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 nationwide and local protests against the police killings of unarmed black men in Ferguson and NYC, the fast food strikes, Tortilla’s Army, the slow conversion to renewable energy, Canvass for a Cause, the journey of two Guatemalan refugee children, capturing light on the face, plus a handful of OB news and lots of other great articles and editorial cartoons.
San Diego Free Press Regular Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
December 4th Fast Food Strikes: Part of a Much Bigger Picture
UT-San Diego’s Imaginary “War on Cars”
Injustices in Ferguson, Mexico and the Fast Food Business Trigger Protests in San Diego
I’m in San Diego and I Can’t Breathe
A Day of Protests in San Diego and Around the Nation
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Ferguson: America’s Heart of Darkness
From the Soul by Ernie McCray
White Power: The Missing Link to “Liberty and Justice for All”
Maria and Me, Living a Life of Love In Our Seventies
Junco’s Jabs by Junco Canché
Hostile. Anarquista. Instigator. Terrorist.
El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia
Birds of a Feather…
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
Geo-Poetic Spaces: Before Gathering Dusk
The History of the Neighborhood House by Maria Garcia
The History of Neighborhood House in Logan Heights: Viva Tortilla’s Army!
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán
Looking Back at the Week at SDFP and OB Rag: November 16-29
San Diego Free Press Regular and At-Large Contributors:
Rioting on Trial
By Will Falk
Conversion to Renewable Energy is Going Too Slow to Avoid Catastrophe
By Frank Thomas and John Lawrence
San Diego’s Canvass for a Cause–A Cause to Support
By Anna Prouty
From Ferguson to Yemen: What If We Aren’t So Different After All?
By Jack Hamlin
El Machete Illustrated’s Eric J. Garcia Cuts Through the Bull$#!+
By Angelo Lopez
Two Guatemalan Teens Explain Why They Traveled 2500 Miles, Without Their Parents, To America
By Esther Yu-His Lee
Neil Shigley’s Portraits: The Importance of Capturing the Light on the Face
By Taylor Scalise, Filmmaker and Neil Shigley
OB Rag Contributors:
OB Rag Poll: Majority Supports Round-About at West Pt Loma and Bacon Street
By Frank Gormlie
Peninsula Community Planning Board: ‘If you build it, tell the truth.’
By Tony de Garate
SEAWORLD WATCH: Protests for Corky’s Retirement on Dec. 5 – 6 – and ‘Jackass’ Star Gets Infraction for “Sucks” Stunt
By Frank Gormlie
Midway Planners: 2 Large Projects Could Bring Major Changes to Area
By Tony de Garate
OB Town Council Christmas Auction Raises Thousands for Toys
By Frank Gormlie