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BY KAREN BILLING The San Dieguito Union High School District’s (SDUHSD) special board meeting on Dec. 17 ended with a roar of teacher cheers and Kool & The Gang’s “Celebration” playing over a loudspeaker. The celebratory mood came on the heels of a 3-2 vote in favor of the new agreement with the San Dieguito Faculty Association (SDFA) which provided for a 12.5 percent raise for teachers and administration, the first master contract raise since 2007. Trustees John Salazar and Mo Muir voted against it. SDUHSD Superintendent Rick Schmitt said that it is an agreement that allows for continued budget stability for the district while at the same time allowing for some financial security for teachers and counselors. SDUHSD Board President Beth Hergesheimer said they are able to give the teachers a salary boost while maintaining a healthy budget with room to make budget and program improvements. “The vote is not about supporting the ‘big bad union’ but supporting dedicated teachers and educators that serve your students every day,” SDFA President Bob Croft said in front of nearly 100 teachers in attendance at San Dieguito High School Academy. “I leave gratified tonight that special interest forces that undermine our district were not able to do their deed. This vote represents the best of our communi-
Del Mar Heights Elementary School held its annual Winterfest Program Dec. 17. The festive event included musical performances by students. The photo above was taken at the Winterfest dress rehearsal held Dec. 16. See page B10 for more. Photo by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www. delmartimes.net.
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Solana Beach School District classified employees receive benefits, consider forming union ■ See pages B1B20 for photos of a variety of holiday events.
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BY KRISTINA HOUCK Christmas came early for some Solana Beach School District classified employees when their health benefits were reinstated last week. The school board voted unanimously during a special meeting on Dec. 18 to revise its policies and offer medical insurance for classified employees who regularly work at least six hours per day and 30 hours per week. A total of 22 such employees recently lost their benefits under the Affordable Care Act. “I just can’t thank you enough for being a board that thinks about our teachers and our classified teachers as human beings,” said Carmel Creek School teacher Katie Zimmer. A total of 46 classified
employees were eligible for benefits when the ACA went into effect last year. In a letter two days before Thanksgiving, 22 of those employees learned that they no longer qualified for health care under the ACA and that their current benefits would end at the close of 2015. A third-party company called Worxtime, an ACA compliance web application, calculated their hours and found that they were not eligible to receive benefits mandated by the ACA guidelines. Although some of the classified employees had worked at least six hours per day, school breaks impacted their totals. “The 22 employees qualified the year before because when we ran the calculations, we thought
that those weeks off shouldn’t be counted. As it turns out, they do count,” Superintendent Terry Decker explained in an interview, noting that the district also calculated the hours. “The Affordable Care Act is built for the corporate world — 52 weeks a year. We have two weeks of winter break. We have a week at Thanksgiving. That time period keeps clocking.” Several classified employees shared their concerns before the board during the regularly scheduled Dec. 14 meeting. “Last year, when I received health benefits through the district for the first time, I was thrilled,” said Lori Wolf, who has worked for the district for
Santa Fe Irrigation District directors chafe at state’s mandated water-use cuts BY JOE TASH Santa Fe Irrigation District directors are questioning the fairness of a state mandate that local residents must cut their water use by 36 percent, and they are considering changes to water-use restrictions imposed earlier this year. The district may also reconsider its cooperative stance toward the state’s directive, if the state does not begin giving San Diego County more credit for the expense it has undertaken to develop new water supplies, such as construction of the new desalination plant in Carlsbad and water transfers from Imperial County, officials said. “If it’s not fair and it’s not right, we have to fight it,” said director Greg Gruzdowich of the state mandates, at a board meeting on Thursday, Dec. 17. His fellow director, Alan Smerican, suggested that it would take a “revolution” to turn back the tide on the state’s stringent water-use mandates. Board president Michael Hogan said in an interview after the meeting that the board could decide to support such measures as legislative or legal action, if the state does not make changes to its mandated cutbacks. Earlier this year, in response to an emergency drought declaration by Gov. Jerry Brown, the state Water Resources Control Board ordered each water district in the state to cut back its water use by a specified amount. Because Santa Fe’s
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Norovirus suspected at Solana Beach school BY PAT MAIO, SPECIAL TO THE SOLANA BEACH SUN, DEL MAR TIMES, CARMEL VALLEY NEWS Solana Beach School District officials notified parents that public health officials in San Diego County believe that norovirus is likely causing a rise in absences at Solana Vista Elementary School. “We have noticed an increase in absences due to gastrointestinal complaints among our students,” wrote Joel Tapia, principal of Solana Vista, and Renee Woodworth, the school district’s nurse. They wrote that the San Diego County Department of Public Health and Human Services has advised the school district that norovirus is likely causing the illness. They did not say how many absences have been reported. Neither Solana Beach Superintendent Terry Decker nor Craig Sturak, a spokesman with the county’s public health agency , were available for comment. Symptoms of norovirus include a sudden onset of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramping. Some students have had a low-grade fever. The symptoms of norvirus usually See NOROVIRUS, page 9
SANDAG board taps Supervisor Ron Roberts as chair; Del Mar Deputy Mayor Terry Sinnott as vice chair The SANDAG Board of Directors unanimously elected San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts as its new chair and Del Mar Deputy Mayor Terry Sinnott as vice chair on Dec. 18. Sinnott has been a Del Mar resident since 1976. He is a former U.S. Naval officer who served in Vietnam. Following his military service, he worked for 22 years at San Diego Gas & Electric in a variety of roles, including industrial engineering, marketing, distribution planning, and customer service. Sinnott, a Del Mar City Council member since 2010, has served on the SANDAG Board since January 2011. Roberts – a former planning commissioner and two-term councilmember for the City of San Diego – has represented the County’s Fourth District since 1994. He formerly served as vice chair of the SANDAG Board, and he will be the first county supervisor ever to serve as chair when he takes up his new post in January. “Supervisor Roberts has been a central figure in the expansion and modernization of the region’s transit system,” outgoing Chair and Santee Councilmember Jack Dale said. “MaSee SANDAG, page 9
Three people killed in head-on crash in Encinitas BY CITY NEWS SERVICE Authorities released the name Dec. 21 of a motorist who was killed, along with two others, when he drove the wrong way on Interstate 5 at high speed, causing a fiery head-on crash in Solana Beach. At 3:24 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, David Michael Elmore, 29, of Encinitas was in a Mercedes-Benz, going northbound at up to 100 miles an hour, when the car slammed into a southbound Chrysler sedan between Santa Fe Drive and Manchester Avenue, CHP spokesman Jim Bettencourt said. Elmore and the man and woman in the Chrysler were killed on impact. The force of the collision set the Chrysler ablaze, charring the remains of the still-unidentified occupants, Bettencourt said. The deadly scenario began about 3 a.m. in San Ysidro, when Elmore made a sudden Uturn on I-5 at the Mexican border and started speeding north in the southbound lanes, authorities said. CHP officers spotted the wrong-way car barreling north at H Street in Chula Vista, with Border Patrol agents following behind on the northbound side of the freeway. At E Street, the CHP and Border Patrol officers lost sight of the Mercedes, which apparently traveled north past National City, downtown San Diego, Mission Bay, La Jolla and Del Mar before crashing. The southbound 5 was snarled for hours, as all traffic was detoured at Manchester. Traffic on the old Coast Highway was also jammed for miles.
SB man pleads not guilty to fatal hit-and-run charge BY CITY NEWS SERVICE A Solana Beach man who allegedly fled on foot after his car hit a young man changing a tire alongside a South Bay freeway pleaded not guilty Dec. 18 to a charge of hit-and-run resulting in death. Christopher Ramirez Reyes, 29, was ordered held on $125,000 bail. He faces up to four years in prison if convicted in the death of 21-year-old Raymart Agsalon Martos of Imperial Beach. A southbound Dodge Stratus struck Martos in a center median on Interstate 5 near Mile of Cars Way in National City about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, then crashed into a divider wall, according to the California Highway Patrol. Martos died at the scene. The driver of the Dodge, later identified as Reyes, allegedly abandoned his car and ran off, CHP public-affairs Officer Tony Contreras said. Investigators tracked down Reyes and arrested him the following evening. A readiness conference was scheduled Dec. 29 and a preliminary hearing was set for Jan. 4.
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Students give positive feedback to Del Mar school board on new modern learning studios pilot program BY KAREN BILLING The Del Mar Union School District (DMUSD) regularly receives reports and updates on district issues and programs but the board was most impressed by the one they received on the new modern learning studios pilot program on Dec. 16, given by a bright bunch of fourth and fifth graders. “This is by far my favorite presentation I’ve seen,” remarked board member Darren Gretler. Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services Shelley Petersen and Director of Technology Chris Delehanty were tasked with giving the report but as Delehanty said, the best way to give an update was to bring the people that are in the classrooms every day. “The kids can say it better than I can,” Delehanty said. Sycamore Ridge fourth graders Zephyr Burmund, Connor Chung and Sneha Varma talked about the “greatness of the modern learning studios.” The students said that they learn better in the
classrooms, especially because of the cozy, furniture: “In the older traditional classrooms we did not focus because we were not comfortable,” Connor said. They talked about the different ways they can configure the furniture to allow them to collaborate. “The furniture is flexible and has wheels on it,” Sneha said, noting they push tables and chairs together for things like math talks. The large flat-screen TV in class can also turn and rotate so they can always see what’s going on in class. Zephyr said a moveable cart has all of their supplies and they save trees without using paper and instead using their white board tables. “Being efficient gives us more time to learn and share our knowledge,” Zephyr said. Carmel Del Mar fifth graders also talked about the efficiency of the white board tables to solve math problems without wasting paper, rolling chairs that allow them to see in all directions and bean bag chairs which are “good because we can be in our own space to read and write.” They also talked about the studios’ Chromecast capabilities that allow them to
stream their work directly to the class flat screen TV from their devices in a very clear picture. “There’s no front of the classroom,” the kids said. “There are places for groups to work as a team, places to work alone with a teacher and multiple uses for almost everything.” Petersen said in December the district underwent a professional learning day for the six pilot classrooms and talked about the successes of the space, the challenges and potential next steps. “It was an incredible day of learning for all of us and gave us a terrific road map for how to move forward,” Petersen said. Petersen said that the San Diego County Office of Education is also working with the district on how to bring together some quantitative and qualitative data on the modern learning studios so they can see how they are truly impacting teaching and learning. The district aims to bring modern learning studios to all campuses and Delehanty said they will continue to evaluate the program, including its social and emotional impacts, in spring 2016.
Rafner re-elected DMUSD president, shares $500 in books A Carmel Del Mar modern learning studio. Photo by Karen Billing
BY KAREN BILLING In its organizational meeting, the Del Mar Union School District board re-elected Doug Rafner as president. Kristin Gibson was re-elected as clerk. At the meeting, President Rafner shared that he had won a $500 gift certificate from Scholastic at the recent California Schools Boards Association conference. Superintendent Holly McClurg had students in the audience draw a school and grade level who will be the recipients of the funds — the winner was Del Mar Hills Academy first grade.
