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Vol. 100 Issue 6 • February 16, 2012
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La Jolla Town Council backs revived ‘promenade’ plan
Liberty Institute rallies in favor of keeping Mt. Soledad cross, A4
Architect James Alcorn reviews plans for the proposed Belvedere Promenade project on Prospect Street between Herschel and Girard Avenues. Pat Sherman photos
Meet two candidates running for ‘La Jolla’ city council seat, A6
A car driven by an elderly woman struck the fire hydrant at Draper and Pearl Streets about 3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 in front of Copy Cove, sending a geyser shower over nearby pedestrians, businesses and motorists, and flooding Pearl Street with a swift river flowing to the ocean. Police and fire responded within 10 minutes and the hydrant was closed by 3:50 p.m.
By Pat Sherman t its Feb. 9 meeting, La Jolla Town Council trustees voted unanimously to approve a community revitalization project that the group first endorsed 21 years ago. The revived Belvedere Promenade project would replace an existing one-way section of Prospect Street between Herschel and Girard avenues with a pedestrian promenade where people could gaze out over the ocean as they shopped, dined and socialized. In addition, another one-way section of Prospect Street, just north of where Girard Avenue dips toward
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Model of the Belvedere Promenade See promenade, A8 project on display for the Town Council.
Phil Dailey photo
Artists gather to honor teacher/painter Perrietta Hester, B1
UC San Diego athletics might move to Division I, A20
Fire at Mr. Taco causes $1 million in damage By Pat Sherman Three businesses remain closed after a grease fire broke out in the kitchen of the Mr. Taco restaurant at 7918 Ivanhoe Avenue, at about 5 p.m. Feb. 9 Firefighters were alerted to the blaze at 4:58 p.m., after employees fled the building, said San Diego Fire Department Battalion Chief David Pilkerton. The fire spread to a Postal Plus business next door, though not to the Wall Street post office adjacent to Postal Plus, as some had feared. Jack Hart, owner of New World Artifacts, on the other side of Mr. Taco, said smoke from the fire left a “sticky black” coating over the contents of his store, which is on the other side of Mr. Taco. New World Arti-
facts, Mr. Taco and Postal Plus remained shuttered Tuesday morning. Renee Savage with Capital Growth Properties said the businesses are expected to reopen, though they are working further with insurance representatives for the businesses and building owner to “outline the scope of work that needs to be done.” “We’re working diligently to get them open as soon as possible,” Savage said. Ellen Knodel was walking to dinner with friends on Wall Street when she saw flames coming from the rear of Mr. Taco. “I thought the flames were going up the post office wall,” Knodel said. Fire crews entered Mr. Taco from the alley,
Charles W. Hartford, CSNA Financial Advisor PIA Program Portfolio Advisor
(858) 456-3649 http://fa.ml.com/charles_hartford
See Fire, A9
Smoke rises from the top of the Mr. Taco building in the 7900 block of Ivanhoe Avenue on Feb. 9. Pat Sherman
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