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Encinitas bans Styrofoam food containers Public support leads to a unanimous Council vote

BY CHRIS SAUR Despite a press conference late last week outside of City Hall, where the San Diego chapter of the California Restaurant Association (CRA) and representatives from a few Encinitas restaurants urged the City Council to postpone the agenda item and find a different solution, there was overwhelming support at the Nov. 9 Council meeting

for an ordinance that would ban food providers from using Styrofoam containers.

That support extended to the City Council, which voted unanimously (4-0 with Mayor Kristin Gaspar absent) to support the staff-recommended ordinance, which prohibits food providers from providing prepared food in disposable food service ware made of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), also known as Styrofoam and prohibits vendors at city-managed concession SEE STYROFOAM, A17

Incumbents win seats in SDUHSD; EUSD race still close

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BY CHRIS SAUR Encinitas schools will likely stay the course following the Nov. 8 election, though the Encinitas Union School District (EUSD) race won’t be officially decided until the mail and provisional ballots are all counted.

Incumbents carried the day in the San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) as trustees Beth Hergesheimer and Joyce Dalessandro retained their seats on the board. Among a contested race of five candidates, Hergesheimer received 32.66 percent of the vote and Dalessandro received 31.88 percent.

With another two seats open on the EUSD board — Carol Skiljan did not seek re-election — Patricia S. Sinay has a slim lead in an effort to retain her seat.

On the morning of Nov. 10, challenger Rimga Viskanta, the PTA president at Ocean Knoll, led the race with 26.48 percent (8,020 votes), with Sinay at 25.5 percent. The incumbent led third-place challenger Leslie Schneider by just 120 votes, as Schneider had 25.1 percent (7,601).

Schneider and the fourth candidate, Anne-Katherine Pingree, were vocal opponents of the EUSD board during the recent yoga controversy, and ran on a platform of transparency.

With insurmountable leads in their race, Hergesheimer and Dalessandro will continue to serve as SDUHSD trustees.

Hergesheimer has been on the board since 2004 and currently serves as board president.

“I am very pleased with the election results and definitely SEE SCHOOLS, A15

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November 11, 2016

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Surrounded by supporters at a Nov. 8 victory party are, from left to right seated, newly elected Encinitas City Council member Tasha Boerner Horvath, elected Mayor Catherine Blakespear and re-elected City Council member Tony Kranz.

Encinitas says yes to Mayor Blakespear, no to Measure T Kranz, Boerner Horvath and Muir earn City Council seats

BY CHRIS SAUR Encinitas voters made two things clear on Nov. 8 — they like the direction the city is heading but they want to see it take another crack at the state-mandated Housing Element.

Voters on Election Day gave current Encinitas City Council member Catherine Blakespear a convincing win over challenger Paul Gaspar in the race for Mayor, and gave incumbents Tony Kranz and Mark Muir enough votes to join newcomer Tasha Boerner Horvath on the City Council.

With Blakespear leaving her Council seat to replace Kristin Gaspar — Paul’s wife — as the city’s next Mayor, she and the three elected City Council members must choose either appointment or a special election to fill that spot.

Kristin Gaspar was losing to Dave Roberts in a race for County Supervisor as of Nov. 9, though by less than 2 percent of the vote.

Blakespear, an attorney who was elected to the City Council in 2014, topped Paul Gaspar, who runs a large local physical therapy business, by a 2-1 margin (67 to 33 percent of the vote).

“I think it reflects the fact that our message resonates with Encinitas voters,” Blakespear

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told the Encinitas Advocate on Nov. 9. “Our campaign was authentic and talked about the issues. I’m always trying to be clear about laying out a positive vision for the future, and transparent about who I am. I think that comes through when people read my newsletter, when people see me on the Council and when people meet me in person.

“Now, we need to go forward with environmental improvements and investments in our community. The voters have made that clear based on the results of both the City Council and Mayor’s (races).”

As definitive as Blakespear’s victory was, citizens were nearly as decisive in voting no on Measure T, which failed by a 56 to 44 percent margin.

The state mandates that Encinitas update its Housing Element — it is the only city in San Diego County without state certification — but because of the city’s 2013 Prop A, the plan was required to be voted on by the citizens. Opponents of the plan felt it did little to help with affordable housing, the nominal reason for the state mandate, and that it would allow for more development than was necessary to comply with the state SEE ELECTION, A15

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No cause yet for Oak Crest Middle School fire

BY KAREN BILLING Oak Crest Middle School’s administration building was completely gutted by a fire that started in the early morning hours of Oct. 29 at the Balour Drive campus.

San Dieguito Union High School District Interim Superintendent Eric Dill said that if there is any silver lining to the fire, it’s that the district has already been planning a major renovation of the Oak Crest administration building under Prop AA, set to begin in 2018.

“At this point, we don’t have a cause for the fire,” Dill said during an update at the Nov. 3 board meeting. “The sheriffs’ investigation is ongoing and they have not shared anything with us to indicate any cause or suspects or anything of that nature. We’re just letting them do their thing and staying out of the way.”

SDUHSD Trustee Amy Herman, Vice President Joyce Dalessandro and President Beth Hergesheimer all visited the campus last week and found the interior damage to school to be “shocking,” seeing the melted file cabinets and the destruction left behind. The board members were grateful that the fire did not impact classroom spaces and that the district responded so quickly to ensure students were back to school on Monday without any disruption.

Staff was already working in their temporary offices on Monday and Hergesheimer said it helped that it was Halloween and students were mostly excited about their costumes.

According to Dill, the fire started in the counseling area of the administration building around 3:40 a.m. on Oct. 29. District Maintenance Supervisor Jim Mitroff was the

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Brian Jolliffe’s photo “Golden Sunburst over Escondido Creek” won Best in Show at the Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve’s 11th annual amateur photo contest.

Winners recognized in Elfin Forest photo contest At the most recent Olivenhain Municipal Water District Board of Directors meeting, the board honored the talented local photographers whose images were recognized as part of the Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve’s (EFRR) 11th annual amateur photo contest.

The annual contest offers photographers an opportunity to share the natural beauty protected at EFRR through a partnership between OMWD, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management and San Diego County Water Authority. Contest entries assist in educating the public on recreational

opportunities, highlight the importance of preserving open space for native habitat and support EFRR’s mission to protect wildlife and natural resources for future generations.

The winning photographs will be on display at EFRR’s Interpretive Center Honoring Susan J. Varty from Jan. 1 through April 30, 2017.

The winners were Brian Jolliffe (Best in Show for “Golden Sunburst Over Escondido Creek”), Ivan Segovia-Jimenez, Noah Fayyazuddin, Michael Cini, Peter Gilson, Lance Hanekamp and Joseph Rawa.

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The administration building at Oak Crest Middle school may need to be demolished following an Oct. 29 two-alarm fire. first district staff member on the scene. He called Dill, who arrived before 6 a.m. to find the San Diego County Sheriff’s arson investigator was already there but hadn’t gone into building yet, still waiting for the firefighters to finish up their work. The Encinitas Fire Department received assistance on the two-alarm fire from the Rancho Santa Fe, Solana Beach and SEE FIRE, A15

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Roberts leading Gaspar in supervisor race

BY LORI WEISBERG San Diego County Supervisor Dave Roberts, a Democrat, appears headed to reelection, holding on to a narrow lead over his Republican challenger Kristin Gaspar.

As of early morning on Nov. 10, Roberts led with 50.9 percent to Gaspar’s 49.1 percent, with 100 percent of precincts counted. Countywide, thousands of mail ballots have yet to be counted.

A former Solana Beach councilman and mayor, Roberts won a seat on the board in 2012, becoming the first Democrat to be elected in 20 years.

While he had the advantage of incumbency this time around, he had to battle back against a scandal that rocked his office last year and continued to dog his campaign throughout the primary and general election.

Last year, four women abruptly resigned from Roberts’ office, accusing their boss of having his staff do political work on county time and claiming Roberts had an improper but non-sexual relationship with an employee.

Three women filed formal claims that the county eventually settled for $310,000.

