To ensure the quality of life in the Downtown San Diego area, homeowners and the Downtown Partnership established the ‘Clean & Safe Program’.

The Clean & Safe Program comprises two components: Maintenance Ambassadors and Safety Ambassadors. Working together as the Clean and Safe Team, these individuals are committed to keeping Downtown San Diego clean, safe and friendly. The service area of the district covers 272 blocks of Downtown and includes the following neighborhoods: Core, Columbia, Marina, Gaslamp Quarter, East Village and Cortez.

The Clean & Safe website is now up and running at:
http://www.sdcleanandsafe.org

Meet Marguerite Anderson.  She is a Safety Ambassador in the Cortez Hill area.  Her primary goal and duty is public safety.  She is a friendly face who is well known, and a valuable asset to the homeowners at Solara Lofts.

One of the primary goals of the Safety Ambassadors is to enhance and complement the City of San Diego’s Police Department services. Using two-way radios and patrolling on foot and bicycles, Ambassadors act as an extra set of “eyes and ears” for law enforcement and property owners, and can respond to Clean & Safe service calls in a matter of minutes.

The Safety Ambassadors also:

• Deter aggressive panhandling and other nuisance crimes
• Work with service providers to provide social service outreach referrals
• Assist with directions and information
• Maintain open communications with police to report on-going issues
• Add a presence in Downtown to prevent vandalism and other undesirable behavior
• Conduct routine patrol of all Downtown parks (Children’s Park, Gaslamp Square Park, Horton Square, and Linear Park)
• Provide emergency services

Safety Ambassadors operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and are proactively engaging homeless individuals and providing them with useful information about the various social services available.

Solara Lofts Home owners are comforted by the presence of the Downtown Partnership, benefiting from tax dollars well spent!