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Parents tell board they would back bond initiative BY KAREN BILLING Some Del Mar Union School District parents expressed support for a potential November 2016 general obligation bond at the board’s March 23 meeting. The district is currently surveying its voters on a possible bond via a telephone and online survey. The board will make a decision on whether or not to move forward with a bond pending the results of the survey. During public comment, several parents provided Carmel Del Mar has encouragement for a bond been around a long that would help the district time and it needs a fulfill its comprehensive little TLC. long-term facilities master plan, which would include Allison Healy-Poe, parent creating modern learning studios at all schools, modernizing the district’s oldest campuses of Del Mar Hills, Del Mar Heights and Carmel Del Mar and replacing 25-year-old portables with permanent classroom buildings. Carmel Del Mar parent Allison Healy-Poe helped with the previous bond effort in 2012 and said she is prepared to be supportive of a “carefully thought-out” bond program. “Carmel Del Mar has been around a long time and it needs a little TLC,” Healy-Poe said. “I’ve seen directly the impact the bond San Dieguito Union High School District passed (Prop AA) has had on learning for those kids, the SEE BOND, A18
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Solana Beach to explore Marine Safety Center options
BY KRISTINA HOUCK Solana Beach is set to study whether it’s more feasible to restore or rebuild the Marine Safety Center at Fletcher Cove, or perhaps, temporarily rehome the lifeguard department. “My first priority is the rehabilitation of this historical facility, and my second priority is the rehabilitation of this facility, so I think you get the point,” Councilman Mike Nichols said during the March 23 meeting. “There’s a lot of history here.” Constructed in the 1940s, the Marine Safety Center has served as a second home to the city’s lifeguards for decades. The aging facility, however, fails to meet many city and state code requirements. “Our current building does not meet most of the building codes, and most importantly, the ADA codes,” said City Engineer Mo Sammak. In a 4-0 vote, with Councilwoman Lesa Heebner SEE CENTER, A15
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amilies gathered March 26 for a morning of fun at the Del Mar Foundation’s Young Del Mar Easter Egg Hunt at Seagrove Park in Del Mar. Visit www.delmarfoundation.org. For more photos, see page B8.
SDG&E project to bring new power lines to Los Penasquitos preserve BY KAREN BILLING A new SDG&E transmission line project is set to begin construction this year and some Carmel Valley residents are concerned about the negative impact the new power lines will have on homes and the Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve. At its March 24 meeting, the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board agreed to send a letter to the California Public Utilities Commission in opposition to the project moving forward before all community groups have had the
opportunity to weigh in on the risks. The board also included their comments that SDG&E continue to evaluate alternatives, such as running a line underground through MCAS Miramar that would not impact local residences and small businesses. The final Environmental Impact Report on the Sycamore-Penasquitos transmission line was released on March 7 — the comment period for the draft EIR closed in November 2015 and the planning board was not made aware. SEE POWER, A18
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Vacancy available on Solana Beach Public Arts Commission The Solana Beach Public Arts Commission has a vacancy (term expires in January 2017). The Solana Beach Public Arts Commission participates in reviewing certain matters regarding community art opportunities and conducts certain City
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Local family sues over fatal plane crash BY PAULINE REPARD The family of a local businessman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the airplane pilot, owner and rental company they blame for a fatal air crash in Santa Barbara County last fall. The suit alleges that the defendants should have known the Cessna 182F was not in good repair and that the pilot, David K. Martz, also killed in the crash, was known to be reckless
and was not properly licensed to fly the rental plane. Martz made headlines for stunts that included landing a helicopter in front of rocker Tommy Lee’s home in the Hollywood Hills in 2006, and filming himself engaging in a sex act with a woman in a helicopter over San Diego in 2009. His body and that of his passenger, Birger SEE PLANE CRASH, A19
SDUHSD names Cheryl Yoshida Teacher of the Year
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The San Dieguito Union High School District has named Cheryl Yoshida as its 2016 Teacher of the Year. Since 2013, Yoshida has been teaching at Earl Warren Middle School. Currently, Yoshida teaches 7th and 8th grade English, Drama, and Study Skills classes. Yoshida also serves as the Intervention Coordinator for Earl Warren Middle School, which she finds very rewarding. Previously,Yoshida was a teacher at Earl Warren Middle School from 1995-2005, and Canyon Crest Academy from 2006-2008. SEE TEACHER, A19
Donna Hughes named SDUHSD Classified Employee of the Year
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The San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) has named Donna Hughes as its 2016 Classified Employee of the Year. Hughes is a School Plant Supervisor at Canyon Crest Academy (CCA). As such, she organizes, supervises, trains, and participates in the custodial activities of the school. She has been an employee of the district since 1992. She was surprised at work by district employees and coworkers on March 9, 2016 when she learned of the honor at a school-wide staff meeting. Upon hearing the announcement, she received a standing SEE EMPLOYEE, A19
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Carmel Valley Middle School produces Science Fair standouts BY KAREN BILLING Three curious and bright Carmel Valley Middle School (CVMS) scientists were winners in the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair. All of the winners were eighth graders and all of them were young women. “I was very proud, happy and impressed that it was all young women,” CVMS Principal Cara Dolnik said. “As a mathematics and science person, I encourage girls going into those fields quite a bit so I was very proud.” Alina Pollner won first place in the social and behavioral science division and was named the Junior Sweepstakes winner for “Electronic Media vs. Paper: Effect on Teenagers’ Reading Comprehension.” “I was so surprised, my goal was to just win third place,” Alina said. “It was amazing.” Alina’s project also won three professional society awards from San Diego Mensa, San Diego Rational Inquiry Association and the San Diego Psychological Association. Rachana Madhukara’s project “Devising a Secure and Efficient Hybrid Cryptosystem” earned first place in mathematical science and won professional awards from the Association for Women in Science Award, the Armed Communications and Interactions Award, and the Naval Award. Ruchi Agashe won first place in the microbiology division for “Abundance and Identity of Various Species of Bacteria in Sushi.” All three girls are headed to Canyon Crest Academy next year.
Alina Pollner, Rachana Madhukara and Ruchi Agashe were all top winners at the Greater SD Science and Engineering Fair. Photo by Karen Billing The girls all took on the projects on their own time, competing in the fair was not a part of their already full educational workloads where they are all excelling in their courses. To complete her project, Alina received help from her science teacher Naomi Clum. Alina had 145 of Clum’s students read two articles, one group reading on Chromebooks and another on paper. She then gave them a comprehension test that she created. On another day, the groups switched — those
who had read on paper then read on electronic media and were given another comprehension test. Alina found no statistical difference. “It went against all the other research I had found. Other research had found that paper was better so it was very interesting after I conducted a big statistical analysis to get the results that I did,” Alina said. She believes that her results might have been different because other studies had used older test subjects who grew up with more
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Local doctor heals hearts at home, abroad BY KRISTINA HOUCK Not only do you have to specialize in the heart, but you have to have a big heart to be a pediatric cardiologist. Carmel Valley’s Dr. Paul Grossfeld is always willing to lend a helping hand — even when he’s not at work. “It’s incredibly gratifying,” said Grossfeld, a board-certified pediatric cardiologist at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and a clinical professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine. Grossfeld and his wife, Susan, lead an annual cardiac surgical mission to the Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The volunteer project began a decade ago, while the couple was on a vacation in Thailand. Susan Grossfeld had planned a surprise side-trip to the hospital in the Southeast Asian country. “She didn’t tell me where, but she told me to bring my stethoscope,” Grossfeld said with a laugh. So after touring the temples of Angkor Wat, the pair toured the teaching hospital, which Grossfeld said at the time was the only freestanding teaching children’s hospital in the country. And after doing so, they wanted to help the hospital build a cardiology program. “It was an incredibly eye-opening experience,” he said. “It was kind of heartbreaking. They literally had a list of 1,000 children that they kind of followed futilely because they really didn’t have anything to offer, in terms of surgery.” After returning to Carmel Valley, the
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Dr. Paul Grossfeld and his wife, Susan Grossfeld, lead an annual cardiac surgical mission to the Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap, Cambodia. couple immediately began making calls. And soon after, they led their first cardiac surgical mission to the hospital in Cambodia. The couple last led a 16-person volunteer team during Thanksgiving 2014, when they performed about 15 heart surgeries. They plan to return to Cambodia this summer.
Since their first mission, they have performed about 150 surgeries, including open-heart surgeries. They have also trained medical staff at the hospital in Cambodia. “They have been truly life-saving surgeries,” said Grossfeld, who has been married for 13 years. The couple have a
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9-year-old son Stefan, a third grader at Solana Highlands. After earning his medical degree at the University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine in 1992, Grossfeld went on to complete his pediatrics residency training in 1995 at UCSD, followed by a four-year pediatric cardiology fellowship also at UCSD. He joined the university’s faculty in 1999. Unlike his work in Cambodia, Grossfeld credits certain aspects of his career to chance. As a fourth-year medical student in Dallas, Grossfeld decided to do rotations in Colorado, where he grew up, and in San Diego. “It was complete serendipity,” said Grossfeld, who has lived in San Diego for nearly 24 years and Carmel Valley for more than 12. “The only rotation they had available was pediatric cardiology. I always remember this because I was actually disappointed. I actually wanted to do a rotation in pediatric infectious disease. But that turned out to be an incredible rotation.” Led by whom became his mentor, the month-long rotation in San Diego changed Grossfeld’s career path. “Life is full of serendipity,” said Grossfeld, noting that he didn’t even decide to go into pediatrics until the middle of his third year of medical school. As a pediatric cardiologist, Grossfeld treats mostly pediatric patients, but also adult patients with congenital heart disease. Also a SEE DOCTOR, A19
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New Optimist Club President excited about future Gary Wilson will lead Del Mar-Solana Beach organization BY KRISTINA HOUCK Gary Wilson served students in Del Mar, Solana Beach and throughout San Diego County as an educator for nearly 40 years. Although now retired, the Oceanside resident continues to support local children as the newly elected president of the Optimist Club of Del Mar-Solana Beach. “I have a lot of leadership ability, and this gives me the opportunity to just help move the organization forward,” said Wilson, who was elected to a two-year term as president in September. “But we’re all working together. I’m just one of the workers.” Wilson has been a member of the Optimist Club of Del Mar-Solana Beach for about 25 years. He was first introduced to the club while serving as a principal in the Del Mar Union School District, where he worked for 18 years. Earlier in his career, Wilson worked as a teacher in Encinitas and a principal in Valley Center. Following his time in Del Mar, he served as superintendent of the San Pasqual Union School District for four years until he retired two years ago. As a local principal, Wilson learned about the Optimist Club of Del Mar-Solana Beach when the club honored outstanding local elementary school students with the Vic
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Oratorical Contest Co-Chairs Suzie Murphy (left) and John Murphy (far right) flank contest winners Briana Kaler, Rachel Dovsky and Daniel Kalotov, shown with their medallions and contest award checks.
