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title: Grantville, San Diego

text: Grantville, San Diego Grantville is a middle-class neighborhood in the city of San Diego, in California. It borders the communities of Allied Gardens, San Carlos, Serra Mesa and Mission Valley East. Grantville is one of the oldest communities in San Diego and the State of California. The first European settlement in California was established in San Diego in 1769, in the area which is now Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. The mission itself, Mission San Diego de Alcalá, was moved in 1774 to what is now the Grantville area. The restored Mission is a major landmark and tourist

title: San Diego

text: now saint) Junípero Serra. In May 1769, Portolà established the Fort Presidio of San Diego on a hill near the San Diego River. It was the first settlement by Europeans in what is now the state of California. In July of the same year, Mission San Diego de Alcalá was founded by Franciscan friars under Serra. By 1797, the mission boasted the largest native population in Alta California, with over 1,400 neophytes living in and around the mission proper. Mission San Diego was the southern anchor in Alta California of the historic mission trail El Camino Real. Both the Presidio

title: San Diego County, California

text: Vizcaíno surveyed the harbor and what are now Mission Bay and Point Loma and named the area for Saint Didacus, a Spaniard more commonly known as San Diego. European settlement in what is now San Diego County began with the founding of the San Diego Presidio and Mission San Diego de Alcalá by Spanish soldiers and clerics in 1769. This county was part of Alta California under the Viceroyalty of New Spain until the Mexican declaration of independence. From 1821 through 1848 this area was part of Mexico. San Diego County became part of the United States as a result

title: San Pasqual Valley, San Diego

text: to it as "Eagle Crest", the name of the 18-hole golf course that surrounds the neighborhood. San Pasqual Valley, San Diego San Pasqual Valley is the northernmost community of the city of San Diego. It is named for the Kumeyaay village of San Pasqual that was once located there. It is bordered on the north by the city of Escondido, on the east and west by unincorporated land within San Diego County, and on the south by the city of Poway and the community of Rancho Bernardo. San Pasqual Valley is home to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. State

title: San Pasqual Valley, San Diego

text: San Pasqual Valley, San Diego San Pasqual Valley is the northernmost community of the city of San Diego. It is named for the Kumeyaay village of San Pasqual that was once located there. It is bordered on the north by the city of Escondido, on the east and west by unincorporated land within San Diego County, and on the south by the city of Poway and the community of Rancho Bernardo. San Pasqual Valley is home to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. State Highway 78 runs through the valley between Escondido and Ramona. The valley is part of the

title: Culture of San Diego

text: as SeaWorld, Aquatica San Diego, the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Wild Animal Park, Belmont Park, Balboa Park, and nearby Legoland. San Diego's Spanish influence can be seen in the many historic sites across the city, such as the Mission San Diego de Alcala, Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, and Balboa Park. Cuisine in San Diego is diverse, but there is an abundance of wood fired California-style pizzas, and Mexican and East Asian cuisine. Annual events in San Diego include Comic-Con, the San Diego/Del Mar Fair, San Diego Pride, and Street Scene Music Festival. San Diego has been

title: San Diego

text: the 50 most populous U.S. cities.ParkScore ranks city park systems by a formula that analyzes acreage, access, and service and investment. The City of San Diego recognizes 52 individual areas as Community Planning Areas. Within a given planning area there may be several distinct neighborhoods. Altogether the city contains more than 100 identified neighborhoods. Downtown San Diego is located on San Diego Bay. Balboa Park encompasses several mesas and canyons to the northeast, surrounded by older, dense urban communities including Hillcrest and North Park. To the east and southeast lie City Heights, the College Area, and Southeast San Diego. To

title: Downtown San Diego

text: Thematic Historic District, was created to preserve the remaining structures that remained from the era when Chinatown existed. While a few of the buildings remain, there no longer exist a significant concentration of Chinese Americans in the former neighborhood. Located in Central San Diego, Downtown San Diego is delimited by San Diego Bay to the west and southwest, Bankers Hill, Middletown, and Balboa Park to the north, Sherman Heights and Golden Hill to the east, and Barrio Logan and Logan Heights to the southeast. San Diego International Airport is just northwest of downtown. Due to San Diego International Airport's (Lindbergh

title: San Diego Zoo Global

text: the rest of the organization's facilities. The San Diego Zoo Wild Animal Park became the San Diego Zoo Safari Park: "This allows us to more easily communicate the differences between the Zoo and the Safari Park", said Erickson. "People outside of San Diego County didn't understand what a Wild Animal Park was and why, if they visited the world-famous San Diego Zoo, they needed to visit the Wild Animal Park. 'Safari Park' says it all: You go to the Safari Park to take one of a variety of safaris." The Zoological Society of San Diego was renamed San Diego Zoo

title: Mission San Diego de Alcalá

text: 23, 1862, that restored ownership of the Mission proper to the Roman Catholic Church. When Mission San Diego de Alcalá was granted back to the Church, it was in ruins. In the 1880s Father Anthony Ubach began to restore the old Mission buildings. Father Ubach died in 1907 and restoration work ceased until 1931. In 1941, the Mission once again became a parish church, in what is still an active parish serving the Diocese of San Diego. In 1976, Pope Paul VI designated the Mission church as a minor basilica. Mission San Diego de Alcalá is located within San Diego

title: San Diego Zoo Global

text: Zoological Society of San Diego underwent a rebranding, with all branches of the organization being renamed with the exception of the San Diego Zoo, and all receiving new logos. CRES was the first to be rebranded, being renamed the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research in August 2009. Debra Erickson, the Director of Communications and Interpretation for the Society, remarked that "Individuals couldn't remember what the acronym [CRES] stood for, and we [are now] able to associate our conservation and research function with our well-known brand, San Diego Zoo." In June 2010 the Society's Board of Trustees approved rebranding

title: 30th Street (San Diego)

text: 30th Street (San Diego) 30th Street is a major north-south road in San Diego, California on the east side of Balboa Park. It connects several of the densest urban communities of Central San Diego and has a high rate of pedestrian activity. In recent years, 30th Street has become known nationally for its prominent craft beer culture. San Diego's first suburbs began appearing in the late 19th century, including South Park in 1870 and North Park in 1893, along with what would eventually become the 30th Street corridor. In 1905, the Bartlett Webster developing company extended streetcar service through South

