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Alpine park – too much for checkerspot butterfly and spadefoot toad?

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Loveland Reservoir trail money eyed for bridge, parking lot, fish stocking, more water

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Loveland Reservoir hit by drought, now closed due to rain

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Why those big rigs are parked on the side of I-8

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Alpine Cleveland National Forest Neighborhood News

Alpine park – too much for checkerspot butterfly and spadefoot toad?

A draft habitat conservation plan has been released for what will be Alpine's first county park — unless a lawsuit filed against the county last month stops it in its …

Alpine Chula Vista Neighborhood News

Loveland Reservoir trail money eyed for bridge, parking lot, fish stocking, more water

Sweetwater Authority officials and Loveland lake users are discussing what to do with a $750,000 state grant the agency has received for trail improvements. In the first workshop this month, …

Alpine Neighborhood News

Loveland Reservoir hit by drought, now closed due to rain

When Sweetwater Authority conducted a water transfer last November, draining Alpine's Loveland Reservoir to dead pool status for the first time ever, lake users thought it was the end of …

Alpine El Cajon Jacumba Neighborhood News

Why those big rigs are parked on the side of I-8

On February 12, a wind advisory was made on I-8 from Willows Road in Alpine next to Viejas Casino & Resort to the Imperial County line a little past Jacumba, …

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Alpine From the archives

Peutz Valley – the fire did not kill our spirit

Alpine's Secret Valley Here we could raise animals and grow a garden, learn the old arts of canning, butchering, milking, and cheese-making. The '70s provided this back-earth movement, and our few neighbors, like my family, …

January 30, 2023

Alpine Neighborhood News

Bell Bluff project near Alpine creeps into Cleveland Forest

A rural housing project that has been in limbo for decades is worrying Alpine neighbors who found out it may be revived. The 152-home zombie, known as the Bell Bluff extension, was to be the …

January 24, 2023

Alpine Gonzo Report Of Note

December 29, 2022

Gonzo Report: Pop wunderkind Debbie Gibson brings Winterlicious to Viejas

Debbie Gibson’s Winterlicious concert at Viejas Casino & Resort in Alpine was an early Christmas gift bestowed to local “Deb Heads” on Thanksgiving weekend. “That’s Debbie’s name for her core group of fans,” Jenny Corriveau …

Alpine Roam

November 24, 2022

Vast views from Viejas Mountain

Viejas Mountain Located in Alpine, Viejas Mountain is a challenging hike and long pants are recommended. With a length of 4.6 miles and an elevation gain of 2000+ feet, the hike will take most people …

Alpine Blurt Music News Musician Interviews

October 6, 2022

Dr BLT: found busking at Steph’s Donut Hole and in Cake’s “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” video

You might never expect a Ph.D, in anything to discover a passion for outdoor sidewalk busking. But for Dr. Bruce L. Thiessen — Dr BLT to the music world — it’s all part of the …

All Things BBQ Alpine Feast! Restaurant Reviews

August 2, 2022

Jay's Southern Café brings BBQ and soul food to the outskirts

Driving around Alpine, it starts to dawn on me that there are a lot more restaurants out here than I thought. Chalk that up to a decade-plus of only going up that hill for beers …

Alpine Golden Dreams

July 27, 2022

Renowned Australian didgeridoo player Lewis Burns finds solace at Alpine ranch

Warner Recabaren is telling me one of the Australian origin stories of the didgeridoo, as he remembers it. It begins with a group of guys sitting around a campfire. One of them throws a stick …

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May 25, 2022

2022 Summer Fun Issue

The other night at dinner, the Young People asked the Old People, “How do you know when you’re an adult?” Your humble Editor’s answer: “When you realize that life is no longer play that gets …

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Alpine Blurt Music News

Dr. BLT, The Song Shrink: Johnny Cash meets John Prine in an ever expanding catalog

Cake’s 2001 music video for “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” was up for a Breakthrough Video award at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards due to its creative use of taped reactions. The video’s producers let random …

