La JoLLa Light
Enlightening La Jolla Since 1913
Vol. 99 Issue 14 • April 7, 2011
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Lines clearly drawn during seal ‘protest’
■ Shine a light
on La Jolla’s potholes Page A14
■ La Jolla family
will soon have four doctors in household Page B1
BY DAVE SCHWAB daves@lajollalight.com Dueling signs, one reading “Sensitive harbor seals, beach closed,” and the other proclaiming, “This beach is manmade, feel free to cross the rope,” epitomized the continuing debate over shared use at the La Jolla Children’s Pool by humans and harbor seals. Signs were carried by both seal and beach-access camps who were out in force April 3 at the La Jolla beach on a day when animal advocates had called for a 2 p.m. rally to protest escalating beach use by humans during the marine mammals’ Dec. 15 to May 15 pupping season. On the walkway above the pool, seal advocates waived signs and shouted support for protecting the marine mammals. Meanwhile, down below on the beach, a group of about 40 access proponents were camped out on the “seal’s side” of the guideline rope meant to separate humans from nursing seals and their pups. Along Coast Boulevard overlooking the beach, three “free speech” tables vied with one another for attention from an unusually large group of passersby, which included considerable spillover from the La Jolla Motor Car Classic being held at La Jolla Cove.
ABOVE: Opposing sides stand their ground near the La Jolla Children’s Pool on April 3. LEFT: Seal supporters share their message at a rally. PHOTOS BY DAVE SCHWAB
SEE SEALS, A13
■ La Jolla
Elementary students turn to art, history Pages A5 & A9
Restaurant remodel to include public deck BY DAVE SCHWAB daves@lajollalight.com The transformation of the former Chart House on Prospect Street into Eddie V’s Prime Seafood is on track for early summer completion, complete with a public viewing deck with an ocean view. The small plaza will honor noted La Jolla architect Robert Mosher, who at 90 is wrapping up his career. “It was the first project my office did in 1948 and it will be the last I do because I’m retiring,” said Mosher, whose family owned the restaurant property at 1270 Prospect St. from 1944 until
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Bird Rock school moves past market fundraiser
the public will be encouraged to use it, but it will remain private property. It will be a nice vantage point for everyone who comes.” Allison said the restaurant view deck will be about seven or eight feet wide at its narrowest point then widen out “like a piece of pie, probably 20 feet on the ocean side.”
BY DAVE SCHWAB daves@lajollalight.com With the demise of the proposed Bird Rock farmers market, the question remains: What to do about raising funds to support Bird Rock Elementary? “We plan to raise enough funds to keep our full teaching staff as well as our specialty program teachers: This means raising more funds than we ever have in the past,” said Lisa Bonebrake, Bird Rock parent Bird Rock Elementary will representative to the La Jolla hold a May 14 fundraiser, Cluster Association, noting the “ONE: One Night, One school’s largest annual fund- School, Our Future.” raising event will be May 14 at Anthology downtown. Voiceofsandiego.org reporter Emily Alpert wrote recently that “parents at Bird Rock Elementary are being asked to donate $1,000 per student to help save two classroom teachers, three support teachers and other experts to help teach kids about art, music, computers, physical education and the library.”
SEE RESTAURANT, A10
SEE MARKET, A7
A construction worker looks at the viewspot at 1270 Prospect St. that will honor Robert Mosher. DAVE SCHWAB it was purchased by AllisonZongker in 1992. La Jolla landlord Don Allison said the see-through view corridor is being constructed on the west side of the building. “The interior of the new restaurant will be a paved brick patio area that will be carried onto this outlook over the ocean,” said Allison. “This is a great view outlook, and
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