Brad Pitt to make 'surprise' appearance at San Diego County Fair?
Doesn't announcing a surprise appearance undercut the element of surprise? Be this as it may, the producers of World War Z want you to know there is a chance that Brad Pitt will make a cameo at the San Diego …
Review: Violet & Daisy
Hollywood never gives me what I really want. When the invite to the Violet and Daisy screening arrived, I thought for sure it was going to be a CG biopic of the Hilton sisters, America’s once loved and sadly forgotten …
San Diego's Top 6 Ethiopian Restaurants
The final tally of Ethiopian restaurants following one, hungry writer's attempt to eat at them all.
If I learned one thing from Tour de Cheesesteak, it’s that people demand a reckoning. It’s a tough thing to give out. Every restaurant has its strengths and weaknesses, and deciding which of those makes one place “better” than another …
California's political watchdog OKs media moonlighting by Assembly staffer in San Diego
Field representative for Democrat Shirley Weber also works for Voice & Viewpoint newspaper and in marketing gigs for non-profit Reality Changers and Internet's Imagine Media Group, regulator's opinion letter says
An aide to Democratic 79th District Assemblywoman Shirley Weber has been told by the state's political watchdog agency that it is okay for her to be a reporter for a local newspaper, work in public relations and as a social …
City slapped with another lawsuit over broken sidewalks
Woman injured after running into an uneven and cracked sidewalk in Linda Vista
Why should the City of San Diego pay for some expensive sidewalk study when it can just rely on the increasing number of lawsuits filed by pedestrians injured on San Diego's fractured and faulting sidewalks. On June 5, Lily Mata …
Republicans touting April poll supporting DeMaio's Congressional bid
The National Republican Congressional Committee is touting polling data in a letter to its members that seems to indicate a10-point lead among voters for Carl DeMaio, who announced last week that he would challenge Democrat Scott Peters for California’s 52nd …
U.S. gains 175,000 jobs in May
But unemployment rate rises as more join labor force
The United States gained 175,000 jobs in May, more than economists had expected. That is a sharp improvement from the 149,000 in April. However, the unemployment rate rose to 7.6% from 7.5% in April as more Americans joined the labor …
Edison shutting down San Onofre permanently
Announcement made early this (Friday, June 7) morning
Southern California announced this morning that it is shutting down the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant, according to a story in the Los Angeles Times. The move comes 17 months after the plant was closed because of steam generator …
Chula Vista: Skins + artichokes = dinner
Happy hour at the BullsEye Bar can get messy
“Try one,” says my bar buddy. He shoves the chalice with half a dozen shrimp curled around its rim. A ketchup bowl sits on the bed of ice inside, along with the slice of lemon. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/07/47008/ I do. The little …
Stay Strange debuts as label with Monochromacy cassette
Outsider art and music night launches label with local loathe drone trio release
Outsider art and music night Stay Strange, headed by noise experimentalist Sam Lopez (Zsa Zsa Gabor), is inaugurating their new label with the cassette release of Monochromacy’s Cement Cathedrals EP. Pre-order the 5-song loathe-drone EP now ($6, postage paid) and …
Tape Deck Mountain announces new album, releases single Always Lie
San Diego shoegaze project relocates to Queens and takes barista gig to fund sophomore LP
Tape Deck Mountain recently announced the pending release of their sophomore album, Sway, which is due out later this year on core member Travis Trevisan's nineteen98 imprint. The first single, Always Lie, premiered on music blog Pitchfork a couple of …
Too late to run a 5K at UCSD
The Triton 5K to benefit scholarship funds is sold out.
The UCSD Triton 5K is sold out for Saturday, June 8th. The 5K supports scholarships for students and has raised more than $3 million since it started in 1996. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/06/46999/ The general public is welcome to come check out the …
Music is Art: an audio/visual collaboration between local beat label and an Amsterdam art gallery
Liquid Geometry teams up with producer Pluto Dash and 4816/asa Gallery in Holland to blur the lines between art and music
Experimental beat collective Liquid Geometry is expanding their focus on the visual arts with the recent debut of their Music is Art Project. "This project is 100% aimed [at] blurring the lines that separate different mediums of art and creation, …
Up to 20% discount at local businesses for cyclists
SD Bike Commuter has organized a map and list of about 70 local businesses rewarding customers for bicycling
Did you know that about 70 businesses throughout San Diego are offering up to 20% discounts for cyclists? Check out this list and map organized by SD Bike Commuter for details. Look for this logo at participating businesses in your …
Review: Wish You Were Here
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/06/46993/ A must to avoid for those planning a trip to Southeast Asia, Wish You Were Here is bound to impact weekend getaways to Phnom Penh in much the same way Midnight Express put the kibosh on Turkish tourism. At …
Enterprise zones a flop, says new study
They don't generate job growth or promote business development
Enterprise zones, which through tax breaks were supposed to help small businesses in distressed areas, are a boon for big business, but are not creating jobs or development, according to a study by the Sacramento-based California Budget Project. The zones …
Cunningham worries about local housing bubble
Price-to-income ratio getting pretty high again
Kelly Cunningham, economist for the National University System Institute for Policy Research, says investors are jumping into the San Diego housing market, and since there is not much new housing coming on to the market, the ratio of housing prices …
Recipients of half of Sempra non-profit cash unidentified in disclosure
Tax-free “employee” foundation chaired by utility giant's SDG&E external affairs chief kicks in big for LGBT Center, Focus on the Family, Catholic bishop
In the wake of this week's FBI raid on the capitol offices of Democratic state Sen. Ron Calderon, San Diego-based Sempra Energy has been picking up some attention as a big Calderon campaign contributor and personal gift giver. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/06/46986/ Of …
Man gunned down at hamburger stand in Rosarito
Victim was shot in broad daylight while waiting for a hamburger
A man was gunned down in Rosarito, Baja California, while waiting for a hamburger shortly after noon, on Thursday, June 6. The victim, who authorities have only identified as a 34 year old male named Omar, is believed to have …