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Growing Need For FAIR Plan Leads Insurance Commissioner To Order Increased Coverage Options
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Load Em Up - Move Em Out
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Voting for President? Make Sure Your Ballot Has The Option You Want
by Tracy DeFore, County of San Diego Communications Office
On Friday the County Fire Authority began the process of intigrating the former JCFPD station into their ranks. They removed all the aparatus that had been stored in the station taking down to the County Fleet Services Facility for inspection and maintenance. There is no time table for reopening the station as a few facility maintenance issues need to be resolved before they can occupy the station. A court ruling from Judge Trapp, that was not available to review at press time, was the impitus for the actions. Contrary to the rumor mill, the area is still being fully covered from Station 50 across from the high school and Station 51 out by Lake Cuyamaca. County facilities crews will be active at the fire house, cleaning and brining it uop to speed for the eventual Fire Authority move in. At that time it is expected that some of the aparatus that was removed will be brought back into service.
Julian Witnesses Mercury's Solar Transit, And Lives To Tell About It
by Doug Sollosy
There was a little black spot on the Sun today..., but wait a minute Sting, it was Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, taking an orbital stroll between the Earth and our great star furnace. A group of us Dark Sky people and friends just couldn't resist looking up, well, at least just above the horizon as the Sun made its first appearance of the day. Mercury was already part way across the radiant face of our nearest star. By the time day broke, a few minutes past six, we had several telescopes and even binoculars set up next to the library, all with special solar filters to make sure that all eyes were protected. Sure enough, some early risers began to show up, including some from Pasadena and Ocean Beach, as well as 15 or 20 local folks, all eager to witness the planetary ballet.
Daffodil Planting Season Is Here
Friday, November 15 - Mrs. Stanley’s fourth grade class has gotten the yearly daffodil planting started across the highway from the Post Office. This week Mrs. Tellez will take her class of third and fourth graders to the Lake Cuyamaca Cafe and Store on Tuesday the 19th. Followed by Mrs. McFedries fifth grade class on Thursday(21st) heading down to Wynola Pizza for a 10am planting. Next up will be the second and third graders from Mrs. Cirillo and Ms Tangeman on Friday the 22nd across from the High School office bright and early at 8:45. Anyone interested in helping out should bring shovels, gloves, smiles and solid shoes(no flip-flops). Should the weather turn ugly, i.e: Rain or snow, we will cancel that days activities and reschedule for anoher time. Come spring we can all look for the daffodils popping their stems from the ground and filling the area with blooms - just in time for the annual daffodil show at the Town Hall.
Volume 35 — Issue 16
Julian, CA.
ISSN 1937-8416
www.JulianNews.com
Expanded Coverage Features And Increased Limits To Bring Relief To Consumers Looking For More Adequate Coverage SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As wildfire risk drives more non-renewals of homeowner insurance across the state, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is taking action to help homeowners find adequate coverage to protect their homes by ordering the FAIR Plan to offer a comprehensive policy in addition to its current dwelling fire-only coverage by June 1, 2020, with traditional homeowner features, such as coverage for water damage and personal liability. He also ordered the FAIR Plan to increase coverage limits and to offer a nofee monthly payment plan as well as allow for policyholders to pay by credit card or electronic funds transfer without any fees. The growing unavailability of homeowners and fire insurance has touched virtually every county in the state and threatens home values, real estate transactions, tax revenues, emergency services, and the integrity of California communities. “I am taking this action after meeting with thousands of California homeowners across the state who are struggling to find coverage to protect their homes,” said Commissioner Lara. “People forced to use the FAIR Plan as temporary insurance deserve the same coverage provided by traditional insurers. This crisis requires the FAIR Plan to provide a comprehensive option for Californians who have no other option for homeowners insurance.” Amy Bach, Executive Director of United Policyholders, joined Commissioner Lara in support of the changes. “United Policyholders is hearing from panicked consumers daily. Homeowners throughout the state are between a rock and a hard place and desperate for help finding affordable insurance,” said Bach. “Commissioner Lara has heard their pleas and is taking decisive action.” Effective April 1, 2020, the FAIR Plan will increase the combined dwelling coverage limit from $1.5 million to $3 million. Increasing the FAIR Plan’s dwelling coverage limit makes sense in today’s real estate market in California. In many areas where people are forced to turn to the FAIR Plan for coverage, they find the $1.5 million coverage limit is not enough and need to find additional coverage, often through the surplus lines market. The Commissioner also ordered the FAIR Plan to offer consumers a monthly payment plan and to be able to pay by credit card or electronic funds transfer--all without fees. These changes are in addition to other changes that Commissioner Lara convinced the FAIR Plan to undertake earlier this year, including providing more transparency in their meetings and allowing the Department of Insurance to participate in those meetings and mandating the FAIR Plan obtain Department approval prior to disbursing operating profits back to participating insurers. The FAIR Plan is established under California law as the homeowners’ “insurer of last resort,” and requiring the FAIR Plan to offer a comprehensive homeowners’ policy, known as HO-3 coverage, will save consumers from having to purchase a second companion policy to cover other hazards such as liability, water damage, and theft. While the FAIR Plan is intended as a temporary solution, it is important that its product mirrors traditional coverage as much as possible. Many of the affected California homeowners have already been inconvenienced by planned power outages by utilities, mandatory evacuations, and repeated wildfire threats year after year. Requiring these same homeowners to have to piece together multiple policies to achieve full coverage is needlessly burdensome. “Restoring stability to the homeowners and fire insurance marketplace will take everyone working together to find solutions,” said Commissioner Lara. “By involving homeowners, advocates, local and state government, and insurance companies, I am confident we will find common sense solutions.” See the commissioners order here--> http://www.insurance. c a.g ov/ 0 4 0 0 - n ew s / 010 0 - p r e s s - r e l e a s e s / 2 019 /u p l o a d / nr089FAIRPlanOrder111419.pdf
November 20, 2019
Mercury, with a modest diameter of 3,032 miles, looked tiny as it meandered accross the solar disc, even though it's 36 million miles closer to us than the Sun, which is all of 864,340 miles in diameter! Besides our direct visual foray there was a live view feed on Vivek's computer monitor, and some of us took time lapse images with the goal of producing a video record, for those of you who didn't quite get up in time. That funny paper clip like object on the screen shot was a plane which just happened to make a solar transit as we watched Mercury. Small world! Check the Julian Dark Sky Network website in the next two weeks for a video. Next Mercury transit visible here? Not until 2049.
