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THIS WEEK

Dozens of participants of Saska’s annual Polar Plunge run to the ocean on New Year’s Day morning in Mission Beach. ROSY JAURENA / BEACH & BAY PRESS

Get to know District 2’s new City Council member SEE PAGE 6

New laws for California that took effect on Jan. 1

BY DAVE SCHWAB | BEACH & BAY PRESS

The new year brings many changes, including new laws addressing everything from surfing to gender identification, drunk drivers, cutbacks on plastic straws and the types of animals that can be sold in pet stores.

New laws:

Our Year in Review recaps top stories from 2018 SEE PAGE 10

Helmets are now not required for adult riders of e-scooters. THOMAS MELVILLE / BEACH & BAY PRESS

• In accordance with the City of San Diego’s Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance, employees who perform at least two hours of work in one or more calendar weeks of the year

within the boundaries of the City of San Diego will receive a minimum wage rate increase from $11.50 to $12.

• Dogs, cats and rabbits sold in pet stores are now required to be obtained only from animal shelters or rescue groups.

• People applying for a license or identity card can select their own gender, female, male or non-binary.

Those choosing "Non binary" will receive a card with an "X" gender category.

• Surfing is now California’s official state sport.

• Kids’ meals in restaurants must have a milk- or water-

based beverage as the default choice and a parent must request a soda for the child.

• People over age 18 will no longer need to use a helmet to use a motorized scooter.

• New rules will dictate how divorcing couples determine custody of the family pet.

• State parks must now make it clear on their websites if dogs are allowed.

• Repeat offenders for DUI, or those who receive a first DUI offense and have caused injuries, must install a breathalyzer on their engine ignition SEE LAWS, Page 12

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THURSDAY · JANUARY 10, 2019 BEACH & BAY PRESS

NEWS

Mission Beach sexual assault suspect arraigned Judge sets $10M bail, Pacific Beach murder suspect faints

BY NEAL PUTNAM | BEACH & BAY PRESS

A Pacific Beach murder suspect fainted or fell unconscious on Jan. 4 minutes after a judge set his bail at $10 million.

Paul Charles Weinberger, 50, was wearing jail clothing and standing up while listening to San Diego Superior Court Judge Maureen Hallahan when he apparently developed a medical problem.

“I thought he was unconscious,” said his attorney, Paul Pfingst. “He looked unconscious,” adding that his eyes looked rolled back as he lay on the floor.

Sheriff ’s deputies quickly removed him from the holding cell in the courtroom and took him to get medical aid. Pfingst said his client was rubbing his chest at the start of the arraignment as if he was ill.

Weinberger and Freddy Sosa, 37, both pleaded not guilty to the slaying of Marc Anthony Mendivil, 44, who was a guest of Weinberger’s and was staying in his apartment at 2364 Wilbur Ave. in Pacific Beach.

Weinberger’s collapse in court occurred after he and Sosa were already arraigned and bail for $10 million was set for each of them.

The judge only needed to set future court dates when Weinberger fainted, so the arraignment will not have to be done over.

Mendivil was shot at least once on Dec. 29 in the early morning hours.

Deputy District Attorney Flavio

Nominati said men entered the home, wearing gloves and masks, and robbed the victim whom he said was tied up.

“They executed him while he was in his bed,” said Nominati.

The prosecutor said there was a third suspect who “remains at large” and he could not reveal more details as the case is “an ongoing investigation.”

Nominati said Weinberger had been quoted as saying in jail that “all the evidence and witnesses are going to disappear,” which is a reason why he asked for $10 million bail.

Pfingst disputed his client played any role in the homicide, saying it occurred in his own residence.

“He had no knowledge this was going on,” said Pfingst. “My client did not shoot anyone.”

Pfingst said the quote attributed to his client only related to keeping witnesses around to testify. Pfingst said there was a group of people at Weinberger’s apartment who did not live here and his client said he was afraid those witnesses might leave the area. Weinberger spoke of making arrangements for them to stay here for awhile, said Pfingst.

Hallahan set a bail review for Jan. 18, as the lawyers for both men want to have a lower amount of bail set. Pfingst suggested bail of $500,000.

A preliminary hearing was set for March 19 and it will take 1-2 days of testimony by witnesses, said the prosecutor.

BY NEAL PUTNAM | BEACH & BAY PRESS

Bail was set at $1 million on Dec. 27 for a man charged with sexually assaulting a woman “in broad daylight” in Mission Beach, said a prosecutor.

Philemon J. Shark, 40, pleaded not guilty to assault with intent to commit a sex crime that occurred at 8:40 a.m. on Dec. 23. He appeared before San Diego Superior Court Judge Joseph Brannigan.

A 24-year-old woman was walking near Tangiers Court and Mission Boulevard when she was attacked from behind. She was held down, but other people heard her

screams and they forced the man off. He then fled.

About 45 minutes later, police arrested Shark, who was dressed in a T-shirt, shorts, and flip flops. A resident saw Shark hiding in a breezeway and alerted police.

Deputy District Attorney Trisha Amador said the woman was “attacked in broad daylight.”

Amador said Shark has two convictions for burglary from Washington that occurred in 2014 and 2015 for which he served time in prison. She also said Shark has an outstanding warrant from Washington.

If convicted, Shark faces a sen-

tence of 25 years to life. “This would be a third strike,” said Amador.

Shark is from Seattle. He had been living in San Diego for a few months, police said.

His attorney, Raymond Aragon, submitted the bail amount to Brannigan without any argument.

Amador asked for the $1 million bail, noting he had prior convictions. The bail had been set at $100,000 before it was increased Thursday.

The single felony charge says Shark committed an assault with intent to commit either rape or oral copulation. A preliminary hearing was set for Jan. 10.