Kops Children’s Challenge Awards. “The Children’s Challenge was the one that really got me into the club because I saw what they were doing to support the kids in the elementary schools in Del Mar and Solana Beach,” recalled Wilson, who continues to serve as a substitute teacher and principal. Optimist Vic Kops started the program more than 30 years ago to recognize children in arts, community service, courage, fellowship, humanities and science. The awards have carried on in the Del Mar resident’s name since he died in 2007. “I was very impressed with the club,” added 64-year-old Wilson. “They have a lot of children’s support systems and programs.”
Optimist International is a worldwide volunteer organization made up of more than 2,500 local clubs. Chartered in May 1981, the Optimist Club of Del Mar-Solana Beach aims to “promote an active interest in good government and civic affairs, inspire respect for law, and friendship among all people.” Club members also strive to encourage youth development and community service. “It covers so many areas,” said Wilson, who also serves as choir director at the Redeemer by the Sea Lutheran Church in Carlsbad. Last year, the club raised $17,500 at its 20th annual Youth Fund Golf Tournament. Proceeds benefit the club’s youth programs for the year, including its sponsorship of the Miracles League of San Diego.
The Solana Beach-based nonprofit organization provides children with special needs the opportunity to play baseball in an organized league in San Diego County. Optimist Club members will run the snack shack during a game April 30 at San Dieguito County Park in Del Mar. “It gives the parents a chance to come watch their kids,” Wilson said. “We run the snack shack to help the organization. It’s stuff like that that gets the members out into the community.” The Optimist Club of Del Mar-Solana has a number of other community service projects and supports a variety of other organizations in the community, including the Childhood Cancer Campaign, Becky’s House, Rady Children’s Hospital, Ronald SEE PRESIDENT, A18
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Local philanthropist asks guests to give to local charity BY KRISTINA HOUCK Susan Hoehn didn’t ask for any birthday gifts this year. Instead, the local philanthropist asked others to give to Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego. “I’m using my birthday party as an excuse to get people to come to one of my favorite places: the Ronald McDonald House,” said Hoehn during her March 24 birthday party at San Diego’s Ronald McDonald House. “Everyone who gets involved in the House gets hooked on helping.” Founded in 1980, Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego provides a home away from home to families with children being treated for serious and sometimes life-threatening conditions at local hospitals. Located across the street from Rady Children’s Hospital — the largest children’s hospital in California — the nonprofit organization provides overnight accommodations to thousands of families and day services to thousands more each year. Veronica, a mother of three, briefly spoke at the occasion. She and her family have stayed at San Diego’s Ronald McDonald House while her daughter has received treatment for leukemia at Rady Children’s Hospital.
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Josh and Adrienne Sherman, Bill and Susan Hoehn, Ted Hoehn Her daughter was diagnosed in August 2015. “That day my family’s life changed,” she said. “Our life stopped at that moment.” It’s flu season, so her daughter can’t see her siblings. Her little girl’s hospital room faces the Ronald McDonald House, however. “She’s able to see them through the window,” Veronica said through tears. “That, to us, is a blessing.” While 1,400 families reside at Ronald McDonald House during their child’s hospitalization, 11,000 additional people use the organization’s Family Care Center for meals, computer access and other resources each year. San Diego’s Ronald McDonald House features 47 guest suites equipped with private baths. The nonprofit offers three daily meals and access to individual cooking stations, an onsite school for siblings of hospitalized children operated
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BY PHIL DIEHL A new seawall should be built along the heavily armored shoreline of Solana Beach to protect two homes that studies have found could fall into the ocean at any time, the City Council agreed March 23. In a 3-0 vote, the council signed off on plans for the 140-foot-long wall after a consultant and representatives of the homeowners conducted separate studies that found there was danger of “imminent harm” to the structures atop the 80-foot bluff and anyone on the beach below. “How imminent is imminent?” asked council member Peter Zahn. “You are going to lose 40 to 50 feet of bluff in the next 75 years,” said the city’s geotechnical consultant, Jim Knowlton. “You could lose it slowly, or you could lose it tomorrow.” Homeowner David Winkler, who applied to build the wall with his neighbor Ronald Lucker, said he’s relieved the project is moving forward. Before it can be built, however, it needs approval from the California Coastal Commission — a process that could take two or three years because of the large backlog of coastal projects. If the seawall does move forward, it would join numerous others already protecting the city’s fragile bluffs. The walls are often opposed by environmentalists who say they prevent the natural erosion needed to replenish beaches. Homeowners say the seawalls are SEE SEAWALL, A16
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Adopt a Family event features voices of terrorism victims The Adopt a Family Foundation will host its annual fundraiser on Sunday, April 17, “A Tribute to our Heroes.” The event will be held at Brick in Liberty Station, from 6-10 p.m. Adopt a Family was co-founded by Carine Chitayat in 2003, after hearing the moving testimony from Sharon Evans and her daughter Monique Goldwasser Buzhish, who was criitically injured in a terrorist attack in Israel. The pair will serve as the keynote speakers for the April 17 event. The mother and daughter will share their story of how a Palestinian bus driver plowed into them while they were waiting at a bus stop in 2001. Seven soldiers and a civilian were killed and more than 20 people were injured. Because of Monique’s story and the testimony of her mother, Adopt a Family Foundation was born, providing financial and emotional support to The Yuval Ron Ensemble will perform at Adopt a Family’s victims of terror in Israel. April 17 event. The April 17 evening includes a dinner, live auction and will conclude with music and a dance performance by The Yuval Ron Ensemble. The guest of honor is Shosh Segev, a wonderful artist from Sha’ar Hanegev, who will display a wide range of her eclectic art and paintings. To register and for more information, visit adoptafamilyfoundation.org
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U.S. wins Romanian Master of Mathematics competition
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team of U.S. high school students won first place in the 2016 Romanian Master of Mathematics (RMM), one of the most challenging international high school mathematics competitions in the world. Sixteen countries were invited to compete in the RMM, held from Feb. 24 to 29 in Bucharest, Romania. In addition to the team victory, Canyon Crest Academy senior Eshaan Nichani achieved the highest individual score in the contest, winning a gold medal. All the American students placed high in the competition: Nichani and Junyao Peng won individual gold medals; Alec Sun, Michael Ma, and Calvin Lee were awarded silver; and Celine Liang received honorable mention. It shows that we have a great depth of talent in the United States,” said Po-shen Loh, deputy coach for the team and professor of mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University. This year’s top score was 29 out of 42 possible points (Nichani). “This may have been the most difficult RMM ever,” he said after the Feb. 28 awards ceremony. Each year the test is rewritten, and last year’s top score was 39 points. Loh said, “It’s worth noting that the top RMM student, Nichani, pulled ahead of the pack by observing a link between one of the hardest problems on this exam and elliptic
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The U.S. team won first place at the Romanian Master of Mathematics. Pictured here with coaches Razvan Gelca and Po-Shen Loh. Eshaan Nichani is fifth from the left. curves, number theory, and group theory--all of which are topics of mainstream mathematics, and outside the typical high school Olympiad spectrum.” The team score is based on the combined highest three individual scores: the United States placed first with a score of 73, followed by the United Kingdom (72) and Poland (69). The United States also won first
place at the 2015 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), which U.K. coach Geoff Smith labeled the “hardest ever” IMO. Loh attributes the victories to the Mathematical Association of America’s (MAA) robust training program, the Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program. “We’ve been running the national Olympiad
training program with a focus on the long-term development of our country’s talent, and it’s great to see students using the Olympiad as a bridge to advanced topics, more than just an end in itself,” he said. The MAA’s American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) recently launched a campaign to raise awareness of mathematical competitions, “Wanted: Brilliant Young Minds.” The goal of the campaign is to recruit more of America’s youth to mathematics. “Of course, we’re thrilled to score a national victory in this competition along the way, but our eyes are still focused on the goals which remain far in the future,” said Loh. The Mathematical Association of America is the largest professional society that focuses on mathematics accessible at the undergraduate level. The mission of the MAA’s American Mathematics Competitions is to increase interest in mathematics and to develop problem solving through a fun competition. Teachers and schools benefit from the chance to challenge students with interesting mathematical questions that are aligned with curriculum standards at all levels of difficulty. The MAA AMC programs are supported by a number of donors, including the Akamai Foundation and the Simons Foundation. For more information, visit www.maa.org.
Torrey Pines High School Jazz Band members. Maya Kota at the United Nations Headquarters.
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Torrey Pines High School junior attends United Nations session
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aya Kota, a junior at Torrey Pines High School, just returned from a week-long trip to the United Nations in New York City. She was one of 16 girls chosen nation-wide to represent Girl Scouts at the United Nations’ 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Maya and three other national delegates presented a workshop titled “Girls, Inequality, and Privilege.” Maya facilitated a discussion in front of about 300 attendees on privilege and intersectionality. She also discussed her role as a peer educator and activist regarding gender equality locally in San Diego. “I was honored to have been a delegate at the UN Commission on the Status of Women and was encouraged by how much my perspectives on issues related to women’s rights and empowerment were broadened by this experience,” Maya said. “I was fortunate enough to have met activists from all around the world who shared their respective experiences about advocating in their communities and with whom I worked with to devise goals for stopping violence against girls and women by the year 2030.”
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Torrey Pines Jazz Band earns awards at Irvine Jazz Festival
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he Torrey Pines Music Department’s Jazz Band, under the direction of Amy Gelb, earned second place at the Irvine Jazz Festival on March 19. Along with their overall placing, Torrey Pines musicians received individual awards: two for Outstanding Soloists, and three for their Overall Musicianship. Irvine Jazz Festival spans 12 hours, with over 90 schools taking part. Torrey Pines students drove two hours in the morning, and stayed until evening. The festival serves as a learning opportunity for all bands; immediately after their performance, the band receives comments and coaching from the judges, all of which are professional
musicians. Additionally, the Torrey Pines Band stays another six hours, listening to other ensembles in order to study their performances. The Torrey Pines High School Music Department excels in all of its groups, among which are Choir, Intermediate Orchestra, Advanced Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Band. The Torrey Pines Wind Ensemble and Advanced Orchestra are on their way to the regional competition for SCSBOA, and the Jazz Band has planned a trip to this year’s New Orleans Jazz Festival. For more information about the music program at Torrey Pines, visit www.torreypinesmusic.com.
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Join CCA’s Envision Cinema for fundraising event Canyon Crest Academy’s Envision Cinema invites members of the community to attend the last special Envision fundraising event leading up to the Canyon Crest Academy Foundation’s Gala Event, Venice: Unmasked. “Cinema UNCUT” is a fabulous cocktail soiree to be held Sunday, May 1, from 3-7 p.m. at the beautiful home of Judy and Tom Tullie. All proceeds from the event will benefit CCA’s Envision Cinema. Enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres, champagne
cocktails and the chance to spend time oneon-one with television, video, and film professionals Mark Raines, Brad Kester and Thomas O’Hara as they share the secrets of their craft. The CCA Envision Cinema program is considered one of the top high school film programs in the nation, with student-produced films featured in the largest student film festivals around the globe. And, the Envision Cinema-produced
weekly television show CCA-TV was named the best secondary news program at the California Student Media Festival in 2015, along with receiving many other awards in its 13 seasons. One of the keys to the program’s success is a staff of four experienced professionals from the television, film, and video production industry who train CCA students to become tomorrow’s filmmakers today. These professionals, Mark Raines, Brad Kester,
Destin Cretton, and Thomas O’Hara, have a combined experience of more than 60 years in the business. This event is a rare opportunity to see some of their professional work. Get your tickets today: https://fs30.formsite.com/ccaf /CinemaUncut/index.html. All proceeds from the event will benefit CCA’s Envision Cinema including the classes Video/Film, Adv. Video/Film.
