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December 23, 2016
Desiring broader community support, Council to hold housing meeting next month BY CHRIS SAUR With Measure T failing by a fairly significant margin (56-44 percent) in the Nov. 8 election, the Encinitas City Council has been discussing the next step as the city works to update its Housing Element to be compliant with state law. While it looks as though California won’t sue Encinitas for noncompliance at this time, developers have sued (and more could be coming), which has already cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlements. And,
according to Mayor Catherine Blakespear’s Dec. 18 newsletter, “one of the two litigants who sued (Encinitas) over our failure to have a state compliant housing plan, sent (the city) a Notice of Breach the day after we certified the election results that made Encinitas voters’ rejection of Measure T official.” Blakespear went on to write “one of the things that should be imminently clear to anyone following this thorny issue is that the legal bills are mounting every month and time is of the SEE HOUSING, A19
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Avila Colanter, 10, and her family brought a mini pony named Beanie Baby dressed up for Christmas to the San Diego Ronald McDonald House’s on-site school along with donated gift bags and unwrapped gifts for the organization’s Santa’s Workshop charity event. The kids at the school got to play with the pony and enjoyed the gift baskets.
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The recent uproar over the proposed removal of some massive ficus trees in downtown Encinitas (shown here) has prompted the City Council to hire a part-time professional arborist.
City to hire advocate to ‘speak for trees’ in Encinitas BY BARBARA HENRY The time has finally arrived to hire a “Lorax” to speak for the city’s trees, just like the famed hero in the Dr. Seuss’ children’s book, the Encinitas City Council decided last week. The council voted Dec. 14 to take $50,000 left over in a Public Works Department account and use it to pay for the services of a professional arborist on a part-time, contractual basis. The city also will create a new volunteer advisory group — an Urban Forest Advisory Committee — with at least five community members who have experience with urban tree issues. SEE TREES, A19
Local youngster spreads holiday cheer with her Christmas Pony Avila Colanter brought gifts and a mini pony to kids at the Ronald McDonald House BY CHRIS SAUR For Avila Colanter, it wasn’t enough to just bring a donation of gifts to the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) in San Diego. Wanting to make it extra special for the kids at the RMH’s on-site school, the 10-year-old Carlsbad resident who attends Phoenix Learning Center in Encinitas, brought the donations along with a mini horse dressed up for Christmas. “Avila just loves horses and she had this idea a couple of years ago,”
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Man struck by Coaster train, EACEA launches donor wall at Pacific View site ‘Class Of 2016’ sustains minor injuries A man sustained minor injuries Dec. 20 when he was struck by a Coaster train in Encinitas, according to authorities. Deputies from the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station responded to the incident in the area of San Elijo Avenue and Dublin Drive about 2:55 p.m. to find the man, who was about 20 years old, had sustained minor injuries to his right hand, according to a news release from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. He received medical treatment at the scene before being released.
A preliminary investigation found a northbound Coaster train was traveling at approximately 50 miles per hour when the engineer saw the man on the rail tracks, authorities said. The Coaster immediately braked and applied the warning horn but was unable to stop in time and collided into the man. The Sheriff’s Transit Enforcement Unit is handling the investigation. Anyone with information about this incident should call the Sheriff’s Department non-emergency line at 858-565-5200. — Submitted press release
City taking applications for open Council seat Local residents have until Jan. 4 at 5 p.m. to submit their application, as the four current Encinitas City Council members will appoint a fifth member later that month. The application can be found at http://tinyurl.com/h58yepy or by visiting City Hall, 505 S. Vulcan Ave. Along with some personal information such as name and address, the applications asks for a resume and for applicants to “Please list your qualifications and vision for the city of Encinitas.”
At its most recent meeting Dec. 14, the Council decided to appoint a member to fill the seat opened when Council member Catherine Blakespear was elected Mayor, as opposed to holding a costly special election. The open position has a term running through Dec. 2018. Also on Dec. 14, the Council projected that interviews of selected candidates will be held either at the regular meetings of Jan. 11 and/or 18 or it may call a special meeting around that time.
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As part of an overall fundraising plan that honors early adopters and Pacific View School’s “First Responders,” the Encinitas Art Culture and Ecology Alliance (EACEA) has launched its inaugural Donor Recognition Wall. The EACEA is working to turn the Pacific View site, which the city purchased in 2013, into a thriving community arts and ecology center. The “Class Of 2016” Donor Wall will be made up of 100 titles, each costing a $250 donation (limit two per donor). The deadline to send funds for a donor tile is midnight on Dec. 31. Funds generated by the Class of 2016 will go towards EACEA’s operating expenses to continue efforts to rehabilitate and transform Pacific View, according to a news release. All donations are tax deductible. Each 4” x 8” tile will be made from a handsome durable material such as granite or hardwood and engraved with the donor’s name and approximately 16 words of text. The text is of the donor’s choosing and could be a dedication to a loved one or favorite group or institution; an
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The donor wall will be part of the transformed Pacific View site, which should eventually look something like this concept image. aspirational thought for Pacific View’s past, present and future; a favorite saying or inspirational phrase; or anything deemed appropriate. After funds are collected each donor will be sent a form, either online or mailed, asking for the donor’s name and text. All spellings and text will be confirmed before engraving. Once installed in a prominent school location in early 2017, all donors will be invited to join in a dedication celebration at Pacific View School. “The Class of 2016 wall will celebrate Encinitas residents, former alumni and Pacific View supporters as the first ‘class’ since the school’s closing in 2003,” EACEA board
member Steve Barilotti said in the release. “It will also honor the vision of Encinitas’ founders who gifted the land to the children of Encinitas and built the original one-room schoolhouse in 1883. Sales have been brisk and we are confident of an early sell-out of these initial 100, proving just how much this community wants this special place to happen.” Those interested in purchasing a tile can see concept drawings by going to eacea.org and clicking the “Class of 2016 Donor Wall” page. A credit or debit card is required, but other forms of payment can be arranged by contacting eacealliance@gmail.com. — Submitted press release
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Oggi’s celebrates 25 years of pizza, beer, community BY KAREN BILLING Twenty-five years ago, Oggi’s Sports Brewhouse Pizza got its start in Carmel Valley. Soon after, a second location opened in Carmel Mountain Ranch, followed by one in Encinitas. Since then, the Hadjis’ family pizzeria has now grown to include 15 restaurants, including the newest in Barstow and one in Glendale, Arizona. They are the official pizza of the San Diego Chargers and on Sundays, the Carmel Valley location, now owned by franchisees Ryan and Janis Deady, becomes a Charger watch party complete with giveaways. Over Thanksgiving weekend, Oggi’s transformed to “Little Columbus” as it serves as the official game watching location for Ohio State alumni, even hosting San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman, noted Ohio sports fan and Ohio State alumni, for the Buckeyes’ exciting win over Michigan. As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, Oggi’s has selected 25 charities to donate to throughout the month of December. Charities include San Diego Veterans for Peace, San Diego Center for Children, Miracle Babies, Paul’s Senior Center and Home of Guiding Hands. “We feel so fortunate as a family to have this restaurant chain and to have it grow to where it is today and to have the ability to raise money and give back,” said Estella Ferrera, Oggi’s vice president. Oggi’s was founded by Ferrara’s father, George Hadjis, and his brother, John, in August of 1991. They were two guys looking to start something different after more than 20 combined years working in the technology industry. While they had no restaurant business experience, they settled on developing a high-end pizza concept. The San Clemente residents looked everywhere for the perfect location and picked Carmel Valley as they believed the neighborhood had the most potential for growth. “We opened in 1991, which was during a major recession,” said Ferrara of the restaurant, which was originally named Stuft Pizza. “It was hard. We’re a Greek family and being that means we don’t give up. Our family stuck together and we just worked so hard and made sure we got through it. It took years, but we did.” Ferrera said her father and uncle had a lot of fun with the Carmel Valley restaurant in those early days, just trying to get the word out. They did silly things like pretending to be customers and walking out into Carmel Country Plaza proclaiming that the pizza they just ate was the best they’d ever had. When then-President Bill Clinton came to visit Coronado in the early 1990s, they loaded their four delivery trucks, which at the time had a giant light-up telephone on top, and drove the fleet to Coronado to “feed the president,” ending up on the local news. Ferrera was a teenager when the family opened up Oggi’s in Carmel Valley and helped out with her younger brother and older cousin, working in the back or at the cash register. She went off to college and eventually came back to work for the family business 15 years ago.
