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Bob Craig during his fateful visit to Joshua Tree National Park. (Courtesy photo)

Local architect raising endangered Joshua Trees for gardens, landscaping Spa moves outside

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In Bob Craig’s Mission Beach house, small spiked succulents line his home, garden and porch. During his work as an architect each day, he leaves his computer to water and check on the tiny plants which he describes as “fragile” in the first year. Looking at the diminutive plants, it is difficult to imagine that in 60 years’ time, they

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will be the towering trees that make Joshua Tree National Park’s landscape stunning and otherworldly.

Craig’s journey into becoming the largest grower of Joshua trees outside of the park itself began when he and a friend took a trip to the national park to hike.

“I came to appreciate the Joshua tree plants as unique and iconic. I looked into getting one for myself because I planned to

purchase one [for] my garden. I found out that I couldn’t find it anywhere,” Craig said.

Craig turned to the internet after he discovered that nurseries do not carry the rare Joshua trees. He bought seeds off eBay and began to experiment with how to raise the plants – whether in sand, fertilizer, sun, etc. The plants now inside his SEE JOSHUA TREES, Page 15

A neighborhood’s resilience

Leadership change at Downtown’s American Indian Health Center

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The San Diego American Indian Health Center brought on new members to its leadership team in July, including Del Cerro area resident Kevin LaChapelle as CEO and Downtown resident Martin Furey as program development director.

Both men a re focused on continuing to provide SEE HEALTH CENTER, Page 9

When the pandemic began, Bibi Carpenter, center director of University City KinderCare, warned the teachers about its impact.

“This is the new normal, this is what we’re going to have to start doing, there is a risk that you could potentially become exposed,” Carpenter said.

Then, she asked each of them if they were still willing to continue working at the daycare.

All of the teachers, including Jem Grey, said, “We’re in it until the wheels fall off.”

From the newly implemented health precautions to the increased risk of exposure, the two childcare providers discuss the impact that coronavirus has had on their lives and the lives of the children for which they are responsible.

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Carpenter said the most significant change she has noticed since the pandemic began is an increased need to be knowledgeable about safety precautions.

“You just have to be super flexible and stay calm because being in this industry — especially being a director — the parents and the staff look to you for the most up-to-date rules and regulations,” Carpenter said.

The daycare center and early childhood education facility has 150,000 locations nationwide, and — unlike the 600 San Diego County facilities that immediately closed — the University City location has remained open during the duration of the pandemic. The

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NEWS sdnews.com Mediators step in to landlord, tenant conflicts amid coronavirus San Diego Downtown News August 2020

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After years of a housing shortage crisis, the region is facing a new crisis of missed rent and broken leases amid the economic downturn due to coronavirus.

An analysis from global advisory firm Stout Risius Ross found 40% of renter households in the U.S. are at risk of eviction as eviction moratoriums wind down. People of color are particularly at risk, with 74% of Black renters and

half of Hispanic renters saying they have little to no confidence they will stay in their homes, according to that analysis.

With the fear that this could spur a homelessness crisis, city and county government officials

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have added new protections, including an eviction moratorium, ban on late fees for rental payments and millions in rental assistance. However, they did not embrace rent cancellation pushed by housing advocates and the full funding of the rental assistance program proposed by Council Member Chris Ward.

As for commercial real estate, experts paint a grim picture.

Jason Hughes, the CEO of Hughes Marino, said over one-third of office space in Downtown San Diego is vacant with some buildings 99% empty, which could lead to foreclosures in the future.

Among the county’s efforts to prevent widespread business closures and homelessness is a program with the National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC). With a grant from San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), the NCRC has funding to mediate all commercial and real estate rental payment disputes.

“The county recognized that people are in conflict and reached out to us to hire us to facilitate mediation between landlords and tenants, both residential and commercial, recognizing that both sides have real concerns, and we could really help facilitate conversations that they might find alternative solutions,” Chris Hulburt, Director of Development at NCRC said.

NCRC has over 100 community members trained as mediators to handle the residential disputes for free. The volunteer mediators come from a variety of backgrounds. The organization has retired lawyers and judges to step in to commercial disputes, currently for a reduced fee.

The goal is to figure out a way for tenants and landlords to maintain relationship and survive the economic impact of the coronavirus. Often that includes negotiating deferred or partial payments because some income is better than no income for the landlord.

Huburt said the most important first step is the negotiator learning the unique needs of the people in conflict and treating each tenant as different from the last.

“The most effective agreement is going to be one that everybody participates in shaping,” Huburt said.

The community mediation program has been in existence for 40 years and often dealt with rental disputes. However, there is a significant difference between previous rental disputes and current ones: there is no threat of eviction or late fees.

Hulburt also said the shared problems caused by the coronavirus is helping people find common ground during mediations. In the past, according to Huburt, landlords would sometimes get frustrated at their tenants’ inability to pay rent. Now when both sides come together, there is more understanding because they are facing the same issue even though their financial obligations are opposed.

“Everybody’s participating in the same story. That takes out the sense of judgment,” Huburt said.

“Here everybody knows that this is happening because of circumstances outside of anyone’s control. So that sense of somebody being the bad actor isn’t present in these negotiations. That’s actually really helpful, because we can really start with the idea that everybody is in this together and therefore, we’re motivated to work together to find the common solution.”

Coronavirus has created new problems for the mediators though. In particular, going virtual makes it more difficult for the mediator to read the facial expressions and nonverbal cues of those involved in the conflict. Still, Zoom has proven to be very convenient and effective for conflict mediation because people no longer need to travel to Downtown San Diego. Breakout rooms in a Zoom meeting also mean the mediator can speak to each participant privately and learn confidential information.

NCRC is still reaching agreements in 85% of cases, the same as before the move to virtual.

Anyone interested in using NCRC’s mediation services for rent disputes can contact 619398-0494. Commercial tenants can contact the organization’s West Coast Resolution Group at 619-238-7282.

—Kendra Sitton can be reached at kendra@sdnews.com.

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The Roustabouts Theatre Co. presents a virtual encore presentation of Margin of Error by Will Cooper.

