Push to revitalize El Cajon Blvd. in North Park

Push to revitalize El Cajon Blvd. in North Park SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - The shopping district called The Boulevard in North Park is working hard to attract more business and shoppers to the area, and to it make safer. The Boulevard on El Cajon and Utah has a butcher shop, a furniture store, a barber, and a studio for barre workout. continue »

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North Park Car Show 2015

For the love of cars and history

Posted: August 28th, 2015 | Community Voices, Feature, Featured | No Comments

North Park Car Show returns to Balboa Park

By Bob Bauer

For the past six years, the North Park Historical Society has organized a car show on the first Saturday after Labor Day. So what do automobiles, motorcycles and the occasional travel trailer have to do with history, you might be wondering? Read More

Airbnb and ‘home sharing’

Editorial: The row over Airbnb and ‘home sharing’

By Omar Passons

Many people in communities like mine in North Park have been following San Diego’s struggles with Airbnb over the past several months. Read More

NORTH PARK WEEKLY NEWS LETTER - August 07, 2015

Concert This Weekend For over a decade these free, family-friendly concerts have drawn hundreds of people to the beautiful Bird Park setting for picnics, dancing, and enjoying the music of local talent.  Join us from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at Bird Park (Upas St @ 28th Street in North Park) this Saturday. Please no alcohol, glass, grills, or unleashed dogs. See you at Bird Park! Did you know that one Bird Park Summer Concert Series costs the North Park Community Association between $19,000 and $20,000 to produce?  All funding has to be privately raised and you can help. To make a tax deductible donation or become an NPCA Member online please visit: membership.northparksd.org

Scott Martin Band August 8th 2015, 5:30pm - 7:30pm Music Type: Latin, Soul Jazz Band Website

'Stunning' effort by neighbors helps nab bike thief SAN DIEGO - A man suspected in dozens of bike thefts in the past week is behind bars, after a remarkable neighborhood effort to track him down. Late Saturday night in South Park, a loud noise sent Sue Askew running out of her house on Elm Street. continue »

Woman pistol-whipped during North Park robbery SAN DIEGO - A woman was recovering after being pistol-whipped during one of two overnight robberies in North Park, police said. The first occurred on the 3900 block of Iowa Street at 11:05 p.m. A man was walking down the street when he was mugged by two suspects with a handgun. continue »

Bike-sharing off to bumpy start San Diego's first experiment with the worldwide trend of bike-sharing has been a bumpy ride so far. Use of the city's large network of rental stations has been modest since they began operating in January, and community leaders complain the company running the network is cherry-picking lucrative locations instead of focusing on sites that would get commuters out of their cars. continue »

Legal Challenge to Jacobs Plan for Balboa Park Isn't Over A little more than two years after an ambitious, controversial plan for Balboa Park was rejected by a San Diego Superior Court judge, the so-called Jacobs plan is back on the table - barely. A few months have passed since a state appellate court overturned Superior Court Judge Timothy Taylor's ruling, clearing the way for San Diego to reconsider the project. continue »

What to do about the homeless in San Diego?

Everybody seems to be concerned about dealing with the homeless in San Diego, and two community groups in the Uptown area recently conducted public meetings to debate the hot-button issue. Meanwhile, San Diego Uptown News followed up with the Hillcrest Business Association to find out how its pilot program with the Alpha Project is working out.

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