Sorrento Mesa is a neighborhood of San Diego, California

California

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. It is located in the northern part of the city, east of Interstate 805

Interstate 805

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, on the mesa overlooking Sorrento Valley. University City lies to the south, the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve to the north, and Mira Mesa to the east. The city of San Diego includes Sorrento Mesa in the Mira Mesa planning area, where it is defined as the area between Camino Santa Fe and Interstate 805.

Economy

The area is primarily zoned for light industrial use. At its center is the San Diego Tech Center. There is a particular concentration of businesses in the fields of telecommunications, wireless applications, and biotechnology research. There are also hotels, restaurants, and small retail areas which cater primarily to employees and visitors of the businesses.

Major businesses operating in Sorrento Mesa include Qualcomm

Qualcomm

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, Texas Instruments

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, Fujitsu

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, Cingular Wireless

Cingular Wireless

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, Novatel Wireless

Novatel Wireless

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, and Gen-Probe. In 2011 the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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announced plans to move into a $100 million, six-story building on Vista Sorrento Parkway in Sorrento Mesa.

History

Development of the area began in the 1980s with a series of industrial parks. Support services such as restaurants and shopping began to be added later in the decade.

Community groups

The Business Alliance of Sorrento Mesa is a sub-group of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce.