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FRIDAY · MAY 1, 2020

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Foothill and Loring intersection will get its roundabout

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By DAVE SCHWAB

ivic leaders praised the City’s decision to construct a roundabout and other traffic-calming improvements at Foothill Boulevard and Loring Street in Pacific Beach.

The announcement came shortly following yet another recent auto collision at the nettlesome crossing.

Construction of the estimated $2.4 million project is set to begin the third quarter of 2021, with completion anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2022.

“The Foothill and Loring Roundabout project consists of a large, complex roundabout, significant storm-drain improvements, water-quality elements, pavement reconstruction, and ADA-accessibility upgrades to the Foothill and Loring intersection,” said City spokesperson Alec Phillipp.

“This project originally had a beginning construction date of

spring 2022. However, keeping in line with the community’s high prioritization of the project, the project team is expediting its design and anticipating to begin construction by fall 2021, provided the construction funding is secured.”

Added Phillipp: “As of now the anticipated design costs are fully funded. However, full construction funding has not been identified yet. As is standard for all projects, the timeline is subject to change.”

Phillipp said this problematic stretch of roadway has been evaluated numerous times, listing past improvements, which have included edge line striping, curve warning signs, oversized speed limit signs, electronic speed signs, a road diet between Loring and Beryl, and prohibition of use by trucks over five tons, as well as removal of the free right-turn for eastbound traffic on Loring at Foothill Drive.

PB community planners and activists engaged with the roundabout effort were elated by the news of proposed roundabout construction.

“The construction of this roundabout cannot come soon enough, and in fact, we want this thing built yesterday,” said Brian Smith, president of Pacific Beach Town Council. “Hopefully, the valiant efforts of local petitioners will also prompt the city to install additional traffic-calming measures and flashing crosswalks along Foothill Boulevard to make it less dangerous for families and children crossing the street on their way to PB Elementary. With car accidents happening routinely along this stretch, the game of ‘Foothill Frogger’ is not one residents should have to play while trying to cross on foot between speeding cars."

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huge step forward for safety.

“This roundabout is of enormous importance to PB,” Rand said. “The current layout of that intersection has led to countless accidents over the years, and the local community has been trying for over 20 years to get it fixed. We are pleased and excited to hear this project is finally taking root.

The PB Planning Group will track it closely. We expect the City will provide a process for public input, but we will provide input whether they ask for it or not.”

Rand said he had arranged a presentation to PBPG by the City Public Works Department about this specific roundabout “so we could ask questions about the process, public input, timing, etc.

Unfortunately, that effort was sidetracked when our in-person meetings were canceled. I am working to schedule the presentation for our upcoming PBPG online meeting on May 13 at 6:30 p.m., but it has not been confirmed yet.”

Despite decreased ridership, continuing mass transit crucial for essential workers

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in another form of public safety – making an extremely dangerous street that cuts through a residential neighborhood safer,” said community activist Tom Coats, a Foothill resident who’s spearheaded a petition drive for the roadway to be improved.

“I hope this is the first of several traffic-calming measures that will transform ‘Foothill Freeway’ into what it was intended to be – Foothill Boulevard, a street that is safe for school kids, families, elderly residents, cyclists, and drivers.”

Added Coats: “This didn't just happen. It took the efforts of the Pacific Beach Planning Group, the Pacific Beach Town Council, District 2 Councilmembers Dr. Jen Campbell and Lorie Zapf, and, most of all, the dogged determination of the residents in the area, who never gave up during almost 30 years of pleading for a safer street. We are very grateful."

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By DAVE SCHWAB

t an April 23 joint remote press conference, Circulate San Diego and Metropolitan Transit System argued mass transit is critical to getting essential workers to their jobs while adding bus and trolley service will continue during the pandemic, though at reduced levels.

The conference came in response to a white paper report released that day by Circulate San Diego, which found nearly 16,000 essential workers in the region commute to work every day by public transportation.

Essential Transit uses Census data to analyze how much of the San Diego region’s transit ridership comprises essential workers and finds that 35 percent of usual transit ridership are essential workers.

The report noted those 16,000 essential workers comprise 35% of those who normally commute aboard MTS and North County Transit District vehicles, according to pre-pandemic data.

According to Circulate San Diego, a regional nonprofit transit advocate, nearly 25% of the region's essential workers do not own a vehicle and 30% of San Diego County's highway maintenance workers rely on public transit daily.

“Our report identifies that essential workers of all categories continue to rely on public transit,” said Colin Parent, Circulate San Diego’s executive director.

He added, “Special trips that are necessary by people and workers to hospitals, work, and other essential jobs are happening on transit.”

MTS is the public transit service provider for Central, South, Northeast, and Southeast San Diego County. MTS Marketing director Rob Schupp noted MTS buses, post-pandemic, are carrying less than a third of the usual ridership,

and the trolley is carrying 60% fewer riders than usual.

“MTS is really fortunate to have a great leader, Nathan Fletcher, and a mayor who have been outstanding in giving direction to make sure our essential services continue,” said Schupp adding, “We’ve taken a tremendous hit on our ridership.”

“We were doing really well, making all the right moves to get ridership back,” added Schupp. “ This is devastating for all of us, but we’re going to continue to provide ridership to 70,000 workers a day getting to work and making special trips. Our priority really has been to keep our riders safe and our operators employed.”

Noting buses now utilize rear-door boarding with no cash accepted by masked and gloved bus drivers, Schupp pointed out no bus or trolley lines will be cut, while admitting service reductions will translate into longer wait times, while still getting people to essential services.

Circulate’s Parent said their report was put out to inform the public about the facts of trolley ridership to counter those saying “Let’s shut everything down.”

