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Following some controversial statements by two of its members about recent chalk writings on the Fay Avenue Bike Path in support of the Black Lives Matter movement — and the city’s decision not to remove them — the La Jolla Parks & Beaches advisory group dedicated more than an hour of its Oct. 26 meeting to discussing how to proceed.
The San Diego City Council has scheduled a special online meeting for 11 a.m.
In addition to the extensive list of adaptations schools have had to make amid the COVID-19 pandemic, La Jolla Elementary School has had to modify an event that organizers see as more important than ever: its Wellness Night.
La Jolla’s Red Roost and Red Rest cottages, considered The Village’s oldest structures, were seriously damaged by fire early Oct. 26.
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The earliest all elementary school students could return to campuses is Jan. 4. For middle and high school students, it’s Jan. 25.
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Salk researcher to get $1 million to study tobacco and pancreatic cancer Dannielle Engle, an assistant professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, has been given a New Investigator Award from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program to examine how tobacco use promotes cellular changes that can lead to pancreatic cancer.
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Coronavirus numbers by ZIP code The San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency posts an updated list at 8 a.m. daily of coronavirus cases by ZIP code, including rates per 100,000 residents.
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It might not be obvious at first glance, but quality of life is on the ballot in the upcoming election.
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Thursday, Oct. 29 • The La Jolla Community Center’s online class “How to Zoom for Beginners Q&A” meets, 1 p.m. bit.ly/ljcchowtozoom Saturday, Oct. 31: Halloween Sunday, Nov. 1: Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. • La Jolla Open Aire Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Girard Avenue at Genter Street. (858) 454-1699. lajollamarket.com Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day • Rotary Club of La Jolla meets, noon online.
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With state Assembly member Todd Gloria giving up his seat to run for San Diego mayor in the Nov. 3 election, City Councilman Chris Ward is battling newcomer and fellow Democrat Sarah Davis for Gloria’s post representing the 78th District.
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Led by the African proverb “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together,” UC San Diego launched its Changemaker Institute this month.
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San Diego police were called to the home on Coast Walk around 4:45 a.m. by a resident who heard a noise and saw someone on the roof of the house.
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The La Jolla Traffic & Transportation Board discussed two areas of traffic concern at its Oct. 21 meeting, both in the Barber Tract neighborhood, which stretches from Windansea to The Village.
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Not everyone welcomes the exterior color change to the landmark building by noted architect Michael Graves.
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Two La Jolla businessmen have started a website designed to help patients navigate their journey through orthopedic surgery, and with user numbers doubling every month, they’re eyeing an expansion to include more surgery types.
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The La Jolla Light presents this continuing series of online activities to undertake on your computer or tablet during your quarantine quandary.
La Jolla Realtor Janet Lawless Christ has authored her first book, “Nugget the Nomad: Adventures of a Yoga Dog,” which aims to help children cope with difficult situations.
When COVID-19-related shutdowns went into effect in March, the concert halls, churches, schools and other venues that normally house San Diego’s choral groups went quiet.
A La Jolla teacher is carrying on her yearly community outreach projects for her first-grade students, finding ways to adapt the efforts online so her class can still learn about helping others.
The La Jolla Light presents this continuing series of online activities to undertake on your computer or tablet during your quarantine quandary.
La Jolla’s spectacular scenery and village atmosphere provide a lot of opportunities for great photos.
October is the grand transition.
“It’s been a good life,” La Jolla Shores resident Linda Olson said of the one she’s built with the help of her husband after surviving an accident 41 years ago that left her a triple amputee.
The La Jolla Village Merchants Association is eyeing the upcoming — and undoubtedly unconventional — holiday season, planning for an online pumpkin decorating contest for Halloween and a local’s discount program with area merchants participating for shopping needs.
The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture, a division of the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, began its 2020-21 “Arts & Ideas” season this month in an entirely virtual format designed to provide high-quality viewing experiences.
As restaurants have taken their tables and chairs outside during the coronavirus pandemic, La Jolla artist Paula McColl has taken to her canvases and brushes to paint them, and showed three such La Jolla works at a one-night exhibition Oct. 13 at Bistro du Marché on Girard Avenue.
The La Jolla Light presents this continuing series of online activities to undertake on your computer or tablet during your quarantine quandary.
Three local high school students are game to share their love of tennis with others, providing mentoring to students through Youth Tennis San Diego, a nonprofit designed to bring tennis to children in underserved areas through an after-school program.
