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October 13, 2017

City Council begins reviewing districting maps

Community

Local author’s new book touts advancing years as opportunities. A5

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The Mission Mustang club at San Dieguito Academy High School presented an event raising awareness on human sex trafficking Oct. 7 at the high school.

Teens spread awareness about human trafficking at event

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BY BRITTANY WOOLSEY A group of Encinitas teens spent their Saturday off, not by relaxing, but by spreading the word about an issue they believe to be important.

The teens held a presentation Oct. 7 at San Dieguito Academy (SDA) regarding human sex trafficking, which they referred to as “modern slavery.”

“We believe that everyone has value that is beyond what you can buy, and no one should be treated like objects,” said Isaac Rosenbaum, 17, who spearheaded the event.

The senior at SDA and his group of peers in the school’s faith-based community club called Mission Mustang presented about 400 attendees with a 16-minute video that included interviews with former prostitutes, human trafficking officers in the San Diego Police Department and leaders of nonprofit

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We believe that everyone has value that is beyond what you can buy, and no one should be treated like objects.

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— Isaac Rosenbaum San Dieguito Academy student organizations surrounding the subject.

Rosenbaum said the students wanted to present the subject in this way to “share this message of freedom from the shame, guilt and lack of identity, and all of these things SEE TRAFFICKING, A17

BY BRITTANY WOOLSEY The Encinitas City Council on Oct. 10 began reviewing proposed maps of how the city could look once it is divided into districts but made no formal decisions at the meeting.

A demographer presented two five-district and three four-district maps to the council, who said their focus is to try to maintain the characters of the city’s five communities.

Currently, Encinitas residents are asked to vote for two at-large candidates for city council and one candidate for mayor every two years. In the past, the mayor was a rotating position.

The city received a letter July 20 from Santa Monica-based attorney Kevin Shenkman, who threatened to sue the city if it did not move to district elections.

In his four-page letter, Shenkman said Encinitas is diluting the votes of minorities with its current at-large election system, thus violating the state’s Voting Rights Act of 2001.

He also accused Encinitas of being discriminatory against Latinos, saying the city has a long history of hostility toward Latinos as evidenced by the fact that its first mayor repeatedly made racist statements during council meetings in the late 1980s.

Shenkman has targeted many cities around California to move from at-large elections to district elections. In San Diego County, Carlsbad, Oceanside, Poway and Vista recently made the moves to district elections to avoid litigation from Shenkman.

In August, the city council declared its intent to move toward district elections to avoid litigation and is deciding whether to implement four districts with an at-large mayor or five districts with a rotating mayor.

Mayor Catherine Blakespear and Council member Tasha Boerner Horvath at the Oct. 5 meeting favored limiting the maps to four districts with an at-large mayor.

Boerner Horvath considered Shenkman a “bully” and believed the city should give the minimum of what he is asking for, which means not giving up Encinitas’ elected mayor.

“The bully has only asked for four of our council SEE DISTRICTING MAPS, A17

Modern Times revises brewery concept for restaurant plans

BY BRITTANY WOOLSEY A brewery that was approved for a Downtown Encinitas tasting room in July, sparking complaints from residents, has announced it is revising its use permit from a bar use to a restaurant use with alcohol sales, city officials said.

The Planning Commission narrowly approved Modern Times’ proposal for a 150-seat tasting room at 470 South Coast Highway 101 on July 20.

Residents at the meeting argued the establishment shouldn’t be allowed due to limited parking and an oversaturation of alchohol-serving establishments downtown. In September, a group called the Encinitas Citizens Committee submitted an appeal for a re-hearing with the city council, which was tentatively set for Oct. 11 before Modern Times pulled its original plans.

Jacob McKean, CEO and founder

of Modern Times, said in an email that after meeting with stakeholders and city staff, he felt it was best to amend the plans and open a restaurant instead.

“We value the feedback we’ve gained throughout the process and look forward to working closely with the city and community as we strive to bring Modern Times to Downtown Encinitas,” McKean said.

Lois Yum, the city’s management analyst, said in an email Modern

Times has not yet submitted its new plans or application, but the city “anticipates those soon.”

No new hearing dates have been set yet, and the city will begin reviewing Modern Times’ new plans once they are submitted, Yum said.

“During that review process, the applicant will be required to hold a new Citizen Participation Program (CPP) neighborhood meeting to collect and provide feedback from the community,” she said.

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Authorities arrest driver in Encinitas hit-and-run

BY BRITTANY WOOLSEY Authorities have arrested a man who they say was the driver of a truck that hit and seriously injured a woman Sept. 22 in the 100 block of Encinitas Boulevard and fled.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s North Coastal Station, with the help of the public, identified 38-year-old Justin Parker of Encinitas as the driver.

A search warrant was served to Parker’s home, and “numerous items of evidence” were recovered, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Department. Deputies also found two large-capacity rifle magazines in his house.

Another search warrant was served at a custom automotive shop in Riverside, where Parker’s truck, a white Ford F-150 pickup, was located, authorities said. The vehicle had already been repaired but additional evidence was located.

Parker walked into the North Coastal Sheriff’s station Oct. 5 at about 6:30 p.m. to turn himself in, according to the Sheriff’s Department. He was arrested and booked at the Vista Detention Facility for hit-and-run with serious bodily injury and possession of a large-capacity magazine.

A bail enhancement was requested for Parker. His bail was set at $250,000,

and he was ultimately bailed out at 1 a.m. Oct. 6, according to the news release.

Authorities said Parker ran down Ashley Mullins Lane, 33, of Oceanside, while she was walking across Encinitas Boulevard toward a train station.

Lane was crossing mid-block near South Coast Highway 101 about 7:30 p.m. when she was struck by the westbound pickup. Witnesses told authorities the driver stopped, got out of his truck to look, and told those nearby that the woman appeared to be OK. Then he drove off.

Lane has remained at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, where she was put in a medically-induced coma with critical spine, head, pelvic and other injuries. Her father, Roger Mullins of Encinitas, said in an interview that his daughter also suffered a ruptured spleen, a stroke, and is paralyzed on her left side.

He said she was leaving work, at Lazy Acres market, and heading home when she was hit by the truck. She has two daughters, ages 12 and 13.

Family members have set up a GoFundMe account to raise money for Lane’s medical bills. Her father said she had just lost her Medi-Cal insurance and had not yet submitted papers to join her employer’s health plan.

Blakespear joins coalition of 134 Mayors to launch 10-minute Walk to a Park campaign At 10:10 a.m. on Oct. 10, Encinitas Mayor Catherine S. Blakespear joined The Trust for Public Land, National Recreation and Park Association, and Urban Land Institute in launching an historic “10-minute walk” parks advocacy campaign, establishing the ambitious goal that all Americans, and all residents of Encinitas should live within a 10-minute walk (or half-mile) of a high-quality park or green space.

