More La Jolla Town Council fireworks as another board member is removed
President Mary Soriano deems Cody Petterson ineligible during a dispute over the process for bringing...
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La Jolla car enthusiast takes the wheel as curator of San Diego Automotive Museum
Jacqueline Goldstein says she's long worked in museums and the art world, 'but cars have...
Torrey Pines Conservancy launches memorial bench program at state reserve
A pilot program offers to add a personalized plaque to 20 benches for 10 years...
San Diego issues thousands of tickets for parking too close to crosswalks — and brings in huge cash
City budget experts say the fines are producing such a big revenue windfall that it...
Street Stewards wants to clean up the county, including La Jolla
The growing nonprofit grassroots group works with volunteer residents to 'adopt' streets in their communities...
San Diego council’s decision to keep fire rings brings mixed reaction in La Jolla
The newly approved city budget intends to restore funding for fire rings at least through...
Dance group brings ‘Ballet by the Sea’ to La Jolla
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Local dentist sees the power and privilege of a good smile for everyone
People in Your Neighborhood: Lindy Rucks works at the Smile More practice in La Jolla...
Council es San Diego budget that restores library hours, fire rings and more — but at a cost to some city workers
Mayor Todd Gloria said all the new spending makes him unsure if he'll sign it...
New ‘high-luxury’ mixed-use complex proposed for Pearl Street in La Jolla
The 20,925-square-foot, two-story project would feature five residential units and an ADU, plus a restaurant...
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Divided San Diego City Council OKs $44-a-month trash pickup fee, city’s first ever
To one council member, the fee is a way to avoid painful budget cuts elsewhere...
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UC San Diego unveils course-inspired collaborative mural
'Earth and Water: We Are the Watershed,' consisting of over 10 paintings telling a singular...
Coastal Commission warns Gloria over plan to remove fire rings from San Diego beaches
Meanwhile, City Council President Joe LaCava and county Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer have offered to keep...
To name or not to name: Bird Rock debates key detail of monument signs project
Community Council hears objections to the board's decision to omit the words 'Bird Rock' from...
La Jolla planners hear concerns e of seawalls
Surfrider Foundation advocates 'moving infrastructure and property [developments] off the coast' to reduce seawall use,...
Someone San Diego Should Know: Dr. Julie Swain
Dr. Julie Swain of La Jolla is well-known among San Diego first responders for donning...
‘ion for learning’: Bishop’s School top grad shares secrets to her success
Muping Wang, winner of the Harvard Cup for highest cumulative GPA, says she wanted to...
Balance is key for La Jolla Country Day School top graduate Ayla Desai
Being able to explore her interests while taking challenging classes culminated in the Trustees’ Award...
‘The Children’s Bridge’ naming proposal is on pause. What’s next?
A teacher at La Jolla's The Children's School says she and students will work to...
Federal appeals court rules San Diego’s controversial yoga ban unconstitutional
Court says city officials failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent...
La Jolla Cove working group creates five-point public access plan to present to San Diego
The proposal to address human/sea lion interactions includes improved signage, a script for tour buses,...
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San Diego OKs sweeping parking price hikes, from paid Sunday parking to $10-an-hour meters during Padres games
City officials say they're also close to finalizing plans to start charging for parking at...
La Jolla tide pool enthusiasts help kick off statewide public science project
The month-long Snapshot Cal Coast initiative invites volunteers to take photos of tide pool species...
La Jolla crime and public safety news: Car crashes into bench and tree; police blotter
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State senator recognizes La Jolla student for eco-friendly sunscreen
Martin Valkanov, a seventh-grader at San Diego French-American School, created the sunscreen at home and...
New UC San Diego student-run club roots students in nature and restfulness
Rooted @ UCSD began this spring as a way to encourage students to find solace...
With San Diego still failing to manage flammable brush, council want money in the budget
Frustrated the city still hasn't made big changes called for in a 2023 audit, council...
SDPD announces move to encrypted police scanners despite previous hesitation
Until Friday's announcement, the San Diego Police Department was the only local law enforcement agency...