Noting he believes “social distancing is going to remain with us for a while,” Schupp said, “Right now we’re doing all we can to make sure that only essential trips are being taken, and that our vehicles are being sanitized.”

Schupp admitted there were some difficulties initially in responding to the COVID-19 crisis which has since been overcome.

“We’ve had difficulty getting masks for all of our drivers, that’s been a struggle,” he said. “But we have enough of supply now to get us through quite a while. We’re looking in the future to providing lots of hand sanitizer. We’re really encouraging people to wear masks or bandanas that really covers your nose and mouth.”

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FRIDAY · MAY 1, 2020

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San Diego stays ‘classy’ with beach and bay re-openings, mayor says

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s City-operated beaches re-open for some uses following the County of San Diego’s revised public health order, Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer was joined by the San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit, Lifeguard Division Chief James Gartland, and Randa Coniglio, president and CEO of the Port of San Diego on April 27 to provide an update on the first day of limited coastal access.

“Today you stayed classy, San Diego, because you followed the beach rules developed by lifeguards and public health officials,” Faulconer said. "We've all seen beaches around the country reopen to pandemonium. Today the nation saw San Diego acting like America's Finest City. This was just the first day, so we are continuing to ask for the public's cooperation and compliance."

On April 30, Gov. Gavin Newsom closed Orange County beaches after thousands of people crowded those beaches – especially in Newport Beach – last weekend. But the current regulations for San Diego beaches remain.

PUBLIC HEALTH RULES • Physical distancing must be followed in accordance with state, regional and local orders to help reduce the spread

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• Face coverings are strongly encouraged. Starting on May 1, face coverings will be required by the County of San Diego when within six feet of a non-household member.

“San Diegans are doing their part and it’s important we keep going,” said Nisleit “Let’s continue our commitment to physical distancing, wearing face coverings and saving lives. Working together, we’ll be able to beat this virus and prevent more cases in our communities.”

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“We know many people are excited to get back out on the water and to enjoy the coastal activities that we all love and are fortunate to have access to as part of coastal living. It’s important to remember that even healthy individuals can infect others,” Coniglio said.

“People without any symptoms who’ve been exposed to the virus can expose and infect others.

Your responsibility is not only for your own health, it’s also for the health of others. That’s part of what it means when we say, ‘We’re all in this together.’ It’s what it means to be a member of a community,” Coniglio added.

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• No stopping, sitting or lying down.

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“We want to remind everyone the stay-at-home order is still in effect. So you come to the beach, you get your exercise, and then you go back and comply with the stay-at-home order,” said Gartland.

Also starting May 1, some restrictions will be relaxed for parks and golf courses if they can enforce social distancing. Operators of a park or golf course need to create and post a plan for how they will do that. If they maintain social distancing: • Parks can reopen parking lots, with limitations.

• Park visitors can sit, lie down, picnic if they practice social distancing.

• Members of a family or household can play active sports, such as basketball.

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La Jolla groups hire attorneys to oppose UC San Diego project

FRIDAY · MAY 1, 2020

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By DAVE SCHWAB

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eacting to UC San Diego’s cont roversial proposal to build five new multi-story buildings on-campus, two La Jolla groups opposed have hired legal representation, joining three other civic groups in banding together to try and have the project paused.

La Jolla Shores Association City advisory group and Black Horse Homeowners Association, have both retained attorneys to represent them in ongoing negotiations between the university and La Jollans. Residents are arguing the Future College Living and Learning Neighborhood project’s bulk and scale is excessive and will lead to unmitigated impacts on traffic and access that must be more fully addressed.

The project, proposed on a parking lot adjacent to La Jolla Playhouse, is designed to provide residential life and administrative space for a new undergraduate college, with approximately 2,000 undergraduate beds, classrooms, an estimated 1,200 underground parking spaces, and a conference and retail space.

The new development, consisting of three nine- to 11-story buildings located along the campus edge, and two taller 16and 21-story buildings located in the interior of the site to the east, would have a conference on top of one of the buildings and a public market at ground level.

“Because of the current national health emergency the La Jolla Community Planning Association, La Jolla Shores Association, La Jolla Traffic & Transportation and La Jolla Town Council postponed the co-hosted April 2 LJCPA meeting,” said the four groups in a joint letter to the university. “We are hopeful that we can co-host this same event with the UCSD presentation of the project to the community at the May 7 LJCPA meeting.”

A second letter signed and sent

by LJSA president Janie Emerson to the university recently concurs with the four-groups joint letter. But it goes one step further in asking essentially for a “timeout” on the project, to allow continuing negotiations between both sides.

“The LJSA wants to reach out to you while all of us are now under mandatory sequester in our homes,” said Emerson.

“Obviously, current events have everything on hold … A suspension of this FCLLN Project timeline will allow LJSA, the

Community and UCSD to continue safe and open discussions on this project, and how to move forward together. In addition, such a suspension is an indication of good faith to the community by UC San Diego.”

A nswered u n iversit y spokesperson Leslie Sepuka: “Everything UC San Diego does is motivated by its academic and research mission, with a specific focus on meeting the needs of our students. The university is under state mandates to increase enrollment, which has resulted in the campus adding more than 8,000 undergraduate students n the last eight years.

“This growth places a responsibility on the campus to provide appropriate infrastructure and facilities, with student housing being of significant importance.

The primary driver of our current development plan is accommodating a student population that already exists.

“The university proposed a meeting on April 2 hosted by LJCPA which was postponed due to safety recommendations,” continued the university’s response. “The university is working toward presenting at a future meeting, with the date and format to be confirmed.

