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VOL. 104, ISSUE 2 • JANUARY 14, 2016

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INSIDE ■ Calendar, A6 ■ Crime News, A7 ■ Natural La Jolla, A8 ■ Business, A20 ■ Opinion, A26 ■ Weekly Poll, A26 ■ News Nuggets, A28 ■ Obituaries, A30 ■ Let Inga Tell You, B3 ■ Gems of the Week, B5 ■ Social Life, B12 ■ Best Bets, B14 ■ Kitchen Shrink, B18 ■ Classifieds, B20 ■ Real Estate, B22

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ASHLEY MACKIN

The first major El Niño storm of 2016 contributed to damage at the end of Avenida de la Playa in La Jolla Shores, in between La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club (left) and La Jolla Shores Hotel.

Recently replaced end of Shores’ beach street collapses in El Niño storm BY ASHLEY MACKIN storm surge more powerful than expected was the probable cause of the sinkhole/collapse that took place at the end of Avenida de la Playa in La Jolla Shores late night Wednesday, Jan. 6, according to the city.

The roadway adjacent the boat launch at the western end of the street dropped two feet, weakening underlying supports and exposing a gas line. Early the next morning, SDG&E crews were on site to break up the remaining concrete to prevent further collapse and re-route the gas line.

Especially frustrating for those living and working in the area is the fact that the street has been under construction since December 2013 as part of Sewer & Water Job 809. Throughout the project, the sewer and water lines under Avenida SEE STREET COLLAPSE, A3

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BY ASHLEY MACKIN With its goal a lovelier, cleaner Village of La Jolla, the La Jolla Community Foundation (LJCF) is exploring the creation of a Maintenance Assessment District (MAD) and a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, “Enhance La Jolla,” to manage it.

Julie Bronstein, La Jolla Community Foundation executive director

At the Jan. 7 La Jolla Community Planning Association meeting, LJCF executive director Julie Bronstein told the group what Enhance La Jolla is and what it will do, why it’s needed, and she offered a timeline for its progress. The Foundation’s proposed MAD, similar to the MAD SEE MAD, A18

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ASHLEY MACKIN

A sinkhole opened Jan. 6 in La Jolla Shores at the end of Avenida de la Playa near the beach, after several days of El Niño-related heavy rain.

City crews break up the end of Avenida de la Playa Jan. 7 after the initial storm damage to prevent further collapse and protect an exposed gas line.

FROM STREET COLLAPSE, A1

amenable weather. “I guess the sidewalk project wasn’t quite ready for a storm to be that strong or violent,” Lucas said. “It’s going to take a week of good weather for them to excavate without damaging the box culvert (structure that protects the sewer and water mains) and stabilize everything, at the very least.” However, Lucas added that the 809 Project will not be complete until March of this year, so the contract is still active. “Thankfully, construction crews don’t need to apply for another permit to get this fixed,” he said. “That could take months.” Lucas was chair during much of the heaviest construction. Representing San Diego City Council

de la Playa and adjoining streets were under construction, block by block, with breaks for the summer construction moratorium. Although the ocean sports businesses and restaurants along Avenida de la Playa breathed a sigh of relief when the western end of the street was completed and repaved in May 2015, this storm marked the first test of how the revived street would hold up. As such, some are calling its collapse “a mess.” Said Karen Marshall, who co-owns La Jolla Surf Systems down the street from the destruction, “The businesses (in this area) all know the street floods at that intersection with water coming from both the ocean and

rain during a storm, so I thought city engineers would have included something in this project to account for that. This is inexcusable. I don’t understand why this has happened.” Citing concern over how long it might take to repair the crater left behind, Marshall told La Jolla Light, “The flooding situation is an ongoing inconvenience for the businesses and the people living here who want to have a weekend down at the Shores. The city can’t seem to get their act together. It’s frustrating.” Tim Lucas, former chair of the La Jolla Shores Association (LJSA), said it would likely take a few weeks to repair the street damage. However, that is dependent on

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President Sherri Lightner (who is also a La Jolla Shores resident), Justin Garver told the La Jolla Community Planning Association at its Jan. 7 meeting that the city was “investigating” the cause of the collapse and would provide more information at its next meeting, 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4 at La Jolla Rec Center. LJSA also discussed the situation at its meeting Jan. 13. Read more about what was said in next week’s La Jolla Light. A request for comment by the city engineers working on the project was not returned by deadline. A series of storms triggered by the weather phenomenon El Niño brought heavy rain the first week of January to La Jolla and the Southern California region. ♦

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Hecklers disrupt La Jolla Democratic Club meeting

Guest speaker Imam Taha assures crowd ‘terrorists don’t represent teachings of Islam’ BY ERIC WATKINS Controversy disrupted a meeting of the La Jolla Democratic Club on Sunday, Jan. 10 when hecklers taunted the event’s invited speaker, Muslim cleric Taha Hassane, calling him a liar and questioning his credibility. Order was restored only when the event’s organizer called in security and threatened to eject one of the hecklers. “I felt she was disrupting the meeting,” said LJDC president Derek Casady, defending his threat to expel the unidentified woman from the event, which took place in the Community Affairs room of La Jolla Village Square before an overflow crowd of more than 100 people. While granting that the heckler may have had “good points to make,” Casady insisted that her behavior had “antagonized the room,” which included many listeners there specifically to hear the Muslim leader speak. “She called him a liar and I didn’t appreciate her coming here and doing that,” Casady said. “The Imam was terrific, enlightening, and very clear on what he wanted to communicate to us,” he said, while noting that the heckler was “intent on having Muslims be the enemy.” Vera Moldt, a retired aerospace executive now living in Tierrasanta, shared Casady’s view of the hecklers. “Extremists came in to disrupt the meeting,” Moldt said. “They need to get a

La Jolla Democratic Club president Derek Casady (center) intercedes to stop hecklers of Imam Taha (left). life,” she said, calling the hecklers’ behavior “rude” and “inappropriate.” The 46-year-old Imam Taha, who serves as spiritual leader of San Diego’s Islamic Center, located in Clairemont, was well into his question-and-answer period when the

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A victim of terror who counsels peace

John Meyer and Vera Moldt said they enjoyed Imam Taha’s talk. from a member of the audience who claimed to have visited Imam Taha’s own mosque in 2007 and discovered anti-Jewish essays by Muslim school children posted in the building’s entryway. Imam Taha expressed disbelief that any such materials had been produced or posted at his mosque, and asked why the matter had not been brought to the attention of authorities at the time. Imam Taha insisted he would never accept such anti-Jewish sentiments at the mosque or anywhere else. But the insinuation of anti-Jewish sentiment nonetheless had a negative effect on some members of the audience — even including ones who had entered the meeting with an open mind and a desire to hear what Imam Taha had to say. “I came because I wanted to hear him,” said one woman, who “thought it would be a good opportunity to learn.” But the alleged anti-Jewish essays at the Imam’s own mosque bothered her. “I found it hard to believe when Imam Taha said he knew nothing of it,” said the woman. “He lost me after that.” ♦

■ “I understand the fear people feel these days, especially as the number of terrorist atrocities grows,” Imam Taha told La Jolla Light. “I recognized that fear in the meeting of the La Jolla Democratic Club, and it is expressed as anger.” Imam Taha said his challenge is to “overcome that fear and anger through teaching the truth about Islam.” ■ Imam Taha is no stranger to the fear engendered by Islamic terrorism. Born in Ténès, Algeria in 1969, he experienced the full effects of Islamic terrorism as his country was torn by civil war in the 1990s. Indeed, it was two atrocities committed by Islamist extremists that eventually forced him to leave the country. ■ “There were two groups of people murdered in my city of Ténès, 40 people altogether,” Imam Taha said following the Jan. 10 meeting. “I was the only Imam to recite prayers at their funerals, and for that I was made a target of the extremists. I had to be escorted everywhere by armed guard after that,” Imam Taha serves as spiritual leader he said. of San Diego’s Islamic Center, which ■ In 2001, Imam Taha left his native is located in Clairemont. country for Denver, Colorado, where he served as a counselor for Muslim youths before coming on to San Diego in 2004. Now the leader of San Diego’s Islamic Center, Imam Taha is married and has four daughters, one of them studying international relations at the University of California, Irvine.

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■ Sunrise Rotary of La Jolla meets, 6:55 a.m. The Shores Hotel, 8110 Camino Del Oro. $20. (619) 992-9449. ■ Qi Gong, 9:30 a.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 453-6719. ■ La Jolla Bar Association lunch meeting, noon. Ronald N. Hoffman “Detection and prevention of substance abuse in the legal profession,” Manhattan Restaurant, Empress Hotel, 7766 Fay Ave. No guest charge. $50 annual membership. (858) 551-2440. ■ Pen to Paper writing group meets, 1 p.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657. ■ San Diego Portrait Society meets, with live painting demo, 2:30 p.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657. ■ La Jolla Kiwanis Club outreach happy hour, 5 p.m. Join new and current members. Hennessy’s Tavern, 7811 Herschel Ave. nicole@nicolerawson.com ■ La Jolla Town Council meets, 5 p.m.

■ La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club breakfast meeting, 7:15 a.m. La Jolla Marriott, 4240 La Jolla Village Drive. $20. (858) 395-1222. lajollagtrotary.org ■ Big Science for Little People, building a rollercoaster, 10 a.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657. ■ Gentle Yoga for seniors (age 65 and older), 10:30 a.m. La Jolla Yoga, 7743 Fay Ave. (619) 203-4418. ■ Tai Chi, 10 a.m. beginner, 10:45 a.m. advanced, La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1658 ■ Computer Help Lab, offering help with general questions on computers and their programs, 11 a.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657. lajollalibrary.org ■ Kiwanis Club of La Jolla meets, noon, La Jolla Presbyterian Church, 7155 Draper Ave. First 3 meetings free as a member’s guest, then $15. (858) 945-2280. frankbeiser@gmail.com

Saturday, Jan. 16

■ Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego meets 9 a.m. program starts at 10:20 a.m. UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive. Directions and program: cgssd.org ■ Seniors Computer Group, 9:30 a.m. Wesley Palms, 2404 Loring St., Pacific Beach. How to use computers and smartphones safely. Free for guests, $1 monthly membership. (858) 459-9065. ■ Children’s virtues class, 10:30 a.m. La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. childrensclass.webs.com or

hedyy19@gmail.com ■ Dog-adoption event with Four Paws Rescue, 11 a.m. in front of Ark Antiques, 7620 Girard Ave. (619) 518-1427. ■ Dog adoption event with Operation Greyhound, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ark Antiques, 7620 Girard Ave. (858) 459-7755. ■ Cooking class, “Cooking with Conviction – Jailhouse Cuisine” with Louise Mathews, 2 p.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657 ■ Biotech workshop, “Test your own genome,” 3 p.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657. ■ Atheists La Jolla group meets, 3:45 p.m. outside Starbucks, 8750 Genesee Ave., Suite 244. Repeats Sunday, 7 p.m. Peet’s Coffee, 8843 Villa La Jolla Drive, Suite 202. RSVP: teddyrodo@hotmail.com

Sunday, Jan. 17

■ La Jolla Open Aire Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Girard Avenue at Genter Street. Food vendors and farmers market. (858) 454-1699. ■ Piano recital by Hazel Friedman, 3 p.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552–1657.

Monday, Jan. 18

■ Ico-Dance class, 9 a.m. La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd. $7 members, $12 non-members. amandabanks.com/ico-dance ■ Raja Yoga class, guided by the Nataraja Yoga and Meditation Center, 4:30 p.m. Congregational Church of La Jolla, 1216 Cave St. By donation. (858) 395-4033. ■ Open Mic Cabaret, 7 p.m. Hennessey's, 7811 Herschel Ave. (858) 232-1241.

A Look at Law Litigator and La Jolla resident William Lerach will offer a two-part lecture series “A Life in the Law: Practitioners Reflecting on Law and the Legal Process in American Life,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21 and 7 p.m. Feb. 18 in UC San Diego’s Great Hall, 9500 Gilman Drive. Free, but limited seating. Eventbrite.com and search for “A life in the law.”

Tuesday, Jan. 19

■ La Jolla Shores Planned District Advisory Board meets, 9 a.m. La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. info@lajollacpa.org ■ Rotary Club of La Jolla, noon, La Valencia Hotel, 1132 Prospect St. Lunch $30. Guests welcome. lora.fisher@usbank.com ■ Hatha Chair Yoga, 12:30 p.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552–1657. ■ Development Permit Review Committee meets, 4 p.m. La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. info@lajollacpa.org ■ Community Balance Class, learn techniques to walk safely and maximize independence, 6 p.m. Ability Rehab, 737 Pearl St., Suite 108. Free for MS Society members, $10 for non-members. (858) 456-2114.

