La Jolla Light

June 11, 2025 at 12:33 p.m.

Mayor Todd Gloria said all the new spending makes him unsure if he'll sign it...

An application has been filed to demolish this commercial building and construct a new mixed-use project at 941 and 945 Pearl St. in La Jolla. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)

New ‘high-luxury’ mixed-use complex proposed for Pearl Street in La Jolla

June 10, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

The 20,925-square-foot, two-story project would feature five residential units and an ADU, plus a restaurant...

Guitarist-vocalist Lionel Loueke and bassist Dave Holland will play Monday, June 16, at Scripps Research Auditorium in La Jolla as part of the Athenaeum Jazz Summer Series. (Athenaeum Music & Arts Library)

Best Bets: A quick guide to La Jolla entertainment and experiences

June 10, 2025 at 5:25 p.m.

Local events and activities

Community Calendar: La Jolla meetings and more, June 12-20

June 10, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

Weekly and monthly events, plus blood drives

Milo Zaharias was among the graduating seniors at La Jolla High School on May 29. Before and after the commencement ceremony, he was working on neighborhood services to raise money for college. (Patricia Zaharias)

Milo for hire: La Jolla teen turns to neighborhood jobs for college funds

June 10, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Recent La Jolla High School graduate Milo Zaharias provides services ranging from car detailing to...

Barnes & Noble Booksellers plans to open a store at La Jolla Village Square in October. (Associated Press)

La Jolla News Nuggets: Barnes & Noble, beach walkway, art contest, Mutt Strut, more

June 10, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

News and events in brief

Some onlookers react negatively as trash pickup fees are discussed during a San Diego City Council meeting at City Hall in San Diego on Monday, June 9, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Divided San Diego City Council OKs $44-a-month trash pickup fee, city’s first ever

June 10, 2025 at 11:54 a.m.

To one council member, the fee is a way to avoid painful budget cuts elsewhere...

To report a non-emergency crime, call the San Diego Police Department at 619-531-2000 or 858-484-3154. In an emergency, dial 911. (File)

La Jolla crime and public safety news: Fireworks, police blotter, more

June 9, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

Crime and public safety

Our Readers Write: San Diego mismanagement, beach problems

June 9, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Letters to the editor

An illustration from “Beyond Gaming,” a graphic novel written by Ethan Banegas, Michael Connolly Miskwish, Lorraine Orosco and Stanley Rodriguez and illustrated by John Swogger. (La Jolla Historical Society)

La Jolla exhibit to showcase Kumeyaay past, present and future

June 9, 2025 at 11:32 a.m.

The 'Kumeyaay Visual Storytelling Project' show is based on two graphic novels that offer Indigenous-led...

OK, you Geo Testers: What’s missing in this picture? (Inga)

Let Inga Tell You: A mint-laden road sign? Surely you Geo Test

By Inga

June 9, 2025 at 7:01 a.m.

A chance encounter with digital adventurers leads to intrigue and mystery

La Jolla singer-songwriter Caroline Lobbin, 14, recently released her latest single, “Rollercoasters.” (Leo Erro Trajano)

14-year-old La Jollan finds her voice in songwriting

June 8, 2025 at 8:01 a.m.

Caroline Lobbin's newest release, 'Rollercoasters,' will be one of the songs on her set list...

Playwright Eliana Theologides Rodriguez in rehearsal for La Jolla Playhouse’s world premiere play “Indian Princesses.” (Samantha Laurent)

Dads and daughters at the heart of La Jolla Playhouse’s ‘Indian Princesses’

By David L. Coddon

June 8, 2025 at 7:37 p.m.

The world premiere play was inspired by playwright's own experiences in a Native American-themed adventure...

Ballerina siblings, from left, Claire, Nicole and Emma Von Enck performed “Chasing Shadows” in the sold-out PointeWorks show in New York City. Nicole will restage the role with a new cast for the San Diego premiere. (Nathan Carlson)

Pointeworks dance company returns with female-centered ‘Ballet Nights’

By Marcia Luttrell

June 8, 2025 at 7:32 p.m.

The La Jolla dance concert will include a piece featuring three sibling ballerinas from New...

