Don't say retreat when talking about sea rise in California
Imperial Beach and Del Mar have taken that word off the table
Sheila Pell 11:33 a.m., July 16
Mission Beach News & Stories
The $4.6 million Mission Beach lifeguard tower
From jetty to San Fernando Place
On May 9, the old wooden South Mission Beach Lifeguard Station was demolished. “It didn’t take too much effort to bring it to the ground,” Dana Vanos said. The circa 1974 temporary installment was located ...
Will Horvath assembly bill solve Mission Beach airbnb problem?
“You can’t expect the police to come out to a large party in the middle of the night"
At her dining room table in South Mission Beach, Stevie Wheeler is wondering aloud about how reducing the number of already existing short term rentals in Mission Beach could possibly work. “How would you choose ...
Will San Diego aquaculture bring back abalone?
Coastkeeper and local fishermen cast a wary eye
Port officials looking to expand local aquaculture heard some good news this month. A two-year project by federal scientists that mapped the potential for aquaculture in the U.S. found ample promise in San Diego. And ...
Dockless bikes and scooters in San Diego get new rules in June
3 mph on Embarcadero, geofencing on Mission Beach boardwalk, and the 4X40 rule
It's not all coasting as San Diego works out new rules for dockless rides. The city has to balance climate action goals with the needs of citizens who feel they've been pushed off the sidewalk ...
Cars end up on Pacific and Mission Beach boardwalk
Blame Uber drivers, their customers, or Zonies?
“What in the hell is that car doing?” said Stephanie Z. when she saw a black SUV driving along the Pacific Beach Boardwalk — on February 7. “The driver stopped and tried to reverse,” she ...
Intermediate volleyball on sands of Mission Beach
Beginner's lessons offered by clubs, or maybe a patient friend
Since its inception at the 1996 Olympics, beach volleyball has exploded in popularity, and what was once a recreational sport now garners support from over sixty universities with Division 1 beach volleyball programs. Volleyball club ...
Lifeguards rescue boogie boarder in Mission Beach
Slipped off in rip current
On February 4 Mission Beach lifeguard, M. DeRieux, spotted a young boy as he “slipped off of his boogie board in a rip current directly off of the Mission Beach main tower,” reported the Lifeguards ...
Man and sons skate from Oceanside pier to Ocean Beach pier
"How cool would that be?"
A Carlsbad man and his three kids skateboarded from the Oceanside Pier to the Ocean Beach Pier on December 30, making it his fifth pier-to-pier skate and his youngest boy's first. “It was a solid ...
Dive in, have a mimosa
A history of jumping into cold water
Every New Year's Day in the Netherlands, some 10,000 people dive together into the frigid water at Scheveningen. New Zealanders do it in mass at various beaches in late June, which is when winter just ...
Mission Beach Town Council stakes are big
Are rental owners stacking the membership?
Matt Gardner, whose shop Cheap Rentals on Mission Boulevard ¾ of a mile north of the roller coaster rents bikes, surfboards, and other beach equipment, will be the new president of the Mission Beach Town ...
One more beach sport
Brazilians bring footvolley to Mission Beach and Carlsbad
On September 6, I saw a group of guys volleying a soccer ball back and forth over a net – on a sand-volleyball court. They were feet away from the playground and water at Bonita ...
The fate of Ofo bikes in San Diego
Still serving in one form or another
On September 21, between 12 noon and 2 pm, I noticed over 75 yellow Ofo bikes around town; about half were still being used. “It’s a score,” Joey G. said, “if you find them unlocked, ...
Just dinged my board of preference.
Tourmaline, La Jolla Shores too crowded
Name: Scott Age: 26 From: Mission Beach Interview: South Mission Beach Scott was heading to the showers. “There are beaches that don’t have good waves that I’ll always avoid. Tourmaline, that’s a combination of bad ...
If you're a beginner, stay in Tourmaline
Mission Beach Jetty locals can be mean
Name: Jules Nacario Age: 57 From: Mission Beach Location: South Mission Beach, Jetty Jules Nacario was walking up to the showers after a long surf session. “This is a pretty modern surf craft. It’s Tomo, ...
You just got to yell at people
Mission Beach jetty better for goofy footers
Name: Bryce Victery Age: 26 From: Mission Beach Location: South Mission, Jetty It was a windy day at the jetty when Bryce Victery pulled his board out of the water after a morning surf. Victery ...
If you were slow to get beach volleyball
Be early on beach tennis
Claudia Chiossi plays beach tennis. The 35-year-old personal trainer used to play in her hometown of Garopaba, Brazil, but since she’s relocated to Pacific Beach, she’s found locals to play with by Tower 22, which ...
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Mayor Faulconer's short-term rental idea — pro and con
Ocean Beach will show up in blue T-shirts
At the July 16 city council meeting, the usual sea of green (pro-vacation rental) and red (anti-vacation rental) t-shirts will be joined by blue representing Ocean Beach. The Ocean Beach town council has chartered a ...
Romance of the beach fire tainted
Mission Beach gets smoke from rubber and plastic
Fire pits at South Mission Beach are heating up again. Residents complain that smoke blown on the wind is polluting their homes. It comes not only from the permitted burning of wood and paper but ...
Mission Beach sandbars not what they were
By the time I’m done, it starts to freshen
Name: Cory Age: 45 From: Mission Beach Location: North Mission Beach Cory was walking up to the showers past the boardwalk when I stopped to talk with him. “I’ve been surfing for 25 years. It’s ...
Angry PB residents don’t like mayor’s plan
But the state may nullify any rules
A meeting turned testy Wednesday night as leaders of three different groups vied for the support of the Pacific Beach Planning Group on their concerns with and opposition to the new plan for short term ...
