City planners and some cycling advocates insist that protected bike lanes are the best and safest way to encourage many San Diegans to ditch their cars and join the cycling transportation revolution. Bordered by raised …
March 8, 2021
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San Diego's deadly bike lanes
Murder suspects hop fence near Carlsbad lagoon – updated 12-6-21
Ted said, “I got a phone call from my girlfriend.” It was just after 9 on a Monday morning. Ted said he stood up and turned away from his computer and looked out the window. …
March 8, 2021
Pungent sage, ornamental peachtrees
The Pleasantly Pungent Odor of sage is filling the air wherever native vegetation grows on the county’s coastal and lower-foothill slopes. Most common are the black sage, with tight clusters of small, white flowers; the …
March 8, 2021
Who still hitchhikes, the California Zephyr, the climb up El Cajon Mountain
There’s Only One Hitch At first I didn’t take him for a hitchhiker, even though he was standing at the on-ramp at Via de la Valle. He had a preoccupied look, as if being without …
March 8, 2021