Transients were using the public space as a toilet and trash was strewn everywhere. Neighboring the bulletin board is Willie’s Shoe Shine and Willie told us that the trees hadn’t been pruned in 15 years.
With just a little over two hours, two cans of spray paint, and a gallon of Caribbean Blue paint from OB Hardware, we were able to transform the space from nuisance to welcoming. Our next project will be to install ocean-friendly landscaping around the bulletin board. We hope this community project encourages all to “RESPECT OB.”
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
News Release
Faulconer: “My Council Office Will Remain Staffed to Continue Service to Neighborhoods”
San Diego – Today, Mayor-Elect Faulconer issued a statement regarding staff changes in the Council District Two office.
“When I am sworn in as Mayor on March 3, 2014, the Council District Two office will remain staffed to ensure continued service to the neighborhoods I’ve represented for the past eight years.
Thyme Curtis, the current Audit Committee consultant and senior Council District Two policy advisor, will stay on as chief of staff. Steven Hadley, Chet Barfield, Nicole Capretz and Tracy Cambre will transition from Interim Mayor Todd Gloria’s office to the Council District Two office.
I have great confidence in this transition team’s ability to serve the needs of District Two’s constituents.”
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]]>Herb en Routes is opening a COMMUNITY GARDEN in OB. Come help utilize a portion of their .25 acre lot to grow sustainable fruits and vegetables to share with family and friends. They are now leasing January through June 2014! Pricing is based on a six-month lease term.
They Provide:
- Water
- Growing Space
- Greenhouse/Tool Storage
You Bring:
- Enthusiasm to Grow
- Seeds/Plants
- Tools
Click Here for more information on plot sizes and pricing or to learn more about our community garden membership.
Although they have enjoyed every minute of it, the co-owners have decided this endeavor to be too time consuming. So, they have decided to turn the farm into a community garden to allow them to work towards other careers but still continue to serve the community. Their mission of providing local produce and opportunities for teaching sustainable agriculture lives on!
Herb En Routes would like to get the word out to Point Loma and Ocean Beach that plots are available. Please share this post with your friends.
]]>We were also thrilled to be able to bring Christmas trees to our OB families this year, thanks to a generous donation of 100 tabletop trees from Rodney Dow, owner of the Carlsbad Christmas Tree Farm! One mom said her daughter only asked for a tree this year and was so happy to see it, and another child exclaimed “Wow, it really does smell like Christmas!”
Much thanks to Jenn Avoledo, Donna Lamb, Jere Batten, and Claudia Jack for taking leadership roles and their countless hours of work to make this another successful OB Food & Toy Drive — we’re so grateful to them and to everyone who helped all season long!
And a huge thank you to all of our OB Food and Toy Drive partners, donors and sponsors, including OB Kiwanis Club, Point Loma High School JROTC, OB Lion’s Club, Shamrock Foods, Chase Bank, US Bank, Union Bank, Congressman Scott Peters, Assemblywoman Toni Atkins, Rodney Dow, Roger Bresnan, Carol Ladiges of Lighthouse Ice Cream, George Murphy, and all the local OB shops that hosted donation cans!
Check out our Facebook page for more pictures from the OB Food and Toy Drive.
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Please accept our sincere appreciation for your participation in the 34th Annual Ocean Beach Holiday Parade. We hope you all enjoyed the parade as much as we did!!
We want to extend our CONGRATULATIONS to each of this year’s parade winners!
CATEGORTY WINNER
– Family Katie Hess Loves OB
– Individual Magician Loch David Crane and the Star Trike
– Merchant Ocean Beach People’s Organic Food Market
– Neighbors OB’s Finest Presents The Blue Streak Racer
– Organization OB Burners Presents Christmas on the Playa
The winners were determined by a panel of esteemed local judges, which included Tom Perrotti, President of the OB Community Development Corporation; Barbara Iacometti, President of the OB MainStreet Association; Tom Gawronski, President of the OB Planning Board; Lynne Bolton, Artist and Owner of the OB Playhouse; and Pat James, Co-Founder and President, of the OB Historical Society.
Much thanks to each of our judges for their participation, and HUGE thank you to all of our parade volunteers! The parade could not have occurred without the commitment and support of our community members! THANK YOU!
