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Junior Lifeguards Plunge From Pier to Raise Awareness About Drowning Prevention
Hundreds of San Diego Junior Lifeguards jumped from the Ocean Beach Pier on Monday to raise awareness on drowning prevention
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Junior Lifeguards Take Plunge in OB
Hundreds of kids in the junior lifeguard took the plunge and jumped off Ocean Beach Pier. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford explains how the movement was used to help others.
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Piers, Boardwalks, Popular Parks in City of San Diego to Reopen Next Week
Piers, boardwalks and other water areas in San Diego that were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic will reopen next week, Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced Thursday. San Diego piers and boardwalks, Fiesta Island, East and West Mission Bay Park, and Balboa Park Central Mesa will reopen over the course of next week, starting Monday. Scheduled reopenings include: Monday June 8:…
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Police Add Walking Patrols in Ocean Beach
NBC 7’s Gaby Rodriguez spoke to Ocean Beach residents about the effects on the area.
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Foot Patrols Step Up in Ocean Beach
In September 2019, San Diego Police said they added two officers dedicated to patrolling the Ocean Beach area on foot, each working 40 hours a week in the area. Some Ocean Beach residents told NBC 7 that they have recently been noticing a difference in the transient community.
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High Surf Forces One-Day Closure of OB Pier
High surf and rising tide forced San Diego Lifeguards to close the Ocean Beach Pier and Pier Cafe Monday. The closure was put in place at around 11:30 a.m. and was expected to be lifted the following moring, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said.
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Ocean Beach Board Considers Changes to Pier After Reckless Driver Hits 2 People
The Ocean Beach planning board is considering making changes to the popular OB Pier after a reckless driver drove onto the platform and struck two people last month.
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Ocean Beach Considers Barriers at Pier Entrance
The Ocean Beach city council is considering making safety improvements to the Ocean Beach Pier. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford reports.
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Jr Lifeguards Take Leap From OB Pier for Drowning Prevention
Jumping from the Ocean Beach Pier is never allowed, except for one time a year when kids take a leap from the concrete pier in support of drowning prevention programs.
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Annual OB Pier Jump Shines Light on Drowning Prevention
The annual Ocean Beach Pier jump raises funds that go towards drowning prevention programs in San Diego. NBC 7’s Melissa Adan has more.
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Reckless Driver on Ocean Beach Pier Hits 2 People, SDPD Car Before Taking Off
Police are searching for a driver who sped onto the Ocean Beach Pier and began doing burnouts before striking two people and a police car and fleeing the scene early Tuesday.
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Police Called to Stabbing in Ocean Beach
Police are investigating a report of a stabbing near the Ocean Beach Pier.
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Reckless Driver on OB Pier Hits 2, SDPD Car and Takes Off
NBC 7’s Danica McAdam has the latest information in the search for a hit-and-run driver who drove onto the OB Pier.
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Ocean Beach Lifeguards Put Out ‘David Buoy' For the Summer
Ground control to Major Tom: It must be summer because ‘David Buoy’ is out!
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Ocean Beach Lifeguards Put Out ‘David Buoy' For the Summer
Each summer, eight buoys are placed offshore from Ocean Beach to north Pacific Beach.
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Ocean Beach Pier Reopens After Lengthy Repairs to Railing
After more than four months closed, the popular Ocean Beach Pier reopen Friday to large crowds just in time for the Memorial Day holiday. The pier underwent about $309,000-worth of repairs and upgrades after high surf from a winter storm in mid-January ripped off a portion of the railing, forcing the nearly 2,000-foot-long pier to close. Mayor Kevin Faulconer and...
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Ocean Beach Pier Reopens After Months-Long Closure
Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, the popular Ocean Beach Pier has reopened. NBC 7’s Liberty Zabala has details on why it was closed for so long.
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Woman Found Dead in OB Home, SDPD Names Son as Person of Interest
The son of a woman found dead in a residence near the Ocean Beach Pier Wednesday has been named as a person of interest in his mother’s killing, according to the San Diego Police Department.
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Person of Interest Sought After Woman Found Dead in OB Condo
A SWAT standoff ended without an arrest after officers converged on an Ocean Beach condo where a woman was found dead. NBC 7’s Bridget Naso has more on the current person of interest.