Roberts attributed his lead to voters’ satisfaction with his record over the last four years, including his efforts to keep Palomar Health’s Forensic Health Services open and working with his colleagues on the board to preserve more than 5,000 acres of open space in the county.

“I think the voters were completely turned off by the continued negativity (by Gaspar) and appreciated me focusing on the issues they cared about, which is preserving and protecting their quality of life and improving their services,” Roberts said late on Nov. 8.

During the campaign, Gaspar, mayor of Encinitas, didn’t hesitate to remind voters of the former unrest in the supervisor’s office.

Gaspar said she always expected the race to be a tight one, given the huge challenge of prevailing over an incumbent supervisor.

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County Supervisor District 3 candidates Kristin Gaspar and Dave Roberts.

“The scandals in his office are one of the contributing factors to why I entered the race in the first place,” she said. “It’s important we restore respect to District 3, and it’s a reason why you see anyone coming close to beating an incumbent.”

Throughout the campaign, Roberts touted his collaborative skills, working with other supervisors on such issues as mental health and programs for young people in the justice system, as well as grappling with an influx of offenders in the community from state prisons to local jails.

Gaspar, who helps her husband run a physical therapy firm with multiple North County locations, argued her work experience as chief financial officer gives her the business acumen to help county government run more efficiently.

In the June primary, she finished a strong second behind Roberts, with Escondido Mayor Sam Abed, a Republican, coming in third.

But she’s maintained a consistent lead in fundraising, helped along by a special committee formed to support her candidacy and funded by the Chamber of Commerce, the Lincoln Club and developer and construction interests.

District 3 largely covers incorporated areas, spanning Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar, northern San Diego and Escondido.

— Lori Weisberg writes for The San Diego Union-Tribune.

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Volunteers work at the EUSD Farm Lab on the recent Green Apple Day of Service.

Green Apple volunteer day spruces up EUSD Farm Lab On Sept. 24, a group of more than 60 volunteers — made up of Balfour Beatty Construction employees and volunteers from within the Encinitas Union School District (EUSD), the San Diego Green Building Council (SDGBC) and other industry partners — teamed up for the fifth annual Green Apple Day of Service at the EUSD Farm Lab. The 10-acre lab, where the district will grow 75 percent of the produce it consumes at school, serves as a learning lab for ecology, agriculture and nutrition lessons, in addition to hosting the city’s community garden.

Balfour Beatty led the efforts to recruit

volunteers, obtain sponsors and in-kind donations, and manage the improvement projects.

“Aside from the enthusiasm and the volunteers’ phenomenal quality of work, the highlight of the day was the sense of community that all the organizations brought to the project,” Mim Michelove, director of EUSD’s Farm Lab, said in a news release. “We greatly appreciate this unique partnership with the SDGBC and Balfour Beatty, and their efforts that help enable us to provide our students and the community with innovative, educational SEE FARM, A15

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SDA art project goes on a unique journey Students created Ozzie, a 7-foot mosaic sculpture, then used PVC pipe to roll it to its display spot

BY CHRIS SAUR In a project that truly represents the innovative learning and student expression that San Dieguito Academy fosters, a group of more than 30 students last week moved Ozzie the Seahorse — a 7-foot-mosiac sculpture — across campus to its temporary display spot in the school’s northwest corner.

What was notable about the Nov. 3 event was the way the kids, who were supervised by sculpture teacher Jerm Wright, transported Ozzie, opting to spend several hours rolling the sculpture all the way through campus on PVC pipes rather than calling for a forklift.

“We put (Ozzie the Seahorse) onto a wooden platform, then got these (4-inch) thick plastic pipes and then rolled it around the entire school,” junior Lily Nguyen told the Encinitas Advocate. “We had a small assembly line, with people pulling the pipes (from the back), people passing them over (to the front) and then people laying them down.”

Wright said the project was special because it allowed the students to put several areas of learning into practice.

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San Dieguito Academy sculpture students unveil the school’s newest piece, Ozzie the Seahorse, on Nov. 3.

San Dieguito Academy students — and teacher Jerm Wright, second from right — use PVC pipe to roll a new sculpture, Ozzie the Seahorse, to its temporary display spot.

“We didn’t only have the artwork part, but the moving was an event. It wasn’t just an art project, it became a physics project, a P.E. project, we had a kid from the video class film it, we had photography and we had the silkscreen department (making shirts for the moving day volunteers), that was pretty neat,” Wright explained. “Having the custodian move it with a forklift would be boring. Plus, it was awesome as a teacher to see them (working together to do the

So, in January of 2014, SDA students Trevor Anderberg and Chloe Griffin came up with the shape — half sea horse and half mermaid is the best way to describe it — and led an effort to put together the foam sculpture that forms Ozzie’s core. It was then covered with cement and chicken wire, and current students have spent the past year covering the cement with distinctive tiles in a mosaic style.

“Many hands have worked on this, probably a couple hundred

task). All of these kids had a really neat experience. It was hard work.”

The route was a bit longer due to having to navigate around the construction on campus, but it was that very construction that had spurred Wright and his students to build the sculpture in the first place. SDA is famous for its many student-created murals around campus, but with buildings being rebuilt, there wasn’t a spot for a permanent mural.

kids have put on at least one tile,” Wright said. “I really like this thing that, when kids have a part in something, whether they are an artist or not and now it’s on campus, they can look at it and say ‘I’m a part of that.’

“And it represents our school.

All of these kids are very different, they bring something different to the table. And the fact that it is sort of this mystery animal, the students are kind of like that too.”

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Kerr, the kids carry SDA to success Considering a Remodel?

BY CHRIS SAUR San Dieguito Academy girls tennis standout Jennifer Kerr was the 2015 San Diego Section individual champion, just won the league singles title, is seeded No. 1 and expected to play for her second straight section crown Nov. 11 and is ranked in the top 50 in the U.S. among high school seniors.

But for the 2016 Mustangs — a squad that reached the quarterfinals of the SDS team Division I tournament — Kerr’s most important role is mentor.

“Jen is a great leader,” SDA coach Joe Tomasi said of the Columbia-bound senior standout. “I’ve never met a high school student that has been more humble with all of her success.

“For us, she’s the leader, the big sister, she’s everything to (this team). The girls look up to her … they respect her.”

Kerr’s leadership was key as the young Mustangs played with no other seniors in their starting lineup, had a freshman (Kennedy Urcelay) and sophomore (Lanie Weingarten) rounding out their singles trio, and a pair of ninth-graders (Lauren Bear and Leko Richie) at No. 2 doubles.

With that lineup, and despite facing much tougher competition in league play upon entering the Avocado West this season, the Mustangs (7-8) finished 6-4 in conference matches to take third place.

SDA defeated Mt. Carmel, 11-7, in the first round of the section playoffs, then gave top-seeded and eventual champion La Jolla a tough

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At a Nov. 9 ceremony inside the CIF San Diego Section Hall of Champions, San Dieguito Academy tennis star Jennifer Kerr signs her National Letter of Intent to play for Columbia University. quarterfinal match before falling 11-7.

“The girls really did a great job this year,” Tomasi explained. “(Against La Jolla), we were going back and forth, we had a chance to beat them.

We were right there with them.

“Honestly, I didn’t think we were going to be as competitive as we were this year, and (the fact that we were) had a lot to do with my young kids playing well.”

After using the early-season matches to figure out each Mustang player’s strengths, Tomasi put Urcelay in his singles lineup. “(Urcelay) was a superstar,” Tomasi said. “I can’t replace Jen Kerr (next season) but I have people that are going to step in for sure, and Kennedy is one of those girls.”

Richie was originally playing singles but then moved to doubles, where she

teamed with Bear to form a duo that consistently won two of its three sets each match.

With that pair playing at No. 2, junior Sophia Zhu and sophomore Amber Tse handled No. 1 doubles duties and two juniors (Sabrina Lin and Maddi Sadoff) and sophomore Sophie Getty platooned in the No. 3 position for SDA. With that much youth in the lineup, the Mustangs got better as the season progressed.

