Hillcrest Business Improvement Association

The Hillcrest Association was established in 1921, making it the oldest business association in San Diego. In 1984, at the urging of local businesses and residents, the city of San Diego formed the Hillcrest Business Improvement District (BID). Joyce Beers was the first executive director. The HBIA represents over 1,200 businesses, administering a portion of the funds collected by the city through local business licenses.

The association employs private security patrols in the core of our neighborhood and pays the electric bill for the neon in our beloved Hillcrest sign. In 1999, the HBIA established the Uptown Partnership, Inc., a non-profit corporation focusing on projects to improve uptown parking and transportation resources. A public board meeting is held at 5pm on the second Tuesday of each month (except August: no meeting) at the Joyce Beers Community Center in the Uptown District shopping center. Those attending have the opportunity to network with business leaders as well as representatives from the offices of our elected officials. Please get involved! (The Hillcrest Town Council meeting, the neighborhood residents’ group, follows at 6:30pm)