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==== 21st Century ====
[[File:Naval Base San Diego Chollas Creek cleanup 100204-N-ZG331-143.jpg|thumb|A crane lifts debris from a river, with military ships in the far background. In February of 2010, after severe weather conditions caused debris buildup within the creek, Naval Base San Diego's Public Works crane and rigging crew collected over 40 tons of trash over four days.]]
In 2002, the city of San Diego adopted a 20-year, $42 million plan to rehabilitate the creek.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=30 September 2010 |title=Chollas Creek supporters get residents into the flow |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-chollas-creek-supporters-try-get-residents-flow-2010sep30-story.html |work=San Diego Union-Tribune |location=San Diego |access-date=28 August 2023 }}</ref> By 2013, while most of the creek had been put within concrete channels or underground culverts, a small portion of creek bed had been restored to a more natural soft channel on the south branch of the creek.<ref name="Appendix H">{{cite report |author= |author-link= |authors= |date=19 June 2013 |title=Appendix H: Environmental Analysis and Checklist |url=https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sandiego/board_info/agendas/2013/Jun/item8/Item8.SuppDocNo.3j.pdf |publisher=California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region |page= |docket=Toxic Pollutants in Sediment TMDLs Mouths of Paleta, Chollas, and Switzer Creeks Environmental Analysis and Checklist |access-date=28 August 2023 |quote=}}</ref>{{rp|H-10}} In 2014, neighbors organized to reclaim a vacant lot in the watershed area for community use. A neighborhood group working with the San Diego Civic Innovation Lab and Groundwork San Diego cleared the lot. Improvements included walking paths, native plant landscaping, mosaic art benches and shade structures.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2014 |title=From vacant lot to farmers market |url=https://www.livewellsd.org/content/livewell/home/all-articles/news/november2014/from-vacant-lot-to-farmers-market-a-thriving-southeastern-san-diego.html |url-status=live |access-date=April 24, 2023 |website=livewellsd.org}}<br/>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=14 March 2014 |title=Civic Innovation Lab pioneering neighborhood upgrades |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/growth-development/sdut-innovation-lab-planners--2014mar14-story.html |work=San Diego Union-Tribune |location= |access-date=29 August 2023}}<br/>{{cite web |url=https://nextcity.org/features/teddy-cruz-fonna-forman-civic-innovation-san-diego-public-interest-design |title=One Mayor's Downfall Killed the Design Project That Could've Changed Everything |last=Kolson Hurley |first=Amanda |last2=Ohstrom |first2=Katrina |date=23 February 2015 |website=Next City |publisher= |access-date=29 August 2023 |quote=}}</ref> In 2015, microplastics were found in 1 in 4 fish caught and in the sediment at the mouth Chollas Creek.<ref>{{cite report |first=Talley |last=Theresa |first2=Venuti |last2=Nina |first3=Whelan |last3=Rachel |date=June 2015 |title=Plastics in sediments and fishes at the mouth of Chollas Creek, San Diego, USA |url=https://www.seanoe.org/data/00609/72119/ |publisher=Sea Scientific Open Data Publication |page= |docket= |access-date=25 August 2023 |doi=10.17882/72119 }}</ref> In January 2016, Friends of Chollas Creek organized a clean up of the creek in the [[Oak Park, San Diego|Oak Park neighborhood]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Santos |first=Robert |date=19 January 2016 |title=Volunteers work to clean up before next storm |url=https://www.10news.com/news/volunteers-work-to-clean-creeks-canyons-littered-by-el-nio-debris |work=KGTV-TV |location=San Diego |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref> In June 2021, the City of San Diego declared that Chollas Creek would be made into a regional park. Because of the size and sprawl of the creek, it was decided that Chollas Creek Regional Park would be a loose collection of small parks, open canyons, trails and other recreational amenities.<ref name=":1" /> This was finalized in the August 2021 Parks Master Plan.<ref>{{cite report |first=Katheleen |last=Branch |first2=Oscar |last2=Galvez |first3=Michael |last3=Klien |first4=Robin |last4=Gilson |date=2021 |title=Park Master Plan: Adopted August 2021 |url=https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/parks-master-plan-adopted-2021.pdf |publisher=City of San Diego |page= |docket= |access-date=3 August 2023 |quote=}}</ref> Prior to this, Chollas Creek was the only major waterway in San Diego not to be designated a regional park. <ref name=":1" /> In late 2022, the [[California Coastal Commission]] approved repairs to the Las Chollas Creek Bridge, which dates back to 1907, and is utilized by the [[San Diego Trolley]] to cross the creek.<ref>{{cite report |author= |author-link= |authors= |date=7 September 2022|title=W8b |url=https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/reports/2022/9/W8b/w8b-9-2022-report.pdf |publisher=California Coastal Commission |page= |docket= |access-date=28 August 2023 |quote=}}<br/>{{cite report |author= |author-link= |authors= |date=29 July 2021 |title=Agenda Meeting of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Board of Directors |url=https://www.sdmts.com/sites/default/files/2021-07-29_board_agenda_and_materials_1.pdf |publisher=Metropolitan Transit System |page= |docket= |access-date=28 August 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
