PhotosIt’s the rarest oak species in the U.S., it’s endangered, and 93 percent live right here in San Diego. In the 1840s German doctor George Engelmann, studying plants along the U.S.-Mexico border, noticed some distinctions …
January 3, 2024
Articles by Leorah Gavidor
Escondido man gathered 2500 Engelmann acorns this year
Power San Diego hopes to wrest utility control away from SDG&E
Video:Power San Diego hopes to wrest utility control away from SDG&ESDG&E response read at Barrio Logan meetingMany San Diegans already know: we pay the highest electricity rates of any metro area in the nation. That’s …
November 7, 2023
Golden Hill nixes Kentucky Fried Chicken
No drive-through in my drivewayThe fast-food vendor that owns Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell is concocting a new recipe for San Diego's Golden Hill community. Tricon Global Restaurants Inc. proposes to rebuild …
October 8, 2023
Hilary filled Clark Dry Lake 7-10 inches in August
Like a ghost limb—apropos as we navigate Peg Leg Road on the way there—Clark Dry Lake haunts its shores of long ago, a mirage shimmering in the heat, recalling the presence of water in this …
October 3, 2023
Golden Hill finally gets attention
At the southeastern edge of Balboa Park, Golden Hill Park doesn't usually get the same polishing as the adjacent golf course and other more popular facets of the city's "gem." It's still nice, no doubt, …
August 9, 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 …
Bright-eyed entrepreneurs take over El Cajon Boulevard
There are a lot of used-to-be’s on El Cajon Boulevard. The now-gentrified corner at Utah used to be a mattress store. The Red Fox Room used to be on the south side of the street. …
April 18, 2022
Ukrainians ask San Diegans for body armor, bandages
When my husband dropped off his old Marine Corps combat boots, flak jacket, and helmet at House of Ukraine in Balboa Park on Tuesday March 8, a volunteer thanked him profusely. “We really need protective …
March 15, 2022
Will Marian Bear Park and the 52 continue to coexist?
Occupying San Clemente Canyon alongside Highway 52 between I-5 and 805, Marian Bear Memorial Park is a small slice of riparian oasis in an urban landscape. Except for freeway noise, it’s easy to forget we’re …
November 22, 2021