280 graduating seniors say goodbye to La Jolla High
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Lawsuit questions police body camera footage in fatal Bird Rock shooting
The grandmother of Dejon Heard accuses the San Diego Police Department of altering the footage,...
Police break up large group of youths after fights break out on La Jolla beach
Police say 400-500 people showed up at Marine Street Beach for a ‘Fight Club’ type...
Bird Rock first-graders show appreciation for lifeguards while learning ways of the water
The community outreach project is one of many that teacher Kristi Nelson’s class participates in...
A growing interest: Students in to create mini orchard at La Jolla Elementary
A volunteer project led by parent and master gardener Jennifer Giaconi plants 26 fruit trees...
La Jolla Garden Club puts a spring in the step of award recipients
Three community college students studying horticulture receive scholarships, and the Friends of Coast Walk Trail...
La Jolla’s Fourth of July show to feature 500 drones, but organizers seek donations
The number of drones is more than doubling, but future shows may be in jeopardy...
Muirlands Middle School student takes bows for violin performances
Emel Cubukcu has two victories in recent competitions and got to perform with the MiraCosta...
Three La Jolla properties get historic designation
San Diego Historical Resources Board approves recognition for houses in The Village, La Jolla Heights...
‘She died a hero’: San Diego sailor killed in USS Cole bombing honored at Mt. Soledad
Seaman Lakiba Nicole Palmer has ed the ranks of U.S. military personnel honored with plaques...
La Jolla News Nuggets: Sea lion birth, volunteer award, new house and ADU, medical news, more
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San Diego council want to reject pay raises amid budget crisis, but city attorney says they can’t
City law explicitly allows raises to be rejected, but Ferbert says the city charter nullifies...
Newcomers Club is off to the races at La Jolla party
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La Jolla crime and public safety news: Police blotter
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Friends of Windansea hopes to bring in funding with brass plaque sales
The group is selling memorial plaques to street modification and erosion projects
Shores group warns of precedent in naming pedestrian bridge
Under a proposal by a teacher and students at The Children's School, the walkway over...
Coming water rate hikes could be less painful than feared. Just how painful depends on where you live.
A proposed wholesale increase that began at 18% is now down to 10.4%. The hike...
La Jolla church expansion gets San Diego hearing officer’s approval
The project would add 2,270 square feet to Sea Change Church at 627 Genter St. Some...
Motorcycle crash in La Jolla inspires a new direction for local artist
Taylor Dunfee, who attended school in La Jolla, is using his recovery time from serious...
‘Feels like a death trap’: Locals lament speeding on La Jolla Scenic Drive South
Traffic board raises the option of fundraising for a pair of electronic speed signs on...
Resubmitted restricted access plan for Scripps Coastal Reserve gets new hearing deadline
UC San Diego's permit application is considered complete and is slated for a California Coastal...
UCSD team is part of cutting-edge, nationwide cancer program
Grants will fund use of artificial intelligence to predict cancer evolution during treatment and better...
San Diego’s leash laws aren’t getting enforced. Blame the Humane Society, report says.
Citations are down 90% year over year, response times have skyrocketed and the nonprofit rarely...
High school seniors return to their La Jolla elementary roots
Former students at Bird Rock, Torrey Pines and La Jolla Elementary schools take a trip...
La Jolla Farms ‘watchtower’ project raises eyebrows
A proposal that would build a two-story detached ADU brings concerns from neighbors and DPR...
La Jolla High mural honoring pandemic class of 2020 to be removed
The school says the mural is deteriorating and has been defaced, but students and parents...
At UCSD, the Costco Club pays homage to the big-box store with warehouse runs and the spectacle of eating a $4.99 rotisserie chicken
The Costco Club at UC San Diego, which was started just three years ago, is...
Social Service League celebrates 70 years in La Jolla
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Homeowners ask judge to block proposed San Diego trash fee, calling it an unlawful tax
Their lawsuit alleges the proposed fees violate a state law that limits charges to cost-for-service.
