PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID SAN DIEGO, CA PERMIT NO. 1980
Vol. 102, Issue 38 • September 18, 2014
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n Merchants approve plan to clean Village By Pat Sherman During the La Jolla Village Merchants Association’s (LJVMA) Sept. 10 meeting at the Cuvier Club, the group’s elected board members considered an array of proposals, including a fundraising plan to clean Village sidewalks and to bring next year’s Fashion Week San Diego event to downtown La Jolla.
City National Bank hosts fund to help fight Ebola, A3
Board Election Day
n Crime News, A8 n Calendar, A10 n News Nuggets, A12 n Business, A20
Sun Sets on Summer Juliana Beletsis shot this photo Sept. 10 down by the Wedding Bowl, Cuvier Park. ‘It was the first time I ever saw a person set up a hammock in this location!’ she said. Fall begins Tuesday, Sept. 23.
n Opinion, A26 n Obituaries, A27 n Sports, A29 n Let Inga Tell You, B3 n On The Menu, B4 n Weekly Gems, B9 n Social Life, B12 n Best Bets, B14 n Theater, B17 n Classifieds, B20 n Real Estate, B22
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Hidden Valley noise abatement study gets Town Council support By Pat Sherman La Jolla Town Council (LJTC) approved a proposal by Hidden Valley Homeowners Association (HOA) to ask the City of San Diego to extend a 200-foot sound wall barrier along La Jolla Parkway to reduce traffic noise residents say exceeds levels recommended by the city and state. The proposal, presented by Hidden Valley HOA President Richard Haskel, included a petition signed by 48 homeowners on Ardath Road, Ardath Court and other adjoining Hidden Valley streets. Residents seek to extend the sound wall by about 1,600 feet to reduce noise in their community, which Haskel said has been particularly pronounced during summer months, when residents leave windows open at night to keep cool.
Richard Haskel presents a proposal to extend a 200foot sound wall barrier along La Jolla Parkway to reduce the impact of traffic noise. Pat Sherman Haskel cited a study from 2004 showing that noise from vehicles traveling in and out of La Jolla averaged about 75 decibels. Acceptable noise levels
established by the city are between 40 and 50 decibels for residential areas, he said.
The LJVMA board, which works to woo shoppers and tourists to La Jolla’s business improvement district (BID), will undergo a dramatic change next month, when 10 open seats on the 15-member board will be filled. There are 15 candidates vying for the seats (after Finch’s Bistro and Wine Bar owner Marshall Ravden pulled out of the race this month). Only one person per business within LJVMA’s BID boundaries is eligible to vote, and must cast his or her ballot in-person during the Donors will have group’s annual their names displayed election, 8:30-10 a.m. on Village banners. Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Cuvier Club, 7776 Eads Ave. Anyone from one of the approximately 1,200 BID members wishing to vote must assure their business tax certificate (business license) fee has been paid for the current year, as of Sept. 30, 2014. They must also provide a copy of their business tax certificate or the following information: business name (doing business as), business address, business tax certificate number and San Diego rental tax certificate number (which will be verified off a list provided by the city treasurer’s office).
See Town Council, A12
GREG NOONAN
See Merchants, A6
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