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After initial ideas for replacing parking spaces taken by outdoor dining on Avenida de la Playa met with opposition from residents, a local committee presents new alternatives.

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La Jolla cityhood proposal, Point La Jolla, La Casa de los Amigos, Adelante Townhomes, business burglaries, sidewalk vendors and the La Jolla Park Coastal Historic District are some of the issues that made headlines.

The La Jolla Shores Association asks supporters and opponents of a plan for 24 paved and striped spaces to meet to try to come to an agreement.

A nearby alley would be converted to a public parking lot as a way to meet requirements to keep the outdoor dining going. But some residents raise privacy and safety concerns and say the dining program is no longer necessary.

The new regulation from the California Coastal Commission will apply to a narrow stretch close to the water, renewing concerns about its effect on the street dining program in La Jolla Shores.

Many bands that play outside the margins in Savannah have found DIY house shows to be an outlet for original music and true community building.

As a nonprofit corporation, LJSA is not bound by the state's Brown Act requirements 'unless there's specific activity that you do that is required to do that,” its president says.

The Ragnar Relay SoCal proposed blocking 93 parking spaces for the event in April.

Phil Wise quits after an argument with LJSA President Janie Emerson about the handling of a Challenged Athletes Foundation event.