Police And Emergency Services Appreciation Night — “PAESAN” — is an annual tradition in Pacific Beach going back more than 45 years. It’s a community BBQ and awards ceremony honoring the first responders who serve our community, taking place one evening every September. It’s also a fundraiser. Each year a group is honored and supported — rotating among lifeguards, firefighters, park rangers and police. Typically PBTC purchases items that are needed but not funded by the current City budget.
2026 is officially the year of our San Diego Firefighters! To stay updated on PAESAN 2026, our 46th year of holding this celebration, please subscribe to our newsletter.
The 46th Annual PAESAN will be celebrating our San Diego Firefighters!
Tickets & Sponsorships
A donation today will help us supply the lifeguards with essential public safety equipment and gear that the city budget simply cannot cover. Please consider making a gift now to make a real difference for our front-line protectors.
Sustaining Donor: $5,000+
Porpoise: $1,000 – $4,999
Octopus: $500 – $999
Starfish Sponsor: $100 – $499
When making payments through Zeffy, you will be prompted to add an additional donation to cover processing fee costs. We recommend adding “$0” into the drop down menu to avoid extra costs.
For checks, please make them payable to “Pacific Beach Town Council” with “PAESAN” in the check memo and mail to the Pacific Beach Town Council, 4629 Cass St., PMB #415, San Diego, CA 92109.
For any payment related questions please reach out to our treasurer via e-mail at treasurer@pbtowncouncil.org.
About Previous PAESAN Events
PAESAN 2024 celebrated the SDPD police officers of Northern Division. The PBTC renovated their Storefront on Olney, and provided first aid trauma kits for every officer.
PAESAN 2023 celebrated the park rangers and parks maintenance staff.
PAESAN 2022 celebrated the Station 21 Firefighters
PAESAN 2021 celebrated the San Diego Lifeguards. Download the event flyer.
PAESAN 2020 was not held in person due to Covid-19 concerns and public health orders against large gatherings. But the support continued. For the police of Northern Division, PBTC purchased a new refrigerator, beach ATV helmet communication speakers, cargo bags, a new piece of workout equipment and new office chairs.
PAESAN 2019 honored and fulfilled the Wish List of the park rangers and park maintenance staff of PB parks. Download the event flyer.
PAESAN 2018 raised enough money to make $50,000 in improvements to make the Station 21 work environment cleaner and safer. A giant extractor fan now removes carcinogenic substances from the air where firefighters work, and new high-end commercial washers and dryers extract toxic materials from gear they wear. We were also able to construct a clean work area for equipment repairs and provide a commercial ice maker so firefighters can load up their coolers when they go on fire calls.
