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Mayor Serge Dedina will deliver his 2021 State of the City Address virtually on April 26, 2021 at 6 p.m. The State of the City Address is an annual event where business, community, non-profit, and government leaders come together to hear the state of the city from Imperial Beach’s mayor. Mayor Dedina’s address will highlightContinue reading “2021 State of the City Address”

Join Finance Director, Joann Gitmed, as she provides an overview of the fiscal year 2021-2022 budget to the residents of Imperial Beach. City officials will be present to answer any questions that Imperial Beach residents may have regarding the budget, projects in the community, and other activity happening. The community is encouraged to attend oneContinue reading “Community Budget Workshop: Seeking Resident Input”

Did COVID-19 affect the way we detect smoke at home? Smoke alarms have certainly not been damaged by the pandemic but plenty of COVID positive people have reported the temporary loss of smell. This COVID side effect emphasizes the importance of regularly testing your smoke alarms at home. Prevent harm and test your alarm. SafeContinue reading “Check: Are You Fire Safe?”

Some of our residents and visitors may be new to the area and have not experienced the dynamic nature of the coastline in Imperial Beach. Several years of only moderate beach erosion, and the beach nourishment project in 2012, resulted in conditions different that those we are having this winter. This year, the winter storms,Continue reading “Beach Erosion Causing Safety Concerns”

The City of Imperial Beach Sixth Cycle Housing Element Draft (Draft) has been completed and is now available on our City website for review. The City Council will consider the draft at the January 20th City Council meeting. When visiting the website to review the Housing Element Draft, scroll to the bottom of the page to view.Continue reading “Housing Element Draft Review”

While driving around the community, you may have seen some additions to our streets. We have received feedback from our community of some areas that need a little traffic “calming” to improve the safety in residential areas. Well when our residents tell us they don’t feel safe, we do everything we can to change that,Continue reading “IB Neighborhood Traffic Management Program”

The County will again be accepting new applications for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program starting December 1, 2020. What does this mean? Residents in San Diego County who have been economically impacted by COVID-19 could qualify for assistance of up to $3,000 to pay for past-due or upcoming rent. The County of San Diego BoardContinue reading “County Allocates Additional Funding for Rental Assistance”

The health and wellness of the residents of Imperial Beach is a top priority for the Imperial Beach City Council. They continue to drive full speed ahead, advocating for better programming and facilities for youth, families and especially our most vulnerable residents, our seniors. The City Council and staff tirelessly fight for world class facilitiesContinue reading “Recreation Programming: Seeking Resident Input”

Effective Saturday, November 21, 2020 after 10:00 p.m. in Purple Tier counties, a limited stay at home order has been issued. Essentially, this order requires that all gatherings with members of other households and all non-essential activities conducted outside the residence cease between 10:00pm PST and 5:00am PST, except for those activities associated with theContinue reading “State Mandated Curfew Effective Nov. 21”