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Wednesday, Jan. 20

■ Kiwanis Club of Torrey Pines meets, 7:15 a.m. Torrey Pines Christian Church, 8320 Scenic Drive North. First three meetings free, then $15. tbilotta1@gmail.com ■ Soroptimist International of La Jolla breakfast meeting, 7:15 a.m. Shores Restaurant, 8110 Camino Del Oro. First two meetings complimentary, then $16. (858) 454-9156 or soroptimistlj@gmail.com. ■ Social Service League of La Jolla meets, 10:30 a.m. Darlington House, 7441 Olivetas Ave. ssl@darlingtonhouse.com ■ Torrey Pines of La Jolla Rotary meets, 11:30 a.m. Rock Bottom Brewery, 8980 La Jolla Village Drive. $20. (858) 459-8912. gurneymcm@aol.com ■ Tapping to the Stars, a multi-level adult tap class, noon, Ooh La La Dance Academy, 7467 Cuvier St. Tuition: $70. nancy@tappingtothestars.com ■ La Jolla Traffic & Transportation Board meets, 4 p.m. La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. manana@san.rr.com

Thursday, Jan. 21

■ Sunrise Rotary of La Jolla meets, 6:55 a.m. The Shores Hotel, 8110 Camino Del Oro. $20. (619) 992-9449. ■ Qi Gong, 9:30 a.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 453-6719. ■ Pen to Paper writing group meets, 1 p.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552–1657.

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■ Poetry workshop, 2 p.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 412-6351. lajollalibrary.org ■ Office hours with Asseblymember Toni Atkins’ representatives, 4 p.m. Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552–1657. ■ Ad hoc committee on residential single-family zoning meets, 5:30 p.m. La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. info@lajollacpa.org ■ Panel discussion, “Substance Abuse Disorder in My Family —What Is Happening? What Can I Do?” 5:30 p.m. Congregation Beth Israel, 9001 Towne Centre Drive. Moderated by San Diego City Councilmember Marti Emerald. jfssd.org/substanceabuse ■ Lecture, “2016 Outlook: Navigating Risk in a Year of Change,” with economist Marc Doss, 5:30 p.m. La Jolla Woman’s Club, 7791 Draper Ave. Open to the public; men and women welcome. Free appetizers. Cash bar. (858) 454-2354. president@lajollawomansclub.com ■ American Legion La Jolla Post 275 meets, 6:30 p.m. The Shores Hotel, 8110 Camino Del Oro. (619) 572-1022. ♦ All events are free unless otherwise noted

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CRIME AND PUBLIC-SAFETY NEWS Car crashes into home

n SUV veered off Caminito Manresa near Caminito Estrada in La Jolla Dec. 6 and crashed into a retaining wall and a home, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Medics took the driver to a hospital for treatment of injuries of undetermined severity. A structural engineer was called in to assess the damages. No cause for the crash has been determined yet.

Lifeguard bluff rescue Lifeguards on Jan. 7 worked to rescue two people stuck on a sea bluff in La Jolla. The incident occurred at Boomer Beach, off Coast Boulevard in La Jolla, about 3:30 p.m., a fire department spokesman said. The stranded pedestrians were uninjured, he said.

Police Blotter Dec. 24 ■ Vehicle break-in, 500 block Pearl St., noon Dec. 29 ■ Residential burglary, 1200 block Virginia Way, 2 p.m. ■ Vehicle break-in, 8500 block El Paseo Grande, 6 p.m. Dec. 31 ■ Car theft, 300 block Coast Blvd., 3 p.m. Jan. 1 ■ Battery on male, 6300 block Avenida Cretsa, 10:30 p.m.

Jan. 2 ■ Vandalism over $400, 2400 block Azure Coast, 12:25 a.m. ■ Battery with serious injury, 7700 Block Girard Ave., 8 p.m. ■ Vehicle theft, 7800 block Girard Ave., 12 p.m. Jan. 3 ■ Vandalism less than $400, 7000 block Neptune Place, 10 p.m. ■ Vandalism over $400, 7500 block Girard Ave., 11:15 p.m. Jan. 4 ■ Petty theft, 500 block, Pearl St., 4:30 a.m. ■ Vehicle break-in, 7400 block Herschel Ave., 5:30 a.m. ■ Tamper with auto, 8000 block Silverado St., 9 a.m. ■ Vehicle break-in, 100 block Prospect St., 12:45 p.m. ■ Vehicle break-in, 7400 block Herschel Ave., 2:40 p.m. ■ Vehicle break-in, 2100 block Avenida de la Ribera, 7 p.m. Jan. 6 ■ Possession narcotics, 7400 block Hillside Drive, 8 a.m. ■ Petty theft, 300 block Playa del Norte, 12:36 p.m. ■ Vehicle break-in, 5900 block Germaine Lane, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 8 ■ Vehicle break-in, 7500 block, Cabrillo Ave., 6:30 p.m. Jan. 9 ■ Fraud, 5900 Rutgers Road, noon ♦

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Powerful surf was another factor in the storms that made an impact on all beach towns in San Diego County last week and serious flooding was seen in many areas.

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Rain moves into La Jolla from an El Niño winter storm.

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eaving no doubt that El Niño is here at last, La Jolla experienced several strong storms immediately after the New Year. These were the first storms in this rainy season that could be attributed directly to the effects of the El Niño we’ve been hearing so much about these past few months. The storms we had in December had the hallmarks of regular wet season “cold”

storms originating in the Gulf of Alaska. In contrast, last week’s storms were “warm” storms, bring heavy rains, and even thunder and lightning to the area. An El Niño event happens in a cyclical way every 2-7 years when the sea surface temperature in the waters of the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean are warmer than average by at least 0.5 degrees C. This

The same location the next day with water from runoff making the water muddy brown.

temperature anomaly sets up a lot of atmospheric interactions that impact weather around the globe, depending on the strength of the temperature differential. This year’s El Niño is one of the strongest on record (even stronger than the 1997-1998 event), with some calling it a “Super” El Niño. Water temperatures across the central Pacific are up to 5 degrees C (about 9 degrees F) warmer than average. As a result of El Niño, we’ll see an increase in rainfall here in the southwestern United States. Other areas of the country will experience warmer than normal temperatures (western and northern United States), wetter conditions (Gulf of Mexico and Florida), and drier than normal conditions through the nation’s midsection and Pacific Northwest. In addition, El Niño has significant effects

on wildlife as water temperatures affect fish production. With warm surface temperatures, not as many nutrients are brought up to the surface from cold depths and this means less food for fish. In turn, this lower fish production affects animals like sea lions and seabirds that depend on those fish. Starvation is a real threat to marine wildlife through the El Niño period. As winter wears on, we’ll see what else this Pacific Ocean phenomenon has in store for us; hopefully, at the very least, it will make a dent in our drought status. ♦ — Kelly Stewart is a marine biologist with The Ocean Foundation, working with NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla. Her column about the floral and fauna of La Jolla appears second Thursdays in La Jolla Light. Her e-mail is NaturalLaJolla@gmail.com

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City opinion could change rules on who carries out civic projects BY ASHLEY MACKIN A recent opinion issued by the San Diego City Attorney’s Office could throw a monkey wrench into the projects for city land spearheaded by active La Jollans. Think the Children’s Pool Walk project, which would replace and enhance the sidewalk area above Children’s Pool, and the Cove Restroom Pavilion project, which would replace the restroom facility at La Jolla Cove. With the new thinking, contractors who help with the design or preliminary phase of a project would now be barred from bidding or consulting on the execution of the project, due to conflict of interest issues. Gerry Braun, a representative with the City Attorney’s Office explained the opinion to La Jolla Light, “An architect might come in and consult on a project and … find a way to sculpt the project or its requirements so it fits right into that (firm’s) wheelhouse.” At the Jan. 4 La Jolla Parks & Beaches advisory group meeting, chair Dan Allen called the opinion “a fly in the ointment.” Citing the Children’s Pool Walk project, Allen said local landscape architect Jim Neri has been involved with the design for six years, but cannot be involved with its completion. Apprised of the new opinion, Children’s Pool Walk project organizer Phyllis Minick wrote an e-mail to Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Council President Sherri Lightner, stating “Mr. Neri has worked with Council President Lightner, the San Diego Park

Department and the community to complete this work, which he designed with a private donation … this is an outrage!” However, Neri told La Jolla Light, “Nobody is being malicious here, I think the city is just covering itself. … But I have been disqualified from bidding on the project. I would have worked pro bono and they kindly said no. Right now, I’m more concerned with the outcome; I just want to see this thing built. After all these years of hard work, I worry that someone else could come along and interpret the plans in the wrong way. It’s a tough thing to take, but I understand where they are coming from.” Similarly, with the Cove Restroom Pavilion, architectural firm Safdie Rabines was contracted for the initial designs and drew up plans for the project, which were repeatedly reviewed and revised following community input. “We had public workshops and long meetings, and saw

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ice and a new contractor will have to come along and interpret that (knowledge).” Several members opined the decision would discourage contractors from participating in private projects. Allen summarized, “No one is going to bid on a conceptual design for the City of San Diego … why would you bid on a $25,000 design if you knew that you were excluded from building a $2 million project?” Neri agreed. “I now have a disincentive to work in the community,” he said. “I’ll still do it, but I’d consider it differently. Without being able to follow through on something I worked on, I’m leaving it up to chance. The next firm is coming in cold (without hearing community input) and it might be that all they care about is their fee.” However, Braun said, “The right of the people to be free of inside maneuvering is greater than the right to have friendly contractors on their end,” and he encouraged concerned citizens to thoroughly look at the qualifications of the contractor ultimately selected to complete these projects. The opinion follows a recent, similar situation that resulted in a lawsuit for the City of Fresno. Braun said, “The analysis of statutes and legal decisions is applied consistently where similar facts are present.”. ■ La Jolla Parks & Beaches meets 4:30 p.m. fourth Mondays at La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. lajollaparksandbeaches.org ♦

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Mansionization committee seeks tailored approach to La Jolla remodels Urges community planners to hold off on city recommendations BY ASHLEY MACKIN After vetting all options, La Jolla’s ad hoc committee on single family zoning (aka mansionization), voted at its Jan. 4 meeting to recommend a tailored approach to home-building in La Jolla be written into San Diego’s Municipal Code. Its parent group, La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA), approved this motion at its Jan. 7 meeting. From here, the recommendation goes to San Diego Planning Commission’s Jan. 28 meeting, and from there, it will be heard in February at the City of San Diego Smart Growth & Land Use committee (a sub group of the San Diego City Council) before going for a full City Council vote in March. Reflecting on the outcome, discussion on the issue will be heard at the LJCPA’s 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4 meeting at La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. lajollacpa.org The ad hoc committee has been meeting for the last several months to pour over suggested language found in Item No. 9 of the city’s next Land Development Code update that addresses mansionization (building a home too large for its lot and out of character with the neighborhood) and to form a recommendation for LJCPA. “The current blanket zoning requirements are not working in parts of La Jolla,” said ad hoc committee member Diane Kane. “They work well in other areas, but in other places

La Jolla Community Planning Association trustee and Community Planners Committee president Joe LaCava at the Jan. 7 meeting

Ad hoc committee on single family zoning (aka mansionization) members Diane Kane and Angeles Leira at the board’s Jan. 4 meeting

they don’t. What we’re trying to do is fine-tune the rules after we’ve had a chance to look at them. We’re trying to figure out of there is something we can do so we get what we thought we were going to get (during previous coding).” The city updates its Land Development Code every year or two to address conflicts, typos or make changes as needed. Item No. 9 reads: “Create a new exemption from the requirement to obtain a Coastal Development Permit for certain single dwelling unit development and demolition of existing structures if the development … (is) located on a single lot zoned for single dwelling unit residential and must comply with 90 percent of the applicable height and 80 percent of the applicable floor area

permitted by the underlying base zone in order to be eligible for the permit exemption.” Currently, a project may bypass a coastal development permit (and the tens of thousands of dollars that come with it) if it retains 50 percent of its original walls. However, some developers have found loopholes to the rule, to the point there is now an eight-page document outlining how to calculate 50 percent. But should Item No. 9 be approved, and join the “50 percent rule” in the Land Development Code, a project could skip a coastal development permit should it meet the height limitations. The ad hoc committee explored what a house might look like if built in accordance with the city’s recommendation found within Item No. 9

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through schematic drawings, labeled “Alternative A,” along with other alternatives presented by committee member Angeles Leira. Other alternatives included 80 percent of the height and 80 percent of the allowable floor area, and alternatives for home additions. However, none addressed community character or garnered favor with architects and developers in attendance. “This would just give us small, bad architecture,” Kane said, adding “Alternative A includes language that is similar to what is already being done — 90 percent of the allowable height and 80 percent of the floor area — so my concern is whether this is any better than what is out there today.” SEE MANSIONIZATION, A14

