Wall Street a trap for outsiders, says Madoff
He should know; he pulled history's largest Ponzi scheme
MarketWatch has interviewed Bernard Madoff, the architect of history's biggest Ponzi scheme, in prison. (He is serving 150 years.) "The individual investor is the last person that has any information," said Madoff in the interview. The Securities and Exchange Commission …
Padres: You get less bang for the buck
Study compares resale ticket prices, winning percentage, competition quality
According to MarketWatch, a Texas company, TicketCity, has done a study of how much bang baseball fans get for their buck. The Padres rank 28th among 30 Major League Baseball teams. First, TicketCity considers the price of tickets bought from …
DUI crackdown nets one drunk driver
Saturday night’s DUI crackdown at the San Diego County Fair, which brought officers from eight local law enforcement agencies together to conduct “saturation patrols” around the fairgrounds, resulted in 95 total traffic stops, with 16 drivers evaluated for driving under …
South Park's Buona Forchetta: See and be scene!
At last: A real sidewalk terrazza in 'Diego
On February 13th this year, Ian Pike reviewed Buona Forchetta (3001 Beech Street, South Park, 619-381-4844), and got into the sacred issues of what authentic pizza should be. That’s always been a total mystery to me. But in this case …
He chalks the line: City Attorney prosecutes man for writing anti-bank slogans in water soluble chalk
Man faces 13 years and $13,000 if convicted of vandalism with sidewalk chalk.
Jan Goldsmith's job as City Attorney is to represent the City of San Diego. In addition, it appears as if his office is also fully prepared to stand up for the little...rather, the big banks. On Tuesday, the City Attorney's …
The Forgotten
She just hoped she wouldn't die alone but made sure to leave her door unlocked so someone, anyone would find her... I wonder if there is a definition for the words "forgotten mother?" If not I was thinking to add …
Young Lions display pride at Dizzy's
Gilbert Castellanos brought five young musicians together for an opportunity to shine on their own.
San Diego trumpet master Gilbert Castellanos is always involved in giving back to the jazz community, and the June 22 performance of "The Young Lions," at Dizzy's emerged as another classic example of this generosity. Castellanos introduced a quintet of …
SD Fringe Festival logistics
The world famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival showcases acts from around the world: dance, theater, music, circus acts, even work outside the avant garde box. The festival lasts 25 days. In 2012, it boasted 2695 shows from 47 countries in 279 …
World Cup: French round one, day one.
Could Mickey Mouse defeat Romeo and Faust? Day one of the World Cup of Composers.
The French are going to be kicking off the World Cup of Compsers. Let’s take a look at the combatants. In Baroque pool-play we have François Couperin (1668–1733), Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687), Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645–1704), and Jean-Phillippe Rameau (1683–1764). While these …
Crowds at Oceanside beach first weekend of summer
Clear, sunny day draws families to breezy fun
The first Saturday of summer saw consistent crowds all day at the beaches in Oceanside, California. Visitors Kassidy, 8, and Kaidance, 3, found kelp leaves on the sand near the pier. The City of Oceanside, located on the coast of …
Questions raised over City Attorney's decision to release transcripts of closed session meeting
Transcripts were given as a response to a public records request from only two days before.
Mayor Bob Filner said he wanted a more open, transparent city government. Having the City Attorney release transcripts of closed session meetings two days after the meeting transpired, however, was probably not be what he envisioned. On Thursday, June 20, …
Padres continue to roll over the Dodgers
The Padres win their second straight over the beleaguered Los Angeles Dodgers and where does this end?
When the Padres dropped two of three in San Francisco, falling back to .500 and back into fourth place in the National League West, twitter and Facebook lit up with such negativity. The Padres come home and win the first …
San Diego Fringe Festival
In 1947, Edinburgh, Scotland, held its first International Arts Festival: theater, opera, dance, classical music, and visual arts. The aim: "to provide a platform for the flowering of the human spirit" after World War II. Performances took place in august …
Matthewdavid, Sixties Guns, Karaoke, and Joshua Brandon at Moustache Bar
Brainfeeder artist joins musicians from Tijuana, San Diego, and Monterrey in Zona Centro
Sixties Guns are back in action following a whirlwind encounter with a carload of tweakers that left the band’s MPC wiz John (aka Oye!Simpson) with lacerations on his hand. You can see how they’ve reloaded on Saturday, June 22 at …
Lincoln Club accuses Mayor Filner of ruining City's reputation.
Conservative group says Mayor's style is too abrasive.
Mayor Bob Filner is ruining San Diego's reputation, says conservative political group, The Lincoln Club. And while many residents might consider that a good thing, the Lincoln Club does not agree. They say Filner is too strong of a mayor. …
San Diego Indie Craft Market stitches Queen Bee
North Park venue hosts nearly 40 vendors selling handmade wares Sunday
“All merchandise sold at the Indie Craft Market must be a form of handmade... Somehow, it must be a product that you reproduced and not something that is mass reproduced,” reads the vendor guidelines. On Sunday, June 23, the very …
SD hotel business up, but lagging other coast markets
Occupancy still below comparable rate for 2007
According to Smith Travel Research, occupancy in San Diego hotels inched up to 68.7% this year through May, compared with 68.2% the same period a year ago. San Francisco, Orange County and Los Angeles all registered better increases. Jerry Morrison …
San Diego's GOP fundraising fox hosted by lobbyists' PAC
House Republican Darrell Issa partakes of multiple dips in D.C. law and lobbying firm's golden money pool
With half-time approaching, it's been a lucrative political fundraising year for members of San Diego's congressional delegation, both Democratic and Republican. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/21/47931/ Freshman Democrat Juan Vargas kicked off the big cash harvest in March with his first annual “Margaritas, Mariachis …