Suspect sought in attack with brass knuckles in OB A white male juvenile known only as “Eddie” is being sought by police after he allegedly punched 18-year-old Peter Shedaker in the head with brass knuckles in the 4800 block of Newport Ave. on July 11. According to San Diego Police Department spokesperson Gary Hassen, Shedaker was skateboarding with a couple of friends around 8:15 p.m. when he encountered the alleged suspect, who was with six Hispanic males. Hassen said words were exchanged between the parties. Investigators said “Eddie” punched Shedaker in the head and took his skateboard and hat, which Shedaker dropped during the altercation. Shedaker reported a lump on his head but refused medical treatment. The suspect is described as 5 feet 2 inches tall and 135 pounds and was wearing a black beanie, black tank top and black pants at the time of the incident. The police department’s Western Division is investigating. Rosecrans Corridor study group to host workshop The Rosecrans Corridor Mobility Study Project Working Group will hold the first of three community workshops on Wednesday, July 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU). The workshops are designed to discuss traffic issues and possible mitigation with the community and provide an opportunity for the public to voice concerns about the transportation snarl along the Rosecrans Street corridor. The eight-month mobility study started in June and is the result of a $300,000 grant from Caltrans devoted specifically for this purpose. The city applied for the grant a year and a half ago and the money was granted with the stipulation that the study be a limited scope of Rosecrans Street, involve the community in the process and be completed by January. In addition to the public workshop, the study’s 11-member project working group will hold its monthly meeting Monday, July 20 from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. at 2640 Historic Decatur Road in Liberty Station. The group meetings, held the third Monday of every month, are open to the public with limited opportunity for public input. The workshop takes place in PLNU’s Cunningham Dining Room, 3900 Lomaland Drive. For more information about the workshop or the study, contact city project manager Oscar Valdivieso at (619) 533-3182. According to Stephanie Cheng of RBF Consulting, a website for the study is currently under construction. CD release party set for ‘Sound of Ocean Beach’ Residents are being invited to a free event featuring the CD release of “WAVES:?The Sound of Ocean Beach, Volume 1” — a community compilation. The release party takes place at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 17 at the Masonic Center, 1711 Sunset Cliffs Blvd. Music begins at 8 p.m. Food and beverages by Hodad’s Jr. Catering, Pizza Port, Beach Sweets and others will be available for purchase. The Ocean Beach MainStreet Association (OBMA) produced the project — a CD with music about OB and by OB musicians — as part of the year’s 30th anniversary celebration of the annual OB Street Fair and Chili Cook-Off and Fourth of July Fireworks off the OB Pier. The “WAVES” CD will be available for purchase the night of the event at the OBMA office, 1868 Bacon St., Suite A. For more information, call (619) 224-4906. Point Loman fares well in grueling competition Two challenged athletes completed the grueling 58-mile Long Beach to Catalina and Back Offshore National Championship on July 12 with flying colors. La Jollan Warren Frank won the three-racer Challenged Athletes Division and Point Loman Ryan Levinson finished second. “The race was extremely challenging and a lot of fun,” Levinson said. “It was a very hot day and the water was moderately rough with a lot of chop.” Of the 40 racers who started the event, only 33 finished the race. Frank finished 16th overall and Levinson came in 21st overall. Both braved the high seas without suffering any major injuries. “At 65 miles per hour, the wind resistance is so great that I was leaning into the wind at a 45-degree angle and it was holding me up,” Frank said, “giving me a little bit of rest.” Both Frank, a single-leg amputee, and Levinson, who has muscular dystrophy, have plans to participate in open-ocean personal watercraft races in the future. “It is an honor to race alongside Warren, David [Fekete, the other racer in the Challenged Athletes Division, and all the other athletes in this event,” Levinson said. “I look forward to helping the division and the sport grow in the future,” he said.