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Sherri Lightner the race could make it easier for Ellis to win in the primary and avoid a runoff in November, when turnout among Democratic voters is

typically much higher. But LaCava said Friday afternoon that he thinks his departure will help Bry, who he hasn’t yet endorsed. “Now Democrats can focus on one candidate,” said LaCava, a Bird Rock resident and current Chair of the Community Planning Committee and Second Vice President of the La Jolla Community Planning Association. LaCava, 62, said his decision came after extensive discussion with his family about the race. He was a distant third in fundraising according to the most recent donation disclosure forms. ♦

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FROM MAD, A1 in Bird Rock that is managed by the Bird Rock Community Council, would beautify and improve the Village through maintenance above what the city can provide (and independent of the city’s financial ebbs and flows) and capital improvement projects, she said. “La Jolla is one of the most beautiful and iconic locations in San Diego if not California. But it is also an older community and suffers from a lack of ongoing maintenance,” Bronstein said. “We often see overflowing trash cans, dirty sidewalks and untended landscape areas. This leads to the degradation of the Village, and as a result, we are seeing more vacant storefronts, impacts to property values, and less vibrant public spaces.” However, private entities are not allowed to conduct work on city public right-of-ways due to the City of San Diego’s liability laws and that has frustrated La Jolla residents and businesses anxious for improvements. Mark Dibella, head of the Enhance La Jolla steering committee and managing director of the La Valencia Hotel, said there are donors in La Jolla willing to pay for Village enhancements, but are simply not allowed. “The most important thing about a MAD, aside from creating a mechanism to maintain the Village, is its ability to accept private donations for projects,” Dibella said. “We have people who are interested in paying for new benches across the Village, but we can’t do that today. We have people who want to invest in the Village right now.” A MAD, funded through annual assessments on property taxes and supplemented with private donations,

A map of the proposed Maintenance Assessment District (MAD) for La Jolla. Zone 1, in blue, is residential. Zone 2, in red, is commercial. would allow these improvement projects to be carried out. The amount to be assessed residents is being determined, however, if comparable to the Bird Rock MAD rate, residents of single-family homes could be assessed about $90 annually. “Enhance La Jolla would manage the funds generated by (the MAD) and would contract for ongoing maintenance services for the district,” Bronstein said. “We can fundraise additional private dollars to do important additional capital improvement projects within the Village … and see them through to completion.” All funding decisions — including what

services to provide and projects to pursue — would be made by the Enhance La Jolla board of directors, comprised of property owners and other key stakeholders in the community, said Bronstein. LJCF established a website – enhancelajolla.com – with information and more details for interested parties. According to the site, the maintenance services under discussion could include: trash collection, litter abatement, graffiti control, landscaping and power washing the sidewalks. Capital projects could include: upgraded trashcans, new benches, enhanced signage, traffic calming, park improvements (including La

Jolla Rec Center), tree canopies and public art. The proposed MAD includes two zones. The commercial-based Zone 2 is bound by Pearl Street up to Coast Boulevard South, between Bishop’s Lane and the north side of Herschel Avenue. The residential Zone 1 is primarily the residential area to the north and south of Zone 2, with pockets on the east and west. Bronstein said LJCF would like the MAD established by July 31 to allow the assessments to be available for use by Jan. 1, 2017. “For the next few months, we will reach out to the community with information about Enhance La Jolla and the MAD, and seek signatures of property owners on petitions,” she said. “These petitions will indicate that property owners are interested in the formation of the MAD, and does not commit a property owner to a financial assessment.” As early as this spring, the San Diego City Council could vote to approve a resolution of intention to form a MAD, which triggers a vote of affected property owners. Although the entirety of the 92037 ZIP code would not be eligible to vote, anyone who would be affected would receive a ballot in the mail in late spring. Ballots are weighted based on the size of the property owned. The results of the vote would go to the City Council for verification in the summer. “If we get all this done by July, we can start enhanced services by 2017,” Bronstein said. Dibella noted the MAD would be re-evaluated in five years for efficacy. Bronstein added, “This could be a major benefit to the residents, businesses and visitors who enjoy the Village.” ♦ ■ ON THE WEB: enhancelajolla.com

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San Diego Musical Theatre salutes 10th year with ‘Ragtime’ BY MARTI GACIOCH In 2006, Erin and Gary Lewis founded San Diego Musical Theatre (SDMT) as a professional, non-profit, theater organization that produces Broadway musicals. To launch the company’s 10th anniversary season, the early 20th century-centered musical “Ragtime,” will take the Spreckels Theatre stage, Feb. 5-21. “Ragtime” chronicles the journeys of three very different New York families. “The characters include a determined Jewish immigrant, Tateh; a young Black Harlem musician, Coalhouse Walker Jr.; and Mother, a high-society wife,” explained Erin Lewis, SDMT art director. “Their story of merging together for a common purpose is a timely tale relevant to current day USA — they’re all pursuing the American Dream during a volatile melting pot time.” In the story, these culturally different groups unite through their courage, passion and belief that there is something better and something more for themselves and the United States. “Ragtime” has a huge vocal score through which these diverse cultures come together by expressing themselves in music, ranging from gospel to brass band and ragtime. “The rich and varied turn-of-the-century music is amazing; it’s full of feeling and emotions as these families are thrown together by circumstances that weave them together with an uplifting ending,” Lewis said.

Through its program, “You Give, We Give,” SDMT selects a nonprofit organization each year that complements its featured musical, and then donates 10 percent of any money given to the theater during that musical's run to the group. “This year, we chose three San Diego organizations to help: Armed Forces Services YMCA, Voices for Children and the Shiley/Marcos Alzheimer’s Relief Research Center at UC San Diego,” Lewis said. “We’ll invite all of the groups to our final dress rehearsal and then track them throughout the year to see how the musical theater experience affects them.” SDMT’s audience picked “Ragtime” as their top choice for this landmark season. Terence McNally wrote the book for “Ragtime,” Stephen Flaherty wrote the score that won a 1998 Tony Award, and Lynn Ahrens wrote the lyrics. The musical is based on a novel by E.L. Doctorow. ■ IF YOU GO: Tickets are $30-$70 at sdmt.org and (858) 560-5740. Discounts are available for seniors, military and children. In addition to “Ragtime,” SDMT will present “42nd Street” (May 27-June 12) and “The Producers” (Sept. 23-Oct. 9) in its 2016 season. Spreckels Theatre is at 121 Broadway, No. 600, in downtown San Diego. ♦ The Business Spotlight features commercial enterprises that support the La Jolla Light.

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San Diego Restaurant Week marks 12 years! Eight-day prix-fixe menu event returns Jan. 17-24

FROM RESTAURANT WEEK REPORTS Kick off the new year with San Diego Restaurant Week, Jan. 17-24, and enjoy eight days of dining bargains! Ecstatic to celebrate 12 years of culinary excellence, San Diego Restaurant Week presents delicious discounted dining at more than 180 restaurants located throughout the county. For the eight-days-long week event, foodies will be able to eat their hearts out at a large list of participating restaurants including unbeatable price options and no reservations necessary! The pricing includes three-course prix-fixe dinner menus for just $20, $30, $40 or $50 per person OR two-course prix-fixe lunch menus for only $10, $15 or $20 per person. San Diego’s tastiest countywide affair gives diners the chance to explore scrumptious eats from the beaches to Downtown and from North County to South Bay. Leave the thought of cooking utensils and dirty dishes at home and join some 150,000 diners celebrating San Diego County’s thriving and unique culinary scene. What participants love about San Diego Restaurant Week: ■ “We are so excited to be a part of SDRW and introduce

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SO YOU CAN HEAR, BUT IT’S NOT CLEAR How your hearing works: Sound enters your ear canal through the air.

Hearing Problem #1 The ear canal’s job is to funnel sound to your ear drum. Sometimes the canal becomes plugged with wax , which mimics a hearing loss because it blocks sound from reaching your eardrum. Use of a cotton swab will pack wax even more. We will check for impacted wax with a video ear camera to see if this is a problem.

Sound Reaches Your Eardrum, which vibrates, starting a chain reaction.

The eardrum is located at the end of your ear canal. Your ear drum catches sound waves, vibrates, and begins a chain reaction. Your eardrum is connected to the first of three bones. We will check to ensure your eardrum is healthy.

The eardrum is connected to the first of three tiny bones. These bones are hinged and each causes the one next to it to move.

Hearing Problem #2 The three tiny bones of your inner ear conduct sound between your ear drum and your cochlea. Otosclerosis is the calcification of these bones, resulting in conductive hearing loss. About 10% of people have this type of loss.

This movement vibrates against the oval window in your cochlea, sending sound waves through this snail shaped organ.

Hearing Problem #3 The Cochlea is a snail-shaped organ containing thousands of living hair cells called stereocilia. A condition known as Sensorineural hearing loss (nerve type hearing loss) occurs when any of the hair cells become damaged.

Inside the cochlea are thousands of microscopic hair cells called stereocilia, and these hair cells sense the motion of sound waves.

About 90% of hearing loss is this type. A new hearing computer has now been released that is programmed specifically for the frequencies of hair cells that are damaged, resulting in improved speech understanding.

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UCSD lectures to explore ‘Degrees of Health & Well Being’

BY WILL BOWEN For the past five years, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays during the winter academic quarter (January-March), some 300 people have gathered for a free, public lecture series held in the Great Hall at Eleanor Roosevelt College at UCSD. The series was established by Steven Cassedy, a professor in the Literature Department, and Alan Houston, who teaches Political Science, with the purpose of acquainting the community with the research and educational mission of the university. “These lectures are one of the reasons UCSD has the No. 1 ranking in the nation for positive impact on society,” said Cristina Della Coletta, dean of the Division Arts & Humanities, which sponsors the talks. Under the heading “Degrees of Health & Well Being,” this year’s lectures will address what it means to thrive, not only in the physical sense, but also in social, political and environmental terms. “We are bringing in some of the most exciting people at UC San Diego to speak about some of the most pressing issues of our time,” Cassedy said. Added Houston, “the theme of the series reflects the fact that we live in a world in which borders — national, cultural, economic — seem to be shrinking. This is true for the environment, too. The effects of pollution are felt well beyond the region in which they originate. In terms of our health and wellbeing, the causes and consequences of illness are not limited to the individuals and communities within which they occur, but affect people all across the globe.” The talks will cover such topics as: the potential use of the trillions of microbes that exist in our body; our view of the health of immigrants; the health conditions just across the border in neighboring Tijuana; how diet influences risk for disease; the politics of acquiring improved wellbeing for all; and the attempt to bridge science and religion to positively influence the future of the planet. ■ Jan. 20, “Know Thyself: Quantifying your human body and its 100 trillion microbes,” will be offered by

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Larry Smarr, founding director of Calit2, an institute on the UCSD campus that houses the latest in technological research. Smarr has discovered that human bodies contain 100 trillion microbe, which amount to 10 times the total number of cells in the body. These microbes have 300 times more DNA than humans possess. Smarr said he believes one’s immune system is interlinked with microbes and the medicine of the future will make use of them for healing. ■ Jan. 27, history professor Natalia Molina will discuss, “How Scientific Racialization Shapes Mexican Immigration Policies, 1848 to Present,” addressing the dubious characterization of Mexican immigrants as “disease carriers,” to provide a better perspective on immigration, which is occurring at an accelerating rate worldwide. ■ Feb. 3, Steffanie Strathdee, chief of the division of Global Public Health at UCSD School of Medicine will discuss, “Postcards from the Trenches: Tijuana’s Hidden Epidemics of HIV & Tuberculosis.” Strathdee has been studying disease prevention in developing countries, and her work across the border in Tijuana has revealed that city has three-times the Mexican national average of both HIV and TB. Since Mexico does not have enough resources to combat the problem, Strathdee is trying to create a bi-national approach with the U.S. helping out.

