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The OB Rag staff is on a “staycation” – we can’t afford a real vacation – so we’re hanging out in town, enjoying local restaurants, bars, bird-sightings, walks around Famosa Slough, bike rides.
IN the meantime … we’re reposting old articles with interesting subjects. Such as the 45th anniversary of the infamous Collier Park Riot of March 28, 1971.
April 24, 2024 at 6:48 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 HousingCouldn't agree more. Labor is not just a special interest group -- until they act like one and our local labor council has become just...
April 24, 2024 at 6:16 am on Reader Rant on the New Warehouse Plan for San Diego’s Unhoused CitizensAsh St. 2.0 https://voiceofsandiego.org/2024/04/24/what-we-know-about-the-pollution-below-mayor-glorias-mega-shelter-site/#comment-30554 
April 24, 2024 at 1:22 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 HousingFrank, check the money pouring into the Dems and paying for those flyers. Unions are catching up with developers in funding the candidates and sending...
April 23, 2024 at 8:03 pm on Reader Rant: ‘Why I’m Breaking Up With Cox Communications’For e-mail I went to Hushmail a decade ago. I've had no problems with the company or my e-mail account. It's about $35/year & based...
April 23, 2024 at 4:28 pm on Adam Avenues Unplugged — Saturday, April 27I miss Isaac Cheong hosting open mics at Lestat’s on Adams Avenue, when Gregory Page and Greg Laswell would perform. April 23, 2024 at 2:52 pm on ‘Hey You! Get Up! We’ve Outlawed Sleeping in Public!’I just said my land was assessed at 38% of value. $300 x my sq footage puts me at appraised value for the entire property,...
April 23, 2024 at 2:11 pm on Adam Avenues Unplugged — Saturday, April 27I miss when it was the Roots Festival. 
April 23, 2024 at 1:27 pm on ‘Hey You! Get Up! We’ve Outlawed Sleeping in Public!’You are very correct that many sections of our city are outliers, like LaJolla and El Cajon. But, if your home is within a typical... April 23, 2024 at 12:57 pm on ‘Hey You! Get Up! We’ve Outlawed Sleeping in Public!’Sounds like way more land then house based on your numbers. My assessor value tells me everything. Maybe the location differs which would explain some... April 23, 2024 at 12:42 pm on ‘Hey You! Get Up! We’ve Outlawed Sleeping in Public!’Of course the land value % will vary within the city. I just had my home reassessed after some improvements, and since I know about... April 23, 2024 at 12:03 pm on ‘Hey You! Get Up! We’ve Outlawed Sleeping in Public!’My land is 38% of the value on my tax assessment. 75% seems like speculative assumptions on what? April 23, 2024 at 11:42 am on Mayor Gloria Fined $10,500 for Not Disclosing DonationsSame reporter has a story on the loans taken out by Hamm, the shelter lease owner. Sure does make you wonder how he knew to... April 23, 2024 at 11:37 am on Reader Rant: ‘Why I’m Breaking Up With Cox Communications’Doesn't matter the provider, you're always fighting the cost hikes, and bad service despite the claims. But yeah, one day when my wife was on... April 22, 2024 at 11:30 pm on Why San Diego Should Not Be Awarded Anything for Its ‘Bonus ADU’ Program — Not One ADU Unit Has Been Built as Low-Income HousingIN case you haven't noticed, 'build, build, build' has been the developer elite's mantra for decades; to say the 'government is owned by the unions'... April 22, 2024 at 11:26 pm on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachWe reposted that a couple of weeks ago; great piece. 
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Enjoy! You totally deserve the chill-time.
have a good one Frank,
sometimes the negativity of politics & other things gets overwhelming & cause us to lose appreciation for what we love. re-engaging outside of the ‘normal’ day to day – can help revive our appreciation for what we love & are blessed with. enjoy.
“why should i travel, when i’m already there?”
Vaya con Dios
cheers
We’re bbbbaaaakkkk! Wow, what a relaxing bunch of days – the weather in OB/PL was patchy, with some sun, and some rain out at the Light House on Wed. Saw lots of birds at Famosa Slough and in the River; a Blue Heron, wow – they are rare.
Speaking of birds, wtf with these latest parrot killings.
Trying to get back to normal, whatever that is, back to our regular posting schedule.
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