Miscellaneous

Council to debate Houlihan banner issue Wednesday

Visitors view artists' banners during an Arts Alive reception in February. The backs of the banners feature a tribute to the late Maggie Houlihan. BILL WECHTER | bwechter@nctimes.com

The City Council is expected to debate Wednesday whether to lift a restriction that blocks artist-created banners along Coast Highway 101 from displaying a picture of former Councilwoman Maggie Houlihan.

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CLG Client and ACLU: Opposition to Encinitas’ First Amendment Violations

CLG, on behalf of a client and residents of Encinitas, is opposing the City’s rejection of a proposed Arts Alive banner depicting the image of deceased City Councilmember Maggie Houlihan.

Read CLG’s Demand to Cease and Desist First Amendment Violations to the City on behalf of those seeking to honor the former Councilmember with a commemorative banner.

 

 

Conserving Today for Tomorrow’s Development

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock (probably even then), you know by now that San Diego is a semi-arid region, with little local water supply. We get most of our water from Northern California or the Colorado River. For years we’ve been told to conserve or face the possibility of running out of water. As the yearly droughts piled up and became another part of our annual experience, water districts imposed mandatory water use restrictions, mostly on outdoor irrigation. These restrictions, coupled with other conservation programs, have proven so far to be successful. Most are now willing to conserve, and San Diegans’ attitudes about conservation and recycling are increasingly positive. Continue Reading

The Real Fireworks Debate, or Lack Thereof

Two months. Exactly two months remain until the 4th of July holiday. We’ll take time off to enjoy the company of our friends and loved ones, fly our American flags and light the barbeque. And then the fireworks. What’s more American than buying hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fireworks from China, watching their explosive display, and then sitting in traffic for an hour? Sarcasm aside, 4th of July fireworks are, for most people, synonymous with the holiday. It’s tradition. Continue Reading