A compelling and timely drama when it was first produced. Even more relevant today. This fast-moving drama of twists and turns was presented by The Roustabouts in San Diego’s in 2017. The story is centered on one evening in which a famous scientist, two of his students, and his wife confront

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NEWS Landscape architect honored for his pro bono work on Hillcrest Pride flag and monument sdnews.com

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By DELLE WILLETT Landscape architect Michael Brennan has been honored by the American Society of Landscape Architects, San Diego chapter (ASLA), for his pro bono work to make the Hillcrest Pride Flag and LGBT Monument a reality. Brennan was honored on July 9 when the ASLA held their bi-annual Design Awards via Zoom.

Brennan’s involvement began in 2011 with the community idea for a Pride Flag and the Hillcrest Business Association’s

Michael Brennan (Photos courtesy American Society of Landscape Architects)

(HBA) need for a landscape architect.

Brennan was engaged during the process of synthesizing the community-generated idea into a fully envisioned project proposal as well as garnering public input, fundraising and gaining approvals for construction from the city.

Brennan commented, “This project was a demanding multiyear engagement with our client, the community and contractors, resulting in a transformative space that is evolving to this day toward higher and better uses for the neighborhood.”

Thanks to Brennan’s pro bono work, the San Diego LGBT community now has a permanent public place to assemble, protest, mourn and celebrate with their community.

Since installation, the Pride Flag and Monument have become a regional landmark and gathering point for LGBT celebrations, protests and memorials. These include impromptu celebrations after the Supreme Court’s marriage decision in 2013, vigils and mourning after the incredible loss of life in the Pulse Nightclub massacre, and recently as a rallying point for the Black Lives Matter protest.

It has also spurred organized community events to

ADMINISTERING YOUR TRUST UPON YOUR DEATH By: Dick McEntyre and Chris von der Lieth, Attorneys at Law You may wonder what is involved when your successor trustee administers your revocable living trust following your death.

Here are the primary actions (not necessarily sequential) your successor trustee will need to take: 1. Arrange for the on-going care of your pets; secure your home; and make the final arrangements for the disposition of your body.

2. Order several Death Certificates through the mortuary to be used in connection with closing financial accounts and transferring title to real property.

3. Mail out “Notice to Beneficiary/Heir” letters as required by California law.

4. Obtain preliminary value of your estate to determine whether a federal estate tax return may need to be filed with the IRS (within nine (9) months from the date of your death).

5. Notify the California Department of Health Care Services as required by California law if you received or may have received any benefits from Medi-Cal. 6. Open a new checking account in the trust name (or convert an existing account). This account will be used to pay all of your debts and on-going trust expenses. In this connection, obtain from the IRS a new income tax reporting number (EIN) for the trust which the bank will require, since your trust became irrevocable upon your death.

7. Transfer title to all financial/brokerage accounts from your name into the successor trustee's name, or close (sell the assets in) all or some of such accounts and transfer the proceeds into the new account in the trust referred to in Para. 6 above.

8. Locate all outstanding bills and pay same from the account referred to in Para 6. above.

9. Make claim for any death benefit(s) payable on your death.

10. As to any personal property in your estate, have an appraisal of such property

made by an estate personal property appraiser, and sell such property and deposit the sale proceeds into the trust bank account, or divide such property among the entitled beneficiaries based on value or as otherwise required by the terms of your trust.

11. Obtain date of death values of all other property in your estate. Your banks and brokerage firms can provide the trustee with a statement(s) covering the time of your death and/or a letter providing the date of death value(s) of such account(s). The trustee will probably need to hire a qualified real estate appraiser to value your real property(ies) (needed for income tax basis purposes).

12. The trustee should keep a good record of all trust income and expenses and trust distributions, since an accounting should typically be provided to each beneficiary at the end of the trust administration.

13. The trustee should pay to himself or herself the compensation he or she is entitled to under the terms of the trust; and if none is provided for, "reasonable compensation" as authorized by California law.

14. After all estate expenses and debts have been paid, make the distributions to your beneficiaries called for by the trust.

15. Have an accountant prepare and file the needed income tax returns for you and for the trust.

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decisions: betrayal, lies, infidelity and personal corruption, finally coming up against conscience. Margin of Error unveils what can happen when the arrogant, the ambitious, and the vengeful bring love and deceit down to a science.

Directed by Rosina Reynolds, and starring Roxane Carrasco, Joel Miller, Kate Rose Reynolds, and Ruff Yeager.

Running through Sunday, August 23, 2020. More information and tickets at theroustabouts.org/marginoferror

A PATH FORWARD

The iconic Pride flag in Hillcrest surrounded by a crowd. gather there including the Pride of Hillcrest Stonewall Rally, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Pride Block Party, and is home to the longstanding weekly farmers market.

The existence of the Pride Flag and Monument inspired the community-driven process to design and fully fund the Normal Street Promenade by converting the western half of Normal Street to pedestrian and cycle use. Brennan was also involved in the early phases of this design.

Said Brett Allen, President of ASLA, “This landmark project correlates directly to one of ASLA’s top priorities of diversity

and inclusiveness within our profession.”

Through Brennan’s high-profile involvement the community has seen the potential for landscape architects to imagine built environments reflective of the individuals and community they are in, said Allen.

Brennan’s landscape architecture firm is Carson Douglas with offices in San Diego and Maine.

Visit their website cd-la.com.

—Delle Willett has been a marketing and public relations professional for over 30 years, with an emphasis on conservation of the environment. She can be reached at dellewillett@gmail.com.

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The National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) will bring leading authors, scholars and journalists together for a national online conversation about race in America and bridging our country’s political divide. The “A Path Forward” virtual event on Thursday, Aug. 20 from 7 p.m.- 8:15 p.m. PDT will feature an engaging discussion with two New York Times #1 bestselling authors and leading national scholars whose works have been made all the more relevant by recent protests against police brutality: Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Anti-Racist, and Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. Wesley Lowery, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist at CBS News and author of They Can’t Kill Us All: The Story of the Struggle for Black Lives, will moderate.

The event is free. Visit bit.ly/3kjQLcc to register.

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By DIANA CAVAGNARO Virgil James is a handbag business started by a local businessman, Jay McGoodwin. These bags have impeccable workmanship and are made with the finest quality materials. This luxury brand is timeless and carried as pieces of one-of-a-kind art and limited editions. The palettes include black, taupe, burgundy and natural tan. There are four styles for men including a briefcase, satchel, backpack and weekender. The

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Bags designed and sold by Virgil James. (Photos courtesy Virgil James) fashionable looks for women include a clutch, cross body, bucket, tote, day bag, and the No. 8 bag from the Original Collection.

