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space preserve.” Neighbors call it sprawl. Environmen-
tal groups say it will disrupt conservation planning. Now, the draft environmental impact report for Concordia’s project in rural Escondido, expected in March, has been delayed again, leaving opponents on hold until late April or mid-June. “Safari Highlands Ranch would be ter-
rible for San Diego’s wildlife,” says Dan Silver of the Endangered Habitats League, who is among those waiting for the report. Prime habitat would be chopped into pieces, he says. At stake for the 1098-acre parcel are
hundreds of acres that fall under the coun- ty’s Multiple Species Conservation Program. For whatever is harmed, officials must decide if the developer can adequately mitigate the loss. The site is home to sensitive species like
the threatened coastal California gnatcatcher, a songbird fast losing ground in the county, along with the native coastal sage scrub it inhabits. The building industry has found the species such a deterrent, they’ve sought to have it delisted. County planning staff are waiting for the
Entry to Safari Highlands — a 1098-acre parcel
report, to decide if protected habitat in the unincorporated area should be transferred to the city of Escondido and the developer. Under the county’s General Plan, the rural plat allows for only 27 single-family homes. The plan’s guiding theme was “towns and greenbelts,” Silver says.
SHEILA PELL NORTH PARK
Last gentrify-able neighborhood Cherokee Point is still close to the cool spots “How many neighbors have realtors cold- calling them and sending them mail asking if we are interested in selling,” said Cherokee Point resident Frederick Simson in a Next- door post recently. “I get about one letter a week from various flippers offering an all cash deal.” Simson has been living in the Cherokee
Point neighborhood (in the middle of North Park and City Heights, off of 36th Street) since January 1993. He and his partner origi- nally purchased their house for $85,000. “The current value ($486,000.00) is unreal to me.” In the next month, 7-Eleven will be mov-
ing in, just a block away from Simson’s street at 3515 University Avenue. On March 1, a Public Notice of Application for Ownership Change banner was posted on the window of the soon-to-close Market Place Liquor Store. Shortly thereafter, a Cherokee Point resi-
dent mentioned 7-Eleven moving in. Residents had mixed reactions on a big business moving into their predominantly mom-and-pop busi- ness strip on University Avenue (between the 805 and 15 freeways). The post garnered 57 comments (as of March 19). Some locals are worried that other investors will follow. “I have a realtor friend that said ‘this
is the last gentrify-able neighborhood in the city and 92105 is too scary (due to new immigrants) to gentrify,’” Simson posted on the thread. Kenneth Adelson, a North Park resident,
did not agree with Simson’s realtor friend, and said so in this post: “There’s no such thing as last gentrifiable neighborhood. Neighborhoods change for better and for worse, there are always opportunities. The description of the area sounds like calling
A 7-Eleven will be moving in, just a block away from 3515 University Avenue.
Middletown, ‘South Mission Hills.’ It’s misleading marketing, which is kind of obnoxious. I’d overlook it in isolation; but combined with commentary about 92105, new immigrants, and scary, that’s stunningly judgmental about complete strangers.” Bianca lived in the Asana Apartments
(the blue and gray complex to the east of the I-805 and University Avenue exit) and is house shopping in the area. She said it wasn’t her making cash offers to the homeowners. “North Park is super expensive,” Bianca
said. “I’m looking at Cherokee Point, where it’s still close to the cool spots; but I gotta stop at the 15 freeway, though.” She added that as you move east on University, especially past Interstate 15, the house prices for rent and purchase, decrease, “… and I’m just not comfortable [to purchase] at City Heights.” MIKE MADRIAGA
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