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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
San Diego Community Newspaper Group
Lights, sports and lawsuits PLHS neighbors to sue over lights BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON
A lawsuit is pending on behalf of neighbors near Point Loma High School opposed to stadium lights proposed as part of a multi-phase, masterplanned modernization of the 91-year-old school's campus and its athletic facilities. Disregarding the implied threat of a lawsuit, San Diego Unified School District Board May 24 voted 5-0 in favor of an
environmental impact report for proposed campus and athletic facilities upgrades at PLHS. The EIR includes adding new stadium lights. “It's anticipated that a lawsuit will be filed this week claiming, under the California Environmental Quaility Act, that the project violates local land-use and zoning laws, and that the project is not exempt from those laws,” said SEE LIGHTS, Page 12
OB Street Fair and Chili Cook-Off this Saturday Thomas Marine employees Jody Lofton and Marcos Biard apply finishing touches to the Sea Gods sculpture on Newport Avenue.
Sea Gods back to bless Ocean Beach BY MARK-ELLIOTT LUGO | THE BEACON
Sea Gods, a colorful-butaging sculpture that vanished months ago from its site at the foot of Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach, returned home
this week after receiving a major facelift. Conceived in the mid-1990s by San Diegobased artists Matthew Welsh and the late Jill Moon as part of the San Diego’s effort to enhance neighborhoods with
original art, Sea Gods depicted a colorful and whimsical array of mythical sea creatures. The 28-foot-long painted steel sculpture became an instant SEE SEA GODS, Page 12
PHOTO BY MARK-ELLIOTT LUGO
‘It’s representative of OB and the merging of the land and the water. It reflects the quirkiness of OB.’ MICHAEL AMAYA LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER
The free festival will include an oceanfront chili cook-off, food booths, Artists Alley, a beachside beer garden, live music and family friendly activities, carnival rides, and the community mural project. The street fair will take place 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in
INSIDE Our special section has everything you need to know to enjoy the OB Street Fair.
the 4800 to 5000 blocks of Newport Avenue, along the waterfront and pier parking lot, and along the cross streets of Bacon and Cable.
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