It was a last-minute law, passed by a lame-duck San Diego City Council in the waning days of Mayor Susan Golding's term, a troubled era in the city's history when the Chargers ticket guarantee and …
February 28, 2002
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Clear Channel buys influence on San Diego City Council
This Cart Belongs to Squeegeeman
It's one of those February mornings in San Diego when the sun doesn't break through the clouds until nine o'clock. The visible moisture on cars and plants will disappear soon, but downtown air retains a …
February 28, 2002
Lost Amelia
A plan to hunt for Amelia Earhart's long-lost airplane by using a deep-sea robotic submarine outfitted in San Diego has produced a lawsuit. Earhart was on one of the final legs of her attempt to …
February 28, 2002
Can I bleach my teeth and my underwear at the same time?
Hey, Matt: Even though I know it is not safe to ingest bleach, I was wondering if pure bleach would harm your teeth? Trust me, I know how absurd it sounds, but it is so …
February 28, 2002
We've got sea gulls on our nuclear reactor.
Hey, Matt: I was recently driving by the Dolly Parton memorial (San Onofre), and I noticed that the sea gulls and all other types of flying things are clustered on the north dome, and it's …
February 28, 2002
Whither the Scooter Pie...
Hey, Matthew! I have a lot of memories about favorite snack foods from when I was growing up, none of which are on the market today. My strongest memory was Scooter Pies, a lot like …
February 28, 2002
Easy-to-reach Cottonwood Creek Falls channels snowmelt and runoff descending from the Laguna Mountains.
Hidden in the apex of a valley just below Sunrise Highway, near the town of Pine Valley, a small stream has worn its way down to the metamorphic bedrock that underlies much of the Laguna …
February 28, 2002