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Veterans Day commemoration at Mt. Soledad to honor nation’s 250th anniversary
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... La Jolla’s storied Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial will once again serve as the site for a flagship Veterans Day commemoration, with a special focus on the country’s origins this year. 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of America’s founding in 1776. Thus, the Veterans Day event is themed “Guardians of the Promise: The 250-Year Unbroken Line.” It will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at 6905 La Jolla Scenic Drive South.
‘Absolutely awesome’: Second picnic grove, years in the making, now open at Scripps Park
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Nearly four years after the first Scripps Park picnic grove opened — and following a series of permit-related delays — construction on a second picnic grove in the park was recently completed. The first Scripps Park picnic grove opened in December 2022. The project involved relocating tables, improving access for people with disabilities, replacing a dying tree and layering the ground with a paving material called GraniteCrete.
Bird Rock couple unravels story behind missing socks in new children’s book
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When you lose a sock in a load of laundry, where does it go? Bird Rock husband-and-wife team Robbie and Jess Gallo, like many others, have long contemplated that question. And over the last two years, they turned it into the foundation for a fantastical children’s book. “Sneakers: The Sock Gremlin” unravels the mystery behind missing socks. The story follows the unknown life of Sneakers, a friendly gremlin that lives in a dryer and collects single socks.
San Diego Triathlon Challenge weekend in La Jolla helps raise $2 million for challenged athletes
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Over $2 million is going to the Challenged Athletes Foundation after a recent weekend of events as part of the San Diego Triathlon Challenge, with several activities held across La Jolla. Athletes with physical disabilities and Paralympians gathered alongside family members and supporters Oct. 23-25 for events ranging from a 5K “Walk and Roll,” pickleball clinic, pool swimming events, a cycle-thon, and more.
La Jolla author’s mystery series comes to a close with ‘complex’ third installment
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La Jolla Shores Association backs request for evaluation of speeding on Torrey Pines Road
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Following a request that came before the La Jolla Traffic & Transportation Board last month, an evaluation into how to improve safety and reduce speeding along a section of Torrey Pines Road is now underway. La Jolla resident Parnaz Seddighrad first approached the La Jolla Traffic & Transportation Board on Sept.
Bird Rock Elementary class visit leads to scientific journal feature Original
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When UC San Diego scientists visited a second grade classroom at Bird Rock Elementary on March 16, they set out to teach the basic concepts of nanotechnology and nanomedicine through analogies and activities. For example, the researchers conceptualized a nanometer by writing out the figure 0.000000001.
Current, former La Jollans recognized as Local Environmental Heroes
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A La Jolla volunteer and the leader of an ocean-centric investment firm — both with connections to La Jolla — were among the handful of Local Environmental Heroes that were recognized by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) this October.
La Jolla Shores’ Laureate Park temporarily closed, with expected reopening in 2027
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Following some infrastructure damage at a pocket park in La Jolla Shores that led to sewage reaching the surface earlier this year, the park is fully fenced off and closed to the public. It will likely remain that way through the beginning of 2027. The closure of Laureate Park along Avenida de la Playa is due to damage to a sewer main at Sewer Pump Station 27 at that location. The fencing to close off the area went up in late September.
South Bay educator Erin Williamson takes the helm at Torrey Pines Elementary School
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Torrey Pines Elementary School’s newest principal Erin Williamson doesn’t believe people pick leadership roles, but rather that leadership roles pick people. That philosophy has taken the longtime educator from gymnastics instructor to elementary school teacher and now principal.
Two honorees for San Diego National Philanthropy Day event hold La Jolla ties
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Paying homage to the people and groups helping the community through their philanthropic work, the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ San Diego Chapter will recognize eight people and three organizations as part of National Philanthropy Day next month. The annual event draws together roughly 1,000 guests — including nonprofit and philanthropic leaders — at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in downtown San Diego.
La Jolla streetscape project to start in ‘early part of 2027,’ but exact date remains uncertain
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... While the long-awaited in-development streetscape project from the La Jolla Community Foundation is “on the cusp of being able to start,” organizers are stopping short of providing a concrete starting date. The streetscape project is designed to revitalize Girard Avenue. Phase 1 of the plan would renovate Girard between Prospect and Wall streets with improved lighting and seating as well as more street trees, curb extensions and traffic-calming measures.
‘It is troubling’: Bird Rock group discusses new meeting format and boosting board participation
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... What started as a simple discussion about where the Bird Rock Community Council should meet in the near future became a more open-ended forum about how the group operates and where the community feels the BRCC board can step up. After resident Joe Parker took over as BRCC president late last year, the group changed the way it conducts its meetings.
