The Coast News, January 6, 2023

Silvergate San Marcos — North County’s leading boutique-style retirement community — opens its sixth and final neighborhood in its dedicated Memory Care Suites building in January 2023. To celebrate having completed major renovations this year and mark the opening of the final collection all-private memory care suites, the community has announced a year-end savings program that will lock in one full year of 2022 pricing in the new year for families seeking care for loved ones living with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease or memory loss.

A Proven Care Solution for Those Facing Memory Loss

“We understand what families face during the holidays as they return home to visit aging parents,” said David Nelson, Director of Marketing for the Silvergate San Marcos senior living community. “Often, the challenges of care become too much for families and having a proven care solution to turn to — like what we offer at Silvergate — can be a welcome relief for family members, especially when they have their own families to care for and are juggling their own obligations.”

This month, families can visit the community for a private tour, learn about how professional memory care is delivered at Silvergate and secure 2022 pricing on an all-private Memory Care Suite at Silvergate San Marcos through December 31st , representing a signifi cant savings in the new year. For a loved one who may now need more specialized care and mind-nurturing activities than families can provide at home, the community’s award-winning

care solution and innovative building design offer the peace of mind families are seeking at the holiday season and throughout the year.

Dedicated Building – Neighborhood Design

Unique to Silvergate, the dedicated Memory Care Suites building was designed specifically for seniors managing the challenges associated with impaired memory. The building houses six distinct “neighborhoods,” each made up of private and shared rooms oriented towards common living and dining room spaces. The neighborhood design takes a more personalized, home-like approach to care and provides residents with an easy-to-navigate building floorplan.

Each neighborhood has an adjacent, themed Activity Room that has been renovated, giving residents a variety of destinations each day for activities and events, including an arts and craft room, a music room, a quiet reading room and a sunroom. These spaces help provide residents with an opportunity to connect with others and engage in regular activities every day such as music therapy, wellness classes, brain teasers and group conversation. These upgraded Activity Rooms come online with an all-new roster of therapeutic and inspiring activities for residents who are living with the challenges associated with dementia and memory loss.

“We’re here to support residents, their families and the community as they look for viable solutions to care for loved ones who are coming to terms with a dementia diagnosis,” said Janet Mangaya, Director of Resident Care at Silvergate San Marcos. “Our team has a firm grasp on how cognitive deficit works,

understands how to control emotions and is specially trained to provide the most effective care techniques that bring meaningful moments for those challenged by memory loss. We’ve helped countless families on their journey to understanding and coping with the effects of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.”

Proven Experience & Award-Winning Care

The seasoned team of nurses, medical technicians and caregivers deliver the highest levels of care with the greatest degree of dignity, respect, and sensitivity, according to Joan Rink-Carroll, Executive Director for the Silvergate San Marcos community.

“Our memory care services are unlike any other because we maintain an industry-leading caregiverto-resident ratio with at least one caregiver for every six residents,” said Rink-Carroll, who has assembled a highly specialized team of nurses, caregivers and staff to operate the community’s memory care unit. “We believe having more eyes on fewer residents provides increased supervision and assures the safety and security of residents.”

New-Year Savings on All-Private Memory Care Suite Ends January 31st

To take advantage of Silvergate’s new-year savings program, book a tour today with David Nelson by calling 760-744-4484 or visit SilvergateRR.com. General information about the independent living, assisted living and memory care accommodations at Silvergate can be found at SilvergateRR.com/SM. Silvergate is located at 1550 Security Place, San Marcos, CA 92078.

Man, 23, killed in Encinitas hit-and-run on New Year’s Day

By Laura Place

ENCINITAS — The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run early Sunday morning in Encinitas that left a man dead.

The victim has been identified as David D’Lima, 23, a graduate of Canyon Crest Academy who went on to attend UC Santa Barbara.

While law enforcement hasn’t confirmed the victim’s city of residence, an individual matching his name and age appears to be a graduate of Canyon

Crest Academy and reside in Carmel Valley.

Around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, a vehicle traveling westbound on Encinitas Boulevard struck a male pedestrian who was crossing Encinitas Boulevard at Coast Highway 101.

The vehicle then continued onto West B Street and fled the area, according to Sheriff’s deputies.

The man was rushed to the hospital with major injuries but was later pronounced deceased.

Sheriff’s deputies described the vehicle as a dark colored sedan or van, possibly a Chrysler or Dodge, with damage to the

front driver’s side.

It is not currently known if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the collision.

Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station at (760) 966-3500 or the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department at (858) 5655200.

Assault leaves man in critical condition

A 20-year-old is in critical condition after being assaulted by multiple people early Saturday in Vista.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is seeking information from anyone who may have witnessed the attack after deputies found the man, whose name has not been released, unconscious in the 300 block of Vista Village Drive around 1 a.m. on Saturday with numerous injuries.

Witnesses said he was attacked by numerous people. He is currently in critical but stable condition, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

No arrests have been made in the case as of Saturday.

Anyone who witnessed

the attack or has information about possible suspects to contact is urged to contact the Sheriff’s Department at 858-565-5200.

Carlsbad police find body near I-5

A decomposed body was found on Dec. 31 in the brush on the side of Interstate 5, police confirmed.

Officers were responding to a call of a shoplifter at Ralph’s supermarket at 7140 Avenida Encinas at 4:09 p.m. Friday when they found what appeared to be a homeless encampment with human remains in the brush area south-

east of the shopping center, according to Lt. Shaun Lawton of the Carlsbad Police Department.

“Based on the condition of these remains, it appears as though they had been there for some time, possibly months,’’ the lieutenant said.

Officials from the San Diego County coroner’s office were called to the scene.

The identity of the dead person was pending further investigation.

There was no indication of foul play, Lawton said.

Rep. Levin secures millions for North County projects

By Steve Puterski

REGION — Congressman Mike Levin (D-CA) helped secure millions in federal grants for several North County projects, from helping construct Veterans Memorial Park in Carlsbad to improving stormwater drainage along Coast Highway 101 in Leucadia.

Girl, 16, city’s first female Eagle Scout

By Laura Place

SAN MARCOS — A 16-year-old high school junior has become the first female Eagle Scout in San Marcos — something that would not have been possible three years ago — after helping to start a local Boy Scouts of America troop for young women.

Allison “Allie” Primosch, a junior at San Marcos High School, has always chased adventure in the form of hiking, camping and other outdoor activities but struggled to find an organization that offered enough opportunities.

In 2019, she finally had the chance to do all these things and more with the Boy Scouts after the organization finally began accepting young women into its ranks. This positioned Primosch and others within reach of the esteemed Eagle Scout status, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts' program.

“What I really wanted to do was get out and do outdoor adventures, and I really got to do that with scouts,” Primosch said, describing how her troop did activities like backpacking, camping, and snow camping. “It would be so cool if more girls were interested in or encouraged to be in boy scouting. It’s such a good program, and if you stick with it, you learn so much, but you don’t even realize you’re learning be-

In total, Levin secured nearly $50 million for projects in Orange and San Diego counties after the House of Representatives recently passed a federal omnibus appropriations bill.

The city of Carlsbad received $3 million to help fund construction for Veterans Memorial Park, which consists of 94 acres of open space off Cannon Road along Faraday Avenue and will feature approximately 55 acres of preserve and 39 acres of parkland.

The sprawling park includes a memorial plaza, three playgrounds, two mountain bike tracks, outdoor exercise and picnic areas, trails and public art, among other features.

Construction is expected to be in 2024 be completed by 2025.

“This project will benefit Carlsbad’s estimated 114,250 residents and four million visitors each year, including those from neighboring cities that lack access to new park facilities,” Levin’s statement reads. “For this reason, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) has identified the Veterans Memorial Park as a regional

open space park, indicating that the park will serve a regional need.”

According to the city’s park performance standards, each of the city’s quadrants will have a surplus of at least 14 acres of park space.

In August, Kyle Lancaster, Carlsbad’s director of Parks and Recreation, said the city also has 80 acres of park projects in the pipeline.

Lancaster said the next step is to prepare the bid with an estimated project cost of $30.2 million funded by the Community Facilities District No. 1, a citywide district created in 1991 to pay for facilities, improvements and highway interchanges. The district levied a one-time special

tax lien on vacant properties to help finance the development.

However, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune, construction estimates have increased to about $35 million.

Funding for other municipalities

• Del Mar received $750,000 toward its Del Mar Climate Resiliency and Access Improvement Project. The project would enhance mobility and adaptation to the effects of climate change in Del Mar and the surrounding area.

The city requested

$1,768,200 to implement pre-construction monitoring and project notification for a future sand replenishment project, complete

a conceptual design for a flood mitigation project, and connect existing trails to expand pedestrian access and create a scenic loop trail network through the entire city.

• The MiraCosta Community College District received $1 million for its Technology Career Institute. The institute will use this funding to expand its course offerings to include virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation.

With this funding, TCI expects to train at least 445 students, and the program will also make education and certificates accessible to a more diverse community. Also, the institute can reduce tuition to a maximum of $1,000 for any individual (Tuition typically runs between $1,500 and $7,500). It will also help them provide childcare and

ALLIE PRIMOSCH, a junior at San Marcos High School, obtained the rank of Eagle Scout.

Courtesy photo/Tom Primosch

THE CITY OF ENCINITAS will receive $4 million in federal funding to help update inadequate drainage infrastructure along Coast Highway 101 in Leucadia. File photo/Jordan P. Ingram

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SDUHSD: Off to a rocky start

By Garvin Walsh

“Won’t Get Fooled Again,” the closing track on “Who’s Next,” The Who’s 1971 album, finishes with "the greatest scream of a career filled with screams" from Roger Daltrey, followed by his rendition of Pete Townsend’s now-iconic lyric: “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.”

Or, as the French are known to say, “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” The more things change, the more they stay the same.

We got a dose of that at the December 13 meeting of the newly-constituted San Dieguito Union High School District board of trustees. Following the November elections, the majority of the five-person board now consists of three trustees who enjoy the backing of the teachers’ union: Katrina Young, Rimga Viskanta and Jane Lea Smith — the latter two being newly elected.

This alignment returns the district to the circumstances which existed prior to the 2020 election, after which, briefly, an independent majority prevailed. Plus ça change…

The question now to be resolved is whether this new majority will revert to old habits or find a way to avoid the drama, controversy, and public outrage of recent months. Based on the very first board meeting, they’re off to a rocky start.

Two items on the December 13 agenda suggest we have reason to be concerned.

First, the majority voted to conduct elections for the new Board officers without first allowing public comment.

which requires that the public be given the opportunity to comment about agenda items before or during board deliberation.

This violation was the subject of a letter to the board appended to the agenda of the December 29 Special Meeting (3-C, “anticipated litigation”). Due to the illegality of this board action, the election of officers will have to be conducted again.

The second item of concern seems much worse, also involving a violation of the law.

Item 12-E on December 13 was a proposed amendment to the San Dieguito Faculty Association (Teachers Union) Master Contract, which was just approved last October.

The existing contract provides for an increase in the district’s contribution towards healthcare insurance according to terms which calculate to be 6.15%, nearly in line with the 6.5% aggregate increase in the cost of health insurance across the district.

The proposed amendment, in contrast, would increase the district’s healthcare contribution by nearly 20%.

Moreover, as a result, out-of-pocket premium costs for a majority of the teachers would actually decline. In return for that largesse, the district would get...nothing.

The difference between the contractually-required increase and the amount requested by the union is over $300,000 per year, which will become part of the baseline subsidy calculation in the years ahead.

kids.

Being fiscally reckless is not a violation of the law. But hiding information about the matter from the public is. The limited discussion during the meeting revealed that Trustee Michael Allman had earlier shared with the other members of the Board summary data showing the actual cost of the proposal to the District.

By law, that information must be made available to the public; it was not.

Even more troubling, when Allman attempted to address the issue during the meeting, he was interrupted by now-President Viskanta, who prevented him from sharing the information with the public and denied him further opportunity to speak. Viskanta’s action was purposeful, aggressive, and, by silencing Allman, an abuse of power. It was also illegal.

The nature of that encounter suggests an intentional effort to withhold information from the public. Given the absence of any consideration from the SDFA in exchange, it seems the new Board majority has launched its tenure with a gratuitous ki$$ to its union supporters.

This may be about policy differences, but the circumstances suggest that the majority is reverting to type, facilitating another corrupt bargain between themselves and the public sector employees from whom they derive power. Plus ça change…

Silencing the minority in a public body is wrong – a course correction is needed, which could put the Board on the right track.

Success strategies for New Year’s resolutions

By Bryan Golden

Almost 90% of Americans will make at least one New Year’s resolution.

Less than 20% will succeed in accomplishing even one.

The beginning of the year is a great time for life-improving resolutions.

Common resolutions include losing weight, giving up smoking, maintaining a budget, saving money, finding a better job, getting healthier, becoming more organized and spending more time with family.

Whatever your resolutions, here are some specific strategies to help you succeed.

First and foremost is to take the first step, which is to start. Without action, there will be no success. Action creates results. Intention alone will not work.

Have written goals stating what you want to accomplish. If you want to lose weight, how much and by when? If you want to live within a budget, what is the amount?

If you want to continue your education, what school will you go to and which classes will you take?

Take small but consistent steps. Habits are formed by frequent repetition over time. Change occurs by the same process. A resolution is not all or nothing.

Partial change is okay. Any progress in the desired direction, regardless of how small, is a success.

Accomplishing a resolution is a process, not a one-time effort. Positive goals are more effective than negative ones.

Rather than saying you will eat less, resolve to have a healthier diet. Instead of spending less time at work you can endeavor to spend more time at home.

Bad habits can’t just be eliminated; they have to be replaced by good ones.

Identify potential obstacles so they don’t surprise you. If you experience a setback, don’t give up. Don’t blame yourself if you stumble.

Failure only occurs

when you stop trying. Difficulties are an opportunity to learn. If you slide backwards, get back on track, get back in gear and resume your progress.

Don’t keep your plans a secret. Develop a support system utilizing friends and family. Visualize how great you will feel as you succeed. Take credit for all accomplishments. It doesn’t matter if your progress is slower than you would like.

Don’t try to change

too many things at once or you risk becoming overwhelmed and discouraged.

You can have a long list of resolutions so long as you realize all of the items don’t have to be addressed simultaneously.

Each accomplishment can be followed by another. Change can begin at any time, not just on Jan. 1. Believe in yourself and your ability to change. Change can feel difficult, uncomfortable, or painful, but you can do it. Become determined to succeed. Don’t procrastinate.

Although doing nothing is often an appealing alternative, it leads to frustration.

Each day is a new opportunity to work on your resolutions. If you were successful yesterday, fantastic, keep going.

If yesterday was a disappointment, today is a new chance to make progress. Replace the word “try” with “will.”

Do whatever it takes to get the results you want.

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Justifying this process, Katrina Young commented that the public “can offer their input about what we have [already] decided at public comment, but if they are suggesting that we might change how we are voting by public comment, I think that would be not good governance.”

Unfortunately, that approach violates the law,

That money could pay for brand-new desks for all students in one of our middle schools every year. It could also fund the annual maintenance cost for the new swimming pool planned for Torrey Pines High School.

Unfortunately, someone’s got their priorities misplaced – it’s a great deal for teachers, not for the

If there is to be a sense of comity and détente on the Board, it will be necessary for the majority to lead us there, with a willingness to listen to the minority and with reasoned and defensible policy choices.

Garvin Walsh is a resident of Encinitas and the San Dieguito Union High School District.

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Believe in yourself and your ability to change. Change can feel difficult, uncomfortable, or painful, but you can do it.”

By Samantha Nelson OCEANSIDE

— TriCity Healthcare District president and CEO Steve Dietlin will retire at the end of March after spending more than a decade in leadership at the hospital.

Tri-City board chairman Rocky Chavez accepted Dietlin’s letter of retirement “with deep regret” on Dec. 30, praising his leadership over the last 10 years.

“Steve has been an outstanding, transformational leader for our hospital and community,” Chavez stated in an official announcement of Dietlin’s retirement. “He will be sorely missed.”

Dietlin first joined TriCity as the chief financial officer in 2013. Over the next few years, Dietlin was responsible for a positive turnaround of the hospital’s financial status.

Dietlin was named president and CEO in 2016. He has more than 30 years of healthcare management experience.

During Dietlin’s time as CEO, the hospital launched several initiatives to improve the region’s healthcare, including the creation of a new inpatient psychiatric health facility in partnership with the county as well as an almost-finished new MRI suite and an up -

coming emergency room remodel.

Dietlin also helped to secure funding for the hospital and to establish TriCity as a leader in community engagement through its COASTAL Commitment outreach initiative, partnering with more than 80 local organizations to focus on regional issues like access to healthcare, community and social support, economic security and education, and homelessness and housing instability.

Dietlin was a stabilizing force for the hospital through his calm and thoughtful approach to leadership, according to healthcare district officials.

In his retirement announcement, Dietlin expressed his pride over the hospital’s accomplishments during his tenure.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve the communities of Carlsbad, Oceanside and Vista over the past decade,” Dietlin said.

“Leading and working side-by-side with thousands of dedicated Tri-City team members and community leaders to deliver our mission to advance the health and wellness of our community has been a rewarding experience that I will always carry with me.”

The Tri-City Healthcare District board of directors has formed an ad hoc committee to find Dietlin’s replacement.

Carlsbad teen YoungArts writing finalist

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By Steve Puterski

CARLSBAD — A local teenager was recently named a YoungArts writing finalist, the organization’s top accolade, and became eligible for the prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts award, one of the nation’s highest academic honors for high school students.

