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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, As we head into summer, more restrictions are being removed, more businesses are reopening, and more residents are getting back to work –iseven the Ocean Beach Farmers looking to change that by Market could return in June – and while we’re not quite out of the woods, yet, we’re also no longer asleep in the poppy fields. Since rainbows are a sign of after atostorm, applying forhope funding provide we wanted to share this one that appeared earlier this year from our Wizard of OB. JIM GRANT/PENINSULA BEACON bi-monthly cleanings of Newport Avenue sidewalks, in 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.

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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 SEE CLEAN, Page 7 THOMAS MELVILLE / PENINSULA hisByworld his playground, ’ said Melinda. ‘He loved it here.’ See page 10 for the story. to a graduation ceremony DAVEand SCHWAB | The Beacon for BEACON results expressed an overwhelm-

Nearly everything is going remote during this pandemic, except apparently most 2020 senior graduations throughout the San Diego Unified School District, including BY DAVE | THE BEACON Point Loma HighSCHWAB School. And, at least in the Pointers B surfboard case, the student body hasmaker alAlbert “Ace” Elliott ready made its first choice for lost a much of what he’s graduation ceremony. acquired, including 50-year-old “Based on my consultations with when the irreplaceable student body,memorabilia, we do not want a his shaping shedso onaFroude Street virtual graduation, lot of work Avenueoptions caughttofire hasnear goneSaratoga into alternative onthat Aug.scenario,” 6. avoid said Ila Jade Elliott’s was full of Komasa, ASBworkspace president at PLHS, boards of and photos of friends andold president SDUSD Council of made custom boards for. ASBhe’d Presidents. “Although it is still “I saw my on fire in my a possibility in bike casewas public health backyard and I tried to put it out,” guidelines will not allow us those said Elliott, who’s been riding ebikes for years. “I picked up a fire

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ing majority that students would rather postpone and hope for in-person ceremonies than have virtual graduations.” The SDUSD Board May 12 accepted recommendations from extinguisher, pulled who the plug, student ASB leaders havehit the fire — and it exploded. It just worked with seniors on what blew up in my face, like little shotgraduation will look like this gun shells going off.” year, noted SDUSD spokesperson “It was a nightmare,” Maureen Magee. “Basically,added the Elliott of his loss. was my little board said schools“It could come sanctuary. It’s not up go-back-in-time with their own graduation a dollar thing.”as they are acplans, as long Fortunately, the OB station cessible to everyone, arefire in sync was just around corner and with public healththe guidelines, and put out sparing andthey are came approved by it their prindamage the main residence. cipals and to school leaders,” said “[The fire] took all my boards Magee. and tools, got my truck and camper,” noted Elliott. SEE GRADS, Page 6

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our original date of June 9,” she said. “This allows us more time to plan a postponed graduation for over summer. The goal for this postponed graduation is to have an in-person ceremony while following all health guidelines outlined for the time of the ceremony. Obviously our top priority is the health and safety of all staff and students, but it is important to the student body to have as close to a traditional graduation as possible.” Added Komasa: “These decisions are the result of weeks of planning with the student body and all of the initial recommendations came from the direct opinions of over 2,600 seniors within our school district. The survey

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OB man helps rescue of unique Surf Scoter On Monday, May 18, Ocean Beach resident Manmadh Rebba and a friend got their coffee from Vili's on Newport Avenue and headed to the beach for an early morning walk. Rebba, who is employed at San Diego International Airport in the Airport Design and Construction Department, was scheduled to work from home that day, which turned out to be fortunate for a distressed Surf Scoter. “I noticed a bird struggling and being swept by the waves. It was moving and struggling to get back on its feet and the waves kept pushing the bird in and out,” Rebba said. “I thought it was a regular beach bird from a distance, but when I got closer it was something I never saw before in my life.” The male Surf Scoter, a sea duck that is nicknamed “old skunkhead,” is not commonly seen in Ocean Beach because it’s pelagic, but is not a rare bird. Compared to most Northern American sea ducks, the Surf Scoter breeds exclusively in North America, mostly in Northern Canada and Alaska. Then, they take different migration routes to spend the winter in more temperate environments. Rebba took photos of the bird and then asked members of the Facebook group Social Ocean Beach how he could help it. After

