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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, 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.
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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 famSouthern District Ocean Beach winningcame the 68th RonMike’s Trenton Lifeguard onCliffs Tuesday, The event ily, including King,lifeguards who was from a life-long friend andcelebrate former girlfriend, out toannual celebrate lifeMemorial on Sunday, Aug. 11.Relays ‘Sunset was Aug. 10 at Mission Beach. SEE CLEAN, Page 7 is his a challenging competition among lifeguards from Mission and Pacific beaches, La Jolla, and Mission Bay featuring a variety of rescue techniques: running, swimming, THOMAS MELVILLE / PENINSULA BEACON world and his playground,’ said Melinda. ‘He loved it here.’ See page 10 for the story. paddle boarding and landline rescue. See page 11 for more on the relays.
Longtime Ocean Beachstarts surfboard shaper trying to rebuild after fire Community group discussing options for OB Pier BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON By DAVE SCHWAB | The Beacon
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Bstill-forming surfboard maker comAlbert Elliott lost munity“Ace” group to help much of what he’s determine the fate of acquired,Ocean including 50-year-old Beach Pier has irreplaceable memorabilia, when begun meeting. And the son of hiscontractor shaping shed onbuilt Froude the who theStreet pier Saratoga Avenue caught innear the ’60s, an engineer, believesfire it on Aug. should be 6. replaced – not repaired. Elliott’s was full of “The pier workspace is not the City’s pier. oldnot boards and photos ofpier. friends It’s the government’s It’s he’d made custom the people of San boards Diego’sfor. pier,” saw my bike was on firefather, in my said“IRalph Teyssier, whose backyardnow and Iage tried94, to put it out,” Leonard, was the said Elliott, who’s been riding ebikes for years. “I picked up a fire
Leonard Teyssier and the late Chuck Bahde at the Ocean Beach Pier 50th anniversary celebration. COURTESY PHOTO
The charred remains of Albert ‘Ace’ Elliott’s shaping shed in OB. SCOTT HOPKINS / PENINSULA BEACON
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extinguisher, pulled contractor who built the the pier,plug, whichhit the fire — and it exploded. It just was dedicated in July 1966. “They’re blew up in my face, like little the ones who are the shareholdersshotof gun the shells going it. And City is theoff.” guardian, the “It of was nightmare,” added steward the apeople.” Elliott of his loss. wasa pier my for little Pointing out “people“It want sanctuary. It’s not OBgo-back-in-time and all of the City,” Teyssier noted dollar thing.” thata “doing a repair or rehabilitation Fortunately, OBservice fire station will only extend thethe pier’s life around and for awas veryjust limited time.the Andcorner those opthey came out cost sparing tions come at aand cost.put Andit that is damage toSothe main residence. reoccurring. it doesn’t really make “[The fire] took all my boards any economic sense.” and tools, got my truck and camper,” noted Elliott. SEE PIER, Page 9 SEE FIRE, Page 5