The Coast News, Feb. 5, 2010

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VOL. 24, NO. 6

FEB. 5, 2010

THISWEEK HELPING

Scripps sand moves to beach

OUT HAITI

BIRD IN PARADISE

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CARLSBAD — A Hope for Children of Haiti event was hosted Jan. 30 by Pink Elephant Nannies at the Grand Pacific Palisades Resort in Carlsbad. The event raised just more than $3,000 dollars, which will all be donated to the American Red Cross. There were more than 40 silent auction items and more than 50 raffle items at the event. The community came together for this effort, offering their goods and services. Jennifer West did caricatures and facepainting,Mobile Photo Booth provided a photo booth, Daniel Knighton of Pixel Perfect Images offered his photography services,DJ Aesthetix provided the music, Karl Strauss donated the beer, Pat and Oscars donated breadsticks, Boston’s Gourmet Pizza donated pasta, Kate and Kaylies Confections did the desserts, and coffee was provided by Rick and Shana Frey of RS Health Solutions. There was also a fashion show with clothing provided by Henning Boutique in Solana Beach. At right, above, Vista resident Kaylie Kraus, of Kate and Kaylie’s Confections, puts out some cupcakes for the crowd. At right, below, Carlsbad resident Chris Chamberlin of DJ Aesthetics donated his talent as deejay.

By Wehtahnah Tucker

ENCINITAS — City Council approved a proposal to receive sand at Moonlight Beach from a private construction site. The council voted unanimously, with Councilman Jerome Stocks absent, at its meeting Jan. 27. Kathy Weldon, a program manager for the city, told the council that 16,000 cubic yards of excavated sand would come from the constriction site of a parking structure at Scripps Memorial Hospital in Encinitas. A sampling of the sand was analyzed by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency and approved for intertidal zone placement according to Weldon. The sand will be placed directly in the water at Moonlight Beach between A and C streets. The effort is scheduled TURN TO SAND ON A23

Judge sees no need Public speaks out about power plant placement to remove himself Photos by Daniel Knighton

By Alyx Sariol

CARLSBAD — North County residents answered Carlsbad’s call to speak out against the proposed power plant project at a Feb.1 public comment session. Concerned locals packed the Hilton Garden Inn, 6450 Carlsbad Blvd., to speak before James Boyd and Anthony Eggert of the California Energy Commission, or CEC. With anti-plant pins affixed to their shirts, residents made their desire to move the plant elsewhere very clear. “This is one moment in time that we have the opportunity to change the vision and the focus of the future,” Councilman Matt Hall, a lifelong Carlsbad resident, said. The public comment session was preceded by the first day of expert evidence and witness testimony both for and against the project to help in the CEC’s deciding process. The CEC is TAKING IT IN James Boyd of the California Energy Commission solely responsible for decid- intently listens to the public’s comments on the evening of Feb. 1. ing if the plant will contin- Photo by Alyx Sariol

ue as currently envisioned — located just east of the existing Encina Power Plant owned by NRG Energy, Inc. — or if it will be relocated elsewhere. The community was invited to sit through the expert commentary but had to hold their comments until the 6 p.m. hearing. Long-time residents and newcomers to the Carlsbad area cited a number of reasons why the power plant should be moved away from the coastline, ranging from health concerns to quality of life in the community. Stacey Quartarone pleaded before the commission to reconsider the location of the future power plant, citing the existing one as a factor in the death of her 16-year-old son, Chase. For years, the Quartarone family has dealt with black soot and harmful toxins from the plant inside their home, TURN TO PLANT ON A15

By Randy Kalp

VISTA — Evidence, or the lack thereof, in a North County criminal case has created quite a stir between the San Diego District Attorney’s Office and a Superior Court judge. Prosecutors had demanded Judge Harry Elias remove himself from a three-strikes case in which he must decide if evidence was improperly withheld from the defense; however, at a motions hearing Jan. 27, the judge said he reviewed the law pertaining to a judicial disqualification and that none of the factors, including personal bias or prejudice concerning a party, applied to this case. In a motion filed in January, Deputy District Attorney Katherine Flaherty called for Elias to step down from the case citing that he TURN TO JUDGE ON A16


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