AltWeeklies Wire
Thanks Anyway, Blackwaternew
Though a controversial military contractor's plans to open shop in Potrero may have put the tiny San Diego County hamlet on the world's radar screen last year, the community has been humming along nicely for more than 100 years -- residents will have you know -- with nary a lick of outside intervention.
San Diego CityBeat |
Pat Sherman |
02-13-2008 |
Culture
California Fires: Uncertainty in Jamulnew
The unincorporated county municipality 25 miles south-southeast of San Diego was a ghost town as Harris fire sped toward Spring Valley.
San Diego CityBeat |
Pat Sherman |
10-24-2007 |
Disasters
California Fires: Four-Legged Evacueesnew

Horse owners scramble to find emergency boarding space.
San Diego CityBeat |
Pat Sherman |
10-24-2007 |
Disasters
Blackwater Keeps its Eye on a Tiny California Enclavenew
The company hopes to open a 824-acre paramilitary training facility in Potrero, but wooing the town's 850 residents has been a dicey game.
San Diego CityBeat |
Pat Sherman |
10-10-2007 |
War
The Circus Under Siegenew
Charges of cruelty follow Ringling Bros. every step of the way.
San Diego CityBeat |
Pat Sherman |
08-22-2007 |
Animal Issues