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North Embarcadero Visionary Plan Joint Powers Authority
The Joint Powers Authority will hold a meeting in late July. Check back for more information!
Civic Meetings
• 7-3, 11:30a. Downtown Parking Management Group. Wells Fargo Building, 401 B St, 4th Floor.
• 7-3, 5:00p. East Village Association Board of Directors Meeting. Java Jones, 631 9th.
• 7-7, 2:00p. City Council Meeting. City Council Chambers, 220 C St, 12th floor. Meeting televised on CityTV channel 24.
• 7-8, 10:00a and 2:00p. City Council Meeting. City Council Chambers, 220 C St, 12th floor. Meeting televised on CityTV channel 24. Redevelopment Agency at 2:00p: Authorize the Purchase of up to 125 new technology meters to be located in the Downtown Community Parking District; Transitional Housing Program for Homeless Seniors Program Funding.
• 7-14, 2:00p. City Council Meeting. City Council Chambers, 220 C St, 12th floor. Meeting televised on CityTV channel 24.
• 7-15, 10:00a and 2:00p. City Council Meeting. City Council Chambers, 220 C St, 12th floor. Meeting televised on CityTV channel 24.
• 7-16, 8:00a. CCDC Committee Meetings. Wells Fargo Building, 401 B St, 4th Floor.
• 7-17, 2:00p. Permanent Homeless Facility Task Force meeting. City Council Committee Room, 220 C St, 12th floor.
• 7-21, 2:00p. City Council Meeting. City Council Chambers, 220 C St, 12th floor. Meeting televised on CityTV channel 24.
• 7-22, 10:00a and 2:00p. City Council Meeting. City Council Chambers, 220 C St, 12th floor. Meeting televised on CityTV channel 24. Redevelopment Agency at 2:00p: Demolition of buildings at 1335 Market, 771 & 753 J St; GSA Child Care Center; Parkside-1st Implementation Agreement; Gaslamp PDO/Design Guidelines; 777 Beech-AARP, Development Permit, Design Review, Tentative Map.
• 7-23, 5:15p. Centre City Advisory Committee Meeting. Wells Fargo Building, 401 B St, 4th Floor.
• 7-24, 5:30p. Balboa Park Study Committee Meeting. Balboa Park Palisades Building Recital Hall (West of Park Boulevard and Presidents Way). Agenda: Reports on leases, contracts, and permits from the Real Estate Assets Dept, Park & Recreation Dept, and Balboa Park Cultural Partnership.
• 7-28, 2:00p. City Council Meeting. City Council Chambers, 220 C St, 12th floor. Meeting televised on CityTV channel 24.
• 7-29, 10:00a and 2:00p. City Council Meeting. City Council Chambers, 220 C St, 12th floor. Meeting televised on CityTV channel 24.
• 7-30, 1:00p. CCDC Board of Directors meeting at the Wells Fargo Building, 401 B St, 4th Floor.
City County District 2
Kevin Faulconer is our Downtown Councilmember at City Hall. For more information on our council representation, go to District 2.
For immediate concerns or questions, contact the office by email at KevinFaulconer@sandiego.gov or by calling (619) 236-6622.
Assemblywoman Lori Salaña
Representing California State 76th Assembly District is Lori Saldaña.
Assembly Member Lori Saldaña's District Office is located at 1557 Columbia Street in Little Italy. Office hours are 9:00a to 5:00p, Monday through Friday.
Stop by and
introduce yourself.
Lori can
be reached through her District
Office by calling
(619)
645-3090.
More information may be found
at her website: Assemblymember
Lori Saldaña.
Senator Christine Kehoe
Representing the California 39th District is Senator Christine Kehoe.
Senator Christine Kehoe’s District Office is located at 2445 Fifth Avenue, #200 in the Park West (Banker’s Hill) neighborhood.
Christine can be reached by
calling (619) 645-3133.
More information may be found
at her website: Senator
Christine Kehoe.
Congresswoman Susan Davis
Congresswoman Susan A. Davis represents the 53rd Congressional District, Downtown, at the U. S. House of Representatives.
