Water surfaces in turn lane, causing potholes; source is mystery
Oct. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
THE PROBLEM: When steadily flowing water meets asphalt, there can be trouble. When the source of the water can't be identified, the trouble gets a lot bigger.
Small potholes filled with water repeatedly crop up along eastbound Washington Street in the left-turn lane to a state Route 163 entrance ramp. Benjamin Miller, who takes the lane daily to get from his home in Hillcrest to his job in Mira Mesa, said he has seen the problem for years.
More Just Fix It Columns
Oct. 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Graffiti on supports for bridge eradicated: UPDATE 1: Joe Strusienski called last month about graffiti on supports for the West Mission Bay Drive bridge, visible from a bike path along the San Diego River.
Oct. 10 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Trash removed, gate repaired at Old Purple Cow property in National City: THE PROBLEM: As once envisioned, the former site of National City's Purple Cow Dairy would have residents paying down the sixth year of their mortgages by now.
Oct. 8 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Streetlights restored along stretch of Park Boulevard in Balboa Park: THE PROBLEM: The heavily traveled stretch of Park Boulevard through Balboa Park is a bad place for a major streetlight malfunction.
Oct. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Golden Hill curb repair is back on the city's work schedule: THE PROBLEM: Sheila Ford tried for more than two years to get repairs to a B Street curb, badly damaged by trucks during utility undergrounding work near her mother-in-law's Golden Hill home.
Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Neighborhood wants to help city rebuild damaged pergola near Balboa Park: THE PROBLEM: For decades, the entry to a Balboa Park canyon along Myrtle Way offered a shady haven from the hustle and bustle of city life.
Oct. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Smoother rail crossing on way; Ocean Beach intersection to get new look: UPDATE 1 : Repairs started Monday on a rough railroad track crossing in National City that has long rattled motorists' teeth and nerves.
Sept. 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Trash piles at former homeless camp gone: IT'S FIXED: Piles of trash left behind at an abandoned homeless encampment in Spring Valley were cleared away over the weekend.
Sept. 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Sometimes, all you need to resolve the problem is an enterprising neighbor: THE PROBLEM: Christine Shelton is legally blind and depends on shuttle services to get around. Drivers are constantly getting lost because the street sign at the end of her block is turned the wrong way. Vandever Avenue faces Winona Avenue and vice versa.
Sept. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Trolley-pass confusion meant a cab ride home for friends: THE PROBLEM: Sharon Vincent and some friends headed to Old Town in August for a fun night out. Alcohol would be consumed, so they responsibly caught the trolley near Vincent's Mission Valley home. Fine print on the back of a trolley day pass says it “expires at the end of the 'service day' of issue (4:00 am).”
Sept. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Squatters' trash still piled up; weed, gate concerns get some answers: Today, we update two problems in Spring Valley and one in Chula Vista. UPDATE 1: The large homeless encampment near the Spring Valley Swap Meet that we first wrote about in June is still deserted, but San Diego County has yet to remove mountains of trash.
Sept. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Complaints about graffiti finally get attention of city's Street Division: THE PROBLEM: Joe Strusienski regularly rides along the bike path that leads to Ocean Beach. The scenery along the San Diego River and points west to Dog Beach is glorious, save for graffiti in large block letters on the underside of the West Mission Bay Drive bridge.
Sept. 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Plan would divide Nate's Point park into areas for big and small dogs: PROBLEM: There were big dogs and little dogs, black dogs and white dogs running around Nate's Point dog park in San Diego's Balboa Park on Sunday morning.
Sept. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Railroad, city will share cost of repairs: As we first wrote seven months ago, the railroad crossing on Bay Marina Drive near Marina Way in National City is so rough cars and trucks drive over it at a snail's pace. Several people who work in the area call us for regular updates.
Sept. 12 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Partyers leave trash, graffiti along bike path honoring slain college student: THE PROBLEM: Cara Way is more than a wide bike path connecting Scripps Ranch and Sabre Springs.
Sept. 10 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Smokers near Old Town station will be asked to put out cigarettes or move: THE PROBLEM: Smoking was banned at the Old Town Transit Center in July, so people light up on the sidewalk in front of the station. The sidewalk on Congress Street is where employees wait for shuttles bound for the UCSD Medical Center and the University of San Diego.
Sept. 8 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
With resurfacing, no more bumps in the road at Brown Field: IT'S FIXED: Motorists no longer have to drive on the wrong side of Heritage Road in Otay Mesa to avoid an extremely worn section of the asphalt roadway.
Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Hotel Circle sign from northbound state Route 163 isn't likely to happen: THE PROBLEM: Finding your way to hotels along Hotel Circle in San Diego's Mission Valley can be challenging.
Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Children enjoying new playground equipment at Ridgewood Neighbothood Park: IT'S FIXED: Ridgewood Neighborhood Park in Rancho Peñasquitos finally has new playground equipment.
Aug. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Alert readers on the lookout for overgrown weeds as prime fire season nears: THE PROBLEMS: With prime fire season fast upon us, Just Fix It has seen a spike in calls about overgrown weeds.
Aug. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Smoking at North County transit centers has commuter fired up: THE PROBLEM: Smoking is off-limits in most public places, so Just Fix It was intrigued by a recent complaint about smoking at North County transit centers.
Aug. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
One by one, vacant lot, pothole and wheelchair ramp are remedied: THE PROBLEM I: Richard Sells is a persistent man. He called Caltrans repeatedly about transients and weeds in a vacant lot owned by the transportation agency near Kettner Boulevard and West Redwood Street.
Aug. 20 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Trolley crossing fixed; deputies taking action on encampment: Today, we update two train and trolley crossings that Just Fix It has been tracking for months. And we have promising news about a Spring Valley homeless encampment we've also been following.
Aug. 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Restroom at park not open early mornings: THE PROBLEM: Early on weekend mornings, the area around Fletcher Cove Beach Park is a happening place.
Aug. 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Traffic from college will run through neighborhood for a little longer: THE PROBLEM: John Halsey lives near Southwestern College in Chula Vista, but until a little more than a year ago, school traffic did not pass through his neighborhood.
