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Grover Beach police cited 12 people for fireworks violations

July 7, 2025

By KAREN VELIE

Grover Beach officers issued 12 citations for firework violations on July 4 through July 6, including one for $10,000.

Last month, Grover Beach enacted an ordinance designed to curtail illegal firework activity. The Social Host Ordinance holds property owners, renters, and anyone else in control of a property accountable for illegal fireworks activity, with fines of $1,000 for each illegal firework ignited.

Eleven citations were issued for violations of the new ordinance and one citation was for possession or use of illegal fireworks. One location received a $10,000 citation due to ten observed violations.

Those cited had home addresses in Grover Beach, Arroyo Grande, Pismo Beach, Santa Maria, Nipomo and Rio Linda.

On the map pictured above, the red dots are the locations of those cited. The blue dots are “fireworks” complaint calls over the three-day weekend.

“We’ve heard from several long-time residents that the use of illegal fireworks has decreased in Grover Beach over the past few years,” according to police. “Thank you to our community for doing your part in keeping Grover Beach safe!”

 


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Outlawing fun is the leftist boomer way!


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Yeah, driving down the freeway at 120mph is fun, how dare they make that an offemse


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Police want citizens to do police work & fatten coffers at the same time. Crappy part is… you could be at the grocery store, and get a citation while you’re not there. Nanny-state at it’s finest.


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It’s a revenue source + this ordinance (contrived by the police chief) gets people to tattle tale on neighbors. The beauty of the ordinance is you can be at the grocery store or out to dinner with your spouse & someone can light fireworks off in front of your house (street or sidewalk) & you’ll get a $1k ticket.


The dumb part is, this ordinance can be circumvented simply by lighting off one’s goods in front of someone else’s house. Then that poor homeowner will get the ticket. What a dumb ordinance. I’m surprised City Council voted this dumb idea in. I’m halfway surprised no one lit off some illegal fireworks in front of a City Council members’ or the Chief’s house & then filed a complaint. Try that shoe on the other foot.


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Interestingly, San Luis Obispo City had 28 calls for Fireworks but ZERO citations! Why is Grover Beach citing people for lighting off illegal fireworks but not SLO City?


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For at least 10 minutes in the afternoon of the 4th, you could hear aerial fireworks from somewhere in the Meadow park or Prado Rd area, from here on Prefumo Cyn. I can’t imagine neighbors NOT calling and pointing out the addresses of these idiots.


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Because GBPD actually works for a living.


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What were the statistics from previous years,


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Now if we can just get rid of the booths selling these items we can all have a decent holiday.


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“Safe and Sane” are legal in most of the 5 cities. These do not fly, nor burst, nor are propelled into the sky to burst or shower.


The reported fireworks, are those that are the most likely to fly out of control and ignite brush, grass, or homes on fire.


Fireworks are historically a large part of the 4th Of July celebrations. Unfortunately, some people think they can ignore the law and safety concerns. This should NOT be corrected by taking away the vast majority of peoples enjoyment. Rigorous fines and jail time will quickly subdue those who ruin it for the rest of us.


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Yes, all fun will be banned moving forward.


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