BCN 2019 Five Star Professional Award for the Fifth Year Point Loma Branch 4980 North Harbor Drive, Suite 203 San Diego, CA 92106 San Diego Community Newspaper Group THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019 INSIDE Local woman charged with bong attack BY NEAL PUTNAM | THE BEACON A judge on Feb. 25 scheduled an April 16 pre- liminary hearing for a Point Loma woman who is OB pig wants to surf and accused of attacking an become support animal acquaintance with a glass bong. SEE PAGE 11 Layla Maria Lugo, 25, appeared before San Diego Superior Court Judge Laura Halgen, who set new court dates for Lugo fol- lowing her Feb. 8 arrest. Lugo is accused of inflicting great bodily injuries in a felony assault upon a 30-year-old man at Stephanie La Bue-Robles in front of the ‘You Are Beautiful’ mural located at 4976 Newport Ave. EMILY BLACKWOOD / PENINSULA BEACON a residence near Liberty Station and two blocks Blue Water Seafood from Rosecrans Street on opens in Ocean Beach NATIONAL POSITIVITY MOVEMENT BRINGS NEW MURAL TO OB Feb. 8, according to court records. SEE PAGE 7 BY EMILY BLACKWOOD | THE BEACON Mathew Hoffman created a OB resident Stephanie La We're really accepting here. The man was taken to a simple sticker that read “You Bue-Robles knew her It doesn't matter what you hospital, but police said his f you’ve recently cut Are Beautiful” in order to upbeat and diverse neigh- look like, or how much injuries were not life through the alley spread some positivity in his borhood would be the per- money you have, or even if threatening. Lugo fled after Ialongside Apple Tree neighborhood. He put the fect home. you have a house or not. OB the 2:20 p.m. incident, but Supermarket on Newport sticker everywhere, and “I knew I had some com- accepts everybody.” police arrested her a few Avenue, you may have eventually it evolved into a petition with San Francisco, La Bue-Robles encour- blocks away. noticed a new mural on the nationwide YAB trend. Hoff- Santa Barbara, and Santa ages people who see the sign She pleaded not guilty to side of the building that man is on a mission to put Cruz, but I really wrote from to take a photo and use the the two assault charges on brought a smile to your face. one YAB mural in every state my heart,” the 35-year-old hashtags #yab, #yabstick- Feb. 13. She remains in the And that’s exactly what it’s and has encouraged people yoga teacher said. “We are er, or #youarebeautifulOB. Las Colinas Women’s Apple Crumble Pannacotta supposed to do. to write a letter about why an eclectic community that For more information about Detention Facility on at the new Cesarina Back in 2002, Chicago- they believed their city loves art and that appreci- YAB, visit you-are-beauti- $30,000 bail. SEE PAGE 6 based artist and designer should be chosen. ates beauty in all forms. ful.com. 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NELSON,PRESIDENT &OWNER | DRE# 01204280 THURSDAY · FEBRUARY 28, 2019 COMMUNITY THE PENINSULA BEACON 3 PROFILE: Andrea Schlageter brings new ideas and energy to Ocean Beach BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON Her ultimate career goal is to enjoying listening to everyone’s solution is more foot cops and just use of cars and need for parking,” she someday work for the U.S. State point of view, whether or not I agree more vigilance. But I’d like to help said. “I think that will be more A born again Peninsulan, Andrea Department, perhaps even as an with them. I like trying to help peo- the community find longer-term impactive on our community, and I Schlageter has returned from overseas diplomat. ple find solutions. I’ve always been solutions.” hate to see that happening.” Boston University to become a civic But in the meantime, she’s back in solution-oriented.” The new OB Planning Board chair Concerning Airbnb and short- activist, which town for the foreseeable future, Schlageter points to a local men- talked about two other hot-button term vacation rentals, Schlageter seems apropos as doing some contract work and vol- tor she’s been inspired by. issues – parking and Airbnb –that said: “They’re taking our culture more women than unteering in community groups. “Dave Martin has been instru- she’d like to see more fully addressed. away from us and selling it to the ever are becoming Now chair of the Ocean Beach mental in uniting the Point to “They go hand-in-hand in our tourists. I would like to see the codes politically involved. Planning Board, Schlageter is excit- become more one voice lobbying the heavily impacted neighborhoods enforced, and no short-term rentals An almost-native ed to focus on public service while city for things we need, as opposed to near the beach,” she said, noting in residential or multi-family zones. Point Loman (she developing a “closer relationship multiple voices,” she said. parking is so tight in the Peninsula, That is our housing for us. Short- lived in north PB between Point Loma and Ocean Schlageter’s also volunteered with residents are vying with tourists for term rentals should be in commer- Andrea Schlageter with her family until Beach communities.” the nonprofit Point Loma Associa- increasingly limited parking space. cial and mixed-use districts. kindergarten), Andrea is a product How’s her stint as board chair tion. She agreed recently to chair the Schlagater opposes relaxing park- “I think the solutions are out of local schools – Dana Elementary, been so far? PLA’s new Public Safety Committee. ing requirements for developments there,” Schlageter said about the High Tech Middle and Point Loma “I’m learning a lot about things “I’ve been concerned about the in transit-oriented zones. community’s pressing social and High School. She’s returned with a close to my heart and other issues, rise in transient crime in OB and the “That’s a giveaway to developers to demographic issues. 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