Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán
This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles, toons and poetry by San Diego Free Press and OB Rag regulars, irregulars, columnists, at-large contributors, sourced writers and poets on National Poetry Month, the fight for $15, Equal Pay Day, CivicSD, the answer is love, PLACAS, literary giant Eduardo Galeano’s passing, barrio dancers, school districts hoodwinked by Wall St., SDLFF wrap-up, corporate water hogs, and a sandcastle full of beach news from OB.
San Diego Free Press National Poetry Month:
Far Away
By Tara Evonne Trudell
This is for…
By Brent E. Beltrán
Puerto Rican Obituary
By Pedro Pietri
A Video Interview With and Poetry by Amiri Baraka
By Staff
Geo-Poetic Spaces: Mission Beach
By Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
San Diego Free Press Regular Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
Let’s Make History: Going All In for $15 on April 15th
On Equal Pay Day (and Every Other Day) Trickle-Down Continues to Fail
Super Sized #Fightfor15 Protests, Value Meal Press Coverage
San Diego’s Family Jewels Losing Their Luster
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Teachers and Students Fight for 15
City Heights: Up Close & Personal by Anna Daniels
Civic San Diego Public Records Request Filled with Redactions and Few Revelations
From the Soul by Ernie McCray
Conversations at the Catfish Club: The Answer is Love
Desde la Logan by Brent E. Beltrán
This is for…
Playwright Paul S. Flores Brings PLACAS to San Diego
Playwright Paul S. Flores’ PLACAS: The Most Dangerous Tattoo is Coming to San Diego
El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia
Eduardo Galeano 1940-2015
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (Video Poems)
Geo-Poetic Spaces: Mission Beach
The History of the Neighborhood House by Maria Garcia (History)
The History of Neighborhood House in Logan Heights: Dancers and Dancing
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán
Looking Back at the Week: April 5-11
San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally Sourced Contributors:
The Volunteers of the San Salvador
By Judi Curry / OB Rag
Buy Now Pay Later: How San Diego School Districts Were Hoodwinked by Wall Street
By John Lawrence
Civic San Diego – Like a Hole in the Head
By Norma Damashek
SDFP Is Going All in for $15 Today!
By Staff
San Diego Latino Film Festival 2015 Wrap Up
By Mukul Khurana
Legal Complaint Filed against Civic San Diego in San Diego Superior Court
By Staff
California water restrictions must include Nestlé, Big Ag and Big Oil!
By Dan Bacher
San Diego Free Press Sourced Contributors:
Eduardo Galeano, Sacrilegious Women
By Eduardo Galeano / Tom Dispatch
OB Rag Contributors:
OB Planners’ Project Review Committee: Del Mar Demolition and Condo Again Up for Review
By Frank Gormlie
The Volunteers of the San Salvador
By Judi Curry
Police Watch Commander’s Log on Saturday Night Stabbing in OB
By Source
Restaurant Review: Portuguese Market and Cafe in Point Loma
By Judi Curry
There’s Too Many Stabbings in Ocean Beach of Late
By Frank Gormlie
The History of Famosa Slough – Thursday, April 16th
By Source
St Peter’s by the Sea in South OB Throws “Open House” Party – April 18
By Lois Lane
Newport News and Other Things of Ocean Beach
By Frank Gormlie
10,000 Square Feet of Ocean Beach – Half Block From Beach – Sold for $1.32 Million
By Frank Gormlie
What’s Going On With “Tiny’s Tavern” in Ocean Beach?
By Frank Gormlie