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Council moves forward with Rail Trail MOU

August 26, 2016

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There is only one Ducky Waddle’s. And without it, the world — and especially Leucadia — will be a colder, sadder, less funky place.

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Coastal Commision’s approval still uncertain

BY CHRIS SAUR During a routine adoption of the entire consent calendar at its Aug. 24 meeting, the Encinitas City Council authorized the city manager, in coordination with the city attorney, to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) regarding the development of Segment 39C of the Coastal Rail Trail.

Segment 39C of the Coastal Rail Trail, which has been hotly contested by No Rail Trail and Yes Rail Trail groups, is slated to run through Cardiff from Chesterfield Drive to D Street. After much debate, the city and SANDAG are going forward with a west-side alignment in the city’s Coast Highway 101 right-of-way.

The MOU is the result of negotiations between SANDAG and city staff — led by Encinitas city manager Karen Brust — with direction provided by the council during discussions at a couple of city council meetings, most recently on July 27.

At that time, several of the city council members expressed opposition to the proposed MOU, saying it put too much financial responsibility on the city.

“I was 100 percent opposed to the previous proposed SEE TRAIL, A19

All but one husband ditches Encinitas race

BY BARBARA HENRY The husband of Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar is pushing forward with his plan to win her seat in November, but the husbands of two other city politicians announced Aug. 17 that they won’t be running after all.

Paul Gaspar and Encinitas Councilwoman Catherine Blakespear are the only two candidates vying for the mayor’s post in the Nov. 8 election. Kristin Gaspar isn’t seeking re-election because she’s locked in a race for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.

As many suspected they would, Steve Bartram, husband of outgoing Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer, and Don Barth, the husband of former Encinitas councilwoman and mayor Teresa Barth, both backed out of the race Aug. 17, the last day to submit nomination papers.

“I am stepping down from actually filing today,” Bartram said early on the afternoon of Aug. 17. He and SEE RACE, A19

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Jerry Waddle, owner of Ducky Waddle’s Emporium in Leucadia, with a vintage newspaper front page from World War I. The emporium is closing its doors.

Time runs out for Ducky Waddle’s Eclectic Leucadia gift emporium to close after 20 years

BY PAM KRAGEN Just over a year after a community campaign to save the store, the long and colorful history of Ducky Waddle’s Emporium will come to a close next month.

In an email to customers last week, shop owner Jerry Waddle said he will soon close his 20-year-old business, an eclectic mix of book store, curiosity shop, live music venue and art gallery. He plans to sell all of the merchandise and furnishings before the end of September.

Waddle, 75, of Oceanside, said his dream was to create a sort of salon where local poets, local bands and authors could meet and perform for the community. The shop, at 414 N. Coast Highway, was best known for the large rebar duck sculpture on its roof.

“I feel as though I succeeded to some extent, but in the long run the economics of running a small independent business have proved to be insufficient for a foreseeable future success,” he said in the email. “I have met and become friends with many amazing, intelligent and talented members of our

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community and have greeted visitors from all over the world and it has been a wonderful and rewarding experience.”

In the late 1990s, Ducky Waddle’s was a popular hangout for Leucadia’s liberal, funky arts community. Street artist Shepard Fairey, creator of the famous Obama “Hope” poster, once credited Waddle with hosting some of his first solo shows, and Waddle has also helped foster the now-international careers of local artists Mary Fleener, Scott Saw and Tim McCormick.

But the recession was devastating for business. Sales dropped by 80 percent from 2007 to 2010 and never recovered, Waddle said.

“The recession was terrible. My customers were losing their jobs, losing their homes,” he said. “The middle class took a big hit, and we did right along with it.”

To make ends meet, Waddle said he began selling off items from his private art collection, and he fell behind on store rent and personal bills. To help stave off closure SEE WADDLE, A18

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Taps may open at private club in Leucadia

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Help the Sheriff’s Department identify this suspect The Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a man who is wanted in connection with a burglary in Encinitas.

On Monday, Aug 15, just before midnight, on the 1700 block of Edgefield Lane, a victim accidentally left the garage door open and received a phone alert from her motion sensor alarm.

Surveillance photos show a man casing an unlocked car and taking a wallet from the center console. The victim confronted the suspect, yelling for help and causing the suspect to drop the wallet and run away. No

one was hurt.

The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 30 to 45 years old, 5-foot-7 and weighing approximately 150 pounds with a beard and goatee. The suspect was last seen wearing a green sweatshirt and jeans.

Anyone with information about the theft or the suspect is urged to contact Detective Jason Worthington at the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station at 760-966-3500 or jason.worthington@sdsheriff.org.

The Sheriff’s Department is reminding the public to always keep their cars locked to avoid becoming the victim of a crime.

BY BARBARA HENRY The private Leucadia Club should be allowed to sell alcohol now that it is seeking a much more restrictive liquor license that means it can’t serve drinks to the general public, the Encinitas Planning Commission decided on Aug. 18.

“That’s really important, that we have found a good compromise that ensures residential peace and quiet while allowing this organization to grow and bloom and hopefully bring lots of successful entrepreneurs to our community,” said Encinitas Planning Commissioner Tasha Boerner Horvath.

The club, which bills itself as a place where career-minded individuals can gather to network and brainstorm ideas, initially sought a Type 42 liquor license with the state

Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

That license would have allowed it to serve alcohol to any adults who came in the door.

When club members sought the accompanying city permits in early June, they said they had no intention of serving alcohol to the general public, but wanted the Type 42 license because it was less costly and easier to obtain.

Their proposal didn’t go over well with the planning commissioners, who said that once the club — next to Pandora’s Pizza near the southeast corner of Leucadia Boulevard and North Coast Highway 101 — had its liquor license, it could morph into a bar. That area already has many alcohol-serving establishments and a high number of alcohol-related crimes, they said.

SEE TAPS, A18

More people cited for crossing tracks

BY TERI FIGUEROA The chief of enforcement at the North County Transit District has a message for folks who cross or walk along local train tracks: Don’t do it.

The transit district is cracking down and more actively ticketing trespassers along the Sprinter light rail line and the coastal rail corridor, much to the chagrin of people who zip across the tracks to get to the beach.

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chief, said last week that the “glaring problem” of people on the tracks has been on rise. Engineers are forced to take action, from horn blasts to emergency stops, at least three times a day.

As the number of close calls ticked up, the district has taken up what Becerra called “a low-tolerance approach.”

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Assistance League donates clothing to military children

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The Cardiff Mustangs 2004 boys squad took first place at the recent Attack Summer Classic. Back row: Finn Lopez, Rasea McAndrew, Cooper Hamman, Hoyt Huxley, Seven McGrath, Dylan Drennen, Tjaden Whisehunt, coach Garry Martin. Front row: Nathan Carsley, Jacob Frumovitz, Zealand Neiley, Brenden Stoefen, Connor Baumgartner, Andres Jaime, Regan Yannakakis, Steven Renner. Not pictured: Luke Socha.

Cardiff captures a soccer tourney title

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he Cardiff Mustangs 2004 boys soccer team played tough all the way through a nail-biting championship contest, which it won in a shootout, to grab the U13 bronze title at the Attack Summer Classic last weekend in Oceanside.

After defeating the RSF Attack White, 3-1, in their tournament opener, the locals played the San Diego Surf Academy to a scoreless tie later on Saturday. The Mustangs beat Borussia Del Mar, 5-0, on Sunday to set up a Monday rematch with SD Surf Academy for the crown. The hard-fought final went to penalty kicks, with the locals prevailing, 5-4, to take the title.

