P.O. BOX 633031, San Diego, CA, 92163 • T 619 269 8001 • F 619 839 3118 www.mancecreative.com VOLUME 20 ISSUE 9 September 2019 Follow us on social media Review: ‘Dance Nation’ Columbia • Core/Civic • Cortez Hill • East Village • Gaslamp/Horton Plaza • Little Italy • Marina Page 9 NEWS P. 3 Downtown resident CLIENT PROJECT VERSION CLIENT APPROVAL DATE SAN DIEGO Logo Design DOWNTOWN NEWS FINAL X 1/9/12 advocates for safe Golden Hall shelter streets ARTS P. 4 Work on the first installation of the Ladies Who Paint Mural Walk. (Photo by Zuzana Volny) Girl power paints Downtown GI Film Fest returns VINCE MEEHAN | Downtown News Sept. 28, and wrap up on are in San Diego. The artists hail Saturday, Oct. 5. The inaugural from countries such as Brazil, Jennifer Hunt on her bike in BUSINESS P. 7 At the end of September, all-female mural walk will serve Canada, France, Australia and Downtown San Diego (Photo courtesy Downtown will be graced by as a showcase for women mural- New Zealand, as well as from Jennifer Hunt) a contingent of female artists ists who often do not get the same U.S. cities such as New York, from around the world who will opportunities or recognition as Dallas, Atlanta and even San KENDRA SITTON | Downtown News be painting large murals at key their male counterparts. This Diego. Attendees can expect to outdoor locations in East Village. event will also serve as a retreat see a wide range of mural types San Diegans may be noticing Dubbed the “Ladies Who Paint of sorts for the artists, who will and watch the creative process the changing landscape of the Mural Walk,” this free, seven-day be put up in a beach area Airbnb streets around them as the city, event will kick off on Saturday, and pampered for the week they SEE PAINT LADIES, Page 6 which for so long prioritized cars and fast commute times, is now transitioning to “complete streets” Union Bank’s new campaign — meaning buses, bikes, pedestri- San Diego Symphony’s dream comes true ans, and yes, cars, share the road. Already, J and Beech Streets have DINING P. 12 DELLE WILLETT | Downtown News debuted protected bike lanes. El Cajon Boulevard will soon get a On August 14, 2019, the San bus-only lane. More projects to Diego Symphony board of direc- improve transportation options tors unanimously voted to be- are on the way, with bikeways gin construction in September planned throughout the county on Bayside Performance Park, a so that there will someday be a highly anticipated, permanent, network of safe and convenient architecturally and acoustically bike routes that connect different innovative concert venue. areas, much like freeways func- Tea time at Westgate Said Martha Gilmer, San Diego tion for cars. Symphony CEO, “The San Diego San Diego legislatures have got- Symphony has dreamed of a ten behind these efforts to meet Index SEE SD SYMPHONY, Page 6 (Photo courtesy San Diego Symphony) SEE JENNIFER BIKES, Page 10 Puzzles 7 Fashion 10 Classifieds 14 Calendar 15 Contact us Editorial/Letters 858-270-3101 x136 [email protected] Advertising 619-961-1958 [email protected] sdnews.com San Diego Community Newspaper Group San Diego Downtown News 2 September 2019 sdnews.com San Diego Downtown News sdnews.com NEWS September 2019 3 Golden Hall continues to shelter homeless families DAVE SCHWAB | Downtown News Downtown Golden Hall shelter much of a subsidy is going to be help people. But there are so ma- opened in May. provided. It’s very flexible.” ny people to help. It does get a little The special needs of families An unwed mother at age 16, Of Myra’s situation, Williams chaotic. It’s hard not to be emo- and single women are being Myra dropped out of high school said, “Our main priority was to tionally connected.“You see a lot addressed at a recently minted and has been struggling to take get her into housing and make of hardship, a lot of suffering,” shelter at Golden Hall downtown care of her family ever since. She sure she’s eventually able to exist continued Williams adding, “It’s operated by Father Joe’s Villages. talked about how she came to be on her own — and support her in cases like Myra that make it all That shelter, along with two at the Golden Hall shelter. every way possible.” worthwhile. You see they’re able other existing bridge shelters, re- “I had my job and two kids just Myra has now graduated from to graduate from school and get cently had its funding extended renting with a friend and we start- Golden Hall, is successfully living out of a shelter situation, moving for another year by San Diego City ed disagreeing and not getting Outside the Golden Hall Shelter in her own apartment, and has toward a more stable environ- Council.