Rob Vardon

An illustration shows what an Ocean Beach project with a sand dune and multi-use path might look like as part of the city of San Diego's Coastal Resilience Master Plan.

San Diego’s Coastal Resilience Master Plan proposes projects for Ocean Beach and Sunset Cliffs

June 11, 2024 at 3:01 p.m.

Ocean Beach and the Sunset Cliffs area in Point Loma may get renovations in coming years as part of the city of San Diego’s Coastal Resilience Master Plan intended to...

Uma Dobia performs in "Intolerant" May 23-26 at Mockingbird Improv at Liberty Station as part of the San Diego International Fringe Festival.

San Diego International Fringe Festival lands in Point Loma-OB

May 11, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.

The San Diego International Fringe Festival, running Thursday, May 16, through Sunday, May 26, is expanding to more than 60 acts from all over the world for its 12th year,...

Ocean Beach gets its name in lights during the community's first Fourth of July drone show.

Issues with approvals and finances ground Ocean Beach Fourth of July drone show until 2026

May 7, 2024 at 4:01 p.m.

After making its debut last year, Ocean Beach's Fourth of July Drone Light Show has been canceled until 2026 because of what the volunteer Luminosity steering committee called bureaucratic hurdles...

La Jolla, CA - January 28: Max Homa acknowledges the crowd after putting on the green of the 18th hole during the final round of the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023 in La Jolla, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Defending champion Max Homa highlights 2024 Farmers Insurance Open field in La Jolla

January 16, 2024 at 7:05 p.m.

Seven past Farmers Insurance Open champions have committed to play in this year's PGA Tour event, which returns to La Jolla's Torrey Pines Golf Course next week. Defending champion Max...

Defending champion Max Homa highlights 2024 Farmers Insurance Open field in La Jolla

January 16, 2024 at 7:03 p.m.

Seven past Farmers Insurance Open champions have committed to play in this year's PGA Tour event, which returns to La Jolla's Torrey Pines Golf Course next week. Defending champion Max...

Defending champion Max Homa highlights 2024 Farmers Insurance Open field in La Jolla

January 16, 2024 at 6:51 p.m.

Seven past Farmers Insurance Open champions have committed to play in this year's PGA Tour event, which returns to La Jolla's Torrey Pines Golf Course next week. Defending champion Max...

Defending champion Max Homa highlights 2024 Farmers Insurance Open field in La Jolla

January 15, 2024 at 6:01 p.m.

Seven past Farmers Insurance Open champions have committed to play in this year's PGA Tour event, which returns to La Jolla's Torrey Pines Golf Course next week. Defending champion Max...

A ban on flavored e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco, including menthol cigarettes, "will go a long way in preventing children and young adults from picking up these e-cigarettes in the first place and thus will protect our community," according to Dr. Laura Crotty Alexander, an associate professor of medicine at UC San Diego.

Red flags rise over vaping at La Jolla High School

October 22, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.

Students' use of electronic cigarettes, especially at La Jolla High School, raised concern at the La Jolla Cluster Association's first meeting of the 2023-24 school year Oct. 19.The association consists...

La Jolla High School opens for students Monday, Aug. 29, and will celebrate its centennial this year.

La Jolla schools in San Diego Unified report stable or higher enrollment, avoiding loss of teachers

October 19, 2023 at 12:27 a.m.

The San Diego Unified School District's five campuses in La Jolla are unaffected by a district process that parents at several other schools around the district say is transferring away...

Xavier Davis and Regina Carter will play Sunday, Sept. 17, at Scripps Research Auditorium in La Jolla as part of the Athenaeum Jazz series.

Best Bets: A quick guide to online and in-person entertainment and experiences

September 13, 2023 at 10:11 p.m.

This is a continuing listing of online activities and local in-person events.Lectures & learning• The La Jolla Garden Club presents Karen England, owner of Edgehill Herb Farm in Vista, giving...

Best Bets: A quick guide to online and in-person entertainment and experiences

September 13, 2023 at 10:07 p.m.

This is a continuing listing of online activities and local in-person events.Lectures & learning• The La Jolla Garden Club presents Karen England, owner of Edgehill Herb Farm in Vista, giving...

Best Bets: A quick guide to online and in-person entertainment and experiences

September 12, 2023 at 9:01 p.m.