[The project] will be considered for approval in a meeting with the UC Regents, with the date to be confirmed. During the pandemic, the university has continued to share information on the project through online channels and the media, and continues to receive feedback from the community online, via email and on the phone.”

Email commplan@ucsd.edu.

There is also a feedback page on PlanDesignBuild.ucsd.edu.

Some La Jolla residents and groups are insisting that continuing university “creep” into surrounding neighborhoods is causing traffic congestion imperiling public safety. A few, like LJSA’s Emerson, argue the university’s current plans for the development are out of step with the times.

“They shouldn’t be doing dinosaur thinking with these huge concrete buildings,” she said.

“They should be doing something really cutting-edge, like having online classes taught by professors from all over the country and world. We need new thinking for the future. That’s how UC San Diego got started, by the Revelle’s doing something really different. Their (universities) mission is to teach and educate, not construct buildings housing people.”

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Homelessness on City streets drops by 12 percent in annual count

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ollowing innovative actions that made San Diego the only major county in the state to see homelessness decrease in 2019, a new report shows the number of people living on City of San Diego streets dropped by 12 percent in 2020, Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer and the Regional Task Force on the Homeless (RTFH) announced April 28.

Faulconer will be joined this afternoon by City Councilmember and RTFH Chair Chris Ward and RTFH CEO Tamera Kohler to detail the continued downward trend in homelessness throughout the

region and to highlight the steps the City of San Diego has taken to make an impact, including recent actions to assist even more homeless individuals amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Conducted annually by the RTFH, the count captures the number of individuals experiencing homelessness on a single night, including those living on the streets, in parks, canyons and riverbeds. It also inventories those currently in shelters.

The Jan. 23 count found that approximately 2,283 individuals were unsheltered, a 12

percent reduction compared to the 2,600 people counted last year. Unsheltered individuals are the most visible segment of the homeless population and includes those who traditionally can be the hardest to shelter and house.

In total, 4,887 individuals were experiencing homelessness in the City of San Diego according to the 2020 count, a 4 percent reduction when compared to the 5,082 individuals counted last year. That figure includes a 5 percent increase in the number of people in shelters and transitional housing, a positive sign that indicates more

are being connected to supportive services that help to end the cycle of homelessness.

San Diego County was the only major Continuum of Care jurisdiction in California that saw a drop in homelessness in 2019, a trend that continued this year with another decrease of 6 percent in the region.

The City has taken steps in response to the coronavirus pandemic to continue to reduce homelessness during the crisis, including enacting a temporary eviction moratorium and sheltering in the San Diego Convention Center hundreds of additional individuals

who were living outdoors.

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Could prohibiting vehicle habitation worsen the COVID-19 pandemic?

By DAVE SCHWAB

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disabled-rights attorney is calling for the City to end its moratorium prohibiting vehicle habitation throughout most of the City, warning policies punishing people without housing and forcing them into crowded shelters or safe lots will worsen the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This strategy runs counter to recommendations of public health experts asking people to shelter in place,” argued Ann Menasche, a senior attorney with Disability Rights California. “The CDC advises that encampments

not be cleared during community spread unless and until individual housing units are available. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also recommends a 12-feet by 12-feet space per individual, which are unlikely to be offered at the City’s shelters or “safe lots.”

Contends Menasche, “The City has had a long-standing policy of punishing people who use their vehicles as shelter, even when they lack adequate housing alternatives. Punishments range from arrest and incarceration to expensive ticketing that can lead to loss of the vehicle

through towing and impoundment, resulting in unsheltered homelessness.”

Menasche has filed a class-action suit against the City attempting to overturn a new ordinance approved a few months ago making vehicle habitation illegal almost everywhere in the city other than designated “safe lots.”

She recently sent a letter to the Deputy City Attorney demanding emergency action to alleviate disproportionate harm to vehicle inhabitants during the ongoing health crisis.

Said Menasche in her letter, “The City’s policies have placed

people who use their vehicles for shelterin an exceptionally perilous position… it is essential that they are allowed to shelter in place in their vehicles and to maintain sufficient physical distance from other vehicles while having access to adequate sanitation, running water and healthy food.”

Added Menasche, “Our clients also need access to other necessities including places to charge medical equipment such as c-pap machines, and access to the internet to allow them to receive up-to-date information about the pandemic, no longer available to them due to closure

of public libraries and coffee shops… the City has refused to issue a moratorium on all ticketing under the Vehicle Habitation Ordinance and Oversized Vehicle Ordinance, and to end impoundments of vehicles used for shelter.

Instead, the City has made a bad situation even worse by closing the park and beach parking lots, thereby denying access to public restrooms and showers utilized by people sheltering in vehicles, and to the free grey water disposal dumps in Mission Bay which RV owners depend upon for safe grey water disposal.”

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onti nui ng to ta ke steps to deliver relief to San Diegans affected by COVID-19, Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer joined District 2 Councilmember Jennifer Campbell and mobility advocates on April 29 to introduce a “Slow Streets” pilot program to repurpose certain public streets, create more outdoor space and encourage safe walking and cycling while still following public health rules for physical distancing and facial coverings.

“COVID-19 has forced us to rethink everything we do and how we go about our daily lives, and what we need right now are more safe spaces for San Diegans to stretch their legs with a walk or a bike ride,” Faulconer said. “This pilot program is about creating more space outside your place by closing a few streets to give people room to be active and maintain their physical distance from others trying to do the same.”

The “Slow Streets” pilot program begins Thursday with several changes that make it safer for San Diegans to walk and bike by creating more space for physical distancing and reducing congested foot traffic at parks, beaches and outdoor trails. The changes include: Creating slow streets: The City will close select streets to thru traffic to prioritize pedestrian and cyclist use to prioritize cost-effective transportation for essential workers during a time of economic strain and decreased transit service. This includes temporary barriers and signage. It allows residents to move about their neighborhood while practicing safe social distancing.

