A former lawyer and current grassroots activist, I have been editing the Rag since Patty Jones and I launched it in Oct 2007. Way back during the Dinosaurs in 1970, I founded the original Ocean Beach People’s Rag - OB’s famous underground newspaper -, and then later during the early Eighties, published The Whole Damn Pie Shop, a progressive alternative to the Reader.
As is often the case, local news coverage was largely absent. 10 and 8 ran items about rallies in Los Angeles and San Francisco (maybe it was Sacramento) but nary a peep about the San Diego one. Oddly, given its very right-leaning bias, 51 DID run a piece on the local rally. Go figure……
Joni Halpern on ‘Let Them Steal Cake’: “To those who read my story and share my outrage at this cruelty, I send my heartfelt thanks for your…” Aug 20, 21:07
Mat Wahlstrom on ‘Let Them Steal Cake’: “Agree with the other commenters: this is the heartbreaking truth you had and too many others still do experience. By…” Aug 20, 16:50
Mat Wahlstrom on The Debate Over Midway Rising Continues: “Almost wish I could live long enough to see them age out of callous youth and bear the brunt of…” Aug 20, 16:30
Alana Coons on ‘Let Them Steal Cake’: “This is such a deeply moving piece. The personal story makes the human cost of hunger impossible to look away…” Aug 20, 14:58
As is often the case, local news coverage was largely absent. 10 and 8 ran items about rallies in Los Angeles and San Francisco (maybe it was Sacramento) but nary a peep about the San Diego one. Oddly, given its very right-leaning bias, 51 DID run a piece on the local rally. Go figure……