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S.D. amends lawsuit over La Jolla cityhood effort, citing ‘irreparable harm’
The city, which is trying to stop LAFCO's review of the La Jolla application, argues...
La Jolla rabbi’s new book interweaves mystery with ‘weighty issues’
Phil Graubart says 'Here There Is No Why' uses 'easy to read' fiction to touch...
Older adults display their creative flair in 2025 ‘Reflections’ showcase
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla is hosting the exhibit for...
Athenaeum outdoor movie series to pay homage to women in comedy
The 19th annual 'Flicks on the Bricks' will screen a different classic film from the...
A year in, La Jolla nonprofit continues to build its international aid
Lives Transformed, founded by La Jollan Noelle Hallman, helps victims of sex trafficking and delivers...
Museum of Contemporary Art’s new board president gets to work after long tenure as VP
Maryanne Pfister's overall time on the board dates to 2006, the year after she and...
UCSD gets regents’ OK for ambitious growth plans that could make it one of West Coast’s biggest schools
Rich Leib, a San Diego businessman who sits on the Board of Regents, is among...
QR code in the works for Bottom Scratchers plaque in La Jolla
The code would take users to a web page containing more history and photos of...
Athenaeum launches 33rd Juried Exhibition by 29 artists
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Tsunami advisory for San Diego and Orange counties lifted by Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
Scientists say the tsunami raised sea levels by about 4 inches in La Jolla.
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Community Calendar: La Jolla meetings and more, July 31-Aug. 8
Weekly and monthly events, plus blood drives
La Jolla planning groups get ready for next year’s budget requests
Representatives of four groups are set to meet Aug. 4 to identify a list of...
La Jolla News Nuggets: Toy drive, home project, scuba study, medical news, more
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Our Readers Write: La Jolla cityhood, seagulls
Letters to the editor
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Incidents at La Jolla Recreation Center raise safety questions
A woman describes an explosion in a portable toilet and a man behaving 'in a...
‘Heart and soul’: Kiwanis Club of La Jolla celebrates centennial year
From its beginning in 1925, the club has engaged in small community projects as well...
Groups express separate takes on housing as resistance to proposed high-rise continues
One rally in north Pacific Beach pushes back against the 'Turquoise Tower' plan as another...
As San Diego’s trash deadline nears, thousands of people who lost city service are left out in the cold
Only a fifth of newly ineligible customers have secured new service from a private hauler....
Project is launched to renovate 43-year-old La Jolla fire station
Local Rotarians are looking to raise over $100,000 to help upgrade the sleeping quarters for...
Opera singer and restaurateur brings Taco Time to La Jolla
Cesar Sanchez, a founder of a new Mexican restaurant on Fay Avenue, sees similarities in...
‘Conflicted’ S.D. board doesn’t designate La Jolla property as historic
An organic geometric-style house in the Country Club area falls short of the number of...
Alex Katz art exhibition to make next stop in La Jolla
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego will host 'Alex Katz: Theater and Dance' from...
Coffee garden sprouts alongside La Jolla’s Bridget’s Blooms
Cup of Bloom, created by Eddie Shin and Bridget's Blooms owner Bridget Lindroth, opened this...
La Jolla scientists develop prediction model for sewage levels
A team at Scripps Oceanography says the public can use the Pathogen Forecast Model for...
New area recreation manager making an impact in La Jolla
Since Juliette Suleiman assumed her role in January, the local rec center has installed new...
UC San Diego grad steps back into La Jolla as councilman’s new representative
Joaquin Quintero, who previously served in District 1 northern communities for Councilman Joe LaCava, will...
La Valencia Hotel replaces trees infested by palm weevils
Two century-old trees in front of the La Jolla hotel were removed in February, but...
San Diego files lawsuit over La Jolla cityhood effort
The suit challenges LAFCO’s actions during the process of verifying petition signatures submitted by the...
