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SAN DIEGO — The City of San Diego is looking to crack down on illegal jet ski and boat rentals on Mission Bay . The move comes a year after a 12-year-old girl was killed while paddle boarding on the bay. 'People come to San Diego and want to be in our water ways, they want to be able to boat safely and paddle board safely, and expect that they're not going to be hit or struck by someone on a jet ski that rented it off an app,' said Council member Marni von Wilpert.
'A $250 fine is nothing,' said Andy Kurtz who owns Seaforth Boat Rental on Mission Bay. 'We could do $40,000 a year in a jet ski. So who cares? You get a parking ticket, nobody cares. That's not what's going to do it. I don't think that's enough of a disincentive for these guys who are out there. They have no overhead. Who knows if they have insurance. You need to have a bigger hammer to stop this.
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