Archive for Commentary

Part Four: Task Force Lacking?

July 13, 2007 No Comments

Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 This is the fourth installment to today’s Café San Diego. Please feel free to contribute to any section posted today which you will see below. To read others’ comments, click the link at the end of this section. I’ll do my best to ...

Alcohol Task Force, Commentary

Part Three: Bars and Eating Establishments

July 13, 2007 No Comments

Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 This is the third installment of the general topic: The Predominant Culture of Alcohol in Pacific Beach, CA . Please feel free to contribute to any section posted, which you will see below. To read other’s comments click the link at the end ...

Commentary

Part Two: More ABC and SDPD Enforcement

July 13, 2007 No Comments

Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 This is the second installment of the general topic: The Predominant Culture of Alcohol in Pacific Beach, CA . Please feel free to contribute to any section posted, which you will see below. To read other’s comments click the link at the end ...

Alcohol Culture in PB, Alcohol Licensees, Commentary

Part One: Our Beaches and Alcohol

July 13, 2007 6 Comments

Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 This is the first installment of the general topic: The Predominant Culture of Alcohol in Pacific Beach, CA . Please feel free to contribute to any section posted, which you will see below. To read other’s comments click the link at the end ...

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Drunk Driver, 19 Injures Two after Collision

June 30, 2007 No Comments

Police arrested a man suspected of driving under the influence yesterday after his car collided with another in Pacific Beach, leaving two people injured. The accident occurred about 6:45 p.m. as the 19-year-old sped north on Gresham Street, ran a stop sign at Loring Street and hit a westbound car, police said. The driver of ...

Commentary

Dismayed over number of DUI citations in PB – Letter to Editor

December 25, 2006 No Comments

Letter to the Editor of San Diego Union Tribune I read with interest your article (Dec. 17, B3) about the sobriety checkpoint in Pacific Beach that issued 13 DUI citations in only four hours and had to close down early because all officers were busy processing arrests (“First arrests made as holiday sobriety sweeps begin,” ...

Alcohol Culture in PB, Commentary, The Problems

San Diego Bicylist Injured

February 4, 2006 No Comments

2/4/06 Channel10.com Hit-And-Run Driver At Large In Pacific Beach SAN DIEGO — A hit-and-run driver was still at large Saturday after injuring a bicycle rider in Pacific Beach, police said. The accident near Garnet Avenue and Noyes Street was reported at 12:04 a.m., said San Diego police Sgt. Rich Nemetz. A blue pickup truck was ...

Commentary, Hit and Run

The Pacific Beach model for drawing tourists – Letter to the editor

December 9, 2004 No Comments

Letter to the editor – San Diego Union Tribune The Pacific Beach model for drawing tourists How interesting that La Jolla is going to begin advertising to attract more tourists, (La Jolla is aiming to attract visitors,” News, Nov. 30). It has always seemed to me that La Jolla is well populated with people buying ...

Alcohol Licensees, Business District, Commentary

P.B. neighbors sound off over noisy bars | Loud music, rowdy patrons shatter the peace, they say

November 24, 2000 No Comments

For years, sleepless neighbors have butted heads with rowdy Pacific Beach bars. It’s a battle that may never have a clear winner, but for the residents who live there, it’s one worth fighting. Take La Rose Hunt, for example. She came to Pacific Beach to retire close to the sun and surf, but instead, she ...

Commentary

Too many liquor licenses poured into Pacific Beach – Letters to the editor

April 6, 2000 No Comments

Letters to the editor: San Diego Union Tribune Re: “Reducing youths’ access to alcohol” (Opinion, March 30): At the risk of stating the obvious, Vincent Jimno probably had Pacific Beach in mind when he wrote about youth-related alcohol problems. Our community has 177 liquor licenses, where only 78 are allowed by law. The lack of ...

Alcohol Culture in PB, Alcohol Licensees, Bars and Restaurants, Business District, Commentary, Local Laws, The Problems

Pacific Beach – A Community We Love

September 1, 1999 No Comments

Articles and issues displayed on this site are a representative sample of the types of alcohol-related crime and safety issues happening in our beach community. Yes, these same issues happen in every city around the world. However, we believe there are unique factors in play in Pacific Beach, including a significant over-concentration of licenses, and ...

