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	<title>Crime, Safety and Alcohol in Pacific Beach, California</title>
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		<title>Beach Resident&#8217;s Responsibilities to the Rest of San Diego</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was surprised to hear the tone of the Mayoral debate yesterday (La Jolla High School 5/9/08) on several issues including parking meters, oversize vehicle ordinance and the beach alcohol ordinance.
That is, it seemed every time Mayor Sanders addressed one of these issues he implied that the beach communities should determine the fate of their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2008/05/10/beach-residents-responsibilities-to-the-rest-of-san-diego/</link>
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		<title>Families enjoying returning to Pacific Beach and Mission Beach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a news report from KUSI News Television including an interview with a lifeguard about the beach alcohol ban.
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		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2008/04/16/families-enjoying-returning-to-pacific-beach-and-mission-beach/</link>
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		<title>Another alcohol-related death in Pacific Beach - How many will it take?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yet another death in the beach community of Pacific Beach. This time it&#8217;s by young people celebrating a birthday at a bonfire, presumably at the beach or bay park. As it turns out the young man that lost his life was 19 years old. 
Here are the stories that relate to this tragic accident this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2008/04/08/another-alcohol-related-death-in-pacific-beach-how-many-will-it-take/</link>
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		<title>City ignores Special Events Committee vote?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, the first event, the StayClassy &#8220;Charity Jam&#8221; was reviewed on and voted upon by the Special Events Committee. Their recommendation? To tell the city not to approve the event. The city&#8217;s response? To go against the committee&#8217;s recommendation and approve the event.
The PBTC&#8217;s voice was not ‘officially&#8217; heard but, my belief is that even [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2008/04/02/city-ignores-special-events-committee-vote/</link>
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		<title>2 hurt in hit-and-run, one Navy Seal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April 5, 2008 Update from the San Diego Union Tribune:
&#8230;Witnesses claimed the pedestrians, Salvatore Deiranco, 24 and Damon Seamons, 24, were not fighting, as police first reported, but arguing oas they crossed the street. Defranco&#8217;s head injuries are considered life-threatening, police said.
Original Story:
San Diego police are investigating a felony hit-and-run in Pacific Beach that occurred [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2008/04/02/2-hurt-in-hit-and-run/</link>
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		<title>Officials Ban Booze at Torrey Pines State Beach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Click here for a full audio link to this story.

These Days with Tom Fudge
Today, if you were planning to take a six-pack to Torrey Pines State Beach, just south of Del Mar, you need to change your plans. That&#8217;s because today is the first day of a year-long ban on the use of alcohol on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2008/04/01/officials-ban-booze-at-torrey-pines-state-beach/</link>
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		<title>Bar and Restaurant Parking - How is Planning Committee involved?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I addressed the Pacific Beach Planning committee with this (click here) table and this document:
March 26, 2008

TO: Pacific Beach Planning Committee
FR: Jerry Hall, enjoyPB.com
RE: Parking and Zoning Permits
I conducted an informal parking space survey focusing on bars and restaurants in Pacific  Beach in the heavier concentrated areas along Mission   Blvd. and Garnet [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2008/03/26/bar-and-restaurant-parking-how-is-planning-committee-involved/</link>
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		<title>Parking - Where are all the bar and restaurant parking lots?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From my understanding bars and nightclubs are supposed to provide parking to  their customers. I believed this was part of their zoning requirements - in  order for them to open up for business. I&#8217;ve done a really cursory inventory of  exclusive, reserved and common parking spaces provided by the bars and restaurants [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2008/03/26/parking-where-are-all-the-bar-and-restaurant-parking-lots/</link>
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		<title>Ventura County and Conditional Use Permits for On-Sale licensees (bars and restaurants)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was able to participate in a four-day training called  the  Alcohol Policy 14 on January 27-30th, 2007.  This  Alcohol Policy conference series was intended to &#8220;explore, develop and advance public policy approaches to the prevention of alcohol problems in order to promote evidence-based strategies and to bring public focus to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2008/03/24/ventura-county-and-conditional-use-permits-for-on-sale-licensees-bars-and-restaurants/</link>
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		<title>History of and Reformulating the Special Events Committee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These are my concerns  regarding the future of the PB Special Events Committee. My opinions are based on my recollections as to the history of the group&#8217;s formation and are subject to correction if needed.
