You may not know it, but we’re smack in the middle of a cross-border celebration: San Diego and Tijuana were jointly awarded the title of World Design Capital 2024. Both cities are celebrating the power …
May 15, 2024
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The fakeness of San Diego as world design capital
Steve Cushman tasked with Kettner and Vine homeless housing
Old GloriaSan Diego Democrat Todd Gloria promised a new generation at city hall when he was running for mayor four years ago. But as he approaches his reelection battle this coming November, Gloria has quietly …
May 15, 2024
Staffer admits to shooting rubber bands at Mayor Pete Wilson
Mayor Pete Wilson targeted by staffI just finished reading Tom Larson’s interesting and informative portrait of Pete Wilson (“The Pete Wilson legacy in thirty pieces”, Cover Story, May 9). Focusing on his time as mayor …
May 15, 2024
Shanti Hershenson: 15 books by 16 years old
This is scary. I’m here at the April 6th San Diego Writers Festival, a modest gathering that people are starting to take seriously: the organizers were able to promise “90 speakers at 40 events” all …
May 15, 2024
Thieves turn Scripps Ranch from serene to scary
My neighborhood in Scripps Ranch was a peaceful place. Old couples walked and young children played. On weekdays, the announcement bell of the elementary school beside it rang through the streets, followed by the cheerful …
May 15, 2024