Artist Jay Schlossberg-Cohen presents the mural “Earth and Water: We Are the Watershed” on June 6 at UC San Diego. (Noah Lyons)

UC San Diego unveils course-inspired collaborative mural

June 7, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

'Earth and Water: We Are the Watershed,' consisting of over 10 paintings telling a singular...

Sun Mai, 21, arrived at La Jolla Shores beach at 5:30 a.m. to reserve a fire pit on Friday. She and her family would use them a lot when she was a child, and she re the beach having more. Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed budget cuts would remove all city fire rings and close some beach bathrooms. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Coastal Commission warns Gloria over plan to remove fire rings from San Diego beaches

By Maura Fox

June 9, 2025 at 12:17 p.m.

Meanwhile, City Council President Joe LaCava and county Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer have offered to keep...

Bird Rock Community Council meet June 5 at the La Jolla Masonic Lodge. (Noah Lyons)

To name or not to name: Bird Rock debates key detail of monument signs project

June 7, 2025 at 2:20 p.m.

Community Council hears objections to the board's decision to omit the words 'Bird Rock' from...

Tom Cook, chairman of the Surfrider Foundation’s San Diego chapter, addresses the La Jolla Community Planning Association during its June 5 meeting at the La Jolla Recreation Center. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)

La Jolla planners hear concerns e of seawalls

June 6, 2025 at 2:40 p.m.

Surfrider Foundation advocates 'moving infrastructure and property [developments] off the coast' to reduce seawall use,...

The San Diego Mustangs’ 19-14 win over the reigning champion Charlotte Cardinals gave them their first national championship in team history. (Adam Taich)

La Jolla High players help rugby club make team history with national championship

June 5, 2025 at 6:25 p.m.

The San Diego Mustangs beat the defending champion for the first title in their 21...

Someone San Diego Should Know: Dr. Julie Swain

By Jan Goldsmith

June 6, 2025 at 9:57 a.m.

Dr. Julie Swain of La Jolla is well-known among San Diego first responders for donning...

Bishop’s School student Muping Wang accepts the Harvard Cup, awarded to the graduate with the highest cumulative grade point average, from Head of School Ron Kim. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)

‘ion for learning’: Bishop’s School top grad shares secrets to her success

June 5, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

Muping Wang, winner of the Harvard Cup for highest cumulative GPA, says she wanted to...

La Jolla Country Day School graduate Ayla Desai accepts the Trustees’ Award from board President Jennifer O’Brien. (La Jolla Country Day School)

Balance is key for La Jolla Country Day School top graduate Ayla Desai

June 6, 2025 at 12:59 p.m.

Being able to explore her interests while taking challenging classes culminated in the Trustees’ Award...

View of the The Sand Castle mansion in La Jolla in October. The property is listed for $108 million and yet to find a buyer. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

These San Diego luxury homes have been for sale for a year, or longer

By Phillip Molnar

June 6, 2025 at 3:17 a.m.

San Diego County homes costing $6 million and up are taking an average 633 days...

The Torrey Pines Road pedestrian bridge in La Jolla is pictured with its formerly traditional “Seasons greetings” sign. (File)

‘The Children’s Bridge’ naming proposal is on pause. What’s next?

June 4, 2025 at 6:05 p.m.

A teacher at La Jolla's The Children's School says she and students will work to...

People participate in a yoga class at Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach on Sunday, March 6, 2022. (Kristian Carreon / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Federal appeals court rules San Diego’s controversial yoga ban unconstitutional

June 7, 2025 at 11:23 a.m.

Court says city officials failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent...

Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center board chairwoman-elect Liz Nederlander Coden, Chairwoman Laurie Greenberg, event co-chairs Amy and Adam Jacobs, San Diego Center for Jewish Culture Chairwoman Kira Finkenberg and chairwoman-elect Hannah Cohen attend the Jewish Community Center’s 80th-anniversary celebration May 31 at its campus in La Jolla. (Vincent Andrunas)

Jewish Community Center celebrates 80 years with La Jolla gala

June 4, 2025 at 1:05 p.m.

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Signs indicate the La Jolla Cove beach is open, with some applicable regulations. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)

La Jolla Cove working group creates five-point public access plan to present to San Diego

June 3, 2025 at 5:13 p.m.

The proposal to address human/sea lion interactions includes improved signage, a script for tour buses,...

