The needed upgrades to five city government buildings include structural repairs, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant upgrades and other improvements.
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Six months from now, the San Diego Automotive Museum will go to the region’s most generous benefactors with a large ask: Give us millions to nearly double the footprint of our second-class facility. It’s a substantial ask for a nonprofit with a not-so-great reputation in philanthropic circles.
That’s why the classic fixer-upper is anxious to prove that it can put to good use more than $1.3 million in recently donated funds and improvements. This week, the institution said it received a $1 million gift from Point Loma resident and patron of the arts Dorothea Laub, whose primary aim is to make the overall guest experience better right now.