A native of Dayton, Ohio, Jim graduated from San Diego State and quickly got his first journalism job covering the County Board of Supervisors for County News Service. He later was on staff as reporter or editor for the Chula Vista Star-News, North County Blade-Citizen, North County Times, and San Diego Union-Tribune. In addition, he was a stringer for the San Diego Evening Tribune, ComputorEdge Magazine, Riverside Press-Enterprise, and San Diego Business Journal. He currently contributes to Living Blues magazine and AllAboutJazz, and is working on a history of jazz in San Diego County. You can often find him at one of the many local jazz or blues jam sessions - listening, not playing!
VISTA — An ongoing pop-up photo exhibit by the Vista Skateboarding Society will be on display at Booze Brothers Brewing Co. on Progress Street through...
RANCHO BERNARDO — Eighty years after Palomar College admitted its inaugural class, the school has reached another milestone: the first class of juniors is working...
VISTA — The Vista Community Clinic, a student drug prevention club and several residents voiced strong opposition to a proposed expansion of cannabis distribution before...
Shores Park update; tree trimming ordinance also discussed DEL MAR — The City Council voted Tuesday night to declare a local emergency over high levels...
ENCINITAS — All six candidates for Encinitas City Council, including the two running for mayor, showed up Thursday evening to answer voters’ questions at St....
SAN MARCOS — Two students were arrested Aug. 31 in separate incidents at San Marcos High School and Mission Hills High School, including one involving...
DEL MAR — The Del Mar Planning Commission approved an environmental review for a series of proposed projects along the San Dieguito Lagoon during its...