According to a new study from San Diego State’s Center for the Study of Women and Television in Film, the percentage of top-grossing films featuring female protagonists dropped from 40% in 2019 to just 29% …
April 30, 2021
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SDSU prof says that when times get tough, moviegoers want men on screen
Lincoln High students respond to taunting t-shirt with one of their own
In 1988, the No. 1 Miami Hurricanes football team played No. 4 Notre Dame in a thrilling game that came down to the last second. Prior to the game, a pair of Notre Dame students …
April 30, 2021
Mayor Gloria under fire for diverting funds from police to so-called “libraries”
San Diegans from all walks of life are calling for both explanation and change from Mayor Todd Gloria following the release of his proposed city budget. At issue is his proposal that the city’s police …
April 30, 2021
Old Joe and the Border Boys
Press release from Progressive Pictures: “Old Joe and the Border Boys tells the thrilling story of 19,000 kids living in Central America who hear President Biden announce that he’s going to stop deportations for the …
April 16, 2021
Tatis Jr. suffers “Jacob’s joint” injury as punishment for his anointing as Padres’ savior
Yesterday, God Almighty called a press conference to announce that he was responsible for the shoulder injury suffered by Padres superstar Fernando Tatis, Jr., who tore his labrum at the end of a mighty swing …
April 16, 2021
City officials beg courts to declare Measure C passed so that Convention Center can expand services to migrant minors.
San Diego’s Measure C, which would have raised the city’s hotel tax in an effort to secure funds for a Convention Center expansion, came tantalizingly close to obtaining the two-thirds majority required for passage. But …
April 16, 2021
Councilman LaCava calls for redesign
“The current seal of the City of San Diego erases the history of the Indigenous People who occupied this land long before us, and glorifies the people who stole it,” says newly elected councilman Joe …
April 2, 2021
Homeless residents of Convention Center moved out in favor of Unaccompanied Minor Migrants
“Everybody knows that homelessness is the single greatest humanitarian crisis facing the city of San Diego,” says Mayor Todd Gloria. “But some crises are bigger than just one city. Some crises are national in scope. …
April 2, 2021
Biden Administration begins Operation Staycation in effort to convince would-be migrants to remain in-country.
“The President of the United States believes that families are the bedrock of a healthy society,” says Sam Turnback, head of the Biden Administration’s Operation Staycation. “That may seem obvious, but when you hear that …
April 2, 2021
UCSD torches library and its contents in atonement for years spent honoring hateful author
Once, Sylvia Burner was head librarian at UCSD’s Geisel Library — the campus’s signature building, named for La Jolla’s most famous citizen, beloved children’s author Ted Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. Once, she paused every morning …
March 19, 2021
San Diego renamed after Mayor in wake of Junipero Serra High renaming
“I believe the children are the future,” says onetime San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria. “They can carry us to a brighter tomorrow, if only we have the courage to let them. So when the students …
March 19, 2021