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■ Feb. 10, Cheryl Anderson, associate professor in the Department of Family Planning & Public Health at UCSD School of Medicine will address, “Dietary Intake and Disparities in Chronic Disease Risk: Examining the problems and accelerating solutions.” Anderson will present discuss how levels of nutrients in diet can influence risk for illnesses, such as heart and kidney disease. ■ Feb. 17, political science professor Tom Wong will talk about “Expanding the American Electorate,” and his work, registering voters in immigrant neighborhoods with the aim of impacting public policy. ■ Feb. 24, the concluding talk, “In Pursuit of Common Good: A new alliance between science, religion and policy,” will be delivered by Veerabhadran Ramanathan, an environmental scientist at Scripps Institute of Oceanography. Ramanathan will discuss how he became the Vatican’s representative at the Paris Atmospheric Talks in December 2015. — IF YOU GO: Lectures are preceded by a reception with refreshments at 6:30 p.m. Parking permits can be purchased in UCSD’s Pangea Parking Structure across the street from the Great Hall. Traveling north on North Torrey Pines Road, turn right at Pangea Road, then left into the parking structure. artsandhumanities.ucsd.edu ♦

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The crumbling street is most dangerous at night when the holes are hard to see and those who’ve been working all day pickup their mail!

Fed up with cracked streets The condition of some of La Jolla’s streets (and streets throughout San Diego, for that matter) is deplorable. For years, I’ve called the city asking for repairs to the cracks and crevices along Calle Altura, but to no avail. On Dec. 1, 2015, about 6:30 p.m., while getting my mail from the box at the end of my driveway, my heel became stuck in a pothole in the street and I fell and broke my collarbone. Now, I’m really angry and thinking about bringing a lawsuit against the city. I am elderly and facing weeks of physical therapy. It has already cost me $5,000 in home care, due to my injury, not to mention the pain and suffering I’ve endured. As a native San Diegan, I have watched our streets and sidewalks deteriorating for many years. I’ve also watched my neighbors staggering around the street cracks, when they get their mail. Hopefully, a photo in the La Jolla Light will influence the city to make the long-overdue and necessary repairs for the safety of residents. — Name withheld by request

Storms cause potholes to grow I’m writing to report a giant pothole on Torrey Pines Road, just before the Hotel La Jolla and Econ gas station at La Jolla Shores Drive. As one drives down the hill into the Village from I-52, there is a HUGE hole in the street, and unseen, if hit in the dark, could tear up tires. This should be repaired immediately! — Patty, Concerned citizen

La Jolla needs cigarette butt canisters I went to Pacific Beach a couple of weeks ago to get a haircut. While walking down Garnet Avenue, I noticed how much cleaner the street was compared to my previous visits. As I was walking along, I noticed small canisters attached to parking sign poles with a Surfrider sticker on them. I saw they were cigarette disposal canisters. They were about 20 feet apart going the length of the business district. With the way our streets slope down to the ocean in the Village of La Jolla, I would think this would be a perfect addition to our community. I have contacted people to inquire

how these canisters could become a reality here. Please help me with this project; we need to take care of our oceans. — Jeff Gerwin, Retired Trash Village Chief

Kudos to club for hosting Imam visit After the article in the Jan. 7 La Jolla Light about the local Muslim Imam coming to make a presentation at the Democratic Club of La Jolla meeting at La Jolla Village Sqaure, the meeting room Sunday, Jan. 10 was packed, standing-room only. The moderator had to end the Q&A portion of the Imam’s time because there were so many questions yet to be asked/addressed and that was a shame because there were many pertinent questions posed. (See related story, page A4) — Lou Cummings

Meat Industry: 9, Consumers: 0 The “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” released last week by U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health & Human Services marked the ninth time in a row that the meat industry has successfully suppressed scientific findings recommending reduced meat consumption. A wanton government sell-out to the meat industry has replayed itself with every new edition of the Dietary Guidelines since then. The Guidelines shape school lunches and other government food-support programs and underlie public-health campaigns to lower rates of obesity, diabetes,cancer and heart disease. Fortunately, American consumers are not easily duped. Sales of plant-based meats, cheeses, milks and ice creams have skyrocketed, and every grocery store provides seemingly countless choices of fruits and vegetables. ♦ — Lyle Kirkland

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Finishing What She Started

San Diego City Council President Sherri Lightner looks at projects, priorities for her last year in office BY ASHLEY MACKIN efore the San Diego City Council resumed session for 2016, District 1 City Councilmember and La Jolla Shores resident Sherri Lightner’s calendar was already booked. Between a trip to Sacramento to advocate for the city’s water conservation efforts and days full of meetings, Lightner’s last year on the City Council will be a busy one. She terms-out in November after eight years on the job. Sitting down with La Jolla Light, she shared her goals for her outgoing year. Among them: Lightner would like to see traffic and infrastructure improvements on Torrey Pines Road; a pilot shuttle program established using the hundreds of thousands of dollars tucked away for coastal access and parking; updates to the City Charter (based on lessons learned from La Jolla’s adventures with lifeguard towers); The Belvedere Project come to fruition, and more. “A lot of people asked me after I took office whether being on the City Council was everything I imagined,” she said. “The problem was, I didn’t imagine anything. I never really thought about it other than as an opportunity for community service. I know a lot about land use, I know a lot about the community engagement process and how important that is, so I think that was very helpful. But, I’ve also learned how important it is to listen to peoples’ concerns and address them as best as possible. “When I first took office, I didn’t know I could influence people, and maybe I didn’t take advantage of that and use my position to advocate for some of the outside programs I thought were important.” Lightner was elected in 2008, then re-elected in 2012. She was chosen by her peers as Council President in 2014. She is the first female engineer to serve on the Council, and the first female Council President.

in late spring or early summer. Also looking at the gateway to La Jolla, Lightner said Phase Two of the Torrey Pines Corridor Project is being designed. Intended to ease pedestrian activity, Phase Two will install a high-intensity activated crosswalk mid-block between Amalfi Street and Princess Street. The system is a pedestrian-generated crosswalk that uses light signals to dictate who can proceed in traffic. When not in use, the system is dark, and traffic flows uninterrupted. Other suggestions for Phase Two are an asphalt concrete overlay, a buffered bike lane and a non-raised, decorative median. The pricetag is $1.2 million.

Tackling Torrey Pines Traffic

Accessing Coastal Access Funds

and due to charter limitations. “We’re going to try to put more language into the Municipal Code that we can tune-up as we find better practices that are going to deliver for taxpayers. We want to deliver the best value, not just the lowest price. “In the case of the lifeguard towers, the lowest price has turned out not to be the lowest price (due to added time). It actually cost us more in the long run. At the time the contract was awarded, that was not the case, so we want to fix that.” On a related note, she said La Jolla’s Children’s Pool lifeguard tower “is going to be done before I leave office!

Hoping to reduce traffic congestion on La Jolla’s main thoroughfare, Lightner is an avid proponent of the adaptive signal timing planned for La Jolla Parkway, between the I-5 on-ramp and where the Parkway becomes Torrey Pines Road. The program uses video and software to decide how to adjust timing on traffic lights. “It is something that will have real-time interactive adjustments that will facilitate traffic flow,” she said. “If you are going a certain (legal) speed, you should benefit by hitting all the green lights with this system. It doesn’t seem to be that expensive to install and the pilots look pretty good for certain types of traffic configurations. We’re hopeful it will help La Jolla.” The adaptive signal is scheduled to roll out

Boost for The Belvedere Project

ASHLEY MACKIN

Council President and La Jolla Shores resident Sherri Lightner in her City Hall office

Lightner said she and her staff “finally” may have found a way to use the Coastal Access & Parking Board monies that have been gathered largely from developer impact fees and interest collected by the California Coastal Commission since the 1970s – and collecting dust. The funds were set aside to implement the La Jolla Coastal Access Parking Plan, which involves finding a short-term and/or long-term parking and traffic circulation related programs, and a shuttle system with an off-site parking reservoir. Finding the shuttle component unfeasible and unsustainable, the board tasked with implementing the plan has yet to come up with an alternative way to spend the approximate $275,000.

However, Lightner might have an idea. “UC San Diego has a shuttle program in place, but during the summer when school is not in session, they don’t use those shuttle busses ... we would like to use the busses to shuttle people to and from the beach at Kellogg Park,” Lightner said. “I first thought about it when I found out the Del Mar Fair was using the campus parking lots as a remote site, and shuttling people up there.” Should the Coastal Commission accept the proposal, visitors would have the option of parking in a UCSD lot and taking a shuttle bus to the beach. It’s unknown whether there would be a cost associated with the shuttle, and the schedule to hear Lightner’s proposal has not been set.

Charter Review and Revision

As chair of the Special Issues Committee on Charter Review, Lightner will commit much of her last year to getting the City of San Diego Charter revised and up-to-date. “We’re getting better organized at the city and one of the things we will be looking at, with respect to the Charter, is how to facilitate purchasing and contracting within the city,” she said. “Especially, how to make sure we are getting the best value out of contractors, instead of just the lowest bid.” Citing the experience with La Jolla’s lifeguard towers, which faced multiple problems causing months’ worth of delays (the Children’s Pool lifeguard tower is about a year behind schedule), she said the situation has been “extremely frustrating”

“It would be huge to find private funding for The Belvedere Project,” she said. “We doubt it would come to fruition, but it would be nice to see it well underway so there is a timeline by the time I leave. I’d like to get something going there.” The residential initiative would replace an existing one-way section of Prospect Street, between Herschel and Girard Avenues, with a pedestrian promenade that provides a view of the ocean and Ellen Browning Scripps Park, as previously reported in La Jolla Light. The multi-million dollar project, conceived by La Jolla architect Jim Alcorn, became an official component of the La Jolla Community Plan in 2004, although the question of how to fund it has largely kept it from moving forward.

On the City Front

With the intent of leaving things better than how she found them, Lightner said she would be looking at some of the city boards and commissions (the most recent count is almost 50 of them) to assign a consistency in how they operate and to whom they report – either to the Mayor’s Office or City Council — to give them more legitimacy. She will also commit some time to developing more efficient techniques for keeping city promises. “We are going to start delivering much better projects. In 2009, there were streets that needed to be repaved that weren’t being worked on until 2012 or 2013. Now we are going to deliver in the same year as these projects are proposed,” Lightner said. As her La Jolla Light interview drew to a close, Lightner summed up her feelings about the upcoming year on City Council, “It’s a continual learning experience and, thankfully, I’m willing to learn.” ♦ ■ To reach san Diego City Council President Sherri Lightner’s office, call (619) 236-6611 or send an e-mail to sherrilightner@sandiego.gov

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LA JOLLA NEWS NUGGETS will present “East Coast meets West Coast in floral design,” and will demonstrate four designs with an emphasis on conservation. After the program, the arrangements will be raffled off. ■ Feb. 16: Hillary from Girl Next Door will make a presentation about bees and their benefits to your garden (and honey, too!). ■ March 15: Mel Resendiz from Resendiz Brothers, Protea Growers will discuss the strange and beautiful protea.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service cleanup of Balboa Park begins 9 a.m. Jan. 18 at the park’s President’s Way parking lot.

Balboa Park cleanup in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Leaders and members of Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Unitarian congregations will come together to help beautify Balboa Park as a part of the National Day of Service in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr., 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Jan. 18. Participants will meet at the President’s Way parking lot and work behind the Japanese Friendship Garden in Gold Gulch. Past activities have included clearing and hauling brush, cleaning flower beds, and planting. Musical entertainment and a complimentary picnic of hot dogs and chips follows at 11:30 a.m. “We find tremendous joy in our work together each year,” explained Rabbi Michael Berk of Congregation Beth Israel, San Diego. “In all the challenges of our American diversity, it is tremendously hopeful to simply work side by side, caring for the beauty of our city, together.” Last year, more than 500 volunteers gathered as a part of this interfaith effort — clearing brush, removing invasive plants and planting new trees, the volunteer force ranged in age from young children to seniors, and included a diversity of races, faiths and cultures. Everyone is invited; volunteers are encouraged to register at fumcsd.org/mlkday

Community Center begins new music and health workshops La Jolla Community Center kicks off two, four-part series this week: one on music appreciation and one on wellness at 6811 La Jolla Blvd. (858) 459-0831. ljcommunitycenter.org The music appreciation course launches 10:15 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18 for all who want to improve their listening and focusing skills. It continues same time Mondays Jan. 25 and Feb. 1 and 8. The cost for the series is $40-$50 series, drop-in sessions are $12-$15. “Transforming Your Health in 2016,” is a four-part wellness course with Brittany Falcone, kicking-off 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan 20, and continuing 10 a.m. Wednesdays Jan. 27 and Feb. 3 and 10. This class will bust fad diets and common nutrition myths with the facts. Attendees will learn how to implement simple lifestyle changes. Series fee: $20-$35, drop-in fee: $7-$10.

