Looking Back at the Week: June 18-24

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, at-large contributors, and locally sourced writers on: six months of the Kasparian scandal, threats to democracy, the port trucker strike, pathetic Issa, stopping Trumpcare, not waiting on homelessness, PTSD, Watergate 45 years later, 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:

Progressive Activist Calendar by Doug Porter
Countdown to Impeachment – Progressive Activist Calendar for San Diego – June 23-July 2, 2017

The Starting Line by Doug Porter
Russian Hacking, Voting Restrictions, Data-Mining, and Threats to Democracy
‘Sharecroppers on Wheels’ Walk Off the Job at Southern California Ports
Congressman Darrell Issa’s Pathetic Defense of Trumpcare
Now Is the Time for Creative Outrage to Stop Trumpcare

Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
The Top 5 Stories Getting Buried by the Trump Carnival

My Niche by Jeeni Criscenzo
Solving Homelessness Can’t Wait Another Year

Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
Filiko Teras (The Ayia Napa Sea Monster)

El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. García
Trump to the Future Generations

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

The Big ‘P’ (PTSD)
By Stan Levin

This Week in Congress – June 19, 2017
By Indivisible 49

The Mickey Kasparian Scandal, Six Months Later
By Sara Kent

The Watergate Break-in, 45 Years Later
By Frank Gormlie / OB Rag

Congressional Black Caucus Says No to Trump Photo Op
By SDFP Staff

Community Choice Energy Myths Debunked, SDG&E Misdirection Exposed
By Tyson Siegele / SanDiego350

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Brent E. Beltrán

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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