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Friday, February 15, 2008	Ready for a little fitness before swimsuit weather? Blake Beckcom who recently opened Fitness Together wants to let area residents know that your own personal trainer in your own cutting edge, luxurious private suite is only a phone call away. His Mission Hills business at 4019 Goldfinch Street specializes in one-on-one personal training where the focus is on you. There are no membership fees either. Give Blake a call at (619) 794-0014 to set up your fitness program.
Thursday, February 14, 2008	Happy Valentine’s Day, Hillcrest! Love is in the air, and luckily there’s still time to let that special someone in your life know just how much she or he means to you. Several shops around Hillcrest will help you show your affection. Follow the trail of red rose petals to 3828 Fifth Avenue, home of Hillcrest’s Dream Florist. Gail opened her shop at 8am for last minute orders as well as beautiful walk-in bouquets. Give her a call to 543-9210. Or how about a manicure/pedicure to pamper yourself or your sweetie? Stop by Divine Nails at 3739 Sixth Avenue (at Evans Place). Of course lunch or dinner might be more traditional on Valentine’s Day. Since Hillcrest is the best known neighborhood in San Diego for great eateries, there’s a tasty restaurant for every palate and price range on most every block. Have you tried Bite yet? But why wait until February 14th...the most important thing you can do today (and everyday) is to tell your special valentine “I love you.”
Wednesday, February 13, 2008	“If any of my friends who are Republicans want to be appointed judges, this is the time to announce your candidacy for city attorney.” — Mike Aguirre re: the secret world of judicial appointments
Tuesday, February 12, 2008	Planning Director, Councilwoman Atkins & Mayor Sanders at tonight’s HTC Over 100 residents attended Tuesday night’s monthly meeting of the Hillcrest Town Council to hear San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, District Three Councilmember Toni Atkins and the Director of City Planning Bill Anderson speak on neighborhood land use issues,the Interim Height Ordinance (IHO) and other topics affecting our community. Area development dominated the evening including the proposed southern boundary for the Interim Height Ordinance (Brookes or Upas?) The Mayor shared that he thought the 65-foot limit was a fair compromise. The IHO will be heard by the Planning Commission on March 6th). Other topic included the return of the controversial 301 University project and the preservation of our neighborhood’s character. Area residents also asked the leaders about homeless encampments and long-term street parking of over-sized vehicles that lead to living and (sometimes) dealing of drugs in the community. The city trifecta reiterated the importance of updating the community plan and its role in the preservation of our area character. It was a great community meeting. Thanks to everyone for attending. Next month’s meeting will be Tuesday, March 11th.
Monday, February 11, 2008	“It used to be very easy to have this debate at a superficial level, because it all boiled down to development. The world has changed in the last five years. There aren’t many parcels about which we can have a debate. So you get down to these more complex issues, so you have to talk about whether one person’s solution (for the environment) is better than another’s.” — Mayor Sanders’ political consultant Tom Shepard
Sunday, February 10, 2008	“Beware: A one-digit typo on a state tax return could cost the average California homeowner about $1,000.” — the error on 2.4 million copies of Schedule CA of Form 540
Saturday, February 9, 2008	“There is a long-standing misconception in San Diego about who finances downtown redevelopment. The general public seems to think it’s the Centre City Development Corp., known as CCDC. It isn’t.” — Mel Shapiro in today’s opinion section of the Union-Tribune

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