City of Encinitas seeks artists to exhibit in 2017 The city of Encinitas Arts Division is inviting artists to apply to exhibit their work in revolving exhibits of two- and three-dimensional art in the city’s three art galleries: Civic Center Gallery, Encinitas Library Gallery and the Encinitas Community Center Gallery. In 2017, the city will mount a total of 56 art exhibits.

Encinitas and San Diego artists, both amateur and professional, are encouraged to submit an application for consideration.

Artists who do not have enough work for a full exhibit may partner with another artist.

“The visual art program is a service to Encinitas and San Diego County artists,” Jim Gilliam, city Arts Administrator, said in a release. “Their artwork beautifies our city buildings for the benefit of thousands of residents and visitors alike.”

All proceeds from the sale of art go to the artist, there is no gallery commission.

“I was very fortunate to have artwork exhibited in a show with the city of Encinitas and to sell nine paintings, far beyond my expectations,” said Neil Brooks, a previous artist from the program.

Artists who want to be considered for a gallery exhibit must complete an online application and submit digital images of their artwork. The application and instructions are available on the Visual Art Exhibit page on the city of Encinitas website: http://bit.ly/2biTQHJ. The deadline to apply is Sept. 15.

For additional information, please contact Cheryl Ehlers, Arts Program Assistant, at cehlers@encinitasca.gov or 760-633-2748.

— Submitted press release

OMWD honored for financial reporting Olivenhain Municipal Water District finance manager Rainy Selamat presented the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada to the OMWD Board of Directors at its Aug. 17 meeting.

It marked the 20th consecutive year that the OMWD has been honored for its comprehensive annual financial report.

The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, as the award recognizes OMWD’s commitment to ensure that financial plans, policies and practices are efficient and organized to carry out long-term plans.

“We are honored that OMWD’s financial transparency efforts have once again been

acknowledged,” Christy Guerin, secretary of OMWD’s Board of Directors, said in a news release. “Our ratepayers entrust us with the efficient management of public funds, and it is gratifying that reporting our achievements in doing so has been recognized for the last 20 years by a respected authority in public accounting.”

The annual financial report is developed to provide citizens and investors with financial information about the district.

OMWD’s Certificate of Achievement was judged by a panel of independent experts who determined the document demonstrated a “spirit of full disclosure” to communicate the financial story and motivate outside individuals to read it.

OMWD’s comprehensive annual financial report is accessible at www.olivenhain.com/cafr.

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Enlisted military personnel at Camp Pendleton recently joined their children as they chose new clothes for the coming school year. More than 675 children were able to take home jeans, shirts, underwear, socks, toiletries, sweatshirts, shoe vouchers, a backpack and even a ready-to-love stuffed animal.

All of the merchandise was donated by several Southern California chapters of National Assistance League, which was founded in 1935 to promote the growth of effective volunteerism. Participants included Assistance Leagues of Rancho San Dieguito, Capistrano Valley, Inland North County, Laguna Beach, Saddleback Valley and Temecula Valley.

This is the 12th year Assistance League chapters have presented the Operation School Bell (OSB) event at Camp Pendleton and it is the League’s “significant philanthropic program,” according to a news release.

At the 12th annual event, 6-year-old Ceslynn and her brother Colin, 8, were anxiously waiting in line after remembering the stuffed animal as being their favorite item from last year. Another child, 5-year-old Ryu, frequently expressed his happiness at the event by sharing a peace sign.

Later, a volunteer from Assistance League Rancho San Dieguito was made aware of how happy the children were when one of the younger boys ran up to her, threw his arms around her and presented her with a big hug and a smile.

A message from one of the military fathers highlighted the importance of Operation School Bell to the families at Camp Pendleton: “I just wanted to take time to thank you all

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Stephanie Charette, daughter Ceslynn and son Colin get bags of donated clothes and other items provided by the Assistance League for the families of enlisted military personnel at Camp Pendleton. for all that you do. My family and I really appreciate everything from your time and support to your love and care that makes serving as an active duty member in the United States Military a little bit easier. I cannot thank you all enough. Just going through the lines with a person that helped me with getting supplies and clothes for my children meant so much to me and I cannot even fathom words to say that could express my gratitude. I was going to try to have them send a letter but they stated that they were doing their homework LOL. So on behalf of (names of five children) they all say thank you and God bless you all.”

For information on becoming involved with the Assistance League and Operation School Bell, visit www.assistanceleague.org.

— Submitted press release

Volunteers clean up Moonlight Beach Over 200 volunteers removed 149 pounds of trash and recyclables from Moonlight Beach on Aug. 20, keeping those items out of the ocean and off of the beach. The event was organized by Mission Federal Credit Union and the Surfrider Foundation, and the first 50 volunteers received free tickets to the INDIE JAM Festival at the Oceanside Pier Amphitheatre.

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Volunteers get organized before heading out to Moonlight Beach for a cleanup day.

U.S. Military personnel and families admitted free to San Diego Botanic Garden The San Diego Botanic Garden invites all active duty, National Guard and Reserve members of the U.S. Military and their families (card carrier plus five immediate family members) to take advantage of the final two weeks of the Blue Star Museum program. As a way of saying thank you to the brave men and women of the U.S. Military, the Garden is offering free admission through Labor Day, Sept. 5.

The Blue Star Museum program is a

partnership among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and museums across the country. The San Diego Botanic Garden is able to participate thanks to the generous support of a Garden member.

All that is required for free entry is to show an active I.D. card from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard or National Guard and Reserve. For more information, visit www.sdbgarden.org/events.htm.

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Voices for Children’s Starry Starry Night gala returns

BY KRISTINA HOUCK Voices for Children’s “Starry Starry Night” gala returns Sept. 24 to the San Diego Polo Club in Rancho Santa Fe, and this year’s event co-chairs have a particularly close connection to the cause.

Local residents Nancy and David Doyle have been longtime supporters of Voices for Children, a San Diego-based nonprofit organization that recruits, trains and supervises volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs). CASAs advocate for the rights and well-being of children living in San Diego County’s foster care system.

“It gives us a chance to say how much Voices for Children means to us,” Nancy Doyle said about co-chairing the event.

Nancy can speak about the important role of CASAs firsthand because she once served as a CASA volunteer.

Nancy learned about the foster care system in San Diego and Los Angeles counties through her career, and later through her work with Voices for Children. She is a former teacher who served at the San Diego Juvenile Court and Community Schools. She also served as a commissioner on the San Diego Juvenile Justice Commission and as a member of the San Diego County Grand Jury.

Beginning in 2005, Nancy became a CASA, working with an 18-month-old boy in Los Angeles.

“It really was because of your insight and advocacy that he was adopted,” David said.

“Any CASA would have done what I did,” Nancy insisted.

In just 18 months, Tommy had been in five foster homes and had six social workers. Nancy recalled visiting him in the mornings.

“He had no interest in me whatsoever,” she

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remembered.

“But CASAs always come back and they never let that stop them,” added Nancy’s longtime friend Anne Farrell, chief philanthropy officer of Voices for Children.

Nancy later discovered that Tommy had no interest in anybody in the morning. And, unfortunately, that’s when potential foster and adoptive parents visited him.

After making a new rule that Tommy would only see visitors after noon, the little boy showed interest in the very first person who stopped by for a visit. And during a second visit with the same man, Tommy started talking.

“I get goosebumps just thinking about it,” said Nancy, whose eyes filled with tears during a recent interview.

That man officially became Tommy’s father about two years later. Nancy attended the adoption ceremony.

A past Starry Starry Night gala benefiting Voices for Children Today, Tommy is a happy and healthy 12-year-old boy.

“Any CASA would see that. It was so obvious,” Nancy said about Tommy being particularly fussy in the morning. “But a social worker wouldn’t see it because there had been so many.”