This bipartisan group includes mayors from all across the country and represents cities large and small, including America’s four largest cities (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston) and diverse communities across California. The U.S. Conference of Mayors, which represents more than 1,000 U.S. mayors, also unanimously passed a resolution at the 85th annual meeting urging all mayors to actively pursue the 10-minute walk to a park goal.

“Parks are an essential part of the community

here in Encinitas. This campaign will help provide our residents with the opportunity to engage in activities that lead to a better quality of life that is close to home,” said Blakespear.

Studies show that high-quality parks provide a wide range of benefits to urban residents and cities themselves. These include physical and mental health benefits, by providing opportunities to be physically active and to interact with nature; economic benefits by boosting business and helping to revitalize neighborhoods; community-building benefits by providing opportunities for neighbors to interact with each other and work together to improve their surroundings; and environmental benefits by cleaning and cooling the air, improving climate resilience, and providing opportunities for environmental education. Visit tpl.org/10minutewalk — Submitted press release

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Local farmer pushes for marijuana to sustain business

BY BRITTANY WOOLSEY Encinitas farmer Bob Echter is fighting to grow marijuana to help keep his business alive, which has sparked conversations within the city.

The second generation agriculturalist, who owns Dramm and Echter in the Encinitas Ranch area, wants to grow cannabis on a portion of his land to help offset rising labor costs.

He explained on a recent private tour of his property that he has 80 employees who work close to minimum wage. With wage inflation increases over the next few years, he has had to think of solutions to keep his business sustainable.

About two years ago, he began looking into marijuana as a potential answer.

“I don’t think it’s do or die, but it’s upside down,” he said. “We’re looking for avenues to help finance. It’s a legal crop. It’s not like we’re doing a weird thing. It might be new and different, but it’s not illegal.”

He said he surveyed his neighbors last year, asking what they thought if he pursued growing marijuana. Most of the people he spoke to were either neutral or supportive, he said.

Other proponents have argued delivery services could be beneficial to medical patients, that marijuana has been in Encinitas for years — whether or not opponents “realized it” — and cultivation could provide tax money for other city projects, like train track trenching.

Encinitas residents also largely approved marijuana with the passing of Prop. 64, which legalized the recreational use of cannabis in

California in November 2016, proponents argued at the meeting. About 65 percent of people voted in favor of the initiative.

But in recent months, residents have flooded city council chambers objecting to Echter’s proposal to grow marijuana on a 40,000-square-foot portion of his 800,000-square-foot property.

Naysayers have shared concerns about smells, crime, threats to the environment, safety for the community — especially youth — and depreciating property values.

At an Adult Use of Marijuana Act subcommittee meeting held Sept. 28 with Deputy Mayor Tony Kranz and Council member Joe Mosca, residents from the nearby Foxglove neighborhood shared concerns about how Echter’s operations could affect their neighborhood.

Jane Hendrix, a 23-year resident of the Foxglove neighborhood near Echter’s property, said she believes in the legalization of marijuana, but it should not be allowed in a residential neighborhood.

“When I moved into that neighborhood, it was a flower field and dirt road into Leucadia,” she said. “I have seen it all go through changes, and now it is a residential area. The general plan needs to be changed. It’s among houses. It’s not in a farm area anymore.”

Signs have also popped up across from Echter’s property, warning that the neighborhood would “stink” if cannabis was allowed.

At the subcommittee meeting Sept. 28, the task force was split, with Mosca wanting the substance to be banned outright and Kranz showing support for local farmers who wanted

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Bob Echter on a portion of his land where he plans to grow marijuana plants if Encinitas City Council decides to allow cultivation on agricultural properties. to pursue growing marijuana. The decision will be left to the city council, which will discuss the matter at its regular meeting Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. at city hall.

The city was challenged last month when the San Diego-based Association of Cannabis Professionals (ACP) informed the city of its intent to circulate a petition that, if it received enough signatures, would place a ballot measure for a local election to have residents decide if cultivation and storefronts should be allowed in Encinitas.

The ACP will have to obtain about 6,000 signatures from Encinitas voters to quality for an initiative on a special election ballot or about 4,000 signatures for a general election initiative, Mosca explained in a recent interview prior to the meeting.

Sapphire Blackwood, who works with the ACP, said the group would rescind its ballot measure should the city decide to pass marijuana regulations, including solely allowing cultivation in the city.

Echter said, if he is allowed to grow marijuana, threats to the environment won’t be an issue since the property will continue recycling water and will likely not use any more water than they are currently using. He also said the water is sterilized, which kills fungi and bacteria.

All of his growing areas also use energy-saving curtains and beneficial insects for insect control.

Odors would be beaten with ozone technology to align with a possible city ordinance that would permit cannabis.

He also said the marijuana-growing area, which will be enclosed and double-gated, will be watched at all times. While the business is closed, security guards will patrol the area. There will also be motion detector lights, he said, and no cash would be held on the property.

He added he believes the growing area is far enough from the entrance that intruders would have a hard time getting in, cutting the plants and hauling them back outside without being caught.

“If anybody tries to get in, we’ll catch them pretty fast,” he said.

He vowed to be a good neighbor should he be allowed to grow marijuana.

“It’s not going to be a prison yard with towers,” he said. “In my mind, if we do our job right, the neighbors really won’t even know that this exists.”

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North County Baha’is to join global celebration Oct. 22 in RSF

Nava Ghalili, one of the Oct. 22 event organizers. own personal relationship with God, said Ghalili. “There is no middle man.”

In the administrative district that includes Rancho Santa Fe, there are about 60 or 70 members of the Baha’i community, said Ghalili, and there are about 3,000 Baha’is throughout San Diego County.

The religion’s international governing body is called the Universal House of Justice, which is based in Haifa, Israel. The bicentenary is the first time the international body has asked Baha’is around the world to celebrate such a milestone simultaneously, said Ghalili.

“This is very special,” she said.

Also working on the bicentenary luncheon is Chris Weixelman, a resident of the Bel Etage community near 4S Ranch, who

Baha’i members who gathered in Rancho Santa Fe in 2013 to study Baha’i writings and discuss current social issues. joined the Baha’i faith in 1980, when he lived in Boulder, Colorado.

Weixelman is helping create the event program, as well as setting up the audio and video equipment.

The celebration may also include live music, he said.

Although Baha’is strongly believe in the unity of all mankind, they also recognize the diversity of the different cultures of humanity.

“We Baha’is hold that diversity very dearly, we keep that and cherish that,” he said.

That’s why he is so excited at the prospect of millions of people from all walks of life coming together to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Baha’u’llah’s birth. “To me that’s just amazing,” Weixelman said.

