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San Diego leaders, business group dedicate Convoy gateway sign and highlight neighborhood investment

San Diego City · November 5, 2024
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City and county officials joined the Asian Business Association Foundation to light a new gateway sign in the Convoy District, praising local entrepreneurship and citing a $5 billion regional economic impact from AAPI-owned small businesses while the mayor also pushed for $4.8 billion more for city infrastructure over five years.

A new gateway sign in San Diego’s Convoy District was officially dedicated Monday evening, with city and county officials and the Asian Business Association Foundation calling the landmark a symbol of the neighborhood’s cultural and economic resurgence.

“Make us so proud,” Mayor Todd Gloria said as he thanked community leaders and city staff involved in the project. In opening remarks earlier in the program, Gloria framed the sign dedication alongside broader infrastructure priorities, saying the city had repaired 1,650 miles of roads in less than four years but that work remains incomplete. “This is not mission accomplished,” Gloria said, adding that “with an additional $4,800,000,000 in investment over the next five years, the city would be able to upgrade and modernize all of its infrastructure assets, including streets, according to our most recent…

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