Ace friend seeks Horton Plaza deal
Mall's collapse could prove costly for taxpayers
Matt Potter 3:45 p.m., April 20
Mission Beach News & Stories
Tiny Island Court has 31 short-timers
Will opponents buy house next to Faulconer and turn it into vacation rental?
"What happens when an entire block has nobody living there?" In 2014, when Jon moved to Abbott Avenue in Ocean Beach, he was surrounded by long-term renters. Every year since, he's seen neighbors evicted to ...
Nice bruise
Mission Beach jetty has the best left along this whole coastline
Name: Kian Barker Age: 13 From: North Park Occupation: 7th grade student At dusk, I saw Kian Reese Barker loading his six-foot Mitsven surfboard into his dad’s truck parked by the South Mission Beach jetty. ...
Hanohano Huki Ocean Challenge ramps up buzz on Bahia
Who wants parking next to the water?
The Hanohano Huki Ocean Challenge is one of the longest running paddle-sport races in California, featuring OC-1, surfski, traditional paddleboard, standup paddleboard and kayak. This year’s races on Saturday will take place amid controversy across ...
No one believes Mission Beach body surfer
Independent confirmation of sharks
In August of 2015 I headed into the water at Mission Beach for a swim. As I swam out, the waves looked good and a big set was rolling in. I noticed five or six ...
More clothes than normal
Polar Bear Classic Volleyball Tournament
In 1930, while waiting for the rest of the players to show up for a volleyball match Paul Johnson of the Santa Monica Athletic Club suggested that he and the three others there early try ...
Protest at alleged slumlord's house in Point Loma
And a "Walk of shame" tour of short-term rentals in O.B.
Thanksgiving weekend found plenty of San Diegans less than thankful for housing conditions in their communities. Saturday (November 25th) saw Ocean Beach play host to a short-term vacation rental "walk of shame" sponsored by the ...
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Short-term vacation rental explosion
“No one wants a clown car house next door.”
Locals in Mission Beach and Pacific Beach who say their neighborhoods are increasingly jammed full of unregulated mini-hotels are right, according to the city treasurer’s annual count of short-term rentals. But other neighborhoods — downtown ...
Mission Beach's last big chunk
Coastal commission okays development on former school site
Mission Beach will see the former Mission Beach Elementary School site developed into 59 homes with the California Coastal Commission’s unanimous approval on Thursday (October 12th). The commission was the last stop in the project’s ...
We want to hug the ocean
We would like to sit out there and just talk and have coffee
Names: Holly Belasco and Heidi Johnson Ages: Both are 27 From: Imperial Beach and Mission Hills Location: Mission Beach Jetty Holly Belasco and Heidi Johnson surf together whenever they get the chance “When I saw ...
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 ...
