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on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “I can relate to this, George. One thing that drives me crazy is the number of cars that have heavily…” May 5, 18:24
on Mission Bay: From Wetlands to Resorts to Largest Aquatic Park on West Coast: “Well gee Kramer, back in the 40s, 50s and early 60s, the Calif coast was not threatened as much as…” May 5, 16:38on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “Yes, and I was knocked down crossing on a “walk” signal by a cyclist who ran the red light at…” May 5, 16:31
- on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “Jeff, hey it’s been quite a while since you’ve made comments here. Is that what you mean when you say…” May 5, 16:27
on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “Jeff, dont bother asking Kate for any bike data – her position has been that her anecdotal diatribes are infallible…” May 5, 15:32
on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “This is absolutely absurd. I remember when I was younger thinking that the OB Rag was progressive, and maybe it…” May 5, 15:06
on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “Greg, please read the story more closely. The next-to-last graf says: “The Bike Coalition does offer courses in bike safety.…” May 5, 15:00
on I’m Definitely Taking the California Secretary of State’s Advice: “Hey, Dave. I hear you, my man, regarding the simpler times when we were going to Tucson High and then…” May 5, 14:46
on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “As someone who commuted to work by bicycle up to 20 miles (round trip) from the mid-1960s until the late…” May 5, 14:43
on Mission Bay: From Wetlands to Resorts to Largest Aquatic Park on West Coast: “What’s ironic is if this land was currently in its original state today it would never get developed. The coastal…” May 5, 14:29
on 30th Street Bike Lane Data: Who Do You Trust?: “Petion requesting to remove the rarely used Bike Lanes on Lisbon St. installed in area opposite of Bicycle Lane Figure,…” May 5, 14:10
on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “Every day hundreds of cars drive in the bike lane on Nimitz to turn left on WPL just to save…” May 5, 13:48
on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: “Anybody using a public street MUST be held accountable, its their responsibility to obey and respect the rules of the…” May 5, 13:32
on Framing the News About Bicycling? Let’s Try ‘Safety First’: ““I’ve never seen Circulate San Diego or the San Diego Bike Coalition mount a public awareness campaign, like Mothers Against…” May 5, 12:37
This particular cover is of special interest. The photograph, by grassroots photo-journalist Miriam Shipp (who later became a medical doc), was of a large condo or apartment building right on the cliffs while under construction, obviously. I was with Miriam that day to take the shot for the cover,as the accompanying article was all about how unstable the cliffs were, the erosion, how this building blocked access to the coast, was over the 30 foot height limit, etc. OB Ecology Action and later the Community Planning Group all were against it, protesting it to San Diego Planning Commission, probably to the Coastal Commission.
Of course, the building was built. But get this: during the early 2000s while I was on the OB Planning Board, the owners came before the Board asking permission to shore up the cliffs because erosion was making a dangerous situation for the building. It was granted.