OB Rag

By Geoff Page

New San Diego, the political action committee that is sending out hit mailers specifically targeting Lori Saldaña, received a big influx of cash from January 1 to May 21, 2022, according to its filing with the city. New San Diego received $156,000 in monetary contributions and $5,456.57 in “non-monetary” contributions.

As reported previously here in The Rag, New San Diego reported $105,850 in contributions in 2021. This means that $261,850 in donations alone have flowed into New San Diego since late last year. In fact, much of the $156,000 came in during three weeks of May.

The list of contributors in 2022 was just filed and here it is:

A homeless man was apparently stabbed in the chest while he camped in an Ocean Beach parking lot early Friday, and his wounds appear to be life-threatening.

After the 34-year-old man called 911, medics arrived to find him with a two-inch deep chest wound and rushed to a hospital and into surgery. Police said he is expected to survive.

OB’s “annual” Fourth of July fireworks celebration off the Ocean Beach Pier will not be happening – again for the third year in a row.

And because of the state of the pier itself, whether fireworks will be held ever again is in doubt. .

Denny Knox of the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association (OBMA) told The Beacon the pier cannot handle the trucks and other weight-causing activity. She said:

“We don’t want to be responsible for (the pier) crumbling into the ocean.”

By Geoff Page

The Rag has already revealed a connection between the mayor and his supporters and the hit piece mailers people are receiving in their mailboxes regularly. A closer look at the mayor’s Communications Director, Rachael Laing, provides insight into the forces allied against Saldaña.

New San Diego PAC

Laing’s name first popped up on the list of contributors to the New San Diego PAC, the PAC that is sending out hit mailers against Saldaña.

By Michael Steinberg / Black Rain Press

On May 20 Michigan newspaper The Holland Sentinel reported,”Pallisades Nuclear Plant Shuts Down 10 Days Early.”

The plant was scheduled to close for good on May 31, but, The Sentinel reported, plant owners “made a conservative decision” to pull the plug 10 days early due to “control rod seal” problem.

The following is from the Ocean Beach Green Center website calendar page regarding June:

We will be attending the Mountain Film Festival in Telluride and will not be able to put out our June calendar of events on time.

We suggest you go to our Get Involved page on our website and check the website of the groups that work on the issues you are interested in.

By Carson Davis

Three potential designs were displayed and discussed:

A “Modern Spanish Monterey” style which proposed building a high-ceiling, multi window-pane conference room behind the current historic library building.

A “Modular Flexibility” version which has lower ceilings, wood blinders and a pointed-sloped roof similar to the current building.

And finally a “Modern/Movement” design which incorporated a reddish/brownish stucco on the exterior high-ceiling walls, which gives this design a lot more color and vibrancy to the exterior.

By Geoff Page

A District 2 city council candidate community forum was held Tuesday, May 31 at the Masonic Hall in Ocean Beach. One notable no-show was the incumbent Jennifer Campbell. The other no-show was Joel Day.

Campbell never responded to the invitation. Day said he would be there, but, so far, no reason has been offered as to why Day did not show up. Mandy Havlik, Lori Saldaña, and Linda Lukacs did participate.

Permits Available for Permanent Outdoor Dining – for a Fee

By Emily Alvarenga / San Diego Union-Tribune / May 27, 2022

The temporary program that allowed San Diego restaurants to create outdoor dining areas during the pandemic is ending — and after July 13, the rules about what’s allowed will grow tighter.

Here is a silent video of the new plans for the OB Library by Charles Landon. It’s about 4 minutes long.

The plans were presented by the City at a forum Tuesday night, May 31.

A report on the meeting itself will be forthcoming.
Come Inside for the Video

By Colleen O’Connor

Apologies to Buffalo Springfield and their 1966 counterculture protest ballad, but the edited lyrics below are eerily prescient today.

“There’s something happening here
What it is ain’t exactly clear”
There’s a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware

I think it’s time we stop, children, what’s that sound
Everybody look what’s going down