Last month, Carlsbad resident Mia Davis, 17, a senior at Academy of Our Lady of Peace High School in San Diego, joined approximately 700 other YoungArts award winners nationwide across several disciplines, including design arts, theater, writing, voice, dance, music and film.

A finalist in the spoken word category, Davis will participate in National YoungArts Week from Jan. 8-15 in Miami.

Participants will have the chance to learn from notable artists, such as architect Germane Barnes, author Richard Blanco, actor and playwright Taylor Mac, jazz alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, costume designer Machine Dazzle and actor BD Wong, according to a YoungArts press release.

“I was completely shocked. I had absolutely no idea,” Davis told The Coast News. “I was at school and just started screaming and jumping around. It was a great moment. Very special.”

As a YoungArts award winner, Davis joins a distinguished group of accomplished artists, including contemporary artist Daniel Arsham, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, dancer Camille A. Brown, actor Timothée Chalamet, actress Viola Davis and poet Amanda Gorman, to name a few.

Lin and Ted Arison established YoungArts in 1981 to identify exceptional young artists, amplify

potential and invest in lifelong creative freedom. YoungArts provides space, funding, mentorship, professional development and community throughout an artist's career.

Selected through the organization’s prestigious competition, YoungArts award winners, all 15-18 years old, are chosen for the caliber of their artistic achievement by esteemed discipline-specific panels of artists through a rigorous, blind adjudication process.

YoungArts is the sole nominating agency for the President Scholar in the Arts award, established by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 to recognize the nation’s top graduating high school seniors.

In 1979, the program was expanded to include students who demonstrat-

ed talent in the visual, creative and performing arts.

YoungArts nominates 60 artists to the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars each year. The commission then selects 20 award recipi-

“Every year, we are inspired anew by the talent, dedication and creativity of extraordinary early career artists,” said YoungArts artistic director Lauren Snelling.

“YoungArts is proud to support artists at critical junctures throughout their lives, and we look forward to providing community and professional and creative development opportunities that will empower the 2023 award winners as they embark on exciting careers in the arts. Now more than ever, it is essential to support artists so their voices can be heard long into the future.”

For the duration of her career, Davis is eligible for exclusive creative and professional development support, including a wide range of fellowships, residencies and awards; micro-grants and financial awards; virtual and in-person presentation opportunities in collaboration with notable venues and cultural partners nationwide; and access to YoungArts Post, a free, private online platform for YoungArts artists to connect, collaborate and discover new opportunities.

Other local 2023 YoungArts winners include Canyon Crest Academy’s Hans Yang (Writing, Novel), and Torrey Pines High School’s Avery Hall and Canyon Crest Academy’s Grace Li (Dance, Modern Contemporary).

TRI-CITY HEALTHCARE District president and CEO Steve Dietlin will retire at the end of March after more than 10 years with the hospital. Courtesy photo/The Coast News graphic

CARLSBAD RESIDENT Mia Davis, 17, was named a YoungArts writing finalist eligible for a U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts award. Courtesy photo

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According to San Marcos Unified spokesperson Amy Ventetuolo, the district was made aware of

a concern on Sept. 29 and immediately placed Mitchell on leave the following morning.

Superintendent Andy Johnsen advised the Mission Hills community of Mitchell’s leave on Tuesday, and emphasized the matter does not appear to involve any harm to a student.

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On Tuesday evening,

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Woman gets life without parole for Carlsbad murder

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By Jordan P. Ingram & Steve Puterski

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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, regional economic experts say that the mall has suffered from a marked

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MISSION HILLS HIGH SCHOOL principal Cliff Mitchell was placed on leave for an unknown concern not involving law enforcement. Courtesy photo

AN INCIDENT involving alleged misconduct by members of the Vista High School football was investigated over the summer. Photo by Laura Place

MALISSA JAMES, pictured here in 2019, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of Carlsbad resident Marjorie Gawitt. The Coast News/File photo

SINCE THE BEGINNING of the pandemic, regional economic experts say the mall has suffered from a marked increase in tenant vacancies. Courtesy photo

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Record UC applicants make for finicky application process

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Earlier this morning, Sara’s father Greg Otero shared the news of her death on social media after writing that his daughter “decided that she had had

A 2014 PHOTO reportedly depicting a bell-shaped object over the Oceanside pier by Carlsbad photographer Ann Patterson. Photo courtesy of Ann Patterson

THE OLD CALIFORNIA Restaurant Row property along West San Marcos Boulevard could be the site of a new commercial and residential development. Photo by Laura Place

A RENDERING of the sprawling and controversial Ocean Kamp project in Oceanside. Courtesy photo

CARLSBAD STRAWBERRY Company owner Jimmy Ukegawa challenged a city decision regarding attractions at the Strawberry Fields along Cannon Road. Photo by Steve Puterski

UCLA RECEIVES the highest number of applicants in the nation, reporting an increase of 10,000 applications in 2022. Courtesy photo

SARA ‘CELESTE’ OTERO went missing on Jan. 28 in Oceanside. Her family reported the discovery of her body in February. Courtesy photo

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Business news and special achievements for North San Diego County. Send information via email to community@ coastnewsgroup.com.

SMOKING BAN?

The city of Encinitas is considering a smoking ordinance and is seeking public input through Jan. 9. Make comments at ClimateAction@encinitasca. gov.

GRANTS OFFERED

Applications are being accepted for the Community Enhancement ARPA Augmentation Grant and Neighborhood Reinvestment Program. In addition, the county Board of Supervisors allocated over $25 million dollars for small business and non-profits that have been impacted by COVID-19 (less than 20 employees). While there is no deadline to apply, there is limited funding so those interested are encouraged to apply in the coming months. More at sandiegocounty.gov.

VOLUNTEER HONOR

Siena Porcelli, an eighth-grade student at Santa Fe Christian School, has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. Porcelli has logged more than 100 volunteer hours with the National Charity League this year. The award recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country.

ART COUNCIL SHOWS

The California Arts Council has announced a grant award of $13,950 to Surfing Madonna Oceans

Project as part of its Statewide and Regional Networks program in its second round of funding for 2022. With support from the California Arts Council, Surfing Madonna Oceans Project will produce two juried art exhibitions in 2023: “Save the Ocean 3” in October, and “Ocean/ Earth/Air” in April. Visual artists and poets from Southern California will receive financial awards and cultivate their artistic reputations. To apply visit surfingmadonna.org/ artshow.

CYCLERY OPENS

Steve Yeager, general manager and operating partner for Cadence Cyclery in Encinitas, announced the shop’s Grand Opening will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 14 at 190 N. Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas. The cyclery will be hosting group bike rides starting from the shop at 9 a.m. They also plans to host both on-road and off-road rides on a weekly basis as well as periodic educational seminars.

FUNDING FOR NCTD

The North County Transit District announced Dec. 23, the appropriation of $7 million in Fiscal Year 2023 Community Project Funding for its Sprinter Corridor Service Improvement Project. The funding, requested by Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49), will allow NCTD to further the mod-

ernization of signals on the Sprinter corridor, an initial phase of the multi-year Corridor Service Improvement Project. The project seeks to increase the speed and frequency of Sprinter service with an ultimate objective of reducing the time between departures from every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes.

THE SOUND

The Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds will open a new, 1,900-capacity concert venue. The Sound opens in February 2023 with Ziggy Marley as the first act and will be operated by the same folks who book the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach.

SD AT LEGOLAND

America's Brightest City is about to become the biggest little metropolis on the block, as Legoland California unveils the world's first Lego-constructed city of San Diego, coming this spring to the Carlsbad theme park's Miniland U.S.A.

HORTON PLAZA MAKEOVER

This downtown shopping center will reopen this year in a vastly different guise — an ambitious, multipurpose tech, retail, entertainment and residential hub. The new Horton Plaza is expected to have 50-60 shops (including a grocery store) as well as flexible office and research space, event venues, even a gym.

NEW COASTER COMING

SeaWorld will launch what it calls the fastest and longest "straddle coaster" on the West Coast: the Arctic Rescue in Spring 2023. You'll ride this one snowmobile-style at speeds of up to 40 mph on more than a half-mile of track.

COPLEY HALL REDONE

The San Diego Symphony's indoor performance home is set to reopen in Fall 2023 after a $125 million renovation. The downtown center's 1929-vintage Copley Symphony Hall has been outfitted with stateof-the-art digital sound and lighting, and can seat up to 1,750.

Full of pride and pie crust

It was a Christmas miracle.

I made a pie crust. A fairly decent pie crust. It was my first — the one bake I have been avoiding for decades.

I’m just sorry my mom wasn’t here to see it. She made perfect pie crusts and never really understood why I was so intimidated by it.

The small irony is I didn’t actually make a pie. What I craved were the cinnamon pinwheels my mom used to make with her leftover dough. I loved them and there were never enough.

I used the entire pie recipe and made pans and pans of them, perfect for munching.

Of course, they don’t taste the same as my mom’s, but they were close enough to warrant a second batch

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jean gillette

— so technically I made two pie crusts. I am still amazed.

Jumping into a tricky bake is much easier when you have nothing to lose. I wasn’t baking for anyone else. No one else in my house fancies the pinwheels. And of course, I burned some of the first batch. No worries. It was all part of the big experiment.

I have had a bad habit, over the years, of trying to cook things I’ve never cooked before, with use as a gift in mind. Bad plan.

I watched my mom make fudge year after year

and figured it was doable. Nope. I tossed three batches before I gave it a pass and made the boyfriend some easy cookies. I haven’t tried it since.

Armed with my pie confidence, maybe this is the year.

So, stocked with a bag of pinwheels, my favorite chocolates and a pizza, I went to ground for New Year’s Eve. My daughter had planned a party for her 30-something friends and I wanted to be as scarce as possible.

I prepared for the apocalypse and laid low, munching happily and watched movies late into the night. May you all munch happily into 2023.

Jean Gillette is a freelance writer who will search for the perfect soft-ball temperature in 2023.

Screwiest conversation of the week

Recently I visited Rancho Bernardo to deliver a package. My friend’s office is a PO box at a storefront, and I forgot the address amidst the holiday hubbub.

Fortunately, I had the right shopping center. With only two such stores to choose from, I had a 50/50 shot of finding it. Naturally, my first guess was wrong, leading to this conversation:

ME:Does Jane Jones get her mail here?

CLERK: How would I know?

ME:Um … check your customer list?

Recognizing I had the wrong location, I entered Store B to have this conversation:

ME:Does Jane Jones get her mail here?

CLERK: Yes. No computers. No lists. Just four employees nodding, leading me to three conclusions:

1) I must pay more attention to addresses I’m traveling to;

2) Jane is memorable;

Seniors visit historic Riverside hotel over holidays

of the 120-year-old Mission Inn Hotel in Riverside, were colorfully shared by a hotel historian this holiday season with residents of Silvergate Retirement Residence.

VOLUNTEER

JOIN THE NORTH COASTAL SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SENIOR VOLUNTEER PATROL

The Senior Volunteer Patrol of the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station performs home vacation security checks, assists with traffic control, enforces disabled parking regulations, patrols neighborhoods, schools, parks and shopping centers and visits homebound seniors who live alone for the communities of Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar.& portions of the county’s unincorporated areas. Volunteers must be at least age 50, be in good health, pass a background check, have auto insurance & a valid California driver’s license. Training includes a two week academy plus training patrols. The minimum commitment is 24 hours per month, & attendance at a monthly meeting. Interested parties should call (760) 966-3579 to arrange an information meeting.

The entire Silvergate family, including nearly 100 residents and guests, came together to celebrate and enjoy the Festival of Lights at the mission-revival style inn.

“Our annual holiday celebration has become a Silvergate family tradition,” said Joan Rink-Carroll, executive director of Silvergate’s San Marcos community, whose residents and guests enjoyed a fine-dining experience in the same room where presidents, royalty and celebrities have gathered for more than a century.

Surrounded by the beauty of the Mission Inn at the holiday season, Silver-

gate attendees were treated to a historical overview of the hotel’s priceless artworks and later meandered through an array of holiday lights and decorations.

While dining in the hotel’s historic Spanish Art Gallery, Silvergate’s guests were told stories imparted by Hotel Docent BarbaraAnn Burns.

In her talk, Burns recounted the history of the hotel’s colorful owner, Christopher Columbus Miller. She also shared about the weddings and honeymoons enjoyed at the inn by figures such as Richard and Pat Nixon, Bette Davis, and Ronald and Nancy Reagan.

Burns spoke of the many visits made to the inn by famous figures like Andrew Carnegie, W.C. Fields, Clark Gable, Tom Hanks and Ted Kennedy.

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3) Store B knows their customers much better than Store A does And there it was in a nutshell — the key to business success.

Advertising executive David Ogilvy observed: “The customer is not a moron. She’s your wife.” It’s a lesson the folks at Store A would be wise to remember.

Because customers know when they’re valued and also when they’re just numbers in a ledger. Store A’s team doesn’t know their clientele unless they see their name on a list.

Store B, however, knew their customer without hesitation. They obviously know Jane (who is memorable), but I’ll venture a guess they know all their customers.

Which means if Joe or Sam doesn’t show up for a while, they’ll notice. They’ll

probably even reach out to make sure everything’s okay.

But I’m betting the other guys wouldn’t notice until a mailbox overflowed or an invoice remained unpaid.

Recognize that “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” applies in business. Because despite anything you’ve read, customers want to be treated like real people.

Furthermore, given the choice between someone just wanting my money and someone who actually knows (and cares) who I am, I’m going to go for the latter choice every time.

And I’m not alone!

As you’re considering how to grow your business over the coming year, take some time to get to know your customers one-on-one. They’ll appreciate it, and you (and your bottom line) will be richer for it.

With that said, I wish you a week of profitable marketing.

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Pet of the Week

Tulip is pet of the week at Rancho Coastal Humane Society. She’s a 2-year-old, 10-pound, female, Domestic Short Hair cat with a Blue and White coat.

Tulip was transferred to Rancho Coastal Humane Society from a rescue partner in Riverside County through Friends of County Animal Shelters. She was adopted, then returned when the pets already living in the home didn’t want her.

The $100 adoption fee includes medical exam, spay, up to date vaccinations, registered microchip, and a one-year license if the new home is in the jurisdiction of San Diego Humane Society’s

Department of Animal Services.

For information about adoption or to become a virtual foster, stop by Rancho Coastal Humane Society at 389 Requeza St., Encinitas, call (760) 753-6413, or visit SDpets. org.

SIENA PORCELLI, an 8thgrader at Santa Fe Christian School, was honored with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. Courtesy photo

By Staff REGION — Tales of the celebrities, heads of state and famous guests who have graced the halls

Most Impactful Stories of 2022

Carlsbad mother’s e-bike death stuns residents

By Steve Puterski

CARLSBAD — The city is reeling after a Carlsbad woman riding an e-bike with her 16-monthold child was struck and killed by a vehicle on Aug. 7 at the intersection of Basswood Avenue and Valley Street.

The victim, Christine Hawk Embree, 35, was cycling at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Aug. 7 with her infant daughter Delilah when she collided with a 42-year-old woman driving a Toyota 4-Runner.

Embree’s daughter survived without injury despite being thrown from her mother’s e-bike.

The identity of the driver, who remained at the scene after the fatal collision, has not been released, according to a spokesperson with the Carlsbad Police.

While police have

determined drugs and alcohol were not a factor in the incident, the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Embree, who suffered serious injuries, was transported to a local hospital, where she died the following day, according to police.

A memorial for Embree was held on Aug. 14 at the site of the collision.

Affordable home sold prematurely in Encinitas

By Jordan P. ingram

ENCINITAS — A designated affordable home in Cardiff-by-the-Sea was sold to an investor and entered third-party escrow two weeks before the developer was authorized to begin advertising the house for sale, raising serious doubts about whether the home was purchased legitimately under the terms of the city’s affordable housing agreement.

After first notifying the city of its intent to sell the home via email on Aug. 12, 2020, Kenneth Reed, a mortgage originator at Finance of America Mortgage, accepted a seller counteroffer from developer New Pointe Investment on Sept. 30, 2020, to purchase the affordable home at 1412 Mackinnon, according to financial records and emails obtained by The Coast News via

public records request.

The Mackinnon property is one of two affordable homes at the center of a federal lawsuit alleging discriminatory and unlawful housing practices in Encinitas.

Under the city’s affordable housing agreement, New Pointe had approximately two weeks remaining of a mandatory 60-day waiting period...

Parent of child with disabilities fights DMUSD

By Laura Place

DEL MAR — A single mother in the Del Mar Union School District believes administrators are retaliating against her after she was slapped with two restraining orders preventing her from coming within 200 feet of any district campus — including her child’s former school — in response to what she described as advocacy for her child with disabilities.

Both orders — one on behalf of an Ashley Falls Elementary teacher and another on behalf of district administrators Special Education Director Nadine Schick and Student Services Director Jennifer Huh — originally mandated 100 yards of distance from Ashley Falls Elementary School and the district office.

However, by March, Superior Court Judge Rich-

ard Whitney had expanded the restrictions to 200 yards from all eight district schools and the district office.

As a result of the restraining orders, Natalie was restricted from going to her son’s sixth-grade graduation and school play.

While he is no longer in the district, she is forbidden to go near any district campuses until 2023.

