OBMA Mission Statement: To promote and support local business and economic vitality in the Ocean Beach community.

Barbara Iacometti, President Details SalonSpa - Executive Comm. Chair Michael Akey, Vice President Pacific View Real Estate - Design Chair Mike Stifano, Treasurer Winstons - Finance Chair Mary Orem, Secretary Morland Properties, LLC - Public Safety Co-Chair Gary Gilmore Gilmore Family Jewelers - EV Chair Dave Martin Clever San Diego, Inc. Craig Gerwig Newport Avenue Antique Center Matt Kalla Matt Kalla Insurance Agency—North OB Co-Chair Tevia Oskin Active Visitation - Promotion Chair Ron Marcotte Sign Diego Kyle Jaworski Raglan Public House Alicia Shapiro Aliro Marketing CC Summerfield CC Summerfield Realtor

Denny Knox, Executive Director Claudia Jack, Office Assistant

Isabel Clark, Programs Director Tracy Wagner, Project Manager

David Klaman & Community Crops

Market Managers Tony, Richee, & Danny

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STAFF

FARMERS MARKET STAFF

FEBRUARY MEETING SCHEDULE

Feb 2 Fri 8:30am Promotion Meeting Feb 5 Mon 6pm Street Fair Meeting Feb 6 Tue 8:30am Design Meeting Feb 7 Wed 8:30am Finance Meeting Feb 8 Thur Noon OBMA Board Meeting Feb 13 Tue 10am North OB Meeting Ocean Villa Inn Feb 14 Wed Noon Economic Vitality Meeting Feb 20 Tue 8:30am Public Safety Meeting has been cancelled for this month.

No OBMA Sundowner this month. Meetings at OBMA Office unless otherwise noted

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We’ve compiled a list of our award winners and photos from the event. More photos are on the OBMA website OceanBeachSanDiego.com Public Safety Committee Purpose: Our mission is to educate merchants and promote a safe and clean environment throughout Ocean Beach business districts. The Public Safety Awards were presented by Julie Klein, founder of the Public Safety Commit-tee. Newbreak Church Volunteers for their work restor-ing the OB police trailer and throughout the commu-nity Han Hershman, Deputy City Attorney, Criminal Division, for her tireless service to the OB communi-ty with excellent communication and follow-up SDPD (special recognition to Captain Paul Con-nelly; Officer Eric Hungarter; Lt. Matt Dobbs; Officer Patrick Speers; Officer Matt Cobb; Officer Matt Paniagua; Officer Efren Peregrina; David Surwilo, Community Relations Officer; and Ricar-do Pinon, Community Relations Officer) for their oversight and on-the-ground response to issues in OB Ocean Beach Lifeguards (special recognition to Captain James Gartland) for their work in water safety and participation in enforcement, regulation of waterfront parks, and assistance to other emergency response departments San Diego Fire Department Station 15 for their quick response to emergencies, community partici-pation in safety programs, and being true first re-sponders The People’s Choice Award for the Public Safety Committee went to San Diego Fire Department Station 15

Design Committee Purpose: The mission of our committee is to identify and develop design pro-grams needed for public improvements throughout the business community and to assist business/property owners with design education & technical assistance as requested. The Design Awards were presented by Mike Akey, Design Chair. Bird’s Surf Shed for their excellent remodel of their new space Bone Appetit for their attractive exterior remodel and new awnings Breakfast Republic for their creative refurbishment of their restaurant

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2018 Annual OBMA Marketing Meeting which is part of our Business Development Series was very well attended despite inclement weather. Many thanks to Shan-non Brown from Brown Mar-keting Strategies for her terrific and informative presentation.

Also, we are indebted to Wonderland Ocean Pub, OB Surf Lodge, and Social Syndicate for gener-ously offering their

location and providing a delicious breakfast for all the attendees.

We have lots more pho-tos of the event on our website and on Face-book.

We also have a few extra 2018 Marketing folders for those who couldn’t make it to the event. Al-so, if you would like a copy of the 2018 Mar-keting Calendar, we have some available at the office. Just contact us at 619-224-4906.