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Point Loma High School will be collecting all athletic and JROTC uniforms on Saturday, May 23 and May 30 from 9 to 11 a.m. The drop-off boxes will be located in the Clove Street parking lot. Anyone who is walking up in-person for drop-off must wear a facial covering. Drive-up drop-off will also be available, just drive into the parking lot for directions. Coach V will be there to assist. The requirements for uniform drop-off: - All items should be placed in a plastic bag. - Identifying information (including student name, ID, and

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a few minutes, he saw the message from Knysna Leigh that San Diego Humane Society was being informed and they were on their way. “We stood there and cautioned surfers, runners, dog walkers to go around the bird until we got help,” Rebba said. “After 15 minutes, I saw San Diego Humane Society vehicle pull into the parking lot and then the officer come over, who was none other than Knysna Leigh. “[Leigh] got the box prepared,

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put her gloves on, and picked up the bird with the dry towel, and put him safely in their box,” Rebba said. Leigh brought the sea duck to SeaWorld Bird Rescue for rehabilitation. “I’m told that the bird is emaciated, but in guarded condition,” said SeaWorld spokesperson Terry Kelly. “It was a great experience and I was glad I got the opportunity to help in the rescue of this unique bird. It was a great way to start the week,” Rebba said.

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The idea behind creating a free grocery-delivery service by students to the needy occurred to Point Loma High School student Madelyn "Maddie" Wozniak pre-pandemic, when her high-risk grandparents moved in with her family. “We needed to get them groceries and they just couldn’t leave the house,” said the 16-year-old junior. “It was very hard to find a service that could help us get those groceries. It took us hours (of looking) to find one.” Noting she didn’t want others to face the same dilemma, the notion struck Wozniak that there was a community void that needed to be filled. “I texted a few friends and asked if they would be interested in delivering groceries to seniors or other needy people like women with babies,” she said. Her friends’ response was so positive, it prompted Wozniak to start Store-2-Door with a website promoting a free student delivery service. “It just took off from there,” said Wozniak noting those availing themselves of Store-2-Door’s services pay for their own groceries while adding there’s no charge whatsoever for delivery. “In March we started doing runs to places like Target and grocery stores, even take-out,”

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Wozniak said. “We posted on Next Door on March 29, and we got two clients that day. Since then, we’ve done about 50 runs, about 25 of them regulars, about three a day, that we keep track of on a spreadsheet.” Of Wozniak’s efforts, PLHS principal Hans Becker said, “She is the student who masterminded this. I’m so proud of her.” Store-2-Door is also active now on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. The student-run delivery program was recently featured in a CBS TV 8 news feature. Wozniak said that, right now, the idea is to continue the delivery program “until we’re through with the pandemic.”

She added the program, which started in Point Loma, has now gone regional. “We have different student groups in different areas around San Diego like in North County and Chula Vista,” Wozniak said. “We have at least 60 students now participating from different high schools. If someone needs help, I just text one of our student volunteers who are available to do a run in that area.” Wozniak added all deliveries are made with Covid-19 safety precautions in place. “We make sure all of the students are wearing masks and gloves and wiping everything down,” she said. “It’s very safe.”

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Already undergoing major physical changes, Point Loma High School will now experience a human one. Principal Hans Becker announced last week that he has accepted a new position as principal of Rancho Bernardo High School in the Poway Unified School District. In a letter emailed to parents, Becker called it "a career move that comes with many mixed emotions and sleepless nights. "I love Point Loma High School and the students, staff, parents, and communities we serve. I have always said that Point Loma is the finest high school in San Diego and I still believe that," Becker wrote. "However, I’ve always known I was not going to be fortunate enough to serve this community forever. "My educational pathway has always revolved around change and reinventing myself, and that is what drives me," Becker wrote. "I have been at PLHS for 12 years; five years as vice principal and seven as principal. It’s actually

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With their students unable to experience many senior activities, Point Loma High School parents have created a way for community members to adopt a member of the school's Class of 2020. Michele Huber, Senior Class chairperson, notes the 95th graduating class of the school has lost many of its traditional activities with the current Covid-19 pandemic. Students may not see their classmates and favorite teachers again. Parents have created "Adopt a 2020 Senior," based on a nationwide program, for school alumni,

