query: when was the city of san diego founded

pos: San Diego Alcalá, founded in 1769, formed the first European settlement in what is now California. In 1821, San Diego became part of the newly independent Mexico, which reformed as the First Mexican Republic two years later. California became part of the United States in 1848 following the Mexican–American War and was admitted to the union as a state in 1850. The city is the seat of San Diego County and is the economic center of the region as well as the San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. San Diego's main economic engines are military and defense-related activities, tourism, international trade, and manufacturing. The

pos: Old Town San Diego State Historic Park to the National Register of Historic Places as Old Town San Diego Historic District. The first European settlement on the West Coast of the present-day United States was the San Diego Presidio, a military outpost of Spanish California, founded by Gaspar de Portolà in 1769. Mission San Diego de Alcalá was founded by Father Junípero Serra the same year. The Presidio and Mission were originally built on a bluff above the San Diego River, Presidio Hill, which is now the site of the city-owned Presidio Park and which is immediately adjacent to Old Town State Historic Park. After five years

pos: History of the San Diego Padres History of the San Diego Padres The Padres adopted their name from the Pacific Coast League team which arrived in San Diego in 1936. That minor league franchise won the PCL title in 1937, led by then-18-year-old San Diegan Ted Williams. The team's name, Spanish for "fathers", refers to the Spanish Franciscan friars who founded San Diego in 1769. In 1969, the San Diego Padres joined the ranks of Major League Baseball as one of four new expansion teams, along with the Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals), the Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Pilots (now the Milwaukee Brewers).

pos: San Diego Padres led by 18-year-old Ted Williams, the future Hall-of-Famer who was a native of San Diego. The team's name, Spanish for "fathers", refers to the Spanish Franciscan friars who founded San Diego in 1769. In 1969, the Padres joined the ranks of Major League Baseball as one of four new expansion teams, along with the Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals), the Kansas City Royals, and the Seattle Pilots (now the Milwaukee Brewers). Their original owner was C. Arnholt Smith, a prominent San Diego businessman and former owner of the PCL Padres whose interests included banking, tuna fishing, hotels, real estate

neg: San Diego Sunwaves San Diego Sunwaves San Diego Sunwaves were an American women's soccer team, founded in 2005, which played in the USL W-League for three years, until 2007, when they left the league and the franchise was terminated. Prior to the 2007 season the team was known as the San Diego Gauchos Women, and was associated with the now-defunct men's USL Premier Development League franchise, the San Diego Gauchos. The Sunwaves played their home games at Torero Stadium on the grounds of the University of San Diego in the city of San Diego, California. The team's colors were blue, red and white.

neg: San Diego Center San Diego, San Diego Naval Hospital, Camp Matthews, and Camp Kearny (now Marine Corps Air Station Miramar). The city was also an early center for aviation: as early as World War I, San Diego was proclaiming itself "The Air Capital of the West". The city was home to important airplane developers and manufacturers like Ryan Airlines (later Ryan Aeronautical), founded in 1925, and Consolidated Aircraft (later Convair), founded in 1923. Charles A. Lindbergh's plane The Spirit of St. Louis was built in San Diego in 1927 by Ryan Airlines. During World War II, San Diego became a major hub

neg: San Diego Gauchos San Diego Gauchos San Diego Gauchos were an American soccer team, founded in 2002. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2006, when the team was sold to new owners, and the franchise was disbanded. The Gauchos played their home games at Torero Stadium on the grounds of the University of San Diego in the city of San Diego, California. The team's colors were blue, white and yellow. San Diego joined the USL D-3 Pro League as an expansion franchise in 2002 and enjoyed

neg: San Diego Sunwaves "vs Seattle Sounders Women, 27 July 2007" General Manager Charlie Cleaves 2006 San Diego Sunwaves San Diego Sunwaves were an American women's soccer team, founded in 2005, which played in the USL W-League for three years, until 2007, when they left the league and the franchise was terminated. Prior to the 2007 season the team was known as the San Diego Gauchos Women, and was associated with the now-defunct men's USL Premier Development League franchise, the San Diego Gauchos. The Sunwaves played their home games at Torero Stadium on the grounds of the University of San Diego in the city

neg: Andrew Gray (surveyor) in 1849, he had accompanied the boundary commission to San Diego. The town of San Diego was then located at the foot of Presidio Hill, more than a mile from navigable water. When Gray's party camped near what is now H Street in Downtown San Diego, he realized that a location near San Diego Bay would make a much better site for a city. He proposed the idea to several San Diegans and found a receptive audience in William Heath Davis. Davis recruited several other investors and founded New Town San Diego. Gray was a partner in the project and

neg: City Championship City Championship The City Championship is an American men's college basketball rivalry game between the Aztecs of San Diego State University and Toreros of the University of San Diego. The winner of the game becomes City Champions. Founded in 1897, San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in the California State University system. The San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team is a member of the Mountain West Conference. The University of San Diego (USD), founded in 1949, is a private, Roman Catholic university, whose Toreros men's basketball team is a member of the West Coast Conference.

neg: History of the San Diego Chargers tenants of the Rams in the Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park. In 2017, when the Chargers moved their practice facility to Orange County, the Chargers removed all references to the city of San Diego from their website and merchandise. (*) Indicates Player or Coach began his tenure in Los Angeles The San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame was founded in 1976. The members of the Hall of Fame are honored at the Chargers' "Ring of Honor", founded in 2000. Eligible candidates must have been retired for at least four seasons. Selections for admission to the Hall of Fame are

neg: San Diego City College provide college classes in the evening for adults who were unable to attend classes during the day. City Times, the student newspaper, was founded in 1945 as The Jay Sees and later renamed Fortknightly as a bi-weekly publication. The paper was to become City Times in 1978. The journalism program also published a yearbook through the 1950s called Legend. By 1946, City College moved back to San Diego High School and reorganized into three branches: San Diego Vocational High School, San Diego College Arts and Sciences, and San Diego Evening Junior College. City College took its permanent campus and during

neg: Torah High Schools of San Diego Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accredited Jewish High School in San Diego. The school is located at the Congregation Beth Israel campus in University City, San Diego, California, located in San Diego county. Torah High Schools of San Diego Torah High Schools of San Diego (THSSD) is a private 9-12 girls Jewish high school in San Diego, California, United States that was founded in 1999. It is an affiliate of the Rabbinical Seminary of America - Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim of New York City. The school employs a curriculum of college preparatory as well as Torah studies. Torah High

