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Community

■ Storm takes down two trees on Leucadia’s Highway 101. Page 3

■ Local couple’s TV pilot preview coming up.

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Lifestyle

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For Encinitas skateboarders, park a long time coming

BY JARED WHITLOCK Local skateboarders have long been relegated to parking lots outside of businesses and schools. That’s meant frequent visits from the Sheriff’s Department.

Encinitas, while home to skateboarding icon Tony Hawk, lacked spots to legally shred for years. But after much advocacy, skateboarders have a new place to call home.

The recently opened 44-acre Encinitas Community Park has a skatepark, dog park, ballfields and other amenities. Yet when the security fences came down last week, the 13,000-square-foot skate plaza seemed to draw the most people.

“It will take a few months to sink in — it’s still pretty surreal to see it here,” said Thomas Barker over boards clattering against the skatepark’s ramps, rails and bowl. “All the skateboarders finally have a place of their own.”

Barker, 29, has led the charge for a community skatepark in recent years. He rallied skateboarders to City Hall via a Facebook page called “Encinitas Needs a Real Skatepark.” Offline, he met with city officials and handed out fliers at skate shops ahead of critical council meetings.

“I can just sit here and watch people skating all day long,” he said while gazing at the plaza. “That’s the best part.”

A grand opening celebration for the entire community park, located at 425 Santa Fe Dr., is slated for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 10.

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A skateboarder last week makes good use of the new community skatepark.

Skateboarders have long pushed for the park. Photo by Jared Whitlock

Cottonwood Creek Conservancy continues to help historic wetland flourish

■ Irwin Jacobs reflects on rewarding career.

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Brad Roth, Cottonwood Creek Conservancy’s project manager, and longtime volunteer Mark Wisniewski (right) pose at the creek. After hosting its first volunteer effort 22 years ago, the group has transformed the area. Photo by Jared Whitlock

BY JARED WHITLOCK In January of 1993, 130 volunteers went to battle at the mouth of Cottonwood Creek, just east of Moonlight Beach.

Their enemy? Giant reed, an invasive species, was choking the creek’s banks and floodplains. Organized by the Cottonwood Creek Conservancy, the volunteers eradicated 160,000 stems of giant reed, significantly improving the health of the historic wetland.

It was the first of many conservancy-led volunteer efforts to restore the spot to its natural habitat. More than 22 years later, the group is still going strong.

“It’s been frustrating at times, but also very encouraging and rewarding,” said Mark Wisniewski, a longtime conservancy volunteer and organizer, while gazing at the creek.

“We can see that we’re making a big difference out here.”

Presently, the creek mouth is a healthy riparian habitat — hardly recognizable from the early 1990s. As such, insects, birds and other wildlife are on the upswing, Wisniewski said.

Wisniewski said bird counts, in particular, are increasing, adding conservancy volunteers were recently excited to spot green heron chicks.

Plus, the area is “more beautiful now,” he said.

It almost didn’t come to pass. In 1989, the area was poised to be paved over to make way for tennis and volleyball courts, a turn lane and a parking lot.

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Encinitas plastic bag ban to take effect 930 new laws greet Californians in 2015 CHRIS NICHOLS, SPECIAL TO THE despite possible statewide referendum BY ENCINITAS ADVOCATE

BY JARED WHITLOCK Encinitas’ plastic bag ban will take effect in April, even though opponents of a statewide ban appear to have forced a referendum.

The Encinitas City Council approved the ban last August, when it was uncertain whether the state ban would win approval. A month later, Gov. Jerry Brown signed California’s legislation, SB 270, into law.

SB 270 says that local bag ban ordinances will stand, as long as they were approved before Sept. 1.

However, SB 270, which was slated to begin in July, will probably be delayed until 2016. And it could be overturned.

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Bag Alliance, an organization backed by plastic-bag manufacturers, recently submitted more than 800,000 signatures — more than the 504,760 required — to put the ban on the state ballot in November 2016.

If the California Secretary of State’s office judges the signatures to be valid, the state ban will be delayed until voters have the chance to weigh in.

“We are confident the Secretary of State’s office will verify the required 504,760 signatures to qualify the referendum,” stated a press release from the American Progressive Bag Alliance.

Encinitas’ legislation will take effect April 10 for grocery stores, pharmacies

and convenience stores. By Oct. 10, the ban will expand to other retailers and farmers markets.

The city’s ordinance applies to more stores than SB 270, which does not include smaller retailers. Once fully implemented, it’s expected the Encinitas ban will cover about 300 local establishments.

One notable exemption in the ordinance: Grocery store bags for meat and produce will still be allowed.

Those stores that come under the ban will be required to charge 10 cents per paper bag, a fee that will remain with the store.

Solana Beach is the only other city in San Diego County with a ban in place.

$1 million donor secures Gateway Park The 3-acre coastal property that had been fought over by commercial developers for decades — and then championed by residents so concerned about their community that it led to cityhood for Solana Beach — has been secured.

San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy, host of this high-profile Gateway Park, has received a $1.15 million donation to protect this

coastal overlook forever. Details of this announcement will be revealed at an on-site press conference Jan. 13. The donor will be announced at that time, as well as the new and permanent name for the park.

The event will take place at 10 a.m., Tuesday, January 13, at Gateway Park, located at the northern edge of Solana Beach along Scenic Coast Highway 101. County

A stack of new California laws went into effect on New Year’s Day. In all, 930 bills were passed by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown. The governor also vetoed 143 bills. A year ago, the state produced about 800 new laws.

Most new laws started Jan. 1, though some high-profile exceptions —such as the state’s plastic bag ban and a paid sick leave requirement — won’t start until July 1. An ongoing referendum challenge could delay the bag ban or eliminate it.

Below is a look at some of California’s most prominent new laws effective Jan. 1, unless otherwise noted: • Driver’s licenses: Starting Jan. 2, unauthorized immigrants in California will be allowed to take tests to obtain a state driver’s license. The DMV expects to process up to 1.4 million applications from people who live in the state illegally, as authorized under AB 60, passed in 2013. The goal is to make California’s roadways safer by ensuring more drivers are trained, tested and insured.

• Youth football practice: With the intent to reduce concussions and other brain injuries, AB 2127 limits middle school and high school students to 90 minutes of fullcontact football drills twice per week. The law also bans full-contact practice during the off-season and requires the California Interscholastic Federation to create a protocol for an athlete who suffers a concussion.

• Sexual consent on campus: Under SB 967, colleges and universities in California

must adopt policies against sexual assault that revamp what constitutes consent, as a condition of receiving state financial aid.

Under the new law, the standard for consent to sexual activity in campus judicial hearings shifts from whether a person said “no” to whether both partners said “yes.” Silence or a lack of resistance can no longer be deemed consent. The law only applies to the burden of proof used during campus disciplinary hearings, not criminal proceedings.

• Plastic bag ban: Starting July 1, California could become the first state in the nation to phase out single-use plastic bags, first in grocery stores and pharmacies and a year later in convenience and liquor stores. Opponents of the law, however, submitted signatures this week to place a referendum on the 2016 ballot. If enough signatures are deemed valid, the law will be suspended until the electorate votes on whether to keep or eliminate it.

• Paid sick leave: Also on July 1, millions of Californians will begin earning paid sick leave under AB 1522, a law championed

by San Diego Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. It requires all businesses in the state to pay full-time and part-time workers a minimum of three days sick leave. It will largely affect retail, fast food and other service-industry jobs that don’t offer sick leave benefits.

• Community colleges: Carried by Sen. Marty Block, D-San Diego, SB 850 allows 15 community college districts across the state to offer four-year degrees. Its goal is to boost job training and increase affordability and access to higher education.

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Storm takes down two trees on Leucadia’s Highway 101 Residents invited to apply • NCTD surveying precarious trees along railway

for city commissions

BY JARED WHITLOCK Rain and high winds took down two eucalyptus trees early Dec. 31 on Coast Highway 101 in Leucadia.

Because the trees fell parallel to the road, no one was hurt and nearby businesses weren’t damaged, said Marlena Medford, Encinitas’ communications officer. However, as a result of the trees collapsing, the city will have to replace about 50 feet of guardrail, she said.

The trees, estimated to be around 60 years old, stood across from Corner Frame Shop Leucadia Art Gallery. They were each more than 60 feet tall and 3 feet in diameter, Medford said.

Medford said city staff members couldn’t recall other trees that have fallen near the railway in recent years.

To replenish the tree canopy and mitigate planned removals, the Leucadia streetscape calls for eventually planting 823 new trees, according to city plans. However, those probably won’t include eucalyptus trees.

BY JARED WHITLOCK Those passionate about the arts, environment, city growth and more have the chance to shape Encinitas’ direction.

The city is taking applications from residents for various city commissions. Along with working on events and causes, the commissions assist and make recommendations to the Encinitas City Council.

The Arts Commission, Environmental Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission and Senior Citizen Commission are seeking three members. The Planning Commission is looking for two members, with the added requirement that applicants live in Cardiff or Old Encinitas.

Likewise, the Traffic and Public Safety Commission needs two members, and applicants must reside in Cardiff or Olivenhain.

Commission terms, which start in March, are for three years.

Application forms can be obtained at the city clerk’s office at City Hall, 505 South Vulcan Ave, by emailing khollywood@encinitasca.gov or at www.encinitasca.gov.

The deadline for commission incumbents to submit their paperwork is 6 p.m. Jan 29. For everyone else, the deadline is 6 p.m. on Feb. 5.

On Feb. 18, applicants are invited to discuss their qualifications for two or three minutes in front of the council.

The council is scheduled to make appointments to the various commissions Feb. 25.

Applicants must be registered voters in Encinitas. Visit encinitasca.gov for more information about the commissions.

The aftermath of two fallen eucalyptus trees on Coast Highway 101 in Leucadia.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MORGAN MALLORY

Some species of eucalyptus trees have a reputation for dropping limbs or falling over, and so the city’s official plant list discourages them.

Some of the trees lining the rail corridor could pose a risk to passing trains and cars, said Katie Whichard, NCTD’s public information officer. So the district hired an arborist to survey trees near the tracks to spot those at risk of collapsing.

“We want to ensure the vegetation is healthy, and yes, reduce any potential hazards, including trees falling over,” Whichard said.

The results: Contractors will prune 35 mature trees and remove one eucalyptus tree near La Costa Avenue in the next few months.

“The tree that has been identified for removal is very close to the tracks,” Whichard said.

When branches have fallen on the tracks in the past few years, NCTD’s maintenance team has quickly removed them, preventing major incidents, Whichard said. However, tree-related hazards remain, she said.

“There have been multiple large branches that have fallen in locations that have a potential to cause harm to passengers, equipment and rail personnel,” she said.

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Scripps, county to tackle mystery of ‘sudden unexplained death’

BY PAT SHERMAN Researchers at Scripps Translational Science Institute have launched a clinical trial aimed at cracking one of the toughest mysteries in forensic science — sudden unexplained death syndrome.

