U.S. Border Patrol agents earlier this week seized nearly a ton of marijuana from two vehicles that were apparently heading south toward the Mexican border. Around 12:30 Sunday morning October 13, camera operators scanning the …
October 18, 2013
News & Stories
Two truckloads of pot caught headed south toward Mexican border
Coachella Valley by jeep
Who would think that parts of the desert are full of water? Especially since the Coachella Valley gets only six to eight inches of rain every year. But when I took the Desert Adventures Red …
October 18, 2013
Navajo planners approve AT&T telecom installation
If the City of San Diego approves AT&T's lease proposal, work should begin next spring on a project that includes the installation of 12 antennas on the roof of Fire Station 31 in Del Cerro. …
October 18, 2013
Take a spin in David Copley's former yacht
Pssst! Wanna ride in the late David Copley's yacht, once christened Happy Days? It will only cost you $250,000 a week. The yacht has been refurbished ("refitted," in yachting circles) and has been put out …
October 18, 2013
Americans in the Cup
With all the American composers at the San Diego Symphony this month, it is obviously time to start the American leg of the World Cup of Composers. Here’s the challenge: find 16 American composers. We’ve …
October 18, 2013
Kevin Faulconer spends big money on TV ads
Be prepared to see a lot more of Kevin Faulconer on your television screen in coming weeks. The quiet conservative is making a mad dash to TV in order to get gain more recognition. Since …
October 18, 2013
New beachfront homes to be built in Ocean Beach
Demolition has begun on the corner of Saratoga Avenue and Abbott Street in Ocean Beach. What has been an unsightly locale with a fence around it for nine months has finally been torn down to …
October 18, 2013
The Last Goodbye at the Old Globe
First things first. Barry Edelstein, the Old Globe’s new artistic director, has begun his tenure with what amounts to a position statement: do not expect the safe, commercial fare of the previous administration. Though the …
October 18, 2013
South Bay mayoral candidate forum held in San Ysidro
Forty-eight people sat in the audience as mayoral candidates answered questions about the South Bay on Wednesday, October 16, at San Ysidro High School. The gathering, hosted jointly by the San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce …
October 18, 2013
East Village Chinese, open at last!
Been trawling up and down 12th, Park Boulevard, in the trolley, waiting for the moment. This time I stop and jump out, because yes! "Open," says the sign. It's the Chinese place that's been building …
October 18, 2013
Edison calls for arbitration against Mitsubishi over faulty generators at San Onofre
Partner companies or ratepayers can pay Edison's losses, as long as shareholders don't.
October 18, 2013
Manchester, on way to spending record, gives $50,000 to San Diego GOP
He's already given $150,000 to the state Republican Party within the past four weeks and chipped in $25,000 to the GOP Lincoln Club for good measure. Now U-T San Diego owner and real estate magnate …
October 18, 2013
Beer of the Week: Benchmark Oatmeal Stout
There I was, walking the floor of the Great American Beer Festival, the country’s largest annual beer-tasting free-for-all. Breweries from all over the U.S. show up and bring out their best to wow the American …
October 18, 2013
Sabbath: Once in a lifetime
On tour with Ozzy for the first time since 1979, Black Sabbath reciprocated the over-capacity crowd’s energy tenfold, the way only a truly great rock band can. While this tour is in support of this …
October 18, 2013
Lousy With Sylvianbriar, by of Montreal
Two decades and 12 albums later, of Montreal mastermind Kevin Barnes has decided to throw back to the band’s earliest sounds. Lousy With Sylvianbriar steps back from the synth-soaked songs of Paralytic Stalks and Hissing …
October 18, 2013
City attorney Goldsmith boasted how he worked on Filner ouster for 8 months
San Diegans have a misconception that progressives Marco Gonzalez, Cory Briggs, and Donna Frye launched the movement to oust Mayor Filner for his treatment of women. Right after the negotiations that led to Filner's decision …
October 18, 2013