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VOL. 27, NO. 5
MARCH 8, 2013
Paul Haydu loses battle against leukemia By Bianca Kaplanek
DEL MAR — The March 4 City Council meeting began with a somber announcement that Deputy Mayor Lee Haydu had lost her husband a week earlier. “It is with sadness that we report the passing of Paul Haydu,” Mayor Terry Sinnott said. “On behalf of the city and all her colleagues, we extend our thoughts of support and healing to Lee and the entire Haydu family.” Paul Haydu, an emergency medicine physician, lost a 10-plus-year battle with leukemia Feb. 26 at the age of 67. “I enjoyed talking to Paul,” said Councilman Don Mosier, a close friend of the Haydus. “He was very brave throughout a long process. “He underwent a bone marrow transplant about a year and a half ago,” Mosier said. “He went through a very aggressive therapy course. And throughout it all he maintained optimism, caring.” A New York native, Haydu received his bachelor’s and medical degrees from Boston University. He practiced for more than 25 years in San Diego, including 20 years at Palomar Medical Center. “He was an ideal physician,” Mosier said. “He enjoyed the work as a physician and he was able to do that the last couple of months and that had a big impact on his life.” Paul and Lee were marTURN TO HAYDU ON A19
ON A ‘GRAND SCALE’ Throughout North County, water agencies are banding together in the hopes of increasing the amount of recycled water in the region. B1
As the March 6 Planning Commission meeting about Quarry Creek stretches on for nearly six hours, several dedicated advocates remain to push for removing development on the site’s panhandle section, holding signs that read “Have a Heart, Save the Panhandle.” Photo by Rachel Stine
CHANGING HANDS Locals line up for drinks during Bar Leucadian’s last night on Feb. 28. The neighborhood dive gave little warning that it was closing its doors, but word-of-mouth spread quickly, and residents came out in droves. Soon after, Luckies LLC, the company that owns nearby O’Hurley’s Beach Bar, bought the 59-year-old Encinitas bar, which will now go by its original name, The Leucadian. The bar is currently open and will be remodeled in two months to incorporate craft beer, according to Todd Laird, Luckies LLC’s managing member. Photo by Jared Whitlock
Report critical of ‘Vote’ initiative By Jared Whitlock
ENCINITAS — A local effort to give residents control over land use means well, but would ultimately hurt the city, according to a new report issued by the law firm Rutan and Tucker, LLP. The report, which was ordered by Council last month, states that the “Right to Vote” initiative would be costly and make the city vulnerable to lawsuits. But backers of the initiative argue those consequences simply won’t happen. Moreover, they say Rutan and Tucker is biased in favor of development interests. Council will address the initiative during a special meeting March 12. At that meeting, Council has the option of adopting the initia-
The Encinitas City Council will tackle the “Right to Vote” initiative at the March 12 meeting. In the meantime, a new report on the initiative largely maintains that it will negatively impact the city. Photo by Jared Whitlock
Quarry Creek OK’d By Rachel Stine
CARLSBAD — After months of review and debate, Carlsbad’s Planning Commission agreed to approve the proposed Quarry Creek project with a number of modifications including reduced development on the panhandle portion of the project site and a cut of the number of housing units. In a 6-1 vote, the commissioners agreed to limit the development on the panhandle portion of the site in favor of greater open space and protecting the view from the historic Marron
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election would cost the city an estimated $350,000 to $400,000, according to city officials. Under the initiative, TURN TO INITIATIVE ON A19
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Sage Creek enrollment falls short of target By Rachel Stine
tive outright or within 10 days after that. If Council decides not to approve it, the initiative will be placed on the ballot for a special election, likely to take place June 4. The
Adobe. “I think we have to accept that there will be some development on the panhandle. The question then becomes how much,” said Commissioner Stephen L’Heureux. Commissioner Victoria Scully voted against the measure, pushing for elimination of all development on the panhandle. Furthermore, the commissioners unanimously agreed to limit the amount of housing units built from the proposed 656 to a maxi-
CARLSBAD — Enrollment numbers for Carlsbad Unified School District’s (CUSD) new high school fell drastically short of targets despite months of the district’s attempts to court future students. As a result, Sage Creek High School (SCHS) may open with only a ninth grade class as opposed to initial plans to start with ninth and tenth grade classes this fall. Of the over 1,500 current eighth and ninth grade students in the district, only 305 students enrolled for ninth grade next school year at SCHS and 110 for tenth grade, according to a staff report presented by
Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services Rob Nye to the CUSD Board at its March 6 meeting. CUSD staff, particularly Sage Creek’s Principal César Morales, spent months hosting information nights for nearly 1,000 parents and offering weekly tours of the new campus that often had wait lists. Sage Creek presenters often promoted the new school's S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) focus and trimester system. Yet the enrollment fell short of the district’s aim to attract 400 ninth graders TURN TO ENROLLMENT ON A24