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UC San Diego, Conflict Resolution Center team up on civility project UC San Diego and the National Conflict Resolution Center have launched a new research program aimed at evaluating and and building civility in American life. The Applied Research Center for Civility, based at the university, will study the dynamics behind hate, intolerance, racial injustice and other social ills, then identify and assess ways to curb them. It will share the findings in reports and conferences. “Civility in ...

Development permitters approve vacation of Cuvier Street for Rec Center renovation The proposed transformation of the La Jolla Recreation Center is shown in a rendering. La Jolla Presbyterian Church is across from the Rec Center on Draper Avenue, with the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego located across from the center on Prospect Street. (Courtesy) Print After some hefty debate and deliberation, a request to vacate a portion of Cuvier Street from city ownership got the La Jolla Deve...

Print Hoping to find quantitative data that can measure the impact of short-term rentals under the city of San Diego’s new ordinance, the La Jolla Community Planning Association will work with the Ocean Beach Planning Board on a set of metrics to submit to the city. The idea came from the San Diego Community Planners Committee, which has representation from all the city’s planning groups. The metrics were to be taken back to the groups for feedback before a final list is voted on this month...

Sustainable Grandview: Volunteers clean up litter from Scioto Bike Trail ThisWeek group A group of 28 volunteers picked up enough litter to fill 50 trash bags April 10 during a little pickup event hosted by the nonprofit Sustainable Grandview. The volunteers met at the Scioto Bike Trail entrance on Grandview Avenue, near Interstate 670 and just south of the Sunoco gas station. "The trail entrance is right by the exit ramp from 670, and a lot of people just toss trash out their window as they dr...

La Jolla permit reviewers approve two home projects and dispute design plan for addition to historic house La Jolla’s Development Permit Review Committee approved plans to add to this property at 5692 Dolphin Place. (Courtesy) Print Two Bird Rock residential projects got the La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee’s approval on the first try during the board’s March 9 meeting. Any preliminary review can be made final by a unanimous vote, which allows the board to make a reco...

As the La Jolla Coastal Access and Parking Board’s directional sign program makes the rounds to local planning groups, a question that has come up is, what are the signs going to look like? A design has not been chosen, and conceptual renderings presented at the board’s Feb. 25 meeting drew concern from some members that they were too “futuristic” or “imposing.” CAPB is proposing one directional sign — likely on Prospect Street near Coast Boulevard — indicating how many parking...

Birch Aquarium to reopen with outdoor exhibits Feb. 27 After almost three months of closure, Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla announced it will open to the public outdoors-only beginning Saturday, Feb. 27. A members-only day is scheduled for Feb. 26. The aquarium’s outdoor spaces have been enhanced with new animals and activities and will be open to guests with discounted ticket prices. Birch has been closed since early December because of COVID-19 restri...

DPR drafts proposed code revisions and will submit to La Jolla Community Planning Association and San Diego A graphic outlines the three ways in which the height of a building can be measured in the coastal zone. (Courtesy) Print Concluding a conversation that started last year and continued over multiple meetings, the La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee last week drafted proposed changes to San Diego building code intended to clear up ambiguous language and address issues that...

Engineering council awards include two La Jolla projects Two San Diego companies received honors for projects in La Jolla as the American Council of Engineering Companies of California announced the 2021 recipients of its annual Engineering Excellence Awards. Kleinfelder received an award for its work on the UC San Diego Mesa Housing pedestrian and bicycle bridge, which links the Mesa Housing neighborhood to almost every part of the campus. The bridge spans 465 feet and features a 10-foot-wide ...

Print The La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee heard two very diverse projects during its Jan. 12 meeting, with two very different outcomes. A project for additions to a home on Park Row was denied, while a retroactive permit to remove collapsed sand from a bluff overlooking Black’s Beach was approved. 1228 Park Row Calling into question the accuracy and transparency of the applicant’s presentation, DPR trustees voted down a request for a neighborhood development permit and an amen...