Man pleads not guilty to kidnapping during carjacking in PB

BY NEAL PUTNAM | BEACH & BAY PRESS

A 19-year-old man faces a Jan. 16 preliminary hearing on charges he kidnapped a young man during a carjacking in Pacific Beach.

Sklyer Jace Battreall appeared in December before a San Diego Superior Court judge who set the hearing date. He waived his right to have a speedy hearing.

Battreall has pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping during a carjacking, carjacking, and felony assault of a 21-year-old man in an

Oct. 14 incident at 9 p.m. in the 1400 block of Grand Avenue.

The victim was sitting in his 2007 Hyundai Elantra when Battreall asked for a ride in Pacific Beach. The victim started to drive away, but the suspect pulled out a handgun and told him to stop.

Battreall is accused of pistol whipping the victim, knocking out some of his teeth, and inflicting great bodily injuries. The young man got out of the vehicle and Battreall allegedly drove off in the victim’s car.

However, Battreall crashed into a

parked car in the 4600 block of Gresham Street. A police officer saw the crash and noticed a suspect running from the vehicle.

Police set up a perimeter and received assistance from a police helicopter. They located Battreall hiding in someone’s backyard around 9:45 p.m. He was arrested.

Court records say Battreall is on probation from Texas for fraudulent use of credit cards, auto theft, and grand theft. He remains in jail on $500,000 bail.

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New Mission Beach Town Council president ready to take on issues make things better. We have a great group of people on the board, and we are all looking forward to working together on a wide variety of hot issues.”

Gardner, who ran unopposed for MBTC president, replaces termedout former council president Gary Wonacott.

“Money can't buy happiness, so come to Mission Beach and rent it,” is the business motto of Gardner. He is an Oregon native who moved to San Diego after high school to work for his uncle in the beach-rental business.

“Every dollar I make – somebody had fun,” noted Gardner of his occupation, pointing out tourism, a large part of his business, is the second-biggest revenue generator behind the military in San Diego. He added Mission Beach is also the second-biggest revenue maker, among tourist-oriented San Diego areas,

behind only downtown.

“This is us sharing our neighborhood,” Gardner said. “Not a day goes by when someone from a different country doesn’t come in.

That’s cool right here in our little neighborhood.”

Mission Beach has its own distinctive flair, said Gardner.

“You can’t walk down the street without saying ‘Hi’ to five different people,” he said. “You have this great neighborly vibe to each other.

It’s been a magical attribute that I’ve always loved.”

From being an entrepreneur, Gardner said he’s learned how to “find things that can be done better and implement them.”

Gardner believes local government fares best when its leaders “have a business mind set.”

Looking ahead, Gardner said motorized scooters and their safety threat to pedestrians, as well as the

competitive disadvantage they present to brick-and-mortar businesses, will have to be dealt with.

The new MBTC president also foresees another community battle looming over the controversial conversion of the long-abandoned Mission Beach Elementary School into condominiums. That project has survived a court challenge, and the old school buildings are likely to begin demolition soon.

Gardner is looking forward to the challenge of becoming a community leader and spokesperson.

“Mission Beach Town Council, the people are really strong on their principles, which I admire,” he said while adding, “I think there’s a time and place for principle, and a time and place for practical. It’s my job to try and motivate people away from that mind set. The biggest thing I want to change is the spirit of the town council.”

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Kevin Durgin has ping other homes they owned as well, so associated with the Pacific Beach office of real estate is in my blood,” said Korpi.

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an affiliate agent. “As a supply corps officer in the U.S. Navy, customer service was a very important part of the job. It was essential that I listened to the needs of the personnel with whom I worked to ensure that they had the contracts, equipment, gear and parts to complete the mission,” said Durgin. Prior to affiliating with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Durgin was a supply corps officer with the U.S. Navy. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer

security and information assurance from Norwich University.

John Collins has associated with the Pacific Beach office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage as an affiliate agent.

He comes to the office with five years of real estate experience.

“I was drawn to real estate by the personal nature of the service. Helping people find a new home or a first home is very fulfilling,” said Collins.

BY DAVE SCHWAB | BEACH & BAY PRESS

Mission Beach Town Council’s new president believes many of the major issues confronting the beach community – short-term vacation rentals, motorized scooters, airplane noise and summer fly infestation – are all resolvable.

“I’m very excited for 2019 and wish to headline Matthew this office with Gardner positivity, deepening community engagement and smart solutions that work for everybody,” said Matthew Gardner, new MBTC president and owner of Cheap Rentals at 3689 and 3136 Mission Blvd.

“There has been quite a bit of drama this past year, and I want to

Emily Blackwood

Beach & Bay Press welcomes new staff writer San Diego Community Newspaper Group recently added a new member to their editorial team. Emily Blackwood was hired as a staff writer for the La Jolla Village News and will also be contributing to the Beach & Bay Press, Peninsula Beacon and sdnews.com.

Originally from Central Florida, Blackwood previously worked as the news editor for the Ormond Beach Observer where she covered everything from cat shows, serial graffiti taggers, missing miniature horses, pirate races, beloved Zuma teachers, stolen teddy bears and everything in between. And don’t worry about offending her; she knows Florida is a weird place.

In addition to her work in community journalism, that almost won her “Journalist of the Year” from the Local Media Association (honorable mention still counts, right?), she also wrote a weekly award-winning lifestyle and humor column that covered her many misadventures navigating in early adulthood.

Blackwood moved to San Diego six months ago with her boyfriend Alex and her partially blind cat Cheeks. She’s excited for the opportunity to cover La Jolla and uncover all the stories it has to tell.

