SAN DIEGO—Emergency crews worked for more than five hours on June 28 to free a construction worker who wound up injured and precariously trapped in unstable dirt and debris following a trench collapse at a home-remodel site near La Jolla Shores Beach. The industrial accident in the 8400 block of El Paseo Grande took place…
Rescuers Work for Hours to Free Worker From Collapsed Trench in La Jolla
La Jolla Considering Seceding From San Diego
Leaders of a movement to make La Jolla its own city—instead of a neighborhood in San Diego—will publish the financial implications and benefits for doing so this summer and have suggested boundaries that would include Torrey Pines State Park and Scripps Memorial Hospital, but exclude the University of California–San Diego. The Association for the City…
Local Heroes Boost Morale For Cancer Patients in San Diego
Thanks to one small group of volunteers, sick patients at Moore’s Cancer Center at the University of California–San Diego have been emotionally uplifted by the joy of reading donated books over 15 years. After reading an article on how cancer patients can boost their health and morale when reading to their children, San Diego-based social…
Point La Jolla to Close for Sea Lions
SAN DIEGO—The San Diego City Council Tuesday approved an annual seasonal closure of Point La Jolla and Boomer Beach during sea lion pupping season—May 1 through Oct. 31. The closure, authorized by the California Coastal Commission on April 8, is intended to ensure the safety and health of both visitors to the area and the…
2 San Diego Beaches Crack Rankings of Top U.S. Beaches
SAN DIEGO—Two San Diego County beaches cracked Tripadvisor’s list of the top 25 beaches in the United States, Tripadvisor announced on Feb. 23. La Jolla Cove ranked 9th and Coronado Beach 15th on Tripadvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards, which compiles its rankings based on reviews and ratings from Tripadvisor travelers in 2021. Tripadvisor cited one traveler’s…
2 San Diego Beaches Crack Rankings of Top US Beaches
SAN DIEGO—Two San Diego County beaches cracked Tripadvisor’s list of the top 25 beaches in the United States, Tripadvisor announced on Feb. 23. La Jolla Cove ranked 9th and Coronado Beach 15th on Tripadvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards, which compiles its rankings based on reviews and ratings from Tripadvisor travelers in 2021. Tripadvisor cited one traveler’s…
Chase Bank in San Diego Robbed
SAN DIEGO—A man in a black hat and flannel shirt robbed a La Jolla bank on Jan. 5. The thief, who also was wearing a black face mask, confronted a teller at the Chase branch office in the 8800 block of Villa La Jolla Drive and demanded cash shortly before 3:30 p.m., according to the San Diego Police Department….
Former La Jolla TV Exec Sentenced in USC Admissions Bribery Case
SAN DIEGO—A former La Jolla media executive who paid more than $500,000 to get her children into prestigious universities as part of the wide-ranging college admissions bribery scandal was sentenced Dec. 9 to six weeks in prison, plus one year of home confinement. Elisabeth Kimmel pleaded guilty earlier this year to a federal charge of…
Two Charged in City of Industry Corruption Case Make First Court Appearance
LOS ANGELES—A former state legislator and a La Jolla-based developer made their first court appearances today in connection with a case stemming from the alleged embezzlement and misappropriation of millions of dollars that was to be used to study whether a solar farm was suitable on land to be bought by the City of Industry….
Missing Mission Viejo Woman Found Dead
A 35-year-old Mission Viejo woman who had been missing for weeks was found dead in a La Jolla hotel room, her father said. Morley Grossman previously told The Epoch Times that his daughter, Lili Grossman, had been unreachable for nearly two weeks and that he was concerned she might have met with foul play. “We haven’t been…
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