Weixelman, a father of four, said all of his children, aged 19 to 27, have embraced the Baha’i faith.

One of the things that drew him into the faith, Weixelman said, was the concept of “progressive revelation,” meaning that each major religion has built on the religions that came before it.

“We are one people, there is one God and all religions stem from one religion,” he said.

Ghalili said the central body of the Baha’i faith has created a video about Baha’u’llah’s life and principles, which may be shown at the celebration. Also, speakers will talk about “what Baha’is are doing to live out these principles and serve our communities with them,” she said.

Along with special events such as the bicentenary, the Baha’is have a number of ongoing programs for children, teens and adults, both to discuss the tenets of Baha’i faith and Baha’u’llah’s teachings, as well

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as public service.

Baha’is are involved with social issues on a governmental level, said Ghalili, but they stay away from partisan politics. “We’re not involved in anything that might separate one person from another.”

“The point is to bring people together with the recognition we are one,” Weixelman said. “If you can reach out to your neighbors... and really care about them, you create a change in the fiber of the community.”

Anyone interested in attending the Oct. 22 luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, 15150 San Dieguito Road, Rancho Santa Fe, is asked to RSVP at SD5Bahais@gmail.com or 858-376-7095. For more information on the bicentenary celebration, visit bicentenary.bahai.org.

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BY JOE TASH Over the weekend of Oct.21 and 22, millions of members of the Baha’i religion around the world will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Baha’u’llah, a Persian nobleman and the founder of the faith, who is considered a prophet by the Baha’is.

Locally, Baha’is in Rancho Santa Fe and surrounding communities will gather at the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club Sunday, Oct. 22 for a luncheon to celebrate the bicentenary of Baha’u’llah’s birth, an event that is free and open to the public as well as Baha’is.

Considered one of the youngest of the world’s major religions, the Baha’i faith teaches the unity of the human race, with such tenets as the equality of the sexes, that science and religion go hand in hand, and that all religions share a single deity, said Nava Ghalili, a Rancho Santa Fe resident and one of the organizers of the Oct. 22 luncheon.

The religion was founded in the 19th century in Persia, which today is the nation of Iran.

The Baha’i faith has no clergy and is governed by elected councils at the local, national and international level.

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The New Old: Dr. Ken Druck’s book touts advancing years as opportunities

BY MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS Dr. Ken Druck’s latest book, “Courageous Aging: Your Best Years Ever Reimagined,” was already gliding up the Amazon charts upon its release Oct. 3, due partly to pre-orders based on the author’s reputation.

Then, Druck’s 91-year-old aunt, a Holocaust survivor, called him from her home in New York and raved about the work.

“I was in tears listening to my Aunt Marion,” said Druck during a recent interview at his Del Mar Terrace residence and office overlooking the Los Penasquitos Lagoon.

“What really means something to me is to be No. 1 on Aunt Marion’s best-sellers list,” he said. “The Aunt Marion list is about touching one person’s heart — making life better one person at a time.”

The aunt’s engagement corroborates the 157-page paperback’s theme that getting older should be redemptive rather than regressive. Essentially a how-to book, it is as instructive as it is philosophical.

“Each season of life presents challenges,” said Druck, who is 68. “Now is not the time to quit. It’s the time to roll up our sleeves and get to work using the advantage of our experiences, the wisdom we’ve gained, the skills we’ve developed and the emotional freedom we’ve earned.

“We’re in a stronger position to find happiness and peace than perhaps at any time in our lives, but we’ve got to do the work.”

While discussing the challenges presented by the aging process, regardless of how old

Dr. Ken Druck with a yoga mat.

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one is, Druck details how individuals can overcome their feelings of inadequacy and capitalize on their experiences to improve their lives and the lives of others.

“All the exercises I’ve designed in this book are designed to help people to get from Point A to Point B,” he said. “It’s not just conceptual. It’s a workbook.”

Much of the work involves overcoming preconceptions and misperceptions about what it means to age with the aim of forging a forward-looking approach that Druck labels the New Old, which is independent of glib equations like “70 is the new 50.”

“The better version of us and best possible future are not things with a complement of Botox or Viagra. They come from within,” he writes.

Druck’s message already has generated both national media attention — an interview on CNN with Don Lemon — and on the local level. KPBS’s Midday Edition Oct. 5 featured Druck, who was introduced

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Druck also was one of many speakers featured at the Successful Aging Expo held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds Oct. 7.

Druck is no stranger to acclaim, having been thrust into the national spotlight in the 1980s with the publication of his first book, “The Secrets That Men Keep,” based on the thesis he wrote to earn a doctorate degree in clinical psychology.

His subject was a reaction to the women’s movement that was inspiring myriad classes, programs and books devoted to female psychology.

“Women’s centers were going up like fast-food restaurants,” he said. “I said, ‘That’s great for women, but what about us guys?’”

Assisting in the transformation of his academic work into literature, Druck said, was the late Norman Cousins, who had served as editor-in-chief of the Saturday Review for three decades.

“He wanted the title to be ‘The Secrets Men Live By,’” Druck said.

The book became a best-seller and led to nationally televised appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Donahue and other programs.

Other books followed, reflecting his psychological inquiries, often entwined with the stages of his personal life, including “Healing Your Life After the Loss of a Loved One.” The book was inspired by the death of his daughter, Jenna, who was killed in a bus crash near the Taj Mahal in India in the mid-1990s.

The experience led Druck to form a now-defunct foundation in his daughter’s name that was dedicated to assisting others in coping with losses. Through his exploration of the psychology of bereavement, he developed an approach he labels “grief literacy.”

He is frequently sought as an expert commentator in the aftermath of catastrophes, which was the case following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Columbine school shootings. He is fielding requests in the aftermath of the Oct. 1 Las Vegas massacre, he said during the interview.

In his latest work, Druck references his experiences overcoming his grief with the loss of his daughter, as well as many other anecdotes and examples drawn from his life, acquaintances, counseling subjects and professionals.

His personal capacity for empathy began at an early age, reinforced by his mother, the New York native said.

When he was still a tot, he said, the child of a neighboring family came over to the Druck household after his father had died of a heart attack.

“The room was filled with sadness,” he said. “For reasons beyond what I understood, I knew what to say and I knew what to do. ... The reason I could walk into the first town hall meeting after 9/11 is because I’m not uncomfortable in the presence of emotion. I’ve become a student of human beings, of what our humanity is.”

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How grieving parents took action on domestic violence

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Glenn (left) and Claudia Sinkule are shown in their motor home in Oceanside. They started the Nicole Sinkule Foundation after daughter Nicole lost her life to domestic violence.