Del Mar Farmers Market announces scholarship recipients The year’s Del Mar Farmers Market scholarship recipients are Fabion Huertas who works for Heron Organic Farm. His application is truly heartfelt as his scholarship affords him the opportunity to spend more time with his daughter as he can afford all necessary study materials which means he can study at home rather than the library. He is attending Palomar College in San Marcos where is major is business marketing and he’s on path to transfer to San Diego State University or Cal State San Marcos. Brenton Jose Nevarez works for his grandmother, Annie Hogervorst, the egg lady when he’s in town. He is attending Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo working on his general and preparing to transfer to a four-year university where he will study business. Marnetto LeNeouamic is the wife of Christophe of French Cuisine who attends Palomar College where she is a psychology major. Finally, we have Adrian Adams who works at Asana Foods and is attending both San Diego City College and San Diego State University. The goal is to transfer to San Diego State University and focus on a double bachelor’s degree in journalism and sustainability. With his degrees he’d like to focus on writing about environmental issues, “green” products, environmentally- friendly habits and building designs.
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Top young harpists to perform at Carmel Valley Library
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pril’s free family music program sponsored by the Friends of the Carmel Valley Library will be held on Wednesday, April 13 at 7 p.m. in the library’s community room. The first of two concerts in the library’s Young Musicians Series will feature award-winning harpists Isabella McCormick and Maho Morikawa. Both young artists are pupils of Elena Mashkovtseva, harp professor at San Diego State University. The program will include works by Glière, Handel, Albeniz, Krumpholz, Zabel and Lizzote. The
program will last 45 minutes. Isabella McCormick,10 years old, has been playing harp since the age of 6. She has participated in local Harp Society concerts and has played in many churches throughout San Diego County. Isabella has won many awards, including the International Harp Competition 2016 in Mexico City and Young Artist’s International Harp Competition in Rabun Gap, Georgia. Maho, age 16, is the 1st place winner of University of Redlands Summer Harp Camp Solo
Competition 2011, and she was awarded Orange County American Harp Society Scholarship in Advanced Division in 2012. Maho was accepted to Civic Youth Orchestra at age 11 as the youngest Symphony level harpist in CYO history, where she serves as principal since 2013. Her orchestra work with CYO includes five seasons of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker Suite.” The library is located at 3919 Townsgate Drive in Carmel Valley. For further information call (858) 552-1668.
DM food and wine tasting event to benefit Rady Hospital
On Saturday, April 16,, the Del Mar Unit of Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary will host the 55th Anniversary of “Heard it Through the Grapevine” a food and wine tasting event at the Del Mar Country Club, featuring live music, live and silent auctions with exotic trips, unique items and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Buy your tickets now to the premier North County food and wine taste. Exclusive Man Cave tickets are still available in addition to event ticket purchase; bottomless pints in a private room from 6-8 p.m. Help make a difference in the life of a child with cancer. This year the Del Mar Unit of Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary is raising funds to benefit the Neuro-Oncology program at the Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood
The Del Mar Unit of Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary members. Disorders at Rady Children’s Hospital. This is the only program in the San Diego region that provides state-of-the-art, comprehensive care to children with brain and spinal cord tumors. Get your tickets now, this event is a perennial sell out. Sponsorships are still available. Please go to
www.rchadelmar.org for more information and tickets. The Ladies of Del Mar are thankful to the support of sponsorship and donations from Morrison & Foerster, Sheppard Mullin, Ted & Anabel Mintz, Quest Diagnostics, LEVITZACKS CPA, Jerome’s, Hughes & Pizzuto Estate Planners, Robbi
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Campbell, Kyrillos Family, CUBIC, Roth Family Partners, SpotOn, James and Joan Edwards, James Reynolds Law, Jones Day, motive, Wingert Grebing Brubaker & Juskie LLP, and longtime donors Judy and Steve Rowles. Please go to www.rchadelmar.org for more information and ticket sales.
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Moving on up: San Dieguito loses a top administrator
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t hasn’t been for lack of material that there hasn’t been an Education Matters column in two months. Stacks of files on my desk sit six inches high and provide enough topics to write about to last one a week for a year. But when you move, life stops. When you sell a house, rent a house, and buy a house, all at about the same time, life really stops. Then the stress kicks into high gear and you get sick, then radically sick, and you begin to think your life really will stop. Moving (especially after 20 years in one place) has been rated, according to a recent, very unscientific
survey, as one of the top three traumatic events in one’s life — the other two being a death in the family and divorce. Not even the birth of a child beats out moving. Surviving the stress of all this these last few months has to be one of my crowning achievements. Some moves, however, can be a cure for stress. Take Jason Viloria. San Dieguito Union High School District parents may not recognize the name, because Viloria is a relative newcomer at a district where most top administrators take years to move up through the
ranks. Previously a high school principal in Irvine, Viloria was recruited and hired by San Dieguito in August 2013 as executive director of educational services, reporting to associate superintendent Mike Grove. Then in July 2015 he was promoted to a newly created position just for him: associate superintendent of administrative services. Now that I’ve introduced him to you, say goodbye. After less than three years in the district, Viloria’s last day will be June 30. It was announced last week that Viloria, 38, has accepted the position of superintendent for the Laguna Beach Unified School District, at an annual salary of $240,000 (not including benefits). The search process began last fall after current Laguna Beach superintendent Sherine Smith announced her plans to retire June 30, 2016. In an email, Viloria said he decided to apply for the position in late January after discussions with his family, “as it’s a change from my current role, obviously, with more night requirements and more responsibilities.” After deciding to apply, he said he discussed his decision with San Dieguito superintendent Rick SEE SUTTON, A16
OUR READERS WRITE Correcting/clarifying SFID rate increase proposal information As a member of the Santa Fe Irrigation (SFID) District Board of Directors, I read with interest Mr. Tash’s article on our March board meeting. I appreciate this opportunity to correct and clarify several points made in the article. It is incorrect that 7,500 protest letters are required to defeat the proposed rate increases. 3,254 written protests is the correct threshold number. The district’s Cost of Service Study, page 11, Table 2-1, states there are projected to be 6,507* accounts in FY 2016. (* 835 private fireline meters are not included in the 6,507 total, as a property would not have a separate fire sprinkler meter without a main service meter, and Prop. 218 allows only one written protest per property.) Regarding my proposal to include a simple written protest coupon in the 218 notice, G.M. Bardin’s statement that “…the coupon would contradict the position held by staff and a board majority…runs contrary to what we’re trying to do”, in my opinion, runs contrary to the intent of the California Constitution. Prop. 218, known
as the “Right to Vote on Taxes Act,” was passed in 1996 by a margin of victory of 13.1 percent. Prop. 218 was codified into our State Constitution and Article XIIID, SEC. 6, Section 5. Liberal Construction, states the following: “The provisions of this act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose of limiting local government revenue and enhancing taxpayer consent.” Enhancing taxpayer consent was precisely my intent at both the February and March meetings when I recommended SFID model how the City of San Diego provided their customers the courtesy of a simple written protest coupon. Finally, the remark of fellow board colleague, Dir. Daddi, that it seemed to him that I am “…trying to find another way to get this turned down…” is misinformed. Our State Constitution requires the affirmative written action of 3254 of our customers to turn down this proposed rate increase. Last fall I lobbied my fellow board members to delay mailing the 218 notice by one month, specifically because the required 218 notice would have been mailed out the first week of December and I did not believe the Holiday season, with customers traveling and district staff’s holiday schedules, to be conducive to enhancing taxpayer consent. My fellow board members agreed and on 10/15/15 directed staff
to mail the 218 notice first of January. A second delay, of three months, occurred when all five board members voted affirmatively on 11/19/15 to direct staff to go back to our financial consultants to evaluate the feasibility of instituting a Commercial Agriculture rate. Marlene E. King SFID Board Member, Div. 3 (Fairbanks Ranch and large portion of Covenant)
Correction from Santa Fe Irrigation District Correction for article published in this newspaper last week titled “Water rate increase for Rancho Santa Fe, Solana Beach district moves closer to final adoption.” Information provided by spokeswoman Jessica Parks regarding the protest requirements was inaccurate. Protests will be counted from owner of a parcel with a water service meter within the Santa Fe Irrigation District service area. The total number of parcels with meters within the district is 6,504. The number of protests that would block the Board of Directors from adopting on the rates is 3,253. The Santa Fe Irrigation District regrets the error.
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FROM CENTER, A1 absent, the City Council agreed to hire Stephen Dalton Architects to produce a needs assessment and feasibility study to determine the “best course of action” for the existing facility. While estimating costs, the firm will explore three alternatives, including retrofitting the existing center to comply with codes; finding an interim building that could house the department for 10 to 15 years until a permanent home can be found; and building a new facility. “I hope that part of that discussion, in developing the scope, would also include detailed interviews with the current lifeguard staff to talk to them about the pros and cons of the existing facility and what their needs would be,” Nichols said. “I also think it might be interesting if you held some kind of stakeholder or community outreach to see what that lifeguard facility means to the community.” Solana Beach received five proposals from firms for the project, with fees ranging from $23,500 to $73,450. The city selected Stephen Dalton Architects for the firm’s understanding of the project, qualifications, expertise and office location. The contract approved is not to exceed $60,000. Stephen Dalton, whose firm is based in Solana Beach, prepared schematic designs for the center in 2001. Although the project was never constructed, he was the lead architect for the design and construction of the restroom facility at the site, which was completed in 2005. The firm has also designed the Fletcher Cove Community Center, the bus shelters that were installed along Highway 101 and the lifeguard station on the Del Mar Shores Beach Access Stairway. Stephen Dalton Architects also provided designs for the Moonlight Beach Marine Safety Center for the city of Encinitas and the 17th Street Beach Safety Center for the city of Del Mar. “In a project like this, it’s really helpful to have a consultant who’s readily available to address issues that come up during the study,” said City Manager Greg Wade.
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Back Row: Jun Shim, Sydney Pack, Mrs. Laura Perkins (Assistant Principal), Mrs. Jeanette Lopatka (Science Fair Moderator). Front Row: Grace Li, Eric Smith, Kevin Lopatka, Sora Haagensen, Alison Viana, Remy Reeb. Not pictured: Kelsey Lyons.
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Notre Dame Academy students win top placements at Science and Engineering Fair All 10 Notre Dame Academy (NDA) student participants placed first, second or third in the recent Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair. With a 25 percent increase in submissions, this was quite an accomplishment. At NDA, preparation for the 2016 Fair began in November 2015 , as the students began weekly meetings during their school lunchtime with their Science Fair Coach, Jeanette Lopatka (Middle School Science Teacher) and NDA parent Pete Reeb. During these meetings, the students would review the scientific method, receive coaching in presentation and interview skills. As the Fair approached, the students put the final touches on their projects compiling all their months of work of conducting research, testing, and collecting data. With all of the of the NDA students placing in the top three in the category, it appears that their preparation and diligence certainly paid off.