BAHIA RESORT HOTELS ANNOUNCES NEW GM Bahia Resort Hotel recently named Jim Chester as its new general manager.

After serving as the company’s director of food and beverage for almost a decade, Chester has been promoted to overseeing the daily operations for the 313-room resort in Mission Bay. “The Bahia Resort Hotel has been a key member of the Mission Bay community since the 1950s, and I am honored to be selected as the leader of our dedicated managers and team members,” said Chester.

“I look forward to building upon the Bahia’s legacy, while continuing to create memories for our guests and the community,” Chester added.

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Get to know new District 2 Councilmember Dr. Jennifer Campbell

BY DAVE SCHWAB | BEACH & BAY PRESS

Dr. Jennifer Campbell grew up in a working-class family and studied history at George Washington University, where she got involved in civil rights, marching with Martin Luther King Jr. and against the Vietnam War. Activism inspired her to attend the University of Pittsburgh Medical School. In her first year, she became a single mother, continued her education, raised her children, earned her medical degree and completed her residency specializing in family medicine.

She’s practiced and taught medicine for 37 years. Campbell moved to San Diego 13 years ago, settling in Bay Ho, where she has been civically active serving on the executive boards of the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation, Clairemont Town Council and San Diego County Democratic Party’s Central Committee.

At her first community coffee Jan. 5, Campbell, District 2’s new council rep, introduced herself to her constituency, hitting the ground running with her top priorities, which include reigning in shortterm vacation rentals and motorized scooters, while finding answers to the housing and climate-change crises.

‘Mass transit is another very big issue for us. It’s also essential to keep our beach neighborhoods clean and safe while improving them.’

Dr. JENNIFER CAMPBELL DISTRICT 2 COUNCILMEMBER

Council District 2 includes Pacific and Mission beaches, the Peninsula including Point Loma, Ocean Beach and the Midway District, as well as portions of Clairemont, Mission Bay and Linda Vista.

Campbell’s tenure comes at a crossroads time in city government.

The new, nine-member City Council is now more representative of San Diego’s ethnic and cultural diversity.

The City Council boasts six Democrats versus three Republicans. Five of its members are female.

Two members are LGTBQ. Campbell said the impetus for her successful City Council run was the mishandling by the city of the 2017 hepatitis a virus outbreak, caused by fecal exposure, that killed 20 people and sickened more than 600 mostly homeless people and/or drug users.

About the lack of affordable housing, Campbell noted, “We don’t have enough, especially not at the middle- and lower-class levels. If you’re very rich, you’re ok. Otherwise, forget it. So we need to fix that.”

But Campbell offered this caveat on housing, “We have to make sure we don’t go overboard on trying to construct housing that we don’t have the infrastructure for.”

Campbell said it helps that she has been appointed to serve on the City’s environment, housing and audit committees. She also is an alternate on the Metropolitan Transit Service board.

“Mass transit is another very big issue for us,” said Campbell adding it’s also essential to “keep our beach neighborhoods clean and safe while improving them.

“It’s a very scary issue for everybody on our planet,” said Campbell of climate change. “Our city has been a leader in trying to fight that.

We need to continue that.”

Discussing homelessness, Campbell said a lot of work has been done

in other cities on this issue that San Diego could learn from. She added the city will need to work closely with the county to help resolve homelessness.

“I’m glad Nathan (Fletcher) got elected (supervisor),” Campbell said.

“We’ve worked together closely and he has really good ideas. We need to get the county to help the city out.

Half the homeless in the county are right here in the city.”

Campbell disagrees with the way dockless electric scooters have been handled.

“This is just one of many examples of poor governance,” Campbell said. “Other cities do not allow companies to just come in and drop things on their city.

“They (dockless companies) should have asked permission to come in, and the city should have made an arrangement with them as to how many scooters were going to be allowed, where and what the rules for them were going to be. Worst of all, those companies are not indemnified (insured). It should not be our respon-

COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL’S STAFF INCLUDES: n Venus Molina: Chief of staff VMMolina@sandiego.gov n Liezl Gloria: Policy advisor LGloria@sandiego.gov n Seamus Kennedy: Policy advisor (Mission Beach, Ocean Beach) SKennedy@sandiego.gov n Jordan Beane: Communications director/policy advisor JBeane@sandiego.gov n Monica Eslamian: Community representative (Pacific Beach) EEslamian@sandiego.gov n Carrie Munson: Community representative (Clairemont, Morena) CMunson@sandiego.gov n Miller Saltzman: Community representative (Point Loma, Midway) MJSaltzman@sandiego.gov n Ruth Torres: Scheduler/executive assistant, TorresRA@sandiego.gov.

sibility. The whole thing was mishandled from day one.”

Regarding immigration, Campbell said, “It’s such a shame. It’s been a tremendous burden on our city. It’s a federal problem. We need to deal with it as best we can.”

Of so-called “Dreamers,” Campbell commented, “If you grew up here … now you’re a citizen.”

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SCHOOLS

EDUCATION NOTEBOOK>> PACIFIC BEACH MIDDLE n PBMS parent tour will take place 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17. Sign in at the front office and meet in the library to learn about all of the excellent programs at PBMS. A tour of the school will follow.

PACIFIC BEACH ELEMENTARY n The Pacific Beach Elementary band will show off what they've learned this year with a performance at the school on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 6:30 p.m., in the auditorium. n On Jan. 24, PBE will host a Roller Skating Family Fun Night fundraiser at Skateworld in Linda Vista from 5 to 7 p.m.

KATE SESSIONS ELEMENTARY n During December, Sessions held a coin drive to raise money for the more than 200 Chico State students and families that have been displaced due to the recent catastrophic Camp Fire that ravaged Butte County. The Basic Needs Project is actively assisting these students through the Hungry Wildcat Food Pantry located on the Chico State campus. The students raised more than $1,500 in coins to be donated to the food pantry.

