BID budgets

President of the San Diego BID Alliance and Discover Pacific Beach director, supporting the BID budgets and asking the council to preserve small-business and arts funding in the next budget.

Hillcrest Business Association director; said every BID dollar leverages $19 in additional raised funds.

Spoke for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce in support of BID funding and the Land Development Code update.

Urged investment in BIDs as a revenue driver and raised concerns about water waste at data centers and large commercial buildouts.

La Jolla BID executive director, supporting the budgets and thanking the Economic Development Department.

Diamond BID director emphasizing accountability: every penny is accounted for with checks and balances.

Criticized the Pacific Beach BID's support of nuisance bars and pub crawls; later opposed higher appeal fees and streamlined wireless permitting.

Gaslamp Quarter Association director strongly endorsing the FY2027 BID budgets and full funding of the small business enhancement program.

Speaking for the BID Alliance and 15,000 small businesses, asked the council to codify and stabilize the Small Business Enhancement Program under Council Policy 900-15.

Opposed discussing BID budgets, saying the city should focus on what he described as more concerning budget matters tied to tent camp shelters.

The Hillcrest Business Association director said every BID dollar leverages $19 in expanded services and asked the council to support the program and SBEP.

The City Heights CDC director said cutting SBEP won't solve the deficit but will hurt underserved neighborhoods still recovering from the pandemic and years of corridor construction.

Asked whether the BID process could reconnect with the former parking commission and create a future public process for parking issues.

The Gaslamp Quarter Association director supported the BID budget renewal and asked the council to restore SBEP through Council Policy 900-15, citing rising costs downtown.

The Little Italy Association leader asked the council to move forward with the FY2027 budgets and restore SBEP funding to full capacity for the district's 700 businesses.

The Diamond BID director in District 4 thanked the city for the budget renewal and asked for continued SBEP dollars for the underserved community.

Supported approving sub-items A, B, and C and praised the Gaslamp Quarter BID's social media reach and new merchant-led safety committee.

Criticized the city's contracting with nonprofits, saying there's no accountability and that small businesses should benefit from the money instead.

The North Park Main Street director said businesses are worried about closing due to rising costs and asked the city to codify SBEP, noting 98% of San Diego businesses are small businesses.

The East Village Association representative joined colleagues in supporting reinstitution of SBEP, saying the modest funding helps BIDs stay compliant and drive local spending.

Called out what they saw as hypocrisy, saying the city offered no real support to small businesses crushed during COVID.

Suggested the council and mayor draft a letter to the President seeking a $2,000 payment to residents under $100,000 income to stimulate local spending.