San Diego County deputy said she got body-slammed
Anthony Garcia denies throwing deputy to ground before she shot him
“He basically body-slammed me on the ground,” said deputy Michelle Storms. The pale brunette said the man with whom she had been scuffling picked her up bodily and walked her backwards, and then threw her onto a concrete walkway. Deputy …
Debajo del Cuero: shooting the motorcycle outlaws of Tijuana
A documentary about Tijuana's two-wheeled terrors, made in under 100 hours.
It sounds like the premise of a Vice short, but Debajo del Cuero (Underneath the Leather) – a documentary about Tijuana motorcycle club Sólo Ángeles – was written, produced, and directed by an independent team of filmmakers from northern Mexico …
Heart & Trotter: whole animal butchery to open in North Park
Locally-sourced, sustainable meat comes to Uptown.
We San Diegans like things crafty. We shop for locally-sourced produce and homemade hummus at the farmers’ market. We drink hop-heavy beers at neighborhood gastropubs and sip artisanal cocktails in Downtown speakeasies. We slather organic jelly on home-baked bread and …
Studio collagist Jacques Kapralik created the fabric of Hollywood ballyhoo
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/sep/10/52967/ Normally a derisive terms, Hollywood collagist Jacques Kapralik was the master of the cut-and-paste job. My fascination with sculpted, 3-dimensional caricature dates back to character design on a Colorforms set my Aunt Jen presented me with on the occasion …
Tokyo Playground heading for the Gaslamp
Should we have a problem with “schoolgirl-clad” servers?
George’s on Fifth, the well-settled steak place you’d see downtown powerbrokers eating at as you hurried by, is history. Even their closing down is history. They served their last meal at the end of March. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/sep/10/52960/ But in their place, …
To gift or not to gift. City Attorney's Office questioned donation of homeless shelter but was silent for Sunroad land giveaway
Lawsuit challenges the City's donation of public land to developer Sunroad Enterprises.
Donating a city-owned building for use as a homeless shelter is bad but giving away city designated park space to a wealthy developer seems to be just fine. That appears to be the case in San Diego and the impetus …
Johnny "V" Vernazza to perform at Iwakuni Summer Music in Japan on September 21
On September 21, blues guitarist Johnny Vernazza will perform at the Iwakuni Summer Music Festival, held at the Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan.
On September 21, blues guitarist Johnny Vernazza will perform at the Iwakuni Summer Music Festival, held at the Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan. Vernazza previously performed in 2011 at this event, which is held annually at the Air …
Crisis in the aisle: blogger calls cops over texting twit
A midnight screening of a low budget shocker at the Toronto International Film Festival became even more horrifying when a brave blogger — fed up with blue lights dotting his peripheral vision — called 911 on a texting fool. It's …
Solana Beach woman arrested on numerous fraud charges
Property manager allegedly stole over $900,000 from Simi Valley HOA
A Solana Beach property manager and her Los Angeles area cohort were arrested yesterday on charges of embezzling over $900,000 over a period of just one-and-a-half years from a community homeowners’ association she oversaw in the Ventura County community of …
Carl DeMaio paid for polling in possible mayoral run
The former councilmember reimbursed his Reform San Diego committee so as to avoid any potential violations.
Just how close did Carl DeMaio come to abandoning his run for congress in hopes of becoming San Diego's next mayor? Campaign documents show he was testing the waters when he used his Reform San Diego committee to commission an …
Manchester minion, other famous figures of San Diego crime and scandal fork over for Faulconer
Persons of interest stepping up to foot the bill for Republican’s putative TV commercial barrage
A veritable rogues' gallery of those linked to San Diego crime and scandal has been pouring money into the mayoral campaign of Republican city councilman Kevin Faulconer. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/sep/10/52953/ The wave of cash could help rival Nathan Fletcher and other mayoral …
Mayoral hopefuls Alvarez, Fletcher speak at labor-organized immigration reform event
Labor leaders yesterday afternoon (September 9) organized “a coalition of local business, faith, civil rights, community, and labor groups” Downtown to again demand action from Congress on passing an immigration reform bill. The event was also attended by a handful …
Burger for Breakfast
At Vigilucci's in Coronado, breakfast is all about style
Thank goodness for Jan. Carla's old flatmate is across from Florida for a couple of weeks. I'm mostly sitting watching a tennis match as these two have at it. Gabfest! Who had whose boyfriend. Who stole whose blouse. Who did …
Ghost tour and Haunted Grand Horton Hotel in Downtown San Diego
My inclination to seek out places with a haunted past has taken me around to say the least. Be it a specter infested graveyard, a forest which was used by pagan covens, a former cemetery turned city park, I’ve actually …
Group of 15 immigrants stranded at sea off the coast of Baja California rescued
Immigrants had paid to be taken to the U.S. by sea, but were left at sea for over 12 hours
A group of 15 immigrants were rescued by the Mexican navy after being left at sea for over 12 hours on Monday, September 9. The group had paid for travel to the United States, but was abandoned after the small …
Former customs officer gets 78 months for taking bribes
His Jaguar seized; accomplices also sentenced
Former Customs and Border Protection Officer Hector Rodriguez was sentenced today (Sept. 9) to 78 months in prison for taking bribes for bringing in aliens for financial gain. Among the items seized were a 2009 Jaguar and 12 luxury watches. …
Shames loses libel lawsuit against Aguirre
He previously lost in his suit against UCAN
Michael Shames, former executive director of watchdog Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN), lost a libel suit today (Sept. 9) against attorney Mike Aguirre. Aguirre represented two whistleblowers whose revelations about Shames led indirectly to his dismissal as executive director. Shames …
Bob White's California Strategies partners agree to $40,000 covert lobbying fines
Employees of San Diego marijuana lobbying firm founded by Bob White, aide to Pete Wilson from San Diego mayor through California governor, admit trying to influence state government without registering as lobbyists
Partners in California Strategies - the prosperous lobbying outfit founded by Bob White, who started his adult life working for fraternities at San Diego State and ended up as Pete Wilson's ultimate insider before going on to make a sizable …
Owner of Oggi's Pizza and Brewing files class action lawsuit over 2011 blackout
Owner filed class action complaint in federal court
Remember when the lights went out throughout Southern California back in September 2011? The owner of Oggi's Pizza sure does. On Friday, September 6, Robert Waldon filed a class action lawsuit in federal court against Pinnacle West Capital, the parent …
Open registration for SANDAG Rideshare Challenge
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) has opened online signups for its annual Rideshare Corporate Challenge, in which companies spend the month of October competing against one another to log the most use by employees of alternative transportation to …