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Escondido Grapevine/Dan Weisman
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“‘Tragedy,” in drama, is concerned with shock, suffering and sorrow, but there is more to it than that. The suffering is not random. Individuals inherit fallout from events in the remote past, through no fault of their own. The next move is the test."
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Congressman Darrell Issa, who’s made it through three districts in Southern California in his years of peddling a bundle of arrogant lies, is officially on the chopping block for the upcoming election in the 48th Congressional District.
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Hey Issa, party’s over thanks to trump, now get lost | Escondido Grapevine
Congressman Darrell Issa, who’s made it through three districts in Southern California in his years of peddling a bundle of arrogant lies, is officially on th
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December 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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The holiday season is back; the bells and the cash registers will soon be ringing.
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Don’t let the Grinch overcharge you for holiday gifts | Escondido Grapevine
The holiday season is back; the bells and the cash registers will soon be ringing. That means it’s the perfect time to remind everyone to always double-check
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December 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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It’s happened to all of us. You’re scrolling through your social media feed and see a link to what appears to be a news story, with a startling headline about something happening in your state or community.
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Fake is Real: Tips for separating fake news content true | Escondido Grapevine
It’s happened to all of us. You’re scrolling through your social media feed and see a link to what appears to be a news story, with a startling headline abo
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December 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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A giraffe at Orfila Winery sparked member backlash and a PETA complaint. A surreal North County moment that felt straight out of a Christopher Moore novel.
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The giraffe who came to Orfila (and other things that probably shouldn’t happen at Escondido whine country) | Escondido Grapevine
A giraffe at Orfila Winery sparked member backlash and a PETA complaint. A surreal North County moment that felt straight out of a Christopher Moore novel. In
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December 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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 Willie Gillante took the mound to pitch the game that would decide if the dream gets dashed or faith is rewarded. #baseball #BruceKauffman #FenwayPark #NewYorkCity #NorthCountyTimes #sandiegobooksinprogress #sandiegosports #sports #storiesaboutbaseball
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Tale of the Toppled Hurler: A Peter Hartwell Story by Bruce A. Kauffman | Escondido Grapevine
 Willie Gillante took the mound to pitch the game that would decide if the dream gets dashed or faith is rewarded. If Willie and his precious Red Sox lost toni
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December 2, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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SURVEILLANCE PELICANA

BY

DAN WEISMAN

The entire book appears at this link with chapters added after appearing online:

Chapters 1-10: https://www.escondidograpevine.com/surveillance-pelicana-full-book-chapters-added-as-they-appear-online/.
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Surveillance Pelicana Chapter 2: ‘Night of the Living Poets’ | Escondido Grapevine
SURVEILLANCE PELICANA BY DAN WEISMAN The entire book appears at this link with chapters added after appearing online: Chapters 1-10: https://www.es
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December 2, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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SURVEILLANCE PELICANA

BY

DAN WEISMAN

(The entire book appears at this link with chapters added after appearing online:

Chapters 1-10: https://www.escondidograpevine.com/surveillance-pelicana-full-book-chapters-added-as-they-appear-online/.
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Surveillance Pelicana Chapter 19: ‘Day at the Races’ | Escondido Grapevine
SURVEILLANCE PELICANA BY DAN WEISMAN (The entire book appears at this link with chapters added after appearing online: Chapters 1-10: https://www.e
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December 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Reclusive and sitting in a luxury home high above the San Pasqual Valley, the charismatic  “Lord of All Indoors” Steve Zungul continues to mystify and impress, albeit out of the public eye. He hasn’t spoken to anybody in the media for over a decade.
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‘Lord of All Indoors’ soccer legend Steve Zungul lives quietly in Escondido retirement | Escondido Grapevine
Reclusive and sitting in a luxury home high above the San Pasqual Valley, the charismatic  “Lord of All Indoors” Steve Zungul continues to mystify and impr
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December 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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By now, Americans know the strange math of minting: Each penny costs about 4 cents to make. Chances are you have some in a jar, or scattered among pockets, purses and car ashtrays.
As small as it is, the penny punches above its weight culturally.
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Penny for your thoughts no mo’ as of this week | Escondido Grapevine
By now, Americans know the strange math of minting: Each penny costs about 4 cents to make. Chances are you have some in a jar, or scattered among pockets, purs
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November 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Ah, Thanksgiving – the holiday that toasts America’s richness and bounty as no other.

When we think of the loving labor that goes into preparing dinner for relatives and friends, it can anything but a holiday.
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Setting the Thanksgiving Table | Escondido Grapevine
Ah, Thanksgiving – the holiday that toasts America’s richness and bounty as no other. When we think of the loving labor that goes into preparing dinner f
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November 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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The Padres checked the first box on their offseason to-do list when they hired Craig Stammen as their next manager. The second box is larger, louder and unavoidable: finding enough starting pitching for Stammen to employ.
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Padres Hot Stove News: Offseason begins with a new manager and several unanswered pitching questions | Escondido Grapevine
The Padres checked the first box on their offseason to-do list when they hired Craig Stammen as their next manager. The second box is larger, louder and unavoid
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November 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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It rained a lot this past winter. However, as we all know, that hasn't always been the natural state for the arid San Diego region. It took Charles Hatfield to make it rain 109 years ago in San Diego. The only problem was he couldn't make it stop.
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The man who made it rain, rain, rain in 1916 | Escondido Grapevine
It rained a lot this past winter. However, as we all know, that hasn't always been the natural state for the arid San Diego region. It took Charles Hatfield to
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November 12, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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San Diego has a long memory for war and a short memory for dissent.

