Blvd To Beach: Community Bike Ride is back. Join us Saturday, April 8th for a coastal bike ride, free tacos, and your chance to weigh in on the creation of campsites at the Silver Strand!
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Congratulations to the second cohort of San Diego Food Justice Project students! Last week, our Economic Development team joined business owners and partners to commemorate students’ completion of the course.
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The dedication event was a beautiful reminder of all that goes into enhancing the quality of life in our community. Some projects take years of red tape, advocacy, and community planning to come to fruition, and this mural was no exception.
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With our 2023 Street Food Fest just a couple months away, we’re excited to see this third annual event grow into a bigger and better fundraiser than ever!
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We visited Gaius and Enoch, the partners behind Abule Afro Market and Eatery, at their University Ave. restaurant. Abule sits in one of City Heights emerging business hubs, near the 805 freeway and our symbolic ‘We Love City Heights’ mural.
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The new Rapid 625 MTS bus route will travel from Southwest Chula Vista to San Diego State University while servicing several environmental justice communities, including City Heights!
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Please join our Cambodian neighbors in ringing in the New Year, and be sure to invite anyone else who loves good food and community fun!
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After decades working to de stigmatize and decriminalize street food vending, our team is appalled by these attacks and we stand alongside those neighbors working to earn a living on sidewalks, from food carts or trucks, and from their home-based catering work. See more in the statement below from our Interim Executive Director, Alexis Villanueva:
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The dream began years ago. Amongst friends and family gatherings, Ellie would share her salsas and dishes low-key experimenting flavors and recipes. Their responses confirmed what Ellie already knew: her salsa recipe is favored by many, making it a sellable product.
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50+ City Heights residents showed up to mark maps, share feedback, and offer insights and experiences to help our team and policy makers better prevent displacement.
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Diseñado para movilizar y equipar a los emprendedores, la experiencia de aprendizaje de 8 semanas se ve reforzada por una red de personas ingeniosas y fiables, entre ellas nuestro equipo de Desarrollo Económico..
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Designed to mobilize and equip entrepreneurs, the 8-week learning experience is enhanced by a network of ingenious and dependable people, including our Economic Development team.
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El Proyecto de Justicia Alimentaria de San Diego (San Diego Food Justice Project) brindará cursos de capacitación y becas de $2,500 hasta $7,500 para habitantes del condado de San Diego.
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Come join your neighbors in hearing the mural's history and how it came to be. See the flyer above for more info, then check out the mural photos below!
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Hoặc Tài trợ này được trao cho bất kỳ doanh nghiệp nào định hướng kinh doanh thực phẩm/tập trung vào kinh doanh thực phẩm!
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“To me, the story of Shahrazaad is the story of City Heights. Out here in this community, there are thousands of stories being lived and told that require both the listener and the storyteller to understand—they require presence.”
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Last Thursday, our Economic Development team partnered with the city of San Diego’s Economic Development team, the City Heights Business Association, and Council President Sean Elo-Rivera’s office for a business walk along University Ave.
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Economic Development team members Tom, Sonia, Sergio and, Development Manager, Yaneth, share what drove them to the City Heights CDC.
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City Heights CDC, along with our partners, Vecinos de City Heights and Mo Human, began its training with a new cohort of Promotoras in City Heights.
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“It’s not just selling food, like a frozen bag of croquettes. It's about families gathering at their table having our cheese breads. It's an honor, families getting together and enjoying something we made.”
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