The intra-partisan battle to succeed Democratic House member Susan Davis in California's 53rd Congressional district has taken a back seat to the COVID-19 pandemic. But already there is an emerging winner, at least when it …
April 22, 2020
News & Stories
Sara Jacobs self-funds House campaign to the tune of $2.74 million
Old Guys On Bikes: to the beaches and battlefields of Normandy
Stay in lockdown? Not these retired police captains. It’s 8:52 on a sunny Tuesday morning, and all five of them are sitting around outside Chase Bank at Tenth and Orange in downtown Coronado. They’ve just …
April 22, 2020
San Diego college student catches local sex predators
Jessica is pretty, petite, and young — 5’2” and slim, according to her profile on the dating app. Golden bangs cascade across her forehead, and in her profile picture her sweet, silly smile is reminiscent …
April 22, 2020
Union-Tribune owner as Corona savior
Race for a big-bucks cure Newspaper advertising has fallen off, so billionaire Los Angeles physician Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune, is using his papers to promote a …
April 22, 2020
Only ate Biff's cookies
Cookie Connection Thank you for the cookie shout outs to Uncle Biff’s, the Cravory, & a new one to me, Caked (I’ll try it). I’ve never bought anything other than Biff’s “Killer” cookie = THE …
April 22, 2020
Vons cashier blues
Tara has come out for a smoke. It’s nine at night. Break time. Her store, Vons, is about to close. She lights up, sitting in her car. All you can see is the red glow …
April 22, 2020
Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
Dear Hipster: I transplanted here a couple of years ago from Portland, Oregon, and I noticed that on average, hipsters in Portland are way meaner than those in San Diego. What gives? — Progressive Guru …
April 22, 2020