There are 960 CASA programs nationwide.

Founded in 1980, Voices for Children is the third largest CASA program in the country.

Voices for Children has 1,500 CASAs. With funds from fundraisers like Starry Starry Night, the organization aims to have more than 1,800 CASAs provide advocacy to more than 3,000 children, and also review the case files of the more than 5,100 children who pass through foster care in San Diego County every year.

“CASAs save lives every single day,” Farrell said.

Nancy served as a CASA throughout Tommy’s adoption process until 2008.

In 2006, she moved to Del Mar with David.

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The Doyles will celebrate their nine-year wedding anniversary in September.

From 2008 to 2014, Nancy voluntarily reviewed files for Voices for Children’s Case Assessment program. She has served on the organization’s board of directors since 2015. And now, she and her husband are co-chairing the 14th annual Starry Starry Night gala.

“Voices for Children is something that I’m very proud to be associated with, and I think our community, if it was more aware, would be extremely proud,” said David Doyle, who has practiced law since 1976. He is a partner with Morrison & Foerster, LLP, one of the sponsors of Starry Starry Night.

“You can count on one hand the areas in which this city is in the top three in the country,” he said. “This is one.”

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New treatment does wonders for local man

BY CHRIS SAUR Jim Brusso’s wife Anita, and the rest of his friends and family, call him Superman for the way he has fought against melanoma since it first reared its ugly head in 2008 and came on strong in multiple places throughout his body in October 2013.

But even Superman needs a little help sometimes — and Brusso got that from Dr. Ed McClay, an oncologist who has studied melanoma since 1984 and works several times a week at an office in Encinitas.

This past April, just days before Brusso was set to have major brain surgery — the plan was to take what they could from a tumor on his pituitary gland that was causing him to lose his eyesight because of its proximity to his optic nerves — a visit to Dr. McClay had miraculous results.

“He said he had this new stuff back in the closet, and they’ve had real good results with this … and I’d like to try it,” Brusso remembers. “I said ‘Get it out!’ ” That new stuff was a combination of two medications, Zelboraf and Cotellic. Brusso took a half dose of the sample, in the parking lot of the doctor’s office in Escondido, started a full dose the next day, and just about a week later, his vision was totally back.

Even more good news came at his last brain MRI, when Brusso learned that the pituitary gland tumor — one of a couple Brusso has but the one that has given him by far the most trouble — has reduced in size by more than 50 percent.

For the past month or so, Jim has seen a great improvement in his quality of life as he has felt well enough to spend more time with the large group of friends and family that visit the Brussos at their Oceanside home on a regular basis. It’s the best present Anita and Jim could ask for as they recently celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary.

“It was a miracle,” Anita Brusso says.

And a great bit of timing. According to Dr. McClay — who after 26 years working in universities, including two stints at UC San Diego where he started the melanoma research program, now heads the melanoma program at cCARE, a private practice oncology group — treatment for melanoma has improved greatly

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Jim Brusso, seen here eating with his wife Anita, has seen great improvement in his health thanks to a melanoma treatment suggested by Encinitas doctor Ed McClay. in just the past few years.

“Since the 1970s and 1980s through 2011, there have only been two medicines for treating melanoma patients. Since 2011, we have had eight medicines approved,” McClay explained.

There is an example unfortunately close to the Brussos as Jim’s brother had a similar diagnosis a few years earlier, though it wasn’t caught until much further along, and the treatment available at the time was unable to prevent his death.

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And talk about good timing? When Brusso went to see McClay just before his surgery, Cotellic had only been approved for two months.

“It’s one thing to see a response, and another thing to have a guy that’s ready to have a tumor taken out of his brain and to see that kind of response to some pills that he’s taking, it’s remarkable,” McClay said. “I’ve been doing melanoma research for many, many years, and it’s just amazing to see this kind of stuff happen for people now.”

Brusso and his wife both come from the Riverside/San Bernardino area, with Jim working on a ranch growing up. Jim went into the Air Force reserves in 1971, then came to San Diego to attend United States International University, which at that time had its campus where Point Loma Nazarene is now.

The Brussos got married in 1972 and moved back up to Riverside where Jim became a teacher. With their two sons — Jared, now 35, and Jordan, 30 — the Brussos moved back to the San Diego area in the early 1980s, living in North County. Both retired now, Jim Brusso worked at Valley Middle School in Carlsbad for 21 years, while Anita was a successful sales rep for a title company.

Those lives well-lived have created the Brussos’ large support system that they both say has been vital to Jim’s battle with the disease. Anita says it’s the little things, a text saying “Love you” or “I’m thinking of you” that make the biggest difference.

As has the help of Jim’s team of doctors, including McClay, who has been back in San Diego since 1999 and now lives in Bonsall with his wife of over 30 years, Mary-Eileen. They have two children.

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Taste of MainStreet

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ood lovers flocked to Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association’s 28th Annual Taste of MainStreet event Aug. 16. The event featured live music, great food from a variety of local restaurants, and retail shops and salons hosted “Sip Stops” where participants were able to enjoy samples of local wine and craft beer from 15 local wineries and breweries.

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Leon and Kristy Sanchez, Frances and Charles Lee

Debbie and Jim Mutton, Carol Wolf

Linda O’Keefe, Downtown Encinitas Mainstreet Secretary Carolyn Cope, Sonja Holtman, John O’Keefe

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Gardening with Evelyn

BY EVELYN WEIDNER

Name says it all with Golden Candles plants

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ight up your garden with Golden Candles. This is a plant where the common name really tells it all.

Say Pachystachys Lutea and your eyes cloud over with boredom. Say Golden Candles and you get an instant image of light and beauty. The name describes this wonderful plant completely. Golden Candle plants have tall stems of bright golden yellow spires of blooms that light up your patio or shade garden, and are also known as the Lollipop plant or Golden Shrimp plant. By any name this is a plant that belongs in your garden.

Emerging from the golden yellow spires are small, dainty white tube-like flowers. Those little white tubes are the true blooms. The golden yellow parts are modified leaves called bracts.

Poinsettias and Bougainvilleas are the easiest bract flowers that everyone knows. With bract types of blooms, the true flowers are usually so insignificant that you hardly notice them.

Those little white tubular true flowers of the Golden Candles are packed with sweet nectar.

The Hummingbirds will come calling and your grandchildren will love to suck on them for that sweet taste. Because bracts last a long time, your flowers will stay attractive for weeks and weeks before fading.

Golden Candles plants enjoy a shaded spot in your patio or garden. It can be a pot plant, planted in a shady flower bed or given a home in the atrium. It will also make a smashing eye-catching centerpiece in a larger combination. Yes, you can even bring it into the house.

Easy to care for, all you need to do is feed, water and occasionally trim back your Golden Candles

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Pachystachys Lutea is better known by the name Golden Candles. plants. When those golden yellow spires finally begin to brown, take your clippers and cut them off somewhere below the flower. The stem that is left will branch and you will soon have two new spires.

For your evening entertaining, remember that yellow and white show up at night. Blues and reds fade without light.

Here are some other tips for success. Make sure your pot is large enough to have enough soil to capture and store the water. Too small a pot means that the plant dries out too quickly. The rule of thumb for transplanting up to a larger pot is usually 2 inches larger than the current size.

If your Golden Candles is in a 6-inch pot, you would re-pot it into an 8-inch pot. However, if you are putting your 6-inch potted plant into a 24-inch great big gorgeous

pot, your plant will drown from over water unless you plant smaller filler plants around the base of the plant to help use the water.

When the colder weather appears, you have some choices. Move your plants into the warmest, most protected area like a sunny spot indoors to let it survive the winter chill, or leave your plants where they are and take a chance on the cold. You may feel that you enjoyed your plants to the fullest and are ready for a winter replacement of cyclamen and poinsettias.