title: Downtown San Diego

text: proposed the idea to William Heath Davis, who recruited four other investors. The partners under Davis's leadership purchased of land in what is now Downtown San Diego. They laid out a street plan for New Town and built a wharf and warehouse. Several people built houses there, including the still-standing William Heath Davis House, now a museum. John Judson Ames wrote a prospectus for a newspaper, the "San Diego Herald" in December 1850, soliciting advertisements and subscriptions from the towns-people; the first issue was published on May 29, 1851. However, New Town did not do well due to a lack

title: San Diego, Carabobo

text: mountains, crosses the city in its way to the Valencia Lake. The city is the seat of the mayor of San Diego Municipality. The fireworks of San Diego during New Year's Eve are a well-known spectacle in the central region of Venezuela. The carnival parade in February: Every year thousands of people come out to Julio Centeno Avenue, the principal artery road to watch the parade of costumes, live band, and fun. It has approximately one million visitants each year ...very well organized safe and beautiful party The San Diego Christmas market and fun fair: every December (second and third

title: Liberty Station, San Diego

text: along the boat channel. The Naval Training Center site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and many of the individual structures are designated as historic by the city of San Diego. Dozens of the historical buildings are being adapted for stores, offices, schools, and other purposes. The project started when the Navy announced in 1993 that it was closing the San Diego training center. The City of San Diego created a 27-member commission to determine what to do with the site. The commission developed and the city accepted a detailed plan that served as the basis for

title: San Diego County Bicycle Coalition

text: San Diego County Bicycle Coalition The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition is a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization "dedicated to making bicycling better in San Diego." It aims to do this through educational programs, promoting awareness of bicyclists and bicycling issues, reviewing infrastructure improvements, and acting as a voice for bicyclists to elected officials and decision-makers throughout the San Diego region. The coalition represents all of San Diego County instead of only a single city since there are many medium-sized cities in the county that are currently too small to support their own bicycle advocacy groups. The San Diego County Bicycle

title: San Diego County, California

text: tell the county departments what to do, and how to do it. As a quasi-judicial body, the Board is the final venue of appeal in the local planning process. As of January 2017, the members of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors are: For several decades, ending in 2013, all five supervisors were Republican, white, graduates of San Diego State University, and had been in office since 1995 or earlier. The Board was criticized for this homogeneity, which was made possible because supervisors draw their own district lines and are not subject to term limits. (In 2010 voters put

title: San Diego–Tijuana

text: although, there is a system of buses that operate in the area. However, it was reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune that San Diego officials desired that the California High Speed Rail be extended to Tijuana and South Bay in order to capitalize on the potential economic benefits. Many businesses in South Bay offer Mexican car insurance on a short-term, prepaid basis. Most large car rental companies in San Diego do permit their vehicles to be taken across the border but generally require a hefty fee, sometimes costing more than the rental, for Mexican auto insurance. Visitors to the region

title: Transportation in San Diego

text: Transportation in San Diego Transportation in San Diego consists of a variety of air, road, sea, and public transportation options. San Diego is served by the trolley, bus, Coaster, and Amtrak. The trolley primarily serves downtown and surrounding urban communities, Mission Valley, east county, the coastal south bay, and the international border. A planned Mid-Coast line will operate from Old Town to University City along the 5 Freeway. There are also plans for a Silver Line to expand trolley service downtown. A historical timeline of the development of public transportation in San Diego (dating back to 1886) is available on

title: ASC San Diego

text: represent San Diego on the professional national soccer scene while embracing people’s passion for the game in a way that is uniquely San Diegan. A huge part of that is the match day atmosphere and understanding what makes San Diego America’s finest city. Everything from the sponsor partnerships to the tangible match day atmosphere is centered on representing San Diego and the game with the excellence they deserve. ASC San Diego ASC San Diego, formerly Albion SC Pros, is an American professional soccer team based in San Diego, California. The team will play in the 2018 season of the National

title: San Diego County Bicycle Coalition

text: Coalition has a dues-paying membership of about 1,000 people, and a full-time Executive Director, Kathy Keehan. San Diego County Bicycle Coalition The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition is a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization "dedicated to making bicycling better in San Diego." It aims to do this through educational programs, promoting awareness of bicyclists and bicycling issues, reviewing infrastructure improvements, and acting as a voice for bicyclists to elected officials and decision-makers throughout the San Diego region. The coalition represents all of San Diego County instead of only a single city since there are many medium-sized cities in the county that

title: Media in San Diego

text: which broadcast from and/or are licensed to San Diego: The San Diego television market only includes San Diego County. The following is a list of television stations that broadcast from and/or are licensed to San Diego. Media in San Diego San Diego is one of the major cities in California. The following is a list of media outlets based in the city of San Diego. People in San Diego are also able to receive media from Tijuana, Mexico. Other papers and news outlets published in the city include: San Diego is a principal city of the San Diego radio market.

title: What Fun!

text: was banned from release in South Africa because What Fun! had both black and white members. The group toured intensively in the Netherlands and Belgium during the period 1983 to 1989 and two further singles ("Let's Get Digital" and "Many Men, Many Minds") and an LP ("Having Fun?") were released in the Benelux. By 1989 What Fun! had run out of steam and the members went their separate ways, only to reform again in 2005 with five of the original members and three new ones. What Fun! What Fun! is a pop/reggae group based in Haarlem, Netherlands founded in 1981.

title: East San Diego

text: Diego to merge with the City of San Diego in 1923. Boundary Street is a lasting relic of the former border between the two cities. East San Diego East San Diego was an independent, short-lived city that existed from 1912 to 1923 in what is now the City Heights neighborhood of the city of San Diego, California. The town had its own city hall and police department. It had a population of about 4,000. The city of East San Diego called itself the "Golden Rule City" and enacted conservative laws. The city did not allow gambling or alcohol, and enforced

title: Media in San Diego

text: Media in San Diego San Diego is one of the major cities in California. The following is a list of media outlets based in the city of San Diego. People in San Diego are also able to receive media from Tijuana, Mexico. Other papers and news outlets published in the city include: San Diego is a principal city of the San Diego radio market. In its Fall 2013 ranking of radio markets by population, Arbitron ranked the San Diego market 17th in the United States. The market only covers San Diego County. The following is a list of radio stations

