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Coronado Railroad Designation to be Challenged
By Bruce CoonsThe City of Chula Vista, City of San Diego, and the San Diego Unified Port District are violating their legal, moral and ethical duty to protect historical resources within
their jurisdictions. This is a severely misguided effort to deprive present and future generations of the enjoyment of this important resource in favor of short-term private development.
They have requested the State Historical Resources Board hold a hearing asking that the Historical Designation be overturned.
They have refused to meet with us and work out a solution, which would allow the development to proceed while preserving the resource. We have tried to present the solutions, which are relatively easy to implement, through their Attorney Marie Burke Lia. So far it has fallen on deaf ears. They simply believe they can do whatever they please regardless of the damage they cause. This arrogant attack on the designation must be stopped in its tracks.
The State Board will hear their request on November 8th at Riverside. We are chartering a bus and would like to have as many of you as possible attend the meeting to show your support for preserving this important link to our past and future. What reasonable person in this day and age would think that ripping out a rail line is a good idea?
Remember you can ride this historic line on the first Saturday and Sunday of each month between 12:00 and 4:00pm, leaving from the Historic Santa Fe Depot in National City at Bay Marina Drive and Harrison, call (619) 474-4400 for more information.
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By Vonn Marie May- Temple Beth Triumphant!
- Coronado Railroad Designation to be Challenged
By Bruce Coons- President's Message
By David Marshall- Executive Director Report
By Bruce Coons- SOHO Files Suit to Protect Red Roost and Red Rest Cottages
By Susan Brandt Holly- Border Field State Park
By María Castillo-Curry- Volunteer Profile, Sandé Lollis
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By Allen Hazard- Historical Resources Board
- Welcome New SOHO Board of Directors
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By Steve Willard- Remembering Claire
By Marc Tarasuck- The Whaley House Junior Docent Program
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