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24th annual Red Nose Run/Walk

■ Community remembers victims of gun violence with candlelight vigil. Page 8

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Runners and walkers hit the beach Dec. 11 in front of the Poseidon Restaurant in Del Mar at the 24th annual Red Nose Run/Walk benefiting Semper Fi Fund and Fresh Start Surgical Gifts. The event was presented by the Low and Slow Running Club of Del Mar. Above left: participants in the race; Right: Karen and Emerson Kawachi, Brian Meyer. See more photos on page B19. Photos by Jon Clark. For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.

Draft environmental report on San Dieguito intersection improvements available for public comment

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BY KRISTINA HOUCK Installing a roundabout at the intersection of Jimmy Durante Boulevard and San Dieguito Drive is “environmentally superior” compared to other alternatives, according to a draft environmental impact report that is now available for public review. The traffic-calming device was originally included in a citywide sidewalk capital improvement project. After community concerns about the necessity of a roundabout and impacts on traffic, however, the Del Mar City Council pulled the proposed roundabout from the overall project at the start of the year and opted to pursue it as a separate project, complete with its own environmental review. As part of the required California Environmental Quality Act review, the city’s consulting firm, San Diego-based Kleinfelder, prepared the draft EIR. The report examined various project alternatives, including no improvements to the intersection, the installation of a traffic signal and the installation of a roundabout, the proposed project that started the EIR process. Consulting firm Fehr and Peers, also

based in San Diego, conducted the traffic analysis, which considered expected growth and planned development in the area, including Watermark Del Mar, a proposed one- and two-story multifamily development project on the vacant lot at Jimmy Durante Boulevard and San Dieguito Road. According to the environmental analysis, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, land use, agriculture and forestry resources, hazards and hazardous materials, mineral resources, geology and soils, hydrology and water quality, population and housing, public services, recreation, utilities and service systems, cultural resources and noise would not be significantly impacted by the project. The report, however, found a few areas that could be significantly affected and require mitigation. These include aesthetics, specifically light and glare from a roundabout or traffic signal, and biological resources, including construction noise on nesting birds near the site. Additionally, the signal alternative could cause significant traffic backup and delay, according to the report. The report concluded that a round-

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SDUHSD board to vote on faculty’s 12.5 percent raise at special meeting Dec. 17 BY KAREN BILLING The San Dieguito Union High School Board decided to delay its scheduled Dec. 10 vote on its tentative agreement with the San Dieguito Faculty Association, which includes the faculty’s first master contract raise since 2007. The tentative agreement will now be heard at a special board meeting on Dec. 17 at 4 p.m., although not all board members will be available to attend. On Dec. 7, San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) trustee John Salazar requested that the vote be postponed as the wage increase had only been published on Dec. 4. Salazar said he felt that the board and the public should have more time to review the agreement and its impact on the district’s budget as it represents over $5 million in yearly wages. “I want to be here (on Dec. 17) and I want to vote but I have an obligation to my employees, stockholders and clients and I can’t be here,” Salazar said, noting he gave three alternative meeting date options and times. “It’s too bad because I would’ve liked to be there to vote but I can’t.” Salazar said he has committed to calling in to attend the meeting telephonically. San Dieguito Faculty Association’s tentative three-year contract agreement includes a 7 percent salary increase retroactive to July 1, 2015, a 5.5 percent salary increase for 2016-17 and the flexible spending account will be replaced with district health care. The agreement was reached through productive interest-based and collaborative negotiations. According to SDUHSD Superintendent Rick Schmitt, See VOTE, page 23

SB Council approves extension for previously approved affordable housing project BY KRISTINA HOUCK Despite protest from some residents, the Solana Beach City Council on Dec. 9 unanimously permitted a time extension request for entitlements for a previously approved affordable housing project. The council unanimously approved the mixed-use complex in April 2014 for construction on a city-owned parking lot on South Sierra Avenue. The project was stalled, however, when the Seascape Surf Estate Management Corporation, on behalf of nearby condominium owners, filed a lawsuit against Solana Beach. In August, Superior Court Judge Robert Dalquist sided with the city on all claims. The Seascape Surf Estate Management Corporation filed an appeal in September. To date, the Court of Appeals has not yet issued a briefing schedule on the matter. The three-story project, called “The Pearl,” will feature 795 square feet of commercial office space on the first level, 10 affordable units on the second and third levels, and structured parking on the first and basement levels. The project will replace the existing 31 public parking spaces and

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One Paseo special meeting to be held Jan. 13

Del Mar City Council hears introductory report on city’s draft climate action plan BY KRISTINA HOUCK The City Council recently got a closer look at a plan that could cut Del Mar’s greenhouse gas emissions in half in 20 years. The draft Climate Action Plan outlines how the city could work against climate change. Once adopted, it will serve as a comprehensive roadmap, outlining specifically what strategies the city could use to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent by 2020 and 50 percent by 2035. “I fully support this plan,” said Councilman Don Mosier. “If we stay on this time track, we’ll narrowly beat the city of San Diego’s adoption of CAP, and that’s the goal.” The competition of a Climate Action Plan is one of the council’s priorities for fiscal year 2015-16. Chula Vista, Encinitas, Escondido and Vista are among the cities in San Diego County that have adopted such plans. The city of San Diego is also working on a plan. With a grant from the San Diego Association of Governments, Del Mar’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory was completed in 2011 using data from 2005. An Energy Roadmap for city operations was created in 2013. Since early 2014, city staff has worked with the city’s Sustainability Advisory Board to update Del Mar’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory based on data from 2012 and 2013, determine greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2020 and 2035, identify mitigation measures and strategies, draft the plan and prepare an implementation plan. The project was made possible by support from SANDAG, San Diego Gas & Electric, Energy Policy Initiatives Center and consulting firm Atkins. The plan looks at cutting greenhouse gas emissions through strategies related to energy and buildings, water and waste, transportation and tree planting. There are 22 recommended goals on the list, along with 49 measures identified as part of the implementation plan, according to the staff report. Each item would be evaluated by the appropriate city advisory committee, as applicable, and brought before the council for consideration. Priorities for the first phase include focusing on renewable energy sources, facilitating the installation of solar panels and energy retrofits, developing a zero-waste program or policy, implementing a “complete streets” policy for arterial streets, exploring the installation of roundabouts, and possibly implementing an urban tree planting program. Staff is expected to bring the full plan to council for adoption in January 2016. In preparation for the meeting, city staff previewed the project during the Dec. 7 council meeting. “Full steam ahead,” said Councilman Dwight Worden, who serves as a liaison to the Sustainability Advisory Board. “This is a good thing.” For more about the project, visit www.delmar.ca.us/cap.

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The Carmel Valley Community Planning Board will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 13, to make a final recommendation on the revised One Paseo project. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Cathedral Catholic High School’s Guadalupe Center, located at 5555 Del Mar Heights Road. Kilroy Realty submitted a “scaled down” One Paseo project on Oct. 19. The

new One Paseo is a 1.2 million-square-foot mixed-use project with 95,000 square feet of retail, 280,000 square feet of office space and 608 residential units (or 800,000 square feet) on Del Mar Heights and El Camino Real. The plan represents a 61 percent reduction in retail and a 43 percent reduction in office use. In February, San Diego City Council approved a 1.45 million-square-foot One Paseo project with 246,500 square feet of retail, See ONE PASEO, page 4

Solana Beach suspect arrested for alleged North County burglary spree A serial burglary suspect who allegedly prowled unlocked North County homes and garages is now behind bars. According to the Encinitas Sheriff’s Department, on Nov. 26, someone stole a purse from an unlocked Lexus Sedan, parked in the driveway of a residence on La Valle Plateada, in Rancho Santa Fe. Shortly thereafter, the victim’s credit cards were used in Solana Beach. San Diego County Sheriff’s North Coastal Station Detectives identified the suspect as Oswaldo Quintero of Solana Beach who traveled to Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe, Encinitas, and Carlsbad during night and early morning hours, prowling for unlocked homes, garages, and vehicles. On Dec. 9, Quintero was arrested and identified as the suspect in several burglaries in and around the Sheriff’s North Coastal Command. A search warrant was served at his residence in Solana Beach, where additional evidence was found. Quintero was booked into the Vista Detention Facility for burglary, possession of stolen property, credit card fraud, and possession of methamphetamine. The number of known victims is currently 20, but that number is expected to rise as the scope of Quintero’s crime spree is discovered with several other cases still being investigated. When the cases are completed, Quintero is expected to face additional charges. Call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477 with information and you will remain anonymous. You may be eligible for up to a $1,000 reward for information leading to a felony arrest. — Encinitas Sheriff’s Department report. City News Service also contributed to this report.

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Solana Beach moves to prohibit pot dispensaries •C ity requests an ordinance to avoid state’s new medical marijuana laws BY PHIL DIEHL, SPECIAL TO THIS NEWSPAPER Marijuana dispensaries, cultivation and deliveries have no place in Solana Beach, the City Council said last week. On Wednesday, Dec. 9, the council directed city staff to prepare an ordinance that would ban those three avenues of medical marijuana distribution throughout Solana Beach. The ordinance will be presented to the council for approval early next year. City Manager Gregory Wade said the city needs to take action before March, or laws passed last year by the California Legislature would allow the state to step in and regulate medical marijuana in the city. About eight speakers urged the council to approve a ban, and none spoke against it. “Delivery services create a sort of Wild West scenario,” Solana Beach resident Peggy Walker told the council. “If we do not act here in Solana Beach we are going to lose control, and it’s very difficult to revoke those licenses if we do not have control.” Barbara Gordon, a representative of the La Colonia Changers, a youth group at Eden Gardens, said a ban would help safeguard the teens who are the most vulnerable to drug abuse. “We know that marijuana from these dispensaries (is) being bought and resold to our teens,” Gordon said. Other speakers included Judy Strang

and Nancy Logan of the San Dieguito Alliance for Drug Free Youth, and Joe Kellejian, a former mayor of Solana Beach. San Diego is the only city in the county that has approved medical marijuana dispensaries. Several local cities have banned such businesses, and others have not addressed the issue. A number of dispensaries operate illegally throughout the county, though there are periodic efforts to shut them down. The state passed a series of bills in September known as the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act that established California’s first regulatory system for medical cannabis businesses. Those laws will allow dispensaries, cultivation and delivery in cities that haven’t specifically passed ordinances to stop them. In 2012, Solana Beach voters decisively defeated a citizens initiative that would have allowed medical marijuana shops in the city. That election clearly indicates a majority of residents oppose the businesses, Mayor David Zito said. Formerly deputy mayor, Zito was appointed mayor on Dec. 9, succeeding Lesa Heebner in the city’s annual rotation of the mayoral duties. “This was effectively spoken to by our constituents three years ago,” Zito said of the dispensaries decision.

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Whale washes up in Solana Beach BY EDWARD SIFUENTES, SPECIAL TO THIS NEWSPAPER A dead whale about 15 feet to 18 feet long washed ashore in Del Mar Shores Friday morning, Dec. 11. Lifeguards tied down the animal to keep it in the area, near a beach access point at Del Mar Shores Terrace, while they figure out what to do with the animal. Lifeguard Capt. Craig Miller said the whale had been spotted by the U.S. Coast Guard off shore a couple of days ago and it just happened to wash up in Solana Beach. “It’s been about 15 years since we’ve had one wash up here in Solana Beach but this is fairly common along the coast,” Miller

A dead whale rolls in the surf at the shore in the southern part of Solana Beach. A line has been attached to its tail. — Charlie Neuman / San Diego Union-Tribune said. Officials were also waiting for low tide to go down. Miller said the city had contacted a company to bring in some heavy equipment to take the animal to the Miramar landfill. The whale could be seen rolling back and forth in the water. Strong winds and rain were forecast throughout the day. Access to the beach was closed to the public.

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PHR Park committee backs cycle track idea despite city’s lack of support BY KAREN BILLING The Pacific Highlands Ranch Community Park committee has been working to include alternative recreation such as parkour, a skate plaza and a bicycle pump track in its plans for the new park but at the committee’s Dec. 8 meeting, the committee heard the city’s recommendation to remove the pump track in favor of a larger off-leash dog park. Kathy Ruiz, deputy director from the San Diego Parks and Recreation Department, said there were concerns about the city’s ability to maintain the track. The city’s only other pump track is in Kearny Mesa — it is composed of dirt and is leased out to a private company. Ruiz said the city doesn’t have the experience of maintaining a pump track and does not have the budget to support the expensive maintenance; the Kearny Mesa track frequently has to be rebuilt by the outside contractor. “Because all of the challenges, we don’t feel like it’s the best use for that space and that’s why we don’t support it,” Ruiz said. Committee member Chris Powell said it was “frustrating” that the city would make a policy decision based on a limited frame of reference. He said the proposed facility for PHR is much smaller than Kearny Mesa’s. Powell said the Pacific Highlands Ranch track doesn’t have to be dirt—the rolling obstacles and jumps can be made of concrete or soil tack could be placed on the dirt to prevent issues that would necessitate having to rebuild. “It’s frustrating to work toward an exciting alternative and have the city make a policy decision to completely get rid of our idea and replace it with a dog park,” said Powell, an attorney who was a professional mountain biker prior to practicing law. Ruiz said she didn’t want the city to be characterized as rejecting everything the committee has done and said she is willing to explore the feasibility of the track with more information. The committee said they are in support of maintaining the pump track while still reserving ample space for a dog park with separated areas for small and large dogs.

