Sean Elo-Rivera — Stories — City Heights CDC

TEAH Task Force—Mapping Community Assets, Preventing Displacement!

50+ City Heights residents showed up to mark maps, share feedback, and offer insights and experiences to help our team and policy makers better prevent displacement.

Transportation & PlanningMatthew WillinghamMarch 10, 2023TEAH Task Force, Metro Villas, Sean Elo-Rivera, SDSU, Built Environment Team, PANA, United Women of East Africa, California Air Resources Board, University Avenue

Stories of Resilience Film Premier

City Heights is made up of resilient warriors. Signs of persistent hope are around every corner: the immigrant parents working to provide for their kids; the first-generation college student battling self-doubt and obscurity; the business owner believing in their business prospects.

Economic Development, EventsMatthew WillinghamAugust 16, 2022Gem Coffee, Traxx Accounting, Blush Salon, El Borrego, Pueblo Planning, Resilience Narratives, Sean Elo-Rivera, Film Screenings, FilmComment

Belated Happy Mother's Day From Hollywood Palms!

Thanks to all who worked to make this a success, and special thanks to all the mamas who help hold the City Heights community together—we see and celebrate you!

Our Staff, EventsMatthew WillinghamMay 16, 2022Rickie Brown, Peaches Turner, Hollywood Palms, Mother's Day, Hollywood Palms Mother's Day Brunch, DJ Johnson Semexant, Sean Elo-Rivera, Monica Montgomery

Thanks to All Who Spoke On Behalf of the Sidewalk Vending Policy!

For the first time in the City of San Diego, sidewalk vendors will have an opportunity to own a business. We always knew these vendors were an essential part of our communities, but now they will have path to make that official!

Economic Development, Transportation & Planning, AdvocacyMatthew WillinghamFebruary 10, 2022Sidewalk Vendors, Sidewalk Vending Ordinance, Sean Elo-Rivera, Monica Montgomery, Business for Good, Raul Campillo, Street Ven, Street, Street Vending