neg: Torah High Schools of San Diego Torah High Schools of San Diego Torah High Schools of San Diego (THSSD) is a private 9-12 girls Jewish high school in San Diego, California, United States that was founded in 1999. It is an affiliate of the Rabbinical Seminary of America - Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim of New York City. The school employs a curriculum of college preparatory as well as Torah studies. Torah High is the first girls' Orthodox Jewish high school in the city of San Diego and currently the only Orthodox Jewish girls' single-sex education high school in San Diego county. Torah High is also the first

neg: P.A.W.S. in other North American cities. Actress Nadia Sutton founded the Los Angeles agency (now known as PAWS/LA) in 1989. PAWS San Diego was founded in 1993 in Northern San Diego County, as "P.A.W.S. North County". The founder operated the organization out of her own home, and used her own car to deliver the ideals of P.A.W.S. to San Diegans. In 1997, P.A.W.S. North County expanded its services to low income, disabled, chronically ill and elderly clients. In 2001 P.A.W.S. San Diego County was founded when the greater San Diego office was absorbed as a result of financial issues. In 2005,

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City Championship strong, but the Toreros were able to hold on for a final 53-48 score. "San Diego State victories are shaded in ██
 San Diego victories shaded in ██.
 Numbers with (#) indicate a team's Associated Press Top 25 rank at the time of the games." City Championship The City Championship is an American men's college basketball rivalry game between the Aztecs of San Diego State University and Toreros of the University of San Diego. The winner of the game becomes City Champions. Founded in 1897, San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in the California State

neg: San Diego Opera sources San Diego Opera The San Diego Opera Association (SDO) is a professional opera company located in the city of San Diego, California. It incorporated in 1965, presenting operas under the name of the San Diego Opera. It is a member of the professional association OPERA America, which ranked it among the top ten opera companies in the United States. The company was founded in 1950 as the San Diego Opera Guild, originally to present traveling productions by San Francisco Opera in the San Diego area. SDO began to stage its own productions in 1965, its first one being "La

neg: San Diego Opera San Diego Opera The San Diego Opera Association (SDO) is a professional opera company located in the city of San Diego, California. It incorporated in 1965, presenting operas under the name of the San Diego Opera. It is a member of the professional association OPERA America, which ranked it among the top ten opera companies in the United States. The company was founded in 1950 as the San Diego Opera Guild, originally to present traveling productions by San Francisco Opera in the San Diego area. SDO began to stage its own productions in 1965, its first one being "La bohème".

neg: Kensington, San Diego athletic field was recently re-designed and is now open to the public at nearly all hours of the day. Kensington, San Diego Kensington is an affluent neighborhood of San Diego, California. Its borders are defined by Interstate 15 to the west, Interstate 8 to the north, Fairmount Avenue to the east, and Monroe Street to the south. Its neighboring communities are Normal Heights to the west, and City Heights to the south. Kensington was founded in 1910 when a map was filed on April 9, 1910. The map contains the name of two sisters who owned the land which became

neg: St. Paul's Cathedral (San Diego) St. Paul's Cathedral (San Diego) St. Paul's Cathedral is an Episcopal church located in the Bankers Hill district of the city of San Diego, California. It is the formal seat of the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego. It traces its origins to the first Protestant church in San Diego, founded in Old Town in 1853, although the building itself was only completed in 1951. The cathedral is the home to an active and growing Episcopal/Anglican parish community. Calling itself "the Cathedral 4 the City", St. Paul's describes its mission as "bringing together the ancient rhythms of liturgy

neg: Vallecitos Water District Vallecitos Water District Vallecitos Water District is a public agency that provides water, wastewater, and reclamation services within a 45-square-mile boundary in northwest San Diego County, California. It serves the City of San Marcos, the community of Lake San Marcos, parts of the City of Carlsbad, City of Escondido, City of Vista and other unincorporated areas in north San Diego County. Public education on water resources is an additional aspect of the Vallecitos Water District. Vallecitos Water District was founded in 1955 as the San Marcos County Water District and is a member agency of the San Diego County Water

neg: San Diego–Tijuana San Diego is home to companies that develop wireless cellular technology. Qualcomm Incorporated was founded and is headquartered in San Diego; Qualcomm is the largest private-sector technology employer (excluding hospitals) in San Diego County. Due to San Diego's military influence, major national defense contractors, such as General Atomics and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), are or have been headquartered in San Diego. Business districts include the Core Columbia district of Downtown San Diego, the Rio Zone in Tijuana, the Rancho Bernardo, Carmel Valley, Mission Valley, Sorrento Mesa, and University City neighborhoods of San Diego. Notability among business districts extends to

neg: Kensington, San Diego Kensington, San Diego Kensington is an affluent neighborhood of San Diego, California. Its borders are defined by Interstate 15 to the west, Interstate 8 to the north, Fairmount Avenue to the east, and Monroe Street to the south. Its neighboring communities are Normal Heights to the west, and City Heights to the south. Kensington was founded in 1910 when a map was filed on April 9, 1910. The map contains the name of two sisters who owned the land which became the Kensington Park subdivision. Abby (Hall) Hitchcock and Mary (Hall) Gleason inherited the ex-Rancho Mission land from the estate

neg: Jodi Cilley founded the inaugural San Diego Film Week: a 10-day event of screenings that partnered with numerous local festivals including the San Diego Film Festival and the San Diego Asian Film Festival. Jodi Cilley Jodi Cilley is an adjunct professor, producer and founder of the Film Consortium San Diego and annual San Diego Film Awards. She was born and raised in Barre, Vermont and in 1999, she graduated from Boston College with a BA in Sociology. In 2010, she finished her MBA in Business Administration-Entrepreneurship at San Diego State University. As an instructor at Platt College, San Diego City College, UCSD,

neg: San Diego Metropolitan Transit System and San Diego County. Elected officials from each jurisdiction, including San Diego County, serve as the Board of Directors. The city of San Diego has the most representation with four members. A county resident is elected by the Board of Directors to serve as the Chairman. A system of horse- or mule-drawn street cars was established in Downtown San Diego in 1886. In 1887 electric street car service was begun, serving a more widespread area including Old Town and University Heights. The direct ancestor of MTS, the San Diego Electric Railway Company, was founded in 1891 by John D. Spreckels.

