La Jolla Light
Enlightening La Jolla Since 1913
Vol. 100, Issue 44 • November 1, 2012
Online Daily at www.lajollalight.com
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By Ashley Mackin Multiple burglaries have been reported at uninhabited houses undergoing renovations in the Muirlands neighborhood of La Jolla. Three houses were broken into more than once in a short period of time. Each police report to La Jolla Light stated the burglars often stole large amounts of copper or construction tools and the thieves probably had some construction experience. The stolen copper is brought to recycling centers and is worth between 10-cents and $3 a pound, depending on the condition. “Clean copper” is worth more. The earlier of these crimes took place in September, with three break-ins to a property on Avenida Mirola in one month. The foreman for the contractor, Tim Brunning, Beautiful orange moonsets have been taking place the last few mornings. If you’ve missed them, this one says it all! Wiestphoto.com
Playhouse prepares to premiere rockin’ new musical, B1
SEE THIEVES, A6
Post office preservationists continue to gain support SAVE THE POST OFFICE UPDATE
Homecoming games draw crowds to the high schools, A20
PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID SAN DIEGO, CA PERMIT NO. 1980
Thieves target homes under contruction
Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 4. Set your clocks BACK one hour beginning at 2 a.m. Sunday!
Meet La Jolla’s school principals in new 13-part series, B10
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By Pat Sherman The Save Our La Jolla Post Office Task Force gained another victory last week when, at the urging of District 1 San Diego City Councilwoman Sherri Lightner, the City Council unanimously voted to support legislation that would give an interested non-profit community group first dibs on purchasing the historic Wall Street post office. Authored by Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-53), the Community Post Office Relocation Act (H.R. 6238) would give La Jolla and other communities across the country threatened with the closure of their historic or beloved post offices a 30day advance notice that the United States Postal Service (USPS) intends to sell their post office. The group could then make a bid to purchase the building before it goes on the general market. The task force also is pursuing a provision that would allow the
Zombies gather to protest of the Postal Service’s plan to relocate operations and sell the 77-year-old La Jolla Post Office Building at 1140 Wall St. Lorri Sabban sympathetic new owner to lease back a portion of the building to USPS, so that postal services can remain on Wall Street. USPS would not incur costs associated with a
relocation, creating a “win-win” scenario for the postal service and community. Congresswoman Davis, Lightner and members of the task force met
outside the Wall Street post office Oct. 24 to announce the City Council’s support and discuss the task force’s efforts to date. La Jollans were informed in January that USPS intended to sell the 77-year-old Wall Street building and relocate services to a smaller site, potentially within the Village. Addressing media in front of the post office, Congresswoman Davis said the community’s “hard work to preserve this iconic building has not gone unnoticed in Washington.” Davis said she felt compelled to help after hearing about the community’s concerted effort to save its post office, and the lack of a response from USPS. The congresswoman said she did some investigating and found out there was “no official procedure” for a community to purchase its post office. Through its efforts during the past 10 months, the task force has achieved a string of victories, including Congresswoman Davis’s
see post office, A5
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