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San Diego Plays ‘Sophie’s Choice’ for Fascists

Staff July 17, 2008 4 Comments

Commentary on the Oceanside shooting / road-rage incident – Rachel Silva, her 8 year old son, and Officer White by…

Starbucks CEO Is Prodded to Add the Ocean Beach Location to the ‘Un-lucky 600’ Being Closed

Frank Gormlie July 17, 2008 1 Comment

SAN DIEGO,CA. Columnist D.A. Kolodenko – of the feisty weekly CityBeat – has come out in the latest issue in…

OB Rag Blog Editor Exposed As Lawyer

Staff July 16, 2008 0 Comments

Frank Gormlie Promises to Tell “the Straight Truth About DUI’s” OCEAN BEACH, CA. To the shock of naive domestic bloggers…

Popeye McCain, Exxon Packs Court, Smelly Penguins at risk, Row Roz Row and more

Staff July 16, 2008 0 Comments

By David Helvarg / Blue Notes #47 / July 8, 2008 McCain channels Popeye, announces — “Oil’s Well” If you…

Californians Against Hate Plan March & Boycott Against Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel

Staff July 16, 2008 1 Comment

March on Manchester Set for Friday, July 18 at 1:00 pm SAN DIEGO – A broad based coalition of Gay…

Blackwater Joins Other Corporate “bad-boys” Being Inducted Into Hall of Shame

Staff July 16, 2008 1 Comment

Blackwater, Archer Daniels Midland, and Wal-Mart Inducted into Corporate Hall of Shame BOSTON – On July 9, 2008, Corporate Accountability…

House to Hold Hearings On Bush’s Conduct – But Not On Impeachment

Staff July 16, 2008 1 Comment

Kucinich Announces That Foreign Official Wishes to Address Hearing Panel WASHINGTON: An article of impeachment filed against President George W….

Holy Sh*t! “Sex in the City Schools” – Now It’s 11 San Diego Teachers Having Sex With Students in 2 Years

Frank Gormlie July 15, 2008 10 Comments

SAN DIEGO, CA. Just when you thought it was safe to assume that all the local teachers who have had…

Japanese fishermen stage massive one-day strike to protest high fuel prices

Staff July 15, 2008 1 Comment

By Jay Alabaster / Associated Press / July 14, 2008 TOKYO (AP) _ Fishermen across Japan went on a massive…

…on a more serious note: Police Warn Irate IndyMac Bank Customers

Staff July 15, 2008 0 Comments

Police watch irate customers outside IndyMac – some bank patrons told to remain calm or face arrest AP – msnbc…

Laugh for the day: Police Crack Down on Annual “Mooning” Amtrak Event In Laguna Niguel

Staff July 15, 2008 2 Comments

An Estimated Crowd of 8,000 Take Part Outside Laguna Niguel Bar Fox News / July 13, 2008 More than 50…

Neil Young’s New Documentary “CSNY: Deju Vu” Targets Bush & Iraq War

Staff July 15, 2008 2 Comments

by Stephen Applebaum / Metro.com.uk / July 14, 2008 At the height of the Vietnam War, folk-rock supergroup Crosby, Stills,…

Carol Richter on District 2 Candidate Richard Bailey Issued Formal Warning by Fair Political Practices Comm. for Failing to Disclose Stock Investments: “I am thoroughly disappointed in these comments and particularly in the comparisons to Trump. He filed the forms correctly with…” Apr 9, 19:16
Deborah Boss on Developers Pay to Play and Taxpayers Foot the Bill — Just Look at Midway Rising and the Bias Against CEQA: “You are correct. Kroenke used a vote sponsored initiative to get around CEQA. Let’s hope that kind of action doesn’t…” Apr 9, 18:50
kth on 30th Street Bike Lane Data: Who Do You Trust?: “Javier .. You like numbers, right? 131,779 trips in 2025 THat’s 361 trips per DAY. Using the very generous daylight…” Apr 9, 18:47
Mateo on Developers Pay to Play and Taxpayers Foot the Bill — Just Look at Midway Rising and the Bias Against CEQA: “$100,000 IS A FRICKING BRIBE AND WE ALL KNOW IT! THIS INSANE! What was Mara Eliot’s cut of all of…” Apr 9, 18:33
Tom Thompson on The Black Has Re-Opened: “The Black is iconic ! I’m glad it’s reopened. The comment Steve O said is not very supportive of a…” Apr 9, 18:16
Chris on The Black Has Re-Opened: “Paddleboards and towels and bongs oh my!!” Apr 9, 17:21
Frank Gormlie on SeaWorld Seeking Coastal Development Permit for Pilot Program to Conduct Drone Shows: “Here’s a link to a 2019 Rag post about SeaWorld planning to do a test run with drones.” Apr 9, 16:05
Chaz on SeaWorld Seeking Coastal Development Permit for Pilot Program to Conduct Drone Shows: “This is great news for the folks, kids, pets and wildlife that have endured fireworks all these years. And, drones…” Apr 9, 15:26
Randi Coulthard on District 2 Candidate Richard Bailey Issued Formal Warning by Fair Political Practices Comm. for Failing to Disclose Stock Investments: “Very similar behavior as Donald Trump. Entitled lifelong politicians who think the rules don’t apply to them.” Apr 9, 15:08
Greg on City Planners Knew Upzoning Raises Land Prices. They Did It Anyway.: “I don’t personally have a problem with that. If heirs aren’t using a property as a primary residence, then Prop…” Apr 9, 15:00
LKBruce on SeaWorld Seeking Coastal Development Permit for Pilot Program to Conduct Drone Shows: “Finally! Let’s stop polluting the water and terrorizing wildlife and pets!” Apr 9, 14:34
chris schultz on What Did City’s $100M Favor to San Diego Unified Get It? A Stab in the Back: “A bad land deal 5 yrs ago should have been a warning. Not that it has anything to do with…” Apr 9, 13:49
chris schultz on City Planners Knew Upzoning Raises Land Prices. They Did It Anyway.: “And the heirs get the stepped up basis. Reminded me of Darwin Deason who passed with the house on Spindrift…” Apr 9, 13:44
chris schultz on Developers Pay to Play and Taxpayers Foot the Bill — Just Look at Midway Rising and the Bias Against CEQA: “One of the largest developments of affordable housing, which is still in question as to the actual number of units…” Apr 9, 13:38
chris schultz on Judge Rules Against City’s Attempt to Throw Out Legal Challenge to San Diego’s Trash Fee: “My pitchfork is sharpened and my tiki torch is filled.” Apr 9, 13:27