This site illustrates problems in a neighborhood of alcohol outlets that are highly concentrated – Pacific Beach. For our more current research and proposal to address these issues be sure to visit SanDiegoALE.com – San Diego Alcohol & Licensee Engagement – a pitch for a collaborative approach to assess,...
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SAN DIEGO – A suspected drunken driver was arrested early Tuesday after he plowed through a stop sign and crashed into a San Diego police car in Pacific Beach, police said. The crash occurred at Garnet Avenue and Morrell Street about 2:30 a.m., San Diego police Officer Dan Lasher...
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At 9:45 am in Pacific Beach at the busiest intersection in San Diego was nearly entirely closed down for five hours after a href=”http://www.pbspirits.com/2013/02/16/5-injured-in-car-accident-in-pacific-beach-this-morning-possible-dui/”>this accident.. Later that evening, in the same general area, another major DUI car vs. pedestrian injury. Sadly, and with our sincere sympathies, the pedestrian struck...
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Five people are injured after a black Nissan Titan ran a red light in Pacific Beach at around 9:45 this morning on Garnett and Mission Bay Drive. Police say the driver of a Honda veered off after being hit by the Nissan and hit a minivan. Both the driver...
readmore Car Crash, Injuries and Deaths, MMEd. Note: My intent is to not be publicly shaming anyone. I wouldn’t normally post this if the fact this individual didn’t have any affiliation to the church. That’s because alcohol doesn’t know if someone is a celebrity, public figure, average joe or jane or, a homeless person. A...
readmore Car Crash, Drunk Drivers, MM612 vehicles passed through checkpoint An overnight sobriety and driver license checkpoint in Pacific Beach netted 12 arrests for driving under the influence or drugs, police said Saturday. The checkpoint was set up in the 2600 block of Ingraham Street between 11:02 p.m. Friday and 3 a.m. this morning,...
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Mercedes rammed nearly halfway through the house A suspected drunk driver lost control and crashed into a home in Pacific Beach home on Monday night, according to police. Authorities said the driver of a black Mercedes told them he was reaching for a lighter when he hit another vehicle....
readmore Car Crash, Drunk Drivers, MMThe San Diego Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting DUI and drivers license checkpoints at undisclosed locations within San Diego city limits over the holiday weekend. The first will occur Saturday, Dec. 29 and the second, Monday, Dec. 31. “DUI checkpoints have been an essential part of the...
readmore CheckpointsA man is seriously injured after being hit by a drunk driver in Pacific Beach overnight. A man and woman were walking in the crosswalk when they were hit by a car just after midnight. The man slammed into the windshield and suffered a major head injury. The woman...
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Bullocks to this. It looks like the former Jack Daniels billboard, which took over about 1,100 sq. ft. of space, from mid-June through mid-September was just the beginning. PB’s newest billboard will now be featuring Newcastle Ale, a major Heineken USA brand. Unlike the Jack billboard however, this new...
readmore Business District, Marketing, MMA man landed in jail Sunday hours after San Diego police say he beat and choked his girlfriend in a jealous rage, rammed her car into a patrol car in Pacific Beach and drove off. Police tracked down and arrested Tommy Madriaga, 34, in a Pacific Beach motel about...
readmore Assault, Hit and Run, House PartiesSan Diego Police officers arrested 14 suspected drunken drivers and impounded 15 cars last night during a DUI Checkpoint in Pacific Beach. Police officers began checking cars at 10:20 p.m. Friday on Garnet Avenue near Ingraham Street and stayed until 2:38 a.m. Saturday, according to a San Diego Police...
readmore CheckpointsThe San Diego Police Department Traffic Division conducted DUI checkpoints on Friday September 7, 2012, and on Saturday, September 8, 2012. The checkpoints were made possible by the “DUI Awareness and Enforcement Grant.” The Friday checkpoint was conducted in the 2600 block of Ingraham Street in Pacific Beach. The...
readmore Checkpoints, Drunk DriversThe San Diego Police Department conducted three DUI checkpoints during the Labor Day Holiday weekend. The checkpoints were made possible by the “DUI Awareness and Enforcement Grant” from the Office of Traffic Safety. The first checkpoint occurred on Friday, August 31st in the 1500 block of First Avenue in...
