Pacific Beach’s graffiti clean-up was a record-setting success
Pacific Beach Town Council meeting attendees heard about graffiti clean-up, lifeguard staffing and police shooting of homeless man.
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OB Community Foundation elects seven board but is losing three
Two incumbents and five newcomers were elected in April, but the of President Shelly Parks and trustees Anna Firicano and Stephanie Kane are ending
Pacific Beach Town Council discusses alcohol licenses, parking meter fees
Alcohol licenses, parking meter fees and graffiti were among the topics discussed during the Pacific Town Council’s April 16 meeting.
City of San Diego’s budget deficit explained to Pacific Beach residents
Pacific Beach residents heard from City of San Diego finance experts details of the city’s projected $258 million budget deficit for fiscal year 2026.
RV parking at Ocean Beach’s Robb Field draws heightened complaints
San Diego police officer says the department recently stepped up enforcement when the park is closed and saw a reduction in vehicles
‘Excessive’ proposed trash fee draws questions and objections from Ocean Beach residents
San Diego's planned $53 monthly price, which would come with some increased services, would rise further in coming years as more services are added
Opposition to ADUs growing in Pacific Beach
Opposition to accessory dwelling units continues to grow as Pacific Beach residents name multiple projects they say are wrong for PB.
Pacific Beach group is leading effort against proposed 22-story tower project
Battle plans to defeat the proposed 22-story Vela hotel and residential building on Turquoise Street were the focus of the Pacific Beach Town Council’s Jan. 15 meeting.
Elegant Tern’s move to Mission Bay is helping birds thrive, but creating problems for Crown Point residents
The endangered Elegant Tern's move to Mission Bay in 2021 is helping birds thrive, but creating problems for Pacific Beach's Crown Point residents.
Committees form in Pacific Beach to fight high-rise buildings
The Pacific Beach Town Council has launched an effort to mobilize the community in opposition to a proposed 238-foot high-rise on Turquoise Street which smashes through the city’s half-century old...
Search for resolution of scandal stirs tensions over transparency in Ocean Beach
Some at OB Community Foundation meeting want more information, but board say there's only so much they can give
Pacific Beach residents vote on future infrastructure priorities
Wanting to have a say in their community’s infrastructure priorities, more than 100 people crammed into the Pacific Beach Presbyterian Church auditorium for the Pacific Beach Town Council and Planning...
Ocean Beach Community Foundation election fills out board roster
The former Town Council elects nine new trustees as it works to regroup from financial scandal.
‘Where did the money go?’ Early findings reveal thousands uned for in OB Town Council s
The Ocean Beach Community Foundation, formerly known for nearly six decades as the Ocean Beach Town Council, reported preliminary findings of an ongoing audit that revealed thousands of dollars uned...
Discussion begins on review, update of the Pacific Beach Community Plan
An review of Pacific Beach’s community plan, along with continuing concerns over the Diamond Slow Street and potential changes to dog access to beaches were the focus of the...
Community proposals aim to strengthen San Diego short-term rental law
With an estimated 8 percent of Ocean Beach’s housing stock converted to short-term accommodations rented by visitors through online platforms like Airbnb, the topic was the focal point of a...
PB Pathways to expand, while Diamond Slow Street remains controversial
While some Pacific Beach community activists want to increase the number of blocks designated pedestrian and bicycle-friendly, some residents would rather address problems on streets already in the program.The beautifulPB...
Revamped Ocean Beach Town Council looks for a way forward in wake of financial scandal
A revamped Ocean Beach Town Council board heralded reforms of its internal operations in an effort to shore up community in the wake of a financial scandal that led...
Residents demand answers and action as financial scandal rocks Ocean Beach Town Council
The Ocean Beach Town Council is trying to find a way forward while also attempting to explain how it became engulfed in a financial scandal that led to the ouster...
Residents raise a wide variety of concerns for Pacific Beach Town Council to explore
Pacific Beach residents want infrastructure changes to make walking between the Balboa Street Transit District and their community safer.Residents also want a cleaner environment along that corridor, according to comments...
Pacific Beach residents express concerns over De Anza Natural Plan’s environmental impact report
Concerns were raised at the Nov. 15 Pacific Beach Town Council meeting that some ball fields could be lost in the De Anza Cove revitalization project to reestablish wetlands in...
Could Ocean Beach Pier be closed for good even before it’s replaced? ‘A tough conversation may be needed’
The latest temporary closure of the Ocean Beach Pier could be the prelude to more drastic actions as planning continues for an eventual pier replacement, according to Kohta Zaiser, a...
