2010s History

3/19/2010	Hugh Story Memorial unveiled.
4/29/2010	New La Playa Trail monument is dedicated at Rosecrans/Avenida de Portugal intersection. A time capsule containing the Spring PLA newsletter is placed into the monument.
5/27/2010	Annual Dinner tickets - $75.
5/23/2010	PLA Mean Green Team and Summer Concerts committee march in the 100th Anniversary Festa Parade.
Fall 2010	Tree plaque project begins.
1/21/2011	Groundbreaking at Median 4. 99 Tequila Agaves plants and nine Torrey Pine trees are planted.
2/1/2011	Supervisor Greg Cox declares February 1, 2011 PLA Day to celebrate our efforts in graffiti abatement.
5/12/2011	Supervisor Greg Cox declares May 12, 2011 PLA Day to celebrate PLA’s 50 years.
September, 2011	The PLA publishes its first calendar.
Fall, 2011	The PLA participates in I Love a Clean San Diego’s cigarette receptacle program, “No Butts.” Six receptacles are ultimately installed in the Village area.
September 15, 2011	Charter Member Celeste Trepte receives the Lighthouse Award; Councilman Kevin Faulconer presents a “check” for 150,000 to represent volunteer hours performed by the PLA over the past 50 years.

Beyond the 50-year mark:

Fall, 2011	Murals created by Point Loma High School students depicting Point Loma history are placed at Union Bank.
Winter, 2012	PLA beautifies the medians at Cañon and Catalina.
Spring 2012	Landscaping at Median 4 complete.
October 3, 2013	Ed Streicher receives the Lighthouse Award.
Spring 2014	The Nimitz Grand Entryway median is complete; we say farewell to Charter Member Celeste Trepte.
Fall 2014	PLA joins the ranks of Facebook and Instagram; Cecilia Carrick receives the Lighthouse Award.
Winter 2015	PLA completes another median improvement project at Centraloma/Nimitz.
Fall 2015	Ron Brooks receives the Lighthouse Award..

On Eternal Patrol

By Dan Wieder | December 8, 2018

The ground was soggy from days of rain, but the sky was bright blue and the sun searing, sending souls in search of shade. Friday morning, December 7, 2018, on the 77thanniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a group gathered to place wreaths at the Submarine Memorial in Liberty Station. Point Loma Association members […]

Mean Green Team – December 2018

By Dan Wieder | December 8, 2018

December 7 – Submarine Memorial Commemoration Today the Mean Green Team along with the 52 Boat Memorial Veterans paid tribute to the submariners from World War II in the first Commemoration of the Submarine Memorials at Liberty Station. This inaugural event happened to occur on the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and we […]

Thank you, Lorie!

By Dan Wieder | November 15, 2018

Point Loma Association extends a sincere ‘thank you’ to our District 2 Councilmember Lorie Zapf for her many years of service to our community and her strong support of our all-volunteer organization. We will miss working with you! Ms. Zapf has listened and responded to her constituent’s needs, not always able to fulfill each request […]

Mean Green Team – November 2018

By Dan Wieder | November 2, 2018

November 2 – Village The Mean Green Team was in the Village this morning sprucing up the area. Work included weeding and cleaning out tree basins, trimming low hanging jacarandas and golden medallions. You can also see from the photos that we had probably one of the most unusual MG finding – it was open when […]

Save North Chapel

By Dan Wieder | November 1, 2018

When NTC became Liberty Station in the late 1990s, proprietor McMillin Companies boasted of the beauty, history, charm, and elegance of North Chapel, the nondenominational facility celebrated and preserved since its creation in 1942. That changed last year. McMillin announced North Chapel would close to religious services and events at the end of June. […]

Coffee With A Cop

By Dan Wieder | October 30, 2018

The Future’s So Bright!

By Dan Wieder | October 17, 2018

From sunflower centerpieces as guests were seated, to awarding the money hat as the party wound down, the present and the future beamed on Tuesday, October 16th, at the Point Loma Association Annual Dinner. During the sunset social hour, guests enjoyed champagne and visiting on the deck and in the Point Loma Ballroom at Kona […]

Mean Green Team – October 2018

By Dan Wieder | October 5, 2018

October 5 – Point Loma Park The Mean Green Team was back at Point Loma Park this cloudy morning concentrating on the north side of the park. Along with the usual weeding and trash pickup, we also trimmed back the acacia trees at the back of the park. Our group can generate a whole lot […]

Don’t Procrastinate!

By Dan Wieder | September 22, 2018

Don’t Procrastinate! Time is running out to get your tickets to our Annual Dinner. Get all the information here.

Mean Green Team – September 2018

By Dan Wieder | September 8, 2018

September 7 – Point Loma Park The Mean Green Team pulled weeds at Point Loma Park this morning There was an abundance of weeds since we were waiting for the construction of the new fire station to be completed. We made a good dent today but we will be back again next Friday to finish […]