La Jolla Village News, June 5th, 2015

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THE BIG PICTURE

City Council land use committee requires tighter vacation rental controls By DAVE SCHWAB

FOLLOWING THE TRAIL With sweeping views of the ocean and the San Diego coastline from La Jolla Cove to Torrey Pines State Beach, the Coastal Meander Trail, on the campus of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, was dedicated June 2, featuring attention to impacts on environmental and cultural resources and habitat restoration at the La Jolla Ecological Preserve. Construction was funded by a $350,000 grant from the California Coastal Conservancy and $262,000 in additional funding from Scripps Oceanography. The new trail extends the meander northward to a spot that will eventually connect to a second scenic overlook with public parking for visitors. PHOTO BY CHRIS JENNEWEIN

Country Day seniors are Just in Time for local youth By TRICIA WARRENS For the seniors of La Jolla Country Day, Wednesday, May 20, was the last day of class. Instead of fleeing campus, heading off into the last summer before college, they stayed for a barbecue and put together Ikea furniture for Just in Time, My First Home recipients. “This is their last day of school, and I would be at the beach right now or doing something crazy, but they’re here helping us. It just blows my mind,” said April, one of the Just in Time recipients whose furniture was being built. Just in Time is a local organization

La Jolla Country Day School students Kendall, April and Susana flank a giant thank-you note amid the efforts at Just in Time, which supports foster children as they transition into the real world. PHOTO BY TRICIA WARRENS

SEE YOUTHS >> PG. 8

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City Council’s Smart Growth and Land Use Committee directed staff to return with a new draft ordinance on short-term vacation rentals, better defining and more strictly controlling them, while also seeking funding in current city budget deliberations for better enforcement of existing rules governing their operation. That was the end result of deliberations May 29 among the committee's four members – Lorie Zapf, David Alvarez, Scott Sherman and Todd Gloria — following hours of public testimony for and against the vexing issue. Coastal residents have increasingly come forward complaining that noise, partying, traffic and other problems caused at some troublesome rentals have become an intolerable disruption that is

La Jolla official Joe LaCava says public sentiment toward vacation rentals is experiencing radical change.

eroding neighborhood character. Many residents are calling for stricter rules, tighter enforcement and greater accountability over rentals, with some advocating a ban on the rentals from single-family neighborhoods. Short-term vacation rental reps

SEE RENTALS >> PG. 5

City Council OKs funding for Children's Pool facelift By DAVE SCHWAB City Council has approved $430,000 in funding in current budget deliberations for rebuilding the Children’s Pool Walkway, a project sponsored by La Jolla Parks & Beaches, Inc. “The Children's Pool site is a greatly favored place to visit by multitudes of San Diegans as well as travelers throughout this country and the world,” said Phyllis Minick, chair of the parks group's Beautification Committee, which has spearheaded the walkway beautification project for the past 5½ years. “Clearly, ensuring this access walkway's safety, enlargement, pedestrian-traffic control and environmental improvement are benefits that serve a large audience.”

Minick pointed out proposed walkway improvements are a public-private partnership of the parks group and the City of San Diego Department of Park & Recreation. “We of LJPB,” Minick said, “are especially grateful for the yearslong encouragement and assistance toward completion of this goal from Council President Lightner and her staff and from the San Diego Park Department’s tireless team.” Minick noted the Children’s Pool walkway has become dangerously overcrowded, with placement of obstacles along the paths and trespassers out onto the fragile bluffs, which has prompted plans to

SEE POOL >> PG. 5

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