readmore Checkpoints, Drunk DriversA suspected drunk driver is behind bars after hitting a woman while backing out of a parking space in Pacific Beach Sunday night. It happened just before 9:00 p.m. in an alley between Promontory and Ingraham Streets. Police say the driver of the car was backing out of a space,...
readmore Drunk Drivers, Serious InjuriesSan Diego police in Pacific Beach arrested 16 people on suspicion of drunken driving and impounded 17 vehicles during a checkpoint operation that wrapped up early Sunday. Police started screening drivers in the 2600 block of Ingraham Street began about 10 p.m. Saturday and, by the time the operation...
readmore Checkpoints, Drunk DriversSix people were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs at an overnight checkpoint in Pacific Beach, police said Saturday. A total of 1,183 vehicles passed through the checkpoint, which was set up from 10:18 p.m. Friday to 2:44 a.m. Saturday in the 1600...
readmore Checkpoints, Drunk DriversSAN DIEGO (CNS) – San Diego police arrested 16 drivers on suspicion of drunken driving and impounded 17 vehicles during an overnight checkpoint in Pacific Beach, a police officer said Saturday. The checkpoint in the 2400 block of Grand Avenue began 10:09 p.m. Friday and ended today at 2:45...
readmore Checkpoints, Drunk DriversWoman Was Crossing Street At Grand Avenue, Cass Street PACIFIC BEACH, Calif. — A woman was rushed to the hospital early Friday morning after being hit by a car in Pacific Beach. The woman was crossing the street around 2 a.m. at Grand Avenue and Cass Street when she...
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View more videos at: http://nbcsandiego.com. Source: NBCSanDiego.com View a slideshow from 10News San Diego. UT San Diego Report on same crash A 63-year-old suspected drunken driver and his 41-year-old female passenger were injured early Friday when the truck they were in slammed into a wall in Pacific Beach. The...
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One issue with all the alcohol problems we experience is we draw even more marketers of alcohol products. Just today I was surprised to see the new Jack Daniels Whiskey mural go up on the 1001 Garnet Ave. building at Cass St. This seems to be excessive in size...
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SAN DIEGO — Police on Tuesday are searching for a hit-and-run driver who hit at least two vehicles in Pacific Beach. The incident occurred at about 8 p.m. in the 2500 block of Pico Place. According to police, a truck crashed into a car parked on the street. A...
readmore Drunk Drivers, Hit and Run, MMDriver ordered to pay friend’s medical costs A judge ordered a drunken driver to pay more than $7,500 in medical bills to a passenger who was severely injured when he struck a streetlight and two trees in the 2400 block of Ingraham Street in 2011. Oscar Solis, Jr., 25,...
readmore Drunk DriversSAN DIEGO (CNS) – San Diego police officers arrested nine suspected drunken drivers at a downtown checkpoint and extra saturation patrols in Pacific Beach that began St. Patrick’s Day and wrapped up early Sunday. The checkpoint was set up on First Avenue near Beech Street from 10:15 p.m. Saturday...
readmore Checkpoints, Designated Drivers, Drunk DriversA suspected drunken driver allegedly ran over a 27-year-old woman who was lying in a Hillcrest alley early Saturday, which caused the woman to be hospitalized with serious internal injuries, San Diego police said. The 20-something male driver of a GMC Aztec was headed west about 2:55 a.m. in...
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22-Year-Old Found Drunk, Partially Nude In Alley A 22-year-old woman found drunk, unconscious and partially nude in a Pacific Beach alley early Friday may have been sexually assaulted, police said. The woman was found in the south alley of the 900 block of Garnet Avenue around 1:20 a.m., according...
readmore Alcohol Culture in PB, Assault, MMSome longtime Coronado residents are concerned that their town could soon mimic the bar scene in Pacific Beach or downtown San Diego. Read more here: Coronado Residents Concerned Over Alcohol Permits – San Diego News Story – KGTV San Diego. Source: 10News
readmore Other Communities, PB in the MediaThe Pacific Beach Shore Club was approved by the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to expand their premises onto a planned outdoor patio. Click here to read the ABC’s administrative law judge decision as well as the conditions that will be placed on the license.