Funding for the Pacific Highlands Ranch Community Park begins in July 2017 and construction is expected to take two years — a target completion date of July 2019. Courtesy rendering “I’m interested in the pump track because it provides more diversity of options for the neighborhood in the park,” committee chair Manjeet Ranu said. The committee members agreed that it is important to provide a place for teens to ride, so they don’t have to trespass on school property, cause damage in skate parks or build jumps in Carmel Valley’s open space. According to Glen Schmidt of Schmidt Design Group, city staff also recommended adding staff parking spaces and a second full-size basketball court outside. The meeting was the second to last step in tweaking and refining the park and recreation center plan as the committee will approve the final plan in January. Funding for the park begins in July 2017 and construction is expected to take two years — a target completion date of July 2019. Schmidt presented the tentative map for the park, which included a big green field space of 5 acres, 689 feet by 318-340 feet. As Schmidt noted, this is a very large and generous field — by comparison, the Ocean Air Community Park is 4.7 acres. There will also be an ad-

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Solana Beach’s Lesa Heebner reflects on third mayoral term • David Zito appointed city’s new mayor BY KRISTINA HOUCK Members of the Solana Beach council, city staff and community honored Lesa Heebner as her third term as mayor came to a close last week. “Lesa, it’s been a wonderful year,” said Deputy Mayor David Zito, who the council later appointed as the city’s new mayor. “You’ve done a really good job as mayor,” Zito continued. “You’re going to be a lot to live up to.” Recognizing her contributions to the city, San Diego County Supervisor Dave Roberts presented Heebner with a signed proclamation and declared Dec. 9 as “Mayor Lesa Heebner Day” throughout the county. He praised Heebner’s role in Solana Beach recently becoming an official partner in the county’s Live Well San Diego initiative to improve the health, safety and well being of residents. “This has been another fabulous year for Solana Beach,” said Roberts, who previously served on the So-

Outgoing Mayor Lesa Heebner highlights the city’s accomplishments in 2015. Photo by Kristina Houck lana Beach council. “I cannot tell you how proud I personally have been in your leadership abilities.” A Solana Beach resident since 1976, Heebner was first elected to the council in 2004. She served as mayor in 2007 and 2011, a position that rotates annually among council members. After former Mayor Thomas Campbell retired from the council last year, the council appointed Heebner, then deputy mayor, to a third mayoral term. “While the tradition of thanking and recognizing the outgoing mayor is greatly appreciated, the fact of the matter is that the many accomplishments of each year are the result of teamwork,” Heebner said. “Council members present and past have played a role in what we get to take closer to the finish line or even over the finish line in that current

year. 2015 was no different.” With 2016 just weeks away, Heebner looked back at the past year and all the city has accomplished. Under her leadership, the council selected Greg Wade as the new city manager. Solana Beach also became the first city in the county to ban disposable plastic food containers. Among other highlighted accomplishments, the council also approved the environmental impact report for a 50-year sand replenishment project; awarded a construction contract for the Veterans Honor Courtyard at La Colonia Park; completed a Comprehensive Active Transportation Strategy program study; and created a Climate Action Commission to help develop the city’s Climate Action Plan. Solana Beach, along with Del Mar and Encinitas, also hosted Special Olympics athletes over the summer. “We should all be proud of the work we’ve done this year,” Heebner said. “It’s been my pleasure and my

honor to serve as your mayor.” After honoring Heebner, the council unanimously appointed Zito as mayor and Councilman Peter Zahn as deputy mayor. Although Zahn was in Paris for the climate change conference, he thanked Heebner with a video message. “Lesa, you’re completing another term as mayor, and your service to our city has been nothing less than extraordinary,” he said. “You put an incredible amount of time into your work on the city’s behalf, Lesa,” he added. “You’re a great inspiration to me and to the other council members, I’m sure. Thanks very much for your service as mayor and everything else you do to make Solana Beach the wonderful place that it is.”

Hergesheimer re-elected as SDUHSD president BY KAREN BILLING At the San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) board’s Dec. 10 organizational meeting, the board re-elected Beth Hergesheimer as president. SDUHSD Superintendent Rick Schmitt complimented Hergesheimer’s leadership experience and her “active, positive and informed work” supporting students and staff. Hergesheimer was not the only nominee for board president — trustee John Salazar elected Amy Herman but Herman declined the nomination. The vote for Hergesheimer was 3-2, with Salazar and Mo Muir voting against. In the vote for vice president, Salazar again nominated Herman but Herman again declined. Joyce Dalessandro was voted vice president 3-2 with Salazar and Muir voting “no.” Herman was successfully voted in as board clerk in a unanimous vote.

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Community remembers victims of gun violence with candlelight vigil at Solana Beach church BY KRISTINA HOUCK On the eve of the third-anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, about 150 people gathered at a Solana Beach church to remember the victims and call for an end to gun violence. People of all races and religions united for the candlelight vigil Dec. 13 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito in Solana Beach. The annual community gathering was first held after the 2012 shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, that left 20 children and six adults dead. “We are gathered here to stir the spirits of our hearts towards hope, justice and compassion,” said Rev. Ian Riddell, minister of music and worship arts for First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego. Several local officials attended the event, including San Diego County Supervisor Dave Roberts, Encinitas Deputy Mayor Catherine Blakespear, Encinitas Councilman Tony Kranz, Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer, former Encinitas Mayor Teresa Barth and Solana Beach School Board member Richard Leib. In a moment of reflection, elected officials, religious leaders and community members walked with lit candles to the church’s outdoor amphitheater, where photographs of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting, other mass shootings and the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino lined the perimeter. Shaffer read the names of the victims, while participants used their candles to light candles next to the pictures. “This evening’s vigil is to honor all lives lost to gun violence,” said Steve Bartram, a

board member of the San Diego County chapter of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, who has helped organize the National Vigil for Victims of Gun Violence’s local event the past three years. Bartram, who is married to Shaffer, also heads the Gun Violence Prevention group at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito. “We are hoping that you will bring compassion and leave with hope that there are other things we can do.” About 33,000 Americans are killed by firearms annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, a nonprofit organization that advocates for gun control, aims to cut the number of gunrelated deaths in the U.S. in half by 2025. Representatives of the group protested gun violence earlier in the day in Del Mar, where a gun show was held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds over the weekend. Vigil organizers and speakers encouraged community members to contact their representatives and ask them to support legislation for stricter gun control and registration. Blakespear said the country’s tolerance for gun violence needs to change and that owning a gun should be better regulated like driving and smoking tobacco. “As politicians, we care what you think and we listen to what you think,” Blakespear said. “I believe that we are perfectly positioned to make a tremendous change in the number of deaths from gun violence because we have a political system that is so responsive to our populous.”

About 150 people gathered to remember the victims of gun violence Dec. 13 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito in Solana Beach. Photos by Kristina Houck

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Your Donation Will Change The Life of a Student Struggling in School Learning Problems are Consider sponsoring a child in part or in whole: Growing in North County When school is not going well, parents look to tutoring as a solution, but tutoring often doesn’t seem to work. More and more students come home from school only to work with a tutor and then spend hours and hours doing homework. Tears and family stress are a way of life in more and more families in North County. What many families don’t know is that most learning and attention challenges and disabilities can be dramatically improved or permanently corrected. Maria Bagby, founder of the North County Literacy Foundation (NCLF) said, “Learning problems don’t have to be permanent. There are evidence-based therapies that develop the underlying processes causing difficulties in learning.” Bagby continued, “Training the child’s underlying learning processes is the most effective way to help children with attention & learning problems reach their full potential now and in the future. Schools and years of tutoring just aren’t solving the problem for these children.” The good news is that research has proven the brain can change. Studies in brain neuroplasticity reveal strengthening the weaker underlying processes allows these students to catch up and become successful and independent life-long learners.

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“My daughter would ﬁght to avoid writing, but now she willingly writes and is improving in her ability to spell words that she wouldn’t even attempt before. Her conﬁdence has increased, she tries when she used to give up and she’s having successes that we feared she might never experience.” (4th grade girl) She has made great progress in just 4 months, but has a few more months of treatment remaining.

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Cub Scouts’ top popcorn sellers from left to right: Alex-5th place, Jason-4th place, Dexter-3rd place, Kaelem-2nd place, Jayden-1st place 3 years in a row!

Pack 765 Cub Scouts earn over $10,000 from Popcorn Fundraiser Every year, Cub Scouts raise money to send popcorn to military troops and support local Scouting programs and camping activities. This year, Pack 765 Cub Scouts earned over $10,000, and the top 5 sellers (pictured), sold over $600 individually. Our top seller raised $1,318! Pack 765 would like to thank Vons at Piazza Carmel and Torrey Hills and all the Carmel Valley shoppers who donated cash and purchased popcorn to support the fundraising campaign!

Carmel Del Mar student holds drive for Holiday Baskets program (Above) Lucie Babcock, a fourth grader at Carmel Del Mar School, organized a drive for the Community Resource Center’s 33rd annual Holiday Baskets program. Holiday Baskets is the largest distribution program of its kind in San Diego County, providing a dignified and free “shopping experience” for families who might otherwise receive nothing for the holidays. For the second year in a row, Lucie contacted friends and neighbors, asking them to bring donations and visit her lemonade and bake sale, all in support of the program. She collected a bike and seven bags of food, toys, and clothing. She also raised enough money to buy a donation of diapers, baby wipes, blankets and new children’s toys. The holiday baskets program provides approximately 1,700 local families in need with food, coats, blankets and gifts for children during the holiday season. This year, the distribution program takes place on Dec. 18, 19 and 20. More information about this program can be found at: http:// crcncc.org/

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SB robotics team Code Crunchers wins top award with ‘Pack Again’ app; advances to World Festival

Cathedral Catholic High School launches new special education Academy program Cathedral Catholic High School is once again at the forefront of education through its expansion of special education opportunities with the launch of its new program, Academy at Cathedral Catholic High School. The Academy will be for students with documented learning disabilities who are capable of earning a diploma based on the minimum California state requirements. The Academy will host ten students per grade, starting next year with freshmen. The format will be 10:2 — with ten students, one general education teacher and one special education in the classroom for English, science, math and social science instruction. The Academy students will attend typical religion classes as well as electives with peer mentor support as needed. With the creation of the Academy, CCHS is filling a much-needed void for opportunities for all students with special needs to be educated in the nurturing, faith-filled, rigorous academic environment that Catholic education embodies. Last year Cathedral Catholic launched the Options Program, serving students with intellectual disabilities in an inclusive education environment. This program has been a great success as a result of the dynamic teachers, administration and staff at CCHS. In addition, the Options Program students are further supported through the work of peer mentors who attend classes with the students and help to include them in every aspect of CCHS. CCHS is committed to developing opportunities for all students to have access to a Catholic education. For more information, please call (858) 523-4000 or visit www.cathedralcatholic.org

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The Code Crunchers, a Solana Beachbased middle school robotics team, took home the Champion’s award at the FIRST Lego League (FLL) SoCal Robotics Championships at Legoland recently. They will advance to the FLL World Festival in St. Louis, MO in 2016. The FLL SoCal Championship drew 375 teams from five counties in Southern California. “Out of an intense competition ... this team stood out among all of them…. They cracked the code and crunched the competition,” said head judge George Chen. The Champion’s award is given to the team that excels in the quality of their research and project presentation, their ability to work as a team, solve problems, demonstrate respect and gracious professionalism and also achieve a high score in robot performance. For the project portion of this year’s FLL challenge — Trash Trek — the Code Crunchers researched what happens to the materials people use when moving. To avoid having these materials sent to landfills or to other countries for recycling, the team designed an app “Pack Again” that helps connect people who need moving materials with those who are trying to get rid of them. The Code Crunchers team, made up of seventh graders has been invited to attend the FLL Trash Trek World Festival taking place in St. Louis, Missouri on April 27-30, 2016. They will be one of the 108 teams attending, representing more than 29,000 teams from over 80 countries who partici-

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Miracle League of San Diego honors graduating seniors The Miracle League of San Diego recently awarded scholarships to eight local students recognizing their exceptional service to special needs athletes. All eight graduating seniors were awarded the Outstanding Service Award for their leadership skills on and off the field and their commitment to Miracle League. The Miracle League of San Diego provides the opportunity for special needs children to experience the fun of playing organized baseball at two locations in San Diego County: Engel Family Field, a Little Padres Park, at San Dieguito Park in Solana Beach and Coronado Green Field at Coronado High School in Coronado. Students and adults serve as coaches and buddies, assisting the athletes in the dugout, around the field and at bat. Recipients for the Outstanding Service Award are Katherine Lauerman, Adrienne Rozells, Noah Ayres, Erin Berg, Annika Patton, Sophie Ausmus, Cheyne Ostrander and Kathryn Garcia. Katherine Lauerman is a senior at Torrey Pines High School. She has been a Miracle League Buddy since spring of 2009. In addition to being a Buddy, Katherine has also been a ML Intern for the past 2 seasons. Katherine is a competitive swimmer, and has been on the TPHS Varsity Swim Team since her freshman year. Outside of swimming and Miracle League, she has been a part of the TPHS Best Buddies Club since freshman year and this year is club president. She participates in Relay for Life at TPHS, and she’s been in the same Girl Scout troop since kindergarten. She is an outstanding student who hopes to attend a

prestigious liberal arts college where she can continue her competitive swimming career. Adrienne Rozells is a senior at Canyon Crest Academy with a 4.04 GPA. She has been a Buddy for seven seasons with Miracle League. She is a member of the Envision Conservatory for the Humanities & Qidditch Team. Adrienne is an AP Scholar with Distinction & an Honor Roll student. Noah Ayres is a senior at Torrey Pines High School with a 3.6 GPA. He has been a buddy for every season since Miracle League began – 16 seasons over 8 years. Noah swims club for NCA and for the Torrey Pines High School team. He is a member of the Autism Awareness. Erin Berg is a senior at Academy of Our Lady of Peace with over a 4.0 GPA. She has been a buddy for three seasons at Miracle League. She has been on Varsity track since freshman year and runs the 100 & 300 hurdles and relays. She is a retreat leader for the Senior Retreat at OLP. Annika Patton is a senior at Canyon Crest Academy and has been the buddy to Josh Bigelow for seven years now. Annika has been one of the most consistent buddies ever. Annika is also very accomplished academically, and leads CCA’s TedX program. Sophie Ausmus is a senior at La Jolla Country Day and has been a dedicated buddy with Miracle League for several seasons. She is a young leader who is a two-sport athlete (and team captain for both). She is a student council member and leader of the jungle, the La Jolla Country Day spirit section. She is committed to charity as evidenced by her devotion to MLSD and other causes,

Outstanding Service Award winners. From L to R: Katherine Lauerman, Annika Patton, Sophie Ausmus, Adrienne Rozells and Erin Berg. Courtesy Photo such as ALS awareness and research. Sophie is a peer leader at LJCD, mentoring incoming freshman who are struggling to adapt to high school. Cheyne Ostrander is a senior at Coronado High School. She has been with Miracle League for six seasons at Coronado Green Field and has never missed a game the past three years as a buddy. Cheyne has encouraged all of her friends to join MLSD and has a reputation of being a wonderful, compassionate, encouraging and positive young person. Kathryn Garcia is a senior at Coronado

High School with over a 4.3 GPA. She has volunteered as a buddy since 2013 with Miracle League. Kathryn’s other volunteer activities include serving food at the Ronald McDonald House and planting trees on Coronado with the San Diego NROTC unit. Kathryn’s kind heart and compassionate nature is further evidenced by her plans to study and pursue a career in psychology. Kathryn demonstrates leadership with the Coronado High School Chapter of the Health Occupation Students of America, in which she is currently serving her second consecutive role as President.

