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By Chris Khoury As a founding member of the Conservancy in 1986, Dave Kreitzer joined with other passionate community members in developing an incredibly ambitious effort to protect the entire San Dieguito River Valley. This audacious vision, promoted by Dave, has resonated and inspired so many. In his decades long enthusiastic, effective, and critical support … Continued

David Kreitzer, a founder of San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, retired U.S. Air Force officer, student of botany and multifaceted volunteer in Rancho Bernardo, passed away Nov. 12 at the age of 94. His name is immortalized on the David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge. The graceful structure just west of Interstate 15 in … Continued