Where To Learn More

San Diego will be a media spectacle for but a brief time, so you'll need to get to know the city and the convention quickly. Here's some help. Scope out the city's socio-political terrain with the San Diego Primer, or access the Internet's wealth of information by visiting our pick of convention-related sites. The latest RNC press releases, updates on convention protesters and tables of San Diego transit fares are all just a click of the mouse away.

Convention websites
	San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau http://www.sandiego.org/ Where to go, what to do, and how much to pay. Remarkably, the site resisted the urge to overplay Sea World and the Zoo.
	San Diego On-line http://www.sandiego-online.com/issues/main.htm The city's official site, with events, information and (of course) a look at the convention's impact on the city.
	The Local Guy's Guide To San Diego http://members.aol.com/localspage/index.html A bona-fide native divulges the trendy and travel-smart spots left out of the commercial travel guides. Packed with information for every aspect of the trip, this site has all the benefits of a friend in the city -- except a free place to stay.
	Convention '96 San Diego http://emporium.turnpike.net/~walk/sandiego/conv_ctr/conv96sd.htm This site brings together links to a variety of web sites, from the home pages of the GOP's starting line-up to sites on San Diego's best tourist spots. Link to the "Go There" page and take a "virtual" tour of San Diego's historic Gaslamp Quarter.
	Republican Main Street http://www.rnc.org/ About what you'd expect from the official mouthpiece of the GOP: highly partisan news items along with information for delegates, media and the party faithful. The interactive "waffling Clinton Calendar" is definitely worth checking out.
	Republican Convention http://www.sddt.com/features/convention/ also http://www.sddt.com/files/convention.html A solid, all-around unofficial convention site with news, tourist tips and election histories dating back to 1789.
	The Republican National Convention Site http://www.convention96.rnc.org/ Straight from the horse's mouth -- news from the floor, a current guide of events, speech texts and film clips all from the GOP's official convention site.
	Dole '96 On-line Campaign (official site) http://www.dole96.com/ This dizzy, high-tech site is worth checking out no matter what your political leaning. Look up Dole's position on the issues, read the latest information on his campaign, or download wallpaper for your desktop of Dole's dog Leader.
	Buchanan for President Official Site http://www.buchanan.org/ Will a Buchanan endorsement of Dole mean shutting down the conservative commentator's campaign web site? Buchanan's "brigades" hope not. While it's still there, read up on the speeches and articles that fanned the "Republican Revolution."
	The Trail to San Diego -- Union Tribune 1996 Republican Convention Coverage http://www.uniontrib.com/politics/gop/ If C-SPAN makes you giddy, this is the site for you. It's a compilation of everything the San Diego Union Tribune ever wrote about the GOP convention, so if you want it, here it is.
	Gay & Lesbian Families of America http://www.electriciti.com/~family/#A3 Politics makes strange bedfellows -- look for these guys (and their "Someone you know and love is gay" billboards) protesting outside the GOP convention, perhaps right alongside presidential wannabe Pat Buchanan.
	Un-Conventional San Diego http://www.sdscoop.com/~crowe/ The nosy neighbor of convention-watching tells you where the planned picketers are gathering and why. Also features tabloidesque insight into would-be GOP scandals.
	San Diego County Democratic Party The GOP Convention: Our Response http://www.netgaincc.com/sddemocrats/gopresp.html What would the Republican convention be without ... Democrats? The GOP's No. 1 rivals will be across the street from the convention, so check out what they're up to today, or read the posted comparisons between the two parties' platforms.
	BURN! Nothing ever burns down by itself http://burn.ucsd.edu/Welcome.html Anarchy running rampant on the web -- brought to you by angry USD students who've been grounded one too many times. Be sure to look up the "people's response" to the "RepubliKlan" convention here. Also has info on protest demands by the Raza Rights Coalition, a Mexican-American group.
	Demonstrator's Site http://www.masdef.org/index.html Anyone who's got a problem with anything is probably protesting about it -- here's where to find them. Contains reports from demonstrators world-wide on their rallies and notices of upcoming demonstrations. The San Diego docket looks full.
	California Dreamin' http://uha.org/uha/rental.html Homeless delegates take heart -- the hotels may be booked, but this five-bedroom, two-bathroom country cabin is for rent. Jacuzzi, tennis court and Mercedes Benz (with driver) available. Check out the Convention Week Special!
	Clinton/Gore '96 Official Site http://www.cg96.org/ Check out Dole's competition -- the president's record (sans scandal-gates) is on-line, along with personal bios, downloadable campaign memorabilia and volunteer information.
	The 1996 Republican National Convention Clock http://www2.incom.net/joeybp/ Place your order now for this limited edition, solid cherrywood desk clock with the 1996 Republican National Convention logo! Turn back the clock to Reagan-era tax rates, or move the hands forward and call the time limit on an annoying speaker.
	"Let 'Em Starve" theme song http://home.stlnet.com/~fourworlds/ Tired of "Happy Days Are Here Again"? Try the saucy "Let 'Em Starve" anthem proposed by GOP critics as the Republican Campaign '96 theme song (Fleetwood Mac rendition).