Other plants that go happily with Golden Candles are orange Crossandra, white Bacopa, red Begonia Dragon Wings or any of the many other Cane varieties of Begonias, Coleus or any of the easy green mixer plants.

Check this plant out at Weidner’s Gardens or many of your local garden centers.

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EVENT BRIEFS Artist Robert Pendleton The Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive, is the site for an opening reception for Robert Pendleton’s “Developing Light” exhibit. Come meet the artist and enjoy refreshments at the free reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26.

“Developing Light” consists of abstract and representational digital images using a host of novel processing techniques. The dynamic range is expanded, creating regions of luminosity.

For more information, call 760-212-4077 or visit http://twenty20gallery.com/dir.

Outdoor movies in Olivenhain The Olivenhain Town Council, along with sponsor Hay House Publishing, is presenting outdoor movies on Friday, Aug. 26 (Zootopia) and Friday, Sept. 9 (The Jungle Book).

The movies begin at sundown (around 7:45 p.m.) at the Olivenhain Meeting Hall, 423 Santa Fe Road. Cost is $5 per person or $10 per family and popcorn is $1. Families should bring their own chairs, blankets and other refreshments.

Art Lounge on the 101

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Jeanette Reynolds will run a Soul Collage Intro Workshop on Saturday, Aug. 27, from

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Art Lounge on the 101, 816 S. Coast Highway. Cost is $70.

Also, drawing and painting classes, with instructor BFA Linda Luisi, are offered Tuesdays and Thursday at Art Lounge.

On Tuesdays, Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 4 and 11, Luisi teaches Drawing With Pencil Plus Any Media from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Learn to draw with pencils, pastels, brushes and with individual attention for all levels. Beginners are welcome and intermediate artists will improve their skills. Use line, shape, texture and color (optional) to have fun creating realistic, expressive and abstract art. Cost of $135 includes all four weeks.

Then on Thursdays, Sept. 22, 29, Oct. 6 and 13, Luisi teaches a painting class with individual attention for all levels. No prior experience is necessary and to come use brushstrokes and textures to have fun creating realistic, expressive and abstract art.

Learn highlights, shading, depth, dimension and color mixing. Choose subjects provided, or bring photos from your travels. Cost of $125 includes all four weeks.

For more information, visit www.lindaluisi.com. To register, visit artlounge101.com or call 858-442-8666.

Carpentier Parkway clean up day The beautiful parkway in Cardiff, which is home to California native and other flowering plants, needs some sprucing up.

On Saturday, Aug. 27, the community will come together to do just that from 8 a.m. to

noon across from Patagonia. Bring your own gloves, bucket and gardening tools.

For more information, visit www.cardiff101.com or call 760-436-0431.

Historical bus tour See 50 historic points of interest on a bus tour of historic Encinitas on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Scheduled stops include the Encinitas School House, the Boat Houses, San Elijo Lagoon, Olivenhain Town Hall, San Dieguito Heritage Museum along with a drive through San Diego Botanic Gardens and a tour of Bumann Ranch. The tour leaves from Encinitas City Hall, 505 S. Vulcan Avenue.

The $45 tickets include lunch and can be purchased by calling 760-943-1950. For more information, call 760-753-4834.

Coast Highway 101 clean up Ocean trash is a problem the community can address by working together at events like the Saturday, Aug. 27 Coast Highway 101 clean up.

Interested residents should meet at 9 a.m. at Leucadia Roadside Park and bring buckets, gloves and sun protection. Visit www.leucadia101.com or call 760-436-2320 for more information.

Book Nook Sale Friends of the Cardiff Library is hosting a

THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO AND LISETTE AND MICHAEL FARRELL INVITE YOU TO AN EVENING OF INDIAN-INSPIRED GLAMOUR AT

sale on Saturday, Aug, 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Cardiff Library, 2801 Newcastle Avenue.

Come load up on end-of-summer reading by filling a paper grocery bag full of books from select tables for just $3 or purchasing individual books for 25 cents. For more information, visit www.friendscardifflibrary.org or call 760-753-4027.

North County Sculptors Salon A free opening reception for the “Salon Explorations II” exhibit will be on Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Encinitas Community Center Galley, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive. Meet the artist and enjoy refreshments from 1 to 4 p.m.

The exhibition features the artwork of 18 North San Diego artists in varying media. For more information call 760-943-2260 or visit facebook.com/NorthCountySculptorsSalon.

Opening reception: artist Molla Wallace Meet artist Molla Wallace and enjoy refreshments at the Saturday, Aug. 27 opening reception for the “Astronauts and Shamans, a Collective Cosmic Journey” exhibit from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Cardiff Library, 2081 Newcastle Avenue.

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Don’t miss any of our exciting 2016-17 performances including: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Twyla Tharp Dance, Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Luisi and joined by Deborah Voigt, Leonidas Kavakos & Yuja Wang, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain and more. Visit our website for more information about all of our upcoming performances.

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EVENT BRIEFS (CONTINUED) journeying process. Visit www.friendscardifflibrary.org or call 760-753-4027 for more information.

LeucadiART Walk On Sunday, Aug. 28, 89 artist will exhibit their work in private parking lost along a one-mile stretch of Coast Highway 101 as part of the LeucadiART Walk.

The free event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., will feature art in all media, a Children’s Art Pavilion, a craft beer garden, six different music locations and live painting and other interactive art installations during the day.

Attendees can park at city hall and take the Magic Bus shuttle. For more information, visit www.leucadia101.com/events/leucadiart or call 760-436-2320.

Jitterbug dance classs Experience the fun of learning to Jitterbug with easy instruction provided for free by Dance North County on Sunday, Aug. 28 from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive.

For more information, visit www.sdcl.org/locations_EN.html or call 760-753-7376.

People and Plan Relationships tour Step back in time about 10,000 years and learn about the cultural traditions of the

Kumeyaay Indians on the People and Plant Relationships tour on Sunday, Aug. 28 at the San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center, 2710 Manchester Ave. Discover the plants and other coastal resources the Kumeyaay relied upon and still use today at this free event.

For more information, visit http://sanelijo.org/peopleplants or call 760-436-7469.

La Paloma Theatre Now showing: Captain Fantastic, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Rocky Horror Picture Show. Tickets: $10, $9 (cash only). 471 Coast Hwy. 101. For show times call 760-436-7469 or visit www.lapalomatheatre.com.

Healing art classes at Scripps The Synergy Art Foundation will continue is healing arts classes, facilitated by Denise McMurtrie, which are free to all in-patients at Scripps Memorial Hospital as well as Encinitas residents who are recovering from any neurological issues, including but not limited to brain injuries, strokes, spinal cord injuries, Parkinson’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis.

The group is open to the community on the first Saturday of every month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

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those coping with cancer and multiple traumas, provide opportunities to enjoy self-expression through art, reduce stress, increase hand-eye coordination, and stimulate imagination and creativity in a comfortable and supportive environment.

Caregivers are welcome to observe and/or participate and a minimum of one Scripps Rehabilitation staff will be present for all sessions.

Please RSVP attendance for any of the classes by emailing Andrea Schwarb at schwarb.andrea@scrippshealth.org.

Upcoming JFS Coastal Club events The following free events for seniors will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at the Coastal Club at Temple Solel, 3575 Manchester, Cardiff.

10 a.m.: Feeling Fit with Danyll 11 a.m.: Showcase: Baking Challah for the Holidays with Glen Brodowsky.

