With its excellent weather, miles of sandy beaches, and significant destinations, San Diego is understood worldwide as one of the best tourist destinations and a great place for locals to unwind year round.

- - Parks

- Regional Parks
- Community Parks
- Recreation Centers
- Book an Event

Outdoors

- Beaches & Bays
- Golf

-.
Balboa Park

-.
Torrey Pines Golf Course

-.
Special Events & Filming

-.
Arts & Culture

- Resident Resources

From areas and parks to streets and parking, discover what you need in your community and report your issues.

- - Neighborhoods

- Community Plans

Recreational Activities

- Pools

Street Maintenance

- Potholes.
- Street Sweeping.
- Streetlights

-.
View/Pay Water Bill

-.
View Trash Collection Schedule

-.
Parking Citations

-.
City Strategic Plan

- Working

Incentives and programs are readily available to assist launch, grow and broaden your organization, and provide assistance for house owners and specialists to get work done.

- - Plan

- Bid on an Agreement.
- Explore Incentives.
- Development Codes & Regulations

Fix

- Set Up Utilities.
- Renovations & Remodels

Build

- Get Permits.
- Track Your Project.
- Learn more about Zoning

-.
Business Tax Certificate

-.
Five Key Steps to Starting Your Business

-.
Go Green

- Library

The San Diego Town Library is a popular destination that links our diverse community to complimentary instructional and cultural resources that will enrich their lives.

- - Programs & Events

- One Book, One San Diego.
- Event Calendar.
- More Programs & Events

- Fines & Fees.
- Renewals & Holds.
- More Services

Kids & Teens

- Homework Help Center.
- Parents & Teachers.
- More Kids & Teens

eCollection

- eBooks.
- Digital Magazines

-.
Browse the Catalog

-.
Apply for a Library Card

-.
Volunteer

-.
Employment Opportunities

- Public Safety

The Police and Fire-Rescue departments interact within our neighborhoods to provide the greatest level of quality service and protection. From area watch to 9-1-1 services, our team is here for you 24 hr a day, seven days a week.

- - Police

- File a Police Report.
- Police Services.
- Join SDPD.
- Police Website

Fire-Rescue

- Community Outreach.
- Community Risk Reduction.
- Join Fire-Rescue.
- Fire-Rescue Website

Lifeguards

- Beach Safety.
- Junior Lifeguards.
- Lifeguards Website

-.
Neighborhood Watch

-.
Get Emergency Alerts

-.
Office of Emergency Services

- City Hall

Discover more about City government

- - City Officials

- Mayor Todd Gloria.
- Councilmembers.
- City Attorney.
- City Auditor.
- City Clerk.
- Independent Budget Analyst

City Government

- Departments.
- Programs & Initiatives.
- Boards & Commissions.
- City Organization Chart

-.
Council Meetings

-.
FY26 Draft Budget

-.
Council Committees

-.
Individuals's Business

Accessibility Tools

Audio/Vision Assist:

Turn On/Off

More Info on ease of access

Community Development Block Grant Program

Site Menu

CDBG Home.
General Information.
Grant Application Process and Regulations.
Consolidated Plan Board Of Advisers.
Fair Housing.
The Nonprofit Academy

Fair Housing Program

Equal access to housing for all is a best safeguarded by law. Fair Housing laws allow you to acquire the housing of your choice, devoid of prohibited discrimination.

Practicing Fair Housing

The City of San Diego is devoted to furthering reasonable housing efforts by promoting fair and equal housing opportunities for its homeowners. It is committed to highlighting the Fair Housing Law, Title VIII of the Civil Liberty Act of 1968 and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) by continuing to attend to discrimination in our community and to support programs that will inform the general public about the right to equal housing chances.

It is the City's policy to provide services without regard to race, color, ancestry, faith, national origin, age, gender, marital status, familial status, income source, sexual preference or disability. This dedication reaches all programs offered by the City.

Fair housing can be specified as a condition in which individuals of similar earnings levels in the exact same housing market have a like variety of housing option readily available to them despite race, color, ancestry, religion, nationwide origin, age, gender, marital status, familial status, income source, sexual preference or disability.

What is Housing Discrimination?

Housing discrimination is unjust or prejudicial treatment of individuals, in the location of housing and realty, based upon the individual's safeguarded class.

What Guarantees My Right to Fair Housing?

The right to fair housing is ensured by a range of federal, state, and regional laws, mainly the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and the City of San Diego's Municipal Code which make it unlawful to discriminate in renting, selling, funding, and guaranteeing housing.

What Should I Do If I Have a Problem?

If you believe you have been rejected housing or the chance to get housing in the City due to the fact that of a safeguarded characteristic, call the City's Fair Housing Hotline at 844-449-3500.

You are secured by federal, state and city law.

- Race.

- Color.

- Religion.

- National Origin.

- Sex (Gender).

- Disability.

- Familial Status (Households with several kids under age 18).


State Law

- Ancestry.

- Citizenship, Immigration Status.

- Primary Language.

- Marital Status.

- Sexual Orientation.

- Age.

- Medical Condition.

- Genetic Information.

- Gender Identity, Expression.

- Military or Veteran Status.

- Other Arbitrary Status.


City Law

prohibits discrimination.
based on:

- Source of Income (consisting of rental assistance).

- The City of San Diego's Municipal Code protects tenants from being rejected housing solely due to the fact that they get rental help, such as Section 8 Housing Vouchers, paid directly to the occupant, property manager or representative of either.

