Pacific San Diego Magazine

This is a great local magazine. They cover wide variety of information and can be found at many cool venues around town where it is perfect to pick up a copy and flip through the pages. One unique thing is the Blind Date where they set up a date and then cover the whole thing. A good story always comes from that.
Also they have a good ear on what is happening in San Diego. Music events, Clubs and DJ EDM, entrepreneurs, new venues, trending styles, some real estate, pop culture etc.
They host events around town too and those are usually free with food and drinks. A. Their resident DJ in San Diego, DJ Misha is always spinning chill tunes.
If you wanna catch up on the scene around town pick up a copy of this magazine.

I’m not reviewing the magazine itself, but the event/​parties they throw every once in a while.
I went to an event put on by Pacific SD Magazine at Maloney’s Tavern in Downtown, Gaslamp for the Padres v. Cubs afterparty back in May. The event started at 10 PM — 12 AM. It was free drinks, free food (first come first served). My group of 9 was one of the first to be let in into the bar. We headed to the food table about 5 minutes after we went in and got a seat at a booth. Rather than have everyone in my group head to the buffet table they had set up, about 4 of us went up and brought back the food for everyone.
Apparently, for the hundreds of people they expected to attend the event, they had ONE round of chaffing dishes worth of food (approximately 4 different selections). So within 15 minutes, all the food was gone. At around 11:40 pm, they finally bring out another ONE set of food. One of our friends who had arrived late went up to see if they had brought out anything different. When he got up there, 2 VERY INTOXICATED Pacific SD employees yelled at him and said that he doesn’t deserve to get any food because his «group» of friends took all the food. They claimed that due to their limited budget, they can’t afford to order a ton of food, and people like «us» hog all the food. Well Pacific SD, if you didn’t want people to take more than one thing, DON’T MAKE IT BUFFET STYLE! If you do, they you have to expect that people will take more than one thing!
Excuse me but (1) how much food did you even prepare for these hundreds of people if you think that 9 of us could have taken it all and you ran out in less than 15 minutes of opening? and (2) are you, as EMPLOYEES of Pacific SD seriously yelling at us in public WHILE drunk? Very professional Pacific SD Magazine, very professional. These individuals said, «you have your friends to blame» when my friend mentioned that food was gone within 15 minutes. Sorry, but we didn’t take the entire tray. In fact when we walked up, and I’m talking 5 minutes into the event and being the first ones there, the tray was ONLY HALF FULL to begin with. So how much food DID you in fact order? Less than a full tray, that’s for sure. OR everyone that works for your magazine already ate half of it. Regardless, don’t try to blame your shortcomings on the guests. it’s UNPROFESSIONAL.
So following the events of that night, I wrote an email to the editor of Pacific SD Magazine detailing the events that unfolded that night. I received a reply about 3 business days later from their marketing director with the most BOILERPLATE language talking about how Pacific SD strives to put on cool happenings around town, blah blah blah. With that said, sorry. That was the most insincere «apology» I ever received.
So in conclusion, Pacific SD Magazine could care less about their readers/​followers. They can’t even take the time to actually write a genuine apology when their own employees make a fool out of the magazine and yells at the guests for absolutely no apparent reason other than to mask their obvious «budgetary» issues.

Terrible customer service. I ended up signing up for a vip event and did not get any passes, but got signed up to the mailing list. When I asked for help I was ignored. There is also no unsubscribe button on their email newsletter, or technical support on their website. When I did finally find their tech support email, I sent an email and it bounced back. This just seems ridiculous.

I picked up one of these magazines and well. I’m in love, I did’nt think that it being free would be this good. I personally like to try and stay fit, and there are alot of neat events that I had no idea about, at least for the month of September, my only question is, where can I get my next copy for next month, I dont remember where I got this one. Any suggestions, thanks

This magazine is awesome! Don’t be fooled by the fact that it is free. The articles are timely and relevant — great mix of San Diego news, fashion, dining etc. Keep up the good work!

I was shocked and saddened this past issue (Feb 2011) when the cover story was printed with completely inaccurate location information about my favorite chocolatier, Eclipse Chocolat at 2121 El Cajon Blvd. in North Park. The custom chocolates from Eclipse are BEYOND AMAZING and do not deserve to be confused with «that other place on 5^th Ave.» Seriously, who checks these things? Appalling lack of journalistic integrity…40 lashes with a wet chocolate-​covered noodle to the author.

I picked up a free copy of Pacific Magazine at Wine Steals last month and was wowed by the content. I never heard of the magazine until recently, but I think it’s fairly new with lots of good stuff.
Why do I like it? Because I’m no longer a fan of picking up the San Diego Reader since it’s just a magazine of filler ad space for cannabis, night clubs, auto repairs and DUI attorneys. It’s become a waste of a tree in my opinion and to have it published weekly? Sad…
Pacific Magazine brings you the inside scoop of San Diego’s night life and also keeps you in-​the-​know of restaurants that recently opened or opening soon. It interviews chefs and other locals that add some fun in the scene. I think their «blind date» section of their magazine is entertaining since i it’s not limited to guy-​girl dates.
I’m not much in «the nightlife scene» but I do enjoy a good meal at the newest places to check out. The layout of Pacific Magazine is cool, but I laugh at how some of the pics have a somewhat beyond reality intake (coming from my viewpoint). Not everyone is San Diego looks hot & sexy, but they do a good job letting people think that.
If you’re not a fan on their Facebook page, you really should change that. They give away a ridiculous supply of gift cards for funny status update contests they have (which seems like) everyday.
I’ll continue to pick up a copy of Pacific Magazine, it’s free and entertaining and not a waste of time to read up on the cool stuff they come up with.

It’s like Revolt, but it’s aimed at those living in either Bird Rock or Crown Point instead of those who live within a close proximity to Garnet. Good thing they don’t cover anything about tattoos and MMA fights. It’s PB’s answer to 944.

Pacific Mag. is an awesome representation of San Diego beach culture. The mag gives a real beauty and brains approach to a lifestyle and entertainment.
Check out on-​line or in a retail boutique near you!