La Jolla board seeks ideas and more money for Scripps Park grass replacement
Parks & Beaches group will explore ways to keep new grass alive, as well as other planting options, plus additional funding for the targeted sites
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Five La Jollans to be featured in San Diego Writers Festival on April 5
The free event in Coronado will include nearly 120 speakers
La Jolla News Nuggets: Natural reserve events, cityhood signatures, Villa Musica camp, more
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Our Readers Write: Welcome sign, potholes
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UCSD mock trial team prepares and gathers funds for return to national championships
Nine students and five coaches are headed to Cleveland for the American Mock Trial Association...
Let Inga Tell You: Hacks and gadgets: a whole new world. Part 1
There seems to be a hack, formerly called 'household hint,' for everything. But do they...
La Jolla author launches nonprofit to help neighbors connect
Inspired by her debut novel last year, Barbara Burton (also known as Barbara Graf) began...
Feasibility study for stairway repair marks end of Spindrift Drive beach access committee
Report includes options to repair the staircase and add handrails or replace the stairs within...
La Jolla SummerFest cooks up something new with onstage pairings of chamber music greats and prominent chefs
Bestselling author and New York Times food columnist J. Kenji López-Alt will cook onstage while...
Home project ‘pushes the envelope’ too far for Shores review committee
Proposal for a new house on La Jolla Shores Drive is expected to return later...
La Jolla Cove access group leans toward options of deterring sea lions and combining shared use with behavior education
The group is looking at ways to maintain public access to The Cove amid conflicts...
Mount Soledad ceremony honors women of the military
Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Evelyn Jean Wright, 95, gets a plaque at the National...
Pay it yourself, but don’t do it yourself: La Jolla traffic board backs idea for ‘L’-shaped parking markers
The board recommends to San Diego a program in which communities would raise money to...
Two La Jolla women among Assembly honorees for ‘breaking glass ceilings’
Dr. Rebecca Rakow-Penner of UC San Diego is named 77th District Woman of the Year...
UCSD men see NCAA Tournament run end with first-round loss to Michigan
Tyler McGhie's game-tying 3-point attempt rims out at the buzzer and the 12th-seeded Tritons fall...
La Jollan prepares for her 40th and final year leading Easter sunrise service at S.D.’s Balboa Park
Cindy Peterson, 94, is stepping down as chairwoman of the event's advisory committee
La Jolla Playhouse unveils 2025 WOW Festival lineup
More than 20, mostly free events of theater, dance, music, puppetry and spectacle will be...
Appeal of planned La Jolla church expansion is denied
San Diego council upholds a city determination that the project at Sea Change Church —...
UC San Diego women’s historic season ends with First Four loss to Southern
'We’ve had a great run through the Big West in the regular season and the...
Bishop’s student is named Coca-Cola Scholar, joining a community of ‘change agents’
Anna Krolik, part of a Scripps Research team and robotics captain at her school, wins...
Intersex, homeless and now author: Ex-La Jolla resident shares her uncommon journey in new book
Seana Smith will return to The Village for a launch party April 5 at the...
San Diego agrees to promote affordable housing, density in higher-income neighborhoods
The commitment is part of a settlement of a long-running lawsuit that accused the city...
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Community Calendar: La Jolla meetings and more, March 20-28
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La Jolla author gets down to business in re-released book
Christian McClellan's 'Project Manager' has a new lease on life after his post-pandemic workload prevented...
La Jolla News Nuggets: New aquarium exhibit, $4.5M gift for Salk, garden tour tickets, more
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Ocean closure lifted after sewage spill in La Jolla
San Diego County says 'sewage is no longer visibly present in the water' at the...
‘A prompt and clear reaction seems warranted’: Local leaders react to merchants group not investigating executive director
Three former board presidents and others had accused Jodi Rudick of various forms of misconduct...
Our Readers Write: San Diego trash fee proposal
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La Jolla crime and public safety news: Vandalism at veterans memorial; blotter
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Chuck Patton is in the coffee business again — this time without the grind
Eight years after he sold Bird Rock Coffee Roasters while feeling burned out, Patton is...
Let Inga Tell You: If you’re sick, don’t try to tell me you’re not contagious
There's no lack of virulent organisms floating around this time of year, and I'd like...