Brodowsky is a business professor at CSUSM with a passion and talent for baking challah —as well as being blessed with a gift for teaching. He’ll teach participants how to bake their very best challahs for the holidays and we will be rewarded with fresh bread out of the oven.

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Intermediate level and more advanced players are invited to participate and will be grouped by ability. The music will cover a wide range of difficulty. To sign up for this workshop, please visit the orchestra website at www.northcoastsymphony.com. The cost is $10/player. Participation is limited to 20 players, so sign-up early.

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Japan Festival at Encinitas Library

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he Sister City relationship between Encinitas and Amakusa, Japan was celebrated at the seventh Annual Japan Festival, held Aug. 13 at the Encinitas Library. The festival featured performances by Naruwan Taiko Drummers, Chika & the Happy Hoopers hula hooping students and Kikuta Kai Japanese Folk Dance and Bon Odori. Other activities included origami, tea ceremony presentations, kendama toy demonstrations and more.

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Tea ceremony presenters Vernna Lai, Soko Fosket, Brittney Smith

Naruwan Taiko Drummers

Encinitas Library Branch Manager Jenne Bergstrom, Festival Organizer Patricia Williams, Library Acting Director Susan Moore

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City of Encinitas Program Supervisor Nick Buck and daughter Amelia

Chika & the Happy Hoopers hula hooping students Emma, Keila, Seika, Kei

Brittney Smith demonstrates the proper steps for a tea ceremony

Elia, Willa, Drummer Jennifer Sim, Lila, Liam

San Diego-Yokohama Sister City Society President Steven Sigafus, Corresponding Secretary Kimiko Sigafus, James, Community Outreach Director Manami Nakayama, Japanese Friendship Garden Society of San Diego Program Coordinator Frederic Hewett, Zachary Braun

NCL volunteer Celeste teaches Yuki origami

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ENCINITAS CRIME REPORT Aug. 22 • Residential burglary - 800 block Stratford Drive, 11:45 p.m.

• Commercial burglary - 2000 block Newcastle Avenue, 8 p.m.

• Other six crimes - 500 block Encinitas Boulevard, 3:16 p.m.

• Misdemeanor shoplifting - 1000 N. block El Camino Real, 1:05 p.m.

• Felony cause harm/death of elder/dependent adult - 800 block Brittany Road, 4:35 a.m.

Aug. 21 • Misdemeanor burglary (shoplifting) - 1900 block Calle Barcelona, 3:30 p.m.

• Vehicle break-in/theft - 1400 block Ranch Road, 1:30 p.m.

• Misdemeanor simple battery - 400 S. block Coast Highway 101, 2:25 a.m.

• Misdemeanor possesion of narcotic or controlled substance - Second Street/W. I street, 12:25 a.m.

• Misdemeanor possesion of narcotic or controlled substance - Second Street/W. I street, 12:25 a.m.

• Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo, toluene - 1700 N. block Coast Highway 101, 12:08 a.m.

• Residential burglary - 600 N. block Vulcan Avenue, 12:01 a.m.

Aug. 20 • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo, toluene - 700 S. block Coast Highway 101, 10:10 p.m.

• Misdemeanor assault on person (simple assault) - Third Street/A Street, 5:40p.m.

• Commercial burglary - 200 S. block

El Camino Real, 3:02 a.m.

Aug. 19 • Misdemeanor petty theft (shoplift) 100 block N. block El Camino Real, 4:19 p.m.

• Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo, toluene - 500 block Encinitas Boulevard, 9:36 a.m.

• Misdemeanor DUI alcohol - Hermes Avenue/Leucadia Boulevard, 2:05 a.m.

Aug. 18 • Misdemeanor simple battery - 600 block Leucadia Boulevard, 10 p.m.

• Street robbery no weapon - 500 block Santa Fe Drive, 9:40 p.m.

• Misdemeanor use/influence of controlled substance - 1500 N. block Coast Highway 101, 7:49 p.m.

• Commercial burglary - 600 block Encinitas Boulevard, 6:30 p.m.

• Misdemeanor use/influence of controlled substance - N. Coast Highway 101/Encinitas Boulevard, 3:10 p.m.

• Misdemeanor possession of controlled substance paraphernalia 100 block N. El Camino Real, 11 a.m.

• Misdemeanor use/influence of controlled substance - 700 block Plato Place, 8 a.m.

• Misdemeanor petty theft (all other larceny) - 1300 block Encinitas Boulevard, 3:19 a.m.

Aug. 17 • Misdemeanor possesion of narcotic or controlled substance - 1500 block Leucadia Boulevard, 8:45 p.m.

• Misdemeanor petty theft (shoplift) -

1000 N. block El Camino Real, 8:40 p.m.

• Felony take vehicle without owner’s consent/vehicle theft - 700 block Third Street, 7:35 p.m.

• Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo, toluene - 200 N. block Coast Highway 101, 12:26 p.m.

• Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo, toluene - 1600 block Traske Road, 1 a.m.

• Felony battery with serious bodily injury - 1600 block Traske Road, 12:34 a.m.

Aug. 16 • Felony possesion/buy/use stun gun - 1500 block Leucadia Boulevard, 10:35 p.m.

• Misdemeanor use/influence of controlled substance - Leucadia Boulevard/Piraeus Street, 10:15 p.m.

• Vehicle break-in/theft - 1600 block Neptune Avenue, 10 p.m.

• Vehicle break-in/theft - 100 block

Rosebay Drive, 10 p.m.

• Felony possession/buy/use stun gun - 1500 block Leucadia Boulevard, 8:20 p.m.

• Misdemeanor DUI alcohol - 3700 block Via Cara Loma, 7:06 p.m.

• Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo, toluene - 1500 block Leucadia Boulevard, 5 p.m.

• Misdemeanor malicious mischief/vandalism - 7500 block Batiquitos Drive, 3 p.m.

• Misdemeanor exhibition of a deadly weapon other than a firearm 2500 S. block Coast Highway 101, 12:25 p.m.

• Misdemeanor simple battery - 1300 S. block Coast Highway 101, 9:47 a.m.

• Residential burglary - 1700 block Blue Water Lane, 7:30 a.m.

• Vehicle break-in/theft - 200 S. block El Camino Real, 6:30 a.m.

• Fraud - 2000 block Countrywood Court, 6 a.m.

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OUR READERS WRITE Sometimes voting ‘no’ is your best option I am writing to respond to the recent letter questioning my voting record to help the writer understand my fiduciary role as a board member, but first, let me thank all those parents and teachers who have supported my decisions to date.

Teacher’s Contract: Via a 3/2 vote, teachers were given a 12.5 percent raise, which the teachers praised as the highest raise ever in San Diego County. The Master contract also guaranteed additional raises as needed to our teachers, without any cap, to ensure that the teachers were the highest paid of all of San Diego County’s 42 school districts.

I voted “no” because at the same time these raises were requested: • Our district was required to reduce our savings from 17.5 percent to 6 percent because of Senate Bill 858; • We need our reserves to cover our operational deficits to remain solvent; • Our operational deficit went from $1.9 million to $6.6 million in 2016-17; • Although we can cover these raises short-term by depleting our reserve per SB 858, within two years we will no longer have any reserves remaining for “economic uncertainties;” and

• In about four years, our deficit will almost equal the remaining reserves, depleting our reserves below the statutorily required reserve minimum of 3 percent.

The San Diego Taxpayers Association awarded our board its 2016 “Grand Golden Fleece” award for giving away to much and not representing the taxpayer.

Our Budget: I voted against the proposed budget because it was fiscally unsound: • Our deficit will go from $1.9 million to $6.6 million in one year; • We will have about a $4 million deficit thereafter; • In three years, our district reserves will be reduced to below the 6 percent; School Science Classroom: I recently voted against the building of a new classroom at our newest high school because it used a lease-lease back model for construction. At the California School Board Association conference I attended, the lease-lease back model was not recommended due to potential litigation. I appreciate the need for new classrooms, but our decision must be fiscally and legally sound.