“This is all run by Father along,” said Myra, adding her sit- (Photo courtesy Father Joe’s Villages) gone back to school and gotten ment. It’s a good way to be.” Joe’s, staffed by us and funded by uation had become intolerable. “A her GED. Deacon Jim Vargas, Father the city,” said Garrett Williams, girl told me Father Joe’s helps you homeless. PATH is also the lead “I’m grateful they’re helping Joe’s president/CEO, noted the a Father Joe’s outreach worker out with child care and you don’t agency providing the services me and it’s good,” Myra said. “I city-owned Golden Hill shel- during a recent tour of the Golden have to pay rent (temporarily). and operations for Connections got closer to God. I know he has ter for women and families was Hall shelter. “There are 100 beds I’d been struggling for 10 years. I Housing.In San Diego, a variety something better for me.” opened after Father Joe’s Villages for families, 25 beds for single asked, ‘Where are you God? This of services for the homeless are Regarding his role in outreach, women. We provide three hot is too much.’ provided including employment, Williams said, “It feels good to SEE GOLDEN HALL, Page 9 meals a day. There are common “I wanted to move forward,” outreach, housing navigation, areas, laundry facilities, security concluded Myra, describing the interim housing, rapid rehous- guards. The facility is staffed 24/7.” Golden Hall shelter as “paradise” ing, and permanent supportive “The decision to keep the shel- compared to what it would be like housing. ter for families and single women to be homeless on the street. With the help of case work- at Golden Hall was unexpected,” Even so, Myra acknowledged, ers at Father Joe’s in the shelter, said Bill Bolstad, Father Joe’s chief “You can see a lot of hurt, how Myra’s situation has become more revenue officer. “We continue to frustrated people can get. They manageable. believe that greater proximity to don’t understand what’s going on.” “PATH helps people work the comprehensive services at Women like Myra are being through their problems and is- our main campus (1501 Imperial assisted at Golden Hall through sues until they leave when they Ave.) is in the best long-term in- the People Assisting The Homeless get permanent housing,” said terests of the families we serve. program. PATH is ending home- Williams of Father Joe’s. “PATH We remain committed to meeting lessness for individuals, families, connects people with housing, the needs of women and families and communities by building af- provides 24 months of case man- who are homeless as effectively fordable housing and providing agement. That’s sitting down with as possible in the current Golden supportive services. them on a regular basis, review- Hall location.” PATH San Diego’s Connections ing their budgeting, helping them Myra, 28, is one of many wom- Housing is a partnership that find a job.” en who’ve been given a chance brings a variety of agencies to- Added Williams, “PATH helps to get back on their feet and re- gether under one roof to meet the subsidize rent (for clients) with ceive social services since the many needs of the Downtown their budgets, determining how Simpler, smarter home insurance Coverage designed Complimentary smart for today’s modern home sensors to detect homes & possessions smoke, water leaks & more Savings of up to 25% Get a quote in just 60 seconds myhippo.com/downtown Hippo Analytics Inc. is a licensed property casualty insurance agent with products underwritten by various insurance companies. Coverage subject to underwriting qualification. Savings vary. San Diego Downtown News 4 September 2019 ARTS sdnews.com Healing the civilian-military divide GI Film Fest explores returning from war across generations KENDRA SITTON | Uptown News These are two different conflicts stories and journeys that they and wars. They‘re all healing and wanted to highlight,” she said. The fifth iteration of the GI Film finding ways to do that, wheth- Marcolongo is passionate about Festival San Diego, which is tak- er it‘s through sculpture and art supporting veterans because of The finished art project. (Photo courtesy GI Film Festival) ing place from Sept. 24-29, does forms, whether it‘s through phys- her husband’s struggle with post not have a stated theme outside ical activity and things like that,” traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) “We‘re a couple and we were “Doctors who work with mil- the festival’s purpose: showcasing Marcolongo explained. “It‘s some- when he returned from combat documenting a couple. I real- itary said, ‘Wow, this is incredi- films created by, for and about thing that resonates with multi- in 2007.