Deserving of respect Nov 13, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Edition. I've got a nice bluff top waiting for you and your ilk. (Malibu Times, CA)
Doubletree rolls out new restaurant Nov 13, 2009
donated a ticket to La Jolla, Calif. as one of the door prizes. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
The $24 million wave Nov 12, 2009
Derek Dunfee of La Jolla trades surf stories with Jensen Hassett of Oahu on Thursday afternoon after the first day of big wave surfing at Mavericks during the 2009-2010 season. Save the Waves conducted a similar study two years ago in Mundaka, Spain, where a river mouth generates a world-famous surf break on the country s northern coast. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Manhattan transplant makes a mark Nov 12, 2009
At the recent six-course Young Guns Tasting event in the bar of the longtime legendary La Jolla restaurant, Foshee was among the diners enjoying dishes exclusively created and executed by members of his kitchen staff ... Georges California Modern: 1250 Prospect St., La Jolla; (858) 454-4244. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Tonogold Resources Options Nevada Lithium Brine Property to TNR Gold Corp. Nov 12, 2009
TNR has a total portfolio of 33 properties, of which 16 will be included in the proposed spin-off of International Lithium Corp. Tonogold Resources, Inc. is a minerals exploration company based in La Jolla, California. For more information on the Company visit their website. (Primezone Releases)
Arena Pharmaceuticals posts loss, but improv... Nov 10, 2009
La Jolla Pharmaceutical liquidation put on hold. La Jolla Pharmaceutical put off a vote on the liquidation of the company to Friday after it failed to receive enough proxy cards from shareholders supporting the move. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Pfizer says cuts will spare La Jolla labs Pfizer's La Jolla laboratories will emerge largely unscathed from a restructuring the company announced yesterday that includes the closure of six research facilities and ... Nov 10, 2009
Pfizer says cuts will spare La Jolla labs ... Pfizer says cuts will spare La Jolla labs ... Pfizer employs roughly 1,000 people in La Jolla, where the drug maker bases its cancer research. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Scripps team shows diet switching can activate brain's stress system, lead to 'withdrawal' symptoms Nov 10, 2009
LA JOLLA, CA, November 9, 2009 - In research that sheds light on the perils of yo-yo dieting and repeated bouts of sugar-bingeing, researchers from The Scripps Research Institute have shown in animal models that cycling between periods of eating sweet and regular-tasting food can activate the brain's stress system and generate overeating, anxiety, and withdrawal-like symptoms ... Scripps Research is headquartered in La Jolla, California with a second campus located in Jupiter, Florida. (EurekAlert!)
Chargers, city are discussing downtown Nov 10, 2009
Sanders and Spanos met for about an hour on Oct. 27 at the La Jolla Beach is Club. It was their first meeting since Jan. 7, although city and team officials have talked since then. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Football team learns more than X's and O's The worst part for members of the Clairemont High School football team who rode around town in a party bus was not that they ... Nov 10, 2009
Clairemont was supposed to play La Jolla on Sept. 4 ... Floco also made the varsity team attend the junior varsity game at La Jolla that afternoon, made them ride on the bus, made the suspended players serve as water boys, made them see - made them feel - what they were missing ... Floco said forfeiting the game at La Jolla was his choice, and he did it amid safety concerns, worried that using too many undersized players out of position could result in injury. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Veterans Day events around the county Nov 10, 2009
Ceremony at UCSD: The 10th annual recognition ceremony for veterans will begin at noon in the first-floor conference room of Natural Sciences Building 1205 on the Revelle College Campus at the University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. Guests will include Rep. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Auto Club salutes 3 hotels and 1 restaurant ... Nov 8, 2009
The 2010 awards went to the Four Seasons Aviara resort in Carlsbad, the Lodge at Torrey Pines in La Jolla and the Grand Del Mar in Carmel Valley. While the Aviara and Torrey Pines properties have made the five-diamond list multiple times, the designation was a first for the Grand Del Mar, a $270 million resort that opened in 2007. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego family confirms loss of Fort Hood victim Nov 7, 2009
Justin is the son of Douglas Scarfeo and LuVerne Bobier of San Diego, He is a graduate of La Jolla Country Day High School and University California, Santa Barbara with a degree in mechanical engineering and is presently completing his MBA. He is employed by Synteract Inc. in San Diego where he is a manager of clinical research projects. Valley soldier struggles with injury. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Entire DNA Sequenced for $1,700 Nov 7, 2009
