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ISSUES AND INVOLVEMENT - 1961-1970

from C-3 - The First Ten Years, by Clare Crane

1961
First major focus called for billboard ordinance for City of San Diego.

1962
Called for strong “Centre City Project Group.”
Prepared position paper addressing roads through parks (focus on Maple Canyon).
Focused on canyon preservation.
Called for undergrounding of power lines.

1963
Urged City of San Diego to create a Master Plan for Mission Valley.

1964
Supported State Beaches and Parks Bond Issue.
Opposed Mission Valley flood channel.
Suggested need for Waterfront policy.
Opposed widening of Cabrillo Freeway (US395/SR163) through Balboa Park.
Opined on La Jolla coastal high-rise issue / coastal shoreline views.

1965
Served on new Park Board's subcommittees.
San Diego General Plan participation.
San Clemente Canyon freeway alignment advocacy.
Presidio Park “gateway” land acquisition.
Mission Valley green belt proposed in lieu of concrete channel.
Water conservation and reclamation.
Support for Spanish Landing park proposal.

1966
Scenic Highways - continued opposition to SR163 widening.
Supported La Jolla height limit.
Called for improved slope ordinance.

1967
Sunset Cliffs Park erosion control.
Continued opposition to SR163 widening.
Sponsored “Explore Balboa Park Day.”

1968
Opposed San Elijo Lagoon material borrow pit.
Promoted landscaping of Zoo parking lots.
Participated in City of San Diego sign ordinance discussions.
Staged “San Diego: The Changing Landscape” exhibit.

1969
Opposed building hotel or other permanent structure in Pantoja Park
Wm Heath Davis House and New San Diego Hotel historic value recognized.
Undergrounding of power lines along I-805 across Mission Valley.
Pereira Report (Plan for Mission Bay Park).

1970
Environmental Teach-In program for Earth Day.
Opposed Zoo parking lot in Florida Canyon.
Joined CA Coastal Alliance, C-3 as Regional Center addressing Coastal Zone issues.
Preservation of San Elijo Lagoon as natural area.
Least Tern nesting sites protected in Mission Bay.
Promoted Penasquitos Canyon open space.
SR 52 - Promoted north edge of valley alignment.