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 the GOP’s gubernatorial candidate, $20 Koch burgers, Ferguson, anti-minimum wage increase shill Jason Roe, the mayor’s war on the poor, A Trail for Humanity, Kingmaker Papa Doc, double toons by Junco, SD’s genome, a new Cold War, remembering Robin, Sea World losing money and building a bigger bathtub for Orcas and so much more from San Diego’s community journos. Go read them if you haven’t already.
San Diego Free Press Regular Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter:
GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Neel Kashkari’s Workers’ Paradise: North Dakota
The Spin on Gas Prices in California: A $20 Koch Burger Topped with Fear
Faux News, Environmental Views At Issue in 52nd District Congressional Race
Ferguson, Missouri: Racism, Riots and Reactions
Basketball’s Bill Walton and Qualcomm’s Irwin Jacobs Cast as Labor Bullies by Faulconer’s Anti-Minimum Wage Strategist
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Kevin Faulconer’s War on the Poor
Desde la Logan by Brent E. Beltrán
A Trail for Humanity Comes to San Diego
Who Runs San Diego? by Eva Posner
Who Runs San Diego? Papa Doug the Kingmaker
Junco’s Jabs by Junco Canché
Robin Williams 1951-2014
San Diego City Council Supermajority Prepares to Save the Day
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
Coming Back to Germany
The History of the Neighborhood House by Maria Garcia
The History of Neighborhood House in Logan Heights: Testing the Meaning of “Americanized,” Part I
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán
Looking Back at the Week at SDFP and OB Rag: August 3-9
San Diego Free Press Regular and At-Large Contributors:
Peace Offering
DIY Resistance: Recover Empathy
By Will Falk
Restaurant Review: Wong’s Golden Palace
By Judi Curry
San Diego’s Genome
By Norma Damashek
Less Than Meets the Camera’s Eye: Part I
Less Than Meets the Camera’s Eye: Part II
By Bob Dorn
Remembering Robin Williams: Laughter Unbound
By Court Allen
Is the Obama and EU Face-Off With Putin a New Cold War? What Forces Are Driving the Confrontation?
Is the Obama and EU Face-Off With Putin a New Cold War? What Forces Are Driving the Confrontation? Part II
Is the Obama and EU Face-Off With Putin a New Cold War? What Forces Are Driving the Confrontation? Part III
By Frank Thomas and John Lawrence
Escondido Rolls the Dice With Charter City Ballot Measure
By Murtaza Baxamusa
Ousted Chief Accuses Border Agency of Cover-ups, SBCC Responds
By Kim Rescate and Ricardo Favela
Matisse – Drawing with Scissors
By Karen Kenyon
OB Rag Articles:
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By OB Rag Staff
“How Many Times Can You Be Screwed?” Let Me Count Another Way
By Judi Curry
“We can preserve our community if we maintain conformance to current code.”
By Jane Gawronski
Bill Walton and Irwin Jacobs Urge San Diegans NOT to Sign Petitions to Overturn Minimum Wage Ordinance
By Raise Up San Diego
Giving Praise When Praise Is Due: Delta Airlines and Toyota of San Diego
By Judi Curry
Bad Day at Blackfish Rock – SeaWorld Now Says Its Losing Visitors and Money
By Frank Gormlie
The Widder Curry: My Visit to Fort Rosecrans Cemetery Two Years Later
By Judi Curry
SeaWorld San Diego to Build ‘Bigger Bathtubs’ for Its Killer Whales
By Frank Gormlie
From San Diego, LA, to New York City – Americans Demand End to Police Shootings of Unarmed Black Men In Solidarity With Ferguson
By Frank Gormlie