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City of Del Mar Draft Climate Action Plan posted online
City of Del Mar contends fairgrounds has violated 2013 settlement agreement BY KRISTINA HOUCK The city of Del Mar claims that the Del Mar Fairgrounds has violated a 2013 settlement agreement and plans to enforce its rights. City Attorney Leslie Devaney reported that the Del Mar City Council voted unanimously in closed session on Dec. 7 to “start the process to enforce Del Mar’s rights under the settlement agreement because of fairground noise violations.” The city received noise complaints from residents during the first-ever Kaaboo music festival in September, but city officials did not confirm whether or not complaints regarding the three-day festival led to the council’s vote. Kabboo has already announced a partial list of performers slated to take the stage during the second annual festival next September at the fairgrounds. “There’s different things that were agreed upon when that settlement agreement was agreed to, and if there are any aspects of it that aren’t being followed, there’s a protocol that we can go through to try to have that addressed,” said Kristen Crane, assistant to the city manager. Crane, however, did not specify how the city plans to “enforce its rights.” Del Mar, Solana Beach, the San Dieguito River Valley Joint Powers Authority filed a lawsuit in 2011 regarding the 22nd District Agricultural Association’s expansion plans for the fairgrounds. The three entities challenged an environmental impact report conducted in support of the master plan and certified by the 22nd DAA board, which governs the staterun facility. The parties reached a settlement
The City of Del Mar has posted its draft Climate Action Plan (CAP) online at www.delmar.ca.us/cap in preparation for presentation to the City Council on Jan. 19, 2016 for adoption. Development of the CAP has been underway for approximately 18 months, primarily led by the City’s citizen-appointed Sustainability Advisory Board. The draft CAP proposes a 15 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and a 50 percent reduction by 2035. Measures for achieving those targets fall into four categories: energy and buildings, water and waste, transportation, and urban tree planting. Recommended strategies for phase one include: pursuing increased use of renewable energy sources, including exploration of community choice aggregation; facilitating the planning and building application process for installation of photovoltaic panels and energy efficiency retrofits; developing a zerowaste program/policy; implementing a “complete streets” approach in designing modifications to arterial streets to make them more pedestrian and bike friendly; exploring installation of roundabouts; and possible implementation of an urban tree planting program. Del Mar’s draft CAP sets goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and 2035 along with a proposed list of strategies and measures to achieve those targets, however the CAP itself does not establish any new programs or requirements in the City. The CAP includes an implementation plan for working toward the recommended programs and policies in phases. A community workshop on the CAP and GHG reduction goals was held in September 2015, as well as introduction of the CAP to the City Council at their meeting on Dec. 7, 2015. For more information, contact Management Services Director Kristen Crane at (858) 755-9313 x1132.
agreement, dated February 2013, that outlines a variety of matters. Under noise reduction, the district agreed to install off-site noise monitoring equipment in three locations and to monitor noise during outdoor events at the fairgrounds. According to the settlement agreement, the equipment must be maintained and calibrated to industry standards. The district must also provide a copy of the monitoring results to Del Mar, Solana Beach and the San Dieguito River Valley JPA within 96 hours of any non-fair concert event. At the time of the settlement agreement, the district had already adopted a noise ordinance. But with the agreement, the district agreed to also prepare a noise ordinance enforcement plan. Additionally, the district agreed to establish a phone number for reporting noise disturbances from activities at the fairgrounds. District event managers monitor phone calls to this number, according to the agreement. The fairgrounds agreed to promote the number on its website. According to the agreement, if the district receives a sound complaint, the event manager “will review the monitoring results to determine if the sound exceeds the noise ordinance’s levels and make adjustments if needed.” If possible, the event manager will make the adjustments while the event is in progress. The district is also required to share the monitoring results documenting levels above the ordinance limits to either the city manager of Del Mar or Solana Beach for discussion with district staff.
Friends Night Out at the Solana Beach Library Jan. 7 will feature Kora Harp Musician Sean Gaskell Sean Gaskell is a North Carolina musician with expertise in playing the Kora, an ancient 21-stringed gourd-bottomed harp from West Africa. Inspired by a Kora band he heard in Seattle, Gaskell travelled to Gambia to study with Kora master musicians. Recently, Gaskell has been featured at numerous festivals in the US, Gambia, and Senegal. His performance will feature traditional songs that are the heart and soul of the Kora’s musical repertoire in addition to some of his own personal compositions. This Friends Night Out program is sponsored by the Friends of the Solana Beach Library and will be held on Jan. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Solana Beach Library at 157 Stevens Avenue in Solana Beach. This event is free and open to the public. Further information can be obtained through the Solana Beach Library at 858-755-1404.
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Teenage author publishes her second fantasy book ‘The Rain of Blood’ BY KAREN BILLING Carmel Valley’s Sahana Kumar has just released her second book in the “Champions of Zairon” fantasy fiction series. The 14-year-old author is a busy freshman at Francis Parker School. The book is available for purchase on Amazon.com and download on iTunes, Nook and Kindle. Book two, “The Rain of Blood,” brings back the trio of teenage protagonists Claire, Jason and Zac from book one, “Cave of Mystic Dreams,” which Sahana wrote when she was 12. In “Rain of Blood,” the teenagers set off on a challenge to retrieve an artifact and are again drawn back into their “mystical reality” encountering all kinds of adventures and magical creatures along the way. “The creatures are one of my favorite parts of writing — making up all these weird, fantastical things,” Sahana said. In her writing, Sahana drew on lots of Celtic and Hindu mythology, such as her monstrous take on kelpie, a shapeshifting water horse. Friends and schoolmates who had read the first book were anxious for the second installment. Sahana said some of the younger Francis Parker students would wait outside her classroom and ask her “Is it out yet? Is the book out yet?” “The writing process went a lot faster because I didn’t have to spend a lot of time creating the characters,” Sahana said. She did do a lot of research on mythological creatures, and the editing process with publisher Telemachus Press took a little over a year while her first book took about six months. The longer editing process Sahana attributes to now being a high schooler and her extensive list of after-school activities. Sahana participates in Science Olympiad, History Games, Math Olympics, the speech and debate and robotics teams, takes voice and violin lessons, plays in the orchestra and is on the sailing team. “My friends call me crazy but I do all this stuff because I really enjoy all of it,” Sahana said.
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(Above) Author Sahana Kumar and (right) the cover of her second book ‘‘The Rain of Blood.” Courtesy photos
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Brandeis National Committee chapters to host the annual Brandeis University outreach program The San Dieguito and Rancho Bernardo Brandeis National Committee chapters will host the annual Brandeis University outreach program, University on Wheels, with a luncheon at 11 a.m. Jan. 6 at the Morgan Run Resort & Club. Each winter Brandeis professors speak to some of the 45 BNC chapters around the country, drawing the community closer to the university. San Diego will welcome Dr. Nancy Scott, Associate Professor of Fine Arts, who will speak on “The Emergence of Public Art: From Coast to Coast.” The Club is located at 5690 Cancha De Golf, Rancho Santa Fe. The cost, $55 or $65, (partly tax deductible) will benefit the BNC Scholarship Campaign, a new initiative to raise $1 million in two years for scholarships. For information or reservations, call Phyllis at 858-487-1422 by Dec. 29.
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‘Last of the President’s Men’ talks about Nixon years in new book by Bob Woodward BY WILL BOWEN A sell-out crowd, composed mostly of older adults and a sprinkling of students, was on hand at the Price Center East Ballroom at UC San Diego Dec. 4 to hear Tulane University professor of history and economics Michael Bernstein interview bestselling author and Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward and former Nixon White House aide (and Watergate informant) Alexander Butterfield, who is the subject of Woodward’s new book, “The Last of the President’s Men.” A sequel to the legendary “All the President’s Men,” written with fellow Washington Post journalist Carl Bernstein, Woodward’s new book has been hailed as “the most influential piece of journalism in history” and “the greatest reporting effort of all time.” The newspaper articles and book that preceded it, which revealed the Watergate scandal and forced Nixon to eventually resign the presidency, garnered a Pulitzer Prize for the Post. The UCSD panel discussion, which sold out in a matter a days, came as a collaboration between the Helen Edison Lecture Series, The UCSD Library, UCSD Extension Division, and UCSD TV — the group that last month partnered to bring polio vaccine discoverer Jonas Salk’s two sons to campus to help inaugurate a new library exhibit of their father’s papers. Bernstein, who formerly was a UCSD faculty member as well its Dean of Arts & Humanities, began the evening by introducing Woodward and Butterfield. Woodward, 72, was at the Washington Post for more than 44 years and has written numerous books about the American political scene. Butterfield, 89, a Distinguished Flying Cross recipient and a Nixon White House aide who grew up across the bay in Coronado, was formerly a graduate student under Bernstein at UCSD. At that time, Butterfield was investigating the role of presidential pardons in American history. Woodward and Butterfield, who seem to have become good friends, partnered to write “The Last of the President’s Men.” The book offers further revelations into the personae of Richard Nixon and the Watergate times. The overarching
Bob Woodward, Alexander Butterfield and Michael Bernstein at UCSD’s Price Auditorium, Dec. 4. Photo by Will Bowen theme is: Do we really know enough about the candidates we are electing? The book also asks us to bring more transparency to the office of the president, which has traditionally been a closed system surrounded by a wall of secrecy. Woodward made the point that “history is never over.” Even though his book clarifies who Nixon was, he said we may never have a final account of the man and his actions. Woodward continued by explaining how Butterfield brought both his memories of being the one responsible for scheduling Nixon’s day-to-day activities (and the one responsible for overseeing the installation of the secret audio-taping system installed
in the White House by Secret Service agents under Nixon’s direction) — in addition to 20 boxes of White House documents he had secreted away for posterity — to their collaboration. One incredulous document that came out of the boxes was the “Zilch Memo.” In this Jan. 2, 1972 memo, Nixon calls the bombing of Vietnam with 29 million tons of explosives a failure, with the effect of “zilch,” even though the day before he went on national TV saying the bombing campaign was a success. Nixon knew the bombing responsible for killing countless thousands of innocent civilians was a failure, yet he continued to order it and lie about its effectiveness because it was popu-
lar with some people and helped assure his re-election, the book reveals. Butterfield said he resigned his commission as a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force stationed in Australia as a career move to work in the White House under Nixon’s Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman. “Although I liked the hell out of Nixon as a person,” he said, “the president had a dark and petty side that few people saw, unless you were around him on a daily basis.” He said Nixon was obsessed with his rivals and enemies and would go to illegal lengths to silence them or bring them down. Butterfield also said that Nixon was also a very lonely person who did not even communicate with his wife, Pat. To illustrate this, Butterfield shared the story of being on a plane with the Nixons. Pat asked her husband if he would like to go to New York with their girls for the holidays, and Nixon ignored her question, never even looking up from the legal pad he was scribbling on. See WOODWARD, page 14
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No Christmas break for Torrey Pines wrestlers who continue to shine As the Torrey Pines High School students are finally enjoying a well-deserved winter break, the Falcon Wrestling team is back on the mat training under the supervision of Head Coach Martin Brown, Coach Brad Allred, Coach Wes Lee and his son, a former Falcon wrestler. They power through an intensive two hours training every day that includes strengthening, conditioning and practicing techniques that will prepare them to compete in tournaments after the break, continuing onto CIF, Masters and State. The season started off strong after the Falcons won a combined seven medals victory at the Hilltop tournament. Jack Callan and Peter “Pierre” Thomas won Gold, while Brian Duong, Joe Anthony, Tyler Best and
Right: Peter “Pierre” Thomas, after winning four difficult matches, was awarded Gold in the 152 pound weight class at the Vista tournament.
