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 […]
La Jolla Light: By Dave Schwab The La Jolla Shores Permit Review (LJSPR) committee said no on March 27 to a requested street vacation necessary for a downsized Hillel Jewish Student Center project proposed on a triangular plot across from the UCSD campus in a single-family neighborhood. LJSPR voted 5 in favor, 1 opposed, with […]
April 22, 2012 Ms. Mary Wright, Deputy Director Planning Division Development Service Department Re: 600-24 and Brown Act Violations by members of the La Jolla Community Planning Association. Dear Ms. Wright: First and foremost I believe the majority of the Trustees on our community group serve our community with only the best of intentions. And […]
Bob Whitney La Jolla Association Member On February 6, 2012 the San Diego City Council (SDCC) voted 7-1 to approve the construction of a new home at 8490 Whale Watch Way in La Jolla. Their vote denied an appeal brought on by the La Jolla Community Planning Association, a group in which Councilwoman Lightner was […]
Esther Rubio-Sheffrey, March 23, 2012 Updated campaign records show that of three city council incumbents up for re-election, only District 1’s Sherri Lightner faces any real opposition. Campaign records released by the City Clerk’s office yesterday, detail each of the campaigns’ fundraising efforts from January 1 through March 17, 2012, and reveal that incumbents Marti […]
By: Michael Morton, AIA La Jolla Shores Permit Review Committee member Dear La Jolla Planning Association (CPA) and the Residents ofLa Jolla: La Jolla continues to grow and change, but some want to “shoot the messenger “of that change. Architects and designers are the messenger of that change; they sculpt the designs that will grace […]
By Mike Soleri Hennessey’s Tavern, located at 7811 Herschel Avenue, would like a Sidewalk Cafe similar to other restaurants in the La Jolla community. We are proposing to construct a 180 square foot Sidewalk Cafe located within the public walkway in front of their existing restaurant. Our Sidewalk Cafe is proposed to encroach into the public walkway by 6 feet in width […]
La Jolla Light By: By Pat Sherman A model of the Belvedere Promenade project, which has been proposed for a stretch of Prospect Street, between Herschel and Girard avenues. At its Feb. 9 meeting, La Jolla Town Council trustees voted unanimously to approve a community revitalization project that the group first endorsed 21 years […]