The institute has teamed with the San Diego County Medical Examiner to sequence the genomes of adults, children and infants in the region whose death (most likely from heart failure) can’t be explained using traditional medical investigative methods.

A dozen or more of these deaths occur annually in San Diego County, according to the medical examiner.

While large-scale DNA sequencing is increasDr. Eric Topol will discuss and ingly being used to identify cancers and other dissign his book, “The Patient eases, and to guide therapies, medical examiners Will See You Now: The Future have rarely employed this scientific tool in their inof Medicine Is in Your Hands,” vestigations. at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, Through a molecular autopsy study being conat Warwick’s Bookstore, 7812 ducted

by STSI, researchers hope to identify genes Girard Ave., La Jolla. associated with sudden unexplained death and disThe book examines what cover previously unrecognized genetic mechanisms Topol calls medicine’s “Gutenfor these types of cases. The findings will be used to berg moment.” New technolodevelop preventive screening programs and potengy — including mobile phones tially life-saving interventions for relatives of study and apps — is poised to put participants and others with the same DNA signathe lab in people’s pockets ture. and democratize medicine, giving patients a greater abiliFindings could help save lives ty to control their data and be “Using state-of-the-art DNA sequencing and emancipated from a medical powerful analytics tools we can, for the first time, regime in which “the doctor determine the root cause of sudden unexpected always knows best.” Reserve death in many families,” said STSI Director Eric to 858-454-0347.

Topol, M.D., who is also chief academic officer of Scripps Health.

“This is something that nobody’s really paid significant attention to using sequencing.

We’ve already enrolled five families in just over a month,” he said, including two with infant deaths.

One of the study’s first subjects was Jason Lappies, 31, of San Diego, who died June 26,

Doctor to discuss new technology

Dr. Eric Topol (right), director of Scripps Translational Science Institute, believes gene sequencing may be able to identify causes for sudden unexplained deaths. Courtesy photo 2014. Lappies’ roommate found his body on the couch of their apartment a few hours after Lappies lay down to watch a World Cup soccer match.

“He was very active and very healthy,” said his mother, Mary Lappies. “He didn’t show any signs of being sick or not feeling good. It came with absolutely no warning.”

Jason left behind friends across the globe, partly from the time he spent in South Korea teaching English to children, his mother said. “His Facebook profile included the phrase ‘No stoppin curiosity,’ which perfectly described the way he lived. … By participating in the molecular autopsy study, Jason’s gift for helping others can live on.”

In almost each instance of sudden unexplained death, family members are left wonderSee SCRIPPS, page 19

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‘Moms Making Six Figures’ Helps Moms Stay at Home While Still Having a Career It started as a local business.

Heidi Bartolotta quit her job and founded Moms Making Six Figures with two other women in December 2009 to allow women to stay at home and either replace or supplement their income. Four years later, the San Diego-based company now helps moms work from home across the United States and overseas.

“It’s amazing what’s happened in that amount of time,” Bartolotta said. “I knew there were other women like me, but I didn’t realize how many.” Bartolotta worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative for 12 years. After having two daughters, she no longer wanted to work late and travel. She wanted to be home. “Women are looking for different avenues,” said Bartolotta, whose daughters are now 7 and 10 years old.

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Education nonprofit aims to help youngsters attain grade-level skills

BY DIANE Y. WELCH Laura Kohn, executive director of the San Diego-based Education Synergy Alliance, is helping make positive change in the field of education. Through ESA, composed of educators, business leaders, community members and innovators, Kohn is facilitating a goal to make lasting change, not a short-term fix.

The recently formed nonprofit has a mission “to help every child succeed in school, college, career and life.” It is engaged with two ends of the educational spectrum: early education — from preschool to third grade — and high school education, said Kohn.

ESA supports the P-3 initiative, which aims to ensure that all students in San Diego are reading and doing math at grade level by the end of third grade.

“If students are not performing at grade level in third grade, their likelihood of dropping out of high school is roughly doubled,” said Kohn.

Laura Kohn Data gathered from the most recent testing of San Diego County students show that only 52 percent were reading at grade level by the end of third grade, said Kohn.

In the face of this statistic, P-3’s goal is to ensure that every child has high-quality learning opportunities from birth to third grade that aim to close the achievement gap before it opens and lay a strong foundation for future learning.

“We are promoting the habits of mind and learning that students will draw on and build on going forward,” Kohn explained.

To reach this goal, ESA has gathered countywide partners in a “P-3 salon” that meets monthly to build a plan to mobilize school districts and communities to make a commitment to quality education for preschoolers through third grade.

An action plan will be completed early this year. It includes data sharing, paying more attention to the transitions of students between grade levels, quality professional development for teachers, special attention to English language learners, and promoting better family engagement.

The salon includes the County Office of Education, local universities and several nonprofit funding partners.

“One topic that the salon is talking about is the fact that students can come to school speaking a language other than English, and that this is a gift that they come to us with,” said Kohn. “We’d like to help these students preserve this gift while acquiring English so that they are bi-literate.”

At the other end of the education spectrum, through “Linked Learning,” ESA is working with partners on the idea of building career-streamed pathways in high school, which prepares students for careers and college.

Instead of going from class to class and switching topics, in a Linked Learning pathway, teachers coordinate lessons by using a career theme that embraces cross-discipline subjects through project-based learning.

Students might have a project that uses science concepts paired with skills learned in engineering class, and then when writing up their findings, they make use of literacy skills.

“This approach integrates several subjects, which helps students see how things are linked together and relevant to the real world,” said Kohn.

It also enables students to keep on track to graduation and opens up a range of options for their future.

“Students who graduate with a plan and the skills they need to get a degree or certificate will become fantastic workers in our region’s economy, and they will be able to support a family,” Kohn stated.

The idea of real-world relevance is reinforced by students’ exposure to employers within their communities.

“Employers may come into the classroom and work with students, share information, give guidance on career choices and also have students go out of the classrooms into work places,” Kohn explained.

ESA’s goals evolved from changes made in national policies for the implementation of common core standards and a new funding approach that California Gov. Jerry Brown successfully championed. These changes allow districts “to set more local priorities and to be more innovative with the way that they are implementing things in schools,” said Kohn, a 20-year leader in education with two sons attending schools in the San Dieguito Union High School District.

The funding change also means that ESA may engage with business, government, nonprofits and university communities to “work hand-in-hand with schools to capitalize on this opportunity,” said Kohn. “It’s a very exciting time in education.”

To find out more about Education Synergy Alliance, visit www.sdedsynergy.org.

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Supervisor District III, Dave Roberts, and Solana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner will present opening remarks. Invited city officials, community leaders, and philanthropists will be in attendance.

The 3.4-acre Gateway property is one of the last undeveloped coastal parcels in Southern California, offering panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean in the “gateway” between Solana Beach and Cardiff-by-the-Sea. For more than 20 years, commercial development proposals threatened this community overlook — until the conservancy purchased the property in late 2011 and began its fundraising campaign.

“If this parcel of land could talk, what a story it would tell,” said Doug Gibson, executive director and principal scientist of San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy. “Where once there was a gas station, it would later be the vision of unsightly story poles boding a fate we couldn’t allow to happen. This major donation marks a very important milestone in the conservancy’s work to enhance San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve and to preserve community character.” For more information, visit www.sanelijo.org. — Press release

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Pilot episode of local coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Encinitas TV show steers for Jan. 10 preview at La Paloma Theatre

BY KELLEY CARLSON A new reality show about life at a used car dealership is ready to roll.

The pilot episode of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life on the Lotâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the first reality show set in Encinitas, according to executive producers Karen and Gene Ventura â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is set to debut Jan. 10 at the La Paloma Theatre.

About 350 people are expected to attend the invitation-only event, including Encinitas City Council members, a representative from the San Diego Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, other locals involved in politics, and potential investors in the project.

The Venturas, who live in Rancho Santa Fe, are the stars of the show, primarily filmed at their EZ Cars 101 dealership in Encinitas. The show mainly centers on a day in the life of Gene Ventura and the people he encounters through the business, ranging from those whom he works with (such as mechanics) to the customers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The customers are a huge part of (the show),â&#x20AC;?

Karen Ventura emphasized. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ever since we started

EZ Cars 101, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just been blown away by these funny, wild encounters with people we meet on the lot every day,â&#x20AC;? Gene Ventura said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re incredible characters.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing, really,â&#x20AC;?

Karen Ventura said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You just canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make this stuff up.â&#x20AC;?

The 22-minute pilot ends with footage from a public event that was held Oct. 4 at the dealership.

Skateboarders, sponsored by neighboring restaurant Bull Taco, attempted to jump three cars in a row, and were judged by a panel of pro athletes.

Two cameras were used to film the pilot, including a drone that captured aerial images of Encinitas, Cardiff and Rancho Santa Fe. Since filming wrapped last fall, the Venturas have been busy developing â&#x20AC;&#x153;sales toolsâ&#x20AC;? to promote their project. These include a pitch bible, which features a synopsis of the show and all of its major elements; a website (www.lifeonthelot.com), which is expected to go live by the time of the premiere;

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EZ Cars notice of filming poster. a one-minute trailer; and a 3-1/2-minute â&#x20AC;&#x153;sizzle reelâ&#x20AC;? that is shown to networks so they can see the idea in action.

The Venturas hope that after the Jan. 10 premiere, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life on the Lotâ&#x20AC;? will be picked up by a network for a 13-episode season, although there is a chance that it could be given the green light for two seasons. Karen Ventura said that she and Gene have already had positive responses, and they are going into the premiere â&#x20AC;&#x153;confident and relaxed.â&#x20AC;?

Once the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life on the Lotâ&#x20AC;? website goes live, the public will be able to view the 60-second trailer for the pilot. People can also go to the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook page (www.facebook. com/LifeOntheLot) to see photos.

Karen Ventura noted that January will be an important month for the show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If something happens, it will happen really soon,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Gene and Karen Ventura are stars and producers of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Life on the Lot,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; a reality-TV show about their Encinitas car dealership. Courtesy photos

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From Cornell to Qualcomm: Jacobs reflects on rewarding career

BY WILL BOWEN “In the next 10 years, everything will become wireless,” predicted Irwin Jacobs, Qualcomm founder and its first CEO. “Regular telephones and plastic credit cards will only be found in museums. People will watch TV shows when they want to, not when they are scheduled, and the number of cellphones in the world will increase from 7 billion to 20 billion — which is three times the population of the Earth!”

Jacobs made those statements during a talk Dec. 16 before a capacity crowd at Brewster Auditorium in the Rady School of Management on the UCSD campus. The occasion was the fourth annual Herb York Lecture, sponsored by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation.

Nuclear physicist York (1921-2009) was the first chancellor of UCSD and the founding director of the institute.

