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Movement for cleaner OB streets BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON
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OB RESIDENTS SUING CITY TO KEEP TREES
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 famincluding King, are whotrying was atolife-long friend and former out toAvenue celebrate Mike’s life on Sunday, Aug.Regional 11. ‘Sunset CliffsAuthority was Ocean ily, Beach residents stop the removal of palmgirlfriend, trees oncame Newport after the San Diego County Airport requested the City SEE remove the Page 7 CLEAN, THOMAS MELVILLE / PENINSULA BEACON his to world andconcerns. his playground,’ said Melinda. ‘He loved it here.’ See page 10 for the story. trees due safety THOMAS MELVILLE/PENINSULA BEACON
Airport Authority requests City remove trees from Newport Ave.
Longtime Ocean Beach surfboard shaper trying to rebuild after fire
which claims the trees may impair instructing the City forester to cut In answer to the Newport the visibility of airplanes. But a down, extract and/or destroy iconic palm tree controversy, District extinguisher, pulled plug, hit DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACONare host of protesting neighbors, spearceanBYBeach neighbors and historic palm trees on Newport 2 Councilmember andtheCouncil the fire — and it exploded. It just suing the City in an attempt headed by Tracy Van De Walker, Avenue, Santa Barbara Street, and President Jennifer Campbell replied, B surfboard maker blew up in my face, like little shotto block the scheduled emer- successfully blocked the immediate Newport to Venice Street,” states “Our office is always saddened Albert “Ace” Elliott lost gun shells going off.” gency removal of several Newport removal of all but one tree. the suit. “Property owners and tax- when trees need to be removed. of whatthehe’s Enter attorney Marc Applbaum, payers were never told about the was a nightmare,” added Avenue palm much trees, arguing “The“It San Diego County Regional acquired, including 50-year-old Elliott of his loss. “It was my little trees are healthy and historic and who’s taken up the residents’ case. plan to remove the trees until they Airport Authority is responsimemorabilia, whenHe filed a cease and desist order on received a boilerplate letter from ble go-back-in-time It’s not not a irreplaceable threat to incoming aircraft for operations sanctuary. at San Diego shaping on Froude StreetOct. 21 to bar the removal of palm the San Diego Airport Authority International a dollar thing.” as thehis San Diego shed County Regional Airport and is renear Saratogaclaims. Avenue caught firetrees. On Oct. 28, Applebaum filed on Oct. 16. Plaintiffs allege that quiredFortunately, the OB Aviation fire station by the Federal Airport Authority Aug. recently 6. was just around corner and Cityoncrews were out in a suit on behalf of John and Tracy contracts with the City to remove, Administration andtheCalifornia Elliott’s workspace was full ofVan De Walker in U.S. District extract and mutilate palms trees Public they Utilities came and put it out sparing the neighborhood at the intersecCode Section boards Avenue and photos friendsCourt. damagetotoproactively the main residence. tion ofold Newport and of Santa have created damage to the value 21659(a), mitigate he’dStreet madeintending custom boards for. “[The fire] took all my boards Barbara to remove “The City is attempting to slip un- of the use of the plaintiff’s prop- and prevent future effects on my palm bike was on as firerein myder the radar of public scrutiny and erty. Such damage requires ‘just and tools, got my truck and a dozen“Iorsaw more trees SEE TREES, Page 4 backyard I triedAuthority, to put it out,”to avoid environmental review... by compensation.’” camper,” noted Elliott. quested by theand Airport 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 SEE FIRE, Page 5 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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