Leading up to the July 30 trade deadline there were rumors circling that the Padres had looked into acquiring Kyle Gibson from Texas. Philadelphia got him instead (in fact, the Padres landed zero starting pitchers). On Sunday it looked like that was a very large mistake by the Friars. Gibson tossed a gem while the […]
Vacasa, a vacation rental management platform, wants a bigger piece of the Southern California sunshine. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the $1 billion company recently acquired and assumed management of SeaBreeze Vacation Rentals, a La Jolla-based vacation rental corporation. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. As a result of the transaction, Vacasa will be adding […]
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) — President Joe Biden said Sunday the U.S.-led evacuation of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others from the Kabul airport picked up speed this weekend, although it remains vulnerable to threats posed by the Islamic State extremist group. Speaking at the White House, Biden said 11,000 people had been airlifted from Kabul in […]
Some fans at Petco Park were upset after the payment processing system went out on Saturday’s night game between the Padres and the Phillies. “We went to get the kids dinner and we couldn’t get anything,” said JP Roach who attended the game. “We’ve got hungry kids so we’re gonna take off,” said Ryan Gunn […]
A view of the San Diego skyline / Photo by Sam Hodgson Next week, we’ll be publishing a weeklong series on so-called San Diego Specials – a term coined by Mayor Todd Gloria to refer to a particular brand of civic dilemma that has been allowed to fester here. One thing that defines some of […]