Trash hauling lobbyistWith a tumultuous election year drawing to a close, the revolving doors at San Diego City Hall have gone into overtime as old staffers depart for greener lobbying fields, and new ones arrive …
December 30, 2020
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Raul Campillo hires veteran lobbyist Michael Simonsen
2020 in hindsight
Disclaimer: None of this ever really happened. But then, La Mesa did burn on national television… O’Brien: Ah, Mr. Mencken. San Diego Reader, SD on the QT: Almost Factual News, isn’t it? Come in, sit …
December 30, 2020
No El Cheapo places in San Diego any more
Big money burritos I have a recommendation that I’m sure will be both scoffed and chortled at. I think that it is time to change the name of Ed Bedford’s column Tin Fork. There is …
December 30, 2020
Free cash, donuts, and conversation at Moonlight Beach
Chris Ahrens and his Encinitas buddies had this crazy idea. “Let’s just give it away. Let’s go out to a crossroads one morning and give cash away to anyone who needs it. No strings! Like, …
December 30, 2020
Spend New Year’s Day with Tupac Shakur
Out with the new and in with the old with this trio of diverse films that all take place on or around New Year’s Day. La Bonne Annee (1973) The clip from director Claude Lelouch’s …
December 30, 2020
Snap-Dragon as a Christmastime celebration
Dear Hipster: I grew up in the ’60s, when being hip was an ineffable, deliciously rare characteristic. Both my parents were Beats in their day, listening to Billie Holiday and yes, smoking the occasional joint. …
December 30, 2020