Reopening commuter bikeways: The City will reopen key bikeways as transportation corridors to connect essential workers to their jobs. This includes major commuter bikeways like the SR56 Bikeway, the San Diego River

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Enhanced pedestrian street crossings: The City will replace existing buttons with larger buttons that can be pushed with a forearm or elbow to eliminate touching potentially contaminated surfaces. The City has also already changed the signals to a shorter default time in key areas to reduce wait times.

Communicati ng r ight- ofway and pedestrian safety: The Transportation & Storm Water and Planning Departments will develop a public education campaign to increase pedestrian awareness and safety practices for shared roadways that adhere to social distancing requirements.

“It's time for San Diego to take positive steps to ensure our residents can get the exercise and outdoor time they need,” Campbell said. “That's why implementing these common sense ideas will make everyone feel safer if they're out walking, running or riding their bikes."

Slow streets will be installed at Diamond Street from Mission Boulevard to Olney Street, Adams Avenue over the I-805, Howard Avenue from Park Boulevard to 33rd Street and a portion of

roadway in District 4. Faulconer is working with council members to evaluate additional opportunities for slow streets that are feasible from an engineering and safety standpoint, as well as supported by advocates and the community.

“Transportation is essential for everyone during the COVID-19 crisis,” said Maya Rosas, director of policy for Circulate San Diego.

“The mayor's slow streets initiative will create the space needed so that San Diegans can access their essential jobs or essential needs while physically distancing and staying safe."

Since the stay-at-home order went into effect, vehicular traffic has reduced significantly and alternative modes of travel have become increasingly popular.

Several areas have seen more than 1,000 pedestrian trips per day and greater biking by families and people of all abilities The National Association of City Transportation Officials recently published a set of rapid response tools for cities to manage the COVID-19 crisis that included relieving crowded spaces like trails and parks by opening certain streets to walking and bicycling. The list also suggests other measures San Diego is implementing including clear messaging around use of pedestrian walk signals and shared roadways, and expanding space for walking near

congested trails and sidewalks.

“We're pleased to see this initiative move forward with input from mobility, environment and community advocates,” said Andy Hanshaw, chair of City’s Mobility Board. “Safe, outdoor spaces for residents to access their jobs and essential needs by biking and walking is critical during this time. These include the existing commuter bikeways that also make these connections. We look forward to helping identify additional streets that build on this network.”

The City’s Sustainability, Transportation and Storm Water and Planning departments worked closely with the community and transportation stakeholders to develop this plan.

Organizations involved included the City of San Diego Mobility Board, Circulate San Diego, San Diego Bicycle Coalition, BikeSD and the Climate Action Campaign.

“This initiative is a big deal and great first step for reimagining our streets to make them safe for all people, not just cars,” said Matthew Vasilakis, co-director of policy for the Climate Action Campaign. “Through slow streets, San Diego is showing its commitment to our Climate Action Plan, public health and clean air, as well as safe streets.

Kudos to the mayor and City Council.”

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market permits in March, the City established very stringent operating guidelines under which markets can reopen, limiting the types and numbers of farmers and vendors, requiring wide spaces between stands, and requiring staff to meter the entry to markets to be sure that occupancy never exceeds the level at which minimum six-foot distancing can occur.

Recognizing that at their core farmers markets are an essential source of nutrient-dense food, the City also wants to be sure that the festive environment that markets once tried to create doesn't entice people to leave home for reasons other than to do essential grocery shopping.

Just two weekend markets in the city of San Diego have reopened under the new rules, one in Hillcrest. Generally smaller weekday markets, including the Pacific Beach Tuesday Farmers Market, don't have the reserves to cover the operating losses that result given far fewer farmers and vendors and far more staff and equipment required under current operating conditions.

Discover PB and their farmers' market director continue to monitor changing COVID-19 health recommendations and public agency orders, and look forward to reopening the market safely as soon as feasible.

Due to continuing restrictions on farmers markets regionwide, PB Farmers Market, which typically meets weekly on Tuesday afternoons, will remain on hiatus until further notice.

“The cost for the extra staff needed to make sure people are adhering to restrictions, the extra equipment and not enough vendors to cover the costs would have us losing money weekly,” said Sara Berns, executive director of Discover PB, the market’s host.

“We think once some other types of restrictions are lifted, we will be able to open at a break-even.”

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TRASH PILES UP AT ROSE CREEK “The City of San Diego had made a commitment to empty trash cans through the end of June 30,” said Karin Zirk, executive director of Friends of Rose Creek. “I’m guessing due to COVID-19, funding has dried up but my attempts to obtain a status have gone unanswered. Also, I Love A Clean San Diego’s Creek to Bay Cleanup originally scheduled for Saturday, April 25 has been postponed until June 20.”

Added Zirk: “When we have heavy rains like we did the week ending on April 10, large amounts of trash are washed off the streets and sidewalks into the creek. Due to the high water levels, the trees between Garnet and Mission Bay Drive are chock full of trash, suitcases, clothing, and other debris.

“I can only imagine how much more of this trash washed into Mission Bay and our oceans. I have submitted a few GetItDone requests for trash, but they keep getting closed with no action taken.”

PBTC SPONSORS QUARANTINE T-SHIRT ART CONTEST Are you creative? Then you could win $500! How it works: Submit a design that captures the spirit of Pacific Beach during the COVID-19 quarantine with the theme, “Separated But United.”

