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Plaza de Panama
Circulation & Parking Structure Project

Presentations, positions, videos, letters, and alternatives by SOHO & other stakeholders	DEIR & Helpful Tools 13 Alternatives of the Jacobs study
The Mayor's Myths versus the Actual Facts!!	Plans, histories, & commentaries

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Media Coverage

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5/10/12 - Planners Respond to National Park Service Letter Concerning Balboa Park Renovation Source: Planners Respond to National Park Service Letter Concerning Balboa Park Renovation | NBC San Diego
5/10/12 - National historic landmark title in jeopardy in Balboa Park, San Diego
5/9/12 - National Park Service Opposes Plaza de Panama Project
5/9/12 - Balboa Park Project Aggressive: NPS
5/4/12 - Plaza de Panama plan endorsed by Balboa Park Committee
3/28/12 - Plaza de animus
3/16/12 - The Future of Balboa Park
3/9/12 - Politically Speaking: Balboa Park
3/2/12 - Newsom Attacks Critic of Project Backed by Wealthy Donor
3/1/12 - The Jewel of the City Awaits a Decision
2/13/12 - No. 7: The Future of Balboa Park (Top 12 in '12)
2/9/12 - Jacobs Balboa Park Consultant Paid Lobbyist $40,000
2/7/12 - State Official Says Balboa Park Could Lose Historic Designation
2/7/12 - San Diego Illegally Pre-Approved Changes to Balboa Park Bridge
2/6/12 - State critical of Balboa Park plan, asks feds to weigh in on proposed changes
2/3/12 - Plaza de Panama MOU ruled invalid
2/3/12 - Letters: Balboa Park makeover
2/1/12 - San Diego Heritage Group Sues Caltrans Over Old Town Site
2/1/12 - More Balboa Park tussels between city, preservationists
1/29/12 - The Battle Over Balboa Park
1/25/12 - Controversial 'Plaza de Panama' Project on hold
1/24/12 - Judge Faults Balboa Park Traffic Plan
1/23/12 - Balboa Park EIR offers 21 new choices
1/23/12 - Judge says city's Jacobs Plan MOU illegal
1/23/12 - Judge strikes down Balboa Park agreement
1/23/12 - Save Our Heritage Wins Battle: Plaza de Panama Plan
1/6/12 - Save Balboa Park
1/2/12 - The Battle Over Balboa Park
12/16/11 - Potential setback for the Jacobs Plan in Balboa Park
12/16/11 - Balboa Park Plans Come to Screeching Halt
12/15/11 - Court to rule against city on Balboa Park
8/19/11 - SOHO and City destined for court over Balboa?
8/19/11 - Balboa Park's a Different Kind of Fight for Preservationists
8/18/11 - SOHO Organizes Protest Against Plaza de Panama Plan
8/13/11 - Balboa Park poll
8/4/11 - Alternate Balboa Park plan to ponder
8/4/11 - In Balboa Park Legal Fight, Both Sides Use the Same Case
8/3/11 - Goldsmith calls Plaza de Panama lawsuit 'meritless'
8/3/11 - Lawsuit Slows Balboa Park Renovations
8/3/11 - Group Sues City Of San Diego Over Plaza De Panama Project
8/3/11 - Lawsuit Slows Balboa Park Renovations
8/3/11 - SOHO Sues City Over Plaza de Panama Plan
8/2/11 - Preservationists sue city over Balboa Park plan
7/28/11 - Parks, planning and politics: a dicey brew
7/19/11 - Balboa Park Makeover Lives Another Day
7/18/11 - SOHO Organizes Protest Against Plaza de Panama Plan
7/17/11 - Opinion: San Diego's Character-Defining Moment for Balboa Park
7/13/11 - Thanks, Mr. Jacobs-but, no
7/8/11 - Arguments heat up in Balboa Park plaza plan
7/6/11 - The Jewel of the City Saved from Costly and Massive Redevelopment
6/8/11 - Bypassing the Bridge
6/8/11 - Jacobs suspends work on Balboa Park plan
6/8/11 - Group to City: No Cars in Balboa Park
6/8/11 - Council committee doesn't back Balboa Park plan
6/6/11 - First action due on Balboa Park changes Preservationists consider proposed agreement illegal
6/4/11 - Could 1915 streetcars stop the feuding over Balboa Park's future?
6/2/11 - Balboa Park
5/22/11 - Needed: a diplomat for Balboa Park
5/17/11 - On Balboa Park
5/10/11 - Balboa Park traffic spat, Part 2
5/8/11 - A major flaw in an otherwise fine plan
5/8/11 - Cars and people don't mix - restore park's grandeur
5/5/11 - Balboa Park makeover in the works
4/28/11 - National Trust warns city on plans for Balboa Park
4/19/11 - ACTION ALERT with VIDEO: Save Balboa Park!
4/8/11 - Balboa Park Bypass Bridge Battle Continues
3/4/11 - SOHO Stands Up for Cabrillo Bridge
2/18/11 - Bridging controversy in Balboa
2/11/11 - A Change Coming to Balboa Park?
1/17/11 - Battle of the Bridge
1/13/11 - Community members weigh in on future of
Balboa Park's Plaza de Panama
1/12/11 - Irwin Jacobs' ladder
1/11/11 - Renovation Plans Considered For Balboa Park
1/8/11 - Ban cars from park bridge, public says
1/7/11 - Public hearing Jan. 8 to cover $35 million Balboa Park traffic proposal
1/4/11 - Jacobs, SOHO trade blows on Balboa Park
12/23/10 - Four San Diego parks to be remade for celebrations
12/21/10 - Jacobs to Zoo: I Wasn't Planning on Solving Your Parking Woes
12/21/10 - Zoo questions parking solution for Plaza de Panama
12/20/10 - Zoo: More Parking Needed, Yesterday
12/9/10 - In Balboa Park, a Plaza for People and Pomp
12/1/10 - Balboa Park at a Crossroads
11/15/10 - Expected the Unexpected Part 2
8/31/10 - Plaza plan for Balboa Park unveiled
8/19/10 - Jacobs champions Balboa Park effort
1/16/10 - Mayor wants cars out of Balboa Park plaza
5/17/08 - Balboa Park's Cabrillo Bridge began as a pedestrian span

