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  • Three young friends catching waves in La Jolla.

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  • La Jolla Cove at sunset.

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  • There were so many questions I had about this scene that only a picture can capture its entirety.

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  • The view of Scripps Pier from NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center at sunset

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  • Beach during low tide

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  • Sunset in Black & White

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  • Sunset on the beach

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  • Walking along the coast in La Jolla looking out to sea.

    created1: Walking along the coast in La Jolla looking out to sea.

  • A Very Happy Seal--Children's Pool

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  • La Jolla, Children's Pool now why get rid of such a wonderful place for all. I enjoy going to see them.

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Poachers Get Shellfish

Poachers Get Shellfish

La Jolla | Neighborhood News from Stringers
Published June 25, 2009

For many San Diegans, the La Jolla Underwater Park is a tranquil place to observe marine life in its natural environment. Poachers, however, seem to view the state-protected marine conservation area as their own personal source ...

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Tainted Catch

Tainted Catch

La Jolla | Mission Beach | Neighborhood News from Stringers
Published June 1, 2009

Divers take note — if you’re in Mission Bay, La Jolla, or anywhere else along the California coast, don’t move a mussel. Or, to be more specific, don’t harvest and eat a mussel. A quarantine on ...

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Torrey Pine Down

Torrey Pine Down

La Jolla | Neighborhood News from Stringers
Published May 21, 2009

What caused a healthy 60-foot pine tree to snap at the base and crash down on Torrey Pines Road during rush hour last week? Typically, wet weather can soften areas around roots. But May 14 was ...

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Shy Sherri

Shy Sherri

Carmel Valley | Del Mar | La Jolla | Neighborhood News | University City
Published May 18, 2009

District 1 Councilmember Sherri Lightner isn’t San Diego’s most outspoken city politician. Typically, her comments at council meetings are succinct, slightly awkward, and usually start off with a clumsy grab at the microphone. She’s not the ...

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Barabbas Road Church

Barabbas Road Church

La Jolla | Sheep and Goats
Published April 22, 2009

“I met my wife in a bar in New York City,” said Barabbas Road pastor Matt Smith. “I was a rower, training for the Olympics, and I hated religion. I knew she was the girl I ...

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Feeling Puckish

Feeling Puckish

La Jolla | Restaurant Review
Published April 1, 2009

It’s odd to think of a glitzy, Angeleno Wolfgang Puck restaurant on a bucolic, wooded college campus, but Jai (pronounced “jay,” like the bird) is no college dining hall. (The press release says the name means ...

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Cameras Don’t Lose or Lie

Cameras Don’t Lose or Lie

La Jolla | Neighborhood News from Stringers | UCSD
Published March 28, 2009

Drivers have another red light camera to watch out for as they make their way around the UCSD/Torrey Pines area. The latest one has been installed at the intersection of North Torrey Pines Road and Genesee ...

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Tough Lit Guys

Tough Lit Guys

La Jolla | Picture Story
Published March 11, 2009

Author Max Miller (left) and Colonel Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, a Marine fighter ace who shot down 26 planes. In this 1952 photo, Miller prepares for the annual La Jolla Rough Water Swim with what appears to ...

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High and dry

High and dry

La Jolla | Under the Radar
Published March 11, 2009

Yet another local recession victim: the San Diego office of the National Marine Manufacturers Association, producer of the annual San Diego Boat Show, is being shuttered, and future shows may be canceled. “The recreational boating industry ...

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Escorts & Engagements

Escorts & Engagements

Crasher | La Jolla | Pacific Beach
Published March 4, 2009

I remember getting a call years ago from a girl named Caryn. She was having a birthday party, and I hadn’t been doing this column very long. The details sounded interesting. She was dating a guy ...

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Mi Casa es Seal Casa

Mi Casa es Seal Casa

La Jolla | Neighborhood News
Published Feb. 18, 2009

During the past 15 years, seals have taken over La Jolla’s Casa Beach. The beach that was established as a swimming area for children in 1930 became a hotspot for seals to “haul out” and rest. ...

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Crabby Mood

Crabby Mood

La Jolla | Restaurant Review
Published Feb. 11, 2009

This is the winter of my discontent, following the autumn of my growing grouchiness, and the summer of my increasing reservations. It’s the economy, stupid — the stupid economy. For seven months, I’ve been trying to ...

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Toilet Vandals

Toilet Vandals

La Jolla | Neighborhood News from Stringers
Published Jan. 30, 2009

Torrey Pines State Reserve is one of San Diego's treasures enjoyed by visitors and locals alike. Behind the scenes, the park is maintained by a dedicated crew of rangers and maintenance specialists who work year-round to ...

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Smugglers at Torrey Pines?

Smugglers at Torrey Pines?

La Jolla | Neighborhood News from Stringers
Published Jan. 28, 2009

At approximately 7 a.m. on Wednesday, January 28th, 2009, a lifeguard discovered a 28-foot vessel abandoned at the edge of the surf in the Torrey Pines area close to Tower 7. Local agents followed tracks in ...

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Backyard Bow-Hunting in La Jolla

Backyard Bow-Hunting in La Jolla

Feature Stories | La Jolla
Published Jan. 14, 2009

I live in La Jolla, once a scrub-covered area of sandstone hills and arroyos, now covered with homes that, come a half inch of rain or so, slide down said hills into said arroyos. No matter ...

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