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Parents call for traffic calming at Paul Ecke Central

Community

■ Council agrees to study three maps of possible housing element plans. Page 3

■ Grauer teacher part of historic 1965 Alabama march with King. Page 9

Lifestyle

February 13, 2015

The Encinitas City Council adopted a plan that would allow a museum, theater and more at Pacific View, located in downtown Encinitas. Photo by Jared Whitlock

Interim Pacific View plan approved BY JARED WHITLOCK An arts museum, a theater and more are possibilities at the Pacific View property while a long-term vision is developed. The Encinitas City Council at its Feb. 11 meeting unanimously approved a museum and other potential interim uses at Pacific View. A Pacific View subcommittee, which has been tasked with creating an interim plan, floated the idea of a “living museum” with art demonstrations and performances. Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer, one of the two subcommittee members, explained museums have a key benefit. They’re allowed “by right” under the site’s public/semi-public zoning. Hence, special permitting that takes months to obtain wouldn’t be required. However, Mayor Kristin Gaspar recommended going with an expanded zoning matrix that the council initially supported last October. She said this would let diverse groups apply to rent space at Pacific View. See PLAN, page 21

BY JARED WHITLOCK Residents want a plan for walkable streets to place an emphasis on traffic calming in front of Paul Ecke Central Elementary School. They expressed this goal during a Feb. 9 Traffic and Public Safety Commission meeting, which included an agenda item unveiling a draft plan called Let’s Move, Encinitas. The document recommends safety improvements around schools and well-traveled walking routes throughout the city. A dozen public speakers, with more supporters in the audience, called for infrastructure such as sidewalks and flashing lights on adjacent Vulcan Avenue to slow down cars. They also said the school doesn’t have enough drop-off or pick-up zones. “The current traffic situation at Paul Ecke Central is just plainly unsafe,” said Paul Ecke Central Principal Adriana Chavarin.

Parents made the case that traffic improvements are necessary at Paul Ecke Central Elementary during a recent Traffic and Public Safety Commission meeting. Photo by Jared Whitlock Chavarin said traffic improvements are especially needed in light of the school’s growing enrollment. She added traffic calming would also benefit those who frequent the Leucadia Farmers Market on Sundays at the school. “I like riding my bike to school, but I usually don’t feel safe because all the cars go super fast and they’re super close,” said Paul Ecke student Sasha Fielder, referring to narrow Vulcan Avenue. Christine Andrade, the school’s safety monitor and See TRAFFIC, page 21

Encinitas Union School District has high vaccine refusal rate ■ Local National Charity League Chapter rehearses for upcoming Father/Daughter Dance. Page 19

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BY JARED WHITLOCK The percentage of Encinitas Union School District (EUSD) parents who opted their kindergarteners out of vaccinations dwarfs the California average. Statewide, 2.5 percent of kindergarteners in 2014 had personal-belief exemptions from vaccinations, according to data from the California Department of Public Health. For EUSD’s nine schools, the average was 11.6 percent last year. Olivenhain Pioneer had the highest rate of personalbelief exemptions in the district, with waivers for 19 out of 122 kindergartners, or about 16 percent. Immunization exemptions recently took center stage nationally after a measles outbreak that’s been traced to exposure at Disneyland. In response, public health officials have reiterated that vaccines are key for containing the reemergence of the measles, whooping cough and other diseases. “With this outbreak, it’s extremely important they’re vaccinated,” said Dr. Mark Shalauta, a family medicine specialist at Scripps clinic in Rancho Bernardo. “They’re in a classroom full with 20 other kids and they’re on the playground with others. Things like measles can spread extremely quickly.” Shalauta, who also sits on the San Diego County Physicians Advisory Committee, said unnecessary vaccine exemptions threaten what’s called “herd immunity.” The idea behind herd immunity is that it protects an entire population, particularly those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons or infants too young for their first shots.

The threshold for herd immunity varies from disease to disease. For measles, experts say 92 to 95 percent of children need two doses of MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) to achieve herd immunity. Shalauta said the growing anti-vaccine movement has been linked to the comeback of the measles, which was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000. The number of measles cases is up to 107 in California, with 13 in San Diego. For some children, measles can lead to complications such as pneumonia, deafness and even death in rare cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some parents in faSee VACCINE, page 21

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High school district’s enrollment study Parents push to allow transfers if group’s ‘closed’ process challenged by some teachers don’t meet student needs

BY KAREN BILLING The question of whether the San Dieguito Union High School District’s high school enrollment study group meetings should be open to the public came up during the board’s Feb. 5 meeting. A column by Marsha Sutton in this newspaper challenged the legality of the group’s process and sparked concerns among trustees Maureen “Mo” Muir and John Salazar, who said he was “disappointed in the district.” The high school enrollment study group has been working since November to explore the district’s options after several parents opposed the high school lottery enrollment process at San Dieguito High School Academy and Canyon Crest Academy. “We need to let parents in every meeting and be upfront and open about everything happening in the district,” Muir said. Michael Grove, associate superintendent of educational services, said they have heard comments that the district is not being responsive, although the entire process was in response to concerns about the district’s practices and is a way to gather public input. “Some are unhappy with the way we’re doing it. We’re examining different options and will be seeking public input,” Grove said. After the recent column by Marsha Sutton questioned the legality of having the meeting closed to the public as well as members of the press, Grove said the district

sought legal advice and was told that the meetings do not have to be open because there’s not a quorum of board members, and it’s an ad-hoc, temporary group with no decision-making ability or authority. “I’ve not had a single person contact the district and ask to attend who wasn’t on the group,” Grove said. “We haven’t been shutting people out, because I haven’t had any requests.” Grove said he believes the district has been transparent about the process and has selected a complete group of representatives with different viewpoints. All of the work they are doing is posted on the district website with minutes, and members communicate with constituents. “I don’t feel that there’s been a lack of transparency on our part,” he said. Grove said a lot of the conversation that takes place in the group is educating them to help understand the issue’s complexity. He said for people to come in and get snippets of information might cause greater confusion in the community and would be counterproductive. He said the purpose of this group is to figure out the “nuts and bolts,” do the work and then present possible options to the public and the board. Salazar said the group uses a public building to meet, and a “gross amount” of public dollars are being spent for the group’s moderator, so he believes the meetings should be open. “To have an article written like this is See ENROLLMENT, page 21

BY KAREN BILLING Several San Dieguito Union School District parents are requesting a new district policy that would allow students to transfer out of a class because of teacher preference, recognizing that one size doesn’t fit all and that sometimes a change is in order to ensure a student’s needs are met. As parent Korri Ball stated at the Feb. 5 board meeting, the changes aren’t meant for students to switch on a whim, but only if there’s a clear personality conflict or if a teacher is not teaching up to the district’s standards. According to Michael Grove, associate superintendent of educational services, the district does not allow students to move to a different teacher in the same class subject. Parent Anne-Katherine Pugmire said that there needs to be a fair process in place that allows students to move laterally and that shows that the district’s top priority is providing the best educational experience possible. “We need to offer another alternative to get out of a class that is not providing an excellent education,” Pugmire said. “We recognize that it can become problematic, so there need to be restrictions, such as only allowing the change if there is space, and only within the first three weeks of the class.” Ball shared the experience of one of her four sons while he was in seventh grade at Diegueno Middle School. He had a math teacher “he did not see eye to eye with,”

and upon meeting with a counselor, it was found there was a mutual dislike between teacher and student — but there was no option to change out of that class. “A teacher has the ability to motivate a student to excel, and on the flip side, it can severely diminish a student’s confidence and cause them to shut down,” Ball said. Even though her son, now older, was an AP student in several subjects, he had to drop to a lower level in math and continued to struggle. “I think the teacher had a serious impact on his confidence in this subject,” Ball said. Now she has a student who is bored in his eighth-grade honors English class and she doesn’t want to see the same thing happen with him that happened with her other child. With a new teacher instructing the class, for the first six weeks of class they have written paragraphs in journals, they’ve read one book and written one essay. While reading “The Diary of Anne Frank,” students were told they didn’t have to read the middle of the book because it was boring and repetitive. Ball was told her child’s only option is to move down to a regular English class. Vita Lee Slaidins said that as a district parent at Oak Crest and Diegueno, her children have had many exceptional teachers, but she feels it’s obvious her seventh-grader is not getting the rigor he deserves from his honors English class. See TEACHERS, page 23

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Council agrees to study three maps of possible housing element plans BY JARED WHITLOCK Three maps with candidate sites for the housing element will soon undergo indepth environmental review. In a marathon meeting Feb. 5, the Encinitas City Council unanimously approved three maps, each one with a different strategy for the housing element, a plan for growth. Once the environmental assessments are released, the council will whittle the number of parcels and finalize a map that will go to voters in November 2016. The council’s big push to certify a housing element, which calls for rezoning parcels for higher density to accommodate 1,300 units in Encinitas, comes after years of stops and starts. The council has stated that an approved housing element would satisfy a state mandate, make the city eligible for more grant opportunities and lessen the chances of lawsuits from affordable housing advocates. Two of the approved maps were based on public input at E-Town Hall, an online forum that the city launched last year to gain input on civic issues.

One map, called the “ready made” option, would add mixed-use structures, primarily along Coast Highway 101, as well as sites along Encinitas Boulevard, where it intersects El Camino Real and Rancho Santa Fe Road. The “build-your-own” map favors larger parcels, including those located along Encinitas Boulevard near Quail Gardens Drive, El Camino Real, Coast Highway 101 in Leucadia, Santa Fe Road in Cardiff and Manchester Avenue in Olivenhain. Mayor Kristin Gaspar said she was hoping E-Town Hall would have captured more feedback and better represented each of Encinitas’ five communities. Nonetheless, she said, the input shouldn’t be ignored. She then made a motion to approve those two maps. “I’ve never been supportive of discarding that input,” Gaspar said. At a council meeting Feb. 3 that was dedicated to the housing element, Gaspar and Councilman Mark Muir said they were unsupportive of using E-Town Hall for future housing element feedback.

In response, at the start of the Feb. 5 meeting, Councilwoman Catherine Blakespear said the council would have to be united to pass a ballot measure. “We can’t pass a ballot measure in 2016 if we don’t have our own house in order,” Blakespear said. She then asked Muir and Gaspar if they had an alternative in mind for how to move forward with the housing element. Gaspar and Muir said they were in favor of exploring alternative strategies to meet the housing element numbers, rather than approving any maps for environmental review that night. But Blakespear said the council is on a tight timeline to put the housing element on the 2016 ballot, adding their stance would probably delay the housing element to 2018. Councilmembers Tony Kranz and Lisa Shaffer said they support continuing with E-Town Hall, arguing that it’s educational and another tool for gauging public feedback. Ultimately, Blakespear voted with Muir and Gaspar to bring back an agenda

The “ready-made” option, shown here, is one of three housing element maps. At the Feb. 3 housing element meeting, the council agreed to strike four properties from consideration: the Pacific View property; the Strawberry Fields off Manchester Avenue; 11th Street and Rancho Santa Fe Road; and a parcel just south of Vulcan Avenue and Coast Highway 101. During the public comments section, resident Brian Burke said the city has made

item to consider eliminating E-Town Hall. Because that vote built consensus, Muir and Gaspar later joined the rest of the council in supporting the three maps. Kranz made a motion to approve the third map, which has elements from the other two maps, along with parcels that council members and the public recommended last week.