This ingenious bag comes with a removable panel and is made with one-of-a-kind original art printed on Italian Canvas. You can change it up by adding different panels made with leather, art, or felt.

Each bag is numbered as a limited-edition series or a unique piece. This is a must have ‘Fashion as Art’ bag. Felt is used on some of the panels which is made from cashmere goats in Mongolia. The fiber is short so it must be mixed with a soft sheep’s wool to produce the most marvelous felt. Virgil James has also added components with artisan elements. All the hardware such as zippers, pulls, feet’s, buttons, rings are made by the company and they hand pound the handle rings.

McGoodwin explained how he first got started in fashion. He said he used to travel and fly all over the world and invested in many bags and briefcases. After collecting these quality bags as he travelled around, he noticed that something was missing.

McGoodwin began looking at the possibility of creating his own brand with style. He became acquainted with an accessories designer at the London School of Fashion who helped him get the ball rolling. It was expensive and time consuming but after four or five years he was ready to launch the first collection of these original handbags. McGoodwin has been producing this high-end, utilitarian, and sustainable product now for three years. Currently, they are sold online and they maintain a company showroom

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What is truly exciting about these bags is that they are independent of seasons and trends.

McGoodwin draws from his travels around the world in naming his collections: Originals, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires and Reykjavik reflecting the natural wonders of Iceland. His website is filled with amazing stories about the process of making these pieces of art. They also have added credit card cases, laptop covers, and passport cases.

In the future, McGoodwin wants to use the handbag as the frame and add more creative materials such as mud cloth, silks, and tartans to the removable panels. The biggest key here is sustainability. Each bag will give a lifetime of use and they are all made here in the USA. In this era of fast fashion, we see all the master craftsmen dwindling around the globe. It would be tragic to see the artisans of the world all disappear.

If you would like a glimpse of these elegant and stylish handbags made by master craftsmen visit virgiljames.com.

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BUSINESS Knotstop moves outside to stay open sdnews.com

Like many small businesses trying to survive amid constantly-changing regulations, The Knotstop is taking creative measures to stay afloat. The spa recently transformed its parking lot into a series of canopies for people to receive personal massages and stretching sessions under. With carpet donated from a local business, lights and the cabanas, they have created an oasis in Bankers Hill with a beachy feel.

“Everyone feels like they’re on vacation a little bit and so the response has been overwhelming that everyone absolutely loves it,” founder Adam Shevel said.

Some customers returned after the move outside because they said they felt more safe than inside the building, even with special sanitation protocols in place. Shevel said many of those receiving

treatments are incredibly thankful after months of stress and anxiety building up. He witnessed emotional breakdowns on the table.

The move outside does come with limitations. Finding a method to keep skincare products cool proved impossible so they are currently not offering any skincare treatments. To avoid heat, they are also cutting back hours and are only open for an evening shift from 3:30 to 9:30 p.m.

“It’s just like another roller coaster as we’re just beginning to get back to normal again. Then this is happening again and it’s not only super frustrating because we’ve spent a lot of time and money and energy making sure that we’re taking every precaution possible inside the spa,” Shevel said.

When the spa reopened on June 19, they initially had all of their offerings inside. The business lost

The front door of the spa reminds customers it is open.

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30% of its members and was only able to bring back around 75% of its staff. Shevel installed air filters and UV filters in each room while the spa was shuttered during the initial lockdown – an expensive endeavor while making no money.

As lockdown measures were put back in place, Shevel knew he needed to find a way to continue employing staff, serving customers and staying in business. He invested more money in buying the canopies to move outside into the spa’s private parking lot. Since it was not on public property, Shevel did not need a permit for the move.

Last year, The Knotstop was located inside a Hillcrest mall but it moved locations in January to a converted multi-level Craftsman house that serendipitously had a parking area.

“We were actually on track to have our best year ever and then COVID hit and shut everything

down,” Shevel said. “It’s been extremely stressful, just like so many other small businesses, the last few months just trying to navigate... anxiety and trying to save a business I put my heart and soul into for so long as well as save the jobs of all my employees.”

Shevel founded The Knotstop in 2006. By 2020, he had around 45 employees. He did receive a Paycheck Protection Program loan that is helping him pay employees now that the spa reopened.

The constantly changing regulations are also making it complicated to spend that money and follow new rules. Some similar businesses like barbers and hairdressers were able to reopen sooner even though they are just as close to customers. Massage therapists in doctor’s offices, chiropractors and acupuncturists never had to close at all.

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“I think our business, somewhat unfairly, has been lumped into everything else. Even though one-on-on, we’re not able to completely socially distance, the volume of people in any given space is very minimal,” Shevel said.

Customers are in individual rooms, and now cabanas, rather than having multiple barbers in a central room with customers or people crowded at restaurants with masks off to eat.

Their survival could still get more complicated in the future.

July was exceptionally cool compared to past years. Heat waves in September could mean limiting hours further. To make an appointment, call 619-2965668 or visit theknotstop.com.

The Knotstop is located at 2655 4th Ave. —Kendra Sitton can be reached at kendra@sdnews.com.

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OPINION The constitutional right we cannot afford to waste San Diego Downtown News August 2020

Notes from Toni

By TONI G. ATKINS Every decade, each person in the United States, young and old, regardless of citizenship, has the Constitutional right to be counted. The Census is the only way for us to determine the true definition of America – whether you live in the largest metropolitan cities or miles down rural routes.

Reminders about taking the 2020 Census are emblazoned on billboards, featured in television commercials, and sprinkled into social media news feeds. It makes sense, given that approximately $1.5 trillion dollars in federal funding is at stake.

Breaking that down, that means for every person left out of the Census count, California could lose $1,000 per person per year - for the next 10 years.

That’s a loss of $10,000 per uncounted person until the 2030 Census.

If you have a family of five, your community could lose out on $50,000.

The Census is like planning how much cake to have at a birthday party based on the

number of RSVPs. No one wants to miss out on cake because you thought it was OK to just show up unannounced.

The total pool of funding is distributed to communities based on population and head counts. This includes babies, children, teenagers, seniors and non-citizens.

