7.26.12 Del Mar Times

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Residential Customer Del Mar CA, 92014 ECRWSS

Volume XVI, Issue 29

www.delmartimes.net

July 26, 2012 Published Weekly

Sounds of Summer

■ Patriot Profiles: One man’s tale from the skies of Afghanistan Page 10

High school district board to vote on bond

Del Mar “rocked the night away” to the music of Rockola July 17 at Powerhouse Park. The event was sponsored by the Del Mar Foundation. For more, see page B14. Photo/Jon Clark

Del Mar medical marijuana ordinance up for vote in November

BY CLAIRE HARLIN

EDITOR@DELMARTIMES.NET

■ TPHS graduate comes home to perform at Humphreys Backstage Live. Page 8

Despite unanimous Del Mar City Council opposition and the receipt of an unfavorable report, an ordinance allowing medical marijuana dispensaries and also the local regulation and taxation of them has been put on the Nov. 6 ballot. A similar initiative is in the works for Solana Beach as well. The initiative was brought before the Del Mar council last month after The Patient Care Association, an advocacy group working to get the initiative on ballots countywide, certified it by collecting well over the required 10 percent of residents’ signatures. The council at that time voted to order a re-

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port on the initiative, buying them 30 days to make a decision on passing the ordinance or ordering an election. At a special Del Mar City Council meeting on July 18, the council received the report, heard public comment on that report and voted to put the initiative on the ballot — the council’s only choice under state law besides passing it. The decision didn’t come without fierce opposition, however, and councilmembers passed a resolution allowing them to write a rebuttal. “This is in no way an exhibit of our support, but the signatures are valid and See MARIJUANA, page 19

•I f approved, long-planned bond would be placed on November ballot; Bond would help pay for a number of much-needed projects, superintendent says By KAREN BILLING The San Dieguito Union School District board will be making a decision at its July 26 meeting whether to put a $449 million general obligation bond on the November ballot. The money from the bond will go to support upgrades in the district’s nine schools, including a new performing arts center and gym for Torrey Pines High School, as well as the construction of a new middle school in Carmel Valley. The San Dieguito district last went for a bond in 1971. “It’s been 40 years and we believe what we’re looking at getting this district in very good standing for the next approximately 40 years,” said Superintendent Ken Noah.“We’re not doing this lightly. We want to put something on the ballot that is defensible and justified…a solid, wise investment in our schools and our high school district.” The bond represents a maximum cost for taxpayers of $24 per $100,000 of accessed property values. The median home value in the district is about $600,000, which represents about $150 a year. The idea to go after a general obligation bond is something the district has been working toward for the last four years. The planning was set in motion in 2008, even before Noah joined the district. In his periodic visits to the district (before he became superintendent) it became clear to him that they needed to do a comprehensive long-range facilities plan and the studies began that fall (when Noah joined the See BOND, page 7

Solana Beach forum provides information on recent federal deferred action memo BY CLAIRE HARLIN EDITOR@DELMARTIMES.NET

■ Leon Davis has helped keep the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club sparkling for more than 40 years. Page 16

President Obama made a landmark announcement last month to grant deferred action to thousands of undocumented immigrants, and more than 100 locals packed the Solana Beach Presbyterian Church chapel on July 21 to find out how this change of policy affects them. Immigration attorney Tammy Sumontha, who volunteers for a number of nonprofits, gave a presentation about how to apply for

deferred action status, as well as how to avoid prevalent fraud and scams associated with the application process. She said that the application will not be made available through the federal government until Aug. 15, and any legal or notary organization or individual advertising (usually via Craigslist) that they can submit an application before that date is likely a scammer. “Don’t go to a notario,” said Sumontha, who oversees the California Western Community Law Project. “If

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Acclamation tops at Eddie Read Stakes Acclamation extended his winning streak to seven, as the race favorite led wire-to-wire in the $300,000 Eddie Read Stakes (Grade I) at Del Mar on July 21. It was also the second consecutive year that he won the event. The 6-year-old Acclamation — who is the nation’s reigning champion older horse — covered the 1 1/8 miles on the turf course in 1:46.86 with Patrick Valenzuela in the irons. Interaction finished 2 3/4 lengths back in second, while Casino Host was third. The next stop for Acclamation, who is trained by Don Warren, and owned by Judy and Bud Johnston and Peter and Mary Hilvers, will likely be in the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic (Grade I) on Aug. 26, which he won last year, or the Del Mar Handicap (Grade II) on Aug. 25. Visit www.dmtc.com. Photo/Kelley Carlson

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