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VOL. 33, N0.31
AUG. 2, 2019
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Shark sightings .com on rise THE Del Mar, Carlsbad, VISTA Solana Beach and NEWS Encinitas on alert
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By Lexy Brodt
nance. Many local First Amendment advocates, though, railed against the new ordinance, along with how long the city has been working on the new ordinance during a public forum on Jan. 30. “We feel the subcommittee and the city reps along with NCCLC will result in a finished product
DEL MAR — Shark sightings have become increasingly common in recent weeks at several beaches in North County and beyond. Del Mar’s chief lifeguard,RANCHO John Edelbrock, said the city has logged SFNEWS eight sightings since June 22. As of the time of publication, the most recent sighting in Del Mar was on July 26. He said most of the sharks the lifeguards have seen in Del Mar have been juvenile sharks, which are about 6 to 7 feet long. The sharks’ behavior has been docile — “not aggressive in any way,” he said. Del Mar is not the only city to report sharks along its beaches. Solana Beach, Encinitas and Carlsbad have confirmed sightings as well. A dead white shark also washed ashore in Carlsbad in mid-July. Sharks have also been spotted recently as far south as Coronado and as far north as San Clemente. “They’ve keyed into enjoying our coastal waters a little more in the past couple of years,” Edelbrock said. According to a press release issued by the city of Solana Beach, the sharks have been spotted
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SOCAL TEEN WINS SUPER GIRL SURF PRO
17-year-old Samantha Sibley of San Clemente took first place in the Super Girl Surf Pro on July 28, beating a stacked field to become the youngest winner of Oceanside’s annual all-women surf competiton. STORY ON PAGE A20. Photo by Abraham Jewett
Carlsbad forms new ad hoc committees to address issues By Steve Puterski
CARLSBAD — As part of its push to engage residents and address issues, the City Council formally approved three additional ad hoc subcommittees during its July 23 meeting. Some of the more pressing needs for the committees to tackle include updating the council’s policies and city code, addressing the city’s expressive activities ordinance and homeless
action plan and creating a standing legislative committee. The council also approved an ad hoc subcommittee to address issues and concerns with sober living homes. City Council and staff have been updating city codes and policies over the past year. The subcommittee, made up of council members Keith Blackburn and Cori Schumacher, will continue to identify sections
and policies in need of updating and bring back recommended amendments to the council. The committee, according to Jason Haber, assistant to the city manager, will dissolve once the updates are complete. As for expressive activities, the City Council has been grappling with revamping its ordinance after the “Families Belong Together” march in June 2018.
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