Aug 1, 2014 Vol. 1 No. 8 Highlighting our Community and Businesses for Imperial Beach INSIDE THIS EDITION Local Calendar Youth Sports & Family Section Art & Music Scene Church Directory Military Organizations & More.... Photo courtesy of Rob Hurlbut On November 1st, 2013 Imperial Beach’s first Vapor Store opened up. The idea was brought about by an Im- perial Beach couple, Rachel and Lance Loader and a friend. Many discussions lead up to the opening of the store. In speaking with more and more people that have switched from cigarettes to personal vaporizers we realized there was a need. So I began doing my home- work. Looking up studies, products and locations was a tedious job. But it was all worth it. After I lost my job this became my new full time job, besides being a mom of 2 young children and a wife. We hit the ground running. We remod- eled the old t-shirt store on Palm Av- enue in less than a month. We carry many vapor products such as high qual- ity liquids, tanks, batteries and mods. All for Nicotine and Nicotine free liq- Blake Wilson Law Group Now Offering Corporation and Estate Planning Legal Ser- vices Coronado, CA July 2014- Blake Wil- son Law Group (www.blakewlaw.com), a San Diego area law firm, announced it now offers criminal defense, personal in- jury, corporate and estate planning services. Currently, the law firm is helping two new corporations get started pro bono; the lo- cal non-profit New Cities Smart Growth, and The New Cities Corporation, Inc. Blake Wilson Law Group is celebrating its second anniversary since opening in Au- gust 2012. The second year brings with it a move to a new office location in Impe- rial Beach, and the addition of a new asso- ciate, Katie L. Deal, Esq., who is licensed in Virginia. The firm has also added a new website and blog. Since opening, Blake Wilson Law Group has helped people avoid foreclosure, reduce debt, expunge crimi- nal charges, draft estate plans and formed corporations. Blake E. Wilson, Esq., a Gonzaga Univer- sity School of Law graduate, is a Califor- nia and Nevada licensed attorney serving primarily Southern California businesses and consumers, and is also in-house coun- sel for six corporations, including liquor stores and hotels. “We offer very low prices to consumers compared to our competitors, especially On Wednesday, July 23rd, the Imperial Beach Library held their 4th Annual Public Safety Chili Cook-off. The event started 4 years ago with a cooking competition between Imperial Beach (IB) and Alpine Fire Departments. It has since grown into a popular event highlight- ing our Imperial Beach Public Safety. The teams competing were: IB Federal Fire Department (Ream Field/Navy), IB Fire Department, IB Sheriff, IB Administration, & IB Lifeguards. The event is designed for community to not only taste and judge the chili, but also meet their local public safety. The IB Fire Department provided a demonstration on “Sidewalk CPR” and Fire extinguisher usage. Captain Anda Janik, IB Federal Fire, won the completion with, Engineer Ehren Kahle (IB Fire) in 2nd, and Adam Wraight (IB Lifeguards) in 3rd. PORT COMMISSIONER DAN MALCOLM GAVE A POWER-POINT PRESENTATION TO THE CHAMBER’S MONTHLY BREAKFAST ABOUT PORT PROJECTS AROUND THE BAY with foreclosure and bankruptcy clients, as we understand they are going through a hard time financially and emotionally. In addition, we travel to the client so they don’t have to get in their cars for a meet- ing,” said Attorney Blake Wilson. “We are also available via text messaging and week- end appointments, which makes it really easy for people to communicate with us while they are busy. Unlike so many other firms, whenever our clients call, they speak to Mr. Wilson, the attorney, about their cases, and not a paralegal.” In addition to serving the legal needs of San Diego, Mr. Wilson gives back to the community through charity bike rides, 5Ks and volunteer church/community service throughout the year for various causes such as breast cancer, cancer research and cystic fibrosis. Mr. Wilson sits on the Board of Directors for The New Cities Cor- poration, Inc., and is an advisory board member of The New Cities Smart Growth. He is also the in-house attorney for these corporations. From their new office location at 1340 Imperial Beach Blvd., Suite 202, Imperial Beach, CA 91932, they represent clients throughout San Diego and Las Vegas. To learn more about how they can help, please call Mr. Wilson at 800-603-3450, and to sub- scribe to Blake Wilson Law Group’s blog, please visit www.blakewlaw.com/blog/. MAYOR JIM JANNEY AT THE TRADITIONAL MAYOR’S BREAKFAST ON JULY 18TH HELD AT PIER PLAZA uids. We have made our own store brand liquids. They are made with the highest quality products available and are made by hand. All of our store brand flavors are based on places in San Diego County. For instance, our peach flavor is called Imperial Peach and our melon is Mission Beach Melon. We are born and raised San Diegans. Born in the south bay and moved to Imperial Beach 13 years ago. We have been immersed in Imperial Beach’s social life. This year we have donated to the fire- works and to the Sun & Sea Festival. Our community is like our family. I want my children to have these memories so when they are adults they can pass them on. I have seen the trends and watched many people walk through our door so happy we are here. I really feel like customer service is our number one priority. I want COUPLE BRINGS NEW IDEA TO IMPERIAL BEACH (Cont’d Pg 11 )
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Aug 1, 2014Vol. 1 No. 8 Highlighting our Community and Businesses for Imperial Beach
INSIDE THIS EDITION
Local CalendarYouth Sports & Family Section
Art & Music SceneChurch Directory
Military Organizations& More....
Photo courtesy of Rob Hurlbut
On November 1st, 2013 ImperialBeach’s first Vapor Store opened up.The idea was brought about by an Im-perial Beach couple, Rachel and LanceLoader and a friend. Many discussionslead up to the opening of the store. Inspeaking with more and more peoplethat have switched from cigarettes topersonal vaporizers we realized therewas a need. So I began doing my home-work. Looking up studies, products andlocations was a tedious job. But it was allworth it. After I lost my job this becamemy new full time job, besides being amom of 2 young children and a wife.