BARNARD ELEMENTARY n The fifth grade students at Barnard Mandarin Magnet Elementary School spent a December day reenacting the American Revolution. Through a program called “Walk Through American Revolution,” stu-

dents dressed up as George Washington, Betsy Ross, and other revolutionary heroes and foes and recreated the events that began with “the shot heard round the world” through to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The half-day event was the culmination of weeks of preparation. Students studied the concepts behind the revolution; rehearsed skits depicting landmark events, such as the Battle of Yorktown; and researched their assigned historical figures, including memorizing important facts and finding costumes that would bring the characters to life. In addition to the names made famous by history books, a number of lesser known figures were also highlighted, such as Crispus Attucks, an African American man who was the first victim of the Boston Massacre.

“I was so lucky to be part of the ‘Walk Through American Revolution’ program, because it taught me a lot more than history books ever could,” said fifth grade student Haziel I., who played the role of King George III. “It was a lot of work, but we were learning and having fun at the same time. I loved it!” Paid for by the Barnard PTA, the “Walk Through American Revolution” program is led by California Weekly Explorer, a group that brings interactive and creative history reenactment programs to schools within the state. The goal is to instill in students a love of history while teaching them about current events.

n Registration for the 2019 Schoolyard Dash 5K and 1-Mile Kids Run is open and sign is at schoolyarddash.org. The sixth annual Schoolyard Dash 5K and 1 Mile Kids Fun Run is a way to raise money for Pacific Beach Middle and Mission Bay High schools. Join them on Sunday, Feb. 24, to run or walk with family and friends at De Anza Cove along the Mission Bay running path. Breakfast, snacks, coffee, and drinks will follow the race and top runners will be recognized. n Danielle Adler, founder of San Diego Youth Science, recently introduced Hannah Tandy as a new science educator with SDYS. Tandy, a proud graduate of Mission Bay High School, recently graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University where she received her bachelor's degree in geosciences. Her research in undergraduate school focused on understanding modern day climate change by studying climates of the past. For her thesis work, Tandy received the Princeton Edward Sampson Class of 1914 Prize in Environmental Science. She will be pursuing her Ph.D and continuing her research in the causes and implications of climate change.

Founded in 2016, SDYS is bringing the local Kelp Forest to classrooms at Pacific Beach Elementary and Barnard Elementary this month. A local science education group based in Pacific Beach, SDYS develops custom hands-on science lessons and programs that span all fields of science designed to enhance a school’s existing science curFOPBSS riculum over the school year. SDYS educan The next Friends of Pacific Beach tors teach the hands-on and NGSS aligned Secondary Schools meeting will take place programs during the school day, coming in to 6 p.m. on Jan. 23, in the PBMS library. each classroom once a month.

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William (Bill) Schneider William (Bill) Schneider passed away on January 6th at the age of 93. Bill was a well known classic car collector as well as having a Real Estate office on Grand Avenue in Pacific Beach for many years.

Bill always looked forward not back.

Wiliam is survived by his wife Barbara and children, Paula Buckridge, Karen Williams, Kathy Olsen, Barry Schneider and Brian Conway.

He will be missed by all.

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Danielle Adler, founder of San Diego Youth Science, with Mission Bay High alumna Hannah Tandy, who is a new science educator with SDYS.

More than 300 ‘Thank You’ notes written by Kate Sessions Elementary students were delivered to Fire Station 21 in Pacific Beach. Students thanked the firefighters for their brave service.

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DINING

THURSDAY · JANUARY 10, 2019 BEACH & BAY PRESS

Olive Café serves up delicious breakfast

BY JUDI CURRY | BEACH & BAY PRESS

My widow support group has been together more than nine years. None of us knew each other until our spouses passed away, and we all say that without the group we never would have survived ourselves.

People would say to us “I am so sorry; I know how you feel.”

And, quite frankly, they have no idea how we felt because we didn’t lose just a person – we lost our lovers; our confidantes; our companions; our bread-winners, etc. Because of our close ties, some of us still get together at least once a month to reinforce our friendship, have a nice lunch out, and renew our ties.

Since everyone loves to come to the beach, I usually find the restaurant that we will dine at that day. This time Irene asked me to find someplace that was on the water because living in Santee she only hears about the high waves that are hitting the shore, so I thought the restaurant I was choosing was behind the Islandia. A former student took me to a very nice restau-

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rant there and I was sure that I had picked the same one.

Wrong! I chose the Olive Café, which is really in the center of Mission Beach. But we were game, and there was a public parking lot just a few feet from the restaurant and we thought it would be fun to try one that none of us knew about.

The Olive Café is an old house that has been made into a restaurant. There is eating outside, as well as a small dining room, with an active fireplace, inside. You place your order at the counter and the food is brought to you. Breakfast and lunch are served all day.

There is an extensive menu, featuring “eggs and things,” pancakes and French toast, breakfast bowls, burritos, sausage, etc. The lunch has quesadillas, burritos, wraps, salads, soup, sandwiches, flatbreads, etc. They also have an extensive non-alcoholic drink menu.

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We decided to have breakfast, and Irene ordered the Cinnamon Swirl French Toast. It was topped with sliced bananas, strawberries and powdered sugar for a reasonable price of $7.75. I have never seen her finish a meal. She always takes it home for another meal. Not this one! She finished it completely!

Candy ordered the “basic beach breakfast,” which was also very reasonable at $6.95.

She had two eggs scrambled, two slices of bacon and she had her choice of toast, pancakes or hash browns.

