BREAKING NEWS: Arizona Congresswoman Who Supported Health Care Reform Shot
UPDATE – 1:13pm PST The latest report from the hospital is that Congresswoman Gifford is out of surgery, having suffered…
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OB FLASHES: News, Calendar, and Whatever – January 8, 2011
Frank Gormlie January 8, 2011 3 Comments on OB FLASHES: News, Calendar, and Whatever – January 8, 2011
The Dream is Over at Dream Street – but Not For the Mothers Earlier this week, the San Diego Reader…
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Newly Formed PAC for Poor People Lobbies San Diego Politicians
Dixon Guizot January 7, 2011 20 Comments on Newly Formed PAC for Poor People Lobbies San Diego Politicians
“For too long, poor people haven’t had a seat at the table in American politics,” said Newt Gingrich. “Now, thanks to their new political action committee, the voices of the poor will be heard.”
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich was speaking in his new capacity as executive director of Poor People of America, a recently formed PAC that visited San Diego to lobby local politicians. Gingrich said the group will be focused on advancing the interests of the nation’s poor and has already raised “a substantial amount of revenue.”
“It’s true that each individual poor person doesn’t have that much money to donate,” Gingrich said. “The thing is we have 47 million Americans living in poverty today, so even tiny little donations add up.”
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Socialization Funding for Kids with Autism Cut 100%
Community-Base Socialization Funding for Kids with Autism Cut 100% due to Interpretation of CA Budget “Trailer Bill” Court Hearing on…
The Long Branch Torrey Pine Lives!
The Torrey Pine on Long Branch Avenue has been saved! The tree was on the agenda of the OB Planning…
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Tagged: OB Planning Board, Torrey Pine
Save a healthy Torrey Pine – Come to tonight’s Planning Board meeting.
Frank Gormlie January 5, 2011 12 Comments on Save a healthy Torrey Pine – Come to tonight’s Planning Board meeting.
If you care about Torrey Pines, trees in general, our environment, the natural beauty of OB – please attend tonight’s…
Posted in: Environment, Ocean Beach, Organizing
Tagged: Torrey Pine
Hard-pressed States Move to Suppress Labor-Unions
By Steve Greenhouse / The New York Times / January 3, 2011 Faced with growing budget deficits and restive taxpayers,…
Posted in: American Empire, Civil Rights, Culture, Economy, Labor
Wal-Mart Could Pay $40 Million To Settle Claims It Colluded With Netflix
Source January 5, 2011 1 Comment on Wal-Mart Could Pay $40 Million To Settle Claims It Colluded With Netflix
By Joe Mullin / PaidContent.org / January 3, 2011 Did Wal-Mart and Netflix illegally divide up the DVD market back…
A Librarian With a Sunny Smile I Once Knew and Loved
San Diego has company coming to town this weekend, about 10,000 librarians. My kind of people. I mean I just…
Padre Dam Takes Measures to Safeguard Against Future Sewage Spills Like the One That Closed Ocean Beach.
Source January 4, 2011 0 Comments on Padre Dam Takes Measures to Safeguard Against Future Sewage Spills Like the One That Closed Ocean Beach.
A Dec. 23 failure of Padre Dam’s influent pump station led to the spillage of 1.2 million gallons of sewage along the shores of Ocean Beach. Dam officials are working to ensure future spills are minimized.
Posted in: Energy, Environment, Ocean Beach, San Diego
Arborist’s Report on Long Branch Torrey Pine: It’s Healthy and Stable
Frank Gormlie January 3, 2011 6 Comments on Arborist’s Report on Long Branch Torrey Pine: It’s Healthy and Stable
A community-sponsored certified arborist has submitted his report on the Torrey Pine tree on the 4600 block of Long Branch…
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Tagged: Torrey Pine
Ocean Beach Planning Board Agenda for January 5th, 2011
The Ocean Beach Planning Board meets on Wednesday, January 5th, 2011, at 6:00 pm, at the OB Recreation Center, Santa Monica and Ebers.
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Tagged: OB Planning Board
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