The La Jolla Light presents this continuing listing of online activities and local in-person events.Lectures & learning• The La Jolla Garden Club presents Karen England, owner of Edgehill Herb Farm...

Coastal Coalition , from left, Marcella Teran, neighborhood watch coordinator of Mission Beach and Pacific Beach; Larry Webb, president of Mission Beach town council; Charlie Nieto, president of Pacific Beach town council; Catharine Douglass, chair of La Jolla town council public safety committee; and Susan Crowers, board member of Pacific Beach town council, at the Mission Beach Boardwalk on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023.

OB and other San Diego beach communities see their Coastal Coalition as a way to boost political power

February 26, 2023 at 4:35 p.m.

Leaders of San Diego’s beach communities are speaking and lobbying with a unified voice on controversial issues such as beach bonfires, vacation rentals, crime in coastal parks and street vendors...

High school playoffs: Bishop’s and Preuss claim CIF crowns in boys soccer

February 28, 2023 at 12:40 a.m.

La Jolla's The Bishop's School and The Preuss School both won CIF San Diego Section boys soccer championships Feb. 23, and La Jolla Country Day School has opportunities in the...

A group of residents gathered at the corner of Santa Barbara Street and Newport Avenue in Point Loma to protest against the city’s plan to cut down these palm trees in their neighborhood on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.

Residents drop lawsuit over removal of palm trees in Point Loma

February 3, 2023 at 9:40 p.m.

A local couple have dropped their lawsuit against the city of San Diego over the removal of palm trees in the Point Loma-Ocean Beach area that local and federal authorities...

Residents drop lawsuit over removal of palm trees in Point Loma

February 4, 2023 at 10:28 p.m.

A local couple have dropped their lawsuit against the city of San Diego over the removal of palm trees in the Point Loma-Ocean Beach area that local and federal authorities...

High surf caused damage on the Ocean Beach Pier that will keep the pier closed until further notice, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

Damage from high surf closes Ocean Beach Pier for repairs ‘until further notice’

January 12, 2023 at 3:30 p.m.

The Ocean Beach Pier sustained damage during high surf Jan. 6 that has caused the half-century-old pier to be closed indefinitely until repairs are made, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department...

A proposal to explicitly ban wood bonfires on city beaches unless those fires are inside designated city rings is on schedule to go to City Council either October or November.

San Diego explicitly bans wood fires on city beaches outside designated rings

December 14, 2022 at 10:17 p.m.

San Diego elected leaders voted Dec. 13 to explicitly ban wood bonfires on city beaches unless those fires are inside designated rings.Under the City Council's 8-0 decision (with Councilwoman Vivian...

San Diego, CA - August 26: Joni Bailey, Martin Aguirre, Jabetha and Tommy Temming enjoy a small bonfire they built using a couple of wooden logs at La Jolla Shores Beach in San Diego, CA on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. San Diego officials will soon propose a ban on wood bonfires in city beaches unless those fires are inside designated city rings.(Adriana Heldiz / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego explicitly bans wood fires on city beaches outside designated rings

December 15, 2022 at 1:57 a.m.

San Diego elected leaders voted Dec. 13 to explicitly ban wood bonfires on city beaches unless those fires are inside designated rings — an action that many community groups in...

The city of San Diego reopened all piers including the Ocean Beach Pier and boardwalks to the public.

Environmental group sues to try to block consultant’s work toward Ocean Beach pier replacement

November 18, 2022 at 1:34 a.m.

An animal-rights and environmental group has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the city of San Diego's $8 million agreement with a consulting firm to start working on plans to...

Environmental group sues to try to block consultant’s work toward Ocean Beach Pier replacement

November 17, 2022 at 7:37 p.m.

An animal-rights and environmental group has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the city of San Diego’s $8 million agreement with a consulting firm to start working on plans to...

La Jolla artist and former gallery owner Mary McLaren (also known as Mary Little).

Former La Jolla gallery owner’s first exhibit of her own work will carry on following her death at 91

September 19, 2022 at 4:54 a.m.

An exhibit in La Jolla featuring the first public display of artworks by former La Jolla Shores gallery owner Mary MacLaren will go on this month following her death Sept....

