The sidelines at the Great Western Forum are a long way from the strip on El Cajon Boulevard where hard-core streetwalkers trudge up and down dirty sidewalks chasing $50 tricks. The big sports palace in …
October 22, 1998
News & Stories
San Diego child prostitutes end up with Lakers owner Jerry Buss
Does the President receive a Presidential retirement if impeached?
Question: If Clinton is driven from office by impeachment, does he get a former president's retirement anyway? -- Arlene Burch, the Net Answer: Hell no. No golden parachute if they toss him out of Air …
October 22, 1998
Which movies will end up on HBO, Showtime, etc.
Matman: Is there a way to tell which movies will end up on HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, etc.? Do certain studios like Columbia or Paramount always release their movies to the same cable stations? — Robert, …
October 22, 1998
How did the bare busted statues get in Balboa Park?
Dear Matthew Alice: Am I the only person in Balboa Park who ever looks up? Otherwise, how is it that we have dozens of statues of bare-breasted, buxom ladies overhead and no one ever mentions …
October 22, 1998
Loop through Woods Valley and Valley Center on this bicycle tour out of Escondido.
Resting high above the city of Escondido, Valley Center is well on its way to becoming a rural suburb. As more and more country estates pop up on big lots, the area is gradually losing …
October 22, 1998
San Diego's Prop. B will make farmland hard to divide
'The Farm Bureau of San Diego has abdicated its responsibility," said Pandora Rose, owner of a 74.5-acre avocado ranch in Ramona, about its opposition to the Rural Heritage Initiative, Proposition B on the November 3 …
October 22, 1998
Yes on Prop. C campaign – the beginnings of East Village
What is the best way to redevelop downtown San Diego? The recent barrage of discussion regarding a Padres baseball stadium has focused attention on redevelopment of a downtown area, the recently renamed "East Village." Among …
October 22, 1998
Peter Navarro attacks the baseball stadium deal in L.A.Times
While Union-Tribune World Series coverage has been heavy on hype, light on substance, last Sunday's New York Times magazine weighed in with a voluminous indictment of baseball and professional sports in general. Titled "Bizball," the …
October 22, 1998
In defense of Charles Manson
William Carlos Williams wrote, “The pure products of America go crazy.” Charles Manson is a fine example. At the Access Manson Web site (www.atwa.com) one can measure the depths of the killer’s deviant soul. Collected …
October 22, 1998
My son's first brush with death
"Matthew? Matthew! Fin's in the middle of the road!" Wheneer we go out for breakfast at the Antique Row Cafe on Adams Avenue — California omelette (hold the olives), homestyle potatoes, English muffin, orange juice, …
October 22, 1998