San Diego Downtown News, Volume 20, Issue 6

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Startup San Diego returns Assembly member Shirley Weber and Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, both representing San Diego, celebrate the passage of AB 392.

LITTLE ITALY P. 7 Inside the Children’s Museum (Photo courtesy the New Children’s Museum of San Diego)

The New Children’s Museum of San Diego wins national recognition

By Jill Diamond

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If you thought museums were only for adults, guess again.

Take the New Children’s Museum of San Diego, which is not only a popular local destination, but also one of 10 recipients recently awarded

the 2019 National Medal for Museum and Library Service

by The Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The award is considered the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries. In the past 25 years, the accolade has celebrated institutions that make

significant and exceptional contributions for individuals, families and communities. The award will be presented at a June 12 event in Washington, D.C. A c cord i ng t o Deputy Museum Director Tomoko Kuta:

see Museum, pg 19

Successful graffiti artist from San Diego to be featured at Festival of the Arts

By Cynthia Robertson

Diana honored in London

San Diego homegrown artist Dave Ross is making graffiti colorful, cute and a true art form — and for that, he is being featured at the San Diego Festival of the Arts on the weekend of June 8-9. Ross is arguably best known for his creation of BunnyKitty, introduced in his 2016 book, “The Origins of BunnyKitty: A Tale for All Ages.”

It is a story of acceptance, rising to the occasion, and being brave, Ross explained.

“It’s a book meant for families and it drives these messages home through characters like BunnyKitty and Mommy Bunny, who are based on my late mother and collaborator,” he said.

Ross’ mother wrote about the magic spell in the book and helped edit the story after he wrote it. But the transcript actually sat in Ross’ computer for over a decade before he finally pushed to get it published, mainly because of his mother’s struggle with Alzheimer’s.

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Graffiti artist David Ross at one of his murals of BunnyKitty and other characters he has created. (Photo courtesy David Ross)

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California Assembly passes police use-of-deadlyforce bill

The California state Assembly passed legislation last week authored by San Diego Assembly member Shirley N. Weber and Sacramento Assembly member Kevin McCarty that would restrict the police use of deadly force statewide. AB 392 moved to the Senate on a 67-0 vote after law enforcement groups removed opposition and the bill gained the support of California Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon. “[The] Assembly vote on AB 392 is proof positive that real change can happen. AB 392 will end preventable deaths and do so without jeopardizing the safety of law enforcement officers. It was long, hard work, but I am proud to be part of the effort with Assembly member Shirley Weber, law enforcement, victims’ families and others to find a path forward on use of force. I look forward to hearing AB 392 in the Senate,” Atkins said in a statement.

“Significant change is never easy, but those who voted today looked to their conscience and found the courage to do the right thing for California,” Weber said.

“I have to thank the families who have lost loved ones to police violence. They have been the energy

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By Vince Meehan San Diego native Rebecca Bamberger is the founder and CEO of BAM Communications, a local public relations firm located in the iconic El Cortez Hotel building. Her business cred is impeccable, having completed a MBA program at the University of Pittsburgh as their youngest graduate ever and founding multiple successful companies including Bite, the largest food tour company in the country. But Bamberger likes to have fun as well, and her twin offices at the El Cortez are testament to this.

Her ground-floor patio suites are decorated with an eclectic collection of motifs ranging from neon art deco to Warhol-style pop art.

A theater-style marquee greets visitors at the entrance with customized messages. The kitchen is stocked with fresh coffee, local craft beer and unique bottles of wine. The result is a work place that feels like a place you’d want to chill out at. And this is the essence of BAM Communications.

“It’s great because it feels very homey and you’re also in a piece of history,” Bamberger said about her headquarters.

“So there’s the original archways and crown molding and things that you’re not going to find in a newer building, and I love that. I love architecture, and something as prominent as this building, which I’ve always known as a child… when you fly in, you see the little red letters come up — I always thought, ‘That’s a really neat building,’ so the chance to get in here, and at the ground level where you can have a patio and a garden was just magic… and here we are!”

Bamberger likes to go by the name of “Beck” and her business card is made of metal with those letters stamped out of the middle. Her parents met while both stationed here with the Navy, and as many Navy people do, they decided to stay in San Diego. Early on, she was drawn to the idea of being a storyteller and landed a summer internship at KUSI. After college, she was hired as an associate producer at NBC 7/39 here in San Diego. Then she hosted her own

The “new guy” Ramel Wallace at his workstation.

TV show on the CW Network called “Best and Brightest in San Diego,” that featured local CEOs. “I had Ralph Rubio [of Rubio’s Fish Tacos] and he was just iconic,” Bamberger said. “I mean, how do you do an IPO with tacos? And how do you even start? He was just amazing!”

Bamberger won an Emmy Award for her show and fell in love with the art of storytelling.

Along the way, she met a PR person who introduced her to the world of public relations and a light bulb went on. “I thought, ‘Oh, I can do a PR firm, that sounds easy-ish,’” Bamberger said recalling her first notion of entering PR. “You know, you have a phone, you have a laptop, and you’re good to go because unlike law or medicine, you do not need any degree or license or exam to qualify you as a PR person.”

Soon after, Bamberger started BAM Communications and began representing small local boutiques and businesses as well as a handful of restaurants. Her clients included Burger Lounge and Luna Grill, which have both gone on to achieve great success.

But along the way, she decided to raise the bar by shifting her focus to tech companies, primarily venture capital-backed startups located in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and even overseas.

This strategy has proved to be very successful and given

Bamberger the confidence to seek out new clients based on the potential they have to make the world a better place. It’s almost as if these companies have to pitch them, as opposed to the other way around. And Bamberger feels very strongly about representing companies that impress her. She chooses to focus on tech companies that are trying to solve large problems in today’s world, especially if it reduces waste or helps the ecosystem. “We focus on [what] we can arguably say, ‘If they become successful, this is going to be a good thing.’ Really, we look for as the number one thing, is this really a huge problem being solved, and do we think these people can do it?” Bamberger said. “So just like they get all this money from venture capitalists, and they have to convince them to dole out the money, they need to convince us to represent them.”

Yes, there may be a little bit of swagger in the step of Rebecca as she leads BAM Communications into future success, but that success will be grounded in a fun hideaway at the top of Cortez Hill. And while a tech community has yet to sink roots in San Diego, Bamberger sees that happening in the near future and looks forward to it.

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Block F adds greenscape and open space to East Village The haunting history of the Cole Building Art on the Land Delle Willett I recently had the opportunity to get a virtual in-depth tour of Block F in East Village with Amber Lake of Carrier Johnson + Culture, with an emphasis on the landscape architecture (which is what this column is all about, right?).

Block F has 32 floors, 405 residential units, 50,000 square feet of office space and 20,000 square feet of retail. Start of construction is slated for 2020.

With F and G streets to the north and south and 15th and 16th streets to the east and west, Block F bookends the proposed East Village Green facing the current campus of the NewSchool of Architecture & Design. It’s a development that adds much needed greenscape and open space to the industrial and utilitarian urban landscape of East Village.

From the start, the design development of Block F has been a collaboration with architecture, interior design and landscape architecture through architect Ray Valera, interior designer Manuela BravoSmith, and landscape architects Martin Flores and Amber Lake — all of Carrier Johnson.

What evolved was an early partnership between interior design and their programming of lobby, business and residential spaces within the building,

Gaslamp Landmarks Sandee Wilhoit

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and landscape architecture that greeted and guided users between these spaces into the exterior.

With a nod to the industrial character of East Village, the architecture celebrates the rawness of steel, brick and glass. Interior design organizes polished concrete, stone and culvert-shaped apertures, and landscape architecture utilizes steel grating, glass slag and exposed aggregate within bioretention gardens.

Block F will provide for a minimum 12,600 square feet of eco-roof on the eighth level and pool level 32. The roof gardens are being designed specific to San Diego's microclimates and the building's sun and wind exposure.

In addition, a significant portion of the green roofs are in the form of 3-foot

minimum-in-height planters to allow ornamental and accent canopies for shade, color, and vertical interest. In an array of raised planters, ornamental trees like crape myrtle, dwarf orange or fruitless olive will provide a degree of shade and natural barrier providing texture and color in addition to sculptural form. And finally, a second tier of green roof is found above two multimedia hubs at level eight, providing shade and shelter for lounge space, TV monitors, dining areas and other outdoor gatherings.

The entry to Block F aligns with the East Village Green to the west and is considered a pocket extension of the green space or a “front porch.”

Of the roughly 5,000 square feet allotted for garden space,

see Block F, pg 14

The site of the current Cole Building, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and G Street, is one of the earliest developed properties in the area. Albert A. Cole, an early San Diego capitalist, purchased the property from Alonzo Horton in December of 1868 for $900 in gold coin. In 1873, Cole deeded a portion of the property to Charles Snider for $1,250 in gold, netting himself a tidy profit.

At the same time, Cole had a frame building well under construction on the site. This building, a one-story wood frame structure, had three storefronts with frame partitions and slate or tin roofs. Businesses in the storefronts included a grocery, a restaurant and a fruit stand.

Another tenant was Theodore Verlaque, a native of France, who was intent on opening a place for the sale of liquor and wines. In 1879, Verlaque took out

Cole Block 1892 702 Fifth Ave. Architect: John Stannard Architectural Style: Mixed

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a two-year lease from Cole, and promptly subleased the property to Theodore Lehmann for nearly twice the amount of money he was paying Cole! Verlaque was not only a successful restauranteur, saloon keeper and wine maker, he also ran large herds of sheep from the hills of La Jolla to the Narrows, which is now part of Anza-Borrego State Park. He foresaw future growth in that area, and with a fellow Basque, August Grand, he established the Verlaque Store, the first business, and built the first house in what was to become the city of Ramona.

Verlaque’s children remained in the area and ran the store until 1960. Both structures are still standing and are preserved as historical landmarks in Ramona.

In 1882, Cole decided to expand his property and built yet another store on the site. Charles Snider was also still active on his side of the property and had expanded to a barber shop and bathhouse. The city directory at the time lists the barber shop as Snider’s and the bathhouse as his wife’s business. C.F. Francisco’s grocery store opened in Cole’s new

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Coworking sites continue taking root Downtown as demand remains high

By Dave Fidlin The historic Broker’s Building in Downtown San Diego is undergoing a metamorphosis this year as the deeply rooted site gets ready for its next chapter — hosting a modern office concept behind a still-growing business model.

