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MARCH 11, 2022
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Oceanside Museum of Art celebrates 25 years. 3 Carlsbad homeless plan making progress. 3 Olympian Wettstein cuts ribbon for YMCA ramp. 5
THE CSUSM grad on his way to become Navy officer. 6 VISTA Oceanside pushes for new NEWS police headquarters. 7 Del Mar local releases book of WWI letters. 11
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Odd Files. 12 For the love of trains and Philippe’s French Dip. 19
PLUS: Oceanside’s Cesar Mora named region’s Principal RANCHO of the Year. 9
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NEW WAVE
CARDIFF RESIDENT Taylor Hansen went undrafted after a stellar career at the University of Montana. But the defender’s grit and resolve helped earn her a spot with the San Diego Wave FC, which opens its first National Women’s Soccer League season against Angel City on March 19 at Titan Stadium in Fullerton. Story on 15. Photo courtesy of Montana Grizzlies Athletics
NCTD pushes for sole authority over fencing plan State agency sends cease, desist letter of warning By Tigist Layne
DEL MAR — Following last week’s Del Mar City Council meeting where councilmembers rejected an agreement that would allow a fencing plan along the Del Mar bluffs, the North County Transit District filed a new petition with the NCTD CONTINUES to petition the federal Surface Transportation Board for sole authority over federal Surface Transportaa railway fencing project despite warnings from the California Coastal Commission. File photo tion Board seeking sole au-
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thority to proceed with the project. Meanwhile, the California Coastal Commission sent a letter to the North County Transit District, or NCTD, putting it on notice that a cease and desist order is forthcoming from the state commission if the rail authority fails to commit that it will not begin working on the project without obtaining a coastal development permit. The NCTD gave the City of Del Mar until Feb. 28 to agree to the modified 4-foot-tall fence design on
the Del Mar bluffs, accepting liability and maintenance responsibility for the modified fence design. If the city failed to accept this agreement, the NCTD said they would proceed with a proposed 6-foot-tall fence design. Last week, the Del Mar City Council voted 3-2 to reject the agreement saying the transit district should build no fencing at all. Mayor Dwight Worden and Councilmember Dave Druker were the only ones TURN TO FENCING ON 9
