Alleged robbery was just a weapons check, attorney suggested
Cops were directed to a Facebook page to find their suspect
A gangster who showed another man a large knife and told him to empty his pockets may have just been checking to see if the other man had any weapons, his attorney suggested in court today. It sounded more like …
Fourth annual All My Friends Music Festival announces lineup
Tijuana music festival draws acts from across Mexico and as far as Chile, LA, and Estonia.
Last Wednesday, All My Friends Music Festival announced the lineup to this year’s installment, which will be held on Saturday, November 16 at Casa de la Cultura in Tijuana (Av. París y Lisboa 5 - Altamira). Headliners include Chilean rockers …
Strange Stage Stories from San Diego Musicians: Ariel Levine (The Distractions), Victor Penalosa (The Phantoms), Allison Adams Tucker and Michael Head (Country Rockin Rebels) + Mike Peters (The Alarm)
Mike Peters / The Alarm, Big Country: In 1984 Peters was on a U.S. tour opening for the Pretenders. “I shouted ‘San Diego I want to hear you sing’ and got nothing from the crowd,” Peters recalled. “So I said …
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 …