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Volume 3, Issue 5
September 9, 2016
Teachers hold another protest in opposition to Muir, Salazar
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A crowd of more than 50 residents attended a Sept. 6 meeting at which the discussion was mostly focused on the removal of four ficus trees in downtown Encinitas.
Encinitas residents oppose cutting four ficus trees
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BY JOE TASH The meeting was billed as an effort to gather citizens’ ideas about the size and type of trees that should be planted in place of stately ficus trees in downtown Encinitas, including four trees slated for removal within the next few weeks. But many in the audience of more than 50 people instead focused on their desire to save the four doomed ficus trees — two each on Second and Third streets — as well as about 50 more of the ficuses that shade downtown streets and sidewalks with their green leafy canopies. “Please, please don’t cut them down,” said Jan Kalish, one of
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triggering a round of applause. The decision to remove the trees, said some in the crowd, is at odds with Encinitas’ designation as a “Tree City USA” by the national Arbor Day Foundation. But city officials were just as adamant that the four ficus trees in question, two in the 600 block of Third Street and two in the 1000 block of Second Street, must be removed because they pose safety risks and potential legal liability to the city. They showed photos of the trees, highlighting fissures they said could lead to large limbs breaking off and causing SEE TREES, A17
SOUL ‘holistic’ charter school aims to open in Encinitas BY KAREN BILLING For the first time in the San Dieguito Union High School District’s history, it has received a petition to authorize a charter school. The School of Universal Learning (SOUL) Charter School aims to open a seventh through 12th grade campus in Encinitas in 2017. At the Sept. 1 board meeting, Interim
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more than a dozen people who spoke at the meeting, which was called by Encinitas city officials and held Sept. 6 at City Hall. Former Encinitas mayor and council member Sheila Cameron presented petitions with a total of more than 200 signatures calling for the trees to be preserved. If necessary, she said, citizens could collect money to pay for legal help and seek a court injunction to block the trees’ removal. She echoed concerns expressed by a number of people in the crowd when she said, “Prune the damn trees. It’s very clear that’s all they need,”
BY KAREN BILLING Protesters returned to the San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) on Sept. 1 prior to the school board meeting, with over 20 teachers holding signs in opposition to board members John Salazar and Mo Muir. The opposition spilled into the board room as Bob Croft, president of the San Dieguito Faculty Association, spoke out against the board members. Croft said as the school year begins with Canyon Crest Academy at capacity, teachers remain concerned about Muir’s and Salazar’s votes against “desperately needed classrooms at CCA and other important Prop AA projects.” “Certainly we have seen with dismay Salazar’s efforts before to thwart taxpayer-approved Prop AA and the incredible infrastructure improvements it continues to bring to the students of our district,” Croft said. Croft noted Salazar’s continued opposition to Prop AA, where he said in an April interview: “Building new structures doesn’t provide better education.” “I wonder if Canyon Crest Academy parents would agree as it is their students who would be sitting in the school’s parking lot if the other board members would not have outvoted Salazar and Muir’s misguided opposition to these new classrooms,” Croft said of the new classroom building currently under construction. Croft said Salazar’s statement was “ignorant” and “laughable” and demonstrates “incredible, uninformed and disconnected” judgment on his part. Croft also said Muir’s vote against the new classroom building was “misguided” due to her concerns about the lease-leaseback model, SEE PROTEST, A18
Superintendent Eric Dill said the district now begins the complex process of evaluating the petition — all of the district’s assistant superintendents will look at different elements of the school, such as curriculum, how students progress, assessments, accreditation and the business plan. “This isn’t about checklists,” Dill said. “The real
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measure we’re looking at is qualitative and evaluating the likelihood that the school can deliver a quality educational program.” The school district has 30 days from the date of submission to conduct a public hearing and 60 days to review and act on the petition. The board will hold a public hearing on the petition SEE CHARTER, A18
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Man struck, killed by train in apparent suicide
An apparently suicidal man laid down on the railroad tracks near the Encinitas Transit Station and was fatally struck by an oncoming train shortly before midnight on Sept. 5. A northbound Pacific Sun freight train struck the victim on the tracks running across East D Street, just south of the Encinitas Transit Station, according to sheriff’s Deputy Marcus Levine. The name of the person killed was not immediately available.
The engineer told authorities a man stepped out in front of the train and laid on the tracks, ignoring the locomotive’s warning horn. The train was traveling at about 48 miles per hour. The man died at the scene, Levine said. As of Sept. 6, the Sheriff’s Transit Enforcement Unit will be handling the investigation. Anyone with information about this case can call the Sheriff’s Department’s non-emergency line at 858-565-5200. — City News Service
EUSD names new assistant superintendent At its Aug. 23 meeting, the Encinitas Union School board unanimously approved Andree Grey as assistant superintendent of educational services. Grey replaced Leighangela Brady beginning Sept. 6. For the past five years, Grey served as the director of curriculum, instruction and assessment for the Temecula Valley Unified School District, and was previously a principal, vice principal and teacher in the Temecula Valley and Dehesa school districts. “I am thrilled to be joining the Encinitas Union School District,” Grey said in a statement. “EUSD has an outstanding reputation for high student achievement focused on the whole child and a stellar staff committed to excellence. I look forward to serving the students, staff and families of Encinitas.” — Submitted press release
Mike Stein made permanent Fire Chief
The city of Encinitas has appointed Acting Fire Chief Mike Stein to the position of Fire Chief effective immediately. In his role, Stein will serve as Fire Chief for the cities of Encinitas, Del Mar and Solana Beach as part of a Cooperative Management Services Agreement established between the cities in 2009. Hired by the city of Encinitas in September of 2013, Stein has since held the positions of Fire Battalion Chief, Deputy Fire Chief and Acting Fire Chief. He has over 26 years of firefighting experience and has served in every rank beginning with Reserve Firefighter. “With almost three decades of firefighting experience, Chief Stein is an asset to the community,” Encinitas City Manager Karen Brust
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Members celebrate the 50th anniversary of the San Dieguito Tennis Club at an Aug. 28 party.
At San Dieguito Tennis Club it’s 50-love BY CHRIS SAUR With members pitching in to put together every piece of the San Dieguito Tennis Club’s 50th anniversary party on Aug. 28, from bringing the chairs from a nearby church to playing in the dance band and string duo that entertained partygoers, the event was a microcosm of what makes the club special. What was once a group of around 40 enthusiastic tennis players without their own court, is now a 200-member club that has built nine of its own courts, a sprawling two-story clubhouse, a pool and a playground for kids at its beautiful complex on El Camino Real. “It’s unique in that it’s owned by the members,” said board president Dick Sanders, who noted that there are about 200 people with shares and they aren’t looking to make that number larger. When a member can’t play anymore, another tennis enthusiast can rent that share. “The essence of the club is that everybody contributes, gets together and supports each other in times of good and in times of bad. (The original members) wanted it to be people who were enthusiastic about getting together as a family and playing tennis.” The club’s story begins in 1965, when a group playing tennis at Glen Park in Cardiff-by-the-Sea lobbied the county to build more than the one available court. When their efforts were unsuccessful, they took it upon themselves, pooling their money to buy 2.5 acres of land along El Camino Real and build their first courts. The San Dieguito Tennis Club (SDTC) incorporated as a nonprofit and, with 44 owner-members, opened with four courts, a small clubhouse, locker rooms and a swimming pool in 1966. Over those first few years, more land was purchased and more courts were added in 1972. A top level of the clubhouse came in 1978, lights were added to some courts in 1979 (and others in 1984) and land for the eighth and ninth courts was purchased in 1985. For each expansion, financing came by selling more shares and adding more members to the club, which remained more like a circle of friends. “We have barbeques in the family area, kids camp out during the summer, we have parties for every occasion — New Year’s Eve, Wimbledon, St. Patrick’s Day — we’ll have a party and play tennis,” Sanders explained. “Every Sunday, there’s a potluck with tennis. We have Mahjong nights, poker nights, a wine night (all at the clubhouse). This club becomes your family.” Staying with the theme of SDTC members working together to improve the club, Sanders was part of a small but determined group of members, only some of whom had some
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Club president Dick Sanders and his wife Jane pose at the San Dieguito Tennis Club’s 50th anniversary party. expertise, who remodeled the clubhouse kitchen in 2009. A few years before that, when a small shed burned down, volunteers built a new one the very next weekend. But they also play a little tennis on the nine sparkling courts, with weekly men’s and women’s leagues for all skill levels, tournaments and daily recreational play. The successful junior program includes a tournament, which this summer drew 120 players. Brad Humphreys, a former state champion, was the club pro for 44 years before giving way to the current pro Dave Rapp in 2014. Under Humphreys, SDTC was named the 1998 Tennis Club of the Year by the USTA (United States Tennis Association) and the 2011 Club of the Year by the USPTA (U.S. Professional Tennis Association). One member was ranked nationally for his senior age group for most of the past 25 years, while junior player Jacob Brumm was recently ranked in the top 20 nationally for the U16 age group. Sanders, 70, isn’t in their class, but holds his own in his men’s leagues and doubles tournaments and has been on the board as president multiple times since joining the club in 1990. He rented at first, before getting to buy a membership in 1995, and his wife Jane is also a recreational player. Dick and Jane Sanders were two of the 180 people who came out to celebrate the club’s 50th anniversary at a magnificent event. Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar was there too, proclaiming Aug. 28, 2016 as San Dieguito Tennis Club Day. “It was fantastic,” Sanders said, his face lighting up. “Everybody dressed in white, and you should have seen the decorations. Mostly it was just about renewing friendships.” But the way the club has operated these past 50 years, most of the friendships were already pretty strong.