UC San Diego Athletic Director Earl Edwards looks on after the Tritons won the Big West Conference in basketball on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Longtime UC San Diego athletic director Earl Edwards leaving post, will stay at school

By Ryan Finley

June 3, 2025 at 10:31 p.m.

Earl Edwards has been at UC San Diego since 2000

Vocalist Gillian Margot and pianist Geoffrey Keezer will perform Wednesday, June 11, as part of the Athenaeum Jazz Summer Series in La Jolla. (John Abbott)

Best Bets: A quick guide to La Jolla entertainment and experiences

June 6, 2025 at 1:22 p.m.

Local events and activities

Community Calendar: La Jolla meetings and more, June 5-13

June 3, 2025 at 3:47 p.m.

Weekly and monthly events, plus blood drives

Diners eat on the terrace at A.R. Valentien restaurant at The Lodge at Torrey Pines. (Casual Fridays)

La Jolla Business Roundup: Reopenings newcomers in time for summer

June 3, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Looking ahead to the fall, a new Italian restaurant is anticipated to open near La...

Chef Tara Monsod will prepare and serve special dishes from the bar at LeCoq restaurant in La Jolla every Thursday night through June 12. (Puffer Malarkey Collective)

La Jolla News Nuggets: Countdown menu, research grants, dance prize, Conrad residencies, more

June 3, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

News and events in brief

Michael Meacham speaks during a city council meeting about a proposal for comprehensive parking reforms such as charging for parking on Sundays, in Balboa Park and next to Petco Park. (Ariana Drehsler / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego OKs sweeping parking price hikes, from paid Sunday parking to $10-an-hour meters during Padres games

June 8, 2025 at 9:53 a.m.

City officials say they're also close to finalizing plans to start charging for parking at...

Our Readers Write: La Jolla High mural; traffic and speeding

June 2, 2025 at 4:01 p.m.

Letters to the editor

Citizen scientists help document some of the sea creatures found at La Jolla’s tide pools June 1. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)

La Jolla tide pool enthusiasts help kick off statewide public science project

June 2, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

The month-long Snapshot Cal Coast initiative invites volunteers to take photos of tide pool species...

La Jolla crime and public safety news: Car crashes into bench and tree; police blotter

June 2, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

Crime and public safety

Martin Valkanov’s “Eco-Safe Marine Sunscreen” won a first award at the Greater San Diego Science & Engineering Fair. (Yuliya Valkanov)

State senator recognizes La Jolla student for eco-friendly sunscreen

June 2, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

Martin Valkanov, a seventh-grader at San Diego French-American School, created the sunscreen at home and...

Bishops’ Jessica Yao (far right) is mobbed by teammates after driving in the winning run in the eighth inning of the CIF San Diego Section Division IV championship softball game May 31. (Charlie Neuman / For the Union-Tribune)

Bishop’s wins San Diego Section Division IV, breaking 32-year softball title drought

June 1, 2025 at 9:28 p.m.

High School Sports Roundup: La Jolla High drops Division V softball championship game to Lincoln,...

Students at UC San Diego gather for free seed packets distributed at Rooted @ UCSD’s first general meeting May 9. (Olivia Angulo)

New UC San Diego student-run club roots students in nature and restfulness

June 1, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

Rooted @ UCSD began this spring as a way to encourage students to find solace...

The 32nd Street Canyon Open Space with homes along the perimeter of the open space. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

With San Diego still failing to manage flammable brush, council want money in the budget

June 1, 2025 at 11:04 a.m.

Frustrated the city still hasn't made big changes called for in a 2023 audit, council...

Bishop’s Head of School Ron Kim gives a diploma to Zoe Yi during the school’s graduation ceremony May 30. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)

Bishop’s School bids adieu to 120 graduates at 2025 commencement

May 30, 2025 at 6:45 p.m.

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SDPD announces move to encrypted police scanners despite previous hesitation

By Caleb Lunetta

June 1, 2025 at 11:04 a.m.

Until Friday's announcement, the San Diego Police Department was the only local law enforcement agency...

Jackson Norum and Kip’a Junobi Ree are honored at La Jolla Country Day’s commencement ceremony with the Head of School Award for students with the second-highest grade point average in the graduating class. (Noah Lyons)

La Jolla Country Day celebrates 120 graduates at commencement

May 30, 2025 at 3:09 p.m.

