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After years of complaints being blown around about gas-powered leaf blowers, representatives of several local groups have begun meeting to explore forming a coalition to combat the noise and environmental effects.
About 14 people, including members of several organizations along with other residents, participated in a May 7 Zoom meeting. Many expressed support for forming a coalition to promote a ban on gas-powered blowers, while others were hesitant, citing concerns about economic equity.
One of the meeting’s hosts, La Jolla resident Patty Kushner, told the
La Jolla Light that gas-powered leaf blowers are “an overall disaster,” creating high levels of air pollution with their exhaust, which is unhealthy for those who use them and those around them.
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With a UC San Diego expert forecasting flooding in La Jolla with nearly every high tide by the end of the century, San Diego City Councilman Joe LaCava said battling climate change, and specifically local sea-level rise, will take an approach combining “science, collaboration and grassroots advocacy.”
LaCava, whose District 1 includes La Jolla, presented a webinar May 3 titled “Sea Level Rise: Reason & Resilience.” Three local experts weighed in on the issue, describing its impacts and how communities can participate in the fight against it.
Mark Merrifield, director of the Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, said the problem is driven by the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which has resulted in an “unprecedented” increase in global surface temperature.
Parks & Beaches board seeks barrier extension at Scripps Park belvedere
The La Jolla Parks & Beaches board last week unanimously approved drafting a letter to send to the city of San Diego asking that it extend the fence around one of the belvederes at Scripps Park.
“There is a 3-foot-wide opening on either side of the belvedere that leads people down to the bluff,” said trustee Melinda Merryweather. “What happens is … through the years of people pounding down on either side of that belvedere, it has worn the sand and dirt down. Then people get in front of the belvedere to take pictures of people in the belvedere. It’s a huge safety issue.”
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The Melbourne, Australia developer seeking to replace downtown’s decaying California Theatre with a 41-story, boutique hotel and condo tower successfully sidestepped an effort by affordable housing proponents to invalidate the project’s permits.
Tuesday, the City Council OK’d the permits with district representatives voting unanimously to affirm a February decision by San Diego’s Planning Commission.
The decision came in spite of dozens of public testimonials challenging the commission’s earlier determination. Several council members also expressed reticence at signing off on a housing project in which just 2 percent of the for-sale units, or seven condos, will be set aside for buyers making 100 percent of the area’s median income.