Potential conflict of interest for planning commissioner whose spouse works at land-use consultant firm?
Ted Shaw works for land-use consultant Atlantis Group which represents major developers trying to push projects through city hall.
San Diego City Planning Commissioners have almost always had some ties to developers or some level of interest in new development projects. For instance, commissioner Mary Lydon once served as vice president on downtown corporate non-profit the Downtown San Diego …
President Obama’s Mexico visit to focus on trade
Trip hopes to strengthen trade ties, reaffirm security
United States President Barack Obama traveled to Mexico Thursday, May 2nd, on the first leg of a three day trip. Obama will be meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City on Thursday afternoon. Peña Nieto has expressed …
Saffron stalwart making TV debut
Savor San Diego with Su-Mei Yu airing first episode tonight
I’d known of Su-Mei Yu, the talented chef and owner of popular Thai eatery Saffron (3731 India Street, Mission Hills) for years, but the first time I actually met her was at a pop-up culinary education event in a seafood …
Bino's Bistro open in Hillcrest
Savory crepes and a good patio make for a winning combo in the Uptown District center.
Bino’s Bistro & Creperie (1260 University Avenue, 619-688-1674) has opened in the Uptown District shopping center. The Eurofying remodel shed light on the formerly cavelike buidling, once home to a Thai restaurant, and the sun now reaches to the buildings …
Bombs away! Padres beat Cubs when wind blows out
The wind was blowing out at Wrigley Field and the Padres caught it and beat the Chicago Cubs
When the wind blows out at Wrigley Field in Chicago, it can make any baseball team look good. And it was blowing out good on Tuesday evening as the Padres beat the Cubs, 13-7. Neither team can be considered as …
Dig a hole: Deanna Durbin
Allow me not to be the first to say, "Was Deanna Durbin still alive?" She was a huge star in her day, Universal's answer to Shirley Temple. In 1946 Deanna Durbin was the second highest paid woman in America. Bette …
For what it's worth: New York magazine noticed Bronx Pizza a while back
Did anyone else see this?
I'm sorry if someone else already posted about this... New York magazine's Grub Street blog did a feature on the best pizza in America, and what do you know, amid the frozen delights and pizza meccas, they managed to include …
Mitt Romney signs on as San Diego-Tijuana Olympics consultant
Former Presidential Candidate and savior of the '02 Winter Olympics agrees to help - but several hurdles remain
When people think of Mitt Romney, they think of his failed attempt to unseat President Barack Obama in the 2012 Presidential election. Or they think of his La Jolla mansion, which can be seen from space and currently blocks the …
Arts & Trees: summer DIY flea market in downtown Tijuana
Seasonal flea market showcases local musicians and artisans on Avenida Revolucion in Zona Centro
Four times a year, seasonal flea market Arts & Trees showcases Tijuana’s homegrown artisans with an all-day, all-ages bazaar featuring art, photography, clothing, live music, food, wine, and beer. This summer's installment will be an open-air market held on Saturday, …
Southwestern College appoints new board member
Trust continues to be a major issue on campus
April 29 the Southwestern Board of Trustees selected Nora Vargas to fill the position vacated by former trustee William Stewart. In March, only a few months into his term, Stewart resigned from the board. His resignation alluded to the "alleged …
Trailer Park: Pacific Rim
Okay, so everyone's excited for this, because deep down inside, everyone is still an eight-year-old boy. Except, maybe, you know, the girls. But they'll go with their boyfriends, just like they used to go to the arcade with their boyfriends …
Mr. TJ does a reading, part one
The timing's both perfect and sad. On Monday, May 6, Vagabond Theatre Project will do a staged reading of Ed Schmidt's drama, Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting. The story, like a footnote to the movie 42, tells about an imaginary …
Too much syrup--never: San Diego Symphony
A couple romantic hits and Ives this weekend at SDSO.
The concert I’ve been waiting for all season is finally here this weekend at the San Diego Symphony. Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky are both on the ticket--and Ives. The Rachmaninoff is the Piano Concerto No. 1 and the Tchaikovsky is the …
City agrees to $120,000 settlement in lawsuit over downtown PBID overcharges
City council agreed to end the lawsuit during an April 16 closed session meeting.
During a closed session meeting last week, San Diego city councilmembers approved the settlement offer from SCI Consulting for mistakes made in the engineer's report for the Downtown Property-based Business Improvement District. The Orange County-based consultant will pay the City …
Review: Kon-Tiki
My father always envisioned himself dying behind a ship's wheel rather than seated in a Sears recliner. Perhaps that's why a copy of Thor Heyerdal's Kon-Tiki took up a prime spot of real estate on my parent's coffee table for …
Downtown lobbyist fundraiser raked in $9,000 for Filner, filing shows
Firm of mayoral political guru Tom Shepard, whose lobbying boutique represents SDG&E, reports final take from January office bash
On the evening of January 23, a variety of high-end vehicles arrived at the downtown offices of Public Policy Strategies, Inc., depositing a virtual who's who of city hall influence peddlers for a fundraiser to benefit new Democratic mayor Bob …
Vista teen accused of more than 300 acts of graffiti vandalism
Eighteen-year-old woman signed her defacements HAZE, a sergeant said
An 18-year-old woman was arrested last night on suspicion of causing more than $100,000 in damage to the city of Vista, according to a Sheriff’s spokesman. Sergeant G. Twyman said Ramona Montes is responsible for more than 300 incidents of …
Beginning of the end for San Onofre?
Plant operator say it could decide by year-end whether to permanently shutter nuclear reactors
Last November, we reported that the costs piling up related to the ongoing emergency shutdown at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station along San Diego’s northern coast had topped $300 million, and by February the total had reached $400 million. By …