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OB STREET FAIR, CHILI COOK-OFF AND JULY 4 FIREWORKS FOR The 2021 Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off and July 4th fireworks have been cancelled for this year, due to Covid. The Fair and Cook-off had been scheduled for June 26. But the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association took the brave step of not risking people’s health and business and organizational monies by putting off anyin-person events.
THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from SEAWORLD FIREWORKS! HERE WE GO AGAIN There has been a laser show that people have talked about, and although not as popular as the fireworks, still has people “oohing and aahing” over the entertainment. Well, things are about to change. From March 26 till April 4th, SeaWorld is going to have fireworks every night. But here is the kicker – they are going to beat 7:45 pm each
THE # 1 PREDICTION FOR 2021 IS IN PLAY: LIZ CHENEY Warning: As Trump goes, so goes McCarthy. The March 2021 OB Rag prediction: Prediction#1: Liz Cheney is going to be the first Republican female minority leader after Kevin McCarthy is ditched. She sees the future and it isn’t Trumpism. She wins even if she loses! ELIZABETH SULLIVAN’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS TO LIFE The OB Rag has followed the tragic saga of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year old Point Loma Navy spouse, who disappeared in mid-October, 2014. Nearly two years after she vanished, her body was found off Point Loma and Liberty Station, in San Diego Bay.. Four years after her disappearance, her husband, Matthew Sullivan, was arrested in 2018 at his home in Delaware and extradited to San Diego TV SHOW FILMED IN OCEAN BEACH Terriers couldn’t count an audience above a million viewers after the pilot and was subsequently canceled as a resul t. It was a critical darling, however, and interest in reviving it in some fashion has been rising for years. Donal Logue, one of Terriers’ stars, is now confirming that a return to Ocean Beach, San Diego may be on thehorizon.
TRACKING THE PARROTS OF OCEAN BEACH AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY Escondido has been one of the places where wild parrots have been sighted over the years. That number includes 13 species of wild parrots most commonly spotted over Point Loma, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, El Cajon Courthouse and South Oceanside. Karen Straus, coordinator of the San Diego Bird Festival, hosted by the San DiegoAudubon Society
VIDEO: OCEAN BEACH IN THE SIXTIES Here’s a Youtube video about Ocean Beach in the surfin mid-Sixties to the rowdy late Sixties, set to trendy music. The artist is Trouble6. Come on inside
OB RAG — GRASSROOTS AND PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON LOCALABOUTCONTACT1ST RAGLINKSLETTERSVOL. 1, NO. 7, DEC. 1970 By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF MAN FOUND IN San Diego homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found in an alley north of Niagara Avenue in Ocean Beach. Late Friday, May 21, a 60-something year old man was found in the north alley off Niagara Avenue and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard just before11:30 p.m.
OB STREET FAIR, CHILI COOK-OFF AND JULY 4 FIREWORKS FOR The 2021 Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off and July 4th fireworks have been cancelled for this year, due to Covid. The Fair and Cook-off had been scheduled for June 26. But the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association took the brave step of not risking people’s health and business and organizational monies by putting off anyin-person events.
THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from SEAWORLD FIREWORKS! HERE WE GO AGAIN There has been a laser show that people have talked about, and although not as popular as the fireworks, still has people “oohing and aahing” over the entertainment. Well, things are about to change. From March 26 till April 4th, SeaWorld is going to have fireworks every night. But here is the kicker – they are going to beat 7:45 pm each
THE # 1 PREDICTION FOR 2021 IS IN PLAY: LIZ CHENEY Warning: As Trump goes, so goes McCarthy. The March 2021 OB Rag prediction: Prediction#1: Liz Cheney is going to be the first Republican female minority leader after Kevin McCarthy is ditched. She sees the future and it isn’t Trumpism. She wins even if she loses! ELIZABETH SULLIVAN’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS TO LIFE The OB Rag has followed the tragic saga of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year old Point Loma Navy spouse, who disappeared in mid-October, 2014. Nearly two years after she vanished, her body was found off Point Loma and Liberty Station, in San Diego Bay.. Four years after her disappearance, her husband, Matthew Sullivan, was arrested in 2018 at his home in Delaware and extradited to San Diego TV SHOW FILMED IN OCEAN BEACH Terriers couldn’t count an audience above a million viewers after the pilot and was subsequently canceled as a resul t. It was a critical darling, however, and interest in reviving it in some fashion has been rising for years. Donal Logue, one of Terriers’ stars, is now confirming that a return to Ocean Beach, San Diego may be on thehorizon.
TRACKING THE PARROTS OF OCEAN BEACH AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY Escondido has been one of the places where wild parrots have been sighted over the years. That number includes 13 species of wild parrots most commonly spotted over Point Loma, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, El Cajon Courthouse and South Oceanside. Karen Straus, coordinator of the San Diego Bird Festival, hosted by the San DiegoAudubon Society
VIDEO: OCEAN BEACH IN THE SIXTIES Here’s a Youtube video about Ocean Beach in the surfin mid-Sixties to the rowdy late Sixties, set to trendy music. The artist is Trouble6. Come on inside
ASSESS GOVERNMENT-OWNED PROPERTY FOR PEOPLE TO SHELTER 13 hours ago · Every government-owned parcel in the region should be assessed for its viability as a place where people can live or shelter safely temporarily. By Tamea Kohler / San Diego Union-Tribune Op-Ed / June 8, 2021 Housing ends homelessness. While it’s MIDWAY PLANNERS IN ‘SHOCK’ AFTER NAVY’S PRESENTATION OF 5 Ironically, Alternate 1 may be the only legal route the Navy can take to redevelop the site. In the 1980s, when downtown developers came up with the idea of letting a private developer redevelop the Navy’s Navy Bayfront Complex at the foot of Broadway, it KILLING TREES AND PROMISING PARKS More ‘What’s Up With the Mayor’s App?’ By Colleen O’Connor From Ted Talks to their own San Diego Government website, trees and parks are in vogue. In fashion. In demand. In decay. And all over the internet. And popular photo OCEAN INDUSTRIES OFTEN MORE POLLUTING THAN TERRESTRIAL 1 day ago · Charting a Sustainable Course for the Blue Economy. By David Helvarg and Jason Scorse / The Nation / June 8, 2021. In 2008 the United Nations designated June 8 as World Oceans Day, “a day for humanity to celebrate the ocean.” DYSLEXIA TESTING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS A CLOAK FOR 1 day ago · By Thomas Ultican / Tultican / June 2, 2021 This January, California Democratic State Senator Anthony Portantino introduced SB237 mandating dyslexia testing and intervention. It is similar to a spate of bills across the US requiring a privatizedapproach to
UC SAN DIEGO STUDY OF CANNABIS TO TREAT MIGRAINES LOOKING By Michelle Brubaker / UC San Diego Health / May 19, 2021 Alison Knigge was in elementary school when she started to experience migraines. They continued to get progressively worse as time went on, especially after the birth of her WHERE’S (WALDO) ROBERT VACCHI? FOUND! By Geoff Page The City of San Diego’s former Deputy Chief Operating Officer Robert Vacchi, also the former head of the city’s Development Services Department, walked away from his high-profile job on July 2, 2020, and no one would say THE WILD LIFE OF OCEAN BEACH By Steve Tatro Newport Avenue has plenty of wild life, especially on weekend nights, but another kind of wildlife lives in Ocean Beach, and not on the streets. There are the parrots, of course, with their sleep-cancelling squawks, screeches and A REVIEW OF ‘SAN DIEGO’S SUNSET CLIFFS PARK, A HISTORY’ The book also includes an invaluable map of Sunset Cliffs Park’s beaches, rock formations, and surf breaks. One of the most charming things about the new book is the author’s personal connection with Sunset Cliffs Park. There is a vintage picture of her grandmother as a BATHROOM ACCESS IS A HUMAN RIGHT NEGLECTED IN SAN DIEGO By Mitchelle Woodson, Jennifer Felner, Megan Welsh / San Diego Union-Tribune Op-Ed / June 7, 2021 Last month, a bystander’s video of Jesse Evans’ encounter with San Diego Police Department officers in La Jolla made national news. Evans’ suspected crime? OB RAG — GRASSROOTS AND PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON LOCALABOUTCONTACT1ST RAGLINKSLETTERSVOL. 1, NO. 7, DEC. 1970 By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF MAN FOUND IN San Diego homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found in an alley north of Niagara Avenue in Ocean Beach. Late Friday, May 21, a 60-something year old man was found in the north alley off Niagara Avenue and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard just before11:30 p.m.
MIDWAY PLANNERS IN ‘SHOCK’ AFTER NAVY’S PRESENTATION OF 5 Ironically, Alternate 1 may be the only legal route the Navy can take to redevelop the site. In the 1980s, when downtown developers came up with the idea of letting a private developer redevelop the Navy’s Navy Bayfront Complex at the foot of Broadway, it OB STREET FAIR, CHILI COOK-OFF AND JULY 4 FIREWORKS FOR The 2021 Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off and July 4th fireworks have been cancelled for this year, due to Covid. The Fair and Cook-off had been scheduled for June 26. But the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association took the brave step of not risking people’s health and business and organizational monies by putting off anyin-person events.
THE CITY FIDDLED WHILE THE OCEAN BEACH PIER CRUMBLED By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. UPDATE ON CALIFORNIA’S 2 REMAINING NUKES Now nuke power freaks don’t seem to know how to give up the ghost. Perhaps nothing illustrates this better- or worse– than the current situation with California’s two remaining nukes, both overshadowed by the legacy of multiple meltdowns at Fukushima 10 years ago. These two nuclear plants both hug the California coastline. SEAWORLD FIREWORKS! HERE WE GO AGAIN There has been a laser show that people have talked about, and although not as popular as the fireworks, still has people “oohing and aahing” over the entertainment. Well, things are about to change. From March 26 till April 4th, SeaWorld is going to have fireworks every night. But here is the kicker – they are going to beat 7:45 pm each
CABRILLO NATIONAL MONUMENT IS PARTIALLY OPEN (BUT KEEP IT Cabrillo National Monument Is Partially Open (but keep it on the down low!) by Bob Edwards. This past Saturday, May 30th, I was looking at the Cabrillo National Monument web page to see if there was any news about a future reopening. To my surprise I found the following information under “Alerts Now In Effect”: ELIZABETH SULLIVAN’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS TO LIFE The OB Rag has followed the tragic saga of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year old Point Loma Navy spouse, who disappeared in mid-October, 2014. Nearly two years after she vanished, her body was found off Point Loma and Liberty Station, in San Diego Bay.. Four years after her disappearance, her husband, Matthew Sullivan, was arrested in 2018 at his home in Delaware and extradited to San Diego IS THIS THE END OF THE OCEAN BEACH PIER? By Geoff Page. A recent puff piece in the local weekly newspaper about the Ocean Beach Pier can serve as an illustration of the differences between what readers get in The OB Rag what readers see in the other local paper. What people need to read about are things that matter. The pier doesn’t need a puff piece, it may need an obituary. OB RAG — GRASSROOTS AND PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON LOCALABOUTCONTACT1ST RAGLINKSLETTERSVOL. 1, NO. 7, DEC. 1970 By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF MAN FOUND IN San Diego homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found in an alley north of Niagara Avenue in Ocean Beach. Late Friday, May 21, a 60-something year old man was found in the north alley off Niagara Avenue and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard just before11:30 p.m.