neg: Presidio Park exhibits archeological finds, historic objects, and reference materials related to Spanish colonization and the early history of California and provides educational programs about the Spanish, Mexican and indigenous heritage of the San Diego region. The Serra Museum was the original home of the San Diego Historical Society, founded in 1929 by philanthropist George Marston. The organization, renamed the San Diego History Center, relocated to Balboa Park in 1982. Presidio Park Presidio Park is a city historic park in San Diego, California. It is the site where the San Diego Presidio and the San Diego Mission, the first European settlements in

neg: Normal Heights, San Diego Normal Heights, San Diego Normal Heights is a neighborhood of the mid-city region of San Diego, California. The "Normal" part of "Normal Heights" refers to the State Normal School (teachers college), the predecessor to San Diego State University; the normal school was located in the adjacent University Heights neighborhood and founded in 1899. The former State Normal School building now serves as the Eugene Brucker Education Center, the central office for the San Diego Unified School District. At the time of the founding of San Diego, the area that is now Normal Heights was largely covered with brush and populated

neg: George Marston on the first board of trustees for the San Diego Public Library in 1882 and founded the San Diego YMCA, serving as its president for 22 years. He was on the city council from 1887–1889. In 1928 he founded the San Diego Historical Society (now the San Diego History Center) and served as its first president. Marston also raised funds and donated his own money to buy land for present-day Torrey Pines State Reserve and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Marston served as a founding trustee for Pomona College and funded a number of the campus's early buildings. George Marston's Residence

neg: SeaWorld San Diego SeaWorld San Diego SeaWorld San Diego is an animal theme park, oceanarium, outside aquarium, and marine mammal park, in San Diego, California, United States, inside Mission Bay Park. The park is owned by the City of San Diego and operated by SeaWorld Entertainment. SeaWorld San Diego is a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Adjacent to the property is the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, which conducts research on marine biology and provides education and outreach on marine issues to the general public, including information in park exhibits. SeaWorld was founded on March 21, 1964 by four graduates of

neg: History of San Diego rise to the city's current unofficial slogan "America's Finest City". The 1996 Republican National Convention was held in San Diego in August 1996, headquartered at the San Diego Convention Center. The largest annual convention held in San Diego is San Diego Comic-Con International, founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention in 1970. According to Forbes, it is the "largest convention of its kind in the world". The United States National Bank, headquartered in San Diego and owned by C. Arnholt Smith, grew during the 1960s to become the 86th largest bank in the country with $1.2 billion in total

neg: San Diego Sails San Diego Sails The San Diego Sails were an American Basketball Association team based in San Diego. Originally called the San Diego Conquistadors (popularly known as the "Q's"), they played from 1972 to 1975. As the Sails, they played an incomplete season only, beginning the 1975–1976 season but folding before its completion. The franchise was founded by Leonard Bloom as the ABA's first—and as it turned out, only—expansion team. But a feud between Bloom and Peter Graham, manager of the city-owned 14,400 seat San Diego Sports Arena, led Graham to lock the newborn team out of the facility for two

neg: San Diego Reader San Diego Reader The San Diego Reader is the largest alternative press paper in the county of San Diego, distributed free in stands and private businesses throughout the county, funded by advertisements. Averaging 90,000 copies per issue, it reportedly has one of the largest circulations of any alternative weekly publication in the nation. It frequently presents an opposing viewpoint to the "San Diego Union Tribune", the primary printed newspaper in the city. The "Reader" was founded in 1972 by Jim Holman, a Carleton College graduate who was a member of the group which established the "Chicago Reader". Although Holman briefly

neg: San Diego Community College District college education in San Diego can be traced to 1914 when the Board of Education of the San Diego City Schools authorized postsecondary classes for the youth of San Diego. Classes opened that fall at San Diego High School with four faculty members and 35 students, establishing San Diego City College. In 1921, City College moved from the high school to share facilities with the State Normal School, the four-year teachers' college which, in 1898, became San Diego State University. For 25 years, the Junior College program remained at San Diego State University. During this period, in 1938, the San

neg: Louis Rose Robinson, Rose founded the San Diego and Gila Railroad in 1855 and served as its treasurer. The railroad was never built. In 1866 Rose bought land and laid out a town he called "Roseville" adjacent to San Diego Bay on the Point Loma peninsula. He laid out streets and built a wharf. He thought it would be a future city, and for a time it was a separate city competing with San Diego's New Town (now Downtown San Diego) across the bay. He hoped to link Roseville to a railroad. Many were skeptical about the prospects for Roseville or San

neg: San Diego City College is located in Downtown San Diego. The campus consists of 40 buildings, and is adjacent to Balboa Park, the I-5 freeway and San Diego High School. Courses are provided in general education, lower-division transfer programs, and occupational and developmental education. The San Diego Community College District is undergoing US$1.55 billion in new construction and renovations, which includes the City College campus. Community college education has its roots directly linked to San Diego City College when in 1914, the Board of Education of the San Diego City Schools authorized postsecondary classes for the youth of San Diego. Classes then opened that

neg: San Diego Reader of the real "Reader" (at that time, Jim Mullin) gave "Not The Reader" "top review grades." San Diego Reader The San Diego Reader is the largest alternative press paper in the county of San Diego, distributed free in stands and private businesses throughout the county, funded by advertisements. Averaging 90,000 copies per issue, it reportedly has one of the largest circulations of any alternative weekly publication in the nation. It frequently presents an opposing viewpoint to the "San Diego Union Tribune", the primary printed newspaper in the city. The "Reader" was founded in 1972 by Jim Holman, a Carleton College

neg: Salta Province Chaco region. The first conquistador to venture into the area was Diego de Almagro in 1535; he was followed by Diego de Rojas. Hernando de Lerma founded San Felipe de Lerma in 1582, following orders of the viceroy Francisco de Toledo, Count of Oropesa; the name of the city was soon changed to "San Felipe de Salta". By 1650, the city had around five hundred inhabitants. An intendency of "Salta del Tucumán" was created within the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. In 1774, San Ramón de La Nueva Orán was founded between Salta and Tarija (Tarija was added

neg: Lyric Opera San Diego Lyric Opera San Diego Lyric Opera San Diego was a San Diego, California-based theatre company specializing in Comic opera, Operetta, and Musical theatre. The company was founded in 1979, primarily for the purpose of performing Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy operas. At the time it was known as the "San Diego Gilbert and Sullivan Company". The focus of the company changed in 1990 when Leon Natker was hired as General Director; the artistic director was J. Sherwood "Jack" Montgomery. The company was renamed "San Diego Comic Opera". The company expanded its repertoire from Gilbert and Sullivan to include musical theatre, song

neg: Episcopal Diocese of San Diego San Diego have been: The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego was founded in 1974, over 100 years after the first Episcopal service took place in this region. The area which currently makes up the Diocese of San Diego stretches from Sun City to the Mexican border, from the Pacific Ocean to Yuma, Arizona. Until 1975, this was part of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. Shipwrecked off the coast of Point Loma, Episcopal bishop William Ingraham Kip, a patrician New Englander, and his wife were graciously entertained by the Bandini family, whose house still stands in Old Town San Diego.

