2009 Alonzo Award winners announced The 47th Annual Alonzo Awards were presented Nov. 4 by the Downtown San Diego Partnership. The awards honor the people, projects and programs that have significantly contributed to the revitalization, renewal and enhancement of downtown. The winners of the 2009 awards are: Founders Award, Comic-Con International; President’s Award, Councilman Kevin Faulconer; Chairman’s Award, Hal Sadler, Tucker Sadler Architects; Distinguished Alonzo Award, County Supervisor Greg Cox; Sustainability Award – Petco Park/San Diego Padres; Alonzo Award – Cortez Hill/Tweet Street; Alonzo Award, Phelps Development, LLC/Hensel Phelps Construction Company; Alonzo Award, Car Dealers Association for San Diego International Auto Show; Alonzo Award, Studio 15/Affirmed Housing Group; Alonzo Award, Historical Renovation of The Showley Brothers Candy Factory and The Schiefer & Sons Building. Ten elected to CCAC Ten new members were elected to the 28-seat Centre City Advisory Committee (CCAC) and five existing members were re-elected to the group. New members are: Hoss Said, Cortez Business Owner; Cheryl Coccaro, Cortez Residential Owner Occupant; Maria Miller, Cortez Residential Tenant; Christopher Sohaey and Joan Lindley, East Village Business Owners; Kyle Peterson, East Village Residential Tenant; Deborah Carrigan, Horton Residential Owner Occupant; John Wilhoit, Marina Residential Owner Occupant; Tim Podell, Marina Residential Tenant; and Pat Stark, Civic Organization. Those re-elected are: Bill Keller, Gaslamp Business Owner; Leslie Cusworth, Horton Business Owner; Cynthia Blair, Marina Business Owner; David Priver, Marina Residential Owner Occupant; and Mary Case, Charitable Organization. Four vacant seats will be filled by a majority vote of the CCAC at a publicly noticed meeting tentatively scheduled for January. For more information on CCAC visit www.ccdc.com/ccac.