“The young players, especially the freshmen, were a little nervous about the season, because some of them hadn’t been exposed to (varsity high school tennis),” Kerr said. “A big part for me was just to talk to them, calm them down, tell them it’s not life or death, it’s just a match.

“And they did well. It took them a little while to get started but after they got going they found a groove.”

Kerr’s contributions came on the court as well, as she dominated singles play throughout the season. She showed her incredible skill in last week’s Avocado League singles tournament, rolling through her five matches (10 sets) with a total of two games lost.

And though Kerr is a beast on the court, it is her off the court demeanor that has coaches around the section buzzing.

“When we go to (CIF postseason matches), everybody knows her and everybody likes her,” Tomasi said. “She’s brought a lot of success to the school, SDA is on the tennis map. She’s done a lot for this school.”

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Encinitas 101 hosts Holiday Street Fair Nov. 20 The 26th annual Holiday Street Fair returns to downtown Encinitas on Sunday, Nov. 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Beginning at 4 a.m., Coast Highway 101 will be closed from D Street to J Street for this event, which is presented

by Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association and sponsored by Tri-City Medical Center.

With more than 450 booths to visit, plus dozens of unique downtown Encinitas retailers, the street fair is a perfect opportunity for holiday shopping, and fair-goers can also enjoy live music and dance performances on three stages, including local favorite 2 Tone Sounds on the Beer Garden Stage.

Animal lovers of all kinds are welcome to bring their beloved companions to

receive a “Blessing of the Animals” in The Lumberyard.

As a way of honoring the city’s roots, Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association will sell Poinsettias at its booth as examples of the rich farming history from 1920’s Encinitas and the Ecke Family.

Cyclists can leave their bikes at either end of the festival — D Street or J Street — thanks to the free Bike Valet service sponsored by Electra Bikes, and parking will be available in the Civic Center lots on the east side of Vulcan, between E and F Streets, and in the Moonlight Beach lot at Fourth and C Street.

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San Dieguito Academy Foundation Dinner, Dance and Auction

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he San Dieguito Academy Foundation celebrated its 80th anniversary Nov. 5 with its 20th annual Dinner, Dance and Auction at the Encinitas Community Center.

The event included silent and live auction items, food and entertainment from SDA students. For more information, visit sdafoundation.com.

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Sandy and Mark Divine, Sheri Farber, Larry Cecio, SDA Foundation Board Member Mike Farber

Neil Campbell, Janis Krechter

Cecile Abel, Vicky Weinzierl

Michael Rahilly, Nan Bhargava, Mary Lally, Judy Varner

SDA Foundation Board Member Yvette Wagner, Jennie and Eric Casazza

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Chamy Cooper, Mary Mau, Joann Kreps

San Dieguito Union High School District Board President Beth Hergesheimer, SDUHSD Board Vice President Joyce Dalessandro, John Dalessandro

SDA Foundation President Bobbi Cecio, Principal Bjorn Paige, Executive Director Leslie Kulchin Saldana

SDA Music Director Jeremy Wuertz and “The Runt,” aka SDA Wind Ensemble I

Janis Krechter, Jim and Kelly Dunn

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Encinitas Turkey Trot is back

Historic walking tour of Encinitas set for Nov. 19 The Encinitas Historical Society is leading a free walking tour of Historic Encinitas on Saturday, Nov. 19 starting at 10 a.m. and leaving from the 1883 Schoolhouse, 390 F Street.

A volunteer docent will guide participants, who will find out about the history of how Encinitas came to be known as the “Flower Capital,” learn why early settlers came to town in the 1880s and hear

the background about buildings that were built in the 1920s by Miles Kellogg, Encinitas’ “first recycler.”

The most photographed buildings in Encinitas are also a stop on the tour, which finishes around noon.

For more information about the walking tour, call Encinitas Historical Society President Carolyn Cope at 760-753-4834.

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The third annual Encinitas Turkey Trot 5K and 10K, a fun and healthy way to kick off the Thanksgiving holiday, is set for Thursday, Nov. 24.

Featuring thousands of local families and even some tourists, the race is both an athletic event and an expression of gratitude as a generous portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit both the North County Chapter of the San Diego Food Bank and the local Community Resource Center.

The course starts under the world famous “Encinitas” sign on the historic Coast Highway 101 and the scenic loop surveys some of the most popular surf breaks in the world on its way to Cardiff State Beach.

Registration is now open, and for the $44 (5K) or $54 (10K) fee, participants receive a soft cotton T-shirt and finisher’s medal. Water stations are provided throughout the course.

A costume contest promises to be one of the most entertaining aspects of the event, as prizes will be

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array of programs and service to the terminally ill, their families and the community. The organization is committed to assisting people and their families to navigate end-of-life healthcare decisions.

Interested volunteers should contact Resale Shop manager Mary Jo Barry at 760-943-9921.

Center for Spiritual Living to host Thanksgiving ceremony The Seaside Center for Spiritual Living invites the public to a unique interactive Thanksgiving Gratitude Ceremony, followed by a dinner potluck on Nov. 24.

The ceremony will run from noon to 12:45 p.m. with the potluck set for 1 p.m. and the whole community — from families to couples to singles, youth and seniors — is invited to the Center, 1613

Lake Drive, for this event. Well-known local musician Earl Flores, the Romantic Cowboy who wrote the Surfing Madonna song, will performing during the dinner.

Volunteers are needed for the feast.

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A participant in a previous year’s Encinitas Turkey Trot.

This year’s event is set for Thanksgiving morning. awarded to the top three individual and group costumed participants who best display the spirit of the annual event. Costume contest participants need to register at the costume contest registration table prior to race start.

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Bestselling author addresses difficult issues in new novel

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BY LOIS ALTER MARK “Writing this book has completely changed my life and the way I see the world,” said Jodi Picoult at the recent 13th annual Words Alive Author’s Luncheon.

A record 750 people attended the event at the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina to hear the bestselling author talk about her latest novel, “Small Great Things,” a powerful, thought-provoking and timely story in which she tackles difficult issues, including racism, privilege and justice.

Local author Lacy Crawford introduced Picoult and asked her how the book came about.

“About 25 years ago, I was living in New York City and I was very upset about a news story of an African American undercover cop who was shot four times in the back by his white colleagues on the subway even though he was wearing something called the color of the day, which was a wristband that identified him as an undercover cop,” she explained. “I decided I wanted to write about racism and I wanted to use that story. So I started to write it and I failed miserably. I couldn’t seem to create authentic characters, voices, stories that worked within this framework.”

Picoult said she really questioned herself and wondered what right she had, as a white woman, to write about racism in the United States. She put the book away but, over the years, kept returning to the subject.

“I would play devil’s advocate and say, ‘Oh, you know, Jodi, you write all the time from points of view of people you’re not. You write as Holocaust survivors, as rape victims, as school shooters, as men. How is this different?’ Well, the reason it’s different is because it’s really hard to talk about racism without offending people. So, as a result, most of us choose just not to talk about it at all.”

In 2012, another news story finally gave her the

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Jodi Picoult signing a book at the recent Words Alive event. framework to be able to talk about it. In Flint, Michigan, an African-American labor and delivery nurse with 20 years of experience routinely delivered a baby, and the father called in her supervisor. He said, “I don’t want her or anyone who looks like her to touch my baby,” and pushed up his sleeve to reveal a swastika tattoo.

“In their infinite wisdom, the hospital put a Post-It note on the baby’s file, saying, ‘No African American personnel may touch this infant,’’’ Picoult continued.

“The nurse and several of her colleagues sued. They settled out of court and she got a boatload of money. But it made me wonder, what if this was the story that I wanted to enter into racism with? What if I could push the envelope? What if that nurse was the only one alone with that baby when something went wrong and she had to choose between saving that baby’s life and

obeying her supervisor’s orders? What if, as a result, she wound up on trial, represented by a white public defender who, like me, like a lot of people I know, would never consider herself to be a racist? What if I could tell the story from the point of view of the African American nurse, the white public defender and the skinhead father?”

Picoult knew then that she was going to be able to write this book.

