Beach area graffiti to be addressed

PACIFIC BEACH — Officer Alan Alvarez with the San Diego Police Department spoke about graffiti during the Pacific Beach Town Council's Aug. 18 meeting.

“It doesn’t necessarily have to be gangs doing the graffiti,” Alvarez said of misconceptions about graffiti.

Graffiti is often spray painted in the form of a signature and this signature is referred to as a tag. If the police are able to collect many examples of one particular tag, or signature graffiti, the suspect can be charged with more counts, possibly making the offense greater, Alvarez explained.

He emphasized how important it is for the public to report vandalism such as graffiti.

                                        

Campland’s outreach helping homeless youth

PACIFIC BEACH — Campland on the Bay has always provided refuge for tourists on the shore of Mission Bay. Now, the local resort is raising money to help local homeless youth.

“Campland is pretty community-minded and we have such a good relationship with our guests that we thought it would be a perfect match,” said Kim McAnally, Campland spokesperson. “A lot of our return guests are really loyal to us and we thought getting them involved with a project that benefits the interests of children and youth would work.”

Starting in late June, Campland began inviting guests to add $1 to their bill to benefit the locally-based Homeless Youth Outreach Project. The donations are voluntary.

                                        

Discover PB looks to tourism to bolster summer business

As temperatures start to rise in Pacific Beach, more and more tourists will flock to the area. Discover PB is hoping the summer will bring local businesses a boost.

“Summertime is a time where businesses are really focused on tourists and trying to make the most of the busy tourist season,” said Andy Hanshaw, executive director of the area’s business improvement district. “We’re hoping for better things this season and what we’re hearing, at least from the hotel side, is that things are picking up.”

With Discover PB’s major events happening in the fall, the organization is counting on the sunshine to bring more business to PB. During the summer, Discover PB will promote the area heavily.