When I first started working here, someone told me Voice of San Diego was like a prickly cactus. It’s nice to look at but no one wants to get too close.
In other words, if one of our reporters was calling, it probably wasn’t for a fun feature.
That comment stuck with me. I had just left the Union-Tribune where I wrote stories about San Diego’s neighborhoods: a backpack giveaway, community gardens, San Ysidro’s charro culture and stories of people working to improve their neighborhoods. (Don’t worry, I also pissed people off for reporting on things that weren’t working.)…