The design must be suitable for use on a T-shirt. You may use a maximum of four colors, with no gradients.

The limit is one submission per person. The winning design will be used as an official PB Town Council T-shirt or other swag, available for sale. Send your artwork (and questions) to Regina Sinsky-Crosby at general@pbtowncouncil.org. The deadline for submission is May 8, and the winner will be announced on May 12.

WATCH FOSTER HOME PUPPIES, KITTENS, GROW UP While families are staying home, San Diego Humane Society is inviting them to watch litters of puppies and kittens grow up in foster care. This baby season, Ready, Set, Grow! will introduce the public to litters of adorable baby animals through regular updates and photos on social media and at sdhumane.org/readysetgrow.

SDHS kicked off Ready, Set, Grow! by introducing a puppy each day on Facebook and Instagram

from a litter of Chihuahuas currently living in a foster home.

With springtime upon us, the baby season is approaching, and SDHS expects to see an influx in animals over the coming weeks, from cats and dogs to wildlife. As the community responds to the impact of COVID-19, animals are still entering SDHS’s care daily.

It’s anticipated, in the coming months, they will see an increase from about 800 to well over 2,000 animals being cared for each day.

POINT LOMA SUMMER CONCERTS CANCELED The Point Loma Summer Concerts board has decided to postpone the 20th season of the Point Loma Summer Concerts until the summer of 2021.

“Being proactive in protecting the safety of the Point Loma community is our top priority during this unpredictable time,” said concert organizers. “We thank our sponsors, volunteers, and vendors for making the concerts happen – and we thank you, our fans, for your enthusiastic support.”

Special thanks from organizers went out to sponsors who already stepped up to support the concerts this year: Presenting Sponsor: Willis Allen Real Estate; City of San Diego Arts and Culture; Mayor Kevin Faulconer ; Junior Stage Sponsor: City Council District 2 – Councilmember Jennifer Campbell; County of San Diego – Supervisors Greg Cox and Nathan Fletcher; Exclusive Sponsor: Dorothea Laub; Exclusive Sponsor: Point Loma Association; Stage Sponsors: Anderson Plumbing, Heating and Air; Sound Sponsor: Point Loma Nazarene University; Field Sponsor: WarrenWalker School; Field Sponsor: Bay View Senior Living; Safety Sponsor: Ryan Family Charitable Foundation; Shuttle Sponsor: Ryan Family YMCA; Band Cosponsors: David P. De Rosier DDS, and Dr. Grant McGann, McGann Facial Design, among others.

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON CANCELED Comic-Con International announced on April17 it is canceling this year's San Diego ComicCon in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 celebration, which had been scheduled for July 23-26, would have been the 51st iteration of the convention, one of San Diego's largest and most lucrative conventions. In 2019,

more than 130,000 people attended. Organizers said the event will return next year to the San Diego Convention Center from July 22-25.

“Recognizing that countless attendees save and plan for its conventions each year, and how many exhibitors and stakeholders rely upon its events for a major portion of their livelihood, they had hoped to delay this decision in anticipation that COVID-19 concerns might lessen by summer,'' event organizers said in a statement.

“Continuous monitoring of health advisories and recent statements by the governor of California have made it clear that it would not be safe to move forward with plans for this year.”

SMALL-BUSINESS SURVEY FOR CITY RECOVERY TASK FORCE M ayo r Fau lc one r a nd Supervisor Cox created an advisory group tasked with preparing recommendations for our region's economic reactivation and recovery. The Downtown Partnership's president/CEO Betsy Brennan was asked to sit on the Responsible COVID-19 Economic Reopening (RECOVER) Advisory Group, and she needs business owners' input working together to craft this plan.

So business owners are being asked to respond to a survey, which will be used to form the task force’s recommendations found at surveymonkey.com/r/QBYLMLT. READ MORE ONLINE AT sdnews.com

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BUSINESS ‘Loosening up’ alcohol license restrictions may help local economy and businesses

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Fig Tree Café in North Pacific Beach is temporarily closed down and kicking off a major renovation. While many PB restaurants are only serving take-out food during the pandemic, the popular tree-covered Fig Tree Café is taking this time to revamp the indoor/outdoor dining area.

“The plan is to re-open by the end of June,” said Fig Tree marketing spokesperson Kevin Becker. “But with all that’s going on, who knows? That’s the date we’re shooting for.”

Fig Tree Café opened in 2008 on Cass Street near Sapphire Street in North PB. Owner Johan Engman then started two other Fig Tree eateries, one in North Park and one at Liberty Station. Engman is also the owner/founder of the Breakfast Republic restaurant chain.

“Since Fig Tree PB was his first restaurant here, Engman is taking this time to update the original dining area of booths and tables,” explained Becker.

Before the temporary shutdown, the cozy and quaint café had drawn big crowds, especially on weekends. Usually, there were lines and a wait to seat customers. Becker added, “The unique breakfast/lunch creative California cuisine will remain once the café is re-opened. Maybe some new items, Engman is working on that. But visually, the indoor/ outdoor area will look totally different, very updated, and unique.”

While the Fig Tree Pacific Beach and Liberty Station will remain the same name, the Fig Tree Café in North Park is closed down and will re-open as a Breakfast Republic restaurant. “Pacific Beach already has a Breakfast Republic on Mission Boulevard,” Becker pointed out, “so we wanted to keep the Fig Tree the same name because it’s so popular and customers are used to it.’

But customers will have to wait until late June, at least, before lining up again at the Fig Tree Café. “We’re excited about the renovation,” said Becker, “and we hope once we reopen, our customers will be excited too.”

local real-estate agent warned the coronavirus pandemic will likely be the fatal blow for many beach retailers already stressed by online competition, while short-term rental investors are finding themselves “with no money coming in.”

