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San Diego opens Riviera Del Sol Neighborhood Park in Otay Mesa; mayor highlights $9.4M investment
Summary
Mayor Todd Gloria and Councilmember Vivian Moreno joined Park and Recreation Director Andy Field to open the Riviera Del Sol Neighborhood Park in Otay Mesa, a project officials said cost about $9.4 million and includes playgrounds, courts, fitness equipment and accessibility improvements.
Mayor Todd Gloria joined Councilmember Vivian Moreno and Park and Recreation Director Andy Field at a ribbon-cutting in Otay Mesa to open the Riviera Del Sol Neighborhood Park, which officials said transformed a former vacant field into a park with playgrounds, sports courts and accessible improvements.
The mayor said the site was built at a cost of $9,400,000 and described it as roughly 4.8 acres; Councilmember Vivian Moreno in separate remarks described the space as a 4.9-acre green space. The transcript of the event contains inconsistent spellings and size references for the park; the name is reported here as Riviera Del Sol Neighborhood Park to normalize variants used in the remarks.
Officials listed features that will be available to residents, including a basketball court, an open lawn area, two playgrounds, fitness equipment, picnic shelters, benches, new landscaping, a restroom, security lighting, a park monument sign, on-street accessible parking and a new crosswalk at Riviera Shores Street.
The mayor framed the park as one of a larger set of local infrastructure investments in South San Diego and said Riviera Del Sol is among 24 new or improved park projects slated for completion in 2025, with another 24 projects planned for the following year. “It’s also about creating spaces where families can play and neighborhoods can gather together, making this community safer, healthier, and more connected,” Mayor Todd Gloria said.
Councilmember Vivian Moreno thanked longtime local advocates, cited the community’s two-decade push for the site and encouraged residents to care for the new park. Andy Field, the city’s Park and Recreation director, said additional parks and developer-provided parks are planned for the area and thanked city staff and volunteers who worked on the project.
Students from Vista Del Mar Middle School attended the ceremony. Officials did not announce a vote or new city ordinance tied to the park at the event.