San Diego addresses ‘early’ plan to put homeless shelter across boat channel from Liberty Station
Saying the idea is "in the very early stages," a representative of the city of San Diego spoke to the Ocean Beach Town Council about a potential plan to house...
Homelessness concerns raised during Pacific Beach Town Council meeting
Homelessness, the difficulties in solving it and proposed plans to assist those experiencing it was raised during the Pacific Beach Town Council’s Oct. 18 meeting.“How can we care for the...
Pacific Beach residents cast votes to prioritize community improvement recommendations
For the first time, Pacific Beach residents had a direct say in identifying their community’s priorities in order to hopefully sway city officials when making budgeting decisions.Approximately 114 residents filled...
Design options for Ocean Beach Pier replacement to be presented at public meeting Sept. 9
The city of San Diego says three initial design alternatives for a planned replacement of the Ocean Beach Pier will be presented during a public workshop Saturday, Sept. 9.The concepts...
What is Ocean Beach culture? Locals try to define it and what it needs as part of San Diego plan in progress
With the city of San Diego embarking on its first-ever cultural plan, the Ocean Beach Town Council gathered input on what constitutes local culture from the 28 residents who attended...
Beach loophole in San Diego’s new homeless encampment law? Question arises in Ocean Beach
People attending the Ocean Beach Town Council's July meeting raised questions about the city of San Diego's new homeless encampments law and illegal fireworks, while the city's project to replace...
Pacific Beach Town Council listens to opponent of city’s housing density plan
As the San Diego City Council considers allowing drastically higher housing density this autumn, one opponent seeking to rally against the measure found some like-minded individuals in Pacific Beach.Many...
‘Allow yourself to dream’: Ocean Beach and San Diego look to ratchet up planning for new pier
A project by the city of San Diego to plan and build a replacement for the iconic 57-year-old Ocean Beach Pier, which an engineering consultant says has “reached the end...
Pacific Beach residents express displeasure over city’s traffic plans for Diamond Street
Contention over the city’s continuing transformation of Diamond Street into a bastion for non-vehicular travel was the climax of the May 17 Pacific Beach Town Council meeting even though the...
Sidewalk vending enforcement clouded by continuing uncertainty over First Amendment protections
A virtual freeze on enforcement of the city of San Diego's sidewalk vending ordinance regarding vendors who assert free-speech rights under the First Amendment is alarming some Ocean Beach residents...
Smart streetlights coming to Pacific Beach; city drops Slow Street plan for Diamond
The City of San Diego plans to revive its smart streetlights technology, said police during the April 19 Pacific Beach Town Council meeting.Lieutenants Charles Lara and Eric Portnoy lauded the...
Threatened or bitten by an unleashed dog? Here’s what to do … and not do
With the dog days of summer ahead, the San Diego Humane Society has some tips on how to anticipate aggressive behavior by unleashed dogs and what to do if bitten.Donovan...
Smart streetlights, De Anza Cove revitalization top residents’ concerns at Pacific Beach Town Council
Audience questions drove much of the Pacific Beach Town Council’s latest meeting discussion as the approximately 65 people attending in-person and online brushed aside topics presented by city officials to...
Enforcement of sidewalk vending ordinance gets mostly positive reviews in Ocean Beach
The Ocean Beach Town Council's February meeting consisted of updates on several local issues, including full enforcement of San Diego's sidewalk vending ordinance, which began in coastal communities in early...
New streetlights to replace 70-100 year-old lamps in Pacific Beach, Crown Point
Two separate projects are set to brighten the future by replacing a combined 159 outdated streetlights in Crown Point and central Pacific Beach while updating antiquated Christmas lights-style circuitry that...
San Diego optimistic that coastal sidewalk vending enforcement will be ‘really quick’ and effective
With San Diego's full enforcement of its sidewalk vending ordinance beginning in beach communities Feb. 1, a city representative explained the strategies, mechanics and expectations of the enforcement task at...
City Councilmember Joe LaCava discusses priorities, issues in Pacific Beach
Pacific Beach’s new City Council member, Joe LaCava, is reaching out to his new constituents whom he knows did not elect him.“I’m your councilmember that you never voted for,” he...
Charlie Nieto ready to bring a youthful perspective as Pacific Beach Town Council president
As a high school senior with a burgeoning interest in local issues and politics, Charlie Nieto attended the mayoral debates in September 2019 at his Mission Bay High School hosted...
Pacific Beach Town Council advocates protection of Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve views
The Pacific Beach Town Council has gotten involved in the city’s plan to replace fencing around the Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve out of a desire to save views.Council Secretary...
