In response to the “increase in inquiries” from commuters concerned about the construction project along Torrey Pines Road that is causing unacceptable traffic congestion, the City is looking to modify its schedule and calling on traffic engineers to assess the situation. The construction began...
As of July 1, your animal issues will no longer be San Diego County’s concern. So who will license your pet, handle animal-abuse complaints, pick up dead animals and respond to snakes in your backyard? These responsibilities and others — including writing off-leash citations and operating animal...
Growing up in apartheid South Africa, the son of Chinese immigrants, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong got his information and entertainment from daily newspapers. Television was banned in that country until he was 23. When he started saving money for college, he turned to newspapers again, plucking hundreds...
At 2 p.m., right on time, the Oscar-winning star of Mystic River and Milk sauntered up to the bookstore’s front entrance. Onlookers cheered as he entered and approached a microphone behind the checkout counter. Here's what happened...
Comedy Store La Jolla owner Mitzi Shore dies Comedy Store owner Mitzi Shore died Wednesday, after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was 87 and had been in hospice care. “Mitzi was an extraordinary businesswoman and decades ahead of her time who cultivated and celebrated the artistry of stand-up...
Eric Elam, the Bubble Guy of La Jolla and Pacific Beach, uses happy bubbles to conceal a sad secret.
Between birds soaring overhead, critters living in tidepools and pinnipeds lounging on the beach, a day at La Jolla’s coastline provides expansive glimpses of nature. Not to mention the landscapes and treescapes that vegetate town and La Jolla’s biodiverse hillsides. That’s why the City of San...
The lump showed up last October. It was in her right breast. Ruth Gordon knew she was genetically predisposed. Her sister, mother and maternal grandmother also had breast cancer. The mammogram saved her life. “Let me tell you, if I hadn’t had that, it would have metastasized,” Gordon says. “There...
All Hallows Academy sits on the crest of Nautilus Street on Soledad Mountain and has served as a beacon to the La Jolla community and the students who go there for 50 years. Its motto is “where faith and education meet,” and that motto is reflected in its rigorous curriculum. All Hallows has 230...
What on earth is going on here in front of the La Jolla Rec Center? And why?
The La Jolla High School Viking Rugby team has arrived. It has had what coaches call an “explosive” couple of seasons, going from a budding JV team three years ago to taking this year’s division championship title. The international sport — popular in England, Australia and South Africa — combines...
The La Jolla Parks & Beaches (LJP&B) advisory group discussed a bevy of items during its March 26 meeting at the Rec Center, including the controversial dockless bikes. Dockless bikes: Addressing the proliferation of dockless bikes in La Jolla and across San Diego, and noting their presence in...
News from around La Jolla
The La Jolla Shores Association (LJSA) got creative to resolve a board issue in light of its most recent election, at which five candidates (four balloted and one write-in) ran for eight seats. Drawing from a clause in the La Jolla Community Planning Association bylaws, the board opted to appoint...
The City of San Diego Department of Parks & Rec dropped a “bombshell” on the La Jolla Parks & Recreation, Inc. (LJP&R) board that will affect how the community group’s signature projects must now be carried out. The City’s new regulations will apply to the LJP&R’s playground renovation plans, bocce...
Voce Del Mare owner pleads not guilty to rape charges During a court appearance on April 2, the owner of Bird Rock’s Voce Del Mare Italian restaurant, Daniel Dorado, pleaded not guilty to felony charges of sexually assaulting four women, at least three of whom were unconscious at the time of the...