A Dog’s Life on a Short Leash in OB
by Lynne Miller Love dogs, or don't, tolerate dogs or don't? 'Dog Love' ranges from strongly dislike, through tolerate, to love dogs more than people. You know where you mark your territory on this...
View ArticleAn Ode to an Ocean Beach Street Corner
By Matthew Garcia Monges The air carries the scent of salt and a trace of cigarettes. Above, white cotton-ball clouds drift lazily across the crisp blue sky. At the corner of Newport and Abbott in...
View ArticleThe Closing of OB’s James Gang: A Legacy of Ink and Community for Nearly Five...
From SanDiegoVille / March 2025 James Gang Printing, a cornerstone of San Diego’s Ocean Beach community since 1976, has closed its doors, leaving behind a nearly 50-year legacy of custom printing and...
View ArticleOcean Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Threats to Ally of LGBTQ Community
By Neal Putnam / Peninsula Beacon / March 22, 2025 An Ocean Beach man has pleaded guilty to transmitting a threatening communication in an email to an ally of the LGBTQ community and suggested violence...
View ArticleIs a Rooftop Bar Coming to Sunset Cliffs?
By Lynne Miller I have been reading the City of San Diego's Coastal Resilience Action Plan that is close to approval. The more I read the less resilient I feel. I don't know, maybe I have reached the...
View ArticleCanon Street Marina Center Bought for $8.2 Million
From Rebusiness Online / March 25, 2025 It appears that an out-of-state modular home builder has bought the Canon Street Marina Center, a retail and office center in San Diego’s Point Loma Village,...
View ArticleOB Woman’s Club Hat Contest Is Coming — Thursday, April 3
The annual Ocean Beach Woman’s Club’s Hat Contest is coming. It will be Thursday, April 3 kicking off at 6:30 p.m. at Dirty Birds, 1929 Cable St. As a fundraiser for the Woman's Club, it has become an...
View ArticleRent Scam in Ocean Beach Cost Victim Thousands of Dollars
By Delaney White / Fox5 San Diego / March 24, 2025 A deal that was too good to be true cost a prospective renter in San Diego’s Ocean Beach thousands of dollars. “I got fooled. It’s easy to get...
View ArticleMore On ‘Do You Want a Rooftop Bar on Sunset Cliffs?’
A Plea for Locals to Take Action by Lynne Miller On a Summer Day, at the foot of Point Loma Avenue residents can hear the OB Lifeguards clearly, "Please put your feet on the ground and walk to shore....
View ArticleSan Diego Publishs Draft Reports for Midway Rising Redevelopment Plan
By Jennifer Van Grove / The San Diego Union-Tribune / March 25, 2025 The project picked to remake San Diego’s sports arena site is coming into focus with new details on how the addition of thousands of...
View ArticleSan Diego’s Historical Resources Board to Rehear Case for Designating 1912...
The following is from a report by Ann Jarmusch in her San Diego Historical Resources: Designations and Board Reports in the March-April newsletter from SOHO. During their January 2025 meeting, the City...
View ArticleEditordude: Rag Will Be Dark on Thursday, March 27
Due to an all-day medical procedure tomorrow, Thursday, March 27, I will not be able to administer the Rag during the day and the site will be dark. That means there will not be any new posts and I...
View ArticleTrinidad Motors and the OB, Point Loma, and Sunset Cliffs Communities
By South OB Girl Two photos are shown below and show the care and concern the businesses one block from Sunset Cliffs Natural Park have shown for the Ocean Beach and Point Loma communities. The photos...
View ArticleFood Review: OB Noodle House Bar 1502
By Steve O San Diego Last Friday, I stopped by OB Noodle House Bar 1502 to finally push myself out of my comfort zone and try something new. I’ve always been a little intimidated by parts of their menu...
View ArticleFormer OB Winery Spent Over $45K to Buy a New Name for a Section of Midway...
The following is based on an April First and Fool's Day jest by Gianni Buonomo Vintners. The former winery in OB, Gianni Buonomo Vintners, just bought a new name for a section of the Midway District....
View Article‘Hands Off!’ Time to Take to the Streets — Civic Center Plaza at City Hall —...
Rallies in Encinitas and Oceanside On Saturday, April 5th, San Diegans and Americans across the country are taking to the streets to fight back with a clear message: Hands off! Here in San Diego,...
View Article4 Lifeguards Injured During Rescue at South Mission Beach Jetty
Four lifeguards were injured Friday night, March 28, after they came to the rescue of a pair of people who were swept off the South Mission Jetty by waves. None of the lifeguards were severely injured...
View ArticlePt Loma Nazarene Students and Faculty in Civil Rights Pilgrimage to the South
By Amen Etefa / The Point - Pt Loma Nazarene University / March 26, 2025 Point Loma Nazarene University’s Civil Rights Pilgrimage is a part of the SOC 3035 class field trip to the South. This year,...
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