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 continuing scandal saga of Carl DeMaio, the Ché Café’s looming eviction, icon co-opting in Hillcrest, Laura Rodriguez, SDFP election endorsements, another Wall Street scam, electing judges, Malin Burnham’s return, cross border cultura, and lots of other San Diego and OB news and views.
San Diego Free Press Regular Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
Looking at November 2014 California Legislative Contests in San Diego County
Emails Plague Congressional Candidate Carl DeMaio
UCSD’s CHE Cafe Facing Eviction Next Week
Does It Matter Who Writes UT-San Diego’s Boorish Editorials?
Your Daily DeMaio: Insults, Excuses and Deception
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Utopia Revisited: Rethinking the Response to Faulconer’s Climate Action Plan
From the Soul by Ernie McCray
Learning About Beauty from the Ground and Over the Mountaintops
Who Runs San Diego? by Linda Perine
Who Runs San Diego? Co-opting an Icon in Hillcrest
El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia
An American Bull in an Iraqi China Shop
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
Geo-Poetic Spaces: Happiness
The History of the Neighborhood House by Maria Garcia
The History of Neighborhood House in Logan Heights: Laura Rodriguez, the Family Matriarch Who Became Barrio Activist
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán
Looking Back at the Week at SDFP and OB Rag: October 12-18
San Diego Free Press Regular and At-Large Contributors:
November 2014 San Diego Free Press Editorial Board Endorsements
By SDFP Editorial Board
Wall Street’s Latest Scam: Subprime Auto Loans
By John Lawrence
SDFP Street Beat: 4th & 5th Avenue Bike Lanes – A Win for All
By John P. Anderson
An Abbreviated Voter Guide to Electing Judges
By Anna Daniels
A Tour of Tijuana’s Maquiladoras
By Barbara Zaragoza
What Does Malin Burnham’s Possible Take-Over of the U-T San Diego Mean?
By Frank Gormlie
Malin Burnham and the U-T San Diego Idea Factory
By Frank Gormlie
6 Common Mistakes Made By Cities and Towns in Urban Renewal
By Bill Adams
Cross Border Culture at The Front Art Gallery
By Barbara Zaragoza
OB Rag Contributors:
OB Rag Voter Guide for November 2014 Election
By OB Rag Staff
Do You Remember When the Pacific Ocean Flooded OB’s Front Yard ? A Photo Gallery From January 2010
By OB Rag Staff
Point Loma Navy Wife Missing for One Week
By OB Rag Staff
News and Happenings From Around Ocean Beach
By OB Rag Staff
OB Town Council Announces New Leadership
By Frank Gormlie
Nostalgia and Anticipation at the OB Town Council
By Lois Lane
Point Loma Planners Differ Over What’s a “Bedroom” with Carleton Street Developer
By Anthony de Garate
Tracking the Construction Projects In and Around Ocean Beach
By Frank Gormlie