June 2014

JUNE 5
2014 Summer
in the Park
Concert Flyer
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UHCA MEETING
Starts at 6:45 pm
Crime Watch
Bill Tall, City Farmer's Nursery
 Light refreshments provided
Alice Birney Elementary School
Auditorium
4345 Campus Ave.
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University Heights Community Association
June 2014
Restaurant Review - Circa 3 Birney Buzz 6
Plume6
Happenings & Calendar 7
Library and Books 9
In Case You Missed It 11
Public Outcry
Saves American
Flags Along
Park Blvd
For the first time in 60 years, the
Hillcrest Lions Club almost had to
stop putting up flags in Hillcrest due to
ONE person, Ernestine Bonn wearing
Speaker Toni Atkins
Inaugurated in Capitol
Our Only
Standing
First San Diegan to Ovation in
Lead Assembly
31 Years:
BILL TALL
In her swearing-in remarks Speaker Atkins
emphasized the need to help California’s
economy improve, including passing a
Rainy Day Fund, increasing investment
and access at UC and CSU, developing
a strong water policy in the face of the
drought, creating more affordable housing
and ending veterans’ homelessness.
the hat of a board member of M.A.D.
(Maintanence Assessement District),
filing a complaint with the City of San
Diego code compliance department
about flags being placed on Park Blvd.
Thanks to outraged citizens making calls
to City of San Diego officials, the Code
Compliance department has advised the
Lions Club they may continue to put up
flags on flag holidays while completing
the paperwork to obtain permits. Thank
you to Todd Gloria’s office for offering to
cover the permit fees and A VERY BiG
thank you to Michael Turko of KUSI
Turko Files the UT, Uptown News, and
other news organizations for the great
coverage over the Memorial Weekend.
A big win for the Good Guys!
In a ceremony in the Assembly Chambers,
Assemblymember Toni Atkins of San
Diego took the oath of office to become the
69th Speaker of the California Assembly.
On hand for the ceremony were Governor
Jerry Brown and the state’s constitutional
officers, members of the State Senate, and
Consuls General representing California’s
economic and cultural partners from
around the world. Former Assembly
Speakers were also present, including Rep.
Karen Bass, who administered the Oath of
Office to Speaker Atkins.
“We are all here to do the people’s
business,” Speaker Atkins said. “We must
work to ensure stability, and that includes
an adequate reserve for those rainy days
when the economy again takes a downward
dive. And at the same time we must expand
opportunity and lift up the most vulnerable
who have suffered a great deal and need us
not to forget them now.”
NOTICE...
W
e are pleased to announce that the University
Heights Community Association’s (UHCA)
application for tax exempt status has been
approved by the Internal Revenue Service and UHCA has
been classified by the IRS as a public charity. Contributions
to UHCA are now deductible under section 170 of the
Internal Revenue Code. We are also qualified to receive
tax deductible bequests and gifts.
The application and approval took months of hard work
and persistence. Many thanks go to the individuals who
helped make this possible including our pro bono attorney,
Olin Lewin, Esq., who expertly guided us through every
step and every document. Thanks also go to the staff of
Supervisor Ron Roberts and Congresswoman Susan Davis
for their support of us receiving expedited approval. It
made a difference.
For more information, contact Bernie Horan, President of
UHCA, at uhsd.org or (619) 301-0835.
Noting that she is the first Speaker from San
Diego, Speaker Atkins said, “Forty years
ago San Diego had a Senate President pro
tem. Twenty years ago, we had a Governor.
And today – we complete the Triple Crown
for America’s Finest City as we gain a
Speaker of the Assembly.”
Acknowledging Republican leader Connie
Conway (R-Tulare), Speaker Atkins also
noted this is the first time in California’s
history that either house of the Legislature
has two women leaders.
The invocation for the swearing-in was
given by her good friend, Fr. Henry
Rodriguez. The Colors were presented
by Sacramento Valley Veterans, an LGBT
veterans organization. Jamie Palmer of the
Speaker’s staff sang the National Anthem
and musical selections were provided by the
Faith Fellowship Community Church Choir
of Sacramento. Special guests included
Speaker Atkins college advisor and early
mentor Dr. Stephen Fisher. Thirty years
ago, Dr. Fisher inspired Speaker Atkins to
“imagine the world you want to live in and
UHCA has held monthly
meetings for 31 years. One
guest speaker has the singular
distinction of getting a standing
ovation. Don’t miss this month’s
meeting or you will miss Bill Tall,
founder of City Farmer’s Nursery. You
just have to come hear him and go to his
nursery or your life won’t be as good.
City Farmer’s Nursery is family owned,
offers free classes, and advice, organic
seeds, plants, dirt, etc., and is a fun
experience for the whole family, for
hours. All kinds of critters live at
the nursery, too. “Whether it takes
20 seconds or 20 minutes, we’re here
to help. Sometimes...we’re not going
to sell you a single thing because all
you really need to do is change your
watering!” says Bill.
In addition to the nursery, there is
Nate’s Garden Grill. “We’re striving to
provide fresh food, local ingredients, a
friendly atmosphere, and an expansive
selection of 21 craft brews and 8 local
wines, all at good value.” Come to the
June UHCA meeting to hear Bill speak
about all kinds of gardening, and being
water wise, in a fun and humorous way.
Continued on page 6
City Launches New “Waste
No Water” Program
Full is fun.
Or did you already know that? The
City of San Diego Water Conservation Program has unveiled
their new public service announcement focused around fun
images of filling up spaces. Everything about the 30-seconds
reflects the San Diego lifestyle, from the upbeat music, to
the iconic location shots throughout the city, to the San
Diegans in it, down to the ethic to waste no water.
So if you haven’t already seen it, here’s a teaser: What
conservation tip can you relate back to a group of clowns
getting into a smart car? This tip could save up to 30 gallons
of water a week. Find the answer by watching the ad on your
local TV channel or going to the City’s YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/SDPublicUtilities
Join other San Diegans to waste no water today! Pledge your
Continued on page 4
Join the
Rock ‘n Roll
CleanUHUp!
Sunday, June 1,
9 am-noon
(details page 3 )
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News University Heights Community Association | 6.2014
national recession stopped the
construction. In 1898, the land was
donated to build a Normal School, a
teacher training college.
At the end of North and Adams, the
SD Cable Railway Company
developed The Bluffs, a park that
eventually was purchased by John
Spreckels just before the turn of the
20th century. This 20-acre botanical
garden, Mission Cliff, was the end of
the line for the Spreckels’ owned
streetcars and was considered the
city’s premiere public park. In 1904,
the Harvey Bentley Ostrich Farm
moved to UH and enjoyed great
success due to the popularity of
ostrich feathers in women’s fashions.
The farm also was open to the public
and visitors could ride the birds for a
fee. In 1913, a trolley car barn was
built next to the farm. Used for
repairs and down time storage until
the 1940s, buses then replaced the
street cars. From 1949 until 1986,
the property was the San Diego
Paper Box Company. In 1979, the
building was sold and demolished.