“I was no longer writing it to tell people of color how hard their lives are, because they do not need me for that,” she said. “Honestly, there are many fantastic writers of color who can speak to that experience authentically and are doing it every single day. I was now writing it for people who look like me, to say that although we can all point to a skinhead and say, ‘that’s a racist,’ it’s a lot harder to point to ourselves and say the exact same thing.”

That realization led her on a journey she had never taken before, learning everything she could about racism.

“I spent 47 years not talking about racism because it’s hard and messy and scary and, most importantly, because I didn’t have to. That, in itself – that silence – is privilege.”

The audience was riveted as Picoult shared the stories of the women she met at a Racial Justice Workshop. She spent more than 100 hours interviewing these women, many of whom became the “sensitivity readers” for her manuscript to make sure the characters and their experiences rang true.

“I should not and could not have written the book without them, and I’m so grateful to them,” said Picoult.

She also met with skinheads and discovered that the white supremacy movement has actually grown and that its members no longer have shaved heads.

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CHECK OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING The Uses of Photography: Art, Politics, and the Reinvention of a Medium On view through January 2, 2017

This exhibition examines a network of artists based in San Diego between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s, whose experiments with photography opened the medium to a profusion of new strategies and subjects. These artists sought artistic media and formats adequate to address their turbulent era and its pressing questions.

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French pianist Hélène Grimaud brings together works from eight different composers, each inspired by water. Water in these pieces may take many forms–it can be mist, rain, oceans and fountains. She closes the program with Brahms’ Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp Minor, Op.2.

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MUSIC LECTURE The Giants of Broadway’s “Golden Age” Presented by Bruno Leone: Pianist, Singer, Raconteur

Tuesday, November 15, 7:30 p.m.

Bruno Leone returns to the Athenaeum for an exciting music lecture presenting the best of Kern, Gershwin, and Porter along with some “out of the box” surprises.

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Local singer Anna Danes tops iTunes jazz charts L

BY KRISTINA HOUCK ocal singer Anna Danes recently topped the iTunes jazz charts with her sophomore album.

“Find Your Wings” debuted Oct. 29 at No. 1 on the charts.

“It’s beyond exciting,” Danes said.

“I’m extremely happy. It means something significant to have seen your name next to Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.”

“Find Your Wings” features a dozen songs, a compilation of originals and covers.

Inspired by “The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album,” a 1975 studio album by singer Tony Bennett, accompanied by pianist Bill Evans, Danes set out to record her second full-length jazz album not long after releasing her 2013 debut album.

“It was just such a beautiful album,” Danes said about Tony Bennett and Bill Evans’ collaboration. “I wanted that same sort of feel — very elegant, very sparse, basic instrumentation and my vocals stronger upfront. So we put together an incredible team of musicians. I always shoot for the stars.”

Recorded at the iconic Capitol Studios in Hollywood and joined by top Los Angeles session players, “Find Your Wings” includes six original songs and six classic covers.

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“Find Your Wings” debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes jazz charts.

“Find Your Wings” is available for $9.99 on iTunes.

The album is produced by Dave Darling, whose diverse credits include Brian Setzer, Tom Waits, Janiva Magness and Mötley Crüe.

Although “The Voice,” which Danes co-wrote with Cindy Alexander, is a sad song about the end of her marriage, Danes said her second album “takes a turn for the positive.”

Whereas her debut album, “Longing,” told a story about Danes longing for love, her second album is

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about her new journey in life. The songs are about life at the end of her marriage, life after separation, and then life with a new love.

“I’m back exploring what love is again,” she said.

A former lawyer and stay-at-home mom, Danes reinvented herself at the age of 43.

She discovered her passion for singing during her daughter’s voice lessons. When her then 7-year-old daughter refused to sing, Danes

stepped in to sing.

Soon after, she recorded her first album. The process helped Danes through her divorce.

“Music has been a tremendous help for me,” Danes said when she released her debut album. “It has been very healthy and very cathartic.

Not even knowing that it was happening, I was reaching for these particular songs because they struck a chord with me.”

“Longing” also featured a dozen songs, mostly jazz covers, including “Dream a Little Dream of Me,” “Killing Me Softly” and “Something.” The album also included two original songs written by producer Larry B. White and his wife, Margaret White.

Danes finally got to try her hand at

songwriting for her second album, co-writing five of the six original songs and writing one of the songs entirely on her own.

“I’d never written a song before in my life,” Danes said.

“Long Distance” was the first song she wrote, which was about her new love. The couple, who lived apart, was together for two years.

She co-wrote the title track, “Find Your Wings,” with Alexander. The song, Danes said, is about believing in yourself.

“It’s amazing,” Danes said about writing her own material. “There’s nothing like singing your own stories.”

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Encinitas Advocate writers win more journalism awards Writers for this newspaper and its sister newspapers recently won 12 journalism awards in the nondaily division of the 2016 San Diego Press Club Excellence in Journalism awards contest.

Jared Whitlock won a first place award (category: Political/Government); Catharine Kaufman won first and second place awards (categories: Food, Health and Medicine); Kristina Houck won second place and two third place awards (categories: Political/Government, Education, Environment); Joe Tash won second and third place awards (categories: Environment, Profile), Lois Alter Mark won a second place award(category: Arts & Entertainment Reporting); Marsha Sutton won a second place award (category: Series); Chis Saur won a third place award (category: Sports); Jeanne McKinney won a third place award (category: Military. She also won a first place award in that category for another publication.)

This newspaper, its sister newspapers and its staff have won numerous national, regional and local awards over the years, including two state first place “Best Lifestyle Coverage” awards and three first place national “General Excellence” awards in previous years.

ENCINITAS CRIME REPORT Nov. 7 • Misdemeanor vandalism ($400 or less) - 2100 block Glasgow Avenue, 8 p.m.

• Misdemeanor shoplifting - 600 block Lomas Santa Fe, 11:30 a.m.

Nov. 6 • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene 1100 block Orpheus Avenue, 11:33 p.m.

• Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene 1200 block Loch Lomond Drive, 10:45 p.m.

• Vehicle break-in-theft - 100 block Grandview, 5:30 p.m.

• Vehicle break-in-theft - 2400 block Oxford Avenue, 4 p.m.

• Commercial burglary - 100 N. block El Camino Real, 4:54 a.m.

• Commercial burglary - 100 N. block El Camino Real, 4:30 a.m.

• Commercial burglary - 400 block Encinitas Boulevard, 12 a.m.

Nov. 5 • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene 2100 block Orinda Drive, 10:06 p.m.

• Misdemeanor vandalism ($400 or less) - 1600 block Villa Cardiff Drive, 10 p.m.

• Misdemeanor possession controlled substance - 1100 block Encinitas Boulevard, 9:30 p.m.

• Fraud - 2500 S. block Coast

Highway 101, 9:15 p.m.

• Misdemeanor petty theft (all other larceny) - 3500 block Fortuna Ranch Road, 4:30 p.m.

• Felony take vehicle without owner’s consent/vehicle theft - 1900 block Park Crest Drive, 4 p.m.

Nov. 4 • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene 400 block Santa Fe Drive, 9:03 p.m.

• Misdemeanor DUI alcohol - 1300 N. block Coast Highway 101, 5:28 p.m.

Nov. 3 • Misdemeanor DUI alcohol - 2500 S. block Coast Highway 101, 11:40 p.m.

• Felony battery with serious bodily injury - 800 block Birmingham Drive, 11:09 p.m.

• Felony take vehicle without owner’s consent/vehicle theft - 1200 block Greenlake Drive, 10 p.m.

• Felony take vehicle without owner’s consent/vehicle theft - 700 block Regal Road, 8:30 p.m.

• Felony take vehicle without owner’s consent/vehicle theft - 1200 block Evergreen Drive, 8:30 p.m.

• Vehicle break-in-theft - 1200 block Calle Christopher, 8 p.m.

• Vehicle break-in-theft - 700 block Regal Road, 5 p.m.

• Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene -

2100 block Orinda Drive, 3:41 p.m.

• Residential burglary - 1300 block Caudor Street, 3 a.m.

Nov. 2 • Misdemeanor use/under influence of controlled substance NB Interstate 5/Poinsettia, 5 p.m.