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Concerned citizens walk past Crystal Pier on Jan. 27 on their way up Garnet Avenue to get their message out to the public and San Diego city officials regarding what they said is an oversaturation of liquor licenses in Pacific Beach and drunken behavior outside local taverns. Photo by...
readmore Business District, Local Laws, MMThe judgment is final. Now, a group of residents in Golden Hill and South Park — who have spent more than four years fighting the formation of the Greater Golden Hill Maintenance Assessment District — can rest, knowing the district will be dissolved. Yesterday, the clerk for the San...
readmore MAD, Other CommunitiesA man has filed a lawsuit against San Diego Chargers linebacker Shaun Phillips alleging the player broke a Champagne bottle over his head at a Pacific Beach bar in 2009. San Diego Chargers linebacker Shaun Phillips talks at a news conference Monday Dec. 21, 2009 in San Diego. (AP...
readmore Assault, Bars and Restaurants, Injuries and DeathsMan Had Just Got Out Of Taxi, Hit By Toyota Yaris, Police Say SAN DIEGO — A 28-year-old man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident in Pacific Beach early Friday, police said. The man was struck while crossing Grand Avenue near Lamont Street just before 1:30 a.m., according...
readmore Hit and Run, Injuries and Deaths, Taxi CabsShots Reported Fired In 1800 Block Of Hornblend Street POSTED: 7:38 am PST January 19, 2012 SAN DIEGO — San Diego police investigated a possible shooting in Pacific Beach early Thursday. Officers received a report of shots fired in the 1800 block of Hornblend Street about 3:15 a.m., according...
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This is an update of the story below. This story also made international news agencies also shown below. SAN DIEGO (CNS) – A DUI suspect made a frigid, watery escape from police early Tuesday by running into the ocean and swimming away after getting pulled over in Pacific Beach....
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SAN DIEGO — Authorities searched for hours early Tuesday for a man suspected of drunken driving who ran away from police and jumped into the ocean in Pacific Beach. Officers pulled over the driver about 2:15 a.m. near Mission Boulevard and Reed Avenue, San Diego police said. But the...
readmore Drunk Drivers, MMSee the video SAN DIEGO — A Pacific Beach resident told 10News on Tuesday he has proof that too much easy alcohol is making his beach community one of the most crime-ridden areas in San Diego. In September, a man was stabbed in Pacific Beach. Less than a week...
readmore Alcohol Licensees, SolutionsSAN DIEGO — Three checkpoints set up in Pacific Beach, Imperial Beach and Chula Vista overnight netted 12 suspected drunken driving arrests, including one driver who was also arrested for suspicion of possession of marijuana and driving with a suspended license, officials said Saturday. The alleged drunken driver in...
readmore Checkpoints, Drunk DriversA suspected drunken driver was taken into custody Friday after crashing into a fire hydrant and a parked car in Pacific Beach. The incident happened at the corner of Grand Avenue and Noyes Street shortly after 11 a.m. Witnesses said a car jumped a curb, struck a fire hydrant...
readmore Drunk DriversAn elderly woman in Pacific Beach woke up Friday morning to find a man in a Chargers jersey sleeping on her couch. The 81-year-old woman, who lives in the 1300 block of Thomas Avenue, called San Diego police around 7:30 a.m. to report that man that was asleep in...
readmore Commentary, Crime and Safety, Drunk in PublicSAN DIEGO — San Diego police arrested a dozen people on suspicion of drunken driving and impounded nine vehicles at checkpoint operation that wrapped up early Sunday. Police set up in the 2400 block of Grand Avenue last night and screened 879 vehicles, selecting 37 drivers for scrutiny, according...
readmore Checkpoints, Drunk DriversThis is a letter to the editor in response to the article by former Superior Court Judge Larry Sterling on Thursday October 27, 2011 San Diego’s Continuing Taxi Cab Scandal: Is it the same people who justify subsidizing pharmaceutical companies, international banks and oil refineries also support our taxi-medallion...