MIDWAY PLANNERS IN ‘SHOCK’ AFTER NAVY’S PRESENTATION OF 5 Ironically, Alternate 1 may be the only legal route the Navy can take to redevelop the site. In the 1980s, when downtown developers came up with the idea of letting a private developer redevelop the Navy’s Navy Bayfront Complex at the foot of Broadway, it OB STREET FAIR, CHILI COOK-OFF AND JULY 4 FIREWORKS FOR The 2021 Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off and July 4th fireworks have been cancelled for this year, due to Covid. The Fair and Cook-off had been scheduled for June 26. But the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association took the brave step of not risking people’s health and business and organizational monies by putting off anyin-person events.
THE CITY FIDDLED WHILE THE OCEAN BEACH PIER CRUMBLED By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. UPDATE ON CALIFORNIA’S 2 REMAINING NUKES Now nuke power freaks don’t seem to know how to give up the ghost. Perhaps nothing illustrates this better- or worse– than the current situation with California’s two remaining nukes, both overshadowed by the legacy of multiple meltdowns at Fukushima 10 years ago. These two nuclear plants both hug the California coastline. SEAWORLD FIREWORKS! HERE WE GO AGAIN There has been a laser show that people have talked about, and although not as popular as the fireworks, still has people “oohing and aahing” over the entertainment. Well, things are about to change. From March 26 till April 4th, SeaWorld is going to have fireworks every night. But here is the kicker – they are going to beat 7:45 pm each
CABRILLO NATIONAL MONUMENT IS PARTIALLY OPEN (BUT KEEP IT Cabrillo National Monument Is Partially Open (but keep it on the down low!) by Bob Edwards. This past Saturday, May 30th, I was looking at the Cabrillo National Monument web page to see if there was any news about a future reopening. To my surprise I found the following information under “Alerts Now In Effect”: ELIZABETH SULLIVAN’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS TO LIFE The OB Rag has followed the tragic saga of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year old Point Loma Navy spouse, who disappeared in mid-October, 2014. Nearly two years after she vanished, her body was found off Point Loma and Liberty Station, in San Diego Bay.. Four years after her disappearance, her husband, Matthew Sullivan, was arrested in 2018 at his home in Delaware and extradited to San Diego IS THIS THE END OF THE OCEAN BEACH PIER? By Geoff Page. A recent puff piece in the local weekly newspaper about the Ocean Beach Pier can serve as an illustration of the differences between what readers get in The OB Rag what readers see in the other local paper. What people need to read about are things that matter. The pier doesn’t need a puff piece, it may need an obituary. ASSESS GOVERNMENT-OWNED PROPERTY FOR PEOPLE TO SHELTER 4 hours ago · Every government-owned parcel in the region should be assessed for its viability as a place where people can live or shelter safely temporarily. By Tamea Kohler / San Diego Union-Tribune Op-Ed / June 8, 2021 Housing ends homelessness. While it’s MIDWAY PLANNERS IN ‘SHOCK’ AFTER NAVY’S PRESENTATION OF 5 Ironically, Alternate 1 may be the only legal route the Navy can take to redevelop the site. In the 1980s, when downtown developers came up with the idea of letting a private developer redevelop the Navy’s Navy Bayfront Complex at the foot of Broadway, it DYSLEXIA TESTING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS A CLOAK FOR 1 day ago · By Thomas Ultican / Tultican / June 2, 2021 This January, California Democratic State Senator Anthony Portantino introduced SB237 mandating dyslexia testing and intervention. It is similar to a spate of bills across the US requiring a privatizedapproach to
OCEAN INDUSTRIES OFTEN MORE POLLUTING THAN TERRESTRIAL 1 day ago · Charting a Sustainable Course for the Blue Economy. By David Helvarg and Jason Scorse / The Nation / June 8, 2021. In 2008 the United Nations designated June 8 as World Oceans Day, “a day for humanity to celebrate the ocean.” KILLING TREES AND PROMISING PARKS More ‘What’s Up With the Mayor’s App?’ By Colleen O’Connor From Ted Talks to their own San Diego Government website, trees and parks are in vogue. In fashion. In demand. In decay. And all over the internet. And popular photo UC SAN DIEGO STUDY OF CANNABIS TO TREAT MIGRAINES LOOKING By Michelle Brubaker / UC San Diego Health / May 19, 2021 Alison Knigge was in elementary school when she started to experience migraines. They continued to get progressively worse as time went on, especially after the birth of her THE WILD LIFE OF OCEAN BEACH By Steve Tatro Newport Avenue has plenty of wild life, especially on weekend nights, but another kind of wildlife lives in Ocean Beach, and not on the streets. There are the parrots, of course, with their sleep-cancelling squawks, screeches and WHERE’S (WALDO) ROBERT VACCHI? FOUND! By Geoff Page The City of San Diego’s former Deputy Chief Operating Officer Robert Vacchi, also the former head of the city’s Development Services Department, walked away from his high-profile job on July 2, 2020, and no one would say OB COMMUNITY GARDEN EVENTS Geoff Page June 10, 2021 at 1:59 pm on The Widder Curry (Finally) Speaks Ok, then, that is the hard line then. If that is the way to go then a man who wants to keep a child a THE CITY FIDDLED WHILE THE OCEAN BEACH PIER CRUMBLED By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. OB RAG — GRASSROOTS AND PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON LOCALABOUTCONTACT1ST RAGLINKSLETTERSVOL. 1, NO. 7, DEC. 1970 By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF MAN FOUND IN San Diego homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found in an alley north of Niagara Avenue in Ocean Beach. Late Friday, May 21, a 60-something year old man was found in the north alley off Niagara Avenue and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard just before11:30 p.m.
THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from THE # 1 PREDICTION FOR 2021 IS IN PLAY: LIZ CHENEY Warning: As Trump goes, so goes McCarthy. The March 2021 OB Rag prediction: Prediction#1: Liz Cheney is going to be the first Republican female minority leader after Kevin McCarthy is ditched. She sees the future and it isn’t Trumpism. She wins even if she loses! SEAWORLD FIREWORKS! HERE WE GO AGAIN There has been a laser show that people have talked about, and although not as popular as the fireworks, still has people “oohing and aahing” over the entertainment. Well, things are about to change. From March 26 till April 4th, SeaWorld is going to have fireworks every night. But here is the kicker – they are going to beat 7:45 pm each
ELIZABETH SULLIVAN’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS TO LIFE The OB Rag has followed the tragic saga of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year old Point Loma Navy spouse, who disappeared in mid-October, 2014. Nearly two years after she vanished, her body was found off Point Loma and Liberty Station, in San Diego Bay.. Four years after her disappearance, her husband, Matthew Sullivan, was arrested in 2018 at his home in Delaware and extradited to San Diego A REVIEW OF ‘SAN DIEGO’S SUNSET CLIFFS PARK, A HISTORY’ The book also includes an invaluable map of Sunset Cliffs Park’s beaches, rock formations, and surf breaks. One of the most charming things about the new book is the author’s personal connection with Sunset Cliffs Park. There is a vintage picture of her grandmother as a TV SHOW FILMED IN OCEAN BEACH Terriers couldn’t count an audience above a million viewers after the pilot and was subsequently canceled as a resul t. It was a critical darling, however, and interest in reviving it in some fashion has been rising for years. Donal Logue, one of Terriers’ stars, is now confirming that a return to Ocean Beach, San Diego may be on thehorizon.
TRACKING THE PARROTS OF OCEAN BEACH AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY Escondido has been one of the places where wild parrots have been sighted over the years. That number includes 13 species of wild parrots most commonly spotted over Point Loma, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, El Cajon Courthouse and South Oceanside. Karen Straus, coordinator of the San Diego Bird Festival, hosted by the San DiegoAudubon Society
VIDEO: OCEAN BEACH IN THE SIXTIES Here’s a Youtube video about Ocean Beach in the surfin mid-Sixties to the rowdy late Sixties, set to trendy music. The artist is Trouble6. Come on inside
OB RAG — GRASSROOTS AND PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON LOCALABOUTCONTACT1ST RAGLINKSLETTERSVOL. 1, NO. 7, DEC. 1970 By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF MAN FOUND IN San Diego homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found in an alley north of Niagara Avenue in Ocean Beach. Late Friday, May 21, a 60-something year old man was found in the north alley off Niagara Avenue and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard just before11:30 p.m.
THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from THE # 1 PREDICTION FOR 2021 IS IN PLAY: LIZ CHENEY Warning: As Trump goes, so goes McCarthy. The March 2021 OB Rag prediction: Prediction#1: Liz Cheney is going to be the first Republican female minority leader after Kevin McCarthy is ditched. She sees the future and it isn’t Trumpism. She wins even if she loses! SEAWORLD FIREWORKS! HERE WE GO AGAIN There has been a laser show that people have talked about, and although not as popular as the fireworks, still has people “oohing and aahing” over the entertainment. Well, things are about to change. From March 26 till April 4th, SeaWorld is going to have fireworks every night. But here is the kicker – they are going to beat 7:45 pm each
ELIZABETH SULLIVAN’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS TO LIFE The OB Rag has followed the tragic saga of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year old Point Loma Navy spouse, who disappeared in mid-October, 2014. Nearly two years after she vanished, her body was found off Point Loma and Liberty Station, in San Diego Bay.. Four years after her disappearance, her husband, Matthew Sullivan, was arrested in 2018 at his home in Delaware and extradited to San Diego A REVIEW OF ‘SAN DIEGO’S SUNSET CLIFFS PARK, A HISTORY’ The book also includes an invaluable map of Sunset Cliffs Park’s beaches, rock formations, and surf breaks. One of the most charming things about the new book is the author’s personal connection with Sunset Cliffs Park. There is a vintage picture of her grandmother as a TV SHOW FILMED IN OCEAN BEACH Terriers couldn’t count an audience above a million viewers after the pilot and was subsequently canceled as a resul t. It was a critical darling, however, and interest in reviving it in some fashion has been rising for years. Donal Logue, one of Terriers’ stars, is now confirming that a return to Ocean Beach, San Diego may be on thehorizon.
TRACKING THE PARROTS OF OCEAN BEACH AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY Escondido has been one of the places where wild parrots have been sighted over the years. That number includes 13 species of wild parrots most commonly spotted over Point Loma, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, El Cajon Courthouse and South Oceanside. Karen Straus, coordinator of the San Diego Bird Festival, hosted by the San DiegoAudubon Society
VIDEO: OCEAN BEACH IN THE SIXTIES Here’s a Youtube video about Ocean Beach in the surfin mid-Sixties to the rowdy late Sixties, set to trendy music. The artist is Trouble6. Come on inside
THE WILD LIFE OF OCEAN BEACH 11 hours ago · By Steve Tatro Newport Avenue has plenty of wild life, especially on weekend nights, but another kind of wildlife lives in Ocean Beach, and not on the streets. There are the parrots, of course, with their sleep-cancelling squawks, screeches and UC SAN DIEGO STUDY OF CANNABIS TO TREAT MIGRAINES LOOKING 1 day ago · By Michelle Brubaker / UC San Diego Health / May 19, 2021 Alison Knigge was in elementary school when she started to experience migraines. They continued to get progressively worse as time went on, especially after the birth of her WHERE’S (WALDO) ROBERT VACCHI? FOUND! 8 hours ago · By Geoff Page The City of San Diego’s former Deputy Chief Operating Officer Robert Vacchi, also the former head of the city’s Development Services Department, walked away from his high-profile job on July 2, 2020, and no one would say THE WIDDER CURRY (FINALLY) SPEAKS The OB Rag has been initiated to ply the Ocean Beach community and the San Diego scene with news and commentary from a distinctively progressive and grassroots perspective, and to provide a forum forthose views.
