EPA announces $1 million in environmental funding available for border projects
Programs have until July 31 to apply for grants funding environmental projects near Mexico border
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), $1 million USD will be made available for eligible environmental projects near the U.S.-Mexico border. Proposals must be submitted by July 31. Awards are expected to average around $50,000 each and …
Homage to Ben Hecht
A name fewer and fewer people recognize, but he was probably responsible for at least one play or book or movie you will never forget. San Diego paid Ben Hecht an overdue homage this month. Scripps Ranch Theatre staged Ron …
Missing eight year girl old sought in Tijuana area
Authorities and family members are searching for child after she disappeared on June 18
Authorities and family members are frantically searching for an eight year old girl, after she disappeared from a Tijuana shopping center on June 18. The child, Natalia Hernández Hernández, was at the Centro Comercial Soriana de la Plaza Universidad shopping …
Rob Sidner: Museum Director/Art Lover
Located at the House of Charm in beautiful Balboa Park, Mingei International Museum can be viewed as something of an enigma. While it is no less a bona fide museum than any of the others that occupy Balboa Park, it …
Giants put an end to Padres streak
The Padres didn't go down without a fight, but the Giants finally got to the Friars bull pen late
You knew it had to come to an end sometime. On Tuesday, the San Francisco Giants broke the Padres seven game winning streak with a 5-4 victory at AT&T Park. It was a well-played and close game throughout, with heroics …
Rap brawl at City Hall
Mayor Bob "Big Boy" Filner to take on Jan "Mayor Slayer" Goldsmith in Epic Rap Election this Fall
Filner on Feud: "It's time to settle this like adults - adults who wish they could rap." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/19/47790/ Popular vote will determine champion; winner gains control of so-called "discretionary funds." Longtime rivals release opening statements at event announcement; skirmishes expected …
U-T must pay former carriers $3.18 million, will appeal
Suit similar to successful one against Orange County Register
U-T San Diego must pay 1.285 former newspaper carriers $3.18 million, according to an intended statement of decision by Superior Court Judge John S. Meyer, as reported by the Union-Tribune. The newspaper's chief executive, John Lynch, said there will be …
Foreclosure shortage driving housing market inflation
California home prices continue to spike, according to a new report from PropertyRadar, formerly ForeclosureRadar. The research firm attributes the price increase, though, to decreased supply and a lower proportion of “distress sales,” including foreclosures and short sales. Such distressed …
Opera fathers
Fathers in opera aren't the greatest.
I went to see Man of Steel on Father’s Day with my dad and kids. A big part of the story was about fathers and it got me to thinking about fathers in opera. There is Germont in La Traviata, …
Bypassing the bylaws? Local planning group accused of plowing through process to keep illegal stop signs
Peninsula planning group accused of violating the Brown Act in their quest to keep two illegally placed stop signs in Point Loma
'Stop in the name of the bylaws,' is the message from dozens of Point Loma residents in Point Loma to the Peninsula Community Planning Group. The residents are accusing the planning group of violating the Brown Act, the Robert's Rules …
Mickelson: two for the record books
Local golf legend and U.S. Open runner-up is the undisputed #1 at being #2!
Andy Murray's three fruitless trips to the finals of the Australian Open? Child's play. The Buffalo Bills' four straight losses in the Super Bowl? Impressive, but still a disappointing disappointment. For real futility, Mickelson is your man. Six times, he's …
4th row center: The 'movie hole'
The Parkway was the first movie theatre ever placed in my managerial care. It was a 700-seat single screen situated at the bustling intersection of Clark & Diversey on Chicago's near North side. Before Landmark took over the lease in …
California woman busted with 23 pounds of narcotics at Calexico port of entry
Calexico, CA citizen arrested in possession of heroin and methamphetamine hidden in vehicles muffler
United States Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a California woman, at the Calexico downtown port of entry, in possession of a substantial amount of hard drugs. According to CBP officials, the arrest and seizure occurred on June 12, around …
In search of the high notes
Gigging: a lesson with Saximus, master of all things altissimo
Todd Rewoldt goes by the name of Saximus, on stage. He performs in a cutting edge avant chamber group headquartered in La Mesa called Swarmius. Saximus should give away the instrument Rewoldt plays, one that he and I have in …
NAB Coronado Training Chief: "Female SEALs are the military's solution to sexual assault crisis."
"I mean, you're not likely to screw with a lady soldier if you think she might have SEAL training."
SHOULDER YOUR RIFLE; HOLSTER YOUR GUN According to a damning report from the Department of Defense, the greatest danger facing women in the US military today isn't enemy fire, or land mines, or disease, or even PTSD. It's sexual assault. …
**L@@K** RARE VINTAGE RETRO CLASSIC OZU WIFE-BEATER T-SHIRT - CHEAP **L@@K**
I can hear the t-shirt printer now: "Ozu wife-beaters? I thought you said O.J." It must have been all of the karate and flying people in Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story that brought this about. What next, the Mahatma Gandhi AK-47? …
Chilling, exclusive images from World War Z!
Dept. of No, Not Really
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/18/47725/ Zombie hordes fill the streets of New York City. Mindless, soulless, bent only on consumption, they prepare their assault on the lucky few with access to safety via the red carpet. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/18/47727/ Star Brad Pitt flashes a brief smile, …
Happy hour at Cafe 21
North Park restaurant excels with happy hour tapas deals.
It’s really a shame that I didn’t get to include Cafe 21’s “happiest hour” in the Reader happy hour issue. Either I didn’t know about it or the menu hadn’t been launched in time for the story--maybe a combination of …
Bids solicited for Santee Lakes restroom replacement
Initial cost estimate at $499,000
The Padre Dam Water District is seeking sealed bids for the replacement of a restroom facility at the Sycamore campground within Santee Lakes, with an engineer’s estimated cost in excess of $499,000. While specifications for the project are unavailable without …
Fishing for campaign funds a finished business on Hunter's political party boat
Gary Hart's "Monkey Business" has nothing on Duncan Hunter's "Finished Business" upcoming fundraising cruise backed by boat makers lobby
Democratic Senator Gary Hart had his fling with Donna Rice in Bimini on a yacht called Monkey Business back in 1987. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/18/47713/ Next month congressman Duncan Hunter is planning on doing another kind of politicking on a yacht called Finished …