Last month Pauline Ng of the J. Craig Venter Institute in San Diego and Sarah Murray of Scripps Translational Science Institute in La Jolla, California, tested kits provided by California-based firms Navigenics Inc, a private company, and 23andMe, backed by Google Inc.. They found they varied in predicting disease risk. (Newsmax)
Mono Wind Casino operator drops bid for more slots Nov 6, 2009
The La Jolla Band of Luiseo Mission Indians in San Diego County also withdrew its bid and other tribes reduced their applications, meaning just 1,878 slot licenses were issued. Two-hundred of the licenses went to the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, bringing to 2,000 the number of slots at its casino in Coarsegold, the tribe said. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
A top S.D. teacher picked to represent state... Nov 6, 2009
Kelly Kovacic who teaches at The Preuss School at UCSD in La Jolla, was one of five 2010 California Teachers of the Year named Thursday morning. Kovacic, who teaches at the college prep charter school for low-income students, was selected to represent California in the national competition in the spring. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
TNT -- MATERIAL WONDER -- 11/5 @ 7-10 PM Nov 4, 2009
TNT returns to MCASD Downtown. Taking inspiration from 's sublime large-scale installations that are based on the physical properties of accumulated everyday materials, this TNT will celebrate the "Material Wonder" in the everyday. (AbsoluteArts.com)
18 Local Car Washes, Detailers Fined By State Nov 3, 2009
Towne Centre Valet & Wash, 4545 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego ... La Jolla Cove Detailing & Hand Car Wash, 1200 Prospect St., San Diego ... La Jolla Car Wash, 891 Turquoise St., San Diego. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Compound interest In this age of "have it your way" burgers, made-to-fit jeans and personalized ring tones, its no surprise that prescription ... Nov 3, 2009
"Customized medications offer the patient more options. We work between the physician and the patient to tailor doses, flavor and consistency for the specific requirements of a patient," says Sanam Ansari,pharmacy manager at Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy in La Jolla, which offers compounding in addition to traditional pharmacy services. Because many people have allergies to the preservatives, dyes or yeast in some commercial medications, compounding pharmacists like Jerry Greene remake the... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Paramedic, firefighters bond with saved girl, family Nov 3, 2009
The popular ownership group is turning a former Trophy's at Costa Verde Center into the La Jolla Strip Club (as in steak), similar to its downtown Gaslamp Strip Club restaurant. David Cohn said a December opening is planned, and his company is excited to finally have a restaurant in the La Jolla area. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Experts put their heads together Nov 2, 2009
Most obvious is the geographical proximity of the major institutions all five are in La Jolla ... One result has been the San Diego Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, which last year proposed erecting a $115 million, first-of-its-kind stem cell research center near the Torrey Pines Gliderport in La Jolla ... LA JOLLA'S NEUROSCIENCE POWERHOUSES. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Concierto de mariachi y sinfnica en honor del Da de Muertos Nov 1, 2009
Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, Institute of the Americas Complex, UCSD, en La Jolla. 4 p.m. Gratis; ucsd. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Copley Press puts La Jolla land on market Nov 1, 2009
A rare expanse of prime, view-rich property in La Jolla 22 acres above the La Jolla Country Club that have never been built on is on the market for $22 million ... The Copley Press, former owner of the Union-Tribune, has sold all its newspapers and has other La Jolla properties on the market ... Anything more would likely require an amendment to the La Jolla Community Plan, which designates the property as parkland or open space. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Groggy? Excess sleep may be reason Oct 31, 2009
"Many people will tell you, they sleep a little worse when they sleep a long time on weekends," said Dr. Daniel Kripke, co-director of Scripps Clinic Sleep Center in La Jolla, California. "Too much long sleep on weekends does not seem to make people feel better." But he acknowledged that the reasons haven't been determined. (CNN)
Stem cell agency awards $230 million in grants Oct 30, 2009
UCSF, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in San Diego and Burnham Institute for Medical Research in La Jolla. -- $20 million for developing drugs to destroy leukemia stem cells. (San Francisco Chronicle)
No plan yet for U.S.-North Korea talks, U.S. says Oct 30, 2009
Kim and Ri met in New York on Oct. 24 and then earlier this week at a closed-door "Track II" meeting of Northeast Asia experts in La Jolla, California. Kim had used the New York meeting to convey to Ri the U.S. position on the six-party talks, the State Department said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Women's Swimming Oct 30, 2009
