"Two out of seven is never enough," I muttered to myself. I am standing at the bus stop. Just to one side of the Pueblo Amigo Hotel in Tijuana. It's just a stones throw away from the San Ysidro port …

This campaign to oust Filner has been going on long before the sex scandal emerged. The GOP was desperate to oust Filner from the minute he took office. Filner was the biggest obstacle to removing historic protections on Balboa Park. …

My name is Richard and I'm a recovering academic snob. My addiction began at an early age. I became hooked on books when my father took me and my brothers to the public library every Saturday morning. Heading straight to …

SANDAG, the San Diego Association of Governments, has provided information on stipend payments since 2003 for La Mesa representatives. Mayor Art Madrid tops the list with $45,650. In that same time period the other payments are Dave Allan $6,700, Ruth …

Thanks to the City of San Diego and District 8 Staff. Location: 30th and Market Street. A 76 gas station, House of Metamorphsis(a rehab facility for over 25 years and they give great car washes), Tire and Rim shop (that …

Up on the mountain at a distance, locals pointed when I asked if there were Christians here. I wanted to attend a church and asked some of the locals to direct me to their favorite place to worship. They pointed …

In the latest development in this coup by land developers to take our town the Democratic Party just voted to "demand" Filner resign. As a voter I am outraged at this language because these "leaders" have no right whatsoever to …

And it almost brought the country club down. We should not have stopped there. It was Las Colinas in Irving, Texas, and I think my Dad paid hell afterwards. He never said a word. He was cool like that. But, …

Castles in California? I never would have imagined. Having been to Europe three times and seen them in Prague, Edinburgh, and London, you can imagine my amazement when I heard about it. Taking a trip from San Diego to San …

My first writing assignment at SMU was to write my own obituary. It freaked me out but when the professor read my paper in front of the class, I was floored. I got an A+ which was rare at Southern …

We knew the ladies would start coming out of the woodwork to lynch Filner and here is the latest woman. Laura Fink, who also runs a political consulting firm, just told KPBS that Filner patted her on the butt EIGHT …

At last an alleged victim has stepped forward with famed attorney Gloria Allred on Monday afternoon.... Case closed, Filner is a "predator" right? Not so fast. One look at Irene McCormack Jackson's bio and it is clear that she has …

Cory Briggs, along with attorney Marco Gonzalez and former City Councilmember Donna Frye have all joined together to demand San Diego Mayor Bob Filner step down over sexual harassment allegations that have yet to be proven. The trio has made …

I'm not going to complain about the name, though it's getting more difficult each year to find the actual comics amidst the aisles of fantasy corsets and Hollywood presentations. I'm not going to complain about the overwhelming mass of people, …

At a dinner in your parents' home in the La Jolla Shores, I saw something years ago that still haunts me to this day. Now as I teach high school, I have recalled what I saw at that Seder dinner …

Michael Pallamary, a prominent Land Use expert (A-hem) launched his recall effort today at the Civic Center. This supposed widespread and popular movement was an epic bust. The movement boasts 5000 likes on Facebook--it must be hugely popular right? because …

The media lynching has been relentless in calling for Mayor Bob Filner to resign over sexual harassment allegations which have not been proven or even reported. It is clear that this is a war. It is a coup by developers …

As more time goes by and no one steps forward more questions emerge about the legitimacy of this case. People are beginning to bail ship before this boat sinks. On July 17 Channel 10 reported that former Democratic assemblywoman Lori …

If you've never gotten one, this won't make sense. If you have, you will understand the impact of getting five within four years. I'm not sure I could handle another anytime soon. I call them “death calls.” “There's been an …

Maybe every town has one, but in Julian, California, ours is active. He was always tormenting someone while I was there and everyone knew it. I had heard that he was trouble but didn't care as I didn't mix with …