Ocean Beach Street Stewards are sweeping into town ushering in a new era in community beautification.
\nAnd, with City staffing levels continually challenged, community volunteers are taking charge doing whatever it takes \u2014 cleaning, clearing brush, patrolling \u2014 to get the job done.
\nIn July, OB resident and graphic designer Aaron Null planted a seed of community “self-help” in creating a Facebook page, imploring residents to adopt a block to clean each week.
\nThat seed that\u2019s been planted is sending out roots and baring fruits.
\n“This has gone from literally me and a couple of friends to 70 volunteers now,” said Null, a 10-year OB resident.\u00a0
\nNull talked about his muse.
\n“I\u2019ve enjoyed walking around the community and seeing how each block is totally different,” he said. “In summer, trash gets piled up around here.”
\nContinued Null: “There\u2019s a lot of community energy in OB generally. I thought, \u2018How do I take that energy and, utilizing social media, make that energy positive and connect all the community spirit? How do we make that every day, and get people out there?\u2019 ”
\nMotivating people to take the initiative to spruce up OB proved less difficult than Null had assumed.
\n“People have made it a game and voluntary clean-up crews have spread across the community,” noted Null, who keeps an updated map on OB Street Stewards Facebook page showing which blocks have been “claimed” for clean-up by volunteers.
\n“A lot of people claim the block they live on,” said Null noting blocks designated in green on the Facebook map are filling up fast.
\nThe street stewards clean-up program is gradually spreading to nearby beach communities. “I think Pacific Beach has about 40 volunteers right now, including a lot of families,” said Null.
\nWhat\u2019s been the biggest clean-up task thus far?
\n“Trash and cigarette butts are a huge thing,” answered Null, who pointed out becoming a clean-up volunteer is as easy as picking up a bucket and a trash grabber and getting out there and doing it.
\n“I\u2019d like to see it happen all around San Diego,” concluded Null. “It gets you excited. It\u2019s pretty cool.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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