Paulo Dominice finished as Silver medalists. Last Saturday, two wrestlers competed at the Vista tournament. After grueling matches and a strong effort, David Bernstein, TPHS freshman wrestler, finished 5th in the 145 weight class. Peter “Pierre” Thomas, after winning four difficult matches, was awarded Gold in the 152 pound weight class. Congratulations to our Falcon wrestlers!
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jor transportation initiatives he has championed include the conversion of the MTS bus fleet to natural-gas powered buses; adoption of a new Rapid transit network; and the extension of the Green Line to the San Diego State University campus.” Roberts has led the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project Working Group since its inception in 2009, spearheading community relations in the region’s effort to extend the Trolley Blue Line from Downtown San Diego to UC San Diego and the University City community. The project has achieved both state and federal environmental clearance, and preliminary construction activities are underway. “I am honored to have been chosen by the leaders of the San Diego region to serve as chair of this important organization,” Roberts said. “We have a lot ahead of us in the coming year and beyond – including construction of the Mid-Coast Trolley extension and work to secure a new funding source for our region’s transit future. I’m looking forward to working with my colleagues and continuing the SANDAG tradition of getting things done.” Roberts was first appointed to the SANDAG Board in January 2002. Prior to being a city councilmember, he worked for 20 years as an architect, spending most of that time as managing partner of a San Diego-based firm. SANDAG Board of Directors leadership positions are filled by the board annually.
Half-price sale continues at SB Library Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks Boys Under 11 Presidio League Champions The DMCV Sharks BU11-Shadeed team recently won its highly contested Presidio League division edging out Ramona Intra for the top spot. Pictured: Coach Jordan Shadeed with Top Row, L-R Tyler H., Colin P., Lewis A., Quinn S., Kennedy M., Harris F., William S., Sean K. Bottom row: Brenan K., Grayson O., Jack ., Lukas F., Ryan T., Landon G., Judd B.
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begin about 12- to 36-hours after exposure to the virus. “We need your help to stop the further spread of illness in our community,” wrote Tapia and Woodworth in the letter. Solana Beach School District, which has seven elementary schools, serves 3,000 students in grades pre-kindergarten through sixth, and serves the communities of Solana Beach, Carmel Valley, Fairbanks Ranch and Rancho Santa Fe. This isn’t the first case of norovirus reported locally.
In August, norovirus was confirmed as the cause of an outbreak that infected up to 60 diners at the Bali Hai Restaurant. And in April, more than 100 passengers and crew suffered norovirus illness during a two-week cruise from Fort Lauderdale to San Diego. Members with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention boarded the Celebrity Infinity when it docked in downtown San Diego to conduct an outbreak investigation aboard the 965-foot 11-deck cruise liner.
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Female Athlete Volunteers group raises $5,000 at 3rd annual Queen of the Beach Tournament Female Athlete Volunteers partnered with WAVE Volleyball Club to host their 3rd annual Queen of the Beach volleyball tournament on Dec. 6, with an impressive 64 girls registering for the tournament held at Dog Beach in Del Mar. $5,000 was raised at the event. This year the members of FAV are raising money to support the teens at the Toussaint Academy, a center for homeless teens in San Diego. Funds raised will be allocated for college scholarships for those students graduating high school in 2016. Female Athlete Volunteers is a youth community service organization with over 100 members in grades 7-11. FAV cannot thank their sponsors enough for helping them to make this day such a successful event. Special thanks go out to the Mike Whitmarsh Foundation, Kauai Bikini, Board & Brew, The Baked Bear, Specialty Produce, Mellado Designs, Better Buzz Coffee, REAL Volleyball and Rox Volleyball. Courtesy photos
Gold Bracket: Pictured L-R: Kiara McNulty – Tournament Director, Co-founder of FAV; Emma Roberts – Asst Tournament Director; Ava Chew – 4th Place; Jaden Whitmarsh – 2nd place; Sara Blacker – 1st Place – Queen of the Beach; Jordyn Amoy – 3rd Place; Sophia LeRose – Co-Founder of FAV.
Silver Bracket: Kiani Kerstetter – 2nd place, Jacqueline Gracey – 4th place, Jane McNulty – 3rd Place, Abby Stordahl – 1st Place
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Torrey Pines HS to host Under Armour Holiday Basketball Tournament Dec. 26-30 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 4-day event. National Division games will be played at Torrey Pines High School. Tickets are $12/ day for adults and students; $8 for seniors and children 5-12; 5 and under are free. Discounted four-day passes will be available for purchase on the first day of the tournament. American Division games will be held at Escondido High School, Governor’s Division at Santa Fe Christian, Senator’s Division at La Costa Canyon High School and the Mayor’s Division at La Jolla County Day. Tickets at these venues will $10/day for adults and students; $8 for seniors and children from 5-12; 5 and under are free. Discounted four-day passes will be available for purchase on the first day of the tournament. For information on the tournament including schedules, brackets, site directions and a full list of participating teams, please visit www.theholidyclassic.org.
DMCV Sharks Boys U8 team wins Coronado Holiday Cup The DMCV Sharks BU8 team, coached by Sergio Ortiz, went undefeated all weekend to win the Coronado Holiday Cup. Pictured above, l-r: Top row: Eric Xie, Nino Brunetto, Gabriel Turquie, Sergio Ortiz, Idan Rousseau, Bjorn Hawe, Robert Goodman, Max Strauss; Bottom row: David Lu, Justin Park, Thomas Goelitz, Tyler Chang, Rodin Yazdani, Ethan Cai (not pictured: Justin Jacobs).
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Letters to the editor/Opinion ‘Conservation’ policies are dangerous threats to our water supply Mr. Billings is correct (Isn’t it Time for Solana Beach City Council to Represent Solana Beach? 12/17/15). Due to decades of planning and technology, San Diego County has no shortage of water supply, even in the fourth year of a drought. Yet, claiming fear of climate change, with the excuse of “better safe than sorry,” our politicians shut their minds to facts, and move to force us to “Stop using water!” No science, no industry, no thought, just “Stop!” In the face of clear data, and a current supply (without el Nino) of almost 50 percent over the amount the governor arbitrarily allows us to use, the Solana Beach City Council has chosen to further violate our property rights by dictating what we are allowed to plant on our private property. The state dictates how much water we are allowed to use, and the Solana Beach City Council goes a leap further by dictating what we are allowed to grow! This is ostensibly to protect our water supply. But by not allowing us to use the water San Diego County residents have paid to have developed over the past two decades, “conservation” policies are, in fact, dangerous threats to our water supply, as they essentially prohibit continued development of new and improved ways to increase it. The Solana Beach City Council, along with other politicians in San Diego County, should be trumpeting the success of science and technology and protecting the freedom that makes it possible. Instead of joining the governor in degrading our quality of life, our city council should stand with residents in support of the cutting edge technology that is moving San Diego toward an ample water supply independent of weather. Whether it’s vandals destroying our landscaping, or the state government doing so by violating our property rights, Solana Beach City Council should have the integrity and courage to protect the rights and freedom of its citizens. Council members, if you prefer stones and grey plants over trees, flowers, fruits, vegetables and lawns, feel free to landscape accordingly. But is not your job — or your right — to dictate your personal preferences onto anyone else. It is not your job — or your right — to tell everyone to stop thinking, and just obey your dictates. It is your job to protect our individual rights and stand up to violations from any source, so that we are free to think and choose for ourselves. Catherine Dickerson, Solana Beach
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Mr. Billings correct on several points in his recent letter RE: “Isn’t it time for the Solana Beach City Council to represent Solana Beach” — letter to the editor published Dec. 17. Mr. Billing’s letter to the editor (title above) questioning who the Solana Beach City Council represents — its residents, the Governor or its own bureaucratic self indulgence — is right on. Don’t we elect Council members to represent us, its citizens, its residents? However, this recent Council action reflects no representation for its citizens or our personal property rights. To the contrary, it’s a totally intrusive bureaucratic action reflecting their lack of knowledge of the actual water situation in our region. First, passing an ordinance restricting how I can landscape my own backyard is overreaching, absurd and reeks of “Big Brother” on steroids! I pay my own water bills and have the right to determine how I want to meet any truthful mandated restrictions. It’s fine if the city wants to impose its own “water efficient landscaping” on public land, but has no right to say I can’t put in a grass lawn. Second, as Mr. Billings correctly points out, there is no water shortage in our region! The Governor has applied a northern California restriction for its water shortage to our region which does not have a similar shortage. Even the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) has argued with the Governor and State Water Board that our region has the water we need, that the mandated restrictions are overreaching for our region and has requested reductions and changes to the Governor’s overreaching mandate. Maybe the Solana Beach City Council should read the SDCWA’s web page for the true water facts. The State Water Board recently requested suggestions and input for modification of the Governor’s mandates. I wonder if the SB Council supported its citizens by sending in recommendations to ease the overreaching mandated restrictions on our behalf? Or, do they just prefer increasing restrictions on its citizens as evidenced with this latest unneeded ordinance? One action item I personally requested from the city council back in June, but have not yet received a response, regarded residential use of “Purple Pipe” water for exterior landscaping to help dramatically reduce the use of potable water. Purple pipe water is currently and has been used for several years to water many of the common area banks in the Lomas Santa Fe area. Some 400-plus homes have easy direct access to this purple pipe water. Why not assist us to use it for our exterior landscaping rather than punishing us with overreaching restrictive ordinances? I second Mr. Billing’s question, “Isn’t it time for the Solana Beach City Council to represent Solana Beach?” Dave Ferguson, Solana Beach
Help maintain our quality of life, call the Miramar Noise Complaint line About two months ago Miramar began routing loud jets and helicopters over Carmel Valley. Its not unusual to have a loud flyover every 15 minutes during the day and sometimes night. Some of us have called and asked Miramar to alter their new flight path, and apparently they are using two air corridors, Route 56 and Torrey Pines reserve. The Route 56 corridor flies over Carmel Valley, pop. 42,047. The Torrey Pines flight path passes mostly over uninhabited land. We have asked Miramar to use the Torrey Pines route whenever possible but nothing has changed. The Miramar representative said that additional calls from residents will make it more likely that they will change the flight path. Please call the Miramar Noise Complaint line at 858-577-4277 or 858-577-4279 or email miramarmcas.odo@ usmc.mil so we can maintain our quality of life and real estate values. Kevin Clewley, Carmel Valley
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Butterfield also noted that even though as President of the United States, Nixon could have dinner with anyone in the world, he preferred to retire to his private library in the evenings to have dinner alone, prepared for him by his attendant Manuola Sanchez. Butterfield speculated whether Americans would have elected Nixon if they knew more about how he really was. Woodward followed this point with the overall moral of the story: “We better know who the next President is!” he warned, “and make sure he or she better care more about what’s good for the American people and not what is good for him (or her) personally!” Woodward also reflected on the blanket pardon that Gerald Ford gave Nixon; an act that eventually resulted in Ford’s defeat by Jimmy Carter. “I remember that my coworker, Carl Bernstein, called me on the phone after he heard about the pardon and remarked, ‘The son of a bitch just pardoned the son of a bitch!’ ” Bernstein concluded the evening by thanking Butterfield for his courage in revealing the existence of the White House tapes to the U.S. Senate, pivotal testimony without which Nixon would probably have been able to remain in office, as Nixon repeatedly denied the existence of the tapes. “You saved democracy in America by answering that one simple question truthfully,” Bernstein said.
