George’s at the Cove has been a prominent member of the La Jolla Community for 28 successful years. I am proud to say that last year we served more than 275,000 diners at our three-level restaurant. Unfortunately, many of our guests impressions of La Jolla are based on the overwhelming stench coming from the rocks on the cliffs below the restaurant.
“Signs. Signs. They’re everywhere in this town. Signs for open houses. Signs for pizza slices. Signs for flowers and manicures and massages. Signs for car wash. Political signs. Signs for SALES. SALES. SALES. In other words, visual pollution, the contamination of the environment from human activities.”
We need to extol spirit of civility on college campuses Are we teaching our young people to be strong and fair, to live fulfilled lives of courage, integrity, leadership, imagination and creativity? Are we teaching them to communicate effectively, to believe in themselves enough so that they have tools to disagree respectfully and even to be flexible enough to change their minds when necessary?
Since the U.S. Postal Service announced in January its plans to sell the busy and beloved La Jolla Post Office building at 1140 Wall St. and relocate its services elsewhere in town, hundreds of residents have come forward to fight the closure under the direction of the Save La Jolla Post Office Task Force. The Force is one to be reckoned with but it needs your support at a face-to-face meeting with postal officials 6 p.m. next Thursday, April 26 at The Cuvier Club, 7776 Eads Ave. Speaker slips will be provided to allow everyone a chance to voice their concerns.
Where can you check out the latest sustainable vehicles, get your blood pressure screened, witness cutting-edge research, learn about college planning and listen to live music, all in one place, at one time? The answer is UC San Diego. The university will host a special “Triton Day Experience” for campus and community members from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 7. The event is free and open to the public. The day’s activities will offer campus visitors an enhanced opportunity to discover all that UC San Diego has to offer, including world-class education, translational research and advanced patient care.
I was recently vacationing in La Jolla with my family, and had the great fortune to watch the seals and their pups at Casa Beach, also known as, “Children’s Pool.” My children, ages 7 and 9, were delighted to watch mother and baby seals interact with each other. We were even able to see the umbilical cord, still hanging from the belly of an hour-old seal. And while my children know that seals are mammals like us, seeing the umbilical cord and watching a pup nurse was eye-opening for them.
A few years ago some people in this town identified me as a community leader. My take has always been that the best qualification for leadership is for a person to have enough common sense to be able to appreciate what thoughtful and reflective people want and (often through trial and error) to try, in all candor, to reflect the
n regards to the Feb. 16 cover story “Town Council backs revived ‘promenade’ plan,” I’d like to add that we just returned from Santa Barbara and saw first hand how they have preserved and revitalized their downtown. Whereas, La Jolla has a rotting lifeguard station, a couple of shacks that are historical eyesores for the last 30 years, and businesses are closing.
My hope is that enlightenment will shine on this town and modernize modernize modernize. And by-the-way … don’t like the stupid canoes sticking out of our art museum … just saying it is time for BIG CHANGES in La Jolla!
In this last week of 2011 I want to thank all of our caring contributors who, through their philanthropic donations, have continued to fuel the autonomous La Jolla Meals On Wheels engine, allowing us to keep rolling along as we mark our 37th year of service throughout our own community by providing tasty, healthy and nutritious meals to isolated homebound seniors as well as disabled or mobility challenged people of all ages.
Our family is pleased to announce our lawsuit against the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) and the City of San Diego has been resolved. With the filing of our lawsuit, we wanted both the LJCPA and the City of San Diego to acknowledge the appeal “Policy and Procedures” of the LJCPA were inconsistent with City Council Policy 600-24 and their own City approved bylaws. Although our family is regretful as applicants we were required to take this course of action, the purpose in filing and pursing our lawsuit has been accomplished.
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