Happy Thanksgiving ! From Ocean Beach.
Judith Starker saw these latest chalk works by Sidewalk Chalk Dad and preserved them for the rest of us.
As large corporations like Walmart, Amazon, and Kroger and other major retailers reap record-breaking profits during the pandemic, the money does not trickle down to their front-line workers. And those workers are demanding hazard pay and upgrade safety procedures during the busy holiday shopping season.
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), which represents 900,000 ry employees at chains such as Kroger, Safeway and Giant, urged retailers to do more to protect workers from the virus that has sickened more than 12.3 million Americans earlier this week.
At least 131 grocery workers have died of covid-19, according to the workers groups, though the actual death toll is probably much higher. Retailers are not generally required to report infections or deaths to health officials, employees or customers. All told, the virus has killed more than 256,000 Americans.
By Colleen O’Connor
Want a graceful prayer for this Thanksgiving? One that will help alleviate all the chaos, the fear, the divisions and the frustration gripping the country? Or just change the topic?
Try quoting the great, Bette Davis’ best lines, in “Now Voyager.”
“Oh, don’t let’s ask for the moon. We’ve already got the stars.”
And do we have them.
Not just the zillions that twinkle the night skies; or the millions of frontline responders lighting up countless hearts in the midst of a pandemic; or the thousands of our neighbors behaving like grown ups, or the hundreds of of our family and friends that keep us optimistic, but also other standout candidates in a chaotic year.
Standouts like Stacey Abrams on whose shoulders the fate of the U.S. Senate and the nation now rests. She (and her wonderful crew) who, over the course of decades, worked to turn the former Confederate state of Georgia into a Biden win, and are now working to deliver two open U.S. Senate seats into the Democratic column.
That possibility could usher in the demise of Mitch McConnell and his Trumpian cohorts.
Or else what ? Look to other stars. The celestial kind. More entertaining, but equally powerful.
Literally, according to astrologers (not unlike the ancient Greek oracles) the planets Jupiter and Saturn presaged the current madness and are promising more of the same. Jupiter and Saturn, the “two biggest gas giants” in our solar system, are crashing into a “great conjunction.”
By Patty Jones
I want to share a family secret with you – one long held in the Jones family holiday tradition – on the accepted method of “flipping the bird” at Thanksgiving.
Many years ago my mother stumbled through her early morning Thanksgiving ritual of prepping a huge turkey for the afternoon feast. Before her first cup of coffee she dropped the bird in the roasting pan and shoved it into the oven. A couple of hours later she opened the oven door and she realized she had put it in the pan upside (or breast-side) down. At this point the huge bird was too hot to handle so she basted it, tented it and shoved it back into the oven. The resulting bird has lingered in mouthwatering memory…
By Geoff Page
The two main items of interest at the November 19 regular Thursday monthly meeting of the Peninsula Community Planning Board were two presentations. One presentation was by SANDAG titled the “Central Mobility Hub Project Update.” The other presentation was by the company redeveloping the Mariner’s Cove apartment complex on West Point Loma next to the Barnes Tennis Center.
“Central Mobility Hub Project Update.”
SANDAG was up first and Gia Ballash gave a very polished PowerPoint presentation. One thing that seems very clear is that the idea of large central mobility building on part of the old SPAWAR facility on Pacific Highway has moved far beyond the idea stage. Notice it was “Project” update. Ballash’s presentation was about something that is steamrolling along, with SANDAG leading the charge.
That the process is moving along was evidenced by the $50 million SANDAG has already authorized to pay for preliminary engineering and environmental work. And, this before an actual decision where the hub will go. The clear favorite is at the SPAWAR site but a second, less favorable possible location is just south of Washington Street.
Ballash described SANDAG’s five “Priority Projects,” one of which is this central mobility hub. The mid-coast trolley, the Del Mar Bluffs/ Lossan Corridor, and the Otay Mesa East improvements to the border crossing were three more projects. The fifth was not actually a physical project, it was titled the 2021 Regional Plan.
Apparently, SANDAG formed an “airport connectivity” subcommittee in 2018 to study how to bring transportation the San Diego Airport. The subcommittee came up with four concepts, described later in this article, and resulted in the decision to commit the $50 million.
By Judi Curry
What in the world is happening to America? What has happened to the values our ancestors fought so hard for? How can so many people be so obtuse as to approve the “goings-on” in the world today with a smile and a “victory” sign? And I am not just talking about the man in the White House. No, I am talking about the people that somehow have taken a wrong turn.
Does the name “Kyle Rittenhouse” mean anything to you?
He’s the new “hero” (sic) of the conservative right. He’s the 17 year old boy whose mother drove him across state lines – Illinois to Wisconsin – with a rifle to attend the “Jacob Blake” protest. He’s the 17 year old boy that killed two people and said it was “self defense” when every television channel showed him walking down the street with his rifle just “itching” to take a shot a people.
