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MAKING WAVES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

VOL. 27, NO. 30

OCT. 11, 2013

Originally built in 1887, the blue Victorian mansion in the heart of Carlsbad Village may house a new Sun Diego location now that the restaurant Ocean House has closed. Photo by Rachel Stine

Surf shop may take over historic site By Rachel Stine

LOOKING LIKE FALL With much cooler temperatures this week versus the Santa Ana conditions of last weekend, it looks like fall has arrived. That much is apparent with the sprouting of pumpkins at Bates Nut Farm. Above: one of the many entries for the scarecrow contest, which will be judged Oct. 12. See more photos on page A15. Photo by Daniel Knighton

Council delays action on Fletcher Cove use policy By Bianca Kaplanek

SOLANA BEACH — Faced with adopting an initiative for a use policy for Fletcher Cove Community Center they don’t support, spending approximately $200,000 for a special election or ordering a report, council members at the Oct. 9 meeting unanimously chose the latter after indicating that despite the delay, they will ultimately let the voters decide. “The right thing to do is let the people have a voice,” Councilman Dave Zito said. For more than two years, city officials and residents tried to create guidelines for people who want to use the renovated bluff-top facility on Pacific Avenue for birthday parties, wedding receptions and other private celebra-

Addressing a use policy for Fletcher Cove Community Center at the Oct. 9 meeting, council members chose the lesser of three evils, ordering a report rather than calling for a costly special election or adopting an initiative they don’t support. Photo by Bianca Kaplanek

The ‘Fab Fair’

Two Sections, 44 pages

The San Diego County Fair will be all-things British Invasion as it announces next year’s theme and other changes to the 22nd DAA board. A5 Partying like it’s 1883 The historical schoolhouse celebrates its 130th birthday, complete with actors dressed in Victorian-era outfits. B1

tions. The building was used for such events until it fell into disrepair in the late 1990s. During a $370,000 renovation that started in 2010, many residents began asking to once again use the facility for private parties. As plans developed, other residents had concerns about traffic, parking and noise. Compromises were made on several issues except allowing alcohol. Many residents, especially those living near the center, saw it as a public safety issue. In August, council members adopted a use policy that limited the number of attendees, days and hours of use and the amount of beer and wine only that

Arts & Entertainment . A16 Food & Wine . . . . . . . . B10

Escondido Mayor Sam Abed hosts a public hearing, highlighting the city’s budget and addressing other concerns from city residents. A7

Legals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A19 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A14

TURN TO FLETCHER COVE ON A18

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CARLSBAD — Major surf apparel and equipment retailer Sun Diego may move into the former Ocean House location in Carlsbad Village, dashing local business owners’ hopes to turn the site into a new restaurant and music venue. Several local business people were in the process of buying the former Ocean House business to open Nineteen Nineteen, a new restaurant and bar with a music venue in the site’s gazebo-like ballroom, according to Jon Wantz who helped bring the deal together. Ocean House was the lat-

est restaurant to operate in the historic Victorian mansion located at the corner of Carlsbad Village Drive and Carlsbad Boulevard. The distinctive blue home was originally built in 1887 for one of Carlsbad’s first prominent businessmen Gerhard Schutte. The mansion was eventually turned into a hotel called the Twin Inns, which was sold in 1984. The building has held offices and restaurants ever since. Ocean House opened there in 2006, but the popular dining and dancing venue closed after sustaining floodTURN TO SITE ON A9

Former city manager considering return By Promise Yee

OCEANSIDE — Heads up Yuba City — City Manager Steven Jepson, former Oceanside city manager, is being considered for reappointment in Oceanside. Jepsen served as Oceanside city manager from 2000 to 2006. Mayor Jim Wood and Councilwoman Esther Sanchez, who were on the 2006 City Council, said Jepsen left under a cloud of suspicion. No wrongdoing was ever legally proven against Jepsen, but connections to a city employee who hired an underqualified friend

for a city job and was let go along with the new hire, and another city employee who moved city dirt to a residential property under the darkness of night, shook trust in Jepsen for Wood, Sanchez and others. “I’ll be shocked if he comes back,” Wood said. Councilman Jack Feller, who also served on the 2006 City Council, recommended Jepsen for reappointment as city manager. Jepsen can be appointed to the position by a City Council simple majority vote. “There never was a TURN TO JEPSEN ON A18


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