San Diego City Council members moved La Jolla\u2019s controversial Hillel Jewish student center project to Friday, Dec. 5, the last day City Council President and District 1 Councilman Scott Peters will vote before leaving office. “The problem was that it was improperly noticed to begin with,” said Michelle Ganon, communications director for Peters. “A portion of the noticing may have not made the 12-hour differential.” Ganon said the city council moved Hillel\u2019s project from the Tuesday council meeting to Friday at 10 a.m., ensuring any technicalities were met after a public outcry alerted officials to the problem. “It\u2019s really out of an abundance of caution. We are anticipating this continuance [to Friday] to avoid later problems with any accusations that we didn\u2019t notice it properly,” Ganon said, adding that Friday at 10 a.m. is Peters\u2019 last council meeting. Despite speculation from locals, Josh Richman, volunteer for Hillel \u2014 a nonprofit organization proposing to build a Jewish student center across from UC San Diego at 8976 Cliffridge Ave. \u2014 said he never talked with Peters. And although each La Jolla community planning group denied the project, Richman said he is optimistic the council will pass Hillel\u2019s project. “We genuinely believe we\u2019re improving that corner and the city will be selling a piece of land that otherwise wouldn\u2019t be doing anything,” Richman said. “It was in front of the city before and the city approved it before \u2026” Hillel proposed a similar project intended for Jewish college students to be sited on the .76-acre triangular-shaped Cliffridge Avenue lot at La Jolla Village Drive, between Torrey Pines Road and La Jolla Scenic Way. But the La Jolla Shores Association sued Hillel\u2019s first project with regard to issues such as parking and environmental factors. Richman said Hillel addressed every issue and hopes the council will value the group\u2019s effort. “I don\u2019t think there\u2019s a single neighbor that\u2019s come out in objection to the project. All the objectors live away from the project, as far as I understand,” Richman said. “Hillel is an upstanding organization that does good for communities all across the country. We believe the community\u2019s concerns are exaggerated and overstated.” But many La Jollans attended local community meetings, stating objections to the project. The September La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) voted against Hillel, following recommendations of two area committees that had previously voted against the student center. Additionally, LJCPA voted to send a letter to the city pointing out errors and requesting a better analysis of transportation, parking and an environmental report. La Jolla Town Council President Darcy Ashley said many residents fear that allowing the university\u2019s expansion into neighborhoods would be detrimental to La Jolla. Locals feel they don\u2019t have enough power to fight UCSD, she said. “This isn\u2019t about Hillel \u2014 it\u2019s about the university having growing pains,” Ashley said. “The issue has been that the university will jump Torrey Pines Road. UCSD is such a big influential neighbor \u2026 There has been a desire to keep university uses from jumping across the street into neighborhoods.” Whether residents said they fear UCSD overshadowing their residential neighborhoods or an increase in traffic, parking and noise or environmental concerns, Hillel officials will present their final case to San Diego City Council members this Friday. “So we\u2019re hopeful the city council will vote our project up \u2014 we\u2019ve made changes to assuage them and maintain a project that\u2019s viable, but we know we\u2019ll be good neighbors,” Richman said. San Diego City Council will meet Friday, Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. at City Hall, 200 C St. For more information on Hillel La Jolla, visit www.ucsdhillel.org\/project. For more information about LJCPA, go to http:\/\/www.la jollacpa.org.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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