May 5, 2022

Alpine Chula Vista Neighborhood News

Anglers say promises broken at Loveland Reservoir

During the pandemic, open days at the county's 24 reservoirs were slashed, prompting a petition to restore the only water access available to many backcountry residents without a long drive. Last November, the county agreed …

March 29, 2022

Alpine Fallbrook Lakeside Neighborhood News Ramona Spring Valley

February 1, 2022

County picks Fallbrook, San Dieguito, Bonsall, Ramona, Lakeside, Valle De Oro, Spring Valley, Alpine, Sweetwater for infilling

Facing the watchful eye of environmental groups, county planners last week presented several options to guide development in San Diego's backcountry. Since more than 99 percent of the unincorporated area depends on cars, development is …

Alpine Golden Dreams

March 17, 2021

Claudio Martin: musician to the stars

You have to wonder: this past year, how did we all not go stir crazy with the Covid restrictions? Claudio Martin did it by going as far away as he could. “I travel billions of …

Alpine Neighborhood News

February 9, 2021

Alpine struggles to stay safe from fires

In Alpine's latest Community Plan Update, wildfire has its own standalone section, a result of changes to the environmental review process made by the state in 2018. The idea was to put the brakes on …

Alpine Cover Stories

July 1, 2020

Bobbi and Mark sleep above the lions in Alpine

Lions and tigers and bears. Is it possible to say the words without at least thinking of Dorothy’s punch line? But a stronger exclamation might be appropriate as Nola the 600-pound white tiger leaps ten …

Alpine Neighborhood News Santee

May 22, 2020

Behind the swastikas in Santee

On Saturday, May 2nd, a man wearing a KKK hood made his way among fruit stands inside the Vons store in Santee, CA. In the era of social media, his picture went viral and made …

Alpine El Cajon Neighborhood News Ramona Santee

October 21, 2019

Abortion and carpetbagging dominate 50th Congressional seat debate

On October 14 former San Diego city councilman Carl DeMaio, former congressman Darrell Issa and state enator Brian Jones joined congressman Duncan Hunter at Mission Valley’s Town and Country Hotel for the San Diego Republican …

Alpine From the archives Village Square

June 24, 2019

Alpine – coyotes, wildfires, high school worries

Live in Alpine? Get a generator. Alpine resident Bill Smith said SDGE has been “cutting power off at least once a month for the past three or so months. Not everyone can afford a generator …

Alpine News Ticker

April 30, 2019

Bay Area billionaires bankroll Mark Kersey

The race to succeed termed-out Republican Kevin Faulconer as mayor of San Diego reached a new level of intrigue with the Monday, April 29 announcement by city councilman Mark Kersey that he is departing the …

Alpine Downtown San Diego News Under the Radar

October 24, 2018

John Cox or Venezuela

Bombs away San Diego’s bigger-than-life public art world is in turmoil. A proposed million-dollar pair of oversized plastic straws designed in Los Angeles to grace the entrance of San Diego’s new toilet-to-tap water plant has …

Alpine Descanso Julian Lakeside Neighborhood News Pine Valley

October 8, 2018

Live in rural East County? Get an air horn.

Janie Agostini, Lakeside resident who lives in Moreno Valley, announced October 5 that 11 of her chickens were killed the previous night, but she wasn’t able to track the animal that did it. Her neighbors …

Alpine Off the Beaten Path Travel Weekend Getaways

August 27, 2018

Loveland Reservoir: backcountry in San Diego's backyard

Loveland Lake and Dam is a true hidden gem in the backcountry about 40 minutes drive from downtown San Diego off I-8 East. The trailhead can be easily missed if you blink once while driving …

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Alpine park – too much for checkerspot butterfly and spadefoot toad?

Loveland Reservoir trail money eyed for bridge, parking lot, fish stocking, more water

Loveland Reservoir hit by drought, now closed due to rain

Why those big rigs are parked on the side of I-8

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