neg: French Cottage French Cottage The French Cottage or House of France is a founding member of the House of Pacific Relations (HPR) in Balboa Park, San Diego, United States. The House of France is the only French-American non-profit association in the City of San Diego. The House of Pacific Relations (HPR), a 501(c)(3) public benefit organization founded in 1936 and co-sponsored by the City of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation, today encompasses 32 houses representing 32 countries which each offer visitors a window to their culture, history and traditions. Initially, 16 international houses were founded in 1935, namely the House

neg: St. Paul's Cathedral (San Diego) street parking. The funds will be used to leverage the cathedral's activities in the community. St. Paul's Cathedral (San Diego) St. Paul's Cathedral is an Episcopal church located in the Bankers Hill district of the city of San Diego, California. It is the formal seat of the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego. It traces its origins to the first Protestant church in San Diego, founded in Old Town in 1853, although the building itself was only completed in 1951. The cathedral is the home to an active and growing Episcopal/Anglican parish community. Calling itself "the Cathedral 4

neg: San Diego Gulls (1966–74) Pct=Winning percentage San Diego Gulls (1966–74) The original San Diego Gulls team was founded in 1966 as part of the Western Hockey League. The Gulls played at the San Diego Sports Arena. Willie O'Ree, the first black athlete to play in the NHL, was an All-Star for the Gulls. His jersey is retired. The Gulls were coached by Max McNab for six seasons from 1966 to 1972, and by Jack Evans for two seasons from 1972 to 1974. The Gulls ceased operations in 1974, when the World Hockey Association's Jersey Knights relocated to San Diego, becoming the San Diego Mariners.

neg: San Diego Gulls (1966–74) San Diego Gulls (1966–74) The original San Diego Gulls team was founded in 1966 as part of the Western Hockey League. The Gulls played at the San Diego Sports Arena. Willie O'Ree, the first black athlete to play in the NHL, was an All-Star for the Gulls. His jersey is retired. The Gulls were coached by Max McNab for six seasons from 1966 to 1972, and by Jack Evans for two seasons from 1972 to 1974. The Gulls ceased operations in 1974, when the World Hockey Association's Jersey Knights relocated to San Diego, becoming the San Diego Mariners. Source: "Legend":

neg: San Diego de la Unión San Diego de la Unión San Diego de la Unión is a Mexican city (and municipality) located in the Northwest region of the state of Guanajuato. The municipality has an area of 990.17 square kilometres (3.26% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by San Luis Potosí, to the east by San Luis de la Paz, to the south by Dolores Hidalgo, and to the west by San Felipe. The municipality had 34,088 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. The municipality of San Diego was founded in 1719 under the name of Pueblo de Bizcocho.

neg: San Diego Unified School District San Diego Unified School District San Diego Unified School District (also known as San Diego City Schools) is the school district and a land investment corporation based in San Diego, California, United States. It was founded in 1854. As of 2005 it represents over 200 institutions and has over 15,800 employees. The average teacher in the district makes around $67,000 a year, with a benefit package worth around $24,000 a year. The district includes 113 elementary schools, 24 middle schools, 4 atypical schools, 10 alternative schools, 27 high schools and 25 charter schools. The district is governed by a five-member

neg: Tri-City Medical Center Tri-City Medical Center Tri-City Medical Center (Tri-City or TCMC), founded in 1961, is a full-service, acute-care public hospital in Oceanside, California. Located 40 miles north of San Diego, Tri-City serves three major cities in the North County section of San Diego County: Oceanside, Vista, and Carlsbad. The hospital also owns and operates nearby outpatient services, as well as the Tri-City Health and Wellness Complex in Carlsbad, home to the Tri-City Wellness Center, a 58,000-square-foot medically integrated training facility. TCMC is administered by the Tri-City Healthcare District, a Health District of California. The Tri-City Medical Center was founded in 1961 after

neg: Serra High School (San Diego) having a rivalry with Scripps Ranch High School which is located in the Scripps Ranch community of San Diego. Serra High School (San Diego) Junipero Serra High School is a public high school situated in the community of Tierrasanta within the city of San Diego, California. It is named for Junípero Serra, a Spanish missionary who founded Mission San Diego and other settlements in what is now California. It is nearly adjacent to Murphy Canyon, a large military housing community. It is a traditional school and part of the San Diego Unified School District. Serra uses High School Reform/Small Learning

neg: Diego Luis de San Vitores Diego Luis de San Vitores Diego Luis de San Vitores (November 12, 1627 – April 2, 1672) was a Spanish Jesuit missionary who founded the first Catholic church on the island of Guam. He is responsible for establishing the Christian presence in the Mariana Islands. He is a controversial figure to some today due to his conflict with the indigenous Chamorro leader Mata'pang. A son of a nobleman, he was baptised Diego Jerónimo de San Vitores y Alonso de Maluendo. He was born on November 12, 1627 in the city of Burgos, Spain to Don Jerónimo de San Vitores and

neg: La Mesa, California La Mesa, California La Mesa is a city in Southern California, located east of Downtown San Diego in San Diego County. The population was 57,065 at the 2010 census, up from 54,749 at the 2000 census. Its civic motto is "the Jewel of the Hills." La Mesa in Spanish means "the table", or alternately "the plateau", relating to its geography. La Mesa was part of a larger tract, Mission San Diego de Alcalá, and was used by Spanish Missionaries. La Mesa was founded in 1869 and The City of La Mesa was incorporated on February 16, 1912, under the general

neg: Rock Church (San Diego) Rock Church (San Diego) Rock Church is an evangelical megachurch located in San Diego, California, with five campuses located in Point Loma, San Marcos, El Cajon, San Ysidro, and City Heights. Miles McPherson, a former NFL player, has served as senior pastor since he founded the church in 2000. With an average weekly attendance of more than 19,000 as of January 2016 at four weekly services at each campus, as well as live online streaming, the Rock is one of the largest churches in San Diego. Rock Church held its first service at San Diego State University in 2000. Two

