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VOL. 31, N0. 42
OCT. 27, 2017
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Carlsbad to upgrade ocean access.com points By Steve Puterski
CARLSBAD — Construction is set to begin soon for seven ocean access points in Carlsbad Village. The Carlsbad City Council approved an award to Blue Pacific Engineering & Construction, Inc. during the Oct. 24 meeting to begin work on the seven entrances from Oak Avenue to Rue Des Chateaux. The award is not to exceed $3,097,500 with an
additional appropriation of $262,019 to the project’s budget for construction THE costs. Some of VISTA the improvements include adding bike NEWS racks, benches, trash receptacles, lighting and crosswalks and beautifying the entrances with drought-tolerant landscaping. Another goal is to make the entrances easier
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.com Dave Roberts, shown in 2015 when he was hired as manager of the Dodgers, has the team in the World Series for the first time since 1988. Roberts, who lives in Cardiff, was a three-sport star at Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista. Courtesy photo
Roberts’ road to World Series got its start in North County
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ave Roberts is on baseball’s biggest stage after directing the Los Angeles Dodgers to their first World Series since 1988. But Roberts wasn’t always in the spotlight’s glare. Roberts once took a classic fall, which is light years from being a Fall Classic manager. “It was a tough lesson,”
Roberts said of his misstep. While most are patting Roberts on the back, some recall when he was laid out. Roberts was entering his junior football season at Rancho Buena Vista High, when a knee injury waylaid the three-sport star. Roberts had to skip a year of sports along his uneven path as a player, coach and manager. But here he is, leading the
Dodgers to the World Series, with Game 3 on Saturday in Houston. “When you miss a season your scholarships start to dwindle,” said Roberts, who remains a Cardiff resident. “And I wasn’t the biggest guy so there were a lot of doubters.’ Roberts rebounded his final year at RBV to earn a football scholarship at the Air Force Academy. But he
had second doubts about orchestrating a triple-option attack. So he called his first prep baseball coach. “He was all set up to go to Air Force,” said Butch Smith, Roberts’ junior varsity coach at Vista High. Instead his passion for baseball set in. Roberts belatedly declined Air Force’s offer in the summer TURN TO ROBERTS ON A14
The Carlsbad City Council approved an award to begin construction on the seven beach access points along Ocean Street. The entrances, such as the one here at Grand Avenue and Ocean Street, will include lighting, benches, bike racks and other improvements for safety and access. Photo by Steve Puterski
Federal lawsuit targets move to voting districts By Aaron Burgin
ENCINITAS — An Encinitas councilman said he believes the city should partner with the mayor of Poway in his lawsuit to halt a widespread — and in many cases, reluctant — movement in California to change the way voters elect their local representatives.
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