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VOL. 25, NO. 35
SEPT. 9, 2011
THISWEEK LOVING FORGOTTEN WAR THE RACES A Vista man recalls a pivotal moment in the Korean War — and the gratitude of the people B1 he helped.
PLANNING 101
Solana Beach plans to revitalize a mile-long stretch of the 101, making it more visitor A3 friendly.
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back for additional work. It is just starting the process of being considered.” Gerschler saw the proposed site while sitting at a traffic light not long after the mosaic had been taken down and suggested the location to Patterson. “It just jumped out at me as a natural spot,” he said. “At about the same time, Gilliam reached out to Mark and I with a suggestion that the mosaic be relocated to the south wall of the adjacent ‘Lofts’ condo/business building, which is private property,” Gerschler said. “I am quite sure he was urging a private location at the urging of city officials anxious to deflect the controversy that might ensue if the City Library location that was then being talked about was to be pursued by Mark,” he added. The corner lot is in plain view of thousands of motorists and pedestrians
ENCINITAS — After two years of planning and gathering public input, the city released its first draft of the general plan update on Sept. 1. The arts was front and center in the massive document as the city planning department said it intends to highlight various sections in the coming months as a way to easily inform the public about the content of the new draft plan. The policy document intended to guide the city’s decision-making over the next 25 years is comprised of multiple elements that inform planners, developers, policymakers and the community. Beginning in January 2010, a general plan advisory committee, along with city staff and a consultant, began the first phase of updating the general plan. The city’s blueprint has been updated to address new policy issues such as sustainable and healthy communities, green building codes and emissions standards. The plan also speaks to traffic circulation, walkable communities, economic and environmental sustainability and recycling. The existing general plan was adopted in 1989. But the document also states that arts and cultural activities “play an important role in community life.” Rather than just a brick and mortar urban planning document, the general plan update incorporates the importance of art within the goals and policies with the intent to “strengthen and enhance the arts in Encinitas and to provide guiding principles and strategies to respond to art issues,” according to the language of the document. “It’s great to see art and culture, including historic preservation, referred to throughout the draft general plan,” Highway 101 Corridor
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Artist proposes new location for mosaic By Tony Cagala
ENCINITAS – The “Save The Ocean” mosaic, which is best known as “The Surfing Madonna,” created by artist Mark Patterson, may have a new home at the northwest corner of Coast Highway 101 and Encinitas Boulevard near Moonlight Beach Park sometime early next June. The new site isn’t far from where the unsolicited mosaic was originally installed in broad daylight April 22 underneath a train bridge on Encinitas Boulevard. Patterson removed the artwork in June at the cost of the artist, including paying a city fine after Encinitas Attorney Anton Gerschler helped Patterson negotiate with the city of Encinitas to take down the mosaic, which the city determined was graffiti because of its unsanctioned status. With the outpouring of public support, Patterson formed the Surfing Madonna Oceans Project, a secular,
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nonprofit public benefit corporation whose stated mission is to promote public art and ocean environmental protection. The Board of Directors, comprised of Patterson, Bob Nichols, who had helped to install the mosaic,Wendy Pacofskiy, Scot Cheatham and Anton Gerschler, voted unanimously to approve the new location for public placement at the busy portal to Moonlight
Beach. The new site is on public property, which is owned by the state and maintained by the city. Patterson intends to give the mosaic to the city as a gift, which is a process that takes several months, explained City Arts Administrator Jim Gilliam. “The recommendation will go to the City Council and they either accept it or deny it or send it
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