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March Public Meeting Round Up!
March Public Meeting Round Up!
March Public Meeting Round up!
In case you missed last night's March public meeting, here's a quick roundup!
We had District 2 City Council seat campaign stump speeches from Bev McCalla, Joel Day, Lori Saldana, and Mandy Havlik. Get to know your candidates and REGISTER to vote so you can take part in the primary in June! If you want to see change in this community, this is where a lot of it starts!
Sarah Harron shared an update on her passion project working to create monofilament (fishing line) disposal containers at the pier. She has taken the initiative to budget this project and is currently flyering and speaking with local businesses as well as collabing with the OBTC to find funding and resources. This is a great example of ONE citizen finding a niche project and attacking it... and getting it done! Great work Sarah!
Respect OB announced their new Spring Break Movies in the Park events! 3 movie nights coming up at Veteran's Park at sundown: March 25 | The Sandlot, March 30 | Goonies, and April 1 | Ferris Beuller's Day Off. These are kid and family friendly. Amazing date night activity too! Come hang with the community and enjoy some great flicks!
Ocean Beach Planning Board chimed in noting they wrote a letter recommending 4 tennis courts at Robb Field be converted to pickle ball courts after hearing discussion from both sides about court use at their last meeting.
Our new OB Library librarian Christy Rickey Meister reported in that all closed branches will finally re-open on June 30th!
Officer Surwilo from the SDPB Western Division helpfully noted that although weather is nice and it is tempting to leave doors and windows open, we should all still be careful to secure houses even for a short trip to the store! Also, if people have specific traffic concerns or ideas the best path of action is to reach out to city traffic engineering AND your local representative to see action. The police aren't the best path. Tracy from the OBTC/OB Planning Board noted you can also go through local planning boards. Lastly, COVID staffing issues have largely gone away.
Cairo Wiliams ([email protected]) from Congressman Scott Peters' office reported in with:
- Peters signed Meth Response Act of 2021(https://scottpeters.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/icymirep-peters-bill-to-combat-growing-methamphetaminecrisis-becomes) to tackle rising danger of this drug.
- White House visitors office starting tours again: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/15/the-white-house-announces-2022-public-tours/
- Apply for an art competition - accepting submissions at district office. PLHS has had a lot of great submissions! https://scottpeters.house.gov/artcompetition
Cole Reed (([email protected]) from State Senator Toni G. Atkins' office reported in with:
- Woman of the Year winners (https://sd39.senate.ca.gov/ news/20220308-2022-women-district)
- Senate Bill 1027 - expands SD River Conservancy coverage from 90% to fully 100% of watershed. Modernizes agency as well, includes more Native American bands.
- Senate Bill 1041 - extend sale tax exemptions to more non-profits that are military related - often with thrift stores.
Rachel Granadino ([email protected]) | Miki Holmes ([email protected]) with Assemblymember Assemblymember Chris Ward's office reported in with:
- Bill 212B - Fixes bridges - Mission Bay bridges locally
- Bill AB625 - Helps close COVID work shortages
- Full list of bills avail on website!
cell: (619) 431-0674
District Office:
619-645-3090
Website: https://a78.asmdc.org/
Rebecca Smith ([email protected]) with (NEW DUE TO REDISTRICTING) Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer's office reported in with:
- Funding avail for neighborhood reinvestment programs and other grants - contact office!
- Sign up for the upcoming grant webinar on April 7th at 1:00pm: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvcuirrT4tEt0siG9HxrJ7h0gOXOoYjq4t
- Sign up for more updates from the County via our newsletter at: https://remer.nationbuilder.com/join
Kohta Zaiser from Mayor Todd Gloria's office was not present but sent a report which included:
- Care Court - which works on response to mental health issues but falls short of full conservatorship but has path to action. An issue being worked on actively.
- Build Better SD - “more equitable planning policies” - planning is in progress. Heard by City Council in April/May.
Tracy Dezenzo ([email protected]) from San Diego Commission of Arts and Culture reported in with:
- The 3rd iteration the Arts and Culture Citywide Impact Heat Map is now online! The map is a multilayered visual tool that illustrates how City-funded organizations make meaningful impacts across all nine City Council districts. It’s a great visual tool that shows the reach that your arts and culture dollars have within your community.
- Learn more about the activities of your favorite organizations and check out outreach that occurred in your neighborhood https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/11856484de44466694c4cef1033a8771/
- Stay up-to-date with Commission funding announcements, deadlines, exciting news and projects on Twitter at @SDArtsComm.
Gabriel Patterson with RepresentUs San Diego made a presentation advocating for their group - here are some links to find out more about what they are doing regarding ranked choice voting and democracy dollars/political transparency:
Lastly, the Ocean Beach Town Council Executive Committee reported in that they are excited about the OBTC retreat happening in April where we will be planning our vision for the coming year/s. The entire board is energized and so excited to dive in on lots of projects, ideas, and directions FORWARD for Ocean Beach!
Tune in next month and GET ACTIVE with the town council!
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