Volume 3, Issue 33
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Local man to run 250 miles in Greece for charity. A5
Lifestyle
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Proponents, opponents debate pot cultivation BY BRITTANY WOOLSEY After a divided meeting in February when council members and residents couldn’t agree on marijuana’s place in Encinitas following the statewide passing of Prop. 64, the city held its first subcommittee meeting on the subject at City Hall on April 12. More than 50 residents attended the nearly three-hour meeting — led by subcommittee members Deputy Mayor Tony Kranz and Council member Joe Mosca — to discuss the ideas of limited cultivation, delivery and regulations on consumption of edibles in public places. The group is also planning a scientific survey. The subcommittee was approved Feb. 15 at a council meeting when proponents and opponents of marijuana came head-to-head to figure out how to move forward after the passing of Prop. 64, which legalized the recreational use of marijuana in California. No decision was made on the subcommittee’s part at the April 12 meeting. Instead, they heard from more than 20 attendees. Many people in attendance appeared to support the city allowing farmers to grow on their land to aid their businesses. Bob Echter, of Dramm & Echter Inc. in Encinitas, said he would like to grow on a SEE POT, A18
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‘It’s time our community, kids had pools’ Pool committee urges SDUHSD to build its own pools, currently parents pay high rental fees BY KAREN BILLING The San Dieguito Union School District (SDUHSD) board has agreed to do a deeper dive into exploring the possibility of building a district pool or pools to support its high school aquatics programs. A parent-led pool steering committee provided a report to the school board on April 6 in front of a full audience of swimmers and water polo players, families and coaches, at least one handling a yellow polo ball and one whose hair was still wet from practice. The committee requested that the district look into the possibilities of partnerships and grants to fund anywhere from one to four district pools and to explore amending the district’s master plan to include future pool facilities. The pool committee co-chaired by Lucile Lynch, Steven Prince and John Miller has gotten the farthest any pool effort has gone in the district, coming up with a comprehensive design template and construction costs. Prince, a principal with the architectural firm Ruhnau, Ruhnau and Clarke whose portfolio includes many school projects, took the lead in developing a conceptual plan for all four high school sites. According to Lynch, the committee was instructed not to include the district-owned La Costa Valley site in their report — while playing fields have
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Motorcyclist who died in hit-and-run identified BY BRITTANY WOOLSEY Authorities on April 11 identified a motorcyclist who died in a hit-and-run on the I-5 Freeway in Encinitas last week. Christopher Allen Issacs, 24, of San Diego, died on April 7 about 5 p.m. after being hit by an unknown vehicle while riding his motorcycle, according to the San Diego County Department of the Medical Examiner. Issacs lost control of his bike and skidded along the roadway, authorities said. He then struck the left rear tire of a semi-truck and trailer and was ejected. A 9-1-1 call was placed, but when emergency personnel responded, Issacs, who received multiple blunt force injuries, was pronounced dead at the scene, the coroner said. The California Highway Patrol's Oceanside division is investigating the incident.
Teen leads suicide prevention effort BY PHIL DIEHL An Encinitas high school student who lives near the coastal railroad tracks wants to take rail safety a step further. Kassidy Kanner, 18, recently launched a campaign calling for suicide-prevention signs to be installed along the Leucadia stretch of the rail line where two people have died this year, including a man who was fatally struck by a train on March 15. Nearly 12,000 people have already signed Kanner’s online petition in support of the signs, which would display a hotline number and messages urging suicidal people to seek help. Similar signs have been installed by transit districts elsewhere in the country, including Northern California, Pennsylvania and Illinois. Kanner said a death last month at a rail crossing on Leucadia Boulevard moved her to take action. Authorities said the gates were down, and warning lights and bells were activated, when a man walked into the path of an oncoming train at about 2:40 p.m. Kanner’s boyfriend, who was heading toward her house, spotted the emergency crews.
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Kassidy Kanner, 18, stands next to a suicide prevention sign that she made next to the railroad crossing at Leucadia Boulevard in Leucadia. “He had just driven by it,” she said. “.. It was obvious what had happened.” Kanner said she later looked for prevention signs near the tracks like the ones posted on the San Diego-Coronado Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge. Finding none, she hung up about 30 paper fliers — with a hotline number, (800) 273-8255, and a message that says “There is help” — in hopes of preventing another death. “Things like this … they re-occur,” she said. Her online petition — at
thepetitionsite.com/564/898/699 — urges Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear to approve permanent suicide-prevention signs near the tracks. “Maybe we should consider that,” Blakespear said when informed of the effort. “It is a tragedy every time someone is hit by a train.” Kimberly Wall, a spokeswoman for the North County Transit District, said the district has extensive safety programs in place along the coastal rail line. Adding signs and signals can be
complicated because government agencies such as the California Public Utilities Commission, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit Administration must approve them, she and other transit experts said. “NCTD uses many safety indicators along our tracks to remind people to be aware of the trains, such as crossbucks, alarms — both visible and audible — flashing lights, train horns and no-trespassing signage … reminding people to say off the tracks and off of the right-of-way,” Wall said. The transit district also works with the nonprofit Operation Lifesaver to make rail safety presentations to San Diego County schoolchildren, and it promotes rail safety at numerous special events, she said. NCTD doesn’t log which rail deaths are deemed suicides, but it maintains data on “trespasser strikes,” in which anyone is hit by a moving train. This year through April 3 there were 11 trespasser strikes along the coastal rail line, including six that were fatal. Two SEE TEEN, A18
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BY PAUL SISSON Long-legged bugs that look like mosquitoes on steroids are the first wave in what’s expected to be a prolonged inundation of insects this year in San Diego County and much of California. Experts said heavy winter precipitation has fueled plant growth not seen since at least 2005, and that in turn should produce bumper crops of butterflies, moths, beetles, mosquitoes and even subterranean termites. “Because of the rain we’ve had, there is an abundance of food out there. Insects are famously reproductive; they lay a ton of eggs, so if there is food available, they will get to work,” said Michael Wall, curator of entomology at the San Diego Natural History Museum. Chris Conlan, the county’s supervising vector ecologist, put it in a more declarative way: “It’s going to be a buggy spring for sure.” Some of the critters are downright harmless — including Tipula silvestra,
the crane fly, that previously mentioned creature that resembles a gigantic mosquito (but actually has no relation to mosquitoes and doesn’t eat them). Crane flies don’t bite or sting or otherwise hurt people during their short life span. Other insects, such as termites and caterpillars, can wreak havoc on houses and gardens with their voracious appetite. Still others are considered public-health targets because they can carry devastating, even deadly, diseases. West Nile virus, dengue fever and the Zika virus are among the threats associated with mosquitoes, which breed in lakes to pools to droplets of standing water. “All of the conditions are right for us to see more mosquitoes this year than usual,” Wall said. Crane flies have been the first to create a buzz in San Diego County. Conlan said residents have been dialing in for weeks to report sightings of the insects. “People call because they think they’re big mosquitoes or daddy long legs. They look
imposing,” he said. Why are there so many crane flies, often mistakenly called mosquito hawks, this year? Wall said their eggs, which are laid in soil, are best activated when exposed to certain settings. “They do best in moist, decaying leaves and dead organic matter, and there has been a lot of that recently,” he said. The next likely insect to take flight in explosive numbers this spring is currently chewing contentedly on vegetation from Borrego Springs and Ramona to Torrey Pines and Chula Vista. Thousands upon thousands of distinctive, green caterpillars will soon turn into white-lined sphinx moths. These moths will be most prevalent in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, where the wildflower bloom this year has been particularly impressive. But they’re also likely to swarm out closer to the coast. These moths have been known to show up prolifically after notably wet winters. SEE BUGS, A17
Fair board ponies up $271,000 more for proposed concert venue BY JOE TASH The agency that runs the Del Mar Fairgrounds took another step toward transforming its under-used satellite wagering center into a 1,900-seat concert venue at its meeting on Tuesday, April 11, when its board agreed to spend $271,382 on additional design work.
The action follows a vote in January, when the board of directors for the 22nd District Agricultural Association, which runs the state-owned fairgrounds, approved an expenditure of $250,000 for preliminary design work. The board has now agreed to spend more than $500,000 on the proposed project.