York also was part of the Manhattan Project, was the first director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the first chief scientist at the Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Considered to be a “Pentagon man,” York was often in Washington, D.C., to advise the government on issues such as the Russian launch of Sputnik in 1957.

Today, the IGCC is a think tank and international center for policy-relevant research on security issues from nuclear nonproliferation to regional security in Northeast Asia and the Middle East. It also addresses issues of economic development and environmental impact.

UCSD Chancellor Pradeep Khosla opened the evening before turning the podium over to IGCC Director Tai Ming Cheung.

Cheung, a long-time analyst of Chinese and East Asian defense and national security affairs, was educated in the War Studies Department at King’s College in London. He spoke about York and his role in the development and accomplishments of the IGCC. Following Cheung, York’s daughter, Rachel, came to the podium to share personal insights about her father and the family’s times at UCSD. But the featured speaker was Jacobs, age 81, electrical engineer, cell-phone pioneer, founder of the meta-giant Qualcomm company based in San Diego, who is considered by many to be his generation’s Thomas Edison.

Jacobs began his reflections with a tribute to York. “My wife, Joan, and I both loved and were impressed by Herb York. He invited us out here to San Diego, and we thought that UCSD had to be a school with a great future if York was associated with it.”

Jacobs told the crowd he was born into a Jewish family in New Bedford, Mass. He decided to attend Cornell University after high school because his counselor advised him there was “no future in science or engineering,” and “I ought to go to the hotel school at Cornell.”

While at Cornell’s hotel school, Jacobs took a course in accounting that “proved very valuable in my later business pursuits.” At Cornell he also met his future wife, Joan, whom he soon married. Within a short time, he switched majors to engineering, where his first project was to build a computer.

After graduation from Cornell, Jacobs went on to attend MIT, where he earned his master’s and doctorate degrees, with research on the subject of “Reliable Networks.”

Jacobs taught at MIT from 1959 to 1966, until his former Cornell professor Henry Booker, who had moved to UCSD to teach applied electrophysics, asked to him to come west and join the faculty.

Jacobs packed up his wife and four sons and drove across the country in a van. At UCSD, he taught computer science and engineering from 1966 to 1972. At that time, he said, “UCSD was a very small but highly social place, where they were always having parties, trying to lure in new faculty.”

At one point, Prof. Harold Urey, for whom Urey Hall at UCSD is named, asked Jacobs to look out a window. “Do you see all those wires out there obstructing our view?” he said. “I want you to get rid of them.”

Reflecting on the social and political unrest of the times, Jacobs said, “One day I was working in my lab when a group of students wearing paper bags over their heads rushed in. Thank goodness, they determined they were in the wrong room!”

Jacobs sais he was also called to the Chancellor’s Com-

Irwin Jacobs was told by a counselor ‘there was no future in science or engineering.’ His company, Qualcomm, has created more millionaires than any other except Microsoft.

Photo by Will Bowen plex when it was occupied

by MAYA and the Black Student Union, led by black activist Angela Davis, a student of left-wing philosopher Herbert Marcuse. The students were there to give an ultimatum to the administration that a Third College was needed immediately if violence was to be prevented.

Jacobs also served on a student conduct committee investigating a Students for a Democratic Society member who pushed a U.S. Marine Corps recruiter on campus.

By this time, he had written a digital communications text titled, “Principles of Communications Engineering,” still in use today, and was getting requests for private consultation. “So I started a company called Linkabit,” he said. Linkabit was so successful that he decided to quit academia and pursue the business applications of his research: “It was a chance to demonstrate the usefulness of my theories.”

Linkabit was awarded many government contracts. The company grew 44 percent a year for 16 years straight. In 1980, Jacobs sold Linkabit, but stayed on in an advisory capacity until 1985.

In 1985, Jacobs (along with six others) founded Qualcomm “to try out business again.” One of its first projects was to design a satellite tracking system for the trucking industry.

This project soon led to the design of a prototype for a mobile phone and a method of wireless communication called OmniTRACS, which used Code Division Multiple Access to engage See JACOBS, page 15

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Skateboarders vote with their feet for new Encinitas park

A skateboarder grinding a rail. Photos by Jared Whitlock A skateboarder ollies down a set of stairs.

Skateboarders have already carved up nearly every inch of the bowl.

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For a time, it appeared the skatepark would never be built. In 2001, the city bought the community park property. Yet the site sat vacant for more than a decade because of lawsuits and funding shortfalls.

And when the city finally went out to bid for the entire community park in 2012, many skateboarders feared the skatepark would be passed over to make space for more ballfields or other amenities.

In response, skateboarders “came out in full force” to a council meeting in the summer of 2012, Barker said.

“Teenage boys and people in their 20s are hard to corral, and they still showed up,” Barker said.

“It made all the difference.”

At the meeting, many noted that Encinitas has produced quite a few pro skateboarders and actionsports companies. Paradoxically, the city offers few places to skate, they said.

“We pointed out you wouldn’t give all the baseball players in the city one or two fields,” Barker said.

The Magdalena Ecke YMCA skatepark has a

street course, bowls and a world-renowned halfpipe.

However, there’s a fee to skate there and it can be jam-packed. Leucadia Oaks Park has a small skate area, but not enough ramps to keep skateboarders busy for more than an hour or two.

Skateboarders risk warnings or even citations for skating in much of the city.

“Deputies have been called to the Petco parking lot so many times, I’m sure they’re thrilled with skateboarders moving to the park,” Barker said with a laugh.

Jeff King knows all about being chased off spots. He started “Flat Bar Fridays” at the Moonlight Beach parking lot nearly 14 years ago. On rails King provided, dozens of skateboarders showcased their best tricks.

“Kids were skating their hearts out,” King said, adding the event kept them “away from drugs and out of trouble.”

However, after neighbors reportedly complained about noise, skateboarders began receiving tickets. So, King moved Flat Bar Fridays.

Yet the locations were either banned or didn’t stick.

He later shifted his focus to pushing for a commu-

Left and above: Skateboarders grind across a box.

nity skatepark. Frustrated with the city’s inaction over the years, though, King eventually gave up. Back then, he said the council might have been reluctant to listen to skatepark advocates, since most were in their teens.

But, King added, Barker and others came of age, learned the ropes of city government and became skilled organizers, so the council couldn’t help but pay attention.

“It took generations growing up to get this park,” King said.

Along similar lines, Barker said many skateboarders who disappeared after Flat Bar Fridays are reuniting at the community park.

“It’s like the community is being put back together,” Barker said.

Barker added that he’s grateful to fellow skateboarders, along with the Parks and Recreation Department, for pushing the skatepark forward.

City Manager Gus Vina said skateboarders spoke eloquently at council meetings when the community park was up for consideration in 2012.

“They were passionate, made a lot of sense and the

council heard them out,” Vina said.

Originally, the city proposed building the community park in phases as funds became available, which Vina said pitted dog park, skatepark and ballfield supporters against each other.

Instead, the council opted to construct the entire park all at once for $19.3 million, with $7.8 million coming from existing funds, $7 million from reallocating funds from other projects and $4.5 million in financing.

Some activists criticized the city for using financing and shifting funds around to pay for the community park construction.

However, Vina believes the funding approach was fiscally sound and united the various groups. He added it also allowed the city to build a community park reflecting a broad range of interests, skateboarding included.

Kanten Russell, a local skatepark architect with Stantec, headed the community skatepark design. Given pent-up demand, Russell said he felt “lots of pressure to deliver a great skatepark.”

“The feedback, so far, has been very positive,” he said.

Before starting, Russell

collected input from local skateboarders. His takeaway: Because residents grew up skating on urban terrain, they wanted a skatepark that replicated the feel of riding in the streets.

So, some of the skatepark features are pulled from real life. A stair section, for instance, is based on a spot skateboarders frequented near Earl Warren Middle School in Solana Beach, until it was barred off.

“I went for an open environment where it feels like you’re skating in the streets — almost like you’re not supposed to be there,” Russell said.

The skatepark also has benches memorializing two skateboarders who passed away, Alexander Taherkhan and Ian “Poods” Barry.

Mike McGill, owner of McGill’s skateshop, has been waiting for the skatepark longer than most.

He talked with city officials about a community skatepark nearly 25 years ago. After nothing came of those discussions, he helped the Magdalena Ecke YMCA raise funds for its first skatepark in the early 1990s.

“Everyone’s really excited,” McGill said. “It’s been a long time coming.”

To view a short video of the park, visit Encinitasadvocate.com.

Beatles-Stones tribute bands return to Belly Up Jan. 31 The two greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time face off as The Belly Up Tavern hosts tributes to The Beatles and The Rolling Stones in “Beatles vs. Stones — A Musical Shootout” on Saturday, Jan. 31. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show begins at 9 p.m. Taking the side of the Fab Four is Abbey Road, one of the West Coast’s top Beatles tribute bands.

They face off against Stones tribute band Jumping Jack Flash, which offers a faithful rendition of the music and style of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and the bad boys of the British Invasion. Tickets are $17 in advance, $19 at the door and reserved seating is available for $30. Tickets may be purchased online at www.bellyup.com or by calling the box office at 858- 481-8140. The Belly Up is located at 143 S. Cedros in Solana Beach. The show is for ages 21 and older.

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Author Maberry featured speaker at annual SDSU Writers’ Conference The San Diego State University Writers’ Conference has a long history of bringing a star-studded lineup of publishing industry professionals to San Diego, and the 31st annual conference — Jan. 23 to 25 — will deliver on that tradition, in its new location at the San Diego Marriott in Mission Valley.

The conference takes place from 12:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23; 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24; and 7:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, Jan. 25.

New York Times best-selling author Jonathan Maberry will draw on his nearly 40-year-long career to share how optimism and business savvy trump fear and negativity. He is a multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning horror and thriller author, and also writes mystery, fantasy, science fiction and suspense for adults and teens.

His books include “Fall of Night,” “Patient Zero” and the “Rot & Ruin” young adult series. Maberry has several projects in development for movies and television, and is a

popular expert on History Channel specials involving zombies, monsters and the supernatural.

Keynote speaker Chip MacGregor, literary agent and president of MacGregor Literary Inc., will share his perspective on how authors, editors and agents fit into the changing world of publishing.

Each year, more than 300 attendees come from all around the world to pursue their literary dreams and benefit from the conference’s one-on-one appointments with editors and agents, who give attendees direct feedback on their writing.

Every genre — from romance to science fiction — will be represented by more than 30 agents and editors from some of the nation’s top publishing houses.

“I attended last year and got so much out of the individual sessions, keynote addresses, networking and the oneon-one consultations,” said Marion Hubbard, a spokeswoman for the San Diego Public Library. “The conference is fun,

inspiring and packed with practical information I could immediately apply to my own writing.”

The San Diego Public Library is hosting a free literary celebration editors’ roundtable from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Downtown San Diego Public Library (Shiley Special Events Suite, ninth Floor) as a prequel to the Writers’ Conference.

