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 neighbor heard the noise and came ...
Driver 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, was ordered to pay restitution during ...
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 to 1:45 a.m. today, according to ...
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 a south alley in the 1000 ...
Drunk Drivers, Hillcrest, Injuries and Deaths
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 to San Diego police Officer David ...
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 Don Balch I Beach & Bay ...
A 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 Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) — AP Antonio Cromartie ...
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 to San Diego police Officer David ...
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 to San Diego police Officer Frank ...
Crime and Safety
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. A patrol officer stopped the 29-year-old ...
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 driver got out and took off, ...
SAN 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 possession of marijuana was stopped at ...
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 and smashed into a parked car. ...
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 her living room. The man was ...
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 to Officer Mark McCullough. The names ...
Checkpoints, Drunk Drivers
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 was apprehended however by a police ...
Here’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 website in the “Donate To Support” ...
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 minutes. And click here for a ...
Alcohol Licensees, CUP/DAO, PB in SD Media, The Problems[Note: Breaking news by this blog, pbSpirits.com and picked up by local media today. See original post and video.] SAN 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 2:13 a.m. Sunday in the 1200 ...
Drunk Drivers, PB in SD Media
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. At the time of this post ...
A 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, said San Diego police Officer Frank ...
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 detail. There are interesting shifts showing ...
Commentary, Demographic Balance, Life in PB, SolutionsUpdate: 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 injury accident in February in Pacific ...
Drunk Drivers, Hit and Run
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 influence. Two checkpoints were set up ...
These videos include various incidents witnessed by this author during the month of August 2011. Learn more about potential solutions here. We clearly need better camera and computer video-processing equipment. If you believe our collection of impactful videos will help us change conditions in Pacific Beach and the greater San Diego please consider making a ...
Commentary
The Pacific Beach Planning Group approved by a vote of 11-5 with one abstention, to submit a report their Alcohol License Review Committee (ALRC), conducted over the last two years, to the city. This report concluded that City of San Diego needs to take control over it’s alcohol licensing issues – perceived by many to ...
Here’s a letter I sent to the San Diego Police Vice Department, the ABC as well as a number of community groups and committees (PB Town Council, Hospitality Task Force, Discover PB): As an individual community activist and blogger, communicating with a subscriber base of approximately 250 interested folks, I am writing this letter in ...
Bars and Restaurants, CommentaryLast Night in Pacific Beach Eight Days of Pacific Beach Nightlife Video prompts Proposed Permit for PB Bars and Restaurants Hit and Run Driver Hits Pedestrian Thanksgiving Evening Driver Crashes over Cliff on Riviera Drive Floatopia 1 2 Planning Group Discusses CUP Other PB related films: Corvette Driven Into Ocean Drunk found on bathroom floor ...
PB in the Media, Solutions, The ProblemsPolice say checkpoint moved to downtown to ‘spread enforcement wealth’ PACIFIC BEACH — A DUI checkpoint planned for the Fourth of July weekend in Pacific Beach, where police frequently net a large number of intoxicated drivers, was called off by department brass, a traffic officer reported to the community’s planning group. Officer Mark McCullough, who ...
Checkpoints, Drunk Drivers, Other Communities
An advertising agency is offering a reward for information leading to the return of a $10,000 life-size statue that was stolen from a Pacific Beach restaurant last week. The 40-pound statue, which depicts a man pulling a keg of Newcastle Brown Ale out of the bar’s wall, was stolen from PB Bar & Grill July ...
From a reader: Not surprising you didn’t post this article to your web site. It doesn’t help your cause. http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/data-drive/article_11d044a6-b33e-11e0-b0ea-001cc4c03286.html It mentions the East Village in downtown SD as an area where alcohol related crime has increased significantly. Didn’t I hear at a PB Planning Committee meeting that downtown SD has a CUP in effect? ...
Alcohol Licensees, Business District, Commentary, Crime and Safety, CUP/DAO
Here’s a video of a few nights in July 2011. This past Saturday morning, when a DUI driver could’ve easily killed or seriously injured pedestrians on Garnet Ave., another DUI driver rear-ends a vehicle at Grand Ave. at Ingraham. Click here to see additional brief films we created to illustrate the PB atmosphere. We must ...
An armed man who showed up at a neighbor’s house in Pacific Beach early Saturday to complain about a loud party was stabbed by one of the revelers, police said. The 28-year-old unidentified stabbing victim was taken to a hospital about 1:30 a.m. The man’s injuries are not considered life-threatening, San Diego police said. After ...
