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Classmates of High Tech High senior Priscilla Pimienta, 17, gather in a somber moment on the Point Loma campus to remember the young victim of an apparent murder-suicide that investigators believe was organized by the parents. Priscilla and the other three members of her family perished May 24 — four days before Priscilla’s prom and a month before she was prepared to graduate. Photo by Jim Grant I The Beacon
Tragic death of HTH senior leaves host of friends asking ‘Why?’
High Tech High senior Priscilla Pimienta, 17, her younger sister Emily, 9, and her father Alfredo, 44, were found dead in the backyard swimming pool of their home on Parkcreek Court on May24. Pris...
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Steve Wagner, left, and Greg Koch, co-founders of Stone Brewing Co., are in the midst of a nearly $27 million expansion that will include a massive presence at Liberty Station beginning in the spring of 2012. Photo by Jim Grant I The Beacon
Liberty Station tapped for major additions with Stone Brewing expansion
Stone Brewing Co., Southern California’s largest craft brewer, will open a second outfit of its award-winning Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens in Point Loma’s historic Liberty Station as par...
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PLHS poised to graduate another stellar group of young scholars
Nearly 440 young men and women will receive their high school diplomas on Friday, June 10, during commencement ceremonies at Point Loma High School (PLHS). Leading them onto Bennie Edens Field at 3...
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Guests of honor salute during the retiring of colors at Monday s event.
PAYING TRIBUTE TO AMERICA’S PATRIOTS
Veterans, active-duty military personnel and visitors paid homage to America’s fallen heroes on May 30 during the 111th annual Memorial Day Service and Day of Remembrance at Fort Rosecrans National...
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NTC Promenade renovation to clear path for more arts, cultural treasures
The next ambitious step in expanding the Mecca for arts and culture at the former Naval Training Center (NTC) — now known as Liberty Station — will take place this summer. The plan involves renova...
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Nearly 30 teams participate in the American Cancer Society’s Point Loma/Ocean Beach Relay for Life event at Liberty Station on May 21. The participants raised more than $45,000 for the American Cancer Society. Photo courtesy Tim Mantoani
Relay for Life event raises $45,000 for Point Loma, OB cancer patients
Raising more than $45,000 for the American Cancer Society through its nationwide signature fundraiser, the Point Loma/Ocean Beach Relay for Life event on May 21 reaped benefits for local cancer pat...
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Boater killed in accident near Shelter Island A 50-year-old man died May 24 in waters near Shelter Island when he fell from a dinghy he was riding in with his girlfriend, police said. San Diego...
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Vacant Hancock Street condos may finally lure renters in July
First, there were going to be condos for sale. Then, it was going to be a hotel. In a month or so, perhaps the third incarnation will be the charm when renters could begin moving in at Stella, loct...
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Hey shutterbugs! Beacon’s photo contest is back!
The Beacon’s 17th annual Amateur Photo Contest is back! Enter your best photo portraying the Peninsula area taken in the past year. Photos will be displayed at The Peninsula Beacon booth during...
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Visitors to the Empty Bowls fundraising event for T.A.C.O. (Third Avenue Charitable Organization) in La Jolla on May 7 scour through hundreds of bowls, all made by local artisans. The next local Empty Bowls event takes place June 5 in Ocean Beach. Photo by Don Balch | The Beacon
Filling bowls helps fill needs of the hungry
A host of adults and children from all walks of life will gather on Saturday, June 5, not only to eat, but also for an opportunity to help feed other hungry neighbors in San Diego. The event, kno...
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Canine helps reignite love of surfing for man with back injury
Dozer the dog won category in 2010 Purina surf challenge in OB Doug Hokstad always loved to surf. But 15 years ago, a serious car accident and several resultant back surgeries snatched away that...
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A Memorial Day lunch/barbecue helped feed about 250 people May 30 at Saratoga Park in Ocean Beach. Courtesy photo by Bianca Koch
Memorial Day outreach feeds hundreds
A much-anticipated outreach tradition drew hundreds to Saratoga Park in Ocean Beach on May 30 for an annual Memorial Day lunch/barbecue for the hungry. The event was hosted by the local homeless o...
