Volume XV, Issue 15
■ Water district schedules free landscape workshops. Page 2
■ 7-year-old player makes unassisted triple play. Page 8
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First medical marijuana cooperative opens in DM BY JOE TASH Staff Writer Del Mar’s first medical marijuana cooperative opened on Friday, April 1, and city officials swiftly took the initial steps to shut the operation down. Before the end of the day, Adam Birnbaum, the city’s planning manager, hand-delivered a letter to Patrick Kennedy, managing director of the 1105 Cooperative at 1105 Camino Del Mar,
stating that his business license had been revoked and the cooperative does not comply with city zoning rules. “The gentleman who applied for a business license has been advised that medical marijuana cooperatives or dispensaries are not an allowed use at that location or any location in the city of Del Mar,” said Birnbaum. “We’ve advised the property owner as well. The city attorney
has been advised and will take the necessary enforcement actions.” At issue is whether the city has the right to prohibit medical SEE MARIJUANA, PAGE 7
Del Mar’s first medical marijuana cooperative, located at 1105 Camino Del Mar, opened on April 1. PHOTO: JON CLARK
ASB accounts bring in major money for schools
‘Pump Up the Volume’
■ Torrey Pines grad competes in surf-skate-snow triathlon. Page 7
Chris Jaczko, Donna Wilson and Wendy Burgoon have their paddles ready for the auction during the Torrey Pines High School Foundation’s spring fundraiser, “Pump Up the Volume,” held April 2 at the Belly Up in Solana Beach. See page B10. PHOTO: RENAY JOHNSON
■ Cell phone inventor keeps close eye on social networking. Page B1
April 7, 2011 Published Weekly
BY MARSHA SUTTON Contributor Local schools raise hundreds of thousands of Associated Student Body dollars each year, money collected from students and parents to support specific programs and school activities. Different from nonprofit education foundation money, ASB funds are used for student activities such as dances, competitions, clubs, academic teams, rallies, assemblies, yearbook and other literary publications. But often this money is insufficiently monitored. ASB funds are “the number one area for findings in an audit report,” according to School Services
of California, an education advocacy organization. Because of this, SSC recommends “that districtand site-level staff receive training in this area on a regular basis to ensure that the district as well as the employees are being protected.” Eric Dill, San Dieguito Union High School District associate superintendent for business services, said the district’s independent auditors conduct annual audits of all the schools’ ASBs, and any findings or recommendations are included in audit reports. Although auditors have had findings, Dill said it has been many SEE ASB, PAGE 6
April brings good news for the economy nationally, locally The U.S. Department of Labor announced this month that unemployment rates have hit a two-year low at 8.8 percent — and Solana Beach’s unemployment rates have also dropped from 7.2 percent last year to 6.9
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