Siobhan Braun

San Diego

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Aggressively mellow.. Features Writer for the San Diego Reader

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Nextdoor wars: A coffin in Clairemont

1 week ago | sandiegoreader.com | Siobhan Braun

San Diego has always been a city of hidden stories — murmured in the spaces between sun-bleached bungalows, whispered over backyard fences, and now, increasingly, shouted into the digital void of neighborhood apps. And nowhere are these narratives more brutally and hilariously exposed than on Nextdoor, the social media platform that has become the city's most unfiltered confessional. Birthed in 1955 by developer C.
Nextdoor wars: Claws out at Cowles Mountain

2 weeks ago | sandiegoreader.com | Siobhan Braun

San Diego has always been a city of hidden stories — murmured in the spaces between sun-bleached bungalows, whispered over backyard fences, and now, increasingly, shouted into the digital void of neighborhood apps. And nowhere are these narratives more brutally and hilariously exposed than on Nextdoor, the social media platform that has become the city's most unfiltered confessional.
Nextdoor wars: Aggressive sales tactics in Sunset Cliffs

3 weeks ago | sandiegoreader.com | Siobhan Braun

Lemonade, anyone? San Diego has always been a city of hidden stories — murmured in the spaces between sun-bleached bungalows, whispered over backyard fences, and now, increasingly, shouted into the digital void of neighborhood apps. And nowhere are these narratives more brutally and hilariously exposed than on Nextdoor, the social media platform that has become the city's most unfiltered confessional. Sunset Cliffs was developed in the early 20th century as a residential retreat.
Nextdoor wars: Pushing the boundaries of privilege in La Jolla

4 weeks ago | sandiegoreader.com | Siobhan Braun

San Diego has always been a city of hidden stories — murmured in the spaces between sun-bleached bungalows, whispered over backyard fences, and now, increasingly, shouted into the digital void of neighborhood apps. And nowhere are these narratives more brutally and hilariously exposed than on Nextdoor, the social media platform that has become the city's most unfiltered confessional.
Nextdoor wars: Homeowners vs. homeless in Kensington

1 month ago | sandiegoreader.com | Siobhan Braun

San Diego has always been a city of hidden stories — murmured in the spaces between sun-bleached bungalows, whispered over backyard fences, and now, increasingly, shouted into the digital void of neighborhood apps. And nowhere are these narratives more brutally and hilariously exposed than on Nextdoor, the social media platform that has become the city's most unfiltered confessional. To me, Kensington feels like a neighborhood plucked out of a fairytale and dropped gingerly between the canyons.
Nextdoor Wars: Coyote catches cat in La Mesa

1 month ago | sandiegoreader.com | Siobhan Braun

Just like people, coyotes love cats. Well, maybe not just like people. San Diego has always been a city of hidden stories — murmured in the spaces between sun-bleached bungalows, whispered over backyard fences, and now, increasingly, shouted into the digital void of neighborhood apps. And nowhere are these narratives more brutally and hilariously exposed than on Nextdoor, the social media platform that has become the city's most unfiltered confessional.
San Diego 19-year-old tries ketamine for eating disorder

Mar 6, 2024 | sandiegoreader.com | Siobhan Braun

Video:COVER: San Diego 19-year-old tries ketamine for eating problemNineteen-year-old Sara looks like the ‘70s supermodel Twiggy minus the bob cut. Her blonde hair is long and wavy and falls halfway down her back. She has a sprinkle of freckles that fan across her checks and over the the bridge of her nose. Her eyes are saucerlike and dreamy, outlined by long lashes. She is beautiful but does not know it. Sara is the kind of person that you meet and find yourself wanting to take care of.
Deathly bike routes: Friars, Nimitz, Pershing

Nov 8, 2023 | sandiegoreader.com | Dryw Keltz |Eva Knott |Siobhan Braun

Fallbrook Locos gang, Torrey Pines Gliderport confrontation, lobster season all-consuming, Vietnamese looks closely at English, Otay Mesa tunnels, he teaches war lit, Bill Kolender Friars Road, Nimitz Blvd, University Ave., Pershing Dr., Genesee, Pacific Hwy at Barnett Ave. Safer routes: SD River Trail, West Point Loma, Robinson, GovernorBy Dryw Keltz, Sept. 23, 2015Nico said that after some years he went through the ritual of being jumped into the gang.
Blood purity fight among Pala Mission Indians

Nov 1, 2023 | sandiegoreader.com | Siobhan Braun |Joe Deegan |Dorian Hargrove |Thomas Larson

SDSU slighting undergrads, Yellow Deli commune, weird San Diego artifacts, Kensington Video, graffiti at BofA treated as crime The cited cause of tribal disenrollment is a blood-purity dispute. All 164 disenrolled members are relatives of the late Margarita Brittain, a woman whose lineage has long been questioned by tribal members. The Pala Band of Mission Indians’ tribal constitution states that in order to be a member, 1/16 Pala blood is necessary.
Alleys are San Diego's last frontier

Oct 16, 2023 | sandiegoreader.com | Alex Finlayson |Matthew Lickona |Thomas Larson |Siobhan Braun

Life after pro sports, extreme Charger fans, Reader writers on Thanksgiving, the smell of the Padres crowd, San Diego seduces Jack Whalen hands me a beer. “I’m king of this alley,” Whalen says, then points west. “Down there, the king of that next alley is Tom Sweet. He’s 97.” Whalen has been king of this Pacific Beach alley for 20 years, ever since he rented the two-car garage in which we’re standing.