• Sixty percent done – Cupola marks milestone in Botanical building reconstruction,Drew Sitton

    Sixty percent done – Cupola marks milestone in Botanical building reconstruction

    The lead framer settled the 2,000 pound, refurbished cupola on top of the Botanical Garden building in Balboa Park on Wednesday morning, Jan. 17. All the wood was replaced but the copper steeple and dome is the same one first installed in 1915 as part of the Panama-California Exposition. A crane lif

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  • ECCC monthly community meeting set for Jan. 18,SDNEWS staff

    ECCC monthly community meeting set for Jan. 18

    The start of the New Year means a change in venue for the El Cerrito Community Council monthly meeting.The meeting will take place Thursday, Jan. 18, 7 – 8:30 p.m. at the College Rolando Library (6600 Montezuma Road).To kick off the new meeting venue, ECCC will have a presentation and Q&A about the

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  • Paradise Point pays fine, redevelopment plan awaits approval,Keith Antigiovanni

    Paradise Point pays fine, redevelopment plan awaits approval

    The transition for Paradise Point Resort in Mission Bay into becoming a Margaritaville resort took another step forward in January when the owner of Paradise Point, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust based in Maryland, paid the $1 million fine levied on it by the California Coastal Commission in September.Chan

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