Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán
This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles, commentaries, columns, toons and other work by San Diego Free Press regulars, irregulars, columnists, at-large contributors, and sourced writers on: a dumb idea to link Balboa Park and Downtown, Dems defecting on TPP, hateful flags, victory in SCOTUS on Obamacare and gay marriage, “The Black Problem,” Falk’s war coverage in Hawaii, white privilege, home grown terror, the takeover of Chicano Park, border boundary monuments, Frye calling for a “massive river park,” Mission Bay restoration, SD’s homeless food fight, and lots of other grassroots news & progressive views.
San Diego Free Press Regular Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
All Aboard! Get Ready for the Great White Line Skyway
Trade Deal Passes Key Test in Senate as Thirteen Democrats Defect (UPDATED)
Taking Down the Confederate Flag Isn’t a Cure for Racism
Obamacare Lives!
A More Perfect Union: Let’s Just Call it “Marriage” Now
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Summer Chronicles #1: The Day After Father’s Day
From the Soul by Ernie McCray
Chipping Away at “The Black Problem”
Protecting Mauna Kea by Will Falk
Protecting Mauna Kea: This Is A War
Junco’s Jabs by Junco Canché (Editorial Cartoon)
White Privilege
El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia (Editorial Cartoon)
Home Grown Terror
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (Video Poems)
Geo-Poetic Spaces: Final Flight
The History of the Neighborhood House by Maria Garcia (History)
The History of Neighborhood House in Logan Heights: From Empowerment to Direct Action in the Barrio!
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Looking Back at the Week: June 14-20
San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally Sourced Contributors:
Congressman Scott Peters Defends His Yes Votes on Trade Promotion Authority (Fast Track)
By Martha Sullivan
Boundary Monument #255
The San Diego-Tijuana Boundary Monuments
By Barbara Zaragoza / South Bay Compass
A Small Restoration Is a Big Deal in Mission Bay
By Robert Little / The OB Rag
Why Don’t Corporations Contribute to Charity Instead of Hitting Up Their Customers?
By John Lawrence
Donna Frye Calls for “Massive River Park” at Qualcomm Stadium Site
By Frank Gormlie / The OB Rag
Where there’s Smoke, Is there a Fire Sale? How San Diego Sells Our Surplus Properties
By Jay Powell
A Homeless Food Fight in San Diego
By Jeeni Criscenzo del Rio
San Diego Free Press Sourced Contributors:
In-Home Care Recipients Cautiously Applaud New Budget
By Steven Mikulan / Capital & Main
One in Every 122 Humans Forcibly Displaced by War and Persecution: UN
By Sarah Lazare / Common Dreams
The Disappearing Joshua Trees of Joshua Tree National Park
By Susan Grigsby / Daily Kos
Momentum Mounting for 2016 California Marijuana Measure
By Phillip Smith / AlterNet
Under Green Party Banner, Jill Stein Officially Sets Sights on 2016
By Deidre Fulton / Common Dreams
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