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Be a part of the 2024-25 Ocean Beach Street Map

The 2024-25 OB Community Map will feature a Calendar of Events, local attractions, and a list of important Phone Numbers.

Don't be left out - this popular piece will be handed out at all high-traffic locations.

Email Mike Fahey for more information on how you can participate.

HURRY! FIRST COME FIRST SERVE!
ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF SPOTS AVAILABLE!

(858) 270-3103 ext 117

(858) 337-8546
[email protected]

This useful, colorful, pocket-sized guide will be filled with places to eat, shop, play and stay in affluent Coastal San Diego.

Reach out to local residents and the thousands of visitors who vacation here every year. Guides are delivered to hundreds of locations throughout San Diego!

The guides are distributed to Coastal San Diego from Downtown to La Jolla and East to La Mesa.

Be sure to get on the map of your community for as low as $175

Call us today to reserve your space in this extremely popular annual guide!

(858) 270-3103 x117
(858) 337-8546 (cell)
[email protected]

SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER GROUP
1621 Grand Ave., 2nd Floor, Ste. C, San Diego, CA 92109

OBMA MEMBERS:

Please VOTE for UP TO Five (5) seats on the OBMA Board of Directors.

You may complete 1 BALLOT per OBMA BID MEMBER or ASSOCIATE MEMBER. You must be a member in good standing to vote. All ballots must be received by Noon on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

We value your opinion as an OBMA member. If you have questions, please reach out to the OBMA team at (619) 224-4906 or [email protected].

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A message from the Peninsula Beacon

We are excited to announce The Beacon's 2024 Street Fair Special Edition. The official Street Fair program will be published on June 14th in cooperation with the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association & will feature the band schedule, an event map, a list of vendors, photos, and other Street Fair highlights. Be sure your business is included in this popular section. Additional copies will be printed and distributed at the Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, June 22nd.

Call to Reserve Your Space Today!

Deadline: June 6th.

Contact Mike Fahey
(858) 270-3103 x117
(858) 337-8546 (cell)
[email protected]

Be sure to be included in the Street Fair Drawing for only $125 ($100 with the purchase of a display ad). A great way to increase traffic during the week of the Street Fair. Great prizes including a beach cruiser!

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

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

-OR-

Zoom

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

Presentation followed by Q&A

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