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Alternatives to a June in-person graduation were discussed at the May 12 SDUSD Board of Education meeting. Gleaned from that discussion was the realization that a traditional graduation commencement will almost certainly not take place next month. SDUSD seniors are accepting that, although they’re not letting the circumstances define them. PLHS’ Komasa presented findings to the board from a student committee that helped organize a survey to seniors in the district regarding possibilities for how and when to mark an alternative graduation. More than 2,600 seniors responded to the survey where they laid out their preferences, including the option of postponing in-person graduation until later in the summer, provided it can be held safely by adhering to public health guidelines. Komasa said another option presented by seniors includes the

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one of the longest tenures of any administrator at Point Loma and I am honored to be a part of this school’s fabric. "Words cannot tell you the gratitude I feel for the positive impact you have had on me as a person," Becker told the community. "I’ve always believed what makes a school amazing is its people, and that’s you. It’s the amazing students, artists and athletes, it’s the top-notch staff and the always supportive families—generation after generation." Becker succeeded previous

Principal Bobbie Samilson in 2014. His new position begins in July and the San Diego Unified School District will post the open position initiating a process that hopefully will result in the naming of a new leader prior to the opening of the new school year on Aug. 31. Becker anticipates his successor will be an exceptional person. "Point Loma (High School) is a highly desired school for the finest aspiring administrators," he noted. "I can assure you that the next principal of this school will be an excellent educational leader; nothing less will be tolerated by our community and the San Diego Unified School District." Becker assured current students and parents he will continue to advocate for them. "I am still your principal and will make sure that we finish the year as strong and safe as possible. I will be there for the class of 2020 to the very end. I wish you all the best and I am still here to support, talk, or answer questions. My biggest regret is that I can’t do this in person."

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businesses, and community members to recognize and celebrate each student's accomplishments. Adopters are asked to send letters, cards, gifts, gift cards, snacks or any other items to show their support. The program requires participants to have an online Facebook account. Parents of seniors have created a short biography of their students. Adopters are encouraged to read through them and select one or more. After making a selection, they should type "Adopted" in the "Comments" section below the biography. Organizers are hoping to have

every class member adopted. Adopters can reach out to parents for addresses or coordinate a personal meeting with their senior. This requires clicking on the parents' names above the biography and selecting "Profile." Adopters are encouraged to send something once or spread it out over the next weeks as the originally scheduled commencement date of June 9 approaches or beyond. Huber and other committee members hope to lift each graduate up with positivity, encouragement, and love. Contact seniorsplhs@gmail.com for more information.

possibility of a virtual graduation ceremony at some point, if a physical graduation cannot be held on either a large or small-scale this summer. SDUSD Superintendent Cindy Marten agreed with Komasa, giving credit to the student committee that turned a setback into a search for alternatives. “The students are all pretty disappointed that the end of our senior year was taken away from us,” concluded Komasa. “But the support from the school district, and from the community, have been amazing, and we are very hopeful that we will still be able to have some of our senior activities.” Caps and gowns, diploma covers and graduation signs can be picked up at a student’s individual high school between May 27 and June 3. Details on specific pickup times and protocols will be announced when they are finalized.

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• Casual Ceremony Attire: Over 80% of graduates are attending their graduation this year; over 60% are wearing PJs or athleisure • Post-Grad Travel Plans: 80% of graduates rescheduled travel plans, with 70% shifting to 2021 • Putting Plans on Hold: 70% of graduates have postponed or cancelled moving • What Grads Will Be Doing Instead: Graduates plan to spend the consumer consuming content • 63% plan to use the summer to watch movies or TV, 60% will be listening to music and 59% are planning to stay connected by calling or doing video calls with friends and family. Read more online at sdnews.com

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FRIDAY · May 22, 2020 THE PENINSULA BEACON

UPDATE: Rowdy crowds after dark continue at Sunset Cliffs By DAVE SCHWAB | The Beacon

