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band puts on big festival to benefit charity By Wehtahnah Tucker
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ENCINITAS — Nerf-surf jousting competitions and other crazy antics notwithstanding, the seventh annual Switchfoot Bro-Am festival was backing a serious cause with the help of a crowd swelling to approximately 8,000 people. “The Bro-Am has been my favorite day of the year ever since we started it back in 2005,” said Switchfoot’s Jon Foreman. “To see our hometown come together to help out a deserving group of kids is an incredible experience.” Since its inception in 2005, the Bro-Am has raised more than $400,000 for San Diego-based children’s charities. “This year we’re honored to be partnering with StandUp for Kids, a nonprofit organization helping homeless and street kids in San Diego for the past 18 years,” Foreman said. The group was the beneficiary of last year’s event as well. “The StandUp Kids are true survivors, unsung heroes who have endured so much.” Kim Goodeve-Green, GOOD MUSIC Above, Switchfoot guitarist Drew Shirley performs with Jon Foreman & Friends. Below, Cardiffcenter director for StandUp by-the-Sea resident Jon Foreman, center, lead singer of the Grammy Award winning rock group Switchfoot, For Kids in Oceanside, said poses with a group of teens at the seventh annual Switchfoot Bro-Am on June 18. Photos by Daniel Knighton she was grateful for the money that will provide much-needed resources for the homeless youth the organization supports. “The money raised is great, but for us, it is all about the kids,” she said. “During this event our kids are able to be kids. Not homeless, not hungry and definitely not invisible.” Goodeve-Green attended the event with dozens of young people serviced by the nonprofit, all-volunteer organization with locations in Oceanside and San Diego. “The greatest benefit will be that maybe one kid will change their outlook of themselves and believe that they are special and that they can achieve anything,” she said. The young people were outfitted with beach attire donated by local action-sports companies. “They get to feel normal, even if it’s just for a
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City park estimates more than expected By Wehtahnah Tucker
ENCINITAS — “Buy now, pay later” was the mantra at the City Council meeting June 22. The city is seeking construction bids for a stalled 44-acre park project and calculating whether it can afford to build everything in the plans or have to alter them to accommodate recent construction estimates that outnumbers the city’s budget. The city set aside $9.8 million for the project thus far, but that figure falls well short of the most recent construction estimate of $18 million. Jim O’Grady, the city’s interim parks and recreation director, told the council during the meeting that the $18 million figure is the city’s “best guess” at this point. He conceded that it might not be an accurate one. The city will not have a concrete estimate of the costs until it has bids from contractors he said. “We do still have a favorable bidding climate compared to several years ago,” O’ Grady said. He cited the national economic recession as the impetus for bringing down construction costs. Recently named the Encinitas Community Park, the former Hall property is proposed to contain ball fields, a skate park, a dogfriendly area, children’s play structures, a swim complex, areas of room to roam and trails. Several council members said Wednesday night they had no interest in eliminating anything from the project. In fact, the skate park and dog area received specific support. A large crowd of skateboarders and several dog advocates loudly applauded those statements. Community residents are on edge, fearing part of the park will be eliminated. “My son doesn’t have any practice fields,” said Jose Gonzalez, whose son plays recreational soccer. “We’re TURN TO PARK PLANS ON A14