Trailer Park: Seventh Son
That crackling sound you here is Jeff Bridges rapidly burning through all the goodwill he's built up over the years. Because admit it, you left R.I.P.D. thinking, "That wasn't nearly as aggressively stupid as it could have been, and I …
Edison: San Onofre losses could top $4 billion
Edison International, parent company of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station’s former operator, Southern California Edison, booked a loss of 29 cents per share in the second quarter of 2013, the company reported yesterday (August 1), largely due to the announcement …
DVD Rentals: The Desperate Hours (1955)
Old Bogie goes head-to-head with an even older Frederic March in William Wyler's violent-for-its-day, terror-in-a-tiny-town nail biter. A trio of escaped cons invade Beaver Cleaver's house. Luckily, the Cleavers didn't move in until two years later. It's current occupants, the …
Filner responds to latest accusation
Repentant Mayor pauses intensive counseling session to issue statement: "I'm a Democrat. I was only doing what Democrats have always done to Marilyn Monroe."
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/aug/02/50517/ "Where do you think I learned the Filner headlock?" Responding to charges from Marilyn Monroe impersonator Emily Gilbert that he grabbed her derriere, Mayor Filner said, "All my life, I have striven to emulate the ideals and character of …
Police to conduct motorcycle safety crackdown
El Cajon Police are conducting a “motorcycle safety enforcement operation” today throughout the city, targeting both riders and drivers engaging in behaviors that put motorcyclists at risk. After a steady drop in motorcycle-related accidents and deaths from 2008-2010, incidents have …
U.S. adds disappointing 162,000 jobs in July
But unemployment rate falls to 7.4%
Economists were expecting the U.S. economy to generate 180,000 new jobs in July, but the total only came in at 162,000, the government revealed this morning (Aug. 2). However, the unemployment rate dropped to 7.4%, down from 7.6% in June. …
Filner imbroglio is all about greed
Business community reveals it plans to pick your pockets
A story in the Aug. 1 Union-Tribune tells all that has to be known about the Filner slaughter. First, the city attorney's office issued two dubious opinions to smooth the way for a recall. City Attorney Goldsmith, a toady for …
Insurance agents, attorneys charged in $50 million fraud
Feds say they caused insurance companies to issue policies to the unqualified
Insurance brokers Byron Frisch and Kristian Giordano, along with attorneys Kasra Sadr and Brenda Barrera Merriles, were arraigned today (Aug. 1) for fraudulently inducing insurance companies to issue more than $50 million in policies to unqualified people who had no …
74 United States fugitives arrested in Baja California in 2013
Number 74 was a highly wanted fugitive from Los Angeles accused of multiple rapes
According to Baja California authorities, 74 United States fugitives have been arrested in Baja California so far in 2013. Alfredo Arenas Moreno, the chief of the state police international unit, commented on the number while declaring another arrest. Number 74 …
Tribute to John Coltrane featuring Azar Lawrence & Alphonse Mouzon
Gilbert Castellanos hooks up with jazz legends to honor the jazz legend.
Trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos continues his musician-tribute series on August 3 at 98 Bottles with a night devoted to the legacy of jazz pioneer John Coltrane featuring two absolute legends of modern music: saxophonist Azar Lawrence and drummer Alphonse Mouzon, with …
Habits and Mothers of Gut join local fringebots at The Griffin
Ex- Halloween Swim Team outfit Habits and Mothers of Gut tour from LA to join Kodiak, Vaginals, and Sound Lupus in Morena.
TOAST Presents invites you to party like you don’t have a real job in the morning this Monday, August 5 at The Griffin (1310 Morena Boulevard - Linda Vista), where they’ll be pairing a lineup of local freaks with touring …
4th row center: Exercising with Mussolini in Sensurround™
What do you do when an earthquake strikes in mid-movie? Remain seated!
Sunday, April 4, 2010. What better way to spend an Easter Sunday than by once again watching the Nazis fall from power? Easter dinner with the Elliotts was a yearly tradition. (It's phrased it in the past-tense because David and …
Public Utilities Commission proposes legal framework for amateur cab drivers
Just weeks after the Metropolitan Transit System issued a warning about the dangers of unlicensed cab services, the California Public Utilities Commission appears set to implement a new proposal to legitimatize such “ridesharing” services as Lyft and Uber, which allow …
Trailer Park: American Hustle
"Sell the sizzle, not the steak" applies here in at least two ways.
Other folks have already commented on the fact that here, at long last, is a trailer that gives you the feeling of a movie without spilling out nine of its ten plot points. That's "sell the sizzle, not the steak" …
As Filner recall gathers, U-T San Diego owner bankrolls local GOP
With personal millions at stake, hotel mogul Douglas Manchester's financial holding company leaps into Filner fray with political cash the day after paper reports recall effort
It's not exactly a big surprise to locals who read and tune into U-T San Diego, the mini media empire run by La Jolla hotel magnate Doug Manchester, that the long-time Republican is not a big fan of embattled Democratic …
Trailer Park: 2 Guns
Wow. I've seen the film, and lemme tell you, Denzel does not ask his boss in the interrogation room, "Did you know he was special forces?" It's one thing when the trailer gives you a scene that didn't make it …
Escondido police want to question man regarding wife's death
Public requested to dial 911 if they sight "Tony" Hernandez
Late Wednesday night, Escondido police asked for the public’s help to locate a person they suspect killed his wife. The man is named as Jesus Flores Hernandez, who goes by “Tony,” according to a police spokesman. The wanted man is …
Dig a hole: the San Diego Film Commission
Their website is no more. The final post on their Facebook page says it all: "After nearly 40 years of serving the film industry in the region, the San Diego Film Commission will close its doors today. We thank you …
Oceanside police will have drivers' checkpoint overnight Friday
Looking for impaired driving from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. at undisclosed location
Police announced there will be a traffic checkpoint in Oceanside starting tomorrow, Friday, at 8 p.m. and finishing at 3 a.m. Oceanside police sergeant Kenneth Gow said officers will be checking “at an undisclosed location” within the city limits, starting …