Life Sux...Upcoming Wavves Album to Drop on September 20
Nathan Williams, of San Diego slacker-rock band Wavves, announced that his newest EP Life Sux, will be released on September 20. The album, according to indie-music website Pitchfork.com, is set to drop on Williams' own Ghost Ramp record label, will …
Del Mar Fairgrounds CEO Is Ready for Additional Race Meets
Tim Fennell, CEO of the Del Mar Fairgrounds, says that Del Mar Fairgrounds will see "very little impact" if additional race meets were to come to Del Mar after Hollywood Park closes its gates for good. Fennell says if the …
Imperial Beach To Sell Its Street Signs
Everything, every street sign in Imperial Beach that is, must go! On Wednesday, city councilmembers and the Mayor will authorize the sale of Imperial Beach street signs. Each sign will be offered at $25 a piece. The sale comes as …
"Stroller Precinct Strolls" For Nathan Fletcher
"Women for a New Generation of Leadership," is what assemblyman Nathan Fletcher's campaign is calling a coalition of female supporters. According to the campaign, the members of the group will host fundraising events geared toward female voters. Those events include …
SDUSD Reports Dropout Rate
According to new figures from California's Department of Education, San Francisco Unified School District was the only large district in the state to report a lower high school dropout rate than San Diego Unified. According to the newly released high …
Oceanside Councilmember to Run for Mayor
In recent years, conservative Oceanside city councilmember Jerry Kern has sound himself in the middle of some pretty ugly political battles. Two years ago Kern fought against a recall campaign largely backed by Oceanside's public safety unions. Those in favor …
A Candlelight Vigil in Santee
On August 22, Tracy Moe plans to return to the same Santee neighborhood where her seventeen-year -old daughter, Kelsea Lyn, died from a methadone overdose in 2006. Moe's return marks 5 years since her daughter complained to a friend's mother …
More Race Meets Coming to Del Mar?
There's no question that Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood is closing. Currently, a land development company waits for the right time to turn the tract of land into a 238-acre mixed-use community. When that happens, race meets and the thousands …
San Diego Is iPad Friendly
San Diegans love the iPad and other computer tablets, at least that's what a survey conducted for the September issue of Men's Health Magazine. According to the survey, San Diego ranks as the seventh most-iPad-friendly city in the country. The …
Santee Considers Backyard Chickens
On Wednesday, members of Santee's city council will ask city staff to come up with new regulations that would allow chickens to run free on residential properties. The discussion was first broached by Mayor Randy Voepel during a June 8 …
El Cajon Looks To Reduce Abandoned Shopping Carts
On Tuesday, El Cajon's city councilmembers and mayor will consider a new law aimed at reducing the number of abandoned shopping carts scattered around the City. "Shopping carts have been commandeered by homeless persons to store and move their possessions …
The Talk of the Town (Car Wash) in Escondido
For nearly eight years, residents of the New Tradition subdivision in south Escondido have spoken out against a proposal to build a massive car-wash complex on the corner of Brotherton Road and Centre City Parkway. They say the project, aptly …
Uptown Residents Call for An End to Illegal Demolition
Residents in the Uptown communities of North Park, Hillcrest, University Heights, and Mission Hills have long called for increased city oversight when it comes to the preservation of historical structures. For the past two years, residents have asked the City …
SOHO Sues City Over Plaza de Panama Plan
Two weeks after San Diego's city councilmembers voted to enter into a partnership with Irwin Jacobs and his Plaza de Panama Committee, members of Save Our Heritage Organisation continue to fight. This time, however, the fight will not go down …
Plundering Historic Plaques
Owners of historically-designated homes in Uptown are on the lookout for thieves. The thieves are not the run of the mill hoodlums but instead are run of the Mills Act burglars. The thieves are ripping off gold plaques from historically …
San Diego Police Department Realigning Districts
District boundaries across San Diego are being redrawn, that goes for the police department districts as well. On September 17, police districts will change. For residents of North Park that means they will no longer be included in the police …
The Governor Signs Kehoe's Strangulation Bill Into Law
On July 27, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that would add jail time for spouses and partners who strangle or chokes their significant others. The bill was sponsored by State Senator Christine Kehoe. Kehoe drafted the bill …
City Council Looks to Renew Contract for Balboa Park Organist
On August 2, city council members will decide whether to pay organist Dr. Carol Williams $28,600 a year for weekly concerts at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion. The $286,000 dollar ten-year contract came under fire earlier this year during budget deliberations. …
Golden Hill CDC Late to Submit Audit for MAD Funds
For the second straight year, the Greater Golden Hill Community Development Corporation has failed to submit Golden Hill maintenance assessment district audits to the City on time. The audit was due last December. Now, eight months later, there is still …
City to Prepare Draft EIR for O.B. Community Plan Update
On July 26, the city gave notice that it will prepare the draft environmental impact report for the Ocean Beach Community Plan Update. O.B. denizens will have a chance to comment on the proposed draft report at scoping meeting on …