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2017, file photo, electrical power flow and conditions are monitored at the California Independent System Operator grid control center in Folsom, Calif. California energy leaders on Friday, May 6, 2022 said the state may see an energy shortfall this summer. Officials from the ISO, the California Energy Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission said Californian's should prepare to reduce their energy us in the after-work hours. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California avoids rolling blackouts for another night; outages still plague La Jolla

September 7, 2022 at 3:51 a.m.

California came within a hair’s breadth of experiencing rolling blackouts the night of Sept. 6, but as of 8 p.m., the system operator that manages the grid for about 80...

Power outages continue in La Jolla after troubled Labor Day weekend

September 6, 2022 at 4:20 p.m.

Power continued to be sporadic in parts of La Jolla after electricity was restored Sept. 5 for a total of 415 customers following a long outage in the midst of...

Power is restored after outage hits 415 customers in La Jolla, SDG&E says

September 5, 2022 at 7:50 p.m.

Power was restored for about 70 customers shortly before noon Sept. 5 after a long outage struck several areas of La Jolla, affecting a total of 415 customers, according to...

The front of the Ocean Beach Library is shown in this rendering of a planned expansion.

Design survey results for Ocean Beach Library expansion to be presented in September

August 5, 2022 at 5:58 p.m.

A survey conducted by the San Diego Public Library on which conceptual design Ocean Beach residents would prefer to see in the planned OB Library expansion is nearly complete, and...

SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 14: People and animals enjoyed the heatwave at Dog Beach in Ocean Beach on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 in San Diego, CA. (Jarrod Valliere / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Complaints about dogs illegally on OB beaches brings vow from San Diego for ‘movement’ on enforcement

August 4, 2022 at 7:37 p.m.

In response to an Ocean Beach resident's complaints about leashed and unleashed dogs running around beaches during prohibited hours, a San Diego city representative said officials would be asking the...

The Ocean Beach Library was built at its current spot in 1928 and was expanded to its present size in 1962.

Ocean Beach Library expansion project getting $4.5 million from state

July 8, 2022 at 9:12 p.m.

A long-awaited renovation and expansion of the Ocean Beach Library has $4.5 million coming its way from the state's new budget, bringing the project's total funding closer to the estimated...

Ocean Beach Library expansion project getting $4.5 million from state

July 8, 2022 at 6:04 p.m.

A long-awaited renovation and expansion of the Ocean Beach Library has $4.5 million coming its way from the state's new budget, bringing the project's total funding closer to the estimated...

Divers reveal the name of Azulito, one of Birch Aquarium's little blue penguins.

Birch Aquarium nears opening of its little blue penguins exhibit, where you can meet Azulito and the gang

June 24, 2022 at 3:53 a.m.

When Birch Aquarium in La Jolla opens its new exhibit of little blue penguins on July 12, visitors will be able to call their favorite world’s smallest penguins by name.One...

Birch Aquarium nears opening of its little blue penguins exhibit, where you can meet Azulito and the gang

June 23, 2022 at 10:29 p.m.

When Birch Aquarium in La Jolla opens its new exhibit of little blue penguins on Tuesday, July 12, visitors will be able to call their favorite world’s smallest penguins by...

San Diego, CA - October 18: Teachers, parents and students stage a sit out to protest vaccine mandates in Balboa Park on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 in San Diego, CA. (Jarrod Valliere / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Federal appeals court lifts block on San Diego Unified School District’s COVID vaccination mandate

December 6, 2021 at 1:12 a.m.

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted this weekend to lift a block it had placed on the San Diego Unified School District's student COVID-19 vaccination mandate.The Dec. 4...

Federal appeals court lifts block on San Diego Unified School District’s COVID vaccination mandate

December 6, 2021 at 1:18 a.m.

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted this weekend to lift a block it had placed on the San Diego Unified School District's student COVID-19 vaccination mandate.The Dec. 4...

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Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial
At an event honoring the nurse corps of the Army, Navy and Air Force at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021 in San Diego, CA., the Marine color guard from MCRD San Diego marches to center for the national anthem. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

‘Guardian angels’ of the military: Veterans Day ceremony on Mount Soledad pays tribute to nurses

November 16, 2021 at 2:47 a.m.

Just as she had done for him more than 50 years ago, Army veteran John Baca kept Angela Liakos in his sight and under his care on a warm afternoon...

Judge ends temporary order blocking removal of palm trees, saying residents lack property rights to stop it

November 11, 2021 at 12:21 a.m.