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EUSD parents concerned over iPad content Two community groups sign up

to create housing element maps

District must install filters to prevent inappropriate downloads BY PAT MAIO SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE The Encinitas Union School District failed to install filters on iPads it sent home with elementary Students use iPads in a class at Lincoln Intermediate school students, making it School in West Allis, Wis. The Encinitas Union School more likely children can use District failed to install filters on the iPads it sent home the devices to download inwith students. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) appropriate content, a group of parents told the school board Feb. 10. The parents also complained that Superintendent Tim Baird has been aware of the problem for a long time, but has failed to take any action. In an interview Tuesday afternoon, Baird said he is addressing the concerns â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the district is already testing an app called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Merakiâ&#x20AC;?that may ultimately be used to block inappropriate content on the iPads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a relatively new tool, but we expect to push out different filters to the devices,â&#x20AC;? Baird said. The districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s information technology department is testing Meraki first to make sure it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cause more problems than it solves, such as disrupting the settings of routers in homes of students where the iPads are taken. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to minimize the concerns, as we take filtering of student instructional devices very seriously,â&#x20AC;? Baird said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a robust system at school, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve given tools already to parents at home, but we are looking at adding tools to filter the devices.â&#x20AC;? At Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board meeting, several parents said students had become exposed to pornography through district iPads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was no filter established. I mean zero,â&#x20AC;? said Neil

BY JARED WHITLOCK Two community groups recently formed to each submit an alternative housing element map. Last week, the Encinitas City Council approved environmental review for three maps, which show potential spots that could accommodate the housing elementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1,300 units. One or possibly multiple maps will appear on the Encinitas ballot November 2016. Also, the council in January agreed to invite proposals from any community groups wishing to come forward with maps. The first group, led by Bob Bonde of the Encinitas Taxpayers Association, announced its formation Feb. 1 via a news release. And Bonde notified the council at its Feb. 3 meeting that the group will soon begin gathering public input for its alternative map. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anyone interested in knowing more

about the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s low-income housing plans or wanting to participate in developing alternative solutions can reach me at my email address rbonde007@gmail.com,â&#x20AC;? Bonde said in the release. Residents Kevin Cummins, Tom Frank and Ed Wagner are leading the second group, which held its first meeting Feb. 8 at the Encinitas Library. The contact information: encinitasproject@gmail.com. The city has said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking to have all maps finalized for environmental review by April. Thus, the groups have until midMarch to present their maps to the council for consideration. Councilman Mark Muir first proposed the idea of community maps. Muir said in January that residents who felt disenfranchised by E-Town Hall, the online service the city used to collect housing element input, could draft community maps.

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Encinitas considers flashing yellow left-turn signals BY BARBARA HENRY, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE Encinitas is considering adding flashing yellow left-turn signals at some downtown intersections to allow more vehicles to get where they need to go faster and thus reduce driver frustration. The flashing yellow arrow signals — which are unusual but not unheard-of in San Diego County — allow drivers to make left turns so long as they yield to oncoming traffic faced with a green light. Traditional left-turn signals can leave drivers stuck at a red light, even if no oncoming traffic is approaching. “They have them all over Las Vegas, (and in) Oregon and pretty much every state,” city traffic engineer Rob Blough said Tuesday about the flashing yellow arrow lights. El Cajon has several signals and the city of San Diego has one. Other local cities, however, have been hesitant to make changes to left-turn signals since a fatal 1992 traffic collision between a school bus and a recreational vehicle in San Marcos, Blough said. That accident — at Mission Road and Mulberry Drive — was blamed in part on driver confusion over a newly installed signal system that allowed left turns at times when oncoming traffic also was moving forward, Blough said. After the investigation, the intersection was converted back to a left-turn-only-on-green-arrow light. In the years since, new traffic systems have been designed with flashing yellow arrows and better computer programing, and they’re considered safer than the system San Marcos used, which just had signs indicating that left-turns were allowed when oncoming traffic had a green light. “When you see something that’s yellow and flashing, the first thought is not to go,” Blough said, adding that this hesitancy makes drivers more cautious as they turn in to the

oncoming traffic lanes. The new systems also allow city traffic engineers to turn off the flashing arrow programing during peak morning and evening commuter periods. At those times, there is so much oncoming traffic that making a left turn under the yellow arrow system would be extremely hard to accomplish, Blough said. El Cajon began piloting the flashing yellow arrow system in 2006 at two intersections, and had such success that it added four more in 2010, city traffic engineer Mario Sanchez said Tuesday. All six intersections are in the city’s downtown, and most of the new signals are along Magnolia Avenue, he said. The city of San Diego also has one on West Mission Bay Drive near the Belmont Amusement Park, he added. Encinitas is proposing to put its flashing arrow signals in downtown areas with lower speed limits, Blough said. One key lesson from the San Marcos experience was that optional left-turn systems aren’t a good choice for six-lane roads where speed limits are 50 mph or higher, he added. The Encinitas proposal, which was backed by the city’s Traffic and Public Safety Commission Monday night and now heads to the City Council for approval, calls for first trying the lights at one intersection — Vulcan Avenue and D Street — for a year. That intersection was picked because it’s one of two places in town that uses the old-style, left-turn signs that San Marcos had, he added. The other intersection is at Leucadia Boulevard and Vulcan Avenue. Those signs have been in place for a decade, a city staff report notes. The new lights will cost the city an estimated $8,900. Depending on how the pilot project goes, other intersections could later receive flashing yellow arrows, Blough said. Likely candidates could be additional spots along Vulcan Avenue as well as Santa Fe Drive and Birmingham Drive, he said.

High school district clarifies use of lease-leaseback method for its construction projects BY KAREN BILLING At its Feb. 5 meeting, the San Dieguito Union High School District was set to approve the use of the lease-leaseback method for two upcoming district construction projects. Parent Steven McDowell objected to the lease-leaseback agreements being part of the board’s consent calendar. “You want to be more transparent to the community and give the public the opportunity to speak on it,” McDowell said. McDowell said he had concerns that the projects were using the lease-leaseback method and not going out for competitive bid. He said he hoped for a discussion on the pros and cons of the lease-lease back method versus a competitive bid process. The board agreed to pull the items from consent to be discussed. With the lease-leaseback method, a school district has the flexibility to se-

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Encinitas sculptor creates tribute to Sojourner Truth at UCSD BY WILL BOWEN Isabella (Bell) Baumfree (1797-1883), who took the name Sojourner Truth when she became a leader in the anti-slavery and women’s

Encinitas sculptor Manuelita Brown at work on ‘Sojourner Truth.’ Photos by Willie C. Brown. suffrage movements of the early 19th century, has been immortalized in bronze with a statue in her honor at Thurgood Marshall College on the UCSD campus. African-American artist and educator Manuelita Brown of Encinitas, a longtime admirer of Truth, created the work. Truth was born into slavery on a Dutch farm in Swartekill, New York, in 1797, where she spoke only Dutch until she was 6 years old. She grew into a muscular, 6-foot-tall woman on the farm. Her physical strength, which rivaled that of men, was honed by performing hard work, such as plowing and hoeing fields. At some point in time, she lost her right index finger in a farming accident.

In 1826, at age 29, Truth escaped from slavery with an infant daughter, who was one of five children she bore. Another one of her daughters had already been taken from her and sold into slavery. After her escape, Truth was able to retrieve a son from the farm through a court case, making her the first black woman to accomplish this. Truth soon joined the company of abolitionists and woman’s rights advocates and became a speaker on tour for these causes. One of her most famous speeches, titled “Ain’t I A Woman,” was given in May 29, 1851 at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. In this speech, she lobbied for equal pay for equal work for women. In another famous speech, Truth called for the vote for women, noting that as a woman she could own land and pay taxes, but could not vote. At another speaking engagement, she bared her breasts to the audience when a heckler accused her of being a man in disguise. During the Civil War, Truth recruited black soldiers for the Union Army. After the war ended, she lobbied for land grants for freed slaves. Her activities were so important that Abraham Lincoln invited her to visit him at the White House. The commission for the Truth installation came about by happenstance. Manuelita Brown’s husband, Willie C. Brown, a UCSD professor emeritus in the biology department, was meeting with UCSD literature professor Jorge Mariscal. Mariscal mentioned that his students in the “Dimensions of Culture” series

were lobbying for a sculpture of Sojourner Truth on campus. Brown said his wife was working on just such a sculpture in her Encinitas studio, and a deal was struck to bring it to campus. Manuelita Brown has other sculptures on campus. She did the Triton Fountain in front of the Price Center in 2008, and before that, a small bust of Chief Justice Marshall that stands in front of the Marshall College Administration Building. Brown also created the eight dolphins in the fountains at the UTC Westfield Mall in 1999, and more recently, a sculpture of a young girl, which is located in Encinitas.

About the artist Brown grew up in Vienna, Va., on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. Her father, a cab driver, died when she was 16, leaving her mother, a civil service worker, to support her and her two sisters. She said her first encounter with prejudice came when her Girl Scout troop was denied permission to march and carry the American flag in a parade at the Capital because the troop contained black members. Brown sold her first work of art, a bottle she painted, for 50 cents when she was 8 years old. Recently, the owner of the bottle returned it to her as a keepsake. But even though she had artistic sensibilities, Brown said she dreamed of becoming an engineer to build bridges and roads. After high school, she was given a scholarship to Virginia State, but since it did not have an engineering major, she elected to study math. At college, she met

Right: Manuelita Brown with her bronze sculpture of abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth. Above: Brown at work on the statue, now at Thurgood Marshall College at UCSD. She believes her sculpture will ‘remind people of what they can accomplish with a superior education.’ and married Willie C. Brown, her husband of 54 years. After his graduation, they moved to Oregon so he could pursue a master’s degree at Oregon State, which is where Brown finished her B.A. in math. After a stint in the military, the Browns returned to Oregon State where Willie completed a Ph.D. in microbiology. After a post doc at Scripps Institute of Oceanography, he was hired to teach at UCSD. While her husband taught at UCSD, Brown taught high school math at Torrey Pines and San Dieguito high schools and completed a master’s degree in psychology at UCSD. Although Brown stills dreams of building road and bridges, she’s chosen sculpture as an avocation because “it lasts!” Her inspirations are artists Rodin and Malliol.

Brown first creates her sculptures out of clay or wax. The figures are then sent to the foundry where molds are made and molten bronze poured into them. Usually a sculpture is made in parts, then welded together and painted with special chemicals to bring out different colors. Besides pursuing her artwork, Brown is very keen on the importance of education. “I believe in public education,” she said. “That’s the only way to have a good society. You can not have a good society if you reserve education only for the well-to-do.” UCSD Chancellor Pradeep Khosla said Brown’s “Sojourner Truth” statue is an important addition to the campus because it will “serve to stimulate conversation about who she was and what she stood for and the need to continually address racial and gender equality.” Brown thinks her sculpture will “remind people of what they can accomplish with a superior education.” For more information about Manuelita Brown’s work, visit manuelitabrown.com.

