Month: June 2019

by Ernie McCray

Just finished year one
as an octogenarian,
glad to still be among
the living ones,
still holding on
to precious memories
that remind me
how good
life has been to me…

by Brad Racino & Jill Castellano / inewsource / May 30, 2019

Two prominent doctors associated with the University of California San Diego and the local VA used blood and stool samples taken from sick veterans to bolster a paper published this month in an academic research journal.

The specimens were not supposed to be used, according to the project’s lead researcher, because they were part of a study that unethically collected biological samples from living subjects without their consent, which investigators called “serious noncompliance.”

By Michael Steinberg / Blackrain Press

On May 8 the New York Times reported, “Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Is Shutting Down.”The story explained that Chicago-based Exelon, the plant’s owner, would be permanently closing the plant at the end of this September because it had been losing money, and a plan for the state of Pennsylvania to bail it out had failed.

There are two nuclear reactor’s at the plant. Reactor #1 started up in 1974, so it will be 45 years old when it shuts down in four month. The plant is located on the Susquehanna River, south of Harrisburg, the state capital.

Exelon is closing down reactor #1 even though it is licensed to operate it until 2034. The utility said that decommissioning the plant, taking down the structure and dealing with leftover high level nuclear waste, will cost $1.2 billion, but won’t even start until 2074.

What Is a “Partial” Meltdown?

The OB Planning Board has a full agenda for its Wednesday night meeting, June 5th. It’s got 2 projects to review – one on Santa Cruz and one on Pescadero. The Board is also to review, vote and submit its ideas on Capital Improvement Projects to the city by July 1, review the city’s proposed dockless scooter corrals for OB, discuss SB 50 – and that’s just for starters!

The Board meets at 6pm sharp in the Community Meeting Room at the OB Recreation Center, 4726 Santa Monica Ave.

4684 Santa Cruz

This is an application to construct a “granny flat” of 260 square-feet on top of an existing garage and workshop – at 46j84 Santa Cruz Ave.

June 15th Saturday 2 pm – 3 pm Beginning Vegetable Gardening Workshops Ocean Beach Library 4801 Santa Monica Ave. San Diego 92107 The Master Gardener Association of San Diego County will be teaching Beginning Vegetable Gardening (BVG) Workshops at the Ocean Beach Library beginning on April 6th. Today’s topic is Soils. Learn about what soil needs to thrive and the science of this essential ingredient in gardening. More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/347128559230630

June 15th Saturday 9 am – 6 pm Youth Climate Action Summit The Youth Climate Action Summit is a one-day event taking place in Hillcrest that will better equip high school students to become climate leaders at their school and in their community. Youth will gain leadership and teamwork skills, knowledge, and support to effectively influence policy and inspire their peers to take meaningful action on climate change and climate justice. More info: sd350/org/youth-summit

By Jim Miller

Bohemian San Francisco is deader than a doornail. That was the theme of a recent Washington Post piece by Karen Heller, “How San Francisco Broke America’s Heart”, that observed how “the great American romantic city” had been ruined by an army of tech bros and the economic forces they represent. As Heller writes, “everyone agrees that something has rotted in San Francisco,” and it’s not a product of the city’s liberalism, but of a new wave of libertarian capitalism:

Real estate is the nation’s costliest. Listings read like typos, a median $1.6 million for a single-family home and $3,700 monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment.

On Friday, May 31, a jury found Noah Mitchell Jackson guilty of the stabbing death of Walter “Ras” Riley, a well-known Ocean Beach homeless man known as “the Incense Man”.

After deliberating for nearly 2 and a half days, the jury found Jackson guilty of second-degree murder for the unprovoked knife attack on Riley on June 22, 2017. The fatal attack occurred on Bacon Street, near Newport Avenue after Jackson encountered Riley around 12:30 a.m.

Between 80 to 100 people turned out for the “Impeach at the Beach” event held at Dog Beach in OB yesterday, Saturday, June 1st.

And with their bodies, towels and blankets, they spelled out “IMPEACH”. Drone photographers were on hand as was 10News.