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  • A lovely college girl from Phoenix, Arizona ready for her 1st winter surf lesson

    pavonessurfschool: A lovely college girl from Phoenix, Arizona ready for her 1st winter surf lesson

  • Turning south on Saturn Blvd i noticed large plumes of thick black smoke. What i found was a parked mobile home fully engulfed San Diego ...

    pavonessurfschool: Turning south on Saturn Blvd i noticed large plumes of thick black smoke. What i found was a parked mobile home fully engulfed San Diego ...

  • Just a breeze

    meliweli: Just a breeze

  • A calm sight of flight

    meliweli: A calm sight of flight

  • Sail into the sunset in IB

    meliweli: Sail into the sunset in IB

  • Imperial Beach Pier sunrise

    kimrescate: Imperial Beach Pier sunrise

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Fearless

Fearless

Imperial Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
By Rene Pina, Feb. 16, 2010

On Saturday, February 13, plumes of black smoke arose from where it seemed like the location of Mar Vista Middle School. As I traveled west on Coronado Avenue, I figured something big was on fire, so ... More Comment (1)


The Longest Arm

The Longest Arm

Imperial Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
By Steve Horvath, Feb. 13, 2010

A suspect has been arrested in connection with three bank robberies that occurred during the past several months in San Diego County. According to a report obtained from the local FBI office, 34-year-old Alberto Alatorre of ... More Post a comment


See the Heat

See the Heat

Imperial Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
By T.B. Beaudeau, Feb. 6, 2010

Recent attempts to smuggle drugs and illegals into San Diego via the Pacific Ocean have prompted the installation of thermal-imaging cameras that have the capability of scanning a distance of ten miles. The cameras are budgeted ... More Post a comment


What Video Feed?

What Video Feed?

Imperial Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
By Suzanne Ramirez, Jan. 30, 2010

In his ongoing quest to promote democracy through educating the public, Ed Kravitz of SaveIB.com has sought access to a video feed of Imperial Beach City Council meetings. His intention is to stream the meetings through ... More Post a comment


Drive-In Laundromat

Drive-In Laundromat

Imperial Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
By Peter C. Salisbury, Jan. 14, 2010

Shortly after 1:15 p.m. on Monday, January 11, a Dodge Durango was driven into the Sombrero Mexican Food Restaurant at 189 Palm Ave. and the laundromat next door. According to Sombrero owner Maria Gomez, a female ... More Post a comment


Repeat Thief?

Repeat Thief?

Imperial Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
By Peter C. Salisbury, Dec. 2, 2009

The North Island Credit Union at 1101 Palm Avenue was robbed at about 10:20 a.m. on Wednesday, December 2. A sheriff’s deputy at the scene acknowledged that the robber who fled the scene on foot might ... More Post a comment


Rowdy’s End Point

Rowdy’s End Point

Imperial Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
By Peter C. Salisbury, Dec. 2, 2009

At around 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, November 29, sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call about a shooting at an apartment complex on Holly Avenue in Imperial Beach. Inside an apartment, police discovered a 21-year-old female ... More Post a comment


I'm a Hero!

I'm a Hero!

Imperial Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
By Peter C. Salisbury, Nov. 8, 2009

When they heard the smoke detector going off in a vacant condo unit, neighbors called the fire department to the Bayside Villas in the 600 block of 13th Street on Saturday morning, November 7. Ten-year-old Winter ... More Comment (1)


Crazy Crime

Crazy Crime

Imperial Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
By Peter C. Salisbury, Oct. 28, 2009

On Wednesday, October 27, a shirtless man attacked a green waste container full of palm fronds in the 1100 block of Grove Avenue. An 11-year-old boy walking home from school with his 10-year-old cousin witnessed the ... More Comments (2)


¡El Niño Viene!

¡El Niño Viene!

Imperial Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
By FT Yoshida, Oct. 11, 2009

On Friday, October 9, in order to minimize the risk of a repeat of last mid-December's devastating flooding in the Tijuana River Valley, the City of San Diego Stormwater Management Department began removing tons of sediment, ... More Post a comment


Girls from Spring Valley

Girls from Spring Valley

Imperial Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers | Spring Valley
By Peter C. Salisbury, Oct. 2, 2009

Shortly after 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 2, San Diego Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a 911 call from an apartment house at the corner of 13th Street and Grove Avenue in Imperial Beach. Three patrol cars ... More Post a comment


Highway Horse

Highway Horse

Imperial Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
By Diane McNelly, Sept. 26, 2009

At 2:15 Saturday morning, September 26, the 905 freeway was temporarily closed at the eastbound transition with Interstate 805 south after a horse was discovered walking west in the eastbound lanes. Zero visibility due to heavy ... More Comment (1)


Motorcycle Sisters

Motorcycle Sisters

Imperial Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
By Peter C. Salisbury, Sept. 26, 2009

Two young women riding a new Kawasaki motorcycle and a woman driving a Toyota Camry were involved in a traffic accident in the 1300 block of 13th Street on Thursday evening, September 24. The Camry was ... More Comment (1)


Stove on Fire

Stove on Fire

Imperial Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
By Peter C. Salisbury, Sept. 25, 2009

In Imperial Beach Thursday morning, September 24, a fire at 1325 Grove Avenue destroyed two apartment units and displaced six adults and three children. Fire engines from Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach, and San Diego responded. ... More Comments (5)


Scholarship Scam?

Scholarship Scam?

Imperial Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
By Peter C. Salisbury, Sept. 24, 2009

San Diego parents of high school students began receiving mailings from Arlington, Texas-based “College Admissions Assistance” in recent weeks and, judging by the letter’s formal appearance, could have been mistaken in believing the mail was from ... More Comments (6)

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