- should developers of lower-income housing in high-density areas of san diego be required to provide the same number of parking spaces per unit as suburban areas?  healthycal.org looks at projects in lincoln park and serra mesa that have wrestled with this issue.

- the mid-city trolley route from old town to ucsd/utc has been selected and will hopefully be rolling in 2015…

- as a cyclist it’s been a relief to see some beat-up streets around town get a fresh paving, especially in hillcrest and university heights.  pacific highway near the airport has long been a minefield and that’s in the process of being stripped for re-paving now.

- academy of our lady of peace in university heights continues to bully its neighbors and the community, with plans to tear down nearby historical homes to put up a parking garage and other structures.  now they’re suing the city for stopping the project, claiming religious discrimination.  there’s a closed city hall session on monday 7/26 at 2pm; for more information, contact Dionne Carlson (dionneleighcarlson-at-cox.net) of the Between Heights Community Association Committee.

- since when did bangkok spices thai on el cajon, just west of 30th, become so popular?  the restaurant, a reliable option for cheap and spicy thai with a former-pizza-hut decor, was jammed last night past its 9:30 closing time.  each time we go it seems more people have discovered this spot, but then there aren’t a whole lot of good thai options in that area.  and the recent closing of dao son down the street couldn’t have hurt.

- thanks to san diego magazine for including sdurban.com in its list of best blogs in san diego!