Statement: Pacific Beach had “an alcohol-related crime rate 1,700 percent above city average and nearly 600 arrests last year for drunken driving,” the Union-Tribune reported Jan. 6.
Analysis: A group of Pacific Beach residents wants the city to create a special permit for businesses that sell alcohol in their neighborhood to give the city greater power to crack down on alcohol-related nuisances.
Fact Check: Booze Crime Blunders
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