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‘Flamencolele’ is Encinitas man’s new project Wilson is crowdfunding for his unique album BY CHRIS SAUR Popular Encinitas musician and guitar teacher William Wilson is crowdfunding for his new “Flamencolele” album. Ten years ago, that sentence wouldn’t have made a lot of sense, as modern crowdfunding — the practice of funding a project through small monetary contributions of a large number of people, usually done online — was brand new. “Flamencolele,” playing Flamenco-style music on a ukuele, meanwhile, is something Wilson started doing by accident. “It’s basically a combination of taking elements of the Flamenco guitar, which I’ve played for 30 years, and the ukulele, which I’m newer to,” Wilson explained. “When I first picked up the ukulele, I wasn’t strumming it like you’re supposed to, I was strumming like you would on a Spanish guitar. I kept doing it and I thought, this really sounds cool.” Wilson — who has released several solo albums, plays with the Peter Pupping Quartet, helps direct the Encinitas Guitar Orchestra and teaches private guitar lessons at Guitar Sounds in Encinitas — has played Flamenco for a long time, often performing it at weddings and other events in and around Encinitas. A Flamenco guitar is a type of guitar, but even more than that, Flamenco is a style of playing, which has evolved alongside the popular Hispanic dance style. It is known for its punchy, fiery quality, The ukulele has been getting popular recently, even being used in pop music. But most people play the slower, Hawaiian style.
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William Wilson, a musician from Encinitas, is working on his newest project, an album of “Flamencolele” music. Wilson creates his sound by playing a ukulele in Flamenco style. “A lot of the music I’ve done in the past has been more somber in quality,” Wilson said. “I did a tango album years ago that was inspired by my mother, who is from Argentina, and that was really dark. But this is more light and fun.” Wilson, 38, grew up in Encinitas and still lives in town with his wife Marianne, also a musician, and four boys, 12-year-old Tad; Isaac, 10; Liam, 8; and Dominic, 5, each of whom play music. Wilson got his Bachelor of Music in Guitar Performance from San Diego State in 2001. In addition to “Tango for One,” on which he played the music of Argentinian composers Astor Piazzolla and Alberto Ginastera, Wilson has another album of South American music, “La Catedral,” and one with his original songs called “Sketches and Impressions.” He previously crowdfunded for another album, on which he translated songs written for the violin by Spanish composer Sarasate, into guitar
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songs. Wilson has been on five other albums as part of the Peter Pupping Quartet and has released some online albums such as Music for Sleep and Music for Reading, etc. He had another idea planned for his next album, something more classically-oriented with guitar quartets. But over the summer, he had an 11-year-old guitar student who kept wanting to learn to play the ukulele because he had seen it on the popular kids TV show “Steven Universe.” “He had this kind of infectious desire to want to play the thing, so I said maybe I’ll review my ukulele stuff to make sure I’m teaching him right,” Wilson said. “Once I found (a good ukulele), I just had so much fun playing it. I think that’s the thing that’s making it so popular, it’s getting back to the fun part of making music. “One thing led to another and I had one of those moments, sitting around with some friends in my backyard … (and thought) this would be so cool (for my next album).” Wilson has already finished three songs for the “Flamencolele” album, which will be all original, and they can be found on the crowdfunding page. This is his second foray into crowdfunding, and he says it is great not just for the financial aspect — everyone likes getting paid for their work — but also because of the connection between artist and fan. “It’s not just because you know you have
an audience beforehand, though that’s important, but because you feel much more involvement from the people who support you,” Wilson continued. “When the fans get involved, I think it makes it better for everyone. Since I did the last crowdfunded project, I still have people come up to me … and they know each individual song, they have a relationship with it. “So the hope is that I’m able to do it and still make a living, because it takes so much time, but also to get people involved. That’s the healthy part of it, that you get so much community involvement.” On the crowdfunding page, there is even an option to name one of the songs on the album. As of Sept. 7, Wilson has raised $1,321 of his $1,500 goal, and the page will be up through Sept. 23. The funding itself will pay for his time dedicated to the album — though not at a very high per-hour rate — as well as other expenses such as the cost of making CDs. Another benefit of going the crowdfunding route is that it allows more people to find the music. When an album comes out that isn’t by a famous artist, it can be tough to get it out there for people to listen to. The crowdfunding gives people a deeper connection to a particular album or song and encourages them to share it with friends. To become a part of the album, visit the crowdfunding page at www.flamencolele.com.
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Encinitas 11-year-old wins Taekwondo world title
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Gavin Robinson, middle, stands on the podium after winning the 9-10 age-group world championship in first-degree sparring on July 1 at the American Taekwondo Association Tournament of Champions in Little Rock, Arkansas.
BY CHRIS SAUR Encinitas’ youngest Taekwondo star, 11-year-old Gavin Robinson, recently got his most important win in a career that is already chock full of impressive victories. On July 1, Gavin defeated an opponent from Peru, 5-0, to capture the 9-10 age-group world championship in first-degree sparring. That triumph, which came at the American Taekwondo Association (ATA) Tournament of Champions in Little Rock, Arkansas, was the conclusion of Gavin’s stellar 10-year-old season (he turned 11 in June). In the past year, the talented pre-teen went 56-2, won a national tournament last fall and took second — losing 1-0 in an overtime championship bout — in a national tourney in the spring. Ranked sixth coming into the Tournament of Champions — the top 10 Americans and 14 international champs earned invites — Gavin outscored his four opponents by a total of 18-1. “I saw how hard he worked all year long and knew he could do it,” said Gavin’s father Ritch Robinson. “But
to see him actually get it done, when he was undermanned and out-gunned by some of these kids who were six inches taller and 30 pounds heavier than he is, it was honestly the proudest day of my life.” Dad and mom Victoria have had plenty to be proud of with Gavin winning the Southwest Regional Championship three of the past four years. The family travels all around the country for tournaments as Gavin has competed in Florida, New Jersey, Chicago and Texas, among other places. One day after his world championship, Gavin remained in Arkansas to start his 11-year-old season, taking third in a second degree 11-12s sparring tournament. Gavin trains in the Songham style of Taekwondo with Senior Master Ken Church, who has martial arts schools in both Encinitas and Carmel Valley. When Church was inducted into the ATA Hall of Fame in 2012, he was the youngest inductee ever. Church is a seventh-degree Black Belt in Taekwondo and has won world
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Haskett has the Mustang runners cooking BY CHRIS SAUR During the fall and spring, Gordy Haskett spends nearly every waking hour in a specific square mile just east of I-5 between Encinitas Boulevard and Santa Fe Drive. That’s because the popular San Dieguito Academy cross country and track coach also owns and operates Gordy’s Bakery on Encinitas Boulevard. That grueling fall schedule started last week as Haskett began his 15th season coaching the SDA boys and girls distance-running squads. But as grueling as it is for Haskett — he gets to the bakery around 5:30 a.m. and gets home from practice most days at 5:30 p.m. or later — that’s exactly the opposite of how he wants cross country to feel for the Mustang athletes. “Part of my job is to let them be kids,” said Haskett, who himself graduated from San Dieguito in 1978. “At San Dieguito Academy, academics come first. They have AP (classes) and club soccer, and at some point they have to be a teenager.” With that in mind, Haskett reads the mood of his team and every once in while he’ll announce at the beginning of practice that it’s Game Day. That day, the athletes will play capture the flag or another group activity to lighten the mood. Each year on his birthday, Haskett’s teams do the Donut Run, a fun event where runners are tied together and eat donuts between laps. That comes after the annual team time trial barbecue, this year on Sept. 23, where friends and family of the athletes gather for some team bonding. But all of the fun times haven’t prevented Haskett’s teams from having success. “The cream still rises to the top,” Haskett said,
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San Dieguito Academy cross country coach Gordy Haskett runs Gordy’s Bakery, which is right around the corner from the school. The Mustangs start their season on Sept. 10. applying a metaphor the longtime baker knows a thing or two about. While he has a pair of young teams this season, last year’s SDA girls squad took seventh place in the CIF San Diego Section Division III Championship race — the best finish for a girls team in Haskett’s time at the helm. The 2015 Mustangs boys saw a top runner go down during the race and eventually finished 10th. The program has been much better than that in recent years, sending a team to the CIF State Meet for the first time in school history about 10 years ago and consistently finishing around fourth or fifth at the section championships.
