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The OB Rag
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Education Budget Goes Bust – Drastic Cuts Likely in 2010
The Town Hall budget forum in San Diego High’s Library drew over 100 concerned parents on Thursday Night. School Board...
2 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Education, Labor
 
The OB Rag
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Cong. Susan Davis target of anti-Afghan war protesters
CITY HEIGHTS, San Diego. In protest of President Obama's Afghanistan war escalation, a small crowd gathered at the corner of...
4 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Organizing, Peace..., San Diego
 
The OB Rag
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Mayor Sanders Changes his Position on Libraries! Seriously?
Mayor Sanders is rethinking the draconian cuts he has proposed to our libraries! I attended a Library Commission Meeting on...
5 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Education, Ocean Beach
 
The OB Rag
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Some Good News! Even Today.
It’s a very confusing day in my world.President Obama is appearing on television and saying some things I’m not very...
5 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Media, San Diego
 
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The Moment of Crystallized Disenchantment – an Appeal to Progressives Who Have Supported Barack Obama
In just a few hours, President Obama will lay out his plan to send an additional 30,000+ US troops to Afghanistan. Which makes...
5 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Opinion, Organizing, Peace...
 
The OB Rag
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Needed: New National Security Thinking
by Katrina vanden Heuvel / The Nation / Dec. 01, 2009Tonight President Obama will announce his new Afghanistan policy. By all...
5 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Media, Peace..., War
 
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Reader Rant: America is the richest country in the world but Americans can’t afford to live here.
by Molly MacquireAmerica IS - still - the richest country in the world. Yet Americans cannot afford to live here. Let me...
6 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Health, Labor
 
The OB Rag
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90 Positive accomplishments by President Obama in his first six months
[Editor's Note: I have published this list - followed by a progressive critique - as a counter-pole to the anguish...
6 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Election, Environment
 
The OB Rag
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OB Flashes – News, Calendar, and Discussion Board – November 30 – December 6, 2009
OB Elementary Selected as Grand Marshall of Holiday Parade - Convertible Wanted_______________________________Point Loma...
6 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Environment, OB Flashes!
 
The OB Rag
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Demonstation called for day-after President Obama’s Afghanistan escalation
President Obama is likely to announce on Tuesday, December 1 an escalation in AfghanistanSDCPJ calls for a Demonstration The...
6 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Organizing, Peace...
 
The OB Rag
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An Open Letter to President Obama from Michael Moore on Afghanistan
Dear President Obama,Do you really want to be the new "war president"? If you go to West Point tomorrow night (Tuesday,...
6 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Opinion, Organizing, Peace...
 
The OB Rag
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The dilemma of the disenchanted progressive: why it’s important for Ocean Beach – Part III
The dilemma of the disenchanted progressive has come full circle. If the progressive is disenchanted and deeply puzzled, what...
13 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil..., Civil Rights &..., Economy, Environment
 
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Blackwater’s Secret War in Pakistan
By Jeremy Scahill / The Nation / November 23, 2009At a covert forward operating base run by the US Joint Special Operations...
13 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Peace..., San Diego, War
 
The OB Rag
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OB Flashes – News, Calendar and Discussion Board – November 23-29, 2009
Last Spring's Annual OB Heathen Parade Drew Police Wrath____________________________Hodad's to open 2nd restaurant in...
13 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., OB Flashes!, Ocean Beach, San Diego
 
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Open Letter to Mayor Sanders from Friends of the OB Library
The Honorable Mayor Jerry Sanders:The Friends of the Ocean Beach Library recently met and it was decided to write you about...
13 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Labor, Ocean Beach
 
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Union reformists file federal complaint against SEIU Local 221
A federal complaint was filed Monday against the results of recent union elections conducted by Service Employees International...
15 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Labor, Organizing, San Diego
 
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OB Fire Hoopers Win! All found not guilty of illegal fire
All four of the fire hoopers who were cited by police last June here in Ocean Beach, were found not guilty this afternoon of...
17 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Labor, Ocean Beach, Popular
 
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Arkansas cop tasers 10-year-old girl, local mayor calls for investigation
Editor: Once in awhile, there's a story that we just cannot ignore. I know this has nothing to do about Ocean Beach, but it...
18 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., War, Peace &..., Arkansas
 
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Is there a medical marijuana patient in the San Diego DA’s office?
By Eugene DavidovichMedical cannabis, although legal to use in California, is not as easy to obtain as some may think. Unlike...
18 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Organizing, San Diego, DA Bonnie...
 
