Padres bull pen fails again as Marlins win
The Padres relief corps isn't what it has been for the past few seasons as the Marlins win in grand walk-off fashion
In baseball, every starting pitcher is going to have a combination of good starts and bad starts, with more good starts resulting in helping the team get wins. On Sunday, Andrew Cashner had a good start for the Padres, but …
Sentencing delayed for man convicted of child abuse
Daniel Hood could get more than 100 years prison
A man who was declared guilty of eleven felony counts of child abuse was able to delay sentencing this morning by claiming “ineffective assistance of counsel.” Daniel Roger Hood, 43, made several “oral motions” to a judge, plus he submitted …
Why Citizen Kane flopped in Canada
Folks in Victoria walked out after the short. Canuck-nyuck-nyuck! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/01/48375/ What? It's Victoria, Texas? Never mind. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/01/48376/
Pomegranate seeds linked to hepatitis A outbreak
15 confirmed San Diego County cases
San Diego County officials are advising residents to discard some recently purchased Woodstock brand frozen organic pomegranate kernels as well as Townsend Farms organic antioxidant berries, as the products have been linked to a hepatitis A outbreak that has sickened …
The best corn in San Diego isn't popped in a movie theatre
George's was a small candy store located next to Chicago's Nortown Theatre. In addition to the homemade fudge, taffy apples, and wrapped candy bars that lined the shelves, George had a giant popcorn-popper strategically placed in the front window. It …
Big money battle brews with DeMaio's Orange County trip
Democratic champion of U.S. military funding for local public universities and GOP's self-styled taxpayer advocate both hit the hustings outside of San Diego in quest for campaign cash
Ex-San Diego city councilman and unsuccessful GOP mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio is going on the road to raise money for his congressional bid against La Jolla Democratic freshman Scott Peters. DeMaio isn't traveling too far over the county line in …
Soup, soup, and more soup at Trieu Chau
City Heights restaurant breaks the cycle of chow mein and fried rice with a bevy of delicious soups and stews.
Trieu Chau Restaurant (4653 University Avenue, 619-280-4204) is named after a Chinese linguistic dialect (commonly transliterated as “Teochow”) that’s mostly spoken in the province of Fujian. Maybe that doesn’t add anything to the experience of eating at the blue and …
Medical tourism draws 450,000 visitors a year to Baja California
State tourism secretary emphasizes importance of medical tourism to the region
An estimated 450,000 people a year visit the Mexican state of Baja California for medical tourism. The numbers were recently stated by Juan Tintos Funcke, the state tourism secretary. Tintos Funcke went on to claim that the medical tourism industry …
Is Austin, Texas emulating San Diego?
Similarities arise from Manchester's new hotel
One wing of Papa Doug Manchester's hotel empire, Manchester Financial Group LLC, is building a 1035-room, $350 million hotel in Austin, Texas According to the publication AustinTowers, Doug Manchester, Papa Doug's son, is championing "a major push" to develop the …
Two Padres among 25 most overpaid players
Street, Richard have negative value this year, says publication
The publication Business Insider has used a formula to calculate Major League Baseball players' dollar value in 2013. Two Padres make the list of the 25 most overpaid. Relief pitcher Huston Street has a value of minus-$23.8 million this year, …
The current Sunroad blowup shows rank hypocrisy
Those who lauded Sanders's sleazy actions denounce Filner's bumbling ones.
The flap over Mayor Bob Filner's mishandling of the Sunroad Enterprise matter brings to mind another scandal regarding that company back in the 2007-2008 time period. Comparison of these two scandals shows the staggering hypocrisy of the San Diego establishment …
Is it the mess or the message? City Attorney has been selective when prosecuting chalk vandalism
Other chalking events, such as one pro-life protest, was granted permission from the Police Department. No charges were ever filed.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/30/48329/ Is it the mess or is it the message? Is it the fact that Olson's message was a key tenet of the Occupy Wall Street movement or would it happen to any person or group wishing to exercise their …
World Cup of Composers: The Italians
The Italian composers are ready to lock "horns".
With the French we had a robust 19th Century presence in their first round of the World Cup of Composers. Now we move to the Italians. While the Italians were certainly vigorous in the 19th Century, it was the Italian …
Court hearing this month for disbarred attorney
Still owes about $80,000 to former clients
Disgraced former-attorney Patricia Ann Gregory, 63, has been working lately as a part-time debt collector, according to a recent probation report. Gregory also receives income from social security and a military pension, the report stated. The former Carlsbad attorney, who …
Unsubstantiated rumor claims that Marlins beat the Padres
According to sources which cannot be confirmed as reliable, the Miami Marlins beat the San Diego Padres
Major League Baseball’s deal with the Fox Network includes some sort of provision that when Fox shows a game to a National audience, other games being played in that time slot can’t be shown on their normal regional television coverage. …
San Diego Craft Beer & Cocktail Showcase at El Dorado
Downtown cocktail lounge hosts 12 breweries, 6 cocktail bars, and music for an indoor/outdoor
Craft drinks are all the rage these days, and to celebrate America’s Finest City’s finest beverages, prominent craft cocktail lounge (suspenders and all) El Dorado will be hosting the San Diego Craft Beer & Cocktail Showcase on Saturday, August 3. …
Hora Feliz in Logan Heights
Chiquibaby’s has tostilocos, cerveza, serious company, Mexican-style
“Have one.” It’s Luciano. He’s sitting with a bucketful of Dos Equis. I’ve just sat up at the bar. He’s at the next table, under the peg board scattered with pictures of past parties here. He’s already opening a bottle …
Boss sentenced for brawl with employees
Christmas party ended badly for manager of taco shop
Juan Rivas, 29, was sentenced to 30 days custody after a jury declared him guilty of misdemeanor battery for punching an employee after the company Christmas party. The fight occurred the early hours of a Sunday morning, after a Saturday …
California dentist and wife admitted stealing from patients
Dr. Edward and Mary Rose Bodek ran up thousands on credit cards
Dr. Edward J. Bodek, 60, and his wife Mary Rose, 56, admitted this week that they have been stealing from their patients. They ran a dental practice at 317 North El Camino Real in Encinitas, California, for more than twenty …