The coast news, august 4, 2017

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Cannabis event is canceled By Bianca Kaplanek

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DEL MAR — The Goodlife Festival will not be held as planned on Sept. 23 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. “Maybe in 2018,” organizer Lawrence Bame wrote in an email. Bame signed a $12,000 contract with the stateowned facility in March to hold the one-day festival, which was billed as an educational and informational event about medical marijuana. According to a press release from Bame, it was to include food, entertainment, exhibitions and informative seminars to help attendees, who had to be 21 and older, appreciate and learn more about how cannabis, when used in a safe, legal and healthful way, “can enhance a creative, spirited, relaxed (and painfree!) lifestyle.” “It’s a revolutionary new festival for anyone interested in ‘the good life!’ Nowhere else can you learn more about the emerging cannabis scene, (from) the growers and business owners of your favorite cannabis products all in one place,” the press release states. In May, with an 8-0 vote, the board of directors for the 22nd District Agricultural Association, which governs the fairgrounds, rescinded the contract, which required Bame to comply with all local, state and federal laws. Most of the directors — about half are attorneys —

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By Aaron Burgin

SOLANA BEACH — The superintendent of San Dieguito Union High School District apologized to a group of parents of special needs students for the district’s mishandling of its Adult Transition Program and vowed to move swiftly RANCHO in addressing parents’ concerns. SFNEWS District officials said they would create a standing committee that would address special education needs across the district and work to create a permanent solution possibly by the start of the school year, Aug. 29. But the group of parents — who said the district has for decades marginalized the nomadic program — said they had heard similar assurances before and wanted action. “I think you have to flat out admit, the mentality of our district has been that ATP is just an afterthought,” said Ellen Montanari, whose daughter, Maria, is a special needs student. “Can you admit that, yes or no?” Tensions ran high at the July 28 meeting held at Earl Warren Middle School, the location of two modular buildings the district is poised to house the transition program in for the 201718 school year. The four-year adult

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MORE SUPERGIRL PHOTOS ON PAGE A8: Courtney Conlogue of Santa Ana is carried off after her win in last weekend’s Paul Mitchell Neon Supergirl Pro surf event at the Oceanside Pier. Conlogue is a two-time winner of the event. Staff photo

Near-perfect Conlogue wins Supergirl Pro By Promise Yee

OCEANSIDE — Courtney Conlogue of Santa Ana won the Paul Mitchell Neon Supergirl Pro on July 30 with a near perfect wave score. The annual three-day surf competition drew thousands to watch top female surfers compete for the title and $10,000 first-place and

$5,000 second-place win. “This weekend is all about female empowerment,” Rick Bratman, CEO of ASA Entertainment and event producer, said. “The Supergirl Pro was created with the mission of providing opportunities for young women in areas where they are traditionally under-represented. It’s

incredibly heartening to see all the young women that come out to watch these phenomenal athletes compete and find inspiration for their own dreams.” Surfers in the all-women competition are judged on ride commitment and degree of difficulty, innoTURN TO SUPERGIRL ON A23

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