BY KARLA PETERSON On Oct. 14, Glenn and Claudia Sinkule will join the hundreds of San Diegans participating in this year’s Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, the annual fundraiser for the YWCA of San Diego and its Becky’s House domestic-violence programs.

The Oceanside couple will be walking to honor the memory of their daughter Nicole, who was killed by her boyfriend in 2005. And as they do throughout the year, they will be talking on behalf of women everywhere.

“It’s just about bringing awareness,” Glenn, 66, said of the speaking engagements, fundraising and activism that became the focus of their lives after Nicole’s death.

“Instead of crying in our beer, we want to be

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proactive and help keep other women from getting the treatment our daughter received.”

The Sinkules took on the issue out of necessity born of tragedy. On Oct. 16, 2005, Nicole was killed in her Oceanside apartment by her boyfriend, Eric Nathaniel Marum. In 2004, a judge had issued a protective order requiring Marum to stay away from Nicole.

In June of 2005, Nicole asked the judge to lift the order, saying she and Marum had worked through their problems.

Four months later, the Sinkules’ 24-year-old daughter was dead. In 2007, Marum pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. He was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison.

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GARDENING WITH EVELYN

Fall favorites: It’s no secret, mums top the list

BY EVELYN WEIDNER all and Chrysanthemums belong together. Chrysanthemum is such a long word that we usually say “Mums.” Mums bloom naturally in the fall as the days get shorter and the nights get longer. Native to China and Japan both countries have lavish displays and celebrations. In Japan the legend is that dropping just one petal in the bottom of your wine glass will help to ensure a long and happy life. Both Japan and China also make a Chrysanthemum tea that promotes happiness and health.

We may not have big Chrysanthemum festivals but we can all celebrate this beautiful fall flower.

Mums are incredibly easy to grow.

Hardly ever get any bugs and stay in bloom for months. They can be enjoyed everywhere. Enjoy outdoors in your planter boxes or add one to any of your combination pots. Just dig out a space and drop in your mum, pot and all.

When it is all finished remove and drop in a different blooming plant. Use your mums indoors anywhere. On the buffet, the coffee table or on your kitchen counter. For Thanksgiving make a mum the easy centerpiece. Add some greens and candles. A potted mum will last months longer than a cut arrangement.

At your front entry combine mums with some pumpkins or gourds then add something tall like millet or corn stalks.

Of course, you want your Jack-o’ Lantern pumpkin to be a part of your entryway Halloween display. It then transitions into a Thanksgiving theme.

Mums come in all sizes and shapes.

There are small button mums, medium size mums used in flower arrangements, fancy spider mums and that huge single flower mum associated with football games.

The easiest and longest lasting is the one pictured. Lots of blooms and a super-long blooming season. A large plant will give you months of blooms and a possible second bloom too.

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Care is easy. Keep your mums well-watered. If you let your mum wilt once or twice it will forgive you and perk right back up. If you let your mum really dry out and wilt down three or four times it may not actually die but it will look so bad you will wish it were dead!

Add in an occasional meal of your favorite fertilizer and there is only one other important key to success.

That job is “dead heading” or clipping off the individual blooms as they pass their peak and begin to brown. This is really important because when you clip those flowers off you encourage new growth and a new set of flowers. If you have the small flowered type like pictured cut off the spent blooms about two inches below the flower. You can look and decide where you want the new growth to begin to grow and set buds.

You can also wait until later and cut back your mum all at once.

Growing Hint: The plant sets bids naturally outside as long as the night time hours of darkness are longer than the days. Eventually your mum will have given its all. You can then cut it way back, plant it in the ground and it will grow again or you can gracefully throw it away without guilt and buy another.

Have a scary and fun Halloween and a give thanks for all we have at Thanksgiving. Happy gardening from Evelyn.

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Real life inspires local man’s toy creations

BY JOE TASH About 20 years ago, Chuck Labitan was at the beach when he noticed people were throwing footballs or playing smashball, but it was rare to see anyone tossing a baseball back and forth.

He speculated the reason might be that beach-goers didn’t want to ruin their leather baseball gloves with sand and salt water.

“I thought there might be something here,” said Labitan, 56, a local resident.

So, he set to work on designing a baseball mitt made of the rubbery material used for wetsuits, with the catching surfing reinforced by material similar to the sole of a beach flip-flop.

He patented his idea, then caught the attention of Hasbro, the toymaking giant. And thus was born Labitan’s passion project, an avocation as a “freelance toy inventor.”

Fast forward to the present, and Labitan has a new brainchild – a game he invented called “GoChopstix.” Like the earlier project, the idea came from a real life situation – in this case, watching his son, Christian, a Torrey Pines High School junior, attempt to feed himself with chopsticks at a local Japanese restaurant.

Once again, Labitan sensed the

possibility for a game that would teach kids how to use chopsticks, thus improving their manual dexterity while they had fun competing against friends and family members. The game consists of a rotating tray, which contains play food items. The object is to pick up food from the tray and move it to the players’ personal “Bento” trays.

Labitan debuted the game before a national TV audience on Sunday, Oct. 1, during the season premiere of “Toy Box,” an ABC show in which toy inventors compete for the votes of a panel of child judges. The winner of each episode goes on to the season finale, when they compete for the prize of having their toy manufactured by Mattel and sold in Toys R Us stores, as well as a $100,000 cash award.

While Labitan didn’t win top honors on Oct. 1, he found the experience thrilling.

“It was exciting and suspenseful, just the whole idea of being on national TV was exhilarating,” he said.

The show was taped over three days at a Hollywood studio in June.

Seven inventors competed for the chance to move on to the final. “We were all given our three minutes of fame and you had to

make the best of it,” he said.

Labitan hopes that even though he didn’t win the competition Oct. 1 (a water toy took the prize), Mattel will still decide to manufacture his game, as happened with two other toys during the show’s prior season. If not, he is launching a crowd-funding campaign on Indiegogo.com.

Those who invest a minimum of $24 will get a copy of the game when it is produced in 2018.

Those interested can go to the Indiegogo site, or visit Labitan’s website, GoChopstix.com.

When he’s not designing toys, Labitan works as a business development consultant with local tech companies, including a startup that makes a stand-alone speaker to produce 3D sound, similar to a surround-sound system with multiple speakers.

The technology behind the product was created at UCSD. Labitan said he was drawn to inventing toys because he enjoys creative challenges, whether it is crafting business deals for his clients, or filling an unmet need in the marketplace.

“I try to find a solution,” he said.

He earned a degree in chemistry from Indiana University and later added an MBA to his academic

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Chuck Labitan and his son, Christian, with Labitan's game, "GoChopstix" credentials.

