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Enlightening La Jolla Since 1913 Vol.99 Issue 8 February 24,2011
TIMEOFTHE TIDES Nuisance house in Bird Rock. DAVE SCHWAB
Residents win case against ‘Rancho Relaxo’ ■ La Jolla students,
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La Jolla Planning Association members are urging access to the beach below the 7597 Princess St. home of Ure and Dianne Kretowizc be fully restored. TIM LUCAS
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TOP: As the 6.3-foot “king tide” rolled in on Feb. 17, water pushed close to the sea wall at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club. BOTTOM: A day later, as the afternoon’s low tide was approaching -1.3 feet, the club’s private beach was clean and groomed. Coastkeeper and a coalition of environmental groups asked people to send photos of the tides “to help document the potential impacts of rising sea level.” PHOTOS BY DAVE SCHWAB
Torrey Pines Road project gets another airing BY DAVE SCHWAB Staff Writer La Jolla’s Traffic & TransportationBoard members want to hear from the public today about plans to improve safety, traffic flow and views in what’s been dubbed the “Torrey Pines Corridor.” The discussion is the second recent session where the proposed project, that covers the area between La Jolla Shores Boulevard and Prospect Street, has been a focal point. The T&T board begins its meeting at 5 p.m., which includes an item on a proposed Bird Rock farmers
If you go ■ What: Torrey Pines Corridor discussion ■ When: 6 p.m.tonight ■ Where: La Jolla Recreation Center,615 Prospect St.
market, but has scheduled the Torrey Pines topic to start at 6 p.m. The meeting is at the Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. The session is a followup to an informational forum hosted by Councilwoman SherriLightner’s office in January.
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BY DAVE SCHWAB Staff Writer Life may be a little tenser now for the owner of “Rancho Relaxo.” Last week neighbors won a sizable legal judgment against the Bird Rock “nuisance” residence. On top of that, the county will put the house up for public auction in March if the owner does not pay up on an overdue property tax bill. “The total judgment was $136,000, the largest Safe Streets judgment since 1995 when the program began in the city of San Diego,” said Leo Wilson, director of Safe Streets Now: San Diego, a county-sponsored program
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Fireworks group sees glimmer in water rules BY DAVE SCHWAB Staff Writer A recent modification to rules that stand to exempt coastal fireworks displays like La Jolla’s from stricter and more costly environmental monitoring comes as heartening news to organizers who have kicked off fundraising for this year’s La Jolla Cove event. But the Jewel’s pyrotechnic extravaganza is not out of the legal thicket yet, asa lawsuit filed by environmental attorney Marco Gonzalez who wants to require La Jolla Cove’s annual SEE FIREWORKS, A12