February 24, 2010
by Frank and Patty
The OB Town Council is holding a meeting tonight at the Masonic Temple,which includes a candidate forum for candidates of the OB Planning Board, plus a public forum on homeless.
Two of our bloggers, Cindi and Lane, are texting us and we will be sharing with you what they report:
7:23 pm LANE: handful of PB candidates that sit on TC as well –
7:16 – there is a woman speaking … she says she handles homeless issues like vandalism, drunk in public, … insinuating that only homeless do these things.
7:11 – they are allowing the homeless youth to submit speaker requests! they are going to hear our voice!
7:10 pm – talking about housing workshop, student loan workshop, but my thought is what about the homeless shelter workshop?
7:08 pm – The meeting just started !
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July 20, 2009
by Frank and Patty
For a week, we ran a poll asking the reader whether Ocean Beach is becoming gentrified. 63% of the respondents said ‘yes.’ Most of those – 2/3rds – believed it was a very slow process. 33% of the respondents asked us back – in answer number 4 – “What does gentrified mean?”
So, here it is: GENTRIFICATION:
– the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces poorer residents. …
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