Trainers, Fitness Experts to Lead Free Big Bay Boot Camp on San Diego Bay

Contact: Dale Frost (619) 686-6222, (619) 686-6461 Tuesday, 15 May 2012

The public is invited to work out at free fitness events at four Port of San Diego waterfront parks on Sunday, May 20, 2012.

Popular trainers and fitness experts from throughout the region will lead classes from 7 a.m. to noon during the Port of San Diego's Big Bay Boot Camp event.

Draft EIR for San Diego Convention Center Expansion, Hotel Project Available

Contact: Marguerite Elicone (619) 686-6281 Tuesday, 15 May 2012

The Port of San Diego has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the San Diego Convention Center Phase III Expansion and Expansion Hotel project. The EIR is available for public comment for 45 days through Friday, June 29, 2012.

The proposed Convention Center expansion would add approximately 220,150 square feet of exhibit hall space, approximately 101,500 square feet of meeting rooms and approximately 78,470 square feet of ballroom space to the existing facility.

Public amenities include a five-acre rooftop park/plaza. It would be accessible to the public with lighted paths, seating areas, an open lawn/performance area and several observation vistas. Spaces on the rooftop park/plaza would range from grand areas where events can take place to more intimate, contemplative areas.

• Read the Draft Environmental Impact Report

State Controller to Speak at Port of San Diego’s Maritime Day Breakfast

Contact: John Gilmore (619) 686-6222, Barbara Moreno (619) 686-6216 Monday, 14 May 2012

California State Controller John Chiang will address more than 400 people who are expected to attend the Port of San Diego’s Maritime Day breakfast on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, which is among the activities that will take place this month to celebrate the men and women who work in the maritime industry.

The event, “Maritime, Rising to the Occasion,” will be held at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The breakfast is among the activities that will take place this month to celebrate the men and women who work in the maritime shipping industry.

•  Port of San Diego Maritime Fact Sheet (109.53 kB)

North Embarcadero Visionary Plan JPA Meeting Set for May 17

Contact: Marguerite Elicone (619) 686-6281 Friday, 11 May 2012

The Joint Powers Authority (JPA) for the North Embarcadero Visionary Plan will meet at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2012. The meeting will be held in the Boardroom of the Port of San Diego's Administration Building, 3165 Pacific Highway, San Diego.

The agenda for the meeting will include a construction update, information on a planned shuttle that will service the embarcadero area, an update on the Port Master Plan Amendment and the schedule for future meetings.

•  JPA Meeting Agenda - May 17 (63.48 kB)

Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan Financing Agreement Approved

Contact: Marguerite Elicone (619) 686-6281, Anne Steinberger (619) 409-5446 Thursday, 10 May 2012

On May 8, 2012, the Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners and the Chula Vista City Council unanimously approved the financing agreement for the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan (CVBMP).

Following a decade-long community participation and planning process, the actions taken by both governing bodies are the first steps in implementing a plan designed to transform 556 acres of Chula Vista's underused industrial bayfront landscape into a thriving residential and resort destination on San Diego Bay.

•  Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan Fact Sheet (68.4 kB)