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South Casa Beach stairs facing repair BY DAVE SCHWAB Staff Writer South Casa stairway in La Jolla, closed indefinitely by the city of San Diego in mid-December, awaits repairs for erosion damage. “They’ve (stairs) been deemed unsafe,” said Stacey LoMedico, director of the city Park and Recreation Department. “It was an emergency closure. We’re in the process of having engineering staff review them to let us know what’s needed, and then we’ll go into the process of securing funds and repairing.” In a letter dated Feb. 8 to the California Coastal Commission, LoMedico noted city park and rec staff, while performing routine maintenance at South Casa Stairway in December, noticed the stairs were more damaged than at the last check.
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Juvenile shark sighting stirs up conversation BY RICK LEBEAU Contributor On a beautiful clear sunny February day in La Jolla — you know, the kind that makes everyone across the United States envious— the only thing wrong with the day was below the surface: 30 feet below one of the marker buoys in La Jolla Cove, as it turned out. Shortly after lunch time on Thursday, two divers —one of whom was reportedly a dive master experienced in local waters —encountered what they said was a 5-foot great white shark. The youthful shark, swimming 25 miles west of a known nesting area, circled the pair of divers and concluded they were not on the menu.
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BY DAVE SCHWAB Staff Writer eeking sculptures in The Stuart Collection at UCSD that are sprinkled about the university’s 1,200acre campus is one big treasure hunt. Some sculptures, like Niki de Saint Phalle’s Sun God are obvious. Others, like the Jenny Holzer Green Table, are virtually hidden. But whether overt or subdued, evocative or understated, the enjoyment in “discovering” each of the 17 public sculptures in the collection is in the search itself. If you’re in a questing mood, do take advantage of the collection and see it for yourself. But expect to spend some time — at least the better part of a day — especially if you’re on foot as objects are scattered and not always easy to find. Treat it as a hike: You’re going to be doing some walking. Take along water and bring a snack if you like. Best of all, prepare to transport yourself back in time to your school days as you traverse UCSD campus: You’ll feel like you’re a student again as you’re making the journey.
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The Stuart Collection at UCSD includes, from the top: ‘Sun God’ by Niki de Saint Phalle, ‘Vices and Virtues’ by Bruce Nauman and ‘La Jolla Project’ by Richard Fleischner. PHOTOS BY DAVE SCHWAB
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