• Misdemeanor possession controlled substance paraphernalia NB Interstate 5/Poinsettia, 5 p.m.

• Misdemeanor simple battery 1600 N. block Coast Highway 101, 4:56 p.m.

• Misdemeanor possession controlled substance - 1000 block Encinitas Boulevard, 3:13 p.m.

• Misdemeanor simple battery 1300 S. block Coast Highway 101, 10:41 a.m.

• Misdemeanor battery on person - 700 block Plato Place, 10 a.m.

• Felony vandalism ($400 or more) - 800 block Nobley Street, 9 a.m.

• Misdemeanor DUI alcohol - 800 block La Mirada Avenue, 12:39 a.m.

Nov. 1 • Misdemeanor possession controlled substance paraphernalia 300 block Abington Road, 10:11 p.m.

• Misdemeanor use/under influence of controlled substance 700 block Plato Place, 2:10 a.m.

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EVENT BRIEFS The Crucible at LCC The La Costa Canyon theatre program is presenting The Crucible, directed by Brad Golden, for an eight-show run that began Nov. 9.

Upcoming shows included Nov. 11 at 7 p.m, Nov. 12 at 1 and 7 p.m. and Nov. 16-18 at 7 p.m. at LCC, 1 Maverick Way in Carlsbad.

Tickets, which are available at lacostacanyontheatre.com or at the door, cost $12 for adults, $9 for children or students and $7 for LCC students with ASB card.

Lux Art Institute Creative Nights (Friday, Nov. 11): Embrace the Encinitas community’s strong surf culture with Chris Burkard from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Lux Art Institute’s Education Pavilion, 1578 S. El Camino Real. All Ages are welcome and the cost it $25.

Youth workshops (Sunday, Nov. 13): An exciting day of workshops where students will explore the exhibition and learn photography basics with Chris Burkard, with toddlers and kids ages 5-8 invited from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and ages 9-17 going from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Lux Education Pavilion. Cost is $40 for members, $45 for guests.

For more information, visit luxartinstitute.org/events or call 760-436-6611.

Cardiff Surf Classic Block Party Enjoy live music by local legends The Red Fox Tails and Hazmatt Reggae, live mural art by Skye Walker and Marissa Quinn, T-shirt screen printing by FWD Screenprinting, Bump Coffee cart, Moonage food truck, Sambazon Acai Bowls and a Lost Abbey beer lounge at the Cardiff Surf Classic Block Party on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 1 to 6 p.m.

Hosted by the Cardiff 101 Mainstreet Association the event is at Patagonia, 2185 San Elijo Avenue, with a suggested donation of $15.

For more information, visit cardiff101.com/events.

Art Lounge on 101 Meaningful Mandalas (Friday, Nov. 11): Instructor Jennifer Hardy will help artists from all levels create intricate works of art that look complicated, but are often made up of familiar, simple shapes, lines and symbols. The class runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at Art Lounge on 101, 816 S. Coast Hwy 101. Cost is $45 with refreshments

provided.

Art Journaling: Illustrated Mini Portraits (Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12-13): This two-day workshop (Nov. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Nov. 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) with instructor Roxanne Cable is good for all levels. Cost of $185 includes some materials.

For more information, visit artloungeon101.com/events or call 858-442-8666.

Olivenhain Arts and Crafts Fair On Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., more than 90 artists and crafters will be showcasing jewelry, artwork, scarves, gifts for teachers, baby items and more at the Olivenhain Town Meeting Hall, 423 Rancho Santa Fe Road.

This free event is the perfect opportunity to buy holiday gifts and more information is available at olivenhain.org/?page_id=89.

Skateboarding clinic Girls ages 5-18 are invited to Skate Rising, a skateboarding clinic provided by SkateXS and the Academy and presented by Exposure Skate on Saturday, Nov. 12.

The free event — which runs from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Encinitas Community Park Skate Plaza, 425 Santa Fe Drive — also features guest motivational speaker Cary Williams, an Olympic boxing coach who started the Too Pretty movement.

There will be snacks, drinks and a raffle and more information is available at exposureskate.org/skate-rising.

Elks Lodge Veterans Day event Nov. 12 The Encinitas Elks Lodge will celebrate Veterans Day with a 1940s-themed dinner, dance show and ceremonies saluting local veterans and active military on Saturday, Nov. 12.

Highlights of the evening, which begins at 5 p.m. at Elks Lodge 2243, will be live entertainment by the Santa Fe Christian Dance Troop, a Tri-Tip dinner done by local BBQ competition winners and presentations of donations to Semper Fi Fund and Veterans Research Alliance.

The public is invited to show gratitude by sponsoring a dinner for an active military member. Dinner and the show cost $20. For

more information, visit encinitaselks.org, send an email to bbq2243@gmail.com or call 760-753-2243.

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Hutchins Consort family concert High school short The Hutchins Consort presents a musical film finalists journey to faraway places, exploring the music of other cultures on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 11 a.m.

The free concert is at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Visit hutchinsconsort.org for more information.

Backyard composting workshop The Solana Center presents a workshop where attendees can learn the basics of backyard composting and vermicomposting from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 12 at Sunshine Gardens, 155 Quail Gardens Drive.

Cost is $10 for Encinitas residents and $15 for nonresidents and all participants will receive a 10 percent off coupon for Sunshine Gardens and a gallon of worm compost tea.

For more information, visit solanacenter.org/composting-workshops.

San Diego Asian Film Festival The San Diego Asian Film Festival comes to Encinitas on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 1 to 10 p.m. at the La Paloma Theater, 471 S. Coast Hwy 101.

Movies shown will be Voice From The Heart (1 p.m.), Mele Murals (3:25 p.m.), Run Off (5:30 p.m.) and Call of Heroes (8:10 p.m.).

Cost is $9 for Pac-Arts members or $12 for nonmembers and more information is at festival.sdaff.org/2016.

‘Economic Forecast’ topic at Building Industry Association Annual Dinner The Building Industry Association will hold its Annual Dinner and Political Leaders Reception Nov. 17 at the Sheraton Carlsbad (5480 Grand Pacific Drive, Carlsbad, CA, 92008). The event topic will be “Economic Forecast” and feature guest speaker Eugenio Aleman, Ph.D., Director

A free screening of the three 2016 La Costa Film Festival high school short film competition finalists is set for Saturday, Nov. 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Encinitas Library.

The screening will be followed by a Q & A session with filmmakers and festival team members for film buffs and aspiring young filmmakers to learn how a film festival works.

More information is available by calling 760-753-7376 or visiting sdcl.org/locations_EN.html.

Storytime Salon Bring the family and hear local authors read passages from their books while pianists perform music inspired by the stories at An Afternoon of Music and Words on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. at the Encinitas Library.

Led by Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan, this month’s theme is Celebration of Women with author Kathleen Krull and music by Handel, plus spirituals, patriotic songs and music from Broadway.

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

Coastal Club at Temple Solel On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the JFS Coastal Club at Temple Solel, 3575 Manchester Ave., has a day of free events open to all seniors.

Wendy Holmstrom hosts an 11 a.m. creative writing showcase called “Memoir and Self-expression,” which will give participants the opportunity to work on memoirs, while others may work on other creative endeavors.

That will be followed by the noon movie — Barbershop: The Next Cut. Enjoy a snack from the Cozy Café while you watch the movie.

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‘Celebration of Second Chances’

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he Rancho Coastal Humane Society’s “Celebration of Second Chances” was held Oct. 22 at the Del Mar Country Club. The Celebration of Second Chances included a buffet dinner, music, entertainment, and raffle and auction items. Jeff Zevely, host of the “Zevely Zone” on CBS News 8, returned as co-host along with his wife, Heather.

Rancho Coastal Humane Society’s goal is to “care for the homeless animal population of San Diego County and to educate the public about pet over-population and responsible companion animal care,” according to its web site. For more information, visit sdpets.org.

