The Coast News, March 6, 2020

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Gaspar leads in Supervisor primary votes

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By Steve Puterski

REGION — The race between two Democrats to advance to the general election appears to have been settled. Terra Lawson-Remer, a former President Barack Obama official, was leading Escondido Councilwoman Olga Diaz by more than 4,000 votes in the race to advance to the primary election for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 3 seat. I ncumbent Kristin Gaspar ran away with the primary win, as GASPAR the election was for the Democratic presidential race, leaving Laws o n - R e me r and Diaz to slug it out. LAWSON-REMER However, as of March 4, 350,000 ballots were outstanding, according to the Registrar of Voters. As such, Lawson-Remer said on March 4 she has not called the victory and is playing the waiting game for the next several days (election results will be updated online). Regardless of her positioning, she said it was a big day for Democrats and for a new direction on the board. “I think the overwhelming message from last night is that the majority of the voters in the district have rejected Kristin Gaspar,” Lawson-Remer said. “They are looking for new leadership on the county Board of Supervisors. We’ve run a really good race and we’re looking really strong.” Gaspar, meanwhile, recorded 46% of the vote and her campaign manager, Jason Roe, said her showing was better than expectTURN TO ELECTIONS ON A5

By Samantha Nelson

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UP TO 40 BALLOONS ascend during the annual Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival, which runs May 29 to May 31 at the Lake Skinner Recreation Area (25 minutes northeast of Old Town Temecula). Visitors can ride up, up and away in a balloon or take a less hair-raising ride in a tethered balloon. See Hit the Road on Page B2. Courtesy photo

Carlsbad Rotary Club distributes 10,000 meals CARLSBAD — Spring is not typically associated with food drives. Those are primarily highlighted during the winter holiday season when charitable giving is at its peak. However, on March 2, the Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club packaged 10,000 meals at the Westin Carlsbad to benefit a trio of organizations servicing the homeless and food insecure individuals in North County. Wendy Wiegand, presi-

dent of the afternoon club, said the springtime drive was intentional as food banks and homeless service providers traditionally see less food donations than in winter. “There’s all kinds of food drives that go on in the winter, but the problem is for homeless and food deprived people it happens all year long,” Wiegand said. “So, that was one of the strategies to do this in the spring when those food banks and shelters are not ABOUT 50 MEMBERS of the Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club TURN TO ROTARY ON A11

packaged 10,000 meals on March 2 at the Westin Carlsbad. Photo by Steve Puterski

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OCEANSIDE — ElectTHE ed officials in the city must now adhere to VISTA a code of ethics and conduct. NEWS City Council unanimously approved the city’s first Code of Ethics and Conduct Policy on Feb. 26, which outlines expectations of behavior from elected officials in the city and in an effort to strengthen public trust and combat corruption. The code applies to the mayor, all councilRANCHO members, the city clerk and treasurer whethSFNEWS er elected or appointed, council aides and anyone appointed by the council to city boards, committees and commissions. The code goes back to a Sept. 18, 2019, council workshop where council directed staff to develop the code’s language before returning to council for approval. “Staff researched the adopted code of ethics used in other cities and proposed policies consistent with what typical approach is,” said Assistant City Clerk Vaida Pavolas at the Feb. 26 meeting. The code includes 16 standards of ethics in the code, which target conduct of officials both professionally and personally while in office, complying with “the spirit and the letter” of law and city policy, communication, conflicts of interest and use of public resources. Specifically, one of the standards states that members cannot take any special advantage of services or opportunities for personal gain. Another standard prevents members from appearing to council or any board, committee or commission on behalf of the private interests of third parties. Conduct standards listed in the code include practicing civility and decorum in discussions and debate, TURN TO ETHICS ON A11

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