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on ‘Find the Money Somewhere Else!’ Push Back Mounts Against Gloria’s Budget of Austerity: “References to “the arts” and “cultural insitutions” are very broad and it sure might be helpful to sort through this…” Apr 21, 13:39
on Bragging on the Rag: Our Story on Trump’s Plan to Reduce Federal Workwork by Throwing Out ‘Disloyal” Veterans Finally Shows Up in Mainstream Media: “Provided by “S” who is the source for this story- “They know that veterans—trained to lead with integrity and speak…” Apr 21, 12:21
on ‘Find the Money Somewhere Else!’ Push Back Mounts Against Gloria’s Budget of Austerity: “That top photo showing dozens of people inside council chambers giving the thumbs down is such an iconic symbol of…” Apr 21, 11:32on U-T Copy Editor Seems to Have Been Celebrating 4/20 a Little Too Early: “probably borrowed Kate’s water pipe.” Apr 21, 11:14
on Writer Rant: ‘Empty Bike Lanes Will Be Symbols of Stubborn Mayor ‘: ““It’s unfortunate that it took a budget crisis to force the mayor’s hand, but many of us welcome the result.”…” Apr 21, 06:31
on Writer Rant: ‘Empty Bike Lanes Will Be Symbols of Stubborn Mayor ‘: “Did the City ever record use of the bike lanes? I know the ones on Voltaire are almost completely empty…” Apr 20, 22:44
on Writer Rant: ‘Empty Bike Lanes Will Be Symbols of Stubborn Mayor ‘: “Meh. Totally planned sunset for this – just like the electric scooters & bikes that are soooo popular – uh,…” Apr 20, 20:23
on Writer Rant: ‘Empty Bike Lanes Will Be Symbols of Stubborn Mayor ‘: “Please watch the April 13th 2026 City Council recorded video. They have no idea where all the revenue is. Sean…” Apr 20, 19:11
on Coronado Shores: Still Arrogant After All These Years: “I did send this to Richard Bailey and ask him to forward it to anyone in Coronado who can get…” Apr 20, 18:37
on How Major California Cities Are Trying to Get Around SB79 — One of the Most Undemocratic Housing Bills to Come Out of Sacramento: “It is easy to be disheartened by government overreach. Leaders, with their broken record strategy have convinced voters that high…” Apr 20, 18:16
on Coronado Shores: Still Arrogant After All These Years: “Good point. Richard Bailey, any ideas about how we can bring this to the attention of Coronado officials?” Apr 20, 18:12
on Coronado Shores: Still Arrogant After All These Years: “Hmmm… I wonder what the FORMER Mayor of Coronado has to say.” Apr 20, 17:57
on U-T Copy Editor Seems to Have Been Celebrating 4/20 a Little Too Early: “Maybe the title makes sense but I would have titled it: “A Q and A Series with Candidates for City…” Apr 20, 17:50
Thanks for this. I love our San Diego birds, even the crows. This morning, like every morning just after dawn, I watch as 100 or more crows make their way en masse over South Park, coming from South Bay and heading to the North County landfills. It’s kind of awesome.
Pelican’s bait balls in Ocean Beach were most likely due to California corbina, which are a good, mild-flavored fish with a soft texture and low fat content. They are bottom eaters. They have a long, slender, cylindrical-shaped body with a barbel on the tip of the lower jaw. Corbina dine almost exclusively on sand crabs— soft-shelled sand crabs. Pier anglers can sometimes spot beds of sand crabs near piers during low tides. These are the areas the corbina will invade and seek out food as the tide moves inshore.
Another report of bait balls in Ocean Beach involved very large “sand crabs” (Emerita analoga) aka “Mole Crab,” a gray soft shelled crab that hides in the sand where surf washes and withdraws, revealing V-shaped feathery antennae that capture microscopic organic food. People see them where the water is a quarter inch or less, as do shore birds. Now, when I was a little boy living in Long Beach decades before the rip-rap marinas and Queen Mary, my father and I went surf fishing for corbina, barred perch, and croaker using those large sand crabs as bait. But when I came to live in San Diego, the sand crabs here were always tiny (smaller than a dime) and useless for fishing bait. Now suddenly there is a bloom of millions of large sand crabs in Ocean Beach. I would like to hear from a marine biologist why this has suddenly happened?
I’ve been waiting for ornithologists somewhere to make the OB pelicans on the pier a case study! Is this normal to have the pier taken over by pelicans en masse?!! Is the ocean filled with more fish these days, attracting the pelicans, or did the pelicans swoop in simply for the sake of the empty pier… and is there enough fish for them all?!!