A Ton of Snow Has Hit Local Mountains
The Mt. Laguna Lodge livecam was back up and working this morning. Here’s the view at 7:45 am.
Much of the snow around Julian has melted.
Removing Tents and Criminalizing the Houseless Are Not Solutions; Housing Is
A tent is a tent, but for many it’s the safest, most private space someone may have while experiencing homelessness.
By Amy Denhart / SD Union-Tribune Op-Ed / Feb. 21, 2023
Imagine having everything you own taken from you at a moment’s notice and being forced to scramble to find a place to sleep night after night, week after week.
More and more of our unsheltered neighbors are subjected to this life as homelessness increases and housing costs skyrocket across San Diego. Our officials respond by ordering homeless residents to take down tents during daylight hours, a misguided policy intended to prevent encampments from forming.
‘Hey Campbell! Here’s Your Million-Dollar Sidewalk!’
Here are photos of the current conditions of San Diego’s “Million-Dollar Sidewalk” the city installed against everyone’s advice back in pre-pandemic days. They were taken by Geoff Page.
The OB Rag and writer Geoff Page covered this issue extensively, and Page was highly critical of its design. And yes, it is or was ADA compliant and did cost the city $1.1 million dollars.
Page warned us and the city that Nature and the sand would make short shift of all that concrete. And there wouldn’t be anybody to clean it up. The OB Planning Board opposed it and even went against the city on an appeal back in December 2019.
Do Not Even Think About Driving to This Winter Wonderland
A Winter Wonderland at Lake Cuyamaca this morning at 9:10 am, Feb. 24, 2023, from a livecam.
But flatland San Diegans should not even think about driving to this scene. The roads are way too dangerous for you beachgoers.
San Diego Eliminates 300 Parking Spaces on Park Blvd Through Balboa Park
San Diego has already or is in the process of eliminating 300 parking spaces along a portion of Park Boulevard that runs through Balboa Park — in order to install “protected” bike lanes. The parking spots eliminated for the bike path were along Park Boulevard between Presidents Way and Morley Field Drive .
It’s part of a Park Blvd re-stripping project. After the resurfacing work was completed, Park Boulevard was re-striped to include a separate bike path, a single car lane and a dedicated lane for buses. To be clear, vehicle traffic lanes will be reduced to one in each direction to make way for the bus lane.
Midway Planners Blindsided by Housing Commission’s Purchase of Ramada Inn for Homeless People
City Outlines Planned Destruction of Community Planning Groups
By Geoff Page
The reactions of some Midway-Pacific Highway Community Planning Group members, at its regular monthly meeting on February 15, resembled nothing less than a kick to the groin. That and the clear news that MCRD is not going anywhere anytime soon were the highlights of the Zoom meeting, but some idiocy involving the Community Planning Group changes came in a close third.
San Diego Housing Commission Surprise
The San Diego Housing Commission was there to make a presentation that clearly took the group by surprise,
Lake Cuyamaca Has Snow But OB Doesn’t
Lake Cuyamaca definitely has snow. This screen capture from the livecam was taken at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, 2/23/23.
The livecams at Mt. Laguna Lodge and in downtown Julian were not working this morning around the same time. But OB’s was:
San Diego’s Trailers for the Homeless Are Still Empty and Still Stored
The 20-or-so trailers that the City of San Diego received from the State of California 3 years ago for unhoused people and families are still empty and still stored on city property.
The OB Rag located 13 of the unused trailers adjacent to the City’s Rose Canyon Operation Yard at 3775 Morena Boulevard. Nice and brand new, the trailers are generally 8 feet wide by 25 or 30 feet long and are standard recreational vehicles that are towed behind cars and trucks. They have “pop-out” spare rooms and appear ready to receive needy people experiencing homelessness.
San Diego received the trailers 3 years ago under the Mayor Faulconer administration. Faulconer, obviously, did nothing with them. Then came Todd Gloria, who likewise has not done anything with them.
Councilmember Gloria to the Rescue – The Sins of San Diego Mayors – Part 2
By Norma Damashek / NumbersRunner / Feb. 22, 2023
Councilmember Gloria Bounds to the Rescue (2013–2014)
According to the City Charter, the presiding officer of the city council has limited authority to act as mayor in the event of an unplanned vacancy in the mayor’s seat. With a wink and a nod from City Attorney Jan Goldsmith, Councilmember Todd Gloria put his feet up on the mayor’s desk and immediately got to work reorganizing city government in his own image.
Restaurant Review: Officine Buona Forchetta at Liberty Station in Point Loma
Restaurant Review
Officine Buona Forchetta
2865 Sims Rd.
(Liberty Station)
San Diego, CA 92106
619-548-5770
By Judi Curry
Perhaps some of you remember my student Hitomi from Japan. She was with me for 5 years, and her English is now almost perfect. She has a job in Los Angeles and called to ask me if she and her friend Sean could take me to dinner the night before my birthday. Of course I said yes, because she is almost another daughter to me.
They wanted Italian food, and the two restaurants that she called for reservations were full because it was a holiday. But she remembered that one time the two of us went to Officine Buona Forchetta and had a delightful meal.
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