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The San Diego public needs to see these photos – taken 100 years ago in January 1916 during the Great Floods of the Rainmaker. (Most of these photos are from the San Diego Historical Society.)
Caption: Remains of concrete bridge … Old Town – General View of Flood at Old Town, Jan 28, 1916.
Mission Valley
13th and M Streets in San Diego.
Near Old Town.
Sweet Water Dam broke.
Crossing Mission Valley.
September 27, 2022 at 5:45 pm on ‘Keep Your Hands Off My Body!’You spoke from the heart, yours and many, many others 
September 27, 2022 at 3:55 pm on ‘How to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Passing of the 30-foot Height Limit? Vote No on Measure C’Hey Kathleen, is Cathy Kenton running for City Council? Again, my issue isn't this conversation. Have it all you'd like in any other space you'd...
September 27, 2022 at 3:54 pm on Peninsula Planners Balk at Closing Off Evergreen Street at Nimitz Without Community Feedbackchris have you tried just biking in the parking structure on 30th? i was thinking we could close it off to cars and paint some...
September 27, 2022 at 3:43 pm on ‘How to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Passing of the 30-foot Height Limit? Vote No on Measure C’Is Cathy Kenton a Republican? Cathy was the Midway-Pacific Highway Community Planning Group Chair when she spoke at The Point Loma – OB Democratic Club... September 27, 2022 at 3:30 pm on ‘How to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Passing of the 30-foot Height Limit? Vote No on Measure C’KH at no point do I suggest they should support Jen Campbell above. As I've said in this space before, I didn't vote for her...
September 27, 2022 at 3:22 pm on ‘How to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Passing of the 30-foot Height Limit? Vote No on Measure C’I thought City Council seats were non-partisan. September 27, 2022 at 3:07 pm on ‘How to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Passing of the 30-foot Height Limit? Vote No on Measure C’This Democrat club voted to support the recall of Jen Campbell just 2 years ago. Are you suggesting they should support Ms. Campbell solely based... September 27, 2022 at 2:51 pm on ‘How to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Passing of the 30-foot Height Limit? Vote No on Measure C’Frank do you believe that DEMOCRATIC clubs should have an open door policy for Republicans to pontificate to their members? This isn’t the town council...
September 27, 2022 at 2:18 pm on ‘How to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Passing of the 30-foot Height Limit? Vote No on Measure C’There ya go again, O..m! What righteousness! It's too bad we all don't have the clarity that you seem to have. It was this very...
September 27, 2022 at 1:02 pm on Peninsula Planners Balk at Closing Off Evergreen Street at Nimitz Without Community FeedbackChris, you are a straight shooter and I understand your position. But, you really said it when you wrote this: "had these lanes along 30th...
September 27, 2022 at 12:52 pm on Peninsula Planners Balk at Closing Off Evergreen Street at Nimitz Without Community FeedbackWill do. Hopefully it's not worse than going along Harbor Dr. September 27, 2022 at 12:51 pm on Peninsula Planners Balk at Closing Off Evergreen Street at Nimitz Without Community FeedbackSomething I will be honest about. Yes I did say I could have used the side streets but had these lanes along 30th would have... September 27, 2022 at 12:32 pm on ‘How to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Passing of the 30-foot Height Limit? Vote No on Measure C’I find it antithetical to the fundamental idea of a Democratic club to host the Republican candidate running against an incumbent, county party endorsed Democrat... September 27, 2022 at 10:35 am on Peninsula Planners Balk at Closing Off Evergreen Street at Nimitz Without Community FeedbackWatch yourself on Nimitz. The speed limit is 45 mph and cars go faster quite often. I would never get out on a road like... September 27, 2022 at 10:33 am on Peninsula Planners Balk at Closing Off Evergreen Street at Nimitz Without Community FeedbackWell, Chris, if everyone admitted what you just did, saying you could use the side streets, then maybe thr whole 30th street bike lane fiasco...
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Cool pics!
Always love these historical posts, regardless of era…
Gets us ready for the next wave of El Nino storms.