# diegos (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover diegos. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Debate Over Midway Rising Continues](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDxSgNTasya4kfhwhj6GpDnW?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-20 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ By Paul Krueger There's lots of interest in a very controversial legislative proposal that would insulate developers of the proposed Midway Rising mega-housing project (and 16,000 seat "entertainment center") from legal challenges. Senate Bill 344 would exempt Midway Rising from the legitimate scrutiny -- including possible lawsuits -- warranted for projects of this size (4,400 housing units) and… ## [Balboa Park Has a $1 Billion Maintenance Bill Coming Due](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDwkXNTeUM25ZmxLSrgo37j0?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-20 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ by Greg Moran / inewsource / August 18, 2026 Maybe it was the place where you had your engagement photos taken, somewhere among the winding paths and colorful flowering shrubs. Maybe you remember that time walking in the rose garden, the magnificent colors and the scent. Just about everyone remembers the first time they went to the zoo. Or a grade school field trip to one of the museums. Perhaps… ## [Movies in the Park — Robb Field, Friday, August 21](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDzpPe9agdVwFcSxjA_r0R9V?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-20 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ ## [‘Honk If You Pay Way Too Much for Gas’](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDzpPe9agdVwFZksEsZ2uwv0?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-20 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ A group of eight or ten of us ## [The Piggly Wiggly in Ocean Beach Changed the Way Customers Shopped](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDypF6po9m4hylNW_kmnPV4P?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-20 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ If you walked along Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach nearly a century ago, grocery shopping meant choosing among several neighborhood markets. One of them had a name that was hard to forget. A photograph from the San Diego History Center shows the Piggly Wiggly Market at 5004 Newport Ave. \[A liquor store sits at that corner now.\] The storefront carries the name in large letters across the facade,… ## [Opponents of SDG&E Power Link Project Mobilized at County Supervisors’ Hearing](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDy7tERfWtu1KM4LRsZF9CGS?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-20 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ By Angelo Haynes Activists from across San Diego and Riverside counties appeared this week at the county administrative building for a hearing on the Golden Pacific Power Link Projec t, a new proposed power line that would cross through San Diego County Districts 2 & 5. The project is planned to be a 500-kilovolt electric transmission line that would necessitate a new substation named “North of… ## [‘Let Them Steal Cake’](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDzRUa2n_h3H2u1y71TFsyma?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-20 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ By Joni Halpern When I was a kid Know what I did? I stole things. Things like penny candy, cookies cake and ice cream. My mom would get angry. My dad would yell and scream. But I would get hungry. So when I was a kid, know what I did? I stole things. ---Olen Purnell, 1976 When I was a kid, there were no food stamps. My dad was a working man, a carpenter who worked six days a week, but still could… ## [The Overdevelopment of Clairemont Mesa and Kearny Mesa](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDz3Gc8b8S_rCp_NCeYigS7I?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-19 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ By Robert Welsh Here is a quote from the City's Clairemont Community Plan, dated 1989: "In summary, Clairemont Mesa is an urbanized community and for the most part is built out." It must be said, that Clairemont has not gotten less "built out" in the 37 years since then. Recently I was in a discussion about excessive apartment building development in Clairemont Mesa, noting 8 locations where… ## [County Supes Vote to Bar ICE and CBP From Using County Ranges for Firearms Training](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDxID502UR1JUhTLGxm2h2nz?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-19 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ By Angelo Haynes The San Diego County Board of Supervisors convened a meeting at the County Administration Center to discuss ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and CBP (Customs and Border Protection) use of county property and facilities for firearms training. A period of public comment was held on Agenda discussion item #24, which drew 57 public comments with 38 being in person. Many… ## [Richard Bailey Wants to Cut Cops, Fire Fighters and Other Critical San Diego City Workers](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDxxLC6ewjjQtLRIeszN745R?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-19 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ Bailey says the city should ‘return to 2015 staffing levels’ by cutting 1,054 employees and the services they provide. By Michael Zucchet City Council candidate Richard Bailey continues to promise budget fantasyland to San Diegans. He says the answer to San Diego’s persistent budget shortfalls includes no new fees, no increased taxes, and no service cuts whatsoever – in fact he claims that somehow… ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2nX76kJcTYe2) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [Ode to the OB Pier](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDzI42707a_GnwcBplb6skmY?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-19 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ By Darryl She is alone. Her family now restricted. Her visitors, of days long since gone, no longer come for her, but for others. Vacant of purpose, she is seen as a relic, an eyesore harboring forgotten memories, a throwback to an era long since gone. For her five decades of contributions to her community and those that love her, segregation, isolation, and deterioration are now all that is… ## [San Diego Congressional Delegation Wants Independent Investigation into Conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDyOGgjqT43UOMxtJOF8qlMF?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-18 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ Trump Calls Reports of Bad Conditions on Board Carrier "Fake News" On Monday, August 17, members of San Diego’s congressional delegation expressed their view that an independent investigation into the monthslong deployment of the locally based USS Abraham Lincoln is warranted given all the reports of deplorable conditions and a few suicide attempts on board the carrier. The sailors and marines on… ## [City Says New OB Pier Replacement Project Is in ‘Permitting and Environmental Review Phase’](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDwncomGYZQGLhKylwdMW3JA?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-18 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ Editordude : Thanks to reporter Dave Schwab and the Times of San Diego, we have an update on what's happening with the OB Pier replacement project. It's been nearly a decade since the Rag broke the story that the pier had reached the end of its service life. (They call it the OB Pier "Renewal Project", but that sounds like the current pier will simply be "renewed." Not so, as the current pier… ## [ACLU Launches Petition for San Diego City Hall to ‘Get the Flock Out’ and Cancel License Plate Reader Contracts](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDxSmZDkZtktNVxAoQP4mfPS?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-18 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ From ACLU The ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties (ACLU-SDIC) has launched a petition calling on the San Diego City Council and Mayor Todd Gloria to “Get the Flock Out” and cancel all of San Diego’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) contracts, including those with Flock Safety, the company that owns and operates the city’s ALPR system. The City of San Diego is currently using taxpayer funds… ## [Trump to Deploy 1,000 Election Monitors Across Country for November Mid-Terms](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDyZqgzhgr2YGVeLDVpfHbpF?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-18 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ DOJ Claims Some State Election Officials Knowingly Allowed Non-Citizens to Vote But Offers No Evidence By Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket / August 17, 2026 The Trump administration plans to deploy approximately 1,000 Department of Justice election monitors across the country in November, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said Monday, August 17. In an interview on Bloomberg’s Balance of… ## [One Week of Fundraising: Rag Exceeds Goal by $3,000](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDyG6kplM92Gu4skOxlkEWtA?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-18 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ Good news! After just one week of fundraising, the Rag has exceeded our goal by $3,000! Our goal was $3,500 but we've now reached over $6,600 in donations from readers, friends and supporters. This means the Rag can continue the quality and quantity of our writings and reports. We can keep our lights on. This is crucial because the country is about to enter one of the most turbulent periods in… ## [San Diego Lawmakers Are Plotting Legislation that Would Totally Exempt Midway Rising From State Environmental Review](https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6LOs7Hf7uDyTbyWgSPf9yb8ond_4ajfq?utm_source=follow.it) _2026-08-18 · OB Rag — Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news_ by Nadia Lathan / Voice of San Diego / August 18, 2026 They’re going for the wholesale workaround. San Diego lawmakers are weighing new legislation to allow San Diego’s Midway Rising project to bypass state environmental review — a pivot from earlier proposals that sought to exempt parts of the project from certain environmental rules. The Midway Rising plan involves a 16,0000-seat arena and…