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: Comrade Trump, the shady start to new City Council, homelessness, upcoming inauguration protests, Trump trolling Mitt, local labor opposing DAPL, Rosalia Salinas, a cabinet of deplorables, Standing Rock and lots of other 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
Making Sense of the CIA’s Story on Comrade Trump’s Campaign
City Council, Day One: New Faces, Old Politics
The Agony of Sandy Hook Continues Four Years Later
Will You Spare a Few Seconds to Help Homeless People in San Diego?
Five San Diego Protests Planned for Trump Inauguration Weekend
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
San Diego Labor Opposes DAPL Pipeline
From the Soul by Ernie McCray
It’s Time to Let Our Light Shine
Desde la Logan by Brent E. Beltrán
Barrio Logan’s Marine Terminal Expansion Moves Toward Sustainability
North of the Fence by Barbara Zaragoza
Campsite at Border and High Number of Chula Vistans Living in Poverty
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
Geo-Poetic Spaces: One Hour From Jerusalem
Latinos in San Diego by María E. García
Rosalia Salinas: Bilingual Education Advocate, Educator, Leader
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán
Looking Back at the Week: Dec 4-10
San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally/Nationally Sourced Contributors:
The Humiliating Ruin of Mitt Romney
By Brett Warnke
Nuclear Shutdown News – November 2016
By Michael Steinberg / Black Rain Press
Russia + Trump: Oil and Money Mix Nicely
By Mark Sumner / Daily Kos
Patti Smith Sings For Dylan At Nobel Ceremony
By Abby Zimet / Common Dreams
Immigration: Fairness in California with Three Groundbreaking Bills
By Carmen Iguina / ACLU San Diego & Imperial Counties
Ocean Beach’s Largest Landlord Adds 10 Units, Immediately Raises Rents
By Frank Gormlie / OB Rag
Trump’s Cabinet Picks: A Basket of Deplorables
By John Lawrence
Air Politics (Or Is It Just Gas?)
By Bob Dorn
Developer – Insider Benefits from Affordable Housing Program By Building Coastal McMansions
By Frank Gormlie / OB Rag
Open Letter to Electors: Exercise Judgement and Choice
By Source
Twenty Point Guide to Defending Democracy Under a Trump Presidency
By Timothy Snyder / Facebook
Navigating Between Worlds: The Peaceful Warriors of Standing Rock
By Ariana Krieger
Concerned Veterans for America – A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
By Shawn VanDiver
The Days after November 8
By Linda Hutchison / Head Wind Journal