TPHS to host Under Armour Holiday Basketball Tournament Torrey Pines High School will once again host the 26th Annual Under Armour Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament Dec. 26-30. Eighty-one high school teams from 10 states will be competing in this four-day event. For information on the tournament including schedules, brackets, site directions and a full list of participating teams, please visit www.theholidyclassic.org.

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SB resident receives Outstanding Service Award from American Society of Landscape Architects At the Chicago Annual Meeting, American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) celebrated Solana Beach resident James D. Burnett, FASLA; Stephanie Rolley, FASLA; and Chris Stevens, ASLA, for exemplary service on the Society’s behalf. ASLA 2015 President K. Richard Zweifel, FASLA, and Executive Vice President and CEO Nancy Somerville, Hon. ASLA, presented the awards. James D. Burnett, FASLA, California San Diego Chapter, has been a strong advocate for the ASLA Center for Landscape Architecture. He formed a fundraising task force comprised of industry leaders and agreed to serve as its chair. Burnett also made one of the first major contributions to the campaign. To keep momentum going, he is identifying prospects, making personal calls and pitches and encouraging others on the task force to do the same. In addition to fundraising, Burnett is serving as one of a core group of advisors to assist with the design development of the ASLA Center. His work has been critical to the success of the project and, because of his dedication and commitment, ASLA will be able to realize its new Center and create a landmark for the profession. For more information, visit www.asla.org.

Volunteers needed for San Diego Police Department’s Northwestern Division Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol The San Diego Police Department’s Northwestern Division is recruiting volunteers for its Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol, or RSVP program. Volunteers must be at least 50 years of age, semi or fully retired, hold a valid California driver’s license and available at least two to three days a month for patrol duties. New volunteers are also required to spend one week in training at the police academy for indoctrination of procedures and policy. The areas patrolled are Carmel Valley, Miramar, Mira Mesa, Sorrento Valley, Torrey Hills and Del Sur. If interested in the RSVP program, email Armand Olvera at beepa@san.rr.com or Steve Eisold at seisold@sbcglobal.net. Additionally, you may call the Northwestern Station RSVP office at 858-523-7021.

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4 local teens part of U.S. synchronized figure skating team set to compete in Scotland; financial help needed Four area high school teenagers are among of a select group of 16 young women who will represent the United States in synchronized figure skating Feb. 1214, 2016 in Scotland. They are Hannah Shin, Canyon Crest Academy junior, Leah Ding, Torrey Pines High School senior, Grace Lee Torrey Pines junior and Marissa Hovasse, Canyon Crest senior. Synchronized figure skating, which is anticipated to be an observational sport in the 2022 Winter Olympics, consists of a team of 16 to 20 figure skaters who perform together. It uses the same judging system as singles, pairs and dance skating and is characterized by teamwork, speed, intricate formations and challenging step sequences. This sport is one of the fastest growing in figure skating, and has international competitions in-

cluding World Championships for those teams skilled and fortunate enough to be chosen as representatives by their country’s overseeing bodies. Team del Sol is sanctioned by the U.S. Figure Skating Association and represents the United States as an official TEAM USA. It is comprised of amateur-status athletes and is not funded by any large companies or corporations. Since the four North County teens are full-time students, they need help raising the money to travel to The Trophy D’Ecosse International Synchronized Skating Competition in Dumfries, Scotland next year. To contribute, please go to their GoFundMe page at www.gofundme.com/TdStoScotland. As a token of their appreciation, Team del Sol will snailmail or email all donors an 8x10-inch color photo taken at the competition and thank everyone for their generosity in helping provide this experience of a lifetime.

Register now for RSF Attack Holiday Summer Camp Online registration is now open for Rancho Santa Fe Attack’s Holiday Soccer Camp. More information on the camp can be found on the League website at www.rsfsoccer.com. The Holiday camp will be held in Rancho Santa Fe at the RSF Sports Field. The camp is designed for all players who want to have fun while working on their technical ability and improving their skills. The camp is open to all ages and will be conducted by Attack Director of Coaching Malcolm Tovey and his professional staff. Questions about the camps can be directed to the League office at 760-479-1500 or by emailing Marilee@rsfsoccer.com.

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Pack 765 Cub Scouts helping others At a recent Pack 765 meeting, Cub Scouts collected 96 pounds of food and donated it to Feeding America. This will provide approximately 58 meals to families facing hunger throughout San Diego County. The Scouts also made holiday cards for military men and women who are stationed away from home.

Green Cougar prints painted on the walls of the school and playground by Girl Scout Troop 1735 help guide transitional kindergartners and kindergartners to the bathrooms. Girl Scout Troop 1735 members with the Buddy Bench: Back row: Sara Fredrickson, Sophie Sutherland, Roy Ward, Lexi Martinez, Gabi Martinez, Kendal Boothman, Avery Accetta, Avery Steele and Claire Finley; Kneeling: Olivia Lucero, Anni Salz and Peyton Johnson.

‘Buddy Paws,’ — Troop 1735 Bronze Award Project Carmel Valley’s Girl Scout Troop 1735 completed their Bronze Award project by “returning to their roots.” The girls met in kindergarten as Girl Scout Daisies at Carmel Creek Elementary School. Even though the girls are now in 6th grade at either Solana Ranch or Solana Pacific schools, they have maintained close friendships with the staff at Carmel Creek, particularly with recently-retired principal Terri Davis, facilities manager Roy Ward, and health clerk Mashell Ingrande. In fact, the staff at Carmel Creek helped Troop 1735 raise funds for troop activities by contributing bottles and cans for recycling. These funds helped the girls pay their own way to San Francisco for a memorable Girl Scout Bridging Ceremony across the Golden Gate Bridge. They crossed the bridge with 6,000 other Brownie Juniors from across the state and country. The funds also paid for supplies needed to complete their Bronze Award. When the girls asked what they could do for Carmel Creek, former Principal Terri Davis said that she had always wanted green Cougar prints painted on the playground to help guide transitional kindergartners and kindergartners to the bathrooms. So, the girls created and completed their “Buddy Paws” project for Carmel Creek. In addition to the green Cougar prints painted outside, they made cougar prints for the walls of the school to guide little ones to the bathroom once inside. The girls also painted a Buddy Bench for students who need a quiet place to sit during the school day.

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School board members should not be ‘rubber stamps’

I am writing in response to the column written by Marsha Sutton, “More questions than answers” and John Salazar’s letter to the editor “School board should postpone pay increase vote,” which were about San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) and the upcoming vote for the new teachers’ contract. The contract would give a 7 percent raise increase for 2015-2016 and a 5.5 percent raise for 2016-2017. Interestingly, both articles, which were about the teacher’s proposed new contract, included no quotes from any of the district’s 600 teachers. Sutton has been writing about education for 14 years, yet she holds no degrees in education. Salazar does not come from an education background either other than his B.S. degree in political science. He clearly does not represent the majority of teachers, parents, and student perspectives in our communities re: honoring and valuing the teachers, in the district he chose to run for school board and was elected to. Here is some information for all to consider: since 2007, according to the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities, the median household income has decreased 7 percent (adjusting for inflation) while rents have increased 4 percent (for the nation). CBRE reported in 2014 that apartment rents in San Diego County have risen from $1,400/mo. to $1,542/mo. (a 10 percent increase). Rent projections for the next five years are expected to hit a staggering $1,830/mo. (19 percent more than the current average). It was also in 2007 when SDUHSD teachers last had a raise increase. This raise which the SDUHSD school board could vote 5-0 in favor of, would bridge the 17 percent income deficit teachers are facing between inflation and county rent increases over the last eight years. This would barely be a band-aid for teachers considering their health care costs have risen 300-400 percent since 2005-2007. Support your SDUHSD teachers....according to niche.com where teachers have an A+ rating...by you, the parents and students, of our wonderful district, you already do! What about Salazar and Sutton? Respectfully, Jeff Green, Education Specialist, M.A., SDUHSD

Isn’t it time for the Solana Beach City Council to represent Solana Beach? On Dec. 9, the Solana Beach City Council voted to adopt a version of yet another arrogant Sacramento ordinance, justified by an imaginary water shortage. This “water efficient landscape ordinance” violates our most basic property rights, and is a feel-good solution in search of a real problem. The council’s action is similar to the illegal water restrictions being forced on us by our local water agencies, because it is based on ideology not facts, and on the false premise that we are helpless to push back when Sacramento overreaches. But Solana Beach is wrong: when Sacramento orders us to take actions that make no sense, or are of questionable constitutionality, it is the duty of our local representatives to challenge the state, in court if necessary. Their oath of office is to the constitution, not to a Sacramento bureaucrat or any other politician. Now to the fundamental point: there is no water shortage in this County — now or for the foreseeable future. This is well documented by the San Diego County Water Authority and other official sources. So why do our Solana Beach councilmembers deem it necessary to enact yet more intrusive and costly restrictions on our property rights, more burdensome and pointless bureaucracy, more water police, more freedom and spirit-crushing Nanny State nonsense? What is the sense of this war on turf, this mania to turn California brown, to use the state’s coercive powers to trespass into our homes and backyards with rules and inspectors and fines and threats of even worse? I repeat, we do not have a water shortage, today or for the foreseeable future. In fact, today we have a significant surplus, and within five years we will be literally awash in excess water. Instead of bullying their way into our backyards, these councilmembers should be humble, and restrict freedom only when there is a compelling state interest in doing so. Here, there is no such interest, there is only politics and ideology. And, because this ordinance imposes additional costs on property owners, without evidence of any commensurate benefit, isn’t it a new tax? The State Constitution prohibits the imposition of new taxes without a vote of the citizens. Again, what is the problem this ordinance pretends to address? This ordinance is a feel good but fact free and environmentally harmful new tax on your fellow citizens. It cannot be justified by a water shortage that does not exist. The Solana Beach city council had a choice: to force on us yet more costly and harmful Sacramento bureaucratic overreach, or stand up for the citizens. Sadly, but true to form, they opted to salute the bureaucrats. Don Billings, Solana Beach WaterTruth.org

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This Thursday, at a unusual time and place, there will be a special school board meeting to vote on a new teachers contract. The meeting will be held at San Dieguito High School Academy at 4 p.m. As school board members of the San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD), it is critical that we not be rubber stamps. As the taxpayers representative it is our duty to review and question the district’s recommendations on key issues like budgets, policies and business practices. The proposed contract that gives SDUHSD teachers a 12.5 percent increase over two years is generous and if asked to vote on that alone, I probably would support it. This contract makes the SDUHSD teachers the highest paid in the county but high pay should always be results based. A clause in this contract states that the teachers in our district must be the highest paid teachers in the county. The net effect of this clause is that other districts will determine what we pay our teachers forever more. As representatives of the taxpayers we were elected to make those decisions not some other district. This contract is betting that California will never have a decreasing economy. If tax revenue goes down, school revenue goes down. If school revenue goes down, we will have budget cuts, but we will not be able to cut the teacher salaries, so we will have to cut teaching jobs. This will cause class sizes to explode! Currently our average size class in high school is 32, this contract raises it to 38.4, if the economy slips, class sizes will soar to 45-50 kids per class. This isn’t acceptable! •Our district next year will have to pay into the teachers’ pension account 19 percent of their wages, up from 8 percent. This 11 percent increase will be with us in perpetuity. Every additional dollar spent on increased pension contributions reduces the amount that can go for core education functions. •Prop 30 expires in two years — education will be cut by $7 billion. The superintendent is proposing that he and other administrators be given the same increases because that’s the way it’s always been done. I oppose this idea: •The superintendent and his assistants just recently signed a three-year contract. •Under this logic, the lead negotiators for the board (and the voters, taxpayers, and students) were in effect negotiating for themselves. I know of no one who would call this prudent business practices. I brought up this conflict months ago publicly at a board meeting, and said that the superintendent should not do the negotiations as he has a self interest in the results. We, as board members, were elected to represent the people of the district and need to honor that special reconciliation the people have entrusted us with. I hope you will attend our next board meeting. John Salazar, Board Member San Dieguito Union High School District

In praise of teen program to not text and drive This is to commend TPHS senior Julia Kelley for creating the “Phone Free Pledge” program, and for then bringing it to our other high schools. Texting-while-driving kills! Thanks, Julia and friends, for your efforts to preserve life. For saving lives, particularly at a time when our news is so full of others’ attempts to destroy them. Jon Donahue, Del Mar

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Education Matters/Opinion Lack of transparency on teacher contract vote BY MARSHA SUTTON Points go to San Dieguito Union High School District superintendent Rick Schmitt for delaying the Board of Trustees’ vote on a new teacher contract, which was scheduled for last week. Highlights of the contract, in brief, include the following: •A 7-percent raise retroactive to July 1, 2015 •An additional 5.5-percent raise for 2015-2016 •An increase of $1,000 to all teachers for the English Learner credential •A shift into salary of about $11,000 from a health care flex spending account •Language that states the district’s teachers must be the highest paid in the county, through May 2018 Last week, the district said it could not post the proposed contract on its website until the San Dieguito Faculty Association’s teachers had given final approval to the contract, and that was not scheduled to happen until the night before the board meeting. With the one-week delay, it was assumed that the contract would have been reviewed and approved by the SDFA last week on schedule, so the district could make the proposed agreement available to the public a week in advance of this week’s board meeting, to take place this Thursday, Dec. 17 at 4 p.m. at San Dieguito High School Academy in Encinitas. However, a snag has arisen that thwarts the effort at transparency. As of Monday, Dec. 14, the contract was still not on the district website. This possible explanation comes from SDFA president Bob Croft: “As the school board’s consideration of our new contract was delayed until December 17, the SDFA executive board decided to allow an extended time in which our members may submit their ballots on the new agreement.” Later, Croft added this: “With the district deciding on the delay – not SDFA – why wouldn’t SDFA then want to take advantage of that opportunity to ensure our membership had additional time to submit their ballots? SDFA’s executive board most certainly wanted to do our best, given the circumstance, to allow as many members as possible to submit ballots and have their voices heard. I believe that is simply SDFA working to meet the needs of our members.” Word is that the teach-

