San Diego · Nov 28, 2009
Tents Aplenty
Billy McIntosh walked from 16th Street and turned down on Commercial on Thursday, November 19. He had recently seen one cold-weather tent shelter built in the area, now he encountered another white tent going up at 14th Street. “Wow, it looks like another shelter for us,” said McIntosh, who is …
San Diego · Nov 21, 2009
Bright Idea
The San Diego City Council on Tuesday, November 17, unanimously adopted a resolution to authorize the Redevelopment Agency through the Centre City Development Corporation to administer and manage the construction of Interstate 5 streetlight Improvements in Cortez Hill and East Village. The project involves the installation of 25 streetlights on …
San Diego · Nov 20, 2009
Stalled Trolley
An Orange Line trolley incurred a mechanical problem at about 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 19. The trolley lost power from its overhead electrical source as it was coming into the One America Plaza station. The trolley came to a stop at Kettner Boulevard and Broadway, blocking street traffic. Several …
San Diego · Nov 20, 2009
Stupid Alarm
At around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19, a fire alarm started going off at Fahrenheit, a mid-rise condo building located on the 1000 block of Island Avenue. Nearly a dozen residents evacuated the building. Although it was discovered to be a false alarm, the building maintenance person was unable …
San Diego · Nov 19, 2009
Prayer for No Rain
Billy McIntosh watched the large white tent rise up against the downtown backdrop of tall buildings and a sky crane on Wednesday, November 19. He has been getting anxious as the nights turn colder in San Diego. “I lost my job as a construction worker and ran out of unemployment …
San Diego · Nov 19, 2009
Beach Garbage Cleanup
Take a stroll through Pacific Beach, and you’re likely to encounter just a few too many empty food containers, cans, bags, party flyers, bottles, and cigarette butts. “On a good day we probably remove between 100 and 150 pounds of trash from the streets and gutters of Pacific Beach,” said …