Proposition 6 may not get the response at the ballot box its supporters were hoping for. Asking voters to reduce what they have to pay for gas was a sure bet, but state Attorney General …
November 1, 2018
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Little-known San Diego election facts
This would be embarrassing for Oceanside - story updated
UPDATE: Brenda Moore of the UCLA Registrar's office called back three days after she was first contacted October 30 to confirm Victor Roy in fact did graduate from UCLA with a degree in geography in …
November 1, 2018
Prison bars and guitars
“Being with the prisoners was a very rewarding experience,” says acoustic blues singer-guitarist Robin Henkel of volunteering for Jail Guitar Doors, a guitar and songwriting workshop then held at the East Mesa Reentry Facility, a …
November 1, 2018
Marine Lair
Occupying a prime oceanfront plot in La Jolla’s esteemed Barber Tract is a mansion the owner has dubbed “Marine Lair,” a home the listing promises is “built entirely different than any other home in San …
November 1, 2018
October 25 Crossword Contenders
Joseph Ciprian, San Diego, 37. Martin Soblick, Del Mar, 35. (winner!) Ron Meyer, Santee, 34. Jon Christianson, El Cajon, 33. Dennis Butterworth, San Diego, 31. Maria Coda, Oceanside, 31. Richard Hutchings, Santee, 31. Evelyn Bowser, …
November 1, 2018
October 25 Sudoku Contenders
Elliot Rosenberg, La Jolla, 39. Joseph Ciprian, San Diego, 35. Thomas LaFleur, San Diego, 35. Ralph Levy, La Jolla, 35. Isabella Bosch-Sorensen, San Diego, 34. Sheila Brown, Golden Hill, 33. Randy Paddock, San Diego, 33. …
November 1, 2018
Suicide in the trenches
Ed. Note: November 2018 marks 100 years since the end of World War I. The San Diego Reader will devote this month’s poetry columns to the poets who wrote about their experiences of that war. …
November 1, 2018
October 25 Brainstorm Contenders
Joseph Ciprian, San Diego, 36. Robert Ott, Mira Mesa, 12. Randy Paddock, San Diego, 12. K.J. Rayner, San Diego, 12. Thomas McVeagh, Lakeside, 11. Johanna Barry, Pine Valley, 9. Greg Bergeron, Tierrasanta, 9. Martin Soblick, …
November 1, 2018
Poke power
Are we running out of tuna? Standing here in Poke Etc, in the middle of National City’s Highland View Center, I’m starting to wonder. Little signs on the counter say they’re going to have to …
November 1, 2018
Bogdanovich boosts Buster
Is it me, or has Landmark’s Ken Cinema become San Diego’s big screen answer to the A&E Biography channel? Truth be told, my adulation over Pick of the Litter was guided more by a love …
November 1, 2018
The sad but beautiful ’80s sound of Paper Kites
I figured Aussie bands would be good for plenty of stories about driving long stretches gig to gig over their home continent. I was disappointed. “Most Australian bands when they tour,” explains Paper Kites singer …
November 1, 2018
No-frills four-on-the-floor roots rock
William Clark Green from Flint, Texas is a country music band leader with a rock-and-roll heart. Not recycled Top 40 rock made into country music with a violin and a string of clichés for words. …
November 1, 2018
San Diego’s Ammar Campa-Najjar runs for congress, sings campaign song
Ammar Campa-Najjar, who got national publicity as a mixed-race underdog running to unseat an indicted congressman can sing, too. A just-released music video has him singing an original song written by his former professor at …
November 1, 2018