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No technical knowledge is required to contribute. If you know of events that would be of interest, please add them to the Schedule page. (Click on the button near the bottom of that page.) Other news, etc. can be emailed to Marie or Todd at mail@sd-fun.org for inclusion on the site. If you are an SD-FUN member with access stronger than "guest", you can update most of the Wiki pages (such as this page or the News page) by clicking the edit link. For more information on the Wiki, visit the Wiki Info page.

"Community Conversation" with Lori Saldaña

Liz Giffen writes:

Greetings Downtown Parents, Please see the attached invitation for a community conversation and coffee with Assembly Member Lori Saldaña next Saturday morning, February 24th [2007] from 9:00 - 11:00am in the Treo Community Room.  This is an opportunity to share your concerns about downtown with the assembly member in an informal setting and to see your neighbors! A big thanks to Agne Isidro for hosting this event.

Liz

Help Plan the Pantoja Tot Lot

Come to Pantoja Park November 8, 2006 between 4pm and 5pm to speak with Nicole Haines about the plans for a tot lot at the park.

Plan a Meetup

It's easy! Just go to the Schedule page. If you are not logged in, please do. If you see an event that you'd like to make a meetup, just click "Count Us In!". If you have something else in mind, click "Add an event to the schedule". Enter the event information. Once it appears on the schedule, click "Count Us In!" and the event will show up in bold in the weekly emails and on the fliers.

Help "Build It For The Kids"

The new Children's Museum will be fantastic, but not inexpensive to build. You can help by participating in a fundraiser or contributing in other ways. For example, a contribution from $175 to $750 can place your name or the name of a loved one on a tile in the donor plaza. For more ways to help, visit the San Diego Children's Museum website 

Washington Elementary Seeking Donations and Volunteers

Viva-city reports "Washington Elementary is seeking donations of: computers, printers, raffle prizes, books, copy paper, colored paper. Call Principal Gil Gutierrez to donate items. 525-7475

Volunteers are needed to work with students and to support teachers. Tutor students in reading and math, or help with craft projects. Call Jose Gaeta 525-7475 to volunteer."

Help Camp Fire USA Keep Camp Cahito

Local Camp Fire leader Julie Licari is spreading the word about Camp Cahito (Camp On Hilltop in Town). Located on 7 acres in Balboa Park, activities include swimming, archery, arts, crafts, hiking, exploring the world around, drama, outdoor living skills, camp songs and much more.

Julie reports, "Our lease is up for renewal come November 2007 and we hope to show the city we need this acreage for many more years to come... not a city truck maintenance yard they claim they want it for. Beside the environmental downfall to their plan, our city's children would lose a place for summer camps, outdoor skill & team building, camping, and countless valuable benefits Camp Cahito offers to local families."

Camp Fire USA is encouraging the Balboa Park leadership to keep the camp and working to determine what is needed in their master plans for a renovation of the site. Putting in a good word for the camp with the City or Balboa Park would be appreciated.

Promote Safe Walking for Children Downtown

Julie Licari writes, "I hope you can join me make our streets downtown safer for children. Yesterday, channel 10 did a story about unsafe intersections downtown with an advocacy group Walk San Diego.

The intersection 2nd & Cedar was highlighted as a grave crossing for pedestrians. It got me thinking about how my own daily experiences walking with a stroller and the close calls I encounter more than not. As a resident since 1992, my own corner of G & Columbia traffic has tripled and even quadrupled during events. With the popular use of Pantoja Park, just crossing G st. has me often hesitant. One future fear is First avenue with the Children's Museum coming we will encounter grave safety issues just in that corridor alone.

Amy Pasko of Little Italy pointed out the close calls of her streets Grape, Kettner, & Hawthorn, as well as the poor heights of most curbs with large drains where a stroller or wheelchair cannot cross or the mid-crossing island has no safe room for strollers.

In their story, Walk San Diego did not mention family safety but that could be brought to their attention and with our involvement it could be a top concern. You are encouraged to email your concerns to:

Walk San Diego http://www.walksandiego.org/ Jaime Moody jamiess@san.rr.com"

New PediCab Regulations

This is a success story. Pedicabs are no longer allowed on the promenade. Visit the PediCabs page for more information.

Historic Harborfront Design

The Port of San Diego is developing plans for the Historic Harborfront area. This is the future of the Old Police Station / Seaport Village / Harbor Seafood Mart / Deadmen's Point site. The participation of parents can help make sure this project is family friendly. For more information, click here.

North Embarcadero Visionary Plan

The Port of San Diego is developing plans for the North Embarcadero area. This is the future of the waterfront area from the G Street mole to where Laurel Street meets Harbor Drive. The participation of parents can help make sure this project is family friendly. For more information, click here.

Ridding City Streets of Obscene Materials

Parents who would like to become involved in an effort to rid the downtown of obscene newsracks --- materials to which children have easy access and that contain advertisements encouraging pedophile behavior --- can contact Colleen Cochran. She and other concerned citizens are speaking to City Council members about the matter, and working hard to rid the city streets of obscene materials. 619/232-5484. (This effort may be completed for Little Italy; news should be in the June 17 meeting minutes for the Little Italy Residents Association. Once available, the minutes will be on the web here.)

Attending Neighborhood/CCAC Meetings

See the "Civic Meetings" section (about 2/3 of the way down the page) of the Viva-city "Events" webpage.