November 2010

Beyond Lame Politics: Why The DREAM Act Will Pass

November 19, 2010 by Source

by Carlos Batara Before becoming a Riverside immigration attorney, I learned the art of politics. I often spent several months crafting new legislation. At the end, the legislation was sometimes not introduced. Between start and finish, political winds had shifted. I was told the votes were no longer there. My work product was neatly put […]

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Is Paid Parking the Wave Of The Future in Ocean Beach?

November 19, 2010 by Dan Morales

The City of San Diego has plans for the future of Ocean Beach. Unfortunately for the residents and persons who own businesses here that future doesn’t include the free beach parking and ease of access that has been a staple of our community for as long as anyone can remember. At the latest meeting of […]

Reviews of the latest “Terriers” episode

November 18, 2010 by Source

Hey boys and girls, here’s two reviews of last night’s (Nov.17th) “Terriers” episode, “Sins of the Past.” There’s only two episodes left, so view them while you still can. Best Episode Ever! by Jo Curtis / Unreality Shout / November 18, 2010 This was, in my opinion, by far the best episode of Terriers so […]

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Chasing Waterfalls In San Diego

November 18, 2010 by Source

By Aaron Linsdau / San Diego.com

Remember the song “Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls?” In San Diego County, don’t necessarily follow that advice. Countless weekends can be enjoyed by searching out local falls. Some are found right in the middle of the city and are easily accessible. Others require more driving and serious hiking. All are best enjoyed after heavy rains.

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Flying is one of the worst things you can do for the environment — so why do so many well-intentioned folks do it?

November 18, 2010 by Source

By Joseph Nevins / AlterNet / Originally published Nov. 1, 2010

Flying is the single most ecologically costly act of individual consumption. Can we kick the habit, or at least cut back?

You’re in a hurry, and for good reason. You — or people you identify with — have to catch a flight to somewhere like Cochabamba, Detroit, London, Montreal, or Washington, D.C. ….

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Full-body scanners used on air passengers may damage human DNA.

November 17, 2010 by Source

In researching the biological effects of the millimeter wave scanners used for whole body imaging at airports, NaturalNews has learned that the energy emitted by the machines may damage human DNA.

Millimeter wave machines represent one of two primary technologies currently being used for the “digital strip searches” being conducted at airports around the world.

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Rants Against the TSA

November 17, 2010 by Source

It’s that time, boys and girls, to unroll the rants about our favorite federal agency, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA):

Rant #1 – “Nanny State” vs. Police State

Rant #2 : A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To Work (or How Much I Love TSA)

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Investigate the TSA, Not the Guy Who Refused to Go Through Its ‘Porno Scanners’

November 17, 2010 by Source

The TSA is opening an investigation targeting John Tyner, the man who earned himself an aggressive “pat down” at the airport when he refused to go through the TSA’s new AIT “porno scanners.”

But it’s the TSA that should be investigated, not Tyner.

Tyner was now allowed board his flight after he refused to allow himself to be groped, …

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Plastic or Paper, Lead or String?

November 17, 2010 by Judi Curry

The Board of Supervisors for Los Angeles County has just made the decision that companies that use one-time plastic bags can not longer use them in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Their ruling excludes those cities that have their own city council.

Yesterday the Tampa Tribune had an article in their paper that stated that they had tested more than a dozen reusable bags and found lead in some of them, including Target and Wal-Mart bags. They quickly stated that those two had among the lowest level of lead in them. Swell!

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Knowledge Is Power – The Frightening of the Ethnic Chauvinists

November 16, 2010 by Ernie McCray

When I was coming up in Tucson, the Old Pueblo, I would go this way and that way, to and fro, trying to keep a step ahead of Old Jim Crow. Somehow I survived that dude’s hateful antics and grew up with a lot of love in my heart and soul. But he doesn’t give up easily and seems to have a toe hold in Arizona and just won’t let go.

A few years ago the idea of a holiday for Martin Luther King came up and Arizonans freaked out …

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Community Forum on Homeslessness Tonight – November 16th

November 16, 2010 by Frank Gormlie

Tonight’s forum on the homeless and homelessness in Ocean Beach is the third in a series of community events organized by an array of local churches. It will be at 7pm in the fellowship hall at Point Loma United Methodist Church, 1984 Sunset Cliffs Blvd. There will be reports from focus areas addressed by the first two forums, to include public facilities, community, government, and community activities.

