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April 25, 2014
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Naumann listen to questions from members of the Carlsbad Republican Women Federated on April 22. Photo by Rachel Stine
CUSD candidates debate over district issues ‘ABOVE NORMAL’ FIRE SEASON PREDICTED A firefighter participates in a wildfire training exercise earlier this month. The green tops of brush mask the dry conditions in the county’s valleys and terrain. Turn to Page A15 for the full story. Photo by Tony Cagala
Fire chief addresses response times with One Paseo By Bianca Kaplanek
CARMEL VALLEY — A mixed-use development slated for the corner of Del Mar Heights Road and El Camino Real will negatively affect emergency response times, according to an April 14 memo from Javier Mainar, fire chief for the city of San Diego. San Diego City Councilwoman Sherri Lightner, “and concerned community members have independently asked the Fire-Rescue Department to analyze whether the additional traffic associated with the proposed One Paseo development in Del Mar Heights will have a negative impact Javier Mainar, the San Diego fire chief issued a memo earlier this on emergency unit response month stating the proposed One Paseo development would have a times,” Mainar wrote. negative impact on emergency unit response times. Rendering cour“The short answer to tesy of Kilroy Realty
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this question is, ‘Yes,’” he stated. One Paseo is described by developer Kilroy Realty Corporation as a “neighborhood village” on an approximately 24-acre lot. The original proposal called for about 1.8 million gross square feet of development with retail and office buildings, a 150-room hotel, more than 600 multifamily residential units, public open spaces, internal roadways and parking structures. Some buildings were proposed to be 10 stories high. In response to concerns that the project was too large, Kilroy revised the plans. The developer’s TURN TO RESPONSE TIMES ON A18
Budget, opening of new high school some of the topics tackled By Rachel Stine
CARLSBAD — Voicing competing views about Sage Creek High School and an agreement with MiraCosta College, two Carlsbad Unified School District Board of Trustees candidates campaigned before the Carlsbad Republican Women Federated during on Tuesday. Republicans Ann Tanner, a psychotherapist who is finishing her first term on the CUSD Board, and Sage Naumann, a 19-year-old owner of a web consulting company, are running for two of the four seats up for election this November. Tanner, who is currently serving as the board president, emphasized her dedication to preparing Carlsbad students for college and career to compete with stu-
dentsRANCHO around the world. She explained that high SFNEWS school students around the world, particularly China, are passing the U.S.’s Advanced Placement exams. “(CUSD students) are going to be competing in a global environment,” she said. “Those kids who are studying their brains out in China, that’s who we need to compete with,” she said. Naumann urged meeting attendees to look past his age and consider his focus on fiscal responsibility for the district. He said the school board needs to consider alternative revenue streams that do not rely on taxes. He proposed that the Board cut costs by working with the city to share maintenance trucks. “We have to take responsibility about our own budget,” he said. Questions from the audience led to a debate between Tanner and Naumann about recent school
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