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>Editordude: We asked D2 candidate Nicole Crosby to send us a position paper and we'd publish it without edit (we also asked Richard Bailey the same) -- but at this date, she has not. So, here is a lengthy statement from her campaign website:

From Peninsula News

By Mat Wahlstrom Last week was the second anniversary of the publication of this "satire but not really" piece. As the author, I am struck by how those who self-identify as YIMBY continue to double-down on the Orwellian appropriation of words to mea...

A small group of Mayor Gloria loyalists have attacked Frank Gormlie --"Editordude" at the OB Rag, the Rag itself and Ocean Beach in a recently published book -- as well as in online interviews. Authors Jim Miller and Kelly Mayhew grouped a series of interviews of local San Diegans into a book published in 2025, which included interviews with three individuals who all disparaged...

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 pr...