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Roger Showley

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San Diego Union-Tribune reporter on growth and development; UC San Diego grad 1970.

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Iris Engstrand, known as San Diego’s preeminent historian, dies at 91

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By Roger Showley
| The San Diego Union-Tribune Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Iris Engstrand, San Diego’s preeminent local historian who taught at the University of San Diego for 49 years and authored more than 20 books and dozens of articles on Spanish, California and San Diego history, died Sept. 12 at the age of 91. She was the go-to expert for countless radio and television shows and newspaper and magazine writers and shared her deep knowledge of local history with students, friends and the general public.
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Paul Dobson, who through his restaurant helped shape the cultural and civic life of San Diego, dies at 82

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By Roger Showley
| Bay Area Daily News
Posted by Roger Showley on January 19, 2026 Tags: Categories: California News In its heyday, Dobson’s bar and restaurant was the place to ink deals and be seen and included guests like Yo-Yo Ma and Donald Trump. News – San Diego Union-Tribune
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Paul Dobson, who through his restaurant helped shape the cultural and civic life of San Diego, dies at 82

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By Roger Showley
| The San Diego Union-Tribune Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Paul Dobson, amateur bullfighter, English literature and opera lover, and, above all, San Diego’s consummate host to San Diego’s movers and shakers for more nearly 60 years, has died. He was 82. From his perch at the front door of Dobson’s bar and restaurant in the Spreckels Theatre Building on Broadway Circle, he greeted the high and mighty as well as walk-in tourists and locals.
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