Back to school: La Jolla campuses prep for new year, which is coming soon
Here's a preview of some of the changes and other notable news for 2025-26
Species of the Month: Meet the small but mighty bean clam
The inch-long bivalves often come to La Jolla by the thousands, and now is a...
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Community Calendar: La Jolla meetings and more, July 24-Aug. 1
Weekly and monthly events, plus blood drives
‘Uncertainty creates paralysis’: San Diego home sales tumble during peak season
Sales are down 9% year-over-year in San Diego County. Median home price remains unchanged.
Our Readers Write: Sidewalk expansion, squirrels vs. pinnipeds, trash
Letters to the editor
La Jolla News Nuggets: ‘Flicks on the Bricks,’ fashion show, trail fundraiser, Grande Colonial, more
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La Jolla ‘Shark Doc’ is a king of the seas in Netflix competition show
Brendan Talwar of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography teams with marine biologist Chris Malinowski to...
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Big flower pots among Enhance La Jolla’s newest aesthetic steps in The Village
The nonprofit also plans to replace trees that were removed and is continuing its landscape...
Let Inga Tell You: If only I could delete these failed internet purchases
How I ended up with a hairy ugly sweater and miniature bamboo compression socks
Have junk? They’ll haul: La Jolla High alumni launch new business
Dash Richardson and Evan Martin have been friends since seventh grade and are now partners...
Traffic control draft sheds light on eventual Torrey Pines Road lane closures
Many La Jollans see the potential temporary impact of a project to replace a concrete...
La Jolla Shores Association backs more but monitored access to Scripps Coastal Reserve
The group also votes to write a letter opposing state Senate Bill 79, which would...
La Jolla Music Society welcomes newest batch of SummerFest fellows
Two young classical quartets will participate in coaching workshops and performances during a four-week residency
Noted Earth and space scientist Meenakshi Wadhwa named director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Wadhwa was recruited from Arizona State University during an international search.
Pilot of plane presumed to have crashed Sunday called ‘brilliant biologist’
Tsotne David Javahishvili of Del Mar did not land at Montgomery-Gibbs airport as planned
San Diego looks to remove illegal parking space in La Jolla
A spot on Fay Avenue not installed by the city creates a double parking scenario
La Jolla groups welcome S.D. policy proposal aiming to help nonprofits carry out public works
The draft policy spearheaded by council President Joe LaCava intends to cut red tape for...
San Diego water customers probably won’t get a break from steep rate hikes
City officials are proposing 62% hikes to water rates and 31% hikes to sewer rates...
Proposed loading area for veterinary clinic gets thumbs down from La Jolla traffic board
The owner of the upcoming Pearl Street Pet Hospital requested up to two loading and...
Foxhill development in La Jolla planned to expand from five houses to 18
In addition to five houses already approved as part of an upper 22-acre enclave, a...
Third application for bluff repair in Bird Rock gets permit reviewers’ support
Two emergency applications for Calumet Avenue are followed by another that is not being processed...
La Jolla High grads guide new college students with S&Y Scholars
The venture by Richard Yoon and Sam Smith seeks to offer college consulting by students...
San Diego Unified’s board president won’t run for re-election. But there’s another office he’s eyeing.
Cody Petterson's first term as school board president ends late next year.
Exquisite, rarely seen purple sea snails ride warm currents to San Diego
A UC San Diego marine snail expert found them while walking her dog on the...
Small plane owned by Scripps Research CEO is reported lost over Pacific
Peter Schultz was not on the single-engine Cessna, which he had lent to someone else...
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Community Calendar: La Jolla meetings and more, July 17-25
Weekly and monthly events
La Jolla News Nuggets: Bridge repair, Shores house, scam seminar, medical news, more
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La Jolla crime and public safety news: Police blotter
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San Diego to charge trash customers $65M for new bins, in latest move on controversial pickup overhaul
The city council approved the move on a 6-3 vote, as critics slammed the price...
Sierra Club calls for rangers at La Jolla Cove to manage human/sea lion interactions
The group renews recommendations for action after the deaths or abandonment of five sea lion...
