Gyorko's blast leads Padres over Pirates
Rookie second baseman Jedd Gyorko’s three-run homer helps Friars top Bucs
Jedd Gyorko began the season at third base for an injured Chase Headley and then transitioned to second base upon Headley’s return, and everyone wondered how the rookie would handle it. Gyorko hadn’t played second base since his college days …
San Diego Unified under fire for proposal to install stadium lights at Point Loma High School with Prop S funds
District has already lost a case challenging the use of funds for stadium lights at Hoover High School
Update: An earlier version stated that the cost of the lights was $800,000. That was incorrect. The amount was $462,000. 'Lights, renovation, and revenue' seems to be the motto these days from officials at the cash-strapped San Diego Unified School …
Goldsmith's office warns against city reclaiming control of emergency medical services
Competitive bidding is needed first, except for current service provider Rural/Metro
San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith’s office is out with a report advising the city council against considering a request by the fire department and their International Association of Firefighters Union, Local 145, to take the responsibility for providing Advanced …
Bob Hope reviews The Iron Petticoat from the grave
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/sep/18/53378/ Hey, hi, ladies and gentlemen, this is Bob ‘More Dangerous Dead Than He Ever Was Alive’ Hope acting as guest reviewer here on The Big Screen. Speaking of mortality, I wanna’ tell ya’, that Marks gives me more attention …
Grate cinema: The Spy Who Loved Me
When it comes to playing 007, everybody does it better than Roger Moore!
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/sep/18/53371/ At the risk of alienating James Bond acolytes everywhere, with the exception of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the franchise pretty much ran out of steam after Thunderball. People who prefer Roger Moore to Sean Connery should not be …
Little interest in Occupy's second anniversary
A sparse crowd of about two dozen gathered at San Diego Civic Center downtown yesterday evening (September 17) to celebrate the second anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement, paling in comparison to the thousand or more who once stormed …
I'm all ears part two
And the hits keep coming:
The view from the Palace Ballroom these days is good. Timothy Joseph emails that a producer of some stature is all over his band's latest project, recorded at his Studio 350/Phaser Control studio in Grantville, and he's happy with the …
Proposal for newly drawn assessment district in North Park once again in the works
More than a year after the previous attempt failed, North Park Main Street is back again
The required one-and-a-half year cooling off period has expired and North Park Main Street is back with a new proposal to bring a Property-based Improvement District (PBID) to North Park. In July 2011, a proposal to expand the current assessment …
DVD/Cable TV Roundup 1971-2011 – a 12-pack of mini movie reviews
Mostly old ‘n’ obscure stuff gracing my homescreen this month
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/sep/17/53337/ The Manipulator (1971) - Directed by Yabo Yablonsky, starring Mickey Rooney, Luana Anders, Keenan Wynn. An insane Hollywood makeup man kidnaps a woman keeps her prisoner in his warehouse full of props. I've been awfully curious about the The …
International military bribery scheme uncovered
Singapore executive arrested in San Diego
Three individuals were charged with participating in a criminal military bribery scheme unsealed in federal court today (Sept. 17). Leonard Glenn Francis, head of a Singapore defense contractor, was charged with providing luxury travel and prostitutes to U.S. Navy Commander …
Free parking returns to Horton Plaza!
Has it really been seven months since the #@$%&*!#$&@#s at Horton Plaza decided to replace 3 hours of free parking with the flat unreasonable rate of $8 an hour? Business must have taken a hit, for it was announced that …
4th row center: A night at the Egyptian and a day at the Chinese
DISCLAIMER: The title of this article is false and misleading. For the sake of full disclosure, when confronted with a hundred foot screen, you'll find me parked two rows behind my customary position in the 4th row. Up in Hollywood …
Park(ing) Day: parklet preview in University Heights
A new urban mini-park is planned for Alabama Street in front of Mama's Bakery and Live Wire.
On August 23, with their eyes shining brightly towards utopia, North Park Main Street, the City of San Diego, and the North Park community inaugurated the city’s first parklet in front of Caffé Calabria (3933 30th Street). The eco-urban gesture …
Cashner faces the minimum as Padres shut out Pirates
One hit away from perfection, Cashner hurls a gem
The Padres are the only team in Major League Baseball to have never pitched a no-hitter, much less a perfect game, but a peek at the box score will indicate that Andrew Cashner came spectacularly close to both on Monday. …
Oceanside the next city to ban animal sales?
City has support of the Humane Society
After months of protests and city council consideration, the City of San Diego moved last month to ban the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in a commercial setting. Now, a similar movement is brewing in Oceanside, and the San …
Fake hitman testified against California rock singer
Tim Lambesis’ attorney suggested it was all a “setup”
A fitness trainer named Brett said he knew Tim Lambesis at the gym where he worked, but just in passing. Lambesis was a client of a different trainer there, at the gym called Pure Fitness in Carlsbad, California. The trainer …
U-T San Diego publisher routes $100,000 through state GOP
Following the money in San Diego mayor's race gets yet more interesting as heavily partying Republican Manchester writes weighty check to California party committee
As reported here two weeks ago, the folks over at the local Republican party seem to have become the town’s unrivaled masters at moving cash around in creative ways that, whether intentional or not, have the effect of obscuring the …
Cafe Hue rules at waffles
Convoy Street bakery is worth a trip for coffee and dessert
How a place like Cafe Hue (3860 Convoy Street, 858-571-7947) comes to be is a mystery. If the name indicates anything, it’s a Vietnamese business, but they sell Liege-style waffles, crepes, and gelato; none of which are known as specialties …
Padres roll into last two weeks of the season
Not an ideal season but a lot was learned
The Padres are currently in Pittsburgh playing the first of four games there before coming home for their last two series at Petco Park, against the Dodgers and Diamondbacks. Then they wind up the season in San Francisco for three …