The murder case against Christopher Brandon Lee was suspended at a hearing in a San Bernardino County courthouse today, May 26. Defense attorney David Kaloyanides had petitioned an appeals court four weeks ago, on April …
May 26, 2015
News & Stories
Oh, no — the judge looks like the accused
Tased into submission and amputations
Attorneys for a man who suffered permanent brain damage after being repeatedly stunned by a sheriff deputy's taser are suing the County of San Diego, two deputies, and sheriff William Gore for failing to properly …
May 26, 2015
Brett loves the wood
Green Flash opened the doors to its Cellar 3 barrel-aging facility in Poway on May 16, giving the public a glimpse of the sort of wild-yeast experimentation barrelmaster Pat Korn has been developing over the …
May 26, 2015
As we whistle past the graveyard...
As expected, today (May 26) was the Union-Tribune's layoff announcement date. According to whispers among employees at the company, 179 employees got a layoff notice, but that is not confirmed. I could not get a …
May 26, 2015
Near to genius
I’m not sure I’ve used the term genius in the past when describing a performer. I’m not sure it applies here either, but it’s pretty darn close. Stephen Hough was a candidate for genius while …
May 26, 2015
UCSD's $100,000 National Geographic adventure
How much does it cost to get a lengthy plug on the National Geographic Channel, a partner of Rupert Murdoch's international media empire? In the case of the University of California, San Diego, it was …
May 26, 2015
Point of no return
Lights come up, dimly, on a dingy brown old couch with a deep sag in the middle. Close by: a laptop, a TV-tray-like table with rollers, a low slung reading lamp, and a small bookcase …
May 26, 2015
Slimy blue things die on Cardiff beach
What were the little, deep-blue slimy things that washed up on Cardiff by the Sea’s beaches last week? There were several hundred of them deposited on the sand above the low-tide line in front of …
May 26, 2015
Breakfast dessert at Nutmeg Bakery
I had one of those mid-morning hungers — too early for lunch but too close on the heels of breakfast to do that all over again. I was driving through Sabre Springs with a half-full …
May 26, 2015
Memorial Day dock report
May 25 fish totals 40 anglers aboard the Chubasco II 1/2 day am run caught and kept 1 sand Bass, 5 calico bass, 2 sculpin,1 lingcod and 58 rockfish. 48 calico bass were caught and …
May 26, 2015