Ashley Mackin-Solomon

In her “front porch photography” sessions, La Jolla resident Cristina Schaffer has seen it all: messages of encouragement, masked families, screaming babies.

Who hasn’t seen a kid who is a picky eater — only wanting chicken nuggets or not eating foods that touch the plate?

Renovation plans for the La Jolla Recreation Center got another nod of approval when the La Jolla Parks & Beaches advisory group reviewed them during its June 29 meeting.

“It was like a bomb went off in our clinic,” Renee St.

Two La Jolla houses were on the San Diego Historical Resources Board docket June 25: one, at 1802 Amalfi St., was quickly designated historic; the other, at 1174 Prospect St., was “reluctantly” not designated after a presentation from the city.

After a first-of-its-kind decision at the La Jolla Shores Permit Review Committee meeting in May, at which the board rescinded previous approval of a residential project, the board again broke with convention at its June 15 meeting, voting down the same project on re-review.

The board of Enhance La Jolla will see some changes in coming months, as it will have an election to fill four seats and is seeking a new manager for the La Jolla Maintenance Assessment District.

Like “social distancing” became a phrase ingrained in our language because of the COVID-19 pandemic, “defund the police” has become a watchword for the Black Lives Matter movement that is now part of our political lexicon.

When the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic hit and local parks and recreation opportunities were quickly off limits, La Jolla resident Amelia Leidy wanted to create a “sensory path” for her sister, who has special needs, to work on her motor skills.

As Friends of Coast Walk Trail makes progress in efforts to improve its namesake trail, the city of San Diego is stepping in with its own addition: a turnaround for cars at the end of Coast Walk.

Just in time for hair salons to reopen with strict new health and safety guidelines, Alexander Shelton has opened Gallery of Grooming in La Jolla.

Plans for a La Jolla Recreation Center renovation are making the rounds to local community planning groups for input, starting with the June 16 La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee meeting, where the proposal drew reviews like “stunning.”