Savanah Duffy

Homelessness and the Short Term Vacation Rentals were the focal points of OB Town Council’s final meeting of the year, which took place on Oct. 23 at the Masonic Lodge, 1711 Sunset Cliffs Blvd., with special guest District 2 City Council member Jennifer Campbell arriving at 6:30 p.m. for an informal meet-and-greet and a Q&A session beginning at 7 p.m.

The Ocean Beach Planning Board (OBPB) met for a three-hour meeting at the OB Rec Center Wednesday, Nov. 6 that covered a multitude of technical topics — including the 12th Update to the Land Development Code, a taskforce’s recommended regulations for Community Planning Groups citywide — and a public hearing appeal regarding a City project to re-do the wheelchair-access ramp at Dog Beach so it becomes ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant.

Minnie Mouse, the Grim Reaper, Beetlejuice and the Pope are not often seen hanging out together, but when they are, it must be time for the Point Loma Association’s Annual Dinner Party.

Groundswell Community Project founder and executive director, Natalie Small, made a presentation to the Ocean Beach Town Council on Sept. 25, but not with the typical PowerPoint or by “telling a little bit about herself” — she began with “waves of love.”

Eighth-grade AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) students from Correia Middle School took time out of class Sept. 19 to explore the natural beauty of Point Loma’s Famosa Slough, during a nature walk along the trail, led by Jim Peugh, chair of the Friends of Famosa Slough board.

THE SCENE: Boosters behind the powerful Point Loma High School Music Program hosted the second annual Marinara & Music Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser, Friday, Sept. 27 at UPSES Portuguese Hall.

The Peninsula Community Planning Board (PCPB) heard project updates from the Airport Authority, AC Water Group 1030 and Dreams for Change during its Sept. 19 meeting at the Point Loma Library.

At the Ocean Beach Planning Board (OBPB) meeting Sept. 4 at the Rec Center, discussion centered on the ordinance proposed by City officials to put limitations on street vending, following the passage earlier this year of a state law to allow it, and the Airport Authority’s development project for Terminal 1.

During a Special Meeting of the Peninsula Community Planning Board (PCPB) Aug. 28, potential affordable housing development in the Famosa Canyon — west of Famosa Slough — was the sole topic of the evening.

Do you know the difference between High Tea and Afternoon Tea?