La Jolla Garden Club announces topics, moves meeting venue La Jolla Garden Club invites interested community members to join its programs. Meetings are held at 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at La Jolla Woman’s Club 7791 Draper Ave. There is no cost to attend these workshops. (858) 456-2285. lajollagardenclub.org Here is a list of 2016 meeting topics: ■ Jan. 19: Michele Spence from Villanova, Pennsylvannia

Elementary school will hold E-Waste collection Saturday

Bird Rock Elementary School will have its second annual post-holiday E-Waste Collection event, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16 in the parking lot on the southwest side of Colima Street and Beaumont Avenue. Volunteers will be accepting old cell phones, cameras, TVs, computer parts, copier and printer machines, coffee makers, crock pots and toasters to redeem for funds to beautify the school. Pick up for businesses or residents (or early drop-off) can be arranged by e-mail to Lorene Lacava at LLacava@sandi.net

Dempsey Construction on the job at Prospect St. eateries Dempsey Construction is on the extensive renovation of 1250 Prospect St., the signature three-story, multi-tenant retail building in downtown La Jolla, home to George’s at the Cove, Donovan’s Steak House and The Hake Kitchen & Bar. The renovation project is valued at about $5 million. According to Dempsey’s project manager, Bryce Raleigh, the scope of work includes extensive demolition including the removal of all hardscape along the street frontage, removal of the tile mansard roofs as well as courtyard terraces and copula. The main entry stairs to George’s at The Cove are also being relocated and replaced. The removal of some of the existing building infrastructure is intended to open up the view corridors to the ocean and allow for more usable common area space. New improvements to the project will include a totally redesigned building façade that will be resurfaced and painted, new stucco elements, new lighting, signage, landscaping, ADA upgrades, new hardscape and decorative paving fronting Prospect Street. Dempsey Construction provided extensive pre-construction services prior to the commencement of construction including budgeting, scheduling, cost analysis, value engineering and constructability review. The building is currently 98 percent occupied and construction is taking place while the building and current occupants remain open for business. The project is scheduled for completion in Summer of 2016.

La Jolla Elementary to host kindergarten meetings La Jolla Elementary School will hold four informational meetings for 2016/2017 Kindergarten Parents. All meetings will begin at 11 a.m. in the school Library at 1111 Marine St. on the following dates (select one): Jan. 27, Feb. 10 or 24. RSVP required: (858) 454-7196. Learn about the school, visit kindergarten classrooms, and ask questions to Principal Donna Tripi and current parents. Registration packets will be available.

Researchers link risk of leukemia to low sunlight, vitamin D Epidemiologists at UC San Diego School of Medicine report that persons residing at higher latitudes, with lower sunlight/ultraviolet B (UVB) exposure and greater prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, are at least two times at greater risk of developing leukemia than equatorial populations. The findings are published in the Dec. 4, 2015 online issue of PLOS One. “These results suggest that much of the burden of leukemia worldwide is due to the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency we are experiencing in winter in populations distant from the equator,” said Cedric Garland, adjunct professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health and member of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health. “People who live in areas with low solar ultraviolet B exposure tend to have low levels of vitamin D metabolites in their blood,” Garland said. “These low levels place them at high risk of certain cancers, including leukemia.” Few foods are natural sources of vitamin D, which is more abundantly produced when ultraviolet radiation from sunlight strikes the skin and triggers synthesis. According to the American Cancer Society, 54,270 cases and 24,450 deaths from leukemia occur in the United States alone each year. There is no known way to prevent most types of leukemia, though some types may be prevented by avoiding high doses of ionizing radiation, exposure to the chemical benzene, smoking and certain types of chemotherapy.

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Mattress recycling program begins in California

California recently became the second state in the nation (Connecticut is the first) with a statewide recycling program for used mattresses and box springs. The program, “Bye Bye Mattress,” allows California residents to drop-off used mattresses at participating collection sites and recycling facilities for free. Find the nearest participating collection site or recycling facility at byebyemattress.com or (toll-free) 1 (855) 700-9973.

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‘One Wave Challenge’ debuts Jan. 23 in the Shores Event benefits youth mentoring program, kicks-off golf tourney FROM BOYS TO MEN REPORTS For a chance to smash the current world record for Most Surfers Riding One Wave — a feat accomplished six years ago in Cape Town, South Africa, when 110 surfers rode a single wave to shore — The One Wave Challenge will attract 200 surfers to La Jolla Shores, the morning of Saturday, Jan. 23. The event will double as a benefit for Boys to Men, a San Diego nonprofit dedicated to guiding often fatherless young men on their journey to manhood, and it will kick-off the Farmers Insurance Open Golf Tournament, Jan. 28-31 at Torrey Pines. With the support of The Century Club, it’s the first-of-its-kind gathering of surfers in San Diego. It’s been envisioned as a counterpoint fundraiser to Boys to Men’s successful 100 Wave Challenge, and encourages a new pack of surfers to meet boys in the program and experience the impact it’s having on their lives. Said Boys to Men mentoring executive director Craig McClain, “The One Wave Challenge gives surfers, of all ages and abilities, the chance to participate in something much larger than themselves at the start of a New Year. We see the event generating a spirit of excitement and

One Wave Challenge ■ When: Saturday, Jan. 23 ■ Where: La Jolla Shores ■ 7-8 a.m. Registration/breakfast ■ 8-8:30 a.m. Paddle Out ■ 8:30-10 a.m. Ride waves ■ Beachside concert: Sandollar ■ Info: onewavechallenge.com possibility that will inspire our work throughout the coming year.” The inaugural event is limited to 200 participants. A $50 registration fee treats surfers to a breakfast, provided by Primos Mexican Food and Cantina, a rash guard and T-shirt, and a beachside concert performed by local beach-rock band, Sandollar. Eric “Bird” Huffman, owner of Bird’s Surf Shed, will emcee the event. The event resonates with Century Club board member Ernie Hahn, an Arena Group 2000 partner and longtime manager of Valley View Casino Center. An avid surfer and golfer, Hahn said he understands the discipline and commitment required of

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La Jolla Town Council (LJTC)

• Purpose: Having served the residents and businesses of La Jolla for more than 50 years, LJTC is the de facto Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau for the Village of La Jolla. The group also acts, in an unofficial capacity, as a liaison with the City of San Diego in matters concerning land use planning, beautification, traffic, parks, beaches, crime and other vital concerns. • Meets: 2nd Thursdays, 5 p.m. at La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. • Chair/President: Steve Haskins • Contact: 1150 Silverado, Suite 212, lajollatowncouncil.org, (858) 454-1444

La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA)

• Purpose: The community advisory group is charged with making recommendations to the City Council, Planning Commission, city staff and other governmental agencies on land use matters, specifically concerning the preparation of, adoption of, implementation of, or amendment to, the city’s General Plan or a land use plan when it relates to the La Jolla Community Plan boundaries. The LJCPA also advises on other land use matters as requested by the City or other governmental agency. In reviewing individual development projects, the LJCPA shall focus such review on conformance with the adopted Community Plan and/or the General Plan. • Meets: 1st Thursdays, 6 p.m. at La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. • Chair/President: Cindy Greatrex • Contact: info@lajollacpa.org, lajollacpa.org

Bird Rock Community Council (BRCC)

• Purpose: To engage in all activities that enhance the growth and improvement of Bird Rock as a vibrant and diverse neighborhood including: administering the Bird Rock Maintenance Assessment District (MAD), maintaining roundabouts, improving cultural, charitable and community service activities, improving the quality of life and economic well-being of local residents, promoting business improvement, promoting a safe village atmosphere and honoring and preserving Bird Rock’s history. • Meets: 1st Tuesdays, 6 p.m. at local restaurants, the Masonic Lodge or Bird Rock Elementary School

• Chair/President: Jacqueline Bell • Contact: info@birdrockcc.org, birdrockcc.org

La Jolla Shores Association (LJSA)

• Purpose: With a more than 40-year history, its primary purpose is to address community issues as they relate to the protection and the unique characteristics of the La Jolla Shores area. It strives to represent the interests of the community to other organizations, including local and state government agencies. • Meets: 2nd Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. at Building T-29, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, 8840 Biological Grade • Chair/President: Nick LeBeouf • Contact: LJSA.org@gmail.com, ljsa.org

Development Permit Review Committee (DPR)

• Purpose: Subcommittee of LJCPA which reviews all discretionary permits in La Jolla outside of the La Jolla Shores Planned District, reviewing projects for conformance to the La Jolla Community Plan, makes findings relative to the city of San Diego Land Development Code and submits its recommendations to the LJCPA. • Meets: 2nd and 3rd Tuesdays, 4 p.m. at La Jolla Rec Center, Room 1, 615 Prospect St. • Chair/President: Paul Benton • Contact: pbenton@sbcglobal.com, (858) 459-0805

La Jolla Planned District Ordinance Committee (PDO)

• Purpose: Subcommittee of LJCPA which reviews development applications relating to the La Jolla Planned District Ordinance, ensuring standards are adhered to for colors, building materials, signs, facades, renovations, zoning and parking requirements. • Meets: 2nd Mondays, 4 p.m. at La Jolla Rec Center, Room 1, 615 Prospect St. • Chair/President: Ione Stiegler • Contact: info@isarchitecture.com, (858) 456-8555

La Jolla Shores Permit Review Committee (PRC)

• Purpose: Subcommittee of LJCPA, which reviews projects within the La Jolla Shores Planned District, forwarding

Life Tributes

Everlasting memories of loved ones

February 9, 1932 - January 4, 2016

actively participating in the school PTa, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and various community programs. She has been a Deacon at La

Jolla Presbyterian Church as well as the Director of Sunday School Programs. She began teaching in the Preschool in 1979 and moved into the role of Director in 1990. Jim Hilbert and Betty were married at the First Baptist Church in Uvalde, Texas, on March 1, 1958, celebrating 57 years together. They have lived in Raleigh, NC, New York City, Rochester, NY, Los angeles and in San Diego for the last 46 years. They have two grown children, son Dean and daughter anne, with two

La Jolla Traffic & Transportation Board (T&T)

• Purpose: A joint committee with members from LJCPA, LJTC, LJSA, LJVMA and BRCC that considers all proposals affecting La Jolla’s streets including striping, stop signs, traffic calming and parking curb colors, valet service, time limits, etc. Also hears special events requiring traffic control, or that affect on-street parking. • Meets: 4th Thursdays, 4 p.m. at La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. • Chair/President: Dave Abrams • Contact: manana@san.rr.com

La Jolla Parks and Beaches, Inc. (LJP&B)

• Purpose: Detached from La Jolla Town Council in July 2011 to become a non-profit in order to continue to advise the city on coastal parks and beaches issues and oversee fundraising and implementation of park and shoreline beautification projects. • Meets: 4th Mondays, 4 :30 p.m. at La Jolla Rec Center, Room 1, 615 Prospect St. • Chair/President: Dan Allen • Contact: lajollaparksandbeaches@gmail.com, lajollaparksandbeaches.org

La Jolla Shores Planned District Advisory Board (LJSPDAB)

• Purpose: Reviews all permit application referred to it and submits its recommendations or comments in writing within 30 days to the city’s planning director. This committee also recommends to the San Diego Planning Commission any changes to regulations, provided such changes are necessary for proper execution of the adopted community plan. The planning director or his designated representative serves as board secretary (as an ex-officio member) and maintain records of all official actions of the board, and shall not be entitled to vote. • Meets: Third Tuesdays, 10 a.m. at La Jolla Rec Center, Room 1, 615 Prospect St. • Chair Dan Goese. Its members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council.

La Jolla Village Merchants Association (LJVMA)

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La JoLLa — Betty Hilbert went to be with our Lord on January 4, 2016, at the age of 83. She was born in Carizzo Springs, Texas, on February 9, 1932, Betty Hilbert had been the Director of the La Jolla Presbyterian Church Preschool for the past 24 years. She received her Ba in Education from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where she went on to teach for several years in the elementary school system. after moving to La Jolla in 1969, Betty spent the next 20 years raising her children and

recommendations to the LJCPA for ratification or denial before being sent to the city for final approval. • Meets: 4th Tuesdays, 4 p.m. at La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. • Chair/President: Phil Merten • Contact: Phil@MertenArchitect.com

grandchildren, Nik and Kirsten. Betty and Jim have been known to take month long cross country car trips to visit friends and family scattered from Los angeles to North Carolina. When not in the car, they can be found poolside at home; either entertaining grandchildren, friends, family or simply basking in the California sunshine. Final services will be held at La Jolla Presbyterian Church on February 6, 2016, at 1:00pm. Please sign the guest book online at legacy.com/ obituaries/lajollalight.

