Grossmont Union High School District officials caught multiple San Diego students with medical marijuana cards on campus.
For decades, students have created excuses to get out of trouble, avoid blame, and explain school absence. From fake doctor notes to forged parent notes, students have used them all. But until now, proof of a […]
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San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice is organizing a March and Rally in support of stopping the war in Iraq and bringing the troops home:
1 pm Saturday, March 17
4th and Broadway, San Diego (downtown)
This would be a good time/place to Celebrate your right to free speech.
So, our governator wants to require everyone to have health insurance…..
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a sweeping plan yesterday to extend health coverage to all Californians that would dramatically transform the state’s nearly $200 billion health care system.
“We have a good chance to make history and a model for the rest of the nation,” […]
By way of email comes a story of a young California woman doing a fairly innovative project to support our troops:
My name is Gina Elise and I am a 24-year old UCLA grad–spent my first two years at UCSD. I have just completed producing the 2007 “Pin-Ups For Vets” calendar fundraiser which brings in funds […]
Judge rejects San Diego County medical marijuana challenge
From North County Times, By: GIG CONAUGHTON - Staff writer (Nov. 16, 2006)
SAN DIEGO —- A Superior Court judge issued a tentative ruling today rejecting the County of San Diego’s argument that California’s medical marijuana law should be overturned.
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San Diego County supervisors filed a lawsuit in state court […]
Court Awards Temporary Restraining Order Against Escondido’s Anti-Immigrant Ordinance
People For the American Way scored a big victory for fairness when U.S. District Judge John A. Houston ordered a temporary restraining order against Escondido’s anti-immigrant housing ordinance …. read on….
Old news now, but thought I’d offer an update.
Yes, get out there and vote everyone, it’s election day! More.
Today the UT featured Leucadia blogger JP St Pierre in an article “Blogger Asks Surfer Friends to Go to the Polls.” Citizen journalism at work!
JP recently posted comments here on our own SanDiegoBlog, check out the Leucadia blog if you haven’t already.
Conor Lastowka sent us this:
My personal hero, Mike Nelson (from Mystery Science Theater 3000) just moved to San Diego (working for a local outfit called Legend Films) and made a two campaign ad parody for Angelides and Arnold. Thought I’d spread them around to some California blogs. Lemme know if you think it’s worth a […]
On my way to work every morning, heading north, I’ve noticed an interesting proliferation of signage along I-5, and kicked myself for not having my camera with me. First came the “JESUS DID FOR US” which upon closer look, had a little “e” tucked in between the I and the D, an afterthought I guess. If […]
Some homeowners inside downtown’s El Cortez created a web site to explain their battle to stop construction on a building 40 feet away. From Save the Historic El Cortez:
There is no right to build anything on the El Cortez block because of a covenant that protects it until 2025.
That isn’t stopping Peter Janopaul and […]
This forwarded from my activist friend Karin:
Your city planners are trying to enact an Oversize Vehicle Ordinance (OVO) that will affect ALL citizens of San Diego. ALL vehicles over 7 feet high and or over 22 feet long, ALL utility trailers, and ALL recreational vehicles would be prohibited from overnight parking on city streets. […]
San Diego City Council will be VOTING on this project August 1. Meeting begins at 2 pm.
I admit, I haven’t been following this issue. I don’t live in the area, heck I don’t even live in the City of San Diego…. but I do care about the environmental impact, and feel this is really a county-wide […]
As I’m sure many of you were, I was stunned a couple of days ago (July 14, I believe) by the announcement that Randy “Duke” Cunningham, our imprisoned, FORMER congressman was to be “honored” for his hard work and service to congress. The argument in favor of this was that he wasn’t booted out by congress, he […]
Continue reading What part of “Imprisoned” don’t you understand?
Bay Windows - New England’s largest GLBT newspaper | Articles | San Diego Pride NC-17?
On the heels of news reports from last year showing that three volunteers, one staff member and a clown working for San Diego Pride were registered sex offenders, this year’s Pride committee has decided to prohibit all youth 17 and under […]
This is from a Television Archiving list I’m on:
Everyone expected House Republicans to give up efforts to kill NPR and PBS after a massive public outcry stopped them last year. But they’ve just voted to eliminate funding for NPR and PBS — unbelievably, starting with programs like “Sesame Street.”
Public broadcasting would lose nearly a quarter […]
Great post with scans of some anti-Francine Busby flyers:
brianstorms weblog: The Flyers, For the Record
Just so the rest of the nation knows what kind of materials the republicans are sending people who live in the San Diego district where there’s a special election coming up in a week to replace disgraced, convicted, imprisoned republican Randy […]
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Voice of San Diego: SD To Bush: Help Save Cross
Faced with a 90-day deadline and the prospect of paying $5,000 a day in fines if the cross is not removed, cross supporters have decided to bring in the big guns, Sanders said. They’re asking President Bush to personally intervene to transfer the cross to federal […]
kevin baird sent us: eyespot
I shot a lot of footage at last week’s Immigration Protest march in San Ysidro. It’s posted here and is in the public domain for remixing on our site.
Grab and account and give it a whirl.
Thanks,
B
hat tip
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David Markland sent us: Blogging.la: LA Times disputes “Ten Facts About Illegal Immigration”
Can someone put your local right wing talk show hosts to task for either doing shoddy reporting or knowingly lying to their readers and listeners?
Roger Hedgecock
and
Rick Roberts
Regarding their ten facts about illegal immigrants they cite to the LA Times… a hoax they’re reposting […]
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