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Oceanside restaurant installs fish print mural. A3 Mother of missing teen holds charity concert. A3 Children’s museum reopens indoor exhibit. A5 Questions linger over accident settlement. A7
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Encinitas teens to compete at Tokyo Olympics. A11
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legiate programs, while his coaching philosophy has been adopted by “hundreds of high school and amateur coaches around the nation,” according to his website. Ghost, who provided chat logs between Cook and the decoy to The Coast News, said the communication between them lasted several weeks, and eventually led to an in-person meeting at The Shoppes at Carlsbad. Chat logs show disturb-
OCEANSIDE — Dozens of residents are gearing up to plead their case to the Oceanside City Council against the proposed Amazon distribution center project planned for nearby Ocean Ranch industrial park. RANCHO Earlier in May, the SFNEWS city’s Planning Commission approved plans for an Amazon Fulfillment Center on Ocean Ranch Boulevard. The distribution center is expected to create about 500 jobs once completed. The 142,746 square foot building will include 15 truck terminals, 703 fleet vehicles and 230 parking spaces for employee vehicles. Warehouse operators and tractor-trailer deliveries will run 24 hours per day, and deliveries will occur between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. Residents of nearby communities fear the traffic congestion as well as noise and light pollution that the distribution center would create. For residents of the St. Cloud community, the distribution center would sit on the hill right above them. “Some of these people’s doors face the hill,” said Jeanne Leeper, a 24-year resident of another nearby community. “Some of these
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The Arts Moonlight’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ a well-oiled machine. B2
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PARALYMPIC TRIATHLETE and Encinitas resident Amy Dixon, left, with her guide Kirsten Sass. Dixon, accompanied by Sass, will be heading to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo next month despite serious health issues over the past year, including shoulder surgery and blood clots. Story on A8. Photo by Ben Lumley
Carlsbad HS coach accused of attempting to meet minor By Steve Puterski
CARLSBAD — A Carlsbad High School JV baseball coach and founder of Cardiff-based West Coast Elite has been accused of attempting to meet an underage boy after having a series of online conversations that were sexual in nature, as reported by on-
line vigilante group Creep Catcher Unit. Ghost, the anonymous founder of CC Unit, caught Jet Cook on July 23 at The Shoppes at Carlsbad and went live on Instagram with a video detailing Cook’s alleged interest to be “daddy” to a 14-year-old boy. Based on screenshots from the video encounter, two independent sources confirmed Cook’s identity to The Coast News. Ghost told The Coast News that conversations with Cook began on June 28
with an underage decoy who identified themselves as a 14 -ye a r- old boy. Despite learning of the decoys' COOK age, Cook continued to engage with the individual and requested to keep the conversation private, according to chat logs from an online dating app. The Carlsbad Unified School District is investigat-
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ing the matter, according to Assistant Superintendent Rick Grove. “The district has been made aware of allegations implicating one of our employees,” Grove said. “That individual is not currently serving students in any capacity and an investigation has begun.” According to his bio on West Coast Elite, Cook has been coaching youth baseball players and teams for more than 20 years. Additionally, he’s also worked with professional and col-
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