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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Oliver took on the Chargers

Oliver lamented professional sports teams’ use of taxpayer money to build beautiful,
multi-billion dollar stadiums despite making millions in revenues from the stadiums for themselves.

“Sports teams are successful businesses with wealthy owners, and yet they still get our help,” he said.

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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

Danny and the Tramp (DNT) July 11th 2015, 5:30pm - 7:30pm Music Type: Rock Band Website

North Park debates walking vs. parking By Ken Williams | Editor Is walkability a good thing for North Park? Should the community be more accommodating of buses and bicycles? Is parking more important than safer accessibility for pedestrians and bicyclists? What's good for local businesses? continue »

Thieves steal from North Park home as homeowner sleeps SAN DIEGO - A homeowner in North Park is shaken after thieves broke into his home while he was asleep. The home invasion happened Thursday morning in the 4600 block of Texas Street. Carlo Toribio says he hasn't gotten much sleep since the incident. continue »

3 fires break out in abandoned North Park building SAN DIEGO - Three separate fires broke out inside an abandoned North Park building late Sunday night. The fires broke out before 11:45 p.m. at a two-story building at the intersection of Texas Street and Howard Avenue. Someone at a McDonald's across the street noticed smoke coming from the building and called 911. continue »

TargetExpress to open in South Park in the fall

Ken Williams - Editor, San Diego Uptown News July 6th, 2015 Photo credit: Target An architectural rendering shows how the TargetExpress store in South Park will look, preserving the vintage 1960s building. TargetExpress will open Oct. 7 in South Park, according to Target, in a remodeled mid-century building that was constructed by Safeway in the early 1960s.

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