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• 10 years verifiable similar superintendent experience

• Must have and maintain a current valid driver’s license and clean DMV record

• Must be able to obtain DBIDS clearance

• Pre-employment drug/ alcohol testing will be administered

• Obtain minimum vehicle insurance of 100/300/100

• CQM cert is plus and EM 385-40 is required

• HUBZone resident – a plus (verify address at https://maps.certify. sba.gov/hubzone/map)

• Should be familiar with the NAVFAC QCM program • Current QCM cert • College degree • 5 years+ relative construction experience: ground up construction $10-$30M

• Army Corps of Engineers so RMS/QCS experience a plus

• Must have and maintain a current valid driver’s license and clean DMV record

• Pre-employment drug/ alcohol testing will be administered

• Must be able to obtain DBIDS clearance

• Obtain minimum vehicle insurance of 100/300/100

• CQM cert is plus

• EM 385-40 is required

• HUBZone resident — a plus (verify address at  https://maps.certify. sba.gov/hubzone/map)

SITE SAFETY & HEALTH OFFICER (SSHO) JOB TASKS:

Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) shall perform safety and occupational health management, surveillance, inspections, and

• Promotes job site safety, encourages safe work practices and rectifies job site hazards immediately.

• Ensures all company employees and contractors are adhering to stipulated company and project safety policies.

• Additional duties as assigned

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:

• Should be familiar with EM 385-40

• Must have and maintain a current valid driver’s license and clean DMV record

• College degree not required but a plus

• Relative construction

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to travel within California and Arizona. The candidate should be familiar with the NAVFAC QCM program.

candidates should respond with a resume to joinourteam125@gmail.com

CHRISTINE HAWK EMBREE, pictured with her husband Bob Embree and their daughter, Delilah. Christine was killed in a collision with a vehicle in August. Courtesy photo

SINGLE MOTHER Natalie, a parent of a child with disabilities, is the subject of two restraining orders filed by the Del Mar Union School District. Photo by Laura Place

PUBLIC RECORDS show the developer of the Mackinnon affordable home may have violated terms of the city’s regulatory agreement. Photo by Jordan P. Ingram

Most Impactful Stories of 2022

Series of dog illnesses, deaths worry residents

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OCEANSIDE — Despite being 16 years old, Maggie was a happy, healthy dog who seemed to have years of boundless energy remaining in her life.

The duck-tolling retriever loved to walk with her best friend and owner, Pete Gajria, along the peaceful, residential trail that winds through the Arrowood Village community in Oceanside.

In April 2021, just like many others, Gajria and Maggie walked to the park to play and explore the area. Maggie ventured over to a nearby tree, ate some grass and then when it was time for her to re-

turn to Gajria, she suddenly fell down and couldn’t get up, according to Gajria.

“I had to call my wife to come pick us up,” Gajria said.

Families demand answers amid child sex abuse case

By Laura Place

SAN MARCOS —

In the weeks since news broke about sexual abuse charges filed against a former instructor at Callan Swim School, parents of past students and former staff members say the San Marcos school should face consequences for putting children in harm’s way.

Nicholas Piazza, 19, is facing two charges of child sexual abuse, one related to an alleged incident in July 2021 while he was working at Callan, and another from his time as a private swim instructor in Rancho Santa Fe this past September.

Piazza was arrested

Arts center draws city scrutiny over ‘Pigs’ exhibit

By Samantha Nelson

ESCONDIDO — The Escondido City Council plans to discuss funding and management options for the California Center for the Arts following the venue’s refusal to remove a piece containing derogatory terms against law enforcement from an ongoing exhibition.

In late June, the arts center launched “Street Legacy: So Cal Style Masters” featuring artwork from nearly 100 artists, including Shepard Fairey, founder of OBEY Clothing, and local artist Zane Kingcade, owner of Streetlife in downtown Escondido.

Many residents reportedly became outraged at artist OG Slick’s “Three Slick Pigs,” which features three Porky Pigstyle statues wearing...

Fatal plane crash marked GoJump’s 2nd crash of year

By Laura Place

OCEANSIDE — Last week’s fatal crash of a small aircraft in Oceanside marks the second accident involving a plane operated by skydiving company GoJump America in the past four months, Oceanside police officials have confirmed.

Around 1:50 p.m. on June 3, the Cessna 208B Caravan was on its sixth flight of the day when it crashed while attempting to land at Bob Maxwell Field near Oceanside Municipal Airport, according to Oceanside Fire Department officials.

Two individuals were

SANDAG auditor finds $290M in dubious contracts

By Steve Puterski

REGION — The first of a two-part contracts audit report was released today by the Office of the Independent Performance Auditor for the San Diego Association of Governments, raising questions over the agency’s handling of hundreds of millions of dollars in on-call and sole-source contracts.

The regional agency’s audit committee met on Oct. 14 to review and discuss the findings of an internal audit analyzing 30 vendors and their contract awards between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2022.

According to the report by Independent Auditor

Encinitas council unseats planning chairman

By Stephen Wyer

ENCINITAS — The Encinitas City Council removed Bruce Ehlers as chairman of the city’s Planning Commission on Wednesday night in front of a chamber full of exasperated residents strongly opposed to his sudden dismissal.

During the meeting, the council unanimously voted to immediately terminate Ehlers from the position citing his public opposition to city housing policies. Ehlers’ term was scheduled to end in March 2023.

Last week, Mayor Catherine Blakespear phoned

Ehlers asking him to resign, but he refused and requested a public hearing. The vote to remove Ehlers came after Blakespear and Councilman...

NICHOLAS PIAZZA, 19, is facing two charges of child sexual abuse, one of which occurred while he was working at Callan Swim School in 2021. Photo by Laura Place

A REPORT by an independent auditor shows vendor contracts missing information, signatures and itemized breakdowns of work performed. The Coast News graphic

for his first charge in October 2021 but was released on bail and later prohibited from working with or being around children.

He was arrested again in September following ...

Mary Khoshmashrab, vendor contracts during this timeframe were frequently missing information, signatures and itemized breakdowns of work performed.

ARTIST OG SLICK’S “Three Slick Pigs” at the California Center for the Arts, prompting some residents to demand its removal from the arts venue.

Photo by Samantha Nelson

A WOMAN was killed and a man critically injured June 3 in Oceanside after the crash of a Cessna aircraft operated by skydiving company GoJump America. Photo by Ryan Grothe

BRUCE EHLERS, principal author of Proposition A, was removed from his role as chairman of the Encinitas Planning Commission. Photo by Jordan P. Ingram

inside the plane at the time of the crash, including a woman who was pronounced dead after... transported...

SEVERAL PHOTOS of Maggie, Pete Gajria’s beloved dog, hang around his house. Maggie had to be put down in late 2021 after she fell mysteriously ill. Photo by Samantha Nelson

Samantha Nelson

Most Impactful Stories of 2022

Decades of flooding in Leucadia raises concerns

By Stephen Wyer

ENCINITAS — Jeff, a Leucadia resident who lives on Basil Street, said it was in 2001 when his home first flooded.

“It was two weeks after I moved in, and I had just painted the house and put in new carpeting, so it really wasn’t good timing,” Jeff recalled with a laugh, noting his home would flood again four years later.

But for Jeff and his neighbors who live along North Coast Highway 101 in Leucadia, the issue of flooding in Leucadia has been no laughing matter.

For nearly three decades now, Leucadia residents

in an area spanning from roughly Basil Street to further north at Ponto Beach have lived with the distinct possibility of flooding during storm seasons.

Political insiders allege secret deal in mayor’s race

By Steve Puterski

CARLSBAD — Political insiders say a secret backroom deal is in the works to help elect Councilman Keith Blackburn as the next mayor of Carlsbad.

Linda Slater, president of the Democratic Club of Carlsbad-Oceanside, or DEMCCO, said she was made aware of at least two local Democratic party members who approached three sitting council members — Blackburn, Councilwoman Priya Bhat-Patel and Councilwoman Teresa Acosta — with a deal to support Blackburn’s candidacy in exchange for voting to appoint former local

O’side committee to share findings on field access

By Samantha Nelson

OCEANSIDE — After months of hearing testimony from recreational sports teams across Oceanside, the city’s ad hoc committee will soon deliver its findings on whether the application process for sports teams to access municipal gyms and fields is fair for everyone.

The ad hoc committee was formed in November at the request of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Wilson Godinet, who had observed growing challenges when it came to finding fields to use for sports teams.

Some teams not only

complained about the lack of access to fields but also how they felt they had been treated unfairly and condescendingly by city staff and that they felt...

Local fisherman’s radar tracks poaching on coast

By Jordan P. Ingram

ENCINITAS — For lifelong fisherman Joe Cooper, using advanced radar equipment to help bust poachers off the San Diego County coast is just another day on the Pacific in his refurbished ’77 Boston Whaler.

Cooper, of Encinitas, grew up around his family’s commercial fishing boat but later grew disillusioned with the industry due to the increasingly stark consequences of overfishing: fewer and smaller fish.

“I kinda gave up on fishing because everything caught along the

coast was just barely legal (size),” Cooper told The Coast News. “It just wasn’t fun anymore.”

So the fisherman turned marine ...

Leucadia tenants speak out against ‘renovictions’

By Stephen Wyer

ENCINITAS — An increasing number of longtime Leucadia residents are being priced out of their apartments through a controversial but legal practice that allows property owners to remove tenants under the auspices of remodeling their units.

“Renoviction” (a portmanteau of the words “renovation” and “eviction”) is not a new phenomenon nor is it unique to Encinitas. However, residents, city officials and local housing attorneys all agree the practice has been on the rise in recent months.

Mike Mager and his wife were model tenants at

their two-bedroom unit on Phoebe Street. The couple said they never paid rent late, kept the unit in good order, and followed the terms of their lease.

Residents sue Blakespear for free speech violations

By Jordan P. Ingram

ENCINITAS — Five Encinitas residents filed a lawsuit against Mayor Catherine Blakespear on Wednesday in Vista Superior Court for allegedly blocking their public comments on her mayoral Facebook page in violation of their free speech rights and breaching the terms of a previous settlement agreement.

San Diego attorney Carla DiMare filed the civil complaint against Blakespear, the Democratic candidate in the race for the 38th State Senate District seat, on behalf of five named plaintiffs — Garvin

Walsh, Jordan Marks, Stephen Meiche, Robert Nichols and Matthew Wheeler.

“Blakespear’s conduct was dishonorable,” Walsh

MIKE CURTIN, from left, Lela Panagides and Carlsbad City Councilman Keith Blackburn. Curtin faced Blackburn in the race for mayor. The Coast News graphic

TENANTS AT Pacific Villas in Leucadia were asked to vacate their apartments for “substantial” renovations, only to learn their rent had increased as much as 50%. Photo by Anna Opalsky

candidate Lela Panagides to the council.

Blackburn is running against Mike Curtin for the mayor’s seat. Several other sources, consisting of both ...

MANCE BUCHANON Park is home to some of Oceanside’s sports fields, which seem in short supply due to allegations of an unfair application process. Photo by Samantha Nelson

ENCINITAS RESIDENT Joe Cooper, a contractor at international nonprofit Wildcoast, sits with his shipmate “Captain” while docked in a San Diego marina. Photo by Jordan P. Ingram

RESIDENTS BLOCKED from Mayor Catherine Blakespear’s Facebook page filed a lawsuit claiming free speech violations and breach of settlement. The Coast News graphic

wrote in a statement...

A GAS-POWERED pump connects to an underground inlet at Leucadia Roadside Park to divert excess stormwater onto Beacon’s Beach. Photo by Jordan P. Ingram

Volunteer to help reduce food insecurity in North County

jano’s garden

jano nightingale

As we end the season of holiday giving and start a new year, I have heard many of my friends and colleagues talk about New Year’s resolutions.

Many of these folks talk about volunteering for local food programs.

HOW TO BE A FOOD RECOVERY VOLUNTEER

ProduceGood, a local nonprofit food recovery program in North County, epitomizes the concept of “gleaning,” which is the US Department of Agriculture defines as the “act of collecting excess fresh food from farms, gardens, farmers markets, grocery stores and restaurants.”

Nita Kurmins Gilson, Alexandra White and Jerilyn White began ProduceGood in 2014 and since then have recovered 1 million pounds of food collected by staff and volunteers from farmers markets, Jimbo’s Grocery Store, Yasukochi Family Farms and 75 farmers and home orchards in the San Diego area.

The food is distributed to local food pantry distribution centers including the

One Kitchen Collaborative in Oceanside.

The ProduceGood staff and community volunteers work 52 weeks a year to help end hunger in San Diego.

Contact info@producegood.org or call (760) 4923467 to find out more about becoming a volunteer.

HOMEGROWN HUNGER RELIEF

Home gardeners and community gardeners can donate their garden produce to an innovative program created by Mim Michelove and Encinitas-based Healthy Day Partners.

The project, Homegrown Hunger Relief, “helps improve local community health and strengthens the local food system, while reducing food waste.”

Michelove and her staff have set up five “donation stations” in Encinitas and Carlsbad where local gardeners can drop off their homegrown garden produce. The gardeners can also work with the staff to produce vegetable seedlings, which produce more food!

The group also works with local organic food markets, such as Jimbo’s, to glean from the produce at the store. The donation stations are located (on Sundays only) at the San Diego Botanic Garden, the Encinitas Library, the Olivenhain Hotel and the Village Rock Shop in Carlsbad.

For complete instructions regarding garden

produce donations, visit healthydaypartners.org.

This project comes full circle each week, as the donated produce is delivered to the Community Resource

Center in Encinitas, where it is distributed to local residents.

For more information regarding food distribution, contact crcncc.org or call

(760) 753-1156.

Mim will also host a four-session class at the San Diego Botanic Garden, beginning Jan. 14h. The class, “Grow Food — End Hunger

— Save the Planet,” will enliven participants’ vegetable gardening skills and teach them how to produce enough in one’s garden to feed a family plus another family in need.

The extra produce will be distributed at the Community Resource Center through the Homegrown Relief Program. Contact the San Diego Botanic Garden, info@sdbg.org, for more information.

SHARE YOUR GARDENING SKILLS

Homegrown Hunger Relief and ProduceGood are just two of the many food recovery and food pantry distribution projects in North County. Many local churches and community centers have begun serving those local residents who are experiencing food insecurity.

Considering that 1 in 4 San Diego residents is experiencing or has previously experienced this issue, we owe it to our fellow residents to help pass our gardening expertise forward in this new year.

Happy gardening and volunteering to our readers.

Jano Nightingale is a Master Gardener who teaches vegetable gardening at the Carlsbad Senior Center and is involved in food distribution projects for local residents.

For information regarding her classes and local projects, contact her at janosgarden@ gmail.com.

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IZZY WEARE of Encinitas is the youngest volunteer in the Homegrown Hunger Relief project spearheaded by Mim Michelove of Healthy Day Partners. Izzy will grow vegetables at home for the Community Resource Center Nutrition Program in Encinitas. Photo by Mim Michelove

Wrapping up a crazy year in sports

comeback — but fell short in triple overtime, 55-53.

SATURDAY

Another 12 months of baseball, football, basketball, golf, NASCAR, Formula One, tennis, Olympics, soccer, horse racing and more have entered the books. If you're like me, you’re probably already buckled in and ready for more.

Let's start with the LA Rams winning the Super Bowl LVI in front of a home crowd at SoFi Stadium in February. Then, after another whirlwind March Madness, the Kansas Jayhawks won the NCAA men’s basketball championship. The Golden State Warriors won another NBA Championship three months later — their fourth title in eight years.

More from the craziest year in sports:

• Sonny Leon, riding Rich Strike, was a 75-to-1 long shot at winning the Kentucky Derby. Leon’s colt made it into the race after another horse couldn’t participate and went on to win the Run for the Roses on the first Saturday in May.

• San Diego Padres: What a year of memories for the Friar faithful. The Padres beating the 110-win Los Angeles Dodgers, arguably one of the better baseball teams in MLB history, was the ultimate high for San Diego sports fans in 2022.

• The World Cup Qatar 2022 took center stage and brought the world together to collectively witness one of the best tournaments ever played in soccer. Soccer legend Lionel Messi led Argentina to defeat France 4-2 in penalty kicks after the game was tied at 3-3. In what is considered likely his final World Cup appearance, Messi finally earned the coveted prize.

• College Football: The bowl season was wild.

In San Diego, the No. 15 Oregon Ducks and the North Carolina Tar Heels faced off in the Holiday Bowl, which was hosted at Petco Park for the first time in the baseball stadium’s history.

The Ducks, trailing 2721 in the game’s final minutes, drove down the field and scored the game-tying touchdown before banking the PAT off the left upright to seal the win over UNC, 28-27. The entire country watched this magical and thrilling matchup. Congratulations, America’s Finest City.

• The same night, the Arkansas Razorbacks watched their big lead over the Kansas Jayhawks disappear in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. Trailing 31-7, the Jayhawks mounted a huge — and highly improbable

Two NCAA semifinal matchups — Michigan and TCU kicked off the day with the first game in the Fiesta Bowl. This game had all the drama and close calls of any memorable game. When a team had the edge, the other scored quickly on the next possession. The Horned Frogs jumped to a quick start, scoring soon after the opening kickoff and keeping their foot on the pedal.

Michigan had some bad luck — a touchdown reversed, fumbling on the oneyard line and a blown targeting call to end the game. TCU is the first Big 12 team to make the championship game since the playoff began. The Horned Frogs were tabbed underdogs at a touchdown and a hook (+7 1/2) but kept their championship hopes alive in a 51-45 win to hand the Wolverines their only loss of the season.

The second game held in Atlanta featured undefeated Georgia and Ohio State. This game, just like the earlier game, was an instant classic. By the fourth quarter, the Buckeyes seemed to have taken control of the game, leading the Bulldogs 28-14.

But Georgia launched a gallant comeback, surviving after the Buckeyes missed a last-second field goal to win, 42-41. The Bulldogs earned their second straight championship game appearance, on Jan. 9 in Los Angeles.

