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APNA MEETING CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
July 2020
After 27 years as Editor of the Parkster NewsLetter, I find that I can no
longer fulfill this role. This is a difficult decision but for several years, I
have been wondering how much longer I could continue writing and
publishing the Parkster. Due to COVID-19, all but two of our Parkster
delivery volunteers have opted out of distributing newsletters to their
route so I have taken on the lion's share of that task as well. However,
the neighborhood now has Nextdoor where Azalea Park Neighborhood
and Hollywood Park Neighborhood residents (there are currently 822
members representing 561 households) can post information specific to
our neighborhood or they can choose to post to surrounding
neighborhoods to reach a bigger audience (potentially 18,133
members). We also have an Azalea Park Neighborhood Association
Facebook page where information can be posted.
If you live in Azalea Park or Hollywood Park Neighborhoods and want to
b e i n v i t e d t o N e x t d o o r , j u s t s h o o t m e a n e m a i l a t
[email protected] with your address and I will invite you. Or
ask one of your neighbors to invite you.
Many thanks to our faithful advertisers and our printer, Jay Levine at PIP
Printing, who has printed the Parkster and given us a very generous
discount since day one. Also, thanks to Mark Pennington who has done
the excellent layout work and also, as the Azalea Park Treasurer,
tracked the ad payments. And thanks to all of the volunteers who have
delivered the Parkster door to door over the many years. Every aspect
of publishing the Parkster is a volunteer job and our neighbors have
given generously of their time to help get the paper out there every
month.
MOVING ON
Besides the ability for everyone to post on the Nextdoor site, our
neighborhood now has other amenities that we did not have when Mark
and I moved here in 1981. The City's award winning Get It Done App
has made it easy for everyone to report graffiti, illegal dumping,
encampments and other issues from their phone or even on their
computer at the City website at sandiego.gov and the City has become
very efficient at responding to these reports.
THE PARKSTER NEWSLETTER1993 TO 2020By Parkster Editor Linda Pennington
Over the years we in City Heights have lobbied for and been given our
own police substation, a library, a continuing adult education facility, the
new City Heights Rec Center with a pool and tennis courts, a black box
theater, new schools, a shopping center, an urban loop trail for hiking,
our own planning group, and many public art projects. Hundreds of
trees have been planted, hundreds of 40-yard dumpsters have been
filled with trash from our streets and canyons and miles of graffiti have
been painted over by volunteers. From 1995 to 2014, hundreds of
volunteers came together for the FaceLift event to paint, landscape and
cleanup 537 City Heights houses for low income homeowners.
However, with so many young professionals moving into our area, I feel
sure that City Heights will continue to improve and the challenges will be
met head on.
Before and after photos of one of 42 homes that were FaceLifted in the Azalea Park Neighborhood.
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Meets every 2nd Tuesday from 6:30PM - 7:30PM at the Azalea Recreation Center, 2596 Violet Street
Cancelled until Further Notice
Azalea Park Neighborhood Association
Meets every 3rd Thursday at 6:30PM at the Azalea Recreation Center, 2596 Violet Street
Cancelled until Further Notice
Azalea Community Recreation Group
Meets every 3rd Saturday, 8:00AM - 11:00AM Spend the morning gardening with Cactus Bob
Cancelled until Further Notice
Azalea Water Conservation Garden
Meets last Tuesday of the month at 8:00AM at the Mid-City Substation, 4310 Landis St.
Cancelled until Further Notice
Mid-City Homeless Coalition
Meets every 1st Monday at 6:30PM at4089 Fairmount Avenue.
Cancelled until Further Notice
City Heights Area Planning Committee
Meets every 1st Tuesday at 6:30PM at the Mid-City Substation, 4310 Landis St.
Cancelled until Further Notice
City Heights Town Council
Every 1st Friday from 9:00AM to Noon Azalea Community Park (parking lot) 2596 Violet St.
Cancelled until Further Notice
Hike City Heights Canyons Loop Trail
Because of the public health crisis, the U.S. Census Bureau has
extended the deadline for completing the census until October 31, and
the census has never been easier (or more important) to complete. You
can respond online, by phone or by mail. It only takes a few minutes, so
it's best to do so as soon as possible.
