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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 16, 2021 2019 FRIDAY, January
San DiegoCommunity CommunityNewspaper NewspaperGroup Group San Diego
THE HITS KEEP COMING EMOTIONAL MEMORIAL
INSIDE INSIDE
San Diego, CA 92106
Movement for cleaner OB streets BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON
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Revoked’s skateboard deck made Nico’sprep Point Loma for Pointers PAGE 10 forSEEseason opener SEE PAGE 11
esidents are being asked to sign a petition on Ocean Beach’s Neighborhood Watch Facebook page to take action to “help to keep our sidewalks clean ensuring a healthier environment for everyone.” “One complaint that is often heard about the downtown area of Ocean Beach is how dirty, stained, and smelly the sidewalks are,” the online petition reads. “The OB Clean & Safe Program, a project of the Ocean Massive waves strike the Ocean Beach Pier in early January. The City is still assessing the damage and no plan related to repairs has been Beach made atMainStreet this time. Association, PHOTO BY JIM GRANT is looking to change that by applying for funding to provide bi-monthly cleanings of Newport Avenue sidewalks, in addition to installing additionBy KAREN SCANLON | The Beacon Ferver-Dorland & Associates, deMelinda White (left) embraces an emotional Eva King during the memorial at Sunset Cliffs for Mike White, a well-known angler and surfboard al trash bins along the street. signed the new pier. Opening day shaper who grew up on Ladera Street. Melinda, Mike’s sister, helped organize the memorial and paddle out where dozens of friends and famStrutting its piling and decking festivities on July 2, 1966 were ily, including King, who was a life-long friend and former girlfriend, came out to celebrate Mike’s life on Sunday, Aug. 11. ‘Sunset Cliffs was SEE CLEAN, Page 7 THOMAS MELVILLE / PENINSULA BEACON his world histhe playground, Melinda. ‘He loved it here.’ See page 10 for the story. 1,971 feetand into Pacific,’ said the iconcelebrated amidst a mighty comic Ocean Beach Pier reminds us of motion of parade floats, bands, and more than the strength of steel. California Gov. Pat Brown’s ribbon cutting. Strong enough to withstand the restless lashings of winter storms Still today, fishermen, sunset after a half-century, why then, gawkers, and hundreds of annual visitors crave a wallowing along the fuss over a few washed out pulled the storms plug, hit railings?BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON theextinguisher, pier. But when winter the fire — and it exploded. just Consider, too, the brawn of come, sometimes railings Itget B surfboard maker blew up in my face, like little shotwashed away and city lifeguards imagination, dreamers, and a Albert “Ace” to Elliott gun shells off.” close the gatesgoing to pedestrians. community’s craving fishlost in much of what he’s “It was a nightmare,” added deeper waters, no boat required. “Those railings are doing exactly acquired, including 50-year-old Elliott of his loss. “It was my little An earlier pier at the foot of Del what they were meant to do — wash irreplaceable go-back-in-time It’s not Monte Avenuememorabilia, took shape inwhen the away in high seas, sanctuary. lessening resishis shaping shed on Froude a dollar thing.” early 1940s but World War IIStreet gobtance of water hitting the pier,” says near Saratoga Avenue caughtit.fire Fortunately, the who OB fire station bled the steel needed to finish the general contractor built the on 6.pier fever crescendoed around the cornerhis and pierwas (he just prefers we not mention ByAug. 1965, wason fullthe of they and sake). put it “Rails out sparing andElliott’s moversworkspace and shakers name forcame privacy’s can old boards and photos of ruffled friends damage to the main residence. Point Loma peninsula had be easily replaced, though at an exhe’d made boards for. the “[The fire] enough citycustom feathers to get pected cost to thetook city.”all my boards saw The my bike was on of firestrucin my and tools, got my truck and job “I done. local firm COURTESY PHOTO backyard and I tried put it out,” The Ocean Beach Pier under construction in the 1960s. camper,” noted Elliott. tural engineers andtoarchitects, SEE PIER, Page 13 said Elliott, who’s been riding eThe charred remains of Albert ‘Ace’ Elliott’s shaping shed in OB. SCOTT HOPKINS / PENINSULA BEACON bikes for years. “I picked up a fire SEE FIRE, Page 5
Even after some storm damage, OB Pier demonstrates its prowess Pointer parents helping Ocean Beachseniors mom-preneur
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Longtime Ocean Beach surfboard shaper trying to rebuild after fire
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