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.
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
Frances O'Neill Zimmerman on ‘Let Them Steal Cake’: “Joni Halpern’s powerful, beautiful, personal essay deserves the widest audience. Thanks to the OB Rag for publishing. May it be…” Aug 20, 13:07
Frank Gormlie on The Overdevelopment of Clairemont Mesa and Kearny Mesa: “Crosby also attended at least one meeting of the San Diego Community Coalition, a network dedicated to moving against predatory…” Aug 20, 12:43
Paul Krueger on ‘Let Them Steal Cake’: “Thx very much, Joni, for sharing this powerful and heartfelt/heartbreaking memoir. It’s a compelling statement about the significant benefits of…” Aug 20, 12:40