San Diego · Jul 22, 2009
This Is Not a Good Time
High Tide singer-guitarist Ed Barrena thinks his reggae band may be the last band to play at Canes. High Tide was loading out its gear after playing for some 600 fans last Friday when a fire broke out in the club’s kitchen. “We had just walked out to the car …
San Diego · Jul 16, 2009
Mega Romantic
For such a hot day, there were a disproportionate number of people dressed in black at the end of the Ocean Beach Pier on Saturday afternoon, July 11. The estimated 70 people who gathered on the north arm of the long T-shaped pier, however, were neither fishing nor sightseeing. They …
San Diego · Jul 15, 2009
Horizon Coast Chapel
The front of Horizon Coast Chapel’s worship booklet doesn’t read “Horizon Coast Chapel”; it reads “Church in Mission Beach.” Yes, yes, this allows them to highlight the word “Mission” in red — fitting for a church with an evangelical charism — but there’s more to it than that. Because Horizon …
San Diego · Jul 12, 2009
Pitifully Doomed
San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders recently announced that the City has launched a new website at which people can make donations to support the fire-pit program. Despite a $259,500 donation, fire-pit funding has only been secured until June 30, 2010 — in less than a year, there may be no …
San Diego · Jul 8, 2009
What’s Wrong with Family Visitors?
Visitors to downtown hotels are a piddling few. Residents of downtown condos are a piddling few. But that won’t stop the establishment from diddling taxpayers for more downtown development — a travesty because outlying parks, libraries, beaches, and other assets are in such bad shape. As interviews reveal, conservatives and …
San Diego · Jul 6, 2009
Cops’ Lot
The Ocean Beach pier parking lot has traditionally been a coveted location for RV owners to park on the 4th of July. The lot is steps to the beach, amenities for children are close by, and the view for the evening fireworks is optimal. Overnight parking is prohibited in the …