LA JOLLA VILLAGE DRIVE AT GENESEE AVENUE TO CLOSE Starting Friday night, crews will close the east-west access of La Jolla Village Drive at Genesee Avenue in University City to set 60-foot-long concrete girders \u2013 weighing up to 200,000 pounds. Girders are large beams that will form the elevated guideway on which the Trolley will run.
\nThe partial closures are scheduled as follows:\u00a0
\nWeekend closure from 9 p.m. on Feb. 8, to 5 a.m. on Feb. 11:\u00a0
\n\u2022 La Jolla Village Drive through lanes closed, right-hand turn onto northbound Genesee Avenue
\n\u2022 Southbound Genesee Avenue closed
\n\u2022 One lane open on northbound Genesee Avenue
\nWeekdays Monday, Feb. 11 to Thursday, Feb. 14, from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day:\u00a0
\n\u00b7La Jolla Village Drive through lanes closed, right-hand turns onto Genesee maintained
\n\u00b7Two lanes open on southbound Genesee Avenue
\n\u00b7Two lanes open on northbound Genesee Avenue
\nWeeknights Monday, Feb. 11 to Friday, Feb. 15, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.:\u00a0
\n\u00b7La Jolla Village Drive through lanes closed, right-hand turn onto northbound Genesee Avenue
\n\u00b7Southbound Genesee Avenue closed
\n\u00b7One lane open on northbound Genesee Avenue
\n*These closures are subject to change\u00a0
\nTo learn more, visit\u00a0KeepSanDiegoMoving.com\/MidCoast. POLISH MAN MISSING IN LA JOLLA Michal Marcin Krowczynski was reported missing on Jan. 18 while on vacation in the United States from Poland after he missed his scheduled flight back home. According to a SDPD report, his friends and family have been unable to reach him and are concerned for his welfare. Krowczynski posted various photos of San Diego and La Jolla on his social media prior to his disappearance, and evidence believed to have belonged to him was recently recovered on the beach near Calumet Park. He is described as a white male, approximately 5-feet 9-inches tall, 180 pounds with brown hair and green eyes. Anyone with information that related to seeing Krowczynski in the area is urged to contact the San Diego Police Department at 619-531-2000 or the Missing Persons Unit at 619-531-2277. ‘LAW AND ORDER’ ACTRESS ENGAGED IN LA JOLLA
\n“Law and Order” actress Elisabeth R\u00f6hm got engaged last week to retired judge Jonathan Colby. “We\u2019re overjoyed to share with everyone that we got engaged last week at our home in La Jolla, California,” R\u00f6hm told People magazine. (people.com\/tv\/elisabeth-rohm-engaged-to-judge-jonathan-colby\/)
\n“In the privacy of our backyard, we shared our commitment to love each other forever as we took in the stunning ocean views at sunset. It was the most loving and romantic day of our lives with many tears of happiness,” she said. LA JOLLA WOMAN WINS FILM FESTIVAL AWARD Stacey Blanchet, who was recently featured in the La Jolla Village News for her documentary on Shari Belafonte, won\u00a0an award for the film at the San Diego Black Film Festival. The film, titled\u00a0“In the Know with Shari Belafonte,” won the film festival award for best documentary.\u00a0 HEMLOCK SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT Former La Jollan Faye Girsh, founder and current president of the Hemlock Society of San Diego, passed the reins to Barry Price of Allied Gardens. Girsh was president of the Hemlock Society USA following its founder, Derek Humphry. In 1987, she began the Hemlock Society of San Diego and was president from 1987 to 1996 and again from 2006 to 2019. She is also past-president of the World Federation of Right-to-Die Societies.
\nGirsh inici\u00f3 el programa Caring Friends en Hemlock, que se ha convertido en Final Exit Network, donde forma parte del consejo asesor. Tambi\u00e9n forma parte de la junta de la Organizaci\u00f3n de Investigaci\u00f3n y Orientaci\u00f3n sobre Eutanasia. Durante muchos a\u00f1os fue miembro de la junta y editora del bolet\u00edn informativo de la Federaci\u00f3n Mundial de Sociedades por el Derecho a Morir y es expresidenta.
\nPrice asumi\u00f3 el cargo de presidente de Hemlock Society of San Diego en enero. La carrera docente de Price incluye 35 a\u00f1os ense\u00f1ando en tres universidades de Texas. Obtuvo dos becas Fulbright para ense\u00f1ar y consultar sobre administraci\u00f3n p\u00fablica en Argentina y Uruguay y para ense\u00f1ar e investigar en Nicaragua.
