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Dozens of Ocean Beach Businesses Vandalized

 Source  January 26, 2011  11 Comments on Dozens of Ocean Beach Businesses Vandalized

Editor: We will be posting an update on this story later today.

By Jen Lebron Kuhney / SignOnSanDiego / Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 5:46 p.m.

OCEAN BEACH — The windows of at least 31 Ocean Beach businesses were etched by vandals, apparently between midnight and 5 a.m. Tuesday, San Diego police said.

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Egypt Explodes As People Take to the Streets to Oust Mubarak

 Source  January 25, 2011  2 Comments on Egypt Explodes As People Take to the Streets to Oust Mubarak

UPDATE: Police fire teargas at Egypt overnight protesters CAIRO Jan 26 (Reuters) – Police fired teargas at Egyptian protesters who were…

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This Is What Really Hides In Taco Bell’s “Beef”

 Source  January 25, 2011  10 Comments on This Is What Really Hides In Taco Bell’s “Beef”

Taco Bell “beef” pseudo-Mexican delicacies are not made with USDA ground beef. They use a gross thing called “Taco Meat Filling” as shown on their big container’s labels—which customers can’t see. The list of ingredients is gruesome: ….

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San Diegan With Extremist Right-Wing Agenda Runs His Own Private CIA

 Source  January 24, 2011  3 Comments on San Diegan With Extremist Right-Wing Agenda Runs His Own Private CIA

Former Contras Founder Pushes Right-Wing Agenda While Contracting With American Agencies Editor: San Diegan and former spook for the CIA,…

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OB’s High Surf of the Primavera Falsa

 Source  January 23, 2011  3 Comments on OB’s High Surf of the Primavera Falsa

Photos by Jim Grant – in and around the Ocean Beach Pier, January 21-23, 2011. Check out this gallery inside.

Surfers in photos are unidentified.

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In Celebration of Birthdays and Roe v. Wade

 Source  January 23, 2011  1 Comment on In Celebration of Birthdays and Roe v. Wade

By Kit-Bacon Gressitt / Excuse Me, I’m Writing / Jan. 22, 2011 January 22 was my birthday, which interests me…

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Yellowstone Has Bulged as Magma Pocket Swells

 Source  January 22, 2011  4 Comments on Yellowstone Has Bulged as Magma Pocket Swells

by Brian Handwerk / National Geographic News / Published January 19, 2011 Yellowstone National Park’s supervolcano just took a deep “breath,” causing…

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High swells wash the beach

 Source  January 22, 2011  1 Comment on High swells wash the beach

A silky northwest swell is snapping ashore along the San Diego coastline, producing waves in the 4′ to 5′ range in many areas, with sets to 6′. Waves are expected to reach 8′ later today, and will be nearly as large on Sunday, says Surfline.com.

The swell has led to a high surf advisory from the National Weather Service. Waves will be smaller in north county. But the swell will produce strong rip currents along the entire coastline. Ocean temperatures are in the 54-56 degree range.

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The real reasons Keith Olbermann quit MSNBC

 Source  January 22, 2011  24 Comments on The real reasons Keith Olbermann quit MSNBC

MSNBC’s liberal crusader abruptly resigned on air Friday, ending a provocative eight-year run.

By Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast / January 22, 2011

[To view Keith Olbermann’s last goodbye on msnbc, go inside to clink on link for the video.]

Keith Olbermann, the liberal crusader whose combative style put him increasingly at odds with his network bosses, resigned abruptly from MSNBC Friday.

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