title: Transportation in San Diego

text: the Metropolitan Transit System's website The Amtrak and Coaster trains currently run along the coastline and connect San Diego with Los Angeles, Orange County, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Ventura via Metrolink. There are two Amtrak stations in San Diego, in Old Town and Downtown. The bus is available along almost all major routes; however, a large number of bus stops are concentrated in central San Diego. Typical wait times vary from 15 to 60 minutes, depending on the location and route . Trolleys arrive at each station every 7 to 30 minutes (depending on time of day and which trolley

title: San Diego

text: University, University of Redlands School of Business, Design Institute of San Diego (DISD), Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising's San Diego campus, NewSchool of Architecture and Design, Pacific Oaks College San Diego Campus, Chapman University's San Diego Campus, The Art Institute of California – San Diego, Platt College, Southern States University (SSU), UEI College, and Woodbury University School of Architecture's satellite campus. There is one medical school in the city, the UCSD School of Medicine. There are three ABA accredited law schools in the city, which include California Western School of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and University of

title: San Diego

text: Alcalá, founded in 1769, formed the first European settlement in what is now California. In 1821, San Diego became part of the newly independent Mexico, which reformed as the First Mexican Republic two years later. California became part of the United States in 1848 following the Mexican–American War and was admitted to the union as a state in 1850. The city is the seat of San Diego County and is the economic center of the region as well as the San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. San Diego's main economic engines are military and defense-related activities, tourism, international trade, and manufacturing. The

title: Sports in San Diego

text: San Diego has previously hosted the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League from 1961 to 2017 until moving back to Los Angeles. San Diego has never had a National Hockey League franchise, but has hosted various minor league teams, including the American Hockey League's San Diego Gulls, which started play in 2015. San Diego is also the future home to the lacrosse team San Diego Seals and the rugby union team San Diego Legion, which will start play in 2018 and the soccer team San Diego 1904 FC, which will start play in 2019. San Diego has the

title: Transportation in San Diego County

text: may require an upgrade. In addition, express buses from the Riverside Transit Agency connect Temecula with Oceanside. MTS and NCTD operate bus rapid transit lines in San Diego County. Breeze Rapid and SuperLoop are BRT-lite implementations in Escondido and University City respectively. There is signal priority and dedicated stations but no dedicated lanes or similar infrastructure. MTS launched MTS Rapid service along the I-15 corridor June 8, 2014, and will launch service between San Diego State University and Downtown San Diego in summer 2014, and Otay Mesa and Downtown San Diego in 2015. San Diego County has an extensive network

title: Mission Hills, San Diego

text: Mission Hills, San Diego Mission Hills is an upscale affluent neighborhood of San Diego, California, USA. It is located on hills just south of the San Diego River valley and north of downtown San Diego, overlooking Old Town, Downtown San Diego, and San Diego Bay. It was subdivided on January 20, 1908 as a smaller portion of what is now referred to as Mission Hills. The City of San Diego describes Mission Hills as being the area north of Horton Avenue, South of Mission Valley, West of Dove Street, and East of the Old Town community area. Mission Hills is

title: Transportation in San Diego County

text: using this reloadable contactless smart card is accepted on different systems such as MTS buses, the San Diego Trolley, North County Buses, the Coaster, and the Sprinter. There are a variety of taxi companies that are legally allowed to operate in the San Diego Area. The general rate of each trip is $3/mile and there is an additional fee tacked on of $2 when being picked up from an airport. In 2016 the RideYellow App launched in San Diego, provided a way to E-hail a taxi. The RideYellow app provides a steep discount of 33% off of each ride taken

title: San Diego

text: site "San Miguel". In November 1602, Sebastián Vizcaíno was sent to map the California coast. Arriving on his flagship "San Diego", Vizcaíno surveyed the harbor and what are now Mission Bay and Point Loma and named the area for the Catholic Saint Didacus, a Spaniard more commonly known as "San Diego de Alcalá". On November 12, 1602, the first Christian religious service of record in Alta California was conducted by Friar Antonio de la Ascensión, a member of Vizcaíno's expedition, to celebrate the feast day of San Diego. Permanent colonization of California and of San Diego began in 1769 with

title: Sports in San Diego

text: title in 2016. Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres play in Petco Park. The semi-final and final games of the inaugural World Baseball Classic were played there in 2006, and an earlier round of the second WBC was held there in 2009. Hosted the MLB All-Star Game in 2016 which was the last All Star game to determine Home Field Advantage in the World Series. The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team based in San Diego. The Chargers competed in the National Football League (NFL). The club began play in 1960 as a charter member of the

title: Downtown San Diego

text: Transit System, the San Diego Trolley. There is also a commuter train linking downtown with northern San Diego County, called the Coaster, which also stops at communities along the San Diego County costaline, as well as the Amtrak passenger rail system. Parking is mainly concentrated in various "pay to park" lots, with metered parking spaces alongside most streets. There is also parking available at the County operation center (located between Harbor Drive and Pacific Highway, just north of Ash), as well as Horton Plaza and Seaport Village shopping areas. Downtown San Diego Downtown San Diego is the city center of

title: Sports in San Diego

text: Bayfair Festival on Mission Bay in San Diego. There are several road races including the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in June, the America's Finest City Half Marathon in August, the La Jolla Half Marathon in April, and several triathlons. San Diego has several sports venues. From 1967 until 2017 The National Football League's San Diego Chargers played at Qualcomm Stadium, which also houses the NCAA Division I San Diego State Aztecs, as well as local high school football championships. International soccer games and Supercross events take place at Qualcomm where Major League Baseball was once played. Three NFL Super Bowl

title: East San Diego

text: East San Diego East San Diego was an independent, short-lived city that existed from 1912 to 1923 in what is now the City Heights neighborhood of the city of San Diego, California. The town had its own city hall and police department. It had a population of about 4,000. The city of East San Diego called itself the "Golden Rule City" and enacted conservative laws. The city did not allow gambling or alcohol, and enforced a maximum speed of 25 mph on all city streets. However, an inability to generate enough tax revenue to support city services forced East San

title: San Diego

text: The city is known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water harbor, extensive beaches, long association with the United States Navy, and recent emergence as a healthcare and biotechnology development center. San Diego has been called "the birthplace of California". Historically home to the Kumeyaay people, it was the first site visited by Europeans on what is now the West Coast of the United States. Upon landing in San Diego Bay in 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo claimed the area for Spain, forming the basis for the settlement of Alta California 200 years later. The Presidio and Mission San Diego de

title: San Diego

text: import and export of many commodities. In 2009 the Port of San Diego handled 1,137,054 short tons of total trade; foreign trade accounted for 956,637 short tons while domestic trade amounted to 180,417 short tons. Historically tuna fishing and canning was one of San Diego's major industries, and although the American tuna fishing fleet is no longer based in San Diego, seafood companies Bumble Bee Foods and Chicken of the Sea are still headquartered there. San Diego hosts several major producers of wireless cellular technology. Qualcomm was founded and is headquartered in San Diego, and is one of the largest

title: 2016 San Diego mayoral election

text: run for mayor. The primary election was held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Because Faulconer won a majority of the votes in the primary, there was no need for a runoff in the November general election. 2016 San Diego mayoral election The 2016 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, to elect the Mayor for San Diego. Incumbent Kevin Faulconer ran for a second term as Mayor against former San Diego City Council member Ed Harris and former California State Assembly member Lori Saldaña. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though some candidates do receive

title: History of San Diego

text: San Diego State University (SDSU) is the largest and oldest higher education facility in San Diego County. It was founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, a state school for the preparation of teachers, located on Park Avenue in University Heights. In 1931 it moved to a larger location on Aztec Mesa, overlooking Mission Valley, at what was then the eastern edge of San Diego. In 1935 it expanded its offerings beyond teacher education and became San Diego State College. In 1970 it became San Diego State University, part of the California State University system. SDSU has grown to

title: San Diego County, California

text: and east of Los Angeles County. It included areas of what are now Inyo and San Bernardino Counties, as well as all of what are now Riverside and Imperial Counties. During the later part of the 19th century, there were numerous changes in the boundaries of San Diego County, when various areas were separated to make up the counties mentioned above. The most recent changes were the establishments of Riverside County in 1893 and Imperial County in 1907. Imperial County was also the last county to be established in California, and after this division, San Diego no longer extended from

title: San Diego International Airport

text: site for the endangered California Least Tern. The least tern nests on three ovals from March through September. The birds lay their eggs in the sand and gravel surface at the southwest end of the airfield. The San Diego Zoological Society monitors the birds from May through September. The terns nest on the airfield because they do not have to compete with beach goers and the airport fence keeps dogs and other animals out, while the airplane activity helps keep predatory hawks away from the nests. Approximately 135 nests were established there in 2007. San Diego International Airport San Diego

title: San Diego–Tijuana

text: Ocean such that it would pass one Spanish league south of the southern end of San Diego Bay. This ensured that the United States received the natural harbor at San Diego. There are three existing border crossings in San Diego–Tijuana, with two more planned. San Ysidro/El Chaparral is the busiest border crossing in the world; in 2005 alone, 41,417,164 people entered the U.S. through this port. There are maximum 30 vehicle border crossing lanes at the San Ysidro Port of Entry into the United States and 6 or 8 lanes into Mexico from San Ysidro. The San Diego/Tijuana border is

title: Sports in San Diego

text: San Diego Rockets and the Buffalo Braves. The Rockets represented the city of San Diego from 1967 until 1971. After the conclusion of the 1970–1971 season, they moved to Texas where they became the Houston Rockets. Seven years later, a relocated NBA franchise (the Buffalo Braves) moved to town and was renamed the San Diego Clippers. The Clippers played in the San Diego Sports Arena from 1978 until 1984. Prior to the start of the 1984–1985 season, the team was moved to Los Angeles, and is now called the Los Angeles Clippers. Sports in San Diego Sports in San Diego

title: Transportation in San Diego County

text: through the app in order to compete with other ridesharing platforms. Taxi fleets in San Diego County Transportation in San Diego County The following is a list of transportation in San Diego County, California. The San Diego Trolley is a light rail that serves the metropolitan area including central San Diego, East County, South County to the border. The San Diego Coast Express Rail, or Coaster, is a 41-mile commuter rail line that connects North County to central San Diego. Eight stations in total are served, between Oceanside and Downtown San Diego. The Sprinter is a 22-mile light rail line

title: Sports in San Diego

text: Germany. San Diego is home to several premier amateur sports events, such as the San Diego Crew Classic, held in Mission Bay every spring and featuring 100 or more college and amateur crews. The amateur beach sport Over-the-line was invented in San Diego, and the annual world Over-the-line championships are held at Mission Bay every year. The San Diego Yacht Club hosted the America's Cup yacht races three times during the period 1988 to 1995. San Diego is also host to the Bayfair Cup, a hydroplane boat race in the H1 Unlimited season. The race is typically held during the

title: Sports in San Diego

text: Sports in San Diego Sports in San Diego includes one major league professional team, several semi-pro, amateur, and college teams, as well as other sporting events. The most popular sports team in San Diego are the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. Also popular are the college sports teams of the San Diego State Aztecs, which play in NCAA Division I. San Diego has previously hosted two teams from the National Basketball Association: the San Diego Rockets from 1967 to 1971 (now the Houston Rockets), and the San Diego Clippers from 1978 to 1984 (now the Los Angeles Clippers).

title: Transportation in San Diego

text: repeatedly expanded to serve the needs of commuters coming into the city from the suburban regions of North County, South Bay, and East County, as well as the Tijuana metropolitan area. The importance of tourism to the city also stimulated the development of roads, since 70% of tourists visiting San Diego arrive by car. San Diego is the terminus of three primary interstate highways. The region is also served by one three-digit auxiliary interstate. State highways in San Diego include the following: Transportation in San Diego Transportation in San Diego consists of a variety of air, road, sea, and public

title: Port of San Diego

text: parking facilities, yacht clubs, etc. around San Diego Bay. San Diego Bay is home to many large scale luxury hotels. The Port of San Diego is the landlord for 17 hotels, including Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego and San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina, and an 18th hotel which began construction in June 2016 on San Diego's downtown waterfront. Once opened, the newest hotel will bring the InterContinental brand back to the San Diego market. There are currently three shipyards on San Diego Bay, National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), Continental Maritime of San Diego (Huntington Ingalls), and Southwest Marine

title: Transportation in San Diego County

text: Transportation in San Diego County The following is a list of transportation in San Diego County, California. The San Diego Trolley is a light rail that serves the metropolitan area including central San Diego, East County, South County to the border. The San Diego Coast Express Rail, or Coaster, is a 41-mile commuter rail line that connects North County to central San Diego. Eight stations in total are served, between Oceanside and Downtown San Diego. The Sprinter is a 22-mile light rail line between Oceanside and Escondido, California. Fifteen stations are served, including stops in the cities of Oceanside (western

