Opinion Stories

WTF Jack's La Jolla?!
The Sudden Closing of La jolla's Only Nightlife
It was July 30th just after two p.m. The alley- way behind Prospect Street was taken over by former staffers and their friends making off with anything that wasn’t poured cement from the now closed Jack’s La Jolla. Items from 150lb meat ... [More]

The Hotel Industry Recovery: A Primer
Forecasting San Diego
The budgeting process for 2010 has begun and nobody knows what to forecast. Will discounting continue to drive rates downward? PKF Consulting just came out with a forecast saying that nine straight quarters of declining lodging demand will come ... [More]

What Water Crisis?
How to save 240 million gallons per day
There once was a prince who ruled Peaceful Valley very concerned about bed bugs. He did not like bed bugs so much he decreed that only new sheets for all the beds in Peaceful Valley be used once and then thrown away. The problem ... [More]

San Diego Convention Center Expansion
Don't Charge the Locals!
I was surprised to see how little knowledge our local newspaper has when it comes to the beneficiaries of a convention ... [More]

Why the San Diego Chargers Belong in San Diego
A Storied History Worth Continuing
How important is it to the city and the fans to salvage this relationship with the Chargers? One must consider more than the memories of only a few individuals. The larger picture includes the Charger’s, community programs, ... [More]

“Marine One” Crashes Into Bookstores
New book foresees the stormy death of an American president flying in his helicopter
Bestselling author and former Top Gun fighter pilot James W. Huston has made a habit of predicting world events. His politico-legal thrillers have delved into al-Qaeda attacks, torture techniques like water-boarding and terrorists using airplanes to ... [More]

Swine Flu Just Latest Ill
Mexico has a lot of image cleaning to do before tourists can feel safe
John Stewart wryly made a point about life in Mexico in a recent “Daily Show” broadcast. He noted swine flu is taking people’s lives in that country. But that barely made his Top 100 list of things that’ll kill you in Mexico. ... [More]

Alan Bersin Does It All (His Way)
The new national border czar can seemingly handle any job—so we suggest a few nagging local tasks that require all-powerful attention
Earlier this month, Alan Bersin was named “border czar” for the Administration of President Barack Obama. Bersin will serve under Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano. It’s the second time he’s held the post—and ... [More]

Coronado Tunnel? Not Gonna Happen.
It’s barely worth arguing against this odd proposal. But just in case…
It’s been free to cross the Coronado Bay Bridge since 2002. That year, the toll booths became unmanned because the driving public helped finish paying off the original construction cost. Now there’s a stirring to reinstate the toll. The ... [More]

Drought for Dummies
Pop culture could offer pain-free insight into the wet and wonderful world of water conservation
Few topics are as boring as water conservation. Facebook entries give the Boring Hall of Fame plenty of fodder, though. Things like this abound: “Jane Jones took the Lucky Color Quiz. Result…Mauve!” Or, “Bill Turnblatt thinks ... [More]