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REVEALED: Halftime locker-room photo exposes source of Chargers' second-half meltdowns this season
Coach-Provocateur Norv Turner points to demotivational banner posted in Chargers' locker room during halftime of the team's November 11 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. At the half, the Chargers led 21-17, but they ultimately lost 34-24. It was the …
Strong Mayor defeated!
We here at SD on the QT thought we had seen the last of this sort of thing, but apparently, fate had other plans... City Council grants Mayor-elect Filner sole power over $30 million in city contracts, fully 30 times …
An open letter from Eyecandy manager Randy Bumregard to the City of San Diego
First of all, I would like to thank Walter Mencken for giving me this opportunity to address the government of the City of San Diego. I myself live in Chula Vista, but I figure it's best to start at the …
Ex-Wired editor's DIY drone company releases first models
Chris Anderson, longtime editor of the nerd-journal Wired, has taken up residence in San Diego as the CEO of 3D robotics, a do-it-yourself drone company that is seeking to put a user-friendly face on an industry normally devoted to the …
Local kids grill mayoral candidates on bullies and booze
With just one day to go before America's Finest City selects its new mayor, local youth groups submitted questionnaires to both candidates, asking them for their views on issues that face kids today. "We know we can't vote, and that …
Sweetwater Superintendent Ed Brand's refusal to remove Halloween costume raises concerns
Halloween was two days ago, and he's still dressed as a ghost! Concerned Parent Hallie Copter: "He's cancelled his appearance at our community forums three times already. Now he seems to be taking this invisibility thing to heart." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/nov/02/34833/
Chula Vista Installs New Strip Club Regulations - UPDATE
The saga continues! Following the news that the Chula Vista City Council had held a series of emergency Happy Hour sessions at local tavern Wetbacks, Eyecandy Cabaret manager Randy Bumregard was quick to respond. "They put in a law saying …
Last-minute San Diego Halloween costumes
Mayoral Candidate. Everyone will want to see what's in your private datebook! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/31/34698/ Professional sports team owner. You don't have a license to print money, but you do have a license to steal it! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/31/34699/ Oh, and while we're at …
Chula Vista's Tourism Marketing District Director responds
Artist's rendering of what Chula Vista's bayfront does not look like right now. On October 24, the Chula Vista City Council voted to dissolve the Chula Vista Tourism Marketing District, citing possible misuse of funds and definite failure to bring …
Local Troop Leader for Catholic Boy Scouts Seeks to Start Youth Football Program
Joseph Paternal, Longtime Leader of St. James Parish Scout Troop #384, Garners $500,000 Grant From Philanthropist Gerald Sandusi to Start Urban Flag Football League. No Takers So Far http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/25/34349/ "I can't understand the lack of response so far," said Paternal. …
San Diego History Center expresses regret over hiring Cecilia Gimenez to restore Depression-era paintings
Infamous Octogenarian Behind Monkeyface Jesus Brings Expertise to Charles Reiffel's "Mountains and Desert," Other Works. "Google would have been helpful here." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/25/34348/ Well, hello there, Monkeyface Jesus! So nice to see you again! "In hindsight, we probably should have checked …
Media watch: North County Times shifts to mostly-just-real-estate format
New owner Manchester: "We believe in giving people what they want." Business section permitted to remain, plus surf report, "for the weirdos in Leucadia." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/24/34261/ "In today's media-saturated environment, we know that consumers have an unprecedented number of choices when …
ESPN.com investigation links San Diego Charger "chill pills" with blackouts, loss of enthusiasm
All those empty seats at Qualcomm - EXPLAINED! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/24/34254/ On October 18, San Diego Chargers Director of Public Relations Bill Johnston posted a feisty letter to the so-called fans of the team that pays his salary. In the letter, he …
ChargersStickers.com traffic up 3000%
"We have no idea what's going on," said site owner Sadie Gumm. "But all of a sudden, we're getting hundreds of requests for Elmer Royal and Robert 'Stickum' Meachem. It's funny, I had always thought Royal's first name was Eddie. …
FLUXX nightclub brings back "meathook chic" for Halloween season
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/18/33810/ What? FLUXX’s most seductive theme of all returns to the nightclub this weekend. FLUXX Flesh Factory is back, bringing whips, chains and fantasies of bloody slaughter to the downtown party scene. Who says we have to wait for Halloween …
Jung-Ho Pak announces formation of Orchestra Robotica
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/17/33749/ Almost immediatley after Orchestra Nova announced the resignation of Jung-Ho Pak, the famed conductor released an announcement of his own: the formation of an all-robot orchestra that will, as Pak puts it, "finally exhibit the range of on-stage emotion …
Coach-Provocateur Turner and Philip Rivers perform ritual seppuku following Monday Night Football debacle
Chargers Head Coach and quarterback disembowel selves in hopes of atoning for atrocious play-calling and execution. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/17/33736/ Statement: "We have dishonored our beloved Chargers and their fans in front of the entire nation, during prime time viewing hours. We die …
Bug mutilates whale
Plush Toy Designer's Programming Glitch Leads to Creation of 3.2 Million Defective Whale Souvenirs for Sea World; Company Decides to "Alter" Killer Whale Nakai to Fit Product "What were we gonna do, throw out 3 million stuffed animals?" http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/15/33593/ Sea …
Nuda Vista?
Chula Vista's Bayfront Ups Its Attractiveness Quotient with Addition of Hoochie-Coochie Parlor http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/11/33372/ DELIGHTING IN THE LITERALNESS OF THE TERM "SHOWGIRLS," CHULA VISTA - Much has been made of the fact that the Eyecandy Showgirls Emporium slated to take up …