Beach Booze Ban Update

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Printer-friendly versionSend to friendPDF versionThe group "Ban The Ban 3" turned in over 15,000 more signatures than the roughly 30,000 that were needed to lift the beach booze ban. The ban lasted less than one day as the San Diego City Clerk's offices accepted the signatures yesterday.

The county Registrar of Voters will begin verifying the signatures, which could take up to 30 days. Once the signatures are verified the council has 10 days to decide to send the issue to a vote or to rescind the ban. Previous attempts to ban booze on the beach in 1991 and 2002 failed when the issue was sent to the voters.

Opponents of the ban displayed cautious optimism about the future of the issue in SignOnSanDiego's Signature drive holds up beach booze ban:

"We hope they do the right thing and repeal this legislation. It will lose at the ballot box," said Jacob Pyle, spokesman for Ban the Ban 3, just before the group's volunteers carried boxes of signed petitions into City Hall.

Previous SurfSD.com Posts:
Story: Mayor Sanders Signs Beach Ban Ordinance
Story: Alcohol-free zone proposed for Ocean Beach
Poll: Should alcohol be banned on San Diego beaches?

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score one for freedom

score one for freedom

so this is now going to a

so this is now going to a vote?

check out www.bantheban3.org

check out www.bantheban3.org for more information. sign up for the newsletter and make sure you are registered to vote. if you aren't, there is a handy on-line link to do it on the ban website. you can also elect the 'vote by mail' option - no lines, no wait, they mail the ballot to your house and you have a couple of weeks to turn it in. score 1 for the good guys :)

will it hold up?

will it hold up?

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