First place winners (both participants are back to back 1st place winners in their categories): •Sora Haagensen, Category: Microbiology. •Kevin Lopatka, Category: Engineering, Electrical and Mechanical. Qualified to compete in California Science Fair in May and in the Broadcomm Masters Fair in Silicon Valley. Second place winners: Sydney Pack, Category: Environmental Sciences and Management, Received Professional Society Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers; Jun Shim, Category: Product Testing; Remy Reeb, Category: Engineering, Energy and Transport; Jaya Travis, Category: Microbiology; Kelsey Lyons, Category: Behavioral Sciences; Grace Li, Category: Mathematics. Third place winners: Eric Smith, Category: Engineering, Energy and Transport; Ali Viana, Category: Microbiology. For more information, www.ndasd.org.
EVENT BRIEFS Monday Night Jazz Series at North Coast Rep to be held April 18 Kamau Kenyatta’s band will be performing romantic music by Brazilian composers, including Chico Buarque, Tito Madi, Radamés Gnattali & Ivan Lins as part of North Coast Repertory Theatre’s Monday Night Jazz Series on the intimate mainstage Monday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. To order tickets, visit the website at www.northcoastrep.org, or call the box office, 858-481-1055. North Coast Repertory Theatre is located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, CA 92075. Pianist/soprano saxophonist Kamau Kenyatta resides in San Diego. He is a Grammy award-winning producer and arranger. Kenyatta is a lecturer at the University of California San Diego Music Department. He was honored with the prestigious Barbara J. and Paul D. Saltman Distinguished Teaching Award at UCSD in May 2009. He has worked with jazz greats such as Hubert Laws, Donald Byrd, Yusef Lateef, Jim Pepper, and Earl Klugh.
Taste of Leucadia is April 7 The Leucadia 101 Main Street Association in collaboration with Leucadia restaurants, San Diego craft breweries, local retailers and local wineries is proud to present the 4th Annual Taste of Leucadia on April 7 from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. The town will come alive as we celebrate our local food scene. There will be 20 Leucadia restaurants participating, 9 Sip Stop locations, a craft beer pavilion at Priority Public House and a tasty list of local craft beers and wines for sampling. For complete event details and to purchase ticket
visit www.leucadia101.com.
AAUW to host CSUSM speaker on sexual violence prevention Members of the Del Mar-Leucadia Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) invite the public and local school and college Title IX coordinators to join them on Saturday, April 9, to hear guest speaker Melissa Swartz discuss “Title IX Advocacy and Action: Your Role in Sexual Violence Prevention, ” as part of National Sexual Assault Awareness month. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park. ]Swartz will discuss what colleges and universities are doing to prevent sexual violence, and what individuals can do to help. In her role as Student Equity and Compliance Manager at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM), Swartz conducts campus-based investigations on issues of sexual violence and sexual harassment. Swartz also educates students and employees on Title IX and sexual violence. In addition, Dr. Bridget Blanshan, CSUSM Title IX Coordinator, and Christa Wencl, CSUSM’s Sexual Violence Advocate and Educator, will participate in the Q&A portion of the program. Visit: delmarleucadia-ca.aauw.net.
Enjoy a ‘Brunch with the Birds’ Del Mar’s one-of-a-kind bird sanctuary will be having its’ fifth annual spring fundraiser, “Brunch with the Birds” on Sunday April 10, from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Come discover the majestic, family-friendly facility. All are welcome.
Proceeds support Free Flight Exotic Bird Sanctuary, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation dedicated to the nurturing, rehabilitation and placement of companion birds and furthering avian education within the community. This event will be held at Free Flight: 2132 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, 92014. Donation of $15 for brunch and beverages. Call Free Flight at (858)481-3148 or email at freeflightbirds@live.com with any questions.
2016 Ramona Music Fest coming April 9 Come enjoy six hours of live music, dancing, delicious food and a good time for all at the 7th Annual Ramona Music Fest to be held on April 9 from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Ramona Outdoor Community Center. Proceeds benefit local non-profit events and charities, and student programs supported by the work of the Ramona Rotary and Ramona Kiwanis clubs. For more information, visit ramonamusicfest.org.
San Diego Botanic Garden to present ArtFest 2016 ArtFest 2016 will be held at the San Diego Botanic Garden April 9 and 10, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The event features some of the finest regional artists displaying their talents with the beautiful San Diego Botanic Garden as a back drop. This year, locally-owned Woody cars will be on display from the San Diego Woodies Club (Saturday only). For more information, visit www.sdbgarden.org.
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restaurants. Most of the nonprofit’s funding comes from donors. “This is the ‘Happy Place’ because it is the only place where they can be happy right now,” she said. “They can have their gnawing hunger fed, they can get a moment’s relief by a nap or a shower, and they can be assured that the other children in their family are being cared for carefully. They can do all this knowing that they can run right back over to the hospital across the street. This, for that moment, is their happy place.” Hoehn first heard about the organization through her son, Ted Hoehn, who had taken a tour of the facilities. When a friend invited her on a tour soon after, she took advantage of the opportunity. “I was so impressed,” recalled Hoehn, whose family has lived in Rancho Santa Fe for 25 years and Southern California for 40 years. “This fits many of our family’s requirements for things we look for in a charity. This administers to children, families in crisis, an indigent population and involves health resources.” Since then, Hoehn joined the organization’s board of trustees. She has served as a board member for three years. Her family members, and even her employees, have also become involved with the organization through fundraisers and other functions. Hoehn Motors employees often serve meals at the Ronald McDonald House. “The Hoehn family has been such a big part of our family for so long,” said Charles E. Day, president and CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego. “We just truly appreciate this.” Currently undergoing a major renovation, Hoehn’s guests toured the facilities to learn more about how they could help. In 2015, the nonprofit remodeled 25 guest rooms. The South Courtyard and 10 additional guest rooms are currently being rejuvenated. With support from donors, the Ronald McDonald House hopes to complete the remaining 12 rooms and play deck in 2016. Furniture and a variety of other items are needed on the organization’s “wish list.” “Our family loves supporting this House, this home away from home,” Hoehn said to her guests. “We hope that you’ll start to call it ‘home,’ too.” For more information, or to donate or volunteer, call 858-467-4750 or visit rmhcsd.org.
Schmitt at that time. San Dieguito’s board has seen some philosophical divisions in recent years that have on occasion become contentious. But Viloria insisted that had nothing to do with his decision to leave. “It was all about opportunity,” he said. It was a chance “to be the superintendent of one of the top districts in the state.” He said Laguna is a small, high-performing district with strong community support, high academic achievement, and “amazing schools all the way around.” He said this was similar to his previous districts, Irvine and San Dieguito. Viloria lives in Laguna Beach and has been commuting to the San Dieguito district office in Encinitas. He said he never intended to move to San Diego County because his wife’s business is in Laguna and his two children attend Laguna Beach schools. The three-year contract, which runs from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2019, was approved unanimously by the LBUSD board of trustees and was signed March 22. In the LBUSD press release, Laguna Beach board president William Landsiedel called Viloria “a perfect match” and said his “professionalism, candor and honesty during the interview process was refreshing.” Schmitt congratulated Viloria in a staff announcement: “While we are sad that he is leaving us, we are all proud of Jason and excited for him as he takes the helm at the Laguna Beach Unified School District.”
FROM SEAWALL, A7 needed to protect coastal property as well as beachgoers who could be hurt in a bluff collapse. Studies of the properties west of the 500 block of Pacific Avenue show a tenuous balance between gravity and the strength of sand, silt and terraced materials that hold up the bluff, Knowlton said. The bluffs could recede slowly, eroding gradually from the wind and rain over the years, or they could fall instantly in an earthquake or simply a sudden collapse. “There are still many uncertainties,” Knowlton said. One speaker opposed to building the seawall addressed the City Council during the public hearing held for the project — Kristin
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Viloria did not come easily to San Dieguito. He was heavily recruited by Schmitt who asked the school board to increase the salary for his proposed position of executive director of educational services. Because the salary for that job was set at $137,000, which is lower than the salaries earned by the district’s high school principals who would be reporting to Viloria, Schmitt asked the board to offer a starting salary of $144,772. The board approved the change in 2013 by a vote of 4 to 1, with trustee John Salazar opposed. Less than two years later, Schmitt asked the board to approve the creation of a new position: associate superintendent of administrative services. This added a fourth associate supt. to Schmitt’s staff. The board approved the change in 2015, this time by a vote of 3 to 2, with Salazar and newly elected trustee Maureen Muir opposed. Following that vote, Schmitt asked the board to approve the appointment of Viloria to that new position. The board approved his appointment 3 to 2, Brinner, a Solana Beach resident and representative of the Surfrider Foundation. “We urge that you not continue down this destructive path,” Brinner said. Surfrider has long maintained that sea walls accelerate beach erosion and protect private property at public expense. “Why must the default always be the short-term solution of building seawalls?” Brinner asked the council. She suggested the city consider purchasing the bluff-top property and having the homes removed so that nature can take its course. City officials have said coastal property is far too expensive for them to purchase. Winkler said he and his wife, Sherry, were especially worried about their home during the winter that just ended, because of widespread predictions that El Niño
with Salazar and Muir opposed. Then in January, Schmitt asked the board to approve raises for administrators, directors, principals and other non-represented staff, including himself. These increases were identical to the raises given to certificated teachers in December: 7 percent retroactive back to July 1, 2015 and another 5.5 percent beginning July 1, 2016. The board approved these raises 3 to 2, with Salazar and Muir opposed. Said Salazar of Viloria, “His salary was raised when we hired him; I voted no. He was given a raise when made associate superintendent.; I voted no. He was given another raise in January. This raise was retro. I also voted no.” Salazar said he voted no on each item for budgetary reasons; it was never personal. In less than three years, Viloria’s pay went from $144,772 when hired in 2013 (about a $7,000 bump over the original salary for that position), to $162,265 when he was named associate superintendent. in 2015, to $185,276 currently after the retroactive pay increase was approved. As Laguna Beach’s new superintendent, he’ll earn $240,000. Not a bad three-year run. Regarding the job titles he held, Vilonia said the position he was originally hired to fill existed in the district for many years. “It was determined prior to my arrival that they wanted the position to have more responsibilities, so at that time the job description was updated and a new salary was adopted by the board,” he said. The associate superintendent position, he said, was created “due to once again increased responsibilities.” Viloria said he had no guilt or sense of obligation over the board actions taken to secure him and promote him. But he did wrestle with the decision for other reasons. “I was conflicted, as SDUHSD is an amazing district with some of the best teachers, support staff and administrators around, and I truly enjoy working with them,” he said. “As staff understands, this was just one of those opportunities that I could not pass up.” Schmitt would not say if he plans to fill Viloria’s position or revert back to having three associate superintendents instead of four. He said he was “uncertain on a number of 16 to 17 personnel moves, as changes always occur at this time of year, so [there will be] no decisions for two to three months on any administrative openings.”