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La Jolla High School seniors celebrate becoming graduates as they turn their tassels and toss their caps in the air at the end of their commencement ceremony May 29. (Noah Lyons)

280 graduating seniors say goodbye to La Jolla High

May 30, 2025 at 11:31 a.m.

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Body-worn camera footage shows a fatal shooting by a police officer in July in Bird Rock. (San Diego Police Department)

Lawsuit questions police body camera footage in fatal Bird Rock shooting

May 30, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

The grandmother of Dejon Heard accuses the San Diego Police Department of altering the footage,...

Charlie Boghosian, also known as Chicken Charlie, holds up sample size meatball mozzarellas on a stick that will be served at the San Diego County Fair on Thursday, May 29, 2025 in Del Mar, California. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

2025 San Diego County Fair: Everything you need to know — new foods, discounts, concerts and more

By Pam Kragen

June 11, 2025 at 6:22 a.m.

The fair has officially kicked off and runs through July 6

Police break up large group of youths after fights break out on La Jolla beach

May 29, 2025 at 8:10 p.m.

Police say 400-500 people showed up at Marine Street Beach for a ‘Fight Club’ type...

VAPA Foundation board Chairman Jon Bailey, Executive Director Katelyn Woodside, UC San Diego Dean of Arts and Humanities Cristina Della Coletta, San Diego Unified School District Director of Visual and Performing Arts Russ Sperling, VAPA Foundation board Vice President and event co-chairwoman Phyllis Epstein and foundation co-founder and event co-chairwoman Doreen Schonbrun gather at the foundation’s “Beyond Brilliance” fundraiser May 10 at UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater. (Vincent Andrunas)

La Jolla fundraiser goes ‘Beyond Brilliance’ for student visual and performing arts

May 29, 2025 at 2:16 p.m.

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Freshman starting pitcher Elias Hanley had an impressive debut season at La Jolla Country Day School. (Kyle Leibel)

First year? No problem. Country Day freshman impresses on varsity baseball team

May 29, 2025 at 12:56 p.m.

Athlete of the Week: Elias Hanley completed the season with a sub-2 ERA for the...

Lifeguard Beau Carlile and Bird Rock Elementary School students pose with a rescue watercraft. (Noah Lyons)

Bird Rock first-graders show appreciation for lifeguards while learning ways of the water

June 2, 2025 at 4:53 p.m.

The community outreach project is one of many that teacher Kristi Nelson’s class participates in...

La Jolla Elementary School students Aubrey Laferriere and Julian Lindsey stand with a tree they had just planted on campus May 24. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)

A growing interest: Students in to create mini orchard at La Jolla Elementary

May 29, 2025 at 11:04 a.m.

A volunteer project led by parent and master gardener Jennifer Giaconi plants 26 fruit trees...

La Jolla Garden Club co-President Claudia Chan-Shaffer, scholarship recipient Christina Pinuelas and Southwestern College adviser Holly McMullen attend the Garden Club’s annual luncheon May 20. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)

La Jolla Garden Club puts a spring in the step of award recipients

May 28, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Three community college students studying horticulture receive scholarships, and the Friends of Coast Walk Trail...

Drones put on a show on the Fourth of July in 2023 at La Jolla Shores. (File)

La Jolla’s Fourth of July show to feature 500 drones, but organizers seek donations

May 28, 2025 at 12:02 p.m.

The number of drones is more than doubling, but future shows may be in jeopardy...

Emel Cubukcu is an award-winning violinist and a student at Muirlands Middle School in La Jolla. (Marzhan Mursalimova)

Muirlands Middle School student takes bows for violin performances

May 28, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

Emel Cubukcu has two victories in recent competitions and got to perform with the MiraCosta...

At the La Jolla Music Society in San Diego, CA, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, from left to right: Nancy Laturno, Beth Ross-Buckle, Leah Rosenthal, Kate Hatmaker, and Ruben Valenzuela. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

La Jolla Music Society announces first four resident arts companies at The Conrad

By George Varga

May 30, 2025 at 3:58 a.m.

The partnership will provide higher visibility and a number of other benefits for Art of...