OB PLANNERS REVIEW PARKS, SICK TORREY PINES AND ‘GRANNY FLATS’ By Geoff Page Parks and sick Torrey pine trees were highlights of the Ocean Beach Planning Board’s regular monthly meeting, Wednesday, June 2. During the city’s presentation about the Torreys, something was learned about the Long Branch Torrey everyone fought OB COMMUNITY GARDEN EVENTS 1 day ago · BobbyB June 8, 2021 at 10:27 am on Mr. Mayor: Hire a Trash Czar The City handles a lot of San Diego trash pickups. The trucks are all over the place. They don't handle all HOW THE WEALTHY AVOID PAYING TAXES 1 day ago · ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. by Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen and THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from BATHROOM ACCESS IS A HUMAN RIGHT NEGLECTED IN SAN DIEGO 9 hours ago · By Mitchelle Woodson, Jennifer Felner, Megan Welsh / San Diego Union-Tribune Op-Ed / June 7, 2021 Last month, a bystander’s video of Jesse Evans’ encounter with San Diego Police Department officers in La Jolla made national news. Evans’ suspectedcrime?
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8 hours ago · Editordude is leaving for Atlanta for a family wedding on Thursday and will not be returning until Monday, June 14. “Enjoy the heat while I’m gone,” he says. There will be very little postings in the interim. However, comments will OB RAG — GRASSROOTS AND PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON LOCALABOUTCONTACT1ST RAGLINKSLETTERSVOL. 1, NO. 7, DEC. 1970 By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF MAN FOUND IN San Diego homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found in an alley north of Niagara Avenue in Ocean Beach. Late Friday, May 21, a 60-something year old man was found in the north alley off Niagara Avenue and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard just before11:30 p.m.
THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from THE # 1 PREDICTION FOR 2021 IS IN PLAY: LIZ CHENEY Warning: As Trump goes, so goes McCarthy. The March 2021 OB Rag prediction: Prediction#1: Liz Cheney is going to be the first Republican female minority leader after Kevin McCarthy is ditched. She sees the future and it isn’t Trumpism. She wins even if she loses! SEAWORLD FIREWORKS! HERE WE GO AGAIN There has been a laser show that people have talked about, and although not as popular as the fireworks, still has people “oohing and aahing” over the entertainment. Well, things are about to change. From March 26 till April 4th, SeaWorld is going to have fireworks every night. But here is the kicker – they are going to beat 7:45 pm each
ELIZABETH SULLIVAN’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS TO LIFE The OB Rag has followed the tragic saga of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year old Point Loma Navy spouse, who disappeared in mid-October, 2014. Nearly two years after she vanished, her body was found off Point Loma and Liberty Station, in San Diego Bay.. Four years after her disappearance, her husband, Matthew Sullivan, was arrested in 2018 at his home in Delaware and extradited to San Diego A REVIEW OF ‘SAN DIEGO’S SUNSET CLIFFS PARK, A HISTORY’ The book also includes an invaluable map of Sunset Cliffs Park’s beaches, rock formations, and surf breaks. One of the most charming things about the new book is the author’s personal connection with Sunset Cliffs Park. There is a vintage picture of her grandmother as a TV SHOW FILMED IN OCEAN BEACH Terriers couldn’t count an audience above a million viewers after the pilot and was subsequently canceled as a resul t. It was a critical darling, however, and interest in reviving it in some fashion has been rising for years. Donal Logue, one of Terriers’ stars, is now confirming that a return to Ocean Beach, San Diego may be on thehorizon.
TRACKING THE PARROTS OF OCEAN BEACH AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY Escondido has been one of the places where wild parrots have been sighted over the years. That number includes 13 species of wild parrots most commonly spotted over Point Loma, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, El Cajon Courthouse and South Oceanside. Karen Straus, coordinator of the San Diego Bird Festival, hosted by the San DiegoAudubon Society
VIDEO: OCEAN BEACH IN THE SIXTIES Here’s a Youtube video about Ocean Beach in the surfin mid-Sixties to the rowdy late Sixties, set to trendy music. The artist is Trouble6. Come on inside
OB RAG — GRASSROOTS AND PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON LOCALABOUTCONTACT1ST RAGLINKSLETTERSVOL. 1, NO. 7, DEC. 1970 By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF MAN FOUND IN San Diego homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found in an alley north of Niagara Avenue in Ocean Beach. Late Friday, May 21, a 60-something year old man was found in the north alley off Niagara Avenue and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard just before11:30 p.m.
THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from THE # 1 PREDICTION FOR 2021 IS IN PLAY: LIZ CHENEY Warning: As Trump goes, so goes McCarthy. The March 2021 OB Rag prediction: Prediction#1: Liz Cheney is going to be the first Republican female minority leader after Kevin McCarthy is ditched. She sees the future and it isn’t Trumpism. She wins even if she loses! SEAWORLD FIREWORKS! HERE WE GO AGAIN There has been a laser show that people have talked about, and although not as popular as the fireworks, still has people “oohing and aahing” over the entertainment. Well, things are about to change. From March 26 till April 4th, SeaWorld is going to have fireworks every night. But here is the kicker – they are going to beat 7:45 pm each
ELIZABETH SULLIVAN’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS TO LIFE The OB Rag has followed the tragic saga of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year old Point Loma Navy spouse, who disappeared in mid-October, 2014. Nearly two years after she vanished, her body was found off Point Loma and Liberty Station, in San Diego Bay.. Four years after her disappearance, her husband, Matthew Sullivan, was arrested in 2018 at his home in Delaware and extradited to San Diego A REVIEW OF ‘SAN DIEGO’S SUNSET CLIFFS PARK, A HISTORY’ The book also includes an invaluable map of Sunset Cliffs Park’s beaches, rock formations, and surf breaks. One of the most charming things about the new book is the author’s personal connection with Sunset Cliffs Park. There is a vintage picture of her grandmother as a TV SHOW FILMED IN OCEAN BEACH Terriers couldn’t count an audience above a million viewers after the pilot and was subsequently canceled as a resul t. It was a critical darling, however, and interest in reviving it in some fashion has been rising for years. Donal Logue, one of Terriers’ stars, is now confirming that a return to Ocean Beach, San Diego may be on thehorizon.
TRACKING THE PARROTS OF OCEAN BEACH AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY Escondido has been one of the places where wild parrots have been sighted over the years. That number includes 13 species of wild parrots most commonly spotted over Point Loma, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, El Cajon Courthouse and South Oceanside. Karen Straus, coordinator of the San Diego Bird Festival, hosted by the San DiegoAudubon Society
VIDEO: OCEAN BEACH IN THE SIXTIES Here’s a Youtube video about Ocean Beach in the surfin mid-Sixties to the rowdy late Sixties, set to trendy music. The artist is Trouble6. Come on inside
THE WILD LIFE OF OCEAN BEACH 11 hours ago · By Steve Tatro Newport Avenue has plenty of wild life, especially on weekend nights, but another kind of wildlife lives in Ocean Beach, and not on the streets. There are the parrots, of course, with their sleep-cancelling squawks, screeches and UC SAN DIEGO STUDY OF CANNABIS TO TREAT MIGRAINES LOOKING 1 day ago · By Michelle Brubaker / UC San Diego Health / May 19, 2021 Alison Knigge was in elementary school when she started to experience migraines. They continued to get progressively worse as time went on, especially after the birth of her WHERE’S (WALDO) ROBERT VACCHI? FOUND! 8 hours ago · By Geoff Page The City of San Diego’s former Deputy Chief Operating Officer Robert Vacchi, also the former head of the city’s Development Services Department, walked away from his high-profile job on July 2, 2020, and no one would say THE WIDDER CURRY (FINALLY) SPEAKS The OB Rag has been initiated to ply the Ocean Beach community and the San Diego scene with news and commentary from a distinctively progressive and grassroots perspective, and to provide a forum forthose views.
OB PLANNERS REVIEW PARKS, SICK TORREY PINES AND ‘GRANNY FLATS’ By Geoff Page Parks and sick Torrey pine trees were highlights of the Ocean Beach Planning Board’s regular monthly meeting, Wednesday, June 2. During the city’s presentation about the Torreys, something was learned about the Long Branch Torrey everyone fought OB COMMUNITY GARDEN EVENTS 1 day ago · BobbyB June 8, 2021 at 10:27 am on Mr. Mayor: Hire a Trash Czar The City handles a lot of San Diego trash pickups. The trucks are all over the place. They don't handle all HOW THE WEALTHY AVOID PAYING TAXES 1 day ago · ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. by Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen and THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from BATHROOM ACCESS IS A HUMAN RIGHT NEGLECTED IN SAN DIEGO 8 hours ago · By Mitchelle Woodson, Jennifer Felner, Megan Welsh / San Diego Union-Tribune Op-Ed / June 7, 2021 Last month, a bystander’s video of Jesse Evans’ encounter with San Diego Police Department officers in La Jolla made national news. Evans’ suspectedcrime?
GOING TO ATLANTA
7 hours ago · Editordude is leaving for Atlanta for a family wedding on Thursday and will not be returning until Monday, June 14. “Enjoy the heat while I’m gone,” he says. There will be very little postings in the interim. However, comments will OB RAG — GRASSROOTS AND PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON LOCALABOUTCONTACT1ST RAGLINKSLETTERSVOL. 1, NO. 7, DEC. 1970 By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF MAN FOUND IN San Diego homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found in an alley north of Niagara Avenue in Ocean Beach. Late Friday, May 21, a 60-something year old man was found in the north alley off Niagara Avenue and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard just before11:30 p.m.
THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from THE # 1 PREDICTION FOR 2021 IS IN PLAY: LIZ CHENEY Warning: As Trump goes, so goes McCarthy. The March 2021 OB Rag prediction: Prediction#1: Liz Cheney is going to be the first Republican female minority leader after Kevin McCarthy is ditched. She sees the future and it isn’t Trumpism. She wins even if she loses! SEAWORLD FIREWORKS! HERE WE GO AGAIN There has been a laser show that people have talked about, and although not as popular as the fireworks, still has people “oohing and aahing” over the entertainment. Well, things are about to change. From March 26 till April 4th, SeaWorld is going to have fireworks every night. But here is the kicker – they are going to beat 7:45 pm each
ELIZABETH SULLIVAN’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS TO LIFE The OB Rag has followed the tragic saga of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year old Point Loma Navy spouse, who disappeared in mid-October, 2014. Nearly two years after she vanished, her body was found off Point Loma and Liberty Station, in San Diego Bay.. Four years after her disappearance, her husband, Matthew Sullivan, was arrested in 2018 at his home in Delaware and extradited to San Diego A REVIEW OF ‘SAN DIEGO’S SUNSET CLIFFS PARK, A HISTORY’ The book also includes an invaluable map of Sunset Cliffs Park’s beaches, rock formations, and surf breaks. One of the most charming things about the new book is the author’s personal connection with Sunset Cliffs Park. There is a vintage picture of her grandmother as a TV SHOW FILMED IN OCEAN BEACH Terriers couldn’t count an audience above a million viewers after the pilot and was subsequently canceled as a resul t. It was a critical darling, however, and interest in reviving it in some fashion has been rising for years. Donal Logue, one of Terriers’ stars, is now confirming that a return to Ocean Beach, San Diego may be on thehorizon.
