Appeal over Romney's proposed remodel dropped. Project set to move forward.
Appeal due to lack of public notice was dropped two days after Ann Romney appeared at City Council hearing.
Who says non-agenda public comment at city council meetings doesn't have any impact? Of course, it helps when your last name is Romney. On Thursday, two days after Ann Romney, wife of former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, showed up unannounced …
SDPD: "Membership should have its privileges."
City Council Members move to make San Diego police work more appealing.
"Last week," said City Councilwoman Laurie Zapff, "we had a twenty-year veteran of the police force who left to take a job in Stockton. Stockton! You know what they have in Stockton? Nothing! Nothing, that is, but twenty percent more …
The Future of School Reform
Giants come back to beat Padres again
For the second night, the Padres bull pen fails to hold a lead and the Giants prevail
Padres starter Eric Stults certainly pitched well enough to win, but the bull pen failed his outstanding effort, something that has been happening far too often this season. Wednesday, the Giants came back to win 4-2, and take the rubber …
Family sues Monsanto Company for role in death of former airport employee
Lawsuit alleges Carl Wayne Hopkins died from long-term exposure to fuels and lubricants, some of which produced by Monsanto.
A lawsuit was filed in San Diego's Southern District U.S Court on Wednesday against the powerful seed company and king of genetically modified organisms (GMO), Monsanto, for their role in the death of former San Diego Airport Authority employee Carl …
Charlie Carwell, student expelled because of abusive ex-pastor, tells his story
Former Holy Crow student to appear on Good Afternoon America
GOLDEN HILL. - A local student expelled from a Catholic school because of the danger his abusive ex-pastor posed to the campus is taking his story to the national stage Friday on Good Afternoon America. Charlie Carwell, who attended Holy …
American man murdered in Ensenada
Translated by Fulano from news articles in Ensenada.net and El Vigia. The State Attorney General of Baja California is investigating the murder of a man which occurred Tuesday night, June 18, 2013 in the Mar de Ensenada subdivision of Ensenada, …
Broke Girls Coffee Bar open in Normal Heights
Adams Avenue coffee shop has punk rock sensibilities and a love of tasty miniaturized pies.
A word to the wise: the name of Normal Height’s new “Broke Girls Coffee Bar” (3562 Adams Avenue, 619-546-8302) abbreviates to BGCB as a play on the former New York City nightclub (CBGB), not the fashion design group (BCBG)! I …
Interview with Much Ado About Nothing director Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon shot his modern-day Much Ado About Nothing in his own home over 12 days with a cast composed largely of friends (who also happened to be actors). The project was a welcome change of pace after the super-sized …
Home values in West, including SD, continue soaring
But this won't last, warns Zillow.com economist
Home values in the U.S. continued surging in May, but the West ran away with the prizes -- for the sellers, that is, according to Zillow.com. Sacramento prices rose 1.7% in May from April, topping the 30 major markets. San …
Astro Jump: DJ Pound and Nick Leng bring fresh beats to Whistle Stop
South Park venue to host Kill Quanti showcase of magic and yum.
In accord with the unspoken mandate that third Thursdays shall be the monthly stronghold for some of San Diego’s most forward-thinking fringe music nights (see: Makeout Weird, Liquid Geometry, Galactic Reign), Kill Quanti beat collective will be stuffing the Weird-sized …
Burglar caught through stolen iPhone gets prison
Oceanside cops tracked cell phone to culprit
There were a string of burglaries almost a year ago, the night of July 4th in 2012, in the seaside community of Oceanside. The morning of July 5, residents of four different homes on North Cleveland Street said they went …
Collab Pop-Up Dinner: a foodie's homage to family-style Tijuana-Chinese street food
Chef Ernesto Jimenez MacFarland and collaborators explore new twists on the old ties between Chinese and Mexican cuisine.
With all the attention that the eclectic fusion fare known as Baja Med has been getting lately, it’s easy to overlook one of the most enduring (if not understated) culinary influences in Mexico: Chinese food. Chinese immigrants came to Northern …
Is "Enron by the Sea" tag apt again?
Wall Street Journal tells of officials looking gift horse in the teeth
Today (June 19) the Wall Street Journal asks if San Diego once again merits the apt appellation "Enron by the Sea." (The New York Times originally came up with the oft-repeated description a decade ago.) The Journal tells how in …
DVD Rentals: Frank Sinatra, from Tony Rome with love
If Charles Bronson can pull the old Paul Kersey/Kimball switcheroo in the Death With series, I feel no remorse in referring to The Detective (1968), book-ended by Tony Rome (1967) and Lady in Cement (1968), as part of the unofficial …
Black spot/one star
Two sides of a fine line
So I black-spotted Monsters University, in part because of its hackneyed plot: lovable band of losers must rally via their particular skills to defeat the overbearing jerkball champions. (But only in part.) And a couple of weeks ago, I one-starred …
Members of sports gambling ring indicted
"Macho Sports" ran from Peru, taking Internet and telephone bets
Eighteen members of a gambling ring located in Southern California and Peru were charged with operating "Macho Sports," an illegal Internet and telephone gambling business, in an indictment unsealed today (June 19). They are charged with taking millions of dollars …
SDSU's expose of DeMaio coincides with Peters’ university support boast
San Diego State University-run public broadcasting operation steps into congressional fray with investigation of GOP foe of House Democrat on Armed Services committee
San Diego State University's KPBS public broadcasting operation is out today with an expose of ex-city councilman Carl DeMaio, the failed Republican San Diego mayoral candidate who recently announced he was running for congress against La Jolla Democratic freshman Scott …