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Looking Back at the Week: Dec 11-17

December 18, 2016 by Brent E. Beltrán

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By Brent E. BeltránSDFP square logo

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: Comrade Trump, the shady start to new City Council, homelessness, upcoming inauguration protests, Trump trolling Mitt, local labor opposing DAPL, Rosalia Salinas, a cabinet of deplorables, Standing Rock 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
Making Sense of the CIA’s Story on Comrade Trump’s Campaign
City Council, Day One: New Faces, Old Politics
The Agony of Sandy Hook Continues Four Years Later
Will You Spare a Few Seconds to Help Homeless People in San Diego?
Five San Diego Protests Planned for Trump Inauguration Weekend

Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
San Diego Labor Opposes DAPL Pipeline

From the Soul by Ernie McCray
It’s Time to Let Our Light Shine

Desde la Logan by Brent E. Beltrán
Barrio Logan’s Marine Terminal Expansion Moves Toward Sustainability

North of the Fence by Barbara Zaragoza
Campsite at Border and High Number of Chula Vistans Living in Poverty

Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
Geo-Poetic Spaces: One Hour From Jerusalem

Latinos in San Diego by María E. García
Rosalia Salinas: Bilingual Education Advocate, Educator, Leader

Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán
Looking Back at the Week: Dec 4-10

 

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

The Humiliating Ruin of Mitt Romney
By Brett Warnke

Nuclear Shutdown News – November 2016
By Michael Steinberg / Black Rain Press

Russia + Trump: Oil and Money Mix Nicely
By Mark Sumner / Daily Kos

Patti Smith Sings For Dylan At Nobel Ceremony
By Abby Zimet / Common Dreams

Immigration: Fairness in California with Three Groundbreaking Bills
By Carmen Iguina / ACLU San Diego & Imperial Counties

Ocean Beach’s Largest Landlord Adds 10 Units, Immediately Raises Rents
By Frank Gormlie / OB Rag

Trump’s Cabinet Picks: A Basket of Deplorables
By John Lawrence

Air Politics (Or Is It Just Gas?)
By Bob Dorn

Developer – Insider Benefits from Affordable Housing Program By Building Coastal McMansions
By Frank Gormlie / OB Rag

Open Letter to Electors: Exercise Judgement and Choice
By Source

Twenty Point Guide to Defending Democracy Under a Trump Presidency
By Timothy Snyder / Facebook

Navigating Between Worlds: The Peaceful Warriors of Standing Rock
By Ariana Krieger

Concerned Veterans for America – A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
By Shawn VanDiver

The Days after November 8
By Linda Hutchison / Head Wind Journal

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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.
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