I had the mixed berry pancakes, that was too much for me to finish at one sitting. There were two large pancakes and the raspberries, blackberries and blueberries were part of the batter, not just thrown on top. It was covered with banana slices.

The total was $7.65.

Everything that we ordered was delicious. Candy even ordered the White Hot Chocolate ($3.25) and she said it was some of the best that she has ever had. There is no question that we will go there again.

New ramen restaurant opens in PB

BY EMILY BLACKWOOD | BEACH & BAY PRESS

RAMEN RYOMA

While everyone else was still recovering from their holiday festivities, Ramen Ryoma quietly opened its doors at 825 Garnet Ave., on Dec. 26, making it owner Yoshinari Ichise’s third location in the country and his second in San Diego.

With a focus on handmade, Sapporo-style noodles from the Northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, the gem of Ramen Ryoma’s menu, according to floor manager Jordan Kaiser, is its broth.

“Our miso-style broth is really popular,” Kaiser said.

“We stick to the Sapporostyle of soups as kind of a base flavor, and the owner really takes his time.”

He's not exaggerating. It takes nearly 12 hours for kitchen staff to boil the black pork bones needed to prepare the broth.

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taste,” he said. “It’s heavy and rich with pork taste but also slightly sweet.”

Ramen Ryoma offers two other styles of broth, Shio and Shoyu. The Shio ramen, Kaiser’s personal go-to, is a more clear, saltbased broth with a slightly lighter flavor while the Shoyu ramen is an original Japanese style of soy-based broth that looks more like a traditional brown soup.

And of course, you’ve got all the toppings. Everything from pork belly to scallions to seaweed to soft-boiled eggs can be sprinkled on top of your ramen meal.

Kaiser said that in addition to their slow-cooked broth and variety of toppings, another thing that

makes Ramen Ryoma unique is their hand-made, massaged noodles that create a wavy, uneven texture.

“With the abundance of competition for ramen spots, we try to stand apart by doing that. It’s something that makes it a little more special to the community of San Diego.”

Beyond the restaurant’s ramen, the menu also includes items like Kurobuta sausage made from premium Japanese pork, octopus marinated in wasabi, mocha ice cream and monkey brains.

But unlike the kind of monkey brains served in “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” Ramen Ryoma’s specialty dish is less steamed organs and more soft-shell crab, wrapped in avocado.

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Crown Point Coffee celebrates 10 years in PB

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At age 22, Crown Point Coffee owner Summer Abu-Zahrah moved from Michigan to the West Coast with no set plan, but with the driven, entrepreneurial spirit of “where there’s a will, there’s a way.” It was during her job at Crown Point Coffee that she learned to make everything with love, and she eventually took over the business.

“When I first took over the shop, I really listened to the peoples’ demands and asked what they thought would be good in this area,” says Abu-Zahrah. After remodeling the coffee shop with new countertops, small cosmetic updates, extending the patio, and expanding the menu, the business took off.

“We went from just a few customers throughout the day to about 10 times the amount of customers the first year,” Abu-Zahrah says.

Serving as a local Crown Point community hub for the last 10 years, Abu-Zahrah says one of the most fun parts is seeing the families grow from year to year.

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so we’ve gotten to see the kids grow up. Some are in college now, high school, or turning 10 years old,” says Abu-Zahrah. “It’s kind of like the place where everyone knows your name and you feel comfortable.”

Abu-Zahrah attributes the coffee shop’s success to a combination of high-quality goods and impeccable customer service. “We offer a service that there is a demand for, but we also put a smile behind it,” she says. “We make people feel like this is their spot, locals or tourists alike.”

In today’s technologically driven society, coffee-grabbers often tend to grab a cup of Joe at their closest coffeeshop, setting themselves up at a table for an hour on their laptops.

Instead of plugging themselves into social interaction, they’re consumed with their technology. This isn’t the case at Crown Point Coffee.

Crown Point Coffee’s quaint patio has a special social charm that not all coffee shops provide. “Our customers like to have face-to-face communication with us. They like to be addressed by name and I think that is another reason why people gravitate towards us. We have fun and it’s contagious!” says Abu-Zahrah.

The shop’s menu has evolved drastically over the last 10 years, constantly keeping up with the current food and drink trends. Customers can find plenty of on-the-go lean protein options, including bowls, smoothies, and egg whites, with unique dishes like the green eggs and lemon bowl with double cage-free egg whites, spinach, cucumber, avocado, lemon, and lemon pepper.

Staying true to their local roots, the shop carries San Diego Coffee Tea and Spice Co., Trident cold brew, and baked goods from Bread & Cie. When asked what’s in store for Crown Point Coffee in 2019, AbuZahrah encourages locals to stay tuned for news on upcoming fitness classes to be held upstairs above the coffee shop, starting sometime in the spring.

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TOP STORIES IN 2018: Scooters invasion, pipeline projects, Bahia Hotel expansion plans, short-term rentals, and Mission Bay’s basketball title

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The Electric Eel, Mission Bay’s tallest and fastest roller coaster, opened on May 10 at SeaWorld. The new, 62-mph, 150-foot-tall roller coaster features a triple-launch experience with high-energy twists and extremely fast loops.

From short-term vacation rentals to trolley stops to RV parks to electric scooters, residents made sure their voices were heard loud and clear when it came to some of the most talked about stories of 2018. Notorious crimes, like the patio furniture thief, were finally solved, and the seemingly endless projects, like Pacific Beach Pipeline Replacement Project, continued to move forward.

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January • The San Diego Park and Recreation Board’s Mission Bay Park Committee voted almost unanimously to affirm Evans Hotels’ redevelopment of Bahia Resort Hotel. Locals opposed the expansion, claiming it would decrease parking spaces and public beach access.

