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LAJOLLAVILLAGENEWS.COM | VOLUME 18, NUMBER 15
Builder fights beach-access ruling despite court decision Locked gate has been in place for 30 years By DAVE SCHWAB Despite a ruling affirming a decision to the contrary, San Diego builder Ure Kretowicz has vowed to continue a 30-plus-year legal battle over land use, announcing his intent to appeal to the state Supreme Court the finding that historic beach access through his Princess Street property never existed. “They (Kretowicz) suggest the California Coastal Commission's
(CCC’s) action (requiring beach access) amounts to a ‘confiscation’ and they have a fundamental right to be free from a physical taking of their private property,” said the recently released state appellate court ruling. “We conclude these arguments are misplaced, and (San Diego Superior Court) applied the correct review standard for commission's decision. It ruled the comSEE BEACH>> PG. 19
AROUND THE BLOCK: The Village is home to a wide-ranging Prospect By DAVE SCHWAB
SPRING TIDES IN FALL SOAK SAN DIEGO Exceptionally high tides combined with higher-than-average surf along the San Diego County coastline created huge waves in La Jolla last week. Local photographer Jim Grant captured this explosion of surf hitting the seawall at the Children’s Pool beach last Thursday. PHOTO BY JIM GRANT
The Village block segment beginning and ending on Ivanhoe Avenue and forming a big loop encompassing Prospect Street and Roslyn Lane is rife with top-shelf restaurants, art galleries and boutiques, for which La Jolla is renowned. Longtime mainstays dot the block, like George’s at the
Cove, at 1250 Prospect, as well as new restaurants joining the mix, like Duke’s La Jolla, at 1216 Prospect, now open in the remodeled space once occupied by Top of the Cove. In between, there are other great eatery choices, like The Hake, at 1250 Prospect, B-10, and Donovan’s Steak and Chop House, at SEE BLOCK>> PG. 12