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• Purpose: Represents the interests of all licensed businesses in a 30-block area of the Village of La Jolla. Through a board and committees, the group’s mission is to enhance the business community and raise funds through special events. • Meets: 2nd Wednesdays, 8:30-10:30 a.m. at The Cuvier Club, 7776 Eads Ave. • Chair/President: Claude-Anthony Marengo • Contact: 1162 Prospect St., lajollabythesea.com, SFortune@lajollabythesea.com

La Jolla Parks & Recreation, Inc. (LJPRI)

• Purpose: Volunteer board overseas La Jolla Rec Center and its varied programs and activities for all ages. • Meets: 4th Wednesdays, 5 p.m. at La Jolla Rec Center, Room 2, 615 Prospect St. • Chair/President: Cindy Greatrex • Contact: (858) 552-1658

La Jolla Shores Merchants Association Business Improvement District (LJSMA) BID • Purpose: To represent the business interests of merchants along Avenida De La Playa commercial strip. • Meets: 1st Mondays, except December and January, 4 p.m. at Papalulu’s Restaurant, 2168 Avenida De La Playa. • Chair/President: David Teafatiller • Contact: david.teafatiller@gmail.com ♦

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UCSD Health, Sharp set joint liver transplant program UC San Diego Health and Sharp HealthCare formed a joint program to enhance liver transplantation services in San Diego by combining resources, collaborating on research and expanding specialized liver care. The alliance is expected to strengthen clinical services for patients with end-stage liver disease while reducing costs. The new arrangement, effective Jan. 7, expands a similar existing partnership that centralizes bone marrow transplantation services in the region. UCSD Health and Sharp HealthCare executives said the decision to collaborate is a prudent one, given the resources required for liver transplantation and the volume of patients in the community in need of such advanced liver care services. “Our expert multidisciplinary liver transplant team is known for its ability to handle the most complicated, high-risk cases,” said Patty Maysent, interim CEO, UCSD Health. “We now look forward to collaborating with Sharp HealthCare to increase the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the program and, most importantly, provide more end-stage liver disease patients in San Diego with the continuity of care they need.” Maysent said the patient survival rate in the UCSD Health liver transplant program consistently places it amongst the top programs of its kind in California. The program is also one of few to perform liver transplants using organs from living donors. Under the new partnership, UCSD Health and Sharp HealthCare will collaborate on the pre-transplant referral and evaluation process to assess a patient’s candidacy and continued eligibility for a donor organ on the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) liver transplant wait list. All liver transplant surgeries in this partnership will be performed at UC San Diego Health. Sharp HealthCare will continue its development of advanced liver care at Sharp Coronado hospital.

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Viking sophomore is Western League Singles Tennis Champ ■ La Jolla High School sophomore Alexandra Kuo won the Western League Singles Tennis Championship in December. She beat Sophie Raizadeh of Cathedral Catholic in the finals held at Cathedral Catholic High School. The match was extremely close and went to tie-breakers on both sets. At one point, Alex was down 4-1 in the second set and was cheered on to victory by her teammates. The final score was 7-6, 7-6. After her win, she expressed thanks to all her teammates and Coach Lucia for their support throughout the season. ♦ — Jim Kuo

North Coast Corridor traffic meeting slated for Jan. 26 Caltrans and SANDAG will hold a public hearing 6 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 26, at Encinitas Community Center to discuss the first proposed amendment to the North Coast Corridor Public Works Plan/Transportation and Resource Enhancement Program. It regulates implementation of the North Coast Corridor Project, which spans 27 miles from La

Jolla to Oceanside along the Interstate 5 (I-5) and Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo rail corridors. The meeting will offer a chance for the public to review and comment on the draft amendment, which includes changes to proposed public access and recreation project components; rock slope protection and monitoring, and mitigation requirements, that may be necessary at bridge abutments due to Federal Highway Standards; existing standards regarding lagoon protection during construction equipment fueling; and necessary updates to reflect proposed lighting throughout the corridor. ♦

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A familiar hillside by Georgeanna Lipe

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La Jolla Library’s latest art exhibit honors hometown talent BY LINDA HUTCHISON ooking back and forward is the theme of a new art exhibit that opened Jan. 6 at the La Jolla Riford Library. The exhibit is the library’s first all watercolor show and is a joint

effort of the Friends of the Library’s Arts & Events Committee and the San Diego Watercolor Society. Titled “Past and Prologue: A Retrospective of the Works of Suzanne Geller and Georgeanna Lipe with Current Works by the

San Diego Watercolor Society,” the show will have its artists’ reception to celebrate the works, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16 in the Library Community Room. All are welcome to attend the free community event.

“As our first show of the new year, we wanted both to look back to artists past and to look forward to works being executed today,” explained co-chair Patricia Jasper Clark. “Our goal is to showcase a variety of artistic mediums

reflecting both traditional and contemporary art. In this show we have posthumously featured the works of two longtime La Jolla artists and community leaders. Much of their work reflects the SEE WATERCOLORS, B9

Malashock Dance gets close and personal with audiences this month BY LONNIE BURSTEIN HEWITT Malashock Dance is stepping out into its 28th season with “Malashock Signatures,” a program featuring two “signature” pieces and two world premieres by artistic director John Malashock that will be staged in their studio at NTC Liberty Station the last two weekends in January. “I love doing big collaborative projects in larger theaters,” said Malashock, in a pre-New Year’s interview. “But there’s distance there. In our studio, audiences will get to see everything from just a few feet away. They’ll be able to feel a real connection to the performances and the performers.” The works will include: ■ “Silver & Gold” one of Malashock’s most popular pieces. This duet presents two

sides of a relationship. Malashock calls it a personal favorite. “I love the storytelling possibilities of relationships and this is a piece everyone seems to respond to,” he said. “Sometimes I get tired of seeing my own work, but never this one.” ■ “Dreams & Prayers” an intensely physical, dramatic and spiritual piece, based on Jewish mysticism. “It’s almost trance-like, full of cosmic energy,” Malashock noted. ■ “Incoming” (World premiere), a quirky piece about finding moments of tenderness in a world of constant, often aggressive, input. “We all struggle with how much is coming at us all the time and the effort it takes to find some sort of balance,” SEE MALASHOCK DANCE, B8

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What a doll!

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ince I only had sons and nephews, I never got to buy baby dolls until I was blessed with two tiny granddaughters. This year, my four-year-old granddaughter, Molly, announced that she wanted a doll that “peed and pooped.” I wasn’t sure about the poop part, but even I remember Betsy Wetsy dolls from my youth, so the pee part seemed do-able. A little Internet research quickly revealed the answer to Molly’s dreams: Baby Alive My Baby All Gone comes with a rudimentary alimentary canal, potty seat, fake food, pricey diapers, and knows 30 phrases in both English AND Spanish. But most importantly, she poops! She even comes in Blonde, Brunette and African American versions. $27 at Wal-Mart. Alas, when I clicked “buy,” a message popped up. “This item is no longer available,” noted Wal-Mart’s website of the Brunette excrementer. “We’re unable to show you buying options for this item unless you live on Mars.” (OK, I added that last part.) Rated “top selling item in baby dolls” this season on Amazon, the Blonde Episcopalian Baby Alive pooper was even more scarce. Not available anywhere, even on Hasbro’s own site. Amazon had one Baby Alive Brunette for

$199. For a $27 defecating doll? It was a déjà that I was hoping not to vu again now that my kids were grown: the unattainable Christmas toy. I could only remember with despair the Ewok Village Rory had to have for Christmas in 1983 without which there could be no happiness in his life forever forward. I finally acquired an Ewok Village after calling called Toys R Us hourly for more than a week, only to discover that it didn’t come with Ewoks (even more unattainable than the village). A total bust. But there was hope. African American My Baby All Gone was available on Amazon for a bargain $66. (Only 5 left!) I quickly e-mailed my daughter-in-law. “African American doll OK?” She replied. “Does it poop?” And thus a Baby Alive My Baby All Gone, at 2.5 times its list price, ended up under the tree. Now, even though both sons and families were together in L.A. with us this year, I didn’t actually get to see Baby Alive My Baby All Gone actually excrete. Given the abundance of toys, my daughter-in-law thought it was better not to open the box until they got back to Santa Cruz. Besides, she wasn’t sure that demonstrating the doll’s feculental functions right before the

Christmas tenderloin was really a great idea. So thrilled was I to actually fulfill my beloved granddaughter’s Christmas wish that I didn’t bother to read the reviews before ordering the doll. Apparently she “clogs.” Given how hard they’re hawking her pricey peripherals ($8.95 for food packets, $9.95 for diapers, $19.95 for the Juice Accessory Pack), I’m amazed Hasbro’s marketing department hasn’t come out with My Baby All Gone enemas. ($11.95 for a package of 5? Caution: contains battery acid!) Meanwhile, Olof was having his own doll trauma. A relative sent our other little granddaughter a Barbie’s Pop-Up Camper, which took Olof over an hour to assemble. Olof has a degree in nuclear physics from Cal Tech, so nuclear reactors make sense to him. Barbie’s Pop-Up Camper, not so much. As I said earlier, there were no daughters in our house so he didn’t get much practice at the critical stage of brain development when synapses form related to doll accessory assembly. The whole time, our granddaughter kept asking, “Where are the people?” So when it was all done, she walked away, totally unimpressed. Ewok Déjà Vu-llage all over again. No more excitement in a Barbie-less Barbie Pop-Up Camper than in an Ewok-less Ewok Village. So as my first good deed of the new year, I queried her mother: I don't know how you feel about Barbies, but since your daughter now has the camper, I'd be glad to order her a Barbie plus a companion (can't camp alone!) Would it be a wrong message if the companion was Ken? (I mean, they'd be shacking up together in the camper in your playroom.) You have to ask about this stuff because moms have very strong feelings about Barbie. Maybe it’s boob

This year, my 4-year-old granddaughter, Molly, announced she wanted a doll that ‘peed and pooped.’ envy. Maybe they just don’t feel like she’s the right role model for their daughters. So one Trailer Trash, er, Camping Barbie and a Fashionista Ken are now on their way to L.A. Meanwhile, now that Christmas is over, pooping Baby Alives are starting to be available again. Looks like the elves (read: Asian sweat shops) have been working overtime. But they’re not giving them away. Blonde My Baby All Gone is selling on Amazon for a usurious $224.99, the Brunette for a relatively bargain $165. But according to my daughter-in-law, Molly’s Baby Alive My Baby All Gone is dutifully excreting effluvia in Santa Cruz and she couldn’t be happier. ♦ — Inga’s lighthearted looks at life appear regularly in the La Jolla Light. Reach her at inga47@san.rr.com

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Current Exhibitions on View at the Athenaeum January 9-February 13, 2016

Margaret Noble: Incorporeal Things to Control Rotunda Gallery

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A New Approach?

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BY WILL BOWEN If you’re interested in the latest developments in classical, jazz and avant-guard music, the place to go is a venue in the “new” Barrio Logan called Bread & Salt, at 1955 Julian St., where they offer ‘Fresh Sound’ — an ongoing music series curated by UC San Diego music alumna Bonnie Wright. Bread & Salt is a neat, Spanish Revival-style building originally built in 1896. It was formerly the home of Weber’s Bread factory, after which it’s named. The building has been painted, spruced up, and otherwise retrofitted to become a very artsy place, home to art galleries, classrooms, and small concert halls — like the one where Fresh Sound unfolds once a month. This spring, Wright will put forth an eclectic program of five concerts that should appeal to those who like performances by solo instruments pushed to extreme usage — or lofty spiritual sounds or noisy brass bands where the performers squawk and honk improvisations back and forth. San Diego music critic Robert Bush says Fresh Sound “is very important for the creative music scene. You get to see people here that you would otherwise never see. I have never been disappointed in a show ... in fact, they have been some of best performances that I have ever seen.” La Jolla’s own Steve Schick, UCSD music

professor and conductor of the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus, thinks likewise. Schick describes Fresh Sound as “exciting and uncompromising music.” As Wright explained, “putting on these concerts gives my life purpose. I strive to stay pure to the vision of bringing music to San Diego that otherwise would not be heard. I hope that the people who attend my concerts will find some beauty or truth that will move them. But I am satisfied if my shows simply expand their conception of what music can be.”

■ It all starts Thursday, Feb. 4 with pianist Lisa Moore warming up for her gig with the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus on Feb. 5 and 6 at UCSD’s Mandeville Auditorium. For Fresh Sound, Moore will present “Soft Loud,” a program with material from her latest three CDs. The theme is “music of places, movies, Buddhism and humanity.” For a hint of what’s in store, Moore’s piano playing has been described as “crisp, clear, sleek, pristine, emotionally stirring, joyous, spiritual, resonant, timeless, hypnotic, and mesmerizing.” The promise is that she will take you from the world of the mundane to the far reaches of the imagination. She is a native Australian, living in New York City, where she’s known as “The Queen of New York

Avant Guard Piano.” She is also a member of the Bang on a Can All Stars, a group named Ensemble of the Year in 2005. The three CDs Moore will play from include: “Mad Rush,” with the music of minimalist composer Philip Glass, who wrote this particular music to celebrate a Dali Lama visit to the United States; and “Prayers Remain Forever,” with music by Martin Bresnick, a Yale University music professor who authored the soundtrack for two Academy Award-nominated documentaries. Included will be a tune about Ishi, the last Yani Indian of California, who ended up living on campus at UC Berkeley. The third CD, “The Stone People,” has music by John Luther Adams, Missy Mazzoli and Julia Noll, exploring who we are, where we are going, and how we treat people.

