Statement from Walter Mencken: Here at SD on the QT, we try to avoid making the obvious joke. Well, most of the time. But when you get a slow news week combined with the city’s …
May 12, 2023
Almost Factual News
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Weight Loss titan Jenny Craig forced to shut down operations
Last week, visitors to the Jenny Craig website were surprised to find its usual offerings of subscription meal plans, exercise regimens, and articles on weight loss and nutrition replaced by a blunt message: “We give …
May 12, 2023
The Boys in Biden’s Band
Last week, the Biden Administration announced that it would be sending 1500 troops to the United States’ southern border, in anticipation of a migrant surge following the expiration of Title 42, which allowed for the …
May 12, 2023
Statutory Grape legal once again in National City
Way back in the ‘90s, National City banned lowrider cruising on highland avenue, citing concerns about crime and congestion. Some city councilpeople worried openly that the practice was attracting “the wrong element,” a claim that …
April 28, 2023
San Diego Zoo rodent ambassador’s mission to New York City backfires
When New York City Mayor Eric Adams introduced rat czar Kathleen Corradi two weeks ago, touting her willingness to commit to the wholesale slaughter of the city’s dirty and diseased rat population, San Diego Zoo …
April 28, 2023
City’s 7-11s launch Operation Opera in effort to clear sidewalks near downtown locations
Recently, a number of 7-11 owners around the country have admitted that they play opera inside their stores in a surprisingly successful effort to drive away the homeless. Still more recently, a number of 7-11 …
April 28, 2023
UConn inexplicably forced to return to Connecticut after vanquishing San Diego State
“I don’t get it,” says guard Trenton Newton, who led the University of Connecticut Huskies to victory over the San Diego State Aztecs in the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship on April 3. “We beat …
April 14, 2023
Legoland town council to hold emergency meeting on homeless encampments in newly opened San Diego exhibit
Last Monday, Legoland California proudly celebrated the long-awaited opening of its San Diego miniland, which joins famous urban landscapes like New York, Los Angeles, and New Orleans at the world-renowned theme park. And last Tuesday, …
April 14, 2023
Rich’s Nightclub donates exclusionary flag to Museum of Tolerance
“I was horrified,” says Rich’s Nightclub Director of Rectitude Natasha Trigger-Warning, recalling the moment that staff discovered a Pride flag featuring Harvey Milk’s friend Gilbert Baker’s original eight-color design. “On the one hand, seeing a …
April 14, 2023
MTS ≠ Making Transit Sexy
“In hindsight,” says MTS Spokesman Ellen Speed, “it may have been a mistake to fire Public Relations specialist Grecia Figueroa on the same day Nathan Fletcher announced his bid for state senate, especially given the …
April 7, 2023
Fletcher Falls to Filner’s Folly
“It’s baffling,” says San Diego Democratic Party Chair Becca Taylor. “Democrats are obviously the good guys in this world, fighting against the policies of the racist, sexist, corrupt, exploitative Republicans. And here in San Diego, …
April 7, 2023