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DMUSD students outperform county, state on new state tests

BY KAREN BILLING Del Mar Union School District students significantly outperformed students in the county and the state on the new Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, the comprehensive tests that accompany the new Common Core State Standards.

The SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consor-

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tium) test, given in spring 2015 by CAASPP (California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, replaced the STAR test which became inoperative in July 2013.

The SBAC is a comprehensive assessment in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics, measuring grade level learning through

a computer adaptive test and a performance-based task.

District students were more than up to the task.

“Our district is one of the top-performing districts in the state, if not the top performer in the state,” said Shelley Petersen, assistant superintendent of instructional services at the school

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board’s Sept. 16 meeting.

“Not by a little, but by a lot.”

In ELA, 90 percent of DMUSD fifth-graders met or exceeded standards, compared with 52 percent in the county and 44 percent in the state. At the third-grade level, where only 38 percent of students in California met or exceeded ELA standards,

86 percent of DMUSD students did.

Sixty-five percent of DMUSD third-graders exceeded ELA standards, compared with only 18 percent statewide.

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Local residents complain about Kaaboo noise

BY KRISTINA HOUCK Although Kaaboo is already set to return to Del Mar next year, the verdict is still out on whether the three-day music, comedy and art festival will be welcomed with open arms.

The inaugural festival featured more than 100 performances on seven stages from Sept. 18-20 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, beginning with a VIP event on Sept. 17.

Shortly after plans for the event became public, community members expressed concerns about noise, traffic and security. In the months leading to the festival, orgaSee KAABOO, page 26

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The Miracle League fall baseball season kicked off on Sept. 12 and runs through Nov. 14. Games are played on Saturdays only and all games are played at Engel Family Field in Del Mar and Coronado Green Field in Coronado. Photos on this page are from a Sept. 19 Yankees vs. Marlins game.

The Miracle League of San Diego provides children with special needs the opportunity to play baseball in an organized league. Every player is matched with a buddy for the entire season and each buddy is paired with the player based on his or her unique needs. For more information, visit www.miracleleagueofsandiego.org. (Above) Nate Barnes, Jake Froman, Max Isaacman; (Right) Jake at bat. See page 23 for more.

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Santa Fe Irrigation District considers raising water rates 9 percent to compensate for low demand

BY KAREN BILLING The Santa Fe Irrigation District is considering raising rates by 9 percent, to generate enough revenue to cover expenses in a time when demand for water is at its lowest in nearly 40 years.

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Del Mar’s Tourism Business Improvement District to dissolve • City to promote downtown through transient occupancy tax

BY KRISTINA HOUCK With Del Mar’s Tourism Business Improvement District set to expire this month, the Del Mar City Council on Sept. 21 decided not to renew the district, but rather promote downtown through the transient occupancy tax.

“From a city perspective, we still dedicate the

same amount of fee to the effort,” said Mayor Al Corti.

“You can get more dollars to the bottom line.”

Formed in 2010, the district allows hotel operators to charge guests a 1 percent fee that is collected with the transient occupancy tax and must be used to attract more visitors to the city. It was authorized for

five years and automatically expires at the end of September unless the council has approved an extension.

A representative from each of Del Mar’s hotels, motels and inns — Del Mar Inn/Clarion, Del Mar Motel on the Beach, Hotel Indigo, L’Auberge Del Mar, Les Artistes Inn and Secret Garden Inn — make up Visit Del

Mar, the nonprofit created by the district to manage the assessments. Visit Del Mar was incorporated in 2010 and received tax-exempt status in March 2011.

The district admittedly got off to a slow start. It took about three years to connect with the right marketing company, and the district didn’t launch its site — dreamdelmar.com — until 2013.

Still, the district has shown signs of success.

After the Dream Del Mar online marketing campaign commenced in February 2014, there were 119 million total ad impressions, resulting in nearly 125,000 site visitors, according to the district’s annual report, which was presented in June. From those visitors, on See TOURISM, page 26

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CCA Foundation says board member removed DM draft environmental report on new because of unauthorized fundraising website city hall available for public comment

BY KAREN BILLING The Canyon Crest Academy Foundation has put a halt to an unauthorized website that purported to be collecting contributions for the school, according to Foundation officials. The website founder was a member of the Foundation board who has since been removed from his position.

The Foundation’s first indication that something was awry occurred on Aug. 21, when it was discovered that a CCA Foundation (CCAF) position e-mail account had been accessed — but it wasn’t a position that was currently filled, according to CCA Foundation Executive Director Joanne Couvrette. A board member with a different position had accessed the account and changed the signature line in e-mails sent out. “That made us concerned,� said Couvrette. “Then one of our major donors found a website that wasn’t ours accepting donations on our behalf. A picture of the board member who had accessed the email account was on that website.�

Couvrette said once it was discovered, she reported the website to the CCAF board and the San Dieguito Union High School District, who consulted with its attorneys.

The website, Ixtus.us, was for the IXTUS Fund at The San Diego Foundation and included ways to donate to UC San Diego, San Diego libraries and the Surf San Diego 10K (a Memorial Day road race) in addition to CCA.

“All funds go directly to Canyon Crest Academy for the benefit of the students,� the website stated in a screenshot taken by Couvrette on Aug. 26. Although the CCA Foundation was not specifically mentioned, its logo was used.

The website for IXTUS remains online, although all references to CCA, UC San Diego, the libraries and the 10K have since been scrubbed from the site. Up until last week, the site included a donate page where credit card information could be entered, but that has since been replaced with a simple contact form.

Couvrette and Christina Tharp, the CCA Foundation’s vice president of finance, declined to name the board member in question because they said it was contrary to the Foundation’s mission and because the member has a child in the school. “We didn’t intend to publicly call out this person,� Tharp said. “It’s unfortunate.

We just want to get back to our real focus, which is providing CCA students with an unbelievable educational experience ‌ This has been a big distraction. “We wanted the public to know this had occurred and to be aware of it and to be extra-cautious in any attempt to donate,â€?

Tharp said.

Couvrette said the Foundation has posted a list of all donors for the fiscal year to date as a way for donors to check to make sure donations went to the CCA Foundation and not to IXTUS.

BY KRISTINA HOUCK With the draft environmental impact report for the proposed city hall now available for review, the project moves another step closer to reality.

Located on the site of the city’s facilities at 1050 Camino del Mar, the proposed project includes a 9,250-square-foot city hall in the middle of the site slightly to the south, a 3,200-square-foot multipurpose town hall in the southeast corner, and a 15,000-squarefoot plaza fronting Camino del Mar. The town hall would accommodate council chambers, community meeting space and Del Mar TV studios. City hall and town hall would be connected by a weatherprotected glass breezeway with large pivoting doors.

The plan features a 4,500-square-foot public overlook in the northwest corner of the lot and a total of 11,700 square feet of open space available for future expansion.

The plan also includes a two-level underground parking garage on a third of the site, with surface parking on another third of the site for about 160 parking spaces.

If all goes according to schedule, Del Mar’s facilities will be demolished in early 2016, with the new city hall and town hall under construction in mid-2016. City administrative offices and council chambers will be temporarily relocated during that time to modular buildings in the lower parking lot of Del Mar Shores Park.

As part of the required California Environmental Quality Act review, the city’s consulting firm RECON Environmental, prepared the draft Environmental Impact Report.

According to the environmental analysis, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, land use, traffic agriculture and forestry resources, biological resources, hazards and hazardous materials, mineral resources, geology and soils, hydrology and water quality, population and housing, public services, recreation, and utilities and service systems, would not be significantly affected by the project.

The report, however, found a few areas that could be significantly affected and require mitigation. These include the cultural resources of the project site and temporary relocation site, including improvements to the driveway at the Shores property. “Resources that weren’t previously uncovered during the initial grading of the site could be encountered during excavation for the parking garage,� Alyssa Muto of RECON said.

Other effects that require mitigation include noise from construction and operation at both sites, as well as aesthetics, including landscaping, building features, and light and glare.

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Del Mar district ‘not pleased’ with new 81 SDUHSD students are National lunch provider, may seek replacement Merit Scholarship semifinalists

BY KAREN BILLING Since the beginning of the school year, the Del Mar Union School District (DMUSD) has been receiving complaints about its new school lunch provider, LunchMaster.

DMUSD Superintendent Holly McClurg said staff has been working as diligently as possible to follow up with every concern and has worked with each school site’s staff as they deal with issues, including logistics problems. She said it has been a lot of hard work on the district’s part, with Assistant Superintendent Cathy Birks having to personally drive to deliver meals to kids.

“We want to maintain the standard of quality that families and children expect from school lunches and, of course, what they deserve,” McClurg said. “Currently we’re looking at what options we have moving forward and will bring a recommendation to the board in the near future. To be frank, we have not been pleased with the service we have received.”

The district had issued a request for proposals for the lunch program in March and received just two bids, from Choicelunch, its vendor since 2011, and LunchMaster, a 20-yearold company founded in the Bay Area, new to the San Diego market.

In May, the board voted to switch lunch providers, looking favorably on LunchMaster’s similar healthy options provided at a lower cost.

A request for comment from LunchMaster was not received by presstime for this newspaper.

During public comment, Keith Cosbey, one of the founders of Choicelunch, addressed the board.

“When I saw the request for proposals gave 50 percent weight to the cost of the lunches, I knew that Choicelunch would not come out on top,” Cosbey said. “But I believed then and today that Choicelunch is without a doubt the best fit for the Del Mar community.”

He said he was proud that his company will never be a low-cost solution because they offer such a premium service, including a “seamless” ordering platform they developed for the Web, Android and iPhone that allows same-day ordering up to 6 a.m. the day of the requested order date.

“Choicelunch truly enjoyed working with the Del Mar community over the last four years and we look forward to one day continuing that partnership,” Cosbey said.

ATM stolen from Rite Aid store in Carmel Valley

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE An ATM was ripped out of a Rite Aid store in Carmel Valley early Sept. 20.

An employee arriving at the business on Highlands Place near Del Mar Heights Road shortly before 4 a.m. found the front window smashed and the cash machine gone, San Diego police Officer Dan Lasher said.

A suspect description was not immediately available.

The San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) announces that 81 of its students qualified for the National Merit Scholarship semifinalist list — the largest number in the district’s history. The 81 are among roughly 16,000 students nationwide qualifying as semifinalists.

The National Merit Scholarship program, established in 1955, had around 1.5 million juniors from more than 22,000 high schools participate by taking the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). The semifinalists scored in the top 1 percent on the test and have the opportunity to apply for consideration as a finalist and for 7,400 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million offered in the spring.

The finalist criteria include academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, plus honors and awards received. Applicants must also be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn high SAT scores.

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All-autistic wedding to highlight two-day ‘Love & Autism’ conference in San Diego • Local artist with autism creates special painting for couple

BY KRISTINA HOUCK What is being billed as the first all-autism wedding is taking place in San Diego, and local artist Jeremy Sicile-Kira will be a part of the special day.

To celebrate the union of Anita Lesko and Abraham Talmage Nielsen, Sicile-Kira has created a unique painting for the couple.

“Truly, I have done this for other clients in love who have asked for paintings representing their relationship together, and that gave me the idea that they might like their own painting for their home,” said Sicile-Kira, a 26-year-old Carmel Valley native who recently relocated to Del Mar. The wedding will be a part of the second Love & Autism: A Conference with Heart.

Founded by San Diego Dr. Jenny Palmiotto, the two-day conference aims to bring awareness to the fact that every individual, including those diagnosed with autism, deserves to be loved and have relationships.

“A big misconception is that people on the autism spectrum don’t want love,” said Palmiotto, who also serves as CEO of a Point Loma-based private practice called The Family Guidance & Therapy Center of Southern California. “I just can’t even imagine living in a world where people believe that because of something about me. It’s really, really damaging.”

From the bride and groom, to the ring bearer and cake baker, everyone in the wedding party is diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum.

Diagnosed with autism when he was 3 years old, Sicile-Kira says he sees and feels emotions as colors — a condition called synesthesia. Although he has trouble communicating verbally, Sicile-Kira communicates through art and uses his synesthesia to create colorful paintings.

Sicile-Kira met the couple over Skype before painting the picture.

“Truly I dreamt that I painted the aura of Anita and Abraham at their wedding,” explained Sicile-Kira, who communicates by using a letterboard or keyboard.

“Truly Anita and Abraham have a great blue aura surrounding them. Truly kindly blues represent greatly their love and dedication for each other. Green is there for the wonderful calm they bring to each other and those around them. Happy yellow means true dreams can nicely become greatly reality. True white glows for the hope that great many others with autism will find a beautiful love like theirs. Have to say nice silver and gold is there, showing true happiness looking down from above.”

The conference, which takes place Sept. 26-27 at Liberty Station Conference Center, will feature world-renowned professional speakers in the autism field and role models in the autism community, with about 80 percent of the speakers on the autism spectrum.

The wedding became a part of the conference at the bride’s request.

“I never thought I’d be a wedding planner, but I am now,” Palmiotto said with a laugh.

But Lesko pointed out that people on the autism spectrum are often excluded from

Jeremy Sicile-Kira’s painting for Anita Lesko and Abraham Talmage Nielsen. Courtesy photo events, and her wedding might be the first time many get to attend one.

“I just thought that was so beautiful,” Palmiotto said. “Sometimes seeing is believing. I wanted to give people the experience of watching this union.”

Lesko lived the first 50 years of her life not knowing she had Asperger’s syndrome. She has worked as a nurse for 26 years.

Lesko met Talmage Nielsen at her Asperger’s support group. The pair became close friends before becoming a couple. Talmage Nielsen proposed on Christmas in 2014.

“Truly I believe the message is that we all need to find and give love no matter who we are,” Sicile-Kira said.

Nearly 190 people attended the conference last year. Organizers expect about 200 attendees this year.

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DM resident Rolf Benirschke inducted into Junior Achievement’s Hall of Fame

BY KAREN BILLING Del Mar resident and former San Diego Chargers kicker Rolf Benirschke was inducted into the Junior Achievement of San Diego County’s San Diego Business Hall of Fame at a Sept. 15 gala held at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar. Previous Hall of Fame laureates help select the new honorees, looking for individuals who have made significant contributions to the San Diego community. Junior Achievement Board Co-Chair Mike Schleyhahn said the choice to honor Benirschke was for a combination of both his business and philanthropic accomplishments.

“I think he represents a living legend in San Diego,” Schleyhahn said. “He’s a prime example of someone who persevered when things didn’t always go his way. He’s the epitome of what we’re looking for in our laureates.”

Benirschke was the Chargers’ kicker for 10 years, receiving Pro Bowl honors as well as NFL Man of the Year Award, NFL Player Association Hero of the Year and the Byron “Whizzer” White NFL Man of the Year Award, which honors a player who has best served his team, community and country.

He was inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame in 1997.

After his playing career ended, Benirschke co-founded Legacy Health Strategies, a company that creates personalized patient support for medical devices, pharmaceutical companies and health systems.

He is also a frequent inspirational speaker and is involved in numerous philanthropic organizations, including United Cerebral Palsy, UCSD Medical Center, the Zoological Society of San Diego, United Way and the San Diego Blood Bank.

“It’s humbling,” Benirschke said of his induction into his latest Hall of Fame. “I had a chance to visit BizTown and the Junior Achievement facility and see the Hall of Fame members’ photos on the wall. It was icons of the community, people who really shaped and built and influenced the city and it’s humbling to be a part of that group.”

Benirschke, a San Diego native, is remembered for overcoming great challenges in his career, being diagnosed with life-threatening ulcerative colitis in his second season as a Charger. He underwent two major surgeries but he was undeterred by his condition, returning to play seven more seasons. His experience led him to create Great Comebacks, a patient support program that has provided information and inspiration for ostomy patients for more than 30 years.

“I know I’m alive because of the support I’ve received in this community,” Benirschke said, noting he will never forget the prayers, the letters and the physical blood given by members of the community.

When Benirschke fell ill on a team flight, he required two surgeries and 80 pints of blood and, as a result, the Chargers teamed with the San Diego Blood Bank in 1979 to host a drive to help save lives.

The tradition has continued — the 36th annual Chargers Blood Drive will be held on Nov. 24 this year at the Town and Country Convention Center.