Business News

Photos by Troy Orem

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Kilowatt Brewing for their colorful new murals and overall design OB Beans, Coastal Natives, and Wailua Shave Ice for the successful execution of their collective space concept OB Surf Lodge for the remodel of their interior and exterior spaces Often Wander at NOON for their innovative new entrance mural Sunset Clipps for their eye-catching new signage and remodel The People’s Choice Award for the Design Committee went to... OB Beans, Coastal Natives, and Wailua Shave Ice Economic Vitality Committee Purpose: The mission of our committee is

to promote the best use of the existing building, natural, and human resources to ensure OB’s economic viabil-ity. This committee’s focus is the economic well-being of the Ocean Beach business district, including business retention, business recruitment, and cost-analysis studies.

The EV Awards were presented by Gary Gilmore, EV Chair. Apple Tree Supermarket for providing a new full-service community su-permarket Café Bella for their attractive revitalization of the corner at Cable and New-port Hugo’s Cocina for reviving a favorite local establishment OB Brewery for providing employment opportunities and participating in community events The People’s Choice Award for the Economic Vitality Committee went to... Apple Tree Supermarket

Promotion Commit-tee Purpose: The mission is to improve consumer, merchant, and resident confi-dence in Ocean Beach through a unified im-age created by an exciting variety of activities. This commit-

tee is dedicated to creating and implementing special events, promoting the business district, and advertising campaigns, as well as the Ocean Beach website OceanBeachSanDiego.com. The Promotion Awards were presented by Tevia Oskin, Promotion Chair. BK Printing for providing fast printing services to a variety of OB organiza-tions and events Raglan Public House for offering events and fundraisers to engage the community Rock & Roll San Diego for their contributions to the Ocean Beach Street Fair Temptress Fashion for providing PR support for OBMA and other com-munity events The People’s Choice Award for the Promotion Committee went to ... Raglan Public House North OB Committee Purpose: The mission is to focus on the continued improvement of the North Ocean Beach corridor. The North OB Awards were presented by Matt Kalla, North OB Co-Chair

Car’s Jars for bringing a fresh business to the upper Voltaire corridor Te Mana for innovative part-nerships and providing busi-ness/networking opportunities Pirate’s Cove Tiki Port for supporting cleanup efforts and other community events Voltaire Beach House for

activating the 4900 block of Voltaire with an exciting new business Ocean Villa Inn for spearheading the committee’s efforts and providing meeting space The People’s Choice Award for the North OB Committee went to... Voltaire Beach House President Barb Iacometti presented special awards for individuals and businesses called the “Passing the Torch” awards. These awards went to retiring Board Members and long-standing businesses that are moving on: Julie Klein in appreciation for her many years of service and dedication on behalf of the OB MainStreet Association Mary Orem in appreciation for her many years of service with the OB MainStreet Association Nati’s Mexican Restaurant for being a dedicated and integral part of the Ocean Beach Community since the 1960s Tower 2 for 15 great years in business in the Ocean Beach Community with the best view ever!

Denny Knox presented the Community Partner Awards to: Ocean Beach Communi-ty Development Corpora-tion for taking on the task of the new Veterans Plaza project to honor veterans Pt. Loma Landscape and Ken Fernandes Land-scaping thanking them for maintaining the plants at the corner of Newport Ave & Sunset Cliffs. Pt. Loma Masonic Center for generously donating the hall for our event Union Bank for being our major event sponsor

Barb Iacometti presented Special Awards to:

Josh Utley, Intrepid Network, Inc., for his tireless dedica-tion to promoting Ocean Beach

Beth Wright for her exceptional support and volunteerism

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The next award was the Mike Hardin “Like A Boss” Award. Barb present-ed it to an outstanding member of the community who reflected Mike Har-din’s spirit, generosity, and love of Ocean Beach. As this was the 40th Anniversary of Ocean Beach Main-Street, OBMA wanted to honor some-one who has been there since the beginning. “No other individual has devoted so much of their life to the service of this organization,” said Barb. The Mike Hardin Award went to Denny Knox. As you know, “Denny is OBMA’s Executive Director and was a founding member of this organization. We appreciate her four decades of ser-vice, exceptional leadership and dedication, and all the incredible work she has done over the years for OBMA.”