The board is expected to consider approving the overall project in concept at its next meeting on May 23. According to a report on Tuesday’s agenda, the total project cost is estimated at $11.95 million. A project timeline included in the report calls for work to begin in October, with project SEE FAIR, A17
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Local man to run 250 miles in Greece for charity
BY BRITTANY WOOLSEY A Cardiff man will run nearly 300 miles in Greece next month to raise awareness and funds for charity. Lance Cummings, 57, is running with nearly 20 athletes from all over the United States and Europe on the 300 of Sparta Endurance Run. The eight-day venture through rugged terrain, beginning May 7, essentially replicates the Spartan soldiers’ journey from Athens to Thermopylae nearly 2,000 years ago. “This is an iconic location that changed the history of the world and the course of the world,” Cummings said. “It’s also a challenge, and I wanted to initially do it as a challenge, but then came upon the idea of making it a give-back challenge to raise money for specific charities.” During the event — which tackles 30 miles for each of the eight days, culminating to about 250 miles — Cummings is raising money for the Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation. The organization is named for the former Navy SEAL from Encinitas who was killed in 2012 during a terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Money raised will also support the Navy SEALs Foundation. Both charities offer scholarships for SEALs who transition from military to civilian life and also offer support for the families of members who are overseas and “fighting basically the
directors with the Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation, said he is grateful for Cummings’ support. “It means the world to me and the [Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation] to have folks like Lance go out beyond their comfort zone and put out an effort like this in order to help others,” Lake said. “As a former SEAL, Lance knows all too well the struggles that some special operations soldiers face in transitioning to civilian life. We couldn’t be more honored to see Lance and his team march across Greece in order to help others.” Cummings said he has been training for nearly nine months, usually running about 125 miles per week and hiking with 35-pound bags and his dog. The hikes mimic the mountainous terrain the athletes will be traveling along in Greece, he said. Cummings has also participated in the
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Encinitas begins eco-friendly employee ‘Try Transit’ program
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Grauer’s High School Archery Team: Kate Matthews, Justice Schiappa, Joshua Brandel, Ariana Stevens, Coach Trevor Olson, Julia Block, Bennett Parker, Pete Miller, Spencer Wirick, Kellen Chan, Jason Boehme
Grauer School’s archers are California State Champions The Grauer School archers are newly crowned California State Champions. Grauer of Encinitas, led by coaches Trevor Olson and Scott Leonhard, was the top-scoring team at this year’s California State Archery Championship competition, presented by Olympic Archery in Schools (OAS) at the Easton Archery Center of Excellence in Chula Vista, Calif. Six years ago, with gear cobbled together from his garage and a grant, Coach Olson launched the Grauer archery program with few students and few expectations, and the team grew yearly. Grauer seniors Spencer Wirick and Joshua Brandel, then in 7th grade, were instrumental in forming the archery program when they persuaded Olson to start a team, just for fun. Last March, to the amazement of the Grauer archers, the team led by Wirick and Brandel won the 1st-place San Diego County Championship team trophy, and they were elated to win the San Diego trophy again this March. On April 1, the Grauer team returned to challenge the top archers in the state, with the best archers from four San Diego teams squaring off against the best from eight Los Angeles teams. Senior Spencer Wirick coordinated the Grauer lineup with Coach Olson to put their team in the best position to earn a spot on the podium, creating a lineup with four single archers and two triples teams that showed strength in all categories. Olson said, “Every archer had a role and needed to perform well in order for the team to succeed at that level.” Their strategy paid off as the day progressed and Grauer students scored a number of individual honors. After all the arrows had flown, Wirick had earned the Gold Medal for his 1st-place ranking in the State of California for high school boys. Next up, Senior Ariana Stevens came through with a perfect bullseye on her last shot to win the Bronze Medal for her 3rd-place ranking in the high school girls competition. Then, the triples team with senior Joshua Brandel and juniors Kellen Chan and Pete Miller took home the Bronze Medal for their 3rd-place team ranking. Grauer’s Middle School team
also had a banner day, finishing in 2nd-place in the state out of 14 teams competing. Eighth-graders Amanda Creek and Jake Parker both finished in 2nd-place overall to earn Silver Medals in their divisions. After all of the individual and triples medals had been awarded, the anticipation grew for the announcement of the top-ranked overall high schools. In an Academy Awards moment, the announcer declared Our Lady of Peace as the Bronze Medal winner, and John Muir as the Silver Medal winner. That prompted a brief and hopeful speculation by a team from Los Angeles that they might have won based on the strength of their archers’ performance. When “The Grauer School” was announced as the top-ranked Gold Medal team, Grauer’s archers erupted with excitement and celebrated their achievement of receiving the school’s very first California State Championship victory. Dana Abplanalp-Diggs, Grauer’s Principal, said “We’re so proud of Grauer’s archery team, and we’re looking forward to hanging up the State Championship banner on our campus.” “Spencer Wirick has led the team with distinction and mentored his teammates, along with being the team’s Top Arrow,” noted Olson, an archer himself. “It took us a few years to get the right equipment and work out a solid program. We grew each year and reached a new level of success when we joined the OAS program several years ago. OAS is an established, competitive nationwide program with top-ranked student archers. We’re passionate about collaborating in the growth of the OAS program, so more local schools can realize the potential that archery can have in the development of a young person’s self-confidence.” The next step for the Grauer Archery team is competing in the OAS National Championship competition on April 29. The future looks bright for Grauer’s reigning California State Champions, with juniors Kellen Chan, Kate Matthews, and Pete Miller, and sophomore Bennett Parker, ready to take the reins as the team’s leaders next year. For more information, visit www.grauerschool.com.
BY BRITTANY WOOLSEY The City of Encinitas is encouraging its employees to be eco-friendly and have more peaceful commutes with its new “Try Transit” program. In partnership with SANDAG’s iCommute transportation demand management program, about a dozen city employees who attended a meeting at City Hall on April 10 were given commuter passes, good for the Coaster, trolley or buses, for 30 days. It equates to about a $165 value, according to Rachel Forseth, account executive with iCommute. The goal is to reduce traffic and greenhouse gas emissions, Forseth said. “We’re here to try to change a habit into a choice,” she said. She said most people spend about 20 percent of their income on transportation, including car insurance and maintenance. The costs do not factor in gas. The employees who choose to be part of the program must be new transit commuters, try it for at least eight working days and participate in an online program feedback survey. About half the people who try transit stick with it, Forseth said, citing the opportunity to relax, sleep or read a book rather than sit in traffic. Oftentimes, commuting times can
also be reduced, she said. Crystal Najera, the city’s climate action plan program administrator, said most Encinitas employees commute to work. She said interest sparked from residents at recent Climate Action Plan workshops inspired her to ask employees if they were also interested in alternate modes of transportation. The city also started an employee bikeshare program earlier this month so people could ride bikes — donated by Encinitas-based Electra Bicycle Co. — to nearby destinations. Several city employee attendees at the meeting said they drive as far as downtown San Diego to and from work. Dan Foley, a parks and beach supervisor, said he lives near San Diego State University and has a 60-mile roundtrip commute. His drive in the mornings to work can take upwards of an hour, and the drive home can be much worse. He expressed interest in taking the train to work at the meeting. “From Encinitas to the 805/5 [freeway] split, you’re coasting,” he said. “But once you get there, you have like an hour to go, halfway through the commute. A program like this would be great to really find a better way to get to and from work.”
‘Using the Gifts of Nature’ art show now at Encinitas Library The Misti Washington Gourd and Basket Guild is currently presenting an art show in the six lighted cases in the lobby of the Encinitas Library. “Using the Gifts of Nature” describes the materials used by members of the Guild. Some of the natural materials used in artworks in this show are: pine needles, hibiscus flowers, Philodendon sheathes, Carrotwood pods, carved bone, pheasant feathers, reeds, stones, bull kelp, wood, grasses, date palm, gourds, Cottonwood bark, shells, sweet grass, bamboo, and willow. Thirteen members of the Misti Washington Gourd and Basket Guild — Peggy Blessing, Michal Costello, Polly Jacobs Giacchina, Cookie Hanson, Charito Kotas, Carol Lang, Judy Robelotto, Peggy Wiedemann , Nanette Wood, Nadine Spier, Grace Swanson, Willie Ziegler, and Debra Zimmerman — have their artwork in the Encinitas Library now through May 15. Some artworks are offered for sale and some are not. The Encinitas Library is located at 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas. (760) 753-7376. Library hours are: Monday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, noon-5 p.m. This exhibit is free and open to the public. The exhibit is made possible by the City of Encinitas Civic Art Program, encinitasca.gov/VisualArt. The goal of the Misti Washington Gourd and Basket Guild is to preserve, promote and perpetuate the appreciation of gourd and basket art by providing a supportive, sharing and educational environment. Members of MWGBG represent all levels
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The Misti Washington Gourd and Basket Guild’s art show will be at the Encinitas Library through May 15. of interest in basket and gourd making — beginners, professionals, hobbyists and collectors. The members all share a common fascination for handmade vessels and sculptural objects — whether ornamental or utilitarian — and for the natural and manufactured fibers used in their construction. Misti Washington, for whom the guild was named, was a highly respected, nationally known, basket maker, artist, craftswoman, teacher and author who lived and worked in Solana Beach. Washington generated enthusiasm and inspiration, and fostered the development of countless basket makers until her death in 1997. The Misti Washington Gourd and Basket Guild meets on the first Sunday of each month at San Diego Botanic Garden. For more information on the guild, please go to Baskets-Gourds.com.
