Comments on: OB Flashes – News, Calendar, and Discussion Board for January 4 – 10, 2010 http://obrag.org/?p=16424 Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:39:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Editor http://obrag.org/?p=16424&cpage=1#comment-30780 Editor Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:03:56 +0000 http://obrag.org/?p=16424#comment-30780 In 1964 a tsunami washed away 11 people in Crescent City, 80 miles to the north of Arcata. It is the only tsunami to take lives in the continental United States. In 1964 a tsunami washed away 11 people in Crescent City, 80 miles to the north of Arcata. It is the only tsunami to take lives in the continental United States.

]]> By: Patty Jones http://obrag.org/?p=16424&cpage=1#comment-30669 Patty Jones Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:08:07 +0000 http://obrag.org/?p=16424#comment-30669 It's been two years since Doug Manchester, owner of the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego, contributed $125,000 to anti-LGBT rights campaigners— an early infusion of cash that paid for the signature-gathering drive that put Proposition 8 on the ballot. Members and supporters of San Diego's large LGBT community immediately called for a boycott of the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel and, on July 10 of 2008, a coalition led by the San Diego LGBT community and the labor movement announced a formal boycott of the property. Despite repeated requests to change locations, this weekend the American Historical Association will hold the first LGBT event at the Manchester Hyatt— a forum on marriage. Come this Saturday for a rally outside the hotel during the event: <strong>Rally at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel Saturday, January 9 <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=map+one+market+place+san+diego&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1+Market+Pl,+San+Diego,+California+92101&gl=us&ei=Tz9GS5LfKIXwsgOW_L1G&ved=0CAwQ8gEwAA&t=h&z=16" rel="nofollow">One Market Place, San Diego</a> 2:00 p.m.</strong> It’s been two years since Doug Manchester, owner of the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego, contributed $125,000 to anti-LGBT rights campaigners— an early infusion of cash that paid for the signature-gathering drive that put Proposition 8 on the ballot. Members and supporters of San Diego’s large LGBT community immediately called for a boycott of the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel and, on July 10 of 2008, a coalition led by the San Diego LGBT community and the labor movement announced a formal boycott of the property.

Despite repeated requests to change locations, this weekend the American Historical Association will hold the first LGBT event at the Manchester Hyatt— a forum on marriage.

Come this Saturday for a rally outside the hotel during the event:

Rally at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel
Saturday, January 9
One Market Place, San Diego
2:00 p.m.

]]> By: bodysurferbob http://obrag.org/?p=16424&cpage=1#comment-30543 bodysurferbob Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:30:25 +0000 http://obrag.org/?p=16424#comment-30543 hey everyone! it's important to keep this fire pit removal issue goin'. if you care about our beach icons and traditions, or if you care about having a marshmallow roast once a year, or if you care about the traditional july 4th marshmallow fight (how can you have a marshmallow fight without firepits?), or if you just think the city's plan is stupid, please attend this planning committee meeting wednesday night. it's just for an hour. send a message to the city. i think the planning committee is with us. hey everyone! it’s important to keep this fire pit removal issue goin’. if you care about our beach icons and traditions, or if you care about having a marshmallow roast once a year, or if you care about the traditional july 4th marshmallow fight (how can you have a marshmallow fight without firepits?), or if you just think the city’s plan is stupid, please attend this planning committee meeting wednesday night. it’s just for an hour. send a message to the city. i think the planning committee is with us.

]]> By: doug porter http://obrag.org/?p=16424&cpage=1#comment-30533 doug porter Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:55:05 +0000 http://obrag.org/?p=16424#comment-30533 hey gang! there's a huge fight coming this spring to save our schools from draconian budget cuts. i'll be posting a story about this soon. but in the meantime, checkout this video. and sent it to your friends! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzW6nyZUs64&feature=player_embedded hey gang! there’s a huge fight coming this spring to save our schools from draconian budget cuts. i’ll be posting a story about this soon. but in the meantime, checkout this video. and sent it to your friends! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzW6nyZUs64&feature=player_embedded

]]> By: Abby http://obrag.org/?p=16424&cpage=1#comment-30526 Abby Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:26:06 +0000 http://obrag.org/?p=16424#comment-30526 OB does not need a "Megachurch". Where will they park? Have you seen the mess over by the rock? We don't need or want that in OB! OB does not need a “Megachurch”. Where will they park? Have you seen the mess over by the rock? We don’t need or want that in OB!

]]> By: lane tobias http://obrag.org/?p=16424&cpage=1#comment-30518 lane tobias Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:30:24 +0000 http://obrag.org/?p=16424#comment-30518 thats sad. thats sad.

]]> By: mr fresh http://obrag.org/?p=16424&cpage=1#comment-30517 mr fresh Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:19:54 +0000 http://obrag.org/?p=16424#comment-30517 lay off teachers on Christmas eve? how Republican of them! lay off teachers on Christmas eve? how Republican of them!

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