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About himself, a PB native, Nieto quipped: \u201cYou may ask yourself, who is this guy? Who does this 20-year-old think he is? I can now say that PB Town Council, the oldest town council in all of San Diego founded in 1951, has elected its youngest board president in its history. Hopefully, that illustrates the significance this year has for this organization. As a young leader, I realize that it is my generation\u2019s full responsibility to honor and carry on the rich history and traditions that have come about in those 72 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
PBTC\u2019s new board was sworn in by District 1 Councilmember Joe LaCava who said: \u201cI can attest, PB is the best town council in the City. And I can attest that no other community embraces public safety servants like the community of Pacific Beach does.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joked LaCava, \u201cI am very excited to now become the council member that you didn\u2019t vote for (PB became part of District 1 in the 2020 redistricting).\u201d<\/p>\n
Nieto presented several special awards to PBTC board members, one being the mastermind award for organizing group functions, which was given to Denise Friedman. The creative confidant award went to the board\u2019s community enhancement chair, Susan Crowers.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor bringing the town council successfully out of the pandemic, building Concerts on the Green up to a record size, and for being my close friend and mentor, it is with immense pride and joy that I\u2019m able to present the PB Town Council president for life award to Dr. Marcella Bothwell (immediate past PBTC president),\u201d noted Nieto.<\/p>\n
Another highlight of the evening came with the announcement of 2023\u2019s PB Honorary Mayor. \u201cThis one honor carries an immense amount of weight,\u201d said Nieto in announcing the winner while noting \u201cpast recipients have come from different backgrounds \u2013 people involved in the town council, prominent business leaders, and passionate community advocates fighting for causes they care about. This year\u2019s Honorary Mayor is all of those: Brian Curry.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m only here because I love Pacific Beach,\u201d said Curry in accepting. \u201cWe\u2019ve spent a lot of time fighting against something that\u2019s happening, against something that\u2019s going to happen, and losing a lot of those battles, but winning a few. A few years ago, I made a commitment that, instead of always fighting, to join together to do something positive.<\/p>\n \u201cAs your mayor, I want to do something positive. I\u2019d like to get a spirit of cooperation between all of the community groups to get a roundabout, a mosaic. I\u2019d like to get a maintenance assessment district and a lot of other things. That\u2019s what I\u2019ll do this year. I\u2019m here to help.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pacific Beach Town Council held its annual installation dinner on Jan. 21 at Mission Bay Yacht Club, with new board president Charlie Nieto hosting an awards presentation that included naming PB\u2019s Honorary Mayor for 2023. 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