Benirschke said the most significant moment of his Chargers career came on Nov. 18, 1979 when, after his illness, he came back to the team weighing just 120 pounds. He could hardly walk, and the team made him an honorary team captain for the coin toss for a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The crowd stood and showered him with cheers and applause.

“It was such great positive support for me that really showed me that people really do care about the team and the players,” Benirschke said. “I’ll never forget it, the kindness of this community, the community safety net that you never knew existed until you fall into it.”

Benirschke said he is honored to now be affiliated with such a valuable organization as Junior Achievement and its mission to reach 53,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grades each year, to teach them how to get a Mary and Rolf Benirschke. Photo by job, start a business and how money works.

Cynthia Sinclair Through JA, students visit BizTown, a mini-city in which kids discover how the real world works through a simulated workday experience.

Junior Achievement’s latest program, Mission Fed Finance Park, is set to open on Oct. 1.

Martha Phillips, project manager, said the high-tech learning center helps students learn about personal finance and career planning. Phillips said they hope for Finance Park to be for more than just high school students, but a place for families to come to learn as well as a place companies can send employees, a true community asset.

“I love what Junior Achievement stands for,” Benirschke said. “It gives kids the opportunity to learn and be exposed to things that can help to dramatically influence their lives.”

If Benirschke’s career has shown anything, it’s how a football team can mean more than just the team you root for on game day, and its players can represent more than just points on a fantasy team. As Benirschke said, a football team and its players can connect and give back to a community, develop partnerships and, in his case, a special and lasting relationship with fans.

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‘Soul Shift’ may be road map to finding life’s answers, says author • Dr. Barbara De Angelis speaks on transformation Oct. 9 at Encinitas’ Seaside Center for Spiritual Living

BY DIANE Y. WELCH World-famed spiritual teacher and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Barbara De Angelis will deliver a presentation based on her latest book, “Soul Shifts: Transformative Wisdom for Creating a Life of Authentic Awakening, Emotional Freedom and Practical Spirituality,” at 7 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Seaside Center for Spiritual Living in Encinitas.

A VIP reception will be held at 6 p.m. that includes reserved seating and parking, light food, wine, a copy of “Soul Shifts” and the opportunity to have it signed and talk with De Angelis.

Using guideposts from her book, which became an instant best-seller after its March release, De Angelis will share her wisdom and give people practical tips along with her trademark love and upliftment.

The book is a culmination of her life’s work, she said. She has been actively engaged in the field of personal and spiritual transformation for about 35 years. “Which is overwhelming, when I think about it,” she joked.

De Angelis has reached tens of millions of people through her television shows, radio, seminars and her books. And throughout the decades, she has seen the personal growth movement explode.

“One of the things I feel is that we are at a crucial time on our planet, where there has been an acceleration for a lot of people about deeply contemplating what life is all about,” she said.

Technology has made us overstimulated, which in turn is pushing us to search for life’s true meaning, according to De Angelis.

Not surprisingly, those searching for answers want to get them quicker — but unlike the trends of the ’80s and the ’90s, people are looking for them on the inside, said De Angelis.

In answer to this, she wrote her book, to help seekers navigate the inner processes that we all have.

“All of us have moments when we have soul shifts. It could be a tragedy that wakes us up, it could be someone in recovery, or someone standing on a mountaintop, when they suddenly feel at one with everything,” De Angelis explained.

However, these moments are fleeting and cannot be controlled and we might have to wait a long time for the next one to come along.

“What I have been teaching for a long time is that we don’t have to wait to be woken up to experience a much more accelerated process on the inside,” she said.

As a result, everything on the outside, like relationships, careers or wealth, will also shift.

De Angelis’ goal is to have people go from thinking or talking about transformation to actually experiencing the internal, radical transformation. “It really turns your life inside out; in 10 minutes you can have a soul shift if you have the right road map.”

A Santa Barbara resident, De Angelis conducts her personal growth seminars internationally, but has done many in Rancho Bernardo, she said.

One of the most popular things she talks about is going from management of one’s life to mastery.

“Trying to constantly manage everything is what I call emotional whack-amole — that’s how a lot of us live, with this constant vigilance. It’s Barbara De Angelis has exhausting,” De Ange- written “Soul Shifts.” lis said. Mastery means Courtesy photos doing things so that we feel we do not have to live with that level of control all the time.

De Angelis said that she understands the journey that people are on and helps them recognize when their cosmic alarm clock has gone off.

When she asks her audiences whether they have felt it, thousands of people raise their hands. They tell her that they’ve felt it but didn’t know what it was.

De Angelis refers to this state as the Divine Discomfort, where people feel compelled toward something, but they can’t quite define it.

“To me this is called awakening, it’s emotional freedom with not so much measurements (of accomplishments) but of meaning. That’s why I think “Soul Shifts” has done so well, and that’s why I wrote it,” De Angelis explained.

At her presentation at the Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, De Angelis will discuss: The Ways You Might Be Sabotaging Your Success and Happiness Without Realizing It; Tools for Practical Spirituality; How to Recognize Your True Soul Accomplishments; Techniques for Creating Instant Soul Shifts from the Inside Out, and more.

Ticket pricing starts at $35 for general seating in advance; $40 general seating at the door; $100 VIP reception (6 p.m.) with reserved seating (limited availability).

For information or to buy tickets, visit http://www.seasidecenter.org/events/barbara-deangelis. The Seaside Center for Spiritual Living is at 1613 Lake Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024.

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Carmel Valley artist releases debut album

BY ROB LEDONNE Inspiration can strike at any time, and for one Carmel Valley musician, that elusive moment was brought to her by a Vermont-based folk artist named Anais Mitchell. “A friend of mine showed me a project Anais had done named ‘Hadestown,’� explained Emily Ann Laliotis, a graduate of of Canyon Crest Academy. “That’s when I fell in love with her work. It’s a masterpiece to me. She’s a huge inspiration to my songwriting ... probably the big- Carmel Valley musician Emily Ann Laliotis has released her first album (inset photo). Courtesy photo gest.�

That 2010 album by Mitchell led Laliotis to strike up a career of her own, the result of which is the recent release of her debut album “Single Step,� a 13-track collection of folk songs she wrote and produced herself. “People have been saying very sweet things about the album,� Laliotis noted of the reception so far. “One of the things people always bring up that struck me the most was, ’I just feel so rejuvenated when I listened to that.’ People tend to see the album as a relaxing way to start the day.�

The name of the album is from a famed quote by Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu which reads, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.� That quote also happens to relate to Laliotis’ songwriting path. “I had been writing music for several years, but at one point was at a standstill,� she said. “I had written so many songs I didn’t know what to do with them. I wanted to do something instead of just moving on. ‘Single Step’ is the cumulative effort of that first phase in my songwriting life. This is the first step in my hopefully very long journey.�

That journey has led Laliotis to double major in music and religion at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash. “I considered attending a school for songwriting,� she said of her decision to enroll in the university. “I decided it was better to develop my musicianship

and writing brain separately.�

Laliotis’ creative process consists of freewheeling ideas until she comes across one that sticks. “Often I sit down with guitar and just play around,� she said. “I often free-write, which is writing for a long time without stopping. Then I’ll home in from there.�

Throughout her musical odyssey, Laliotis has been supported by her family, most recently through an album release show thrown last month at her Carmel Valley home. “That was awesome,� she said of the event, which drew about 100 friends and family. “That was my mom’s way of getting involved. They made a little stage for me and I was struck by how many people showed up and were willing to support me. I’m a very community-based person, so having people behind me is one of the biggest things I can have.�

For more about “Single Step� and Laliotis, check out her home on the web: www. emilyannlaliotis.com.

Lawsuit filed on behalf of family of woman killed in crash on Carmel Valley Road A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the family of Enid Diane Mayer-Sheaf, 61, who died after an alleged drunk driver collided with her vehicle on Carmel Valley Road near State Route 56 this past summer.

According to CaseyGerry attorney Frederick Schenk, the lawsuit was filed in San Diego Superior Court against Anthony Rodriguez on behalf of Danny Sheaf, the victim’s husband, and Christopher Sheaf, her son. Schenk said the crash occurred on July 22, 2015, when a Fiat 500 — driven by defendant Rodriguez, 30, and heading eastbound on Carmel Valley Road — went over the center divide and head-on into Mayer-Sheaf’s Chevrolet Nova.

Mayer-Sheaf, a Chula Vista resident, died at the accident scene. Uninjured in the crash, Rodriguez was subsequently taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and manslaughter charges.

According to Schenk, the lawsuit alleges the defendant was severely impaired at the time of the accident, and therefore, directly responsible for the victim’s death. “Rodriguez — whose blood alcohol content level was reportedly .16 — double the legal limit — had been drinking for hours. He had been at a Padres game and then went to a bar for post-game festivities,� Schenk said.

Unfortunately, this type of incident has been all too common in recent months, Schenk added. “With a spike in drunk-driving fatalities this summer, San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis has called it the ‘Summer of Shame.’ Sadly, this is a completely preventable tragedy. Given all the alternative forms of transportation — from Uber to Lyft to taxis — one should never get behind the wheel drunk. This simply should never be an option.�

The lawsuit claims that Rodriguez — who has been charged with three felonies: gross vehicular manslaughter, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and driving with measurable blood alcohol causing injury — drove his vehicle with wanton, willful and conscious disregard for the safety of others. “Because of this alleged malicious act,� Schenk said, “his family has suffered tremendously and will seek punitive damages in addition to general damages.� — Submitted press release

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Local resident chairing event for young adults in foster care

BY JARED WHITLOCK Jaye Connolly-LaBelle’s passion for helping those in foster care runs deep.

For nine years, the local resident has been on the board of directors of Walden Family services, a nonprofit that supports foster children, teens and young adults. She’s also chairing Thirty-Nine & D’Vine, a fundraiser for the organization at 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at Pamplemousse Grille in Solana Beach.

“Too often, these kids end up in jail or on another unfortunate path,” Connolly-LaBelle said. “We want to break that cycle.”

This particular event will raise money for services for young adults, 18 to 21 years old, who have chosen to stay in extended foster care.

“We provide transitional housing, we support their college educations, we help with job readiness, all so they can be productive people in society,” Connolly-LaBelle said. She added that studies show — and she’s seen firsthand — that this is a critical Jaye Connolly-LaBelle and Jeffrey Strauss, time in their lives.

Pamplemousse owner. Courtesy photo Connolly-LaBelle said many kids are simply born into a tough situation, one reason for her strong desire to help others. Another is her belief that: “You’re only here once; try and make a difference.”

“My thing is, every kid should have a happy family and shot at happiness,” she said.

Her philosophy of making a difference extends to her career. Connolly-LaBelle is the president and chief operating officer of RippleNami, online software that allows humanitarian groups and other customers to track and visualize natural disasters, logistics issues and more.

Connolly-LaBelle said many using the platform are working in underdeveloped regions and need access to reliable information that’s easily retrievable.

When not working, Walden Family Services is her focus. And she pointed out that the region faces significant foster-care needs. There are 402,000 children in foster care in the U.S., and almost 60,000, or about 15 percent, are in Southern California. That’s why Walden Family Services has placed a greater emphasis on fundraisers and events, she said.

“We want the community to get involved,” Connolly-LaBelle said.

Thirty-Nine & D’Vine will feature a special presentation from Melinda Avila, a former foster youth and now Walden employee, about her personal journey and lessons learned.

Several options are available to attend the event. Individual tickets are $300.

Table sponsorships will enjoy reserved seating, upgraded wine pairings and special recognition. They run $10,000 with seating for 10 and $5,000 with seating for four, and $2,500 VIP tickets with seating for two. In addition, all table sponsors and VIPs will take home a box of handmade Le Petit Mousse Chocolates.

For information about Walden Family Services and to sponsor or reserve tickets for Thirty-Nine & D’Vine, visit http://www.waldenfamily.org/thirty-nine-at-pamplemouse-grille or call 619-727-5887.

Sponsorships available for Solana Beach Sunset 5K Run/Walk Nov. 14 Sponsorships are still available for the second Solana Beach Sunset 5K Run/Walk, which returns to Fletcher Cove on Nov. 14 to raise funds for diabetes prevention.

This event starts at 2 p.m. with a health expo and registration. Run/Walk is at 3 p.m., and the event ends with live music and a Wellness Expo showcasing local companies that specialize in healthy living. The Solana Beach Sunset 5K Run/Walk raises funds for the San Diego County Medical Society Foundation’s prevention health programs, including Jump Start for Health, an innovative diabetes prevention program. For more information, visit sdcmsf.org/5k or call Carlos Medina at 858-565-7930; carlos.medina@sdcms.org.

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Should the event gain enough support and momentum, organizers hope it opens the doors for a similar tournament in the Olympics and Paralympics.

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Adaptive Surf Championship is four days of countries coming together to surf.

All day Friday, Sept. 25, the athletes take to the surf and compete. The competitors will be judged and scored in different categories, such as whether they surf prone (laying down) or standing, are blind or near blind, and have artificial limbs or no limbs.

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CV youngsters’ lemonade stand helps raise support for refugees

Canyon Crest Academy junior Harmon Jones, 16, of Carmel Valley will be exhibiting his electric S-10 truck conversion at the “Maker Faire” in Balboa Park from Oct. 3-4.

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CCA junior to exhibit electric truck conversion during Maker Faire Oct. 3-4 in Balboa Park Canyon Crest Academy junior Harmon Jones, 16, of Carmel Valley will be exhibiting his electric S-10 truck conversion Oct. 3-4 at “Maker Faire,” a two-day festival of innovation in Balboa Park (http://sdmakerfaire.org).

The project started when he got his learner’s permit and wanted to make his own car that was environmentally responsible. He was able to complete his project and drive it one year later, thanks to the help and advice from the multigenerational Kick Gas Club of San Diego. The Kick Gas Club is a co-op garage with members from 16 to 86 years old who work together to convert gasoline cars to electric cars.

Harmon’s truck uses a salvaged battery pack from a Nissan Leaf damaged in Hurricane Sandy. He learned to do many things — weld, cut (measure twice), and wire — with the cheerful help of the experienced members, family and friends.

“Would you like some lemonade for a good cause?” was the sales pitch of four young Carmel Valley residents on a recent hot Saturday afternoon in front of Jimbo’s at the Del Mar Highlands Town Center.

Ali, who watched a documentary about the Syrian refugee crisis in Europe, told his friend Lucas about his plan to hold a lemonade stand, and he did not hesitate to join forces by adding a bake sale.

The two Solana Highlands third-graders enjoyed the marketing support of Caroline and Maaria, whose calls for passers-by to support the effort were very hard to dismiss. Passing customers handed out generous smiles and donations. Some returned for seconds and others expressed admiration for giving up a Saturday’s playtime for a great cause.

After two hours, a little over $200 had been raised.

More lemonade stands will be held in the community to continue the support. All proceeds will go to Save the Children, www.savethechildren.org.

The children letter a sign to be placed with their table (below) selling lemonade and cookies to help Syrian refugees. Courtesy photo

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CV educators to be honored at ‘Salute to Teachers’ Oct. 10 Two Carmel Valley teachers will be honored for their commitment to teaching and learning at this year’s “Cox Presents: A Salute to Teachers.”

Entertainer Sherri Shepherd will host this year’s Academy Awards-style extravaganza, which begins at 8 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Balboa Theater.

In its 25th year, the show will highlight the county’s 26,000 public school teachers and feature celebrity presenters, musical and dance performances, and the announcement of the 2015-16 San Diego County Teachers of the Year who will go on to represent the region at the California Teacher of the Year program later this year.

The San Diego Teacher of the Year candidates who live or work in the Carmel Valley area are: Audrey Schengel, Carmel Valley, who teaches at Sycamore Ridge; and Katie Zimmer, Carmel Valley, who teaches at Carmel Creek.

Sycamore Ridge teacher Audrey Schengel believes as an educator, her role is to provide more than academic instruction. She believes the whole child must be educated to grow academically, socially, and emotionally. Inspired by her mother to become a teacher, she invites family members into her classroom to read to students on Read Across America Day, holds career days and invites parents to share their professions, and recently involved her students in a school beautification project. She sees these experiences as ways to connect experiences with lessons.

Katie Zimmer has been in education for almost three decades and a media specialist at Carmel Valley Creek for the last 12 of those. She runs the weekly live Carmel Creek News broadcast where a goal is set for every student to participate in a broadcast at least once a year. This is no easy feat, considering many of the school’s students are English language learners and more than 30 primary languages are spoken. She is a three time Teacher of the Year honoree who discovered her passion for teaching while coaching tennis in college.