■ On Saturday, Feb. 27, The Westerlies (winds blowing from east to west) will hit he floor. They are a New York all-brass quartet whose members hail from Seattle. On trumpets will be Julliard graduate Riley Mulherkar and Zubin Hensler. Playing trombone will be Andy Clausen, another Julliard graduate, and Willem de Koch, who earned his music degree at The Manhattan School of Music. The Westerlies have commissioned 50 new SEE FRESH SOUND, B10

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‘When the Rain Stops Falling’ opens at Cygnet Theatre BY DIANA SAENGER “When the Rain Stops Falling,” by award-winning Australian playwright Andrew Bovell, was heralded as the Best New Play of 2010 by TIME Magazine. San Diegans can judge that for themselves when the show opens at Cygnet Theatre on Jan. 14, directed by Rob Lutfy. Searching to broaden the narrative experience through the way they tell stories was part of the reason Lutfy and Artistic Director Sean Murray brought the piece to Cygnet Theatre. “This play is a drama and has funny moments, but it also has unexpected connections of revelation in how one person may be connected to another, and how that other person might affect another person,” Lutfy said. “I find that satisfying, especially in theater. This is a huge story on an epic scale. We’re in four generations from the late 1950s to 2039 — that’s 80 years. The story’s not linear and unravels with secrets that are revealed in each scene. It’s really beautiful. It’s crafted with an economy of language.” The play has lots of music, touches on global warming, is set in several countries and looks back at family histories. “It demanded a director with a point of view and an eye on staging,” Lutfy continued. “Every scene is dovetailed into the next. You can be in one country in one moment and suddenly you’re in another country, so we have to understand who these people are. It begins with a man searching for his father to find out where he came from and know his identity. And it’s about resilience as all of these people survive the damage of the abandonment.” The seven-member cast — already getting raves from Lutfy — plays multiple roles,

The Cygnet Theatre cast of Andrew Bovell’s acclaimed drama, ‘When The Rain Stops Falling’

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sometimes a younger and older version of the same character. Cygnet’s returning actors include Rosina Reynolds, Rachel VanWormer and Tom Stephenson. Making their Cygnet debuts are Adrian Alita, Beth Gallagher, Cristina Soria and Francisco Rodriguez.

“I like a play that grapples with life,” Lutfy said. “This is this play. At the beginning we ask audience members to meet the characters halfway and grabble with them, and also trust that we will make sense of it all. It’s a play about hope and redemption that Bovell reveals for our future. He has

taken the torch from Harold Pinter and gone further with it.” ■ IF YOU GO: “When the Rain Stops Falling” runs Jan. 14-Feb. 14 at Cygnet Theatre Company, Old Town Stage, 4040 Twiggs St., San Diego. Tickets from $34 at (619) 337-1525 or cygnettheatre.com ♦

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More from Malashock Dance

‘Lunar Landing,’ a segment from Malashock Dance’s ‘Dreams & Prayers’

■ Feb. 27, as part of the ‘Engagement Ring Series,’ offers in-studio, audience-involving performances. The company will present ‘On the Spot,’ a piece Malashock calls ‘exciting and nervy,’ in which he actually choreographs a dance right in front of the audience. ■ March 18-20, the company will perform a new work by Malashock, commissioned by San Diego Symphony, at Copley Symphony Hall. It’s the dance part of ‘Music In Motion: Dance’ and ‘The Firebird,’ featuring music by Stravinsky, Ginastera, and Malashock’s collaborator, Bay Area composer Gabriela Frank, who recently completed the score for the piece he is now listening to and beginning to envision. ‘Music in Motion’ will be conducted by the appropriately-named David Danzmayr.

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Malashock said. “Even being out on the roads during the holidays is a sort of war-zone!” ■ “Times Unremembered” (world premiere) a dramatic quartet exploring childhood memories. “There’s a quote from Jung I like about ‘revisiting the religion of your childhood,’ ” Malashock said. “He didn’t just mean religion, but the things we found unusual and mysterious as children, and have pretty much kept hidden since then. I’m trying to have a childlike quality to the movement, and the music is extraordinary — lush, and full of beautiful vocals. It’s by Sarah Kirkland Snider, one of the co-founders of New Amsterdam Records,

which supports contemporary composers whose work is unique and appealing.” Malashock noted that the world premieres will truly be world premieres, works-in-progress that won’t be finished until the first performance. And he’s eager to see how the program plays out. “The four works are all very different, but they really complement each other,” he said. “I’m excited about the makeup of the whole event, and can’t wait to see how people react to it in our intimate setting.” ♦ — IF YOU GO: “Malashock Signatures” begin 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22-24 and Jan. 28-31 at The Abbe Wolfsheimer Studio at NTC Liberty Station, 2650 Truxtun Road, Suite 200, Point Loma. Tickets are $15-$25 at (619) 260-1622 or malashockdance.org

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A watercolor in the show

FROM WATERCOLORS, B1 natural beauty of the San Diego area and their work also serves as a historical record of our environment during the second half of the 20th century.” The two featured artists were friends and well known in La Jolla. Lipe moved to La Jolla in 1936 with her husband, a doctor. Well educated for her time, she worked as a medical illustrator before becoming a successful watercolor artist. She was one of the founding members of the San Diego Watercolor Society. She died in 2012 at the age of 102. “She was much loved in La Jolla and maintained an art gallery on Girard for many years,” said exhibit co-chair Arlene Powers. Geller was a 44-year resident of La Jolla who died in 2014. She was an active member of the Watercolor Society and juried into more than 50 watercolor shows. Like Lipe, she was also married to a doctor. An animal lover, she co-founded Friends of County Animal Shelters (FOCAS). Her two children, Jackie Geller Newman and Jon Geller, continue to donate part of the proceeds from the sale of her paintings to FOCAS. The San Diego Watercolor Society was established in 1965 by 20 local artists and now has about 650 members, according to Ralph Kingery, first vice president for programs. The group includes members from all over California, 24 other states and Canada, China and Norway. It maintains a gallery in Liberty Station. In addition to 20 paintings by Lipe and Geller, the show will include the works of current Watercolor Society artists Kingery, Joseph Chen, John “J.W.” Buscher, Beverly Tuzin and Sherry Roper. The current exhibit at the La Jolla Library

The late artist Georgeanna Lipe is part of an ongoing plan started five years ago to develop and bring attention on the library's rich cultural offerings, according to Jasper Clark. An artist herself, she has been featured there in a one-woman show. “We plan to offer four shows a year and bring more people into the library,” she said. “Our goal is to focus on other things besides books and highlight the library as an artistic, cultural and literary destination.” Many people who visit the library for the first time are surprised at what it has to offer, she continues. “It’s an asset to our community and to a large extent undiscovered.” ■ IF YOU GO: “Past and Prologue: A Retrospective of the Works of Suzanne Geller and Georgeanna Lipe with Current Works by the San Diego Watercolor Society” is on view at La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., to F eb. 7. Libray hours: 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday. (858) 552-1657. ♦

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Pianist Lisa Moore leads off the spring series 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 and will later perform with the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus. FROM FRESH SOUND, B4 pieces for trumpets and trombones. They are said to play with “the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a folk ensemble.” Their debut album, “Wish the Children Would Come Home: The Music of Wayne Horivtz,” was hailed as “remarkable with deep feeling and detailed improvisation.” ■ On Tuesday, March 8, cello player Ashley Bathgate takes the stage. She hails from Saratoga Springs, New York, and was

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The Westerlies, a brass quartet with two trombones and two trumpets, performs 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27. educated at Skidmore, Bard, and Yale School of Music. Her playing has been called “eloquent, dynamic, ferocious, rich, possessing imaginative phrasing, and exhibiting remarkable vitality.” She is a member of New York's Bang on a Can All Stars, which Schick helped create. ■ On Sunday, April 10, the all-brass trio of Rempis, Johnston and Ochs will play. Dave Rempis, singled out by Downbeat Magazine as a rising star, will rock the alto sax; Darren Johnson, a teacher at both Oakland School for the Arts and UC

Rebekah Heller will give a solo bassoon performance 7:30 p.m. May 12.

Berkeley, who’s been called one of the 25 trumpeters of the future, will play trumpet; and Larry Ochs, a composer with a degree from Mills College, will play tenor and sopranino sax. This spontaneous improvising trio has developed their own musical language called “Invisible Architecture.” Their improvisations have been called, “elegant constructions that use the full range of their instruments.” ■ On Thursday, May 12, to conclude the series, solo bassoonist Rebekah Heller will perform. She’s known as a fierce

champion of the bassoon who is constantly seeking to expand its repertoire and role in musical ensembles. Heller transforms the normally soft background role of the bassoon, bringing it to the forefront with “flair, frenzy, illumination, and passion.” When not playing solo, Heller performs with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE). ♦ — IF YOU GO: ‘Fresh Sound’ concerts take place at Bread & Salt, 1955 Julian Ave., San Diego. For times and tickets, visit freshsoundmusic.com

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Playing David White’s Urban Colonies Carnival Game at the opening (proceeds went to buying tarps for the homeless).

‘Date Night’ opens new art space in Horton Plaza BY LONNIE BURSTEIN HEWITT n the news release for “Date Night,” the inaugural exhibition at San Diego Art Institute’s (SDAI) new project space in Horton Plaza, there were references to a Ray Bradbury essay, “The Aesthetics of Lostness.” A little Googling informed me that it was about creating safe places for people to get happily lost in, and actually inspired the design of Horton Plaza, which reinvented the shopping mall. I also learned, for the first time, the name of the Bradbury-inspired architect, L.A.-based Jon Jerde, who also designed Fashion Island in Newport and the

Bellagio hotel/casino in Las Vegas, and died in February 2015. I remembered attending the opening of Horton Plaza 30 years ago, where I got lost many times, some more happily than others, wandering up and down the hyper-colorful walkways, and then trying to locate whatever fruit or vegetable level my car was parked on. Recently, on the weekend of Dec. 12-13, 2015, I found myself lost on the mall’s fifth floor, looking for the vacated storefront where “Date Night” was showing. (Finder’s Tip: Take the escalator to the sixth floor, near

Evan Apodaca poses in one of the video booths with a still from his film about his family, ‘How Far I Am (picturing assimilation).’

Nordstrom, and walk past the Mad House Comedy Club until you see the art-space.) For the next 18 months, the space belongs to SDAI, to mount whatever exhibits they choose. Ginger Shulick Porcella, SDAI’s executive director, said future programs are still in the planning stages, and she and Amanda Cachia, her new curator-in-residence, are now making plans. “It’s a good-sized exhibition space with plenty of room for storage,” she said. “And since one of our main focuses this year is to engage the non-museum-going audience, what better place to do that than the mall?”

Catherine Csacki and Amy Reid show their Alt-T-shirts and ceramics.

For Event No. 1, she invited a group of UC San Diego MFA-candidate artists to organize a show; they in turn reached out to alt-art-orgs like Space 4 Art, Helmuth Project and A Ship in the Woods. There were “roving galleries,” screening booths, live performances and various sorts of installations, including a charitable carnival game. “Date Night” was only on view for one weekend, but there will be more to come. ♦ ■ For 2016 exhibitions, call (619) 236-0011 or visit sandiego-art.org/new-events

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‘Deep Mind: Technology and the Human Condition’

All About Art ■ “Deep Mind: Technology And The Human Condition,” with works by Los Angeles-based Christina Leta and Robert Michael Jones, will be on display Jan. 16 to Feb. 27 at Monarch Arredon Contemporary Art, 7629 Girard Ave., Suite C2. Opening public reception, 6 p.m. Saturday Jan. 16. RSVP Requested. (858) 454-1231. info@monarchfineart.com

Frank Lloyd Wright designed Cinema for San Diego (circa 1905), but it was not built for various reasons.

