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: Chunky Sanchez, Tom Hayden, SDPD’s bias report, opposing Measure A, SD’s war on homeless people, Reclaiming Our Stories, La Frontera, 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
Requiem for An Activist: Tom Hayden 1939-2016
Election Desperation Sets in for Beleaguered Republicans
SDPD Bias Report Fails to Answer Basic Questions
San Diego’s Parking Schizophrenia: More for Balboa Park, Less for Neighborhoods
Fake Abortion Clinics Enabled by The San Diego Foundation “Pass Thru” Funding
“I’m Voting Today” Shouldn’t Be a Provocative Statement
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
The Environmental Justice Argument Against Measure A
From The Soul by Ernie McCray
How Can We Help Our Children Rise Above The Times?
North of the Fence by Barbara Zaragoza
Kidnapping Crank Calls, Zika and Bad Report Card for Charter School
My Niche by Jeeni Criscenzo
Beneath The Halloween Mask: San Diego War on Homeless and Poor People Is Ugly
Junco’s Jabs by Junco Canché
¡Que Viva Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez!
El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia
Meanwhile, in REAL News
Geo-Poetic Spaces by By Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
Eating the Worm
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán
Looking Back at the Week: October 16-22
San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally/Nationally Sourced Contributors:
Book Release: Reclaiming Our Stories: Narratives of Identity, Resilience and Empowerment
By Jim Miller and Kelly Mayhew
Measure A: How SANDAG Undermines Transit, Environmental, and Social Goals
By Murtaza H. Baxamusa / UrbDeZine
E.Y. Yip Harburg: Blacklisted Left Wing Songwriter
By John Lawrence
Donald Trump Is a Serial Anti-Semite
By Peter Dreier / AlterNet
San Diego Poised to Act on Short Term Vacation Rentals
By Frank Gormlie / OB Rag
SDPD Bias Report Fails to Answer Basic Questions
By Christie Hill / ACLU of San Diego
Ballot on Steroids: the Burden of Direct Democracy
By Norma Damashek / NumbersRunner
The North Dakota Access Pipeline: a Tale of Two Characters
By Chris Barroso / SanDiego350.org
La Frontera: A new exhibit while in line at the San Ysidro Port of Entry
By Stefan Falke
San Diego’s Year of the Political Black Woman
By Gwen Pierce / The Chocolate Voice
Psychology and the Cubs Fan: the World Turned Upside Down?
By Nat Krieger