Mission Beach Archives - Times of San Diego

La Playa Taco Shop closes after owner deported by ICE

by Dave Schwab • Times of San Diego Sept. 22, 2026, 1:34 p.m.Sept. 23, 2026, 3:06 p.m.

Popular Mission Beach Mexican restaurant La Playa Taco Shop closes after owner is deported by ICE after 30 years in business.

No seed oils and only organic ingredients at Sourpuss Donuts

by Mark Nero • Times of San Diego Sept. 12, 2026, 9:23 a.m.Sept. 12, 2026, 9:44 a.m.

Life

Best beach bites – Satisfy your coastal cravings for National Beach Day

by Frank Sabatini Jr. • Special to Times of San Diego Aug. 29, 2026, 11:00 a.m.Aug. 27, 2026, 4:36 p.m.

Crime

Mission Beach woman recovering after being shot during attempted carjacking in Tijuana

by Karen Pearlman • Special to Times of San Diego Aug. 4, 2026, 12:10 p.m.Aug. 4, 2026, 12:38 p.m.

Beachside wellness festival to feature Big Gigantic at Belmont Park on Sunday

by Mark Nero • Times of San Diego July 29, 2026, 11:48 a.m.July 29, 2026, 11:48 a.m.

Arts

Breezes, beaches and front porches: How San Diegans used to stay cool

by Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego July 21, 2026, 8:34 a.m.July 21, 2026, 8:34 a.m.

Sewage pollution is keeping kids out of the water in Imperial Beach

by Deborah Brennan • CalMatters July 13, 2026, 9:30 a.m.July 14, 2026, 9:14 a.m.

Arts

Mission Beach cottages: The small homes that shaped a neighborhood

by Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego June 24, 2026, 8:18 a.m.June 24, 2026, 8:18 a.m.

Riding a sea of Stars and Stripes, Mission Beach rallies behind Team USA for World Cup

by Kristos Zafiropoulos • Special to Times of San Diego June 19, 2026, 5:49 p.m.June 19, 2026, 6:12 p.m.

New parking restrictions coming to coastal parking lots from La Jolla to Ocean Beach

by Karen Pearlman • Special to Times of San Diego June 11, 2026, 5:18 p.m.June 14, 2026, 9:02 p.m.

Arts

Early Mission Beach bathhouses rose on open sand in the 1910s

by Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego June 11, 2026, 8:33 a.m.June 11, 2026, 8:33 a.m.

City ramps up street sweeping and trash collection in Mission Beach to address the added trash from summer crowds

by Dave Schwab • Times of San Diego June 2, 2026, 10:00 a.m.June 1, 2026, 5:10 p.m.

Arts

A beauty pageant without a record: The 1925 Mission Beach photo time forgot

by Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego May 26, 2026, 8:00 a.m.June 3, 2026, 4:03 p.m.

Arts

Why Mission Beach looks the way it does: Geography, limits, and history

by Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego May 16, 2026, 7:00 a.m.May 16, 2026, 12:30 p.m.