Commentary

Former judge avoids jail for DUI in behind-scenes plea bargain

June 30, 1997 No Comments

A retired San Diego judge who was convicted of drunken driving two years ago avoided jail recently in a second case through a plea bargain quietly arranged by the City Attorney’s Office. The deal with former Judge Robert P. McDonald blew up last week, however, when San Diego’s presiding Municipal Court judge voided it and ...

Alcohol Culture in PB, Alcohol Licensees, Bars and Restaurants, Business District, Commentary, Liquor Stores

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January 1, 1990 No Comments

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Yelp.com Reviewers Describe Pacific Beach

Hat’s off to the problem PB bars and restaurants who are doing such a great job ruining our community’s...

Alcohol License Applicant ‘Mastermind’ Arrested by Feds in USD Basketball Fix

A Pacific Beach alcohol licensee was approved to continue operations in PB and also recently applied to sell full-spirits...

PB DUI Checkpoint yields 25 Arrests – Again…

… At the Pacific Beach checkpoint, on Grand Avenue near Culver Street, San Diego police officers screened 725 vehicles,...

Drunk Man Crossing Street In PB Hit By Car

A 23-year-old man is recuperating Wednesday after he was struck by a car while attempting to cross a Pacific...

US senators urge end to drunk driver ‘apps’

US senators on Tuesday pressed Google, Apple, and Blackberry maker Research in Motion to pull the plug on applications...

Just 8 Days of Pacific Beach’s Nightlife

Recently, Channel 10 News featured a story where a small portion of video I shot over 6 months in...

St. Patrick’s Day in PB 2011

Check out what PB looked like last night on St. Patrick’s Day. We appreciate the police presence in PB...

Telling SDSU study on overserving from local bars

A telling survey which you can see in it’s entirety here was done by San Diego State University (SDSU)...

Video Prompts Proposed Permit For PB Bars, Restaurants

Check out the story at Channel 10 News featuring a film shot in PB over about a 6 month...

Designated driver sign

Designated driver sign Originally uploaded by pbSpirits Bar encouraging people to use designated driver progeam. Do these designated driver...

Parked Hare Krishna van struck

Parked Hare Krishna van struck Originally uploaded by pbSpirits Looks like the Hare Krishna van got rear ended on...

Dueling Ideologies In Pacific Beach

It is just before noon on a Saturday morning and many of the collegic inhabitants of Pacific Beach are...

Women fighting in 7-11

Two women were involved in a fight in a Pacific Beach 7-11. Other’s started fighting as well while many...

Police Say Chargers’ Naanee Not Involved In PB Fight

Amir Khan Severely Injured In Incident At Bar West POSTED: 10:57 am PST December 14, 2010 SAN DIEGO —...

Fight At Bar West Sends Man To Hospital (Football Star Allegedly Involved)

A man in his 20s was hospitalized following a fist fight in a Pacific Beach parking lot early Monday...

Thankful in Pacific Beach this Thanksgiving morning

Early this Thanksgiving morning police were chasing a car who’s driver wouldn’t stop, turning off their headlights at times...

Two drivers suspected of drinking collide in Pacific Beach

Two drivers were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after a Tuesday night collision in Pacific Beach which left...

Drunk Driving Crash in Pacific Beach

PACIFIC BEACH – A suspected drunk driver left a portion of Pacific Beach without electricity and contributed to congestion...

Frommer’s Travel Guide: Not so glowing review on PB culture

In Frommer’s San Diego 2010 a review on Tower 23 includes: “…the PB party atmosphere still pervades. Don’t be...

4th annual Pacific Beach “Scavenger Hunt” pub crawl

Here’s a video posted by a group that had it’s 4th annual scavenger hunt in Pacific Beach with as...

BeachFest Drunk Visits BeachFest

Here’s a video of a visitor to the Pacific Beach BeachFest held this past weekend. I’m wondering how many...

The $50,000 Corvette that got a little wet (in the ocean off Law St.)

Couple’s RENTED luxury car ends up in the Pacific after beach joyride What’s worse than accidentally driving your own...

Summary of Union Tribune beach-alcohol articles 1990-2007

To help put beach alcohol-issues today in perspective of our recent history here’s a summary of events from 1990-2007...