Today this historical site is the Trolley
Barn Park, a crowning achievement
of UHCA, and inspired by the original
Mission Cliff Gardens, the park won
the prestigious AIA Orchid Award in
1992. One hundred and twenty five
years later, UH remains a vibrant
neighborhood and the ostrich graces
our pages as a reminder of our
community’s proud heritage.
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The ostrich design is owned by UHCA. Please note
any usage of it must receive prior approval by UHCA.
the Ostrich
STORY
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Told for 125 years, this
tale never grows old
University Heights is one of San
Diego’s oldest communities – one
with a colorful and exciting history.
Our story began in 1888 when the
College Hill Land Association
subdivided the land that bordered the
City Park for the purpose of
developing the University of Southern
California College of Fine Arts. The
lots were sold at “reasonable prices”
and part of the cost would go into a
college building fund; however, a
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Remember the heat wave a few weeks ago? It seemed that everywhere I went people
were hoping to be somewhere else.
Well now we are certainly in travel season. The kids are out of school, or will be soon,
and many of us are planning some sort of getaway. It's fun to explore new places or
return to our roots. Then, after a few weeks, many of us want to get home to San
Diego and our own little corner of the world. And who can blame us. It's pretty nice
right here. Summer in San Diego is full of opportunity. We have numerous Concerts
in the Park scheduled all around us. Balboa Park and the beaches offer a variety of
entertainment. I might even get the bike out of the garage and gets some exercise on
a leisurely tour of the local neighborhoods. University Heights offers all of us a perfect
spot to enjoy life. We are lucky to be able to walk to local businesses for a variety of
our needs or some of the simple pleasures. By bike or on foot, we can experience a
bit of "getting away from it all" in the nearby canyons.
We are lucky indeed. And I am the first to say that I can forget just how lucky we are
here. Recently, while I was on vacation , I was contemplating all the activities that I
enjoy at home (ironic). Every Sunday I walk somewhere in the metro are with one or
two of my friends. We chat, look at houses, study gardens, and on occasion walk along
the beaches. This past spring we even took the adventurous route and headed to East
County for some long mountain trails.
There are so many experiences right
here at home to experience. It is then
that I am grateful to live in San Diego.
And when I think of my friends and
neighbors I am grateful to be living in
University Heights.
Enjoy the summer whether you
vacation here or on the road.
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president’s corner by Bernie Horan
The bold outer boundaries on this map define the community of
University Heights. Every block and apartment/condo should have an
established Neighborhood Watch.
A Zone is a neighborhood within University Heights as defined by the 6
Zones on this map.
The blocks within each Zone are linked together via a Zone Watch
Coordinator, who manages an email list of participants wishing to receive
crime watch information. Please contact your Zone Coordinator for
more information.
Boundaries and Zone Watch
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www.uhsd.org
uhca news
uhca officers
Editors: Carol Neidenberg and Nan McGraw
Staff Writers: Nancy Carol Carter, MaryBeth Chruden, Laura Dadum,
Jeannie Hines, Bernie Horan, Nan McGraw, Kim Schmidt, Mary Anne
Stevens, and Marisa Walsh
Art Direction and Illustrations: Paul Farris
Production Manager: Andrea Bacal [email protected]
Advertising Director: Susan Holts [email protected]
President: Bernie Horan [email protected] or (619) 301-0835
Vice President: Carol Neidenberg Secretary: Monica Lancot and Mary Anne Stevens
Treasurer: Peter Rose
UHCA Website: www.uhsd.org
facebook.com/universityheightscommunityassociation
Published 11 times per year by the University Heights Community Association. We welcome articles, letters and
announcements about issues and events relating to University Heights. The deadline for submission is the 10th of the
month. Email submissions to [email protected]. We retain the right to edit submissions for style and content.
Clip & return to: UHCA P.O. Box 33032, San Diego, CA 92163
Join UHCA today and be part of the team! Volunteer your time on any of the
University Heights
Community Association is largely dependent
The success of the
upon the volunteer efforts of area residents.
Yearly Membership
Donor
$10 Senior
$15 Single
$20 Family
$30 Friends of Trolley Barn Park
$35 Membership & mailed UHCA News $50 Vermont Street Bridge Builders
$65 Business Membership
$100 Golden Ostrich Elite
$ _______ Donation for
Keeping up the Good Work
(Donate as a member or
non-member)
following committees and tax forces:
 Beautification & Planning • Keep UH beautiful.
 Blockwalker • Help deliver newsletters to UH residences and businesses.
 Marketing & Merchandising • Promote UHCA via marketing/advertising, visual arts, photography, and product merchandising.
 Membership • Help meet record goals for 2014 membership and attendance.
 Neighborhood/Zone Watch • Join your neighbors to keep UH safe.
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contribute your talent, creativity and energy to our paper.
 Program & Events • Plan and oversee the various events and general meetings.
 Library • Help make the UH branch better.
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News University Heights Community Association | 6.2014
UHCA Beautification & Planning
Committee
be a design contest for the children
By MaryBeth Chruden
Join us to keep up UH pride and beauty!
Bring a friend, wear a hat, and bring a
rake, shovel or clippers if you have
them. Water, snacks, sunscreen, gloves,
and some tools will be provided. As
always, we will have a raffle for gift
cards to local restaurants. Meet behind
the bougainvillea on Pascoe near the
Hwy 163 entrance.
in Alice Birney Elementary School’s
garden program. One design will be
chosen and the children will create the
garden, water and monitor it as well as
report on its progress with adult support
and mentoring. The project would be
completed within one year. Winners
will be chosen in early June. Committee
member Cheryl Cooke wrote the full
proposal in collaboration with Mindy
Swanson, coordinator of the Birney
garden program. We are excited about
this fun and creative proposal. Cross your
fingers for it to be chosen!
VERMONT STREET BRIDGE
POLISHED
ALICE BIRNEY ELEMENTARY
MINI CLEAN UP
The
bridge
doesn’t
clean
itself, our faithful
power washers
Rhett,
Curtis,
and Rahim do! On
May 3 Jeannie,
Sheila, and I
joined them to
sweep leaves and cobwebs, scrape gum
from the deck and polish the art panels.
If you walk the bridge regularly and
can help out once or twice a year, join
us. Email [email protected] and I will
contact you the next time we clean.
Committee members and other UHCA
volunteers met at the Birney playing
field on May 15 to pull weeds in front of
and inside the joint use field. This was
our second round of helping at Birney
as few volunteers turned out on April
26. We hope it made a difference and
looked better for the San Diego Floral
Association Garden Tour.
