We’ve all heard about people being depressed and alone on Christmas and if you haven’t heard about that, you have now. There are several tips on how to avoid holiday depression such as reading a …
December 23, 2014
News & Stories
Unbrighten the season
Stocking full of coal
Formulate a Plan Re: “I Make … $9 an Hour Plus Tips” (December 18 cover story). It took me nine years from the time I started college in 1974 to get my bachelor’s degree in …
December 23, 2014
Need for speed
The Oceanside Police Department has a new crime-fighting vehicle for their arsenal. No, it's not one of those surplus, armored Humvees being given away by the federal government. It’s a sleek 2015 Nissan GT-R, one …
December 23, 2014
Park peddlers permitted to proceed
Spirit of the Environment, an eastern-philosophical-based organization that promotes Bhakti-Yoga teachings and environmental sustainability, may once again sell t-shirts and pass out literature at San Diego's most popular tourist destinations and public parks, ruled a …
December 23, 2014
New faces at CPUC. But new broom unlikely
Governor Jerry Brown today (December 23) named two new commissioners to the scandal-ridden California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Long-time Sacramento public relations pro Michael Picker, who was named a commissioner in January of this year, …
December 23, 2014
The Splendid Splint(er)
When the Padres snagged Matt Kemp from the Los Angeles Dodgers, it was the biggest deal in the team's history. But when the word leaked out that a recent medical exam had detected arthritis in …
December 23, 2014
Selling tacos with surfboards
In a city filled with taco shops, everybody's got their local favorite. And in a place like Pacific Beach, it doesn't seem out of character that — to many — Taco Surf garners that distinction. …
December 23, 2014
The case of the Caltrans engineer's illicit remodel
The end of the year is approaching, time again for the California state auditor's report of crimes and malfeasance by state employees, some of which were attributed to a San Diego-based California Department of Transportation …
December 23, 2014
December 22 dock totals
Yesterday's catch: Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 30 Anglers, 1 Boat, 3 California Sheephead, 7 California Yellowtail, 5 Lingcod, 123 Rockfish H&M Landing 32 Anglers, 3 Boats, 17 California Spiny Lobster, 14 Sheephead, 7 Sand Bass, 130 …
December 23, 2014