Although his beach baseball glove never reached the marketplace because the materials he used were too expensive to meet Hasbro’s requirement that

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In The Choice, Eger delves beyond the trauma of her past to explain how many of us live within a mind that has become a prison, and shows how we can free ourselves. Beautifully written with compassion and infinite wisdom, her memoir is an extraordinary story of heroism, healing, mental toughness and moral courage. Her professional experience and shocking personal story have inspired audiences around the world and helped heal those with post-traumatic stress disorder, including survivors of abuse and American veterans of wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Eger, an honorary faculty member at The Grauer School, has spoken there regularly, including at the school’s annual Tolerance Day. Her philosophy is: “We cannot choose to have a life free of hurt. But we can choose to be free, to escape the past, no matter what befalls us, and to embrace the possible.”

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Walking Tour of Historic Encinitas set for Oct. 21 The Encinitas Historical Society will hold a free walking tour of Historic Encinitas on Saturday, Oct. 21. The tour, which is led by an Encinitas Historical Society volunteer, begins at 10 a.m. in the classroom of the 1883 Schoolhouse, located at 390 West F Street.

The tour provides participants with interesting facts about Encinitas’ history, including how Encinitas came to be known as the “Flower Capital.” Attendees will also learn why early settlers came to

town in the 1880s and hear interesting anecdotes about the early owners of many historic buildings. They will learn about Encinitas’ first “recycler,” Miles Kellogg, who built many buildings in the 1920s, including the iconic boathouses — the most photographed buildings in Encinitas.

The tour finishes around noon. For more information about the walking tour, call the Encinitas Historical Society President Carolyn Cope at (760) 753-4834.

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EVENT BRIEFS Vintage and handmade faire Come experience a diverse gathering of artists/craftspeople, food, vintage merchants, and several North County historical societies on Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive.

Artists will demonstrate how they create their art, and merchants will sell their wares.

There will also be live music, refreshments from gourmet food trucks and a beer garden.

For more information, call 760-632-9711.

Coastal Roots Farm volunteer days Rise and shine like a farmer and help with planting or harvesting Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m.; Tuesdays from 8 to 10 a.m.; and Wednesdays from 8 to 11 a.m. at Coastal Roots Farm, 800 Ecke Ranch Road.

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Introduction to painting with Sandra Dodd Emerging artists can learn how to paint in this free fun and supportive class every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at Cardiff Library, 2081 Newcastle Avenue, from 5 to 6 p.m.

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Open Mic Nights Univ Studio Encinitas, 1057 South Coast Highway 101, hosts a free open mic night every Tuesday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

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American Association of University Women meeting Mary Thompson and Martha Cox, well-known League of Women Voters presenters on civil discourse, will discuss Civic Engagement at the October meeting of the American Association of University Women

Del Mar-Leucadia branch, on Saturday October 14 from 10 a.m. to noon.

The public is welcome to attend this free discussion held at the Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive, Encinitas.

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LIFE Film: Tangerines LIFE San Elijo presents a screening of this Russian film on Oct. 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. on the San Elijo Campus of MiraCosta College, 3333 Manchester Ave., in room 201.

For more information about this free event, email lifesanelijo@gmail.com.

18th annual Haunted Hotel Boy Scout Troop 2000 has constructed the eight haunted rooms of the creaking 130-year-old Hotel Germania, which is open to the public every Friday and Saturday from Oct. 13- Oct. 28 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

The haunted hotel is located at 423 Rancho Santa Fe Road. Admission costs $5.

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The Bright Side of Darkness Jean Houston, Ph.D., will deliver a powerful presentation on the hidden potential of good in all life situations and events on Oct. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaside Center, 1613 Lake Drive. The cost is $35.

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CCA presents ‘Mystifique: a Macabre Masquerade’ Tickets are available now to Canyon Crest Academy’s Envision Theater’s first show of the 2017-2018 season. Enter the wild, wondrous world of Edgar Allan Poe in this fusion of theatre, puppetry and music. Co-created in collaboration with Canyon Crest students, Poe’s grisly, gruesome stories and poems burst to life in “Mystifique: a Macabre Masquerade.”

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The Hutchins Consort: Salmagundi The Hutchins Consort will make a large music salad for disparate places and times on Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive.

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Families Make History: Stained glass lanterns Learn to re-create antique lanterns using glass jars, permanent markers and your imagination every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. at San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive.

For more information about this free event, call 760-632-9711.

BOO by the SEA Carnival and Fall Festival This family-friendly event on Oct. 14 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Cardiff Elementary, 1888 Montgomery Avenue. The free carnival will include 14 carnival games, four rides, 21 trunk ir treat cars, a haunted house, cotton candy, frozen yogurt, photo booth, pizza, burritos, prizes and more.

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Off Track Gallery artist reception The public is invited to a reception at the Off Track Gallery, 937 South Coast Highway 101, Suite C-103, Encinitas, featuring artwork produced by TERI students. The reception will be held on Oct. 14 from 4 to 7 p.m.

For more information, visit offtrackgallery.com.

Bollywood dancing This fusion of Indian and Western dance styles will be taught on Sundays in October from 3 to 6 p.m. at Performing Arts Workshop, 1465 Encinitas Boulevard, suite A102. The class costs $60.

For more information, call 215-327-8691.

La Paloma Theatre Now showing: Dunkirk, Trip to Spain and Rocky Horror Picture Show. Tickets: $10 (cash only). 471 Coast Hwy. 101. For show times, please call 760-436-7469

San Diego Folk Heritage concert San Diego Folk Heritage will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a concert Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 2020 Chestnut Avenue, in Carlsbad.

This show will feature Berkley Hart, Lady Rogo, Trails and Rails, and storyteller Marilyn McPhie, acknowledging the hundreds of concerts and dances, and scores of festivals put on by the organization over three decades.

The cost ranges from $15 to $18.

For more information, visit sdfolkheritage.org.

Art Rhythm & Wine Festival at The Forum Carlsbad The Forum Carlsbad and West Coast Artists present the Third Annual Art Rhythm & Wine Festival to be held at The Forum Carlsbad on Saturday, Oct. 14, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 15, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. This free, juried show will feature more than 50 exceptional artists and craftsmen offering high quality original artwork from throughout the Western United States. Complementing the art show, the event will also feature a wine garden with a variety of quality wines for sale and food will also be available for purchase. Non-stop live bands and a DJ will perform throughout the festival.

The Forum Carlsbad is located at 1923 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad, 92009. Visit theforumcarlsbad.com or ArtRhythmAndWineFestival.com.

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EVENT BRIEFS (CONTINUED) Road, Encinitas, 92024. Among other eerie selections, the concert will include: Berlioz’ “Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath” from the “Symphonie Fantastique,” Dukas’ “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” and Grieg’s “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from ‘Peer Gynt Suite No.1.” Admission: $10 general, $8 seniors/students/military, $25/family max. For more information, visit www.northcoastsymphony.com. The orchestra is funded in part by the City of Encinitas and the Mizel Family Foundation.