Also appearing will be Kyra Phillips, a CNN correspondent and San Diego native, and veteran San Diego broadcast journalist Dennis Morgigno.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.sandiegotheatres.org/a-salute-to-teachers, by calling the Balboa Theatre box office at 570-1100 (all San Diego area codes), or at the Balboa Theatre box office, 868 4th Ave. in downtown San Diego. A 10 percent discount is available by mentioning title sponsor San Diego County Credit Union. Visit www.sdcoe.net/salute.

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Del Mar Lagoon Pond gets restoration help from Stantec volunteers despite downpour Stantec’s San Diego employees participated in Stantec’s Community Service Day, a company-wide, worldwide event, held on Sept. 15. Volunteers conducted restoration work at the Del Mar Lagoon Pond while working in pouring rain. They planted 255 native plants and removed invasive plants, including castor bean.

The project is being funded by a Coastal Grant from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

“Stantec contributed an amazing amount of sweat equity to our restoration efforts at the Lagoon Pond. Its employees accomplished more work in two hours than we ever could do on our own to restore a former disturbed area into viable wildlife habitat,” said Trish Boaz. executive director of the River Valley Conservancy.

Jess Norton, SDRVC conservation manager, and Boaz were there with Carolyn Lieberman of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, working alongside the Stantec volunteers.

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SDUHSD top female science students attend fertility science academy Four students from San Dieguito Union High School District high schools attended a prestigious science program this summer at UC San Diego.

The Oncofertility Science Academy is a hands-on educational program that inspires 11thand 12th-grade girls to become the next generation of scientists and physicians.

The curriculum is focused on oncofertility — an exciting new field that addresses the fertility needs and quality of life issues for young cancer patients. Graduates emerge from the summer program with a greater understanding of science and research related to oncofertility, and many have gone on to successful careers in science, math, engineering and technology.

This competitive program accepts 12 high school girls from all areas of San Diego County.

Four of those spots were earned by top female science students from each of the SDUHSD high schools.

Sessions are held on Saturdays during the summer and include topics such as reproductive physiology, cancer biology, in vitro fertilization and reproductive bioethics. During the sessions, students don personalized lab coats to learn research techniques from top UCSD faculty, and discuss issues surrounding reproductive function in women with cancer.

Instruction is also led by Dr. Ericka Senegar-Mitchell, an outstanding and nationally recognized high school biology/biotech teacher.

At the end of the summer, students give poster and oral presentations during a graduation ceremony.

The Oncofertility Science Academy at UC San Diego, formerly known as the Oncofertility Saturday Academy, began in 2008 with NIH grant support, and was jointly organized and administered by Better Education for Women in Science and Engineering (BE WiSE) and UC San Diego School of Medicine.

In July 2012, NIH grant funding ended, which gave BE WiSE founder, Patricia Winter, and R. Jeffrey Chang, MD, program instructor and director of reproductive endocrinology at UCSD, the opportunity to grow the program based on the successful former model and new concepts of learning. In fall 2013, UC San Diego relaunched the program as the Oncofertility Science Academy.

Local attorneys named to ‘Best Lawyers’ list Higgs Fletcher & Mack, a San Diego-based, full-service law firm for more than 75 years, recently announced that the following attorneys were among those named to the 2016 “Best Lawyers” list: • William M. Low of Carmel Valley has been named to the 2016 “Best Lawyers” list and recognized as “Lawyer of the Year.”

A leading expert in complex tort and business litigation with an emphasis on information security, product liability and healthcare, Low was included in the annual report for the ninth consecutive year.

“We pride ourselves in being renowned for our institutional intelligence and expertise that stems from our long record of service in the San Diego region and beyond,” said Higgs Fletcher & Mack’s Managing Partner, John Morrell. “We’re honored that Best Lawyers has recognized William in this regard, and we couldn’t be more proud of his accomplishments.”

In addition, Low received the organization’s “Lawyer of the Year” designation. This is given to high-profile specialties in large legal communities with only a single lawyer in each field being honored.

• Paul J. Pfingst of Del Mar was named to the 2016 “Best Lawyers” list.

A former San Diego County district attorney, Pfingst represents clients in complex litigation, white-collar crime and professional licensing matters.

Pfingst is recognized as one of San Diego’s top trial lawyers, and his successful prosecutions of San Diego’s most serious criminal cases earned him a national reputation. He is the former president of the California District Attorneys Association and a former member of the Board of Directors of the National District Attorneys Association. In 2000, the United States Attorney General presented Pfingst with the William French Smith Award for outstanding contributions to law enforcement.

• Peter S. Doody of Solana Beach has been named to the 2016 “Best Lawyers” list and recognized as “Lawyer of the Year.”

A nationally recognized speaker with experience defending cases brought against product manufacturers, transportation companies and premises owners, Doody was included in the coveted annual report.

Doody has extensive jury trial experience and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) which requires 20 jury trials to verdict as first chair. Doody is the former president of San Diego Defense Lawyers and former president of the San Diego Inn of Court. He is a member of the prestigious Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, a national association of attorneys whose members are admitted by invitation only, and is a board member of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.

In addition, Doody received the organization’s “Lawyer of The Year” designation. This is given to high-profile specialties in large legal communities with only a single lawyer in each field being honored.

DM/CV resident joins Sullivan Hill law firm The law firm of Sullivan Hill Lewin Rez & Engel is pleased to announce that Del Mar/ Carmel Valley resident Shailendra “Shay” Kulkarni has joined the firm as an associate in the San Diego office. He will be a member of Sullivan Hill’s construction, insurance, and litigation practice groups.

Kulkarni focuses his practice primarily in the areas of construction, insurance coverage litigation and analysis, and complex civil litigation. He also practices in the areas of surety litigation and construction-industry contracts.

Before joining Sullivan Hill, Kulkarni practiced in the areas of construction and surety litigation in New Orleans. In 2015, he was named to the Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars List.

L-R: Vivien Vaucher, San Dieguito Academy; Emma Ling, La Costa Canyon; Daisy Valdiviesco, Canyon Crest Academy; and Mikaila Reyes, Torrey Pines. Courtesy photo Interested high school students from San Diego County are encouraged to apply for the 2016 Summer Academy. Applications will open Dec. 1, 2015 and must be completely submitted by February 13, 2016. Contact PatriciaWinter09@gmail.com for information.

13 Bishop’s students semifinalists in National Merit Scholarship competition Seniors at The Bishop’s School have once again shown their academic abilities with a total of 13 students, out of a class of 137, named semifinalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Competition.

The Bishop’s seniors who earned semifinalist status this year are: Nicholas Appel of La Jolla, Sunah Chang of Carmel Valley, Stephanie Davis of Encinitas, William Drummond of Rancho Santa Fe, Mason Elms of Carmel Valley, Ryan Hastings of Carmel Valley, Daniel Kim of Sabre Springs, Angela Li of Carlsbad, Ankita Nair of Scripps Ranch, Dylan Rohn of Point Loma, Tony Sotornik of Tierrasanta, Tara Vogel of Coronado, and Heather Zhang of Carmel Valley.

Approximately 16,000 National Merit Semifinalist students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. More than 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

Approximately 90 percent of semifinalists are expected to advance to the finalist level, and it is from this group that all National Merit Scholarship winners will be chosen. Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

Legion hosts former Blue Angel at free event American Legion Post 416 and the Del Mar Hilton present a speaking engagement with WWII flying ace and former Blue Angel Col. Dean Caswell to support the “Save Our Legion” campaign.

The American Legion is sponsoring this free event at 6 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Del Mar Hilton to the public, so everyone can enjoy this living legend. All veterans will be honored.

This is the third in a series of events by the San Dieguito American Legion, honoring American veterans and providing the community with access to speeches given by “Living Heroes.”

For additional information, please contact Ralph Bettencourt, chairman, Save Our Legion Capital Campaign, at ralph@ralphbettencourt.com or 760- 942-2277; or Post Commander Steve Lewandowski at steve@veteransresearchalliance.org, 858-699-5545.

To reserve your seat, visit: http://tinyurl.com/AceCaswell or contact Brian Hall at Brian@brianhallproperties.com.

American Legion Post 416 is a nonprofit 501(c)19 estab- Col. Dean Caswell lished to provide support for all veteran interests. Visit http:// www.calegionpost416.org or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saveourlegion.

Local cyclists Pedal for Parkinson’s on Sept. 27 in SB Bike riders in San Diego will Pedal for Parkinson’s with riders from around the world on Sept. 27, showing their support for cutting-edge research that can eliminate the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

Riders have a choice of a 5-mile, 25-mile or 50-mile ride, which starts at Revolution Bike Shop, 235 S. Highway 101, Solana Beach, CA 92075. Interested riders can sign up at www. pedalforparkinsons.net.

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TPHS JV defeats Westview at away game, 14-10

BY WALTER BAYS Torrey Pines JV defeated Westview away, 14-10, on Friday, Sept. 18.

The first drive featured Falcon Sully O’Brien who returned the opening kickoff 35 yards, then by ground and air, with some help from teammate Jadon Cotton, ran it in to put Torrey Pines ahead 7-0.

Torrey Pines junior varsity defeated Westview, 14-10.

Westview responded Courtesy photo with a sustained drive that stalled on a tackle by Louis Bickett and pass pressure from Ethan Choi. Their field goal attempt was blocked.

Later, with good field position on the Falcon 47, Westview moved again into field goal range on the running of Bryce Williams and quarterback Will Bensey, and nailed it. Falcons 7-3.

Torrey Pines moved with big completions to Parker Williams, and Peter Nelson. O’Brien caught a short pass coming out of the backfield, juked a couple of would-be tacklers and crossed the goal line, 14-3. Then in the last minute of the half, the Falcons starting from their own 17 tried to widen their lead and suffered an interception by Ryan McWherter, which Westview quickly turned into points of its own on a pass to Noah Cavendish. Falcons 14-10.

The second half was a defensive struggle. Torrey Pines had one good drive on the running of Jack Nelson and Peter Nelson, but despite good scrambling by quarterback Jackie Plashkes, the pass pressure finally shut down the Falcons, who turned over on downs.

Westview also had a good drive on the running of Aaron Powell and passes to Matthew DiPrima and No. 12, but were stopped in the red zone by Choi, Connor Munoz, and an unyielding Falcon defense.

As the game wound down, the teams traded interceptions. One by No. 29 put Westview on the Falcon 41 for their last chance to go ahead, a chance lost when Munoz snatched the ball on the Falcon 8.

This week, Torrey Pines hosts Poway while Westview plays at San Marcos.

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‘Voice of Polo Club’ marks 25th anniversary Left: The San Diego Polo Club and Tracee Brunetti presented Steve Lewandowski (left) with a cake and an actual microphone from the 1940s in recognition of his 25th anniversary in announcing polo at the club.

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Falcons soar over Wolverines, 28-8

BY JOHN SCHREIBER AND P.J. MIKOLAJEWSKI The Torrey Pines freshman football Falcons improved to 3-1 on the season with a dominating 28-8 victory over the visiting Westview Wolverines on a sun-splashed afternoon on Thursday, Sept. 17, at Ed Burke Field.

Westview opened the game with a 12-play, six-minute drive. Quarterback Jackson Nau used a steady diet of short passes to Dominic Morrow and handoffs to P.J. San Agustin to rack up several first downs before the Falcons defense held on the TPHS 24-yard line. Quarterback Miles Hastings and the Falcons offense immediately delivered several big plays, culminating with a 56-yard TD pass to tight end Tucker Drawdy that gave the Falcons a 7-0 lead near the end of the first quarter.

An opportunistic, bend-but-don’t break Falcon defense stopped two long second-quarter Westview drives with turnovers. Cornerback Luke Mikolajewski, busy in coverage all day against the Wolverine passing attack, recovered a fumble at the Falcon 40 midway through the second quarter. The Falcons then drove 60 yards in just five plays to take a 14-0 lead when Mac Bingham rumbled in with an 18-yard TD run.

Cornerback Porter Hollen stopped a subsequent Wolverine drive deep in Falcon territory with an interception shortly before halftime. It was a first half where the normally reli-

able Falcon ground game led by Bingham and running mate Mike Schreiber was bottled up, but Hastings and the receiving corps moved the ball efficiently with 116 yards passing.

The third quarter began with a bang when Michael Stearns alertly recovered a muffed kickoff return and jetted 60 yards down the left sideline deep into Wolverine territory. A three-play Falcon drive was capped by Evan Galluzzi’s TD on a reverse from three yards out.

Falcon defenders then forced a Wolverine three-and-out, and the offense came right back with a four-play, 74-yard drive that ended with a 28-yard TD pass from Hastings to Stearns.

With the Falcons leading 28-0 and the game out of reach, the fourth quarter devolved into an unsatisfying mix of penalties and turnovers. Westview averted the shutout with an 18-yard TD pass from Nau to Ben Skolnick with just over three minutes left in the game.

Bingham, Schreiber, Mikolajewski, Galluzzi, Jack Callan and Sebastian Carpenter each recorded three or more tackles on the day for the Falcons defense.

The Falcons return Thursday, Sept. 24, at home vs. the Poway Titans.

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Now is the time for community to put forth ideas on One Paseo We represent the three community groups who sued the city of San Diego over the City Council vote on One Paseo: Alliance for Responsible Development (ARDC), East Bluff Community Association (EBCA), and Mitigate One Paseo (MOP). Our main goal in reaching the Settlement Agreement was to achieve a reduced project that would then go through the city of San Diego Planning process for approval.

Now it is time for you, the community, to get involved in this process!

The developer, Kilroy Realty, has held several community and online workshops to elicit ideas and responses from you, the community, for the design of the New One Paseo.

There will be another update presentation by Kilroy Realty at the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Carmel Valley Library.

Participate! Be involved! Give ideas and ask questions! Bring your neighbors!

Now is your time to be part of this important process.

Bob Fuchs (ARDC) Janie Emerson (EBCA) Diana Scheffler and Bob Semmer (MOP)

Little open space, no public transit offered in revised One Paseo plan I read with interest the two letters last week on One Paseo. Now I know I’m not the only one who has serious questions about this revised project.

I went to the community meeting which was ostensibly to get community input. I found the event to be a grand public relations gesture on Kilroy’s part. We were invited to pick the plants we like, the architecture of the buildings, traffic entrances, and little more.

It was difficult to get a sense of the layout, and I could not see much, if anything, in the way of open space. Kilroy has consistently described One Paseo as a community gathering place.

With apartments over retail, no real walkable Main Street or open area, where would the community gather? At this point, Del Mar Highlands appears to have more open space and a better utilization of space than One Paseo.

The new plan was reduced from 1.4 million square feet to 1.2 million square feet, substantially more dense than the 800,000 square feet the community agreed to as a compromise, and well over the 500,000 square feet in the original community plan.

If there is still so much density, this will not be a pleasant place to visit. Kilroy seems to be focusing on a decrease in traffic. Makes me wonder how accurate their estimates will turn out to be. There is still no public transportation.

There needs to be more serious oversight. I do hope the Carmel Valley Planning Committee takes a closer look.

Shelli Chosak

What is that dreadful Sunday afternoon noise?

It’s Sunday afternoon and I am hearing this obnoxious thumping sound outside my living room. Usually it’s hopped-up car stereos at the light on Del Mar Heights Road, but not today. The noise never drives off. It worsens. It sounds like jets landing at Miramar. But no.

It’s coming from the Fairgrounds, the parcel of land on which anything goes to make the board and the overpaid staff a buck. How in the world did they ever sneak this music monster rally by the city of Del Mar? Please tell me, city fathers and mothers, that this failed enterprise is a one-off event. Even the bloodsuckers on the fair board must have some sense of civic responsibility. You think?

Joe Azzinaro, Del Mar

Noise from Kaaboo heard 2 miles away I want this complaint to be aired to every member on the Del Mar City Council.

I am complaining about the noise from Kaaboo. My house is over 2 miles away from the fairgrounds, and I measured the sound level on my bedroom balcony from Kaaboo as being 81 decibels on Saturday and Sunday nights. Normally it averages around 67 decibels.

