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, at-large contributors and sourced writers on K-Faulc’s mediocre first year, UT buyers, climate change battles, unlikely new stadium, the Mayor’s infrastructure fantasy, The Bibi & Boehner Show, breaking the Chicago machine, deadly oil trains, SD Latino Film Festival, Civic San Diego’s roadshow, and a pierful of OB news and views.
San Diego Free Press Regular Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
Not the News in San Diego: Homeless Human Shot and Killed (Video)
Faulconer’s First Year: Mostly Doing Nothing, But Looking Good While Doing It
Three Groups Vying to Buy UT-San Diego
Many Battles Being Fought Over Climate Change
Face the Facts, San Diego, No New Football Stadium is Likely
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Golden Hill’s 25th Street Nightmare Gives the Lie to Faulconer’s Infrastructure Fantasy
Junco’s Jabs by Junco Canché (Editorial Cartoon)
Boehner and Bibi Put On A Show
El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia (Editorial Cartoon)
Break the Machine
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (Video Poems)
Geo-Poetic Spaces: Odyssey
The History of the Neighborhood House by Maria Garcia
The History of Neighborhood House in Logan Heights: Tulie’s Story
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán
Looking Back at the Week: Feb 22-28
San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally Sourced Contributors:
Oil Trains: Death and Destruction on the Rails
By John Lawrence
Eve on the Move
By Dr. Carol Carnes
San Ysidro’s The Front Art Gallery Announces First Prize Winners
By Barbara Zaragoza
22nd Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival Media Kick-Off Party (Video)
By Horacio Jones
Community Blight or Benefit : Thoughts On the Civic San Diego Roadshow
By Jay Powell
Restaurant Review: SEA180º Coastal Tavern
By Judi Curry
‘The Grift’: Mysteries and Cons at the Lafayette Hotel
By Alejandra Enciso Guzmán
San Diego Free Press Sourced Contributors:
The Lobbyists at Your Dinner Party
By Jill Richardson / Other Words
Obama Task Force Calls for Significant Changes to Policing in America
By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams
Thanks, Senator Mikulski, But Women in Congress Have a Long Way to Go
By Molly Weasley / Daily Kos
New Study Shows California Droughts Driven by Climate Change and Here to Stay
By Sarah Lazare / Common Dreams
5 Takeaways After Watching ‘The Hunting Ground,’ the New Documentary on Campus Sexual Violence
By Sandra S. Park / ACLU Blog of Rights
Bowing to Public Pressure, Ringling Bros. to Phase Out ‘Horrific’ Exploitation of Elephants by 2018
By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams
50 Years Later: I’m Still Standing with Selma
By Congressman John Conyers / Daily Koz
OB Rag Contributors:
Avoiding Contaminated Ocean Waters After Storm Has Special Meaning for OB and Pt Loma Surfers
By OB Rag Staff
Father and 5-Month Baby Hit by Vehicle at Cañon and Catalina in Point Loma
By OB Rag Staff
Midway Planners – Hampton Inn to Be Renovated to 4 Points Sheraton
By Tony de Garate / Special to the OB Rag
Peninsula Community Planners: City Puts the Kibosh on Cañon Pocket Park
By Tony de Garate / Special to the OB Rag
Restaurant Review: Little Lion in South Ocean Beach
By Judi Curry
Snow in Lagunas From Lakeside
By Patty Jones
The Viral Video of LA Cops Shooting Homeless Man
By Source
Ocean Beach Planning Board Agenda for Wed., March 4th
By OB Rag Staff
Father and Baby Injured in Cross-walk In Critical Condition – City Removes Palm Tree Blocking Drivers’ View
By OB Rag Staff
The Ocean Beach and Point Loma Peninsula Was Once an Island
By Lois Lane
Stabbing in 4900 Saratoga Alley at 2:30 a.m.
By OB Rag Staff
OB Planners: Pipeline from Pacific Beach and Candidate Forum
By Frank Gormlie
Baby Dies Who Was Hit in Tragic Accident in Point Loma Crosswalk
By OB Rag Staff
OB Rag Sponsors “OB Gothic” Contest
By Frank Gormlie
Ocean Beach: Support Your Community Plan – Go Vote on Tuesday, March 10
By Frank Gormlie