TRACKING THE PARROTS OF OCEAN BEACH AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY Escondido has been one of the places where wild parrots have been sighted over the years. That number includes 13 species of wild parrots most commonly spotted over Point Loma, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, El Cajon Courthouse and South Oceanside. Karen Straus, coordinator of the San Diego Bird Festival, hosted by the San DiegoAudubon Society
VIDEO: OCEAN BEACH IN THE SIXTIES Here’s a Youtube video about Ocean Beach in the surfin mid-Sixties to the rowdy late Sixties, set to trendy music. The artist is Trouble6. Come on inside
OB RAG — GRASSROOTS AND PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON LOCALABOUTCONTACT1ST RAGLINKSLETTERSVOL. 1, NO. 7, DEC. 1970 By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF MAN FOUND IN San Diego homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found in an alley north of Niagara Avenue in Ocean Beach. Late Friday, May 21, a 60-something year old man was found in the north alley off Niagara Avenue and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard just before11:30 p.m.
THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from THE # 1 PREDICTION FOR 2021 IS IN PLAY: LIZ CHENEY Warning: As Trump goes, so goes McCarthy. The March 2021 OB Rag prediction: Prediction#1: Liz Cheney is going to be the first Republican female minority leader after Kevin McCarthy is ditched. She sees the future and it isn’t Trumpism. She wins even if she loses! SEAWORLD FIREWORKS! HERE WE GO AGAIN There has been a laser show that people have talked about, and although not as popular as the fireworks, still has people “oohing and aahing” over the entertainment. Well, things are about to change. From March 26 till April 4th, SeaWorld is going to have fireworks every night. But here is the kicker – they are going to beat 7:45 pm each
ELIZABETH SULLIVAN’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS TO LIFE The OB Rag has followed the tragic saga of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year old Point Loma Navy spouse, who disappeared in mid-October, 2014. Nearly two years after she vanished, her body was found off Point Loma and Liberty Station, in San Diego Bay.. Four years after her disappearance, her husband, Matthew Sullivan, was arrested in 2018 at his home in Delaware and extradited to San Diego A REVIEW OF ‘SAN DIEGO’S SUNSET CLIFFS PARK, A HISTORY’ The book also includes an invaluable map of Sunset Cliffs Park’s beaches, rock formations, and surf breaks. One of the most charming things about the new book is the author’s personal connection with Sunset Cliffs Park. There is a vintage picture of her grandmother as a TV SHOW FILMED IN OCEAN BEACH Terriers couldn’t count an audience above a million viewers after the pilot and was subsequently canceled as a resul t. It was a critical darling, however, and interest in reviving it in some fashion has been rising for years. Donal Logue, one of Terriers’ stars, is now confirming that a return to Ocean Beach, San Diego may be on thehorizon.
TRACKING THE PARROTS OF OCEAN BEACH AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY Escondido has been one of the places where wild parrots have been sighted over the years. That number includes 13 species of wild parrots most commonly spotted over Point Loma, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, El Cajon Courthouse and South Oceanside. Karen Straus, coordinator of the San Diego Bird Festival, hosted by the San DiegoAudubon Society
VIDEO: OCEAN BEACH IN THE SIXTIES Here’s a Youtube video about Ocean Beach in the surfin mid-Sixties to the rowdy late Sixties, set to trendy music. The artist is Trouble6. Come on inside
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES IN THE WAKE OF THE PANDEMIC By Joni Halpern Living through months of pandemic confinement has taught us something about what we need to live successfully in our public and private spaces. We have learned that space can make us vulnerable, or it can make us THE WILD LIFE OF OCEAN BEACH 7 hours ago · By Steve Tatro Newport Avenue has plenty of wild life, especially on weekend nights, but another kind of wildlife lives in Ocean Beach, and not on the streets. There are the parrots, of course, with their sleep-cancelling squawks, screeches and THE WIDDER CURRY (FINALLY) SPEAKS The OB Rag has been initiated to ply the Ocean Beach community and the San Diego scene with news and commentary from a distinctively progressive and grassroots perspective, and to provide a forum forthose views.
HOW THE WEALTHY AVOID PAYING TAXES 1 day ago · ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. by Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen and OB PLANNERS REVIEW PARKS, SICK TORREY PINES AND ‘GRANNY FLATS’ By Geoff Page Parks and sick Torrey pine trees were highlights of the Ocean Beach Planning Board’s regular monthly meeting, Wednesday, June 2. During the city’s presentation about the Torreys, something was learned about the Long Branch Torrey everyone fought UC SAN DIEGO STUDY OF CANNABIS TO TREAT MIGRAINES LOOKING 1 day ago · By Michelle Brubaker / UC San Diego Health / May 19, 2021 Alison Knigge was in elementary school when she started to experience migraines. They continued to get progressively worse as time went on, especially after the birth of her OB COMMUNITY GARDEN EVENTS 1 day ago · BobbyB June 8, 2021 at 10:27 am on Mr. Mayor: Hire a Trash Czar The City handles a lot of San Diego trash pickups. The trucks are all over the place. They don't handle all RALLY AT CITY HALL TO DEMAND COUNCIL REJECT PROPOSED SDG&E Today, Friday – with the sun directly overhead at noon – a coalition of different groups will be rallying to demand San Diego City Councilmembers reject the proposed SDG&G franchise agreement. The Council has a final vote on the 10-year MR. MAYOR: HIRE A TRASH CZAR More on Mayor’s “Get It Done” App. By Colleen O’Connor. At the beginning of April, the OB Rag posted several photos of trashy streets where I strongly suggested that the Mayor hire a Trash Czar.. Those featured spots were cleaned up within days. An admirable result. THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from OB RAG — GRASSROOTS AND PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON LOCALABOUTCONTACT1ST RAGLINKSLETTERSVOL. 1, NO. 7, DEC. 1970 By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF MAN FOUND IN San Diego homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found in an alley north of Niagara Avenue in Ocean Beach. Late Friday, May 21, a 60-something year old man was found in the north alley off Niagara Avenue and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard just before11:30 p.m.
THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from THE # 1 PREDICTION FOR 2021 IS IN PLAY: LIZ CHENEY Warning: As Trump goes, so goes McCarthy. The March 2021 OB Rag prediction: Prediction#1: Liz Cheney is going to be the first Republican female minority leader after Kevin McCarthy is ditched. She sees the future and it isn’t Trumpism. She wins even if she loses! SEAWORLD FIREWORKS! HERE WE GO AGAIN There has been a laser show that people have talked about, and although not as popular as the fireworks, still has people “oohing and aahing” over the entertainment. Well, things are about to change. From March 26 till April 4th, SeaWorld is going to have fireworks every night. But here is the kicker – they are going to beat 7:45 pm each
ELIZABETH SULLIVAN’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS TO LIFE The OB Rag has followed the tragic saga of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year old Point Loma Navy spouse, who disappeared in mid-October, 2014. Nearly two years after she vanished, her body was found off Point Loma and Liberty Station, in San Diego Bay.. Four years after her disappearance, her husband, Matthew Sullivan, was arrested in 2018 at his home in Delaware and extradited to San Diego A REVIEW OF ‘SAN DIEGO’S SUNSET CLIFFS PARK, A HISTORY’ The book also includes an invaluable map of Sunset Cliffs Park’s beaches, rock formations, and surf breaks. One of the most charming things about the new book is the author’s personal connection with Sunset Cliffs Park. There is a vintage picture of her grandmother as a TV SHOW FILMED IN OCEAN BEACH Terriers couldn’t count an audience above a million viewers after the pilot and was subsequently canceled as a resul t. It was a critical darling, however, and interest in reviving it in some fashion has been rising for years. Donal Logue, one of Terriers’ stars, is now confirming that a return to Ocean Beach, San Diego may be on thehorizon.
TRACKING THE PARROTS OF OCEAN BEACH AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY Escondido has been one of the places where wild parrots have been sighted over the years. That number includes 13 species of wild parrots most commonly spotted over Point Loma, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, El Cajon Courthouse and South Oceanside. Karen Straus, coordinator of the San Diego Bird Festival, hosted by the San DiegoAudubon Society
VIDEO: OCEAN BEACH IN THE SIXTIES Here’s a Youtube video about Ocean Beach in the surfin mid-Sixties to the rowdy late Sixties, set to trendy music. The artist is Trouble6. Come on inside
OB RAG — GRASSROOTS AND PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON LOCALABOUTCONTACT1ST RAGLINKSLETTERSVOL. 1, NO. 7, DEC. 1970 By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF MAN FOUND IN San Diego homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found in an alley north of Niagara Avenue in Ocean Beach. Late Friday, May 21, a 60-something year old man was found in the north alley off Niagara Avenue and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard just before11:30 p.m.
THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from THE # 1 PREDICTION FOR 2021 IS IN PLAY: LIZ CHENEY Warning: As Trump goes, so goes McCarthy. The March 2021 OB Rag prediction: Prediction#1: Liz Cheney is going to be the first Republican female minority leader after Kevin McCarthy is ditched. She sees the future and it isn’t Trumpism. She wins even if she loses! SEAWORLD FIREWORKS! HERE WE GO AGAIN There has been a laser show that people have talked about, and although not as popular as the fireworks, still has people “oohing and aahing” over the entertainment. Well, things are about to change. From March 26 till April 4th, SeaWorld is going to have fireworks every night. But here is the kicker – they are going to beat 7:45 pm each
ELIZABETH SULLIVAN’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS TO LIFE The OB Rag has followed the tragic saga of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year old Point Loma Navy spouse, who disappeared in mid-October, 2014. Nearly two years after she vanished, her body was found off Point Loma and Liberty Station, in San Diego Bay.. Four years after her disappearance, her husband, Matthew Sullivan, was arrested in 2018 at his home in Delaware and extradited to San Diego A REVIEW OF ‘SAN DIEGO’S SUNSET CLIFFS PARK, A HISTORY’ The book also includes an invaluable map of Sunset Cliffs Park’s beaches, rock formations, and surf breaks. One of the most charming things about the new book is the author’s personal connection with Sunset Cliffs Park. There is a vintage picture of her grandmother as a TV SHOW FILMED IN OCEAN BEACH Terriers couldn’t count an audience above a million viewers after the pilot and was subsequently canceled as a resul t. It was a critical darling, however, and interest in reviving it in some fashion has been rising for years. Donal Logue, one of Terriers’ stars, is now confirming that a return to Ocean Beach, San Diego may be on thehorizon.