2009-10 Schedule/Results. San Diego, CA - @ SDSU. (Usdtoreros.com)
Salk Institute Awarded Grant For ALS Project Oct 29, 2009
The Salk Institute in La Jolla was awarded a $15. 6 million state grant to develop a stem-cell derived therapy for Lou Gehrig's disease, it was announced Wednesday. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Cal, UCSF scientists form cancer research unit Oct 28, 2009
The other centers are at Arizona State, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Northwestern, Princeton, Southern California and Texas, as well as the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla (San Diego County), the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, and the Memorial-Sloan Kettering Center in New York. The first year of grants for the 12 centers will total $22. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Stanford Endowment Loss Prompts Silicon Valley Chief to Suspend Smoothing Oct 27, 2009
Hennessys ability to win support from the university community has been as important to his success as his corporate past, said , a Stanford trustee and president of the , in La Jolla, California. In business, the CEO has more power to force change than a university president, who may have to contend with angry faculty, alumni and students, Brody said. (Bloomberg)
AGU Journal highlights -- Oct. 26, 2009 Oct 27, 2009
Mark H. Thiemens: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Califronia, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.. Source: Geophysical Research Letters (GRL) paper in press. (EurekAlert!)
Malibu dentist aims to ban mercury amalgam fillings (3) Oct 25, 2009
I feel grateful that I found Dr. Moss in La Jolla, CA a year ago, who identified the main cause of my health issues. Mercury related treatments should be cover under medical insurance, and they are not, not only are we, the patients have to deal with all the symptoms but with the financial and psychological burden on the long process to remove this toxic from the body and not been fully functional to live a normal life. (Malibu Times, CA)
Sudden moves spark brain battle Oct 24, 2009
Neuroscientist Richard Krauzlis at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, thinks the switch-like behaviour is intriguing. "This could be part of a mechanism for helping to select the relevant stimulus, and this is a very interesting possibility," he says. (Scientific American)
Team led by Scripps Research and UC San Diego scientists reveals secrets of drought resistance Oct 23, 2009
La Jolla, CA, October 21, 2009 A team of biologists in California led by researchers at The Scripps Research Institute and the University of California (UC), San Diego has solved the structure of a critical molecule that helps plants survive during droughts ... Scripps Research is headquartered in La Jolla, California. (EurekAlert!)
Childhood cancer survivors less likely to marry Oct 22, 2009
It's not surprising that short stature would be associated with childhood cancer, said Dr. Donald Durden, research director in the division of hematology/oncology at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center in La Jolla, California. "When you irradiate a young child's brain, say less than 5 years old, you hit the pituitary gland, which controls growth hormone production," he said. (CNN)
What is being done with the illiteracy problem in the Imperial Valley? Oct 20, 2009
socrates wrote on Oct 16, 2009 4:22 PM:" If you don't mind me while I appear to 'invoke' the class warrior 'card,' but wasn't there a study published some years back that illiteracy was a function of poverty?Where you have 25% to 30% unemployment, expect the corresponding numbers in illiteracy. I imagine illiteracy is not much of a problem in, say, La Jolla, Brentwood, or the Hamptons.I imagine if we hit 98% full employment with living-wage jobs locally, this question would be off the table...... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Man In Colo. Balloon Hoax Has San Diego Connection Oct 20, 2009
10News confirmed one was a state tax lien on a La Jolla condominium in 1993 for more than $5,000, but that was resolved four years later. Copyright 2009 by. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
A major step in making better stem cells from adult tissue Oct 19, 2009
LA JOLLA, CA October 15, 2009 A team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute has developed a method that dramatically improves the efficiency of creating stem cells from human adult tissue, without the use of embryonic cells ... Scripps Research is headquartered in La Jolla, California. (EurekAlert!)
Fate Therapeutics announces creation of small molecule platform for commercial-scale reprogramming Oct 19, 2009
La Jolla, CA October 18, 2009 Fate Therapeutics, Inc. announced today the generation of human induced-pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) using a combination of small molecules that significantly improves the speed and efficiency of reprogramming ... Fate Therapeutics is headquartered in La Jolla, CA. For more information, please visit. (EurekAlert!)