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Foundation offers transportation, relief for children with cancer BY BRITTANY WOOLSEY Sixteen-year-old Yuntasha can’t live the life of a normal teenager. The San Diego girl was diagnosed with a stage 4 brain tumor last April, her second battle with cancer. On top of that, she also suffers from water diabetes, obesity, hormone problems, a learning disability and hypertension disorder, her mother said. And through it all, asthma makes breathing and walking to and from her doctor’s appointments difficult for the girl. That’s where the Emilio Nares Foundation stepped in to help kids like Yuntasha. The San Diego-based organization offers transportation for families in San Diego, Imperial and Orange counties to doctor’s appointments for children suffering from cancer and blood diseases. It was founded in 2003 by Richard Nares and his wife Diane Nares, whose son Emilio died of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in October 2000 at the age of 5. The boy had been diagnosed two years prior when he experienced prolonged colds, fevers and random bruising, his parents said. “About two years after Emilio passed, Richard and I started conversations about how sad it was for so many people that we witnessed [in that they] they didn’t have support nearby [where they lived],” Diane Nares said. “They were doing this alone, and we discovered there was a whole economically underserved group of parents that were at Rady Children’s Hospital. We knew that they were struggling because they didn’t have a car, and they were taking buses to get to appointments.” Yuntasha’s mother, LaToya Johnson, who does not own a car, said her daughter has trouble walking down the hill to her home, then to various modes of transportation like multiple buses and a trolley just to reach the front steps of the hospitals. Now, the Emilio Nares Foundation van picks Yuntasha up from her doorstep before her appointments, drives her straight to the front door of the hospitals and takes her home. “Emilio Nares Foundation, to me, over the years is more than just a program,” Johnson said in an email. “It is a family of
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Richard and Diane Nares started the Emilio Nares Foundation to honor their son, Emilio, front left, who died of cancer in October 2000. different people that want to help other families that have been through what they have been through, whether it’s a child of their own, a family member they know or even just a friend. They understand, care and truly love what they do, and for that I call them family.” The program started with Richard Nares driving the families in his own car in 2003, but eventually the demand got too high when he was taking about six families a week and he was receiving more requests. He sat down with social workers at Rady Children’s Hospital and developed the plan to purchase vans to transport the families to their appointments. All expenses — about $175,000 per year for the vans, maintenance, drivers, insurance and gas in the San Diego
chapter alone — are paid for by the foundation. “[The social worker] said a lot of people tried this, but they don’t get very far because it’s so expensive,” Richard Nares said. “We ended up coming up with a really good plan of how it would work and, low and behold, while we did that, I started writing grants and submitting proposals and started getting a lot of money. Within a year, I raised $150,000.” When the driving program started in 2005, the foundation was providing transportation for about 25 families per week. Now, the organization serves more than 40 families per week. Between 5,000 and 7,000 families have been served in San Diego, Imperial and Orange counties, Richard Nares said. Appointments are coordinated and calls to the foundation must be made at least the night prior so the driver has routes he or she can follow. The foundation raises money through fundraisers and events. The next event will take place May 5 when Gap Intelligence, a values-led market research firm, will host the fifth annual Drives for Rides golf tournament to benefit the foundation at the Encinitas Ranch Golf Course. An added bonus of the vans is they are sterilized to keep the SEE FOUNDATION, A9
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Former atheist and heavy metal rocker to help lead spiritual exploration class BY JOE TASH Nuno Bandeira left the Catholic Church when he was 8 years old and didn’t come back to Christianity until his late 30s, after having a series of conversations with a friend in which he found that Christian beliefs “resonated with me.” In between, he spent about three decades as an atheist, became a scientist, and even spent a couple of his teen years as lead singer and guitarist with a heavy metal band. Now, Bandeira plans to use the knowledge and experience he has gained on his own spiritual path to help teach a class called “Christianity Explored” at Redeemer Presbyterian Church, 1831 South El Camino Real, Encinitas. The class runs for six Sundays, from April 23 to May 28, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend the free class, and lunch will be provided. Those who want to attend are asked to register at http://www.redeemersd. org/event/942648-2017-04-23christianity-explored/. “Essentially the goal here is to help people get a better understanding of what Christianity really stands for,” said Bandeira, 43, one of three people who will teach the course. A resident of Carmel Mountain and father of two, Bandeira is a native of Portugal. He teaches computational biology at UC San Diego. While some might see inherent conflicts between science and religion, Bandeira doesn’t see it that way. “I think there are a lot of connections on how the two things are approached,” he said. For example, he said that when he came back to the Christian faith after such a long separation, he sought to delve into what he called the “data,” the text of the Bible, rather than relying on hearsay. And he said the process of gaining understanding in religion is similar to that of science, because it often takes a group of people working together, holding discussions and asking questions, to make progress. Starting from the Bible, rather than accepting misconceptions, he said, is a “science-based approach.” And he noted that even though he is a scientist, he recognizes the shortcomings of science, such as an inability to provide a mathematical model of human consciousness. The two disciplines overlap, but they are separate and distinct, Bandeira said. The Bible is FROM FOUNDATION, A8 children away from harmful germs, carry healthy snacks and provide toys and books to keep the kids occupied. The foundation also provides snack bags to the hospital for kids and developed “Loving Tabs” shirts that have snaps near the shoulder for doctors to have easier access to a child’s chest port to administer chemotherapy and other medications. It also has a resource center at Rady Children’s Hospital. “Our emphasis is that we’re a hands-on organization,” Richard Nares said. “We become really close to those families. We’re really on the ground with them and in touch with what goes on. We really pride ourselves that we’re part of their treatment.”
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not meant to explain how things work. “It’s not a science book.” And science “is not meant to decide how we should behave.” During the class, which Bandeira is helping to teach for the second time, participants are encouraged to come prepared with questions, and even non-believers are welcome. “We don’t expect this is in any way a conversion shop, it’s more to promote understanding,” Bandeira said. Participants “will have a forum to feel safe, ask questions and debate different points of view,” he said. “There’s no expectation there will be any particular outcome.” One purpose of the course will be to dispel misunderstandings about Christianity. As a scientist, Bandeira said he accepts evolution as a concept that makes “perfect sense.” The Bible, he said, states that God created the Universe, but it doesn’t specify how, or how long it took, whether immediately or over millions of years. He added that he believes most Christians accept the theory of evolution but that a relative few loud, high-profile dissenters create the perception of more conflict than exists in reality. Joining Bandeira in teaching the class will be Pastor Hunter Benson from Redeemer Church and Dr. Satyan Devadoss. Along with his atheism, Bandeira has also left behind his musical career. He and several high-school friends performed in their home town for a couple of years, before they all left for college and the band broke up. The group was a typical hard-rock outfit, complete with loud guitars and long hair. But the band’s name may have foretold Bandeira’s future spiritual explorations – “Inner Sin.” Diane Nares said over the years it has become difficult to see families go through the same situation they went through, but she is grateful something like the Emilio Nares Foundation exists for them. The families are also thankful, she said, adding that a few moms have named their sons after Emilio in his honor. “It’s been a bit taxing emotionally because going through that is so rough and we lost Emilio,” she said. “But probably the most gratifying feeling is when a mom or a dad comes up and thanks us. They say they get some time to feel a sense of relief, if only for that 30-minute drive. That’s worth everything.” For more information about the Emilio Nares Foundation, visit enfhope.org.
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EVENT BRIEFS Encinitas Egg Hunt
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Families can enjoy arts and crafts, prizes, jump houses, face painting and the opportunity to hunt 22,000 eggs at the city’s Spring Egg Hunt on April 15 from 10 a.m. to noon. at Encinitas Community Park, 425 Santa Fe Drive. Egg hunt times: 2 and under, 10:15am; 3 year olds, 10:45; 4-5 year olds, 11:15am; ages 6 and up, 11:45am. Children should bring their own baskets. There will be limited parking on-site with extra parking available at Scripps Hospital, lower parking lots, off of Devonshire Drive. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2oHZrf9.