This college football season has been tremendous. Many college bowl games are candidates for the best of all time. While the opt-outs and transfer portal had some limited liabilities, overall, the college football season was poetry in motion.

SUNDAY

The NFL’s Week 17 had significant ramifications heading into the day, with several teams vying for an opportunity to play in the postseason. The Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers all won to improve their playoff hopes. The Washington Commanders, however, did not and were eliminated after losing to the Cleveland Browns. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the NFC South.

The final week pits the Lions and Packers for a Wild Card slot. Other teams still alive: New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.

There is one more college football game of significance: TCU and Georgia in the College Football Playoff championship game. Plus, another week of the NFL's topsy-turvy regular season.

As we have seen in the past, nothing should be taken as a safe path. The road has proven to be rugged the entire way. And yet, the beat goes on!

Rally car star Block dies at 55

Orange Glen HS alum, DC Shoes co-founder killed in Utah accident

By Laura Place REGION — Champion

rally race car driver and DC Shoes co-founder Ken Block died Monday in a snowmobile accident in Wasatch County, Utah.

The 55-year-old entrepreneur with North County ties “was riding a snowmobile on a steep slope when the snowmobile upended, landing on top of him. He was pronounced deceased at the scene from injuries sustained in the accident,”

according to a statement from the Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office.

Block was reported to be based in Los Angeles County, but had a home in Utah. Wasatch County is near Park City.

Block set down many of his professional roots in North County. He moved from Long Beach to Escondido in his teens when his parents bought an avocado grove near Escondido. He attended Orange Glen High

School and immersed himself in the culture of professional skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding that would become a large part of his life, he told The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, Michigan, in 2019.

In 1994, Block co-founded DC Shoes, then based in Carlsbad, with Damon Way and saw it become one of the top internationally recognized skate apparel brands. They sold the company in 2004, but Block maintained

ties with DC for years afterward.

Way said losing Block “has been like losing a part of myself,” and described him as a lifelong partner and mentor who shared his passion for chasing down big ideas and rewriting industry norms.

“The chapters we wrote together forged the foundation of our lives, transitioning us from inexperienced

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Encinitas Learning Center introduces After Hours Lounge

A place where your students can socialize, play games, watch movies, sing, and more!

You can purchase the 10 hour package as well at their website and drop off your children and go do your errands, go to dinner, happy hour, and the movies. Whatever your need may be, you can rest assured your children are safe, having a good time, and challenging themselves.

This After Hours Lounge Program is set up with a social place where a student can interact and collaborate with peers while working on their homework.

There are also private rooms for students who need a quiet environment to work in a group discussion format or alone.

Students can have a customized academic schedule and this time can be used to work independently, finish an assignment or get help from a teacher.

Develop your child’s social skills by facilitating their involvement with like-minded, goal oriented children looking to improve their chances for success and improve their skill sets.

Not familiar with The Encinitas Learning Center?

This valuable local resource center is a major asset to students locally and in surrounding areas. Encinitas Learning Center has the

tools your children need to thrive in school and life.

They empower the child when their cognitive skills are enhanced through intensive brain training during critical development periods.

Executive function, confidence boosts, and processing information speed increases are some of the many factors that impact our results working with your child.

In addition to The After Hour Lounge, the center also features nightly programs geared to improve students skills with board and math games, brain games, an improv night on

Thursdays along with Friday night movies and an open mic opportunity every Saturday giving students an opportunity to express themselves and gain confidence.

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transportation services for participants in the shortterm, intensive training program.

• The City of Encinitas will receive $4 million for the Leucadia Streetscape Drainage Improvements project.

The section of Coast Highway 101 traversing Leucadia is relatively flat and lies at a low point between a rail corridor and coastal bluffs.

The drainage infrastructure on Coast Highway needs to be improved to handle moderate storm events.

This project would fund new drainage infrastructure with pipes up to 66 inches in diameter to address longstanding flooding through the corridor that leaves ponding on the highway and negatively impacts local residences and businesses.

• Oceanside is set to receive $34 million for the Loma Alta Creek Sewer Relocation project. The project will relocate a sewer main from a creek bed to a roadway, minimizing the chance of environmental damage in the event of a sanitary sewer overflow.

According to Levin, the project will renew the pipeline and minimize the

risk of sewer spills into a waterway. Levin said it would also protect and improve aquatic resources and water quality in the Loma Alta Creek, a Clean Water Act-listed waterway.

• Solana Beach will receive $7 million for Lomas Santa Fe Drive to improve modern multi-modal infrastructure for pedestrian and cyclist safety and vehicular traffic calming.

The overall objective of the community project funding request is to transform this automobile-oriented roadway into a more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly corridor by constructing a multi-use trail, widening sidewalks, extending curbs, improving Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, improving signal timing to increase pedes -

trian and driver awareness, and reducing congestion.

The multi-modal transportation corridor will allow residents, students, commuters, and visitors to more safely travel by bicycle, foot, automobile, or transit to two community shopping centers, schools, offices, and community facilities, Levin said.

• Vista will receive $2.231 million for its Side -

walk Improvement and Enhanced Street Lighting Project. The money will help fund the installation of frontage improvements to enhance safety and improve multimodal transportation access along the south side of Nevada Avenue, from N. Santa Fe Avenue to Lemon Avenue, and the east side of Lemon Avenue, from Nevada Avenue to Raintree Place.

Specific improvements include road widening and new curbs, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant corner ramps, restriping roads and crosswalks, and installing new lights.

• The North County Transit District will receive $7 million for its Sprinter Corridor Service Improvement Project. Funds would complete the design of phase two of the project, which will modernize the Sprinter signal system.

The broader project seeks to increase the frequency of service from 30-minute headways to 15-minute headways by improving the rail signals and double tracking 9.5 miles along the corridor.

• San Diego County will receive two grants, one for $4.48 million for its Mobile Crisis Response Team and one for $3.75 million to purchase a twin-engine

firefighting helicopter. The requested funding would enhance mobile crisis response by adding overnight and weekend coverage for four mobile crisis teams seven days per week.

Each unit comprises one clinician, one case manager, and one peer and administrative support specialist and would cost $1.12 million, including salaries, benefits, and associated operational/indirect costs.

A twin-engine helicopter allows for firefighting day and night and increases the amount of water deployed with each drop. In cases of engine failure, a single engine significantly increases the risk to the crew and anyone being hoisted during a rescue.

According to Levin, there are also over 100,000 structures in the designated high-fire risk area in the county. As a result, more than 80% of the area qualifies as a disadvantaged community.

These forests and communities have suffered from devastating wildfires, and fire risk is only getting more severe. During the past two decades, he said that over 600,000 acres have burned, nearly 5,000 homes have been destroyed, and dozens of lives

AFTER HOURS Lounge Program is set up with a social place where a student can interact and collaborate with peers while working on their homework. Courtesy photo

OCEANSIDE — With an increase in catalytic converter thefts in Oceanside and throughout San Diego County, the Oceanside Police Department issued a series of tips this week for residents to prevent such crimes.

A catalytic converter is an exhaust emission control device that converts toxic gases and pollutants in exhaust gas from internal combustion engines into less-toxic pollutants.

The rhodium, palladium and platinum precious metals used in converters are valuable. Rhodium can sell for $20,000 per ounce, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

Police suggested residents help deter thefts by taking steps such as:

• Park in a garage or well-lit area if a garage is not available.

• Have your catalytic converter welded to your car.

• Park near building entrances or in high-traffic areas.

• Calibrate your vehicle security system to detect vibration.

• Purchase cameras that clearly capture where you park.

• Purchase a security device for your catalytic converter. Cat Strap and Cat Clamp devices both cost less than $200.

• Stay vigilant and report suspicious activity.

Catalytic converter thefts are expected to grow by 30% over the next two years, police said.

Vehicles generally targeted by catalytic converter thieves include Honda Fit (Jazz), Toyota Prius, Toyota Corolla (Auris), Lexus RX, Toyota Coma, Ford F150-F550, Ferrari F430, Dodge 2500 and Kia

Sedona.

Police said services and products are widely available on the market to secure and deter converter thefts, and residents were urged to talk to a mechanic about what is best for your vehicle.

As part of a new theft-prevention initiative launched last spring, Oceanside Police arranged its first “catalytic converter etching” in March 2022 in partnership with Len’s Auto Body.

During the free event, police officers etched individual license plate numbers into 90 vehicles, a protective measure to help trace stolen parts back to their rightful owners.

“Etching events will aid officers and investiga tors in locating victims and provide them an opportu nity to reunite their vehi cle with its stolen catalytic converter,” said Jennifer Atenza, public information officer for Oceanside Po lice.

“Unless you find the exact stolen catalytic con verter and match it to the victim’s vehicle, it is a fed eral crime to attach it to an other vehicle.”

Serializing converters will also aid recyclers in identifying potential stolen catalytic converters. Sus pects who are in possession of catalytic converters that have intentionally defaced the serial number are sub ject to prosecution for Cal ifornia Vehicle Code 10802 which is a felony.

Oceanside Police De partment plans to have more catalytic converter etching events in the fu ture and continues to part ner with the San Diego Sheriff’s office at etching events in San Marcos and Vista.

Last summer, Det.

Chris James, of the Oceanside Police Department, created the Catalytic Converter Initiative, a joint agency effort with the goal of stopping catalytic converter thefts.

Catalytic converter thefts have become a nationwide problem in the last two years, having increased by over 700% in Oceanside alone by over 400% throughout San Diego County.

Those victimized by catalytic converter thefts can report the crime to Oceanside PD at 760-4354911 to file a police report.

Staff and wire reports

Sharp Memorial Hospital offers advanced treatments for cardiac diseases

Taking care of your heart is vital to your overall health.

At Sharp Memorial Hospital, an expert team of cardiologists, cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeons, electrophysiologists, and nurse practitioners provides San Diegans with comprehensive heart and vascular care.

One expert, Karl Limmer, MD, is passionate about expanding minimally invasive options to treat cardiac diseases, including irregular heartbeats and mitral valve disease.

Innovative procedures to treat irregular heartbeats

Atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib, is a common and serious heart condition contributing to about 158,000 annual deaths in the U.S.

An expert in advanced minimally invasive surgery, Dr. Limmer is expe -

rienced in procedures to treat irregular heartbeats caused by AFib, including

the hybrid maze procedure.

This two-stage technique combines surgery with catheter ablation performed by an electrophysiologist — both done through small incisions in the chest.

Due to the highly specialized nature of this procedure, it is offered at only a handful of hospitals in California, including Sharp Memorial.

The hybrid maze procedure can restore the normal heart rate in patients, stop congestive heart failure, help reduce or stop the use of heart medications, and dramatically improve a patient's quality of life.

Minimally invasive robotic heart surgery

Mitral valve disease, the most common heart

valve abnormality, impacts 5% to 10% of the U.S. population. This disease makes it harder for the heart to pump blood effectively, and can lead to heart failure and cardiac arrest.

Dr. Limmer is one of the few cardiothoracic surgeons in San Diego performing minimally invasive, robotic-assisted mitral valve repair. He has seen firsthand the immense benefits of these procedures and is passionate about expanding minimally invasive options for patients.

“Heart surgery has contributed to improved patient outcomes, less pain and allows patients to return to activities quickly,” he said. “With this technology, we can offer our patients all of the advantages of open heart surgery with-

out opening the chest.”

In addition to minimally invasive procedures, Sharp Memorial offers many treatment options for cardiac diseases, including:

• Left atrial appendage closure devices (Watchman™ and Amulet™)

• Catheter ablation

• Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs)

• Heart transplant

• Pacemakers

• Cardiovascular rehabilitation

• Clinical trials

Sharp has cardiology specialists across San Diego County focused on helping patients improve their heart health.

To learn more, visit sharp.com/heart or call 1-800-82-SHARP (1-800827-4277), Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Salk helps reverse gut inflammation

By Staff

LA JOLLA — A drug developed by Salk Institute researchers acts like a master reset switch in the intestines.

The compound, called FexD, has previously been found to lower cholesterol, burn fat, and ward off colorectal cancer in mice. Now, the team reports in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on December 12, 2022, that FexD can also prevent and reverse intestinal inflammation in mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease.

“The Salk-developed drug FexD provides a new way to restore balance to the digestive system and treat inflammatory diseases that are currently very

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difficult to manage,” says senior author and Salk Professor Ronald Evans, director of Salk’s Gene Expression Laboratory and March

of Dimes Chair in Molecular and Developmental Biology.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, is characterized by an excess of immune cells and inflammatory signaling molecules known as cytokines in the gut.

Existing treatments, which mostly work by either suppressing the entire immune system or by targeting individual cytokines, are only effective for some patients and carry a host of side effects.

For more than two decades, Evans’ lab has studied Farnesoid X receptor

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The Salkdeveloped drug FexD provides a new way to restore balance to the digestive system.”

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How to set the tone for your new year

Happy New Year everyone! We hope you had a wonderful holiday break where you had a chance to pause and connect with the ones you love.

As we turn the corner into 2023 we often reassess our goals and direction. It’s a time to pause and reflect on the last year.

In my home, peace, light, rebalance, and silly are the words my family members will be carrying into 2023.

If you have not yet set a tone for this year, please do so. Setting an intention for your path, year, and time is so important. It sets you up in a positive way that creates the right headspace to begin, lets the world know what your plans are, and provides a template for you to revisit daily to build your vision.

A great way to get started with this idea is journaling about the year you’ve had and then picking one area of your life, one word,

or one goal you want to work on. Then make sure your goal is reachable in the next year.

Lay out the small details in a plan for yourself to slowly meet this goal successfully over the next year. It takes about 2-3 months for a habit to really form and become a part of your routine.

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IN 2015, Evans and his colleagues developed a pill called fexaramine that activates FXR in the gut, which can stop

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(FXR), a master regulator protein that senses the bile acids delivered to the digestive system to help digest food and absorb nutrients.

When FXR detects a shift in bile acids at the beginning of a meal, it prepares the body for an influx of food by flipping on and off dozens of cel-

lular programs related to digestion, blood sugar, and fat metabolism.

Evans’ group discovered that activating FXR can be used to ease symptoms in inflammation-driven diseases. When the researchers gave mice with IBD a daily dose of oral FexD, either before or after the onset of intestinal inflammation, the drug prevented or treated the inflammation.

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IN A JOURNAL, lay out the small details in a plan for yourself to slowly meet a reachable goal successfully over the next year. Courtesy photo

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Top-tier

When Alan Goldfarb, a wine journalist for several wine media magazines, including Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast, and a public relations consultant reached out to us to try Paso Robles-based Cordant Winery, it was an easy yes!

Cordant’s brand director Evan Taylor, and Rachel Khan, media relations man-

ager, were visiting San Diego and wanted to do a tasting with Frank and me to share their wines. With Del Mar’s Beeside Balcony fresh in our minds from a recent review, we decided to meet Taylor and Khan there for lunch.

Cordant is an urban winery located in Paso Robles. The winery has a second label, Nelle, that is being combined into the Cordant brand. With vast amounts of land still available to grow estate fruit in Paso, I asked Taylor why an urban vs. estate winery.

“My parents, David and DeAnn Taylor, founded Cordant Winery in 2014 to produce pinot noir and Rhone-

style wines that would become favorites in their cellar and to hopefully be able to share with friends, family, and even customers,” Taylor said. “They were risk averse and wanted to source premium fruit to make exceptional wines with prestigious brand recognition. My father is organized and conducts quarterly tastings with notes and trends to help achieve our goal of exceptional wines.”

Cordant produces about 3,000 cases a year from vineyards that stretch 180 miles up and down California's Central Coast, including Bien Nacido (Santa Maria Valley), Santa Rita Hills, Paso, and Santa Lucia Highlands, to create its pinot, chardonnay, and Rhonestyle wines, such as syrah, mourvedre and GSM blends.

To raise the bar, Cordant recently brought on a new winemaker, 20-year Paso vet Scott Stelzle, who traveled over 10,000 miles during the hot 2022 harvest, overseeing the crush from Cordant’s vineyards.

Evan’s passion for Cordant Wine was infectious. You can tell he loves his position as he regularly travels, spreading the word on Cordant wines.

We started our tasting with two 2020 pinot noirs.

The first was the Solomon Hills, sourced from Santa Maria Valley. The cool,

foggy weather makes working with this grape tricky. The berries and clusters are smaller compared to the second pinot, Radian. The Solomon Hills was a more traditional pinot with earthiness, mushrooms and olive on the nose, and black currant fruit, cherry cola, and oak on the palate with good acidity.

The Radian is sourced from Sta. Rita Hills sees about 17 hours of sun during the growing season, creating more body and a deeper ruby-red garnet color than the Solomon Hills. The nose was more intense with hints of Dr. Pepper, baking spice, cranberry, and strawberry.

The palate was also more fruit-forward with clove, cherry, and a splash

of caramel with a touch of cigar. Cordant challenges customers to age the Radian for another three years before popping.

After the pinots, we had the 2019 Enz Vineyard Old Vine Mourvedre made from some of California’s oldest vines dating to 1887. The head-trained, deep vines allow for dry farming. Cordant is one of a few that sources from Enz Vineyards and cherishes this relationship.

On the nose, the mourvedre had black fruit and boysenberry. The palate also had black fruit with minerality leading to a long finish with a hint of tobacco, and is aged in 50% new French oak. Robert Parker awarded this beauty 95 points.

Next up was a 2019 grenache sourced from the west side of Paso Robles, along with Monterey County’s Coastview Vineyard in the Gabilan mountains. I liked the floral lavender nose. The palate had berry notes with a touch of orange citrus. Despite being a thin-skinned grape, this grenache had noticeable tannins on the finish. The 2019 grenache also earned a 95-point Robert Parker score.