Fair Housing Hotline: 844-449-3500

Common Violations of Fair Housing Law

- Refusal to lease, lease, or sell housing.

- Unwanted sexual advances including undesirable sexual advances or needing sexual favors for housing rights or advantages.

- Discriminatory policies, practices, terms or conditions that result in unequal access to housing or housing-related services.

- Refusal to allow reasonable modifications to a house area or common usage location, at the tenant's cost, when needed to accommodate an impairment.

- Refusal to make affordable accommodations in guidelines, policies, practices or services, when necessary to accommodate an impairment.

- Denial of property owner's insurance or mortgage.


Report Violations

The City has actually engaged Legal Aid Society of San Diego Inc. to supply FREE neighborhood outreach and legal services.

Fair Housing Center.
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO INC. 110 S. Euclid Ave., San Diego, CA 92114

If you believe you have actually experienced housing discrimination or harassment, get in touch with the Fair Housing Center within one year of the incident. Follow these actions:

1. Call the Fair Housing Hotline at 844-449-3500.

2. Speak with a housing counselor about the incident.

3. If merited, your grievance will be referred to a legal agent for an impartial investigation.

4. If your complaint is accepted, an effort will be made to assist both parties in solving the concern.

5. If the complaint is unresolved and there is proof of a violation of the law, it might be litigated.

Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI)

The City of San Diego, in conjunction with the San Diego Regional Alliance for Fair Housing, has actually finished the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) for Fiscal Year 2021 to 2025. Established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the AI is a streamlined procedure designed to help jurisdictions - like ours-- understand and evaluate our Fair Housing landscape.

The AI report represents a market profile of San Diego County, examines the extent of housing needs among particular earnings groups, and assesses the variety of readily available housing choices for homeowners. The AI also analyzes the conditions in the private market and public sector that might limit the variety of housing options or hinder an individual's access to housing. More significantly, this AI determines impediments that might avoid equal housing access and develops services to alleviate or eliminate such impediments. To see the complete report, please check out the following link.

Review the Analyses of Fair Housing Impediments prepared by the San Diego region:

FY 2020/2021 - FY 2024/2025 San Diego Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing ChoiceAppendix A: Public Outreach Summary Report

Appendix B: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Data

Appendix C: Fair Housing Outreach Events

Appendix D: Progress Report considering that 2015 AI

Public Notices - Past Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice:

Analysis of Impediments Public Comment Period Notice

Analysis of Impediments Public Comment Period Notice-Spanish Version

Final 2015-2020 San Diego Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice

Final 2010-2015 San Diego Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice


To even more show its commitment to fair housing, the City has actually engaged the services of a Fair Housing Service Provider to supply neighborhood outreach and legal services:

Legal Aid Society of San Diego Inc.
1764 San Diego Ave., Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92110-1987
877-534-2524|General Inquiries
844-449-3500|Fair Housing Hotline

Other Resources

211 (211sandiego. org)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development|Fair Housing and Level Playing Field
600 Harrison St., Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94107-1300
800-347-3739

CRD|Civil Rights Department (ca.gov).
651 Bannon St., Suite 200.
Sacramento, CA 95811.
800-700-2320

San Diego Regional Alliance for Fair Housing.
Email: info@sdfairhousing.org!.?.! SDMC Section 131.0466 on Reasonable Accommodations in Development. The Federal Fair Housing Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act require that jurisdictions make affordable lodgings to manage handicapped individuals the level playing field to use and take pleasure in a residence. In factor to consider of the unique need and the possible advantage that can be achieved with a requested modification, discrepancies may be approved. To contact the City directly about Fair Housing matters, please contact: City of San Diego. Economic Development Department. 1200 Third Ave., Suite 1400, MS 56D

. San Diego,
CA 92101. Phone: 619-236-6700 Fax: 619-533-3219. Email: CDBG@sandiego.gov!.?.! Civil Service Announcements View the 2022 Fair Housing PSA-Full minute; Fair Housing PSA-30
second. View the

2018 Fair Housing PSA. View the 2015 Fair Housing PSA. View the 2014 Fair Housing PSA. Fair Housing Information: Brochures & Frequently Asked Questions Fair
Housing English Brochure.

Spanish Brochure.


Chinese|中国人. Korean|한국인. Tagalog. Vietnamese|Tieng Viet.

Arabic |

Arabi. Frequently

Asked Questions. Preguntas Frecuentes.

Download: City of San Diego Fair Housing Card English( Press Ready PDF).

Download: City of San Diego Fair

Housing Card English( PDF
). Download: City of San Diego Fair Housing Card Spanish (Press Ready PDF).

Download: City of San Diego Fair Housing Card Spanish (PDF).

Practice Fair Housing Newsletters March 2025. Winter 2022. Spring 2022.

Spring 2019. Spring 2018. Winter 2018. Summer 2017.


Spring 2017. Fall 2016. Spring 2016. Winter

2015.

Spring-Summer
2015.

Spring-Summer
2014.

Fall 2013.

Spring 2013 Inaugural Issue.

Conferences
and Trainings

Fair Housing in the Digital Age Conference- Held on May 19

, 2020.

Fair Housing Training for Housing Providers- Held on April 23, 2020.

Fair Housing Hotline. 1-844-449-3500 2021-2025. Analysis of Impediments. Section 504. People with Disabilities. CDBG Events Calendar. Copyrighted © 2002-2025. City of San Diego.
All rights booked.