The Sarah Beckwith House at 836 Prospect St. in La Jolla was designated historic for its Tudor Revival style with Craftsman influence. (California Historical Resources Inventory Database)

Three La Jolla properties get historic designation

May 27, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

San Diego Historical Resources Board approves recognition for houses in The Village, La Jolla Heights...

The Sabrosas Latin Orchestra will play Wednesday, June 11, at the Wu Tsai QRT.yrd in La Jolla. (La Jolla Music Society)

Best Bets: A quick guide to La Jolla entertainment and experiences

May 27, 2025 at 3:11 p.m.

Local events and activities

Community Calendar: La Jolla meetings and more, May 29-June 6

May 27, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Weekly and monthly events, plus blood drives

High School Sports Roundup: La Jolla’s Chiara Dailey wins two section running titles; local teams still alive in baseball and softball

May 29, 2025 at 12:20 p.m.

Bishop's remains alive in baseball playoffs, as do Bishop's and La Jolla High in softball

Hugh Palmer, the father of Lakiba Nicole Palmer, second to the right, becomes emotional after a plaque in his daughter’s memory is unveiled during an annual Memorial Ceremony at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial on Monday, May 26, 2025 in San Diego, California. This year U.S. Navy seaman Lakiba Nicole Palmer was honored during the remembrance. Palmer died on the USS Cole during a terrorist attack. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

‘She died a hero’: San Diego sailor killed in USS Cole bombing honored at Mt. Soledad

By Lucas Robinson

May 26, 2025 at 9:33 p.m.

Seaman Lakiba Nicole Palmer has ed the ranks of U.S. military personnel honored with plaques...

This sea lion pup is believed to be the first one born at Point La Jolla this season. (Jim Grant)

La Jolla News Nuggets: Sea lion birth, volunteer award, new house and ADU, medical news, more

May 26, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

News and events in brief

San Diego may soon start charging 200,000-plus single-family homes a fee for trash and recycling collection. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Let Inga Tell You: Still fighting the good fight against new trash fee

By Inga

May 26, 2025 at 6:56 p.m.

A lawsuit filed by five San Diego residents is great news, but we need to...

San Diego City Councilman Joe LaCava is pictured in 2023. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)

San Diego council want to reject pay raises amid budget crisis, but city attorney says they can’t

May 26, 2025 at 9:11 p.m.

City law explicitly allows raises to be rejected, but Ferbert says the city charter nullifies...

Kerianne Bunch, Karen Hickman and Maria Ramirez wear their best race-going hats at the La Jolla Newcomers Club’s Triple Crown party at the Community Center. (La Jolla Newcomers Club)

Newcomers Club is off to the races at La Jolla party

June 10, 2025 at 7:59 p.m.

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Concetta Antico plans to transform her The Salon of Art Gallery in La Jolla into The Alchemy Lounge the second Thursday night of every month, starting June 12. (Provided by Concetta Antico)

Tetrachromatic gallery owner explores the otherworldly with new Alchemy Lounge

May 25, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

The Salon of Art owner Concetta Antico's latest endeavor is a hip-based monthly gathering featuring...

The Rosin Box Project dancer Sona Jaeger and Art of Elan violinist an artistic director Kate Hatmaker will perform in “United Harmonies.” (Carly Topazio)

The Rosin Box Project, Art of Elan team up for ‘Unified Harmonies’

By Marcia Luttrell

May 26, 2025 at 7:06 p.m.

The multidisciplinary shows in La Jolla this week will feature a blend of ballet and...

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus Music Director and chorus conductor Arian Khaefi, board President Einar Gall, Music Director and orchestra conductor Sameer Patel and Executive Director Stephanie Weaver Yankee attend LJS&C’s “Tides of Time” 70th-anniversary gala May 16 at Birch Aquarium. (Vincent Andrunas)

La Jolla Symphony & Chorus turns the ‘Tides’ with 70th-anniversary gala

May 24, 2025 at 12:01 p.m.

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Our Readers Write: Scripps Coastal Reserve, La Jolla cityhood

May 24, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

Letters to the editor

Bishop’s wins Division III title in boys golf; baseball and softball playoffs get underway

May 23, 2025 at 3:01 p.m.

