In June of 2015, Joe LaCava, a candidate for District 1 City Council, formed a Ad Hoc Committee of the La Jolla Community Planning Association to address development issues related to implementation of the La Jolla Community Plan. The ad hoc committee was formed to compare homes built under categorical exemption (50% rule) versus those under Costal Development Permits […]
To the editor of the La Jolla Village News: Your website states; “The San Diego Community Newspaper Group is dedicated to serving local coastal communities of San Diego, including La Jolla, University City, Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Ocean Beach and Point Loma.” Your reporter however, often times shows his allegiance not to our community, but […]
Admin Staff; On September 5th a Superior Court Judge ruled that although Petitioners Bob Whitney and Michael Morton laid out in detail their criticisms of the La Jolla Community Planning Association’s (LJCPA) March 2014 election, they offered little in legal analysis as to why their requested writ of mandate should be issued. Key contentions of the March 2014 LJCPA election challenge lawsuit […]
According to comments at the July 28, 2015 La Jolla Shores Permit Review Committee (LJSPR), the three La Jolla Shores Association appointees to the committee, expressed concern that the “community” is unhappy with the color scheme of Galaxy Taco. They cited the yellow accent color used to paint the exterior walls of the rear kitchen building is in […]
The La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) is currently entangled in an lawsuit with members Michael Morton and Bob Whitney over the March 2014 election, where Morton was duly elected but not seated. Due to this lawsuit, the LJCPA appointed a three person ad-hoc committee, Cindy Greatrex, Ray Weiss and Rob Whittemore (who later resigned), to review […]
Fox 5 News/Admin Residents in the Westknoll neighborhood blocked crews from installing a wireless antenna Monday morning. “This whole thing stinks, there’s something wrong here,” said David Haney. Crews from Crown Castle, for which La Jolla Community Planning Association’s President Joe LaCava is a paid Lobbyist, were installing cellular equipment on a city light pole in […]
The property at 820 Rushville has been in the Hansen’s family for almost 60 years. On June 11th an appeal, filed by the disputed President of the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA), Joe LA Cava, was rejected by a 5-1 vote of the San Diego Planning Commission. This was the third consecutive appeal filed […]
La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) Trustee, Phil Merten and Chair of the La Jolla Shores Permit Review Committee (LJSPRC), explains to the Planning Commission, on April 16 2015, just how underhanded the approval process can be in La Jolla. Merten’s comments confirm why the Whitney family terminated their relationship with their original architect Dale Naegle. […]
On March 5th the La Jolla Community Planning Association will be holding their annual election. It appears, once again, Mr. Whittemore wants to be elected to the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA). Why? This is a position he resigned from in October 2014, after publicly stating he would rather resign then serve on the LJCPA […]
If you plan to sell, remodel or develop your single-family residential property in La Jolla Shores in the next couple of years you could be in for a real surprise! If the leadership of the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) gets their way, your property value could decline more then 30% in 2015! Bird Rock resident, Joe La Cava and Murilands resident, Phil Merten […]