SDUHSD hires underwriters for next bond issue Encinitas community invited to 2015 State of the City address • ‘Love My City’ youth video contest to be part of event The city of Encinitas and Encinitas Chamber of Commerce invite the community to attend the 2015 State of the City event from 5:30-8:30 p.m. March 24 at the Senior & Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive. The annual event aims to give attendees a better understanding of what the city is doing and spotlight some of the major efforts on the horizon, which will be touched on in the State of the City speech to be delivered by Mayor Kristin Gaspar. The event will also feature speakers who represent the community of Olivenhain, the El Camino Real corridor, the Highway 101 corridor and the Chamber of Commerce. This year’s event includes a “Love My City” youth video contest, which gives children and teens an opportunity to showcase what they treasure most about their hometown. The contest is open to all Encinitas resi-

dents who are 18 or younger, and categories are divided into three age groups: grades K-5; grades 6-8; and grades 9-12. All entry videos should be three minutes or shorter, and must be received in a CD format by Feb. 27 at the Encinitas Chamber office, 535 Encinitas Blvd., Suite 116. Entry videos will be judged by a professional panel based on creativity, artistic design, storytelling, and use of music. The contest winners will be recognized during the State of the City event, and their videos will be screened for the audience. Find details about the video contest at http://soc. encinitaschamber.com/video-contest/. Tickets to the State of the City event are $25 and may be purchased online at http:// soc.encinitaschamber.com/purchase-a-ticket/. Admission includes food and beverages from local restaurants, wineries, and breweries. Visit www.soc.encinitaschamber.com.

BY KAREN BILLING At its Feb. 5 meeting, the San Dieguito Union High School District board appointed two firms for underwriting services for their Prop AA series B issuance. Eric Dill, associate superintendent of business services, recommended that the district go with a negotiated sale, as it did with its first issuance, and use two underwriters rather than one. With two underwriters, Dill said he thinks that opens the market to a wider scope of investors. With the negotiated sale, the board also has control over the date of sale and can be reactive to market conditions. Dill said the district is also saving on underwriter costs by having an underwriting discount not to exceed .2 percent, rather than .6 percent. He said it would represent a savings of about $260,000.

The board approved hiring Stifel, Nicolaus & Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. The hiring of Stifel, Nicolaus was not unanimous; the vote was 4-1 with John Salazar voting against it. “You’ve certainly convinced me that a negotiated sale will be better,” Salazar said. “I think having two underwriters is a wonderful idea, but the other company invested in the bond campaign, so I’m stuck with not voting for (Stifel, Nicolaus & Company).” At a board workshop on March 5, the board is scheduled to discuss the size and structure of the proposed bond series, go over a financial analysis of total costs and review projects that will be funded within the issuance. The board is then slated to authorize issuing bonds at the March 19 meeting. The sale of the bonds is expected to occur in April.

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Family history inspires Encinitas author of young-adult novels about Civil War BY DIANE Y. WELCH For Encinitas author Nancy Johnson, Civil War letters written by her great-greatuncles not only transported her back in time to a defining era in the United States, but also inspired a lifelong love of history and became the catalyst for a trilogy of books. All three of her chapter books, written for young readers, tell of the war from a child’s point of view with battles as a backdrop to her story lines. “I tried to be honest, and yes, there is bloodshed in the stories, but I don’t dwell on it,” Johnson explained. “Instead, I stress the heroism and the part these brave people played.” Her latest title, “Shenandoah: Daughter of the Stars” (eFrogPress, 2014) centers on three young people who struggle to follow their dreams as the Civil War devastates their homeland and their way of life in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Hannah, who remains loyal to the Union, finds her true love in a Confederate colonel; Willy, Hannah’s headstrong brother, rebels against his family’s values and joins an outlaw raider band; and Charlie, a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute joins other cadets to fight against the Union Army in the Battle of New Market. “They are three young people who know each other and really like each other, as different as they are,” said Johnson of her teenage characters. The story line blends history with fiction in the setting of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, which Johnson visited to accurately describe it in her book. Stopping in Lexington on May 15, 1997, on the Shenandoah River, by coincidence that day the cadets at VMI were staging a dramatic re-enactment honoring those killed in the Battle of New Market in 1864. Afterward the cadets invited Johnson and her husband to tour VMI; then they visited Stonewall Jackson’s original home. “I was totally immersed in the Civil War,” recalled Johnson. The experience was moving and inspired her to write the last book in her Civil War series. Johnson’s first Civil War-themed book, “My Brothers’ Keeper” (Down East Books, Maine, 1997) takes young Joshua Parish from the farmlands of New York State to the

battlefields of Gettysburg, Petersburg, and Appomattox. The story is based on Johnson’s ancestors’ letters, now treasured and kept in a safety deposit box, that were read to her as a child. The second book, “A Sweet Sounding Place” (Down East B o o k s , Encinitas author Nancy Maine, 2007) Johnson in an antique tells the story of an African family shawl. Courtesy A m e r i c a n photo boy from Boston who follows his uncle south to fight at Fort Wagner in the Okefenokee swamp in Florida. A retired teacher who taught fourth, fifth and sixth grades in Encinitas, Johnson commented that young children in California generally do not have an understanding of the Civil War the way that children in the North, East or the South do. “You can visit a small town in New England and there will be a statue to a Civil War veteran,” she said, but it is not seen in California. “I thought the children out here needed to know a little about it.” Johnson, whose work has been acclaimed for its authenticity, recently made a presentation at the Authors’ Salon, a Hera Hub event in Carlsbad moderated by Linda Scott, founder of Efrog Press. “Her presentation was both informative and delightful,” said Scott. Johnson spoke to the audience about how her mother first told her about the Civil War, her in-depth research for her novels, historical accuracy and how a family’s treasured artifacts can make history come alive for children. Visit http://www.nancy-johnson.com.

Piano virtuoso to perform Feb. 20 at Encinitas Library The city of Encinitas will present a concert featuring internationally renowned pianist Hayk Arsenyan at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Arsenyan’s performance is part of the city’s Music by the Sea series, which showcases the winners of the 2014 Beverly Hills National Auditions, a competition that draws more than 70 artists and ensembles from throughout the world. The Los Angeles Times describes the competition as “a muchsought-after opportunity for performers. The talent level is extremely high.” “We’re excited to be a venue for the winners and present this great talent to San Diego audiences,” said Encinitas arts administrator Jim Gilliam. Arsenyan’s concerts have earned him recognition by The New York Times as “choice of the week” in May 2011, and Hayk Arsenyan’s have been reviewed as “one of the coolest events in NYC to performance is part of the city’s Music by the Sea go to.” At his Encinitas concert, he will perform his composi- series. tion “Poem,” “Five Preludes” by Frederik Mompou, “Three Preludes, Op. 32” by Sergei Rachmaninoff, “Suite for the Piano Op. 96” by Alan Hovhaness, “Suite Romeo and Juliette” by Sergei Prokofiev and “Aria di Figaro” from “The Barber of Seville” by Gioachino Rossini. “I excitedly look forward to my concert in Encinitas,” Arsenyan said. Concert tickets cost $13 and are available online at www.encinitas.tix.com, or by calling 800-595-4849, or at the door. For information, call Jim Gilliam at 760-633-2746 or visit www.encinitasca.gov/concerts.

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Grauer teacher part of historic 1965 Alabama march with King BY KRISTINA HOUCK When students at The Grauer School in Encinitas learn about the civil rights movement, they don’t just read their textbooks for a history lesson. They talk to teacher Bill Harman. Harman was 25 on March 25, 1965, when he walked the last 10 miles from Selma to the Alabama state capital of Montgomery, following the footsteps of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was among hundreds of white clergy who traveled to Alabama for the historic march. “It was very much a clergy-led movement,” said Harman, who has lived in Encinitas for more than 30 years. “King was a pastor, and everybody connected with that. Christians and Jews, Protestants and Catholics — they were all involved.” A little more than two weeks earlier, Harman, like many Americans, had watched news reports from March 7, 1965, or “Bloody Sunday,” when white law enforcement officers brutally attacked peaceful protesters who wanted to exercise their constitutional right to vote. At the time, Harman had graduated from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, and was attending the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Inspired by another student who participated in the following march on March 9 called “Turnaround Tuesday,” Harman recruited five fellow students to join him in the third march. The 54-mile march to the state capitol began March 21 in Selma. “I was a little bit frightened — we all were. We didn’t know what was going to happen,” Harman recalled. “But justice had to be done. The injustice had gone on far too long.”

With faith, Harman faced his fears and took a train with his peers from Chicago to Montgomery. While aboard, they were harassed by other passengers and called “Yankee trash.” “We just had to ignore them,” said Harman, noting he was dressed in his clerical collar. The group joined the march on March 25 about 10 miles outside of Montgomery. By the time they reached the state capitol building, there were about 25,000 marchers, Harman recalled. “In those years, considering the U.S. was half the size it is now, that was a big march,” Harman said. “It was impressive to see so many people.” The 50th anniversary of the historic Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march is next month. President Barack Obama and other officials are expected to commemorate the occasion, which will include stops in Birmingham, Selma and Montgomery from March 6-8. Although it’s been five decades, Harman described the details as if it were yesterday. “We were marching for justice,” he said. “We were marching for change. We knew we were right, and we knew the Southern culture was wrong. It had to be changed.” Harman recalled those in opposition lining the streets, holding Confederate flags and spitting on the marchers. Alabama Gov. George Wallace, who is remembered for his Southern populist and segregationist views, was also unwelcoming. In addition, Harman recollected marching alongside the late Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, a leader in the civil rights movement who was among the front row of

Bill Harman at rear left in the Selma train station. Courtesy photo marchers with King. And, of course, he vividly remembered King’s speech “How Long, Not Long.” “We were all in solidarity,” said Harman, who later joined Cesar Chavez in the historic farm workers’ march from Delano to the California state capitol in Sacramento. Now 75, Harman has two adult sons and four grandchildren. He works as a teacher ambassador at The Grauer

School, where he’s taught for about 12 years. He is also a chaplain for palliative care at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. For 40 years, Harman was a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He served as pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Encinitas for 25 years until retiring about nine years ago. In recent years, Harman and his family visited the Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta. His grandchildren toured an exhibition about Jim Crow laws, amazed at how much the country has changed. Like the students at The Grauer School, they asked their grandfather questions about his first-hand experience walking with King and thousands of others in the last of the Selma-to-Montgomery marches, which led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, landmark legislation that prohibited racial discrimination in voting. “A lot has changed in 50 years, especially in the South,” Harman said. “It was an important turning point in our society. I think we did make the world a better place.”