Veterans Commemorate 50th Anniversary Of Vietnam War With ‘Alive Day’ Stories
(NAPS)—Army veteran Ron Hope was piloting a helicopter in Vietnam to extract a company of soldiers, when he was shot down. His left brachial plexus—the network of nerves that sends signals from the spinal cord to the arm and hand—was crushed. He also continued on page 12
The San Diego County Registrar’s office is sending nearly 1.8 million postcards to the County’s registered voters in the coming weeks to let you know that your political party registration determines which presidential primary candidates will appear on your March 3, 2020 primary election ballot. So – who can you vote for? It depends on how you’ve registered. All registered voters fall under one of two categories. Registered with a Political Party If you are registered with one of the six political parties in California, your ballot will list only that party’s presidential primary candidates. You can vote only for that party’s presidential candidates. If your party registration is different from the party of the presidential primary candidate you want to vote for, you will need to register to vote with that party. Registered as Nonpartisan If you are registered as nonpartisan (also known as independent or no party preference), your March 3 ballot will not list the presidential primary contest or candidates. More than 550,000 voters in San Diego County are registered as nonpartisan. If you are one of them, you can take steps now to vote for a presidential candidate in the primary. Political Parties Allowing Nonpartisan Voters to Cross Over This year, the American Independent, Democratic and Libertarian parties are allowing nonpartisan voters to take part in their presidential primary elections. But nonpartisan voters must request one of these three parties’ ballots to vote for that party’s presidential primary candidate. Selecting one of these three parties’ ballots will not register you with that party. You will remain a nonpartisan voter. More than 300,000 nonpartisan voters are also permanent mail ballot voters. If you are one, you will get a postcard asking you to let the Registrar’s office know your choice of party ballot before Jan. 6, so it is included in the first mailing of mail ballots going out the week of Feb. 11. Otherwise, you will receive the nonpartisan ballot, which will not include the presidential contest. Also note that the Democratic Party is allowing nonpartisan voters to vote in its presidential contest but not its central committee contest. If requested, you will receive the nonpartisan version of the Democratic ballot. Political Parties Not Allowing Nonpartisan Voters to Crossover This year, the Green, Peace and Freedom and Republican Parties have closed their presidential primary to nonpartisan voters. That means you need to be registered with one of those parties to vote for their primary election presidential candidates. Nonpartisan voters will not be able to select one of these ballots. Nonpartisan voters who want one of these parties’ ballots will need to re-register with that continued on page 7
Fall Sports Schedules Cross Country
Thursday, November 14 Frontier Conference Finals @ NTC Park (San Diego) Saturday, November 23 CIFSDS Championships @ Morley Field (Balboa Park) Saturday, November 30 CIF State Championships @Woodward Park (Fresno)
Winter Sports Schedules Boys Basketball
Tuesday, November 19 5:30 @ Calvary Christian Thursday, November 21 6:00 Home vs Bonsall Thursday, December 5 6:00 Home vs Guajome Park Monday, December 9 6:00 @ Bonsall Tuesday, December 10 6:00 Home vs Horizon Prep Tuesday, December 17 5:30 @ Horizon Prep Thursday, December 19 7:00 @ Guajome Park Tuesday, January 14 6:00 @ Vincent Memorial continued on page 4
Girls Basketball
Tuesday, November 19 3:45 @ Calvary Christian Thursday., December 5 4:00 Home vs Guajome Park Tuesday, December 10 4:00 Home vs Horizon Prep Thursday, December 12 5:00 Silent Night Game Tuesday, December 17 5:00 @ Horizon Prep Thursday, December 19 5:00 @ Guajome Park Tuesday, January 14 4:00 @ Vincent Memorial Wednesday, January 15 4:00 Home vs Calvary Christian Thursday, January 17 4:00 @ Borrego Springs Tuesday, January 21 4:00 Home vs Mountain Empire continued on page 4
Girls Soccer
Friday, November 20 3:30 Home vs Foothills Christian Wed., December 11 3:30 @Foothills Christian Thursday, December 19 3:30 Home vs Borrego Springs Friday, December 20 3:30 @ Borrego Springs Thursday, January 16 3:30 Home vs Hamilton Tuesday, January 21 3:30 Home vs West Shores Thursday, January 23 3:30 Home vs Mountain Empire Tuesday, January 28 3:30 @ Vincent Memorial Thursday, January 30 3:30 Home vs Borrego Springs Tuesday, February 4 3:30 @ Hamilton Thursday, February 6 3:30 @ West Shores Tuesday, February 11 3:30 @ Mountain Empire Thursday, February 13 3:30 Home vs Vincent Memorial
Country Christmas Tree Lighting — 11/30 at Pioneer Park www.juliancountrychristmas.com