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The issue of escalating salaries of school superintendents has been an alarming trend and subject of note in recent years. Typically, with each superintendent retirement or departure, search firms are hired and salary conditions would bring heavy rains. However, now that winter has passed with less rain than expected, they hope they have more time to build their wall. “We have lived there since 2003, and we hope to be there the rest of our lives,” Sherry Winkler told the council. The Winklers’ consultant, engineer Walt Crampton, told the council that recent erosion has led to new cracks in the face of the bluff, chunks of nearby lots have collapsed, and in some places “Volkswagen-sized boulders” have fallen onto the beach. He said the bluff has become a public safety hazard, and that the seawall will protect the public on the beach as well as the structures above it. The proposed seawall would be 32 feet high and would be installed at the base of the bluffs below the two homes just north of the small
ranges are presented that often exceed the earnings of the prior superintendent. Laguna is an exception, as Viloria will earn slightly less than current LBUSD superintendent Sherine Smith — but not by much. According to “Transparent California,” a site that lists salaries for employees of state and local governmental entities, the 2014 regular salary for Smith, not including benefits, was $246,071. Viloria’s starting salary will be $240,000. But consider this: Before the across-the-board raises the San Dieguito board approved recently for all its employees, SDUHSD Superintendent Schmitt’s annual salary was $220,000. San Dieguito has about 12,600 students in grades 7-12, with five middle schools and five high schools. Laguna Beach has about 3,000 students in grades K-12, with four schools — two elementary, one middle and one high. With the retroactive raise to July 1, 2015, Schmitt’s new salary is now $235,400, and beginning July 1, 2016 it will be $248,347. So Schmitt’s salary is currently less than Viloria will be making, and in July will be only $8,000 more. The level of responsibility and managerial oversight between the two districts doesn’t begin to compare. Then there’s this clause in Viloria’s contract: “The board reserves the right to increase the salary of the supt. at any time.” When teachers see these kinds of salaries for top administrators, it’s no wonder they feel slighted. For other local districts, according to “Transparent California,” 2014 salaries (not including benefits) for the following superintendents, to compare, were: • Del Mar’s Holly McClurg (K-6 district) — $178,124 • Rancho Santa Fe’s Lindy Delaney (K-8 district) — $181,270 • Encinitas’s Timothy Baird (K-6 district) — $207,499 • Carlsbad’s Suzette Lovely (K-12 district) — $214,225 Viloria continues at San Dieguito until June 30 and begins his new job July 1. In a story March 24 in the Los Angeles Times’ Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot, Viloria was quoted as saying, “July 1 can’t come soon enough. I look forward to meeting staff and community members, and most importantly, students.” Clearly, there were more benefits to taking the Laguna Beach job than simply working with “an amazing” school district — no more long-distance commutes, a significantly higher salary, a tiny school district with only four schools, an affluent community, and high-achieving kids. One more thing is clear: If you have to make a move, a career move like this is a lot less stressful than selling a house. Senior Education Writer Marsha Sutton can be reached at suttonmarsha@gmail.com Tide Beach Park. The wall would be sculpted, colored and textured to resemble the natural bluff, and the outer layer would have “sacrificial concrete covering” designed to erode at a natural rate, the city staff report states. Winkler told the council he is one of five or six owners in Solana Beach whose property extends to the toe, or base, of the bluff, and that most of the wall will be built on his private property, expanding the available public beach. Almost all of Solana Beach’s 1.7 miles of coastline is atop bluffs, and more than half the city’s coastline is protected by seawalls, rip-rap, revetments and other protection devices. Phil Diehl is a reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune.
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TPHS graduate Garrett Stubbs plays with Astros in Mexico City 2015 Johnny Bench Award winner and All-American Garrett Stubbs, the eighth round draft pick of the Houston Astros in 2015 after his senior season, made the Astros roster for two Spring Training exhibition games vs. the San Diego Padres in Mexico City March 26- March 27. Both games were played at Estadio Fray Nano, a stadium that has a 4,500-seat capacity, but expanded to roughly 8,000 seats for last weekend’s series. Stubbs was the team’s starting catcher in the game. He was one of three catchers named to the 28-man roster. Stubbs is a Torrey Pines High School graduate. Stubbs, who ended the 2015 professional season with High A Quad Cities, batted .274 with five RBI, 14 walks and just two strikeouts in 84 at bats. He started his professional career with the Tri City Valley Cats (Short season A ball), where he played 11 games. Overall he
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Local athletes advance to the U.S. National Synchronized Swimming Championships Alexandra Suarez (Carmel Valley) and Lily Kreps (Encinitas) of the San Dieguito Synchronized Swimming Team will compete for a national title at the 2016 U.S. National Synchronized Swimming Championships. This event will take place April 8-9 in Mesa, Ariz., and features the top synchronized swimmers from around the country. Both athletes earned their spot through
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FROM SCIENCE, A4 Understanding that a lot of food borne illness come from raw meat and sushi, Ruchi wanted to find what species of bacteria could be found in sushi and whether they were pathogenic or not. Ruchi got her sushi from a local restaurant (that she would not name), grew out colonies of bacteria on Petri dishes, isolated and sequenced DNA into colonies and then into nucleotides and found the species. “I found two species of pathogenic bacteria but they are only harmful to people with immune deficiencies and those who have Cystic Fibrosis,” Ruchi
said. “The only type of fish that had it was crab. Tuna and salmon had a lot of bacteria but none of them were pathogenic.” Ruchi said a lot of sushi-loving judges were very interested to see the results of her project. All three girls are looking forward to continuing to study science and mathematics at the high school level. They will be in good hands — five of the six high school level Senior Sweepstakes winners came from San Dieguito Union High School District’s CCA and Torrey Pines High. Those students will go on to represent San Diego at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix in May.
FROM BOND, A1 things like new science labs at Torrey Pines. It is a fantastic example of what improved learning environments have done to energize those kids about learning.” Carmel Del Mar parent David Wojtkowski echoed Healy-Poe’s comments about the need to improve the aging campus and said that he is confident that “this time around” parents can generate positive support to pass the bond. Parents at the district’s other oldest campus, Del Mar Hills, also view the prospect of a bond favorably to help bring much-needed improvements to the campus. “The Del Mar Hills community very
FROM PRESIDENT, A6 McDonald House, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, Solana Beach Library, San Dieguito Heritage Museum, Optimist Dollars for Scholars, and Junior Optimist Octagon International Clubs, among others. “Wherever we see there’s a need, we help, either with our labor or with our money,” Wilson said. “It’s a variety of stuff that our members get involved with. They have their one or two pet projects and then we all go and help.” As president, Wilson hopes to identify more ways to help the community. He also wants to grow the club. The Optimist Club of Del Mar-Solana Beach currently has 52 members, with most living in the North County Coastal region. The club is always looking for new members, however. Annual membership fees cost $100.
strongly supports the district going with a general obligation bond or a SFID (school facilities improvement district),” said Brooke Beros, the Del Mar Hills PTA president. Beros said in an informal poll conducted by the PTA, only 9.5 percent of Del Mar Hills parents said they did not want a bond. Beros told the board that while the school is supportive of a bond, more than 50 percent of Del Mar Hills parents said they wanted more clarity on how the funds would be used before they voted. She encouraged the board to provide as much information as possible on potential projects and to implement a bond oversight committee to provide accountability on how taxpayer funds are spent.
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“It’s very important to continue to build membership,” Wilson said. “We have a lot to offer.” The club has a weekly breakfast meeting and a monthly dinner meeting. The club meets at 7 a.m. every Wednesday at Denny’s in Del Mar, except for the third Wednesday of the month, when the club meets at 6:15 p.m. at Lomas Santa Fe Country Club in Solana Beach. Wilson invited prospective members to attend a breakfast meeting anytime. To attend a dinner meeting, make a reservation by contacting Membership Chairman David Eller at 858-755-2222 or dbeins@sbcglobal.net. “As our younger people get older, they need to understand that in order to sustain a community, you have to have new leadership,” Wilson said. “You have to have new blood in an organization. My goal is to help bring in some new members.” For more information about the club, visit www.optimistdelmarsolanabeach.com.
FROM POWER, A1 If approved by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), construction is estimated to take about 12 months from start to finish, anticipated to start in June 2016 and be complete in May 2017. The proposed project will add a new 230-kv line on the existing transmission corridor, linking the Sycamore Canyon substation at MCAS Miramar to the Penasquitos substation in Torrey Hills. The project is made up of four segments including a 2.19-mile line from Carmel Valley Road through the Del Mar Mesa Preserve and another 3.34-mile line along the border of the Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve to the substation near the Torrey Hills Center on Carmel Mountain Road. The 2.9-mile segment from Carmel Valley Road proposes to add a 230-kV line on existing steel lattice structures and one new tubular steel pole. Along the 3.34-mile canyon segment, SDG&E proposes to remove the 16 existing wood H-frame structures and five wood monopoles and replace them with 17 new tubular steel poles. The new steel poles are 97 feet tall, while the wooden poles are 70 feet tall. Marker balls will also be placed on the lines to meet FAA standards, which will make them more visible to residents. The lines are visible from the park where Carmel Country and Carmel Mountain Roads come together, from Gablewood Way, Heather Run, the Hunter Glen pocket park and the new Alta Del Mar community, alongside a popular trail system. Laura Copic, a former Carmel Valley Community Planning Board member, has been following the issue since 2006 when the proposed project was part of the Sunrise Powerlink. She fought a major transmission line going through the south side of Neighborhood 10 in Carmel Valley and the Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve. “It was a long, cumbersome process through the CPUC in which all concerned community groups had to come together and fund an expert to come up with a less expensive alternative to the coastal link,” Copic said. As a result in 2008, the updated Sycamore Canyon substation avoided the need for new lines. “It’s rearing its ugly head again because nobody foresaw the San Onofre Power Plant going dark,” Copic said. California Independent System Operator (CALISO) said the transmission line is now needed and required to promote compliance
with the state’s policy goals related to renewable integration, meet the city’s forecasted load growth and deliver energy more efficiently. “I really don’t think there’s any stopping it this time but we have some alternatives,” Copic said. Per the EIR, Alternative 4 would underground a double circuit 69-kilovat power line under Carmel Mountain Road and East Ocean Air Drive. The wooden H-frame structures would be de-energized and left in place but no new towers would come to the community, avoiding significant aesthetic impacts to the community and biological resource impacts in the preserve. In its comments on the project’s DEIR, SDG&E stated it does not support any undue delays. The alternative would cause a four- to seven-month delay and significantly increase costs. Another option, Alternative 5, includes undergrounding a significant portion of the line from Pomerado Road to Miramar and avoids the Carmel Valley area entirely. Alternative 5 would cause a 10-15 month’s delay and would have the highest cost of all the alternatives. At the March 24 meeting, the board was not ready to back any alternative as its preferred option. Additionally, John Horst, chair of the Mira Mesa Community Planning Group, said his community strongly opposes Alternative 5 on Pomerado Road and Chair Frisco White said going against sister planning groups is something they do not want to do. Each alternative had its drawbacks, Copic said — leaving the wooden towers defeats the purpose of undergrounding and undergrounding would also have a major impact on Carmel Mountain Road and comes with additional health and safety concerns. Although a lot of people’s view sheds will be negatively impacted by this project, Copic said her priority is to “preserve the preserve.” “To continue to disrupt the preserve with more lines and more towers is not acceptable,” Copic said. “Whatever alternative is approved, we should request that every effort is taken to avoid additional visual blight to the preserve by keeping the use of marker balls to the absolute minimum necessary.” The CPUC has not yet set a hearing date for the project. Testimony before the administrative law judge is set to begin in May.
