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An OBcean Looks at Public Transit in Tijuana – ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ – Both Just South of the BorderBy Robert Burns I l...
09/17/2026

An OBcean Looks at Public Transit in Tijuana – ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ – Both Just South of the Border

By Robert Burns I live part-time in Tijuana. I have long shared the popular public dismay with M.T.S. and its often barely loaded big busses, limited ridership, and every rising fares. In Tijuana public transit is provided by the private sector--not taxpayers-- with fleets of single-level vans and large busses. More of this is discussed below. The Moovit app discusses public transit in Tijuana : Get around Tijuana by public transit! Traveling around Tijuana has never been so easy. See step by step directions as you travel to any attraction, street or major public transit station. View bus and train schedules, arrival times, service alerts and detailed routes on a map, so you know exactly how to get to anywhere in Tijuana....

By Robert Burns I live part-time in Tijuana. I have long shared the popular public dismay with M.T.S. and its often barely loaded big busses, limited ridership, and every rising fares. In Tijuana …

Gov. Newsom Signs AB 2576 Which Protects Historic Resources and Districts from SB 79From SOHO We have some very good new...
09/16/2026

Gov. Newsom Signs AB 2576 Which Protects Historic Resources and Districts from SB 79

From SOHO We have some very good news to share: Monday, September 14, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2576 into law! This is an important victory for historic preservation, and you helped make it happen. Thank you to everyone who contacted the Governor, sent emails, shared our action alert, and spoke up in support of this important legislation. Your voices mattered. AB 2576 closes an important gap in California’s new transit-oriented housing law, SB 79. It provides protections for qualifying contributing properties within historic districts listed in the California Historical Resources Inventory Database, as well as individually listed historic resources in the inventory, when designated before January 1, 2025....

From SOHO We have some very good news to share: Monday, September 14, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2576 into law! This is an important victory for historic preservation, and you helped mak…

Leaked Photos Show Extensive Damage to U.S. Assets in Middle East by Iran/>U.S. Military and Defense Dept. Have Hidden E...
09/16/2026

Leaked Photos Show Extensive Damage to U.S. Assets in Middle East by Iran

/>U.S. Military and Defense Dept. Have Hidden Extent of Damage to Aircraft, Buildings and Vehicles By Cameron Adams / Daily Beast / Sep. 15 2026 Bombshell leaked photos have exposed the extent of serious damage to buildings, aircraft and vehicles at U.S. positions in the Middle East after punishing attacks by Iran. President Donald Trump’s war is now in its seventh month, with no clear timeline for when it might end. The damning photos contradict Trump’s repeated claims that the conflict has been “won” and that Iran’s military has been decimated by the U.S. The photos, leaked to CBS News by active service members on condition of anonymity, tally with an inspector general’s report released on Monday. In it, the Pentagon watchdog revealed that “hundreds” of buildings used by the U.S. and “dozens” of aircraft had been damaged or destroyed by Iranian attacks....

/>U.S. Military and Defense Dept. Have Hidden Extent of Damage to Aircraft, Buildings and Vehicles By Cameron Adams / Daily Beast / Sep. 15 2026 Bombshell leaked photos have exposed the extent …

‘Better OB Contest’ Launched by OB CDC — Submissions Due Sept. 30thOB Community Development Corporation Launches "Better...
09/16/2026

‘Better OB Contest’ Launched by OB CDC — Submissions Due Sept. 30th

OB Community Development Corporation Launches "Better OB Contest," Calling on Residents to Share Vision for the Neighborhood Winner to be announced October 23 at the “Get to Know the OBCDC Event” - Idea submissions due by September 30, 2026 The Ocean Beach Community Development Corporation (OBCDC) has launched their Better OB Contest, a new community ideas competition inviting residents, business owners, and neighborhood groups to submit proposals for projects that would make Ocean Beach an even better place to live, work, and visit. The contest was introduced by Scott Therkalsen, a long-time OB resident who joined the OBCDC Board of Directors in 2024. As he explained: “The OBCDC has been making Ocean Beach better for more than 30 years, we’ve done everything from planting the palms lining Sunset Cliffs and funding the entryway plaza, to helping fund the expansion of softball fields at Robb Field. We recently launched a grant program that has helped fund improvements at OBE and along Newport avenue and more but we really wanted to find a way to get individual community members from OB involved....