The Mustangs open the 2016 season on Sept. 10 with the Bronco Roundup, hosted by Rancho Bernardo High at Kit Carson Park in Escondido. Haskett says this event will get the athletes’ feet wet, while it’s the Sept. 17 Mt. Carmel Invitational at Morley Field — the same course the Mustangs will run the section championships on in November — where he’ll really get a gauge on his teams. The much larger SDA boys squad (there are 60 boys running as opposed to just 25 girls) has talent at the top with senior Ross Urbina and sophomore twins Zack and Conner Edwards. And with a lot of youth making up the rest of the team — Haskett says he has 23 freshman and
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12 more sophomores — almost any one of the youngsters could step up as a surprise contributor. “We have this wave of freshman and sophomores, some of them haven’t even raced cross country before, so we’ll have to see,” Haskett said. On the girls side, junior Sarah Lavake leads the pack with a trio of seniors in Veronica Ness, Kyra Benowitz and Vicky Van der Wagt also in the mix. However, the Mustangs will be without the top two runners from the 2015 group that posted its best finish ever. “If the girls can run as a very tight pack, they have a chance to sneak in there,” Haskett said. Haskett knows of what he speaks as he could have run in college following a stellar career at San Dieguito, but chose to attend a culinary academy instead. Through culinary school, working as a pastry chef and even living for a year in England, Haskett, who was born and raised in Encinitas, never stopped running. While in the process of opening a wholesale bakery in Carlsbad, he also ran for Grossmont College and fulfilled his dream of joining the prestigious San Diego Toads running club. Haskett has run all over the world and raced in more than a dozen marathons. And for just over six years, he’s had Gordy’s Bakery, right around the corner from SDA. To his athletes, it is more than just a bakery and Haskett is more than just a coach. “This is my office and they know it’s a safe place to come (and talk to me),” said Haskett, whose caring approach has resulted in the cross country teams going from 22 athletes his first year to the 85 he has now.
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Sept. 11 fitness fundraiser benefits Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation
Doherty, from Encinitas, was killed in terror attacks in Bengahzi
The GLEN WOD Fitness Fundraiser, presented by Seasick Marketing on Sept. 11 at Crossfit 2120 in Del Mar, honors Glen Doherty, an Encinitas resident who was killed in the terror attacks in Bengahzi in 2012. An open-gym workout done in Crossfit style (but with accommodations made for all levels of fitness), the event will raise money for the Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation (GDMF), a charity started by Doherty’s family. The GDMF provides current and former special operations professionals, from all branches of the government, the means necessary to transition and succeed in civilian life. It also enables the children and families of these soldiers the ability to mature and grow through recreation. The event runs from 8 a.m. to noon and is focused around a predetermined “Glen” workout. Participants can warm
up at their leisure and start the dedicated workout once they are ready. When they are finished, Seasick Marketing will provide food, beer, music, a silent auction and a raffle. The event is family friendly. “We have organized other fundraisers in the past, but when we approached Crossfit 2120 in Del Mar, with the idea to do something different, something fun, in the fitness community, they jumped on board, and we built the fundraiser we have now, a family-friendly, fitness-inspired workout that promotes a healthy lifestyle,” said Jeff Stoner, owner of Seasick Marketing. “We try to capture the essence of Glen’s love for recreation and fitness in four hours.” A $50 donation includes a fundraiser shirt and raffle tickets. Prizes for the silent auction and raffle include signed sports memorabilia, athletic shoes, a GoPro camera, VIP packages to sporting events, hotel stays, sunglasses and much more. For more information or to donate online, visit glenwod.com or crossfit2120.com. Crossfit 2120 is located at 2120 Jimmy Durante Blvd. — Submitted press release
Encinitas-based physicians to move into Scripps Coastal Medical Center In an agreement completed Sept. 1, Pacific Coast Women’s Health Medical Group — which specializes in obstetrics and gynecology — will join the Scripps Coastal Medical Group and move into the Encinitas office at 320 Santa Fe Drive, Suite 300. “We are pleased to welcome this highly respected women’s health group to the Scripps Coastal family,” said Kevin Hirsch, M.D., president of Scripps Coastal Medical Group. “The physicians and staff have a reputation for providing high-quality, personalized care and that level of attention will continue, along with enhanced access to the Scripps Health network.” The physicians joining Scripps Coastal Medical Group are Michele Gerber, M.D., and Tricia Enyedy Rambur, M.D. The group also includes nurse practitioner Kelly Engstrom. By becoming part of Scripps Coastal Medical Group, they join 159 physicians practicing family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and physical rehabilitation at 12 Scripps Coastal Medical Center locations throughout San Diego County. Scripps Health has acquired the assets of Pacific Coast Women’s Health Medical Group and the practice’s employees are now employed by Scripps Health. Patients of Pacific Coast Women’s Health Medical Group will see no change in access to their personal physicians. “We have worked closely with Scripps Health for many years and we are proud to
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The Pacific Coast Women’s Health Medical Group — Tricia Rambur, M.D. and Michele Gerber, M.D. — has agreed to join the Scripps Coastal Medical Group. join Scripps Coastal Medical Group,” said Dr. Gerber. “We look forward to offering our patients even greater access to the excellent patient care services offered at Scripps.” The women’s health group provides comprehensive care to women at every stage of life, from pregnancy to menopause. Each physician is board-certified with the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The physicians are on staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. — Submitted press release
Grant from Bravo Foundation of Encinitas supports Champions for Health programs COURTESY
Volunteers clean up at the Pacific View School last month. Another cleanup day is scheduled for Sept. 17.
Second Pacific View cleanup scheduled
Following fast on the heels of last-month’s successful debut cleanup party at Pacific View School, The Encinitas Arts Culture and Ecology Alliance has scheduled another volunteer work morning for Sept. 17. Last month’s cleanup event — which saw over 30 volunteers and various city and county officials pitching in — made a significant headway in cleaning up accumulated trash, weeds and debris around the school’s nearly three-acre perimeter. The Sept. 17 work party, which begins at 8:30 a.m., will focus on improving erosion control by re-installing the soil-retention fiber rolls on the school’s periphery. Brad Roth and Mark Wisniewski of the Cottonwood Creek Conservancy will lend their grading and soil expertise. In addition, volunteers will move to the interior schoolyard to clean up the proposed garden spaces and contribute to a more pleasant PVS experience overall. Volunteers must sign a general release form under EACEA’s Right of Entry agreement, and are encouraged to wear hats and use sun protection as well as bring garden tools, buckets and cleaning supplies. For more information, contact Joy Lyndes at jlyndes@coastal-sage.com. — Submitted press release
The Bravo Foundation, an Encinitas-based private nonprofit organization that supports programs benefiting the Hispanic community, has announced a $15,000 grant given to a pair of Champions For Health programs — Project Access San Diego (PASD) and Jump Start for Health (JSH). PASD features medical professionals, including doctors and nurses, volunteering their time and skill to provide specialized medical care and surgeries at hospitals and surgery centers to low-income, underserved and uninsured San Diego County residents who could not afford healthcare services from specialists. JSH is a diabetes prevention program for parents and children who live in low-income areas, and could benefit from new lifestyle behaviors and messaging to avoid diabetes caused by obesity. Through JSH, free classes will be held over a 16-week time at convenient community locations in predominately Spanish-speaking neighborhoods. According to Champions for Health CEO Barbara Mandel, the Bravo Foundation grant is expected to provide specialty
healthcare through the PASD program to about 800 adults during a one-year period, as well as help between 40 and 60 families participating in the JSH program. “We are grateful to the Bravo Foundation for their support,” Mandel said in a release. “This grant will meet their mission to support grassroots efforts that provide social justice for the working poor.” Champions for Health offers several health improvement and prevention initiatives that improve community health and wellness, access to care for all and support for physicians through engaged volunteerism. Since 2013, its “No More Breast Cancer” and “No Mas Cancer de Mama” programs have provided about 4,500 clinical breast exams, 4,000 screening mammograms and 500 diagnostic mammograms. Other Champions for Health programs include free screenings for colorectal cancer and high blood pressure, along with flu immunizations, a speakers bureau and scholarships for medical students and residents planning to care for the medically underserved. For more information, visit championsforhealth.org. — Submitted press release
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The Struts return to San Diego for KAABOO
BY KRISTINA HOUCK The Struts might hail from the United Kingdom, but San Diego has somewhat become a second home to the band. In the past two years, vocalist Luke Spiller, guitarist Adam Slack, bassist Jed Elliott and drummer Gethin Davies have taken the stage in San Diego more than once. The band is set to return to San Diego in September for KAABOO Del Mar. “San Diego is one of the first places we played,” Spiller said. “We’ve been there three or four times visiting or playing shows. It’s always been very good to us.” Since forming in Derby, England, in 2012, The Struts band has continued to receive critical acclaim for their 2014 debut album, “Everybody Wants.” After touring throughout North America throughout 2015 in support of their “Have You Heard” EP, the band re-released a remastered and extended version of “Everybody Wants” via Interscope Records in March. The band wrote about 10 new songs for the re-release, Spiller said, ultimately choosing five
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The Struts will perform at KAABOO Del Mar Sept. 17. for the album. “We decided to improve the album, which was cool,” he said. Since signing with
Interscope, The Struts band members have continued to bring back rock ‘n’ roll to the forefront with their catchy singles, rock star antics and
nonstop tour around the world. Some of the band’s influences include Queen, David Bowie and The Rolling Stones, whom
they opened for in Paris in 2014. Since then, the four-piece band has also opened for legendary rock band Guns N’ Roses and supported Mötley Crüe on their final four performances at the end of last year. The band has also played a variety of festivals across the country, including BottleRock, Firefly and Lollapalooza. Joking that The Struts live in a town called “Suitcase,” Spiller said the U.S. reception has “been great.” “The crowd has been really good,” he said. The Struts are set to return to San Diego Saturday, Sept. 17 at KAABOO Del Mar with a lineup that will likely include chart-topping hits “Kiss This” and “Could Have Been Me.” At the same time, Spiller said the band is currently working on new material. “The album is quite old now and we’ve got a lot of stuff built up,” Spiller said. “It’s important to get as many fresh songs as possible. We’re just getting started.” For more about The Struts, visit www.thestruts.com. For more about KAABOO or to purchase tickets, visit www.kaaboodelmar.com.