Reacting to Sunset Cliffs’ residents continued complaints about increasingly large and unruly crowds leaving garbage, noise, and traffic behind, District 2 Councilmember Dr. Jennifer Campbell earlier this month called for reassessing the situation, with the possibility of temporarily closing the park. “Since our parks and beaches have been opened San Diegans have, for the most part, done an excellent job following public health orders while returning to public spaces for passive use,” said Campbell in a press release. “Unfortunately, this has not been the case in Sunset Cliffs Natural Park or in the greater Sunset Cliffs community.” Both Campbell’s and Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s offices have been closely monitoring the situation at Sunset Cliffs, after receiving numerous reports of people parking and partying in nearby residential neighborhoods into the evenings. “While I appreciate the resources we have invested there – it’s clear this issue is not getting any better,” said Campbell. “Protecting public health has been a priority for me. I believe it’s time we take a step back to better assess the opening of Sunset Cliffs Natural Park to protect public health, discourage illegal gatherings, and keep people safe.”

Visitors watch the sunset at Luscomb Point on Sunset Cliffs on Friday, May 15. THOMAS MELVILLE/PENINSULA BEACON

With Memorial Day weekend coming up, SDPD has said they will increase their presence at Sunset Cliffs checking on alcohol use, social distancing, and beach gatherings. Laura McLean, captain of SDPD Western Division, responded to residents by pointing out police officers have been and will continue issuing citations and warnings at the park. “Just because you don’t see enforcement being taken on a particular incident, doesn’t mean enforcement hasn’t been done,” McLean wrote in an email to Sunset Cliffs residents. “Maybe it wasn’t done on the incident you called about, but that doesn’t mean enforcement has not occurred at all.” Most of the rowdy activity occurs after the sun sets and people return to their cars parked throughout the neighborhood.

Sunset Cliffs neighbor Glen Volk, who recently embarked on a fullcourt-press lobbying effort of City officials to spur action on curbing Sunset Cliffs' crowds, said he is not in favor of shutting the park down 24/7. “My belief is that we should be closing Sunset Cliffs after dark, but not during the daytime where we haven’t had any major issues,” Volk said. “It’s been busy with the usual crowds, and surfers use it. I would hate to see them get their legs cut out from underneath them. It wouldn’t be fair to them. This is a nighttime thing.” Added Volk: “When the sun goes down, the park turns into a different animal. Police closed parking lots on the cliffside of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard, and the surrounding neighborhoods have been inundated since with people parking there and partying.

“The City really needs to shut down the neighborhood from all the traffic. They need to shut down the park at night, and tell the people who’ve been parking on residential streets, ‘If you’re not a resident, you have to leave.’” Since Sunset Cliffs Natural Park was reopened on April 27, after it was closed for about a month due to the Covid-19 pandemic, neighbors claim the situation has increasingly become unmanageable and have been flooding SDPD and City officials with calls and emails to take more action to curtail the traffic, litter, and late night shenanigans.

Added Campbell, “Sunset Cliffs Natural Park is more than just a neighborhood park like Kate Sessions or Western Hills. As a regional attraction, Sunset Cliffs is more aligned with Mission Bay or Balboa Park and therefore similar restrictions should apply.” Dedicated in 1983, Sunset Cliffs Natural Park is a 68-acre resource-based park stretching along the ocean bordering the western edge of Point Loma. The 18-acre linear section of the park lies to the west of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard between Adair and Ladera streets. Read more online at sdnews.com

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BUSINESS 8 Short-term vacation rental operators hoping for rebound this summer FRIDAY · May 22, 2020

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By DAVE SCHWAB | The Beacon

Like a ship trapped in the doldrums at sea, the Covid-19 pandemic has temporarily taken the wind out of the sails of local shortterm vacation rental owners and operators. The ongoing pandemic has changed the “typical” tourist, said industry spokesperson Jonah Mechanic, owner of SeaBreeze Vacation Rentals in La Jolla and president of Share San Diego, Airbnb's San Diego arm. “The client now is not your typical tourist who comes here to go to the beach and see all of San Diego’s attractions like the zoo, Balboa Park and SeaWorld, which are all closed,” Mechanic said. “People are now staying here for more extended periods of time. For example, many people living outside San Diego, who have family here, are coming and renting for a month or multiple weeks, so they can stay in the same house and quarantine together. It’s something we haven’t

seen before.” With kids, and sometimes parents both at home, they’re finding their space has “shrunk,” which Mechanic said is causing some to consider taking on a short-term rental “to have a larger house and maybe some outside space with a yard to help with the kids while quarantining together.” Will the new normal ever get back to normal for short-term rentals? “Two theories on that,” answered Mechanic. “The first is that unemployment rates are through the roof right now and finances will be tough. Even when things go back to normal, people may remain hunkered down and not go on vacation. The other is that people, being cooped up during the lockdown, that they’ll really want to get out of the house and go on vacation (post-pandemic).” It’s Mechanic’s take that not only who is coming – but how they’re getting here – could likely be permanently altered by the pandemic.