We hit the ground running. We remod-eled the old t-shirt store on Palm Av-enue in less than a month. We carrymany vapor products such as high qual-ity liquids, tanks, batteries and mods.All for Nicotine and Nicotine free liq-
Blake Wilson Law Group Now OfferingCorporation and Estate Planning Legal Ser-vices Coronado, CA July 2014- Blake Wil-son Law Group (www.blakewlaw.com),a San Diego area law firm, announced itnow offers criminal defense, personal in-jury, corporate and estate planning services.Currently, the law firm is helping two newcorporations get started pro bono; the lo-cal non-profit New Cities Smart Growth,and The New Cities Corporation, Inc.
Blake Wilson Law Group is celebrating itssecond anniversary since opening in Au-gust 2012. The second year brings with ita move to a new office location in Impe-rial Beach, and the addition of a new asso-ciate, Katie L. Deal, Esq., who is licensedin Virginia. The firm has also added a newwebsite and blog. Since opening, BlakeWilson Law Group has helped people avoidforeclosure, reduce debt, expunge crimi-nal charges, draft estate plans and formedcorporations.
Blake E. Wilson, Esq., a Gonzaga Univer-sity School of Law graduate, is a Califor-nia and Nevada licensed attorney servingprimarily Southern California businessesand consumers, and is also in-house coun-sel for six corporations, including liquorstores and hotels.
“We offer very low prices to consumerscompared to our competitors, especially
On Wednesday, July 23rd, the Imperial Beach Library held their 4thAnnual Public Safety Chili Cook-off. The event started 4 years agowith a cooking competition between Imperial Beach (IB) and AlpineFire Departments. It has since grown into a popular event highlight-ing our Imperial Beach Public Safety. The teams competing were: IBFederal Fire Department (Ream Field/Navy), IB Fire Department, IBSheriff, IB Administration, & IB Lifeguards. The event is designedfor community to not only taste and judge the chili, but also meet theirlocal public safety. The IB Fire Department provided a demonstrationon “Sidewalk CPR” and Fire extinguisher usage.Captain Anda Janik, IB Federal Fire, won the completion with, EngineerEhren Kahle (IB Fire) in 2nd, and Adam Wraight (IB Lifeguards) in 3rd.
PORT COMMISSIONERDAN MALCOLM
GAVE A POWER-POINTPRESENTATION
TO THE CHAMBER’SMONTHLY BREAKFAST
ABOUTPORT PROJECTS
AROUND THE BAY
with foreclosure and bankruptcy clients,as we understand they are going througha hard time financially and emotionally. Inaddition, we travel to the client so theydon’t have to get in their cars for a meet-ing,” said Attorney Blake Wilson. “We arealso available via text messaging and week-end appointments, which makes it reallyeasy for people to communicate with uswhile they are busy. Unlike so many otherfirms, whenever our clients call, they speakto Mr. Wilson, the attorney, about theircases, and not a paralegal.”
In addition to serving the legal needs ofSan Diego, Mr. Wilson gives back to thecommunity through charity bike rides, 5Ksand volunteer church/community servicethroughout the year for various causessuch as breast cancer, cancer research andcystic fibrosis. Mr. Wilson sits on theBoard of Directors for The New Cities Cor-poration, Inc., and is an advisory boardmember of The New Cities Smart Growth.He is also the in-house attorney for thesecorporations.
From their new office location at 1340Imperial Beach Blvd., Suite 202, ImperialBeach, CA 91932, they represent clientsthroughout San Diego and Las Vegas. Tolearn more about how they can help, pleasecall Mr. Wilson at 800-603-3450, and to sub-scribe to Blake Wilson Law Group’s blog,please visit www.blakewlaw.com/blog/.
MAYOR JIM JANNEY
AT THE TRADITIONAL
MAYOR’S BREAKFAST
ON JULY 18TH
HELD AT
PIER PLAZA
uids. We have made our own store brandliquids. They are made with the highestquality products available and are madeby hand. All of our store brand flavorsare based on places in San Diego County.For instance, our peach flavor is calledImperial Peach and our melon is MissionBeach Melon. We are born and raised SanDiegans. Born in the south bay and movedto Imperial Beach 13 years ago. We havebeen immersed in Imperial Beach’s sociallife. This year we have donated to the fire-works and to the Sun & Sea Festival. Ourcommunity is like our family. I want mychildren to have these memories so whenthey are adults they can pass them on.
I have seen the trends and watched manypeople walk through our door so happywe are here. I really feel like customerservice is our number one priority. I want
COUPLE BRINGS NEW IDEA TO IMPERIAL BEACH
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IMPERIAL BEACHUNITED
METHODIST CHURCH455 Palm Avenue
Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 424.5181
Sunday Worship 8:30 & 10:30 amSunday School for children & adults 9:30 am
CHURCH OF CHRIST640 Tenth Street
Imperial Beach, CA 91932Phone: (619) 423-9450
Sunday meeting times: 9:30 am Bible class,10:30 am and 6 pm worship assembly
Wednesday Bible study: 7 pm
OCEAN VIEW CHURCHPastor Jim Baize2460 Palm Ave
San Diego, CA 92154(619) 424-7870www.ovcsd.com
Service Times:Sunday: 9 am, 10 am and 12:30 pm (español)
Wednesday: 6:30 pm UPPER ROOM PENTECOSTAL CHURCHSenior Pastor Rev. Jim Ghiloni
631 Twelfth StreetImperial Beach(619) 395-1981
Sunday:Sunday School (all ages) 9:45 am
Worship Service - 10:40 am
Wednesday:Prayer & Bible Study - 7:30 pm
Children Church and Youth Classes
ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH& SCHOOL
866 Imperial Beach Blvd.Imperial Beach, CA 91932
(619) 424-6166
Regular Service times: Sunday Mornings 8 am and 11 amFree Sunday School and adult Bible Studies 9:30 am
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To the wonderful residents of IB,Thank you. Thank you for coming out. Thank you forvolunteering. Thank you for the smiles you shared. Thankyou for your energy and your hard work.Sun and Sea Festival was a success!I feel lucky to live in Imperial Beach and see what hardwork and a lot of energy can do. I was able to see theprogress of the castles with my little son and we bothhad a great time. It was a real family event that I lookforward to next year.Thank you all - the committee, city, volunteers, castlebuilders, etc - for making this a great time for all.Chad M Stevens
