Patty Ducey-Brooks
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Local Choir to Perform at Carnegie Hall
For the choir members and musical director for Mission Hills United Church of Christ (MHUCC), an invitation to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City was never in the cards. However, that changed when composer Joel Raney came across a YouTube performance by the church choir, who range in age from 16 to 80-plus […]
Celebration of Life for Allen Hazard
November 8, 2024 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Friends and neighbors are invited to join us in celebrating the remarkable life of Allen Hazard at the beautiful Marston House Gardens, located at 3525 7th Ave, San Diego, CA 92103. As a cherished native son of San Diego, Allen left us on October 6, 2024, and […]
San Diego Zoo Safari Park & San Diego Humane Society Reintroduces Eight Native Bats
San Diego Zoo Safari Park in partnership with San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife program, found and rehabilitated eight native bats, then re-released the night dwellers back to the Safari Park. Some bats were re-released earlier this year, with the most recent one reintroduced on October 16, marking 2024 as the first year to re-release […]
Witness the Beauty and Creativity that Transformed Tijuana’s Colonia La Esperanza Neighborhood
Embark on an unforgettable journey through Colonia Esperanza on November 16th, hosted by the Ilan Lael Foundation. This immersive tour explores the vibrant Tijuana neighborhood, deeply connected to the renowned work of artist and sculptor-builder James Hubbell. The adventure begins at the Jardin de Ninos La Esperanza, a charming kindergarten oasis filled with colorful mosaics and playful […]
A Celebration of Rehab and Recovery
This past month, I was invited to attend the 10th anniversary of Confidential Recovery and the launch of Veterans Navigation Center. The event took place at the offices of the organization, located at the Eagle’s Nest Building at 4420 Hotel Circle Court in Mission Valley. The event was extremely well attended by donors, board members, […]
Art Castañeres Endorses Larry Turner for Mayor
A very well-known resident and businessman of San Diego has come public this past month to endorse Larry Turner for mayor of San Diego. Art Castañeres, publisher and editor-at-large of “La Prensa SanDiego,” who also has more than 30 years of governmental and business experience, gave a scathing report of the current mayor, Todd Gloria, […]
Thanks to Our City Officials Chaos is the New Norm
If I was a current official (elected and chosen) for the City of San Diego, I would be truly embarrassed with the way the public at large, their constituents, are being treated and feel about their failures. Every day we see more chaos and failures happening around us, all because of the agendas of the […]
Corporate Landlords Have Raised Rents in San Diego Making it Unaffordable
We continue to see news stories about how unaffordableit is to live in San Diego County due to the cost of housing. Many of us have come to realize there are several factors causing this to occur, including the significant increase in vacation rentals and corporate landlords.A recent report found San Diego County is short […]
The Mayor Makes Plans to Add 50,000+ Residents and No Infrastructure to Uptown
Late last year I wrote an article about Todd Gloria’s plans via the Hillcrest Blueprint to add 50,000 residents to the Uptown community. I referred to it as creating “sardine town,” which will not be suitable for human habitation. It will also kill small businesses because the major arteries for entering and departing Uptown will […]
It’s Time for A New Beginning
This past month I was given good news about the Historic Mission Hills Library at 925 West Washington Street. A representative of Councilman Whitburn’s office stated that according to the Library Department staff, the necessary abatement work has been completed. They are now awaiting the delivery of materials to finalize the remaining work. Their current […]