Guest teacher Jahanna Blunt, a Los Angeles-based dancer, will lead this high-energy dance class, accompanied by live percussion, on April 14 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Dance North County, 533 Encinitas Blvd. Tickets are $15. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2o6nEwr.
Free painting class Sandra Dodd will host a free introduction to painting class for emerging artists, young or old, on April 25 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Cardiff Library, 2081 Newcastle Avenue. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2pagSFm.
Venetian Plaster on Canvas Painting Roberta Veatch will lead a Venetian plaster on canvas painting class on April 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. at 816 South Coast Highway 101. Admission is $65. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2nPfV52.
Poetic Expressions on the Self Kelly Kilmer will lead this journaling and mixed media class on April 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 816 South Coast Highway 101. Admission is $95. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2mN3JAz.
LIFE Lecture: Defending our Oceans Dennis Lees, diving marine ecologist/naturalist, will lead this free discussion on newly developing environmental problems confronting our oceans, including ocean acidification, rising sea temperatures, and overfishing on April 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the San Elijo Campus of MiraCosta College, 3333 Manchester Ave., in room 201. For more information, email lifesanelijo@gmail.com
Book Nook Sale The Friends of the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library presents a one-day $3 per bag book sale on April 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will take place in the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library community room, 2081 Newcastle Ave. Shoppers can fill paper grocery bags with books from select tables for $3 total per bag, or purchase individual books for 25 cents each. All proceeds will go toward supporting the library and its programs. For more information, visit friendscardifflibrary.org or call 760-635-1000.
Families Make History: Earth Month Recycled Collage San Dieguito Heritage Museum presents a free recylced art project session every Saturday at Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. at 450 Quail Gardens Drive. People will use a a variety of recycled materials, such as cardboard, paper, bottle caps, fabric, newspaper, paint and some bling to create a three-dimensional collage. For more information, call 760-632-9711.
Opening Reception: Weston Fuller Weston Fuller presents the opening reception of his “Edible Truths” solo show which questions the relationship between society and the products they consume on April 15 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Leucadia Photoworksm 374 N. Coast Highway 101. For more information about this free event, visit http://bit.ly/2paKwKm.
La Paloma Theatre Now showing: Kedi, Lion, Surf premiere: Fishpeople, Rocky Horror Picture Show. Tickets: $10 (cash only). 471 Coast Hwy. 101. For show times, please call 760-436-7469.
Walking Tour of Historic Encinitas set for April 15 The Encinitas Historical Society will hold a free walking tour of Historic Encinitas on Saturday, April 15. 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.” The tour finishes around noon. For more information about the walking tour, call the Encinitas Historical Society President Carolyn Cope at (760) 753-4834.
SDUHSD College Night & Fair SDUHSD College Night & Fair is coming April 24 to the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Sponsored by the San Dieguito Union High School District, more than 200 colleges and universities from across the nation will participate in this event, as well as test prep, interviewing strategy, summer program, and financial aid companies. Visit sduhsdcollegefair.blogspot.com
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Del Mar National Horse Show’s Western Week The Del Mar National Horse Show’s Western Week will be held April 18 - 22 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Four AQHA/PCQHA Shows, Youth State Qualifier Circuit and All-Around Awards, a PCHA Open Horse Show, and ApHC, NSBA and NRHA classes. Visit delmarnational.com
Home Improvement Show The Home Improvement Show will be held April 21 - 23 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. This show features home improvement products and services offered by local businesses. Make your remodeling dreams come true. Visit homeshowsusa.net
Meet the Chefs benefit Del Mar Antique Show The 21st Annual Meet the Chefs event will & Sale be held Sunday, April 23, from 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Hilton San Diego/Del Mar (15575 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar, 92014). This culinary experience treats over 350 guests to sample signature dishes from over a dozen premier restaurants and chefs in San Diego, complemented by an extensive selection of wines and champagne. All proceeds raised will directly benefit Casa de Amparo. For questions or more information, please contact Christine Ciccosanti at (760) 566-3560 or cciccosanti@casadeamparo.org. Visit casadeamparo.org.
The Del Mar Antique Show & Sale takes place April 21 - 23 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Dealers from all over the U.S., everything from tin to Tiffany, appraisal booth and repair services on site. Featuring 55,000 square feet of quality vintage antique and collectibles dealers. Appraisers on site during the run of the event. Repair and restoration experts will be there to repair all types of glass and crystal, pottery and porcelain, furniture, jewelry, art and much more. Visit calendarshows.com
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Touring powerhouses Drew Pacific Ridge students perform at Carnegie Hall Holcomb and The Neighbors headed to the Belly Up
Students at Pacific Ridge School were chosen for the prestigious opportunity to be one of two schools performing individually at Carnegie Hall for the National Youth Choir on April 2. About 30 students from the Vocal Ensemble and Jazz Rock Ensemble traveled to New York City for the exciting opportunity. Steven Dziekonski, director of Arts and STEAM Programs at Pacific Ridge, said it was a unique opportunity. “This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our students who performed on the same stage as many world-renowned musicians and performers,” Dziekonski said. Senior Jared Pollard, who performed a solo with the Vocal Ensemble, agreed. “There is nothing like being on that stage. Carnegie Hall is regarded worldwide as one of the greatest centers of music heritage ever, and to be able to perform and be a part of that legacy is an honor like no other,” Pollard said. Students have been
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Pacific Ridge students perform on stage at Carnegie Hall. working since the beginning of the school year on the performance. The WorldStrides National Youth Choir invites 10 schools to perform and two are given the honor of performing individually. Pacific Ridge’s Vocal Ensemble was picked based on their performance at the WorldStrides Festival in New Orleans last year. The Vocal Ensemble performed Brazilian folk music and traditional Appalachian and gospel songs. Students also worked with conductors Edith Copley and André Thomas. This isn’t the first time Pacific Ridge’s Vocal Ensemble has gained
national recognition. It has earned gold awards at multiple music festivals around the country and previously performed at Carnegie Hall in 2012. In a separate performance, the Jazz Rock Ensemble competed at the Heritage Festival at Riverside Church and won a gold award on March 31. The group also performed at the Intrepid Air and Space Museum. While in New York, students had the chance to attend two Broadway shows and soak in famous landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building and Central Park. Visit www.pacificridge.org.
Solana Center hosts five-week composter course Solana Center will present a five-week master composter course on Saturdays from April 29 to May 27, 9:30 a.m. to noon each class, at the Encinitas Boys & Girls Club (Griset Branch), 1221 Encinitas Boulevard. The course provides training in the art and science of composting and teaches participants to minimize their carbon footprint by keeping food and yard waste
out of the landfill, which helps to reduce harmful methane gas emissions. Participants will work with a team to build, maintain and troubleshoot a traditional compost pile. The course will also cover composting with worms and compost fermentation. For more information, visit solanacenter.org.
BY ROB LEDONNE It was over a decade ago that Drew Holcomb and his band The Neighbors first joined forces to collaborate musically and hit the road. To Holcomb, it feels like he’s made the most of the past 12 years. “People always say time flies,” he explains from his home in Nashville during a break in his hectic schedule. “That’s definitely true on one hand, but on the other hand I look back and think about all of the things we’ve done and experienced. We’ve played over 1,800 shows around the world. There’s enough memories and records to fill up that time, so it feels like we’ve made the most of it.” Holcomb and his bandmates are ready to add another gig to that immense list of engagements when they hit Solana Beach’s Belly Up on Wednesday, April 26. (“This will be our second time there,” says Holcomb. “We love it, we had a blast last time.”) The show is in celebration of the release of their latest album. Released last month and dubbed Souvenir, it’s their follow-up to 2015’s Medicine which entered the Top 10 on Billboard’s Folk and Independent album charts, and includes a variety of classic Holcomb tracks, including a protest anthem called “Fight for Love” in reaction to the election of Donald Trump. “The biggest change with this record is that I co-wrote these songs with the band,” Holcomb notes, who initially started off as a solo act before forming The Neighbors with Rich Brinsfield and Nathan Dugger. “The last two records I wrote alone and we collaborated later on the recording process. For this one, I wanted to try something different.” As a result, the outcome turned out different than usual as well. “I think it brought a totally fresh musicality to it. We started with the pre-existing notion that we’re a band that records in real time and try not to fix any mistakes we may make. We let ourselves build on that more than we have in the past, and on this one we made our sonic landscape fuller as well.” Having over a decade of studio under their belts hasn’t hurt ether. “The studio part has become less intimidating and more comfortable,” says Holcomb. “I feel more confidence in the studio now as a 12- year
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Local doctor pens page-turners of medical mayhem
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pring is the nicest time for gardeners. It’s not too hot for pulling weeds, not so cold you need a sweater. Everything is coming into bloom. What more could you want? Well, maybe your patio still needs a bit of a color pickup. Along with some useful “Buggy” hints. Here are some “Blooming Good Patio Pots” to add that color. Just to get things straight from the beginning. There are no 100 percent perfect plants. There are a few bloomers that come close. Dress up your patio with three big easy pots of plants that will give you blooms almost all year. Notice I said BIG pots. 18” inches or more. Room for your plant to grow, plenty of soil for water storage. It also makes your plant immediately look big and showy.
