A press release published by KPBS in San Diego announced that today the State of California gave a green light to the San Diego Regional Enterprise Zone’s desire to expand into northern areas of San Diego.

The San Diego Regional Enterprise Zone, designed to get companies to move into the area by providing tax incentives, was given the green light by the state of California to expand into northern parts of San Diego, Mayor Jerry Sanders announced today.

The zone, which includes the cities of San Diego, Chula Vista and National City, and the Port of San Diego, will add industrial parks in Kearny Mesa, Mira Mesa and Rancho Bernardo, as well as the eastern side of Chula Vista, Sanders said.