The world is changing<\/b> For 17 years, Small World has shared PB\u2019s triumphs, from the opening of PB\u2019s Taylor Library (1997) to Capehart Dog Park (2004) \u2013 and the years of intense effort they required. It\u2019s been fun highlighting PB\u2019s restaurants, shops, people and lively events, such as BeachFest, Concerts on the Green and restaurant walks, plus assorted school and local activities. A good columnist should educate, elucidate, advocate and, if possible, entertain; I\u2019ve really tried to achieve the “aha!” factor. Readers enjoyed gorgeous views from beaches, Mission Bay and Kate Sessions Park, discovered PB\u2019s murals and picked up helpful hints for saving water and energy. On a serious note, I\u2019ve covered memorial services for developer Vern Taylor, former Councilman Mike Gotch, landscape architect Gerald Garner, and residents Pug Sandford and Carmie and Bern Swarts. Readers also joined me (vicariously) for my 50th high school reunion and various vacations through the years, when I\u2019d return with ideas for PB. You learned the challenges of long-distance care-giving for my now-98-year-old mother in Philadelphia. These columns often elicited the most positive comments. Beach&Bay Press has changed its format, however, and I don\u2019t fit their format. So, good readers, thank you for letting me share my world. Now it\u2019s YOUR turn to write letters to the editor. Start a Neighborhood Watch. Attend community meetings. When controversial issues divided PB, I\u2019d explain the background. And then I\u2019d take a stand. In my first column, Nov. 5, 1992, I championed diagonal parking on Garnet, led by the new PB Business Improvement Association. And the last line of my final Small World was this: “Most important, let\u2019s do what\u2019s best for PB.” \u2014Eve Anderson, Pacific Beach<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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