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Who Plays Who: Gender-Bending the Mayoral Candidates Edition
In Aliens, Sigourney Weaver advised the Alien Queen, "Get away from her, you bitch." Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher authored Chelsea's Law, which requires life sentences for sexual assaults against children. After a string of horrific comedies such as Look Who's Talking …
Slut Walk Devolves into Rape Run
Pictured: sluts fleeing overenthusiastic supporters of their slut lifestyle. It was supposed to be a triumph for women eager to reclaim their sexuality from the threat of sexual violence. But sadly, Slut Walk San Diego went horribly awry as some …
Going Out on a High Note?
Family of Man Who Committed Suicide Using La Mesa Woman's "Exit Kit" Suing for "Pain and Suffering Caused By the Unintentionally Hilarious Death of a Loved One by Helium Inhalation" "Remember meeeeeeeeeeeee!!" Plaintiff's attorney: "Dignified death, my foot. I've seen …
Out: PTSD In: Danger Zoned
San Diego's Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control Unveils New Campaign to Rebrand Combat Stress Center Director Scott Johnson: "We're trying to destigmatize the crazy-train part of being sent overseas to shoot people and get shot at, and …
Fletcher Goes On the Offensive
Mayoral Candidate Blasts Opponents for Serving "Their Particular Special Interests" Through "Back-Door Deals" "My opponents [Councilman Carl DeMaio and District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis] are local operators, part of the administration that queered the city's finances in the first place," said …
Who Plays Who: Children's Pool Rope Edition
On Cheers, Rhea Perlman played Carla Tortelli, a "fast breeder" with few copulatory restraints. Judge Lisa Foster ruled that the Children's Pool rope can come down during the seals' non-pupping season. In The Town, Ben Affleck plays Doug MacRay, a …
T*ts or GTFO
Area Hospitals Investigate Ways to Encourage African-American Mothers to Breastfeed Related. Also related.
Faceboat!
Winklevoss Twins, Late of The Social Network and Currently Training in Chula Vista for the Olympic Rowing Team, Launch Boat Race Networking Website. Apparently, $65 million isn't quite enough to buy an original design. "Instant updates! Easily regulated privacy settings! …
Cops Dodge Bullet
As President Obama Announces Justice Department Investigations Into Three Big-City Police Departments Accused of Systematic Abuse; SDPD Breathes Sigh of Relief. What, me worry? Chief Lansdowne: "When they busted that 11th cop for DUI down in Chula Vista, I thought …
Yes We Can Send You Back Where You Came From
Following Protest Over Naming, U.S. Navy Agrees to Employ Cargo Ship Cesar Chavez in Mass Deportation of Illegal Immigrants Representative Hunter: "It's like a free cruise." One-way to Cabo, trips available year-round except during strawberry season. HIDING IN A LIFEBOAT, …
President Obama Responds to SD on the QT Birth Certificate Story
Well, sort of. Says the HuffPo, "The Obama administration has created and staffed a new position tucked inside their communications shop for helping coordinate rapid response to unfavorable stories and fostering and improving relations with the progressive online community." Rapid …
Who Plays Who: Arellano Felix Trial Edition
In The Godfather, Marlon Brando played a crime lord who would not sully his hands with narcotics. Tijuana cartel kingpin Benjamin Arellano Felix allegedly had no such scruples. In Spider-Man, Willem Dafoe played the Green Goblin, a villain who attempts …
Organ Donors Sought
City Council's Culture and Natural Resources Committee Debates Measures for Funding Salary of Civic Organist Dr. Carol Williams Councilman DeMaio: "Are you suggesting that no measure is too extreme in the struggle to keep the Spreckles organ pumping?" Councilwoman Zapf: …
Squeeze 'Em Out and Drop 'Em Off: La Mesa Elementary School Begins Offering "Full-Time" Kindergarten
"It's such a relief," says area mom. "Having a child was perhaps the most meaningful and fulfilling experience of my life. But raising a child? Pure drudgery. Screw that. I feel so much better just chilling with my friends, knowing …
Safety First!
San Diego City Department of Parks and Recreation begins installing "teeter-totter" alert signage near city parks that feature teeter-totters, merry-go-rounds, metal slides over eight feet in height, or other pre-OSHA implements of fun that may "involve increased risk of injury …
Who Plays Who: Bonus Bad Cop, Bad Cop Edition
In The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Casey Affleck played Robert Ford, a man who became famous for committing a despicable act. Officer Daniel Dana is accused of forcing a prostitute to service him orally. Branscombe …
Who Will Police the Police Police?
OTHERWISE UNREMARKABLE OFFICE BUILDING IN LITTLE ITALY - Voice of San Diego was right when it reported that Police Chief William Lansdowne quietly disbanded the San Diego Police Department's special anticorruption unit soon after his arrival in 2003. But what …
Picture Story: San Diego's Donovan State Prison Begins Court-Mandated Reduction of Its Inmate Population
"We are transferring them to the jurisdiction of Almighty God." Related.
Judgment Day Arrives
Yes, it might prove to be the Reader's "Dewey Defeats Truman" moment. But if the predictions are right, it's a killer scoop, and there wouldn't be much chance to post it tomorrow anyway, what with all the rapturing and judging …