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“What I’ve read is that international travel will be the last to come back,” he said. “What will be coming back more quickly is road trips for drive-to destinations. San Diego has always been a predominantly drive-to destination. Once we get back to some sense of normalcy, people are going to choose to drive to Southern California. But these are all theories. We’re in unprecedented times.” Kimberly Wise, a longtime real estate agent in Mission Beach who deals with short-term vacation rentals through her company, Magical Mission Beach, noted Covid-19 restrictions are hamstringing everyone in the industry right now. “The governor’s executive orders say vacation rentals are not an essential business and I could be fined,” said Wise, who presently manages 18 short-term rentals. “And we may not rent to anyone who is not essential. I’ve been going along with that because I’m trying to follow the rules.” Wise is now getting phone calls from clients saying, ‘The beach is open, start renting again.’” To which she responds, “No, the ocean is open – the sand is not. It’s just a delicate situation.” Of the future of short-term rentals, Wise counseled, “We all need to take a collective breath until we find out what’s next, instead of becoming arm-chair scientists.” Post-pandemic, Wise sees short-term rentals coming back gradually. “I think we’re going to have people coming from driving distance,” she said. But with current pandemic restrictions presently in place, Wise warned, “You can’t just let

people come to this community and party and play volleyball on the beach as if there weren’t any restrictions.” Blaine Smith, owner/operator of 710 Beach Rentals at 4990 Mission Blvd., concurs with Mechanic that the “new normal” in short-term rentals likely will be different. “After the lockdown order in mid-March, the cancellations started coming in,” Smith said, adding, “I’m optimistic that we’ll rebound once the lockdown is lifted. But I think it’s naive to think we’re going to have the same demand we had prior to the pandemic.” Added Smith: “I think people will be uneasy about traveling in an airplane, and that demand for air travel will be down. Obviously, it’s also going to take time for people to be comfortable going and staying in new places and venues, once they’re allowed to leave their homes. It’s my take that it’s going to take time to get consumer confidence back.” Smith said the jury is still out on whether short-term rental operators will convert to longer-term rentals, as a consequence of the pandemic. “It’s a little too early to tell the impact of how many short-term rental properties will convert to long-term,” he said. “There has been an uptick in mid-term rentals. But as far as full conversion to long-term and pulling out of shortterm … I do think that’s going to happen. I just don’t know to what extent. After the lockdown is lifted, what we’ll be seeing is anybody’s guess.” Samuel Cryan, a longtime short-term rental operator who

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represents properties countywide including Ocean Beach, said he is holding his own right now during a depleted market. “I’m still getting bookings here and there,” Cryan said. “During this time of quarantine, I’ve gotten five bookings now not on the beachfront. I don’t know if they’re low-cost rentals, or nurses dealing with Covid or random strangers.” Noting he’s been dealing with short-term rentals since the beginning, Cryan added, “We’ve been very lucky. It’s covered the costs. We’re making do.” Regarding the future of shortterm rentals, Cryan advised shortterm operators to stay the course. “The reality is a lot of people are getting scared and putting their houses on the monthly rental market,” he said. “They’re freaking out, not getting their money. But I guarantee you 100% that when it (market) comes back, the ones who stick it out are going to be the breadwinners and make a @#$%load of money.” Cryan concurs that tourism, once it revives, is likely to involve, at least early-on, driving to San Diego, not flying.