Del Mar International Horse Show The Del Mar International Horse Show returns to Del Mar from Oct. 11- Oct. 29 at the Del Mar Horsepark, located at 14550 El Camino Real, Del Mar, 92014. Known for its incredible atmosphere and exciting competition, the Del Mar International Horse Show encompasses multiple weeks of world-class show jumping, which attracts an elite field of internationally recognized horses and riders. Visit jumpdelmar.com

‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas!’ returns to Old Globe The Old Globe’s 20th annual production of Dr. Seuss’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” will run Nov. 4-Dec. 24 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in The Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe’s Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Tickets: www.TheOldGlobe.org, (619) 23-GLOBE or visit the Box Office.

‘Of Mice and Men’ at NC Rep For its second play of Season 36, North Coast Rep in Solana Beach is reviving John Steinbeck’s classic drama novella-turned play, Of Mice and Men. Of Mice and Men previews begin Wednesday, Oct. 18. Opening Night is Saturday, Oct. 21, at 8 p.m. The show runs through Nov. 12. There will be a special talkback on Friday, Oct. 27, with the cast and artistic director. Visit northcoastrep.org to purchase tickets.

Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show

Laughing Pony Rescue October Carnival

Get ready to discover a treasure trove of arts and crafts by the sea when the Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show comes to the Del Mar Fairgrounds Oct. 13-15, featuring 24,000 handmade originals from hundreds of artists.

As the west coast’s largest and most prestigious indoor showcase, the Harvest Festival creates a mega shopping experience for all ages with live entertainment, strolling performers, demonstrations, contests, and an interactive Kidzone. Visit harvestfestival.com

Laughing Pony Rescue (LPR) will host its 2nd annual October Carnival Oct. 22, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. LPR will be celebrating with free carnival entry, pony rides, arts and crafts, ranch tours, prizes, free carnival games, caricatures, photos with the minis and other ranch horses, pony painting and more. LPR is located at 7143 Via Del Charro, Rancho Santa Fe. Street parking available.

For more information, please contact Kathy Szyeller at kathyszeyller@sbcglobal.net or call 760-521-7566.

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Female Athlete Volunteers kicks off the SDA Parents’ Night Out fundraiser Oct. 27: Toga Party at American Legion 6th season of giving back across San Diego The San Dieguito High School Academy Boys Water Polo Team is holding its fourth annual Parents’ Night Out fundraiser Friday, Oct. 27, at the American Legion in Encinitas from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. A San Dieguito Academy Foundation-sponsored event, the fundraiser will feature live music by Toga Party, a local cover band, starting at 7 p.m. Dinner will be available from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. All adults, ages 21 and up, are welcome to attend this community event.

Proceeds will help fund team expenses.

The American Legion, located at 210 West F Street in Encinitas, is graciously supporting the team. They are providing the space and staffing up for a busy night. Also teaming up for the cause, Pandora’s Pizza and Dos Bandidos Food Truck are generously donating a percentage of the proceeds to the team. This, in addition to a suggested $15 donation at the door, should go a long way in helping the team.

Taking the stage at 7 p.m., Toga Party will entertain the crowd until 9:45 p.m. They are a rock/dance/pop band with a big personality and lots of energy. Their set list covers a large variety of high-energy songs from classics to the hits of today. Toga Party creates a musical experience that demands fun, celebrates life, and makes the audience a part of the party.

“Our team has developed into an exceptional group of student athletes with extremely supportive coaches and parents,” said Sharon Conger, boys’ water polo team parent. “The goal of this team is to provide a positive athletic experience for our players, and we appreciate the tremendous support of the SDA Athletics Department and Foundation to reach that goal.

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The program emphasizes athletic excellence as well as team building and leadership skills. We also encourage strong character development through community service and family activities.

Please consider supporting the team with a fun night at the American Legion with food trucks and the music of Toga Party!”

For questions regarding the Parents’ Night Out fundraiser, email sdaboyswaterpolo@gmail.com.

For more information on Toga Party, visit togapartyband.com.

The San Dieguito Academy Foundation (SDAF) is a parent-volunteer driven, 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, providing support to the students, educators and programs of the San Dieguito High School Academy. A school of choice, the Academy provides students with a unique learning environment, promoting academic excellence and community involvement. For more information, visit www.sdafoundation.com.

Female Athlete Volunteers (FAV) welcomed 180 members at the group’s annual kick-off event in September. FAV heard from Michael Johnson, one of the co-founders of Burrito Boyz, and learned about their mission to fight hunger for the homeless in San Diego. The members also made blankets to be donated to The Ronald McDonald House at Rady Children’s Hospital.

The organization began in 2012 with 25 members and has now grown to over 180 members in grades 7-12. In 2016-2017, FAV supported over 75 projects and delivered over 1,500 hours of community service.

FAV is off to a quick start this year hosting projects to support Burrito Boyz, making blankets and welcome bags for families at Ronald McDonald House, distributing clothes at My Girlfriend’s Closet, packaging food for the Friends & Family Community Connection,

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of an abusive relationship, vital safety information, and tips on how to prevent an abuser from stalking you. There is also a guide for friends and family members and phone numbers for domestic-violence hot lines and North County domestic-violence shelters.

And on the organization’s Facebook page, Claudia augments her many posts about domestic-violence resources and awareness with inspiring quotes and photos that emphasize empowerment, empathy and community support.

“There is help out there, and we want people to know that. And we want to raise awareness about what domestic violence is,” Claudia said.

“Most abuse starts with verbal abuse. So the most important thing is for girls to start to build self-esteen,

FROM TRAFFICKING, A1 that so many teenagers deal with that are either the byproduct of being trafficked ... or things that can eventually lead up to it.”

He added that one of the biggest things he learned from this project is that San Diego is one of the top cities in the country for child sex trafficking because of its proximity to the freeway and border, as well as it being a wealthier community.

“Although, in any big city, or even in the suburbs, it is important to know that human trafficking is an issue that we need to be aware of if we are going to stop the trade,” he said.

The event, which Rosenbaum began planning more than a year ago, also included a battle of the bands, which he said was added to making the event more light-hearted and increase their reach for advertising.

“We wanted people to come

because they can get broken down. Nicole was kind of innocent, and she was always looking for the best in everybody, and (Marum) exploited that.”

In the years since their daughter’s death, the Sinkules have completed 40 hours of domestic violence counselor training. They also share Nicole’s story with women’s groups, churches, schools and nonprofit organizations.

And they have been big supporters of the YWCA of San Diego County, Becky’s House and Walk a Mile in Her Shoes.

