Elisabeth Frausto

Kelly Dodd, life enrichment director at La Jolla retirement community Casa de Mañana, said her job means enlivening routines for the 200 residents there — “a lot of the fun stuff.”

Several local experts discussed COVID-19 prevention, coronavirus testing plans and other considerations for reopening public schools in a webinar attended by several San Diego Unified School District board members, current and future City Council members, and more than 200 parents and other community members.

A panel of UC San Diego health sciences experts shared statistics on inequities in how COVID-19 affects different races, along with their experiences and suggestions during “Alleviating Suffering Caused by COVID-19,” the latest webinar in UCSD’s “Deep Look” series.

The district will open limited in-person appointments to middle and high school students Dec. 7.

A student at La Jolla Country Day School was asked to remove his Make America Great Again hat because it is “offensive to our community,” Head of School Gary Krahn said in a video explaining the action.

The La Jolla Traffic & Transportation Board discussed roundabouts in two neighborhoods at its Nov. 18 meeting, agreeing to take the discussion to San Diego city officials for evaluation, despite not taking formal action.

University of California regents voted Nov. 18 to approve the budget, scope and external financing of UC San Diego’s planned Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood as the La Jolla Shores Association and Blackhorse Farms homeowners association look to the next steps in their joint lawsuit challenging the project.

YogaSix in La Jolla is one of many businesses in San Diego County to receive a cease-and-desist letter this week as the county tries to crack down on health-order violators as cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus continue to climb.

The La Jolla Light presents this continuing series of online activities to undertake on your computer or tablet during your quarantine quandary.

Tony Meeks, one of La Jolla High School’s two vice principals, plans to retire next month, and the school is beginning the search for his replacement.

La Jolla resident Peggy Hinaekian has written “The Girl from Cairo,” in which she details her memories from several decades lived on three continents, including significant decisions made “on a whim.”

A research team from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla has returned from an 11-day excursion exploring the depths of the ocean, and Lisa Levin, one of its leaders, said the mission was successful.