Dear Editor,Since our office on Palm Avenue opened January 1,2003, we have offered the Imperial Beach local news-paper as the exclusive reading material for clients wait-ing for insurance, surety bonds or our notary services.But, very few conversations were sparked from the con-tent of the paper.Then came the IB Local News, and with it countlessexciting discussions about upcoming events, local busi-nesses and civic issues. It was an instant hit, and a real-ization for us that local residents are starving for localnews - not Coronado's news - wrapped in a ImperialBeach newspaper.Competition is AWESOME! Now we see the first news-paper has stepped up it's coverage of Imperial Beach,and recently sent a reporter to the council meeting. Theymust have seen the meeting's agenda in this newspaper- since that newspaper won't print the city's agendabefore the meeting.Stay strong IB Local News, and keep up the good work!For the readers of this paper only: Stop by our officeanytime in August 2014 - mention this Letter to the Edi-tor - and receive one (1) free notary service and/or $25off a new Renters and/or $50 off a new Auto and/or$75 off a new Businessowner insurance policy.Marcus Boyd, Ideal Choice Insurance Agency
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Dear Editor,First, I want to thank you and congratulate you forbringing back a newspaper to Imperial Beach. ThoughI cannot speak for the rest of the Council, it is mybelief that having a paper of our own is a great benefitto this community.The service your paper provides by printing our Councilagendas is appreciated. It is not only a great service,but it also is a great help to those of us who work toserve the residents of Imperial Beach. Under the lead-ership of the Mayor, this Council has repeatedly soughtto expand involvement of our citizens. Even thoughour agendas can be found on the City’s website, manyresidents are still unaware of the items for discussionat the meetings.Your paper helps to close the gap, and we are morelikely to hear from the public about any concerns theymay have concerning an item. This allows us to makebetter decisions.I hope the rest of Imperial Beach feels as I do andwill support a newspaper written by people from IBand for IB.Thank you again.Councilman Brian P Bilbray
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John M. HottelJanuary 16, 1943 - July 23, 2014
John was born and raised in Indiana. He joined the Navy atthe age of 21 and was stationed at NAB in Coronado serv-ing on numerous ships. He toured Vietnam two times. Afterhis military service, John went to work for Sears and retiredafter 35 years. During his retirement, he worked part-timefor Wells Fargo as Security and for TSA as a screener, untilhe was diagnosed with Leukemia. John spent most of histime volunteering for several organizations including foodbanks, church and the US Open Sandcastle. John leavesbehind his loving wife Lori Hottel of 46 years. A loving man,compassionate and caring. After the Navy in 1968, Johncalled home Imperial Beach. He will be truly missed.
Service of Celebration for John’s Life:Bethany Assembly of God
916 Hollister St.San Diego, CA 92154
Thursday, August 7, 21047:00 p.m.
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The Public Library is a Certified Cooling Location. If temperatures are too hotand you don’t have Air Conditioning, you can go to the Library and cool off. Read Books !
SENIOR VOLUNTEER PATROL
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department sponsors a “Senior Volunteer Patrol”for Imperial Beach citizens 50 years and older who want to serve their communitythrough safety and service programs. The patrol is staffed by citizens who are askedto volunteer a minimum of six hours a week in a variety of capacities such as patrol-ling neighborhoods and shopping centers and to check on elderly and disabled. Allvolunteers complete a two week training program and face other background checks,but all are eligible to apply. For more information telephone 858-974-2335 or checkonline at: http://www.sdsheriff.net/co_svp.html
SENIOR CENTERThe Senior Center is open to individuals age 50 and over, and we extend a warm wel-come to individuals with disabilities. The center offers a variety of life-enriching classes,activities, hobbies, and a fun social environment. The center also serves as a greatresource center for seniors. We offer a free legal service, free tax assistance during taxtime, and a blood pressure clinic once a month.
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Military
Organizations
AMERICAN LEGION POST 8201268 Palm Ave., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 423-7662We are one of the largest Service organizations in the Unites States. We first formed afterWWI in 1919 to assist those service men and women coming home from the front and wecontinue to assist them today. As an organization we are here for Veterans and theirfamilies. The Post consists of those members who have served honorably in the Armedforces and are serving today on active duty. It is serving during conflicts that make thisorganization so worthy to belong to. The Auxiliary are those women and girls that areWifes, daughters, mothers, grandmothers and step daughters eligible to be members. TheSons of the American Legion or SAL’s are those sons, grandsons and stepsons who havehad a parent who is in the American Legion. Come on down to the Post home if you fallinto any one of these categories. We have Karaoke every Fri, Sat and Sun afternoon. Wewill let you know how to become a member.
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION (FRA)IMPERIAL BEACH BRANCH 289659 Silver Strand Blvd., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 429-3485Fleet Reserve Branch 289 is a non-profit organization comprised of active duty, veteransand retirees of the US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Besides gathering forcamaraderie, the Branch supports, among other things, the Warrior Foundation, WoundedWarriors, Boys Club of Imperial Beach, Imperial Beach Little League Baseball and softball,and bestows scholarship donations to patriotic young men and women. Regularly, Branchmembers visit warriors at Balboa Naval Hospital providing toiletry articles and cookies.The branch also makes its presence during National Holidays supporting functions inImperial Beach. We would welcome your visit any time.
VFW POST 5477 SILVER STRAND123 Palm Ave., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 424-6666Proudly supports US veterans of all past and present wars. We are committed to supportingthe needs of our veterans, currently deployed troops, their families and our community.
Our Hours of Operation are:Monday-Thursday 11:00-2200Friday 11:00-0200Saturday-Sunday 8:00-0200
The VFW is open to the public for breakfast on weekends from 9 am-11 am and on the lastSaturday of the month for Steak Night starting at 5:30 p.m. Post 5477 welcomes allmembers and active duty. For membership information, please contact: 619-424-6666.
