Baltimore: Maryland’s TID Trailblazer
Believe it or not, there are states where there are no tourism improvement districts. This is changing as the advantages of TIDs materialize across the country. Newport, Rhode Island recently established New England’s first TID. Now another city is staking its claim as a leader by creating the first TID in their state: Baltimore, Maryland! “The establishment of […]
Oceanside: A New District with New Opportunities
With improvement district renewals prospering due to their amazing success and popularity with participating businesses and communities, we can’t forget that there are still opportunities for new districts. Passed by 76% of the vote, the Downtown Oceanside Property and Business Improvement District (DTOPBID) eagerly anticipates the start of its 5 year term in January 2020. The DTOPBID […]
Bishop: A Small Town With a Big Back Yard
The town of Bishop lies within driving distance of some of California’s iconic landmarks such as the Sierra Nevada mountains, Mammoth Lakes, Yosemite National Park, and Death Valley. Far from being overshadowed by these well-known destinations, Bishop is a major resort town with its own attractions like the Buttermilk Boulders, and its own claim to […]
Roseville: The Renewed District Continues to Attract Visitors Downtown
With an achieved majority of property owners in favor, the Roseville City Council recently voted to renew the Downtown Roseville Property and Improvement District (DRPBID) for an additional ten years! The Downtown Roseville Partnership (DRP), originally formed in 2014, is funded by assessments from the DRPBID. Their vision is “to be an action-oriented, collaborative organization […]
Huntington Beach: A District That Gives Back to the City
In December 2018, The Huntington Beach City Council unanimously approved the renewal of the Huntington Beach Tourism Business Improvement District (HBTBID) for another nine-and-a-half-year term! This was not just another renewal. Visit Huntington Beach (VHB), the HBTBID’s Owners’ Association, was originally funded by both the HBTBID and the City. Now, VHB is voluntarily stepping forward […]
Best Practices: Are You Submitting Your Annual Report Properly?
California nonprofit corporations serving as the Owners’ Association for a California assessment district formed pursuant to the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 must comply with several important requirements. Staying in compliance is critical to the success of both the assessment district and the nonprofit corporation Owners’ Association. This article provides a summary […]
Achieving Success through Sports Events and Tourism
Among the numerous segments comprising a destination’s tourism portfolio, often exists sports and event tourism. These efforts may reside in any number of organizational structures from within a destination marketing organization (DMO), a government entity or stand-alone organization. The growth of sports and event tourism has been undeniable. The industry’s professional association originated with merely […]
Petaluma: Funds Support Both Historical and Modern Attractions
Downtown Petaluma strikes an eclectic and charming balance with its old fashioned architecture and vibrant mix of businesses and diversions. While the city of Petaluma still has a remarkable number of pre-1906 buildings including old Victorian, Queen Anne and Eastlake style houses, the iron-front buildings in the downtown commercial district form a special concentration of […]
Best Practices: Are You Submitting Your Annual Report Properly?
Unfortunately, the answer may be no. We often see beautiful, detailed reports on everything our districts accomplished last year. And while those reports are a vital, wonderful tool for communicating with stakeholders, they usually don’t meet the requirements of the law. So, what do you have to put in your annual report? The guidelines herein […]
Out with the Old, in with the New? Modernizing your district’s existing structure
Since 1989, California businesses have been able to partner and create improvement districts using the Parking and Business Area Law of 1989. At the time, this law was quite the revolutionary concept – businesses paying an assessment that could only be used to help them – oh my! A few years later, a new law […]