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Nearly 50 Million Americans Scrounge for Food
The nation's economic crisis has catapulted the number of Americans who lack enough food to the highest level since the...
19 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Health, War
 
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Waiting for the Mayor’s budget … to see what it says about libraries
A recent comment stated how difficult it is to figure out the City budget situation. And I agree with that. I am anxiously...
20 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Education, Labor
 
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New Fire Chief contemplates “beach closures” due to budget cuts
San Diego's new head of the Fire Department, Fire Chief Javier Mainer, has been tasked by Mayor Jerry Sanders to cut $34.7...
23 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Environment, Labor
 
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Jim Carroll Vs Ronald Reagan
Jim Carroll's death on September 11 brought back a lot of memories. His burst into popular consciousness in the early 1980s...
23 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., History, Opinion, San Diego
 
The OB Rag
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83% in poll believe marijuna should be legalized
OCEAN BEACH, CA. We did a poll recently, asking our readers what should be done about marijuana. The vast majority - 83% -...
26 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Opinion, legalization, marijuana
 
The OB Rag
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The Dilemma of the Disenchanted Progressive – Part 2
THE CONVERGENCE OF HISTORIC EVENTSHistory is converging events for us very quickly: the first - the anniversary of the...
26 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Media, Opinion
 
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Honorary Degrees as Apologies
Once upon a time, at the outset of World War II, Japanese American students at CaIifornia State Universities were rounded up...
27 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., History, Opinion, San Diego
 
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House poised to pass historic health-care reform bill
BREAKING NEWS: At about 8:15 PST, the House passed the health care reform bill, 220 to 215. One Republican voted for it, and 39...
29 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Health, Organizing
 
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Is the Tea Party Gang Turning GOP Into a Party of Hate?
When John Boehner, the Republican leader of the House, appeared at the Tea Party rally at the Capitol on Thursday afternoon, it...
29 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Health, Opinion
 
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… remember, remember, the fifth of November: Guy Fawkes Day !
November 5th is Guy Fawkes Day! Fawkes was caught, tried and then hung for his role in the "Gunpowder Plot" - a plan to blow...
32 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., History, Media, Guy Fawkes...
 
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Senate votes to extend unemployment benefits for 1.3 million jobless
Washington : After nearly a month of gridlock, the Senate voted unanimously to extend unemployment benefits for some 1.3...
32 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Labor, War
 
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Point Lomans honor their deceased homeless man … too little and too late?
POINT LOMA, CA. About three months ago - in August - a homeless man who sat on a bench in Point Loma for 15 years died. No one...
33 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Health, Ocean Beach
 
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Scary crowd protests Blue Shield – photo gallery and report
SAN DIEGO, CA. A scary crowd gathered outside Blue Shield's Mission Valley offices last night, Monday, Nov. 2nd. It was part...
34 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil..., Civil Rights &..., Economy, Health
 
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Reader Rant: ‘Fight back against the water rate increase!’
by Gail MadsenWho else is tired of our public officials ignoring our best interests, cutting our services, going forward with...
34 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Environment, Opinion
 
The OB Rag
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San Diegans hold 3-day protest at insurance giant Blue Cross in Mission Valley
“Is there anything scarier than thinking you might need medical care, and getting canceled by a health insurance corporation...
35 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil..., Civil Rights &..., Economy, Health
 
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1972: Early History of the OB Rag – Ocean Beach’s Underground Newspaper –
(Editor: With the blog OB Rag celebrating its second birthday, we thought it would be cool and appropriate to publish some more...
42 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Labor, Media, Ocean Beach
 
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Happy Birthday OB Rag! Today is our 2nd anniversary!
OCEAN BEACH, CA. It has been a crazy two years since Patty Jones and I started this here blog. Now, we're no longer even a...
42 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Labor, Media, Ocean Beach
 
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Southwestern College cancells shooting-range contract with Blackwater
by East County Magazine On October 14, Southwestern College District Governing Board approved cancellation of its agreement...
43 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Organizing, Peace..., War
 
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Who should pay for cliff rescues?
SUNSET CLIFFS, CA. About a week ago, on October 14th, a young man had to be rescued off of the cliffs. The cliffs are Sunset...
47 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Health, Labor
 
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Obama Administration to ease Federal marijuana prosecutions
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform...
48 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Health, Opinion, marijuana...
 
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San Diego Students to Hate-Mongers: You’re not in Kansas any more
The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) road show has pulled into San Diego. Over the next few days they’re planning sharing their...
50 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Feature, Organizing, San Diego
 
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Two Local OBceans on Medical Marijuana Task Force
Two local OB residents are sitting on the newly-appointed and created Medical Marijuana Task Force. OB Business owner David...
50 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Health, Ocean Beach
 
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Did you see the arrest at the Hillcrest town hall meeting with Cong. Susan Davis?
Did you attend the August town hall meeting on health care reform in Hillcrest -- with Congresswoman Susan Davis? If you did,...
51 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Health, Media, Organizing
 
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OB health care reform poll: 80% dissatisfied with status quo – 2/3rds want single-payer or public option
OCEAN BEACH, CA. As the debate over health care reform rages, OB Rag readers chimed in - and they chimed in heavily on the...
58 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Economy, Health, Ocean Beach
 
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New Oklahoma Abortion Law Being Challenged
Not able to overturn Roe V Wade, the "more holies" are stepping up their intimidation tactics another notch.... with a new...
60 days ago the OB Rag | Topics: Civil Rights &..., Health, abortion..., Oklahoma
 
 

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