TRACKING THE PARROTS OF OCEAN BEACH AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY Escondido has been one of the places where wild parrots have been sighted over the years. That number includes 13 species of wild parrots most commonly spotted over Point Loma, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, El Cajon Courthouse and South Oceanside. Karen Straus, coordinator of the San Diego Bird Festival, hosted by the San DiegoAudubon Society
VIDEO: OCEAN BEACH IN THE SIXTIES Here’s a Youtube video about Ocean Beach in the surfin mid-Sixties to the rowdy late Sixties, set to trendy music. The artist is Trouble6. Come on inside
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES IN THE WAKE OF THE PANDEMIC By Joni Halpern Living through months of pandemic confinement has taught us something about what we need to live successfully in our public and private spaces. We have learned that space can make us vulnerable, or it can make us THE WIDDER CURRY (FINALLY) SPEAKS By Judi Curry In the past 4 days I have received 5 emails from people asking me why I haven’t written anything lately. One wanted to knowif I had a
THE WILD LIFE OF OCEAN BEACH 38 minutes ago · By Steve Tatro Newport Avenue has plenty of wild life, especially on weekend nights, but another kind of wildlife lives in Ocean Beach, and not on the streets. There are the parrots, of course, with their sleep-cancelling squawks, screeches and UC SAN DIEGO STUDY OF CANNABIS TO TREAT MIGRAINES LOOKING 23 hours ago · By Michelle Brubaker / UC San Diego Health / May 19, 2021 Alison Knigge was in elementary school when she started to experience migraines. They continued to get progressively worse as time went on, especially after the birth of her HOW THE WEALTHY AVOID PAYING TAXES 23 hours ago · ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. by Jesse Eisinger, JeffErnsthausen and
OB PLANNERS REVIEW PARKS, SICK TORREY PINES AND ‘GRANNY FLATS’ 1 day ago · By Geoff Page Parks and sick Torrey pine trees were highlights of the Ocean Beach Planning Board’s regular monthly meeting, Wednesday, June 2. During the city’s presentation about the Torreys, something was learned about the Long Branch Torrey everyonefought
OB COMMUNITY GARDEN EVENTS 23 hours ago · BobbyB June 8, 2021 at 10:27 am on Mr. Mayor: Hire a Trash Czar The City handles a lot of San Diego trash pickups. The trucks are all over the place. They don't handle all RALLY AT CITY HALL TO DEMAND COUNCIL REJECT PROPOSED SDG&E Today, Friday – with the sun directly overhead at noon – a coalition of different groups will be rallying to demand San Diego City Councilmembers reject the proposed SDG&G franchise agreement. The Council has a final vote on the 10-year THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from PARK ADVOCATES DEMAND PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD FOR SAN DIEGO’S Parks and Recreation Coalition (PARC) was notified yesterday by city officials that a new Parks Master Plan would be released on June 2 with an aggressive schedule without sufficient time for public review of hundreds of pages of text and analysis impacting more than a OB RAG — GRASSROOTS AND PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON LOCALABOUTCONTACT1ST RAGLINKSLETTERSVOL. 1, NO. 7, DEC. 1970 By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF MAN FOUND IN San Diego homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found in an alley north of Niagara Avenue in Ocean Beach. Late Friday, May 21, a 60-something year old man was found in the north alley off Niagara Avenue and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard just before11:30 p.m.
THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from THE # 1 PREDICTION FOR 2021 IS IN PLAY: LIZ CHENEY Warning: As Trump goes, so goes McCarthy. The March 2021 OB Rag prediction: Prediction#1: Liz Cheney is going to be the first Republican female minority leader after Kevin McCarthy is ditched. She sees the future and it isn’t Trumpism. She wins even if she loses! SEAWORLD FIREWORKS! HERE WE GO AGAIN There has been a laser show that people have talked about, and although not as popular as the fireworks, still has people “oohing and aahing” over the entertainment. Well, things are about to change. From March 26 till April 4th, SeaWorld is going to have fireworks every night. But here is the kicker – they are going to beat 7:45 pm each
ELIZABETH SULLIVAN’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS TO LIFE The OB Rag has followed the tragic saga of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year old Point Loma Navy spouse, who disappeared in mid-October, 2014. Nearly two years after she vanished, her body was found off Point Loma and Liberty Station, in San Diego Bay.. Four years after her disappearance, her husband, Matthew Sullivan, was arrested in 2018 at his home in Delaware and extradited to San Diego A REVIEW OF ‘SAN DIEGO’S SUNSET CLIFFS PARK, A HISTORY’ The book also includes an invaluable map of Sunset Cliffs Park’s beaches, rock formations, and surf breaks. One of the most charming things about the new book is the author’s personal connection with Sunset Cliffs Park. There is a vintage picture of her grandmother as a TV SHOW FILMED IN OCEAN BEACH Terriers couldn’t count an audience above a million viewers after the pilot and was subsequently canceled as a resul t. It was a critical darling, however, and interest in reviving it in some fashion has been rising for years. Donal Logue, one of Terriers’ stars, is now confirming that a return to Ocean Beach, San Diego may be on thehorizon.
TRACKING THE PARROTS OF OCEAN BEACH AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY Escondido has been one of the places where wild parrots have been sighted over the years. That number includes 13 species of wild parrots most commonly spotted over Point Loma, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, El Cajon Courthouse and South Oceanside. Karen Straus, coordinator of the San Diego Bird Festival, hosted by the San DiegoAudubon Society
VIDEO: OCEAN BEACH IN THE SIXTIES Here’s a Youtube video about Ocean Beach in the surfin mid-Sixties to the rowdy late Sixties, set to trendy music. The artist is Trouble6. Come on inside
OB RAG — GRASSROOTS AND PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON LOCALABOUTCONTACT1ST RAGLINKSLETTERSVOL. 1, NO. 7, DEC. 1970 By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF MAN FOUND IN San Diego homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found in an alley north of Niagara Avenue in Ocean Beach. Late Friday, May 21, a 60-something year old man was found in the north alley off Niagara Avenue and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard just before11:30 p.m.
THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from THE # 1 PREDICTION FOR 2021 IS IN PLAY: LIZ CHENEY Warning: As Trump goes, so goes McCarthy. The March 2021 OB Rag prediction: Prediction#1: Liz Cheney is going to be the first Republican female minority leader after Kevin McCarthy is ditched. She sees the future and it isn’t Trumpism. She wins even if she loses! SEAWORLD FIREWORKS! HERE WE GO AGAIN There has been a laser show that people have talked about, and although not as popular as the fireworks, still has people “oohing and aahing” over the entertainment. Well, things are about to change. From March 26 till April 4th, SeaWorld is going to have fireworks every night. But here is the kicker – they are going to beat 7:45 pm each
ELIZABETH SULLIVAN’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS TO LIFE The OB Rag has followed the tragic saga of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year old Point Loma Navy spouse, who disappeared in mid-October, 2014. Nearly two years after she vanished, her body was found off Point Loma and Liberty Station, in San Diego Bay.. Four years after her disappearance, her husband, Matthew Sullivan, was arrested in 2018 at his home in Delaware and extradited to San Diego A REVIEW OF ‘SAN DIEGO’S SUNSET CLIFFS PARK, A HISTORY’ The book also includes an invaluable map of Sunset Cliffs Park’s beaches, rock formations, and surf breaks. One of the most charming things about the new book is the author’s personal connection with Sunset Cliffs Park. There is a vintage picture of her grandmother as a TV SHOW FILMED IN OCEAN BEACH Terriers couldn’t count an audience above a million viewers after the pilot and was subsequently canceled as a resul t. It was a critical darling, however, and interest in reviving it in some fashion has been rising for years. Donal Logue, one of Terriers’ stars, is now confirming that a return to Ocean Beach, San Diego may be on thehorizon.
TRACKING THE PARROTS OF OCEAN BEACH AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY Escondido has been one of the places where wild parrots have been sighted over the years. That number includes 13 species of wild parrots most commonly spotted over Point Loma, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, El Cajon Courthouse and South Oceanside. Karen Straus, coordinator of the San Diego Bird Festival, hosted by the San DiegoAudubon Society
VIDEO: OCEAN BEACH IN THE SIXTIES Here’s a Youtube video about Ocean Beach in the surfin mid-Sixties to the rowdy late Sixties, set to trendy music. The artist is Trouble6. Come on inside
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES IN THE WAKE OF THE PANDEMIC 1 day ago · By Joni Halpern Living through months of pandemic confinement has taught us something about what we need to live successfully in our public and private spaces. We have learned that space can make us vulnerable, or it can make us THE WIDDER CURRY (FINALLY) SPEAKS By Judi Curry In the past 4 days I have received 5 emails from people asking me why I haven’t written anything lately. One wanted to knowif I had a
THE WILD LIFE OF OCEAN BEACH 9 minutes ago · By Steve Tatro Newport Avenue has plenty of wild life, especially on weekend nights, but another kind of wildlife lives in Ocean Beach, and not on the streets. There are the parrots, of course, with their sleep-cancelling squawks, screeches and UC SAN DIEGO STUDY OF CANNABIS TO TREAT MIGRAINES LOOKING 23 hours ago · By Michelle Brubaker / UC San Diego Health / May 19, 2021 Alison Knigge was in elementary school when she started to experience migraines. They continued to get progressively worse as time went on, especially after the birth of her HOW THE WEALTHY AVOID PAYING TAXES 23 hours ago · ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. by Jesse Eisinger, JeffErnsthausen and
OB PLANNERS REVIEW PARKS, SICK TORREY PINES AND ‘GRANNY FLATS’ 1 day ago · By Geoff Page Parks and sick Torrey pine trees were highlights of the Ocean Beach Planning Board’s regular monthly meeting, Wednesday, June 2. During the city’s presentation about the Torreys, something was learned about the Long Branch Torrey everyonefought
OB COMMUNITY GARDEN EVENTS 22 hours ago · BobbyB June 8, 2021 at 10:27 am on Mr. Mayor: Hire a Trash Czar The City handles a lot of San Diego trash pickups. The trucks are all over the place. They don't handle all RALLY AT CITY HALL TO DEMAND COUNCIL REJECT PROPOSED SDG&E Today, Friday – with the sun directly overhead at noon – a coalition of different groups will be rallying to demand San Diego City Councilmembers reject the proposed SDG&G franchise agreement. The Council has a final vote on the 10-year THESE GORGEOUS TINY HOUSES CAN OPERATE ENTIRELY OFF THE GRID These Gorgeous Tiny Houses Can Operate Entirely Off the Grid. It can even generate its own water. In a factory in Nevada, a large 3D printer prints the pieces of new prefab tiny homes that can work fully off the grid. When complete, the houses will run on solar power, including heating and cooling. An optional system generates water from PARK ADVOCATES DEMAND PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD FOR SAN DIEGO’S Parks and Recreation Coalition (PARC) was notified yesterday by city officials that a new Parks Master Plan would be released on June 2 with an aggressive schedule without sufficient time for public review of hundreds of pages of text and analysis impacting more than a OB RAG — GRASSROOTS AND PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON LOCALABOUTCONTACT1ST RAGLINKSLETTERSVOL. 1, NO. 7, DEC. 1970 By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF MAN FOUND IN San Diego homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found in an alley north of Niagara Avenue in Ocean Beach. Late Friday, May 21, a 60-something year old man was found in the north alley off Niagara Avenue and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard just before11:30 p.m.
A REVIEW OF ‘SAN DIEGO’S SUNSET CLIFFS PARK, A HISTORY’SUNSET CLIFFS PARKSUNSET CLIFFS ACCIDENTTHE INN AT SUNSET CLIFFS The book also includes an invaluable map of Sunset Cliffs Park’s beaches, rock formations, and surf breaks. One of the most charming things about the new book is the author’s personal connection with Sunset Cliffs Park. There is a vintage picture of her grandmother as a ELIZABETH SULLIVAN’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS TO LIFE The OB Rag has followed the tragic saga of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year old Point Loma Navy spouse, who disappeared in mid-October, 2014. Nearly two years after she vanished, her body was found off Point Loma and Liberty Station, in San Diego Bay.. Four years after her disappearance, her husband, Matthew Sullivan, was arrested in 2018 at his home in Delaware and extradited to San Diego TV SHOW FILMED IN OCEAN BEACH Terriers couldn’t count an audience above a million viewers after the pilot and was subsequently canceled as a resul t. It was a critical darling, however, and interest in reviving it in some fashion has been rising for years. Donal Logue, one of Terriers’ stars, is now confirming that a return to Ocean Beach, San Diego may be on thehorizon.