■ Art history lecturer Linda Blair continues her series “A New Look at Impressionism,” 7:30 p.m., Monday Jan. 18 at Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St. Although Manet is called the “Father of Impressionism,” he was not an Impressionist at all, but an extraordinarily inventive (almost revolutionary) artist. It was his daring work that attracted other avant-garde painters to his leadership. Admission: $14-$19. (858) 454-5872. ljathenaeum.org/art-history-lectures

■ In response to the current “San Diego Collects” exhibit, which features a selection of works from private San Diego collections, students from University City High School’s ArtsTECH Academy’s English Language Arts classes developed original works that will be exhibited 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21 at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect St. (858) 454-3541. Free. mcasd.org ■ In the decades following World War II, those who studied under architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed and built a fabulous array of structures in La Jolla and San Diego. The exhibit, “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Legacy in San Diego: The Taliesin Apprentices,” frames this remarkably rich portfolio of work with architectural drawings, photographs and ephemera, that demonstrate the power of Wright’s influence. On view noon to 4 p.m. Thursday-Sunday through Jan. 17. La Jolla Historical Society, 780 Prospect St. Free. (858) 459-5335. lajollahistory.org

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Concerts ■ Led by violinists Robert Mealy and Julie Andrijeski, Quicksilver will perform “Fantasticus: Extravagant and Virtuosic Music from 17th-century Germany,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15 at St James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect St. The concert is part of the San Diego Early Music Society’s 2015-2016 season and features works by Weckmann, Buxtehude, Vierdanck, Bertali, Pachelbel,

Legrenzi and Schmeltzer. Tickets: $10-$35. (619) 291-8246. sdems.org ■ La Jolla Music Society presents two celebrated musical masters, violinist Itzhak Perlman and pianist Emanuel Ax, performing works by Mozart, Fauré and Richard Strauss, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20 at Jacobs Music Center, 750 B St., downtown San Diego. The concert is offered in association with the San Diego Symphony’s Upright and Grand Piano Festival. Tickets: $30-$105. (858) 459-3728. ljms.org

Listen and Learn! ■ With 2016 being an election year, Congregation Beth Israel Men’s Club will host a dinner forum on “The presidential election and candidates, state primaries and causes,” with Al Korobkin. 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 9001 Towne Centre Drive. This program is open to the San Diego community. A buffet dinner will be served.Tickets: $15 with an RSVP, $18 without. (858) 900-2598. cbimensclub@gmail.com ■ La Jolla Garden Club will host floral designer Michele Spence at its next meeting, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19 at La Jolla Woman’s Club, 7791 Draper Ave. Spence will discuss “East Coast Meets West Coast in Floral Design” and demonstrate four arrangements with an emphasis on conservation. After the program, the arrangements will be raffled off. Free. (858) 456-2285. lajollagardenclub.org ■ Artist Marion Wong and translator Edith Jonsson-Deveillers will join poet Elizabeth Yahn Williams in celebrating their book, “Haiku for an Artist,” 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18 at the Women’s Museum of California, 2730 Historic Decatur Road, Barracks 16, Liberty Station, Point Loma. A light lunch will be provided. Donations accepted. (858) 245-1677. ahoiberg@aol.com ♦

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Aren Skalman poses with a piece that made music when anyone approached.

At the entry to her exhibition space, Margaret Noble poses with one of her two fenced-in music boxes. Called ‘Barrier Cures,’ they reference a Robert Frost poem, with its famous quote: ‘Good fences make good neighbors.’ While questioning the lines, barriers and borders we draw, Noble notes that ‘beyond the bars is a sense of home.’

Two new Athenaeum exhibits invite playful interaction BY LONNIE BURSTEIN HEWITT rts organizations everywhere are trying hard to lure younger visitors to their events, and the Athenaeum succeeded mightily on Jan. 8, when it opened a pair of sound-and-motion exhibitions that drew about 200 guests, including many millennials, who spent a happy evening interacting with the works and each other.

1) Aren Skalman: Turning Viewers into Collaborators

In the Athenaeum’s Joseph Clayes Gallery, Aren Skalman showed his “Singing Machines,” including colorful roulette-style wheels that clicked, boinged or vibrated

when rotated, kick-started or manipulated in some gently inquisitive way. There was also a stringed instrument called a “baritone resophonic lansteel coffee table” that invited people to play. Skalman, whose current work was influenced by a recent six-month sculpture project in India, is interested in the relationships between images and sounds, and encourages viewers to interact with his art-works and the space around them. “All the pieces here involve people in different ways, engaging them as collaborators instead of passive observers,” he said.

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Margaret Noble, who has a B.A. in Philosophy from UCSD and an MFA in Sound Art from the Art Institute of Chicago, went from being an electronic music DJ in underground clubs to designing experimental artworks that combine sound, sculpture, installation and performance. Her work has been widely exhibited ever since, including a solo show at MCASD-downtown in 2012 where she re-imagined her childhood Logan Heights neighborhood with paper-doll hangings and soundscapes. Noting that her exhibition space at the Athenaeum was full of small nooks and crannies, she created four separate

■ IF YOU GO: The exhibits are on view through Feb. 13 at Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St. A special performance by Skalman and Naveen Basavanhally is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, when Skalman play his Resophonic Coffee Table and activate other pieces on display, with Basavanhally playing the mridangam, a south Indian drum. (858) 454-5872. ljathenaeum.org ♦

Ginger Shulick Porcella, executive director of San Diego Art Institute, with one of Margaret Noble’s re-visions of her mother’s tiny ceramic animals. Porcella, who has been re-visioning SDAI for the past two years, started representing Noble’s work when she was still in New York.

Melissa Pfeiffer, MOPA special events manager, with 3-month-old Sienna, and her husband, Joshua Smith.

Ryan Gambrell tries his hand at Skalman’s ‘Baritone Resophonic Lansteel Coffee Table.’

installations, including music boxes, bells and bullets, her mother’s collection of tiny ceramic animals, and singing Victorian albums. “They’re all intended to evoke private experiences, and invite viewers into little narratives of their own,” Noble said.

Andrew Allcasid, Jessika Whitney and Ferenc Montvai-Lako kick-start ‘Walkin’ Blues’ and get down with the sounds.

At the opening, Craig Robinson spins one of Skalman’s wheels in the Clayes Gallery. PHOTOS BY MAURICE HEWITT

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Darlington House musicales back for fourth season

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Grow young with collagen-rich foods: Part 2

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Also, from Thanksgiving on, people are told they need to be in the holiday spirit and should spread peace and gratitude. But often, when we feel we’re in a difﬁcult or trying situation, the last thing we want is someone to tell us to be grateful. However, feeling gratitude is the biggest boost we can give ourselves. In fact, plenty of research has studied the different ways in which gratitude enhances the feelings of well-being among people who practice regular exercises in gratitude. Well-being wasn’t the only improvement; happiness as well as physical health can be boosted when we focus on the positive aspects of our lives. So before dismissing seasonal gratitude as a saccharine Pollyanna glad game, know that there are very practical reasons to participate in and promote gratitude yearround. Much of the stress we carry around is a result of guilt, usually self-imposed. Oftentimes, the guilt is for things left undone. This can be a project left unﬁnished or an email or letter

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HOSTED BY: RACHAEL KAISER & MICHELLE DYKSTRA/ BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES

$1,799,000 - $1,899,000 4 BR/3 BA

1720 NAUTILUS ST., LA JOLLA CHRIS BEDGOOD/ PACIFIC SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

SUN 1PM - 4PM 858-480-5455

$1,899,000 3 BR/2.5 BA

7332 EADS AVE., LA JOLLA DORIS "DAY" DIRKS/ BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES

SUN 12PM - 3PM 619-813-9503

$1,995,000 - $2,195,876 5 BR/5 BA

6158 CALLE VERA CRUZ, LA JOLLA GREG NOONAN/ BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES

$2,190,000 3 BR/3.5 BA

964 LA JOLLA RANCHO, LA JOLLA TIM HINES/ BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES

SAT 1PM - 4PM 619-316-2604

$2,295,000 - $3,250,000 3 BR/3 BA

6767 NEPTUNE PL., LA JOLLA STEVE CAIRNCROSS/ RE/MAX COASTAL PROPERTIES

SAT & SUN 1PM - 4PM 858-735-1045

$2,345,000 - $2,485,000 4 BR/3 BA

5380 WAVERLY AVE., LA JOLLA SUZANNE M. GIANNELLA/ PACIFIC SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

$2,375,000 4 BR/3.5 BA

1511 COPA DE ORO, LA JOLLA BIANCA DIAZ/ WILLIS ALLEN REAL ESTATE

Fabulous ocean view cottage just steps to La Jolla Shores park and beach. Large west-facing patio with stunning ﬁre pit is perfect for beautiful sunset views. Incredible rental income-producing property features white washed beams, vaulted ceilings, and hardwood ﬂoors throughout. 3BD/3BA gem plus bonus room with 2-car garage and ample parking in driveway. Open concept beach living. Offered at $4,499,000

*$2,495,000 4 BR/3.5 BA

1602 LOS ALTOS RD., LA JOLLA HELEN SPEAR/ RE/MAX COASTAL PROPERTIES

$2,495,000 5 BR/3.5 BA

615 SOLEDAD ROAD, LA JOLLA KEVIN BENNETT/ WILLIS ALLEN REAL ESTATE

SAT 1PM - 4PM 619-929-6858

Co-listed with Jorge Terriquez

$2,750,000 5 BR/4.5 BA

7765 VIA CAPRI, LA JOLLA HOSTED BY: THE REED TEAM/ WILLIS ALLEN REAL ESTATE

SUN 1PM - 4PM 858-395-4033

$2,850,000 6 BR/6 BA

6937 PASEO LAREDO, LA JOLLA DIANE CUMMING HOSTED BY: MATT JENNER/ COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL

SAT 1PM - 4PM 619-857-4343

$2,875,000 4 BR/5 BA

6130 TERRYHILL DRIVE, LA JOLLA JEANNIE THOMSON/ COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL

SUN 1PM - 4PM 858-395-7727

$4,298,000 5 BR/6.5 BA

1266 MUIRLANDS VISTA, LA JOLLA MAXINE AND MARTI GELLENS/ BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES

FRI, SAT & SUN 1 -4 858-551-6630

$4,380,000 3 BR/2.5 BA

6277 CAMINO DE LA COSTA, LA JOLLA MAXINE AND MARTI GELLENS/ BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES

SUN 1PM - 4PM 858-551-6630

$15,650,000 3 BR/3.5 BA

6106 CAMINO DE LA COSTA, LA JOLLA GEORGE DAGLAS

JUST LISTED! Not going on MLS until Feb 1st!

Mount La Jolla single-level “A” model in prime location, steps from pool and tennis courts. Faces south, and is light & bright with 3BR /2BA, and extra large patio off living room and master bedroom. SUBERB BUY! Offered at $815,000

DARCY DELANO SMITH

858.361.2097 CAL BRE #00885940

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Quintessential Beach Living in La Jolla Shores

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Architectural Gem

• Beautiful light & bright home • Designed by famous architect Rod Youngson • High ceilings, huge glass areas & views to the ocean • Located on quiet cul-de-sac • 4BR/4.5BA with 3-car garage Seller will trade for commercial or residential properties.

Offered at $2,195,000 Peter & Judy 858.354.8455 Cor rentes92037@g mail.com Peter CA BRE # 00389337 Corrente www.lajollacahomes.com Judy CA BRE # 00848593

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Bird Rock Mediterranean

Beautiful Mediterranean style 4BR/3BA villa on a corner lot in ann excellent location in Bird Rock. This 2005 custom built homee features gorgeous finishes including soaring 10 foot ceilings, s, hardwood flooring, a patio with BBQ, Jacuzzi, and fire pit and ann ocean view roof deck to name a few. $1,795,000

OPEN SUN 1-4 • 538 PALOMAR AVENUE

61 in 2015*

4B home in gated Blackhorse with an outdoor living room complete 4BR with pergola, Jacuzzi and BBQ, hard surface Italian tile flooring, wood wi flflooring, plantation shutters, and a chef’s kitchen. $1,195,000

*Properties rti sold or in i escrow in 2015. Te Team Chodorow Chod represented the seller, buyer or both.

Stylish Townhome

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Move in ready, this 3BR/3BA two story sophisticated townhome is light and bright and just a few short blocks to WindnSea Beach. You’ll love the open floor plan, the ocean view roof deck and the impressive MBR. $1,195,000

Right in the heart of the Village, this 2BR condo on the fourth floor of The Devonshire has an ocean view that will knock your socks off as well as a view of the village and verdant La Jolla hillsides. $930,000

7780 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, CA BRE #00992609 | BRE #00409245 ©2015 BHH Affiliates, LLC. An independently operated subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, and a franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of HomeServices of America, Inc.® Equal Housing Opportunity. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices does not guarantee the accuracy of square footage, lot size or other information concerning the condition or features of property provided by the seller or obtained from public records or other sources, and the buyer is advised to independently verify the accuracy of that information through personal inspection and with appropriate professionals. CalBRE# 01317331