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Tom Leedy’s Art

Lisa Thomson, Martha Leedy, Susan Obeji, Anne Marasco, Nick Witzmann

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Reception held for artist Tom Leedy’s show ‘Moments’ A reception was held Feb. 6 for fine artist Tom Leedy’s one-man show, at the Civic Center Gallery at the Encinitas City Hall. The show will run through March 12. Titled “Moments,” the exhibition of acrylic paintings depicts “points in time, action and perception” and presents Leedy’s skill to interpret figures in motion, using a vibrant palette. Leedy finds inspiration in photographs, life and imagination, he said, creating figurative paintings that are “muscular in line, vibrant in color and gestural in rendering.” His subject matter includes human and animal forms. Leedy often captures athletes, dancers and horses, as each offers “their own perfection and unique set of contextual implications and opportunities.” Encinitas City Hall is at 505 S. Vulcan Ave. The Civic Center Gallery is in the lobby. Visit www.tomleedy.com. Photos by McKenzie Images. Online: www.encinitasadvocate.com

Shirley Dalager, City of Encinitas Arts Program Assistant Cheryl Ehlers, Tom Leedy, Cloe Yocum, Dan Dalager

Mike and Susan Lewis, Kyle Leeper, Marty Brumfield

Don Lee, Chriss Rumfield, Gaylord Leeper Don and Shari McCullough

Emily Slade with Olivia, Matilda McLaughlin, Jane and Steve Dempsey

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Words are ‘Fine’ inspiration for local author’s presentations BY DIANE Y. WELCH Attendees at the Authors’ Salon last month, hosted by Hera Hub and moderated by Linda Scott — founder of eFrog Press — hung onto every word that Edith Hope Fine had to say about the world of writing books for children. Fine, a retired elementary school teacher from the Encinitas Union School District, has written 18 books, mostly for children, but some for adult readers, too. Her most recent book is “Jump, Froggies! Writing Children’s Books” (eFrog Encinitas author Edith Hope Fine loves language and Press, 2015), which offers 89loves introducing children — and adults — to the many plus practical tips for aspiring authors of children’s books ways words can inspire. Her new book is ‘Jump, and is available in paperback Froggies! Writing Children’s Books.’ Courtesy photos and ebook form. “She gave some very practical advice from her new book and her own publishing journey,” Scott said. “It was very inspirational.” Fine inspires audiences of all ages at events at local libraries, during presentations for service organizations and in school visits, which have numbered over 200. She often talks about the importance of books and reading in children’s lives and the writing process itself, she said. Fine’s presentations at schools pull young readers in and give them a sense of the writing life and what it takes to succeed. They also become engaged in her presentations with interactive participation. Students make butterflies with their hands for “Under the Lemon Moon” and learn about a phototropic plant experiment for “Water, Weed, and Wait,” two of Fine’s earlier illustrated children’s picture books. They also learn some basic Greek and Latin roots in Fine’s grammar workbook for kids, “Greek and Latin for Cryptomaniacs!” a companion book to her previously published “Cryptomania!” The newly released workbook is print-on-demand by Create Space, “so that teachers, homeschoolers, and families can explore 300 basic roots that help unlock big words and build vocabulary,” Fine said. Through both books, children discover the wonder of big words. “Like the root for ‘astronaut’ is ‘star sailor,’ ‘helicopter’ is ‘spiral wing’ and ‘constellation’ is ‘stars together,’” said Fine. Readers have fun inventing their own Greek-based words for imaginary creatures. “For example a ‘megarhinosaur’ is a dinosaur with a big nose,” Fine explained. At her grammar presentations in schools, students wear pretend Grammar Patrol hats and learn to correctly make statements like, “between you and me” (not ‘you and I’), “she and I like peaches” (not ‘her and I’), and “cake for Jack and me” (not ‘Jack and I’), said Fine. With “Armando and the Blue Tarp School,” she makes the walls, floor, and ceiling disappear so students can imagine learning outdoors on a blue tarp spread on the ground, as the character in her book does. Based on the true story of teacher David Lynch — who ran a makeshift school for children at the Tijuana dump — the book opens up the possibilities for things that children can do to make a difference in the world. Fine’s latest picture book, “Sleepytime Me,” published by Random House last year, has young readers yawning and saying the chorus: “Yawn around, yawn around the sleepy time town.” In her student presentations, Fine also talks about the artwork in her books, done by talented professionals using many different styles. “But my main focus is the message for kids to relish words, books, writing, and drawing,” she said. After her talk at the Authors’ Salon event, Scott commented that Fine clearly affected those attending. “Edith generously and humorously shared what she has learned after writing 18 books,” she added. For Fine, the keys to writing success are “curiosity, practice, and persistence,” she said. “And in the field of children’s writing, this translates to respecting and caring about your readers.” Visit www.edithfine.com.

Family of singer-songwriters to perform together at Encinitas Library Encinitas’ own family of singer-songwriters, the Deghers, will trade songs and back each other in an acoustic showcase at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Encinitas Library. This is the first time they will all be onstage together. Dad Darius has released four praised CDs of lyric-centric folk rock, with a new one due in April. Cleopatra is just back from a tour supporting her album “Pacific,” which was featured on NPR and added on college radio stations across the country last fall. And 15-year-old Cordelia, a freshman who recently won SDA’s Battle of the Bands contest, has a debut EP coming out this spring. Local music man Tim Flood (and Friends) will follow them. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

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‘West Side Story’ revival at Spreckels Theatre to hit some different notes BY ROB LEDONNE “West Side Story,” the renowned New York Cityset musical that centers on the epic rivalry between the Sharks and Jets street gangs and features a host of familiar songs, is coming to San Diego in an allnew interpretation by the San Diego Musical Theatre. Kicking off Feb. 13 for a three-week run, the production is the nonprofit’s first of the year, taking place at its new home in the Spreckels Theatre. “I’m very excited about this,” said Jessica Soza, who plays Maria in the musical. “This is Broadway-level in every regard. The acting is unbelievable and the dancing is crazy good. This is how you want to experience it.” Soza should know. As a former resident of Fontana, Calif., who is a graduate of Los Angeles’ American Musical and Dramatic Academy, she’s reprising her role in San Diego after going on the musical’s international tour last year. “I was so excited that this was coming to San Diego, since a lot of my family couldn’t see me do the

tress. “Luckily, I landed the part and it wound up changing my life. It’s good to be home now and ride the coattails of this show. It’s the only one I have no problem doing over and over again.” It didn’t hurt that Soza had months of performances of the international version under her belt when it came time to audition for the San Diego production. “I had a lot to bring to the table since I was playing this part for so long,” Soza pointed out. “At the same time, I was ready to strip the part down and learn a new way of doing it.” The first-ever production of “West Side Story” hit Broadway in 1957, and since then the show has been revived numerous times, most recently in 2009. Audiences perhaps best know the 1961 film version, which

starred Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno and won 10 Academy Awards that year, including Best Picture. Soza notes that the movie version differs from the Broadway show. “I haven’t seen the movie in a long time because I wanted to find my own character,” she said. “But there was some editing to the story and songs in the movie that the musical expands on and will be neat for people to experience.” After weeks of rehearsals, she said she and her cast and crew are ready. “I can’t wait,” Soza said. “I’m so grateful for this opportunity.” San Diego Musical Theatre’s production of “West Side Story” runs from Feb. 13-March 1. Visit www.sdmt.org.

Local teen presented at Greek Orthodox Cathedral Ball San Diego Musical Theatre’s production of ‘West Side Story’ will run from Feb. 13 to March 1 at the Spreckels Theatre. Jessica Soza (top, center) is shown above with some of the show’s cast members. show while I was in Europe,” she said. “This production is probably the best collaboration of people in Southern California. It’s such a high standard of quality. Plus, other than the dancing and singing, I think people will be moved by the message of the show.” For Soza, being cast in both the international and San Diego productions of the musical couldn’t have come at a better time. “Before I auditioned, I was ready to give it all up,” she explained of the difficult world of being an ac-

‘Americana’ concert Feb. 22 by CCC Band The Coastal Communities Concert Band will perform an “Americana” concert at 2 p.m. Feb. 22 at Carlsbad Community Church, 3175 Harding Drive. The CCC Band thinks some of the best composers come from our own backyard. And on Feb. 22, the audience will be treated to “Americana,” a concert showcasing the talents of Gershwin, John Williams, Stephen Foster, and more. These are familiar tunes cherished by the public and performed by an award-winning community band — now in its 32nd year — with a surprise or two thrown in (think Charlie Daniels Band and a fiddle). Tickets are $15/adults, $12/seniors and students. Purchase online at www.cccband.com or call 760-436-6137.

The Greek Orthodox Christian community and the Saint Sophia Philoptohos Society of Los Angeles honored 17 debutantes from Southern California recently at their 51st Bi-Annual Debutante Ball, held at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Among the 17 debutantes, one local teen was honored. Georgie Kathanne Head, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Head, was presented as a debutante of the Greek Orthodox Christian community and represented the Cardiff by the Sea church of Saints Constantine and Helen. Being a debutante is more than just being presented into society; it is a demarcation that Miss Head has embarked on a lifelong journey to give back to society. As part of her journey, she volunteered her time at the maternity ward of the Scripps Memorial Hospital. She is actively involved with Sts. Constantine and Helen Church and participates in GOYA, the Greek dance program, the annual Folk Dance Festival, and, when able to, sings in the choir. She also volunteers with Camp Axios, a camp that provides an enjoyable experience for children with cancer. The spectacular gala was hosted by actor and “Days of Our Lives” star Thaao Penghlis, who reminded the guests that they were there to reaffirm their commitment to charity. The Ball is the largest fundraiser for the SSPS and raises funds to benefit the Philoptohos Society’s sponsored local and national charities, such as Los Georgie Kathanne Head Angeles Mission, Kids ’n’ Cancer and International Orthodox Christian Charities. The highlight of the ball was the debutantes’ dance per- choreographed waltz with their fathers formance, which culminated in a beautifully and escorts.

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Step up for ballet class at Encinitas Community Center Ballet classes for teens age 13-plus and adults will begin March 2 at the Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive. Level I (beginning) will be offered from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays and Level II (Intermediate) will be offered from 7:30-8:45 p.m. Mondays and/or Thursdays. Pointe and performing opportunities are available for Level II with instructor permission. The instructor is former professional dancer Marti Neal. Visit www.EncinitasRecReg.com or call 760-943-2260.

The Ms. Senior California Pageant Program is looking for women over age 60 to participate in the San Diego preliminary pageant that is one of the five being held in California in 2015. You’ve never been in a pageant? Let this be your first! Many contestants were “first time participants” when they entered. This is a pageant created for women 60+ who are American citizens. The Pageant seeks to elevate Baby Boomer women as well as senior women, encouraging them to “stay vital and connected with life” and to be role models for their peers and younger generations. The pageant evaluates four areas: an interview, modeling an evening gown, sharing a philosophy of life statement, and talent. We have a tremendous amount of talent in the San Diego area and talent comes in many different forms. We’ve had comics, pianists, singers, dancers, public speakers, and the list goes on from there. The three top contestants from each preliminary will advance to the State Pageant on June 14 to compete for the title of Ms. Senior California at the Joan Kroc Peace Studies Theater at the University of San Diego. Women interested in competing in the San Diego Area Pageant should contact San Diego Director Elvia Harris at 619-261-4451 or email at: eharris5@san.rr.com. The San Diego Pageant will take place on Thursday-Friday, Feb. 26-27, hosted by Paradise Village at Paradise Village Retirement Community, 2700 E. 4th St., National City. Applications must be submitted by Feb. 20. Ms. Senior San Diego 2014, Joyce Schumaker from San Diego, went on to be the first runner up in the California State Pageant in 2014. Ms. Senior California Pageant Program, email Elvia Harris at eharris5@san.rr.com. Visit www.MsSrCalifornia.com.

