It was early October in the year 2007 - George Bush was still president and the war in Iraq was in its 4th year. I lived in a small cottage on the 4600 block of Long Branch with Patty Jones. I remember watching the news in the livingroom and yelling at the anchors and pundits…
Come join the Ocean Beach Historical Society's monthly presentation on our local history. This Thursday, Oct. 18, the Society presents "Villa Surf - Dan Dixon’s Pleasuredome, 1950-1962" by local author Barbara Houlton. Villa Surf is the magnificent home of Dan Dixon which overlooks the ocean where Sunset Cliffs Boulevard ends Barbara Houlton has written two…