OB Rag

By Trever Richardson / Thu, Feb 1, 2024

I am a 4th generation Ocean Beach resident and have personally seen my share of flooding over the years. I saw the Lamborghini submerged in the parking garage on Abbott in 2015. And last week I saw the renters crying as they were stranded on that very same building with an underground parking structure—turned watery moat. As a self declared weather enthusiast I pay attention to the happenings of El Niño and the jet stream.

That brings us to today. As this winter storm approached, I lingered around Abbott and Santa Monica waiting for the deluge of water. Fortunately, the rainfall never reached the torrential threshold to cause flooding like we saw last week.

However, still thirsting for flood viewing, I opened my prosumer radar app “Radar Scope” and found a large cell of heavy rain headed straight for La Jolla. With the prospect of witnessing more atmospheric delights I abandoned my post en route to La Jolla.

All events are online and free unless stated otherwise

Every Saturday 10:30 am. Climate Mobilization Coalition Meetings  February 3rd,

February 2nd to February 10th Human Rights Watch Festival Museum of Photographic Arts

February 6th Tuesday 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Mexico Solidarity Project West Coast Speaking Tour

February 6th Tuesday 6 pm District 4 Candidate Forum 

February 7 Wednesday District Candidate Forum 6:30pm

February 8th Thursday 5:30 pm – 8 pm Winter Soiree 2024

February 10th Saturday 10 am – 1 pm  San Diego FixIt Clinic in Chula Vista

February 10th Saturday 3 pm Amnesty International Group 137 San Diego.

There’s snow at Mt Laguna this morning. This was taken from the Mt Laguna Lodge live cam at 9:20 am Friday, Feb. 2, 2024.

From San Clemente Green

This is truly a race against time, but many potential victims remain unaware of the threat. In approving the coastal permit, the California Coastal Commission (CCC) put in a condition that requires Edison to evaluate sea level rise in 2035. We are asking the CCC to take the initiative and request an analysis for conditions that may require moving Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) to higher ground. The time has come, sooner than expected and we can’t afford to wait for another decade or more to pass. The planning must begin now. You can help by signing our petition here, which is already well underway. We can’t wait until 2035 to re-evaluate sea level rise, as the permit currently is written.

The United States must make clear to Netanyahu that we will not provide another dollar to support his inhumane, illegal war.

By Bernie Sanders / the Guardian UK / Jan. 28, 2024

Many of us are watching with horror the severe humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. Unfortunately, too many of my colleagues in the House of Representatives and US Senate are choosing to ignore this reality and evade their congressional responsibilities.

Let’s be clear: what’s happening in Gaza is not just some unfortunate tragedy taking place thousands of miles from our shores. The United States provides Israel with $3.8bn in military aid every year, and the bombs and military equipment that are destroying Gaza are made in America. In other words, we are complicit in what is happening.

And what’s happening is unspeakable.

By Geoff Page

Please note that on Monday, February 12, the City will hold a public hearing in city hall on changes to parking rules and modifications in the city’s Municipal Code (see official notice below).

This then is a brief account of the city’s newest effort to reduce street parking and the California Coastal Commission’s (CCC) reactions. What the city wants to do is anathema to many people, reduce parking and parking requirements. But, the Coastal Commission’s recommendations can only be described as impractical.

This City Council is proposing adoption of the CCC’s modifications. First what the city has done, then the CCC recommendations.

By Brandon Stone / Yahoo / Jan. 30, 2024

Steve Largent, Michael Irvin, Jerry Rice and Randy Moss – all legendary wide receivers whose greatness spans not just decades, but generations.

One thing they all have in common? They’ve all battled on the football field one man from Point Loma, who wants to join them in most hallowed halls of Canton.

Pointers alum and three-time All Pro defensive back Eric Allen was recently named a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the weekend before the Super Bowl in Las Vegas this February, he will find out if he gets the ultimate prize.

Editordude: Last Sunday I took the Proctor Valley Road out of Jamul to once again check out what I could see of the newly purchased 1300 acres of open space and wildland.

By Tammy Murga / San Diego Union-Tribune / Jan. 26, 2024

Nearly 1,300 acres of wildland in southwest San Diego County once envisioned for housing development will remain undisturbed under a successful land swap.

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has acquired and will manage the swath of land where a developer had planned to build more than 1,000 homes just east of Chula Vista and south of Jamul along Proctor Valley Road. On Thursday, Jan. 25 the $60 million sale became final.

By Norma Chávez-Peterson, Executive Director, ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties

Winding down the first month of the new year, I find myself at the crossroads of hope and apprehension. The challenges to people’s civil rights and freedoms are real, relentless and widespread. From a rise in xenophobic rhetoric and accompanying anti-immigrant proposals in federal budget negotiations, to continued voter suppression and gerrymandering attempts that threaten our democracy and aim to minimize the clout of communities of color, to the grave threats on transgender rights, to ongoing incidents of police violence, there is much at stake in 2024.

Even so, there are very real opportunities for meaningful social change – if we are resolute that justice, equity and human dignity are our collective responsibility. Through our combined efforts of advocacy, organizing, education and litigation, we can attain the change we seek in San Diego County. However, we must resolve to be diligent and unwavering in the face of adversity.