San Diego city attorney dances to lobbyists' tune in banquet video
Video posted by business lobbying group features Jan Goldsmith in chorus line to "help us roast our new mayor"
Lobbyists' banquets have not always been kind to Republican city attorney Jan Goldsmith. Back in February, newly elected Democratic mayor Bob Filner took to the microphone at the Downtown Partnership's dinner and reportedly poked a little fun at Goldsmith's infamous …
Padres pummelled by Mets in season opener
The San Diego Padres were mauled by the New York Mets on opening day where pitching and hitting failed to be competitive
Padres starter Edinson Volquez was erratic and the relief pitchers weren't much better, as the bats didn't connect often enough and San Diego dropped the opening game of the 2013 season to the New York Mets by the score of …
Another unreported DeMaio contribution disclosed by Sheppard Mullin law firm
Tally of previously undisclosed San Diego political contributions by hoteliers' law firm mounts, shedding additional light on anti-Filner money
Add another $500 to the list of campaign contributions heretofore undisclosed by the San Diego office of Sheppard Mullin, the giant international law and influence peddling firm that has represented some of the city's biggest industrial, corporate, and hotel interests, …
Pac-Arts Spring Showcase goes 'Linsane!'
Trailblazing Asian American NBA player, Jeremy Lin, subject of new documentary
As a die hard sportsophobe, I wouldn't know Jeremy Lin from Lynn Swann. Well, that last statement isn't entirely true. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/01/42919/ Lynn's work on the Bagful haunts my every Christmas. That cultural touchstone aside, were it not for his work …
Trailer Park: The Iceman cometh
I'm such a purist that the thought of watching even so much as a trailer on my computer is hateful. As much as I love the damn things, critics seldom see coming attractions before press screenings. Fortunately, I attend enough …
Grey Gardens at Ion Theatre
Longtime San Diego theatergoers will remember Will "Willy" Simpson, the white-haired Puck who directed shows at the Gaslamp Quarter Theatre with sophistication and wit. One time he mentioned an endowment at Harvard or Yale - I forget which - that …
Dan Diego's
Credible neighborhood bar open for business in Bay Park.
I watched Dan Diego’s get built along Morena Boulevard as I passed by it a couple of times every week. The “coming soon” sign tantalized me, dangling a new restaurant out there. The only thing was that it looked a …
Bistrot l'Escargot in Tijuana
South African chef makes fine French cuisine in Mexico
Baja Med is the cool, edgy sibling of the slow food movement, and it's reserved specifically for the foodie frontier in our own backyard. In T.J., the term is tossed more frequently than an organic spring mix. In San Diego, …
Drones big boost for county economy
As controversy intensifies, SD listening most intently, says Daily Beast
San Diego County is home to the two largest drone makers, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Northrop Grumman. Smaller local companies make drones, and others make components. In an article in the Daily Beast dated March 31, Erik Bruvold of …
Aeroméxico adds route from L.A. to Loreto, Baja California Sur
New route to service growing tourists in central BCS
New flights began on March 24th, 2013, between Los Angeles, CA and the central Baja California Sur (BCS) city of Loreto. According to PRWeb, the flights by Aeroméxico are to meet a growing demand of tourists who wish to visit …
Senate bill tackles H-1B reform to protect American workers
Iowa Sen. Grassley's bill would require employers to try to hire Americans first
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced a bill in March that would protect American workers from H-1B abuses. H-1B visas permit workers -- greatly from India -- to come to the U.S. for a …
Padres set to open 2013 season on Monday
The San Diego Padres have trimmed their roster to 25 players and injuries aside will try and compete starting Monday against the New York Mets
And so, the San Diego Padres are ready to open the regular season on Monday, facing the New York Mets in New York. Or are they ready? Chase Headley begins the season on the disabled list, as does Logan Forsythe, …
Joshua White, Tripp Sprague & Gunnar Biggs @ Westgate Hotel
Three masters explore, deconstruct, and reinvent standards in the moment.
Piano virtuoso Joshua White cemented another step in his quest for self-fulfillment on March 29, with a smoking performance at the Westgate Hotel featuring tenor saxophonist Tripp Sprague and bassist Gunnar Biggs. Unwinding soft honeyed tones over the solid time …
DerbyWise: not a piece about girly-girls
Circle Circle dot dot presents a theater production about local Roller Derby girls.
Roller Derby girls. Maybe you’ve seen them unwinding after a match at a neighborhood dive, celebrating rollerskate conquests over a local beer. Maybe you’ve seen posters around town or even been to a match or two and wondered, what draws …
An Inspector Calls at Scripps Ranch
J. B. Priestley's mystery/morality drama begins where comedies end. The Birling's have it made. The clan gathered for a white-tie celebration at their mansion in Brumley, Yorkshire, in 1912. They toast not just the engagement of young Sheila (she's marrying …
Your SDGE bill may be going up 7.7%
Proposed decision would push up monthly rate by $6.55
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Administrative Law Judge John Wong yesterday (March 29) posted his tentative decision in the San Diego Gas & Electric general rate case, which has been dragging on since December of 2010. Fasten your seat belt: …
Marine Room: The restaurant that time forgot
Fine dining tradition keeps on keeping on for the better part of a century in La Jolla
The Marine Room doesn't try to keep up with the new kids. This 70-year-old restaurant sees no need to trade in its white tablecloths for reclaimed wood; it has no interest in forgoing its soft white shell sconces for those …