La Jolla Coastal Conservancy has pulled 16 tons of weeds this year alone. Council President Joe LaCava plans to propose a neighborhood park-partnership policy to the City Council Rules Committee in fall 2026.

Nearly 1,500 crows have already massed near Pioneer Courthouse Square, with researchers expecting the flock to top 20,000 by winter.

Land Trust staff counted about 20 monarch caterpillars this season on milkweed replanted since the 2017 Atlas Fire scorched the ridge.