Seth Combs has covered the San Diego arts and music scene for over a decade. He's also written for Spin, Zagat, and The Hollywood Reporter. He likes dogs and comic books, but is pretty iffy on your band.
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The other judge we should be paying attention to
When it’s all said and done, let’s take that post-Kavanaugh energy and refocus it on local races that matter. more
Image courtesy of San Diego Museum of Art
Park and recs
Tiny trains? Secret science projects? Our picks for what’s fresh in San Diego’s most storied park more
Sean Elo for San Diego Community College Board
We all care about education and the fact of the matter is that one of the three community colleges in the SDCCD is where the majority of students in San Diego will start before moving on to a university. more
Mike Levin for the 49th
We can pat ourselves on the back in that we were the first local publication to write about Levin’s candidacy, but even we were surprised when he pulled off what many considered to be an upset victory in the primaries. more
Photo by Seth Combs
Time to get serious about scooter safety
This incident, where I witnessed a helmetless man strike a vehicle on an East Village street, happened a few weeks ago. He didn’t die, but he did hit his head so hard against the street that blood gushed out. more
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When a loss is really a win
This was just too much. When I watched Williams’ “fall,” as it was described by The New York Times’ Wesley Morris on Monday, I did not see a “meltdown” or a “temper tantrum,” but rather, as Malcolm X once put it, chickens coming home to roost. more
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Being an ally means more than retweeting Colin Kaepernick
It was more than a year and a half ago when San Diego State University published a rather damning study on whether or not the San Diego Police Department engaged in racial profiling. more
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The ‘Nasty Women’ fight continues
One of the more uplifting results of our current times has undoubtedly been the Nasty Women art exhibitions that began popping up around the country. more
Photo by Terrance Rodgers
A hard look at Duncan Hunter… and ourselves
If Hunter is reelected in November, and he most likely will be, it will be yet another crack in our standards. more
Photo by Bourgol / Flickr commons
Ice Cube, Jason Isbell and more San Diego shows
Every Grrrl Independent Ladies showcase is well worth your time, and this one features indie folk-pop singer Lucy & La Mer, along with local bilingual hip-hop group Tulengua, who are donating money from sales of their debut to Border Angels. more
Photo by Erika Goldring
All Jason Isbell songs are love songs
Just as with the people we end up falling in love with, some songs and some albums find their way into our lives at the exact right moment. more
Time to get to work
While I might be in the minority here, I quite appreciated the mayor’s response when the city council declined to place the mayor’s convention center tax measure on the November ballot. more
Freedom requires a free press
But people’s support doesn’t necessarily need to be financial. The real newsmedia isn’t and has never been in the business of telling people what they want to hear, but rather what they need to hear. more
Our city officials aren’t measuring up
I honestly can’t remember a time where I felt as frustrated with local officials more than I did this past week. more
Eat shit and diet
I’m not claiming the places on this food gorge (a tour de fat, if you will) are the best in the city, although all of them were very good. more
Support your local weekly
Over the weekend, San Diego CityBeat had the pleasure of hosting the annual Association of Alternative Newsmedia [AAN] convention. more
Just one line
At a time when our county is reeling from another controversy surrounding the death of a Black man while in police custody, we need these kinds of reforms more than ever. more
Photo by Tigist Layne
Tommy Hough ready for a fight
Hough knows he still has an “uphill fight,” but he’s quick to point out that fighting is in his blood. more
Block the vote
I’ve been beating the drum with readers on the importance of paying attention to the all white, all Republican Board of Supervisors. more
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To See or Not to See: ‘I Know You Don’t Really Care’
All together, I’m at a loss as to think of a more moving installation that I’ve seen in San Diego in recent years. more