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8/8/16 - State fines Plaza de Panama project consultant
8/8/16 - Private summit sealed GOP mayor's Balboa Park Jacobs deal
8/4/16 - Plan to Remove Car Traffic from Balboa Park Passes First Hurdle
8/2/16 - Opinion: Balboa Park: People's Park or Developers' Dream?
8/1/16 - Steady as she goes on proposed Balboa Park project
7/22/16 - Plaza de Panama plan reclaims Balboa Park for people
7/22/16 - New traffic plan would permanently scar Balboa Park
7/18/16 - A Reader's Guide to the Balboa Park Revamp
7/11/16 - Balboa Park: They Paved Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot
7/5/16 - Faulconer, Jacobs again tout Balboa Park extreme makeover
7/3/16 - Protesters warm up to tear down Cabrillo Bridge plan
7/1/16 - Jacobs leaves others to fund plaza project
7/1/16 - Millions proposed for San Diego parks upgrades
7/1/16 - The Big Questions on Balboa Park's Big Day
6/30/16 - The Big Questions on Balboa Park's Big Day
6/30/16 - Mayor Faulconer Revives Balboa Park Plaza Plan
7/3/13 - Jacobs reacts to plaza redo
6/10/13 - Balboa Park makeover a parking challenge or pedestrian gain?
6/10/13 - Parking ended in Balboa Park plaza
6/6/13 - Balboa Park plaza parking ends Monday
6/4/13 - 2nd appeal filed over plan to clear cars from Balboa Park
6/3/13 - In cross-appeal, SOHO rehashes fight over plan to remove traffic from Balboa Park's Plaza de Panama
4/29/13 - Plaza de Filner
4/24/13 - Filner to Balboa Park: Ban the cars, keep (some) traffic
4/4/13 - City Attorney finds a way to bypass court ruling against Plaza de Panama Project
4/4/13 - Reviving Jacobs' park plan less likely
4/4/13 - Plaza de Panama Plan Reboot: Too Late for the 2015 Party
3/15/13 - San Diego should protect the integrity of Balboa Park and its own Municipal Code
3/11/13 - Confidential email reveals Irwin Jacobs's powerful hand in Balboa Park project
2/27/13 - More Gridlock
2/27/13 - A Quick Fix for Balboa Park: Fact Check
2/26/13 - Save Our Heritage Organisation urges Gloria not to pursue Municipal Code change
2/16/13 - Balboa Park: The Good Guys Win
2/12/13 - The Predictable Demise of the Plaza de Panama Plan
2/11/13 - What's Next for Balboa Park: Video
2/8/13 - Plaza de Panama Screeches to Halt
2/6/13 - Balboa Park Renovation in Limbo After Court Ruling
2/5/13 - Jacobs says he is bowing out of Balboa Park makeover
2/1/13 - Judge promises quick park ruling
1/31/13 - Balboa Park's Friday court date full of drama
1/31/13 - A punch in the gut of Balboa Park
1/29/13 - The Starting Line - 'Future Facts' Fail to Sway Judge
in Balboa Park Plaza de Panama Ruling

