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March in protest tonight 5pm at Sixth Avenue and Laurel:

In San Diego, supporters of marriage equality will gather to protest the Supreme Court ruling at 5pm today at Sixth Avenue and Laurel in Balboa Park, with a march south down Sixth Avenue to Broadway, then west to the Hall of Justice.

The California Supreme Court upheld a voter-approved constitutional amendment Tuesday that bans same-sex marriage in the state.The court said, however, that those couples who wed in the state under an earlier opinion from the court, will be considered married.

Meanwhile, in San Francisco, huge crowd moves in and blocks traffic…..

Gay rights advocates and same-sex marriage activists are threatening some sort of non-violent militant action at the San Diego County Clerk’s Office on Wednesday, May 27th, if there is an adverse ruling from the California Supreme Court on same-sex marriage.

The San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality has issued a statement that warns ….

I am not 100% sure that Adam Lambert, presumed gay but not talking, lost the American Idol crown because of homophobia. I am however 100% sure that Lt. Dan Choi is getting the boot from the US military because he is gay and he is definitely talking.

by: Jill Richardson / La Vida Locavore

McDonalds is going to McStudy whether a switch to a token amount of cage-free eggsis a good idea. I’m apparently not the only one who thinks this is a McStall tactic.

The other day I noted that the US Humane Society was congratulating Wendy’s for …

On Monday, the New York Times published a story detailing a multi-million dollar ad campaign launched by Starbucks in which the company put up advertising posters in six major cities and attempted to “harness the power of online social networking sites by challenging people to hunt for the posters on Tuesday and be the first to post a photo of one using Twitter.”

Unfortunately for Starbucks,…

Virtually the entire political leadership in Sacramento took without questioning the view that the overwhelming loss of the special election is somehow a mandate for “living within our means” and deep, drastic cuts to the budget. The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times (in multiple venues) and most other publications provided uncritical coverage of the Governor and even leading Democrats, parroting this theory that “the voters spoke” and the message was that only cuts would be allowable from this point forward.

By D.A. Kolodenko

In the same way people are always saying the world is going to end, we also like to identify the deaths of specific places-for instance, “San Francisco died when the yuppies pushed out the artists” or “South Park died when people started calling it South Park” or “The Chicken Pie Shop died when it moved to El Cajon Boulevard.”

But you never hear “Ocean Beach died when….”

by Enrique Morones

Long Time Human Rights Leader and San Diegan, Roberto Martinez passed away peacefully and has finally gone home. The family is very grateful for all the prayers and support which are still very much needed.

His commitment to human rights was a life long commitment …

OCEAN BEACH, CA.  At long last, we have all the winning photos from the OB Historical Society’s contest and exhibit…

by Lane Tobias

In a recent series of posts and articles, the OB Rag online community has been discussing different aspects of the food industry, particularly over the pricing strategies and employee turnover at our local co-op as compared to chain supermarkets, in particular Trader Joe’s. …

By OB Rag Staffer

If you were a fan of Progressive Talk Radio, you are probably still lamenting the loss of San Diego’s KLSD 1360. You may remember the show “This is America” with Jon Elliot. Well, here’s some good news. Jon Elliot is back on the air in San Diego. “This is America” with Jon Elliot is now airing on AM 1700 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM weekdays starting Monday, May 18.