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Dr. Jessica Dugan is entertained by magician Ben Silver

Alexandra and David Collett

Randy and Susan Conrad, Elizabeth and Chris Pericles

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San Diego County Supervisor Dave Roberts presents a proclamation to Rancho Coastal Humane Society President/CEO Jim Silveira

KUSI Pet Patrol/San Diego Home & Garden Lifestyles Magazine columnist Sandie Lampe, Sharon and San Diego Humane Society trustee Richard Bockoff, Foundation for Animal Care and Education (FACE) Program Development Director Lucie Berreby

Gordon Boyd, board member Vickie Armstrong, Tony Alderson, Anita Noone, Doug Bingham, Trish Penick

RCHS board member Vickie Armstrong donated a vintage slot machine previously owned by Jimmy Durante and gifted by him to her mom who was a noted choreographer.

Chris Penrod, Rancho Coastal Humane Society Public Relations Director John Van Zante

RCHS Animal Safehouse Program Director Amy and President/CEO Jim Silveira

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North Coast Women’s Connection to hold ‘Holiday Brunch’ The North Coast Women’s Connection, sponsored by Stonecroft, invite you to attend their “Holiday Brunch” on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The event will be held at the Lomas Santa Fe County Club, 1505 Lomas Santa Fe Drive in Solana Beach. Time is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The event guest speaker will be Anne Marie Mills discussing The Roadmap, “Life’s Twists & Turns Made Straight.” The performers will be the “The Westminster Charolers” formed in 1989.

They have performed at nearly 100 hotels, shopping malls, private events, parties and venues all over San Diego. For 25 years they have

strolled the halls of the Hotel Del Coronado during Christmas weekends. Many of the choralists are church choir section leaders, and soloists for big band and swing orchestras.

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The Spice Way offering free cooking demo Don’t miss Encinitas’ boutique spice and cooking store, The Spice Way, offering a free cooking demonstration with owner Debbie Kornberg.

Slated for Sunday, Nov. 13, the event will feature two cooking demonstrations, at 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.

The menu will include how to make French Onion Soup, Moroccan Butternut Squash Soup, Apple Cider Infusion and Mulled Cider.

Store hours are from 11 a.m. to5 p.m. with tastings offered throughout the day.

“I’m thrilled to be offering these free cooking demos,” said Kornberg, a local resident and The Spice Way’s

sole proprietor. “The community has really enjoyed them and we are delighted to offer this service to the community. People are excited to be in the kitchen making their own food.

“Whether they have a culinary background or just want to prepare a quick and easy meal, there is a new awakening about how we cook and the ingredients we use. Either way, The Spice Way products are the tools that everyone can enjoy.”

The event will be held at The Spice Way store at Camino Village Plaza, 260 N El Camino Real.

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Volleyball:

San Dieguito Academy lost to Canyon Crest Academy, 16-12, in a nonleague game on Nov. 1.

Nate Conger and Sam Dumont each scored three goals to lead the Mustangs, while goalie Dylan Herrera had 10 saves.

SDA fell to 18-12 overall for the season.

La Costa Canyon defeated Canyon Crest Academy, 3-2 ( 25-20, 25-20, 13-25, 16-25, 15-7), in a San Diego Section Tournament Open Division quarterfinal on Nov. 4.

The Mavericks improved to 22-9 overall for the season. The Ravens fell to 18-10.

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EVENT BRIEFS (CONTINUED) FROM BRIEFS, A11 Israel and Palestine from 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18 at the San Elijo Campus of MiraCosta College, 3333 Manchester Ave. in Room 204.

The showing is free and more information is available by sending a message to lifesanelijo@gmail.com.

San Dieguito Art Guild Holiday Bazaar Shoppers can find one-of-a-kind handmade items from local artists at the San Dieguito Art Guild’s Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive.

The event will feature a silent auction of artworks as well as lunchtime snacks and afternoon sweet treats like hot apple cider and

coffee break bites.

Admission to the Bazaar, refreshments and parking are all free.

Families Make History: ThanksHangings In November, the San Dieguito Heritage Museum celebrates the blessings and abundance in our lives using branches, paper, strings, paint, glitter and imagination to create a fun hanging featuring drawings and words that represent the people, places and things for which you are grateful.

The free event runs from noon to 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at the Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive. For more information, call 760-632-9711 or visit sdheritage.org.

Check out the city’s newsletter at http://bit.ly/2e7aYDS for more information.

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Encinitas Fire Department hosts Open House

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he Encinitas Fire Department hosted its annual Open House event Oct. 8 at Station 5.

The Open House kicked off National Fire Prevention Week, which took place from Oct. 9-15. This year’s theme of “Don’t Wait – Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years” focused on the importance of smoke alarm maintenance.

During the event, people of all ages had the opportunity to enjoy firefighter-led tours of Station 5 and paramedic-led tours of an ambulance, speak to Fire Department staff, try on firefighter gear and more.

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Senior management analyst Corina Jimenez, program assistant Sarah Duffy, deputy fire Marshalls Jordan Villagomez and Kerri Berberet, engineer/paramedic Chad Delude

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www.encinitasadvocate.com FROM ELECTION, A1 law.

“The voters have spoken and that is really important,” Blakespear said of the Measure T vote. “But the state law remains the same, which means we still need a Housing Element. So we, as the Council and Mayor, will have to work with the citizens to find a solution.”

Blakespear added that the courts will also be weighing in, as the city is dealing with a pair of lawsuits related to the Housing Element.

Though city elections are officially nonpartisan, Blakespear, Kranz and Boerner Horvath were all supported by the local Democratic Party and endorsed each other, while Muir, Gaspar and Council candidate Phil Graham were endorsed by local Republicans.

With the top two vote-getters earning four-year City Council terms and third place earning a seat with a two-year term, Kranz led the way with 23.2 percent of the vote.

“I’m full of gratitude for the trust the voters put in me and I think it is an indication that folks are happy with the direction the city is going in so I want to continue that,” said Kranz, who first moved to Encinitas in 1960 at the age of 1 and has served on the Council since 2012. “We’ll continue to focus on public service, road repair, safety and environmental interests, and there are a number of Capital Improvements that I’d like to see completed in the next few years so we will keep plugging away on those.”

Boerner Horvath, an Encinitas Planning Commissioner since June of 2015 and an active member with the Paul Ecke Central PTA, promised to be a fair and reasonable

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leader and focus on the issues she sees as most important for the city of Encinitas moving forward — helping local businesses thrive; keeping the beaches, parks and trails safe and clean; making the streets safer for cars, bikes and pedestrians and protecting community character. She finished second with 21.7 percent of the vote to earn a four-year term.

“I am just so appreciative of all of the support I received from all over the city,” Boerner Horvath said. “This (campaign) has been the most amazing journey, and I know all of the candidates who ran love Encinitas so I want to thank them and hope they will stay engaged.”

Muir, who was appointed to the City Council in 2011 and re-elected a year later, got 20.9 percent of the vote to retain his seat.

The former fire chief edged challenger Tony Brandenburg (17.5 percent) — a Planning Commissioner who had the distinction of being the only candidate to oppose Measure T — and Graham (16.7 percent).

The current City Council (Mayor Kristin Gaspar, Blakespear, Muir, Kranz and Deputy Mayor Lisa Shaffer who did not run for re-election) will meet one last time for a special meeting on Dec. 13 to swear in the new Council. The new City Council (Mayor Blakespear, Kranz, Boerner Horvath and Muir) will then begin the process of filling the open seat.

According to Encinitas City Clerk Kathy Hollywood, beginning Dec. 13 the Council has 60 days to appoint someone to the position or call a special election. Complete information on this process can be found at http://tinyurl.com/pw7uehu.

Another measure with local implications was MM, a MiraCosta College bond measure which passed with 62.2 percent of the vote.

FROM FARM, A3 opportunities that reinforce health, wellness and environmental sustainability.”

According to the release, volunteers placed more than 35 cubic yards of soil; moved 40 hay bales; planted 25 fruit trees; installed a 200-foot irrigation system; built eight 3x12 foot planter boxes, filled them with top soil and installed irrigation; completed a beautiful mural on one of the exterior walls; and covered three rain barrels with colorful, new artwork.

