Established in 1971, the California Downtown Association (CDA) is a nonprofit corporation that has grown to one of the strongest downtown organizations in the country. CDA represents thousands of diversified businesses throughout California within its network of downtown associations, cities, chambers of commerce, business districts, supportive vendors, and consultants. CDA’s primary purpose is to exchange information pertinent to business districts and formulate solutions to mutually shared problems while being committed to the long term preservation and prosperity of urban centers everywhere.