title: Sports in San Diego

text: the USL Premier Development League with the SoCal Surf. Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber mentioned San Diego as an expansion candidate in February 2014. Garber reiterated in April 2016 that San Diego is one of the expansion candidates. The owners interested in bringing MLS to San Diego include MLB San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler. An MLS team in San Diego would be located close to two MLS teams in Los Angeles, as well as the Liga MX side Xolos of Tijuana. The NFL's Chargers 2017 relocation to Los Angeles has accelerated the chances for an MLS expansion team

title: Ain't What You Do

text: Ain't What You Do "Ain't What You Do" is a single released in 2003 by the UK hip hop/R&B group Big Brovaz. The single is the fifth and final single taken from Big Brovaz' 2002 debut album, "Nu-Flow". "Ain't What You Do" became Big Brovaz' fifth UK hit but their first to miss the top ten, peaking at number fifteen and spending seven weeks inside the top seventy-five of the UK Singles Chart. The single was not released in Australia. "Ain't What You Do" is based on Fun Boy Three and Bananarama's collaboration "It Ain't What You Do (It's the

title: Sports in San Diego

text: Angeles, leaving San Diego without a professional football team for the first time since 1961. On May 29, 2018, the Alliance of American Football (AAF) announced they will start a franchise in San Diego, the San Diego Fleet, for their inaugural season in 2019. This franchise will play their home games at SDCCU Stadium. Former St. Louis Rams head coach, Mike Martz, is the head coach of the team. San Diego has a long history of minor league ice hockey teams, starting with the San Diego Skyhawks that played in the Pacific Coast Hockey League from 1948 to 1950. Hockey

title: South San Diego

text: planning purposes. Otay Mesa, Otay Mesa West and Ocean View Hills are combined as Otay Mesa. Nestor, Egger Highlands and Palm City are combined as Otay Mesa-Nestor. San Ysidro and Tijuana River Valley are not grouped. South San Diego is served by the Sweetwater Union High School District. In addition to the schools listed below, there are 13 public elementary schools. Seven are part of the South Bay Unified School District and six are in the San Ysidro School District. South San Diego South San Diego is a district within the City of San Diego, and is in the larger

title: San Diego State University

text: by the state Board of Education." By the 1930s the school had outgrown its original campus. In 1931 it moved to its current location on a mesa at what was then the eastern edge of San Diego. In 1935, the school expanded its offerings beyond teacher education and became San Diego State College. In 1960, San Diego State College became a part of the California State Colleges system, now known as The California State University. Finally in 1972, San Diego State College became California State University, San Diego, and in 1974 San Diego State University (SDSU). John F. Kennedy, then

title: Sports in San Diego

text: championships have been held there. One annual college football bowl game is held there: the Holiday Bowl, which currently features teams from the Pac-12 and Big Ten. From 2005 through 2016, the stadium hosted a second bowl game, the Poinsettia Bowl, but the organizer of both bowl games scrapped that game after its 2016 edition. Balboa Stadium was the city's first stadium, constructed in 1914, where the San Diego Chargers once played. Currently soccer, American football, and track and field are played in Balboa Stadium. Note: Major league teams are in bold. San Diego has had two NBA franchises, the

title: Serra High School (San Diego)

text: having a rivalry with Scripps Ranch High School which is located in the Scripps Ranch community of San Diego. Serra High School (San Diego) Junipero Serra High School is a public high school situated in the community of Tierrasanta within the city of San Diego, California. It is named for Junípero Serra, a Spanish missionary who founded Mission San Diego and other settlements in what is now California. It is nearly adjacent to Murphy Canyon, a large military housing community. It is a traditional school and part of the San Diego Unified School District. Serra uses High School Reform/Small Learning

title: Transportation in San Diego

text: terminals located on the territory of two countries. Another airport is the Palomar Airport in North County San Diego. Flights go to Sacramento by California Pacific Airlines, Fly Catalina to San Diego International and Catalina, and Cal Jet will start operating to Las Vegas on September 28. Other airports include Brown Field Municipal Airport (Brown Field) and Montgomery Field. The Port of San Diego manages the maritime operations of San Diego harbor. Cruise ships arrive and depart from San Diego's cruise ship terminal on B Street Pier. Carnival Cruise Lines and Holland America have home port cruise ships in San

title: San Diego

text: commuter rail; northern San Diego county is also served by the Sprinter light rail line. The trolley primarily serves downtown and surrounding urban communities, Mission Valley, east county, and coastal south bay. A planned mid-coast extension of the Trolley will operate from Old Town to University City and the University of California, San Diego along the I-5 Freeway, with planned operation by 2018. The Amtrak and Coaster trains currently run along the coastline and connect San Diego with Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura via Metrolink and the Pacific Surfliner. There are two Amtrak stations in San

title: Ain't What You Do

text: Way That You Do It)". UK CD 1 UK CD 2 Ain't What You Do "Ain't What You Do" is a single released in 2003 by the UK hip hop/R&B group Big Brovaz. The single is the fifth and final single taken from Big Brovaz' 2002 debut album, "Nu-Flow". "Ain't What You Do" became Big Brovaz' fifth UK hit but their first to miss the top ten, peaking at number fifteen and spending seven weeks inside the top seventy-five of the UK Singles Chart. The single was not released in Australia. "Ain't What You Do" is based on Fun Boy

title: San Diego

text: Boston area and above the San Francisco Bay Area. There are more than 400 biotechnology companies in the area. In particular, the La Jolla and nearby Sorrento Valley areas are home to offices and research facilities for numerous biotechnology companies. Major biotechnology companies like Illumina and Neurocrine Biosciences are headquartered in San Diego, while many other biotech and pharmaceutical companies have offices or research facilities in San Diego. San Diego is also home to more than 140 contract research organizations (CROs) that provide contract services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. According to the City's 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the

title: Southeast San Diego

text: Southeast San Diego As a geographic area, Southeast San Diego refers generally to the southeastern-most portion of the City of San Diego, and refers to those neighborhoods south of State Route 94 (Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway) and east of Downtown San Diego. There are three official community planning areas: Skyline-Paradise Hills, Encanto Neighborhoods, and Southeastern. Largely urbanized in the areas nearer Downtown San Diego to the west and characteristically hilly, with lower-density residential and semi-rural neighborhoods toward the east, it is economically and ethnically diverse. In 1992, Councilman George Stevens campaigned against any official usage of the name "Southeast