Are people here in the Valley aware of the high rate of illiteracy? What are the Valley schools doing about it? Are there any programs aimed to help those who are illiterate become literate? '>Are there any programs in the Imperial Valley aimed to help the high rate of illiteracy? Oct 17, 2009
I imagine illiteracy is not much of a problem in, say, La Jolla, Brentwood, or the Hamptons. I imagine if we hit 98% full employment with living-wage jobs locally, this question would be off the table. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
* Scientists decode human genes instruction manual Oct 16, 2009
A team led by Joseph Ecker at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, studied human skin and stem cells to produce the first complete map of the human epigenome. This story has been viewed 240 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Rosters Set For Blue-Gold Baseball Series Oct 14, 2009
and junior INF Jack Peterson (La Jolla, Calif ... Thomas Aquinas) 62 Jack Peterson JR INF L/R 6-0 175 La Jolla, CA (La Jolla). (Und.com)
Suspect in his 70s robs bank in San Diego Oct 11, 2009
Investigators say the suspect may be responsible for similar robberies at banks in La Jolla and Santee in August and September. Information from: Los Angeles Times, http://www. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Balark shines at Full Court Press Oct 10, 2009
Gorman (Las Vegas NV) 305 Frankie Bamford 6'5" So. La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla CA) 312 Zachary Hollis 6'7" So. Knight (Palmdale CA) 320 Daveon Thomas 6'6" So. Carson (Carson CA) 337 Chris Cook 6'2" So. (Oregon State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Teen Driver In Fatal Crash To Be Held At Juvenile Hall Oct 8, 2009
But in a statement released Wednesday by Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Arnold -- now listed in good condition -- said he was wearing a seat belt when the car crashed. Arnold suffered a scalp injury, concussion, minor neck injury and a right elbow contusion. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Judge: City not responsible for La Jolla landslide Oct 2, 2009
A judge has ruled the city of San Diego is not responsible for a landslide that damaged dozens of homes in a La Jolla neighborhood two years ago ... The landslide occurred in Mount Soledad, an upscale area that boasts views of mountains to the east and a short commute to shops in downtown La Jolla. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy for the Prevention of Heart-Failure Events Oct 1, 2009
From the Departments of Medicine (A.J.M., H.K., M.W.B., W.Z.) and Biostatistics and Computational Biology (W.J.H.), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY; Division of Cardiology, Hospital of the Good Samaritan, Los Angeles (D.S.C.); the Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (J.P.D.); New England Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston (N.A.M.E.); Cardiology Unit, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Mechanism for potential Friedreich's ataxia drug uncovered Sep 26, 2009
LA JOLLA, CA, September 23, 2009Using clever chemistry, a Scripps Research team has pinpointed the enzyme target of a drug group that stops the progression of the devastating disease Friedreich's ataxia in mice and may do the same for humans ... Scripps Research is headquartered in La Jolla, California. (EurekAlert!)
Survey Shows Huge Gap in Markets Sep 25, 2009
La Jolla, north of San Diego, Calif ... La Jolla was joined on the most expensive list by 13 other California markets, while Grayling was one of 20 Midwest communities on the most affordable list. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Housing more affordable for move-up buyer Sep 24, 2009
On the other end of the spectrum lies the San Diego neighborhood of La Jolla, Calif ... On the high end, La Jolla residents are paying a premium for it's proximity to a big city, easy access to the Pacific Ocean and sunny weather ... While La Jolla also experienced a slight downturn, the area has seen sales improve by about 6 percent year-over year, said Rick Hoffman, president of Coldwell Banker San Diego. (MSNBC -- Business)
Why are doctors overbooking? Sep 24, 2009
marygb wrote on Sep 23, 2009 7:29 AM:" Folks: 2 members of my family were treated at Thorton in La Jolla. They wouldn't dare see a doctor in the Imperial Valley or Coachella Valley. When their most critical time came, neither one had their doctor present. They were cared for by a newby they had never heard or met before! Their physician was vacation in Greece! My husband says, that is why they call it "practicing medicine, or practicing law" with the hopes that they get it right someday! LOL... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
1st Pacific Bancorp Announces Annual Meeting Dates Sep 23, 2009
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today 1st Pacific Bancorp (Nasdaq: - ), the holding company for 1st Pacific Bank of California, announced that its board of directors has set the date of the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders as Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at 7:30 a.m. at the La Jolla Marriott Hotel, 4240 La Jolla Village Dr., La Jolla, Calif ... 1st Pacific Bank has a total of eight banking offices located in San Diego County in the University Towne Center area, the Tri-Cities... (Primezone Releases)