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ENCINITAS CRIME REPORT Sept. 5 • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo, toluene - 600 S. block Coast Highway 101, 3:05 p.m. • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo, toluene - 400 block Encinitas Boulevard, 1:59 p.m. • Felony vandalism ($400 or more) - 600 block Rihely Place, 12:20 p.m. • Felony grand theft: money/labor/propert - 100 block Hillcrest Drive, 10:30 a.m. • Misdemeanor simple battery - 600 N. block Vulcan Avenue, 9:35 a.m. • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo, toluene - 400 W. block D Street, 2:06 a.m. • Felony take vehicle without owner’s consent/vehicle theft - 1700 block Morgans Avenue, 12:30 a.m. Sept. 4 • Residential burglary - 100 block Village Run West, 9 p.m. • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo, toluene - 0 E. block D Street, 6:49 p.m. • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo, toluene - 0 E. block D Street, 6:49 p.m. • Misdemeanor vandalism ($400 or less) - 800 block Nolbey Street, 6 p.m. • Vehicle break-in/theft - 1200 block Sea Village Drive, 3 p.m. Sept. 3 • Misdemeanor simple battery - 3000 block Manchester Avenue, 10:44 p.m. • Misdemeanor petty theft (shoplift) -
400 block Santa Fe Drive, 8:30 p.m. • Misdemeanor petty theft (shoplift) 100 N. block El Camino Real, 4:37 p.m. • Vehicle break-in/theft - 2400 block Oxford Avenue, 2:30 p.m. • Misdemeanor simple battery - 2100 block Edinburg Avenue, 2:30 p.m. • Vehicle break-in/theft - 1100 block Garden View Road, 10 a.m. • Residential burglary - 1700 block Caudor Street, 8 a.m. Sept. 2 • Misdemeanor DUI alcohol - 1900 block Olivenhain Road, 11:50 p.m. • Misdemeanor DUI alcohol - 1000 block Golden Road, 11:17 p.m. • Infraction possession marijuana (1 oz. or less) while driving - 1800 block Olivenhain Road, 10:36 p.m. • Infraction possession marijuana (1 oz. or less) while driving - 1800 block Olivenhain Road, 10:36 p.m. • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo, toluene - 1000 block Santa Fe Drive, 9:22 p.m. • Misdemeanor DUI drug - W. H Street/Sealane Drive, 2:50 p.m. • Misdemeanor shoplifting - 100 W. block Leucadia Boulevard, 10:40 a.m. • Other sex crime - 1100 block Oakcrest Park Drive, 8:30 a.m. • Residential burglary - 2400 block Camto Ocean Cove, 7:45 a.m. • Commercial burglary - 700 S. block Coast Highway 101, 5:50 a.m. • Commercial burglary - 200 S. block El Camino Real, 5:28 a.m.
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Start a tab for laughs, it’s time for ‘The Cocktail Hour’
La Jolla Cultural Partners
BY DIANA SAENGER Millions of people like to share a cocktail now and then. Fortunately, San Diegans can now partake in a special cocktail hour when the North Coast Repertory Theatre opens its 35th season with A.R. Gurney’s witty comedy of manners “The Cocktail Hour.” The play premiered in 1988 at The Old Globe Theatre, but director
Rosina Reynolds believes it still resonates with the societal changes this long-established family goes through. “Gurney weaves the play together with witty observations and family dynamics, but without establishing a recognizable plot; and then that very point becomes the plot by the end of the play,” Reynolds said. The New Yorker praised Gurney’s “The Cocktail Hour” as “the best play he has done.” It is also considered his most personal play. The focus is on a New England couple who is not only privileged, but has passed that baton onto their adult children. “When son John arrives for dinner at his parent’s home, he brings along a provocative tell-all script he has written about their family,” Reynolds said. “But the rest of the family does not like the idea. We are watching the remnants of the post-war years disappearing with the approach of the late ’70s, which is when the play is set, with the next generation moving forward.” One can image the laughs that come out of a cocktail hour with friends or family. Yet one reviewer mentioned this play needs actors with serious comic chops. Reynolds said she’s very
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The cast of the boisterous comedy “The Cocktail Hour” at North Coast Repertory Theatre. pleased with her cast: J. Michael Flynn, Chris Petschler, Cristina Soria and Shana Wride. “Obviously I wanted this to look like a real family, which I believe I have accomplished,” she said. “Because the play is made up of comedy and drama, the cast had to be equally talented and able to deal with human frailties. The play’s structure is clever and the language is diligent.” The production team includes Marty Burnett (scenic design), Matthew Novotny (lighting), Melanie Chen (sound), Elisa Benzoni (costumes),
Andrea Gutierrez (props) and Peter Herman (wig and hair). Aaron Rumley is the stage manager. Reynolds sees the story as very relevant to families today, in how some children are not overly affectionate with their parents and unaware of their parents’ prime years, which are now fleeting. ■ IF YOU GO: “The Cocktail Hour” runs Sept. 7-Oct 2 at North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach. Tickets from $39. (858) 481-1055. ncrt.org
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The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) and Monte Carlo Chairs Lisette and Michael Farrell invite you to join us for the 40th annual benefit, Monte Carlo: Bollywood. Prepare to be transported to the rich cultural vibrancy and contemporary Bollywood scene of India. All proceeds support the museum’s exhibition and education programs.
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EVENT BRIEFS After-school drama program Kids in second through sixth grade who want to sing, dance and act are invited to sign up for The Park Dale Players’ new show Animal Tails. Weekly rehearsals at various EUSD schools began Sept. 5 and will continue through January, when there will be weekend performances complete with costumes and sets. Cost is $275 and information is available at www.theparkdaleplayers.com or by calling 760-672-6415.
Lux Art Institute The Lux Art Institute has several programs available this fall, with more information available at www.luxartinstitute.org/events. Teen Collective (Tuesdays through Dec. 13): This program is designed to challenge young artists to strive for their highest possible artistic potential. It runs from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Lux Education Pavilion, 1550 S. El Camino Real. Cost is $425, $525 (nonmembers) and more information is available at 760-436-6611. Youth Lab (Tuesdays through Nov. 22): For ages 9-12, this studio course is organized as a way for students to work both independently and collaboratively. It runs from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and costs $375, $475. Painting with Oils (Wednesdays through Dec. 14): Artist Vicki Walsh will provide personal guidance from 3 to 6 p.m. Cost: $550, $600. Toddler Time (Fridays through Dec. 16): For ages 2-4, this programs runs from 9 to 11 a.m. and costs $10, $20.
Live Music at American Legion American Legion Post 416, 210 W. F Street, will host free concerts by Blown Fuse Band (Friday, Sept. 9) and Highminded Band (Saturday, Sept. 10) from 7 to 10 p.m. Blown Fuse Band will present its high energy acoustic rock show, while the Encinitas-based Highminded Band performs a mix of reggae, funk and jazz fusion. For more information, call 760-753-5674.
Walking Encinitas restaurant tour Join a Saturday, Sept. 10 walking food tour with an array of bites at the area’s top restaurants along historical Highway 101, with stops at the Self-Realization Fellowship Meditation Gardens and Encinitas boathouses along the way. Tour goes from 2 to 5 p.m. and costs $47. For more information or to register visit http://bitesandiego.com/portfolio/walking_encinitas_ restaurant_tour or call 619-634-8476.
Virtuosi USA concert series On Saturday, Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m., the Virtuosi USA concert series presents violinists Martin Chalifour (concertmaster of the LA Philharmonic) Pasha Tseitlin, Ben Ulleri and Sasha Tseitlin along with cellists Robert DeMaine and Marek Szpakiewicz. The group will perform Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major and Tchaikovsky’s String Sextet Souvenir de Florence at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Cost is $30, $20 (members). For more information, visit http://virtuosiusa.org or 858-207-6967.
German Saturday school The German American School Association (GASA) is offering classroom-based German language programs to children ages 4 to 17, classes for adults, as well as online tutoring for different age groups. The classroom program, German Saturday school, begins Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to noon on the campus of The Rhoades School, 141 S. Rancho Santa Fe Road. The program of 90 hours over 30 days, running through May 13, costs $620 per child and new students are accepted all year
long. For more information, visit http://germanschool4kids.org or call school director Katja Petrascheck at 206-890-7125.
