for methamphetamine possession, “The cops took my son away from me,” a sobbing Jones tells the bail bondsman by phone ...
Sometimes this looks like heaven
Homelessness is a choice — say what?
“Ranked in order, I honestly believe the most common causes of homelessness for this age group [18–24] are family, followed by mental health issues, and, third, drug or alcohol abuse,” explains Alexandra Cochran, 28, a ...
Pot shop or landlord the bigger problem for 12-steppers?
Alano Club may go up in smoke over coffee
“You know when somebody just wants you gone.”
Empty-nose syndrome sufferers feel invisible
Like trying to come up for air
If you’ve ever had a bad toothache in your upper jaw, you know the general area where the human animal experiences life in its greatest intensity. You can’t get away from the pain because it’s ...
Skate park in City Heights still not open
A year behind schedule and a lawsuit on the way
City Heights was supposed to have a skate park by now. While construction of one free-to-use municipal skate park is now nearing completion and another is slated to open in 2017, District 9 councilwoman Marti ...
Credit card fees are speech
...at least until an appeals court says otherwise
The credit-card-as-free-speech loophole will cost you.
Nobody Cares, Zogo
Clash of the arts interests
“‘Nobody cares about your shitty arts organization.’ Those were her exact words,” recalls United Artists of San Diego chief executive Tatjana Zogovic, who goes by the name Tasha Zogo. She’s referring to a phone call ...
