AltWeeklies Wire
Business Muscle Pushes a Third Border Crossing Forwardnew
The state Department of Transportation (Caltrans) estimates that the number of cars crossing the border has increased 80 percent in the last 10 years. That growth, combined with post-9/11, time-consuming border checks have sent wait times skyrocketing into the two- or three-hour range at peak times.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
03-26-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
What Happened to the Presidents of Yesterday?new
Amid the clamor of primary politicking, The Presidents of the United States of America are staying true to tradition by releasing yet another album in an election year. Impressive for a band that claims this is all just a coincidence and its name is actually an ironic commentary on its lack of political stands (which is totally, like, this huge political stand, right?).
San Diego CityBeat |
Kyle Andrews |
03-26-2008 |
Reviews
Adam Corolla Lays Down 'The Hammer'new
What if I told you Corolla has a new feel-good romantic boxing comedy coming out? Now, what if I told you that The Hammer is pretty good?
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
03-19-2008 |
Reviews
Natural Selectionnew
Jose Gonzalez brings songwriting down to a science.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMarie Stephens |
03-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: In Our Nature, Jose Gonzalez
Fat and Happynew
Big Beautiful Women show us that being large isn't the end of the world.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
03-19-2008 |
Culture
The Iraq War's Fifth Birthdaynew
Happy Birthday, Iraq War! You are 5 bloody years old today! I hope you, dear reader, have already run out to Party City to get your celebratory decorations for your own Iraq War B-Day blast. I hear they're running out of those cute little I.E.D. goody-bag stuffers.
San Diego CityBeat |
Carl Luna |
03-19-2008 |
War
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
Vetting the Candidates' Votes on a Weapons Bannew
There has to be more to this cluster-bomb vote than the Saint v. Baby Killer trope, doesn't there? Let's take a look.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
03-12-2008 |
Commentary
Heistnew
The Bank Job is better than Jason Statham's other, dumb movies.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
03-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Roger Donaldson, The Bank Job
15 Years of Peliculas Latinasnew
What a long, strange trip it's been for the Latino Film Fest's founder.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
03-05-2008 |
Movies
Rock the Casbahnew
The Muslims are taking San Diego (and your next house party) by storm.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dryw Keltz |
03-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Muslims
'Ban the Box' Aims to Reduce Job Barriers for Ex-Consnew
The box is the one that anyone who's filled out a job application might recall: "Have you ever been convicted of a crime?" Advocates argue that the box deters people with criminal records from applying for jobs, and it promotes discrimination.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
03-05-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Raveonettes Take on the Sexiest of the Seven Deadly Sinsnew
The band's latest album is dark, dangerous and unyieldingly sexy with a title that contains no traces of subtlety.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
02-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lust Lust Lust, The Raveonettes
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
'The Band's Visit' Gently Strums the Heartstringsnew
Kolirin gives us a charming little drama that skirts sentimentality and manages to be a feel-good film without necessarily feeling very good.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
02-27-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Eran Kolirin, The Band's Visit
