Voice of SD on the Beer Ban

Let the Petitioning Begin

The City Council finalized a one-year trial ban on drinking at the beach today, setting the stage for a likely referendum to repeal the law.

http://tinyurl.com/3ctbrj

SD City Council votes for ban

1 year "trial" ban voted in at last meeting.  Ordinance will likely take effect in December.  Thank you Kevin Faulconer!

Prohibitions on drinking and smoking no fun - Daily Aztec

A Daily Aztec article laments excessive regulation of public spaces. Will fun itself be illegal next?

No consensus on a ban

Beach Alcohol Task Force split, does not come to a consensus on a beach alcohol ban at June 4th's meeting. Read more.
http://tinyurl.com/2eo9u3

Del Mar bans beer on the 4th of July

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FreePB.org receives Community Involvement Award

FreePB.org is recognized by PBTC president Don Mullen for exemplary Pacific Beach community involvement

Beach Alcohol Task Force

Councilman to form group to study beach problems.

By Jeanette Steele
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

August 28, 2006

...San Diego Councilman Kevin Faulconer, who represents beach communities, opposes a ban on alcohol on the sand. ...[He] said he wants to get now-warring community groups at one table for six to nine months to hammer out recommendations. Faulconer expects to name the task force members in the next few weeks.

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Pacific Beach not very scary

"Pacific Beach provided a choice location, where as a family we could enjoy the beach, catch a few waves — or at least watch the surfers from the shore — and spend two days with Shamu. This quaint ocean village is far from the tourist mecca often associated with Southern California. The restaurants were low-profile with great home-cooked food. The shopping was geared toward locals, and the beach was quiet. We shared it with some serious surfers, who played with wild dolphins swimming just off the coast."

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San Diego ranked #1 beach area

Obviously, people LIKE the way our
beaches are. Says Outside magazine: "The miles of white sand
beaches, swelling waves, and an eclectic dining and shopping district
make San Diego's Pacific Beach one of the most popular stretches of
sand in the Golden State — 26 million people visited last year."