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Surfing & Vet Calls — Adventures With Dr. Gary Amaral

Surfing & Vet Calls — Adventures With Dr. Gary Amaral

Surfing & Vet Calls — Adventures With Dr. Gary Amaral

I met Dr. Gary Amaral, a large-animal veterinarian, after he came to Bonita to treat one of our horses...Read more

6 days ago2 min read

The Sloughs — A Wave Like No Other

The Sloughs — A Wave Like No Other

The Sloughs — A Wave Like No Other

Experienced local surfers learned to read the ocean...Read more

Jul 302 min read

Growing Up With the Ocean: A South San Diego Story

Growing Up With the Ocean: A South San Diego Story

Growing Up With the Ocean: A South San Diego Story

"My love for the water eventually shaped my life"...Read more

Jul 282 min read

Coronado Ferry . . . Before the Bridge

Coronado Ferry . . . Before the Bridge

Coronado Ferry . . . Before the Bridge

Coronado was secluded and more Mayberry RFD before the bridge was built...Read more

Jul 151 min read

Coronado Bridge Under Construction (1968)

Coronado Bridge Under Construction (1968)

Coronado Bridge Under Construction (1968)

Building the bridge to Coronado "Island"...Read more

Jun 231 min read

Bonita Residents Ask Supervisors to Keep Road Blocked

Bonita Residents Ask Supervisors to Keep Road Blocked

Bonita Residents Ask Supervisors to Keep Road Blocked

Twenty one years after this article was published, will the County re-consider unblocking Frisbie Street?

May 54 min read

Growing Up in Bonita—When Open Space and Horses Were the Norm. A Preview of What Might Be Coming...

Growing Up in Bonita—When Open Space and Horses Were the Norm. A Preview of What Might Be Coming...

Growing Up in Bonita—When Open Space and Horses Were the Norm. A Preview of What Might Be Coming...

Building townhouses rather than single-family homes to squeeze in more residences and increase density...Read more

Apr 204 min read

Nine Years Ago—Former Imperial Beach Mayor Spoke Out on a Tijuana River Sewage Spill

Nine Years Ago—Former Imperial Beach Mayor Spoke Out on a Tijuana River Sewage Spill

Nine Years Ago—Former Imperial Beach Mayor Spoke Out on a Tijuana River Sewage Spill

IB Mayor Brian Bilbray tried harder than anyone since to stop the Tijuana sludge...Read more

Apr 172 min read

Bonita in the Old Days Before Development Began

Bonita in the Old Days Before Development Began

Bonita in the Old Days Before Development Began

Bonita looked a lot more different back in 1934!...Read more

Apr 141 min read

School Children Watch...Kazoo Band Plays...As Mayor Uses Skip Loader to Stop the TJ Sewage Flow

School Children Watch...Kazoo Band Plays...As Mayor Uses Skip Loader to Stop the TJ Sewage Flow

School Children Watch...Kazoo Band Plays...As Mayor Uses Skip Loader to Stop the TJ Sewage Flow

Did you know that the 1980s Mayor of Imperial Beach attempted to dam the Mexico sewage flow?...Read more

Apr 98 min read

Do You Remember When Bonita Verde Estates Was Under Construction?

Do You Remember When Bonita Verde Estates Was Under Construction?

Do You Remember When Bonita Verde Estates Was Under Construction?

Bonita Verde Estates lots were built up above the flood plain...Read more

Feb 252 min read

The More Things Change—The More They Stay The Same

The More Things Change—The More They Stay The Same

The More Things Change—The More They Stay The Same

"Now" compared to "then", progress may be a "state of mind"...Read more

Jan 204 min read

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