As a parent of a child in the district, I am the only board member with “skin in the game” which is why I care so much about making sure our district has money in the years to come. A board is responsible for making tough fiscal decisions that ensures the district’s fiscal viability.

Although I respect the teachers, I believe it’s my job to ask the tough questions and find real solutions to real challenges that face the district.

Maureen “Mo” Muir San Dieguito Union High School board member

No Rail Trail: You’ve lost your way Dear “No Rail Trail” advocacy group: As a co-founder of the “YES Rail Trail” advocacy group, I must respond to your recent attacks on City Council members and your outlandish allegations about the composition of the city’s new Coastal Mobility and Livability Working Group. I had empathy and respect for your fight to move the Cardiff Rail Trail to Highway 101 (as our opponents). However, now you’ve now gone off the tracks.

I’m deeply troubled by the allegations you’ve hurled at Catherine Blakespear and other members of the City Council about vague and unsubstantiated “shady dealings” related to the composition of the rail corridor working group.

Really, you are just making trouble for Catherine in order to get Paul Gaspar — your acknowledged mentor — elected as mayor. Did all the Cardiff residents who rallied to your original cause sign up for a nasty partisan campaign to elect a SEE LETTERS, A18

San Dieguito Union High School District

Superintendent’s ‘Welcome Back Message’

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an Dieguito Union High School District is known for the highest performing public schools in San Diego County. While there are many indicators of our success, our most rewarding accomplishment is the recognition we receive from our students, families and community.

Our reputation was earned over eight decades.

We are grateful for the confidence you have in our local schools and strive to maintain your trust.

Your support helps us recruit and retain highly qualified teachers, experienced leaders and dedicated staff who are devoted to building and

sustaining a world-class instructional program that meets the needs of each of our students.

This is the solid foundation upon which the San Dieguito Union High School District is built.

Our students amaze us every day with achievements too numerous to mention. We share in – and celebrate – their success and endeavor to provide opportunities for every student to excel in their own way.

We know the pressure to succeed is high. We are increasing support for struggling teenagers this year. Please reach out to the many caring adults at our schools who can help students with academic, social and emotional challenges.

The strength and stability of our schools, our commitment to excellence and community support for public education are among the many qualities that make this one of the most desirable places to live.

Our teachers, staff and administrators are proud to live up to your high expectations.

Together with you, we will continue the traditions that have made this a great place for teaching, learning and raising a family for over 80 years.

Thank you, and have a great year, Eric Dill Interim Superintendent

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Superstar comedian set for San Diego homecoming

BY ROB LEDONNE It’s an early Tuesday afternoon in San Diego, but halfway across the world in Beruit, Lebanon, comedian Nemr Abou Nassar, who simply goes by the stage name Nemr, is just finishing up dinner. “I have to admit, I like California because it’s a lot more carefree there,” said the Lebanese-born comedian, who for a time lived in North County “It was awesome living in Del Mar,” he notes. “I went to Del Mar Heights and the house we used to live in had a huge backyard area. It was an experience that was free of anxiety. In Lebanon, you have to quickly grow up. Living in Del Mar was like living in a movie.”

These days, however, Nemr is living in a different kind of movie.

Known as Lebanon’s “King of Comedy,” he’s one of the most popular comedians in the Middle East, pioneering an art form in a part of the world where any kind of stand-up shows were previously unheard. Now, he has six full feature specials and a primetime television show under his belt.

“The challenges of doing

comedy here are unlike challenges you’d find anywhere else in the world,” he explains. “In my first year doing comedy, there were 14 assassinations, a civil war, and an international war. I’d be doing shows in bunkers where people would show up to seek cover.”

Born in Lebanon, Nemr moved to San Diego when he was 2 years old and it was in North County where he first discovered his love of comedy and western culture.

“My parents would record stand-up specials from HBO and I’d watch them over and over again,” he remembers. “When I was 5, I used to tell everyone that I when I grew up I was either going to be a ninja turtle or a stand-up comedian. I had a set memorized from (“Saturday Night Live” veteran) Dana Carvey, and even though I had no idea what he said, I knew it word for word.”

Despite his idyllic Southern California childhood, Nemr was a teenager when he and his family packed up and moved back to their home country. With him, he took his newfound interest in comedy.

While back in Lebanon, he’d grab

Nemr Abou Nassar at any chance to pursue his craft and quickly began organizing shows in the country and the surrounding region.

“Performing in the Middle East is beautiful, because you perform there with a purpose,” Nemr explains of his pioneering career.

“In the U.S., when people go to a comedy club they get drunk and go back home. In the Middle East,

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people come to your shows because of something dark they’re dealing with. Audiences want you to remind them how to have fun. I can’t describe that feeling in words, but it validates you as a human being.”

Over time, Nemr has grown an incredible, skyrocketing career that has turned him into one of the region’s top comedians. He

regularly performs in front of thousands of people, including a recent show in Beruit that had 4,000 fans in attendance.

“When you do a show for that kind of people in such a small country, it changes the direction of the nation’s rhetoric.”

Come Sept. 30, Nemr is taking his renowned show to downtown San Diego's Balboa Theatre in a homecoming set that is poised to bridge the gap between American audiences and Middle Eastern comedy.

“The funny thing is, a lot of Lebanese love to live in San Diego because both places have very similar climates,” Nemr notes, pointing out it will be easier to put on a show in California than it is in some areas of the Middle East.

"Well, the first show we did in Saudi Arabia was illegal," he remembers. "Men on one side, women on the other. It was like being a revolutionary."

Nemr takes the stage at the historic Balboa Theatre on Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit www.sandiegotheatres.org/nemr

Submit a film idea through La Costa Film Festival’s ‘Reel Pitch’ The La Costa Film Festival is bringing Hollywood back to La Costa Oct. 13-16. And they want you to be one of the stars. Do you have a film concept that’s a sure winner? How about a short film that could be a full-length feature? Maybe just a raw idea, that has “reel” potential? Now’s your chance to make that dream a reality.

Ten contestants will be selected and given 5 minutes each to present their ideas to the “Reel Pitch” panel of studio executives. A live audience of fans and film lovers will cheer for their favorites. One winner will be chosen and begin their journey to fulfill their dreams.

A panel of independent judges will select the 10 finalists from the pool of 5 minute pitches submitted through www.FilmFreeway.com. There is a required $25 submission fee. Ten finalists are then notified of their selection and their attendance requested for the festival. They will each present their ideas before a live audience to a panel of judges (curated

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All finalist contestants will each receive an all-access Star

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More than 340 people attended last year’s gala, which grossed a record-breaking $1.37 million. Event organizers anticipate about 400 people this year and hope to raise at least $1.3 million to support Voices for Children.

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FROM LETTERS, A14 Republican mayor? No, they did not. You’ve hijacked their cause.

Your core complaint is that the rail corridor working group membership was decided in “secret meetings” and somehow favors or benefits the “yes” side (our group). Your “evidence” for malfeasance is weak sauce. What’s most ridiculous about your allegations is that the most active leaders in our group — who you would expect to be at the white hot center of this crazy paranoid conspiracy — didn’t even bother to call or email the Council about the draft membership list that was subsequently modified by the Council.

We didn’t have a huge charge on it because the working group is not a forum for re-litigating the alignment of the rail trail. We never intended to use it that way. The working group’s mandate is much broader and deals with how the entire city interacts with the rail corridor in all parts of the community. Not only that, but the rail trail alignment was decided by the Council in March.