Sunny and warm? These plants say “Bring it on!” The Mandevilla AKA Dipladenia Dark Pink Scarlet Pimpernel or white Faire Lady. Important! For all year blooms: must grow it in a pot, grow it in the sun, keep it fed and watered. Guaranteed to not stop blooming. Buggy hint. April brings Aphids and Aphids love Mandevillas and lots of your other plants. Aphids come in all colors, Green, black, orange, tan and more. The fastest cheapest way to remove them is a strong blast of water. Every four or five days until the Aphids disappear. Ivy Geranium Red and White combo. Sometimes the easiest plants make the biggest show. Ivy geraniums are the easiest of the Geraniums . They come in all
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very year, about 800,000 people suffer a stroke in the United States. Significant risk factors include atrial fibrillation (a heart rhythm disorder) and hypertension (high blood pressure). Treating these conditions can significantly reduce the risk of first or recurrent stroke. As medical director for the Scripps Health stroke program, Mary Kalafut, M.D. knows the best way to treat strokes, or brain attacks, is to respond rapidly. “We need to move fast – every minute can cost brain recovery,” said Dr. Kalafut. “The emergency room team must recognize stroke and alert the stroke team, including the neurologist.” Upon a stroke patient’s arrival to the emergency room, blood is drawn and a CT scan is completed. This information is combined with a physical exam and patient history. If the patient comes to the emergency room within the first four and a half hours of the onset of the stroke, the standard treatment is to administer a clot busting medication called tPA. “In some cases, we can perform neurointerventional surgery, in which a wire is guided through blood vessels to the area of blockage and the clot is removed,” said Dr. Kalafut. How do you know if someone is
suffering a stroke? There’s an acronym to describe what to look for and what to do – F.A.S.T.: • Face drooping. Does one side of the face droop? Is the person’s smile uneven? •Arm weakness. Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? •Speech. Is speech slurred? Is the person unable to speak or hard to understand? Can the person repeat a simple sentence correctly? • Time — if someone shows any of these symptoms call 911 immediately. Stop a Stroke Before it Stops You Join a member of the Scripps Health stroke team at this free event to learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of stroke. The team will discuss how to reduce the risk factors associated with stroke, the different types of strokes and the latest advancements in stroke treatment. Friday, May 19, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037 To Your Health is brought to you by the physicians and staff of Scripps Health. For more information, or for a physician referral, visit www.scripps.org/CNP or call (858) 207-4317.
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colors and two contrasting colors adds more pzazz. I love red and white. Add a big pot of Blue Scaevola nearby and you are ready for that 4th of July party. Scaevola blooms all year. It has a strange name but treat it right and you will love it. Do this one in a big fairly tall pot so it can show off to its maximum. Big and full with blue flowered branches spilling down the sides. You can grow it as a basket as long as you don’t forget to give it plenty of water but it really shows off in that big tall pot where the roots have plenty of room. Another Buggy hint. Check out your Bougainvillea. Is something
eating big chunks out of those Bougainvillea leaves? You look but you can’t see the critter. Introducing the Bougainvillea looper caterpillar. It eats by night and sleeps and hides by day. Look very hard early in the morning and what looks like a twig is really a voracious little monster. Use a spray that has Bt on the label. It’s organic, not toxic, except to caterpillars and will take care of all of your caterpillar problems. Two combinations for the shade. Supe fast Coleus. That old favorite with big colored leaves. It practically grows overnight. Great in shade or some sun. NonBuggy Hint. Pinch off the flowers when they come. A pretty blue they are, pinch them off to have a full bushy plant. Leave them on; skinny scrawny. Pot #2 Big bold Dragon Wings Begonia. It’s so easy in that big pot. Takes the shade or even the sun. Loads of pink or red blooms. Super fast, super easy. Sulks during the winter but usually regrows in spring. Hint; when new growth begins cut back the old leggy branches and your plant will say “Thank You.”
Seacrest to host volunteer fair April 25 Seacrest Village Retirement Communities presents a volunteer fair on April 25 from noon to 2 p.m. where people can learn about volunteer opportunities at the center. Food, including hors d’oeuvres and pastries will be served, and attendees will have the chance the meet Seacrest’s staff and learn about volunteer opportunities for the Encinitas and Poway locations. The event will take place at 211 Saxony Road in Encinitas. For more information, call 760-632-3718 or sseltser@seacrestvillage.org. Reservations for attendance should be made by April 19.
WEEK IN SPORTS BY GIDEON RUBIN Baseball: La Costa Canyon defeated San Dieguito Academy 17-5 in an Avocado League West game as the Mavericks completed a three-game series sweep. Chris Neveau had three hits and two RBI and Keaton Carattini had two hits and four RBI to lead the Mavericks. Matt Shearin had two hits including a double in defeat for SDA. The Mavericks opened the series with a 2-0 victory on March 3 in which Trevor Noble pitched a one-hit shutout. Two days later, LCC defeated the Mustangs 10-1, as Marcus Alazard led the route, going 4-for-5 with three doubles and two RBI. The Mavericks improved to 3-0 in league and 11-2 overall for the season. The Mustangs fell to 0-3 in league and 4-9 overall for the season. Pacific Ridge Beach Volleyball Scores for 4/11 (submitted information): League Game vs Mission Vista Pacific Ridge defeats Mission Vista 2-1 Game A: Jackie Jones and Megan Luly (W) 21-13, 19-21, 15-13 Game B: Emma Price and Keara Keitel (W) 21-17, 14-21, 15-11 Game C: Ariana White and Delilah Dunham (L) 21-16, 16-21, 13-15
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Laughing Pony Rescue celebrates ASPCA’s Help A Horse Day with special event April 23 Laughing Pony Rescue (LPR) invites the community into their rescue ranch for ASPCA’s national holiday, “Help a Horse Day” (HAHD). On Sunday April 23, noon-3:30 p.m., visitors can learn about how LPR rehabilitates and cares for rescued horses through a fun and interactive event experience, which includes tours of the ranch, meet and greats with the rescue horses, arts and crafts, pony rides, snacks and more. Laughing Pony Rescue is excited to announce at HAHD, in collaboration with The Dala Center, a new Equine Assisted Therapeutic Program, which will be available at Laughing Pony Rescue’s ranch. The Dala Center is dedicated to providing affordable therapeutic riding and equine assisted therapies to children and adults with and
without disabilities, in a holistic environment. All guests are invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony where guests will receive a sneak peek into what this program will offer and how horses can heal. Help a Horse Day is a time when equine rescues and sanctuaries can bring awareness to the lifesaving work they do year-round to care for at-risk-horses. HAHD is also a nationwide competition where the ASPCA will choose qualifying equine groups to win much-needed grant funds. Please show your support for Laughing Pony Rescue and mark your calendars for HAHD 2017. For more information please visit LaughingPonyRescue.com. Location: 7143 Via Del Charro, Rancho Santa Fe. Street parking available.
ENCINITAS CRIME REPORT (APRIL 5-APRIL 11) April 11 • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene 500 block Santa Fe Drive, 8:23 p.m. • Misdemeanor battery on person 2400 block Camto Ocean Cove, 6:50 p.m. • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene 600 N block Vulcan Avenue, 1:16 a.m. • Residential burglary - 100 block Rosebay Drive, 12:01 a.m. April 10 • Misdemeanor possession of controlled substance - Camino del Sur/ Rancho Bernardo Road, 10:45 p.m. • Misdemeanor possession of controlled substance paraphernalia Second Street/ W C Street, 3:09 a.m.
