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Looking Back at the Week: Oct 11-17

October 18, 2015 by Brent E. Beltrán

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sdfpfbavBy 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: the Dem debate, opposing Columbus Day, gun nut backlash, Sunshine/Noir II, the race to the bottom, Lilia Lopez, bodysurfing, extreme weather, wealthy water wasters, Tijuana’s Turista Libre, and lots of other grassroots news & progressive views from San Diego’s friendly, neighborhood, all volunteer, community news site.

San Diego Free Press Regular Columns:

The Starting Line by Doug Porter
California Rises Above the Republican Madness
Debate #1 for Democratic Presidential Candidates: Please Be Boring
The Democratic Presidential Debate’s Big Winner Was…
A Dark and Dirty Shadow Falls Over California Plastic Bag Ban
Lt. Gov. Newsom’s Gun Violence Initiative Draws Predictable Fire

Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Sunshine/Noir II: A Continuing Exploration of Literary San Diego and Tijuana

From the Soul by Ernie McCray
“Express Yourself”

Junco69Junco’s Jabs by Junco Canché (Editorial Cartoon)
Down With Columbus Day!

El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia (Editorial Cartoon)
We Need A Medic!

My Niche by Jeeni Criscenzo
Race to the Bottom

Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (Video Poems)
Geo-Poetic Spaces: Bodysurfing

Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán (Week in Review)
Looking Back at the Week: Oct 4-10

Latinos in San Diego by Maria E. Garcia
Lilia Lopez: From Logan Heights to the United Nations

Sunshine/Noir II by Various Authors
My Days at the Door

 

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

Extreme Weather Watch: September 2015 – Fires Devastate Homes in California
By John Lawrence

In Drought Conditions, the Rich Are Using Millions of Gallons of Water
By John Lawrence

Buena Vista Social Club in the (White) House!
By SDFP Staff

‘Sunshine/Noir II’ is for Bibliophiles
By Anna Daniels

Here’s Sanders in Your Eyes
By Bob Dorn

Turista Libre Teams Up With Tijuana Photography Festival
By George Howell

North Of The Fence: It’s All About The San Diego-Tijuana Border
By Barbara Zaragoza/ SouthBayCompass

 

San Diego Free Press Sourced Contributors:       

It’s Time to Abolish Columbus Day
By Bill Bigelow / Common Dreams

The GOP Marches to the Right End of the Flat Earth
By Daniel Donner / Daily Kos

Students Protest Gun Violence with Giant Dildos
By Sola Agustsson /Alternet

Global Parents Unite to Protect Children from Climate Catastrophe
By Sarah Lazare, Common Dreams

Hey, Here’s An Idea! Let’s Sexualize A God-Awful Disease That Kills and Maims Thousands of Women!
By Abby Zimet / Common Dreams

Finally, Democratic Presidential Candidates Say Good Things about Marijuana Legalization
By Tony Newman / AlterNet

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Brent E. Beltrán

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.
Brent E. Beltrán

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