11 21 2013 la jolla light

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CELEBRATING

100 YEARS

Vol. 101, Issue 47 • November 21, 2013

Enlightening La Jolla Since 1913

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More Mural Magic Just one week until Thanksgiving Day! INSIDE

Three new restaurants on the menu in La Jolla Shores, A3

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he 12th in the Murals of La Jolla public art series, ‘The Real Deal,’ is a collaborative work by Robert Irwin and Philipp Scholz Rittermann. It was installed Nov. 15 on the parking structure wall adjacent to Jonathan’s Market on Fay Avenue. All murals are located on privately-owned buildings throughout La Jolla and are funded by the La Jolla Community Foundation. For details about the collection, visit muralsoflajolla.com Ashley Mackin

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It Takes a Village

Merchants call on Town Council to join Cove stench fight By Ashley Mackin La Jolla Village Merchants Association Director Sheila Fortune took center stage at the La Jolla Town Council meeting Nov. 14, to update members about the infamous stench situation at the Cove. She surprised some with the charge that, at this point, La Jollans must take matters into their own hands. Fortune explained what people could do about the sea lion population causing the noxious odors. First, she said, they can walk on the bluffs to deter the sea lions from resting there. “I got a letter last week from the city letting us know it is legally OK for people who would like to cross over the fence there to go onto the bluffs,” she said. “But if you do that, do not yell, scream or bother any of the wildlife on the rocks.” This admonition in reference to allegations that restaurateur George Hauer was yelling at sea lions during his Nov. 6 stroll on the bluffs. “The Merchants Association does not want See Cove Stench, A12

Merchants elect new officers, set planning session Doctor offers breast cancer update at health luncheon, A4

Couple crosses the country on bicycle built for two, A8

By Pat Sherman The La Jolla Village Merchants Association (LJVMA) elected three new officers during its monthly meeting, Nov. 13 at the Couvier Club. Most notably, Phil Coller passed his president’s gavel to architect Claude-Anthony Marengo, who joined the LJVMA board in October. Marengo, who was nominated by board member Claudette Berwin, said he threw his La Jolla hat in the ring to continue Village some of the positive started during Merchants action Coller’s three terms as Association president, adding that he’s “willing to push harder” and work with City Hall to get the Cove odor problem solved “right away.” “Phil really was a great inspiration during all that,” Marengo said. Marengo is the husband of former Promote La Jolla President Deborah Marengo (forerunner to the La Jolla Village Merchants Association), which disbanded in 2009 after an investigation See Merchants Association, A10

La Jolla Village Merchants Association’s new board members: Corey Bailey, Billy Borja, Carol Mills, Claude-Anthony Marengo and Justin Stewart. During their first meeting, the board selected Marengo as its new president and Stewart as its new treasurer. Board member Mark Krasner (not pictured) was elected vice president. Pat Sherman

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