I have been a resident of La Jolla since 1950 and have previously served as Trustee and Vice President of the La Jolla Community Planning Association. I led the effort to revise the LJCPA bylaws in 2007-2008 as well as the effort that led to the LJCPA retaining its designation as La Jolla’s officially recognized […]
Del Mar Times: By Karen Billing Jan. 24, 2015 Joe LaCava, a member of the La Jolla Community Planning Association and chair of the Community Planners Committee, announced he plans to run for City Council at the Torrey Hills CommunityBoard meeting on Jan. 20. LaCava, a land use and public policy consultant from La Jolla, said […]
Fourteen candidates vying for seven open seats on board of directors By Pat Sherman Feb. 17, 2015 All eyes will be on next month’s annual election of the La Jolla Community Planning Association’s (LJCPA) board of directors, given the controversy that erupted after its 2014 election. A shortage of candidates last year — with four […]
As you may have recently read in the U-T, Eater, San Diego Magazine and FOOD & WINE, we are, indeed, opening a Mexican restaurant in La Jolla Shores. One of the reasons George’s at the Cove has remained such a successful enterprise is that George Hauer, April Johnson and I, as partners, have remained operationally […]
San Diego Reader: By Caitlin Rother, Jan. 15, 2014 About a year ago at the La Jolla Cove, longtime marathon swimmer Claudia Rose was making her way toward La Jolla Shores with a friend when a group of sea lions charged at them. Startled into a fight-or-flight reaction, the swimmers veered to the south, toward […]
La Jolla Light By Pat Sherman Jan. 20, 2015 Major concrete street replacement on Coast Blvd. to begin Feb. 9 The heavy schedule of street resurfacing, storm drain replacement and utilities undergrounding in the Village of La Jolla is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Bill Harris, a representative for the City of San […]
At the December 4, 2014 meeting the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) Trustees once again voted to change their city approved bylaws. Despite threats from the City of San Diego and a existing lawsuit to have the LJCPA decertified, our community group refuses to abide by their City approved bylaws, City Council Policy 600-24(600-24) and the City approved 600-24 Administrative Guidelines. Trustee […]
By Kristina Davis UT San Diego LA JOLLA — The long-simmering legal dispute over the Mount Soledad cross in La Jolla is facing another major twist, with Congress expected this week to approve a measure that would transfer ownership of the scenic property to private hands. The measure, introduced by Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, orders the […]
After filing a timely formal written election challenge to the La Jolla Community Planning Association’s (LJCPA) March 2014 election, two members of the LJCPA, Bob Whitney and Michael Morton have filed a lawsuit against the City of San Diego, LJCPA, and Joe La Cava. When contacted, Whitney said; “This is not the course of action we wanted […]
The La Jolla Community Planning Association, which makes recommendations to the City of San Diego on local community matters, including protecting the integrity of the La Jolla Community Plan, is starting its search for 2015 board members early, based on the recent challenge to their 2014 election, to reach a more diverse community base – and it asks fair […]