Beach residents concerned if short term rentals begin to ramp up By DAVE SCHWAB | The Beacon

With short-term rentals presently hobbled by a lack of tourism during the pandemic, the question of whether or not they’re over saturating the beachfront is resurfacing. With the Covid-19 lock down two months old, and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decree that STRs cannot be rented to non-essential tenants, STR operators admit rentals are way down. They’re also noting the market’s demographics have changed. With airport traffic cratering, San Diego, at least temporarily, has become a drive-to destination. The Peninsula Beacon spoke with two residents – Greg Knight and Gary Wonacott of Mission Beach, the coastal community acknowledged as having the largest proportion of STRs – to get their take on what the present shortterm rental situation may bode for the future. “We are seeing a decline in the amount of STRs that are being rented and many of the responsible owners and property managers have

stopped renting all together with the stay-at-home order in place,” said Knight, a small-business owner and member of Mission Beach Town Council. “However, many property managers are seeing their businesses losing money, which means they are doing anything and everything to get a unit rented.” Added Knight: “This means lowering the prices and going after the people that are not taking this situation as serious. An STR on my court actually rented to a group recently that were just here for the (lockdown) protest in PB.” “Grocery stores limit the number of shoppers, but we do not put a limit on the number of visitors coming into our residential areas. This seems insane,” said Gary Wonacott, a former MBTC member who resigned recently, and has advocated for stricter STR regulations. Meanwhile, Wonacott said the pandemic has brought some changes to MB, that some residents are not displeased with. “Mission Beach last summer was inundated by STRs, scooters,

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and airport noise,” he said. “It was horrendous … Since the coronavirus showed up, virtually all of the scooters have disappeared. STRs, until recently, have been very quiet. And airplane noise is almost non-existent over MB.” Nearly a year ago in June, MBTC sought to “broker” a compromise over STRs in the community. The MBTC room vote then was 94-34 in favor of an MBTC committee’s recommendations, with at least one critic arguing it was a largely pro-rental partisan crowd, not the sentiment of long-term residents. No action was subsequently taken by the City over MBTC’s shortterm rental recommendations. SEE STVR, Page 14

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Q: What are the biggest obstacles you are facing? There are a couple. First, is the social distancing issue. To assure everyone’s safety we will only be able to accommodate a fraction of the guests we did in the past. I am not sure how to overcome that obstacle. Another obstacle is helping Peninsula residents understand that there is an actual awardwinning winery in their community where grapes are brought in and the wine is made on site. The concept of a winery without vineyards creates kind of a disconnect for some. Q: Moving forward, where do you see your business and the other Peninsula businesses in the coming days, months, and years? My business is like many others. Because tourism in San Diego is basically shut off and social distancing restrictions will limit the number of guests that can be serviced, businesses will not be able to generate the amount of revenue they did just months ago. Rents on the Peninsula and specifically on Newport Ave. are due for a major adjustment. If not, our community will populate with deep pocket franchises like you see in Pacific Beach. Many of the small stores and restaurants that survive will struggle to afford the current rent prices with reduced income. They will be forced to close permanently or leave the area. I am confident our Peninsula community can pull together to help our independent businesses keep their heads above water, or wine in our case, until we are able to move about freely again.

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Deemed essential, local cannabis shops negotiate the pandemic By DAVE SCHWAB | The Beacon

It’s hard to say if the legal cannabis industry has “escaped” the economic downturn from Covid-19, or risen above it. In any event, local legal marijuana dispensaries, which were designated by the state as essential businesses, have remained open and have fared better than many other small-businesses during this two-month pandemic pause. The Peninsula Beacon caught up with two local dispensaries for a Q&A to discuss how they’ve been holding up against the economic downturn. PB: We’re hearing that there was a surge in business for marijuana dispensaries in March and April after the virus hit. Was that true with your business? URBN LEAF: “Initially yes,” said Kendall Barquist, store manager at Urbn Leaf, which has three San Diego dispensaries and covers coastal and other areas of the City and County. “Especially once we put in the new policy for following lockdown protocols, social distancing and mandated facemasks.” COLUMBIA CARE: “That was exactly our experience,” said Carolyn Kates, promotions and community outreach specialist with Columbia Care San Diego Dispensary at 4645 De Soto St. in Pacific Beach. “In March, we had