A federal judge in San Diego declined Tuesday to extend the temporary restraining order she had issued preventing the city from cutting down several tall palm trees at Newport Avenue...

Judge ends temporary order blocking removal of palm trees, saying residents lack property rights to stop it

November 10, 2021 at 11:23 p.m.

A federal judge in San Diego declined Nov. 9 to extend the temporary restraining order she had issued preventing the city from cutting down several tall palm trees at Newport...

A rendering depicts the expansion plan for the Ocean Beach Library.

Ocean Beach Library expansion plan moving forward, but some want more community input

November 10, 2021 at 8:57 p.m.

A project in the works for two decades may be on the verge of becoming reality with a plan to expand the Ocean Beach Library by more than 80 percent...

Residents gather at the corner of Newport Avenue and Santa Barbara Street to protest against the city’s plan to cut down palm trees in Point Loma on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.

Court order temporarily blocks removal of palm trees pending hearing Nov. 9

November 5, 2021 at 7:38 p.m.

A federal judge in San Diego this week issued a restraining order at least temporarily preventing the city from cutting down several tall palm trees at Newport Avenue and Santa...

A group of Point Loma residents at the corner of Santa Barbara Street and Santa Monica Avenue protest against the city’s plan to cut down palm trees in their neighborhood on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.

Lawsuit seeks to block removal of palm trees

October 29, 2021 at 5:41 a.m.

A local couple's lawsuit against the city of San Diego and San Diego International Airport seeks an injunction to stop the planned removal of several palm trees along Newport Avenue...

A U.S. Coast Guard crew member searches the sand at Windansea Oct. 18.

Coast Guard cleans La Jolla beach after reports of tarballs linked to O.C. oil spill

October 18, 2021 at 9:53 p.m.

Seventeen crew from the Coast Guard were seen cleaning Windansea Beach on Monday, soon after reports and photos of tarballs on La Jolla beaches began surfacing more than two...

Coast Guard cleans La Jolla beach after reports of tarballs linked to O.C. oil spill

October 20, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.

Seventeen crew from the Coast Guard were seen cleaning Windansea Beach on Oct. 18, soon after reports and photos of tarballs on La Jolla beaches began surfacing more than...

The OB Town Council's monthly meeting was held May 27 via Facebook Live, and is available to watch on the OBTC Facebook page.

Five chosen to Ocean Beach Town Council board in special election

September 8, 2021 at 6:36 p.m.

Five new were chosen to the Ocean Beach Town Council board in a special election that ended Sept. 5, filling vacancies created by five recent resignations.Mara Cunningham, Tracy Dezenzo,...

A sign at Kellogg Park in La Jolla Shores July 3 confirms the La Jolla fireworks show will not go on, despite organizers' efforts.

Fourth of July fireworks a no-go in La Jolla

July 5, 2021 at 5:18 a.m.

LA JOLLA — The show will not go on in La Jolla this Fourth of July.After state and city officials told organizers this week that the planned fireworks display would not be...

Organizers make it official: No La Jolla fireworks show this Fourth of July

July 3, 2021 at 10:34 p.m.

The show will not go on in La Jolla this Fourth of July.After state and city officials told organizers this week that the planned fireworks display would not be allowed...

The 41st Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off Festival <br/>has been canceled this year because of the coronavirus and won't be held until June 26, 2021.

Ocean Beach Street Fair, July 4 fireworks are canceled again; replaced with ‘Celebrate the OB Vibe’ June 26

May 5, 2021 at 9:00 p.m.

The Ocean Beach MainStreet Association has canceled this year’s Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off that had been scheduled for Saturday, June 26, as well as the Fourth of...

Joe Heinz is the new commissioner of the CIF's San Diego Section, shown here on May 19, 2020.

San Diego-area prep sports begin climb back from COVID-19 shutdown

February 22, 2021 at 1:46 a.m.

A year ago, Joe Heinz was one of several candidates to become the California Interscholastic Federation San Diego Section commissioner, following Jerry Schniepp, who would officially retire in July.When Heinz’s...

UC San Diego's Geisel Library won a Legacy Award in the 2020 Design Awards of the San Diego chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

UC San Diego projects win prizes in design competition

November 5, 2020 at 9:41 p.m.

The annual Design Awards on Oct. 29 from the San Diego chapter of the American Institute of Architects honored 29 projects across the region — including two entries at UC...