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The Oggi’s family team includes Director of Operations Shawn Hadjis, Left Coast Brewing Co. (brews Oggi’s beers) General Manager Tommy Hadjis, Founder/President George Hadjis, CFO Dora Hadjis, Vice President Estella Ferrera and Founder/Vice President John Hadjis. The key to Oggi’s success has been its constant evolution, which began in 1995, just a few years after it opened. “We decided to gut the center of our restaurant and air-lift in a micro-brewery,” Ferrera said, which people thought was a little crazy at the time , given that the restaurants were only about 3,200 square feet — but they were set on differentiating themselves. Oggi’s was essentially one of the pioneers of the craft-beer movement in San Diego, starting to brew its California Gold blonde and Duck Dive hefeweizen. The next step was guiding the restaurant into more of a sports theme, adding multiple TVs for game-watching and partnering with local sports radio stations. In 2001, they hosted a contest on TV and radio to rename the pizzeria and brewery. Of all the names they collected, Oggi’s clicked — the Italian word for “today” went along with the freshness of the high- quality food, beer and sports they served up. With seven locations open at the time, Oggi’s partnered with the San Diego Chargers and San Diego Padres in 2003 and Oggi’s pizza was served exclusively in their stadiums — it was a huge, exciting step for the small chain, Ferrara said. Over the last 14 years, Oggi’s has served as the official pizza for the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Anaheim Ducks, Phoenix Coyotes and the exclusive pizza of Angels Stadium. In 2016, they remain the official pizza of the Chargers and the Angels. Oggi’s began its partnership with Charger running back LaDainian Tomlinson shortly after he was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 2006. While there was a break when he moved onto the New York Jets, for the last two years, LT has served as Oggi’s corporate spokesperson. SEE OGGIS, A18
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Tiny Tot Tinsel Town Open House
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he Tiny Tot Tinsel Town Open House was held at the Encinitas Community Center Dec. 9. Families with infants and toddlers attended the event, which featured free activities, refreshments, sing-a-longs and class demonstrations. Online: www.encinitasadvocate.com
Christine Irmler with Lila
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Megan O’Leary with baby Decklin and Keegan
Chris Hou with Kona and baby Pepper
Dria Peck with daughter Isla and friend Nolan
Candy and Tom Crouch with granddaughter Violet
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he Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association presented a Santa Claus visit in The Lumberyard Courtyard Dec. 10. For more information, visit encinitas101.com/events/santa-claus. Online: www.encinitasadvocate.com
Tisha Carney with Chasen
Blair and Samantha Dribben with Noa
David and Tisha Carney, Catherine Fagan, Jodi Sawyer, Christopher, Gabriel Simion, Bill Welch and Hayley
Judy Palozzi, Alchemy, Mazzy, Tiffany Palozzi
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Rebecca and Patrick Conahan with Patrick and Quinlan
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Botanic Garden to display Egyptian tapestries The San Diego Botanic Garden will display 24 garden-themed tapestries from the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre in Egypt from Jan. 14 to March 31. The tapestries, originally developed as an “experiment in creativity,” were created beginning in 1952 by leading Egyptian architect Ramses Wissa Wassef, who believed everyone has artistic skills but these develop only when they practice the crafts as children, according to a news release. After initiating the theory, Wissa Wassef invited children from the village of Harrania, six miles from Cairo, to learn to weave. The children were instructed to depict whatever they liked but copying, preliminary designs and help from adults were not allowed. The goal was to show any child can create works of art, confirming that creativity starts at youth. Since Wissa Wassef died in 1974, his widow Sophie and daughters Suzanne and Yoanna expanded the experiment, guiding more children to master weaving. Now, 30 adult wool and cotton weavers work at the Art Centre in Egypt. Eighteen wool and six cotton tapestries will be on display in the Ecke Building at the Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Jan. 14 through March 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Glenn Weiss, North American representative for the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre and
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Ikram Nosshi weaves a poinsettia tapestry. The San Diego Botanic Garden is displaying Egyptian garden-themed tapestries from Jan. 14 to March 31.
well-known public art consultant, will give a free lecture on Wissa Wassef’s legacy on Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. Books, wall signs and a short documentary about the making of the tapestries and the aspirations of Wissa Wassef, will also be on display. “The San Diego Botanic Garden has proven to be a perfect venue for the display of art,” Julian Duval, President and CEO of San Diego Botanic Garden, said in the release. “We are extremely pleased to be the first public garden to display these unique plant- and garden-themed tapestries and share them with our visitors from the San Diego region and beyond.”
Shades of Pink end-of-year fundraising campaign continues through Dec. 31 The Encinitas-based Shades of Pink Foundation is closing out 2016 by making one last push to help women with breast cancer. During the ongoing Give Hope campaign, which runs through Dec. 31, tax-deductible gifts will be tripled as two generous donors have each gifted matching funds up to $5,000. The money will go toward grants that provide temporary monetary assistance to women experiencing financial distress as a result of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. A news release explains that “Cancer is an expensive illness. Women with breast cancer and their families often have to cut back at work, which means their income
decreases at the same time their bills pile up. Donors can help provide the sustained resources needed to provide these women and their families support during treatment.” A $250 donation helps pay for a month of groceries, $500 helps with a month of rent and $1,000 would “Give Hope” to stabilize lives during this crisis and provide temporary financial assistance for housing, transportation, utilities and more for a bit longer. For more information, or to donate, visit shadesofpinkfoundationca.org. Donations are also accepted through checks sent to 1042 N. El Camino Real, Suite B345, Encinitas, Ca. 92024. — Submitted Press Release
TPHS Holiday Classic runs Dec. 27-30 The 27th Under Armour Holiday Classic, presented by Torrey Pines High School, is rapidly approaching. Come out and enjoy some great basketball with the family Dec. 27-30. Locations will include Torrey Pines
High School, Cathedral Catholic High School, Santa Fe Christian, La Jolla Country Day and El Camino High School. For up-to-date details, visit theholidayclassic.org.
