The City of San Diego Council District Three


	About City Heights

	One of the most diverse communities in San Diego with more than 30 dialects spoken here, City Heights continues to be one of the city's true redevelopment success stories. A business and residential area in the heart of Mid-City, this densely populated series of neighborhoods is situated east of Golden Hill and North Park along the north side of the Martin Luther King Freeway (State Highway 94). Bordered by the 805 freeway to the west, and bisected by the long-awaited I-15 freeway, business districts continue to develop along University Avenue and El Cajon Boulevard. Many small businesses still thrive here, offering products and merchandise of the varied cultures which are present here that are hard to find in most shopping centers and supermarkets

	.A true international village, the pride and joy of the community is the award-winning City Heights Urban Village, a joint public and private City of San Diego redevelopment project which boasts the Mid-City Police Substation and Community Gymnasium, the Weingart City Heights Branch Library, the Mid-City Adult Continuing Education Center, a performance annex, community meeting space, the Mid-City Community Service Center, a Park and Rec Center with a community pool and tennis center, two softball fields, a soccer pitch, three tot lots, four Head Start classrooms, and Rosa Parks Elementary School. The recently completed Urban Retail Village and soon to be opened Trans West housing and business center have helped continue the revitalization of this fascinating neighborhood.

	Community Groups
	City Heights Project Area Committee
	3795 Fairmount Avenue Weingart Library-Community Room 2nd Monday of the month, 6pm Chair: Al Stasukevich (619) 285-1611

	City Heights Planning Committee
	4310 Landis Street, 2nd Floor 1st Monday of the Month, 6:30pm Chair: Michael Sprague (619) 255-7902 4341 Manzanita Drive San Diego, CA 92105

	City Heights Community Development Corporation
	4283 El Cajon Boulevard, Suite 220 San Diego, CA 92105 Contact: Executive director Jay Powell, 619/584-1535 Meets the second Thursday of each month at 6pm at the CDC offices.

	City Heights Business Association: The International Marketplace
	Board meetings: second Wednesday of every month at 8am at Price Charities Building, 4305 University Avenue Basement Meeting Room Phone: (619) 516-2282 Mailing Address: 3910 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92105 Representing business owners along University Avenue between Interstate 805 and Euclid Avenue.

	El Cajon Boulevard Business Improvement Association
	3727 El Cajon Boulevard San Diego, CA 92105 Meets the second Thursday of every month at 5:30pm at the association office. Contact: 619/283-3608 This association is made up of two business improvement districts in the City of San Diego. The entire district is over four miles long, from Park Boulevard to 54th Street, and extends one block north and south of El Cajon Boulevard. The association is made of local businesses committed to improve the physical and economic conditions along the El Cajon Boulevard commercial corridor and the surrounding neighborhoods in Mid-City.

	Mid-City CAN (Community Advocacy Network) formerly Mid-City for Youth
	5150 University Ave. San Diego, CA 92105 The Mid-City CAN Networking Council meets at 8:00 am on the 2nd Tuesdays of every month at Faith Lutheran Church, 5310 Orange Ave. Contact: 619-283-9624 Mid-City CAN is a community collaborative of over 100 agencies, community residents, businesses, schools, and religious institutions serving the San Diego neighborhoods of Mid-City. Mid-City CAN is a clearinghouse of ideas, communication, and networking in support of organizations serving the Mid-City community. Mid-City CAN also provides advocacy around a variety of issues including substance abuse prevention, domestic violence prevention, and policies related to community and environmental health.

	Neighborhood Associations
	The following neighborhood groups assists neighborhood residents in establishing and maintaining community involvement programs with the goal of improving the quality of life in their communities.

	Azalea Park Neighborhood Association: Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 2596 Violet Street at 6:30pm. Visit their website.