Their insights are hard-won, but the Sinkules share them easily. People may not be ready to listen, but they are always ready to talk.

“I know their willingness to talk about it can surprise people,” said Gavon Morris, director of development and marketing for the YWCA of San Diego County. “I don’t know how you cope with something as traumatic as a SEE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, A19

together around this issue, to fight human trafficking and end slavery,” he said. “That alone is something worth celebrating.”

Through the event, Mission Mustang raised more than $1,000 for organizations that rescue young women, especially those in high school, from prostitution and sex trafficking. Money was also donated to Hookers for Jesus, a nonprofit helping former prostitutes get back on their feet.

In the video, Hookers for Jesus founder Annie Lobert described painful parts of her own past with prostitution in Las Vegas, including about the first night she was stolen, how she was beaten by her pimp, when she was raped, when she got cancer and when she attempted to commit suicide by overdosing on cocaine.

“It made me learn so much about the people who are involved, and it

FROM DISTRICTING MAPS, A1 seats,” she said. “He hasn’t asked for the mayor. So we shouldn’t give him one more seat. If we’re being forced to do this, I’m going to give him the minimum of what he wants.”

But council member Tony Kranz argued the council should only consider maps with five districts to best maintain community character and suggested Encinitas should not take action until a related case in Poway is settled.

Former Poway Mayor Don Higginson filed a federal lawsuit earlier this month challenging the constitutionality of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Under threat of expensive litigation, Poway became the most recent city in San Diego County to be forced to change the way it elects its city council members, from an at-large system, which is said to violate the voting rights act, to a by-district system.

“It was only because the city of Poway had a proverbial gun to its head that these districts were adopted,” Higginson said. “Every member of the city council knew that it would cost Poway millions of taxpayer dollars to fight this in court.”

Higginson said the law is unconstitutional on its face because it requires gerrymandering based on race or ethnicity.

Council members Mark Muir and Joe Mosca said Encinitas should continue evaluating maps of four or five districts to give residents multiple options.

“I don’t want to change this process mid-stream on the voters,” Muir said, adding the city might consider taking the four or five-district issue to the ballot.

Christopher Skinnell, the special counsel the city hired

was so inspiring to hear how she forgave her pimps, and is now working hard every day to rescue more and more girls from the [Las Vegas] Strip and from the life of sex trafficking,” Rosenbaum said.

He said that teenagers specifically should be made more aware of sex trafficking since many people in that age range can be victims. One in five porn actors or actresses are underage, Rosenbaum said.

“I believe that we can end slavery completely, if the young men and women of this world are aware that they simply have to be the generation that stops buying people for sex, and stops selling themselves for sex,” he said. “If you can get that message to them when they are young, then you have a shot at ending slavery in this community.”

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on districting, advised doing so could pose the city for potential lawsuits.

Seven residents also shared their opinions with the council, with many appearing disheartened that the city is choosing to move to districts in the first place.

Resident Kathleen Lindeman believed districting would not help with minority representation because they are “spread out in pockets throughout the city.” She said the city should fight the matter in court, which the council has decided against to avoid paying high litigation costs.

According to the 2010 census, 14 percent of Encinitas’ population is Latino. In Palmdale — the only city to fight Shenkman in court before ultimately losing the battle — nearly 59 percent of its residents identify as Latino, according to the census.

One other resident said she didn’t see why race had to play a role in the decision in the first place.

“People are people,” she said. “I think we all need to be protective of each other, and I just hope we can keep things as we are.”

Planning Commissioner Kevin Doyle considered districting an “awful idea” but said he hopes future council members will remain interested in Encinitas as a whole, rather than just their individual districts.

“We must ensure that the future councils wont be able to gerrymander districts to their liking,” he said. “Good luck with that, but it must be foolproof.”

Encinitas residents can visit the city’s website, at bit.ly/2xTEF4R, to draw their ideas of district boundary maps. That deadline is Oct. 18.

The council has until Nov. 8 to decide on a map, which would be adopted Nov. 15. They added a special meeting on Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. to allow for more time to discuss a possible map. Districts will be implemented in the November 2018 or November 2020 election.

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OUR READERS WRITE Lawsuits deliver benefits for local water ratepayers The California Supreme Court announced on Sept. 27 that it has not accepted our petition to review a Court of Appeal decision that allows the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to include its State Water Project costs in the rates it charges to transport the Water Authority’s independent Colorado River supplies through MWD’s aqueduct.

While we hoped the court would strike down all of MWD’s monopolistic rates, our lawsuits have produced noteworthy victories for San Diego County residents – rights to significantly more MWD water, a determination that MWD breached its contract with the Water Authority, and a ruling that MWD illegally collected tens of millions of dollars in overcharges from our region through the imposition of its so-called “water stewardship” rate.

MWD must repay the Water Authority approximately $51 million in illegal water stewardship charges from 2011-2014. And, the decision prevents MWD from imposing more than $20 million in illegal charges annually going forward. Through 2047, those unlawful charges would have amounted to approximately $1.1 billion.

As part of the litigation, the Water Authority also secured the single-greatest water rights victory in San Diego County history. Under the Metropolitan Water District Act, each of its member agencies has a statutory right to a certain percentage of MWD’s available water supplies. The trial court and Court of Appeal both ruled that MWD illegally under-calculated the Water Authority’s water right since 2003. Properly calculated, the Water Authority’s water right at MWD will be about 100,000 acre-feet per year greater than MWD had calculated. To put that in perspective, that’s about twice the annual production of the $1 billion Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant.

The state Supreme Court sets a high bar for the cases it accepts for review, agreeing to review only 5 percent of all cases presented to it. We are thankful to our staff and legal team for the extraordinary effort required to advance our cause – and we are thankful for the legions of business associations, civic groups, elected officials and other stakeholders for continued support of the Water Authority’s efforts to protect the interests of San Diego County ratepayers.

The Water Authority has two additional cases challenging MWD’s rates from 2015-2018 that have been stayed in Superior Court while the appellate proceedings were ongoing and are now expected to move forward again. We

expect to recover approximately $39 million in illegal MWD charges in those two cases.

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Council should support and protect Encinitas’ agricultural heritage “Land Rover Capital of the World”?

“Expensive Real Estate Capital of the World”?

“Ostrich Capital of the World”? (In honor of those that think they can put a bubble around Encinitas to protect their kids.)

Any of these will be an applicable substitution for “Flower Capital of the World” if Encinitas City Council members vote in opposition to the General Plan’s mandate to protect and encourage agriculture. Granted, the days of green houses and open flower fields dotting the community are long gone.

But for the remaining commercial growers, their right to diversify their business in order to stay afloat is a worthy request and in perfect alignment with the City of Encinitas’ General Plan.