1. Creator of Dogpatch 5. El ___ (Spanish national hero) 8. Spirited stallion 13. Filthy riches 14. Lime drink 15. Cautious 16. Daisy look-alike 17. Either Chaney 18. Lofty abode 19. Hemingway saga 22. Half of a famous split personality 23. Bodybuilder's pride 24. Co. that makes ATMs 25. Vino valley 27. ''Golly!'' 28. Chum 31. Hides the evidence, e.g. 34. Barbecuer's rod 36. Lot measurement 37. Certain brazen crime 40. Subject to a draft 41. Tangible 42. Taken-back purchases, briefly 43. One of a Howard trio 44. First word of ''Nowhere Man'' 45. Tatter 47. Motor oil can letters 48. Mexico's gold 49. One market for exports 53. Expecting illness? 58. Utopian 59. Beer alternative 60. Sharp or severe 61. American farm machinery industrialist 62. Game-ending declaration 63. Electrifying inventor Nikola 64. Bothered 65. Word with run or result 66. To be, to Nero
39. An unmentionable 44. More than saluted 46. ''The Travels of Marco Polo'' creature 47. Type of drum 48. Country's K.T. 50. Grinch creator 51. Carpet fiber 52. On a carrier 53. Knee concealer 54. German river 55. Stink up the joint 56. Variety of plum 57. Winslet of ''Titanic''
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20. Leather's fuzzy side 21. ''... down and ___ go!'' 26. ''Just ___ suspected!'' 27. Favored female 28. Make ready, briefly 29. Dynamic prefix? 30. Is a valuable hen 31. One with a first-person account? 32. ''Happy Days'' co-star 33. Character created by Bronte 35. Harper Valley grp. 36. Suspensions 38. Golfer's target
C RO S S W O R D C O R N E R
MARION LESLIE
At the age of 90, Marion Leslie is the oldest member of theArt Group that meets at the Senior Center on Monday morn-ings. She is also the one with the least amount of experience.Starting with an Adult Education Art class about ten yearsago her work includes some beautiful seascapes. Perhapscompared to a good bottle of wine, Marion’s work gets bet-ter as she ages.Monday mornings Marion wheels in her cart loaded with artsupplies. She sets up and is at work painting at 9 a.m. (gen-erally the first one there.) Socializing is part of the enjoymentof the Art Group.An Imperial Beach resident for more than fifty years, herfour children attended Mar Vista High School.In addition to painting Marion enjoys playing golf and traveling.
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Y O U T H S P O R T SS E C T I O N
Getting Back ToWhat We Love!
Come Display Your Car,Truck, Bike, Off Road,Street Rod, Lowrider,
Drag Car, Daily Drivers.Old or New -
If it has Wheels,We WANT TO SEE IT !!
CAR LOVERS UNITETues., Aug. 5th
at 6pmYe Olde Plank Inn
24 Palm Avenue Imperial Beach
Kristin Gendreau-Front Row, a member of the San Diego Renegades 18 UGold-Stern is participating in the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Cham-pionship in Surrey, Canada from July 14-20. The Renegades are the only teamfrom California along with teams from New Zealand and Canada. Kristin startedplaying softball for Imperial Beach Girls Softball, 4 Year Varsity starter at MarVista, who recorded 111 career hits, in the C.I.F San Diego Record Book andearned an softball scholarship from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee,Wisconsin.
Left to right second row: Gavin Wraight, Luke Wilson, Fletcher Field andSamantha Lange. Front row: Nyla Wraight. Back Row : Matt Wilson
IMPERIAL BEACH LITTLE LEAGUEIS REGISTERING PLAYERS FOR FALL BALL 2014
Each year, we provide an instructional League during the Fall. This is a greatopportunity for your player to try out a higher division and helps prepare them forthe next level in Spring.The Fall League will begin in August and run through November. The Fallseason usually consists of 10 games. All games may be played on Saturday orSunday with a few Friday night games for the upper divisions. The game days andtimes will depend on number of teams for each Division and field availability.There are no umpires, no standings kept and no playoffs for the Fall league.There are no makeup games for rainouts. The snack bar may not always beopen during Fall ball.There are no boundary restrictions for Fall. There are no tryouts for Fall ball, butplayers will be placed to ensure that all teams are balanced in experience. Wewill do our best to honor Manager and "buddy" placement requests but wecannot guarantee all requests can be accommodated.Teams will be completed the first few weeks in August. Managers and playerswill be notified of their team assignments on or before August 15, 2014.Online registration is open now so register early! Players MUST register onlineand submit a payment BEFORE they are placed on a team. Payment can bemade on line or in person at the Minor Booth on August 2, 2014 from 10:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] understand that if your child plays in a higher division during Fall Ball -say Minor instead of CAPS, or even Majors instead of Minor - there is noguarantee that he will be drafted for Minor A during the Spring season. Allplayers must try-out and be drafted onto teams for Spring Ball.Should you have questions or comments please email us at: [email protected].
Junior Lifeguards Build Youth Confidence and Water SkillsThe Imperial Beach Junior Lifeguard Program has just ended for 2014. Wespoke with a group of participants the other day and they told us a little bit aboutwhat they had learned and accomplished participating in the program.There is physical training as in sit ups, push ups and other exercises to build bodystrength. All of the water and safety training led up to the swim test, whereparticipants with floats or boogie boards swim out to beyond the end of the pierand a buoy and back. Upon completion of the program these young people areused to the ocean and feel comfortable and confident in the water.If you have kids that were not in the program this year, you might want to givesome consideration to enrolling them next year. This years group feel like it wasworthwhile.
FA M I L Y & SPECIALE V E N T S S E C T I O N
Parks Committee holds a Sports Park and Recreation Center monthly cleanup. It is held on the lastTuesday of each month at 5:30pm Located at 425 Imperial beach Blvd. Boys and Girls ClubImperial Beach Little League and Imperial Beach Girls Softball come together with their volun-teers and Clean up the Park. This includes cutting all the grass edge, weed eat, rake up leaves,power wash public restrooms and skate park. We also use blowers to clean side walks and parkinglots and common areas. We had volunteers go around and pick up trash through out the park.We had a great turn out last night we had 29 volunteers ready and willing to help out. The SportsPark is 100% Volunteer run. Without our dedicated volunteers all this would not be possible. Wewelcome anyone to help out on the Park Clean up days. It takes each and everyone of us to helpkeep the park clean and free of trash. If you are at the park and see trash on the ground please pickit up and clean up after yourself. Without everyone’s help it makes our dedicated volunteers thatmuch harder to try and keep the park clean and safe for all of our community to enjoy it.Matt McCoy -Vice President, Parks Committee
Build a Mini-Crate Pencil Holder Sat., Aug 2, 2014 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Come learn how to build a mini-crate pencil holder FREE hands-on workshops; designed for children ages 5-12
All kid get to keep their craft, receive a FREE certificate of achievement,a Workshop Apron, and a commemorative pin while supplies last.
