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 the GOP’s march to madness, SD spring activism, Bonnie’s Law, Pi Day, corporate Dems going after progressive Dems, oversight of Civic SD needed, frat boys toon, barrio bakeoff, searching for local progressive history, Freep Maria Garcia honored, Caravan 43, and a half dozen pieces for our hippy friends in OB.
San Diego Free Press Regular Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
March GOP Madness Tournament Underway
Pot Wars: Congress Moves to Enable Medical Marijuana, Local Dispensaries Fight to Open
San Diego Spring: Activism Breaking Out All Over
Bonnie’s Law: San Diego District Attorney Makes Up the Rules
Have a Happy 3.14159265358979 Day (And Other News)
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Scott Peters and the New Democrats Take Aim at the Warren Wing of the Party
City Heights: Up Close & Personal by Anna Daniels
The Morphing of Civic San Diego and the Need for City Council Oversight
From the Soul by Ernie McCray
Helping Young People Discover the ‘Truths’ In Life
Junco’s Jabs by Junco Canché (Editorial Cartoon)
SAE Fraternity Brothers Lead the Sing-along
El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia (Editorial Cartoon)
Headhunting Drones
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (Video Poems)
Geo-Poetic Spaces: Walking in Ruins
The History of the Neighborhood House by Maria Garcia (History)
The History of Neighborhood House in Logan Heights: Tulie Trejo’s Blue Ribbon Life
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán
Looking Back at the Week: March 1-7
San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally Sourced Contributors:
Help Us Find San Diego’s Progressive History and Locales
By SDFP Staff
Extreme Weather Watch: February 2015 Sets Records for Snow and Cold
By John Lawrence
SDFP Writer Maria Garcia Honored by CA Senator Ben Hueso
By Anna Daniels
National City’s Mariachi Festival Set for March 14th
By Barbara Zaragoza / South Bay Compass
Caravan 43 to Travel Across the U.S.
By Miguel Cid
San Diego Free Press Sourced Contributors:
Five Reasons for Not Filing Your Taxes with a Tax Prep Service
By Nancy Meyer / Daily Kos
A Deeper Examination of the Sheer Joy of Oklahoma Students Chanting About Hanging N*gg*rs from Trees
By Shaun King / Daily Kos
Law Could Add Hundreds of Thousands of People to Oregon’s Voter Roster
By Meteor Blades / Daily Kos
A Wealth Tax for California?
By Roy Ulrich / Capital & Main
What We Lose with a Privatized Postal Service
By Katherine McFate / Other Words
OB Rag Contributors:
Excuse us as the OB Rag staff returns from our Borrego R and R
By Frank Gormlie
Peninsula Planners Hold Candidate Forum for Upcoming March 19 Election
By Source
Ben-Moshe Family Purchases ‘Newport Avenue Antiques’ Building – to Be Replaced by Wine Testing Room
By Frank Gormlie
San Diego’s Climate Mobilization – Sunday March 15th
By Source
Preliminary Election Results for OB Planning Board
By Source
‘OB Time’ in Borrego Springs: Desert Flowers, Hawks, Caterpillars and ‘Sky Art’
By the Old OB Hippie