Museum volunteers needed The Maritime Museum of San Diego, one of the best in North America, is seeking volunteers who are interested in learning about worldwide maritime history with a special focus on the 16th through 21st centuries represented by the vessels and artifacts in the Maritime Museum’s collection. Volunteer training is carried out in a series of lectures, suggested readings and walking tours aboard Star of India beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. For details, call Docent Training Coordinator Nancy Matthews at 619-234-9153 ext. 101 or email office @sdmaritime.org.
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Sharks BU12 Coronado Holiday Cup - Silver division winners The Sharks Boys U12- Pejkic went undefeated recently in the Coronado Holiday Cup Silver Division. Front row: Dhruv Patravali, Owen Reily, Lucas Liu, Spencer Zhang; Back row: Tommaso Lanza-Billetta, Orlev Kuknariev, Willy Jou, Logan Howard, Jace Wasserman, Justin Hall, Gage Goodemote, Lukas Nepomuceno, Coach Mickey Pejkic. Not pictured: Josh Friedenberg, Matt Habas, Nikhil Patel.
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Front row (left to right): Kam Lohse, Griffin Hemerick, Matthew Kelley; Middle row (left to right): Colin Christensen, Henry Armstrong, Ryan Landa, Jett Kenady, Levi Uslander, Gavin Conant, Landon, Tu, Hank Hansen; Coaches row (left to right): Rick Hemmerick, Ryan Wilkins, Casey Munoz.
Del Mar Powerhouse 9U wins Triple Crown Toys for Tots Christmas Qualifier On Sunday, Dec. 13, the Del Mar Powerhouse 9U baseball team won the 2015 Triple Crown Toys for Tots Christmas Qualifier in San Diego. The team outscored their opponents by a combined score of 50-15 winning four consecutive games on the weekend to bring home the title. This is the 9U squad’s first tournament championship of the 2015-16 season. Del Mar Powerhouse is a premier travel baseball organization based in Carmel Valley. Please contact Powerhouse Baseball at powerhousebb@gmail.com for more information.
DMCV Sharks GU11 are tournament finalists DMCV Sharks GU11 Radosevic capped a successful 2015 as finalists at the Anaheim Surf Winter Classic soccer tournament. In addition, the team finished first in their division in the SDDA gaming league. Pictured with Coach Dusan Radosevic are, left to right, back row, Makela, Kylie, Joana, Natalie, Mia R., Ashley; middle row, Brooke, Sabrina, Kira, Kendal, Carley, Bea; first row, Morgan, Mia H., Zoe.
Canyon Crest Academy Baseball presents first annual Alumni Game and Home Run Derby Canyon Crest Academy Baseball presents the first annual Alumni Game and Home Run Derby Jan. 2, 2016 at on the new CCA baseball field. Breakfast: 8:30-11:30 a.m.; Home Run Derby: 9-10:30 a.m.; Alumni game starts at 11:30 a.m. Little League players, siblings, CCA students and staff are encouraged to participate. Recommended donation: $10. Stay for the alumni game and learn what CCA baseball is all about. Location: CCA baseball field: 5951 E. Village Center Loop Road, Carmel Valley, 92130. For more information, visit vrejto@me.com.
Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks Girls Under 8 Presidio League Champions The DMCV Sharks GU8 - Hammond won their Presidio League division which concluded in November. The girls finished the season 10-0-3, having given up only 9 goals the entire season. Pictured: Coach Dustin Hammond with Top Row, L-R Lindsay Brown, Anna Wilson, Reese Rohrbach, Ishi Bhondele, Aidan Weinberger, Ella Mannarino, Addison MacKay. Bottom row: Eire Chen, Ashley O’Regan, Sara Kono, Natalie O’Dell, Cameron Silver, Maria Egorov.
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10th annual Adapted PE Basketball Tourney held Dec. 9 Athletes hit the court for the 10th annual Adapted PE Basketball Tournament held Dec. 9 at Carmel Valley Middle School. Photos by Jon Clark. For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.
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nearly 24 years She serves as a computer lab instructor at Solana Vista School. “I did not anticipate that my health benefits could be taken away so abruptly. The way this was done was unfair and harsh.” “We left that Thanksgiving break confused and disheartened,” said Robin Park, an instructional aide in the special education department at Solana Vista School. “Educating requires teamwork,” he added. “I think it is time classified and certificated employees be treated equally and fairly.” Certificated staff also showed their support. “It’s important for us to recognize that our classified staff have made a commitment to their school communities and to the students that they serve to be here for the school year,” said Solana Pacific School teacher Laura Stuber. “Their ability to do this is based partly on their salary and partly on having benefits. “The perception of our tight-knit community in Solana Beach is that we take care of our own,” she added. Because the issue was not among the board’s agenda items, board members could not speak on the subject, according to the Brown Act. Within days, however, the district called a special meeting to address the matter on Dec. 18. In a 4-0 vote, the board revised its policies so that benefits could be offered through the district and not dependent on the ACA. Board member Richard Leib was absent from both meetings. The only ways the district can provide benefits, Decker explained, is by law, such as the ACA, by contract, such as the contract with the Solana Beach Teachers Association, and by board policy. With the board’s revised policies, the district will now offer medical coverage to classified employees that meet the requirements as well as their dependent children. “We can’t bend the law for Affordable Care Act,” he said. “We have to implement it as written.” Decker said this is the same type of coverage they would have received had they qualified for coverage under the ACA. He also confirmed there will be no break in coverage. “Should that law (the ACA) ever be altered or repealed in the future, the medical benefits for our employees will not be at risk,” Decker said. He pointed out that the revised policies do not affect the employees who already receive health coverage. “The revisions do not take anything away from anyone who is now covered, nor do they add anything to anyone who is already covered,” Decker explained. “The only additions are those that affect our six-hour classified employees.” Because the district had already budgeted for the benefits, the policy revisions will not result in added costs, Decker said. And going forward, the district will no longer track the hours of the six-hour employees. The district will, however, continue to calculate the hours of employees who work fewer than six hours in case they end up meeting the threshold. Following the vote, board members thanked district staff for their work in re-
solving the issue, specifically Decker, Carlos Estrella, assistant superintendent of business services, and Sal Gumina, director of human resources. “It really took a lot of extra effort,” said board member Julie Union. “They had to do things by board policy,” board member Debra Schade said on behalf of district staff. “We have moved so incredibly swiftly. I really don’t know how it was all turned around that quickly.” “I’m very grateful that we were able to get this tuned around quickly,” agreed board member Holly Lewry. “I know there was a lot of hard work behind the scenes.” Board members also thanked the previous meeting’s speakers for bringing the matter to the board. “I believe that every difficult situation has a silver lining,” board president Vicki King said. “One of the silver linings in this, among many, is that we, as a board, got to see and believe and feel the passion that you all have for your jobs. “It was difficult on Monday for me to hear that but it really showed me the passion and how fortunate we are as a district to have not just the teaching staff, but the classified staff that do some of the hardest work for our students and our children.” In an interview, Decker acknowledged the news about the benefits was “heartbreaking” for staff and said that the district had worked ever since to change the situation. With the support of the board, the district was able to provide benefits, he said. Although benefits were reinstated through board policy revisions, the issue sparked concerns among some classified staff. Spearheaded by Park, some classified staff members have since expressed interest in forming a labor union called the Solana Beach Association of Support Professionals or SBASP. “I, personally, am very thankful for it (the revised policies) because it directly affects me,” said Park, who has worked for the district for four years. He served as a physical education instructor for the first three years. “I am a six-hour employee and I now am going to be receiving benefits.” However, Park pointed out that because it is a policy change, the policy could be changed again in the future. For this, and other reasons, classified staff has since obtained the number of signatures necessary to petition the state’s Public Employment Relations Board to mandate the district to hold an anonymous mail-out ballot vote for the establishment of a union. “This sparked the fire,” Park said. “We don’t have contracts because we are unrepresented.” Park said the district’s certificated employees have not only supported the efforts of the classified employees but also initially contacted the California Teachers Association for assistance. “If anybody knows how hard we work, it’s them,” Park said. “There are no bad guys,” he added. “The bigger picture is that we want to build an alliance. It’s not like we are asking for more; we’re just asking for what’s mandated by the government. In order for us to do our job, we need this.”