“It was only a matter of time that our annual Green Apple Day of Service took place at the EUSD Farm Lab,” said Kyle Frandsen,

FROM FIRE, A2 Carlsbad fire departments.

“There was substantial damage to the building, the counseling area is pretty much gutted,” Dill said. “There was heat and smoke damage through the rest of the building.”

Under their Prop AA projects, the district had already planned to remodel the interior of the administration building, upgrade power and bandwidth and renovate the bathrooms to make them more compliant.

“It looks like we’ll accelerate that

FROM SCHOOLS, A1 feel that the voters of our district have affirmed my/our board work on behalf of the entire SDUHSD community,” Hergesheimer said.

Dalessandro has been a member of the SDUHSD board since 1996 and currently serves as vice president.

“I am so grateful for the dedication, support and encouragement we have received from

sustainability manager for Balfour Beatty Construction’s California Division. “Our goals are aligned perfectly, especially with the other sustainable, green building work we are currently doing across the district to help them achieve their clean energy and financial savings goals.”

Green building projects Balfour Beatty has managed for EUSD includes the recent installation of photovoltaic solar systems at Park Dale Lane, Capri, Ocean Knoll, La Costa Heights, El Camino Creek and Flora Vista elementary schools. The estimated 25-year savings from this combined 1.24 MW solar project is over $21 million.

— Submitted press release administration building remodeling project, the question is how much demolition will be done,” Dill said.

Insurance will pay for the district to reconstruct the building as it was and Prop AA funding will support “above and beyond work.”

Contractors and architect Frisco White were on campus last week, reviewing whether the district should let the building stand and renovate the inside or if the building is damaged enough that it will be demolished.

Dill said he will keep the board updated as they decide which direction to take with the building. our whole community. It has been a humbling experience,” Dalessandro said. “It is wonderful to know that our efforts on behalf of all of our students is valued by so many. We will continue to strive to get better and better all the time.”

Hergesheimer and Dalessandro finished ahead of Lucile Hooton Lynch (14.3 percent), Randy Berholtz (13.5) and Bob Nascenzi (7.63).

— Karen Billing contributed to this article

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Furthermore, chronic stress can have an impact on the body’s vascular system. Some patients even present an increase in varicose veins during this time. But can stress cause varicose veins?

Here’s the thing: varicose veins are a form of vein disease and for the most part are

hereditary. Varicose veins are caused by a weakening of the venous walls and valves, which cause blood to pool in the lower extremities. Stress itself won’t have much of an effect on healthy veins, but long-term stress can take its toll—especially when the veins become compromised for other reasons. Long term stress can cause extra pressure on the veins, and if the veins are having a hard time pumping blood back up to the heart, that blood will collect and pool, swelling the weak veins.

When people experience stress, they are less likely to take care of their body. Stress eating may occur, or people may be under too much pressure, leaving no time to exercise. Either (or both) of these situations can lead to weight gain, which can add pressure to the veins and weakening the venous walls.

Stress eating can involve salty foods, which, in large quantities, can increase blood pressure. In already susceptible people, this too can adversely affect vein health.

Some people even begin (or increase) smoking as a coping mechanism for stress.

While this may seem to provide temporary stress relief, smoking only increases the

chances of vein disease, not to mention the myriad other health issues that can ensue.

If a person has a family history of varicose veins, there isn’t much that can be done to prevent it, and they likely will appear regardless of stress levels. However, there are always ways to minimize the chances of the appearance of varicose veins, as well as the severity.

First, make choices that can help reduce stress. Prioritizing essential tasks at work to better manage a workload, or taking up some kind of daily relaxation technique won’t in and of itself prevent varicose veins, but these strategies can reduce stress levels and lower blood pressure.

Either sitting or standing at work for long periods of time can also increase the chances of experiencing varicose veins.

Low impact movement can help improve circulation, and an increase in varied activity can help the body pump the blood from the legs back up to the heart.

Taking the long way to the break room, the restroom, or taking the stairs instead of the elevator are just a few strategies for boosting physical activity when there isn’t time to work out.

Additionally, stress eating may seem

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satisfying in the short-term, but overall, overeating or eating too much unhealthful foods makes the body lethargic, or can cause water retention. Couple the physical effects of the bad food with the accompanying guilt that happens when people know they’re eating food that isn’t good for them, and stress levels can increase further.

If possible, it’s always best to reduce temptation to reward with junk food and instead opt for the more healthful and still satisfying snacks.

Some people will see varicose veins appear and experience additional stress over health concerns (an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis, or DVT), or just feel unhappy over the appearance of the unsightly veins.

The good news is that varicose veins can be easily treated with a short office visit for sclerotherapy, a nearly painless injection of the chemical sclerosant directly into a varicose vein in order to damage the inside lining of the vein, which will scar the vein and cause it to close. That is something that we at San Diego Vein Institute can take care of for you; the rest of the stress reduction is up to you.

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‘Passion for the Park’ River Valley Fest

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cclaimed singer-songwriter Jack Tempchin was the featured musical entertainment at the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy’s (SDRVC) seventth Annual River Valley Fest, “Passion for the Park,” celebrating the Conservancy’s 30th Anniversary. The event was held Oct. 9 at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club. The San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservancy dedicated to sustainable management of the natural resources of the San Dieguito Watershed with priority given to the protection of the San Dieguito River corridor. For more information, visit sdrvc.org.

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Jacqueline Winterer, SDRVC co-founder Karen Berger, board member Wolf Berger, Edwina and Roy Riblet

Event co-chair Lois Jones, SDRVC President Peter Shapiro, Executive Director Trish Boaz

SDRVC co-founder Jan and Robert McMillan, Renita Greenberg

SDRVC President Peter Shapiro, board member Shelley Glenn-Lee, Conservator manager Jess Norton, volunteer Cynthia Holmes, assistant hike leader Diane Bailey

Arvie Degenfelder, Jean and Jeff Appleby, San Diego County Supervisor Dave Roberts

Tom Wilcox, board member/event co-chair Kim Godwin, Nanci and Jack Simkin

Jim and Janie King, Ligia and Tibor Varga, Corporate Secretary Bonnie Hepburn

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Carol Schultz, Craig Adams, Greg Frost, Paige Bradley, SDRVC co-founder of Exploring a Sense of Place Program Linda Corey-Khoury

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FROM STYROFOAM, A1 booths or city-sponsored events from using Styrofoam.

The Council even took it a step further, dismissing a proposed ordinance component that would have made individuals bringing food to parks and beaches exempt from the ban.

“I’ve been waiting a long time to do this,” said Deputy Mayor Lisa Shaffer, who noted that Nov. 9 was one of the last Council meetings before her term is up. “I was here in the audience when (former Environmental Commissioner) Liz Taylor presented the environmental plan many years ago and was summarily dismissed very rudely by the Council then in place, it was one of the reasons I ran for City Council.

“I’m delighted to be able to (support this).”

In addition, the city took the Surfing Madonna Ocean Project up on its offer to contribute money toward a program to lessen the financial burden on affected restaurants.

“It’s nice to have a decision that’s easy,” Council member Catherine Blakespear said a day after being elected to be the city’s next Mayor starting Dec. 13. “The banning of Styrofoam disposable food containers is something that is clearly in line with what Encinitas residents want.

“I’m really grateful for the Surfing Madonna again coming forward.”

If the hour of comment during the public hearing was an indication, the Council was following the will of the people.

Of the 28 speakers, 25 were in favor of the ordinance, a cross section that featured scientists and volunteers from several different ocean cleanup organizations, most notably Surfrider Foundation of San Diego.

“I know some feel it is not government’s role to regulate local businesses on these matters, but is it really government overreach to take action on a persistent, toxic form of waste?” Mitch Silverstein of Surfrider asked the Council.

Several speakers had visual aids, gathered pieces of Styrofoam from trips to the beach, and many said they would happily pay more for food if it would help restaurants be more environmentally conscious.

Encinitas resident Katie Benson said she doesn’t eat at restaurants that use Styrofoam and Kristen Buchanan, founder of GoodOnYa organic café, urged other businesses that the change could actually increase their profits.

“To me, what I think some of the businesses are missing out on is that the consumer wants the change,” Buchanan explained.