Spurred by the announcement of $100 million in Series A funding early this year, Carlsbadbased C ommonGrou nds Workplace announced plans of opening a Downtown location next summer at the Broker’s site, 404 Market St. When CommonGrounds opens it doors, it will join a growing list of other businesses throughout the Downtown area that offer variations on coworking amenities for entrepreneurs and employees of companies opting to forego dedicated office space.

Use of co-working spaces costs money — something the local coffee shop does not charge, out right, for the use of a table and chair as you sip on your brew of choice. But professionals in the co-working industry say they provide a number of other benefits, including networking opportunities, ready-access to amenities, equipment and resources you might not own and a professional work environment.

Jacob Bates, CEO of CommonGrounds, said the secured funding capital pushed

them to set the goal of opening about 50 new offices across the U.S. through 2021.

Opening one of its workplaces in the heart of San Diego was obvious, Bates said in an interview with Downtown News.

“There’s an unmet demand,” Bates said. “It’s a very under-penetrated market. The Generation Z workers and the millennials, are requiring a different type of product.”

Other companies, including some with headquarters outside California, have also noted the potential for having a coworking operation in Downtown San Diego.

Chicago-based Novel Coworking, which opened its first location in 2013, laid roots in San Diego 2 1/2 years ago with a Gaslamp location, 1111 Sixth Ave. Initially, Novel had 35 offices, but the availability has since swelled to 85 spaces as additional floors have become available.

Downtown Works, 5050 W. B St., touts amenities aimed at fostering collaboration. (Photo courtesy Downtown Works)

“We were 98% occupied within the first eight months,” said Rachel Quinto, regional sales manager with Novel’s San Diego location, referring to the first phase of the operation. “We’ve seen huge growth.”

Quinto said coworking spaces are well suited for San Diego — particularly Downtown, where entrepreneurship has been growing and flourishing in recent years.

“In San Diego, we’re seeing a lot of business growth,” Quinto said. “People are attracted to the affordable and creative options we have available. We’re on a really exciting growth trajectory right now.”

D ow nt ow n Works, which operates out of a former law firm building, 5050 W. B St., began offering its amenities in September 2016 and has experienced similar growth, Candace A rendering of CommonGrounds Workplace's Vanderbilt, community cunew office in the Broker's Building, 404 rator, said.

Market St., which is set to open in summer B efor e D ow nt ow n 2020. (Photo courtesy CommonGrounds Workplace) Works opened its doors

Novel Coworking is headquartered in Chicago and opened a location in San Diego at 1111 Sixth Ave. (Photo courtesy Novel Coworking)

to the business community, Vanderbilt said the office space was drastically overhauled aesthetically and functionally to mesh with the operation’s mission statement.

“For us, it’s more than just having space available,” Vanderbilt said. “It’s about collaboration and creating a sense of community.”

Vanderbilt said she and others working at Downtown Works share in the passion of being a part of a trend that keeps growing. “ This is an area that’s just blossoming with startup businesses,” Vanderbilt said.

“We’re trying to support that ecosystem.”

As for CommonGrounds, Bates said the operation is being positioned differently from others in the industry space in the hopes of standing out from the crowded pack.

In addition to offering coworking space, CommonGrounds is offering a tailored solutions model known as workplace-as-a-service. The goal, according to Bates

and others in the company, is to create flexible workplace products and services geared toward companies ranging from startups to Fortune 1500 enterprises.

“CommonGrounds’ enterprise-grade workplace design fosters an enriched work life environment engineered to help companies attract and retain talent,” Bates said in a January news release announcing the Series A funding commitment.

CommonGrounds’ imminent emergence Downtown came together, in part, through a partnership forged with Pacifica Enterprises, a San Diego-based real estate investment firm.

With Pacifica’s resources in the mix, CommonGrounds’ shared workplace in the Broker Building also will be complimented with several ground-level restaurants and a rooftop deck with panoramic views.

—Dave Fidlin is a freelance journalist with a special affinity for San Diego and its people.

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SD Startup Week standouts Downtown Partnership News Lana Harrison This time last week, the San Diego Convention Center was awash with eager entrepreneurs looking to make their big ideas come to life.

This year marked the seventh iteration of the growing San Diego Startup Week conference, which seeks to highlight and energize the innovation ecosystem in the San Diego region.

Under the leadership of Jarrod Russell (who assumed the role of executive director of Startup San Diego this past year), the conference grew to include workshops, networking events, pitch competitions, and mentoring throughout the region in Downtown, Carlsbad, Barrio Logan, and with a nod to the region’s binational economy, a kick-off event in Tijuana.

In the age of worrying climate reports and polystyrene bans, a welcome inclusion in this year’s lineup were many workshops with a focus on sustainability and the role that social enterprises, nonprofits, and companies with an eye toward social good have in the business community.

With three session tracks and a wide menu of workshops and activities to choose from each day, the content was both deep and wide and really only fully accessible by attending (so stay tuned for next year).

In the meantime, here are a few standouts from San Diego Startup Week 2019:

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“Not all money is good money. The people and relationships are more important than just getting money in the bank.”

Jonathan Knight, CEO of Uprise Energy, a company focused on creating accessible and mobile wind turbines, joined colleagues for a discussion on the challenges and processes involved in entering the cleantech space.

Finding (and maintaining) capital at the beginning stages of a company is on everyone’s mind in the startup world. Knight’s advice was a wise call to recognize that behind checks and financial commitments are people with their own set of expectations and values.

Standout speaker

One of those most powerful assets of Startup Week is the network of individuals and companies who have learned from the successes and failures of navigating the early

A session in this year’s conference (Photo by Sam Ramirez)

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Cafe, and the Callan Hotel.

Additionally, he designed the glass dome for Madam Tingley’s Theosophical Society in Point Loma and a fire station at 25th and Broadway.

Stannard described his proposed project as being a symmetrically arranged structure with cream-colored bricks set in red mortar. He allowed for three large storerooms on the Fifth Avenue side of the building and one storeroom on the G Street side. The main entrance to the second- and third-floor rooms was to be on G Street and would feature a perfectly formed arch with a wide stairway of Oregon pine finished in white cedar ascending to the upper floors. Stannard envisioned 24 rooms on each floor,

COLE BLOCK building, and as he promised to “have a neat assortment of fresh goods from San Francisco,” he received a rush of business from local customers.

By 1892, the successful Mr. Cole decided to, once again, expand his holdings.

He planned to replace the one-story frame building with a three-story brick building.

He hired prominent architect John B. Stannard to design the structure. Stannard had also designed the ShermanGilbert House, the Louis Bank of Commerce, the Minear Building, the Nanking

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stages of a company or organization — and are willing to share those stories.

One of this year’s speaker standouts was Darcy ShiberKnowles, the senior quality, sustainability, and innovation manager at Dr. Bronner’s.

While not an entrepreneur herself, Shiber-Knowles deftly answered questions from entrepreneurs hungry for information on becoming a benefit corporation and structuring their ideas around sustainability and fair business practices. Shiber-Knowles confidently and expertly shared the story and values of Dr. Bronner’s, a local soap company, while offering practical suggestions and experience-based knowledge.

Standout company

“Your life. Your schedule.

Right now.” The website tagline for Aira is a motto many Americans would resonate with.

Aira develops and leverages technology aimed at

providing ease of visual access and movement to people experiencing low vision. With an app, a pair of cool futuristic glasses, and an agent, Aira promises increased access to information, engagement, and independence — and is well-versed in the process of raising capital.

Standout story

Having an idea and developing a product is just one part of the journey of going to market.

You need buy-in.

In a joint session with Sam Neuhaser of Enspyre Society, a creative agency focused on cause branding for nonprofits, and one of their clients, Active Valor, attendees got a look at the impact of powerful storytelling.

Active Valor is relatively new to the nonprofit scene but quickly gained traction with its inspiring mission and compelling digital storytelling.

They tap into the strong military presence in San Diego by pairing veterans and Gold Star children (those who have lost a parent in military service) for a day of adventure and opportunities for mentorship. And it’s a unique opportunity for spouses to connect with each other and watch their children thrive.

For Enspyre Society, proof of concept achieved.

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The interior was also to be finished in white cedar. He incorporated granite keystones in the arch and the use of Arizona red sandstone for the windowsills.

The keystones are unique in the Gaslamp, and not found on any other buildings. The elaborate roofline was to feature large The corner of the Cole Building showing the intricate roof (Photo by Tim Trevaskis) pinnacles.

A lbert Cole hired Thomas Jobbitt and Peter F. minimum down payment with Schaniel to construct the build- no terms discussed for the reing. Jobbitt and Schaniel or- mainder of the costs. At the dered materials from Whittier- close of construction, none of Fuller and Company; San these companies received any Diego Paint Company; Olsen, remuneration and were finally Graham and Weldon; and West forced to take legal action. As Coast Lumber in Cole’s name.

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On the street where you live: Experience Little Italy’s top restaurants An interview with Andy Asaro at the 11th annual Taste of Little Italy Little Italy Culture & Heritage Tom Cesarini

Little Italy News Christopher Gomez

The Convivio Now and Again Series comprises oral histories from Italian-community members. In this excerpt from an interview with Little Italy resident Andy Asaro, he discusses some of the character behind Little Italy of long ago.

In the Disney-Pixar film “Up,” the elder protagonist refuses to give up his longtime home to commercial developers, and when he finally must leave, his journey begins as he takes his house with him by helium balloons in great animated fashion. I was reminded of this Disney character when I conducted an oral history with longtime Little Italy resident Andy Asaro as I sat in his family home on India Street and made note of the rampant commercial redevelopment all around him.

In contrast to his “Up” curmudgeon counterpart, Andy’s affable nature has made him a fixture in the Italian neighborhood.

Andy recalls the many tastes, smells and sounds of the Italian neighborhood, which still form many of the memories of his youth. As he describes, for instance, “When my dad came home from fishing or my uncles would come over or whatever and they[‘d] recap the trip — while they were doing , everybody would have a shot of whiskey, and everybody was real oiled by the time they were done — either that or wine. And then toward the early ’50s, they got a liking for Manhattans, so I became the official, one of the official, Manhattan makers. I got really proficient at making Manhattans, and I still like them to this day. We made wine every year, and I just could not stand the taste of wine. We had booze all over the house, and [I] never touched it — never — because I didn't like it. But once I turned about 22, 23 my taste buds completely changed.”