San Diego Leads Nation In Drunken Driving Violations

Read the complete story from insurance.com According to Insurance.com, San Diego Has The Most Alcohol-Related Driving Violations Among 20...

Partiers driving through PB provide video

Here’s a video found on YouTube.com of some people drinking in their car (while the driver is using her...

Drunk found on bathroom floor – after illegal entry

Found this post on YouTube.com today of a guy passed out in someone else’s bathroom – clutching a pair...

Local magazine reports on bar expansions

Pacific San Diego did a ‘news’ piece which was more a platform for two bar owners to espouse why...

The U.S. cities with the most drunk driving offenders – San Diego Ranked #1

Cities with the most drunk driving offenders: Driving through San Diego or San Jose? You’re likely to see some...

Hit and Run Driver hits Pedestrian at Cass St. and Grand Ave. this morning

About 12 a.m. this morning a pedestrian was injured by a hit-and-run driver. The pedestrian was crossing the west...

Arizonans ignore boycott, flock to beach

Immigration boycotts and counter boycotts didn’t seem to keep beachgoers from Arizona away from the San Diego shore over...

Booze ban moves closer at popular park

Residents are imploring a San Diego City Council committee to endorse a blanket ban on alcohol at Kate O....

Two men stabbed in Pacific Beach

Two men were injured early Friday morning and another was arrested after police said he attacked them with a...

Compromise in works for park booze ban

PACIFIC BEACH, Calif. -The battle over the Kate Sessions Park booze ban in Pacific Beach continued with a report...

Kate Sessions Park Neighbors May Get Relief

The San Diego Parks and Recreation Department has again reviewed Kate O. Sessions Park as it relates to allowing...

Alleged drunk driver crashes into La Jolla restaurant

SAN DIEGO – A suspected drunk driver barreled over a sidewalk and straight into a La Jolla restaurant Sunday...

Crash victim details scene at Bird Rock cafe

 Bird Rock resident Sherry Macelli described the scene at Cass Street Cafe when a suspected drunk driver’s car...

Charger Steves Wild Rides – Car Show or Cabaret?

If you missed the car show this weekend in Pacific Beach you missed seeing many amazingly beautiful autos from...

La Jolla ramping up with enormous Bar/Restaurant/Nightclub – Mike’s

The following is a handout presented to the La Jolla Town Council as part of my personal public comment:...

Public Urination Wins the Holiday Weekend

PacificBeacher (an independent blogger) was on the scene at Kate Sessions Park this 4th of July weekend. Among the...

City Council Acts Unanimously – Putting Safety First

Floating parties such as the Floatopia events held this year in San Diego will happen no longer. The San...

The Components of the Conditional Use Permit (CUP)

The conditional use permit is a tool the City of San Diego already uses for off-sale liquor licenses, typically...

San Diego Beaches have Record Numbers of Visitors

We were told San Diego beaches would be dried up – visitors would leave in droves – during the...

Wall Street Journal – Front Page: Floatopia

Tomorrow Pacific Beach will make the Wall Street Journal - discussing the unintended consequences of people exploiting a new...

Floatopia: San Diego – July 17

Things were relatively mild in the Floatopia held today. There was a significant police, rescue and lifeguard force at...

ABC gets Award from Alcohol Industry?

You couldn’t make this stuff up. It seems the agency responsible for the enforcement of alcohol laws in California...

2010 Floatopia on Mission Bay : Sail Bay

One of the last Floatopia events will take place July 17, 2010. Our hope is that no one is...

Booze ban at Kate Sessions may be imminent

A booze ban at Kate O. Sessions Memorial Park in Pacific Beach may be imminent, The San Diego Union-Tribune...

Streetlights needing repair – pedestrian and driver hazards

Update: Well, it’s been almost 7 months now and most if not all of the nearly 70 streetlights reported...

San Diego (Pacific Beach) homeowner finds naked man asleep on sofa

SAN DIEGO (AP) – A San Diego resident awoke to a shocking discovery: a naked stranger passed out on...

July 4: No parking available at San Diego beaches

According to San Diego police Lt. James Filley, all public parking lots from Ocean Beach to Torrey Pines are...