April 9 • Misdemeanor battery on person 600 S block 101, 12:50 a.m. April 8 • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene Camino del Norte/Camino San Bernardo, 11:50 p.m. • Misdemeanor use/under the influence of controlled substance1000 N block El Camino Real, 10:21 p.m. • Misdemeanor shoplifting - 1000 N block El Camino Real, 5 p.m. April 7 • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene 100 block Avocado Street, 11:20 p.m. • Misdemeanor petty theft (all other larceny) - 1800 block Melrose Drive, 12:42 p.m.
• Misdemeanor vandalism ($400 or less) - 2100 block Village Park Way, 7:44 a.m. April 6 • Residential burglary - 500 block Nobel Court, 12:10 p.m. • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene 200 W block D Street, 1:24 a.m. April 5 • Misdemeanor use/under the influence of controlled substance Camino Del Sur Via Azul, 4:49 p.m. • Felony vandalism ($400 or more) - 800 block Regal Road, 5 a.m. • Misdemeanor use/under the influence of controlled substance I-5 SB La Costa Avenue, 2:09 a.m. • Misdemeanor possession of controlled substance - 200 S block El Camino Real, 12:01 a.m.
North Coast Rep presents 'Richard Lederer's Living Will: The Legacy of William Shakespeare' Richard Lederer returns to North Coast Repertory Theatre April 25 at 7:30 p.m. for a night of Shakespeare, with guest appearance by David Ellenstein. 2016 marked the 400th year since William Shakespeare’s death, but Union-Tribune language columnist Richard Lederer will demonstrate through excerpts from the Bard’s plays and sonnets that Shakespeare is alive and well and living robustly in San Diego. Special guest David Ellenstein will introduce Lederer and perform two Shakespeare monologues to help illustrate the brilliance of the great dramatist. Lederer is the author of more than 50 books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series and his current books, Amazing Words, Lederer on Language, and Monsters Unchained! Lederer’s column, “Lederer on Language,” appears weekly in the San Diego Union-Tribune, and he is a founding co-host of “A Way With Words” on KPBS Public Radio. He has been named International Punster of the
Year and Toastmasters International’s Golden Gavil winner. After the intermission, Lederer will auction off his services with two live auction items: Lederer On Language author and columnist Dr. Richard Lederer, will come to your home, child’s school, house of worship, local library, service club, supper club, book club, or business to present whatever program of language learning and fun you wish. POKER 101. As the father of Howard “The Professor” Lederer and Annie Duke, “The Princess of Poker,” Richard Lederer is the most successful breeder of world-class poker players in history. Dr. Lederer will instruct you in the fundamentals of the great American game of Texas Hold’em. There will be a book signing after the show and mingle with the audience. This is a benefit performance for North Coast Rep. Tickets for this one-night-only show are $25. Call 858-481-1055 or visit www.northcoastrep.org to purchase tickets.
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FROM FAIR, A4 completion expected by May 1, 2018. The agency is considering a number of financing options, including a construction loan and the use of cash reserves. So far, an architectural firm hired by the district has completed a project master plan, floor plans for the main floor and balcony of the concert venue, and sight line studies to illustrate views of the stage from different seating areas. The diagrams and simulations were displayed at Tuesday’s board meeting. The next phase of work will include additional design work, as well as a more detailed cost estimate for the project. Gary Reist, the fairgrounds’ deputy general manager, said it appears the building will not require seismic retrofitting for earthquake safety. But he said a final determination on that issue will come in the next phase of design work. Also to be determined is whether the California Coastal Commission will
FROM BUGS, A4 Conlan said Anza-Borrego visitors may get an up-close look at this species. “It can be very common to the point where they’re crisscrossing the roads in huge numbers,” he said. Arthur Shapiro, a professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis, said in most years, the white-lined sphinx moth migrates northward into California’s central valley and eventually passes over the Sierra Nevada mountains to feast on monsoonal desert plants in July. This year, he said, it’s unclear whether that pattern will happen. The Yolo Bypass, a flood-diversion channel between Davis and Sacramento that’s usually dry and full of plants that the moths like to eat, is covered by 19 feet of water at the moment. “If the white-lined sphinx does make it up here, I don’t know where they’ll breed,” Shapiro said. Ironically, the situation could end up helping out the Central California butterfly population in mid- to late summer. After water in the bypass eventually recedes, many butterfly species might very well swarm in and lay their eggs in areas that have been under water and are now devoid of natural predators, Shapiro noted. “From July through October, the numbers can be incredible in areas like this that have been under water during the spring. It restarts the system, takes things back to zero and lets everything redevelop,” he said. Another species marked by metamorphosis, the painted lady butterfly, generally shows up in massive numbers during wet years. It starts as caterpillars munching on desert plants in the late winter and then following vegetation blooms all the way up the state, sometimes reaching Oregon. Both Conlan and Wall forecast a major showing of these butterflies in the coming months for San Diego County and beyond. Shapiro said the moisture-laden winter of 2005 produced a writhing mass of
require an amendment to the coastal development permit that it issued for the 91,000-square-foot building when it was constructed in 1991. At the request of Coastal Commission staff, the district has studied potential traffic and parking impacts from the proposed concert venue, and found they would not be significant, said director David Watson. However, the commission has still not determined whether a permit amendment will be required, he said. Fairgrounds officials contend that additional approval by the Coastal Commission will not be necessary because the satellite wagering facility, called the Surfside Race Place, was originally permitted for 5,000 patrons per day, and the proposed concert venue crowds will not exceed those totals. Currently, only a few hundred patrons visit the satellite wagering center on a daily basis. Although Watson voted against a motion last month authorizing exploration of obtaining a construction loan of up to $13 million for the
project, he said that was because the 22nd DAA staff had not provided the board with enough information about the proposal. This month, he said, the board report included the information he wanted to see, including cost estimates, a timeline and project milestones. “I have always liked this project,” Watson said Tuesday. “I think it’s the right thing to do.” As proposed, the fairgrounds would partner with the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach to book acts for the new concert venue. The 22nd DAA has been exploring various alternative uses for the Surfside Race Place over the past several years. Before settling on the concert venue proposal, the district considered such possibilities as a high-end movie complex, a bowling and entertainment center, and a micro-brewery. Attendance at the satellite wagering center has been dropping for years, and district officials have cited such factors as the rise of Internet gambling and Indian casinos for the decline.
