Posted: 06 Aug 2015 10:34 AM PDT
By Doug Porter
Two seemingly unconnected stories popped up as I made my morning media rounds today, pointing out the underlying reality of a city governed by the few at the expense of the many. An article in City Beat described the pressures being brought to bear to exclude elected officials from decisions on a taxpayer-funded development scheme... A former city councilman wrote an essay refuting a narrative published in theUnion-Tribune denigrating local lifeguards... These disparate tales are connected by a business ethos fostered by former and present elected officials claiming to have the public interest in mind. I’m talking about a Plantation Overlord Mentality as opposed to a backroom conspiracy. Business as usual in San Diego, in other words. [Read more...]
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Posted: 06 Aug 2015 10:34 AM PDT
By Doug Porter Two seemingly unconnected stories popped up as I made my morning media rounds today, pointing out the underlying reality of a city governed by the few at the expense of the many. An article in City Beat described the pressures being brought to bear to exclude elected officials from decisions on a taxpayer-funded development scheme... A former city councilman wrote an essay refuting a narrative published in theUnion-Tribune denigrating local lifeguards... These disparate tales are connected by a business ethos fostered by former and present elected officials claiming to have the public interest in mind. I’m talking about a Plantation Overlord Mentality as opposed to a backroom conspiracy. Business as usual in San Diego, in other words. [Read more...]
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Posted: 06 Aug 2015 08:37 AM PDT
By OB Rag Staff Hey! Our "kid" is 3 years old! Come out for the party! Three years ago - in early June of 2012 - the staff of the OB Rag began publishing a new and additional online newspaper - this one was to be for all of San Diego. It was the birth of the San Diego Free Press as an online website. And it took on the challenge of being a source for "grassroots news and progressive views". Now the OB Rag's "kid" is 3 years old and you're all invited to the birthday celebration, called the "GALASTRAVAGANZAVERSARY". [Read more...]
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Posted: 06 Aug 2015 08:27 AM PDT
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Posted: 06 Aug 2015 08:03 AM PDT
By John P. Anderson San Diego County has a large beer industry, there are currently more than 110 active breweries. Along with high numbers, San Diego has earned a reputation as a leader in the craft beer industry. Many would rank it as the top craft beer city/region in the United States – whether it is the top dog or in the top five isn’t especially important. It’s a leader however you measure – top ranked beers, top ranked breweries, number of breweries, or gallons produced annually. So InBev and MillerCoors come to town and write a check with a bunch of zeroes, hope someone takes the offer, and then do their best to make sure that as few people as possible know that a big brewery now owns the “little guy”. So does it matter if a brewery is owned by a person in your neighborhood or a large corporation like InBev? For many it does. [Read more...]
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