“I know of many businesses that are shutting down completely,” said Tony Franco of The Franco Realty Group, a commercial real estate retail and office broker specializing in Pacific, Ocean and Mission beaches, and the only firm representing the 92109 ZIP code.

“Many businesses are getting grant money too – and it won’t be enough.

Barbershops, hairdressers, massage parlors, smoke shops, clothing stores, gyms, restaurants, bars, and more nonessential businesses are being crushed.”

Noted Franco, “Co-working space was such a promising industry, and then was immediately crushed.”

There’s also a situation with unemployment insurance.

“Now many surviving business owners are burdened with unmotivated workers since individuals can collect just as much money from not working, if not more, for going on unemployment,” Franco said predicting, “Unemployment rates will never be the same again.

Amazon was already a major blow to the retail industry and the COVID-19 virus is the knock-out punch.”

Franco offered another prediction.

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immediately open businesses back up, I doubt 50% will make it without some sort of relief from the landlord,” he said.

“The sad part is the landlord does not get a break on their mortgage or from paying property taxes. For apartments, offices, and retail buildings, Pacific Beach should expect to see landlords contributing less money towards construction projects on their building, as they also struggle from not receiving their scheduled rent.”

Added Franco, “Vagrants have been breaking into many of the commercial buildings during the lockdown and vandalizing the spaces.”

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by Franco.

“In order to stimulate the economy and to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we need to loosen up on ABC restrictions.

The Alcohol Beverage Control and local law enforcement officials should allow for more ABC licenses to come into PB. When restaurants are allowed to open for business again, health officials will probably require them to operate at half the seating capacity. Meanwhile, the population is continuing to grow in 92109.

By allowing more restaurants to obtain ABC licenses, we can attract great operators and can keep everyone spread out.”

Regarding residential real estate, Franco noted: “What’s interesting is the number of folks who fraudulently bought houses saying it was their primary home on the loan application, and then turned it into a vacation rental.

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ow can I write about a ny th i ng w ithout mentioning the coronavirus? On one hand, a different topic would be a good diversion from the incessant onslaught of bad news; on the other hand, how can I not say something about how to manage and cope and how it is affecting all of us?!

Seldom in our lives are we made to stop short in our tracks and reevaluate not only where we are going, but who we are and what and who are important in our lives. Adolescents do it as they leave their childhoods behind, emancipating themselves from their parents and learning new ways to become adults. The questions they ask then are Who am I? Who do I want to be? Who can I be? They may also ask Is there a God? What do I believe?

Where do I belong?

These questions come up again when one must choose a profession or a mate and decide whether to have a child, where to live, which friends to have. They may also come up when there is a tragedy such as a death, a divorce, or a serious illness. But in the routine of daily living, we don’t wonder about life’s purpose either because it has been resolved or we have set it aside because we have no time to deal with existential questions.

Now surrounded by death, anxiety, and fear not only for our loved ones, but for ourselves, we suddenly have time on our hands to ask ourselves the same questions: What is important? What is not? Where are we going? What else is there to do that we could or should still do?

I feel like Thoreau in his cabin in the woods away from the turbulence of civilization. This gift of time is both awesome and unexpected. What is new is to be free of pressure because someone is waiting, something has to be done, there is somewhere to go, and always something that has to be dealt with right away.

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questions that have been set aside for so many years.

There is time to just sit quietly and think, without feeling rushed or even guilty that I am actually doing nothing but simply contemplating. There has seldom been a time for this luxury, because there was always some kind of action needed. Today there is no action possible as there is nowhere to go and nothing that needs to be done within a specific time frame.

So I’m doing what I needed to do all these years and had procrastinated—looking through all the drawers and shelves, discarding items not used in a long time and no longer needed, reams of my writings that are no longer relevant. It has been a dream of mine to be a minimalist, which I had never achieved; perhaps the time is now…. A time for reassessment, what is important and what is not important among the things I thought I was attached to. In this time of isolation, we realize that what is truly important are all the relationships we have with others.

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friends, and love, of caring for each other is coming through during these days while we are shut in. It is heartening to receive phone calls from distant friends I haven’t heard from in years who want to know if I’m okay, as well as family members I had neglected who are now in touch again. Friends are sending jokes and sharing stories via email—all ways to stay connected.

Being well into my 90s, death is certainly closer. This is the time to reassess what I still need to do before my demise. My life has turned out amazing beyond all expectations. Yet, I have had my share of losses—my parents, my younger brother, my husband, my son, and most recently my son-in-law. I am pondering my legacy. It is not about the books I have written or the classes I have taught. It is having raised children, who have raised their children with a social consciousness, who are doing good things for the planet and its inhabitants. Perhaps this is the only true legacy.

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t was revealed during an April 23 Zoom conference with the San Diego Unified School District hosted by Assemblyman Todd Gloria, that the temporary transition into distance learning caused by school closures due to the coronavirus is likely to be a prelude of things to come.

Not saying students will never eventually return to brick-andmortar classrooms. But noting distance learning was already an important part of the curriculum.

And, that it is almost certain to increasingly become a larger part of education’s future.

The conference was called to answer public questions about distance learning, which had a soft opening in early April and officially began with grades now counting on April 27.

“Our schools are still in session, and our kids are still receiving an education, just in a different setting,” said SDUSD superintendent Cindy Marten during the conference. “What hasn’t changed is our core mission. This crisis may change everything we know about our regular routines. How we face this crisis may change how we operate. But it doesn’t change who we are. And who we are is about how to reach each

student. If we can’t reach them, we can’t teach them.”

