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Surfed naked at Blacks Beach
Your article is in the new issue out right now. February 28, 2019.— February 27, 2019 10:07 p.m.
Sunset Cliffs Not So Natural Park
I have a backyard full of non-native plants and I love it and so do the birds and bees. I understand allowing native plants to thrive and even attempting to stop invasive species from invading but tearing up an established landscape just to try to make it more "native" is not a good move in my opinion. Just don't plant any more non-native plants, leave it alone and nature will do what it does. My 2¢ as well.— January 15, 2019 4:04 p.m.
Four kinds of fish and chips
If you don't eat meat the animals win.— November 23, 2018 8:20 p.m.
Birth rates fall most where home prices rise fastest
Stories like this always make me think of the Mike Judge movie "Idiocracy." That movie was a vision into the future. President Camacho anyone?— June 9, 2018 8:43 a.m.
Eyes of O.B. Pier
Every time I walk down the pier I wonder who put those gems there. It's people like this who make OB special. Cool stuff.— January 3, 2018 10:15 a.m.
The plumeria thief drives a Mercedes
Yeah, it's sad but I learned this lesson years ago. Keep the yellow/white in your front yard and the rare colors in your back yard. If something is valuable people will steal it. My neighbor is now having to deal with people pulling up in their alley and stealing their avocados off of their tree.— November 10, 2017 11:32 a.m.
Anti-Target demonstration in Ocean Beach
I agree with JustWondering, I too have lived in OB my entire life, 40+ years. I remember as a kid going back-to-school shopping at Cornet. My parents tell me about how they used to go bowling in OB or the lumber yard that used to reside there. There were 2 pet shops in one block of Newport. I saw countless movies at The Strand and missed it greatly. But I did start going to the theaters over in Sports Arena because they offered a better movie experience. I truly try to support the local businesses but it's hard when it feels like they don't at least try to compete with the competition. I tried going to 4 different local coffee carts/shops but inconsistent product and higher prices and I ended up at Starbucks. Same thing with the pet store that used to be on Newport. I would pay almost $20 more than Petco for the pet stuff I needed. I'm afraid OB Hardware is next. It is convenient to be able to run down the street to get that little thing I need for my project but if I'm buying more than a couple things I go to Home Depot. Change will come and not everyone will be happy about it. Every local I know is OK with Target moving in there. Big corporations are big because they figured out how to run their business well. I'm for that. I don't remember this type of push back when all the local business were being replaced with antique shops 20 years ago. Before that Antique shops weren't part of OB's character. I heard that Target isn't including a hardware section or a pharmacy in their Express store on Newport so as to not compete Rite Aid/CVS or OB Hardware.— September 3, 2017 3:58 p.m.
Halloween Horror Celebration -- 10/30/16 at Mysterious Galaxy Books
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2016/o…— October 15, 2016 9:31 a.m.
San Diego pit bull owners and their detractors
I used to believe what a lot of you are stating, that it was how they are raised. Blame the owner not the breed. But I lived with a pitbull from a puppy to a full grown 65 lb sweetheart. The dog was a total sweetheart with kids and small dogs. She lived with a 5 lb chihuahua with no issues. The owner was very responsible and had professional training and help with her. But anytime she saw a full-sized dog she would just go crazy. She attacked an old man and his dog and caused thousands of dollars in medical bills. She would walk up to a little kid and lick their face but then go crazy at the chocolate lab that walked by 5 minutes later with no explanation. I want to agree that it is all how they are raised but I believe that there are just some dogs that have that switch in them and unless the owner is responsible and paying full attention to the fact that their dog can attack at any moment there will be a problem. Yes, I've read the stats that chihuahuas bite more people every year than pitbulls. But a chihuahua bite will not hurt you much and a full grown pitbull can cause much damage. That is the bottom line. I believe that there are all breeds of dogs that will attack and bite but not with the power and tenacity of a pitbull. It is sad because I know way more gentle, loving pitbulls than aggressive ones. But as we all know all it takes is a few bad apples.— April 23, 2015 1:12 p.m.
Reader Cover Contest
We just scanned and uploaded 21 of the hand-delivered entries.— February 23, 2014 6:27 p.m.