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■ Construction on Leucadia Streetscape slated to start in 2018. Page 2

■ Accomplished Encinitas artist showcasing work in online gallery. Page 10

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April 17, 2015

Community discusses traffic-calming measures on Saxony Road BY JARED WHITLOCK Marilyn McGrath moved just off Saxony Road in Encinitas about seven years ago. Since then, she estimates that traffic has doubled on the thoroughfare. “For a pedestrian, Saxony is dangerous,” McGrath said. She added that while walking on the road, she’s had a few close calls with speeding cars. McGrath was among 50 or so residents who shared concerns and recommended ways to slow down traffic on Saxony Road during an April 14 meeting. The event was held at Seacrest Retirement Village, a member of the E3 Cluster, a year-old group made up of six organizations in the area. E3 hosted the meeting to gain feedback on a comprehensive traffic-calming plan that it ultimately intends to take to the Encinitas City Council. The group’s goal is to reduce the speed limit from 40 mph to 25 mph on the sections of Saxony Road and Quail Gardens Drive that run between Encinitas Boulevard and Leucadia Boule-

Dawn Wilson with Fehr & Peers groups together post-it notes stating concerns residents have with Saxony Road. The firm was hired by E3 to produce a traffic improvement A sign designates a new 25 mph “senior zone” at Saxony Road. Residents weighed in with other potential traffic improvements plan. Photos by Jared Whitlock during an April 14 meeting. vard. The crowd cheered when this intent was mentioned during a presentation. The city can’t simply post a lower speed limit on the streets, explained Dawn Wilson, senior associate with Fehr & Peers, a firm that E3 hired to develop the traffic-improvement plan. Under state law, speed limits are set at the speed 85 percent of drivers stay at or below. On the two thoroughfares, the 85th percentile was about 40 mph when last measured in 2012. So, the idea is to install improvements like roundabouts or medians and then re-measure speeds in the hopes of setting a new 25 mph limit.

Wilson outlined other traffic-calming options, including chicanes — a popout that puts a curve in the road, requiring drivers to slow their roll. She said the city isn’t receptive to stoplights or large speed bumps, because the city considers the thoroughfares commuter roads, as well as emergency response routes. “It’s very jarring for a patient and ambulance to have to go over a vertical speed bump,” Wilson said. For her part, McGrath — the Encinitas resident — favored more sidewalks on Saxony Road, saying they would make pedestrians safer and get cars to reduce their speeds. “The sidewalks on Saxony are really patchy,” McGrath See TRAFFIC, page 20

■ Families enjoy a delicious “Taste of Leucadia.” Page 16

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San Dieguito district faces demand SDUHSD board approves contracts for work at Oak Crest to cut water usage by 25 percent •W ater officials concerned with proposed mandate Middle School, San Dieguito BY KAREN BILLING At the April 2 San Dieguito Union High School District meeting, the board voted in favor of a lease-leaseback method of construction with Erickson-Hall for a multimedia center modernization at Oak Crest Middle School, as well as frontage, slope and stormwater improvement work. The $4.7 million project will be funded from Prop AA’s Series B bonds, which went on sale April 15, according to Eric Dill, associate superintendent of business services. The media center (library) will be altered to function as a “hang-out space” for students, similar to what has been done at other district campuses such as La Costa Canyon and Diegueno Middle. The interior of the space will be redesigned to open it up, add comfortable and flexible seating configurations, and improve the broadband and wireless capabilities for students. See CONTRACTS, page 20

BY JARED WHITLOCK Under a proposed state plan, the San Dieguito Water District would need to slash water consumption by 25 percent. The State Water Resources Control Board last week released a draft plan assigning how much each water agency must cut, ranging from 10 to 35 percent. But San Diego County water officials have stated that the steep cuts are unfair, arguing the region has done more than other areas to combat the drought. Bill O’Donnell, the assistant general manager of the San Dieguito district, recently joined the chorus. “That’s going to be extremely challenging for this area to meet,” O’Donnell said of the proposed 25 percent cutback. O’Donnell said the state plan would punish county water agencies that have invested heavily in diversifying their water supplies. He cited the Carlsbad desalination plant, which is expected to provide 7 to 10 percent of the region’s water needs, reducing the demand for imported water. According to the proposal, the state would determine whether each agency reaches its reduction target in future years by using 2013 water consumption as a benchmark. O’Donnell said that’s problematic, because the district began a number of conservation See WATER, page 20

