Three recruits train for a new job. Brash Jamie’s in a custody battle for her three children; timid Sheri works the night shift at El Taco but needs a day-job, too, and sleeps at most …
January 9, 2017
Ocean Beach News & Stories
American Hero at Different Stages
O.B. graffiti queen not too Sharpie
In early October 2016, residents in Ocean Beach began complaining on Facebook about graffiti that started appearing everywhere around town. “Has anyone been noticing this 'Mama Bear' person tagging up the seawall and memorial benches …
January 4, 2017
Can't you smell that smell in Ocean Beach?
Residents in Ocean Beach and Loma Portal woke up this morning (December 22) to a mysterious odor hanging in the damp air. Over the course of an hour, dozens of people reported the smell via …
December 22, 2016
Sounds of freedom from Fishbone
“The very first time Fishbone played the Belly Up,” recalls bassist Norwood Fisher, “our [former] guitarist Kendall Jones jumped up and cracked his cranium on the side of one of the hanging speakers during our …
December 21, 2016
Finding Wonderland
“If you want to go to a real beach bar, you go to the Pennant or the Beachcomber. If you want to go to a real beach bar that serves good food, you hit up …
December 19, 2016
Shot at the O.B. pier the old-fashioned way
On Monday morning (December 12), Scott Basile was set up with an unusual camera to take photos of the pier in Ocean Beach. “I was just about to pour another plate and get it rolling …
December 13, 2016
O.B. park treehouse lacked only walls
San Diego County’s Regional Task Force on Homeless estimated in January 2016 that there were 8692 homeless people in San Diego. And while many are living in tents and on sidewalks, Ocean Beach has some …
December 9, 2016
City workers' sa-weet O.B. Pier gig
The summer of 2014 in Ocean Beach was hot, the water was unusually warm, dolphins were leaping out of the water, and fishermen were having a heyday, filling their buckets with everything from mackerel to …
December 8, 2016
Musicians, hippies, and travelers in Ocean Beach
For some travelers, hope is the worst drug out there.
December 7, 2016
Property owners to shore up Bermuda Beach bluff
The owners of three buildings above an Ocean Beach pocket beach known as Bermuda Beach are set to pay a mitigation fee of $82,000 for beach they hope won’t be created by bluff collapse. The …
December 2, 2016
A grocery store for downtown Ocean Beach
In 1988, Apple Tree Market took over the space used by Safeway at the corner of Cable Street and Santa Monica Avenue in Ocean Beach. The market served the community until about a year after …
December 2, 2016
Artificial turf trouble at Loma Portal Elementary and Euclid Elementary
Erika Lundeen first became concerned about artificial turf while substitute teaching at Loma Portal Elementary last year. “When I saw the kids rolling around in this black stuff on the field, I asked the PE …
December 1, 2016
A window for Ocean Beach's Pac Shores? NO!
Back in September of this year, OBecians expressed concern about Pacific Shores — a Newport Avenue "dive bar," according to many — installing a front window. Known for its darkness, black lights, and cave-like feel, …
November 22, 2016
Willie's Shoe Shine must move
For over 30 years, Willie’s Shoe Shine has been on the southwest corner of Cable Street and Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach. Now his shack being replaced by a coffee cart. Willie is being forced …
November 21, 2016
O.B. parking problem to continue into perpetuity
“Parking in Ocean Beach is always two bitches and a rabid dog,” a Yelp review read about finding parking when visiting the South Beach Bar & Grille at 5059 Newport Avenue. What the Yelper probably …
October 22, 2016
Holding Company at the Holding Company
"I'm pretty sure this is the biggest band to ever play in Ocean Beach,” says Steve Yeng, new owner of the old Gallagher’s on Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach. The bar/venue is now called the …
October 17, 2016
Ocean Beach construction project draws community ire
A small crowd of about 50 OBecians gathered Saturday afternoon (October 15) at the corner of Ebers and Greene to protest the construction of what has alternatively been billed by the developer first as a …
October 15, 2016
Did Ocean Beach coyote do it?
Raccoons are everywhere in Ocean Beach, so much so, that on any given night, you can find at least several scavenging in the neighborhood, turning over garbage cans and hanging from the trees. I’ve even …
October 14, 2016
Reader comments prompt a return to Poma’s
When I moved to OB way back whenever, a friend brought me to Poma's for the first time and ordered me a meatball sub. He told me I'd love it, and I loved it. I've …
September 24, 2016
Kilowatt amped to bring groovy brew thing to O.B.
Kearny Mesa brewery Kilowatt Brewing has announced it will bring its colorful, black-lit tasting room style to a satellite tasting room in Ocean Beach. Kilowatt joins a suddenly surging O.B. beer scene, which in the …
September 24, 2016