neg: Charlie Jackson (software) 1990. That year he was named Entrepreneur of the Year in San Diego for High Tech. In 1984, Jackson also founded the San Diego Macintosh User Group. Jackson co-founded FutureWave Software with Jonathan Gay in 1993. FutureWave developed and published FutureSplash Animator. Macromedia acquired FutureWave in 1996 and renamed the product Flash 1.0, which in turn became Adobe Flash when Macromedia was acquired by Adobe Systems. Since late 2009, Jackson has been a mentor for San Diego sessions of the Founder Institute. In 2014, using the name Silicon Beach Software again, he founded a company to develop multimedia applications for

neg: Benson, Arizona and refined metal by wagon, in turn shipping rail freight back to the mines at Tombstone, Fairbank, Contention City and Bisbee. For example, the railhead in Benson was about from Tombstone, and was the closest rail connection to it until 1882, when a feeder line was laid from Benson to Contention City. The railhead in Benson was founded about a mile from a traditional crossing of the upper San Pedro River (known also as the Middle Crossing), used by the Southern Emigrant Trail and San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line. It was the site of the San Pedro Station of the

neg: Old Town San Diego State Historic Park in Point Loma and carried several miles over the La Playa Trail to the town. When California was admitted to the United States in 1850, San Diego (still largely limited to the Old Town area) was made the county seat of San Diego County, even though the town's population was only 650. The Old Town area remained the heart of the city of San Diego until the 1860s, when a newcomer to San Diego named Alonzo Horton began to promote development at the site of present-day Downtown San Diego. Residents and businesses quickly abandoned "Old Town" for Horton's "New Town"

neg: San Diego Trolley U2 vehicles as the Edmonton Light Rail Transit system in Edmonton and the C-Train in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and the Frankfurt U-Bahn in Frankfurt, Germany. The fleet has since been expanded to include Siemens SD-100 vehicles, and most recently Siemens S70 vehicles. Although electric rail service in San Diego traces its roots back to 1891 when John D. Spreckels incorporated the San Diego Electric Railway, today's operating company, San Diego Trolley Incorporated (SDTI), was not founded until 1980 when the Metropolitan Transit Development Board (now operating as MTS) began planning a light-rail service along the Main Line of the San

neg: Doug Manchester Fairmont Grand Del Mar luxury resort. The resort was sold to Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and investor Richard Blum in 2015. In addition, he founded two banks, the La Jolla Bank and Trust Company (1973) and La Jolla Pacific Savings Bank (1984). Manchester is currently building a 595-foot-tall, 1,066 room Fairmont Austin Hotel, in Austin, Texas and the Manchester Pacific Gateway, located on the waterfront in downtown San Diego. His activities have helped to revitalize the San Diego downtown waterfront. Manchester was a major influence in persuading the city of San Diego to build the San Diego Convention Center. Manchester

neg: Lorena Gonzalez be elected to head the Labor Council since the organization was founded in 1891. On January 1, 2017, she married former assemblyman Nathan Fletcher; the two had been dating since 2015. Gonzalez lives in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego with her husband and the couple's four children. Gonzalez ran for San Diego City Council during a 2005 special election and advanced to a runoff against future San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer. However, Gonzalez ultimately lost the race to Faulconer by a margin of 724 votes out of 29,448 cast. Gonzalez was elected to California's 80th State Assembly district

neg: San Diego Padres retired numbers was commemorated instead on the wall behind the spot in right‑center field where his legendary winning home run in the 1984 NLCS cleared the fence, but the number disappeared when the stadium was expanded in 1997 and the location was masked by an overhang. It reappeared in 2002 when all the retired numbers were moved and inscribed on the outfield fence. † Number retired by Major League Baseball San Diego Padres retired numbers The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team in Major League Baseball (MLB) based in San Diego, California. The club was founded in 1969 as

neg: Coronado, California the city are: Coronado, California Coronado is a resort city located in San Diego County, California, across the San Diego Bay from downtown San Diego. It was founded in the 1880s. Its population was 24,697 at the 2010 census, up from 24,100 at the 2000 census. Coronado lies on an island connected to the mainland by a tombolo called the "Silver Strand". In 1602 the explorer Sebastian Vizcaino gave the island its name and drew its first map. In 2012 Dr. Stephen Leatherman, Director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research, ranked Coronado Beach as the best beach in the United

neg: Lionel Van Deerlin of "Stars and Stripes" newspaper (Mediterranean), and in the overseas service in Italy. After the war, he was a journalist in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Baltimore, Maryland. Van Deerlin moved to San Diego where he was city editor of the old San Diego "Journal", which was founded by Clinton D. McKinnon. Later, Van Deerlin became news director of XETV, then the ABC affiliate in San Diego, and later moved to NBC affiliate KFSD-AM-FM-TV. After he ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1958, he became newscaster and news director for XETV in Tijuana-San Diego. Van Deerlin was elected to Congress in 1962 from

neg: Doug Manchester Diego State University and Wake Forest University Additional multimillion-dollar donations have gone to the University of San Diego and The Bishop's School. When he contributed to San Diego State, the university changed the name of its Centennial Hall to Manchester Hall. It was the first time the university had changed a building name to honor an alumnus. He sponsors the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation in San Diego County and contributes money to the Preuss School, Monarch School, Polinsky Children's Center, Southern California Boys and Girls Club, Scripps Memorial Hospital and San Diego Diocesan Ministries. He also co-founded the San Diego

neg: San Diego College for Women San Diego College for Women The San Diego College for Women was a private, Catholic women's college in San Diego, California. In 1972, it merged with San Diego University, a men's college founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, to form the coeducational University of San Diego. San Diego College was founded by the Mother Rosalie Hill, superior vicar of the Society of the Sacred Heart, in 1950. It first opened to students in February 1952, enrolling about 33 students and having a staff of nine. The first president was Mother Catherine Parks, with Hill serving as honorary

neg: Harry M. Wegeforth Harry M. Wegeforth Harry Milton Wegeforth (born Harry Milton Wegefarth, January 7, 1882 – June 25, 1941) was an American physician who founded the Zoological Society of San Diego and the San Diego Zoo. As a doctor he operated a thriving practice in San Diego, served briefly as president of the City Board of Health and as a surgeon for the San Diego and Arizona Railway, and established a hospital and clinic in the city's downtown district. He is best known, however, for founding the Zoological Society, which grew out of his involvement with the Panama–California Exposition in 1916, and

neg: John D. Spreckels beautiful and cosmopolitan city San Diego is today." John D. Spreckels John Diedrich Spreckels (August 16, 1853 – June 7, 1926), the son of German-American industrialist Claus Spreckels, founded a transportation and real estate empire in San Diego, California, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The entrepreneur's many business ventures included the Hotel del Coronado and the San Diego and Arizona Railway, both of which are credited with helping San Diego develop into a major commercial center. Upon his death he was eulogized as "One of America's few great Empire Builders who invested millions to turn a struggling,

neg: Vista, California Vista, California Vista (; Spanish: "view") is a city in Southern California and is located in northwestern San Diego County. Vista is a medium-sized city within the San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Area and has a population of 101,659. Vista's sphere of influence also includes portions of unincorporated San Diego County to north and east, with a county island in the central west. Located just seven miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, it has a Mediterranean climate. Originally the lands of Rancho Buena Vista and Rancho Guajome, Vista was founded on October 9, 1882 with the establishment of a post office.

