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Movement for cleaner OB streets BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON

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Roller skating is a lifestyle wheels prep Point LomaonPointers PAGE 10 forSEEseason opener SEE PAGE 11

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 additionMelinda White (left) embraces an emotional Eva King during the memorial at Sunset Cliffs for Mike White, a well-known angler and surfboard trashThroughout bins along street. San Diego Junior Lifeguard intern Sita Antel jumps off the Ocean Beach Pier on Monday, July 12, during the first session of their annual PieralJump. thethe morning shaper who grew up on Ladera Street. Melinda, Mike’s sister, helped organize the memorial and paddle out where dozens of friends and fam-

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and the afternoon, of Juniorfriend Lifeguards, parents, and members of celebrate the publicMike’s jumped OB Pier back to was the beach. The event raises funds for ily, into including King, whodozens was a life-long and former girlfriend, came out to life off on the Sunday, Aug.and 11. swam ‘Sunset Cliffs SEE CLEAN, Page 7 the Junior Lifeguards’ programs and the Prevent Drowning Foundation of San Diego. The next Pier Jump is scheduled for Aug. 16. For THOMAS MELVILLE / PENINSULA BEACON more information and to sign up, visit his world and his playground,’ said Melinda. ‘He loved it here.’ See page 10 for the story. sandiego.gov/lifeguards/junior. THOMAS MELVILLE/PENINSULA BEACON

Longtime Ocean Beach shaper trying on to rebuild fire City receives state fundssurfboard for OB Pier, working advisoryafter group BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON By DAVE SCHWAB | The Beacon

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B surfboard maker State funding has been seAlbert “Ace” Elliott cured toward working to findlost a of what he’s remedy tomuch Ocean Beach’s iconic, acquired, including yet deteriorating pier.50-year-old irreplaceable The City is memorabilia, also movingwhen forhis shaping shed on Froude Street ward in forming a broad-based near Saratoga Avenue fire advisory group to figurecaught out what 6. the pier and find a toondoAug. about Elliott’s was full of solution forworkspace its problems. old boards photos was of friends “The stateand recently able made custom boards for for. the tohe’d allocate $8.4 million saw my bikeVenus was on fire in my OB “IPier,” said Molina, backyard and I tried put it out,” chief of staff for toDistrict 2 said Elliott, who’s been riding ebikes for years. “I picked up a fire

‘Repair the pier, it’s iconic.’ – Tod Howarth, Midway resident

Councilmember Jen Campbell. “Our office is also looking into securing other funding at both state and federal levels working with State Sen. Toni Atkins and Congressman Scott Peters.” “We understand the City has secured some funding for the pier for the fiscal year 2022,” said Denny Knox, executive director of Ocean Beach MainStreet

Association. “But it’s not clear if it is for studies of the pier, or for actual repairs.” Knox noted she sent a list of individuals who’ve expressed interest in serving on a pier committee to the District 2 Council Office. A recently released, Citycommissioned report by Moffatt & Nichol found the 55-year-old landmark OB Pier has “reached the end

extinguisher, plug, hit of its service life”pulled due tothe repeated the fire — and it exploded. It just structural damage from seasonblew up in my face, like little shotal winter storms. “To ensure the gun shells going off.” continued use of the structure, “It wasmust a nightmare,” added deficiencies be addressed,” Elliott of his loss. “It was my little concluded the Moffatt & Nichol rego-back-in-time It’s not port, which offeredsanctuary. three options a dollarrehabilitation, thing.” – repair, and reFortunately, the OB fireofstation placement – for remediation the waseroding just around the corner and pier’s structure. All three they camewould and put out sparing alternatives be itcostly with damage to thestarting main residence. repair estimates at about “[The fire] took all my boards $50 million. and tools, got my truck and SEE PIER, Page 9 camper,” noted Elliott.

The charred remains of Albert ‘Ace’ Elliott’s shaping shed in OB. SCOTT HOPKINS / PENINSULA BEACON

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