Branch Closings and Budget Cuts Threaten Libraries Nationwide

Staff November 11, 2008 0 Comments

American Libraries / November 7, 2008 – revised Nov. 10 City governments across the United States prepared in early November…

Save the O.B. Library ! – Save ’em all !

Frank Gormlie November 11, 2008 5 Comments

Rally In Front of OB Library – Saturday Nov. 15th Being Planned OCEAN BEACH, CA. Opposition to the closure of…

Scheduled Closing of Ocean Beach & Other Libraries Causing Stir – Library Commissioners Vote to Oppose Closures

Frank Gormlie November 7, 2008 6 Comments

SAN DIEGO, CA. Mayor Jerry Sander’s announcement on Wednesday, November 5th, that for budgetary reasons, he was set to close…

Ocean Beach Library Slated to Be Closed, Says Mayor Sanders

Frank Gormlie November 6, 2008 13 Comments

SEE UPDATES – GO HERE AND HERE. OCEAN BEACH, CA. On Wednesday, November 5, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders announced…

Around Town in Ocean Beach! Election Countdown

Patty Jones October 13, 2008 0 Comments

Sent to us by neighbor who thought we’d enjoy it. You were so right! Thank you! If you would like…

Ocean Beach Oktoberfest! Photo Gallery

Patty Jones October 11, 2008 3 Comments

Make sure to click on the pictures to see larger versions of them! We hit the streets today, Frank, Doug…

The Dolphin Manifesto

Richard Nadeau September 15, 2008 0 Comments

Note: This manifesto was found while walking on the cliffs of Ocean Beach in San Diego. We cetacean ocean dwellers…

Locals Convince Ocean Beach Town Council to Back Safety Measures for Sunset Cliffs Blvd.

Staff August 28, 2008 2 Comments

Editor: In late May of this year, local Ocean Beach residents approached the O.B. Town Council with their concerns about…

“Ocean Beach Chronicle” Hits the Streets

Frank Gormlie August 15, 2008 1 Comment

OCEAN BEACH, CA. It finally happened. The much-anticipated second editor of Trevor Watson’s “Ocean Beach Chronicle” has hit the streets…

OB Rag Blog Fund Raising Nets $807 ! First OB Rags Still for Sale

Frank Gormlie August 15, 2008 2 Comments

OCEAN BEACH, CA. The editors of the OB Rag blog are proud to announce that since our fund raising campaign…

Reader Rant: ‘Activism is dead in Ocean Beach’

Staff August 7, 2008 6 Comments

OB Planning Board Approves Condos for the End of Saratoga by OB Tony I got up and went down to…

Local Resident & Participant in 1970 Fight to Stop the Jetty Speaks Out

Frank Gormlie August 2, 2008 0 Comments

OCEAN BEACH,CA. A local OB resident who was involved in the Summer 1970 fight to stop the jetty that the…

unwashedwalmartThonG on Robb Field and Beach Restrooms Could Close Due to Mayor Gloria’s Budget Cuts: “Sick of these gummint feckin’ eejits gummin’ up the works with poor accounting practices. Cut the bloat! Perhaps all peronnel…” May 15, 13:23
nostalgic on Sunset Cliffs Seawall : Who, How, Why, What, and When?: “Like all wonderful city meetings, they leave you with lots of food for thought (in addition to snacks). DId anybody…” May 15, 13:14
La Playa Heritage on More on the Sunset Cliffs Seawall the City Wants to Build: “The late Dr. Douglas Inman of Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO) was an expert in coastal engineering and sand migration.…” May 15, 12:41
Jim Waterson on ‘We Have the Data’ : A Powerful Case for Preservation in San Diego: “Wow, thanks. That explains everything. Tilted stats, tilted results.” May 15, 10:48
cindi l on During Draconian Budget Cutbacks, City Wants to Build $32 Million Seawall in Sunset Cliffs Natural Park Where Seawalls Are Prohibited: “I don’t get it — the ultimate result is a natural coastline, with “naturally eroding cliffs allow the visitor a…” May 15, 10:48
Frank Gormlie on OB Kite Festival — Robb Field Saturday May 16: “Thanks Jenny for the update; I removed reference to the carnival.” May 15, 10:08
John Heatherington on The Growing Controversy Around the Seawall the City Wants to Build at Sunset Cliffs Natural Park: “I’m with ya Javier. When you ask who approved this garbage, the cluelessness of the city planners I have talked…” May 15, 09:39
Jenny on OB Kite Festival — Robb Field Saturday May 16: “The carnival portion of the OB Children’s Kite Festival was dropped some years ago. I do not know why it…” May 15, 09:18
Ronald May on Wonderland — Once Upon a Time in Ocean Beach: “The Ocean Beach where I played in the early 1950s dramatically changed between the South Mission Bay Jetty and Newport…” May 14, 23:52
Lawrance Wishneff on Larry Turner Endorses Richard Bailey for San Diego City Council D2: “We need council members who care about libraries. yes we need full service 7 days a week libraries. do any…” May 14, 19:48
Javier Espinoza on The Growing Controversy Around the Seawall the City Wants to Build at Sunset Cliffs Natural Park: “32 mil on a sea wall with a life expectancy of 50 years with an increasing sea level every year…WTF?…” May 14, 16:47
Frank Gormlie on Wonderland — Once Upon a Time in Ocean Beach: “LOL. I wouldn’t due to the privacy interests of the current occupants. It’s in north OB certainly.” May 14, 16:09
Ralph Teyssier on More on the Sunset Cliffs Seawall the City Wants to Build: “Yes, thanks Katheryn for this article which answers a lot of questions raised from the previous article on this subject.” May 14, 15:58
Greg on Wonderland — Once Upon a Time in Ocean Beach: “You can’t hit us with that fun fact and not say exactly where!” May 14, 15:58
Frank Gormlie on Trump’s Federal Forest Service Threatens 13,000 Acres of Laguna Mountains with Logging, Bulldozing, and Herbicides: “There is a link at the end to the group in opposition.” May 14, 15:57