Marsha Sutton ers may take until this Wed., Dec. 16, to ratify – which of course defeats the whole purpose of delaying the trustee meeting one week. If the district can’t make the contract available until SDFA approves it, and if the teachers don’t approve it until a day before the new date for the board meeting, then what was the point of the postponement? We’re back to where we started – with no transparency on this all-important agreement. The point of moving the meeting one week later was to allow the public a chance to review the contract and provide feedback to trustees. By delaying the SDFA vote, the public is denied that opportunity. The district did the right thing by postponing the board meeting a week. In an email, Schmitt said, “I delayed the vote in order to give the public more time to review the fiscal impact of the contract.” SDFA’s delay undermines Schmitt’s attempt at openness and his efforts to be responsive to the public’s needs. Schmitt said there’s no new information that altered the contract in any way since last week. And there seems to be no controversy over the contract among teachers (Croft has signed it on behalf of the membership), so it’s unclear why the delay. Whatever the reason, the unintended (or perhaps intended) consequence is that the contract is still not being made public in enough time before trustees are to vote. At a minimum, the public should be given a full week to review the contract, because it is so substantive. This delaying tactic of the SDFA’s is not helpful. Schmitt said he checked with lawyers to see if he can legally post the contract before it’s been ratified. But the answer came back no. Counsel advised to make the tentative agreement public “as soon as the district receives word that the teachers unit has ratified the tentative agreement. We assume that will be some

time Wednesday evening … We also advise that the district have copies of the tentative agreement available at the board meeting on Thursday for the public to review.” Board dissension Board members Mo Muir and John Salazar have registered serious doubts about aspects of the contract, and both of them initially said they could not attend the Dec. 17 meeting (Muir has since altered her schedule so she can attend), prompting this reaction from school board president Beth Hergesheimer: “I’m sorry that Mr. Salazar and Mrs. Muir are not taking their jobs as public servants seriously and choosing instead to be disruptive forces in our community.” “The interest-based bargaining process that we used leading to this tentative agreement has been used in this district since the 1980s with no controversy, including the one-meeting approval format,” Hergesheimer said. “It is a shame that focus in our district is being taken away from educating our students,” she added. “Is this in the best interest of our students, or could limited funds be more responsibly spent on behalf of our students and employees?” said Salazar, about the agreement. “If we have a lot more money, does it not make more sense to hire more teachers and lower class size?” Commented Muir, “If the board truly wants to be transparent and diligent in reaching a successful agreement or outcome between the teachers union and the district taxpayers, the board will postpone this decision until fiscal and long-term obligations can be adequately reviewed and analyzed in an open and participatory manner.” All this frostiness is entertaining but academic: The contract will be supported by SDFA – and the board, unless all indications prove wrong, will vote 3-2 in favor. And the public will be denied the opportunity to have reasonable time to review the contract. Being number one Perhaps the most troubling language in the contract states that the district is contractually bound to guarantee a number-one position for teacher compensation in the county. The contract reads, “In May of 2017, and then subsequently, in May of 2018, the district and SDFA shall

review the certificated salary schedule as it applies to the following benchmark: The salary schedule benchmark for purposes of comparison shall be the certificated salary schedules of our comparison band of San Diego County public school districts at the MA after, or as close to, 13 years of service as possible. “The district shall calculate the minimum percentage (1 percent) increase necessary to ensure that the SDUHSD’s certificated schedule maintains its number one ranking at this benchmark, and the district shall apply such percentage (1%) increments necessary to the entire salary schedule retroactive to July 1 of the school year being reviewed.” Croft defended this section of the contract, saying, “In the view of the SDFA executive board, our educators more than deserve to be the best paid here in San Diego County.” Schmitt said the district’s teachers were ranked at about 10th or 11th in the county for pay, and it was important to “regain” the top spot in the county as the district with the highest paid teachers. Although unsure why this is so important, I nevertheless checked with the San Diego County Office of Education to obtain the latest information on teacher salary rankings for all 42 county school districts, and saw a very different picture. Unless there is another comparison the district is using, San Dieguito teachers seem to be doing quite well. For the 2014-2015 school year, according to the 2015 SDCOE San Diego County Schools Teacher Compensation Survey, here are the top five districts with the highest paid teachers holding master’s degrees, the metric the SDFA wants used: For teachers with 10 years of experience: San Dieguito -- $84,426 SD County Office of Ed -- $82,720 Valley Center -- $81,369 Del Mar Union -- $81,355 Solana Beach -- $80,530 For teachers with 15 years of experience: SD County Office of Ed -- $90,389 San Dieguito -- $89,506 Solana Beach -- $89,203 Del Mar Union -- $88,881 Encinitas -- $87,100 For teachers with 20 years of experience: Encinitas -- $98,736 Solana Beach -- $94,118 San Dieguito -- $92,016 Del Mar Union -- $91,390 Oceanside -- $90,891 Being number one is nice, but there are clearly non-monetary benefits to teaching in San Dieguito: smart students, high test scores, involved parents, new or fully modernized facilities, affluent communities, the latest technology and equipment, active foundations and generous donors. All this has to count for something. Also, what does this say to donors who contribute their dollars to school foundations, to provide “extras” for the students that the district says it cannot afford? Further, language like this in a contract is alarming because of the domino effect it could have if other districts also decide to include the same language in their contracts. Other districts Although San Dieguito teachers do receive annual “step-and-column” increases, for longevity and education credentials, it is true that they have not received an increase on their master salary schedule since 2007. “It was time to do something,” Schmitt said. The district points to the Solana Beach

School District, where teachers have received an average increase in salary of 2 percent per year since 2007, amounting to 18 percent over the past nine years. SBSD superintendent Terry Decker said the adjustments also apply to all certificated, classified and administration employees, as well as teachers. If the San Dieguito contract passes, all its employees will also receive the same increases in compensation that the teachers have negotiated. Going back three years, Del Mar Union School District employees received 2 percent in 2013-2014 and 1.71 percent in 20142015. Negotiations are ongoing for the current year. The Rancho Santa Fe School District has given no contract increases in the past three years, said RSF superintendent Lindy Delaney, although off-schedule (one-time, not on-going) money was given as follows: 2 percent in 2013-2014, 3 percent in 20142015, and 3 percent in 2015-2016. “Our educators have been outstanding partners with our district and sacrificed to help SDUHSD through recent very challenging financial times,” Croft said, referring to the many years of no contract raises. “We are proud now that this new agreement was achieved without the slightest bit of strife or conflict seen in other districts.” Croft took aim at critics, saying it is “an attempt to serve the detractors’ personal ideological purposes, which,” he said, “do not represent our district’s, nor our community’s, best interests.” Reserves Eric Dill, SDUHSD‘s associate superintendent of business services, said the cost this year for the 7 percent increase will be about $4.1 million, and about $4.8 million for the 5.5 percent raise next year. Because this is not a one-time expense and will continue basically in perpetuity, the question is how is it sustainable. Dill said a combination of money in reserves and anticipated increases in state funding due to increased enrollment will cover the costs for years to come. Schmitt said the district had about 15 percent of its budget in reserves in 2012, a figure that has nearly doubled today. Reserve levels after the contract is approved are estimated to be 18 percent at the end of 2016, 13 percent at the end of fiscal year 2017, and 10.4 percent at the end of fiscal 2018, Schmitt said. The required minimum by the state is 3 percent. He said the agreement “provides budget stability,” adding that “our community has supported our employees over the years.” Present during the negotiations for the district were Schmitt, SDUHSD associate superintendent of human resources Torrie Norton, and SDUHSD associate superintendent of administrative services Jason Viloria (all of whom benefit from the contract), and Bob Croft and Adrienne St. George for the faculty association. Schmitt said the district has a history and track record of being fiscally conservative, and that there is money to pay for these raises well into the future, based on healthy reserves, conservative assumptions, and realistically rosy projections. “Our new contractual agreement provides the financial security, health benefits, and contractual language stability that our members deserve, and which was achieved without engaging in the adversarial negotiations and counterproductive conflict seen in so many districts,” Croft said. San Dieguito educators, he said, “have very much earned every aspect of this new agreement.” Marsha Sutton can be reached at suttonmarsha@gmail.com. [For more details on the contract, see next column.]

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Three challengers for Scott Peters BY GORDON CLANTON With the California primary election almost six months away, Democratic Congressman Scott Peters has attracted three Republican challengers. The 52nd Congressional District stretches from Carmel Valley and La Jolla to Coronado. It includes much of coastal and central San Diego and reaches inland to Poway and Escondido. This is one of the most competitive seats in the Congress with a voter registration of 33 percent Republican, 32 percent Democratic, and 30 percent Declines to State. A rare swing district, the 52nd favored Barack Obama over Mitt Romney 52 to 46 percent in 2012 but chose Meg Whitman over Jerry Brown 51 to 43 percent in 2010. Both parties will spend big. Peters, who served two terms on the San Diego City Council, won the seat from Republican incumbent Brian Bilbray 51 to 49 percent in 2012, flipping the San Diego Congressional delegation from 3-2 Republican to 3-2 Democratic. In 2014 Peters held the seat against a strong challenge by Republican Carl DeMaio 52 to 48 percent, even though there was no presidential election to lift Democratic turnout. A Democratic incumbent who wins re-election in a non-presidential year usually has a very good chance of winning the next several elections. Three Republicans have announced their intention to challenge Peters. None have held elected office. Marine veteran and former captain Jacquie Atkinson was wounded in Iraq and is openly lesbian. Denise Gitsham worked in the White House during the George W. Bush administration and has ties to Republican strategist and propagandist Karl Rove and his super PAC. John Horst, former chair of the Mira Mesa Community Planning Group, supports easing of restrictions on medical marijuana and proposes the privatization of the immigration system. Scott Peters is a moderate Democrat as befits the district. His vote in support of President Obama’s trade authority package moved local labor leaders to threaten to recruit a

candidate to run against him. Peters also angered his liberal base by voting to make it tougher for Syrian and Iraqi refugees to come to the United States, but this vote deprives his Republican challengers of a likely line of attack. Peters, one of a handful of Democrats endorsed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 2014, won the early endorsement last August of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. The June 7 primary election will determine which of the Republicans challengers will face off against Peters in November. Gordon Clanton teaches Sociology at San Diego State University. He welcomes comments at gclanton@mail.sdsu. edu.

Class size in high school: What is in the teachers contract sets maximums Our high school district board will be voting on a new contract that could have included lowering, or just keeping the same, its student-to-teacher ratios. I have a child already in an AP class with 40 students versus when his older sisters had less. If there is a change raising the potential size of all his classes, I want to know it. Fortunately, our County Office of Education has determined that is one of the changes districts should address. Under the header “Proposed Negotiated Changes in Non-Compensated items (class size adjustments,...) on page 212 of the last agenda our district has answered the question with the statement: “No significant changes with cost impacts.” My read of that was there will be no change in class size. Do you agree, and if you do should the district be required to bring the contract back to the public and board again, if on Thursday, there is an increase of 2,3,4 or even 5 or higher? I certainly hope so. Steven McDowell

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and materials from the surrounding area, such as white stucco, warm wood framing and a tile and weathered steel roof. The gym building and multi-purpose building will be linked by an enclosed patio. Gabriel said his company is committed to sustainable architecture — utilizing solar orientation and prevailing breezes for daylighting and natural ventilation “The building is a backdrop to the park,” Gabriel said. “I think it’s going to have a great feel and really be a supporting character, not the star…it’s there to make the park special.” Ranu expressed some concern about the way the gym roof folds over the side of the building, noting it was a little “overwhelming.” Gabriel said that the main purpose of the roof is to allow for the use of natural daylight in the facility while still controlling the light and glare for athletes. He said they would be able to incorporate a more permeable material to make the visual impact less “harsh.” Local resident Karen Dubey provided

feedback to the committee that the architecture of the building “stands out like a sore thumb.” “It matches nothing in the community,” she said. Committee member Danielle McCallion said she heard Dubey’s concern. “I feel the same way but I’m hoping when they add the details it will feel more like a community center,” McCallion said. “I think in order to keep the environmentallyefficient features it can’t help but have a modern look. The details will help.” Farinksy noted that the recreation center will be situated between the modern blue and orange Pacific Trails Middle School and the “different and modern” Canyon Crest Academy, across the street from the Santa Barbara-style, white Village center. “This is a transitional piece that picks up the modern looks of the schools and it picks up the Santa Barbara textures and forms of the rest of the neighborhood,” Farinsky said. “I think it will be good.”

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TPHS volleyball star headed for UCLA, named CIF Player of the Year Rancho Santa Fe Attack announces tryout dates BY ROB LEDONNE

to be exact at the athletic offices on UCLA’s If Torrey Pines senior and volleyball Westwood campus. “They were the first star Savvy Simo had her way when she was school to reach out to me and that was the a kid, she would have pursued soccer. “I biggest thing because I’ve always wanted to was always a big soccer player since I was go there,” she says of the university. “I’ve little,” says Simo from her home in Ranknown a bunch of girls that have gone to cho Santa Fe. However, it was a disappointUCLA for volleyball and I’ve liked it there ing turn of events at the time that changed since I was little.” her entire future. “I quit soccer because of At first, the powers that be at UCLA ofone coach who never played me. I realized fered Simo a slot on the school’s volleyball I better try something new.” team; a major coup for any student athlete. That something new has turned into Despite it being her dream school, however, an incredible career in volleyball, where Simo was skeptical because the Bruins Simo has excelled the past four years as a stopped short of offering her a full scholarstar on Torrey Pine’s Girls Volleyball team ship. “It was a hard conversation to have and has collected numerous accolades with them,” she says of the idea of the possiSavvy Simo along the way, topped off by the most rebility of walking away from UCLA. “But cent news that she’s been named CIF Playthere were other universities offering me er of the Year. “I think about it all the time... what would have happened if I continued playing scholarships and I wanted to look at them as well.” soccer,” Simo says. “It was really all because of that coach.” UCLA promised to reconsider their initial offer and furIt’s a topic of wonderment for Simo mainly because ther check out Simo’s skills. The timing coincided with her she’s now built the bedrock of her life on the sport that she junior year, which happened to be the best season of her initially wasn’t all that interested in. “When I transitioned athletic career to date. “I knew I needed to focus, so I to volleyball, I really struggled my freshman year,” she ex- trained, practiced, and played my heart out. With the help plains of her 2011 season. “I didn’t really like it and thought of my teammates, family, and coaches I was able to get that about even quitting.” determination to work harder than ever before. At the end However, once Simo went through a growth spurt it of the year, I definitely did peak and it was good timing.” wound up aiding her game and she says she hasn’t looked UCLA wound up coming around on its decision and offerback since. While at Torrey Pines, she and her team have ing Simo a full ride. won four consecutive years of CIF titles and just this year, Now, she’s looking forward to wrapping up her final Simo was named MVP of two major tournaments. However, season with Torrey Pines and venturing north to see what through all of her success, Simo points to her teammates for credit. “If it wasn’t for my teammates, I don’t know where the Bruins have to offer her. Throughout it all, she’ll always I’d be,” she says. “They’re my biggest supporters and make think about the route her life would have taken if she would me a better player, through the tough times and good have pursued soccer instead.” Said Simo, “Thankfully, it ended up working out.” times.” Simo’s volleyball skills have even garnered interest far beyond the North County; 116 miles north of Torrey Pines