Our last wine was the 2020 Pandemonium (syrah 85%, petite sirah 15%) blend sourced from three Paso Robles vineyards, including the Adelaida District and Templeton Gap for the syrah and the Highlands District for the petite sirah.

The fruit was picked for optimum ripeness based on the Brix scale, pH, and total acidity, cold-soaked for two days and retested. Once the numbers are perfect, fermentation starts for 25 days with the skins. Finally, the wine is gravity fed into barrels and aged 18 months before blend trials are bottled.

The result is deep color along with floral tones of jasmine, boysenberry, clove, and vanilla on the nose, making this an excellent wine for the holidays with ham and turkey. More information at cordantwinery.com.

— Story by Rico Cassoni

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CORDANT WINERY’S Evan Taylor and Rachel Khan at Del Mar’s Beeside Balcony. Photo by Rico Cassoni

Ididn’t know it was New Year’s Eve when I sat down with my morning coffee. I knew we were close, but I honestly didn’t think it was already here.

When I found out, my first thought was, “Well, heck, I should add some holiday cheer to this cup of coffee.”

My second thought was, “Did I meet all my beer-drinking resolutions in 2022?”Let’s recap:

Drink Less Beer, but Drink Better Beer

I failed, yet succeeded. I did not drink less beer. I’d say I drank quite a bit more. However, it was consistently better beer. Primarily, this was because when I found an enjoyable beer — like Pure Project’s Rain Lager — I stuck with it. I drank it repeatedly.

Repeat

This means I achieved my second goal! I weened myself away from having Beer-Fomo. I wasn’t missing out on all the great beers I didn’t drink. I was living the dream and drinking great beer after great beer.

Leave My Beer Stereotypes Behind

This one focused chiefly on hazy beers. I’m sad to say my stereotype has mostly been reinforced over the past year. I’m sure good hazy beers exist.

I’ve even had a few, but I’ve learned that the wild variations in the style are too risky for my palate. I’m out…unless you know of one.

Be Brand Aware

The stories of toxic workplaces petered out in 2022. I don’t for a moment believe they don’t still exist, but I am willing to consider that things did get better. I think the brands that were already treating people well continued to do so, and a bunch of brands that weren’t necessarily toxic but weren’t top-notch upped their game.

Thank you to the brands working to be better or even great. Keep it up. Those are the brands I want to support with my consumer dollars and whatever platform this column allows.

Go to the source

Huge success! I went out to the source a billion percent more often in 2022.* More importantly, I connected with the essential people in my life. My wife and I already spent a boatload of time together, and the early days of COVID amplified that experience.

2023 New Year’s Beer Resolutions

Create experiences

This is inspired directly by the past few weeks in the mountains. Each night I would make a batch of peppermint schnapps and hot chocolates, and my wife and I would wander the early evening looking at the holiday lights. Some nights it snowed. Some nights we walked and shared the lights via video chat with our family.

Even now, I’m smiling, remembering the connectedness and warmth I felt (despite the cold). In 2023, I’ll resolve to create more experiential drinking opportunities.***

Make more toasts

Toasts can be self-indulgent or seem pretentious, but I hope that by making more toasts — the simpler, the better. I’ll attempt to create more opportunities

for myself and those I raise a pint with to appreciate the moment. If only for a brief time, we’ll collectively drink with intention.

Celebrate the makers

When I find a brewer, distiller, or winemaker I like, I’ll make more of an effort to share them with fellow imbibers who may love them too. I hope not to scream widely into the void but rather to target my recommendations more efficiently than your favorite social media platform.

Nate loves Mexican-style lagers and people who follow their dreams. I bet he’ll love Del Mar’s Viewpoint Brewing’s Mexican Tornado.

Beyond the taste, a portion of the proceeds is ded-

icated to getting local offroad motorcycle rally racer Edgar Cota to the Dakar Rally — “The holy grail of rally races.”

I encourage you to make a few drinking resolutions of your own. At the very least, take an extra moment while drinking to appreciate that someone combined a bunch of strange things and then put it in their mouth. What a hero.

*** I do not condone the violation of any alcohol-related laws, especially open container laws.

Stream the classic episodes of the Roast! West Coast coffee podcast on the Coast News Podcast page, and follow Cheers! North County on Facebook and Instagram.

Coffee with intention

By Ryan Woldt

Idrank so, so much coffee over the past year.

I visited more than 50 different coffee shops and roasters, and many of those I stopped by more than once (Looking at you, Steady State and Zumbar).

I worked hard to expand my palate by tasting coffee across a wide spectrum of roasts and flavor profiles. I even started drinking more medium-dark, or even dark roasts, which the coffee snob buried deep in my hippocampus had eschewed.

Not only was I drinking them, but I was also enjoying them! I credit Ascend Roasters for getting me started down that path.

Most importantly, I met a bunch of really lovely coffee people in cafes

and through the Roast! West Coast coffee podcast, which I host and produce.*

Meeting people — old friends and strangers alike — over coffee is one of my favorite things. In order to inspire a better (if that is even possible) 2023 coffee experience, I’ve come up with a list of coffee resolutions to kick off the new year.

More coffee drinks

This seems obvious. I’ll drink more coffee, but what I am referring to are the things on the menu at the coffee shop beyond batch-brewed black coffee. Those simple coffees will likely always be my favorite.

I’m drinking one from

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COFFEE GOALS for 2023 include consuming more coffee drinks and exploring coffee outside the cup. Stock photo

Coffee Cycle Roasting right now...but the more I go beyond that to try other coffee offerings, the more I find my taste buds being rewarded.

In 2023, I’ll be drinking more lattes, cappuccinos, seasonal drinks, and more. To clarify, I’m not giving up the black drips. I’ll be ordering two drinks instead of just one.

Celebrate the producers

I’m already regularly celebrating excellent local coffee roasters for the artistry and magic they perform, turning a green coffee bean into a delicious tasting drink, but those beans had to come from a farm somewhere.

I’m aware of the supply chain that brings a coffee bean from a far-off place like Vietnam, Colombia, or Ethiopia to the United States.

We’ve all seen the news reports featuring container ships lined up outside the Long Beach harbor. Yet, I’m somehow disconnected from understanding the relationship between roaster and farmer.

In 2023, I’ll lean on my inquisitive nature to ask more questions about the origins of the coffee I drink.

Coffee with intention

Coffee is more than just a caffeine injection facilitation beverage.

Okay, sometimes it is purely a good way to jumpstart my limbs in the morning, but too often, I find myself drinking mindlessly.

Despite the way we’ve treated it over the past century, coffee is a luxury. Increasing supply chain costs, coffee production consolidation, and the impacts of climate change will only amplify that claim.

In 2023, at least sometimes, I’ll turn the phone over, close the laptop, and enjoy my coffee with all of my senses (I’ll get hearing in there somehow).

Outside the cup

Coffee products have proliferated widely. What other ways can I experience coffee without drinking it? I’m going to find out. I’ll try coffee-infused soap. I’ll eat a coffee whiskey cake made with First Light Coffee Whiskey or coffee flour.

Did you know that coffee grounds are being recycled into furniture? I didn’t. I wonder if it is any good. I’m going to find out.

One year from now, I’ll look back, hopefully with a smile, and review the path my coffee journey has traversed.

Beyond the coffee, my biggest hope is that the trails are populated with coffee friends. I encourage you to take a moment with your next cup of coffee to think about what you’re getting out of the coffee experience each day. How can you make it better in 2023?

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If it’s Tuesday, it must be opening day

water spot

’Twas the day after Christmas and all through the beach, Good waves were breaking within everyone’s reach. The water was chilly, but sets could be found For locals and tourists and whoever was around.

You would think I would quit trying to get cute after getting called out for writing about my cats. But no.

Instead, here I am doubling down on cutesy by attempting surf poetry, something that has brought the axe down on many a surf journo’s career.

Okay, I’ll try to bust through my eggnog-induced haze on this New Year’s Day and get serious — serious being roughly the opposite of cute but equally silly since we are talking about surfing; only someone who receives a paycheck from it should take it seriously.

The topic today is opening day, a term I first heard in relation to surfing in the mid-1970s. I was surfing eight days a week, and among the faithful there was some discussion as to

what designated opening day.

The point would have been moot if surfing obeyed the rules of other sports and could be nailed down to a calendar.

The consensus among the regulars was that opening day was the first day of winter when waves were regularly ridden past the Swami’s lifeguard tower.

Not a bad way to measure the first winter swell, but there were those among us who argued with the method.

Allow me to pour gas on the fire by calling Tuesday, Dec. 27, opening day even though I realize that many who have surfed North County for decades will say it was just a decent north swell, hindered

by 57-degree water and a crowd of hungry surfers, many of whom were in the embryonic stages of the sport, and therefore proved to be a danger to themselves and others in the lineup.

Opening day or not, the sets poured in with double overhead frequency, weeding out the players from the posers after the tide dropped and the surf became faster and broke harder.

All the main breaks were choked off by surfers, many of whom hadn’t ridden a wave taller than a groundhog’s shadow for months. New Christmas presents opened sweet blue gifts sent from the north.

I was resting my noodled limbs after riding the

EAGLE SCOUT

cause you’re having so much fun.”

Rusty kneeboard Fish the day before. This generous gift from my friend Mark had my old bones aching and needing rest.

Dec. 26 was certainly not opening day, but was head-high, clean and a little too high tide. Being slammed onto the rocks is less fun than it sounds, but we managed to dodge the white water as we threaded the inside reef before paddling out to a decent little spot, just north of the main break.

Kneeboarding, which I consider a good alternative to 10-foot plus boards for those of us who still like getting wet, is harder than it seems.

First there is the submersion, up the chin, in frigid water. Then there is

the paddling and the positioning, something that will determine if you ride in a straight line or carve hard turns. Being new to the sport, I confess that I rode in a straight line.

Anyway, when the surf doubled in size the next day, I had the turning capacities of a tin soldier.

And that’s why I missed opening day, that moment that comes around this time each year when the Pacific, which had been sleeping for months, roars back to life, slaps us around a little but makes us glad that surfing chose us.

Happy New Year, all.

Check out Chris Ahrens’ latest passion project, GodnGangsters: youtube.com/c/ GodNGangsters

kids full of idealism, naivete and a relentless desire to tear down mediocrity in the face of innovation, to adults bearing the battlefield scars of experience spanning decades, and a precisely honed view of the domains we play in, and the ideas we bring to them,” Way said. “He will be dearly missed.”

DC Shoes also shared a statement on social media about Block’s impact.

“Ken Block was not only the co-founder of DC, but he was the personification of everything our brand stands for. Confidence. Creativity. Innovation. Pushing Boundaries. Colliding Worlds,” DC said.

“Our hearts and prayers are with Ken’s family and the many people in the global DC tribe whose lives he touched for nearly three decades. We simply

cannot overstate his impact or what a devastating loss this is.”

Block’s prolific rally career began in 2005, and in the following years he earned five X Games medals and became one of a handful of Americans to score points in the World Rally Championship in 2010.

Block was also active on social media and had millions of followers, dedicating his time to wildly popular content on YouTube.

At the time of his death, he raced for Hoonigan Racing, which he started in 2010.

“Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon,” Hoonigan said in a statement on its website. “And most importantly, a father and a husband. He will be incredibly missed.”

City News Service contributed to this report.

Primosch completed her Eagle Board of Review on Dec. 22 in Oceanside, fulfilling her final requirement to attain Eagle rank. The review involved presenting to a panel of leaders about her community service project — making cat toys for Rescue House, a cat rescue and adoption agency in San Diego — and certifying that she had met all other Eagle requirements, including earning the 21 needed merit badges.

All that remains now is for Primosch to hold an Eagle Scout Court of Honor to formally recognize and celebrate her accomplishment with family, friends and other scouts.

“I’ve wanted to be an Eagle Scout since I started with scouts. I wanted to do it to say I did it and get as much out of it as possible. You learn a lot about helping your community; you learn a lot about leadership,” Primosch said.

Troop 700, the female troop Primosch and her father, Tom, helped form back in 2019, started in Oceanside with around 10 members from across North County. According to her father, the troop has since moved to the Vista Optimist Club, and membership has nearly doubled.

“It wasn’t until we found other people of sim-

ilar interest that we became a troop,” said Tom Primosch. “We are creating this troop from scratch. If [Allie] were a boy, she’d go, ‘where’s the local troop?’ But no, we had to find interested local people and an organization to host them.”

Tom is a former Boy Scout who served as a counselor for the engineering and cycling badges. He said he is very proud of his daughter’s hard work to get to Eagle and was happy to be involved in a troop that profoundly impacted local young women.

The fact that the troop is also woman-led, operating under the guidance of scoutmaster Karen Roberson, is also a considerable benefit, Tom said.

Troop 700 has graduat-

ed a handful of other Eagle Scouts from around North County, but Primosch is the first from San Marcos. She had to obtain 14 required merit badges, including first aid, citizenship and cooking, and seven other badges of her choice, such as amphibian and reptile studies.

For many high schoolers, managing schoolwork with fulfilling Eagle requirements is not easy, mainly due to all the paperwork it takes to fill out. However, Primosch said her family and friends' support helped her stick with it.

“I had a ton of people that were really excited for me,” she said. “That helped me get to the end. It was a lot to balance.”

chris ahrens

A GOOD winter swell, or opening day? Photo by Chris Ahrens

ALLIE PRIMOSCH, 16, with her scoutmaster, Karen Roberson, at her Eagle Board of Review in Oceanside on Dec. 22. The high school junior is the first female Eagle Scout in the city of San Marcos. Courtesy photo/Tom Primosch

IN 1994, Ken Block co-founded DC Shoes, then based in Carlsbad. Courtesy photo/DC Shoes BLOCK CONTINUED FROM 13

For holiday travelers, lumps of coal

late. The Vista couple had flown to Boise to visit Prichard’s family.

The holiday from hell. That’s how many will remember Christmas 2022.

A history-making blizzard, record-low temperatures, antiquated airline computer systems and the urge to be with loved ones after two COVID Christmases all aligned to create the perfect storm.

Consider the plight of Leola Powers of Vista.

Her disastrous homeward-bound tale is epic. The nearly weeklong saga starts Dec. 25 at Nashville International Airport after visiting family.

“I had Christmas breakfast with my mother in Nashville and planned to have Christmas dinner with my husband in Vista,” said the MiraCosta College professor.

Powers’ complicated narrative includes hopes raised and dashed; four airline tickets, three of them for canceled flights; flight crews that didn’t (and couldn’t) show; mistimed and erroneous texts from Southwest Airlines; two rental car reservations; and finally, a two-day, 28-hour, 2,000-plus-mile drive from Nashville to Vista, with an overnight in El Paso.

“If you do the math, you’ll know I was speeding,” she confessed, “but I was motivated.”

Powers arrived home Dec. 30.

One idea she contemplated then rejected was a one-way ticket to San Diego from Nashville on American Airlines for $2,818. Nevertheless, she still racked up $2,500 in expenses, despite “buying cheap” the necessities she needed because her luggage had disappeared. As of 3 p.m. Jan. 1, Powers had not yet been reunited with her suitcase.

Nikki Prichard and Robert Hetherington consider themselves lucky. They still made it home Christmas Day, although seven hours

“It was about 1:30 p.m. when they notified us that they were waiting on the crew for the 1:40 p.m. flight with Southwest,” Prichard said. “We sat around for a while before (the gate attendant) told us they didn’t know how long it would be, and (said), ‘If it were me, I’d go back home.’”

Nevertheless, the couple stayed and a crew finally appeared.

“By this time, probably half of the other passengers had gone home,” Prichard said. “The worst part was the lack of communication, but we were so happy to have a flight. We finally got home at 10 p.m. It could’ve been worse.”

They celebrated Christmas the following day with leftovers and gifts with Hetherington’s family.

Larry Dyke and Lor-

raine Farrar were optimistic about their flight from San Diego to Nashville when they left their Vista home Christmas Day.

“We were sitting waiting and the plane pulled up to the gate,” Dyke said. “Then they told us it had been canceled. They wouldn’t help us (rebook) at the gate. We had to go and check out our bags, then get in the reservation line again. We looked at the line. It was a two- to three-hours’ wait, so we went home.”

Before leaving, they had to retrieve their luggage from a sea of bags and parcels set out on every square inch of the airport’s open space and in no particular order.

Back home, Dyke connected both his and his wife’s cellphone to chargers, then called Southwest.

“I stayed up all night

THE SCENE at baggage claim in the San Diego airport in the days after Vista residents Robert Hetherington and Nikki Prichard

home from Idaho seven hours late on Christmas Day. Photo via Twitter

LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS

CITY OF ENCINITAS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION

PLACE OF MEETING:

Council Chambers, Civic Center 505 S. Vulcan Avenue Encinitas, CA 92024

IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT/SECTION 504 REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 AND TITLE VI, THIS AGENCY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC ENTITY AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, ETHNIC ORIGIN, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, RELIGION, VETERANS STATUS OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY IN EMPLOYMENT OR THE PROVISION OF SERVICE. IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT (760) 633-2710 AT LEAST 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

It is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, the 19th day of January, 2023, at 6 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, by the Encinitas Planning Commission to discuss the following hearing item of the City of Encinitas:

PROJECT NAME: Saint Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church Senior Apartments; CASE NUMBERS: MULTI-004672-2021, USE-004673-3021, DR-004674-2021, and CDP-004676-202; FILING DATE: July 8, 2021; APPLICANT: Saint Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church; LOCATION: 3459 Manchester Avenue (APNS: 261150-64-00 and 261-150-61-00); PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Public hearing to consider a Density Bonus, Design Review Permit, Major Use Permit Modification, and Coastal Development Permit for the construction of a multi-family residential development consisting of 61 residential apartments (49 market rate and 12 low income units) including, private amenity and common open space, grading, landscaping improvements, and the use of one (1) temporary construction trailer. ZONING/OVERLAY: The parcel is zoned Rural Residential; and is located within the Residential 30 Overlay (R-30 OL), Scenic Visual Corridor, Cultural/Natural Resources Overlay Zone and the Coastal Appeal Overlay Zone; ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: The project is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines under Government Code Sections 65583.2(h) and (i), which provide that, if a housing development project is located on a site designated for ‘by right’ approval, contains at least 20 percent of the units affordable to lower income households, and does not require a subdivision, the City may only require design review approval of the project, and design review approval shall not constitute a “project” under CEQA. The Saint Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church Senior Apartment project is statutorily exempt from CEQA in that it is located in the R-30 Overlay Zone, which is designated for ‘by right’ approval by Encinitas Municipal Code Chapter 30.09 (Zoning Use Matrix Note 35); proposes that 12 of 60 base density units (20 percent), exclusive of additional units provided by a density bonus, will be affordable to lower income households; and does not require a subdivision.

