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By Katie Hyson / KPBS / July 11, 2023
A dozen community members gathered in front of San Diego Police Headquarters on Tuesday, holding signs that read “We know what you did” and “Accountability is not the enemy.” They are demanding the release of the body camera footage of the arrest of Muslah Abdul-Hafeez.
The OB Rag is searching for a few local writers from Ocean Beach or Point Loma to take on assignments from editordude. We are able to pay a small fee for articles.
Please contact editordude at obragblog@gmail.com for more information.
We’re also looking for photographers and poets who’d like to showcase their talents.
From Ocean News
Blue Frontier’s newly updated Blue Movement Directory is a powerful tool that empowers ocean action worldwide. The online directory simplifies the process of finding like-minded individuals, organizations, and their activities to amplify the collective impact of the blue movement.
It links to more than 1,000 U.S. ocean and coastal organizations with user-friendly features and a geo-map based interface.
By Lori Weisberg / SDU-T/ July 10, 2023
Los Angeles billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong has sold The San Diego Union-Tribune to an affiliate of the MediaNews Group for an undisclosed amount, it was announced on Monday.
MediaNews Group is owned by Alden Global Capital, a New York hedge fund that owns roughly 200 publications, including the Chicago Tribune.
By Richard Schulte / Cool San Diego Sights
At the corner of Shafter Street and Avenida de Portugal, in San Diego’s historic Little Portugal neighborhood, you’ll find this delightful street art. Four electrical boxes were painted last year by students attending Warren-Walker Middle School.
Please join La Playa Trail Association for a presentation by Eric DuVall on the “Story of The Beach News” at the Point Loma Assembly, Tuesday, May 23 at 5:30 pm.
Point Loma Assembly is located at 3035 Talbot Street. DuVall is the president of the OB Historical Society – and one of the best writers on the Peninsula.
The Beach News was an early community newspaper for Ocean Beach and eventually morphed into The Peninsula News in the 1950s. Eric will present some of the great features, funny old ads and shameless boosterism that characterized the early The Beach News.
By Emma Peters / LomaBeat.com / End of April 2023
“Sad girl starter pack”
“My life is a movie”
“Chill vibes”
No, these are not phrases spouted out by a ChatGPT- bot attempting to come up with vague internet-esque phrases to assimilate with the youth, but they may as well be. These expressions, which essentially mean nothing without the context of social media, have now permeated the popular streaming service Spotify. It’s a genius marketing scheme—and it’s ruining the way that we listen to music.
Local San Diego TV media politics might soften up a bit.
The most right-wing news station in San Diego, KUSI, will be bought by media conglomerate Nexstar Media Group, the owner of “The CW.” And KUSI may turn into the CW channel for the area. Or may be merged with Fox5, another TV station here owned by Nexstar. Or maybe both. The purchase of KUSI was for $35 million.
Barry Bahrami, the man whose livestream caught two Navy ships nearly colliding in the San Diego Bay has been ordered to take the cameras down.
It was Bahrami’s video that showed the near collision of two Navy ships at the San Diego Bay back in November 2022, an incident commonly referred to as “Warship Chicken” which now stands at the center of a new controversy. The Navy Criminal Investigative Service says the camera’s livestream shows military activity in the area, but Bahrami calls, “bologna,” and that he has the right to film.
To all our OB Rag subscribers:
The online image that our subscribers receive in their email is only partly from the OB Rag. Below our posts are sponsored ads and even articles.
Yet, we do not have any control over what our subscription service adds to our sub list. The ads are NOT ours – and we don’t make one cent from them. And the sponsored articles are not ours either. Some of them are downright embarrassing.
Through the Lens, A photographic Family Legacy
Thursday, April 20, 2023, The Ocean Beach Historical Society presents: Through the Lens, A photographic Family Legacy, featuring Ocean Beach Photographer Randy Dible, at Water’s Edge Faith Community, 1984 Sunset Cliffs Blvd. at 7:00 pm.
A popular web cam at Cabrillo Monument that has provided millions of viewers with a look over San Diego Bay has been closed down by the Park Service after pressure from the Navy. The live web cam has been on for 10 years and last year had more than 6 million views.
The founder of the webcam and YouTube channel, Barry Bahrami, said he was shocked to learn the Navy had concerns and asked the National Park Service to turn it off. He told CBS8 ,
“This was done in spite. “
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