Rancho Santa Fe Attack recently announced its upcoming Tryouts for Boys and Girls whose birthdays fall in the years 2010 to 2002. More information on specific dates, times and locations for the different age groups can be found on the League website, www.rsfsoccer.com . Attack will be holding tryouts for Boys and Girls born between 2010 - 2002 throughout the month of January, 2016. Any players interested in trying out should go online to the League website to find the specific dates and to register. The Tryout Flyer with all the dates can be downloaded from the League website, as well. The weekday tryouts will start at 3:45 p.m. for all age groups. All of the tryout sessions will be held at the Rancho Santa Fe Sports Field located at 16356 Rambla de las Flores, Rancho Santa Fe. Directions to the field can also be found on the website. The Attack competitive soccer program offers teams in every age group from U7 to U19 for those who are interested in a higher level of play. These teams are coached by a highly qualified international coaching staff that train and develop players who aspire to play in College and beyond. (More information on our coaching staff is available online at the League website.) Competitive coaching focuses on skill development in the younger age groups and tactical abilities for the older players. Skill development for our players is always our focus with winning as the main objective. Malcolm Tovey, the Director of Coaching, has been with the League for more than 16 years. Coach Tovey is one of the most well-known and respected coaches in Southern California having been involved with youth soccer here for almost 30 years. Questions about the upcoming Tryouts and all of the Leagues’ other programs can be directed to the League office at 760.479.1500 or by emailing Marilee Pacelli, Director of League Operations at Marilee@rsfsoccer.com. Visit our website, www.rsfsoccer.com to learn more about our other programs, such as Attack’s Holiday Camp, Spring indoor soccer program, and Fall Recreational program.

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SB Soccer Club’s Boys Under 16 team wins division at Commissioner’s Cup Soccer Tournament The Solana Beach Soccer Club’s Boys Under 16 team won their division in the Commissioner’s Cup Soccer Tournament held on Dec. 5 and 6. The team won all four of its games, including edging the second place team from Escondido 2 – 1.

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Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks Boys Under 10 Presidio Cup Champions Champions! The DMCV Sharks Competitive Boys Under 10 (Andrade) team won their Presidio Cup division on Dec. 6 in Coronado. Led by Sharks Coach Duarte Andrade and captains Grant Smith and Sebastian Cantanzano, the boys were undefeated all weekend and won the final game in a shoot out. Pictured: Top Row, L-R goalie Dylan Gigler, Will Zimmer, Grant Smith, Coach Duarte Andrade, Sebastian Cantanzano, Nathan Bruhn, Yarden Benzel. Bottom row: Jonas Rickert, Anthony Travalgine, Connor Gupta, Taj Silbert, Justin Pan, Yosef Harb.

Undefeated Solana Beach Soccer Club’s Girls Under 14 All-Star team tops in division at tournament The Solana Beach Soccer Club’s Girls Under 14 All-Star team won their division in the Mesa Soccer All-Star Tournament held on Dec. 12 and 13, beating a Poway all-star team 5-1 in the finals. The tournament win followed an undefeated regular season. Front Row: Juliet, Lisa, Kalea, Krista; Back Row: Coach Craig Williams, Sophie, Annie, Sara, Keyli, Megan, Vivi, Jessy, Califia, Stephanie, Coach Gregg Short.

Del Mar American Little League online registration still open It’s not too late to register your child for Little League this season. Register by Jan. 6 to be guaranteed a spot on a team. All players who live within the DMALL boundary or attend school within the boundary are eligible to play. Players or siblings of players attending Carmel Creek, Carmel Del Mar, Carmel Valley Middle School, Del Mar Heights, Del Mar Hills, Notre Dame Academy, Pacific Trails Middle School and Sycamore Ridge can play with Del Mar American Little League regardless of where they live. For more information about DMALL and to register your child to play, go to www.delmaramerican.org.

L to R, back row: Mia F, Katie W, Kalista V, Lindsay L, Ava S, Coach Chris, Stella B, Katie R, Shivanee K, Michaels S, Lily L, Coach Ralph; Front: Kyra C, Jessica N, Kim E, Julia M.

Sharks GU12 All-Star team wins second tournament The Sharks GU12 All-Star team clinched their second tournament championship in as many weeks. The Sharks topped Vista in the finals 2-0 on Saturday, their fifth game of the day, to be crowned Champions of the Mesa Tournament. The young ladies won with a smothering defense and a relentless attack by their mids and forwards. “Besides having an extraordinary amount of talent on one squad, the team chemistry is amazing,” said Coach Chris Chan. “These girls practice and play together like old friends and teammates. I’ve never seen anything like it.” The squad will try for a third tournament win at the Escondido New Years Kickoff in January.

Walking tour of Old Encinitas to be held Dec. 19

The Encinitas Historical Society will host a docent-led walking tour of Old Encinitas on Saturday, Dec. 19. Meet at the 1883 Schoolhouse at 10:30 a.m. at 390 West F Street. Find out why development in Encinitas didn’t really begin until 1923. Learn about the town’s first “recycler,” the prolific builder Miles Kellogg. See the most photographed buildings in Encinitas. The tour finishes around noon. For more information, call docent Barbara Vilardo at (661) 992-5740.

Sign up today for Del Mar National Little League as registration closes Dec. 20. Don’t be placed on the waitlist. To register please go to delmarnational.org. Registration will remain open until Dec. 31 for 5-7 year olds playing T-Ball and Coach Pitch.

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the agreement needs to be voted on by Dec. 31 for CalSTRS (California State Teachers’ Retirement System) new regulations on creditable compensation as it relates to healthcare benefits. The new regulations require school districts to end the flexible spending account model by the end of 2015. “We can’t wait until 2016,” Schmitt said. “Therefore, the special meeting must take place next week.” Salazar wanted to know why the district had backed itself into such a tight timeline. “You knew this was coming up, why wait until the end of the year?” Salazar asked. Schmitt said they did begin negotiations in the summer but the process was “incredibly complex” due to the transitioning from the district’s years-old flexible spending account model of delivering health care benefits to a more traditional model. “It was tens of millions of dollars that we didn’t want to pass onto the taxpayers or the employees,” Schmitt said, noting that to deal with the complex legal and financial issues took countless staff hours and multiple meetings — staff even worked on Thanksgiving Day and weekend. “The good news is we got it done,” Schmitt said, noting that the contract language and salary items came later and went much faster. Salazar said he took issue with the fact that it took the district months to get through such a complicated issue and then he was only given a day or a week to get through it. He said the public, too, deserved more time to view the disclosure of the collective bargaining tentative agreement. Schmitt said scheduling the Dec. 17 special meeting allowed for the requested extra time while still meeting the district’s Dec. 31 deadline. The change in meeting schedule personally impacted SDUHSD Vice President Joyce Dalessandro — she cancelled travel plans, changed flights and will now miss her grandchildren’s holiday performance. “I only say this to illustrate the importance of this meeting to the teachers in the district and to me,” Dalessandro said. “We are public servants and elected officials and I believe that it is my responsibility to be present at this critical meeting.” Trustee Mo Muir said that while she was not happy with the district’s process, she wanted to let the teachers know that she appreciates them and all they do to make San Dieguito the best district in the county. “I’m always 100 percent behind you,” Muir said to teachers in attendance at the meeting. “You’ve done a great job.”

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Speakers at TPHS Red Ribbon Week share personal stories about the devastating impacts of drugs and alcohol BY KAREN BILLING Torrey Pines High School held Red Ribbon Week recently, including packed assemblies with powerful speakers about the heartbreaking impact drug and alcohol abuse has had on their lives. The theme of the week, organized by Peer Assistant Listeners (PALS) program advisor Don Collins and PALS student leaders, was: “You don’t have to be in the fast track to be a part of the race.” Mothers Against Drunk Driving provided a wrecked car to be on display on campus and PALS students decorated the campus with posters and stenciled 28 parking spaces in the parking lot to signify how 28 people die every day in this country as a result of drunk driving. One in 10 high school teenagers have admitted to driving while intoxicated and last year 10,000 people were killed in drunk driving crashes. Collins told the students that he knows that a poster alone is not going to keep a kid from using drugs or drinking and driving — it is all about stopping to think and making the right choices. “I want you to understand that the decisions you make every day affect the rest of your lives but also impact the lives of people you don’t know,” Collins said. “You could create a lifetime of heartache if you choose to get behind the wheel and drive drunk.” The students heard from speakers such as Shawn, who became an alcoholic by age 16 as a way to deal with the pressures in his life. He would drink until he passed out and drove drunk on a regular basis, even to school. “It was my decision to drink…I didn’t think I was hurting anybody,” Shawn said. “But I was tearing my house down.” Shawn’s “party” lasted until 2006, when after a night of drinking and using Xanax he got behind the wheel to drive. Driving the wrong way on a street, he hit another car head-on, a car with a 21-year-old new father as the driver. The accident crushed the driver’s pelvis and he nearly died. Shawn woke up in the drunk tank and said he couldn’t believe he was in there. “I thought it was a dream, I didn’t think it was real. For the first time in my life I realized my actions and choices affected someone outside of myself,” Shawn said. Shawn had to go through legal issues as well as sort through his own issues and find his identity outside of drugs and alcohol. He went on to graduate from UC San Diego with a degree in chemistry — he is now a research assistant at a biotech company in Sorrento Valley, working on stabilizing HIV particles on paper, something that could save millions of people in Africa. Shawn is also hoping to attend law school to study pharmaceutical law. “Addiction is not about how smart you are,” Collins said. “When you start doing drugs and drinking alcohol early in high school, your dreams and goals all go to the side.” Speaker Michele Eastland shared the other side of Shawn’s story with an incredi-

bly emotional presentation about her “baby cousin” Elaina Ortiz, who was seven months pregnant when she and her baby were hit and killed by a drunk driver on New Year’s Eve 2010 when she was helping a friend with car problems on Interstate 805. She was 21. The driver’s blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit and didn’t realize what he had done until eight hours later when he woke up chained to a hospital bed. “Because of his choice, because what he chose, she would never be able to experience motherhood. We will never see her baby walk, we would never hear him talking. He would be 5 [today],” Eastland said, circulating the gym showing photos of both the crash scene and the morgue, the only time mother, father and baby were together as a family. “This is very real. The driver has a release date. We are the ones left with a life sentence.” As math teacher Gary Miner said, the assemblies were powerful and he could see the impact on students as they heard the heartache and sadness that the speakers shared. “It’s so important for our students to hear from these speakers to get them to really consider their decisions,” Miner said. “As a parent, I want my kids to be independent and make smart choices. I really think these assemblies give teenagers the information they need to help make them those right choices.” Students given a DEA agent’s perspective Red Ribbon Week also featured a presentation with a real life “Narco,” DEA agent Rocky Herron. “I am completely moved by Michele’s talk,” said Herron, a DEA agent with 25 years of experience “We have the same damn message: You have to think about your choices.” Herron said the USA is the biggest drug-consuming nation in the world — he wouldn’t have a job without the country’s drug use. “A lot of people don’t like the DEA. They say ‘Let me do what I want’ but sometimes the things we do hurt other people. It will never impact just you,” Herron said, noting the terrible violence seen in Mexico is a result of the drug trade. He said the heads of cartels pay killers to murder cops and judges and the guy planting bombs in Afghanistan was paid by American and European drug dealers. He said every significant social ill has a direct connection to substance abuse — be it crime, poverty, domestic abuse, child abuse and neglect, and broken families. He said the worst thing he’s ever seen in his life is the children who are abused because dad is high or because mom can’t get high. “Your choice to consume drugs will affect you, your family, your community, your country and even other countries,” Herron said. “I’ve had to arrest far too many former students of Torrey Pines for dealing or for crimes committed for drugs. And it all start-

Top left: DEA agent Rocky Herron addressing Torrey Pines students; Bottom left: Don Collins and PALS students had TPHS students sign the pledge to stay drug free. Courtesy photos

ed here when they were young, strong, living at home and thinking they were invincible.” He spoke about meth, showing disgusting images of a meth lab raid, the toxic chemicals that people choose to put in their bodies. He talked about marijuana, which he said “makes you stupid.” “San Diego is full of young people who can’t stop smoking weed,” Herron said. “It doesn’t rob lives in the same way that drugs like meth will, but it steals your dreams and motivation.” He pointed to research that shows that marijuana use can result in a smaller brain and that is a risk young people should not take as their brains are still developing. “If you add chemicals, your brain will not grow in the same way. How can you expect to put substances into your body and not damage your brain growth?” Herron asked. “The choice will always be yours and so are the consequences.” Herron’s biggest target is the abuse of prescription drugs, which took the lives of 47,000 people last year, an increase of 7 percent from the previous year. Collins said he has sadly seen the effects of prescription drug overdoses first hand, losing current and former students — he often thinks about “Cameron, Ian, BJ, Archie, Chris, Charlie, Alex” and it makes him sad because there are many more he could name. He showed a video with faces of all the young people in San Diego who have died from overdoses to painkillers — students from Torrey Pines, La Jolla High and La Costa Canyon. Herron said they all used and were certain they could stop when they wanted but they were wrong, now they are gone and their families left behind will never recover. “Kids need to get the message that nobody plans on overdosing,” Collins said. “If a kid starts using opiates in any form recreationally, it’s not if you’ll overdose, but if you’ll survive when you eventually do.