STAFF CONTACT: Patty Anders, Planning Manager: (760) 633-2721 or panders@encinitasca.gov

An appeal of the Planning Commission determination, accompanied by the appropriate filing fee, may be filed by 5 p.m. on the 15th calendar day following the date of the Commission’s determination. Appeals will be considered by the City Council pursuant to Chapter 1.12 of the Municipal Code. Any filing of an appeal will suspend this action as well as any processing of permits in reliance thereon in accordance with Encinitas Municipal Code Section 1.12.020(D)(1) until such time as an action is taken on the appeal.

The above item is located within the Coastal Zone and requires issuance of a regular Coastal Development Permit. The action of the Planning Commission or City Council on an appeal may be appealed to the California Coastal Commission.

Under California Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge the nature of the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only the issues you or someone else raised regarding the matter described in this notice or written correspondence delivered to the City at or before the time and date of the determination.

For further information, or to review the application prior to the hearing, please contact staff or contact the Development Services Department, 505 South Vulcan Avenue, Encinitas, CA 92024 at (760) 633-2710 or by email at planning@encinitasca.gov

01/06/2023 CN 27250

involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW. AUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 106499-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

T.S. No. 106499-CA APN: 181-270-61-00 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/5/2016. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 2/10/2023 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 10/6/2016 as Instrument No. 2016-0537605 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: JOSE A. ESQUEDA, A SINGLE MAN AND MARCI A. CRAWFORD, A SINGLE WOMAN, AS JOINT TENANTS WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS

AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; ENTRANCE OF THE EAST COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER, 250 E. MAIN STREET, EL CAJON, CA 92020 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: LOT 4 OF COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO TRACT NO. 3679, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO MAP THEREOF NO. 10271, FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, NOVEMBER 25, 1981. APN: 181-270-61-00 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 965 SALEM STREET, VISTA CA 92084 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied,

regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $473,371.46 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE

TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks

NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www. clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 106499-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280-2832 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 STOX 935970_106499-CA 12/30/2022, 01/06/2023, 01/13/2023 CN 27235

T.S. No. 101043-CA APN: 168-130-36-00 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED

6/16/2015. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 1/23/2023 at 10:30 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 7/6/2015 as Instrument No. 2015-0351210 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: JUDITH L HOGAN, A MARRIED WOMAN, AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, AND ROBERT B HOGAN JR, A SINGLE MAN, AS JOINT TENANTS WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE EAST COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER BY STATUE, 250 E. MAIN STREET, EL CAJON, CA 92020 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3644 HARBOR CREST WAY, OCEANSIDE, CA 92056 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $213,519.16 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE TO

POTENTIAL

BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the

property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.

STOXPOSTING.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 101043-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www. clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 101043-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 STOX 935594_101043CA 12/30/2022, 01/06/2023, 01/13/2023 CN 27234

T.S. No. 105450-CA APN: 159-370-13-00 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 8/26/2021. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 1/23/2023 at 10:30 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 10/15/2021 as Instrument No. 2021-0719749 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder

of San Diego County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: JAMES E. “RACE” HUDSON AND BARBARA J. HUDSON, TRUSTEES, OR SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES, OF THE HUDSON FAMILY TRUST DATED AUGUST 8, 2006, TO BE HELD AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE EAST COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER BY STATUE, 250 E. MAIN STREET, EL CAJON, CA 92020 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1301 DARWIN DRIVE, OCEANSIDE, CA 92056 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $454,106.20 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO

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PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.

STOXPOSTING.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 105450-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

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TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction.

If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www. clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 105450-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 STOX 935557_105450-CA 12/30/2022, 01/06/2023, 01/13/2023 CN 27233

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

TS No. CA-22-942708-CL Order No.: 220479864-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/8/2019. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR

PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE.

Trustor(s): WILLIAM REX LENDERMAN AND THELMA L. LENDERMAN, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS SURVIVING TENANTS Recorded: 10/10/2019 as Instrument No. 2019-0455929 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, California; Date of Sale: 1/27/2023 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Entrance of the East County Regional Center, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $211,885.11 The purported property address is: 5 GREENVIEW DR, CARLSBAD, CA 92009 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 215-231-27-00 NOTICE

TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS:

If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information.

If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-22-942708-CL. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction.

If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 800-280-2832, or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA22-942708-CL to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale.

If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. NOTICE

TO PROSPECTIVE OWNEROCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as defined in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to Quality Loan Service Corporation by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor,

the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711

For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-22-942708-CL IDSPub #0182838 12/30/2022 1/6/2023 1/13/2023 CN 27232

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

TS No. CA-22-944045-CL Order No.: 2195857CAD YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/13/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): BOBBIE G GRACE AND BETTY C GRACE, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS

Recorded: 12/30/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-1121086 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, California; Date of Sale: 1/25/2023 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the entrance to the East County Regional Center by the statue, located at 250 E. Main St., El Cajon, CA 92020

Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $76,158.73

The purported property address is: 1464 RIVER CREST RD, SAN MARCOS, CA 92078 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 223-410-03-00 NOTICE

TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS:

If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company,

CITY OF ENCINITAS

PUBLIC NOTICE

DISTRICT 1 CITY COUNCIL VACANCY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Encinitas is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Encinitas City Council for District 1 with a term ending upon the certification of the November 2024 election. Application forms are available on the City’s website, by calling the City Clerk at 760-633-2601 or by email cityclerk@encinitasca.gov

The deadline for submitting applications is January 10, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.

All applicants will be asked to attend the January 18, 2023, City Council meeting (date is subject to change) to discuss their qualifications and interest in serving on the City Council. Depending on the number of applicants, appointment may be made at the same Council meeting or a subsequent City Council meeting date.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPLICANTS

• An applicant must be 18 years of age and a citizen of the State of California

• An applicant must be a resident and registered voter of the City of Encinitas District 1

• A person is disqualified from holding any office upon conviction of designated crimes as specified in the Constitution and the laws of the State of California

CITY COUNCIL STRUCTURE AND CURRENT OFFICEHOLDERS

The City Council is comprised of one (1) Mayor and four (4) Council Members elected from the City at-large. Per Encinitas Municipal Code Section 2.20.010, on the second Tuesday of each December of even numbered years, the newly elected Mayor and Council Members will be sworn in. Per Encinitas Municipal Code Section 2.20.030, at the first regular City Council meeting in December of odd numbered years and the second Tuesday of each December in even numbered years, the City Council shall choose one of its members as Deputy Mayor.

Tony Kranz Mayor - term expires November 2024*

Vacant Council Member District 1 - term expires November 2024*

Kellie Shay Hinze Council Member District 2 - term expires November 2024*

Joy Lyndes Council Member District 3 - term expires November 2026*

Bruce Ehlers Council Member District 4 - term expires November 2026*

*upon certification of the November election which takes place on the second Tuesday of December in even-numbered years

CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS

The City Council of the City of Encinitas holds Regular Meetings on the second, third, and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located at 505 S. Vulcan Avenue. City Council may meet in Closed Session prior to the start of the meetings to discuss certain matters as provided by law.

CITY GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE

The City of Encinitas is a General Law City and operates under the general laws of the State of California with a Council/Manager form of government. The Council/Manager form of government is broadly defined as combining the political/policy leadership of elected officials with the managerial leadership of the City Manager.

CITY HALL OFFICE HOURS

Encinitas City Hall is normally open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on every other Friday. These hours are posted in prominent locations at City Hall as well as on the City of Encinitas’ website at www. encinitasca.gov

OTHER BOARDS ON WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS SERVE

The Mayor and City Council serve as Board Members of the San Dieguito Water District, Encinitas Housing Authority, and the Encinitas Financing Authority. In addition, Council Members represent the City on various regional boards, commissions, and committees.

SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS

Mayor: In accordance with Encinitas Municipal Code Section 2.20.035(a), the Mayor receives the same salary as a Council Member ($1,186 per month). Beginning in 2016, the Mayor shall be entitled to the current Council Member salary ($1,186) plus $100 per month and the operative date of this compensation adjustment shall take effect upon the seating of the legislative body after the General Municipal Election in November 2016.

Council Members: In accordance with Encinitas Municipal Code Section 2.20.035(b) City Council Members receive $1,186 per month effective December 9, 2008.

San Dieguito Water District Board Members receive an independent stipend of $100 per meeting pursuant to San Dieguito Water District Resolution No. 89-07.

Housing Authority Members receive an independent stipend of $50 per meeting pursuant to Housing Authority Resolution No. 94-04.

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either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-22-944045-CL. Information about postponements that

are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916-939-0772, or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA22-944045-CL to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was

held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OWNEROCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as defined in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at

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from the court clerk.

the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to Quality Loan Service Corporation by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney.

If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711

For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-22-944045-CL IDSPub #0182830 12/30/2022 1/6/2023 1/13/2023 CN 27231

NOTICE OF LIEN SALES

DATE & TIME OF SALE:

DATE: JANUARY 12, 2023 TIME: 10:00 am LIENHOLDER: ELIZABETH NUNO 1275 W VAQUERO CT CHULA VISTA CA 91910 VIN# 3NSPAE920LG165736 2020 POLARIS RO 01/06/2023 CN 27252

NOTICE OF PETITION

TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KIMBRA LISA CAMPBELL Case# 37-2022-00048766PR-LA-CTL

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Kimbra Lisa Campbell

A Petition for Probate has been filed by Brett Stewart Campbell, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego. The Petition for Probate

requests that Brett Stewart Campbell be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: February 15, 2023; Time: 1:30 PM; in Dept.: 502, Room: Judge John B. Scherling. Court address: 1100 Union St., San Diego CA 92101, Central Courthouse.

Court appearances may be made either in person or virtually, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Virtual appearances must be made using the department’s Microsoft Teams (“MS Teams”) video link; or by calling the department’s MS Teams conference phone number and using the assigned conference ID number. The MS Teams video conference links and phone numbers can be found at www.sdcourt.ca.gov/ ProbateHearings

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available

Attorney for Petitioner: Jessica Wade 16466 Bernardo Center Dr. Suite 136 San Diego CA 92128 Telephone: 858.618.1100 01/06, 01/13, 01/20/2023 CN 27251

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE# 37-202200045302-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

Petitioner(s): Adrineh Keshishian filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Adrineh Keshishian change to proposed name: Adrineh Aris

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this Court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for a change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: On February 21, 2023 at 8:30 a.m., in Dept. 25 of the Superior Court of California, 325 S Melrose Dr., Vista CA 92081, North County Division.

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE ABOVE DATE; ATTACHMENT TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME (JC FORM #NC-120) NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certificate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identification, a certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certified copy is required.

A certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth’ Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business Office for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for information on obtaining certified copies.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding

weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date. Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. IT IS SO ORDERED. Filed Date: 01/03/2023 James E. Simmons Jr. Judge of the Superior Court. 01/06, 01/13, 01/20/2023 CN 27246

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE# 37-202200051912-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

Petitioner(s): Julia Madeline Prestera filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Julia Madeline Prestera change to proposed name: Julia Madeline Liu

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this Court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for a change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: On February 14, 2023 at 8:30 a.m., in Dept. 25 of the Superior Court of California, 325 S Melrose Dr., Vista CA 92081, North County Division.

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE ABOVE DATE; ATTACHMENT TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME (JC FORM #NC-120) NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certificate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identification, a certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certified copy is required.

A certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth’ Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business Office for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for information on obtaining certified copies.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the

petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. IT IS SO ORDERED. Filed Date: 12/29/2022 James E. Simmons Jr. Judge of the Superior Court. 01/06, 01/13, 01/20/2023 CN 27243

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE# 37-202200050655-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner(s): Joseph Skowronski filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Joseph Skowronski change to proposed name: Joseph Edward Skowronski THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this Court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for a change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: On February 7, 2023 at 8:30 a.m., in Dept. 25 of the Superior Court of California, 325 S Melrose Dr., Vista CA 92081, North County Division.

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE ABOVE DATE; ATTACHMENT TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME (JC FORM #NC-120) NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certificate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identification, a certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certified copy is required.

A certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth’ Certificate (JC Form

#NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business Office for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for information on obtaining certified copies.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays)

BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Filed Date: 12/20/2022

James E. Simmons Jr. Judge of the Superior Court. 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13/2023 CN 27223

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE# 37-202200047936-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner(s): Stephanie Debra Lewis filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Stephanie Debra Lewis change to proposed name: Stephanie Debra Gittleman

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this Court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for a change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: On January 17, 2023 at 8:30 a.m., in Dept. N-25 of the Superior Court of California, 325 S Melrose Dr., Vista CA 92081, North County Division.

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE ABOVE DATE; ATTACHMENT TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME (JC FORM #NC-120)

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certificate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identification, a certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC-230)

may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certified copy is required.

A certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth’ Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business Office for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for information on obtaining certified copies.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDENT

OBJECTING

TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date. Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Filed Date: 11/30/2022

James E. Simmons Jr. Judge of the Superior Court. 12/16, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06/2023 CN 27197

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2023-9000009 Filed: Jan 03, 2023 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Mobile Cybersecurity and UCAAS. Located at: 977 Whimbrel Ct., Carlsbad CA 92011 San Diego. Mailing Address: 2240 Encinitas Blvd. #D403, Encinitas CA 92024. Registrant Information: 1. Rocky Keath Spears, 977 Whimbrel Ct., Carlsbad CA 92011. This business is conducted by: Individual. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: Not Yet Started S/Rocky Keath Spears, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20, 01/27/2023 CN 27249

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9027821 Filed: Dec 27, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Blue Pacific Landscape & Design. Located at: 709 Oceanview Ave., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. Dave Debruin Mr., 709 Oceanview Ave., Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: Individual. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 06/22/1987 S/ Dave Debruin Mr., 01/06, 01/13, 01/20, 01/27/2023 CN 27248

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2023-9000025 Filed: Jan 03, 2023 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Jazmine Amelia Sound and Ceremony. Located at: 1611 S. Melrose Dr. #A399, Vista CA 92081 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. Jazmine Amelia-Vincenty Larue, 1611 S. Melrose Dr. #A399, Vista CA 92081. This business is conducted by: Individual. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 12/27/2022 S/Jazmine Amelia-

Vincenty Larue, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20, 01/27/2023 CN 27247

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9028033 Filed: Dec 29, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Prophase Electric; B. Prophase Energy. Located at: 1001 La Sombra Dr., San Marcos CA 92078 San Diego. Mailing Address: 2132 Lemon Ave., Escondido CA 92029.

Registrant Information: 1. Fulop Construction Inc., 1001 La Sombra Dr., San Marcos CA 92078. This business is conducted by: Corporation.

Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: Not Yet Started S/Gordon Fulop, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20, 01/27/2023 CN 27245

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9027833 Filed: Dec 27, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk.

Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Breathe Oceanside LLC. Located at: 4750 Oceanside Blvd. #A5, Oceanside CA 92056 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. Breathe Oceanside LLC, 4413 Mission Ave. #G207, Oceanside CA 92056. This business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 11/01/2022 S/ Marina Chavez, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20, 01/27/2023 CN 27244

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9027221 Filed: Dec 15, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk.

Fictitious Business Name(s): A. I Am Art. Located at: 4362 Saddlehorn Way, Oceanside CA 92057 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. Zeniya Thomas, 4362 Saddlehorn Way, Oceanside CA 92057. This business is conducted

by: Individual. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: Not Yet Started S/Zeniya Thomas, 12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20/2023 CN 27242

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9027493 Filed: Dec 20, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk.

Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Foster Thornton Welling. Located at: 12526 High Bluff Dr. #360, San Diego CA 92130 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. Welling Fiduciary Services Inc., 12526 High Bluff Dr. #360, San Diego CA 92130; 2. Foster Thornton LLC, 12526 High Bluff Dr. #360, San Diego CA 92130. This business is conducted by: Unincorporated AssociationOther than a Partnership. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 10/01/2022 S/Nancy F. Thornton, 12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20/2023 CN 27241

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9027769 Filed: Dec 23, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk.

Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Himalayan Sherpa Cuisine. Located at: 795 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. Kalash Enterprises LLC, 17012 Grandee Way, San Diego CA 92128. This business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: Not Yet Started S/Ishwari Prasad Pandey, 12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20/2023 CN 27240

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9027737 Filed: Dec 22, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk.

Fictitious Business Name(s):

A. Simpler Home Loans. Located at: 3855 Avocado Blvd. #210, La Mesa CA 91941 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same.

