Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán
This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles by San Diego Free Press and OB Rag regulars, irregulars, columnists, and at-large contributors on Boxer possibly stepping down, torture American style, frat rape culture, Gloria getting backstabbed, a day of resistance, loving thy neighbor, unindicted ham sandwiches, Joshua Tree, Tijuana dentistry, a heartless Union Bank, Kevin Beiser, and a beachful of OB news.
San Diego Free Press Regular Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
Barbara Boxer Likely to Step Down from US Senate
Torture Tuesday: A Study in Manufacturing Consent
SDSU Students Fight Fraternity Rape Culture
‘Just Call Me Todd’ Gloria Gets the Boot as City Council President
Bankers, Pot Smokers Get Holiday Gifts in DC Budget Bill
From Boston to San Diego, 12/13/14 Was A Day of Resistance
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Dystopia Now: “Anticipatory Grief” or “Real Grounds for Hope”?
Desde la Logan by Brent E. Beltrán
5th Annual Love Thy Neighbor Toy Drive Takes Place This Weekend
Junco’s Jabs by Junco Canché
Just Another Day at the CIA
El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia
Ham Sandwich Not Indicted
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
Geo-Poetic Spaces: When the Joshua Trees are Gone
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán
Looking Back at the Week: Nov 30-Dec 6
San Diego Free Press Regular and At-Large Contributors:
Judy Finally Goes To the Dentist In Tijuana
By John Lawrence
A Couple of Heartless Transactions at Union Bank
By Bob Dorn
Conversion to Renewable Energy is Going Too Slow to Avoid Catastrophe – Part 2
By Frank Thomas and John Lawrence
The Silliness of the Council President Selection Drama
By Norma Damashek
Who is Mike McCoy?
By Barbara Zaragoza
What a Difference a Few Decades Make : An Interview with Kevin Beiser
By Judi Curry
Readers Write: The High Cost of Torture
By Richard Blankenburg
Readers Write: Conflict and Order, Society’s Pressure Cooker
By Daniel J. Smiechowski
Vacation Rentals In San Diego Under More Scrutiny
By John P. Anderson
OB Rag Contributors:
News of Ocean Beach and Point Loma – Early Dec 2014
By Frank Gormlie
Winners of the 35th Annual OB Holiday Parade
By OB Rag
OB Planning Board Calls for Annual Election: 8 Seats Up for Grabs
By Frank Gormlie
The 7 Planning Districts of Ocean Beach
By Frank Gormlie
“OB Time”: the Old OB Hippie – Proud of OB Coming Together
By The Old OB Hippie
Two Teens Rescued at the Usual Sunset Cliffs Jumping Site
By Frank Gormlie
Four Unit Complex on 4900 Coronado in Ocean Beach Sold for $1.5 Million
By Frank Gormlie
San Diego March Against Police Violence – Sat., Dec. 13th
By Frank Gormlie
OB Cat Adoption Center Looking for a Few Good Owners
By Matthew Wood
Zapf’s Aide Calls Protesters at Inaugural “F*cking idiots” and “I wanted to shoot them!”
By Frank Gormlie