Vista, CA —Local Youth, Vista Mayor and SDG&E to unveil Community Beautification Project featuring children’s artwork and 90 trees.

The City of Vista, Boys & Girls Club of Vista and San Diego Gas & Electric will celebrate the completion of a community beautification project, which added about 90 trees and 10 large 4’ by 4’ paintings to the busy intersection of North Melrose Drive and Olive Avenue. Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic over the past year, local youth from the nearby Boys & Girls Club completed a series of colorful paintings reflecting Vista’s rich history. Some of the paintings feature fruit such as avocados and strawberries. Others include inspirational messages. The paintings will be mounted to frames on the perimeter fencing for SDG&E’s Melrose substation to improve the aesthetics of the area. 

Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., August 10, 2021 – SDG&E Melrose Substation, 523 N. Melrose Drive, Vista
Northeast corner of Melrose Drive and Olive Avenue. Driveway to parking lot is along Melrose Drive.

SDG&E Contact Helen Gao, 619-977-0927, hgao@sdge.com;