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Construction on Leucadia Streetscape slated to start in 2018 BY JARED WHITLOCK Construction is scheduled to begin early 2018 on the first phase of the Leucadia Streetscape, a plan to revamp the community’s Highway 101 corridor. Upon the Encinitas City Council receiving an update on the project last week, councilmembers asked whether there’s any way to speed up the timeline. “Is there possibly anything that can accelerate this process?” Deputy Mayor Catherine Blakespear inquired. She said that ever since she took office late last year, residents have regularly asked her about Streetscape’s progress. Glenn Pruim, director of the city’s Engineering and Public Works Department, said staff will move the project forward as quickly as possible, noting that quite a few steps remain. Notably, design plans still need to be completed, an environmental impact report is under way and the California Coastal Commission still has to sign off, according to the staff report. Christy Villa, associate civil engineer with Engineering and Public Works, said 2018 is a “conservative schedule” that accounts for lengthy review — the project could begin before then. The Leucadia Streetscape covers the 2.5-mile stretch of A Street to La Costa Avenue on Highway 101. It includes adding roundabouts, replenishing the tree canopy and removing a northbound traffic lane to make room for parking spaces and bike paths. Phase one is primarily focused on the southern portion — A Street to North Court, though a roundabout at La Costa Avenue is also included. After much public input, the council settled on a preferred Streetscape alternative in 2010. Since then, to officially kick off Streetscape, the first batch of trees — 101 in total — was planted in 2012 just south of La Costa Avenue. The council in 2013 awarded a $759,300 contract to design 30 percent of Streetscape — work that was completed last year. Now, city staff members are preparing the environmental impact report. Councilman Tony Kranz said that the city began Streetscape in 2007 with the goal of slowing down traffic and making the area more bikable and walkable. “We’re talking about starting phase one in 2018,” Kranz said. “That’s a scary indicator of the slow pace of government right there. I know a lot of factors go into (this) and it’s no one’s fault in particular. But, if there was a way to expedite it, I sure would like to see that happen.” Kranz also said that the North County Transit District — in a break from its previous stance — is now open to the idea of formal parking spots at the edge of its rail right of way. In light of the potential for more parking along the tracks, he wondered how people would safely get across Highway 101. Pruim said the city could look into adding pedestrian crossings — similar to the one recently installed on Quail Gardens Drive — to Streetscape plans.

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Coast Highway 101 in Leucadia will be part of a redesign dubbed Streetscape, scheduled to begin in 2018. – Charlie Neuman, U-T San Diego file photo Kranz said that city staff should also examine spacing out planned Streetscape roundabouts in order to make it easier for cars throughout the corridor to turn from residential streets onto Highway 101. “The last thing I want to do is slow this process down, but at the same time, I want to get it right,” Kranz said. The council will consider funding 100 percent of the design drawings for Streetscape during upcoming budget meetings. The price tag to do so: $376,000. Including design and construction, the cost for phase one is estimated $5.7 million.