Registrant Information: 1. DTJS Financial Services Inc., 3855 Avocado Blvd. #210, La Mesa CA 91941. This business is conducted by: Corporation.

Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: Not Yet Started S/Joseph M. Sesi, 12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20/2023 CN 27239

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9027691

Filed: Dec 22, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk.

Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Tri-City Overhead Door. Located at: 736 Abbywood Dr., Oceanside CA 92057 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same.

Registrant Information: 1. Frederic Aaron Rush Mr., 736 Abbywood Dr., Oceanside CA 92057. This business is conducted by: Individual.

Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 10/03/2003 S/Frederic Aaron Rush Mr, 12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13, 01/20/2023 CN 27238

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9027081 Filed: Dec 14, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk.

Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Mobile Truck Repair. Located at: 1790 Deavers Dr., San Marcos CA 92069 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. Roberto Ramirez, 1790 Deavers Dr., San Marcos CA 92069. This business is conducted by: Individual.

Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: Not Yet Started S/Roberto Ramirez, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13/2023 CN 27220

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9026951 Filed: Dec 13, 2022 with County of San

Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Maksat International Development. Located at: 2816 Avenida Valera, Carlsbad CA 92009 San Diego. Mailing Address: 23890 Copper Hill Dr. #280, Santa Clarita CA 91354. Registrant Information: 1. Focus International Development, 2816 Avenida Valera, Carlsbad CA 92009. This business is conducted by: Corporation. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: Not Yet Started S/Jay Yun, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13/2023 CN 27218

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9027289 Filed: Dec 15, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Doulas of North County. Located at: 1102 La Tortuga Dr., Vista CA 92081 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. Kelly Rae-Birth + Postpartum Doula LLC, 1102 La Tortuga Dr., Vista CA 92081. This business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 12/14/2022 S/ Kelly Brusch, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13/2023 CN 27217

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9026396 Filed: Dec 05, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Scholastic Surf Series. Located at: 699 N. Vulcan Ave. #80, Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Mailing Address: PO Box 232042, Encinitas CA 92023. Registrant Information: 1. Western Surfing Association, 320 Avenida Sierra, San Clemente CA 92672. This business is conducted by: Corporation. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 08/02/2010 S/Mary Lou Drummy, 12/23,

12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13/2023 CN 27216

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9026805 Filed: Dec 09, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Vintage Jargon Market; B. Sure As Shirt. Located at: 315 S Coast Hwy 101 #U227, Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. True Wine Culture Inc., 315 S. Coast Hwy 101 #U-227, Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: Corporation. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 12/09/2022 S/Eric Guy, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13/2023 CN 27215

Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name #2022-9027219 Filed: Dec 15, 2022 with San Diego County Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s) To Be Abandoned: A. Integra Realty Resources; B. Integra Realty Resources San Diego; C. Integra San Diego; D. IRR San Diego. Located at: 2775 Via de la Valle #206, Del Mar CA San Diego 92014. Mailing Address: Same. The Fictitious Business Name Referred to Above was Filed in San Diego County on: 02/24/2022 and assigned File # 2022-9004709. Fictitious Business Name is being Abandoned By: 1. Limbach & Greenwald Company Inc., 2775 Via de la Valle #206, Del Mar CA 92014. The Business is Conducted by: Corporation. S/Jeff A Greenwald, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13/2023 CN 27214

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9027230 Filed: Dec 15, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Integra Realty Resources; B. Integra Realty Resources San

Diego. Located at: 527 Encinitas Blvd. #204., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. Morgan Valuation Company Inc., 527 Encinitas Blvd. #204., Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: Corporation. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 10/31/2022 S/ John Morgan, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13/2023 CN 27213

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9026880 Filed: Dec 12, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. The Business Gurus. Located at: 481 La Mesa Ave., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. Mariah Geneva Slingerland, 481 La Mesa Ave., Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: Individual. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: Not Yet Started S/Mariah Geneva Slingerland, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13/2023 CN 27210

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9026566 Filed: Dec 07, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Singh Medical Consulting. Located at: 6814 Zinnia Ct., Carlsbad CA 92011 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. Ramandeep Singh, 6814 Zinnia Ct., Carlsbad CA 92011. This business is conducted by: Individual. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 02/12/2022 S/Ramandeep Singh, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13/2023 CN 27209

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9027057 Filed: Dec 14, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Pacific Pet Pro; B. Light Hawk Yoga. Located at: 4030 Sand Cove Way, Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. Swetlana Xenia Falke, 4030 Sand Cove Way, Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: Individual. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: Not Yet Started S/Swetlana Xenia Falke, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13/2023 CN 27208

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9026401 Filed: Dec 05, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk.

Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Westwood Village Apartments. Located at: 2502 Oceanside Blvd., Oceanside CA 92054 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same.

Registrant Information: 1. JHB California Properties LLC, 2368 Via de la Valle #G 425, Del Mar CA 92014. This business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 12/06/1998 S/Joyce Chilingirian, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06, 01/13/2023 CN 27207

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9026750 Filed: Dec 08, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Grammy’s Granola. Located at: 3800 Oceanic Dr. #118, Oceanside CA 92056 San Diego. Mailing Address: PO Box 232474, Encinitas CA 92023. Registrant Information: 1. Janet C. Braver, 1006 Hermes Ave., Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: Individual. Registrant

First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 09/25/2003 S/ Janet C. Braver, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06/2023 CN 27205

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9026454 Filed: Dec 06, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Kaleidoscope Printing. Located at: 600 Seagaze Dr. #234, Oceanside CA 92054 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. Christine Elaine Silverthorn, 603 Seagaze Dr. #234, Oceanside CA 92054. This business is conducted by: Individual. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 12/07/2017 S/ Christine Elaine Silverthorn, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06/2023 CN 27204

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9026450 Filed: Dec 06, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Accucolorpaint; B. Accucarpaint; C. Slaughterconsulting Inc. Located at: 2604-B El Camino Real #285, Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. Slaughterconsulting Inc, 2604-B El Camino Real #285 Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: Corporation. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 10/01/2001 S/ Christopher Slaughter, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06/2023 CN 27203

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9026557 Filed: Dec 07, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Enduring Fruit. Located at: 7042 Via Ostiones, Carlsbad CA 92009 San Diego. Mailing Address: PO Box 130998, Carlsbad CA 92013. Registrant Information: 1. Lead to Serve Inc., 7042 Via Ostiones, Carlsbad CA 92009. This business is conducted by: Corporation. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 08/20/2012 S/ Wayne L. Gordon, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06/2023 CN 27202

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9026504 Filed: Dec 07, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. CP Vacation Rentals. Located at: 2677 State St. #101, Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. Cavanaugh Properties Inc., 2677 State St. #101, Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: Corporation. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: Not Yet Started S/Caleb McKinley, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06/2023 CN 27201

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2022-9026420 Filed: Dec 06, 2022 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Coolabah Dog Training. Located at: 1732 Club Heights Ln., Vista CA 92081 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. Tessy Maria Schick, 1732 Club Heights Ln., Vista CA 92081. This business is conducted by: Individual. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: Not Yet Started S/Tessy Maria Schick, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30/2022, 01/06/2023 CN 27199

San Marcos man arrested in Carlsbad bank robbery

Suspect awaits sentencing in 2nd case

By City News Service

REGION — A man who allegedly robbed a Carlsbad bank while out on bail and awaiting sentencing in a separate federal bank fraud case was arrested Dec. 30.

Steven Struhar, 24, of San Marcos, is suspected in the Dec. 21 robbery of a US Bank on Carlsbad Village Drive.

Police said that on the afternoon of Dec. 21, Struhar allegedly entered the bank, demanded money from the teller, and fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money. He was arrested near his residence by Carlsbad police.

At the time of the robbery, Struhar had been out of custody on bail and was awaiting sentencing in the United States District Court, Southern District of California on federal charges of bank fraud and making false statements, according to the Carlsbad Police Department.

Court records list only one defendant matching the name Steven Struhar in the Southern District of California, who is slated for sentencing in April for bank fraud and making false statements.

According to his plea agreement in the federal

Odd Files

Highlights from 2022 Anger Management

Tennessee state Rep. Jeremy Faison, 45, had to be ejected from the stands at a high school basketball game in Johnson City on Jan. 4 after he became angry at a referee and tried to “pants” him — pull down his trousers. Faison’s son was playing on the Lakeway Christian Academy team, NBC News reported. Later, Faison tweeted: “Totally lost my junk and got booted from the gym. ... I hope to be able to find the ref and ask for his forgiveness. I was bad wrong.” Our advice to referees everywhere: Always wear a belt. [NBC News, 1/6/2022]

Government at Work

In the United Kingdom, as of Jan. 29, flouting a new highway code rule will cost you up to 1,000 pounds, the Mirror reported. The rule requires someone inside a car to open the door with the hand farthest from the door, employing a technique known as the Dutch Reach. In other words, if you’re driving (on the right side of the car), you would use your left hand to reach around and open the car door. (The technique is borrowed from the Netherlands, thus the name.)

Rule 239 reads: “This will make you turn your head

case, Struhar contacted the Russian Embassy last year and claimed he was a member of the U.S. Treasury Department.

He later met with someone he believed was a Russian government representative — but was actually an undercover federal agent — and told this person he had a “Top Secret security clearance” and “offered to provide classified information regarding sanctions imposed by the U.S. Government on Russia,” court documents state.

The plea agreement states he was interested in being compensated for this information, but didn’t end up continuing his communications with the supposed Russian government representative.

Prosecutors allege he later made false statements to FBI investigators, telling them he had worked for the Treasury Department, as well as the Manchester Financial Group.

The plea agreement states he never worked for either entity.

The plea agreement also states Struhar deposited two fraudulent checks totaling more than $85,000 into his bank account earlier this year.

to look over your shoulder. You are then more likely to avoid causing injury to cyclists or motorcyclists passing you on the road, or to people on the pavement.” If a person in a car injures someone by opening with the wrong hand, a fine will be levied. Cycling UK estimates that more than 500 people are injured every year by car doors. [Mirror, 1/26/2022]

Wait, What?

Cameron Newsom, 42, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was treated for stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma on her tongue in 2013, the New York Post reported. Removing the tumor meant also removing part of her tongue, which doctors replaced with skin and muscle taken from her thigh. Through all of her experiences in treating the cancer, she said, “The weirdest part ... was when I felt a rough texture on the ‘thigh’ part of my tongue — and when I looked in the mirror, it had started growing leg hair!” Newsom had to learn to speak again and still finds eating a challenge, but she’s back to being a gymnastics coach, even with her fuzzy tongue. [New York Post, 1/19/2022]

Clowns

When Mark, 38, and his wife left for work one morning in January, their back garden in Belfast, Northern Ireland, looked just like it does any other day. But when

HIT THE ROAD

with two telephones on hold,” he said. “I was on hold from 10 p.m. to 4:15 a.m. before someone answered at reservations.”

The couple managed to get tickets for Dec. 29, and they are probably lucky. According to various reports, Southwest reinstated only about a third of its flights the week following Christmas.

Dyke and Farrar finally arrived in Tennessee on Dec. 29.

Passengers weren’t the only ones to miss out on Christmas with loved ones. Airline crews weren’t go -

the wife returned that afternoon, there was a concrete slab painted with a creepy clown face propped against the wall, the Belfast Telegraph reported. “Someone would have had to come through our gate and down the steps to place it there — and deliberately place it so it was facing the window so we would see it,” Mark said. The clown was holding a lighted candle, and on the reverse, a Bible verse was inscribed: “Let your light shine. Matthew 5:16.” Mark contacted friends, neighbors and family members to see if it was a prank, or if others had received a clown, but no one had experienced anything similar. He threw the clown away, but remains creeped out: “It’s so unsettling.” [Belfast Telegraph, 1/26/2022]

Thanks for Nothing!

Catherine Graham of Marshfield, Massachusetts, recently cashed in on her 15 minutes of fame on “The Price Is Right” with host Drew Carey. She flew to Los Angeles to visit her daughter and attended a taping of the show, which aired on Feb. 1. As luck would have it, Graham ended up on stage with Carey and played for a great trip — to New Hampshire! When Carey gushed, “New Hampshire is beautiful!” Graham replied, “Drew, I live in Boston! I’ve been to New Hampshire a million times!” But wait, there’s more! In order to collect the prize

ing anywhere either.

Kristen Armstrong’s husband, a pilot for a major airline (not Southwest), got stranded in Buffalo after several delays and cancellations that kept both checking and rechecking airline apps.

“It was a lot of yo-yoing,” said Armstrong, a Pacific Beach resident. “I felt like a bungee cord. I cried a lot.”

Her husband not only missed Christmas with his wife and children, but his mother had flown from Boston to San Diego to be with the family.

“It was the first time we’d be together in years for Christmas Eve and

roundtrip airfare, she’ll have to travel to Los Angeles again to fly to Manchester, New Hampshire. “I just wish it was Tahiti ... or Bora Bora. A cruise around the world maybe,” Graham told WBZ-TV. But, she said, “It was so fun.” [WBZ, 2/11/2022]

Ooohhh-kkkaaayyyyy

Some romantic relationships are full of drama and strife, so maybe Sandra, 28, of Budapest, Hungary, has come up with a better model. According to Oddity Central, Sandra has fallen for Luffancs, a plastic model of an airplane. After breaking up with her latest human boyfriend in January, Sandra bought Luffancs for $660 and fell madly in love. “I don’t know why I love him, I just love him,” she said. Sandra works in the aviation industry and is around airplanes every day, but says she will never cheat on Luffancs. In fact, she doesn’t know if she’ll ever date another human being. “Planes are more reliable as partners,” she said. [Oddity Central, 3/10/2022]

People With Issues

Prosecutors have accused 20-year-old Mauricio Damian Guerrero of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, of burglary after he traveled to Somersworth, New Hampshire, and hid in the attic of a woman he had met on the website OnlyFans, WKBN-TV reported on March 7. Guerrero al-

Christmas Day,” Armstrong said.

The family also canceled their daughter’s 2nd birthday celebration, and Armstrong’s motherin-law flew home Dec. 26. Her husband arrived home three days later.

“At least he was able to fly in to Buffalo and made so many people’s dreams come true,” Armstrong said. “I’m just grateful he’s home…and that we’ll have Christmases in the future.”

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legedly descended from the attic and took videos of the woman while she was sleeping, stole some of her underwear and planned to place a tracking device on her car. Police were called after someone at the home heard a noise; Guerrero was found on the roof of the home. He was released on bail and ordered to wear a tracking device. [WKBN, 3/7/2022]

It’s a Dirty Job ...

In Australia, Queensland’s Bill Edgar is known to some as the Coffin Confessor. As such, Edgar shows up at funerals and speaks for the deceased, telling off family members, setting friends straight and delivering bad news about beneficiaries, News.com.au reported on April 14. But Edgar’s job doesn’t stop there. His services, for which he charges $2,000 to $10,000, have expanded to removing items from the deceased’s home that they’d rather the family not see: “Could be sex toys, messages of hate, love, whatever it is they’ve written down, that they want removed from their web browsers. One gentleman had ... a sex dungeon in one of his bedrooms. And that gentleman was 88 years of age, believe it or not,” Edgar said. He even delivers his services in the United States and United Kingdom, and he said Paramount has picked up the story for a movie. [news. com.au, 4/14/2022]

New state laws took effect Jan. 1

By City News Service

REGION — Hundreds of new laws passed in California in 2023 affect everything from protecting abortion and gender-affirming health care to legalizing jaywalking and banning the sale and manufacture of new fur clothing and accessories.

Here are a few of the new laws that took effect Jan. 1:

• SB 107, the intent of which is to make California a sanctuary state for transgender health, shielding transgender people, including youth and their parents, from legal action from states with bans and restrictions.

• Several reproductive health care-related measures responding to the U.S. Supreme Court decision last year to overturn federal abortion protections.

• AB 2963, passed in 2016, raises the state's minimum wage to $15.50.

• SB 1162 requires employers to make salary ranges available for job positions to applicants and employees, as well as setting new pay data reporting requirements based on gender and race.

• Paid family leave, SB 951, increases the share of paid family leave provided to lower-income Californians. It extends what was a temporary increase in the benefit from 55% of wages to 60% to 70% depending on income.

• SB 1228 relating to rape kits prohibits law enforcement agencies from using the DNA collected from a sexual assault victim from being used in the investigation of an unrelated crime.

• SB 1008 provides free phone calls to people detained in California prisons and jails.

• AB 2147 allows pedestrians to jaywalk, crossing the street outside of an intersection, without being ticketed as long as the crossing is done when it is safe to do so.

• AB 1287, the “Pink tax,” prohibits gender-based pricing on products based on who they are marketed toward.

• AB 44 passed in 2019 bans the sale and manufacture of new fur clothing and accessories. It does not apply to used fur products, leather, cowhide, faux fur or shearling.

• AB 1200 bans the sale, distribution and offering of any food packaging that contains toxic perfluoralkyl and polyfluoralkl substances, also know as PFAS, that have been detected in the drinking water supplies of major U.S. cities.

• SB 1044 prohibits an employer from taking or threatening adverse action against any employee for refusing to come to work, or leaving, if the employee has a “reasonable belief'' that the workplace or work site is unsafe.

VISTA RESIDENTS Larry Dyke and Lorraine Farrar in Mexico months before their frustrating holiday travel plans via Southwest Airlines. Larry and Lorraine finally made it to Nashville, Tennessee, on Dec. 29 — four days after they were initially supposed to leave San Diego. Photo via Facebook/Larry Dyke

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What was playwright Anton Chekhov’s other profession?

Who are the next-door neighbors in TV’s sitcom “Laverne & Shirley”?

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: From which Roman god did the month of January get its name?