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High Tech High International (HTHI) students brim with pride even though they received disappointing news the school had not been chosen by President Barack Obama for a visit to deliver their commencement speech. This group represents just some of the many HTHI students involved in the “Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge” hosted by the White House. Pictured are, from bottom left, Rachel DeNoble, Katie Ho, Will Stocker, Marissa Wong, Daniel Meyers, Rishika Daryanani, Marisol Jenkins, Adam Burnier and Cat Bagg. PHOTOS BY JIM GRANT I THE BEACON
For HTHI students, losing Obama visit still had a ‘unifying’ effect
Seniors discover discipline, focus and pride in real-world test After working and waiting for three months, High Tech High International (HTHI) students and staff learned May 10 that President B...
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Parley LeeMaster and Sharon LeeMaster have been using the area’s beach fire pits for the last 50 years. The Crown Point couple felt the issue of saving the city’s fire pits important enough to attend a press conference by District 1 City Councilman Kevin Faulconer and Mayor Jerry Sanders on May 12 at Mission Bay, as city officials announced several private groups had contributed enough money to spare the pits s at least through the beginning of the next fiscal year. The LeeMasters have a bench named after them. PHOTO BY JIM GRANT I THE BEACON
Council cobbles plan to spare libraries, rec centers, fire pits
Competing ideas have same goal, different approaches The citizens of San Diego have spoken — and they’ve been heard. On the heels of petition drives and outrage from Ocean Beach to La Jolla, c...
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New permitting requirements and fees could force community Fourth of July fireworks shows like this one over the Ocean Beach Pier to be scaled back. COURTESY PHOTO BY JOE EWING
New over-water fireworks permit requirement ignites controversy
OBMA officials fear July 4 celebration will lose some crackle Organizers of fireworks displays in San Diego recently became the first in the country to be required to apply for and purchase an a...
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San Diego firefighters moved quickly to extinguish a blaze at 4320 Voltaire St. on May 11 that heavily damaged two businesses and displaced four residents. SCOTT HOPKINS | The Beacon
Blaze heavily damages structure in OB
Flames ripped through the top floor of a three-story building in Ocean Beach on May 11, heavily damaging two businesses and displacing four residents from their lower-floor apartments. The blaze b...
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Jose Sinatra will be the entertainment host of the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association’s inaugural OB Beach Ball on Saturday, May 21. COURTESY PHOTO BY SANDRA CASTILLO
OB Beach Ball rolls out inaugural music, microbrew fest Saturday
San Diego plays host to many open-air events each year, but gatherings in Ocean Beach are among the most beloved -- both for their scenic beach location and their unique neighborhood feel. On May...
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OB ‘Skateboard Bandit’ to be sentenced in July
An Ocean Beach man dubbed the “Skateboard Bandit,” who fled on a skateboard after a series of bank robberies, has pleaded guilty. Colter Stanley Johnson, 26, is free on $100,000 bond with the cond...
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Etchells sailors from the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, France, Canada, Italy, Greece, Bermuda and the United Arab Emirates will compete in the Etchells World Championships in June. COURTESY PHOTO BY BOB GRIESER
Etchells World Championship to showcase SDYC, Point Loma
10 countries, more than 80 boats to vie for international sailing prowess/b> One of the year's premiere sailing events casts off soon from the docks of the San Diego Yacht Club in Point Loma. ...
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Town Council readies to dole out grant money The Ocean Beach Town Council (OBTC) is now accepting 2011 applications for grants to local organizations and groups. Grant money is distributed throu...
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Boxer, model and artist Danyelle Wolf, who trains in Point Loma, hopes to make her mark on the boxing world by joining Team USA for the first-ever women’s Olympic boxing event in London in 2012. Wolf will raise money to fund her goal at an event at Colosseum Fine Arts in La Jolla on May 21. She won her two scheduled bouts last weekend in Oxnard. COURTESY PHOTO
Pt. Loma-trained boxer, artist jumps into ring as Olympic hopeful
SAN DIEGO'S NEWEST KNOCKOUT Upon meeting Danyelle Wolf, the first thing one notices is her height — all six feet of it. The second is her demeanor. Poised, polite, feminine and fashion-conscious...
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Pointers Got Game to orient incoming students, parents
Parents of students planning to enroll at Point Loma High School (PLHS) next school year have received lots of information on academic programs and requirements. Along with their students, they lik...
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. Sign-wielding residents join District 2 City Councilman Kevin Faulconer on April 30 to protest planned cutbacks in the city library system’s operating hours, launching a petition drive outside the Ocean Beach Branch Library. PHOTO BY JIM GRANT I THE BEACON
Faulconer, residents link arms to shield libraries
Calling libraries the “heart and soul of the community,” District 2 City Councilman Kevin Faulconer joined Friends of the Ocean Beach Library and the OB Rag on Saturday to collect signatures to thw...
