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VOLUME 27 NUMBER 9
MARCH 3, 2011
SD police arrest 12 teens in curfew sweep Redistricting By Karen Billing The Northwestern Division of the San Diego Police Department ran a curfew sweep on Friday, Feb. 18, resulting in 12 arrests. Community Relations Officer Adrian Lee reported at the Feb. 24 Carmel Valley Community Planning Board meeting that the 12 teens were in violation of the city’s 10 p.m. curfew, a handful were found with marijuana, and one was under the influence of alcohol. “It was a successful sweep despite the rain,” Lee said. The department runs curfew sweeps
Senior rides coming to CV At its Feb. 25 meeting, the SANDAG board of directors approved grant funding for senior transportation that will service the Carmel Valley area. Called “Rides and Smiles,” the program is run by Jewish Family Services and will provide transportation to seniors and people with disabilities. The shuttle service will have to be ordered 24 hours in advance and the fee will be nominal for users, at about $5 or less. The funding comes a year after a 20-year Carmel Valley resident, Dr. Julie Saltman, approached the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board about the dire need for senior transportation services in Carmel Valley—no services had catered to the area’s seniors. Her pleas and research led to City Councilwoman Sherri Lightner becoming involved and pushing for funding issue at SANDAG. For more on this new service, see next week’s issue of the Carmel Valley News. — Karen Billing
periodically. The officers usually wait a little bit after the curfew, around 10:30 p.m., and go to places where teens are usually hanging out late, such as the Del Mar Highlands Town Center. Lee said the arrest is a simple procedure, teens are taken to the station and parents are called to come pick them up. The sweep is a good reminder that curfew laws are well enforced in the community, Lee said. The only exceptions to the curfew law are if the minor is: • Accompanied by the minor’s par-
ent or guardian, or by a responsible adult • On an errand at the direction of the minor’s parent or guardian, or the responsible adult, without any detour or stop • In a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel • Engaged in an employment activity, or going to or returning home from an employment activity, without any detour or stop • Involved in an emergency • On the sidewalk abutting the
See SWEEP, page 6
TPHS stages ‘Tommy’
to follow release of 2010 Census S.D. County redraws supervisorial district boundaries every 10 years By Joe Tash With the results of the 2010 U.S. Census soon to be released, the County of San Diego is embarking on an exercise it undertakes every 10 years — redrawing the boundaries of the county’s five supervisorial districts to equalize their populations. The process — which is required by state and federal law — is both complex and, at times, controversial. The county successfully defended itself against lawsuits over its redistricting process after both the 1990 and 2000 census counts. In 2001, a rift occurred between members of the Board of Supervisors when a majority voted to remove Rancho Santa Fe from District 3, represented by Pam Slater-Price, and add it
to District 5, represented by Bill Horn. Escondido was moved from Horn’s district to Slater-Price’s. The board approved the change on a 41 vote, with Slater-Price opposed. For the current redistricting effort, supervisors in February appointed a fivemember advisory committee that will study the census data when it is released April 1, hold a series of public meetings, and then recommend up to three potential maps to the Board of Supervisors. The board is expected to vote on a final map in August. “We’ve set up a process that’s open, transparent and public… to give as much opportunity as we can to
See CENSUS, page 6
WIll Carmel Valley stay or leave the third supervisorial district?
Photo: Jon Clark
Above, Torrey Pines High School’s musical theater department, TP Players, is concluding its production of The Who’s ‘Tommy’ on March 3, 4, and 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Black Box Theater. At right are Ryan Barrales, student director; Allison Yamamoto, reporter; Lenny Cheah, Cousin Kevin; and Akaina Ghosh, Mrs. Walker. Courtesy photo
By Joe Tash Rumors are flying about whether Carmel Valley will be carved out of the county’s third supervisorial district as the once-a-decade process of drawing new district boundary lines begins. The question has political significance, because Steve Danon, a Carmel Valley resident and chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Brian Bilbray, announced in 2009 that he plans to challenge five-term incumbent
Supervisor Pam Slater-Price for the seat next year. If Carmel Valley is removed from Slater-Price’s Hshaped district, Danon would become ineligible to run for the third district seat unless he moved his family to live within the district’s new boundaries. The district now includes Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas and Escondido, along with the San
See DISTRICT, page 6