Has anyone had any first hand knowledge of what is happening with the walk-outs? Are the students just ‘taking a few days off’ like I’ve heard in some news programs or is there some seriousness behind it?
Archive for March, 2006
The whole Kaloogian thing has been big news, though we have managed to avoid it. To get your hands dirty, check out the San Diego Politics Blog:
(and for the lighter side, web 2.0 silly-style, check out denounce today!)
San Diego Politics Blog :: Kaloogian Fires Back in Photo Flap :: March :: 2006
Late yesterday Howard Kaloogian’s [...]
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Hey you crazy kids. Today marks the debut of something new on San Diego Blog - - you can now buy ads directly on San Diego Blog by paying some dough via blogads. If you’re interested, just click the “Advertise on San Diego Blog” link over there on the left hand side of the home [...]
“Anything For The Shot! Images and Sounds of San Diego Music”
Local Music Photography Gallery and Live Concert
Presented by Idynomite Media and ListenLocalsd.com at Acoustic Expressions in North Park - Acoustic-Expressions.com
Saturday, May 13th Noon to Nine
Featuring the photography of John Baldi, Steve Covault, Gail
Donnelly, Tim Flack, David Matt Green and Tom Walko
Hi Everybody,
We have an [...]
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One of my favorite radio segments is This I Believe, heard on NPR’s Morning Edition program., broadcast on our very own KPBS (89.5 FM).
Ever since I heard the first installment, an essay by Isabel Allende, I have wanted to write my own this I believe essay, but have not been able to distill my beliefs down [...]
David Moye sent us:
San Diego hoax expert helps fools see fakery
San Diego is home to many fine museums including one that doesn’t actually exist: The Museum Of Hoaxes.
Well, it doesn’t exist except online but the man behind it, Alex Boese (Burzha), says some people think it does.
Boese operates the MuseumOfHoaxes.com website to help disprove various [...]
David Moye sent us:
Demystifying San Diego’s oldest tales
The new travel guide “Weird California” (Sterling) showcases paranormal hot spots and local oddballs around the Golden State, and if you thought the only myths that existed in San Diego were affordable housing and a fiscally solvent city government, you’d be wrong.
Take, for example, Lakeside’s “screaming tree.” Local [...]
This may be a fun event for North County folks:
What: “The Harmonica: A Little Musical Instrument That Everyone Forgot”
When: 11 a.m. Saturday
Where: Oceanside Public Library, Mission branch, 3861-B Mission Ave., Oceanside
Information: (760) 435-5640
Meet John Whiteman:
OCEANSIDE – John Whiteman has collected 1,700 harmonicas and he’s not going to stop. He’s not going to sell any of [...]
Where can you find route66 on Sunday, April 23? Try Balboa Park for EathFair 2006.
Our annual EarthFair in Balboa Park is the largest free annual environmental fair in the world. EarthFair 2006 will be our 17th anniversary. Each year, the EarthFair draws around 60,000 visitors.
Produced by 400+ volunteers, EarthFair features more than 200 exhibitors, special [...]
Carl DeMaio of performanceweb.org sent us:
I wanted to pass along an update on our signature gathering campaign to reform City Hall (see press release below.)
Please join us Monday at 2pm to urge the City Council to put Mayor Sanders’ ballot initiatives to reform City Hall on the November ballot. The hearing will be conducted on [...]
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David Moye sent us: Can’t Afford To Go To Phillipines, Visit National City
National City has one of the largest Filipino populations outside of Manila but it has been ignored by the mainstream San Diegans. This article brings new light to the culture.
hat tip
I lived in the P.I for a few years as a kid, and [...]
Hey! i forgot to throw open the floodgates (hah!) to comments today.
What’s on your mind San Diego?
What are you gonna do with all this Springtime?
David Moye sent us: Artist turns mortgage loan and Viagra spam into art:
This article is about a San Diego guy who turns spam e-mail into paintings. He’ll be lecturing tomorrow (Mar. 25) at the Reuben H. Fleet Space Center in Balboa Park.
Excerpt:
Alex Dragulescu earned a Master of Fine Arts degree last May, in part, because [...]
It reminds me a bit of youtube, but it seems to be all San Diego… Yashar Ahmadpour sent us: Videonary.com
this is a pretty cool site where we as San Diegans have the opportunity to share our favorite spots via video. Ex. I describe a restaurant to a friend visiting, with Videonary.com, I can show them. [...]
How cool is this:
Digital Lab
Do you want access to the latest in digital photographic hardware and software such as Adobe Photoshop CS 2, large format printers and Nikon Coolscan transparency/slide scanner? Whether you are currently enrolled in one of our classes or not, you can benefit from using the equipment in our lab to complete [...]
We’re hiring at my office for a customer service rep. We’ve posted on craigslist. I’ve tried to spread the word online.
So, my boss was saying it seemed like everyone is hiring, so maybe there’s a lot of competition right now, lots of available jobs. Is this true? Have other people noticed this
I know I’ve noticed [...]
Professor Piggington charts out San Diego population trends for the last 5 years on his post Everyone Wants to Leave Here.
For three years running, more people have moved out of San Diego than have moved in—and the trend is strengthening.
If you are not hip to the buzz surrounding Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, you’ve been hiding under a rock. They are in town for a sold out show at The Casbah. If you’re not one of the lucky 200 that get to see them tonight, tune into FM 94/9 this afternoon as they are scheduled [...]
Yahoo’s “local news” page, San Diego Area News is BETA. Maybe some SDBlog readers would like to suggest some local news sources. Wink.
Hey San Diego, what’s up?
Tell us in the comments!
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