November 2010

How about a ‘Local Small Businesses Support Their Local Community Day’?

November 30, 2010 by Source

by Sarah Little

Support Your Local Small Business Day?

How about a ‘Local Small Businesses Support Their Local Community Day’?

It’s not that I’m anti-small business. I’m not. I whole-heartedly support small, local businesses. Heck, that is one of the reasons I love Ocean Beach.

O.B. Xmas Auctions Past, Present and Future…

November 30, 2010 by Mike James

by Mike James For 25 of the last 31 years, I have been involved as an auctioneer at the Ocean Beach Christmas Festival Auction, representing the James Gang brothers. This years auction will be held Thursday Dec. 2nd at the Sunshine Company Saloon from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. I will be joined on stage […]

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What is the “Ocean Beach Conspiracy”?

November 30, 2010 by Frank Gormlie

Just what is the “Ocean Beach Conspiracy”? Is it a plot by a local optometrist to buy up all of Newport Avenue and make it all “mixed-use”? Is it the plan of the homeless and their advocates to “take over” the OB Town Council? Or is it a ploy by local businesses to drive out […]

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The Waiting Game

November 30, 2010 by Judi Curry

Almost 16 years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. That year, 1995, was a very difficult one for our family; my wonderful Mother-in-Law passed away in January, and my diagnosis came on St. Patrick’s Day the same year. She was my “rock”; always positive; always praying for our family; I wished that SHE had […]

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A Trojan Horse Measure Posing as School Reform

November 29, 2010 by Doug Porter

The battle for the hearts and minds of young people in San Diego’s public schools continues unabated as yet another year draws to a close. The shadowy group, San Diegans for Great Schools, a spin-off of the USD private think tank Center for Education Policy and Law (CEPAL) is now paying a company to gather […]

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The Complexity of Cats

November 29, 2010 by Anna Daniels

Today My Beloved and I dismantled the 90 pound dog cage that has sat in the middle of our very small living room for the past two weeks while we cared for our cat Blu. I am sure that the dry cat food (Whiskas meaty selections) that I was providing to our outdoor […]

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WikiLeaks Releases Diplomatic Bombshell

November 28, 2010 by Source

US embassy cables leak sparks global diplomatic crisis • More than 250,000 dispatches reveal US foreign strategies • Diplomats ordered to spy on allies as well as enemies • Hillary Clinton leads frantic ‘damage limitation’ How 250,000 US embassy cables were leaked See below by David Leigh / guardian.co.uk / Sunday 28 November 2010 The […]

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Memo to Our Readers re: the Situation in Korea – “Read Between the Lines”

November 28, 2010 by Frank Gormlie

Did you know that your country – the US of A – and South Korea – have been holding military and naval war game exercises in and around the Korea peninsula since last March? That was when most nations believe North Korea sunk a South Korean warship with the loss of 46 lives in the […]

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La Jolla gets a new lifeguard station. Why doesn’t OB?

November 27, 2010 by Frank Gormlie

It’s one of those perennial problems during economic hard times. One community is chosen for a new addition to its infrastructure while other communities are not. And those communities left out are left only with complaints. It’s happened again. Groundbreaking for a new lifeguard station in La Jolla occurred on November 22nd at LJ’s Kellogg […]

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Republicans Determined to Make Obama Their Bitch

November 27, 2010 by Source

by John Lawrence / Will Blog for Food / November 27, 2010 Republicans are set to throw sand in the gears of everything Obama attempts to do to make the US and the world a better place. From DeMint saying that, if they could defeat him on health care, it would break him, it would […]

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Belmont Park operator gets more time

November 27, 2010 by Source

The leaseholder of Belmont Park will be allowed to keep controlling the property for now, but that could change early next year. On Nov. 18, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Laura S. Taylor issued a stay preventing the city of San Diego from forcing out operator Wave House Belmont Park LLC until Feb. 11, when the court determines whether the stay should be continued.

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Long Branch Torrey Pine on OB Planning Board Agenda – Dec. 1, 2010

November 27, 2010 by Frank Gormlie

The endangered Torrey Pine tree on the 4600 block of Long Branch Avenue is on the agenda of the December 1st meeting of the Ocean Beach Planning Board. The huge, beautiful tree located at 4633 Long Branch is endangered because the City of San Diego wants either to cut it down or perform drastic cutting […]

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Anna’s Video Pick – Tripping on Tryptophan with ‘Synesthesia’

November 25, 2010 by Anna Daniels

Synesthesia (from answers.com)

1. A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color.

2. A sensation felt in one part of the body as a result of stimulus applied to another, as in referred pain.

If you don’t feel compelled to eat everything on your Thanksgiving laden plate, at least LISTEN to your food!

