January 4, 2022
Hundreds of people braved chilly waters to take part in the Polar Bear Plunge, an annual San Diego tradition held at La Jolla Shores on New Year’s Day. The Polar Bear Plunge, staged by the La Jolla Cove Swim Club, is a ritual in San Diego on New Year’s Day. People come from across the […]
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December 30, 2021
The La Jolla Shores Association has secured an extension to the program that allows for outdoor dining on one block of Avenida de la Playa until July 13, 2022. https://www.instagram.com/p/CSNdshrpLzU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Unlike other outdoor dining throughout La Jolla, the program is different because it requires one block of the street to be closed. The permit required […]
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December 28, 2021
Local La Jolla resident Kim Lee advocates for foster youth throughout San Diego County, working in a system she says is broken but “not hopeless.” Since 2015, Lee has been volunteering as a court-appointed special advocate (CASA) for Voices for Children, a San Diego organization that helps local foster children by connecting them with needed […]
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December 27, 2021
The La Jolla Shores Permit Review Committee has approved a “bizarre” service easement vacation request, despite the fact that it isn’t clear where the easement is located. At its Dec. 20 meeting, PRC trustees voted to relinquish the public service right of way to a six-foot-wide easement in La Jolla. However, the committee was unsure […]
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December 22, 2021
A plan to improve the streetscape in La Jolla’s village has received the green light from both the Development Permit Review Committee and the Traffic & Transportation Board. On Dec. 14, the DPR Committee voted unanimously to approve the plan. A day later, the T&T Board voted 6-1 to green-light it, the La Jolla Light […]
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December 21, 2021
Complaints and concerns about the legality of valet parking in residential areas were raised during a La Jolla Traffic & Transportation Board meeting last week. A La Jolla resident, Diane Kane, said she lives in a neighborhood that has the only viable parking in a quarter-mile area around Hillside Drive, according to the La Jolla […]
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December 16, 2021
The California Coastal Commission is reportedly weighing in on the “out of control” situation between people and sea lions at Point La Jolla. Currently, the city of San Diego is exploring a permit to close Point La Jolla during the next sea lion pupping season. Meanwhile, animal rights activists have pleaded their case to the […]
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December 14, 2021
A pair of homeless-assistance groups are reaching out to unhoused people in La Jolla ahead of the holiday season, offering them basic services and setting them on a path to permanent housing. Recently, the La Jolla Light reported on a Dec. 7 outreach trip carried out by People Assisting The Homeless (PATH) and Father Joe’s […]
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December 13, 2021
A group of San Diego residents says it is making progress toward banning gas-powered leaf blowers across the county. The group, San Diegans for Sustainable, Equitable & Quiet Equipment in Landscaping (SD-SEQUEL), was formed in May and is led by La Jolla resident Carolyn Marsden and Sierra Club representative Ron Askeland, the La Jolla Light […]
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December 9, 2021
The La Jolla Parks & Beaches group has penned a letter to the San Diego City Council asking for a ban on sidewalk vending in coastal park areas. The City Council is set to review a proposed sidewalk vending ordinance next week. On Dec. 6, the La Jolla Parks & Beaches met online to discuss […]
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