Almost twenty years ago, members of the Peninsula Point neighborhood created the Community Foundation (CFBPP). The CFBPP’s goal was (and is) to improve the quality of life for you and your neighbors. The Foundation’s 501(c)(3) designation allows more latitude to do this as compared with BPPA’s more restrictive 501(c)(7).

Have you seen the mural on Main Street in Balboa Village and the one on the wall of the Pump Station at A Street? Those were CFBPP projects.

Did you know that once upon a time the Balboa Peninsula Point sign at G Street and Balboa Blvd was not lit at night? Or that initially the median at E. Balboa Blvd and I Street was planned without landscaping? Capitalizing on these opportunities to enhance our neighborhood was a CFBPP focus. As was the Tot Lot’s creation at the corner of E. Balboa Blvd and Miramar Street. It was donated to the City, and they have upkeep responsibility.

Back in the day we organized traffic sensors across E. Balboa Blvd between L and I Streets to document traffic density and speeding. We used the resulting data to lobby NBPD for more patrols. The CFBPP also supported the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).

More recently we installed a License Plate Reader (LPR) on the Balboa Realty building at the entrance to the Point. We are not privy to the data gathered, but we do know it has been collected and utilized by both NBPD and Homeland Security representatives.

Currently, the CFBPP’s focus is on fundraising to support the cost of the security patrol. This started as a BPPA program during the July 4 festivities around L Street Park. It was so popular that CFBPP funded extensions to the end of summer, then added the Boat Parade dates and eventually supported the patrol to its current year-round 7pm to 3am status. NBPD is supportive of the program, and we are pleased to report that the city’s Neighborhood Watch Program shows the Point as the lowest property crime of any beach neighborhood area in the City.

We are very interested in continuing to invest in our community and would enjoy receiving feedback about current and potential future projects. If you have thoughts on either, please feel free to email us at info@cfbpp.org.