It bugs me that posts like these are possible because many of the people who attend Iraq war protests who act in an uncivilized manner are asshats. But I wonder, does that make the point that some were making, that the Iraqi occupation was not such a hot idea, wrong?

Howard Stern is coming back on the air in San Diego -- to 103.7 The Planet.

Whatever Happened to Izard Street? Pacific Beach and Its Street Names The majority of Pacific Beach streets have had more than one name. It seems as if, through the years, the city fathers couldn't make up their minds. But the changes were not born of caprice; there were good ...

Street Scene used to be really cool -- then at some point it grew too big for its britches and was just too many young drunk idiots fighting for too little parking and making it more about hook-ups than music. Over the years I've seen ...

As long as I can remember people have carped about the Cross at the top of Mt. Soledad. Here's The Official Site. Most people I know think those crazy athiests should just lighten up. I tend to agree, but it *was* public property. There's no doubt that it ...

Brian Dear does it again with coverage on a mysterious document called "The Republican Oath." Brian is the subject of our first San Diego Blogger interview and was republished by the Reader last month. I hope he uncovers the mystery!

Some great photos of the Ramona Air Show, by Cameron Stotz. Here's the official website and some coverage by the SDUT.

San Diego Blog covered this back in 2003, but now the spirit of the seas has been updated with a new animation envisioning how the sculpture might look that is breathtaking in a Quake III way. The sculptor is A Wasil. Here are some other notes about the ...

City limits space that can be used for secondhand goods: Clark wants to sell more used merchandise than El Cajon will allow. The city will only let downtown retailers devote 15 percent of their floor space to secondhand goods. That doesn't work for Clark, who co-owns two stores in Chula Vista ...

via Mitch Wagner comes "Freecycling" -- The concept of Freecycling is simple - You have something you no longer need (a couch, a crib, a CD, a computer) and you wish to "recycle" it rather than throw it in the landfill. Or you're looking for a specific item (a ...

I'm not sure how I feel about this one: Lesbian couple demands equal treatment from San Diego country club -- so apparently the Bernardo Heights Country Club in Rancho Bernardo (part of San Diego) demands real, legal marriage before one can get spousal GOLF benefits. This seems fair ...

This is new: SanDiegoReader.com RSS Feed Beta -- offering a feed for upcoming concerts here in San Diego. I sent this comment via their feedback form: I maintain http://sandiegoblog.com/ as well as http://sandiegobloggers.com/ and I comment the reader for getting into RSS. It's an excellent way for people to ...

The blogosphere had some activity recently regarding forgivenforlife.com, purported to be the "blog"/journal/personal website of one David Berkowitz, notorious Son of Sam killer. The site is apparently hosted in San Diego: This page is hosted by House upon the Rock Christian Church in San Diego, CA. We host this ...

Last year, readers of pamie.com donated 450 books to the Oakland Public Library. This year, pamie.com sets its sights on San Diego: This year's library system:  San Diego County Public Library. One year ago San Diego County was ravaged by fire. More than 2,400 homes were destroyed. Many people found refuge ...

It's an annual tradition - 25 years, in fact - and what better way to take in the OB lifestyle than at the OB Street Fair, Chili Cook-off and Fireworks Festival on Saturday, June 26. see: obstreetfair.com [via About San Diego]

Ever get a goofy forwarded email from a dopey but well-meaning friend? Well, snopes.com does factchecking on those emails. Some of them turn out to be true. Here are some remarkable facts about San Diego discovered to be true:

The Water Conservation Garden in El Cajon is a free public garden that provides ideas and tips on how to create landscaping that uses less water.

Brian Dear, whose name I misspell 'Brain' more often than not, is our first in the Interviewing San Diego series. Brian has been involved with computing and online communications since 1979. He is a software/Internet entrepreneur interested in social networks, online communities and making computing personal and interpersonal. He is currently writing a book about the history of the pioneering online community PLATO. His prior work experience covers names like eBay, Eazel (Linux), Mp3.com, Flatworks, Progressive Networks (RealNetworks) and Coconut Computing, Inc. He was mentioned on San Diego Blog previously when he had a month's worth of posts reprinted by The Reader.

I can't get behind his politics, but Citizen Smash sure can write a great post about pro-War Protesting against clueless anti-war protesters. Plenty of people love his brand of ex-military punditry. Heck, some of John Kerry's and George W. Bush's popularities comes from being been ex-military. What this country is ...

Effects of local tribes' gaming pacts to ripple across county: A lot will depend, of course, on the size and pace of expansions at Pala, Pauma and Viejas under their new compacts with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The revised agreements for those tribes and two in Northern California remove the existing ...