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Paddleboarding added to La Jolla’s Survivor Beach event in June

surfboards line up in the sand as a part of survivor Beach last year in la Jolla. This year, stand Up Paddleboard and paddle surfboards will line up in solidarity. courtesy

The cancer-survivor celebration, Survivor Beach, has always had an “aloha spirit,” but this year there are several new elements to the surf-oriented fundraiser.
For the first time, Stand Up Paddleboards (SUP) and paddle surfing will be the vehicle for participants. The event will get underway at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, June 2 at the beach in front of Scripps Institute of Oceanography, and is in need of volunteers (see box).

Breaking News: City to begin La Jolla Cove bird poop cleaning on Tuesday

The foul smelling bird guano on the rocks above La Jolla Cove will soon be gone, courtesy of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, Councilmember Sherri Lightner and a natural cleaning solution to be applied by San Diego based Blue Eagle.

According to the mayor’s spokesperson, Irene McCormack, the city has hired San Diego-based Blue Eagle to apply a natural product containing bioactive agents commonly found in nature, including a non-pathogenic bacteria that will digest the guano and other noxious organisms that the guano hosts on it.

New column! Frontline: Cancer, San Diego is leading the charge to make cancer medicine better

Dr. Scott Lippman

Now is a time of truly unprecedented scientific innovation and clinical revolution in cancer research and therapy. We understand the nature of cancer better than ever; we have more tools and tricks.

Assistant chief Shelley Zimmerman says community support vital to police work in La Jolla

Assistent Chief of Police in San Diego, Shelley Zimmerman.

Shelley Zimmerman told the room full of people who came to hear details about her 30-year career in law enforcement that she never imagined she would be promoted to Assistant Chief of Police in San Diego.

La Jolla High School Interact club to hold car wash & bake sale

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On Saturday, May 25th, La Jolla High School Interact, a community service club, will hold its annual car wash and bake sale at the La Jolla Methodist Church, 6063 La Jolla Blvd. Funds raised at the event will be used for the club’s Tijuana home-building project. Over the past five years, Interact has constructed seventeen homes [...]

Armed men rob La Jolla restaurant

The suspects, both described as being in their 20s and wearing bandanas and dark clothing, entered the Flame Broiler restaurant on Villa La Jolla Drive around 9:10 p.m.

Stop blaming SeaWorld for the seal colony at Children’s Pool in La Jolla

Sarah Wan-B&W

In the final analysis, it really doesn’t matter where the seals may have come from. What matters is that they are here and we are all the richer for it. People come from all over the world to see these marine mammals. They are one of San Diego’s unique and valuable treasures and need to be protected for all

Take a piece of history in hand at La Jolla Coin Shop

La Jolla Coin Shop’s staff specialize in the buying and selling of rare coins, currency and precious metals, such as gold and silver.

Coin collecting is the largest hobby in the world, according to Jeffrey Martin, co-owner of La Jolla Coin Shop, but it’s come under a lot of pressure lately competing for folks’ attentions with all the technological distractions around today.

Mayor’s revised budget would allocate $50,000 for ‘Seal Cam’

Mayor Filner addresses a crowd gathered at the Children's Pool earlier this year as the Seal Cam is unveiled. Pat Sherman photos

In addition, the San Diego region will receive $16.9 million from the Department of Homeland Security for public safety measures.

Police presence pulled from La Jolla’s Children’s Pool as pup season ends

Though seal pupping season ended May 15, Children’s Pool beach is still undergoing changes due to actions taken by the city.

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