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Why We Support San Diego’s Elected Community Planning Groups

| January 7, 2024 | 0 Comments

By Larry Turner, Kate Callen, Terry Hoskins For more than a half-century, San Diego’s community planning groups (CPGs) have been acclaimed as a national model of local democracy. As the City’s website states, CPGs elected by their communities have been “formal mechanisms [that] provide citizens with an opportunity for involvement.” This model of democracy is now […]

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Mission Hills Historic Library – What’s Happening

| January 6, 2024 | 0 Comments
Mission Hills Historic Library – What’s Happening

Late this past December, I noticed lights on inside the Mission Hills Historic Library building and saw a blueprint on a desk when I peered into the window.   According to my notes, the project is now two months late in being remodeled for use as a bookstore.  I originally contacted Logan Braydis, community representative for […]

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Update on California Homeowners Insurance

| December 6, 2023 | 0 Comments

According to CalFire, roughly 1.6 million acres have burned over the past five years in California. As a result of mounting losses from the increasing wildfire risk, many property insurers have either stopped renewing policies or are limiting their new policies to lower risk areas. Even homeowners in areas rated moderate fire risk have found […]

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Opinion: ‘Plan Hillcrest’ Is a Dangerous Dereliction of Duty by San Diego Elected Officials

| December 4, 2023 | 0 Comments
Opinion: ‘Plan Hillcrest’ Is a Dangerous Dereliction of Duty by San Diego Elected Officials

by Mat Wahlstrom The consequences of approving Plan Hillcrest for Uptown and all of San Diego will be immediate and devastating. Friday, November 17, was the deadline for submitting public comment on the Plan Hillcrest draft that will be moved forward to the San Diego Planning Commission. Launched in 2020, allegedly to address the 11-acre […]

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Eroding the Quality and Character of San Diego

| December 4, 2023 | 0 Comments
Eroding the Quality and Character of San Diego

By Patty Ducey-Brooks (with content from Ben Christopher/CalMatters) I am truly tired of having to make “the housing crisis” the focus of my articles on a regular basis.  However, what is being “forced on our lives” by our elected officials and certain governmental representatives is appalling. The reason is, we have a pro-density mayor currently […]

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The Destruction of the Little Red Bungalow

| November 6, 2023 | 0 Comments
The Destruction of the Little Red Bungalow

By Kate Callen, District 3 Council Candidate The Little Red Bungalow, a community icon in the heart of Mission Hills, was demolished on Friday, October 6, to make way for an eight-story market-rate housing tower. The Craftsman bungalow was 111 years old. I was invited to speak at Saturday’s vigil at the demolition site. Here are […]

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Using A Donor Advised Fund for Your Charitable Gifting

| November 6, 2023 | 0 Comments

A change in the tax code in 2017 made Donor Advised Funds a lot more attractive to the merely affluent Americans, not just the wealthiest. A Donor Advised Fund basically functions like a charitable foundation for the not yet uber-rich. The reason this vehicle became more attractive is that the limits imposed on itemized deductions […]

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Mission Hills’ Beloved Little Red Bungalow Demolished

| November 6, 2023 | 0 Comments
Mission Hills’ Beloved Little Red Bungalow Demolished

By Mission Hills Heritage Despite a heroic effort by Mission Hills residents, the Craftsman bungalow located on the corner of Goldfinch Street and Fort Stockton Drive and affectionately known as the “Little Red Bungalow,” fell under the wrecking ball on October 5, 2023.  The demolition brought to a sad end the community’s concerted effort, backed […]

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Let’s Turn Uptown into Sardine Town San Diego

| November 6, 2023 | 0 Comments
Let’s Turn Uptown into Sardine Town San Diego

The Mayor Makes Plans to Add 50,000+ Residents and No Infrastructure For those of us receiving information on the proposed Hillcrest Plan being pushed on Uptown residents by Todd Gloria, the current mayor of the city of San Diego, we will soon be packed into an area not suitable for human habitation. The new norm […]

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Kate Callen Announces Candidacy for San Diego City Council District 3

| October 9, 2023 | 0 Comments
Kate Callen Announces Candidacy for San Diego City Council District 3

Kate Callen, a long-time North Park community activist and former journalist, has announced her candidacy for the San Diego City Council. “I’m running to give District 3 residents and small business owners a seat at the table where City Hall decides the fate of their neighborhoods,” Callen pledged. “The diverse voices of our district’s communities […]

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