Welcome to our new and improved website!

admin1099 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:02:33 +0000

You are viewing the beta version of our new website. We made major improvements to the design and navigation to make it easier for you to find the information you need. We plan to launch the new site in late January 2012. Your comments are welcome on the design, content, functionality and accessibility of our new website.

Three things you’ll love about the new website right now:

Homepage – at a glance, see recent communications, recent news and quick links to help you resolve problems with one click.
Search – powerful yet simple search feature, facilitating faster location of multiple sources and locations of information on our site about a specific subject or keyword
Issues – timely information and updates on issues concerning Pacific Beach

We will continually expand our online content (especially under the Issues section) to bring you updated and relevant informat. Please bookmark this page and check back often.

Together, we’ll continue to strengthen our community.

Attention: All Who Love Pacific Beach and Want to Make it Safer and Better!

admin1099 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:35:43 +0000

Rally and Walk for a Safer PB
Friday, January 27, 5:30 pm

Meet on the Ocean Boardwalk just south of Crystal Pier
(Walk should be finished by 6:30 pm)

It’s a new year and looking back over the last few years, it is clear that Pacific Beach has made tremendous strides toward reaching its full potential as the gem of San Diego that we all know it is. However, problems in our business district have always been at the top of our SavePB surveys, and we believe 2012 is the year we will finally be able to fix those problems. Here is an event that will get us on our way toward achieving that goal!

If you have ever been concerned about:

Too many bars
Too many DUI
And high crime

In our PB business district, this is a MUST ATTEND event!

After our walk, we encourage you to eat dinner at your favorite PB restaurant and shop at your favorite PB store to help support our many good and responsible businesses.

We need to change the course of our business district now! We can’t keep going in the direction we have been going – Our main business area has 66 alcohol licenses where only 10 should be allowed; ABC keeps granting more alcohol licenses with inadequate conditions; more and more restaurants are functioning like bars; crime and DUI in our main business area are more than 5 times the city-wide average; and PB continues to rank as the #1 community in San Diego for DUI and violent crime.

Thankfully, PB’s residential areas have very low crime and are very safe, BUT the situation in our business district gives our entire community a black eye and drives off fearful residents and tourists alike.

This Rally and Walk are a powerful way to let our city officials know what we want and what we expect them to do. Last year, the PB Planning Group (PBPG; pbplanning.org) issued a thoroughly-researched report that covers all the issues in detail and describes the solutions used successfully by other cities. The PBPG has twice requested that city officials explore these solutions, but our Councilmember Kevin Faulconer and Mayor Jerry Sanders have continued to ignore these requests and PB’s problems.

City officials, including Kevin Faulconer and Jerry Sanders, will not be able to ignore hundreds of concerned PB citizens rallying and walking to bring attention to the problems and the proven solutions for their community.

The Proven Solutions include three components:

All new alcohol-licensed businesses obtain a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) through an open and public city process. Conditions can be included to minimize crime and negative impacts. Elected city officials can be held accountable.
A dedicated police officer is funded by a sliding-scale, cost-recovery fee on all alcohol-licensed businesses to monitor and enforce and ensure best and responsible business practices.
Existing alcohol-licensed businesses are “grandfathered-in,” but repeated serious violations can trigger the need for a CUP.

After Ventura adopted these solutions, police calls for service went down 60% and DUI crashes decreased by 30%.

All other major cities in California have adopted a CUP-based solution, why can’t San Diego?

Please walk with us and bring your family, friends and neighbors. It will only take an hour of your time to make your opinion heard and to make a difference in PB’s future.

Some signs will be provided for walkers to carry, but feel free to make your own.

Here’s to a great 2012 and a great community of Pacific Beach!

Welcome to SavePB.org!

SavePB Team — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 03:14:03 +0000

There are no regular meetings or specific time commitments to be a SavePB.org member, just a love for Pacific Beach and a desire to make it better.
Our goal is to keep you informed about community issues and effective grassroots actions that can lead to solutions.
Our strength is in our numbers – Please join our email list, tell us about your primary concerns and stay informed.

SavePB.org is a group of Pacific Beach residents working together to solve community problems and to promote safety, awareness, respect and enrichment in our community. The group is organized to provide resources and help to individuals and families who may have a problem or a concern in their neighborhood and would like assistance to help them solve this problem.

On neighborhood issues, we help individuals find, access and communicate with the appropriate agency or find the correct resource to solve the problem. We have many solutions on our Problem Solving Directory.

Starting or joining a Neighborhood Watch is a great way for neighbors to get together to solve neighborhood problems and improve the community. More about this organization is available on our Neighborhood Watch link.