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Happy Thanksgiving

November 25, 2010 by Staff

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The Devil Made Me Watch It, Bristol Palin and Dancing with the Stars

November 25, 2010 by Judi Curry

I don’t watch much television since my husband died. When he was alive, we would watch programs and discuss them while watching them. Although that probably was a bad habit, it was something we did regularly and it never seemed to detract from the program. Without Bob here, I don’t have much interest in watching […]

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Seasonal changes for Donna Frye and Lori Saldana

November 24, 2010 by Source

San Diego’s Progressive Women End Their Current Terms In Office By Adam Pollack / examiner.com / November 24, 2010 The thriving green economy in San Diego strengthened the service of its leading women, Assemblywoman Lori Saldana (76th District) and Councilwoman Donna Frye (District 6). Both classic marchers for causes that make Clairemont headlines, […]

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Democrat Kamala Harris wins California attorney general race (finally)

November 24, 2010 by Frank Gormlie

by Marisa Lagos / SFGate/November 24, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris will be California’s next attorney general, after her Republican opponent conceded today – a full three weeks after the Nov. 2 election. Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley had declared victory on election night, only to see the race […]

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Report from the San Diego airport: ‘light traffic’

November 24, 2010 by Staff

We have received a report that at Lindbergh Field today, Wednesday – the day before Thanksgiving and usually the busiest day at the nation’s airports – traffic was light, but there were lots of media and lots of TSA workers … everywhere. Today was the “National Opt-Out Day” or “We Won’t Fly” Day – the […]

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Corporate Profits Were the Highest on Record Last Quarter

November 24, 2010 by Source

By Catherine Rampell / The New York Times / November 23, 2010 The nation’s workers may be struggling, but American companies just had their best quarter ever. American businesses earned profits at an annual rate of $1.659 trillion in the third quarter, according to a Commerce Department report released Tuesday. That is the highest figure […]

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“Terriers” lightening round: Recaps of Episodes 6 – 9

November 24, 2010 by Dave Rice

Episode #12 is on tonight, Wednesday, November 24th, on FX (ch 43 on Cox Cable) at 10:00 pm. Greetings once again folks, and welcome to the lightning round! I left off a week or so ago with a Terriers episode 5 recap, right before episode 11 went on air. Since this leaves us lagging considerably […]

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“Terriers” – Cast of Characters

November 24, 2010 by Dave Rice

UPDATED November 24, 2010 This list is mostly accurate through episode 9, “Pimp Daddy,” and will be updated as more recaps become available Main Players Hank Dolworth – our main character, played by Donal Logue. Think of the Dude, if you added ‘recovering’ to his preferred title of ‘alcoholic.’ Kicked off the police force, he […]

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Is it or isn’t it legal to take photographs at the airport?

November 23, 2010 by Frank Gormlie

An article in the Voice of San Diego this morning raises the issue whether that the San Diego airport is violating the First Amendment by prohibiting photos, videos, taping, and other recordings in the airport. First, the Voice in an earlier post, had stated that it appeared that our famous “don’t touch my junk” guy […]

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Wednesday, Nov.24th is ‘National Opt Out Day’ – boycott airport scanners.

November 23, 2010 by Source

Editor: The following is from the “We Won’t Fly” website. Grassroots consumer advocate We Won’t Fly is organizing educational outreach events and mass airport body scanner opt outs at airports around the nation for National Opt Out Day, November 24. Our aim is to prepare travelers for the new Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security theater […]

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Who is ‘boffing’ the ‘widder Curry’?

November 23, 2010 by Judi Curry

About 5 months ago, I received a letter from the San Diego Water District telling me that a complaint had been made from a neighbor that I was using too much water on my lawn. I was told, in the form letter, that unless I cut back on my watering, I would face a fine […]

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Life is a Dance and Everyone Wants to Cut a Rug on the Dance Floor

November 23, 2010 by Ernie McCray

With all the negative vibes flowing through Arizona regarding Latinos I’m reminded that it wasn’t so long ago, around 1994, that this state passed Proposition 187. I remember it especially because it demanded that I play a sinister little game wherein I was supposed to check on the status of the Latino students at my […]

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Fitz and The Tantrums – Soul Invasion of San Diego

November 22, 2010 by Doug Porter

Not so long ago, my significant other suggested that we slip away from the drudgeries of responsible parenthood for an evening. “KPRI radio’s gonna have a free concert, and I think you’ll like the band. They’re kinda R&Bish”, she said, knowing full well my weakness for that genre. To start with, I’d never heard of […]

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Saving the Palm Trees Along Santa Barbara Street Over the Years …

November 22, 2010 by Source

Originally posted Nov. 22, 2020

By Richard Agee

It was several years back when I got up one morning, drove to the corner of my street, turned left onto Santa Barbara Street, and saw something I had never seen before.

All of the tall palm trees along Santa Barbara Street had been spray-painted with white X’s. As I drove slowly looking at the trees for several blocks, yes, every tree was marked with a white X. I made a U-turn and drove back past my street and several blocks in the other direction and saw white X’s on every palm tree. Something is going on here, I thought to myself. Usually a white X means a tree is going to be removed. Why would they remove all the trees that have been part of the fabric of the community for so long?

Many years ago, San Diego business magnate John D. Spreckels arranged to have palm trees planted along the city owned right of way on some of the main thoroughfares around Point Loma and Ocean Beach. Those mature tall palms now grace streets like Newport Avenue, Santa Barbara Street and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard. They form a historic landmark, cherished by locals, which can be seen for miles.

