VICIOUS CIRCLES: Hit-and-runs, weather continue pummeling Bird Rock roundabouts
About once a week, irresponsible late-night drivers ignore the traffic-calming devices and speed right through Bird Rock’s roundabouts instead of circling through them.
La Jolla explorer-scientist Walter Munk, the ‘Einstein of the Oceans,’ dies at 101
Munk died at 4:15 p.m. of pneumonia at Seiche, his seaside home near UC San Diego, a campus he helped make famous through decades of work at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: La Jolla Falls
Mayor stands by stanchions in La Jolla: ‘There will be no changes’
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer is standing by his decision to keep the controversial stanchions in place to block any parking at the foot of Playa del Norte where it meets Neptune Place. Speaking for the Mayor’s office, representative Anthony Geor…
Meet Dana Sanchez: New La Jolla Youth Services Librarian
As the youth services librarian, Sanchez said she wants to expand programming for teens and tweens. “A lot of libraries, unfortunately, really only focus on the young kids,” she said. “So that is my passion: catching them at that very influential t…
La Jolla cardiologist Mimi Guarneri featured on PBS, Feb. 9-10
A one-hour special making its way to televisions across the country, stars La Jolla-based cardiologist Mimi Guarneri. It will finally screen in San Diego, 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 and 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10 on local KPBS stations. PBS began airing …
Girl’s water polo: Bishop’s sweeps cross-town rival, La Jolla High School
This year’s girls water polo cross-town rivalry victory went to The Bishop’s School Knights, after they defeated the La Jolla High School Vikings Feb. 1 at their home pool, 9-5. It was the second of two victories this season, after the Knights defe…
Residents turn out to oppose Marine St. Memorial Mall: La Jolla Parks & Beaches board could vote on the proposal, Feb. 25
Drafted by Erik Holtsmark, plans were introduced in late 2018 to develop the end of Marine Street where it meets its namesake beach into a plaza with memorial benches, nautical-themed sculptures, light fixtures, water features, restrooms, ground ve…
La Jolla Crime and Public-Safety News: Feb. 7 – Cindy Greatrex sentenced, repays stolen money; Police review info on missing tourist; BBB issues tax-time advice
Cindy Greatrex sentenced, repays stolen money La Jolla resident and former community volunteer Cindy Greatrex was sentenced in San Diego Superior Court on Jan. 29 to 180 days of home detention for the theft of $68,272 from the La Jolla Recreation C…
La Jolla’s Barbara Bry hosts second State of the District: Focuses on City efforts, public safety
Hot on the heels of Bry’s announcement that she would be running for San Diego mayor in 2020, rather that the community-by-community breakdown of last year, she focused her talk on broader citywide initiatives, but never mentioned her campaign.