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The heartbreaking Monterey cypress
I live in San Francisco and have a pair of enormous (60-70 ft) Monterey Cypress trees in my backyard. They're beautiful, but I worry sometimes about what the long term maintenance will cost, as well as what will happen when they reach the end of their life span. We have been told that they likely …GPR3K
Dec. 2, 11:15 a.m.
North Park syringe swap site won't change soon
I reported on this 10 years ago (https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2012/apr/11/stringers-san-diego-city-council-grants-/). It wasn't much of an issue with NP residents then, and it shouldn't be now. Carl DeMaio opposed it back then, so that just told me it is a good service. Carl remains a dollar-hustling annoyance. When I looked into this, I didn't know it was a …David Batterson
Nov. 30, 12:33 p.m.
Pig: Nicolas Cage’s purloined pal
I've read such review on this film that it worth watching due to the performance of Nicolas Cage and as the only one reason. It was also nice to read your review over it. Perhaps due to the controversial reviews of people over the film I want to watch it and understand what is for …elaizehuntington
Nov. 23, 3:16 a.m.
North Park syringe swap site won't change soon
See the one thing that people neglect to understand about the needle exchange is is it taking a big strain off of the system that your tax dollars pay for okay people that become positive do the needle use have to get treatment somehow most of them cannot afford it so they go on medical …MikaRead
Nov. 21, 11:22 a.m.
The Eagles
When are these guys just going to go away. I mean enough already.danfogel
Nov. 12, 10:25 a.m.
Vargas aides feted by Israel, Vargas defends ally
Hey Juan Vargas, How can you call Israel a democracy when millions under their jurisdiction are unallowed to vote or travel freely? You are an AIPAC tool. Did your staffer get out of his 5 star hotel to go see how the Palestinians live?PassionatelyModerate
Nov. 4, 6:53 a.m.
San Diego planners want dense housing near your bus stop
Are there or are there not more old people among us? I hear there really are more older Americans and many are living into serious old age. So how does it follow that we really need new bikeways everywhere, fleets of rental scooters, diminished on-street parking for cars and condo apartments without provision for any …monaghan
Nov. 2, 5:30 p.m.
UCSD’s big downtown payoff
I have been away for ten days, and returned to see this classic Reader report on our city of players, movers and shakers who, undaunted by rules about transparency or any sense for the common good, keep on keeping on, doing their thing. What a town. What leaders. UCSD's go-go Chancellor Pradeep "High-Rise" Khosla finesses …monaghan
Oct. 28, 11:24 p.m.
Over 50 years of Gary Kelley’s voice in San Diego
What a great way to reconnect to my youth and the music of that era. Left feedback on Kelley’s website and got response to my surprise. He even helped me set up my Alexa device so I can listen with just a voice command at home. Many many memories of a time long long ago. …JustWondering
Oct. 28, 6:12 p.m.
A Kitty Hawk sailor recalls the 1972 race riots on San Diego-based carrier
To suggest "overwork" was the cause of the riot ignores the facts and context of the entire incident. The extreme length of the tour of duty and poor working conditions were the spark . . . but the "dynamite" was the second class citizenship of black sailors on the vessel. Court testimony reveals that black …BECON
Oct. 27, 11:28 a.m.
Astronaut Bill Shepherd takes a piece of McP’s Irish Pub in to space
It has been almost 50 years since the crew of Apollo 17 returned to Planet Earth….and humanity is still stuck in low-earth orbit! Americans have been fed a steady diet of Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Disney’s Tomorrowland, Star Trek, and NASA press releases. The actual execution of manned space exploration has not come anywhere …elindgren
Oct. 27, 5:24 a.m.
North County colleges halt newspaper runs
When you stop publishing even a limited print run of your paper, that leaves you at the mercy of Google and other search engines and Internet providers. It also destroys archiving in the way newspapers have been preserved for a century. We will lose chunks of local history in the next thirty years, just watch.Strelnikov
Oct. 16, 7:56 p.m.
The Union-Tribune meets its match
I think it might be wishful thinking by Matt Potter, no matter how much he would love to see the Union-Tribune go under., to believe that the hiring of one reporter to cover San Diego will do the trick. Heck,, the homegrown Voice of San Diego can’t even cover the region with a staff of …Dj
Oct. 13, 2:07 p.m.
JCPenney, Macy’s, Marshalls, TJ Maxx push back against thieves
Honorable judge Laura Duffy revoked his probation on two prior felony theft convictions, charged in 2020, after she ordered Alvarez to answer three new felony theft charges plus ten misdemeanor shoplifting charges. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2022/oct/11/150692/Eva Knott
Oct. 11, 11 a.m.
What band started the tradition of holding up lighters at concerts?
That's so interesting to know how this amazing scenarios started. I was wondering how did it start, after i saw that beautiful scene of Chester Bennington's concert before his tragic death. People with their phones with the flashlight on. That's such a beautiful and memorable thing. I knew that the origin couldn't be more beautiful …Mateus
Oct. 10, 2:36 a.m.
Wannabe cop pulls over seven North County drivers
For real!! This guy is definitely scary as is the DA's handling of this case. There were at least three female victims, if not more. I'm one of them. The DA tried to push this stupid narrative and make this kid seem less dangerous than he really is, because they want to justify their dangerous …Ali2010
Oct. 6, 11:46 p.m.
UCSD’s prep school Covid testing doesn't pay the bills
Matt Potter is on an endless one-man death-watch for signs of the demise of billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong's newspaper enterprises that include the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune. Maybe he should celebrate that these institutions continue, perhaps diminished but unbowed. Unlike the Reader, at least they still review movies.monaghan
Oct. 5, 8:41 p.m.
