Protest march winds its way to waterfront Nov 16, 2008
He looks like he's Hispanic, like me, said Gonzales, 45, a La Jolla resident ... At UC San Diego in La Jolla on Friday, some students walked out of class and gathered at the campus' Price Center to demand that the university take a stand on the issue. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Snails laid siege to La Jolla in 1922 Nov 16, 2008
A pest of snails imported originally for edible purposes from Sicily is threatening to destroy all vegetation in La Jolla ... The European white snail (Helix pisana) first appeared in San Diego in 1914, when an anonymous collector donated a few dry specimens to the Scripps Institute for Biological Research in La Jolla ... The collection, labeled Land Shells, La Jolla, June, 1914 was accepted by the scientists, then shelved and forgotten. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Molestation suspect caught after long pursuit Nov 16, 2008
Cravens, 22, is charged in the death of La Jolla surfer Emery Kauanui, 24. Deliberations began Monday afternoon after a two-week trial in San Diego Superior Court. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Proponents of same-sex marriage set to march Nov 15, 2008
At UC San Diego in La Jolla on Friday, some students walked out of class and gathered at the campus' Price Center to demand that the university take a stand on the issue. USCD officials say the issue belongs in the hands of the UC Regents, not the individual campuses. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Suspect chased, hit by car on I-5 in North County Nov 15, 2008
He suffered a broken leg and was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla. Escondido police Lt. David Mankin identified the man as Gary Cervantes, 42, of Escondido, wanted on four counts of child molestation. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Rally Falls Short in Regular Season Finale Nov 14, 2008
The Lions posted a 12-8 win on Sept. 7 in La Jolla and an 8-6 win at the Burns Center on Sept. 27. Long Beach State earned a 7-6 win at the NorCals on Sept. 21 and then the win Thursday night. (Lmulions.com)
New John Legend Tour Dates Announced Nov 14, 2008
Thu 1/8 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre Sat 1/10 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Mon 1/12 Oakland, CA Paramount Theatre Tue 1/13 Universal City, CA Gibson Amphitheatre Thu 1/15 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre Fri 1/16 La Jolla, CA RIMAC Arena Thu 1/22 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre @ Grand Prairie Fri 1/23 Austin, TX Bass Concert Hall Sat 1/24 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater Mon 1/26 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium Wed 1/28 Orlando, FL Bob Carr Performing Arts Center Thu 1/29 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall Fri... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Novel regulatory step during HIV replication Nov 14, 2008
LA JOLLA, CA A previously unknown regulatory step during human immunodeficiency (HIV) replication provides a potentially valuable new target for HIV/AIDS therapy, report researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the University of Wisconsin, Madison ... The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to fundamental discoveries in the life sciences, the improvement of human health and the training of future... (EurekAlert!)
PGA Tour 2009 partial tournament schedule Nov 12, 2008
Buick Invitational Torrey Pines Golf Club; La Jolla, CA. 269 (-19)$936,000. (ESPN -- Golf)
Lakers improve to 6-0 with win over Dallas Nov 12, 2008
The play, written by San Diego's Dick Enberg, will be at the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Arts. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for cocktails and live and silent auctions. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Johns Hopkins Names Daniels, Formerly at Toronto University, as President Nov 12, 2008
He will succeed , who is leaving to become president of the Salk Institute of Biological Sciences in La Jolla, California. Daniels, 49, is the former law dean at the University of Toronto, where he was an undergraduate and received a law degree. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Home values falling less sharply than pricesDifference in S.D. data linked to foreclosures Nov 12, 2008
Rascoff said certain areas have fallen less than others, such as La Jolla which is down 12. 3 percent over the past year. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Contest Inspires Limb Regeneration Research Nov 11, 2008
Pao and Zhu, both postdoctoral researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif. sent in the winning proposal for a project that would use multiple techniques to examine what goes on at the molecular level when salamander cells start rebuilding a lost limb. (Scientific American)
Giant Kelp Reef Project Completed Nov 11, 2008