quarantine. However, as soon as the official ‘stay at home’ order came, our sales dropped in half.” Added Kates: “As the weeks went by, many people lost their jobs and it seemed as if they had less expendable income. Finally, some of our customers opted to have their cannabis delivered by a delivery service, which we do not offer at this time. All those resulted in our sales dropping each week, except for the weekend prior to 4/20, and on 4/20, when we witnessed a return of our shoppers, almost back to normal.” PB: Tell us a little bit about your clientele, are they from the surrounding area? URBN LEAF: “Usually we primarily have tourists because we’re the closest location to the airport,” said Barquist. “But since the travel ban due to the pandemic, we started to get people from all over including North County and

travel ban, but the business has been pretty consistent ever since. We always have bodies here. But before the pandemic, we had the entire lobby filled and lines out the door. Now it’s just consistently busy.” COLUMBIA CARE: “Over half of our clientele are tourists and visitors to Pacific Beach,” said Kates. “The other half come from all around San Diego County. Because of that client mix, we were also adversely affected by the beaches and the boardwalk being closed for over six weeks. When tourism suffers, our dispensary also suffers.” PB: Were you surprised at all that marijuana dispensaries were determined to be essential businesses? URBN LEAF: “I’m so proud to be in this industry,” said Barquist. “We went from illegal to essential within two years. It’s been an amazing thing to see.” COLUMBIA CARE: “No, we weren’t surprised,” said Kates. “We are both a medicinal and recreational dispensary and have a significant number of seniors and disabled veterans that shop at our store for their medicine.” PB: Have you totally, or mostly, switched over to take-out as opposed to people coming inside your place like dine-in restaurants?

Barquist. “But once we received more clarity on restrictions, we decided to stay open through this pandemic with state-mandated laws in place. Now gloves are mandated for every employee, and no patrons are allowed to touch any product.” COLUMBIA CARE: “We closed our physical store on April 6 and reopened May 8,” said Kates. “Our clients were still able to order online via Weedmaps, IheartJane, walk up to the window and order or phone-in their orders and pickup. We also had curbside pickup available. In response to closing our physical store, we created a virtual shopping app-VirtualCA. care, on which our clients could meet with a budtender to get their questions answered or to get product suggestions.” PB: Once the lockdown is lifted, do you expect business to bounce back? URBN LEAF: “I think we will bounce back no problem,” said Barquist. “There will always be a need for cannabis now that it’s legal. The clientele will always be there. If anything, we’ll be back – and better than ever.” COLUMBIA CARE: “I think that our business will return,” said Kates. “It may be slower than we want it to be. But, we will all find a new normal way of being, and for selling and buying cannabis.”

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“We are so happy and proud that we could keep Jungle Java going for a few more years,” said the coffee shop’s operator for the past three years, Danielle Hargis. “It’s a lovely place that has many memories thanks to the amazing people that worked there threw the years and the wonderful people who came to enjoy the sun, the plants and the tasty treats. Thank you so very much. Be safe. Be well.” Concerning why she’s closing Hargis said: “It was a mix of a lot of things. It was hard to keep social distancing in a place where people gather. I don’t know how to reopen when people can’t socialize.” Hargis added she was uncertain she could keep the coffee and plant shop at 5047 Newport Ave. on an even keel financially. “I didn’t think I’d have the numbers to keep the place open,” she said. “Also, my lease is up. It was just a business move.” Jungle Java has a mobile cart food license and has been selling smoothies along with teas, coffees and plants. Asked what she’ll do now, Hargis replied, “I’m taking a break. I don’t know if I’ll be successful in getting a job in my industry. Hopefully, I’ll stick with small-business, hopefully work with agriculture.”

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FRIDAY · May 22, 2020 THE PENINSULA BEACON

Major event organizers in San Diego embrace the virtual experience By DAVE SCHWAB | The Beacon

