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THE COAST NEWS
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VOL. 26, NO. 26
JULY 6, 2012
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tionary period, further penalties could be imposed, according to Sarro. This is Bar Leucadian’s first liquor
OCEANSIDE — The much-contested Melrose Drive Extension that links North Santa Fe Drive to Spur Avenue is moving forward. City Council OK’d spending $1.44 million on an engineering study to be conducted by Nolte Associate Inc. of San Diego in a 3-2 vote on June 27. Mayor Jim Wood and Councilwoman Esther Sanchez voted no. The study will bring the city one step closer to building the extension that creates a north-south thoroughfare between state Route 76 and state Route 78. Several residents voiced opposition to the arterial road and said it will only serve people traveling through Oceanside not people who live in Oceanside. Sanchez questioned whether or not the road is needed. “It is not going to save time on other roads,” Sanchez said. “It increases cross traffic.” Councilman Jack Feller spoke in favor of the thoroughfare and said it will ease traffic on parallel roadways. “It will save an awful lot of time on College and Rancho del Oro,” Feller said. Felien also supported the road and said it will help distribute citywide traffic more evenly. Wood and Sanchez said it is unlikely the roadway will ever be built, since it requires the eminent domain of over a dozen Oceanside homes and a chunk of Guajome Park. Land acquisition calls for a 4-5 vote of approval from City Council and Wood and Sanchez stated they would not support it. It is unknown if time will work in favor of the extension being built and if a City Council super majority that supports the land acquisition will be voted in come November. The road extension has been stop-and-go since 1990. Funding and environmental
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OFF THE MENU Chefs around the county are still upset over the banning of the French delicacy Foie Gras. A8
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FREEDOM FOR ALL The Oceanside Independence Day Parade marches down Coast Highway Saturday in celebration of American Heroes, including parade Marshals Oscar Culp and George Mitchell, veterans of World War II who faced segregation in the service. Read the full story on page B11. Above: Paris resident Gilles Notari came all the way from France to celebrate in the festivities. Photo by Daniel Knighton
Officials comment on drug sting at local bar By Jared Whitlock
ENCINITAS — Following a four-month sting operation, officials Monday posted a 45day liquor license suspension outside of Bar Leucadian. Undercover officers purchased cocaine on four occasions at Bar Leucadian during the investigation; employees and bar patrons were involved in the sales, according to Melissa Beach, a district supervisor with the ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control) board. Beach said the owner of the bar was not involved with the cocaine sales. “However, when you have an ABC license, the ownership is responsible for the actions of their employees and for the occurrences on their premise during the hours that they’re open and operating,” Beach said. Bar Leucadian will not be able sell alcohol for 45 days, and it will be on probation for three years. Going forward, Bar Leucadian cannot host public entertainment, including live music, will be
Encinitas Sheriff’s Department Cpt. Sherri Sarro (right) and Melissa Beach, a district supervisor with the Alcohol Beverage Control board, tape a suspension notice on the outside wall of Bar Leucadian. Photo by Jared Whitlock
required to close by midnight, instead of 2 a.m., and must maintain “a security presence.” “Those stipulations will go on with the license after
the suspension,” said Encinitas Sheriff’s Department Capt. Sherri Sarro. Should a similar violation occur during the proba-