That’s not an accident. This city supplied ships, pilots, technicians, and Marines for Vietnam the way Pittsburgh once supplied steel. The war was not somewhere else.
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San Diego’s GI movement tried to stop the Vietnam War | Escondido Grapevine
San Diego has a long memory for war and a short memory for dissent. That’s not an accident. This city supplied ships, pilots, technicians, and Marines for
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November 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Parades rolled through many American cities on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 honoring the anniversary of the end of World War I on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, what once was known as Armistice Day.
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This Veteran’s Day unremembered: American Expeditionary Force Siberia | Escondido Grapevine
Parades rolled through many American cities on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 honoring the anniversary of the end of World War I on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the
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November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Hail Estonia! Wait. What?
Estonia opened an honorary consulate at La Jolla on January 24, 2019, later moving it to downtown San Diego.

The Estonian honorary consul in the San Diego area is Dr.
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Hail Estonia! Wait. What? La Jolla? | Escondido Grapevine
Hail Estonia! Wait. What? Estonia opened an honorary consulate at La Jolla on January 24, 2019, later moving it to downtown San Diego. The Estonian honorary
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November 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Agriculture values rose by just over 1% to $1.67 billion, and vegetable and vine crops thrived in San Diego County’s Annual Crop Report released today.
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San Diego County crop report grows to $1.67 billion | Escondido Grapevine
Agriculture values rose by just over 1% to $1.67 billion, and vegetable and vine crops thrived in San Diego County’s Annual Crop Report released today. The n
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November 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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When I contemplate the present condition of America, I am struck dumb by the sheer theater of it all — the gilded spectacle, the red-hatted congregation, the rallies that thrum like tent revivals for a man who believes himself chosen not by Providence but
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Common Sense 2025: Gilded fool who would be king | Escondido Grapevine
When I contemplate the present condition of America, I am struck dumb by the sheer theater of it all — the gilded spectacle, the red-hatted congregation, the
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November 4, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Daylight saving time: It's backward time again when clocks step off one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. Don't forget to do the right thing clockwise or you'll be out of sync.
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Daylight saving time running out of time? | Escondido Grapevine
Daylight saving time: It's backward time again when clocks step off one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. Don't forget to do the right thing clockwise or you
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November 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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As people in the U.S. prepare to turn back their clocks on Nov. 2, I find myself bracing for the annual ritual of media stories about the disruptions to daily routines caused by switching from standard time to daylight saving time.
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Why daylight saving time is unhealthy | Escondido Grapevine
As people in the U.S. prepare to turn back their clocks on Nov. 2, I find myself bracing for the annual ritual of media stories about the disruptions to daily r
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November 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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If you’re the type who likes the smell of hay, the sound of hooves, and the faint taste of risk on the ocean breeze, you’ll find Del Mar’s gates wide open for the next 30 days.
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Del Mar’s sprint to the Breeders Cup begins in earnest | Escondido Grapevine
If you’re the type who likes the smell of hay, the sound of hooves, and the faint taste of risk on the ocean breeze, you’ll find Del Mar’s gates wide open
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October 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Dateline: Rancho Santa Fe — Somewhere between the second cup of coffee and the third phone call from City Hall, hunger strikes.
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Unknown Eater Presents: Four lazy afternoon lunches | Escondido Grapevine
Dateline: Rancho Santa Fe — Somewhere between the second cup of coffee and the third phone call from City Hall, hunger strikes. You’ve got five minutes, an
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October 30, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Silvergate, silvershmate. Somewhere at the corner of Via De La Valle and Calzada Del Bosque — where the horses once snorted in the dawn fog and the rich came to escape the noise of the other rich — a new frontier is being staked out on 28 acres.
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Silvergate Rising: Fear and loathing at Rancho Santa Fe | Escondido Grapevine
Silvergate, silvershmate. Somewhere at the corner of Via De La Valle and Calzada Del Bosque — where the horses once snorted in the dawn fog and the rich came
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October 27, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Governor Gavin Newsom today said that President Trump’s federal government shutdown will likely delay food benefits for millions of Californians who rely on CalFresh cards to feed themselves and their families.
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Government shutdown delays Nov. CalFresh benefits | Escondido Grapevine
Governor Gavin Newsom today said that President Trump’s federal government shutdown will likely delay food benefits for millions of Californians who rely on C
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October 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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We are going to consider a few outstanding three-dot items stripped from below, well below, today's sundry headlines. But first, a reminder and salute about he who pioneered the three-dot way...
Herb Caen at his office, Dec.
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Three Dot Lounge…people behaving badly special edition | Escondido Grapevine
We are going to consider a few outstanding three-dot items stripped from below, well below, today's sundry headlines. But first, a reminder and salute about he
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October 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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September 30, 2025 may mark the day communities in Southern California first took initiative to protect themselves from deadly nuclear waste stranded indefinitely at San Onofre.
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Store deadly San Onofre nuclear waste or else, already | Escondido Grapevine
September 30, 2025 may mark the day communities in Southern California first took initiative to protect themselves from deadly nuclear waste stranded indefinite
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October 21, 2025 at 4:40 AM