AltWeeklies Wire
A San Diego Man Casts a Growing Problem in a Whole New Lightnew
Ken Weisler, one of 30 million men in the U.S. who have experienced erectile dysfunction, started Save a Stiffy to raise money for researching non-pharmaceutical cures.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
04-01-2009 |
Science
How a Major Dig Went Off Before the Border Fence Destroyed Everythingnew
During the past year, archaeologists have been digging like mad to preserve one of the last remaining ancient Indian village sites in coastal Southern California.
San Diego CityBeat |
Gayle Early |
03-18-2009 |
Science
'San Diego News Network' Will Revolutionize How News Is Gathered -- Maybenew
San Diego, brace yourself: There's a new kid on the news block, and it's a website called San Diego News Network (SDNN). Its mission: Revolutionize the news industry.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
03-11-2009 |
Media
Miramar Landfill Swallows Great Whalenew
San Diego officials are faced with the timeless question of what to do with the carcass of a really big animal.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Silva |
03-04-2009 |
Animal Issues
Has the Nation's Former Meth Capital Really Turned a Corner?new
For the last dozen years, a concerted effort to suppress methamphetamine use in San Diego County has, at times, been like a Whac-a-Mole game — just as one problem’s solved, another pops up. But a report card released last week by the county’s Methamphetamine Strike Force touts success.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
03-04-2009 |
Drugs
Marines Dump Donations in the Miramar Landfillnew
For years, Jeff Seymour collected donations of reading materials and other items from area businesses to be shipped to U.S. troops overseas. Now he wants the Marines to explain to him why they unceremoniously dumped thousands of the donations into the Miramar Landfill.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Silva |
02-25-2009 |
War
Is There a Cancer Cluster at UC San Diego?new
An elevator in literature building is cited as a potential cause; faculty wants more action from administration.
San Diego CityBeat |
Amanda Ripley |
02-20-2009 |
Science
Feeling Left Outnew
Advocates for low-income communities wish the stimulus wish list wasn't so skewed toward wealthier neighborhoods.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
02-04-2009 |
Economy
San Diego Area Officials Can't Wait to Get Their Hands on Federal Moneynew
Should President Barack Obama and the Congress follow through on their proposal to stimulate the economy by putting people to work on, say, large transit projects, bloodletting over where the money is spent in San Diego County likely won't be a big part of the process.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Rolland |
12-17-2008 |
Economy
The Time for the Military's Gay-Purging Policy Has Come and Gonenew
As Barack Obama has said, Don't Ask, Don't Tell is counterproductive, particularly in wartime -- and thanks to the reckless foreign policies of our extremely lame lame-duck president, which has stretched our forces nearly to the snapping point, the U.S. military needs all the able-bodied men and women it can get.
San Diego CityBeat |
Editorial |
12-10-2008 |
LGBT
San Diego Nonprofit Coalition Helps Parolees Avoid Returning to Prisonnew
Called "Coming Home to Stay," the program touches on every possible aspect of a returning prisoner's life -- what it takes, step-by-step, to help someone successfully transition from prison to the outside world, from pre-release to post-release to several years out.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
11-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The Road Not Taken by Congress During the Economic Crisisnew
The so-called stock-injection plan would have given taxpayers ownership of preferred stock in the banks themselves. Not only would the banks have gotten an infusion of cash, but the taxpayers would've received something in exchange other than these "toxic" mortgage assets we've been hearing about.
San Diego CityBeat |
Editorial |
10-08-2008 |
Economy
San Diego Lawsuit Focuses on How Police Subdue Suspectsnew
A lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died in police custody raises questions about how officers restrain individuals who are resisting arrest.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
10-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Limbo in the North: Will the War in Uganda Ever End?new
Today's peace could snap at any moment, and camp residents might find themselves back where they started more than 20 years ago -- in the thick of a terrifying war.
San Diego CityBeat |
Hannah Rappleye and Peter Holslin |
09-17-2008 |
International
San Diego Researchers Get Beyond Biofuelnew
Really, this is about scum. Green, slimy, don't-swim-in-the-water scum that just might save the world.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
09-03-2008 |
Environment
