U-T owner Manchester moves more big money into San Diego GOP
As mayoral election approaches, Koch-linked publisher continues flow of money to local party, and is raised in political poker game by public employee union for Democrats
With the multi-million dollar special election to replace fallen Democratic mayor Bob Filner rapidly approaching, the big money proxy power war expected by inside political watchers appears to be shaping up on schedule, with major cash contributions to both Democratic …
Tips, lies, and the Linkery
A response to Slate's publication of an article by former Linkery owner Jay Porter
After eight years of stuffing sausages and pushing the issue of farm-to-table dining, sometimes earning short mentions in major media outlets, North Park’s Linkery called it quits. Prior to the mid-July closure, its then-owner Jay Porter published a sanguine farewell …
Sheriff's department to seek reimbursement for search-and-rescue costs
Complaining of “ill-equipped and reckless hikers” that have tied up resources and sapped from the budget due to search-and-rescue operations, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department announced a new policy Friday (August 30) that henceforth, anyone requiring rescue due to illegal …
Fox Theatre San Diego, BCSH: Before Copley Symphony Hall
Plus tips on how to train an usher, c.1929
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/sep/02/52466/ By the time I made my first visit to San Diego, the longhairs on Copley's dime had already overtaken the Fox Theatre. The closest I came to seeing something cinematic in what was once the third largest single screen …
Azuki Sushi: The fifth app.
The most expensive appetizer in happy hour is worth all six bucks
First thing to do here is look at the front door. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/sep/03/52503/ Look close. It is a pane of glass squishing a solid wall of reddish beans. Azuki beans. Most people rush in without even noticing. I only see them …
Eric Byers: solo cello & electronics, Sept. 13
Bonnie Wright's first concert at Bread & Salt features the cellist from the Calder Quartet.
Concert promoter Bonnie Wright kicks off her Fresh Sound Fall series on September 13 at a brand new venue, Bread & Salt (1955 Julian Ave) with a solo cello and electronics performance by Eric Byers. Byers will be using a …
Dodgers edge Padres again
A memo from the Department of Redundancy Department: Padres take lead, Dodgers quickly tie the game, and then Dodgers prevail late
Remember Saturday night, when the Padres lost to the Dodgers, 2-1? Remember when the Padres lost to the Dodgers on Sunday afternoon, 2-1? Rinse. Lather. Repeat. It was the same scenario, albeit with less offense except that the score was …
Dodgers beat Padres again
In a very tight game, the Dodgers scored late and edged the Padres by a run
Andrew Cashner pitched a brilliant game, again, but the Padres came up short, again, on Saturday in Los Angeles. Taking a 1-0 lead into the seventh inning, the Friars allowed a run in that frame and another in the eighth …
Escondido men accused of burglary with baseball bats
Antonio Amador and Brandon Martinez deny crime spree
Two young men from Escondido are due in court Wednesday, September 4, facing six felonies each, after arrest on suspicion of creating an overnight crime spree August 21, 2013. It was a little after midnight when a woman on Kenora …
San Diego second safest big city for drivers
San Diego and Phoenix best for drivers, Los Angeles and Philadelphia worst.
A report issued last Tuesday by Allstate Insurance Company called San Diego the second safest big city for drivers in the country. The report notes that collisions in America’s Finest City are 14.6% more likely to occur than the national …
Dodgers whomp Padres
In a mismatch, the Padres were blown away by a much better Dodger team
Not much good happened on Friday night at Chavez Ravine if you’re a Padres fan. In fact, a lot went bad and the Padres fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2. It was around 90 degrees when the game got …
Did interim mayor Todd Gloria have the authority to rescind stop-use order for Jack in the Box?
City charter states interim mayor does not have discretionary power.
The City Attorney's office has issued a memo detailing the powers, or lack of, held by San Diego's interim mayor Todd Gloria. The August 29 memo explains the powers as laid out in the city charter. “During the time when …
Aguirre wants secure water supply, lower electric rates, infrastructure upgrade
If no politician addresses these crucial issues, he will run for mayor
NBC Channel 7 reported tonight that former City Attorney Mike Aguirre will run for mayor. The station is jumping the gun. "I have not made a definitive decision," he says. Aguirre told me tonight that there are three critical issues …
Padres face Dodgers in matchup of different directions
The Padres and Dodgers have flip-flopped this season, but for good reason - next season will be more likely to tell the tale
As the Padres stir around in the clubhouse, or get ready to take batting practice on a Friday afternoon in Los Angeles, some notes are probably in order as we slide into September. The Dodgers used to be in last …
Ghosts of Baja: Vampire Slayer, Rancho Shampoo, Al B, and Al Lover
The spectral sounds of borderland will be showcased at La Bodega Aragon in Tijuana.
Borderland Baja is kind of a weird place. From the infernal desert expanses of Mexicali to the sacred hills of Tecate to the industrial wastelands and afterhours avenues of Tijuana, something supernatural lurks beneath the surface – beckoning from the …
Dresser, Mitchell, Melford & Dessen: live
With flutist Nicole Mitchell, pianist Myra Melford and trombonist Michael Dessen, Dresser presented "Sound and Image" at the SD Museum of Art.
Mark Dresser's final concert at the San Diego Museum of Art on August 29, was an ambitious and virtuosic affair -- combining the musical talents of Nicole Mitchell's flute, Myra Melford's piano, Michael Dessen's trombone, the leader's sonically expansive contrabass …
Filner issues a Stop-Use Order against North Park Jack in the Box. Todd Gloria rescinds.
Order prohibits use of drive-through.
In his final hours as Mayor of San Diego, Bob Filner had some parting gifts of his own to give away. One was for residents of North Park living near the Jack in the Box on Upas and 30 Street. …
San Diego Film Critics Society 2013 class photo
Updated to feature director's cut of photo
Hey, how 'bout that Matthew Lickona joining the ranks of the San Diego Film Critics Society, huh? Congratulations! Keep at it, buddy boy! The only thing more difficult for the group to arrive at than a consensus on a movie …
Field of candidates for Mayor now at 16
As of August 30, 16 people, all males, have filed papers with the City Clerk's Office.
Update: A version of this story will be updated as more and more candidates enter the race: And they're off: As the number of Mayor Bob Filner's alleged victims grows, so to does the list of candidates vying to take …