* Choi survives to win LPGA Samsung Sep 22, 2009
AFP , LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009, Page 20. Choi Na-yeon of South Korea surrendered a seven-shot lead but steadied to post a one-under 71 that gave her a one-shot victory in the LPGA Samsung World Championship on Sunday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
From Out of the Wilderness Come Sep 22, 2009
As an example, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac assign a different loan limits to each of three upscale California cities, Santa Barbara, Beverly Hills, and La Jolla. The common denominator is that most of us couldn't afford a house in any one of them anyway. (Townhall.com)
U.N.: Can halt violence against women Sep 21, 2009
Latest news, Latest News Headlines, news articles, news video, news photos - UPI.com (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)
* South Koreas Choi seizes Samsung lead Sep 21, 2009
AFP, LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA Monday, Sep 21, 2009, Page 18. Choi Na-yeon of South Korea watches her drive off the fifth tee during third round play at the LPGA Samsung World Championship at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego on Saturday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Retain Some Gene Expression Of Donor Cells Sep 20, 2009
19, 2009) A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla has developed a safe strategy for reprogramming cells to a pluripotent state without use of viral vectors or genomic insertions ... Additional contributors to the study include Gene W. Yeo, UCSD's Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and the UCSD Stem Cell Program; Osamu Kainohana and Martin Marsala, UCSD Department of Anesthesiology;... (Science Daily)
* South Koreas Shin grabs share of lead at Samsung LPGA Sep 19, 2009
AFP, LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA Saturday, Sep 19, 2009, Page 19. Shin Ji-yai of South Korea tees off on the second hole during the first round of the LPGA Samsung World Championship on Thursday at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Rare genetic disease successfully reversed using stem cell transplantation Sep 18, 2009
LA JOLLA, CA September 17, 2009 A recent study by Scripps Research Institute scientists offers good news for families of children afflicted with the rare genetic disorder, cystinosis ... Scripps Research is headquartered in La Jolla, California. (EurekAlert!)
Medicare covers transplants, but limits drugs to 36 months Sep 15, 2009
"If they had just paid for the pills, I'd still have my kidney," said Whitaker, who shares an apartment in the La Jolla neighborhood with her boyfriend, Joseph D. Jamieson ... "If they had just paid for the pills, I'd still have my kidney," said Whitaker, who shares an apartment in the La Jolla neighborhood with her boyfriend, Joseph D. Jamieson. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Soldiers fight for desert cross (20) Sep 14, 2009
Someone claimed to be offended by a cross that sits up high on a hill overlooking La Jolla, and the coastal area of San Diego. The Mount Soledad Cross was placed there many years ago, as a war memorial. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Police: Well-dressed elderly man robs Calif. bank Sep 13, 2009
Authorities say a well-dressed elderly man carrying an oxygen tank has robbed a La Jolla bank ... -- Authorities say a well-dressed elderly man carrying an oxygen tank has robbed a bank in the San Diego suburb of La Jolla. (Fresno Bee)
Latest Local News Sep 9, 2009
LA JOLLA, 2:00 a.m. Sept. 8 UC San Diego last week said that after a two-year delay, it expects to receive the first installment of a $32 million grant this month to develop a system that will give scientists up-to-the-minute information about oceans around the world. 2:00 a.m. Sept. 8 In The Union-Tribune on Page B2 Beaches were packed, parking lots filled early in the morning, and lifeguard rescues were common over the Labor Day weekend. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
UC San Diego pole vaulter, 19, died instantly Sep 8, 2009
Leon Roach, 19, fell and hit his head on a cement floor Thursday during a practice drill on a rope swing at the La Jolla campus. He died at a hospital Saturday. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Family mourns UCSD vaulter who died at practice Sep 8, 2009
Leon Roach, 19, fell and hit his head on a cement floor Thursday during a practice drill on a rope swing at the La Jolla campus ... A college pole vaulter has died after missing the landing pad during practice at the University of California, San Diego's La Jolla campus ... "It means a lot to us as coaches, it means a lot to our community, and I hope to the whole state of Iowa. HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- The University of California San Diego pole vaulter who died after hitting his head during... (Fresno Bee -- State)