So... if the leaders of the “yes” side couldn’t even get worked up enough to lobby the Council about membership, then how on earth could there be a grand conspiracy?

The answer is that there isn’t a conspiracy. That’s just patently silly. It’s nonsense. Instead, there is a lot of noise being made by a very small group of people who are the unwitting tools of Kristin and Paul Gaspar in an attempt to flip the City Council majority from Democrat/progressive to Republican/conservative. That’s it. That’s all.

Encinitas, don’t fall for it. Regardless of your political leanings, don’t allow partisan politics to hijack and hide behind a non-partisan cause that started with pure motivations and a broad base of support.

Michael Verdu YES Rail Trail

FROM TRACKS, A2 and sheriff’s deputies issued 84 citations and 158 warnings — a big jump from the 33 tickets issued from January through July. In 2015, only 115 tickets were issued.

Del Mar resident Frank Stonebanks, who was cited in early August, said he wants to fight back. He said he has reached out to groups that work for beach access, and also created a Facebook page to generate grassroots support.

“It boils down to our rights and our ability to access the beach,” Stonebanks said.

“People have been crossing these tracks for years.”

He wants the crossings to be permissible, with the onus of liability on the trespasser, and says it has been done elsewhere.

“Obviously, I am not crossing anymore, but I always see people (crossing),” Stonebanks said. “Surfers will cross those tracks. They (authorities) might as well figure out a way to make it safe.”

Transit officials say there is no such thing as a safe illegal crossing.

There have been 19 fatalities and 15 injuries in the last 24 months along the coastal tracks and Sprinter line. Officials said it is difficult to know how many were suicides.

One accidental death came in January

FROM TAPS, A2 Commissioners decided to postpone their decision on the permits and directed the Leucadia Club to revise its state application and seek a more restrictive ABC license.

Club members started that process later that month.

At the Aug. 18 meeting, commissioners said they were pleased with the club’s new application for a Type 57 license, which allows organizations to sell alcohol to members and guests for on-site

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FROM WADDLE, A1 last year, Waddle worked with longtime customer Kyle Koerber on an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. It raised $7,800, which helped the store make it through 2015, but Waddle said it was clear this year that the time had finally come to close the doors.

Fans of the store reacted to the news with sadness, including customer Susanne Van Cleave, who wrote on the shop’s Facebook page: “There is only one Ducky Waddle’s. And without it, the world — and especially Leucadia — will be a colder, sadder, less funky

Lux Art Institute to hold opening reception for new artist The Lux Art Institute will feature five artists from all over the world coming for residency in its upcoming 10th anniversary season, beginning with Colombian Camilo Restrepo.

In residency from Sept. 10 through Oct. 2 (the exhibition runs through Oct. 29), Restrepo will work on two place.”

Waddle grew up in San Diego, where he began collecting antique art more than 50 years ago. He ran an antiques and collectibles shop in San Diego in the 1970s, then moved the business to L.A. in the 1980s, but the store was destroyed in the 1994 Northridge earthquake. In 1996, he reopened Ducky Waddle’s — “Ducky” is his nickname — in a tiny space in downtown Encinitas. Business was so brisk, he moved two years later to the current Leucadia location, which was twice as large.

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separate pieces created from collected newspaper clippings and drawings from his personal sketchbooks. These works will focus on concepts of failure and appropriation in relation to the drug-trade, and will be exhibited at ArtBo in Bogotá upon their completion. An opening reception will be held Friday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Lux Art Institute.

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range of merchandise. There are shelves of rare books; stacks of vintage comic books, magazines, newspapers and art prints; locally produced greeting cards; novelty gifts; used CDs; posters; Mexican folk art; bead jewelry and buttons; and 1950s-style kitsch items.

Waddle said he’ll keep the doors open until everything’s gone, which he said should be “well into September.”

As a final bow to the shop’s artistic past, Waddle has planned one last open-mic poetry night featuring guest poet Alfredo Aguilar at 7 p.m. Sept. 14.

– Pam Kragen writes for The San Diego Union-Tribune

2014, when Louis Terrell, a 75-year-old former mayor of Del Mar, was killed on the tracks near 11th Street as he tried to grab his dog, which had been spooked by the train horn.

It happened less than a week after Becerra started working with the district. “That has kind of set the tone for my career here,” he said.

Until this month trespassing on the tracks was a misdemeanor, but the transit district recently found a government code allowing tickets to be written as infractions — more akin to a traffic ticket. “We are not here to try to ruin people,” said Sheriff’s Sgt. Jason King, who runs the unit of deputies assigned to work with transit district. “We are here to just try to change your attitude about being on the tracks.”

King said deputies will still issue the misdemeanor tickets when the circumstances call for it. Even infraction tickets are pricey. The base fine for the offense is $75, but tack on court and penalty assessments, and the cost jumps to nearly $400 for a first-time offender, according to the San Diego Superior Court. Transit officials said none of those fines are funneled back to the district.

The latest effort consists of more patrols and special operations. Becerra — who prefers to call it “an increased presence, not

a crackdown” — said the district is “really looking at this across the board.” That ranges from transient camps too close to the rail line, to people crossing the tracks or walking near them.

In Del Mar, the tracks run parallel to a hiking trail and people frequently move across the corridor, particularly south of 15th Street where there’s a long stretch without a legal crossing. Surfers and others heading to the beach park on cul de sacs east of the tracks, then cross over on the way to the ocean.

“What are you supposed to do?” San Diego resident Kris Ochi said after surfing off 11th Street on Friday. “If you want to get to the beach, you’ve got to cross the tracks.”

There are no-trespassing signs, he acknowledged, but he also pointed to the well-worn path and the trash can at the head of it. “It’s the established route,” he said.

Stonebanks said after he was ticketed he warned friends and neighbors about the crackdown. “People are really upset about the issue,” he said.

Becerra said that perhaps three times a day, the presence of trespassers forces quick action — whether blaring the horn or hitting the emergency brakes— by train operators on the local tracks.

Crews must inspect rail lines after an

emergency stop. The downtime often runs from 15 to 60 minutes and can affect the scheduling. Aside from Coaster trains, the coastal tracks also carry trains from Amtrak, Metrolink, and BNSF Railway. The lines are part of the second busiest intercity passenger rail corridor in the country, officials said.

The trespassing problems also happen on Sprinter as well, but far less so, Becerra said.

King, a 20-year sheriff’s deputy who heads the railway enforcement unit for the Sheriff’s Department, said that a few months into the job, he realized how dangerous the rail corridor can be. He said he was 20 feet from the tracks, waiting to spot a northbound train he knew was carrying a deputy and a wanted felon, when the southbound train suddenly blew past from behind.

“It totally shocked me,” he said. “A light bulb went off. It changed my whole way of thinking.”

One catalyst to start targeting trespassers came after a man and woman laid on the tracks in Encinitas, reportedly in a suicide attempt in July. They were struck but survived, although the woman lost her arm.

“The situation was so dramatic and traumatic, we knew we had do something,” Becerra said.

– Teri Figueroa is a writer for The San Diego Union-Tribune.

consumption only.

Neighboring homeowners — who don’t want any alcohol served at the site — were decidedly not pleased.

Tim Calver, whose home is accessed by an alley behind the club, told commissioners that if the club’s request is granted by the state, he will end up with three alcohol-serving establishments within less than 100 feet of his home.

“There’s concern that this project could be a public nuisance,” he said, adding that he didn’t think a “divisive and elitist”

organization ought to receive a liquor license.

If club members want a beer, they should simply go next door to Pandora’s Pizza, he said.

