La Jolla Town Council
Public Meeting
LA JOLLA FIRE SAFE COUNCIL
Did you receive a home insurance cancelation notice?
Neighborhood wildfire emergency manual integrate into LJFSC CWPP, Evacuation plan & routes,
2026 Candidate for CA Dept of Insurance Commissioner.
Thursday, August 13, 2026
6:00pm – 7:30pm
La Jolla Recreation Center
615 Prospect St 92037
HYBRID
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84715785380
Meeting ID: 847 1578 5380

6:00 Call to Order & Roll Call

‍6:02 Minutes June 11, 2026

6:04 Financials

6:07 Emergency Services Responders (2 mins each)

• San Diego Police Department: Officer Jessica Dishman
  jdishman@pd.sandiego.gov

• San Diego Fire-Rescue Department: Battalion Chief Connor

• San Diego Lifeguard Services: Lieutenant John Maher

6:15 Non-Agenda Public Comments(5 speakers, 2 mins each)

• La Jolla Cove Beach and Pinnipeds: Mr. Ceballos a California certified BSIS Security Officer

• The Bryce Duke Foundation - community Futbol partnership

• Zuzana Vass a Mural Artist **

• Joan Edwards Life Mastery Consultant and Rapid Transformational Therapist

6:25 LJTC Board of Trustees Updates

6:30 LA JOLLA FIRE SAFE COUNCIL

• Hansen Shaevitz (La Jolla Farms Homeowner) & her insurance broker Pete Williams of Farmers Insurance - How to regain your insurance after being cancelled and keep it, in a severe fire hazard zone neighborhood. **

• Fastlicht (Windemere Association Homeowner) - Wildfire Emergency Manual **

• Denlinger (retired 25 years Chula Vista Fire Captain, now resident of La Jolla) has been working with SD Fire Marshal Kane on a template/draft of the La Jolla Fire Safe Council Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for CAL FIRE, local fire department, and local government approval. **

• SD Fire Department Fire Marshal Kane and Captain Eric Faulk of Special Operations on Evacuation Planning and Routes.

• California Dept of Insurance Yolanda Diaz and Brenda Caloca: Sustainable Insurance Strategy (SIS), Tips for finding Insurance due to Severe Fire Hazard Zone, Getting out of the Fair Plan, Grants metrics qualification to TBD, Fire Wise Community Certification (insurance discounts), State Webinar August 19th. **

• Faster Forest “Faster Forests: Seed vessel technology for propagation of fire smart vegetation in fire risk defensible spaces “ **
  Disclaimer: All plants burn under certain conditions.

  (Fire resistant plant list reference SD County Department of Planning and Land Use)

• SDFD Air Operations Chief John Brubaker: La Jolla DIP Site/Helopod (approx 7:30pm)

• 2026 Candidate Ben Allen for CA Dept of Insurance.

7:20 Q&A for Panel Guest Speakers

7:50 Government Representatives

• San Diego Mayor’s Office (Todd Gloria):
  Fatima Marciel | Contact:  619-218-7083 |  FaMaciel@sandiego.gov 

  DIF funds will reopen the 12 Mission Bay restrooms till end of year.

  What constitutes a permanent solution to keeping them open?

  San Diego City Council President's Office District 1 (Joe LaCava)
  Joacquin Quintero | JQuintero@sandiego.gov |

• County Board of Supervisors Office District 3 (Terra Lawson-Remer):
  Jamie Fox | Contact: 858-289-9196 | Jamie.Fox@sdcounty.ca.gov

  The Legislative Program is a document that outlines the Board of Supervisors’ policy priorities. It gives the County direction to take a formal position on bills at the state and federal levels and to advocate for the region’s interests.

  Share your priorities and sign up on Engage San Diego

  Send us an email at legislative.program@sdcounty.ca.gov 

  Join the community forum onTuesday, August 25 from 5-6pm

• State Senator’s Office District 38 (Catherine Blakespear):
  Aurora Livingston | Contact: 760-642-0809  | aurora.livingston@sen.ca.gov

• State Assemblymember’s Office District 77 (Tasha Boerner):
  Alex Goodman|  Contact: 858-481-7704 | Alex.Goodman@asm.ca.gov

• US Congressional 50th District (Scott Peters):
  Shaina Tigar| Contact: 858-455-5550 | Shaina.Tigar@mail.house.gov

• Commission on Police Practices
  Yasmeen Obeid | 619-533-5304 | commissiononpolicepractices@sandiego.gov

7:30 Adjournment

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Thank you to La Valencia for your Executive Business Membership