The Coast News, Jan. 4, 2012

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Students in the Encinitas Union School District participate in yoga. Despite resistance from some parents, the program will be in all the district’s schools soon. Photo courtesy of the Encinitas Union School District

Yoga classes debut at more schools By Jared Whitlock

RACING INTO THE NEW YEAR Hundreds of people celebrate the New Year with a dunk in the chilly 55-degree Pacific Ocean as part of the annual Penguin Plunge in Del Mar. Photo by Daniel Knighton

Council removes mayor from SANDAG By Promise Yee

Wood and Sanchez also and Melrose Drive connection the post-election between state Routes 76 and said SANDAG board will be more SR 78. “We all need to work likely to lean towards funding together to do our share in the mass transportation projects and railways rather regional growth structhan expanding roadture,” Felien said. “I ways. don’t believe the Mayor “There’s a shares those views.” motion on the dais to Wood and remove a very, very Councilwoman Esther popular mayor from Sanchez explained that SANDAG,” Sanchez residents and regional said. “We’re loosing agencies have strongly opposed the Rancho del JIM WOOD our public relations with other cities. It’s Oro interchange and Melrose Drive extension proj- embarrassing.” “There’s no reason to ects, which are controversial and unlikely to receive fund- focus on one or two highly controversial projects,” Sanchez ing.

added. “There are positive projects that would receive funding.” Ten citizens spoke on the item. An Oceanside resident and one Fallbrook resident supported the Council majority’s view to appoint a new SANDAG representative who would push for dollars to expand thoroughfares. The eight other speakers opposed removing Wood from SANDAG. They said the Council majority was grabbing power and not listening to vot-

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OCEANSIDE — Shortly after Mayor Jim Wood won reelection the Council majority of Jerry Kern, Gary Felien and Jack Feller worked dogmatically to remove Wood from his seat on the SANDAG board. A 3-2 vote Jan. 2 finalized his removal. “The SANDAG representative should represent the majority view of the city,” Felien said. “The Mayor has been critically disappointing.” Felien criticized Wood for not securing SANDAG funds for pro-growth roadways, in particular the Rancho del Oro interchange at state Route 78

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effective,” said David Miyashiro, assistant superintendent of education services with the district. “We’re standing our ground.” Miyashiro said some schools began later than others in order to fully judge the program’s impact. EUSD is one of the first districts to measure how yoga affects students’ mental and physical health. From August to November, researchers from the University of San Diego recorded how students TURN TO YOGA ON A17

Long-delayed plan receives approval By Rachel Stine

CARLSBAD — After a long approval process and subsequent lawsuit, construction has started on the 83.1acre La Costa Town Square project. The high end development will eventually consist of a large shopping center, commercial office buildings, and 63 homes in southeast Carlsbad. “The goal is to provide a high quality shopping experience with a great mix of retail stores that will work well within the local area,” said Charles Eadie, a spokesperson from Hamilton Swift and Associates for the project’s owner, Property Development

Centers. Located at the intersection of La Costa Avenue and Rancho Santa Fe Road, the project was approved by City Council in mid-2009. The City Council’s decision restricted the size of the center’s anchor store to prevent a major retailer from moving in and also changed the plans for multi-family residences into single-family homes. The La Costa Town Square’s construction was delayed by a lawsuit filed by the nonprofit North County Advocates. The lawsuit was settled TURN TO APPROVAL ON A17

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ENCINITAS — Concerned parents and a potential lawsuit haven’t weighed down a school yoga program. At the beginning of the school year, the Encinitas Union School District (EUSD) introduced yoga classes in five of its nine schools. Starting Monday, the program will launch at four more district schools, including Ocean Knoll, Mission Estancia and La Costa Heights. “Teachers in our schools have reported the program is

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