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Masked protesters call for George Bush’s arrest for war crimes as he opens his presidential library.

November 21, 2010 by Source

By Daily Mail Reporter Protesters called for George W. Bush to be arrested for his role in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars as he opened his presidential library in Dallas. Demonstrators staked hundreds of white crosses into the ground to represent troops killed in both wars and carried banners saying ‘torture is illegal’ and ‘arrest […]

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The Wandering Eyes and Hands of TSA

November 21, 2010 by Source

By Kit-Bacon Gressitt / Excuse Me, I’m Writing My mother’s knees have become her bane. They refuse to keep her legs straight. They do not hold a bend. They fail her when she has the will to rise. They pain her when she rumbles in fitful sleep. She crosses the country to flee her knees […]

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The OB Rag will be undergoing maintenance this weekend!

November 19, 2010 by Patty Jones

UPGRADES COMPLETE! Loyal Readers and Ragsters, Since I am now officially UNEMPLOYED (bleh) I finally have time to do the maintenance and upgrades to the back end of this website. I will be working on the site over the weekend when, typically, our readership is lower and there are fewer comments. I will start tomorrow […]

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Mat Wahlstrom April 24, 2024 at 7:38 pm on City Council Committee Sides With Upstart Planning Group in Uptown and With Existing Group in La JollaTook the words right out of my mouth, kh – literally and figuratively, from almost three years ago: https://obrag.org/2021/11/another-assault-in-the-war-on-san-diegos-community-planning-groups/
Chris April 24, 2024 at 6:15 pm on Students at PLNU Are Angry With Administration For Disrespecting Gay Community and Chilling Free SpeechNot to excuse the administration, but why did these students choose a school with a known anti LGBTQ stance due its religious affiliation?
kh April 24, 2024 at 5:55 pm on ‘Hey You! Get Up! We’ve Outlawed Sleeping in Public!’Not making false pipedream promises would be a start. I wish I could locate that press release from Todd Gloria as a councilmember where he...
kh April 24, 2024 at 5:53 pm on ‘Hey You! Get Up! We’ve Outlawed Sleeping in Public!’Sure. And vary widely based on zoning as well. I just checked two recently sold homes in Mira Mesa, and what they were reassessed at....
kh April 24, 2024 at 5:38 pm on Planning Groups Forced to Pay New $1,000 Fee to Appeal Projects Stifles Community DemocracyI know one of the appeals from 2022(?) was on the Inn at Sunset cliffs, and the appeal prevailed at city council. It was not...
T April 24, 2024 at 5:03 pm on Planning Groups Forced to Pay New $1,000 Fee to Appeal Projects Stifles Community DemocracyThis is great info. Last week at the PBPB meeting their planner was talking about the new $1000 appeal charge and why the city thinks...
gilbert field April 24, 2024 at 4:47 pm on ‘Hey You! Get Up! We’ve Outlawed Sleeping in Public!’Getting back to the original comment, which was what Larry Turner would do to reduce homelessness, I am still not sure what he means or...
kh April 24, 2024 at 3:38 pm on California Leaders Take Sides in ‘Most Important Supreme Court Case on Homelessness in 40 Years’Count me in the last group. Glad to see Governor Newsom has come around to my side and finally figured out that letting people die...
chris schultz April 24, 2024 at 3:34 pm on ‘Hey You! Get Up! We’ve Outlawed Sleeping in Public!’Exactly, land gets more expensive the closer to the coast generally speaking. The same standard doesn't apply everywhere.
CARL M ZANOLLI April 24, 2024 at 3:32 pm on Students at PLNU Are Angry With Administration For Disrespecting Gay Community and Chilling Free SpeechParents spend so much $$$ to send their kids to PLNU because they weren't accepted elsewhere.
Gail April 24, 2024 at 3:10 pm on Planning Groups Forced to Pay New $1,000 Fee to Appeal Projects Stifles Community DemocracyI agree, these are land use issues heard at community planning meetings, by volunteers. There is a $500 stipend offered by the City for the...
kh April 24, 2024 at 3:02 pm on City Council Committee Sides With Upstart Planning Group in Uptown and With Existing Group in La JollaThis whole process is trash. Some goons at the planning dept wasted a whole lot of community members' time on this farce. The city made...
kh April 24, 2024 at 2:22 pm on ‘Hey You! Get Up! We’ve Outlawed Sleeping in Public!’Assessed value can be far from the true value unless you just purchased it. The land value of my property in OB is over 85%...
Dr. Jack Hammer April 24, 2024 at 11:35 am on Students at PLNU Are Angry With Administration For Disrespecting Gay Community and Chilling Free SpeechBut isn't that why the parents pay so much $$$ for this education? So their little darlings can be protected from the 'evils' of the...
Gilbert Field April 24, 2024 at 10:23 am on ‘Hey You! Get Up! We’ve Outlawed Sleeping in Public!’I looked at Zillow for a typical home in Claremont. House is 1200 square feet and the price is $1 million. 1200 time $250 =...