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OB Planners Review Committee Has 2 Projects on Agenda: 4700 Block of Del...
The Project Review Committee of the OB Planning Board meets Tuesday night, August 20, at the OB Rec Center at 6pm. It has two projects up for review. They will be meeting again in the Activity room at...
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The Challenge for Tom Driscoll’s Wharf — Leaving and Staying at the Same Time
By Jennifer Van Grove / The San Diego Union-Tribune / August 18, 2024 Tom Driscoll’s commercial fishing wharf at the north eastern tip of America’s Cup Harbor in Point Loma is falling apart. The...
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Public Memorial for James Hubbell on Shelter Island — Saturday, Aug.24
By Pam Kragen / The San Diego Union-Tribune / August 19, 2024 A public memorial to honor the life of the iconic local artist, naturalist and and humanitarian James Hubbell will take place Saturday at...
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Times of San Diego: OB Rag Holds ‘Worst ADU’ Contest To Spotlight Predatory...
by Shi Bradley/ Times of San Diego / August 20, 2024 The OB Rag is holding a contest and inviting submissions from the public to identify the “Worst ADU” in San Diego county [ Ed: actually just the...
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The ‘Property Bros’ Building the 20 ADUs on Point Loma Avenue See OB As a...
The Callen Report By Kate Callen You may see Ocean Beach as a beloved coastal village with a timeless Main Street and a storied history. Shawn DiMartile and Mike Tighe see it differently. To them, OB...
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Signs of the Times at the OB Pier
By Geoff Page On Monday, August 19, Channel 5 Fox News did a story on, well, signs. A person might wonder why a news station would do a story about signs. Fox was not motivated by a tip about a...
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Two Killed, Mother Wounded in Area Near Point Loma High School — Son Arrested
Less than a half hour after Point Loma High let out for the day on Wednesday, August 21, gunshots rang out on Zola Street -- about a block from the school. Two people were killed, a mother wounded and...
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The Evolution of Point Loma House Hotel to Katherine Tingley’s Lomaland
By Bruce Coughran and Eric Duvall / Pt Loma-OB Monthly / August 21, 2024 Have you ever thought to yourself, “Gee, I wonder whatever happened to the old Point Loma House hotel”? No? Never even heard of...
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OB Rag ‘Worst ADU’ Contest: Two Days Left! — Deadline Is Friday, Aug. 23 at 5pm
Tomorrow -- Friday, August 23 -- is the deadline for the OB Rag’s “Worst ADU in San Diego” contest. If you haven’t yet sent in the address of a local ADU eyesore, time’s running out. This contest set...
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Give Your Views on San Diego’s New Trash Service and Charges
The City of San Diego wants residents' views on the new trash service and charges. So, the city is holding an online meeting on Saturday, August 24, and an in-person meeting in Point Loma next week...
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Too Many Empty Bike Lanes? Not Enough? City Is Taking a Survey on Bicycling...
The city of San Diego is inviting the community to give feedback on bike infrastructure online through Sept. 10. They say they’ll use them to shape the new Bicycle Master Plan, which helps them...
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Fighting Coastal Erosion with Electricity
From Northwestern / August 22, 2024 New research from Northwestern University has systematically proven that a mild zap of electricity can strengthen a marine coastline for generations—greatly reducing...
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‘Not your grandma’s granny flat: How San Diego hacked state housing law to...
by Ben Christopher / Cal-Matters / November 28, 2023 In the minds of most Californians, accessory dwelling units — ADUs, short — bring to mind words like “small,” “subtle” and “cute.” None of which...
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Ceasefire in Gaza Vigil, Saturday, August 24th from 10 AM to Noon in the...
"Ceasefire in Gaza" rally this Saturday, August 24th, 2024 from 10 AM to Noon in the Ocean Beach area !! UNTIL THERE IS A CEASEFIRE, WE ARE STILL NEEDED ON THE CORNER !! Please note: Rally time is now...
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Rag ‘Worst ADU’ Contest Enters the Judging Stage — 43 Entries From 20...
Now that the OB Rag has closed the entry-phase of our "Worst ADU" contest, it enters the judging stage where our judge panel will examine the entries and eventually decide the Gold, Silver and Bronze...
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Assemblymember Alvarez Withdraws Bill That Would Have Weakened California...
Fortunately for California's coast, Assemblymember David Alvarez (D-San Diego) was forced to withdraw his controversial bill, AB 2560, last week when amendments added went counter to Alvarez' intent....
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Bring Your Beach Smiles and Stand Up for OB and Point Loma — Attend Thursday...
By Lynne Miller Get your OB Mind primed for action! Show up with your friends this THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 AT 9:00 am. COUNCIL CHAMBERS: City Admin Building 12th Floor, 202 C Street San Diego 92101. Bring...
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Talkin’ Trash at Open House Meeting at Point Loma Library
By Geoff Page As reported here in The Rag last Friday, the City of San Diego held its Open House Meeting designed to garner input on the coming trash collection tax at the Point Loma Hervy Library,...
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City Finally Concedes Ocean Beach Pier Cannot Be Fixed and Reopened
The City of San Diego has finally conceded that no bandaid can fix the Ocean Beach Pier and it -- as is -- will never reopen. The Union-Tribune announced it was "the end of an era for a crumbling Ocean...
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