observing san diego-tijuana urban life 
activist+professor+writer, border issues, urban art, Tijuana
>Scandal at San OnofreBy Serge Dedina Monday, Aug. 3, 2008 | One of the most alarming features of the Bush administration has been the lack of respect for democracy and principles of fairness, honesty and justice. Pick a topic — human rights, global climate change, electronic surveillance, and energy policy […]
North County Times, 6 Aug 2008, By Edward Sifuentes A prominent immigrant rights activist was detained Tuesday for several hours by U.S. Border Patrol agents in San Diego for allegedly paying an illegal immigrant to cross the border. He was later released with no charges filed against him, a spokesman […]
UCSD Department of Communications video about the history of Border Field State Park, San Diego, California. scenes from June-July 2008. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwRr7bt7-s8&hl=en&fs=1]
By Jill Holslin Late yesterday, Erik Prince of Blackwater announced his intention to shift its business away from security contracting and focus instead on military training, aviation and logistics. Kudos to Matt Apuzzo and Mike Baker of the Associated Press for getting an exclusive interview with Erik Prince, complete with […]
July 3, 2008, Tijuana- Today I’m walking with Dan along Avenida Internacional, the four-lane highway that runs along the border between Tijuana and San Diego, and I cringe as I feel the rush of speeding cars at my back, dragging on my body. I know we are far enough off […]
The Pinky Show has produced a terrific analysis of immigration in the context of globalization. Check it out! The Pinky Show
> By Jill Holslin SAN DIEGO-TIJUANA, 1 June 2008- The presence of border patrol surveillance, a force clearly intended to intimidate, couldn’t suppress our delight with the sparkling Pacific waves, sunny skies and fresh breezes in Border Field State Park. Nor could the aggressive militarization of the border that we […]
> By Jill Holslin SAN DIEGO, 26 May 2008- The scrub landscape around the border fence at the southern edge of San Diego county is raw from neglect and overuse. Turning off Dairy Mart Road onto a bumpy dirt path, I realized Paul’s Volvo wagon was never meant for this. […]
From the LA Times June 16, 2008 Blackwater’s Bright Future By Jeremy Scahill Scahill considers the question: would an Obama White House put the brakes on an “unaccountable private war industry?”