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What’s going on around Encinitas this weekend and beyond These are just some of the events taking place in and around Encinitas this weekend. For details, visit http://bit.ly/1DjbuR4. • Acrylic Painting with Barbara Roth; noon-3 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 19, 26, March 5; San Marcos area. Cost: $100 plus $15 supply fee; Kate O’Brien at zelda1970@cox.net. Complete one 8-inch-by-10-inch painting in each meeting of this four-session workshop. Techniques that will be demonstrated include creating depth, designing a captivating composition, glazing and adding texture, and using the color wheel. Bring supplies or buy them from the teacher for a $15 supply fee. • Love Your Heart: Blood Pressure Screenings, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, Encinitas Community & Senior Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive. Free. Call 760-943-2250. “Share the Love” by giving the gift of a healthy heart to yourself and your loved ones. • Shishi on the Farm, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, Farm House Kitchen at The Ranch, 441 Saxony Road, Encinitas; $5 donation. Reserve to www.tarbuton.org. Cook and bake together, meet someone new and enjoy Israeli culture over tea with Nana or a cup of Aroma Coffee. We will see the film One Night With The King ( the story of Purim). We will bake Hamentashen with unique and different fillings inspired by Spain, Russia and the Middle East. • African Americans in Thoroughbred Racing: Stories of America’s First Star Athletes with Ross Moore. 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Call 760-753-7376. Tracing origins to West Africa, learn about the rise of slave grooms and trainers, and then slave jockeys in the time of George Washington. Discover the jockeys who dominated the early Kentucky Derbies. • Family Concert, The Hutchins Consort: Aloha Means Love; 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free; www.HutchinsConsort.org. The Consort is joined by Hawaiian Kahrooner Matthew Akiona in a celebration of Valentine’s Day. • Arts Alive Banner Unveiling, noon-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the former Cabo Grill Restaurant, 1950 N. Coast Highway at La Costa Avenue, Leucadia. Free; www.artsaliveencinitas.com. Meet the artists and view the street banners that will be on Coast Hwy 101 this spring-99 original artworks comprise the 6 mile exhibit. Bid on your favorites! Refreshments will be served. • Hands-on Activities for Families: Mosaic Art. Noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive; free; www.SDHeritage.

La Paloma hosts world music March 1 with Yemen Blues and Ravid Kahalani The Center for Jewish Culture in collaboration with the House of Israel and A Culture of Peace proudly presents Yemen Blues — with Ravid Kahalani in a San Diego premiere performance. The show, sponsored by the Leichtag Foundation, will be at 7:30 p.m. March 1 at the La Paloma Theatre in Encinitas. Hailed by Time Out Chicago as “one of the most exciting bands in world music right now,” Yemen Blues creates a joyous sound that mixes Yemenite, West African and jazz influences. Yemen Blues with vocalist Ravid Kahalani will play Yemenite vocalist and March 1 at the La Paloma Theatre. composer Kahalani leads a rare combination of musicians from New York, Uruguay and Tel Aviv to produce thoroughly original music that ranges from blues to funk and mambo to African soul. Yemen Blues is about creating what Kahalani calls “moments of soul,” swooping from clear falsetto into a gravelly baritone, switching from Yemenite Arabic to Hebrew to Haitian Creole. Tickets are on sale now through the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. Visit www.sdcjc.org/pas or call the box office at 858-362-1348. The La Paloma Theatre is not selling tickets for Yemen Blues. Tickets are $20 for JCC members and $25 for the general public. La Paloma Theatre is at 471 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas.

Children’s Choir opens spot in Carlsbad San Diego Children’s Choir opened a location in the new arts building on the campus of the Pacific Ridge School, 6269 El Fuerte St. in Carlsbad, adding to locations in Del Mar, Mira Mesa, Rancho Bernardo, Old Town and Lake Murray. The SDCC is a nonprofit in its 25th year, serving more than 300 children with six rehearsal sites countywide. Designated by the city as official “Ambassadors of Song,” the young singers have the chance to experience professional performance opportunities, including collaborations with the San Diego Symphony, California Ballet, the San Diego Master Chorale, CD recordings, and tours. This year, the choir will tour to New Orleans; previous tours have included Europe and Australia. Call 858-587-1087; visit sdcchoir.org.

org, 760-632-9711. Beans played a central role in the history of Encinitas, and many of the first families to arrive here were following dreams of agriculture. Learn more about our history while letting your inner bean-tastic artist free! • LEGO Robotics Club, 2:30 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 14 and 28, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Call 760-753-7376, ext. 03. Join us for an hour of exploration every second and fourth Saturday. Learn programming by solving a different challenge each meeting. Program is open to ages 11-17. No experience required. • The Peter Pupping Quartet Valentine’s Concert, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Tickets: $25; http://www.guitarsounds.com/peter-pupping-band-valentine-concert-feb-14.html. Featuring many forms of Latin music, ranging from tender melodies to exciting rhythmic dances. The band will also perform hit songs by contemporary artists like Jack Johnson, James Taylor, the Beatles and more acoustic classics. The concert will explore a range of love songs and music that will make you want to dance. • Tree Pruning Workshop at Ocean Knoll Farm, 9-11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, Ocean Knoll Educational Farm, 701 Bonita Drive. Free. Prepare your fruit trees for abundance and health with basic tree care and pruning instruction by Leichtag’s Yasha Magarik. • California 10/20 Race, 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, Del Mar Race Track, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar. Cost: $85; www.cal1020.com. With 20 live bands along the ten mile coastal race course in North San Diego County through Del Mar, Solana Beach and Encinitas. The race will start and finish at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. A generous prize money purse is up for grabs. Walkers and wheelchairs are welcome. • Demos and Dialogue Workshop: Angela Jackson, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. RSVP required; call 760-753-7376, ext. 03. Creating an Abstract Ocean Textural Artwork. Jackson uses paint, bee’s wax, texture mediums, and sanding techniques to create atmospheric paintings of the sea. Materials list at http://sandieguitoartguildprograms.yolasite.com. • La Paloma Theatre, 471 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. Tickets: $9, $7. Call 760-436-SHOW (7469). “Birdman,” “Awake: The Life of Yogananda,” Friday Midnight Movie: “Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

The Grauer School presents Twain farce ‘Is He Dead?’ The Grauer School’s High School Drama Department will be performing Mark Twain’s play, “Is He Dead?” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, Friday, Feb. 20, and Saturday, Feb. 21. “Is He Dead?” recounts a fictional story of the non-fictional painter, Jean-Francois Millet, who succumbs to pressure from his friends to stage his own death in hopes of increasing the value of his paintings. The devious plot is fully realized with the aid of mistaken identities, cross-dressing, a funeral and a kind of madness that is almost surreal, yet is based on real premises. Erin Langen, theatre arts program director for The Grauer School, explained why she chose this particular piece: “When I read ‘Is He Dead?,’ I knew that I had a group of actors that would not only have fun with this script, ‘Is He Dead?’ recounts a fictional story of but would also be up for the challenge of per- a nonfictional painter who stages his own death to inflate the value of his forming a farce.” Langen has a theater arts degree from the paintings. University of San Francisco and previously taught at Guajome Park Academy in Vista, where she created a Middle School Theatre Arts program before accepting a position at The Grauer School in 2011. During her time at Grauer, she has directed productions of “Much Ado About Nothing” and “He Who Gets Slapped.” This year’s cast is the largest to date with 15 cast members and support from the entire Visual and Performing Arts Department. All showings of “Is He Dead?” are open to the public and appropriate for all ages. Tickets will be on sale at the door for $5. The Grauer School is at 1500 S. El Camino Real in Encinitas. Visit www.grauerschool.com or by calling 760-274-2116.

V.G. Donuts hosts blood drive Feb. 21 The San Diego Blood Bank will accept blood donations at V.G. Donuts & Bakery from 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21. The drive will be held at 106 Aberdeen Drive, Cardiff by the Sea. Anyone 17 and older, who weighs at least 114 pounds and is in good health, may qualify to give blood. A good meal and plenty of fluids are recommended before donation. All donors must show picture identification. Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment when they donate. To do so, call 1-800-4MY-SDBB (469-7322) or visit www.sandiegobloodbank.org.

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American Idol winner David Cook to perform at Belly Up Feb. 23 BY ROB LEDONNE It’s a Wednesday afternoon in Nashville, and David Cook is wrapping up rehearsals for his upcoming American tour, which takes him to Solana Beach’s Belly Up on Feb. 23. “Today’s kind of a getloose day,” he explained. “We’ve been doing a lot of tech stuff. Adding visual elements like lighting — stuff that makes us look cooler than we really are.” In reality, Cook doesn’t have to try hard to be cool. As the winner of the seventh season of the Fox favorite “American Idol,” Cook beat thousands of competitors to join a select few as the best singer in the land. “I won when I was 25,” he remembered of his run on the show in 2008. “I still don’t know if I’ve gotten used to whatever has happened since. From age zero to 25, I had one life, and then boom, it changed. I had to completely rewire from scratch. I’m eternally thankful it happened.” In the past seven years, Cook has maintained a good relationship with the show and still has fond memories of his experience. “They’ve been great about being open as a platform,” he explained. “Everyone from the show has this incredible connection that will last for the rest of our lives. From on the stage to behind the scenes, it’s a small-family vibe.” Winning the popular series propelled Cook’s music career into the stratosphere, from smash hit songs (like the Top 40 “Light On”), to two hit albums, and a variety of tours. Throughout his success, Cook has found plenty of inspiration for new material, including moving to Nashville from his home in suburban Kansas City.

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Canyon Crest Academy Senior Parent Information Night to be held Feb. 17 Canyon Crest Academy will be holding its Senior Parent Information Night (SPIN) at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 in the Proscenium Theater. This is a must-attend for all senior parents. Principal Karl Mueller will provide details on all of the upcoming senior activities, including graduation, and answer any questions you may have. Jostens will be there to provide gap and gown information. The ASB will go over all of the exciting events they are planning for seniors, and the Grad Nite committee will talk about this annual tradition of providing a safe, drug and alcohol-free celebration held on the CCA campus that allows seniors to revel with their Raven classmates on graduation night. SPIN will be the last chance to buy Grad Nite tickets at a discount. In addition, reserved parking and covered seating for graduation will be available for purchase — last year the seating sold out quickly. There are just so many reasons for senior parents to attend SPIN! Be sure to mark your calendars!

