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C Street Inn
The C Street Inn, formerly known as the Hotel Polhemus and Cecil Hotel, is an affordable housing complex in downtown San Diego's Core district that was vacated in 2022 due to egregious conditions. It was built in 1912 and opened in 1913 with 100 rooms. Since the 2010s, the basement was utilized as a film studio and performance venue called Gray Area Multimedia. In 2022, the city began a relocation process for all of the hotel's residents after it was vacated for its awful living environment. Throughout the hotel's history, several minor fires caused damage, triggering temporary evacuations and it has been the location of numerous criminal incidents. History Arthur J. Hamilton was the building's architect who also designed the Robert E. Lee Hotel. The concrete building was erected in 1912 for $75,000. Hamilton & Smith Brothers planned for the first floor to be occupied by stores. Chaffey Concrete Construction Company was assigned to construct the building located at 630–63 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Core, San Diego
Core is a neighborhood in downtown San Diego, California. It is the central business district of downtown San Diego. The C Street Inn and 101 Ash Street are located in this neighborhood. Geography This district is located in the center of the city; it is bordered to the north by Cortez Hill, San Diego, California, Cortez Hill, to the northwest by Little Italy, San Diego, Little Italy, to the south by the Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego, Gaslamp Quarter, to the east by East Village, San Diego, East Village and to the west by Columbia, San Diego, Columbia. . Centre City Development Corporation. Retrieved on 2007-09-18. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Cecil (San Diego 1930s)
Cecil Hotel or Hotel Cecil may refer to: Australia * Hotel Cecil, North Ipswich, Queensland * Hotel Cecil (Southport), Queensland Egypt * Cecil Hotel (Alexandria) India * The Cecil, Shimla Morocco * Hotel Cecil (Tangier, Morocco) United Kingdom * Hotel Cecil, London, now demolished * The Unionist government, 1895–1905, nicknamed the "Hotel Cecil" in 1900 United States * Cecil Hotel (Los Angeles), United States * Cecil Hotel (San Diego), United States, now the C Street Inn * Cecil Hotel, New York City, the site of the jazz club Minton's Playhouse Minton's Playhouse is a jazz club and bar located on the first floor of the Cecil Hotel at 210 West 118th Street in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. It is a registered trademark of Housing and Services, Inc. a New York City nonprofit provider ... See also * Cecil (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Times Of San Diego
This is a list of media outlets based in the city of San Diego. People in San Diego are also able to receive media from Tijuana, Mexico. Print Newspapers * '' The San Diego Union-Tribune'' is the city's primary newspaper, published daily. The ''Union-Tribune'' was formed in 1992 through a merger of the ''San Diego Union'' (established 1868) and the ''San Diego Evening Tribune'' (established 1881). The newspapers hald been under common ownership since 1901.Elizabeth A. Brennan & Elizabeth C. Clarage, ''Who's Who of Pulitzer Prize Winners'' (Oryx, 1992), p. 371. The ''Evening-Tribune'' was the evening paper, while the ''Union'' was the morning paper; the ''Union-Tribune'' is a morning paper. As of 2015, the ''Union-Tribune'' had won four Pulitzer Prizes and was the oldest company in continuous operation in San Diego.Dan McSwain$85M deal to combine U-T, LA Times ''San Diego Union-Tribune'' (May 7, 2015). In 2015, Tribune Publishing, which operates the ''Los Angeles Times'' and oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Rico
Neil Raymond Ricco (born 1953), formerly known as Noel Rico, is a Spanish-Italian American poet and writer known for his works featured in publications by Nicolás Kanellos, Eileen Myles and Mike Marqusee. Ricco was an early member of the Nuyorican Poets Café and he appeared in the films ''A Life of Sin'' (1979) and ''Friend of the World'' (2020). Personal life Ricco is from North Bay Shore, New York, growing up in the South Bronx until his family relocated to Brentwood, Long Island when he was 14. At the age of 23, he attended Long Island University and Colby College, earning a college degree. Ricco said he didn't embrace his American and Puerto Rican roots until he was living in Maine. Ricco lived in Hialeah, Florida in the early 1980s. In 1997, he lived in Panama City, Panama as the spouse of a Foreign Service officer before relocating to San Diego, California in 2000. He lived in Chula Vista, California in 2003 but was homeless for several years before moving to downtown S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The San Diego Union-Tribune
''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' is a metropolitan daily newspaper published in San Diego, California, that has run since 1868. Its name derives from a 1992 merger between the two major daily newspapers at the time, ''The San Diego Union'' and the ''San Diego Evening Tribune''. The name changed to ''U-T San Diego'' in 2012 but was changed again to ''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' in 2015. In 2015, the newspaper was acquired by Tribune Publishing. In February 2018, it was announced to be sold, along with the ''Los Angeles Times'', to Patrick Soon-Shiong's investment firm Nant Capital LLC for $500 million plus $90 million in pension liabilities. The sale was completed on June 18, 2018. In July 2023, Soon-Shiong sold the paper to Digital First Media, a company owned by Alden Global Capital. History Predecessors The predecessor newspapers of the ''Union-Tribune'' were: * ''San Diego Herald'', founded 1851 and closed April 7, 1860; John Judson Ames was its first editor and pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KPBS Public Media
KPBS Public Media is a not-for-profit organization licensed to San Diego State University (SDSU) with three sections: * KPBS (TV), a television station (channel 15) * KPBS-FM, a radio station (89.5) * KPBS-Digital, a news website Journalism hub In 2018, KPBS held discussions with CapRadio, KQED in San Francisco, and KPCC in Pasadena to form a "journalist hub", following a recent initiative of NPR to deepen collaboration between NPR and member stations on journalism, fundraising and digital platforms. As the stations expand their work together, they aim to "have less redundancy in our coverage and more proficiency", according to Joe Barr, chief content officer at CapRadio. The stations want to report on state-wide events collectively instead of duplicating efforts, for example when reporting on state's wildfires. See also * Institute for Nonprofit News The Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) is a non-profit consortium of nonprofit journalism organizations. The organization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KSWB-TV