Andy laughs at that remark, and he continues by going into detail about winemaking, an important activity for his family. “I used to love to make wine.

We used to either go to Patella or go up to Escondido or Ramona.

Patella was a wholesale produce man down on J Street, and so we'd order the grapes from him.

We'd order about 1,200, 1,400, 1,500 pounds. So my grandfather had the press and the grinder, so we'd do it all here and squeeze it out in the garage and then bring it down [to] the cellar and put the wine in the barrels down there.

Once, I almost blew myself up because they used to sell used whiskey barrels because they would use them once and then they'd put them up for sale. So they were ordinarily very cheap — $8, $9, $10 a barrel. So you'd wash the barrel out, and then you would, if it had been used for wine or whatever, you[‘d] burn a sulfur stick in there and top it up so it would kill all of whatever bacteria was in there. So you'd fumigate it, basically. So you had to be careful with the whiskey barrels because

Visit the Little Italy neighborhood on Wednesday, June 19, to experience the 11th annual Taste of Little Italy from 5-9 p.m.! A full lineup of top restaurants will open their doors and invite the community to experience culinary bliss as attendees get the opportunity to sample some of the best dishes each restaurant has to offer in one summer evening. Ticketholders will receive a “Taste Passport” to guide them through the evening, listing all participating restaurants and their menu offerings.

Taste of Little Italy features two routes, a south route and a north route, each comprised of different yet equally delectable selection of eateries to enjoy.

Ticketholders can choose from the north route or the south route when purchasing tickets.

The restaurants’ tasteful offerings will include a varied selection of bites including seafood, pasta, pizza, desserts and beverages. More than 40 restaurants will participate in the event, with over 20 per route. Each will showcase both new restaurants and traditional restaurants that will wake up your taste buds!

A few new eateries that will be featured on the north route include Everbowl, Shake Shack, Supernatural Seafood, Bobboi Natural Gelato and more. You can stop by Ambrogio15 on the north route, a unique Milan-style pizzeria for a delicious slice of artisanal pizza salamino piccante or Cloak and Petal, a Japanese dining experience for a bite of the restaurant’s mouthwatering La Jolla Pkwy Roll or chicken karaage!

On the south route, attendees can expect to find eateries located in the popular Piazza della Famiglia on the menu including

Ben Hur Coffee mural in Little Italy.

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the fumes of the whiskey were still in there even though you washed it out. If you [tried] to burn a sulfur stick in there without washing it out first, the thing would explode. Well, apparently I didn't wash it well enough. The sulfur stick — I put it in there, and it went vroom! It didn't blow up, fortunately. And around the whole neighborhood during that season all the gutters would be running red. And the smell [of the wine was] tremendous.”

Other smells — the “aroma,” of the neighborhood, Andy says, included the fresh bread from the many bakeries around town: Roma Bakery, Frank’s Bakery, Quality Bakery, and Victor Lupini’s Bakery. And he recalls Ben Hur Coffee and Sun Spices.

About Ben Hur Coffee, Andy remembers, “ My grandmother's house was right behind it. [Ben Hur Coffee] had this giant hopper on the roof, and they used to roast coffee in there and then grind it and put it in bags and take it out.

When they roasted coffee — what a smell, whoa — you just couldn't believe it. Yeah — just terrific.”

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the new Farmer’s Table and Frost Me Bakery & Café. In addition, food lovers can taste delectable offerings from restaurants such as Born & Raised that will serve street tacos filled with corn tortillas, dry-aged beef, avocado-lime crème and hot sauce; and Café Gratitude that will serve “Blessed,” which is tempeh bolognese with quinoa pasta, cashew mozzarella, broccolini and spinach, as well as “Adoring,” which is their tiramisu.

While Taste of Little Italy participants visit various restaurants sampling different bites from each in exchange for a stamp on their passport, they can also enjoy live music scattered throughout the charming community on street corners and in Little Italy’s signature piazzas. Food lovers will have the chance to take in the

views surrounding the neighborhood’s 48 square blocks, including San Diego’s sunset sparkling over the bay while discovering new and traditional eateries in San Diego’s top culinary hub.

Tickets to Taste of Little Italy can be purchased online for $45 per person before the event and $50 at the door.

To stay connected with Little Italy, check out what’s going on in the neighborhood by following the community on Instagram and Twitter: @LittleItalySD and Facebook: LittleItalySD. To learn more things happening in the neighborhood, visit LittleItalySD.com.

—Christopher Gomez has been Little Italy’s district manager since 2000. Reach him at chris@littleitalysd.com.v

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What fits between two pieces of bread? Find out at the Earl of Sandwich, a new downtown eatery titled after British lord John Montagu, who is attributed for inventing the sandwich in the 1700s. With more than 30 locations stretched across the U.S., and one in France, the

Florida-based chain features everything from French dips and tuna melts to roast beef with cheddar and chipotle chicken. There are also breakfast sandwiches, well-stuffed wraps, soups and salads.

Indoor-outdoor seating is available. 690 First Ave., 619-2412241, earlofsandwichusa.com.

Chipotle-chicken with avocado is a top seller at the new Earl of Sandwich.

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The third annual Wing Fest San Diego will be held from 1 to 7 p.m., June 22, at the Broadway Pier. Wings will be sold for $1 apiece by several local restaurants and eateries that include Punch Bowl Social, Cross Street Chicken, Miguel’s Wings, Smoking J’s, Wingstop and more. Beer and

spirits by various breweries and distillers will also be available.

The event is organized by Parq Restaurant & Nightclub.

Admission is $24.99 for 2 p.m. entry, and $45 for 1 p.m. entry, which also includes two hours of drink samplings. 1000 N. Harbor Drive, 619-727-6789, parqsd.com.

DINING Former Top Chef contestant Rich Sweeney has taken on the role of area culinary directory for Los Angeles-based Tocaya Organica, a popular health-conscious eatery with locations in the Gaslamp Quarter (755 Fifth Ave.), UTC in La Jolla (4301 La Jolla Village Drive), and another coming soon to One Paseo in Carmel Valley.

Sweeney, who is also known for the comfort fare he dished up when operating the former R Gang Eatery in Hillcrest for five years, most recently served as executive chef for North Italia in Fashion Valley Mall. Before that he helmed the kitchens at Waypoint Public in North Park and the former Florent Restaurant & Lounge in the Gaslamp.

“I’ll be doing quality control and training-development for locations in San Diego and Arizona,” Sweeney told us, adding that he is fond of Tocaya’s culinary concept.

“The entire menu starts out vegan, and then if you’re a meat eater, you can add meat and cheese to the dishes. We buy

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Esteemed San Diego chef Rich Sweeney has joined Tocaya Organica. (Facebook) just about everything we can organic. And the environments are

Get your beer and sake fix on the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum during the 17th annual Beer & Sake Festival, from 7 to 10 p.m., June 13. The event is presented by the Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana. It will feature dozens of vendor offering food and drink Avocados are taking center stage at Little Italy Food Hall throughout the month of June commemoration of a partnership the venue has formed with the California Avocado Commission. Each vendor within the food hall has incorporated the fatty fruit into a special dish for the occasion.

At Not Not Tacos, for example, look for avocado-crab flatbread as well as pearl couscous with crispy tofu and avocado. The Roast Meat and Sandwich Shop is mingling avocado with salmon in a single-serving bowl, while the pizza alla Mediterranea at Ambrogio 15 now temporarily includes the fruit in the topping. At the food hall’s bar, avocado even shows up in a “California margarita.” 550 W. Date St., 619-269-7187, littleitalyfoodhall.com.

cool and welcoming—not hoity.” tocayaorganica.com.

tastings. Participants include Green Flash, Anchor Brewing, Ozeka Sake, Underbelly, Wismettac Asian Foods and more. Guests must be 21 years or age or older to attend. Tickets range from $40 to $120. 910 N. Harbor Drive, 619-5449600, Japan-society.org.

Avocados are rolling into the Little Italy Food Hall this month.

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Seven years equates to decades in the restaurant business. And the owners of Meze Greek Fusion in the Gaslamp Quarter are celebrating that milestone with free hors d’ oeuvres starting at 8 p.m., June 22.

The party will also welcome the debut of a new cocktail called “lime in the coconut” made with RumHaven, fresh lime, pineapple, vanilla and allspice. Priced at $13, a proceed from the sales will be donated to Rady’s Children Hospital.

345 Sixth Ave., 619-550-1600, gaslampmeze.com.

Chicken wings rule the day at an upcoming Downtown festival. (Photo by Frank Sabatini Jr.)

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A party is in order for Meze’s seventh birthday. (Photo by Frank Sabatini Jr.)

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For the love of Joey Restaurant Review Frank Sabatini Jr. Himmelberg’s in the East Village is a shining example of how caring humans invest their time and money into preserving the legacies of deceased loved ones.

Formerly Harvest by the Patio, owner Gina ChampionCain, of the locally based Patio Group, decided earlier this year to shake up the original concept of contemporary, wholesome cuisine by introducing dishes that are a little more fun and retro.

In doing so, she directed her culinary team to develop things like sloppy Joe sliders, corn dog poppers, loaded tater tots, buttermilk fried chicken and Philadelphia cheesesteaks.

Healthy options still exist in the form of veggie wraps and quinoa bowls. But they seem like foreign intruders to the ’70s-era rock-androll environment she assembled as a tribute to Joey Himmelberg, a dear friend she lost three years ago to a sudden heart attack.

Himmelberg was a lover of ’70s and ’80s rock music. He cherished social gatherings, running, surfing, good grub and beer. He was also fond of the laid-back bar culture of yesteryear, which Champion-Cain creatively captures with crushed-velvet couches and old coffee tables.

Copious music memorabilia flows from the downstairs anteroom (used for to-go orders) to the upstairs, which feels like the basements and garages baby boomers such as myself hung out in with friends while listening to vinyl albums, and in altered states.

Incorporated into the floor plan is an area for live music, plus a U-shaped bar and a striking blown-up photo of David Bowie occupying a back wall. As a die-hard fan for many years, I melted.