My advice for young people when it comes to drugs is not even once. Find the courage to be yourself and work through the struggles and difficulties in life with support and connections so you can go for your goals and live your dreams. “My job is to take the person who’s selling this poison and put them in prison. These are evil people.” Herron said. “I’m as passionate about my job as I was 25 years ago.” As a DEA agent, he worked in Bolivia in the late 1990s, working day and night with the local law enforcement trying to solve the drug problem. He said he learned how the country could not get themselves out of the “cesspool” they had created because too many Americans wanted to use drugs. “It’s an endless job,” he said. He turned to doing speaking engagements at high schools to try and attack the problem from another angle. “This is my 299th presentation and I’m proud of that. I have 1,000 more that I want to give,” Herron said. “I’ve spoken to 34,000 students and if I’m able to reach one in 1,000 that’s an incredible success. If I’m able to get two students to actually respect themselves and think for themselves, then I have accomplished something…this is the most important thing I’ve ever done as a DEA agent. “You have the power to make a simple choice: What kind of life do you want for you and your loved ones?” Herron told the students. “You only have one life, one body and one mind. You don’t get do-overs, Be grateful and make good choices.”

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North County students help babies breathe in Papua New Guinea

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Del Mar Kiwanis Club became aware of a 9-year-old boy from Pleasanton, Calif., who has been donating Lego products to medically-compromised children for the past three years. Nicholas Yerondopolous collects Lego products which he then donates to The Taylor Family Foundation for distribution to medically-compromised children who are hospitalized or are attending recreational camps. Nicholas set a goal this year of donating 200 Lego sets. As a result of donations, he was able to exceed his goal and donate 233! Del Mar Kiwanis members (L-R) Dr. Bob Siggins, Jacque Yerondopoulos (Nicholas’ grandmother) and Steve Gardella present a check to support Nicholas’ project. Nicholas is pictured at top surrounded with the fruits of his efforts. Based on his past experience, Nicholas expects many smiles from the recipients. Del Mar Kiwanis Club is member of a 30-year-old service organization which supports children throughout the world. Del Mar Kiwanis is a casual club that meets twice a month at the Fish Market on Via de la Valle. Guests and new members are always welcome. Anyone who is interested in finding out more about Kiwanis, call Steve Gardella at 858-864-8586 or Chuck Phillips at 858-354-6536.

A gift from student journalists at two North County schools is helping save the lives of infants 7,000 miles away. Each year, Global Vantage — an award-winning magazine run collaboratively by students from Pacific Ridge School, Canyon Crest Academy and Kibera Girls Soccer Academy (Kibera, Kenya) — contributes profits raised from subscriptions and fundraising to an international social action project. Students have previously funded the purchase of laptops for a rural school in LiMing, China, and a 1,000gallon water tank, a year’s supply of clean water delivery, and a hand washing station Kibera Girls Soccer Academy. This year, students found they could make a difference across the globe by leveraging resources found right here in San Diego’s military community. U.S. Navy Commander Natalie Burman, wife of PRS Global Vantage faculty advisor Chris Burman, introduced the students to Helping Babies Breathe (HBB), an American Academy of Pediatrics’ program designed to teach neonatal resuscitation techniques in resource-limit-

Cmdr. Burman facilitates a neonatal care workshop in Papua New Guinea using supplies purchased by North County student journalists ed areas. Cmdr. Burman, a doctor, was onboard a ship set to deliver HBB resources and training to Papua New Guinea as part of Project Handclasp, a humanitarian program that accepts educational and goodwill donations contributed by the American private sector and transports them to foreign nations on a space-available basis aboard U.S. Navy vessels. “We were excited to contribute to Helping Babies Breathe because the educational programming has a

sustained, positive impact and can affect neonatal care in different parts of the world,” said Global Vantage Editor-in-Chief Nick Marr. “The Project Handclasp connection also gave us the opportunity to learn more about the humanitarian efforts of San Diego’s military community.” Students donated more than $1,200 toward the purchase of five NeoNatalie devices (realistic, inflatable simulators designed to facilitate role-play of newborncare scenarios and to teach basic neonatal resuscitation skills), workbooks, and flip charts. With the resources donated by Global Vantage, crew members were able to provide a one-day HBB course to fourteen nurses, midwives, community health workers, and health extension officers. According to Cmdr. Burman, course attendants have already used their newly acquired skills to save the lives of multiple newborns. Please visit www.globalvantagemagazine.org to learn more about Global Vantage, read the latest issue, or subscribe.

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CCA grad hopes to spread message of understanding with ‘Everyone’s Got A Story’ BY KAREN BILLING Canyon Crest Academy graduate and aspiring songwriter Evan Blum is hoping to help people through his music. His song “Everyone’s Got A Story” tackles heavy issues such as bullying, child abuse, bulimia, teen pregnancy and sexual assault, and the music video online has racked up over 90,000 views. “The video touches on the issues that many people jump to judgments of people without ever knowing their back story and how they came to be the way they are,” Blum said. “My hope is for the video to inspire millions of people in the world to look past first impressions of people and try to get to know someone before judging them.” Blum’s back story begins in Carmel Valley, where his family moved when he was 6 years old. Now 24, he lives in Los Angeles as he pursues a music career. Blum began playing the guitar when he was in sixth grade and continued until he was a freshman in high school. He didn’t pick up the guitar again until he was 18, attending UC Santa Barbara. He found himself writing his own music, something he had never even considered doing before. “As a freshman in college I fell deeply in love with songwriting. I thought about it every day…I had a writing obsession,” Blum said. “I knew I wanted to do this for the rest of my life as my profession.” After graduating from UC Santa Barbara in 2013 with a degree in communications, he moved to LA and started writing for other people. “I’ve grown to have an appreciation in performing my own songs and believing in

my own voice and ability to deliver a song,” Blum said. “It’s been so hard for me to learn to sing. I’ve gotten a lot better but I still have a long way to go.” Blum started to build a presence on YouTube with videos of his music: “I have so many songs I want to share.” “Everyone’s Got A Story” started with just the chorus: “No one knows just who I am.” Blum thought at first it would be a country song on guitar, telling a person’s story — he had even perfected his country twang. His producer suggested the song might be better on piano and instead of telling stories about the struggles of living in LA, he created two characters: 16-year-old Haley who was sexually assaulted by a teacher and little Johnny P, a boy who gets bullied daily at school and whose mother is a victim of domestic abuse. “It really could be about anyone, everywhere,” Blum said of the chorus’ resonating line: “Take a moment and get to know me cause everyone’s got a story” The video’s turning point shows that the bullies, too, have problems of their own — as Blum said, he wanted to show people who are being victimized that it’s often not even about them. The process of making the video was fun— he performed alongside singer Lauren North and it was cool to see the characters he created brought to life. At the end of the video, there was a call to action: “Everyone’s got a story, share your story in the comments below.” “I had no idea if people would respond

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Heights Cares ornament sale a huge success Second graders at Del Mar Heights School sold out of handmade holiday ornaments at Beachside Del Mar Vons recently. The students were raising money for a nonprofit school devoted to teaching children with autism called “Grow My Way.” “We are thankful to the Del Mar community and Vons for all their support. It empowers our children to know that the small things they do can make large impact in our community,” said Eleni Ammirati, grade level representative of Heights Cares, a philanthropic group, at Del Mar Heights Elementary School. The students are already looking forward to organizing their next Heights Cares service project in the new year. In picture left to right: Chiara Ammirati, Emanuele Ammirati, Landon Dorsey, Malia Baldwin, Sophia Rohrer.

San Diego Symphony’s Holiday Pops featuring Cirque Musica Dec. 18-20 The San Diego Symphony is presenting downtown San Diego’s most popular holiday concert, Holiday Pops featuring Cirque Musica Dec. 18-20. This year’s edition includes traditional Christmas carols, a festive sing-along and a holiday spectacular featuring Cirque Musica with its cast of acrobats, jugglers and entertainers demonstrating feats of strength, balance, daring and sheer beauty. Shows are Friday, Dec. 18 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20-$85. Also on Sunday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. is the Family Festival/Holiday Pops, a one-hour concert designed for specifically for kids. Tickets: $15-$25 All the concerts are held at the Jacobs Music Center – Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B Street, San Diego, CA 92101. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 619-235-0804 or go visit www.sandiegosymphony.org.

Beatles tribute band Abbey Road to perform holiday standards Dec. 22 at Belly Up So much has been written about the Beatles that it’s difficult to discuss their career without restating clichés that have already been digested by tens of millions of rock fans. But one often ignored facet of their fascinating story is their annual Christmas records, which were composed of holiday carols, skits, jokes, and thanks to the loyal “Beatle people.” Renowned tribute band Abbey Road recreates the recordings of the seven Christmas records in a show which features 22 Beatles hits and eight Beatlesque holiday standards. The live musical performs on Dec. 22 at 8 p.m. at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. For tickets and more information, visit www.bellyup.com; 858-481-8140.

Two art displays at Solana Beach Library Take a break from the holiday rush and visit your library to view the art on display through Dec. 24. Local resident Joan Grine has pastel and ink pieces showing her inspiration from nature’s texture, patterns and atmosphere. Grine earned her degree in fine art from the Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, and also studied her craft at Maryland Institute of Art and Mary Baldwin College. As well as teaching classes, she gives demonstrations for local art groups and at the Del Mar Fair, and has been a judge at several art shows. Also on display are watercolor paintings created by Braille Institute student artists. Braille Institute offers blind or visually impaired adults the opportunity to create art using adaptive techniques while exploring a variety of materials. Their display is titled “Holiday Wishes in Watercolor.” The library location is 157 Stevens Ave, Solana Beach.

St. Peter’s Thrift Shop holding half off customer appreciation days Dec. 18, 19, 22, 23 Sometimes it pays to put off your holiday shopping. St Peter’s Thrift Shop, in Del Mar Village, will soon hold its second annual Customer Appreciation Days—when everything in the store will be half price. This year’s dates are December 18, 19, 22 and 23. The St. Peter’s Thrift Shop is located between 14th and 15th Street, off of Maiden Lane in Del Mar. Proceeds from all sales support the work of the Missions, Outreach and Social Justice Ministries at St. Peter’s. For more information about St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, visit www.stpetersdelmar.net.

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Sycamore Ridge Drama Club presents ‘The Lion King’ The Sycamore Ridge Drama Club took center stage with its production of “The Lion King” this year on Dec. 11 and Dec. 12. Photos on this page were taken at a dress rehearsal held Dec. 9. Most photos by Jon Clark. For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.

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Del Mar Ballet is bringing “The Nutcracker Ballet” to the California Center for the Arts Dec. 19-20. Be prepared to be delighted and entertained by a creative, collaborative Nutcracker with spectacular choreography, dances and costumes. Under the artistic direction of Marie Arts, Del Mar Ballet’s Nutcracker has a rich storyline with a few unique additions. Keeping true to the Del Mar area, DMB’s Nutcracker has an ornate boat rather than a sleigh that brings Clara to the Land of Sweets. Rich with angels, water sprites and a boat, DMB’s Nutcracker keeps true to its Southern California coastal origins. Del Mar Ballet’s Nutcracker dancers present their beautiful and strong technique, performance and presentation in this holiday favorite. An enchanting way to spend the holidays with family and friends. Del Mar Ballet is also unique with its collaborative artistic team creating original choreography. Marie Arts as Artistic Director is the main choreographer, but also orchestrates a select team of choreographers: Jenny Asseff, as Ballet Mistress, responsible for the beautiful choreography of Waltz of the Flowers, Merlitons & Russian; as well as Del Mar Ballet’s contemporary ballet teacher & choreographer, Ryan Beck, presents a stunning and dynamic Snow.” Showtimes: Saturday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 20 2 p.m. Tickets: $35-$42. Location: California Center for the Arts is located 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, CA 92025. Purchase tickets by calling 800-988-4253 or visit www.artcenter.org.

La Jolla Music Society presents The Blind Boys of Alabama Dec. 19 La Jolla Music Society welcomes The Blind Boys of Alabama to MCASD Sherwood Auditorium on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. Founded in 1944, and stronger than ever seven decades later, Gospel icons The Blind Boys of Alabama return to La Jolla Music Society to showcase selections from their latest album, “Talkin’ Christmas!” A collaboration album with blues musician Taj Mahal, “Talkin’ Christmas!” includes original and interesting works alongside popular seasonal gems. The Blind Boys’ La Jolla performance will feature a selection of these brand new songs, covers of gospel classics and re-arranged versions of Holiday standards such as “Do You Hear What I Hear?,” “White Christmas,” and “Silent Night.” In addition, audiences will be treated to hits from the band’s previous Grammy® -winning Christmas recording, “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” alongside other Blind Boys’ favorites from their 70-plus-year career.

Gospel icons The Blind Boys of Alabama perform Dec. 19. Courtesy photo MCASD Sherwood Auditiorium is located at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla, CA 92037. Tickets: $30, $55, $80. For more informationa or tickets please call 858-4593724 or visit www.LJMS.org.

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Mossy Automotive Group supports San Diego community through its technical training program

Village Gifts & Engraving opens in Solana Beach Village Gifts & Engraving, formerly of La Jolla, has moved to 150 South Solana Hills Drive in the Solana Beach Towne Centre. Village Gifts, established in 1993, is a great resource for holiday, wedding and baby gifts as well as corporate and executive awards. It offers a wide array of engraved items and embroidery services. Some of its speciality gift lines include Michael Aram, Simon Pearce, Christofle, Nambe and Orrefors. Store hours are Monday-Friday 10-5:30 and Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Village Gifts’ signature gift wrap is included with all in-store purchases. For more information, please visit www.villagegiftsandengraving.com or give us a call at 858-454-8832.

Bloodmobile coming to Solana Beach Library Dec. 22; register online The American Red Cross bloodmobile will be at the Solana Beach Library, 157 Stevens Ave., on Tuesday, Dec. 22, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. To schedule an appointment, please register online at redcrossblood.org, using the sponsor code SaveLives.

Mossy Automotive Group invites San Diego to get involved in technical training. Both Mossy Toyota and Mossy Honda offer automotive technical programs to assist in learning how to be an auto mechanic. These programs are offered as partnerships between all San Diego Mossy Toyota, Scion, and Honda dealerships, as well as various San Diego community colleges and vocational schools, such as San Diego Miramar College. These programs provide a balance of automotive, academic and technical skills for a student to use throughout their entire career in the automotive industry. They provide vehicle product training as well as college credit towards your Associate Degree. Mossy Automotive has 37 technicians at Mossy Toyota, almost half of them hired on through Toyota’s Technical Training at San Diego Miramar College. Mossy Toyota continues to hire from this very successful program. Dale Snow, director of aftersales at Mossy, says, “We currently have some great high school automotive training programs which feed our Toyota-T Ten program after graduation. We would have an extreme shortage of talented trained technicians if we did not have these programs available to

us. They are cost effective and product specific which makes them extremely valuable. I have been hiring T-Ten students from San Diego Miramar College since 1986, a great program supported by the manufacturer (Toyota and Honda) with a great teaching staff.” Mossy Automotive Group strives to make the community a better, smarter place. For more information about these programs contact the locations that offer training: Mossy Toyota 4555 Mission Bay Drive San Diego, CA 92109 858-581-4000 For more information: email Ecom04278@toyota.com For more information, visit: www.toyota.com/about/tten/ Mossy Honda (Sign up through San Diego Miramar College) 3615 Lemon Grove Ave Lemon Grove, CA 91945 855-495-1662 For more information: email jyoung@ sdccd.edu For more information visit: www.hondapact.com

Half-price sale continues at SB Library The Friends of the Solana Beach Library are slashing prices! Everything in the shop is half price from Dec. 15 through the end of December. The used book shop is located inside the Solana Beach library at 157 Stevens Ave in Solana Beach. Hours : 10 a.m.-4 p.m. MonSat.

