Normally, a late morning visit to the James Coffee co-op in Little Italy would mean searching for a place to park, bumping into someone I know on the street, standing in line for a pour …
April 14, 2020
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Oceanside pro-weed advocates envy Vista's marijuana clinics
“The state got us last time, and apparently a pandemic got us this time.” David Newman admits that his second attempt to allow legal pot shops to open in Oceanside is now dead on the …
April 14, 2020
Will furloughs haunt Faulconer's city-paid political staff?
Due to talk of draconian layoffs appearing inevitable at San Diego city hall, insider attention is shifting to the expense of maintaining the political and public relations operatives employed by termed-out GOP mayor Kevin Faulconer. …
April 14, 2020
All 32 of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas.
A few weeks ago I outlined some binge listening plans. I’ve completed two of them. The first was all 32 of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas. The second was a survey of Baroque music. The Beethoven took …
April 14, 2020
San Diego bus riders discouraged, then encouraged to wear masks
Every day, San Diego's bus and trolley drivers shuffle thousands of passengers around the county. As essential workers providing service to other essential workers, including those in healthcare, uncertainty clouds their daily routine. Last week …
April 14, 2020