After years of delays, Normal Street's pedestrian promenade, which began as a grassroots effort in Hillcrest in 2015, is moving forward. What was the holdup? A driveway. Hillcrest Village Square Partners, who have owned the …
May 31, 2023
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San Diego condemns driveway next to Normal Street
Waterbeds – from my La Jolla garage studio to Paris
The first time I lay down on a waterbed, I thought, “Who wouldn’t want one of these?” The undulating motion of the water, the evenly distributed pressure against my body — so relaxing, and sensual …
May 31, 2023
Even Fox feeds Toni Atkins cash machine
Toni and Rupert’s political romance Controversial right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson is out of a job, and Fox News is poorer by $787.5 million, thanks to its settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation charges arising …
May 31, 2023
My month in San Diego jail
“Be strong!” said my brother as I was led out of the courtroom. I had just been sentenced to 90 days in the county jail for possession with intent to sell. I had hired the …
May 31, 2023
Books do furnish a room: from Fashion Valley’s Banana Republic to Burning Man
Books do furnish a room “More Luxury Coming Soon!” promised the poster at Fashion Valley, by way of explaining and apologizing for the mall’s rough-and-tumble construction zone vibe. But inside Banana Republic, it had already …
May 31, 2023
Papa Simp meets the Karen killer
I was frustrated. I hadn’t asked for a Tesla when I made the rental car reservation. I certainly hadn’t asked for a Tesla with the pre-set user name Papa Simp. (I move my seat back, …
May 31, 2023