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The residents of Mission Valley Village Mobile Home Park are victims of an egregious campaign of corporate greed. Citizens have unfairly lost their homes to Archstone Smith. The "compensation" given to them for their home by Archstone Smith was so severely below market value, the tactics can only be described as abuse. San Diego City Council gave Archstone Smith the green light to go ahead with their massive project, to demolish a quiet community of senior resident homes and replace them with luxury apartments. But they at least got an agreement from the conglomerate to pay a much more equitable relocation package. The problem now is they won't pay. Village Residents need your help. Write to Archstone Smith #3 MacArthur Place, Santa Ana, CA 92707. Tell them to pay these seniors what they had agreed to pay. Tell them to start acting like human beings and good corporate citizens. If their financial burdens are so great they can't pay, then put this property back on the market and allow these residents the right of first refusal--which was supposed to happen to begin with. Please donate to the Mission Valley Village HOA legal fund: Mission Valley Village 6822 Mission Gorge Road, San Diego, CA 92120

There will be a celebration on Saturday, March 21 at 3pm marking the 100th anniversary of Irving Gill's Horton Plaza Park. The Mayor, City Officials, and the State Historic Preservation Officer will be on hand making declarations. Please join the festivities. Your presence will not only help mark the occasion, but will send a message to the Mayor and our elected officials that YES our history and cultural assets are important. Afterwords at 4pm there will be a reception at US Grant Hotel Grill. (No Host Bar). Tickets are for sale in advance. $25 SOHO members. $35 non members. Join SOHO today and save ten bucks right off! Call 619 297 9327

San Diego's Rally and Candle vigil on the eve of California's Supreme Courts hearing on the challenge of Propositon 8, the ban on gay marriage.

The Mills Act is a tax incentive designed to encourage Preservation of Historic buildings. In 2008 a lot of bogus information about the Mills Act was generated by San Diego's newspaper and a misguided Grand Jury report. Based on these wildly false claims, San Diego's Mayor sought to shut down the Mills Act. Fortunately facts were on the side of The Mills Act and it prevailed after a thorough hear by City Council who voted to keep the Mills Acts in place.