Archive for August, 2001

Del Mar eyes alcohol ban July 4 | Council considers beach restrictions

Hara Ari Aryan. The San Diego Union - Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: Aug 21, 2001. pg. B.2

DEL MAR — Del Mar may impose a ban on alcohol at its beaches during the July Fourth holiday as a means of preventing beachgoers from getting out of hand.

Del Mar has plans for less raucous July 4th partying | Report calls for more deputies on beach, but no ban on alcohol

Hala Ali Aryan. The San Diego Union - Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: Aug 18, 2001. pg. NC.2

EL MAR — A city report recommends adding sheriff’s patrols and tightening regulations on large groups to prevent rowdiness on beaches next Fourth of July but says it’s not necessary to ban alcohol on the beach.

`Ban the Ban’ got funds from alcohol sellers

Angela Lau. The San Diego Union - Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: Aug 2, 2001. pg. B.1.1.7

The campaign against a round-the-clock trial ban on drinking alcohol at two San Diego beaches was funded largely by alcohol- related businesses, financial documents show.

Balloting on beach booze ban impacts N. County

Mary Curran-Downey. The San Diego Union - Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: Aug 12, 2001. pg. N.2

“Dog bites man” may not be news, the journalism adage goes, but “man bites dog” will catch the reader’s attention every time.

The sun and sand patrol | Officers work beach under public’s gaze

Mark Arner. The San Diego Union - Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: Aug 8, 2001. pg. B.1

His beat is the sand at Mission and Pacific beaches, ground zero for one of the more contentious debates in San Diego: whether alcohol should be banned at these favorite tourist spots 24 hours a day.