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Inigo's San Diego Blog October 2003 Archive

By Inigo Figuracion, About.com Guide to San Diego since 2002

Start of San Diego Wildfire Caught On Tape

Friday October 31, 2003
An amazing set of time-lapse images captured the early stages of the massive Cedar Fire that has devasted San Diego County. The video was taken by UCSD research scientist Hans-Werner ... Read More

Firestorm Continues Throughout San Diego

Tuesday October 28, 2003
The ferocious wildfires continue to rage through San Diego County, heading east and north into the backcountry areas of the county. Although weather conditions have improved, firefighters are battling exhaustion. ... Read More

Wildfires Continue in San Diego

Monday October 27, 2003
The ferocious fires that have devastated San Diego continue to spread - well over 150,000 acres have burned so far. One tiny bit of good news is that the Santa ... Read More

Firestorm Devastates San Diego

Monday October 27, 2003
A fierce and huge firestorm devasted San Diego County, killing 12 and destroying hundreds of homes. Still out of control, the raging fires are fueled by dry conditions and fierce ... Read More

Boo, Humbug!

Thursday October 23, 2003
Well, now I don't feel so bad. I'm not the only one who feels adults have co-opted Halloween from the kids. Read Michael Elliott's column, "Boo, Humbug!," on Time.com.

Haunted in San Diego

Monday October 20, 2003
It seems like Halloween, at least in San Diego, has turned into yet another excuse for adults to get drunk and act silly. Now, I don't have any problem with ... Read More

Top Guns - It's Miramar Air Show Time

Friday October 17, 2003
It's huge and it's loud and it's way cool. One of San Diego’s biggest and best-known public events, the Miramar Air Show, takes place this weekend with three day shows ... Read More

Meet Jack of the Box

Thursday October 16, 2003
I like Jack. He's the funniest, most irreverent CEO you'll see on TV (OK, OK, he's not real. I mean, check out that big head!). And the commercials for San ... Read More

Joan Kroc Dies

Monday October 13, 2003
One of San Diego's most beloved citizens, Joan Kroc, died Sunday, Oct. 12 after a brief bout with brain cancer. Kroc, the billionaire widow of McDonald's founder Ray Kroc and ... Read More

Total Recall - Arnold Wins

Wednesday October 8, 2003
Only in California. After the recall circus dust settled, we find ourselves with a new governor (gulp!) named Arnold Schwarzenegger. So now that we have "The Governator" (or is it ... Read More

The California Recall: Exercise Your Vote!

Monday October 6, 2003
Whether you are for the Oct. 7 recall of Governor Gray Davis or against it, it is important to exercise your right to vote. Because as far as I'm concerned, ... Read More

Top 10 San Diego Shopping Malls

Sunday October 5, 2003
The holiday shopping season is just around the corner. And this being fashion conscious Southern California, San Diego has its fair share of regional shopping malls. Though most are above ... Read More

California Recall: Arnold Comes to San Diego

Thursday October 2, 2003
Amid revelations in a Los Angeles Times story of his alleged groping and sexually harassing women over the years, actor-governor wannabe Arnold Schwarzenegger kicked off his four-day campaign tour in ... Read More

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