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RB/4S DIGEST RB skate park? Boy Scout Michael Leto is trying to gain public support in building a skate park in Rancho Bernardo. A meeting on the issue will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12 at the Ed Brown Senior Center, 18402 W. Bernardo Drive in Rancho Bernardo Community Park. For details, go to www.RBskatepark.org.
Savour RB The fifth annual Savour RB Food Faire will be 5:307:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28 in a new venue, Bernardo Heights Countr y Club, 16066 Bernardo Heights Parkway in RB. All are welcome. At least 19 restaurants are participating. Cost: free to RBBA members, $20 for non-members. RSVP at april@rbbusinessassociation.com.
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BY ELIZABETH MARIE HIMCHAK Miss Rancho Bernardo Teen 2012 Ling Zeng has a new title to add to her résumé. The 17-year-old was named Distinguished Young Woman of California at the July 28 finals in Bakersfield, Calif. Her prizes include $18,500 in scholarships. She will travel to Mobile, Ala., next June to compete for the 2013 national title. The scholarship contest for high school girls was previously known as America’s Junior Miss. In its 55-year existence more than $108 million in cash and college scholarships has been awarded through various levels of competition. SEE TEEN, Page 15
LING ZENG Distinguished Young Woman of California 2012
Parking gets tight at transit station Commuters who use the Rancho Bernardo Transit Station will need to add a few more minutes to accommodate walking time for the next six months. The station’s northwest lot is being temporarily closed this week — and will remain closed for at least the next six months — as work begins on $768,000 in renovations, said Helen Gao, a SANDAG public information officer.
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Twice as many residential burglaries in Rancho Bernardo during the first half of this year compared to last year contributed to RB reflecting the city’s uptick in property crimes, according to recently released police department crime statistics. There was also an increase in reported car prowls in Rancho Bernardo and citywide. With these, property might not have been taken. In contrast, Rancho Bernardo experienced a decrease in violent crimes even though the city saw those go up when compared to 2011. In Rancho Bernardo, there were 14.15 property crimes per 1,000 residents reported this year compared to 11.49 per 1,000 last year. This led to RB dropping from its 22nd place tie with Del Mar Heights in 2011 — among the city’s 120-plus neighborhoods — to a tie for 36th place with Lincoln Park in 2012. Citywide, there were 22.22 property crimes per 1,000 San Diegans reported (15,286 crimes), a slight increase from 21.23 per 1,000 (14,160 crimes) last year. There were 70 more property crimes in Rancho Bernardo, for a total of 316 crimes compared to last year’s 246. The spike was due to an almost doubling of residential burglaries (69 instead
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Because of a limited number of parking spaces in the southeast lot, during the renovation project riders can park their vehicles in the former Rodeway Inn parking lot with 24 spaces at 16911 W. Bernardo Drive. Officials said the lot is .3 miles north of the station, estimating it to be a 7-minute walk. The RB project, along with $1.8 million in upgrades at the Del Lago transit station near Westfield North County mall, are part of a $246 million Interstate 15 Bus Rapid Transit project SEE STATION, Page 8
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