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Don't Touch that Dial!
La Jolla Citizen's Committee Mobilizes in Opposition to Restrictions on Energy Use Spokesman: "The day I can't run my home ice-cream parlor, keep my 12,000-square-foot house at 66 degrees, and run the auto-chiller on my pool is the day the …
Optimist Club
As Drought Grips Nation, San Diego County Water Authority Remains Unconcerned About News that Sweetwater Reservoir is at Fifty Percent Capacity "We Prefer to See the Reservoir as Half Full." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/aug/10/29461/ "Hey, Henshaw is at seven percent. We're doing fine. …
O'Malley Family Buys Padres, Announces Team Move to Los Angeles
Longtime Owners of Los Angeles Dodgers Ease the Pain of Failed Bid for Reacquisition by Buying Small-Market Neighbor and Moving it Right Next Door. "Hey, we did it to Brooklyn; why should San Diego be any different?" Commissioner Selig: "Maybe …
What Edwin Decker Saw
...at the San Diego Pride Festival: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/aug/09/29420/ What Edwin Decker didn't see at the San Diego Pride Festival: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/aug/09/29421/ Better luck next time, Mr. Decker.
If You Meet the Proposal for a Buddhist Monastery in Chambers, Kill It
County Supervisor Dianne Jacob Explains "No" Vote on Plans for Bonsall Buddhist Center Bordering Avocado Orchards "I wasn't kidding about tamping down the intensity." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/26/28621/ NOWHERE NEAR ENLIGHTENMENT, BONSALL - Yesterday, the County Board of Supervisors approved the construction of …
Cosmic Gay Rays?
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/25/28526/ See? Right there at the outermost edge of the spectrum? Pink! The July 23 death of La Jolla resident and first American woman in space Sally Ride was the occasion for numerous tributes and remembrances of the many triumphs …
Pride of the Padres
As Part of Its Efforts to Honor LGBTQ Fans During Pride Weekend, San Diego Padres Offer "Matching Hats and Briefs Giveaway" During July 20 Game Vs. Colorado Rockies Grateful Gays Display Their Goodies During the Next Day's Pride Parade Announcement …
Military Pride
After First-Ever Pride Parade Featuring Members of United States Military in Uniform, U.S. Army Releases Images of New LGBTQ-Friendly Combat Fatigues Army Spokesman Dick Dickerson: "The days of hiding and shame are passed. We want our LGBTQ soldiers to be …
Federal Government Declares Moral Quarantine on San Diego
In Wake of Colorado Shooting by San Diego Man, National Guard Mobilizes to "Keep San Diego Crazy in San Diego." Checkpoints at all bus depots, train stations, airports, roadways. President Obama: "From [Al Qaeda terrorist Anwar] Awlaki to [Arizona Congresswoman …
Del Mar: It's All About the Hats!
Local Race Track Seeks to Highlight Annual Hat Contest with Godiva-Style Ad Featuring Jockey Shantal Southerland http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/19/28296/
Del Mar: Dig In Your Heels!
On Opening Day of 2012 Races, Spokesjockey Chantal Sutherland Debuts Use of 7-inch Stripper Heels in Place of Riding Crop "With these babies, I can make anything go faster." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/18/28247/ Billboard featuring Sutherland lying prone in a skintight jockey uniform …
False Advertising
Miller Brewing Company Removes "It's Miller Time" Billboard from Alongside Northbound I-5 After Spike in North County DUIs Del Mar Police Chief: "Contrary to what all these drivers seem to have concluded from the billboard's message, it was not, in …
Comic-Book Con: Taking it Back to the Start
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/13/27933/ The U.S. Grant, site of the both the first Comic-Con and the first Comic-Book Con. "You know, the first ever San Diego Comic-Con was held over in the U.S. Grant Hotel," says Bob Platz, owner of Comic Books Are …
Catfight at Comic-Con!
Scheduling Snafu Sets Up Clash Between Fans of Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey Three Hospitalized, Hundreds Treated for Scratches and High-Heel Abrasions Following Massive Brawl Outside Hall H Comic-Con Rep: "The fanboys were never like this." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/12/27781/ Twilight stars …
Balboa Park[ing Garage]
City Council Votes to Level Plaza de Panama, Plans "Parking Structure That is Actually Designed to Last." Councilman Gloria: "As we plan for the future, we must not forget to honor our past." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/13/27621/ Mostly cardboard and paste. HOPING THAT …
Most Interesting
Local Sheriff's Dept. Photo of Underage Party Aftermath Incorporated into Viral Marketing Scheme Dos Equis: "We cannot confirm any official involvement in this Internet ad campaign. You know how memes are. But what we can confirm is that the party …
"That's It?"
Following Showy But Brief Performance from Government, San Diego Sighs with Disappointment and Heads Home "This was supposed to be a special night. I was hoping for at least twenty minutes, you know?" http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/05/27350/ City Officials: "You have to believe …
Big Bang Theory
San Diego Unleashes "All At Once" Fireworks Display to Honor Discovery of Higgs Boson "God Particle" Strong Mayor Sanders: "July 4 is all about freedom, and the Higgs boson gave us all the freedom to be!" http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/05/27347/ ON LOCATION WITHIN …
Sinaloa Cartel Opens "Foie Gras Feeding Tube" Into U.S.
Underground Pipeline Will Carry Banned Foodstuff Across Mexican Border and Into American Bellies Cartel underling: "It's not like we're force-feeding them; we're just sating an appetite. Americans seem to lack the natural gag reflex that would tell them to stop …