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VOL. 25, NO. 32
Divided council rejects rezoning
THISWEEK
REMEMBERING SUMMER Friends and neighbors remember popular Encinitas yoga teacher B1 Summer Autio.
GREEN LIGHT
An Oceanside medical marijuana dispensary will be allowed to continue operating while it fights the city’s efforts A3 to shut it down.
AUG. 19, 2011
SURFERS UP
By Wehtahnah Tucker
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Longboard club holds contest off pier
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By Promise Yee
OCEANSIDE — The three-day Oceanside Longboard Surfing Club Contest brought professional nose riding, World Tandem Organization surfing competition, the SuperGirl Pro Junior contest, and grommets to grand masters longboarding competition to Oceanside Pier Aug. 12 through Aug. 14. “It’s the best surf festival on the West Coast,” said Guy Takayama, renowned professional surfer and contest organizer. Nose riding competition challenged surfers to ride the front 12 inches of their boards. “They’re judged on their ability to keep above the 24-inch mark,” Takayama TURN TO LONGBOARD ON A22
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