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Love of extreme sports propels career Encinitas Karate offers anti-bullying workshop of Cardiff surfboard shaper Christenson BY ROB LEDONNE In his 25-year career as a surfboard shaper, Chris Christenson has shaped a staggering number of surfboards. Around a whopping 20,000, in fact. “A lot has changed” since he started, Christensen explained during a rare lull. “When I began, there was less of a blueprint for building boards and designs. There was no YouTube, shaping machines, or social media. You had to know how to use your tools and be able to do the numbers.” Christenson, a Cardiff Surfboard shaper Chris Christenson is teaming with resident who is behind Encinitas-based Christenson Jeremy Jones of Jones Snowboarding on a line of surfSurfboards, has thrived in inspired snowboards. Photo by Brent Broza the competitive world of extreme sports, thanks to a passion for the craft of shaping and years of experience. Born in Whittier, he moved to Southern California as a child where his neighbor happened to be a shaper. “I caught the bug from him early on,” Christensen remembered. “He had a backyard operation, so I’d roll over there on my bike with training wheels and watch him do every process from shape, to airbrush, glass, and sand. I shaped and glassed my first board when I was 18.” Since then, Christenson has worked tirelessly to propel his business to its status as a crown jewel of Southern California’s custom surfboard scene. “Running a surfboard factory isn’t for someone who is afraid to work long hours,” he said. “I spent years driving to work with my headlights on and driving home from work with my headlights on.” Besides having a passion for the beach and surfing, Christensen also has a love for winter sports. “Snowboarding and the mountains have been huge parts of my life,” he noted. “My motto has always been ‘From palm trees to pine trees.’” That’s why it made sense this winter for Christenson to team with Jeremy Jones of Jones Snowboarding on a line of surf-inspired snowboards. “Jeremy expressed to me that he always wanted to work with a surfboard shaper that was passionate about snowboarding,” Christenson said of the unlikely combination. “We shared some ideas and similar philosophies, and our collaborations have stemmed from there.” The first result of their partnership, the 2015 Jones Mountain Surfer, features binding hooks instead of standard surfboard bindings, among other modifications. “Next season we’ll be launching a model called the Storm Chaser, which I designed with Jeremy in his garage,” Christensen explained, noting that he used the same approach while designing a surfboard. “We have been testing it this winter and are stoked on how it works, both in powder in the backcountry and resort groomers. The board is all about bringing a snowsurf style to the mountain.” This foray into the world of snow sports doesn’t mean that Christensen is leaving behind his main passion, shaping surfboards. “Surfboards are more diverse now than any other period in the history of surfing,” he said. “Being diverse has always been my approach and helps me avoid stagnation.” Christenson is constantly trying to navigate a changing career. “Extreme sports keeps getting more extreme, and as a designer I have to progress with the athletes as well,” he summed up. “I approach my craft just as if I were to make a parachute. It has to work.” For more information, visit www.christensonsurfboards.com.

‘5K Paw Walk in the Garden’ is Feb. 21

Encinitas Karate Tang Soo Do is hosting a free Anti-Bullying and Stranger Danger Workshop, geared towards preparing children on how to deal with bullying face to face as well as online cyber-bullying. Did you know that 77 percent of school-aged children are bullied? Bullying can threaten students’ physical and emotional safety at school and can affect their ability to learn. The best way to address bullying is to stop it before it starts. There are a number of things people can do to make schools safer and prevent bullying. It is important for everyone in the community to work together to send a unified message against bullying. Two sessions will be held on Feb. 22: from 9-10:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.-noon. Encinitas Karate Tang Soo Do is at 1516 Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas. Call 760-635-3699; visit www.encinitaskarate.com; www.facebook.com/EncinitasKarate.

‘Chapter Two’ lights up stage at North Coast Repertory North Coast Rep promises audiences plenty of laughs and a few knowing sighs when the lights come up on “Chapter Two,” written by America’s favorite playwright, Neil Simon. David Ellenstein and Jacquelyn Ritz star in ‘Chapter Two’ Based on events in Si- at North Coast Repertory Theatre. Photo by Aaron mon’s life, this charming Rumley. comedy revolves around the recently widowed George and his neighbor, the recently divorced Jennie. Neither of these bruised souls is eager to reconnect with the opposite sex. Their journey of meeting, dating and forming a relationship is laced with Neil Simon’s golden touch. Romantic, rueful, touching and funny, this play is certain to delight and entertain. Reserve your seats now for the play The New York Times called “snappy, funny and movingly honest.” Artistic Director David Ellenstein is wearing two hats for this production — as co-director with Christopher Williams and as the bewildered George. The stellar cast includes Jacqueline Ritz, Louis Lotorto, and Mhari Sandoval. “Chapter Two” previews begin Feb. 25. Opening night at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 includes a postshow reception. The show will play at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. matinees Saturdays and Sundays, and at 7 p.m. Sundays, through March 22. There will be a special talk-back on March 6, with the cast and artistic director. North Coast Repertory Theatre is at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D, Solana Beach. Tickets: opening night, $54; previews, $37; weeknights, $44; Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees, $48; Saturday matinees and Sunday nights, $41. Seniors, students, military get $3 off admission. Call 858-481-1055 or visit www.northcoastrep.org to purchase tickets.

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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS La Quinta Arts Festival offers finest work from world’s premier contemporary artists As the reigning No. 1 Fine Art Festival in the nation for the past three years (Art Fair SourceBook 2013, 2014, 2015), the La Quinta Arts Festival 2015 invites you to take a trip over to the Coachella Valley and experience what everyone is raving about. Here’s a glimpse of the 33rd annual event held on the visually stunning La Quinta Civic Center Campus, 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta — a short drive from legendary Palm Springs. Event hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 5-8. The superb quality of the artists is what truly defines the excellence of La Quinta Arts Festival. This year it will host 230 of the nation’s premier contemporary artists arriving from 35 states, Canada, and Israel to exhibit their original works in ceramics, drawing and pastel, fiber/ textile, glass, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and wood. You don’t have to be an art expert to know what you like — and you are sure to discover that one special piece made just for you at La Quinta Arts Festival. A variety of daily entertainment will be headlined by OperaArts, presenting operetta and Broadway performances. Additional entertainers include flamenco guitar stylings of Milton Merlos, Bolivian pan pipes by Oscar Reynolds, plus members of the Steve Madaio Band, and the Louie Cruz Beltran EPK Latin jazz band. Check our website for a complete entertainment schedule. Patrons can enjoy a leisurely lunch on Restaurant Row or lighter fare, fine wines and craft beers at the Island Bar and Sculptures, jewelry, glass, Oasis Lounge. Plus The Chocolate Bar by Brandini Toffee will photography and more dip vanilla ice cream bars into chocolate and roll them in their will be among the art at famous toffee. the festival. Ticket prices: Adults $15, Multi-Day Pass $20, children under 12 are free. Tickets may be purchased at the gate or in advance at www.LQAF.com. Free parking is available in the Village of La Quinta, along with paid valet and self-parking options. La Quinta Arts Festival is presented by La Quinta Arts Foundation (LQAF) in partnership with Premier Sponsor The City of La Quinta. Info: www.LQAF.com or 760-564-1244. Business spotlights are developed through this newspaper’s advertising department in support of our advertisers.

The La Quinta Arts Festival has been voted the No. 1 Fine Art Festival in the nation for the past three years, according to Art Fair SourceBook. This year’s festival runs from March 5-8.

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San Dieguito’s boundary quandary BY MARSHA SUTTON The decision by the San Dieguito Union High School Dis- Marsha Sutton trict last spring to create a task force to study the district’s boundary policies was billed as an effort to be inclusive and give all stakeholders a voice. But in reality, not only did it cut out of the process many stakeholders, but it also delayed by one full year any changes in outdated policy. It also fueled a firestorm of protest among parents frustrated by the secretive meetings and outraged over the $350-per-hour price tag for a controversial facilitator. If the school board had simply made a decision last year, after considering all the demographics and legal constraints, there would be a new policy (or perhaps the same old policy) in place for this fall. Either way, at least we’d know. After all, trustees were elected to make those hard decisions. But now, because of the delay, nothing will change, if it changes at all, until fall 2016, leaving parents of this year’s incoming ninth-graders stuck with the same antiquated system. Worse yet, this fall’s admittance levels may be more restrictive than ever before, because last year the district, under political pressure, admitted every student on the waitlist for both San Dieguito Academy and Canyon Crest Academy, overfilling both schools and leaving fewer seats open for this fall’s incoming class. What a school has space for, and thus requires a lottery for, seems to be a moving target. Until protests erupted last spring, both academies were classified as full and 190 students were waitlisted. But when the noise got so loud, room was magically made for all 190 waitlisted kids — 65 at SDA and 125 at CCA. Apparently, a school is full — and then suddenly, based on some obscure administrative calculations, it’s not. After last year’s overenrollment, it’s doubtful we’ll see the same sort of magic at the academies this

fall. Outdated policy The boundary problem came about because, last spring, incoming ninthgrade students choosing San Dieguito Academy were placed in a lottery, per district policy, and many living within walking distance were not chosen. A policy on boundaries that is 18 years old has outlived its usefulness, clearly. There are two hardboundary schools — kids who live in the northern part of the district are assigned to La Costa Canyon High School, and kids in the south go to Torrey Pines High School. The two so-called academies — San Dieguito in the north and Canyon Crest in the south — are openboundary schools, meaning any student in the entire district can apply to go there. Because demand has exceeded supply at both academies, lotteries are in place. Last spring, there was a near-riot, from parents not just of incoming ninthgraders but those with younger kids who could predict the future. Kids who can’t attend their neighborhood schools — schools they can walk to, for heaven’s sake — is unacceptable. Thus, the study group, which is closed to the public, was created. The goals of the study group, according to the district, are to examine the long-term demographic projections that could influence high school enrollment, review current district practices and relevant state law, analyze each potential option, identify benefits and drawbacks of each option, share the information with the community, and report findings to the school board. The group is composed of 43 individuals, all of whom had to submit an application for acceptance, which was reviewed by district staff. There were many more applicants than the number selected. Eight are students (two from each of the four comprehensive high schools), 15 are parents, and 20 are district employees. Of the 20 district employees, 13 are teachers, three are counselors, two are principals (Tim Hornig of San Dieguito Academy See BOUNDARY, page 20

These paintings are a part of the artwork ‘Encinitas Harmony,’ which can be found at the Moonlight Beach 7-Eleven. Images by Micaiah Hardison.

