About North Park

A vibrant residential and commercial neighborhood in the urban heart of San Diego, North Park represents the City's link to its past and the bridge to its future. Home to hundreds of classic California Style Craftsman houses, North Park maintains its strong residential character in its tree-lined parkways, wide streets and charming canyon cul-de-sacs. The retro style of its major business corridors along University Avenue, 30th Street and El Cajon Boulevard hark back to the 1950s when North Park was considered San Diego's primary suburban community, and today, with a booming revitalization underway, the business district is recapturing much of that earlier magic that defined this proud and historic community. Strong resident participation and city and private efforts to redevelop the North Park Theater, Aztec Bowl, and numerous other sites throughout the community, along with North Park Main Street's efforts to attract new businesses and make University Avenue more pedestrian friendly, are just some of the ongoing projects which are working to restore North Park to its original lustre.

Community Links

Altadena Neighborhood Association
North Park Community Association
North Park Main Street

Community Newspapers

North Park News
PO Box 4368
San Diego, CA 92164
Contact: 619/233-4060, x317
Fax: 619/233-4272

Community Committees

Greater North Park Community Planning Committee
Meets the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm at North Park Christian Fellowship, Second Floor, 2901 North Park Way.
Monthly agenda is available online.
For information, contact the committee chair, Michael Powers at 619/280-5184 or by e-mail at mppvette@cox.net.

North Park Law Enforcement Committee
Meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 5:30pm at North Park Christian Fellowship, Second Floor, 2901 North Park Way.
Contact: 619/299-5408.

North Park Lighting and Landscape Maintenance District
Meets the second Monday of each month from 6:00-8:00pm at the North Park Adult Center, 2719 Howard Avenue.
For information call the chair at 619/280-8832.

North Park Project Area Committee (Redevelopment)
Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm at the North Park Community Service Center, 3956 30th Street.
Monthly agenda is available online.
For information, call the committee chair at 619/881-8977, or the City staff member at 619/533-5284.

Community Outreach

North Park Community Service Center
3956 30th Street
San Diego, CA 92104
Contact: 619/525-8441
Hours of Operation: Monday to Thursday, 8:00am to 1:00pm, and 2:30pm to 5:00pm;
Friday, 1:00-5:00pm

North Park Police Storefront
3956 30th Street
San Diego, CA 92104
Contact: 619/533-5795
Hours of Operation: Monday to Thursday, 9:00am-3:00pm

Business Associations

North Park Main Street
3076 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92104
Contact: 619/294-2501
Website
Meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30am at the Main Street offices at 3076 University Avenue. North Park Main Street is a Business Improvement District (BID) in the City of San Diego and is a joint program of the City of San Diego, the San Diego BID Council, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. North Park Main Street is a volunteer-based non-profit corporation dedicated to the revitalization of the University Avenue corridor in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego. To do so, it follows the Main Street Four Point Approach and embarks on many ambitious and worthy endeavors, all aimed at bringing new life and a lasting vitality to North Park.

Regular Main Street events include:

North Park Thursday Night Market– A farmers' produce and craft market every Thursday from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on North Park Way between 30th Street and 29th Street.

North Park Spring Festival–Held every May on University Avenue in the vicinity of 30th Street.

El Cajon Boulevard Business Improvement Association
3727 El Cajon Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92105
Meets the second Thursday of every month at 5:30pm at the association office.
Contact: 619/283-3608
This association is made up of two business improvement districts in the City of San Diego. The entire district is over four miles long, from Park Boulevard to 54th Street, and extends one block north and south of El Cajon Boulevard. The association is made of local businesses committed to improve the physical and economic conditions along the El Cajon Boulevard commercial corridor and the surrounding neighborhoods in Mid-City.

Neighborhood Associations

Altadena Neighborhood Association
Altadena is a North Park neighborhood within the boundaries of 32nd Street, Boundary Street, Redwood Street and Upas Street.
Board meetings are the first Wednesday of the month at Santos Coffee at Thorn and 32nd streets. Occasional general meetings are held at McKinley Elementary School at Felton and Redwood streets.
Contact: 619/280-6662
Website

Burlingame Neighborhood Association
Burlingame is a neighborhood of North Park bounded by 30th Street to the west, Burlingame Drive in Switzer Canyon and Nutmeg Street to the north, 32nd Street to the east, and the alley between Kalmia Street and Juniper Street to the south.
Meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm at different locations each month.
Contact: dbyrne4bna@cox.net

North Park Community Association
Meets the fourth Thursday of each month at 6 pm at North Park Christian Fellowship Church, 2901 North Park Way (not the third Tuesday, 6:30 pm). General meetings and special events are held on an occasional basis .
Contact Beth Swersie or visit their website.

Upcoming events:
Bird Park, 28th Street between Upas Street and Redwood Street
For more information, write to BirdParkConcert@aol.com, call the Concert Hotline at 619/379-2327, or check out NPCA's website.

Miscellaneous Associations and Events

North Park Lions Holiday Parade
Held the first Saturday in December at 11am along University Avenue, 30th Street, and El Cajon Boulevard.
Contact: North Park Lions Club, 619/692-0540.

Ray at Night (Monthly celebration of local artists and art)
Join hundreds of local art lovers the second Saturday of each month as they gather to enjoy the artwork of local artists on display at the art galleries, studios and businesses along San Diego's newest and hottest artists' colony, Ray Street.
Held the second Saturday of each month from 6:00 to 10:00pm along and around Ray Street between University Avenue and North Park Way
Contact: Dorothy Annette at The Publication - 619-521-4803.