Dog obedience training Encinitas Parks and Recreation will provide a pair of five-week group classes in dog obedience this fall at Encinitas Community Park, 425 Santa Fe Drive. The classes, which will be held in the northeast area of the park are scheduled for Tuesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. through Oct. 4 and Saturdays, Sept. 10 through Oct. 8, from 9 to 10 a.m. The classes will be put on by Dog Sense Dog Training. To register online, visit www.encinitasparksandrec.com (search key word “dog”). For more information, call the Encinitas Community Center at 760-943-2260.
Blind surf event A surfing event for the blind and sight impaired is set for Sunday, Sept. 11 at the South Carlsbad State Beach in Carlsbad (also known as Ponto Beach) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Encinitas Lions Club, in partnership with Urban Surf 4Kids, will donate their time and expertise by offering surfing instruction to individuals and members from blind centers from San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange and Imperial Counties.
Coastal Club On Tuesday, Sept. 13, the Coastal Club, at 3575 Manchester, presents Cozy Café (9:30 a.m.), Fit and Flexible with Danyll (10 a.m.), Showcase workshop “Character: Evolving with Age: Moral Goodness” (11) and the noon movie, “Youth.” All events are free and open to all seniors. At the Cozy Café, come eat snacks, play games or read the paper while schmoozing with friends. The workshop description is: “A virtuous person is someone who has ideal character traits. These traits derive from natural internal tendencies, and also need to be nurtured. Over the course of the series, we will explore “characteristics” within the 4 themes of Respect, Self-Control, Regard, and Benevolence. Come join us for this new series of workshops to discover your best characters and discuss how they change with time.” The noon movie follows a composer (played by Michael Caine) and a film director (Harvey Keitel) who compare notes on old age as they vacation at a Swiss spa while surrounded by younger people.
“Zootopia” lecture On Friday, Sept. 16, Richard Lederer will give a free lecture titled “Zootopia” at San Elijo Campus of MiraCosta College, 3333 Manchester Ave. In Room 201, San Diego Union-Tribune language columnist Lederer — a Verbivor, author, speaker and teacher with a Masters in Teaching and a PhD in Linguistics from Harvard — will offer a caravan of animals that run and swim and jump and fly and crawl through our beastly English language. The event is part of a celebration of the San Diego Zoo as it approaches its centennial. For more information, send an email to lifesanelijo@gmail.com.
Talks in Spanish Spanish-speaking presenter Elizabeth Pastrana will present three talks exploring education and family dynamics on Thursdays at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Topic include: how to motivate your child or teenager to read (Sept. 15), learn how the K-12 system works and how to be successful at college (Sept. 22) and how to build a strong family unit (Sept. 29). For more information, call Veronica Maciel at 858-694-2411.
Coastal Cleanup Day There’s still time to sign up as a volunteer for the 32nd annual Coastal Cleanup Day, hosted by I Love A Clean San Diego (ILACSD) on Saturday, Sept. 17. From 9 a.m. to noon that day, an expected 8,000 volunteers
will work to clean up more than 100 sites around San Diego County. Volunteers of all ages and ability levels are encouraged to sign up for a site in their neighborhood — clean up will be done at Cardiff State Beach, San Elijo Lagoon at MiraCosta College, San Elijo State Beach and Beacon’s Beach — and help leave a lasting impact on the whole region. For more information about sites and volunteer registration, please visit www.cleanupday.org.
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy Fall tours and events (starting Sunday, Sept 18): This fall, 15 tours and events will bring out the imaginations and interests in all San Elijo Lagoon visitors. On Sept. 18, Birdwatching for Beginners introduces how to get the most out of birding. For more information on this and other tours and events, visit www.sanelijo.org/events. Salt Marsh Yoga (Saturday, Sept. 24): Exhale stress and inhale sage-scented air as you find balance in your mind and on your mat at San Elijo Lagoon. Join a 90-minute Vinyasa flow yoga experience, trailside with James Petracca. Includes sage relaxation eye pillow. Limited to 15 participants, and more info is at www.sanelijo.org/yoga.
Olivenhain Cross Country Invitational Registration is now open for the fourth annual Pete Chenard Memorial Olivenhain Cross Country Invitational for kids ages 5-14. Set for Sunday, Sept. 18 at the historic Meeting Hall at 423 Rancho Santa Fe Road, the event is designed for kids to learn about and participate in the sport of running, a healthy life-long activity. For more information or to register, visit www.runkids.org.
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.
Art Lounge on the 101 Learning to Draw by Accessing the Right Side of the Brain with Therese Bushen goes from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 15, 22 and 29 at Art Lounge on the 101, 816 S. Coast Highway. Cost is $145. Later this month, drawing and painting classes with instructor BFA Linda Luisi, are offered Tuesdays and Thursdays. 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 for any class, visit www.artlounge101.com/events or call 858-442-8666.
Cardiff Greek Festival Enjoy authentic Greek food, music, live entertainment, dancing, children’s activities and more on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday, Sept 11 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Saints Constantine and Helen Church, 3459 Manchester Avenue. Cost is $3. The Olympians Greek dance band, Mark Danisovsky, SEE BRIEFS, A16
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Dear Mr. Aphoshian (who happens to be a teacher), Thank you for reading my article, or “rant” as you put it, titled “Sick and Tired.” I am surprised that you completely missed the point of what my article was about. You said that I have no credibility, and therefore my voice is to be dismissed. You find my words “common sense” to be “sad” and “comedic.” Your article implies that educators’ and teachers’ decisions are based on common sense, since they know best. Please explain why children need yoga classes that will cost taxpayers $800,000? As a taxpayer, I have a right to voice my opinion on how our tax money is used whether you find me credible or not. This statement “for the good of the children” I do not find offensive, as you stated, simply overused. Your attack on my article is offensive, because you did not get your facts straight. You made a statement that you are sick and tired of people like me telling teachers and administrators how to do their jobs. You are incorrect in your assessment that I was telling anyone how to do his or her job. My article simply stated that new classrooms and equipment are not necessary for children to learn, nothing else. So, you did not like my referral to Mr. Jordan, a teacher who stands out in my memory, because he taught five decades ago. Apparently anything “antiquated,” including me, is also to be dismissed. Then I will give you something more recent. Please Google a story about a homeless girl by the name of Dawn Loggins. Her quest for knowledge is amazing and proves exactly what I am trying to say. A child who wants to learn, will get an education without needless spending on new classrooms and equipment. Some things never change, including students memories of great teachers. I wonder what your students will remember about you? Cathy Staver Encinitas
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SDUHSD needs a fiscally-responsible board with a shared strategic vision In this election year I am concerned about the San Dieguito High School District’s board leadership. I believe that the district needs a strong board that has a shared strategic vision to maintain the district’s high standards of educational excellence into the next decade and a balanced, fiscally conservative budgetary and administrative approach to ensure that all resources are used efficiently. Currently the board, in a 3-2 split decision, approved a budget that may compromise the fiscal solvency of the district in future years. Additionally, they have not developed a proactive strategic plan that has received the proper input and buy-in from all important stakeholders, including taxpayers, parents, students, administrators and teachers. This plan needs to be developed in an independent and collaborative manner, that is not beholden to any special interests of any one group such as the teacher’s union. I am very concerned that the district leadership has been fiscally irresponsible by approving a new teachers’ contract that allowed for a 5.5 percent retroactive pay increase with a 7.5 percent annual raise thereafter that includes such outlandish clauses as one that increases pay if any other local district in the area increases their pay with no tie to student performance. Budget projections show that the contract may result in future district deficits. This budget may even allow for increasing the average class size to 38 students. This budget is not only fiscally irresponsible, but risks the great student performance that San Dieguito schools are known for. The district deserves a fiscally conservative and responsible budget with no deficit spending that
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he last time I wrote about school start times, I began by saying, “I can’t believe I’m writing about this again.” And here I am doing it yet again. Why? Because school boards continue to resist mounting evidence supporting the need for later school start times for adolescents. In a column back in Sept. 2014, I praised the San Dieguito Union High School District for working toward flexible start times that gave students and families choices on what time to start school. That praise was premature.
