City Heights Community Development makes this announcement with such excitement and hope for our business community. Personally, I make this announcement with jubilance but also so much emotion for how much it means to come back to the community and corridor that I knew so well going up in City Heights.
Read MoreThanks to all who made this historically under celebrated holiday such a fun success, we are so grateful, and we’ll see you next year!
Read MoreThis was our biggest Transit & Tacos event ever with 200 community members sharing their feedback and enjoying free tacos at Palomar Transit Station!
Read MoreEverything about Street Food Fest is for community, and it takes community to make it happen. Here are a few ways you can join us this year...
Read MoreTransit & Tacos returns today, Wednesday April 19th from 3:00PM-6:00PM!
This award winning engagement series will return to help inform the new Rapid Route 625 that will connect Chula Vista, National City, Southeast San Diego, City Heights, and SDSU.
Read MoreWe are still shocked at the treatment of Mr. Andrés Argüelles Álvarez and are thrilled to announce he’s been accepted into the next training cohort of the San Diego Food Justice Project! Click to read a statement on the issue of street vending and racism from our friends at the Consulate General of Mexico.
Read MoreJoin us Friday and Saturday, April 14-15 at Tierra Central for a party celebrating Cambodian culture through food, music, traditional dance, and more.
Read MoreHappening April 6! Enjoy a fast-breaking Iftar meal and hear directly from City of San Diego Staff about the Housing Package 2.0 and join us as we discuss how we can address the housing crisis as a community.
Read MoreBlvd 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!
Read MoreCongratulations 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWith 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!
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreThe 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!
Read MorePlease join our Cambodian neighbors in ringing in the New Year, and be sure to invite anyone else who loves good food and community fun!
Read MoreAfter 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:
Read MoreThe 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.
Read More50+ 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.
Read MoreDiseñado 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..
Read MoreDesigned 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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