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LAJOLLAVILLAGENEWS.COM | VOLUME 18, NUMBER 15
Mount Soledad land sold, but will that be the end of the lawsuit? By DAVE SCHWAB
Sarah Saleh, Gene Chang, Princess Leith Eaton De-Grimaldi and Tatiana Campos Slepova pose on the red carpet. (Below left) Designer Sue Wong and Prince Mario Max Schaumburg-Lippe. (Below right) Producer Fred Sweet and Lorelei Shellist. PHOTOS BY DIANA CAVAGNARO
A prince, princess and celebs walk the red carpet at International Fashion Film Festival By DIANA CAVAGNARO The sixth annual La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival burst on the scene July 24-25 at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Stylish people flew in from around the world for this fashion happening. Fred Sweet, the producer of La Jolla Fashion Film and CEO of San Diego Model Management, was on hand to greet all the guests along with director Linda Comer. Opening night began with an action-packed screening of the fashion films.
La Jolla military veterans, who recently bought the half-acre parcel containing the controversial, towering Mount Soledad cross for $1.4 million from the Department of Defense, say that ends the 25-year legal battle over whether a religious symbol belongs on public land. But James McElroy, an attorney who represented the late Vietnam War veteran Phillip Paulson, and now the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) who took his place, both of whom insisted the cross must come down, isn’t so sure. “I’m confident that the lawsuit that began in 1989, Paulson vs. city of San Diego, will, in the very near future, be over and the lawsuit dismissed,” said Bruce Bailey, president/CEO of the Mt. Soledad Memorial Association board of trustees. “This is because the (land)
Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial. PHOTO BY THOMAS MELVILLE
transfer that occurred this time is different than in the past. This time, the property was transferred to the association, for fair-market value, and if, for some reason, the property doesn’t remain as a memorial, it SEE SOLEDAD>> PG. 5
AROUND THE BLOCK: Village’s ‘exotic vehicle row’ By DAVE SCHWAB The Village block section along La Jolla Boulevard bounded by Marine Street, the Pacific Ocean and Silverado Street could be said to be something of an “exotic car row.” There are three high-profile companies along this stretch including O’Gara Coach La “Grand Prix Classics (GPC) speJolla at 7440 La Jolla Blvd., cializes in the buying, selling and Grand Prix Classics at 7456 La consignment of historic Jolla Blvd. and Sports Car Com- sportscars, racing cars, motorcypany Inc. at 7447 La Jolla Blvd.
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SEE BLOCK>> PG. 8
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