Sue Palmer & Laura Jane • Hillcrest Centennial • Hillcrest Town Council

— Leo Wilson, chairman of the Uptown Planners, re: a mixed-used development at the DMV

— from today’s U-T editorial promoting the mayor’s plan to reorganize SD’s parks & rec dept

Voice of San Diego: is bargain with the devil needed?

— US Congressman Gary Ackerman to Condoleezza Rice
at last Wednesday’s budget hearing

— Robert DeKoven from this week’s GLT commentary, ‘Gays with guns in Hillcrest’

Sue Palmer & Laura Jane Rocked North Park’s Rubber Rose with Songs of Love & Lust

It was a special night on Ray Street as the Queen of Boogie Woogie and SD’s favorite s ongbird & comedian played to a sold out house. In their first two woman show the dynamic duo showed off their talents with two sets of melodies dedicated to lovers. Laura Jane belted out both standards and cleaver new creations... intertwined with Sue’s timeless boogie woogie piano. As a bonus, the queen also treated the appreciative crowd with her ukulele and accordion. Encore, please!

Thursday, February 15, 2007	Hillcrest Centennial T-shirts now available Black beefy T’s are $15 ($10 for students/seniors). Exciting plans are being made to celebrate throughout 2007. Want to become involved? Please contact us. Does the name William Wesley Whitson mean anything to you? (WWW’s photo is above the word “website” in our banner.) In the late summer of 1906, Whitson, 20, learned of a land bargain north of downtown and purchased the George Hill estate (40 stoney acres) for a mere $115,000. At the time, this neighborhood was called “University Heights.” Whitson subdivided his parcel and opened a small building at the corner of Fifth & University for his “Hillcrest Tract” office. The name caught on...and the rest is history.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007	“What I’ve heard from the development community is not many people are interested. The terms are not very good. I think you might get a huge tenement in the middle of Hillcrest. And I’m not against affordable housing, but it should be spread throughout the community.” — Leo Wilson, chairman of the Uptown Planners, re: a mixed-used development at the DMV
Tuesday, February 13, 2007	Hillcrest Town Council Meeting Renters and homeowners participated a residents’ meeting Tuesday night at the Joyce Beers Community Center. The group chose the “Hillcrest Town Council” as their name, selected boundaries and agreed on the misson statement brought forward by the steering committee. Meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:30pm. All are welcome. Sub-commitees for the Hillcrest Centennial events; crime; development and litter/graffiti were formed. The Hillcrest Neighborhood Watch will begin each meeting. The next steering commitee meeting will take place on Tuesday, Feb 27th. Email for time and location.
Monday, February 12, 2007	“It was the revelation of these botches, dubious integrity and inexpert performance that led the mayor to move Parks and Rec to the top of the restructuring list, and for reasons beyond the Fox Canyon mess.” — from today’s U-T editorial promoting the mayor’s plan to reorganize SD’s parks & rec dept Voice of San Diego: is bargain with the devil needed?
Sunday, February 11, 2007	Hillcrest Farmers Market ’til 1pm today How often do we get to play on a damp day? Stroll on over to the DMV for San Diego’s best outdoor flowers (Valentine’s Day is Wednesday), fresh farm vegetables and other goodies. This year the HBA will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of this popular neighborhood gathering. The market is open every Sunday rain or shine from 9am to 1pm. “The military seems more afraid of gay people than they are against terrorists...If the terrorists ever got a hold of this information, they’d get a platoon of lesbians to chase us out of Baghdad.” — US Congressman Gary Ackerman to Condoleezza Rice at last Wednesday’s budget hearing
Saturday, February 10, 2007	“Those of us in District 3 (Hillcrest, Mission Hills, University Heights, North Park and Normal Heights), need to keep gangs out of here.” — Robert DeKoven from this week’s GLT commentary, ‘Gays with guns in Hillcrest’
Friday, February 9, 2007	Sue Palmer & Laura Jane Rocked North Park’s Rubber Rose with Songs of Love & Lust It was a special night on Ray Street as the Queen of Boogie Woogie and SD’s favorite s ongbird & comedian played to a sold out house. In their first two woman show the dynamic duo showed off their talents with two sets of melodies dedicated to lovers. Laura Jane belted out both standards and cleaver new creations... intertwined with Sue’s timeless boogie woogie piano. As a bonus, the queen also treated the appreciative crowd with her ukulele and accordion. Encore, please!

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