Konnichiwa: La Jolla Rotarians welcome visitors from sister club in Japan
The international gathering at the La Valencia Hotel features exchanges of stories, flags and more
La Jolla crime and public safety news: Bird Rock attack, blotter
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More La Jolla trees may be lost as a result of San Diego sidewalk requests
Resident near Torrey Pines Road contends a new sidewalk isn't needed and would require cutting...
La Jolla High and academy in Azerbaijan partner in cross-cultural chess move
The sister schools partnership is intended to provide students with opportunities for virtual exchanges, chess...
Local seniors star in Bond-inspired short film
'Ace of Plates,' made by 10 residents of Belmont Village La Jolla, places a spotlight...
Sail-selling partners settle in La Jolla after decades on the water
Paul and Susan Mitchell, who now live at Casa de Mañana, have spent most of...
Shores Permit Review Committee has a bumpy return to online meetings
Despite technical problems that derailed a project presentation, the committee votes down an idea to...
‘An amazing roller coaster’: Muirlands teacher retiring after 26 years
Mark Heinze, who also is a local surf instructor, has been a city and county...
La Jolla public schools honor 2025 Teachers of the Year
Teachers at each school were nominated and later voted on by their peers to receive...
La Jolla arts groups among many that lose NEA funds
La Jolla Playhouse lost a $20,000 grant for its recently completed Without Walls Festival, and...
Cans4Books founder and Reef the Recycling Whale pull into Bird Rock
Trisha Goolsby's nonprofit has collected more than 11,000 pounds of recyclables and donated 10,500 children's...
Nearing 80, volunteer trash collector Fred Nock keeps on plucking
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New La Jolla Fire Safe Council gets approval
The group is intended to partner with fire agencies to provide local education on how...
Council move to rein in San Diego’s widely criticized ADU incentive
A committee voted to cap the number of units per lot, force builders to pay...
Next hurdle for La Jolla cityhood effort may be legal action by San Diego
The City Council votes to authorize the city attorney's office to proceed with litigation over...
La Jolla planners project to fix failed Country Club-area slope
The work would repair severe erosion damage next to a pool between Caminito Bassano East...
Decomposed whale washes up at La Jolla Shores
Tissues from the 55-foot carcass, possibly of a baleen whale, will be studied to determine...
UCSD scientists develop gel to attract baby coral and encourage reef growth
The gel, called SNAP-X, releases scents that attract the larvae and can help restore dying...
Species of the Month: Meet the sea hare, one of La Jolla’s most ‘puzzling’ creatures
Types of large sea slugs called the California sea hare and black sea hare can...
In May budget revision, Gloria pulls back on police cuts but sticks with cuts to parks, libraries
If the mayor's budget is adopted, this would be the first time in many years...
La Jolla teens nearing $25K goal to fund Clairemont school food pantry
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La Jolla crime and public safety news: Immigration arrests, blotter
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Parents claim ideological bias in Mesa College course at La Jolla High School
The group focuses particularly on what it considers one-sided discussion of the Israel-Hamas war. Mesa...
La Jolla cityhood effort moving forward despite San Diego objection
LAFCO says it followed the right procedures in reviewing and validating petition signatures and that...
The next chapter: At 96, memory research pioneer and former UCSD chancellor refuses to let his mind retire
What brings him the most satisfaction now? "Renewing my whole interest in scientific matters."
La Jolla Town Council turmoil continues as previously dismissed VP resigns
Peter Wulff says council President Mary Soriano's actions 'have caused irreparable damage.' Soriano says the...
Native or wild? Coast Walk Trail plantings spark landscape debate
Longtime of the La Jolla trail and the volunteer group that maintains it disagree...
La Jolla Cove access group readying presentation for San Diego and the public
The group discusses ideas including acoustic wave technology to deter sea lions, a viewing platform...
New details emerge on Bird Rock lighting and sign projects
Electricity from storefronts is planned to power uplighting on 36 trees along La Jolla Boulevard,...
La Jolla High School valedictorians share secrets to their academic success
David Abell and Sidarth Erat both picked classes they found interesting and challenging while allowing...