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UC San Diego Is Cutting Ties to the Border Patrol After Student Outcry – OB Rag
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (370+ words) by Phoebe Huss / Cal-Matters / July 31, 2026 Summary: Following a CalMatters investigation, students and faculty at UC San Diego protested against campus police for collaborating with Border Patrol through a federal grant program. The university will stop participating in the program and…...
Will Changes in Leadership at City Hall Solve San Diego’s Problems?
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (500+ words) California is the land of gold rush mentality. After the yellow stuff was scooped up, agriculture, hospitality/entertainment, and tech put gold in the coffers. Now, the boondoggle is real estate, a limited resource and increasingly in demand. Escalating land…...
A New Kind of Parking Shakedown in San Diego
1+ week, 6+ day ago (739+ words) Most parking shakedowns are simple transactions. Two guys block off a curb space with orange cones. If you hand them cash, they remove the cones and guide you into the spot. San Diego is seeing a new kind of parking…...
San Diego’s Tiered Water Rate System Going Down the Drain. For Those Who Conserve, You’ll Be Paying More.
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (1012+ words) Most people who spend some time in San Diego understand that it’s a coastal desert city. “Desert” being the main word here. Because of this understanding, many adjust their behavior into conserving a desert’s most priceless commodity: water. People take…...
San Diego Community Coalition Bulletin: This Week at City Hall — July 13–17, 2026 – OB Rag
3+ week, 1+ day ago (311+ words) The San Diego Community Coalition publishes this email bulletin to keep our members and the general public informed about important Council hearings and other city public meetings. Item 52: Sixth Amendment to Increase Expenditure Authority for the Procurement Contract Between the…...
San Diego Closes Nearly Half of Mission Bay Restrooms and Half of Fiesta Island Portables
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (267+ words) By Shannon Handy / CBS8/ July 6, 2026 Visitors to Mission Bay now have to walk further to find a public restroom, as the city began closing nearly half of the facilities around the bay starting Monday, July 6. A total of 13 out of 28 public…...
Former City Manager, Jack McGrory: Straight Talk About San Diego, Part 2
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (355+ words) OB Rag Staff Report Jack McGrory has seen a lot happen in San Diego over the past 50 years, and he knows a lot about how the city has evolved. In his 24 years at City Hall, where he rose from a…...
Straight Talk on City of San Diego from Jack McGrory, Part I
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (541+ words) OB Rag Staff Report Jack McGrory has seen a lot happen in San Diego over the past 50 years, and he knows a lot about how the city has evolved. In his 24 years at City Hall, where he rose from a…...
San Diego’s ‘Worst ADU’s’ Revisited
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (303+ words) By Michael A Hernandez It’s been almost two years since the Rag held a contest ranking “The Worst ADUs in San Diego”. Launched in an effort to better understand the severity of the issue of rampant ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit)…...
Open Letter to San Diego City Council: ‘Give Consideration to Constituents’ Suggestions in Bring City Expenses Down’ – OB Rag
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (303+ words) Now that we’ve begun making sense of the trash fees and the hateful parking fees at Balboa Park, you might give sober consideration to the suggestions your constituents sent you for bringing city expenses down to match its income. One…...