June 17 ~ In-Person Meeting ~ Program San Diego History

Elijah's Restaurant, 7061 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92111

Roger Showley, retired Union-Tribune reporter and former president of the Balboa Park Committee of 100, is a third-generation San Diegan. He graduated from UC San Diego in 1970 with a major in history and joined the UT in 1974. He focused on growth and development in the Home and Business sections with special attention downtown redevelopment, urban planning and architecture, historic preservation and housing, commercial development and big public and private projects. In addition to his journalistic work, he has written seven books on San Diego history, taught extensions classes for UCSD. Since retiring in 2018, he has focused on Balboa Park, where he headed the Balboa Park Committee of 100, and served on the boards of several organizations, including the San Diego Architectural Foundation, Friends of San Diego Architecture, Citizens Coordinate for Century and San Diego Yacht Club history and library committee. He and his wife, Carol, live in Scripps Ranch and have two grown children and one granddaughter.