Marching for equal rights
8,000-10,000 San Diegans from all walks of life marched along University Avenue from Hillcrest to North Park this afternoon as a protest to Tuesday’s passage
of the measure that banned the right of gay
couples to marry.Here are views of the march leaving Hillcrest.
Anyone want to share other personal photos or slideshows?
Kate Session was born November 8, 1857...so in honor of her 151st birthday, the San Diego Floral Association (Kate was a founder), San Diego Historical Society, Friends of the Marston House & Friends of Balboa Park hosted a “Happy Birthday, Kate Sessions” celebration at the Marston House Saturday morning.
In the afternoon a lei ceremony was held at her bronze statue to honor the many accomplishments by the world-recognized horticulturist, florist and landscape designer.
Hillcrest Town Council next Tuesday
After submitting plans for two towers (175 feet and 193 feet high) at the former site of 301 University, Bruce Leidenberger’s development has now evolved into a proposed boutique hotel. Want to learn more? The first informational meeting for the community will be held next Tuesday, November 11 at the monthly gathering of the Hillcrest Town Council. All Hillcrest renters and homeowners are urged to attend the 6:30-8pm meeting at the Joyce Beers Community Center in the
Uptown District, near
Trader Joe’s. The proposed hotel for University Avenue between Third & Fourth will have 140-150 rooms and suites, an upscale restaurant, lounge, banquet rooms, meeting rooms and a rooftop bar. The boutique hotel will have a general height of approximately 72 feet at the roof parapet with a slightly taller elevator housing to access the roof bar (Interim Height Ordinance is 65"). The proposed street walls are generally one and two stories with varying set backs to accommodate trees and landscaping. The storefront materials will be brick, stone, tile and art glass. A plaza with a fountain is planned for the corner of University and Third. The north-south alley will be rerouted from University to Third in order to alleviate the dangerous conditions created at its current mid-block location (and allow for a grander entrance). A lap pool for hotel guests and spa patrons will be located along Third Avenue at the third floor level. All vehicular traffic will be contained on site with two levels of underground hotel parking. The proposed hotel operators anticipate that 100-130 jobs will be created.
Following the 301 University presentation, HTC Development Committee members Juli Peters-Hyde & Roy Dahl will share a program on community Design Principles. All are welcome to the meeting. Bring your neighbors!
Jubilation spilled across the country with people dancing in the streets as an estimated 100,000 people had crowded into Chicago’s Grant Park in to greet Obama with cheers as TV news announced the Illinois senator had been elected the next President of the United States of America.
“This has been a long time coming,” said Linda Bogard, 57, “It’s been a good fight and a great victory.”
“What it really means for the country is that there's going to be a major change in the direction ... (for) the priorities of the regular person, and not just the wealthy,” said Carrie West, 54, as bar patrons
chanted “O-ba-ma, O-ba-ma, O-ba-ma.”“Rosa sat so Martin could walk. Martin walked so Barack could run. Barack ran so your children may fly.”
Councilman-elect Gloria to replace Atkins
Todd Gloria maintained a nine point lead over Stephen Whitburn throughout the evening, and by around 10pm was confident enough to give a victory speech. “My mother was a hotel maid and my dad a gardener. Only in San Diego could I be your next City Council member,” Todd said to supporters in a packed ballroom at the Westgate hotel.
His opponent Stephen Whitburn said his network of volunteers did all they could to help him win. “We had a tremendous number of supporters and people who really got behind our message of change, and they worked their hearts out and did everything possible,” commented Stephen. “I’m proud of the people who joined me in fighting for change.”
It’s official. He’s the worst, but eight long years are coming to an end. In April of 2006 the Rolling Stone assessed
Bush’s presidency and
thought it was headed for colossal historical disgrace. “We now have endorsed the concept of pre-emptive war where we go to war with another nation militarily, even though our own security is not directly threatened, if we want to change the regime there or if we fear that some time in the future our security might be endangered, but that’s been a radical departure from all previous administration policies.”
“The policy from the White House has been to allocate funds to religious institutions, even those that channel those funds exclusively to their own particular group of believers in a particular religion. As a traditional Baptist, I’ve always believed in separation of church and state and honored that premise when I was president, and so have all other presidents, I might say, except this one.”
— Former President
Jimmy Carter
“Rosa
sat so Martin could walk. Martin walked so Barack could run. Barack is
running so your children may fly.”
Clawgate comes to Hillcrest
A press conference held yesterday afternoon by San Diegans for Change addressed the “Clawgate” political mailer in which several community leaders and members of District 3 who donated to Stephen Whitburn’s campaign were
erroneously labeled
as “special interests” making “back room deals” in an anti-Whitburn
mailer which hit households late last week.(one
year later three
men were fined).Speaking on the corner of Fourth & University were Tom Mullaney, of Friends of San Diego, who led the successful fight against the 301 University project; David Potter, a respected environmental, land use and planning consultant who provided consulting services to the residents of Kensington in their effort to downsize the Kensington Terrace project; Roxanne Govari, who is currently leading the effort in her community against the expansion of the Academy of Our Lady of Peace; attorney Barry Hager, who was instrumental in the effort to scale back the Mission Hills Paseo development, led the campaign to create the Ft. Stockton Line Historic District, and helped pass the Uptown Interim Height Ordinance; and Dan Soderberg, a community activist and historic preservationist.
Each of these speakers has donated countless hours to improving their neighborhoods and communities, yet were named as “special interests” in the infamous mailer. District 3 resident Ray Ramage stated, “Until I received this ugly hit piece last week, I was undecided about my vote for councilman. Now that I’ve seen the handwriting on the wall, I know better.”
— David Potter who worked on the
Kensington Terrace appeal re: Todd Gloria’s negative mailer
U-T estimated only 3K, but KNSD thought 6,000 people took to the streets of Hillcrest last night urging citizens to vote no on Proposition 8. Thanks to everyone for standing united in this historic moment as signs and candles filled the community. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders led the charge. There was a time the mayor was for a same sex marriage ban, but he has switched positions after publicly announcing his daughter is a lesbian. The candlelight vigil brought awareness to the fight against this proposition. With only a few days left before Election Day, we invite all of our supporters to work a little harder to defeat Proposition 8 this coming Tuesday.
Eeek...Last night’s candlelight vigil left behind a big mess. Check out
this photo of a city trash container covered with wax. Signs, balloons,
candles and waxy city trash cans add to the mess. Also, trash along
sidewalks and street gutters still remain from Friday’s Nightmare on
Normal Street. Hillcrest needs some TLC. Anyone want to help clean up
the community? The Center’s attempt to get their cleaners back after
their Halloween party has been (so far) unsuccessful. According to
neighbors...the litter, including the tell-tale red cups and the green
wrist bands still remain in gutters and drains. With the coming rains,
much of this trash will be washed out to sea. What to do?
