Kilroy Realty throws one-million dollars at city lobbyists to help with permits for One Paseo
The developer hopes the money will result in permits needed to start on massive mixed-use project
Kilroy Realty is sparing no expense trying to convince elected officials and city staffers to approve One Paseo, their 23.5 acre mixed-use development in Carmel Valley. Executives at Kilroy have a tough road ahead of them. Kilroy acquired the property …
I got yer tortured-artist prestige role right here
Phil Spector? Too easy. C'mon Pacino - reach. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/06/39652/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/06/39653/
Trailer Park: Top Gun 3D
Some crucial omissions!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx-mUxk82B4 I mean, yeah, 3D dogfights are probably cool, but we all know why everybody's going, right? 3D Buns! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/06/39648/ 3D Volleyball! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/06/39649/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/06/39650/ And 3D tongues! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/06/39651/ I mean, really. Don't make me do your job, people.
Casting The Yoda Movie
Word is circulating that Disney plans to devote one of its stand-alone Star Wars films to Yoda. Yoda!
Disney Exec 1: "Have you tried this stuff? Green cocaine. They mix it with lemongrass or some shit - it's super-healthy." Disney Exec 2: "Green cocaine! Awesome! [Snorts huge line.] [Speaks in bad Yoda imitation]: Good shit, this is. So …
One SDGE expense account: $71,158 in 2011
SDGE chief exec raked in $2.93 million in compensation; Sempra chairman $11.8 million
San Diego Gas & Electric executives were reimbursed for some fat expenses in 2011, according to the GO-77M report filed with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). One manager had an expense account of $71,158. A vice president had expenses …
Crybaby DeNiro gives best performance in years
Call me Satan, but I sure do love it when celebrities break down in public. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/06/39640/ First off, what the f is Robert DeNiro doing on Katie? Ooooh! It's bad enough that praise is being heaped upon his latest walk-through …
Pac-Arts Drive-By Cinema launch party this Friday
Years in the making, Pac-Arts white Drive-By Cinema van, an experimental mobile movie project, is set to hit the streets with "a celebration of love and kung fu this lunar year." After several test runs, the training wheels are off …
Louisian style at Red's Espresso Eatery
Point Loma coffee shop might be a little weird, but it has a certain kind of charm.
As my server battled with errant extension cords and flounced about the mostly empty dining room in a state of controlled chaos, I thought back to my last visit to Red’s and I realized something: the place is a certifiable …
Did you charge more than $100,000 on your expense account?
Four Edison executives did in 2011; one wrote off $192,402.
The Orange County Register has an excellent watchdog piece this week on pay and expense account reimbursement for Southern California Edison (SCE) executives. The data came from a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The best-paid 10% of …
El Cajon Police dog attacks La Mesa officer
Camaraderie between local law enforcement officials apparently does not extend to the canine world, as an El Cajon Police K-9 unit responding to assist in a search instead chose to attack a group of La Mesa Police officers on Monday …
Border Patrol agents may testify
Prosecution has rested in trial of two agents accused of lewd acts and battery
Prosecution has rested, in the trial of two off-duty Border Patrol agents who are accused of lewd acts in public and then attacking a witness who complained. Kallie Lamb Helwig, 25, and Gerald Joseph Torello, 35, have pleaded not guilty …
Richman’s food, poorman’s prices: Late luncheon at the Westgate downtown
Hidden bargain at the palace built for Richard Nixon
They say this Westgate Hotel building was built to accommodate Richard Nixon and a hoped-for Republican National Convention back in 1972. For sure, it shouts ’60s architecture, the New Rome, with all those 30-foot columns. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/06/39622/ What you don’t notice …
Tijuana narco-tunnel discovered
Another sophisticated passage found, built by drug traffickers
Another narco-tunnel was discovered in Tijuana, that crossed into the United States but did not have an exit built yet, which spanned 370 meters in length. The tunnel was discovered Monday evening, February 4th. The tunnel was found after an …
Edison got huge rate boost although required filing still not made
Question was whether generator replacement program was cost-effective
San Diego attorney Mike Aguirre learned today (Feb. 5) that Southern California Edison (SCE) has still not made a filing that should have been critical in its California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) general rate case that ended late last year. …
Ruff Draft 2: Art and music inspired by hip hop legend J Dilla
Andre Power hosts opening at Zion Lounge in College Area
The career of Detroit hip hop producer James ‘J Dilla’ Yancey was tragically cut short in 2006 when the 32-year-old visionary passed away from a rare blood disorder. Dewitt’s legacy (which included work with A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes, …
Jacobs says he is bowing out of Balboa Park makeover
Money talks as La Jolla billionaire Democrat and Qualcomm founder makes announcement on public broadcasting station he funds: "I've told the committee that the project is over "
San Diego's richest man, Qualcomm billionaire Irwin Jacobs, says he is pulling out of his controversial Balboa Park traffic and parking plan. The move came a day after a Superior Court judge here ruled that the city council had acted …
Despite ills, UCAN raises $20,000
Board at monthly meeting discusses lawyer, accountant bills
Troubled watchdog Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) has raised $20,000 from 1,000 contributors, its board learned today at the February meeting. Some expressed surprise that with the U.S. Attorney investigating UCAN, and civil suits cropping up, a certain number of …
San Diego Event Picks: February 7-13
Thursday | 7ARTSHOW NUDESNudes is presented by Point Loma artist Michael Gunderson, with live music by Ken Stokes. Beer, wine, drink specials, and Cajun food.WHEN: 4:00 to 10:00 p.m.WHERE: Red’s Espresso and Wine Gallery, 1017 Rosecrans Street, Point Loma; 619-523-5540. …
As the world turns: Earth Day Fair to be held inside Balboa Park
Mayor Filner announces support for the Earth Day Fair, now that Plaza de Panama project has been defeated
The drama over Earth Day at Balboa Park can finally be put to rest. One day after Superior Court Judge Timothy Taylor struck down the controversial Plaza de Panama project, Mayor Bob Filner announced the annual Earth Fair is back …