Blue Jasmine review makes reader see red
Whom, but my editor, Ernie Grimm, was seated inside Cosmo's in La Mesa, frantically pecking at his laptop, when I dropped in for my morning dose of Joe? "Did you call the new Woody Allen film 'artless?'" he asked, stopping …
San Diego Unified suffers another legal setback over installation of stadium lighting at Hoover High School
Supreme Court turned down request to review the case. Case now heads back to Superior Court for final ruling.
California Supreme Court judges turned down San Diego Unified's request to review a previous court decision finding the use of Proposition S funds to install stadium lighting at Hoover High School violated the terms of the bond measure. In 2008, …
Dig a divot: Munchkin Margaret Pellegrini is really most sincerely dead
Will Ruth Robinson Duccini or Jerry Maren be next?
As hole digger I must aver, the Phoenix coroner examined her. And she's not only merely dead, she's really most sincerely dead. Margaret Pellegrini, the hip-switching Munchkin City looker with the flowerpot headdress -- and until today one of only …
Orioles stomp Padres and take short series
The Padres came back to tie but the Orioles manhandled the Friar's bull pen
What goes around apparently comes around. Back in May, the Padres were in Baltimore to beat the Orioles in a two-game series. In August, the Orioles returned the favor to the Padres, beating them on Wednesday 10-3 to take both …
Transparency lags as GOP fundraisers fan out for anti-Filner drive
City ethics chief says check back next week regarding when and whether special interests will have to disclose cash stake in ousting mayor
Two high-profile voter signature drives in California, one aimed at putting the issue of a new basketball arena on the ballot in Sacramento, the other to recall embattled San Diego Democratic mayor Bob Filner, are casting new light on the …
Alien pods discovered in Marina District!
Ed doesn't believe they're just $5 home-made sausages. Who would?
I sit here looking down at this...creature. Things are weird enough already. Here I am, surrounded by an oryx, a blackbuck antelope, a ram... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/aug/07/50911/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/aug/07/50918/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/aug/07/50921/ Okay, talking trophies on the wall. But they set the tone for this …
Oceanside party ends up at hospital
Door pounding interrupted beach party plans and then there was a stabbing
Lorenzo banged on the front door of an Oceanside home at midnight and got a knife in his side, and then made the ride to hospital in a well-stocked limousine with a former porn actress, according to testimony in a …
Matt Slocum Trio at Jazz Live
Slocum's compositions came to life with the able assistance of Josh Nelson and Dave Robaire.
Matt Slocum the New Jersey- based drummer and composer returned to KSDS' Jazz Live on August 6, fronting a potent trio featuring LA heavyweights Josh Nelson on piano and Dave Robaire on bass for an evening of music mostly culled …
SDG&E challenges UCAN's fee request
Utility has problem with amount asked for Shames's services
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has challenged the request of troubled Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) for intervenor fees related to its role in the general rate case of the utility. UCAN has asked the California Public Utilities Commission …
Feds deny import permits for beluga whales for SeaWorld
San Diego marine park one of five U.S. facilities that sought to obtain rare beluga whales from Russia
The U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service has turned down an application by the Georgia Aquarium and four associated marine exhibit facilities, including SeaWorld of Florida, SeaWorld of Texas, SeaWorld of California and Shedd Aquarium in …
Panga boat carrying $4 million in marijuana nabbed on California coast, first spotted near La Jolla
Small boat finally stopped southwest of Laguna Beach, two suspects arrested
A panga boat, which originated in Mexico, was stopped 12 miles southwest of Laguna Beach with over $4 million worth of marijuana on board on Tuesday, August 6. According to Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officials, the small sea vessel …
It's beginning to look a lot like Oscar
Coming soon to an awards banquet near you
Smell that? Summer isn't over and already Hollywood is casting bait for next year's Academy Awards gala. Last week's pre-game festivities at Reading Cinema's Town Square showcased six trailers -- all surefire Oscar hopefuls -- that contained over twice as …
Suspect in murder of Ensenada priest apprehended in Tijuana
Man claims to have know priest for over 15 years before killing him
A suspect has been arrested in Tijuana for the murder of an Ensenada Catholic priest on July 21. Local authorities stated that the suspect, 55 year old Marcos Cisneros Melo, was arrested while in possession of the priests van on …
Hotel magnates, developers, ex-Union-Tribune editor put cash into D.A.'s pocket
Republican Bonnie Dumanis personally gets $25,755 in partial payback for $50,000 invested in failed mayoral campaign
In hindsight, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis didn't have much of a chance in last year's mayoral derby against congressman Bob Filner, city councilman Carl DeMaio, and Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher. But Dumanis jumped into the race anyway, bagging the support of …
Cabrera of Padres may lead MLB to sports agency
Shortstop's interview may intensify drug probe
USA Today, SBnation.com, and other media outlets today (Aug. 6) are pointing to an interview that Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera, banned for 50 games for using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), had with a Nicaraguan journalist, as a reason for Major League …
Mayor Filner's lawyer wants sexual harassment case moved to Imperial County
Filner wants case moved due to media frenzy surrounding the case.
Mayor Bob Filner is asking that the sexual harassment case filed by former Communications Director Irene McCormack Jackson be heard in Imperial County. Harvey Berger filed a motion on August 6 to move the case from San Diego County due …
Lotus Cafe joins series of closed Hillcrest restaurants
What's next for the perpetually troubled location adjacent to the Hillcrest 24Hr Fitness?
Lotus Cafe gave it a go, but the Hillcrest location is done. Stick a fork in it. The original location in Encinitas remains, hopefully unharmed by the failed venture in Hillcrest. “We will be waiting for you [at our Encinitas …