“At the state level, we’re trying to allow the data to drive our decision making on these emergency orders,” said Gloria who added, “Returning to the classroom for the remainder of the school year is extremely unlikely.”

“That doesn’t look like it’s going to happen,” agreed Marten. “It’s been widely discussed.”

Gloria asked how long-distance learning will last.

“None of us has a crystal ball,” replied Marten. “From the beginning, SDUSD has continued our food and nutrition programs for students, and gotten ourselves up and running with distance learning.”

However, Marten pointed out, “As hard as we try, as connected as we can get, it (distance learning) is never the same as learning in the classroom with a teacher.”

Added Marten: “We believe there will probably be a need for some type of summer school. But what does that look like? How do we make up for the learning loss during the time that schools were closed? We just don’t know how long this is going to last.”

Shifting to graduating high school seniors, Gloria noted, “My heart is breaking for seniors. What can you tell us about them?”

“We did not want to concede that this year was over,” responded Marten. “We thought, ‘Let’s get to work here.’ It really does matter for our students to get their grades so that they can graduate. No student will be issued an academic grade that was lower than what they had before the outbreak.”

Continued Marten: “We don’t want people to be disadvantaged by this. We want to make sure that they are able to continue learning, though we know the environment has changed.”

SDUSD soft-launched its distance learning program on April 6. Leading up to the return of graded instruction, the district provided teachers with the professional resources they needed to shift their work online. At the same time, computers were distributed to students allowing them to reconnect with teachers during the soft launch period.

SDUSD was the state’s largest district to announce a plan to return to formal graded instruction.

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Get some exercise and culture by taking Pacific Beach’s mural tour

By DAVE SCHWAB

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acific Beach residents looking to occupy themselves while waiting out the coronavirus “pause,” may be interested in taking beautifulPB’s self-guided murals tour for a fun afternoon.

There’s nearly 50 to choose from, not even counting painted crosswalks or decorated utility boxes.

BeautifulPB is a public nonprofit charity formed by Pacific Beach residents, businesses, and property owners collaborating to create a sustainably beautiful beach community.

The group is implementing a number of community projects and programs moving toward the realization of a PB EcoDistrict.

There is a descriptive map with bios of murals artists and their work at beautifulpb.com.

The map was done by Hilary Dufour, a GIS specialist.

Beach & Bay Press recently went on a mini murals bike tour of some of the more high-profile murals on Garnet Avenue and scattered elsewhere throughout town.

The murals art tour was conducted by beauti ful PB

volunteer Leslie Dufour, a self-professed art “nerd.”

“I have tried to tell a lot of people that we have the work of an artist whose work is in the Smithsonian and in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art permanent collection,” said Dufour. “But I don't think a lot of people know that.

“Pacific Beach is lucky to have the work of so many talented and devoted artists.

Hopefully, we will see more of their work, from important mid-century art to work by the most creative and respected street artists, when this period is over.”

Added Dufour, “When you learn more about the artists, you really learn about what inspires them, and it makes it much more meaningful.”

Having personally interviewed most of the artists on the tour, which presently features 46 murals, Dufour said: “The idea was to add more information to the map link so that people could do their own tours. People can do whatever they want. They get the map and then decide what to do.

Once they get more information about the artists they’re going to say, ‘Wow.’”

Leslie Dufour, who led the tour, poses near the mural painted on the wall of Play It Again Sports on Garnet Avenue.

PHOTO BY DAVE SCHWAB

MURALS ON THE TOUR INCLUDE ▪ A historically accurate de-

piction by Kathleen King on the corner of Cass and Garnet from 1943.

“She did the first mural in 1989,” said Dufour. “She also did the America’s greatest city mural downtown that is really well known.”

John Moody’s giant super woman heroic figure on Pagaea at 909 Garnet Ave.

Gretchen Weidner’s Einstein mural wearing sunglasses reflecting Crystal Pier is on Land's End at 4984 Cass St. PHOTO BY DAVE SCHWAB

PHOTO BY DAVE SCHWAB

▪ John Moody’s giant super woman heroic figure on Pagaea at 909 Garnet Ave. “He has done work all over the country, and he recently did a really colorful graphic of a superhero nurse,” Dufour said.

▪ “Nate Banuelos’ shark mural on his tattoo shop at 4675 Cass St. represents an effort to promote protecting sharks,” noted Dufour.

▪ Leroy Davis’ two seagulls mural at Play it Again Sports, 1401 Garnet Ave. Said Dufour: “He has done four murals in PB. He’s one of the most creative artists around. Someone standing in front of his mural looks like the seagulls are taking you away. He’s one of the few artists using a brush. Most use spray paint.”

▪ G r e t c h e n We i d n e r ’s Einstein mural wearing sung la s s e s ref le ct i ng C r ysta l Pier is on Land's End at 4984 Cass St. ▪ Joh n Lennon mu ral in 2006 has a daisy in one eye on the side of Five Guys at 1020 Garnet Ave. “It was painted by Steven Gorrow from Australia,” said Dufour. “He is a pioneer of

the surf aesthetic who has also done garage art. This mural is from a famous photograph of Lennon taken by rock ‘n’ roll photographer Robert Whitaker.” She added Gorrow’s mural used to have a ladder on the side with the word “yes” visible at the top. It is a re-creation of how Lennon first met wife Yoko Ono in her art studio. “This is one of the most photographed murals in the area,” noted Dufour.

▪ The wide-eyed woman by Gloria Muriel on the French Gou r met bu i ld i ng at 960 Turquoise St. “Big wide eyes is her iconic style,” said Dufour.