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ty and their support for our educators.” SDFA’s 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 a shift for the flexible spending account from healthcare into salary. The agreement was reached through productive interest-based and collaborative negotiations. The board postponed its approval of the agreement from the week prior at the request of Salazar, to allow for more time for the public to review the contract. Salazar said he would have liked a longer delay but the agreement had to be approved by Dec. 31 to comply with 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. Salazar was not able to be present at the meeting but did attend the meeting via teleconference. Board Clerk Amy Herman said she didn’t take her decision on the contract lightly — she, too, wanted to make sure it was something the district could afford. She said she felt that the agreement honors teachers for supporting the district during challenging financial times and for going above and beyond to develop and implement new teaching styles to align with the Common Core. “My vote tonight represents the feelings of many of my friends and neighbors that believe that our schools are the best, and that our teachers are a key component of that success,” Herman said. “I can think of no better use of my tax money than to invest in public education and the teachers that work hard every day, educating and inspiring our students.” SDUHSD Vice President Joyce Dalessandro talked about the creative and engaging instruction she experienced while visiting all 10 district schools — from a forensics investigation in science teacher Lindsey Geissler’s class at La Costa Canyon to a multi-level math discussion at Sunset High School with teacher Greg Williams that harkened back to a one-room schoolhouse. Dalessandro said she heard teacher Jeremy Wuertz creating beautiful music with the symphonic band at San Dieguito and listened as Tim Stiven’s world history class at Canyon Crest talked about World War I conversationally like they were sitting around a campfire or living room. She marveled at Carol Esquenazi teaching Carmel Valley Middle School students how to congregate Spanish verbs using karate chops and Chromebooks, and MaryAnn Rall leading an environmental science class talking about agriculture and the big business of industrial farming. “I think our teachers in this district are second to none and are absolutely deserving to be number one in the county,” Dalessandro said. Muir said her “no” vote didn’t have to do with the value of teachers, she said she knows the district has wonderful teachers and her son reminds her of that fact every day. “I am not confident that the contract strikes the right balance between compensation and taxpayers’ concerns, such as our ability to hire additional teachers, limit class sizes and ensure our longtime ability to afford a full complement of tools to optimize student learning,” Muir said. “The collective bargaining process includes ‘good faith’ negotiations between the teachers’ union and district board who represents our students and taxpayers. Unfortunately, in this case, the ‘good faith’ excluded our board from adequately representing our students who will now have class sizes averaging from 32 stu-
dents to 38.4 students. Class sizes going up is unacceptable to me. “Our taxpayers will also be paying unknown future costs. It’s part of my fiduciary duty as a board member to ensure a sustainable future not only for our district but also for our teachers. I take this very seriously. I have not seen any public agency negotiate in this manner and do not believe it’s a best management practice. This process is simply very flawed and unacceptable to me.” Regarding the board participating in contract negotiations, Schmitt said not one of the other 41 districts in the county do. He also responded to the claim from some in the community that the collective bargaining process was illegal. “This process was, of course, absolutely legal and, in fact, a process that has been guided by legal counsel the entire way. This process has strict statutory regulations, all of which were followed. The illegibility claims are simple not true. People have made allegations based on misbelief or misunderstanding.” Both Muir and Salazar had expressed concerns about the contract increasing class sizes to 38.4 and 34.6 for high school and middle school respectively. Schmitt said that those numbers were not correct. According to Jason Viloria, associate superintendent of administrative services, the new contract language does not increase the maximums for class size averages, it simply states the numbers in a much more easily understood, transparent manner. The formula for reporting average class size is 6/5ths times the actual staffing ratio. The actual staffing ratio is agreed upon by the district and the SDFA. The new language clarifies the ratio and process — class sizes remain 32 students to one teacher for high school and 29:1 in middle school. “There is absolutely no changes to class sizes in this contract and, in fact, we’ve been seeing the lowest class sizes in a decade,” Viloria said. On the phone, Salazar also took issue with the fact that the contract was posted with less than 24 hours for the public to review as the SDFA didn’t give final approval until Dec. 14. Salazar said he believed it was a “complete failure” of the rights of the public to view contract language and blamed President Hergesheimer for enabling the “charade of non-transparency.” “I believe you should be ashamed of yourself,” Salazar said. “We’re just not being transparent, we’re just not telling the public what’s in the contract. For it to be posted less than 24 hours before the meeting, this is a joke.” Hergesheimer responded to Salazar’s claims. “From my perspective, that is a fairly disingenuous comment to make,” Hergesheimer said, noting that while the contract was not posted in its entirety until Dec. 14, all of the other items have been available for two weeks. Croft said he was “disappointed” but “not surprised” by Muir and Salazar’s “no” vote, citing instances when they both voted against things over the past year, such as redoing the associate superintendents’ contracts and several Prop AA projects. He said the collective bargaining approach is one that has been done for several years in the district and has always been a successful process. As a resident of the district, he said he hoped Muir would have seen and recognized that. “I hope you will not stay in the dark,” Croft said to Muir. “This is how we do things in San Dieguito. It’s not broken and we don’t need you to fix it.” During the meeting Muir had reiterated that she supports the teachers but does not like the process. “You guys are great teachers, my son is getting the best education,” Muir said. “But this is wrong.”
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daily per capita water use is among the highest in the state, the district was ordered to cut its water use by 36 percent, the highest level of required cutbacks. Santa Fe directors responded by instituting water allocations for the first time in the district’s history, meaning that each resident in the district’s service area of Rancho Santa Fe, Solana Beach and Fairbanks Ranch is allowed a set amount of water each month. Residents face penalties for using more than their allotment of water. Use restrictions, such as limits on outdoor watering, were also imposed, accompanied by fines for violations. The district met its 36 percent target from May through September, but conserved only 30 percent in October and 13 percent in November, according to district statistics. That means the district could be subject to fines of up to $10,000 per day for missing its target. Officials said Thursday, Dec. 17, they expect to receive a warning letter before any fines are assessed. But they also questioned the fairness of the mandated cuts, especially during the winter months when water use is already at lower levels. “Any customer with any reasonable property is going to be paying a penalty for the next couple of months,” said Gruzdowich. “The goals are totally unreasonable.” San Diego County residents have objected to the steep cutbacks imposed on local water agencies, especially in light of the county’s own relatively good position when it comes to water availability. Hogan said San Diego County, thanks to measures it has taken to develop new water sources and storage capacity, has 99 percent of the water it needs this year, and is actually storing excess water in its reservoirs. However, local agencies are still being forced by the state to cut back dramatically on water use. At Thursday’s board meeting, Santa Fe general manager Michael Bardin said the state mandates amount to “social engineering.” State water regulators, Bardin said, “don’t care about supply. They are trying to change the way we use water in the state of California.” “They know exactly who we are and
what we have, and frankly, they don’t like it,” he said. One reason for the district’s high percapita water use is the large estates in Rancho Santa Fe, many of which include large expanses of lawn and ornamental landscaping. At their meeting in January, Santa Fe directors will consider changes to the district’s current water-use restrictions, which could include suspension of fines and penalties, according to discussion at last week’s meeting. The board is also awaiting the issuance of proposed new regulations that would extend the current statewide emergency wateruse mandates beyond their current February expiration. Hogan said the proposed new rules are expected by the end of the year. He said San Diego County agencies want the state to give the region credit for the investments it has made in developing new water sources and storage capacity, which would offset some of the required water-use cutbacks. If no changes are made, he said, agencies such as Santa Fe will have to look at ways of pushing back against the state’s mandates. “San Diego should not be punished for making investments in new, reliable water supplies,” Hogan said. “We’re not saying we don’t need to have a reduction in the county, but it needs to be adjusted for the (new) water supplies we’ve produced.” “If the state doesn’t come out with reasonable changes that address our concerns, the board of directors will have a serious discussion about the course of action to take during the remainder of the emergency period. All actions will be on the table for review and possible change,” Hogan said. Although Santa Fe did not meet its targeted cuts in October or November, district customers have still done a good job cutting back their water use, officials said. Bardin said that since the restrictions were put in place, residents have cut daily use from a high of more than 600 gallons per person per day, to about 300. “That’s amazing,” Bardin said. “I never thought that could happen.” The district on Friday, Dec. 18, also put out a list of tips to help residents conserve. It can be found in sidebar below.
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Water use cut only 13 percent in November — short of the State-mandated 36 percent cut Customers within the Santa Fe Irrigation District cut water use by 13 percent in November, short of the State-mandated 36 percent. To address this, the district is redoubling its efforts to work with customers to further reduce water use and avoid the potential $10,000 daily State fines. The best way to stay within the allocation is to reduce landscape watering by limiting the amount of lawn and high water using plants, or allowing portions to turn golden. It is recommended that trees and large bushes be saved, but some other landscaping may need to be given minimal or no water. •Reminder: Shut off sprinklers after rainfall. Be sure to turn off sprinklers during any rainfall and for the legal minimum of 48 hours after. In reality, many landscapes can go a week, ten days, or more without irrigation following rainfall. •Decrease watering times. During cooler months, you can decrease the minutes for individual stations and decrease the number of days to once per week. The cooler months are an ideal time to replace water-hogging landscapes. When affordable, installing a water conserving landscape can save water and be very beautiful. Sustainable landscaping also boosts property values in the long run.
It is also important to practice indoor water conservation: Take short, five minute showers; run only full loads of laundry and dishes in the dishwasher; and fix leaks. •Take advantage of extensive and free water conservation services. All customers are encouraged to sign up for a free residential survey in which a licensed landscaper will come to the property and help the owner or landscaper to become more efficient with irrigation. The district also offers rebates on rotating sprinkler nozzles, weather based irrigation controllers, rain barrels and soil moisture sensors. There are also links to photos of model landscapes, lists of low water use plants, and more. All of this can be found on the district website at www.sfidwater.org/conservation. “We realize that cutting water use in winter is difficult, since people already decrease landscaping watering and there is less discretionary water use to cut. But it is important that those who are exceeding allocations redouble their efforts to conserve,” noted Michael Bardin, general manager of the district. Customers are also encouraged to like the Santa Fe Irrigation District on Facebook, or follow #SFIDwatersavvy on Twitter. — Submitted press release from the Santa Fe Irrigation District
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Section B | December 24, 2015
Local foundation fights for juvenile myositis cure BY KRISTINA HOUCK Parents Shari and Tom Hume have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. Although diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, their son, Parker, is an otherwise happy and healthy Cathedral Catholic High School senior. And the nonprofit they created in his honor, Cure JM Foundation, is raising awareness about juvenile myositis and raising funds to find a cure. “People genuinely want to help,” said Tom Hume, whose family of five has lived in Encinitas for about 12 years. Juvenile myositis, including juvenile dermatomyositis and juvenile polymyositis, is a group of rare and life-threatening autoimmune diseases, in which the body’s immune system attacks its own cells and tissues. Juvenile myositis affects about 3,000 to 5,000 children in the United States. Symptoms can include muscle weakness, skin rashes, fatigue and fever and, in more serious cases, heart and lung damage. The fatality rate is low at less than 5 percent, but the treatment is often aggressive. Up until he was eased off medication a few years ago, Parker had more than 500 hospital visits, dozens of chemotherapy treatments and took up to 15 pills a day. Now 17 years old, Parker is in remission, but has had some muscle damage and a sunburn or virus could ignite a dangerous flare-up. “It can be debilitating and it can be fatal in some cases,” Shari Hume said. “It’s very rare and there’s no cure.” Parker was 3 years old when the Humes first noticed his lack of energy. “He was a normal rambunctious child,” Shari Hume recalled. “All of a sudden, he started sleeping more. He stopped eating as much. He was getting cranky. Then he started falling.” After six months of tests, Parker was diagnosed with juvenile dermatomyositis in 2002. He was 4 years old. A year later, the Humes founded Cure JM Foundation. “At the time, there wasn’t a lot of medical research going on and we realized there wasn’t an organization set up to support this disease,” Shari Hume said. “Upon understanding that research and support groups were so rare — as rare as the disease itself — we felt completely powerless. In the face of adversity, we saw that Parker was showing so much courage, strength and resilience, and we were inspired to do something.” The couple partnered with Harriet Bollar of Vista, a grandmother of a child with juvenile myositis to create the nonprofit. Since then, Cure JM Foundation has raised $10
The Hume family, from left to right: Cole, Tom, Connor, Shari and Parker. Courtesy photos million for the cause. Practically every penny goes to research and outreach, as the nonprofit is nearly all volunteer run. There is only one staff member. The Humes do not take salaries and Shari manages the foundation from their Encinitas home. Funds have supported 120 research studies and helped establish research and treatment centers in Chicago and Washington, D.C. The nonprofit also funded the first-ever book about juvenile myositis and continues to host annual educational conferences for both doctors and the families of juvenile myositis patients. The next Cure JM Conference will take place Jan. 15-17 in St. Pete, Florida. Although Cure JM Foundation ultimately aims to find a cure, the nonprofit was also established to raise awareness about the rare disease. According to the organization’s patient registry, it took about nine months for a diagnosis when the foundation first launched. Today, children, on average, are diagnosed within five months.