News Nuggets: Savings Pass success, UCSD studies, Holocaust Living Memory Workshop return, more
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... La Jolla Savings Pass touted as a success following September launch Just over a month since the La Jolla Savings Pass launched, La Jolla Village Merchants Association executive director Jodi Rudick says the program is “off the charts successful.” The Savings Pass offers a centralized location for discounts and deals at La Jolla businesses, ranging from 10% off admission to local museums to 50% off select retail stores.
One elementary school principal in, one out in La Jolla cluster
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Just as one principal vacancy was filled within La Jolla’s public schools, another one has been created. At the La Jolla Cluster Association’s Oct. 15 meeting — the first one of this school year — the group discussed the hiring of Erin Williamson as the full-time principal for Torrey Pines Elementary School and the recent departure of La Jolla Elementary School principal Rebecca Vogel.
Three projects to return to La Jolla permit reviewers for second look
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... All three projects that came before the La Jolla Development Permit Review committee during its Oct. 13 will be coming back for additional review, with trustees needing additional information before voting. 240 Rosemont St. A project at 240 Rosemont St. in the Beach Barber Tract neighborhood calls for a remodel and addition to what is currently a 1,493-square-foot house.
La Jolla Rec Center fencing damaged again in second car crash in two years
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Two years after a vehicle went through a fence at the La Jolla Recreation Center, knocking over a light post and taking out a playground structure, a vehicle has once again collided with the protective fence outside the 615 Prospect St. rec center. A vehicle struck the gated area fronting the playground around 6 p.m. on Oct. 13, causing damage to one of the concrete pillars and fencing connected to it near the parking spaces on Draper Avenue.
La Jolla Parks & Beaches looks to preserve view corridor along Torrey Pines Road
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The La Jolla Parks & Beaches board chimed in at their latest meeting on a dispute over vegetation in the public easement above Charlotte Park between Coast Walk and Princess Street. LJP&B trustee Melinda Merryweather said she has worked for years to protect the view corridor along Torrey Pines Road. Years ago, she explained at the Oct. 5 meeting, a six-foot fence in that area was brought down to nearly half its size and vegetation in the area was trimmed.
Stars including Viola Davis hit the red carpet in La Jolla
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An EGOT winner, a comedian, film stars and makers, writers, producers, and more were among the stars that shone on the red carpet in La Jolla Oct. 13 at the San Diego International Film Festival’s Night of the Stars Tribute. At the event, actress Viola Davis was recognized with the Gregory Peck Award for Cinematic Excellence, an award named after the iconic La Jolla-born actor.
La Jolla slope repair in Country Club neighborhood OK’d by San Diego hearing officer
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Over a year after the La Jolla Community Planning Association lent its support to restoration and erosion control measures for a failed slope in La Jolla’s Country Club neighborhood, a city of San Diego hearing officer has now followed suit. The project would restore 0.03 acres of the slope to pre-failure conditions on a vacant, six-acre open-space lot between Caminito Bassano East and Hillside Drive, adjacent to 7440 Caminito Bassano West.
News Nuggets: Endangered list, ArtsConnect prize, Curebound Cancer Challenge, more
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... La Jolla Parks & Beaches signs onto Most Endangered List petition The La Jolla Parks & Beaches board is the latest community group to sign onto a letter supporting the inclusion of the La Jolla Park Coastal Historic District on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2027 list of “America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.” The board voted to support the effort during its Oct. 5 meeting.
City, Coastal Commission to seek outside help for enforcement at La Jolla Cove
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As the city of San Diego and California Coastal Commission wrestle with the future of access to La Jolla Cove, the two entities are now looking to a third party for stricter enforcement. At the Oct.
A single screen doesn’t restrict UC San Diego’s newest exhibition
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... What happens when cinema escapes the screen? Looking to answer that question, the exhibition “Off-Screen Space” opened Oct. 1 at UC San Diego’s on-campus Mandeville Art Gallery. On view through Friday, Dec. 4, the new exhibition displays a variety of moving images — experimental film, multi-channel installations, video art and cinematic performances — across different screens and surfaces.
Whale View Point staircase repair to begin Oct. 14
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A “monumental accomplishment” has been reached in the process of repairing a set of beach access stairs at Whale View Point, with a start date finally in sight. After years of planning, work on the staircase is slated to begin Oct. 14 and is expected to continue through Wednesday, Oct. 28. Work hours will be 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. During construction, visitors and surfers can access the beach from the stairs near the Surf Shack across from 333 Coast Blvd.
Sticky substance found inside La Jolla mailboxes prompts investigation
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A sticky substance that could be used to assist in mail theft was recently observed at the collection boxes outside of La Jolla’s main post office at 1140 Wall St., prompting a U.S. Postal Inspection Services investigation. A report was made and subsequently posted on social media about the sticky substance on Oct. 6.