SDUHSD attempted to make appropriate adjustments, but the district has failed to move start times later. Start times at the two high school academies – Canyon Crest and San Dieguito – continue to be too early: 8 a.m. and 7:50 a.m. respectively. The two so-called boundary high schools, La Costa Canyon and Torrey Pines – have both made changes to their bell schedules this year. But neither addressed the need for later start times as a primary objective. LCC and TP continue to have a 7:40 a.m. start time – well earlier than the recommended
will put the health, well-being and performance of our students as our No. 1 priority. The San Dieguto board majority must stop pandering to excessive and uncompetitive demands of its unions and start adopting the same conservative fiscal and administrative policies that our students’ families, businesses and future employers must adhere to. Randy Berholtz Del Mar Highlands
NCTD, quit bullying Encinitas residents We’ve had it with North County Transit District’s intimidating, abusive tactics of ticketing ($500) residents for walking along the dirt path adjacent to the railroad tracks. People are being harassed for merely walking their dogs, walking, running or biking along the natural path parallel to the RR tracks, even though residents and visitors have been doing this longer than NCTD has been in existence. It is a shameful example of an overbearing governmental agency. NCTD can’t claim a safety issue for walking parallel to the tracks. It’s simply arrogant harassment by a regional agency, because they can. Whoever at NCTD thinks spending taxpayer money on this type of harassment is a priority, needs to seriously consider new career options. There are real security issues on the system that need to be addressed, e.g. elderly passengers and women who don’t feel safe on the Sprinter. The Encinitas representative on the NCTD Board, Council member Tony Kranz, needs to be held responsible for NCTD’s intimidation tactics and misspending of public funds. Even though it’s his job as NCTD representative to protect the interests of Encinitas, Kranz didn’t protest or speak up for residents. Ralph Thielicke Cardiff 8:30 or 9 a.m. Mike Grove, SDUHSD’s associate superintendent of instructional services, said about the start times at all four of the district’s comprehensive high schools, “Regular start and dismissal times did not change.” To be fair, San Dieguito did try. SDUHSD decided that flexible start times and new bell schedules at LCC and TP were the answer. This allowed the district to maintain the same time for dismissal, which avoided the thorny issue of interfering with after-school sports schedules. Flex start means students can take fewer classes and start the day later. Except it isn’t working out that way. Beginning this fall, the new schedules at TP and LCC allow students to take seven classes per year instead of six. This was done to compete with the eight classes per year (four per term) the two academies offer, which the district says is a major draw for CCA and SDA. SEE SUTTON, A15
www.encinitasadvocate.com FROM SUTTON, A14 Grove said the ability to take more than six classes per year was shown in district surveys to be the main reason why students prefer the academies over the two boundary schools. He said the district wasn’t going to solve some of the enrollment issues and lessen the demand to attend the academies until LCC and TP found a way to let kids take more than six classes a year. But if LCC and TP students want to take more than six classes, their start time remains at 7:40 a.m., just as before. And kids, it turns out, unsurprisingly, want to do just that. Instead of benefiting from a later start time by taking fewer classes, many students are taking a full load of classes. Even if they choose to take just six classes, they are still starting school early every other day since the schedules alternate days. So students can either take one less class and have a later start time every other day, or take seven classes and start early every day. Some choice. The seventh class To offer that seventh class, there’s no way to describe in words how complicated LCC’s bell schedule now is. You have to see it visually to get a sense of it. Go to the La Costa Canyon website and scroll down to the 2016-2017 Bell Schedule Information box – http://lc.sduhsd.net/ documents/About/Bell%20 Schedule/2016_2017%20Bell% 20Schedule_4.pdf “No one’s going to say that it’s simple to understand,” Grove said. “It’s obviously more complicated.” At LCC, he said they recognize “that it takes some explanation.” The new schedule was discussed at length
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at Readiness Days, and the school even developed a phone app that tells students what that day’s schedule is. For example, the schedule has a “brunch” passing period (brunch, Grove said, is just a longer period between classes) that ends at 9:19 a.m. on Week A Monday, ends at 9:18 a.m. on Week A Tuesday, ends at 9:10 a.m. on Week B Monday, and ends at 9:50 a.m. on Week B Tuesday. There’s a different lunch time each day, and every other Monday is early dismissal, to allow for teacher collaboration at the end of the school day. [As an aside, why didn’t they put the teacher collaboration time at the beginning of the school day so kids could sleep in?] Grove said the school had three goals when they designed this confusing schedule: provide collaboration time for teachers, allow students the option to take up to seven classes per year, and offer an Extended Study Period. Note that not one of the goals was to provide a later school start time. The ESP is scheduled three times each day on Wed. and Thursday of Week A, three times a day on Tuesday and Wed. of Week B, and once a day on Friday of Week A and Monday of Week B. If anyone wanted to make it more complicated, they couldn’t have. Hells Bells Grove said the LCC staff did not want to copy Torrey Pines’ new bell schedule which also allows students to take seven classes but has a Period 3 class every day that’s half the length of time as the other classes. At TPHS, students will alternate days for their classes: Periods 1, 3, 5, and 7 on one day, and Periods 2, 3, 4, and 6 on alternating days. As at LCC, TP students can opt to take fewer than seven classes. Period 3 is 55 minutes daily, while the other classes are 100 minutes every other day.
Because it’s less than an hour long, Grove said it was important to try not to schedule P.E. classes or science classes with wet labs during Period 3. Although this schedule is easier to follow, word is that having Period 3 daily, combined with an unanticipated 100 more students at all grade levels, has caused serious scheduling challenges. Grove admitted that regular start and end times at all four high schools did not change, but added that the new schedules did give kids more flexibility. Dismissal times at both boundary schools (TP and LCC) are the same as previous years: 2:35 p.m. Dismissal is at 3 p.m. at CCA and 3:10 p.m. at SDA. Altering dismissal times by moving everything forward one hour would have met with resistance, Grove said, citing not just athletics conflicts but also transportation issues and a change in the work day for employees. “It would have had to be a negotiation process [with the teachers union] to move everything forward one hour,” he said, although he noted that there are teachers on both sides of the issue, some wanting later start and end times and others not. These bell schedules were all approved without discussion at the Sept. 1 school board meeting. Slow to learn Last spring, former SDUHSD superintendent Rick Schmitt sent me a link to a New York Times story headlined, “Schools are slow to learn that sleep deprivation hits teenagers hardest.” He urged me to tout how the district has heeded the call for later start times, writing, “This year 2/4 high schools have flex start, [and] next year with the new bell schedules at LCC and TP all of our high school kids will be able to flex start.” After reading the headline, I responded, “San Dieguito was indeed slow to learn. Your district ignored the data, disregarded
the science, and dismissed the evidence – for decades. … Maintaining early start times and appeasing the special interests became more important than listening to science.” After-school sports schedules remain sacred. Sports programs dictate the timing of the school day and, it would seem, still trump academics. Research shows that students at schools that start at 8:30 or 9 a.m. are more alert and attentive, perform better academically, test better, have more positive attitudes, are happier, have fewer delinquency and behavioral problems, have decreased rates of illness and tardies, and are less likely to engage in risky behavior after school since school ends later in the afternoon. Approving later start times for adolescents is the easiest decision school boards can make if they are serious about improving student achievement, health and quality of life. It’s a simple change that puts student health and academic interests first. This has been confirmed by the American Academy of Pediatricians which formally recommended delaying school start times. “The American Academy of Pediatrics recognizes insufficient sleep in adolescents as an important public health issue that significantly affects the health and safety, as well as the academic success, of our nation’s middle and high school students,” reads a 2014 AAP study. The AAP reported that moving start times later “will align school schedules to the biological sleep rhythms of adolescents, whose sleep-wake cycles begin to shift up to two hours later at the start of puberty.” Said Terra Ziporyn Snider, executive director and co-founder of Start School Later (www.startschoollater.net), “Moving school start times is no guarantee that most teenagers will get the sleep they need. But not moving school start times is a guarantee that most won’t.” Sr. Education Writer Marsha Sutton can be reached at suttonmarsha@gmail.com.
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Edema and Vein Health—Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Fluid Retention What do your varicose veins and swollen ankles have in common? Both have to do with damaged veins, often caused by increased pressure within the damaged veins. Sometimes swelling is just that—you’ve eaten too much chips and salsa, or splurged on something fried. Other swelling is caused from too much standing (at a concert or theme park, or even a long day at work), or sitting (on a plane or long car ride). Even hot, humid weather can cause some
swelling of the legs and feet. This is edema, which can be benign or serious. Sometimes, blood plasma leaks out of damaged veins, seeping into the peripheral tissue. This fluid buildup that causes the swelling in the legs, feet, or hands is called peripheral edema. It’s also common among pregnant or menstruating women because of hormone changes. Generally, minor swelling will occur in the legs, ankles, and feet and will disappear overnight, absorbed by the body during sleep. Swelling that disappears within a day or two shouldn’t be a cause for alarm. Generally, the culprit is venous insufficiency or vein damage, when the valves in the veins, especially in the lower extremities, are so weak that blood can’t pump back up toward the heart, so instead, the blood pools in the damaged veins of the legs and feet, causing those unsightly varicose veins. But note, too, that varicose
veins themselves can cause additional swelling of the legs, ankles, and feet. What may surprise many people is that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as naproxen and ibuprofen can actually worsen edema, as can drugs prescribed for diabetes, hormones such as estrogen and testosterone, and certain antidepressants and even blood pressure medications (calcium-channel blockers). However, in serious cases, the source of edema is kidney or liver disease, or even heart disease, which can cause fluid to enter the lungs and abdomen, if not elsewhere. If swelling persists after a day or two or even worsens, consult a doctor quickly, especially if the swelling is accompanied by a shortness of breath, as severe fluid buildup can be caused by heart failure or lifethreatening kidney, liver, or thyroid disease. Oftentimes in such cases, the swelling in the extremities occurs because the heart is too week to pump blood efficiently.
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How to prevent edema? If you already have vein disease, that can’t be cured. Varicose veins can (and should) be treated with sclerotherapy, to prevent additional problems, but the underlying cause won’t go away. But varicose veins can be a symptom of something more serious, so it’s good to get regular checkups. As for the basic edema, if you have a clean bill of health and don’t suffer from heart failure, liver or kidney disease, then try cutting down on the sodium intake. Some doctors may prescribe a diuretic for more significant edema-related swelling, but be wary of overthe-counter homeopathic remedies, as those haven’t been fully vetted. If prescription medication for high blood pressure or an unrelated condition is the cause, consult with your doctor about trying a new prescription medication instead. Beyond that, try to avoid sitting or standing for long stretches at a time, and maintain good allaround physical health and mobility.
