“Lifestyle and slice-of-life themes, often written in free-form styles that border on the bizarre.” In May of 1989, the Los Angeles Times published a profile of Jim Holman and his newspaper, the 17-year-old San Diego …
Landing on Harbor Drive. High tension electrical lines and the San Diego Trolley’s power lines crisscross the area.
Posted February 20, 1992
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