Scripps Coastal Reserve access plan hearing pushed back again, with no limits on resubmittals
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After a series of withdrawals and resubmittals, an application to formalize the Scripps Coastal Reserve management and access plan has been withdrawn once again. It was scheduled to be heard during the California Coastal Commission’s Oct. 8 meeting. The withdrawal continues a cycle in which the reserve’s current limited access is maintained and a more concrete plan is pushed down the line. And it might not be the last time.
BirdStock 2026 touted as biggest, most lucrative event to date
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Bird Rock-based BirdStock music festival continued its upward trajectory this year with record profits and what organizers say is the largest crowd size to date. The 2026 event took place on Sept. 19, on the 5500-5700 blocks of La Jolla Boulevard.
La Jolla Country Day School unveils new 20,000-square-foot Hub for Human Impact
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As the school community of La Jolla Country Day School looks back on its past as it celebrate its 100th anniversary, it is also looking to the future with a new 20,000-square-foot building at the heart of the campus. The space, called The Hub for Human Impact, is designed to foster innovation, collaboration and “real-world problem-solving” for all grade levels, according to the school. It was officially opened to students and staff following an Oct.
News Nuggets: Half Marathon proceeds, UC San Diego centers, tree trimming, more
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Kiwanis Club of La Jolla Half Marathon brings in $600,000 This year’s Kiwanis Club of La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K and 5K race brought in $600,000 in proceeds, club leaders announced at its Sept. 23 meeting at the La Jolla Community Center. Members of the Kiwanis Club of La Jolla including club president Bart Calame showcase a $600,000 check representing proceeds from this year’s event.
Residents, visitors brave heat wave for Walter Munk Day in La Jolla
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A heat wave didn’t deter guests from stopping by one of La Jolla Shores’ signature events earlier this month. Walter Munk Day, celebrating the renowned La Jolla oceanographer, took place Oct. 3 and featured informational booths, activities and keynote speakers in Kellogg Park.
‘Breaking Point’: Former La Jollan explores wrongful convictions in new book
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... How do innocent people reach a breaking point and confess to crimes they didn’t commit? And how can they eventually get released from a sentence they didn’t deserve?
Artist’s 30-day, 500-mile pilgrimage inspires new La Jolla exhibition
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... If the Camino calls, you go. Over the last nearly 40 years, that sentiment has been in the background of San Diego-based oil painter Lori Mills’ life. Two years ago, she put the phrase into practice and completed 500 miles of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Europe. And she didn’t stop there.
Halloween Happenings: Trick-or-treating, festive films, pumpkin decorating and more coming to La Jolla
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With October in full swing, it’s time to boo-gie with a fang-tastic lineup of Halloween-themed events in La Jolla. Some returning events might give you deja-boo, while others offer a breath of fresh scare. Here’s a look at what festive events lie ahead. Creepy Candy Crawl One of La Jolla’s signature trick-or-treating events will return on the eve of Halloween.
San Diego French-American School fundraising for new Ocean View Arts and Academics Center
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Thanks largely to a $1 million donation earlier this year, the San Diego French-American School is more than halfway to its fundraising goal for a project intended to transform part of its campus.
Spirits aplenty at fifth San Diego Spirits Fest in La Jolla
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The San Diego Spirits Festival returned to La Jolla for the fifth year in a row Sept. 26-27 with drinks, music and seaside views. The annual event — which was previously held in downtown San Diego — offers tastings from a variety of spirits brands from San Diego distillers and beyond, music throughout multiple rooms, bites to eat from local eateries, and more.
Ex-Padres star makes pitstop in La Jolla as part of national book tour
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Before Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Dave Winfield played for the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins and others, he was a San Diego Padre. Winfield returned to his San Diego roots Sept. 26, holding a discussion and book signing at Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla. He was greeted by a packed house of attendees, many in Yankees and Padres gear, and signed a copy for every last one of them.
Avistan tiburones y especies de peces inusuales cerca de las aguas de La Jolla antes de El Niño
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Con el calentamiento de las aguas oceánicas y la inminente llegada del fenómeno meteorológico de El Niño, los científicos locales esperan la presencia de algunos visitantes inusuales frente a la costa del sur de California, entre ellos tiburones martillo, mantarrayas diablo y tiburones ballena cerca de La Jolla.
News Nuggets: Cars & Coffee, ‘Axolotl’s Garden,’ $18 million Salk Institute grant, more
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... La Jolla Cars & Coffee begins monthly showcase La Jolla Cars & Coffee, an initiative started by the father-and-son team of Craig and Max Lotzof, aims to bring its celebration of automotive enthusiasm, education and philanthropy to La Jolla.