1/28/13 - Judge throws Balboa Park plan in doubt
1/28/13 - Judge: Plaza de Panama Approval Violates City Law
1/28/13 - Adios, Plaza de Panama project?
10/26/12 - Filner speaks at Bankers Hill Residents meeting
10/3/12 - Attorney calls council's decision to issue $17.4 million in bonds for Balboa Park Parking Garage a "total scam"
10/1/12 - Bruce Coons: on the hot seat
9/30/12 - Gloria Explains His Park Vote
9/30/12 - Fate of Cabrillo Bridge Hangs on New Lawsuit
8/17/12 - SOHO officially files suit against City
8/14/12 - How Opponents Plan to Stop the Balboa Park Remodel
8/14/12 - New SOHO Lawsuit Challenges Plaza de Panama Plan
8/13/12 - SOHO Files Lawsuit Suit Challenging Plaza de Panama Project
8/13/12 - Save Our Heritage Organisation Sues City Over Plaza de Panama
8/4/12 - Editorial: SOHO responds to Jacobs Plan vote
7/25/12 - Free parking is a great equalizer, paying for spots in Balboa Park is not
7/18/12 - The Numbers on Parking in Balboa Park: Fact Check
7/17/12 - It's Time to Rally the Troops and Save Balboa Park
7/13/12 - Jacobs plan approved for Balboa Park
7/12/12 - Todd Gloria's bridge to nowhere in Balboa Park
7/12/12 - Balboa Park Project Appears to be Illegal, Places Park's National Historic Landmark Status in Jeopardy
7/11/12 - Reader's Editorial: Soho Sues To Save Balboa Park - Public Help Is Needed
7/11/12 - Idiotic? Let us count the ways
7/11/12 - Balboa Park's done deal
7/11/12 - SOHO Raising Funds to Sue Over Balboa Park
7/10/12 - City Faces Lawsuit Over Plaza Approval
7/10/12 - Plaza Plan Brings Firestorm of Responses
7/10/12 - Poll: Will Balboa Park Be Better Off With Remodel, Parking Garage?
7/10/12 - Opponents of Balboa Park parking plan to file suit
7/10/12 - Letters to the Editor
7/10/12 - It's 1962 again in San Diego
7/10/12 - Billionaire Philanthropist Gets His Way!
7/10/12 - SOHO To Challenge Balboa Park Makeover In Court
7/9/12 - Cars May Be Prohibited From Balboa Park
7/9/12 - City Council Approves Balboa Park Renovation Plan
7/9/12 - Todd Gloria sells his soul and the city of SD to the Devil and
votes for Jacob's devestating plan

7/9/12 - Key Sanders and Horn Political Operative Signs on with
Pro-Jacobs Balboa Park Committee

7/8/12 - The Balboa Park Controversy: Cats, birds, and bridges
7/7/12 - Readers' editorial: save Balboa Park: council to vote Monday
on destructive plan

7/7/12 - The Trojan Horse in Balboa Park
7/7/12 - Balboa Park: A big opportunity that won't come again
7/6/12 - The Starting Line - League of Women Voters Stymied by
UT-SD's "Two Bumper Stickers and a Tweet" Letter Policy

7/6/12 - A new Balboa Park: What's gained and lost
7/6/12 - Balboa Park Plan's Risk to Taxpayers: Fact Check
7/5/12 - Letters: Balboa Park plan
7/3/12 - Balboa Park Garage Counts on People Paying
7/2/12 - Letters: Balboa Park plan
7/2/12 - Editorial: Jacobs vs. Lewis - which plan is best for Plaza de Panama?
6/30/12 - Balboa Park: A mistake of historic proportions
6/30/12 - The Jewel of the City in the Middle of a Power Struggle,
the 2015 Celebration Isn't Looking Good

