San Diego Beach and Parks Alcohol Ban (2008)
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Proposition D, or the San Diego Permanent Alcohol Ban (San Diego Proposition 4) appeared on the November 4, 2008 ballot in San Diego County, California for voters in the city of San Diego.
Proposition D was approved with 52.62% of the vote.
Proposition D was placed on the ballot by a unanimous vote of the San Diego city council 6 months into a trial alcohol ban that began January 2008. All City of San Diego residents registered to Vote are eligible to weigh in on the issue. If the Proposition passes 45 parks, 2000 acres of parkland, 26 miles of Pacific Coast shoreline CITY-WIDE will be permanently be affected by this alcohol ban. If it fails the City Council will be forced to come up with a solution that works for both sides.
Since the temporary ban went into effect in January 2008, police have written more than 500 citations to beach-goers who had alcohol on or about their persons in violation of the temporary ban. The penalty is $250 and up to 6 months in prison.
Voters narrowly rejected a temporary ban in 2002. The 2002 measure called for alcohol to be barred on parts of two city beaches. It lost by under 3,000 votes, out of more than 170,000 that were cast in that election. This was the second time San Diego voted against an alcohol ban.
The group Queer San Diego Democratic Club supported Prop. 4, in support of beach-area residents who say it is a quality of life issue for them.[1]
See also
External links
- Ballot text
- Election results
- Booze ban taking a toll on many different levels
- San Diego Safe Beach Coalition, website opposing the permanent alcohol ban and devoted to raising beach safety awareness
- Safe Beaches, website supporting the ban.
- Free PB, website opposing the ban.
- How Booze Ban Passed
