por Jay Wilson
Kevin Beiser, our San Diego Unified School District board member and immediate past president of the school board, will be the guest speaker at the Del Cerro Action Council (DCAC) meeting to be held at 7 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El on Thursday, Jan. 22. Kevin is very supportive of having art and music as an integral part of the school curriculum. He was also instrumental in helping secure funding for the performing arts center now under construction at Patrick Henry.
He recently spoke at the San Carlos Area Council meeting and provided a broad and informative picture of where the San Diego Unified School District stands; fortunately it is doing very well despite the fact the state of California spends less per student than any other state. I urge anyone interested in our local schools, and schools within the Patrick Henry Cluster in particular, to attend our DCAC meeting on Jan. 22. Following his presentation, there will be ample time for questions. If you have a particular matter you would like Kevin to address, please email me, Jay Wilson, at [email protected].
We need to be diligent regarding crime in our area. According to our Police Community Relations Officer, Adam McElroy, there was a significant increase in crime in the Navajo Area in November and December. Although some of it can be attributed to the holiday season, it appears to be more than just an increase in holiday crime. Officer McElroy will have an update for us at the DCAC meeting on Jan. 22. You can reach Officer McElroy at his work number is 858-497-7971, or via email at [email protected].
As of the article deadline date for the January issue of “Mission Times Courier,” I have not received any updated information regarding the possible development of single-family homes in the canyon area below the Chevron station and adjacent to College Avenue. I will post any information I receive on our webpage at delcerroactioncouncil.org.
Ryley Webb, the council representative for Councilmember Sherman for Del Cerro and San Carlos, informed me the City is now filling potholes by concentrating on one city council district on a given day. That way, they are able to fill more potholes whether or not they have been reported. You may have noticed that virtually all of the potholes on Navajo Road were recently filled. You may report potholes or any other street related matter online, by contacting the Street Department directly at 619-527-7500 or by completing on online service request form at http://apps.sandiego.gov/streetdiv/. The online reporting works very well. You will receive an automated response confirming that your issue has been noted; you will also receive an email when the matter has been resolved. You may also contact Ryley Webb at [email protected].
Recently, I received an email asking about the continual delivery of advertisements in driveways. If memory serves me, it falls under freedom of speech and can’t be stopped. This came up a couple of times when I was working with Councilmembers Judy McCarty and Jim Madaffer. At that time, I was informed such deliveries were legal. It first came up because of the small bags with a rock in them advertising lawn care. The same type of service is how our community newspaper, the “Mission Times Courier,” is distributed. I will follow up with Ryley Webb as well.
On behalf of the DCAC Board of Directors, we hope everyone is having a happy new year; we will see you at the quarterly DCAC meeting on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El.
—Jay Wilson is president of the Del Cerro Action Council.