REMINDER
Rock ‘n Roll Clean UH Up! June 1 from
9 am- noon
GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD
CHALLENGE GRANTS
These grants are offered by the San
Diego Foundation to create opportunities
for leadership and encourage residents
to improve their neighborhoods. Of
six proposals submitted, three were
selected for Phase 2. In April, several
Beautification Committee members and
UH residents reviewed the selected
proposals and chose to focus on one,
that is, creating a vertical succulent
garden on a UH bus stop. An expanded
proposal with a budget and time line
was submitted. If accepted, there will
WASHINGTON ST./LINCOLN
AVE. NEWS
Have you noticed the landscaped area
by the bougainvillea at the Hwy 163
entrance? Workers were seen the week
of May 5 pulling weeds and trimming the
bougainvillea. It looked great! This is the
first time we are aware of this happening
as UHCA has an encroachment to take
care of that area and has always done so.
Now volunteers at the June 1 Rock ‘n Roll
Clean UH UP! can work further down the
freeway entrance (partially closed for the
marathon) and on the Washington St.
medians, unless by some miracle these
workers clean those areas too. Then we
will look for another location or all go out
to breakfast! There is plenty to do and
we have a lot of fun. Please join us!
UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
A subcommittee of the Beautification & Planning Committee is being formed to have
input on the undergrounding plan for University Heights. We wish to work with
Council President Todd Gloria and the new Utility Underground Advisory Committee
to indicate our interest in having the undergrounding project conducted in the near
future. We'd like UHCA to have input on the plan for our area. We'd like to know if
it is possible or not to have the utilities completely underground or to have fewer or
no boxes. In addition, we wish to explore the possibilities of more street lights and
decorative light fixtures. If you are interested in this subcommittee, please contact:
Nan McGraw: [email protected] or (619) 260-0668.
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RESTAURANT REVIEW: CIRCA
Get Your Kicks with Route 66 Beer
By Andrea Bacal
What the heck!
Might as well
start with dessert
first (as they say,
life is short...).
“Get Your Kicks
with Route 66
Beer” is the
tag line on the
bottle of artisan
root beer used
to make Mike Alamos’s new root beer
float dessert. It is a cane sugar root
beer poured over homemade cinnamon
ice cream, made even more spectacular
with the addition of burnt apple reduction
and smoked porter caramel. Or go for
fresh berries and cream served with
pomegranate balsamic syrup and
homemade pistachio ice cream; or for
chocolate fans, the warm chocolate
brownie served with Old Rasputin
chocolate sauce and espresso ice cream.
Open Nightly for Dinner @ 5pm
Brunch on Sundays @ 9am
2121 Adams Ave. San Diego CA 92116
619-269-9152 circasd.com
dishes were served with a sautéed kale
that was wonderful. Mike, the owner/
chef, makes not only all the ice creams,
but the sauces, molasses ketchup,
mustards, farmer’s cheese, and pickles
as well.
The restaurant is located on Adams
Avenue in the building that used to
be The Farm House Cafe. It is small,
intimate, with a nice bar and a very
pleasant outdoor patio were you can eat
and even bring your well behaved dog!
You might recognize Deirdre, the very
helpful waitress / bartender because she
previously worked at the Farmhouse.
Since the kitchen is so much a part of the
restaurant, you will see Mike hanging out
ready to talk to everyone who wants to
chat when he’s not busy putting together
the well composed dishes.
Less than two months old, this new
“rustic, regional, retro” restaurant
is already drawing the neighborhood
foodies. The ambiance is fabulous (the
retro part) with a turntable playing old
jazz greats from Mike’s vinyl collection.
The night my husband and I were
there we listened to Stan Getz and the
incomparable Dinah Washington. We
shared an appetizer of retro-mademodern succotash with two crispy pieces
of succulent maple glazed pork belly on
top. It was unusual and delicious. The
meatloaf entree was wonderful, and
made even better with the red ale gravy
on top. I had a slow cooked pork dish that
was achiote marinated, then cooked with
plantains, yams, and organic dates. It was
falling apart tender and full of flavor. Both
I happen to love neighborhood restaurants,
and this one is a jewel! Beyond that, they
take reservations (which will probably be
advisable, particularly on the weekends),
making it easy to make plans to visit
them. You will be rewarded with a fun and
delicious experience.
Thanks to Mary Anne Stevens for providing
the research.
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2121 Adams Ave. San Diego CA 92116
(619) 269-9152
Hours: Open nightly at 5:00 pm and
Sunday brunch 9 am – 2:00 pm
Watercolor, Anyone?
in adults as well. The four
consecutive classes emphasize
informal, fun instruction for
approximately two hours each.
To quote Liz, “Learning about
basic techniques is not difficult
and there is no such thing as a
mistake.”
rustic, regional, retro
At circa we are drawn to a time when food was
fresh, natural and grown close to our homes.
We are committed to our community and
welcome our neighbors as ‘owners’
of their own local eatery.
www.uhsd.org
Longtime University Heights resident
and award winning watercolor artist, Liz
Linderman, has created a four session
watercolor painting program for beginners
titled “Creative Expression.” Initially for
children, ages 6 to 10 years of age, many
of whom receive no art instruction in the
public schools, it soon caught the interest
A graduate of Syracuse
University in Fine Arts, Liz
also attended the Art Students
League and Pratt Institute in
New York. In San Diego, she
taught at St. Didacus School
and Oasis. More recently,
her work was exhibited in a
private show in Mission Hills, and she
has won First Place Awards for four
consecutive years in the annual City Hall
Senior Art Show. She is a member of the
San Diego Watercolor Society. Contact
Liz at [email protected] for her
upcoming classes.
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News University Heights Community Association | 6.2014
from your
councilmember
By Todd Gloria
Council President, City of San Diego
Countdown to 2015
The residents of University Heights and
neighbors throughout San Diego will
return to Balboa Park in 2015 and find
a renewed interest in our City’s Crown
Jewel. As we near the Centennial of the
1915 Panama-California Exposition, I
remain excited about the improvements
being made to invest in the Park so that it
remains an asset for the next 100 years.
Leading the charge to ensure the occasion
is appropriately recognized is Mike Ruiz,
a long-time City Park and Recreation
Department employee. He has taken
on the role as Balboa Park 2015 Director
and is now on the job as the city’s point
person for the Balboa Park centennial.
Planning and work toward the 2015
Centennial have progressed over the
past several years, and results are now
obvious. The notable investments made
thus far range from very practical to
artistically significant.
On the practical end, I am pleased to
report that the Alcazar Garden Parking
Lot was recently reopened after
significant renovations. The lot was regraded to fix sloping issues and improve
accessibility. Nine accessible parking
spaces were also added as part of the
redesign and repainting. The reopening
of this lot and the added accessibility will
help ensure all users of Balboa Park have
the opportunity to enjoy it.
Visitors can now enjoy the completed
efforts of the Committee of One
Hundred, which spent the last three years
renovating 18 sculptures in the Casa
del Prado. The sculptures have a long
history. In 1915, 10 temporary buildings
were built along the Prado and between
the Plaza de Panama to the Spreckels
Organ Pavilion. The buildings were
meant to last for the year of the PanamaCalifornia Exposition, and the plaster
ornamentation was not surprisingly
badly deteriorated within five years. The
ornamentation from the 1915 Food and
Beverage Building was removed before
the building’s demolition in 1969. The
original ornamentation was taken to the
Chollas Landfill after being used to make
molds for the new building then being
constructed, which would eventually be
the Casa del Prado.