A friend and I settled into a pair of couches in a cozy corner against one of the large paned windows. A couple of stimulating cocktails kicked off our lunch.

“The Purple Haze,” with its ruby red vodka, campari and grapefruit soda, was gulpable.

So was the “Rocket Man” mule using ginger beer that is carbonated to order. Instead of the usual copper mug, it was served in a tin can featuring customized labeling that resembled a grocery product from the 1920s.

The all-day food menu is a collaboration by executive chef Josh Schauert and the Patio Group’s vice president of food and beverage, Hilary Rossi. Some of their dishes are playful, such as chicken-n-wa f f le sliders accented with 100% maple syrup spiked with cayenne pepper and red chili flakes.

The buttermilk-battered chicken breast tasted of Southern goodness. And the

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wasn’t a bad sub. But it wasn’t the Paesano version I grew up eating in Buffalo, New York. savory waffles, flaOther food choices include vored with sage beer-battered cod with and cheddar tater tots, pepperocheese, hide ni-sausage (or plain a fair amount cheese) flatbreads, of fresh corn strawberry salinside. ad, grilled cheese The sliders, with tomato soup, as well a set of and the double-patsloppy Joe sliders ty “Himmelburger” reeking of that w ith A mer ica n nostalgic flavor cheese, onions, pickof sweet-tomato le and special ground beef, be- (l to r) The “Purple Haze” and sauce on a sesame “Rocket Man” mule cocktails seed bun. came our favorite dishes.

The burger (or a We took a healthy pause with fried chicken sandwich) served the “Maverick bowl,” a sprightly, with tater tots is specially priced deconstructed salad of quinoa, at $10 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., red kidney beans, multi-colored Monday through Friday. cherry tomatoes, avocado and For dessert, we cured our roasted corn — all sitting atop hankering for chocolate cake crispy romaine lettuce. Toasted with a four-layer version accumin dressing tied everything companied by vanilla bean ice together in what three people cream. There’s also seasonal can easily share. cheesecake and root beer or Coke floats. But with a full bar slinging draft beer and clever cocktails, I’ll likely skip the confections next time around and lounge over booze in this mini rock-and-roll hall of fame.

Note: Live music is featured Thursday through Saturday evenings.

The “Maverick bowl” R ossi is a native of Philadelphia who makes dynamite cheesesteaks at four San Diego County locations of Surf Rider Pizza Co., which also falls under the Patio Group. She uses lean rib-eye shaved in-house, and tucks it into Amoroso rolls imported from her hometown.

The cheesesteaks are available here as well.

But we decided to take a gamble on the cheesesteak egg rolls instead. As my friend accurately pointed out, they tasted like some commercial creation by Chun King, due mostly to their thick, generic-type casings. The innards were that of a classic Philly cheesesteak, which only exacerbated our craving for an actual hoagie roll.

That wish was granted, however, when we chomped into the meatball sub, which also uses the airy, slightly chewy rolls from Amoroso’s Baking Company.

The meatballs were exceptionally soft — even softer than the ones my late grandmother served after simmering them all day in tomato sauce. They were also a little tangy and missing that elusive Italian flavor we expected, due perhaps to a lack of oregano, garlic or parsley.

Mantled beneath melted mozzarella and fresh basil, it

—Frank Sabatini Jr. is the author of ‘Secret San Diego’ (ECW Press), and began his local writing career more than two decades ago as a staffer for the former San Diego Tribune. You can reach him at fsabatini@san.rr.com.v

David Bowie looms intriguingly over the bar area. (Photos by Frank Sabatini Jr.)

Himmelberg’s 369 10th Ave. (East Village) 619-541-8301, himmelbergs.com Prices: Appetizers, salads and bowls, $6 to $15; sandwiches, burgers and flatbreads, $9 to $16.

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Empathy in dealing with tragedy

By David Dixon In order to get through the aftermath of tragedy, some people are compelled to share their experience with others. Missy Schaaf, who currently lives in Orange County, is doing just that with “An Evening for Life,” scheduled for June 24 at the Horton Grand Theatre.

A dancer and aerialist, who performed in Las Vegas for over a decade, the San Diegoborn Schaaf and her husband suffered a tragic loss last June when she gave birth to a stillborn baby. Unable or unwilling to move on from this tragedy, and following a conversation with her therapist, Schaaf

eventually came up with the idea for the event.

“My therapist recommended that I put love somewhere, in order to memorialize and honor my daughter,” she said.

“I realized that I could put up a benefit show, since it’s in my wheelhouse.”

The sequences in the show are themed around the grieving process, and include specific subjects such as love, shock, anger and, finally, acceptance.

She chose to put on “An Evening for Life” in San Diego, mainly because of her local ties to the city.

Schaaf, the co-director of the project, is collaborating on it with many talented people, including

singers, dancers, aerialists, and artists involved with Cirque du Soleil. Given her artistic background and ties to San Diego, it comes as no surprise that she has drawn a variety of talented entertainers from the county and Las Vegas to work with her on this “philanthropic theatrical show.”

S chaa f picked Natalie Walstead as the co-director of the project. The two of them have a long history of working together and have choreographed several dance pieces in Las Vegas and around the world. Given their experiences and success together, Schaaf loves to work with Walstead.

Another San Diego-based artist involved with the project is

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She became involved after talking to Schaaf’s stepfather, photographer Ken Jacques, who is known for photographing arts events in San Diego.

“Schaaf outlined what she was looking for, including music that requires particular voices, including a male tenor and female vocalists,” she said. “When Schaaf told me what her vision was, and what she needed, it became something enjoyable to put together.”

Proceeds from the event will go to Empty Cradle, a pregnancy and infant loss support, education and remembrance nonprofit organization located in Santee.

Empty Cradle helped Schaaf in her time of need, and she contacted its president, Rachel Redhouse, to see if the organization would work with her on “An Evening for Life.” “I’ve been helping a little bit, but Schaaf is the big planner, [and] is doing a great job,” Redhouse said. She is aiding Schaaf by providing some items for the silent auction that will take place before showtime.

Schaaf is happy to be partnering with Empty Cradle. “It is support for women and families who have lost children,” she said.

“They are educating the public at large about grief and loss.”

Given the theme of the show, it’s understandable if some people may wonder if the performance is too emotionally draining — particularly if they have lost children under tragic circumstances.

Dinning, Redhouse and Schaaf all feel, however, that the night will be meaningful for a lot of people. “I think for some, this could be a difficult, but important, event,” Dinning said. “For others who have had similar experiences, it will be a cathartic and freeing evening.”

“I think it’s not just going to be an event for people who have experienced a loss,” Redhouse said. “It’s for those who surround those people, like family and friends.”

“It’s going to be a beautiful production,” Schaaf said. “I really hope that people will come and enjoy it, while being surrounded by their community… I hope they help support Empty Cradle and the arts.”

“An Evening for Life” takes place on Monday, June 24.

For tickets or more information, visit eventbrite.com or aneveningforlife.wixsite/com/

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NEWS BRIEFS and the moral compass for making this possible.”

Cephus Johnson, an executive board officer for Families United 4 Justice, said the bill is a step in the right direction for preventing future deaths. His nephew, who was killed by Bay Area Rapid Transit police in 2009, was the subject of the film “Fruitvale Station.”

“As an impacted family member and the uncle of Oscar Grant, there is no horror comparable to the excessive use of force by the police that takes your loved one's life. This horror is forever etched into your memory, perhaps, because it could have been prevented,” he said. “AB 392’s goal is protecting human

Natalie Walstead (Photo courtesy Ronald Baker)

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—David Dixon is a freelance film and theater writer. He can be reached at daviddixon0202@ gmail.com.v life and safeguarding human rights.”

San Diego Organizing Project, a federation of 28 faith congregations, also supported the bill.

“For San Diego and communities across the state, California’s Act to Save Lives is a beacon of hope in a time of moral crisis. I’m overjoyed at the Assembly’s vote this afternoon to advance AB 392 and look forward to it becoming law,” Jeffrey Karahamuheto, of the nonpartisan organization, said. “I'm especially pleased to see that law enforcement withdrew its opposition to this sensible bill.”

AB 392 will change the standard under which officers use deadly force. AB 392 will require that officers use deadly force only when there is an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury

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COLE BLOCK a result of these financial woes and a bad case of the grippe (old fashioned term for influenza), Cole died by shooting himself in the head. The cost of the building was $35,000, and Cole’s net worth was in excess of $100,000, so it was speculated that his money woes and flu could not have been the sole cause of his untimely death.

Eventually, the Cole estate settled the debts and the administration of the estate was granted to Cole’s wife, Maria.

She also continued to improve the property. As Cole’s brothers and sisters expected some compensation from the estate, Mrs. Cole bought them out for $42,000 and retained full control of the property.

In 1892, Mrs. Cole sold a portion of the land to Ralph Granger for $22,000 in gold coin.

Besides his commercial interests, Granger founded a musical conservatory at his house in Paradise Valley. He also owned one of the finest rare violin collections in the world. The house, now known as Granger Hall, is a historic landmark in National City.

Prior to the turn of the last century, tenants of the Cole Building included the Lion Clothing Company and the Coronado View Hotel. In 1899, Samuel I. Fox bought the Lion Clothing Company, and moved the business to his new building on Sixth and Broadway. The Coronado View remained until 1925, and subsequently became the Welcome Hotel and then the Kelsey Hotel. Sam Lesinsky, another clothier, followed Lion’s and remained until 1922.

Maria H. Cole died on Sept.

15, 1924. At the time of her death, the Cole property was listed as having a value of $90,000.

This parcel and several others were to be held in trust for 25 years by the Southern Trust and Commerce Bank. When the trust elapsed, the bulk of the estate was to be given to various charities, which Mrs. Cole had previously supported.

Throughout the ensuing years, a variety of businesses operated on the property. Some of the more interesting were the People’s Fish Company, the Owl Loan Company and the Palm Cafe.

The current occupant on the street level of the property is a popular sports bar, restaurant and nightclub named Whiskey Girl. According to the manager, Jerry Lopez, this lively and popular venue also appears to be haunted, as several very unusual occurrences have happened in his office late at night after closing. Additionally, before Whiskey Girl took over the venue, a manager of the previous business, La Strada, quit her job after claiming to have seen a fully manifested apparition.

