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Point Loman Patti McGee Was World’s First Professional Female Skateboarder —...
It was 1965 and I remember very well staring at the cover of Life magazine. It had a young woman, a local Point Loman, on the cover doing a handstand on a skateboard. It was an amazing picture and...
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Get Ready for Trump to Declare Himself the Winner and Attempt to Stage a Coup
In these modern times, there are many reasons that will delay the announcement of who won the presidential election come next Tuesday, November 5th. From slow ballot-counting to logistical challenges,...
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Fascism Is a Cancer — and We Need to Treat It Aggressively
By Mat Wahlstrom We’re being told that the election this Tuesday is most consequential of our lives, possibly even in U.S. history since 1860. And what’s at stake is “saving democracy” from the cancer...
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Rolling Stone: Trump’s Plot Against America
By Sean Wilentz / Rolling Stone - RSN / November 1, 2024 A leading historian looks back at Philip Roth’s novel and how it perfectly predicts the rise of Trump and his willing collaborators Early in...
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MAGA Activists Prepare to Undermine Election If Trump Loses — ‘January 6th Is...
Yahoo News CNN Before Election Day has even arrived, the “Stop the Steal” movement has reemerged in force, with some of the same activists who tried to overturn former President Donald Trump’s 2020...
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Voters — Stay Vigilant! Here’s Examples of Attempts at Disruption at Polling...
As we prepare ourselves for efforts at destabilizing our free and democratic election, we need to stay vigilant. Here's two recent examples of attempts at disruption at polling sites in other parts of...
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San Diego Opens Bids to Operate ‘Safe Parking’ Program — Includes H Barracks...
By Robert Vardon /Point Loma - OB Monthly San Diego Union-Tribune / October 24, 2024 The city of San Diego is soliciting operators to continue its “safe parking” program for homeless people who live...
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The Halloween Fairmount Fire: ‘When Luck Runs Out…’
By Kate Callen For most San Diegans, yesterday’s Halloween Fairmount Fire will be a one-day news story, quickly forgotten in the run-up to a momentous election. But the people who lived through hours...
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Point Loma Residents’ Resistance to 4-Story, 56-Unit Complex at Rosecrans and...
Resistance among Point Loma residents to a planned 4-story, 56-unit apartment complex coming to Rosecrans and Talbot is growing dramatically. This resistance was evidenced Tuesday night, October 29,...
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Reader Rant: ‘Todd Gloria Has a YIMBY Problem’
By Laura Henson The YIMBY movement, mostly associated with the Democratic Party, stands for “Yes In My Back Yard,” even though it isn’t associated with grassroots efforts of residents trying to bring...
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California Dreamin’ or Nightmare? Todd Gloria Pushing of Faulconer’s...
By Trudy Grundland As our mayor and as a City Council Member, Todd Gloria has pushed Faulconer’s Complete Communities, San Diego’s response to SB 375, a 2008 state law that encourages transit oriented...
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‘The Voices — and Votes of Local Residents Matter’
By Lynne Miller “We need more housing in San Diego.” This is an opinion, not a fact. Where this opinion originated matters. If this opinion originated and was promoted by state and local governments...
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5 Ways Trump Plans to Thwart Election Results
Ahead of Tuesday, Donald Trump is using five strategies to overturn the election, according to CNN. The former president's campaign team has placed "an intense focus on Pennsylvania" — a critical...
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Trump Spent Much of the Last Week of the Campaign Discrediting Legitimacy of...
By Marianne LeVine, Patrick Marley and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez/ Washington Post / November 4, 2024 Donald Trump, who blamed his 2020 defeat on false claims of vast election malfeasance, has spent much...
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November 2024 Events from the Ocean Beach Green Center
Every Saturday at 10:30 am. San Diego Climate Mobilization Coalition Meetings November 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th. Every Saturday 10 am – 12 pm Peace Vigil for Palestine in Ocean Beach November 5th...
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Judge: Lawsuit Against SANDAG Over Route 125 Toll Problems Can Move Ahead
By JW August A lawsuit filed by an unhappy commuter on the State Route 125 toll road has an August 8, 2025 jury trial date. Superior Court Judge Robert Longsthreth has issued a ruling in the case that...
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When Can We Expect the Election Results in San Diego County?
With nearly 2 million ballots sent out across San Diego, it will take some time to get the votes tallied. The Registrar has released a timeline of when San Diegans can expect the unofficial results to...
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