Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán

This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles, commentaries, columns and toons by San Diego Free Press and OB Rag regulars, irregulars, columnists, at-large contributors, and sourced writers on the Chargers stadium deal that’s not a deal for San Diegans, the ACLU taking on haters in Esco, Saint Barb’s pipeline break, activists demanding Peters not sell out the American people on TPP, making tax reform fair, Ken10, student debt, Logan Heights social clubs in the ’50’s, John Lawrence living in a van to pay for his child’s college education, Mauna Kea, and more, plus the usual assorted and sordid tales from our Ocean Beach buddies.

San Diego Free Press Regular Columns:

The Starting Line by Doug Porter
Chargers Stadium Deal May Be Dead on Arrival
Reactions to the Chargers Stadium Deal
ACLU Challenges Escondido Racism
A Disastrous Oil Pipeline Break in Santa Barbara
Activists Demand a Stand from Congressman Scott Peters as Trade Vote Nears

Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
The Fight for Progressive Tax Reform Continues: It’s Time to Make It Fair

Desde la Logan by Brent E. Beltrán
Ten Questions for Ken10

Junco’s Jabs by Junco Canché (Editorial Cartoon)
Waco PD’s Response to Killer Bikers

El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia (Editorial Cartoon)
Permanent Debt

Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (Video Poems)
Geo-Poetic Spaces: Van Gogh’s Shoes

The History of the Neighborhood House by Maria Garcia (History)
The History of Neighborhood House in Logan Heights: 1950s Social Clubs–Los Gallos

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San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally Sourced Contributors:

Immigration is a Personal Issue for Mary Salas
By Mary Salas

Going Homeless to Pay For College
By John Lawrence

Monument Valley: The Jefferson Memorial
By Nat Krieger

Protecting Mauna Kea: Talking Story
By Will Falk

History Undone by 60 Minutes
By Bob Dorn

San Diego Free Press Sourced Contributors:       

Letter to Loretto
By John Kiriakou / Common Dreams

California’s Lopsided Proposed Computer Crime Task Force
By Dave Maass / Electronic Frontier Foundation

Libertarians Go After So-Called ‘Vagina Voters’
By Lynn Stuart Parramore / Alternet

The War on Love
By Peter Montgomery / OtherWords 

California is Finally Getting Serious about Police Reform
By Chauncee Smith / ACLU of California Center for Advocacy & Policy

Notorious Repeat Offender Behind Oil Spill ‘Nightmare’ in California
By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams

‘We Will Win’: McDonald’s Worker Protests Stretch Into Second Day
By Deidre Fulton / Common Dreams

OB Rag Contributors:

The OB CDC: Commemorative Bricks, Bike Stations and Veterans’ Plaza
By Lois Lane                          

Your Fancy Cocktail Was Made by a Former Dirtbag Door Guy
By Torrey Bell-Edwards / Munchies               

Sex Trafficking of Minors Hits Close to Home in Point Loma
By Lois Lane                           

New Thrift Shop on Newport Avenue Is All About the Animals
By Matthew Wood                        

Notes on the History of San Diego’s Medical Marijuana Regulations
By Frank Gormlie         

Santa Barbara oil spill now stretches for 9 miles
By Dan Bacher                              

San Diego vs. Monsanto – Protest March on Sat., City and Port Sue for Polluting Bay, and Chipotle Bans GMOs
By OB Rag Staff

Three Ocean Beach Restaurants Join Campaign Against Plastic
By OB Rag Staff

Possible Showdown Over Canon Street and Catalina at Peninsula Planners Meeting – Tonight, May 21
By OB Rag Staff

Why Does the American Left Ignore the Struggle for Freedom in Northern Ireland?
By Jeff Stone

San Diego’s Lawsuit Against Monsanto Shows Just How Hard It Is To Hold Polluters Accountable
By Natasha Geiling / Think Progress

New Street Lights (with Cell Phone Antennas) for Ocean Beach
By Frank Gormlie

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Brent E. Beltrán is a third generation pocho and second generation San Diegan that lives next door to Chicano Park in Barrio Logan. He's married to his warrior healer wife Olympia and is the proud father of a youngling name Sandino. Brent is a member of the SDFP Editorial Board, occasionally writes the column Desde la Logan and posts Looking Back at the Week every Sunday morning. He can be contacted at desdelalogan@gmail.com and through his Twitter account @DesdeLaLogan.

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