San Diego attorney Albert G. Rava is charging discrimination again. He has filed a suit in Superior Court charging that in a ten-day promotion last year, AMC Entertainment offered free popcorn to federal employees, but …
July 10, 2014
News & Stories
Suit-happy lawyer sues theaters over free popcorn
Carlsbad drowning victim found
At around 6:00 a.m. on July 10, a body was discovered floating in the shallow water on an Oceanside beach. The 911 call came from two surfers as they prepared to go into the water …
July 10, 2014
Who’s minding the jewels?
Sweetwater Union High School District is selling off the family jewels — the district property — but where is the transparency? And is former superintendent Ed Brand still the prime mover on property deals? Sweetwater …
July 10, 2014
DeMaio gets campaign fund payback
There's an old saying among longtime political insiders: campaign committees can be a lot kinder than slot machines. They sometimes pay off as hoped for. So it is now for Carl DeMaio, the ex–San Diego …
July 10, 2014
SD Fringe: Ceremony and Nightbird
Ceremony, by Michael Kass “Michael,” she said, “it’s not going to work out.” Michael Kass was a 35-year-old white male who, along with other “First World problems,” looked to go zero-for-eternity in relationships. He had …
July 10, 2014
The Paleo diet can hit the road
I won't often admit to consulting Wikipedia, but while researching what is meant when people refer to a "Paleo diet" — based on the premise that our bodies are actually better off only digesting the …
July 10, 2014
La Mesa councilwoman stands up for vaping
After the La Mesa City Council on July 8 heard assistant city manager Yvonne Garrett's report recommending a ban on electronic smoking devices in locations where tobacco smoking is prohibited, vice mayor Kristine Alessio produced …
July 10, 2014
Craft, beer, ads and advertorial
A few weeks back, a reader tweeted to me, stating that when they went to check out my San Diego Beer News articles on the local craft beer scene, the webpage background displayed an ad …
July 10, 2014
Welcome the children
Hundreds of protesters descended on the plaza outside federal government offices downtown on Wednesday evening, July 9, as part of a nationwide day of action in support of a stream of Central American children and …
July 10, 2014