KSWB-TV (channel 69) is a television station in San Diego, California, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside independent station KUSI-TV (channel 51). The two stations share studios on Viewridge Avenue (near I-15) in the Kearny Mesa section of San Diego; KSWB-TV's transmitter is located southeast of Spring Valley. The station is branded as Fox 5 San Diego, in reference to its primary cable channel number in the market. KSWB-TV went on the air as independent station KTTY in 1984. It was the third independent station in the market with programming that was generally inferior to its two competitors. In 1994, the station was placed into bankruptcy to avoid foreclosure. Tribune Broadcasting won the bidding to purchase KTTY in 1995, and it was relaunched as KSWB-TV on August 16, 1996. Stronger programming, including The WB, and the start of a new local newscast, which ran from 1999 to 2005, dramatically improved its on-air pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mara Elliott
Mara Woodworth Elliott (born October 3, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the San Diego City Attorney from 2016 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first woman and the first Latina to hold the position. Education Elliott received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, majoring in English and Philosophy. She then received her J.D. degree from the McGeorge School of Law. City Attorney Elections Elliott was one of four Democrats to run for city attorney. The incumbent city attorney Jan Goldsmith, her former boss, could no longer run after 8 years in the position due to term limits. Unlike her opponents, Elliott did not receive many of the typical endorsements from the various local democratic groups. Her second-place victory in the June primary was considered an upset due to her opponents out raising and out spending her. In the November runoff, she defeated Robert Hickey, a Republican, by a margin o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KGTV
KGTV (channel 10) is a television station in San Diego, California, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. The station's studios are located on Air Way in the Riverview-Webster section of San Diego, and its transmitter is located on Mount Soledad in La Jolla. KGTV operates digital translator KZSD-LD (channel 20), which allows homes with issues receiving KGTV's VHF signal or only a UHF antenna to receive KGTV in some form. History The San Diego area's third-oldest television station first went on the air on September 13, 1953, as NBC affiliate KFSD-TV. The station's original owner was Airfan Radio Corporation, which also owned NBC Radio Network affiliate KFSD (600 AM, now KOGO). Under terms of the initial construction permit award, Airfan sold one-third ownership of the stations to two other firms who competed separately for channel 10. In 1954, the KFSD stations were purchased by investment firm, Fox, Wells & Rogers. The publishers of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KFMB-TV
KFMB-TV (channel 8) is a television station in San Diego, California, United States, affiliated with CBS, The CW, and MyNetworkTV. Owned by Tegna Inc., it has studios on Engineer Road in the Kearny Mesa section of San Diego, and its transmitter is atop Mount Soledad in La Jolla. History The station first sign-on and sign-off, signed on the air on May 16, 1949. It was the first television station in the San Diego media market. The station was founded by Jack O. Gross, who also owned local radio station KFMB (760 AM, now KGB (AM), KGB). San Diego mayor Harley E. Knox was present at the station's first broadcast. The station cost Gross $300,000 to build. KFMB-TV has been a primary CBS affiliate since its sign-on and is the only television station in the market that has never changed its network affiliation. In its early years, channel 8 also maintained secondary affiliations with American Broadcasting Company, ABC, NBC and the DuMont Television Network. In October 1949, KFMB-TV sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Union-Tribune
''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' is a metropolitan daily newspaper published in San Diego, California, that has run since 1868. Its name derives from a 1992 merger between the two major daily newspapers at the time, ''The San Diego Union'' and the ''San Diego Evening Tribune''. The name changed to ''U-T San Diego'' in 2012 but was changed again to ''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' in 2015. In 2015, the newspaper was acquired by Tribune Publishing. In February 2018, it was announced to be sold, along with the ''Los Angeles Times'', to Patrick Soon-Shiong's investment firm Nant Capital LLC for $500 million plus $90 million in pension liabilities. The sale was completed on June 18, 2018. In July 2023, Soon-Shiong sold the paper to Digital First Media, a company owned by Alden Global Capital. History Predecessors The predecessor newspapers of the ''Union-Tribune'' were: * ''San Diego Herald'', founded 1851 and closed April 7, 1860; John Judson Ames was its first editor and propr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Business Journal
The ''San Diego Business Journal'' (SDBJ) is a weekly newspaper in San Diego, California. It covers companies, industries and business people throughout San Diego County. The journal collects data and statistics on San Diego companies across all industries. Each of these surveys is then compiled into the San Diego Business Journal’s resource – the annual "Book of Lists". History The ''San Diego Business Journal'' was established in 1980. In 1986, American City Business Journals acquired the journal with the purchase of Scripps Howard Business Journals. In 1988, ACBJ sold the Los Angeles and San Diego Business Journals to a group led by Kansas City developer Larry Bridges. Armon Mills was named publisher in 2004. In August 2016, Huntley Paton was announced as the new publisher and president of the journal, effective September 1, 2016. Kevin Leap is currently the president and publisher, while Jeff Clemetson is editor-in-chief as of 2023. Regional editions * ''Los Angeles Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