San Diego County residents, deputies donate $15,000 to families in need Three San Diego County residents teamed up with sheriff’s department deputies to surprise dozens of families across the county Saturday with $15,000 in cash and gift cards. The three residents, who wished to remain anonymous, handed out between $200 to $500 in cash and gift cards to families in need in North County (Encinitas, Solana
Beach, San Marcos and Vista) and East County, according to a news release. Patrol deputies and those working as school resource deputies identified the families as in need if they were struggling to pay rent, coping with job loss, currently homeless or low-income single mothers. — Submitted press release
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Ada Harris students pitch handmade toys at fair
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Ada Harris sixth graders Julia Lane, middle, and Reagan Ericson, right, show one of the class moms their "ScentLab Science Bear" at a Dec. 15 toy fair. Created as part of Project Toy, the ScentLab Science Bear is a plush bear that has a pocket for interchangeable scents that the user creates.
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“Sgt Pepper”: Nate Bott (“John”), Axel Clarke (“Ringo”), Chris Paul Overall (“Paul”) and Jesse Wilder (“George”).
Beatles vs. Stones Christmas Show Dec. 23 at Belly Up
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Julian Huerta, a sixth grader at Ada Harris, presents his "Lazy Drone" idea to a mom. The Lazy Drone uses magnets to pick up items and move them from one place to another.
eaturing all the top hits of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones along with some great holiday tunes, A Beatles vs. Stones Christmas Show promises to be a night of fun and holiday cheer on Dec. 23 at the Belly Up in Solana Beach. Taking the side of the Fab Four is Abbey Road, one of the country’s top Beatles tribute bands. With brilliant musicianship and authentic costumes and gear, Abbey Road plays beloved songs spanning the Beatles’ career. They engage
in a musical “shootout” of the hits against premier Stones tribute band Jumping Jack Flash, who offer a faithful rendition of the music and style of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and the bad boys of the British Invasion. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $19/$21 and may be purchased online at bellyup.com, by phone at 858-481-8140 or at the box office. The Belly Up is located at 143 S. Cedros Ave in Solana Beach. The show is 21-plus.
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Open through December 30 Stop by our “Little Shop Around the Corner,” during library hours: 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Tue–Sat; until 8:30 p.m., Wed. Browse our much-loved “shop” for great gift ideas—gently used books, vinyl LPs, and CDs, plus great artwork—at bargain prices in a peacefully pleasant place. 858.454.5872 ljathenaeum.org/book-sale
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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EVENT BRIEFS Botanic Garden of Lights The Botanic Garden is transformed into a dazzling winter wonderland with over 100,000 sparkling lights for a magical holiday experience Dec. 23 and 26-30 at the San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive. From 5 to 9 p.m., celebrate the season with horse-drawn wagon rides, holiday crafts, marshmallow roasting, live entertainment, food, hot mulled wine (on select nights) and visits with Santa. Cost is $15, $10, $5 and free for kids ages 0-2. Active Military and their families also get in free on select dates. For more information, call 760-436-3036 or visit sdbgarden.org/lights.htm.
La Paloma Theatre Now Showing: Loving, Die Hard, Rocky Horror Picture Show. Tickets: $10, $9 (cash only). 471 Coast Hwy. 101. Show Times 760-436-7469.
Families Make History: Handmade Picture Frames Make handmade picture frames every Saturday and Sunday in December (except holidays) at the San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive. In the mid-to-late-1850’s, gift givers ranked
handmade gifts number one over those that were purchased or manufactured. The Heritage Museum invites local residents to create their own picture frame using an array of art supplies and get in a happy holiday frame of mind. For more information, visit sdheritage.org/free-family-activities or call 760-632-9711.
Wednesdays@Noon: Tibetan Bowls On Wednesday, Dec. 28 this free event runs from from noon to 12:45 p.m. at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Diane Mandle utilizes Tibetan sacred sound instruments to create rising and falling waves of harmonic sound to awaken body, mind and spirit. Mandle is an internationally known sound healer, teacher, recording artist and author, as well as a frequent presenter at the Deepak Chopra Center, the Golden Door and Rancho la Puerta. For more information, visit tibetanbowlschool.com or call 760-633-2746.
Songwriting and performance lessons and open mic On Wednesday, Dec. 28 at The Studio Encinitas, 1057 S. Coast Highway 101, SEE BRIEFS, A18
Shelter to Soldier launches ‘Shop for a Cause’ Shelter to Soldier has launched its online store, “Shop for a Cause,” featuring logo apparel and gifts, from which 100 percent of all net proceeds will benefit this nonprofit organization. Just in time for the festive holiday gift-giving season, a 10 percent discount will be offered on all website purchases by entering coupon code “holidays” when checking out. The online promotion will take place during the month of December and up to Jan. 2, 2017. Shelter to Soldier is a nonprofit organization that adopts dogs from shelters and trains them to become psychiatric service dogs for post-9/11 combat veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress (PTS), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and other injuries associated with combat service experiences. According to Shelter to Soldier Founder Graham Bloem, “The online store is a way to generate consistent sustainable revenue for the charity as well as provide a great platform for continued awareness.” Bloem states that while the main mission at Shelter to Soldier is to provide service dogs to veterans in need, creating awareness about rescue dogs and veteran suicide is just as important. “The apparel line is available to all supporters nationwide, expanding the awareness…it is a dream come true. We’re very excited to be launching our store during the holiday season for everyone to take part in giving back with each and every
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San Dieguito Art Guild Reception
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he San Dieguito Art Guild held a reception Dec. 10 at Off Track Gallery. The event honored three San Dieguito Art Guild members — Artie Mattson, Dipak Gupta and Susan Schulte — and included a presentation for the winners of the Off Track Gallery’s annual Small Image Show. Visit OffTrackGallery.com. Online: www.encinitasadvocate.com
Honoree Dipak Gupta
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San Dieguito Art Guild President Lin Holzinger and monthly show co-chair Sharon Hoffman with The Best of Show award ‘Surf’s Up’, a watercolor by Fiona Bechtler Levin Honoree Susan Schulte
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Brandeis professor will talk at annual event Mainly Mozart’s 2017 Spotlight The San Dieguito Chapter of the Brandeis National Committee presents a luncheon and talk by Dr. Don Katz as part of the annual outreach provided by Brandeis University, University on Wheels, on Jan. 11 at The Crossings in Carlsbad. In his talk, “Apples to Apples: Just an Illusion,” the professor in the university’s Department of Psychology, will discuss gustatory perception — why things taste the way they do and how the brain distinguishes foods it likes or dislikes — at
5800 The Crossings Drive. During each winter break, professors from the Brandeis travel around the country and speak to the chapters that financially support the university’s libraries and provide scholarships, according to a news release. Entry to the 11 a.m. event is $55/$65 and partly tax deductible. Proceeds benefit the BNC Scholarship Campaign. The deadline to register is Jan. 2 by calling 858-487-1422.
