Too much syrup--never: San Diego Symphony
A couple romantic hits and Ives this weekend at SDSO.
The concert I’ve been waiting for all season is finally here this weekend at the San Diego Symphony. Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky are both on the ticket--and Ives. The Rachmaninoff is the Piano Concerto No. 1 and the Tchaikovsky is the …
City agrees to $120,000 settlement in lawsuit over downtown PBID overcharges
City council agreed to end the lawsuit during an April 16 closed session meeting.
During a closed session meeting last week, San Diego city councilmembers approved the settlement offer from SCI Consulting for mistakes made in the engineer's report for the Downtown Property-based Business Improvement District. The Orange County-based consultant will pay the City …
Review: Kon-Tiki
My father always envisioned himself dying behind a ship's wheel rather than seated in a Sears recliner. Perhaps that's why a copy of Thor Heyerdal's Kon-Tiki took up a prime spot of real estate on my parent's coffee table for …
Downtown lobbyist fundraiser raked in $9,000 for Filner, filing shows
Firm of mayoral political guru Tom Shepard, whose lobbying boutique represents SDG&E, reports final take from January office bash
On the evening of January 23, a variety of high-end vehicles arrived at the downtown offices of Public Policy Strategies, Inc., depositing a virtual who's who of city hall influence peddlers for a fundraiser to benefit new Democratic mayor Bob …
Vista teen accused of more than 300 acts of graffiti vandalism
Eighteen-year-old woman signed her defacements HAZE, a sergeant said
An 18-year-old woman was arrested last night on suspicion of causing more than $100,000 in damage to the city of Vista, according to a Sheriff’s spokesman. Sergeant G. Twyman said Ramona Montes is responsible for more than 300 incidents of …
Beginning of the end for San Onofre?
Plant operator say it could decide by year-end whether to permanently shutter nuclear reactors
Last November, we reported that the costs piling up related to the ongoing emergency shutdown at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station along San Diego’s northern coast had topped $300 million, and by February the total had reached $400 million. By …
TJ: Now THIS is a burrito
Not like your bloated versions in El Norte
“This is the true burrito,” says Yanko Quezada. “Not those big fat things you have in San Diego.” It’s nine at night. I’ve just paid Cathy $1 for one of his desebrada burritos... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/01/44712/ ...here in the tight-packed little TJ …
ResMed staying, but could reconsider a move
However, bribing businesses to move or stay is a shell game
Medical equipment maker ResMed, which in November said it might move to a tax-friendlier and regulation-lighter state such as Texas, last month decided to keep its headquarters in San Diego, according to the publication Medbill. The company decided it would …
Shotgun Tom now part of the pavement in Hollywood
Long-time local deejay Shotgun Tom finally gets his name on the Walk of Fame. "Visit my star," he says, "at 7080 Hollywood Blvd and La Brea." Here's a reprint of the story I wrote last year when K-EARTH 101 announced the news that Shots had made the final cut:
“Thirty thousand dollars.” It’s Shotgun Tom Kelly on the phone from his L.A. apartment to talk about the star he will be getting next year on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “That’s what they cost. And then it costs another …
Tijuana’s piece of Olympic dream likely over
Olympic Committee notifies San Diego bi-national host out of question
The longshot bid for San Diego and Tijuana to jointly host the 2024 Summer Olympics has likely been shut down in the early stages of the process. As of April 26th, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) charter stated that the …
Moon Block Party: JJUUJJUU, Blackfeet Braves, Wild Wild Wets, and Barbarian.
Pomona-based collective tours through San Diego for first time.
Pomona art and music collective Moon Block Party recently held their second annual Desert Daze festival in the Salton Sea-side town of Mecca with headliners including Tinariwen (a world-music group formed in a Libyan refugee camp), Los Angeles occult drone-folk …
Escondido man gets 45-years-to-Life for fatal DUI
Repeat felon, high on heroin, driving stolen vehicle, crossed into oncoming traffic
An Escondido man who caused the death of a passenger in his car when he drove head-on into another car, was sentenced to 45-years-to-Life in prison today. “Justice was served with this lengthy state prison sentence,” said prosecutor Laurie Hauf. …
Interview: Pierce Kavanagh, San Diego Surf Film Festival co-founder
Festival #2 runs May 8 - 12
I don't know my groms from my salties or a hoot from a shaka. What I'm certain of is the San Diego Surf Film Festival is returning to Bird’s Surf Shed, 1091 W Morena Blvd., for its second year. The …
Did Sanders violate "cooling off" ban on Filner Mexico trip?
2010 letter of advice to ex-mayor's aide outlines year-long prohibition on ex-staff contacts with current city officials
Back in December 2010, when Kris Michell - then chief of staff to San Diego Republican mayor Jerry Sanders - departed for the greener pastures of a special interest group called the Downtown San Diego Partnership, she was handed an …
Mobile home parks give big to San Diego Democratic Party which in turn gives $20,000 to Mayor Filner
Four mobile home associations gave a total of $12,000 to the SD Democrats on April 26
Mobile home park associations are moving in the same direction as the Democratic Party. An April 29 filing from the San Diego Democratic Party shows that four separate mobile home park owners and affiliated associations gave the party a total …
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DeNiro's festival recognizes America's premier lunatic
As if "The Big Wedding" were not bad enough, this is the second time this week Robert DeNiro has become an embarrassment. Fascist, hate-mongering, fired by two networks...well, CNN and Fox News, Glenn Beck, was honored at the fourth annual …
SD Bacon Fest slated for late August
Upcoming pork festival promises to bring out a few niche products...and a lot of bacon.
I don’t know if I can spend an entire day eating bacon, but I’m willing to try. For science. Yeah. Science! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/30/44620/ Bacon Fest is going down on August 31st, a day affectionately dubbed “International Bacon Day” by devoted fans …
Best events in San Diego through May 8
Friday | 3 SUNBURN San Francisco–based photographer Chris McCaw speaks about his project, begun in 2003, in which he creates images by allowing the sun to burn its path onto a paper negative during a long exposure, using the camera …