"Diving in a giant kelp gives you the same feeling as walking through a redwood forest. It's a special place," Ed Parnell, a marine ecologist at the University of California, San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, told The San Diego Union-Tribune last June, when construction on the reef began ... The company hired Coastal Environments, a marine engineering firm in La Jolla, to oversee both projects. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Prop. 8 protesters target Mormon temple Nov 11, 2008
I am so surprised the Mormon church that has suffered persecution and discrimination in the past is now being oppressive, said Amy Cheng, 32, a hospice nurse who lives with her husband in La Jolla and attended the protest with her 2-year-old son, Logan. Isi Mataele, 33, a schoolteacher and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was there to clean up any trash left behind. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Celladon Announces Presentation of Clinical Data From First-in-Human MYDICAR(R) Trial for Advanced Heart Failure at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Nov 10, 2008
The Company is based in La Jolla, California and founded by Roger J. Hajjar, M.D and Kenneth R. Chien M.D., Ph. D. Current investors include Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, Venrock Associates, and Johnson on Development Corporation. (PR Newswire)
City-owned Moonlight builds theater from ground up Nov 10, 2008
Brombacher mentions such names as Joshua Breckenridge, who appeared in La Jolla Playhouse's recent musical Memphis and has also worked on Broadway; Eric Kunze, a Vista local who starred in Damn Yankees and other shows on Broadway and has come back to Moonlight on occasion for fundraising concerts; and Alicia Irving, just seen in San Diego as the title character in the national tour of the Tony-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone. Marie Ertel, who grew up in Vista, has come full circle at... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Obama's economic recipe Nov 9, 2008
San Diego County is becoming a center for solar-technology development, thanks to such firms as Kyocera International in Kearny Mesa, Envision Solar in La Jolla and Clean Power Systems near Scripps Ranch. Because of the worldwide demand for solar energy, Kyocera is doubling solar-panel production at its plant in Tijuana. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
BIOTECH: Stem cell experts meet amid rising expectations Nov 8, 2008
LA JOLLA ---- Stem cell researchers say they expect a surge of funding, an easing of restrictions and accelerating scientific progress in turning stem cells into disease treatments. A cheery mood permeated Friday's annual stem cell conference at the Salk Institute, bringing experts in the field together from across the country. (North County Times)
Veterans Day events Nov 8, 2008
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at the veterans memorial in Soledad Natural Park, 6905 La Jolla Scenic Drive, La Jolla ... Ceremony at UCSD: Recognition for all veterans will begin at noon Wednesday in the first-floor conference room of the Natural Sciences building on the Revelle College Campus at the University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Barrel of fun Nov 7, 2008
At the same time, the San Diego Marriott Hotel a will host a Celebrity Chef Luncheon ottle Auction featuring "Iron Chef" finalist Gavin Kaysen (formerly of El Bizcocho in Rancho Bernardo and now at Cafe Boulud in New York); Bernardo Guillas of the Marine Room in La Jolla; Jimmy Schmidt of Rattlesnake in Detroit; and Sondra Bernstein of The Girl ig in Sonoma. Tickets start at 150. (North County Times)
Vision Global Solutions, Inc. and Fortes Financial, Inc. Announce Termination of Merger and Reorganization Agreement Nov 7, 2008
com La Jolla Law Building 5510 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, California 92037. Source: Vision Global Solutions Inc.. (Primezone Releases)
PICO Holdings, Inc. Announces Results for the Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2008 Nov 7, 2008
Source: PICO Holdings, Inc.. Nov. 7, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PICO Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ) reported shareholders' equity of $501. (Primezone Releases)
MRI Reveals Relationship Between Depression And Pain Nov 6, 2008
D., of the University of California San Diego, La Jolla, and colleagues studied 15 young adults with major depressive disorder (average age 24. 5) who were not taking medication and 15 individuals who were the same age (average 24. (Science Daily)
Michael Crichton,'Jurassic Park' writer, dies at 66 Nov 6, 2008
In 1969, after having earned his medical degree, Crichton moved to La Jolla, California, and spent a year as a postdoctoral fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Already inclining toward a writing career, he tilted decisively with "The Andromeda Strain," a medical thriller about a group of scientists racing against time to stop the spread of a lethal organism from outer space code-named Andromeda. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Louis Evans; led National Presbyterian Church Nov 5, 2008