WEEK IN SPORTS BY GIDEON RUBIN Girls basketball: La Costa Canyon defeated Vista, 60-30, in a nonleague game on Dec. 16. Kaylee Berry scored 14 points and Alexis Machain added 13 to lead the Mavericks. Hannah Etheridge contributed 10 points as LCC improved to 6-2 overall for the season. Boys basketball: La Costa Canyon defeated Rancho Buena Vista, 73-60, in a North County Classic tournament game on Dec. 17. Logan Wazny scored 15 points to lead the Mavericks and Graham Cook added 10 points. The victory followed a 61-40 win over Mt. Carmel on Dec. 16, in which Christian Gallagher led the LCC with 16 points. Cook and Alec Peneschi each added 11 points. With the two victories, the Mavericks
improved to 8-2 overall for the season. San Dieguito Academy lost to Serra, 60-45, in a nonleague game on Dec. 17. Yarin Arbib and Lucas Oldham each scored 14 points to lead the Mustangs and Daniel Chagnon added eight points. SDA saw its record fall to 2-5 overall for the season. Girls soccer: La Costa Canyon lost to West Hills, 1-0, in a Holiday Jubilee Tournament game on Dec. 15, but finished 2-1 at the event. The Mavericks opened with a 2-0 victory over Rancho Buena Vista in which Kami Hoban and Lizzy Teran each scored one goal. Then on Dec. 14, Teran scored on an assist from Hadley Sbrega to lead LCC to a 1-0 win over Scripps Ranch. Mavericks goalie Emily Cuthbert was credited with the shutout. LCC is now 2-2 overall for the season.
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The Don Diego Clock Tower is slated for demolition before next year's San Diego County Fair.
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Fair board approves demolition of iconic Don Diego clock tower BY JOE TASH The Don Diego clock tower, an icon that has stood tall over the central midway of the Del Mar Fairgrounds for 63 years, where it served as a meeting place for generations of families during the annual county fair, is facing a date with the wrecking ball. Directors of the 22nd District Agricultural Association, which oversees the state-owned fairgrounds, voted unanimously to tear down the venerable structure before next year’s
county fair starts in June. The fairgrounds will use the central space now occupied by the clock tower for vendors that will generate some $300,000 annually for the 22nd DAA during just the 26-day run of the San Diego County Fair, according to a report by fairgrounds staff. In an interview before the most recent meeting, fairgrounds CEO and general manager Tim Fennell said the clock tower, SEE TOWER, A19
Sharp Rees-Stealy and San Dieguito Union High School District collaborate to promote healthy habits for students
Sharp Rees-Stealy and San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) are working together to help middle school students and their parents live healthier lives and make choices that promote overall well-being. The collaboration includes a series of free wellness talks on topics such as diabetes prevention, sports-related concussions, eating disorders and the risks of tobacco and e-cigarettes. Sharp Rees-Stealy and SDUHSD are also conducting outreach campaigns to students and parents about flu prevention tips and immunization requirements. Three schools are currently part of the combined effort. Carmel Valley Middle School, which hosted the first event in October 2016, Pacific Trails Middle School and Earl Warren Middle School will hold presentations over the next few months. “As educators, we understand that our role in guiding students isn’t limited to the classroom, but it encompasses learning outside of the classroom as well — especially when it comes to making smart health choices,” says Anna Weirather, district nurse, SDUHSD. “We want to make the most impact on our middle school students about issues they may soon face as they mature. Allowing them to hear directly from doctors and other health professionals in the community can make a big difference.” Dr. Rachel Klein, a double-board certified
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics physician with Sharp Rees-Stealy Del Mar, led the October health presentation. She discussed ways that smart food choices can go a long way in preventing obesity and diseases such as diabetes. “Planting the seed early is a critical part of shaping the habits and perceptions of our youth that they will carry through adulthood,” says Klein. “Anything I can do as a health provider to nurture the health and well-being of these children is part of my commitment to the parents and teachers of our community.” Dates, locations and topics for upcoming health events are as follows: • Jan. 11, 2017: Pacific Trails Middle School — “Safety First: Preventing Sports Injuries and Concussions” • Feb. 28, 2017: Earl Warren Middle School — “E-cigarettes and Tobacco Cigarettes: The Dangers are the Same” • April 25, 2017: Carmel Valley Middle School — “Know the Signs of Eating Disorders” Events are free and open to all parents and students throughout the SDUHSD district, as well as the general community. For more information about the next event or to register online, visit sharp.com/schooledonwellness. — Submitted press release
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American Legion National Commander visits Encinitas Post
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he American Legion’s National Commander, Charles E. Schmidt, attended events and spoke throughout San Diego County on Dec. 10. The American Legion is a 2.2 million-member wartime veterans’ organization formed in Paris on March 16, 1919 by members of the American Expeditionary Forces. It was chartered by Congress on Sept. 16, 1919. On one of his stops, Schmidt watched the Army vs. Navy football game at the American Legion San Dieguito Post 416 in Encinitas. For more information, visit calegionpost416.org. Online: www.encinitasadvocate.com
Boomer Schilling, E-Board 1 Year Troy Van Wyhe, 1st Vice Commander George Barlow, Tim Kirk, Wally Bregman, event organizer Philip Dana
Providing the National commander with an escort from San Diego were American Legion Riders Post #255 Ray Tam and Jim Gelfo, Post #460 Josh Smith, Margie and Mike Johnson, Post 416 E-Board 2 Year Peter-Rolf Ohnstad, American Legion Riders Dept of California President Mike Sobczak (Post 149)
National commander of the American Legion Charles E. Schmidt greets US Naval Academy Alumni ‘60 Dick Banister
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Fairgrounds reaches agreement with Native Americans on 2017 fair theme BY JOE TASH Officials with the Del Mar Fairgrounds have reached an agreement with a group representing local Native American tribes over a change to the theme for the 2017 San Diego County Fair. An earlier version of the theme had been deemed as “extremely offensive” by at least one local tribe. The new theme will be “Where the West is Fun,” and will highlight the history of the West and San Diego County in the mid-to late 1800s, said Fred Schenk, a member of the board of the 22nd District Agricultural Association, which operates the state-owned Del Mar Fairgrounds and runs the annual county fair. The agreement came Dec. 20, during a meeting between representatives of the 22nd DAA and the Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association, a consortium of 19 tribes, said Schenk. A representative of the association could not be reached for comment as of press-time. “We worked that out and everybody is very pleased,” Schenk said Tuesday. Schenk said the county fair website will be updated with the new slogan as soon as possible. As of Tuesday, the former slogan, “How the West Was Fun,” was still prominently displayed on the website. According to Schenk, the original theme – approved by the 22nd DAA board in October – may have given the suggestion that the winning of the American West from Native Americans had been “fun.” That suggestion offended local Native Americans. “There was insufficient public review and participation in this decision. The logo is extremely offensive in light of the history and experience of genocide for the Kumeyaay Nation and other Native nations during the so-called settling of the west,” Angela Elliott Santos, tribal chairwoman of the Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, wrote in a letter to the 22nd DAA that was also copied to the tribal adviser to Gov. Jerry Brown. Earlier, Schenk said, “When I read that (letter), my reaction was, I want to make sure we don’t disappoint any group that we respect and want to have come to the fair. I want to work with anyone who feels that we didn’t give adequate thought to the slogan.”