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OB Cliff Condo Residents Want Seawall to Halt Erosion

November 16, 2010 by Source

Editor: Channel 10News ran a story about some Ocean Beach residents who live in condos on the cliffs now want a seawall to be built to halt the spread of erosion, and that they are appealing to the City Council for financial assistance. These residents reside in a building that was developed right on the fabled, beautiful cliffs in southern OB – cliffs that many in the community want to preserve in their natural state. Environmentalists in the Seventies tried to prevent these condos …

SAN DIEGO — Ocean Beach residents who are worried their beachfront homes will slide into the ocean took their concerns to San Diego City Council. …

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San Diego Re-cycling Expands to Include More Plastic Containers

November 16, 2010 by Source

San Diego officials said Monday [Nov.15th] that the city has hit a new high-water mark for recycling — 66 percent of the waste stream in 2009. That’s up 14 percentage points from 2005 and is likely enough to keep San Diego among California’s leaders in big-city recycling.

On Monday, San Diego waste officials also announced an expansion of the city’s curbside recycling program to include most plastic containers.

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Jesus, George Washington and San Diego’s Medical Marijuana Struggle

November 16, 2010 by Rocky Neptun

Editor: This two-year old post by Rocky Neptun is a constant favorite or our readers. We thought we’d just bring it out for some more sun – but please realize dear reader, that it was written in November of 2010.

By Rocky Neptun

Under the shadow of a venomous San Diego District Attorney and a cliff-hanger Attorney General election between a fanatical D.A. from Los Angeles and a sympathetic D.A. from the Bay Area, medical marijuana patients, providers and activists met near Mission Bay under the banner of “putting patients first.”

The November 14th, all-day gathering, at the Marina Village Conference Center reflected both the radiance of altruism in the medical marijuana movement, its ancient heritage, and the potential to humanize the medical-care-giving industry, as well as the dangers members and patients face from reactionary forces still fighting the obsolete cultural wars of the 1960’s.

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Local guy refuses airport scan – his story has gone viral.

November 15, 2010 by Source

Editor: Local Oceanside resident John Tyner refused an airport full body scan and refused a groin pat-down by security – and all holy hell broke out at Lindbergh Field last Saturday, November 13th. He caught the entire incident on his cell phone and he posted it on his blog – and his story […]

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1934: The Year California Almost Elected a Socialist Governor – Upton Sinclair

November 15, 2010 by Source

by Greg Mitchell / The Nation

Nearly two years after a Democrat promising hope and change entered the White House, amid an economic crisis left behind by an unpopular Republican, unemployment remained at century-high levels. Despite new stimulus programs, recovery seemed far off. Opponents in the GOP (and even some in the president’s own party) called for cutting spending to reduce the budget deficit.

Democrats were split: Was the president acting as boldly as possible—or was he not nearly bold enough? Pundits on the left accused him of dithering and caving in to “big business.”

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What Constitutes “Bullying?”

November 15, 2010 by Judi Curry

Have things really changed THAT much since I was in school?

Judging from the experience my daughter – and more specifically – my 11 year old grandson just had – I would have to say that changes have taken place but not necessarily for the better.

Today’s papers are filled with news accounts of “bullying”. There have been many deaths caused by bullying. In some instances parents have goaded their children to “bully” another student and seem to think it is funny. There was the young lady that thought she had a boyfriend because he told her nice things about herself.

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Stand Up Against State Surveillance & Intimidation!

November 14, 2010 by Source

Panel discussion on “Know Your Rights: stand up against state surveillance and intimidation.” OB Rag editor Frank Gormlie will join the Panel at the Joyce Beers Community Center in Hillcrest from 7 to 9pm.
Gormlie will be speaking on the history of police surveillance of activists during the Seventies. CHECK INSIDE FOR OTHER PANELISTS AND DETAILS.

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Because in America, it’s far more shameful to owe money than it is to steal it.