Television
5/9/12 - Balboa Park Project Aggressive: NPS
3/11/12 - Preservationists Fear Changes Would Jeopardize Balboa Park's Historic Status
2/8/12 - Plaza De Panama Project Becoming A David And Goliath Story?
2/8/12 - New Battle in Balboa Park Project: Historic Designation
9/7/11 - Basketball Legend Joins Plaza de Panama Team
1/9/11 - Balboa Park May Get a Makeover
1/7/11 - Plan Would Remove Cars from the Center of Balboa Park
1/6/11 - Balboa Park Renovation Plan Under Fire
8/31/10 - Proposed Improvements to Balboa Park Unveiled
8/30/10 - Mayor reveals car-free Plaza de Panama plans
8/30/10 - $33M Restoration Planned At Balboa Park
1/6/10 - Balboa Park Renovation Plan Under Fire

Radio
5/10/12 - National Park Service Says Balboa Park Plan Could Risk Historical Designation
4/9/12 - Radical Plans Threaten Balboa Park's Historic Integrity
2/8/12 - The Status Of The Plaza De Panama Project
2/7/12 - State Official Says Balboa Park Could Lose Historic Designation
1/23/12 - Plaza de Panama Project Dealt Legal Blow
7/19/11 - Balboa Park Renovation Plan Goes Before City Council
1/6/11 - Balboa Park Parking Plan Draws Fire
9/10/10 - Traffic Always A Part Of Balboa Park
8/30/10 - Plan For Car-Free Plaza De Panama Unveiled

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