City planners will hear Eruv line proposal
Today, May 25, the City of San Diego Planning Commission will hear Congregation Adat Yeshurun’s proposal to install 12 poles throughout La Jolla and University City to create an Eruv line.
The Eruv line, comprising poles, existing fences and natural canyon boundaries, will transform the area into a private domain under Jewish law, allowing orthodox Jews to carry items on the Sabbath within the boundary.
The poles will join to one another across the streets via thin wire, secured at the top of the pole. The boundary line will extend from La Jolla Village Drive to the North, Interstate 5 to the east, La Jolla Parkway to the south and Torrey Pines Road to the West
The La Jolla Shores Advisory Board voted to approve the project, while the La Jolla Community Planning Association denied it. The planning commission hearing begins at 9 a.m.
For Adat’s proposal, see the agenda at www.sandiego.gov/planning, click on Boards & Commissions and click under Planning Commission, or call Sarah Osborn, (619) 533-5931.
Soledad salutes armed forces on Memorial Day
An afternoon of music and speakers will pay tribute to America’s veterans and armed forces atop Mount Soledad.
The Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 29, begins at 2 p.m. and includes a plaque presntation to World War II hero Major Audie Leon Murphy. For information call (858) 459-2314.
Volunteers clean up a passel o’ trash
I Love a Clean San Diego (ILACSD) announced that approximately 4,000 volunteers removed 102,656 pounds of trash and recyclables during its fourth annual Creek to Bay Cleanup on April 29.
The most common item collected across the county was cigarette butts. ILACSD representatives said 14,289 butts were collected at two sites alone. Some of the more unusual items found were bowling balls, a gun holster and a phone booth.
Of the more than 51 tons of materials removed from 66 miles of beaches and waterways, from Oceanside to the border, approximately 4,169 pounds were recyclable items, such as aluminum cans, glass bottles, metals and organic debris.
According to the California Coastal Commission, 60 to 80 percent of the trash found on beaches originates from inland sources.
For information, call ILACSD at (800) 237-2583 or visit www.cleansd.org.
Peters named a ‘Father of the Year’
The San Diego Father’s Day Council will recognize five area dads at this year’s Father of the Year Awards, including La Jollan Scott Peters, District 1 City Councilman and Council president.
In addition to Peters, honorees include Father Joe Carroll of Father Joe’s Villages, Dan Mulvihill of Pacific Southwest Realty Services, Douglas Wilson of Douglas Wilson Companies, and Gerry Wilson of Wilson Creek Winery.
Peters and the other winners will be saluted tonight, May 25, at a gala dinner at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, 1 Marketplace. The event, which is open to the public, begins at 5:30 p.m. Tax-deductible tickets are $250, with proceeds going to the American Diabetes Association.
For information call (619) 234-9897, ext. 7418.
