United States Navy Rear Admiral Robert Gilbeau pleaded guilty in federal court today (June 9) to felony charges that he lied to federal investigators about his lengthy relationship with Leonard Glenn Francis (aka "Fat Leonard"), …
June 9, 2016
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Navy admiral guilty of lying about Fat Leonard relationship
The invisible maestro at Mainly Mozart
The last time I spoke with Mainly Mozart music director Michael Francis, he mentioned a book entitled The Ignorant Maestro by Itay Talgam. I looked it up and realized the author had made one of …
June 9, 2016
Save Starlight
I first went to the Starlight Bowl in 1980 with two pieces of advice: arrive early and try to put up with the planes booming down to Lindbergh Field. I got to Balboa Park early …
June 9, 2016
World Beer Cup medalist — developed in Brazil, brewed in Chula Vista
Technically, no breweries from Brazil earned a medal at this year's World Beer Cup. However, a Brazilian-owned brewery did, and it's based in Chula Vista. Novo Brazil nabbed a bronze medal in the British-style imperial …
June 9, 2016
San Dieguito trots out its old metal mustang
On June 7, former Encinitas resident Susan LaForest Williams returned to San Diego from her home in Los Alamos, New Mexico, to repaint the San Dieguito High School mascot sign. As a sophomore in 1979, …
June 9, 2016
The other Mendelssohn
The Other Mozart is a play for the stage based on the lIfe of Mozart’s sister Nannerl. The production is here for one night only on Sunday, June 12, 7:30 p.m., at the Balboa Theatre. …
June 9, 2016
State bar disciplines seven local lawyers
The State Bar of California has disciplined seven San Diego County attorneys. Jordan David Beal got one year of probation and suspension for 30 days. He had offered to sell a controlled substance to an …
June 9, 2016
Tragic history for sale at downtown library auction
Thousands of items of San Diego bibliophilic history are headed for the auction block this coming Saturday, June 11, at the old downtown library at 820 E St. "The Historic San Diego Central Library — …
June 9, 2016
“Knup’s” April Fools joyride to Texas
The April Fools is one of those terribly mod (and borderline terrible) late ’60s romantic comedies that for reasons both numerous and peculiar, earned its unit of storage in my memory bank. The one-sheet took …
June 9, 2016
Tijuana River mouth shut many times this spring
This winter's El Niño wasn't much as weather goes, but its ocean-water effects — which closed the Tijuana River mouth multiple times since March — left the river estuary vulnerable to catastrophe, according to scientist …
June 9, 2016
Take a boneless thigh and tenderize the hell out of it
Being hungry in Oceanside is a good move these days. Restaurants have been popping up all over the Coast Highway, and a lot of what I’m seeing is a step in the right direction (rumors …
June 9, 2016
International refugee crisis reported south of San Diego
On May 26 at high noon, Casa del Migrante in Tijuana received a phone call from the regional delegate of Mexican immigration for a 2:00 p.m. emergency meeting. Casa del Migrante representatives learned that refugees …
June 9, 2016
After deep dive, West Coast homes surface
According to Zillow.com yesterday (June 8), West Coast metro areas have made a stunning comeback since the housing crash. In the first quarter of 2012, when residential underwater rates were at their peaks, 31.4 percent …
June 9, 2016