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April 5, 2012 Published Weekly
Sycamore Ridge parents say campus overcrowded •De l Mar school district board urged to find best possible solution for program location issues
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BY KAREN BILLING A recently formed group, Parents for Sycamore Ridge, is appealing to the Del Mar Union School District Board of Trustees that the Sycamore Ridge School campus no longer has the capacity to house the district’s special needs preschool and child care center.
Parents say the K-6 population is feeling the burden of having the two programs at their school, taking up one-third of the school’s classrooms. “We value these programs and there’s no question they should exist and have adequate facilities,” said parent Sandi Adam.
“We want to find a solution that’s right for all of the programs…Having childcare at a school with the highest projected growth rates doesn’t make sense.” The group, which gave the board a petition signed by 226 parents, held a special town hall meeting on March 21 and had 18 speak-
ers during public comment at the March 28 meeting. While speakers spoke, others held up yellow signs that read “The time is now.” The issue was not on the agenda so the board members could not discuss it, but they acknowledged the parents’ message has been received.
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Bob and Grace Lisle, Stephanie and Rob Cappo enjoy Torrey Pines High School Foundation’s spring fundraiser “Pump Up the Volume” March 31 at the Belly Up in Solana Beach. See pages B2 and B3 for more. PHOTOS: JON CLARK
Public review of DEIR begins for One Paseo ■ Local TV show teaches healthy cooking with an emphasis on fun.
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The city of San Diego released the draft environmental impact report (DEIR) on Kilroy Realty’s One Paseo mixed-use project on March 29. The public review period ends on May 14. The DEIR, which is over 2,000 pages long, is available for view on the city’s website (for a link to
the report, visit www.delmartimes.net, www. onepaseo.com or www. whatpricemainstreet. com). The proposed project includes retail shops and restaurants, a movie theater, residential homes, office buildings and a boutique hotel.
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Del Mar nixes proposal to limit taxicabs
‘Pump Up the Volume’
BY CLAIRE HARLIN
■ Local Girl Scouts and their dads enjoy a night of Hawaiianstyle dancing. Page B21
“We hear you,” said board president Scott Wooden, stressing the board wants to find both a shortterm and long-term solution for childcare that makes sense and doesn’t impact students. The item is on the agenda for the April 25
In an effort to address longterm parking issues, traffic congestion and public complaints, Del Mar city staff on April 2 brought before the City Council a proposal to limit the number of taxicab permits allowed in the city. The council determined, however, that it should not dictate the number of operating cabs, but instead directed staff to draft an ordinance providing criteria for caliber of cab service. The ordinance would also give the city the right to revoke cab licenses. The council also expressed an interest in giving preference to energy-efficient cab companies. “I don’t think we need to be
regulating the number of taxis,” said Councilman Terry Sinnott. “It’s OK to have permits regulate the quality of service and give preference to energy issues, but I think the city getting into what’s the right number of taxis per city is not right. I’d rather see the market do that in a natural way.” The discussion was in response to the council’s July request that city staff explore a franchise system that would limit the number of cabs and begin a competitive proposal process to replace the existing system. Staff discovered, however, that under state law taxicab franchises are generally used when allowed by a city charter, and Del
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SB grants permit for sea wall repair BY CLAIRE HARLIN EDITOR@DELMARTIMES.NET
In a rare clash, the Solana Beach City Council voted 3-2 to approve the construction of two return walls on the bluff of the Seascape Chateau Condominiums property, located at 707 S. Sierra Ave. The decision was one of the first in which the city applied the terms of its new Land Use Plan (LUP),
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which took well over a decade to get certified by the California Coastal Commission. Council members Lesa Heebner and Mike Nichols gave the dissenting votes, suggesting that there are more issues at play that were on the table, such as the need to repair more of the seawall than what had been proposed. Nichols also said mitigation fees
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should be imposed. It is possible that the applicant will take the project back to the Coastal Commission and not use the permits at all, even though they were approved. Applicant spokesman Bob Trenton said what was once a $5,000 to $8,000 project turned into a proj-
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