In January 2022, a [[California sea lion]] traveled up Chollas Creek before getting onto [[California State Route 94]], where bystander motorists, then [[California Highway Patrol]] officers, diverted traffic away from the sea lion until it was taken by [[SeaWorld San Diego]] personnel for assessment.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chen |first=Michael |last2=Saunders |first2=Mark |date=7 January 2022 |title=Sea lion on San Diego freeway guided to safety by good Samaritans |url=https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/san-diego-news/sea-lion-on-san-diego-freeway-guided-to-safety-by-good-samaritans |work=KGTV-TV |publisher=Scripps Media, Inc. |location=San Diego |access-date=25 August 2023}}<br/>{{cite news |last=Hollan |first=Michael |agency=Fox News |date=8 January 2022 |title=SeaWorld staffers rescue sea lion hanging out on San Diego highway |url=https://nypost.com/2022/01/08/seaworld-staffers-rescue-sea-lion-spotted-on-san-diego-highway/ |work=New York Post |location=New York City |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref> The first time this particular sea lion required the assistance of SeaWorld personnel was in November 2021, when it had made its way away from the water onto Harbor Island Drive near [[San Diego International Airport]].<ref name=May2022PhysOrg>{{cite news |last=Figueroa |first=Teri |date=17 May 2022 |title=Wayward sea lion is back—this time found in a San Diego storm drain |url=https://phys.org/news/2022-05-wayward-sea-lion-backthis-san.html |work=Phys.org |agency=San Diego Union-Tribune |location=Isle of Man |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref><ref name=22April2023FreewayDeath>{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Shaunda |date=22 April 2023 |title=San Diego's well known sea lion "Freeway" dies |url=https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/freeway-the-wandering-sea-lion-sea-world/509-e0009153-62a7-43d5-8ddd-8bdcc0a95aef |work=KFMB-TV |location=San Diego |access-date=25 August 2023}}<br/>{{cite news |last=Chavez |first=Paloma |date=24 April 2023 |title=Sea lion who was rescued from highway is euthanized at SeaWorld. ‘Adventurous spirit’ |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article274664276.html |work=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref> In February 2022, after the attachment of a flipper [[identification tag]] and rehabilitation the sea lion was released into the ocean.<ref>{{cite news |last=Romaine |first=Jenna |date=10 February 2022 |title=Sea lion rescued from San Diego highway rehabilitated, released |url=https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/environment/593715-sea-lion-rescued-from-san-diego-highway/ |work=The Hill |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=25 August 2023}}<br/>{{cite news |last=Harper |first=Ben |date=10 February 2023 |title=Sea lion found wandering California highway returned to the ocean |url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/02/10/SeaWorld-San-Diego-highway-sea-lion-released/7221644518890/ |work=UPI |location= |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref> In April 2022, the sea lion, who was given the unofficial name of Freeway, was found traveling up Chollas Creek in the [[Logan Heights, San Diego|Logan Heights]] neighborhood towards where he was found in January of that same year.<ref name=May2022PhysOrg /><ref>{{cite news |last=Feather |first=Bill |last2=Romero |first2=Dennis |date=16 May 2022 |title=Wayward sea lion named Freeway is once again found exploring urban San Diego |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/wayward-sea-lion-named-freeway-found-exploring-urban-san-diego-rcna29141 |work=NBC News |location= |access-date=25 August 2023 }}</ref> After this third interaction with SeaWorld personnel, the sea lion was retained at SeaWorld.<ref>{{cite news |last=Amezcua |first=Claudia |date=16 May 2022 |title=Wandering sea lion found in San Diego storm drain |url=https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/wandering-sea-lion-found-in-san-diego-storm-drain |work=KGTV-TV |publisher=Scripps Media, Inc. |location=San Diego |access-date=25 August 2023 }}</reF> In April 2023, the sea lion was euthanized in SeaWorld following deteriorating health due to a progressive disease.<ref name=22April2023FreewayDeath /><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=21 April 2023 |title=SeaWorld euthanizes sick sea lion found on San Diego freeway |url=https://www.ksby.com/news/california-news/seaworld-euthanizes-sick-sea-lion-found-on-san-diego-freeway |work=KSBY |agency=Associated Press |location=San Luis Obispo |access-date=25 August 2023}}<br/>{{cite news |last=Sklar |first=Debbie L. |date=22 April 2023 |title=Rescued Sea Lion ‘Freeway’ Euthanized by SeaWorld San Diego Due to Disease |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/life/2023/04/22/rescued-sea-lion-freeway-euthanized-by-seaworld-san-diego-due-to-disease/ |work=Times of San Diego |location=San Diego |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref>
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