By Brent E. Beltrán
This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles, commentaries, columns, satire, and other work by San Diego Free Press regulars, irregulars, columnists, at-large contributors, cartoonists, and sourced writers on: the police overreaction to anti-Trump protestors and the militarization of Barrio Logan, dreaming big for Bernie, third time being the charm in Fallujah, remembering Bud Sonka, officer misconduct and use of force, architects panning Chargers convadium, 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.
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San Diego Free Press Columns:
The Starting Line by Doug Porter
Lies, Threats, and Clickbait on the 2016 Campaign Trail
California Countdown: Clinton Calls Out the Crazyman in the Contest
Progressive Primary Procrastinators: It’s Time to Vote!
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Dream Big: Why Voting for Sanders Still Matters, Despite the Electoral Math
El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. García
Third Time Is a Charm
North of the Fence by Barbara Zaragoza (South Bay News)
Mexico’s President Responds to Trump’s Racism
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (Video Poems)
Hijacked
San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally Sourced Contributors:
Jazz Flautist Lori Bell Wows Them at the La Jolla Community Center
By John Lawrence
Remembering Bud Sonka: Big Man. Big Brain. Big Heart.
By Anna Daniels
Donald Trump’s Republican Nomination Win Could Be a Fluke
By John Lawrence
¡Fuera Trump! Unión del Barrio Report On The May 27th Action In San Diego
By Unión del Barrio
San Diegans Condemn Militarization of Barrio Logan by Mayor Faulconer and Chief Zimmerman
By Alliance San Diego
Joe DiPietro’s “Hollywood” at the La Jolla Playhouse
By Mukul Khurana
McMansion Coming to Ocean Beach: The Froude Project
By Tom and Judy Parry / OB Rag
Officer Misconduct and Use of Force: Blue Code of Silence to Remain Under California Law
By ACLU of San Diego
Free Speech and Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign at SDSU
By SDSU Staff and Faculty
What’s In a Name? Women, Marriage and Identity
By Anne Haule / Musings of a Boomer Feminist
Did San Diego Police “Overreact” During Anti-Trump Protests or Did They Simply Follow “The Zimmerman Plan”
By Frank Gormlie
Architects Pan Charger Football Stadium Proposal
By American Institute of Architects San Diego / UrbDeZine
San Diego Free Press Sourced Contributors:
Obama Administration Approves Resumption of CA Offshore Fracking
By Dan Bacher
Five Ways to be a Changemaker
By Linda Williams, Ph.D. and Monica Slabaugh
Advice for Divided Democrats
By Robert B. Reich / RobertReich.org
Vast Majority of Democrats Want Sanders to Stay in Race: Poll
By Nika Knight / CommonDreams
Nuclear Shutdown News May 2016 : Ripped Off California Ratepayers Struggle for Fairness Over San Onofre
By Michael Steinberg / Black Rain Press (via OB Rag)
African-American Women Now Top the List of Most-Educated Group in the Country
By Kali Holloway / AlterNet