No, you can't actually buy Trestles Beach. But you can show your support for the Yosemite of Surfing by bidding on several on-line auctions, all to try and stop the Foothill-South toll road extension.
Adio, Body Glove and Oakley have all donated prize packages to be auctioned off on eBay; 100% of proceeds go to the Save Trestles campaign (don't worry, I'll check up on that). If you're wondering how Surfrider Foundation chose these particular sponsors, look no further than the event with which t
The Times seems a bit confused by Assemblyman Pedro Nava's recent condemnation of the Foothill-South toll road, and so might you be.
On May 6 the Times told its readers that Nava (D-Santa Barbara) didn't think the road should be built, that he wanted $450,000 spent on a UC study of alternatives to the project, and that a Budget Subcommittee had approved his idea.
READ THE TOLL ROAD DISCUSSION HERE (Pages 13-14)
Anyone familiar with the Blotter knows that Nava is in fact the chair of Assembly
Assemblyman Pedro Nava is taking his battle against the Foothill-South (241) toll road extension online.
At risk is San Onofre State Beach, 5th most popular state park in California, home to critical populations of endangered species such as gnatcatchers and pocket mice, not to mention the San Mateo Creek (responsible for maintaining world-class surfbreak at the nearby Trestles, the Yosemite of Surfing) and San Mateo Campground. Plus there's the matter of a Juaneno Indian burial ground. All
San Diego has no business in San Diego County. At least, that's what their City Council seems to think.
In our Best "Best of OC" Issue yet, Dave Wielenga eloquently described one of the major problems with the Save Trestles campaign: apathy. Surfers and the surf industry pay lip service to their beloved "Yosemite of Surfing," but at the end of the day they're more interested in hitting the beach than working to change public policy. It's no wonder that policy-makers have a tendency to marginali
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky at our sister publication, the Dallas Observer, broke the news today that 7-Eleven will be selling private-label wine in their stores starting next week.That's right, folks. No longer will you have to suffer the slings and arrows of shops run by true oenophiles, like Hi-Time or the Wine Exchange. Instead, you can hop over to your local 7-Eleven and pick up a bottle of Yosemite Road brand table wine for just $3.99.(In Québec, wine purchased from a convenience st
Dave LiebermanRemember two weeks ago, when I posted mockingly about 7-Eleven's move into the ultra-budget wine world? I made a snarky comment about not doing one's research about specialty retailers that might also have a decent chunk of the market share for really, really cheap wine, and I threw in some gratuitous French-Canadian slang, namely, cuvée dépanneur ("convenience store blend").Well, it's time to put my money, or rather the Weekly's money, where my mouth is. For this week's Dueli
Edwin explores the possibilities of "All Purpose Sauce" in Wacky Snacks, lists Five All Time Greatest Food Movies, answers the time-old question of what astronaughts do with taco sauce in space, and announces that it's that time again for tandoori Thanksgiving turkey! Dave gets Santiago Vallejo of Mariscos Puerto Esperanza On the Line, conducts a blind taste test pitting 7-Eleven new line of Yosemite Road wine against Trader Joe's "Two Buck Chuck," and explains why the food truck phenomenon