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Kompania and Tony Soraci will perform, and parking is free at the MiraCosta San Elijo Campus next door. For more information, visit www.cardiffgreekfestival.com or call 760-942-0920.
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Poetry Slam One of the largest events of its kind in San Diego County, the La Paloma Summer Poetry Slam is being presented by Full Moon Poets on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. at the historic Encinitas theater. Door open at 6:30 p.m. Poets from throughout North County and beyond will have their names placed in the famous popcorn bucket, with the first 17 names pulled making up the night’s lineup. The event, at La Paloma Theater, 471 S. Coast Highway 101, is free and open to the public (prize money collected from the audience will go to the winners) and information and rules are available at www.fullmoonpoets.org or by calling Danny Salzhandler at 760-845-8456.
Fall Guitar Orchestra The Encinitas Guitar Orchestra is forming its fall session which runs from Sept. 12 through early December and has a Christmas theme. A concert is scheduled for Dec. 2. Guitarists of all skill levels are invited to participate and learn classical guitar technique and ensemble skills under the supervision of noted local guitar performers and teachers Peter Pupping and William Wilson. Rehearsals are Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. at Ranch View Baptist Church, 415 Rancho Santa Fe Rd. For more information, visit www.EncinitasGuitarOrchestra.com or contact Pupping at 760-943-0755 or peter@guitarsounds.com.
Senegalese Dance On Friday, Sept. 9, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., take a Senegalese dance class with an accomplished guest teacher at Dance North County, 533 Encinitas Blvd., St. 100. Come dance, sing or just watch and listen to the live drumming. Cost: $15. For more info, go to www.facebook.com/EncinitasWestAfricanDance.
Outdoor movie The Olivenhain Town Council, along with sponsor Hay House Publishing, is presenting a second outdoor movie on 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.
Cottonwood Creek habitat restoration Cottonwood Creek Conservancy will hold its monthly native habitat restoration event on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (late arrivals OK). Meet at the trail entrance near the southeast corner of B St. (extension of Encinitas Blvd. west of Coast Highway 101) and Third St., 2 blocks west of Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas. It’s just up from the pump station on that corner. Parking is on the street or in the big Moonlight Beach parking lot at the top of the hill at Third and C Streets. Activities will include native plant maintenance, invasive plant removal, and an interpretive tour. Tools, water, and oranges will be provided. For more information, contact Brad Roth, Cottonwood Creek Conservancy at 442-888-0839, bwmoth@gmail.com.
as one. Free. More information is available by calling 760-632-9711 or visiting www.sdheritage.org/#!free-family-activities/uaqqu.
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, Saturday Sept. 10 through Oct. 2 (the exhibition runs through Oct. 29), Restrepo will work on two 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, 1550 S. El Camino Real. For more information, visit www.luxartinstitute.org.
Bollywood Dancing for adults Bollywood Steps instructor Payal Nanavati will teach a fusion of Indian and Western dance styles at a session that will also provide a cardio workout. All levels are welcome. Bollywood Steps is an established Indian dance company with locations all over San Diego County. Sessions are Sundays, Sept. 11, 18 and 25 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Performing Arts Workshop, 1465 Encinitas Blvd., Ste. A102. A month of classes costs $60. For more information, call 215-8691.
Women’s Club meeting The San Dieguito Woman’s Club, a member of the international Federation of Women’s Clubs, will hold its monthly meeting and luncheon at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the U.S. Bank, 131 North El Camino Real. The meeting opens the club’s 2016-17 season, during which it will embrace the idea of “women serving our community while having fun.” President of the Palomar District of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Myrna Binford is the guest speaker at this free event and lunch will be served following the meeting. For more information, call 760-612-5804, visit San Dieguito Woman’s Club on Facebook or check www.sandieguitowomansclub.com.
From the Heart art show On Thursday, Sept. 15, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., the Casa de Amparo Art Program will present a show with original art created by Casa Kids ages 12 to 24. See the Casa Kids use creative expression as a way to heal and grow. The event — at the Casa Kids Campus, 325 Buena Creek Road, San Marcos — will feature the art gallery, an artist meet and greet, silent auction, live music, dinner reception and opportunity drawings. Tickets cost $15 and are available at casadeamparo.org/events/from- the-heart?id=372.
Families Make History: Family Trees Every Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 4 p.m. at the San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 4560 Quail Gardens Drive, create your own family tree by using an array of supplies and tools and, of course, your imagination. Family life and the beauty of trees have always played major roles in our San Dieguito area. Families are like trees: our branches may grow in different directions but our roots remain
Open Mic at The Studio Encinitas For all ages. Hosted by local singer/songwriter Kennady Tracy, each slot is 10 minutes or the duration of two songs. Food and refreshments will be available from concessions. Sign-ups start at 5:45 p.m. Wednesdays in August from 6-9 p.m. Free.
Coastal Roots Farm Farm Volunteer Days: On Tuesdays from 8 to 10 a.m., rise and shine like a farmer and help harvest for donation to a local Encinitas food pantry. On Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m., plant, weed and keep the farm, at 441 Saxony Road, looking beautiful. Free. Farm Stand: On Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m., purchase fresh, local and seasonal produce grown using organic and biodynamic practices. Proceeds help support our efforts to donate fresh, organic produce to families in need. Coastal Roots Farm at Leichtag Commons, 800 Quail Garden’s Drive, Free. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/coastalrootsfarm.
Improv acting class for older adults On Tuesdays from 3:40 to 6 p.m., through Dec. 13, learn self-awareness through the practice of improvisation. Ideal for esteem-building or public speaking. Sign up in advance at MiraCosta Community Learning Center or on the first day of class at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. For more information, call 760-753-7376.
Reading Day with North Coast Sheriffs The North Coastal Sheriff’s Station is inviting children of all ages to attend its Reading Day event on Sept. 21. Beginning at 10 a.m. at Barnes & Noble, 1040 N. El Camino Real, a sheriff’s deputy will read to children and teach them the importance of reading. After story time, the deputy with answer questions. “Reading is an important part of a child’s life,” the release says. “It teaches them everything from their ABC’s to incredible stories filled with wonder.” The department urges the entire family to come to this hour of fun and learning.
Museum of Making Music gala The National Association of Music Merchants’ Museum of Making Music recently announced its annual “Play it Forward” gala, which is set for Saturday, Sept. 17 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at 5790 Armada Dr. in Carlsbad. Inspired by Memphis, Tennessee and its musically rich heritage, the evening’s highlight will be the nationally touring live show “Take Me To The River,” with performances by award-winning, legendary musicians that have shaped the music scene for blues, soul, rhythm & blues, rock ‘n roll, rockabilly, rap, hiphop and more. Proceeds from the gala will help offset the $100,000 annual operating cost of the Museum’s year-round music education programs that are crucial to thousands of children, adults and seniors in San Diego County. The recommended attire for the evening is casual elegance. Tickets can be purchased at museumofmakingmusic.org/playitforward. Check out the city’s newsletter at http://bit.ly/2c1VkqW for more information.
FROM CRIME, A10 of controlled substance - Leucadia Boulevard/Town Center Place, 9:35 p.m. • Misdemeanor use/under the influence of controlled substance Leucadia Boulevard/Town Center Place, 9:35 p.m.
• Vehicle break-in/theft - 500 block Encinitas Boulevard, 7:25 p.m. • Misdemeanor use/under the influence of controlled substance E. D Street/S. Vulcan Avenue, 6:54 p.m.
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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. All proceeds from the sale of art go to the artist. There is no gallery commission. 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.
FROM TREES, A1 property damage or injury. Risk assessments conducted by city consultants determined all four of the trees pose moderate to high safety risks. “It can snap at any moment,” Mike Palat, an arborist and city consultant, said of the damaged tree limbs. Owners of property next to where the trees stand on city land between sidewalk and curb asked the city to remove the trees, and legal action has been threatened, said Jim O’Grady, interim assistant city manager, who led the meeting. Therefore, he said, the City Council voted unanimously, in a closed session held in August, to order the removal of the four trees. “We don’t take these things lightly. We love the trees,” said Glenn Pruim, city director of Public Works, the department charged with maintaining the city’s inventory of some 10,000 street trees. But, he added, “Not every tree can be saved every time.” One couple, who declined to give their names, said they own a rental property next to the trees slated for removal on Third Street. The woman said she and her husband have spent about $20,000 to fix damage caused by the decades-old ficus trees, including replacement of a hardwood floor damaged by termites that flourish in the trees’ roots beneath their home. The trees are “beautiful,” she said, “but they’ve gotten out of hand.” “We’re not tree killers,” she added. The couple’s biggest concern, said the man, is that large limbs that hang over their home’s roof will break, posing a danger to the people who live there. To that, someone in the crowd shouted, “Why are humans so important?” O’Grady and Pruim said after the meeting that the four trees will be removed in the next two to three weeks, and signs will be posted with the specific time frame. When the conversation did turn to potential replacements for removed trees, at a point when many in the audience had left, such varieties as sweet bay, strawberry trees, Brisbane box, Chinese tallow, jacaranda and firewheel were mentioned. Audience members said the replacement trees should have a large canopy (the ficus trees have canopies of 30 to 40 feet in height and diameter), be evergreen, not have invasive roots, be as large as possible, and be both drought and disease resistant. The city’s goal is to prepare a tree replacement plan for City Council approval. O’Grady stressed that city staff is neither planning nor recommending the removal of all of the 50 or so downtown ficus trees, but rather anticipating when the trees might need to be removed in the future due to safety issues or root damage. “I want to be very clear about that,” he said.