He was then sent to the conservative community of La Jolla, Calif. where his advocacy of racial reconciliation and open housing brought controversy and death threats, said one of his sons, Dan Evans of Seattle. (Boston Globe)
REGION: GOP bucks national trend in legislative races Nov 5, 2008
Democrat Darren Kasai of Rancho Santa Fe had nearly 41 percent and Libertarian John Murphy of La Jolla had 5 percent, with 29 percent of precincts reporting. The winner will fill the seat vacated by George Plescia and represent Sorrento Valley, Carmel Valley, Fairbanks Ranch, Rancho Penasquitos, Poway and Rancho Bernardo. (North County Times)
Fonda poised for Broadway return Nov 5, 2008
It premiered at the Arena Stage in Washington in 2007 and has also shown at the La Jolla Playhouse in California. Fonda made made her last Broadway appearance in the 1963 drama Strange Interlude. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Post-Crash Planners Keep the Faith in Stocks Nov 5, 2008
You can't control the market, so control what you can,'' says of the planning firm Trovena LLC, in La Jolla, California. author of ``Conserving Client Portfolios During Retirement,'' suggests that retirees reduce the amount they withdraw from their investment portfolios by 5 percent to 10 percent. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Depression ups pain sensitivity Nov 5, 2008
A new study by researchers at the University of California San Diego, La Jolla, has revealed that brains of individuals with major depressive disorder appear to react more strongly when anticipating pain and also display altered functioning of the neural network that modifies pain sensitivity ... D., of the University of California San Diego, La Jolla, and colleagues studied 15 young adults with major depressive disorder (average age 24. (Times of India)
Jane Fonda returns to Broadway Nov 4, 2008
"33 Variations" had its world premiere at Arena Stage in Washington in 2007 and was done earlier this year at the La Jolla Playhouse in California. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Chef-inspired Recipes for Cooking at Home Nov 4, 2008
Newspaper online, Chronicle Newspapers, The Chronicle, The Fairfax Chronicle, The South County Chronicle, The North County Chronicle, Virginia, Lorton, Mason Neck, Fairfax Station, South Springfield, Clifton, Newington. An Independent Newspaper. (South County Chronicle, VA)
Jane Fonda returns to B'way in '33 Variations' Nov 4, 2008
"33 Variations" had its world premiere at Arena Stage in Washington in 2007 and was done earlier this year at the La Jolla Playhouse in California. "For Tectonic Theater Project, this piece is the culmination of an investigation into the creative life of Beethoven, and Ms. Fonda is the perfect person to lead us on that journey," Kaufman said. (Yahoo News)
Californians mobilize on Nevada front Nov 4, 2008
CHARLIE NEUMAN / Union-Tribune Nat Bandel of La Jolla (right) welcomed Obama volunteers Keith and Ingrid Thornton of Escondido and B.J. Morgan of Oceanside in Las Vegas. CHARLIE NEUMAN / Union-Tribune Renee Scheuerlein of Oceanside (left) and Cynthia Corelis of Vista checked for registered independent voters Saturday in Las Vegas. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
LAURA EMBRY / Union-Tribune Prop 8 backers, foes rally Nov 3, 2008
Randy Clark, 55, and Tom Maddox, 51, bicycled to St. Paul's from La Jolla. They were married in August. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
History holds few clues to recovery timing Nov 2, 2008
For example, La Jolla's all-home median, including resale houses and condos, new construction and condo conversions, peaked in 1990 at $425,000, dropped 33 ... Unanswered question: Does La Jolla have more room to fall, and how long will it take to hit bottom ... City Heights, east of downtown San Diego, peaked one quarter after La Jolla in 1990 at $115,900, dropped 27. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Public safety Nov 1, 2008
Onyx Avenue and La Jolla Court, assault reported Thursday evening. Fire, medical aid. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
UCSD Ranked Among Top Value Colleges Nov 1, 2008
E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. POSTED: 12:31 pm PDT October 31, 2008UPDATED: 12:35 pm PDT October 31, 2008. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Nuevo Latino Oct 31, 2008
Zocalo is the newest addition to the Brigantine family of restaurants, which includes seven Brigantine seafood restaurants, three Miguel's Cocinas, the seaside Steakhouse at Azul La Jolla, Miguelito's in Coronado, and the original Zocalo in Old Town San Diego. Zocalo (pronounced "ZOH-kuh-lo") is a casual dining restaurant blending the cuisines of Central and South America and the Caribbean. (North County Times)
Tijuana exhibit: Mommy, there's a mummy! Oct 31, 2008
Cattle Decapitation, Bumpklaat, Ritual Tortures, IveBeenShot and Shoot'em (tomorrow): Che Cafe, UCSD, 9500 Gillman Drive, La Jolla; $10; (858) 534-2311 or checafe. ucsd. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