The current COVID-19 health crisis also affords an all-too-realistic example of why you need to be counted. We need to ensure that we get our fair share of funding and resources in emergency situations. Funding for a community health clinic in your neighborhood is based on information only you can provide. The data also funds programs and resources like senior services, child health programs, higher education, and job training.

Our population is aging. The first Baby Boomers hit 65 in 2011. That population will continue to grow, and senior services must be properly accounted for. By filling the Census form out, you are declaring, “I am here. I exist.”

More importantly, your answers help fund programs that serve your community and shape your future.

It is important to note that this is not a citizenship survey.

Despite the Supreme Court already having blocked the citizenship question from being included in the Census, the current administration continues to wrongfully attempt to circumvent the law and exclude non-citizens in the 2020 Census. Those efforts are unconscionable and unconstitutional.

Now, more than ever, we need everyone to participate in the 2020 Census so that we can ensure the law, not divisive politics, governs our land. We cannot let people be bullied or made to live in fear. The Constitution is clear – all people must count.

If this current public health and economic crisis has demonstrated anything, it is that vulnerable communities have suffered the most. In addition, COVID-19 has had a significant impact on our public schools and higher education, which means it is even more important to plan for the next 10 years in communities hard hit by this pandemic.

Census workers, called enumerators, will begin going doorto-door to collect Census data.

They are not allowed to ask for your social security number,

political preference, bank account information, or religious affiliation. It also illegal for the Census Bureau to share your information with law enforcement or any other government agency.

And your information cannot be used against you in any way.

So please, consider this my “door-to-door” ask. Have you done a post on Facebook, sent a Tweet or uploaded a picture on Instagram? It’s just as easy to fill out your Census. You can do it online, over the phone or on paper. In fact, you may also be receiving an email, making it even easier to complete.

The next 10 years of funding can be determined in just 10 minutes of your time.

Make sure you are counted. It is your Constitutional right.

Online: 2020Census.gov

By Phone: 844-330-2020 —Toni G. Atkins is President pro Tempore of the California Senate. Having previously served as Speaker of the California Assembly, she began her tenure in the Senate in 2016. As Senator for District 39, she represents the cities of San Diego, Coronado, Del Mar and Solana Beach. Website of President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins: Senate. ca.gov/Atkins

Coronavirus alert: Fake tests and scams District Attorney News

By SUMMER STEPHAN As your District Attorney, I’m committed to increasing communication and accessibility between the DA’s Office and you, the community. One way I have been doing that is through this monthly column, where I provide consumer tips on public safety matters.

Although most people have come together during the COVID-19 pandemic by staying home, social distancing and wearing face coverings to limit the spread of the coronavirus, not everyone has been playing by the same rules. Scammers have come up with new ways to prey on fear and insecurity by offering fake at-home testing kits and even phony testing sites to trick people out of their personal information and hard-earned money.

Fortunately, the capacity for COVID-19 testing in San Diego County has recently increased, and there are currently 17 public testing sites operating in the County. Health plans are required cover COVID-19 tests at no cost to the enrollee, even for people who are not showing symptoms. However, the Department of Public Health recommends that you first contact your healthcare provider for a COVID-19 test.

If you are unable to get a test from your healthcare provider, the County has coordinated free diagnostic COVID-19 testing at many locations. Appointments are required and can be made up to one week in advance. You can make an appointment online through the County’s website or by calling 211.

There are also private-for-fee testing sites that are operating in the County. If you go to a testing site outside of those recommended by your health care provider or County Public Health, there is no way to ensure the tests are genuine and effective. Also, you may find you are billed for a service that should otherwise be free to you.

Be aware that scammers are selling phony at-home testing kits. As of today, there is no federally approved at-home coronavirus testing kits for the general public.

Here are tips to help identify fake testing sites: Before going to any testing site, figure out if you really need to be tested. The CDC’s self-checker webpage can also help with this.

Ask your doctor if getting tested through a drive-through site is your best option.

Only use testing sites by official providers, such as hospitals or health agencies, or through the County’s appointment system.

Be on the lookout for signs of a fake testing site. Although

scammers have resorted to using full protective gear to fool victims, their testing sites are often located in strange places like parking lots or on the side of the road.

Fake testing sites will often ask for inflated fees of upwards of $1,000 but will advertise free testing for those who are Medicare recipients. Stay away from these sites as they are likely scams.

Beware of callers trying to solicit personal information: San Diego County does use contract tracers to inform people if they have been in contact with a person who has COVID-19. The contract tracers are calling people by phone and will identify themselves as County Public Health workers. They will not ask for financial information or Social Security numbers.

Any calls purporting to be from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are scams. The CDC will not contact you, especially to sell at-home testing kits.

Emails asking you to provide personal information (including insurance information) in exchange for a coronavirus testing kit is also a common scam. Be cautious with unsolicited emails.

Be cautious of any phone calls claiming to be from Medicare or your health insurance. Always verify any numbers online and ask for identifying information from the callers.

When in doubt, do not give out personal information by phone or through the Internet.

Scammers can use your name and address for identity fraud.

Always use official sources for any coronavirus information such as www.CDC.gov or www.

SanDiegoCounty.gov.

Remember, there is no approved coronavirus vaccine, cure or “miracle treatment.”

What to do if you are scammed: If you think you have been the victim of a scam, report it to the National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at (866) 720-5721 or disaster@leo.gov.

Report coronavirus scams to the FDA’s Health Fraud Program or the Office of Criminal Investigations.

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By CHRISTOPHER GOMEZ The community of Little Italy has always been known for its resilience and determination, dating back to nearly 100 years ago when the neighborhood was known as the “Tuna Capital of the World.” At that time, the demand in the U.S. for tuna was at an all-time high and more than 6,000 Italian families immigrated to the neighborhood in hopes to participate in this rising industry, and many did.

Fishing boats and canneries lined Little Italy’s waterfront.

Tuna became San Diego’s third largest industry, behind the Navy and aerospace, as Americans were consuming over one billion pounds of tuna a year. By the mid-1930s, the canneries employed more than 1,000 people.

However, by 1970 it became a national concern when it was reported that dolphins were being caught in tuna fishing nets and dying. Environmental regulations, paired with rising costs and foreign competition, resulted in the tuna industry’s near disappearance from the West Coast. Around the same time nearly 35% of Little Italy was demolished due to the construction of the Interstate-5 freeway,

confining the neighborhood to a few blocks framed between the freeway and San Diego Bay. The loss of the tuna industry and real estate during this time left Little Italy in a period of decline for the first time.

