Ten-year-old Olivia Palmer, a fifth grader at Pacific Beach Elementary, picks up the television remote, presses "on," and touches two numbers, 3 and 6, on the keypad. The TV goes to MTV's Real World. It's …
August 26, 2004
News & Stories
Ten-year-old Olivia: "Adult language -- I'm used to it"
Summer Frost Nips Biotechs
As usual, biotech stocks -- including San Diego's -- had a frigid summer. But there are signs that fall may come early this year. San Diego's biotechs are showing some strength. If the overall market …
August 26, 2004
Squawk Like a Hawk
Last November Rolando Park residents formed the Rolando Park Community Council to address concerns such as stop signs and red curbs on their streets. Now the council's top priority is to fight the possible loss …
August 26, 2004
Explore the woodsy Morgan Trail, off Ortega Highway in the Santa Ana Mountains.
As I rambled down the Morgan Trail one crisp early-autumn morning before dawn, the crackling of oak leaves underfoot played counterpoint to the drone of a hundred crickets singing in unison. Dozens of cold blue …
August 26, 2004
When You Come to the United States You Think You Find Money on the Ground
Landlords are raising their rent by $100 here, $200 there. About 70 per cent of the Somalis would live in Little Mogadishu, but now you see some in La Mesa, Lemon Grove, Southeast San Diego.
August 26, 2004