The Coast News, March 4, 2011

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VOL. 25, NO. 9

Sockers smash through

THISWEEK CONCERT FOR A CAUSE Local teens rocked out

for a good cause at a concert to benefit homeless youth that included acts ranging from American Idols to their own fellow B1 students

ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET

ON THE LOOKOUT The editors of Consumer Reports expose the dangers of reverse A6 mortgages

BACK TO NATURE

A new spring break camp will have kids exploring San Elijo A10 Lagoon

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TURN TO PORN ON A21

TURN TO BACK ON A21

Local man on trial for child porn charges ENCINITAS — A trial is under way for an Encinitas man accused of possessing and distributing child pornography after two separate investigations in 2006 led authorities from California and Texas to the local resident. Michael Douglas, 36, is charged with three counts of distributing child pornography, one count of possession of child pornography and a misdemeanor charge of attempting to send child pornography to a minor. The jury selection was completed the morning of March 1. On the previous day, some jurors trickled out of

Treat Yourself Tuesdays

the courthouse after they were questioned about things such as their feelings on child pornography and whether they would lean one way or another before the testimony began. “I’m getting goose bumps just with the way I feel about the situation,” said one potential juror. He was excused. But the required number of people finally became qualified as jurors, and the trial began. Deputy District Attorney Keith Watanabe, the prosecutor on the case, told jurors that they would have to view at least a few of the pornographic images depicting children — but only a select few

— of the thousands of photos that had been obtained as evidence. He told the jury that they would have to see some awful things, and he apologized for the images that he said would be tough to stomach. He said the defendant is accused of being in possession of child pornography on his home computer, and of uploading images onto the Internet and sharing them with people online. The images included children between the ages of 10 and 13 having sex with adult men who were in their 40s, he said. Watanabe said that the prosecution must prove that not only were the images of

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child pornography on Douglas’ computer, but that Douglas knew that the images were there. He is also accused of possessing a DVD with several videos of child pornography on it, Watanabe said. “This is a case about an Internet predator,” Watanbe said. “What are the chances that two separate investigations in two separate states would lead back to the same person — Michael Douglas?” Watanabe said. The defendant was discovered chatting online with a 13-year-old girl and sending her pornographic images, but the girl was actually an

Photos by Daniel Knighton

By Shelli DeRobertis

City goes back to drawing board OCEANSIDE — City Council voted to repeal its current inclusionary housing code in a 3-1 vote on Feb. 23, in which Councilwoman Esther Sanchez voted no and Mayor Jim Wood was absent. The vote sends city staff back to the drawing board to come up with builder incentives to help meet the city’s affordable housing goals. “This is not to do away with the program,” Councilman Jerry Kern said. “The housing goals can be met with an incentive program.” The nixed inclusionary housing code previously allowed builders to either build low-income housing or pay an in lieu fee. Builders consistently elected to pay the in lieu fee. The city leveraged these fees with bonds and other state and federal money and built or refurbished 344 long-term affordable housing units in the last 10 years. Now with in lieu fees no longer an option, builders will have to work with nonprofit agencies to access the same funds. The council decision may have painted the building community into a corner by nixing the option of paying in lieu fees. “Builders used the in lieu fee as an escape hatch rather than building affordable housing,” Sanchez said. “We are already in violation of our housing goals,” Sanchez added. “None of the affordable housing businesses are supporting this. It’s misguided.” Kern criticized the present inclusionary housing code that allowed the city to build 241 new housing units in the last 10 years. “I think we can do better,” Kern said. “With incentives I think we can build more than 241 units. I think it’s a failed program.” While Kern criticized

Left, Vista resident and season ticket holder Courtney Johnson keeps warm in her furry parka at the Del Mar Arena on Feb. 26 as the San Diego Sockers took on the Edmonton Drillers.The Sockers secured the No. 1 seed in the PASL Pro Championships, which begin on March 10 in Cincinnati. The Sockers play their first game March 11, and if they win will play again on March 12.A win on March 12 and they will again be PASL Champions for the second straight year. Regardless of what happens in Cincinnati, on March 19, the Sockers return home to host the Cincinnati Kings for the U.S. Open Cup National Championship, which the Sockers also won last year. See more photos on page A19.

Teachers and staff at Hope Elementary got into the the spirit of the Oscars with an A9 annual event

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . A2 Camp Pendleton News . . A14 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . B19 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . . B22 Consumer Reports . . . . . A6 Crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A8 Frugal Living . . . . . . . . . B4 Hot Off the Block . . . . . . A9 Legal Notices . . . . . . . . A22 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . A21 Odd Files . . . . . . . . . . . . A3 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4 Pet of the Week . . . . . . . B3 A Place to Call Home . . . A6 Second Opinion . . . . . . A10 Small Talk . . . . . . . . . . . B1 Taste of Wine . . . . . . . . B3 Who’s News? . . . . . . . . . A5

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