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The Point In Time Count (PITC) of the homeless surveys were conducted this morning in Ocean Beach. As my alarm went off at 6am, I thought to myself, “what am I doing up at this hour? why did I commit to reporting Part 2 of 2 in this series on the Point-In-Time-Count?” It suddenly didn’t seem like my brightest idea to date. Yet, after what I witnessed today it was well worth the early wake up call.

By the time I arrived at the First Baptist Church at 7:30am where the surveys would be conducted, I was freezing and wishing I had worn my toe socks.

I don’t know if we’ve ever been able, in our society, to truly talk and listen to each other but,…

We will not be silenced, whether you’re a Christian, whether you’re a Muslim, whether you’re an atheist, you will demand your goddamn rights, and we will have our rights, one way or the other ! We will never be silenced!

Twenty five years ago, on January 28, 1986 the space shuttle Challenger broke into pieces, a mere 73 seconds into…

This is Part 1 of 2 Parts about the Point In Time Count (PITC) in San Diego and what took…

This is a clarification on our earlier headline and article that spoke of “a protest rally” in front of the…

UPDATE at 8:30pm:  The event being planned tomorrow we have learned is a public meeting at the new VFW post….

Editor: The OB Rag is helping to organize a demonstration this Sunday in Rancho Mirage in the Palm Springs area…

Beginning this morning, Wednesday January 26th, the Torrey Pine on Long Branch Avenue in Ocean Beach, got its trim job….

This is an update from the earlier post about the vandalism in Ocean Beach against Newport Avenue businesses. This morning…

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.

Editor: This occasional column by our financial whiz Dave Rice will give us snippets of views of the world of mortgages, finance,…