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After three seasons at the Del Mar Arena, the San Diego Sockers are returning to the site of their heyday in the A16 1980s.
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Walmart opens in Encinitas
By Bianca Kaplanek
ENCINITAS — Walmart held its grand opening for its new Encinitas store Wednesday. Store manager Lisa Rivera said this is the first new Walmart in San Diego in 7 years, and 90 percent of the store’s roughly 250 employees are new hires. Before opening, customers waited to shop outside, and residents with “Dump Stocks” bumper stickers on their cars protested in the parking lot. Walmart moved into a vacant space that was previously occupied by Home Depot. Walmart walled off 8,664 square feet of the 104,759-square-foot building An Encinitas resident holds a sign protesting the new Walmart. She did want to be identified for fear of retaliation from the city. Photo by Jared Whitlock
Sheriff’s Department enforces Social Host Code By Shelli DeRobertis
COAST CITIES — Three Sheriff patrol units were designated for party patrol as local high school graduations and parties begin. The deputies assigned to this patrol are working to ensure that minors are not drinking or being served alcohol. The extra patrol units were prepared to respond to calls from residents about nearby parties. “During these calls we will assess to see if there is any underage drinking and hold the partygoer responsible,” said Deputy Martha Hernandez, of the San Marcos Sheriff’s Station, COPPS (Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving) division. The party host needs to be responsible and be sure that the partygoers that are drinking are at least the legal drinking age of 21. Both the city and county have ordinances known as the “Social Host Code,” and a person who allows a minor to drink alcohol on private property can be arrested for suspicion of violating that law and charged with a misdemeanor.
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Officials review comments
By Jared Whitlock
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Two sisters in San Marcos were arrested and cited for violating the social host ordinance June 3 when deputies found numerous amounts of beer and liquor bottles, along with marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia at their home following a noise complaint. Photo courtesy of San Diego County Sheriff’s Department
Hernandez said that anyone who is arrested for violating the social host code will be processed and booked into the Vista jail, and that the San
Marcos Sheriff’s Department party at the 200 block of West has a zero tolerance for under- La Cienega Road. Deputies responded to a complaint for age drinking. Recently, two sisters were arrested for hosting a house TURN TO HOST ON A18
DEL MAR — City officials continue to address the approximately 70 comments received during the public review period for the draft environmental impact report on the village specific plan. At the June 4 meeting, integration of the commercial village with the surrounding residential community and its benefits and impacts were discussed. “Our community plan states that in the vision the integration of the commercial district with its surrounding residential is a major goal,” Planning Director Kathy Garcia said. She said comments included concerns that improvements in the specific plan were burdening residents with commercial impacts and disproportionately benefiting businesses rather than residents. “We feel strongly that this plan leans strongly in favor of the business community over the needs of the residential community and their quality of life,” Sally Middleton wrote. Garcia also said residents felt there was a lack of clarity in terms of what those benefits are. “And to be honest, when I went back and read through it I saw that very clearly,” Garcia said. “We did not spend enough time describing what the community benefits were right up front.” Garcia said the economic benefits include additional sales, and property and hotel guest taxes that will provide “much-needed” revenue for city services. “We can increase our eligibility for grant funding by putting into practice many of these smart-growth principles,” she said. “Therefore we can leverage additional money so it’s not totally dependent on the city of Del Mar…We’ve watched some of our neighboring cities being able to do this.” Additionally, she said TURN TO REVIEW ON A18