Anna’s video Pick – Carl Sagan and the Pale Blue Dot
Twenty five years ago, on January 28, 1986 the space shuttle Challenger broke into pieces, a mere 73 seconds into…
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Counting the Homeless in Ocean Beach and Beyond – Part 1
This is Part 1 of 2 Parts about the Point In Time Count (PITC) in San Diego and what took…
Posted in: Economy, Homelessness, Ocean Beach, San Diego, Veterans
CLARIFICATION On “Protest” at New VFW Post, Friday, Jan.28
Frank Gormlie January 27, 2011 6 Comments on CLARIFICATION On “Protest” at New VFW Post, Friday, Jan.28
This is a clarification on our earlier headline and article that spoke of “a protest rally” in front of the…
Posted in: Culture, Ocean Beach, Veterans
Some Point Loma and South OB Residents Oppose New VFW Post – Protest Planned Friday, Jan. 28
Frank Gormlie January 27, 2011 42 Comments on Some Point Loma and South OB Residents Oppose New VFW Post – Protest Planned Friday, Jan. 28
UPDATE at 8:30pm: The event being planned tomorrow we have learned is a public meeting at the new VFW post….
Posted in: Culture, Ocean Beach, Organizing, Popular, Veterans, War and Peace
Broad Coalition that Includes San Diegans Readying Action Against Koch Brothers in Palm Springs On Sunday, Jan. 30th
Source January 27, 2011 3 Comments on Broad Coalition that Includes San Diegans Readying Action Against Koch Brothers in Palm Springs On Sunday, Jan. 30th
Editor: The OB Rag is helping to organize a demonstration this Sunday in Rancho Mirage in the Palm Springs area…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Ocean Beach, Organizing, San Diego
Torrey Pine Trimmed the “OB Way” – a Photo Gallery
Beginning this morning, Wednesday January 26th, the Torrey Pine on Long Branch Avenue in Ocean Beach, got its trim job….
Posted in: Environment, Ocean Beach, Organizing
Tagged: Torrey Pine
Scores of Windows and Glass Doors Etched Along Newport by Vandals
Frank Gormlie January 26, 2011 7 Comments on Scores of Windows and Glass Doors Etched Along Newport by Vandals
This is an update from the earlier post about the vandalism in Ocean Beach against Newport Avenue businesses. This morning…
Posted in: Culture, Economy, Ocean Beach
Tagged: Newport Avenue
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.
Posted in: Ocean Beach
Tagged: Newport Avenue
Loan Modifications in Today’s San Diego
Editor: This occasional column by our financial whiz Dave Rice will give us snippets of views of the world of mortgages, finance,…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Culture, Economy, Health
State of the Union – An Open Thread
Did you watch the State of the Union address by President Obama tonight? Paul Ryan’s rebuttal? Michele Bachmann as she stared off into space?
Let’s hear your thoughts…
Posted in: American Empire, Economy, Media
Tagged: Barack Obama
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…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights
Reader Rant: ‘This is the Ronald Reagan I remember …’
by JEC
On Monday, January 24th USAToday ran a major feature on Ronald Reagan. The Ronald Reagan I remember is very different from the idealized version offered in that paper.
As Governor, Reagan helped California’s public schools slip from #2 ranking to a #26 in just 8 years; in the aftermath of the killings at Kent State in May, 1970, to calm the exploding emotions Governor Reagan declared that:
“If blood is to run in the streets so be it!”
Posted in: American Empire, Civil Rights, History, Reader Rant
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