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Awesome and Unique
Spectacle July 4 Re-enactment of the First Salute Planned. A re-enactment
of the First Salute is planned for Fourth of July at the Maritime
Museum. Most people think America gained her independence on July
4, 1776. But it actually occurred on November 16, 1776 when the
American Brig of War Andrew Doria sailed into the harbor of St.
Eustatius and fired a salute to the Dutch flag. The reply, roaring
from the cannons of Fort Oranje, marked the first international
recognition of the American flag and our beginning as an independent
nation. A re-enactment of this
historic First Salute will take place at the Maritime Museum on
July 4th at the beginning and finale of the evening fireworks
show in the San Diego Bay. The state tall ship Californian will
fire her guns at the Maritime Museum and receive the salute to
her flag by the Museum’s full battery of
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STATE ROUTE 163
AND FRIARS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
ARE ON THE WAY! By Gina Cord
It is a familiar experience – you are sitting in traffic
somewhere on SR-163 or Friars Road. You are late getting to where
you are going, whether it is home, work, school, shopping or a
game. Why? Because the SR-163 and Friars Road interchange was
designed and constructed for 1970’s traffic demand. Now,
forty years later, many more people use this major interchange
to get where they are going. Guess what? Significant transportation
improvements are coming soon. On June 17, 2010, the City’s
Planning Commission unanimously approved over $128 million worth
of traffic improvements to directly benefit the SR-163 and Friars
Road interchange in
Mission Valley. Phase 1: Widen Friars Road from Avenida de las
Tiendas to Mission Center Road, including Friars Road overcrossing
and reconstruct the interchange improvements to ramp intersections.
Phase 2: Connect new connector roadways and structures.
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Hazard Center Office
Tower Achieves LEED® Certification Energy-Efficiency Upgrades
and Improved Water Usage Produce Significant Annual Savings and
Environmental Sustainability The Class-A office building at Hazard
Center has achieved the U.S. Green Building Council Leadership
in
Energy Efficiency and Design (LEED®) Silver Certification
for Existing Buildings. The 15-story, approximately 268- thousand
square foot building has been able to reduce its energy consumption
by 13.2 percent and water usage by 17 percent through proactive
implementation of numerous energy and water FREE
Summer Concerts at Westfield Mission Valley Shopping Center Come
join your friends and neighbors for live entertainment, festivities
and special offers at the FREE summer concert series. Outdoor
concerts will be held on Saturdays in July at Westfield Mission
Valley Shopping Center from 3 pm to 5 pm. July 3 – Percussion
Ensemble at Nordstrom Rack Courtyard July 10 – Jessica Lerner,
Pop Singer/Songwriter, between Express and Foot Locker July 17
– School of Rock, Classic Rock Covers, Nordstrom Rack Courtyard
July 24 – Jessica Lerner, Pop Singer/Songwriter, Nordstrom
Rack Courtyard You will have the opportunity to win a $1,000 shopping
spree from West-
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Mayor Sanders says
New Civic Center will Save City Millions
Critics Think it is a Waste of Taxpayer Money
“San Diego taxpayers would reap a savings of $24 million
over ten years and $232 million over 50 years if the City redevelops
the Civic Center instead of continuing to lease expensive off-site
office space and making costly bandaid repairs to the existing
facility,” according to Mayor Jerry Sanders. Critics of the
proposal say the city shouldn’t be spending money on a new
City Hall when the city is cutting neighborhood services due to
budget constraints. City Councilmember Carl DeMaio believes the
economic downturn gives the city an opportunity to renegotiate
its many leases for reduced rent which would save the city money.
Mayor Sanders will ask the City Council to put the proposal on
the November ballot at its July 12th meeting. “For me, this
is a business decision,” said Mayor Sanders. “I can
not justify throwing away millions of dollars on rent, as well
as repairs
to a building on its last legs, when there is a less expensive
alternative. The savings we achieve will be used for police, fire,
parks, branch libraries and street resurfacing.”
Under the agreement, Gerding-Edlen Development would construct
a 19-story building immediately next to City Hall where Golden
Hall currently stands. The new facility would allow the City to
consolidate city employees who work downtown into one building,
eliminating the need for the City to continue paying $13 million
a year for leased office space and making necessary fixes to the
Civic Center, projected to cost $37 million over the next ten
years. “In addition to saving taxpayer dollars, the project
would generate 2,300...
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