OB Community Development Corporation Launches “Better OB Contest,” Calling on Residents to Share Vision for the Neighborhood Winner to be announced October 23 at the “Get to Know the OB…

Frank Gormlie Awarded ‘People in Preservation 2026’ by SOHORag's Editordude One of Several Chosen by Save Our Heritage O...
09/16/2026

Frank Gormlie Awarded ‘People in Preservation 2026’ by SOHO

Rag's Editordude One of Several Chosen by Save Our Heritage Organization From SOHO / Sept. 16, 2026 SOME PEOPLE PRESERVE HISTORIC PLACES by restoring buildings. Others preserve communities by ensuring their stories are never forgotten, their spirit never compromised. For more than five decades, Frank Gormlie has served as Ocean Beach's chronicler, advocate, organizer, and conscience, documenting its history, defending its character, and giving voice to the people who have shaped one of San Diego's most distinctive neighborhoods. Frank's commitment to community preservation began during the social upheaval of the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1970, he founded the OB People's Rag, which became one of Southern California's most influential underground newspapers, providing a platform for a community determined to shape its own future. More than simply reporting events, the paper became a catalyst for civic engagement, neighborhood organizing, environmental activism, and grassroots preservation. As large-scale redevelopment threatened to erase much of Ocean Beach's historic fabric, the OB Rag consistently helped inform, organize, and unite residents in defense of their community. It also chronicled the movement that led to the creation of the Ocean Beach Planning Board—the first democratically elected community planning group in San Diego and among the first in California. This model continues to influence neighborhood planning today....

Rag’s Editordude One of Several Chosen by Save Our Heritage Organization From SOHO / Sept. 16, 2026 SOME PEOPLE PRESERVE HISTORIC PLACES by restoring buildings. Others preserve communities by…

Reader Rant: ‘Headline of 14-Year-Old E-Bike Rider Fatally Injured Misleading and Irresponsible as It Omitted Fact He Ra...
09/15/2026

Reader Rant: ‘Headline of 14-Year-Old E-Bike Rider Fatally Injured Misleading and Irresponsible as It Omitted Fact He Ran Red-Light’

Reader Rant This was written in response to the headlines and text below at Axios San Diego, Sept. 13.\ Hi Claire Trageser, Axios San Diego This headline link is totally misleading, irresponsible, and infuriating: “ Meanwhile, a 14-year-old e-bike rider was hit by a Tesla in Pacific Beach Saturday night and died. (FOX 5 San Diego)" Here's the pertinent info from the…...

Reader Rant This was written in response to the headlines and text below at Axios San Diego, Sept. 13.\ Hi Claire Trageser, Axios San Diego This headline link is totally misleading, irresponsible, …

A Reader’s Satire — Letter to San Diego Housing Commission From City CouncilIn Response to Claims Against the San Diego ...
09/15/2026

A Reader’s Satire — Letter to San Diego Housing Commission From City Council

In Response to Claims Against the San Diego Housing Commission of Illegal Rent Hikes, Misused Funds and Lack of Transparency To: The San Diego Housing Commission From: The San Diego City Council This is exactly why we advocated for giving Lisa Jones, the CEO of the San Diego Housing Commission a pay raise by the San Diego City Council pushing her salary + benefits to around $372,500 annually plus an additional $5,000 to “right size” her compensation. We just love this quote: “We are the eighth largest city in this country, and the things we are asking [Jones] to do come with increasing complexity,”...