“By increased awareness, we’ve been able to lower that diagnosis time,” Shari Hume said. Cure JM Foundation got a big boost in awareness and funds earlier this month when the nonprofit raised more money than 1,000 competing charities in the CrowdRise Holiday Challenge. By raising more than $212,000 on Giving Tuesday, the organization won a $25,000 grant. If Cure JM Foundation stays in first place through Jan. 7, the nonprofit will win an additional $100,000. As of Dec. 21, the nonprofit has raised more than $295,000. To contribute to the fundraising campaign, visit www.crowdrise.com/curejmgivingtower. “The whole community just really rallies together,” Shari Hume said. “Even though our disease is so rare, the community pulls together. What we lack in size, we make up for in passion and perseverance.” For more about Cure JM Foundation, visit www.curejm. org.
Holiday Guided Walks to be held at San Elijo Lagoon
Symphony receives educational grant
Friends and family in town? San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy naturalists will lead free public tours during the Holiday season. The walks will be held Saturdays: Dec. 26 and Jan. 2 from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. at the San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center Loop Trail. Visitors to San Elijo Lagoon will enjoy festive colors— red “holly” berries of the green toyon and white-flowering coyote brush. Welcome, birds! As winter approaches the lagoon nurtures winged visitors during the Pacific flyway migration, here to rest and refuel at our important wetlands. See a variety of shorebirds and ducks. Approximately 40 percent of North America’s bird species have been observed in this place where ocean meets land. Trailgoers might see Mullet, slender silvery fishes, splash from the water. This is life between the tides at one of San Diego’s largest coastal wetlands. Free. All ages. San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center is located at 2710 Man-
La Jolla Symphony and Chorus recently announced it has been awarded a $3,680 grant from the Betty Scalice Foundation (Coastal Community Foundation). This is the fourth year the Foundation’s generous support will fund La Jolla Symphony and Chorus’ SING music programs in Solana Beach and Oceanside schools. SING brings the chorus to the classroom in a fun, interactive program for elementary schools and helps share the joy of group singing. The program will run for the 2016 winter/ spring school quarters. The Betty Scalice Foundation was established to provide funding for music that inspires young people. Both the Betty Scalice Foundation and La Jolla Symphony and Chorus strive to build community through music. SING is part of La Jolla Symphony and Chorus’ educational outreach to youth. The La Jolla Symphony and Chorus, San Diego’s oldest and largest community orchestra and chorus, is a non-profit musical performing group dedicated to inspiring San Diego with the joy of music. Its 110-person orchestra and 120-person chorus perform groundbreaking orchestral and choral music along with traditional favorites from the classical repertoire.
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Del Mar Village Association warms up warriors for the Holidays BY KAREN POWELL On Thursday, Dec. 17, the Del Mar Village Association (DMVA) donated nine Matuse Wetsuits to the Challenged Athletes Foundation “Operation Rebound.” The Challenged Athletes Foundation’s (CAF) Operation Rebound program is the premier sports and fitness program for American military personnel, veterans and first responders with physical challenges. It provides unparalleled opportunities to pursue active and athletic lifestyles by offering access to funding for equipment, training, competition expenses, Military Center Physical Training, and Sports Clinics. Every Thursday CAF Operation Rebound holds a weekly Surf Clinic at the 17th Street beach in Del Mar. The weekly surf clinic is a joint venture of the CAF and the Naval Medical Center San Diego Balboa Warrior Athlete Program. The water serves as therapy and rehabilitation with the goal to re-integrate military personnel, veterans and first responders with physical challenges into the public, and to re-establish and grow their independence. The Naval Medical Center San Diego has also officially incorporated the weekly surf clinic as a part of the troops’ rehabilitation program. This year, in addition to the nine wetsuits, DMVA donated a 10x20 pop-up canopy cobranded with DMVA, Del Mar Lifeguards, and Challenged Athletes Foundation Operation Rebound. The wetsuits were purchased wholesale from local business Matuse, located on the corner of 12th Street and Camino Del Mar. Last year DMVA donated two sand-wheelchairs for use by the Challenged Athletes as well as anyone needing assistance in accessing our beautiful beaches. Funding for these donations were made possible through proceeds generated by the annual Summer Solstice event held in June. DMVA looks forward to continued support of these programs and the purchase of additional products and gear to assist CAF and Operation Rebound.
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Comedian Yakov Smirnoff bringing new show to Escondido
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BY EMILY SORENSEN Fans of comedian Yakov Smirnoff can experience his new show “Happily Ever Laughter” on Jan. 9 at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. Smirnoff will be performing his new one-man show at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. The show will be filmed for a Southern California PBS television special, which will air at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 5. Tickets are $23 general admission, $18 for age 55 and up and military with ID, $15 for students with ID. Tickets are available at the box office, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., by calling 800-988-4253 or online at www.artcenter. org. The box office is open from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday. Described as equal parts standup, one-man show, motivational speech and TED talk, “Happily Ever Laughter,” is something that Smirnoff has been working on for the last 20 years at his personal theater in Branson, Missouri. “This is something I’ve been passionate about for the last 20 years,” said Smirnoff. “It’s been testing in front of 4.5 million people.” Smirnoff said the special will first air in Southern California, and if it does well, it will air nationwide. Smirnoff has had his own theater in Branson for 23 years, and said it’s nice to have an audience of 2,000 people who can give his material feedback on a regular basis. “It’s a rare thing for a comedian to have that, it’s like my laboratory of laughter,” said Smirnoff. “Edison developed the lightbulb, I’m developing the laughbulb.” “Happily Ever Laughter” talks about sustaining happiness in relationships. It is a result of Smirnoff’s fascination with laughter as a gauge of how happy a person is, something he has studied for years. Smirnoff said he had been fascinated with laughter ever since the first time he made his parents laugh. Living in a
Yakov Smirnoff Courtesy photo communal apartment with eight other families in Russia as a child, Smirnoff said that when his parents wanted to be romantic, they would send him to look out the window of the one room they shared. “My father asked what I saw out the window, and I said I saw the neighbors being romantic,” said Smirnoff. “When he asked how I knew (they were being romantic),” I said because I can see their families looking at me.” Smirnoff said his father laughed at that, and it was the first time he’d made him laugh. “It was so exciting and uplifting,” Smirnoff said. “I concluded that laughter is how people communicate that they are hap-
py. And if laughter is the gauge of happiness, we have more control over our lives (if we are aware of how much we laugh).” He obtained his master’s degree in positive psychology in 2006, studying under Martin Seligman, the founding father of positive psychology. Smirnoff’s dissertation was to prove that laughter can be used as a gauge of how happy a person is.
“It’s really been a fascinating experience,” said Smirnoff, who teaches a course on happiness and laughter at the University of Missouri. “(“Happily Ever Laughter”) is funny, but it’s also backed up by solid research,” said Smirnoff. The show will be followed by a question and answer session with Smirnoff.
Solana Center to present Master Composter course A Master Composter course will be held in Encinitas starting Saturday. Jan. 16. This 5-week course will meet at the beautiful San Diego Botanic Garden every Saturday, from 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. from Jan. 16 - Feb. 13, 2016. Course Fee: $50. Presented by Solana Center, the Master Composter course provides training in the art and science of composting. Learn how to: • Minimize your carbon footprint by keeping food and yard waste out of the landfill, helping reduce harmful methane gas emissions. • Use this “waste” to create a nutrient rich amendment for your garden. Compost use reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. • Reduce water use and increase water retention. Compost increases your soil’s water holding capacity by up to 7 times and retains water for up to 7 days. • Work with a team to build, maintain and troubleshoot a traditional compost pile. Course will also cover composting with worms (vermicomposting) and compost fermentation (Bokashi). Course includes lectures, demonstrations, and a field trip. Teams will work together to build, maintain, and troubleshoot their own traditional and vermicompost compost bins. Master Composter certification requires attendance at four out of five classes, as well as 30 volunteer hours of related community service. Encinitas residents receive preferential registration up until Jan. 6, 2016. Registration will be open to non-residents as of Jan. 7, 2016. Course will be held at the San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive Encinitas, CA 92024 This course if funded by the City of Encinitas. To register visit: http://www.solanacenter.org/master-composter-course
ON VIEW THROUGH JANUARY 10, 2016 There are only a few more weeks left to see this exhibition! Featuring a selection of artworks drawn from private collections, San Diego Collects showcases the impressive range of contemporary art in our region with works spanning from the 1950s to the present. The exhibition thus speaks to the complexity of the region’s artistic landscape and the multitude of perspectives necessary to foster a dynamic artistic community.
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CHECK OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING Tidepooling Adventures Dec. 27: 2:30-4:30 p.m., Dike Rock Jan. 9: 2:30-4:30 p.m., Dike Rock Visit a local tide pool to learn how these amazing habitats and their inhabitants truly survive “between a rock and a hard place.” Birch Aquarium naturalists will guide participants through fragile tide-pool communities and help them discover the wonderful world of tide pools. Members: $12
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Business Spotlight: Del Mar Mercantile opens in Carmel Valley, offers home goods A new local shop opened just in time for the holiday season. Located at the Carmel Country Plaza in Carmel Valley, Del Mar Mercantile Co. is fashion boutique owner Tobi Blatt’s latest creation. Instead of apparel and accessories, however, the store focuses on home goods. “There is not one store in Carmel Valley or Del Mar that’s like this,” Blatt said. “It’s quick and it’s easy. You can find something for anyone.” Del Mar Mercantile carries a little bit of everything for the home, from art and candles, to dishes and throw pillows. It’s also a perfect spot to find the perfect gift, Blatt said. There are unique items, including an old ship portal-turnedmirror and framed maps from the 1800s. There are also a variety of gourmet foods and specialized candies. And if what you’re looking for isn’t available in the store, it’s not a problem. “Pitch it to me and I can make it happen,” Blatt said. Although new to this type of store, Blatt isn’t new to the retail business. When Blatt moved from Beverly Hills to Carmel Valley more than 20 years ago, she had trouble finding stores that offered trendy clothing and accessories. Therefore, she brought Los Angeles fashion to San Diego and opened her own boutique in 1997. “My passion is fashion,” Blatt said. Fashion has always been a played a major part in Blatt’s life. Her father was a manufacturer of accessories and her mother was a senior buyer for a chain of department stores. Following in their footsteps, Blatt began working in retail as a stocker at Camp Beverly Hills when she was 15 years old. She later went on to manage several stores in Los Angeles, including Fred Segal, Madison Los Angeles and Camp Beverly Hills. With years of experience, Blatt later opened her first boutique in Carmel Valley, and business quickly boomed. The 900-square-foot store expanded to 2,400 square feet. She later opened four additional locations in Carmel Mountain Ranch, Encinitas and Solana Beach. Today, Blatt’s business is based out of her flagship bou-
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Del Mar Mercantile Co. Photo by Kristina Houck tique, Tobi Blatt, located at 12750 Carmel Country Road in Carmel Valley. The newly remodeled shop was closed for three months over the summer after flooding damaged the site. Instead of the previous dark colors, the store now features bright white and light grey walls and floors. The renovations inspired Blatt to pursue a home goods store, something she had considered for some time. Everything came together during a three-day trip to an Atlantabased international gift show. “I found so many great things,” said Blatt, who currently lives in Rancho Santa Fe. Del Mar Mercantile opened Thanksgiving weekend next to the Tobi Blatt shop with a grand opening celebration on Dec. 17. Blatt said the new business has been getting a lot of
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buzz. “It’s really exciting,” she said. “We’ve had an unbelievable response.” With the housing market bouncing back, Blatt said it was an opportune time to open her first home goods store. If things go well, she plans to open similar stores throughout the region. “It’s California coastal meets vintage chic,” Blatt said. “I’m not an interior designer, but I listen and I know what people are looking for,” she added. “I wanted to bring something to the community that was needed.” For more information, call (858) 847-2244. Business spotlights are developed through this newspaper’s advertising department in support of our advertisers.