I could hear the drums from inside my bedroom, and I could not get to sleep. Not only is there noise, but people went there to drink beer, and then they drive home drunk. Nice!

Del Mar should not allow this festival any more, because the noise level affects houses even 2 miles away (like mine) and because of the possibility of DUIs on the highways when people drive home after drinking beer, not to mention traffic congestion.

Kaaboo should be held out in the desert, 5 miles away from the nearest house. Del Mar obviously does not care about the residents in the area, because they permitted Kaaboo and it made Del Mar a profit of $70,000.

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Superintendent Schmitt’s monthly update, September 2015: test scores, enrollment Superintendent Rick Schmitt regularly updates the greater San Dieguito Union High School District community through the local media. Topics may include academics, facilities, budget, enrollment, safety, and other specific and special interest topics. Today’s update focuses on various achievement measures and the 2016-17 High School Enrollment process.

2016-17 High School Selection The annual San Dieguito Union Rick Schmitt High School District (SDUHSD) High School Selection process will take place this winter as it has in years past. High School Selection for the 2016-17 school year will take place between Jan. 4-Feb. 1, 2016. All students currently in 8th grade will declare which high school they would like to attend in 2016-17 and any students currently in grades 9-11 who wish to change their current high school will also declare which school they’d like to attend for 2016-17.

Current 9-11th graders who do not want to change schools need not do anything and will remain enrolled at their current high school.

As always, our goal is to enroll every student in their first choice school and we will do everything we can to accomplish this goal. If an enrollment lottery is necessary for any of our schools, the lottery would be held on Feb. 11, 2016 with families notified within a week of that date. Further information and details will be found on the SDUHSD High School Selection website and will be publicized via the SDUHSD Facebook page.

Recent Achievement Results Our goal in SDUHSD is to continue to provide highquality instruction that will prepare our students for academic success and college/career readiness. Progress toward this goal is evident in recent results on various achievement measures. In the 2014-2015 school year, SDUHSD students took a record 7,413 Advanced Placement (AP) exams with a district average pass rate of 84.6 percent, well above the state of California average pass rate of 64 percent.

With approximately the same number of high school students in SDUHSD in 2015 as there were in 2004, SDUHSD has doubled the number of AP tests taken while increasing the pass rate from 62 percent to 84 percent.

SDUHSD is one of the few districts where there are no barriers to accessing honors and AP courses. Most recent reports from the California Department of Education indicate that SDUHSD continues to improve SAT (83.08 percent, score of 1500 or greater) and ACT (89.92 percent, score of 21 or greater) scores that far exceed the state (SAT 46 percent, ACT 56 percent) averages.

We expect this trend of high achievement on standardized assessments to continue with the new Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBAC), which are designed to measure mastery of additional key skills identified during the creation of the new state standards, as well as to measure critical thinking and application of knowledge skills in both English Language Arts (ELA) and math. Critical thinking and college and career readiness skills have been a curricular focus in SDUHSD for decades, and are now included in the new assessments.

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Poll of the Week at www.delmartimes.net Last week’s poll results: Do you think Solana Beach should ban polystyrene?

Yes 21 percent No 78 percent This week’s poll: Did you go to Kaaboo Del Mar? Yes or No?

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Top row, l-r: Elizabeth at bat; Jacob at bat; Second row, l-r: Tim and Jason Gackstetter with Taran; Ashley at bat; Pitching in the Miracle League; Sophie and Naomi Williams; Mac Solomon, Dan Engel (Co-Founder); Third row, l-r: Ian Shirley, Chris Banna, Mara Wong; Rachel at bat; Alexander at bat; Aaron at bat; Katie at bat.

Miracle League Fall Season begins!

The Miracle League fall baseball season kicked off on Sept. 12 and runs through Nov. 14. Games are played on Saturdays only and all games are played at Engel Family Field in Del Mar and Coronado Green Field in Coronado. Photos on this page are from a Sept. 19 Yankees vs. Marlins game.

The Miracle League of San Diego provides children with special needs the opportunity to play baseball in an organized league. Every player is matched with a buddy for the entire season and each buddy is paired with the player based on his or her unique needs. The League’s mission is “to ensure that every participant walks away saying they had a great day!’

For more information, visit www.miracleleagueofsandiego.org.

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Inaugural Raven Field Day at CCA a colorful success

BY GLORIA LIMAS Canyon Crest Academy held its first Raven Field Day recently. The event has been planned since March and was sponsored by the CCA Pals campus organization, which promotes student “interconnectiveness.”

The more than 2,300 students this year were each assigned one of eight color groups, then placed among subgroups. They rotated among 15 stations from wheelbarrow races to tug of war.

CCA Pals member Tessa York says promoting school spirit is one of the goals, but there are others. “We are hoping that students of all levels, from freshmen to seniors, take some time in their busy academic schedules to bond as well as get to know their teachers on a different level.”

She says the event was the brainchild of Pals students who created it as a Legacy project. The school hopes to make it a yearly event. For information on CCA, visit http:// cc.sduhsd.net.

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The field at Canyon Crest Academy.

Tug of war

Erica Espineli and Melanie An

Libby Edward, Lily Katzeff, Michael Ai, Prisha Kukkal, Claire Brady-Hecker, Joshua Goldstein

Wheelbarrow races

Shawdi Amini, Tessa York, Sara Simon, Paige Carlbourg

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These tests are computer adaptive and include a wider variety of questions than the multiple-choice tests they replaced, requiring students to explain how they solve problems, think critically, and write analytically. It is essential that our students master these skills in order to achieve success in high school, in college, and in the workplace.

The SBAC tests were administered for the first time in 2014-15, under the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). Results will be considered a baseline from which to measure future growth. Student scores on SBAC tests will not be comparable to prior years’ California Standard Tests (CST) scores, as the CSTs assessed different skills.

I am excited to report that our 2014-15 student baseline results once again showed a significant number of our students “meeting” or “exceeding” the expected standards in ELA and math districtwide, and we far surpassed the state and county averages. For example, 79 percent of our eighth-grade students who tested on the ELA test met or exceed the expected

standard with the county average at 51 percent. In math, 70 percent of our students met or exceeded the expected standard and the county average was 38 percent.

Once again, this is a baseline year for all schools in the state of California, and we look forward to making progress year over year so all of our students meet the expected standards for years to come.

We are currently awaiting the arrival of the SBAC score reports from the California Department of Education and will mail them once we receive them. The student score report will show individual student achievement on these new tests.

Another important note: During 2014-2015 testing, nearly all of our students in grades 7, 8 and 11 took the Smarter Balanced assessments, unlike other districts throughout the country that struggled to have students fully participate in testing. We believe that our high participation rate is due to the fact that our families see the importance of preparing our students for College Entrance Exams. It is important to note that the Smarter Balanced assessments are aligned to the California State Standards, as are the new SAT and ACT tests, and Advanced Placement (AP) exams, that most SDUHSD students eventually take. The new state standards and the related SBAC assessments help them prepare for these exams.

To promote measures of college and career readiness, each SDUHSD comprehensive high school asks for a donation in order to provide each 10-11th-grade student the opportunity to take the PSAT, and interested 9th-graders may also sign up to participate. Any 9-11th grade student may sit for the PSAT during the school day on Oct. 14, whether they donate or not. This opportunity gives 11th-grade students who score within a given range the eligibility to apply for National Merit Scholarship Programs. In 2015, SDUHSD had 82 students qualified as National Merit Semifinalists. The new SAT suite of assessments, which includes the redesigned PSATs, are now all fully aligned to the new California State Standards, as is the ACT Test. Results of these assessments are helpful for students and their families to consider while evaluating their student’s college and career readiness skills.

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In screenshots provided to this newspaper, former CCAF board member David Mittelstadt was identified as the “yprétis” of The IXTUS Foundation and his photo was posted on the site.

Mittelstadt had been with the board only since the beginning of the fiscal year in July, serving as vice president of major donors. He said he was interviewed over the phone and accepted by the CCA Foundation as a volunteer.

According to the site, IXTUS “works to develop relationships with organizations in and around San Diego. Identifying exceptional programs, the IXTUS Foundation draws organizations together and provides funding to create, collectively, a complete solution.”

Mittelstadt said “ixtus” means “fish” in Greek,and its letters were also a code among early Christians to refer to Jesus Christ, the origin of the Christian fish symbol. “Yprétis” means servant. Both are nods to his strong Christian faith — he said he believed that his fundraising site was what God intended him to do.

After becoming aware of the site, the San Dieguito Union High School District’s attorneys Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff & Holtz sent a cease-and-desist letter on Aug. 28 to both Mittelstadt and the San Diego Foundation in order to shut it down.

When contacted for comment, San Diego Foundation Vice President Theresa Nakata said their donor privacy policy prohibits them from disclosing donor information.

“At the request of a donor, The San Diego Foundation established the IXTUS Fund,” Nakata said in a statement, noting that the foundation works with individuals, businesses and agencies to establish funds with a purpose defined by the donor.

The SDUHSD letter also included a request to remove all references to CCA, the CCA Foundation and SDUHSD on Mittelstadt’s LinkedIn and NobleHour profiles, as well as a request for an accounting of all donations that had been received. The CCA Foundation also issued a press release on the matter, which was published by this newspaper on Sept. 17.

“We’re hoping that we caught it soon enough so that nobody else was a victim,” Tharp said.

Tharp said the Foundation also contacted the computer crimes unit of the San Diego Police Department, although no charges have been filed.

Mittelstadt said he wasn’t surprised by the cease-and-desist letter, as the San Diego Foundation notified him when they were approached by the district’s attorneys.

“It was clear they were going to be taking legal action and attempting to defame me,” Mittelstadt said. “The cease-and-desist letter was confirmation that they were trying to create problems for me instead of trying to solve their problems.”

Mittlestadt said he did not receive the letter until Sept. 2, but had removed the CCA Foundation logo from the IXTUS site

by Aug. 26.

An emergency CCA Foundation board meeting was called on Aug. 31 in which the evidence was presented and Mittelstadt was removed from the CCA Foundation board.

Mittelstadt said the meeting was about 15 minutes long and while he was given an opportunity to respond, he chose not to defend himself, as it was clear that a decision had already been made.

“It had been made clear that the board planned to crucify me, so there was no point in continuing the dream of doing work for the benefit of the foundation,” Mittelstadt said.

In regard to accessing an unauthorized position email account, Mittelstadt said the password to all 20 CCAF position accounts

are given to board members. Mittelstadt said he did access the business developer account, but only because he knew the position was not filled at the time; and in the year before he volunteered, he experienced an eight-month delay in response from the Foundation because no one was reading the email sent to that account.

As for the website, Mittelstadt said he wishes a board member had contacted him first to give him the opportunity to explain his actions rather than going straight to the attorneys.

“The site is not set up to do fundraising yet,” Mittelstadt said, noting that he set it up as a “test” platform to show the CCA Foundation what it could do.

On Sept. 16, Mittelstadt sent out an email saying that he had served the district with a cease-and-desist letter, asking it to remove the press release regarding the website.

If they don’t remove the press release, he said he asked that they remove the link to the CCA Foundation website from the CCA school website, remove the CCA Foundation office from CCA and terminate use of district email accounts.

According to the CCAF board, the CCA Foundation has had an online donation page where it has been successfully accepting online donations and there was no need to beta-test another donation portal, nor had they authorized any board member to do so.

While Mittelstadt maintains that the site could not accept donations, a screenshot provided by Couvrette from Sept. 14 showed that a donation was made to the fund by Mittelstadt in the amount of $104.60 and matched by Qualcomm. Mittelstadt said he made the payment via his credit card to test the system and it did not go through. He provided an email from the WePay team, which handled contributions to the site, that shows that the payments were not accepted.

“I’m still working out the details to make it possible for me to do fundraising to the IXTUS Fund,” Mittelstadt said.

According to Couvrette, there is no “beta” mode with classy.org, the platform of the website. If the website were a draft, it would not be visible on the Internet, she said.

In his short time on the CCAF board, Mittelstadt said he considered resigning several times. He said he found the board was more of an impediment than a help in his fundraising efforts and had many questions about the Foundation’s “serious problems,” such as its treatment of fellow former board members who have been removed.

“They decide that they don’t like you, and they find some way to slander you and get you off the board,” Mittelstadt said in an email. “If God chooses that San Diego should think poorly of me and thereby remove my ability to fundraise for San Diego non-profits, then I am His yprétis; I will simply accept and seek His alternative plans for me. CCAF and SDUHSD have problems.

Hopefully, these can be raised in a way that will result in positive change.”

CCA Foundation President Carolyn Cohen asserted that the Foundation sought removal of Mittelstadt from the board solely because of his serious violations of bylaws, policies and procedures.

“The Canyon Crest Foundation and its volunteer board rely upon dedicated volunteers and appreciates all who volunteer to support its mission to enrich the experience of every student, every day,” Cohen said.

“The action of this one individual will not deter us in the ongoing commitment to that mission.”

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District fixed charges are applied to customers on a fixed bi-monthly basis. The slightly higher fixed charges will result in more revenue stability for SFID. The district is also looking to establish a wholesale water cost increase and to establish drought rates.

Jeanne Deaver, administrative services manager, said drought rates are a helpful tool to mitigate losses already seen because of drought and mandated cutbacks.

Deaver said the district is at a critical point and stretched financially. Demand is lower than normal, and water costs have increased. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sales are down 40 percent this fiscal year as a result of the drought reduction,â&#x20AC;?

Deaver said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pleased that customers have responded to the cutbacks, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re facing financial difficulty. We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had demands this low since 1977.â&#x20AC;?

After six years of financial stress and district cutbacks, the tools to mitigate losses have been exhausted, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Additional cuts are no longer possible,â&#x20AC;? Deaver said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To ensure the financial health of the district will require a substantial rate increase.â&#x20AC;?

SFID Manager Mike Bardin said the district plans to reallocate the costs of water, change to a tiered-user system and implement increases to fixed costs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you are a big water user, you get more commodities cost, and if you lose less water, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting more fixed costs,â&#x20AC;? Bardin said, noting everything will be based on cost of service principles and proven methodologies.

To just do a 9 percent increase across the board is â&#x20AC;&#x153;capricious and arbitraryâ&#x20AC;? and would never stand up in a court of law, Bardin said.

At its Sept. 17 meeting, the board had a workshop going through the details of the cost of service study, which is required by

law to consider a rate increase as per Proposition 218.

Proposition 218 protects taxpayers by limiting the methods that local governments can use to create or increase fees or charges â&#x20AC;&#x201D; SFID is essentially required to â&#x20AC;&#x153;show their workâ&#x20AC;? behind opting for a rate increase.

The district hired Raftelis Financial Consultants to perform the rate study, and consultant Steve Gagnon presented the study to the board.

At its next meetings in October and November, the board will continue to review cost of service report and rate proposals and schedule a public hearing for the rate increase. The rate proposal will be mailed to district members on Dec. 4 with an opportunity for public comment through Jan. 20.

The public hearing is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 21.

The rate increase would become effective Feb. 1, 2016.

The board went through a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rates 101â&#x20AC;? presentation to learn about how the cost of service is allocated to each user class of customers. The volumetric rate includes supply, base/delivery costs, conservation and extra capacity or â&#x20AC;&#x153;peaking costs,â&#x20AC;? the costs associated with water to customers that goes above and beyond the average daily demand.

The fixed charge by meter size on every bill includes meter maintenance, customer service as well as extra capacity costs (the use class â&#x20AC;&#x153;peaksâ&#x20AC;? when it uses more water than the average demand. So if more water is used, the rate is higher).

The supply cost to each customer goes by use, and conservation costs are distributed to the highest volume users, Gagnon said.

For the bulk of SFID customers, those who have 5/8-inch or 3/4-inch water meters, the monthly billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fixed cost will increase

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from $31.40 to $69.31. Those with one-inch meters, like many Rancho Santa Fe customers, will see the fixed rate increase from $47.86 to $110.67. Bigger users with 4- and 8-inch meters will increase to $1,049 (from $418) and $3,338 (from $1,323) respectively.

For volumetric rates, the water supply costs will be allocated to each customer class in propoprtion with water use. Within the single-family class, the most economic water will be allocated and each successive tierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water needs are filled using more expensive water sources.

The district will establish new tiers of users: Tier 1 includes users of 15 HCF (hundred cubic feet), which equates to indoor use for three people per home bi-monthly.

