In 1980, Cameron Crowe was an undercover student at Clairemont High School, situated in one of San Diego’s original planned communities, or suburbs. Five years after the end of the Vietnam war, Crowe was there …
December 18, 2024
Articles by Adam Behar
Mary Catherine Swanson wants every San Diego student going to college
Larry Turner – the man who would be San Diego's mayor
We’re counting down the days until the November 5th election, which in the mayoral race pits Democrat Todd Gloria against Independent Larry Turner. A known commodity, Gloria has been a city councilman, assemblyman and mayor, …
October 9, 2024
Lower Trestles to host last World Surf League final for a while
Ten Olympian surfers will compete in the Lexus World Surf League Finals, a one-day event held at Lower Trestles, north of Oceanside, sometime between Sept. 6 and Sept.16, depending on when the best waves arrive. …
September 4, 2024
Todd Gloria and developers to Hillcrest and University City: Sucks to be you
Community planning group considerations are supposed to be boring. Infrastructure, environmental impact reports, traffic studies, zoning…important stuff, but also dull enough to make most people zone out. But not this year. This year, University City …
July 24, 2024
Filipinos and Mexicans struggle for power in National City
Philippine-born Ditas Yamane ran for a seat on National City’s City Council in 2010 and 2020 and for mayor in 2018, as well as for other offices over the years. But getting elected (despite having …
June 5, 2024
The fakeness of San Diego as world design capital
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
Gringos who drive to Zona Rio for mental help
“Everyone’s crazy everywhere,” quips psychologist Livier Celaya as she sits her office in the Zona Rio quarter of Tijuana. “It doesn’t matter what side of the border you’re on.”Photograph by Matthew SuárezI’m in Tijuana to …
April 24, 2024
San Diego surfing spots open up to everyone
Video:COVER: Kooks & Chaos; revisiting Tom Wolfe's The Pump House Gang on La Jolla ShoresIn 1965, the writer Tom Wolfe visited a beach in La Jolla, looking to shine a light on The Youth of …
February 7, 2024
East Village sidewalk tents not dwindling
Twenty-five-year-old Morgan Kean wanted to live downtown because “it’s where all the action is. I’m a young San Diegan, and there’s so much to do in the area.” When she made the decision to move …
December 13, 2023