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La Jolla restaurants provide the recipes for St Germaine Children's Charity cookbook: Proceeds from sales of "Dining In" will help fund child abuse prevention services. Just in time for the holidays, St. Germaine Children’s Charity has created a cookbook featuring more than 50 recipes created and donated by chefs from over 40 La Jolla restaurants. It’s intended to be a win/win/win, with proceeds from sales of the book going to local child abuse prevention agencies while highlighting the chefs and restaurants and helping La Jolla-based St. Germaine carry out its mission. SEE STORY at www.lajollalight.com//la-jolla-restaurants-provide-the-rec

People in Your La Jolla Neighborhood: U.S. Snowboard Team member Judd Henkes looks ahead to new slopes to surmount. The one thing La Jollan Judd Henkes loves the most is the one thing he can’t do here: snowboard. The 19-year-old member of the 2020-21 U.S. Snowboard Team called the La Jolla Light from Mammoth Mountain to talk about snow, training in a pandemic and life on a board. Henkes, who went to Muirlands Middle School and La Jolla High School but graduated from an onli...ne high school to better facilitate his training, said he considers La Jolla his home, despite spending most of his time practicing his snowboarding craft hundreds or thousands of miles away. And he’s not just racing down a mountain on a board; he’s practicing tricks in his preferred method of snowboarding: slopestyle. SEE STORY at www.lajollalight.com//people-in-your-neighborhood-u-s-snow See more

HOLIDAY TIPS: How to avoid the holi-daze and add time for making memories. Making time to reconnect with loved ones is a wish topping many lists this holiday season, so set aside the chaos this year and commit to doing more more of what you truly enjoy, that is. As public health officials push for people to resist the urge to gather with others outside their households amid the COVID-19 pandemic, these tips can help you celebrate, and save time, with a scaled-down meal at home, including: Spread out prep time; Simplify cleanup; Shop local for shortcuts; Get out of the house; Go short and sweet; Celebrate like it’s 2020; Invite technology to the party; Make giving a group effort; and Simplify gift-giving. SEE STORY at www.lajollalight.com//how-to-avoid-the-holi-daze-and-add-t

Business Spotlight: La Jolla’s American Pizza Mfg makes the meal, you do the home cooking. La Jolla resident Andrew Melone thinks he has a recipe for a home-cooked meal that can’t be topped: fresh ingredients artfully assembled and ready to go from American Pizza Mfg., the family-focused pizza and pasta concept he opened in July at 7402 La Jolla Blvd. American Pizza Mfg. (short for manufacturing) is designed around taking food and cooking it at home so you get the hottest, freshest product in your home, Melone said. The company is less a restaurant and more a food prep slash retail concept, he said. American Pizza Mfg. sells pizzas, pastas, salads and desserts that are assembled in the shop and taken home by customers to cook and eat. SEE STORY at www.lajollalight.com//american-pizza-mfg-makes-the-meal-yo

Ho, ho, ho! Scuba Santa is making a splash, virtually, at Birch Aquarium! Birch Aquarium may be closed this holiday season, but Scuba Santa will still be stopping by to feed the fish! They will be streaming two Scuba Santa dives live on Facebook and Youtube. Sunday, December 13 at 10 a.m., and Saturday, December 19 at 10 a.m. Visit https://aquarium.ucsd.edu/events/2020/scuba-santa-live-0 for more information

Could your smartwatch help detect the next coronavirus outbreak? Scripps Research scientists think so. Scientists at Scripps Research in La Jolla found that data from wearable devices coupled with self-reported symptoms help predict whether someone has the virus. SEE STORY at www.lajollalight.com//could-your-smartwatch-help-detect-th

Want to get involved or have a concern about local, La Jolla matters? Here is this week's Community Calendar for La Jolla civic meetings, advisory groups and more; for Nov. 5-12. SEE THE CALENDAR at www.lajollalight.com//community-calendar-la-jolla-meetings

Opinion / Guest Commentary: There are so many things to miss about going to school. Amaya Bishop, a senior at La Jolla High School, writes an opinion piece and says: "I have mixed feelings about distance learning. I like that I can use my own bathroom, wear sweatpants, eat food from my house and sit barefoot on my couch during my school day. However, that’s about it. I miss school so badly and I don’t like being home this much. I’ve gotten used to dividing up my day because it helps me expend energy and have different chapters in my days." READ THE REST of her opinion story at www.lajollalight.com//guest-commentary-there-are-so-many-t

La Jolla High School Black Student Union strives for "more open-mindedness on campus and less stereotyping." Following a summer that saw thousands take to the streets in the name of racial justice and police reform, La Jolla High School this fall will have a dedicated Black Student Union. While there has been a BSU presence on campus in recent years, it was in partnership with M.E.Ch.A., a Chicano unity and empowerment organization, and was known as BECHA. SEE STORY at www.lajollalight.com//la-jolla-high-school-black-student-u