A fellow Encinitas restaurateur, Sam Amster, the owner of Garden State Bagels, however, was one of the speakers opposed to the ban, because of the negative impacts it would have on his business.

Amster and a handful of other local restaurant owners argue that not only is the extra cost a strain on their already-tight bottom lines, but there is a performance issue with the alternative containers, especially in terms of keeping coffee and soup hot or serving sushi which can stick to the bottom of the container.

They aren’t saying Styrofoam isn’t a problem when it ends up on the beaches and in the ocean, but they suggested an alternative plan to combat the problem, an impactful and comprehensive recycling program.

The Council was presented with the CRA’s plan, called Renew Encinitas, but chose to go for the full ban.

A study and outreach plan conducted by the Solana Center, which was presented at the Nov. 9 meeting, suggested that there are just five Encinitas businesses that report the switch will cause unbearable financial strain. The Council feels the assistance program can mitigate this burden.

“Our most valuable resource is our ocean and, as some of the speakers mentioned, we do have a city goal of going to zero waste so we need to do everything we can to get to that,” said Council member Mark Muir, who found out a day earlier that he had been re-elected. “I’m proud that the city (and the Solana Center) took the extra time and met with the restaurant owners because it’s our job to do our due diligence.”

That outreach continues with a Support for Businesses interactive workshop scheduled for Nov. 15 to help affected businesses make the transition to eco-friendly food containers. The ban will go into effect six months from the Nov. 9 Council vote.

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Coastchella event at Belly Up raises $350,000 for Scripps Encinitas

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he first Coastchella, a celebration of San Diego’s coastal sports culture and fundraiser for Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, took place Oct. 16 at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. The event raised nearly $350,000 to support expansion and modernization of the hospital’s surgery and endoscopy suites, designed to keep pace with the growing North County coastal communities.

The event was co-chaired by Clarice Hokanson, Cory Crommett and Gil Galloway, M.D. Featured guests included local surf, skate and snow culture icons, with musical entertainment by Grammy award-winning band Steel Pulse.

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On Nov. 16, the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station is hosting a Coffee with the Community event from 8 to 10 a.m.

The public will have a chance to chat with the station’s command staff, deputies and Crime Prevention Specialist and exchange ideas and concerns over a free cup of coffee at the McDonald’s at the Encinitas Towne Center, 1064 N El Camino Real.

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FROM DANES, A9 Communist rule and fled to Sweden. Her family later settled in Canada.

While adapting to a different culture and learning English and French, Danes also struggled with her parents’ divorce. She used music to escape and joined a Polish church choir in Ottawa. Until taking her daughter’s voice lessons, that was the only music experience she had.

Danes earned her bachelor’s degree in ancient history and archaeology from the University of Ottawa and studied law at the University of Windsor. She practiced family and estate law as an attorney in Toronto prior to relocating to

Story Spinning On Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12 and 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Jan Phillips presents Harvesting Your Life Events & Harnessing Their Power at the California Center for Creative Renewal, 1905 Crest Drive.

Using music, poetry and writing, Phillips will guide participants as they evolve into a mindset of oneness and gratitude. Cost is $225.

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California 16 years ago. Since then, she became a business owner and mother.

“I love singing and hosting people at my shows,” whose daughter is now 12 years old. “I love connecting with people.”

The album release party took place Oct. 28 at Carruth Cellars in Solana Beach, where Danes holds a monthly showcase called “Jazz on Cedros.”

She is currently preparing for the “Jazz on Cedros Christmas Special,” a special holiday show set for 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 at Carruth Cellars.

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In addition to planning the 2017 “Jazz on Cedros” schedule, Danes is currently writing a book, inspired by “Find Your Wings.” She also plans on becoming a motivational speaker. “‘Find Your Wings’ the album is kind of the starting point of the rest of my career as a motivational speaker and author,” Danes said.

“Believing in yourself is the key to anything,” she added. “Know yourself and what you want to do in life. I didn’t know what made me tick until very late in life, but I’m so glad I found it out.”

For more information about Danes, visit annadanes.com. “Find Your Wings” is available for $9.99 on iTunes.

fact seemed to perfectly illustrate the importance of Words Alive. With almost one fifth of San Diegans falling into the category of illiterate or functionally illiterate, the organization’s mission is more vital than ever.

“It’s always such an honor to have an author of Ms. Picoult’s distinction joining us,” said Patrick Stewart, executive director

of Words Alive. “To connect our mission of making reading matter in our community with artists who, truly, make reading matter globally, really reinforces what we’re all collectively trying to achieve.”

For more information on Words Alive, visit www.wordsalive.org. “Great Small Things” can be found on amazon.com. For more on Jodi Picoult, visit www.jodipicoult.com.

FROM PICOULT, A8 “They look like us,” she said. “And they’re mostly ferreting out online ways to create and incite fear. They’re preparing for the racial holy war and stockpiling weapons in places like New Hampshire, where I live, and North Dakota.”

Picoult said she can’t overstate how much she learned as a human being while doing research for “Great Small Things,” and that

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FROM OZZIE, A4 Junior Shannon McGuire said the artwork, and experience moving it, was empowering to her and her fellow students. After more than three hours rolling Ozzie into place, the group spent another hour gingerly lifting it up and off the wood platform, then unveiled it in front of schoolmates at the end of the day.

“It was cool because it wasn’t like (Mr. Wright) just planned (the moving effort), he let all of us plan it and he was just there to OK it,” McGuire explained. “And just in

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Nguyen was proud of the effort the students put in and is happy their artwork will be there for years to come.

“I don’t think it’s something you’d see at other schools, the different pieces really represent the different parts of our school.

Our community is kind of weird and strange, in a good way,” she said. “It was a good bonding experience, with lots of teamwork and it will be great to (come back) someday and see it still there.”

$1,159,000 3BD / 2BA

14074 Mango Dr Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Csilla Crouch, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 858-245-6793

$1,200,000 2BD / 2BA

13028 Caminito Mar Villa Sally Shapiro, Del Mar Realty Associates

$1,920,000 4BD / 2BA

2285 La Amatista Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Csilla Crouch, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 858-245-6793

$2,495,000 2BD / 2BA

345 14th Street Jennifer Anderson, Willis Allen Real Estate

$3,995,000 4BD / 3.5BA

209 Torrey Pines Terrace Jean Logan, Berkshire Hathaway

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-442-0499

$3,995,000 5BD / 5BA

2255 El Amigo Road Adam Foley, Willis Allen R.E.

Sat 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.

858-735-7843

$6,500,000 5BD / 5BA

2150 Balboa Ave. Sue Carr, Berkshire Hathaway

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-243-1122

Sun 2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

858-524-3077

Sat & Sun 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

858-353-3242

RANCHO SANTA FE $1,475,000 3BD / 3.5BA

17225 Turf Club Dr – The Crosby John Lefferdink, Berkshire Hathaway

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

619-813-8222

$1,695,000-$1,750,000 7743 Via Zafiro Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

4BD / 5BA Kelly Pottorff & Tammy Tidmore, Willis Allen Real Estate 858-699-0299 $2,444,000 5BD / 6BA

8238 Run Of The Knolls Eileen Anderson, Willis Allen Real Estate

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-245-9851

$2,783,000 4BD / 5BA

7527 Plein Aire Eileen Anderson, Willis Allen Real Estate

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-245-9851

$2,850,000 4BD / 4.5BA

7560 Montien Rd – Santaluz Danielle Short, Coldwell Banker

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

619-708-1500

$4,100,000 8BD / 7.5BA

17615 Via de Fortuna Cecilia G Zavala, BHHS CAL

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-699-6646

$5,750,000 4BD / 6BA

14630 Calle Diegueno Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Becky Campbell, Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty 858-449-2027

SOLANA BEACH $1,600,000 3BD / 3.5BA

322 N Granados Ave Bob Angello, Willis Allen Real Estate

Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-755-9100

$2,099,000 3BD / 2.5BA

164 Solana Point Circle Sat & Sun 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Jennifer Anderson, Willis Allen R.E./Host: Reanna Watkins 858-524-3077

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