What David Antin Talks About at D.G. Wills Bookstore When He Talks About Andy Warhol
Last Friday evening (7:00 PM, May 13, 2011) I went to La Jolla to hear former UCSD-prof David Antin read and discuss his new book of essays, Radical Coherency, published by the University of Chicago Press. The event was at …
Crime Data: El Cajon, 2010
Top 5 Incident Calls Type of Call # of Calls Disturbance 6,556 Suspicious Circumstances 3,348 Burglary/Robbery Alarms 2,962 Battery 2,207 Vehicle Collisions 2,154 Top 10 Response Locations Location Times Responded Parkway Plaza, 415 Fletcher Parkway ....................... 1181 Trolley Station, 250 …
Border News Translations: Ensenada has a Birthday
ENSENADA BC (El Vigia, Francisco Alberto Núñez Tapia, 5/15/11) - Today marks the 129th anniversary of Ensenada, Baja California. First named Ensenada de Todos Santos, it ended as just Ensenada. The communications Secretariat shortened the name to avoid frequent confusion …
Tempus Fugit
Abandoned by Families: Tijuana Strays Search and Beg for Food
Since last March, the number of stray dogs and cats have increased quite a bit on the streets of Tijuana, mostly in the Zona Norte area and where the arch is located on First and Revolucion -- probably because these …
Growing Our Own Food Where We Live
Been there, done that? The economy as we know it has crashed. Whatever we do to putting Humpty Dumpty back together again is now exactly going to bring the results that we would like. A shift has happened. The price …
My Three Lives
I am living three separate lives in three different cities. No one can understand this but I, and I am slowly becoming confused as my three lives attempt to merge like conglomerates once in competition but forced to join due …
Border News Translations: Drug Sellers and Sexual Attackers Caught
TIJUANA BC (El Sol de Tijuana, Manuel Cordero, 5/14/11) – Seven "narcomenudistas" were arrested with more than 500 packages of the synthetic drug known as "glass" and marijuana according to agents of the municipal police. The seven were arrested during …
Young Mass Gets Reduced
Word is that San Diego-based rapper Young Mass' Las Vegas kidnapping charge has been reduced to a domestic violence beef. In the April 9, 2008 issue, I did an interview with Young Mass, see here. I decided to do it …
Bullets in the Gaslamp
Been a while since there's been a shooting in downtown and the Gaslamp, sort of a nod toward the old Stingaree days of brothels and gambling parlors, where men wrangled six-shooters within the means of Western law. 2:15 P.M. Saturday, …
Border News Translations: New Priests Wanted; Kidney Disease Up
TIJUANA BC (Frontera, Laura Durán, 5/13/11) - This Saturday from 10: 00 to 17: 00 pm the Seminario menor, located on Bulevar Insurgentes will invite priestly youth on host the youth day, a vocational activity that concludes the week of …
Border News Translations: Book Fair; Dog Shot; 2 Robberies
TIJUANA, BC (Frontera, Iván Moreno, 5/13/11) - The Mayor of Tijuana, Carlos Bustamante, formally inaugurated the 29th book fair of Tijuana 2011 at Plaza River. Using more than 3,500 square meters at the fairground and coordinated by the Municipal Institute …
Border News Translations: Reward Offered; Aerospace Forum; Roads Paved
Mexicali BC (El Sol de Tijuana, 5/13/11) - The Congress of the State authorized the General Procurator of Justice of the State (PGJE) to provide an economic reward for reliable information leading to the whereabouts of educator Alejandra Martínez Jaime, …
Border News Translations: Piedras Negras Navy
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, COAH (Zocalo, Editorial, 5/12/11) - Elements of the Secretariat of the Navy will be installed in permanent camps at bases in the towns of Piedras Negras, Nava and Allende for at least the next 45 days, according to …
Street Boxing in Tijuana
Boxing is a very popular sport in the Tijuana culture zone.. Last Saturday night, men and women crowded every TJ restaurant and bar that had a TV to see the big match. A ring was set up at First and …
Update San Diego, 5/12/11
Macau has a entertainment casino area four times the size of Las Vegas now. They are taking in $24E9 a year and are projected to be taking in $44.2E9 by 2014. Had my B-day on the 10th and enjoyed a …
Border News Translations: Porn; Asia; Exploitation
TIJUANA BC (Tijuana Press, Daniel Angel/Leonardo Ortiz, 5/11/11) – While there are few complaints about child pornography on the Internet here, the geographical location of this State is "prone to egregious dimensions", said the Prosecutor for Rights Human in the …
The Tsunami That Never Came
It's been two months since the Japan quakes and the tsunami that "could" have hit Southern California and San Diego. It hit elsewhere north of us, to varying degrees of damage, loss and injury...I went out to the beach in …
New Novel - Hard Cold Whisper
My new crime novel, HARD COLD WHISPER, comes out next month from Black Mask Books. It is set in Ocean Beach, Chuila Vista and Tijuana.