Tier 2 is 37 HCF, Tier 3 is 165 HCF and Tier 4 is equal to or above 165 HCF. Those who use more will pay more compared with the current rates and those who use less will pay less. Using the average use among all SFID users of 120 HCF, under the old rates that would cost $493 and under the new rates, $533.

On the average multi-family bill, customers will see an increase of about $13 bimonthly. The impact on bi-monthly irrigation bill for the average user will be up 11 percent and the average non-residential bimonthly bill will increase by about $16. The bills will also be higher due to the fixed charges increasing.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is where I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree,â&#x20AC;? said board director Marlene King, who believes the Tier 2 cutoff of 37 is too low and it should be more around 80 or 90 HCF. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In 2013, 47 percent used more than 75 units â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost half our customers.â&#x20AC;?

Director Greg Gruzdowich agreed that this was the â&#x20AC;&#x153;fuzziestâ&#x20AC;? part of the study â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want it to be seen as arbitrary, and said it could represent a public relations nightmare if people feel that they are carrying the burden of the costs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have an average customer,â&#x20AC;?

Gruzdowich countered, noting the district is bi-modal, with very high-use customers and very low-use customers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why this whole analysis sits funny with me. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not a homogenous district and it shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be targeting a rate structure thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homogenous.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want it to look like Obamacare for water when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all done,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Water rates for a lot of users will go down, but basically a small percentage will shoulder the burden, which I think is philosophically wrong.â&#x20AC;?

Gagnon said that the allocation part of the cost study is where the district has the most leeway. The board will have more opportunity to weigh in on the cost of service study at its next meeting on Oct. 1.

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nizers met with representatives from the fairgrounds and the cities of De Mar and Solana Beach to develop plans to mitigate potential impacts.

Organizers presented their plans to both city councils, the 22nd District Agricultural Association Board, which governs the state-owned facility, and the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board.

“We worked very closely with the fairgrounds and Kaaboo organizers for many months and put together a proactive plan,” said Kristen Crane, assistant to the Del Mar city manager, during the Sept. 21 council meeting.

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average, there were 200 hotel booking clicks per month.

Hotel occupancy and TOT funds have also increased, but only slightly.

The report by Strategic Marketing Group Consulting estimated that the incremental increase resulting from the district’s marketing programs has generated about $16 million in travel spending, of which $2.7 million is in increased lodging revenues. The programs have also generated an estimated $342,000 in incremental tax revenue, including transient occupancy tax and sales tax.

Overall, overnight visitors to Del Mar have increased from 78,873 in 2011 to 82,629 in 2014, a 5 percent increase, according to the report.

Occupancy rates, as reported by the lodging properties, have increased from 63 percent in 2011 to 66 percent in 2014, a 3 percent increase. Overall travel spending generated by overnight visitors staying in Del Mar was an estimated $111 million in 2014.

On July 6, the council declared its intention to renew the district, prompting a public meeting on July 20 regarding the renewal.

The district initially requested a 10-year extension, but the council, at that time, asked the district to bring back a proposal for a five-year term with a reopener and to identify metrics and performance goals that would allow early termination. The council also asked for an alternate proposal on how to support the ongoing marketing efforts without the district.

The council on Sept. 8 continued the second public meeting on the subject to Sept. 21, directing staff to return with three alternatives.

Since then, city staff has worked with district liaisons Mayor Al Corti and Councilman Don Mosier, as well as Del Mar Village Association, which represented hoteliers, to develop alternative models to fund and manage downtown business marketing.

On Sept. 21, the council considered three options. The first option would have extended the district for five years. It would have also been governed by the Management District Plan, which included the proposed boundary of the district, a service plan, a budget and a proposed means of governance. A city representative would have had to sit on the district committee.

The council also would have had the ability to terminate the agreement and disestablish the district following DMVA’s annual report each May. The second option would have reduced the district, which also would have been governed by the Management District Plan.

Based on recommendations from the Finance Committee, this model would have eliminated funding for all programs except online marketing. The district would have been up for renewal annually and would have been required to produce quarterly performance metric reports.

The third option, which the council ultimately approved, will allow the district to automatically expire. With the council’s vote, the 1 percent assessment presently lev-

ied on lodging businesses will be abolished.

Instead, transient occupancy tax will be increased by 1 percent and dedicated to marketing efforts, creating a funding level similar to the district model. An 18-month initial agreement will be established with DMVA to facilitate marketing of the city’s hotels and other commercial entities, which would evolve to a fiscal year agreement after 2017 to coincide with the city’s budgeting cycle.

This model also requires annual DMVA performance reporting. Annual funding allocation will also be subject to the city’s budget approval process, similar to DMVA’s current funding arrangement.

“You would have the capability of listening to their annual report,” City Manager Scott Huth said to the council. “You would have the ability to fund them, as you do right now, during the budget process. So you could decide during the budget process, which is in May, as to whether or not you want to fund all or a portion of the money that’s there.”

DMVA would have acted as the management entity for marketing under all scenarios. DMVA Executive Director Jen Grove said she preferred the first or third alternative, as the second option reduced funding.

“Originally, we had worked on the TBID model and were comfortable with that,” Grove said. “But after conversations with council, we would be comfortable with option three, also, if that’s the direction that council would like to go.

“We just want to get started with the programming and keep promoting downtown.”

Grove also insisted that the hotels should still be involved.

Up until now, general managers of each of the hotels, as well as L’Auberge Del Mar’s director of sales and marketing, have served on the Visit Del Mar board. The board has met monthly at one of the hotels.

Man Lai Tam, general manager of Hotel Indigo, already serves on DMVA’s board, Grove noted.

“We really want to support the hotels, and we want their involvement,” she said. “I do not see any difference in that. I work with them all the time and I have the utmost respect for their input on any marketing we would be doing.”

In a 4-0 vote with Councilman Terry Sinnott absent, council members agreed that the third option would allow DMVA to manage the funds more effectively.

“TBID is cumbersome,” Corti said. “It’s problematic. It’s not as efficient or effective, and it’s time-consuming.

“I think it’s a pretty easy solution,” he added. “We try it and see how it works. I have all the confidence the DMVA can do it well.”

The district will dissolve automatically.

The council is expected to adjust the transient occupancy tax at a later date.

“We understand the need to have the source of funds moving quickly to keep the programs going,” Huth said. “So we would take whatever expeditious manner we’d have to do, to do that.”

With the city’s Community Services personnel well-staffed, including lifeguard and parking enforcement personnel, Crane said that the Del Mar did not receive any complaints regarding city operations.

However, Del Mar did receive a total of 43 phone calls and emails regarding noise, with many of the complaints coming from the communities of Carmel Valley and Del Mar Heights.

“There seemed to be something unusual with how the noise was traveling yesterday,” Crane said.

She said the city has referred the concerns to the fairgrounds, which has to comply with a noise ordinance.

“I’ve responded to all 43 people,” she said. “They were doing their best to try to be responsive and calling people back. They were running around trying to figure out what was going on.”

Some people also complained that when they called the fairgrounds to report noise issues, they received a voice-mail message. Crane assured the community that Julie Coleman, of Denver-based The Madison Companies, LLC, the company that produces Kaaboo, and other organizers were taking the phone calls on the complaint line.

“She personally was answering that call, and they had others as well,” Crane said. “I think what may have happened is it went to voice mail when they were talking to people.

They were doing their best to call people back.”

The fairgrounds received about two dozen calls on Friday, a few on Saturday and the majority of complaints on Sunday, Crane said.

“Yesterday (Sunday) they had a lot of calls,” she said. “They were very, very busy.”

Councilman Don Mosier said the louder sounds on Sunday could be attributed to the stronger winds and humidity.

“As any other concert in Del Mar, there’s unusual sound transmission patterns,” he said. “That’s something we can’t control.”

Once city staff has more information about Kaaboo, including attendance numbers, they plan to bring a report back to the council.

Resident Robin Crabtree also requested the council discuss the issue at an upcoming meeting so community members have an opportunity to reflect on the event and share their thoughts and concerns.

“This is the first year and I’m sure there will be more,” she said. “I guess it takes up to three to five years to establish something like this, so we just have to keep up on our toes and watch really closely.”

The 2016 edition of the festival will take place Sept. 16-18. It has not been announced yet when tickets will go on sale or who will perform.

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cent in the county and 40 percent in the state. Sixty-seven percent of DMUSD fifthgraders exceeded the math standards, compared with 20 percent in the county and 15 percent in the state.

Petersen said she was very impressed with the number of students who exceeded standards in math, given all of the changes they had to deal with in Common Core, which demanded a deeper level of understanding and a whole new way of learning about numbers.

“We know that these scores didn’t happen by accident. We know that it is through intention, high-quality professional learning and an investment in our teachers and a sustained focus, that’s why we have the results that we have,” Petersen said.

Petersen said the district has had an “unwavering focus” when it came to readying for Common Core, and it wasn’t always easy.

They dealt with a lack of substitute teachers as teachers went through professional development over the past few years, but they made sure their implementation of the new standards was deliberate and purposeful.

The trustees were congratulatory to the

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district for their efforts and were happy to be a part of it.

Trustee Kristin Gibson said it was obvious there are practices going on in DMUSD that other districts can benefit from, and she would love for that information to be shared so they can see how they can make a difference.

“I’m worried for the other kids who deserve this and aren’t getting it,” Gibson said.

President Doug Rafner noted that the district’s success was programmatic and system-wide, but also a result of great leadership. As Rafner said, it’s not a switch that can be flipped — it’s a road map. The district made a commitment and it didn’t happen overnight, he said.

“I’ll share with anybody who will listen because I’m very, very proud of our teachers and the leadership that takes place in our district,” Petersen said. “I absolutely refuse to dismiss our test scores due to our demographics. I would put our teachers and the work we do in any district anywhere and we would see marked results.”

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the northeastern part of the property on the civic plaza — would be significant and unmitigable.

RECON also considered project alternatives that would lessen or avoid impacts. These include no redevelopment or new development of the existing properties. A reduced project alternative suggested removing the parking spaces along the western perimeter in the surface parking lot, as well as no expansion of the building pad.

As for the temporary site, the report suggested holding public hearings at Powerhouse Community Center or the Winston School. Temporary facilities could also be placed on the upper Shores Park property. Last, the city could temporarily house its administrative offices at commercial properties.

The draft EIR will be available for a 45-day public comment period.

The report, which was released Sept. 11, can be downloaded from the city’s website at www.delmar.ca.us/cityhall. Copies are also available to review at city hall and the Del Mar Library.

A community workshop will take place at 6 p.m. Sept. 28 in the Del Mar Communications Center to discuss the project’s design evolution and draft EIR comments.

Written comments are due to the city by 5 p.m. Oct. 26 and can be delivered to 1050 Camino del Mar or emailed to cityhallceqa@delmar.ca.us.

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Passion for the outdoors informs work of Del Mar-based NCI’s new director

BY KRISTINA HOUCK With a new executive director on board, a local nonprofit is hoping to make an even bigger impact on the world.

With a combined 20 years of experience in nonprofit management and major gift fundraising, John Ciullo was appointed executive director of Nature and Culture International’s North American office in mid-July.

“I’m convinced this is exactly what I’m supposed to be doing at this point in my life,” Ciullo said.

Based in Del Mar, Nature and Culture International has helped protect millions of acres of endangered ecosystems in Latin America. The organization aims to save 20 million acres by the year 2020.

“There’s a need to expand our reach to preserve very valuable ecosystems for future generations,” said Sheldon Engelhorn, who has served on NCI’s board for three years.

“It’s a people business, and John is very much a peopleperson. He is very humble, but very knowledgeable on how to go about expanding our reach and telling our story.”

Ciullo came on board not long after NCI president Byron Swift relocated to Northern California to work on behalf John Ciullo of Nature and of the organization.

Culture International, The move created a new position in the Del Mar office. based in Del Mar: “I’m “John is very experienced and very comfortable with our convinced this is exactly mission and with the fundraising process,” added Ann Hunter-Welborn, a board member for more than a decade. “He’s what I’m supposed to be going to be a huge help to all of us in creating a consistent doing at this point in my and successful program.” life.”

Ciullo most recently worked at Scripps, where he served as director of development for nearly eight years and championed a capital campaign project for Scripps Encinitas.

Opened in 2014, the critical-care building includes a new 26-bed emergency department and inpatient rooms at Scripps Encinitas. The 72,321-square-foot Leichtag Foundation Critical Care Pavilion is the centerpiece of the hospital’s $94 million second phase of expansion, which also includes a new central energy plant, new medical imaging technology and various infrastructure improvements on and around the medical campus.

“I’m really pleased about that project,” said Ciullo, who is originally from New York.

“But I wanted my next position to be more aligned to some of my personal passions.”

Ciullo’s passion for the outdoors first led him to the national parks of Canada in the 1990s, where he met his wife, Jean, a fellow tour director. Their love of the environment later encouraged them to move to Argentina’s Patagonia region, where they started an ecotourism company.

“I have a background and a passion for all things nature,” said Ciullo, who holds a master’s in business from San Diego State University. “The mission about saving the rainforest, working with endangered ecosystems and saving indigenous cultures just fits perfectly with my history, my personal passions and what I’ve done in my life. The mission is very, very close to my heart.”

Ciullo became familiar with NCI about 17 years ago, when he met NCI founder Ivan Gayler, who is also co-founder of the development firm Del Mar Partnership. Over the years, Ciullo has volunteered his time and talents to assist the organization.

“I’ve always been terribly interested in the mission of the organization,” Ciullo said.

“Now the stars aligned and this position became available with the strategic direction of the organization.”

When Gayler first founded the foundation in 1997, he used his own funds to help build the San Francisco Scientific Station on the northern edge of Podocarpus National Park in Ecuador. There, the German Research Foundation runs what is described as the largest tropical forest research program in the world, while offering training to locals.

Since then, NCI and its partners in Ecuador, Mexico and Peru have conserved more than 13.3 million acres of critical ecosystems in Latin America, ensuring the survival of countless species, through land purchases, community reserves and government reserves.

This includes directly supporting the creation of 6.8 million acres of protected areas and 6.5 million acres of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) biosphere reserves.

Ciullo credits much of the organization’s success to the founder’s initial strategy of working from the ground up.

Though founded in Del Mar, NCI has only seven staff members locally, while 150 staff live and work in 16 offices in Ecuador, Mexico and Peru. Staff develop relationships within their communities to better understand and protect the local ecosystems.

“The model of NCI is not only working, it’s thriving,” Ciullo said. With the goal of protecting 20 million acres by the year 2020, the organization is expanding into Bolivia and Brazil and Colombia.

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Waterfall in Gualaquiza, Ecuador. NCI and its partners in Ecuador, Peru and Mexico have conserved more than 13.3 million acres of critical ecosystems. Courtesy photo This year alone, NCI has helped to achieve the declaration of the 215,000-acre Gualaquiza Municipal Reserve in southern Ecuador’s Andean corridor — a global biodiversity hot spot.

In addition, two protected areas were declared in Colombia, totaling nearly 150,000 acres. These were the first in Colombia to be declared with NCI’s support.

Finally, the previously declared Maijuna-Kichwa Reserve in the Peruvian Amazon also gained recognition from Peru’s national government, a major accomplishment. The area spans nearly 1 million acres.

“We want to make sure that we keep working with the local governments, working with the local indigenous cultures,” Ciullo said. “At the same time, the resources are coming from the United States. If we’re going to 20 million acres saved, we’re going to need more resources to do that.

“This is going to benefit the planet,” Ciullo added. “It’s an international organization with an international mission.”

For more about NCI, visit natureandculture.org. Donations can be made online or at the Del Mar office at 1400 Maiden Lane.

Local NCL announces award winners The San Diego Del Norte Chapter of National Charity League, Inc. (NCL, Inc.) announced its 2014-2015 winners for the Mother-Daughter, Mission Bell and the Heart of Gold awards at its annual September Chapter Meeting held Sept.

13 at Solana Beach Presbyterian Church.

Fifty-three members were awarded the Mother-Daughter Award. This award is granted to all mother/daughter teams within a chapter who serve a minimum of 25 onsite philanthropic service hours together.

Winner of the Mission Bell Award, given for 50 hours of service in a specific philanthropy, in addition to the required 25 hours, is Joelle McComb, Class of 2017.