Attendees will have the chance to win one of two prizes in a drawing sponsored by the SDSU College of Extended Studies: a free consultation with an editor or agent, and a free advance-reading appointment of their manuscript with an editor or agent at the Writers Conference. Each prize is valued at $50.

Early-bird registration for the SDSU Writers’ Conference is $399 until Jan. 6. Registration is $435 from Jan. 7 to 21 and $500 at the door, if space allows.

Visit neverstoplearning.net/writers, email sdsuwritersconference@mail.sdsu.edu, or call 619-594-3946.

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‘Alabaster Jar’ group aims to heal victims of sex trafficking

BY PAM KRAGEN SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE In the Bible, there’s a passage about a woman who anoints Jesus with expensive perfumed oil from an alabaster jar. His disciples see her act as wasteful — the oil could be sold and the money put to better use — but Jesus honors the woman for her selfless gift.

That same commitment to investing great resources in a cause others find hopeless is behind the Alabaster Jar Project, a new nonprofit aimed at rebuilding the lives of local women who are survivors of human trafficking.

In 2015, the Rancho Bernardo group plans to open both a drop-in resource center and a five-bed shelter in North County to serve women who have escaped a life of forced prostitution.

It’s a small drop of water in an oceansize problem, but project co-founder Nate Alcorn said it will be worth every penny if just a few lives can be turned around each year.

“Local law enforcement has given us a message that’s loud and clear,” said Alcorn, 31, of Encinitas. “Yes, there are other groups out there in San Diego to help these women, but there aren’t nearly enough to handle the size of the problem.”

Human sex trafficking is one of the region’s largest hidden criminal enterprises.

The FBI named San Diego one of the top 13 high-intensity child prostitution areas in the United States. Hard numbers are hard to come by, but last year the San Diego District Attorney’s office filed charges against 45 defendants in cases that involved some 50 victims.

The majority of victims are San Diego County residents and most were recruited between the ages of 12 and 14. Pimps, often in gangs, use social media to target vulnerable, lonely girls from broken and foster homes. The men pose first as boyfriends, then force the girls into sex with strangers and often “brand” the girls with tattoos, according to North County Lifeline’s Project LIFE. Sometimes the girls are lonely and lured by romance. Sometimes the men say they’re rappers and promise the girls roles in their music videos. And sometimes the girls are just desperate to escape an abusive situation at home.

The seeds for Alabaster Jar Project were sown four years ago at The Church at Rancho Bernardo, where Alcorn is the outreach coordinator. With church member Susan Johnson of Poway, he started a volunteer women’s group to host quarterly spa nights for former sex workers living in North County shelters.

“We pamper them, pray over them and bless the socks off these ladies to boost their self-worth and encourage them in their transition,” said Johnson, 39.

Moved by the stories of these girls and young women, Alcorn and Johnson attended a Project LIFE workshop on trafficking two years ago. They were so shocked by the scope of the problem, they decided to form the Alabaster Jar Project. It earned nonprofit status a year ago, and has so far raised about $50,000 in donations.

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The Alabaster Jar Project team includes board member Stephanie Renick, left, secretary and board member Kyle Moss, director and cofounder Susan Johnson, and cofounder and board member Nate Alcorn. — John Gastaldo ing the fledging organization isn’t raising funds, but raising awareness.

“We see value in something others don’t, so part of our job is educating the community on the whole picture,” said Renick, 53, an administrator with KPMG accounting firm. “People see (prostitution) like they do homelessness, that it’s a lifestyle choice. But we want people to understand how these women got from point A to point B. There are a lot of things that have to go wrong for them to get to this point.”

Johnson said victims freed from sex trafficking frequently return to it because they lack an education, money, job training and family support, and also sometimes have addiction issues. Some were sexually abused as children, and others have untreated post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.

As a result, Alabaster’s first goal will be connecting the women with the many public and private resource programs already available.

San Marcos, Vista, Oceanside and Fallbrook have been identified by local prosecutors as hot spots for trafficking, so Alcorn said Alabaster will focus its resources along the Highway 78 corridor. In March, the group plans to open a discreet drop-in resource center in San Marcos where women will be screened and offered assistance with groceries, goal-setting, educational, vocational and personal counseling. The center will also serve as a bridge to connect women with programs offering shelter and drug treatment.

The center will be staffed with students from Cal State San Marcos and other volunteers, with Johnson serving as full-time unpaid executive director. The center’s operat-

ing cost will be about $3,000 a month in rent and utilities. If fundraising goes well, Alcorn said the board plans to provide a modest salary to Johnson.

The next goal is to raise $150,000 for phase two of the Alabaster Jar Project: a fivebed shelter in San Marcos or Escondido that will offer women a one-year residential care program that will offer personal, professional and spiritual guidance. The shelter, which Johnson said she hopes to open next October, will cost about $2,500 per month, per resident. Some women may stay for just nine months, others for two years, depending upon their needs.

Alabaster’s final phase, most likely launching in late 2015 or early 2016, is a transitional program where women coming out of the shelter will receive rent subsidies and aftercare counseling.

If the three-year rollout of Alabaster Jar Project’s programs is a success, Alcorn said the board hopes to replicate it in other cities.

Board member Kyle Moss, a government affairs analyst in Qualcomm’s Wireless Reach division, said Alabaster’s long-term goal is to replace its staff and volunteers with program graduates. Those women will be better role models to the traumatized victims coming into the program, she said.

“We want to be replaced by the women we’ve empowered,” said Moss, 31, of Del Sur. “We want to be a hopeful story of how we’re fulfilling a need to holistically restore lives.”

For information on the organization, call 858-598-3238, visit alabasterjarproject. org or email Johnson at alabasterjarproject@ gmail.com.

Dogs invited to Botanic Garden for Feb. 21 walk For only the third time in its history, dogs will be allowed Feb. 21 in the San Diego Botanic Garden during the third annual “5K Paw Walk in the Garden.”

Walkers can cover the full 5-kilometer/3.1-mile course, but there are other options. It’s not competitive. You don’t even need a dog. You can go for speed and span — or enjoy the scenery and serenity of the gardens.

There will be pet products, food (for people), treats (for dogs), valuable information for dog lovers, a pet first aid station, and (of course) dogs! Afterward, walkers will have full access to the San Diego Botanic Garden until 2 p.m.

Register for the third annual 5K Paw Walk in the Garden at www.sdpets.org or www.sdbgarden.org. Event-day registration starts at 9 a.m., and the first paw crosses the starting line at 9:30.

Information about the 5K Paw Walk in the Garden is available at the Rancho Coastal Humane Society, 389 Requeza St., Encinitas, or the San Diego Botanical Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive in Encinitas.

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Rancho Coastal Humane Society truck destroyed by fire; public help needed A leak in a pickup truck owned by the Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) started with a few drops of gasoline and ended in a blaze that destroyed the vehicle. The fire occurred late Sunday, Jan. 4, near the shelter’s campus at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas.

Now shelter officials are asking the public for help.

The fire began during maintenance to determine the source of the gasoline leak. As the mechanic discovered where the leak was coming from, some of the gas dripped onto his pant legs. A spark ignited near his feet, starting his pants on fire. He stepped away from the truck to put out the fire on his pants. When he turned around the blaze had begun to engulf the truck.

RCHS President Jim Silveira says that the truck had recently undergone numerous repairs. “It was getting old. There were some fluid leaks. A problem with the ignition frequently left us with a dead battery. For the most part, they were normal repairs for a truck that had a lot of miles on it. They were all inconveniences, but nothing dangerous for our

A pickup truck owned by the Rancho Coastal Humane Society was destroyed by a fire. animals or staff members.”

The truck was a 2002 GMC with a crew cab and extended bed. Silveira says, “An animal shelter truck gets a lot of use. One day it might transport a litter of puppies or kittens. The next day it could be hauling hay in the morning and pulling a pet evacuation trailer into a fire zone in the afternoon. We were afraid that the truck was approaching its expiration date. Now there’s no question. We need to replace it.”

The replacement doesn’t need to be an exact match, but it does need the same capabilities. “If a person or a business has a used truck that they can donate, that would be terrific. If not, RCHS is accepting donations to buy a replacement. We rely on our shelter truck every day. So the sooner we can replace it, the better.”

For more information about how to donate a vehicle or to make a financial donation to help buy a truck visit Rancho Coastal Humane Society at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas, call 760-753-6413, or log on to www.sdpets.org.

Ribbon-cutting event held for La Costa Kids The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting for new member La Costa Kids, at 372 N. El Camino Real. The store sells new and gently used kids’ clothes and items. Owner Jennifer Hamler is applying to fill the open seat on the Encinitas Union School District’s board. Pictured are Chamber President Jim Benedetti, Chamber Ambassadors, owners Nathan and Jennifer Hamler along with their employees, a rep from Assemblyman Rocky Chavez’s office, and Chamber CEO Bob Gattinella.

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What’s going on in and around Encinitas this weekend and beyond • Auditions, San Diego North Coast Singers: now through Jan. 21. San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas. To schedule an audition, email miel@northcoastsingers.com or call 760-944-1866.

Children and teenagers, grades 2-12, audition to join the singers for the Winter-Spring 2015 semester, which includes a performance with the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus. This is one of the top children’s choruses in San Diego with more than a hundred boys and girls in five ensembles.

• JFS Coastal Club, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, Temple Solel, 3575 Manchester Avenue, Cardiff. Activities: free, lunch: $7.

Seniors 60-plus, enjoy different activities: 10 a.m., Chair Yoga with Danyll; 11 a.m., You’ve Got the Beat — drumming is a great way to beat the blues, release endorphins and gain coordination and confidence; noon, a healthy lunch is served; 1 p.m. see the movie “Nebraska” with Bruce Dern. New! Mah jong and other game groups meet at 12:30 p.m.

RSVP for lunch by Monday noon, 858-674-1123.

• “The Mouse That Roared,” 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, Saturday, Jan. 10, also Jan. 1517. Liggett Theater, San Dieguito Academy, 800 Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas. Tickets: $15, $8. Call 760-753-1121, ext. 5156.

In this gut-busting comedy by Christopher Sergel, we follow the characters of Grand Fenwick in the 1960s. They go about declaring war and the leaders of the United States find themselves under attack.

• Wednesdays@Noon: Orvieto Piano Trio, noon-12:45 p.m. Jan. 14, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas. Free. Call 760-753-7376.

Orvieto Piano Trio, Lauren Basney, violin, Daniel Frankhuizen, cello, and Byron Chow, MD, piano. The trio — whose members reside in Walla Walla, Wash., Purchase, N.Y., and San Diego — present a series of concerts once a year in San Diego. The ensemble will perform works for piano, violin and cello by Dvorák, Mendelssohn and Piazzolla. www.orvietopianotrio.tumblr.com • WaterSmart Landscape Makeover Series, Saving Water One Zone at a Time. 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, Jan. 10, 17, 31 and Feb. 14, San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Free. Register to 760-436-3036.