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Holiday Baskets event helps families in need
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CRC domestic violence program coordinator Heather Johnson, associate director of programs Rebecca Nussbaum
Volunteers Jennifer Blackman, Lara, Lily, Santa (aka Mike Blackman), client hospitality co-captain Kathy Stenger, CRC events and marketing manager Lauren Montague, Shandra Perry
Volunteers Roseann Jones, Radia Hunter and Julia Durkin with gift bags
CRC CEO Isabel St. Germain Singh, events and marketing manager Lauren Montague
Migrant Education Program migrant advocate Gaby Beas and a few of her volunteers
Volunteers Thomas, Brody, Kaley, Eve, Ronan and DJ with donated bikes
2017 Holiday Basket Chair Kym Sheerman, 2016 Holiday Basket Co-Chairs John Economides and Linda Hayes
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FROM CRIME, A13 drugs, combo or toluene - 2100 block Mountain Vista Drive, 4 a.m. • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene - 500 S. block Coast Highway 101, 1:56 a.m. • Misdemeanor use/under influence of controlled substance - 500 S. block Coast Highway 101, 1:37 a.m. • Residential burglary - 14700 block Wineridge Road, 12:30 a.m. Dec. 16 • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene - 100 W. block D Street, 11:53 p.m. • Felony vandalism ($400 or more) - E. E Street/ S. Vulcan Ave., 11:30 p.m. • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene - 100 block Encinitas Blvd., 8:55 p.m. • Felony take vehicle without owner's consent/vehicle theft - 1000 N. block El Camino Real, 2:30 p.m. • Residential burglary - 500 N. block Acacia Ave., 8:30 a.m. • Misdemeanor petty theft (shoplift) - 600 block Birmingham Drive, 1:37 a.m. Dec. 15 • Residential burglary - 8010 block Cornish Drive, 8:30 p.m. • Residential burglary - 300 E. block Glaucus Street, 7 p.m. • Assault with deadly weapon other than firearm or GBI force - 8000 block Paseo Arrayan, 6:30 p.m. • Vehicle break-in/theft - 14600 block Via Fiesta, 6:20 p.m. • Misdemeanor petty theft (all other larceny) 1700 block Neptune Ave., 4:30 p.m. • Felony assault with deadly weapon not firearm 300 E. block Santa Fe Drive, 4 p.m. • Fraud - 300 block Santa Helena, 1 p.m. • Misdemeanor petty theft (shoplift) - 400 block Santa Fe Drive, 4:23 a.m. • Commercial burglary - 15700 block Via De La Valle, 3:59 a.m. • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene - E. E Street/ S. Vulcan Ave., 1:27 a.m. Dec. 14 • Felony manufacture/sale/possession/etc. leaded cane/Billy/etc. - 400 block Santa Fe Drive, 9 p.m. • Misdemeanor petty theft (shoplift) - 1000 N. block El Camino Real, 4:43 p.m. • Misdemeanor petty theft (all other larceny) - 700 block West Bluff Drive, 3:58 p.m. • Petty theft - 3400 block Corte Brezo, 3:12 p.m. • Misdemeanor petty theft (all other larceny) - 900 block Lomas Santa Fe Drive, 2:15 p.m. • Possession of less than 28.5 grams of marijuana during k-12 school -under 18 - 800 block Santa Fe Drive, 11:13 a.m. • Fraud - 100 block Mangano Circle, 10 a.m. Dec. 13 • Misdemeanor DUI alcohol - 1300 block Crest Drive, 9 p.m. • Misdemeanor use/under influence of controlled substance - 1000 N. block El Camino Real, 8 p.m. • Misdemeanor use/under influence of controlled substance - 2000 block Sheridan Road, 7 p.m. • Misdemeanor drunk in public: alcohol, drugs, combo or toluene - 100 block Encinitas Blvd., 4:15 p.m. • Commercial burglary - 1500 block San Elijo Road, 3:14 p.m. • Vehicle break-in/theft - 900 block Lomas Santa Fe Drive, 2 p.m. • Vehicle break-in/theft - 7700 block Palacio Drive, 12:40 p.m. • Vandalism ($400 or more) - 6900 block El Camino Real, 12:15 p.m. • Felony assault with deadly weapon: not firearm 5600 block Cancha de Golf, noon
COURTESY
Avila Colanter (front, right), her sister Monnica and brother Augustine with the gifts for donation to Ronald McDonald House. FROM PONY, A1 to RMH’s Santa’s Workshop, a program that allows parents from underprivileged families to pick out presents for their kids this holiday season. While the kids at the on-site school were thrilled to play with Beanie Baby, and Avila and her family enjoyed seeing the joy in their faces, the children also appreciated the gift baskets, which included the children’s book “Jasper and the Big Race.” That book was written and illustrated by Avila when she was just 7 years old, and is available on Amazon. It was around the time she finished the book that Avila hatched the idea for the Christmas Pony donation event. Then this year, Brit Colanter was able to help her daughter make it happen. “We’ve done Operation Christmas Drop (a charity affiliated with the military) for kids overseas and she loves doing that and then she just thought it would be awesome to do something like that with a horse dressed up for Christmas,” Colanter said. “She was really insistent that this would happen so I finally said, ‘OK, I’ll try to make some calls, not knowing how it was going to all come together.’ ” It all started to come together when a friend from 4H gave her the name of Anne Shapery,
who runs LJ Mini Ranch in La Jolla. Shapery, who brings mini horses and other animals to the VA hospital and to work with autistic kids, was happy to provide the horse for Avila’s project. Then, Colanter connected with the Ronald MacDonald House and officials there invited Avila and Beanie Baby to the RMH on-site school. While that was all being organized, the family was also spending October and November collecting gifts and monetary donations from friends and relatives, people from their church and the families of Avila’s classmates in teacher Ashley Pirrello’s fourth-grade class. “It was amazing to see everyone’s generosity, and just see the community get behind this (project), even people I didn’t know,” said Colanter, whose family recently moved to Carlsbad from Encinitas. Another fun thing for Colanter and her kids was taking the donated money and going shopping for toys for the RMH kids. Mom says Avila is already excited about organizing a Christmas Pony donation next year, and they are looking at potentially finding additional locations to bring their holiday cheer.