title: AirShow San Diego

text: AirShow San Diego AirShow San Diego formerly Wings Over Gillespie is a primarily an air show usually held the first weekend in June at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, California. It is conducted by the San Diego wing (Air Group One) of the Commemorative Air Force. It is a regular stop for many "warbirds" that make the airshow circuit each year, including the CAF's B-17 Flying Fortress "Sentimental Journey". In recent years the air show has shown a larger number of flying demonstrations at what was at one time a mostly static air show. The June 2016 event will not

title: 2017 San Diego Aviators season

text: 2017 San Diego Aviators season The 2017 San Diego Aviators season is the 23rd season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT) and its fourth playing in San Diego County, California. After the San Diego Chargers announced that the team would move to Los Angeles for the 2017 NFL season, the Aviators offered a 30% discount on season ticket packages for a limited time in the hopes of attracting disaffected Chargers fans. "We are San Diego sports fans and are so disappointed with the Chargers leaving we decided we had to do something," said Aviators general manager Jim Ault. "The

title: Sports in San Diego

text: longest championship drought in the nation with at least two major-league sports franchises; dating back to 1963 (54 years as of 2017), as well as being the largest United States city to have not won a Super Bowl, World Series, Stanley Cup, NBA Finals or any other Major League sports championship. Some fans believe that there is a curse on the major league teams in the city. While team tennis is not regarded as a major sport, the San Diego Buds did win the TeamTennis championship in both 1984 and 1985, and the San Diego Aviators won the World TeamTennis

title: San Diego, Texas

text: San Diego, Texas San Diego is a city in Duval and Jim Wells counties, Texas, United States. The population was 4,488 at the 2010 census. It is located primarily in Duval County, of which it is the county seat. San Diego is located at (27.762559, -98.238771). It is west of Alice, west of Corpus Christi, and east of Laredo. According to the United States Census Bureau, San Diego has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,753 people, 1,548 households, and 1,187 families residing in the city. The population density

title: San Diego Gulls

text: they would purchase their AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, and would be moving the team to San Diego as one of five charter members of the AHL's new Pacific Division. The team plays at the Pechanga Arena San Diego, the sixth professional hockey team to play there, following the original San Diego Gulls of the WHL (1966–74), the San Diego Mariners of the WHA (1974–77), the San Diego Hawks/Mariners of the Pacific Hockey League (1977–79), the second San Diego Gulls of the IHL (1990–1995), and the third San Diego Gulls of the West Coast Hockey League (1995–2003) and later the

title: San Ysidro, San Diego

text: San Ysidro, San Diego San Ysidro () is a district of the City of San Diego, immediately north of the U.S.-Mexico border. It neighbors Otay Mesa West to the north, Otay Mesa to the east, and Nestor and the Tijuana River Valley to the west; together these communities form South San Diego, a pene-exclave of the City of San Diego, thus making it possible to travel (by water) between central San Diego and South San Diego without ever leaving the city limits. Major thoroughfares include Beyer Boulevard and San Ysidro Boulevard. San Ysidro is named for San Ysidro Labrador (Saint

title: San Diego Trolley

text: all four lines) in the system in downtown San Diego: the 12th & Imperial Transit Center station, and the America Plaza/Santa Fe Depot stations. Six Trolley stations are end-of-line stations. Of the 53 San Diego Trolley stations, 37 stations are within the city limits of San Diego, serving various neighborhoods in San Diego; the other 16 stations are located in the cities of Chula Vista, El Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, and Santee. Most of the stations in the San Diego Trolley system are 'at-grade' stations. There are 8 aerial stations, mostly on the newer Green Line. There

title: Presidio of San Diego

text: to house and showcase the collection of the San Diego Historical Society (now the San Diego History Center). Serra Museum is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Presidio, but in fact nothing remains of the original Presidio. Marston donated the park and museum to the city in 1929. Presidio Park is still owned by the city of San Diego; Serra Museum is managed by the San Diego History Center. No historical structures remain in Presidio Park today. The Presidio site is occasionally used for archaeological excavations. There are additional photographs available. Presidio of San Diego El Presidio Reál de San

title: Transportation in San Diego

text: bicyclist fatalities per 10,000 cyclist commuters, the average for all large cities was 4.7. A bicycle sharing system called Decobike was instituted in 2015. San Diego has two major international airports entirely or extending into its city limits: San Diego International Airport, also known as Lindbergh International Airport or Lindbergh Field, is the primary commercial airport serving San Diego. It is the busiest single-runway airport in the United States, and is the third busiest single-runway airport in the world, only behind London Gatwick and Mumbai. It serves over 20 million passengers every year, and is located on San Diego Bay

title: San Diego Derby Dolls

text: Diego Derby Dolls and General Manager, Isabelle Ringer, were highlighted on Mike Rowe's CNN Program 'Somebody's Gotta Do It' in episode entitled 'Derby Dolls.' San Diego Derby Dolls The San Diego Derby Dolls (SDDD) is a roller derby league based in San Diego, California. Founded in 2005, the league originally had one travel team, called the "Wildfires"; two home teams, named the "Swarm" and the "Diego Rollers"; a "B" team, known as the "Hard Corps"; as well as a junior training team called the "Juvenile Dollinquents". It currently consists of three teams, two of which are travel teams which compete

title: San Diego County, California

text: community college districts. There are two separate public library systems in San Diego County: the San Diego Public Library serving the city of San Diego, and the San Diego County Library serving all other areas of the county. In 2010 the county library had 33 branches and two bookmobiles; circulated over 10.7 million books, CDs, DVDs, and other material formats; recorded 5.7 million visits to library branches; and hosted 21,132 free programs and events. The San Diego County Library is one of the 25 busiest libraries in the nation as measured by materials circulated. San Diego is the headquarters of

title: San Ysidro, San Diego

text: building at 147 W. San Ysidro Blvd., formerly the San Ysidro Commercial Company, (1929) now TheFront art gallery. San Ysidro, San Diego San Ysidro () is a district of the City of San Diego, immediately north of the U.S.-Mexico border. It neighbors Otay Mesa West to the north, Otay Mesa to the east, and Nestor and the Tijuana River Valley to the west; together these communities form South San Diego, a pene-exclave of the City of San Diego, thus making it possible to travel (by water) between central San Diego and South San Diego without ever leaving the city limits.