Unusual shark, fish species spotted off California coast ahead of El Niño
With warmer ocean waters and an anticipated El Niño weather event quickly approaching, local scientists are expecting some unusual guests off the Southern California coast — including hammerhead sharks, devil rays and whale sharks near La Jolla. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting that the 2026-2027 El Niño weather pattern could be among the strongest on record, bringing warmer-than-average ocean temperatures and wetter, more intense winters to California.
Unusual shark, fish species spotted off California coast ahead of El Niño
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With warmer ocean waters and an anticipated El Niño weather event quickly approaching, local scientists are expecting some unusual guests off the Southern California coast — including hammerhead sharks, devil rays and whale sharks near La Jolla.
Unusual shark, fish species spotted near La Jolla waters ahead of El Niño Original
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With warmer ocean waters and an anticipated El Niño weather event quickly approaching, local scientists are expecting some unusual guests off the Southern California coast — including hammerhead sharks, devil rays and whale sharks near La Jolla.
La Jolla Business Roundup: Coffee and ceramics, Mediterranean food, dental passes, more
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A new part-coffee, part-ceramics shop in La Jolla Shores. An in-development Mediterranean restaurant in The Village. New digital platforms for gift cards and dental records with foundations in La Jolla. Here’s a look at the newest businesses opening in La Jolla. Casa Del Lobo At La Jolla Shores’ newest coffee shop, Casa Del Lobo, visitors can pick up a beverage and also find large ceramic planters and fountains for their home.
La Jolla News Nuggets: Innovation Night, Kiwanis grants, more
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... La Jolla Playhouse’s Annual Innovation Night to take place next month A high-profile networking and fundraising event is set to take place at La Jolla Playhouse’s Taper Plaza next month and pay homage to its president and CEO.
Long-awaited K-rail replacement project for La Jolla expected to start Oct. 6
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A long-anticipated construction project for a busy La Jolla thoroughfare now has a start date. The installation of a permanent guardrail on a portion of Torrey Pines Road between between Prospect Place and Coast Walk is now expected to begin on Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to San Diego city spokesperson Tyler Becker. Barring unforeseen weather conditions or delays in material procurement, construction is projected to continue through March 2027.
All Inn by the Sea La Jolla rooms open again following nine months of renovations
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Inn by the Sea La Jolla in The Village is back to full capacity after nearly nine months of hotel room renovations. Work on Inn by the Sea’s rooms started late last year with renovations to the hotel’s first three floors, made up of 87 rooms. Once those were complete, the top two floors — totaling 44 rooms — were given the same treatment.
Firefighters make return to newly renovated Fire Station 16 in La Jolla
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Firefighters are able to sleep soundly at La Jolla’s Fire Station 16, following the near-completion of the station’s first major remodel since 1982. Last year, work began on a renovation plan shepherded by the La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Club to replace walls and doors in the sleeping areas of the fire station, located at at 2110 Via Casa Alta near Mount Soledad, to improve sleeping conditions.
La Jolla Elementary teacher tells people they’re ‘more than a dot’ in new song
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Over the past year, La Jolla Elementary School art enrichment teacher Hannah Ford has been working on a song inspired by the work of avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama. The late Japanese artist is known for her polka-dot patterns, kaleidoscopic “Infinity Mirror Rooms” and pumpkin sculptures. And one pumpkin sculpture in particular — Kusama’s “Dream Pumpkin” within the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego lobby in La Jolla — caught Ford’s eye.
La Jolla cityhood staff make formal public debut, discuss goals
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Association for the City of La Jolla’s first trio of paid staff made their formal debut at an informational meeting on Sept. 14 meeting, during which each one explained their respective strategies for getting the effort to the ballot box. Members of the The Association for the City of La Jolla have been working for nearly five years to have La Jolla detach from San Diego and become its own city.
Torrey Pines Natural State Reserve in La Jolla closed for phase two of upgrades
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in La Jolla will be closed for the next few months as crews begin the next step of a multi-phase renovation project. The effort aims to repair and upgrade facilities that are up to six decades old or have been closed for years due to system failures. Phase one was conducted between November 2025 and February 2026, closing the main park access road, upper parking lots, visitor center and main trails.
‘Art with a flow’: Mixed-media artist part of 170-artist La Jolla Art & Wine Festival lineup
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Art in all types of media, entertainment, food, pet adoptions, silent auctions and more are coming to Girard Avenue in just a matter of weeks as part of the 28th annual La Jolla Art & Wine Festival. The free, family-friendly festival the runs the weekend of Oct.
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