At the Ocean Beach Town Council meeting on Wednesday, January 22nd, located at the Masonic Lodge at 1711 Sunset Cliffs Boulevard in Ocean Beach at 7:00pm, we will present the Parade winners with their awards/plaques, and we welcome your attendance.
If you have any feedback on the parade, please be sure to share your thoughts with us by emailing: [email protected].
Also, next week we will be holding our annual Food and Toy Drive prep nights on the 16th, 17th, and 19th – we are always looking for volunteers and donations. Please stop by to lend a hand or give a donation. Additionally, our distribution to local families and seniors will be on the morning of the 21st. All details are available on our calendar: http://obtowncouncil.org/events/.
Lastly, if you are not already a member of the OB Town Council – please consider joining today: http://obtowncouncil.org/join-obtc/. The Ocean Beach Town Council is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to the care and improvement of our beautiful coastal community. Membership costs $20 per year, and all money raised goes right back to helping our community.
We hope the parade was a great start to a wonderful holiday season. And again, thank you!
]]>More than 500 million single-use plastic bags are distributed annually in San Diego, and approximately 3% are recycled. Improper disposal results in plastic bags becoming windblown through our streets, parks, and beaches, clogging our storm drains and sewers, degrading our soils and waterways, and threatening the lives of avian and marine species.
Over 70 California municipalities have enacted ordinances banning or restricting the use of plastic bags.
The OBTC is committed to protecting our natural environment and the public health and welfare of our community’s residents. Therefore, the OBTC supports a Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance and recommends that the City of San Diego enact a ban on single-use carry-out plastic bags as the most administratively efficient and cost effective measure to address the issues of wasted energy, excess greenhouse gases, litter, and soil and water pollution, and we request Ocean Beach businesses and organizations to stop carrying single-use carry-out plastic bags and to join the Plastic Pollution Coalition (http://plasticpollutioncoalition.org/).
Here is the full OBTC Plastic Bag Ban Resolution.
News Coverage:
–KPBS: Ocean Beach Officials Back Ban On Plastic Bags, December 3, 2013
–San Diego Community News Group – OB Town Council puts bag on plastic bag controversy, December 12, 2013
]]>City reps have been reporting for months that this project would break ground AND be completed before the end of the year.
In the final hour, we have been informed that the Project is delayed – this is largely attributed to the poor performance of the City Project Manager – which by the way, is the SAME project manager responsible for the Brighton Comfort Station/Bathrooms which took more than 3 years to complete.
The City has made promises that this project would be completed. The City should not break their promise to our community and should complete this project before year-end.
Check out the our Entryway Letter that the OB Community Development Corporation and the OBTC and many other community groups sent to Interim Mayor Todd Gloria, Councilman Kevin Faulconer, and other City officials.
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The Ocean Beach Town Council (OBTC) is seeking the help of 100 responsible persons who would like to volunteer and help ensure that the 34thAnnual Ocean Beach Holiday Parade is a successful and wonderful event for our community.
● The Parade starts at 5:05 pm (OB Time). All participating volunteers will need to report in to the Ocean Beach Recreation Center, 4726 Santa Monica Ave, Ocean Beach, at 2:00pm sharp on Saturday, December 7th and check in with the OBTC Volunteer Coordinators.
● Each volunteer will be given an official 2013 Ocean Beach Christmas Festival T-Shirt.
● If you have any questions please email us at [email protected].
The Precise Plan is nearing the end of an update process, after years of collaboration among City staff, the Precise Plan Update Committee, and members of the community.
The Ocean Beach Planning Board will be having a Town Hall for Public Comment at the Masonic Center on Wednesday, November 13th 2013 at 6pm. The Masonic Center address is 1711 Sunset Cliffs San Diego CA This will be a great opportunity to give public comment directly to the Planning Board and City Staff. The Planning Board will take up the comments for consideration at theirDecember 4th meeting.
The Community Plan, Environmental Impact Report, and Financing Plan went public Friday the 5th of October. You can find a hard copy at the OB Library, and digital copy on our web site: http://
Please forward all public comments to Theresa Millette at[email protected].
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