Nothing unusual in many of these old buildings with colorful histories! Whiskey Girl also owns the Double Deuce, another popular bar in the Gaslamp. I wonder who lurks there?

—Sandee Wilhoit is the historian for the Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation. She can be reached at swilhoit@gaslampfoundation.org.v

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Fashion Files Diana Cavagnaro London Hat Week featured The Great Hat Exhibition from April 2 to April 12. The theme was “World Garden,” featuring 200 hats from around the world. I was honored to have three of my hats chosen to be in the exhibition. I invited Dame Zandra Rhodes to attend the private viewing party on April 2 at the Menier Gallery in London. We arrived at the gallery filled with floral hats in every room. The milliners were inspired by beautiful landscapes using flowers and plants to create a visionary delight. The evening gave me the chance to meet talented milliners from around the world. One of my students Christina Shultz had two hats in the exhibit. Monique Lee Millinery curated this exciting exhibition. Co-founders were Georgina Abbot from Atelier Millinery and Becky Weaver from HATalk Magazine.

For my visit in London, I stayed with Zandra Rhodes and had a tour of her design room, workroom and the screen-printing room where all the work is created. I was very excited to visit her Fashion & Textile Museum while I was there.

The current exhibit focuses on the talented Mary Quant, who was a major influencer in the ’60s. London Hat Week had over 90 hat-related events that took place during this special time. Classes were ongoing with milliners from around the world. I enjoyed taking a course on couture trim from Vlad Straticiu,who hails from Spain, and then a fun class on metal hair vines from Denise InnesSpencer, who is the creative director of the British School of Millinery. Spencer was also the tour guide for a day trip to Luton where the hat trade began. We were able to tour the Victorian Hat Factory and then had a bus ride around Luton to buy millinery supplies. I also attended another wonderful master class with the Irish milliner Lina Stein, who taught us how to create elegant headpieces with floating leaves.

I took a special class with couture London-based milliner Dillon Wallwork, who trained under Philip Somerville (known for making hats worn by the Queen). My class was on sparterie (rare Japanese-made blocking fabric which contains paper and muslin constituents) — a product that was not available in the U.S. — so I jumped at the chance to work with Dillon. The following day, I had a private lesson with him. I made a Jackie Kennedy pillbox from a gorgeous silk dupioni fabric using sparterie for the foundation. This was a fabulous experience.

One of my favorite activities was volunteering as an ambassador for the Supplier Fair at Guy’s Hospital Atriums.

This was a wonderful opportunity for me to meet and greet more milliners from around the world. One of the

Couture trim class with Vlad Straticius, presented by The Creative Workshops for LHW19 (Photo courtesy Peculiar Treasure)

Private viewing party for the World Garden exhibition with (left to right) Monique Lee, Becky Weaver, Dame Zandra Rhodes, Georgina Abbot, Diana Cavagnaro, and Lila Bryan (Photos by Diana Cavagnaro)

Launch party for London Hat Week with (left to right) Georgina Abbot, Diana Cavagnaro and Becky Weaver fair’s headliners was master hat block maker Owen MorseBrown, who gave a talk about the tools of the trade for men’s hatting. During this time, there was a book signing of the book, “My World According to Me,” by couture milliner Ian Bennett.

I visited a special exhibit by students at the Morley College Millinery Team and then was off to see a John Boyd millinery retrospective. Boyd was a milliner who made hats for Princess Anne and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. Visiting his shop was a special treat.

One of my friends from San Diego joined me at the end

Center hat is Diana’s Floral Delight entry in the World Garden exhibit of my adventure in London and we had a wonderful time checking out the latest fashions in stores like Harrods’s and Liberty of London. We couldn’t leave London without seeing the extraordinary Dior Exhibit at the Victoria & Albert Museum. This incredible exhibit is a must-see if you are visiting London. My trip to the U.K. was a great opportunity to meet the London Hat

Diana in class with Irish milliner Lina Stein, presented by The Creative Workshops for LHW19

Diana’s blue and gold macaw feathered hat for the HATalk Magazine competition

Week team and other milliners from around the globe. My goal in the future is to host some of these milliners here in San Diego to give San Diegans the opportunity to learn millinery.

Stay tuned!

—Diana Cavagnaro is an internationally renowned Couture Milliner based in the Historic Gaslamp Quarter.

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Tyga, Miguel, Slightly Stoopid, X Ambassadors and more announced in Wonderfront Festival lineup

By Emily Blackwood Some of the 80 artists performing at the inaugural Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival, to be held Nov. 22-24 in Downtown San Diego, were finally announced on June 3.

At a June 3 announcement ceremony held in the Gaslamp Quarter, festival founders Paul Thornton and Ernie Hahn, along with brand ambassadors Tony Hawk and Trevor Hoffman, revealed the big names that would take the three-day event’s seven stages — such as San Diego’s own Slightly Stoopid, MGMT, Walk the Moon, X Ambassadors, Miguel, Tyga, and Busta Rhymes. Stage locations include various parks and piers along the Port of San Diego, from South Embarcadero up to Broadway Pier.

Other artists that will be performing include: Phantogram, Japanese Breakfast, Vince Staples, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Los Angeles Azules, Ximena Sariñana, Victoria La Mala, Big Gigantic, Thievery Corporation, DJ Z-Trip, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, 3LAU, Chrome Sparks, and Gioli & Assia.

Hawk will be skating alongside other professional skateboarders next to his own Huckjam Stage, which will feature Pennywise, Suicidal Tendencies, X, The Vandals and more.

“I'm really honored and excited to be partnering with Wonderfront to bring something to San Diego that's long overdue,” Hawk said during the lineup announcement. “I remember Street

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BLOCK F three-quarters of it is open to the public. The remaining quarter is an extension of the interior lobby space and will be secured in the evening for resident safety and convenience.

The front porch will be open and available to visitors throughout the day. A coffee kiosk located at the southwest corner of the green space serves street-side and public park-side, and a cafe or restaurant anchors the northwest corner framing the public space.

The conscious effort to celebrate and promote sustainability was to incorporate a weir and overflow system geared towards large rain events and rooftop discharge into bioretention gardens. Acting as rain-capturing gardens, water spills from rooftop to tier to a small bioretention basin at the entry. In non-rain events, it’s a planted garden.

From the street, the landscape design took the city's tree palette to heart utilizing gateway and district trees as required. Chinese flame trees will be planted along F and G streets and Chinese elm trees along 15th and 16th.

The ground level cleanly organizes structured, architectural

Tony Hawk is one of the brand ambassadors of the Wonderfront Festival. (Photo

by Emily Blackwood)

Scene, got to see Sex Pistols there. That was exciting, and I’m excited to be bringing my own flavor to this whole festival.”

For those who don’t remember, San Diego Street Scene was one of America’s largest music festivals held every summer in San Diego from 1984 to 2009.

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the festival would bring in an upwards of 32,000 people to the Downtown area — something Hahn hopes to recreate during the week before Thanksgiving; typically a slow time for the city.

“What we’re here to announce today is really the cumulation of going back to when Street Scene left San Diego,” Hahn said. “And it was such a loss. It worked so well in San Diego but it didn't work when it left and went

somewhere else. That’s because the secret sauce was San Diego.

"This would be the last major festival of the year,” he continued. “It's when San Diego needs an event. They don't need it in August or September; the hotels are full. But it's like a ghost town when you get here the weekend before Thanksgiving. We’re gonna change that."

This announcement is only the first phase, with more musical acts to be revealed in August.

Ticket options include both single-day and weekend packages, yacht parties, meet-and-greets, and VIP access. Three-day passes start at $225 and are available now at wonderfrontfestival. com.

plants such as foxtail agave and stalked bulbine to contrast against a formed, consistent green-screening hedge identifying the nearby fault line and buffering the lobby entry. Small cape rush, common rush and flax lilly integrate structured form with the softer color of Douglas iris within the bioretention gardens and tiers. Mesquite trees punctuate the hardscape for a softer textured shade canopy at a scale appropriate to the adjacent architecture.

The green roofs of levels eight and 32 consist of grasses and sedums to create a carpeted and varied mixture of color and texture. Forest pansy introduces flowering color within structure planters and the understory contrasts plant material such as agave with softer, kinetic grasses. The larger of the raised planter areas proposes a small grove of dwarf citrus such as kumquats for color, visual interest and scent.

The lower terrace of the public park blends the public realm with the earthy, sustainable feel of the bioretention gardens with textured paving, exposed aggregates, and rock mulch. This is a contrast to the urban hardscape setting along 15th street and the rest of Downtown San Diego.

To complement the rough texture of the urban garden, the

upper park terrace showcases a graphic tile pattern leading residents and visitors to the main entry.

The public park takes the significant rise in elevation from 15th Street to the lobby entry into consideration with the use of a central stair and sloped walk. Off street, the café kiosk introduces the start of the sloped walk that “hovers” over a stormwater garden giving an industrial vibe with the use of steel grating. What is seen below is a garden of large angular rock mulch, water inundation plants with a softer reed feel and at night, up-lit glass slag emphasizing the main entry.

Level eight and 32 utilize concrete pavers to identify circulation and gathering spaces beneath the green-roofed multimedia hubs. Ipe wood deck pavers define a space for outdoor activities such as yoga, and synthetic turf handles the wear of an outdoor exercise studio in one location and dog run in another.

Watch for progress!

—Emily Blackwood can be reached at emily@sdnews.com.v

—Delle Willett has been a marketing and public relations professional for over 30 years, with an emphasis on conservation of the environment. She can be reached at dellewillett@gmail.com.v

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GRAFFITI ARTIST “I was racing against the clock to make it happen so she could hold our book in her hands.

The entire process of the making of this book was a sacrifice my family made, and without the help of my loved ones, fans and peers, it would not exist today.

“Unfortunately she didn’t get to hold the final product in her hands, but having this collaboration out in the world means everything to me and drives me to push forward,” he said.

David Ross will be the featured artist at the San Diego Festival of the Arts.

His mother’s hopes and dreams for him and all of her other five children, Ross said, was to do good things in the world and for good things to come back to them. Both his mother and grandmother recognized his artistic abilities at a very young age and nurtured it.

