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 Freeps turning 3, demolishing LGBTQ history, the upcoming TPP vote, extreme rain and flooding in Texas, pule action, a certain Repug hypocrite, Los Chicanos social club, thanking Snowden, CHE Café on the endangered list, defending Cory Briggs, and much more news and views, plus the usual selection of goodies from SD’s most funky beach community.
We turned three this week! Happy birthday to us!
Looking Backward, Moving Forward: The San Diego Free Press Turns Three!
By Anna Daniels
San Diego Free Press Regular Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
After Hours Demolition Angers LGBTQ and Preservation Activists
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Vote: A Character Defining Moment
Extreme Weather Watch by John Lawrence
May 2016 – It’s Either Global Warming or a Flood of Biblical Proportions
From the Soul by Ernie McCray
Wishing a World that Vibrates Hope for My Offspring
Protecting Mauna Kea by Will Falk
Pule Plus Action
Junco’s Jabs by Junco Canché (Editorial Cartoon)
Republican Hypocrite Dennis Hastert Indicted
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (Video Poems)
Borders
The History of the Neighborhood House by Maria Garcia (History)
Los Chicanos, 1950s Social Club
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán
Looking Back at the Week: May 24-30
San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally Sourced Contributors:
Demolition of North Park LGBTQ Historical Site… a Clerical Error?
By Anna Daniels
NSA Collection of American Phone Records Ends – Thanks to Edward Snowden
By Frank Gormlie / OB Rag
Birds of Paradise Art Show at Te Mana Cafe
By Frank Gormlie / OB Rag
C.H.E. Cafe Makes SOHO “10 Most Endangered List” for 2015
By Monty Kroopkin
Readers Write: Chargers and San Diego Play ‘We’ve Got a Secret’
By Joe Flynn
Use of Public Funds without Oversight Mars Escondido Charter Schools
By Nina Deerfield and Rebecca Nutile
A Passionate Defense of Cory Briggs
By Reverend Richard Lawrence
7 billion Others : A Sea of Stories at the Museum of Photographic Arts
By Nat Krieger
Speak Up for Safe Bike Facilities on University Avenue
By Bike San Diego / Bike San Diego Blog
‘Empty the Tanks’ Campaign to Hit San Diego’s SeaWorld This Weekend
By OB Rag Staff
San Diego Free Press Sourced Contributors:
Dems Back Debt-Free College as Issue Moves Into Election Spotlight
By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams
Adam Smith vs. Ayn Rand
By David Morris / Common Dreams
The High Cost of Low Taxes
By Jill Richardson / Other Words
Food, Water, Health, Life: UN Experts Warn of Threats Posed by Secret ‘Trade’ Deals
By Sarah Lazare / Common Dreams
Faking It While the World Burns
By Emily Schwartz Greco / OtherWords
With Plan to Subsidize Internet Access for the Poor, FCC Seeks to ‘Reboot’
By Nadia Pupris / Common Dreams
OB Rag Contributors:
Ocean Beach and Point Loma News – Early June 2015
By Frank Gormlie
NSA Collection of American Phone Records Ends – Thanks to Edward Snowden
By Frank Gormlie
OB Planners: Del Mar Demolition – Construction and Apple Tree Market – Wed., June 3
By Frank Gormlie
New Projects in Ocean Beach: a Seawall and a Mysterious Project at an Empty Lot
By Frank Gormlie
Hillside Improvement Project for Sunset Cliffs Park Delayed Again
By Lois Lane
Open Letter to San Diego U-T on Ad Circulars – and Their Response
By Mary Tolena and Robert York
Birds of Paradise Art Show at Te Mana Cafe
By Frank Gormlie
“Wall of Gentrification” in Ocean Beach Halted on West Pt Loma?
By Frank Gormlie
Sustainability 101: The Rebirth of Riding Wood: An Interview with Larry O’Brien and Mike Shourds
By Terrie Leigh Relf
Widder Curry Asks: ‘What kind of a neighbor are you?’ as Burglaries Plague Sunset Cliffs Neighborhood
By Judi Curry
Leak on Orchard Street in OB Goes Unattended
By OB Rag Staff
Poll: 87% Support Legalization of Pot
By OB Rag Staff
An OB Activist’s Calendar for June
By OB Rag Staff
OB Planners: Passed Del Mar Project, Okayed Apple Tree and Juggled Concerns of Community Plan Delay
By Frank Gormlie
Ocean Beach Has the Longest Pier In Southern California
By OB Rag Staff
“Empty the Tanks” Campaign to Hit San Diego’s SeaWorld this Weekend
By OB Rag Staff
Nuclear Shutdown News – May 2015: Fire at Indian Point Plant in NY – and Is It ‘the End’ for Diablo Canyon?
By Michael Steinberg / Black Rain Press