SAN DIEGO HAS FOUR OPEN SEATS FOR JUDGES ON MARCH 2020 San Diego Has Four Open Seats for Judges on March 2020 Primary Ballot. There are four judicial seats appearing on ballots for the March primary. None of them are for incumbents. All are for seats vacated by a retiring judge. I wish it was easy to tell you who the progressive candidates are, but the way the system works makes it hard to tell. EVANS HOTELS LAWSUIT AGAINST UNIONS OVER BAHIA RESORTBILLY EVANS HOTELSEVANS HOTEL GROUP SAN DIEGOEVANS HOTEL GROUPEVANS HOTEL GROUP WIKIEVANS HOTEL SAN DIEGO CA Evans’ lawsuit grew out of an ongoing fight it had with the unions over its plans to redevelop and expand its decades-old Bahia resort hotel on Mission Bay. Unite Here and the San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council had opposed the $150 million development proposal because of plans to eliminate Gleason Road, which they PROPOSITION 33: A CORPORATION’S ABUSE OF THE CITIZEN’S If you ever needed a case study in how one rich individual can buy a law that favors his auto insurance business while screwing consumers, Proposition 33 would fit the bill perfectly. It’s such a bad apple that other insurance VIDEO: OCEAN BEACH IN THE SIXTIES Here’s a Youtube video about Ocean Beach in the surfin mid-Sixties to the rowdy late Sixties, set to trendy music. The artist is Trouble6. Come on inside
“DEACON” TURNER
Editor: A former SDSU running back who played for the Bengals was shot and killed over the weekend by Kern County Sheriff deputies during an suspicious altercation that raises a number of questions. by James Burger / Bakersfield.com / July 10, 2011 David “Deacon” Turner was a star running back at Shafter High School, Bakersfield College and the San Diego State University before he played OB RAG — GRASSROOTS AND PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ON LOCALABOUTCONTACT1ST RAGLINKSLETTERSVOL. 1, NO. 7, DEC. 1970 By Geoff Page. While the rest of the news media was doing nothing more than reporting what The OB Rag had already reported on the sad state of the OB Pier, The Rag kept digging. The news stories focused on several things, the major one being that the western end of the pier will be closed to the public indefinitely. POLICE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF MAN FOUND IN San Diego homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found in an alley north of Niagara Avenue in Ocean Beach. Late Friday, May 21, a 60-something year old man was found in the north alley off Niagara Avenue and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard just before11:30 p.m.
A REVIEW OF ‘SAN DIEGO’S SUNSET CLIFFS PARK, A HISTORY’SUNSET CLIFFS PARKSUNSET CLIFFS ACCIDENTTHE INN AT SUNSET CLIFFS The book also includes an invaluable map of Sunset Cliffs Park’s beaches, rock formations, and surf breaks. One of the most charming things about the new book is the author’s personal connection with Sunset Cliffs Park. There is a vintage picture of her grandmother as a ELIZABETH SULLIVAN’S HUSBAND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS TO LIFE The OB Rag has followed the tragic saga of Elizabeth Sullivan, a 31-year old Point Loma Navy spouse, who disappeared in mid-October, 2014. Nearly two years after she vanished, her body was found off Point Loma and Liberty Station, in San Diego Bay.. Four years after her disappearance, her husband, Matthew Sullivan, was arrested in 2018 at his home in Delaware and extradited to San Diego TV SHOW FILMED IN OCEAN BEACH Terriers couldn’t count an audience above a million viewers after the pilot and was subsequently canceled as a resul t. It was a critical darling, however, and interest in reviving it in some fashion has been rising for years. Donal Logue, one of Terriers’ stars, is now confirming that a return to Ocean Beach, San Diego may be on thehorizon.
SAN DIEGO HAS FOUR OPEN SEATS FOR JUDGES ON MARCH 2020 San Diego Has Four Open Seats for Judges on March 2020 Primary Ballot. There are four judicial seats appearing on ballots for the March primary. None of them are for incumbents. All are for seats vacated by a retiring judge. I wish it was easy to tell you who the progressive candidates are, but the way the system works makes it hard to tell. EVANS HOTELS LAWSUIT AGAINST UNIONS OVER BAHIA RESORTBILLY EVANS HOTELSEVANS HOTEL GROUP SAN DIEGOEVANS HOTEL GROUPEVANS HOTEL GROUP WIKIEVANS HOTEL SAN DIEGO CA Evans’ lawsuit grew out of an ongoing fight it had with the unions over its plans to redevelop and expand its decades-old Bahia resort hotel on Mission Bay. Unite Here and the San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council had opposed the $150 million development proposal because of plans to eliminate Gleason Road, which they PROPOSITION 33: A CORPORATION’S ABUSE OF THE CITIZEN’S If you ever needed a case study in how one rich individual can buy a law that favors his auto insurance business while screwing consumers, Proposition 33 would fit the bill perfectly. It’s such a bad apple that other insurance VIDEO: OCEAN BEACH IN THE SIXTIES Here’s a Youtube video about Ocean Beach in the surfin mid-Sixties to the rowdy late Sixties, set to trendy music. The artist is Trouble6. Come on inside
“DEACON” TURNER
Editor: A former SDSU running back who played for the Bengals was shot and killed over the weekend by Kern County Sheriff deputies during an suspicious altercation that raises a number of questions. by James Burger / Bakersfield.com / July 10, 2011 David “Deacon” Turner was a star running back at Shafter High School, Bakersfield College and the San Diego State University before he played PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES IN THE WAKE OF THE PANDEMIC 16 hours ago · By Joni Halpern Living through months of pandemic confinement has taught us something about what we need to live successfully in our public and private spaces. We have learned that space can make us vulnerable, or it can make us THE WIDDER CURRY (FINALLY) SPEAKS 17 hours ago · By Judi Curry In the past 4 days I have received 5 emails from people asking me why I haven’t written anything lately. One wanted to know if I had a OB PLANNERS REVIEW PARKS, SICK TORREY PINES AND ‘GRANNY FLATS’ 15 hours ago · By Geoff Page Parks and sick Torrey pine trees were highlights of the Ocean Beach Planning Board’s regular monthly meeting, Wednesday, June 2. During the city’s presentation about the Torreys, something was learned about the Long Branch Torrey everyonefought
RALLY AT CITY HALL TO DEMAND COUNCIL REJECT PROPOSED SDG&E Today, Friday – with the sun directly overhead at noon – a coalition of different groups will be rallying to demand San Diego City Councilmembers reject the proposed SDG&G franchise agreement. The Council has a final vote on the 10-year PARK ADVOCATES DEMAND PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD FOR SAN DIEGO’S Parks and Recreation Coalition (PARC) was notified yesterday by city officials that a new Parks Master Plan would be released on June 2 with an aggressive schedule without sufficient time for public review of hundreds of pages of text and analysis impacting more than a MR. MAYOR: HIRE A TRASH CZAR 17 hours ago · More on Mayor’s “Get It Done” App. By Colleen O’Connor At the beginning of April, the OB Rag posted several photos of trashy streets where I strongly suggested that the Mayor hire a Trash Czar. Those featured spots were cleanedA RETRACTION
by Ernie McCray. I owe an apology to L. Todd Wood. I wrote about an article he had written in my recent OB Rag piece, “Wishing a Classmate Would Say ‘No to Racism.’”. His essay was sent to me via email by a high school classmate of mine who, as I wrote, is always trying to prove me wrong regarding race issues Black peopleface in America.
‘CELEBRATE THE OB VIBE’ On Saturday, June 26, the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association is sponsoring the ‘Celebrate the OB Vibe’ community event which will feature local artisans & makers and spotlight Ocean Beach’s local bars, breweries, restaurants, and retailers. The OBMA says “Thiscommunity
SUV SOUGHT IN FATAL HIT-AND-RUN IN OCEAN BEACH ALLEY in Ocean Beach. There is a video of what San Diego Police say is the vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run of San Diego resident Frank Thomas Neal, who was found unresponsive in an OB alley late Friday night. Neal passed away at the scene. Police are seeking help in identifying the suspected hit-and-run driver whose SUV ran over andkilled 60
THE GREAT CALIFORNIA GENOCIDE It wasn’t until 1769 that the first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá, was built in California at present-day San Diego. It was the first of 21 missions, which would become the primary means for the Spaniards to subjugate the natives. The leader of this effort was Franciscan friar Junípero Serra. Junípero Serra.*
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‘WHAT A DIFFERENCE A WEEK MAKES DURING COVID’ IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY: 962 NEW CASES, 35 MORE DEATHS by Staff on May 15, 2020 · 2comments
in Health , San Diego The above _SDU-T_ chart is from today, Friday, May 15, 2020, with the data good through Thursday, May 14. Compared with last week’s chart published Friday, May 8, with data good through the 7th, we can see the increases in total deaths, total cases and new positive cases. With increased testing, the numbers are bound to go up. Yet, in one week in San Diego County, there were 962 new cases of COVID-19 and 35additional deaths.
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Read the full article... WILL THESE BE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT? THIRTY FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT, RANKED CHOICE VOTING, CLEAN ELECTIONS, PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS by Doug Porter on May 15, 2020 · 0comments
in Election , San Diego _By Doug Porter / WordsandDeeds / May 14, 2020_ The San Diego City Council’s Rules Committee met on Wednesday and advanced six ballot measures under consideration for the November 2020general election.
A measure making San Diego Unified School District board elections district only affairs will be considered by the full council.. Currently, school district voters make their choices in a primary; the entire city gets to vote on those choices in the general election. FIVE OTHER MEASURES WILL GET A SECOND HEARING BEFORE THE RULES COMMITTEE IN JUNE AFTER FURTHER ANALYSIS AND PREPARATION. * Authorizing outside legal counsel for the city auditor * Public campaign financing for city offices * Ranked choice voting for city offices * Removing a ban on Project Labor Agreements * Removing the 30 foot height-limit in the Midway District. All these potential measures are controversial in some respect. And there are other measures under consideration for the November ballot. Be the first to comment Read the full article... THE MURDERS AT JACKSON STATE, MISSISSIPPI DURING THE MAY 1970 STUDENTREBELLION
by Frank Gormlie on May 6, 2020 · 0comments
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History , Peace Movement THE KILLINGS AT JACKSON STATE OCCURRED 5 MINUTES AFTER MIDNIGHT, MAY15, 1970
Besides the Kent State Four, there were two other murders during the May 1970 student rebellion fifty years ago. Police opened fire on a Black girls’ dormitory at Jackson State College in Mississippi on May 15, killing two young, African-American men, and wounding anotherdozen people.
