Departments In Every Issue 22 PUBLISHER’S NOTE Local media is the connective tissue between communities. Owners Claire and Troy Johnson reflect on the magazine’s 1948 founding and explore the multi-platform direction they’re taking SDM . 24 EDITOR’S NOTE San Diego Magazine was born into a different world than the one we live in now. Executive Editor Mateo Hoke explores where we’re headed. 28 COVERING 75 Melanie Barcenas, the youngest player ever signed to the National Women’s Soccer League, keeps her head above water in this recreation of a classic SDM cover. 40 HOT PLATES Jason Mraz’s beloved vegan taco, Bill Walton’s favorite smoothie, and Claudia Sandoval’s go-to pancakes: 15 notable San Diegans tell us the dishes they can’t live without. 148 CALENDAR Our annual Best of San Diego party is back, along with events for lovers of baseball, festivals, yoga, and more. 152 SACRED SPACES Tahiti Felix’s Master Tattoo Parlor, right in the heart of the Gaslamp, has been inking the old-school way since 1949. Celebrating 75 32 SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF SDM We took over a classic dive bar and supper club for the day to shoot our 75 th anniversary cover with chic models, Champagne showers, and a poodle with an identity crisis. 46 CHRONICLING CUISINE AND CULTURE Food writing has always been a way of tracing the shape of a culture. Here’s what SDM ’s dining coverage says about San Diego. 54, 98, 144, 146 HISTORICAL HUMOR Funnies from the ages, sprinkled throughout our pages. 58 TO SAN DIEGO, WITH LOVE We asked readers to send us their love letters to San Diego. They signed, sealed, and delivered. 68 KEEN OBSERVATIONS A look at the still-relevant career of legendary San Diego Magazine journalist Harold Keen.
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