There are so many fabulous events, as well as dining and entertainment opportunities in downtown San Diego that it's hard to decide what to do. Hopefully, this section will make your decision a little easier. On this page you will find selected events that may interest you, plus links to other web sites that provide all the details of what's going on around downtown.
Click on the links below to learn about upcoming downtown events; find specific businesses; choose a restaurant; make reservations; and lots more:
San Diego Downtown- Gaslamp Quarter- Seaport Village- Little Italy- Balboa Park
Viva-city- CCDC- ARTSTIX: Half Price Tickets- San Diego Mix- Convention Calendar
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CCAC Meeting Highlights Available
The Center City Advisory Committee advises both the CCDC and the City Council on issues which affect those of us who live and/or work downtown. The Committee meets on the third Thursday of each month. Marina District Representative, David Priver, a CFT resident, issues monthly reports that can be accessed from this website. Click here for the reports.
Help Stop the Train Noise!
Many downtown residents are complaining about the continuing train noise. The latest update from projects yet another year's delay in the implementation of a "Quiet Zone." Original target: Summer 2006. Revised targets: Summer 2007, 2008 and 2009. Latest target: Summer 2010.
Below is some information on how you can help CCDC work with the FRA (Federal Railway Agency) and BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe) to control the current problem and speed up the process of obtaining "Quiet Zone" status:
What you can do:
A. To better document our sleepless nights, please email the following information on each incident to with a copy to Erica Mendelson at
1. Time of incident
2. Direction of train travel
3. Train engine number
4. Type of noise, noise sequence, or duration.
If you have the ability to video the incident with sound and date, even better.
This information will be compiled by Council District 2 staff and forwarded to the FRA and BNSF.
B. Visit Quiet Zone - Sleepless in San Diego to read about other actions that you can take.
C. Tell your all of your downtown friends to the same!
For background information click here.
Paradise in Progress Construction/Event Updates
There is so much activity downtown these days that it is difficult to keep up with it all. This e-newsletter provides the latest information about construction and events that affect our daily life downtown. For the latest update, click here.
Whose Job Is It Anyway?
What city department do you call when you discover a broken streetlamp or a hazardous section of sidewalk? See the chart below for the phone numbers of city services that can fix many of the broken items you spot throughout downtown.
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