When did San Diego become so ugly? It’s a horrible question, but one that needs asking. How else might we stop the “Los Angelization” of our once beautiful “Camelot by the Bay?” Take a drive—any drive—or better still a walk or bike ride to see for yourself. It is not just the homeless—though the task […]
Back in 2009, Rao R. Anne began buying land just below the northern slope of Palomar Mountain in northern San Diego County. The semi-retired Pasadena anesthesiologist was planning both his future and his return to a lifestyle he knew growing up as a boy on a vegetable farm in southern India. Anne’s Emerald Creek Winery […]
The Ramona Grasslands Preserve, one of the lesser-known gems of San Diego County, is poised to get a bit larger. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday is expected to approve the purchase of a 123-acre parcel that will be added at the northern end of the preserve near the ridge line between Ramona and the […]
When Carol Shamon noticed water from city pipes had leaked into the basement of her North Park neighborhood business, she thought the problem would be easily fixed: Call the city and file a report. Repairs would be made, problem solved. But after two years of municipal inaction, the water remains and Shamon, who is now […]
OPINION: San Diego Needs An Environmentalist Mayor To Avoid Becoming Los Angeles
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Colleen O'ConnorWhen did San Diego become so ugly? It’s a horrible question, but one that needs asking. How else might we stop the “Los Angelization” of our once beautiful “Camelot by the Bay?” Take a drive—any drive—or better still a walk or bike ride to see for yourself. It is not just the homeless—though the task […]
In The Farthest Reaches Of North County, A Retired L.A. Anesthesiologist Is Growing Grapes
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby J. Harry JonesBack in 2009, Rao R. Anne began buying land just below the northern slope of Palomar Mountain in northern San Diego County. The semi-retired Pasadena anesthesiologist was planning both his future and his return to a lifestyle he knew growing up as a boy on a vegetable farm in southern India. Anne’s Emerald Creek Winery […]
Larger Than Del Mar And Solana Beach Combined, The Ramona Grasslands Preserve Soon To Get Even Bigger
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby J. Harry JonesThe Ramona Grasslands Preserve, one of the lesser-known gems of San Diego County, is poised to get a bit larger. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday is expected to approve the purchase of a 123-acre parcel that will be added at the northern end of the preserve near the ridge line between Ramona and the […]
North Park Business Suffers As City Fails To Fix Leak
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Community News Groupby J.M. GarciaWhen Carol Shamon noticed water from city pipes had leaked into the basement of her North Park neighborhood business, she thought the problem would be easily fixed: Call the city and file a report. Repairs would be made, problem solved. But after two years of municipal inaction, the water remains and Shamon, who is now […]