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City Ballet of San Diego Presents 2025-26 Season

| August 31, 2025 | 0 Comments
City Ballet of San Diego Presents 2025-26 Season

The critically acclaimed City Ballet of San Diego, directed by Artistic Director Steven Wistrich and Associate Artistic Director Ariana Gonzalez, offers a season of both classical ballets and contemporary ballets from a diverse set of choreographers sure to thrill audiences of all ages. “We have assembled a season designed to showcase ballet at its best for audiences […]

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Largest Project in San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance History is 80 Percent Complete

| August 31, 2025 | 0 Comments
Largest Project in San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance History is 80 Percent Complete

In celebration of World Elephant Day, San Diego Zoo Safari Park announced that Denny Sanford Elephant Valley will open in early 2026. The largest and most transformative project in San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s 109-year history is 80 percent complete. This first-of-its-kind experience will offer new insight into the role San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance […]

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Residents and Businesses Protest Planned 14-Story High Rise on Columbia Street in South Mission Hills

| August 31, 2025 | 0 Comments
Residents and Businesses Protest Planned 14-Story High Rise on Columbia Street in South Mission Hills

This past month,a large, all-volunteer rally to support responsible growth and a protest of the planned 14-story high rise on Columbia Street took place at Winder and Columbia Street in South Mission Hills.  Upwards of 100 people were present in support of the protest. During the event, attendees were reminded that the developer is planning […]

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Highly Regarded Mills Act Under Attack by Local Politicians

| May 4, 2025 | 0 Comments
Highly Regarded Mills Act Under Attack by Local Politicians

Shane Harris, president of People’s Association of Justice Associates, recently announced a new initiative and a citywide public petition. He was joined by several historical associations, archivists and historians when he made the announcement. The City of San Diego’s Mills Act program has long been a cornerstone of historic preservation, incentivizing property owners to maintain and […]

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Bonus ADU Being Challenged by Neighbors Throughout San Diego

| May 4, 2025 | 0 Comments
Bonus ADU Being Challenged by Neighbors Throughout San Diego

Neighbors Say Stop the Abuse of Power By Paul Krueger It’s been a long and difficult effort to win even limited reforms to the city’s destructive “Bonus ADU” Program.  Credit for common-sense restrictions on San Diego’s backyard apartment buildings will be shared by neighborhood activists who documented the program’s abuses and joined forces to make […]

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San Diego’s Trash Plan Was Garbage in 2022 ~ It Still Is Today!

| May 4, 2025 | 0 Comments
San Diego’s Trash Plan Was Garbage in 2022 ~ It Still Is Today!

Taxpayers Association Says ‘Reject!’ Proposed Trash Fee Scheme As a board member of the San Diego County Taxpayer Association, I want to share that this organization continues to review and assess fees and taxes being proposed by the City and County of San Diego. Recently, the board reviewed the ordinance of the City of San […]

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San Diego Junior Theatre Presents “Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach”

| April 9, 2025 | 0 Comments
San Diego Junior Theatre Presents “Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach”

San Diego Junior Theatre, the nation’s longest-running youth theatre program, continues its 77th Season with Roald Dahl’s “James and the Giant Peach,” a magical adventure for the whole family. “James and the Giant Peach” will run Fridays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. from Friday, April 25 to Sunday, May 11 […]

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Libraries: The Great Equalizer

| April 9, 2025 | 0 Comments
Libraries: The Great Equalizer

By Elaine Kalin, board member of Friends of the Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library A library patron stopped at our display table highlighting National Friends of Libraries Week to tell us that she loves the library because it is an equalizer.  When asked why she felt that way, she replied that it’s the only place in a […]

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Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder Allows Visitors to Step into the Whoniverse

| April 9, 2025 | 0 Comments
Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder Allows Visitors to Step into the Whoniverse

An adventure is awaiting behind Comic-Con Museum’s doors–and it’s bigger on the inside. A grand exploration of time and space began in San Diego as the U.S. premiere of the Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder: Where Science Meets Fiction exhibit debuted at Comic-Con Museum. “We’ve brought one of the largest exhibits in the Museum’s history to fans, members, […]

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The Rosin Box Project Launches Its 2025 Season with ‘Empower’: A Celebration of Women’s Voices in Dance

| March 2, 2025 | 0 Comments
The Rosin Box Project Launches Its 2025 Season with ‘Empower’: A Celebration of Women’s Voices in Dance

This March, The Rosin Box Project invites you to step into the heart of artistic innovation with Empower, a bold and electrifying evening of dance that kicks off the company’s highly anticipated 2025 Season: AXIOM. From Thursday, March 27 through Sunday, March 30, audiences will gather at the intimate Light Box Theater in ARTS DISTRICT, […]

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