At least four car accidents have taken place across La Jolla in the month of July and first week of August, prompting different courses of action to draw attention to the issue. Starting the afternoon of July 10, an elderly driver crashed her white Lexus into a house on the corner of Torrey Pines...
The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health issued a water quality advisory for La Jolla Cove Aug. 3-4, noting that during the advisory period, bacteria levels exceeded health standards and contact with the water should be avoided. According to the County’s Beach & Bay Water Quality...
With the piercing sounds of sawing, jackhammering, rolling construction vehicles and back-up beepers in the background (and with the smell of dust in the air), the City launched its Shift San Diego program at a press conference July 23 across from Westfield UTC mall, which is in the midst of a...
Plans to demolish the local Mexican restaurant (and happy hour staple) Su Casa and the adjoining residential building to construct a residential-commercial mixed-use structure in their place at 6738 La Jolla Blvd., received unanimous approval from the San Diego City Council on July 25 at Council...
The months of May, June and July are a popular time of year at La Jolla Cove with visitors coming in droves. But it is also a significant time of year in the life cycle of a sea lion. According to the City of San Diego’s newly released Marine Coastal Management Plan (MCMP), “The La Jolla coastline...
Here are six more of the women who head local arts institutions, some of them recent arrivals and some of them longtime leaders in the field; including Erika Torri, executive director of La Jolla's Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. La Jolla Light published Part 1 listing the seven other museum directors...
There is a well-known gender gap when it comes to museum directorship, according to the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) and the National Center for Arts Research (NCAR), but according to a recent report, "while progress is incremental, the needle is moving with changes accomplished through...
With its fiery orange wings sporting traversing rich black lines, the Monarch Butterfly is one of the most recognizable species in North America (so says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). But numbers have been dwindling over the last 20 years and the species is “in trouble.” To do their part...
San Diego Police Department Community Relations Officer Larry Hesselgesser — La Jolla’s favorite man in blue — has been a constant presence in The Village at community meetings, Neighborhood Watch gatherings and all things having to do with safety. The talkative dad-of-two and artist-turned-officer...
Editor’s Note: As a world renowned surfing town, La Jolla has its legends of the sea. We’re stoked to bring you their stories in this new summer series. Next week, we’ll conclude our reports by featuring an interview with Bill Andrews. Debbie Beacham. As a professional Surf World Champion in 1982,...
FRONTLINE CANCER: Melanoma has a long memory. Quite often, it is the delayed consequence of sunburns or repeated, intense sun exposures experienced as a child or teen — the coveted golden tan of youth come back to haunt. Early sun exposure (ultraviolet radiation) can damage the DNA in skin cells...
Once again, the Calle del Cielo project to create eight lots in La Jolla Shores (and build a house on each lot) took center stage at the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) meeting. And once again, after nearly two hours of discussion and questions, Aug. 3 at the La Jolla Recreation...
Next spring, in the restaurant space at 1251 Prospect St. that formerly housed Alfonso’s, a new seafood eatery is coming to The Village: Ways & Means Oyster House. On the menu will be sustainably-sourced seafood and craft cocktails. In addition to oysters, the restaurant will serve small plates...
After seven months in development and years of passion on water issues, Bishop’s School senior Sayeh Kohani, 17, has created what she calls the SolarSave water purification system. On July 27, the patent for her invention cleared and she received a prototype. This November, Sayeh will travel to...
In recent years, the La Jolla Cove beach and waters have become a hotbed of community contention due to problems stemming from the burgeoning sea lion population there. La Jollans have sat through dozens of committee hearings, four “Crisis at The Cove” Town Council forums, and plowed through a...
At the July 19 meeting of the Airport Noise Advisory Committee (ANAC) subcommittee in Liberty Station, Airport Authority staff revealed that air noise monitoring had been underway in the areas of Bird Rock and Soledad Mountain before and after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Metroplex...