Children must be present at the store to participate in the workshopand receive the kit, apron and pin.
Kids Workshop activities are scheduled on a first come/first served basis.Please do not arrive before 9:00 a.m.
T I M E T O G E T H A N D S O N !
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RESIDENTS FREE TUESDAYS | BALBOA PARKAs a public service, Park organizations offer free admission on a rotating
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If you or someone you know is facing foreclosure, you haveoptions but you must act now.
To initiate foreclosure proceedings, your lender must give younotice that you are in default, and provide a list of options toavoid foreclosure. Under California Civil Code § 2923.5, thelender cannot start foreclosure proceedings until thirty days af-ter this initial contact.
To initiate foreclosure proceedings, your lender will send whatis called a Notice of Default (“NOD”). The NOD puts you onnotice of the amount your loan is in arrears.
It is imperative that you proactively fight to save your home atthis point, which often requires hiring an attorney, and you shoulddo so before receiving a Notice of Trustee’s Sale.
You will receive a Notice of Trustee’s Sale (“NOTS”), withinninety days of receiving your NOD. The ninety-day period givesyou a chance to cure the default amount.
If you cannot cure the default amount, you can still stop the saleof your home by submitting a loan modification. The CaliforniaHomeowner Bill of Rights, enacted in January of 2013, bansdual tracking of loans.
Dual tracking is the process of reviewing a loan modification,while also tracking towards foreclosure. If your lender is track-ing towards foreclosure during a loan modification review, thenyou have solid grounds to file a lawsuit and obtain an injunction.
A lawsuit involving the California Homeowner Bill of Rights of-fers you the chance to recoup damages. The statutory damagesfor each violation of the California Homeowner Bill of Rights is$50,000.00, however, every case is different, and you should ex-plore all opportunities to save your home, including Bankruptcy.
There are two types of consumer bankruptcy: Chapter 7 andChapter 13. Chapter 7 is a liquidation bankruptcy, where all ofyour unsecured debt, such as medical and credit card bills, aredischarged. Chapter 7 will not save your home, but if you de-cide you want to file because you either do not qualify for aChapter 13, or you do not have a good case for a lawsuit, it willdelay foreclosure, on average, for about five weeks.
On the other hand, Chapter 13 gives you an opportunity to saveyour home through the Chapter 13 plan. You must qualify forChapter 13 bankruptcy, and, therefore, it is important to con-tact an attorney to decide whether you qualify when you re-ceive your NOD.
The Chapter 13 plan allows you to pay your arrears, and makemonthly mortgage payments, over the course of three to fiveyears. If you have a second lien mortgage,
it can be treated as unsecured debt, and thus either wiped out,or significantly reduced.
Due to the three to five-year time period, Chapter 13 bankruptcyis a long commitment that you should prepare for. You will berequired to make monthly payments to the United States Trusteewho is assigned to your case.
If you are behind on your mortgage payments, talk to an attor-ney to see if bankruptcy, a loan modification, or lawsuit is thebest option for you.
FACING FORECLOSURE
By Atty. Blake Wilson
Imperial Beach, CA – Building on the successof the recent opening of the Pier South Hotel onSeacoast Drive in Imperial Beach, the ImperialBeach City Council has directed staff to explorethe potential of bringing another exciting projectto the community. San Diego County based de-velopers Eat. Drink. Sleep. in partnership withPacifica Enterprises, Inc. (unrelated to the de-veloper of the Pacifica Companies which con-structed the new Pier South Hotel) are consid-ering the purchase of property near the Inter-section of Imperial Beach Boulevard and Sea-coast Drive where a new full service hotel andrestaurant would be constructed to replace anexisting apartment complex that is currently ina state of disrepair. It is anticipated that the newproject would create a southern anchor to theSeacoast Drive commercial area that extendsfrom Palm Avenue on the north to Imperial BeachBoulevard on the south along Seacoast Drive.The iconic Imperial Beach Pier is also a promi-nent feature in the commercial area and is lo-cated between the new Pier South Hotel and theproposed project.Eat. Drink. Sleep. has been interested in Impe-rial Beach for an extended period of time. In2006, the company responded to a request forproposals and was selected to create a hoteldevelopment plan in the same location. Althoughthe project did not come to fruition, Steve Smithof Eat. Drink. Sleep. indicated that the potentialto build a hotel project in Imperial Beach hasremained a priority for the company. “ImperialBeach is an ideal location for our company. Weoffer a unique high quality experience for ourguests and Imperial Beach will allow us to cre-ate that type of atmosphere.”The Mayor of Imperial Beach, Jim Janney,stressed that the project must represent acommunitywide benefit in addition to being afinancially sound investment. “The potential ofmore than 100 jobs available to local residents,the replacement of substandard housing with arevenue generating business, overall project de-sign and improved public access to the beachare critical components to a successful project.It is also important that we continue to investresources in other areas of the community sothat visitors enjoy their experience in our com-munity,” Janney explained.