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Summer patrols beefed up, set in motion early
The San Diego Police Department’s Western Division will boost the number of summer patrol officers for Ocean Beach earlier than usual this year. The beefed-up patrols in Ocean Beach began April 29...
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Hunt on for suspected killer of beloved auto-shop owner
Homicide detectives are on the hunt for a former Point Loma auto-shop employee accused of killing the shop’s beloved owner, Jalal “Joe” Abou on April 19. Investigators identified the fatal shooti...
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New PCPB board set; Khalil elected to lead planners
As one board member put it, it'll take a while to get to know one another on the Peninsula Community Planning Board. The latest board lineup, whose all-volunteer members serve two-year terms and m...
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Supporters walk during the 2010 Kidney Walk at NTC Park. Courtesy photo
Walkers hoof it to support kidney cause
When Helen Tran returned home from a night out with friends around 1 a.m. on Nov. 29, 2006, the phone was ringing. It was the University of California, San Diego Medical Center calling to tell her ...
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Window-etching vandals released from custody
Two young men convicted of vandalizing storefront windows at businesses in Ocean Beach and Pacific Beach were released from custody last week after being sentenced to time served. Both men will ha...
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The final $3.5 million phase three will be a new, two-story building with a teen technology center, community meeting rooms, group exercise studios, improved fitness and wellness center and a reception area. Once completed, the YMCA will be renamed the Ryan Family YMCA in honor of the family’s financial support. Peninsula YMCA officials said additional funds are still needed to complete phase three and that several project naming opportunities still exist. The Peninsula Family YMCA has served the communities of Point Loma, Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach and the Midway District since 1976. For more information, visit www.peninsula.ymca.org. COURTESY PHOTO BY DAVID SCHULTZ
Y BE LEFT OUT?
The Peninsula Family YMCA formally celebrated the opening of the Haas Family Gymnasium with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in April. The local YMCA embarked on a three-phase capital campaign and improv...
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Shown is one of the featured historic homes to be showcased during the Loma Portal Home and Garden Tour on May 14. COURTESY PHOTO
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Town Council readies to dole out grant money The Ocean Beach Town Council (OBTC) is now accepting 2011 applications for grants to local organizations and groups. Grant money is distributed throu...
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This early scene captures a new Fort Rosecrans, with fresh paint and smoke coming from the chimneys. Most of these structures exist today. Photo courtesy of the Col. George Ruhlen Collection
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Officer’s Row 1904’ captures history of Point
A new book titled “Officers’ Row 1904” is based on a true story and captures a bygone era of Army glory in San Diego and Point Loma. Yes, you read that right — Army glory. The Army’s presence is a...
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PLNU names its annual Entrepreneur of the Year
Luke Harmon, a 2010 business administration graduate from Point Loma Nazarene University, was named the 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year by the university’s Fermanian School of Business (FSB). Harmon ...
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The Port Of San Diego s Day At The Docks event lured young and old alike during the West Coast s largest public celebration of sportfishing at San Diego Sportfishing Landings in Point Loma on Sunday. Here, a family leaves the docks after a fun-filled day. PHOTOS BY JIM GRANT I THE BEACON
GETTING HOOKED ON SPORTFISHING
SD Port’s annual Day at the Docks lures enthusiasts
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Planners scramble for piece of $25M federal funding pie
A check in the amount of roughly $25 million is about to arrive to the city from the federal government — and it's got a group of local planners all abuzz. Most of the money is designed to improve...
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City officials gathered Monday in Point Loma for a ceremonial groundbreaking on a unique environmental project that may help put neighbors’ minds at ease. In response to public outcry in the last couple of years to the city’s plans to truck excess methane gas from the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant through residential streets, the city engaged in a new option: recycling the explosive gas by piping it out of the plant using existing San Diego Gas & Electric fuel lines for use as renewable energy. District 2 City Councilman Kevin Faulconer, left, and Mayor Jerry Sanders, center, participated in the groundbreaking. It is anticipated that the unique project will eliminate the release of 1.5 million cubic feet of global warming gases each day and generate about $2.6 million in city revenues over the next 10 years. Faulconer, who spearheaded the anti-trucking option, also credited watchdogs John Pederson and Jim Gilhooly and members of the Point Loma Association for creating public awareness and battling the initial trucking plans. COURTESY PHOTO
IT’S A GAS

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NTC Foundation seeks to ease tax burden on Liberty Station tenants
A three-pronged approach by NTC Foundation executives could help ease an assessed tax on some of the nonprofit tenants at Liberty Station. The city stepped in earlier this year to pay about $1.1 m...
