Fifteen games in, what to expect from the Padres
At 5-10, are the Padres history this early in the season or can we expect more from this club?
Fifteen games into the season, what conclusions can be drawn from the performance of the 2013 Padres? Sure, it’s early, but baseball is a game best examined by taking current trends and then projecting them onward. And obviously, such projections …
The Odd Couple at North Coast Rep
I doubt I could stand either Oscar Madison or Felix Ungar as a roommate. Oscar's an oaf trailing cigar ashes and moldy sandwiches in his wake (his refrigerator must look like a horror movie). Felix is an anal-retentive control freak …
Garfinkel keeps talking
Padres CEO runs afoul of yet another social group following comments on Zack Greinke
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/19/44097/ Tom Garfinkel, President and Chief Executive Officer of the San Diego Padres, has apparently offended some folks who are cannibals or have relatives who are cannibals. During a dinner that Garfinkel attended with two of his old high school …
Proud Mary's
New menu for Kearny Mesa southern-style kitchen and bar.
“Southern food” means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. At Proud Mary’s Southern Bar and Grill (inconveniently located at the Kearny Mesa Ramada), it means Louisiana cooking. Back when Proud Mary’s opened, Naomi Wise gave …
Oblivion: symbolism is fun!
Why, yes, Tom Cruise's character does dress in white and live in an ivory tower above the clouds. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/19/44091/ And yes, the Scavengers led by Morgan Freemen do dress in black and have what at least look like dreadlocks. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/19/44092/ …
New releases opening this week: To the Wonder, Oblivion, and more
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/19/44088/ They'll always have Paris. I liked To the Wonder. A lot. Others were less enthusiastic. C'est la vie. I do get a little miffy when people yammer on about it looking/sounding like a perfume commercial. A film has to …
Lorena Gonzalez rakes in more than $160,000 in campaign contributions in five month span
Union-head Lorena Gonzalez far ahead of her opponent Steve Castaneda in campaign donations.
Chief executive of the San Diego and Imperial County Labor Union and now state assembly candidate, Lorena Gonzalez, is proving to be quite skilled at fundraising. Gonzalez, who is running for the assembly seat vacated by Ben Hueso, has raised …
SD March unemployment drops to 7.7%
Jobs up 8,300 over month, 32,600 over year
The San Diego County unemployment rate for March was 7.7%, down from a revised 8% in February, according to the California Employment Development Department. The county gained 8,300 jobs in over the month; leisure and hospitality jobs rose 3,600 -- …
HAPPY SPRING, EVERYONE!
It's springtime, and I'm in luck! Now that the weather is getting warmer, Mommy lets me look out the back door when it's feeding time. This morning was a lovely one-I got to enjoy the cool, crisp air as I …
MTS, SANDAG announce plans for long-distance bus lines, Regional Transportation Plan critics not impressed
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), in conjunction with the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) has announced plans within the next year to roll out a major expansion of the MTS Bus Rapid Transit system, connecting the I-15 …
Tom Garfinkel in damage control mode over comments
Padres President and CEO Tom Garfinkel finds himself apologizing for comments made at a private meeting with season ticket holders
Tom Garfinkel, President and Chief Executive Officer of the San Diego Padres, has apparently offended some folks who either have autistic children or who are sensitive to anyone who is perceived as offending people with autism. In a talk that …
City Council gouging citizens with a massive surcharge on parking tickets
Ok, so I admit to being behind the times on this one, but I haven't had a parking ticket in a few years and today I went outside to my care to see the very unwelcome site of the yellow …
The Red House: new name, same sexy flatbread
These happy hour mini pizzas work great when you’ve still got a corner of your gut to fill
So glad these guys changed their name to Red House. Before it was Park Boulevard Wine and Pizza…see? I can’t even remember what it was, last time I came in. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/18/44047/ That was maybe two years back. Now the name …
Sell all your records. Then, buy some more.
The San Diego Record Show returns Saturday April 20. Here's an interview with Record Show manager Alan Garth from a couple of years ago:
Alan Garth’s record collection is too big to fit into his North Park row house. For now, he keeps his 2000 or so discs in storage. Garth’s living room is without television and instead is organized around a couple of …
Pac-Arts 3rd Annual Spring Showcase
8 days, 12 films!
Spring is in the air and that means another outstanding showcase of world cinema from Pac-Arts Movement. I've yet to watch one film Pac-Arts is screening this year and like a schmuck, am willfully submitting to Pain and Gain tonight. …
Chula Vista home builder settles $2 million dispute over construction defects
Brookfield Homes, developers of the 120-unit Cottage Lane condominium project in the Windingwalk master planned community in eastern Chula Vista, have agreed to pay the homeowners’ association there $2 million due to alleged construction defects. The Naumann Law Firm, representing …
City Council sets medical marijuana hearing for 4:20 p.m.
Marijuana advocates: "This is nothing more than a smokescreen to avoid vigorous debate, and it stinks like schwag."
City Council source: "They were hoping to hold the meeting on 4/20, but it turns out, that's a Saturday this year." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/18/44038/ "It's typical pothead paranoia," says a City Councilman, speaking on condition of anonymity. "We graciously grant them an …
After sweeping Dodgers, Padres hire local Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master as combat consultant
"Apparently, beating them helps us beat them."
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/18/44037/ Quentin kept his center of gravity low, but allowed himself to get off-balance. "Remember how [San Francisco 49ers receiving great] Jerry Rice took ballet?," asks Padres manager Bud Black. "Well, this is kind of like that. Excellence in baseball …
Liquor store owners agree to $6,000 ethics fine in Filner hit piece case
Group run by outspoken Chaldean leader favoring Nathan Fletcher admits failing to fully identify itself and making late filings during last year's race for mayor
As reported here last May 29, the Neighborhood Market Association, a group representing various liquor stores and convenience markets around the county, unleashed a barrage of hit pieces against then-congressman Bob Filner, who was running for mayor. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/18/44031/ One of …