www.SDNEWS.com Volume 22, Number 41
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008
San Diego Community Newspaper Group
OB sees reflection in ‘Ex List’ viewing BY RONAN GRAY | THE BEACON
It’s 9 p.m. Friday night in the Arizona bar on Bacon Street, and inside several groups of patrons are transfixed to one or another of the many large television screens lining the walls of this Ocean Beach watering hole. Patrons wait as a new TV show with a familiar-looking backdrop is about to make its premiere on CBS on this evening. Most locals already know about the show, but apparently not all. A young man weaving his way back to the bar from the restroom turns to see what everyone is watchParticipants in the 2007 Ocean Beach Oktoberfest compete in a stein-holding competition.
ing and exclaims, “Hey! It’s OB dude!” The new show, “The Ex List,” was filmed entirely on location in Ocean Beach over the past few months. The story is about an OB flower shop owner, Bella (played by Elizabeth Reaser) whose junk-food scoffing psychic tells her that she has already met, dated and dumped the man she is supposed to spend the rest of her life with. To make matters worse, the hyperphaging mystic predicts that Bella will be doomed to spend the rest of her life alone if she doesn’t reconnect with SEE VIEWING, Page 3
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OB’s Oktoberfest puts fun, cheer on tap BY SEBASTIAN RUIZ | THE BEACON
Oompah bands, bratwurst and all things German will be celebrated during Oktoberfest on Saturday at the foot of COURTESY PHOTO | THE BEACON Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach.
Amid the bad news for Wall Street in recent days, Ocean Beach MainStreet Association (OBMA) says bratwurst, bands and Bavarian beer should bring cheer and better times to Ocean Beach this weekend. The OBMA, working with community organizations, businesses and musicians, will host this year’s Oktoberfest at the foot of Newport Avenue near the beach on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. “We’re hoping it will be full and fun and SEE OKTOBERFEST, Page 4
Navy hosts its own brand of OKTOBERFEST antics More than 1,200 servicemen and women from Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL) set new attendance records as they soaked up the suds and festivities during the annual OKTOBERFEST 2008 “Picnic in the Park” event on Oct. 2. The fifth installment of the event was sponsored by the base Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) arm, providing base sailors, their families and Department of Defense civilian employees with plenty of food, fun and entertainment. According to Navy officials, OKTOBERFEST 2008 boasted the largest attendance to date. “Our MWR goal is to pay tribute to all our service members and civilian personnel for their commitment and sacrifices while serving our country accomplishing Naval Base Point Loma’s mission goals,” said Dick Grube, MWR director for Naval Base Point Loma. “This includes both those in uniform, their supporting family members and the civilian population who all comprise the NBPL team.” A key to the harvest-themed event was a focus on quality of life issues for military personnel and their families and included a barbecue, interactive games,
Locals in The Arizona bar and restaurant on Bacon Street watch the new TV show “The Ex List” premiere on multiple screens Friday night. RONAN GRAY | THE BEACON
City may dredge Mission Bay BY SHANNON MULHALL | THE BEACON
Hilby, “The Skinny German Juggler Boy,” dazzled the crowd with fire-juggling acts at the 5th annual OKTOBERFEST 2008 aboard Naval Base Point Loma on Oct. 2. U.S NAVY PHOTO/CHIEF MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST YAN M. KENNON | THE BEACON
a Bavarian band and other activities. Among the entertainment highlighting the Navy shindig was a performance by Hilby, “The Skinny German Juggler Boy,” who dazzled the crowd with unorthodox fire juggling and comedy. Multiple military community support providers joined hands to bring the event together, along with several commercial sponsors that included Lincoln Military Housing, Budweiser, Johnsonville Farms, San Diego Zoo, Sea World, Universal Studios, Armed Forces Band and SDG&E. — From staff and special contribution
Ongoing concerns about Mission Bay have not been limited to what goes on at the surface. In response to complaints that Mission Bay is often too shallow to rent boats to tourists and other visitors, the Mission Bay Park Committee (MBPC) recently asked the city to review the bathymetry — or underwater topography — and possible need for dredging. Citing a quote from a similar report on the Mississippi Delta, Keith Merkel of Merkel & Associates, Inc., said, “We don’t have a sediment problem. We have a sediment distribution problem.” Though many mark 1961 as the beginning of the transformation from False Bay to Mission Bay, it actually started with the diversion of the San Diego River into the bay from 1852 to 1929. Initial dredging also began then. Bahia Point was then created.
The dredging of West Bay, a channel to De Anza Cove, Quivira Basin and a main channel to Mariner’s Basin followed. Construction for the expansive manmade bay was completed in 1961. Since then, Tecolote Creek, the Mission Bay channel and Fisherman’s Channel have been dredged and Sail Bay expanded. Further maintenance includes the removal of a shoal at East Ski Island, the reconfiguration of West Ski Island and various shoreline stabilization projects. The result, Merkel said, is an environment where sand moves but with minimal fluctuation. Tidal and wave action account for most of the sediment movement, he said. Sand enters the bay through an entrance channel at the intersection of Pacific Beach and the San Diego River as well as Rose and Tecolote creeks. Wind, waves and SEE DREDGING, Page 9
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