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Members of the Dana Unit of Rady Children’s Hospital will host their annual garden walk and home tour in Point Loma on Saturday to raise money for children dealing with head and neck trauma or birth defects. PHOTO BY PAUL HANSEN | THE BEACON
Benefit garden walk, home tour to shine spotlight on the Peninsula’s finest gems
For the last decade or so, a group of Point Loma residents has been helping to bring smiles to children dealing the effects of head and facial trauma or birth defects. Opening their hearts and hom...
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City drops hammer on pot clinics
Medical marijuana dispensary operators appear to be mostly mum following the City Council’s decision April 12 to adopt restrictions on the centers, mandating the shops be located in industrial zone...
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‘Tootsie Bandit’ gets prison time
The so-called “Tootsie Bandit”— who told a judge “my wife won’t have anything to do with me” since he put on a dress to rob a bank — has been sentenced to seven years, eight months in state prison....
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Planned 400-car parking structure to sport vivid, modern look
Art can transform a potentially plain-looking, monolithic parking structure into something reminiscent of sails and sunshine. Renowned artist Suikang Zhao presented his plans for a Port of San Die...
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From left, Stephanie Dathe, Nancie Geller and Leigh Hark are shown in a television screen grab during a local NBC news telecast at The Thursday Club rummage sale in Balboa Park in March. The Point Loma-based organization, whose mission is to support many local beneficiaries, is now in its 90th year. COURTESY PHOTO
Thursday Club still going strong after 90 years
The Thursday Club, a local organization now celebrating its 90th year, was renamed after the construction of its clubhouse above Sunset Cliffs in Point Loma in 1928. With the new location, the club...
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Mourners quickly established a makeshift memorial for Jalal “Joe” Abou, a mechanic who was shot and killed outside the service station he owned on Rosecrans Street on Tuesday morning. PHOTO BY JIM GRANT I THE BEACON
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Car repair shop owner shot to death on Rosecrans Police investigators are asking for the public’s help after the fatal shooting of a mechanic who owned Joe’s Auto Repair in Point Loma on Tuesda...
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Youngsters will have plenty of opportunities to hunt eggs, play games and be entertained during the annual Spring Fling at Liberty Station on Saturday. PHOTO BY PAUL HANSEN I THE BEACON
Spring Fling to offer family egg-citement
Spring brings with it a time for reflection, a chance to get together and an opportunity to celebrate traditions old and new. The third annual Liberty Station Spring Fling, set for Saturday, Apri...
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The Kiwanis Club of Point Loma will host the 62nd annual Easter Sunrise Service at Cabrillo National Monument on Sunday. PHOTO COURTESY THE KIWANIS CLUB
Kiwanis Club to host Easter Sunrise Service at Cabrillo
The Kiwanis Club of Point Loma will again present an ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service at the Cabrillo National Monument. The services will be held in the lower parking lot, giving those who attend...
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DON'T MISS IT!
COMMUNITY/CIVIC Tuesday, April 19, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., the United Port of San Diego launches the first of two public workshops to discuss Shelter Island dock fees. At issue is a potential chang...
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Some young beachgoers make a new reptilian friend in Ocean Beach as they play in the sand. “Elvis” entertained the youngsters and took a few sunbathers by surprise as he trekked up and down the beach. With spring beginning to hit high gear, people and their pets are turning out more frequently to enjoy the change in weather. PHOTO BY JIM GRANT I THE BEACON
Hey, you ’guana take a dip?

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OB's medical pot dispensaries likely to be closed
Following a five-hour debate, the City Council voted 5-2 last week to pass a medical marijuana ordinance that limits dispensaries to light industrial zones, which means most of the current pot shop...
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San Diego Harbor Police pull bodies onshore (background) after a fatal sailboat accident near Shelter Island on March28. Photo by MIKE McCARTHY I THE BEACON
Cause of fatal boat accident at Shelter Island probed
Police continue to investigate the deaths of two men — a father and son — who drowned March 28 when a 26-foot sailboat capsized between Harbor Island and Shelter Island, said Marguerite Elicone, a ...
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Vandals plead guilty to Ocean Beach window etchings
Two 20-year-old men pleaded guilty last week to one count of felony vandalism involving two dozen incidents in Ocean Beach and Pacific Beach, where store windows were defaced with some type of etch...