Congresswoman Susan Davis can be reached through her San Diego office by calling (619) 280-5353.
More information may be found at her website: Congresswoman Susan Davis.
Clean & Safe Property & Business Improvement District (PBID)
The Clean
and Safe program is an organization
whose aim is as the name
implies: to make Downtown
a clean and safe environment.
Each Downtown district is
allotted representatives.
The 15 volunteer committee
representatives are:
Core / Columbia Neighborhoods |
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| Howard Greenberg | howard@trilogymanagement.com |
| William H. Sauls | saulslaw@sbcglobal.net |
| Carol Beres | cbholdings@earthlink.net |
| Vacant | |
Gaslamp Quarter Neighborhood |
|
| Greg Strangman, PBID Chair | greg@lwpgroup.com |
| Bill Keller | bill@letravelstore.com |
Marina Neighborhood |
|
| Sandra Simmons, Viva-city | sandra@viva-city.info |
| Joe Drew | JosephD@ashn.com |
Cortez Neighborhood |
|
| Brian Wood | bwood2003@sbcglobal.net |
East Village Neighborhood |
|
| Claudine Scott | clscott@hotmail.com |
| Brian Kiczula | bkiczula@gmail.com |
| Glenna Schmidt | mitchell1827@sbcglobal.net |
At Large Members |
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| Barbara Warden | bwarden@downtownsandiego.org |
| Scott Kessler | skessler@sandiego.gov |
| Scott Johnson | johnson@ccdc.com |
The
representatives are happy
to answer your questions.
And, residents of Downtown
can always call Clean
and Safe with comments, questions,
or concerns. The lines
are
always open.
The Clean & Safe program
provides maintenance and
safety services in the
Downtown public right of
way to the
neighborhoods of Core,
Columbia, Cortez, East
Village, Gaslamp,
and Marina. 24 hours a
day, seven days a week.
To make a service request,
call (619) 234-8900 with
specific details about the
service
needed, including location.
After 5:00p, call (619)
414-2698. Or, email info@downtownsandiego.org.
For more information, go
to Clean & Safe.
Little Italy Enhanced Maintenance Assessment District (EMAD)
Property owners in Little Italy fund EMAD through their property taxes. The maintenance crew, donned in red vests, serves the residents, property owners, and businesses in Little Italy through a variety of functions. Streets and sidewalks are cleaned and power washed, trash is collected, graffiti is removed. Street furniture appears every morning and is retrieved at night. Flowers and trees are watered.
If you notice an area that needs extra attention, or would like to report vandalism, illegal homeless encampments, streetlights that are out, or graffiti, call the Little Italy Association office at (619) 233-3898 during office hours, or the evening crew at (619) 818-2548.
The evening crew will also escort you to and from restaurants to your home, upon request! Call the evening supervisor at (619) 818-1684.
East Village Association
The East Village Association (EVA) is a non-profit organization of residents, merchants, and property owners dedicated to promoting the renaissance of Downtown San Diego’s East Village neighborhood.
EVA is currently in the process of forming a Business Improvement District. The BID’s primary objectives are to support public and community improvements and to increase economic well-being for residents, employees, and businesses.
If you are a business owner, you are encouraged to attend the upcoming meeting. To sign up for the monthly meeting notification, visit www.myeastvillage.com.
Thursday, July 3 meeting has been cancelled.
Next meeting: Thursday, August 7, 5:00p at Java Jones, 631 9th.
Centre City Advisory Committee (CCAC) Representatives
The CCAC provides a vehicle for public participation relating to the growth and redevelopment of Downtown. The CCAC is made up of elected citizens who represent each neighborhood. Feel free to contact your representative and voice concerns about your neighborhood.
