David Alvarez | |
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Member of the San Diego City Council for the Eighth District |
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Assumed office December 2010 |
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Mayor | Jerry Sanders |
Preceded by | Ben Hueso |
Personal details | |
Born | San Diego, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Xochitl Miramontes |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Logan Heights |
Alma mater | San Diego State University |
Website | City Council District 8 website |
David Alvarez (born July 27, 1980) is an American elected official in San Diego, California. He serves as a San Diego City Councilmember representing City Council District 8. He is a Democrat, although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law.
District 8 includes the neighborhoods of Barrio Logan, Egger Highlands, Grant Hill, Logan Heights, Memorial, Nestor, Ocean View Hills, San Diego, Otay Mesa East, Otay Mesa West, San Ysidro, Sherman Heights, , and the Tijuana River Valley.
Alvarez was born in San Diego to Jose and Maria Alvarez and has four brothers and one sister. He grew up in Barrio Logan. He attended local public schools: Perkins Elementary, Memorial Junior High, and San Diego High School. He was the first in his family to graduate from high school and college. He graduated with honors from San Diego State University. Alvarez, his wife Xochitl, and their daughter Izel reside in Logan Heights
He began his career as a social services worker and after-school teacher. In 2003, he was selected to the Capitol Fellows Program where he served under the Secretary of State. After his return to San Diego, he worked with a company that develops new opportunities for affordable housing. He later represented State Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny as a community liaison.