Category: Environment

Fireworks at Water Board Meeting on Fireworks

 Source  December 20, 2010  6 Comments on Fireworks at Water Board Meeting on Fireworks

    Future OB Fireworks could be more expensive and more difficult to permit Editor: The future of fireworks over…

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We would have posted something, but …

 Frank Gormlie  December 20, 2010  4 Comments on We would have posted something, but …

We awoke to several new drips and leaks this morning under the flat portion of our roof. So Patty and…

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OB FLASHES: News, Calendar, and Whatever – December 16, 2010

 Staff  December 16, 2010  11 Comments on OB FLASHES: News, Calendar, and Whatever – December 16, 2010

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Home Invasion in OB on Santa Cruz – 2 Arrested and 4 Detained
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Precincts in the City that wanted to legalize marijuana
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OB candidate for governor still getting press and still has signs up from Primary campaign
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No more free juice on Newport Ave results in less crowds at StarBucks
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Marine Protected Areas Approved
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OBCentric workshop before Christmas
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Long Branch Torrey Pine at OB Planning Board Meeting January 5th
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OB Historical Society features local photographer Joe Ewing on Jan 19th
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OBMA awards local storefronts for holiday displays

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Kevin Faulconer Breaks Ground on Ocean Beach ‘Gateway’ Project

 Staff  December 14, 2010  27 Comments on Kevin Faulconer Breaks Ground on Ocean Beach ‘Gateway’ Project

By Brittany Bailey/Special to the OB Rag Shortly after eleven am this morning, District 2 Councilmember Kevin Faulconer broke ground…

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The Saving of Just One Torrey Pine, Part Three

 Frank Gormlie  December 12, 2010  2 Comments on The Saving of Just One Torrey Pine, Part Three

December 1st was the night of the Ocean Beach Planning Board. The endangered Torrey Pine tree that’s been living on…

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The Saratoga Torrey Pines and the Sidewalks Below

 Frank Gormlie  December 10, 2010  7 Comments on The Saratoga Torrey Pines and the Sidewalks Below

    There are eight Torrey Pine trees on the 4600 block of Saratoga Avenue in northeast Ocean Beach.  They…

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Fluoridation in San Diego Water Begins December 22nd

 Source  December 9, 2010  27 Comments on Fluoridation in San Diego Water Begins December 22nd

by Grok Surf”s San Diego (City of San Diego Public Utilities Department press release dated Dec. 6, 2010) The City…

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Panel: Signs of the tide — San Diego’s water supply

 Source  December 9, 2010  1 Comment on Panel: Signs of the tide — San Diego’s water supply

by George J. Janczyn / GrokSurf’s San Diego / December 9, 2010 “Signs of the tide — San Diego’s water…

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The saving of just one Torrey Pine, Part Two

 Frank Gormlie  December 6, 2010  2 Comments on The saving of just one Torrey Pine, Part Two

More on the continuing saga of trying to save the Torrey Pine tree on the 4600 block of Long Branch…

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