Downtown is the place to pursue varied culture and entertainment, with museums and live performance venues throughout the area. Artists live and work here. Galleries can be found in each neighborhood. Movie theaters and jazz clubs draw fans to downtown. Fine dining is available in the Gaslamp Quarter, Little Italy, along the waterfront and in Horton Plaza.
Downtown is the place to be for entertainment.
Goals fashioned by Mayor Golding and today's City Council invite continued progress. Commercial and residential development is envisioned to accommodate over 50,000 residents and 150,000 jobs by the year 2025. Follow this link to our interractive map and listings of current projects. More than just physical improvements are being confronted, however. The Social Issues Strategy, crafted by CCDC and the downtown community working together, acknowledges that success can only be achieved if the effects of homelessness and crime are addressed, as well.