100+ year old Florence Elementary School will keep its name. Click to read more.

 RENAMING FLORENCE ELEMENTARY

 RENAMING FLORENCE ELEMENTARY

 URBAN GOATS NEAR YOU?

Interested in having a goat for a pet?

 URBAN GOATS NEAR YOU?

The best-known “secret” in Bankers Hill is the Spruce Street Suspension Bridge, located just west of First Avenue. Engineered by Edwin Capps, this 1912 treasure provided walkers a shortcut to the newly built trolley lines on Fourth and Fifth. The truly special footbridge is the only of its type in SD County.

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 SPRUCE STREET FOOTBRIDGE

 SPRUCE STREET FOOTBRIDGE

  GOOGLE'S SELF-DRIVING CAR

  GOOGLE'S SELF-DRIVING CAR

Google has unveiled a stunning new prototype for a self-driving car with no steering wheel. No pedals. You just sit back and let the car do the driving. (click on the car) Now, before anyone gets too excited, note that self-driving cars are still a ways off from reality, especially given all the legal and regulatory hurdles they face. (And, for now, Google's cars will only go 25 miles per hour — so the cars won't run on highways.) But why not dream a bit? It's worth thinking through what a future filled with self-driving cars might actually look like.

This Irving Gill home once stood on the northwest corner of Robinson & First Avenue.

 HILLCREST'S BARBER HOUSE

 HILLCREST'S BARBER HOUSE

SOHO Celebrates 50 Years

Carol Lindemulder Recalls SOHO’s Unforgettable Start By Ann Jarmusch From SOHO News “Save This House.” Robert Miles Parker put up that now legendary sign with his phone number in front of the 1887 Victorian Sherman-Gilbert house on Fir Street in San Diego on January 1, 1969. The…

Why I vote Democratic too

Remembering Albert Bell When I moved to San Diego in 1990, Albert Bell was one of the first people I met.  Albert was a remarkable man, a gay activist with a bit of a following.  Radical Faeries.  Act UP! He was a gentle soul, seething with grief and fury, a saint in a black leather jacket…

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Hillcrest 111 Update

Update: In June 2018, attorney Everett DeLano filed a lawsuit on behalf of neighborhood group, Uptown United. In July, after several discussions, a settlement was reached with the following terms. 1.  Robinson Avenue setback increased by 10 feet. Instead of the building being located 12.5 feet…

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