The San Diego Unified Council of PTAs will hold an Education Rally on Wednesday, May 21 in the Qualcomm Parking Lot. The rally is from 7:00 to 8:00 PM, gates will be open at 6:00. George Chamberlin from KNSD 7/39 will emcee the event. There will be presentations from the San Diego County Office of Education, local high school students, and more. Expect to see cheerleaders and a JROTC Color Guard. Parking is free.

The SR-56 Steering Committee meeting on Thursday, May 15 has been canceled. In its place will be a meeting in June at a larger facility, and an open house to view the current alternatives and provide comments to the committee. The meeting will be on June 26 at the Carmel Valley Middle School. Details will be provided as we get closer to that date.

Three candidates for District 1 City Council: Marshall Merrifield, Sherri Lightner and Phil Thalheimer. How do you pick? I’m personally looking for someone who shows interest in our community and is willing to stand up to developers. Of the three candidates, I’ve only seen Sherri Lightner at the CV Planning Board meetings. More information at the SmartVoter Site for the District 1 Election.

There is a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation walk at the CV Rec Center on Sunday, May 18.  Registration begins at 9:00 AM, and the walk starts at 10:00 AM. Additional information at the Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides Website.

A meeting to discuss internet and text messaging issues, cyberbullying and child pornography will be held at Cathedral Catholic High School (5555 Del Mar Heights Road, San Diego, CA 92130) on Thursday, May 22 from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. This is an event for parents. There is content that is not considered appropriate for children under the age of 13. See the SD Police Foundation Website for additional information and registration.

The Carmel Valley Community Planning Board meeting is on Tuesday, May 13 at 7:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Library. Here’s the agenda: (more…)

The 5/56 Steering Committee Meeting scheduled for May 15, 2008 has been postponed. The next Steering Committee Meeting will be held at the Carmel Valley Middle School Performing Arts Center on June 26, 2008 from 2:30-4:00p.m.. In addition, a Public Meeting will be held from 6:00-8:00p.m. at the same location. The Public Meeting will be held in an ”Open House” format allowing residents, business owners and the interested public to ask questions and give comments regarding project alternatives and issues.

Eileen at the Carmel Valley Library has just added a bunch of events to the Library Calendar for this summer (see the Library Page for the Library Calendar.) These include Summer Reading Program events for both children and teens, and “Jack, the Reading Lab”. Oh, Jack is a certified therapy dog with “Love on a Leash”, and he’s available to help children with reading problems. More information on all of these programs is available at the Library.

The May 7 meeting of the CV Regional Issues Subcommittee has been canceled due to lack of agenda items.

Here is the agenda for the Carmel Valley Maintenance Assessment District Subcommittee meeting, scheduled for 4:30 PM on Tuesday, May 6 at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center: (more…)

The local branch of the Boys & Girls Club (Polster Branch, located at the Carmel Valley Middle School) has a ton of summer camps for children. See the Boys & Girls Club Summer Camp Page for details.

You are invited to a free Family Day as the new Torrey Corner Center celebrates its grand opening on May 3 from 11:00 to 2:00 PM. Get discounts from merchants, observe dance and martial arts demonstrations and sample fine cuisine. There will also be prizes, free chair massages, free hair braiding for kids, free ice cream and play time in an oversized jumper. The center is located at the corner of Carmel Mountain Road and East Ocean Air Drive. Tenants include Bank of America, the Center for Martial Arts, Fitness Together, Little Locks Children’s Salon, Love to Dance, Inc., Massage Envy, Pure Bliss The Boutique, and Zip Fusion.  For more information, please contact www.torreycorner.com or call 858-229-0120.

Here is the agenda for the May 6 Carmel Valley Recreation Council Meeting (7:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Rec Center): (more…)

The League of Women Voters is holding a Meet the Candidates Mixer on Thursday, May 1, 2008 from 5:30 to 8:00 PM in the Silver Room of the San Diego Concourse at City Hall (202 C Street, San Diego). The brochure says: Join City, Labor & Independent Financial Experts for an Eye-Opening Reality Check and Meet the Candidates Mixer. Mingle with Candidates for Mayor, City Council, City Attorney and Board of Education. There will be hearty appetizers served, and a Cash bar. Cost is $20 at the door.

I just received info that the City is proposing cutting pool hours. If you’d like to protest this change, there is a City Council meeting TONIGHT, April 30, at 6:00 PM (sorry for the short notice.) Here is what I was sent: The latest version of the San Diego City budget, released 4/14/08, includes even more budget cuts for the city pools than last year. This means that not only will most of the pools be closed again for 14 weeks during the winter, but most of the employees will be cut to 30 hours a week. This will severely impact the programs they can offer, from swim lessons, to swim team, to water polo and senior water fitness classes. If you would like to speak up in support of the Carmel Valley Pool, please attend the City Council Meeting Wednesday April 30th at 6:00 p.m. in the City Administration Building, 12th floor (Council Chambers), 202 “C” Street. In past years, the pools that had the largest representation from their communities at the budget hearing remained open year round. Show up in support of the Carmel Valley Pool!