The Jackson State killings, however, never received the media and protesters’ attention as those at Kent State did. There were demonstrations in response, of course, but not as wide-spread as those following the deaths of the 4 white students. From an ingrained media racism, to the privileges of white, middle-class young, to the fatigue and exhaustion of a protest movement nearly spun out – there are a number of factors for this difference. But – as in the Kent State incident – no one was ever held accountable for the killings. Be the first to comment Read the full article... HISTORY OF OCEAN BEACH STREET NAMES (HO-HMMM?) by Frank Gormlie on July 4, 2009 ·36 comments
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, San Diego
by Frank Gormlie
Always intrigued about the origin of words and idioms, I found interesting the history of Ocean Beach street names. It is axiomatic in our world that whoever plans out and develops a community gets to name the streets! And the rest of us then get to live with those street titles. Now, of course, who does plan out and develop a community from scratch? Who was responsible for putting together the sub-divisions that make up what is the present communityof Ocean Beach?
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Read the full article... DON’T EXPECT TO SEE TRUMP’S TAX RETURNS BEFORE THE ELECTION by Source on May 15, 2020 · 2comments
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_BY MARJORIE COHN / TruthOut/ May 14, 2020_
Donald Trump claims that while he is president, his pre-presidency financial records can’t be subpoenaed and he can’t even be investigated for criminal conduct. The Supreme Court will decide by the end of June whether Trump is indeed beyond the reach of the law. On May 12, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about whether Trump can block subpoenas for his tax and other financial records that predate his presidency. Although prior presidents made their tax returns public, Trump has steadfastly refused to reveal his. In 2016, he promised to release them when the purported “audit” is complete. But they remain under wraps. In April 2019, three committees of the House of Representatives and the New York district attorney issued subpoenas to banks and financial institutions to obtain Trump’s records. Trump sued to prevent the disclosures. Even though all four lower courts that considered the issue ruled that the records must be produced, Trump continues to stonewall, claiming in essence he is above the law. During the oral arguments, the justices disagreed about what standard should be used to determine when a president can block subpoenas to third parties for records relating to his personal conduct before he took office. A majority of the justices seemed to reject the argument made by the lawyer for the House of Representatives, that congressional committees have broad authority to obtain a president’s personal records. But they were also skeptical of Trump’s argument that he has immunity from state grand jury investigations while he is president.2 comments
Read the full article... BARBARA BRY ONLY COUNCILMEMBER TO OPPOSE PLACING 30 FOOT HEIGHT NIX IN MIDWAY FOR NOVEMBER BALLOT; GLORIA SUPPORTS MEASURE by Frank Gormlie on May 14, 2020 ·8 comments
in Election , Ocean Beach The San Diego City Council Rules Committee voted yesterday 3 to 1 – with Councilmember Barbara Bry the only ‘nay’ vote – to push Jen Campbell’s measure to rescind the 30-foot height limit in the Midway area towards the November ballot. The entire Council still needs to vote on it sometime this summer. Councilmember Chris Cate has joined Campbell
in recent months pushing the initiative to “open up” the Midway District to more large-scale development.As _KPBS_
reported, “Councilwoman Barbara Bry, in the midst of a mayoral campaign, voted against putting the measure on the ballot, arguing it was not an urgent need for the city,….” Bry’s opponent for mayor is Assemblymember Todd Gloria, who supports the measure. Again, from_KPBS_:
Nick Serrano, a spokesman for Assemblyman Todd Gloria, Bry’s opponent in the mayor’s race, said Gloria agrees with the committee’s decision to advance the measure and “give San Diegans the opportunity to consider a new life for the Sports Arenaproperty.”
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Read the full article... OH, TO BE OUT AND ABOUT AGAIN May 14, 2020 by Ernie McCray _BY ERNIE MCCRAY __ _Oh, I want so
to be out and about again,to just grab a hold
of my children and grandchildren and great-grandchildrenand friends
and hug them
for eternity,
or at least
until my arms fall limp. Read the full article →0 comments
WHO DOES HAS ACCESS TO THE BEACH? RECENT SAN DIEGO COMMENTARIES May 14, 2020 by Source Who does have access to the beach and the coast? What’s with the protests to reopen our sandy parks? Here are some recent commentaries from local San Diego media. YOU COULDN’T GO TO THE BEACH? PEOPLE OF COLOR HAVE HAD ACCESS ISSUESFOR CENTURIES.
_By Anela Akiona & Kayla Wilson / San Diego Union-Tribune/ May 14, 2020_
As Southern California beaches have opened and closed at various points in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, there have been widespread protests by members of predominantly white, affluent coastal communities like Encinitas, Pacific Beach and Huntington Beach; however, a key topic missing … REOPENED BEACHES REMAIN OUT OF REACH FOR SAN DIEGO’S POOR _By MacKenzie Elmer / Voice of San Diego/ May 12, 2020_
Early in the pandemic, officials debated when and how to close beaches. Weeks later, Gov. Gavin Newsom shut down Orange County beaches citing unsafe behavior, leading to concern San Diego’s beaches would close just 48 hours after reopening. COVERAGE OF ANTI-LOCKDOWN PROTESTS IN SAN DIEGO IS IGNORING ONEGLARING FACT
_By Andrew Matschiner / San Diego Union-Tribune/ May 13, 2020_
To put it plainly, these protests attract predominately white San Diegans. Videos on social media and news coverage show groups are overwhelmingly white. Read the full article →0 comments
SAN DIEGO SHOULD SPEND FEDERAL COVID-19 AID NOW, ASK QUESTIONS LATER May 13, 2020 by Source _BY COLLEEN O’CONNOR / Times of San Diego/ May 12, 2020_
Here we go again. No matter the year, the danger, or the outlook, the most popular city services get cut the most. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are about to unveil another massive spending proposal—of “Rooseveltian” proportions—to counter the national COVID-19economic collapse.
Meanwhile, San Diego’s politicians are debating how to proceed with their own deficit. Mayor Kevin Faulconer is considering drawing down about $80 million of its reserve funds to offset revenue losses—while simultaneously sitting on a $248 million pile of federal monies cash courtesy of the earlier COVID-19 Relief and Economic Security Act. Read the full article →1 comment
CORONAVIRUS DIARY THOUGHTS – 9 WEEKS May 13, 2020 by Source _VIA STEVE ZIVOLICH_ Has this been an elaborate plan by our dogs to get us to stay home with them more and take daily walks? Strangest mothers day ever. Sent my wife an ecard; the third try went through and arrived one day late. Thinking of contacting all the women who told me they would not touch me with 10 foot pole; and asking if the would consider modifying it toa 6 foot pole?
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LIFEGUARDS KEPT BUSY AT SUNSET CLIFFS WITH 2 RESCUES ON TUESDAY May 13, 2020 by Frank Gormlie San Diego lifeguards were busy at Sunset Cliffs on Tuesday, May 12, with two rescue operations. The first rescue was of a 23 year old woman who suffered major trauma when she fell 30 feet off the cliffs to the beach below. The SDFD helicopter was brought in to hoist her up to the bluff top and then she was transported to a local hospital. What the status is of the unidentified woman is unknown at this time. _Fox5_ Read the full article →0 comments
CITY COUNCIL RULES COMMITTEE TO MEET ON PLACING THE DISMANTLING OF 30 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT IN MIDWAY ON BALLOT – WED., MAY 13 May 12, 2020 by Staff The Rules Committee of the San Diego City Council meets Wednesday, May 13 to consider placing a measure that would dismantle the 30 foot height limit in the Midway District on the November ballot. Councilmembers Jennifer Campbell and Chris Cate are pushing the idea. Campbell represents District 2, of course, which includes the Midway, as well as much of the coastal areas of the city. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the public will have very little say in how the Rules Committee – or the full Council for that matter – votes on this crucial vote, a vote seen as an end-run around Prop D, passed by San Diego voters overwhelmingly in 1972. A group in opposition to this move, Save Everyone’s Access, Read the full article →14 comments
HUGS IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA May 12, 2020 by Staff_BY JONI HALPERN_
We have just completed our Mother’s Day celebration without the traditional reliance on buying power to attest to our love of the women who have mothered us. We have sent online deliveries if we could and zoomed ourselves with varied success into the two-dimensional spaces of each other’s screens. We have texted, phoned, and snail-mailed our greetings. But we have not been able to hug. How unexpectedly descriptive is the absence of a hug, for in not being available, it emphasizes the importance of an embrace. Two arms wrapped around us, pulling us closer to a loving heart, a gesture that could impart power and conflict, for it often occurs between two beings of varying strength. And yet our surrender to a hug is a relief, a comfort, an admission that we persist in life’s most strenuous endeavors because we are loved. On the other side of a hug is the fact that we concede our need forothers.
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NEWS FROM OCEAN BEACH AND POINT LOMA – MID-MAY 2020 May 11, 2020 by Frank Gormlie OB STREET FAIR & CHILI COOK-OFF CANCELLED The 41st annual OB Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off has been officially cancelled for this year. It will be held next year, on Saturday, June 26, 2021. Originally set for June 27 this year, the annual event – like many other things – had to be cancelled due to health concerns. Denny Knox, ED of the OB Mainstreet Assoc which sponsors the fair,told _the Beacon_
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“We had to make the call. We just couldn’t commit to signing a contract. The risk is too great. Some OB Businesses Have Limited “Openings” OB TEACHER CONCERNED ABOUT OPENING SCHOOLS TOO SOON Joanne Ensign who teaches at Ocean Beach Elementary School, says it’s a challenge teaching kindergarten, but “It’s going well. Kids are participating…. kids are doing it, they’re doing it.” But Ensign is concerned about talk of opening the schools in July. She needs a break, she told 7NBC. Read the full article →1 comment
KUDOS TO MARA ELLIOTT FOR SAYING SDSU / STADIUM DEAL IS SERIOUSLYFLAWED
May 11, 2020 by SourceBRAVA! MARA ELLIOTT
_BY COLLEEN O’CONNOR_ Kudos to City Attorney Mara Elliott for doing what is in the best interest of San Diegans. She has made several clear, lucid and legallycogent argument
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against the sweetheart developer/SDSU deal. All of them legitimate. (https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/politics/politics-report-city-not-united-on-sdsu-deal/) First of all, the bidding for the largest piece of prime real estate in San Diego should have gone to open, competitive bidding. Not restricted to two ballot propositions between San Diego State and its need for some housing and a new, larger football stadium and SoccerCity.
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EMPOWERING AMERICA TO DEATH May 11, 2020 by Jim Miller THE AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL’S AGENDA IS ON FULLDISPLAY
It’s easy to stay outraged these days, whether it’s reading about the COVID-19-infected leader of the “ReOpen NC” protests whining about her “rights” being violated by quarantine, the “COVID Mary” of Louisville being arrested after going to the grocery store while knowingly infected,
or the knucklehead owner of the Orange County bar who defied state pandemic restrictions, opened up, and told the TV news that everyone would be OK because, “on a sunny day like this, I don’t feel like anybody’s at risk.” At present, it appears there is an endless well of dangerous idiocy. And when you watch the Trump Administration ignoring their own guidelines as White House aides get sick and the national response slides into a chaotic patchwork quilt of ineffective policies, one might just conclude that we are dealing with a tragic case of nationalincompetence.
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OB PLANNERS AND TOWN COUNCIL CONSIDER CONVERTING 5 BLOCKS OF BACON STREET TO ONE-WAY ‘SLOW STREET’ May 8, 2020 by Frank Gormlie Ocean Beach organizations are considering turning 5 or so blocks of Bacon Street into a “slow street” which means converting it into one-way traffic going southbound, leaving the northbound lane for pedestrians, skateboarders and bicyclists. It would be from Voltaireto Saratoga.
