The Coast News, June 18, 2021

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JUNE 18, 2021

SAN San Dieguito MARCOS -NEWS budget factors election costs  Union leader says school district THE can affordVISTA price tag

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Carlsbad HS athletes honored. A3 County lifts most COVID-19 mandates. A6 Ty Humes appointment declared void. A7 Moonlight Amphitheatre kicks off 40th year. B1

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Back in the saddle

By Bill Slane

Breeders’ Cup plans 100% seating capacity for championships at Del Mar Racetrack. A10

Agua Hedionda trail rolls ahead, concerns arise

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By Steve Puterski

CARLSBAD — Another battle over the south shore at Agua Hedionda Lagoon was presented as the Carlsbad City Council approved moving forward with a 1.4-mile trail on the property during its June 15 meeting. The crux of the issue centers on the city’s original 2.4-mile trail along the eastern portion of the property on the south shore, which then would come across an easement owned by San Diego Gas & Electric. The utility owns much of the property, including a string of 500-kilovolt transmission towers and other power poles carrying power from the nearby switch station west of Interstate 5 along Cannon Road. SDG&E denied the city permission to enTURN TO TRAIL ON A15

NEWS

ENCINITAS — The San Dieguito Union High School District is projecting an ending balance of over $13 million at the end of the fiscal year in its proposed budget, which includes the cost of a special election for Trustee Area 5. Late last week the RANCHO provisional appointment of Ty SFNEWS Humes was officially declared void after signatures on a petition calling for a special election for the seat were verified by the county superintendent of schools (See page A7). Opponents of the special election have pointed to the cost as the main factor behind their opposition. “The information we got from the Registrar of Voters was that the high could be $650,000 so that’s what we’ve put in the budget,” said Tina Douglas, associate superintendent of business services. The Registrar of Voters has not been completely clear with the numbers they projected, telling The Coast News they provided San Dieguito a projection of $300,000 to $500,000 for an all-mail election for the 26,610 registered voters of Area 5. There is also the possibility of a second election in the district for the

FAIR RETURNS: The San Diego County Fair kicked off its scaled-back “Home Grown Fun” event on June 11 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. This year’s attractions include a carousel, pony rides, Ferris wheel, Extreme Dogs, Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, more than 30 food vendors, three large shopping halls and more. The fair runs through the Fourth of July. Story on A13. File photo

Levin touts plan to curb childcare costs By Samantha Nelson

OCEANSIDE — With summer here and more pandemic restrictions being lifted, summer camps have started to keep children entertained and cared for while school is out and parents are at work. Due to the growing costs of childcare, Rep. Mike Levin (D-San Juan Capistrano) met with Oceanside Boys & Girls Clubs CEO Jodi Diamond to discuss how additional federal funds can help childcare become more affordable for parents and the non-profits that run them.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a quarter of the country’s childcare providers to close their doors by the end of 2020. “We remain at risk of permanently losing 4.5 million childcare slots across the country,” Levin said during his most recent virtual town hall on June 9. According to Levin, that is why the American Rescue Plan signed into law in March by President Joseph R. Biden included a $39 billion down payment to help keep childcare pro- THE AMERICAN Families Plan would ensure that low and midTURN TO CHILDCARE ON A15

dle-income families won’t pay more than 7% of their income on quality childcare for children under the age of 5. File photo

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