The Sweetwater Valley community of Bonita-Sunnyside is a valley of contradictions.
Rural values and urban sophistication. Stately homes and horse corrals. Natural beauty and urban encroachment. But beyond the contradictions stands the character of our residents: involved, committed, and responsive to change.
The citizens of this once rural and remote farming hamlet along the Sweetwater River have always worked together to make the valley an idyllic place to live. From the creation of a volunteer fire department and school in the 1800s, to the vibrant celebration known such as Bonitafest today, the region thrives on civic spirit and pride. The Sweetwater Valley Civic Association epitomizes these characteristics and works tirelessly advocating for our unique, unincorporated community.
We invite you to check out our comprehensive, community-focused website. The SVCA is deeply committed to making this
your best resource for everything happening in Bonita and Sunnyside. If you would like to contact our Webmaster with suggestions or content, please email
webmaster@sweetwatervalleyca.org. Working together, we will ensure Bonita-Sunnyside remains a remarkable place to live.
Community Announcements
We hope you came out for our most important meeting of the year and that you became a member of the SVCA. We need your support - it's not too late. You can print off your
2010/11 membership form here and mail it to us. As always, it was great to hear the latest from Supervisor Greg Cox and his staff. Click on the link for
Supervisor Cox's PowerPoint presentation.
- SVCA Members Needed for 2010/11 Year - Join Now!
The SVCA is asking all local residents, organizations and businesses to become members. Our work in the community can't happen without your support. If you have ever thought about joining; now is the time. Even if you've never considered it before, we'd like to you think about it now. When issues come up that directly impact your life here in the Sweetwater Valley, the SVCA provides one of the best forums to address them. Being a voting member ensures that you have a connection to the SVCA and the SVCA to you. We need the support of Bonita's citizens, organizations and businesses. Don't put it off any longer.
Help us continue our work here in Bonita. Join now! Current members will receive membership renewal packets by summer. Click
here to see some of the individuals and all of the community partners that are helping us out. Thank you for your consideration and support.
- "Gold Fever! The Untold Stories of California's Gold Rush"
The Bonita Museum & Cultural Center - Opens August 21st
It has been over 140 years since Gold was discovered in the mountains of San Diego, but now gold fever is sweeping into Bonita. This time it’s
Gold Fever! The Untold Stories of California’s Gold Rush, an exhibition that presents a treasury of Gold Rush era events, images and documents. This traveling exhibit, hosted by the Bonita Museum & Cultural Center, and sponsored by generous donations from
Las Primeras and the
Sweetwater Woman’s Club, will open for an eight week run on August 21st. Also on display will be photographs and artifacts of San Diego’s Gold Rush of 1868 on loan from the Pioneer Museum located in Julian. The
Bonita Museum & Cultural Center is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10am-3pm, and is located at 4355 Bonita Road. There is no admission fee and parking is free. For further information, please call 619-267-5141 or visit the website at
www.bonitamuseum.org. Check for museum events to be posted on the
SV Community Calendar.