November 14, 2010 by Source

A very informative article by Matt Taibbi appearing in Rolling Stone Magazine

Matt Taibbi: Courts Helping Banks Screw Over Homeowners

Retired judges are rushing through complex cases to speed foreclosures in Florida

The foreclosure lawyers down in Jacksonville had warned me, but I was skeptical. They told me the state of Florida had created a special super-high-speed housing court with a specific mandate to rubber-stamp the legally dicey foreclosures by corporate mortgage pushers like Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan Chase.

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What We Learned From WikiLeaks

November 14, 2010 by Source

by Jonathan Schell / The Nation / November 10, 2010

The Army intelligence analyst Pfc. Bradley Manning, 22, now in a military detention center charged with having leaked classified documents related to the Iraq War, once explained why he was contemplating his deed. (He is additionally suspected of having leaked the 390,000 documents made public by the whistleblowing solicitor WikiLeaks, but he has not been charged with this.) Manning was not yet in prison or in the media spotlight.

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Book Review: “Obama’s Wars” by Bob Woodward – the capitulation of civilian control over American military

November 14, 2010 by Frank Gormlie

Most reviews of Bob Woodward’s new book, Obama’s Wars, focus on the perceived failures and incompetency of Barack Obama, or on the in-fighting between the generals or within the White House staff, or intellectualize on the over-all abilities and shortcomings of Woodward as a chronicler of modern American history. And in doing so, they miss the point.

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What happened to the leash law?

November 13, 2010 by Judi Curry

So….Buddy and I are walking south on Sunset Cliffs on the east side of the road when we are met by three dogs and their owner, unleashed, that looked as close to being wolves as coyotes look like large dogs.

Wait a minute. That’s unfair. Only two of the dogs looked like wolves. The third dog, a teeny weenie one was on a leash. It was the other two that were not.

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4 out of top 5 precincts that voted for Prop 19 are in Ocean Beach.

November 13, 2010 by Frank Gormlie

Thanks to the paper-version of the San Diego U-T this morning, we have the grateful news that in the vote for Prop 19 – the marijuana legalization proposition that was narrowly defeated state-wide – four of the top 5 precincts that voted in favor – were in Ocean Beach. (Ed.: we apologize about the quality […]

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Local columnist adds “Terriers” to list of San Diego private eye TV shows.

November 13, 2010 by Source

by Karla Peterson / SignOnSanDiego / November 13, 2010

When he talks about San Diego as the perfect scene for his TV crimes, actor Donal Logue likes to toss out a W. Somerset Maugham quote about the French Riviera. The geography is off, but the sentiment is a straight shot to the dark heart of our golden city.

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Arizona pot measure pulls ahead in vote count

November 13, 2010 by Source

PHOENIX — A measure that would legalize medical marijuana in Arizona pulled ahead for the first time Friday, with both supporters and opponents saying they believed the proposal that went before voters on Election Day would pass.

Proposition 203 was ahead by 4,421 votes out of more than 1.63 million votes counted. The measure started out losing by about 7,200 votes on Nov. 2 and the gap gradually narrowed in the following 10 days.

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Reader Rant: About Those Deficit-Reduction Commission Suggestions …

November 12, 2010 by Source

President Obama appointed 18 people to come up with suggestions for lowering the deficit. Yesterday, when Pres. Obama is outside of the country and will be until Sunday, they released their suggestions. I won’t go into detail about all of the things, but will mention two in particular that have me up in arms:
1. Social Security – raise the retirement age and lower the benefits

I am so mad that they are using SS as part of the reason for the budget problems.

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Privatizing Miramar Landfill Poses Serious Environmental Risks

November 12, 2010 by Source

State law requires public review of potential impacts before proceeding

The Sierra Club San Diego Chapter on Thursday, Nov. 9th, asked the City of San Diego to comply with state law requiring public review of likely environmental consequences before taking the dramatic step of privatizing the city’s only public landfill. Turning over the Miramar landfill to a private operator, as the City proposed in a request for bids issued in July, could cause significant environmental damage and expense.

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Memo to mainstream media: Could we have just – say, one week without anything about Sarah Palin?