After realizing that people were climbing a
fence to take pieces of the ornamentation,
the city and the Committee of One
Hundred salvaged 17 pieces and returned
them to the Casa del Prado courtyard to
create the Panama-California Sculpture
Court in 1973. Some pieces were restored
at that time.
In 2010, with the support of the City of San
Diego’s Commission for Arts and Culture
and Balboa Park staff, The Committee
of One Hundred decided to restore the
Panama-California Sculpture Court.
After 55 years outdoors as parts of the
original building and nearly 40 years in the
Sculpture Court many of the sculptures
were in poor condition: Sculptures were
filthy, damaged, and some had graffiti;
wooden stands were peeling and rotting;
there was no interpretive signage, and
the replacement statue called Religion
had been missing from the east side of
the reconstructed building for several
years after being removed for public
safety because of advanced deterioration.
From 2011-2014 the Committee of One
Hundred had 18 sculptures restored, gave
them new bases, and added interpretive
signage in English and Spanish. The
renovated Panama-California Sculpture
Court now serves as museum display,
telling the story of a temporary exposition
building and its rebirth. Nearly 100 donors
contributed to this project, including major
support from the Balboa Park Trust at the
San Diego Foundation and the County of
San Diego. It is open to the public without
charge whenever the Casa del Prado is
open.
I continue to work with neighbors,
Balboa Park stakeholders, and city staff
to develop the full schedule and plan
for the Centennial of the 1915 PanamaCalifornia Exposition, and know that
the investments like the ones already
completed will make a lasting positive
impact on our Crown Jewel.
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forgetting can create easy opportunities
for a burglar.
from your
supervisor
As we prepare to spring into summer,
county crime prevention specialists
are offering some handy tips to better
safeguard our homes and vehicles. While
most seem simple or common sense, too
often they are overlooked in our busy
lives.
At home:
• Always lock your doors and windows, especially at night and when you are away.
• Close your garage and pet doors.
• Be a good neighbor and watchful for one another.
• Secure ladders and tools so they cannot be used to gain entry into your home.
By Ron Roberts
Supervisor, Fourth District
Don’t Let Crime Ruin Your
Summer - Some simple steps
to keep your home safe.
Summer is almost here and we have
already felt a warmer than usual spring.
With more hot days approaching, the
County Sheriff’s Department offers
various tips to help keep you, your family,
your home and valuables safe.
Crimes such as burglaries and thefts
usually increase in the summer months,
so the first thing to do is avoid becoming
an easy target.
It is only natural to want to take advantage
of the sunny weather and longer days to
take our families to fun places – like the
county’s new Waterfront Park – to relax
and keep cool. When doing so, it can be
easy to forget to close that window or door
newly kept open to cool the house. But
• Lock up your bicycles.
When going on vacation:
• Lock up your home and activate the alarm.
• Don’t broadcast your plans on social media.
• Hold the delivery of your mail and newspaper, or ask a trusted friend to pick them up for you.
Practicing common sense steps such as
these will help teach your family how to
guard themselves, and their property,
allowing everyone to better enjoy this
season of vacation.
County Supervisor Ron Roberts represents
University Heights as part of his Fourth
Supervisorial District. You can follow him
on Facebook at Supervisor Ron Roberts,
on Twitter at @RonRobertsSD and at
www.RonRoberts.com.
HATS OFF TO RON ROBERTS
Can you imagine University Heights without a Trolley Barn Park? Or the
Vermont Street Bridge? How about the improvements to Park Boulevard
including trees, underground utilities, sidewalks, decorative lighting, and the
neon University Heights Trolley sign in the heart of our business district?
We owe our County Board of Supervisor, Ron Roberts, many plumes and a
debt of gratitude for these improvements throughout almost 30 years. First,
he was our City Councilmember (1986 for two terms) and now our County
Supervisor.
During the 80s, he helped us obtain funding for our signature project, the
one that launched UHCA, the Old Trolley Barn Park. Other enhancements to
University Heights would have not happened without his support. In 1994,
he was instrumental in funding the reconstruction of the Vermont Street
Waste No Water” Program Continued from page 1
Bridge. He made sure the new bridge was not only safe and durable, but also
attractive with its laser cut stainless steel and Plexiglas panels (reported to
be one of the largest public art projects in California). In 2007, Supervisor
your commitment by April 30 (too late for this issue!!) for the National Mayor’s
Challenge for Water Conservation at: www.mywaterpledge.com/campaign/nationalcampaign-2014. Currently, we are number two in the city rankings for pledges. Help
us make San Diego #1.
Roberts awarded $15,000 for bridge renovations and updates. He continues
Also, become a friend on www.facebook.com/SanDiegansWasteNoWater and sign up
yourself, family and friends to receive conservation news to be part of the Waste No
Water social community.
County’s Community Enhancement Program.
The City of San Diego’s Water Conservation Program reduces water demand through
promoting or providing incentives for the installation of hardware that provides
permanent water savings and by providing services and information to help San
Diegans make better decisions about water use. For more information about Water
Conservation, call (619) 515-3500 or visit www.wastenowater.org.
to support our community with the Concerts in the Park, our community’s
annual summer event. The concerts have been partially funded by the SD
Now, all San Diegans, can benefit from the Supervisor’s vision to improve the
San Diego waterfront. He has made dreams of past visionaries (John Nolen,
George Marston, and others) come true. The Waterfront Park at the County
Administration Center is a beauty. Thank you, Supervisor Roberts, for your
dedication to San Diego and University Heights.
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SOHO PRESENTS THE ANNUAL
FEATURING
The Community of North Park
People In Preservation Awards
Friday • 6-9pm
Architectural Walking Tours
Saturday • 9am • 11am • 1pm
Sunday Historic Home Tour
Sunday • 11am-4pm
Tour the interiors of six historic houses
in North Park. The self-driven tour features
an exciting diversity of early 20th century
architectural styles.
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Birney Buzz
By Laura Dadmun,
Friends of Alice Birney Elementary President
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First University Heights
Garden Tour Delights Visitors
San Diego Floral Association Thanks the Community
By Nancy Carol Carter
Birney Selected as a School Smarts Academy Site
Birney PTA kicks off the School Smarts Parent Academy on May 5 with a Parent
Engagement Night from 5 to 7 pm on campus. Birney is one of only two selected
San Diego Unified schools hosting the free Parent Academy this spring. School
Smarts is an award-winning, research-based program that helps parents help their
children succeed in school. The program includes a seven-session Parent Academy
with a comprehensive curriculum that fosters parent engagement in education. It
encourages parents to promote a complete, high-quality education that includes the
arts. The program is generously supported by a grant from the Williams and Flora
Hewlett Foundation. Already piloted in eleven school districts, School Smarts Parent
Academy is new to San Diego Unified.