Wannabe cop pulls over seven North County drivers
This guy is scary. If seven out of nine victims were male, he's an equal opportunity offender. A danger to the community is an understatement. I hope he gets the help he needs, and I hope and pray that no one else is victimized.Socks3742
Oct. 4, 12:42 p.m.
Murder suspects hop fence near Carlsbad lagoon – updated 12-6-21
Ian Bushee, now 40, had been facing possible life in prison without parole, if he had gone to trial and been convicted of the murder and torture of Marjorie Gawitt, 63, during a burglary, overnight March 10/11 of 2019. Instead he was sentended to more than 29 years State prison on September 16, 2022. In …Eva Knott
Oct. 4, 11:55 a.m.
Wannabe cop pulls over seven North County drivers
Interesting that the DA's office and the judge made efforts to accommodate the media to ensure they were at the hearing, yet purposely misled the victims in this case such as myself so we wouldn't have the chance to speak in court. Good to know where their priorities are at.Ali2010
Oct. 3, 4:57 p.m.
Cub reporter for L.A. Times gets Page One break with PSA crash story
It's nostalgic to read this first-person account of the infamous September morning crash of PSA Flight 182 into San Diego's Normal Heights neighborhood from then-LA Times reporter David Smollar. I can still well recall the Santa Ana and that particular day, although I have never seen such violent descriptions as are provided here. I'm curious …Dale Richardson
Oct. 3, 5:42 a.m.
Wannabe cop pulls over seven North County drivers
This guy is the dark side of the "whacker"* non-community, the ham radio operators who drive old ex-cop Ford Crown Vics and have a bunch of mag-mount antennas on the trunk for the multiple radios in the car, the clowns in the Tornado Alley states who show up to set up safety cones on their …Strelnikov
Oct. 2, 2:58 p.m.
Wannabe cop pulls over seven North County drivers
Michael Anthony Carmichael, 21, made a plea deal and was sentenced this week to 365 days custody and 2 years of probation. He admitted fleeing police with wanton disregard for public safety, and misdemeanor impersonating a peace officer.Eva Knott
Sept. 29, 1:47 p.m.
Oceanside drug addict loses third child
Kelsey Shande Carpenter, 32, listened to evidence against her at a pre-trial hearing yesterday, Sept 26, with her mom seated behind her in the gallery. An Oceanside police detective testified that emergency responders found meth and black tar heroin in Kelsey’s apartment. The detective said he was able to recover text messages from Kelsey’s cell …Eva Knott
Sept. 27, 4:13 p.m.
Julie Harper gets another chance
It appears that Julie Harper may have filed her own petition, from California state prison, asking to be resentenced or to have her murder conviction vacated. She appeared in a San Diego County courtroom this morning by video monitor, before Hon. judge Blaine Bowman, the same judge who heard both her trials. The judge remarked …Eva Knott
Sept. 26, 1:10 p.m.
Julie Harper not guilty of first-degree murder
It appears that Julie Harper may have filed her own petition, from California state prison, asking to be resentenced or to have her murder conviction vacated. She appeared in a San Diego County courtroom this morning by video monitor, before Hon. judge Blaine Bowman, the same judge who heard both her trials. The judge remarked …Eva Knott
Sept. 26, 1:04 p.m.
Cub reporter for L.A. Times gets Page One break with PSA crash story
I appreciate this story too. It's a well-written article. This was a horrific crash, and to nit-pick the way the article was written is absurd. Some people aren't happy unless they have something to be unhappy about. What a miserable way to live. I hope you find happiness within.Socks3742
Sept. 25, 9:12 p.m.
Cub reporter for L.A. Times gets Page One break with PSA crash story
Lol all I can say is that you certainly have an unusual definition of “odd” in describing the article as oddly written and any word you didn’t hear on the playground in grammar school as “distancing.” Here’s hoping you never taught English or edited an essay other than your own!JLLJ
Sept. 25, 2:17 p.m.
Cub reporter for L.A. Times gets Page One break with PSA crash story
You defend Smollar's odd style in telling a horrific story. We are aware that a fancy distancing term like "naif" is borrowed from the French and that "sot" is British slang for "inebriate." Also that chauvinism and sexism in 1978 newsrooms were alive and well, just as obliquely described -- not a "fact-free zone of …monaghan
Sept. 25, 1:46 p.m.
Cub reporter for L.A. Times gets Page One break with PSA crash story
I don’t believe the unpleasant but riveting experiences of the reporter remotely parallel the Kobe Bryant incident, and I’ll pass on speculating about chauvinism and sexism as that too much of the time becomes a fact-free zone of unmoored speculation. But being a retired English instructor, I would gently point out that “naïf” is of …JLLJ
Sept. 25, 11:34 a.m.
Julie Harper not guilty of first-degree murder
Julie Harper has appeared on calendar for this coming Monday, Sept 26, set for 9 am in Dept 31 of San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse in Vista, California. The Carlsbad housewife was convicted of shooting her husband Jason in their upstairs bedroom in 2012, while their three children were watching cartoons on television downstairs. …Eva Knott
Sept. 23, 12:04 p.m.
The accused is with child!
Julie Harper has appeared on calendar for this coming Monday, Sept 26, set for 9 am in Dept 31 of San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse in Vista, California. The Carlsbad housewife was convicted of shooting her husband Jason in their upstairs bedroom in 2012, while their three children were watching cartoons on television downstairs. …Eva Knott
Sept. 23, 12:02 p.m.
Yay! Got the cash and pills
Julie Harper has appeared on calendar for this coming Monday, Sept 26, set for 9 am in Dept 31 of San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse in Vista, California. The Carlsbad housewife was convicted of shooting her husband Jason in their upstairs bedroom in 2012, while their three children were watching cartoons on television downstairs. …Eva Knott
Sept. 23, noon