Town Council Votes to Aid Short-Term Vacation Rental Effort
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SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby vocal house on the night of announced March 17 that the company March 10 when La Jolla cost of housing.’ will halt killer whale breeding, end its the- Town Council accepted a atrical orca shows and double down on motion in support of a local RONAN GRAY, conservation and rescue efforts. And it’s neighborhood group's effort PRESIDENT OF SAVE SAN partnering with a longtime adversary, to prohibit short-term vaca- DIEGO NEIGHBORHOODS the Humane Society, to do it. tion rentals in La Jolla. All signal a massive shift for one of San In a 9-2 vote, town council ic, spokesperson for San Diego’s top employers and taxpayers. promised to do what it can to Diego Vacation Rental Man- The orca shows will end at the San Diego park in 2017, while the San Antonio and Orlando parks promote Save San Diego agers Alliance, but they SEE SEAWORLD>> PG. 10 will end the shows by 2019. PHOTO BY ANTOINE TAVENEAUX/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Neighborhoods' agenda on appeared not to accept his the matter. answers. Audience members asked History says the Easter Bunny questions of Jonah Mechan- SEE RENTALS>> PG. 6 is an all-around good egg By MARTIN JONES WESTLIN cally invite predation by eating out in the open, which is sorta stupid (you Animal intelligence is hard to won't get any argument from the measure, because it's such a subjec- coyotes in my neighborhood). tive thing (humans, which are ani- They're also the animal kingdom's mals, are also the only ones that version of a baby mill – females can decide what constitutes intelligence actually conceive a second litter of and what doesn't). That said, the kits while pregnant with the first; All things considered, and as jury is out on rabbits – they're cute the little ones' gestation period is only pagan goddesses go, Ostara's and can learn commands and make 31 days, and their moms can crank pretty nice. nice companions and stuff, but they out as many as 18 kits in one litter. Angry faces and elevated numbers signal the mood over short- PHOTO CONTRIBUTED have weak hearts, and they practi- term vacation rentals in La Jolla. PHOTO BY HANNA LAUKKANEN SEE BUNNY>> PG. 7 "Pinnacle of Pancakes" - San Diego Magazine "Breakfast 5 Best" - USA Today Easter is here! 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That’s why when There were children, retired peo- have debates with each other; they politicians are campaigning in Fin- ple, doctors, workers and people are aware of what should be done to land, usually there are 100 to 500 from different ethnic backgrounds, help the country and how it should people listening to them speak. and they were shouting for Bernie. be done. That is the reason I was amazed Crowds were loud, and they want What I hope is that in the future on March 22. Vermont senator and to give all their support. In Finland, there will be candidates and other Democratic presidential candidate the reactions are really mild com- persons that inspire young people. Bernie Sanders had his rally at the pared with what I saw and heard The more they want to get Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has eyes San Diego Convention Center, and on the 22nd. In Finland, people involved, the more they know about front at the San Diego Convention Center during his March 22 campaign rally, people were lining up at 11 a.m. smile, nod their heads, maybe shout politics and ways to get their mes- attended by 12,000 (half of whom had to stay outside). PHOTO BY HANNA LAUKKANEN (the doors opened at 5 p.m.). Even- a couple of cheers and say, “What a sage out. good speech.” They stay active and are con- I truly think that one of the best cerned when they see something things that Sanders is doing is gain- wrong. ing young people’s interests about Go Bernie! the presidential election. In Finland, (Hanna Laukkanen moved from Fin- as here, the young people don’t go to land to San Diego for a spring intern- vote. They don’t know if their vote ship at San Diego Community News- has any effect on anything, and paper Group.) 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