OB Businesses Hurting After “Terriers” Canceled
Editor: Here’s a brief piece from Channel 10 News about businesses hurting because of the cancellation of “Terriers” the great…
Posted in: Labor, Media, Ocean Beach
Tagged: Terriers
Ocean Beach: Stay away from the water! It’s a sewage spill!
No Swimming At San Diego’s Ocean Beach As Sewage Spill Flows Into San Diego River From Santee By Ed Joyce /…
Posted in: Environment, Ocean Beach
Hey Santa, IKEA is anti-union.
Editor: Thinking about buying some IKEA furniture for Christmas? Think again. Read this. KEA Knocks Down Labor Rights by Phil…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Labor
OB Rag Exclusive: New Wikileaks release details CIA surveillance of Ocean Beach
Dixon Guizot December 23, 2010 17 Comments on OB Rag Exclusive: New Wikileaks release details CIA surveillance of Ocean Beach
The ongoing drama surrounding leaked diplomatic cables came to Ocean Beach today when the Wikileaks organization released a report from…
Posted in: Are You Kidding?, Culture, Satire, War and Peace
Tagged: wikileaks
The recent windy and wet storm did NOT move the Long Branch Torrey Pine one inch!
Frank Gormlie December 23, 2010 6 Comments on The recent windy and wet storm did NOT move the Long Branch Torrey Pine one inch!
Local activists and a Torrey Pine tree specialist have taken measurements of the Long Branch Torrey Pine, before, during and after this huge Pineapple Express storm – which was wet and very windy – and the tree did not move one inch.
Posted in: Environment, Ocean Beach, Organizing, San Diego
Your government wants to know more about you.
Monitoring America by Dana Priest and William Arkin / Washington Post / Originally published December 20, 2010 Nine years after…
Posted in: Civil Rights, War and Peace
Christmas in Riyadh
Dear All, On December 23rd, it’s Christmas in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Damn year is just about over. New year, renewed…
Posted in: Culture, Riyadh Calling
Anna’s Video Pick – Imagine
Imagine a country with a pacifist constitution that prohibits its military from marching off to war. Since the end of…
Posted in: Anna's Video Pick, Culture, Environment, War and Peace
Smart Meters, Smart for whom?
By Jim Bell To date, I’m strongly apposed to installing Smart Meters at my home. Here’s why: Smart Meters pose…
Posted in: Energy, Environment, Health, San Diego
Did you lose your power this morning? You’re not alone.
Frank Gormlie December 22, 2010 13 Comments on Did you lose your power this morning? You’re not alone.
Due to the huge storm that’s walloping San Diego, thousands of SDG&E customers – including dozens in Ocean Beach – lost their electrical power Wednesday morning (12/22/10). Apparently, it’s happening across the City and County.
East County residents lost their ground line telephone service yesterday and it still has not been turned back on.
Posted in: Environment, San Diego
Surveillance Tower Watches Consumers
By Morgan Cook / North County Times / Originally published Dec. 19, 2010 Sheriff’s deputies throughout the region are keeping a…
Posted in: Civil Rights, San Diego
In the Age of Anxiety, Living with Panic Attacks
If you have ever lived through a panic attack you know that it can flat scare the hell out of…
Posted in: Environment, Health
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