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Judge Rules SB9 Is Unconstitutional
By Liam Dillon / LA Times - Yahoo News / Mon, April 29, 2024 A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ruled that a landmark law ending single-family-home-only zoning in California is...
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The ‘Shell House’ in Point Loma Is No More
From CBS8/ April 29, 2024 A Point Loma landmark is now rubble. Seashells torn down from the front yard of a place locals called the “shell house”. Manny Neves has lived behind the unique house with all...
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Michael Smolens: ‘A judge’s ruling and pushback from the Coastal Commission...
Editordude: This is an excellent summary of the very current trends in California and San Diego housing and a must-read. By Michael Smolens / Columnist - San Diego Union-Tribune / May 3, 2024 In recent...
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May 2024 Events from the Ocean Beach Green Center
Every Saturday at 10:30 am. Climate Mobilization Coalition Meetings May 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th. Keep up-to-date on climate issues and Climate Action events. To register email Jon Findley at...
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‘Raising Cane’ Coming to the Midway
The eighth San Diego location of chicken tender restaurant chain Raising Cane's is heading to San Diego's Midway District. A San Diego branch of Raising Canes's is currently in the planning stages for...
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San Diego County Has Already Met State’s Housing Unit Mandate for Projected...
By Richard T. Carlson/ Times of San Diego / April 30, 2024 Has San Diego County already built enough new housing to accommodate all the currently projected population growth through the year 2050? This...
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E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Organic Walnuts Sold in San Diego Stores,...
An E. coli outbreak has been linked to organic walnuts sold at stores in San Diego County. Gibson Farms, a company based in Hollister, California, voluntarily recalled its Organic Light Halves and...
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OB Planning Board to Review Proposed 20-Unit, 3-Story Complex on Point Loma...
The OB Planning Board meets this Tuesday May 7th at 6pm at the OB Rec Center. There is one project on agenda: 4705 Point Loma Ave. The Board's sub-committee, the Project Review Committee reviewed the...
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OB Historical District Should Prevent Proposed 20-Unit Complex for Point Loma...
By Geoff Page Mayor Todd Gloria’s Complete Communities Housing Solutions are coming for OB in the form a 20-unit anthill on a 7,396 square foot lot with virtually no parking or outdoor space. Anyone...
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2024’s Last Chance: Divine Intervention or ‘Megalopolis’
By Colleen O'Connor “Ahead of the movie's world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, the first trailer for Francis Ford Coppola's sci-fi passion project, Megalopolis, has been released...
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SDSU Claims No Documents Exist About Free Sports Arena Offer
By Arturo Castañares / La Prensa / May 2, 2024 San Diego State University and the California State University Chancellor’s office now claim there are no public records related to a 2022 proposal from a...
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An Investigation by County Grand Jury Into San Diego’s Planning Process Picks...
There's a movement afoot to have the San Diego County Grand Jury investigate the city of San Diego’s planning process, and it just recently picked up support from the La Jolla Community Planning...
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OB’s ‘Volley Ball Wars’ Over Public Beach Leave the Public Out
By Geoff Page A volleyball company’s use of OB’s sands to make money has residents who live nearby upset. This was all detailed in The Rag’s February 22 piece. It appeared that this problem was solved...
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Ocean Beach Planning Board Rejects 20-Unit Complex on Point Loma Avenue
Before a packed community meeting room, the Ocean Beach Planning Board last night rejected a proposed development with 20 units on Point Loma Avenue. The vote was 7 to 1 - and immediately, applause...
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Mayor’s Office vs. OB’s Historical District
By Colleen O'Connor Last night’s overflow crowd of concerned OB and Point Loma residents at the monthly meeting of the OB Planning Board demonstrates once again, the deafness of the Mayor, most of the...
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Demand Ceasefire in Gaza — OB Entrance on Saturday, May 11 at Noon
Come out This Saturday, May 11th, 2024 at Noon in Ocean Beach !! Come join a growing number of your friends and neighbors, 35 folks last Saturday, standing out on a busy corner in Ocean Beach,...
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New Online Petition: ‘Stop Big Development in OB’ and ‘Keep Ocean Beach...
There's a new online petition to "Stop Big Development in OB" and it's aiming for 500 signatures. Begun by Sara Hickman to keep OB historic, the text to the petition is a slap at Mayor Gloria's...
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Now, County Board of Supes Wants to Jump In and Help Finance ‘Midway Rising’...
At the beginning of the month, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors decided it wanted to jump in and help with the financing of projects pledged by Midway Rising in the Sports Arena redevelopment....
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Man Who Grabbed Boy on Newport Avenue Sentenced to 2 Years in County Jail
Christopher Higginbotham was the man who was captured in widely circulated footage grabbing a young boy on Newport Ave., outside an Ocean Beach business and trying to take the child with him was...
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Environmental Activists Lobby San Diego Council to ‘ReWild’ Mission Bay —...
ReWild Holds Rally for Vital Environmental Protections in the Mission Bay Park Master Plan Amendment A coalition of 89+ member organizations, known collectively as the ReWild Coalition, are hosting a...
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