Why does it matter? Research shows that parental engagement in education improves
student success in school, across all socioeconomic groups. Parents will learn to
understand the ins and outs of the educational system, communicate effectively,
advocate for a quality education for their child. During each session, the parents will
also participate with their children in art activities that build a sense of community and
underscore the importance of a complete education including the arts.
Passport to Adventure On June 21!
Come and join us at Birney Elementary's 6th annual
"Passport to Adventure" on Saturday, June 21 from 11
am – 3 pm! Countries that you can visit this year include
Egypt, Bangladesh, Guatemala, Armenia, St. Vincent &
the Grenadines, and Benin. You can try a food, do a craft,
and even play a game representative of each country.
There also will be other games and activities, as well as a Silent Auction and an
Opportunity Drawing.
UH Businesses and Residents: Would you like to show your
support of our neighborhood school? Here are a few ways:
1. Sponsor a booth or game at the Passport to Adventure. Different levels of
sponsorship are available.
2. Residents and businesses can donate items or gift certificates for our Silent Auction
or Opportunity Drawing. Gift certificates to our local UH establishments would be
particularly appreciated!
A cool breeze and a hint of “May Gray”
were very welcome on Saturday morning,
May 17, as San Diego Floral Association’s
annual historic garden tour kicked off in
Old Trolley Barn Park.
The several garden marketplace vendors
whose tents and attractive wares decorated
a grassy expanse of the park managed their
set-ups with a degree of comfort. Likewise,
the pleasant weather encouraged some
hardy garden tour patrons to walk the
entire route, while others enjoyed biking
from garden to garden. Whatever the
mode of transportation, visitors arrived in
numbers and liked what they saw.
The break in the weather could not have
been better timed. In the days leading up
to the tour, event planners, along with
homeowners trying to spruce up their
gardens, worried as bone dry winds and
record high temperatures settled over San
Diego. Despite the unseasonable weather,
volunteers throughout University Heights
persisted with clean-up and planting
projects. Those home gardens on the tour
got extra attention and required more than
a splash of extra water as the heat wave
persisted.
All effort were rewarded. Patrons of the
garden tour were delighted by what they
saw.
People loved the pride of ownership and
individuality reflected in the eight very
different home gardens on this tour. A few
garden tour veterans thought this the best
tour they had experienced this season.
Those completely new to University
Heights found that they had made a most
agreeable discovery.
Speaker Atkins
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3. Be a vendor at the event, with a percentage of sales donated to the school.
then work to create it.”
4. Residents can volunteer to help with the event. The more volunteers we have, the
more games we can offer the kids. What a fun way to interact with a bunch of happy kids!
Speaker Atkins previously served eight years
on the San Diego City Council representing
communities that included University
Heights, and became a stabilizing force
during a tumultuous period in 2005, stepping
in as Acting Mayor after the resignation of
Mayor Dick Murphy. Prior to her election
as Speaker, Ms. Atkins held the position of
Majority Leader. She chaired the Assembly
Select Committee on Homelessness, and
served on committees on Housing and
Community Development, Health, Veterans
Affairs, as well as the Joint Legislative Audit
Committee. Speaker Atkins is a leading
voice on affordable housing, women’s health,
veterans, and homelessness.
Sponsors and vendors will be prominently featured on the "passports" handed out on
the day of the event. For more information, email Dawn Martin at dawn.s.martin@
gmail.com or call her at (619) 241-3746.
University Heights Urban Harvest Festival
We are beginning our planning for the second annual University Heights Urban
Harvest Festival! If you have ideas, volunteer time, or would like to sponsor a booth,
please email us at [email protected].
Speaker Atkins was born in Virginia. She
earned her bachelor’s degree in political
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Garden tour tri-chairs Kay Harry, Cheryl
Gaidmore, and Sondi Arndt expressed
their gratitude to the University Heights
community for welcoming San Diego Floral
Association into the neighborhood and for
providing a high level of cooperation and
support during the long planning process.
Thank you University Heights!
science from Emory & Henry College, and
completed the senior executive program at
the John F. Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard University.
Her life of public service began in San
Diego in the mid-1980s as director of clinic
services at Womancare Health Center. She
became a staff representative of then-City
Councilmember Christine Kehoe, later
winning her mentor’s council seat after Ms.
Kehoe’s election to the Assembly.
Speaker Atkins lives in the South Park/
Golden Hill with her spouse, Jennifer LeSar,
and their dogs, Haley and Joey. As of now
Haley and Joey have not announced plans for
a Twitter feed or playing cards.
Speaker of the Assembly, Toni Atkins,
District 78:
http://asmdc.org/members/a78/
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H a p p e n i n g in the Heights
Comedy
Swedenborg Hall (1531 Tyler Ave.)
www.swedenborgianchurchsandiego.org
•Songwriters’ Acoustic Nights Concert; Sunday, June 22, 7:30 pm, $8
Featuring Veronica May, Sister Speak, Rusty Jones, Amber Tope
Swedenborg Hall (1531 Tyler Ave.)
www.swedenborgianchurchsandiego.org
•Sidestage Improv; Saturday, June 7, 8:00 pm, $5.
•Sidestage Improv Classes; Sundays, 2:30 pm
([email protected] for info).
Twiggs Green Room (4590 Park Blvd.)
(619) 296-0616, www.twiggs.org
•Celtic Ensemble; every Sunday, 4 pm
Lestat’s on Adams (3343 Adams Ave.)
(619) 282-0437, www.lestats.com
•Comedy Night; Tuesdays, 9 pm
Theatre
Music
Diversionary Theater (4427 Park Blvd.)
(619) 220-0097, www.diversionary.org
• Re-Designing Women; May 29-June 15
3rd Space (4610 Park Blvd.)
(619) 255-3609-1151, www.3rdspace.co
•3S Monthly Jazz Jam; Tuesday, June 3, 8 pm
Farmers Market
Across the Street at Mueller College (4607 Park Blvd.)
(619) 507-7223 (John Ciccolella for details)
•Oliver Riot; Sunday, June 8, 7 pm; all ages
Hillcrest Farmers Market (Lincoln St. & Normal St., at the DMV parking lot)
(619) 299-3330, www.hillcrestfarmersmarket.com
• 140 vendors offer a wide variety of locally grown in-season fruit, produce, gifts, arts and crafts, and flowers as well as prepared food and hot food items with an emphasis in international cuisine; every Sunday, 9 am to 2 pm
ArtLab Studios (3536 Adams Ave.) (see Java Joe’s)
Hillcrest Farmers Market (3960 Normal St. at the DMV parking lot)
•Various musicians; every Sunday, 10 am to 1 pm
Java Joe’s (formerly Art Lab Studios) (3536 Adams Ave.)
(619) 283-1151, www.artlabsd.com
•Robin Henkel Band with Horns! And guest And guest Whitney Shay; Wednesday, Wednesday, 25, 8 pm, by donation.