Nevertheless, Little Italy’s resilience as a community resulted in a triumphant comeback.

Little Italy’s community members didn’t give up and instead took fate into their own hands.

Artists and designers began moving into vacant industrial spaces and started their new businesses alongside a handful of established Italian family businesses. The old and new joint effort caused a revitalization of the community and developers followed which resulted in the investment of millions towards residential and business construction.

Little Italy is a model urban neighborhood in San Diego and has become one of Downtown San Diego’s oldest continuous neighborhood-business districts.

Sharing these tales to visitors through public spaces & piazzas, public art, music, food, and long-standing community members is part of the neighborhood’s tradition and keeps Little Italy alive and thriving.

Today, Little Italy’s community continues to ban together through the pandemic as they did all those years ago in an effort to keep the community prosperous.

An historic photo of Little Italy (Photo courtesy Little Italy Association)

One way we saw Little Italy’s residents supporting the neighborhood is by participating in the Ciao Bella! campaign and Al Fresco dining. In the beginning of June, the Little Italy Association brought this unique open-air dining experience to the streets of Little Italy. As the first neighborhood in San Diego, Little Italy Association’s quick actions gave restaurants the opportunity to expand their seating and begin to recover from the financial impact they had experienced as a result of COVID-19. Most recently as restaurants were ordered on July 14th to cease dine-in, the Little Italy Association quickly adapted by installing Pedestrian Plazas, also known as parklets, in partnership with the City of San Diego outside of restaurants by the following weekend. These quasi-permanent structures allow restaurants to expand their outdoor seating capacity into adjacent parking spaces and continue to provide service outside seven days a week.

By conducting street closures, installing parklets, installing hand sanitizer stations, and encouraging to follow the County Health Protocols by maintaining proper physical distancing and wearing a face covering, Little Italy has created a way for beloved small businesses to remain open and begin the steps towards recovery.

Little Italy’s variety of restaurants and retail shops have adapted by following all the County Health directives including ensuring proper social distancing for customers, requiring face coverings for all employees, and frequent washing of hands and use of hand sanitizer, along with regular cleaning and disinfection of all surfaces. We thank you for your continued support and believing in our famiglia. As we navigate this “new normal”, we are fortunate to have the opportunity for outdoor dining and look forward to seeing you in Little Italy soon.

—For the latest updates on Little Italy, please visit us at LittleItalySDUpdates.com or follow us on Instagram @LittleItalySD, Twitter @LittleItalySD and Fa c e b o o k @ L itt l eIt a lyS D. Christopher Gomez has been Little Italy’s district manager since 2000. Reach him at chris@littleitalysd.com.

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By TOM CESARINI Sugar Mamma Caramels is no ordinary confectionary. Owner and entrepreneur Nancy Flint has been running this one-woman show since 2009. You can find her mouth-watering creations all over town—just check out the website at sugarmammacaramels.com.

We talked with Nancy to get her take on ambition, family, heritage, and how that all blends together to make for a successful endeavor.

What was the spark that led you to start Sugar Mamma Caramels, and how did you decide on this particular confection as a focus?

I had been making my signature Sea Salt Caramels for years to give as Christmas gifts to the delight of all my friends and family. They finally convinced me to enter a local candy contest, and I won! I was interviewed by a local San Diego TV news show, and the hosts loved my caramels so much they exclaimed, “Wow, this is delicious! Where can we buy it?” That was my lightbulb moment. Soon after, I applied for my Cottage SEE CANDY WOMAN, Page 14

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HISTORY States, presidents and pioneers San Diego Downtown News August 2020

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As discussed in earlier PastMatters columns, the original names of more than 250 streets in San Diego were changed by Ordinance No. 755 adopted May 21, 1900. Changes to approximately 90 street names had already been implemented by Ordinance No. 599, which was adopted on February 6, 1899. These ordinances eliminated duplication and achieved some continuity where street names changed from tract to tract.

The replacement names in Ordinance No. 755 came from

Louis Jackson Davids, the new city engineer. He brought alphabetical authors to Roseville and Loma Portal, historians to Ocean Beach, gems and statesmen to Pacific Beach, naval heroes to La Playa, and scientists/engineers to La Jolla, among many other changes.

However, Davids made relatively few changes to original street names in the tracts between present-day Highway 163 and I-805 from Upas Street to just north of Adams Avenue. This is partly because he gave precedence to street names in this more central and earlier mapped part of the city, and partly because Ordinance No. 599 — which was adopted before Davids became the city engineer

Compare the 1888 University Heights map to a U.S. map oriented upside-down, and the geographic pattern of the state street names becomes more apparent.

(Courtesy of North Park Historical Society)

— had already addressed most street name problems in this area.

The largest historic tract in this part of San Diego is University Heights, which was mapped in 1888. The tract extends from the current path of Highway 163 eastward to Boundary Street and from current University Avenue to north of Adams Avenue.

The 1888 University Heights map named north-south streets for states and most east-west streets for presidents. Theories about the pattern of state names abound, but the arrangement is likely geographic. It follows a meandering roadtrop starting down the East coast, across the south and back east through the Midwest.

This 1906 postcard depicts the State Normal School building constructed in 1898 at Park and El Cajon boulevards. The magnificent building was demolished in 1955. The San Diego Unified School District Education Center now occupies the site. (Courtesy of Katherine Hon)

The 1888 map of the large University Heights tract named north-south streets for states and most east-west streets for presidents. University on this map is now El Cajon Boulevard, and Fillmore is now University Avenue.

(Courtesy of North Park Historical Society)

Beginning on the northwest side of the 1888 University Heights map and the northeast side of the U.S., the original tract street names follow a drive through Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Delaware and Maryland — skipping over Cleveland and Campus avenues on the University Heights map — North, Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arizona and California. The drive then heads north and back east from Oregon through Idaho and Utah, skips Colorado, goes through Kansas and Nebraska, skims over to Ohio, then misses Indiana and circles back to Illinois, Iowa and Missouri.

Changes since 1888 include Maine changing names to Caminito Fuente, Carolina to

Park, California to Hamilton, Nebraska to 30th, and Missouri to 32nd.