The Botanic Garden and San Diego County Water Authority are teaming up to offer this free 4-class series, designed to provide homeowners with a comprehensive overview to convert a turf grass yard into a WaterSmart landscape. Registration required; no walk-ins al-

lowed.

• Wildlife Walk in San Elijo Lagoon, 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10. Santa Helena Trail, San Elijo Lagoon. Free; www.sanelijo.org/walks.

Access the heart of the East Basin with a westward view of the lagoon from an elevated mesa. Scan for shorebirds probing the mud and raptors preying above.

• Hutchins Consort Family Concert: New Year Hullabaloo. 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Call 760-753-7376.

The popular Saturday morning concerts continue with a sampling of music of great composers to celebrate a new year.

• Lego Robotics Club, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Call 760-753-7376.

Learn programming by solving a different challenge each meeting. Program is open to teens & tweens ages 11-17. No experience required.

• Families Making History Together: Soap Making, noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Free. Call 760-632-9711.

Every weekend, enjoy fun activities that revolve around a historical theme. In January, get ready for spring cleaning by making your own soap. Before modern conveniences, homesteaders had to make their own soap out of animal fat, wood ashes, and water over a large kettle. Make your own modern-day glycerin soap!

• Concert: San Diego Baroque Soloists, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Tickets: $20, $10, ages 15 and under free (purchase at the door). Call 760-753-7376.

The British Collection. California’s hottest new early music ensemble performs its debut concert and features music from the rock stars of 18th-century England, including Purcell, Boyce, Eccles and Handel. Violinists Pierre Joubert and Healy Henderson, cellist Alex Greenbaum, and harpsichordist Alison Luedecke perform.

• La Paloma Theatre, 471 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. Tickets: $9, $7. For show times call: 760-436-SHOW (7469).

“The Interview,” “Awake: The Life of Yogananda,” Friday midnight movie, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

For more listings, visit http://bit.ly/1IamfXo.

Leading Note opens recording studio for kids

The membership committee of Assistance League of Rancho San Dieguito will host an informational coffee from 10 a.m.-noon Jan. 31 in Cardiff by the Sea to meet prospective new members and introduce them to the organization’s volunteer work.

Refreshments will be served. For information and/or to RSVP and receive directions, contact Treva George, VP Membership, at alrsd@yahoo.com.

Leading Note Studios, a locally owned music school for children in Encinitas, announced the opening of its new recording studio.

The studio provides professional quality services in music recording, mixing, mastering and production for its students. Besides offering all the traditional services expected from a professional music school, Leading Note is aiming to create a seamless experience from classroom to recording.

“We demystify the whole recording process,” said Amber Flynn, Leading Note’s production engineer and certified operator. “Because the student is working directly with their music teacher, the recording process isn’t intimidating or overwhelming … as it normally feels in a typical recording studio. In fact, it’s an extension of the learning process. In each session, the student is learning more than how to play Leading Note Studios ofan instrument … they’re learning how to be a recording art- fers all the services exist.” pected from a professional The studio provides a complete recording experience usic school, including rewith industry standard professional recording equipment incording. cluding ProTools. At the end of each session, students receive a CD of their work, which can be copied or shared via iTunes and social media.

Leading Note Studios was opened in 2006 by Camille Hastings. Hastings is excited to move into a new realm and to expand her services. “We teach adults too!” she added.

The studio is at 2146 Encinitas Blvd., Suite 105. Email info@leadingnotestudios.com or call 760-753-7002; visit http://www.leadingnotestudios.com.

6th annual Thorp 5K adds events for Feb. 7 The Mitchell Thorp Foundation today announced new features and activities at its annual 5K Run/Walk. A new course and a chip-timed race will interest more runners while new activities, including a Kid Ventures Kids Zone, will make the event even more attractive to families.

Taking place Feb. 7 at Poinsettia Park in Carlsbad, the new 5K course will bring runners outside the park, while the chip-timing offers runners a precise measurement of their time.

“Our first five events have been extremely successful,” said foundation CEO/co-founder Brad Thorp. “But, we really wanted to provide an even better experience for the San Diego running community. The new changes will accomplish exactly that.”

Families have always been a big part of the event, which supports families and children in their greatest time of need. With food, music, health/wellness vendors, and entertainment producing the usual fun atmosphere during and after the race, MTF also made changes to enhance the overall family experience.

“We also wanted to enhance the event for our families and walkers,” said foundation co-founder Beth Thorp. “The new course will allow everyone to start at the same time, while our walkers can still enjoy the same park loop. And, of course, the children’s 1K Fun Run will bring a smile to the faces of all the kids that come out with their families.”

Find information and registration forms for individuals and teams at mitchellthorp.org.

Assistance League of RSD offers coffee event

Grauer School challenges students to eat more healthfully, go sugar-free In an ongoing effort to raise awareness of healthy eating habits, a group of Grauer School students has decided to join the Fed Up Challenge, which entails going sugar-free for 10 days. The challenge kick-off will be held at The Grauer School’s Great Conversations Event on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

The challenge is based on the documentary, “Fed Up,” which was produced and narrated by Katie Couric. The film explores the health epidemic — namely, the addition of sugar to most processed food — that is contributing to childhood obesity.

The Grauer School is bringing greater awareness to an issue that they’ve been mediating for years. The Grauer School uses Ki’s School Lunch program to ensure that students are receiving healthy, non-processed food options at lunch.

Dr. Stuart Grauer, the founder of The Grauer School, has long held the opinion that sugar is an ingredient that should be avoided whenever possible. Dr. Grauer has been known to steadfastly object to student proposals that offer baked goods as rewards, and insists on fresh fruit being an alternative option.

Grauer states, “Getting an education in America means learning to distinguish junk food and junk culture from what’s real — like eating what’s fresh and local.”

The Great Conversations Event is open to the public and is a screening of a film to raise consciousness about the particular health risk of sugar. The event will also feature organic food for purchase and a small farmers market with information about healthier food options. Proceeds benefit The Grauer School’s Green Grauer efforts. The market starts at 6 p.m. and the film will start at 7 p.m. in The Grauer School’s Great Hall. Suggested admission donation of $5. The film is rated PG. The Grauer School, a grades 7-12 private college preparatory school, is at 1500 S. El Camino Real in Encinitas. Visit www.grauerschool.com or call 760-274-2116.

Solana Center offering two events Jan. 17 Upcoming events sponsored by the Solana Center for Environmental Innovation in ENcinitas: • Gardening 101: Grow Your Own Food, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Jan. 17 through Feb. 7, at the center, 137 N. El Camino Real, $40 Learn the basics for starting your own organic, edible garden in this four-week course.

Our expert gardening educator, Jennifer Galey, teaches this course.

• Free Encinitas Oil Filter Exchange, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 17, O’Reilly Auto Parts, 180 N. El Camino Real, free Bring in your used oil filters to O’Reilly Auto Parts to be recycled and receive up to five free oil filters! Free oil filters for Del Mar, Encinitas, and Solana Beach residents only.

Visit http://www.solanacenter.org.

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Ocean Knoll Elementary School Family Wellness Program helps with health For the past four years, Ocean Knoll Elementary School in Encinitas has provided a before-school wellness program for parents and children to exercise together. Parents are encouraged to model healthy behavior by joining their children for before-school, walking, running and yoga. The children receive wellness awards at monthly assemblies for reaching their wellness milestones, set at the beginning of the year. The program also offers annual adult health screenings. (The next screening is this month.)

Ocean Knoll parents receive blood glucose, blood pressure and body composition assessments, as well as general health guidance based on their test results. The screenings are provided by the Vista Community Clinic and professional volunteers at Ocean Knoll.

The school community has seen significant weight loss â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as much as 30 pounds in one parent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and significant health improvements. A few parents were sent for immediate medical intervention after the screenings and were extremely grateful to catch dangerously high levels early. As a result of early morning exercise, students are more alert and better prepared for learning at the start of the school day.

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Good focus for our New Encinitas Advocate Column: ‘Growing sausages’ and more in 2015 Year’s resolutions: Keep

DARON “FARMER D” 491 2nd St. Suite 103 Encinitas, CA 92024 BY JOFFE As the person in charge 858-756-1451 of agriculture innovation at www.encinitasadvocate.com

the Leichtag Foundation property in Encinitas, I have two main goals: to grow as much healthy, organic food U-T Community Press for the charitable food sysPublishers of Rancho Santa Fe Review tem as possible, and to demGold Ink Award Winner, California Newspapers onstrate and educate the Jewish values that drive this misPublishers’ Association Award Winner, sion.

Independent Free Papers of America Award And today, I’d like to Winner, Society of Professional speak with you about the Journalists Award Winner miracle of sausages.

Let me explain. This year, as mentioned in my recent article, the farm at the Farmers prepare a ‘soil sock’ farm at the Leichtag FounLeichtag Foundation proper- dation property on Saxony Road. PHOTO COURTESY OF JOSHUA ty is observing a Jewish tradi- SHERMAN DOUGLAS F. MANCHESTER tion known as Shmita, the Publisher year of agriculture release. Shmita occurs every seven years, and for the remainder of the Jewish calendar year ending in September 2015, we must refrain from growing crops directly PHYLLIS PFEIFFER in the soil.

Vice President and General Manager The key word here is “directly,” as according to these rules, we are still able to grow food above ground.

LORINE WRIGHT While our resident organic hydroponic farm, Go Green Agriculture, does this well with Executive Editor trays above the ground, we are attempting to grow plants outdoors in a “soil sock” using oreditor@encinitasadvocate.com ganic and biodynamic methods. The sock sits on top of a weed mat that covers the soil — JARED WHITLOCK thus keeping weeds, disease and moisture at bay.

With these grow socks, or “soil sausages” as some people call them, one can grow food, Associate Editor herbs, or flowers on top of soil, mulch, gravel, asphalt or even on a roof. jared@encinitasadvocate.com There are some things to keep in mind with all of these surfaces, such as how wood KAREN BILLING mulch can rob nutrients, especially nitrogen. And the soil below can transmit disease or get too wet, damaging your crops.

Senior News Writer We are planting winter veggies that were requested by our food bank partners. The maKRISTINA HOUCK jority of what we grow will provide fresh, organically grown (not yet certified) veggies to the Reporter charitable food system. Some of the crops selected are cabbage, celery, broccoli, parsley and peas, all nutrient-packed green vegetables.

MARSHA SUTTON There is so much that goes into this effort, from formulating a balanced soil medium, Senior Education Reporter developing a complex irrigation and fertigation (applying water-soluble fertilizer through irrigation) system, and of course, starting seeds and growing plants. Our farmers, George JON CLARK Workman and Daniel Yabrove, can fill you in more on all the challenges and innovations Photographer the Shmita year is inspiring on our farm, which at this point has no official name.

