I read an article in the March 28,2013 La Jolla Light newspaper regarding the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) approval of their proposed bylaw amendments. According to the article, LJCPA Vice-chair Joe LaCava told the La Jolla Light “last year the city merely requested refinements for clarity and consistency and the city had no objections to the core principals […]
The City of San Diego has directed the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) to incorporate their appeal procedures into its city approved bylaws. In response, the LJCPA established an Ad-Hoc Committee (Committee) on Bylaw Revisions and held publicly noticed meetings to draft their appeal procedures. On March 3, 2011 and March 1, 2012 the LJCPA adopted the Committee’s recomendation […]
I read an recent article written by Andrew Keatts on the Voice of San Diego regarding the recent transparency push for the Community Planning Groups in San Diego with immense interest. As a daily morning reader of VOSD, I would like to share with you my thoughts and comments; First, congratulations’ to Mayor Filner for establishing an […]
The recent article in the La Jolla Light “La Jolla Historical Society appeals city’s decision on Windemere site” is factually wrong on the following important facts; (1) On Feb. 4 the La Jolla Historical Society (LJHS) and the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) each filed appeals against the city’s environmental determination on the Windermere cottage. Astonishingly, […]
LJCPA Trustees: As each of you are aware the actions of the La Jolla Community Planning Association are regulated by Council Policy 600-24 (600-24) and the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) Corporate Bylaws adopted and effective March 5, 2009 (Bylaws). Pursuant to 600-24, the standard operating procedures and responsibilities of recognized community planning groups, […]
La Jolla Association Staff: The City of San Diego has determined since the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) is a advisory body created by an action of the City Council, the LJCPA is subject to; (i) California’s Open Meeting Law, the Ralph M. Brown Act (“Brown Act”). (ii) City of San Diego Council Policy […]
The La Jolla Community Planning Association is recognized by the City Council to make recommendations to the City Council, Planning Commission, City staff and other governmental agencies on land use matters for our community. As our recognized community planning group they are responsible to review development projects. During the development project review period, the LJCPA is sent project […]
By: Bob Whitney; Letter to the City Attorney. It is easy for violations of the LJCPA volunteers to be shrugged off as insignificant and regarded as LJCPA “housekeeping”. Housekeeping however is not the point of this letter. The point is La Jolla has a systemic problem in which activist members of our community planning group […]
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–A La Jolla planning group had three answers to Hillel of San Diego’s request to build a religious, intellectual and spiritual center on land it owns near the UCSD campus: “No,” “no” and “no.” There were three interrelated questions before the La Jolla Community Planning Association on Thursday evening, June […]
City of San Diego Response: May 3, 2012 M1 (3)[1] re Michael Morton