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RIDE THE RAINBOW
OB’s unicorn is more than a pretty face
Movement for cleaner OB streets
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Melinda White (left) embraces an emotional Eva King during the memorial at Sunset Cliffs for Mike White, a well-known angler and surfboard shaper who grew up on Ladera Street. Melinda, Mike’s sister, helped organize the memorial and paddle out where dozens of friends and family, 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 THOMAS MELVILLE / PENINSULA BEACON his world and his playground,’ said Melinda. ‘He loved it here.’ See page 10 for the story.
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 Beach MainStreet Association, is looking to change that by applying for funding to provide bi-monthly cleanings of Newport Avenue sidewalks, in addition to installing additional trash bins along the street. SEE CLEAN, Page 7
Ocean Beach resident Nicole Kay Clark (@nicolekayclark) takes selfies while on top of ‘Tiny,’ the Toxic Unicorn sculpture at the corner of Venice Street and Del Mar Avenue. THOMAS MELVILLE/PENINSULA BEACON
Longtime Ocean Beach surfboard shaper trying to rebuild after fire
Ocean Beach planners not happy about ‘Complete Communities’ proposal BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON
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Albert “Ace” Elliott lost of in what he’s A battle ismuch brewing Ocean acquired, including 50-year-old Beach over the mayor’s “Complete irreplaceableplan, memorabilia, when Communities” which some hisplanners shaping shed on Froude Street local believe is a densinear Saratoga Avenue caught fire ty-enhancer and community-plan on Aug. 6. buster. Elliott’s workspace “This does feel like, out was of allfull theof old boards and photos of OB friends coastal communities, that is he’d made custom boards for. being targeted, even though we’re “I saw bike wastoon fire in my all zoned formy mediumlow-denbackyard and I triedBoard to putchair it out,” sity,” said OB Planning said Elliott, who’s been riding ebikes for years. “I picked up a fire
‘This is a big deal and it's not getting the attention and scrutiny it deserves.’ KEVIN HASTINGS, OB Planning Board vice chair
Andrea Schlageter. “This is a big deal and it's not getting the attention and scrutiny it deserves,” said Kevin Hastings, OB Plan Board vice-chair. “It’s amazing to me that people are not more aware of it: This is a massive change potentially.”
Complete Communities is an initiative being promoted by Mayor Kevin Faulconer to achieve housing goals and shape a more viable future for mobility, parks, and infrastructure. Complete Communities is an urban and rural planning concept that aims to meet
extinguisher, pulled the plug, hit the fire — and it exploded. It just in my like littlein shotthe blew basicup needs of face, all residents a gun shells going off.” community, regardless of income, “Itorwas a nightmare,” added culture, political ideologies. That Elliott of his loss. “It was my little is accomplished through integrated go-back-in-time sanctuary.planIt’s not land-use and transportation a dollar thing.” ning and community design. fire station TheFortunately, prop o s ethe d OB C omplet e was just around the Solutions corner and Communities Housing they camewould and put it out sparing regulations focus housing damage to in themulti-family main residence. construction and “[Thecommercial fire] took allinmy boards mixed-use Transit and tools, got my truck and DENSITY, Page 7 camper,” notedSEE Elliott.
The charred remains of Albert ‘Ace’ Elliott’s shaping shed in OB. SCOTT HOPKINS / PENINSULA BEACON
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