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Water gun stunt damages historic San Diego pond
Authorities in San Diego are looking for the people responsible for a social media-driven water gun fight that damaged a local landmark. According to U-T San Diego, the “Balboa Park Water Gun Fight 2012,” which reportedly drew about 2,000 people to the park at midnight Saturday night, damaging the park’s…
Inhofe demands answers on military members in San Diego Pride Parade
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) on Tuesday sent a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta questioning why servicemembers were allowed to march in uniform in San Diego’s Pride Parade. “If the Navy can punish a Chaplain for participating in a pro-life event or a Marine participating in a political rally, it…
Believers show support for LGBT rights at San Diego Pride Parade
Though the military personnel who marched in uniform at San Diego’s Pride Parade on Saturday received the most enthusiastic reception from the crowd of nearly 200,000 people, the dozens of believers who participated in the parade were fondly embraced as well. “Religion and the LGBT community seem to have come…
Comic-Con fans flock to ‘Hobbit,’ ‘Twilight’ previews
Fans descend on San Diego Thursday for the annual Comic-Con festival of pop culture, with highlights including the long-awaited “Hobbit” and last “Twilight” films, in a four-day geekfest. Some 130,000 devotees of comic books, movies and TV shows — many dressed up in the costumes of their idols — will…
San Diego blows entire fireworks load in 15 seconds
Tens of thousands of dollars of fireworks meant for San Diego’s 18-minute-long “Big Bay Boom” fireworks show went up last night in a breathtaking display of light and sound — all in about 15 seconds, effectively ruining the whole thing. Four different barges parked in San Diego Bay all sent…
San Diego ‘vampire’ arrested for attacking homeless man
After weeks of stories about “zombie” attacks in the U.S., a “vampire” has decided to get in on the action. A San Diego man with “vampire teeth” was arrested near San Diego on Monday after he allegedly attacked a homeless man, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. A photo of…
Tea party leader suspected of sexual assault
Police in San Diego arrested a well known tea party figure in the area Thursday for allegedly assaulting a woman, according to NBC San Diego. San Diego tea party spokesperson Michael Kobulincky was placed into custody and accused of abduction and sexual assault on a 56-year-old woman in February. Authorities…
Body of alleged killer of ex-Afghan central banker found in San Diego
(Reuters) – Remains of a San Diego man suspected of killing a former head of the Afghanistan central bank who fled to the United States as a political fugitive have been found, police said on Thursday. Bones identified as belonging to Ismael Raul Lopez, 28, were discovered by recreational divers…
Hartline: ‘Lesbians Terrorize San Diego Community During 2008 Political March’
I haven’t covered James Hartline, the fundamentalist, recloseted gay man who hails from the “homosexual stronghold” of Hillcrest in San Diego, CA, in a while. He is a failed City Council candidate, but he is best known for his mind-boggling anti-gay screeds on gay rodeos, San Diego Pride (multiple times),…
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