Streets named for U.S. presidents are in a loose chronological order of their terms in office, but that pattern was not very cohesive on the west side of University Heights and has been disrupted by various changes. For example, in 1899, Fillmore Avenue was changed to Garfield, and in 1900, City Engineer Davids changed Garfield/Fillmore Avenue to University Avenue. Both changes eliminated the honor to Millard Fillmore, the 13th president.

Davids also changed Jackson Street to Meade Street for George Meade (1815-1872), a civil engineer and U.S. Army general who defeated Confederate General SEE STREET HISTORY, Page 9

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Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in the Civil War. President William Henry Harrison lost his University Heights street name in 1899, when Harrison Avenue was changed to Howard Avenue, possibly for Oliver Otis Howard (1830-1909), a Civil War Union general who helped to establish Howard University and served as its president from 1867 to 1873. President Zachary Taylor lost out to President Abraham Lincoln when Taylor Street was renamed in 1899 to continue Lincoln Avenue from the west side of the tract.

University Boulevard on the 1888 map was changed to El Cajon Avenue in 1899 and later to El Cajon Boulevard. The original wide street was meant to lead to the planned campus of a branch of the University of Southern California (USC), but this grand plan was disrupted by San Diego’s real estate bust during the late 1880s.

The northeast trending portion of University Boulevard on the 1888 map is now Normal Street, named for the teacher-training college that later occupied the planned USC branch campus site. The world’s first normal school — the École Normale — was founded in 1685 in France with a goal to train teachers and reinforce particular norms within students. The Normal School in University Heights evolved into what is now San Diego State University. The University Heights Historical Society tells this fascinating story in a free self-guided online walking tour at arcg.is/0izSbX0.

Relatively smaller historic tracts lie south of present-day University Avenue between Park Boulevard and I-805. One of the first areas to be mapped extended from present-day Alabama to Boundary streets between University Avenue and Upas Street. In the early 1870s, three San Diego pioneers — Aaron Pauly, Joseph Nash and William Jefferson Gatewood — created three tracts within this

area: Pauly’s Addition, Park Villas and West End. Original street names in these tracts provide a window into the history of early San Diego in the days of Alonzo Horton’s New Town. Most of the street names were picked by the tract founders to acknowledge themselves, their friends and their fellow investors. But only a few names have remained the same since those pioneer days.

In 1899, Ordinance No. 599 extended University Heights state names southward from current University Avenue to Upas Street. The state street names of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arizona, Oregon (later Pershing), Idaho (later 28th), Utah, Kansas (later 29th), Nebraska (later 30th) and Missouri (later 32nd) all replaced the names of people known to the tract founders. This gave some continuity to the street names, although the physical match-up is less than perfect.

In the 1899 ordinance, all three tract founders lost their street

San Diego Downtown News August 2020 name honors. Pauly Street became Texas, Nash Avenue became Missouri, and Gatewood Street became Kansas.

In 1900, City Engineer Davids fixed several duplications, changing Hamilton Street to Walker (now Villa Terrace), Johnson Street to Sherman (now Granada), and Robinson Street to Ray. In 1914, more original street names were changed. Hart Street became 31st, Washington became Bancroft, Webster became 33rd, and Franklin became Felton. The only north-south streets in this area that have kept their original 1870s names are Arnold, Grim and Herman. These names were unique, and the streets did not line up with a street in University Heights.

Future PastMatters columns will explore the people behind the original street names in this part of North Park.

—Katherine Hon is the secretary of the North Park Historical Society.

Reach her at info@northparkhistory.org or 619-294-8990.

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patient-centered and culturally sensitive healthcare to the Downtown-based health center as well as adding new programs and better cohesion among the center’s departments in the future.

LaChapelle is working on integrating the medical, dental and behavioral health departments so they are not three separate silos.

“Teams are actually meeting to discuss the treatment for patients so that we actually have everybody involved. And then also trying to coordinate appointments. So for example, if someone says ‘I’ve got a behavioral appointment and medical appointment,’ we can we coordinate them to coincide with each other so the patient can just make one visit,” the new CEO said.

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FEATURE Cheers to 20 years of Clean & Safe neighborhoods San Diego Downtown News August 2020

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SARAH BROTHERS | Downtown Partnership

Regular readers of this column are likely familiar with the Downtown San Diego Partnership Clean & Safe program and the impact its teams of dedicated homeless outreach providers, maintenance and safety ambassadors, and placemaking staff have on Downtown’s quality of life. They can be seen hard at work seven days a week, day and night making sure Downtown stays clean and safe. But there are still many who are surprised to learn about the incredible benefits they enjoy within the 275 blocks of the Property and Business Improvement District that defines Clean & Safe’s jurisdiction.

“To this day, I still run into neighbors who are shocked to learn their sidewalk trash collection, neighborhood murals and safety patrols are available because of Clean & Safe. They have no idea they are conducted by a

Members of the Clean & Safe team hard at work. (Photos courtesy San Diego Downtown Partnership) separate nonprofit entity above and beyond what is otherwise available through the City or County specifically for the benefit of Downtown,” said Bill Sauls, former chair of the Downtown Partnership board and advocate for the start of the Clean & Safe program.

For many, it’s hard to imagine Downtown without Clean & Safe.

In celebration of its recent 20-year anniversary, we decided to talk to those who were there at the beginning of it all.

The entire Clean & Safe team during 2019

Before the creation of Clean & Safe, Downtown was served by a Maintenance Assessment District that provided a select number of services in limited portions of Downtown. Downtown advocates at the time also found that other maintenance programs available weren’t fitting the bill since their ability to respond was designed for a suburban environment, not the needs of Downtown’s urban landscape.

“There was a need to expand the scope of services like trash pickup and sidewalk cleaning that were partially available in the MAD throughout all the neighborhoods, create other services like a safety program since that didn’t yet exist in Downtown, and do it all through an organization that could really focus on Downtown and the unique needs of each neighborhood,” said Sauls.

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to be named Clean & Safe – with the Downtown Partnership as the nonprofit managing organization was the best fit. With more than a year of outreach completed to assess the needs and design for the program, Clean & Safe went to the ballot and was enthusiastically approved by voters in every single neighborhood, as it has at each renewal vote since.