Winner of the Heart of Gold Award, given for 75 hours of service in a specific philanthropy, in addition to the required 25 hours, is Chelsea Loyd, Class of 2016.

National Charity League, Inc. is a national nonprofit of mothers and daughters who join in community involvement throughout the United States. The goal is to foster a sense of community responsibility and strengthen the mother-daughter relationship. Daughters participate in a six-year program of philanthropic work, educational activities and cultural events. For information, visit www.nclsandiegodelnorte.org.

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Film Fest to honor Hollywood elite at La Jolla tribute event • Festival to screen more than 100 films, including two world premieres

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BY PAT SHERMAN In its 14th year — its fourth under new leadership — the San Diego Film Festival (SDFF), running Sept. 30 - Oct. 4, is bringing some major star power to La Jolla — and a bit of “The Force” to boot.

During Variety’s Night of the Stars Tribute, at 7 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla, SDFF will honor Academy Award-winning actor Adrien Brody (“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Midnight in Paris”) with its Cinema Vanguard Award.

Newcomer John Boyega, who plays the rogue stormtrooper Finn in the much-anticipated “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” will be honored with a Rising Star Award. The 23-year-old British actor also stars in the upcoming satirical thriller, “The Circle,” alongside Tom Hanks and Emma Watson.

SDFF director of programming Tonya Mantooth said festival organizers are ecstatic to have wooed Brody to town for the event, and to be screening his new film, “Septembers of Shiraz,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

30 (opening night) at Reading Cinemas in downtown San Diego. The film, which also stars actress Salma Hayek, is based on Dalia Sofer’s 2007 novel of the same name. Set during the 1979 Iranian revolution, a successful jeweler is torn from his family and wrongly imprisoned by the Revolutionary Guard under suspicion of being a traitor. A Q&A with Brody, moderated by festival host Jeffrey Lyons, follows.

“He’s such a nice guy and such a well-

respected actor,” said Mantooth of Brody, who at age 29 became the youngest recipient of a Best Actor Oscar for his role in 2002’s “The Pianist” (also making During its annual awards event at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla, the San Diego Film Festival history for will honor actors John Boyega (Rising Star), Adrien Brody (Cinema Vanguard), Geena Davis (Reframed the lip-lock Humanitarian) and Brit Marling (Auteur). Photo of Brit Marling by Larry Busacca/Courtesy photos he planted on actress Halle Berry upon learning he’d Susan and Angie are still really good friends, and the discussion was to honor Geena Davis won). “We worked really hard to get his film for her work around gender inequality issues.” the last few months,” Mantooth said.

The Reframed Party, at 9 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Quartyard, 1102 Market St., will benefit In addition, Brit Marling (“Sound of My SDFF’s new initiative to bring social justice films, such as those screening during this year’s Voice,” “Arbitrage”) will be given the Auteur festival, to San Diego-area high schools on an ongoing basis.

Award, which recognizes a multi-faceted acOne of those is “Storied Streets,” a film about homelessness, produced and directed by tor, and Academy- and Golden Globe Sarandon and her son, Jack Henry Robbins.

Award-winning actress Geena Davis (“Thelma and Louise,” “The Accidental Tourist”) Other film fest highlights will receive the Reframed Humanitarian This year’s festival, which received more than 2,000 submissions from around the Award (in connection with Reframed Pic- world, also includes the world premiere of “Diablo,” a Western starring Scott Eastwood tures, the production company co-owned by (“Gran Torino,” “Invictus”), son of actor/producer Clint Eastwood — the screening for Davis’s “Thelma and Louise” co-star Susan which has already sold out.

Sarandon).

“We knew that film was in production and we were tracking it for the last four “We’ve been working and building this months,” Mantooth said, noting that the film’s investors are all flying in for the screening. relationship with Susan Sarandon and her “A number of other festivals were vying for this. We were really, really honored that they partner Thomas Morgan (of Reframed Pic- chose us.” tures) for the last five or six months (to highlight) social justice and global issues See FEST, page B11 documentaries,” Mantooth said. “Of course,

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After once-in-a-lifetime trip, pair urge others not to shy away from Africa

BY DIANE Y. WELCH Lately there has been intense media coverage of the death of Cecil the lion, which enraged animal lovers around the world and has become a symbol for saving Africa’s precious native species.

For two local residents, the shocking news also brought an urgency to reach out to others to consider Africa in their travel plans — to help protect its wildlife, and also to save its shrinking tourist economy.

David Wiemers and Paul Turner undertook a once-in-alifetime photo safari to Africa this past summer. While the trip was “magnificent,” they were quite taken aback by how few tourists were there.

“We were on the Zambezi Queen, a beautiful river boat, on the Chobe River in Namibia, witnessing the epic sights of 125,000 elephants as they gathered for water in the afternoons,” recalled Wiemers, a retired Emmy Award-winning Hollywood writer and producer who now represents Expedia as a cruise consultant.

Elephants testing each other: Chobe National Park, The boat has 28 cabins with accommodations for 56 and David Wiemers (left) and Paul Turner at Masai Village, usually sells out — but this time only 10 tourists were on outside Tarangire National Park, Tanzania. Courtesy photos Botswana board. From the 10, just four, including Wiemers and Turner, open space with only one opted to take the photo safari.

“Tour operators that have put these packages together have had to cancel so many be- paved road and a woefully inadequate airport. “There cause the Ebola threat has scared everyone off,” Wiemers explained.

Turner is an infectious diseases doctor who knew that there was no risk of contracting was no one there to man the Ebola fever in the regions where they were traveling. And echoing his lack of concern were luggage inspection, so we signs at security checkpoints, assuring tourists that there was no risk of contracting the dis- were placing our own bags in ease there. “Africa has gone to great lengths to protect and secure the region,” stressed the X-ray scanners and checking them in ourselves,” Wiemers, yet the tourist trade has still been decimated.

The couple are seasoned travelers who had an African trip on their respective bucket joked Wiemers.

But such was the trust of lists for several years. They wanted to take the safari while they have their health and while the local authorities. And evthey have the finances to fund the trip, said Wiemers.

Wiemers was surprised to see so many species of wild animals all sharing the same erywhere that Wiemers and Turner traveled, the warm space. “I thought, ‘Why can’t we humans be the same way?’”

He saw elephants and giraffes, wart hogs and hippos and even lions, and they were all welcome, trust and sincerity Lioness in tree, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania cooperating. “I’d expect to see it in ‘Lion King’ on stage, but I didn’t expect to see it in real rang the same.

“I cannot tell you how life,” said Wiemers.

The trip began in South Africa’s Cape Town, visiting its famed vineyards, then journey- genuinely kind they were and grateful that we had come. They pleaded with me to tell ing north to Namibia and Botswana, going through the Chobe National Park via river. From Americans, ‘It’s safe to come! Please, please come!’” Wiemers said. “So I gave them my promthere the tour headed to the spectacular Victoria Falls with a stay at the period hotel of the ise.”

The Africa trip and its people left a lasting impression on Wiemers and Turner. same name with its British traditions reaching back to colonial times.

“It made us realize what a magnificent planet we live on, and we just want to go and A small chartered plane flew the tour party of four from one reserve to the next. A jeep would meet them on the dirt landing strip, and from there they were driven out into the explore more and leave no stone unturned,” Wiemers said.

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BY JEANNE FERRIS Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just about glitz and glamour on the Red Carpet at the San Diego Film Festival, (in itself a rising star nurtured from obscurity) which opens officially this Sept. 30.

SDFF is also about screening transformational stories that hopefully create positive change in our immediate world. This ideal has been furthered by partnering with Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon and filmmaker Thomas Morgan (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Waiting for Mamuâ&#x20AC;?) of Reframed Pictures to form the Social Justice Initiative â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a â&#x20AC;&#x153;He Named Me Malalaâ&#x20AC;? features Malala Yousafzai, the platform for documentaries Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, who at age 15, was woundwith lasting social impact.

In addition, as part of ed by the Taliban and subsequently became an advocate SDFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ongoing educational for educating girls. Courtesy photo outreach efforts, films secured under these initiatives are screened to public schools to foster awareness and dialogue.

Films such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Storied Streets,â&#x20AC;? profiles homelessness from different walks of life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One 16-year-old was attending high school and no one knew he was sleeping under the bleachers,â&#x20AC;? said Tonya Mantooth, an 11-time Emmy award-winning producer and director of programming at SDFF. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Another was a former soldier suffering from PTS. These are stories about real people who through one misfortune or another, became homeless and survived.â&#x20AC;?

Sarandon helmed this feature as executive producer as well as on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deep Run,â&#x20AC;? a candid look at transgender life in the conservative Bible Belt of America, which she handles with sensitive perception.

Another well-crafted film with the evocative title of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kidnap Capitalâ&#x20AC;? is premiering in San Diego (with filmmakers attending) and is based on real events, where undocumented migrants were held captive and tortured inside a Phoenix â&#x20AC;&#x153;drop houseâ&#x20AC;? after crossing the U.S. border.

Equally powerful is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Daughter,â&#x20AC;? about the brutal gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student that caused unprecedented riots throughout India. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He Named Me Malalaâ&#x20AC;? (the only studio picture in the Social Justice lineup from Fox

Searchlight Pictures) features Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate recipient, who at age 15, was severely wounded after becoming a Taliban target and subsequently became an advocate for educating girls.

The underlying thread in all these stories is that despite adversity or a seemingly dead end to a situation, survival with a social impact and an elevated consciousness to help others overcome challenges becomes not The End, but the next step to continued growth for everyone, including the audience.

Sweet inspiration can come from the most unexpected places â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and this festival can be one of them. Part of the big picture at the nonprofit SDFF is preserving the golden spirit of free press and allowing independent films with meaningful, maybe even controversial content to be created outside the confines of the box.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plot Twist: Playwrights Projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30th Anniversary Celebrationâ&#x20AC;? will be held from 6-10 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego.

The evening honors philanthropists Sheila and Jeffrey Lipinsky and educator Ernie McCray, longtime supporters of Playwrights Project. Festivities begin at 6:30, with wine, hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres, dinner, and a silent auction in the formal courtyard overlooking Mission Bay. At 7:30 p.m., guests will enjoy captivating original performances and a live auction in the Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theater.

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Ruehl stars as fashion icon Vreeland in one-woman show at Old Globe

BY DIANA SAENGER Academy, Golden Globe and Tony Award winner Mercedes Ruehl joins The Old Globe to tell the story of fashionista Diana Vreeland in “Full Gallop,” onstage through Oct. 25.

The Globe premiere of the play in 1995 starred Mary Louise Wilson, and was written by Mark Hampton and Wilson, based on Vreeland’s memoirs.

Ruehl is noted for her voluminous career in films, plays and TV. She earned an Mercedes Ruehl stars in “Full Gallop” at The Old Globe, Academy and Golden Globe about fashion icon Diana Vreeland, onstage through Award for “The Fisher King.” Oct. 25. Courtesy photo She earned a Tony Award for Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers,” slowed down her career to raise her son, but is now ready to take on the one-woman show about this famous icon.

“I saw Mary Louise Wilson do it off-Broadway and was so taken with it I went back to see it two more times,” Ruehl said. “The character of Diana Vreeland stayed in my mind. A few years ago, I was working with a new manager who mentioned Vreeland. About that time, a wonderful documentary made by her granddaughter came out. Meanwhile, my manager sent me every book, film, whatever about Diana because he was so sure this is what I should do. So a year and a half ago, he and (Globe Artistic director) Barry Edelstein started talking, and soon I was out here rehearsing.”

Ruehl did a one-woman show before about art collector, bohemian and socialite Peggy Guggenheim, so she understands the work involved. “I know what I’m up against and the ultimate loneliness of it,” she said. “I’m trying to see out of her; to me she’s a fascinating creature.

“She was kind of a genius. She had a totally unique relationship with the English language. She didn’t have a good upbringing and retreated into her imagination and found a world of wonder. She re-created herself, ravishing on her own terms, the way she spoke, the outfits she made and wore, and how she changed her home. She became the ‘It’ girl among her contemporaries by the time she was 17.

“She married, they moved to Europe, and she totally blossomed there in the fashion world.”

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“Full Gallop” covers much of Vreeland’s life, including her love of deep, rich red in her clothes, home décor, fashions and her career at Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Director Andrew Russell is making his Globe debut, thanks to Ruehl working with him on the chamber piece “Occupant.”

“Andrew’s job was to walk me through several streets in New York where I could get a taxi to go home,” Ruehl said. “Every night, we would talk about my performance. I would ask him his opinions, and he was very bright and insightful. So a year ago I tracked him down and asked him to consider directing me in this piece. I had also worked with the wonderful stage manager Brian Meister, and I asked him to be the stage manager and assistant director on this play. When you do something solitary, as a one-person show, you just want to have faith in the team that is behind you and supports you.”

Ruehl met Edelstein for the first time and called him “a breath of fresh air.”

“I’ve known a lot of artistic directors in my day,” she said. “He’s such a nice, regular guy with a first-class encyclopedic mind. After one rehearsal, he gave the most cogent notes.

He’s put together an extraordinary theater that is amazing.”

Edelstein said “Full Gallop” has currents of emotion, humanity, and entertainment, and Ruehl agrees.

“I’m not sure who said it, but I came upon this saying, ‘Art and drama should entertain and instruct. In the theater, you can just instruct, and they will leave in droves. You can entertain, and they will stay. If you can entertain and instruct, it’s gold.’

“It will be my effort every night to entertain,” Ruehl promised.

“Full Gallop,” plays Sept. 26-Oct. 25 at Old Globe’s Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park. Tickets from $29; visit 619-234-5623; theoldglobe.org.

St. Peter’s Del Mar seeks great clothes for annual fashion show St. Peter’s Thrift Shop needs donations of gently used designer and formal wear for the annual Fashion Show fundraiser. Tax receipts are available for donations. Proceeds from the Thrift Shop and its events benefit organizations such as The Community Resource Center, which helps homeless and at-risk homeless households; Joy to the World Kindergarten in Namibia; the Episcopal Refugee Network; and Disabled American Veterans. The fashion show will take place this year, at St. Peter’s parish hall, on Nov. 23.

You may bring donations to St Peter’s Thrift Shop, located at 334 14th St. in Del Mar Village, one block east of the 101. The shop is open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call Chris Miller at 858/481-1945. To learn more about St. Peter’s, see www.stpetersdelmar.net.

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Oct. 10 soiree to benefit CCA arts program Connerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cause presents luncheon, fashion show Oct. 4 in Solana Beach

Canyon Crest Academy Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vice President of Envision, Nancy Coker opens her home at 3 p.m. Oct. 10 for a special fundraiser to benefit the Envision Visual Arts (EVA) program at Canyon Crest Academy.

Guests will enjoy hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ouevres, beer, wine and champagne and listen to a fabulous jazz trio headlined by CCAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Nate Jarrell.

Mingle with the EVA teachers and guest artists and get to Jessi Matthes know the amazing professionals who work with CCA students each day. A lucky 20 guests who reserve in advance will be able to join EVA Coordinator Jessi Matthes in a guided painting class to produce your own work of art. There will also be a silent auction of works by professional artists, including some from CCAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Envision staff, and maybe a surprise artist or two.

A work by EVA Coordinator Jessi All donations, up to a total of $5,000, made Matthes. Courtesy photo at this event will be matched by the Torrey Pines Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Liberal Arts Foundation, which supports art in schools and is a longtime sponsor of the Envision Program at CCA. Parents and friends are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to make your $200 donation turn into $400 or your $500 donation turn into $1,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all to support EVA and the students in this Envision program.

There will also be special giving opportunities where you can donate at a certain level and receive an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Artist Spotlightâ&#x20AC;? for your student in the Proscenium lobby, a Summer Art Camp session, a Buy-A-Chair plaque in the Proscenium, an amazing museum tour with EVA teacher, Travis Sevilla, and even a private two-hour art lesson with Jessi Matthes herself!

Visit https://fs30.formsite.com/ccaf/EVAUncorked/index.html for reservations. This is an adult-only event.

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The event will also offer a boutique shopping experience and silent auction with items such as winery excursions, fine-dining gift certificates Sandra Maas and spa services. will serve as What began in 1995 as a desire to honor the memory of Conner emcee.

