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VOL. 15, N0. 21
OCT. 11, 2019
Surf Cup has a new goal: Sustainability
Man heads to prison 31 years after shooting
By Lexy Brodt
RANCHO SANTA FE — A 30-year fugitive who fled to Mexico after shooting his friend in a dispute over a woman was sentenced to nine years in state prison Oct. 3. Simon Mayo, 58, pleaded guilty last month to assault with a firearm causing great bodily injury Love for the Dec. 12, 1988, triangle shooting of Jose Hernan- triggered dez in Rancho 1988 Santa Fe. Under the plea a g r e e m e n t , incident an attemptin RSF ed murder charge was dismissed at sentencing. Mayo fired at least five times on Hernandez, who suffered three gunshot wounds in the back, Deputy District Attorney Keith Watanabe said. The shooting took place outside a residence on Luna de Miel. Mayo remained a fugitive until authorities caught up with him in Austin, Texas, last Dec. 11, one day short of the 30-year anniversary of the shooting. Prosecutors said Mayo and the victim were both vying for the affections of the same woman, whom Mayo married sometime afterward. The victim did not wish to appear at Mayo’s sentencing hearing, but according to Watanabe, the man said he was thankful the matter was finally over three decades later and that the defendant admitted his guilt.
DEL MAR – In a stride toward sustainability, Surf Cup Sports has begun using recycled water to irrigate its 55-acre recreational field in Del Mar. The move will save an estimated 100 million gallons of drinkable water every year, according to a Surf Cup press release. “The impetus of this really comes from our commitment to being great stewards of this land,” said Surf Cup Sports CEO Brian Enge in an interview with The Coast News. Although the city of San Diego owns the property, Surf Cup has been operating the grass fields since the early 1990s. The field is used primarily for soccer games and tournaments, but also hosts sports such as lacrosse and ultimate frisbee. One of Surf Cup’s biggest priorities for the property is maintaining the grass, thus ensuring safe and hospitable playing fields. For years, the property’s grass lived off of well water, which was “poisoning the grass instead of watering it,” said Surf Cup Vice President Rob Haskell. So, Surf Cup started to look for a new solution. “When we thought about ways of taking care of this grass and keeping it healthy, one of those ways was to look at the reality of water shortage, and the reality of where we are at in California,” said Enge. Going for recycled water seemed like a win-win TURN TO SURF CUP ON 5
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CHRIS HILLMAN, 74, already a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, will be inducted into the San Dieguito High School Academy Hall of Fame on Oct. 24. Above, a young Hillman, aboard Ranger, with his mom, Betty. The Hillmans moved to Rancho Santa Fe when Chris was 2. Courtesy photos
FAMOUS AS BYRD, BUT FOREVER A MUSTANG Musical legend Hillman, raised in RSF, to enter San Dieguito High Hall of Fame By Tawny McCray
ENCINITAS — Famed musician Chris Hillman, from the ’60s band The Byrds, is being inducted into the San Dieguito High School Academy Hall of Fame this month and he said one of the first things he did after finding out was tease his older brother about it. “I called my brother and was kidding him because here was the guy who was a grade A, honor student, honor athlete, and THE BYRDS in 1965, from left, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, I said, ‘Hey guess what? Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark and Michael Clarke.
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They're honoring me!’ and my brother, he’s 80 years old, goes ‘Oh, yeah?’ It's like we were little kids,” Hillman recalled in a phone call last week. He added, “I'm very flattered they're doing this, and they remembered me.” Hillman, 74, graduated from the school in 1962 and went on to have a huge career in music. In 1964 he co-founded The Byrds with David Crosby and Roger McGinn. They had a numTURN TO HILLMAN ON 5
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