With the defeat of Proposition A, the future of the community-owned Tri-City Medical Center is uncertain. The mail-in only ballots counted Aug. 26 showed a majority of voters in favor of the bond tax, but not the two-thirds majority needed.
In an effort to create a more “walkable” downtown, City Council directed staff to make changes to a draft ordinance that would restrict ground floor commercial space to certain businesses Aug. 27.
From the moment Debi McCarver pulled into her Coast Highway floral shop on the morning of Aug. 20, she knew by the flowerpots strewn near the side of the road that something was wrong.
Urban art rolls out
Solana Beach resident and dancer Kate Brill, above, in “Rolling Luggage Cart” is part of the Metropolitan Transit System celebration of the 10th anniversary of “Trolley Dances” Sept. 27, Sept. 28, Oct. 4 and Oct. 5. Patrons ride the trolley to various locations where dance performances are staged. Tickets are $30 for general admission, $20 for seniors, $10 for students and include a free all-day trolley pass. Children under 5 and people in wheelchairs ride free.
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Along with millions of people, I watched Barack Obama give his nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention in Denver. Talk about spectacles. Perfectly produced down to fireworks over Mile High Stadium, red, white and blue confetti and a Brookes and Dunn song, only great oration could triumph over such unnecessary pageantry.
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