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FRIDAY, AUGUST 2019 FRIDAY, NOV. 22, 16, 2019
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EMOTIONAL MEMORIAL
SAN DIEGO NAMED MOST BEAUTIFUL…Movement AGAIN!
for cleaner OB streets
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BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON
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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 family, including King, who was a life-long friend and former girlfriend, came out to celebrate Mike’s life on Sunday, Aug. 11. ‘Sunset Cliffs was THOMAS MELVILLE / PENINSULA BEACON his world and his playground,’ said Melinda. ‘He loved it here.’ See page 10 for the story.
HolidayBeach eventsmom-preneur kickoff Ocean at Liberty Station leads Sexy Mama Movement SEESEE PAGE 19 13 PAGE
Residents and visitors watch and take photos of a spectacular sunset on Nov. 15 at Sunset Cliffs in Point Loma.
By Dave Schwab | The Beacon
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SEE CLEAN, Page 7 THOMAS MELVILLE / PENINSULA BEACON
Longtime Ocean Beach surfboard shaper trying to rebuild after fire City Council to move ahead with ADA-compliant ramp at Dog Beach 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.
‘The project originally proposed in 2017 at a cost of
B surfboard maker $669,000 is now at $1.1 million with no real Albert “Ace” Elliott lost ommunity planners failed to explanation of how those costs ballooned.’ of to what thwartmuch City plans buildhe’s a acquired, including 50-year-old ANDREA SCHLAGETER, OCEAN BEACH PLANNING GROUP CHAIR new estimated $1.1 million, irreplaceableramp memorabilia, when ADA-compliant at Dog Beach his shaping in Ocean Beach.shed on Froude Street surrounding a lawsuit recently facilities at OB Dog Beach, including near Saratoga Avenue fire settled out of court for $50,000 to the River Trail. The City Council votedcaught unanion Aug. mously Nov.6.19 to deny an appeal a wheelchair-bound plaintiff, Scott At issue was whether the City Elliott’s workspace was full of Schutza. Schutza contended disabil- was obligated or not by the lawsuit brought by Ocean Beach Planning old boards photos of friends ity discrimination, alleging viola- settlement to construct a new ADAGroup, which and voted overwhelmhe’d custom boards for. ingly in made August against the City’s tion of federal and state anti-dis- compliant ramp at Dog Beach. “I saw my bike was on fire in my crimination statutes. He claimed proposed replacement ramp. In City Council testimony Nov. backyard I tried tohearing put it out,” the city had failed, and refused, to 19, OB planners laid out reasons The City and Council said Elliott, who’scont been riding e- ensure the accessibility of public for the City to uphold their appeal stem med f rom roversy The charred remains of Albert ‘Ace’ Elliott’s shaping shed in OB. SCOTT HOPKINS / PENINSULA BEACON bikes for years. “I picked up a fire
extinguisher, pulled the plug, hit thecontroversial fire — and it exploded. It just of the replacement blew up in my face, like little shotproject labeled by some as the ramp gun shells going off.” to nowhere. was aoriginally nightmare,” added “The“Itproject proposed Elliott of his loss. “It was my little in 2017 at a cost of $669,000 is now go-back-in-time sanctuary. It’s not at $1.1 million with no real explanationaofdollar how thing.” those costs ballooned,” Fortunately, the OB fire station said OBPG chair Andrea Schlageter. just aroundmaintained the cornerand and “Thewas ramp is poorly they came and put it on outit.sparing there is constantly sand The main City,damage which to is the using ourresidence. taxpayer fire] took my boards dollars“[The to provide thisall ramp, will and tools, my truck and not work with usgot on it.” camper,” noted Elliott. SEE RAMP, Page 3 SEE FIRE, Page 5