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With parking in mind, Encinitas council approves rail agreement BY JARED WHITLOCK The Encinitas City Council last week signed off on a cooperative agreement that aims to address rows of parked cars along the train tracks, among other rail issues. North County Transit District (NCTD) and the city of Encinitas began drafting the agreement in 2013 to establish how the agencies will work together on shared goals. The document also paves the way for joint projects. For instance, the transit district and the city are eyeing installing a parking lot at the northeast corner of Leucadia Boulevard and Coast Highway 101, on the edge of the district’s right of way. In areas of Leucadia with limited neighborhood parking, it’s common to see cars parked next to the railway. The trend has become more common because of popular businesses like Solterra opening in recent years. However, the cars, if parked too close to

the tracks, present safety problems. They can also kick up dust, annoying nearby homeowners. NCTD and city officials say formal parking lots along the edge of the corridor would solve these problems. “This is a critical step,” said Councilman Tony Kranz, the city’s representative on the NCTD Board. Kranz said it’s important to have the transit district’s cooperation, particularly because the city will soon draft a rail corridor vision. That will identify where to put planned train crossings and the rail trail — a separated path for bikers and walkers. “It doesn’t make any sense to have a visioning exercise if we don’t have the cooperation of the land owner,” Kranz said. As a specific benefit to NCTD, the city could let the agency use the overflow parking lot at the western end of City Hall. NCTD is looking for additional parking spaces next to the downtown Encinitas

It’s common to spot parked cars along the railway in Leucadia. As part of a new rail agreement, the city and North County Transit District want to establish formal parking lots. Photo by Jared Whitlock

Coaster Station, according to Glenn Pruim, director of the city’s Engineering and Public Works Department. Besides parking, the agreement encourages the city and NCTD to work together on drainage, coastal access and rail grants. NCTD’s Board is expected to approve the agreement in the next month or two. Pruim said the document isn’t financially or legally binding. Rather, it lays the groundwork for more collaboration. He did not return a request asking further details about the joint parking lot by press time.

Encinitas council agrees to consider Santa Fe Drive site for housing plan BY JARED WHITLOCK Taking a suggestion from the Encinitas Taxpayers Association, the Encinitas City Council voted April 8 to add a site at 601 Santa Fe Drive to a list of candidate sites for the housing element. The Encinitas Taxpayers Association presented a plan with potential properties for the housing element, with some of the parcels overlapping with earlier council-approved plans. However, council members were concerned about other ideas in the association’s proposal. “I’m afraid there are too many elements of this proposal that you’ve made that would leave us subject to legal challenge,” Councilman Tony Kranz said. For the state-mandated housing element, a plan outlining city development, Encinitas must rezone select sites for higher density to accommodate 1,300 units. After hearing from residents online and at city meetings, the council in February approved three housing element maps with potential sites, which will soon undergo in-depth environmental review. To gain additional feedback, the council also agreed to invite community groups to submit their own maps. Bob Bonde of the Encinitas Taxpayers Association took the city up on the offer, recommending five sites and a number of strategies to get an approved housing element. He said the proposal is better than the council’s current plan. “The ETA (Encinitas Taxpayers Association) plan will have a far greater chance of passing at the polls,” Bonde said, referring to the housing element going to a public vote in November 2016. The San Dieguito Water District, which is part of the city, owns the Santa Fe Drive parcel. Projects aren’t planned on the site, and about .8 acre of the property could be built on, according to a staff report. It’s unlikely more sites in the proposal will be added. Next month, environmental review will begin in order to measure how candidate parcels will affect traffic, along with other factors. Once environmental documents are complete, the city will whittle the number of sites and finalize one or possibly two housing element maps for the ballot. Kranz said Bonde’s proposal relies too heavily on secondary dwelling units.