“I come from an inherently creative family full of painters, directors, inventors and business owners, so they knew right away that I had these tendencies and did everything they could to help me develop the skills needed to be successful,” he said.

And that he did. Ross is one of the first artists bridging the gap between street culture and fashion, with his popular BunnyKitty apparel. Timing was everything, he explained. In 1991, at the age of 19, he was discovered by designer/entrepreneurs Ken Block and Damon Way. At the time, the popularity of hip-hop on the West Coast led some brands to turn to the streets for inspiration.

Ross was recruited by them after creating a T-shirt graphic

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NEWS BRIEFS to themselves or others. The bill will expand the use of de-escalation and other non-lethal policing strategies by making clear that officers must use other resources and techniques, whenever safe and feasible. These changes will be reflected in both law enforcement agency policy and officer training statewide. Officers who violate the new standard will be subject to prosecution.

The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.

Councilmember Chris Ward honored for leadership in affordable housing

The San Diego Housing Federation (SDHF) held its 29th annual Ruby Awards at the US Grant Hotel on May 16.

The Ruby Awards Dinner is held annually to recognize extraordinary achievements in affordable

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FEATURE / NEWS / PUZZLES for their first company Eightball Clothing and its success led to him being the founding artist for their future companies which include Droors Clothing, Dub Brand Outerwear, DC Shoes and others.

“These companies set an industry standard and people began to turn to us for inspiration for their brands,” Ross explained. “I can’t take all the credit, because the team of creatives involved and our fearlessness in our approach are what set us apart.”

Ross does admit that there were not too many graffiti writers working for those types of companies at the time, nor were many companies working in the style Ross and other graffiti artists used. But it was Ross’ designs that would give those companies their aesthetic and were well loved by their audiences.

He also created skateboard art. About those days, Ross said that it was his personal art that gave skateboard art a big push.

But the one big thing that he took away from his days in that industry is his work ethic.

“I treat my art career like anyone would treat their day job.

I put in eight or more hours every day and run it like a business. If I don’t have a specific project to work on, I use that time to develop more ideas,” he said.

Ross considers himself first and foremost an artist. “I raise questions and tell stories through my work,” he said.

BunnyKitty is just one vehicle for this, and one that was borne directly out of graffiti writing. As early as 1980-81, graffiti came to the West Coast, going on to inspire movements all over the world that are still flourishing today.

“Graffiti writers don’t care much about what people think and that is part of what drove us to do what we did,” he said.

Ross explained that the mental image and perception of graffiti has changed on its own, largely because more people are learning that graffiti is a true American art form that began with children in Philadelphia and New York City.

“These kids had no voice and wanted the world to know that they were there. They had nothing but this form of expression housing development, community development, public policy, and housing advocacy.

One of SDHF’s signature events, the Ruby Awards is the county’s largest affordable housing community recognition event and honors the best people, projects and achievements of the past year. Hundreds of housing and community leaders from across the region and around the state were on hand to applaud winners in more than a dozen categories and acknowledge the achievements of their peers.

Winners in 12 categories — including Project of the Year, Outstanding Resident Leader, and Outstanding Advocate — were selected by a cross-disciplinary jury while the Housing Champion was again selected by the SDHF board of directors.

T he Ruby Awa rd for Outstand ing G over nment Agency or Elected Official went to Councilmember Chris Ward.

Ward spearheaded a variety of efforts to significantly expand affordable and supportive

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David Ross’ work on a building (Photos courtesy David Ross)

that they had invented amongst themselves to distract them from the decay around them,” Ross said.

Still, Ross has always had a light-hearted approach to his aerosol work. Next to his graffiti pieces, he paints bunnies, cats, pigs and other characters.

One day, he merged the two and BunnyKitty was born.

“Two of the cutest animals combined into one, who wouldn’t love that? She is also mischievous but has a heart of gold. I think many people relate to this. And I think that people are ready for a new superhero,” said Ross.

Inspired by illustrators Shel Silverstein, Jim Henson, Frank Oz and Vaughn Bode, Ross created BunnyKitty as an iteration of these artists’ work. Since Ross’ first illustration of BunnyKitty in 2001, she has evolved, growing organically from the underground to her position today in the graffiti art world.

Even with all his success, Ross feels honored and thankful for being featured in the San Diego Festival of the Arts and able to showcase his work in the city he grew up in.

“As a graffiti writer, it’s satisfying to watch my art form go from being rejected by so many to being embraced by collectors and artists not only internationally but now in my hometown,” Ross said.

—Cynthia Robertson is a local freelance writer.v

Chris Ward awarded as Outstanding Elected Official (Photo by Kate Auda) housing in the city of San Diego, including the affordable/supportive housing bond measure that will now be on the 2020 ballot. Councilmember Ward was instrumental in ensuring that over $30 million in Homeless Emergency A id P rog ram (HEAP) funds will be effectively invested in homeless programs and services across the region.

He was given the award for being consistently passionate in this work and tirelessly championing policy efforts, as well as funding and resources, for desperately needed housing in San Diego.v

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Peter’s last name Necessary for syrup Kids’ channel Take upon oneself A bog Small cavities in a gland 40 Grand Theft Auto vehicle 41 More vigorous 43 Supply to excess 44 Pie _ __ mode 45 Dash 47 You sometimes pardon it 48 Catch doing something wrong

51 A constellation’s second star 53 Famed French painter of dancers 55 Engines do it 56 Chemically inactive 58 Moved quickly on foot 59 Threaten persistently 60 Commercial 61 Listen without the speaker’s knowledge 64 Rhodium 65 Caregivers to kids 67 Highly ornamented 69 Real, fixed property 70 Brains

DOWN 1 Resembling apes 2 Famed TV host Sullivan 3 Rare Hawaiian geese 4 Convicted traitor 5 Make into leather 6 Urge to do something 7 Small town in Spain 8 They promote products 9 Small Eurasian deer 10 Ancient people 11 The Volunteer State 12 Academic term 13 Natives of Alberta, Canada 15 Cause to become insane

18 Feed 21 Crime organization 24 Acrobatic feats 26 Car mechanics group 27 Mustachioed actor Elliott 30 Inquired 32 S. Korean industrial city 35 Member of the cuckoo family 37 Test for high schoolers 38 Some nights are these 39 Helps you stay organized 42 Cool!

43 Genus containing pigs 46 An opinion at odds 47 Types of bears 49 Smartphones give them 50 Nobel physicist Hans 52 Where rock stars work 54 Your car needs it 55 Dutch name for Ypres 57 Go after 59 Cold wind 62 Examines animals 63 Popular island alcohol 66 Northeast 68 Indicates position

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Community and Arts & Entertainment Calendar FEATURED EVENTS Friday, June 7

National Donut Day Sugar Factory at Theatre Box, located at 701 Fifth Ave. in the Gaslamp Quarter, isn’t messing ‘around’ this National Donut Day. The new luxury theater, dining and entertainment complex will give away free donuts to the first 100 people in line when doors open at 11 a.m., plus all donuts will be halfpriced throughout the day on Friday, June 7.

World Donut-Eating Championship The No. 4-ranked competitive eater in the world, Matt Stonie and the No. 1-ranked female competitive eater in the world and No.7-ranked overall, Miki Sudo will face off at the third-annual National Donut Day World Donut-Eating Championship hosted by The Salvation Army. The event, part of a fundraising challenge for much-needed veteran services in greater Los Angeles, will take place at 10 a.m on the USS Midway.

Saturday, June 8

Avolution Fest The second annual Avolution Fest is back and better than ever! Meet Downtown on the water for the best party of the summer.

Avolution Fest is a one-day immersive experience celebrating all things avocado with live music, art installations, food trucks and drinks at Broadway Pier in Downtown San Diego.

4-10 p.m. Live music by Tim Legend at 4:30 p.m., Lost Kings at 6 p.m., and St. Lucia at 8:30 p.m.

Turtle Crawl GBOD Hospitality Group will “seas” the day to save the turtles by teaming up with sustainable straw manufacturer Numis Global,

creator of The Blue Straw, to host “Turtle Crawl,” a bar crawl to benefit marine life conservation, beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 8.

Crawlers will sip specially priced drinks, enjoy appetizers and have the chance to win prizes while checking out six Gaslamp Quarter venues. Turtle Crawl participants will begin at Taste and Thirst before taking the party to El Chingon, Havana 1920, Prohibition and Mezé Greek Fusion. After spending an hour drinking and dining at each stop, the Turtle Crawl will end at Petco Park, where participants will watch the Padres play the Nationals. Tickets for Turtle Crawl start at $20 and include one complimentary drink, merchandise and one ticket to the Padres game. More information and tickets to Turtle Crawl may be found online at bit.ly/ TheTurtleCrawl.

Barrio Art Crawl The Barrio Logan Cultural Art District will be the site of the Barrio Art Crawl, a free, all-ages, monthly art, food, and music event from 5-9 p.m. This self-guided tour of this celebrated community will feature participating galleries and studios, including Bread and Salt, Makers Matter Market, and historic Chicano Park. Attendees can hop on and off the free Old Town Trolley, which will stop at six locations during the event. For more information, please visit our website, Facebook, and Instagram pages. loganavenueconsortium.com.

the modern LGBTQ civil rights movement in the United States. Join Dr. Lillian Faderman for a lecture and discussion of the history of the struggle for LGBTQ rights in the U.S. 4-6 p.m. at San Diego Central Library.

Sunday, June 16 Father’s Day Jazz Brunch at the Westgate Hotel Celebrate dad this Father’s Day with craft beer and live jazz at The Westgate Hotel. Enjoy a selection of micro-brews while listening to the sweet saxophone sounds of the Charlie Arbelaez Quartet and indulging in the Westgate’s award-winning Sunday Brunch. Each dad will also be gifted a unique Westgate beer pint.

Hosted in Le Fountainbleau Room, guests can sip on local brews, bloody marys, fresh juice, and more while enjoying live music and a delicious menu prepared by Chef Fabrice Hardel. Boasting an impressive selection of brunch favorites, menu options include a made-toorder omelet station, eggs Benedict, a carving station, fresh seafood and sushi, mini doughnuts, an ice cream bar and more. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The price is $75 for adults and $35 for children ages 4-12. Reservations can be made online or by calling 619-238-1818.