FROM FAIR, A13 cultural contributions into the exhibit will continue now that the theme issue has been resolved, Schenk said. Santos did not return phone messages from a reporter seeking comment. In her letter, she cited several books that chronicle the genocide that took place during the late 1800s in what is now the Western United States. One of the books was “Murder State: California’s Native American Genocide, 1846-1873,” by Brendan C. Lindsay. “In the second half of the nineteenth century, the Euro-American citizenry of California carried out mass genocide against the Native population of their state, using the processes and mechanisms of democracy to secure land and resources for themselves and their private interests. The murder, rape, and enslavement of
thousands of Native people were legitimized by notions of democracy — in this case mob rule — through a discreetly organized and brutally effective series of petitions, referenda, town hall meetings, and votes at every level of California government,” reads a description of the book, which was published by the University of Nebraska Press, on Amazon.com. Santos’ letter concluded, “The Kumeyaay Nation is interested in working with the Del Mar Fair to meet their mission objective by developing educational and interpretive programs to accurately display the heritage of the Kumeyaay Nation for the general public.” Schenk said the issue was resolved thanks to the prompt response by all parties. “We were able to come up with a slogan that pleases everyone,” he said.
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The Spice Way hosts holidaythemed cooking demos
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he Spice Way in Encinitas held holiday-themed cooking demonstrations on Dec. 11. Owner Debbie Kornberg taught demo recipes, including poached pear salad with a wine lemongrass vinaigrette, sweet potato
latkes for Hanukkah and Christmas Morning Pancakes. For more information, visit The Spice Way in the Camino Village Plaza, 260 N. El Camino Real or go to thespicewaysd.com. Online: www.encinitasadvocate.com
The Spice Way offers regular cooking demonstrations
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The Spice Way owner Debbie Kornberg making Sweet Potato Latkes (pancakes)
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Don’t Let Thanksgiving Kick Off Holiday Overindulgence For many of us, Thanksgiving is a day to come together with family or friends around a table of the kind of comfort food and proportions we wait for all year. Feasting is often early, followed by pie, watching sports or movies, and then starting in again late in the evening for the round of leftover sandwiches. Second, third, and fourth servings of already-heaping portions are not unheard of. The truth is that, other than some indigestion and extreme circumstances of intestinal trauma, there is nothing wrong
with occasional overindulgence of holiday overeating. While gorging on gargantuan platefuls spread over several hours is not the best thing you can do for your body, overeating on one day will not harm you. Most of the food (and calories) will be gone from your system in a few days, and aside from some salt retention and swelling, you’ll be good to go with no lingering physical effects. The health problems arise, however, when people see Thanksgiving as the unofficial kickoff to holiday overindulgence. There are multiple religions and cultures that collectively celebrate nearly 30 holidays between November and mid-January. Regardless of belief or affiliation, there are work-related events and gift-exchanges and myriad sweets, food trays, candy trays, as well as cookie exchanges that start magically appearing the day after Thanksgiving. There are marathon home baking sessions. And as the weather cools, coziness is encouraged; December is nothing without images of people nestled by the fire—with food and drink abounding. But don’t get trapped into
this cycle of holiday overindulgence. So often, the cliché is that you can justify your holiday overeating by telling yourself you’ll start fresh with a diet and exercise plan in the new year. And indeed, many gyms make a killing off these good intentions. Here are the astounding statistics: 12% of new gym memberships start in January, when attendance is up overall somewhere between 33% and 50%, the highest point being the second week of January. However, by February, a staggering 80% of the New Year’s Resolution makers has dropped off. In fact, when gyms sell memberships, the business model is that only 18% of the members are expected to use their memberships—for longer than a month. Therefore, there is only a 1-in-5 chance that you will follow through with your New Year’s Resolution to take off the holiday overindulgence weight put on. And even if you manage to take off a few pounds, the data keep revealing that most holiday weight gain does not come off, and instead accumulates each year. The truth is that one
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month of overindulging can sabotage your health. It is hard to lose weight after gaining it suddenly, and it’s even harder to keep it off, especially as you age. This added weight puts strain on your vascular system. Belly fat puts pressure on your abdominal aorta, and it is harder for your veins to pump the blood back up from your feet. Other than genetics, this is the most common cause of varicose veins. The other problem is that the weight gain decreases mobility, and at this point, getting the necessary exercise has been a problem so far. Decreased mobility on top of weight gain is a recipe for vein disease, which is not served only for the holidays. So I urge you to practice moderation throughout the coming month. Keep track of the food that you’re eating, and be wary of the holiday food trays and candy exchanges. Don’t be afraid to regift the sweets you get if you’re afraid it will sabotage your health. But as for Thanksgiving? Go ahead. It’s one day. Pass the gravy.
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FROM BRIEFS, A7 Caitlin Evanson will give songwriting lessons and performance coaching from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The classes will be followed by an open mic for all ages, hosted by local singer/songwriter Kennady Tracy, beginning at 6 p.m. (sign-ups at 5:45 p.m.). Each slot is 10 minutes or the duration of two songs and there will be refreshments. For more information, visit thestudioencinitas.com.
Country Western dance lessons Christy Johnson teaches the Two Step, Cowboy Cha Cha, Cowboy Waltz and 10 Step on Wednesday, Dec. 28 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Tower 13, 2633 S. Coast Highway 101. Cost is $5 and the class is followed by live Country music for dancing. Call 760-580-0116 or visit romanticwest.com for more information.
Food Forest Volunteer Days Rise and shine like a farmer and help harvest the crop for donation to a local Encinitas food pantry every Wednesday at Coastal Roots Farm, 800 Ecke Ranch Road. The free event runs from 8 to 11 a.m. and volunteers should enter at the Ecke Road entrance. For more information or to RSVP, visit coastalrootsfarm.org.
West African Dance Los Angeles choreographer, Kara Mack will teach Mash Up, a funky rendition of Southern marching drumline dance at Dance North County, 533 Encinitas Boulevard, Suite 100, on Friday, Dec. 30. Accompanied by kicking percussionists playing the rhythms, Mack will teach classes from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and 8 to 9:30 p.m. Community members are invited to take one or both high energy workouts. Cost is $15 or $25 and more information is available at facebook.com/EncinitasWestAfricanDance or by calling 760-402-7229. Check out the city’s newsletter at http://bit.ly/2hPPjxe for more information.
