You're a good defendant, Charlie Brown
Peter Robbins to be sentenced today
Peter Robbins, the former child vocal artist who gave voice to Charlie Brown on many of the Peanuts television specials, will be sentenced today for stalking and threatening his former girlfriend and a La Jolla plastic surgeon who gave her …
Santos Coffee House
North Park coffee roaster is a hidden gem for self-sequestration and quiet work time.
There are coffee shops that buzz with the jittery excitement of the overcaffeinated, and there are coffee shops that provide a cozy, out of the way nook for anyone who needs peace, quiet, and a cup of joe. Santos Coffee …
Peters declares self-sequester, vows to donate portion of pay to senior center
Representative Scott Peters, named by Business Insider as the nation’s second-wealthiest freshman legislator, announced yesterday that in a symbolic gesture protesting the ongoing sequestration budget cuts he would begin donating eight percent of his monthly salary, or about $1,300, to …
As I Lay Dying singer arrested for alleged murder plot
Police allege Tim Lambesis tried to hire someone to kill his wife
As I Lay Dying singer Tim Lambesis was arrested on Tuesday, May 7, for allegedly trying to hire an undercover police officer to murder his estranged wife. The band was scheduled to tour with Killswitch Engage, Miss May I, and …
Otay Mesa: Where the bus drivers eat
La Taquiza food truck is a life-saver for night-time drivers like Michelle
It's 9.25 p.m. Michelle brings her 901 bus in right on time. She says goodbye to the last passengers, kills the engine and then jumps out herself. She heads straight through the parking lot to the little island of lights …
Padres beat Marlins again thanks to Stults and Venable
Eric Stults pitched the Padres to victory over the Miami Marlins while Will Venable homered on an odd-looking play
Eric Stults has been surprisingly effective since the Padres claimed him off of waivers from the Chicago White Sox in 2012, and now his total record with the San Diego Padres stands at 11-5 in 21 starts. His latest victory …
UCAN wants Shames's suit thrown out, amplifies answers
Watchdog also slices pay of remaining workers in bid to keep going
Troubled watchdog Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) yesterday (May 6) filed a suit asking that the lawsuit earlier filed by its former executive director, Michael Shames, be thrown out on the ground that it is a "strategic lawsuit against public …
Economist regrets remarks about Keynes's sex life
Slurs made at presentation in Carlsbad
Harvard professor and economist Niall Ferguson, a stern critic of Keynesian economics, has apologized profusely for linking the late economist's alleged sex life to his economic ideas, according to today's (May 7) New York Times. At a Strategic Investment Conference …
Grand Jury finds San Diego Unified School District's website too political
Grand Jury report says San Diego Unified had political messages on website. District officials blame insufficient staffing.
San Diego Unified School District's website is meant to educate and inform the public of its policies not its politics. It's the latter that has caught the attention of the San Diego County Grand Jury in a new report released …
Best events in San Diego through May 15
Through Sunday, May 12 GATOR BY THE BAY 2013 Twelfth annual zydeco and Cajun festival showcases over 60 bands, artists, performers, food, dance, and “8000 pounds of crawfish straight from Louisiana.” Also on tap: authentic Creole food, dancing and dance …
Dig a hole and Tulips Shall Grow: Ray Harryhausen
Never mind the above-the-line talent: Ray Harryhausen was one of the few special visual effects creators whose name in the advertising guaranteed butts in seats. Harryhausen's Dynamation sequences, his patented brand of model animation, were the stop motion equivalent of …
Ben Wanicur: The Excluded Middle
The bassist's brand new disc features Ian Tordella, Peter Sprague and Charlie Weller.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/07/45158/ Although he hasn't been in San Diego long, bassist Ben Wanicur has been making waves on the jazz scene, and he recently released an album under his own name, The Excluded Middle with saxophonist Ian Tordella guitar hero Peter …
The American Jungle filming live at Ruby Room
Hillcrest venue hosts Hybris, Sub Killaz, and DJ EVLO for filming of documentary on North American drum and bass.
San Diego’s drum and bass/jungle scene has caught the attention of filmmakers behind The American Jungle, a feature-length documentary that explores U.S. and Canadian subcultures spawned by a high-energy, Amen-break-based genre of electronic dance music that originated in London around …
First annual La Costa Film Festival looking for submissions
Famed North County Resort and Spa turns screening destination October 24 - 27
And you thought the La Costa Resort and Spa was all about playing tennis, getting mudpacks, and seeing stars. Festival founders, and La Costa residents Michael and Ruby Callihan, decided the time was right to transform the ultimate relaxation destination …
IB's Plank: Drinking in history
It's not on the pier, but IB's oldest pub delivers its own atmosphere
Oh man: Eat on the pier, or eat here, at Ye Olde Plank? I’m leaning on IB’s sea wall, looking out at the ocean. And from the far end of that lo-ong pier, lights glow across the angry waters. The …
City Auditor says City and Zoo can keep better track of property tax revenues
City Auditor suggest better monitoring of property tax revenues used by San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Zoo is essentially on the lamb...rather lam...free to do whatever it chooses with $10.5 million a year from property tax subsidies paid for by San Diego residents, says a new report by San Diego's City Auditor. The …
Congresswoman stays at the Taj on free junket to Bangalore
Top traveled San Diego representative and husband hit the road again, racking up $17,096 in travel tab paid for by corporation-backed think tank
San Diego Democratic congresswoman Susan Davis, who last summer was ranked by a database maintained by Washington-based Legistorm.com as the 17th biggest spending congressional free traveler, including both the House and Senate, has taken off again, this time on a …
UC hospital workers overwhelmingly authorize strike
But date and duration of possible strike not yet determined
More than 97% of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 3299 members working at all ten University of California (UC) medical and student health centers have voted to authorize a strike. The union says it represents …
Uncle Junkie: rehabbed and ready
East County rocker Scott Frazier explains where he's been for the last couple years.
"I'm probably the most addictive personality you'll ever meet." A familiar figure is sitting behind the mixing table in a private recording studio in Casa de Oro, near Spring Valley. It's Scott Frazier, in white T shirt and jeans, wearing …
Baja California homicides up as result of drug violence
Homicides are up in the first quarter of 2013 for BC, yet most can be attested to gang and drug violence
The Secretaría de Seguridad Pública del Estado released crime statistics for the first three months of 2013 in Baja California on Monday, May 6th. Overall incidents of reported crime were down in the state, compared to the same time period …