A Q&A with Julia Vogel, a researcher fighting long COVID and searching for relief
Five years after the pandemic, scientist says clinical trial landscape must expand
UC San Diego researcher wins local Scientist of the Year award
Rob Knight is an international leader in the study of microbiomes and how they affect...
Big residential project near La Jolla gets mixed support from University City group
Alexandria Real Estate is seeking to add 600 apartments at its Campus Point complex
Sewage spill causes ocean closure off La Jolla
A stretch of water at the end of Vista de la Playa is closed to...
Tri-mendous! UC San Diego men headed to first-ever NCAA Tournament
Tritons outlast UC Irvine to win Big West Tournament championship, advance to first Big Dance...
‘This is your legacy’: UCSD women win Big West, earn NCAA Tournament invite
Victory over UC Davis caps three-day run at conference tournament and makes program history
Opposition to Cliffridge Park cell towers proposal continues to grow
A series of community meetings is scheduled by residents who are against the plan
Appeal of Foxhill home development project in La Jolla is withdrawn
The appeal, filed last year, had hoped to slow the plan to build five three-story...
La Jolla cityhood advocates must go back to signature gathering after falling short of requirement
The county registrar of voters said the group was 1,027 short of the number needed...
Plans for new hotel taking shape in ‘special cultural area’ of La Jolla
The team behind the Orli Hotel now proposes to convert a 16,683-square-foot property at 484...
La Jolla High grad unearths geological past in new book with help from local scientists
Cindy Jenson-Elliott releases her 18th children's nonfiction book, 'The Doomsday Detectives,' about the dinosaurs' extinction,...
La Jollan Julie Dubick named one of San Diego’s ‘Cool Women’
The Girl Scouts honor the former Scout and current Conrad Prebys Foundation chief of staff...
La Jolla Country Day grads go to great heights and lengths to promote new product
Skydiving, skiing, running, bowling and fundraising were among 'The San Diego 10s' challenge to introduce...
La Jolla organizations get share of $80K in San Diego funds
Nine groups, nearly all of them connected to the arts, receive Community Projects, Programs and...
Coastal Commission deadline for hearing on Scripps reserve closure is extended
Commission staff makes the new permit hearing deadline June 30 to give staff and UC...
Meet the La Jolla researcher who helped discover new muscular dystrophy drug
People in Your Neighborhood: Dr. Pier Lorenzo Puri of Sanford Burnham Prebys says he was...
This St. Patrick’s Day meal is the real deal
Menu from chef-owner Maeve Rochford of Sugar and Scribe harkens back to her Irish grandmother's...
UC San Diego wins 5 major Big West Conference basketball awards
Tritons produce league's player, coach of the year and more
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Community Calendar: La Jolla meetings and more, March 13-21
Weekly and monthly events, plus blood drives
Blue Water Film Festival set to make a splash in La Jolla
Events for the sixth annual environment-themed festival will run March 19-23, with several screenings at...
Guest Commentary: Expert assessments have confirmed the fire danger at Seahaus
Dale Harbaugh, a licensed electrical contractor and a homeowner at the Bird Rock condominium complex,...
La Jolla crime and public safety news: Police blotter
Crime and public safety
High School Sports Roundup: Country Day and Bishop’s teams fall in basketball regionals
Meanwhile, spring sports are starting up, with boys and girls lacrosse in action at all...
La Jolla planners vote to allow online meetings
The bylaws change authorizes the Community Planning Association and its committees to hold meetings online...
Guest Commentary: Medical research saves lives and helps our community. It deserves the funding it gets
Abraham Palmer, a La Jolla resident and psychiatry professor at UC San Diego, objects to...
$20K sought to help repair playground equipment in La Jolla Shores
The project at Kellogg Park would fix rusted structures and cracked and damaged side panels...
No new scooter/bike corrals or red curbs in La Jolla as ‘daylighting’ parking enforcement starts
500 tickets were issued across San Diego in the first five days of enforcement of...
Should San Diego have outsourced trash pickup? Homeowners’ sticker shock raises a tricky legal question
The debate comes as the city prepares to start charging people in single-family homes for...
La Jolla author’s debut book aims to help gardeners be waterwise
Richard Restuccia says he wants to teach readers how to keep their plants beautiful while...