Woman’s lawsuit alleges doctor who practices in La Jolla used own sperm for artificial insemination

September 21, 2020 at 12:51 a.m.

A San Diego County woman alleges in a lawsuit that a local physician she consulted for fertility issues used his own sperm to artificially inseminate her, which was discovered only...

Pacific Beach Shore Club's green slushies.

New outdoor dining program temporarily closes parking spaces on stretch of Pacific Beach’s Ocean Boulevard

August 27, 2020 at 10:35 p.m.

Starting this weekend, 26 parking spaces on Ocean Boulevard between Grand and Thomas avenues in Pacific Beach will be temporarily closed to make room for outdoor dining for nearby restaurants.Signs...

People attend a paddle-out in Ocean Beach the morning of June 7 in solidarity with Black Lives Matter.

Paddle-outs in OB, PB and La Jolla honor George Floyd and protest racism

June 9, 2020 at 5:34 p.m.

Hundreds of surfers and other ers of the Black Lives Matter movement gathered the weekend of June 5-7 in Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach and La Jolla to honor the life...

Huntington Beach City Editor Robert Vardon.

A greeting from PB Monthly’s new editor, Rob Vardon

May 28, 2020 at 4:01 p.m.

Greetings, Pacific Beach!I'd like to take a few moments to introduce myself. I'm Rob Vardon, the new editor of the PB Monthly.Though it's a little strange to be starting a...

Customers eat at Trilogy Sanctuary's newly reopened rooftop cafe May 22 in La Jolla. Tables are spaced 10 feet apart for social distancing.

La Jolla restaurants gear up to reopen dine-in service, though popular Whisknladle isn’t coming back

May 26, 2020 at 4:14 p.m.

Whisknladle, a popular La Jolla restaurant that closed March 16 because of government mandates that shut down eateries' dine-in service to help stem the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, is...

Charlie Nieto's hazmat surfer (left) and Victor Garcia's "QuaranTimes” are featured on shirts the Pacific Beach Town Council is selling.

Pacific Beach contest’s top artists depict ‘Community in Quarantine’

May 19, 2020 at 9:49 p.m.

The top entries in the Pacific Beach Town Council's “Community in Quarantine” art contest feature a surfer in a hazmat suit and a mock newspaper featuring scenes of the times...

<br/><br/>US Air Force Thunderbirds fly over UC San Diego Health Clinic, Encinitas in a salute to health care workers, first responders and other essential workers.<br/><br/>

Air Force Thunderbirds honor health workers with hospital flyovers

May 17, 2020 at 9:29 p.m.

The Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s air demonstration squadron, honored San Diego County health workers and other COVID-19 first responders with formation flights over several hospitals May 15.Six F-16 Fighting Falcons...

Air Force Thunderbirds fly over Scripps Green Hospital May 15

Air Force Thunderbirds honor health workers with hospital flyovers

May 15, 2020 at 10:55 p.m.

The Thunderbirds, the Air Force's air demonstration squadron, honored San Diego County health workers and other COVID-19 first responders with formation flights over several hospitals May 15.Six F-16 Fighting Falcons...

A greeting from the Point Loma-OB Monthly’s new editor, Rob Vardon

May 6, 2020 at 6:39 p.m.

Greetings, Point Loma and Ocean Beach!I'd like to take a few moments to introduce myself. I'm Rob Vardon, the new editor of the Point Loma-OB Monthly.Though it's a little strange...

Gelson’s Pacific Beach store closes, then reopens after worker tests positive for COVID-19

April 30, 2020 at 5:14 p.m.

Gelson's supermarket temporarily closed its Pacific Beach location April 29 after one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. The store, at 730 Turquoise St., reopened for its regular schedule...

of the Disarmament and International Security Council discuss international small arms trades during the Torrey & Triton Virtual Model United Nations Conference.

Local students talk about the world with international peers in virtual Model UN

April 30, 2020 at 8:04 p.m.

Students from La Jolla Country Day School and The Preuss School at UC San Diego discussed news of the world in the inaugural Torrey & Triton Virtual Model United Nations...

A greeting from La Jolla Light’s new editor, Rob Vardon

April 27, 2020 at 7:49 p.m.

Greetings, La Jolla!I'd like to take a few moments to introduce myself. I'm Rob Vardon, the new editor of the Light.Though it's a little strange to be starting a new...

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