Don't shoot the cook
Chilaquiles and cochinita in downtown San Diego
Barbarella Fokos 3:47 p.m., June 26
Mission Beach News & Stories
Mission Beach Plunge down to its skeleton
“It’s awesome that they decided to do it right.”
“They can do it fast or they can do it right,” says Dawn Reilly as she looks at the skeletal framing that remains from the Belmont Park building that holds the Plunge swimming pool. “It’s ...
Dog welfare law in effect
"Ninety percent of the time, the dog doesn't need rescuing."
Before you bust that stranger's car window to rescue a dog, you'd better be sure it's necessary, according to San Diego County Animal Control officials. "In 15 years on the job, I've probably pulled ten ...
"Modern Coastal Living" for sale on Mission Bay
Space for you and 20 friends
Beds: 7 Baths: 8 Current Owner: Jeanne Bender-Zehrer List Price: $11,375,000 “This Villa on the Bay is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Modern Coastal Living on the bay,” according to listing materials for the seven-bedroom, seven-and-a-half-bath ...
De Anza Cove: nature or recommercialization?
Campland up for grabs! Community input sought till Nov. 30
More than 300 people packed the Mission Bay High School auditorium Monday night (November 7) to get a look at the city's three alternative plans for De Anza Cove. Few attendees left happy. Groups of ...
Sometimes I.B. looks like Pipeline
It’s not the cleanest, but sometimes you just go out anyway.
Name: Jake Wilsie Age: 19 Occupation: Surf Instruction Location: South Mission Favorite Surf Spot: Sunset Cliffs It’s a Tuesday afternoon, and Jake Wilse is peeling off his wetsuit after giving a private lesson to a ...
Trawling for locals-only discounts in PB and MB
You don't have to be a good guy.
There is a This American Life podcast called “Good Guys.” It is about always asking when you buy something if you can get the “good-guy” discount. As Ira Glass says, “You know, you’re a good ...
First responders’ brine battle
On June 18 at 8 a.m. in the surf at Mission Beach in front of San Fernando Court, the Revolt Summer Surf Series will kick off their five-part Pro/Am contest featuring some of the world’s ...
City sued over Mission Beach Elementary School site redevelopment
Unacceptable: private roads, larger lot sizes, increased density...
As promised, a group of Mission Beach residents has filed a lawsuit against the city and developer Christopher McKellar over a proposed residential development to be built on the site of the former Mission Beach ...
Here comes Mission Beach fly season
Some blame the boom in short-term rentals that increase garbage
Mission Beach residents and businesses are gearing up to fight the annual fly infestation, and some are saying the problem is made worse by short-term rentals that have diminished the number of full-time residents. "Seventy ...
Mission Beach land-use ordinance kicked in the teeth
“...a classic example of a developer trying to stick it to the community.”
Residents in Mission Beach are accusing a La Jolla–based developer of using outdated maps and other tricks to try and skirt local planning laws and to avoid building a community park. They claim that doing ...
Council consents to Mission Beach project
City leaders hoodwinked into believing developer's "two projects" pitch?
A divided San Diego City Council sided with the developers who proposed one project and then split it in two at the site of the former Mission Beach Elementary School Monday (April 11), shooting down ...
UC students road trip in support of plastic bag ban
This report brought to you by Tizzy the turtle
Student members from California Student Public Interest Research Group chapters at various University of California campuses were stationed along the boardwalk in Pacific Beach on Friday (March 25) with their mascot Tizzy, a 30-foot inflatable ...
City Attorney's Office vs. People of Mission Beach
"We tried to get the city to settle this with no cost to the taxpayers."
Despite the City of San Diego's best efforts, the $250,000 in bond money that a group of Mission Beach residents raised to challenge the construction of a new, state-of-the-art lifeguard station will be returned. On ...
Who wants a new Mission Beach lifeguard tower again?
City attorney's office of stonewalling in order to keep project alive
On February 25, district court judge Katherine Bacal denied a request from the City of San Diego to wait until an appeal could be heard before returning a $250,000 bond that a group of residents ...
Mission Beach vs. clever developer
Alleged mathematical manipulations and staffing shenanigans
Thwarted by a developer's success at bypassing a full neighborhood-level review of the plan for 63 new homes on land where the Mission Beach Elementary School once stood, the Mission Beach Precise Planning Board voted ...
The Plunge is stripped to the bones
Mission Beach pool project has a long way to go, two years later
The Plunge at Belmont Park, which closed in February 2014 for a serious remodel, is now headed for a complete tear-down and reconstruction, and not very quickly, according to Nick Biancamano of Pacifica Enterprises, which ...
No new Mission Beach lifeguard station
Construction stopped following judge's ruling
On December 24, superior-court judge Katherine Bacal ruled that the City of San Diego violated the city's own site development permit while going about the construction of a state-of-the-art lifeguard tower in South Mission Beach. ...
Swell swells a thousand percent
Mission Beach coffee roaster Swell Café has experienced massive growth in the past four months. For one thing, it might no longer be right to call it a Mission Beach roaster. While its original café ...
But it's okay when the city's permit expires
Mission Beach lifeguard station project still hung up in court
Former development services directors for the City of San Diego say it is standard operating procedure to allow building permits for city projects to lapse while funding is procured and outside permits are obtained. In ...
Food is an afterthought at Draft
Stick with beer
Draft’s lunch menu is extensive, and in the past I have tried the Kobe burger and chopped salad. I wasn’t impressed. But I wanted to give the fun boardwalk place another chance. This time my ...
