La JoLLa Light
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Vol. 99 Issue 34 • August 25, 2011
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Romney prepares to remodel beachfront home Work won’t start until ‘campaign is finished’ ■ Short film
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By DAVE SChwAB Staff Writer News that Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s plans to nearly quadruple the size of his $12 million oceanfront home in La Jolla has drawn media attention around the country. And it has neighbors in La Jolla’s Beach Barber Tract chattering too, even though
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The former governor of Massachusetts and presidential hopeful paid $12 million for this property in May 2008. Dave SchWab photo
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“construction will not begin until the permits have been obtained and the presidential campaign is finished,” according to a Romney spokesman. Romney, seen outside the home Monday afternoon talking to a tourist, would not comment on the project when approached by a Light reporter. Plans call for demolishing the 3,009-square-foot, single-family residence at 311 Dunemere Drive and replacing it with an 11,062-square-foot, two-story structure.
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Two views, two totally different dining experiences joined the La Jolla restaurant scene in the past couple of weeks. Eddie V’s opened on Prospect Street on Monday, bringing a spectacular new venue for fine dining, following by two weeks the opening of Caroline’s Seaside Café at the Scripps Forum in La Jolla Shores. See page A6 for details. More photos online at www.lajollalight.com
La Jolla father, son head for Israel despite attacks
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By JoE TASh A La Jolla physician and his teenage son planned to board their flight for a trip to Israel Tuesday, in spite of violence occurring in the south of the country after a deadly terrorist attack near the resort town of Eilat last week. “Those of us with strong connections to Israel go with the flow. It’s not going to deter us. It’s not going to deter our friends and rel-
atives in Israel. … it’s an unfortunate part of life,” David Feifel, a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at UCSD and a practicing physician, said in an interview Monday. Feifel, 48, will meet with professional colleagues and give a talk in Jerusalem during his week-long stay, along with visiting brother, Marty, who lives in Eilat with his family. Feifel’s son will stay in Is-
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rael for a year to study in a seminary, before beginning college. Ariel Feifel, 18, said he isn’t worried about traveling to Israel. “No, I think it’s important not to be concerned. I feel like it’s our duty to go and support Israel. By going we show we are not afraid and we don’t let these terrorists win, that’s what they’re trying to
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