6/22/12 - Concern regarding Jacobs plan for Balboa Park
6/20/12 - A parking plan for Balboa Park
6/20/12 - Readers' Rants: Save Balboa Park...Before It's Too Late!
6/19/12 - Letters: Balboa Park makeover
6/18/12 - In Final Weeks, Opponents Float New Balboa Park Plan
6/18/12 - Morning Report: Plaza de Panama Vote Nears
6/11/12 - Close the Cabrillo Bridge on Sundays
6/10/12 - Dear Readers
6/7/12 - Balboa Park plan approved by Planning Commission
6/7/12 - Planning Commission Hears Pleas on Balboa Park Proposal
6/5/12 - Balboa Park parking solution 'has to be done,' commission chairman says
5/18/12 - Historical resources, park boards vote no on Balboa Park plan
5/10/12 - Planners Respond to National Park Service Letter Concerning Balboa Park Renovation
5/10/12 - National historic landmark title in jeopardy in Balboa Park, San Diego
5/9/12 - National Park Service Opposes Plaza de Panama Project
5/9/12 - Balboa Park Project Aggressive: NPS
5/4/12 - Plaza de Panama plan endorsed by Balboa Park Committee
4/1/12 - Balboa Round 2
4/1/12 - Battle over Plaza de Panama Project
3/28/12 - Plaza de animus
3/16/12 - The Future of Balboa Park
3/9/12 - Politically Speaking: Balboa Park
3/2/12 - Newsom Attacks Critic of Project Backed by Wealthy Donor
3/1/12 - The Jewel of the City Awaits a Decision
2/13/12 - No. 7: The Future of Balboa Park (Top 12 in '12)
2/9/12 - Jacobs Balboa Park Consultant Paid Lobbyist $40,000
2/7/12 - State Official Says Balboa Park Could Lose Historic Designation
2/7/12 - San Diego Illegally Pre-Approved Changes to Balboa Park Bridge
2/6/12 - State critical of Balboa Park plan, asks feds to weigh in on proposed changes
2/3/12 - Plaza de Panama MOU ruled invalid
2/3/12 - Letters: Balboa Park makeover
2/1/12 - More Balboa Park tussels between city, preservationists
1/29/12 - The Battle Over Balboa Park
1/25/12 - Controversial 'Plaza de Panama' Project on hold
1/24/12 - Judge Faults Balboa Park Traffic Plan
1/23/12 - Balboa Park EIR offers 21 new choices
1/23/12 - Judge says city's Jacobs Plan MOU illegal
1/23/12 - Judge strikes down Balboa Park agreement
1/23/12 - Save Our Heritage Wins Battle: Plaza de Panama Plan
1/6/12 - Save Balboa Park
1/2/12 - The Battle Over Balboa Park
12/16/11 - Potential setback for the Jacobs Plan in Balboa Park
12/16/11 - Balboa Park Plans Come to Screeching Halt
12/15/11 - Court to rule against city on Balboa Park
8/19/11 - SOHO and City destined for court over Balboa?
8/19/11 - Balboa Park's a Different Kind of Fight for Preservationists
8/18/11 - SOHO Organizes Protest Against Plaza de Panama Plan
8/13/11 - Balboa Park poll
8/4/11 - Alternate Balboa Park plan to ponder
8/4/11 - In Balboa Park Legal Fight, Both Sides Use the Same Case
8/3/11 - Goldsmith calls Plaza de Panama lawsuit 'meritless'
8/3/11 - Lawsuit Slows Balboa Park Renovations
8/3/11 - Group Sues City Of San Diego Over Plaza De Panama Project
8/3/11 - Lawsuit Slows Balboa Park Renovations
8/3/11 - SOHO Sues City Over Plaza de Panama Plan
8/2/11 - Preservationists sue city over Balboa Park plan
7/28/11 - Parks, planning and politics: a dicey brew
7/19/11 - Balboa Park Makeover Lives Another Day
7/18/11 - SOHO Organizes Protest Against Plaza de Panama Plan
7/17/11 - Opinion: San Diego's Character-Defining Moment for Balboa Park
7/13/11 - Thanks, Mr. Jacobs-but, no
7/8/11 - Arguments heat up in Balboa Park plaza plan
7/6/11 - The Jewel of the City Saved from Costly and Massive Redevelopment
6/8/11 - Bypassing the Bridge
6/8/11 - Jacobs suspends work on Balboa Park plan
6/8/11 - Group to City: No Cars in Balboa Park
6/8/11 - Council committee doesn't back Balboa Park plan
6/6/11 - First action due on Balboa Park changes Preservationists consider proposed agreement illegal
6/4/11 - Could 1915 streetcars stop the feuding over Balboa Park's future?
6/2/11 - Balboa Park
5/22/11 - Needed: a diplomat for Balboa Park
5/17/11 - On Balboa Park
5/10/11 - Balboa Park traffic spat, Part 2
5/8/11 - A major flaw in an otherwise fine plan
5/8/11 - Cars and people don't mix - restore park's grandeur
5/5/11 - Balboa Park makeover in the works
4/28/11 - National Trust warns city on plans for Balboa Park
4/19/11 - ACTION ALERT with VIDEO: Save Balboa Park!
4/8/11 - Balboa Park Bypass Bridge Battle Continues
3/4/11 - SOHO Stands Up for Cabrillo Bridge
2/18/11 - Bridging controversy in Balboa
2/11/11 - A Change Coming to Balboa Park?
1/17/11 - Battle of the Bridge
1/13/11 - Community members weigh in on future of
Balboa Park's Plaza de Panama