	Cherokee Point Neighborhood Association: Meets the first Monday of the month at 3737 Wightman Street at 6:30pm. Contact: 619-285-1611

	Fairmount Park Neighborhood Association: Meets the third Thursday of the month at 3850 West Gate Place at 6:30pm. Contact: FairmountPark92105@yahoo.com

	Swan Canyon: Meets the third Wednesday of the month at 3120 Euclid Avenue at 6:30 p.m. Contact Becky at rebecca@bairfinancial.com

	Teralta West Neighborhood Alliance: Meets every first and third Thursday of the month at 4286 Marlborough Street at 6:30pm. Contact: 619/281-3551.

	Ongoing Projects
	Hollywood Palms
	The development of the Hollywood Palms offers affordable housing in City Heights. In February of last year, residents of City Heights voiced their concerns and opposition for the ill conceived and badly designed housing project located at Home and Fairmount Avenue. To our advantage, the project's initial funding fell thru, allowing the Community and my office the opportunity to improve the development. In partnership Council District Three, a Joint Oversight Committee was developed with members of the community and the Chairs of both the Project Area Committee and Area Planning Committee. The committee has worked tirelessly for almost a year to redesign and improve the project. The result is a 94 unit affordable housing project, locally managed by the City Heights Community Development Corporation, that will provide quality affordable housing to the residents of San Diego beginning in April of this year.

	Urban Village Retail Center
	In November, City Heights celebrated the official grand opening of the Urban Village Retail Center. This 112,000 square foot retail center houses fourteen tenants and is anchored by of the County's largest Albertsons. Made possible by the visions of William Jones, Sol Price and former Councilmember Christine Kehoe, the retail center provides the residents of City Heights with a wide variety of quality retail choices. The retail center is a cornerstone of the area's economic revitalization and I look forward to building on this tremendous foundation.

	The Urban Village Townhomes and Office Space Project
	This mixed use project is the next step in the Urban Village Master Plan. The project will provide 116 new townhomes, 75,000 square feet of office space and a 160,000 square foot parking structure. Located at the corner of Fairmount and University Avenue, the project developed by Price Charities , will continue to drive the revitalization of City Heights. The project provides much needed townhomes for larger families in the area and will add critical office space to the community. As City Heights continues to grow this project will serve as an example of the type of development that is needed and wanted in City Heights.

	Park de la Cruz
	We celebrated the grand opening for the first park associated with the I-15 on January 19th. Park de la Cruz provides much needed open space and recreational opportunities for the residents of City Heights. Area residents will be able to enjoy a new baseball field, new viewing bleachers, paved walking paths, picnic areas and passive park space. The grand opening of the park marks this area's most significant development of park space in the last five years.

	Teralta Park
	With a ground-breaking ceremony in May 2002, Teralta Park is the second park that opened as a result of the I-15 interstate project. Constructed as a cut and cover park, this five-acre park located on the deck of the structure over Interstate 15 is one of the more unique parks in the nation. Amenities offered at the park include a large children's play area, half basketball courts, paved walkways and a landscaped passive picnic area for people to enjoy. The opening of the park will again provide much needed recreational and park space for the residents of City Heights.

	Metro Center
	The Metro Center is an exciting mixed-use redevelopment project planned for the entire block at the northwest corner of the I-15/University Avenue interchange. The project includes a 4-story, 80-thousand-square-foot office tower built especially for the Workforce Partnership's Metro Career Center One-Stop Shop. The tower will also include a 5,000-square-foot day-care center, a 3,000-square-foot community room and 3,000 square feet of leasable retail space. The entire tower is being developed by City Heights Revitalization Corp., which is fully owned by Price Entities. Behind the tower, on the remaining ¾ of the block, the City Heights CDC and Interfaith Housing are teaming up to build a 120-unit affordable housing project. Arranged in nine three- and four-story buildings around courtyards with tot lots, the Metro Villas will provide 1- to 4-bedroom townhomes and flats for households earning up to 50 percent of area median income.
	The Metro Center and Villas will share a 485-space, 4-story parking garage. The project is located at the junction of several major transit lines, and is immediately adjacent to the newly built Teralta Park.

	Council Representative for City Heights: Pamela Ison