Ashley Mackin-Solomon

Incoming Torrey Pines Elementary School Principal Keith Keiper has a long-standing philosophy about education: “We, as educators, do what’s best for kids.”

After playing spring and fall seasons last year, having a full offseason has been a big boost, coaches say.

In a continued collaboration with Enhance La Jolla, which administers the Village Maintenance Assessment District, the La Jolla Village Merchants Association has identified the first of several utility boxes intended to be wrapped in images designed to help people find their way around.

After more than an hour of discussion, the California Coastal Commission this week postponed a vote on a planned home development in La Jolla, prolonging the review process for a project five years in the making.

A planned remodeling at the La Jolla Christian Fellowship campus in The Village drew strong opposition and a series of questions during the La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee’s meeting Aug. 9 — so much so that trustees asked the applicants to return with more information at a future meeting.

With summer in full swing and vacationers continuing to flock to La Jolla’s parks and beaches, sidewalk vendors are establishing an increasing presence in places like Scripps Park at The Cove, locals say.

Work has begun on the outdoor dining area of the planned Paradisaea restaurant in Bird Rock, with some claiming there was insufficient communication about it.

A buildup of trash alongside La Jolla Parkway — which many consider to be La Jolla’s front door — continues to upset local residents, who in recent months have reported the litter to the city of San Diego, to no avail.

After a lifetime of painting and months of outreach by her family, 91-year-old artist Mary Little will get an exhibition of her work.

Looking for some insight on the possible local effects of the city of San Diego’s newly passed “Build Better SD” initiative, which addresses how capital projects are funded, the La Jolla Community Planning Association set aside time during its Aug. 4 meeting for an update.

A perceived increase in parking enforcement in select parts of La Jolla’s Village is irking some residents who have received multiple citations after seeing minimal ticketing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the hope that neighbors and a developer can reconcile over a contentious home project in The Village — despite what some called the risk of setting a “dangerous” precedent — the La Jolla Community Planning Association postponed a vote on the proposal until its next meeting.