1/12/11 - Irwin Jacobs' ladder
1/11/11 - Renovation Plans Considered For Balboa Park
1/8/11 - Ban cars from park bridge, public says
1/7/11 - Public hearing Jan. 8 to cover $35 million Balboa Park traffic proposal
1/4/11 - Jacobs, SOHO trade blows on Balboa Park
12/23/10 - Four San Diego parks to be remade for celebrations
12/21/10 - Jacobs to Zoo: I Wasn't Planning on Solving Your Parking Woes
12/21/10 - Zoo questions parking solution for Plaza de Panama
12/20/10 - Zoo: More Parking Needed, Yesterday
12/9/10 - In Balboa Park, a Plaza for People and Pomp
12/1/10 - Balboa Park at a Crossroads
11/15/10 - Expected the Unexpected Part 2
8/31/10 - Plaza plan for Balboa Park unveiled
8/19/10 - Jacobs champions Balboa Park effort
1/16/10 - Mayor wants cars out of Balboa Park plaza
5/17/08 - Balboa Park's Cabrillo Bridge began as a pedestrian span

Television
6/10/13 - Parking Lot Removed in Plaza de Panama
3/4/13 - Plaza de Panama Fate Still Uncertain One Month After Lawsuit
2/12/13 - Gloria hopes to resurrect Balboa Park project
2/11/13 - What's Next for Balboa Park: Video
2/8/13 - Plaza de Panama: What's Next?
2/6/13 - Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs says Plaza de Panama
project for Balboa Park 'over'

2/5/13 - Jacobs pulls support for Plaza de Panama project
2/5/13 - Rejected park plan opens door for Earth Fair
2/5/13 - Jacobs On Plaza De Panama Plan: 'It's Over'
2/4/13 - Judge issues ruling against Balboa Park plan
2/4/13 - Judge blocks Plaza de Panama project at Balboa Park
2/4/13 - Judge issues ruling against Balboa Park plan
1/28/13 - Judge rules against city's Balboa Park plan
1/7/13 - Park construction threatens Earth Day
6/13/12 - Roundtable: Balboa Park, Bridgepoint, Backcountry Wildlife Killings
6/10/12 - Group Plans Suit To Stop Balboa Park Proposal
6/9/12 - City Council OKs controversial Balboa Park plan
6/9/12 - Council approves plan to clear vehicles from the center of Balboa Park
6/7/12 - City Planning Commission Approves Balboa Park Plan
6/7/12 - Planning Commission Approves Plaza de Panama
5/17/12 - Complications Persist For Plaza De Panama Project
5/9/12 - Balboa Park Project Aggressive: NPS
3/11/12 - Preservationists Fear Changes Would Jeopardize Balboa Park's Historic Status
2/8/12 - Plaza De Panama Project Becoming A David And Goliath Story?
2/8/12 - New Battle in Balboa Park Project: Historic Designation
9/7/11 - Basketball Legend Joins Plaza de Panama Team
1/9/11 - Balboa Park May Get a Makeover
1/7/11 - Plan Would Remove Cars from the Center of Balboa Park
1/6/11 - Balboa Park Renovation Plan Under Fire
8/31/10 - Proposed Improvements to Balboa Park Unveiled
8/30/10 - Mayor reveals car-free Plaza de Panama plans
8/30/10 - $33M Restoration Planned At Balboa Park
1/6/10 - Balboa Park Renovation Plan Under Fire

Radio
5/3/13 - Council President Gloria Shows Support For Filner's Plaza De Panama Plan
2/5/13 - Judge Affirms Ruling Against Plaza De Panama Plan For Balboa Park
7/13/12 - Roundtable: Balboa Park, Bridgepoint, Backcountry Killings
7/10/12 - Balboa Park Plan Okayed
7/9/12 - Plaza De Panama Plan Passes City Council
6/8/12 - Planning Commission Approves Plaza De Panama
5/17/12 - Plaza de Panama Project Complicated by Letter From National Park Service
5/10/12 - National Park Service Says Balboa Park Plan Could Risk Historical Designation
4/9/11 - Radical Plans Threaten Balboa Park's Historic Integrity
2/8/12 - The Status Of The Plaza De Panama Project
2/7/12 - State Official Says Balboa Park Could Lose Historic Designation
1/23/12 - Plaza de Panama Project Dealt Legal Blow
7/19/11 - Balboa Park Renovation Plan Goes Before City Council
1/6/11 - Balboa Park Parking Plan Draws Fire
9/10/10 - Traffic Always A Part Of Balboa Park
8/30/10 - Plan For Car-Free Plaza De Panama Unveiled

Plaza de Panama Circulation & Parking Structure Project

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