Champ has grown into a one-of-a-kind organization. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Connerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cause for Children is the only nonprofit organization in the San Diego region that offers direct family assistance for a variety of out-of-pocket costs related to any life-threatening illness of a child,â&#x20AC;? explains Carol Del Signore, executive director of Connerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cause. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Public support will dramatically increase the number of families we can reach and ensure that more children in our community have access to medical care and essential basic needs.â&#x20AC;?

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CYC features local students in ‘Cats’ ‘Who Rescued Whom?’ evening to benefit The award-winning California Youth Conservatory Theatre (CYC) is proud to present a special engagement of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical, “Cats,” opening Sept. 26 and running through Oct. 11 at the Lyceum Theater in Horton Plaza. Winner of seven Tony Awards, this timeless musical is based on T.S. Eliot’s famous work, “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.”

Now the third longest-running show in Chloe Broadway history, “Cats” is one of the most Sofie Brown Addison Rollins Laverson well-known and best-recognized musicals in the world.

Producer/Director Shaun T. Evans has assembled an impressive team for this production, including a stellar cast including the area’s best youth, high-school and college performers.

Local performers featured are: • Skylar Carré, 10, Del Mar Hills Academy of Arts & Sciences, as “Admetus”; • Chloe Laverson, 16, Torrey Pines High School, as “Jennyanydots”; • Ellie Rollins, 11, Sage Canyon Elementary, as “Tan- Ellie Rollins Skylar Carré tomile”; • Addison Rollins, 9, Sage Canyon Elementary, as “Coricopat”; • Sofie Brown, 10, R. Roger Rowe School, as “Etcetera.”

This show will open at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Lyceum Theatre at 79 Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101. It will run for 12 performances, closing Oct. 11. All patrons on opening night will be treated to a free champagne and dessert reception after the show. Tickets range from $18 to $32, with discounts for students, seniors and military personnel. Go to www.cyctheatre.com or call 619-944-7574. To order tickets directly, call the Lyceum Theatre box office at 619-544-1000.

The show also features guest-performances by professional performers like San Diego powerhouse Leigh Scarritt as “Grizabella,” the “glamour cat” who sings the show’s flagship song, “Memory.” Scarritt is also the show’s choral director.

The show’s director, professional actor Shaun T. Evans, is also taking the stage as “Old Deuteronomy,” one of the show’s main characters.

Rancho Coastal Humane Society on Oct. 1 Enjoy a literary and charity event on Oct. 1 with true stories about people and their pets based on the theme of “Who Rescued Whom?”

This lively evening of stories shared through a variety of artistic expression, including spokenword performance, poetry, live music and dance recorded live in a radio format, will benefit the Rancho Coastal Humane Society.

The event is from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 1 at Lomas Santa Fe Country Club, Solana Beach.

Tickets are $50 and include a pasta and salad dinner, with gluten-free and vegan options, “Who Rescued Whom?” will be from as well as a full dessert table. Cash bar.

Mingle with animal lovers, writers, and art- 6-9 p.m. Oct. 1 at Lomas Santa Fe ists. Be inspired by stories about the bonds be- Country Club in Solana Beach. Courtesy tween animals and their humans. And pet and photo interact with adoptable dogs!

Local authors, poets, spoken-word performers, musicians and comedians will be on hand for this live recorded event that will be podcast internationally.

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St. Peter’s Parish Choir seeks more voices St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Del Mar is looking for more voices for its parish choir, known as the Parish Choir.

The choir’s repertory is grounded in the English choral tradition representing such composers as Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, Henry Purcell, C.V. Stanford, C.H.H Parry, Edward Elgar, Herbert Howells, as well as more contemporary music from the Anglican choral canon.

In lieu of a traditional audition, prospective choir members are asked to meet with St. Peter’s Musical Director Keith Sattely. Weekly rehearsals are from 7-9 p.m. Thursdays. Choir members sing at Sunday services at 11 a.m., as well as occasional Evensongs (at 5 p.m. every first Sunday) and some special events.

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church is at 334 14th St., Del Mar, one block east of Highway 101.

For more information, contact Sattely at ksattely@stpetersdelmar.net. To learn more about St. Peter’s, see www.stpetersdelmar.net.

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FAV kicks off new season, forms second chapter Female Athlete Volunteers (FAV) kicked off its new season partnering with Tracie Arlington of Play it Safe Defense, learning skills and strategies to protect themselves in situations of potential danger.

FAV is a community service organization now in its fourth year with more than 100 members in grades 7-11.

Last year, members supported more than 46 projects around San Diego County and volunteered more than 800 hours.

FAV also raised $4,000 last year for Make-A-Wish San Diego to help send a girl on her dream trip to London and Paris.

Female Athlete Volunteers was founded in 2012 by Kiara McNulty and Sophia LeRose, and now has a second chapter, FAV SD2, with almost 60 members in grades 7-9.

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In addition, Sarah Silverman, the comedian known for her ironic, off-color humor, stars in two of this year’s SDFF offerings, including her breakout leading dramatic role in “I Smile Back,” screening 5 p.m. Oct. 2 at ArcLight Cinemas in UTC and 8:30 p.m. Oct 3 at Reading Cinemas in San Diego. In the film, Silverman portrays a suburban mother and wife dealing with severe depression and addiction.

“When it premiered at Sundance (Film Festival), a lot of people said she was destined to get an Oscar nod for it,” Mantooth said of the film’s early buzz. “It’s a film I really hope people come out for, because Sarah Silverman’s fantastic.”

For those who prefer Silverman’s satirical side, she also stars in the comedy-drama “Ashby,” in which her character’s son, played by Nat Wolff, befriends a seemingly benign, elderly neighbor who turns out to be a retired CIA assassin (played by Mickey

Rourke).

“It’s a really funny premise,” said Mantooth, who is equally excited to be featuring the world premiere of the film “Sex, Death and Bowling,” starring Adrian Grenier of TV’s “Entourage.”

“It’s a really smart independent film and kind of a wonderful ‘you can’t go home again’ story,” Mantooth said of the independent family drama, in which Grenier’s character returns to the small town where he was raised — and from which he was banished. “There’s a strong LGBT theme in there, and I thought the topic was handled in such a smart, sophisticated way.”

“Sex, Death and Bowling” director Ally Walker will attend SDFF for a Q&A following the screening, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at Reading Cinemas in downtown San Diego.

For a list of ticket prices and event schedule, visit sdfilmfest.com.

World Wildlife Fund to host event Sept. 27 The World Wildlife Fund will host its first San Diego fundraiser in connection with Closing Day at the San Diego Polo Club, at 2 p.m. (polo match followed by party benefit), Sunday, Sept. 27.

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Free CV Library concert features piano trio Sept. 29 September’s free family music program, sponsored by the Friends of the Carmel Valley Library, will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 in the library’s community room. It will feature the Striano Piano Trio playing Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 2 and Richard Thompson’s “Legend of the Moors.” The program will last 45 minutes.

The Striano (a combination of “strings” and “piano”) Piano Trio began as the Striano Piano Quartet in the mid-1990s. With the loss of violist and founding member Burt Fisch in 2011, the remaining members of the group, violinist Maya Ginsberg, cellist Carol Tolbert, and pianist Joseph Valent, decided to continue as a

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“National Security and the World Today” will be the topic at 6 p.m.

Oct. 6 when Freedom Frontline hosts Richard Grenell at the Hilton/San Diego Del Mar. Grenell is a frequent Fox News contributor and the longest serving U.S. spokesperson for the United Nations, serving four different ambassadors from 2001-2008. He is a partner at the Los Angeles-based Capitol Media Partners specializing in international strategic communication. The program will be moderated by KCBQ Radio talk show host Mark Larson and is open to the public.

For information or to register online, visit www.freedomfrontline.com or mail your check to: PO Box 8674, Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Cost of admission is $45, or $20 for students, and includes dinner.

SB artist offers oil painting classes The Striano Piano Trio will perform at the Carmel Valley Library Sept. 29. trio. They have played venues such as Palomar College, Poway Center for the Arts, San Luis Rey Mission, First Night Escondido, and many San Diego Public Libraries, as well as schools and retirement communities.

The library is at 3919 Townsgate Drive in Carmel Valley.

Call 858-552-1668.

Friendship Gardeners host welcome event Sept. 26 The Friendship Gardeners of Del Mar will mark 20 years of tilling their soils with a newmembers welcome event at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at a location that will be revealed upon RSVP at 858-755-6570.

The group met for the first time in September 1995 with women from Minorca Way and Minorca Cove in Del Mar Heights sharing their passion for gardening. Florence Warnock suggested the club’s name.

The group’s mission includes informing members on a variety of plant topics, from how to propagate proteas to which plants (milkweed!) attract swallowtail butterflies to soil chemistry and tomato plants from seed exchange. They meet in members’ homes, hear invited speakers, enjoy plant demonstrations, travel to nurseries/gardens, share plants and take docent-led nature walks in nearby lagoons and reserves.

Friends of SB Library annual meeting is Sept. 29 The board of the Friends of the Solana Beach Library invite their membership and members of the public to the annual general meeting at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 29.

The meeting will be in the library, 157 Stevens Ave.

Scream Zone opens Sept. 25 at Del Mar ‘scaregrounds’ San Diego County’s largest haunted experience, The Scream Zone, opens Sept. 25 at the Del Mar “Scaregrounds.”

The Scream Zone dates are Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25-26; Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 2-4; Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 8-11 and Oct. 15-18. Then nightly from Oct. 21-Nov. 1.

Hours are 7-11 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays; 7 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays.

For more information and ticket pricing, go to www.thescreamzone.com.

Gem Faire coming Oct. 2-4 at DM Fairgrounds Gem Faire, the West Coast’s premier jewelry and bead show, will be in Del Mar from Oct. 2-4 at Del Mar Fairgrounds/Exhibit Hall (2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd.).

Visit www.gemfaire.com or contact Gem Faire, Inc. at 503-252-8300 or email info@gemfaire.com.

Author Caris to be guest Sept. 30 at Del Mar Library

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The Del Mar Library will host author Jessica Lipman Caris at the September Local Author Showcase at 6:30 p.m. Sept.

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Caris’ latest novel, “Bad Mary,” is a tale of extreme friendship and the frightening lengths to which people will go to preserve their family.

The Del Mar Branch Library is at 1309 Camino Del Mar. Call 858-7551666.

Solana Beach artist John Modesitt will offer a class in oil painting for all levels of interest at his art studio.

Anyone over the age of 18 seriously interested in traditional oil painting, with an emphasis on impressionism, can apply by emailing paintings@sbcglobal.net.

The course will be 10 weeks, with classes 1 1/2 hours long, once a week on Mondays starting Oct. 5. A Saturday class starting Oct. 3 is a possibility if enough interest is there.

The class will include basics up to advanced techniques of the French impres- Solana Beach artist John Modesitt will offer a class in oil sionists. Modesitt will dem- painting for all levels of interest at his art studio. onstrate the painting process and will critique student work.

The possibility for painting “en plein air” (on location) is a possibility at the lagoons in Solana Beach during this course. Modesitt’s paintings have been auctioned around the world at Christie’s in London, Paris, and Los Angeles. His work is in museums and art galleries in four continents. For information please email paintings@sbcglobal.net or call 858-232-8906.

DMF Talks presents astronomer Oct. 6 Stargaze with Dr. Allen Shafter, professor and chair of SDSU’s astronomy department, at a Del Mar Foundation Talks presentation on Oct. 6 at the Powerhouse in Del Mar. Automated all-sky surveys are rapidly changing our understanding of variable stars, exploding stars, near-Earth asteroids and more. Shafter will explore and present these topics in his talk on “Seeing Stars: Time Domain Astronomy.”

The presentation, followed by questions and answers, begins at 6:30 p.m. A wine and cheese reception precedes it at 6 p.m. Reservations are required and can be made online at www.delmarfoundation.

Shafter received a B.A. in physics from UC Irvine, and Dr. Allen Shafter a M.A. and Ph.D. in astronomy from UCLA. He chairs the Astronomy Department at San Diego State University, the only Astronomy Department in the Cal State system, and the only campus to offer bachelor’s and master’s degrees in astronomy.

DMF Talks, the Del Mar Foundation’s version of TED Talks, draws speakers from locally based creative, intellectual and scientific leaders. Launched in 2012, DMF Talks aims to entertain, inspire, and inform the Del Mar community through a series of free presentations.

The Del Mar Foundation sponsors programs, makes grants, and manages more than $2 million in endowment funds to benefit the greater Del Mar community. For information, visit www.delmarfoundation.org.

DM Foundation announces October events The Del Mar Foundation announces its October calendar: • 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 1: First Thursdays: Camarada Where: Del Mar Powerhouse Community Center Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for wine and cheese Open to subscription holders only!

• 6-8 p.m. Oct. 6: DMF Talks: “Seeing Stars” Where: Del Mar Powerhouse Community Center Registration required! See http://delmarfoundation.org/events.html • 8:30-10 a.m. Oct. 7: DMF Cultural Arts Committee Meeting

Where: Del Mar Powerhouse Community Center • 8-10 a.m. Oct. 15: Del Mar Foundation Board Meeting Where: 225 9th St, Del Mar • 6-8 p.m. Oct. 16: Young Del Mar: Spooktacular Beach Bonfire Where: Powerhouse Park & Beach Registration required! See http://delmarfoundation.org/events.html • 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 18: Cultural Arts Presents: The Railsplitters in a special “Bluegrass and Beyond” performance Where: Del Mar Powerhouse Community Center This is a ticketed event! For tickets: http://delmarfoundation.org/bluegrass2.html

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Del Mar Heights SciFri Night Del Mar Heights Elementary School held a SciFri event Sept. 18 featuring reactive experiments by Dr. Watson from Mad Science.

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The National Charity League (NCL) San Dieguito Chapter’s Combined Mother/ Daughter Annual Kick-Off Meeting was held Sept. 20 at the AMN Healthcare building in Carmel Valley.

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NCL’s San Dieguito Chapter has made it a “tradition to support our Philanthropy Partners with donation drives. Our collection efforts run throughout the year and encompass a huge range of items gathered and donated to those in need. Each class year in the San Dieguito Chapter has at least one Focus Philanthropy with which they work closely toward the dedicated goal of providing as much care, time, and items necessary to benefit those in need and to obtain an in-depth knowledge of the important work that charity does for our community. This month, the Chapter’s Philanthropy team has organized a multi-faceted donation drive to coordinate with some of the Colleen and Alexandra Ster class years’ Focus Philanthropies, as well as other philanthropies in immediate need.” Just some of the philanthropies for which the Chapter gathered items are as follows: Kick-off Class Collections: 7th Grade Class of 2021: Rady Children’s Hospital / Ronald McDonald House 8th Grade Class of 2020: Friends and Family Community Connection 9th Grade Class of 2019: Women’s Resource Center 10th Grade Class of 2018: San Diego Rescue Mission 11th Class of 2017: Hidden Valley House 12th Grade Class 2016: Senior Wellness Center Learn more about NCL, Inc. at nationalcharityleague.org.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2015-021662 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. JF Tile & Construction Located at: 2114 Redwood Crest, Vista, CA 92081, San Diego County.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2015-023192 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Subsidiary Concepts and Design Located at: 4229 Corte Facil, San Diego, CA 92130, San Diego County.

Registered Owners Name(s): a. Jay Warren, 4229 Corte Facil, San Diego, CA 92130. This business is conducted by: an Individual. The first day of business has not yet started . This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 09/03/2015. Jay Warren. CV772. Sept.

10, 17, 24, Oct. 1, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2015-022258 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Supreme Located at: 3512 Browning St., San Diego, CA 92106, San Diego County.

Mailing Address: 3512 Browning St., San Diego, CA 92106. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Devin Flora, 3512 Browning St., San Diego, CA 92106.

This business is conducted by: an Individual. The first day of business was 08/20/2015. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 08/25/2015. Devin Flora.

DM1430. 9/3/15, 9/10/15, 9/17/15, 9/24/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2015-022493 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Essence Skin Therapy Located at: 12963 Flintwood Way, San Diego, CA 92130, San Diego County.

Mailing Address: 12963 Flintwood Way, San Diego, CA 92130. Registered Owners Name(s): a.

Victoria Shoushtari, 12963 Flintwood Way, San Diego, CA 92130. This business is conducted by: an Individual. The first day of business has not yet started . This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 08/27/2015. Victoria Shoushtari.