But that doesn’t mean the Clean & Safe team has been resting on their laurels. Those 20 years have seen huge strides in work completed and the scope and scale of Clean & Safe’s contribution to the quality of life in Downtown.

“When I started with the Clean & Safe team in August of 2001, Downtown was totally different,” said Juan N., lead landscaper for the Clean & Safe program and one of the program’s longest-tenured employees. “At the beginning, it was a lot of maintenance of existing trees and medians. Now we get to implement new creative beautification projects from start to finish.”

In addition to new landscaping projects like installing corner planters, the Clean & Safe program is now responsible for placemaking efforts like eye-catching murals, lighting and creative parklettes. A homeless outreach team has also been brought on board to address the needs of Downtown’s

unsheltered population. Even as recently as this year, an overnight safety patrol has been added as an extra set of eyes and ears for Downtown’s neighborhoods.

“Residents, business owners and property owners can have confidence in Downtown because of the best practices, continuous improvement and recognized excellence that the Downtown Partnership Clean & Safe team brings to the responsibility of serving Downtown’s neighborhoods,” said Betsy Brennan, President & CEO of the Downtown Partnership.

“We can’t wait to see what they will accomplish to keep Downtown thriving in the next 20 years.”

20 years may seem like a long time to be making a difference, but when asked what he liked best about his long career with Clean & Safe, Juan showed that for some public service comes easily.

He responded, “I always like to hear from people walking by that they appreciate our work and think the project we’re doing is beautiful – whether it be new hanging planters or sustainable landscaping. What they don’t know is that when you like your job like I do, it’s easy to always do your best. It feels good.”

—Sarah Brothers is the Director of Marketing & Communications at Downtown San Diego Partnership.

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staff immediately deep cleaned the entire facility, and teachers completed a mandatory training session on safety guidelines.

The facility typically accommodates a maximum of 132 children, but with state-imposed limitations and concerned parents, only 30 children currently attend the daycare. Carpenter said these smaller group sizes have created a financial burden.

According to a July 20 KPBS article, this negative impact on childcare providers is exacerbating the pre-exisiting shortage of childcare spots in San Diego County, contributing to the economic crisis. Economists have estimated that $50 billion over the next six months would need to be spent nationwide to sustain the childcare industry, and the county is proposing that $25 million in CARES funds be allocated to schools and daycares to help compensate for the loss.

The significant decrease in children, however, has made social distancing easier, Carpenter said.

The staff set up a pod structure in which teachers are assigned to specific classrooms, and they placed markers on the floor to designate where children can sit and stand.

KinderCare now opens an hour later and closes an hour earlier so staff members have sufficient time to sanitize the classrooms.

Parents are now required to drop their children off at the front door rather than entering the building, and teachers take the children’s temperature upon arrival before having them wash their hands.

PRACTICING SELF-CARE

Grey, who also serves as program specialist, said the stress of the coronavirus is impacting children as young as 2, prompting her and her fellow teachers to talk to the children about how to stay safe and take care of each other during this time.

“One of the main things that we’ve seen in the classroom is that we’re having more difficult conversations with the children and just explaining to them how things have changed but in a positive manner,” Grey said.

Grey said the teachers often discuss the precautions they are taking outside of the classroom to encourage their students to do the same.

“We’re open enough here to have each other’s back and create an open environment where the kids can talk about things too,” Grey said.

Teaching children about social distancing and other ways to remain safe during the pandemic begins at home and is expanded upon in the classroom by encouraging children to ask questions, which Grey said helps alleviate any tension they may be feeling.

When a child expresses fear regarding the virus, Grey said

she takes them to a secluded area of the classroom, calming them down and explaining the situation in a way they can easily understand.

“We’re all going to work together to make sure that the world is safe and healthy,” Grey tells her toddlers.

Many parents are understandably worried that the coronavirus will negatively impact their children’s education, but Grey said children are also learning positive life lessons during this time.

Grey said new classroom routines have taught the children to look out for each other and themselves, as more experienced students will teach new students the safety guidelines and gently remind them if they are standing too close.

“It’s really enabled the kids to be more autonomous,” Grey said.

“We want kids to be able to speak up from themselves and put themselves in a healthy environment.”

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they now feel more valued and respected.

“A lot of times, this is a very thankless job, but through this, we have seen how much the parents really do appreciate us,” Carpenter said.

Thirteen percent of working parents have reported losing a job or reducing hours as a direct result of a lack of childcare,

according to the KPBS story. Grey said she has seen a lot of social media posts from parents who are now at home with their children and realizing how much work is involved in being a teacher.

“This is what we do, this is who we are, so I definitely appreciate that COVID has brought to light the things that we do,” Grey said.

“We’re not just babysitters, we are

educators, and this whole thing has proved it.”

—Makena Huey is a senior at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, pursuing a major in English and minor in journalism.

The San Diego native was the editor-in-chief of Currents magazine and is currently the managing editor of the Graphic newspaper.

FEELING SAFE

Although they recognize that their job puts them at higher risk for being exposed to COVID-19 — especially because many of their students are children of essential workers — Carpenter and Grey said they feel safe at KinderCare because they are putting in the effort and taking precautions.

“I honestly feel more nervous about going to the grocery store than I do being here at work just because of the type of environment that we set up,” Carpenter said.

Grey agreed that the staff’s steps to eliminate unknown variables have created a secure space.

“The parents usually ask me when I’m doing a zoom call or tour, ‘Do you feel safe?’ and I tell them I do suffer from autoimmune issues and I tell them there’s no other place I’d rather be than right here because I know what’s going on in here,” Grey said.

Both Carpenter and Grey said they are grateful that so many parents trust them to care for and teach “their little gifts — their little angels” during this unprecedented time. As a result, they promise to be as responsible as possible outside of their workplace.

“Ultimately, it’s important that people are open and transparent,” Carpenter said. “What happens here is so pertinent so we don’t go home and spread it to our families.”

The KinderCare app has become especially helpful because it allows the teachers to communicate with parents remotely and update them about their children’s accomplishments throughout the day.

“We have created a really close bond with the families that have been with us through this time and our staff that have stuck it through,” Carpenter said.

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CONTINUED FROM Page 12 One-third of patients at the center are Native American and phones and facilitate visits with the remaining patients are othpatients’ doctors. They are also er members of the community. delivering fresh produce to elderly Native Americans have been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus and many faced issues of poverty and generational trauma even before the pandemic began.