While this is the sabbatical year for the land, we are very busy growing a farm. 2015 is DON PARKS an ambitious one for us as we start construction on our educational community farm.

Chief Revenue Officer In the coming year, we have goals of naming our farm, renovating a rundown horse RYAN DELLINGER, COLLEEN barn to be a functional educational space for children, and planting our 4-plus-acres food GRAY, GABBY CORDOBA, DAVE LONG, MICHAEL RATIGAN, PIPER forest trail with pioneer leguminous shrubs and trees.

The first step in creating this magical forest garden is complete. We successfully graded STEIN, ASHLEY O’DONNELL an 800-foot trail, installed an irrigation system and added more than 200 cubic yards of Advertising compost and 1,000 pounds of cover crop seed.

DARA ELSTEIN We opted for a new technology that we see as a major improvement from traditional Business Manager hydro seeding, which involves blowing a blanket of compost with the seed blended in. The coverage is phenomenal and we are thrilled with the success.

BEAU BROWN The seed mix we developed for the first planting of the food forest floor consists of half Art Director a dozen clovers, grasses, vetches, peas and beans to prevent erosion and build soil fertility.

ROXY BEVILACQUA The next big step is planting thousands of leguminous shrubs and trees to break up the Graphic Designer hardpan, fix nitrogen and build organic matter in the soil.

These trees will provide shade, fertility and moisture to nurse the fruit and nut trees we LAURA GROCH, AMY STIRNKORB will plant once the Shmita year ends in fall 2015.

Production/Editorial Assistant In the first year the fruit trees are planted, there will be 90 percent pioneer trees and 10 Joe Tash, Suzanne Evans, Diane percent edible trees. Over the next five years, that will flip-flop to 90 percent edible trees, Welch, Kathy Day, Rob LeDonne and shrubs and understory plants, and 10 percent cover crop.

Kelley Carlson, Gideon Rubin, We will be inviting volunteers to partake in the pioneer plantings over the next few McKenzie Images, months.

Randi Crawford In the meantime, we’re hosting educational and hands-on events. We recently hosted a Contributors solstice cider-making and seed-starting workshop. Coming up is a Rainwater Harvesting Workshop with Brad Lancaster on Jan. 17 at The Gefilteria. The Leichtag Foundation and OBITUARIES: 858.218.7237 or the city of Encinitas have collaborated to bring Lancaster, a rainwater-harvesting expert, to cathy@myclassifiedmarketplace.com assess opportunities to manage our water more sustainably.

For information on events and volunteer opportunities at the farm, follow Leichtag Foundation on Facebook and sign up for our newsletter at www.leichtag.org.

Topical letters to the editor are encouraged and we make We look forward to sharing the beginnings of this exciting new venture with you, our an effort to print them all. Letters are limited to 400 words community, as we have lots more programs on the horizon. We recently hired Jewish Food or less and submissions are limited to one every two weeks Justice Fellowship graduate Matt Karlin as our first Farm Program Coordinator.

He will be the primary contact for hosting, co-hosting and running programs on the per author. Submissions must include a full name, address, farm that aim to bring people together around learning skills that support a healthier, more e-mail address (if available) and a telephone number for verification purposes. We do not publish anonymous letters. vibrant life for all.

A nationally known farmer, Daron Joffee relocated to Encinitas last year to serve as the develContact the editor for more information about submitting opment director of the Leichtag Foundation’s 67-acre property on Saxony Road. a guest editorial piece, called Community View, at 400

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childhood obesity in check

BY MICHAEL W. LEE, M.D. We hear a great deal in the news about how many Americans are overweight, and our children are no exception. So it was encouraging to read reports from the Centers for Disease Control in 2014 that, for the first time in decades, overall obesity among children and adolescents between ages 2 and 19 has not changed significantly over the past 10 years.

This bit of promising news bodes well for the next decade and the start of 2015, as it suggests that we may finally be making progress in our efforts to control and ultimately reverse childhood obesity.

However, we still have a long way to go. The CDC also reported that approximately 17 percent of children in this age group are obese. That’s 12.7 million young people whose excessive weight is likely to cause serious problems now and in the future.

January is the ideal time to resolve to help your child maintain a healthy weight.

Being overweight can present challenges both physically and psychologically. Obesity is a significant risk factor for Type 2 diabetes, and while it is still uncommon to see Type 2 diabetes among this age group, we are seeing it more often than we have in the past. Moreover, as these young people get older and remain overweight, they will be more likely to develop diabetes earlier in their lifetimes, in their 20s or 30s instead of their 50s or 60s.

Other conditions linked to childhood obesity are more prevalent and problematic. When people gain weight, they tend to store more fat in the liver, which can lead to liver damage and liver failure. Overweight children and adolescents also can start developing high blood pressure or high cholesterol now, which will increase their risk of heart disease.

Sleep apnea is another concern related to a higher body weight; it can cause snoring and poor sleep quality, which in turn leads to fatigue, low energy, problems in school, and a reduced quality of life in general. In addition, excess weight puts strain on growing bones and developing joints, which can cause orthopedic problems.

There are psychological issues as well. Children and adolescents with a higher body weight may be the target of teasing or bullying. They may be unable to keep up with their peers in sports or physical activities, which can affect self-esteem and acceptance.

There is rarely a single reason for excess weight among younger people; a number of factors can influence weight gain. Biology does play a role. Not everyone will gain or lose weight the same way; about 40 percent of body weight is determined by individual biology or metabolism.

Our environment is a much bigger factor. Children nowadays tend to spend more time in front of a computer or television screen, and less time playing sports or being physically active. We need more livable environments that are conducive to activity, such as bike paths, playgrounds, and safe opportunities to be active.

Diet is another factor. Sugary beverages such as soda, energy drinks and juice drinks are high in calories and low in nutrition. Simple carbohydrates like chips, cookies, muffins and cereal, along with bread and tortillas made from refined white flour and anything made with high fructose corn syrup, also contribute to the problem. As a society, we need to make these foods less available. As individuals, we should model healthy eating for our children, have nutritious meals together, and replace sugary and starchy snacks in the home with healthier choices. Use the “5210” rule as a daily guide: • At least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables • No more than 2 hours of screen time • At least 1 hour of exercise • 0 sugary beverages If you believe your child may have a weight problem, check with your pediatrician. He or she can best tell you whether your child needs to lose weight and can make recommendations if needed.

Keep in mind that healthy weight loss is a gradual and long-term process. Avoid crash diets, fasting, weight loss supplements or any methods that seem questionable or extreme, as these can lead to health problems, anxiety and eating disorders. Successful weight loss and maintenance involves consistent lifestyle changes, not quick fixes.

Michael W. Lee, M.D., is an endocrinologist with Scripps Health whose areas of expertise includes weight management. “To Your Health” is brought to you by the physicians and staff of Scripps. For information or to make an appointment, call 1-800-SCRIPPS (727-4777).

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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS Clayton MD Total Health Center offers exercise, diet, nutritional advice • Dr. Dave Clayton will discuss his five steps for turning back the clock during a Jan. 15 lecture at Scripps Memorial Hospital.

BY KRISTINA HOUCK Paul Ramirez’s health was declining just two years ago. Battling high blood pressure and cholesterol, an appointment with his primary physician, Dr. Dave Clayton, set him on track to take his life back.

“I was on my way to leading a medicated life,” said Ramirez, 53, of Del Mar. Ramirez’s doctor became his workout partner, and within weeks, he improved his cholesterol, C-reactive protein, blood pressure and triglycerides.

“Now, I am a fundamentally different person,” he said.

So when Clayton, an internist at Scripps Clinic Medical Group in Mission Valley, opened his own gym, Ramirez was one of the first people to sign up for a membership.

“It’s raising people from the dead,” he said.

Located in Sorrento Valley, Clayton MD Total Health Center is a comprehensive health and fitness program. Designed by Clayton, the health center offers medical guidance, nutritional advice, meal plans and recipes, and fitness classes.

Clayton will discuss his five steps for turning back the clock during a Jan. 15 lecture at Scripps Memorial

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the finite radio frequency bandwidth. The system worked — even though a professor at Stanford University claimed that it “violated the laws of physics!”

In 2009, Jacobs retired from Qualcomm, which has created more millionaires than any other company, except for Microsoft. At that point, his son, Paul, took over the company.

Jacobs ended his talk with predictions about the future, saying, “We’re heading toward wearable technology — wristwatch cellphones and medical sensors — that transmit your health data to the cellphone, that in turn, relays your information to your doctor’s office.”

The sensors detect changes in body chemistry

Dr. Dave Clayton Hospital. “New Year’s Resolutions: 5 Simple Rules for Reversing Disease and Living Longer” will cover the foods and supplements that can help you lose weight without cutting portions, while lowering blood pressure and cholesterol. The free lecture takes place from 6-7 p.m. at the Schaetzel Center, in the Founder’s Room, at 9888 Genesee Ave. in La Jolla. Registration is required. To register, call 800727-4777.

With the center’s members ranging in age from 39 to 81, Clayton’s approach to fitness focuses not just on physical health but mental health.

While some members that are recorded as a color change on special optics. The color change is sent as a signal to your cellphone for processing.

Jacobs also commented on Qualcomm’s “Tricorder Project.” The company has offered $10 million to anyone who can design a device like the one used by Dr. McCoy on the TV show “Star Trek,” that can detect signs of illness in the human body just by passing over it — without touching it. Several university groups are in the running for the award.

Jacobs did not mention his charitable side, but besides being a groundbreaking scientist, he is also a great philanthropist, who has pledged to give away half of his fortune in his lifetime. To date, Jacobs has given $31 million to MIT and $125 million to UCSD. He is also a major supporter of KPBS.

work toward lowering their blood pressure and cholesterol, others aim to improve their brain’s well-being.

More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Most are age 65 or older. The likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s doubles about every five years after age 65, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Because studies have shown that diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity contribute to the onset of Alzheimer’s, Clayton has incorporated best practices in nutrition, fitness and meditation, along with a computer-based training module to reverse early memory loss in older adults.

“With the brain training, exercising and dieting, we’re expecting that memory will improve, and we could take somebody who would be on a steady progression to Alzheimer’s and make sure they can go another 20, 30, 40 years without any memory decline at all,” Clayton said.

Jamie Tyrone was one of the first people to sign up for the exercise-based program. As the founder of Beating Alzheimer’s by Embracing Science, or BABES, Tyrone had been searching for a fitness program that fo-

Clayton MD Total Health Center is a comprehensive health and fitness program designed by Dr. Dave Clayton (kneeling, center) that also offers mental training. cused on physical and mental health. With a family history of Alzheimer’s disease, she has an increased risk of developing the disease.

“It’s because of Dr. Clayton that I feel like I’m in good hands,” said Tyrone, who commutes to the center three times each week from her Ramona home. “With his help and supervision, I believe I’ll be able to prevent or at least push it off by five years.”