title: Sports in San Diego

text: Legion. The San Diego Aviators of World TeamTennis (WTT) moved to San Diego from New York prior to the start of the 2014 season. They were formerly known as the New York Sportimes. They played their 2014 home matches at Valley View Casino Center. In 2015, they moved to Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad. In their first three seasons in San Diego, they finished with the league's top regular-season record twice (2014 and 2016), and won the King Trophy as 2016 WTT champions. San Diego has had two previous WTT franchises. The San Diego Friars were a

title: Serra High School (San Diego)

text: Serra High School (San Diego) Junipero Serra High School is a public high school situated in the community of Tierrasanta within the city of San Diego, California. It is named for Junípero Serra, a Spanish missionary who founded Mission San Diego and other settlements in what is now California. It is nearly adjacent to Murphy Canyon, a large military housing community. It is a traditional school and part of the San Diego Unified School District. Serra uses High School Reform/Small Learning Communities to enable personalized instruction drawing on ongoing data collection and team-teaching. In the 2011-2012 season, the girls Basketball

title: San Diego Creek

text: Diego Creek basin consisted of extensive grasslands and seasonal wetlands, which would flood during the winter and spring with storm runoff from the Santa Ana Mountains and San Joaquin Hills. San Diego Creek did not have a well defined channel like it does today, but rather was a series of interconnected sumps and swamps in the lower elevations of the valley. The Santa Ana River, the main waterway of Orange County, would sometimes flow into Newport Bay via what is now the lower part of the San Diego Creek channel. This was observed several times during the 1800s and geological

title: Sports in San Diego

text: Eden Hazard, Yohan Cabaye and Moussa Sow. The club intends to build a soccer complex somewhere in San Diego's North County and will play its games at the University of San Diego in the meantime. Due to the cancellation of the 2018 NASL season, the expansion team announced it is negotiating an agreement to join the United Soccer League in 2019. Rugby union is a developing sport in San Diego. The multiple clubs, ranging from men's and women's clubs to collegiate and high school, are part of the Southern California Rugby Football Union. San Diego is represented in rugby by

title: What Do I Have to Do

text: Amazon.co.uk, "Her most outrageous but greatest video moment is where she parodies certain movie stars in the chic video for "What Do I Have to Do?", and because of her heavy eye make-up almost earns herself the title drag-queen Kylie (watch out for sister Dannii who briefly stars in the video, wearing a blonde wig)." These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "What Do I Have to Do". Minogue performed the song on the following concert tours: The song was also performed on: What Do I Have to Do "What Do I Have to Do"

title: San Diego

text: are nearly two dozen libraries open to the public run by other governmental agencies, and by schools, colleges, and universities. Noteworthy are the Malcolm A. Love Library at San Diego State University, and the Geisel Library at the University of California, San Diego. Published within the city are the daily newspaper, "The San Diego Union Tribune" and its online portal of the same name, and the alternative newsweeklies, the "San Diego CityBeat" and "San Diego Reader". "Times of San Diego" is a free online newspaper covering news in the metropolitan area. "Voice of San Diego" is a non-profit online news

title: Beer in San Diego County, California

text: added, and in 2009 the San Diego Brewers Guild launched an annual Beer Week. San Diego became so well established in the brewing world that the biennial World Beer Cup competition was held there in 2004; 11 medals (out of more than 200) went to locals. San Diego hosted the event again in 2008, taking 14 medals, and in 2012, taking 16 medals. At the 2015 Great American Beer Festival, San Diego County brewers brought home a total of 20 medals (6 gold, 2 silver, and 11 bronze). The Great American Beer Festival's "Best Small Brewer" Award has gone to

title: Transportation in San Diego County

text: in the area, or relocate it entirely. McClellan-Palomar Airport is another airport which has mostly general aviation traffic. Although it does have one commercial flight to Las Vegas daily by an airline called Cal Jet. The Coronado Commuter Ferry takes morning and afternoon commuters across San Diego Bay from the Broadway Pier, San Diego and the Coronado Ferry Landing. San Diego Harbor Excursion operates ferry shuttles directly to and from the Broadway Pier, San Diego, the Coronado Ferry Landing and the Fifth Avenue Landing. The Compass Card is the universal electronic fare system used in San Diego County. Fare payments

title: San Diego City Attorney

text: divisions. The following list shows San Diego City Attorneys since the incorporation of the City of San Diego. From 1852 until 1888 the City government was dissolved due to a bankruptcy and there was no official city attorney. San Diego City Attorney The San Diego City Attorney is an elected official in San Diego, California. The City Attorney serves as the city government's lawyer and as a criminal prosecutor for misdemeanor violations and infractions. The city attorney is elected for four years, and may serve up to two terms. The current city attorney is Mara Elliott. Predecessors include Jan Goldsmith

title: San Diego Yacht Club

text: San Diego Yacht Club San Diego Yacht Club is a yacht club located in San Diego Bay. Its address is 1011 Anchorage Lane, San Diego, CA 92106. It is located in Point Loma across from a spit of land known as Shelter Island. The San Diego Yacht Club facility has a main dining room and outdoor seating, a bar, a library, a swimming pool, tennis courts, and a pavilion equipped with a barbecue. There are wet and dry slips available for members for a monthly fee. The wet slips can accommodate boats up to 90 feet in length, and the

title: Transportation in San Diego County

text: San Diego County are operated by two agencies: MTS and NCTD. A third agency, CTS (County Transit System) formerly operated in the eastern and southern suburbs and Poway, but was integrated into MTS in 2002. The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) is the public transit service provider for Central, South and East San Diego County. MTS operating subsidiaries include the San Diego Trolley, Incorporated (SDTI) and San Diego Transit, Corporation (SDTC). San Diego Transit directly operates approximately half of all fixed-route bus service within its service area. The remainder are provided under contractual agreements with Transdev or Southland Transportation

title: Mount Hope Cemetery (San Diego, California)

text: Cemetery contain historically significant monuments to some of San Diego's most notable citizens, founding fathers, pioneers, and others. See There is one British Commonwealth war grave, of a Royal Air Force officer of World War I. Mount Hope Cemetery (San Diego, California) Mount Hope Cemetery is a municipal cemetery located at 3751 Market Street, San Diego, California, and gives its name to the neighborhood of Mount Hope. The cemetery is adjacent to Greenwood Memorial Park. Founded in 1869, on what was then the outskirts of New Town, Mount Hope now covers approximately . The design of the cemetery is an

