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It was very encouraging to read the article in the
As Trace Wilson stated in that article, Pearl Street “is not very attractive and is … dangerous” in its current form.
La Jolla Community Planning Association President Diane Kane added: “I think the traffic circles would really help with the flow of traffic. I like the beautification; Pearl is really kind of a scuzzy-looking street.” So very true.
The time has come to copy what Bird Rock did on La Jolla Boulevard.
As stated in a
Light article last year, not that long ago La Jolla Boulevard was a four-lane “racetrack” through the Bird Rock business district. The cars were going very fast (average of 40-45 mph), in two lanes in each direction. This made the business district very dangerous and “unwalkable,” as pedestrians did not feel safe or comfortable walking the sidewalks to do their shopping.
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Amid balloons, music and a red carpet, the La Jolla Village Merchants Association held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the 39 businesses that opened in The Village during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The festivities which included a visit from San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, plus raffle prizes, refreshments and informational booths hosted by some of the new businesses took place June 15, the day California ended most COVID-related mandates on masks and gatherings.
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said “our small local businesses … need us more than ever.”
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After cutting the ribbon, Gloria said he was “really happy” to see business start to return to usual. “As we start to leave our homes and start to redo things as we have done in the past, it’s really important to center our small local businesses … [that] need us more than ever,” he said.
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