Peter C. Salisbury

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Cluttered Home Hinders Firefighters in Imperial Beach

Imperial Beach firefighters were called to a home in the 1200 block of 7th Street shortly before 8:00 a.m. on March 8. Firefighters had to stretch their hoses 1500 feet to reach the nearest hydrant. ...

Dry-Rotten Electric Pole Falls on Imperial Beach Apartment Building

A utility pole fell against an Imperial Beach apartment building on the morning of December 7, cutting off power to approximately two city blocks. At around 6:30 a.m., the wooden pole fell against the two-story ...

Blaze at SDG&E substation in Imperial Beach

Residents living near the SDG&E substation at Palm Avenue and Thermal Avenue were blasted awake at about 6:30 on Saturday morning, December 3, by three loud explosions. Soon after, residents observed fire and smoke coming ...

Peter C. Salisbury's Blog Entries

South Bay Albertsons Store to Close

Albertsons Grocery Store on Coronado Avenue, the last chain supermarket south of Palm Ave serving the South Bay/Egger Highlands neighborhood, Imperial Beach and Nestor announced they will be closing at the end of June. Store ...

Bomb Scare at Two Imperial Beach Schools

Lt. Marco Garmo of the Imperial Beach Sheriff Station reported that at 2:30 pm Tuesday May, 1st an unknown male called and reported that he had placed bombs on the Mar Vista High School campus ...

No Smoke Detectors In Fire Damaged Apartment

An early morning fire Wednesday, March 21 completely destroyed an Imperial Beach apartment. The fire started shortly after 5:00 a.m. at an 8 unit apartment complex in the 1100 block of 13th St. When firefighters ...

Habitat for Humanity in Imperial Beach

Habitat for Humanity of San Diego is actively looking for qualified families for four homes to be built in Imperial Beach this year. Qualified families will purchase a home, help build it, and then pay ...

Sad Santa

I never liked holidays. I lived a very unhappy childhood and when a holiday came around my thrice divorced mother would try to force me to “be happy.” One year as a teen I didn’t ...

HOBO MILLIONAIRE: A TRUE STORY

Around ten o'clock Halloween morning I was riding my beach cruiser home after an early trip to the swap-meet and checking out yard sales. I was 2 blocks from home when I passed a freckled ...

My Hollywood Adventure: Comedy Central’s Roast of Larry the Cable Guy

Since being laid off from my full time job I hadn't had a reason to leave Imperial Beach for months but the chance to write a short piece about about celebrities in Hollywood had me ...