“She’s also doing a coloring series during the pandemic. She’s one of the most well-known artists in San Diego.”

▪ There is also a new mural yet to be painted on the side of the Red Dragon Martial Arts building at 1603 Garnet Ave. won in a contest by artist Aaron Glasson.

Concluded Dufour, “People really love the tour. They’re happy to learn about the artists. Hopefully, the tour will inspire people to maybe want to add more murals in PB.”

A historically accurate depiction from 1943 by Kathleen King on the corner of Cass and Garnet.

PHOTO BY DAVE SCHWAB

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Muralist creates Quarantine Dreams artwork in La Jolla

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The Quarantine Dreams mural on the side of Fresheria in La Jolla.

By DAVE SCHWAB

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ocal muralist Hanna Daly was hired earlier this year to paint a wall mural in La Jolla. Then the coronavirus hit and, like many others, she found herself temporarily out of work.

But she went ahead and finished painting the mural on the Fresheria building at 627 Pearl St. anyway.

“With the downturn, we were able to just put it on hold,” said Daly, noting her work has largely been paused by the pandemic. “But then we decided, ‘Why not just

voluntarily paint a mural for fun?’”

Daly presented her proposal to the building’s owner, the Murillo family, who’d commissioned her work, about still doing the mural.

They were happy to pay for her supplies while she was donating her time, along with her assistant Carli Mitchell.

“I was told to do anything I wanted as long as it was fun and colorful,” said Daly, which satisfied her.

She noted, “I’m into positivity, keeping everything good and uplifting.”

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explosion of color. People just love color because it gives them so much joy. People just loved seeing this wall done in blue and purple, the organic way it turned out.”

The artist’s latest mural painting was truly free form and evolved as it developed.

“Street art is great because people walking by gave us ideas: It’s fun,” said Daly. “As you chat with locals, it (mural) changes as the day goes on.”

The Fresheria mural took a total of about 10 hours to paint. Daily described it as “super long,” running

some 100 feet and being 15-feet square. “The highest parts were really hard to get at with a paintbrush, so we had to improvise and use a ladder to paint the top,” she said.

Daly was inspired to become an artist early, actually painting her first mural in her bedroom as a pre-teen.

With her wife’s blessing, Daly started her mural-painting business in 2005 and has never looked back. Her work is now scattered throughout the San Diego County gracing walls on schools, hospitals, buildings, bars, businesses, even skate parks.

“It’s been a really great job,” she said of mural painting. “Always different.”

A favorite mural of Daly’s adorns Children’s Hospital. She also did a

massive seven-story mural in North Park.

Of her work, Daly said, “I don’t have one distinct style. I do all kinds of stuff from little babies to street art.”

Daly’s prices are negotiable depending on the nature and length of the job. But typically, her cost varies from a minimum of $750 to about $2,500.

Of her latest offering, the newly minted Fresheria mural, Daly noted: “When I was painting it I realized we’re all missing so much right now, and that everybody misses the same things – the beach, sunshine, just being together with friends. So I put a cupcake in there (mural). We called it Quarantine Dreams. We’re all in this together, and we all want the same things in our lives.”

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lans to celebrate Virginia Wilmoth Beck’s 100th birthday Monday, April 27 with a big party were scuttled by the pandemic. So family and friends switched to the next-best thing: a drive-by parade.

“We had a whole room and 100 people coming to the Harbor House in Seaport Village, but we had to cancel that because, obviously, you can’t have a party like that right now,” said Virginia’s granddaughter, Adele Spivak. “So we decided to have a car parade for her. Everybody is going to meet me at 2 p.m. at the bottom of Foothill Boulevard on Monmouth, spaced six feet,

and drive up the hill in north PB.” Added Spivak, “Everything’s going to be decorated, and we’re going to have her sitting in a chair watching the parade.”

Spivak noted her grandmother “doesn’t know anything about it.”

Statistics show, though the proportion of people reaching 100 is slowly increasing over time, it's still extremely rare. Now roughly one person in every 6,000 reaches their 100th birthday. Fifty years ago, only one person in every 67,000 reached the century mark. Only 0.0173 percent of Americans today live to age 100.

Even at 100, Adele pointed out her grandmother continues to be very aware and engaged.

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After purchasing property on the bay while it was still being dredged, Virginia Beck and her husband James became charter members of the San Diego Mission Bay Boat and Ski Club, and took part in all the demonstrations and shows the club held. “She has enjoyed, and continues to enjoy, the many years of activities our beautiful beach and bay has provided her and her family,” said Spivak.

Virginia is the mother of two, the grandmother of seven, the great-grandmother of 14, and the great-great-grandmother of two.

In addition to sailing, water skiing, fishing, and camping, Virginia also managed during Virginia Wilmoth Beck her long life to develop and pursue an interest in genealogy. her. Her long and selfless life, and her strong After retiring from the San Diego Unified and abiding support of those friends and School District, where she was the head lifamily, will always be a hallmark of her life.” brarian at Memorial Junior High School, she Virginia moved to San Diego with her traveled and explored the North American parents at the age of 3. She is an only Continent with her husband in an RV. child. She grew up in the North Park and Downtown areas while her parents owned During these years she traced her and her and operated a restaurant downtown. husband’s ancestry, which led her to join She is also an alumna of San Diego High the Daughters of the American Revolution; a service organization devoted to helping School and San Diego State University. She local citizens and servicemen. is also an active member of the San Diego As a retired librarian, Virginia continChapter of the Daughters of the American ues to volunteer her time once a week as Revolution. a docent for the San Diego City Library Before becoming a San Diego School Downtown. She helps with their rare books District Librarian at Memorial Junior High and genealogy departments.

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