Last week, San Diegans started reporting a massive influx of salp plankton in the oceans around La Jolla, a development that has been welcomed by the local trans activist community as a sign that even …
August 9, 2024
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Local trans community hails arrival of sex-switching plankton
New SANDAG CEO removes longtime chief economist, citing vibes
New San Diego Association of Governments CEO Mario Orso has just fired the agency’s chief economist, Ray Major. His statement to the board, obtained by the San Diego Union Tribune through a public records request, was …
August 9, 2024
City celebrates 50 years of Pride, finalizes plan to transform gay district into extension of Downtown
“Gays, not growth!” “Dykes, not developers!” “Bis, not bike lanes!” “Trans, not transit!” The cries rang out during the city council’s final public meeting before voting on its plan to erase decades of queer history …
August 9, 2024
Part Time Lover’s Soft Spoken combines sweet and smoky
“I don’t often notice my surroundings, but I like wood,” says my daughter as we take a seat at the bar inside Part Time Lover. “It makes it feel like a place where people actually …
August 8, 2024
The Loons, Convoy, Fuzz Huzzi, Big Time Operator, Jason Mraz
Video:LIVE FIVE: Record releases, jazz, alt-country & orchestral maneuvers in Little Italy, Ramona, Rancho Bernardo, downtownThe Loons album release at the CasbahAug 9“We play psychotic beat music, tapping into the most exciting elements of mid-to-late …
August 8, 2024
A Rude Encounter
It was a crisp Sunday morning in the golden hills surrounding San Diego. Wispy white clouds hung low, cooling the earth. Soon, the scorching summer sun would burn it all away, and the hills would …
August 8, 2024
Gonzo Report: Working it out at Spacebar’s weekly jazz workshop
“There’s a lot going on in ‘Take Five’ that you miss until you try to play it,” saxophonist and teacher Dave Good tells me. He’s speaking of the jazz standard popularized by the Dave Brubeck …
August 8, 2024
King Whisker goes guerilla in OB and MB
Local art-punks King Whisker filmed a video for their new single “Utopia” in late spring. The song is a commentary on how the world and life can be simultaneously beautiful and brutal. To hammer home …
August 8, 2024
Reader writer re-visits her friend's addiction
I have told this story before, or part of it. Or one side of it. The story of my friend Lisa Weber, her long struggle to balance her life as a methamphetamine addict with her …
August 7, 2024
Todd Gloria hires hit men from L.A.
Future hits and missesA battle between San Diego’s politics of the past and those of the its possible future is playing out in this year’s mayoral race. Forces for Democratic mayor Todd Gloria — backed …
August 7, 2024
More taxes on electric cars, please
More taxes, pleaseThis is in regards to your story about the gas tax vs. use tax question. ("Do EVers deserve the swerve?", Neighborhood News, July 25). Apparently, the state has come up with another goddamn …
August 7, 2024
The fight over dogs in Balboa Park
Recent incidents involving dogs in Balboa Park have been making headlines, highlighting the ongoing issues with friendly and aggressive canines and their owners roaming the area.Yesterday, a high-speed pursuit involving about ten police cars ended …
August 7, 2024
North Park shows up in Crown Point with pizza and beer (and soda)
Video:FEAST!: North Park shows up in Crown Point with pizza and beer (and soda)"Friends & neighbors," read the lighted marquee letters that stretch across the ceiling above the pizza counter. The same words have been …
August 6, 2024
Escondido drafts rules for RV camping
It may get harder to live for free in Escondido. In June, the city council passed a ban on public camping; this week they'll consider tougher parking rules for recreational vehicles.The proposed ordinance would impose …
August 6, 2024
Thunderheads bring rain to the county, true jasmine scents older neighborhoods
Towering Thunderheads Have Been Seen Hovering over the wall of mountains east of San Diego recently. Afternoon rainshowers have already dampened Palomar, Cuyamaca, and Mount Laguna on several occasions, with more of the same expected …
August 5, 2024