PROPOSED PROJECT ON SEACOAST DRIVEIn order to maintain clearly stated community goals,it is likely that the project will need financial assis-tance. Imperial Beach has implemented relatively re-strictive height regulations and requires these typesof projects to include full service restaurants and otherfeatures that create a financial gap according to PaulMarra, Managing Principal of Keyser Marston Asso-ciates. “In some established tourism markets a sub-sidy is not necessary, but in a developing area such asImperial Beach, some financial assistance is neces-sary. However, the return on investment is expectedto be significant,” Marra informed the City Council.“It is important that we adhere to the parameters es-tablished by the community when considering devel-opment projects in the City,” explained Assistant CityManager and Community Development Director GregWade, “they will allow Imperial Beach to maintain the‘Classic Southern California Atmosphere’ that is thevery essence of our Mission Statement.” Members ofthe City Council discussed whether the use of a loanrepayment from the former Redevelopment Agencyto the City that was received in June would be anappropriate investment to help make the project a re-ality and close the financial gap needed to obtain projectfinancing. “The City Council has directed staff to workwith the project team to determine if a financial struc-ture can be identified that results in a great project forthe community, while investing the repayment of theloan that was initially intended to stimulate economicdevelopment in a manner that will increase ongoingrevenues and realize a rate of return than is equal to orhigher than other investments in our portfolio,” ex-plained City Manager Andy Hall.Meanwhile, other new businesses continue to open inImperial Beach. The new Coronado Brewing Com-pany restaurant is under construction, Baby Cakeshas opened a new location on Seacoast Drive, the OldFashioned Candy Shop on Palm Avenue is expandingto include a soda fountain and several other projectsare in the works or underway. “The unique challengeof Imperial Beach is welcoming a wave of new busi-nesses while trying to maintain what makes the com-munity so great. Striking that balance between gener-ating enough revenues to be financially stable withthe least amount of impact and change in the commu-nity is the key,” according to Hall.Questions about the potential project, upcoming eventsor other questions about Imperial Beach can be di-rected to the Ed Vea at (619) 423-8303 [email protected].
On Saturday August 9 from 11am-1pm, the IB HungerProject will have a Kickoff Celebration of the citywideFood Pantry at the Imperial Beach United MethodistChurch located at 455 Palm Avenue. The public isinvited to attend and bring canned food items for thepantry. Free sandwiches (turkey, ham, veggie and pea-nut butter & jelly), chips, fruit and drinks will be served.And to some who attend, gifts will be given.
The IB Hunger Project’s Citywide Food Pantry is acollaborative effort of local organizations working to-gether to address the issue of hunger in Imperial Beach.For nearly twenty years, the IB United Methodist Churchhas served those with food insecurity through their foodpantry. But the need is great.In Imperial Beach, one fourth of the households earnless than $2,000 per month. While many struggle to payrent, bills, and gas, food often is at the bottom of the list.This is a reality for young and old, singles and familiesand even the military. And assistance from the govern-ment fails to fill the gaps. Consequently, shelves arebare and people are hungry.Believing a larger effort is needed, Pastor John Griffinfrom IB United Methodist Church formed a subcom-mittee from the new IB Collaborative to discuss andplan a response to the hunger issue in Imperial Beach.The IB Hunger Collaborative was created and meetsevery second Wednesday at 9am at the Imperial BeachUnited Methodist Church. All interested with this issueare encouraged to attend.
Beginning in August, donation drop-off sites will be foundthroughout the city on the third week of every month to re-ceive contributions to help those in need. The location ofthose donation sites currently include: IB Boys & Girls Club,Sports Park, Imperial Beach Health Clinic, Nestor HealthClinic, Spirit Realty, Golden Financial Services, YMCACamp Surf and the Imperial Beach United Methodist Church.The Food Pantry known as the Broken Loaf at the ImperialBeach United Methodist Church is open every Tuesday andThursday from 9-11am. The pantry serves the ImperialBeach community.Needed items include: Beans, Beverages (Bottled water,fruit & supplement drinks), Cake mix, Canned food, meat &fruit with pop tops, Canned fruit, Canned Vegetables, Cereal,Cooking Oil, Crackers, Granola-type bars, Jelly and Jam,Pancake mix, Pancake syrup, Pasta, Peanut Butter, Pow-dered Milk & Chocolate Milk, Sauces (Spaghetti, Tomatoand Gravies), Soup and Diapers, wipes and formula.The dates to drop-off donations are : August 10-16, Septem-ber 14-20, October 12-18, November 9-15 and December14-20. However, donations will be received at all times atthe Imperial Beach United Methodist Church at 455 PalmAvenue.Please come to the Kickoff Celebration. Bring family, friendsand neighbors. Most importantly, bring canned food. Be partof the growing compassion of Imperial Beach to help ourneighbors in need of food.For more information, contact Pastor John Griffin at619.424.5181 or at [email protected]
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2014 was a summer full of fun for Imperial Beach. A new City Manager; who was willing to work with the community, made itpossible to resurrect the City’s signature Sand Castle Building event as well as another year of superb Dog Surfing Competition. Acitizens group worked to restore a 4th of July Fireworks Display and the Public Safety Director, City Manager and even the CityCouncil helped make it possible; while citizens raised money and split the cost with the city. The contested Sport Park Managementissue seems to have been resolved to everyone’s satisfaction and it’s; “PLAY BALL” down at the Sports Park again. We printed thisscrapbook for you to collect and remember the great summer of 2014 in Imperial Beach. Thanks to all that helped!
