La Jolla Light Newspaper

La Jolla Light Newspaper A local, community newspaper published daily on the web at lajollalight.com and weekly in print.

Publishing news and offering marketing solutions to the community of La Jolla for nearly a century, the Light is delivered by mail to households in the 92037 zip code and news racks throughout La Jolla.

UC San Diego graduate Joaquin Quintero is returning to La Jolla with a new job and a new perspective as the newest La Jo...
07/24/2025

UC San Diego graduate Joaquin Quintero is returning to La Jolla with a new job and a new perspective as the newest La Jolla field representative for San Diego City Council President Joe LaCava.

Joaquin Quintero, who previously served in District 1 northern communities for Councilman Joe LaCava, will fully assume Emily Lynch’s role in September

Two of the signature trees in front of La Jolla’s La Valencia Hotel were among the latest victims of the South American ...
07/23/2025

Two of the signature trees in front of La Jolla’s La Valencia Hotel were among the latest victims of the South American palm weevil. But their absence was short-lived, as two new date palms now stand in their place.

Two century-old trees in front of the La Jolla hotel were removed in February, but their replacements are now installed

The city of San Diego has filed a lawsuit calling on the regional Local Agency Formation Commission to rescind a ruling ...
07/23/2025

The city of San Diego has filed a lawsuit calling on the regional Local Agency Formation Commission to rescind a ruling on petition signatures that would allow the cityhood effort in La Jolla to move forward.

The suit challenges LAFCO’s actions during the process of verifying petition signatures submitted by the Association for the City of La Jolla

The past few years, the start of the academic year in the San Diego Unified School District has been getting earlier and...
07/23/2025

The past few years, the start of the academic year in the San Diego Unified School District has been getting earlier and earlier, and now it’s just around the corner. Here's a preview of some of the changes and other notable news for 2025-26 for the district and its five schools in La Jolla.

Here’s a preview of some of the changes and other notable news for 2025-26

Visitors and locals flock to La Jolla’s beaches in the summer, but another group of beach-goers also is making its way t...
07/22/2025

Visitors and locals flock to La Jolla’s beaches in the summer, but another group of beach-goers also is making its way to the shore by the thousands — little creatures called bean clams.

The inch-long bivalves often come to La Jolla by the thousands, and now is a good time to see them

The new Netflix show “All the Sharks” drew competitors from all over the world, but a member of the championship team ca...
07/22/2025

The new Netflix show “All the Sharks” drew competitors from all over the world, but a member of the championship team came from La Jolla. Here's how Brendan Talwar of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography came out on top.

Brendan Talwar of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography teams with marine biologist Chris Malinowski to capture the title and $50,000 for nonprofits

Two years after he was building benches in Bird Rock, La Jolla native Dash Richardson is on to his next project. This ti...
07/20/2025

Two years after he was building benches in Bird Rock, La Jolla native Dash Richardson is on to his next project. This time, he and friend and fellow La Jollan Evan Martin are launching an effort they’ve discussed for years: Windansea Hauling.

Dash Richardson and Evan Martin have been friends since seventh grade and are now partners in Windansea Hauling

The La Jolla Shores Association voted this week to support increased access to the Scripps Coastal Reserve and oppose a ...
07/18/2025

The La Jolla Shores Association voted this week to support increased access to the Scripps Coastal Reserve and oppose a state bill designed to expand multifamily homebuilding.

The group also votes to write a letter opposing state Senate Bill 79, which would allow increased construction of multifamily homes near public transit

Eight emerging musicians from across the country will call the La Jolla area home for four weeks as the La Jolla Music S...
07/18/2025

Eight emerging musicians from across the country will call the La Jolla area home for four weeks as the La Jolla Music Society’s 2025 SummerFest fellowship artists. Here's who they are and what they'll be up to.

Two young classical quartets will participate in coaching workshops and performances during a four-week residency

The city of San Diego is looking to remove a mysterious “amateur” paint job in La Jolla’s Village that creates the appea...
07/18/2025

The city of San Diego is looking to remove a mysterious “amateur” paint job in La Jolla’s Village that creates the appearance of an unconventional parking space.

A spot on Fay Avenue not installed by the city creates a double parking scenario

A plan to build on the 32-acre property known as Foxhill in La Jolla continues to evolve, with 13 new houses now being p...
07/17/2025

A plan to build on the 32-acre property known as Foxhill in La Jolla continues to evolve, with 13 new houses now being proposed in addition to the five already approved.

In addition to five houses already approved as part of an upper 22-acre enclave, a new lower 10-acre enclave would have 13 houses of about 8,000 to 12,000 square feet each

Following the deaths or abandonment of five sea lion pups at La Jolla Cove, members of the Sierra Club and its Seal Soci...
07/15/2025

Following the deaths or abandonment of five sea lion pups at La Jolla Cove, members of the Sierra Club and its Seal Society are again calling on the city of San Diego to send more park rangers to The Cove to keep people and sea lions apart.

The group renews recommendations for action after the deaths or abandonment of five sea lion pups

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