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Bonita Residents Ask Supervisors to Keep Road Blocked
Twenty one years after this article was published, will the County re-consider unblocking Frisbie Street?
Media
4 days ago4 min read
Growing Up in Bonita—When Open Space and Horses Were the Norm. A Preview of What Might Be Coming...
Building townhouses rather than single-family homes to squeeze in more residences and increase density...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Apr 204 min read
Nine Years Ago—Former Imperial Beach Mayor Spoke Out on a Tijuana River Sewage Spill
IB Mayor Brian Bilbray tried harder than anyone since to stop the Tijuana sludge...Read more
Media
Apr 172 min read
Bonita in the Old Days Before Development Began
Bonita looked a lot more different back in 1934!...Read more
Media
Apr 141 min read
School Children Watch...Kazoo Band Plays...As Mayor Uses Skip Loader to Stop the TJ Sewage Flow
Did you know that the 1980s Mayor of Imperial Beach attempted to dam the Mexico sewage flow?...Read more
thebabydel
Apr 98 min read
Do You Remember When Bonita Verde Estates Was Under Construction?
Bonita Verde Estates lots were built up above the flood plain...Read more
Media
Feb 252 min read
The More Things Change—The More They Stay The Same
"Now" compared to "then", progress may be a "state of mind"...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Jan 204 min read
A Skip Down Memory Lane . . .
This delightful article was written nearly 20 years ago about Bonita...Read more
Media
Jan 158 min read
Bonita Dilemma : Arguments Over Annexation Open Old Wounds, Split Area
When Sugar Babe died, a victim of urbanization, nobody imagined that she might become a symbol for an annexation effort...Read more
Media
Dec 30, 20256 min read
This Day Throughout History . . .
Nothing to do today and suffering from holiday letdown? ...Read more
Media
Dec 26, 20252 min read
Wanted: Pony Express Riders Willing to Risk Death Daily
The Pony Express was not for sissies...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Oct 9, 20253 min read
Pacific Beach in the 1970s
During the 1970s, Pacific Beach embodied Southern California’s laid-back surf culture...Read more
Media
Sep 23, 20251 min read
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