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Beth Am’s Hanukkah at the Del Mar Highlands Town Center

Martha Gulner, Beth Am Executive Director Mark and Amy Gulner with Henry, Ernie Gulner

Congregation Beth Am, Rabbi David Kornberg, and the Beth Am Choir celebrated Hanukkah Dec. 8 at Del Mar Highlands Town Center with the lighting of the third night candle while the choir sang Hanukkah songs. Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.

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“To promote civic pride and cohesiveness, acquire and preserve open space, improve beaches and parklands, raise and grant funds, and sponsor diverse cultural programs and community events in Del Mar.” As one of the area’s oldest and most established non-proﬁt organizations, the Del Mar Foundation continues to be the catalyst for signiﬁcant, positive change in its beloved community.

Foundation’s website). Check back often with the Foundation online and through social media platforms for updates on these presentations.

In addition to providing a wide range of programs and awarding grants, the Foundation manages more than $2 million in endowment funds to meet the needs of the greater Del Mar area. Its own community endowment, established in 2007, provides long-term funding stability for the 33-three year old organization. In addition, the group professionally manages funds for other local non-proﬁts.

Other programs funded and managed by the Foundation include: The First Thursdays cultural arts series and Bluegrass & Beyond concerts; programs and social events for young families including parenting workshops, annual Easter Egg Hunt, 4th of July Parade and Spooktacular Beach Bonﬁre; and an array of communitywide activities including Beach Clean Ups, Pet & People events, and casual Meet & Greets.

“We are a very unusual Foundation in that we not only raise and manage funds and make grants from the funds that we raise, but we also provide a calendar full of events and activities that include all ages and address a wide range of interests in our community” said Judd Halenza, the Foundation’s Board President.

“We are in the process of expanding our scope in grants and maintaining the quality of programs in what we present to the community,” Halenza said. “We have been working hard on these initiatives over the past few years and 2016 looks to be our best year yet. I’m honored to be part of the organization.

“This year we granted over $40,000 to help purchase a new lifeguard rescue boat, fund the extension of the Del Mar River Path, support a lunch program for seniors through Del Mar Community Connections, and acquire beach accessible wheelchairs for the Wounded Warriors program. Since 2005, we’ve granted more than $300,000 to local projects and nonproﬁts, which has included, among others, the Del Mar Library Mosaic Wall, the Lifeguard and Beach Safety Center, the Del Mar Garden Club, the Del Mar Historical Society, and the Del Mar Shores Park acquisition.”

“We depend on donors, sponsors and our committed volunteers to help run this Foundation. We are proud of our accomplishments in the community and know we could not have done it without the support of each and every one of them.”

In terms of programs, the Del Mar Foundation is perhaps best known for its wildly popular Summer Twilight Concerts in Powerhouse Park. The series features great music, dancing and picnicking with priceless Del Mar sunsets thrown in for good measure. Residents looking for an enriching, informative experience can check out the popular DMF Talks – the Foundation’s unique version of TED Talks – that draws its speakers from the exceptionally deep bench of locally-based creative, intellectual and scientiﬁc leaders. Launched in 2012, DMF Talks aims to entertain, inspire and inform the Del Mar community through a series of free presentations. “We have had some of the smartest, most accomplished people giving talks for us,” Halenza said. “These free talks are just so eye-opening and people have really enjoyed them.” In 2016, DMF Talks will present an exciting range of topics including future trends in science, water as a resource and space exploration. (see calendar of events on the

A 15-member volunteer Board of Directors governs the Foundation. Halenza credits his fellow Board members for their passion for improving the larger community. “We have a very active board,” he said. “We are all on various committees focused on planning and implementing programs.” The Del Mar Foundation depends on your ﬁnancial contributions large and small to continue its great work in the community. Visit its website or call Karen Wilson, Executive Director, to ﬁnd out how you can help. Del Mar Foundation 225 9th street 858.635.1363 www.delmarfoundation.org info@delmarfoundation.org Judd Halenza President Del Mar Foundation Board of Directors

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Happy Holidays to our Friends and Families of Del Mar Year after year, since 1982, the Del Mar Foundation has provided programs and activities for all ages, made grants that enhance the lives of others, and managed funds for the benefit of the community. Since 2007, the year the community endowment was established, Nearly $300,000 has been granted to benefit the community and more than 30,000 hours have been contributed by volunteers to make our events and activities happen. Without these donors, businesses, and volunteers, we could not provide the services we do to our community. As you review our 2016 calendar of events, we hope you will join us in thanking each of them for their generosity and commitment.

“Photos by Bill Morris”

Calendar of Events 2016 Detailed information and registration will be sent well in advance of each public event. Watch your email inbox for further details. If you are not on the Del Mar Foundation email list, visit delmarfoundation.org and sign up today. January

June

7 First Thursdays Cultural Arts Series (subscription-based, 10 month series) 10 Brunch with the Band Family fun with music by Melissa Green, and crafts for ages 1-6 12 Parenting Workshop Presenting Stuart Jones, of Outpost Summer Camps, in partnership with Del Mar Heights and Del Mar Hills Academy 17 Bluegrass & Beyond The Gibson Brothers (advance ticket purchase required) 25 DMF Talks “Looking Ahead: Future Trends” with Gary Robbins, Union Tribune Science writer 27 YDM Parents Night Out – Everyone Welcome – Hotel Indigo

2 First Thursdays Cultural Arts Series (subscription-based, 10 month series) 7 DMF Talks Topic: Our Water Resource (tentative) 12 YDM Movie Night Family fun for all at Del Mar Shores Park 21 Summer Twilight Concert Music and Dancing at Powerhouse Park 4 YDM 4th of July Parade Powerhouse Park 12 Summer Twilight Concert Music and Dancing at Powerhouse Park 14 YDM Movie Night Family fun for all at Del Mar Shores Park

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1 Parenting Workshop Parent enrichment program in partnership with Del Mar Heights and Del Mar Hills Academy 3 First Thursdays Cultural Arts Series (subscription-based, 10 month series) 4 Bluegrass & Beyond The Barefoot Movement (advance ticket purchase required) 13 Brunch with the Band Family fun with music by Katie Brady, and crafts for ages 1-6 16 YDM Parents Night Out, Location TBD 26 Easter Egg Hunt Annual event at Seagrove Park

April 7 First Thursdays Cultural Arts Series (subscription-based, 10 month series) 16 Mass Creativity Day YDM and the New Children’s Museum present a unique version of “Mass Creativity Day” with artist Wes Bruce, in Del Mar 21 YDM “Pop-up” Parents Night Out at the Del Mar Plaza featuring the Del Mar Ballet and an art exhibition 24 Earth Day Presentation by Nature & Culture International, followed by a Beach Clean Up

May 5 First Thursdays Cultural Arts Series (subscription-based, 10 month series) 10 Parenting Series Parent enrichment program in partnership with Del Mar Heights and Del Mar Hills Academy 15 Brunch with the Band Family fun with music by Kathryn the Grape, and crafts for ages 1-6

1 First Thursdays Cultural Arts Series (subscription-based, 10 month series) 12 DMF Talks Topic: SpaceX Odyssey (tentative) 15 YDM “Pop up” Parents Night Out featuring Del Mar Ballet location TBD 18 Summer Twilight Concert Music and Dancing at Powerhouse Park

October 6 First Thursdays Cultural Arts Series (subscription-based, 10 month series) 11 DMF Talks Speaker Bill Toone, Biologist and Conservationist, presented in partnership with the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy 14 Annual Beach Bonfire YDM – Spooktacular Beach Bonfire with S’mores and Storytelling 30 Halloween Dog Parade Powerhouse Park

November 3 First Thursdays Cultural Arts Series (subscription-based 10 month series) 3 YDM Location TBD

December 14 DMF Talks Topic to be Determined 1 First Thursdays Cultural Arts Series (subscription-based, 10 month series) TBD YDM Holiday Event In partnership with Del Mar Village Association’s Jingle Bells in the Village

Donate today to support the Del Mar Foundation. In appreciation, donors receive priority registration at events. Go to delmarfoundation.org and use the donate button or call 858.635.1363 to speak with Karen Wilson.

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Earl Warren Winter Arts Festival Earl Warren Middle School presented its Winter Arts Festival Dec. 9 at Skyline Elementaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Activity Center. Attendees enjoyed viewing art from Studio Art and Digital Art classes, as well as being entertained with music from Symphonic Band and Guitar classes, and a performance by drama students. The evening raised funds for the Visual and Performing Arts Department. Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www. delmartimes.net.

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‘Many Moods’ a Christmas tradition REVIEW BY CYNTHIA SOLTERO Many Moods started 18 years ago and has been one of our favorite family traditions for over 15 years. I can remember years ago looking forward the traditional, spectacular Christmas Program at Solana Beach Presbyterian Church. It was the perfect way to start the holiday season. As far back as I can remember it has always been the first weekend in December and this year was no exception. We loved the combination of a grand symphony orchestra, professional stellar soloists, and a superb choir. Many Moods has always been a beautiful, inspiring, traditional program. It contained a unique variety of well performed songs, Christmas anthems with gifted soloists. The last three years has seen a dramatic shift to more of a contemporary pop musical program. Suzanne Shick and Barbara Tobler helped me remem-

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Snow flurries and fun at Flower Hill Promenade Flower Hill Promenade was decked with snow on Saturday, Dec. 12 and Sunday, Dec. 13. On Saturday, the Promenade was transformed into a magical snow scene with fresh flurries all day, face painting, balloon artistry, make-and-take crafts and real reindeer to feed. On Saturday, “Frozen” movie stars Elsa, Anna and Kristiff delighted children in the snow along with more flurries, crafts and activities. Photos by Jon Clark. For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.

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Carmel Creek STREAM Family Night BY KAREN BILLING “What can I create?” It was after-school hours but students couldn’t wait to get back to work exploring inside the Carmel Creek Tinker Lab during a special STREAM Family Night on Dec. 2. The STREAM event was a way for students and parents to take on engineering challenges together, as well as showcase all the “amazing” work going on in the school where students are inspired to create, design and engage in critical thinking to solve real-world problems. “This night is about celebrating the connection and collaboration between all the STREAM subjects,” said Principal Lisa Ryder. In the school’s Discovery Labs, students are given an inquiry-based, hands-on layer of learning that connects to the main content focus in science, technology, research engineering, arts and math. “It’s fun to see the community come together for a fun night,” Ryder said. Photos by Karen Billing. For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.

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A Season of Blessings Returning Catholics Begins Jan. 20th at St. James Catholic Church, Solana Beach

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DM Rotary donates to Toys for Tots Drive event held at First Republic Bank

Samira Soltani, Wendy Pierro

More than 100 people attended a Toys for Tots drive and holiday party held at First Republic Bank in Del Mar Dec. 10. The Del Mar Rotary Club members collected and donated more than 100 new toys to the toy drive. Photos by Jon Clark. For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.

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24th annual charity Red Nose Run/Walk

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The 24th annual Red Nose Run/Walk benefiting Semper Fi Fund and Fresh Start Surgical Gifts was held Dec. 11 at the beach in front of the Poseidon Resturant in Del Mar. The event was presented by the Low and Slow Running Club of Del Mar. The Poseidon Restaurant provided hors d’oeuvres after the race. Participants supported the Semper Fi Fund and children of Fresh Start who benefit from reconstructive surgeries, dental and other medical services from this local charity run. The Semper Fi Fund, and its program America’s Fund, provide “immediate financial assistance and lifetime support to post-9/11 wounded, critically ill and injured members of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, and their families.” Visit www.semperfifund.org, www.freshstart.org and www.rednoserun.info. Photos by Jon Clark. For photos online, visit www.rsfreview.com.

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liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON

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NORTH COAST - DECEMBER 17, 2015 - PAGE B21 These documents are being circulated for a 45-day review period which began on Monday, November 30, 2015 and will close at 5:00 pm on Friday, January 15, 2016. The City is soliciting comments on the environmental analysis contained within the Draft EIR, such as identifying and analyzing the possible impacts on the environment and ways in which the significant effects of the project could be avoided or mitigated. Comments can be sent via email to publicworks@delmar.ca.us or via mail to: Public Works Department City of Del Mar 1050 Camino del Mar Del Mar, CA 92014 RE: San Dieguito Traffic Control Improvements Project Draft EIR Comments must be submitted to the address shown above or via email no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, January 15, 2016. Roundabout Courtesy Ntc. DM1490. 12/17/15.

