This is not a joke—though it seems that way. San Diego has tens of thousands of illegal aliens on its streets due to Biden dumping them on the town. San Diego has a serious crime and homeless problem. It is running a deficit. Yet, law enforcement has spent time and money to stop a private person from allowing bubbles in a park. Why? Because as the bubbles hit the ground they will harm the environment. No studies, no reports, not even a silly politician made this claim. Just law enforcement trying to prove they are protecting the public from those blowing bubbles, instead of protecting the public from criminals and illegal aliens. Guess the bubbles won’t sue them.
““I was doing usual performance. I knew of the possibility of them coming by and giving me a ticket,” he said. “I also knew the possibility of them maybe shutting me down, or even confiscating my stuff because I’ve known others that this has been happening to.”
On the citation, the park ranger said he violated the littering provision in the city’s park use law that states it is “unlawful to leave or scatter any boxes, empty or otherwise, waste paper, remains of meals, newspaper, tobacco, remains of any material capable of being smoked, or rubbish of any kind, except that such material and matter may be deposited in receptacles.”
In a statement, city spokesperson Benny Cartwright said residue from chemicals used in the bubbles falls under this law.”
So why aren’t they giving a ticket to the five year old in the park blowing bubbles? Or the father showing his kids how to blow bubbles. It is now obvious this agency has too many employees—mostly NOT protecting the public.
‘Bubble Pirate’ cited for littering during public performance
by: Danielle Dawson, KUSI, 8/29/24 https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/bubble-pirate-cited-for-littering-during-public-performance/SHARE
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The livelihood of a U.S. Navy veteran who puts on bubble shows for families across San Diego as “The Bubble Pirate” is up in the air after he was cited last week for liquid littering during one of his performances.
Sandy Snakenberg, 63, has been creating bubble art — or “bubbleology” as he calls it, referring to both the science and spectacle of it — for over a decade, a trade he picked up while he was living in Singapore.
“I was just enjoying blowing the simple bubbles that you blow and people walking by were enjoying them,” he said. “I got kind of hooked sharing the joy of it.”
That grew into a traveling bubble performance business. With his bicycle and his bubble-making gear, Snakenberg hoped to take his shows all over the world, but that plan was foiled by the onset of a disabling heart condition.
He ended up in a hospital twice for heart failure and had to return to the U.S. to receive further treatment. But that did not stop him from putting smiles on adults’ and children’s’ faces alike through the magic of bubbles.
With his spray-painted van called “Vesta,” which doubles as his living quarters, Snakenberg has traveled up and down the city’s coastline to put on his shows, making his living from onlookers’ generous tips and his nonprofit, Bubble World.
However, after years of performing for the public with minimal issues, Snakenberg received a citation for “littering prohibited fluids” from San Diego park rangers while blowing bubbles in La Jolla Cove on Saturday.
“I was doing usual performance. I knew of the possibility of them coming by and giving me a ticket,” he said. “I also knew the possibility of them maybe shutting me down, or even confiscating my stuff because I’ve known others that this has been happening to.”
On the citation, the park ranger said he violated the littering provision in the city’s park use law that states it is “unlawful to leave or scatter any boxes, empty or otherwise, waste paper, remains of meals, newspaper, tobacco, remains of any material capable of being smoked, or rubbish of any kind, except that such material and matter may be deposited in receptacles.”
In a statement, city spokesperson Benny Cartwright said residue from chemicals used in the bubbles falls under this law. He added the citation was issued after receiving complaints from parkgoers and “numerous violations,” which could contribute to grass damage, were witnessed.
“The City of San Diego values the rights of community members to engage in expressive activity in City parks, including artistic expression,” Cartwright said. “This does require those engaging in these activities to do so in accordance with other City codes and regulations, including those related to littering and disposal of waste.”
Snakenberg said he plans to fight the infraction in court. However, he expects more tickets to come if he continues performing — something he is determined to do, not only for his ability to make ends meet but for the joy it brings others.
“Everybody has their bits, and one of my lines is ‘Do you want to see something really cool?’ and everybody is like ‘Yeah!’,” Snakenberg said. “That’s kind of what art is about — it’s doing something really cool that you want to share.”
“The look on the adults’ faces and the kids’ faces is the same. The ‘wow’ that goes on in unison with everybody and when the bubble pops, everyone goes ‘aw’ at the same time. It’s the magic,” he added.
And that magic he creates while dressed in full pirate garb has become entwined with the culture of coastal San Diego itself.
“There’s kids that come see me who have been watching me since they were six years old and now they’re like 16 coming to see the Bubble Pirate,” Snakenberg said. “It’s not just my livelihood, it’s something that is actually part of the community now.”
For those that want to see his bubble shows, Snakenberg said he plans to bring “The Bubble Pirate” back to La Jolla Cove this Sunday and Monday.
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Something is dreadfully wrong with California.