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‘Expecting to Fly for The Zeros’ by Fred Tomaselli is installed on the AT&T building on Torrey Pines Road. Photos by Pat Sherman
n Foundation ramps up ‘Murals of La Jolla’ with three new works, increased visibility Judge denies request to shorten seal rope at Children’s Pool, A6
By Pat Sherman he La Jolla Community Foundation (LJCF) is adding three new works to its “Murals of La Jolla” project, an acclaimed assemblage of public artworks located throughout La Jolla Village. The new additions include works by internationally renowned artists Julian Opie, Fred Tomaselli and Gajin Fujita. See Murals, A5
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‘Walking in the City 1 and 2’ by Julian Opie is a two-sided mural.
La Jolla’s new state rep ready to tackle coastal issues City to settle Muirlands sinkhole claim, A10
UC San Diego to screen vintage films shot in La Jolla, B1 ou ner y ve n o C to sa Cher W i t h a r a n t e e d re s u l t s . . . u t a re g y a n d g e e t y o u r g e n o t o m ay! her C l l d tod l Ca o s e hom
State Assemblymember Toni Atkins (D-78) poses during a visit to WindanSea beach. Atkins represents San Diego County’s coastal communities, from Imperial Beach north to Del Mar. Courtesy
By Pat Sherman La Jolla has a new representative in the state legislature who promises to be a strong advocate for coastal issues. In December, Democrat Toni Atkins became the 78th District state Assembly representative, a position formerly held by Marty Block (who continues to represent La Jolla in the 39th District state Senate seat.) “I’ll be spending a lot more of my time in the coming years while in the Assembly really looking at coastal issues, because that is a large portion of my district now — from Imperial Beach all the way to Del Mar,” said Atkins, who was recently reappointed as the Assembly representative to the California Ocean Protection Council, and serves on the Assembly select committee on Coastal Protection, as well as the select committee on
n RELATED STORY: State Assembly member Toni Atkins’ bill would give Coastal Commission ‘teeth’ and power to levy fines, A9 Sea Level Rise and the California Economy. Atkins is author of a bill currently making its way through the legislature that would give the California Coastal Commission (CCC) the authority to impose fines on those who violate the state’s Coastal Act (see accompanying story), and has introduced a bill that would increase state monitoring of copper-based boat hull paint (AB 425). “The copper paint contains toxic chemicals that keep the boat hulls free of barnacles and damaging organisms to the boat, but it also
See Toni Atkins, A8
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