FROM OGGIS, A3 “Our partnership with LaDainian is special,” Ferrara said. “We work together to raise money for our communities because he believes in giving back as much as we do.” Oggi’s has participated in several events that raise funds for Tomlinson’s Touching Lives Foundation and last year Oggi’s also came up with a seasonal beer in LT’s name. Tomlinson 21 Session IPA, an easy drinking IPA with a decreased alcohol level and lighter taste, is now offered year-round with a portion of every beer sold going to LT’s foundation. Every 10 years, Oggi’s goes through a complete re-modernization of its concept, updating both the look and the menu. The Carmel Valley location, which has expanded its patio over the last few years, will soon be getting new flooring, paint and other upgrades. The last evolution five years ago was an adjustment to the name, Oggi’s Pizza and Brewing Company. Ferrera said the name no longer felt authentic as the Mission Valley and Carmel Mountain Ranch locations were the only ones that still had breweries on site — the rest were pulled out of the restaurants to increase seating and they now have a central brewery in San Clemente. Twenty years in, they changed the name to Oggi’s Sports Brewhouse Pizza as that is just what they are — a place for sports, beer and pizza. The ever-evolving and large menu now includes a kale chopped salad, quinoa sliders, short rib nachos and loaded pizza fries. New dessert items include “Cinnaknots”, Oggi’s handmade dough fried in the beignet style and filled with cream cheese icing, and the Black Magic Beer Float, decadent coffee ice cream floating in Oggi’s Black Magic Stout beer. “My philosophy is if you rest on your laurels, you’ll be gobbled up by the competition,” Ferrara said. “We’re constantly evolving to be better and better and better.” Oggi’s is located in Encinitas at 305 Encinitas Blvd. For more information, visit encinitas.oggis.com.
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FROM TREES, A1
CHRIS SAUR
Encinitas City Council members — Tasha Boerner Horvath, Mark Muir, Deputy Mayor Tony Kranz and Mayor Catherine Blakespear — discuss city business at their Dec. 14 meeting. FROM HOUSING, A1 essence in sorting this out. The fact that the state hasn’t (and won’t) sue us is irrelevant — developers suing us for non-compliance are as powerful a legal foe as the state. We need a compliant housing element to stop the bleeding of your tax dollars on lawsuits.” The Council on Nov. 16 assigned Blakespear and Council member Tony Kranz to a subcommittee that would explore options for re-working the Housing Element Update to receive broader community support. The two reported back to the Council — now made up of Blakespear as Mayor, Kranz as Deputy Mayor, Mark Muir and newly elected Tasha Boerner Horvath — at its Dec. 14 meeting, suggesting that the next step should be a meeting where the whole Council could hear public input on this issue. Blakespear told the Encinitas Advocate that the Council was aiming for a mid-January meeting, “ideally on a Saturday to maximize the opportunity for public participation.” “I think it is important that the Council is moving forward together … and that the Council is working with the public … so that
FROM TOWER, A11 which was built in 1953, is in bad shape, suffering from such problems as termite infestation, a leaky roof, non-functioning bathrooms and an electronic signboard that no longer works. “The termites are holding hands. If one lets go it’s going to come down,” Fennell said. Refurbishing the structure would cost too much, Fennell said. “It would be too expensive to fix and the property is too valuable,” he said. Fennell acknowledged that the tower may have sentimental value to some fair-goers. “I’m sure there are some people who would prefer to see it there forever, I get that,” said Fennell. “Unfortunately it’s useful life has come and gone.” An environmental impact report completed in 2009 when the fairgrounds was preparing a master plan for future development concluded that no structure on the fairgrounds property, including the clock tower, is considered historically significant. However, Fennell said the fairgrounds does plan to remove the tile mosaics painted with the likeness of former fair ambassador Don Diego, which gave the tower its name, from the structure and install them somewhere else on the property.
we can march forward together,” the Mayor explained at the Dec. 14 Council meeting. The Council members, who all supported Measure T, hope to use the January forum as a way to get input from Encinitas residents on ways to rework the housing plan so that it will satisfy state housing requirements and get community support. “I want to try to create an environment where (fitting public comments into three minutes, which is all that is allowed at regular City Council meetings), isn’t required,” Kranz said on Dec. 14. Blakespear and Kranz also proposed the city use a “facilitator” at the forum, a plan that public speaker Bruce Ehlers — one of the leaders of the No on T group — took issue with. Ehlers brought up examples of other recent meetings where the city’s use of “facilitators” made for one-sided discussion, and went on to say that he would absolutely not support a “facilitator” if it was an Encinitas city staffer. After more discussion, the Council decided the forum’s manager would be called a “moderator” as opposed to a “facilitator” and agreed that Ehlers’ group could interview the city’s choice prior to the forum, and possibly have veto power. For 37 years, actor Tom Hernandez portrayed the genial, courtly fair ambassador Don Diego, from 1947 until his death in 1984. The tile mosaics of Don Diego adorn all three sides of the triangular tower, along with clocks that are now missing their hands. Although the clock tower is not considered historically significant, it is an example of the “Googie” style of architecture that was popular throughout the Southwest in the 1950s and 1960s, according to the fairground’s environmental impact report. The website Arch Daily described the architectural style as “a meshing of car culture and the Space Age,” characterized by sweeping arches and hard angles, cantilevered roofs and bold colors, and the starburst. The style was named after a coffee shop, called Googies, that was located on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. One famous example of the architectural style is the iconic Las Vegas sign at the entrance to the gambling Mecca. But these days, the fairgrounds clock tower’s bathrooms are shuttered and its jaunty roofline looks as it could use a coat of paint. “It’s pretty tired,” said fair board president Russ Penniman. Board member Fred Schenk said, “We need to give families another place to meet up. If (the clock tower) has one redeeming value, that’s it.”
