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Saturday, June 7, 2008	Messages show depth of unlikely campaign relationship Eric Bidwell, the dreadlocked T-shirt designer who ran for San Diego mayor, got a lot of support from a campaign manager he never paid — the mayor’s own. Read all of U-T staff writer Matthew Hall’s story from today’s paper by clicking the link.
Friday, June 6, 2008	Time to recycle stuff with screens Recycle E-Waste! BE GREEN — An electronics recycling event will be held tomorrow (Saturday, June 7th) from 10am to 4pm at the Balboa Tennis Club (2221 Morley Field Drive in North Park). Please bring recycling from any old computers, monitors, laptops, TV’s, printers, cell phones, FAX machines, VCR and DVD players, Stereos, cameras, scanners, etc. The event is free with easy drop-off. Proceeds will benefit the Chaz Griffin Recovery Fund. Chaz is a tennis pro at Balboa Tennis Club who was stricken with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. His brother Geoff is the Head Pro at Balboa and lives on Louisiana Street. This is a great way to help Chaz and his family. For more information or to hold an electronics recycling fundraiser for your organization call (858) 272-7054 or visit the ewastegreen website. Please do not bring any appliances or batteries since they will not be accepted.
Thursday, June 5, 2008	Live in Hillcrest? June’s meeting of the Hillcrest Town Council (which gives a voice to area renters and home owners) will gather next Tuesday from 6:30-8pm at the Joyce Beers Community Center on Vermont Street. The SD County Assessor’s office will discuss new marriage licenses for same-sex couples followed by an ice cream & cake social.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008	Uptown Planners ask St. Paul’s project for EIR Over 100 interested residents and parishioners packed Joyce Beers Community Center yesterday evening for the presentation of St. Paul Cathedral’s proposed towers. The current project would result in: (1.) The construction of the tallest structure ever built in the Uptown area — 30' over the zoning limit; (2.) The granting of some of the largest setback deviations ever allowed in Uptown; (3.) A project being processed through the “affordable housing expedite program” that provides no new affordable housing; and in fact results in a net loss of over 20 affordable housing units; (4.) The approval of a project with potential adverse impacts upon airport safety; and (5.) Substantial impacts to two adjacent historic structures; St. Paul’s Cathedral and the historically designated La Moderne Apartments. Also of note are the excessive setback deviations for the St. Paul’s Cathedral development which create a project whose mass and bulk are out of scale with the community; and should not be approved unless redesigned. Only small portion of the project does not deviate — otherwise, all the street sides of both buildings indicate substantial setback deviations: (1.) Along Fifth Avenue, the Nutmeg building encroaches up to 13-8' into the required setback; (2.) Along Nutmeg Street, the building encroaches up to 13-10' into the required setback, with balconies at the north east corner extending 18' beyond the required setback and 3' beyond the street wall below; (3.) Along Fifth Avenue, the Olive Street building encroaches up to 8' into the required setback, with balconies extending 15' beyond the required setback; and (4.) Along Olive Street, the other tower encroaches up to 12' into the required setback. The Uptown Planners unanimously agreed that the height, mass and its location in the airport zone were of a concern for the community, and they requested that the developers return after having an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Many were also concerned about shadows cast over Balboa Park and suggested a redesign.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008	“The Union-Tribune’s coverage of the Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon (June 2) failed to mention a very salient fact, and that is how 17,828 runners impact the residents of San Diego County, particularly those living in Hillcrest, downtown, Little Italy and the airport area who found all routes out inaccessible.” — Judith Meyers in today’s letters to the editor of the Union-Tribune
Monday, June 2, 2008	DIP sign added to new Hillcrest sign? Thanks again to the city and Councilwoman Toni Atkins office for the community boundary signs that were added to Hillcrest during the summer of our centennial. Here’s the first look as to how lovely it looks with the jacaranda trees in the background. Here’s the question. Which came first? Was this sign on First Avenue just south of Walnut added to the DIP sign or was it recently attached to the Hillcrest sign? Who knows? Please contact HillQuest. We’ll look through our photo archives, too.
Sunday, June 1, 2008	How many running Elvi did you espy? This year, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon is attempting to set a world record for the largest number of running Elvi. The current record is 48, set in 2006. The HillQuest counter thinks the old record is toast. The music began at 6am, but the travel around San Diego will be tied up for several hours. The Rock 'n' Roll Marathon kicked off in Balboa Park at 6:30 this morning threading north on Sixth to Robinson then through Hillcrest before winding the 21,000 participants around San Diego. It will end at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Unless you're wearing running shoes, mind the map on this link (and avoid the runners) if you don’t want to get stuck getting around town.

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