painted lady caterpillars that quickly turned into swarms of butterflies moving northwest from the state’s southern deserts to the verdant, blooming fields in the central valley. “You can’t believe the numbers that were involved in 2005. They were so thick that they were disrupting traffic,” Shapiro said. Elevation also plays a role in the springtime behavior of butterflies. Many species, such as the highly migratory California Tortoise Shell Butterfly, are greatly dependent on winter conditions in the mountains. While drought years, including 2016, generally lead to smaller populations of these species, a thick insulating blanket of snow tends to help more of the butterfly pupae survive through the coldest months and then emerge when the snow melts. Because the snowpack in California’s mountains is extremely thick this year, Shapiro predicts a late butterfly season in those elevations. So will there be swarms of butterflies in mountain meadows this summer? That’s hard for Shapiro to foresee. “We’re waiting with bated breath to see what happens when all that snow finally melts,” Shapiro said. Because the current profusion of vegetation has enabled a lot of caterpillars to find food at lower elevations, Wall said he also expects to find an increase in the population of Calosoma beetles — which are often called caterpillar hunters due to their eating habits. Termites are another insect group that should have a markedly bigger presence this year, Shapiro said. Significant increases in soil moisture can help termite populations expand for up to three consecutive years. “It should be a great year to be a termite exterminator,” Shapiro said. In terms of the human health aspects of a super buggy 2017, mosquitoes pose the greatest concern to medical and vector-control experts. Conlan said mosquitoes usually don’t
begin appearing until May, when the weather warms up, and the Aedes aegypti variant that transmits Zika is not prevalent until August. The various kinds of Aedes mosquitoes also can spread dengue fever, chikungunya virus and yellow fever. The county government’s vector-control crews are already dosing large bodies of standing water with larvicide pellets that can keep mosquito larvae from becoming droves of the blood-sucking insects. These workers are having to visit more places because some sites that had dried out from prolonged drought are suddenly in play again, holding moisture for the first time in years. For instance, Lake Hodges in Escondido and the eastern reaches of Los Peñasquitos Lagoon east of the Torrey Pines Reserve are receiving repeated scrutiny. So is Lake Rancho Viejo, a small body of water at the center of a community just east of Interstate 15 and south of Highway 76 near Fallbrook. Lake Rancho Viejo “hadn’t had water for probably two years, and now it has come back onto our radar screen,” Conlan said. “It will probably end up getting treated by air when we start up our aerial drop program in about a month.” Currently, there are 48 locations listed on the county’s aerial larvicide application schedule, which the public can view at bit.ly/aerialdrop. Last summer, county crews also started conducting comprehensive neighborhood spraying operations because Aedes mosquitoes were detected near the homes of patients who tested positive for Zika virus after traveling abroad. The spraying is intended to keep the virus from moving into the local mosquito population, which would significantly elevate the threat of Zika infections to all local residents — and especially pregnant women, whose babies are at risk of suffering a devastating brain defect called microcephaly. — Paul Sisson is a writer for The San Diego Union-Tribune
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The La Costa Canyon swim team buys time for meets at the Monroe Pool in Carlsbad. FROM POOL, A1 for by the foundation and $5,096 to Cathedral Catholic for the Canyon Crest Academy swim team. “We are the only district that has parents paying for pool rental fees,” Lynch said, noting that when all of the donated funds go toward renting facilities, there’s nothing left over for equipment. “By not having pools at our school sites, I feel like there’s a huge barrier of entry for kids who want to do aquatic sports,” said La Costa Canyon (LCC) parent Susan Siljander, who said that it might be prohibitive for some kids when they see that practice is 10 miles away, is not held right after school – not to mention a $500 fee keeps potential swimmers or polo players from ever dipping their toes into the sport. Several parents remarked that it is tough for students to balance athletic and academic lives as the team schedules revolve around available pool time. Some teams’ practices don’t begin until as late as 7 p.m. or 8 p.m., meaning late nights and inadequate sleep. Canyon Crest Academy swimmers and water polo teams get the early shift and practice at 5:15 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. at Cathedral Catholic. Daniel Sullivan, who helped start a water polo team as a student at San Dieguito in 2009 and now serves as an assistant coach, said finding pools is a definite challenge for teams. Their program started at the Jewish Community Center pool in La Jolla, a 30-minute drive for 6:30-8:30 p.m. practices. The next season the only open time was 8 p.m. at the UCSD pool, again a long drive for athletes and families. They then split time between the UCSD and the Monroe Street pool in Carlsbad before finding the Alga Norte pool in Carlsbad only three weeks before the next season started. It came with a cost of $15,000 and that cost fell to the parents. “It’s an uncomfortable position to ask for donations to support rentals of facilities,” said LCC polo parent liaison Kristi Simmons. LCC polo practices are held at Encinitas YMCA Magdalena Ecke and each player is requested to pay $400 for facilities and $100 for transportation costs. While they have never been told so directly, the impression many parents believe is that if they don’t pay, the program will be eliminated. As many students get PE credit for playing sports, Simmons said it is essentially “pay to play,” which is a violation of the state constitution. Shannon Delaney, LCC swim team liaison, said she swam for Torrey Pines High as a teenager and this is not a new problem. “It’s time our community and kids had pools,” said Delaney, who once coached a
Torrey Pines High School swim team at the Torrey Pines Lodge hotel pool. Currently the LCC team has a 7-9 p.m. slot at the YMCA. “I think it’s very clear that without the endless support of parents and coaches that our district would not have an aquatics program.” Funding as always is the biggest piece of the puzzle. Lynch said there are opportunities for grants and for the district to partner with another organization — the Boys & Girls Club of San Dieguito has said it would be interested. Lynch also said there is the possibility the district could receive Prop 51 Public School Facilities Bond Initiative (which passed in November 2016) reimbursements for Prop AA capital outlays for new construction at Pacific Trails and modernization at Earl Warren. The district could receive just under $18 million in reimbursement money. Additionally, Lynch said as the district is operating at least $5 million under budget on Prop AA projects, there could be a surplus to tap for pool uses. Dill said when there are savings, it is rolled into the next project or used to accelerate other projects. At the end there could be a surplus but, currently, every dollar is committed and additionally they are seeing the cost of construction creeping up. Dill said they will also have to do their due diligence to ensure a pool facility fits into the Prop AA voter-approved bond language and that it could be a legitimate use of a surplus. One parent in the audience said that the board seemed to be resistant but Prince dismissed that accusation. “The district has been open arms with us, they’ve been very cooperative,” said Prince. “Everybody knows my passion toward this thing, I want to make this happen too but I want to do it in the right way, in a way that’s respectful.” Parents at the meeting pushed for the pool committee to be formalized but Dill noted it wasn’t formerly agendized so they could not take that step. SDUHSD Board President Amy Herman affirmed that the board is committed to exploring the ideas of a pool and spending more time looking at the logistics. “The pool rental fees I do see as an equity issue and that’s something I would like to address with next year’s budget if we can,” Herman said, to the applause of many aquatics parents in the audience. “I think that’s an important issue…. we can at least help in the meantime until we can physically have pools.” Dill agreed that the board’s goal would be to relieve the pressure on aquatics parents and cover 100 percent of facilities costs as they are working on the budget for the 2017-18 school year.
of those were in Encinitas, three in Oceanside and one in Carlsbad. Wall said the district “applauds Miss Kasser for being so diligent in promoting suicide awareness and gaining the support of her fellow residents.” Other California transit districts have installed suicide-prevention signs with a hotline number along railroad tracks. Caltrain, which provides commuter rail service in the San Francisco Bay area, installed 250 signs along a 10-mile stretch of track in 2010, said Tasha Bartholomew, the district’s communications officer. The signs carry the message “There is Help” — just like Kanner’s paper signs — along with a hotline number. Bartholomew said she
didn’t have specific data on whether deaths along the tracks dropped since then, but that she believes the signs have value. “After that first year, we didn’t have a lot of people call the hotline,” Bartholomew said. “We’ve kept the signs up, just because you never know when someone might need that help. “If at least one or two people use it, that’s helping,” she said. Last year Caltrain also began posting signs at stations and distributing information for the Crisis Text Line, which allows people send a cellphone text message for help. Commuter rail systems serving Chicago and Philadelphia also have recently installed signs with a suicide-prevention hotline number. For years, coastal communities in San Diego
FROM POT, A1 small portion of his 800,000-square-foot agricultural property to offset threats to the farming industry. “The viability of commercial agriculture in Encinitas is at risk,” he said, referring to rising minimum wage and scarcity of water. Jim Farley, president and CEO of the Leichtag Foundation, said he supported Echter’s endeavor to spark interest in “growing young farmers” and “advance education in chemistry, biology and computer sciences.” Mosca questioned if there could be any possible banking regulations for businesses and growers. Erik Williams, a former political consultant who is now a partner at cannabis consulting company Will and Way, believed there would be options for growers. “I fully expect — once we have state laws in place — that there will be ways for banking solutions in other states to come to California,” he said, adding that proper security measures would be set in place at Dramm & Echter. Williams, who has studied the effects of marijuana in other states, later encouraged the city to look at the possibility of an election, which could be “more accurate” than a survey. Heather May, who works at a tissue culture lab in Rancho Santa Fe that produces plants like vegetables and succulents, said she would like to open a similar lab in Encinitas, but for marijuana plant clones. “We feel that what we could bring in Encinitas is something similar to the lab in Rancho Santa Fe,” she said, adding that the lab would be zoned agricultural. “But it would be limited to cannabis and we would only sell it to other growers who are licensed.” Gregg Marte, of Oceanside, who owns San Diego-based Spectre Distribution, pushed for responsible distribution that
County have talked about placing the train tracks below street level, in part to improve safety. Solana Beach lowered its tracks in 1999, and has not had a train-related fatality or injury since then. Officials said that solution would cost hundreds of millions of dollars, but supporters say it has a number of long-term economic and aesthetic advantages. Carlsbad, where a plan to trench the tracks is being considered, has had 19 train track fatalities since 1998. Not all were suicides. One of the Carlsbad deaths was a 22-year-old man who had been celebrating at a nearby bar one summer night in 2014 when he made the mistake of trying to cross the tracks as a train was approaching. -- Phil Diehl is a reporter for The San Diego Union-Tribune.
he believed could alleviate the city of problems stemming from marijuana, such as proper identification checks. But others weren’t so keen on the idea of marijuana growing in Encinitas. Judi Strang of the San Diego Alliance for Drug Free Youth voiced concerns about how cultivation would affect young people. Katie Poponyak, a mental health counselor, also cited people she knew who moved from marijuana to harder drugs. “Is marijuana a gateway drug?” she questioned. “I don’t now. But I’ll tell you these parents have had to spend thousands of dollars on recovery and probably wish their kids never smoked marijuana.” Resident Carol Green worried about how the allowance of cannabis would make the city look. “We don’t want to create a society where we have a pot leaf on our city rather than a poinsettia,” she said. Kranz assured the crowd that would never happen and credited the poinsettia’s history in the city. Mosca and Kranz said they will look at drafting a report to bring back to the city council but expect to hold at least one more meeting before such a draft is written. A date for the next meeting has not yet been set. “What we’re trying to do here is come up with a solution that’s sensitive to both sides and, most importantly, addresses public safety issues,” Kranz said. Last October, the city council opposed Prop. 64, and in 2014 Encinitas residents rejected Measure F, an initiative that would have allowed medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. Sixty-five percent of voters in Encinitas supported Prop. 64 in the November election. City Attorney Glenn Sabine at the Feb. 15 meeting advised if a city does not take action regarding non-medical marijuana, the state can issue a license for a business in a city without the city’s input.
