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OB Rag Endorses Democrat Martha Abraham for District 4 of San Diego City Council

Martha Abraham and her son (she has kept her son’s name out of the campaign). The OB Rag is endorsing Martha Abraham for the District 4 seat on the San Diego City Council. Abraham is a registered ...
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No News Reports Since the 5 Rapes and Sexual Assaults at CSU San Marcos Were Announced Sept. 22

On September 22, local news reported that there had been four rapes and one sexual assault at or near the campus of ...
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Gov. Newsom Calls for the 25th Amendment for Trump After the ‘Take Out San Diego and LA’ Comments

Amie Parnes and Julia Manchester / The Hill / October 6, 2026 President Trump is stoking outrage among California Democrats ...
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Bailey’s Backers Get Belligerent

By Kate Callen The OB Rag has always gotten pushback on its endorsements of political candidates and ballot measures. But our ...
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Kayakers and Surfers in Hazmat Suits? San Diego Climate Week Is Back

By Tammy Murga / kpbs / Oct. 2, 2026 A bright yellow circle slowly formed in the water at Glorietta Bay Park in Coronado on ...
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The OB Rag Endorses Nicole Crosby for District 2 of the San Diego City Council

Time Trump Voter and Carpetbagger Richard Bailey Candidate Nicole Crosby has won the OB Rag’s endorsement for the general ...
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Widely Contrasting Positions on Display at Point Loma Library Debate for City Council District 2

There are clear differences between the candidates and they were on display at a debate at the Point Loma Library last night, October 1. Nicole Crosby is the Democratic Party’s choice and is supported ...
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Poll: Coastal San Diego Voters Negative on Sales Tax, Gloria, Trump and Divided on Midway Rising

By La Prensa News Desk / Sept. 21, 2026 A new poll of likely voters in coastal San Diego finds strong opposition to a ...
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The Hidden Cost of Upzoning: Living With Constant Uncertainty

As California cities embrace increasingly aggressive upzoning, one consequence of these policies receives remarkably little attention: What happens psychologically to people when the future of their ...
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Could the U-T Have Picked an Even Worse Photo of Nicole Crosby?

There was a photo accompanying today’s San Diego U-T report on last night’s District 2 candidate forum at the Point Loma Library. But the photo is very suspicious. It’s very unflattering of Nicole ...