AltWeeklies Wire
San Diego's Losing a Vibrant Piece of its Boxing Culturenew
Since the California Athletic Commission began its crackdown, what had for decades been a monthly occurrence of informal gatherings of boxers and mixed-martial-arts fighters, known as "smoker fights," have dwindled to just a couple a year.
San Diego CityBeat |
Cait Ireland and Eric Wolff |
03-12-2008 |
Sports
August Benzien Shakes Up the Skate Shoe Worldnew
Benzien co-founded Dekline Footwear in 2002 with Kevin Furtado, just as skate shoes began the transition from skateboarder-specialized regalia to hipster and hip-hop fashion.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
02-27-2008 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
Superdelegates to the Rescue!new
Who are they and what do they want? Superdelegate (and Congressman) Bob Filner explains.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
02-13-2008 |
Politics
Who Will Make Tomorrow's Surfboards?new
Standing with the latest in surf technology, Tim Bessell spoke of how hand-shaping was no longer his mainstay, that now he can shape faster, and with far greater precision, using a computer-controlled knife.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
01-30-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
A Slot in Every Potnew
Indian compacts would allow largest casinos in the country -- so what?
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
01-09-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
A Master Identity Thief Tells His Secretsnew
Even though it was an activity that gave him "a natural high," Mr. Kaboa turned credit card fraud and identity theft into a rather humdrum, workaday business.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
12-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Justice for Allnew
Why the nation's lawyers think everyone should get an attorney in civil court.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
12-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
TV Weatherman Thinks Global Warming is a Scamnew
John Coleman, KUSI weatherman and founder of The Weather Channel, declared global warming to be "a non-event, a manufactured crisis and a total scam."
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
11-14-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Fires Produce Conflict Between Cops and Medianew
California law allows reporters complete access to disaster areas, as long as they do not interfere with emergency operations, but there are questions about whether these guidelines were overstepped by police in the recent fires.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
10-31-2007 |
Media
California Fires: My Overnight Stay at the Evacuation Sitenew
At Qualcomm Stadium, once someone started answering questions, it became hard to stop.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
10-24-2007 |
Disasters
The Internet's Not-So-Anonymous Sexnew
Why the feds are placing heavy new requirements on hookup websites.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
09-19-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Border Crossingsnew
To get to America, some people have climbed fences, hiked through deserts, lied their way past border agents or legally entered by wading through mounds of confusing paperwork -- these are the stories beneath the statistics.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan, David Rolland and Eric Wolff |
09-05-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
San Diegans Protest Clear Channel's Elimination of Progessive Talk Radionew
Protesters show support for KLSD 1360-AM as top execs consider a change to an all-sports format.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
08-30-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Pure Poetry: San Diego CityBeat's Annual Bar & Club Guidenew
In honor of a good drink and a good rhyme, CityBeat broke out the rhyming dictionaries and hit up some of our favorite watering holes to create as accurate-as-possible lists of amenities.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis, Edwin Decker, Sheena Hamilton, Troy Johnson, Kia Momtazi, Kinsee Morlan, Justin Roberts, David Rolland, Tina Safi, AnnaMaria Stephens, Kim Swain, Eric Wolff and Candice Woo |
08-30-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: bars & clubs
The Minutemen's Own Riefenstahl?new
Christie Czajkowski is more than a political activist fighting against a perceived Mexican invasion; she's the movement's videographer.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
08-15-2007 |
Immigration
