Clairemont began as a development in 1950 by locals Lou Burgener and Carlos Tavares, as a tract-home community on what was then called Morena Mesa, later naming it after Carlos’ wife, Claire.  Clairemont’s planning and design was a master planned series of neighborhoods that included curvilinear streets, landscaping, shopping centers, schools, parks, churches, and other amenities. In the Second City Council District, Western Clairemont, includes the neighborhoods of Bay Ho and Bay Park, and is a thriving community developed during the post-World War II housing boom. Considered innovative at the time, developers abandoned a more traditional gridded blocks and streets, in favor of cul-de-sacs and meandering streets. Today Clairemont is home to a wide variety of residences and businesses.

Clairemont's nighborhoods of Bay Park & Bay Ho provide a unique character, defined by both its neighborhoods and its natural resources. With three of the City's open space parks (Rose Canyon, Marian Bear, and Tecolote Canyon) in or adjacent to Western Clairemont, city life can be quickly left behind for the more serene experience of canyon hikes, wildlife and beautiful Mission Bay.

Below you will find information on community planning and parks organizations, city public safety, local schools and some of Clairemont’s valuable civic organizations.

Community Information

Council Representative

 

Marc Schaefer
Council Representative
Email: [email protected]

Phone: (619) 235-5281

 

Community Meetings

• Clairemont Community Planning Group (CCPG)
  3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM
  Alcott Elementary School
  4680 Hidalgo Avenue, San Diego, CA 92117
  Chair: Naveen Waney, [email protected]
  • CCPG Morena Corridor Specific Plan Ad Hoc Subcommittee
    Chair: Margie Schmidt, [email protected]
  • CCPG Clairemont Community Plan Update Subcommittee
    Chair: Susan Mournian
• North Clairemont Recreation Council
  3rd Wednesday 7:00 PM
  North Clairemont Recreation Center
  4421 Bannock Avenue
  Contact: 858-581-9926.
• South Clairemont Recreation Council
  4th Thursday 4:30 PM
  South Clairemont Recreation Center, 3605 Clairemont Drive
  Contact: 858-581-9924.
• Tecolote Canyon Citizens Advisory Council
  3rd Thursday 6:30 PM
  Tecolote Nature Center, 5180 Tecolote Road
  Contact: Darrel Madison, [email protected]

Fire & Police

• Fire Station 25 (Bay Park)
  1972 Chicago Street, San Diego, CA 92110
• Fire Station 27 (Bay Ho & Western Clairemont)
  5064 Clairemont Drive, San Diego, CA 92117
• San Diego Police Department Northern Division
  4275 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92037
  Tuesday through Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  858-552-1700   
• San Diego Police Department Community Relations Officers (Clairemont)
  Brandon Broaddus, 858-552-1703, [email protected]

Libraries

• Clairemont Library
  2920 Burgener Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92110
  William Mallory, Branch Manager
  858-581-9935, [email protected]
• North Clairemont Library
  4616 Clairemont Drive, San Diego, CA 92117
  Arianne Leigh, Branch Manager
  858-581-9931, [email protected] 

Senior Center

• Cathy Hopper Clairemont Friendship Center
  4425 Bannock Avenue
  858-483-4007

Parks & Recreation Centers

• North Clairemont Recreation Center
  4421 Bannock Avenue
  858-581-9926
• Cadman Community Park and Recreation Center
  Cadman Park, 4280 Avati Drive
  Cadman Leash Free Park, 4280 Avati Drive
  Cadman Elementary Joint Use, 4370 Kamloop Avenue
  Alcott Elementary Joint Use, 4680 Hidlago Avenue
  858-581-9929
• South Clairemont Recreation Center
  South Clairemont Park, 3605 Clairemont Drive
  Marston Junior High Joint Use, 3799 Clairemont Drive
  858-581-9924   
• Tecolote Canyon Natural Park and Nature Center
  Tecolote Canyon Natural Park, 5180 Tecolote Road
  Marian Bear Open Space, 5544 Regents Road
  Mission Valley Preserve, 4700-5300 Block Friars Road
  858-581-9952
• Tecolote Recreation Center
  Tecolote Park, 4675 Tecolote Road
  Western Hills Neighborhood Park, 4810 Kane Street
  858-581-9930

Schools

• San Diego Unified Schools  
  Clairemont High School
  Marston Middle School
  Whittier Alternative School K-12
  Longfellow Spanish Emersion Magnate School K-8 (Escuela Longfellow)
  Alcott Elementary School
  Bay Park Elementary
  Cadman Elementary School
  Toler Elementary

Community Groups

• Clairemont Chamber of Commerce
• Clairemont Mesa Educational Foundation
• Clairemont Town Council (Meets 1st Thursday 6:30 PM at Clairemont High School)
• Friends of Tecolote Canyon
• Friends of the Library (Clairemont & North Clairemont)
• Morena Business Association