Month: August 2012

Another apartment building in Ocean Beach has been sold. The 6-unit two-story complex at 5029 West Point Loma Boulevard was sold for over a million bucks – $1,052,500 – to be exact. The apartments consist of 4,483-square-feet within the apartments with a total of 7 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms. The building was originally built in 1976, and at that time, a large tree had to be cut down for the construction.

Margarita’s
4955 Newport Ave.
Ocean Beach, 92107

For many years I have “boycotted” Margarita’s restaurant in Ocean Beach. I felt that when they opened their doors, they were unethical in the way they left another establishment that employed them for many years. As I heard it from the former employers, the new owners of “Margarita’s” left taking original recipes and staff from their establishment, and, if fact, set up the menu and environment similar to the one they had just left.

Editor: Seth is a former member of the Ocean Beach Planning Board (OBPB) and his well-thought out comments were left in response to another rant about apathetic Ocean Beach citizens. We wanted to share it so we brought it out for all to see.

By Seth

As a former OBPB rep whose term just ended this spring, my thoughts are essentially as follows:

While there are many good employees and some good departments, in my opinion there is an undeniable culture at the City that views Ocean Beach as something of an underutilized revenue stream, rather than as a community that they exist to serve.

A Majority of Americans Support Legalization of Marijuana Now for the First Time

This is an Open Letter to President Barack Obama Calling on him to legalize marijuana.

If you legalize marijuana, Mr. President, you’ll get the youth vote and win the 2012 Presidential election. It’s as simple as that. However you do it, Mr. President, if you legalize cannabis, you’ll then do for the young of this country what you did for the Mexican-American and Latino populations, and then what you did for the gay and lesbian communities earlier this year.

How is this so? …

By Barry Ladendorf
In many parts of the world, people will pause to commemorate what happened 67 years ago on August 6, 1945, when the United States unleashed the most diabolical weapon in the history of mankind on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later on August 9th, the same hellish fire consumed the city of Nagasaki. It is estimated that 250,000 people died as a result of the bombs.

On June 4th, the San Diego Free Press was launched as an online news source for the San Diego area, promising in its byline, “Progressive views and neighborhood news.” It was the latest effort in citizen journalism to hit San Diego. So how is it doing, two months into its re-birth?

Re-birth it is, for the original San Diego Free Press was published for about one year, 1968 to 1969, …

Talking with Alex, a 28 year old skateboarder from Ocean Beach, I learned more about skateboarding in our ten minute conversation than I think I knew about the sport in total. But then again, I ride bicycles – not skateboards.

But Alex has a complaint – a major complaint about the OB Skateboard Park in Robb Field, …

By Dr. Warren M. Patch

After spending seven straight days in deep, intensive study and daily meditation at the World-Wide, Self-Realization Fellowship Convocation in Los Angeles, I think I finally got it all figured out:

Your Spine is Your Chi Chiminea for Your Transistor Radio.

What? Yep, that’s right. It’s that simple.

Editor: This came to us via email and we decided to make it one of our infamous and irregular “Reader Rants”.

By Former OB Planning Board Member

As I was reading through Brenda McFarlane’s excellent report of this week’s Ocean Beach Planning Board, something she said in her report and the photo that was included really struck me. Ms McFarlane stated that, ” Next, the much discussed issue of Variances. …

Editor: Our columnist Judi Curry was selected to join the National Tour because of her insights into dog behavior which she often expresses in her column “The Widder Curry”. Judi declined to join the tour outside San Diego but attended the kick-off event and filed this report.

Tour Coincides With Veterinary Annual Convention in San Diego this Week

No, this isn’t an article to appear in the “Sex in San Diego” column. Rather this is the beginning of a National tour beginning in San Diego to help animal owners tackle behavior problems and help save pets.

Sundara
1424 Sunset Cliffs Blvd.
619-889-0639

Have you ever driven down Sunset Cliffs Blvd. and seen a very small café with a few tables outside teeming with customers near the corner of Point Loma Avenue? The name of that restaurant is “Point Loma Beach Café.” This review is not about that restaurant; rather it is about the Sundara that shares the space from 5:00-10:00pm every night except Tuesday.