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Cortez Hill Neighborhood Meeting & Residential Parking Permit Program Review
Cortez Hill residents and business owners are invited to attend a meeting to discuss neighborhood public works projects and the residential parking permit program. Your input is needed!
The meeting is Wednesday, July 2, 6:00-8:00p at the San Diego Bar Association Library, 1333 7th.
East
Village Community Action
Network (EVCAN)
EVCAN is a community group representing East Village’s diverse mix of residents, businesses, and social service agencies.
This network, consisting of various agencies and local residents, meets and discusses the concerns of East Village residents. Their goal is to improve the quality of life in their neighborhood by beautifying East Village through art projects while working on the challenging social issues.
Next meeting: Check back!
For more information about EVCAN, visit www.evcan.net.
Little
Italy Residents Association
Little Italy Residents Association offers residents the opportunity to get involved with local events, give input on new civic projects.
Next meeting: Check back!
For more information about Little Italy Residents Association, visit www.littleitalyresidents.org.
Cortez Neighbors
Cortez Neighbors share thoughts, ideas, and concerns resulting in the creation of action plans to make the Cortez neighborhood a safe, friendly, and an enjoyable place to live.
The neighborhood continues to work on keeping the historic El Cortez from being desecrated by a large new building on the terrace north of the historical structure.
Residents interested in participating in the neighborhood community group, contact Rita Collier at ritacollier@cox.net.
Support
Cortez Hill Family
Center
The YWCA of San Diego is soliciting your help in supporting the Cortez Hill Family Center’s Children’s Therapy Program. This program focuses on providing intensive counseling services to the children residing at the Cortez Hill Family Center, the YWCA’s residential program for homeless families.
In order to ensure that the program is a success, the YWCA is in need of a variety of new supplies, including: therapy games; art supplies, including crayons, markers, construction paper, scissors, glue, paints, clay, pipe cleaners, and popsicle sticks; costumes; books; toys, including dolls, puppets, doctor kits, cars, trucks, play money, animal figures, telephones, action figures, plastic binoculars, sunglasses, and Legos; and storage containers.
If you are interested in donating cash or items to this very worthy cause, please contact Caitlyn McTaggart at (619) 239-0355 ext. 250, or cmctaggart@ywcasandiego.org.
Community Book Clubs
Renaissance Book Club meets Tuesday, July 8 at 7:30p. Members will discuss Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. Interested readers contact Barb Fatheree at 3fsattheren@sbcglobal.net.
Discovery at Cortez Hill Book Club meets Monday, July 21 at 7:00p in the conference room. Members will discuss Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet. Interested readers contact Helen Otis at helenotis@cox.net.
Do you participate in a book club? Would you like to join one? Email Sandra@viva-city.info.
Downtown
Children
Playgroups and more
For more information on these activities and events, contact Marie or Todd at mail@sd-fun.org, or visit www.sd-fun.org.
• Playgroup for all ages meets Wednesday at 4:00p. All are welcome!
City Toddlers
Connect with babies born in April between 2004 and 2005 and their parents. For more information on these events, contact Nanci at 2004@sd-fun.org.
• City Toddlers meet at 9:30a on Monday in various Downtown spots.
• City Toddlers meet at 2:00p on Friday.
City Babes
Connect
with babies born between
May 2005 and August
2006 and their parents.
For more information
on these
events, contact
Kristin
at CityBabes@gmail.com.
• City Babes meet at 3:30p on Monday in various Downtown spots. Suspended for the winter.
• City Babes meet at 11:00a on Thursday in various Downtown spots.
Cub
Scouts
Cub Scout Pack 15 holds weekly Den meetings at the First Presbyterian Church, 320 Date. Young boys learn crafts, sports, camping, and outdoor activities in a structured environment. For more information, email pack15@hotmail.com.
• Tigers Den (1st) –Tuesday
• Wolves and Bears Den (2nd graders and 3rd graders) – Monday
• Webelos Den (4th and 5th graders) – Thursday
Horizons-Marina
District - Once again
Recycler of the Year!
In 2006, Horizons-Marina District, a 211-unit Downtown condominium, was the first-ever multifamily complex to receive a Recycler of the Year award from the City of San Diego Environmental Services Department.
On June 7, 2007, Horizons received its second consecutive Recycler of the Year award, still the only multifamily complex in San Diego to be so honored.
Based on innovative renovations and stellar resident efforts, Horizons achieved a 50% increase in recycling, going from 20 tons to 30 tons per year. A photo essay on how this was accomplished can be viewed here.
In an effort to increase recycling regionally, the Horizons Environmental Committee is eager to share its experiences with other multifamily complexes. For more information, call (619) 756-6060 or email mike.weinberg@cox.net.
For more information about the Environmental Services Department call (858) 694-7000 or visit www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services. –submitted by Mike Weinberg (Horizons)
Volunteer Your Time, Talent, Money
There are a myriad of opportunities to help improve local life and give back to the place we call home - our Downtown. Information to follow.