Also known as “granny flats,” the units have long been considered a source of affordable housing. Hence, they would theoretically reduce the number of housing element units the city must plan. For this reason, the city recently began a program to give homeowners incentives to legalize their second dwelling units. But Bonde maintains the city isn’t doing enough to count them — the proposal calls for a citywide housing inventory to identify granny flats. Kranz said Encinitas shouldn’t automatically bank on including so many secondary units. He noted an L.A. County Superior Court judge recently ruled that Malibu can’t count accessory units toward its housing element, stating the units often don’t go to low-income residents. The ruling ordered Malibu to revise its housing plan. Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer said there’s some agreement between the association’s proposal and council plans. She noted two of the sites in the association’s proposal — 634 Quail Gardens Lane and 137 N. El Camino Real — are among the properties in the three councilbacked maps. However, Shaffer said an old county landfill site in the association’s plan has been deemed unfit. The landfill, at 2099 Encinitas Blvd., closed in 1977, but harmful gases there remain above environmental standards for development, states the staff report. Another key part of the proposal says housing element sites should be rezoned at a density no greater than 20 units per acre. According to a staff report, the city is trying to negotiate a maximum of 25 units per acre based on documentation. Should this fail, the city would be subject to 30 units per acre, the state’s standard for housing element density. The council vote to include the Santa Fe Drive property was 4-0. Councilman Mark Muir was absent from the meeting. The council has stated that an approved housing element would make the city eligible for more grant opportunities and lessen the chances of lawsuits from affordable-housing advocates. Critics have said it would result in too much development at the expense of community character.

Encinitas man arrested in auto theft, crash Public comment sought on $430,000 stormwater settlement from water board CITY NEWS SERVICE BY JARED WHITLOCK The public can comment on a settlement document related to sediment from the Encinitas Community Park entering downstream waterways. The California Regional Water Quality Control Board levied the $430,851 fine two years ago, stating that the city and park contractor, USS Cal Builders, had faulty drainage controls. Because of this, rains twice pushed sediment from the park into Rossini Creek and then the mouth of San Elijo Lagoon. After months of negotiations, the city of Encinitas in February waived a public hearing and agreed to the full fine amount. Now, the

water board will consider adopting the settlement sometime this summer and is inviting the public to comment on the matter. Written comments must be submitted to sandiego@waterboards.ca.gov by 5 p.m. May 13. The subject heading should read “R92015-0047, comments rstewart: 222765.” According to the settlement, the city will pay $224,458 toward the water board’s cleanup and abatement program. The remaining amount — $206,393 — will go to a habitat restoration project at the San Elijo Lagoon. Yet to be determined is how much USS Cal Builders will have to pay. Interim

City Manager Larry Watt said this week negotiations are ongoing. Rebecca Stewart, a sanitary engineering associate with the water board’s San Diego office, said the two discharges potentially affected insects and marine life. “It’s difficult to say what the actual impacts were,” Stewart said. “We know what potential impacts are from sediment discharges.” Stewart said public comments will be included in a report to the water board on the issue. The full settlement document can be found at www.waterboards.ca.gov/ sandiego.

A 19-year-old Encinitas man was arrested after he allegedly stole a car from a Seal Beach home and later fled the scene of an alcohol-related crash, police said today. Jacob Lightig faces charges of residential burglary, driving under the influence of alcohol, fleeing the scene of a traffic collision and grand theft auto, according to Seal Beach police. Lightig is suspected of entering an open garage door in the 600 block of Ocean Avenue about 10 a.m. Wednesday and stealing a car from the residence using keys found inside the home, police said. Witnesses reported the theft, prompting officers to be on the lookout for the stolen car, police said. About 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, sheriff’s deputies received a report of a hit-and-run accident in Dana Point. “The vehicle drove a short distance further and the driver exited the car,” according to a police statement. “The witness followed the driver and directed (responding) deputies to Lightig, who was arrested without incident.” Lightig suffered minor injuries in the crash, while the vehicle had major damage, police said. Lightig was booked into the Orange County Jail.