Pacific Beach Town Council presidency turned over to the next generation
In a calculated effort to attract more young people, the Pacific Beach Town Council elected 20-year-old Charlie Nieto as its new president.The vote was held during the council’s Oct. 19...
‘No clue’ on when food waste collection program will start in San Diego, Ocean Beach Town Council is told
Trash talk filled the September meeting of the Ocean Beach Town Council — but not what you might think. This was about actual trash, as Meagan Browning, recycling specialist in...
Mandatory organic waste recycling coming to Pacific Beach homes
Environmental issues that impact all Pacific Beach residents were the focus of two presentations during the community’s Town Council meeting on Sept. 21.The City of San Diego is gearing up...
Councilwoman tries to ease worries that Ocean Beach may be next in effort to lift coastal height limit
San Diego City Councilwoman Jennifer Campbell tried to ameliorate fears raised during the Ocean Beach Town Council's latest meeting that the 30-foot height limit for coastal structures could be abandoned...
Design survey results for Ocean Beach Library expansion to be presented in September
A survey conducted by the San Diego Public Library on which conceptual design Ocean Beach residents would prefer to see in the planned OB Library expansion is nearly complete, and...
Complaints about dogs illegally on OB beaches brings vow from San Diego for ‘movement’ on enforcement
In response to an Ocean Beach resident's complaints about leashed and unleashed dogs running around beaches during prohibited hours, a San Diego city representative said officials would be asking the...
Plan underway for Fourth of July light festival at Ocean Beach Pier
A local resident has launched an effort to bring a Fourth of July light festival to the Ocean Beach Pier.Mike James, former president of the Ocean Beach Merchants Association (now...
Pacific Beach Town Council to vote on proposed name change on July 20
The Pacific Beach Town Council will either make history or preserve it when vote on July 20 on their organization’s name.The question is whether to change it to the...
Planned fence gets funding in effort to keep humans and dogs away from wildlife preserve near OB Dog Beach
Funds have been secured to fortify fencing and try to keep humans and their dogs away from endangered bird species in the wildlife preserve along the San Diego River east...
Police union president shares views on proposed police enforcement law with Pacific Beach residents
A police union president lambasted a proposed city ordinance aimed at preventing racial profiling in police stops when speaking before the Pacific Beach Town Council.San Diego Police Officers Association President...
Plans for pier replacement and library expansion are progressing, Ocean Beach Town Council is told
From long-awaited local legislation regulating street vendors and short-term vacation rentals to plans for replacing the Ocean Beach Pier and expanding the OB Library, progress was the theme at the...
Changes coming to short-term rentals, street vending in Pacific Beach
Pacific Beach residents learned the city will soon implement regulations to short-term rentals and street vendors during their Town Council’s May 18 meeting.Linus Smith, representing City Councilmember Jennifer Campbell, announced...
Removal of five palm trees leaves area residents with questions and anger
The city of San Diego’s razing of five palm trees this week at Newport Avenue and Santa Barbara Street in Point Loma, near the Ocean Beach border, raised more questions...
Pacific Beach planners recommend controversial program continue on Diamond Street
Two years after the city unilaterally implemented the Slow Street program promoting non-vehicular travel on Diamond Street, the Pacific Beach Planning Group is recommending the program continue.However, the group also...
Ocean Beach Town Council hears San Diego group’s pitch for election reforms
With various new voting rules being enacted across the country, the main topic at the Ocean Beach Town Council’s March meeting was enabling more choices in public elections while removing...
Safety issues lead discussion at Pacific Beach Town Council
From safety concerns over electric bikes and more discussion about Diamond Street to an graffiti clean-up, many topics were discussed during the Pacific Beach Town Council’s first in-person and...
Permanent ‘Slow Street’ designation for Diamond in Pacific Beach angers residents
Advocates and opponents of the Slow Streets program on Diamond Street, while diametrically opposed at the Pacific Beach Town Council’s Feb. 16 meeting, found common ground on one point: the...
Latest delay in San Diego street vending ordinance draws anger from Ocean Beach Town Council
With a street vending ordinance not going before the San Diego City Council in December after Councilwoman Jennifer Campbell had announced her intention to present it, that issue became a...
Pacific Beach residents discuss De Anza Cove revitalization
Following a long delay, the city is moving forward with the De Anza Cove Revitalization project in the northeast corner of Mission Bay Park.The city’s recent notice of preparation for...
Pacific Beach Town Council expresses concerns with ing La Jolla in city’s District 1
The likelihood that Pacific Beach will be moved into another San Diego City Council was the dominant topic among PB Town Council .The redistricting scenario being proposed moves Pacific Beach...
