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: ALEC and their minions coming to town, the fantastical stadium financing plan, Skyline Church’s hater conference, easing in UC, Democratic Capitalism, Cali’s new Latino majority, nesting in Iraq, Natalie Cressman impressing at Dizzy’s, suburban climate changers, Filipino power in South Bay, OB’s Red House and lots of other grassroots news & progressive views.
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and their extreme right wing, anti-worker agenda are coming to town this week so we’re kicking up the coverage a bit. Expect more articles on them and their dirty deeds throughout the week.
SDFP’s ALEC coverage from the past week:
The ALEC Annual Meeting in San Diego: Who’s Coming and Why?
By Doug Porter
California Should Be a “No ALEC Zone”
By Francine Busby / San Diego Democratic Party
Kickback Kevin Takes Tea with ALEC in San Diego
By Daniel Firoozi
ALEC and Sempra Energy: The Attack on Rooftop Solar in San Diego
By Jay Powell
So a Lobbyist and an ALEC Legislator Walk into a Bar…Caught on Tape by NBC
Reposted from PR Watch / Center for Media and Democracy
San Diego Free Press Regular Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
Frack Yeah! Checking Out the New Union-Tribune
Chargers Stadium Financing Plan: Sell City Owned Unicorns and Fairy Dust
Tin Foil Hats Disappear from Amazon.com as Jade Helm Exercise Begins
Anti-LGBT Strategies a Big Part of Skyline Church’s ‘Future Conference’
The ALEC Annual Meeting in San Diego: Who’s Coming and Why?
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Summer Chronicles 4: Mourning Time: Animals Are Passing From Our Lives
From the Soul by Ernie McCray
Easing Into UC
My Niche by Jeeni Criscenzo
It’s Not Socialism, It’s Democratic Capitalism
Junco’s Jabs by Junco Canché (Editorial Cartoon)
The New Majority in California
El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia (Editorial Cartoon)
Nesting in Iraq
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (Video Poems)
Geo-Poetic Spaces: Doors and Gates
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán (Week in Review)
Looking Back at the Week: July 5-11
San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally Sourced Contributors:
California Should Be a “No ALEC Zone”
By Francine Busby / San Diego Democratic Party
Kickback Kevin Takes Tea with ALEC in San Diego
By Daniel Firoozi
Natalie Cressman and Band a Hit at Dizzy’s Jazz Club
By John Lawrence
Why Suburbanites Contribute More to Climate Change
By Sarah “Steve” Mosko / Boogie Green
The Filipino-American Tour of the South Bay
By Barbara Zaragoza / South Bay Compass
ALEC and Sempra Energy: The Attack on Rooftop Solar in San Diego
By Jay Powell
Filipino-American Community Wins Big In Chula Vista Districting
By Barbara Zaragoza / South Bay Compass
Centennial Celebration of OB’s Famous “Red House”
By Frank Gormlie / OB Rag
San Diego Free Press Sourced Contributors:
Anti-Democracy Forces on Trial as Voting Rights Fight Heats Up
By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams
Help Save Our Public Postal Service
By Dave Johnson / Campaign for America’s Future
So a Lobbyist and an ALEC Legislator Walk into a Bar…Caught on Tape by NBC
Reposted from PR Watch / Center for Media and Democracy
Think Whole Foods is a Ripoff? It’s Worse Than You Thought
Faith Gardner / Daily Kos