TERMS: If you suffer from medial tibial stress syndrome, what is the condition commonly called?

PSYCHOLOGY: What irrational fear is represented in the condition called ablutophobia?

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Make a start on that new workplace challenge. But get more information before you find yourself too deeply involved without knowing in which direction you should go.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You might find things becoming tedious as your schedule slows down after the holidays. Use this time to get information about a possible post-New Year job change.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) The creative Twin finds outlets for his or her ideas in the early part of the week. The practical Twin takes it a step further and rallies support to turn the ideas into reality.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) It’s time to stop being intimidated by someone’s negative behavior. Start taking positive steps on your own to help strengthen your position down the line.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Look closely at that so-called golden opportunity. Best to be a cautious Cat who approaches things slowly, rather than one who pounces without knowing where you’ll land.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your apology can resolve that personal situation before it overshadows the start of your new year. You’ll feel better, even if you’re only partly to blame for what happened.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Avoid overtaxing yourself, even if your energy levels are high and you feel that you can do it all. Best to pace yourself so you won’t run yourself down.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Your sense of humor helps get you through a stressful period. Some of your quick quips can take the edge off any remaining negativity being aimed at you.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Your artistic talents not only help you express yourself these days, but they also set up a line of communication between you and someone very special.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) It’s fine to appreciate the importance of having a “proper form” for doing things. But relax a bit in order to allow newcomers on the project to feel less intimidated by you.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Use your boundless reserve of optimism to persuade others to work with you so that you can resolve a difficult workplace problem before it ruins the dynamics in place.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You brim over with self-confidence as you begin to tackle a new challenge. And, before you know it, you’re not alone: Others have taken the plunge with you.

a highly defined sense of commitment to others. You would make a fine social worker.

arketplace News

Overwhelmed with S-T-U-F-F?

You’ve made the decision to downsize. You know it’s right for you, your family is supportive and encouraging, and so…you stand in the spare room, the closet, or the garage, looking around at all these things you love (and some you don’t) and suddenly you’re overwhelmed. The idea of figuring out what to keep, and what to do with the stuff you don’t, is daunting. You can’t imagine where you’ll even begin.

So many of us have more stuff than we truly need or even want, let alone know what to do with when we decide to start sorting through it. Unsurprisingly, this seems to be especially true of folks who have lived in their homes over 5 years, or 25+ years.

Here are a few questions to ask yourself as you begin the process.

What are your immediate plans?

Are you planning a move, and if so, will you be moving in the near future? Or, do you merely want to simplify a bit, declutter and streamline the space you’re already in?

What part of the project feels most overwhelming to you?

What in the world will you do with all the extra “stuff”? What are your options? Where do you start?

The whole prospect

in intimidating… but we can help. We’ve been through this process ourselves, we’ve helped our own parents as they’ve gone through it, and we’ve helped numerous clients. Because of our experiences, we’ve developed a real passion for helping people who feel overwhelmed by projects like this. As Certified Senior Housing Specialists, we’re uniquely qualified to walk with you as you wade into this formidable (in so many ways) project.

moving

Let us help you kick off the new year and help you achieve your goals. Our free seminar, “Downsizing Made Easy: 5 Steps for a Successful Move or To Simplify Your Life” is created just for seniors and/or those with seniors they love and wish to help and support.

Simplifying your life should leave you refreshed and renewed.

Overjoyed, not overwhelmed. Designed to help seniors make informed, effective decisions during

this transition, our Senior Living Education Series will help you and your loved ones navigate the process.

This free seminar is hosted by SD Mature Moves, Christie Kramer-LeVander and Ric Levander are Certified Senior Downsizing Coaches™ and Certified Senior Housing Professionals™. This will be the first seminar of a 12-month series. We hope to see you there!

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Thurs., Jan. 12, 2023 10:00am-11:30am Encinitas Senior/Community Center 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive, Room 118, Encinitas REGISTER AT SDMatureMoves.com OR CALL 760.502.7372

Final neighborhood of all-private memory care suites opens in January

SAN MARCOS — January 6 — Silvergate San Marcos — North County’s leading boutique-style retirement community — opens its sixth and final neighborhood in its dedicated Memory Care Suites building in January 2023. To celebrate having completed major renovations this year and mark the opening of the final collection all-private memory care suites, the community has announced a year-end savings program that will lock in one full year of 2022 pricing in the new year for families seeking care for loved ones living with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease or memory loss.

A Proven Care Solution for Those Facing Memory Loss

“We understand what families face during the holidays as they return home to visit aging parents,” said David Nelson, Director of Marketing for the Silvergate San Marcos senior living community. “Often, the challenges of care become too much for families and having a proven care solution to turn to — like what we offer at Silvergate — can be a welcome relief for family members, especially when they have their own families to care for and are juggling their own obligations.”

This month, families can visit the community for a private tour, learn about how professional memory care is delivered at Silvergate and secure 2022 pricing on an all-private Memory Care Suite at Silvergate San Marcos through December 31st, representing a signifi cant savings in the new year.

For a loved one who may now need more specialized care and mind-nurturing activities than families can provide at home, the community’s award-winning care solution and innovative building design offer the peace of mind families are seeking at the holiday season and throughout the year.

Dedicated Building –Neighborhood Design

Unique to Silvergate, the dedicated Memory Care Suites building was designed specifi cally for seniors managing the challenges associated with impaired memory. The building houses six distinct “neighborhoods,” each made up of private and shared rooms oriented towards common living and dining room spaces. The neighborhood design takes a more personalized, homelike approach to care and provides residents with an easy-to-navigate building fl oorplan.

Each neighborhood has an adjacent, themed Activity Room that has been renovated, giving res-

idents a variety of destinations each day for activities and events, including an arts and craft room, a music room, a quiet reading room and a sunroom.

These spaces help provide residents with an opportunity to connect with others and engage in regular activities every day such as music therapy, wellness classes, brain teasers and group conversation. These upgraded Activity Rooms come online with an all-new roster of therapeutic and inspiring activities for residents who are living with the challenges associated with dementia and memory loss.

“We’re here to support residents, their families and the community as they look for viable solutions to care for loved ones who are coming to terms with a dementia diagnosis,” said Janet Mangaya, Director of Resident Care at Silvergate San Marcos. “Our team has a fi rm grasp on how cognitive defi cit works, understands how to control emotions and is specially trained to provide the most effective care techniques that bring meaningful moments for those challenged by memory loss. We’ve helped countless families on their journey to understanding and coping with the effects of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.”

Proven Experience & Award-Winning Care

The seasoned team of nurses, medical technicians and caregivers deliver the highest levels of care with the greatest degree of dignity, respect, and sensitivity, according to Joan Rink-Carroll, Executive Director for the Silvergate San Marcos community.

“Our memory care services are unlike any other because we maintain an industry-leading caregivertoresident ratio with at least one caregiver for every six residents,” said Rink-Carroll, who has assembled a highly specialized team of nurses, caregivers and staff to operate the community’s memory care unit. “We believe having more eyes on fewer residents provides increased supervision and assures the safety and security of residents.”

New-Year Savings on All-Private Memory Care Suite Ends January 31st

To take advantage of Silvergate’s new-year savings program, book a tour today with David Nelson by calling 760-744-4484 or visit SilvergateRR.com. General information about the independent living, assisted living and memory care accommodations at Silvergate can be found at SilvergateRR.com/SM. Silvergate is located at 1550 Security Place, San Marcos, CA 92078

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JAN. 6

APRIL AND FUNK JUNKIES

Join April and the Funk Junkies Happy Hour to benefit La Colonia Community Foundation. 5:30 p.m. at Belly Up, 160 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

GEM FAIRE

America's Best Gem & Jewelry Show. Free-$7, 12 to 6 p.m. Jan. 6 at Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2236 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar.

DECEMBER ART SHOW

Every artwork in the Summation 2022 Escondido Arts Partnership exhibition tells a story. 5 p.m. at Escondido Arts Partnership , 100 E Grand Ave, Escondido.

VISTA GARDEN CLUB

Garden Hand Tools will be the topic of a presentation at the Vista Garden Club meeting. 12 to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 6 at Gloria McClellan Vista Senior Center, 1400 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista.

NERD COMEDY NIGHT

Clever comedy and a smart audience make this Carlsbad tradition one-of-akind. $15, 7 p.m. at Harding Community Center, 3096 Harding St, Carlsbad.

THEA THE BAND

Live Entertainment. 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Jan. 6 at Mr. Peabody's Bar and Grill, 136 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas.

THEATER CLASSES

New Village Arts Theatre is offering a host of acting classes in from January through March. 5 p.m. at New Village Arts Theatre, 2787 State St, Carlsbad.

PECHANGA POWWOW

Pechanga Tribe hosts a free, three-day event including tribes from across North America. 5 p.m. at Pechanga Resort, 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula.

WOMEN'S MUSEUM

The Women's Museum of California has added more open hours to its Education Center. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 6 at Women's Museum of California, 404 Euclid Ave, San Diego.

JAN. 7

CALL FOR ARTISTS

January 2023 show, “Discovery,” open to all artists and media. Free. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 7 at Artist Gallery, 121 W Grand Ave, Escondido.

GEM FAIRE

America's Best Gem & Jewelry Show. Free-$7, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 7 at Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2236 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar.

PECHANGA POWWOW

Pechanga Tribe hosts a free, three-day event in-

cluding tribes from across North America. 5 p.m. at Pechanga Resort, 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula.

PET LOSS SUPPORT

Rancho Coastal Humane Society offers free, one-on-one, 20-minute telephone consultations for people who recently lost pets plus upcoming counseling sessions. 9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 7 at Rancho Coastal Humane Society, 389 Requeza St, Encinitas.

KOKEDAMA WORKSHOP

San Diego Botanic Garden teaches Kokedama, a traditional Japanese Living Art form where moss is used as a container for a plant. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Jan. 7 at San Diego Botanic Garden, 300 Quail Gardens Dr, Encinitas.

CYCLE CLUB

North County Cycle Club rides every Saturday morning. 8 a.m. at San Marcos Restaurant Row, 1020 W San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos.

JAN. 8

CYCLOVIA ENCINITAS

BCycle Encinitas/Trek/ Electra on historic Coast Highway 101. Explore Downtown Encinitas via bike, on foot or other means of self-powered transportation, free of cars. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 8 at Downtown Encinitas, S Coast Highway 101, Encinitas.

CHASE MORRIN TRIO

Chase Morrin is a prolific pianist and composer. 2 to 3 p.m. Jan. 8 at Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Dr, Encinitas.

SYNTHETIC ICE RINK

Visit the Fleet Science Center's Winter Paradice synthetic ice rink as you celebrate winter, San Diego-style. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 8 at Fleet Science Center, 1875 El Prado, San

Diego.

KUSI PET OF THE WEEK

Tune in at 8:20 am to see who will be the adorable, adoptable, pet of the week at Helen Woodward Animal Center, 6461 El Apajo Rd, Rancho Santa Fe.

ART EXHIBIT/RECEPTION

Stop in monthly, as the entire gallery changes out with new art for the enjoyment of the public. Something for everyone! 3 to 5 p.m. Jan. 8 at North Coastal Art Gallery - COAL, 300 Carlsbad Village Dr, Carlsbad.

FARMERS MARKET

Best local foods and fresh produce in North County, every Sunday!. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 8 at Paul Ecke Central School, 185 Union St, Encinitas.

PECHANGA POWWOW

Pechanga Tribe hosts a free, three-day event including tribes from across North America. 5 p.m. at Pechanga Resort, 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula.

JAVA JOE’S REUNION

San Diego Folk Heritage presents a San Diego Folk All Stars team of musicians. $30, 4 p.m. at Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 2020 Chestnut Ave, Carlsbad.

WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS

Catholic Widows and Widowers of North County hold a general meeting and potluck. Reservations required at (760) 696-3502. 5 p.m. at Saint Margaret Parish , 4300 Oceanside Blvd, Oceanside.

‘TEMPTATIONS’ MUSICAL

The new, smash-hit Broadway musical follows The Temptations' extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. 1 to 5 p.m. Jan. 8 at San

Diego Civic Theatre , 1100 3rd Ave, San Diego.

JAN. 9

MUSICAL THEATER DANCE

Explore different styles of dance in musical theater at New Village Arts. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at New Village Arts Theatre, 2787 State St, Carlsbad.

BONSAI BASICS

Gary Jones and Ken Bross introduce the basics of Art of Bonsai and some of the principles of how to create a bonsai. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Jan. 9 at San Diego Botanic Garden, 300 Quail Gardens Dr, Encinitas.

JAN. 10

EL CAMINO QUILT GUILD

Jan Krentz will look at the traditional 8-point star designs, ranging from Lone Stars, Hunter Stars, and the new Diamond Quilts. 9:30 a.m. at El Corazon Senior Center , 3302 Senior Center Dr, Oceanside.

NOTRE DAME CONCERT

University of Notre Dame Undertones are a 12-member all-male a cappella group. 7 p.m. at Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Dr, Encinitas.

GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

Genealogy Librarian Mary Von Orsdol will present “Civil Births, Marriages, Deaths” in hybrid format.Registration is necessary if attending on-line at nsdcgs.org. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Jan. 10 at Faraday Administration Building, , 1635 Faraday Ave, Carlsbad.

MASTER SHAKESPEARE

Performance-based acting class will offer students an advanced approach at mastering the works of William Shakespeare. 4:30 to 6 p.m. Jan. 10 at New Village Arts Theatre, 2787 State St, Carlsbad.

JAN. 11

‘BLUES

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North Coast Repertory Theatre presents “Blues in the Night” by Sheldon Epps. $63, 7 p.m. at North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr, Solana Beach.

JAN. 12

JAMES ALLEN

Live Entertainment. 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Jan. 12 at Mr. Peabody's Bar and Grill, 136 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas.

WHEELCHAIR SKILLS

This class is for manual wheelchair users to learn and practice skills such as wheelies, ascending/ descending ramps, curbs and stairs, and transferring from the floor to their wheelchair. Each class is led by a Doctor of Physical Therapy and begins with a shoulder warm up to help reduce and prevent shoulder pain. This class is sponsored by... 12 to 1 p.m. Jan. 12 at NeuroLab 360, 2146 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas.

JAN. 13

THE PETTYBREAKERS

Tom Petty Tribute. 9 p.m. at Belly Up, 160 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

NERD COMEDY NIGHT

Clever comedy and a smart audience make this Carlsbad tradition one-of-akind. $15, 7 p.m. at Harding Community Center, 3096 Harding St, Carlsbad.

2LIL2LATE

Live Entertainment. 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Jan. 13 at Mr. Peabody's Bar and Grill, 136 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas.

SWEDISH JAZZ

"Live! at the Brooks" presents Swedish jazz musician Gunhild Carling to start its 2023 Oceanside Music series. 8 to 11 p.m. Jan. 13 at Oceanside Theatre Company , 217 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

THE LINKS

The Links are an alternative band from Louisiana, exploring sounds & genres from psychedelic to surf rock to fuzz. 12 to 3 p.m. Jan. 13 at Petco Park, 100 Park Blvd, San Diego.

SALSA FESTIVAL

BIG Salsa Festival San Diego is a four day Latin event featuring some of the greatest names in Salsa music. 10 a.m. at San Diego Marriott Mission Valley, 8757 Rio San Diego Dr, San Diego.

JAN. 14

KIDS IN THE GARDEN

Learn about the Wonderful World of Wormsamazing compost helpers. Enjoy a Garden walkabout

and find plants, animals, and water features. Fee is $5. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Jan. 14 at Alta Vista Botanical Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista.

DREYFUSS AUTHOR VISIT Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss will speak about his book "One Thought Scares Me." There will be a Q&A and signing afterwards. 6 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Encinitas, 1040 N El Camino Real, Encinitas.

BIRD WALK

See the variety of birds from the north that make the lagoon their home November to April. 12 and older. Bring binoculars. 10 a.m. at Batiquitos Nature Center, 7380 Gabbiano Ln, Carlsbad.

TOMMY CASTRO

Tommy Castro Presents "A Bluesman Came To Town." 8 p.m. at Belly Up, 160 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

NORTH COUNTY HIKING

Join the docent-guided, moderately strenuous, long-distance educational hike at Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve from in front of the Elfin Forest Interpretive Center. 9 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 14 at Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve, 8833 Harmony Grove Rd, Escondido.

2ND SATURDAY CONCERT

Kevin James O’Brien plays music from classic rock to current pop and a little country in between. 3 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at Escondido Public Library, 239 S Kalmia St, Escondido.

EMO NIGHT BROOKLYN

The best 00's emo/poppunk music with your favorite DJs. 9 p.m. at House of Blues, 1055 5th Ave, San Diego.

CIRCASONIC

Live Entertainment. 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Jan. 14 at Mr. Peabody's Bar and Grill, 136 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas.

ACTING CLASS

In Imagination Station, create a show based on fun new characters. For ages 4-8. 9 to 10 a.m. Jan. 14 at New Village Arts Theatre, 2787 State St, Carlsbad.

SUBTRONICS

Jesse Kardon, AKA Subtronics brings a blend of cutting-edge sound design with hard-hitting bass. 7:30 p.m. at Pechanga Area San Diego, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd, San Diego.

SID THE SCIENCE KID

Spark your natural curiosity with Sid the Science Kid!. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Jan. 14 at San Diego Children's Discovery Museum, 320 N Broadway, Escondido.

‘BLUES IN THE NIGHT,’ a musical revue featuring blues and jazz standards, opens Jan. 11 at North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach and runs through Feb. 5. Above, performers Karole Foreman, Ciarra Stroud, Elijah Rock and and Anise Ritchie. Photo by Aaron Rumley

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