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5 Reasons to Demonstrate Against Blackwater Today – Sept. 13th – at Otay Mesa

Frank Gormlie September 13, 2008 0 Comments

There’s a demonstration against Blackwater being in San Diego County today. From 3pm to 5pm down at their Otay Mesa…

United States Is ‘In Need of Rebellion’

Staff September 13, 2008 6 Comments

By Howard Zinn / Howard Zinn’s Zspacepage Al Jazeera speaks to Howard Zinn, the author, American historian, social critic…

Union-Tribune Still Covers-Up Mobster Money Behind La Costa’s Development

Frank Gormlie September 11, 2008 9 Comments

Hat’s off to Don Bauder, San Diego’s Reader columnist and blogger, who in the most recent hardcopy and online editions…

Olbermann Slams Republicans For Exploiting 9/11

Staff September 11, 2008 2 Comments

On the eve of the seventh anniversary of 9/11, Keith Olbermann delivered a special comment slamming Republicans for their exploitation…

STILL IN IRAQ

Staff September 11, 2008 0 Comments

9 11 – Where Are We Now Allan Acevedo, Staff Columnist / The Daily Aztec / September 11, 2008 In…

The Value of One, the Value of None

Staff September 11, 2008 0 Comments

An Anatomy of Collateral Damage in the Bush Era By Tom Engelhardt/ TomDispatch.com / September 11, 2008 In a little…

Demand & See “Battle in Seattle” Film Here in San Diego

Staff September 11, 2008 0 Comments

We are asking for your help in getting a powerful story about activism and trade into our local San Diego…

Arizona Election Official Observer Arrested for Questioning Possible Tampered Ballots & Charged with Criminal Trespass

Staff September 10, 2008 0 Comments

by Rady Ananda/ OpEdNews / originally posted on September 7, 2008 During Saturday’s [Sept. 6] audit of Pima County ballots…

9/11 Plus Seven

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By Andrew J. Bacevich / TomDispatch.com / September 9, 2008 The events of the past seven years have yielded a…

RoboCops: Professional Policing of Political Protest

Staff September 9, 2008 2 Comments

by William John Cox / Media Monitors Network / Tuesday, September 9, 2008 “…the era of Internet journalism makes it…

Troops Deployed Abroad Give 6:1 to Obama

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Published by Luke Rosiak / OpenSecrets.org / August 14, 2008 During World War II, soldiers crouching in foxholes penned letters…

Protesters happy with GOP convention actions

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Associated Press/ 9/8/2008 MINNEAPOLIS — For two years, demonstrators had been looking toward the first four days in September —…

D2StaysBlue on More Spotlights on the District 2 Candidates: OB Planning Board Video and Interviews by ‘Explore Clairemont’: “For those who don’t want to sit through the full interviews, here’s a quick recap of what our good friend…” Apr 15, 13:49
Paul W Krueger on Raise Your Voice (or Keyboard) to Get San Diego City Council to Reform Downtown Parking Meter Rates — Thursday, April 16 — UPDATED: “Here’s the cut-and-paste link to the Committee agenda. It has detailed information on the proposal to reform the parking meter…” Apr 15, 13:37
chris schultz on A (Brief) Reader Rant: ‘My April Property Tax Bill Increased by Over $500 Due to the Added Trash Fee’: “A silly response. No private hauler is paying more. Your HOA is failing you and you don’t know it. So…” Apr 15, 13:24
Norman DeWitt on A (Brief) Reader Rant: ‘My April Property Tax Bill Increased by Over $500 Due to the Added Trash Fee’: “I read the notice and mailed it in. Finding the protest form buried deep within (pg 5, you had to…” Apr 15, 12:47
JReader on A New Savior Making People Better: “Excellent satire! Also, Iran has mocked him with an amazing response https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/videos/iran-mocks-donald-trump-with-viral-jesus-video-after-deleted-ai-posta-deleted-ai/3005109776349556/” Apr 15, 12:35
chris schultz on Mayor Gloria Proposes the Worst Budget for San Diego Since Jerry Sanders: “Oh those pension payments just keep on keeping on. Let the lame duck mayor eat this. Clean house and reconfigure.” Apr 15, 11:55
cindi l on A (Brief) Reader Rant: ‘My April Property Tax Bill Increased by Over $500 Due to the Added Trash Fee’: “Back in 2021 when Elo-Tax-Man-Rivera conjured up this fee, the involved financial calculations were a fraction of what has been…” Apr 15, 11:40
chris schultz on A New Savior Making People Better: “That’s a doctor laying hands on Jon Stewart.” Apr 15, 11:23
Mel on A (Brief) Reader Rant: ‘My April Property Tax Bill Increased by Over $500 Due to the Added Trash Fee’: “My private trash service costs more than the city charges. My question to you was, if the trash fee is…” Apr 15, 11:09
chris schultz on Independent Review Exposes San Diego’s ‘Bloated Bureaucracy’ of Middle Managers and Insufficient Spending on Infrastructure: “Comical you advocate for a bloated city hall paying 200K + pension per person while you complain of inequity from…” Apr 15, 10:38
Norman DeWitt on A (Brief) Reader Rant: ‘My April Property Tax Bill Increased by Over $500 Due to the Added Trash Fee’: “It’s yet another example of governmental bait & switch. I did not need new trash cans but every expense from…” Apr 15, 09:01
Frank Gormlie on The San Diego Community Coalition: A Year of Empowerment: “Kate and Paul are some of the most savvy people I’ve met and are on top of San Diego’s politics.” Apr 15, 08:55
Robin Bregman on The San Diego Community Coalition: A Year of Empowerment: “BRAVO…Outstanding community activism led by citizens who truly care about San Diego. These efforts will hopefully have a lasting impact…” Apr 15, 08:44
D2StaysBlue on Fun and Games With Richard Bailey, Candidate for District 2: New PAC and a Political Parody: “Yeah, I do talk about being upfront with people who are running for office. Seems like a higher bar for…” Apr 15, 08:17
Chris on Fun and Games With Richard Bailey, Candidate for District 2: New PAC and a Political Parody: “Tho I’m no fan of Richard Bailey because he’s exactly what everyone accuses him of, whenever his name comes in…” Apr 15, 08:10