New library: Where's the beef?!
Ed expects great things from the library café...
New library, open! Been waiting for this. Not because of the thousands of books and snooze-spots that have opened up. But because they were going to have a café in the forecourt. Place to have Deep Thoughts and eat at …
Paul Pfingst is accused of secreting evidence
A deputy district attorney suggests criminal behavior by former DA
Paul Pfingst, a prominent criminal defense attorney and a former District Attorney for San Diego County, might face criminal investigation by California’s Attorney General, according to a prosecutor. Deputy District Attorney Keith Watanabe made a number of allegations in papers …
Everth Cabrera looks for redemption
In a surprise appearance, Everth Cabrera comes off of suspension and talks to media
Monday morning, with the prospect of no more games to cover or write about, I sucked on a Bloody Mary for breakfast and sat in front of the laptop, contemplating the off-season. There were certain moves that had to be …
Octa#grape flies in Red UFO
No wave garage rockers launch soaring debut LP
Last month, Octa#grape delivered a full-length follow up to their previous two EPs As Long As I Forget and Emotional Oil. Comprising members of Trumans Water, Soul-Junk, fluf, and Drifting, The 9-song Red UFO LP was recorded on a 4-track …
Border Patrol agents to remain on duty despite government shutdown
Most CBP employees considered essential
The vast majority of U.S. customs officials are expected to remain on duty throughout the United States government shutdown. According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials, 52,673 of the 59,561 CBP employees will remain on duty. The 88 percent …
Mallets & Sticks: Ian David Rosenbaum, live
Solo percussion in Barrio Logan.
New music champion Bonnie Wright's Fresh Sound concert series continued on Oct. 1 with a dynamic evening of solo percussion by mallet specialist Ian David Rosenbaum performing before a large and enthusiastic house at Bread & Salt in Logan Heights. …
Sinatra, not Woody the biological father of Rosemia's baby?
He has his father's eyes. According to a bombshell interview with Vanity Fair, actress Mia Farrow claims that Frank Sinatra could "possibly" be the father to her biological son with Woody Allen. Were they strangers in the night, or has …
Suspected sexual predator arrested
Evidence gathered from cell phones seized in 2012 prostitution raid
A 70-year-old man was arrested near La Jolla Tuesday (October 1) as part of a prostitution sting operation dating back to June of 2012. Last year, Michael Lustig was arrested in an Encinitas hotel sting aimed at catching “johns” soliciting …
The Tacoburger: Part Six
Tracking the origin of the most famous tacoburgers of all time at Danny's Palm Bar in Coronado.
There’s this taco shop in North Park. El Sol, it’s called. Ed Bedford wrote a Tin Fork in which he told the compelling story of Nacho, the restaurant’s owner. If Bedford’s to be believed, Nacho is one of the most …
More mobster friend Molasky money for San Diego GOP
Las Vegas developer, investigative focus of Iowa Republican senator in San Diego FBI building Chinese money intrigue, forks over for Faulconer and the GOP
A partnership linked to Las Vegas developer Irwin Molasky, friend and longtime business associate of late mobster Moe Dalitz and a focus of inquiries by Iowa GOP Sen. Charles Grassley over whistle-blower alleged irregularities in the financing of San Diego's …
Food Truck Fight. Group of food truck operators criticize Interim Mayor Todd Gloria and the City for ramped up enforcement
Interim Mayor Gloria's Office says issue will be heard in the coming months by the Land Use and Housing Committee
Food truck owners in San Diego are serving up some criticism for Interim Mayor Todd Gloria. In the latest newsletter from www.sdfoodtrucks.com, the mobile food contingent slams Gloria's recent decision to ramp up enforcement against food truck owners who park …
Peters, DeMaio posturing around government shutdown
Election remains more than a year out
Lest any constituents of California’s 52nd Congressional district forget that there’s an election just 13 months away, Scott Peters, the sitting Democrat, and Carl DeMaio, who’s been building his candidacy virtually since losing the mayoral race in 2012, have issued …
Jeff Hamilton Trio: live
The LA trio graced the Saville Theatre stage to fund-raise for KSDS Jazz 88
Mainstream jazz got some serious representation on Sept. 29 with a rare afternoon concert by LA's Jeff Hamilton Trio who tore through two sets of boppish activity in support of Jazz 88.3 Playing sans-amplifier, bassist Christoph Luty used the bow …
Cheap tacos in the Courtroom
Yes, Virginia, there are affordable deals in La Jolla
Psst. Wanna eat cheap in La Jolla? And drink? Point one, hit happy hour, point two, make sure you’re at Jose’s Courtroom (1037 Prospect Street, La Jolla, 858-454-7655). Specially on a Tuesday. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/oct/01/54070/ Taco Tuesday's taco deals extend beyond the …
Hitchcock-tober unveils 9 digitally remastered masterworks
Nothing you see in a San Diego movie theatre all year could possibly come close to matching the experience of Hitchcock on the big screen. Away with Blu-ray! For the first time in its history, Reading Cinemas annual Hitchcock-tober celebration …
Origins, Part III: a few final, stray tidbits from James Cameron's Piranha Part 2: The Spawning
Part one is here. Part two is here. First, a final note in support of the notion that Cameron was, um, inspired by Alien when he made Piranha Part 2, so much so that he managed to snag the sequel, …
Sanders, Issa pump H-1B program
Qualcomm will love it but domestic engineers will not
In an article in the Washington DC publication The Hill, North County Congressman Darrell Issa and former San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, now head of the local Chamber of Commerce, give hoorays for the H-1B program, by which foreign residents …
Dig a hole: A.C. Lyles, the man from Paramount
New Year's Eve, 2001, the first year I ever rang out the old in a warm climate. Who says I'm not connected? While on vacation in Hollywood, a friend of a friend who worked in the Paramount mailroom had arranged …
State officials, local politicos roll out Covered California state health care exchange
Despite the federal government shutdown triggered by an argument over funding for the Affordable Care Act, popularly dubbed Obamacare, California is moving forward this morning with the launch of Covered California, the new statewide insurance exchange called for under the …
San Diego pols got lots of Del Mar fair freebies
Political party class uses public clout to obtain and distribute free admissions to fair and rock concerts
It's an annual ritual of summer, the running of San Diego officials, both elected and non-elected, out to the county fair in Del Mar for a slew of free admissions and related gratuities, courtesy of the state's 22nd District Agricultural …