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San Diego Community Newspaper Group
www.SDNEWS.com Volume 27, Number 13
Thursday, August 20, 2015
After 14 years, OB has its plan Coastal Commission gives its approval BY ANTHONY S. DE GARATE THE BEACON
A policy document proponents say will promote the small-town charm of Ocean Beach while guarding against bulky, out-of-scale development passed its last major hurdle when it was approved unanimously Aug. 13 by the California Coastal Commission. At press time, it was unclear whether the document, known officially as the Ocean Beach Community Plan and Local Coastal Program, would have to be formally ratified by San Diego City Council, which passed the plan in a slightly different form in July of 2014. But the Coastal Commission's action made it clear that, for all intents and purposes, the one square mile that makes up the community of OB has a new set Maya Saulino (above) of San Marcos carves a wave during her first heat Saturday morning. Saulino finished fourth overall in the Women’s Pro Am. (Below) PHOTOS BY THOMAS MELVILLE Vince Boulanger of Ocean City, Md., shreds some surf on his way to the semi-final round.
Surfers compete in OB at Revolt Summer Surf Series More than 130 surfers from four different countries – Peru, Venezuela, South Africa and the U.S. – competed in the ninth annual Revolt Summer Surf Series' second contest this year at Ocean Beach on Saturday, Aug. 15. Jacob Mario Szekely of La Jolla won the Men's Pro Am and Marissa Shaw of San Clemente won the Women's Pro Am. The third contest is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12, north of Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach. The season finale will take place south of Crystal Pier on Saturday, Oct. 3, during the annual Pacific BeachFest. This year's finale includes a Fire Fighters Charity Surf event, with all the proceeds going to the San Diego Burn Institute, plus The Battle at BeachFest – an SUP Cross event that will bring elite stand-up paddle competitors from around the globe. – THOMAS MELVILLE
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of policies designed to guide growth for the next 20 years. A community plan is intended to be a blueprint for the future and contains specific proposals for land uses and public improvements. The Coastal Commission’s action capped a 14-year saga to replace the 1975 Ocean Beach Precise Plan, the oldest planning document in the city. Ordinarily, community plans – there are more than 50 of SEE PLAN, Page 5
Video witness: Officer ‘hastily’ shot unarmed man in Midway District BY LIAM DILLON VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
A San Diego police officer’s killing of an unarmed, mentally ill man in April was unprovoked, according to a sworn statement from someone who has viewed security camera footage of the incident. On April 30, San Diego police officer Neal Browder shot and killed Fridoon Rawshan Nehad in an alley outside an adult bookstore in the Midway neighborhood. Browder was responding to a 911 call about a man who was threatening people with a knife. Nehad turned out to be unarmed.
‘(The video) was shocking to me and, I believe, to anyone else who sees it.’ WESLEY DOYLE VIEWED THE SECURITY FOOTAGE Browder failed to turn on his body-worn camera before the incident, prompting Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman to change department policy to ensure SEE SHOOTING, Page 4
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