Census websites are now available in English and 12 other languages.
Online surveys may be completed on a computer, smartphone, laptop
or tablet.
To complete the census by phone, call 1 (844) 330-2020. Telephone
assistance is available from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. If there's a wait time,
you can ask the Census Bureau to call you back.
For those who prefer a paper questionnaire, surveys have been mailed
to households who have not previously responded. “U.S. Census
Bureau” or “U.S. Department of Commerce” is printed in the return
address. Simply complete the census and mail it back in the return
envelope provided.
It has never been more important for households to complete the 2020
Census. Many emergency preparedness and public health programs
rely heavily on census data for federal funding. San Diego County is
eligible for hundreds of millions of dollars in federal stimulus from the
Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) based on population figures provided by
the Census Bureau.
For more information, visit the U.S. Census Bureau website at
www.my2020census.gov.
2020 CENSUS
Long-time neighbor, Bill Hudson passed away in June. Kathy Hudson
sent this message the day he passed: “Thank you all for the prayers and
positive thoughts this last week. Bill passed this morning and is finally at
peace after a brief illness.” Bill had heart issues and a previous heart
surgery. He passed in the hospital four days after a valve replacement.
Kathy has assured us that this was not COVID related, although, like so
many, Bill resisted going to the doctor due to COVID and, sadly, Kathy
was not able to visit him in the hospital due to COVID. RIP, Bill. Our
hearts go out to Kathy who must carry on without you.
SAD NEWS
Hundreds of dogs and cats have been rescued and even spayed and
neutered over the years thanks to kind neighbors who truly love and
care about them. The Nextdoor site has made this even easier since
neighbors have the ability to immediately post photos of lost and found
dogs and have the whole community engaged in locating them or their
families. That's me in this 1996 photo with Montana, a Cocker Spaniel
that I found wandering on the street and put on a plane to Denver when I
learned that his owner had become very ill and had gone to live with his
family in Colorado. Montana had been left with a roommate, who
somehow lost him. Other neighbors helped with this effort by donating
grooming for Montana and a large carrier for transport. Quote from
Mahatma Gandhi: “The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way
its animals are treated.” We obviously have some wonderful neighbors
and for that I am thankful every day.
ANIMAL RESCUE
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HAPPY PRIDE!
Photo:Pirate Ship and Kathy Cropped
The San Diego Pride Parade is typically held in
July but is cancelled this year due to COVID-19.
Here are a few photos of the Azalea Park
Neighborhood Association members having a
blast at previous Pride Parades. For seventeen
years, from 1993 to 2010, the neighbors got
together and created award winning floats for
the Pride Parade and some of us manned a
booth at the Pride Festival all weekend long to
promote Azalea Park homes. In 1993 our
banner read, “Canyon Homes Under $100,000”.
Of course, there is no need to promote our real
estate these days. The most recent sale of a
typical two bedroom home in Azalea Park sold
for $567,000 just four days after going on the
market and $17,000 over the asking price.
1995 Pride Entry“Got Yard?”
2001 Pride Entry“Azalean Empire”
2003 Pride Entry“Charting Our Course for the Future”
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Many thanks to Jay Levine at PIP Printing for theexcellent job they do in printing TheParkster and
the wonderful discount he gives us. 4555 El Cajon Boulevard - (619) 528-8000
EDITOR: Linda Pennington
WEBSITE: www.azaleapark.org
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SENIORS
formerly Elders Living in Their Element
No meeting or events until furthernotice due to concerns coronavirus
We are looking into scheduling someonline events in the near future.
Bridge of Hope is a non-profit organization in our community that
has a food distribution site to help those in need of good nutrition.
They are in need of non-perishables such as rice, beans, lentils,
potatoes, etc. Donations can be dropped off to 3406 Fairmount on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Friday mornings from 9:30-11:30am,
and some Saturdays. Financial contributions are helpful as well.
Contact Sheri Briggs at 858-380-7993 for information.
Wewillhave2Zoommeetings.Tuesday, July 14th, 3 PMTuesday, July 28th, 3 PM
Joininginformationwillbesentbyemail.ContactAgnes,[email protected].
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