Barb also announced the Customer Service Business of the Year! These three businesses received the most online votes from the general public for excellent customer service from their customers: Customer Service Business of the Year Awards go to the businesses the public thinks best exemplifies the spirit of Ocean Beach by reflecting positive awareness and activity in the community through their excep-tional customer service.

Tranquil Home won 3rd place

Catrina Russell won

2nd place

James Gang won

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OB1 Church Movie Night OB1Church is having a Family Movie Night on February 17 from 5pm-8pm. They will be showing Cars 3 and will be providing free popcorn and treats. The café on site will be making specialty coffees (the coffees aren’t free). Bring dinner and invite friends. 4790 Santa Monica.

The Black Bead’s Big 25th Anniversary! The Black Bead is having their 25th Anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 3, from 12-7pm. Come by and have some cake and snacks. Thank you for all your business and support in these past 25 years. The Black Bead, 5003 Newport Ave. theblkbd@aol.com

Apple Tree’s new mural! A new patriotic mural that pays tribute to all the men and women who serve and protect this country was painted on the side of the Apple Tree Market.

Vignettes’ Valentine Soiree Saturday, February 10th, 2018 - Noon to 5:00 pm A beloved, annual event celebrating La Vie Romantique and definitely the SWEETEST day of them all! Let the celebration of AMOUR begin at Vignettes’ Valentine Event on Saturday, Feb-ruary 10th, 2018 when OOH LA LA goes over the top and AMOUR is celebrated and handcrafted as only the designers and artisans of Vignettes can! Plan to spend the day in a vintage world of beauty and romance and find a special gift from our unique line of ~ AMOUR TO GO ~ Love Tokens…They’re the peak of chic! Show-casing an amazing ~ Paper Patisserie from the hands and heart of artist Karen Lampard, Café Paperie and featuring romantic blends and specialty teas from Point Loma Tea. With pink champagne flowing and heart shaped bon bons, it just doesn’t get any S W E E T E R than this! We hope to see you here for day of AMOUR to remember. Saturday, February 10th, 2018 - Noon to 5:00 pm, Vignettes, 4828 Newport Avenue, San Diego, CA 92107 619-222-9244 Vignettesdecor.com

Tower 2—To clear up any misinformation - Debi & Tim

Nolan sold to and invested in Blue Water on Sept. 12, 2017. They will not be hands on working with them. As of now, their closing date for Tower 2 should be March 1, 2018 (their 15th anniver-sary.) Meanwhile, Tim and Debi obtained a liquor license and just signed a new lease for the old patio/tiki bar at 1548 Quivira Way in the Mission Bay Marina. It’s been closed for 5 years, but it used to be the spot to listen to outdoor live music (no residenc-es!). It’s next to Driscoll Yacht Yard and Aqua Adventures (when you are at Dog Beach you can see it across the San Diego river). They have named it: THE JETTY BAR & GRILLE.... family and pet friendly plus live music on the rocks! They are super excited for the transition of Tower 2 to the Braun Brothers/Blue Water OB and equally excited about the opening of the JETTY BAR & GRILLE.

Gianni Buonomo Vintners wins big! Gianni Buonomo Vintners was awarded a Double Gold medal at the 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. The tiny OB win-ery competed against the major players of the

US wine industry last week at the pres-tigious 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. Gianni Buonomo

Vintners won Double Gold for their 2014 Charbono and was a favorite of the panel of distinguished judges. Direct # 619.991.9911 |located at 4836 Newport Avenue. in-fo@gbvintners.com |http://gbvintners.com

New Business Investment Opportunity WonderWork, a collaborative co-working office space in Ocean Beach. According to Autumn Moody from The Moody Firm, Won-derWork would be a place where local OB freelancers, entrepre-neurs, bloggers, consultants, “gig” workers, professionals, and small business owners can go for a professional work environment with a creative atmosphere and other like-minded people. There will be private offic-es, dedicated desks, open seating desks, classroom/studio and large format artist area. Jason Chase of Jason Chase Design Build and Autumn Moody of The Moody Firm are currently seeking ad-ditional investors to secure the requisite startup capital to lease a 4,000 sq. ft. space in downtown OB. Revenue streams come from monthly recurring memberships, private events and other sources. Equity ownership is available for startup capital. Contact for more details. Autumn Moody (619) 210-0880 x 700 autumn@themoodyfirm.com www.themoodyfirm.com