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FROM EMPLOYEE, A2 ovation from the packed audience and was presented with a bouquet of flowers and a variety of campus “swag”. Hughes is a standout employee for a number of reasons. “All of her actions reflect her commitment to support a learning environment that is safe and clean, but also one that is conducive to interests and passions of our students,”
FROM DOCTOR, A5 professes Principal Karl Mueller. When discussing the role Hughes has taken in serving as an additional caretaker and guardian for the students of CCA, it was noted, “Compassion and empathy is inherent to Donna, and our school community is fortunate to have adults like Ms. Hughes who advocate for the well-being and safety of each child in our care.”
FROM PLANE CRASH, A2 Greg Bacino, 56, were found amid the wreckage of the Cessna on Aug. 7, the day after they crashed into a mountain in Los Padres National Forest. The lawsuit said Martz made a mayday call to Point Mugu Naval Air Station about 10:10 p.m. on Aug. 6, saying the plane was leaking oil that had spread across the windscreen, and that the cabin and cockpit were smoking. Radio contact then broke off. Crash investigators found oil on the outside of the Cessna from nose to tail, the lawsuit said. The suit, filed recently by San Diego-based law firm CaseyGerry in San Diego Superior Court, asked for unspecified damages on behalf of two of Bacino’s three children. It names Martz’s estate, Pacific Coast Flyers, Inc., a Vista-based flying club that rents planes, and Cessna owner Alexandrovich Poddoubnyi of Vista as defendants. The defendants could not be reached for their response. Bacino had hired Martz and the plane to fly him from a business trip in San Luis Obispo home to San Diego County, to McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, the suit said. According to the lawsuit, Martz’s pilot’s license was revoked or suspended twice and he was cited for flight violations twice since 1986. The suit alleges the flying company and the plane owner should not have trusted Martz and didn’t properly maintain the Cessna. Pauline Repard is a reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune
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researcher, he directs a science research laboratory at UCSD dedicated to studying genetic causes of congenital heart disease. “When something that I do in my research, based initially on a patient, allows us to make progress or discoveries that can then be translated back to helping patient care — I think that’s incredibly gratifying,” Grossfeld said. “You’re helping people in ways that are utilizing cutting-edge, state-of-the-art research insights.” Along with his clinical and research responsibilities, Grossfeld also directs the pediatric cardiology fellowship program and is actively engaged in teaching fellows, residents and medical students. “It’s a juggling act,” said Grossfeld, who also serves as a cardiology consultant for the United States men’s and women’s volleyball teams. “No two days in a row are alike, which keeps it pretty interesting.”
FROM TEACHER, A2 Yoshida is inspired daily by her students. She is a beloved teacher whose gratitude for the opportunity to work with students manifests itself in her daily interaction with students and coworkers. Yoshida’s students describe her as a “patient, understanding, energetic, approachable, and last but not least, fun” teacher. She is passionate and enjoys connecting with her students both
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Grossfeld’s interest in rare genetic syndromes stems back to his residency training in the mid-1990s. During his first month of training at UCSD, Grossfeld took care of a patient with Jacobsen syndrome. Also known as 11q terminal deletion disorder, Jacobsen syndrome is a rare congenital condition caused by a loss of genetic material from chromosome 11. This gene loss leads to multiple challenges, such as congenital heart disease, intellectual disability, developmental and behavioral problems and slow growth. “Literally in his paper chart was a copy of the original case report of Jacobsen syndrome,” Grossfeld said. “I realized that the very rare disorder could give us insights into not just Jacobsen syndrome, but very likely a much broader part of the population that has congenital heart disease. That looks like it’s turning out to be the case.” Today, Grossfeld serves as the chief medical advisor for the 11q Research and Resource Group, a
support group for families and friends of children with Jacobsen syndrome. Founded in 1998, the organization hosts conferences so families can come together, meet with experts and learn about the latest research. The group became a nonprofit organization in 2005. The 2016 11q Research and Resource Group Conference will be held June 26-30 in San Diego. “It’s great for the families because it’s such a rare disorder that these families are alone most of the time,” Grossfeld said. Jacobsen syndrome affects 1 in 100,000 newborns, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Having become a go-to person on the condition, often times, Grossfeld receives emails from families around the world seeking information. “That’s really gratifying,” Grossfeld said. “In some cases, it’s led to lives being saved.” For more about Grossfeld’s research and volunteer efforts, visit www.littleheartsbighopes.org.
personally and academically, witnessing the positive results of these connections. Yoshida’s colleagues state she is an extremely dedicated, inspirational, and compassionate educator. As the district winners, Hughes and Yoshida will advance to the San Diego County Employees of the Year Program administered by the San Diego County Office of Education and compete with other school district winners for the title of San Diego County Classified Employee of the Year and San Diego County Teacher of the Year.
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‘It’s ok to ask for help’ TPHS holds Yellow Ribbon Week to erase stigma of mental illness, prevent suicide BY KAREN BILLING As part of an art installation on the Torrey Pines High School campus last week, there were 263 music notes crowding the window of the media center. The notes were meant to represent the fact that one in 10 high school students suffer with mental health challenges — there are 2,633 students at Torrey Pines, which means more than 263 students may be experiencing a personal struggle. “Each music note here represents one of us with a troubled mind right now,” read the inscription on the window. “Be kind to one another and let’s make beautiful music together.” The installation was part of Torrey Pines’ annual Yellow Ribbon Week, led by teacher Don Collins and the school’s Peer Assistant Listeners (PALS) “The purpose of this week is to eliminate the stigma of mental illness and being depressed. The fact is one out of 10 kids is suffering right now in high school, we know one out of four adults is diagnosed with some kind of mental issue or dynamic and we also know there are a million people who are overcoming and achieving in the presence of these situations,” Collins said. “Mental illness doesn’t define somebody.” The PALS decorated the campus with yellow ribbons and more than 600 informational and positive quote posters around campus. Posters included the five signs that suggest a shift in someone’s mental health (personality change, agitation, withdrawal, poor self care, and hopelessness) demonstrated by emojis as well as text, web and phone resources for support if a student doesn’t feel comfortable talking face to face with someone. The PALS also held a week-long performance art called Teen Trouble Balloons where PALS generated a list of common teenage stresses and struggles (body image, AP tests, divorce, loss in the family,
depression, betrayed by a friend, peer pressure, parental expectations) and wrote them on one side of the yellow balloon and wrote “I asked for help” on the other. They tied their balloon to their back packs and carried them around for the day. “It became so popular we had a balloon station at lunch for kids to take one or create their own,” Collins said. “The unspoken value of this activity is that students get to see that they are not alone in the struggles they may be experiencing.” The PALS class also created videos that were entered into the statewide Directing Change competition. Directing Change is part of “Every Mind Matters,” California’s Mental Health Movement and statewide efforts to promote the mental health and wellness of students. Two assemblies with guest speakers were another way for students to hear how they could survive and thrive through even the most difficult experiences. Speakers talked about suicide prevention, their own struggles with depression and mental illness, and how to bounce back and how to find resilience. On March 23, the students heard from Phaidra Knight, USA Rugby’s Player of the Decade in 2010 who is trying out for the Olympic Rugby team at the age of 41, and Commander Jeff Millegan, MD, the creator and director of the Mind Body Medicine Program at Naval Medical Center Balboa Hospital. Knight spoke about overcoming growing up in a home with abuse through a love of academics and athletics. She poured herself into being a student athlete and earned a full scholarship to Alabama State University and went on to the University of Wisconsin for law school, where she discovered rugby. “Through rugby is where I began to open up and talk about the abuse, express my anger, disappointment and joy,” Knight said. “That was my voice.” She made the U.S. National Team
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PALS president and vice president Avery Spicker and Chelsea Barrows with Teen Trouble Balloons. and found confidence, going to three World Cups representing the country as one of the top players in the game. She never dreamed it would come through rugby and so late in her athletic career, but she found her “authentic” self. “The impact you can make on the world around you is tremendous but it starts with the impact you can make on yourself,” Knight said, encouraging students going through a tough time to keep hope and positive thoughts. “It’s raining now but it’s not going to be raining forever,” echoed Collins. Millegan spoke about his work with the Mind Body Medicine Program, and how he helps members of the military and patients build resilience with self-care and meditation. His job has involved going out to a destroyer in Singapore where there had been four suicides over a 14-month period and where 14 percent of the crew was suicidal. The ship was a microcosm of everyday life — stress ran high, there was a lot of pressure to perform for self promotion, family and pride, and people felt a struggle to cope yet were scared to death to tell others about their problems. To be able to ask for help is a big step and Millegan uses meditation to help patients, serving as a “workout for the mind” building endurance and mental fitness. “(Meditation) is building the
TPHS teacher Don Collins with Yellow Ribbon Week speakers Cmdr. Jeff Millegan and Phaidra Knight. ability to focus and see the world as it is. It’s incredible how much you can lose that sight, what you see is not always true,” Millegan said. “Probably what leads to suicide the most is people in the moment seeing a situation as completely unwinnable and hopeless. Regular meditation allows you to continue to see all of your options, all the realities of a situation.” He said the brilliance of meditation is focusing on something else, giving the mind something to think about — he led a gym full of high schoolers on a five-minute meditation practice. On March 24, students heard from Nuno Costa and Jake Heilbrunn. Heilbrunn, a Torrey Pines graduate,
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BY KELLEY CARLSON Seacrest at Home provides comfort for seniors in the location where they typically feel most comfortable. The nonprofit, based in Encinitas, sends caregivers to clients’ residences, where they assist with basic tasks and provide companionship on an as-needed basis. Kelli Denton, director of home care, noted that the agency strives to be a high-quality provider. “Being a nurse, I have high expectations of the agency, staff, and myself especially,” she said. The agency has flourished under Denton, who has been with Seacrest at Home since it opened in January 2013. It was voted one of the top five home care agencies in San Diego County in The San Diego Union-Tribune Reader’s Poll in June. During the last 38 months, Seacrest at Home has provided services to more than 500 clients, with 140,000 hours of care. About 60 caregivers are on staff, with a wide range of experience. Many have been in the industry 20-25 years; for others, it’s a steppingstone as they embark on new careers through college programs. “Caring and compassionate – we look for those qualities in our caregivers,” Denton said. They travel up and down the coastline from
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A Seacrest at Home staff member poses with a client. Oceanside to San Diego, to assist people in their homes, and to some locations inland, depending on the availability of staff at the time service is needed. The caregivers perform tasks such as grocery shopping, light housekeeping, grooming (bathing, dressing, etc.), meal preparation, cooking, bill paying, transportation, medication reminders and pet care. Many requests are for companionship, Denton noted. “There are some seniors who are isolated,” she explained. “Many seniors’ friends have passed and their family is not
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local. For some, (this service) is their only social stimulation.” Meanwhile, Denton emphasized that home care is non-medical, so it doesn’t include services such as wound care and administering antibiotics. That type of assistance falls under “home health,” which is physician-ordered, and registered nurses and therapists visit the clients. But Seacrest at Home does work closely with home health and hospice agencies, Denton added. The nonprofit not only provides services in private homes, but also in retirement
communities and other facilities. Some clients have regularly scheduled times and days for visits; others have 24/7 care. And often, family and loved ones will call on Seacrest at Home to provide respite care, as they need a break. “Very often, it’s not the clients who call, but their adult children,” Denton said. “Maybe they’re busy, or they don’t live local … (but) this is an assurance to them that their mom or dad is being checked on.” A minimum of two hours is required for caregiver visits. Unfortunately, home care is not reimbursed by medical insurance, Denton said; the majority of it is through private payment. For those fortunate to have purchased long-term care insurance, Seacrest at Home will work with all of those companies, she added. Also, there are scholarship programs available for those who qualify, and the funds can be applied toward the hourly rate. However, scholarships do not cover companionship services. Seacrest at Home’s offices are at 211 Saxony Road, on the Seacrest Village campus. The companies are affiliated, but operate separately. For more information, call (760) 632-3715 or (760) 942-2695, or go to seacrestathome.org —The Business Spotlight features commercial enterprises that help support this newspaper.