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PLNU student chaplain steps down after acknowledging he is gay
The elected student chaplain at Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) resigned his position April 1 — just 12 days after he told a church forum he is gay. The forum is also now without a place to m...
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A makeshift memorial sits at the site of a fatal motorcycle accident in Point Loma on March 31. PHOTO BY MIKE RYAN | THE BEACON
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Motorcycle crash kills young serviceman A makeshift memorial, placed at the corner of Cañon and Rosecrans streets marks the location of a motorcycle accident that took the life of 22-year-old se...
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Large field of PLHS athletes capture collegiate scholarships
From Hilo, Hawaii in the west to Waltham, Mass. more than 5,000 miles to the east, 13 members of the class of 2011 at Point Loma High School (PLHS) will be continuing their athletic careers at vari...
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Once known as the Peninsula Chamber Chomp, this year’s gastronomic walking tour will be called the Taste of Shelter Island. The event takes place Tuesday, April 19. PHOTO BY JIM GRANT I THE BEACON
Taste of Shelter Island poised to wow tastebuds, satiate visitors
It might seem unthinkable to have in one night a tasty bowl of clam chowder at The Brigantine, calamari and ribeye pasta dish at La Playa Bistro, or a delicious appetizer from Bali Hai, Miquel’s Co...
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Koneko Bishop, president the San Diego-Yokohama Sister City Society, reflects on the tragedy befalling the Japanese people after a devastating 9.0-magnitude earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis earier this month. Bishop stands in front of the Japanese Friendship Bell at Shelter Island, a gift from the sister city of Yokohama in 1958. The local society is gearing up to join world relief efforts for Japan. PHOTO BY JIM GRANT I THE BEACON
AID FOR JAPAN: San Diego-Yokohama Sister City Society joins relief efforts
Since the devastating 9.0-magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami that pounded Japan on March 11, each passing day has created worry and fear in the hearts of family members and friends around the...
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Barnard and OB elementaries, Correia Middle share pain of pink slips
With the San Diego Unified School District facing an estimated $120 million budget crisis, teacher layoff notices have been distributed across the district — possibly affecting a host of teachers a...
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Residents and businesses are experiencing the inconvenience of a city sewer-pipe replacement project, primarily at the intersection of Cable Street and Newport Avenue. Parking spaces for businesses and homes have been blocked off and ramps have been installed to help motorists traverse the mess. PHOTO BY JIM GRANT I THE BEACON
Planners nix sewer-pipe work this summer
According to local planners, summer is a time for surf, sun, sand and the resulting tourists with disposable income – not road rage from torn-up asphalt, annoying roadblocks and detours on the comm...
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OB planners back more relaxed pot dispensary rules
“San Diego City Council, you guys need to mellow out.” That was the message from the Ocean Beach Planning Board, which determined at a special forum March 16 that the City Council was about to go t...
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The Peninsula Woman’s Club is asking the city for help in persuading federal postal officials to turn the 436,000-square-foot Midway Processing and Distribution Facility in Point Loma into a senior citizen housing and community center. PHOTO BY PAUL HANSEN I THE BEACON
Group urges Midway postal facility for senior housing
As plans move forward to sell off the federal property now occupied by the U.S. Post Office/Midway Processing and Distribution Facility in Point Loma, the Peninsula Woman’s Club is petitioning city...
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Local planning groups wrap up elections, to seat new members
There’s more to March than college basketball, St. Patrick’s Day and the arrival of spring. Citizens interested in land-use planning and quality of life issues went to the polls and elected members...
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Shelby Macdonald was crowned Miss Cities of San Diego 2011 on March 19 and will move on to compete for the title of Miss California 2011 in Fresno this summer. COURTESY PHOTO
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Point Loman crowned Miss Cities of San Diego 2011 Shelby Macdonald of Point Loma captured the title of Miss Cities of San Diego 2011 on March 19 during the Miss San Diego Pageant at the Poway Ce...
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PLHS player’s killer begins 50-year sentence
Frederick Garcia Cruz has begun serving a 50-year sentence in state prison for killing two teenagers in 2008 — including Michael Taylor, a Point Loma High School football player. The courtroom was...
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Alleged ‘Tootsie Bandit’ pleads guilty
A Hillcrest man believed to be the cross-dressing “Tootsie Bandit” has pleaded guilty to an attempted heist at a bank on Rosecrans Street The same robber is believed to have held up a credit unio...
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