Hassi Labied (population: 2,000) is one of the places you go in Morocco if you want to sleep in the Sahara. It's about 30 miles from the Algerian border; and its dunes (Erg Cheggi) are …
September 29, 2014
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Campout in the Sahara
Bribes for the bankers
On Friday (September 26), Israel Hechter, owner of a San Diego mortgage investment firm Ocean 18, admitted that he paid $1 million in bribes to bank insiders at JP Morgan Chase, GMAC Mortgage, and National …
September 29, 2014
Put a lid on it
Hats can make a creative man. Pharrell's Vivienne Westwood vintage hat worn to the Grammys has since become a Halloween costume option. Slash’ has been wearing his iconic top hat, that he famously shoplifted prior …
September 29, 2014
Kilroy's cronies
The community has spoken. Now it's time for San Diego's planning commission to decide the fate of One Paseo, Kilroy Realty’s proposed mixed-use development planned for Carmel Valley. Earlier this month, on September 12, the …
September 29, 2014
Here comes the neighborhood
The La Mesa City Council last week unanimously approved a relocation impact report for Jennings Senior Park, a now-closed mobile-home park located on the 7300 block of Mohawk Street. A sign formerly displayed at the …
September 29, 2014
Manchester's immodest Burnham buildup
It's almost election time, usually the season Douglas Manchester opens his checkbook wide for favored GOP causes. As if not to disappoint, the mega-millionaire developer and U-T San Diego publisher came up with $25,000 for …
September 29, 2014
Hot girls love to cut
It's been a month since I got a part-time retail job at Sport Zone on Coronado Avenue in Chula Vista. The job is five miles away from my apartment, but sometimes it takes me up …
September 29, 2014
Customer #1
"Can I be your first customer?" This is me, at "Islander," Coronado's newest eatery, on the actual evening it opens. Well, soft, soft opening. Only thing that's open is the doors, really. So far no …
September 29, 2014
British invasion in La Jolla?
San Diego is a fro-yo town. We know this, and we love it. We are a health-conscious people, and the words “fat free” shine like a beacon, drawing in the yoga/gym/triathlon crowd from miles around …
September 29, 2014
Gone fishin'
September 28 dock totals Dana Landing 4 Anglers, 1 Boat, 8 Yellowtail, 20 Yellowfin Tuna Fisherman's Landing 139 Anglers, 6 Boats, 10 Yellowtail, 100 Yellowfin Tuna, 60 Skipjack Tuna, 52 Dorado, 4 Sheephead, 1 Halibut, …
September 29, 2014