Fire Pits

San Diego fire pits will soon turn into ash. Last year when San Diego was facing a budget shortfall of $47 million, the city decided to cut funding to the fire pits program. An anonymous donator stepped up and donated enough to keep the fire pits running another year and a half. Now that the city is facing a staggering $179 million budget shortfall, the same fire pits set for destruction last year are once again on the chopping block, but it’s not like there was no effort to save them. Read more »

Mayor Sanders recommended removing San Diego fire pits to help save $173K/year but an anonymous donor has saved the fire pits from removal

City workers began removing 186 concrete fire pits -- located in Mission Bay Park, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach and La Jolla -- last week to save the $173,000 a year it costs to maintain them.

A single donor, who asked that his identify not be revealed to the public, pledged $259,500 to fund the fire pits for the next 18 months.

According to the mayor's office, the donor said he is not a frequent user of the fire pits himself, but wanted children to be able to experience the joys of a bonfire on the beach.
Finally someone has stopped San Diego's continual assault on this beach activity. Kudos to whomever you are.