• The two owners and a property manager of the Casa De Las Palmas apartment complex in City Heights were charged with misdemeanor health and safety code violations. The seven refugee families who occupied the complex complained that the property had bathroom leaks, inadequate heating, insects, rodents, and improper wiring.

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• A study titled part 150 was conducted to evaluate flightpath improvements and noise reductions in and around San Diego International Airport. Residents from Point Loma to La Jolla have complained about an increase in noise for the past couple of years.

February • The Beach & Bay Press went out and sampled all the different kinds of pizzas in San Diego in honor of National Pizza Day on Feb. 9.

• Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer announced early February that San Diego Police Department Assistant Chief David Nisleit would be appointed as the City’s next police chief, replacing Chief Shelley Zimmerman, who

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“It is both a privilege and an honor to become the next San Diego police chief,” Nisleit said.

“Keeping San Diego one of the safest large cities in America will be one of my top priorities.”

• Campland on the Bay achieved the highest occupancy and revenue level in 2017 than in any prior year since 2006. The commercial leaseholds opened in 1969 as one of the first in Mission Bay Park.

• Pacific Beach broke ground for a new two-mile segment of the Coastal Rail Trail known as the Rose Creek Bikeway. The construction was part of an effort to provide a more convenient connection between the biking segments in the greater University City area and PB. • St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and School celebrated its 75th anniversary in PB. “The people here are phenomenal,” said James. D. (Pastor Jim) Henkell. “It’s just a neat church to be a part of.”

• Bird electric scooters started popping up in Pacific Beach, resulting in mixed reviews from residents. "These new electric scooters for rent all over PB is getting annoying,” said Dan Michaels, a Pacific Beach business owner, on the Next Door social media site. “Riders are intoxicated renting them, underage, and don't obey any laws of the road.”

• Residents were concerned that the Pacific Beach Pipeline South and West Projects were damaging streets while replacing nearly 39,000 linear feet of water main and nearly 6,800 feet of sewer main. “The patchwork is terrible,” said Dan Bernard. “Ingraham felt like the Belmont Park roller coaster.”

March • Mission Bay Bucs beat Foothills Christian 52-42 and won the CIF Open Division title, the school’s first sectional basketball championship since 2007.

• A protest was held by Mission Bay residents against the Bahia Resort expansion plans, which would eliminate parking along Gleason Road. Gary Cannon, a retired coastal planner and recreational paddler, called the project, "an attempt to privatize the entire Bahia Point, and to minimize the public’s ability to recreate there.”

• Students of Mission Bay High joined the National School Walkout on March 14 to support tougher gun laws and school security following the mass shooting that killed 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.

• After selling its housing community Luther View, Christ Lutheran Church in Pacific Beach donated $138,000 to community nonprofits such as Doors of Change, Rwandan Orphans Project, and Third Avenue Charitable Organization.

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• The YMCA and San Diego Unified School District, held a “ribbontying” ceremony to debut the new shared multipurpose field at Pacific Beach Middle School.

• SeaWorld's new roller coaster, Electric Eel opened and took the title of Mission Bay’s tallest and fastest roller coaster.

• Paradise Point Resort & Spa in Mission Bay announced its $24 million renovation that includes a remodel of the 44-acre island hotel’s 462 California bungalow-style guest rooms by the award-winning international firm Perkins + Will.

• Members of Team Survivor Sea Dragons collectively celebrated their 10-year anniversaries of surviving cancer with a 26.2-mile fundraising dragon boat paddle around Mission Bay. • Pioneering surf legends Larry Gordon and Skeeter Malcolm were honored with memorial benches at Tourmaline Surfing Park. Mayor Kevin Faulconer proclaimed May 10, 2018, as “Gordon and Smith Day in the City of San Diego."

• Councilmember Lorie Zapf announced she will ask the City Council to endorse an emergency ordinance prohibiting motorized scooters on sidewalks and the board-

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• Mission Bay and PB residents attended the March for Our Lives rally in downtown San Diego along with thousands of other people advocating for stricter gun laws.

• The infamous Pacific Beach patio bandit was arrested after residents reported patio furniture being stolen from their front porches for several months. Jose Luis Ledesma Manjarrez-Ledesma, 44, was taken into custody following a traffic stop on March 22.

• Locals criticized the dockless bike “invasion” at the Pacific Beach Town Council on March 21. Representatives from Ofo, Mobike, LimeBike, and Bird defended the dockless technology that critics said the bikes' presence has only created chaos and dangerous situations.

• Pacific Beach civic leaders pushed to move the Tuesday Farmers Market from Bayard Street to Garnet Avenue at the Metropolitan Transit System board meeting.

• MBHS distinguished student Alessandra Garcia was one of nine girls from the United States selected to join the “Girls On Ice: Cascades Expedition team.” She climbed Mt. Baker, an active volcano in the Cascade Mountain range, and studied mountaineering skills, glaciology, and designed biological experiments.

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walk from Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach to the jetty in South Mission Beach. The City Council members voted against the ban because they either weren’t convinced of its necessity, or they felt the issue hadn’t yet been properly vetted.

• I Love A Clean San Diego empowered 1,049 elementary school students, teachers, and volunteers to be a wave of change at Mission Beach for the 25th annual Kids’ Ocean Day. • Belmont Park’s Giant Dipper was repainted in its original rich coats of red, black and gold.

June • Locals celebrated Go Skateboarding Day on June 21 with skate sessions, barbecues, and competitions. “There is a strong community of skaters,” Paul (Pablo) Smith, owner of Soul Grind Skate Shop in Pacific Beach, said, “but each person has a different style, does unique tricks, and follows a certain brand to express themselves.”

