Loren McCannon stands, faces the frigid autumn wind blowing across the border at Otay Mesa, and sees the ghosts of crimes past. McCannon, now 75, suffering from diabetes, and survivor of a heart attack, can …
December 17, 1998
News & Stories
Mafia hunter Loren McCannon went after border land-owner Joe Simons
Shirley Temple's pencil
I am not ready to starve my dislike so that an enemy, or someone whom I perceive as enemy, or someone who merely irritates me, can eat buttery joy. I am selfish.
December 17, 1998
Cross-country skiing in the Cuyamacas
Routes for cross-country skiing exist on rare occasions at higher elevations in the Cuyamaca Mountains.
December 17, 1998
Idaho woman disappears in Tijuana's Otay area
The dark green Mustang ragtop looks blue under the hazy floodlights. Here behind the state judicial police station in Tijuana's Otay section, the smart new cars are recovered stolen vehicles, mostly with California plates. The …
December 17, 1998
Believing Christian panhandles at City College trolley stop
George sleeps under an awning just past the corner of 12th and Market, "or if it's a nice day, in the parking lot across the street from the barber college." If he's up by 6:00 …
December 17, 1998
Byron Wear and Juan Vargas meet with Tijuana airport bidders
Privatization of the Tijuana airport may come as soon as next year, and that's causing a big stir among insiders at San Diego's city hall. Last week, a consortium of French, Spanish, and Dutch airport …
December 17, 1998