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The Coast News
INLAND EDITION
VOL. 3, N0. 7
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VISTA, SAN MARCOS, ESCONDIDO
APRIL 7, 2017
Solana Center to unveil state’s first mid-scale composting training site By Aaron Burgin
Showing their skills
Competitors watch as a rider finishes showing during the 6th annual Lou White Memorial Jubilee at Walnut Grove Park in San Marcos on Sunday. See full story on page 10. Photo by Tony Cagala
REGION — After more than a year of planning and execution, the Solana Center for Environmental Sustainability is set to unveil its midscale composting demonstration and training site — the first of its kind in the state. The site, which is located at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, comes at a critical time when a new state law requires businesses to recycle their organic waste — lawn clippings, food waste and other similar waste — rather than sending it to landfills. “Residential and large commercial composting is most common, while midscale composting is sometimes forgotten. However, the importance of mid-scale composting is growing because of new state laws and companies’ increased desire to preserve the environment,” Solana Center Executive Director Jessica Toth said. The Solutions for Organic Waste Diversion presentation series is from noon to 5:30 p.m. April 9 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds Infield Farm, the site of Solana Center’s Eco Learning Lab, which debuted at the fair in 2016. “This presentation series will teach local solu-
tions for diverting waste that would otherwise contribute to landfill greenhouse gas emissions. I’m proud to say we’re once again on the forefront of an environmental trend,” Toth said. Assembly Bill 1826, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed in September 2014, started taking effect in April. It requires businesses to divert organic waste, including food scraps and yard trimmings, from landfills. As of Jan. 1, businesses generating more than 4 cubic yards of organic waste per week are subject to the diversion requirement. Toth said previously that mid-sized businesses have been increasingly interested in composting after CalRecycle published new composting regulation that loosens certain restrictions on midsize composting efforts. That also led to a need for proper training of operators of such composting sites, Toth added. Without proper training, compost operations run the risks of polluting waterways through the stormwater system, creating vector and odor problems, and propagating harmful pathogens, which TURN TO COMPOSTING ON 16
Queen Califia’s Magical Circle announces hours in Kit Carson Park By Adam Sullivan
San Diego County Board of Supervisor Bill Horn gives the annual State of North County Address this week in San Marcos. Photos by Tony Cagala
Horn touts North County’s financial footing, public safety efforts By Aaron Burgin
SAN MARCOS — With four members of the Board of Supervisors set to be termed out of office by 2020, Dist. 5 Supervisor Bill Horn urged potential candidates for those spots to follow in his and his colleagues’ fiscally conservative footsteps during his annual State of North County Address. “I want to see the next generation of supervisors, they need have that same commitment,” said Horn, who will leave office due to District three County Board of Supervisor Kristin Gaspar introduces Suterm limits in 2018. “When pervisor Bill Horn prior to his State of North County Address.
you vote for them, make sure you examine them on this issue, because if they drain the treasury, you’re not going to be able to do a lot of the things we have done.” Horn’s half-hour address highlighted a number of the county’s accomplishments in the North County region and countywide. He also acknowledged the efforts of the county’s public safety and first-responder entities. “They put their lives on TURN TO NORTH COUNTY ON 16
ESCONDIDO — With the weather warming, and springtime springing, Kit Carson Park has announced its hours of availability for the Queen Califia’s Magical Circle installation. The exhibit is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The artist of the exhibit is French sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle, who throughout her career has had installations throughout Europe, including France, Scotland, and Germany. The nine sculptures in the garden represent stories and symbol from California’s mythic and historic past. The titular Queen Califia, for example, is named for a fictional warrior queen who ruled over a kingdom of Black women living on the mythical island of California. The exhibit first opened in 2003, and is a permanent installation to the park. De Saint Phalle has a long history in San Diego, and several local installations. She moved to La Jolla in 1994, and
The Magic Circle is located inside the five-acre Iris Sankey Arboretum, inside Kit Carson Park at 3333 Bear Valley Pkwy. File photo
lived there until her death in 2002. In addition to the Magic Circle, her work can be found throughout San Diego County, including at UCSD, and Balboa Park. The Magic Circle is located inside the five-acre Iris Sankey Arboretum, inside Kit Carson Park at 3333 Bear Valley Pkwy.