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‘When art inspires conversation, it’s doing its job’ BY JAX MEYERS Artist Micaiah Hardison had been working at home on his new mural installation, “Encinitas Harmony,” now displayed at the Moonlight Beach 7-Eleven at 105 W. D St. It’s a 40-foot-wide triptych, unified by redwood heart-shaped framing. People have admired and been attracted to the mural since its Jan. 17 debut — and it has also stirred up a wealth of good conversation. Hardison wanted to represent his hometown in a way that felt honest to him, and he didn’t hold back or water down his perspective of Encinitas. The center image depicts an iconic Encinitas sunset. It was painted directly on the rough-textured stucco wall during the onePAINT week installation. ENCINITAS This image is Jax Meyers flanked by fine art paintings that were applied to linen inside Hardison’s studio, and then transferred to giclee on 60-inch- by-96inch aluminum panels. The right panel depicts two “hippies” enjoying a sunset in front of multi-million dollar homes on the bluff in Leucadia, the northernmost community of Encinitas. “Leucadia is marketed as a funky hippie town, but in reality most of the hippies got priced out of the community decades ago, and the funk no longer meets the city code,” Hardison said. Hardison’s work shows the disparity between the thriving multi-millionaire “haves” and the tenacious “have-nots” who actually can’t afford to live here, but still do. These are the locals that Hardison relates to,

having slept in a truck for a considerable portion of his life just to be able to “stick around.” The left image in the triptych art installation depicts Mexican fishing panga boats making a predawn beach arrival on the shores of Cardiff, the southernmost community of Encinitas. According to Hardison, this intrepid group of hopeful immigrants is eager to get to work building a better future for themselves and their families. “I have always been inspired by the bravery, humility, honesty and work ethic of this segment of our community,” he said. For the models, Hardison asked a few friends who had themselves crossed the border illegally and are now productive locals with growing families and businesses. He even built a faux panga in his yard for reference. When art inspires conversation, it’s doing its job. The uncomfortable truth is that, whether we turn a blind eye or embrace them, Encinitas has undocumented workers. Living in Encinitas is an amazing experience. Whether you are rich or poor, white or brown, local or migrant, there is something that beckons all of us to live, work, and play by this ocean, an ocean that belongs to everyone. Hardison has courageously captured a heartfelt, human and distinctly homegrown perspective. We at Paint Encinitas, a group I started to bring about more murals, are honored to have unveiled “Encinitas Harmony” as our third mural project. “The beautiful thing I wanted to convey,” Hardison concluded, “is that, especially at sunset, we come together to marvel at God’s beauty and are all equals sharing undeserved blessings, connected with nature and appreciating the common reason we are here.”

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San Diego Del Sol Chapter of NCL Father/Daughter Dance Rehearsal Ticktocker Class of 2015 held a Father/Daughter Dance Rehearsal Feb. 8 at Dance North County in Encinitas in preparation of the Senior Recognition and Dinner-Dance. The San Diego Del Sol Chapter of the National Charity League will be honoring 25 young women March 21 at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla during its Senior Recognition and Dinner Dance. Photos by Jon Clark. For photos online, visit www.encinitasadvocate.com.

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Sign up soon for fourth annual Canyon Crest Writers’ Conference set for Feb. 21 Canyon Crest Academy’s Creative Writing Club is pleased to announce that registration is almost full for the fourth annual Canyon Crest Academy Writers’ Conference. The event will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at Canyon Crest Academy. Best-selling authors and many other writing professionals will provide inspirational and educational workshops to students of San Diego-area high schools. The CCA Writing Conference is the only free writing conference for high school students in the country. Conferences of this caliber normally cost hundreds of dollars, so this is a unique opportunity for San Diego teens. Pre-registration is required. This year’s keynote address will be provided by Jonathan Maberry, New York Times best-selling author, four-time Bram Stoker Award winner, and comic book writer. Several of Maberry’s novels are in development for movies and TV including “V-Wars,” “Extinction Machine,” “Rot & Ruin,” and “Dead of Night.” Recent additions to the speaker line-up are:

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company has the incentive to get it done on time. With a contractor, the district assumes responsibility for delays and change orders that all must be board-approved and can cause a three- to four-week delay due to board meeting schedules. Dill said trades can back up and a six-month project can instead take 12 months. “With lease-leaseback, it’s all handled within the guaranteed maximum price, and the construction manager continues to move the project forward and keep it within what we’ve established will be paid,” Dill said. “The protection of the lease-leaseback helps make sure we do what we’ve set out to do and not burn dollars.” Board member Amy Herman said when she first began on the board, she had never heard of lease-leaseback, but has seen how effective it has been. She said she is glad it is an option for the district. “It’s worked really well,” Herman said. “Projects come in under budget and on time, and provide facilities for our students, which is our No. 1 priority.” The board voted to approve lease-leaseback agreements with Byrum Davey Inc. for athletic field improvements at the La Costa Valley site, expected to be complete in fall

• Dr. Adam Lowenstein, UCLA professor, author, and currently vice president of counseling and enrollment at Summa Education, will present “If Dickens Had a Podcast: The New Old Art of Writing a Serial.” Lowenstein will dissect the serial to discover what it is about this weirdly addictive narrative style that has been so deliciously compelling for the past two centuries. • Kathy Aarons, author of the best-selling “Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates,” first in the Chocolate Covered Mystery series by Berkley Prime Crime, will discuss “The Road to Publication,” a look into what happens once you get your book contract and what to expect when your book hits the shelves. • Chris Hamilton, founder of Hamilton College Consulting, will present “Why William Faulkner and James Joyce Wouldn’t

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Get into Berkeley: Storytelling in Your College Essay.” Hamilton has helped literally hundreds of students gain access to Ivy-level universities, and thousands find a path to colleges of all descriptions. • Sandra Maas, weekday primetime coanchor of the KUSI News and award-winning journalist, with more than a dozen Emmy nominations, will present “Getting It Write on Television News — A Workshop for Future Journalists.” The Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore will be selling speakers’ books, with a portion of the proceeds going to the conference. Learn more about the conference and register at http://ccawritersconference2015. weebly.com/. The conference will take place in the Proscenium and Media Center, Canyon Crest Academy, 5951 Village Center Loop Road, San Diego.

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and David Jaffe of Torrey Pines High), and two are district administrators. Teachers are on the committee “primarily because they lend some insight into schools (that’s) different than parents have,” said Mike Grove, SDUHSD’s associate superintendent for educational services, who serves on the committee. Another reason, he said, is that any change “would impact them and has the potential to change the core curriculum and the way they teach.” Also, Grove said, faculty is involved when any major policy change is being considered. “That’s how we operate,” he said. “We include our teachers in all big decisions.” Teachers in the study group are as much all over the map as parents are, Grove said. The ones at Torrey Pines and La Costa Canyon “have some real interest in some change,” while those at the two academies “like the choice aspect.” Grove said teachers are not over-represented in the group because only about half of them come to the daytime meetings, since they need to be in the classroom. “So we overloaded the number of teachers to account for all the absences,” he said. But Grove previously claimed that one reason members of the public should not be able to observe the closed meetings is that, if they can pop in and out, they would not have the benefit of the background provided at early meetings. So why are teachers given a pass when the district knew they wouldn’t be attending all the meetings? Is there not a commitment to show up if one submits an application? How are teachers to make informed recommendations if they have missed some of the background meetings? Neighborhood schools The district plans to have its fourth meeting of the study group on Feb. 17, after which Grove said the district will hold a number of town hall meetings, although there is no set schedule yet — no dates, locations, or even the number of meetings. “We will see how it goes before setting a schedule,” he said. If there is demand, more will be scheduled. If certain areas of the community seem more interested, more meetings will take place there. After all the town hall meetings, members will regroup to finalize recommendations to present to the school board, which Grove hopes to do by June. Working backwards, incoming ninthgrade students need to make their choices by next February for fall 2016. So boundaries need to be finalized by February 2016. And there’s a lot of work to change poli-

cy, Grove said, which means backing up at least six months, which brings us to this August or September for a final decision from the school board. Any policy change for 2016 would affect current seventh-graders and those in lower grades. According to reports from the last three meetings, brainstorming discussions have resulted in five possible options, not all of which, Grove said, are viable: 1. Status quo. 2. Draw traditional boundaries around all four high schools. 3. Eliminate all boundaries and enroll students based on choice and a lottery if necessary. 4. Maintain existing boundaries for LCC and TP, but allow for geographic priority for the two academies. 5. Eliminate all existing boundaries for all four high schools and guarantee enrollment for students within a specified radius of each school, opening enrollment up to other students outside that radius if seats are available. Options 4 and 5 are hybrid models that allow students within walking distance to attend their neighborhood schools. Grove said the purpose of the meeting on Feb. 17 will be to narrow down the five options to three. He said having no boundaries for any of the four high schools was not a viable option, and having four hard boundaries is problematic because it eliminates choices and forces students within the set radius to accept the programming distinctions of their neighborhood school, whether they want that or not. Because CCA and SDA have adopted the 4x4 schedule, and TP and LCC have not, this matters to many students. Grove said the best options are to keep the system as is, adopt four distinct boundaries, or a hybrid approach that allows for geographic proximity around the two academies. This last option would mean that students living near SDA or CCA will be pleased with the policy, but students living just across the street from the geographic radius might not be. The group recognizes that any option will leave some families unhappy, Grove said. Boundary changes are one of the most contentious topics any school district confronts. But a policy that allows kids to attend their neighborhood school is about fairness and common sense. It’s just that simple. Marsha Sutton can be reached at suttonmarsha@gmail.com.

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vor of personal-belief exemptions believe thoroughly debunked research connecting vaccines to autism, Shalauta said. Or they have various unfounded views about vaccine safety, he added. “Any answer you want, you can find on the Internet if you look hard enough,” Shalauta said. “If you already have a thought or opinion, you can find things to back that up, whether it’s scientifically sound or not.” EUSD Superintendent Tim Baird said if any district school gets a case of the measles, unvaccinated children would be required to stay home for a period of time. “We are following up with families that have not had their students immunized to remind them that their children will be excluded if we do get a case of the measles,” Baird said, adding that this a common policy for school districts. “Obviously, we’d prefer if students were vaccinated, but we follow the law,” he said. A new California law, which took effect last year, aims to reduce the number of personal-belief exemptions. It requires all parents seeking the exemption to first talk with a medical professional. However, parents can still obtain a waiver on religious grounds without speaking with a health care provider, a provision only one EUSD guardian used. The legislation didn’t have much impact on the percentage of EUSD exemptions. In 2013, before the law took effect, EUSD’s exemption rate was 11.3 percent, 0.3 lower than 2014. Health officials have credited the law with helping to bring down vaccine waivers statewide. In California, vaccination exemptions dropped from 3.1 percent in 2013 to 2.5 percent in 2014. The number of EUSD exemptions has climbed over the last five years. In 2009, the rate was nearly 8 percent. California law says that students entering kindergarten must be vaccinated against polio, whooping cough, MRR (two doses) and more, though personal-belief exemptions are allowed. Overall, 13.9 percent of EUSD kindergartners weren’t current on one or more of their vaccinations in 2014. That figure includes personal-belief exemptions and younger students in transitional kindergarten who have yet to get their second MRR shot. The California Department of Public Health records immunizations every fall, but

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doesn’t track subsequent vaccinations as the school year goes on. At Olivenhain Pioneer, the school with the highest rate of exemptions, 95.2 percent of K-6 students have at least one MRR dose, Baird said. The first MRR shot is recommended for infants at 12 to 15 months and is 93 percent effective in protecting against measles, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A second dose, usually given at the ages of 4 to 6, boosts the effectiveness to 99 percent. Dr. Gil Chavez, deputy director of the state’s Center for Infectious Diseases, said published studies have consistently shown that personal-belief exemptions tend to be the highest among households that are college-educated and affluent. This appears to be the case in San Diego County. Personal-belief exemptions were the most common for schools in wealthier coastal communities like Encinitas, according to searchable maps. “Wherever there exists a pocket of unvaccinated individuals, a disease such as measles can spread more easily among the population,” Chavez said. Also, Chavez noted that higher-income families with children attending private schools typically have more waivers than public schools. Of the city’s two private elementary schools, Encinitas Country Day’s kindergarten exemption rate was 32 percent, or seven out of 22 kindergartners. Saint John School clocked in much lower with 5 percent. Public health officials have said those affluent parents who are against vaccines are more likely to seek out immunization research that fits their own views. “Now we see in the higher socio-economic groups that they think you’re hurting the immune system by giving vaccines, even though it’s been completely debunked, the thought of vaccines causing autism,” said Shalauta, the family medicine specialist at Scripps. Shalauta said parents who skip over vaccinations are even putting those who have been immunized at risk. This is because immunizations are generally about 95 to 99 percent effective. “If the measles is going around like crazy, you’re going to get people who are immunized still getting measles as well,” Shalauta said.

