Mainly Mozart released Beethoven from his terrestrial confines
Vision of the Enlightenment
Garrett Harris 4 p.m., June 19
Sunset Cliffs
Hit in the rib cage by board in Hawaii
I didn’t get stitches, I just put glue on it
Name: Clara Macculloch Age: 19 From: Sunset Cliffs Location: Sunset Cliffs Clara Macculloch was pulling her board out of her Dad’s car in Sunset Cliffs when we stopped to chat. “I live right at the ...
Started going down to Punta Mita in the 80s
Now it’s just like the Mexican Riviera
Name: Amy Lepine Age: 53 From: Ocean Beach Location: Sunset Cliffs Amy Lepine is an OB native and Sunset Cliffs is her beach. “This is a little slice of heaven here… I know a lot ...
Surfing meant partying, like the Gidget movie
I never told a girl’s parents that I was a surfer
Name: Michael Curtis Age: 69 From: Sunset Cliffs Location: Sunset Cliffs It was an overcast morning by the Sunset Cliff stairs when Michael Curtis and I started to chat. Curtis has been surfing since 1954. ...
Surfed naked at Blacks Beach
I was 23 and living in New Mexico
Name: Shona Neufeld Age: 30 From: San Diego Location: Sunset Cliffs Shona Neufeld was walking to her car with board on head when I approached her. Neufeld is from Albuquerque, New Mexico, but she moved ...
You step on land, get in the car, and reality hits
If it’s surfable then I wanna try it
Name: Octavio Gonzalez Age: 39 From: Ocean Beach Location: Sunset Cliffs Octavio Gonzalez was sitting on a bench watching the surfers on the water when I stopped to chat. Gonzalez frequents Sunset Cliffs, “because it ...
Ran over by dolphins
I had to paddle to get out of the way
Name: Hayden Gore Age: 42 From: Ocean Beach Location: Sunset Cliffs Hayden Gore was heading down the long flight of stairs at Sunset Cliffs when we stopped to chat. Gore first started surfing in South ...
The improvement of Sunset Cliffs
"No concrete, no picnic tables, no playgrounds."
This aerial map shows the planned trail alignment for the Hillside Improvement Project at Sunset Cliffs Natural Park. The exhibit was used during the planning phase to illustrate the general goals and vision for the ...
Bulldozers move in to Sunset Cliffs
Eucalyptus grove out; trails and native plants in
Construction has begun in Sunset Cliffs Natural Park on Phase 2 of the “Hillside Improvement Project,” a component of the Sunset Cliffs Natural Park master plan. Heavy equipment has moved in to the park to ...
Ladera Street stairs closed. Too dangerous.
Sunset Cliffs surfers out of luck
On February 13th, San Diego city officials closed the beach access stairway at the western end of Ladera Street. An adjacent bluff failure that landed at the base of the stairway is the cause of ...
Sunset Cliffs crumble
Second bluff collapse since Thanksgiving
Surfers reported a large bluff collapse at Sunset Cliffs Natural Park two days prior to these photos taken on December 6th. The beach sand below Point Loma Nazarene University that is frequented by students and ...
City code harshing on Surf Check's mellow?
Enforcement thwarts coffeeshop's humble aspirations
Since opening the Surf Check coffee shop last year, Richard Aguirre says he has been embroiled in a permitting process that is unfairly targeting his business. The Surf Check, a blue-and-white camper trailer located on ...
Sinister nonnatives at Sunset Cliffs Natural Park
View impressive ocean views and sandstone cliffs
Sunset Cliffs Natural Park, a 68-acre City of San Diego regional park, offers spectacular sunset viewing, as implied by the name, however beauty can be found at any time of day. The park is most ...
Sunset Cliff edge road repair
Street Division removes band-aid, performs surgery
City of San Diego work crews began repairs today (January 17) on a sinkhole in the 1000 block of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard. The hole has been a concern of the neighborhood and the Sunset Cliffs ...
Low tide reveals Marine's remains at Sunset Cliffs
"When I realized what everything was I sort of dropped the urn."
You never know what you’re going to find at low tide along the coast — sea-glass, coins, wallets, and sunglasses aren't so out of the ordinary. On Sunday afternoon, Frank Gaffney found something rather unique. ...
Property owners to shore up Bermuda Beach bluff
Surfrider won't fight planned seawall and stabilization project
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 ...