CV771. 9/10, 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2015-022426 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Rancho Vista Market Located at: 988 Civic Center Dr., Vista, CA 92083, San Diego County.

Mailing Address: 988 Civic Center Dr., #G&H, Vista, CA 92083. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Yakow Inc., 988 Civic Center Dr., Vista, CA 92083, California. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. The first day of business was 01/01/1998. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 08/26/2015. Eddie Yako, President. CV767. Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2015-024298 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Tempered Piano Located at: 11815 Sorrento Valley Rd. #C, San Diego, CA 92121, San Diego County.

Mailing Address: PO BOX 1122, Solana Beach, CA 92075. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Jonnel Domilos, 11815 Sorrento Valley Rd, #C, San Diego, CA 92121. This business is conducted by: an Individual. 09/15/2015. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 09/17/2015. Jonnel Domilos. CV778.

Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2015-022252 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Tokyo Ramen Located at: 501 University Ave., San Diego, CA 92103, San Diego County.

Mailing Address: 2905 W. Canyon Ave., San Diego, CA 92123. Registered Owners Name(s): a. MK Loha, Inc., 501 University Ave., San Diego, CA 92103, California. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. The first day of business has not yet started . This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 08/25/2015. Kenny S. Kim, President.

CV766. Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2015-022473 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Ragz Dressware Located at: 425 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad, CA 92008, San Diego County.

Registered Owners Name(s): a. Ragz Enterprises Inc., 1407 Minnesota Ave., Oceanside, CA 92054, CA. This business is conducted by: a Corporation.

The first day of business has not yet started . This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 08/27/2015. Megan Lynn Oborski, President. DM1437. Sept. 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1, 2015.

www.delmartimes.net FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2015-022475 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. The Beat Clothing Located at: 2971 State Street, Carlsbad, CA 92008, San Diego County.

Registered Owners Name(s): a. Ragz Enterprises Inc., 1407 Minnesota Ave., Oceanside, CA 92054, CA. This business is conducted by: a Corporation.

The first day of business has not yet started . This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 08/27/2015. Megan Lynn Oborski, President. DM1439. Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 2015

north coast - September 24, 2015 - Page B21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2015-022839 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Bexco Automotive Located at: 115 S. Nardo Ave., Solana Beach, CA 92075, San Diego County.

Registered Owners Name(s): a. Richard D. Beckerman, 115 S. Nardo Ave., Solana Beach, CA 92075. This business is conducted by: an Individual.

The first day of business has not yet started . This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 09/01/2015. Richard Beckerman.

CV773. Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2015-023227 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. My Favorite Driver Located at: 3826 Creststone Pl., San Diego, CA 92130, San Diego County.

Registered Owners Name(s): a.

Freddy Winter, 3826 Creststone Pl., San Diego, CA 92130. This business is conducted by: an Individual. The first day of business has not yet started . This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 09/04/2015. Freddy Winter. CV774.

Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2015-022474 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Blues and Shoes Located at: 457 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad, CA 92008, San Diego County.

Registered Owners Name(s): a. Ragz Enterprises Inc., 1407 Minnesota Ave., Oceanside, CA 92054, CA. This business is conducted by: a Corporation.

The first day of business has not yet started . This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 08/27/2015. Megan Lynn Oborski, President. DM1438. Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2015-023887 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Case Located at: 12546 Caminito Mira del Mar, San Diego, CA 92130, San Diego County. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Jerome Case, 12546 Caminito Mira del Mar, San Diego, CA 92130.

This business is conducted by: an Individual. The first day of business was 09/10/2015. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 09/14/2015. Jerome Case.

CV776. Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 2015.

CITY OF DEL MAR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, the 5th day of October 2015, at 6:00 p.m., (or as soon thereafter as practicable) in the Del Mar Communications Center, 240 Tenth Street, Del Mar, California, the City Council will conduct public hearing(s) on the following: SV15-004 – A Resolution of Intent to Vacate a 1,610 square-foot portion of a particularly-wide segment of the San Dieguito Drive public right-of-way, located southeast of Jimmy Durante Boulevard and west of the commercial property at 2201 San Dieguito Drive, in the City of Del Mar, California. The proposed vacation area includes private encroachments and has not been used as public pedestrian or vehicular right-of-way use. Applicant: City of Del Mar Those desiring to be heard in favor of or in opposition to this item, will be given an opportunity to do so during such hearing or by writing to the City Council at 1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA, 92014. Attention: Administrative Services Director. On any correspondence, please reference the hearing title and date.

Under California Government Code 65009, if you challenge the nature of the proposed action in Court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing, described in this notice, or written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Date: September 17, 2015 Andrew Potter Administrative Services Director PHNT 10.5.2015. DM1443. 9/24/15.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LINDA COWPERTHWAITE CASE NUMBER: 37-2015-00030578-PR-PL-CTL To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of LINDA COWPERTHWAITE, LINDA COWPERTHWAIT. A Petition for Probate has been filed

by MICHAEL MOSAKOWSKI in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN DIEGO. The petition for Probate requests that MICHAEL MOSAKOWSKI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal

representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 10/13/2015 Time: 11:00 am Dept.: PC-1 Address of court: 1409 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: CARON WOODWARD 105 West F Street, Suite 213 San Diego, CA 92101 858-598-5552 DM1442. Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8, 2015

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 325 South Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081-6627 PETITION OF: THOMAS BURTON BOLT and MARY LISE FLOCKEN for change of name.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR A CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 37-2015-00027028-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner(S): THOMAS BURTON BOLT and MARY LISE FLOCKEN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Present Name : SARA MAZIE BOLT to Proposed Name: SARA MAIZY BOLT THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 10/27/2015 Time: 8:30 am Dept: 26 The address of the court is: 325 South Melrose Dr., Vista, CA 92081-6627.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Carmel Valley News Date: AUG 12, 2015 William S. Dato Judge of the Superior Court CV769. Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015.

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 PETITION OF: CHRISTINA NICOLE ARMAS for change of name.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR A CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 37-2015-00029206-CU-PT-CTL TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner(S): CHRISTINA NICOLE ARMAS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Present Name : CHRISTINA NICOLE ARMAS to Proposed Name: CHRISTINA NICOLE FLEMING THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: Oct. 16, 2015 Time: 8:30 am Dept: 46 The address of the court is: 220 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Del Mar Times Date: AUG. 28, 2015 David J. Danielsen Judge of the Superior Court DM1433. Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015.

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 325 S. Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 PETITION OF: KARINA LUNA MARTINEZ for change of name.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR A CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 37-2015-00029210-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner(S): KARINA LUNA MARTINEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Present Name : KARINA LUNA MARTINEZ to Proposed Name: KARINA ARIA ARAMBULA LUNA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: Oct. 13, 2015 Time: 8:30 AM Dept: 26 The address of the court is: 325 S. Melrose Dr., Vista, CA 92081.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Carmel Valley News Date: AUG 28, 2015 William S. Dato Judge of the Superior Court CV768. 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24/2015

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 325 South Melrose Vista, CA 92081 PETITION OF: TO DUY URCELAY for change of name.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR A CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 37-2015-00029677-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Petitioner(S): TO DUY URCELAY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Present Name : TO DUY URCELAY to Proposed Name: EILEEN CAPRI URCELAY THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 10/20/2015 Time: 8:30 AM Dept: 26.

The address of the court is: 325 South Melrose, Vista, CA 92081.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Del Mar Times Date: SEP 02, 2015 William S. Dato Judge of the Superior Court DM1440. Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 2015.

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In this hot weather, cool your heels with some no-bake goodies KITCHEN SHRINK CATHARINE KAUFMAN While we all love sweet endings after a meal — especially homebaked ones — alas, the oppressively hot and stifling September clime has curbed even the most devoted baker’s desire to crank up the oven. Not to be deprived, here are some nobake delights that’ll keep your kitchen cool and sweet-tooth satiated.

The time is ripe Overly ripe bananas, peaches, nectarines, mangoes or pears can be transformed into luscious delights. Remove skin, mash and blend with whipped cream, coconut cream or Greek yogurt, dried tart cherries or cranberries, chopped roasted nuts and a sprinkling of cinnamon or ginger powder. Chill and spoon into parfait or martini glasses for an easy and elegant dessert.

Tipsy treats Infuse your favorite fruits with complementary liqueurs and hard liquors to create intoxicating delicacies. Whip up a batch of drunken strawberries with a splash of Grand Marnier and fresh-squeezed orange juice for a divine gelato or ice

cream topping. Try a tropical fruit salad with banana, mango and pineapple chunks soaking in a bath of tequila and fresh lime juice and zest, or gin-drenched citrus combining blood oranges, mandarins and grapefruit segments for a mellow mixture.

Butter me up For a nostalgic childhood sweet, try this riff on Rice Krispies Treats by combining almond butter, organic butter, vegan marshmallows, and, of course, Rice Krispies or puffed rice.

No-bake oatmeal cookie dough is a high-fiber, protein-, calcium- and iron-rich pick-me-up blending rolled oats, melted butter, brown sugar, almond milk and a sprinkling of cinnamon, cut into chunky rounds. Or go for a melt-in-your-mouth south Indian celebratory sweet called laddu made with gram (chickpea) flour, ghee butter, crushed cashews or pistachios, and ginger powder rolled into scrumptious portable balls.

Point a Lady Finger Those sweet, soft ladyfingers are so versatile you can whip up short-cut desserts that taste as good as the long versions, including

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Marvelous mousses High-starch, friendly fat vegetables loaded with vitamins and minerals like

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Going chestnuts over it Chestnuts are as sublime in sweet dishes as savory ones. For some no-fuss, elegant desserts that don’t require fire, whip up a chestnut compote with dried apricots and prunes in Madeira sauce, a chestnut tiramisu or no-bake cheesecake, a bittersweet chocolate chestnut mousse, or this heavenly chestnut puree that has been savored around the world by commoners and royals alike. The century-old Gerbeaud Café in Budapest became a favorite haunt of the Habsburg royal family and the Queen of Hungary, who dropped by regularly to get their fix of this blissful delicacy.

SWEET CHESTNUT PUREE A-GO-GO 12 ounces chestnut puree (canned) 1/2 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons brandy (or

Amaretto, Frangelico, cognac) 1/4 teaspoon almond extract 1 tablespoon chestnut honey Sea salt to taste Shaved bittersweet chocolate and whipped cream Combine ingredients in a food processor and blend until the mixture forms a smooth texture, much like Spackle. If it is too thick, add more cream. Chill and serve in martini glasses. Garnish with shaved bittersweet chocolate and a dollop of whipped cream. Serves 6.

QUICK AND DIRTY TIRAMISU 1 1/2 boxes or packages of ladyfingers (approximately 12 fingers per package) 2 ounces Kahlua, Tia Maria or other coffee liqueur 1 ounce rum 6 ounces black coffee 1 pound mascarpone cheese 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar Shaved bittersweet chocolate Blend mascarpone cheese with sugar until smooth, and set aside.

Combine liqueur, rum

Quick and Dirty Tiramisu. Courtesy photo and coffee (room temperature). Dip ladyfingers in the liquid, being careful not to make them soggy. Remove and layer in margarita or cocktail glasses. Spread a thick layer of cheese, then top with another ladyfinger and dollop of cheese. Chill.

Sprinkle with shaved chocolate before serving. Serves 4.

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CV interior designer wins fourth national kitchen design award Interior designer Deborah Gordon of Deborah Gordon Designs won the 2015 Star Design Awards for a kitchen that she recently completed in Carmel Valley.

This is her fourth award in five years.

The award was presented to her at the Annual Gala Awards Banquet for the National Kitchen & Bath Industry Awards on Sept. 8 in San Diego.

The kitchen island in Deborah Gordon’s award-winning Gordon previously won design. Courtesy photo the award in 2013 for a greatroom design, in 2012 for a Carmel Valley kitchen and in 2011 for a Mission Hills bathroom design.

“Deborah’s innovative design and focus on her client’s needs won the judges heart in the most popular category of the award competition,” said Molly McLane of the NKBA San Diego chapter. “It is our organizations pleasure to recognize and pay homage to the incredible work done by talented designers.”

Gordon worked with the homeowners to redesign their entire home. Her clients wanted a light-filled, beachy retreat with a kitchen and family room that represented their relaxed lifestyle in a unified entertaining space. A key component of the design was ensuring that she incorporated her clients’ wishes into a space that gave the young family all of the style and functionality that they desired.

The project will be featured in the November 2015 issue of San Diego Home & Garden Lifestyle Magazine.

Deborah Gordon Designs is a full-service interior design firm in Carmel Valley specializing in residential design. For information, visit deborahgordondesigns.com.

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Willis Allen’s Sean Caddell helps Ocean Discovery Institute meet huge fundraising goal Willis Allen Real Estate’s Sean Caddell has added yet another feather to his cap, but this one has nothing to do with real estate.

Caddell, who serves on the Ocean Discovery Institute’s Board of Directors, helped the organization meet its $15 million Living Lab capital campaign goal. The announcement was made at the Ocean Discovery Institute’s annual Bubble Up! Gala last month at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa. Designed by renowned architect Rob Wellington Quigley, the Living Lab will be a 12,000 square foot, LEED-platinum, cuttingedge facility, strategically located in City Heights within walking distance for thousands of students. It is scheduled to open in 2017.

“I’ve been a supporter of the Ocean Discovery Institute for many years, and this is one of my proudest achievements with the nonprofit,” says Caddell, who like all Willis Allen Realtors

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Caddell says the Ocean Discovery Institute raised an additional $380,000 at the gala. The black-tie affair attracted over 300 business and philanthropic leaders in support of Ocean Discovery’s tuition-free science education programs.

Thanks to the creation of the Living Lab, the Institute’s programs will expand to reach 20,000 students in City Heights.

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6th Annual Backpacks for Kids event benefits more than 4,800 homeless, foster children The 6th Annual Backpacks for Kids event, led by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage independent REALTOR John Schindel, benefitted more than 4,800 homeless and foster children covered under The Office for Children and Youth in Transition as part of the San Diego Unified School District.

Schindel and his team blanketed the University City community with flyers asking residents to donate backpacks and school supplies that they could drop off at a collection site at Standley Park Recreation Center. The event collected over 100 backpacks filled with school supplies including paper, pencils, binders, glue sticks, pencil cases, notebooks, rulers and crayons.

“We were amazed at how many backpacks and supplies we got. It gets bigger each year,” said Schindel, who is affiliated with the brokerage’s Carmel Valley office. “When we took a full pickup truck to The Office for Children and Youth in Transition, they were extremely grateful.”

“Being a successful REALTOR is more than assisting in buying and selling homes. Success means being part of the community and working to build that community in a positive way,” said Melanie Fontana, manager of the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Carmel Valley branch. “Coldwell Banker is proud to have so many REALTORS who generously give their time to countless local and national philanthropies.”

Schindel is the epitome of this philosophy when last year he received from President Obama the Presidential Volunteer Award for Lifetime Service for exceeding 4,000 hours of volunteer work.

For more information about Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, visit www.coldwellbankerhomes.com.

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16941 Simple Melody Danielle Short/Coldwell Banker

Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

619-708-1500

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17160 Blue Skies Ridge John Lefferdink/Berkshire Hathaway

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

619-813-8222

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7961 Sentinel Gloria Shepard & Kathy Lysaught/Coldwell Banker

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

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Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-692-0242

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8065 Camino De Arriba Becky Campbell/Pacific Sotheby’s

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

$2,889,000 3 BR/3 BA

6101 Camino Selva Susan Glass/ Coldwell Banker

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-245-3434

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7021 Rancho La Cima Dr Sara Alavi/Coldwell Banker

Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-405-9941

$2,995,000 4 BR/6 BA

15452 El Camino Real Gary Wildeson/Pacific Sotheby’s

Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-692-0242

$3,195,000 7 BR/7.5 BA

5283 Avenida Maravillas Janet Lawless Christ/Coldwell Banker

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-335-7700

$3,288,000 6 BR/5.5 BA

5050 El Secreto Mary Heon/Coldwell Banker

$4,495,000 4 BR/4.5 BA

6550 Paseo Delicias Janet Lawless Christ/Coldwell Banker

858-449-2027

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858-335-7700

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354 Glenmont Ave Peter Cavanagh/Coldwell Banker

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858-755-0075

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