Carlsbad to begin enforcing overnight RV parking ban
The City of Vista has become the latest in the region to take on the issue of recreational vehicles parked on city streets, announcing that it will begin to enforce an ordinance approved March 14 banning vehicles longer than 22 …
Ex-San Diego Mayor Maureen O'Connor due back in court on Thursday
O'Connor will appear in court for a case filed by her sister's former husband over the sale of a Mendocino luxury hotel
Former San Diego mayor Maureen O'Connor is due back in court on Thursday, or, at least her lawyers will be there. On April 25, Judge John Meyer will call into session another hearing in the case filed by O'Connor's twin-sister, …
Brewers down Padres for eighth straight win
San Diego loses its fourth straight game while Milwaukee wins its eighth in a row
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/23/44234/ The Padres came home on Monday to face a hot team in the Milwaukee Brewers, winners of seven straight games, and to try and break their own three-game losing streak. Thanks in part to a rocky first inning from …
Graham Downes sudden death raises questions the UT failed to ask
UPDATE 05/02/2013 I did a public records search on Higinio Soriano Salgado He is in the South Bay jail. Date Booked: 04/19/2013 Time Booked: 10:08:27 A046604960 2 1 HOLD Rel Dt/Tm: Agency: ICE 0 CD247657 1 1 187(A) PC ATMP …
Deportees take refuge in Rosarito Beach
Translated by Fulano from an article in El Sol de Tijuana Playas de Rosarito - The deportations from the United States to Mexico have caused migrants to search for some chance for a life in Rosarito, a "horizon of possibilities." …
Groupon at San Diego Opera
Soprano Latonia Moore turns Aida into a group discount
When greatness is standing a few feet away on the stage, it is necessary to write about it. As a member of the San Diego Opera Chorus, it can be a delicate situation for me to write about a performance …
Stop to smell the roses: A look at Nature-Defficit Disorder
Richard Louv, author of acclaimed books Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder and The Nature Principle: Reconnecting With Life in a Virtual Age, gave a talk at Balboa Park’s Museum of Man about the relationship …
Vista man gets work furlough for resisting arrest
Must spend every night at detention center for six months, after work
A Vista man was sentenced to 180 days “work furlough,” after he was found guilty of felony resisting-arrest during a loud house party last November. Eric Gregory Campbell, 46, will be allowed to go to his mechanic’s job during the …
Jury: registered nurse guilty of abusing autistic man
Two felonies and four misdemeanors declared after two week trial
Today a jury declared a 62-year-old registered nurse guilty of felony abuse of a 23-year-old autistic man in his care last summer. Michael Dale Garritson was declared guilty of two felonies today, April 22, 2013. The first guilty count is …
Economy hops: thank craft brewers
They create jobs, contribute much more impact than Comic-Con
Craft brewers and brewpubs created $299.5 million in economic impact in the county in 2011, according to a study by the National University System Institute for Policy Research. That's 1.5 times the impact of Comic-Con. That year, there were an …
Nerdcore Night: Nerf Herder, Tsar, and Kirby's Dream Band
Geek rock and video game covers at the Ruby Room in Hillcrest
Even if you don’t consider yourself especially nerdy, there’s a good chance you’ve heard a song or two from Santa Barbara pop punk poindexters Nerf Herder, a self-proclaimed “geek rock” outfit best known for composing the theme song to Buffy …
Crystal meth bust near Ensenada, BC
Meth load discovered in truck tires at Santo Tomás
Federal police discovered a load of crystal methamphetamine, in a stranded semi-truck, in Santo Tomás in the early hours of Monday, April 22nd. El Universal reported that 120 kilos (264.5 pounds) of crystal meth was discovered inside the trucks tires. …
Mitsubishi on San Onofre generator flaw: "We didn't get the memo."
Steam generator manufacturer pleads justifiable ignorance regarding warning in obscure trade publication.
Today, U-T San Diego broke a story about a 2005 article that warned about the very design problem that lead to the 2012 shutdown of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Plus, they found someone who was willing to comment on …
Ashley Judd was not the first actor to die in a trailer!
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Sips and snaps at Lion's Share
Craft cocktails and exotic fare for hunters of all things hip
I may have waited over a year to check out the Lion's Share, but I'm certainly making up for lost time. Over the past few weeks it's been my go-to location for meeting colleagues for drinks or friends for dinner. …
The long, long titles: Part 2
Including a special tribute to "Rocky(s)!"
Part 2 in my investigative series of movies with names so long, one title card can't hold 'em. You'll find Part 1 here. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43830/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43831/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43832/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43833/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43834/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43835/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43836/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43838/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43839/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43840/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43841/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43842/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43843/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43844/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43845/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43846/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/16/43847/ …
Peters got $2600 from Microsoft Office president in weeks before CISPA vote
San Diego freshman Democrat who voted for cyber intelligence bill got campaign funds from industry-linked figures in month leading to House vote
Despite complaints by online activists and privacy advocates that the measure would allow agents of the U.S. government to make dangerous intrusions into Internet privacy, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, known as CISPA for short, breezed through the …
Explosive discovered on beach in Cardiff
Encinitas Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Cardiff State Beach Sunday afternoon (April 21) and called in the Bomb Arson Unit to defuse an explosive device described only as “unidentified military ordinance.” Shortly after 1 p.m., a resident walking along the …
Digital Gym offers workshops on acting, post-production, and how to make a short film
In addition to being San Diego's latest destination for art and independent films, the Media Arts Center San Diego's Digital Gym also offers workshops on film production. Whether you've just removed your first lens cap or have several video projects …
I tried to watch Layer Cake and this is what happened
You, dear readers, are intelligent media consumers and also connoisseurs of the web. So you've all seen The Oatmeal's excellent illustrated story, I tried to watch Game of Thrones and this is what happened. Right? Right. My own story is …