
Community Links to Hillcrest San Diego...and beyond
Organizations
- ACT UP/San Diego stands for the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power
- All Saints’ Episcopal Church Hillcrest’s oldest church. Sixth & Pennsylvania, (619) 298-7729
- Balboa Park West Advisory Group — for residents & officials to address neighborhood/park issues
- Boy Scouts of America Desert Pacific Council — 1207 Upas Street
- The Center — serving SD’s County’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender community since 1973
- Deaf Community Services
- Ebony Pride
- First Unitarian Universalist Church
- GSDBA Greater San Diego Business Association, aka San Diego’s “LGBT chamber of commerce”
- Hillcrest Business Association San Diego’s first business alliance! The HBA sponsors fun stuff like Mardi Gras, CityFest & Sunday’s Farmers Market. (619) 299-3330
- Hillcrest Town Council, the voice of area residents, meets the second Tuesday of each month in the Joyce Beers Community Center from 6:30-8pm. Fun, informative, effective. Become involved!
- Hillcrest History Guild — established in 2005 to share our neighborhood’s rich past
- LGBT Student Union at San Diego State University. Open to the entire community
- Lambda Archives of San Diego — collecting, perserving and teaching LGBT history
- Metropolitan Community Church — connecting people with God and one another
- Mission Hills Heritage — dedicated to preserving MH’s character, charm and history
- National Organization for Women (NOW) call (619) 238-1824 for more information
- POZabilites — a social group for HIV+ men
- St. John the Beloved Cathedral — 3900 Cleveland Avenue, (619) 295-1489
- Saint Paul’s Cathedral — 2728 Sixth Avenue
- San Diego Democratic Club — A Chapter of National Stonewall Democrats. (858) 496-3312
- San Diego Pride hosts the annual LGBT Pride Parade & Festival. Photos from the ’90s and more
- San Diego Pros — “Referring the people we care about to professionals we trust”
- San Diego Blood Bank — 440 Upas Street
- Save Hillcrest — founded to help preserve Hillcrest’s community character. Join for a buck!
- SOHO — Save Our Heritage Organisation. Saving San Diego’s past for the future since 1969.
- SD Human Dignity Foundation dedicated to improving the quality of life in our LGBT community
- University Christian Church 3900 Cleveland Avenue, (619) 295-4146
- Uptown Partnership — HBA founded in 1997 to create parking spaces in Hillcrest
- Uptown Planners oversee land-use issues in Hillcrest, University Heights, Bankers Hill/Park West & Mission Hills. (they meet the first Tuesday of every month at 6pm in the Joyce Beers Community Center)
- Uptown Sunrise Rotary meets at 7am each Thursday morning at Terra Restaurant
- Walk San Diego promotes walkable communities
Newspapers & Magazines
- CityBeat
- The Espresso
- Gay & Lesbian Times
- Lavender Lens
- North Park News
- NUG Magazine
- Metro Weekly
- Presidio Sentinel
- Rage Monthly
- Bottom Line Magazine
- San Diego Magazine
- San Diego Metropolitan
- San Diego Reader
- San Diego Union-Tribune
- San Diego Uptown News
- University Heights News
Websites
- CraigsList San Diego
- GoThere.com
- FlawLes.com
- Mike Tidmus blog
Navigaytour- San Diego News Network
- San Diego News Room
- SignOn San Diego
- Voice of San Diego
Local Television Stations
Government Links
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County |
San Diego County is governed by a Board of Supervisors elected from five districts. |
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State |
Assembly |
Lori
Saldaña |
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Senate |
Christine
Kehoe |
2445 Fifth Avenue, Suite 200 |
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National |
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Congresswoman Susan Davis |