The following photos were submitted by Cory Miller and taken at the Tuesday, Feb. 24 City Council hearing on OB’s historical district in City Council Chambers. Text was submitted by South OB Girl, an irregular Rag columnist.
A full half hour early, approximately 30 OBceans had already arrived. Council Chambers wasn’t open yet and we waited in the lobby. Security opened the Chambers up since so many people were waiting . Everyone began submitting their speaker slips right away. 20 people in this photo with at least 10 to a dozen people not in the photo.
William Riley spoke wearing the legendary blue “keep the OBcean attitude” shirt.
A poignant quote from William:
“If this goes forward, OB should be called a completely annihilated community.”
The number in the crowd was very, very admirable. Multiple speakers had a full 15 minutes, meaning 14 people attended to cede minutes to each person who spoke for 15 minutes. Impressive. And that wasn’t just OBceans. There were speakers and organizations from THROUGHOUT San Diego.
I really CANNOT believe Todd Gloria was elected mayor and bringing this chaos to our historical buildings. I pledge never to vote for him for anything.
Ronald May has done here something OBceans are very good at. He’s told us exactly what he thinks. Thank you Ronald! Unfiltered and unrestrained, you have told it like it is! Next up, new elections and putting your words into action!