CONTENTS DECEMBER 2022, VOLUME 74, NUMBER 12
STUDIO OF THE STREETS 63-year-old Phyllis became unhoused as a result of gambling problems she and her ex-husband shared. He eventually moved to Tucson, and her housing left with him, so she found shelter at Rachel’s, the women’s facility downtown. She started singing at Voices of Our City Choir, thanks to one of her housemates. About singing, she says, “It’s my joy. I’m having a ball.” Learn more about the lifeblood of San Diego's unhoused artists and musicians, photographed by photojournalist Peggy Peattie (p. 54). 54
44 OLD DROUGHT, NEW WINES San Diego’s area wineries, both in the county and in Mexico’s Valle de Guadalupe, are suffering from the same drought everyone else is. What will it take for the region’s wine industries to adapt and survive? Wine journalist Jason Wilson investigates. Features
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50 CONSIDER THE WHALE A meditation on whales: our
This year, we stayed local and put together a mix of items that feel very San Diego, whether due to their backstories, their nod to our SoCal lifestyles, or just because they’re cool sh*t that we want ourselves.
collective fascination with them, the perils they face, their place in our ecosystem, and what they can teach us about ourselves.
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PHOTO BY PEGGY PEATTIE
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