An overgrown vacant lot in City Heights has been transformed into a garden at the Park de la Cruz Community Center. A ribbon cutting event was held on Saturday, Sept. 16, to celebrate this new garden, which has been under development since 2021 and is now ready for community use. Read more about New Garden Opens at Park de la Cruz Community Center in City Heights
Disposing of unwanted mattresses and box springs is now as easy as 1-2-3, and it’s free! As part of the City of San Diego’s participation in the Mattress Recycling Council’s (MRC) Bye Bye Mattress program, San Diegans can drop off mattresses and box springs at the City’s new collection site,… Read more about Free Mattress and Box Spring Recycling at New Collection Site
Immigrants and refugees across San Diego are invited to participate in the City’s first-ever informational career fair specifically tailored for newcomers to the city. The fair, which is sponsored and organized by the City’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA) in collaboration with the Personnel… Read more about Immigrant and Refugee Career Fair
In 2019, a state law decriminalized sidewalk vending and mandated that cities develop a regulatory program that allows micro-entrepreneurs to operate. The City of San Diego’s sidewalk vending regulations, passed last year, allow vendors to do business but also seeks to protect our local parks… Read more about From the Mayor's Desk: Sidewalk Vending Rules, Explained
The City of San Diego will begin resurfacing Convoy Street on Tuesday night, Sept. 12, following a recently completed water and wastewater pipe replacement project. During the length of the project, crews will be applying asphalt overlay resurfacing to approximately three miles of road on Convoy… Read more about Convoy Street Resurfacing Underway
In less than a year since its launch, the City of San Diego’s Enhanced Hot Spot Program has reached a significant milestone: Hot Spot crews have removed more than 1,000 tons of waste from areas near and around homeless encampments. That amount adds up to nearly 4.5 times the weight of the Statue of… Read more about More Than 1,000 Tons of Trash Removed From City Streets and Sidewalks
On Saturday, Sept. 9, the City of San Diego hosted the third in a series of community workshops to share information about the Ocean Beach Pier Renewal project and gather input from San Diegans. City staff and engineering and architectural consultants provided a summary of the public… Read more about Help Shape the Preferred Design Concept of the Ocean Beach Pier Renewal
