San Diego · Jun 24, 2010
So Much Things to Say
On the afternoon of June 23, protestors clashed on Newport Avenue, attracting several news crews and police. The demonstration, originally intended as a peaceful picketing/petitioning event organized by Frank Gormlie of the OB Rag community blog, desce…
San Diego · Jun 19, 2010
Controversy on Deck
“Is there any more comments?” asked Pacific Beach Town Council president Rose Galliher at the monthly meeting on June 16. Community members had just commented on the motion read by Scott Chipman, “That the Pacific Beach Town Council take a mail-i…
San Diego · Jun 17, 2010
Shut Up, Pedicabbie
Martin Vasquez, a downtown pedicab driver, appeared before the San Diego City Council on June 15 to give his side of the story regarding the impounding of his pedicab by the San Diego police. On May 15, while traveling north on Fifth Avenue, Vasquez sa…
San Diego · Jun 17, 2010
Whale Bone’s Connected to the…
“You will not be coming back for additional funds? Everything is accounted for? You know the cameras are recording this?” Councilmember and rules committee member Todd Gloria asked mayoral staffer Amy Benjamin during Wednesday’s hearing on the construc…
San Diego · Jun 16, 2010
License Creep
For the past seven months, members of the Pacific Beach Planning Group have studied alcohol-related issues in Pacific Beach. On June 14, they presented their findings during a “special meeting.” Scott Chipman, chairman of the group’s alcohol lice…
San Diego · Jun 16, 2010
Corporate Cut
At 10:00 a.m. on June 15, at the entrance into Ocean Beach, a ten-man crew with a heavy-duty generator and a hovercraft-looking device began to cordon off a tall Mexican fan palm tree with yellow tape. I asked one of the more corporate-looking gentleme…