On community-wide issues, we will inform our members about the issues and use our strength in numbers to correspond with public officials and agencies to bring about solutions and improvements. More about the problems that some of our members are working on can be found on our Issues link.

Accomplishments – SavePB members have played a critical role in:

Rejuvenating and expanding Neighborhood Watch
Alcohol-free beaches
Replacing the PB Block Party with special events that benefit and showcase PB
Arranging Candidate Forums and survey
Community clean-ups
Stopping Mini-dorms in PB
Bringing workshops to residents, e.g. “How to get rid of Neighborhood Nuisances”
And much more…

Signing up for our list involves no obligations or duties on your part. This list will not be shared with anyone else. Join our email list now!

Support Police With Bicycle Lights & Sirens

SavePB Team — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:52:42 +0000

A SavePB.org Communication
November 8, 2011

PAESAN-Police-Fundraiser Flyer

Contributing to the Police Bicycle Resource Program is a good way to help our police officers enforce the law and deter crime in Pacific Beach.

According to police, a few weeks ago at about 12:30 a.m. on a Friday, officers spotted a white Toyota near Dawes and Missouri streets that was reported to have been used in at least three similar robberies there. Two men armed with knives, including a women driver, were apprehended. Police officers were able to approach the suspects unnoticed on their bikes.

Police say that bikes are effective tools to provide stealth as well as place them on the street interfacing with the public. However, our Northern Division police cannot use all of their bikes because they are short on necessary equipment.

Police Bicycle Resource Fundraising Program
Right now the PB Town Council is conducting a special fundraiser program to support our Northern Division Police Department. The goal is to completely equip nine police bicycles with lighting, sirens and safety equipment. Councilmember Fauconer’s challenge donation will match donations so your dollars will go a long way!

You can make your donation from the PB Town Council website:
Click here (Donate to Support – Police Bike Lights)

or,

Check to:
San Diego Police Foundation
c/o PAESAN Police Bike Lights
8910 University Center Lane, Ste 455
San Diego, CA 92122

Keep our community safe by supporting our police!

SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS WHILE YOU SUPPORT LOCAL FARMERS!

admin1099 — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:57:40 +0000

The Pacific Beach Tuesday Farmers’ Market is partnering with Pacific Beach schools to help our kids!

Farmers’ market operators SD Weekly Markets and Discover Pacific Beach will rebate 5% of every dollar spent at the market from Tuesday, October 25th through Tuesday, November 29th to the school of your choice!

Shop at the market every Tuesday, from 2 pm to 6:30 pm, on Bayard Street from Garnet to Hornblend. More than 60 farmers and vendors offer locally grown fruits and vegetables, grass fed beef, fish, eggs, cheese and coffee beans, fresh-baked bread, peanut butter and more.
Tell farmers and vendors when you purchase that you need school tickets (one for each dollar spent).
Bring those tickets to the Information Booth on Bayard Street near Garnet and deposit them in your favorite school’s jar. The market will donate funds to your school’s PTO.

Added incentives:
The school that has the largest total at the end November will receive an additional donation.

Promotions throughout the month will offer opportunities for classes to win insulated shopping bags, t-shirts and more.

Watch for fun and educational activities for kids.

More information:
Pacific Beach Tuesday Farmers’ Market
Friends of PB Secondary Schools

Shop at New Farmers Market & Help Schools

admin1099 — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:08:21 +0000

A SavePB.org Communication
October 27, 2011

Dear SavePB Member,

SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS WHILE YOU SUPPORT LOCAL FARMERS!

The Pacific Beach Tuesday Farmers’ Market is partnering with Pacific Beach schools to help our kids!

Shop at the market every Tuesday, from 2 pm to 6:30 pm, on Bayard Street from Garnet to Hornblend. More than 60 farmers and vendors offer locally grown fruits and vegetables, grass fed beef, fish, eggs, cheese and coffee beans, fresh-baked bread, peanut butter and more.
Tell farmers and vendors when you purchase that you need school tickets (one for each dollar spent).
Bring those tickets to the Information Booth on Bayard Street near Garnet and deposit them in your favorite school’s jar. The market will donate funds to your school’s PTO.

Added incentives:
The school that has the largest total at the end November will receive an additional donation.
Promotions throughout the month will offer opportunities for classes to win insulated shopping bags, t-shirts and more.
Watch for fun and educational activities for kids.

More information:
Pacific Beach Tuesday Farmers’ Market
Friends of PB Secondary Schools

Proposed School Closures

admin1099 — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:58:48 +0000

Do You Know the Proposed Closure/Relocation Plans for PB Schools?