Focus on alcohol-related and other safety issues in Pacific Beach, California What’s going on? There are many residents, businesses and civic groups struggling with alcohol-related issues in our community. This struggle is exacerbated by a noisy few bar and restaurant businesses that are intent on belittling those of us that are willing to spend countless ...
Here’s a couple more fights in Pacific Beach in the last few weeks – brought to you by YouTube’rs who thought it would be entertaining? Video One Video Two
Assault, PB in Social Media
A woman came to the PB Town Council meeting this summer to express her grave concerns about the number of cars that are run into along Ingraham by, what she believes, are a large number of drunk drivers. One such driver wrecked their car on Ingraham on a Monday evening.
Dear Shore Club, You’re spamming our community with your posters promoting Shore Club’s 2nd annual Oyster Event being held downtown this year at the Embarcadero. Not only is this illegal (I believe potentially yielding you a $100 per sign fine regardless of who distributes them) it’s unethical as you promote yourself ad nauseam as a ...
At approximately 7am this morning a driver leveled a city sign, tree and plowed through the Pacific Beach wave sign on Grand Ave. near Bond St. (map) The sign was loaded up into PB Town Council President Joe Wilding’s truck who volunteered to transport the sign rather than have the city need to pay for ...
This video is of a variety of things seen yesterday, Saturday evening in Pacific Beach… All after 12:30 am no less. Double-click video to see full screen and Esc to return to this page. Here’s some questions one might consider: When people are urinating on business storefronts who is negatively affected? The bar patrons or ...
After making a post about the Charger’s Applewhite getting a DUI and researching the history of our players and their DUI charges (among many other charges not DUI-related) I found many other NFL players that have been arrested since January 2010. To date 21 players, a couple of coaches and a team owner. The NFL ...
Perhaps every San Diego State student debates moving to Pacific Beach. The rumors are alluring, but the mystery of the place is overwhelming enough for the devils-advocate within to pooh-pooh the idea out of reality. Oftentimes, students forfeit the beach lifestyle to the intimidation of change or fear of the unknown. The leap just seems ...
Commentary, Life in PB
Pacific Beach seems to draw the worst out of our NFL Chargers players. What are the odds that such a small group of players could have so many alcohol-related crimes done by or near them? In November 2009 Antonio Cromartie, then a NFL Charger’s player was questioned after someone broke a champagne bottle over another ...
Hat’s off to the problem PB bars and restaurants who are doing such a great job ruining our community’s name. I’m accused of being sensationalistic and anti-PB–hurting our communities image in the public eye. News Flash: I’m not the only one. Here’s what some Yelp.com reviewers say about PB: Amber Elizabeth M. – San Diego, ...
… At the Pacific Beach checkpoint, on Grand Avenue near Culver Street, San Diego police officers screened 725 vehicles, and arrested 25 drivers for driving under the influence. One driver was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance, and another was arrested for being drunk in public. A total of 29 vehicles were impounded. ...
Checkpoints, Drunk Drivers, PB in SD MediaA 23-year-old man is recuperating Wednesday after he was struck by a car while attempting to cross a Pacific Beach street while drunk, police said. The man was attempting to cross the 2700 block of Garnet Avenue about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday when he was struck by an Infinity sedan, according to San Diego police Officer ...
Drunk in Public, PB in SD MediaUS senators on Tuesday pressed Google, Apple, and Blackberry maker Research in Motion to pull the plug on applications that can help drunk drivers use smart phones to elude police checkpoints. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and fellow Democratic Senators Chuck Schumer, Frank Lautenberg and Tom Udall urged the hi-tech giants to stop selling the ...
Checkpoints, Drunk Drivers
Recently, Channel 10 News featured a story where a small portion of video I shot over 6 months in 2010 was used to illustrate typical problems in PB’s business district. Some bar and ‘restaurant’ owners representing the Discover PB Hospitality Task Force were asked what they thought. They dismissed these incidents as sensationalistic and implied ...
Check out what PB looked like last night on St. Patrick’s Day. We appreciate the police presence in PB last night and because of them, and perhaps some of the bars and restaurants temporarily behaving, things seemed slightly less crazy than last year. There were a large number of drunk people staggering around and I’m ...
A telling survey which you can see in it’s entirety here was done by San Diego State University (SDSU) revealed many telling facts about actual alcohol establishment behaviors insofar as it relates to over-pouring and over-serving. Here’s some examples: Over 33% of bartenders over-poured drinks Over 90% of servers over-served significantly by selling drinks containing ...
Check out the story at Channel 10 News featuring a film shot in PB over about a 6 month period here: Source: 10News.com Here’s a radio interview with myself as well as with two bar owners who serve on Discover PB’s Hospitality Task Force leading the charge to resist any change. The interview begins near ...