AltWeeklies Wire
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
A New Generation Copes With Breast Cancernew
Among women ages 15 to 54, breast cancer has the highest mortality rate of all cancers, and it's estimated that one in eight women will get breast cancer at some point in her life. If those were your chances of winning the lottery, your heart would be racing with excitement.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
10-31-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
California Fires: Anxiety in Fallbrooknew
Residents of the agricultural area north of San Diego evacuate for the first time in memory.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
10-24-2007 |
Disasters
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: 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
California Fires: What Mattersnew
Maybe the Buddhists are on to something with their no-possessions mantra.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
10-24-2007 |
Disasters
Sex Machine or Love Machine?new
The unstoppable future of serious robot lovin'.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
10-24-2007 |
Commentary
Puppeteers Wish Their Audiences Would Just Grow Upnew
Unlike its close cousin, animation, contemporary puppetry hasn't quite found its hook with adult audiences, though you've probably gleefully consumed some grown-up puppetry lately without even realizing it.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kia Momtazi |
10-24-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
'Lars and the Real Girl' Works if You Embrace the Fantasynew
All told, director Craig Gillespie and screenwriter Nancy Oliver do their subject proud, and the film is anchored by another impressive performance by Ryan Gosling, who's adept at picking the right projects and delivering the broken-boy goods.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-24-2007 |
Reviews
California Fires: Four-Legged Evacueesnew
Horse owners scramble to find emergency boarding space.
San Diego CityBeat |
Pat Sherman |
10-24-2007 |
Disasters
Stars and Gripesnew
If you don't want people to burn down the U.S.A., you'd better let them burn the flag.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
10-17-2007 |
Commentary
Lucero Went from Country-Rock to Springsteen-esquenew
The comparisons to the Boss are valid, but not for the obvious reasons.
San Diego CityBeat |
Cullen Hendrix |
10-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jesca Hoop is Destiny's Childnew
The singer followed fate to strange places before finding Kismet.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
10-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jesca Hoop, Kismet
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
Wes Anderson Gets Back on Tracknew
Anderson, the director-guru of hipsters everywhere, has returned with his best film since Rushmore.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-10-2007 |
Reviews
