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Movement AIRPORT EARNS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD 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 NewA plane takes off toward Point Loma and into a hazy sunset earlier this month. Airports Council International-North America recently awarded San Diego County Regional port Avenue Plan sidewalks, Airport Authority with an Environmental Achievement Award in the area of outreach, education, and communication for the organization’s Airport Development outreach in efforts SCOTTtoHOPKINS/PENINSULA BEACON addition 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. 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 THOMAS MELVILLE / PENINSULA BEACON his world and his playground,’ said Melinda. ‘He loved it here.’ See page 10 for the story.
Point Loma High grads working on COVID-19 response at CDC Longtime Ocean Beach surfboard shaper trying to rebuild after fire By DAVE SCHWAB | The Beacon
The Peninsula Beacon caught up with 1990 Point Loma High BY DAVE SCHWAB THE BEACON School graduates Dale |Rose, Ph.D., and Kari Sapsis, MPH, for a Q&A B surfboard maker about their ongoing work battling Albert “Ace” Elliott lost the pandemic for the Centers for much of what he’s Disease Control and Prevention. Aacquired, sociologistincluding and public 50-year-old health sciirreplaceable when entist who’s beenmemorabilia, at CDC for over a his shaping shed on Froude Street decade, Rose is currently the chief of near SaratogaPreparedness Avenue caught CDC’s Emergency andfire on Aug. 6. Response branch. He guides a team was full of overElliott’s 30 otherworkspace scientists focused onof Dale Rose Kari Sapsis old boards andresponse photos to of infecfriends enhancing the U.S. madelike custom boards tioushe’d diseases COVID-19 andfor. Zika. experience at CDC. She began her and Health. “I saw wascommunion fire in my career in HIV prevention at CDC Sapsis is a my leadbike health During CDC’s ongoing COVID-19 backyard and Iwith tried 24 to put it out,” cations specialist years of and is now in the Office on Smoking response, the two PLHS grads are said Elliott, who’s been riding eThe charred remains of Albert ‘Ace’ Elliott’s shaping shed in OB. SCOTT HOPKINS / PENINSULA BEACON bikes for years. “I picked up a fire
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lending their efforts to CDC’s fight against the pandemic. Among those areas, their work has directly affected are the numerous Indian extinguisher, pulled theCounty, plug, hit reservations in San Diego the fire — and it exploded. It to just plus deployment of a CDC team blew up in my face, like little shotassist in the medical treatment of gun shells going off.” residents cross-border American “It was a nightmare,” added at the San Ysidro border crossing. Elliott of his loss. “It was my little Beacon: Tell us about your roles go-back-in-time sanctuary. It’s not at CDC. a dollar Rose: Mything.” role is to help oversee fire station a taskFortunately, force of overthe 200OB people who just around the corner and arewas focused on supporting state, theylocal, cameand andterritorial put it outhealth sparing tribal, damage toas thethey main residence. departments continue the “[The fire] took all my boards fight against COVID-19. and tools, got my truck and camper,” noted Elliott. SEE CDC, Page 11
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