neg: Gompers Preparatory Academy Gompers Preparatory Academy Gompers Preparatory Academy is a public charter secondary school in San Diego, California. It is operated under the San Diego Unified School District in cooperation with the University of California, San Diego. It is located at 1005 47th Street in the Chollas View area of Southeast San Diego, one of the lowest-income neighborhoods of the city. It serves grades 6–12 and has a student body of approximately 950. It was founded in 2005 as Gompers Charter Middle School; the high school was added in 2009 as Gompers Preparatory Academy, and the school graduated its first class of

neg: Cornerstone Church of San Diego In 2010, the church hosted Ed Young, Jr's C3 West Coast Conference. The church has its 10am service broadcast locally in San Diego by KPRZ 1210 AM. Pastor Sergio De La Mora was the main preacher at the Planetshakers on 11 April 2010. Cornerstone Church of San Diego Cornerstone Church of San Diego is a non-denominational, charismatic megachurch located in National City, California. The church was founded in 1999 by Sergio José de la Mora (born 1966). He and his wife, Georgina de la Mora, are the senior pastors. The church averages about 4,000 people in attendance each week. The

neg: Alcalá de Henares Diego in Spanish, was born in Alcalá de Henares and is the namesake for the city of San Diego, United States. Alcalá de Henares is the birthplace of Catherine of Aragon, is twinned with the English city of Peterborough in England, her final resting-place. Alcalá de Henares Alcalá de Henares (), meaning Castle "on the Henares (river)", is a Spanish city located northeast of the country's capital, Madrid. It stands out for its rich archaeology and was one of the first bishoprics founded in Spain. Locally, it is generally known simply as "Alcalá", but "de Henares" is appended when needed

neg: Vallecitos Water District Vallecitos Board of Director meetings are open to the public and are held at the District's administrative offices. Vallecitos Water District Vallecitos Water District is a public agency that provides water, wastewater, and reclamation services within a 45-square-mile boundary in northwest San Diego County, California. It serves the City of San Marcos, the community of Lake San Marcos, parts of the City of Carlsbad, City of Escondido, City of Vista and other unincorporated areas in north San Diego County. Public education on water resources is an additional aspect of the Vallecitos Water District. Vallecitos Water District was founded in 1955

neg: San Diego Zest FC Women 2017, the Women’s Premier Soccer League announced that it had awarded the franchise to San Diego Zest Women. San Diego Zest FC Women San Diego Zest FC Women is an American soccer team in San Diego, California, United States. The club was founded in 2017 and is owned and operated by San Diego Sports Authority, a sports management company. Zest FC Women will compete in the Women's Premier Soccer League starting in 2018. San Diego Zest FC Women was founded as an extension of its parent club, San Diego Zest FC, which competes in the Premier Development League and its

neg: San Diego Zest FC Women San Diego Zest FC Women San Diego Zest FC Women is an American soccer team in San Diego, California, United States. The club was founded in 2017 and is owned and operated by San Diego Sports Authority, a sports management company. Zest FC Women will compete in the Women's Premier Soccer League starting in 2018. San Diego Zest FC Women was founded as an extension of its parent club, San Diego Zest FC, which competes in the Premier Development League and its brother team, San Diego Zest FC 2, which competes in the United Premier Soccer League. On May 22,

neg: San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway cover Plaster City to Dos Cabezas. Phase three will be from Jacumba to Dos Cabezas. As of February 2018 no rehabilitation work had begun. The San Diego Model Railroad Museum maintains representations of the SD&AE's operations in both HO scale (1:87) and N scale (1:160). San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway The San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway Company is a short-line American railroad founded in 1906 as the San Diego and Arizona Railway (SD&A) by sugar heir, developer, and entrepreneur John D. Spreckels. Dubbed "The Impossible Railroad" by many engineers of its day due to the immense logistical challenges

neg: Serra High School (San Diego) Serra High School (San Diego) Junipero Serra High School is a public high school situated in the community of Tierrasanta within the city of San Diego, California. It is named for Junípero Serra, a Spanish missionary who founded Mission San Diego and other settlements in what is now California. It is nearly adjacent to Murphy Canyon, a large military housing community. It is a traditional school and part of the San Diego Unified School District. Serra uses High School Reform/Small Learning Communities to enable personalized instruction drawing on ongoing data collection and team-teaching. In the 2011-2012 season, the girls Basketball

neg: San Diego Daily Transcript San Diego Daily Transcript The San Diego Daily Transcript, also known as The Daily Transcript, is an online newspaper covering business news in and around San Diego, California. Its print origins date to 1882, when it was called the National City Record; it took on the "Daily Transcript" name in 1886. The original publisher was one William Burgess. It was considered official newspaper of record for the City of San Diego, which would lead to its having a "bid board" where public notice would be printed of government contract work. As a consequence, the "Daily Transcript" became, in the words

neg: 2004 San Diego City Council election Dick Murphy. Atkins took over as acting mayor when Zucchet was forced to resign shortly thereafter due to a corruption conviction. 2004 San Diego City Council election The 2004 San Diego City Council election occurred on November 2, 2004. The primary election was held on March 2, 2004. Four of the eight seats of the San Diego City Council were contested. This election used the boundaries created by the 2000 Redistricting Committee for the odd-numbered districts. All four incumbent council members ran for reelection in their respective districts. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, although most candidates do identify

neg: Jim Madaffer law was passed in November 2008. He also co-founded San Diego Project Heart Beat in 2001, which helps distributes automated external defibrillators. He was in office when former Mayor Dick Murphy resigned from office and called the resignation "unfortunate." After leaving the City Council due to term limits, he started his own government relations firm, He also owned four community newspapers, Mission Times Courier, Mission Valley News, La Mesa Courier and Seaside Courier, before selling them for an undisclosed amount in 2014. He serves on the advisory board for Keenan & Associates. He attended San Diego State University and studied

