City Council members Barbara Bry (District 1) and Lorie Zapf (District 2) held a joint, grassroots-style press conference in the backyard of a Pacific Beach cottage on July 13, the Friday before Monday’s vote on short-term vacation rentals (STVR). It was an attempt to stoke last-minute opposition...
July’s La Jolla Town Council meeting was a forum on short-term vacation rentals (STVR) held four days before the City Council was expected to vote Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s STVR proposal into law. In attendance were about 50 citizens ranging from disappointed to irate.
The lack of La Jolla residents in the 200 tents cramming Kellogg Park on July 4 suggested that word about the cancellation of this year’s fireworks at Scripps Park spread well locally. Most tourists, however, didn’t get the message until already on site. And some weren't aware at all.
The Coast Walk Trail Bridge is once again open for public access, while City crews work on the bypass project that has been in the works for more than a year. Crews started construction on the re-route in late June, and work will be complete in the coming days. The finishing touches may be carried...
Chef Bernard Guillas has been a La Jolla fixture for 24 years, since he joined the Marine Room as executive chef at, so he says, “7 years old.” A passionate lover of food, life and La Jolla, Chef Bernard is guided chiefly by his instinct for fun.
The La Jolla Community Planning Association was updated on imminent construction activity in the Golden Triangle area during its July 5 meeting at the Rec Center. Genevieve Fong, a consultant with SANDAG, presented the latest news and highlighted how the Shift San Diego platform could assist motorists...
FRONTLINE CANCER: In recent years, CAR-T cell-based immunotherapies have grabbed headlines, taking off like, well, a race car. Broadly speaking, these treatments are based on the idea that the body's own immune system is best-suited to fighting cancer — something it does every day to great effect...
When classmates Brant Chlebowski and Nina Rosen were students in the Master of Advanced Studies degree in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation program at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), their daily respite from the labs and fluorescent-lit offices would be to sit outside the Eckart Library...
A house in Lower Hermosa was designated “historic” by the San Diego Historical Resources Board (HRB) by a vote of 7-2 during its June meeting at the San Diego Environmental Services building in Kearney Mesa. The house, located at 6200 Avenida Cresta, was deemed historically significant based on...
A group of former Children’s School students are starting the summer with a fresh new ’do — hair they can feel great about each time they run their fingers through their shortened locks. Anna Sohn and some of her school mates, inspired by math and science teacher Tina Brown, organized themselves...
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Move over, Bird. There's a new electric scooter in town. Pedego, the electric bike dealership that opened in November of last year at 5702 La Jolla Blvd., is expanding its retail space, its product line, and venturing into territory that sets up this Bird Rock shop as the flagship...
Time for La Jollans to polish their beloved Jewel once again I want to comment on the article that appeared on the front page of the July 5 Light: " La Jolla MAD opponents lack standing, judge rules: Both parties meeting to determine next steps." La Jolla should be making an effort to bring back...
Bird Rock updated on ‘sidewalk’ laws At the Bird Rock Community Council (BRCC) meeting on July 3, real-estate agent John Shannon announced a surprising discrepancy between what most La Jolla homeowners assume is the law regarding liability for City sidewalk injuries, and what that law actually...
San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit says his No. 1 priority is restaffing the department and putting more support staff and more efficient programs in place. New San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit arrived at Wesley Palms Retirement Community in Pacific Beach on June 4, 2018 to meet beach...
Opinion / Guest Commentary / Our Readers Write: As a long time community volunteer, I have been concerned about the state of the La Jolla Cultural Zone's appearance. Last fall, I undertook an effort to "green up" and make the area more "pedestrian friendly," like a park. This plan would entail...
Opinion / Guest Commentary / Our Readers Write: Every 10 years, a proposal is put forward — to "solve the La Jolla (downtown) parking problem" by building an underground garage beneath the La Jolla Recreation Center at Draper Avenue and Prospect Street. Again, it remains a muddleheaded solution...