\nBy offering food, we hope to ease the burden of other living expenses on affected individuals and families.
\nAs long as the shutdown continues, we will be here to help! We can also assist with navigating additional resources. Please contact JFS Access by calling (858) 637-3210 or reach out to us online at sdcjc.org. LA JOLLA PLANNING GROUP TRUSTEE ELECTION
\nLa Asociaci\u00f3n de Planificaci\u00f3n Comunitaria de La Jolla (LJCPA), que hace recomendaciones sobre el uso de la tierra a la Ciudad, est\u00e1 buscando candidatos para su elecci\u00f3n anual de fideicomisarios en marzo de 2019.
\nNueve puestos vacantes se cubrir\u00e1n en la elecci\u00f3n del grupo del plan el jueves 7 de marzo.
\nPara ser elegible para ser candidato, el solicitante debe estar asociado con la comunidad (residente, propietario, propietario de un negocio local o representante local sin fines de lucro), unirse a la LJCPA y haber asistido al menos a tres reuniones de la LJCPA entre marzo de 2018 y febrero. 2019.
\nHay dos oportunidades m\u00e1s para unirse a LJCPA y cumplir con el requisito de asistencia para ser elegible para ser candidato a fideicomisario en marzo de 2019. Son el 3 de enero y el 7 de febrero de 2019.
\nBecoming an LJCPA Trustee is challenging work and a great way to have your say in local building and infrastructure projects in La Jolla. CONGRESS TO HOLD HEARING ON CLAIMS OF HUMAN RESEARCH AT LA JOLLA VA MEDICAL CENTER
\nAfter two whistleblowers made allegations of dangerous human research being conducted at VA Medical Center in La Jolla, congress announced that it will hold a hearing as early as spring, according to inewsource.org
\nThe whistleblowers claim a former doctor and other higher-ups put the lives of veterans suffering from alcoholism and liver disease at risk for research that involved taking liver biopsies through a catheter in the neck. One patient was reportedly “oozing with blood” and needed an emergency transfusion after the procedure. The study,\u00a0led by former San Diego VA division chief Dr. Samuel Ho took place between 2014 to 2016. SCRIPPS CLINIC NAMED FIRST CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR TREATING PREVALENT HEART DISEASE
\nScripps Clinic has been designated a Center of Excellence by the Hypertrophic\u00a0Cardiomyopathy Association, becoming the first location in San Diego County to be recognized for\u00a0outstanding treatment of this common genetic disease, which involves an abnormal thickening of the\u00a0heart muscle.
\nHCM, which often goes undetected for decades, is the second most common form of heart muscle\u00a0disease, affecting up to 1 million people in the United States and 1 in 300 in the general population.\u00a0HCM often is inherited within families, and several gene mutations have been linked to the disease. The disease can affect children and adults of any age. In fact, HCM is the leading cause of sudden\u00a0cardiac death in young competitive athletes, accounting for 36 percent of all cases, according to a\u00a0study published by the journal Circulation in 2009. \u00a0\u00a0
\nIn HCM, the walls of the main pumping chamber of the heart (the left ventricle) become enlarged,\u00a0restricting blood flow and sometimes causing leakage from the mitral valve and interruption of the\u00a0heart\u2019s electrical system. Symptoms can vary widely from chest pains, dizziness and irregular heart\u00a0rhythms to more serious life-threatening conditions such as heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest.
