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All active OBMA members and key team members are welcome to join us at this fun networking event.

FOOD • DRINKS • RAFFLE

Hosted By

BBQ House

Rest & Relax Real Estate

Service Kings

Location:

5025 Newport Avenue., San Diego, CA 92107

Not a member? Interested in learning more about Sundowner events and additional membership perks? Reach out to the OBMA team at (619) 224-4906.

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Local small businesses and nonprofit entities that suffered economic losses due to COVID-19 may be eligible for grant funding from the County.

Check your Eligibility

The Small Business Stimulus Grant Program is funded by the Board of Supervisors allocated to the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), CARES Act funding, and the County General Fund. The grant funding provides economic assistance to help businesses and nonprofit entities impacted by COVID-19.

Subject to availability of funding.

If you have applied previously, you will need to reapply.

Non-profits may qualify for additional funding through the Community Enhancement Program.

For the best user experience, please use Microsoft Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, or Firefox when filling out the application.

**UPDATE:  Thank you for your interest in the small business stimulus grant. Districts 2, 4, and 5 have allocated all their grant funds and are in the process of sending award notifications. Any further applications will not be considered unless more funding becomes available.

View Website to Apply

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City of San Diego Crime Information Now Available in Online Dashboard

NEAR REAL-TIME NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME SNAPSHOT AND MAPPING AVAILABLE FOR SAN DIEGANS

San Diego – The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) today announced the launch of a new public dashboard that offers a snapshot of information about crimes committed across the City of San Diego in near real-time.

The SDPD Neighborhood Crime Summary Dashboard is meant to visualize crime data dynamically. The dashboard contains three tabs to easily visualize crime trends, crime categories and map clusters of incident locations. Each category can be visualized either at the Citywide level or filtered down to an individual neighborhood.

The second tab within the dashboard is the Crime Data Explorer and is meant for users who want to filter and compare data across neighborhoods and crime categories. This data is filterable by date range, division, neighborhood or by a specific crime type. While the underlying data is not yet available on the City of San Diego open data portal, it is scheduled to be available soon.

The goal of the dashboard is to make it easier for residents to get a snapshot of crimes occurring in San Diego. The data is updated daily, allowing residents to see the information in near real-time. The information does not contain any personally identifying information for suspects, victims or exact locations of crimes. A short tutorial video can be found on SDPD’s YouTube Channel.

This is just one of several information tools the department is working to develop to help share police data in a visually friendly way.

ABOUT THE DATA

In 2021, the San Diego Police Department began reporting to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) for statistics. NIBRS collects data on all crimes reported to law enforcement agencies, not just the highest charges within those crimes.

Crime categories in NIBRS include crimes against Persons (i.e., assault, homicide, etc.), Property (i.e., burglary, theft, robbery, etc.), and Society (i.e., alcohol and drug offenses, weapon offenses, gambling, etc.). These new categories are a shift from the older FBI reporting style (UCR Summary) of simply reporting violent and property crime counts.

For the most part, SDPD’s crime reporting will follow the NIBRS categories now. Historical data will still be posted to the Annual Crime Reports website and downloadable data will be made available on the Open Data Portal supported by the City.

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This Saturday OB Local and former Israel Defense Forces Krav Maga Master Instructor, Tony Cohen, will be hosting a Women’s only Street Self Defense course, behind closed doors, limited space, pre registered only.

Regular rate $247

OBMA members, one time only, apply the promo code “OBMA”, to the link below, and receive the course at no charge.

Sing Up Here

Hybrid Workshop

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
12:00 PM to 12:45 PM

Ocean Beach MainStreet Association Office

1868 Bacon Street, Suite A
San Diego, CA 92107

-OR-

Zoom

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87433643946

Presentation followed by Q&A

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General Storefront Improvement Program Information

The Storefront Improvement Program (SIP) revitalizes building facades visible to customers, neighboring merchants and residents. The City of San Diego provides free professional design assistance and financial incentives to small business owners who wish to make a creative change to and improve the curb appeal of their storefronts.

This program is set up to help small businesses create and implement a plan for improving their street-facing appearance. Program steps start with an eligible applicant completing the online application. Next, the City works with applicants to create a design plan, considering the budget and goals of the project. Once a design plan is finalized, the applicant can begin the installation of the agreed upon design elements. The final step is to submit all expense documentation for reimbursement.

In FY2023 (ending June 30, 2023) , the SIP completed 14 projects throughout the City and provided $84,560 in incentives, leveraging $168,474 in private funds. The guidelines and procedures of the Storefront Improvement Program are outlined in Council Policy 900-17.

• Storefront Improvement Program Successes (Before and After Photos)
• Frequently Asked Questions

Storefront Improvement Program

 

Contact Mike Fahey to Learn More

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Ocean Beach MainStreet Association Members,

Please take a few minutes to take this survey which is being conducted on behalf of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (SDREDC) and the San Diego and Imperial County Small Business Development Center (SBDC) who are committed to supporting businesses in the County.

SDREDC and SBDC would value your participation in a brief survey to better understand the needs of small businesses in San Diego and Imperial Counties. The survey is being conducted by BW Research, an independent research organization, and should take approximately 10-15 minutes of your time.

Your responses will not be published; only aggregate information will be used in the reporting of the survey results.

Take Survey

Sincerely,

OBMA Team
Denny, Tracy, Kristen & Dayna

Accepting applications: February 12 - February 27

Economic Development Community Partners,

The City of San Diego’s Economic Development Department (EDD) will be providing emergency relief grants of up to $2,500 per applicant, with a 100% bonus (for a total of $5,000) for applicants located in the Promise Zone, Opportunity Zones, or Low-Moderate Income Census Tracts. EDD will be prioritizing businesses located in under-resourced communities and high-impact storm-affected areas for these grants. Eligible businesses and nonprofits are awarded funding based on a reimbursement basis for documented storm-related expenses incurred.

Grant details:

• Up to $2,500 per business, with a 100% bonus (for a total of $5,000) for businesses located in the Promise Zone, Opportunity Zones, or Low-Moderate Income Census Tracts.
• Eligible expenses include loss of inventory, mold remediation, trash removal, insurance deductibles, immediate response efforts, repairs, and replacing destroyed equipment and supplies.
• To be eligible, businesses must demonstrate storm impact, have a current paid business tax certificate (BTC), and have 12 or fewer employees.

Please visit the Economic Development Department's Emergency Response Grant for Small Businesses and Nonprofits | City of San Diego Official Website for more information and application instructions including information about technical assistance, applications available in multiple languages, and our focus on under-resourced and impacted communities.

Contact Economic Development staff at [email protected] or by phone at (619) 236-6700 for questions about the application process.

Estate Planning and Finance

At Edward Jones, we believe finance education is an important part of achieving your goals. We also realize there is more to life than just financial goals. That's why we're excited to invite you to this special presentation.

To reserve space for yourself and a guest, please call Jocelyn at (619) 223-8357 no later than 02/23/2024.