Rooting for opera's survival
There’s not much worse in a crisis than an armchair critic shooting from the cheap seats, especially one second-guessing an arts...
Apr 12, 2014
From municipal bonds to bail bonds
The Feds are back at City Hall, sifting through records for the third time since the 2000 elections -- another humiliating event for the...
Feb 25, 2004
County 2020 plan in trouble, Meadows plows habitat
Congressman Sherwood Boehlert was in town over the weekend energizing troops for his brand of pragmatic politicsthe kind that gets...
Sep 19, 2003
Reviving San Diego's city of villages
The only thing worse than the proverbial camel that was a horse created by a committee is a shrunken camel-not only is it stupid looking,...
Mar 13, 2003
SR56 will fail commuters
To the surprise of everyone except the citizens of Del Mar and Carmel Valley, San Diego's most eagerly awaited east-west freeway...
Mar 29, 2002
Mayor Murphy's city of villages: a never-neverland kind of plan
Somewhere over the rainbow, in a San Diego not long ago, single-family homes, safe cul de sacs, wide boulevards and car friendly...
Jan 3, 2002
Note to the Taliban: gone to Starbucks
Reprinted from: The Columbus Dispatch, Calgary Herald, Bergen Record, North County Times, Columbas Dispatch, and San Diego Union Tribune...
Oct 20, 2001
Note to the Taliban from Suburban America
October 21, 2001 Good morning, brothers of the Taliban, from Carmel Valley, San Diego. I must decline your website’s offer of protection...
Oct 1, 2001
More roadblocks in the way of SR56
Next week the final and most important section of the most important new highway in San Diego goes to the Coastal Commission for final...
May 4, 2000
A stunning court decision perils Route 56 completion
San Diego Press Club Award Another Roadblock to State Route 56 Of all the reasons why San Diego freeways are increasingly clogged, we can...
Dec 24, 1999