Street vending, palm trees, homelessness and Facebook are prime topics at OB Town Council meeting
For its final public meeting of 2021, the Ocean Beach Town Council packed the October agenda with presentations on a broad spectrum of key issues.The meeting touched on topics including...
Pacific Beach Town Council hears proposal to repeal city’s free trash pick-up law
The effort to amend a century-old ordinance exempting most San Diego single-family homes from trash collection fees that are paid by homeowners in municipalities across the state was the main...
Pacific Beach Town Council discusses redistricting options, hears about fentanyl dangers
As San Diego redraws its nine City Council districts to reflect population shifts revealed in the 2020 census, the Pacific Beach Town Council sought input at its last meeting for...
Pacific Beach first responders honored at annual PAESAN picnic
The 41st annual PAESAN (Police And Emergency Services Appreciation Night) picnic returned to Crown Point Park on Sept. 22 with more than 200 people in attendance.Hosted by the Pacific Beach...
Ocean Beach Town Council hears new approach to dealing with homeless camps
A change in the processing and handling of reports of homeless encampments through San Diego’s Get It Done app led to a robust discussion of police-related matters during the Ocean...
Five chosen to Ocean Beach Town Council board in special election
Five new were chosen to the Ocean Beach Town Council board in a special election that ended Sept. 5, filling vacancies created by five recent resignations.Mara Cunningham, Tracy Dezenzo,...
OB Town Council candidate defends racially ‘inflammatory’ posts, saying they were meant to be humorous
Derogatory jokes about African Americans are among several past Facebook posts by Jim Musgrove that have been brought to light during his run for one of five vacant seats on...
Ocean Beach Town Council special election will fill five board vacancies left by resignations
The Ocean Beach Town Council is conducting a special election to fill five vacant seats on the 15-member board.Seven of the eight candidates gave three-minute pitches on their qualifications and...
Ocean Beach Town Council shaken by controversial resignations of president and two others
The Ocean Beach Town Council has become embroiled in controversy over the sudden resignation of President Mark Winkie, with two other board reg in the aftermath.Winkie sent a letter...
San Diego ‘trying to move quickly’ on street vendor ordinance, Ocean Beach leaders are told
Slow but steady progress on contentious issues such as a San Diego street vendor ordinance and the future of the Ocean Beach Pier was reported by government representatives at the...
PB Town Council brings back free Concert on the Green Aug. 8
The Pacific Beach Town Council is resuming two of its events — Concerts on the Green and PAESAN (Police And Emergency Service Appreciation Night) Picnic — after they were derailed...
Illegal beach fires, street vendors ordinance focus at PB Town Council meeting
The Pacific Beach Town Council rediscovered its groove at its latest meeting. Residents attending the July 21 meeting on Zoom and Facebook complained about issues ranging from illegal beach fires...
San Diego searches for a solution – and funding – for deteriorating Ocean Beach Pier
Deemed at “the end of its service life” by a recently released engineering study, the Ocean Beach Pier was the sole topic of a town hall meeting convened by the...
PB Town Council hears proposal for safe parking lot for homeless people in Mission Bay
Assisting art and the art of assistance were the dominant themes at the May 19 Pacific Beach Town Council meeting in presentations about a mural for the PB Recreation Center...
Possible hurdles to San Diego street vendor ordinance raise frustration in Ocean Beach
The latest hurdles in drafting a San Diego street vendor ordinance had many people attending the April meeting of the Ocean Beach Town Council bristling at the possibility of delays...
Renewal of SDG&E energy franchise agreement topic at PB Town Council meeting
With the city sprinting to reach the June 1 deadline for a new franchise agreement with San Diego Gas and Electric, the Pacific Beach Town Council held a forum at...
Ocean Beach Street Fair, July 4 fireworks are canceled again; replaced with ‘Celebrate the OB Vibe’ June 26
The Ocean Beach MainStreet Association has canceled this year’s Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off that had been scheduled for Saturday, June 26, as well as the Fourth of...
OB Town Council urges more action on homelessness as group describes its efforts
Primed with $1.5 million in city funding, officials from People Assisting the Homeless sought to inspire hope at the Ocean Beach Town Council's March meeting by presenting their approach to...
Dissatisfaction with San Diego short-term rental ordinance is aired in Ocean Beach
With an ordinance to legalize and regulate short-term rentals in San Diego ing the City Council the previous day, perceived shortcomings in the law were raised during the Ocean Beach...
Police focus on “party” houses, library survey topics at Pacific Beach Town Council meeting
At the Pacific Beach Town Council's first regular meeting since October, speakers focused on topics including increased police enforcement of "party houses," improved library services, creating safer streets and even...
