Mira Mesa
| Mira Mesa, San Diego | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood of San Diego | |
| Mira Mesa | |
| Nickname(s): Manila Mesa | |
| Coordinates: 32°54′59″N 117°08′39″W / 32.916389°N 117.144167°WCoordinates: 32°54′59″N 117°08′39″W / 32.916389°N 117.144167°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |
 California
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| County |
 San Diego
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| City |
 San Diego
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| Government | |
| • City Council | Chris Cate (R) |
| • State Assembly | Brian Maienschein (R) |
| • State Senate | Marty Block (D) |
| • U.S. House | Scott Peters (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.49 km2 (16.406 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 72,759 |
| • Density | 1,712/km2 (4,435/sq mi) |
| ZIP Codes | 92126 and 92121 |
| Area code(s) | 858 |
| Website | Official website |
Mira Mesa is a community and neighborhood in the city of San Diego, California. The city-recognized Mira Mesa Community Plan Area is roughly bounded by Interstate 15 on the east, Interstate 805 on the west, the Los Peñasquitos Canyon on the north and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on the south. Most of the community plan area is referred to as Mira Mesa; the community plan area also includes the neighborhoods of Sorrento Valley and Sorrento Mesa.
The Mira Mesa neighborhood, as defined by the San Diego Police Department's neighborhood map, is roughly bounded by Interstate 15 to the east, Camino Santa Fe to the west, the Los Peñasquitos Canyon to the north and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to the south.
Around the time of World War II the area now called Mira Mesa was used by the United States Army as a test area. Just west of U.S. Route 395 (now Interstate 15) was a Navy auxiliary landing field, known locally as Hourglass Field because the layout of the runways was a single piece of asphalt in the shape of an hourglass. The Navy also used the surrounding area as a bombing range.
Starting in 1969 there was a housing boom in the area that now extends from the I-15 freeway in the east to I-805 in the west and is approximately 10,500 acres (42 km²). This was one of the earliest areas of urban sprawl along the I-15 Corridor. Hourglass Field became the site of San Diego Miramar College and Hourglass Field Community Park. The area was built so quickly that it lacked schools, shopping centers, or other services for its thousands of residents. In 1971 Pete Wilson started his political career running for mayor with the slogan "No more Mira Mesas!" as a promise to stop quick, unplanned growth in San Diego.
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