Café Sevilla

Tuesday, June 11 Cancer Prevention Class Learn how you can reduce your risk for cancer at this free event hosted by Sharp HealthCare and the city of San Diego. 3:30 p.m. at San Diego Central Library, Mary Hollis Clark Room.

Saturday, June 15 Taste of Gaslamp Eating at 35 Downtown restaurants could take a year. The 25th annual Taste of Gaslamp, presented by Karl Strauss, provides an opportunity to accomplish this epicurean feat in one delicious afternoon. Dozens of chefs will put their best flavors forward to impress the more than 1,000 food fanatics who will gather in the Gaslamp to experience the neighborhood’s latest culinary offerings. 1-4 p.m. $35 for general admission in advance; $45 day-of. VIP tickets are $65 in advance; $75 day-of.

Stonewall @ 50 and the history of LGBTQ rights in America 2019 is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion in New York which kickstarted

Celebrate Father’s Day at Cafe Sevilla. Treat dad to a delicious nine-course Father’s Day brunch from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. for $29.50 per person. The menu includes pan-seared salmon, seven-hour braised short ribs and a lemon tart for dessert.

Chef Rodrigo will also be preparing brocheta flamegrilled meat skewers and meat paella during brunch.

Plus, all day, dads will receive a complimentary lobster tail on their meat paella “Rupestre.” Enjoy live Cuban jazz music by Charlie Chavez from 3-6 p.m. and then Latin rhythms by Perla Negra from 7-11 p.m. To make reservations, please call 619-233-5979.

Havana 1920 Havana 1920, GBOD Hospitality Group’s intimate

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Cuban restaurant located at 548 Fifth Ave. in the Gaslamp Quarter, will offer a signature drink and dish combination for the holiday: Caipirinhas and bistec Havana. Select caipirinha cocktails will be priced at $5 each, including “Clasico,” made with Leblon cachaça, lime and cane sugar; “One Night in Rio,” a combination of strawberry and jalapeño-infused Leblon cachaça, cucumber, lime and demerara; and others.

The bistec Havana, an Angus skirt steak topped with house-made chimichurri and served with grilled Cuban bread, plantains and Caribbean avocado salad, priced at $15.99, will be available for pairing.

Mezé Greek Fusion Mezé Greek Fusion, located at 345 Sixth Ave. in the Gaslamp Quarter, will whisk fathers away to the Greek isles with two featured food and beverage pairings. The first pairing, priced at $15, includes a Greek beer and Mezé burger, ground beef and lamb mixed with feta cheese, garlic, onion and mint, topped with sautéed onions, mushrooms, Swiss cheese, fiery feta and garlic aioli, served with Mezé fries or Greek salad. The second pairing features the restaurant’s signature lamb shank, braised in red wine, fresh tomato sauce, cinnamon and black pepper, served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus, priced at $28. Fathers may pair the lamb shank with a glass of house red wine for $1. More information and reservations are available by calling 619-550-1600 or online at gaslampmeze.com.

Rooftop Cinema Club Celebrate dad atop the Manchester Grand Hyatt hotel underneath and among the stars at Rooftop Cinema Club while watching the 1972 classic, “The Godfather” at 8:30 p.m. Sit back and relax in a comfy single deck-chair and cozy blanket, coupled with a brew or wine, popcorn, or elevated movie fare like poke nachos or carne asada nachos while taking in stunning views of the city from every angle imaginable.

Thursday, June 20

Red Shoe Day fundraiser Volunteers are needed from across the county for Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego’s largest volunteer-driven fundraiser to collect generous cash donations from morning commuters from 6:30-9:30 a.m. at more than 200 major intersections throughout the San Diego Community. Visit RedShoeDaySD.com to register as a volunteer or create a personal fundraising page

to help support Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Friday, June 21

Hubbell Art Exhibition and Cocktail Opening As part of its 250-year anniversary, Mission San Diego de Alcalá announces a unique opportunity for the public to attend “Spirituality in Art: The James Hubbell Collection at Mission San Diego de Alcala”, a special exhibition of James T. Hubbell’s sculptures and stained glass artworks on Friday, June 21, and Saturday, June 22. Spirituality in Art will open on June 21 with an invitation-only VIP Preview Party and Sunset Supper with the Saints. Patrons will dine alfresco alongside the nine Hubbell Patron Saint sculptures and enjoy a special presentation by Hubbell’s Ilan-Lael Foundation. The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in the Rose Garden of the Mission. Invitations may be obtained by contacting the Mission San Diego office at 619-283-7319. Saturday evening’s “Art and Appetizers” will offer a more casual atmosphere for the exhibition with self-guided walking tours with docents available for commentary, as well as a reception with beer, wine, appetizers and sweets. Reservations are $35 per person until June 8 and are available online at missionsandiego. churchgiving.com.

Saturday, June 22 Yoga on the Midway Doors open at 7 a.m. and class begins at 8 a.m. on the USS Midway Museum flight deck in honor of the summer solstice. Tickets are $25-$30 with group and military discounts available.

Sunday, June 23 Festival of Yoga & Healthy Living San Diego’s largest free yoga festival will take place at Waterfront Park. Over 3,000 participants will attend with more than 100 vendor booths, live music and more!

The program will include four 500-plus person yoga classes and dozens of smaller classes, workshops and healthy living presentations.

This is the fourth annual celebration and takes place from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Friday, June 28 ‘Hearts in Action’ transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project presents “Hearts in Action,” a full-length dance theater production co-created by transcenDANCE teen dancers, teaching artists,

alumni, and professional choreographers. “Hearts in Action” brings to life a magical world of empathy, compassion, love, and understanding as CREATE Performance Group dancers and alumni weave contemporary, hip-hop, and African dance with original spoken word and storytelling to explore the possibilities that abound when hope and creativity have the power to shape our reality. This performance is the culminating event of transcenDANCE’s flagship program that serves youth ages 12-19 years. “Hearts in Action” will take place at the Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza on Friday, June 28, and Saturday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at tDArts.org or the Lyceum Theatre box office.

Saturday, June 29 ‘Silent NO MORE’ No Limits, a nationwide nonprofit organization with over 23 years of empowering deaf children and families to dream big for their futures, presents “Silent NO MORE” on one night only Saturday, June 29, at 5 p.m. at the Lyceum Theatre. Directed by No Limits founder and executive director, Dr. Michelle Christie, the original live theatrical performance is an intimate storytelling event comprised of witty, inspiring and raw stories of growing up with hearing loss, highlighting both the struggles and success of living in the modern world. The cast of “Silent NO MORE” features five-time American Comedy Award nominee Kathy Buckley (the award-winning PBS special “No Labels, No Limits”), acclaimed author Rebecca Alexander (“Not Fade Away”), San Diego natives Delanie Harrington, Brett Havertz and Alli Emge, David Hawkins, John Autry, Margoth Granados, Henry Greenfield, and Britani Almazan. Tickets are $25 and include the one-hour performance, an open-forum Q&A with cast and audience members, a meet-and-greet and book signing.v

RECURRING EVENTS Thursdays

Sunset Poolside Jazz Series With spectacular views of the San Diego skyline at sunset, the Westgate Hotel's rooftop will be home to the sixth annual Sunset Poolside Jazz Series, featuring an incredible lineup of the best smooth jazz artists in Southern California. Trumpet virtuoso, composer, producer, and educator in the San Diego jazz community, Gilbert Castellanos curates this special event that will take place every Thursday evening.

No reservations are required, and tables are first come, first served.

A $25 food and beverage minimum per person applies for each event, and parking is available for $10. 6:30-9:30 p.m. at 1055 Second Ave.v

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A broad sweep of our city’s history

By Karen Scanlon Once a dusty hamlet and a boomtown gone bust, today San Diego is the eighth largest city in the nation. Put on your party hats — July 16 marks the 250th anniversary of America’s Finest City and the celebration is underway.

“The San Diego we know today began on July 16, 1769, with the dedication of Mission San Diego de Alcala by Spanish friars, Fathers Junipero Serra and Juan Crespi,” notes San Diego History Center historians Dave Miller, Ph.D., and Andy Strathman, Ph.D. Of course, some 2,000 years before the arrival of the Spanish, native Kumeyaay were settled in the area. Miller and Strathman note that, “Archeological evidence of earlier inhabitants supports many elders’ belief that Kumeyaay ancestors have been here far longer, perhaps 10,000 years.”

Originally, the mission was located on Presidio Hill. Twohundred years earlier, the same bit of soil had been acclaimed in 1542 and named San Miguel by Spanish explorer and navigator, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo.

Another Spanish explorer and entrepreneur, Sebastian Viscaino, came along in 1602 and gave the area a new name, San Diego.

Presidio Hill is often mistaken today for Mission San Diego, but that first mission church, barracks of early Spanish soldiers, and the houses of civilians have crumbled over time into shapeless mounds of clay.

(Archeological excavation is ongoing.)

This original mission was relocated in 1774 to its present site six miles inland in Mission Valley.

The striking structure that stands on Presidio Hill today was dedicated in 1929 as the Junipero Serra Museum.

Constructed in the simplicity of early Franciscan churches, Serra Museum was gifted to the citizens of San Diego by George W. Marston, department store owner, politician, and philanthropist.

Serra Museum would become the keeping place of aged documents, maps, and photographs collected by pioneer historians, and a permanent home to San Diego Historical Society.

Gaining Independence

History notes that the Mexican War for independence began in 1810, and by 1821,

Mexico had gained freedom from Spain.

“San Diego became part of Mexico in April 1822 when the Mexican flag was raised over the Presidio.” (The early fort, or headquarters of the American Army, stayed put on the hill when the mission was moved.)

Inhabitants of the Presidio began to settle in what is known today as Old Town State Park.

New arrivals were few, and in 1838, San Diego’s pueblo status was revoked with fewer than 150 residents.

“San Diego remained a small outpost in Mexican California, relying on ranching and the lucrative hide and tallow trade.”

A fter a revolt against Mexican rule, a good bit of fussing and bloody fighting, and a battle at San Pasqual, ultimately the Americans defeated the Californians and the American flag was raised in the square at Old Town. The MexicanAmerican War ended in 1848, and two years later, California was admitted to the United States as the 31st state in the Union.

“When San Diego attained a long-awaited rail connection to the East in 1885, excitement about the area’s future triggered the ‘Boom of the Eighties,’” say Miller and Strathman.

