Waterfront stories
Located on Shelter Island Drive and tucked into the northeast corner of La Playa Cove, Humphreys by the Bay puts on summer concerts from April through October. The shows sell out often — like the …
March 27 — 50 y/o Female ETOH at 361 Prospect. Lifeguards and Fire Responded. Lifeguards clear Fire to handle. — Burns to hand from a vape pen, at WaveHouse. 47 y/o male. Lifeguards and Fire …
I remember seeing tiny fish in a shallow pool of water no more than a couple inches deep. My dad said that they must’ve been left there a by a wading bird that transported the …
It’s another day of El Niño surf: the waves are 10 feet at 20 seconds, occasionally larger. I like solid surf but I’m not a big-wave surfer. This is kind of pushing it. I’m in …
March 15 — HP Investigated a vessel that had sunk in the Driscoll’s Wharf in Americas Cup Harbor. A small fuel spill from the vessel was immediately contained and the vessel was raised. — HP …
After months of contention over the use of surveillance cameras along the Ocean Beach coastline, it’s all over except for the signage. The first three cameras — in all, ten are planned — appeared recently …
Over the past few years, the sandstone cliffs and similarly colored retaining walls in Ocean Beach have been plagued by graffiti and tagging. The City of San Diego has a rewards program if you nab …
Frank Zappa wrote a song about them. Charles Bukowski used them in poetry: “and the grunion ran again through the oily sea, to plant eggs on shore and be caught by unemployed drunks with flopping …
March 9 — SDFD dispatch advises that they are responding to Perez Cove/Ingraham for a patient that is possibly still in the water. A lifeguard rescue vessel and U 4 respond as well as E …
Storms, high tides, high surf, and winter swells damaged the emergency access road to Black’s Beach, causing UC San Diego to close the road for repair until March 6. The damage occurred sometime between the …
The strong storm and big waves that hit on Sunday, March 6, have forced officials to shut down the parking lot at Cardiff State Beach. The beach’s sand has been washed away, and several inches …
In 1778 John Webber, captain James Cook’s ship artist, sketched what is thought to be the first representation of a paddleboarder. He later added the image to an engraving in 1781 that depicted Cook’s arrival …
The endangered tidewater goby, native only to the California coast from Del Norte County to San Diego County, is a tiny fish. Growing up to two inches long, the species lives exclusively in coastal brackish …
2/27 — HP issued a citation to a boater for not having a valid permit for staying at the Harbor Police Transient slips. 2/22 — HP issued a citation to a boater for not having …
Over the past few years, the sandstone cliffs and similarly colored retaining walls in Ocean Beach have been plagued by graffiti and tagging. The City of San Diego has a rewards program if you nab …