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AUG. 31, 2012

Appeal prompts look into policy By Wehtahnah Tucker

THISWEEK GIVING BACK Carlsbad bestows top honors on Stephen “Hap” L’Heureux and Gina McBride, naming them Citizens of the Year for their community efforts. A7

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FILMS ON THE RANCH The Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park in Carlsbad opens its 8th annual film festival with a screening of “The Gay Amigo.” The film festival, which runs every Friday through Sept. 21, features films starring Leo Carillo, who is best known for his role as Pancho in the Cisco Kid TV series and who lived part-time in Carlsbad. The festival is free, but requires reservations to attend. Photo by Daniel Knighton

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Authorities investigate separate shootings By Jared Whitlock

concerns over toxic soil and funding challenges. But City Council gave the park and the Moonlight Beach improvements the green light last month. After the ceremony, Councilman James Bond, who has served on Council for 20 years and

ENCINITAS — Two unrelated shootings recently took place in Encinitas. The first: A man was shot in the head Aug. 25 at approximately 10:25 p.m. in the 1500 Block of North Vulcan Avenue. After being treated for a gun shot womb, the victim was released from the hospital, according to Encinitas Sheriff Lt. Kenn Nelson. Nelson said the victim, who has not been identified, was with three or four other people in a parked car near Sanford Street when multiple shots were fired. One of the bullets grazed the victim’s head. The other people in the car were uninjured. Nelson said detectives are investigating the gun make and the shooter’s distance from the car. Nelson said detectives believe there was one shooter, but haven’t ruled out the possibility of other shooters. As of Tuesday, no arrests have been made in the case, according to Nelson. He said the incident may be gang related, but declined to give further details. Those with more information about

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ENCINITAS — A familiar refrain was heard loud and clear at the City Council meeting on Aug. 15, as residents of a rural Cardiff-bythe-Sea neighborhood rallied to preserve the character of their community. With creeping vegetation and a tree-lined canopy,its residents covet Crest Drive’s rural setting. Many attended the council meeting along with other supporters to protest the city engineering department’s finding that a proposed single family home at the corner with Birmingham Drive would have to include a curb, 7-foot-wide concrete parking and pedestrian walkway. In the process, 13-feet of natural landscaping would have been removed and the street widened. While the council voted unanimously to grant the appeal, some residents in other neighborhoods worry that no consistent policy is in place to prohibit another similar finding by the engineering department. Masih Maher, a senior civil engineer with the city, and who worked on the project, said the council made it clear that so-called improvement development policies should be revisited. “When that will happen is at the council’s discretion,” he said. In fact, Councilman Mark Muir requested that the full council review existing standards and make changes if necessary. “There’s a great reason why we have these appeals because we can look at things on a caseby-case basis, and we can let common sense prevail,” Deputy Mayor Kristin Gaspar said during

City staff and council members take part in a groundbreaking ceremony for Moonlight Beach improvements. From left to right holding shovels, Mayor Jerome Stocks, Deputy Mayor Kristin Gaspar, Councilman Mark Muir, Councilwoman Teresa Barth, Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Rudloff and City Manager Gus Vina Photo by Jared Whitlock

Ceremonies held for park, beach upgrades By Jared Whitlock

ENCINITAS — The city recently marked the start of two major projects: the 44-acre Encinitas Community Park, also known as the Hall Property, and Moonlight Beach improvements. On Monday, city staff and residents gathered at the future site of the Encinitas Community Park,

just west of Interstate 5 and behind Vons, for a groundbreaking ceremony. Council members acknowledged the park’s severe delays, but said the effort was worth it. The property the park will be built on was purchased by the city in 2001, but it has sat vacant since. Often controversial, the park has been delayed by legal wranglings,


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