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San Diego Unified Port District



3165 Pacific Highway
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 686-6388
(619) 686-6400 (fax)
www.portofsandiego.org

Port Commissioners
Chairman Jess Van Deventer, National City
Vice Chairman Peter Q. Davis, San Diego
Secretary William Hall, Chula Vista
Commissioner Michael B. Bixler, Imperial Beach
Commissioner Stephen P. Cushman, San Diego
Commissioner Patricia McQuater, San Diego
Commissioner Robert J. (Rocky) Spane, Coronado

 
Port of San Diego has more than 700 tenants
Total Gross Revenue $210 million
Total Employment 76,900
San Diego International Airport is the busiest single-runway air carrier airport in the country.

The Unified Port of San Diego, marking 40 years of service this year, is a public benefit corporation established to manage San Diego Harbor, operate San Diego International Airport and administer the public lands along San Diego Bay.

The Port is a major economic engine to San Diego. Ranging from small vendors to large corporations, Port tenants are engaged in a variety of endeavors including manufacturing, maritime commerce, retail trade, boat charters, marina services, bay cruises, sport and commercial fishing, yacht sales, and lodging. Additionally, the Port operates two maritime cargo facilities through which the primary imports are bulk and breakbulk products, fresh and frozen produce, automobiles and lumber.

The Port is made up of five member cities: Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach, National City and San Diego. Each city is represented on the Board of Port Commissioners, the Port's policy-making body. San Diego, because of its larger size and population, has three Port Commissioners; the other four cities each have one Commissioner. Commissioners are appointed to four-year terms by the city councils of their respective member cities.

The Port of San Diego is a self-sustaining public agency that has required no tax levy since 1970. Revenues from its primary operations - real estate and maritime trade - have been sufficient to support operations, service bonded indebtedness and fund capital improvements. The Port is developing and implementing master plans that will result in significant enhancements throughout the San Diego tidelands, including in the North and South Embarcadero regions, America's Cup Harbor/Shelter Island,Harbor Island, and the Chula Vista Bayfront. The Port is committed to the preservation of public access and open space along San Diego Bay, where it maintains sixteen public parks.

The Port of San Diego plays a key role in shaping the San Diego region's economic development while fulfilling its commitment to protect the natural resources with which it has been entrusted.