With major public events continuing to be canceled, the choice for those remaining now becomes postponement – or going virtual. That wasn’t even an option, or much of one, pre-Covid-19. But now, with no clear end to the pandemic in sight, event promoters are finding they’ve run out of alternatives. The question now becomes, is it worth it to stage a major event remotely? Will it be financially feasible with far more restrictions, and far fewer attendees? And the answer, according to local event promoters is: It all depends. The Peninsula Beacon caught up with four event promoters in town – Sherry Ahern, Laurel McFarlane, Meredith Hall-Chand, and Armando Cepeda – to get their take on the viability of virtual events, and whether we’ll continue to see them more moving forward. Laurel McFarlane, CEO of McFarlane Promotions, promotes numerous major events annually including the St. Patrick’s Day and Halloween block parties downtown, as well as Old Town’s Cinco de Mayo. “It worked out great, the virtual fiesta went really well for the businesses there,” said McFarlane of the recent virtual Cinco de Mayo. “Businesses were slammed for that day, and consumers from all over had fun watching it virtually for two hours.” But it can be really hard to do free events virtually, pointed out McFarlane, adding its almost unfair to compare live with remote. “Live is a whole different thing, a whole different experience,”

she said adding, “And with a free event, unless you’ve got sponsors to support it, it may actually end up costing you more (to stage).” Sherry Ahern of La Jolla, founder/promoter of both the La Jolla Farmers Market and the La Jolla Art & Wine Festival, recently got the market reopened by adhering to strict state health guidelines. But the La Jolla Art & Wine Festival ended up being postponed until 2021. Ahern said it just didn’t pencil out. “You would have had to have social distancing with people walking about ensuring they weren’t in clumps,” she said. “And we also would have had to have social distancing in the wine and beer garden. … not to mention that a lot of our event sponsors might not be in their best shape then.” Adding it all up Ahern concluded, “We just wanted to be the best we could be for that event. We just didn’t think it would be feasible to do it.” Meredith Hall-Chand with the Susan G. Komen San Diego Breast Cancer Foundation said it worked out for her group to go ahead and virtually stage a fundraising dinner on May 29 for the threeday event, presently planned for Sept. 26. “With a virtual event you really have to think creatively to make sure you’re engaging your community,” Hall-Chand said. “And you have to have the capacity to figure out how to go virtually. You have to figure out a way to do it from a different platform.” The answer for Komen in doing its fundraising dinner virtually was to have had a lot of online attractions. “We have videos showing and

talking about (cancer) patients here in San Diego, Hall-Chand said. “We’re having a silent auction, VIP packages, a doctor from Scripps speaking, an electronic violinist and a large contingent of the restaurant community that supports us. We already have almost 300 people signed up and they’re excited and interested, to see what it’s going to look like.” Armando Cepeda represents both Encore, a music and entertainment production company, as well as the Virtual Event Collective, three businesses creating seamless customized virtual experiences for clients. With the advent of virtualism, events have “taken on a new life,” said Cepeda. “We’re doing lots of small things now like putting up webcams so people can see what’s going on at events and the new formats have been really cutting-edge,” he said. “We’ve been able to do virtual events for graduations, fundraisers, galas, fashion, etc.” Is the trend toward hosting more virtual events a temporary trend in response to the pandemic, or a permanent change in event promotion? “The East Coast had already been doing more virtual stuff with the possibility of hurricanes and such,” said McFarlane. “More and more people are getting exposed to events online. Though there’s something really amazing about live events. You just can’t get that on virtual. Probably, we’re going to have a hybrid of live, and virtual, when this is done.” “I believe it (virtual) is deeply embedded now in the public consciousness,” said Cepeda. “It just makes sense to offer virtual services from here on out. Even if we

Kathryn Vaughn, Lynne Doyle, and Kristi Pieper at last year’s Susan G. Komen San Diego Breast Cancer Foundation dinner. do go back to ‘normal,’ virtual is still a unique way to engage people and get them to interact.” Added Cepeda: “Once you get past the learning curve, virtual

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San Diego’s Small Business Relief Fund to top $20 million Continuing to take steps to provide relief to San Diegans affected by COVID-19, Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer announced that resources made available to San Diego small businesses will now top $20 million following the mayor’ decision to direct $13 million in federal CARES Act funding to help small businesses get back on their feet.

“Small businesses are the lifeblood of San Diego’s economy and they need our help now more than ever,” Faulconer said. “The Small Business Relief Fund has delivered financial assistance to hundreds of businesses so far, and the work has only just begun. This new funding will go to even more businesses as they plan for the reopening of our economy.”

This week, Faulconer released a revised fiscal year 2021 budget proposal that prioritizes federal CARES Act stimulus funds for small businesses, homeless services, and childcare for frontline workers. The proposal calls for using approximately $13 million for small business relief. Read more online at sdnews.com

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