Core II Neighborhood |
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| Business Owner: | Meet Donald Petros | don_petros@hines.com |
Horton Neighborhood |
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| Business Owner: | Leslie Cusworth | lcusworth@westfield.com |
| Residential Tenant or Owner: | Fran Pillsdorf | sdfran@aol.com |
Gaslamp Neighborhood |
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| Business Owner: | Bill Keller | bill@letravelstore.com |
| Residential Owner Occupant: | Meet Steve Wells | swells@cbre.com |
Cortez Neighborhood |
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| Business Owner: | Louay Yousif | premiermtg@cox.net |
| Residential Tenant: | Meet Jennifer Shira | jbshira@yahoo.com |
| Residential Owner Occupant: | Joseph Roth | joe@powerfrog.com |
Little Italy Neighborhood |
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| Residential Owner Occupant: | Meet Laura Garrett | laura_garrett@ayhoo.com |
| Business Owner: | Lloyd Russell | lloyd_Russell@cox.net |
| Residential Tenant: | Luke Vinci | luke.vinci@gsmiweb.com |
Core/Columbia Neighborhoods |
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| Business Owner: | Meet Judith Meeks | jmeeks@sycuan.com |
| Business Owner: | Meet Mark Hoekstra | mhoekstra@heritagerea.com |
| Residential Tenant: | Joseph Baruffaldi | jbaruffaldi@jcj.com |
Marina Neighborhood |
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| Residential Owner Occupant: | Meet David Priver | dpriver@aol.com |
| Residential Owner Occupant: | Meet Louis M. Segreti | lsegreti@rdblaw.com |
| Residential Tenant: | George Tybor | george.tybor@sdcounty.ca.gov |
| Business Owner: | Meet Ferol Henke | postalannex2009@pacbell.net |
East Village Neighborhood |
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| Business Owners: | Michael Witkin | michael@mwarchitects.net |
| Business Owners: | Anthony R. Laureti | anthonyrlaureti@lawyer.com |
| Business Owners: | Jared Bradley | jared@mwsteele.com |
| Residential Tenant: | Marvin Maldonado | mmaldonado_ua@yahoo.com |
| Residential Tenant: | Meet Matthew S. Nelson | msnrealestate@gmail.com |
| Residential Owner Occupant: | Meet Bill Saul | saulslaw@sbcglobal.net |
Community Organizations |
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| Civic: | Kevin Northcraft | northee@aol.com |
| Civic: | Meet John Cunningham | johnc891@aol.com |
| Cultural: | Debi Owen | dowen@sandiegorep.com |
| Charitable Organization: | Mary Case | mary.case@neighbor.org |
CCAC Review
by David Priver CCAC Secretary and Marina Residential Owner Occupant Representatives
Quiet Zone: Are we getting anywhere?
Steve Hills, aide to City Councilman Kevin Faulconer, was unable to provide any updated information on the status of this long-awaited project. He has promised a report at the next meeting.
Leash-free dog park envisioned
Dean Coker, CCDC Advance Planning Manager reported on a proposed project to locate and create a site for such a park. CCAC will be recruiting members to sit on a planning committee.
CCAC to move to new quarters
Starting in July, CCAC will be meeting in its new location, the Wells Fargo Building. As the current site will be in use as a staging area on June 18, the meeting is being changed to June 11.
Little Italy wine bar approved by CCAC
Following a detailed report by staff and the San Diego Police Department, CCAC voted unanimously to recommend a Conditional Use Permit for UNWINE which will be located on Kettner Boulevard in Little Italy.
Sara Frances Hotel judged to be adequate for homeless seniors
Following a request at its last meeting, a site visit was carried out by staff. It was determined that the hotel met minimal standards for occupancy by homeless seniors. CCAC voted unanimously to recommend funding of the Housing Vouchers Program.
Street Scene returns to Tailgate Park approved conditionally
Promoter Rob Hagey presented his request for approval of a return of this musical event to a Downtown location after a four-year absence. There was lengthy discussion in which serious problems with crowd control, trash, and alcohol were emphasized. CCAC voted to recommend approval under the following conditions: Reasonable plans for advance street closures; limitations on the number of tickets sold; safe and enforceable plans for crowd control; and adequate plans for security deposits and trash disposal.
David Priver can be reached by email at dpriver@aol.com