• San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced that construction to replace the West Mission Bay Drive bridge will start in July. The $110 million project will replace the current four-lane bridge, built in the 1950s, with two separate three-lane structures.

• The Pacific Beach Planning Group voiced its environmental concerns for the new Balboa Avenue Transit Center. Those concerns included mobility and traffic congestion and mitigation, as well as proposed zoning changes to create higher residential zoning onsite.

• More than 200 students graduated from Mission Bay High School on June 13.

• PB patio thief Jose Luis Ledesma Manjarrez pleaded guilty to five felony counts of grand theft. He was later sentenced to a year in jail.

• Mayor Kevin Faulconer released his much anticipated new regulations on short-term vacation rentals that included charging cost-recoverable fees to administer licenses and enforce code violations, establishing a “Good Neighbor” policy, hiring additional staff for complaints about

nuisance properties and implementing a per-night fee that would generate an estimated $3 million annually.

July • Mission Beach residents spoke against being "carved out" the mayor’s rental plan at a special meeting of Mission Beach Precise Planning Board.

• More than 500 volunteers removed 1,493 pounds of trash from beaches after July 4th as a part of the Surfrider Foundation San Diego’s annual post-Fourth of July “Morning After Mess” beach series.

• The City Council voted in favor of

Shores Park in Mission Bay to demand an end to City policy allowing ticketing and impounding of their vehicles. One of the City ordinances prohibits parking an RV anywhere on City streets and lots between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m.

• People complained on NextDoor that homeless, who frequent meals served at Pacific Beach Methodist Church, are doing drugs and having sex in public parks.

• U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) defended his co-sponsorship of the Keeping Families Together Act, which would have immediately halted separating families at the U.S.stricter regulations allowing prima- Mexico border, as the right thing to ry-residence-only rentals with a six- do. month maximum, which came as a disappointment to local short-term August rental industry members who insist• The water off La Jolla was 78.8 ed it will negatively impact San degrees, according to measurements Diego tourism. taken by research scientists at • San Diego was named the most Scripps Institution of Oceanograscenic West Coast city in an Expe- phy, a record-setting warm for San dia poll.

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• Twelve years is now the minimum age for prosecution in juvenile court, unless a minor younger than 12 has committed murder or rape.

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• Residents claimed the Neighborhood Parking Protection Ordinance meant to curb abuse by oversized and non-motorized vehicles taking advantage of free residential parking isn’t being enforced in PB. • Pacific Beach residents raised concerns about severely trimmed trees in the public right-of-way on Garnet Avenue west of Ingraham Street. The City said its staff had not trimmed the trees.

September • Residents voiced safety concerns after the Pacific Beach Library changed their rules to better accommodate the homeless population. “We are a public building serving everyone regardless of their circumstances,” said Misty Jones, San Diego Public Library director. “We have a code of conduct across-theboard for everyone. You can’t be under the influence. You can’t interfere with other library users or staff doing their jobs.”

• Share San Diego turned in 62,000 signatures advocating to overturn a 6-3 City Council vote in July for an ordinance limiting shortterm rental hosts to primary residences only, with one additional dwelling unit on the same parcel.

• RV residents who sued the City to end its policy of ticketing and impounding their vehicles, won a partial victory in court. U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Battaglia ruled that the vehicle habitation ordinance “is both vague on its face and is being arbitrarily and discriminatorily applied.”

• I Love A Clean San Diego mobilized 7,000 volunteers at 106 cleanup sites removed an estimated 130,000 pounds of trash and debris including a disco ball, 641 golf balls, a snowboard, and fake eyelashes.

• A judge sided with McKellar McGowan’s plans to turn the twoacre, long-abandoned Mission Beach Elementary School site into condominiums after Mission Beach Citizens for Responsible Development sued in an effort to overturn the City Council’s 6-2 vote in 2016 approving the project.

October • The Beach & Bay Press went out and sampled all the different kinds of tacos in San Diego in honor of National Taco Day on Oct. 4.

• A vacation-rental coalition gained the number of valid signatures required to put their measure — overturning the council vote that favoring residents and allowing primary-residence-only rentals with a

six-month maximum — on a future ballot.

• Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill absolving adults from being required to wear helmets on electric scooters on city streets.

• Campland attended a Pacific Beach Planning Group meeting and pled its case for remaining an affordable bay front campground. It could be a casualty in the City’s ongoing three-year analysis of the 120acre De Anza Special Study Area, part of developing a De Anza Cove Amendment to the Mission Bay Park Master Plan.

• Troy Horton and Kirra Barth were crowned Homecoming King and Queen at Mission Bay High School. “He is a man about Pacific Beach,” special needs teacher Amanda Logan said of Horton. “He’s Mr. Pacific Beach. He is known, not just on the school campus, but at the little league field, and all around town • San Diego City Council voted 5-3 to ban the use and distribution of styrofoam citywide.

• Pacific Beach resident and realtor Kara Kay announced she will be competing on the CBS-produced competitive reality TV series “Survivor: David vs. Goliath.”

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Residents were concerned that the ongoing Pacific Beach Pipeline South and West Projects were damaging streets while replacing nearly 39,000 linear feet of water main and nearly 6,800 feet of sewer main.

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November

December

• San Diego City Council voted 81 to rescind a short-term vacation rental ordinance it passed in July. The re-vote was forced by a recently successful drive by a vacation rental coalition to put the measure on a future election ballot.

• ReWild Mission Bay recently released the final conceptual plans for how wetlands can be feasibly restored to protect wildlife and communities. The plans include expanded public access and habitat restoration options, as well as cost estimates and sea-level rise modeling.

• The “Pacific Beach Pipeline Replacement Project,” ramped up again, causing traffic disruptions in the coastal communities.

