Ocean Beach Pier

A new addition to the Ocean Beach Pier began taking shape this week. City of San Diego contractors has installed scaffolding near the end of the pier to repair two damaged piles that hold the pier above the surface.

The 55-year-old pier is ready for some TLC, an $8 million job in this case, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little

The city is set to begin emergency repairs on a section of the Ocean Beach Pier this week to fix damage caused by storm conditions in January 2021.

The City of San Diego reopened the pier this week since closing it in January after winter storms took a toll on the span and residents were excited to see it reopen.

The Ocean Beach Pier is nearing the end of its service life, and city leaders have to figure out their next move. NBC 7’s Dave Summers has the story.

After recent repairs, city officials and San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced the Ocean Beach Pier will partially reopen to the public on Friday.

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.

Hundreds of San Diego Junior Lifeguards jumped from the Ocean Beach Pier on Monday to raise awareness on drowning prevention

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:…

NBC 7’s Gaby Rodriguez spoke to Ocean Beach residents about the effects on the area.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Police are investigating a report of a stabbing near the Ocean Beach Pier.

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.

Ground control to Major Tom: It must be summer because ‘David Buoy’ is out!

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.

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...