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The Surfing Madonna Oceans Project is asking a $150 donation for the engraved brick and $500 for the 16�x16� concrete paver.
Surfing Madonna engraved bricks and pavers raise funds for ocean conservation, education programs The 10’x10’ glass mosaic depicting the lady of Guadalupe on a surfboard riding a monster Teahupoo wave with the message “Save the Ocean� down the side has evolved into a nonprofit, Surfing Madonna Oceans Project, that has brought a tidal wave of positivity to the North County communities. In the last two years, over $140,000 has been donated back for ocean conservation projects, special needs ocean swim and surf programs, scholarships, and marine mammal rescue equipment. This small, local nonprofit is making a huge difference. The organization raises the funds through their annual Surfing Madonna 5K/10K/15K Beach Run and by selling commemorative bricks and concrete pavers that are permanently placed at the foot of the mosaic. People from all over Southern Cali-
fornia have had their messages inscribed on the bricks, one even reads “Will you marry me, Rosa?� Some of the bricks honor loved ones, while others have humorous or inspirational messages, such as “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.� Surfing Madonna Oceans Project asks for a $150 donation for the engraved brick and $500 for the 16�x16� concrete paver. All of the proceeds will benefit the 2016 Surf Camp for Special Needs Children and the Ocean Swim and Surf Program for special needs adults. Both programs are held at Moonlight Beach and are free for families to participate. The Engraved Brick & Paver Project will be ongoing until all 1,000 bricks are sold. For information and to purchase a brick, you can visit www.surfingmadonna.org
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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS Optometry Cabana focuses on eye health, stylish eyewear and more BY KAREN BILLING The whimsical Optometry Cabana in Del Mar Highlands Town Center is both an extensive retail eyewear boutique as well as a home to a full-service optometry clinic where Dr. Tania Stevens can evaluate and manage most ocular health conditions. The eye-catching shop, with its beachy, striped cabana running across the ceiling, has been open for three years. Originally from Orange County, Stevens attended UC San Diego for her bachelor’s degree before going to State University of New York College of Optometry. She had been inspired to pursue the field after volunteering for an optometrist while at UC San Diego, where she saw the optometrist help people with their binocular issues. Stevens learned what a good feeling it was to be able to provide better vision. The majority of her career as an optometrist was spent in New York before she moved back to San Diego four years ago. In New York, she was in much more of a medical office environment with just a small retail dispensary with a few frames. With Optometry Cabana, she was able to be a bit more creative — the walls of the front part of the store are loaded with stylish frames and the back of the store serves as her medical space. Lounge chairs and a children’s play area make the space feel comfortable for customers to wait. Optometry Cabana carries unique and specialty designer lines such as Mykita, DITA and the French line Anne et Valentin, a colorful and playful collection from France. Other designer lines offered include Tiffany, Persol and Christian Dior, and popular brands like Barton Perreira and Ray Ban.
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Something Stevens has noticed in her practice is that more kids are getting computer-vision syndrome and dry eye due to the increased amount of time spent looking at technology screens. Stevens can help the issue with a relaxing lens, light computer prescription or lens coatings that can block blue light and reduce glare, eye fatigue and strain. Right now, Optometry Cabana is offering 30 percent off a complete pair of frames and lenses without insurance and $60 off an eye exam through Jan. 31, 2016. For more information or to schedule an appointment with Stevens, call (858) 633-0772 or visit optometrycabana.com. Business spotlights are developed through this newspaper’s advertising department in support of our advertisers.
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Lace up for the world’s wildest marathon Local safari company Aardvark Safaris has partnered with conservation charity Tusk as the official U.S. tour operator for one of the most unique races on the planet. The 17th annual Safaricom Marathon and Half Marathon, which takes place on June 25, 2016 will see runners of all abilities race for rhinos through the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya—one of Africa’s most beautiful wildlife conservancies—alongside the park’s four-legged residents. Although it’s regarded as one of the toughest courses in the world, runners of all ages and abilities from every corner of the globe join the fun—from walkers and amateurs to professionals—by competing in the full marathon, half marathon or even a kid’s 5k. The course, which is overseen by a large and experienced team of armed rangers, two helicopters and a spotter plane, takes in some of East Africa’s most stunning scenery, including views of Mount Kenya. Lewa Conservancy is home to over 100 rhinos, herds of elephant, zebra, giraffe, and buffalo, to name a few. Founded in 1990, Tusk supports over 50
projects in 18 Africa countries, investing over $40 million. Funds raised by the marathon go directly to Tusk conservation and community projects across Africa. Since it began, the event has raised over $4.9 million to support projects that protect wildlife, alleviate poverty, reduce conflict, and improve education and livelihoods in rural areas rich in biodiversity. One of Kenya’s biggest sporting events, the Safaricom Marathon is regarded by Runner’s World as one of the world’s top ten ‘must do’ races and is the perfect challenge for individuals and corporate teams. In addition to taking part in this extra special race, Aardvark Safaris can arrange for you to see firsthand some of the local schools and water projects around the Conservancy as well as a host of other behindthe-scenes experiences at Tusk supported projects in Kenya or other African countries. To register, visit www.safaricommarathon.com (entry fee $250 per person plus $1500 in fundraising). For more information and photos call Aardvark Safaris on 888-776-0888 or email zoe@aardvarksafaris. com to find out more.
Welcome 2016 with a splash at the 2016 Penguin Plunge in Del Mar The Del Mar Lifeguard Department will once again hold the popular annual Penguin Plunge on Jan. 1, 2016. The event is free and if you run out into the water, you receive a free hot drinks, donuts and a certificate. This event is held at the main 17th St. lifeguard headquarters at 11 a.m. The event draws up to 1,000 people so come early and bring warm clothes. Visit www.delmarlifeguard.com. Photo by Jon Clark
Legendary country musician Vince Gill in concert March 24 Multiple CMA and Grammy Award winner Vince Gill will perform live in concert at the Jacobs Music Center — home of the San Diego Symphony — on Thursday, March 24, 2016 in an evening filled with his legendary hits, plus favorites from his CD, Guitar Slinger. One of the most popular singers in modern country music, Vince Gill is famous for his top-notch songwriting, world-class guitar playing and warm, soaring tenor, all wrapped up in a quick and easy wit. Vince Gill is being presented by the San Diego Symphony as part of its City Lights Series, although the Symphony will not be performing with Gill. Tickets are $35-$95. Purchase tickets at the San Diego Symphony’s box office at 750 B Street, downtown San Diego, call 619-235-0804 or visit www.sandiegosymphony.com.
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At Solana Beach’s Rokenbok Toys, playtime is a profession BY ROB LEDONNE Everyone is well aware that the North Pole is a hot bed for toy construction during the holiday season, but what’s less obvious is that Solana Beach is just as toy-centric all year long. That’s because for the past eight years, Rokenbok Toys has been headquartered just west of the 101, steps from the picturesque Pacific Ocean. “I love my job at Rokenbok,” says Caitlin Bigelow, the marketing director for the company. “It’s such a great creative outlet.” Originally founded in 1995 in Encinitas, the mission of Rokenbok has changed throughout the years. The company’s hands-on products, which range the gamut between remote control and construction, seem to have one goal in mind: to spur children’s imaginations. “One of the things we’ve been hearing for a long time is that parents will tell us that their kids used to play with Rokenbok and now they’re at MIT,” says Bigelow of the company’s influence. “After so many years of hearing that we started thinking what is it about our toys that promotes this stem affinity?” While mulling over that question, the team pivoted to develop products for the classroom, the latest program in the company’s progression that was only launched a few weeks ago. “We’ve created five different mobile stem labs for kindergarten level to programmable robotics for high school level,” says Bigelow. “We’ve been testing these stem labs around San Diego and have bene getting really fantastic results and traction.” However, before the classroom push, Rokenbook products were found in the
thousands of mom and pop toy stores across the nation. “We had big expansive play tables that kids would come into the store to play with and fall in love with. What started happening was that once all of the mom and pops started going out of business and getting replaced by big box stores, we found that our products didn’t sell well in larger retail situations.” As a result, both the company’s business and marketing efforts shifted to the internet. Only available for purchase through their website or Amazon, Rokenbok’s advertising efforts soon resulted in an immensely popular YouTube page that has yielded a whopping 64 million views to date. Each floor of Rokenbok’s Solana Beach headquarters is bursting with creativity. One portion of the headquarters is a devoted toy lab where products are tested out and another area is where the team produces videos the company makes for YouTube, each of which can take up to four weeks to fully realize. “We’re surrounded by toys all the time,” says Bigelow of the atmosphere. “When it comes to the videos, I storyboard and script and direct the content around here. We have to figure out what our sets look like, what builds we need. It’s a timeconsuming process.” One of their most popular clips is of a T-Rex eating a person and then letting out a burp — the entire thing made up exclusively of Rokenbok products. Now with 150 YouTube clips under their belt, a strong online presence, and that new classroom program, Rokenbok is ready
Caitlin Bigelow poses with Rokenbok products at the company’s Solana Beach headquarters. Photos courtesy of Rokenbok.
for the next phase of its evolution. “Everyone we’ve talked to (about the classroom push) has been so excited about it. We’re in about 50 classrooms in San Diego to date and are selling across the country. We also just launched our new robotics line.” Above all, Bigelow compares working at Rokenbok like a playtime for adults: “Everyone here works really hard but we have a good time too.” For more information, visit www.rokenbok.com; Address: 215 Hwy 101, Solana Beach, CA 92075 :(858) 259-4433
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Organ Pavilion Concert Jan. 1 to benefit Pegasus Rising Ring in the new year by helping The Pegasus Rising Project. At 2 p.m. Jan. 1 at Spreckels Organ in Balboa Park, Dr. Carol Williams, San Diego’s Civic Organist, will be performing a free concert with all donations benefiting the San Diego-based, all-volunteer non-profit, The Pegasus Rising Project. In the fall of 2008, Pegasus Rising rescued a family of 26 Polish Arabians from a life of abuse by neglect. Since then the herd has been rehabilitated and re-trained to provide equine therapy to combat veterans and their families, helping them heal and reintegrate into their civilian and family
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Art-A-Fair seeks artists Laguna Beach’s “Art-A-Fair” is looking for artists to be juried during the festival’s 50th anniversary from June 24-August 28, 2016. There are no residency restrictions on exhibitors and the festival is open to all fine artists and master craftsmen. Deadline for mail-in submission is Feb. 6. For more details, visit http://art-a-fair.com/call-for-artists-2/ or call 949-494-4514.
