Monthly Community Meetings


Our next general meeting will be at 6:30pm on Wednesday, October 16th

Location details will be announced soon

Our monthly community meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm. Both members and non-members are welcome to attend. The meetings are in-person only. The PBTC does not hold general meetings in the months of August and December.

Sign up for our email list; a few days before the meeting you will receive a reminder with an agenda and any relevant materials.

Please note that due to summer construction, our usual meeting space at Crown Point Junior Music Academy is currently unavailable. We expect to resume meetings at CPJMA in October 2024.

Information From Recent Meetings

September 18, 2024 – For the second time, this meeting featured a collaborative effort between the PB Planning Group and PB Town Council to hold an infrastructure priority vote. Approximately 100 community members were tasked with ranking 15 proposed community projects in order to inform the PBPG and PBTC on where their focus should be directed, and what the community will advocate for come budget season.

See the 2024 PB Community Infrastructure Vote Results here

There are no General Meetings during August

July 17, 2024 – Due to lots of summer plans and activity, this meeting had a lighter agenda. The PB Town Council gave a report on its upcoming events: Concerts on the Green and the PB Car Show. Residents also touched on recent developments surrounding the Diamond “Slow Street” program and bollard removal.

June 26, 2024 – Due to the new federal holiday, Juneteenth, the PB Town Council moved its general meeting date to the 26th. This meeting featured a Community Infrastructure Workshop to gather input and ideas for the 2024 CIP list that the PBTC and PBPG will be working to submit to the city.

May 22, 2024 – As a result of the feedback given at our January meeting, the PBTC resurrected the Community Expo event which showcased 20+ community groups, elected representatives, and first responders. The event was put on as a partnership with Pacific Beach Elementary School and was held in lieu of our May general meeting.

April 17, 2024 – This meeting featured an informational presentation from PBTC President Charlie Nieto about the 1995 Pacific Beach Community Plan. The presentation covered the successes of the plan, its shortcomings, and how the community might consider approaches to further meet the guidelines set in the plan.

March 20, 2024 – This meeting featured two major presentations. First with outgoing President of Beautiful PB, Katie Matchett, discussing the next phase of the PB Pathways initiative, and second with PBTC member, Jim Menders, calling for volunteers to participate in the surveying of graffiti in PB ahead of the 14th Annual Graffiti Cleanup Day.

February 21, 2024 – As a result of the feedback given at our January meeting, this meeting featured an update on the status of the Short Term Rental Occupancy (STRO) Ordinance and how the City Council might close many of its current loopholes.

January 17, 2024 – This meeting featured a community dialogue for the community of Pacific Beach to share what they thought was most important for the PB Town Council to be working, improving, or acting on in 2024. The results of this meeting will help to shape the rest of the year for the PBTC in 2024.

There are no General Meetings during December

November 15, 2023 – This meeting featured a presentation on the use of the Mission Bay and Ocean Beach Pier UASI Camera System and its policy under the Surveillance Ordinance presented by Lifeguard Chief James Gartland.

October 18, 2023 – This meeting featured a presentation summarizing the 43rd Annual PAESAN Community BBQ in honor of the park rangers and parks maintenance staff. This was presented by PBTC Board Directors Jaden Ballardo and Charlie Nieto.

September 20, 2023 – This meeting featured a collaborative effort with the Pacific Beach Planning Group to gather community input on PB’s Community Infrastructure Priority list to decide what to submit to the city. Over 120 PBceans participated in the voting process headed by PBPG member Iain Richardson.

There are no General Meetings during August

July 19, 2023 – This meeting featured an informative presentation on the topic of CA Senate Bill 10. This was presented by Geoff Hueter of Neighborhoods for a Better San Diego. Representatives of the opposing side declined to attend.

June 21, 2023 – This meeting featured a data-driven presentation on the topic of Short Term Rental Occupancy licensing legislation and loopholes. This was presented by PB Planning Group member, Iain Richardson.

Short Term Rental Occupancy License Review

May 17, 2023 – This meeting featured a presentation summarizing the success of this year’s Annual Graffiti Clean Up. This was presented by PBTC Board Directors Jaden Ballardo and Charlie Nieto.

April 19, 2023 – This meeting featured two major presentations. First with members of the San Diego Police Department discussing the proposed ‘Smart Streetlights’ program, and second with representatives from Spin to debrief the community on electric scooter deployment this summer. The presentation slides can be found below:

Smart Streetlights Presentation

Spin Scooters Summer ’23 Deployment

March 15, 2023 – This meeting included some brief updates on the De Anza Cove redevelopment plan (De Anza Natural) as well as a featured presentation from the PB Graffiti Busters detailing the process for the upcoming clean-up in May.

February 15, 2023 – This meeting featured two dual presentations from the City of San Diego Department of Engineering & Capital Projects on the subject of renovating the antique streetlamps on Fanuel St. and in Crown Point. The presentations can be found here: 

Crown Point Streetlamp Project
Fanuel Street / North PB Streetlamp Project

January 18, 2023 – This meeting featured both a presentation on the upcoming Pacific Beach Shuttle Service Pilot Program in its first round of public feedback, as well as a guest appearance from our D1 City Councilmember Joe LaCava introducing himself to our community. The PB shuttle presentation can be found here:

Pacific Beach Shuttle Service Pilot Program

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Meeting Info from the Archives

September 15, 2021 – This meeting included details about the Police and Emergency Services Appreciation Night (PAESAN), scheduled for September 22. Also there were presentations on the North City Prevention Coalition, as well as the City of San Diego Council District 2 Redistricting Commission. Here is the agenda.

August 2021 – There was no meeting in August.

July 21, 2021 – This meeting included a discussion of illegal beach fires and the difficulties with enforcing the regulations. Also, Alan Harris presented a history of PB Town Council during the ’70s and ’80s. Here is the agenda.

June 16, 2021 – This meeting included an important presentation by Officer Brandon Broaddus on the SDPD CAPP program, which addresses the problem of loud party houses in our neighborhoods. The CAPP discussion begins at about 1 hour and 11 minutes into the video. Here is the agenda.

May 19, 2021 – Sorry, no recording is available. Here is the agenda.

April 21, 2021 Here is the agenda.

March 17, 2021 Here is the agenda.

February 17, 2021

January 21, 2021

November 18, 2020 (includes PAESAN awards ceremony)

October 21, 2020

September 16, 2020

August 19, 2020

July 15, 2020 (special presentation with SDPD)

July 15, 2020 (regular meeting)

June 17, 2020

May 20, 2020

April 29, 2020