San Diego has passed up offers of free playground and intersection upgrades. A new policy aims to fix that.
The new policy would make it easier for UC San Diego to fund intersection upgrades...
La Jolla merchants group gives support to Art & Wine Festival and Cove Swim
Art & Wine Festival organizers agree to talk with merchants who are concerned about street...
Let Inga Tell You: How a family of inept photographers helped spur a lifelong passion
After a childhood of sparse, blurry, off-center photos, maybe I overcompensated in documenting my own...
Bird Rock sign and lighting projects continue making headway
San Diego is expected to start its review of a monument signs project later this...
Use of poison to limit squirrel population raises concern in Windansea
The city of San Diego will perform 'eradication' when considered necessary to reduce the risk...
‘What’s the point of even having a board?’: Tension continues to roil Town Council
Leadership digs in against recent criticism, sparking heavy debate at latest meeting
5,000 affordable-housing units could be built on faith-based land, UCSD study says
Researchers estimate the possible impact of California's SB 4, which allows affordable-housing developments on faith...
La Jolla planners add new process to address future trustee vacancies
The change typically would allow the Community Planning Association to fill vacant seats at the...
Birch Aquarium rings in ‘Shark Summer’ with pop-up science night
The La Jolla aquarium hosts shark-related activities and attractions through Aug. 10
Fourth of July beach crowd in La Jolla: ‘Worst ever’ or ‘managed effectively’?
Residents and police differ about how rowdy big holiday crowds at Marine Street Beach have...
Coastal Commission gives OK to restroom and septic system project at Torrey Pines reserve
The plan includes several other upgrades during construction scheduled for the next two August-to-February periods
New lot for homeless people drives more parking enforcement in beach areas
Though Mission Bay and Ocean Beach are cited as areas of most concern, San Diego...
San Diego Unified just adopted a new, more lenient ban on cellphones in schools. Will it be easier to enforce?
'How are we going to ensure that every site implements this policy consistently, when the...
La Jolla permit reviewers OK sidewalk expansion next to Scripps Park
The DPR Committee's review is part of the city of San Diego's application process for...
16,251-square-foot La Jolla home development gets thumbs up from S.D. hearing officer
The project planned for Via Casa Alta is a two-story house featuring a two-level subterranean...
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Community Calendar: La Jolla meetings and more, July 10-18
Weekly and monthly events
La Jollans take Independence Day fun for a walk in the Woods
Neighborhood residents parade from Cliffridge Park
La Jolla News Nuggets: Vance visit, medical news, new coral microscope, more
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With a community-based approach, California Trim RX helps local residents with weight loss goals
California Trim Rx has been providing a local, community-based experience for residents in Encinitas and...
La Jolla crime and public safety news: Beach parking enforcement, police blotter, more
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S.D. nonprofit helps La Jolla’s Preuss School students build bridges to their future
A Bridge for Kids offers resources and sponsorships to students from low-income households hoping to...
Let Inga Tell You: Olof finally sees the light — and a lot of other things
For years my husband resisted getting cataract surgery, even as his eyesight continued to fade....
SummerFest in La Jolla to offer dozens of free events providing ‘access to the artists’
A record 50 activities supplementing the festival's ticketed concerts include open rehearsals, Artist Lounges, Encounters,...
Scripps Research clinical trial fights cancer with novel on-off switch
New research explores 'switchable' T cells, possibly allowing safe treatment of solid tumors
Bird Rock parade goes West for Fourth of July
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Online or in person?: How La Jolla planning groups landed on their meeting formats
A pair of La Jolla Community Planning Association committees opted for virtual meetings, while LJCPA...
New San Diego musical to explore the world of karaoke bars
Immersive theater production at UC San Diego will tell characters' stories through karaoke songs
Five-unit development planned for La Jolla won’t require local review
The project to build five detached two-story units on Rosemont Street will be reviewed and...