The OB Rag blog just had its best day ever !

 Frank Gormlie  April 15, 2009  7 Comments on The OB Rag blog just had its best day ever !

April 14th, 2009, turned out to be our best day ever – in terms of visits – since we began October 25, 2007.

We registered 660 “unique visitors” during the 24 hour period represented by April 14th. We had been cruising at 350 to 500+ visitors a day for weeks, then it just took off.

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“It’s great that you heard us about our library, Mayor Sanders, just don’t pit us against the unions.”

 Frank Gormlie  April 14, 2009  13 Comments on “It’s great that you heard us about our library, Mayor Sanders, just don’t pit us against the unions.”

As expected, Mayor Jerry Sanders held a press conference this morning in front of the Ocean Beach library. And as expected, Mayor Sanders announced that in his new city budget proposal, no libraries or library services will be cut for this year’s budget.

“We heard you, Ocean Beach,” the Mayor said. “There will be no library cuts.” The crowd applauded.

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News you may have missed: 30 year ban on Monty Python’s ‘Life of Brian’ finally lifted in Welsh town

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In case you missed it, a thirty-year ban on public viewing of the hilarious comedy “Life of Brian” made by the English comedy team, Monty Python, was finally lifted in a Welsh town. The town is Aberystwyth – which I have no idea of how to pronounce. But the movie had been considered “blasphemous” by some Christians who perceived it as a mockery of Jesus Christ. Most of the rest of the planet considered it one of the funniest films ever produced.

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First Annual OB Global Rock Fest, April 18th, 2009

 Jon Carr  April 14, 2009  19 Comments on First Annual OB Global Rock Fest, April 18th, 2009

By Jon Carr

The first annual OB Global Rock Fest is taking place at the pier parking lot on April 18th, 2009.
The event is being promoted as “Carbon Neutral” because the stages will be powered with Solar energy and there will be plenty of environmentally conscious vendors in the grassy area between the wall and Abott street.

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READER RANT: ‘She begged them to keep the Children’s Energy Center open’

 Frank Gormlie  April 14, 2009  5 Comments on READER RANT: ‘She begged them to keep the Children’s Energy Center open’

Chris Yule is far to modest. My family has known Chris for years, she is my closest friend.

She begged both Funke and Winkler to keep the school open. At the time of its closing, less than $3,000.00 in repairs would have kept the school open. The school was refurbished long AFTER its closure.

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City workers’ union responds to Union-Tribune editorial

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by Judi Italiano

In another shameless effort to pit the public against City employees and their Unions based on lies, the Union Tribune editorialized this morning that “to no one’s surprise, organized labor rebuffed the mayor’s bid to negotiate $32 million in employee benefit concessions to help close a $60 million deficit in the budget year that will begin on July 1.”

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Mayor Sanders to announce no cuts for libraries in front of OB branch Tuesday April 14th

 Frank Gormlie  April 13, 2009  7 Comments on Mayor Sanders to announce no cuts for libraries in front of OB branch Tuesday April 14th

by Frank Gormlie

Tomorrow, April 14th, your mayor Jerry Sanders will stand in front of the Ocean Beach branch library and announce to the world that his proposed FY10 City budget will include no Library cuts. The Mayor’s budget will have no reductions in library branches, hours or staff.

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Anatomy of a Bank Failure – Does FDIC Encourage Excessive Losses?

 Dave Rice  April 13, 2009  5 Comments on Anatomy of a Bank Failure – Does FDIC Encourage Excessive Losses?

Okay, by now we’re all pretty familiar with the Troubled Asset Relief Program, right? Can you watch a newscast without some mention of what bank is receiving TARP funds, what they are (or, rather, aren’t) doing with them, who’s criticizing who got them, and who has a better idea about how to end the ‘recession’ whilst dancing around the taboo ‘D’ word decribing our current situation? How about a different look at what’s going on with the banks, namely the ones that fail?

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READER RANT: Open Letter to the Metropolitan Transit Board

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My apologies in advance for any perceived crudeness of language in the e-mail. That’s just how I roll, yo.

Hi, Please allow me to preface this letter by identifying myself as an infrequent user yet ardent supporter of public transit in our county.

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A Trip by President Obama Filled with Hope

 Ernie McCray  April 11, 2009  2 Comments on A Trip by President Obama Filled with Hope

by Ernie McCray

I loved the image Obama projected abroad although I could have gone without the scene wherein our troops in Iraq stood wide-eyed listening to him, in so many words, say to them: “You don’t have much longer to stay but you just might end up shooting and ducking and covering your behinds in Afghanistan someday.”

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Greed is a screed in OB: the shameful story of the Children’s Energy Center

 Frank Gormlie  April 11, 2009  11 Comments on Greed is a screed in OB: the shameful story of the Children’s Energy Center

by Frank Gormlie

Remember the old Children’s Energy Center? it sat directly across from the OB Elementary playing fields. It was usually full of kids as it was a child care center itself, serving kids from 2 to 10 years of age. Well, the kids were all kicked out three years ago – and it appears all for greed. …

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Do real taxpayers think Transit riders are pond scum?

 Anna Daniels  April 11, 2009  13 Comments on Do real taxpayers think Transit riders are pond scum?

by Anna Daniels

This past Friday morning (April 10) the SANDAG Board of Director’s meeting had an agenda item for a special Transit Operations Funding workshop. Thirty public speakers presented testimony for and against additional fiscal support for MTS. (SANDAG is the San Diego Association of Governments – a coordinating policy body for the area.)

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