neg: San Diego Natural History Museum San Diego Natural History Museum The San Diego Natural History Museum is a museum located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It was founded in 1874 as the San Diego Society of Natural History. It is the second oldest scientific institution west of the Mississippi and the oldest in Southern California. The present location of the museum was dedicated on January 14, 1933. A major addition to the museum was dedicated in April 2001, doubling exhibit space. The San Diego Natural History Museum grew out of the San Diego Society of Natural History, which was founded on October 9,

neg: Casey Gwinn a center where all the agencies, government and non-government, would co-locate in one place, allowing adult and child survivors to receive all their services in one place. His proposal was rejected by the district attorney, police chief, and sheriff. Nevertheless, Gwinn, working with fellow prosecutor Gael Strack, began adding on-site partner agencies in the San Diego City Attorney's Office in 1990. In 1991, Gwinn founded the San Diego Domestic Violence Council and served as its first president until 1999. The collaborative approach in the San Diego City Attorney's Office, which began after Gwinn's proposal for multi-agency center was rejected in

neg: Mount Hope Cemetery (San Diego, California) Mount Hope Cemetery (San Diego, California) Mount Hope Cemetery is a municipal cemetery located at 3751 Market Street, San Diego, California, and gives its name to the neighborhood of Mount Hope. The cemetery is adjacent to Greenwood Memorial Park. Founded in 1869, on what was then the outskirts of New Town, Mount Hope now covers approximately . The design of the cemetery is an example of a Rural cemetery, with architecture, art, and landscaping. The city of San Diego manages and maintains the entire cemetery, providing perpetual care to all burial sites. The rolling hills and grounds of Mount Hope

neg: San Diego pension scandal San Diego California Board of Supervisors, San Diego City Council, San Diego Mayor's Office, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, Public Relations Society of America, League of Women Voters, California State Assembly, San Diego City Attorney, and the San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women. San Diego pension scandal The San Diego City Employee's Retirement Pension Fund was the source of a multi-year scandal and has been an ongoing financial concern for the city of San Diego, California. The San Diego City Employees' Retirement System had been underfunded in some form for more than a decade. In 2001,

neg: San Diego Public Library The grant was received in 1899 and the library built in 1902. The library moved to Eighth and E streets where the new Carnegie Library was constructed. A notable librarian during this period was Clara Estelle Breed (1906–1994), who served as children's librarian at the downtown branch and was appointed City Librarian in 1945, a post she held for 25 years. She founded numerous branch libraries and established the Serra Cooperative Library System, which allows users to borrow books from other libraries in San Diego and Imperial counties. She maintained contact with many Japanese American children when they were interned

neg: History of San Diego their husbands were training stayed in the city when their men shipped out and took high-paying jobs in the defense industries. The dramatic increase in the need for fresh water led the Navy in 1944 to build the San Diego Aqueduct to import water from the Colorado River; the city financed the second pipeline in 1952 By 1990, San Diego was the sixth largest city in the United States. After World War I, and through World War II, San Diego County was home to multiple parachute manufacturers. During World War II one of those manufactures, Pacific Parachute Company, was owned

neg: National Comedy Theatre Phoenix branch is the newest National Comedy Theatre, and was opened by former San Diego director Dorian Lenz. It recently won the distinction of "Best Theatre Company" from the local newspaper. National Comedy Theatre National Comedy Theatre was founded in January 2000 by several owners of ComedySportz franchises. In July 2000, the name was extended to an association of theaters across the United States, including locations in San Jose, Kansas City, Indianapolis, San Diego, New York and Austin, Texas. In some cities, the NCT name serves as a stamp of approval, and in some cities, such as San Diego, New

neg: Hollis Gentry Hollis Gentry Hollis Gentry III (born December 3, 1954 in Corpus Christi (Texas) , † September 5, 2006 in San Diego ) was an American saxophonist , music producer and composer of smooth jazz and Latin jazz . Gentry grew up in San Diego and founded the funk band "Power" at the age of fifteen. "Power" opened for Cannonball Adderley in 1972 when Gentry was at college. He next played with Bruce Cameron. In 1980 he earned a master's degree in music from the University of California, San Diego. He was known in the mid-1980s in San Diego and southern

neg: San Nicolás de los Garza Latin America. San Nicolás, although less populated than Monterrey, has the higher population density. San Nicolás de los Garza was founded on 5 February 1597 and given the name of "Estancia de Pedro de la Garza" (Pedro de la Garza’s Estate), then "Estancia de San Nicolás" ("Saint Nicholas’ Estate"), and finally "Estancia de San Nicolás de los Garza" ("Saint Nicholas of the Garzas’ Estate"). San Nicolás was founded right after Monterrey, when Diego de Montemayor granted permission to inhabit the area to his secretary, Diego Díaz de Berlanga; Pedro de Iñigo; Domingo Manuel; and Pedro de la Garza. The members

neg: Junípero Serra mission on the Monterey peninsula. In San Diego, 450 miles (725 kilometers) south, 23 men remained to develop the mission there. Both groups would have to wait a year before receiving supplies and news from Mexico. When the party reached San Diego on July 1, Serra stayed behind to start the Mission San Diego de Alcalá, the first of the 21 California missions (including the nearby Visita de la Presentación, also founded under Serra's leadership). Junipero Serra moved to the area that is now Monterey in 1770, and founded Mission San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo. He remained there as "Father

neg: Liberty Station, San Diego along the boat channel. The Naval Training Center site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and many of the individual structures are designated as historic by the city of San Diego. Dozens of the historical buildings are being adapted for stores, offices, schools, and other purposes. The project started when the Navy announced in 1993 that it was closing the San Diego training center. The City of San Diego created a 27-member commission to determine what to do with the site. The commission developed and the city accepted a detailed plan that served as the basis for

neg: El Cortez (San Diego) on architecture and engineering. El Cortez (San Diego) El Cortez is a landmark hotel in San Diego, California. Built from 1926 to 1927, the El Cortez was the tallest building in San Diego when it opened. It sits atop a hill at the north end of Downtown San Diego, where it dominated the city skyline for many years. From its opening in 1927 through the 1950s, it was the most glamorous apartment-hotel in San Diego. The large "El Cortez" sign, which is illuminated at night, was added in 1937 and could be seen for miles. In the 1950s, the world's