Clayton founded Clayton MD Total Health Center in June, after 13 years of practicing medicine. He repeatedly witnessed a number of his patients battling weight, high blood pressure and bad cholesterol levels.

Despite eating right and working out, Clayton, too, began developing hypertension and high cholesterol when he was in his mid-30s.

“I’ve got 6 percent body fat and I work out all the time, yet I was still running into all the same problems my patients were,” he recalled.

With a greater appreciation for what his patients were going through, Clayton invited them to work out with him at his gym.

Two years later, he opened his own facility with a health and fitness program designed to improve health and reduce or eliminate the need for common medications.

“It is a place that really communicates wellness and life, rather than sickness and poor health,” Clayton said. “I really like the fact that our members really appreciate what we are doing for them. It’s very rewarding.”

Clayton MD Total Health Center is at 11211 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite Z, in San Diego. Business hours are 6 a.m. to noon and 6 to 7 p.m. Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays, and 8 to 9:30 a.m. Sundays. Appointments and walk-ins are welcome.

Call 858-597-9228 or visit claytonmdtotalhealth.com.

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Community Concerts to present DePue and DeHoyos Jan. 23 Community Concerts presents violinist Alex DePue and guitarist Miguel DeHoyos at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Village Church Fellowship Hall in Rancho Santa Fe. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. for guests to enjoy light supper selections and a glass of wine with their friends, food catered by Whole Foods, and wine sponsored by Northern Trust.

Tickets are $75 per adult — no charge for wellbehaved children accompanied by an adult. Tickets may be purchased by mail: Community Concerts of RSF, PO Box 2781, RSF 92067. Checks are always appreciated but Master Card and Visa are accepted. If using credit card, please in-

Guitarist Miguel DeHoyos and violinist Alex DePue are the next featured artists in the Community Concerts series. clude name, address, phone, and email address, plus credit card number, expiration date, and 3-digit security code.

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mance. Visit www.ccrsf.org.

Individually, DePue and DeHoyos have wowed the world — from Depue performing at Carnegie Hall at age 14 and touring with rock guitarist Steve Vai in 2007 to DeHoyos entertaining government officials and diplomats in Mexico and performing in Romania by invitation from the Romanian government.

DePue/DeHoyos have performed throughout North America in live and televised concerts.

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The Village Church in Rancho Santa Fe is located at 6225 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067.

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‘Berlin Wall’ exhibit aims to break down other barriers

BY KRISTINA HOUCK November marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. To commemorate the occasion, two local residents spearheaded an exhibit transforming history into art.

“Perspectives: The Berlin Wall” features 18 artworks at Front Porch Gallery in Carlsbad. Whether paintings or photos, mixed media or sculptures, all of the pieces in the exhibit use concrete chunks from the wall that once split Berlin into two cities, governed by what became East and West Germany.

“This project is really close to my heart because it’s all about transformation,” said Amber Irwin, one of the featured artists who organized the exhibit, along with local Jan Wier. “It’s taking something that was bad and turning it into something beautiful.”

Erected in 1961 by the communist government that controlled East Germany, the 12-foot-tall, 4-foot-wide barrier became a symbol of the Cold War. When the restrictions were lifted Nov. 9, 1989, people began to chip away at the Wall. Some of those fragments are included in the works in the show.

Irwin used chunks of the wall to make a map of the world called “Borderless.” Like other pieces in the show, it reflects on the transformation that occurred when the wall came down.

“I had to break up the pieces a little bit further because I put it in a mosaic form,” Ir-

win explained. “I felt like I was breaking down the wall further, which felt very significant to me.”

The exhibit features 15 artists, including several from Europe, who now live in San Diego and Los Angeles.

Featured artists are Ed Eginton, Janine Free, Brennan Hubbell, Irwin, Dave Johnson, Jessi Matthes, Michelle Moraga, John Moseley, Victor Ochoa, Katrin Queck, Andrew Robinson, Carol Beth Rodriguez, Lia Strell, Irene de Watteville and Julie Weaverling.

Besides Irwin, Eginton, Moraga, Rodriguez and de Watteville also hail from Solana Beach.

The exhibit is intended to be a traveling show. It debuted in August at the Centro Cultural de la Raza in Balboa Park before opening Nov. 9 at Front Porch Gallery in Carlsbad. The exhibit will run through Jan. 11.

Wherever the show goes next, Irwin hopes it gives others hope that the walls that exist today can also come down.

“Things can change,” Irwin said.

“Transformation can happen. There is hope.”

Front Porch Gallery is at 2903 Carlsbad Blvd. in Carlsbad. The gallery is open from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Call 760-795-6120 or visit www.frontporchgallery.org.

‘Borderless’ by Amber Irwin incorporates pieces of the Berlin Wall, as do other art works in ‘Perspectives: The Berlin Wall’ at the Front Porch Gallery. Courtesy photo

Registration open for La Jolla Festival of Arts Sponsors of the 2015 La Jolla Festival of the Arts, scheduled for June 20-21 at UCSD Warren Field, are looking for artists who wish booth space from which to show and sell their work.

Sponsors are accepting artist applications in the following media: ceramics, fibers/textiles, glass, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography, and sculpture. Register and receive information at www.lajollaartfestival.org/art/artist-only-area-2.

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Prebys ‘State of the Heart’ gala set for Feb. 28 A gala to celebrate the opening of the new Prebys Cardiovascular Institute and to thank the donors and sponsors who made it possible will be held Saturday, Feb. 28, at the new hospital tower on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.

Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, named after San Diego businessman and philanthropist Conrad Prebys, is scheduled to open for patient care on March 8.

At the gala, guests will have the opportunity to tour the new seven-story, $456 million hospital. Guests will also be treated to an elegant dinner and live entertainment by William Close and the Earth Harp Collective.

Prebys will be honored in recognition of his $45 million leadership gift to Scripps to support construction of the new hospital. The gala’s presenting sponsors are Prebys and Debbie Turner, and Helene and George Gould. The gala committee’s co-chairs are Prebys, Turner and Martha and Mike McKinnon.

The cocktail reception starts at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and dancing from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla is at 9888 Genesee Ave., La Jolla.

Proceeds from the gala will help support the new heart hospital. For information, contact Scripps Health Foundation at specialevents@scrippshealth.org, call 858-678-6340 or visit www.scripps.org/gala.

Carlsbad sign now welcoming travelers

A recreation of the historical Carlsbad archway sign was installed Monday evening on Carlsbad Boulevard between Carlsbad Village Drive and Grand Avenue. The design of the marker was modeled after a sign that was built near the site in the 1930s to direct traffic from Coast Highway to what was then Carlsbad’s central business district.

“This is a historic day for Carlsbad,” said Carlton Lund, immediate past chairman of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce board of directors, who spearheaded the project. “It’s a wonderful tribute to our past and the important role business has played in making Carlsbad the extraordinary place it is today.”

The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce managed the design and construction of the sign.

Upon completion of the installation, the sign will be donated to the city of Carlsbad. The cost of the sign, structures and installation was approximately $225,000. TaylorMade Golf Company funded the design, fabrication and installation of the sign.

The sign, which features the city’s name on both sides in bold, white letters on a blue background with thin beige and black border accents, stretches nearly 82 feet across Carlsbad Boulevard. Located in the middle of a truss system, the sign portion is nearly 31 feet long and 5 feet, 5 inches tall. Support beams raise the sign more than 29 feet from the ground, and the clearance is about 20 feet at its highest point.

The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce held a brief ceremony to dedicate the sign and light it for the first time on Jan. 8.

‘Death Cafe’ discussion coming to Silverado Jan. 21

Lynne Calkins announced recently that she will again partner with Silverado Senior Living to host the second Encinitas Death Café from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Silverado, 335 Saxony Road, Encinitas.

So far, Silverado is the only assisted living center to host a death cafe in San Diego County.

This is a free event open to the entire community. It is called a “Death Cafe” because refreshments are served while friendly, interesting people discuss death, dying and living. RSVPs are mandatory as seating is limited. Please reserve to LC1NP@cox.net with “Death Café Encinitas” in the subject line.

Rare Fruit Growers holding scion exchange Jan. 16

The California Rare Fruit Growers of North San Diego County will hold its annual scion exchange at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16 in MiraCosta College’s student center, Room 3450, 1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside.

January is always the “scion exchange,” where members bring cuttings from their trees (plum, peach, apricot, etc.) and vines (grapes, berries, etc.), and everyone exchanges what they’ve brought with what others have brought.

There will also be a talk about grafting methods.

The North County Chapter of CRFG, a nonprofit educational group, meets monthly and has a variety of educational and social events throughout the year. Meetings are free and open to all; however, some of the events require membership, which is $10/year.

For information plus a map to the location, visit http://nc.crfgsandiego.org or call 760518-9922.

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Landscape makeover classes, docent training offered at SD Botanic Garden

These events are scheduled for January at the San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive. Free with paid admission or membership.

Sculpture in the Garden. Daily, now through April 2015, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: This unique exhibition showcases sculptures from 33 talented artists set against the beautiful backdrop of the San Diego Botanic Garden. Take a self-guided tour with the Garden’s Sculpture Map. Info: http://www.sdbgarden.org/sculpture.htm.

WaterSmart Landscape Makeover Series: Saving Water One Zone at a Time. 8 a.m.noon Saturdays: Jan. 10, 17, 31 and Feb. 14.

The San Diego Botanic Garden and the San Diego County Water Authority, with its 24 member agencies, are teaming up to offer a WaterSmart Landscape Makeover Workshop Series. This free four-class series is designed to provide homeowners with a comprehensive overview and the basic skills necessary for the successful conversion of their traditional turf grass yard in to a WaterSmart landscape. Pre-registration is required. Note that walk-in students cannot be accommodated because of the pre-class tasks that need to be completed before the first class. Info and application: landscapemakeover.watersmartsd.org Docent Training Class. 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays: Jan. 29; Feb. 12 and 26; March 12 and 26; April 9 and 23; May 7.

Become a docent at the San Diego Botanic Garden and gain in-depth knowledge of the unique collection of plants at this 37-acre botanic wonderland. Meet others who share your interest in the natural world, while learning from experts in a variety of species. Docent activities include planning and working on special events, volunteering in garden beautification, leading Garden tours and more. Info: http://www.sdbgarden.org/docent.htm.

Succulent Turtle Class. 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Jan. 31. Register by Jan. 23. Members, $35, nonmembers, $42.

Take home a charming succulent turtle that you make yourself in this class taught by the SD Botanic Garden Wreath Team. Please bring small clippers or scissors to class. Fee includes materials. Info: http://www.sdbgarden.org/classes.htm

10 health centers receive HHS grants

Ten Council of Community Clinics’ member health centers received a combined total $623,286 from Health and Human Services to reward and expand quality improvement in health centers.

