La JoLLa Light
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Vol. 99 Issue 30 • July 28, 2011
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By KAThy DAy kday@lajollalight.com As the final bills straggle in for the July 4th fireworks, the La Jolla Community Fireworks Foundation director coordinating the effort says they still face court dates that could determine the program’s fate. Just last week, they got the report about the postevent cleanup required as a condition of their $1,452 permit from the Regional Water Quality Control Board, said Deborah Marengo, who has been one of the leaders of the fireworks group since 2009 when George Hauer decided to give up his 24-year role of putting on the show.
paintings to the streets in La Jolla Page A8 ■ La Jolla Youth
Baseball teams wrap up seasons Page A20
fresh-baked bread in La Jolla Page B1
The 3rd annual Little Warriors Surf Camp took place this week at La Jolla Shores, a camp for children of wounded or deployed military personnel. The second session of the camp concludes today, with two more scheduled for August. In total, the event hosts 100 children who not only learn to surf, but get to take home a surfboard provided by INT Softboards. Photo by Phil Dailey Read more on the Little Warriors Surf Camp on A21.
Chronicling Qualcomm
Irwin Jacobs lectures at The Riford Center
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By SuSAN DeMAggIo sdemaggio@lajollalight.com He’s the man … … to San Diegans for co-founding the lucrative Qualcomm in their city; … to the world for helping to lay the foundation for mobile communications; … to the guests who came out Monday night to hear him discuss his illustrious career as part of the Riford Center’s “Distinguished Speakers Series.” Dr. Irwin Jacobs, 78, spoke for more than an hour, chronicling his life from the son of restaurateurs in New Bedford,
Mass., to MIT grad student in electrical engineering, college professor, chairman of Qualcomm and chair of the board of trustees of the Salk Institute. In 2010, Jacobs was listed as No. 828 on Forbes’s annual list of the World’s Top Billionaires. He ended his presentation taking questions from the crowd and then stayed to visit with well-wishers who kept him engaged. Had his wife Joan been there (she was not due to a concurrent commitment) she
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A total of 21 pounds of pyrotechnic debris was collected after the show — 13 pounds of which were dry and 8 pounds, wet — she said last week, adding that’s just one matter they’re dealing with. The group is due in court Aug. 31 to review Judge Linda Quinn’s 90-day stay of her ruling that the city must follow state environmental laws when issuing permits for fireworks shows and other special events. The decision came in a lawsuit filed by environmental lawyer Marco Gonzalez. He represents the Coastal Environmental Rights
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n the market for a stirring concert or a spectacular gala, look no further than the SummerFest lineup. The La Jolla Music Society’s month-long music festival opens its 25th anniversary year with a free public concert “Under The Stars” 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 at La Jolla Cove. The lineup includes 15 concerts between Aug. 5 and 26 (See Page B10), a host of enrichment event, free open rehearsals and encounters with the musicians. And you can join the Society’s festivities at the Annniversary Gala on Aug. 13. It will feature a special performance by Summerfest Music Director Cho-Liang Lin, and the SummerFest artists the Assad Brothers, Éclat Quartet and Valerie & Dominique Kim along with cocktails, dinner and dancing overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Go to ljms.org for a full schedule of events. For gala ticket information, call Maija Talikka at (858) 459-3724 ext. 206.
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