AltWeeklies Wire
Very Weird, Mostly Goodnew
Director Ji-Woon Kim has fused Asian action with the spaghetti western in The Good, the Bad, the Weird.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
05-13-2010 |
Reviews
A Defense of Liberal Claims of Racism in the Immigration Debatenew
We can’t know what’s in our adversaries’ hearts unless they make it abundantly clear, but given the facts surrounding the emotional policy issue, it’s reasonable to arrive at bigotry as a diagnosis.
San Diego CityBeat |
CityBeat Staff |
05-05-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Mexi-Size It: Tijuana's Changing Food Landscapenew
The food landscape is quickly changing down south. While some people might not venture beyond the lowly street-taco stands, past the loud clank of the steel revolving doors at the pedestrian point of entry, a sea of unique culinary treasures awaits.
San Diego CityBeat |
Enrique Limon |
04-15-2010 |
Travel
Tags: Tijuana
Jailhouse Nosh: An Inside Look at What Inmates Are Eatingnew
Using the sheriff’s email-an-inmate system, San Diego CityBeat sent letters to two-dozen random inmates asking their opinion on jail cuisine. Only De'Andre Daniels, a 20-year-old being held at San Diego Central Jail on an assault-with-a-firearm charge, responded.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
04-14-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Chelsea's Law is Only a Partial Solutionnew
The law would be an expensive way to solve only a piece of the sex-offender puzzle.
San Diego CityBeat |
San Diego CityBeat Staff |
04-14-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Chelsea's Law
A Goofy Valentine Yarn About How I Met My Wifenew
It was February 1999. I had just written a Sordid rant condemning a cluster of City Council-proposed anti-stripper laws that prompted a dozen or so local dancers to e-mail me in gratitude. It was an exciting chapter in my life.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
02-17-2010 |
Culture
Darrell Issa Proves Republicans Do Have Ideas For Healthcare Reformnew
Not long ago, Congress member Darrell Issa ran into Sen. John McCain. The two Republicans got on the subject of healthcare reform and Issa argued that businesses that don’t provide health insurance to their employees simply are shifting the burden to taxpayers.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
02-17-2010 |
Commentary
Israeli Folk Group HaBanot Nechama is Ready to Comfort America Nextnew
HaBanot Nechama's soulful, acoustic songs revel in femininity. Layers of lush vocals, in a fluently shifting mix of English and Hebrew, dance over lurching reggae rhythms and finger-snapping folk. These ladies are feisty — maybe a little gypsy in spirit — but they also seem sweet.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
01-13-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: HaBanot Nechama
Does the Flu Vaccination Policy at Children’s Hospital Violate Employees' Rights?new
Gillian Kirkpatrick thinks the hospital’s new flu vaccination policy goes too far. The policy requires that all staff either get a shot for H1N1 and seasonal flu or don the badge and mask. It violates her privacy, she says. And parents have been giving her uneasy looks.
San Diego CityBeat |
Peter Holslin |
01-13-2010 |
Science
Where Can I Find Comic Books?new
I went to four stores in one week, and in every single one, overgrown boys stood gloomily talking about girls—their problems with, their fantasies about. I also saw things strange and beautiful, thought-provoking and challenging and perhaps even the opposite of cliché.
San Diego CityBeat |
Clea Hantman |
01-13-2010 |
Books
Why it was Smart to Rescue San Diego's Urban Foresternew
If you know and appreciate trees in San Diego, you’ve probably heard the name Drew Potocki. While the city of Los Angeles boasts two urban forestry departments, San Diego must make do with one urban forester. That would be Potocki, who 13 years ago basically created the position from thin air.
San Diego CityBeat |
John R. Lamb |
12-30-2009 |
Environment
Obama Entrapped Me: Medical Marijuana Provider Mounts a Novel Criminal Defensenew
More than most citizens, James Dean Stacy feels betrayed by the candidate for whom he voted for president. Stacy was arrested in September when his medical-marijuana collective, Movement in Action, was raided along with 13 others.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
12-28-2009 |
Drugs
Marquez! is Ready to Become San Diego's Premier Rock en Espanol Bandnew
For Jared Armijo-Wardle and Cesar Zuñiga to have made it this far seems a fair example of their passion and commitment to the music they play: a lovely and introspective blend of American indie-rock and the regional Mexican music that Cesar Zuñiga grew up listening to.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
12-16-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Comedian Todd Barry: Twitter Contributed Information to This Reportnew
Like Will Ferrell, Kevin Nealon and Bob Newhart, Todd Barry is cursed with being naturally funny. Everything he says, whether reading a cereal box or telling a "knock knock" joke, just sounds funny. He has recently been named a "hot twitterer."
San Diego CityBeat |
David Day |
12-16-2009 |
Comedy
Free At Last: Immigrant Was One of Thousands Who Languish in U.S. Detentionnew
Idrisa Sesay insists he was born in Sudan and later brought to the U.S. as a teenager after he was given to another family as a slave. Immigration officials don’t believe him. They kept him in a detention center for three years, well past legal time limits set by the U.S. Supreme Court.
San Diego CityBeat |
Justin McLachlan |
12-16-2009 |
Immigration