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Encinitas shoppers adjust to ban on plastic bags BY BARBARA HENRY, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE Next time, she’ll definitely remember to bring her reusable bag, Cardiff resident Maureen Hensley declared after paying 10 cents for a paper bag on April 10, the first day of city’s single-use plastic bag ban. “I have one, but I’m so bad,” she said, laughing. “That’ll teach me to bring them.” Encinitas approved its bag-ban ordinance last year, but enforcement didn’t begin until April 10. For now, the ban applies to grocery stores, pharmacies, liquor shops, mini-markets and discount retailers that sell groceries, such as Walmart. On Oct. 10, it will be expanded to cover hardware stores, clothing shops and farmers’ markets. Restaurants aren’t included in the ban, and it doesn’t apply to plastic bags that are distributed in a grocery store’s produce or meat departments. City officials have estimated that 140 businesses are covered by the first stage of the ban, and that figure will increase to 300 businesses when the second stage begins in October. Hensley wasn’t the only one that morning at Seaside Market declaring that the bag ban would be a much-needed push, getting her to change her behavior. “I’ll bring my bags next time,” Del Mar resident Ralph Laird told a cashier, adding that he didn’t mind paying the new fee for paper bags that day because he uses paper bags in his bird cage. “The plastic I can do without.” Encinitas mom Julie Guillory enlisted her 6-year-old daughter Madeline’s help as she purchased some of the market’s 99-cent, surfboard-decorated, reusable bags instead of

the 10-cent paper bags. “That’s going to be your new job — reminding your mom to bring her bags,” she told Madeline. “You’ll earn 10 cents every time.” Ten cents is the figure that the businesses affected by the plastic bag ban are allowed to charge for paper bags under the city’s bag ban ordinance. “I think it’s great,” Encinitas resident Ashley Lanahan said after buying two bags. “I remember when Solana Beach did it (in 2012). I’m surprised Encinitas didn’t do it sooner.” Store senior manager Adam Zack said Seaside Market has ordered 15 extra bales of paper bags — each containing 300 bags — to cover customers’ needs during the early days of the new ban. The store also ordered more reusable bags — 15 extra cases of reusable bags, with each case containing 100 bags. Providing the thick paper bags with the reinforced handles costs 10 times as much as supplying single-use plastic bags, he said, adding that he’s glad the city is allowing retailers to charge for those paper bags. Most customers were very understanding about the elimination of single-use plastic bags, he said. “They know it’s beyond our control,” Zack said. “One guy got mad — he said, ‘You’re doing away with my choice.’” Some dog owners said they will miss the plastic bags because they later re-use them to pick up their pooches’ poop, he added. For his part, he doesn’t have a problem with the use of plastic bags, he said, adding

Cashier Julie Negron puts groceries in a reusable bag for customer Danielle Leopold of Leucadia on April 10 at the Seaside Market in Cardiff. April 10 was the beginning of Encinitas’ ban on the distribution of single-use plastic bags. — Peggy Peattie that his family recycles plastic bags. “They don’t go into the landfills at our house,” Zack said. Bans on single-use plastic bags have been enacted in recent years in many California cities, ranging from Los Angeles and Long Beach to South Lake Tahoe and Carmel. Proponents say they reduce plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean and in area landfills. Opponents, including the American Progressive Bag Alliance, argue that they eliminate manufacturing jobs and grant grocers the ability to collect high fees for the use of paper bags. Last fall, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a statewide bag ban bill into law, but its implementation is on hold because opponents have qualified a referendum for the November 2016 ballot. Businesses that violate the Encinitas bag ban will first receive a warning notice, and later could faces fines. There’s a $100 fine for the first offense, a $200 fine for the second and $500 for each additional violation in the ordinance. However, city officials have said that during the first year of the ban their focus will be on education, rather than on issuing fines.

