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People Coming Together — why doesn’t the left respond en mass to natural disasters?

 Frank Gormlie  October 26, 2007  19 Comments on People Coming Together — why doesn’t the left respond en mass to natural disasters?

During the first days of the fire storms, after Qualcomm was opened up, the first volunteers appeared at the stadium…

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 Posted in: Media, Organizing

Links to Articles About the New Students for a Democratic Society

 Staff  October 26, 2007  0 Comments on Links to Articles About the New Students for a Democratic Society

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) — one of the most significant new left organizations formed during the 1960s —…

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 Posted in: Organizing

Mandatory Evacuations – Are They Any Good Or Do They Contribute to the Fire Damage?

 Frank Gormlie  October 25, 2007  13 Comments on Mandatory Evacuations – Are They Any Good Or Do They Contribute to the Fire Damage?

We’ve all seen or experienced the “mandatory evacuations” ordered by the authorities during the FireStorms this week. Last count, there…

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 Posted in: Civil Rights

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  • Earth Day Celebration Returns to Balboa Park this Saturday, April 25
  • ‘Round 2’ of Interviews With District 2 Candidates: Havlik, Coyne, Mitchell and Suppa by Explore Clairemont
  • Let’s Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Very First Election of the Ocean Beach Planning Board
  • To ease the deficit, cut the city bureaucracy — not the arts
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  • Pizza Port Ocean Beach Ordered Closed Due to 'Major Vermin Violation' -- UPDATE: NOW OPEN
    Pizza Port Ocean Beach Ordered Closed Due to 'Major Vermin Violation' -- UPDATE: NOW OPEN
  • 'My Analysis of Senate Bill 958 as a Registered Civil Engineer'
    'My Analysis of Senate Bill 958 as a Registered Civil Engineer'
  • 'Round 2' of Interviews With District 2 Candidates: Havlik, Coyne, Mitchell and Suppa by Explore Clairemont
    'Round 2' of Interviews With District 2 Candidates: Havlik, Coyne, Mitchell and Suppa by Explore Clairemont
  • To ease the deficit, cut the city bureaucracy — not the arts
    To ease the deficit, cut the city bureaucracy — not the arts
  • Balboa Park: Who to Believe About Falling Attendance at Museums Since Paid Parking Enacted -- the Museums or the City?
    Balboa Park: Who to Believe About Falling Attendance at Museums Since Paid Parking Enacted -- the Museums or the City?
  • Earth Day Celebration Returns to Balboa Park this Saturday, April 25
    Earth Day Celebration Returns to Balboa Park this Saturday, April 25
  • 83 California Hospitals -- Including 3 in San Diego County -- Could Face Closure After Federal Medicaid Cuts, New Report Shows
    83 California Hospitals -- Including 3 in San Diego County -- Could Face Closure After Federal Medicaid Cuts, New Report Shows
  • Interview With OB Rag Poet Ernie McCray -- Survivor of Jim Crow, a College BB Legend and San Diego Educator
    Interview With OB Rag Poet Ernie McCray -- Survivor of Jim Crow, a College BB Legend and San Diego Educator
  • Could Kamala Harris Become the Next Governor of California?
    Could Kamala Harris Become the Next Governor of California?
  • Mexican President Sheinbaum Protests Trump Policies that Have Resulted in 15 Mexican Deaths in ICE Custody
    Mexican President Sheinbaum Protests Trump Policies that Have Resulted in 15 Mexican Deaths in ICE Custody

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  • ‘Round 2’ of Interviews With District 2 Candidates: Havlik, Coyne, Mitchell and Suppa by Explore Clairemont

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  • Let’s Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Very First Election of the Ocean Beach Planning Board

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