CELEBRATING
100 YEARS
Vol. 101, Issue 18 • May 2, 2013
Residential Customer La Jolla, CA 92037 ECRWSS
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ff to a running start — More than 8,000 athletes participated in the 32nd La Jolla Half Marathon and La Jolla Shores 5K beginning at 7:30 a.m. on April 28, with proceeds going to fund youth, senior and community programs of the La Jolla Kiwanis Foundation. The half marathon course started at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and traveled south along the coastline to finish in La Jolla at Scripps Park. The 5K began on La Jolla Shores Drive near Scripps Pier and also ended at the park. n See race results and photos, B16
Empress Hotel will be remodeled, A10
City seeks to close Children’s Pool during seal pup season n La Jolla Parks and Beaches group meets to debate closure
By Ashley Mackin At its April 22 meeting, the La Jolla Parks and Beaches advisory committee (LJP&B), discussed a report from the City of San Diego that requests amendments to the La Jolla Community Plan, the Local
Rec Center board looking for new members, B1
Coastal Program, the Community Plan, and the Coastal Development Permit and Municipal Code, that would close Children’s Pool beach entirely during pupping season, December to May, each year. The Draft Negative Declaration of an Environmental Impact Report would reclassify Children’s Pool beach from a public beach to an
“environmentally sensitive habitat area.” The declaration states that implementation of the habitat plan at Children’s Pool requires installing two signs on an existing wall and gate, as well as a chain barrier at the second landing of the lower stairs. The amendment to the San Diego Municipal Code would read: “It is unlawful for any person to be upon,
or cause any person to be upon, the beach of La Jolla Children’s Pool, starting from the lower stairs to the beach, beginning with the second landing, from Dec. 15 to May 15.” The initial study, conducted by the city, found the project would not have a significant effect on the
See Closure, A11
‘Seal Cam’ operators honor mayor n Filner vows to ‘go further to protect’ harbor seals at Children’s Pool
Camps Guide lists variety of programs for youth, B18
By Ashley Mackin Hundreds gathered at the Mangelsen Gallery in La Jolla on April 25 to help the Western Alliance for Nature (WAN) Conservancy — the organization that paid for the webcam installed at Children’s Pool beach — raise funds for the camera operation and salute Mayor Bob Filner for his efforts to protect the harbor seals. Sara Wan of the WAN Conservancy opened the benefit by thanking people
involved in maintaining the camera, and then introduced former County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price, who presented an award to the mayor. In Filner’s acceptance speech, he explained his process for getting Children’s Pool to the “protected” level it is today. He also addressed seal harassment since the city closed the beach at night. Filner’s efforts thus far include having a police officer and a ranger stationed at Children’s Pool, extending the rope barrier designed to keep people away from the seals
See Mayor, A8
Former County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price helps Sara Wan present an award to Mayor Bob Filner. Ashley Mackin
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