Let’s Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Very First Election of the Ocean Beach Planning Board

Let’s Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Very First Election of the Ocean Beach Planning Board

Ocean Beach has entered a time period that in less than two weeks, the coastal neighborhood celebrates the 50th anniversary of the very first community-wide democratic election to its OB Planning Board -- a volunteer board that still exists to this day, Earth Day 2026. May 4th, 1976 was a day when thousands of Ocean Beach residents, property owners and business owners voted on candidates for a 14-member board to help make urban planning and infr…