The Covid-related business shutdown and stay-at-home orders issued by Governor Newsom and San Diego County public health officer Wilma Wooten have led to civil disobedience and lawsuits. A local protest movement began April 18 at …
May 6, 2020
News & Stories
San Diego pandemic protests bring out everyone with an opinion
Ron Wheeler’s Garage
“It’s very odd, being here playing alone in your house, with no audience, even though we know they’re out there,” says Ron Wheeler. Until the coronavirus, he led one of the best-loved cover bands in …
May 6, 2020
San Diegans who will be ready for any disaster
I don’t recall when I first heard the word “prepper,” but it was definitely derogatory, perhaps a step above — but certainly related to — “hoarder.” A prepper, as I understood it then, was someone …
May 6, 2020
Kilkennys help Faulconer, Gloria, named to Civic San Diego, land SeaWorld account
Viral influence peddling The COVID-19 crisis continues to provide a cornucopia of new work for San Diego city hall lobbyists. Latest to benefit is the Intesa Communications Group, whose principals include Maddy Kilkenny, onetime aide …
May 6, 2020
Border dogs tugged his heartstrings
More canine kryptonite I just finished reading your story “Border dogs are our Kryptonite” by Marty Graham (“San Diego’s border dogs are our kryptonite,” Cover Stories, April 15 ). I’m a little behind because I …
May 6, 2020
Unemployment claims with Governor Newsom
Have you noticed how, at the governor’s COVID-19 press conferences, someone usually asks about how come unemployment benefits aren’t reaching all the people who have applied for them? The governor takes time to explain how …
May 6, 2020
Is hugging dead forever?
Dear Hipster: I’m a hugger, not a hand shaker or a cheek-kisser. But I worry — is hugging dead forever, because everyone will be scared to touch each other for the foreseeable future? I actually …
May 6, 2020