Column: California colleges are going to pot
Higher education is getting even higher. The legalization of marijuana for medicinal use in 33 states and for recreational use in 11, including California, is giving birth to a cannabis...
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Music a healing balm for hospitalized COVID patients
Pharmaceutical companies worldwide are scrambling to develop drugs and a vaccine for COVID-19. But for dozens of San Diego patients now hospitalized with the disease, music is proving to be...
Analysis: Comic-Con 2020: Some panel participation topped 200K views, but did the online event work?
More people viewed portions of the online-only Comic-Con International this weekend than could ever fit in the San Diego Convention Center. But online buzz didn't match the viral reach of...
Commentary: In honor of Comic-Con, a salute to fandom with ‘Supernatural’ and ‘Almost Famous’
On Wednesday, Comic-Con@Home will be making its debut on a screen near you. Very near you. When the San Diego Convention Center pop culture blowout was canceled due to the...
Pineapple recipes offer a slice of summer sunshine
When I think of foods to eat during the summer, one flavor rises to the top of my list: pineapple. The aroma of the tropical yellow fruit reminds me of...
A plan to install electric truck charging stations up and down the West Coast
Most of the attention on adopting electric vehicles is focused on passenger cars. California, for example, has set a goal to have at least 5 million zero-emission vehicles on the...
Zoo’s baby pygmy hippo makes splashy debut
Akobi, a 40-pound, 67 day-old pygmy hippopotamus swims with his mom Mabel at the San Diego Zoo on June 15, 2020. Akobi was introduced to the public for the first...
How to be an effective ally in the fight against racism
SAN DIEGO — For the past few weeks, many black people have noticed their phones lighting up a little bit more. White friends, coworkers and acquaintances are checking up in...
Goat cheese, strawberries, balsamic a potent trio
Here's a new cookbook that seems to have been written just for the unusual time we are living in, though I'm sure it was conceived long before we were dealing...
Advocates for domestic violence victims discuss COVID-19 challenges, ways to support victims
Advocates and experts on domestic violence likely saw this coming: the response to keep people safe from COVID-19 would result in greater harm for victims of domestic violence. All of...