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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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