GROUPS IN SAN DIEGO & CA

 We are trying to keep up with the many groups that are forming throughout San Diego.  These groups have a united mission and the common interest of protecting our communities from new municipal code and new City policies which we believe will be detrimental to our communities, detrimental to the environment, and detrimental to historical preservation in San Diego.  

Neighborhood Historic Preservation Coalition

"NHPC advocates for Measures that Preserve the Established Neighborhoods and Historic Resources of San Diego."

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NHPCSD

Information via SOHO: https://www.sohosandiego.org/enews/0525nhpc.htm

"The Neighborhood Historic Preservation Coalition (NHPC) has been meeting regularly in a focused effort to counter the ongoing threats to San Diego’s historic neighborhoods. Convening virtually, member organizations are actively collaborating and coordinating public responses to the City’s Preservation and Progress initiative, whose stated goal is to streamline new construction.

The coalition’s dozen organizations and groups, including SOHO, share a strong commitment to protecting community character, advocating for thoughtful planning, and demonstrating how historic preservation and affordable housing can work hand in hand—particularly through adaptive reuse and sustainable development practices. And not by gutting our preservation ordinance.

Working together, NHPC members benefit from the diverse and wide-ranging expertise and experiences of one another. This team effort strengthens our collective advocacy, reinvigorating grassroots preservation across the city.

Originally formed in 2008 in response to the City of San Diego’s General Plan update that put more than half of Uptown’s historic resources at risk, NHPC quickly grew to encompass older neighborhoods citywide, recognizing the need for a united front. As anti-preservation and pro-overdevelopment interests continue to escalate their attacks under the guise of housing reform, the coalition is more active and determined than ever.

In January, 2024, the coalition rebanded in response to the City’s Preservation and Progress initiative that coincides with massive attacks against San Diego’s historic neighborhoods and the ongoing onslaught from anti-environmental, anti-preservation, pro-development interests under the pretense of increasing affordable housing.

While NHPC fully supports the need for more affordable housing, especially for the growing population of unhoused and housing-insecure San Diegans, we believe this crisis can and must be met without sacrificing our city's historic fabric. Revitalizing old buildings and preserving historic communities is a sustainable and affordable path forward.

Back in 2004, SOHO called for the creation of neighborhood-based preservation groups, which led to the successful formation of Mission Hills Heritage, La Playa Heritage, and others. Building on that momentum, in 2006, we offered detailed guidelines and support to encourage even more community involvement, and several more groups sprang into being. Today, we are once again reaching out to invite still more preservationists to join us.

Is your neighborhood group preservation-minded and active in one of San Diego’s historic communities? If so, we invite you to join the Neighborhood Historic Preservation Coalition (NHPC) and become part of this influential, growing alliance. Together, we are stronger, more effective, and better equipped to protect our city's rich heritage." 

-- May/June 2025, SOHO website https://www.sohosandiego.org/enews/0525nhpc.htm

Current NHPC members

• Golden Hill & South Park Historical Society
• Heart of Bankers Hill
• Heart of Kensington
• Historic Kensington
• La Jolla Historical Society
• La Playa Heritage
• Mission Hills Heritage
• North Park Historical Society
• Ocean Beach Historical Society
• San Diego LGBTQ Historic Sites Project
• Save Our Heritage Organisation (SOHO)
• Talmadge Historical Society
• University Heights Historical Society

To learn more or to get involved, email SOHO at: sohosandiego@aol.com

Ocean Beach Planning Board

Website: https://oceanbeachplanning.org 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/obplanningboard

Postal Address:  4967 Newport Ave #133 San Diego, CA 92107 

Online contact form to email: https://oceanbeachplanning.org/contact/

Peninsula Community Planning Board

Website: https://pcpb.net

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pcpbplanningboard

Postal Address:  1220 Rosecrans St. PMB 549 San Diego, CA 92106 

Email: pcpbsd@gmail.com

Pacific Beach Planning Group

Website: https://www.pbplanning.org

Kensington-Talmage Planning Group (KTPG) 

A KTPG representative spoke at the Planning Commission meeting on 11/6/25, in opposition to Preservation and Progress Package A.

"The Kensington-Talmadge Planning Group (KTPG) advises the City of San Diego on matters of land use, project development, public infrastructure projects, and community character in the Kensington and Talmadge communities. It is also the City of San Diego’s primary means of communicating with the Kensington and Talmadge neighborhoods on these types of issues." 

"The Kensington-Talmadge Planning Group is officially recognized by the City of San Diego to represent community interests when implementing the Mid-City Communities Plan for Kensington and Talmadge. The planning group consists of 13 members elected by the community (residents, business operators, and property owners) for 2-year terms — 6 elected in the odd years, 7 elected in the even years."  

Website: https://www.ktpg.org

Postal Address:  PO Box: 600904 San Diego, CA 92160

​Email: kentalpc@yahoo.com 

Or, online contact form: https://www.ktpg.org/contact-us