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Movement KING TIDES CRASHING THE NEW YEAR
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.
NorthPoint Chapel at Liberty Loma PointersStation prep rebranded as event space for season opener SEE 4 11 SEEPAGE PAGE
Peninsula Family YMCA Ocean Beach mom-preneur renamed for Ryan family leads Sexy Mama Movement SEESEE PAGE 10 13 PAGE
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, who a life-long former cameduring out tofloods celebrate Mike’s life on Sunday, Aug. ‘Sunset King ily, Tides are coming Jan. was 10-12 and Feb.friend 8-9. and When Kinggirlfriend, Tides occur or storms, water levels can rise11. higher andCliffs havewas the potential to cause damage to the Page 7 SEE CLEAN, THOMASwas MELVILLEthen / PENINSULA BEACON his world and his playground, ’ saidyear, Melinda. loved here.’ See 10 fordamaged the story. the Ocean Beach Pier, which coastline and coastal property. Last King ‘He Tides andit rough surf page in January closed for five months while under repair. San Diego residents can help by taking and sharing photos of the shoreline during King Tides to create a record of the changes to the coast and upload them at coastal.ca.gov/ kingtides. Above, big surf pounded Sunset Cliffs on Dec. 15 creating huge wave splashes and a little rainbow flare. THOMAS MELVILLE / PENINSULA BEACON
Longtime Ocean Beach surfboard shaper trying to rebuild after fire
OB music festival helps ‘Springboard’ bands into spotlight BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON
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B surfboard maker “Ace”the Elliott lost While it’s Albert true that main much of what he’s part of a musician’s life is playincluding ing acquired, music, there is much50-year-old more to irreplaceable memorabilia, when making a career in the field. From his shaping shed on Froude Street bookings to PR, management to near Saratoga fire copyrights, thereAvenue is a lotcaught for the on Aug. 6. performer to wade up-and-coming Elliott’s workspace was full of through. Luckily for San Diego, oldis boards and photos of friends there an annual event that can made custom boards for. help,he’d Springboard West in Ocean Beach.“I saw my bike was on fire in my backyard and I tried put it OB out,” Headquartered at to the said Elliott, beenannual riding ePlayhouse, thewho’s fourth bikes for years. “I picked up a fire
The band Belladon, which will be at Springboard West, was nominated for a San Diego music award for best new artist. The charred remains of Albert ‘Ace’ Elliott’s shaping shed in OB. SCOTT HOPKINS / PENINSULA BEACON
extinguisher, pulled the plug, hit theconference fire — andtakes it exploded. It just music place from blew up in my face, like little Jan. 9-11, shining a spotlight onshotall gunof shells going off.” aspects the music biz. Attendees “It seminars was a nightmare,” added will find and workshops Elliott of his loss. “It was my little during the day with industry and go-back-in-time not plenty of live musicsanctuary. at night.It’s The a dollar thing.” event is open to the public with Fortunately, theSpringboard OB fire station all proceeds from was just around the corner and West benefiting several nonprofthey cameThe andSan putDiego it out Music sparing its, including damage to the residence. Foundation, Themain Autism Tree “[The fire] tookand all my boards Project Foundation, Pioneer and tools, got my truck and Programs. camper,” noted Elliott. SEE MUSIC, Page 11 SEE FIRE, Page 5