By Brent E. Beltrán
This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles, commentaries, columns, toons, and other work by San Diego Free Press regulars, irregulars, columnists, at-large contributors, and sourced writers on: elections in the South Bay, is a Dem really a Dem?, the TMD/Convadium/Citizens somethingoranother, Hillary vs Bernie, change we can believe in, those that fought for $15, Norma Hernandez, SDPD’s rape kit backlog, more South Bay election stuff and lots of other inspiring (and sometimes depressing), grassroots news & progressive views from San Diego’s friendly, neighborhood, all volunteer, slightly funky, community news site.
San Diego Free Press Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
Will the Trump Campaign Wipe Out in California?
City Council Races Beg the Question: When is a Democrat Not a Democrat?
Downtown Double Cross: Hoteliers Walk Back Briggs Lawsuit Settlement (Or Did They?)
Primary Update: The GOP’s Hate Campaign Heads to California
Primary Update: California Democrats Get Ready for Hillary vs. Bernie and Beyond
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Here’s to the Folks Who Demanded the Impossible and Brought Us the $15 an Hour Minimum Wage: The Labor Movement
From The Soul by Ernie McCray
Change We Can Believe In
My Niche by Jeeni Criscenzo
Is It All Coming Together?
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (Video Poems)
Idyll of Pomos
Latinos in San Diego by Maria E. García
The Early Years of Norma Hernandez: Life Outside the Comfort Zone
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán (Week in Review)
Looking Back at the Week: April 3-9
San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally Sourced Contributors:
Protest Ted Cruz Monday at 4PM in Mission Valley
By Matthew Rice / Veterans Democratic Club of San Diego
South Bay! Do You Know Who Your Federal Candidates Are?
By Barbara Zaragoza
The San Diego Chargers Convadium – Part 1: 110 Pages of Gobbledygook
By John Lawrence
South Bay, San Diego’s California State & County Representatives
By Barbara Zaragoza
La Migra: A Chicano Historical Perspective
By Herman Baca
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and Improv Street Theater in San Diego
By Barbara Zaragoza
Bonds are Like Manure: The Flood Gates are Opening
By William Richter / Focus On Chula Vista
Statement by Ed Harris, Candidate for San Diego Mayor
By Ed Harris
Tiny Shelter Demo at San Diego Earth Fair 2016
Amikas / Homeless to Housed San Diego
South Bay Local Elections: A Primer
By Barbara Zaragoza
Justice Stalled: Backlog of 2,873 San Diego Rape Kits
By Suzanne E. Morse / Heartfelt Voices United
Candidates Summary for Chula Vista’s Struggling District 4
By Barbara Zaragoza
San Diego Free Press Sourced Contributors:
Merle Haggard and the Politics of Salmon
By Dan Bacher / Daily Kos
Immigrants Shouldn’t Be Locked Up for Being Poor
By Michael Tan, Staff Attorney, Immigrants’ Rights Project, ACLU
Revealed: CIA Funding Companies That Specialize In Social Media Spying
By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams
Meet a Doctor Who Provides Abortion Services Because of His Christian Faith
By Valerie Tarico / AlterNet