By Brent E. Beltrán
This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles, commentaries, columns, and other work by San Diego Free Press regulars, irregulars, columnists, cartoonists, at-large contributors, and sourced writers on: Da Bonnie spinning the news, a sneak peek at 2016 races, why the City Attorney matters (Goldsmith!), the most under reported story of the year, Hillary hispandering, the most hated man in America, props for the Freeps and lots of other grassroots news & progressive views from San Diego’s friendly, neighborhood, all volunteer, slightly funky, community news site.
San Diego Free Press Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis Spins the News in Quest to Justify Police Shooting Death
A Sneak Preview of 2016 Elections in San Diego
Why the 2016 Race for City Attorney Matters
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Censored 2015: The Most Underreported Story of the Year
From The Soul by Ernie McCray
From Good to Bad and Back to Good Again
Junco’s Jabs by Junco Canché (Editorial Cartoon)
Hillary Clinton is Not My Abuela
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (Video Poems)
Geo-Poetic Spaces: Pomegranate Kiss
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán (Week in Review)
Looking Back at the Week, Dec 20-26
San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally Sourced Contributors:
Uber Capitalist, Martin Shkreli, the Most Hated Man in America, Arrested
By John Lawrence
Raquel Martinez, Female Bullfighter
Steven Schoenherr / South Bay Compass
“No More Protest Marches Through Balboa Park – Please!”
By Source / OB Rag
Accolades for SDFP, Recognition of Activist Writers
By Staff
San Diego Free Press Sourced Contributors:
Dinesh D’Souza’s Horrible Halfway House Experience in a Rundown Part of San Diego
By Hunter / Daily Kos
For Peace and Love: Haskell Wexler’s Well-Lived Life
By Abby Zimet / Common Dreams
Could Your Dinner Be a Recipe from the Global Warmer’s Cookbook?
By Ari LeVaux / AlterNet
If California is Such a Hostile Business Climate, Why is it Kicking Everyone Else’s Ass (like Texas)
By Kos / Daily Kos
Enstrictly Speaking, 2016 Could Be a Trailrazer
By Emily Schwartz / OtherWords
With a Spate of New Laws, California May Be the Most Progressive State in the Nation
By Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthDig