Anchor ads are not supported on this page.
Print Edition
Classifieds
Stories
Events
Contests
Music
Movies
Theater
Food
Life Events
Cannabis
March 27, 2024
March 20, 2024
March 13, 2024
March 6, 2024
February 28, 2024
February 21, 2024
February 14, 2024
February 7, 2024
January 31, 2024
January 24, 2024
January 17, 2024
January 10, 2024
Close
March 27, 2024
March 20, 2024
March 13, 2024
March 6, 2024
February 28, 2024
February 21, 2024
February 14, 2024
February 7, 2024
January 31, 2024
January 24, 2024
January 17, 2024
January 10, 2024
March 27, 2024
March 20, 2024
March 13, 2024
March 6, 2024
February 28, 2024
February 21, 2024
February 14, 2024
February 7, 2024
January 31, 2024
January 24, 2024
January 17, 2024
January 10, 2024
Close
Anchor ads are not supported on this page.
Dog owners and non-motor boats battle over Mission Bay
cheance, you make is sound like there is only one option for paddlers. That is not true. Dog owners do not have as many and it seems they just keep getting smaller. And, whenever there is a triathlon at Mission Beach, dog owners lose access to Fiesta Island until the races are done. For two weekends every summer, when "Off the Line" comes to town the island is completely off-limits. For someone who lives in Carmel Valley, who does not have access to Del Mar Beach in the summer time (but have since stopped going there since my dog got tumbled in the surf and won't go back), it makes for more challenging times trying to keep my dog exercised. Now, why can't paddlers share space with the camp that is on Fiesta Island? That area is already behind fences and they store boats over there. Crazy thing is that every time I've been over to Fiesta Island, which is two or three times a week, I've never seen any boats launched from there. Can't that place be expanded onto unfenced land at a cost that is far less than the $20 to $30 million being thrown around?— February 5, 2009 8:38 p.m.
Dog owners and non-motor boats battle over Mission Bay
Why do the paddlers want to take 10 percent of the "fenced" portion of the off-leash dog park? That would be a big reduction in the size of the fenced in portion of the dog park, especially if it means cutting through that portion of the dog park. I can't take my dog to the smaller 1 or 2 acre dog parks because she got hit on the head by balls one too many times. And this fenced portion affords me the ability to get a workout in along with my dog. I also do not take my dog to the unfenced portions of Fiesta Island because I'd rather not risk their lives on the off chance they do not come when I call them. It seems the paddlers are just being stubborn. They refuse to look at other less costly options to store and launch their boats ... all at taxpayer expense. San Diego does not have the funds to build them their dream. Those funds should be going back to the recreation centers and libraries that the city has closed.— February 5, 2009 7 p.m.