Population grew from about 2,600 in 1880 to nearly 35,000 by 1887. “Boosters and businessmen built vital infrastructure, including telephone, gas, and water systems.”

John D. Spreckels arrived at the boom’s height and invested in real estate and wharf facilities.

Land values collapsed by the end of the decade and population dropped to some 16,000. In the boom’s wake was left the iconic Hotel del Coronado.

‘More money than brains’

“You can have it, Horton, I wouldn’t give a mill an acre for all that you have bought!”

William Heath Davis arrived in San Diego in 1850 envisioning a prosperous seaport community. Lumber for building up his New Town was so scarce that he shipped pre-fabricated Saltboxstyle houses from Maine. (One of these homes stands on Island Avenue in its third location as the Davis-Horton House.) It was a hard sell for people to leave Old Town.

Davis’ wealth had been the result of his developing trade routes between Hawaii, China, and San Francisco. Sadly, a San Francisco fire in 1851 destroyed the bulk of his earnings and he returned to the Bay Area. Davis abandoned his New Town San Diego efforts, and residents dubbed it ‘Davis’ Folly’.

New Town withered until new life was given it by Alonzo E. Horton in 1867. Horton was a provisions purveyor during the gold rush, but when that boom died out, he came to San Diego.

Long story short, Horton purchased 960 acres at a land auction. Judge Hollister outbid on a parcel and insisted Horton up the ante. A few cents later Hollister groaned, “You can have it, Horton. I wouldn’t give a mill an acre for all you have bought.”

(A mill equals one-tenth of a penny.) And residents of Old Town were satisfied that Horton must have more money than brains.

A decrepit-looking Mission San Diego de Alcala in 1929.

The mission was relocated from Presidio Hill in 1774 to its present site six miles inland.

A military presence

San Diego’s first harbor defense was an adobe fortification known as La Punta de los Guijarros constructed in the lee of Point Loma peninsula, at Ballast Point. In 1852, U.S. President Millard Fillmore signed an executive order to create a military reservation at the peninsula’s tip.

—Judge Hollister, in an 1867 land auction competing with Alonzo Horton Gun emplacements began to dot the hills of Point Loma as early as 1870, and by 1904, the U.S. Army post of Fort Rosecrans was completed. Fifteen gun batteries were constructed. Today their decaying remains are nearly hidden from view.

Chamber of Commerce forged a relationship with the U.S. Navy as far back as 1902 with the building of a coaling station at La Playa. Steam ships of the era needed fuel. However, dredging the bay was of critical issue before the Navy could be coaxed into staying.

“Federally funded military infrastructure would benefit growth and commercial shipping,” note Miller and Strathman. Pressure of Congress brought the creation of a training station, shipyard, hospital, and other facilities over 100 years, including the U.S. Marine Recruit Depot. “William Kettner, San Diego’s ‘million dollar congressman’ helped establish San Diego as a Navy town

Alonzo Horton developed his New Town on 960 acres he purchased in 1867 at a land auction. Shoppers attend to business at Fifth and Broadway, 1903.

Dedication of Junipero Serra Museum on Presidio Hill, 1929 (Photos courtesy of San Diego History Center)

in the years between two world wars.”

Men and their flying machines

Names like John J. Montgo­ mery, with his first successful heavier-than-air flight at Otay Mesa in 1883, and the exploits of Glenn Curtis truly established aviation development in San Diego. Curtis began an aviation training school at North Island.

“Commercial aviation took off, too. T. Claude Ryan arrived in San Diego in 1922 to help launch a regularly scheduled passenger airline with flights to Los Angeles, and designed the monoplane that Charles Lindbergh would make famous in 1937,” say Miller and Strathman.

San Diego would also become a major center of military aircraft production. In 1933, Reuben H. Fleet relocated his Consolidated Aircraft plant here, which produced the B-24 bomber and longer-range PBYs. Chula Vista-based Rohr Aircraft, Ryan Aeronautical Company, and General Dynamics remained regional employers long past the second World War.

Extracurricular San Diego

Rail connections and a readapted train station were in place by 1915 for the opening of the Panama-California Exposition. The fair transformed the open spaces of “City Park” (which became Balboa Park) highlighting Spreckels’ gift to the city in the form of the world’s largest pipe organ.

Despite intention to build much of the venue as temporary structures, many remain and Bertram Goodhue’s Spanish Colonial architecture forever defines Balboa Park.

A se c ond monthslong event, the California Pacific International Exposition, was held at Balboa Park in 1935 to promote San Diego’s economy that had slowed during the country’s Great Depression.

Sports and athletics have long been a source of civic pride. Lane Field brought the Padres, who joined Major League Baseball status in 1969. Jack Murphy Stadium was built in 1967, and hosted the hometown Chargers.

Notables in San Diego’s sports history are the arrival of the Gulls hockey team in 1966, creation of the sport triathlon in 1974, and the U.S. Olympic Training Center that opened in 1995.

In 1916, brothers Harry and Paul Wegeforth launched the San Diego Zoological Society and the formation of San Diego Zoo

2019 Civic Celebrations

●● July 16: A civic ceremony commemorating San Diego’s past and the site of the first permanent European settlement in California. The event honors the 250th anniversary date of the 1769 dedication of Mission San Diego de Alcala.

Presidio Hill, 5-8 p.m.

Sponsored by San Diego History Center ●● Sept. 14-15: Founders’ Day Festival, celebrating the birthplace of San Diego, will feature entertainment, vendors, and activities for the whole family.

Immerse yourself in San Diego history at this weekend-long festival.

10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sponsored by Old Town State Historic Park. Event is free to the public. ●● July 13-14: Mission San Diego de Alcala Festival and Blessing of the Bells (bring your own bell to be blessed), Saturday with the ringing of Mission bells at noon.

Blessing of the Animals, Sunday at 3 p.m.

Enjoy a two-day festival with food, games, and fun.

Visit the missi on website for monthly events to honor the 2019 Jubilee Year. with ‘leftover’ animals from the 1915 exposition.

“The city’s promotion of tourism is also evident in the development of Mission Bay. A 1958 master plan paved the way for boat launches, beaches, playgrounds, hotels, and the opening of SeaWorld in 1964,” Miller and Strathman said.

Turns out, Alonzo Horton had brains and money, that he foresaw a city worth more than a tenth of a penny. Today, he might enjoy a craft beer, a jaunt through vibrant neighborhoods like Barrio Logan, or a trek across San Diego-Coronado Bridge.

Cheers, San Diego, 250 years!

—Karen Scanlon is a freelance writer who can be reached at kwscanlon@gmail.com.

San Diego Downtown News thanks San Diego History Center and historians Drs. David Miller and Andy Strathman for contributions to this article. For a complete timeline of San Diego’s history, visit sandiegohistory. org/archives/biographysubject/ timeline/v

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Combining two elements often not seen together — contemporary art and a place for children to learn and play — the New Children’s Museum seeks to innovate and expand boundaries, all in the interest of sparking the imaginations of its young visitors, Kuta said.

Selected from 30 national finalists, the 2019 National Medal winners represent institutions that provide dynamic programming and services that exceed expected levels of service.

Through their community outreach, these institutions bring about change that touches the lives of individuals and helps communities thrive.

“Artists are often at the cutting edge of new ideas,” said CEO and Executive Director Judy Forrester. “Sometimes, they make waves that people aren’t quite ready for, but we think that is really important. As a museum, we need to be forward

Exterior of award-winning museum (Photos courtesy the New Children’s Museum of San Diego)

thinking and embrace diversity.

Art is a great way for people to express themselves, to explore, to discover, to take risks, and to fail safely. We engage artists because they model these things for us, and the kids get to experience it all firsthand.

“This is an incredible honor for the New Children's Museum, and for the entire San Diego community. Our partnerships with community centers, social service organizations, schools and other groups over the past 11 years have enabled us to

Kim Belverud’s son jumps into a foam tire pit.

share our unique approach to art, creativity and play,” Forrester continued. “It’s also a testament to our strong board of directors and wonderful staff, whose efforts truly made this win possible.”

As part of the award celebration, San Diego community member Rizzhel Javier will travel to Washington with the museum to accept the National Medal on behalf of the New Children’s Museum and provide a personal account of the impact the museum has had in the community. Javier is a San Diego artist that has been inspired by — and inspirational to — the New Children’s Museum. In 2018, she led art-making workshops at community centers, as well as in the museum.

Her project, “People and Places,” set the theme for outreach programs Mass Creativity and Comunidad, as well as for a temporary installation in the museum’s Community Gallery.

“The workshops the New Children’s Museum provides are really beneficial to the community because they are able to access a lot of areas of San Diego that might not typically go to the museum or have the resources,” she said.

Alexandra Albro, whose son is pictured, has been taking her children to the museum for five years.

The New Children’s Museum is a new model of children’s museum whose mission “is to stimulate imagination, creativity and critical thinking in children and families through inventive and engaging experiences with contemporary art. Located Downtown, the museum collaborates with contemporary artists to design and create art installations and educational programs for children. The museum brings families together in a rich educational environment that fosters creativity — blending the best elements of children’s museums, contemporary art museums and community resources.”

Families across San Diego have a fondness for the museum and like to spend time there exploring its many options.

“The museum is an incredible venue for creative growth and beauty. We love bringing the twins here to play and explore,” said Nick and Agatha Borrelli, who have two kids and have been visiting for two years. “Whether it’s with us, our wonderful nanny, Danielle, or our family members, the museum provides a unique opportunity to expose our children to the magic potential of their imagination … and simultaneously release their wiggles!”

“My best memory at the museum is hard to describe,” added Alexandra Albro, who has three kids and has been a member for five years. “I love seeing the wonderment on the children’s faces when they learn something new. You see their eyes widen and they feel a sense of accomplishment. I think that’s my best experience.”

“After our first visit to the museum, the kids loved it so much that we knew we would be back often, so a membership was an easy choice,” said Kim Belverud, who has two children. “My kids were 4 and 2 at the time of our first visit and they loved playing around in ‘Wobbleland.’ They are tactile learners and love learning with their hands. As parents, we loved the variety of the art installations and how often new ones are introduced. We also loved the different activities and programs the museum offers.”

The New Children’s Museum of San Diego is located at 200 W. Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101.

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