OB Rag

by Marisa Kendall / Cal-Matters /April 18, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court is about to hear the biggest case about homelessness in decades, and it seems like everyone in California has an opinion. At issue: whether and under what conditions cities can fine or arrest people for camping in public spaces. The ruling will have nationwide implications for how local leaders manage homeless encampments.

By Jeff McDonald / San Diego Union-Tribune / April 16, 2024

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria acknowledged in a public filing last week that he repeatedly violated the law by not reporting a series of contributions made to charities by outside donors at his behest.

According to the San Diego Ethics Commission, Gloria failed to properly report 10 separate contributions he solicited from private contributors —

By Joely Proudfit / San Diego Union-Tribune OpEd / April 18, 2024 

Earth Day serves as a poignant reminder of our collective responsibility to the planet. In San Diego, where the beauty and biodiversity of our environment are as integral to our identity as the cityscape itself, this day provides an opportunity not just for celebration, but for deep reflection and learning — especially from the Native communities who have inhabited these lands for millennia.

The Kumeyaay, Payómkawichum, Kuupangaxwichem, Ipai peoples, along with other indigenous groups

By Katy Jae Waldman

San Diego is a beacon of equality, progress, and acceptance that makes it unlike anywhere else in the world. It is a vibrant and lively place with a diverse and powerful
community. San Diego takes care of its people, and we are proud of it. But unfortunately, the people that keep us clothed, fed, and caffeinated are suffering at the hands of their employers.

Amidst their rapid growth, it has become clear that Better Buzz Coffee is no exception to this. It seems that their pitch decks and investor meetings left out how their wageworkers were to share the spoils of their achievement. Their profits are soaring, but their workers are hurting.

By Amita Sharma / KPBS / April 18, 2024

Scan the crowd-sourced Historical Marker Database’s 375 entries for San Diego County and you’ll see a lot about Spanish colonial, early American settler and U.S. military pasts.

By chloris creator /Daily Kos / Friday, April 19, 2024

There’s lots of good news out there! Polling looks better for President Biden! tRump is sleeping in the courtroom! And he is IN a courtroom.

And there are bad things that did not happen! Gee, last weekend it looked as if things were getting much, much worse in the Middle East! (Note: there were some bombs last night. That’s not good — but the Biden admin is working to deescalate.) The Senate dispensed with the stupid Mayorkas impeachment.

By Paul Krueger

Mayor Todd Gloria is bragging about our city’s selection as a finalist for the “Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability.”

“This award honors feasible and scalable solutions to housing affordability,” the Mayor boasted on Twitter/X.

The non-profit that sponsors the awards was equally effusive. “The City has taken ADUs to the next level by allowing homeowners to build additional ADUs on their property, an unprecedented move that allows the City to rapidly increase (its) supply and density of affordable housing,” said Hannah Gable, Director of Strategy and Operations for Ivory Innovations.

The City of San Diego has just sent out public notices for two new projects proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard, one at 5184 and the other at 4954.

5184 West Pt Loma

This is an application for a Coastal Development Permit and related permit to demolish the existing single-story duplex and build a 3-story building with 4 rental units. When and if it is built it will be a 3,865 square-foot multi-dwelling unit residential building with associated site improvements at 5184 & 5184 1 /2 West Point Loma. It will be a Process 4 permit application for the 0.1 -acre site.

This project should go before the OB Planning Board.

A 3-story multi-family building consisting of 8 ADUs is being proposed for the 4500 block of Pescadero Avenue in Point Loma.

The city of San Diego just sent the public notice out on April 15 about the application for a Coastal Development Permit for 4591 Pescadero.

Applicant Chandra Slaven wants to build a 3,836 square-feet three-story detached multifamily building consisting of (8) accessory dwelling units —
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(Written for a Black Student Union Coalition Conference)

by Ernie McCray

Sometimes I hear
the beat of the drums.
African drums.
In moments of quiet solitude
when my mind
is in tune
with my people’s
never-ending struggle
for liberty and justice
in America,
a country we built,
from daybreak
to sunset,
with our backs
bent over under the weight of cotton sacks.