By Chris Jennewein Four of the candidates for the District 1 City Council seat were in complete agreement Wednesday on one issue — no public money for a new football stadium. “I do not support any public money going to a stadium,” said Ray Ellis, a small business owner and community volunteer. Barbara Bry, a high […]
By: Colleen O’Connor Want to know why so many voters are angry this year? Look no further than San Diego’s own “leaders.” The issue: Closing of the La Jolla Children’s Pool to people — yes, people! To children, divers, swimmers and handicapped vets. Why? So that some seals can haul out and pup and poop […]
The Cardenas family initially encountered the dark side of their neighbor, Mr. Rob Whittemore in 2010, when he objected to their plans to expand their 892 square foot beachfront deck by a mere 459 square feet. Little did the Cardenas family know they were about to encounter the dark side of the community approval process in La Jolla […]
In District 1, the number of candidates grew from two to five in the span of a week By Andrew Bowen <img src=”https://kpbs.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2016/03/09/Screen_Shot_2016-03-09_at_6.19.46_PM_t614.png?a3ca5463f16dc11451266bb717d38a6025dcea0e” alt=””> The candidates and incumbent in City Council District 1. Clockwise from upper left: Barbara Bry, Ray Ellis, Louis Rodolico, Kyle Heiskala, Bruce Lightner and Sherri Lightner. As candidates for San Diego city […]
From: “Bruce D. Lightner” <lightner=brucelightner.org@mail69.atl91.mcsv.net> on behalf of “Bruce D. Lightner” < lightner@brucelightner.org> Reply-To: “Bruce D. Lightner” <lightner@brucelightner.org> Date: Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 3:01 PM Subject: [MKTG] Guess Who Is Running for Sherri Lightner’s Office? Because you’ve been one of Sherri’s biggest supporters over the years, we’re sharing some big news with you […]
La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA), a “private corporation”, is not fair or transparent when conducting our community’s business. Nor does it represent the viewpoint of the majority of the 42,000 residents in our community. According to the LJCPA website only 19 LJCPA members in addition to the 18 current trustees will need to be in […]
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 […]
By Phil Wise, Colliers International / La Jolla Light It’s been some time since I’ve shared my opinion on what is happening commercially in the Village. I’m continually asked why there is so much retail vacancy in La Jolla, which seems to be a recurring theme the past few years. Hopefully, the vacancy trend may be […]
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 […]