Congressman makes marriage proposal
As the nation waits for the Supreme Court's ruling on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative that outlawed gay marriage in this state, San Diego Congressmanly Huncan Dunter has called for another ballot initiative, this one also …
"Save the bulb!"
Save the bulb. Those three words spoken in that order haven’t passed my lips since the winter of ‘98. Or was it ‘97? Who in hell remembers? That was 6,000 films ago. I was managing a 5-screen art house for …
Chalking the plank: Judge won't allow bank protester to claim first amendment rights
Arguments are set to begin tomorrow morning.
The First Amendment has no place in Superior Court Judge Howard M. Shore's courtroom, not when it comes to vandalism with water soluble chalk. Today the trial began in the case of a San Diego man who is being charged …
Liam Neeson, unmanned
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/25/48120/ NEESON is lying in hospital bed, wearing a huge diaper-bandage. He is approached by CIA Operative RUSSELL CROWE. CROWE: How do you feel? NEESON: Like someone kicked me in the...hey, wait a second! CROWE: Settle down. I know how …
Father of kidnapped Tijuana child says kidnapper is being protected by authorities
Translated by Fulano from articles in Agencia Frontera de Noticias and Frontera. In a press conference held on June 19, 2013 by the State Attorney General, the details of a kidnapping and recovery of 8-year old Natalia Hernández Hernández in …
“Mental competency” of man accused of killing mom is questioned
Court proceedings now suspended for Bryan Chang
A Los Angeles man accused of beating his mother to death in her ocean-view home in San Diego County will have a “mental health evaluation,” ordered this morning by a superior court judge. Bryan Chenhua Chang was brought before Judge …
Ethics watchdog instructs ex-San Diego mayor on how to cool off
Advice letter to former mayor Jerry Sanders comes after questions about Republican’s road trip to Mexico City with current Democratic mayor Bob Filner
The hottest days of summer are right around the corner, so what better time for craft beer-promoting ex-San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders to find even more ways to cool off? Of course, the advice might also have come in handy …
Training camp for aspiring Republican politicians launching in July
The local Republican party is looking to groom potential political candidates for office, announcing yesterday (June 24) the upcoming launch in July of a six-month candidate training program, the “Project for California’s Future.” After ponying up $350, aspiring conservative politicians …
SD home prices kept soaring in April
S&P/Case-Shiller numbers show hot markets
Standard&Poor's/Case-Shiller home price data released this morning (June 25) show prices continuing to soar in April. San Diego prices rose 3.7% from March to April, topping the 20-city composite's sturdy 2.55% gain. Year-over-year, San Diego values are up 14.7%, topping …
That SD-based spring pro football league was launched by embezzler
Cuadra stole money from employer, spent most of it to start league
Jaime Cuadra pleaded guilty today (June 24) to wire fraud and filing a false income tax return in connection with his embezzlement of more than $1 million from Oceanic Enterprises and its parent, Umami Sustainable Seafood. He was chief financial …
Issa raked in $59.4 million last year
House disclosure form shows he dabbled in junk bond funds
North County Congressman Darrell Issa took in $59.4 million last year, according to a disclosure form he filed with the House, according to the publication Politico. Issa pared down his debt in 2012 as bank borrowings dropped from $100 million …
Joshua White goes it alone at Dizzy's
Straddling the "inside" and the "outside" like a colossus, White delivered the goods.
It is a rare, and beautiful thing to have the opportunity to witness a singular talent developing at a pace so accelerated that each performance is a learning experience for the listener. I've probably seen pianist Joshua White 20 times …
Chuck Heston explains the MPAA rating system
Now do you understand?
Chuck Heston took time away from his busy schedule of parting the Red Sea, fighting the Boxer Rebellion, and loading his gun to stop by a local tennis court and explain the ins and outs of the MPAA rating system. …
Escondido set to approve big contracts for city manager, city attorney
The Escondido City Council is set to consider three-year contract extensions for City Manager Clay Phillips and City Attorney Jeffrey Epp at a meeting on Wednesday, June 26. A couple of controversial items are being eliminated from the contracts, which …
Padres split with Dodgers and Padres fans ready to fire everyone
Social media suggests that the Padres fans are ready to see the club part ways with important pieces of the team
Four games with the Dodgers at Petco Park, and the Padres take the first two and drop the second two. Fan reaction? For two days they sang the praises of the club, and for two days they wanted half of …
MTS banks payment on right-of-way lease to desert railway
San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System announced progress on Friday (June 21) on an agreement with Pacific Imperial Railroad, which seeks to revive the freight-oriented Desert Line railroad between Tecate and Plaster City, in the Imperial Valley east of San Diego …
John Ball's In the Heat of the Night at Ion Theatre
"They call me MISTER Tibbs!" - Sidney Poitier asserts for all time in the 1967 movie (and in the sequel's title). Poitier plays Virgil Tibbs, a police detective from Philadelphia visiting his mother in Sparta, Mississippi. He solves a "first-class …
Mob lawyer’s memoir omits Hedgecock and Manchester
No mention of infamous client Roger Hedgecock, political godfather Doug Manchester, nor Moe Dalitz's notorious La Costa resort in new book by Las Vegas ex-mayor Oscar Goodman
San Diego has had a long line of controversial mayors, but arguably no one as colorful - and Mafia connected - as the former mayor of Las Vegas, ex-mob lawyer Oscar Goodman, who also has more than a few memorable …
The Works Pizza
Mission Valley pizza place isn't fancy, but the slices are good and the beer is cold.
I’ve been wanting to get to The Works Pizza (5608 Mission Center Road, 619-296-1400), but it was like being on a wild goose chase. There has got to be a smarter way to give mall stores addresses. The Works is …
The funniest clip of Alfred Hitchcock you've never seen
Join Hitch as he promotes "The Six Million Dollar Man" and the Universal Studio Tour
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/24/48015/ The summer of 1977 saw my first road trip from Chicago to Los Angeles. My buddy and I stayed at the Nomad, a little motel on Sunset, tucked away from the noise of the 405. Before VCRs came into …