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EMOTIONAL MEMORIAL
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SERENITY AT SUNSET CLIFFS
Movement for cleaner OB streets
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New book recounts colorful history of the popular park
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Team California wins SuperLoma Girl Surf Pro prep Point Pointers PAGE 14 forSEEseason opener SEE PAGE 11
A yoga practitioner seemingly finds some peace in September at Sunset Cliffs near Adair Street.
Point Loma Library reopens with precautions Ocean Beach mom-preneur SEE PAGE 4
leads Sexy Mama Movement SEE PAGE 13
‘Friends of OB’ campaign raising funds for a safe and clean community 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.
A collaboration of the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association and The Peninsula Alliance, the new “Friends of OB” campaign rolled out on Sept. 25 to encourage donations to continue to enhance DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON The the eclecticBYbeach community. initial goal is to raise $10,000 by B year. surfboard the end of this Donationsmaker will Albert “Ace”safer, Elliott lost fund efforts for a cleaner, and much of what he’s beautified Ocean Beach. acquired, including “This campaign will50-year-old serve as irreplaceable memorabilia, when a catalyst to continue to revitalon Froude Street ize his ourshaping alreadyshed vibrant commuSaratoga Avenuesaid caught nitynear of Ocean Beach,” Davefire on Aug. 6. Beach MainStreet Martin, Ocean Elliott’s and workspace was full of Association The Peninsula old boards photos of friends Alliance boardand member. “The new he’dwill made custombeautification boards for. project support saw myarea, bike was in my efforts“Iin the andon wefire hope backyard and I triedand to put it out,” many will contribute become said Elliott, who’s been riding ebikes for years. “I picked up a fire
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‘This campaign will serve as a catalyst to continue to revitalize our already vibrant community of Ocean Beach.’
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cigarette butts. The new Friends of OB campaign aims to continue these actions. “We are excited to gear up for a new opportunity to generate funds and continue our efforts to better the plug, ourextinguisher, community,” pulled said Denny Knox,hit the fire — and it exploded. It just executive director of the OBMA. blew up in my face, like little shot“Our beach town is open. We look gun shells going off.” to our community of Ocean Beach waswho a nightmare,” added and to“Itthose love this unique Elliott of his loss. “It was my little neighborhood to help us by contribgo-back-in-time It’s not uting to our Friendssanctuary. of OB program a dollar thing.” efforts.” the OB fire station TheFortunately, campaign focuses on three waspillars: just around thesafe, corner and main clean, and they came and put it out sparing beautification. to the main residence. - damage Donations to the “clean” protook all myalong boards gram“[The fundsfire] trash removal and tools, got my truck and camper,” noted Elliott. SEE CAMPAIGN, Page 13
Longtime Ocean Beach surfboard shaper trying to rebuild after fire
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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 BEACON NewSCOTT HOPKINS/PENINSULA port Avenue sidewalks, in addition to installing additional trash bins along the street.
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