Since news broke last week of the cremated remains of Henry Renaud Lefebvre found at the OB Suds Car Wash on Voltaire Street, the story has circled the world. It was reported that the owner …
October 27, 2012
Ocean Beach News & Stories
Stories from Ashes Found at an Ocean Beach Car Wash
Victim Tells Story of Attempted Rape in Ocean Beach
A 25-year-old Ocean Beach woman was punched in the eye with an object, groped from behind, and was being dragged away in broad daylight on the morning of October 17 in an attempted rape incident. …
October 25, 2012
Ocean Beach Grocery Store Cited for an Overcharge
The Apple Tree Market, located at at 4949 Santa Monica Avenue in Ocean Beach, was recently given a “failed inspection” notice to post in their window — as required by county law — after being …
October 23, 2012
Restaurants for Hardworking Foodie Freelancers
A roundup of eateries that are open when you, the hardworking foodie freelancer, need them to be.
October 17, 2012
Ocean Beach’s Portugalia for Sale
Portugalia, the now-closed Portuguese restaurant and pub located at 4839 Newport Avenue is on the auction block. Signs promoting a "quiet auction" are posted in several places in front of the former business that was …
October 16, 2012
Stabbing and Groping in Ocean Beach
A stabbing victim was pulled from the crowd in the beer garden at the Ocean Beach Oktoberfest on Friday evening, just 30 minutes before the first “Citizens’ Patrol” was launched. The Citizens' Patrol was organized …
October 13, 2012
Women Learn Self-Defense Following Ocean Beach Crimes
Vault Combat Academy on Newport Avenue offered a free self-defense class on October 11. Women who had been to an O.B. Woman's Club meeting and a citizens’ patrol meeting earlier in the week showed up …
October 13, 2012
San Diego Police Help Mom in Ocean Beach
Several San Diego police officers arrived at Azucar bakery/café on Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach on October 9 at around noon. Two patrol cars parked in the adjacent gas-station parking lot; two more police cars …
October 11, 2012
Ocean Beach Citizens’ Patrol to Mobilize This Week
The night of October 8 saw the formation of the first meeting of the Ocean Beach Citizens’ Patrol. Over 40 people showed up at the Tower Two Café on Abbott Street to organize themselves into …
October 9, 2012
Meeting Offers Solutions to End Ocean Beach Sex Crimes
Over 60 people met at the Ocean Beach Woman's Club on October 3 to discuss the recent sex crimes against women in the community. Ideas were presented on how to make more women aware of …
October 4, 2012
Artist’s O.B. Bathroom Ceiling Project Criticized
A man claiming to have deciphered the jumble of words on the ceiling of the newly built Brighton Street “comfort station” (bathroom) in Ocean Beach presented his case to the Ocean Beach Town Council on …
September 27, 2012
Ocean Beach Sex Crimes Prompt Frustration at Meeting
A crowd of over 60 people — many angry and emotional — made up the audience at the Ocean Beach Town Council Meeting on September 26. Most of the people were there to discuss the …
September 27, 2012
Car Hits Bicyclist at Ocean Beach Intersection
At approximately 5:30 p.m.on September 23, a bicyclist was hit by a car at an intersection in Ocean Beach. The intersection of West Point Loma Boulevard and Abbott Street has a yield sign that residents …
September 24, 2012
Mermaid Spotted in Ocean Beach
One of the biggest hits of the September 16 Surfrider Paddle for Clean Water event in Ocean Beach was a mermaid sighting. Mermaid Shelly hails from Carlsbad, where she has a business named Shell Tails …
September 18, 2012
DUI Makes for Bad Beach Day in O.B.
A man was arrested for a DUI in Ocean Beach on the evening of September 16. Arresting SDPD officer J. Wilson said the suspect, who was around 50 years old, was driving with a suspended …
September 17, 2012
Rocky’s Surf Shop Closing in Ocean Beach
Rocky's Surf Shop — named after a dog who surfed and was featured in Endless Summer II — has always been a surfboard-shopping destination. This weekend, said current shop owner Doug Yates on September 15, …
September 15, 2012
Shocking Video: Skateboarding Veteran Run Over
Shortly before 2.00 a.m. on September 6, Brian Wayne Conner, a 36-year-old paraplegic who had no legs due to a war injury, was badly injured while riding his skateboard and attempting to hang onto the …
September 12, 2012
Ocean Beach Apartment Residents Riled Over Thefts
Jonathan Chambers was arrested earlier in August for suspicion of burglary at the Mariner's Cove apartment complex in Ocean Beach. After his arrest, 10News rolled into the West Point Loma Boulevard property with a camera, …
September 1, 2012
Newbreak Church’s New Place in Ocean Beach
Since the year 1917, there has been a house of worship at the corner of Cape May Avenue and Ebers Street in Ocean Beach. On August 25 at 5:00 p.m., the latest holy incarnation debuted …
August 28, 2012
Ocean Beach Pier Jump Goes Unpunished
According to an eyewitness named Andrew, he and his girlfriend were sitting on the sand at the end of Newport Avenue at around 11 p.m. on August 25 when a young man jumped off the …
August 28, 2012