In Response to Claims Against the San Diego Housing Commission of Illegal Rent Hikes, Misused Funds and Lack of Transparency To: The San Diego Housing Commission From: The San Diego City Council Th…

OB Man’s Homemade Pizzas Sell Out in SecondsBy Claire Trageser / Axios San Diego / September 11, 2026 [Slightly edited f...
09/15/2026

OB Man’s Homemade Pizzas Sell Out in Seconds

By Claire Trageser / Axios San Diego / September 11, 2026 [Slightly edited for clarification] AJ Miller has transformed his Ocean Beach apartment into a birthplace for what his legions of online followers are calling life-changing pizza. The pizza is crispy and extremely exclusive. He makes just 15 a week and sells out in under 30 seconds. His pies have also become catnip for Gen Z and millennials. They're rare, you have to be in the know to get one and he shares his pizza-making story on Instagram, where he has 114K followers. "I think people do like what they can't get, so the exclusivity does play into it a bit," Miller said of his popularity. It's close to New York style, Miller told Axios, but his favorite is New Haven style "apizza,"...

By Claire Trageser / Axios San Diego / September 11, 2026 [Slightly edited for clarification] AJ Miller has transformed his Ocean Beach apartment into a birthplace for what his legions of online fo…

Democrats to Train Tens of Thousands to Monitor Polls Amid Fears Trump Will Interfere in Midterm ElectionsProject will p...
09/15/2026

Democrats to Train Tens of Thousands to Monitor Polls Amid Fears Trump Will Interfere in Midterm Elections

Project will prepare volunteers across US to monitor polls, encourage early voting and respond to disinformation From the Guardian / September 14, 2026 The Democrats intend to train tens of thousands of volunteers to monitor the polls and counter possible voter intimidation under a new plan to protect November’s US midterm elections from anticipated interference from Donald Trump and his allies. The nationwide initiative, dubbed the New Battlefield Project, will help state Democratic committees build up a vast coalition of volunteers to monitor the polls, push voters to cast their ballots early and create a network to respond to disinformation. The Association of State Democratic Committees (ASDC), an arm of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), plans to train volunteers across 57 states and territories. It hopes to train volunteers for 25% of the nation’s 95,000 election day polling places, focusing on districts with competitive races. These volunteers will wear blue vests to provide a visible presence intended to counter any voter intimidation, including by federal agents. Thirty state parties have a trained election protection director, with the goal of all states having one in place....

Project will prepare volunteers across US to monitor polls, encourage early voting and respond to disinformation From the Guardian / September 14, 2026 The Democrats intend to train tens of thousan…

Democrats and Activist Groups Plan to Guard Polls and Stage Mass Protests if Trump Tries to Interfere in Midterm Electio...
09/15/2026

Democrats and Activist Groups Plan to Guard Polls and Stage Mass Protests if Trump Tries to Interfere in Midterm Elections

By Nicholas Riccardi and Matt Brown / AP / September 14, 2026 Democratic state parties announced Monday that they are launching an operation for the midterm elections they’re calling the “New Battlefield Project,” intended to recruit 10,000 volunteers to guard polling places in case armed federal officers show up. Activists are planning mass protests if the Trump administration tries to interfere with voting or ballot counting. And legal scholars are distributing white papers advising judges what they should do if the government tries to seize ballots. The unprecedented efforts are in response to President Donald Trump’s equally unprecedented moves to interfere in this year’s midterm elections, which include attempts to impose proof-of-citizenship requirements to register to vote and directing the Postal Service to play a central role in deciding which voters should get a mail ballot. The anxious contingency planning as voting gets underway has become a marker for how fraught democracy has become in the country that once stood as an example to the world. “We have never prepared for an election sabotage event like we have now,” said Ezra Levin of the left-leaning group Indivisible....

By Nicholas Riccardi and Matt Brown / AP / September 14, 2026 Democratic state parties announced Monday that they are launching an operation for the midterm elections they’re calling the “New Battl…

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