OCEANSIDE: Man shot by police Sunday under arrest with no charges Oct 30, 2008
OCEANSIDE ---- Gregory Kwok, the 48-year-old man shot Sunday at his Lonnie Street home during a confrontation with Oceanside police, remains under guard at a La Jolla hospital ... Aubrey Kwok, Greg Kwok's 81-year-old father, said Tuesday that police told him he couldn't visit his son at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla because of an open investigation ... Sgt. Kelan Poorman said that Kwok's room at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla was under 24-hour guard by an Oceanside police officer... (North County Times)
Ivies fore Californians Oct 29, 2008
When Yale needed only two golfers for its freshman class of '07, the Bulldogs' Scottish coach of 33 years, Dave Paterson, went to the San Diego well by choosing Wescoe, of La Jolla High, and Grossmont's Gonzales. The year before, Paterson successfully recruited Coronado's Taylor Hakes. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
OCEANSIDE: Pilots group targets Sanchez in TV ads Oct 29, 2008
Earlier this month, the group received 2,000 donations from The Landbourn Co. of La Jolla and Ord Properties Inc. of Carlsbad. "Here we go again," Sanchez said. (North County Times)
Mexico's Congress Approves Measures to Loosen Petroleos Mexicanos Monopoly Oct 29, 2008
The passage is a political victory for President , who overcame two attempts by opponents this year to block congress from voting on the measures, said at the Institute of the Americas in La Jolla, California. Nonetheless, the initiatives won't stop a drop in reserves that will eventually force Mexico to begin importing crude, he said. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Biotechs seek new funding formulas Oct 29, 2008
Despite the white-knuckle gyrations on Wall Street, there was a glimmer of hope yesterday for San Diego biotechnology companies attending an investor conference in La Jolla: There actually are investors with lots of money ... He's now opening an office in La Jolla. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Prosecutors: SD man murdered surfer with punch Oct 28, 2008
After Kauanui's death, La Jolla residents who claimed they were victimized by Cravens called police to report various violent incidents, from bar fights to rowdy behavior at parties and on the beach, Roach told the jury ... Witnesses testified that Kauanui and the others were at a La Jolla bar when Kauanui spilled a drink on one of Cravens' friends, starting an argument. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
OCEANSIDE: Details emerge in shooting Oct 28, 2008
He was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. A spokesman for the hospital said Monday that Kwok was in critical condition with at least one gunshot wound to the torso. (North County Times)
Swimming & Diving Oct 28, 2008
Air Force Academy Official Athletic Site. Early Bird Invitational (Swimming). (Airforcesports.com)
Adeona Pharmaceuticals' Oral dnaJP1 Phase II Clinical Findings Presented At the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting Oct 28, 2008
(1) Arizona Arthritis Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; (2) Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA; (3) Department of Pediatric Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. About Rheumatoid Arthritis. (Primezone Releases)
Marriage has been 'wonderful' Oct 27, 2008
They work at a salon in La Jolla. But the historic nature of their unions and the continuing battle over the newly won right also has brought extra scrutiny, family conflict and, in at least one case, divorce. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
REGION: Sacred objects to be returned to local tribes Oct 26, 2008
Their descendants are now members of the Pauma, Pala, Rincon, La Jolla and Pechanga bands. The human remains that were listed among the items are one Luiseno and two Kumeyaay individuals. (North County Times)
Aguirre wants state measure Oct 26, 2008
Aguirre's statement capped a weeklong series of court hearings about the seals and the La Jolla cove that they have polluted with feces. In 2005, a Superior Court judge ordered the city to restore the beach for human use. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Potent Greenhouse Gas More Prevalent Than Thought Oct 25, 2008
"From a climate perspective, there is a need to add nitrogen trifluoride to the suite of greenhouse gases whose production is inventoried and whose emissions are regulated under the Kyoto Protocol, thus providing meaningful incentives for its wise use," said study leader Ray Weiss of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Calif. Copyright. (Fox News)
REGIONAL: Earmarks again an issue in 50th District Oct 25, 2008
4 million for the Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research in La Jolla and 1 million for the city of San Diego for brush clearance to help prevent wildfires, were important for the district, Jacobs said. Leibham's support for the stabilization plan, she said, means he must take "responsibility for supporting whatever was in it.". (North County Times)
