Student Essay Contest Winners
May 1, 2008

At the 11th Annual City-Wide “Writing for Literacy” Student Essay Contest sponsored by San Diego Friends of the Library, held on May 1, 208, five of the twelve City-wide grand prize winners were from the Navajo Area - representing the Benjamin and San Carlos libraries.

Our winners are: Mariana Diaz from Marvin Elementary, representing the Benjamin Library; Paul Osuna III from Dailard Elementary, representing the San Carlos Library; Sharona Silverstein from Pershing Middle School and Jordan Hart from Patrick Henry High School, representing the San Carlos Library. Each wrote an essay after reading a book. Mariane read Leo, The Good King, Paul read Jurassic Park, Sharona read Iqbal and Jordan read Three Cups of Tea.

Photo – l to r (front) Mariane Diaz, Paul Osuna III (back) Suzanna Osuna, Shorona Silverstein & Jordan Hart.

Traffic Improvements in Navajo
April 15, 2008

My office consistently works with the Mayor’s Office to make improvements to our neighborhoods through better traffic engineering. We have completed enhancements in many areas, including speed limit management, new and updated signage, striping and parking management.

Please view the memo (PDF: 25K) outlining the most recent improvements in the Navajo communities.

Allied Gardens Community Park and Recreation Center

There are certainly a great variety of activities offered to residents of Allied Gardens. Carlos Cordova, the Director of the Allied Gardens Recreation Center, has announced the Winter Youth Basketball League for boys and girls ages 5 to 14. For more information on the Youth Basketball League as well as a host of other youth and adult activities, stop by the Recreation Center or call 619-235-1129.

New Business Coming to Allied Gardens

February 12, 2007
The lot located at the northwest corner of Orcutt Avenue and Waring Road has long been a vacant eyesore. Construction has begun on a 7-Eleven store and it is estimated that it will be completed in 11 weeks.

The Allied Gardens Community Park Is a Very Busy Place

If you think your lawn endures a lot of foot traffic, take a look at what happens on just one day at the park. Learn more about a variety of activities that took place on Saturday, November 17, 2007.

"Welcome to Allied Gardens" Sign Improvement Project

Drivers entering the community of Allied Gardens now will receive a much nicer greeting thanks to the work of a local Boy Scout. This past May, Doug Rahiser and his volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 51 made significant improvements to the "Welcome to Allied Gardens" sign at the corner of Warring Road and Adobe Falls Road. Learn more...

Jacaranda Bowl

As you know, the beautiful jacaranda tree is one of the official trees of the City of San Diego. Residents and I share the same philosophy: the more trees the better, and for me, especially if they are jacaranda trees.

Nearly a decade ago we created what we affectionately call the Jacaranda Bowl on Waring Road near Adobe Falls Road.

Learn about the Jacaranda Bowl Clean-up Project

Save Our Neighborhoods

Tour many of the neighborhoods in my district and throughout the City and you see the ugly utility lines that have been moved underground. While we still have a ways to go for the entire City, in the neighborhoods where the work has been done, it looks wonderful. No more overhead wires. No more ugly poles. Everything looks great - except for one thing. There still are ugly, chopped off utility poles on streets where the City's undergrounding program has been completed. Learn more...