An innovator of West-Coast Pop and Conceptual Art, Ed Ruscha’s work defies and exceeds both categories, drawing upon popular media, commercial culture, and the landscape of Los Angeles. This tailored exhibition considers the artist’s use of recurring words, images, and themes across the decades.
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Del Mar artist with autism set to open first solo exhibit
BY KRISTINA HOUCK Although he is nonverbal, Del Mar’s Jeremy Sicile-Kira can communicate in ways others cannot. Diagnosed with autism when he was 3 years old, the local artist also sees letters, words and emotions in color. Using his synesthesia to create vivid paintings, Sicile-Kira is kicking off his first curated solo art exhibit, “Inner Dimensions,” April 11 at Space4Art in San Diego. “I truly believe that mostly we must very much give people a way to communicate,” said the 27-year-old, who communicates by typing or pointing to letters on a letter board. “Truly there may be more gifted artists. Realize that we nonverbal people with sensory motor challenges need assistance to discover our talents.” Sicile-Kira’s mother, Chantal Sicile-Kira, always knew her son was attracted to color. The shades and patterns of book covers, pictures and rugs fascinated him. He didn’t start painting, however, until three years ago. While flipping through a book by an author who had autism and synesthesia, she discovered her son also had the neurological condition and associated colors with emotions. For years, Sicile-Kira had dreams that he painted the emotions of people he met into colorful portraits. It wasn’t until then, however, that he informed his mother about his dreams and his desire to paint them. After dreaming about having his own art show, Sicile-Kira asked his mother if his dream could become reality. “‘First you have to paint your paintings,’”
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“I want families who have kids that are differently-abled to realize that.” Sicile-Kira meets people in person or online, “reads” their colors and then paints to recreate the portrait he envisions while dreaming. “My truly great ability is to read people’s emotions and translate them in my dreams into glorious paintings, realizing their true self,” Sicile-Kira said. “My ability to paint the colors I see in my dreams is the greatest gift I have. I frankly greatly hope my paintings inspire only the good in people.” Taking place during Autism Awareness Month, the exhibit is curated by artist Mariza Sanchez. Commissioner of Arts and Culture for the city of Tijuana, Sanchez has been curating art shows for more than 20 years. The show will feature about two-dozen paintings on display. Some are available for purchase, while others are already a part of private collections. Members of the public will also be able to order paintings. “His paintings are very uplifting,” said Chantal Sicile-Kira. “I just feel like he has this gift and his wish is to share it with people.” “I’m excited to show my art to the public,” her son added. “Truly I hope to make a positive impact on the community.” The “Inner Dimensions” exhibition will be open from Monday, April 11 until Saturday, April 23 at Space4Art, located at 325 15th Street in San Diego. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. For more information about Sicile-Kira and his first curated solo exhibit, visit www.jeremysvision.com.
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EVENT BRIEFS Top science fiction author to speak at Solana Beach Library Science fiction writer and futurist David Brin will explore the nature of the near future, both light and dark, in his upcoming presentation at the Solana Beach Library. He will delve into compelling questions such as: Can the planet be saved and is privacy dead? Brin, a modern master of speculative fiction, will also read from his most recent book, Insistence of Vision, a collection of vivid tales about possible tomorrows. His books will also be available after the program for purchase and signing. This Friends Night Out program is sponsored by the Friends of the Solana Beach Library and will be held on April 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the Solana Beach Library at 157 Stevens Avenue in Solana Beach. This event is free and open to the public.
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Local author to appear at Del Mar Library Del Mar Library will host local writer Barbara V. Anderson, author of Letters from the Way: A Walking Journey, on Saturday April 2, at 1:30 p.m. The autobiographical book is about the author’s solo journey from Arles, Frances to Puente La Reina, Spain, during which she traveled over 1,100 miles on foot. The Del Mar Branch Library is located at 1309 Camino Del Mar. For more information, call the library at (858) 755-1666. For information about San Diego County Library and other events, visitwww.sdcl.org.
Tenants rights and obligations class at Del Mar Library Learn about your rights and obligations as a tenant at a class taught by Maria Ochoa, Coordinator of the Fair Housing Program at North County Lifeline at Del Mar Library on Wednesday, April 6, at 6 p.m. This class will provide an overview of the landlord and tenant relationship with a special emphasis on fair housing as it relates to all aspects being a tenant. Attendees will learn about discrimination claims, how to handle repairs and habitability, security deposits, notices, and evictions. The Del Mar Branch Library is located at 1309 Camino Del Mar. For more information, call the library at (858) 755-1666. For information about San Diego County Library and other events, visit
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Dear Friend, Because you have the ability to make a difference, we want to invite you to an evening of education, reflection, inspiration and fun. COURTESY PHOTO
One of the hundreds of beauties that will be on display at the 2016 La Jolla Concours d’ Elegance in Scripps Park.
Popular La Jolla Concours d’Elegance returns April 8-10 This year’s La Jolla Concours d’Elegance will be held April 8-10 at Ellen Browning Scripps Park (La Jolla Cove). With the La Jolla Cove as a breathtaking backdrop, this elite automotive-inspired event transforms this chic, coastal community into a weekend playground with a remarkable automobile showcase, fabulous shopping, five-star accommodations and unforgettable culinary experiences. More than 300 cars will line the park and adjoining streets. Signature events that have become crowd favorites are back again this year. Tickets for individual events or a weekend package can be purchased at lajollaconcours.com/tickets and all events take place at Scripps Park, unless otherwise noted. The Rolls-Royce Motor Car Contemporary Classic Cocktail Party will kick off the weekend, 7 p.m. Friday, April 8. According to press material, guests will be escorted into the private event through the showcase of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars on display flanking the extravagant entrance. Once inside the exclusive party, culinary bites will excite the palates of all attendees, especially the foodies. $150 per person. The La Jolla Tour d’Elegance, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, gives a driver and one passenger a rare opportunity to see one of the most incredible collections of automobiles, as well as a view of some spectacular military artifacts, each with a personal story behind them. The Tour d’Elegance will travel through some of San Diego’s most scenic highways to take a private behind-the-scenes tour of the USS Midway. From the USS Midway, the tour continues along the coastline and over the Coronado Bridge to Coronado for a visit to the Naval Amphibious Base, home to the Navy SEALS. The tour wraps up with a
gourmet lunch reception and awards ceremony held in Coronado with emcee and special guest Keith Martin, Publisher of Sports Car Market. $195 per car. The exclusive Aston Martin San Diego Saturday Evening VIP Reception, is set for 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9 on the bluffs of La Jolla Cove at the Ellen Browning Scripps Park. This red carpet soiree will transform the blank space into a magical venue filled with exquisite Aston Martins, incredible food from a multitude of San Diego’s top restaurants and live entertainment. $200 per person. The main events, La Jolla Concours d’Elegance and La Jolla Motor Car Classic at the Concours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 10, will feature spectacular vehicles situated along the Pacific Ocean and include vendor offerings. General admission tickets include two tastings from the wine and craft beer garden and a commemorative program. Children under age 14 may attend for free. VIP tickets include the above general admission benefits plus the following: a signed poster from the La Jolla Concours d’Elegance official artist Scott Jacobs, complimentary lunch with hosted wines, craft beers and cocktails. $50 in advance, $60 day of, $150 VIP admission. Don’t want to miss out on a single thing? The Ultimate VIP Package includes passes to the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Contemporary Classic Cocktail Party, the Aston Martin San Diego Exclusive Saturday Evening VIP Reception, and VIP admission to the La Jolla Concours d’Elegance at $375 per person. For more information, visit LaJollaConcours.com or call 619-233-5008. Business spotlights are developed through this newspaper’s advertising department in support of our advertisers.
The Breaking Silence — VIP Warrior Gala is an event that will allow us to finally eliminate the stigma that surrounds PTS (Post Traumatic Stress). Stigma – that is killing veterans and civilians alike, each and every day.
WHEN: APRIL 15, 2016 • 5:00PM TO 8:30PM WHERE: RANCHO SANTA FE GARDEN CLUB, RSF
Keynote Speaker Capt. Florent Groberg - How PTS Still Impacts My Life US A Army | Medal of Honor Recipient
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EVENT BRIEFS (CONTINUED) FROM EVENTS, B4 How do you tap into your own creativeness? You are invited to bring an example of your own creative work (e.g. song, dance, mind map) and share in the discussion. Refreshments will follow. The Del Mar Branch Library is located at 1309 Camino Del Mar. For more information, call the library at (858) 755-1666. For information about San Diego County Library and other events, visit www.sdcl.org.
Irina Gronborg exhibit to be held at Solana Beach Library Local artist Irina Gronborg will be exhibiting a selection of her delicate pencil drawings, sketches, and booklets at the Solana Beach Library April 2-29. Gronborg keeps sketchbooks as a daily practice, documenting the familiar subjects around her. Solana Beach, where she has lived 40 years, is a recurring subject, as are the exotic plants in her garden, her granddaughter, and her travels. A graduate of Stanford University with degrees in studio art, Irina teaches classes and workshops in drawing, botanical illustration, travel sketching, and portrait drawing at the Athenaeum School of Art in LaJolla. She has published several books: “At Home”, “A Garden Sketchbook”, “A Solana Beach Sketchbook”, and “Many Points of View: How to Draw What You See” which can be found on her website and amazon.com. A virtual tour of her colorful garden and her drawings can be seen on her website irinagronborg.com. A reception for Gronborg will be held at the library, 157 Stevens Ave, on Friday, April
29, from 3 to 5 p.m. Please call 858-755-1404 for further information.
Hypnotherapy workshop at the Solana Beach Library Join master hypnotherapist Marilyn Salerno at the library on Tuesday, April 19, 6 p.m. to learn about the healing benefits of hypnosis as therapy. Learn how hypnosis can be used to build confidence and self-esteem, improve relationships, stop phobias, improve memory, change eating habits and more. This free workshop is part of the Tuesday Night Chat series at the library, 157 Stevens Ave, Solana Beach (858-755-1404).
