At least 550 Southern California homeowners have been victimized by the Zepeda brothers — their scheme to rake in foreclosure funds.
June 27, 2012
Blog Entries
- Wednesday is Poets Day/Hemingway's Eyes
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- Review: People Like Us
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- “I find that, frankly, kind of insulting,” Judge Maino said.
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- Scott Peters Looks For Party Unity After Tough Primary
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- Our Lady Of Perpetual Ocean Damaged in Move
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- Canadian Firm Pulls Power Plant Vote, Vows Future "Public Engagement" Battle
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- Growing Pains Subside for El Take it Easy
- Billy Thompson plays the blues at Jazz Live
- SDSU Professor Connects Narcissism and Social Network Sites
- Judge Kreep: "I Have Sincere Sartorial Doubts About President Obama."
- Housing Sales Pace Quickens
- Magic Mike: Ladies, please!
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- The Amazing Spider-Man Gets the Reading Treatment, Plus Passes and Events!
- Venissimo Del Mar & Its Options Grow
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- TJ: Octopus Surprise
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- Kehoe Blasted for Bill Text Swap
News & Stories
Escondido maintenance man loses home to foreclosure defrauders
Seared Ahi with Soy Reduction
I have been cooking all my life since I lived in Italy. I cooked for a big restaurant there and we did a lot of weddings. I also served in the Army and was a …
June 27, 2012
Onyx Room's French Martini
There’s a fine line that Onyx Room bartenders walk between time and taste. According to Onyx Room bartender Nathan Colonero, this nightclub’s bartenders pride themselves on being able to deliver smart concoctions and efficient service. …
June 27, 2012
Mission Hills, via Brooklyn
Brooklyn Girl in Mission Hills has been packed since opening.
June 27, 2012
Embrace the Suck
Garret Michaels, FM 94/9 program director since ’02, is escorted to the door.
June 27, 2012
Simple Snacks for the Road
"On the road again…” Every June, Patrick starts singing the Willie Nelson classic. He loves summer road-tripping. He doesn’t like planning them, however. Guess who that job falls to? This year he’s dreaming of his …
June 27, 2012
The Only Jack in the Jacks
Interview with Jack Pinney, drummer in Iron Butterfly’s first rhythm section (no, he didn’t do “the Solo”).
June 27, 2012
Record-Release Roundup
When the Nervous Wreckords launch Let Them All Talk at the Casbah on June 30, frontman Brian Karscig promises “Surprises. We always have a couple up our sleeves that you’ll have to be there to …
June 27, 2012
Beijing Duck, Mumbai Gin, and Other Name Changes
Heymatt:Who made the decision that Peking should be called Beijing and that Bombay should be Mumbai? Will we eventually see Beijing duck on a menu, or Mumbai gin in the liquor store? I’m assuming someone …
June 27, 2012
Ray Wylie Hubbard
“We wanted the sound of early Buffalo Springfield or the Small Faces.” This is Ray Wylie Hubbard, on the phone from Virginia City, NV, to talk about his 16th studio album, Grifter’s Hymnal. Ian McLagen …
June 27, 2012
Yaris Driver James Pugh on Podcasts and Google
Name: James Pugh Car: 2007 Toyota Yaris S Previous cars: 1994 Honda Civic How’s your commute? Fletcher Hills to Sorrento Valley but I work off-hours — 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., so I never really …
June 27, 2012
North Park ElderHelp Facility to Get a Makeover
With financial assistance from block grants and fundraising , Elderhelp of San Diego will be getting an extreme makeover of their facility. The 501(c)(3) non-profit public benefit corporation received a new five-year lease from the …
June 27, 2012
Noble Canyon
One of the best single-track mountain-bike trails in California is also one of the finest hiking trails. Shuttling required.
June 27, 2012
Blood & Gifts at La Jolla Playhouse
For the La Jolla Playhouse’s Blood & Gifts, Kris Stone devised a spare, semi-familiar set. A gray concrete barrier stretches across the rear stage, like the one at the end of a runway. Much of …
June 27, 2012
Flacks not Hacks
As local news staffs shrink and California State University tuition soars, the ranks of state-taxpayer-funded public relations people continue to burgeon. The latest example comes from San Diego State University, which is looking to hire …
June 27, 2012
Creation of a Monster, John Gardner
Caitlin Rother’s book about John Gardner draws a terrifying portrait of a man who was sweet and cuddly one day and a crazed killer the next.
June 27, 2012
Two local activists bring Tibetan woman Lhamo Tso to the U.S.
Last summer, child-custody attorney Denise Bohdan was burning out. For relief, a law school buddy suggested she raise money for a documentary his company was producing about life in Tibet under Chinese rule. The producer …
June 27, 2012
Campaign cash-in
Facing only a token challenge in her bid for reelection this year, San Diego county supervisor Dianne Jacob raised plenty of campaign cash from the familiar litany of special interests with business before the board. …
June 27, 2012
24 Hours of LeMons. Part 2
We were talking to Escondido homeboy, San Marcos State alumnus, and San Marcos High School English teacher repurposed into a stay-at-home dad, Mike “Spank” Spangler, 42. Spank drives the 24 Hours of LeMons. Said 24 …
June 27, 2012
First Lutheran Church Vista
Ramón Zarate was a business administration major before he graduated to God.
June 27, 2012
Million-dollar candidate
Most public workers may be singing the blues about their pension systems, but at least one is going all the way to the bank. Bernie Rhinerson, chief of staff at the San Diego Unified School …
June 27, 2012
The Big Noise: The Free Speech Fight of 1912, Part Six
San Diego’s chief of police denied mistreating free-speech activists. A state commission determined otherwise.
June 27, 2012
Intrigue, Menace, Slapstick
Easily digestible theatrical confections of jealousy and sexual tension.
June 27, 2012
A Slower Music
For Diane Time runs thru my fingers, laughter & feathers against her lips when I bend to kiss her She is my wonder, who sleeps & will not wake for me but with her tongue …
June 27, 2012