title: San Diego County Fair

text: CA 92014. The Del Mar Fairgrounds charges $13 for parking in their main lots during the San Diego Fair. There are multiple free options for parking during the fair that includes free shuttle service to help combat traffic and parking problems. Since 1998 the San Diego County Fair has adopted a theme. San Diego County Fair The San Diego County Fair (formerly called the Del Mar Fair) is a county fair held every summer at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in Del Mar, California. The fair is a major draw for San Diego County residents; in recent years, attendance figures have

title: San Diego River Park Foundation

text: years of restoration projects throughout the San Diego River community. The San Diego River Foundation is an organization involved with the San Diego River Coalition. The River Coalition is a group of organization that aim to "preserve and enhance the San Diego River, its watershed, and its natural, cultural and recreational resources." There are seventy-eight other organizations involved in the Coalition including: As well as many others. The San Diego River Park Foundation works with many other organizations, including those in the San Diego River Coalition. The San Diego River Park Foundation also works with local chapters of the Surfrider

title: Harbor Island, San Diego

text: is under the control of the Port of San Diego, which owns all the land and provides municipal services such as police, road maintenance, etc. Harbor Island businesses lease their location from the Port. Under California law, property on Harbor Island cannot be sold and permanent residences cannot be built there, because the area falls under the law governing public tidelands. Harbor Island, San Diego Harbor Island is a man-made peninsula created in 1961 from harbor dredgings, located in San Diego Bay, San Diego, California. It lies between Shelter Island and Downtown San Diego, and is directly across Harbor Drive

title: San Diego

text: stadium in Oceanside, approximately 40 miles north of downtown San Diego, and will play at the University of San Diego's Torero Stadium in the meantime. The team was originally announced to make its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2018. However, due to the cancellation of the 2018 NASL season, the expansion team is negotiating an agreement to join the United Soccer League in 2019. San Diego hosts three NCAA universities: San Diego State University; University of California, San Diego; and University of San Diego. NCAA Division I San Diego State Aztecs men's and women's basketball games are

title: Transportation in San Diego County

text: terminus), Vista, San Marcos, and Escondido (eastern terminus). Sprinter service is operated with Siemens Sprinter diesel multiple units manufactured in Germany, where they are widely used. The Pacific Surfliner is a 350-mile (563 km) Amtrak passenger train route serving communities on the coast of Southern California between San Diego and San Luis Obispo with stops in Los Angeles. Metrolink is a commuter rail network connecting major cities in Southern California including San Diego via transfers at Oceanside, Anaheim, Los Angeles, and Riverside. Metrolink does not serve the immediate San Diego area, just Oceanside in northern San Diego County. Buses in

title: San Diego County, California

text: San Diego Farm Bureau, San Diego County is the United States' leading producer of avocados and nursery crops. Until the early 20th century, San Diego County had a thriving wine industry; however the 1916 Charles Hatfield flood was the beginning of the end of the industry which included the destruction of the Daneri winery in Otay Valley. , there are roughly one hundred vineyards and wineries in San Diego County. Tourism plays a large part in the economics of the San Diego metropolitan area. Tourists are drawn to the region for a well rounded experience, everything from shopping to surfing

title: 2010 San Diego primary election

text: 2010 San Diego primary election The June 2010 San Diego primary elections were on June 8, 2010, in San Diego, California. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, although most members do identify a party preference. A two-round system was used for the election, starting with a primary in June followed by a November runoff election between the top-two candidates if no candidate received a majority of the votes in the first round. The elections included four seats to the San Diego City Council and two San Diego City ballot propositions. This was the last election to use the eight

title: What Fun!

text: What Fun! What Fun! is a pop/reggae group based in Haarlem, Netherlands founded in 1981. Within two years, the group grew rapidly in size to a total of ten members and success quickly followed in 1983 with the release of the single "The Right Side Won", which reached Number 3 in the Dutch hit parade in December of that year, and Number 1 in Belgium. "The Right Side Won", inspired by the Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina, made the BBC Radio 1 playlist, but was quickly removed when the content of the lyrics became apparent. The single

title: La Playa, San Diego

text: most expensive homes in San Diego. The neighborhood is mostly residential and contains two yacht clubs, San Diego Yacht Club and Southwestern Yacht Club. Some bayfront homes have private piers for small boats. The original area known as La Playa played an important role in the early history of San Diego. The first European to set foot in what is now California, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, came ashore in 1542 at La Playa, probably at a small rocky peninsula called Ballast Point. When a permanent European settlement was established a few miles inland in 1769, La Playa served as the town's

title: San Diego International Airport

text: new system of airfield lights called Runway Status Lights (RWSL) for the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It completed the rehabilitation of the north taxiway in 2010. A project that included replacing its airfield lighting and signage with energy efficient LED lights where possible. Because of the airport's close proximity to downtown San Diego, FAA regulations do not allow any building within a radius of the runway to be taller than . Coast Guard Air Station San Diego is located near the southeast corner of the airport. The installation originally supported seaplane operations, with seaplane ramps into San Diego Bay,

title: San Diego City Council

text: San Diego City Council The San Diego City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of San Diego, California. The city council was first established in San Diego in 1850. The council uses a strong mayor system with a separately elected mayor who acts as the executive. There are currently nine members of the council. City council members serve a four-year term and are limited to two successive terms. San Diego was first incorporated as a city government with a common council on March 27, 1850. However, the city went bankrupt in 1852 and the council was

title: San Diego

text: San Diego School of Law. There is also one law school, Western Sierra Law School, not accredited by the ABA. The city-run San Diego Public Library system is headquartered downtown and has 36 branches throughout the city. The newest location is in Skyline Hills, which broke ground in 2015. The libraries have had reduced operating hours since 2003 due to the city's financial problems. In 2006 the city increased spending on libraries by $2.1 million. A new nine-story Central Library on Park Boulevard at J Street opened on September 30, 2013. In addition to the municipal public library system, there

title: Beer in San Diego County, California

text: breweries offer tours of their facilities and tasting rooms, and dozens of commercial tour operators market "beer tours" in San Diego County. San Diego Beer Week, launched in 2009, is now a ten-day county-wide festival, held in early November and aimed at both local residents and tourists. It showcases the local beer scene and fosters knowledge about the area's brewing heritage. The festival kicks off with the San Diego Brewers Guild Festival and continues with hundreds of large and small events hosted by breweries, nano-breweries, pubs, and alehouses. In 2012 there were more than 500 events scheduled during Beer Week.