Ready for another greenhouse gas? Oct 24, 2008
"From a climate perspective, there is a need to add nitrogen trifluoride to the suite of greenhouse gases whose production is inventoried and whose emissions are regulated under the Kyoto Protocol, thus providing meaningful incentives for its wise use," said study leader Ray Weiss of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Calif. 2008 LiveScience. (MSNBC -- Environment)
COMMUNITY SPORTS: Golden boy: No challenge is too great for local Paralympic champion Oct 24, 2008
Del Mar's Roy Perkins Jr. works out at the La Jolla YMCA after returning from the Paralympics last month in Beijing, where he won a gold medal in swimming ... 2-mile swimming leg at La Jolla Cove for a relay team that will include cyclist Dean Wagner and runner Roy Perkins, who is Roy Jr.'s dad ... That hasn't seemed to slow down Roy Jr., who graduated last spring from The Bishop's School in La Jolla, where he competed on the swim team his junior year. (North County Times)
Mexican Senate Approves All Seven Calderon Bills to Reform Oil Industry Oct 24, 2008
The resistance by Lopez Obrador doesn't signal the initiative is substantial enough to interest major oil and gas countries to seek contracts with Pemex, and it's unlikely to reverse falling oil output, said , director of the energy program at the Institute of the Americas in La Jolla, California. Under the changes, while companies that sign contracts for exploration and production would be able to receive performance- based incentives, they won't be allowed to own Mexican oil or book reserves. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Streamlining brain signals for speed and efficacy Oct 23, 2008
LA JOLLA, CA Life exists at the edge of chaos, where small changes can have striking and unanticipated effects, and major stimuli may go unheard ... The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to fundamental discoveries in the life sciences, the improvement of human health, and the training of future generations of researchers. (EurekAlert!)
Seals extend their stay as court case continues Oct 22, 2008
The city of San Diego has won at least a brief reprieve from having to immediately remove the seals from Children's Pool in La Jolla ... At least two other issues have emerged in advance of Friday's hearing potential fines against the city for the pace of its work, and the status of Valerie O'Sullivan, the former La Jolla resident whose name is on the high-profile lawsuit. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Anadys Pharmaceuticals to Present at BIOCOM Investor Conference 2008 Oct 21, 2008
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ) announced today that it will present at the 3rd annual BIOCOM Investor Conference on Monday, October 27, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. PDT (2:30 p.m. EDT) at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla in San Diego, California. Steve Worland, Ph. (PR Newswire)
'Power' broker Oct 20, 2008
The trio also has appeared at La Jolla Playhouse, where it presented Zorro in Hell in 2006. With the new direction has come a greater willingness to let others perform the group's material. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Marine protection act could reel in fishing lines Oct 19, 2008
Imagine deciding which part of the La Jolla or Point Loma kelp beds to close to fishing. Imagine choosing which near-shore canyons to close, which deep-water beltways invaded by schools of migratory predator fish chasing schools of migratory anchovies and sardines to make no-take fishing reserves. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Salk researchers successfully reprogram keratinocytes attached to a single hair Oct 18, 2008
LA JOLLA, CA The first reports of the successful reprogramming of adult human cells back into so-called induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which by all appearances looked and acted liked embryonic stem cells created a media stir ... The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to fundamental discoveries in the life sciences, the improvement of human health and the training of future generations of researchers. (EurekAlert!)
Scripps research team sheds light on immune system suppression Oct 18, 2008
Scripps Research is headquartered in La Jolla, California. It also includes Scripps Florida, whose researchers focus on basic biomedical science, drug discovery, and technology development. (EurekAlert!)
Imperial Capital Bancorp, Inc. Reports Earnings for the Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 Oct 17, 2008
Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Imperial Capital Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: ) today reported net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, primarily resulting from the operations of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Imperial Capital Bank (the Bank), of $533,000 or $0. 10 per diluted share compared to $1. (PR Newswire)
