San Diego · Jul 28, 2010
Miscellaneous Heathens
My wife and I arrived at Ocean Beach’s Dusty Rhodes Park at about 6 p.m. on July 24. A couple hours earlier, an open-to-the-public, free-of-charge dance party had gotten under way. A DJ spun energetic house music as about 200 revelers — most in joyfu…
San Diego · Jul 28, 2010
(Bad) Luck of the Irish
After 3:00 a.m. in front of the O.B. International Hostel on July 22, a trio of female holiday-makers from Dublin, Ireland, were robbed at gunpoint. The women, all in their 20s, said they were talking on the steps of the building when a gray Toyota pul…
San Diego · Jul 28, 2010
Raking in Redevelopment Riches
‘If you build it, they will come.” It works in fantasy movies (Field of Dreams, 1989). But it hasn’t worked in San Diego’s East Village. As part of the $301 million ballpark subsidy, developers created a slew of condo and hotel units. But few f…
San Diego · Jul 28, 2010
Cheese, Redux
Holy cow. This might be a first in San Diego. “Yours?” I ask the gal. Her name’s Verena. Verena Garnett. “It’s me and my sister’s,” she says. We’re looking at a little red three-wheeled auto-rickshaw, angle-parked here on G Street, with…
San Diego · Jul 24, 2010
Sucker Stab
The text messages that the parents of 18-year-old Tiffany began receiving on July 24 were chilling: “i think someone was stabbed,” she texted from Comic-Con shortly after 5:00 p.m. “They have locked down hall h,” “they wont let anyone out.”…
San Diego · Jul 22, 2010
Hate Override Complete
The Westboro Baptist Church’s planned protest at Comic-Con on July 22 was overridden by a rally against hate and intolerance. (For a background story on the church’s plans, click here.) At noon in front of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, a small Westbo…