Weekly protests at General Atomics pass the one-year mark
August 15 marked a milestone for a group of local protesters, as San Diego Veterans for Peace celebrated one year of Thursday afternoon demonstrations near the Poway facilities of General Atomics, manufacturers of the well-known Predator and Reaper unmanned aerial …
County unemployment rate rises to 7.8% in July
Jobs decline -- education down seasonally
The San Diego County unemployment rate was 7.8% in July, up from 7.4% in June and above the unadjusted national rate of 7.7%. The county lost 10,900 jobs in the period. Local government jobs dropped by 11,500, including educational jobs …
New releases opening this week: The Act of Killing, In A World... and more
Remember when I said that movies weren't driving the culture any more? You know what I mean - they're not the subject of the national conversation. Christopher Nolan basically made the Occupy movement into domestic terrorists in The Dark Knight …
San Diegans could be last to know who's paying for Filner recall
No limits on amount of recall donations and lack of reporting make for big money mystery and uniquely San Diego-style media and political intrigue
Who is funding the big money recall effort to oust embattled San Diego mayor Bob Filner? So far, no one is saying, and - unless someone steps forward to sue the city to force greater disclosure - that seems to …
Meet Miles Teller star of The Spectacular Now
Actor to put in personal appearance tonight at Arclight La Jolla & Landmark Hillcrest
Here is your chance to meet Miles Teller, star of Project X, 21 & Over, and, starting today, The Spectacular Now. Miles will be on hand to answer questions after the 6:25pm showing of TSN at ArcLight La Jolla. He'll …
Balloon-mounted shark tracking camera launches in La Jolla
Windy, overcast weather presents challenge to researchers
After a handful of tests over the first half of the summer, Dr. Andy Nosal from the Birch Aquarium and assistants were able to launch their shark-tracking weather balloon to study the movement patterns of leopard sharks off the coast …
Mets get best of Padres
In a very tight game up until the eighth inning, the Mets waited out Tyson Ross and attacked the bull pen to pull out a win
Padres starter Tyson Ross and Mets hurler Zack Wheeler both pitched magnificent baseball, but neither were in the hunt for a win when they left the game with the score tied at a run each. Instead, reliever Luke Gregerson took …
Vista teen ordered to pay $105,703 for her admitted acts of vandalism
City of Vista due to be repaid costs in 176 years
A teenaged graffiti vandal has promised to pay $105,703 to the City of Vista, at the rate of $50 per month, as restitution for “knowingly and with malice” destroying property. Ramona Elena Montes, 18, admitted five separate acts that caused …
Davanti Enoteca, a sweet spot in Little Italy
If you make it past the hawker, you're in good hands
I know, it works, it must, otherwise why would they persist -- but that doesn't make hawkers any less annoying. I was strolling down the sidewalk in Little Italy, eager to finally see how my neighborhood location for Davanti Enoteca …
Trial delayed for woman accused of putting pillow over man’s face
Ninety-two-year-old said he survived assault by 60-year-old woman
Ninety-two-year-old Benjamin Farber said that a former friend shoved a pillow over his face a year ago, but he survived to testify against her at a hearing in January of this year. Farber said 60-year-old Donna Lee Darling was visiting …
Palace coup? Filner could be locked out
Would be charged with creating "hostile workplace"
Monday -- or perhaps a later date -- could be critical for Mayor Bob Filner, according to excellent inside sources. It appears that an intergovernmental palace coup is underway. Today (Aug. 15), a great-grandmother, in an extremely bizarre appearance with …
Downtown: Fat Cat Café's secret weapon
The new sandwich shop is starting a whole new (Korean) ball game. Call it midday heat...
What’s beefy and spicy and came in at #23 on a CNN readers’ poll of the world’s 50 most delicious foods? Bulgogi. Uh, say whu? That’s exactly it: Bulgogi, South (and North) Korea’s most famous food that’s not kimchee. I’ve …
Banners placed across Tijuana denounce abuse by state police
Messages ask governor to stop human rights violations
At least twelve handmade banners were placed across Tijuana and Rosarito with messages denouncing abuses by the state police, on Thursday, August 15. The banners displayed numerous messages, asking the governor to intervene in human rights abuses which are allegedly …
Hooters workers’ case rages in San Diego court; media mum
Big downtown developer law and lobbying firm long linked to U-T San Diego owner Doug Manchester does epic legal battle with allegedly underpaid and ill-treated young waitresses
Hooters, the big national franchisee of bars and eateries whose business model is based on a young female wait staff dressed in distinctively revealing outfits, has been making some big headlines in San Diego news media and among rightward leaning …
Boarsley: Sabertooth EP preview
Local producer debuts on experimental bass and beat label Liquid Geometry
Local producer Boarsley dropped his debut EP, Sabertooth, on Liquid Geometry today. Sabertoother EP by Boarsley Stand by for an album review, but in the meantime, check out this ridiculous video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvHwBn35wVI
City Attorney and Lawyers from Jack in the Box say Mayor Filner's objections to North Park restaurant rebuild a ploy to divert attention from harassment scandal
Attorneys say Filner used issue to deflect attention from harassment case.
Lawyers for fast-food chain Jack in the Box and the City of San Diego have crafted their defense to a lawsuit from residents over the demolition and rebuild of a drive-through restaurant on Upas Street in North Park. Their legal …
A conversation between Mayor Feelner and his latest accuser, a great-grandmother
Don't ask how we got the transcript. At least now we know where that $11,000 went.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/aug/15/51374/ (click to enlarge)
Moody's puts SD transit under review for possible downgrade
At issue is possible loss of federal grants
Moody's Investors Service has placed under review for downgrade the ratings of 15 California transit agencies, including $41 million of San Diego Metropolitan Transit System pension obligation bonds. They are rated Aa3. The bonds are at risk of downgrade by …
MLB owners move to expand instant replay
In a move which many in baseball find historic, MLB owners look toward a replay system you might see in a Chargers game this season
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/aug/15/51371/ After two days of the August Major League Baseball owners meeting, Commissioner Bud Selig announced that owners have agreed to expand its instant replay beyond what is covered now, which is limited to whether or not a ball is …
4th row center: Opening night a MoPA
It's been almost 14 years. Enough time has passed. Let's laugh about it. I arrived in San Diego on January 15, 2000 to assume the position of inaugural film curator at the Museum of Photographic Arts. A brand-spanking new, million …