The awards were part of $36.3 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 1,113 health centers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and seven U.S. Territories. According to HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell, the awards recognize improvement achievements and invest in ongoing quality improvement.

“With these funds, health centers in all 50 states will continue to provide access to high quality, comprehensive primary and preventive health care to the patients that need it the most,” said Burwell.

Health centers receiving these funds are being recognized for high levels of quality performance in one or more of these categories: • San Diego Family Health Center received a $15,000 award as one of the top 30 percent of all health centers that achieved the best overall clinical outcomes, demonstrating their ability to focus on quality in all aspects of their clinical operations.

• Council of Community Clinics’ health center members that were recognized as National Quality Leaders for exceeding national clinical benchmarks for chronic disease management, preventive care, and perinatal/prenatal care, were Borrego Health ($43,518); Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo ($38,756); Imperial Beach Community Clinic ($9,389); La Maestra ($36,565); Mountain Health ($6,182); Neighborhood Healthcare ($38,611); North County Health Services ($32,153); San Diego Family Care ($15,572); and Vista Community Clinic ($37,895).

• Council of Community Clinics’ health center members who received awards as clinical quality improvers by demonstrating at least a 10 percent improvement in clinical quality measures between 2012 and 2013, were San Ysidro Health Center ($62,866); Neighborhood Healthcare ($58,611); North County Health Services ($$52,153); San Diego Family Care ($$38,072); and Vista Community Clinic ($47,895).

• Council of Community Clinics’ health center members who received awards as Electronic Health Record Reporters by reporting clinical quality measure data on all of their patients, a key transformational step in driving quality improvement for all health center patients across the nation, were North County Health Services ($52,153) and Vista Community Clinic ($52,895).

Visit www.ccc-sd.org.

SD North Coast Singers holding auditions Ongoing Kabbalah classes offered The San Diego North Coast Singers invites youths in grades 2-12 to join for the WinterSpring 2015 semester. Placement auditions will take place now through Jan. 31 at SDNCS through Jewish Collaborative of San Diego headquarters in the San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas. To schedule a placement audition, email miel@northcoastsingers.com.

The San Diego North Coast Singers is one of the top children’s choruses in San Diego, serving more than a hundred boys and girls in five ensembles. The program is tuition-based, but need-based scholarships are available.

Highlighting SDNCS’s exciting 2014/2015 season is a performance with the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus of Jonathan Dove’s grand cantata “There Was a Child” (2009), composed in the spirit of Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Visit http://www.northcoastsingers.com.

Local chapter of Jewish youth organization opens B’nai B’rith Youth Organization for children in grades 8-12 now has a chapter locally at the Jewish Collaborative of San Diego. For information and to get your child on the BBYO mailing list, please contact Elizabeth Jacobson at ejzippy@yahoo.com.

The Jewish Collaborative of San Diego is at 5927 Balfour Court, Suite 203, Carlsbad.

Call 760-707-7111. Visit http://bbyo.org.

Jewish Collaborative of San Diego offers “The Tree of Life: Unraveling the Mystery that Is You.” This ongoing Universal Kabbalah course is a journey on the nature of self in relation to the Divine Spirit that dwells within us and is everywhere around us.

This series offers the opportunity to understand our personal blueprint for self-healing and fulfillment. The classes will explore how to move from old patterns that keep us trapped and create new ones that lead to greater inner knowing and happiness. Together, we will discover the beauty of the universe and learn how to unlock its governing principles to fill your life with light, love, and personal contentment.

This course is open to all JCo members free of charge; drop-ins are welcome. As a way to pay it forward, a donation of $18 per class is suggested for non-members.

Instructor Dana Abraham is a senior teacher of Universal Kabbalah in affiliation with Naam Yoga in Los Angeles. She is also a certified practitioner in all levels of Naam Yoga Therapies, as well as in Harmonyum, a profound healing system taught by Dr. Joseph Michael Levry.

The Jewish Collaborative is at 5927 Balfour Court Suite 203, Carlsbad. For class dates and to register, call 760-707-7111.

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ing whether their relative’s passing was a harbinger of some potential threat to them, said San Diego County Chief Deputy Medical Examiner Jonathan Lucas, M.D. “If genetic sequencing and careful analysis of DNA data can help establish a cause in some of these cases, that could answer important questions for surviving family members and provide a sense of closure from a painful loss,” he said.

The study begins Study participants must be younger than age 45, and not have any history of excessive drug use, alcohol abuse, morbid obesity, heart disease or any other serious medical conditions. Poten-

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• Care facilities: Carried

by Assemblyman Brian Maienschein, R-San Diego, AB 2236 would increase civil penalties for assisted living homes from the current maximum of $150 per day to as much as $15,000 for incidents that result in death and up to $10,000 for those resulting in serious injury.

• ‘Brown is beautiful’ law: Also carried by Gonzalez, AB 2014 prevents HOAs from penalizing residents for replacing their lawns with low-water plants over concerns about a neighborhood’s character. It doesn’t take away the power of HOAs to establish landscaping rules, as long as they allow for drought tolerant plants.

• Kill switches: Smartphones made after July 1 and sold in California must come preinstalled with antitheft technology that allows the owner to temporarily or permanently render the phone inoperable if stolen or lost. Under SB 962, customers would be prompted to enable the kill switch as the default setting during the initial setup of a new smartphone.

They can choose to opt out.

• Groundwater: A trio of bills, SB 1168, SB 1319 and AB 1739, end the state’s pump-as-you-please ground-

tial participants are initially identified by the medical examiner’s staff and then reviewed by the STSI research team. Once the family or other next of kin gives consent, and the participant is accepted into the study, blood and heart muscle samples are collected for analysis. Researchers also plan to sequence the DNA of participant parents or other biological family members for comparison.

Researchers hope to enroll as many as 100 primary study participants. They also are exploring the possibility of expanding the project to other county medical examiner departments in California and other regions of the country.

Such deaths, said Topol, “aren’t that common, and so the more data that we have on families, the more

confident we’ll be reporting back to families and making important discoveries about what drives this, so eventually we can not only demystify it, but prevent it.

“It’s the old story about the power of numbers. We hope that in the next couple of years, we’ll have every medical examiner” in the country on board, he said.

Topol said one of the leading causes of sudden unexplained death is thought to be a defect in the cardiac ion channels, or pore-forming membrane proteins, whose functions include controlling electrical signals.

“Electrical mal-circuitry is certainly one of the key incriminating causes,” Topol said.

For information about the Molecular Autopsy Study, visit clinicaltrials.gov.

water policy. It requires water districts to develop plans to manage their groundwater and allow the state to intervene if necessary, bringing California’s groundwater rules into line with those of other Western states.

• Fire fee break: AB 2048 gives property owners in fire-prone areas a few breaks on paying the state’s annual $150 fire-prevention fee. It eliminates a requirement that the fee will increase each year based on inflation, lowers the 20 percent late payment penalty to 10 percent and permits exemptions for homes destroyed by natural disasters.

• Farm animals: Proposition 2, the 2008 ballot initiative limiting the confinement of certain farm animals, will finally go into effect more than six years after it was passed by voters.

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• Ridesharing: AB 2293 was passed with the goal of closing insurance gaps and calling for greater oversight of California’s burgeoning ridesharing industry. It applies to companies like Uber and Lyft, who offer customers with a smartphone-based alternative to hailing a taxi.

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Gun control: SB 505 requires law enforcement agencies to develop policies that encourage officers to search the state’s database of gun purchases before conducting routine welfare checks on people. The bill was prompted by sheriff’s deputies failure to detect the danger posed by a man who weeks later embarked on a deadly rampage in May near the University of California, Santa Barbara.

• Revenge porn, selfies: The state’s “revenge porn” law is expanded under SB 1255 to make it illegal to distribute nude photos of someone even if they were taken by the subject.

• Massage parlors: AB 1147 allows local governments to revoke the license of any massage parlor that violates the law. It is intended to make it harder for massage parlors to operate as fronts for prostitution.

• Sexual abuse: SB926 gives sex-abuse victims more time to pursue criminal charges against offenders. It raises the age ceiling from 28 to 40 for childhood sexual abuse victims to file criminal complaints.

Pi Beta Phi alumnae to meet Jan. 15 for lunch

The North San Diego County Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club of North County will meet at noon Thursday, Jan. 15, for luncheon at the Grand Del Mar Hotel.

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cinitas but now resides in Los Angeles.

Renaker teamed up with environmentalist Ida Lou Coley, who passed away in 2005, to form the conservancy and fight the project.

To make the case for preservation, Renaker and Coley highlighted that the creek provided water for early settlers, a point that struck a chord with the community and Encinitas City Council. Eventually, the development plans were abandoned.

And thanks to their advocacy, the state named the spot a point of historical interest.

“The small part I played in preserving Cottonwood Creek is one of the proudest achievements of my life,” Renaker wrote in a brief document detailing the conservancy’s history.

Fast forward to the late 1990s. While the giant reed was largely gone, more and more invasive species popped up. To rid the creek of them, the conservancy started hosting regular volunteer events.

By 2000, the group focused on not just eradication, but also native plantings, too. Also, Eagle Scouts projects provided the area with a new bridge and trail.

Wisniewski said he’s very appreciative of the

steady stream of volunteers, noting all ages have pitched in to preserve the environment there.

“I really enjoy working with all the high school kids who come back on a regular basis,” he said.

The conservancy also played a big role in Cottonwood Creek Park, about a quarter-mile east of the creek mouth.

For decades, Cottonwood Creek flowed underneath Encinitas Boulevard, first seeing sunlight at the mouth. Due in large part to the conservancy, the city “daylighted” the creek in 2004 through a natural channel at Cottonwood Creek Park, said Brad Roth, conservancy project manager.

“The creek is much healthier when it’s exposed to sunlight and air,” Roth said. “Bacteria tend to breed without exposure.”

Roth said that’s good for wildlife, along with beachgoers, since the creek’s ultimate destination is the ocean.

While the conservancy can count quite a few victories, there have been bumps along the road.

Notably, a year ago, the city hired a maintenance company that clear-cut native plants near the creek mouth. The goal: establish a

view corridor in the name of public safety.

Roth said the company failed to distinguish between native and invasive plants, calling it “very disappointing.”

He said the conservancy planted the native plants years ago, adding they’re critical for wildlife. In hopes of making amends, the city paid for 50 native plants, which the conservancy planted last month.

Going forward, Roth said the conservancy wants to make sure the city is at least more careful if it shears plants in the area again.

And further out, the conservancy is looking to put in a raised walkway in the area to encourage more visitors. It also hopes to continue building its volunteer base.

For those interested in volunteering, the conservancy usually meets from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second Saturday of every month at the creek mouth.

For more information, go to the group’s Facebook page at facebook.com/cottonwoodcreekconservancy.

“It’s very rewarding work,” said Roth, who has given countless hours to the creek. “You can see immediately the impact you’re having.”

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