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FIDO
Fiesta Island Dog Owners
FIDO is a project of a California 501(c)3 non-profit corporation
and contributions are tax deductible according to law

Our mission is to preserve the Fiesta Island Leash-free Recreational Area.  We are a community based organization with over 3600 members which is rapidly growing.  We are a diverse group of citizens who share a common passion and vision for Fiesta Island.  We are the largest user group of Fiesta Island and unlike other user groups, we use the island 365 days a year, rain or shine. FIDO has a board of 11 members who are working hard with the city to find a reasonable solution that meets the needs of 'all' Fiesta Island Users.

Thank You FIDO Members!!!!
-- Beach Cleanup Was A Great Success --

We had ~132 volunteers participate in cleaning up our Fenced Off-leash Exercise Area.  You picked up ~528 pounds of debris and had good coverage from KUSI on Sunday's Evening News.  What you have done is very important and helps FIDO in every meeting we have with City Officials.

A special thanks to all of you who made this a success:

• FIDO Members ... we couldn't do it without you!

• Allison, Teal, Debbie, Kimi's friend who helped setup, the gal who just joined in and started helping get the tables together ... Thank you to anyone else we missed

• PiperBob the Bagpipe player ... I just love it!!!  We hope you can make it to all the Clean ups!

• Howlistic (Don & Craig) for the generous grab bags

• Tess Faulk, The Honest Kitchen

• BioBag for donating the bio-degradable trash bags

• Richard for Photography

• Kail for Photography

• Michele for photography

• Golden Retriever Club

• Susan Woodburn for the free toys

• Mark & Sara Pishny for donating their time to film interviews and the ongoing work to create our new video

• Poop Patrol

• KUSI for Evening news coverage

If we missed your name please know we appreciate your help and thank you!

Click here for pics from the Clean Up provided by Richard

               

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Matrix of Current and Potential sites for New On-beach Boat Storage
in Mission Bay Park, San Diego, CA

During the Fiesta Island General Development Plan Process, conflicts were created between the needs for paddling storage uses and off-leash dog shoreline access uses.

 

At the 9-11-2007 meeting of the Mission Bay Park Committee, Mr. Les Hopper, representing the paddling interests, testified that they had created a matrix of all possible locations and that the location on the Southern Shore of FI ranked the highest. After attempts to locate the matrix failed, FIDO volunteers have created their own matrix after surveying all the sites.

 

At FIDO's request - and to facilitate the resolution of the conflicts - the City Council voted unanimously to allocate an additional $4,000 for the consultant to review this matrix for accuracy.

 

WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK, CORRECTIONS, AND SUGGESTIONS

 

Please follow this link to review the information to date, and this link to view pictures of each location.  If you have any constructive comments please e-mail them to FIDO. 

How Can You Help?

• We need to show the City Council that we are a group of substantial size. 
  
  Please ask all your friends who support the preservation of the Fenced Leash-free Area to just click here and tell us they want to be added to our Members List and include their full name ... or ... they can drop by our FIDO table located at the front gate of the fenced area on Fiesta Island between 10 am & Noon on weekends

• Sign our letter to Mayor Sanders and the City Council.   the letter, sign and mail it.  Please let Mary know you mailed a letter to Mayor Sanders. 

• Send letters to the editors of our local newspapers

• Letter ideas “talking points” and "Messages from the Users"

• Send us your testimonial.  It's the best way to convey to the City Council why this area is important to save!  Why I use FI's Fenced Leash-free area!

• Pass out flyers.  Download Flyers

• Help us get more signatures!  Just a sign-up sheet and collect signatures.

• To learn more about how you can help save Fiesta Island's fenced leash-free area click here  more...