About Normal Heights

One of San Diego's oldest suburban neighborhoods, Normal Heights is a mostly residential neighborhood situated above the southern rim of Mission Valley directly west of Kensington. Situated between Interstates 805 and 15, the community is alive with a vibrant business district filled with an eclectic mix of antique stores, coffee shops, vegetarian restaurants and used book outlets.

The local economy is nurtured by the Adams Avenue Business Association, which oversees the Adams Avenue Business Improvement District and sponsors two wildly popular two-day street gatherings, the Roots Festival and the Adams Avenue Street Fair. The classic neon "Normal Heights" sign that spans Adams Avenue is one of six such neighborhood signs that grace the streets of District Three communities. The community got its name from the former San Diego Normal School, a teacher-education college that used to be located at the site currently occupied by the San Diego Unified School District administration offices.


Community Links
All About Normal Heights Web Page
All About Adams Avenue
Adams Avenue Business Association

Community Groups
Normal Heights Community Planning Group. The City of San Diego's future will be planned out in the neighborhoods through a partnership with citizens and city representatives. This future will be shaped in a continuing series of meetings in the neighborhoods where community organizations meet to discuss issues, projects and programs that impact the quality of life in their communities and in the city overall. The chair is Risa Baron, who can be contacted at 619/284-2505. This Planning Group meets every first Tuesday of the month at 4649 Hawley Boulevard at 6:00pm.

San Diegans United for Safe Neighborhoods has been created as an umbrella organization to assist neighborhood residents in establishing and maintaining community involvement programs with the goal of creating crime free neighborhoods. Meets every third Tuesday of the month at 3905 Adams Ave at 6:00pm.