Club members responded that they wanted a quiet, kid-free place to discuss business, particularly biotech issues. Club representative Craig Leslie told the commission that the Leucadia Club doesn’t have much of an impact on the neighborhood now and won’t even with the addition of alcohol. They’re limited by

their city permits and can only have 20 people in the building at any one time, he noted.

Commissioners added several new conditions to the club’s permits on Aug. 18.

They mandated that deliveries had to occur out front on Coast Highway, rather than in the alley and they clarified that “guests” of the club had to be affiliated with club members and not be random people invited in off the street.

— Barbara Henry is a writer for The San Diego-Union Tribune

www.encinitasadvocate.com FROM TRAIL, A1 contract that put city taxpayers on the hook for $1 million if SANDAG missed a state grant deadline. We should never assume liability for a project that we aren’t in charge of,” council member Catherine Blakespear told the Encinitas Advocate before the Aug. 24 meeting. “As an attorney, I read this next draft of the contract and its terms are fair. I support the city signing this contract and believe it’s in our best interests.”

The draft of the MOU approved on Aug. 24 allows SANDAG to move forward with project development on Segment 1 (the first part of Segment 39C, running from Chesterfield Drive to Santa Fe Drive) of a bicycle-pedestrian trail to be constructed in the city’s Coast Highway 101 right-of-way (west-side alignment).

In the document, the city agrees to: work collaboratively with SANDAG to complete the project; work with SANDAG to develop the project in two segments, Segment 1 being within Highway 101 right-of-way between Chesterfield Drive and Santa Fe Drive, and Segment 2 being between Santa Fe Drive and G Street extending no further north than D Street; include SANDAG in the work of the Coastal Mobility and Livability Working Group; expedite all local entitlement processes and waive any development review or processing fees, to the extent legally allowed; and the biggie — reimburse SANDAG for half of Segment 1 costs for submitting project documents to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) for approval, in the event the CCC denies the project. In no event shall the city’s reimbursement exceed $250,000.

In a previous draft of the MOU, the city could have been liable for up to $1 million if the project hit any snags. This financial liability is key because CCC staff, in an Aug. 8 letter to SANDAG and the city, stated that it does not believe the west-side alignment of Segment 39C of the Rail Trail is consistent with the North Coast Corridor Public Works Plan (NCCPWP), and further that it would advise the Coastal Commissioners to reject a Notice of Impending

FROM RACE, A1 Barth later issued a joint news release confirming their decision.

Both had pulled nomination papers last month — days after Gaspar announced his candidacy — in what many suspected was a dig at the mayor’s husband.

The pair said Aug. 17 that they went through the documents and collected 20 signatures of registered city voters, required for any candidate, but ultimately decided against running because they didn’t want to take votes away from Blakespear, whom they plan to endorse.

“From a purely political point of view, splitting the votes is not what I wanted to do,” Bartram said.

Barth also said financing a campaign was an issue, mentioning Kristin Gaspar spent tens of thousands of dollars on her mayoral campaign two years ago, and “we don’t have that kind of money.”

“We’re going to put all of our efforts behind Catherine (Blakespear),” he said.

Paul Gaspar couldn’t be reached for comment on Aug. 17.

Blakespear, who announced her candidacy in late February, is an attorney and a fourth-generation Encinitas resident. She was elected to the City Council in 2014 after serving four years on the city’s Traffic and Public Safety Commission.

Gaspar, who announced his candidacy in

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Development (NOID) submittal.

The city and SANDAG are currently working on a NOID submittal to try and persuade Coastal Commissioners to come down on their side. In addition, city and SANDAG representatives were confident after a July 12 meeting during which at least one commissioner, San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox, led them to believe the CCC could eventually decide the west-side alignment is consistent with the NCCPWP. With local groups anxious to make their voices heard on the topic of the Rail Trail, Blakespear said “The fight is with the Coastal Commission to overrule their staff and say that the west-alignment is consistent with overall rebuild plans.”

Asked via email before the Aug. 24 meeting why the MOU authorization was on the consent calendar as opposed to an action item for discussion, Deputy Mayor Lisa Shaffer explained that it was merely formalizing what the council had discussed and agreed upon.

“This agenda item is a continuation of a prior council item where we discussed the terms of the MOU in detail. Unfortunately, after giving direction about the content of the MOU, we did not formally authorize the mayor to sign it, so once we reached agreement with SANDAG, consistent with council direction, we had to bring it back on consent to authorize that,” Shaffer said. “The final draft clarifies the financial sharing of responsibility in the event that the Coastal Commission does not accept the NOID.” The MOU goes on to outline what SANDAG is agreeing to, which includes serving as project manager of the project, providing informational updates on the project to the Coastal Mobility and Livability Working Group, incorporating input from the Coastal Mobility and Livability Working Group into the development of Segment 2 of the project as well as maintaining the overall project budget of $6.133 million.

The final portion of the MOU has the city and SANDAG mutually agreeing to diligently pursue completion of Segment 1 of the project and jointly coordinate with project stakeholders. mid-July, is the founder and president of Gaspar Physical Therapy. The company, which opened in 1994, has seven offices, including locations in Solana Beach, Encinitas and Carlsbad, and employs more than a hundred people.

In 2014, Kristin Gaspar became the city’s first elected mayor when the city switched over to a directly elected mayor system.

She is in a runoff election in November for a seat on the San Diego County Supervisors now held by Dave Roberts, so she isn’t seeking re-election to her mayoral post.

In addition to the mayor’s spot, there are three council seats up for election in November and one of those three seats will have a two-year term, instead of a four-year one in order to accommodate the recent shift to an elected mayor. Whoever receives the least votes out of the top three vote-getters for those three seats will receive the two-year position.

As of Aug. 17, five people had filed paperwork to run for those seats. Incumbents Tony Kranz and Mark Muir had filed, as had Tasha Boerner Horvath, Phil Graham and Tony Brandenburg.

The third incumbent council member — Shaffer — announced last year that she would not seek re-election.

Brandenberg and Horvath are city planning commissioners. Graham, who pulled out of the state Assembly race earlier this year, is the stepson of former governor Pete Wilson.

— Barbara Henry is a writer for The San Diego-Union Tribune

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858-583-9777

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Dara Chantarit, Allison James Estates and Homes

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LA COSTA

LA COSTA

ENCINITAS

Stunning 4br, 3.5ba sgl story w/pool, spa, firepit/BBQ Island.

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Mediterranean-inspired 5,400 plus sf, 5br, 4.5ba home in desirable La Costa Estates.

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4 BEDROOMS, 3.1 BATHS, $2,195,000

5 BEDROOMS, 3.1 BATHS, $1,799,000

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Debbie McCauley (760) 505-2001

Ebin Smith (760) 717-4676

Skip Barbour (760) 207-3648

ENCINITAS

CARMEL VALLEY

LAKE SAN MARCOS

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Desirable Santa Fe Summit home. Cul de sac location. Close to beaches, shopping, schools.

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3 BEDROOMS, 2.1 BATHS, $990,000

Ruth Broom (760) 815-1870

Kelly Howard (760) 419-1240

Laura Rappaport (760) 805-8080

ENCINITAS

ENCINITAS

CARLSBAD

Ideal location close to schools, shopping & community amenities. New flooring throughout.

Highly upgraded 2br, 2.5ba plus bonus loft. Private yard w/ built-in BBQ. Spa/Pool/Tennis.

Come see home in highly sought after location in beautiful coastal city of Carlsbad Ca.

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Geoffrey Mao (760) 505-9888

4 BEDROOMS, 2.1 BATHS, $859,000

Diane & Kevin Silberman (760) 271-3721

2 BEDROOMS, 2.1 BATHS, $679,500

3 BEDROOMS, 2.1 BATHS, $600,000