Archive for May, 1991

Police plan videotape of drunks | Hope to document beach booze woes

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at May 23, 1991 in 1990-92 Articles. 0 Comments

Ruth L. McKinnie. San Diego Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: May 23, 1991. pg. B.1

Video cameras will be out in force at San Diego beaches this Memorial Day weekend, but they won’t all be capturing family picnics or children playing in the waves.

Some will be used to tape drunks.

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Booze ban on beaches rescinded | But officials vow to fight rowdiness

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at May 14, 1991 in 1990-92 Articles. 0 Comments

Rick Shaughnessy. San Diego Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: May 14, 1991. pg. B.1

You can still roll out the barrel at San Diego city beaches and parks.

The beer industry-funded drive to shrug off the city’s beach booze ban succeeded at least temporarily yesterday when San Diego City Council members voted to rescind the ban rather than pay for a special election needed to defend it.

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Booze-ban foes mostly funded by beer dealers

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at May 10, 1991 in 1990-92 Articles. 0 Comments

Ruth L. McKinnie. San Diego Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: May 10, 1991. pg. B.2

Virtually all the financial support for a group formed to block a booze ban on San Diego beaches came from beer distributors and others who sell alcohol, according to city records.

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