Saturday Storytime begins at Solana Beach Library Come with your little ones to the library each Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. (beginning April 2) for an hour of stories and crafts! This story series is titled “S.T.E.A.M.”, as each week will focus on a science or art based theme. It is suggested the topics will be appropriate for children aged 3 through 6. The library location is 157 Stevens Ave, Solana Beach, and the phone is 858-755-1404.
Kitchell joins Del Mar Plaza Kitchell is the latest tenant to join Del Mar Plaza as the center continues to implement its new remerchandising strategy. Kitchell is scheduled to open in its
new location on the Plaza Level in summer 2016. Kitchell, an Arizona-based construction company, has been a business member of the Del Mar community since 2010. For more information, visit delmarplaza.com
Del Mar Garden Club to host Gisele Schoniger Gisele “G” Schoniger, renowned ”Organic Gardening Educator,” will be the guest speaker at the Del Mar Rose Society 6:30 p.m. March 31 at the Powerhouse Community Center, 1658 Coast Blvd. She will be speaking about mulching, soil conditions and new Kellogg rose products. The group meets the last Thursday of each month. Public welcome. Call 760-809-6860.
Learn how to replace your lawn like a pro The Solana Beach Civic & Historical Society program Friday, April 8, will feature landscape designer and SeaWeeders Garden Club member Katie Pelisek, who will speak about why we should consider removing our lawns, and replanting them with drought-resistant flora. She will be showing before and after pictures of her recent garden projects, and also share a list of some of her favorite low-water/low-maintenance plants. If the onset of El Nino doesn’t arrive as predicted, many of us may be thinking twice about maintaining an expanse of lawn at our homes, and will refer to Pelisek for her expert advice on how to resolve the problem. The meeting will be held April 8 from 5-7
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Canyon Crest Academy hosts annual carnival BY GLORIA LIMAS he Canyon Crest Academy Pals campus organization sponsored the school’s yearly carnival to promote camaraderie and communication. Cotton candy, ice cones and other carnival food were offered at various stands. More than 2,300 students had the opportunity to participate in face painting and enjoy roaming puppet shows. CCA social science teacher and Pals advisor John Unwin was on hand at one of the stations to support the student effort. More information on CCA can be found on the school website http://cc.sduhsd.net
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tive: Brian Staver Site Address (Tree/ Vegetation Location): 110 Stratford Court Staff Contact: Matt Bator, AICP, Senior Planner Description: The applicants are seeking relief under DMMC Chapter 23.51 (Trees, Scenic Views and Sunlight) for claims of scenic view blockage from trees/vegetation located on a neighboring property. (Note: Determinations regarding findings of unreasonable scenic view obstruction were made by the Planning Commission at its November 10, 2015 meeting. The purpose of the continued public hearing at the January 12, 2016 meeting is to discuss and determine appropriate restorative actions, in accordance with DMMC Chapter 23.51, for the scenic views observed from 118 and 130 Spinnaker Court and 261 and 257 Stratford Court.) NEW APPLICATION(S): ITEM 2 VMOD16-001 APN: 299-136-11 Location: 2004 Ocean Front Owner: 2004 Ocean Front Lane, LLC Applicant: Brian Church Architecture Applicant’s Representative: Brian Church Zone: R1-5B Overlay Zone: Beach Overlay Zone Environ-
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Zone: Beach Overlay Zone Environ mental Status: Exempt Contact Person: Rick Casswell, Associate Planner Description: A request for a modification to Variance permit V16-001 to allow for second-floor architectural projections within the southerly street side yard setback on a proposed replacement single-family residence. Note: This project is located in the appeal jurisdiction of the California Coastal Commission. ADJOURNMENT pc2016.4.12. DM1566. 3/31/16.
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e’re waddling out of hibernation mode leaving behind heavy, fatty comfort foods (along with some extra winter pounds) as spring gently breezes in. It’s time to detox with choice foods that cleanse from the inside out. Natural Roto-Rooters will rid the body of assorted toxins, create glowing skin, shiny hair, amp up digestion, the immune system, and energy levels. My favorite is a warm cup of lemon and ginger water in the mornings to clear my gut from anything naughty I may have indulged in the night before. My daughter was recently home for college spring break, and I noticed a bowl of lemon water on the kitchen counter that she had just prepared. Still warm, I poured it into a mug and started relishing the first few sips. She jarred me out of my seat while screaming not to drink the lemon water as she had just used it for a facial cleanser and foot soak. Here’s a lineup of some powerhouse detox foods for spring-cleaning and beyond. Lemon Law The lip puckering lemon, whether a Eureka or the mellower yellower Meyer variety is a rich store of Vitamins A, B6, C and E, along with folate, iron, magnesium, potassium, calcium, copper, zinc, and antioxidant flavonoids. A few swigs of lemon water flavored with orange blossom honey and hibiscus, lavender or mint will flush toxins through your system, crank up liver function, immunity and digestion, ease the inflammation of achy arthritic joints, and even help prevent crystallization that can cause kidney stones. Adding some drops of olive oil to the mix has also been linked to preventing gallstones and even tempering snoring. Pleasant dreams. Clove Cleansers To ward off viruses, bacteria, inflammation, scratchy throats, colds and creatures of the night like mosquitoes and the occasional vampire, eat a smashed clove of raw garlic with your buttered toast about once a week on one of your
stay-at-home days. Raw garlic is loaded with allicin, a potent sulfur compound that has been credited with having the power of killing 23 types of bacteria and assorted viruses, along with tweaking the liver to produce enzymes to help flush toxins from the digestive tract, making this “stinky rose” immune system’s best friend. A Head Start Cabbage provides a phyto powerhouse of antioxidants, such as, Vitamin C, glutathione and anthocyanins (especially abundant in red leaves), along with mighty sulphur compounds. These help purify the blood, boost liver’s detox function, and rid the body of free radicals that cause assorted ills from arthritis and cancers to eczema and the gout. So shred some green or reds for coleslaw, probiotic kimchi or sauerkraut. Wrap leaves around various stuffings for cabbage rolls or whip up a pot of steamy sweet and sour cabbage soup for a detoxifying oomph. Core Values To paraphrase J.T. Stinson, “an apple a day, especially flavonoid powerhouses like Fujis, Red Delicious and Cortlands, keeps the doctor away.” These are particularly high in phlorizidin that stimulates bile production to help the liver slough off environmental toxins, food additives and metals. The fruit’s high pectin content also provides a digestive aid, while quercetin acts as a histamine buster to ease allergic reactions. Jolly Green Giants Dial up chlorophyll-rich greens in your diet from kale, spinach and Swiss chard to cilantro, arugula and spirulina. Like an intestinal Dustbuster these will cleanse your digestive tract of various toxins, along with helping liver filtration. Turn Over a New Leaf According to an ancient Chinese proverb, drinking a cup of tea will starve the apothecary. The leaves, especially the grassy green variety have a rich vitamin and mineral store packed with immune-boosting
antioxidants, particularly catechins that put the skids on stress and inflammation, boost liver function, and reduce the risks of assorted cancers and cardiovascular disease. Use your Bean The mung bean, a legume used by Ayurvedic healers for thousands of years is most popular in Indian and Asian dishes, both sweet and savory. Highly digestible, the magic mung like a sponge absorbs toxins from the intestinal lining. Full of Ginger Ginger’s a natural remedy for all that ails you from morning sickness and digestive discomfort to stuffy noses and scratchy throats. The Herculean spice gives a smooth, warm bite, while enlivening squash soups, stir-fries, roasted roots, nut breads and preserves, or this invigorating and detoxifying tonic to prep your body for spring training. For additional springcleaning recipes email kitchenshrink@san.rr.com.
Ginger “Tea”
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Ginger “Tea” •4 cups spring water •2 ½-inch piece fresh ginger root, peeled, shredded •2 Meyer lemons •1 lime •2 tablespoons honey (Acacia, Buckwheat, your choice) ■ Boil water and remove from heat. Add ginger, juice from one lemon (and remaining rind) and honey. Let steep for 20 minutes. Strain and add lemon and lime slices. Pour over ice or drink warm. Cheers!
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Solana Beach Children’s Spring Festival & Egg Hunt
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he City of Solana Beach held its annual Children’s Spring Festival & Egg Hunt March 26 at La Colonia Park. The event included an egg hunt, games and refreshments.
San Diego County Supervisor Dave Roberts with Manny
Xiaobei Zhao with Karen
Brianna Kurth with Kayla and Annika
Analia and Jaylin
Shilpa Kottalgi with Tanush and Aditi
Catherine Brooks, Brenda Grijalva, Garth Bourdette, with Lorelei, Chloe, Noah and Natasha
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Zhongyi Jin and Liwen Yu with David and Sophia
Solana Beach Parks & Rec Commissioner Sharon Gross, Volunteer Brandi Roa, Boys & Girls Club Volunteer Manny Lara
Solana Beach Parks & Rec Commissioner Rachel Friedman, 78th District State Assembly candidate Kevin Melton
Brenda and Jesus Camilo, with Gissel, Genesis, Porfirio and Bruno
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Sisters open third TRE location in Village at PHR North County sisters opened their third TRE Boutique location at the Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch on March 24. TRE’s passion for fashion began in Del Mar over 35 years ago when Bobbi Martini opened her first The Rare Earth boutique. Now known as TRE Boutique, sisters Sheree Vihon and Rochelle Johnson have stores in both Del Mar and Encinitas, where they have mastered the local family business of styling customers for special events, getaways and everyday moments. TRE specializes in sophisticated and savvy styles for women and the sisters attribute TRE’s success to their fashionable clothing and exceptional personal service. “The key is helping customers put together outfits and build their wardrobes,” Johnson said. “It’s not uncommon for a customer to call ahead and say she needs an outfit for a specific occasion. By the time the customer gets to the store, we will have options ready to try on.” The sisters add that shopping has changed over the years. “People are busier than ever and don’t have a full day they can allot to shopping,” Vihon said. “We are very conscious about how full most women’s schedules are, and are adding locations so that women can get exceptional service with top brands — all while shopping closer to home.” TRE Boutique prides itself on being a local company and supports many local charities, such as Rady Children’s Hospital and Voices for Children with fashion shows throughout the
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Dan Curran of Coast Income Properties with sisters Rochelle Johnson and Sheree Vihon, owners of TRE in the Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch. year. The store also features unique jewelry from local designers, such as Amy Joy, Erin Semel, Natti Dred and Catherine Max. TRE’s clothing features Hale Bob, Alberto Makali, Bailey 44, Veronica M, Sanctuary, Sky, DL1961, Joseph Ribkoff and many smaller boutique designers. The sisters focus on value for their customers and are constantly searching out the best quality for the best price. “We are not the Khardashians,” Johnson jokes. “But we do stay on top of the latest trends and adapt them to our customer’s lifestyle.” TRE Boutique is located at 5980 Village Way, Carmel Valley, 92130, next to Dolce and Starbucks. For more information call (858) 847-2760 or visit TREboutique.com.
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