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: the hoteliers going to trial, the Iowa Caucuses, the TPP, SD water, dumping Da Bonnie, Clinton Dems, tree killers, No on A in Carlsbad, short-term rentals, the fce of SD’s homeless, border area gun buyback, Human Rights Watch FilmFest, Ed Ruscha, border artists, an opportunity for transportation justice and lots of other inspiring (and sometimes depressing), 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
Hoteliers Not-A-Tax Scheme Headed to Trial
Iowa Caucuses: Trump Trumped, Hillary Feels the Bern
Trans Pacific Partnership Signing Brings on International Protests
San Diego Water: Pissed Away, Pricey and Less-than-Perfect
Dump Dumanis: A Quest for Justice in San Diego
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Clinton Democrats in 2016: Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here
My Niche by Jeeni Criscenzo
Tiny Village of Tiny Shelters for San Diego Homeless: Small is the New Sexy
North of the Fence by Barbara Zaragoza
Americans Flee Across Border, The Pope and Chula Vista Elections
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (Video Poems)
Tree Killers
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán (Week in Review)
Looking Back at the Week: January 24-30
Sunshine/Noir II by Mario Lewis
At the Chargers Game
San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally Sourced Contributors:
Pinyon-Juniper Forests: BLM is a Ranching Industry Tool
By Will Falk
Ten Reasons to Vote “No on A” in Carlsbad’s Special Election
By Richard Riehl / The Riehl World
Some Market Thoughts on Short-Term Rentals in San Diego
By John P Anderson
The Face of Homelessness in San Diego
By John Lawrence
Amnesty: A Path To Citizenship?
Reprinted from the Herman Baca UCSD Archives
Gun Buyback Program Comes To The Border
By Barbara Zaragoza
LA FRONTERA: Stefan Falke Talks About Artists Along The U.S.-Mexican Border
By Barbara Zaragoza
San Diego’s Opportunity to Invest in Better Transit, Safer Streets, Good Jobs and Clean Air
By Monique López / Environmental Health Coalition
Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2016 in Balboa Park
By Mukul Khurana
Ed Ruscha ‘Then and Now’ Opens at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
By Jim Bliesner
Reds Liberate Mission
By John Lawrence / From the original San Diego Free Press
San Diego Free Press Sourced Contributors:
Why We Need Black History Month More Than Ever
By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Local Gardens: A Healthy Way to Build Communities
By Jill Richardson / Common Dreams
Ratcheting Tensions, Obama Orders Huge Weapons Increase Along EU-Russia Border
By Deirdre Fulton / CommonDreams
The Four States That Have the Biggest Gun Industry Economies in America
By Sarah Lazare / AlterNet
Monarchs Help Solve Their Own Mystery
By Besame / Daily Kos
Connecting Hip-Hop With Academics
Gwen Pierce / The Chocolate Voice