KPBS: How the Army paved the way for the Marines at Miramar
From KPBS by By Andrew Dyer / Military and Veteran Affairs Reporter, Published May 1, 2026: When the Marines took over Miramar Air Station from […]
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Mayor Gloria honors University City’s Jemma Samala as a Woman of Distinction
Congratulations to UCCA’s president Jemma Samala who has been named by D6 Council President Pro Tem Kent Lee and Mayor Todd Gloria as the 2026 […]
November 2025 University City News print newsletter PDF is now online; delivery begins this weekend
Did you know that University City is celebrating 65 years as a community this year? Check it out at: https://www.universitycitynews.org/history-of-uc/ The University City News (PDF […]
Save the Date October 2025 plus Newsletter and Short List of News, Halloween Happenings, Senior Watch, e-Waste Disposal, Meet-Ups & Events
Trash Talk Deadline! It’s UCCA’s understanding that residents who have missed the September 30th deadline will have have chance to make a choice after the […]
Save the Date September 2025 plus Newsletter and Short List of University City News, Meet-Ups & Events
Did you know that University City is celebrating 65 years as a community this year? Check it out at: https://www.universitycitynews.org/history-of-uc/ Hello University City! 🌞 It’s […]
September 2025 University City News print newsletter PDF is now online; delivery begins this weekend
Did you know that University City is celebrating 65 years as a community this year? Check it out at: https://www.universitycitynews.org/history-of-uc/ The University City News (PDF […]
City Council Approves Its Vision for Future Development in Hillcrest and University City
City Says: “Plans help address housing crisis, celebrate unique community culture, promote job growth and implement climate and equity goals.” From a News Release from […]
Help Wanted: Post Office seeks Local Artists to Design a Postmark Stamp for University City’s Date Meets Zip
On Wednesday, September 21, 2022 (9-21-22), the University City Post Office will commemorate a once-a-century alignment of the date on the calendar – 9-21-22 — […]
University City History – built on pueblo land – a story of property, power and greed | San Diego Reader
From the San Diego Reader, by Bob Dorn, first published in 1982: How San Diego lost its pueblo land – property, power and greed. This […]
Major Wallace H. Helm: Lost But Never Forgotten
From community contributor Jared Kuritz: University City looked very different when Major Wallace H. Helm (ret.) and his wife, June, became residents in 1964. Wally, […]
Memorial Day 2021: University City’s own Masayoshi “Mas” Tsuida
Although Memorial Day officially takes place at the end of the month, today University City celebrates early and remembers one of its own, with Profile […]
La Jolla Shores Association and homeowners group sue to fight UCSD development project
As reported by the La Jolla Light: After months of opposing the project, the La Jolla Shores Association has joined with a local homeowners group […]
October 7 Groundbreaking Ceremony: Imagine UC 2020 (new Aquatic Center and more) at Standley Park
From John Lee Evans, San Diego School Board President: Standley Park will have the official groundbreaking of the Imagine UC 2020 project in a modified, […]
PacArts closes out May Madness film festival with “Two Miles East” and “The Paradise We Are Looking For”
Pacific Arts Movement (PacArts) closes out its May Madness online Film Festival with an encore of the film “The Paradise We Are Looking For”, a […]
Encore Presentation : The Paradise We are Looking For, featuring “Two Miles East” about 2008 military jet crash, now available for rental
May Madness, the online Film Festival from the Pacific Arts Movement, presents an encore of the film “The Paradise We Are Looking For”, a collection […]
San Diego History : The “Strong Mayor” form of Governance
Do you know your San Diego history? On March 27, 1850, San Diego was incorporated as a city government consisting of a Common Council, Mayor, […]
What was University City like 50 years ago? Take a ride down Governor Drive in 1970 from the City’s video archives
The way we were; maybe our webmaster is feeling a little nostalgic? Yikes! She’s recycling posts from last year? Yep! UCCA posted this information in […]
Army Corps of Engineers to host public meeting re University City / UCSD Camp Matthews Training Area
Press Release : The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, at the Hyatt House Sorrento […]
Proposed 21-story UC San Diego development receives negative reaction from LJ Shores Association
San Diego Community News Group is reporting 03/02/2020 that some La Jollans are balking at a UC San Diego proposal to build five new multi-story […]
F-35C aircraft arrive at MCAS Miramar
From @3rdMAW Facebook: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing welcomed the Marine Corps’ first F-35C Lightning II to MCAS Miramar on […]
