Review: Terraferma
Terraferma opens today at Landmark's Ken Cinema. Click for Showtimes. Director Emanuele Crialese (Respiro, Golden Door) opens by elegantly casting a net over the audience -- we assume the fish’s point-of-view -- hoping to reel us into his thawed Frozen …
Teenage grocery worker files complaint over union dues
Boy finds representation through Virginia-based anti-union group
An Oceanside teenager has filed a complaint alleging unfair labor practices, claiming he was misled to believe that membership in the United Food and Commercial Workers union was compulsory at his part-time job at a Ralphs supermarket represented by UFCW …
Smackdown: Giants pummel Padres
In a battle reminiscent of something along the lines of Alamo proportions, the Padres never had a chance against Pablo "Santa Ana" Sandoval
On Wednesday, the Padres team was the piñata and Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval was the stick, and he let his teammates take turns as well, no blindfolds. San Francisco blasted San Diego on a warm afternoon, 13-5, in the …
Class action suit caused retaliatory suspension, claims class action suit
Clients protest San Diego's only Vietnamese-speaking lawyer being barred from representing them in Social Security cases
Hundreds of disabled Vietnamese refugees in San Diego have filed a second class action suit in federal court, claiming that Alexandra Nga Tran Manbeck, the only local attorney fluent in Vietnamese, was suspended as retaliation for an earlier class action …
Eastwood and ex dig wife swapping?
Any which way you can, eh, Clint? Maybe chick-bait Clint Eastwood has a thing for women with the last name Fisher. He spent 5 years shacking up with actress Frances Fisher and now, after a highly publicized split from wife …
The other Mickey D’s
At McDini’s you eat history, one corned beef sandwich at a time
Oh Lord. It stands in front of me, sparkling, sending dewdrops down its side. “Come on, come on,” it says. “Just one sip.” It’s a stein of beer, 32 ounces, the kind you’d see in Oktoberfests. Bud inside. Costs $7. …
Proxy war between Paul Jacobs and San Diego contractors in Sac Town
More Qualcomm and Nathan Fletcher questions arise as powerful San Diegans square off in California capital over union construction deal for taxpayer financed Kings basketball arena
In what could be a precursor of things to come in San Diego's great mayoral race of 2013, war has erupted between Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson and the San Diego-based Coalition for Fair Employment in Construction. The first volley came …
Twist Sandwiches and More replaces Philly Grill
North Park sandwich and munchie shop offers something a little different.
It pains me to have invested so many bites and miles into Tour de Cheesesteak, only to have the place that began it go out of business! Philly Grill is no more. 86’d, as they say. In its place, Twist …
City awards $350,000 settlement to woman who was beaten by police officers during a Chargers game
City council to give woman $350,000 for injuries she suffered at the hands of police officers during a Chargers game.
On Monday, September 9, city councilmembers will write a $350,000 check to a woman who was beaten by police officers during a Chargers game in 2012. The woman filed a lawsuit back on May 2 of this year after she …
Calexico border agents seize cash headed for Mexico, meth headed for U.S.
Agents seize 59 pounds of meth and $654,900 in separate busts
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico port of entry have been busy in recent days, making busts going each way at the border. On Thursday, August 29, officers seized 59 pounds of methamphetamine from a 40 year …
Jazz choices for the days ahead
There's a whole bunch of jazz coming your way, including 3 sterling choices on Sept. 6
Once again, there is so much jazz coming up that decisions will have to be made. Here are some prime choices. September 5 It's a Tribute to Cedar Walton, the legendary pianist who just passed away last month at the …
National City: Getting your ginger back
Can Niederfrank's, this town's original ice creamery, really help you fight the heat?
This stinkin' hot weather, there are only two places to hide: whatever bus you're riding in, because at least they have A/C, or get off at National City and head for Niederfrank's, 'cause not only are they the first ice …
Nathan Fletcher's past raises serious questions about integrity
So now that Filner has been successfully booted from office by the cabal that has been running this city for decades the media is presenting mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher as Filner's inevitable successor. And it should not come as a …
Consultant Marco Li Mandri asks City to pay $25,000 in fees for the long-delayed Barrio Logan Maintenance Assessment District
Li Mandri wants the City to pay the remaining balance on contract with Shea Properties to set up the district.
There's a pot of money sitting on the east side of the Coronado Bridge in Barrio Logan. The money has been collected to get the Barrio Logan Maintenance Assessment District off the ground and running. Unfortunately for the 82 property …
Allison Adams Tucker tour of Japan set for October
Jazz vocalist Allison Adams Tucker will tour Japan in October, but first there is a show at 98 Bottles on September 20...
Jazz vocalist Allison Adams Tucker will embark on a five date tour of Japan from October 18 through October 23. Dubbed the "California Connection Tour," dates include Nagoya, Hamamatsu, Mito, Yokohama, and Tokyo. “I lived in Japan for several years …
Champ: Not a Lot to Lose
New band, new video, first show, this Friday.
Breakout band Champ just posted a live video for their track “Not a Lot to Lose.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyY2Cljyn_s Catch their debut this Friday, September 6 with fellow first-timers Diatribes at Soda Bar. Read/listen more on Champ and Diatribes here.
Escondido man guilty of double-murder for shooting pregnant girlfriend
Ruben Anthony Cepeda convicted after 2 week trial
After less than four hours deliberations, a jury declared Ruben Anthony Cepeda guilty of two counts of second-degree murder for shooting his pregnant girlfriend. The jury found true the allegation that Cepeda fired the weapon, but did not find true …
Padres edge Giants to climb out of last place
Combining good situational hitting and pitching that survived the Giants offense, the Padres ensured that the Giants can't leave town in fourth place in the division
Robbie Erlin is one of the young promising Padres arms, obtained in a shrewd trade with the Texas Rangers back in 2011, showed his future value to the organization on Monday night. Behind Erlin, some solid relief pitching, and some …
The 1887 graduating class of the San Diego branch of the Hollywood Secretarial School Group
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/sep/04/52622/ TOP ROW: Mike Rosoft, Ward Processor, I.B.M. Selectric, Virginia MacWrite, Al Phasmart, and M.S. Dos. BOTTOM ROW: Florence 'Floppy' Diskette, Diablo Qume, Brother P. Touch, P.F.S. Wright, and Dorthea 'Dot' Matrix.