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VOL. 33, N0. 47
NOV. 22, 2019
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take aim on Cyber Monday By Tawny McCray
REGION — Cyber Monday is around the corner THE and with the recent email VISTA scam that affected 300 million Amazon customers, it’s NEWS important to know how to safely navigate shopping online. Mark Cristobal, who with his wife Mary Ann, owns CMIT Solutions, which serves Encinitas, Carlsbad, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe, said last month’s Amazon swindle was a fresh spin on the RANCHO tried-and-true email scam. “Phishing messages SFNEWS that appeared to be legitimate notifications from the online retail giant attempted to trick users into sharing their account credentials, private logins, and financial information,” Cristobal said. “The fake requests required a response within 24 hours, threatening to permanently disable access to Amazon if they weren’t met.” Cristobal said that extra push worked, tricking thousands of unsuspecting users into clicking an “Update Now” button embedded in the email. That then led to a convincing simulation of Amazon’s login page, which asked for account name and password followed by name, address, city, state, ZIP code, phone number and date of birth. From there, users were prompted to enter their credit card or bank account information as a final form of identify confirmation, which led to an automatic logout and redirect to the
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LANCERS TO PLAY FOR CIF SECTION TITLE
Carlsbad High School football coach Thadd MacNeal instructs his team during practice on Nov. 19. The No. 3-ranked Lancers play No. 1 Helix on Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. at Southwestern College for the CIF San Diego Section championship and a berth in the state playoffs. STORY ON PAGE A9. Photo by Steve Puterski
Solana Beach development nears completion By Lexy Brodt
SOLANA BEACH — Cedros Avenue has long been the cultural heart of Solana Beach, known for its hip commercial offerings and artistic focus. And a new 26,000-square-foot development project, called 330 Cedros, seeks to drive that focus home. The two-story industrial-style building will offer a restaurant, retail and office space, and eight luxury units, but also huge, vibrant murals created by several local artists.
“I think it fits in really well,” said Adam Robinson, principal with San Diego developer RAF Pacifica Group. The $26 million project is currently undergoing finishing touches, though Robinson anticipates future tenants will be able to move into the residential units as early as January. Robinson said RAF Pacifica has pinned down tenants for three of the four retails spaces, which will welcome a new location for fitness franchise F45 Train-
of office space to the area, which will be situated behind the commercial offerings, above a parking structure with about 80 parking spots. Robinson said the project’s residential component will not only bring more much-needed housing to the coastal city but offer LARGE MURALS bring color and life to a new development high-end living spaces in on Cedros Avenue. Photo courtesy of Katalyst Public Relations a section of town that currently doesn’t have any. The six two-bedroom ing and an interior design and street-level restaurant units and two one-bedroom group. They are still in the spaces. process of finding tenants The development for the remaining retail brings 8,000 square feet TURN TO DEVELOPMENT ON A24
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