Lestat’s on Adams (3343 Adams Ave.)
(619) 282-0437, www.lestats.com
•Open Mic hosted by Chad Taggert; Mondays, 6:30 pm
•Robin Henkel Band with Horns! and guest Whitney Shay; Sunday,
June 29
8 pm, $8., all ageg.
Do you like to read? If so, help us turn the page in the history of the UH
Branch Library. Contribute to the Friends of the Library for as little as $5
and make a difference. Board members also are needed. Join us at the
next meeting on June 10 at 7 pm, UH Branch Library, lower level. Contact
Nan McGraw for more information at (619) 260 - 0668
June 2014
Sunday
Rock ‘n Roll
1
Clean UH Up!
Monday
Tuesday
2
3 9 am - Noon
HILLCREST
Farmers Market
Lincoln & Cleveland
9 am - 2 pm
every Sunday
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HILLCREST
Farmers Market
Lincoln & Cleveland
9 am - 2 pm
every Sunday
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UH LAND USE
Uptown Planners
Meeting
Joyce Beers Center
Uptown Center
6 pm
16
Farmers Market
Lincoln & Cleveland
UHCDC Meeting
4452 Park Blvd.
Suite 104,
6:30 pm
17 24 Early History of
Balboa Park
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
5
6
Point Cleanup
7 The
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
UHCA mtg
6:45 pm Birney
Elementary
Auditorium
UH Rec Council: 5:30 pm
Deadline for June Issue
Articles & Advertising
Hillcrest Town
Council Joyce Beers Center in
Uptown Complex 6:30 pm
Friends of UH Library
7:00 PM
UH Library 6 pm
9 am - 2 pm
every Sunday
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news 11 North Park Planning
Committee
North Park Christian Fellowship
2901 North Park Way 6:30 pm
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HILLCREST
Wednesday
June is National Dairy Month, National Fresh Fruit
and Vegetable Month, National Safety Month, and
National LGBT Pride Month.
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FULL MOON
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HILLCREST
Farmers Market
Lincoln & Cleveland
9 am - 2 pm
every Sunday
30
20
Library Task Force
UH Library
6:30 pm
25
UH Book Club
& Salon
UH Library
6:30 pm
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 FLAG DAY 
Curbside Recycling
21SUMMER SOLSTICE
Umbrella Friends of
UH Library
Book Sale 8 am - 3 pm
Buchanan Canyon
Cleanup 9 am
Johnson between
Lincoln & Hayes
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Curbside Recycling
29
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Friends of UH Library
Paperback Book Sale
10 am - 2 pm
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phone book
Emergency (Police, Fire, Medical)
911
Non-Emergency (report suspicious activity/HOT-Homeless Outreach Team/etc.)
619-531-2000
Abandoned Vehicles 858-495-7856
Alice Birney School Office
619-497-3500
Animals (Non-emergency)
619-767-2675
Brush and Weed Abatement
619-533-4444
Code Violations 619-236-5500
Crime Stoppers Tip Line
888-580-TIPS
Department of Environmental Health (public health/rats/rodents)
858-694-2888
Downed Power Lines (SDG&E)
800-411-7343
Emergency Water/Sewer Repair/Sink Holes
619-515-3525
Graffiti on private and public property call Urban Corps 800-829-6884
http://www.urbancorpssd.org/graffiti.html
Narcotics (suspicious drug house/anonymous)
Project Wildlife
619-531-2468
619-225-WILD
Retired Senior Volunteer (RSVP)
619-281-8228
SDPD Community Relations Officer David Surwilo
please phone Western Division until Officer Surwilo returns
SDPD Western Division-5215 Gaines Street
619-692-4800
S.D. City Services (recycling, uncollected trash, Illegal dumping, landfill/dead animals/hazardous waste,
homeless encampment)
858-492-5060
Shopping Cart Pick-Up Service 800-252-4613
Street Division (streetlights, water emergency, street 619-527-7500
maintenance, etc.)
University Heights Branch Library
619-692-4912
Zone/Neighborhood Watch-Nan McGraw
619-260-0668
RSVP (SDPD’s Volunteer Patrol)
619-692-4800
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- Gated Entry Private Yard & Large Storage Shed
- New Roof, New Siding & New Tankless Hot Water Heater
- New Low Pile Carpet On The Stairs & In The Bedrooms
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2223 El Cajon Blvd.
Lancer’s Bar
4671 Park Blvd.
Lei Lounge
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Loving Hut
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Mama’s Bakery & Lebanese Deli 4237 Alabama St.
Muzita Abyssinian Bistro
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Mystic Mocha
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Park House Eatery
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Pizzeria Bruno Napoletano
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Pizzeria Luigi
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Plumeria Vegetarian Cuisine
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Pomegranate Restaurant
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Red Fox Steak House
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Red House Pizza
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Small Bar
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Soltan Banoo
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Summer’s Market
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Between the Covers:
What’s Happening at the
University Heights Library
By Kim Schmidt, Librarian
A Special Thank You
The University Heights Branch Library is now officially 100 years old. Thanks to
everyone in the community for their kindness and generosity in preparing for our
Anniversary party that was held on April 12. It was a great event, attended by over 200
people, including political representatives from the US Senate, Congress, the California
State Assembly, County Administration, and San Diego City Council. None of it would
have been possible without the support of our neighbors, including the Friends of
the University Heights Library and the University Heights Community Association
members.
Become a Friend of the Library
If you enjoy the services and programs provided by the University Heights Branch
Library, you need to know that our programming depends on the generosity of donations
from the community. One of the best ways you can help support the library is to join
the Friends of the University Heights Library. For a minimum donation of $10 ($5 for
students and seniors) you can sign up for an annual Friends membership. Just stop
into the branch and ask a staff member for a membership envelope. Help our library to
be fabulous, make new friends, and join the Friends of the University Heights Library.
Before 1915: The Early History of Balboa
Park – June 24, 2014 (6 pm)
Learn about Balboa Park’s early history, including why 2015 is not the centennial
of Balboa Park, how Balboa Park got its name, and how the 1915 Panama-California
Exposition changed the park forever.
Nancy Carol Carter will discuss the park’s history from its establishment in 1868 up
to the Exposition - a turbulent period when the park was under threat from real estate
developers and schemes to take the land for other uses. She will also recount the
stories of several prominent figures in the park’s history, including horticulturist Kate
Sessions, businessman George Marston, park planner Mary B. Coulston, and famous
landscape architects Samuel Parsons and the Olmstead Brothers.
Friends of the Library Book Sale – June 21
(8 am – 3 pm)
Find great bargains on books, DVDs, Music CDs, and vintage vinyl at the Friends of the
San Diego Public Library Book Sale. All proceeds for the book sale go to support the
Friends of the San Diego Public Library. Please join us.
