San Diego CityBeat http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/ <![CDATA['Society of Petty Journalists']]> Who watches the watchdogs*? Easy: They watch, snarl and bite at each other, ruthlessly.--- In San Diego, media outlets proudly continue the tradition of hounding colleagues and competitors. Last year, the San Diego News Network exposed shady bookkeep]]> <![CDATA[War Game: A defense-industry crossword]]> UPDATE: Here are the answers, sourced and illustrated. A former co-worker from New Mexico asked me to fill-in for him for a couple days at WarisBusiness.com, the non-profit news site he set up to cover the defense industry, while he's on vacation]]> <![CDATA[The To-Do List Podcast]]> This week, Carissa Casares looks forward to dressing up in her cutest golf outfit at The Oddball Mini Golf Classic at the New Children's Museum.  She says the actual game itself sounds pretty fun, too, and the musical lineup, which includes Rafter an]]> <![CDATA[Judge rules Jessica's Law is unconstitutional]]> A San Diego judge has ruled that Jessica's Law's residency restrictions—which ban all registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park—are unconstitutional. For now, the ruling applies only to four petitioners, all re]]> <![CDATA[ArtLab Studios opens in Normal Heights]]> This isn't the first time Jim Yuran has dipped his toes into the local art scene. A few years ago, he waded into the water neck deep with his Zedism gallery where he showed his unique style of art alongside work by local artists.Sadly, that gallery is now]]> <![CDATA[Paper Forest's gear stolen ]]> Sean Burdeaux, the frontman of indie-rock outfit Paper Forest, lost most of his equipment on Thursday when a thief broke into his car and walked away with his Fender Stratocaster, a Marshall cab, an Epiphone tube amp, and two suitcases containing merch, c]]> <![CDATA[[Arts & Culture]: Closing a chapter on cool retail finds]]> Our first Urban Scout bids farewell with a roundup of second-hand gems My favorite thrift stores have never, ever been mentioned in this column. Now it’s time. Yes, it’s time.]]> <![CDATA[[Arts & Culture]: San Diego Michael Jackson impersonator bares it all]]> Devra Gregory’s one-woman show opens Friday, May 18, at 10th Avenue Theatre It takes almost two hours for Devra Gregory to become Michael Jackson. The makeup’s first. She starts with a brown cover-up base and then blends in lots of white. She’s the ’90s Jackson—pale with a long Jheri curl.]]> <![CDATA[[Arts & Culture]: Jack Black talks about playing a convicted murderer in ‘Bernie’]]> Dark comedy reunites him with ‘School of Rock’ director Richard Linklater We’re used to seeing Jack Black in crazy roles, but Bernie, his new movie, is one of the first in which he’s had a leading role that isn’t completely out of control.]]> <![CDATA[[Music]: Jason Pierce’s new drugs]]> Facing liver disease, Spiritualized mastermind pairs medication with music “Epic” is not a word that music critics should use lightly, but in the case of Spiritualized, the honorific fits.]]> <![CDATA[[Music]: Morrissey, Beach Fossils and more San Diego concerts]]> Black Cobra, Dum Dum Girls and Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars are some of the bands we’re stoked about this week Imagine standing on a mountaintop with your arms outstretched, waiting for the face of Mufasa from The Lion King to appear in the sky. That’s how you’ll feel if you listen to Sweet Heart Sweet Light, the new album by English space-rock outfit Spiritualized.]]> <![CDATA[[Music]: Local musicians share top tunes]]> From Beach House to Brainiac, a look at what’s hot An irregular feature in which we ask local musicians, club owners and promoters what they’ve been listening to.
]]> <![CDATA[[News & Opinion]: Our June 5 election endorsements are here!]]> The devils you know: We weigh in on local, state and federal races When it comes to voting, you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t, but you’re a damned fool if you don’t read our voter guide first.]]> <![CDATA[[News & Opinion]: Carl DeMaio's troubling ‘troubled upbringing']]> What motivates the sons of our fathers? If you’ve followed Spin Cycle long enough, you’ve likely noticed a greater interest in what motivates our local leaders and those who support and oppose them versus the mind-numbing calculus that can dominate the conversation about San Diego’s most pressing problems.]]> <![CDATA[[News & Opinion]: My retort to the Ed Decker 50th Birthday Roast]]> I’m breaking the rules and having my say, dammit! For those who don’t know, last Sunday, my wife produced the Ed Decker 50th Birthday Roast held at Winstons Beach Club. It was great, and, by “great,” I mean the way being shackled to the Judas Chair for a two-hour Spanish Inquisition is great.]]> <![CDATA[[News & Opinion]: Shenanigans: Elephants will be elephants]]> Can you match the local right-winger to the legislation he’s pushing in Sacramento?

