Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán

This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles by San Diego Free Press and OB Rag regulars, irregulars, columnists, and at-large contributors on racist cops, Brown’s legacy, Dems trying to get act together, fighting for a soulless Democratic Party, Obama pushing TPP, the mostly white male Congress, Steal Heaven, Je Suis Charlie, Civic SD, the Bail-In, homeless veteran sleeping bags, an interview with SDFP cartoonist Junco Canché and a peninsula full of OB news and views.   [Read more…]

Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán

This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles by San Diego Free Press and OB Rag regulars, irregulars, columnists, and at-large contributors on wrapping up the end of the year, hope for 2015, 2014 lessons learned and unlearned, stories corporate media didn’t tell, tamales and smiles, cartoonist ready to draw 2015, poetic re-solutions, NY bans the frackers, Barrio Logan gets a gateway, Abbie Hoffman resurrected onstage, remembering Pete Chacón and a pocketful of OB stuff.   [Read more…]

Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán

This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles by San Diego Free Press and OB Rag regulars, irregulars, columnists, and at-large contributors on fear mongering after the deaths of two NYC cops, San Diego’s dozen bad boys and girls, a baker’s dozen of SD do-gooders, a dozen orgs doing good deeds, the love of tamales, a double dose of Junco toons, a Machete toon on GOP crying foul in Cuba, Ish’s poetics, the lingering stench of Ayn Rand’s ghost, a video essay on an art exhibit for the missing 43, remembering Pete Chacon, wanting a better NFL and a couple juicy bits from the OB Rag.   [Read more…]

Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán

This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles by San Diego Free Press and OB Rag regulars, irregulars, columnists, and at-large contributors related to our Guns, Policy and Progressives series plus Cuban normalization, Sony’s capitulation, Stingray (neither Schwinn nor Corvette), torture, saying “No More”, toys for American kids of deportees, a Machete toon, video poetry and, as always, the best news from the People’s Republic of OB.   [Read more…]

Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán

This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles by San Diego Free Press and OB Rag regulars, irregulars, columnists, and at-large contributors on Boxer possibly stepping down, torture American style, frat rape culture, Gloria getting backstabbed, a day of resistance, loving thy neighbor, unindicted ham sandwiches, Joshua Tree, Tijuana dentistry, a heartless Union Bank, Kevin Beiser, and a beachful of OB news.   [Read more…]

Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán

This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles by San Diego Free Press and OB Rag regulars, irregulars, columnists, and at-large contributors on the nationwide and local protests against the police killings of unarmed black men in Ferguson and NYC, the fast food strikes, Tortilla’s Army, the slow conversion to renewable energy, Canvass for a Cause, the journey of two Guatemalan refugee children, capturing light on the face, plus a handful of OB news and lots of other great articles and editorial cartoons.   [Read more…]

Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán

This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles by San Diego Free Press and OB Rag regulars, irregulars, columnists, and at-large contributors (except for The Starting Line’s columnist Doug Porter who was on vacation in the Land of Enchantment, no, not Disneyland) on giving thanks, Thankstaking, Blackout Black Friday, the Ferguson protests, Logan Heights history, a bike conference, cheers for Obama and jeers for Congress, spotting fake online reviews and a handful of OB news and views.   [Read more…]

Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán

This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week is smaller that usual since we had Massive Technical Difficulties on Thursday and Friday but it still features articles by San Diego Free Press and OB Rag regulars, irregulars, columnists, and at-large contributors on the looming Shut-Peachment, protests over missing students in Mexico, the taxi union victory, effort needed in Climate Action Plan, water conservation, Wall Street criminals, Horacio Jones’ Peruvian video series begins, more craft beer in North Park and lots of OB happenings.   [Read more…]

Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán

This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles by San Diego Free Press and OB Rag regulars, irregulars, columnists, and at-large contributors on war & peace, DeMaio conceding, the taxi drivers’ victory, SD’s political shuffle, labor unrest, tired Mexico, the voting cycle, Honky, extreme weather, and, as always, bucketfulls of OB news.   [Read more…]

Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles by San Diego Free Press and OB Rag regulars, irregulars, columnists, and at-large contributors on the lead up to the election, the election and the aftermath of the election (thank the gods it’s over!), the Corporate Welfare Defense League, a toon on Mexico’s skeletons, more on the NH, gas down/solar up, peeing on the tomatoes, the answer to the local rag, the center is a political graveyard, and more, plus a plethora of news about the People’s Republic of OB.   [Read more…]

Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán

This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles by San Diego Free Press and OB Rag regulars, irregulars, columnists, and at-large contributors on Issa and DeMaio’s Ebola fascination, the UT’s ongoing decline, sexist Lincolnites, our progressive procrastinator’s guide to voting, Wankergate, crossing borders, dia de los muertos, Laura’s legacy, anti-democratic MTS, the new F word, Alaskan socialism, Troublemakers, ballot drop-off locations, OB Rag’s 7^th birthday and other community news and progressive views from San Diego’s finest, all volunteer, don’t-get-paid-but-we-love-our-city-enough-to-do-this-for-free journalists of the San Diego Free Press and our mama site, the OB Rag. Read on and share with your friends, families and strangers.   [Read more…]

Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán

This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles by San Diego Free Press and OB Rag regulars, irregulars, columnists, and at-large contributors on the continuing scandal saga of Carl DeMaio, the Ché Café’s looming eviction, icon co-opting in Hillcrest, Laura Rodriguez, SDFP election endorsements, another Wall Street scam, electing judges, Malin Burnham’s return, cross border cultura, and lots of other San Diego and OB news and views.   [Read more…]