I share my concerns as to the entire process of approving special events, as well as which events are appropriate, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2008/03/19/history-of-and-reformulating-the-special-events-committee/</link>
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		<title>Man&#8217;s death ruled accidental</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The death of a man whose body was found in a restaurant parking lot in Pacific Beach Sunday morning has been ruled accidental.The 41-year-old man died of acute alcohol abuse, the Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office said Wednesday.
The man was found behind Joe&#8217;s Crab Shack on Ocean Boulevard north of the Crystal Pier, San Diego police said. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2007/12/12/256/</link>
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		<title>Crosswalk rage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An apparent case of crosswalk rage resulted in a young man being dragged from his car and beaten in Pacific Beach early this morning.Police said the victim was driving on Jewell Street near Garnet Street about 1:40 a.m. when he honked his horn at a pedestrian in the roadway. The pedestrian then assaulted the driver, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2007/10/14/crosswalk-rage/</link>
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		<title>Pacific Beach is hoping to reduce drunk driving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chet Barfield. The San Diego Union - Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: Oct 12, 2007. pg. B.2
SAN DIEGO &#8212; San Diego State University and a Pacific Beach business group launched a campaign yesterday intended to reduce drinking and driving.
The merchant association Discover Pacific Beach said at least 20 bars and restaurants in Mission Beach and Pacific [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2007/10/12/pacific-beach-is-hoping-to-reduce-drunk-driving/</link>
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		<title>Council gets proposals on alcohol ban for beaches</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chet Barfield. The San Diego Union - Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: Oct 11, 2007. pg. B.1
SAN DIEGO &#8212; Those who want a booze ban on San Diego beaches won a preliminary round yesterday in what is certain to be a contentious battle ahead.
After two hours of sharply divided arguments from a packed audience, a City [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2007/10/11/council-gets-proposals-on-alcohol-ban-for-beaches/</link>
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		<title>Woman steps out of taxi into path of motorcycle in Pacific Beach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO – A woman who police said was intoxicated was seriously hurt in Pacific Beach early Thursday morning when she got out of the back of a taxicab and stepped into the path of a motorcycle.Police said the woman, who is in her 20s, closed the door, turned and walked into oncoming traffic on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2007/10/04/woman-steps-out-of-taxi-into-path-of-motorcycle-in-pacific-beach/</link>
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		<title>Jan-Jul 2006 vs. 2007 PB Crime Statistics Analysis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Federal Index Crimes are tracked by the FBI and include certain major crimes including murder, rape, armed robbery, aggravated assault, burglaries, theft by type, size and vehicle theft.
A report by the San Diego Police to a news organization (link) in 2004 revealed that only 8% of all 911 calls end up being reported Federal Index [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2007/09/23/jan-jul-2006-vs-2007-pb-crime-statistics-analysis/</link>
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		<title>Beach Patrol: San Diego</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is this really how we want San Diego and Pacific Beach portrayed? This        is about 30 minutes of segments of the Beach Patrol: San Diego, the 2006 series that relates to year-round alcohol-related problems in the PB community. This is a compilation of bits from several half-hour segments [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2007/09/22/beach-patrol-san-diego-2/</link>
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		<title>Drunk woman on beach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Drunk Woman on Pacific Beach
Here&#8217;s a short video of a drunk woman on the beach. Her girlfriends are trying to coax her to get up while a lifeguard explains that if she doesn&#8217;t she&#8217;ll be headed to detox.
Source: YouTube.com
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		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2007/09/22/test4/</link>
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		<title>An open letter to San Diego&#8217;s Mayor Sanders and Police Chief Lansdowne</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I think our Mayor and Police Chief are mistaken. That is, I think allowing alcohol on our beaches is a year-round public safety issue to both residents, guests from around the region and tourists from around the world.
With all due respect, and based on my understanding of this policy, punishing the local beach communities with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2007/09/21/an-open-letter-to-san-diegos-mayor-sanders-and-police-chief-lansdowne/</link>
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		<title>Men Facing Beach-Riot Charges Appear In Court</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO &#8212; Two men charged in connection with the Labor Day riot at Pacific Beach will soon be headed to trial, NBC 7/39 reported. NEW Video Surfaces.
Santee resident Andrew Terrel, 20, and Ricardo Guzman, 23, of San Diego are among eight people now charged in the incident. Both appeared in court on Thursday.
Terrel is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enjoypb.com/wordpress/2007/09/21/men-facing-beach-riot-charges-appear-in-court/</link>
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