On Wednesday night at their electronic meeting, the OB Planning Board voted in favor of making the temporary conversion. The initiative for this, for the proposed street change came from the Slow Street Initiative of the city of San Diego. Streets are blocked off with signs to through-traffic – and a section of Diamond Street in Pacific Beach has already made the conversion, as well as a street inNormal Heights.
For the last couple of years, OB planners have been talking up the idea of making Bacon a “bike-friendly” street. Those in favor think now is especially the time to make the changes, as it would make it makes it easier for people to run, bike and walk during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially since sidewalks don’t always provide six feet separation. Read the full article →16 comments
MICHIGAN LAWMAKER ESCORTED TO STATE CAPITOL BY ARMED BLACK CITIZENS May 8, 2020 by Source _By Lois Beckett / The Guardian/ May 7, 2020_
A black lawmaker came to Michigan’s capitol with an escort of armed black citizens on Wednesday, days after white protesters with guns staged a volatile protest inside the state house, comparing the Democratic governor’s public health orders to “tyranny”. The state representative Sarah Anthony, 36, said she wanted to highlight what she saw as the failure of the Michigan capitol police to provide legislators with adequate security during the protest, which saw demonstrators with rifles standing in the legislative chamber above lawmakers. “When traditional systems, whether it’s law enforcement or whatever, fail us, we also have the ability to take care of ourselves,” she told the Guardian. Anthony became the first African American woman elected to represent her district in Lansing, Michigan’s capital, in 2018. Read the full article →1 comment
MAY 8, 1970 – THE DAY THE ANTI-VIETNAM WAR MOVEMENT CAME TO POINTLOMA
May 8, 2020 by Frank Gormlie Exactly 50 years ago today, May 8, 1970, the anti-Vietnam war was thrust upon the sleepy neighborhood of Point Loma. 4,000 mainly college students showed up in the early hours of that day on Catalina Boulevard and created a passive resistance march and blockade of the gates of NEL, the Naval Electronics Lab (since renamed). NEL was known for its war-related research and the action was seen as a blow against the Vietnam war by thousands of trying to jam up the gears of the war machine. Nixon had just invaded Cambodia instead of winding down the war, as he had promised. Protests at colleges and universities blew up across the nation. Protests at Kent State in Ohio turned deadly when National Guardsmen fired into crowds of unarmed demonstrators, killing four and wounding eleven others. Fifty years ago this day, the entrance to the military facility was effectively blocked Read the full article →1 comment
UCSD STUDENT GEORGE WINNE BURNED HIMSELF TO DEATH IN PROTEST OF THE WAR – MAY 10, 1970 May 8, 2020 by Frank Gormlie George Winne, 23, a History major at UC San Diego strolled out to the middle of Revelle Plaza on Sunday, May 10, 1970. It was about 4 o’clock in the afternoon. A huge anti-war protest had occurred earlier that weekend in downtown San Diego. It’s not known whether Winne attended it, but it’s unlikely. President Nixon had invaded Cambodia and the campuses across the nation blew up in protests. One protest at Kent State University in Ohio ended in the deaths of four students shot by National Guardsmen. When Winne came out to the plaza, he carried a sign, which read, “In God’s name, end this war.” It was a simple message. He also carried rags which he had saturated with gasoline. Read the full article →8 comments
CITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD ASKED TO INVESTIGATE ARREST OF BLACK WOMAN ATOCEAN BEACH
May 8, 2020 by Frank Gormlie The San Diego Community Review Board on Police Practices has been requested to investigate the arrest of an African-American woman on Friday, May 1, at Ocean Beach whilewalking her dog.
Filing a complaint with the Board, Francine Maxwell, president of the local NAACP office, said she wants it to investigate the arrest – an arrest which created a stir after it was recorded and shared on social media. Maxwell said three officers involved in the arrest used excessive force and she questioned whether they targeted the woman because of her race. Maxwell asked: _“Was she arrested because of her race? Was she assaulted because of her race? Would the officers have found a better way to deal with the situation if (she) had been white?”_ Read the full article →0 comments
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COVID-19 CASES – THE NUMBERS, THE GRAPHS, THE ZIPCODES AND MAP
May 8, 2020 by Staff Here are the most recent numbers, charts, graphs and map of San Diego County COVID-19 cases. They are the most recent updated figures published today, Friday, May 8, as of May 6 and May 7 from the _San Diego Union-Tribun_e and the San Diego County.
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COUNCILWOMAN CAMPBELL CALLS FOR THE CLOSURE OF SUNSET CLIFFS‘NATURAL’ PARK
May 8, 2020 by Source In a statement that San Diego City Councilwoman Jen Campbell just released, she calls for the closure of Sunset Cliffs Natural Park due to San Diegans not following public health orders around Sunset Cliffs, and how the park is more of a regional attraction and not just a neighborhood park. Here is her statement: “Since our parks and beaches have been opened San Diegans have, for the most part, done an excellent job following public health orders while returning to public spaces for passive use. Unfortunately, this has not been the case in Sunset Cliffs Natural Park or in the greater Sunset Cliffs community. Read the full article →8 comments
OB PLANNING BOARD TO MEET ELECTRONICALLY TONIGHT, WED., MAY 6 –PLEASE REGISTER
May 6, 2020 by Staff The Ocean Beach Planning Board will hole its regularly scheduled monthly meeting tonight, May 6 – and it will be held electronically. Interested persons need to pre-register for the meeting – details below. As usual, the meeting will start at 6 pm. On the agenda is a Budget Request Revision as the city has reprioritized its fiscal year 2012 budget due to budget shortfalls from the COVID-19 crisis. The Board is set to review and prioritize its own budget goals. There’s a Park’s Master Plan to review and make recommendations upon also on tap. For the “Slow Streets Initiative”, the Board is also supposed to put together a map of possible routes it couldfollow.
The last Action item is the establishment of an “Ad Hoc Committee” to go over recommendations regarding short-term vacation rentalsregulations.
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THE VIRUS AND THE NUKES May 6, 2020 by Michael Steinberg _Nuclear Shutdown News May 2020_ _BY MICHAEL STEINBERG / Black Rain Press_ _Nuclear Shutdown News chronicles the decline and fall of the nuclear power industry in the US and beyond, and highlights the efforts of those who are working to create a nuclear free future._ THE VIRUS AND THE NUKES As reported in last month’s Nuclear Shutdown News, the pandemic has been affecting workers at US nuclear plants. The April 10 _Philadelphia Inquirer_ reported that some workers at the Limerick nuke plant in Pennsylvania had tested positive for the virus and 44 others had been quarantined “because they may have come in contact with infected workers.” Limerick shut down one of its reactors in early March to switch out old nuclear fuel and replace it with new, a process known as refueling. At that time safety measures to discourage the spread of the coronavirus were not yet in place. While this work is going on, up to 1000 extra workers are added. They all need places to stay and eatlocally.
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‘MOMENTS WITH MY MOM’ May 6, 2020 by Ernie McCray_BY ERNIE MCCRAY_
My mother has been on my mind, ever so vividly, lately. I can see her in moments in our lives. Moments where she’s waving goodbye to me as I take off for school or play, against a background of clothes to be washed and hung up to dry; dishes to be washed and dried; floors to be washed and dried. Moments when she’d hug me, fighting back tears brought on by the sheer energy required to raise a son alone, a Howard University graduate of the Class of ’31, working her fingers to the bone as a janitress at the Mountain States Telephone Company, cutting hair and selling Avon products and doing tax returns and a ton of odd jobs onthe side.
Moments when, because of her heavy load, she’d say to me, shaking her head and chuckling, “Sometimes you got to laugh to keep from crying” and the next thing I knew we’d be slapping our knees and rolling on the floor doubled up, grabbing our bellies – overcoming, momentarily, the “race cards” the country had dealt us openly and hatefully and not the least bit regretfully. Read the full article →9 comments
MAY 5, 1970 WAS THE MOST VIOLENT DAY WITHIN THE COUNTRY IN AMERICANHISTORY
May 5, 2020 by Frank Gormlie The day after the Kent State Massacre, Tuesday, May 5, was one of the most violent days in American history. It was the day when college and university students realized that four from their generation were dead because of protests against the Vietnam war. It certainly ranks up there as one of the most turbulent days inside the country. What follows in our latest installment in the series commemorating the student rebellion and strike of May 1970. We offer it without apology, without recourse but with the knowledge that despite the tedious repetition, it is part of our American experience, an important day inour modern history.
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CALLING ON MY FELLOW CITIZENS TO HELP US ALL KEEP SAFE May 5, 2020 by Ernie McCray_BY ERNIE MCCRAY_
If I have expertise
in anything
it’s kicking back,chilling,
being at ease.
Why not,
since stress,
can buckle your knees.But now
after maintaining
my cool
for 82
revolutions
around the sun,
I’ve become kind of an edgyson-of-a-gun
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NO, CINCO DE MAYO IS NOT MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY May 5, 2020 by Brent Beltran _EDITOR: The following is an excerpt from Brent Beltran’s weeklycolumn Desde Logan
at the San Diego Free Press in 2013. What follows is worth repeating as Gringos typically are kept in the dark about the history of a people a few dozen miles away._ _BY BRENT E. BELTRÁN_ Cinco de Mayo commemorates El Día de la Batalla de Puebla (The Day of the Battle of Puebla) where in 1862 a ragtag Mexican army lead by General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated a much superior and better equipped force of the French army. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day. It’s not even a significant holiday in Mexico except in the state of Puebla where the battle took place. After the great liberal Mexican president Benito Juarez decided to stop paying Mexico’s foreign debt for two years to help it’s near bankrupt national treasury France’s Napoleon III, pissed off by this move, decided to invade and build up it’s empire. Read the full article →0 comments
ROUGH TREATMENT AND ARREST OF BLACK WOMAN WALKING HER DOG AT OCEAN BEACH RAISES QUESTIONS May 5, 2020 by Frank Gormlie The arrest and rough treatment Friday, May 1, of an African-American woman for walking her dog at Ocean Beach without a leash raises troubling questions. A video taken of the incident shows a Black woman in a white bathing suit being taken into custody by several San Diego police officers, accompanied by a couple of lifeguard on the shores of Ocean Beach. She apparently had been noticed by lifeguards walking her dog without aleash.
During the incident, she was taken to the ground at least twice by officers, with her arms twisted behind her and handcuffed. She was taken down on the sand and then on the asphalt. At one point the woman being arrested asked bystanders to continue taking a video of theincident.
Councilwoman Monica Montgomery and the head of the local NAACP have raised questions about “equity in enforcement”. Read the full article →35 comments
MAY 4, 1970: KENT STATE MURDERS 50 YEARS AGO TODAY – ‘THE DAY THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN’ May 4, 2020 by Frank Gormlie Fifty years ago exactly, on May 4, 1970, was the day the world turned upside down for an entire American generation of young people. It was the day National Guardsmen on the campus of Kent State University in Ohio aimed their M1 rifles at crowds of unarmed demonstrating collegestudents and fired.
15 students were hit by bullets – four of them died either instantly or within minutes and eleven were wounded, one so badly he was maimedfor life.
This day, then, stands out – as Pearl Harbor did for an earlier generation, as 9-11 did for a later generation. It was one thing to protest the Cambodian invasion and the war in Vietnam, it was quite another to be shot to death by American soldiers on an American college campus for protesting the wars. The date May 4, 1970 will forever be associated with the murders offour young people.
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