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The San Diego Art Institute saw its city funding plummet from $46,000 in 2019-20 to only $17,000 in 2020-21. It has since merged with another museum to create the new Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego arts organisations are still struggling from last year’s 50% cut in the city’s arts and culture budget, which Mayor Kevin Falcouner instituted to offset lost tax revenue in the early months of the pandemic. These cuts now remain in the mayor’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, despite the pandemic easing in the US, which has institutions deeply concerned about t...

San Diego Air & Space Museum, other Balboa Park attractions reopen The San Diego Air & Space Museum was one of several popular destinations at Balboa Park to reopen on Wednesday as San Diego County officially entered the state’s red tier. and last updated 2021-03-17 15:10:22-04 SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- The San Diego Air & Space Museum was one of several popular destinations at Balboa Park to reopen on Wednesday as San Diego County officially entered the state’s red tier. Peter Comiskey, executive director of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, said he is hopeful the reopening of Ba...

Print Balboa Park has many honors to its credit, including ranking high on popularity lists as one of the best parks in the nation and the world. This week, it added another accolade. On Monday, the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership announced that the park has become the first cultural district and historic landmark in the U.S. to be awarded LEED for Cities and Communities certification. An acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED recognizes green building practices that are sustainable, cost efficient and energy saving. The park joins 115 other LEED-certified cities and...

San Diego’s Historic Balboa Park Awarded LEED for Communities Certification Share Article The Park becomes the only national historic landmark to be recognized for sustainability achievements through the United States Green Building Council's LEED for Communities and Cities certification. Solar array on the roof of the Fleet Science Center in San Diego's Balboa Park. San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said “Working together we’ve made sustainability part of the culture here in Balboa Park. Certification as a LEED community demonstrates that Balboa Park can be a catalyst for energy savings and ...