Month: February 2011

Where “Inalienable Rights” Have No Meaning

by Roberto Rodriquez / CounterPunch / February 9, 2011

Jose Olivas holds a drawing of a baby as he protests against Arizona’s Senate bill 1308 and 1309 outside Arizona’s Capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona, 7 February 2011. The two bills seek to overrule the 14th amendment of the US constitution by denying American citizenship to children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants.

SeaWorld in San Diego is announcing today, according to the San Diego U-T, that it plans a real roller coaster…

There has been a lot of scary talk in the mainstream media and from politicians regarding Social Security, and it’s…

Editor: A controversial proposal to allow corporate advertising at the beach is moving forward through City Hall. … Yet, many in this beach community oppose such a blatant surrender of … peace, quiet, and beauty of the coast and beaches.

Communities would have say in beach ads

By Nathan Max / SignOnSanDiego

Communities from Ocean Beach to La Jolla will have significant say in corporate advertising on their shores ….

Caution, may not be suitable for work…

AOL has bought Huffington Post; Sarah and Bristol Palin have both filed to trademark their names. While we watch raw footage of the protests in the streets of Egypt carried out at times with sticks and stones, the click and whirr of mergers, branding, spin and insider knowledge continue unabated. We live in strange times.

A reader wrote us: “Please don’t let them rename any of our San Diego structures for Ronald Reagan- B actor, D president, F on human rights.”

(See this article – inside link.) Make this simple call TODAY 2/8/11 and make your voice heard!

UPDATE:  Yes, there is an archaeology dig going on at this site – the site of the new entryway project…

By Brian Stelter / New York Times / February 8, 2011 Keith Olbermann, the former MSNBC anchor and liberal firebrand,…

by Lila Shapiro / HuffingtonPost / Originally published Feb. 4, 2011 Over the last three years, nearly 5 million U.S….

Coastkeeper, Surfrider groups report jump in collected debris, and volunteers, since ’07 By Mike Lee / SignOnSanDiego / February 7, 2011…

Last Friday, Feb. 4th, a meeting was held in Councilmember Kevin Faulconer’s office to deal with the controversy of the…

Channel 10News has uncovered a scandal involving millions of dollars in street repairs with the City of San Diego, and…