November 11, 2010 by Frank Gormlie

I’m getting really, really sick of it. Everywhere I turn – there’s Sarah Palin. Not her really, of course, but another image of her, another post, another comment, another article, another scoop, ….

HELP!!!!!!!!!!

Am I the only one who is so sick of seeing her that I’m getting ready to throw up???

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OB Rag and City agree to delay any trimming or cutting of Long Branch Torrey Pine until Planning Board meeting on issue.

November 11, 2010 by Frank Gormlie

The OB Rag and the City of San Diego’s urban forester have come to a temporary agreement about the towering – but leaning – giant Torrey Pines tree on the 4600 block of Long Branch Avenue.

We have been following the story that the City wants to either drastically trim or even cut down this magnificent beauty.

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Ocean Beach VFW Outpost Being Forced Out After 27 Years

November 11, 2010 by Andy Cohen

Since 1983 war veterans of Ocean Beach have had a place to call home. Since 1983, VFW Outpost 1392 at 4944 Newport Avenue has served as a refuge. It’s not much. It’s a small storefront facing an alley. The inside is not fancy; a big screen HDTV, a pool table, and your usual assortment of stools and tables (all handmade by Outpost members).

There is nothing fancy about the décor. ….

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paul krueger April 19, 2024 at 11:21 am on Why San Diego Should Not Be Awarded Anything for Its ‘Bonus ADU’ Program — Not One ADU Unit Has Been Built as Low-Income HousingHere ya go: https://ivoryinnovations.org
paul krueger April 19, 2024 at 11:20 am on Why San Diego Should Not Be Awarded Anything for Its ‘Bonus ADU’ Program — Not One ADU Unit Has Been Built as Low-Income HousingYes, that was written as a reply to Ivory Innovations, and our group, Neighbors For A Better San Diego composed a more complete response that...
chris schultz April 19, 2024 at 11:10 am on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachCars are taxed by your registration fees and deductible.
kh April 19, 2024 at 11:08 am on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachNobody is talking about removing prop 13 for people's first home. But why is a family buying their first home paying more in property taxes...
kh April 19, 2024 at 11:00 am on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachWell then, mom and pop can put it in the kid's name. Done. And they can preserve Prop 13 benefits in doing so, if the...
Jane April 19, 2024 at 10:51 am on 8 ADUs in 3-Story Complex Proposed for 4500 Block of Pescadero in Point LomaPer Next Door, "Through the Peninsula Community Planning Board, the City has asked for citizen comments before 03May. Since this is before the PCPB Project...
Jane April 19, 2024 at 10:32 am on 8 ADUs in 3-Story Complex Proposed for 4500 Block of Pescadero in Point LomaHome was sold 1 year ago at $1.8M for a 1000 sq ft home on 7500 sq ft lot. Original intent was to put even...
Mateo April 19, 2024 at 10:02 am on Why San Diego Should Not Be Awarded Anything for Its ‘Bonus ADU’ Program — Not One ADU Unit Has Been Built as Low-Income HousingThe final sentence in the David Eccles School of Business U of Utah created the non profit called Ivory Innovations description tells it all. Self...
Debbie April 19, 2024 at 9:42 am on 8 ADUs in 3-Story Complex Proposed for 4500 Block of Pescadero in Point LomaWho is the owner? A local?
Greg April 19, 2024 at 9:13 am on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachAh yes the poor mom and pop homeowners wealthy enough to purchase a second property. Won't somebody please think of them!
Greg April 19, 2024 at 9:12 am on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachProp 13 should ONLY apply to primary residences in which case your whole example is moot.
Pats April 19, 2024 at 9:01 am on Why San Diego Should Not Be Awarded Anything for Its ‘Bonus ADU’ Program — Not One ADU Unit Has Been Built as Low-Income HousingGavin Newsom, Chris Ward, (and most SD State politicians), Todd Gloria, and Colin Parent are responsible for the starting and stopping on the same street...
Pats April 19, 2024 at 8:37 am on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachProp 13 was passed in 1978. Homeowners in 1978 are of Social Security age. Some will not be able to afford the property taxes if...
Greg April 19, 2024 at 8:27 am on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachThat is a very good way to potentially increase the supply of housing by disincentivizing persons from owning more than one unit of housing.