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THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2019
Police trailer leaves pier parking lot
SPRING SUNSET CLIFFS
BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON
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cean Beach bid adieu to the police trailer in the pier parking lot, which was a community landmark for about 20 years. It recently was removed and replaced by more parking. “Due to updated police technology and a heavily impacted parking situation, we are bidding farewell to the trailer, and celebrating the six new parking spots in the OB Pier lot,” reported OB MainStreet Association on its website. “The trailer has come to the end of its useful life.” OBMA executive director Denny Knox noted the police trailer was “originally intended as a temporary SDPD substation until more permanent facilities were built in the renovation of the OB lifeguard tower.” San Diego Police Department Western Division commander, Rudy Tai, said the trailer was a convenient operating base during its time for police working crime issues in OB, especially along the boardwalk. “The trailer was not leased by the City but by OBMA, which
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