High School Sports Roundup

Nidhi Rajesh Menon’s debut book, “Charlotte Learns a Lesson,” is available in paperback and virtual formats. (Rajesh Ambasudhan)

8-year-old La Jolla Elementary student becomes teacher and author in new book

May 23, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

In 'Charlotte Learns a Lesson,' Nidhi Rajesh Menon cautions other children to never take things...

La Jolla crime and public safety news: Police blotter

May 23, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Crime and public safety

Friends of Windansea presented this image to the San Diego Parks and Recreation Board as an example of an existing commemorative plaque. (Provided by Jim Neri)

Friends of Windansea hopes to bring in funding with brass plaque sales

May 23, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

The group is selling memorial plaques to street modification and erosion projects

Brianna Billings, a teacher at The Children’s School in La Jolla, presents a proposal to name the pedestrian walkway over Torrey Pines Road The Children’s Bridge. (Noah Lyons)

Shores group warns of precedent in naming pedestrian bridge

May 23, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

Under a proposal by a teacher and students at The Children's School, the walkway over...

A horticulturist and staff member uses a hose to water ferns at the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Coming water rate hikes could be less painful than feared. Just how painful depends on where you live.

May 26, 2025 at 6:50 p.m.

A proposed wholesale increase that began at 18% is now down to 10.4%. The hike...

A rendering showing the extent of planned construction at Sea Change Church in La Jolla is presented to a San Diego hearing officer during a May 21 meeting. (Screenshot by Ashley Mackin-Solomon)

La Jolla church expansion gets San Diego hearing officer’s approval

May 22, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

The project would add 2,270 square feet to Sea Change Church at 627 Genter St. Some...

A recent artwork by La Jolla native Taylor Dunfee features an outstretched arm with an owl on the hand, a hot-air balloon and a bull on the ground. (Taylor Dunfee)

Motorcycle crash in La Jolla inspires a new direction for local artist

May 22, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

Taylor Dunfee, who attended school in La Jolla, is using his recovery time from serious...

Resident Dierdre Elliott presents at the La Jolla Traffic & Transportation Board’s May 20 meeting about speeding vehicles on La Jolla Scenic Drive South. (Noah Lyons)

‘Feels like a death trap’: Locals lament speeding on La Jolla Scenic Drive South

May 23, 2025 at 2:53 p.m.

Traffic board raises the option of fundraising for a pair of electronic speed signs on...

The Scripps Coastal Reserve is open for monthly docent-led tours. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)

Resubmitted restricted access plan for Scripps Coastal Reserve gets new hearing deadline

May 22, 2025 at 9:14 a.m.

UC San Diego's permit application is considered complete and is slated for a California Coastal...

UC San Diego geneticist Trey Ideker is among a group of researchers nationwide tasked with a massive precision cancer project backed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (UC San Diego)

UCSD team is part of cutting-edge, nationwide cancer program

By Paul Sisson

May 23, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.

Grants will fund use of artificial intelligence to predict cancer evolution during treatment and better...

An unleashed dog runs near a baseball field at Rancho Bernardo Community Park on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego’s leash laws aren’t getting enforced. Blame the Humane Society, report says.

May 26, 2025 at 6:51 p.m.

Citations are down 90% year over year, response times have skyrocketed and the nonprofit rarely...

Current La Jolla Elementary School students greet high school seniors who once attended the school as they return for a visit May 15. (Provided by La Jolla Elementary School parents)

High school seniors return to their La Jolla elementary roots

May 21, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

Former students at Bird Rock, Torrey Pines and La Jolla Elementary schools take a trip...

The neighbor community of Rancho Del Rey in Chula Vista on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The median home price in San Diego County was $900,000 in March, up 1.1% from the previous month, said a Attom Data Solutions report released this week. The median, a combination of all closed sales of single-family houses, townhouses and condos, is up 2.7% in a year. Last year at the same time, home prices were up 10% in a year. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

‘Look out for a slowdown’: San Diego home sales slump despite more listings

By Phillip Molnar

May 21, 2025 at 8:32 p.m.

In a normal market, more homes listed for sale equal more transactions. That's not happening...