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FROM PROTEST, A1 which she explained was due to a recommendation she heard at a California School Boards Association conference. Muir said on Sept. 1 that she has since had a lengthy discussion with Interim Superintendent Eric Dill to clarify that the builder-financed method of construction is legal and a valuable tool for school districts. “We simply need board members that won’t deny these classrooms to our students and offer up lame excuses at the expense of our students’ futures,” Croft said. “‘I don’t like structures,’ ‘I don’t like lease-leaseback’— they dither while our students’ futures suffer.” Ann Cerny, a La Costa Canyon parent and teacher, spoke previously during public comment at the Aug. 18 board meeting citing “disturbing evidence” that Muir’s and Salazar’s performance as trustees has “undermined the integrity of our excellent district,” even calling for Salazar to step down — to which he responded “That’s not going to happen.” At the Sept. 1 meeting, Cerny questioned why her comments were at first reflected briefly and adequately in the minutes of the August meeting but had since been revised to be shorter and less specific. “I wonder why a revision was done in the first place. Why such attention to one sentence in a multi-page document?” Cerny asked. “Might this have been an attempt to sanitize minutes of a public school board meeting to minimize public criticism of school board members? Was this done to keep the public in the dark about Muir and Salazar’s misguided and
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Protesters holding signs Sept. 1 in opposition to board members John Salazar and Mo Muir. dangerous leadership in order to help elect their allies in November?” She said the minutes failed to demonstrate why SDUHSD teachers “overwhelmingly believe Muir and Salazar are unfit board members.” The minutes were changed as a community member and a board member had expressed that the inclusion of public comment that specifically calls out a board member in the minutes has not been the board’s practice. In the past, minutes have briefly reflected the speaker’s name and the topic they are speaking on and they were amended in an effort to remain consistent, SDUHSD President Beth Hergesheimer said. Neither Salazar nor Muir is up for re-election this fall and Salazar said the teachers’ “organized bullying” is a reaction to the two board members’ votes against the 12.5 percent salary increase for district staff. He noted that both he and Muir were the top vote-getters in the district when they were elected in 2014.
FROM CHARTER, A1 on Sept. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at San Dieguito High School Academy and plans to take action at a meeting on Oct. 13, whether it is an approval, denial or conditional approval. If authorized by SDUHSD, SOUL will take students on a first-come, first-served basis and meet the needs of all learners. The charter school, or a public school of choice, would have oversight from its authorizers, which includes the local school district SDUHSD, the San Diego County Office of Education and California State Board of Education. Charter schools, like public schools, are funded under the Local Control Funding Formula which allocates state and local tax dollars to education agencies based on the number of pupils in each grade level. According to the California Charter School Association, charter schools receive less per pupil funding even though the funding follows each student. Co-founders Michael Grimes and Melissa Bruyneel have been working on elements of SOUL for the last six years. “Even if they tell us ‘no,’ we’re going to find a way to make it ‘yes,’” Bruyneel said. “We’ve always been transparent about the fact that we’re going all the way. This school is our mission, our life’s work and we’re going to take it all the way. It’s in the district’s best interest to approve us so they can have oversight.”
“Teachers continue to complain regularly on behalf of the union, even though the contract giving rise to their complaints was approved. These ongoing complaints about things that have already been resolved favorably in their behalf, continues to take up valuable board time with personal attacks on board members who felt that the district’s reserves should have been used differently until the district weathered the impact of the law passed by Governor Brown forcing districts to literally dump their savings,” Salazar said. “We thought the money should have been used on student programming instead of teacher salaries and that further examination of the contract and budget was warranted. But, because the incumbents approved these items, no further review could occur and the adoption was final.” Salazar said he and Muir believe fiscal balancing is critical to maintaining district solvency, not the adoption of reoccurring expenditures like the salary
Grimes received his bachelor’s degree in education from SUNY Cortland and his master’s degree in educational administration from SUNY Albany. He spent 12 years teaching in New York, New Orleans, Arizona and San Diego. He moved to New Orleans shortly after Hurricane Katrina and helped create the philosophy and methodology for three New Orleans charter schools. He has spent the past eight years as a lead teacher and administrator at three San Diego charter schools. At the Sept. 1 meeting, Grimes told the story of his little brother who, at 17, was one of the smartest kids in school, great at sports, popular and a great artist — but internally he was battling a war and had no vision for the future. “I was 24 years old when my little brother hung himself from a tree in our backyard,” Grimes said. “That day entirely changed the trajectory of my life. It not only engulfed me in my spiritual journey, but showed me the need we have to transform our educational system.” He said while his brother was strong mentally, socially and physically, he lacked an understanding of the emotional and personal aspects of his being. He said his suicide showed the importance of an education that teaches to all parts of a student’s being, including social skills and personal development, creating a connection to their passions and purpose so they are able to thrive holistically. “This is what SOUL does,” Grimes said.
increase that cause a $6.7 million deficit. “The primary mission of a school board is to support our students and their academic progress to the maximum possible and we intend to be watchdogs over this mission so that union demands never become more important than our students’ success,” Salazar said. Salazar said few people attend the board meetings so he believes there is a lot of misinformation circulating among the teachers through Croft, who he said receives a full teacher’s salary as well as a district paid salary for his position as a union president, even though he does not actively teach. “The teachers have never had board members say ‘no’ to them. However, it’s my fiduciary duty to make good policy decisions that protect our kids and the sustainability of our district,” Muir said. “I don’t back down to bullies in the classroom and I won’t back down to bullies in the board room. I hope we can have fact-based discussion and not your typical special interest political season rhetoric.” Croft noted that in San Dieguito, the teachers are the union as they have nearly 100 percent volunteer membership. He also said that the same union never picketed when they went seven years without raises. “This is not about salaries, that’s old news. It’s about their continued actions in opposition to crucial Prop AA projects like new classrooms at CCA,” Croft said. “They got elected in 2014 because there was a lack of awareness in the community. If you only listened to them you’d think this was a horrible district but, in reality, it’s one of the best districts in the nation.”
Bruyneel received her bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley and her master’s degree in English education from Columbia University. She has worked with students as an educator in a variety of settings but moved to San Diego to fulfill her dream of opening a charter school. She has worked at San Diego charter schools and is currently a regional college readiness counselor. “Let’s strip away the politics that so heavily undergird our nation’s education system, let’s let go of the financial gains or losses that got assigned to our children and let’s remove personal agendas,” Bruyneel said. “Let’s return education to where it should be, to the children creating this world. Our children deserve to not only have the best education available to them, but to live their very best lives.” Grimes said SOUL’s academic program is a combination of project-based and experiential learning that stresses “conscious culture,” personalized learning, commitment to the family, developing entrepreneurs and honoring teachers by paying them a higher than average salaries. “Integra” serves as the foundation of the school — Latin for whole, students attend Integra three times a day to set their intentions and meditate, a midday focus on self development and an end-of-the-day reflection session. For their campus, Grimes said they are looking at the Pacific View Property, the former school property on Third Street which was sold to the city of Encinitas by
Friends of Jung to host speaker The Friends of Jung host their next Friday lecture at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 with speaker Sheherezad Shashaani at The Winston School in Del Mar. Shashaani is a Jungian-oriented psychotherapist practicing in Santa Monica and Irvine. Born in Iran, she traveled between her native land and the U.S., earning a master’s in counseling psychology with an emphasis on depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She also studied Persian mythology, and wrote her thesis on the ancient Persian Moon Goddess Anahita. The event costs $20 for non-members. The Winston School is located at 215 9th St., Del Mar. For more information, visit www.jungsandiego.org.
the Encinitas School District in 2014. As part of their plan, SOUL plans for the site to serve as a community center during after-school hours and weekends. SOUL will max out at 600 students or 5 percent of San Dieguito’s total population. Within the district, Grimes said they have also found that more than 200 students are enrolled in online schools, so they are positioning the school to be a new option for students who have switched to online schools. David Steel, a member of the board of directors of SOUL, said he is very aware of the community’s need for educational alternatives. His children attended Torrey Pines High School and he said it wasn’t the greatest experience for them — they didn’t fit in and ended up on a dangerous path with substance abuse. He said SOUL represents a solution to what families like his have been asking for. “Traditional schools are great for many of the students in the district. They are not great for all of the students in the district,” Steel said. “There is definitely a need for an alternative option.” Bruyneel said there is nothing wrong with SDUHSD schools — they are great schools. “Some people may say there isn’t a need for a charter school here. There is a real need here. After years of outreach, this community chose us,” Bruyneel said. “They asked us to open here and serve their children.”
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