Mayoral candidate forum to address beach issues
Candidates for the mayor of San Diego are meeting to debate beach-area issues Friday, May 9, at the La Jolla High School auditorium at 6:30 p.m.
All five candidates ” Mayor Jerry Sanders, Steve Francis, Eric Bidwell, James Hart and Floyd Morrow ” are scheduled to attend.
Questions for the debate were generated by residents in the communities of Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Ocean Beach, Point Loma and La Jolla and are focused on the important issues of the coastal communities.
The debate will be moderated by Clyde Fuller of Pacific Beach and Susan Farrell of La Jolla. The event is sponsored by a coalition of beach-area community and business groups, including the Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach and La Jolla town councils, Discover Pacific Beach, Promote La Jolla, La Jolla Shores Association, Ocean Beach MainStreet Association and Bird Rock Community Council.
La High School is located at 750 Nautilus St. in La Jolla.
Festa Do Espirito event takes place Sunday
The oldest religious celebration in San Diego ” the 98th annual Festa Do Espirito, or Feast of the Holy Spirit ” will be celebrated Sunday, May 11 in Point Loma.
The event will begin with a parade at 9 a.m. from the Portuguese Hall and wind through the village of Point Loma to Saint Agnes Roman Catholic Church for an 11 a.m. Festa Mass.
The church is located at 1140 Evergreen St.
During the Mass, the 2008 Festa queen and her court will be crowned.
San Diego’s Portuguese community is made up of immigrants from the Azores, Madeira and mainland Portugal, going back as far as five generations.
For more information, visit www.upses.com.
Deadline nears for OB Exposed! entries
The Ocean Beach Historical Society is closing in on its 13th annual OB Exposed! event May 15. The event is a photo exhibition and competition of photos taken in the Ocean Beach and Point Loma areas.
OB Exposed! was begun in 1995 to preserve the photographic history of the area and to create an archive. OB Historical Society President Pat James said the event has grown since then.
“It’s really become a popular event in the community,” James said. “It’s pretty neat because there are a lot of people interested in the Ocean Beach Historical Society.”
While the historical society is in the process of soliciting submissions, the actual OB Exposed! Event will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. May 15 at the Masonic Lodge, 1711 Sunset Cliffs Blvd.
Meanwhile, the Ocean Beach Historical Society is calling for residents to submit photos to the archives. These photos will also be judged during the event. The deadline to submit photos is Friday, May 9 and the cost to enter is $1 per photo.
Categories in the competition are best in show, best black and white, best color, best vintage, best child’s under age 16, best special effects and people’s choice, where those in attendance will have the opportunity to decide which portrait they like best. NBC reporter and television personality Ken Kramer is expected to judge the entries, along with members of the historical society.
Winners of the contest will have their work displayed in the Ocean Beach Branch Library after the contest. The archive itself is in the Point Loma Methodist Church, 1984 Sunset Cliffs Blvd., and can be viewed by appointment.
The photo contest is open to all ages. Anyone interested in submitting a photo can do so by dropping off submissions at James Gang Graphics, 1931 Bacon St., between 9 a.m and 5 p.m. during business days. For more information, call (619) 225-2273.
Letter carriers launch annual food drive
The National Association of Letter Carriers has joined forces with America’s Second Harvest for the 16th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive.
On Saturday, May 10, postal carriers will collect any nonperishable food items left near residential mailboxes.
Area post offices will also accept food donations on the same day.
Point Loma Hostel slates open house today
Residents are being invited to an open house event at the Point Loma Hostel today, May 8 to get a glimpse inside one of Hostelling International USA San Diego Council’s gems.
The event begins at 6 p.m., and a travel poetry reading will take place at 7:30 p.m., with original poetry and classic poetry having a travel theme.
The Point Loma Hostel is located at 3790 Udall St.
Admission for the event is $10, which includes dinner.
For more information about the travel poetry reading portion, visit www.sandiegohostels.org;special.shtml, or call (619) 338-9981.