During his visit to La Jolla last summer to give an art lecture at UC San Diego, multi-media artist Kota Ezawa visited the Salk Institute and was struck by the Louis Kahn-designed architecture. “It left an impression on me,” he said. Just over a year after that visit, Ezawa’s La Jolla-inspired...
More than 50 audience members jammed the La Jolla Town Council meeting on Sept. 14 to hear a proposed City ordinance that would place limitations on short-term La Jolla rentals. They did not like what they heard. The proposal, from District 1 City Council member Barbara Bry's office, would allow...
To provide a rare behind-the-scenes look at the process of costume design, the latest La Jolla Historical Society exhibition will shine the spotlight on costume designer Judith Dolan
The number of Watches has jumped to 44, and the La Jolla-area groups have refined their approach and seen a reduction in burglaries
Cindy Greatrex is accused of making out company checks made payable to herself or cash, and cashing these checks by her through (bank) accounts
Improved enforcement. A “three strikes” rule. An overall ban on whole-house rentals. These were some of the suggestions that came forward (some repeatedly) during the standing-room-only town hall meeting on short-term vacation rentals at La Jolla Community Center, Aug. 30. District 1 City Council...
Prospect Street residents who live near La Jolla Rec Center showed up en masse at the La Jolla Park & Rec (LJPR) board meeting Aug. 23 to voice their opposition to a skateboard park being considered as part of the playground renovation plans. Details of the renovation project were also discussed...
As part of the national All Girls STEM Society (AGSS), a group of Bishop’s School students are doing their part to encourage young girls to get — and stay — involved with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) learning. The group hosts 12-17 free STEM workshops across San Diego libraries,...
It’s not every day you get to sit down with a Nobel Prize winner, but for this edition of “People in Your Neighborhood,” we spoke to 93-year-old La Jolla resident Roger Guillemin, who served as interim president of the Salk Institute for two years. Guillemin shares the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology...
If you’ve called the administrative offices at La Jolla High School any time in the last five years, you’ve likely been met with a sweet voice saying “La Jolla High School, this is Rita. How can I help you?” And the problem-solving Rita McGee-Bastani truly means that she wants to help. In her...
The La Jolla tradition, “Tangle in the Tank,” is back 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 at Coggan Family Aquatic Center at La Jolla High School, 750 Nautilus St. The Vikings football team and the boys water polo team will square off in a water polo match to raise funds for Susan G. Komen San Diego’s breast...
It's the living room to most other residents of La Jolla's Casa de Mañana Retirement Community, but John Ellison calls it his man cave. Cluttered with Amazon boxes and electronic components, it's dominated by a desk sporting four laptop computers. Here, the 85-year-old former electronics engineer...
La Jolla Parks & Beaches advisory board voted to pursue historical designation for the Children’s Pool during its Aug. 28 meeting at La Jolla Rec Center. Such a designation for the landmark — which was created with the construction of the sea wall funded by La Jolla benefactress Ellen Browning...
The pre-gavel topic at La Jolla civic meetings last week was Hepatitis A, as national headlines about the outbreak in San Diego caused friends and family living elsewhere to reach out and check up. But are La Jollans really as safe as they assured their Facebook friends they are? So far, in what...
The City of San Diego passed its Accessory Unit Ordinance Sept. 12 without modification in Council Chambers, downtown. The ordinance loosens restrictions on building companion units of up to 1,200 square feet or junior units up to 500 square feet, on one’s property. It becomes law 30 days from...
17-year-old La Jolla Country Day School junior Navid Massarat proposes the area north of Scripps Pier for the off-leash dog beach.