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After a year of false starts, museum leaders are hoping this time is the last time they endure a COVID-19-related closure

After months of public outreach, the mayor settled on a new design for Park Boulevard that removes a car lane in each direction and all but 67 parking spaces. The changes are set to take effect in December after a pipeline replacement project.

San Diego officials are mulling whether to remove parking and a vehicular travel lane on Park Boulevard in Balboa Park to make space for protected bike lanes and bus-only lanes. The plan faces resistance from the park’s cultural institutions. Meanwhile, Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego is one of 21 new cardinals named by Pope Francis. Plus, many people hit the road this weekend as the summer travel season began and pandemic-related restrictions eased up.

City officials are mulling whether to remove parking and a vehicular travel lane on Park Boulevard to make space for protected bike lanes and bus-only lanes. But the plan faces resistance among Balboa Park's cultural institutions.

A small regional Queensland school has been forced to buy bottled water after its supply ran out, with angry parents unloading on the Government.

The San Diego Art Institute saw its city funding plummet from $46,000 in 2019-20 to only $17,000 in 2020-21. It has since merged with another museum to create the new Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego arts organisations are still struggling from last year’s 50% cut in the city’s arts and culture budget, which Mayor Kevin Falcouner instituted to offset lost tax revenue in the early months of the pandemic. These cuts now remain in the mayor’s proposed budget for the upcoming...

San Diego Air & Space Museum, other Balboa Park attractions reopen The San Diego Air & Space Museum was one of several popular destinations at Balboa Park to reopen on Wednesday as San Diego County officially entered the state’s red tier. and last updated 2021-03-17 15:10:22-04 SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- The San Diego Air & Space Museum was one of several popular destinations at Balboa Park to reopen on Wednesday as San Diego County officially entered the state’s red tier. Peter Comiskey...

Print Balboa Park has many honors to its credit, including ranking high on popularity lists as one of the best parks in the nation and the world. This week, it added another accolade. On Monday, the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership announced that the park has become the first cultural district and historic landmark in the U.S. to be awarded LEED for Cities and Communities certification. An acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED recognizes green building practices that a...

San Diego’s Historic Balboa Park Awarded LEED for Communities Certification Share Article The Park becomes the only national historic landmark to be recognized for sustainability achievements through the United States Green Building Councils LEED for Communities and Cities certification. Solar array on the roof of the Fleet Science Center in San Diegos Balboa Park. San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said “Working together we’ve made sustainability part of the culture here in Balboa Park. Certifi...