After some back-and-forth requests as to when the City of San Diego should proceed with the Torrey Pines Slope Restoration project, City engineers decided to employ both daytime and nighttime work. Crews were back on site in late November, and work will proceed until March, 2019. The loudest work,...
Editor’s Note: La Jolla Light’s “People in Your Neighborhood” series shines a spotlight on notable locals we all wish we knew more about! Light staff is out on the town talking to familiar, friendly faces to bring you their stories. If you know someone you’d like us to profile, send the lead via...
After almost 19 years in The Village, Wahoo’s Fish Tacos will close its doors at 637 Pearl St. as part of a larger corporate downsizing. Its last day of business will be Sunday, Dec. 16. “La Jolla is a great community and we are proud to have served the residents at our Pearl Street location,”...
The long-discussed La Jolla Rec Center playground renovation could be a reality in about five years, depending on how much the City is involved. To provide insight into the project from the City’s point of view, San Diego Parks Department planner Meredith Dawson spoke at the La Jolla Parks & Recreation...
Less than 24 hours after the meeting last week to bring those on both sides of the contentious Playa del Norte stanchions issue to the table, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s office announced a decision to reinstate the stanchions in the coming days. The issue, a year-and-a-half in the making...
In an effort to increase Social Intelligence among its students, La Jolla High School is considering a monthly e-blast with relevant (albeit uncomfortable) topics for parents and a peer-counseling system for students. The update was given during the Nov. 29 La Jolla Cluster Association (LJCA) meeting...
La Jolla Elementary School principal Donna Tripi announced via email that she would be leaving her post at the end of the year, to become a superintendent in the Rancho Santa Fe School District. She arrived at La Jolla Elementary School in 1999.
A letter that arrived in the mail to his parents' house in 2016 changed Robert Hatano's life forever ... and for the better.
La Jolla Meals on Wheels recognized its dedicated volunteers Nov. 3 at a luncheon held at Our Mother of Confidence Church in University City. This non-profit organization has served the nutritional needs of home-bound seniors by providing them with nutritious home-delivered meals in La Jolla and...
People in Your La Jolla Neighborhood: As in many homes, the photos on Gary Rectenwald’s mantel display children engaged in proud-parent moments: high-school sports, graduations, proms. But the children in Rectenwald’s photos aren’t his — at least they weren’t initially. Rectenwald, 68, adopted...
In the three years since his San Diego Fly Rides bike store opened — first at 1237 Prospect St. and then, for more space, at 7444 Girard Ave. — operations manager Max Shenk found himself increasingly frustrated with La Jolla’s bicycle-incompatibility.
Opinion / Guest Commentary / Our Readers Write: Clear coastal waters, breathtaking beaches and rugged desert trails are just a few of the natural features that define San Diego and draw people here from all over the world. As San Diego City Attorney, I work to protect our environment by fighting...
Opinion / Letters to the Editor / Our Readers Write: Letters to the Editor from recent issues of La Jolla Light as La Jollans speak out on local issues: ——— More neighborhood speed bumps needed to slow rushing motorists A speeding car coming up Nautilus Street sideswiped my wife's car and flipped...
Charges filed in ivory trafficking case against La Jolla gallery San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott filed criminal charges Nov. 28 against the Carlton Gallery in La Jolla, its owner, and an employee for trafficking ivory in defiance of California law. This prosecution follows the largest seizure...
A confluence of problems results in La Jolla's second straight year without its traditional Tannenbaum at the Rec Center, a tradition since 1915.
Miracle on Prospect Street Instead of returning to her car immediately following Sunday services at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, as she usually does, La Jolla resident Anne Marshall decided to check out the rummage sale out front for a few minutes. Unfortunately, she chose Dec. 2 to do...