Business Spotlight: To kick off a season that will likely be one for the history books, the San Diego Opera will present a production that has stood the test of time.
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of us dusted off our cookbooks and started experimenting in the kitchen.
With the intent of a sustained opening, the La Jolla Historical Society will reopen Thursday, Oct. 15, with new coronavirus-related restrictions.
Most of the new shows will feature local artists of color.
Watching the unveiling of the Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument in New York’s Central Park from a small screen almost 3,000 miles away may not have been what La Jolla residents Myriam Miedzian and Gary Ferdman had in mind seven years ago when they set out to get a statue built recognizing women in history.
This Month in History is a recurring feature in the La Jolla Light highlighting local happenings from yesteryear.
To bring the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego’s fundraising art auction into the digital world, La Jollan and virtual tour provider Sam Simmons used a tool typically reserved for real estate or planning and design: a Matterport Pro 2 camera.
Like every performing arts organization, the La Jolla-based Bodhi Tree Concerts series has had to get creative amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Business Spotlight: For La Jollans Carol and Jonathan Goldwasser, eating healthy isn’t just a lifestyle, it’s a business model that enables them to share their passions with the community.
If the latest installation in the Murals of La Jolla program looks familiar, there’s no need to get your eyes checked.
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Every morning before school starts online, a dozen or so Muirlands Middle School and Torrey Pines Elementary School students run laps around the block on a quiet cul-de-sac in a La Jolla neighborhood near UC San Diego.
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After almost three years of trying, the La Jolla Recreation Center is now in the ranks of places in San Diego with a spot for what’s often considered the fastest-growing sport in the nation — pickleball.
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An applicant allegedly was admitted despite not having proper athletic or academic qualifications.
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California’s schools are funded in large part by property taxes, but wealthy multinational corporations have been skipping out on paying their fair share. Proposition 15 is an opportunity to close a corporate tax loophole that has deprived schools and communities in San Diego and across California of much-needed investment.
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Proposition 15 is an $11.5 billion property tax increase that will appear before California voters during one of the most uncertain economic climates in memory. Even as hope exists for brighter days in San Diego County, Prop. 15 could undo that hard-earned progress for countless businesses.
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In mid-April 1987, I brought home an emaciated 6-month-old puppy.
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Crowds of Black Lives Matter supporters gathered at La Jolla Cove and proceeded to march to Windansea in a mass demonstration June 12.
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La Jolla’s spectacular scenery and village atmosphere provide a lot of opportunities for great photos.
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We asked you to show us your masks now that we’re all supposed to wear them in public places because of the coronavirus.
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La Jolla’s spectacular scenery and village atmosphere provide a lot of opportunities for great photos.
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Shelter to Soldier honors its Red Star corporate sponsors at a recent reception. The nonprofit organization adopts dogs from local shelters and trains them to become psychiatric service dogs for post-9/11 combat veterans.
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La Jolla Newcomers Club members continued its regular meetups and activities by visiting Balboa Park, touring the Park’s Natural History Museum, holding an educational history hike of Bird Rock, and gathering for a “Paint and Sip” happy hour.
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Business Spotlight: Ooh La La Dance Academy, with locations in La Jolla and Pacific Beach, is getting through the coronavirus pandemic the only way it knows how: through the art of dance, offering several new programs and continuing to make adaptations to ensure students have an outlet for their creative expression.
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Jackson Design & Remodeling, a San Diego-based team of award-winning architects and designers, is responding to current health and safety considerations by offering people interested in a remodeling project private tours of Jackson Design’s newly remodeled showroom.
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Business Spotlight: If you’re getting serious about remodeling your home, chances are you’ve read reviews or talked to friends about their experiences.
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If it’s fall in La Jolla, there are spider webs everywhere.
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It’s been my observation over 11 years and nearly 400 columns that I always get the most response when I write about dogs or my husband, Olof.
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My sons have teased me for years that I’ve spent my life “rehearsing for death.”
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I have a love-hate relationship with CVS Pharmacy — love for the incredibly overworked, friendly, helpful staff members who work behind the counter, and hate for CVS corporate, which seems to think up more and more invasive, annoying and profit-making plans under the appearance of caring for my health.
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Over the nearly 12 years I’ve been writing “Let Inga Tell You,” the many trees on my property have been an ongoing topic.
