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Egyptians to Stage Largest Protests Yet – Big Question: ‘What Will the Army Do?’

Source February 10, 2011 0 Comments

By Al Jazeera / February 11, 2011 Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy protesters are expected to march onto the streets…

How Far Can Arizona Secede?

Source February 10, 2011 2 Comments

Where “Inalienable Rights” Have No Meaning

by Roberto Rodriquez / CounterPunch / February 9, 2011

Jose Olivas holds a drawing of a baby as he protests against Arizona’s Senate bill 1308 and 1309 outside Arizona’s Capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona, 7 February 2011. The two bills seek to overrule the 14th amendment of the US constitution by denying American citizenship to children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants.

Corporate advertising at the beach crawls closer to reality

Source February 9, 2011 5 Comments

Editor: A controversial proposal to allow corporate advertising at the beach is moving forward through City Hall. … Yet, many in this beach community oppose such a blatant surrender of … peace, quiet, and beauty of the coast and beaches.

Communities would have say in beach ads

By Nathan Max / SignOnSanDiego

Communities from Ocean Beach to La Jolla will have significant say in corporate advertising on their shores ….

Keith Olbermann to Join Al Gore’s Cable Channel

Source February 8, 2011 7 Comments

By Brian Stelter / New York Times / February 8, 2011 Keith Olbermann, the former MSNBC anchor and liberal firebrand,…

5 Million American Workers Have Disappeared

Source February 8, 2011 3 Comments

by Lila Shapiro / HuffingtonPost / Originally published Feb. 4, 2011 Over the last three years, nearly 5 million U.S….

Plastic trash make up largest items in beach cleanups

Source February 8, 2011 0 Comments

Coastkeeper, Surfrider groups report jump in collected debris, and volunteers, since ’07 By Mike Lee / SignOnSanDiego / February 7, 2011…

Free-for-All Speech at California State University San Marcos

Source February 7, 2011 7 Comments

By Kit-Bacon Gressitt The Koala, a tabloid launched last month by some California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) students, has…

Reagan Day? More than 60% of Americans Just Say No

Source February 4, 2011 13 Comments

by Erica Holloway / San Diego Rostra / February 4, 2011

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Happy Dutch Day? Nope, most Americans say they’d rather work.

More than 60 percent of Americans reject the idea of denoting 40th President Ronald Reagan’s birthday, February 6, as a federal public holiday.

Wal-Mart Buys San Diego

Source February 4, 2011 14 Comments

By Al Norman/ Huffington Post/ February 4, 2011

It’s clear now who is running San Diego.

Wal-Mart needed only 8 weeks and maybe thirty thousand dollars to scare the daylights out of the City Council in San Diego. One local official in San Diego, California called it a “dark day for democracy.”

Jr. ROTC Contributes to the School Funding Crisis

Source February 2, 2011 4 Comments

By Rick Jahnkow /Draft NOtices / January – March 2011 Newsletter As sources of public money for public education shrink,…

A Guide: How Not To Say Stupid Stuff About Egypt

Source February 2, 2011 1 Comment

by Sarthanapalos / January 31, 2011 The past few days I have heard so many stupid things from friends, blogs,…

San Diego Is Selling Off Its Only Landfill Which Does Not Make Sense

Source February 1, 2011 6 Comments

The City of San Diego is quietly selling off its only landfill, a move that will impact every San Diego resident and business, and the environment.

Besides providing a place to put a million tons of trash a year, Miramar Landfill is a moneymaker for the City and provides many benefits that are likely to be degraded or lost under the proposed 35-year lease to a private operator.