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EMOTIONAL MEMORIAL
THE TRANQUILITY OF FAMOSA SLOUGH
Movement for cleaner – Salt marsh plays important role for environment OB streets See page 10
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OB loses surfing legend, lifeguard, and mom-preneur waterman Ocean Beach
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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 famOne of ily, theincluding viewing King, benches thea hiking of the salt marshcame between Beach andlifeMidway District. whoon was life-longtrail friend and37-acre former girlfriend, out toOcean celebrate Mike’s 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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Chefs Unite to raise funds and awareness to fight racism Longtime Ocean Beach surfboard shaper trying to rebuild after fire THE DINNER SERIES WILL FEATURE FOUR-COURSE MEALS ANDBY TAKE PLACE DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON AT LIBERTY STATION
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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 Newport Avenue sidewalks, in addition to installing additional trash bins along the street.
maker Albert “Ace” Elliott lost much Seventeen local chefsof are what poolinghe’s acquired, including 50-year-old their talents on four consecutive irreplaceable when Tuesdays at Libertymemorabilia, Station to raise shapingashed on Froude Street funds his to support nonprofit’s efforts near Saratoga Avenue caught to educate youth against racial ha- fire on Aug. tred and bias. 6. workspace was full of CalledElliott’s Chefs Unite, the weekly old boards and photos friends Tuesday night dinner seriesofwill he’d made custom for. feature four to five localboards chefs col“I saw my bikeawas on fire in myThe month-long event will take place Tuesdays at Stone Brewing World Bistro & laborating to create memorable backyardprix and fixe I triedmeal. to putThe it out,”Gardens - Liberty Station. COURTESY PHOTO four-course, 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
event kicks off May 11 at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens extinguisher, theHistoric plug, hit - Liberty Station pulled at 2816 the fire — and it exploded. It just Decatur Road. blew up in my face, like little shotThe charitable, four-week initiagun shells going off.” tive ending June 1 brings together nightmare,” added several“Itofwas San aDiego’s top chefs to Elliott of his loss. “It was my little raise awareness and critical funds go-back-in-timeasanctuary. not for EmbraceRace, nonprofit It’s that a dollar thing.”young children seeks to educate Fortunately, fire on matters of race the andOB bias tostation help was a just around theconscious corner and develop new socially they came and put it out sparing generation. the main residence. A damage growingtobody of research and “[The fire] took all myracial boards evidence indicates children’s and tools, got my truck and camper,” noted Elliott. SEE UNITE, Page 3 SEE FIRE, Page 5