Ian Vaux and Laurie Wagner expanded their Turtle Rock Ridge Vineyard Winery in Ramona by opening a new wine bar at 1261 Prospect St., Suite 2 in La Jolla. (Courtesy Laurie Wagner)

Turtle Rock Ridge winery in Ramona opens La Jolla wine bar

By Julie Gallant

June 8, 2025 at 10:02 a.m.

Co-owners Laurie Wagner and Ian Vaux looking to introduce San Diego to locally produced wines.

A rendering by T7 Architecture depicts a proposed accessory dwelling unit at 9450 La Jolla Shores Drive, as presented to the La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee during its May 20 meeting. (Screenshot by Ashley Mackin-Solomon)

La Jolla Farms ‘watchtower’ project raises eyebrows

May 21, 2025 at 1:25 p.m.

A proposal that would build a two-story detached ADU brings concerns from neighbors and DPR...

This mural on the La Jolla High School campus honoring the class of 2020 is slated for removal. (Royce Epperson)

La Jolla High mural honoring pandemic class of 2020 to be removed

May 21, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

The school says the mural is deteriorating and has been defaced, but students and parents...

Our Readers Write: Trash fee, Scripps Coastal Reserve

May 21, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

Letters to the editor

Jacob Hoang, president of the Costco Club at UC San Diego, eats a Costco rotisserie chicken in front of students at the Epstein Family Amphitheater.(K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

At UCSD, the Costco Club pays homage to the big-box store with warehouse runs and the spectacle of eating a $4.99 rotisserie chicken

By K.C. Alfred

May 21, 2025 at 10:33 a.m.

The Costco Club at UC San Diego, which was started just three years ago, is...

Social Service League of La Jolla president-elect Suzanne Ward, President Charlotte Perry, Executive Director Darlene Disney and event co-chairwomen Jacque Eisold and Cyd Foja attend the league’s 70th-anniversary gala May 14 at Darlington House in La Jolla. (Vincent Andrunas)

Social Service League celebrates 70 years in La Jolla

May 20, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

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Vibraphonist Sasha Berliner and her quartet will open the Athenaeum Jazz Summer Series on Thursday, June 5, in La Jolla. (Athenaeum Music & Arts Library)

Best Bets: A quick guide to La Jolla entertainment and experiences

May 21, 2025 at 12:18 p.m.

Local events and activities

Community Calendar: La Jolla meetings and more, May 22-30

May 20, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

Weekly and monthly events, plus blood drives

La Jollans have good reasons for wanting to separate from the city of San Diego, but Mayor Todd Gloria's reasons for opposing it aren't clear, local resident Ted Levis writes. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)

Guest Commentary: Why is Todd Gloria so against La Jolla becoming a city?

By Ted Levis

May 20, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Given the mayor's failures in San Diego, it's no wonder La Jollans would want to...

People attend a past Memorial Day ceremony at the Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla. This year’s ceremony is Monday, May 26. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

La Jolla News Nuggets: Memorial Day, home expansion, Parks & Beaches, Salk study, more

May 20, 2025 at 8:01 a.m.

News and events in brief

San Diego residents ask questions about a new trash fee proposal during a forum on Monday, April 7, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Homeowners ask judge to block proposed San Diego trash fee, calling it an unlawful tax

By Jeff McDonald

May 21, 2025 at 8:20 a.m.

Their lawsuit alleges the proposed fees violate a state law that limits charges to cost-for-service.

Japanese Rotarians Tohmu Okubo, Histaka Koga, Takahide Serino, Ryu Sashiyama and Masamitsu Hachiya stand with the Rotary Club of La Jolla banner at a May 13 meeting in La Jolla. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)

Konnichiwa: La Jolla Rotarians welcome visitors from sister club in Japan

May 19, 2025 at 4:01 p.m.

The international gathering at the La Valencia Hotel features exchanges of stories, flags and more

La Jolla crime and public safety news: Bird Rock attack, blotter

May 19, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Crime and public safety

Local spring teams wind up another season of CIF San Diego playoffs

By Ben Ali H Brown

May 19, 2025 at 12:32 p.m.

High School Sports Roundup

Some of the trees on La Jolla resident Dan Courtney’s street off Torrey Pines Road might need to be removed under a city of San Diego request for a new sidewalk. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)

More La Jolla trees may be lost as a result of San Diego sidewalk requests