NPCA Weekly News - June 27, 2015

El Cajon Boulevard Is Poised for a Growth Explosion More than 800 new rental units will start construction along the boulevard in the next two years. El Cajon Boulevard is about to become a test case for San Diego's vision of a neighborhood packed with dense, affordable urban housing. The question is whether public funds and community plans will keep up with the boulevard's development boom. continue »

3 arrested in violent North Park crime spree SAN DIEGO - Police arrested three suspects linked to a string of violent armed street robberies around North Park in the past month. Detectives linked the trio to several cases in North Park and said similar cases occurred at Fashion Valley, La Mesa and Rancho San Diego. continue »

Caffe Calabria Plans New Downtown Coffee Bar & More Expansion In the 15 years since opening on 30th Street, Caffe Calabria has become a neighborhood fixture and gathering place for the North Park community, with its house-roasted coffee now served in countless local restaurants. continue »

CUT BACK YOUR OUTDOOR WATERING IN 2015

State water cuts went into effect June 1, and City of San Diego customers are mandated to cut our collective water usage by 16%. To meet this requirement, we'll need your help.

Reducing landscape irrigation is the best way to meet that 16% reduction goal. We are urging customers to cut the watering of their landscapes to no more than two days per week, for 5 minutes per day.*  Also, to reduce evaporation and get the most out of your watering, water only after 6 pm and before 10 am. Below is a schedule of watering days for San Diegans.

*The 5-minutes-per-day time limit does NOT apply to landscape irrigation systems using water-efficient devices, including drip and micro-irrigation systems and stream rotor sprinklers. However, these water-efficient systems should follow the two-day-per-week schedule above, as well as the time-of-day schedule requiring that you water no earlier than 6 pm and no later than 10 am.

For more information and resources, visit www.wastenowater.org 

Pauly’s Addition: an early North Park subdivision

Pauly’s Addition: an early North Park subdivision

Posted: May 22nd, 2015 | Communities, Community Voices, Featured, News, North Park | No Comments

By Katherine Hon
If you think North Park south of University Avenue is a crazy quilt of mismatched streets and block configurations, you are correct. The patchwork of subdivisions (“tracts”) resulted from various landowners designing their paper kingdoms as they liked and filing subdivision maps at different times. Read More

See you at Bird Park in 2015

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. 

The 2015 Bird Park Summer Concerts schedule is below. All concerts are from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at Bird Park (Upas St @ 28th Street in North Park).

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

Bird Park Celebration Saturday May 2 - 11am to 3pm

Friends of Balboa Park " Bird Park Celebration Saturday May 2 - 11am to 3pm Join Friends of Balboa Park, the California Native Plant Society, and the Audubon Society to learn about native flora and fauna in this special neighborhood park. There will be music, children's activities, information booths and lots of fun! Download a flyer and invite your friends! Click here to read more about Bird Park. continue »

$19 for VIP Ticket to Festival of Arts in North Park, Including 3 Beers & a Meal on May 16th The 19th Annual San Diego County Credit Union Festival of Arts in North Park takes place on Saturday, May 16th from 11am to 6pm. A local tradition, this free festival features amazing local art, exciting live music and dance performances, eco-friendly activities, vendor booths and fabulous food. continue »

New Nano, Barn Brewery, Launches North Park Brewpub A beer buddy alerted Eater to the soft opening of a new North Park beer spot, Barn Brewery; the just-launched 1,500-square-foot space sits between the San Diego Soup Shoppe and the future site of Cafe Madeleine on El Cajon Boulevard. continue »

Man stabbed at North Park bus stop A man was stabbed at a bus stop at 30th Street and El Cajon Boulevard in North Park Monday night by an acquaintance who rode up to him on a bicycle, San Diego police said. The victim, a 19-year-old man, was stabbed once in the chest about 7:45 p.m. continue »

SANDAG to present bike plan for North Park neighborhood SAN DIEGO, California -- America's Finest City wants to be a bicycle-friendly neighborhood, and traffic planners are proposing ways to make our streets friendly to bikers. The plan for the Mission Hills-Hillcrest communities has run into controversy, but so far not a lot of heat has been generated over the plan for North Park, often called one of America's hippest neighborhoods. continue »

New "On-Demand" Parking Hits San Diego A newly-launched parking service could help drivers find a spot more easily in a pinch in some of San Diego's busiest communities. Ace Parking, which is headquartered in San Diego, has partnered with BluCar, an "on-demand" parking app to offer something dubbed "cloud parking" in neighborhoods like North Park, Hillcrest, Little Italy and La Jolla. continue »

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015

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