A heavily redacted report by the Inspector General's office of the U.S. Department of Defense has critical words for the Navy and the leadership of the San Diego-based USS Theodore Roosevelt, one of two warships …
February 8, 2021
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Covid-19 and the infection of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt
R & G Salumeria Wine Bar, al fresco
The sun came out, making the return of outdoor dining a hot ticket all over town. At least, as we drove across town, we saw packed patios and parklets all over, and lines forming at …
February 8, 2021
Tijuana neighborhood 3 de Octubre cracks up
On January 30, a landslide took place in Tijuana. This time, the working-class neighborhood 3 de Octubre, 18 miles southeast of downtown TJ, was affected. Marta Cardenas and her family built up their home here …
February 8, 2021
New Yorker Al Sharpton trashes San Diego's paramedic selection
A national political figure has parachuted into San Diego's decades-long big-money war over which paramedic provider should get the city's exclusive contract, virtually guaranteeing another heated round of racially charged wheeling and dealing. "San Diego …
February 8, 2021
Sun strides north, waves scrape sand from San Diego beaches
The Sun Strides North in February, swinging higher across the sky each successive day. Already quite noticeable is the change in the time of sunset, currently almost a minute later per day, and sunrise, currently …
February 8, 2021
Chocolate Mountains bombing spoils, MCRD Museum, Marine helo drivers
Operation Desert Spoils More than 20 different kinds of leaflets were dropped by American soldiers onto Iraqi lines. Countering Saddam Hussein's claims that the allies would torture captured soldiers, the leaflets promised Iraqi soldiers good …
February 8, 2021