La Jolla Town Council (LJTC) passed a motion at its April 11 meeting protesting the San Diego City Council’s recent repeal of its ban on living inside vehicles parked on City streets. Passed with only board member Michael Dershowitz dissenting, the motion called on City Council “to recognize the...
Inside SDPD is a free experience designed to let the public walk in a police officer’s shoes, giving them instruction in traffic stops, S.W.A.T. techniques, force-option simulation, working with K-9 officers and Taser firing.
REVIEW: The La Jolla Music Society’s new $82 million performing arts center opened April 5, with a star-studded lineup and very big expectations. Hello, Conrad! Goodbye, Sherwood! Two years and 17 days after the La Jolla Music Society held its final concert at the now-defunct Sherwood Auditorium,...
Opinion / Guest Commentary / Our Readers Write: Editor's Note: While La Jolla Light knows the name and address of this writer, we've agreed to withhold the information to protect her safety and privacy. She wishes her story told as a caution to others, particularly other senior citizens and wrote...
Opinion / Letters to the Editor / Our Readers Write: The following are Letters to the Editor from recent issues of La Jolla Light as La Jollans speak out on local issues. Letters published in La Jolla Light express views from readers in regard to community issues. To share your thoughts in this...
Opinion / Guest Commentary / Our Readers Write: Here's the latest news addressing the commercial jet noise associated with the FAA's NextGen Metroplex system, the impact studies commissioned by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority (SDCRAA) and the recently proposed $3 billion airport...
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: It's that time of year again. The Marine Room Restaurant (part of La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club but open to the public) invites diners to its traditional High Tide Dinner Series, which runs April 16 and continues through the summer. It's the best time of year to see Mother Nature...
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Who better to know and respond to the needs of seniors than seniors themselves? A franchise organization called Seniors Helping Seniors capitalizes on that concept, acknowledging that seniors are more open to care when the caregiver is a peer who can relate to them on a personal...
Imagine driving through a storm so bad, semi-trucks blow onto their sides in front of you. Imagine also that you are towing a trailer, and inside that trailer is a $2 million Ferrari. The spotlight at the 15th annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance — Friday, April 12 to Sunday, April 14 in Scripps...
For La Jolla residents Tony and Rene Gild, the start of their recent Naval Air Forces Distinguished Visitor Embark trip sounds like a heart-racing scene from a movie. They describe being strapped via four sets of belts to the inside of a Navy jet, with two sets of earplugs, a helmet and goggles,...
The La Jolla Half Marathon might just be one of the most scenic and visually stunning runs in the greater Southern California area. Think about it. Coming out of the start line at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, the course runs along Coast Boulevard (two blocks east of the beach below) with glimpses of...
For the last few months, specifically in March, members of the La Jolla Shores Association (LJSA) have taken it upon themselves to check to see whether the gates to the Kellogg Park parking lot are locked at 10 p.m.
It’s been more than a year since the La Jolla Coastal Access & Parking Board met, having seemingly exhausted its efforts to find parking solutions in The Village and establish a shuttle system in accordance with a California Coastal Commission (CCC) directive from the 1970s. But in light of The...
The Scripps Park Pavilion leads the way in terms of La Jolla projects to be funded in San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s Fiscal Year 2020 proposed budget.
When San Diego Police Department Northern Division Captain Tina Williams spoke before the Kiwanis Club of La Jolla on April 12 at the Community Center, she covered a variety of topics. These included how Northern Division is different from the broader department; whether the intersection of Nautilus...
Sewage spill closes Windansea beach A section of the beach near Windansea was closed for more than 48 hours from Friday morning (April 12) to Sunday afternoon (April 14) due to a 130-gallon sewage spill from a local sewer line. The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health announced on...