Ocean Beach Town Council candidates make their pitches as board presses for action on sidewalk vending
A candidates forum featuring 17 aspirants vying for eight seats on the Ocean Beach Town Council’s board of directors dominated the board's opening meeting of 2021.The online meeting Jan. 27...
Pacific Beach Town Council installs 2021 board and officers, honors volunteers
Denied the usual affair at the Mission Bay Yacht Club by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Pacific Beach Town Council conducted its annual induction of new officers and board of...
Pacific Beach Town Council honors local emergency services with 40th PAESAN awards
Denied its customary outlet at Crown Point Park in September because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 40th annual Police and Emergency Services Appreciation Night, or PAESAN, celebrating local emergency services...
Riverbank fencing, fish farm, school plans and holiday events are topics at Ocean Beach Town Council meeting
Much of the Ocean Beach Town Council's October meeting was dedicated to discussion of two proposed developments affecting the local environment.A plan to fortify fencing on trails along the south...
Homelessness and beach fires raise questions and frustration at Pacific Beach Town Council meeting
A mixed bag of progress, setbacks and inertia was presented at the October Pacific Beach Town Council meeting during regular reports from local government agencies and officials on topics including...
San Diego mayoral candidates highlight their backgrounds and differences in Ocean Beach forum
The two candidates for mayor of San Diego — District 1 City Council member Barbara Bry and state Assemblyman Todd Gloria — outlined their policy goals in an online forum...
San Diego mayoral candidates highlight their backgrounds and differences in Ocean Beach forum
The two candidates for mayor of San Diego — District 1 City Council member Barbara Bry and state Assemblyman Todd Gloria — outlined their policy goals in an online forum...
San Diego mayoral candidates highlight their backgrounds and differences in Ocean Beach forum
The two candidates for mayor of San Diego — District 1 City Council member Barbara Bry and state Assemblyman Todd Gloria — outlined their policy goals in an online forum...
Beach fires and commercial district parking meters are top topics at Pacific Beach Town Council meeting
Discussions about parking meters on Garnet Avenue and illegal fires on the beaches highlighted the Pacific Beach Town Council’s September meeting.A proposed one-year pilot program to introduce metered parking to...
City attorney candidates face off in sometimes heated debate at Ocean Beach Town Council meeting
The two candidates for San Diego city attorney in the November election — incumbent Mara Elliott and challenger Cory Briggs — squared off in a lively virtual debate during...
Beach fires are a hot topic in Pacific Beach area
A disparate catalog of problems — from illegal open fires on the beaches to lower participation in this year’s U.S. Census — were addressed by an equally wide range of...
The Plunge’s fall into disrepair raises questions about safety and future of former OB saltwater pool
“Do you want a blade?” Kevin Hastings, vice chairman of the Ocean Beach Planning Group, asked while holding a 6-inch knife in one hand and tightening the leash to his...
City Council member finds doubters at OB Town Council meeting on proposal for short-term rental regulation
San Diego City Council member Jennifer Campbell encountered resistance at the Ocean Beach Town Council’s July meeting as she tried to rally community for her push for an ordinance...
PB Town Council calls new proposal for short-term rentals ‘an insult to us’
Fireworks erupted during the Pacific Beach Town Council's July meeting with a testy exchange between the board and San Diego City Council member Jennifer Campbell’s Pacific Beach representative over a...
Fights against racism and coronavirus take the focus at Pacific Beach Town Council meeting
Struggles against the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and racism were highlighted at the Pacific Beach Town Council’s June meeting.Though the gradual reopening of the community’s businesses and public places has been...
For many Pacific Beach businesses, coming back from coronavirus crisis is almost like starting over
Even for local entrepreneurs who live and breathe the challenge of business, the COVID-19 coronavirus has been abrupt and harrowing.With Phase 2 of the state's economic reopening plan, which allowed...
Coronavirus’s impacts on everything from beaches to trash dominate Pacific Beach Town Council meeting
Holding a second virtual meeting in as many months due to the continuing prohibition on public gatherings to help stem the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Pacific Beach Town...
Pacific Beach Town Council: Eyeing a busy beach season to come, civic leaders issue call for volunteers
At the PB Town Council’s Feb. 19 meeting at Crown Point Junior Music Academy, police and lifeguard officials, along with local officeholders, described their preparations for the summer season,...
Mayoral candidate Todd Gloria sits down with La Jolla Light; explains why he wants to lead San Diego
La Jollans will vote to help choose the next mayor of San Diego on primary election day — Tuesday, March 3, 2020 — ahead of the Nov. 3, 2020 general...