December 18, 2025
The San Diego City Council approved two Community Plan Updates on December 16th: the College Area Community Plan Update and the Clairemont Community Plan Update. The updates are each roadmaps for growth in their respective neighborhoods, and both rezone existing parcels of land for increased residential or mixed-use development, especially along transit corridors.
The College Area Plan Update will expand diverse and accessible housing opportunities and promote a thriving, sustainable, and innovative business district in the College Area. The plan focuses on increasing housing capacity near the San Diego State University campus to provide SDSU students and San Diegans with more opportunities to live near the city center and access affordable, attainable housing. The plan rezones the neighborhood for up to 26,000 new homes, but as with all Community Plan Updates, this may take decades to ever come to fruition. The plan passed the City Council 7-1, with Councilmember Campillo voting no and Councilmember von Wilpert absent.
The Clairemont Community Plan Update adds the capacity for 17,000 new homes in Clairemont, mostly in existing commercial centers and along the Blue Line Trolley route. The plan preserves important prime industrial lands in the neighborhood, ensuring it remains a key center for economic development. The plan passed the Council 7-1, with Councilmember LaCava voting no and Councilmember von Wilpert absent.
The Chamber supported both Community Plan Updates. Chamber staff submitted a letter in support of the plans before they were heard by the City’s Land Use and Housing Committee, and Chamber Director of Public Affairs Evan Strawn spoke at City Council to voice the Chamber’s support for the plans. We look forward to supporting more homes and jobs for San Diegans in these key neighborhoods.