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Gotta Have Heart Art Show

| February 11, 2024 | 0 Comments
Gotta Have Heart Art Show

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and a local nonprofit is celebrating the season of love through a variety of artwork. St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is hosting theGotta Have Heart art show from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, February 9at the gallery in […]

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So You’re Thinking About an ADU

| February 10, 2024 | 0 Comments

With San Diego’s aggressive promotion of Auxiliary Dwelling Units (ADUs), the topic of owning rental properties has come up a lot recently. Besides the need for additional housing here (and just about every other major metropolitan area in the country), there are some key advantages to owning rental properties, namely: That said, owning and renting […]

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Mayoral Candidate Larry Turner Calls for an Independent Investigation into Infrastructure Failures

| February 9, 2024 | 0 Comments
Mayoral Candidate Larry Turner Calls for an Independent Investigation into Infrastructure Failures

After hearing from residents in the City of San Diego asking why the mayor and other elected officials did nothing to act proactively on an inevitable disaster, mayoral candidate Larry Turner seeks an independent investigation into infrastructure failures. Turner says blaming the flooding on climate change as the mayor said on Monday, is ludicrous. He called […]

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The Destruction of Uptown San Diego – Thanks to Mayor Gloria

| January 7, 2024 | 0 Comments
The Destruction of Uptown San Diego – Thanks to Mayor Gloria

By Bill Walton It’s as if Todd Gloria wakes up every day and asks himself what is the worst thing I can do today for San Diego.  This time, in a seemingly endless litany of disastrous choices, Todd Gloria is proposing in his new and singularly revised Plan Hillcrest, another slippery, slimy, and shady real estate […]

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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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YOUR VOICE MATTERS!

| January 7, 2024 | 0 Comments

Calling ALL Candidates – UPTOWN PLANNERS Election The Uptown Planners serve in an advisory role to the City of San Diego on land-use and development issues in our six Uptown neighborhoods:  Bankers Hill, Hillcrest, Medical Center Complex, Middletown, Mission Hills, University Heights. Whether you are for or against density, rent or own a home or […]

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Unhoused Students Provided Work and College Readiness Assistance at Monarch School

| January 7, 2024 | 0 Comments
Unhoused Students Provided Work and College Readiness Assistance at Monarch School

Monarch School, the only public K-12 school in the U.S. serving exclusively unhoused students, was selected as a Prebys Foundation grant recipient, receiving $250,000 for youth success, financial stability and economic opportunity work. “Last year with Prebys Foundation’s support, we were able to provide assistance to more than 200 students and alumni with life skills […]

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Architectural Salvage Announces Closing After 28 Years of Reclaiming History in San Diego

| January 7, 2024 | 0 Comments
Architectural Salvage Announces Closing After 28 Years of Reclaiming History in San Diego

Architectural Salvage, a pioneer in San Diego’s vintage and reclaimed interior scene, has announced its planned closure after 28 years with a Celebration Sale from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday, and Saturday, January 12 and 13; and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, January 14 at 2401 Kettner Boulevard in Little Italy. Founded by […]

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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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