‘I’m thrilled for La Jolla’: Ribbon is cut on new ‘welcome’ sign
The project at Torrey Pines Road and La Jolla Shores Drive was led by the...
UCSD, facing federal cuts, will no longer guarantee funding for incoming grad students
The school warns admitted first-year students that their support packages are contingent on state and...
San Diego proposals to rein in historic building protections and tax breaks draw criticism in La Jolla
City officials say the current rules have a 'chilling effect' on development, but opponents say...
La Jolla scientists work to create prediction model for atmospheric rivers
Given that the weather phenomenon can override others such as El Niño and La Niña,...
Fire and cell tower concerns lead discussion at La Jolla town hall meeting
San Diego City Council President Joe LaCava addresses and takes questions from constituents at the...
More rain forecast for San Diego after recent storm brings floods and snow
Four vehicles were submerged in swift-running waters in La Jolla Thursday night
Community Council takes first dive into Bird Rock’s past
The group's March meeting was the first to feature '5 Minutes of Bird Rock,' a...
San Diego OKs May water rate hike, first in a series that could see prices soar 70%
City officials said it was unrelated to any costs in San Diego's system, calling it...
Making the case: Three La Jolla schools place high in county mock trial competition
Country Day took the top spot and will proceed to the state finals March 14....
La Jolla window-cleaning business brings Coastal Clarity to brothers’ career path
David and Chris Kunz, ages 20 and 25, team up to offer window and solar...
La Jolla Business Roundup: Organic food, cancer services, workspace, French treats
Salt + Soil, Medical Oncology Associates of San Diego, Bodhe Co. and Parfait Paris have...
San Diego rolls back California’s most aggressive ADU incentive
After seven hours of public comments and policy haggling, council members voted to largely undo...
La Jolla seniors take their worries for a walk to protest Trump policies
The march by dozens of Casa de Mañana residents was in response to a variety...
Best Bets: A quick guide to La Jolla entertainment and experiences
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Community Calendar: La Jolla meetings and more, March 6-14
Weekly and monthly events
70 years of standing out: La Jolla Symphony & Chorus celebrates decades of ‘diverse works’
The group for student and other amateur musicians presents new works by contemporary composers along...
La Jolla News Nuggets: Playhouse awards, Shores home hearing, plant donations, more
News and events in brief
Breakfast Republic closing La Jolla location at end of the week
The restaurant cites a lease buyout from the property owner on Pearl Street
Our Readers Write: UC San Diego funding, Country Club Heights fire safety
Letters to the editor
La Jolla crime and public safety news: Fight near La Jolla Cove, blotter
Crime and public safety
High School Sports Roundup: Local winter sports teams suffer postseason losses
However, the La Jolla Country Day boys basketball and Bishop's and Country Day girls basketball...
Is it time for a Fire Safe Council in La Jolla?
There are over 40 such groups across San Diego County with a mission to increase...
Let Inga Tell You: The language of light bulbs can easily leave one in the dark
Incandescent vs. LED, watts vs. lumens, A19 base vs. E26, Kelvins — here's a non-expert...
La Jolla’s ‘People & Places’ tours kick off with a look at Anna Held’s Green Dragon Colony
Held founded the famed artists colony in late 1894 and lived where Eddie V’s restaurant...
Does mass-reporting potholes on San Diego app really Get It Done?
The city says multiple requests at once don't necessarily speed up the repair process. But...
Former La Jolla Country Day stars continue powerful pairing at University of Arizona
Breya Cunningham and Jada Williams are still friends off the basketball court and leaders on...
‘An Artful Life’: La Jolla exhibit to showcase pieces from Strauss art collection
The late Matthew Strauss and his wife, Iris, developed a vast collection over several decades....
La Jolla Shores spec house designated as historic
The Spanish Colonial Revival-style house at 7964 Roseland Drive was built in 1929
‘An incredible honor’: La Jolla youths nominated to military service academies
U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D-La Jolla) issues his nominations to attend the U.S. Military, Merchant...
Following successes against other cell tower plans, La Jollans set crosshairs on Cliffridge Park proposal
A new group aims to draw more opposition to the project before it reaches the...
La Jolla recreation group looking at grants and partnerships to raise money
The advisory board for the Rec Center is seeking to replace damaged playground equipment and...