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Carlsbad Village Association presents Spring Shop Hop April 22
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Ebin Smith and Marika Iler, sales associates affiliated with the Olivenhain office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, speaking about Rainbow Acres at their 13th annual Gratitude Gathering event.
Coldwell Banker Olivenhain associates host fundraiser for Rainbow Acres Ebin Smith and Marika Iler, sales associates affiliated with the Olivenhain office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, held their 13th annual Gratitude Gathering, a movie fundraising event for Rainbow Acres, a community for adults with developmental disabilities, Thursday, Feb. 2. Guests attended a free movie showing of “A Dog’s Purpose” at La Costa Cinepolis and were presented with the opportunity to donate to Rainbow Acres. “The movie’s delightful story reflects many of the important values and experiences the ranchers at Rainbow Acres share and participate in on a daily basis: acceptance, purpose, loyalty, persistence, love, gratitude, companionship, joy and laughter,” said Iler.
“Rainbow Acres truly is heaven on earth.” Rainbow Acres, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, is a private-pay assisted living community for individuals 18 years and older with developmental disabilities. Their community continues to grow and flourish in response to the needs and desires of its residents, whom they call ranchers. For the past 13 years, Smith and Iler’s annual Gratitude Gathering event has been held at different movie theatres throughout San Diego County. It is one of the ways they thank their clients, who are invited to attend a free movie and presented with the opportunity to donate to an organization that Smith and Iler have chosen to honor. Visit www.coldwellbankerhomes.com.
The Carlsbad Village Association (CVA) will celebrate its Spring Season with the Spring Shop Hop on Saturday, April 22, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will take place in downtown Carlsbad Village with check-in at the fountain located on the corner of Grand Avenue and State Street. The first 100 people to check in will receive complimentary swag bags. The event will feature merchant hospitality, food sampling, live music and giveaways. Participants will have a chance to win one of two free nights at the Carlsbad Inn, a $100 gift card from Visit Carlsbad and a Jayden Presleigh Spa Package. A list of participating vendors and giveaway details is available online at www.carlsbad-village.com. “This is a great opportunity for the community to congregate in beautiful downtown Carlsbad Village to celebrate our city and enjoy an afternoon and early evening of entertainment,” said Christine Davis, program manager for Carlsbad Village Association. For more information, visit www.carlsbad-village.com.
OPEN HOUSES CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA
$1,225,000 3BD / 3.5BA
2179 Glasgow Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Anne Zalatan Mirkin, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 858-793-7518
$1,019,212 4BD / 3BA
7066 Via Agave Dan Conway, Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty
Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858 243-5278
$1,479,000 5BD / 4BA
10662 Gracewood Pl Charles & Farryl Moore, Coldwell Banker
Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-395-7525
$1,495,000 4BD / 3.5BA
13773 Rosecroft Way Charles & Farryl Moore, Coldwell Banker
Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-395-7525
$1,499,000 5BD / 4.5BA
6276 Golden Lily Way Dan Conway, Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty
Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858 243-5278
CARMEL VALLEY
DEL MAR
Encinitas Homes Sold
$2,195,000 2BD / 2BA
345 14th Street Jennifer Anderson, Willis Allen Real Estate
Sat 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. 858-524-3077
March 1-31
$2,795,000 4BD / 3BA
860 Crest Road Jennifer Anderson, Willis Allen Real Estate
Sat 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 858-524-3077
$3,895,000 3BD / 3.5BA
920 Stratford Ct Nicole Edgington, Willis Allen Real Estate
Fri & Sat 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. 925-413-6564
$3,895,000 3BD / 3.5BA
922 Stratford Ct Nicole Edgington, Willis Allen Real Estate
Sat & Sun 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. 925-413-6564
Address / Bed / bath / selling price
492-494 Neptune Ave. / 3 / 3 / $4,300,000 3298 Poppy Hills Ln. / 6 / 7 / $3,988,000 3275Poppy Hills Ln. / 4 / 4.5 / $3,300,000 1650 Bella Laguna Ct. / 5 / 7/ $3,200,000 3471 Calle Margarita / 4 / 5 / $3,187,500 721 Dewitt Ave. / 4 / 3/ $3,000,000 2906 Wishbone Way / 3 / 3 / $2,900,000 3445 Via Monteverde / 6 / 5 / $2,595,000 1064 Wiegand St. / 5 / 5 / $2,500,000 1704 Tattenham Rd. / 2 / 2 / $1,852,000 373 Sunset Dr. / 3 / 2/ $1,600,000 1677 Neptune Ave. / 3 / 2.5/ $1,507,000 190 Stonesteps Way / 3 /3 / $1,425,000 1241 Meadow Wood Pl. / 8 / 4 / $1,080,000 992 Orpheus Ave. / 3 / 2 / $1,025,000 Source: RealQuest
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$1,985,000 4BD / 4.5BA
748 Rancho Santa Fe – Olivenhain Christie Horn, Berkshire Hathaway/Host: Helen Nusinow
$1,190,000 3BD / 2BA
16936 Via de Santa Fe Gloria Doinoff, Coldwell Banker
Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-204-4667
$1,925,000 5BD / 5.5BA
7951 Nathaniel Court Colleen Roth, Coldwell Banker
Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-357-6567
$2,788,000 5BD / 6BA
8136 Entrada De Luz East Eileen Anderson, Willis Allen Real Estate
Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-245-9851
RANCHO SANTA FE
SOLANA BEACH
Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 858-775-9817
$1,049,000-$1,095,000 734 Santa Paula 3BD / 2BA Jo Ambrogio,Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 619-261-4808
$1,999,000 3BD / 2.5BA
Sat 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. 858-524-3077
164 Solana Point Circle Jennifer Anderson, Willis Allen Real Estate
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LEUCADIA
SAN DIEGO
CARLSBAD S
Single level home w/ 2br guest suite on approx. .68 acre lot. High-end amenities. No HOA.
Panoramic views from all rooms! Single story on approx 1/2 acre. Entertainers dream home.
Model condition La Costa Oaks home beautifully appointed. Panoramic ocean, lagoon views.
Lorie Brakas (760) 822-4433
Portia Metras (760) 644-6492
John Olson (619) 884-9215
VISTA
ENCINITAS
LAKE SAN MARCOS
Beautiful gated estate. Panoramic ocean & mountain views. Upscale amenities throughout.
West of I-5. Remodeled w/ custom amenities. Close to shops, restaurants & beach.
Stunning single level home located in the highly desirable gated community of Varadero.
Patrick Etheridge (760) 505-5714
Nancy Heflin (760) 419-4020
6 BEDROOMS, 4.1 BATHS, $1,860,000
4 BEDROOMS, 3.1 BATHS, $1,298,000
VISTA
3 BEDROOMS, 3.5 BATHS, $1,565,000
4 BEDROOMS, 3 BATHS, $1,145,000
LA COSTA
4 BEDROOMS, 4.1 BATHS, $1,525,000
3 BEDROOMS, 3.1 BATHS, $1,099,000
Ruth Broom (760) 815-1870
ESCONDIDO
3 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS, $1,050,000
5 BEDROOMS, 4 BATHS, $1,039,000
3 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS, $465,000
Azam Emamjomeh (760) 809-0095
Lisa Hughes (760) 420-9955
Brian Axford (760) 560-8491
Ranch home on 2.80 acre lot. Built with redwood. 2 car detached garage. Great location.
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Gorgeous La Costa Greens home w/ many upgrades. Close to movies, restaurants & shopping.
Beautifully remodeled home includes new carpet, new kitchen cabinets and new garage door.