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SUMMER COMES TO I.B.: 2014 SPECIAL SUMMER SCRAPBOOK
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THE NAVY INVITES PRIVATE CITIZENSAND GOVERNMENTAGENCY REPRESENTATIVES
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC MEETINGSAUGUST 13,2014
5 PM TO 8 PMMarina Vista Community Center
1075 Eighth StreetImperial Beach, CA 91932
An open house format will be used. There will be no formal presentation.A stenographer will be available to record public input.The Navy invites private citizens and government agency representa-tives to participate in the public meetings. The purpose of these meetingsis to solicit input on the Draft EIS. The Navy will provide information onthe proposed NBC Coastal Campus, describe the process for preparingand EIS, and provide opportunities for discussion of issues of interest.Attendees will also be able to submit comments on the environmentalAnalysis of the proposed development of an academic campus on NBCto support the growth and operational readiness of Naval Special War-fare Command NSWC personnel.Individuals who are unable to attend in person may submit commentsthrough the project website at Naval Base Coronado Coastal CampusEIS or send comments to:NBC Coastal Campus EIS Project ManagerATTN: Ms. Teresa Bresler2730 McKean Street, Bldg 291San Diego, CA 92136
JULY 16 COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS - By Ed Kravitz
These are merely notes and are not inclusiveof everything that took place at the July 16thCouncil Meeting. If you want a complete andaccurate accounting of what took place, weremind you that Streaming Video of CouncilMeetings is now available on the City’s website.If there was an issue of concern to you that isnot addressed here, please watch the video tosee exactly what was said and how councilmembers voted. That being said:The Pledge of Allegiance was lead by EagleScout Prospect Aman Orland of Troop 53 ,wholater gave a power-point presentation regard-ing his proposed project to cultivate and re-sod an area of the Sports Park that was for-merly part of a driveway that had never beenreplanted with grass. ( Agenda Item5.1) Heproposes to roto-till and plant sod with volun-teer labor if the City and I B Beautiful will givehim a grant to complete the project.During Public Comments at the beginning ofthe meeting Chuck Quesenbury who sometimesposts on the Patch Website as POP QUIZ re-minded the city council that automobiles andnot bicycles is the primary source of transpor-tation in Imperial Beach and that almost every-one present at the meeting drove a car there.He admonished council for giving more atten-tion to bike trails, bike lanes and obstructionsto automobile traffic such as pop out, islandsand bike trail lanes on city streets.Elmore Davie spoke about renewing the banon short term beachfront rentals in the r1500zone. He said many property owners were stillproviding short term rentals in spite of a banenacted several years ago to prohibit them onSouth Seacoast Drive. He urged council to en-force those bans more stridently and increasethe fines and enforcement.Council voted unanimously on the ConsentAgenda items 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, with no discussion.2.1 was ratification of the previous meetingminutes2.2 was ratification of the Warrant Register orCity’s Checkbook for $1,191,108.85 for thelast two weeks of city operations.2.3 was a two year extension of a consultingagreement with KOA Corporation for TrafficEngineer Services. Amount is unknown at timeof writing.Item 3.1 seems to be the Agenda Item of mostconcern to local citizens regarding some pro-posed zoning changes. The “Affordable Hous-ing Element” was explained by Greg Wade andJim Nakagawa. 8 years ago the City imple-mented it’s plan and according to Wade sev-eral workshops were held. Recent changes tothe State Law required some action by counciland identify sites to satisfy housing needs at alllevels. 3 programs require zoning amendments.One of them that was most contentious wasConsolidation of Lots for Higher Density. In1990 the voters voted against this proposedincrease in density and a plethora of local citi-zens were present to oppose it now. Staff rec-ommended after reading letters and fieldingphone calls and visits to City Hall that they re-move the Item regarding consolidation of lotsand increased density.The Habitat for Humanity Project was given as anexample of increased density however, they couldhave built a more dense project with more unitsaccording to Wade. Compliance with the Afford-able Housing Act could allow a 25% density bonusor even up to 35% for 30 or more units but, theunits must be low income. Various speakers whoaddressed this issue did not want to see density in-crease or having more low income people movinginto the community and affecting their property val-ues and quality of life issues.Chuck Quesenbury, Jean Hilger, Friel Adams,Dante Pentium, Marie Joyce and Nicole
Halleton all opposed passing any ordinance thatwould increase density or lot consolidation asthe impacts to property value, crime, lifestylewould likely be negative in their opinion. Theymoved here because they liked it the way it wasand don’t want to see it become Pacific Beachor Coronado. Apologies for any names mis-spelled.Item 4.1 dealt with a cell tower installation at thePier South Hotel at 800 Seacoast Drive in theCMU2 Zone. The cell site will be hidden withinthe structure and will sport 12 antennae with 24remote radio channels in 3 locations. The anten-nae will be concealed behind fiberglass panelspainted to match the structure and additionalequipment will be placed in the underground park-ing garage. Kathy Limp from ATT Mobility waspresent to answer questions. This reporter askedwho would receive the revenue for the cell site?The City/RDA owns the property the hotel is builton but, the antennae will be in the hotel struc-ture. Who should get the revenue? The answeris THE HOTEL GETS THE REVENUE.The Imperial Beach Women’s Club donated aBench to Veterans Park but Imperial Beach Lo-cal News was asked not to print a story in ourlast edition by a representative of the Women’sClub until it had been made officially public.An agenda item regarding proposed parking alter-natives for the new Library Expansion were dis-cussed. One option is to make a deal with theChurch next door for parking in close proximity.They want 21 parking spaces from the church.Another one mentioned would be to take 21 spacesfrom the Girls and Boys Club Parking Lot andchange the street parking configurations to headend parking. The Boys and Girls Club and locationwas noted as being too far for many seniors towalk from their cars. The County is negotiatingwith the church property next door but councildecided to explore the option of using parking atthe Boys and Girls Club for the new Library. No-body from Boys and Girls Club was present tocomment on that proposal. Council did not voteon the matter but plans to explore the option.Next up was a report on the City’s finances anddiscussion ensued. The Finance Director said thatprevious deficiencies had been rectified and out ofa number of auditor item checks regarding bankreconciliations the auditor was reportedly wowedby the major improvement in accounting proce-dures and principles that have been instituted.An item regarding a new Hotel Project at 1046Seacoast (Sunny Shores) was brought up in pub-lic for the first time. The current 30 units at thatlocation are considered substandard. The com-plex has been used as an alternate cancer treat-ment facility under the name Optimum HealthInstitute and was a target of public outrage around2000 when Delancy Street Drug and Alcohol Re-habilitation Centers were going to open a recov-ery halfway house there. The units have sincebeen rented as plain old apartments ever since.The City has sent us a press release regardingthe proposed project which you will also findprinted in this edition #8 of I B Local News.These are only notes and do not cover all issuesfrom this council meeting. You should watch thestreaming video on the City’s website if you wantto know more about these or other subjects men-tioned in this synopsis.Local News prints twice a month and usuallythe weekend before City Council Meetings. Be-cause of a modified summer Council Schedulethe next meeting will be 3 weeks instead of 2.This also happens again in August/September with3 weeks. We urge you to check the City’s websitefor additional agenda information for the printdates we will not be able to cover.We want to thank those citizens who are con-cerned enough to read the agendas and show upat Council Meetings to voice their views. That isdemocracy in action. If you don’t exercise yourrights; you loose them!
you to come back, so I want you to leave happy. I am not trying to sellyou something just to make money, I want you to be comfortable withthe knowledge you are walking away with as well as something thatwill suit you. These products are not a one size fits all. I have custom-ers that want to just switch from cigarettes to something that won’tmake their clothing smell. And I have customers that want to quit alltogether. And whatever their choice is we are there supporting them.For example, I have one customer who had been smoking for 46 years.She came in one day and brought me a bag of liquor store e-cigarettes.They were either broken or the wrong nicotine level. I set her up andshe was thrilled. She came back after the first week and said she hadcut back from a pack a day to only 3 cigarettes. She came back twoand a half months later and said she had had a total of 7 cigarettes andwas now off nicotine. She was so proud of herself, just as I was.Most of our customers are either military or IB Locals. We pride our-selves on supporting local events as well as our service members. Youwill find me there almost everyday. We are open Monday through Sat-urday from 11am to 7pm. We will do our very best to find somethingthat suits you whether you wand something with nicotine or without.We hope to see you soon.
