It was shortly after 2:00 a.m. when Gerald Jackson finished his closing shift at the Barbary Coast, a downtown gay bar at the corner of Fourth and C, next to the landmark California Theatre. The …
June 3, 2009
Pacific Beach News & Stories
1971 case of murdered Barbary Coast employee gets hot
Let’s Toast to Banning Booze
During District 2 councilmember Kevin Faulconer’s state of the district speech on April 27, he listed his accomplishments during the past three years. One of his proudest accomplishments so far has been banning alcohol from …
Australian Rules
In late March, I went to a park in Hillcrest for a going-away party. People there dubbed the theme “crokaoke” because they were playing croquet and singing karaoke. The guest of honor was a local …
April 29, 2009
P.B. Underground
Author: John Campbell Neighborhood: Pacific Beach Age: 26 Occupation: Reporter Everyone, even my friend from Ohio, knows that P.B. is full of douchebags. So when I said I was going to move to the beach, …
April 24, 2009
Raspberry Mojitos at JRDN
-1-1⁄4 oz. Montecristo Premium Blend -Club soda -8–10 mint leaves -2 lime wedges or 1⁄4 oz. fresh lime juice -3⁄4 oz. simple syrup -5 fresh raspberries In a tall glass, muddle 3 raspberries, torn mint …
April 22, 2009
Shamrocks and Cotton Patches
They say your home is your castle. So it is with Jim’s place, which is shaped like a castle. He’s known as the P.B. Millionaire. The St. Patrick’s Day party he hosted was downtown at …
April 8, 2009
Share Waves Without Judgment
Name: Michael Janzen Surfing: Tourmaline Lives: Mission Valley Miss work for surfing? “No. Get up earlier and do both.” A few months ago, surfers congregated at Tourmaline Surf Park in Pacific Beach. The mayor and …
April 1, 2009
Smashed in P.B.
In the nighttime hours of March 26 and/or March 27, multiple cars were broken into throughout Pacific Beach and Mission Beach. Two cars (a Honda and a Chevy) parked on Chalcedony Street had their driver's …
March 28, 2009
Escorts & Engagements
I remember getting a call years ago from a girl named Caryn. She was having a birthday party, and I hadn’t been doing this column very long. The details sounded interesting. She was dating a …
March 4, 2009
I'd Like to Mail This Here Pistol
At approximately 2:15 p.m. on Friday, January 30, I was the second customer in line at the Pacific Beach post office on Cass Street. In front of me was a slender man in his 50s …
February 7, 2009
Accident on the Boardwalk
On Thursday, February 5, at approximately 2:30 p.m., outside Joe's Crab Shack in Pacific Beach, a car wound up on the boardwalk, nearly running over at least one passerby. An Oregon couple visiting the area …
February 7, 2009
Crystal Pier Set to Re-Open
The Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach, which has been closed to the public for maintenance since early December, is set to re-open in early February. According to Jim Bostian, who has managed the pier for …
February 4, 2009
P.B.: Party Capital or Family Community?
The Beach Area Community Court held its Volunteer Training on January 27, 2009, inside the Discover Pacific Beach headquarters located at 1503 Garnet Avenue. The court is a voluntary prosecutorial diversion program for adult offenders …
January 28, 2009
What You Missed at the Latest Pacific Beach Town Council Meeting
Proactive business owners and residents met Wednesday, January 21st at 6:30 p.m. at the Pacific Beach Recreation Center with the collective intent of deciding upon and implementing a variety of strategies aimed at improving both …
January 22, 2009
Rockin' Around the Block
When I was four, I formed two distinct memories of events that happened at Christmastime. The first was when my mom, newly single, took my older brother and me to see Santa Claus. We didn’t …
January 14, 2009
Five Years on the Street
I was up north for 26 years. I came back to San Diego by invitation from an ex-wife. Two of my grown sons were in town, and my partnership in a newspaper in the Comstock …
October 29, 2008
Yo Ho, a Pirate's Hat for Me
I got an invite to an ‘80s party and figured that’d wrap up these decade-themed events. I assumed nobody would have a ‘90s-themed party; I’m not even sure how I’d dress for something like that. …
September 17, 2008
That '70s Party
Having covered ‘50s and ‘60s theme parties the past two weeks, it seemed appropriate to jump to a ‘70s bash at the VFW hall in Pacific Beach. Coincidentally, I went to a going-away party at …
September 10, 2008
A river of people in a thirsty world
Traces of the old tile pattern still darken the stained concrete floor at Christ Lutheran, but they don’t distract much from the surface’s overall look — that of parched, cracked earth. It’s in sharp contrast …
August 20, 2008
City council mum on vacation rentals in Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Pt. Loma
The struggle to ban vacation rentals amid single-family homes.
August 13, 2008