Category: Environment

By Anthony Brazos / The Log.com News / December 02, 2010 SAN DIEGO — The fate of over-water fireworks will…

On Sunday, November 28th, another near-tragedy occurred at Dusty Rhodes Dog Park.  Another small dog was attacked by a larger…

Those of us who wish to save the Torrey Pine tree at 4633 Long Branch Avenue in Ocean Beach won…

When we went to the Ocean Beach Planning Board meeting on Wednesday night one of the arborists, Theron Winsby, brought…

At the Ocean Beach Planning Board meeting tonight, the Board voted unanimously to allow residents and the City thirty days…

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* “Hidden Garden” Creator Lou Williams Passes

* Pizza Port provides jobs for the disabled

* OB is the end for bicyclist who pedaled 25,000 miles for peace

* “Stuff to Puff” owner quoted on DEA controlling synthetic pot

* 5 Unit Cable Street Apartment Sells for $1.15 Million Cash

* Noon Designs Receives Kudos for Best Local Jewelry

Originally posted August 28, 2009

Editor: We repost this in tribute to Lou Williams who has just passed away.
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by Mary E Mann

“This whole place was the pits,” says Louie Williams, gesturing at the lush, artfully designed garden around us.

You could spend all your time in OB and still miss it. There’s a wonderful garden right next to the Blue Parrot restaurant on Niagara that you can just walk right into.

It’s Louie and Kathi’s Hidden Garden at 4973 and 4975 Niagara. It is simply an amazing place and these photos I took don’t do it justice, but at least it gives you an idea of what it is like. Look for an upcoming post about Louie and Kathi and their delightful garden. In the meantime, check it out yourself.

The endangered Torrey Pine tree on the 4600 block of Long Branch Avenue is on the agenda of the December…

    San Diego’s Progressive Women End Their Current Terms In Office By Adam Pollack / examiner.com / November 24,…

Editor: The following is from the “We Won’t Fly” website. Grassroots consumer advocate We Won’t Fly is organizing educational outreach…

Originally posted Nov. 22, 2020

By Richard Agee

It was several years back when I got up one morning, drove to the corner of my street, turned left onto Santa Barbara Street, and saw something I had never seen before.

All of the tall palm trees along Santa Barbara Street had been spray-painted with white X’s. As I drove slowly looking at the trees for several blocks, yes, every tree was marked with a white X. I made a U-turn and drove back past my street and several blocks in the other direction and saw white X’s on every palm tree. Something is going on here, I thought to myself. Usually a white X means a tree is going to be removed. Why would they remove all the trees that have been part of the fabric of the community for so long?

Many years ago, San Diego business magnate John D. Spreckels arranged to have palm trees planted along the city owned right of way on some of the main thoroughfares around Point Loma and Ocean Beach. Those mature tall palms now grace streets like Newport Avenue, Santa Barbara Street and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard. They form a historic landmark, cherished by locals, which can be seen for miles.