The center strives to provide pat ient- cent ere d healthcare that includes aspects of The health center is located in Downtown (Photos Native American courtesy San Diego American Indian Health Center) culture.

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facilities are decorated with pieces by Native American artists and includes a medicine garden. In the behavioral health department, support groups include a drumming circle and a program that connects younger people to elders.

The Native American staff at the clinic are highly valued.

“The Native Americans that are on our team... have deep insight as far as historical trauma and the different things that patients have been through, and it really helps them to have an understanding of what’s the best approach to take so that they have a very strong quality of life,” LaChapelle said.

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interested in Native culture and strive to learn more.

For all patients, the center works to treat them holistically.

LaChapelle said he is “helping develop a team that can come together and engaging the patients in their care so that we really have patients that are not only involved in their care, but they’re really listened to, so that we can include them as a part of the treatment team.”

LaChapelle previously served as national director of care experience, patient safety and risk for Kaiser Permanente.

“Our goal is to really be a health center that is forward thinking that’s data driven so that we can really hone in and really sharpen our skills,” LaChapelle said.

Furey has a long history of working in nonprofits in the San Diego area which has helped him forge new partnerships.

“We’re pushing ahead on every front and actually having a lot of success despite the challenges that everybody’s facing right now,” Furey said.

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home garden are less than three years old, when his experiments began.

As he developed a method to grow the plants from seeds, Craig learned that many scientists believe climate change and habitat loss will eventually wipe out the species. Drought and wildfires are also concerns. Recently, the California legislature was urged to add Joshua trees to the state endangered species list.

Craig realized that the national park was populated with the tall trees, some of them hundreds of years old, but lacked many of the baby and adolescent plants that ensure the species will have a future. The habitat has changed, so the less hardy young plants struggled to survive.

“When I found out about this Joshua tree situation, I saw an opportunity to actually grow them and repurpose them,” Craig said.

He decided to try to help gardeners add the plants to their landscaping with the hopes of growing the species outside of

Three different Joshua tree plants inside Craig’s home.

Rows of Joshua trees in his garden (Photos courtesy Bob Craig)

the shrinking desert. He began to raise the trees to give them to others for a small fee. His seeds have a 75% success rate, much higher than what is possible in the wild.

“Human intervention here is definitely worth it,” he said.

Before this, he was an average gardener with many succulents in his home. It was a minor hobby, not a passion that consumes much of his time.

Under his careful hand, the seedlings grow about eight inches per year. Craig said in the initial

like Florida and Boston, even with their climate being significantly different than California. Joshua trees can withstand cold and even need to freeze annually in order to flower, although they can be damaged if left in too cold an environment for too long while they are young.

As he advertised these adoptions, Craig discovered many people believe myths about the endangered trees, including that they can only grow in the desert area of the national park. Instead,

Young Joshua trees in the national park.

years, they can be cared for like other small succulents.

“Some people would say that’s very slow. The Joshua tree grows similar to other plants and other trees. I don’t necessarily know why it gets that description,” Craig said.

After six months of his care, Craig lets other people adopt the Joshua trees. He does this through the Mission Hills Nursery and his website, where he mails the plants across the U.S. So far, the plants are growing successfully in places

one reason for the shrinking tree population is because of the increasingly dry and hot conditions of the desert.

“Almost everybody thinks that the plant can only be grown in the natural environment, like in Joshua Tree National Park. It’s just not true,” Craig said.

A common question he receives is why he is not focused on repopulating the park itself. Craig believes that is for other scientists to take care of.

“My focus is in gardens and landscapes, not back into the wild,” he said.

Since the project began, he has raised three-to-four thousand seeds into healthy plants. Craig is now ready for more people to adopt the plants.

“If more people got interested in this and began growing them in their gardens, I think that we would be doing a good thing, in terms of saving the species,” Crais said.

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HarborView Senior Assisted Living is a boutique assisted living home located next to downtown San Diego in the Uptown Banker’s Hills neighborhood. HarborView is dedicated to offering compassionate, individualized care and support services for residents living with Alzheimer’s or related dementia. We also promote the physical, social, and spiritual aspects of our residents’ lives. Our well-trained and considerate staff works around the clock in this charming Italian renaissance chateau.

Tony Romano

Sales Manager | Realtor / Veteran | Cal #02062741

(619) 677-5773 ✉

tony@restandrelaxrealestate.com

Buy • Sell • Property Managment • Military Relocation

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325 7th Avenue #1105

999 Sigsbee St

2400 5th Avenue #210

2 BR | 2 BA | 1,079 ESF

3 BR | 3 BA | 1,325 ESF

2 BR | 2 BA | 1,107 ESF

Ballpark gem with many upgrades and a huge private outdoor patio approx. 400 sq.ft. Comes with 2 parking spaces.

Features include an open kitchen, stainless-steel appliances, large patio, & private garage with a lift for 2 cars & extra room for storage.

Many tasteful upgrades such as: hardwood floors, granite counters, designer back-splash, & stainless steel appliances.

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PANORAMIC VIEWS FROM DOWNTOWN TO LA JOLLA 2855 5TH AVE. #601 | 2BD 2BA | 1,875 SQ FT. | www.ThePark601.com

The Park Bankers Hill offers premium residences with floor to ceiling windows, full glass wall sliders, large private balconies with gas available for barbecues, direct access elevator, prewiring for home automation, sizable laundry room, gourmet kitchen including Miele appliances, elegant master baths, designer cabinets, and premium lighting.

Unique upgrades & features to #601 include a spectacular VIEW, built out custom closets & wardrobe, automatic blinds in the Living Room, Dining Room & Master Bedroom, bidet-style toilets, custom cabinetry (in Master), car charger exclusive to unit, and an extra-large storage unit. Luxury community amenities include full concierge, two hotel suites for guest use, premium fitness center, wine room with storage lockers, billiard, & poker table, dog wash, resort-style pool & spa, two custom fire pits, barbecue, fullyequipped dual kitchens with indoor & outdoor dining areas, and an entertainment lounge and club bar with TV for communal use.

$1,968,500

JEFF GRANT Broker of Record & Owner 858.336.9836 Jeff@SandandSeaInvestments.com