Training camp for aspiring Republican politicians launching in July
The local Republican party is looking to groom potential political candidates for office, announcing yesterday (June 24) the upcoming launch in July of a six-month candidate training program, the “Project for California’s Future.” After ponying up $350, aspiring conservative politicians …
SD home prices kept soaring in April
S&P/Case-Shiller numbers show hot markets
Standard&Poor's/Case-Shiller home price data released this morning (June 25) show prices continuing to soar in April. San Diego prices rose 3.7% from March to April, topping the 20-city composite's sturdy 2.55% gain. Year-over-year, San Diego values are up 14.7%, topping …
That SD-based spring pro football league was launched by embezzler
Cuadra stole money from employer, spent most of it to start league
Jaime Cuadra pleaded guilty today (June 24) to wire fraud and filing a false income tax return in connection with his embezzlement of more than $1 million from Oceanic Enterprises and its parent, Umami Sustainable Seafood. He was chief financial …
Issa raked in $59.4 million last year
House disclosure form shows he dabbled in junk bond funds
North County Congressman Darrell Issa took in $59.4 million last year, according to a disclosure form he filed with the House, according to the publication Politico. Issa pared down his debt in 2012 as bank borrowings dropped from $100 million …
Joshua White goes it alone at Dizzy's
Straddling the "inside" and the "outside" like a colossus, White delivered the goods.
It is a rare, and beautiful thing to have the opportunity to witness a singular talent developing at a pace so accelerated that each performance is a learning experience for the listener. I've probably seen pianist Joshua White 20 times …
Chuck Heston explains the MPAA rating system
Now do you understand?
Chuck Heston took time away from his busy schedule of parting the Red Sea, fighting the Boxer Rebellion, and loading his gun to stop by a local tennis court and explain the ins and outs of the MPAA rating system. …
Escondido set to approve big contracts for city manager, city attorney
The Escondido City Council is set to consider three-year contract extensions for City Manager Clay Phillips and City Attorney Jeffrey Epp at a meeting on Wednesday, June 26. A couple of controversial items are being eliminated from the contracts, which …
Padres split with Dodgers and Padres fans ready to fire everyone
Social media suggests that the Padres fans are ready to see the club part ways with important pieces of the team
Four games with the Dodgers at Petco Park, and the Padres take the first two and drop the second two. Fan reaction? For two days they sang the praises of the club, and for two days they wanted half of …
MTS banks payment on right-of-way lease to desert railway
San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System announced progress on Friday (June 21) on an agreement with Pacific Imperial Railroad, which seeks to revive the freight-oriented Desert Line railroad between Tecate and Plaster City, in the Imperial Valley east of San Diego …
John Ball's In the Heat of the Night at Ion Theatre
"They call me MISTER Tibbs!" - Sidney Poitier asserts for all time in the 1967 movie (and in the sequel's title). Poitier plays Virgil Tibbs, a police detective from Philadelphia visiting his mother in Sparta, Mississippi. He solves a "first-class …
Mob lawyer’s memoir omits Hedgecock and Manchester
No mention of infamous client Roger Hedgecock, political godfather Doug Manchester, nor Moe Dalitz's notorious La Costa resort in new book by Las Vegas ex-mayor Oscar Goodman
San Diego has had a long line of controversial mayors, but arguably no one as colorful - and Mafia connected - as the former mayor of Las Vegas, ex-mob lawyer Oscar Goodman, who also has more than a few memorable …
The Works Pizza
Mission Valley pizza place isn't fancy, but the slices are good and the beer is cold.
I’ve been wanting to get to The Works Pizza (5608 Mission Center Road, 619-296-1400), but it was like being on a wild goose chase. There has got to be a smarter way to give mall stores addresses. The Works is …
The funniest clip of Alfred Hitchcock you've never seen
Join Hitch as he promotes "The Six Million Dollar Man" and the Universal Studio Tour
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/24/48015/ The summer of 1977 saw my first road trip from Chicago to Los Angeles. My buddy and I stayed at the Nomad, a little motel on Sunset, tucked away from the noise of the 405. Before VCRs came into …
Wall Street a trap for outsiders, says Madoff
He should know; he pulled history's largest Ponzi scheme
MarketWatch has interviewed Bernard Madoff, the architect of history's biggest Ponzi scheme, in prison. (He is serving 150 years.) "The individual investor is the last person that has any information," said Madoff in the interview. The Securities and Exchange Commission …
Padres: You get less bang for the buck
Study compares resale ticket prices, winning percentage, competition quality
According to MarketWatch, a Texas company, TicketCity, has done a study of how much bang baseball fans get for their buck. The Padres rank 28th among 30 Major League Baseball teams. First, TicketCity considers the price of tickets bought from …
DUI crackdown nets one drunk driver
Saturday night’s DUI crackdown at the San Diego County Fair, which brought officers from eight local law enforcement agencies together to conduct “saturation patrols” around the fairgrounds, resulted in 95 total traffic stops, with 16 drivers evaluated for driving under …
South Park's Buona Forchetta: See and be scene!
At last: A real sidewalk terrazza in 'Diego
On February 13th this year, Ian Pike reviewed Buona Forchetta (3001 Beech Street, South Park, 619-381-4844), and got into the sacred issues of what authentic pizza should be. That’s always been a total mystery to me. But in this case …
He chalks the line: City Attorney prosecutes man for writing anti-bank slogans in water soluble chalk
Man faces 13 years and $13,000 if convicted of vandalism with sidewalk chalk.
Jan Goldsmith's job as City Attorney is to represent the City of San Diego. In addition, it appears as if his office is also fully prepared to stand up for the little...rather, the big banks. On Tuesday, the City Attorney's …
Young Lions display pride at Dizzy's
Gilbert Castellanos brought five young musicians together for an opportunity to shine on their own.
San Diego trumpet master Gilbert Castellanos is always involved in giving back to the jazz community, and the June 22 performance of "The Young Lions," at Dizzy's emerged as another classic example of this generosity. Castellanos introduced a quintet of …
SD Fringe Festival logistics
The world famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival showcases acts from around the world: dance, theater, music, circus acts, even work outside the avant garde box. The festival lasts 25 days. In 2012, it boasted 2695 shows from 47 countries in 279 …