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Haiku is the pet of the week at your Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas. Meet Haiku at Rancho Coastal Humane Society at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas or log on to SDpets. org.
Meet Hershey, pet of the week at Helen Woodward Animal Center (6461 El Apajo, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92091). For more information call 858-756-4117, option #1 or visit www.animalcenter.org.
connected ••••• to emergency preparedness With strong El Niño storms predicted this winter it’s important that you and your family make safety preparations now. • Keep your emergency kit and supplies stored in a dry place. Make sure flashlights and fresh batteries are part of your kit. • Have your roof checked and make repairs to prevent leaks. • Clear debris from rain gutters and drainage systems. • Seal up any holes from any cables and other wires that penetrate exterior walls, and check the weatherstripping around your doors and windows. • Stock up on sandbags to prevent flooding and debris. • To see if your home is in a flood zone, visit msc.fema.gov/portal. Enter your zip code or address to find your official flood map. To check the status of outages in your area, visit sdge.com/outages or download our app at sdge.com/mobileapp. For more ways to better weather the storms, connect at sdge.com/stormprep.
Zoey and Pilar are the pets of the week at the Central County Shelter, 5480 Gaines Street, San Diego; http://www. sddac.com/for more information.
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Del Mar Heights Winterfest Del Mar Heights Elementary School held its annual Winterfest Program Dec. 17. The festive event included musical performances by students. The photos on this page were taken at the Winterfest dress rehearsal held Dec. 16. Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.
Teacher Tracy Polivka and Principal Wendy Wardlow with students Kindergarteners wait for rehearsal
Student program announcers Nanea and Sofia, P.E. teacher Ian Phillip
1st Grade class Kindergarten class
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Ocean Air Elementary students support San Diego’s Ronald McDonald House For the second year in a row, Ocean Air Elementary School students joined the Red Shoe Crew to support families with children facing serious medical conditions at local hospitals. The Ocean Air Student Council members chose this community outreach effort to support their Peacebuilder Pledge to help others. During the two-day event, students participated in activities to offer encouragement to families staying at the Ronald McDonald House. On the second day, Student Council members collected donations in Ronald’s size 14 red shoes during the morning drop-off. Through their incredible efforts, the student council was able to meet their goal to provide lodging and hot meals for families served by the House during the holidays. For more information about San Diego’s Ronald McDonald House or joining the Red Shoe Crew, please contact Diana Witte at dwitte@rmhcsd.org or (858) 5982421. Photos by Karen Billing. For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.
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Ocean Air’s Red Shoe Crew at work. Daly and Louisa Gibson
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Solana Beach Civic and Historical Society Holiday Luncheon The Solana Beach Civic and Historical Society held its annual Holiday Luncheon Dec. 11 at the Lomas Santa Fe Country Club. The event included a crafts boutique. The purpose of the Society is â&#x20AC;&#x153;to promote civic welfare by artistic and cultural advancement of the community; and to contribute to the education of the public through support of historical material and other appropriate activities.â&#x20AC;? Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.
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Far left: Betsy Jones, Rena Monge Left: Mary Berend, Solana Beach Civic and Historical Society President Virginia Garland Museum curator and board member Jim Nelson, Robert Garland
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What to expect in the New Year – Some culinary trends and predictions BY CATHARINE KAUFMAN This has been a year where we’ve all gone coconuts over everything made from the furry oval seed of the palm tree from coconut milk and water to the flesh and oil; where foods were either exotic (bison burgers), fermented (the kimchi craze), gluten-free, or made with kale or quinoa. Expect a fresh foodie climate with some exciting, yet humble concepts for ringing in 2016. Although I do not have a culinary crystal ball, here are some of my predictions. Kelp Help Seaweed is going to be the most touted green of the year. You’re probably chowing down on this sea vegetable already. Processed seaweed is used as stabilizers and thickeners in a variety of packaged foods. But seaweed is best in its pristine, green form serving up a motherload of phytonutrients, such as carotene, folate, calcium, potassium, iron, zinc, iodine, Vitamins A, B, E and K for easing creaky, arthritic joints, boosting heart health, the immune system, liver function, along with energy levels, keeping the constitution regular, and putting the skids on hair loss. Kelp, a flat, brownish-tinged algae is also known to stimulate a sluggish thyroid, aid in weight loss and impart a healthy complexion. Whip up a citrus marinated kelp, buckwheat and watercress salad, toss some soba noodles with kelp, or blend kelp powder in cookie or cake recipes. Nori is likely the most familiar seaweed product sold in thin,
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there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916.939.0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http:// www.qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-15-682551-JB . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any 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
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Q&A: Music Museum Director a passionate believer in the power of music Carolyn Grant spent her early childhood on both the east and west coasts of the United States, as well as overseas. Following the untimely death of her father, a highly decorated U.S. Marine colonel, she moved to Central America where she witnessed her mother build a career as a renowned archaeologist and eminent professor. Grant was a key player in envisioning and ensuring the future of her family’s historic Spanish colonial home; she participated in establishing the philanthropic donation of the home to a Guatemalan university, whereby the home will be preserved as a museum and educational center for many years to come. From a very early age Grant was deeply involved in dance and music and excelled in academic studies. Soon after moving to San Diego she found her ideal employment at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, supporting the founding director. Since becoming executive director in 2000, she has overseen the curation of numerous one-of-a-kind exhibitions, developed highlyregarded museum programming for youth and adults, presented innovative concert series and participated in meaningful partnerships. In 2011 she led the museum through a major renovation that incorporated state-of-the-art interactive experiences into the museum galleries. Over the past decade, Grant has carved out a unique niche and focus for the Museum of Making Music, the only museum of the music products industry, and the only museum worldwide that focuses on the cycle of music making — the making, selling and using of musical instruments and products. Grant has played piano since childhood and began her study of the cello as an adult. She is committed to encouraging others to learn the instrument of their dreams — at any age — as she is a devout believer in the power of active music making to maintain or improve mental, physical and emotional well-being, as
Carolyn Grant, Museum of Making Music executive director.
well as satisfy the innate human desire to communicate and create. Who or what inspires you? I am inspired by people who pursue work that they love for the betterment of themselves as well as the people and the world around them. If you hosted a dinner party for eight, who (living or deceased) would you invite? Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Joseph Haydn, Curtis Mayfield, Michel de Montaigne, Pema Chodron, Ellen DeGeneres, Jimmy Fallon and my husband. With this group, the conversation could center on music, philosophy, life and have a humorous edge. What are your favorite movies? 1. 1958: “Auntie Mame” with Rosalind Russell 2. 1984: “This Is Spinal Tap” 3. 1959: “Hiroshima Mon Amour” by director Alain Resnais, with screenplay by Marguerite Duras 4. 1946: Jean Cocteau Film “La Belle et la Bête” What’s the most challenging aspect of what you do, and what’s the most rewarding? The most challenging aspect of what I do is trying to figure out the best way to maximize the limited time one has in a day, a week, a month, a life. The most rewarding aspect of what I do at the Museum of Making Music is to witness a person of any age connecting to themselves and to others through music. What do you do for fun? I play music with friends and take music lessons. What is it that you most dislike? Intentional cruelty against any living being. What do you hope to accomplish next? One of our next projects at the Museum is to publish a book sharing visitor comments about the power of music and music making in their lives. These testimonials are so powerful that I’d like them to be available for more people to see. What is your motto or philosophy of life? I don’t really have a motto for life, and my philosophy is hard to put into words. I do like, however, the phrase written by Voltaire in the 18th century, “Il faut cultiver notre jardin.” While its literal meaning is something along the lines of “One must tend to our own garden,” it has many interpretations.
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Del Mar Community Connections Holiday Tea Del Mar Community Connections held its annual holiday tea Dec. 16 at St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, Del Mar. A jazz duo provided entertainment and Lori Ritman contributed background piano music. Attendees were encouraged to wear holiday sweaters. Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.
Claire McGreal, Mary Ann Emerson, Del Mar Community Connections President Tom McGreal, Jeff Barnouw, Pat JaCoby Santa Claus makes a surprise visit
Marion Perlman, Lorna Huber Left: Piano player Lori Ritman
Maryka Hoover, Carolyn Butterfield, Regina Horner, Fran Barker Fran Alces, Pat van Praet, Myrna Burton (standing) Margo Dunn
Roberta Veatch, Barbara Sumner
Alice Winn, Pat JaCoby, Liz Dernetz, Mary Ann Emerson
Santa Claus makes a surprise visit
Carolyn Butterfield pours tea
Judy Schuckit, Joanne Sharp (standing), Susan Morrison
Sandy Friend, Pamela Holmes, Carolyn Berger
Sarah Dubin-Vaughn, Marti Kaye, Carolyn Butterfield, Tensia Trejo
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Business Spotlight: VIP clients enjoy holiday benefit party at CJ Charles Jewelers CJ Charles Jewelers added sparkle to the season with its VIP Holiday Party Dec. 10, which was held at the 1135 Prospect St., La Jolla, store in connection with its annual sale. Proceeds from a portion of sales went to benefit UCSD’s Moore’s Cancer Center in La Jolla. “Our guest list was a ‘who’s who’” of the area, said company president Vahid Moradi. “Party guests enjoyed Cartier’s bespoke Champagne and exceptional specialty food dishes prepared Linda, Lou, Phil and Pam Levy by Chef Jeffrey Strauss of Pamplemousse Restaurant in Solana Beach.” Known for its exceptional timepieces, CJ Charles features such exclusive watch brands as Cartier, Panerai, Rolex, Breitling, Vacheron, Tiffany, A. Langesoehne, IWC Shaffhausen, Piaget, Baume & Mercier, Chopard and more. Jewelry includes diamond stud earrings, and many other oneof-a-kind pieces of, including ruby and emerald rings and many other gems from Above: Jon Halberg and Georgia their vast collection. Babich. Right: Agnes Fox, ValentiCJ Charles Jeweler’s also maintains a na Benson, Jennifer Waters. top-notch service center onsite. Repair parts come straight from the manufacturer or are built in the store to return items to clients in like-new condition. All items are fully insured while being repaired. — CJ Charles Jewelers, 1135 Prospect Left: St., La Jolla. (858) 454-5390. cjcharles.com Larry Katz Photos by Brandon Colbert. does some shopping. Right: Bob Perlmutter, Gerhard Kein, Ross Clark, Mitchell Jones
CJ Charles Jewelers president Vahid Moradi (center) with guests
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