OB Rag

Drone light shows as alternatives are on the rise in San Diego and elsewhere for public safety and environmental reasons

By Michael Smolens / San Diego Union-Tribune / July 5, 2023

The air quality was almost certainly better over Ocean Beach and La Jolla Tuesday night than it was around San Diego Bay, Imperial Beach and SeaWorld.

Likewise for water quality. That’s because O.B. and La Jolla planned Independence Day celebrations with drone light shows, while the other locales went with traditional fireworks.

What did you think of  OB’s first ever drone light show on the 4th? We’re looking for reactions and comments on OB’s Luminosity’s efforts to bring back a light show for July 4.

All events are online and free unless stated otherwise

Every Saturday 10:30 am. Climate Mobilization Coalition Meetings  July 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th

July 7th Friday 5 pm – 9 pm First Friday Night Market 90’s Night

July 8th Saturday Day Laborer Outreach! Event by Border Angels

July 8th Saturday 9 am – 11 am Wander the Wetlands + Fish Seining at the Marsh Edge

July 8th Saturday 3 pm Amnesty International Group 137 San Diego.

Once again, Surfrider Foundation San Diego and its partners are holding their “Morning After Mess” Beach Cleanup Series on Wednesday, July 5. For the Ocean Beach area, there are clean-ups planned at the OB Pier and at the Ocean Beach Dog Park Estuary from 8-11 a.m..

Anyone can participate. and  registration is here.  https://sandiego.surfrider.org/mam .

See this video by Charles Landon.

Also, from the City of San Diego:

On Saturday, July 1, the City of San Diego will reopen the Ocean Beach Pier following a six-month closure to allow time for repairs to damage caused by powerful winter storms. The reopening comes ahead of the 57th anniversary of the pier’s grand opening on July 2, 1966, and just in time for the Fourth of July holiday.

by Ernie McCray

Hey, Bill,
loved “The Luckiest Guy in the World”
30 on 30 documentary.
It reminded me
of when I first saw you play
in high school,
in a game
where you, excuse the cliché,
literally blew me away
as you and your crew
descended on some poor team
like a tornado,
with you
swatting their shots
away in ways
that made them
not want to take shots,

Part II

By Colleen O’Connor

Below is a random sampling of comments in response to my “Champion the Volunteers of Stop SB10,” posted here on June 26. They came to me direct from colleagues and friends angry over the prospect of even more in-fills and high-rise buildings in once predominantly single-family residential neighborhoods.

These comments  do not count the ones mourning the loss of the Old Town and

by Kylie Capuano / sdnews.com / June 28, 2023

The Point Loma Nazarene University surf team took home the championship at the NSSA College Nationals Competition held on June 16-18. Their La Jolla competitor, UC San Diego, trailed behind with a fourth-place finish.

PLNU surfer Noah Kawaguchi was named the 2023 National College Men’s champion.

From San Diego Audubon Society

Every Thursday and Sunday our San Diego River Mouth Docents set up an informational booth and a spotting scope at the San Diego River Mouth, next to OB Dog Beach. The San Diego River Mouth is part of an Important Bird Area that features coastal wetland, sand dune, sage scrub, and mudflat habitats.

Our docents aim to educate the Ocean Beach community and enhance the appreciation of the habitat