OB Rag

By Marisa Kendall/ KPBS – CalMatters / June 20, 2023

Losing income is the No. 1 reason Californians end up homeless — and the vast majority of them say a subsidy of as little as $300 a month could have kept them off the streets.

That’s according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that provides the most comprehensive look yet at California’s homeless crisis.

CBS8 spoke to some Ocean Beach residents who are concerned over the poison being used to rid local parks of gophers and want signs up to warn people about the poison in the ground.

Ocean Beach residents say there are no signs up to warn them about the poison being used in Dusty Rhodes Park. Mackenzie Gunnels lives in Ocean Beach and visits the park often. “Every single day, every evening around this time,” she said. Her dog always comes with her.

From There San Diego

One of the most stunning business success stories to come out of San Diego in recent years is that of Skrewball Whiskey, one of the fastest-growing alcohol brands in history.

The stunning success of Skrewball Whiskey is an amazing story, but it’s the story of Steven Yeng’s journey that’s even more incredible.

Last week at a meeting of San Diego’s Parks and Recreation Board, it was all supposed to end – all the acrimony between tennis players and pickleball players that’s been going on over the last two years. Or so tennis players thought.

They believed that when Point Loma’s Barnes Tennis Center announced during the June 15 hearing it will soon have 19 pickleball courts, pickleball players would be happy, and everyone could just get along. But they weren’t. Pickleball players view the surprise announcement by Barnes as a “sand-bag,” “underhanded,” and “greedy.”

Activists from ReWild Mission Bay have reached an agreement with recreation proponents on a key element of the redevelopment of northeast Mission Bay.

It’s called the “Rose Creek Buffer Zone” and stretches from the Mike Gotch Memorial Bridge over Rose Creek to Garnet Avenue.

By Ruben Vives, Doug Smith / Los Angeles Times / June 14, 2023

More than 14,000 people experiencing homelessness have been moved off the streets during the first six months of her administration, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass reported Tuesday.

About 30%, or 4,332, acquired permanent housing. An additional 10,049 people were placed in interim housing through city and county programs from December through May, Bass said — a 27% increase over the same period the year before.

From Peninsula News / June 15, 2023

There’s a special election coming right up for San Diego County’s Fourth Supervisorial District — it’s a special primary on August 15, 2023.

And Monica Montgomery Steppe, who’s currently on the San Diego City Council, is running.

Wouldn’t you know it, but there’s a great fundraiser for her on Sunday, June 25. Plus, thePoint Loma & OB Democratic Club just recently endorsed her

By Joni Halpern

Almost everyone is talking about Joe Biden’s age.  Is he too old to serve as President again?  Did you see him stumble?  Did you hear him mix up his words?  Look how stiffly he walks.

Biden is old, but there’s another question to be asked of all the younger persons running:  Are they old enough to know how to run a world power?

Maybe they have silver tongues and limber bodies, quick minds and spring in their step, but do they know how to identify what is important to the security and health of this country

From Mission Hills Heritage

On June 20, 2023, starting at 2:00 P.M., the San Diego City Council will hold a hearing on the appeal of the historical designation of the Old Mission Hills Branch Library, HRB #1384.  We need your voice and action to help defeat this meritless appeal and save the old branch library for adaptive reuse.

Background:

Mission Hills Heritage (MHH) applied for historical designation of the old Mission Hills Branch Public Library (the Library). 

OB Street Fair — Saturday, June 24

Join over 50,000 visitors and guests on Saturday, June 24 from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. for the Ocean Beach Street Fair!

Making the Case for the Palm Tree in San Diego Landscapes and Urban Planning

Shootings at Liberty Station Mar Juneteenth Event – Police Still Searching for Shooter

The Union-Tribune Pushes Back Against Heal the Bay Annual Beach Report Card

Driver Crashed into Robb Field Skate Park – Arrested for DUI, Dog Trapped

USS Recruit at Liberty Station Opens to Public

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by Ernie McCray

I dined
at a rather nice café
the other day
where a host,
in this lovely place,
in a very friendly way,
led me
and my twin daughters
and my oldest grandson
and his wife
and their three sons,
to an outdoor table,