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Volume XVI, Issue 39
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Oct. 4, 2012 Published Weekly
Del Mar Hills Dads dish it out
Both sides uneasy about status of SB land use plan Council to continue working with Coastal Commission on plan
■ The 1920s came alive again in Del Mar at the Midnight in Paris benefit. Page B16
Liam and Erik savor a pancake breakfast courtesy of the Del Mar Hills Academy Dads Club. See page B13. PHOTO/JON CLARK
BY KATHY DAY It looks like the debate over rules governing land use in Solana Beach that started more than a decade ago will continue for at least a couple more months. And despite efforts by the city staff to negotiate modifications with California Coastal Commission staff and a 3-2 vote on Sept. 26 to continue working with them, most everyone agreed it’s likely the current draft of the Local Coastal Program
Land Use Plan (LUP) will be rejected. Councilman Mike Nichols, who voted to extend talks, said, “I think we will have to reject (the plan), but tonight’s not the night.” The result didn’t please representatives of the Surfrider Foundation, including Jim Jaffee of its Beach Preservation Committee, who said the next day that he’s “disappointed but hopeful. They need to adopt this. … They have allowed the homeownSee LAND, page 6
Political sign snatching concerns Del Mar residents ■ Local resident’s new novel combines high seas adventure with legal drama. Page 13
■ New Scripps medical director balances ‘mind, body and spirit.’ Page B1
BY CLAIRE HARLIN Residents and merchants on both sides of the Proposition J campaign experienced a rude awakening over the weekend when they found their political signs had been illegally removed from their property — and much of the sign snatching happened in broad daylight. On Oct. 1, the city’s code enforcement office returned from the weekend to “a rash of phone calls,” said code enforcement officer Patty Malik, from residents asking if signs were turned in or if they
were removed by the city due to code enforcement issues. Malik said the city didn’t take the signs, and that this was a new issue for the code enforcement office. “Many of the calls are from merchants wondering where their signs went,” she said. “We’ve never had calls about people taking signs. This is the first time.” Prop J supporter Howard Gad had a different take on the issue, however. Gad, who heads the FOR Del Mar’s Future campaign, said this is “not anything new” for
Del Mar, but the extent is significant. He said that on his side of the campaign, there have been about 20 missing signs — four taken from the campaign’s headquarters at 14th and Camino Del Mar; three from residential property near Luneta Drive; 12 found in a pile near a neighborhood gutter; and at least three found in a
residential trash can. While he said the sign-snatching doesn’t surprise him, he said he was surprised that he found the pile of signs by the gutter in broad daylight. “Usually they do this at night,” he said. “People are saying they went to the store during the day and See SIGN, Page 6
‘Painting Elf’ donation of CV wall upgrade a community ‘gift’
Torrey Pines Royalty
BY KAREN BILLING The walls on Carmel Creek Road have been painted a fresh, new white thanks to the generous donation of one neighbor who wishes to remain anonymous. In June, resident Donna Vehar came before the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board to ask if something could be done about the deteriorated state of the walls on Carmel
Torrey Pines High School held its 2012 Homecoming event Sept. 28. (Left) Catherine Shi and Martin Lee were crowned Homecoming Queen and King. See page B9. Photos/Anna Scipione
Creek Road, from Carmel Country Road to Mykonos Lane. She became a little disheartened and believed that nothing would ever be done due to the cost and legal issues. Then stepped in the “Painting Elf.” “It was an amazing experience for me that a member of the community took it upon himself to make that See WALL, Page 20 (BACK PAGE)
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