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vague arguments in an attempt to push the housing element forward. For one, he questioned whether the city would face a lawsuit from outside entities for not complying. “I tend to think the risks and consequences are probably somewhere between negligible and nonexistent,” Burke said of not certifying a housing element. Resident Marco Gonzalez, an attorney, said at the Feb. 3 meeting that the Building Industry Association’s lawsuit last fall over the council’s changes to the “density bonus” law laid the groundwork for further legal action should the city fail to certify a housing element. At the Feb. 5 meeting, Gonzalez urged the council to get going on environmental review so the city can make the 2016 ballot. The environmental analysis for the maps is estimated to cost the city between $250,000 to $300,000, City Planning Director Jeff Murphy said after the meeting. Additional maps are also a possibility. Two community groups are slated to present maps in March. The housing element aims to provide affordable units. But as public speakers pointed out, the state department of Housing and Community Development defines low-income as parcels zoned for higher density of 30 units per acre. That means many of the housing element units would potentially be sold at market rate. However, the council has expressed a desire to make sure a significant number of housing element units actually go to low-income residents. The council is slated to discuss ways to accomplish this in the next month or two.

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“If perhaps someone didn’t feel they fit into the museum cultural arts box, that would prevent them from coming forward,” Gaspar said. As a result, Shaffer agreed to tweak the subcommittee’s plan to include more possible uses revolving around the themes of arts, education and community gathering. Specifically, those include open-air theaters and outdoor sales, which demand permitting. By right uses under the zoning: museums, parks and recreational facilities, educational facilities and auditoriums. The motion also OK’d spending $20,000 for site maintenance and up to $75,000 for detailed engineering drawings that will serve as a guide for rehabilitating the buildings. But because some have offered pro bono services for the property, the city will see if the engineering drawings could be done for free or at a discounted rate. The council will consider spending up to $405,000 to bring the buildings up to code at a later date. A city staff analysis found asbestos mitigation, plumbing as well as electrical improvements and more are needed. A former elementary school built in 1953, Pacific View closed in 2003 due to de-

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clining enrollment. Over the years, various proposals for the property failed to win approval. Last spring, the city bought the 2.8acre site from the Encinitas Union School District for $10 million. Councilman Tony Kranz, the other subcommittee member, said there’s a lot of interest in the future of the property. He said each of the three subcommittee meetings drew around 50 people, with many also emailing their ideas as well. The subcommittee will turn its attention to long-term visioning once the city completes an arts master plan, which is estimated to be done by early 2016. Kranz said unlike the Encinitas Community Park, he wants Pacific View to open to the community right away. “For 13 years, there was a fence around that property,” Kranz said of the community park. “And I want to get people on the Pacific View site just as soon as possible.” Resident Garth Murphy said he’s part of a growing group called the Encinitas Art Culture and Ecology Alliance that wants to contribute ideas to Pacific View. “All of us want to participate in the activation process,” Murphy said. “And all of us have the time and energy to do something about it.”

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crossing guard, said it’s often tough to stop the unceasing flow of cars going by on Vulcan Avenue. “We just need to help make it easier for walkers and bikers going into our school,” Andrade said. Other parents said car congestion, which peaks during student pick-up and drop-off times, should be addressed at Union Street, a stone’s throw north of the school. And to bolster walkability and safety, two parents encouraged the city to move forward with building a rail undercrossing at nearby El Portal Street. Last fall, the city missed out on grant funding for the El Portal Street undercrossing, along with another undercrossing in Cardiff. Commissioner Brian Grover agreed with the public speakers and said Paul Ecke Central improvements should be prioritized in the Let’s Move, Encinitas plan. “Most schools in Encinitas are not located on a roadway that carries so many non-school related trips,” Grover said, adding Vulcan Avenue is a third choice for many when Interstate 5 and Coast Highway 101 are clogged. Grover requested that city staff capture the public comments as an appendix in the draft plan. He also asked that the final plan show the criteria used to rank projects. That

information could help the Encinitas City Council make funding decisions, he said. For Paul Ecke Central, the Let’s Move, Encinitas draft recommends enhancing pedestrian crossings along key parts of Vulcan Avenue, traffic calming along Hygeia Avenue, completing a sidewalk network in the area and increased enforcement to promote safe behavior for pedestrians, drivers and bicyclists. Christy Villa, associate civil engineer with the city’s Engineering and Public Works Department, said the public’s comments would be documented and included in the draft. The final plan is due to go to council next month. The Let’s Move, Encinitas effort launched in 2012 and has been shaped by a task force of representatives from neighborhoods, public agencies and schools, as well as public input online and at community workshops. The city, in conjunction with the nonprofit Circulate San Diego, obtained an $183,000 grant from the California Department of Transportation to put together the Let’s Move, Encinitas plan. And the city contributed $27,000. The plan looks to provide the city with a blueprint of necessary projects and also make Encinitas more competitive for grants.

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bad for the district,” Salazar said. “I don’t know how we all agreed to lawyer up. I’d like to know what the lawyer said and how much it cost. I’m very curious to see how much money we’re going to waste on this task force.” Last October, Salazar voted against hiring the group facilitator, Leonard Steinberg, at a rate of $350 an hour. The group, which includes 35 members and eight high school students, has so far met three times. Sarah Gardner, a parent on the study group, said she has volunteered her time in earnest to do what she can to help the district. Gardner said the column caused a “big uproar” and that if columnist Marsha Sutton were allowed to attend and act as a “watchdog,” the group’s engagement would be curbed. She said committee members who are committed to making a difference might not speak up because they would worry about how they were being perceived. “The focus should be placed on how much information we can glean from the process instead of attacking the process,” Gardner said. Superintendent Rick Schmitt reminded the board that there would be a public meeting at the end of the work group’s process as well as parent surveys. The group’s next meeting is Feb. 17.

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Lee Slaidins said that he has only done short written assignments with no feedback, which doesn’t help in the learning process. “His class had only read half of one book while others had completed four,” Lee Slaidins said. She said after one parent approached the teacher about the rigor of the class, the student was singled out in class as the teacher polled the students on whether they thought the class was hard enough. The experience has made more parents reluctant to come forward. Again, her only option is to move her student down a level. “That option doesn’t serve the needs of the student, and it just isn’t right,” Lee Slaidins said. She made it clear her intention is not to vilify one teacher, but to make sure the issue is brought to light. Ali Berger, the board’s student representative from Sunset High School, shared insight from her experience as a transfer student from Cathedral Catholic High School. The school had an add/drop policy and she said it was beneficial for her to be able to switch laterally —she felt she worked much better with the new teacher. Melanie Farfel, the student representative from Canyon Crest Academy, also endorsed the parents’ suggestion. “I am completely in favor of this,” Farfel said. “I haven’t had an experience like that, but I know students who have and have suffered from it.” She said they only have to be careful that students aren’t transferring to get an easier class. “You don’t want students just dropping because nobody wants the hard teacher,”

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she said. In her 11 years in the district, Pugmire said that her children have been motivated and inspired by several high-quality educators. She said much can be learned from different teachers and their styles, but in the case where her child is “suffering beyond repair” in a critical honors English class, remaining with the teacher will only decrease educational results. “It’s unacceptable to me that to get out of a class, you have to go down a level,” Pugmire said. “It sends the wrong message.” Districts such as Poway Unified and Vista Unified have a process that allows changes. Pugmire said Vista’s is a three-step process, and she was told very few parents and students opt to go through it, but those who do feel that their students’ needs are addressed. Trustee John Salazar said he sympathized with the parents, as he has experienced it personally. “Ninety percent of the teachers are really excellent,” said Salazar, noting he has come across some “horrible” teachers. “To tell a parent that they don’t have this option is horrendous. This is a very, very big problem and I would hate to see it get shoved off. I would like to see it fixed.” Superintendent Rick Schmitt said the district takes all parent concerns about teachers seriously. “I don’t think we shove anything off,” he said. “We do welcome feedback and we do listen to the community. I appreciate the parents noticing all the good, but like any organization, there are areas we can improve, and this may be one of them.” Schmitt said the district would bring back recommendations at a future meeting.

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Warren, a parent at Capri Elementary. “You can not expose children to the harmful effects of pornography.” Chuck Phillips, a chief technology officer for a major digital marketing firm in San Diego, and parent with two kids at Flora Vista Elementary, told Baird that there should be clearer milestones to get the filters installed on the tablets as soon as possible. “There’s just no accountability to parents,” he said. “Why is this taking so long?” asked Johnny Ek, a parent with four kids at Capri. When a student uses an iPad at school, the device is connected to the district’s network, which has a strong filter. However, that protection doesn’t follow the student home. The district has advised parents to strengthen their home Internet filters so as to keep inappropriate content from downloading. Instructions on how to change filter settings are available from the district, Baird said. The district has about 5,400 iPads in its so-called one-to-one digital learning program. The devices were purchased after voters in 2010 approved Proposition P, a $44.2 million bond measure the district said would be used to acquire, construct, upgrade

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and equip school facilities. In 2012, Encinitas Union launched its iPad program, equipping each third- through sixth-grade student with a device. Since then, the district has put iPads into the hands of all 5,400 of its students, at a cost of $2.7 million. Students in kindergarten and first grade aren’t permitted to bring the iPads home. Second-grade teachers are given the option, Baird said. The school district says the tablets increase students’ engagement in learning, while providing real-time data on student performance to teachers. In 2013, the district adopted digital curricula in math, language arts and science that provided a bridge to Common Core curriculum standards. Students have the option of using a district-owned iPad or their own personal one. Students using their own devices have more flexibility by having their iPads on breaks and over the summer. Regardless of student’s use of a districtowned or personally owned device, all students will have access to a standard suite of software applications that are used in the classroom.

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tried to pull him over, the driver made a fast U-turn and took off, Bolwerk said. The deputy radioed that he had a “failure to yield,” and about a minute later, reported that the Lexus had crashed and landed upside down at Jupiter Street and North Coast Highway 101, Bolwerk said. The three parked vehicles that were hit were unoccupied. A ski mask, burglary tools and a replica gun were found in the Lexus, which is registered to the suspect’s girlfriend, Bolwerk said. The driver was taken into custody on suspicion of evading, possessing burglary tools, and committing a crime while on bail, the lieutenant said. Deputies were looking into whether the suspect might be connected to burglaries in the area, Bolwerk said.

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