Close Bayview Terrace Elementary and Move Crown Point Junior Music Academy (CPJMA)to the Bayview Terrace site (across street from Mission Bay High School)
Merge PB Middle School with Mission Bay High School to create a grade 6 -12 IB Academy at the Mission Bay High School site. (Close the PB Middle School site.)

Important Meetings this week:

Tuesday, October 25, 5:00 pm, School Board meeting at 4100 Normal Street (in auditorium)

Wednesday, October 26, 6:30 pm, PB Planning Group, at PB Library (4275 Cass St.)

Read this email for more information about the proposed school closures and consolidations, the upcoming meetings, and how you can take action.

Because of severe budget issues and a proposed drastic reduction in busing, the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) is considering the closure and/or consolidation of 10 to 14 schools in the district.

Here are a few of the concerns that have been raised over the proposals for PB schools:

1) CPJMA is a very successful program and moving it may undermine the program.

2) Moving CPJMA will leave southern PB without a neighborhood elementary school

3) Traffic congestion on Grand Avenue will be exacerbated by the addition of CPJMA and PBMS traffic to the already congested MBHS area.

4) Middle school students will be less likely to walk or bike to school if their campus is moved from its central location to the MBHS site.

5) Merger of high school and middle school will leave insufficient room for the high school enrollment necessary to sustain the high school IB curriculum

6) What will happen to closed sites?

7) PB schools are being targeted for 2 of the 10 closures. According to the Closure Committee’s own rankings, PBMS and CPJMA rank too high to be considered for closure or consolidation.

What You Can Do:

+ Read on to find out more about the issues and the pros and cons.

Click these links to see:

The MB Cluster Committee’s analysis of the SDUSD plan:

http://mbcluster2010.blogspot.com/

The SDUSD Plan:

Link to Plan

+ Email your comments to the Board of Education (see email addresses below)

+ Attend Tuesday, October 25, Board of Education meeting and voice your concerns

+ Attend Wednesday, October 26, PB Planning Group meeting and voice your concerns

+ Share this email with neighbors and friends

Email addresses for School Board Trustees Scott Barnett, John Lee Evans, Kevin Beiser, Richard Barrera and Shelia Jackson (elected by voters district-wide) and Phil Stover (Head of Closure Committee):
sbarnett@sandi.net; johnleeevans@sandi.net; kbeiser@sandi.net; rbarrera1@sandi.net; sjackson@sandi.net; pstover@sandi.net

The School Board plans to consider the proposal again on November 29 and take a final vote on December 13, 2011.

Below is a forwarded email with more info and links you may want to know.

Respectfully,
Marcie, Suzanne, Scott, Monica and Marcella at SavePB.org

________________________________

From: Debbie O’Toole [voiceforourkids@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 9:27 PM
Subject: Budget and School Closures

Parents,

There are two board meetings this Thursday, October 25th. The first meeting begins at 9:30 AM in Room 2226. Here is the agenda. They will discuss goals for student achievement. Then they will move to the auditorium for a budget discussion. Here is a year over year comparison. Sadly, it is difficult to read.

The closed session meeting begins at 2:00 PM. Here is the agenda.

Their regular meeting begins at 5:00 PM, in the Auditorium. Here<http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=8FFVD88031FD> is the agenda. Ironically the Crown Point Jr. Music Academy is performing for the board. They are one of the schools the board will discuss closing next year. More on that in a minute. There will be a discussion on the process of a State takeover if the district becomes insolvent. There are currently no documents for this agenda item. Here is a link to this month’s financial report. Here is another financial report you may find interesting, including possible solutions for mid-year cuts (they are not too detailed). Here is a potential Transportation plan.

Now onto the school closures...here is the presentation. Page three lists the schools identified for the first round of closures and page five shows schools that could show up on a second round if they find it necessary. This is a difficult situation, as no one wants to see their school closed. Now is the time to speak up and voice your opinion. Expect the media and a big crowd at this meeting. Here is the speaker sign up form. Send in on Monday if you wish to speak. Parking can be difficult. You are allowed to park at the New Vision Christian Fellowship at 4358 Park Blvd, across from Birney Elementary. If you can’t make the meeting, you can watch here.

Proposed School Closures and Consolidations

admin1099 — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:13:34 +0000

Dear SavePB Member,

Do You Know the Proposed Closure/Relocation Plans for PB Schools?

Close Bayview Terrace Elementary and Move Crown Point Junior Music Academy (CPJMA)to the Bayview Terrace site (across street from Mission Bay High School)
Merge PB Middle School with Mission Bay High School to create a grade 6 -12 IB Academy at the Mission Bay High School site. (Close the PB Middle School site.)