• The City Council’s Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee unanimously endorsed Mayor Faulconer’s proposed new regulations for electric scooters that limit maximum speed in designated zones, encourage rider education, data sharing, operating fees and legal indemnification for the City.

• Mayor Faulconer announced that more than $40 million in infrastructure investments will be made over the next few years in Mission Bay Park, including upgrades to playgrounds, restrooms, trails as well as environmental projects.

• The City announced its preliminary plans to improve Capehart Dog Park in PB, which would cost an estimated $612,000.

• Democrat Dr. Jennifer Campbell defeated Republican incumbent Lorie Zapf by a wide margin in the Nov. 6 election for City Council District 2, which encompasses the Peninsula as well as Pacific and Mission beaches, MidwayPacific Highway, Bay Ho, Bay Park and Morena.

• Mayor Kevin Faulconer sanctioned forming a new joint-powers entity to purchase electrical power to achieve 100 percent renewable energy citywide by 2035.

• A new mobility board has been created by the City of San Diego combining two previously existing bicycle advisory and parking advisory boards under the same roof. District 3 Councilmember Chris Ward, who spearheaded the creation of the new mobility board, said: “Innovation in transit and increasing competition for the public right-of-way has fundamentally shifted the way we move ourselves around, meaning the decisions we make will have greater impacts on the quality of life of all San Diegans.”

• More than 400 SantaCon participants journeyed through Pacific Beach bars wearing holiday-themed outfits and donated more than 200 toys and raised more than $2,000 Belmont Park’s Giant Dipper roller coaster was repainted in its original for the Toys for Tots program. rich coats of red, black and gold in May.

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Mother’s Saloon and The Te Mana Café. Fifty artists will perform throughout the three days, including The Frets, Courtney Preis and Ships Have Sailed, with an emphasis on promoting new talent. Whether you want to learn about the business of making music or just want to enjoy fresh sounds, Springboard West will offer up a multitude of opportunities.

Musicians will want to checkout Springboard West, a three-day music conference taking place in Ocean Beach Jan. 10-12. Open to the public, workshops on the music biz will be offered, complete with a band boot camp and a brew crawl amongst the added highlights.

The event is headquartered at the OB Playhouse, with live music also Springboard West: Thursday to found at Wintson’s, The Harp, Saturday, Jan. 10 12, at The OB

Playhouse, 4944 Newport Ave. springboardwest.com.

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LA JOLLA SUN 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . .5811 Rutgers Rd . . . . . . . .6BR/10BA . .$8,800,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susana Corrigan 858-229-8120 SUN 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . .220 Coast Blvd #1B . . . . . .2BR/2BA . . .$1,500,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Albrecht 858-926-8779 SAT 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . .934 La Jolla Rancho Rd . . .5BR/6.5BA .$3,695,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tim Hines 619-316-2604 POINT LOMA SAT 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . .3159 Meadow Grove . . . . .2BR/1BA . . .$799,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maureen Mcgrath 619-922-2441 SUN 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . .3159 Meadow Grove . . . . .2BR/1BA . . .$799,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andrew Spathas 619-961-5810 SAT & SUN 1-4pm . . . .2303 Warrington St . . . . . .3BR/2.5BA .$899,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim O’Donnell 619-990-8522 FLETCHER HILLS SUN 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . .275 Hihill Way . . . . . . . . . .3BR/2.5BA .$780,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathy Sanchez 619-886-8936 MISSION HILLS SAT 12-3pm . . . . . . . . .3467 State St . . . . . . . . . . .4BR/3BA . . .$899,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Dennnis 619-987-9484 SUN 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . .3467 State St . . . . . . . . . . .4BR/3BA . . .$899,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Dennnis 619-987-2200

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Features include some bay views, charming decks, warm details and woodwork, multiple fireplaces, and exceptional parking. 2 driveways are rare at the beach, and you’ll love the impressive 4-car garage fit for a boat, motorhome, and all of the best beach toys!

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boogie-woogie and swing music.

8:30 p.m. 21 and up. brickbyJudy Taylor and the Wild Oats: brick.com.

Tuesday, Jan. 15 at Tio Leo’s, 5302 Napa St. 7:30 p.m. 21 and up.

On Jan. 19, Dizzy’s will host a spetioleos.com. cial tribute concert for the late jazz

Hard rock fans will want to head to Brick by Brick on Jan. 18, for a tribute band bill featuring three all female combos taking on the music of three of the genre’s biggest names. On hand will be New Yorkbased Judas Priestess (Judas Priest) and locals, Too Hot To Handle (UFO) and Cowgirls From Hell (Pantera).

icon Daniel Jackson who died in 2014. The night will be helmed by bassist Marshall Hawkins, who has performed with a long list of music greats, backed by up-and-coming young musicians from the International Academy of Jazz and the Young Lions Jazz Conservatory.

Anticipation is high for a new quartet making its debut this month, Judy Taylor and the Wild Oats. Appearing at Tio Leo’s on Jan. 15, the band features drummer Sharon Shufelt, guitarist Leah Kelly, trombonist April West, best known Daniel Jackson Tribute: Saturday, Jan. 19 at Dizzy’s at Arias for her work with Euphoria Brass Band and award-winning keyJudas Priestess: Friday, Jan. 18, Hall, 1717 Morena Blvd. 7 p.m. boardist Sue Palmer, performing at Brick by Brick, 1130 Buenos Ave. dizzysjazz.com.

PACIFIC BEACH SAT 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . .5205 Pacifica Drive . . . . . .4BR/4BA . . . $1,995,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reed Team 858-395-4033 SAT & SUN 1-4pm . . . . .4494 Cass #407 . . . . . . . . .2BR/1BA . . .$549,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Catrina Russell 619-226-2897

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