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Zimmerman snapshot: San Diego’s first woman police chief takes helm BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON Shelley Zimmerman, San Diego’s 34th police chief and the first woman ever to helm the department, said she never considered she’d one day command it. “When I graduated from the police academy in 1982, my goal wasn’t to be chief of police,” she said. “My goal was to do the very best job at whatever assignment I had.” An Ohio native from Cleveland and an Ohio State University alum whose father was a World War II combat veteran and a trial attorney, Zimmerman first came to California to the Rose Bowl to see her beloved Buckeyes play. Afterward, she visited San Diego, which proved to be life changing. “I came down to the zoo and immediately fell in love with the beauty of the city,” Zimmerman said. “I’d shoveled my last driveway.” After breaking her parents’ hearts AFTER THE STORM The weekend storm that weather forecasters predicted wouild be wild and wooly to quench Southern California’s drought conditons didn’t quite materialize. Still, plenty of rain did fall and locals were whipped with serious wind gusts. Here, a young surfer Photo by Jim Grant from the Point Loma High surf team prepares to take to the water after the storm.
PLHS girls seize first CIF championship in 23 years BY SCOTT HOPKINS | THE BEACON Lady Pointer basketball player Morgan Maclean knew her team could end Point Loma High’s 23-year drought since its last CIF championship, and she was determined to make that a reality last Friday morning. And so, when her sixth-seeded Pointers entered the fourth quarter of their title match down 24-22 against fifth-seed Hoover at Jenny Craig Pavilion on the USD campus, the 6’ 0” junior took charge. Over the final eight minutes, Maclean scored 15 of her game-high 22 points, including a stunning 8 of 8 from the free throw line, part of a 15-4 Pointer scoring run that propelled them to a 43-36 comefrom-behind win over a tough Cardinal Members of the CIF champion Lady Pointers gather to celebrate their 43-36 victory over squad for the Div. IV title. Hoover on March 7 on the Jenny Craig Pavilion court. Many are holding the special patch they were awarded as Div. IV champions, while Ilish Gedestad, third from left in the front row, holds
SEE POINTERS, Page 7 the winning team trophy.
Photo by Scott Hopkins
SAN DIEGO POLICE CHIEF SHELLEY ZIMMERMAN with the news, Zimmerman said she moved to San Diego “not knowing anyone. Didn’t have a job. Didn’t even have a place to stay.” “And here I am 32 years later as the chief of police,” Zimmerman SEE ZIMMERMAN Page 7
Claudia Jack claims honor as Irish Woman of the Year BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON One of Ocean Beach’s own, Claudia Jack, associate director of OB MainStreet Association, has been named 2014 Irish Woman of the Year. Jack is a board member of the Irish Congress of Southern California, Inc., a nonprofit promoting appreciation of Irish culture, which annually plans and implements the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Irish Festival in Balboa Park. “You ride in the parade and represent the Irish Congress, mostly at events in Balboa Park, throughout the year,” said Jack of her role as Irish Woman of the year. As an annual St. Pat’s parade volunteer, Jack said her job involves “doing all the logistics, including the setup and teardown.” Jack handles the arrangements for all the parade facilities, everything from the stages and fencing to the
porta-potties. That task requires her to interface with the city administration, the fire marshal, the Park and Rec Department, the police, EMTs and the ABC, state Department of Alcohol and Beverage Control. A key part of her job doing parade logistics involves keeping costs to a minimum. She said she does that by paying attention to detail, and by encouraging her colleagues to followthrough on all of their job functions. Of her designation as Irish Woman of the Year, Jack said “it’s a real honor.” The 34th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival with the theme “Celebrating People in Public Service,” will be held Saturday, March 15. The free event, held from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., will feature more than 100 entries including marching bands, equestrians, police and fire units, equestrians, Irish dancers and plenty SEE AWARD, Page 7