Scripps Research: Fast method of isolating tumor-targeting T cells could propel personalized cancer therapies. When it comes to defeating cancer, some immune cells are mightier than others. But even the best-trained eye and today’s advanced scientific tools have trouble discerning the most powerful tumor-fighting cells from the rest. A new technique developed by scientist Peng Wu (pictured) of Scripps Research in La Jolla aims to change that, offering a new platform that could propel personalized cancer treatments that have been hindered due to the challenges of isolating the most useful immune cells in patients. SEE STORY at www.lajollalight.com//rapid-method-of-isolating-tumor-targ

Virtual "Christmas Carol" starring UCSD grad Jefferson Mays will benefit La Jolla Playhouse and other venues. Jefferson Mays, a UC San Diego-trained actor known for his ability to play multiple characters at once, will take on all of Victorian England in a filmed version of his one-man stage adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. The online production is being presented as a fundraiser for La Jolla Playhouse and several other theaters that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. SEE STORY at www.lajollalight.com//virtual-christmas-carol-starring-ucs

La Jolla Light is looking for community heroes for the holidays. Do you know someone who works tirelessly but quietly to help others, with or without pay, but hasn’t been recognized for making a difference in the community? La Jolla Light wants to find such people for Community Heroes, a new series of stories for our editions around the holidays. These stories won’t be about people who are often in the news just regular folks making a difference in the lives of others. If you know such a person, email Editor Rob Vardon at [email protected] and please limit suggestions to people who live or work in La Jolla or otherwise have strong ties to the community. https://www.lajollalight.com//were-looking-for-community-h

Parks board member appears at new La Jolla chalk drawings to apologize for comments about Black Lives Matter. A gathering of area residents bearing chalk to draw messages on the La Jolla Bike Path and at Starkey Mini Park on Draper Avenue the morning of Oct. 31 drew a surprise appearance by a La Jolla Parks & Beaches board member who recently generated controversy with her statements opposing such events. Mary Ellen Morgan apologized and called the latest drawings beautiful. The ChalkUp, the latest in a series of chalk drawing events on the bike bath in support of the Black Lives Matter movement since July, was put together by Lisa Attinasi more than a month ago as an empowering way to express ideas, feelings and thoughts, she said. SEE STORY at www.lajollalight.com//parks-board-member-appears-at-new-la

Election 2020: La Jolla’s Joe LaCava poised to take San Diego City Council District 1 seat. With a 23 percentage point lead in the vote count the day after the Nov. 3 election, it appears La Jolla resident Joe LaCava for City Council will win the San Diego City Council seat representing the District 1 area, which includes La Jolla. He says he’s ready to get to work. LaCava will replace Councilwoman and La Jollan Barbara Bry, who ran for San Diego mayor. SEE STORY at www.lajollalight.com//joe-lacava-poised-to-take-san-diego-

Election 2020: Incumbent Toni Atkins leads challenger Linda Blankenship in early count for state Senate in the 39th District. Election results so far show there likely will be no upset in the race to represent the 39th District in the state Senate. As of Wednesday with many votes left to count, Democrat incumbent Toni Atkins (pictured at right) was leading challenger Linda Dealy Blankenship (pictured at left) by 141,058 votes. Blankenship entered the race as a write-in candidate in the March primary. The 39th District area for California's state Senate includes La Jolla; stretching along the coast from Solana Beach south to Coronado and heading inland to areas like Rancho Peñasquitos, Mira Mesa and Mission Valley. SEE STORY at https://www.lajollalight.com//incumbent-toni-atkins-faces-

"Santa will still come to The Village": La Jolla Christmas Parade organizers seek modified holiday festivities. Details are still being finalized as to how the La Jolla Christmas Parade and Holiday Festival may happen this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, but the tentative plan is to essentially reverse the usual parade pattern: Instead of spectators lining the streets and watching as floats go by, the floats will be stationary and the spectators will drive by. The event, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, and themed Christmas at the Cove, also will feature Santa Claus being transported in the Old Black Goose a 1915 Packard convertible along with performances and a flyover that can be seen across The Village, organizers say. SEE STORY at www.lajollalight.com//santa-will-still-come-to-the-village

Election 2020: Todd Gloria holds significant lead over La Jollan Barbara Bry for San Diego mayor in early returns. Assemblyman Todd Gloria (pictured in forefront) held a significant lead over fellow Democrat Councilwoman Barbara Bry in the battle to become San Diego’s next mayor, according to results released by the county Registrar of Voters. The former allies have been in a fierce battle to replace termed-out Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer. SEE STORY at www.lajollalight.com//gloria-has-significant-lead-over-bry

Election 2020: La Jolla’s Joe LaCava takes big lead in San Diego City Council District 1 race. Joe LaCava (pictured at left) of La Jolla held a wide lead over Will Moore (pictured at right) of Carmel Valley in the election for the District 1 seat on the San Diego City Council, according to unofficial results released Tuesday night. The key issue in the battle between the two Democrats for the officially non-partisan post has been how to create more affordable housing and where to put it across the city. The area included within District 1 includes La Jolla. SEE STORY at www.lajollalight.com//la-jollas-lacava-takes-big-lead-in-c