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By Aaron Burgin
ENCINITAS — Encinitas was poised to do one of two things on Oct. 18: become the first North County city to allow farmers to cultivate cannabis or follow suit with other North County cities and ban all RANCHO commercial cannabis activities. The CitySFNEWS Council took a different path, voting 4-1 to send the question of whether to allow marijuana cultivation and limited manufacturing to voters on the November 2018 ballot, and also voted to ban all commercial cannabis activities during the interim. After several rounds of public hearings on the topic and passionate commentary over the past few months, the council majority
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A river hippopotamus born three weeks ago at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido is a male, park officials said last week. The unnamed calf is the 12th born to mother Funani. Mother and son can be seen Tuesdays, Thursdays and weekends. STORY ON PAGE A27. Courtesy photo
TURN TO MARIJUANA ON A23
Fairgrounds concert venue approved By Bianca Kaplanek
DEL MAR — Plans to convert about 40 percent of Surfside Race Place into a nearly 1,870-seat concert venue and 7,000-square-foot beer-tasting exhibit area were approved by the California Coastal Commission after being moved to the consent calendar at the Oct. 12 meeting. While that meant it was authorized without dissention or discussion, it included a handful of added conditions. The coastal development per-
mit will initially be valid for five years, until Oct. 11, 2022. However, the 22nd District Agricultural Association, which owns and operates the Del Mar Fairgrounds where the facility is located, can apply for renewal before it expires. During the life of the permit, the fairgrounds must annually submit data to the commission that includes the dates and types of all events and total attendance. There is also a parking monitoring requirement for informa-
tion such as the number of spaces used by performers and attendees and the location of the parking areas that are used. The commission will use the data to ensure parking is being adequately served onsite and determine if modifications are needed. Usage levels and trip generation of the remodeled Surfside are expected to be below the facility’s peak capacity of 5,500. A concert venue and beer-tasting exhibit area at Surfside Race Place could be up and pouring this time next year. Work is slated to begin next month on the $13 million
TURN TO FAIRGROUNDS ON A24 project recently OK’d by the California Coastal Commission. Photo by Bianca Kaplanek
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