La Jolla Village News, July 3rd, 2015

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LaCava kicks off District 1 bid, assails By DAVE SCHWAB 'false sense of security'

HEADLINE La Jolla Village Merchants Association has taken on the local Fourth of July fireworks display, which until now was beset with a litany of problems. PHOTO COURTESY PORT OF SAN DIEGO

Fourth show fuses with La Jolla By DAVE SCHWAB for years to come (Editor's note: Please check out this story at sdnews.com for a rundown of area displays.) There’s no question that the 30th annual Fourth of July fireworks show in La Jolla Cove is a go this year. But as you'll recall, that wasn’t true a year ago. Due to funding issues, the community’s 29th annual fireworks display in 2014 was cancelled — then saved — at the eleventh hour. Several lawsuits had been filed in recent years challenging the city's permitting process for events, including those involving fireworks over water. In 2011, an environmental lawyer claimed that debris from the explosives harmed sea life in the La Jolla area. That case has since been settled. Then there was the annual problem with collecting donations, which came dribbling in, to pay for the cost of staging the event. And finally, the job simply became too great for one person. Deborah Marengo has been a one-person show, organizing, promoting and

fundraising for the fireworks display the past few years after its originator, restaurateur George Hauer, stepped down from that role. But that’s all in the rear-view mirror now as La Jolla Village Merchants Association, the community’s business improvement district, took on the special event in 2015. And a local resident has stepped forward and helped lay the financial groundwork for the event to successfully continue long into the future. “David Marino of Hughes Marino, a La Jollan who’s been a supporter for years, stepped in and helped me get annual commitments, around $45,000 or $46,000, to cover costs,” said Marengo. “Now, any extra money raised for the fireworks will be rolled over into the next year.” Supporting sponsors for the La Jolla Cove Fireworks Display are Hughes Marino, George's at the Cove, La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, La Jolla Cove Suites, La Valencia Hotel, Willis Allen, Leo Loves Fireworks, J. Todd Figi, John Barbey and Steven Black.

University City celebration is the right choice

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By Sandy Lippe

Life is all about choices, right? Here is a no-brainer choice as we celebrate America's 239th birthday on Saturday, July 4. Do you want to celebrate the birth of our country in a traffic jam on I-5 going to a certain fair? Never. Do you want to celebrate the big day not finding a parking place at the beach? Of course not. Do you want to spend a bundle on fees to enter overcrowded theme parks? Never! You want to stay home for the holiday and celebrate the Fourth of July at Standley Park for the 27th annual SEE UC FOURTH >> PG. 2

La Jolla Community Planning Association head Joe LaCava commenced his campaign for San Diego's District 1 City Council seat. LaCava seeks to replace council president Sherri Lightner, who terms out of office next year. PHOTO BY DAVE SCHWAB

Friends, family and supporters joined La Jolla Community Planning Association president Joe LaCava, who's served on 29 working boards and committees during his public service career, in officially kicking off his campaign June 28 for the First District City Council seat as he seeks to replace council president Sherri Lightner, termed out of office in 2016.

The campaign launch took place at a private residence in Bird Rock, where LaCava and his wife Lorene, a public school kindergarten teacher, have lived for 30 years. In introducing the candidate, longtime friend and supporter Leslie Davis, who has worked with LaCava to prevent the La Jolla post office from being moved, described him as “a gentleman of grace and intelligence.” Davis noted LaCava “has filled so many volunteer posts that he has earned the right to run.” LaCava, a native San Diegan, is the son of an Italian immigrant who graduated from San Diego State University and is a practicing civil engineer. He said he decided to run because he feels he’s the right person for the job and because “it was the right thing to do.” During a half-hour speech followed by a question-and-answer session, LaCava promised “not to SEE JOE >> PG. 17

Where's Mary? In La Jolla, you don't have to look far By DAVE SCHWAB

Mary Deering gestures proudly toward some of her handiwork – a spotless stretch of Village turf. PHOTO BY DAVE SCHWAB

Where’s Mary? around the Village of La Jolla, Six days a week, three hours a cleaning it up. day, you can find Mary Deering It’s all part of the Sparkle & Shine picking up trash with her Marymobile, a four-wheeled cart she wheels

SEE FIREWORKS >> PG. 17

SEE MARY >> PG. 14

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