About the PLA

Anatomy of a Neighborhood
Chair's Message: by Cecilia Carrick

As a physician, anatomy was my trade, the microscope my tool. These days, I have traded in my microscope for a pen and a shovel to focus on a new subject: our unique Point Loma neighborhood. It is where buoys, beacons and sails bob and glisten on our waters; where Jacarandas, Golden Medallions, dovetailing Mexican Palms and bursts of bougainvillea grace our thoroughfares; where American flags and headstones line our roads, reminding us of sacrifice, privileges and blessings; where a National Park provides beautiful vistas and trails; where Cabrillo, proud discoverer with rich Portuguese heritage, decided to land.

We live in paradise, but not without the sweat equity of a special group called the Point Loma Association. Our Mean Green Team enhances our neighborhoods on a daily basis by planting, trimming, weeding and picking up trash and homeless debris. We bring the community together for free summer concerts – run solely by volunteers who put on a complex event with deceptive ease. We engage professional artists to transform utility boxes into beautiful works of art. We persuade property owners to bring down billboards clean graffiti and rid our streets of empty magazine racks. We spend countless hours meeting with authorities, appearing before commissions, making phone calls, writing letters and interfacing with government and Navy representatives to address traffic, noise and pollution in our neighborhoods.

The energy, doggedness and hard work of Point Loma Association volunteers make us look fit and feel good. We are a group of neighbors and business people just like you, who, for FIFTY YEARS, have been volunteering on your behalf. Join in. Support your team. If you do not have time to volunteer, support us financially. We welcome you and are grateful for any or all.

Why donate? This is what it takes to keep Point Loma beautiful:

$30,000/year: Gardening, weeding, planting and maintenance of over 15 different public Point Loma areas
$5,000/year: Tree trimming
$2,000/year: Utility Box Art projects
$70,000/year: Point Loma Park Summer Concerts

Cecilia Carrick: e-mail Chair@PLAweb.org

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To report graffiti:
On Public Property,
619-525-8522
On Private Property,
Urban Corps,
1-800-829-6884
(Above numbers are message machines)
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