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To your health: Top Health Care Trends for 2016 BY STEVEN STEINHUBL, M.D. With the health care industry undergoing some of the most dramatic changes in history, there is little doubt that 2016 will offer up a host of new opportunities and challenges for patients, physicians and health systems. At the core of much of this potential for change is a wide assortment of patient-centric technologies and their promise to improve health outcomes and increase convenience while reducing the cost of care. As director of digital medicine for Scripps Health and the Scripps Translational Science Institute, it is my job to always be thinking about how we can use technology to better improve health and health care. One thing is absolutely clear: People can and should play a bigger role in their own care. That can be as simple as tracking exercise and eating habits, or even a complete set of vital signs, with a wrist sensor connected to a smartphone, or having a quick medical appointment any time of day or night either virtually, or at a local retail clinic available around the corner or even in your office building. We’ve already seen the proliferation of wristband activity trackers and blood pressure cuffs that sync with your smartphone, which, as great as they are, don’t cause change, but rather only enable change to occur. But the new year will see more advanced efforts to use technology to deliver the right health care services to the right people when and where they want to receive them. Working off that theme, I’ve put together a list of my top health care trends to watch for in 2016: • Virtual health care, delivered 24/7 through your computer, tablet or smartphone, has arrived. Consumer demand for more convenient care without sacrificing quality fits perfectly with the overall experience most people have when using these services. • 3D printing has moved far beyond the do-it-yourself hobbyist and low-cost product manufacturing crowds. Doctors and researchers are now using the technology to create low-cost prosthetics, personally fitted hearing aids and plastic implants to replace damaged bone. At Scripps Clinic, Heinz Hoenecke, M.D., has used a 3D printer to create a customized guide for drilling holes during shoulder replacement surgery. And Darryl D’Lima, M.D., is using the technology to make bioartificial cartilage. • Care options will continue to expand and become more consumer-centric and convenient. Already, clinics are available in neighborhood pharmacies and grocery stores with scheduling and costs easily available via an app. Just this month, Scripps teamed up with The Irvine Company to open its first Scripps HealthExpress clinic in an office building complex in the University City area of San Diego. • The wireless health technology sector will get a boost in late 2016 when the $10 million Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE is awarded to the maker of a wireless device that can capture a host of vital signs and use the data to diagnose a set of 16 conditions, such as atrial fibrillation, sleep apnea, hypertension and melanoma. Earlier this year, the Scripps Translational Science Institute launched the first clinical trial of the Scanadu Scout, one of the seven finalists for the prize. Steven Steinhubl, M.D., is a cardiologist with Scripps Clinic and director of digital medicine for Scripps Health and the Scripps Translational Science Institute. “To Your Health” is brought to you by the physicians and staff of Scripps. For more information, please visit www.scripps.org/CNP or call (858) 207-4317.

Alpacas Kronk and Kuzco, Santa and tons of fun at Helen Woodward’s Frosty Farms celebration.

Helen Woodward welcomes all to its Frosty Farm event through Dec. 20 On Comet! On Cupid! On Kronk? On Kuzco? Two holiday alpacas are merry-ing up the holidays at Helen Woodward Animal Center’s annual Frosty Farm event running Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 20. The Humane Education Department’s weekend extravaganza, going on until Christmas, is perfect for animal-lovers of all ages. The fun festivities include photos with Santa and his “polar” dog; cookie decorating; winter-themed craft-making; faux snow; face painting; hot chocolate and more — all guaranteed to create cheerful memories this holiday season. And don’t forget to spend some time with our South American Frosty Farm ambassadors, dressed in their holiday best. Apparently they have very specific reasons for participating this year. Word around the barn is they’re trying to talk Santa into letting them lead the sleigh! Helen Woodward Animal Center’s “Frosty Farm” runs Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. until Dec. 20 at the Center’s Education Building (6461 El Apajo Road in Rancho Santa Fe). Parents, teachers and troop leaders are encouraged to book their kids for this one-of-a-kind holiday experience that combines the perfect mixture of laughter, sweet treats and cuddly critters and is great for individuals of all beliefs. Be sure to bring a camera to capture all the special memories including a meet-and-greet with a variety of Helen Woodward Animal Center friends (including rabbits, doves, sheep, mini horses, chickens, and, of course, our adorable alpacas Kronk and Kuzco), all while enjoying holiday treats and a fun day of activities for children and adults. New this year, Frosty Farms features live music every day and attendees can have their caricatures drawn by a live artist. Tickets are $23 per child and $12 per adult with all funds supporting the pets and programs at Helen Woodward Animal Center. Due to last year’s increase in the number of kids on the “nice list,” children must be pre-registered for a time slot to meet Santa. Register on-line at www.animalcenter.org in advance to secure your time. In doing so, your family will have minimal wait time and can more fully enjoy all of the Frosty Farm activities. For more information on Helen Woodward Animal Center’s Frosty Farm, contact Santa’s Workshop (a.k.a the Education Department) at education@animalcenter.org or (858) 756-4117 ext. 318.

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Quack, quack! Get all the fowl facts for cooking the best duck BY CATHARINE KAUFMAN For me, roasted duck has always been a treasured family dish that I have enjoyed since childhood. My Grandma prepared it for special holidays, and as gifts of gratitude for her loved ones. One summer, the family took a road trip to Ottawa delivering a birthday present to my uncle — his favorite whole roasted duck. This bird was pampered, massaged and marinated in a concoction of fresh garlic and citrus juices for three days in the refrigerator, then roasted in a slow oven for hours. The tender flesh and crisp skin was truly a poem in your mouth. We stopped midway for a lunch break, and when we returned, someone had broken into the trunk. Nothing seemed to be missing, but on further inspection the beautifully gold-foil wrapped roast duck was gone —some fowl play! Here’s a primer on how to get the best out of this succulent bird for the holidays and beyond.

and energy producing Bs, fluid balancing potassium, immune boosting zinc, and heme iron, an easily absorbable form of the mineral for red blood cell production to ward off anemia and fatigue. Not all ducks are created equal The Mallard is a medium-sized, wild duck. Its flesh is lean yet greasy tasting, and tends to be tough. The Muscovy is a breed with males (drakes) being large and meaty, and females (hens), smaller and leaner. With its strong, overpowering taste, it is mostly used for its liver to make foie gras (that is once again legal in California after a Los Angeles judge recently reversed the statewide ban).

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Get a leg up Duck, which is a completely dark meat fowl, even the breast is a rich source of dietary protein, but also contains a high amount of fat. About half the fat in duck is saturated, the other half a blend of mono and polyunsaturated fat, the latter having comparable health attributes to olive oil. But for the cholesterol-conscious, eat moderately. It also contains a handful of essential vitamins and minerals, including stress-relieving

Cooking duck. Photo courtesy Chef Bernard Guillas

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White Pekin, the most popular duck in the U.S., has a rich flavor without the overpowering gaminess, along with lower fat content and leaner, more tender meat. This breed, imported from China to Long Island, the hub of the American duck industry, is where “Long Island style” duck originated. The Moulard, a cross between a Muscovy and a White Pekin is gamier than the latter, and has a tendency to be tough and chewy. Duck tips Do not overcook duck breasts. Roast or braise to medium to prevent the meat from becoming chewy and stringy. To substantially reduce the fat content and create a crispy, flavorful skin score the breast with a sharp knife, then sear on scored side. For the legs, cure overnight and cook for several hours in a cast iron pan in the oven. For the whole bird, trim excess fat, score and poke several holes before roasting. When the temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit at the thickest part, it’s done. Just wing it A whole roasted duck with a citrus glaze and wild rice pilaf is a festive and elegant way to celebrate the holidays. If a whole bird is too much for you to handle, roast just the breast or legs (confit), and whip up a variety of dishes, such as, duck breast with a soba noodle ginger broth, wild mushroom and duck risotto, duck curry, warm duck salad with roasted beets, a hearty ragu or this delightful crispy skin duck breast with port glaze. Quack, quack!

Aylesbury Crispy Skin Duck Breast with Tawny Port Glaze Serves 4 4 (6-ounce) Long Island duck breasts to taste sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil 1/4 cup minced shallots 2 sprigs thyme 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 1 cup tawny port 1 cup chicken stock 1 teaspoon unsalted butter Score fat of duck breast in criss-cross pattern at 1/4-inch intervals without cutting into breast meat. Season with salt and pepper. Add oil to large skillet over medium high heat. Cook breasts, skin side down, 3 minutes or until golden and crisp. Turn over. Cook 3 minutes for medium rare, or until desired doneness. Transfer duck to cutting board. Slice and arrange on a large platter. Set aside. Discard excess fat from skillet. Return skillet to stovetop.Add shallots, thyme, cumin and nutmeg. Cook 1 minute, stirring often. Add port and chicken stock. Reduce to sauce consistency.Strain through fine sieve into saucepan. Swirl in butter. Season with salt and pepper. Pour over duck slices and serve with fig chutney and wilted greens. Recipe courtesy Chef Bernard Guillas (Marine Room, La Jolla). For additional holiday recipes, email kitchenshrink@san.rr.com.

SpaBlue debuts new MedSpa with full menu of treatments SpaBlue in Del Mar’s Flower Hill Promenade is celebrating the launch of its new Physician MedSpa, a 350-square-foot medical suite with two treatment rooms within the day spa’s facility. The new Med Spa will offer services like Botox and Juvederm injections; IPL for photo-rejuvenation, hyperpigmentation and rosacea; fractional laser for fine lines, wrinkles, stretch marks and scars; medical weight management programs; Latisse to grow eyelashes longer, fuller and darker; Kybella injections to reduce fat in the upper neck area; and the Skintel Melanin Reader. To lead the MedSpa, SpaBlue has brought on some of the top doctors and nurses in San Diego, including board-certified Dr. Maryam Hekmat, M.D., FACP and Dr. Robert Pollack, M.D., FACS. Both doctors bring years of experience in aesthetic and cosmetic medicine. SpaBlue maintains a commitment to its guests, the community and environment through sustainable initiatives. The facility offers a range of spa and beauty treatments including massages, facials, body treatments, manicures and pedicures, spray tanning, makeup applications and waxing. The day spa also offers women’s and men’s locker rooms with showers, robes and slippers, plus a co-ed relaxation lounge and stylish retail boutique. For more information visit MySpaBlue.com or call 858-481-6672.

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Vay Ashby of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties receives Five Star Home Professional Award for Seventh Consecutive Year The Carmel Valley-Torrey Hills office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties and Branch Manager Delorine Jackson are proud to announce that REALTOR-Sales Associate Vay Ashby has been designated a Five Star Home Professional by San Diego Magazine for the seventh consecutive year. “It means so much that my clients take the time to see that I achieve this award every year,” Ashby said. “Knowing that I am able to fulfill their dreams and provide excellent service is a great feeling.” The Five Star Award is a result of a survey of more than 31,000 recent homebuyers, subscribers, and industry experts. Respondents rate their agent on factors including customer service, communication, marketing, integrity, negotiation, and overall satisfaction. “Having your clients acknowledge your superior professionalism and client satisfaction is one of the highest honors a REALTOR can achieve,” Jackson said. “It means that everything Vay is doing professionally has been validated by the ones who matter most.” Ashby is a member of Harden, Wright and Associates, a team that continually succeeds within the company. They are in the Chairman’s Circle Diamond category for 2014, ranking them in the top half of 1 percent of all Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices agents nationwide. She works with buyers and sellers in the North County area and the state Highway 56 corridor. The Five Star Home Professional Award was presented in the 2015 March edition of San Diego Magazine, with an article about the award and an agent photo. Only 7 percent of professionals in each category received the award, and each winner had to meet several standards, including a qualifying rating by past clients and a minimum client volume or production level. Ashby can be contacted through the Carmel Valley-Tor-

Vay Ashby rey Hills office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties at 760815-5370 mobile, vayashby@gmail.com, or www. vayashby.com. The office is at 11120 E. Ocean Air Drive, Suite 103, San Diego, CA 92130 and online at www. bhhscalifornia.com. For more information, visit www.bhhscalifornia. com. To learn about career opportunities, call 858-5234940.

Del Mar-based Davidson Communities releases award-winning model homes at Arterro in Carlsbad One of North County’s top design attractions – Davidson’s three model homes at Arterro at La Costa in Carlsbad – have been released for sale and will be ready for occupancy in the first quarter of 2016. In twostory plans ranging from 3,928 to 4,577 square feet, Arterro’s three model homes showcase some of the finest contemporary architecture and interior merchandising in San Diego. “The model complex at Arterro has been our showcase for ‘the Davidson Difference’, with visitors photographing even the smallest details,” said Cathie McGill, vice president of sales and marketing for Davidson Communities, who noted that last year, Arterro was named Southern California’s Best New Community of the Year. Davidson is also selling new homes in Arterro’s final phases, including one single-story residence, and several large family homes offering up to six-and-a-half bedrooms and six-and-a-half baths. Arterro’s floor plans reflect San Diego’s indoor-outdoor lifestyle, with oversized bi-fold doors and windows extending usable living space into the backyard. De-

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Southwest Region first real estate brokerage in U.S. to pilot Facebook at work Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in the Southwest Region is the first real estate brokerage to pilot Facebook At Work, a business communication platform modeled from Facebook’s interface that Facebook is currently testing with the aim to completely redefine internal communications. “Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is proud to be a beta tester of this platform, underscoring our strength as a leader in technology, digital strategies and social media,” said Randy Bragdon, regional marketing director at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in the company’s Southwest Region, who helped lead the pilot with Facebook for the project. “In just the short time since this pilot launched, we’re already finding that our employees and affiliated agents are connecting and collaborating more efficiently and a new culture is emerging.” Engaging agents and employees to pilot Facebook At Work has been fairly easy because users can do many of the same things they do on Facebook: follow, message, join groups, share videos and post up-

OPEN HOUSES CARMEL VALLEY $749,000 3BR/2.5BA

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Davidson’s three model homes at Arterro at La Costa in Carlsbad – have been released for sale. signed to accommodate today’s flexible family configurations, every home offers a ground floor bedroom and connecting bath, ideal for a boomerang child, elderly grandparents or a nanny. Models at Arterro demonstrate some of Davidson’s most acclaimed and innovative options, including the “social kitchen,” an oversized marble island that can function as a dining room table or a homework station. Another popular feature is the “drop zone,” where groceries, backpacks and sporting equipment can be unloaded before coming into the house. Arterro was designed by R. Douglas Mansfield, AIA, with interior merchandising by Design Line Interiors. Open daily until 5 p.m., Arterro is located at 3442 Sitio Sandia, at the east end of La Costa Avenue. For more information, call 760-632-8400. Also in North County, Davidson is now selling Enclave Rancho Santa Fe, comprised of 13 new homes in Rancho Santa Fe behind private gates off Del Dios Highway at 7915 Silvery Moon Lane. For more information, call 858-3679600. Davidson is also selling the final two homes at New Crest Court, a cul-de-sac neighborhood of 16 new homes at 1600 New Crest Court in the award-winning Carlsbad School District. For more information, call 760-736-3100.

dates. The unique differences are that everything shared on Facebook At Work remains solely on the company’s Facebook At Work ecosystem and is not accessible to anyone on Facebook’s larger network, and user information is never shared between personal and work accounts. Tangible results for the performance of the product are easily measured in its analytics. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has found encouraging results thus far. For example, items posted on the platform, such as training videos that used to generate around 150 views when they were posted to other marketing channels, are now yielding about 750 views from the combined sources. Independent agents are also finding it easier to collaborate over Facebook at Work and speed their interactions, which may ultimately help to improve their business results. For more information about Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, visit www. coldwellbankerhomes.com.

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6380 Paseo Delicias K. Ann Brizolis, Paciﬁc Sotheby’s

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Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-245-3434

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