Councilman Faulconer Proposes Booze Ban at San Diego Beaches

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Published September 5, 2007 at 10:00 AM PDT

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Should alcohol be allowed on San Diego beaches? Councilman Kevin Faulconer will propose an alcohol ban for all city beaches following a Labor Day brawl between drunken beachgoers and the police. We sp

Tom Fudge: On Monday, 16 people were arrested at Pacific Beach . The people arrested clashed with police who were trying to break up a brawl among the beachgoers. By the end of the incident, 40 officers in riot gear had to respond to the tiff.

For Councilman Kevin Faulconer, this was the event that pushed him to support a ban on beach alcohol. The councilman represents many coastal areas, and he's always walked a fine line on the matter of beach alcohol consumption. But now he says he'll introduce legislation to ban drinking at Mission, Ocean and Pacific Beaches.

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Kevin Faulconer , San Diego city councilman representing District 2.