Our Mission
Our mission is to provide programs and services that contribute to a clean, safe and prosperous commercial environment within the City Heights Business Improvement District and City Heights Maintenance Assessment District.
About the Association
The City Heights Business Association (CHBA) was formed July 2003 as a 501(c) 6 nonprofit mutual benefit corporation to enhance the growth and improvement of City Heights as an international marketplace, to create partnerships between business and property owners that promote economic revitalization and combat deterioration in the community, and to administer the City Heights Business Improvement District and City Heights Maintenance Assessment District under contract with the City of San Diego.
CHBA represents over 750 businesses and property owners along University Avenue that serve the residents of City Heights and the thousands of customers that come from other parts of San Diego to shop, dine, visit, and do business.
CHBA is governed by a 13 member board of directors composed of business and property owners whose businesses are located within the City Heights Business Improvement District and/or whose properties are within the City Heights Maintenance Assessment District.
2021 fiscal year total income: $503,254
Maintenance Assessment District
$372,703
Business Improvement District
$40,446
Small Business Enhancement Program
$17,336
Grants & Other Income
$72,739
2021 fiscal year expenses: $494,679
Personnel
$285,778
Maintenance
$99,379
Operating
Total: $109,522
- Insurance: $29,719
- Marketing: $28,670
- Rent: $16,934
- Accounting: $13,363
- Communications: $8,595
- Audit: $5,000
- Meetings/Training: $3,323
- Supplies: $2,774
- Other: $1,144
Board of Directors
Au-Co Mai - President
Crummy Bunny Inc.
3434 University Ave.
San Diego, CA 92104
Leo Rayos
CashCo
4502 University Avenue, Suite 103
San Diego, CA 92105
Marsha Ruether - Secretary
Standard Plumbing & Ind. Supply Co.
3864 40th Street
San Diego, CA 92105
Abe Tessema - Treasurer
Safari Computer Graphics
4226 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92105
Andrew Benavides
Cafeina Café
4011 46th St
San Diego, CA 92105
Tom Vu
La Maestra Community Health Center
4060 Fairmount Avenue
San Diego, CA 92105
Staff
Enrique Gandarilla
Enrique Gandarilla was appointed the first Executive Director of the City Heights Business Association in 2004. He has over 30 years experience working in the field of nonprofit and government management with such organizations as the United Way of San Diego County, Neighborhood Healthcare, United Way of Massachusetts Bay, and the City of Boston. He has a Masters in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Jose Cervantes
Since 2012 Jose Cervantes has served as the Clean & Safe Ambassador. He has been a City Heights resident for many years and has worked at different organizations serving the community. He holds a J.D. in Law from the University of Guadalajara in Mexico.
Andres Madrigal
Andres is a resident of City Heights and was hired as a full-time maintenance worker for our Clean & Safe Program in 2019.
Gaspar Dominguez
Gaspar is a resident of City Heights and was hired as a full-time maintenance worker for our Clean & Safe Program in 2019.
Business Improvement & Maintenance Assessment Districts
Maintenance Assessment District