So why is the Council considering denial of a local farmer’s request to grow cannabis on a small percentage of his land? Because a vocal minority of newcomers to our city are attempting to remake Encinitas into a fantasy image that was never real. With cannabis legal statewide, why does this group feel that they have the right to put a bubble over our city? And more importantly, their “bubble” comes at the expense of a 45-year-old horticulture business, the City’s General Plan mandates and any semblance of rational thinking. If these parents are so afraid of what a local businessman is asking to grow, then maybe Encinitas isn’t the community for them.

If the Encinitas City Council bows down to the slippery slope arguments and hyperbolic fears of a few uninformed parents and does not support and protect Encinitas’ agricultural heritage, then the next agenda item better be to find a more appropriate city motto.

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Multiple sports may mean fewer injuries TO YOUR HEALTH

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ids who play sports can reap many benefits, including improved physical fitness, development of athletic skills, team-building and, of course, fun. Student athletes who excel at a sport may even qualify for college athletic scholarships, which may tempt both kids and their parents to focus on a single sport, such as soccer, football or baseball.

However, some pediatricians and sports medicine experts believe that specializing in one sport may put young athletes at risk of both physical injuries and burnout, especially if they do so at a young age.

Daniel Lichtmann, M.D., a pediatrician at Scripps Clinic Carmel Valley who specializes in sports injuries, said that the most common sports injuries are caused not by trauma, but by overuse. “Being in just one particular sport, you’re constantly using the exact same muscles over and over, so it increases your risk for overuse injury for two reasons,” said Lichtmann. “One, you’re using those muscles more and two, you’re not necessarily strengthening the surrounding muscles that help support the ligaments and joints and bones in the

area.”

Last year, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that young athletes minimize these risks by waiting until age 15 or 16 to focus on a specific sport. In addition, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine stated that in most sports, specializing at a young age offers no benefit.

A study published in July in The American Journal of Sports Medicine appears to confirm that specialization may increase the risk of injuries among high school athletes by 50 percent. Among the most common injuries were ankle sprains, knee tendonitis, and stress fractures. Students were considered “highly specialized” if they had quit one sport to focus on another, considered their chosen sport more important, and trained more than eight months a year for their sport.

Add variety and rest to the schedule Pediatricians believe it is important for young athletes to play a variety of sports, both to avoid overtaxing certain muscles and joints as well as to encourage a more balanced workout. In addition to team sports, kids should have the opportunity to try individual sports such as swimming or martial arts.

“Even in high school it is probably best to be in multiple sports, but if you are specializing, it’s important that you’re doing some kind of cross-training, either with the team or during the offseason, so you’re not constantly using the same muscles,” said Lichtmann. “And, kids and adults should have at least a day off from activity each week to let the body recover.”

The AAP also offers the following recommendations: •Discuss the decision to specialize with your pediatrician or family doctor, who can help determine if the child is physically and emotionally ready for the demands of the sport, and offer suggestions to minimize injury.

•If kids are involved in high-level sports programs or clubs, ensure the coaches and trainers are well-qualified to work with youth, and closely monitor the training schedules.

• Encourage young athletes to take one-month breaks from their chosen sport at least three times a year, while still enjoying other activities.

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www.encinitasadvocate.com FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, A17 child’s death. That is just mind-blowing to me. But they don’t seem to have any qualms about that. It is such a beautiful way to honor her passing.”

There are times when the Sinkules aren’t sure how they do it, but they know that talking about domestic violence has to be done.

“It’s unnatural to watch your child die before you do. It’s a lonely club,” Glenn said.

“But every time we share it, it helps. I can see people’s minds working. I can see good things in their eyes.”

So they appeared at the Oct. 7 Domestic Violence Awareness Month kickoff event at the Women’s Resource Center in Oceanside.

They will be marking the anniversary of

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Nicole’s death on Oct. 16 by asking people to light a cyber candle on the foundation’s Facebook page.

And on Oct. 14, they will be walking for the YWCA, for Becky’s House and for all of the daughters, wives, sisters and friends who need help finding their paths to safety.

“Everyone at the walk is having a good time. The cloud is not there when you are walking your mile,” Claudia said. “We want Nicole to stand for goodness, and we are carrying her legacy.”

■ “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” Oct. 14, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. MLK Promenade Park, Fourth Avenue and K Street, downtown San Diego. Cost: $50 for adults, $30 for children. ywcasandiego.org — Karla Peterson is a writer for The San Diego Union-Tribune

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Angela Meakins Bergman, Willis Allen Real Estate 858-755-6761 2191 Caminito Del Barco Sat & Sun 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

Ellen Bryson, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 858-945-2522 945 Jeffrey Road Sat 2 p.m.-5 p.m.

Angela Meakins Bergman, Willis Allen Real Estate 858-755-6761 12729 Via Felino Sat 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

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Chart House in Cardiff offers breathtaking views, scrumptious food

Come for the oceanfront view, stay for the great seafood.

The Chart House in Cardiff, which opened in 1976, offers an incomparable view of the Pacific Ocean to accompany dishes such as New England clam chowder, macadamia crusted fish and hot chocolate lava cake.

The restaurant franchise, which began in 1961 and has 26 locations around the United States, was inspired by the islands of Hawaii, said Patrick Fortner, general manager of the Cardiff restaurant. “[The owners] were big-wave surfers back in the 1950s and ‘60s,” said Fortner, who has been working for the franchise since 1988 and at the Cardiff location for six years. “They came up with the concept of Chart House going over to the islands and surfing and that aloha spirit that you would get when you went into restaurants. It wasn’t access to great waves and scenery. commercialized like it is now.”

The Chart House restaurant sits He said all of the Chart House near the Cardiff Reef. restaurants were built in areas “What makes this location where the owners could have unique is how dangerously close

The Chart House in Cardiff it is to the water,” Fortner noted.

“The only thing that protects you from the water is literally a rock wall made of rocks that were concreted together.”

COURTESY

But the walls weren’t always connected by concrete, and the restaurant faced devastation during the 1996 El Nino.

“Waves were actually breaking

onto the roof, and the roof caved in,” Fortner said. “It required a pretty dramatic remodel to recover from that. But we haven’t been destroyed since then.”

To maintain safety and a modern look, the restaurant is remodeled every five or six years, Fortner said.

Now, high ceilings with acoustic tiles and a wide window overlooking the ocean allow for a quiet, romantic vibe.

Restaurant guests can select from a seafood-centric menu of items such as crimson king salmon, swordfish and amber flame sea bass. Meat and poultry, like prime rib and steak, are also offered. The restaurant also boasts a selection of dozens of wine.

For more information about the restaurant and to make reservations, visit chart-house.com.

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