Friends of the Library Paperback Book Sale
- June 27 (10 am – 2 pm)
The Friends of the San Diego Public Library will open up its vast paperback collection
for a regular sale each Friday following the monthly Saturday book sale.
Summer Reading Program 2014
It’s time again for the San Diego Public Library Summer Reading Program. This
year’s theme is PAWS TO READ. In addition to the reading program, which rewards
children for reading with prizes, including FREE tickets to a San Diego Padres game,
the Summer Reading Program also offers free live educational and entertaining
performances. June’s performance schedule features Gaston’s Puppet Show on June
11, at 4 pm. Please join us and sign up for the reading program!
Book Club and Salon
Friends of Buchanan Canyon
By Jeannie Hine
In April, the Friends of Buchanan Canyon
worked in the Johnson Avenue native
garden to spruce it up for the May 17 San
Diego Floral Association Garden Tour in
University Heights. It seems like we just
put in the garden, but it was in December
2011, thanks to the generosity of Louisa
Campagna, and the hard work by all of the
assorted volunteers and workers. The
garden has become comfortable and has
made its home above our neighborhood
canyon. Of course, weeds and trash try
to barge their way into its beauty, but the
garden friends keep a watchful eye out.
Join us for another project on the 3rd
Saturday (June 21) at 9:00 am. Wear
sturdy closed toe shoes, bring drinking
water and gloves. Be ready for a fun
morning in our ever changing canyon.
UH Book Club & Salon:
Clara and Mr. Tiffany
By Susan Vreeland
Clara and Mr. Tiffany is a novel based on recently discovered
information about the work and New York Studio of Louis
Comfort Tiffany. A 2007 museum exhibit, inspired in part by
the letters of Clara Driscoll, cast a new light on who exactly did
what in Mr. Tiffany’s studio. The story really belongs to Clara,
who until recently never got the credit she deserved for her
role in creating and designing some of the well known pieces in
the Tiffany collection.
The novel traces sixteen years of Clara’s life between 1892 and
1908, the years she served as head of the Women’s Division
at the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company. Set against the
backdrop of New York near the turn of the 20th Century, from
the Gilded Age world of formal balls and opera to immigrant poverty of lower East
Side, bestselling author Susan Vreeland again brings to life images and characters set
in streets and scenes of a bygone age. Another facet of great interest is the author’s
details involving the process of making glass for Tiffany’s stained glass windows.
Join the discussion at the Wednesday, June 25, 2014, meeting. The book will be available
at the UH Library’s front desk in June. New members are always welcome!
UH Book Club & Salon, WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2014 at 6:30 pm
UH Branch Library, 4193 Park Boulevard (at Howard Avenue), (619) 692-4912
Celebrate
Your LIGHT
Summer
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Soulstice
Service
The University Heights Book Club and Salon monthly meeting will be held at the library
on Wednesday, June 25, at 6:30 pm. This month’s book selection is The Bookman’s
Tale by Charlie Lovett. Pick up a copy of this title at the library’s service desk.
Regular Monthly Programs for Kids
www.uhsd.org
11:00 am - noon
Everybody Welcome
Swedenborgian Church of San Diego
4144 Campus Ave (at Tyler Street)
SwedenborgianChurchSanDiego.org
619.296.5662 | [email protected]
The Swedenborgian Church is a progressive, open and affirming
congregation which supports the spiritual journeys of all people.
Also on tap are the library’s regular weekly/monthly programs for children, including:
• Arts and Crafts for Children – every Saturday at 10:30 am
• Story Time for Children of All Ages – second and fourth Thursday of each month at 10:30 am
• Pre-school Story Time – every Friday at 10:30 am
Note: Baby Sign Language Story Time – has been discontinued
All programs are free to the public. Please drop in!
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www.uhsd.org
TWIGGS·UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS
The informal community center of
University Heights for over 19 Years.
Check out our Recent Makeover!
4590 Park Blvd • 619.296. 0616
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baked goods, sandwiches, salads and
soup along with a killer breakfast!
TWIGGS·ADAMS AVENUE
2804 Adams Avenue • 619.296. 4077
Blockwalkers deliver the
UHCA News door-to-door to over
4,000 residents, and drop off bundles
of papers to businesses throughout
UH. This opportunity to volunteer
involves about 1 hour of time on the
last Tuesday of each month.
Apartment and Condo Dwellers: if you would
like to distribute newsletters monthly within
your complex, please contact Nan McGraw
([email protected]) or 619-260-0668.
An Open and Affirming Congregation
3900 Cleveland Avenue • San Diego, CA 92103
Phone: (619) 295-4146
Regular Sunday Schedule
8:55 a.m. Contemporary Worship
11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship
For information, call or visit our web site -- www.univchristianchurch.com
You may also visit us on Facebook
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News University Heights Community Association | 6.2014
www.uhsd.org
In Case You Missed It Mrs. Kravitz’s Korner
he May monthly UHCA meeting
was called to order shortly
after 6:45 pm by Vice President
Carol Neidenberg.
Kicking
off the meeting was a presentation by
Kay Harry from the San Diego Floral
Association about the May 17 “Canyon
Rims & Valley Views” garden tour in
University Heights. Kay was available
throughout the meeting to sell event
tickets and copies of their magazine,
California Garden. She also brought two
tickets to the tour, which were raffled off
at the end of the meeting.
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Other brief announcements were made
concerning the June meeting; clean
up in preparation for the Rock n’ Roll
Marathon and the pet blessing at the
Swedenborgian Church. Also announced
was the successful 100th anniversary
of the UH Library; the search for new
Friends of the Library Board members;
and need for additional writers for the
award-winning UHCA News.
Council President Todd Gloria was
the key speaker. He spoke about the
clean up of the historic Lily Pond on
Mission Cliff and Park Blvd, and thanked
community representative Molly Chase
for rolling up her sleeves and helping
make that project successful, which
included the city repainting of the curb
and removing the sign from the middle
of the pond. On behalf of UH residents,
his office is working on the following
projects: banner district – waiting on
the City Attorney for an agreement;
dog poop stations; the branch library –
circulation desk has arrived and waiting
for installation; and appointment of Carol
Neidenberg to the Historic Resources
Board by Mayor Faulconer.
Among the issues raised by those in
attendance were the oversized vehicle
problem; utility undergrounding; lack
of adequate lighting; traffic problems on
Washington due to the city years ago
installing a traffic signal, “temporary”
cones, and wrongful ticketing of drivers;
stated commitment to being in one
planning group, and taxing (or not) of
income from Airbnb. The Q&A were
lively and Council President Gloria
was gracious to stay after the meeting
to answer additional questions from
residents. We thank him for his time and
dedication to making University Heights
a better place to live and work!
Local and Farm Fresh
By Marisa Walsh
By Marissa Walsh
Southern California living at its best:
home delivery of farm fresh fruits and
vegetables! Our family has been enjoying
a weekly delivery of produce from Farm
Fresh to You for almost a year. While it
may sound like an unusual way to shop
for groceries, the innumerable benefits
of Community Supported Agriculture
(CSA) have changed the way we approach
cooking at home.
