The La Jolla Shores Association takes up fire station access and neighborhood speed reduction when it meets Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
The agenda lists four action items: a Fire Station Dip Site proposal presented by Fire Chief Brubaker of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, a speed abatement presentation by board member Parnaaz Seddighrad, the annual Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) list, and appointment of an elections committee. LJSA President John Pierce will present the CIP and elections items.
Fire station access
The Fire Station Dip Site item has not been publicly detailed. The agenda offers no specifics. Fire Chief Brubaker is scheduled to present, though the action the board will be asked to take is unclear.
Speed abatement
The speed item arrives after months of resident complaints about dangerous driving on La Jolla Shores streets. The La Jolla Traffic & Transportation Board approved a request for speed lumps on East Roseland Drive at its Aug. 18 meeting and forwarded it to the city for consideration, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
Residents have described driving speeds on Prestwick Drive to the T&T Board as "absolutely out of control." La Jolla Shores resident Laura Eaton told the board at its Aug. 18 meeting, "The fact is we have documented our problem … and the city has done nothing so far."
Complicating the push for traffic calming, Joaquin Quintero, field representative for City Council President Joe LaCava, said in May 2026 that the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department found East Roseland Drive serves as an emergency route in a very high fire severity zone. Traffic-calming devices would adversely affect response times and firefighting operations, Quintero said, according to the Union-Tribune.
The city's Comprehensive Speed Management Plan, released in February 2026, lists La Jolla Shores Drive as a High Pedestrian & Bicyclist Activity Corridor eligible for a speed limit reduction along a 1.34-mile stretch from El Paseo Grande to North Torrey Pines Road. Implementation is estimated to begin in fiscal year 2027, subject to funding.
At the T&T Board's Feb. 17 meeting, LJSA representative Mike McCormack raised concerns that the plan appeared to overlook La Jolla Shores Drive as a candidate for reduction to 15–20 mph, according to board minutes. The city plan does list the corridor, but the specific speed target McCormack sought is not addressed.
CIP list and elections
Pierce will present the CIP list, which the LJSA has ratified annually as a budget request to the city. The board ratified its most recent list in August 2025. The agenda does not specify whether the Sept. 16 item is a ratification vote or a discussion.
Pierce will also ask for volunteers to serve on the elections committee, which oversees the association's board elections.
Other agenda items
The meeting includes presentations on Paddle for Peace events from board member Marisa Bell, the Kellogg Park 75th anniversary ceremony from Mary Munk, and seasonal signage from Glen Rasmussen. Representatives from the mayor's office, City Council District 1, and the San Diego Police Department's Northern Division are also scheduled to report.
The meeting runs 6 to 8 p.m. at the Martin Johnson House, with refreshments starting at 5 p.m. Residents can also attend via Zoom. The LJSA's next meeting is Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m.