\nDiagnosis can involve an echocardiogram (ultrasound imaging), an electrocardiogram (EKG) and\u00a0blood tests. Treatments include beta-blocking drugs or other medications that slow the heartbeat,\u00a0implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and surgery to remove heart muscle tissue blocking blood flow. For more information about the Scripps Clinic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Program, visit scripps.org\/hcm. CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER LIGHTS UP IN RED FOR WOMEN
\nThe Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center at UC San Diego Health, 9434 Medical Center Drive, will light up red for February as a part of the American Heart Association\u2019s “Go Red for Women” campaign to bring awareness to heart disease, symptoms, and prevention. Millions of Americans suffer from heart disease, which kills more women each year than all cancers combined. Approximately 6.6 million women have coronary heart disease and almost 64 percent of women who die suddenly of heart failure display no symptoms. For more information, visit health.ucsd.edu\/heart or goredforwomen.org. LITTLE MENSCHES EVENT FOR RADY CHILDREN\u2019S HOSPITAL\u00a0
\nOn Sunday, Feb. 10, children of the Little Mensches program at the\u00a0Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center will\u00a0be putting together activity kits for children currently staying at Rady Children\u2019s Hospital. The kits will include coloring\u00a0books, crayons, stickers and puzzles along with a video card for the children in the hospital to watch. For more information on the Little Mensches program and events, visit\u00a0lfjcc.org.\u00a0 FIREFIGHTER BRENNAN KICKS OF DISTRICT 1 CAMPAIGN\u00a0
\nAaron Brennan, a 17-year San Diego City firefighter, Navy reservist and longtime La Jolla resident, recently kicked\u00a0off his campaign for San Diego City Council District 1 with a video announcement shared online.\u00a0
\n“I\u2019m running\u00a0for City Council because I believe in the fundamental idea of a government that serves the people and\u00a0works for the betterment of our community,” he said in the announcement. “I\u2019m running to do what ought to be done,\u00a0but isn\u2019t getting done, and to get the focus at City Hall back on truly\u00a0serving the people. MCALISTER INSTITUE RECIEVES $11K GRANT FROM LAS PATRONAS
\nMcAlister Institute, a nonprofit organization that helps bring life-saving services in\u00a0substance abuse treatment, mental health counseling, life skills education, and\u00a0vocational training to individuals and families\u00a0regardless\u00a0of their inability to pay, recently\u00a0received an $11,195 grant from Las Patronas. \u00a0
\nThe grant is going to fund a wellness courtyard at the\u00a0organization\u2019s Kiva Learning Center for Women and Children, which\u00a0receives its primary funding through contract with the County of San Diego\u2019s Health and\u00a0Human Services Agency. McAlister Institute\u00a0became one of the first five organizations in the nation and the first in San Diego County\u00a0to develop a residential program that allows women to live with their children in a safe,\u00a0instructive, and supportive environment while they receive treatment.
\nThe wellness courtyard will promote optimum health by supporting physical, emotional\u00a0and spiritual wellness.\u00a0Aligned with the County\u2019s\u00a0Live Well San Diego\u00a0Initiative, the\u00a0courtyard will address existing physical decline as well as offer a relapse prevention\u00a0strategy through a fitness exercise station and mini-jogging path, which will offer\u00a0residents an ongoing opportunity to exercise regularly to improve their physical health.\u00a0
\nPlans include an engraved sign within the courtyard to proudly display that it is named:\u00a0“The Las Patronas Wellness Courtyard.” For more information about McAlister Institute, visit\u00a0mcalisterinc.org.\u00a0 2018 TOP BABY NAMES According to County Health and Human Services Agency, a total of 41,555 babies were born in San Diego County in 2018. Of those babies, 21,313 boys and 20,242 girls. Here are the top baby names parents chose for boys in 2018: Liam (242), Noah (202), Sebastian (200), Mateo (196), Benjamin (185), Daniel (185), Ethan (172), Oliver (164), Alexander (162), and Logan (156).
\nHere are the top baby names parents chose for girls in 2018:
\nEmma (264), Olivia (235), Mia (223), Isabella (191), Camila (173), Sophia (159), Sofia (151), Victoria (147), Mila (138), and Charlotte (137). H1N1 FLU VIRUS CIRCULATING SAN DIEGO The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that Pandemic H1N1 is the main influenza virus making people sick both locally and across the nation. Last month, a 26-year-old reporter visiting San Diego from Washington, D.C. died, possibly due to Pandemic H1N1 complications. It is unknown whether the woman had underlying medical conditions and whether she had received a flu shot. A 49-year-old local man with underlying medical conditions and unknown vaccination status was confirmed as a H1N1 death. The total influenza deaths to date this season are nine, compared to 44 deaths this time last season. \u00a0
\n“The recently reported deaths are a reminder that, regardless of your age, the best protection against any known strain of flu is getting vaccinated,” said Sayone Thihalolipavan, M.D., M.P.H., County deputy public health officer. “The current flu vaccine offers protection against Pandemic H1N1, influenza H3N2 and two strains of influenza B.”
\nLocal and national flu reports show that adolescents and young to middle-aged adults are more affected than other age groups because of their weaker immune systems. In 2009, the CDC concluded that adults older than 60 years of age had a level of immunity that was not present in children and younger adults when the H1N1 pandemic hit that year.
\nIn order to prevent the flu, the CDC recommends that everyone 6 months and older get a flu shot every year. The vaccine is safe and effective. It takes two weeks for immunity to develop. The flu vaccine is available at doctors\u2019 offices, community clinics, and retail pharmacies. If you don\u2019t have medical insurance, you can go to a County public health center to get vaccinated. For a list of locations, visit sdiz.org or call 2-1-1.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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