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Proposals drawn for Sports Arena area redevelopment SEE STORY ON PAGE 14
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, The Midway Sports and Entertainment Team Development concept is anchored by a new 12-acre regional public park that stretches across a is walkable, connected, mixeduseby looking to change that neighborhood that establishes a destination for the region’s sporting and entertainment events. 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 al trash bins along the street.
Restaurants adapt to indoor ban by expanding outdoor seating Locals not happy with Campbell’s plan Ocean BeachSTR mom-preneur SEE PAGE 2
leads Sexy Mama Movement SEE PAGE 13
shaper who grew up on Ladera Street. Melinda, Mike’s sister, helped organize the memorial and paddle out where dozens of friends and famDAVE SCHWAB Thewas Beacon INSIDE: How are local businesses ily, By including King, |who 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 BEACON his world and his playground,’ said Melinda. ‘He loved it here.’ See page 10 for the story. handling the new restrictions?
San Diego businesses, restaurants in particular, have been turned inside-out once again. Citing rising positive tests and hospitalizations from coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the stateBY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON at a wide closure of indoor operations laundry list of establishments includB wineries, surfboard ing restaurants, gyms,maker hair Albert “Ace” Elliott lost salons, worship centers, personal of what he’s care services,much malls, movie theaters, acquired, including 50-year-old zoos, aquariums, family entertainirreplaceable memorabilia, ment centers, and card rooms,when as shaping shed on Froude Street wellhis as the full closure of all bars and near Saratoga Avenue caught fire non-critical office settings. Aug. 6. to the rollback in Inonresponse Elliott’s workspace was full small-business re-openings, justof old boards and photos of friends recently undertaken as COVID-19 he’dspiked, made custom boardsMayor for. cases San Diego my bike was on fire Kevin“IL.saw Faulconer signed an in ex-my backyard I tried putorder it out,” ecutive orderand on July 7. to That said Elliott, who’s been riding ebikes for years. “I picked up a fire
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Longtime Ocean Beach surfboard shaper trying to rebuild after fire
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Meditation Supply Store opens Ocean Beach Best inlocal restaurants PAGE 11 forSEEsunset dining SEE PAGE 6
eateries and retail to recover lost revenue by transforming into “streateries” and “streetail” by allowing businesses to expand onto on-street extinguisher, pulled the parking spaces, sidewalks andplug, park-hit the fire — and it exploded. It just ing lots. There is no Development blew up in my face, like little Services Department applicationshotor gunashells going fee for business to off.” expand opera“It was a nightmare,” tions into a private parking lot. added Elliott of his loss. “It was my little “Numerous restaurants in Ocean go-back-in-time sanctuary. not Beach are utilizing the mayor’sIt’s new dollar thing.” plana for outdoor sidewalk dining,” Fortunately, theevent OB fire said Kristen Keltner, andstation prowasmanager just around the corner and gram for Ocean Beach they came and put it out MainStreet Association, the sparing comdamagebusiness to the main residence. munity’s improvement “[The fire] took all my boards district. and tools, got my truck and camper,” noted Elliott. SEE RESTAURANTS, Page 8
Sunset Plaza in Ocean Beach has a large open area that restaurants can take advantage of for outside dining. COURTESY PHOTO
provides regulatory relief to restaurants and makes dining safer by encouraging outdoor operations. The order, effective immediately, waives permitting and parking
requirements for the use of sidewalks and private parking lots as outdoor dining venues. On July 14, the City Council approved an ordinance to encourage
The charred remains of Albert ‘Ace’ Elliott’s shaping shed in OB. SCOTT HOPKINS / PENINSULA BEACON
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