He’s the same 17 year old boy that was released from jail on a two million dollar bond, primarily funded by Mike Lindell – the “Pillow Man” and Ricky Schroder, the “Silver Spoons” actor of yesteryear.
And how do we know that? Because Rittenhouse’s attorney posted on twitter the following, “God bless ALL who donated to help #FightBack raise required $2M cash bail. Special thanks to Actor Ricky Schroder @rickyshroder1 & Mike Lindell @realMike Lindell for putting us over the top.”
And what does Rittenhouse say as he gets out of jail” “Free at last”! And there is even a picture of the defense team lawyer John Pierce and Schroder embracing and smiling with Rittenhouse!
Sports Arena redeveloper delinquent on $190 million loan
Walter Shaub (former head of Office of Government Ethics) has recommended that people contact Emily Murphy of General Services Administration and ask her to ascertain the election.
Some good news for the holidays!
By Geoff Page 
By Marjorie Cohn / 
What does the new curfew Gov. Gavin Newsom issued Thursday for counties in the purple tier — including San Diego — mean for San Diegans? And what does the new level of enforcement mean?
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer has emerged as Gov. Newsom’s chief critic and was the first one out of the gate to come down on Newsom’s screw-up of attending an indoor party with people from more than three households. Faulconer tweeted:
Are they Or aren’t they? That is the question.
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During Meeting, No One Spoke in Favor of Jen Campbell
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School Board Results From Los Angeles, Oakland and Indianapolis
The movement to recall District 2 Councilwoman Jen Campbell is just getting off the ground – now that the November election is over. They have a website – 
By “Just a Bike Mom”
By Colleen O’Connor
It feels So Good Calling Arizona my Home
On Tuesday, November 10, the San Diego City Council voted unanimously to adopt two ordinances, which are intended to increase accountability within city government and law enforcement. The ordinances regulate the use, acquisition and funding of surveillance technology and establish a Privacy Advisory Board.
For literally decades, San Diego’s Highwayman has pulled up behind stranded motorists and offered aid, free of charge.
SDG&E is throwing its weight around and trying to bully San Diego. And in particular, it’s trying to bully Georgette Gomez, president of the city council.
Ted Stern November 29, 2020 at 10:05 am on Point Loma Art Show, Saturday April 4, 2009.I have a watercolor by Hannah Creighton from when I knew her in San Diego in 1980. I’d also like to know where she is....
Franco De Nobili November 29, 2020 at 1:52 am on Hey Everybody! Let’s All Email Emily Murphy of General Services Admin and Tell Her to Do Her JobI used to live 17 years in the US . But only after I left in 2004 did I noticed that there are 70 +...
Cherie November 28, 2020 at 1:18 pm on Happy Thanksgiving From Ocean BeachWhere is this ? 
Stu November 28, 2020 at 10:08 am on Ocean Beach Chalk Man Creates Sidewalk MasterpiecesThat block is always part of my walk now. I haven't seen them all but the ones I have are so impressive. It is just...
Doug Blackwood November 26, 2020 at 7:04 pm on Happy Thanksgiving From Ocean BeachBeautiful 
Paul Webb November 26, 2020 at 9:38 am on Peninsula Planners: Presentations on ‘Central Mobility Hub’ at Old SPAWAR and Residential Displacement at Marina’s Cove RedevelopmentJust to clarify a little more, CPO did more than just function as a criminal justice clearinghouse. It also produced the regional plan, and was...
Judi November 25, 2020 at 8:35 pm on The Widder Curry: Right-Wing Heroes and Gun RuleInstead of giving his mother a standing ovation she should be arrested for contributing to the delinquency to a minor 
kh November 25, 2020 at 7:01 pm on The Widder Curry: Right-Wing Heroes and Gun RuleI support the 2nd amendment, and for that reason I'm appalled at this kid's actions. And his mothers. Taking up arms to drive across state...
Geoff Page November 25, 2020 at 2:50 pm on Peninsula Planners: Presentations on ‘Central Mobility Hub’ at Old SPAWAR and Residential Displacement at Marina’s Cove RedevelopmentThanks for the clarification, Paul. What a leap from a criminal justice clearinghouse to masters of the roads. 
Keith M November 25, 2020 at 9:32 am on The Widder Curry: Right-Wing Heroes and Gun Rulehttps://abc7ny.com/kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-shooting-jacob-blake/6393801/ 
Dean November 24, 2020 at 7:26 pm on ‘Flipping the Bird’ at the Holidays – How to Cook the Juiciest Roast Turkey You’ve Ever TastedI brine my turkey for at least 12 hours and throw it in a cooking bag stuffed with a mixture of wild rice and stuffing...
Chris November 24, 2020 at 4:46 pm on The Widder Curry: Right-Wing Heroes and Gun RuleAlternate worlds for sure. 