The committee will review city policies and plans, and offer comments. Mayor Catherine Blakespear said it’s obvious the city needs to do more regarding tree advocacy, citing the recent uproar over the proposed removal of some massive downtown ficus trees. After word surfaced that the city was planning to chop down four huge ficus trees and might consider taking out more downtown trees in the future, community members formed a “save-the-trees” group and successfully lobbied city officials to change their minds. The trees are now undergoing extensive pruning, and that new trimming work also has been controversial. The tree advocate’s first job will be handling the downtown ficus situation, council members said. The ficus tree uproar is the latest in a long line of tree controversies in Encinitas. In 2009, a tree-sitter lived in one of Orpheus Park’s trees for a week in an unsuccessful attempt to save it from the chopping block. Removal of the elderly, but massive, eucalyptus trees along the railroad in Leucadia also has been a source of conflict for years. Former Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer, who led the subcommittee that proposed the tree advocate position and helped draft proposed revisions to the city’s municipal tree policy, said last week that she is pleased Encinitas is moving forward with tree protection efforts. “I’m happy that we’re going to go that way,” she said. Encinitas has many city departments
that deal with tree issues, but no one person speaks generally for the trees, she said. For example, the city’s Public Works employees handle situations when trees need to be removed to make way for street widening projects, she said, and city planners deal with tree issues on proposed development sites. The Parks & Recreation Department takes care of tree problems in city parks. “You need some neutral, objective person who can offer the trees’ perspective” and isn’t advocating for a particular project, Shaffer said. Like the famed “Lorax,” the tree advocate will offer “advice and recommendations only” and will not trim or remove trees, in order to avoid any potential financial conflicts, a city staff report stresses. The person will focus on city-owned trees along roadways and parks, as well as a few trees on private property that their owners have agreed to designate as city “heritage trees.” The tree advocate will work on a contractual basis at least until the end of the current fiscal year in June 2017. Later, if the concept is successful, tree advocacy might become part of a city staff employee’s job description, the city staff report states. While the tree advocate and the advisory committee plans got the green light from the council Dec. 14, council members held off on voting on proposed revisions to the city’s municipal tree ordinance, saying those changes still need a bit more tweaking. They’re expected to come back to the council early next year. — Barbara Henry writes for The San Diego Union-Tribune
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2014 BMW 328i xDrive Panorama Roof, EKN36526...........$31,995 2014 BMW 335i Gran Turismo xDrive Sport Line, ED152724...$31,996 2016 BMW X1 xDrive28i Premium Pkg, GP889237............$34,956 2015 BMW 428i Gran Coupe xDrive Tech Pkg, FD331424...$35,835 2014 BMW 435i M Sport Line, EK190212............................$36,519 2016 BMW 328i Backup Camera, GNT46032.....................$36,954 2015 BMW 428i M Sport Line, FK223612............................ $37,995 2016 BMW X1 xDrive28i M Sport Pkg, GP889547..............$38,739 2016 BMW 328i Premium Pkg, GNT81500..........................$38,999 2014 BMW 550i Executive Pkg, ED680594.........................$39,299 2016 BMW 328i M Sport Pkg, GNT42094............................$39,956 2016 BMW 328i M Sport + Premium Pkg, GK603856 .......$39,956 2016 BMW 328i Gran Turismo xDrive M Sport Pkg, GGS38340... $41,636 2014 BMW X5 sDrive35i Premium Pkg, E0C00483............$42,891 2014 BMW X5 sDrive35i Premium Pkg, E0C01997 ............$42,995 2013 BMW 750Li M Sport Pkg, DD131684.......................... $43,718 2016 BMW 428i M Sport Pkg, GK227240............................$43,995 2016 BMW 328i Gran Turismo xDrive GGS38070...............$43,995 2016 BMW 328i xDrive Sport Wagon Premium Pkg, GK442628...$44,856 2014 BMW 550i Executive Pkg, ED680711 ..........................$47,766 2016 BMW 528i Bluetooth, GD529478 .................................$47,766 2014 BMW 750Li M Sport Pkg, ED135482..........................$49,856 2016 BMW 528i Premium Pkg, DG525657..........................$49,980 2014 BMW 750Li Executive Pkg, ED135402.......................$49,998 2016 BMW X6 sDrive35i Premium Pkg, G0F92223............$53,995 2016 BMW X6 sDrive35i M Sport Line, G0F92270 ............. $57,451 2015 BMW X5 xDrive50i M Sport Line, F0J74865..............$62,987
VIN#HOU25032. 36 month lease. $5995 cash or trade equity plus government fees and taxes total due at signing. $0 security deposit. 10k miles per year (25 cents per excess mile). Includes $1000 owner loyalty. On approved above average credit. Offer expires 1/3/17.
2013 BMW M6 Premium Sound, DDZ78133........................ $67,979 2016 BMW M3 Executive Pkg, G5D30146...........................$68,956 2016 BMW M6 Convertible Executive Pkg, DG931953.......$59,995
Manager’s Specials
2002 Volkswagen Cabrio Convertible 2M802463.................$5,890 2010 Toyota Yaris Hatchback A5292202 ...............................$6,995 2008 Jeep Patriot Limited 8D600889....................................$6,995 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited 7H038246............................$7,599 2007 Honda CR-V EX-L 7C048891..........................................$7,795 2008 Volvo XC90 3.2 81434179 ..............................................$7,929 2007 Infiniti G G35 Sport 7M709820 ......................................$7,999 2008 Honda CR-V EX-L 8C018787.........................................$8,996 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SE BM343762..................................$9,495 2013 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0L S DM372114 ............................$9,809 2010 Toyota Prius V A1097183................................................$9,889 2006 BMW 330i 6PS18746................................................... $10,995 2008 BMW 328i Sport Wagon 8FX16808............................ $10,998 2008 BMW 535i 8CZ80232.................................................. $10,999 2008 BMW 528i 8CT05962 ...................................................$11,995 2012 Kia Optima LX CG041409..............................................$11,998 2012 Mazda MAZDA3 i Grand Touring C1575455............... $12,058 2010 BMW 328i Coupe AP123661....................................... $13,552 2013 Volkswagen CC Sport DE508077................................ $13,966 2001 Porsche Boxster S Cabriolet 1U663537...................... $14,251 2011 Toyota Prius B5323884................................................ $14,980 2007 GMC Yukon SLE 7R288557..........................................$15,318 2010 BMW 535i Gran Turismo AC201155............................ $15,995
2013 MINI Hardtop Copper S DT394900.............................. $15,999 2012 MINI Countryman Cooper S CWL87527 ..................... $16,977 2010 BMW X5 xDrive30i AL279746..................................... $16,991 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet XS651399.................. $16,995 2009 GMC Yukon Denali 9R291938......................................$17,597 2013 Infiniti G G37 Sport DM303652 ...................................$21,890 2011 Mercedes-Benz R-Class R350 Blue TEC BA123349 ...$22,995 2012 Jeep Wrangler Sport CL205291..................................$23,456 2009 BMW X6 35i 9L223451 ...............................................$24,356 2013 Infiniti FX FX37 Limited Edition DM173537................$25,662 2011 Audi A8 L 4.2 Quattro BN021249 ................................$25,995 2014 Audi A5 Prestige Coupe EA025298.............................$32,889 2005 Porsche 911 Carrera S Coupe 5S741130.....................$37,917 2010 Porsche Panamera S Nav, AL063036.........................$39,991 2016 BMW M235i Convertible Leather, GV578601.............$43,995 2016 BMW M235i Convertible Bluetooth, GV578497.........$49,755 2016 BMW 328d xDrive Sport Wagon M Sport Pkg, GK458304...$49,991 2016 BMW i3 Range Extender Tech & Drive Assist, GV506792...$49,995 2013 BMW M3 Competition Pkg, DJ595043.......................$51,566 2016 BMW X4 xDrive35i M Sport + Premium, G0M91219...$52,999 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e Nav, G0S76619...........................$53,996 2017 BMW X4 M40i M Sport Pkg, H0M91384....................$59,310 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e Driver Assist, G0F74578.............$62,996 2016 NMW X5 xDrive35d Luxury Line, G0N13858 .............$66,856 2016 BMW X6 xDrive50i Executive Pkg, G0R34440...........$72,995 2016 BMW M4 Coupe Nav, GK336331................................$75,999 2016 BMW 650i Gran Coupe Executive Pkg, GD977468....$84,995