Meet Jedd Gyorko, the rookie that doesn't act like a rookie
Jedd Gyorko, like most rookies, could be flustered and overwhelmed by The Show, but he's as cool and as confident as is just about any veteran player
Jedd might or might not have been born to play baseball, but he certainly was groomed to play the game from an early age. Born and raised in Morgantown, West Virginia, he was schooled by his father and his father’s …
Copley Mission Beach home sells for $3.85 million
3,492 square foot home had been listed for $4.495 million
An architecturally innovative home at 702 Jersey Court, Mission Beach, formerly owned by the late Union-Tribune owner David Copley, has sold for $3.85 million, according to county and Redfin.com records. It had been listed at $4.495 million. The home is …
DEA releases poster of most wanted drug traffickers in San Diego-Tijuana area
Wanted poster offers reward on six Mexican drug traffickers
The United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) released a poster which shows six Mexican drug traffickers and offers a reward for each on Friday, May 3rd. According to the DEA, the men featured in the poster are allegedly the top …
Filmmaker James Cameron to Visit San Diego to Accept Prize for Science in the Public Interest
James Cameron will be in San Diego May 31st to accept the 2013 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest awarded by Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Academy-award winning filmmaker James Cameron will visit San Diego on May 31st to accept the 2013 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest. Beginning in 2001 Scripps Institution of Oceanography has annually awarded the prize, which includes a bronze …
No April Fools Joke: Fletcher Joins Democrats
Ex-GOP assemblyman who turned "independent" in midst of losing campaign for mayor backed by Qualcomm execs now says he's a Democrat
This past April Fools day, some wag posted an item on the Internet saying that ex-Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, who began his run for mayor last year as a Republican and switched mid-campaign to a self-proclaimed "independent," was returning to the …
Juvenile gangster declared guilty of murder
Seventeen-year-old Oceanside boy used the shotgun, jury decided
A boy accused of shooting and killing another teen when he was 16-years-old has been declared guilty of murder and armed robbery, in San Diego’s North County courthouse. Samuel Ortega Ricardez recently turned 17-years-old while in custody and was tried …
Oceanside transient accused of killing a man for being too loud
Killer couldn’t sleep nearby because of loud conversation, investigators say
Bruce Eric Hunt, 52, was charged with murder in San Diego’s North County Superior courthouse yesterday afternoon, May 3, 2012. Oceanside police and other sources stated that Hunt confronted two men who were in a parking lot overlooking a riverbed, …
Vista woman charged with 40 felonies for alleged graffiti
Teenager held in lieu of $50,000 bail
Ramona Elena Montes, 18, was charged with 40 felonies and 20 misdemeanors for an alleged nine-month spree of graffiti vandalism, from last August until April of this year. The young Latina wore shackles and glared at the prosecutor when he …
Padres hang on to beat Diamondbacks
Prolific hitting held up some sketchy pitching and the San Diego Padres held off a late rally by the Arizona Diamondbacks
Friday night was back and forth between the Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks until the Padres pulled away and then almost lost it. The Padres beat the Diamondbacks 7-6 on a warm, comfortable evening at Petco Park. Unlike when the …
Papa Doug's Austin hotel faces drainage problems
Needs variances from city council before construction can begin
Manchester Texas Financial Group is having troubles beginning a planned 50-story, 1000-room hotel in Austin. According to the Austin Business Journal, the proposed Fairmont Austin Hotel is located in an area undergoing dramatic change because construction of a large underground …
Padres ownership offers contract extension to Chase Headley through the media
Before actually talking with Chase Headley about it, Padres CEO Ron Fowler went to media indicating that the team was looking to sign Headley long term
Fresh off of a 4-2 victory on Thursday in Chicago to give the Padres a split with the Cubs in the four-game series, the team came home and on Friday Chase Headley felt compelled and perhaps obligated to talk to …
Jason Moran and The Bandwagon: May 8, in La Jolla
Moran is one of the most highly regarded pianists of his generation.
Internationally acclaimed pianist Jason Moran returns to San Diego May 8, at TSRI under the auspices of Athenaeum Jazz, produced by Dan Atkinson. Moran will be leading his longstanding trio The Bandwagon featuring bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits. …
Scripps Ranch students sell Dirty Dancing 2 to Annapurna Pictures based on twerking video
EXCLUSIVE! Concept posters leaked to SD on the QT!
Annapurna pictures, which distributed the teensploitation hit Spring Breakers earlier this year, has announced plans to produce and distribute Dirty Dancing 2, a sequel to smash '80s hit starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. Amazingly, the company bought the concept …
Caretaker sentenced for dogs' attack on joggers
Valley Center man gets probation and must pay medical bills
A Valley Center man has been sentenced to 30 days public work service and 3 years probation and ordered to pay the victims’ medical bills. The medical bills total more than $130,000, according to the judge who pronounced sentence today, …
New releases opening this week: Iron Man 3, and some other films as well
So yeah, Iron Man 3. Man, do I hate bloated finales. Remember the first Iron Man? Stark vs. Stane, Iron Man vs. Iron Monger, one on one, plus, of course, a little help from Tony's friends. This? This is not …
Woman sues City of San Diego for excessive force by police officer during a Chargers game
Woman claims she suffered a broken jaw, concussion, and was shot with a stun gun during her first Charger game.
As if it wasn't painful enough seeing a Chargers game last year, throw in a broken jaw, a concussion, and two teeth getting knocked out, and it gets even more worse. On May 2, a 30-year old woman filed a …
Teachers union takes on GOP Lincoln Club in San Diego city council race
Political committee sanctioned by ethics commission for Filner mailing violations posts independent expenditures for Cole, against Crenshaw
If the race to occupy San Diego city council's fourth district seat wasn't rich enough already, a campaign committee run by a local teachers union has just thrown more cash into the fray. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/03/44926/ As previously reported here, the well-heeled …
Peevey ducks legislative hearing to guzzle wine in Napa
Embattled CPUC president stiffs state senators, reports NBC
Michael Peevey, president of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), on April 25 ducked a meeting of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review subcommittee so he could imbibe with utility company representatives at an upscale Napa winery, according to the …
Dos Brasas
Does this Mission Hills spot really have the BEST breakfast burritos?
I had heard through various channels some approximation of the following phrase: “Oh! Dos Brasas in Mission Hills has the best breakfast burritos!” Now, that’s a spurious claim. There’s more than one way to compose a breakfast burrito, and not …