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Movement for cleaner OB streets BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON
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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 cleanings NewA young woman watches one of the most spectacular sunsets of the year at Sunset Cliffs on the evening of Halloween. The high clouds glowed abi-monthly red-orange for nearly 20of minportTHOMAS Avenue sidewalks, in utes after the sun disappeared beyond the horizon. MELVILLE/PENINSULA BEACON addition to installing additionMelinda 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.
Improved fencing proposed to protect sensitive areas near Dog Beach 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.
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Dominguez, take initiative to make sure that our endangered animal and plant community members are being protected.” Characterizing the environextinguisher, pulled theasplug, mental-protection project “longhit the fire — and it exploded. It just overdue,” Dominguez said, “This blew up in my face, like little shotwhole section of the river is under gun shells going off.” Mission Beach’s Master Plan, not was aI nightmare,” Ocean“It Beach’s. want to focusadded on Elliott of his loss. “It wasSmiley my little the wetlands, emphasizing go-back-in-time sanctuary. not Lagoon wetlands, which are notIt’s the a dollar same as the thing.” beach.” Fortunately, theas OBlow-lying, fire station Defining wetlands was just around the corner and periodically submerged areas, they came and putout it out sparing Dominguez pointed they are damage to thetomain residence. highly sensitive human/canine “[The fire] took all my boards intrusion. and tools, got my truck and camper,” noted SEE Elliott. DOG BEACH, Page 3
Longtime Ocean Beach surfboard shaper trying to rebuild after fire
A project to enhance and extend existing beach fencing – separating humans and canines from environBY DAVE SCHWAB HE BEACON mentally sensitive areas –| Thas been proposed at Dog Beach. maker Known as Bthe surfboard Ocean Beach Albert “Ace” Elliott Estuary Project, the idea was lost of what pitched by Citymuch park ranger Aracelihe’s acquired, including 50-year-old Dominguez to Ocean Beach Town irreplaceable memorabilia, whenThe Ocean Beach Estuary Project is a plan to improve habitat protection and trail Council at the group’s last meeting shaping shed on Froude Streetenhancement in the coastal scrub and sand dunes along the San Diego River. of the his year in October. Saratoga Avenue caught fire “Shenear presented a plan to improve Aug. 6. and trail enhance- Corps of San Diego County, a non“This is a wonderful project that habitaton protection workspace was full ofprofit serving young adults ages 18- will greatly enhance Ocean Beach’s ment in Elliott’s the coastal scrub and sand boards of friends26 helping provide them with paid most sensitive habitat,” said Andrea dunesold along the and San photos Diego River,” he’d made custom boards for. job training, support services, and a Schlageter, chair, Ocean Beach said OBTC president Mark Winkie. “I saw my bike was on fire in mysecond chance to earn a high school Planning Board. “I am thrilled to Trail enhancements are proposed and Iby tried to put it out,”diploma. to be backyard constructed the Urban see our local park ranger, Araceli 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
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