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 anti-vaxholes, the Issa Revenue Service, the State of the Union speech, not lovin’ McD’s, needing a fierce urgency of now, King Tiger, some bits from the barrio, a record hot 2014, the 4 Mile March, CommonUnion59 brings anti-hipster folk, and, as usual, a bunch of OB happs.
San Diego Free Press Regular Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
As Measles Continues to Spread, It’s Time to Hold the Anti-Vaccine People Accountable
Trouble With Filing Your Federal Taxes? Try Calling Congressman Darrell Issa
2015 State of the Union Speech: Framing a Future Democratic Agenda
What’s the Fix for San Diego’s Crumbling Infrastructure?
McDonald’s Customers, Employees Not Lovin’ It
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
We Need Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Fierce Urgency of Now”: Beyond Our Current Failure of Imagination
El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia
King Tiger: Reies Lopez Tijerina (1926-2015)
Desde la Logan by Brent E. Beltrán
Barrio Bits: Barrio Logan Planning Group Begins, SD Workers Center to Open, Break Down Borders Run, La Bodega’s Anniversary y más!
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (Video Poems)
Geo-Poetic Spaces: The Cliffs of Torrey Pines
The History of the Neighborhood House by Maria Garcia
The History of Neighborhood House in Logan Heights: Mary Barrios, Early Years
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán
Looking Back at the Week: Jan 11-17
San Diego Free Press Regular and At-Large Contributors:
Extreme Weather Watch: 2014 Hottest Year on Record
By John Lawrence
Despite Disappointing Turnout, 100 San Diegans March 4 Miles for Justice
By Frank Gormlie
Readers Write: A God-Given Right to Bear Arms?
By Brad Bianchi
Change the World, Change Yourself
By Will Falk
The Passing of Chicano Warrior Reies López Tijerina
By Herman Baca
Bay Area’s CommonUnion59 Captures the Essence of Folk with No Hipster Pretense [Video]
By Layla Marino
OB Rag Contributors:
OB’s People’s Food Expansion Plans Put on Hold
By Frank Gormlie
OB’s PopUp Picnic from Saturday, Jan 17th – Photo Gallery
By OB Rag Staff
Town Council Prez Urges OBceans to Come Out to Meet Councilwoman Zapf
By Frank Gormlie
Friends of Ocean Beach Library Gear Up Campaign to Get Branch Back on City Expansion List
By Frank Gormlie
Sign the Petition in Support of the Ocean Beach Library Expansion
By Frank Gormlie
Community Discussion: Common Sense, Communication Are Keys to Staying Safe
By Matthew Wood
History of the Ocean Beach Library
By Friends of the OB Library
Warning Signs Are Up at Ocean Beach: Stay Out of the Water
By Frank Gormlie
San Diego City Council Sets Pot Shop Operating Regs and Fees
By Debbie L. Sklar
Calling All OB Library Lovers – Come to OB Town Council on Wed., Jan 28
By Friends of the OB Library