A pickup-truck driver died in Mission Valley on Thursday morning, December 3. “While driving on I-8, I saw a truck racing with another car,” said witness Jackson Foreman. “It hit a Dodge Ram and almost flew over the hill off the freeway landing on the street below. Full Story »
The Department of Motor Vehicles has been forced to close every second Friday of the month in order to help ease the state budget. This month, the DMV is closed for three Fridays and a fourth day on Christmas day. Full Story »
The most heated topic at the December 2 Ocean Beach Planning Board meeting was presented by Dave Martin, member of the Medical Marijuana Task Force, an 11-member organization established by the San Diego City Council this past September 9. Full Story »
On December 2, the Escondido City Council declined to initiate a downtown zoning amendment that would allow hookah lounges to operate in the city. Within the past two months, the City has received four to five requests to establish hookah businesses. Full Story »
The words “heaven on earth” have oft been used to describe places dear to a writer’s heart. Such a place of enchantment I’ve found in Glencar, County Leitrim, Ireland. Full Story »
We were a small volunteer group visiting Casa de Paz (House of Peace). The director of the orphanage, Jonatán Lopez Sánchez, eagerly welcomed us and began a tour of the property. Full Story »
Featuring the Charles Burton Band and Theo and the Zydeco ... Irish New Year's at 4pm. No cover. American New Year's ... With Christopher Lawrence, Mark Farina, Joachim Garraud, and guests. Electronica/trance/house. Full Story »
When Chris Cantore signed off from his shift at 91X on December 14, 2007, he told listeners that he was unsure if he would be returning to the job after a two-week vacation. Full Story »
The North Island Credit Union at 1101 Palm Avenue was robbed at about 10:20 a.m. on Wednesday, December 2. A sheriff’s deputy at the scene acknowledged that the robber who fled the scene on foot might be the same person who robbed the credit union on November 6. Full Story »
An oasis of serenity exists in the midst of bustling San Francisco. A feeling of peace will envelop you as you stroll through the Japanese Tea Gardens in Golden Gate Park. Full Story »
Residents of the southwest and southeast sections of La Mesa have been put on alert regarding burglaries that have occurred in at least 11 residential blocks since November 17. Full Story »
“I’ve done a lot of wild rock-star interviews,” says Kaos Tom, who hosts The Kaos Nation Show , a live video broadcast program at aiiradio.net . Regarding Metal Mike Saunders of the Angry Samoans, he says, “I would ask him a question, a relatively simple question, and he would go on for 10 minutes. Full Story »
Crown City Sessions is the second full-length from the Riders, whose studio posse included Dire Straits producer Guy Fletcher and saxophonist Buddy Leach (George Thorogood and the Destroyers). Full Story »
A mobile-home fire in Lakeside injured a woman and destroyed her residence early Wednesday morning, December 2. The fire at Willowbrook Estate East mobile park was reported at 6:35 a.m. According to sources at the Lakeside Fire Department, the home was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. Full Story »
Life should be peaceful at La Jolla Farms, that tony area of 100 superluxury homes adjacent to Torrey Pines State Park.But war has broken out there. One resident controls a local biotech. A former resident says she was fraudulently induced to put her life savings in the company. She has sued. Full Story »
For a little while, it sounded like great news. San Diego’s county library system was named to a national list of “Star Libraries,” compiled by Library Journal. Full Story »
Thursday 3 SanFran psych-pop band the Fresh & Onlys will bring the ampersand to Bar Pink tonight. The Onlys spill Nuggets -era vocals — complete with haunting female backup — over jangly garage-rock chord progressions, a sound reminiscent of their Haight & Ashbury ancestors. Full Story »
Word spread from foodblog to foodblog until it reached my friend Lynne, who reads loads of ’em. She emailed me: “This place sounds interesting.” Full Story »
The major eons of rock: In the ’60s it was psychedelic, folk rock, and the British invasion. The 1970s were punk and new wave. The ’80s gave us glam and big-hair rock, and the ’90s belonged first to grunge and then to indie. Full Story »
Thirty Years Ago CHERRY COLA: I’m kinda open and I was hopin, to find someone like me, so we could just be, to write, talk or go for a walk. Sunny Days. Full Story »
Walking deep into a lush, primeval forest with a symphony of bird songs in the background is something everyone should experience at least once in their life. Full Story »
The Barona Band of Mission Indians hosted a high-powered group of state GOP legislators at the tribe’s Barona Resort and Casino on July 9, according to a recent lobbyist disclosure filing. Full Story »
Artist : Hillstreet Stranglers Song : “Madame Methlab” (from the Imaginary Baggage EP) Heard by : Andrew Smith, North Park They’re pretty good. I like that type of music — punk rock. I go to a lot of the local punk shows, and they’d probably fit in there. Full Story »
“In my show, you touch and are touched,” says one-man-band Jeffrey Beringer, aka Mono Mono, whose cheeky act crosses KC and the Sunshine Band with the Jim Rose Circus Sideshow. Full Story »
In Greek mythology, Bacchus (aka Dionysus), the god of wine, is said to inspire artists, musicians and poets and bring an end to care and worry. Dionysus discovered the culture of the vine and how to extract the juice and turn it into wine. Full Story »
Holiday lights illuminate the Denver City/County Building in downtown Denver. AP Photo/David Zalubowski
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