Which bills are Garrick, Wyland, Jones, and Anderson pushing through this go-around?

]]> <![CDATA[[Food & Drink]: In-house dough, out-of-state sausage at Crust]]> Goodness-packed pies and piadinas with guts These days, it seems like every neck in the San DiegoCounty woods is adding a pizza place that could be called “legit.” Youcan’t turn the corner without tripping over someone’s artisanal sausageor in-house mozzarella.]]> <![CDATA[[Food & Drink]: Inventive drinks soothe noisy Lion's Share]]> Marina District spot's drinks rise above the din Open since early December, Lion’s Shareis located on the quieter end of Kettner Boulevard. The décor’s bestdescribed as Dickensian goth with paintings on the walls depicting aworld where humans have been replaced by animals. It’s an utterlypleasant environment for a cocktail—and Lion’s Share makes cocktailsthat demand to be appreciated—with one exception: the noise.]]> <![CDATA[[Food & Drink]: It’s easy to find Rachel Caygill]]> After leaving Bankers Hill, pastry chef’s work is popping up in new places

I became acquainted with Rachel Caygill’s desserts after a three-month stint preparing for a standardized test. Some sixth sense had me ordering pie, with cherries baked soft, but still toothsome and soaked in syrupy sauce.

]]> <![CDATA[[Food & Drink]: The sandwich snobs of Rubicon Deli]]> After one of their originals, they say, there’s no turning back A loud-mouthed regular was in front of me at the counter, raving to his friend about the best sandwich in San Diego—the Dapper Dipper. Piles of sliced prime rib, he said, are tender and juicy after a plunge in au jus—melted, stringy cheese and a slathering of horseradish mayo completing the deal.]]> <![CDATA[[This week's top stories]: Morrissey, Beach Fossils and more San Diego concerts]]> Black Cobra, Dum Dum Girls and Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars are some of the bands we’re stoked about this week Imagine standing on a mountaintop with your arms outstretched, waiting for the face of Mufasa from The Lion King to appear in the sky. That’s how you’ll feel if you listen to Sweet Heart Sweet Light, the new album by English space-rock outfit Spiritualized.]]> <![CDATA[[This week's top stories]: Our June 5 election endorsements are here!]]> The devils you know: We weigh in on local, state and federal races When it comes to voting, you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t, but you’re a damned fool if you don’t read our voter guide first.]]> <![CDATA[[This week's top stories]: Jack Black talks about playing a convicted murderer in ‘Bernie’]]> Dark comedy reunites him with ‘School of Rock’ director Richard Linklater We’re used to seeing Jack Black in crazy roles, but Bernie, his new movie, is one of the first in which he’s had a leading role that isn’t completely out of control.]]> <![CDATA[[This week's top stories]: All hands on truck at La Jolla Playhouse ]]> World-premiere musical ‘Hands on a Hardbody’ leads our coverage of plays in local production If you live in East Texas and you don’t own a truck, you’re a loser—or so believe the contestants vying to win a hardbody truck, courtesy of the Floyd King Nissan Dealership in Longview.]]> <![CDATA[[This week's top stories]: In-house dough, out-of-state sausage at Crust]]> Goodness-packed pies and piadinas with guts These days, it seems like every neck in the San DiegoCounty woods is adding a pizza place that could be called “legit.” Youcan’t turn the corner without tripping over someone’s artisanal sausageor in-house mozzarella.]]>