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Early this morning an drunk driver crashed and most likely totaled a parked car on Grand Ave. at Mission Blvd. Local homeless people told me they tried to get the driver of the pickup truck to run and hide because, they reasoned, there was no one hurt. The man...
readmore Drunk Drivers, MMHere’s a great story about police catching armed robbers utilizing their bicycle patrols. We’re trying to raise funds to equip more SDPD Northern Division bicycles with lights and sirens and you can help. Councilmember Faulconer is matching any donation you make so please go to the PB Town Council...
readmore Crime and Safety, PB in SD MediaThis afternoon KPBS Radio featured a story on the PB Planning Group’s report on the alcohol licensing and CUP issues. Todd Brown of Bub’s Dive Bar and Jennifer Hill from the ABC were also interviewed. Click here to listen to the audio of the interview which lasts approximately ten...
readmore Alcohol Licensees, CUP/DAO, PB in SD MediaSAN DIEGO — A San Diego police officer is recovering on Sunday after his cruiser was rear-ended by a suspected DUI driver in Pacific Beach. The crash occurred at about...
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News reel courtesy Fox5 News A San Diego police officer was taken to the hospital by ambulance at approximately 2am this morning after his patrol car was struck from behind by a DUI driver. The DUI driver was interviewed and given field sobriety tests and after failing, was arrested....
readmore CUP/DAO, Drunk Drivers, Life in PBA 21-year-old man was stabbed in the back Thursday while walking with his girlfriend in Pacific Beach, police said. The couple was walking in the 1000 block of Diamond Street when a man came up from behind sometime before 3 a.m. and stabbed the victim twice in the back,...
readmore Assault, PB in SD MediaHere is a report of the new 2010 US Census compared to 2000 numbers in various categories. My goal was to learn more about our demographics insofar as age groups, family orientation and housing. Also, for the researchers out there, here’s a workbook with individual year data with more...
readmore Commentary, Demographic Balance, Life in PBUpdate: See ‘Driver Ordered to Pay Friend’s Medical Costs‘ – the final sentence for this DUI driver. SAN DIEGO — San Diego County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of Oscar Solis Jr., 24, a suspect in a hit-and-run...
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This is yet another confirmation that there is a significant DUI problem in Pacific Beach. See this link for additional stories on the issue. September 3, 2011 Multi-Agency effort cracks down on popular party spots San Diego Police arrested 51 drivers in Pacific Beach Saturday for driving under the...
readmore Crime and Safety, Drunk Drivers, MMThis site illustrates problems in a neighborhood of alcohol outlets that are highly concentrated – Pacific Beach. For our more current research and proposal to address these issues be sure to visit SanDiegoALE.com – San Diego Alcohol & Licensee Engagement – a pitch for a collaborative approach to assess, monitor and maintain a better system. ...
readmore Coalition Building, SolutionsSAN DIEGO (CNS) – San Diego police officers arrested nine suspected drunken drivers at a downtown checkpoint and extra saturation patrols in Pacific Beach that began St. Patrick’s Day and wrapped up early Sunday. The checkpoint was set up on First Avenue near Beech Street from 10:15 p.m. Saturday to 1:45 a.m. today, according to ...
readmore Checkpoints, Designated DriversConcerned citizens walk past Crystal Pier on Jan. 27 on their way up Garnet Avenue to get their message out to the public and San Diego city officials regarding what they said is an oversaturation of liquor licenses in Pacific Beach and drunken behavior outside local taverns. Photo by Don Balch I Beach & Bay ...
readmore Business District, Local LawsMan Had Just Got Out Of Taxi, Hit By Toyota Yaris, Police Say SAN DIEGO — A 28-year-old man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident in Pacific Beach early Friday, police said. The man was struck while crossing Grand Avenue near Lamont Street just before 1:30 a.m., according to San Diego police Officer David ...
readmore Hit and Run, Injuries and DeathsSee the video SAN DIEGO — A Pacific Beach resident told 10News on Tuesday he has proof that too much easy alcohol is making his beach community one of the most crime-ridden areas in San Diego. In September, a man was stabbed in Pacific Beach. Less than a week later in the same area, a ...
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