SM PIER — The bubble has burst for Tim Dillenbeck. A fixture here, Dillenbeck, better known as “The Bubbleman” for his bubble-blowing displays, has been banned from performing here, Ocean Front Walk and potentially every other public space in Santa Monica for at least two years.
The ban is part of a stay-away order filed last month against Dillenbeck because he has “numerous pending cases” for leaving property unattended and camping in public, said Betty Haviland, chief deputy city attor-
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 5, 2006. Read the original PDF.