From their humble 20-acre roots in
the 1970s, Capay Organic, founded by
Kathleen Barsotti and Martin Barnes,
has dedicated itself to growing quality
organic produce the way nature intended.
Expanding over the years from their
original operation, Capay Organic and
Farm Fresh to You now source produce
from the Imperial Valley and select farms
in the Los Angeles area. Beginning
deliveries in 1992, FFTY expanded on
the tried and true model of CSA shopping
by bringing the products straight to your
front door.
recipe? Check. Chard? Never had
it before but now it is a staple around
here. Do not fret if you would rather
receive more mainstream items. The
slick online ordering tool allows you
to “deselect” items that you do not
want. If a substitute does not exist,
FFTY will add extra of an item you
are already receiving to compensate.
Recently they have also added the
option to include a dozen farm fresh
eggs with every delivery. The number
of options available for delivery timing
and shipment size allow the service to
serve a wide variety of customers.
If there is a downside to the service,
it is only that you will not be able to
fully menu plan until delivery day. For
those of you who like to plan ahead,
this can lead to some interesting last
minute creations (or experiments as
we call them). Although it was one of
our areas of concern when we started
the service, it turned into a fun contest
to determine who could come up with
the most creative solution for the items
we received on Friday! And no matter
what you receive, truly everything is
delicious and definitely “Farm Fresh.”
Home delivery, and CSAs in general,
come highly recommended by this
satisfied family.
The sheer variety of produce provided
truly shocked us from the start, but not
in an overwhelming way. Never tried
rhubarb? Here is your chance. Always
wanted to learn good sauteed bok choy
My knickers are really in a twist of this one.
Imagine, as I'm sure you can, driving to work in
the morning, coming to an intersection, getting
the green light but you can't go anywhere
because there are cars blocking the intersection.
So even though you want to ram your car into
them, you instead go around them (muttering
a whole bunch of expletives) by using the lane
next to you, marked for cars proceeding forward
but that is your only choice (and let's remember
who is blocking the right of way here) only
to look in your rear view mirror to see a cop motioning you over to WRITE YOU A
$239 TICKET for going around the cars that were blocking the intersection because
your "movement was other than marked"!! HUH??!! So it's about the arrows??
UNBELIEVABLE. Apparently the officer was very sympathetic admitting that it is a
poorly engineered light but...BUT WHAT???
Hopefully by now you know that I am referring to the light at Lincoln and Washington
Streets. OK that was the last straw. Even though this did not happen to me, I know
the person who it did happen to (and taught her my solution by going around the cars
myself and so do you), I thought OK it's Mrs. Kravitz's responsibility to step into action
and get the community involved in remedying this. Another resident of UH, whose
name shall remain anonymous, decided to attend the May 1 UHCA meeting where
Todd Gloria would be the guest speaker, with petitions in hand. No one hesitated to
sign the petitions and ALL the comments were the same: FIX THE PROBLEM. Said
resident was asked to segue into the discussion after Council President Gloria made his
remarks about how so many things are happening/going to happen to improve Hillcrest,
libraries, streets and that UH was one of his main concerns. So when the Lincoln/
Washington light was brought up he, sympathetically, nodded and harkened back 10
years to when it was first installed and how bad it was then. Well guess what? IT'S
STILL BAD and is only getting worse. Nothing of substance was said or suggested but
it was determined that it is a CalTrans matter and it will probably entail a "study" by the
"engineers." Sounds like another 10 years (if trash pick up along 163 is any indication).
Wait until the people who will be living in the units being constructed on the corner of
Lincoln and Maryland pour out into the morning madness. Ok, so you could be thinking
"why don't you just go down Cleveland and avoid the situation?" My response is why
should people have to be inconvenienced in their commute due to poor engineering?
The residents of UH and other areas that use these streets as their route have been
putting up with the problem for...well, 10 YEARS!!! It's the latest insult to injury
of ticket writing that really chaps my hide. Having always been known as the nosy
neighbor complaining all the time, I'd rather be known as the neighbor offering possible
solutions and helpful information.
That does more to untwist my knickers and make life a little better for you and me.
Hopefully, by the time you read this, someone will have asked you to sign the petition
that requests that the light be reengineered - in our lifetime. But if not or even if
you have, here are some contacts. Please email or call them and voice your feelings,
frustrations or whatever. The more we bug them the better chance we have of getting
this resolved. YES WE CAN.
Capitol Office
PO Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0078
Transportation Engineering for City
of San Diego
(619) 527-7500
[email protected]
District Office
1350 Front St. Room 6054
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 645-3090
FRITZ
SAN DIEGO AREA CSAs
FTTY: http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com
(800) 796-6009
CSA AGGREGATES
One of Tracy's coworkers couldn't keep Fritz so we took him in, his name was Mclovin at
the time and that was just ridiculous. The moment we saw him we knew he was a Fritz.
Be Wise Ranch: www.bewiseranch.com
760) 746-6006
Garden of Eden Organics:
goeorganics.com
(760) 994-5861
Fritz loves to walk down Park Blvd and check out all the happening restaurants and
bars. He loves Grape st dog park but not for the other dogs, he mostly keeps to himself,
checks his pee mail and enjoys the nice view
Seabreeze Organic Farm:
seabreezeorganicfarm.org
858.481.0209
Specialty Produce:
specialtyproduce.com
(800) 221-9730
Fritz has lived in UH for six years.You might see him hanging out at his favorite
restaurant Pizzeria Bruno, his favorite bar Live Wire, or sitting on his daddy's lap while
he plays drums at the Hillcrest Farmers Market.
Suzie’s Farm: http://suziesfarm.com
(619) 662-1780
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University Heights
1655 Mission Cliff Drive
3 Bedrooms, 3½ Bathrooms
$1,175,000
2,498 Square Feet
Spectacular Mid-Century home has been transformed into a custom and modern
masterpiece. Gorgeous espresso bamboo flooring, crown moulding, double baseboards
and recessed lighting throughout! The grand Living Room boasts an original Carrera
Marble fireplace and a wall of south facing windows that open to the outdoor Trex
deck, new landscaping and pool - perfect for entertaining. The formal Dining Room is
open to the new kitchen with a 5 burner gas cooktop, double convection oven, plus a
breakfast area, wine fridge, pantry and tons of storage. The Family Room also has a
marble fireplace with custom built mantel and cabinetry and a slider that opens to the
backyard and pool. The Master Bedroom Suite, one of three bedrooms with on-suite
bathrooms, is very spacious with a TV and sitting area, walk-in closet, and a spa-like
Master bath with double vanities, an extra deep soaker tub, and an oversized separate
shower with body jets and double shower heads. A rare find near Trolley Barn Park!
Coldwell Banker
619-871-0635
123 Camino de la Reina
Suite 100 South
San Diego, CA 92108
[email protected]
www.maryanneshomes.com
DRE# 01034232
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