OB Rag Fund-Raising Slips As the News Pushes Appeals Off Front Page
OCEAN BEACH, CA. In a new development, fund-raising for San Diego’s newest lefty blog, OB Rag, has slipped recently. Editors…
Author: Frank Gormlie
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.
Posted in: Education, Media, Ocean Beach
Stocks plunge, unemployment grows, home equity vanishes, soldiers killed … just another beautiful day in the Empire
Frank Gormlie June 6, 2008 4 Comments on Stocks plunge, unemployment grows, home equity vanishes, soldiers killed … just another beautiful day in the Empire
HOMETOWN, USA – It was another beautiful day, here in the American Empire. The Dow dropped today nearly 400 points….
Posted in: Energy, Labor, War and Peace
OB Locals Make Fun in the Round-A-Bout at Greene (Street) Square
Frank Gormlie June 4, 2008 3 Comments on OB Locals Make Fun in the Round-A-Bout at Greene (Street) Square
Dangerous “intersection” results in a block party OCEAN BEACH, CA. Heather Clark almost got hit in the huge intersection at…
Posted in: Ocean Beach, Organizing
OB Rag Editors Blast Candidates for Taking All the Money
Blog fund-raising efforts lag due to Electioneering SAN DIEGO, CA. This morning, after coffee, OB Rag editors severely criticized local…
Posted in: Media, Ocean Beach
Election, Selection, a Mention
SAN DIEGO, CA. The people have spoken – or at least some of the them, in yesterday’s low-voter turn-out in…
“Greene Square” – OB Residents Demonstrate for Safe Streets & Attempt a Round-A-bout
Frank Gormlie June 3, 2008 1 Comment on “Greene Square” – OB Residents Demonstrate for Safe Streets & Attempt a Round-A-bout
“Weird” intersection at Froude and Greene Streets brings out the round-a-bouts – Wed. June 4, 6-10pm OCEAN BEACH, CA. Local…
Posted in: Environment, Ocean Beach
NEW: 2 More Old Issues Now Scanned – Time to Get an Old Rag & Give Us a Donation !
Frank Gormlie May 31, 2008 2 Comments on NEW: 2 More Old Issues Now Scanned – Time to Get an Old Rag & Give Us a Donation !
OCEAN BEACH, CA. The OB Rag announces that it has scanned in two more, complete issues of the former OB…
Posted in: Media, Ocean Beach
Court Decision On Blackwater’s TRO Against City of San Diego Delayed
Frank Gormlie May 30, 2008 0 Comments on Court Decision On Blackwater’s TRO Against City of San Diego Delayed
SAN DIEGO, CA. Today, May 30, U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn L. Huff said that she will not decide whether…
Posted in: Organizing, Peace Movement
Tagged: Blackwater, Border Issues
ACTION ALERT: Blackwater’s Motion To Be Heard in Federal Court Friday, May 30th
Frank Gormlie May 29, 2008 0 Comments on ACTION ALERT: Blackwater’s Motion To Be Heard in Federal Court Friday, May 30th
Protest Against Blackwater Friday at 12:30 at Federal Courthouse SAN DIEGO, CA. Apparently, Blackwater’s motion for a temporary restraining order…
Posted in: Peace Movement, War and Peace
Tagged: Blackwater, Border Issues
Latest Scan: OB Rag – from late May to early June 1971
OCEAN BEACH, CA. OB Rag – the blog – announces that we have scanned in another original OB Rag –…
OB ALERT! – Residents to Approach OB Town Council About Dangers on Sunset Cliffs Blvd
Frank Gormlie May 28, 2008 5 Comments on OB ALERT! – Residents to Approach OB Town Council About Dangers on Sunset Cliffs Blvd
UPDATE: Residents upset with accidents and speeds on Sunset Cliffs Blvd want some kind of action The OB Rag was…
Posted in: Environment, Ocean Beach, Organizing
BLACKWATER SUES CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Mercenary company initiates legal action against San Diego in order to open their “vocational school” on time SAN DIEGO, CA….
Posted in: Organizing, Peace Movement, San Diego, War and Peace
Tagged: Blackwater, Border Issues
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