neg: El Cortez (San Diego) El Cortez (San Diego) El Cortez is a landmark hotel in San Diego, California. Built from 1926 to 1927, the El Cortez was the tallest building in San Diego when it opened. It sits atop a hill at the north end of Downtown San Diego, where it dominated the city skyline for many years. From its opening in 1927 through the 1950s, it was the most glamorous apartment-hotel in San Diego. The large "El Cortez" sign, which is illuminated at night, was added in 1937 and could be seen for miles. In the 1950s, the world's first outside glass elevator

neg: Sports in San Diego for the relocated San Diego Mariners of the World Hockey Association, which folded in 1977. Another Mariners team was one of the charter teams of the short-lived Pacific Hockey League that same year, being renamed Hawks in the following and last PHL season. The arena remained without hockey until 1990, when another San Diego Gulls team was founded in the International Hockey League (1990–95). After the IHL team moved to Los Angeles, another Gulls team played for over a decade in both the West Coast Hockey League (1995–03) and ECHL (2003–06). The current San Diego Gulls, of the American Hockey

neg: Scouting in California in 1942. In 1992, the Sonoma-Mendocino Council merged with the Redwood Area Council (#044), to form the Redwood Empire Council. The Redwood Area Council was founded in 1923. The San Diego-Imperial Council is headquartered in San Diego, California, and serves youth members and volunteer leaders through Scout units in San Diego and Imperial counties of Southern California, as well as a portion of Arizona. Founded in 1916 as the Coronado Council, and the San Diego Council, in 1917 the two council merged to make the San Diego County Council (#049). Founded in 1922, the Imperial County Council (#029) changed its

neg: San Diego City College San Diego City College San Diego City College (known more informally as City College or City) is a public, two-year community college located in San Diego, California. City College is part of the San Diego Community College District which includes San Diego Mesa College, San Diego Miramar College and San Diego Continuing Education. City, as well as Mesa and Miramar belong to the California Community College System along with 109 other public community colleges. San Diego City College is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). City College

neg: Kenan Pala Bay. Kenan Pala Kenan Pala is an American/Turkish entrepreneur and volunteer. He founded the charity "Kids4Community", a non-profit organization run by teens that feeds the homeless and gives lessons of awareness to teens about homelessness in the San Diego area. Kenan Pala is also a major runner in the San Diego area. The city of San Diego declared January 23, 2018 as “Kenan Pala Day”. Kenan Pala is the eldest son of Serhat Pala and Zeynep Ilgaz, who originally immigrated from Turkey to the United States in 1998. They both received their MBAs at San Diego State and eventually started

neg: Kenan Pala Kenan Pala Kenan Pala is an American/Turkish entrepreneur and volunteer. He founded the charity "Kids4Community", a non-profit organization run by teens that feeds the homeless and gives lessons of awareness to teens about homelessness in the San Diego area. Kenan Pala is also a major runner in the San Diego area. The city of San Diego declared January 23, 2018 as “Kenan Pala Day”. Kenan Pala is the eldest son of Serhat Pala and Zeynep Ilgaz, who originally immigrated from Turkey to the United States in 1998. They both received their MBAs at San Diego State and eventually started Confirm

neg: San Diego-Imperial Council San Diego-Imperial Council The San Diego-Imperial Council is headquartered in San Diego, California, and serves youth members and volunteer leaders through Scout units in San Diego and Imperial counties of Southern California, as well as a portion of Arizona. Founded in 1916 as the Coronado Council, and the San Diego Council, in 1917 the two council merged to make the San Diego County Council (#049). Founded in 1922, the Imperial County Council (#029) changed its name to Imperial-Yuma Area Council in 1929, and changed the name again in 1959 to Desert Trails Council. In 1993 Desert Trails and San Diego

neg: San Diego City Attorney divisions. The following list shows San Diego City Attorneys since the incorporation of the City of San Diego. From 1852 until 1888 the City government was dissolved due to a bankruptcy and there was no official city attorney. San Diego City Attorney The San Diego City Attorney is an elected official in San Diego, California. The City Attorney serves as the city government's lawyer and as a criminal prosecutor for misdemeanor violations and infractions. The city attorney is elected for four years, and may serve up to two terms. The current city attorney is Mara Elliott. Predecessors include Jan Goldsmith

neg: San Diego City College security measures. San Diego City College San Diego City College (known more informally as City College or City) is a public, two-year community college located in San Diego, California. City College is part of the San Diego Community College District which includes San Diego Mesa College, San Diego Miramar College and San Diego Continuing Education. City, as well as Mesa and Miramar belong to the California Community College System along with 109 other public community colleges. San Diego City College is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC).

neg: San Diego Continuing Education and customized contract training classes designed for the business sector. Continuing Education serves approximately 40,000 students per year through its seven campuses: CE at Mesa College, CE at Miramar College, Cesar Chavez, the Educational Cultural Complex (ECC), Mid-City, North City and West City; it also conducts programming at various other off-campus sites throughout San Diego. SDCE is diverse: it is co-educational, multi-generational and multi-ethnic. It has a semester-based academic calendar with an added summer session as a regular part of its offerings. San Diego Continuing Education in San Diego began in 1914 when the Board of Education of the San

neg: San Diego understood by its residents based on geographical boundaries like canyons and street patterns. The city recognized the importance of its neighborhoods when it organized its 2008 General Plan around the concept of a "City of Villages". San Diego was originally centered on the Old Town district, but by the late 1860s the focus had shifted to the bayfront, in the belief that this new location would increase trade. As the "New Town" – present-day Downtown – waterfront location quickly developed, it eclipsed Old Town as the center of San Diego. The development of skyscrapers over in San Diego is attributed

neg: South San Diego South San Diego South San Diego is a district within the City of San Diego, and is in the larger South Bay region of southwestern San Diego County, California. Before the arrival of the Spanish explorers, area of South San Diego was inhabited by the Kumeyaay people. The Kumeyaay, also later known as the "Diegueño", traveled the region this is evidenced by the shallow depressions in boulders that were used for grinding acorn into meal, that are found throughout the area. John J. Montgomery achieved the first controlled flight with a heavier-than-air flying machine in the United States when he

neg: San Diego Free Press San Diego Free Press The San Diego Free Press was an underground newspaper founded by philosophy students of Herbert Marcuse at the University of California, San Diego in November 1968, and published under that title biweekly until December 1969, when it became the weekly "Street Journal" starting with its 29th issue. The paper's contents were a mix of radical politics, alternative lifestyles, and the counterculture, reflecting in part Marcuse's Frankfurt School Marxist/Freudian ideas of cultural transformation. Founders of the "Free Press" included Lowell Bergman, later an investigative reporter for "60 Minutes". Members of the staff commune, called The People's Commune,