Semanchik Law Group (SLG) is a law firm located in

Ocean Beach that serves entrepreneurs, philanthropists and fami-lies. At SLG we help business owners get up and running by choos-ing and forming the right business entity to fit their needs. We serve as outside counsel to assist with contract drafting and re-view, annual filings, employment compliance and trademarks. For our nonprofit clients, we assist with the formation and exemption

process as well as advising on board gov-ernance and tax issues. For families, we prepare living trusts, wills, health care di-rectives and power of attorneys to ensure that your estate avoids probate and your

family is taken care of when you pass. We offer free consultations and reasonable flat fee pricing. We also accept credit cards and offer notary services. Call us today for a free consultation at 619-535-1811 or email us Nikki@semanchiklawgroup.com.

Community & Business News

New Members and Updates

Heartland

619-794-7999 www.Heartlandpaymentsystems.com

Patricia.Rice@e-hps.com

Credit card service, business services, professional services

The Moody Firm

(mailing address) 4876 Santa Monica Ave. #105

autumn@themoodyfirm.com 619-210-0880 x700

www.themoodyfirm.com

Attorneys, Consulting, Medication

TapShack

2232 Sunset Cliffs Blvd. 619-663-5184

tapshackob.com tapshackob@gmail.com

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Photo by Josh Utley

Ocean Beach MainStreet Association PO Box 7990, San Diego, CA 92107 Office: 1868 Bacon Street Suite A San Diego, CA 92107 www.OceanBeachSanDiego.com email: info@OceanBeachSanDiego.com Ocean Beach MainStreet Association is partially funded by the City of San Diego Small Business Enhancement Program.

What’s Inside this Edition?What’s Inside this Edition?

Calendar of Meetings 1

OBMA Awards Celebration 1

2018 OBMA Annual Marketing Meeting 2

OBMA Awards Celebration cont’d 3

OBMA Awards Celebration cont’d 4

Community & Business News 5

New Members/Member Changes 5

OB Street Fair Vendor Applications 6

OB Security Program 6

Storefront Improvement Program 6

Index 6

Inserts: Catrina Russell

POLICE AUTHORIZATION FORMS

Annual Renewal ̶ only once a year!

Attention LOCAL MERCHANTS

Be sure to fill out your Police Authorization form

(letter of Agency), which you can access at

https://oceanbeachsandiego.com/

mainstreet-association/publicsafety. You

are in Western Division. Follow the instructions.

Please do it today! Thanks.

OceanBeachSanDiego.comOceanBeachSanDiego.com

Happy Valentine’s Day

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OB Street Fair Booth Application Now Available! Applications are now available for the OB Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off Festival on Saturday, June 23, 2018! OBMA members receive a 20% dis-count off regular booth spaces. Participating in the Street Fair, which draws 70,000 people to our community, is a great way to market your

business! Many sponsorship opportunities are available, too. Visit OceanBeachSanDie-go.com or contact OBMA at info@oceanbeachsandiego.com or phone 619-224-4906 for more information.

We Need You! OB Security Program The OB Security Program has been renewed for another 6-month phase (January through June 2018). This program has made a huge difference in our community and especially in our commercial areas. The more participation we have, the more hours of on-duty security officers we can afford. Please participate in this crucial program at whatever level works for you and your business. All contributions are gratefully ac-cepted and appreciated! For more information, or to make a contribution, contact OBMA at 619-224-4906 / info@oceanbeachsandiego.com. Thank you for your support.

An Update on the City’s Storefront Improvement Program The status of the City of San Diego’s Storefront Improvement Program: Several months ago, they began the process of updating the entire program. Unfortunately, it’s taken longer than anticipated but they’re nearing the completion of this process. Once the program re-opens, they will post the new application on the Storefront Improvement Program website (https://www.sandiego.gov/economic-development/business/starting/improvement). For those on the waiting list, they will contact you as soon as the program re-opens.