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Perhaps you did not know that there is a growing local music scene in and around Imperial Beach? We dedicate this newsection of I.B. Local News to the many creative and talented artists and musicians that call Imperial Beach Home. Eachedition we will showcase up and coming Artists and Musicians and the Venues that allow them to display their art or playtheir music. There are so many truly talented people who live here that are unknown to the masses that live near them.Today you can meet a local artist or musician without going far from your home. We hope to facilitate a growingrenaissance in the arts as Imperial Beach moves ahead into the future. If you know a talented artist or musician thatwants to showcase their artwork or music, have them drop us a line at < [email protected]>
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SERGE DEDINA TO RUN FORIMPERIAL BEACH MAYOR
Serge Dedina a 43-year Imperial Beach resident, is a candidatefor Imperial Beach Mayor for the November 2014 election.
“We need a Mayor who cares about the people of Imperial Beachand who can make sure that our tax dollars are invested inneighborhoods throughout Imperial Beach rather than just thebeachfront,” said Dedina. “As Mayor I will respond to phonecalls and emails from concerned citizens, attend communityevents and communicate about what is happing at City Hall.Most importantly I will be an advocate for kids, families andthe community rather than special interests.”
Dedina (50), who attended elementary, junior high, and highschool in Imperial Beach, said, ”Under Mayor Jim Janney, wehave the lowest number of citizen advisory committees of anycity in San Diego County. This has resulted in a situation inwhich community residents have become increasingly isolatedfrom the decisions made on our behalf, with little opportunityto weigh in on how we plan for and invest in the future ofImperial Beach.”
A first generation American, Dedina grew up on Hemlock Av-enue in the southeast corner of Imperial Beach near the en-trance to Ream Field. He paid his way through college whileworking as a City of Imperial Beach and Silver Strand StateBeach Lifeguard, where he rescued more than 500 swimmers.
While growing up in Imperial Beach, Dedina helped conservethe coastline and open space that makes Imperial Beach one ofthe most beautiful and unique beach cities in California. As ahigh school student, he first became involved in local issueswhen he was appointed to the Imperial Beach Youth Commis-sion by then Mayor Brian Bilbray. As a member of the Tide-lands Advisory Committee, he worked with others to rebuildthe Imperial Beach Pier after it was destroyed by winter storms.
The Executive Director and co-founder of WILDCOAST, anaward winning non-profit organization for both its programsand high standards of financial and administrative management,Dedina helped to secure funding to build a new secondary sew-age treatment plant along the U.S.-Mexico border.
“As Mayor I will fight for clean beaches and make sure thatborder agencies do their job to prevent sewage spills,” saidDedina. “We must do much better when it comes to keepingour beaches clean.”
As a member of the Mar Vista High School Poseidon AcademyAdvisory Board, Dedina has mentored local students and pro-vided them with internship and volunteer opportunities. He is amember of the Sherriff’s Community Advisory Committee andis currently working with others in the community to beautifythe Imperial Beach Bayfront and Palm Avenue. Dedina co-founded the Imperial Beach Collaborative, was involved in thesuccessful effort to build a free community skatepark, pro-vided scholarships for children to attend summer Junior Life-guard programs, and was active in efforts to stop the proposedincrease in fees to use Sports Park recreational facilities.
Dedina is the father of two boys, Daniel (16) and Israel (18).He has been married to his wife Emily for 25 years.
“I will run a positive, grassroots campaign that brings peopletogether to share our love for Imperial Beach, said Dedina. “Weneed a Mayor who cares passionately about working togetherwith all of the residents of Imperial Beach to make our wonder-ful city an even better and more family-friendly place to live.Please call me at 619.623.5975, email me [email protected], or contact me viawww.sergeforibmayor.com.”
MAYOR JIM JANNEY TO SEEKRE-ELECTION IN 2014
Mayor Jim Janney announced that he will seek a third term asMayor of Imperial Beach in the upcoming November elections.
“It is a huge honor to serve the citizens of Imperial Beach” saidMayor Janney. “It is clear that we want to continue to moveImperial Beach forward while maintaining our small home townatmosphere. Current experience and working knowledge countswhen it comes to maintaining our City on a tight budget”.
In addition to his service to Imperial Beach, Jim currently servesin several leadership roles throughout San Diego. He is an activerepresentative on the South County EDC, SD Local Agency for-mation Commission (LAFCO) and LOSSAN Rail Corridor. He iscurrently serving as First Vice Chair of San Diego Association ofGovernments (SANDAG). Jim Janney brings a regional and localperspective of leadership to Imperial Beach and the San DiegoCounty.
In addition to serving these past eight years as Mayor of ImperialBeach, Jim is self-employed and runs a successful business inSouth San Diego with his wife Debbie (of 27 years) for the past17 years.
When asked why Mayor Janney sought re-election his answerwas clear, “My wife and I made Imperial Beach our home almost25 years ago. We believe in making Imperial Beach a better placeto live and work. It takes time and dedication to serve as Mayor;it is a part time job with full time responsibilities. I am willing tocontinue to dedicate the needed time in order to serve the citizensof Imperial Beach again for the next four years”.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Members of the community are encouraged to discuss and provide input onthe next phase of the Palm Avenue Mixed-Use & Commercial Corridor
Master Plan process.
City of Imperial Beach staff will present the Palm Avenue Mixed Use andCommercial Corridor Master Plan at the following:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2014@ 6:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 825 IMPERIAL BEACH BLVD.
Members of the community are encouraged to attend to hear about andprovide input on this exciting project!
