By Megan Burks
Group Seeking Funds to Open Vegan Co-op in City Heights
San Diego CityBeat reported this week Mitch Wallis, the co-owner of Hillcrest’s Evolution Fast Food, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a vegan food co-op in City Heights. A food co-op is a grocery store that customers can buy a stake in—a yearly membership gives them oversight and lower prices.
Wallis told CityBeat he has an agreement to open the store in the Pearson showroom on El Cajon Boulevard if his fundraising goal is realized. Wallis and his business partners aim to raise $150,000 by Oct. 13. You can watch Wallis’s Kickstarter video below.
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Governor Vetoes 3-Foot Buffer for Cyclists
Gov. Brown vetoed a bill last week that would have required motorists to stay 3 feet away from cyclists or pay a fine, according to the Los Angeles Times. In his veto message, Brown expressed concern about a piece of the legislation that would have allowed drivers to cross a double yellow line to comply with the law.
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MLK Mural Unveiled
KPBS caught the unveiling of a mural City Heights residents have watched the progress of for seven years. The mural was painted along Highway 94 between Home and Euclid avenues by Phillip Matzigkeit and Neil Shigley. It celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr., for whom the freeway is named.
A public ceremony for the unveiling is scheduled Oct. 20.
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