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Kickstarter party April 18 for streaming video service focusing on art and artists BY KRISTINA HOUCK From behind-the-scenes looks to sit-down interviews, arts enthusiasts will soon be able to have unlimited access to premium arts television. The Artist Odyssey, a new subscriptionbased streaming arts-related video service, starts this fall. To raise funds for the project, The Artist Odyssey launches its Kickstarter campaign with a party April 18 at 3RDSPACE in San Diego. Four local artists will create and perform live at the event. “I love what I do and I’m looking forward to sharing these conversations with others,” said founder Chris Fessenden, a Del Mar resident for more than 20 years. “Hopefully, we can share the magic that we’re feeling.” The Artist Odyssey is a global arts network focused on sharing artist stories and supporting school arts programs. Artist documentaries put the audience in the gallery or studio with leading photographers, filmmakers, musicians, visual artists and performing artists. As a child, Fessenden was surrounded by the arts. His mother studied music and was a teacher for 26 years. She always brought music into her classroom. His father studied drama and was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy. He performed in musicals in the evenings and on the weekends. In addition, his family had friends who played in local bands. He also became friends with a number of people who grew up to be professional artists. Although Fessenden went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in political science at UC San Diego, arts and creativity have always remained a part of his life. Before establishing The Artist Odyssey, Fessenden started and ran a small video production in the mid-1990s. He then spent 12 years in the finance industry, researching technology, media and consumer companies. Fessenden and his team began working on The Artist Odyssey about two years ago, filming, reviewing and editing interviews and other footage. The team has since filmed 20 interviews, all of which are in post-production. As part of the public launch of the company, trailers for some of the interviews have been released. The company plans to release its subscription-based network in the fall. The fall launch of the network will feature a video archive at least 10 to 20 interviews. After the launch, a new interview will be released every week. “Hopefully, as we grow, we’ll have the ability to tell more stories while we maintain the quality,” Fessenden said. The Artist Odyssey will offer two types of interviews: Masters and Spotlight. Similar to James Lipton’s “Inside the Actors Studio,” Masters interviews feature artists who have been leading their niches for decades. A sit-down interview, from 90 minutes to two hours, is filmed in front of a studio audience. So far, such interviews have been filmed at UCSD in conjunction with the university’s ArtPower! series.

Cindy Wasserman and Frank Lee Drennen tape an interview for broadcast on The Artist Odyssey, a subscription-based streaming arts-related video service. Courtesy photo The artists are also captured in the gallery or studio. Testimonials with friends, family and peers are also included. Edited versions range from 45 minutes to an hour. “These will eventually live as a series, if an artist is willing to give of their time,” Fessenden said. “Our ultimate goal there is to provide a definitive career retrospective. This is evergreen content. We’re not trying to be current events or news.” Spotlight interviews offer a more flexible format, Fessenden explained. They feature shorter interviews with up-and-coming artists, usually just in the gallery, studio or field — wherever they create their work. Interviews could also take place at an event such as an art show or a film festival. They can be as short as two to three minutes or as long as an hour, covering their background, process and journey. See ARTISTS, page 23

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Local native to appear on popular TV show ‘Criminal Minds’ BY ROB LEDONNE It’s a Monday afternoon in Los Angeles, and Jamie Bock was in a good mood. “Things have been moving pretty quickly,” she said. “I’m just starting to get used to it.” Bock, a local native and a 2008 graduate of Francis Parker School, was excited because she was recently booked as a guest star on the drama series “Criminal Minds,” the hit CBS show that focuses on FBI analyzers and is now in its 10th highly rated season. “In acting, some people book roles very fast and then it takes a while, while others may have to wait,” said Bock. “I feel like this is one moment in my career where everything lined up nicely. I’m trying to take it in stride.” Bock came into her own growing up in North County and acting in productions at Francis Parker School. She had a passion for acting, despite being, at the time, the “one or two people at the school” who were really into theater. After graduation, she headed to New York City to attend New York University’s prestigious Tisch School of the Arts. While there, Bock also studied her craft at the Atlantic Theater

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Company and earned stellar reviews in a variety of offBroadway productions. Upon finishing school, Bock was planning a move to Los Angeles but was still living in New York when she landed an audition with “Criminal Minds.” “I was originally nervous because I wasn’t living in Los Angeles, where the show tapes,” Bock said. “I asked if I could send my audition on tape instead of meeting in person, and I was shocked that they said yes. When I arrived in Los Angeles, I went from the airport to the callback.” Bock later found out she landed the “juicy role” of a widow whose husband’s death is being investigated, and couldn’t believe her luck. “I was driv-

ing when I got the call that I got the role,” she recalled. “I had to pull over!” On set, Bock said that she was welcomed with open arms by the cast and crew. “They’re like a big family,” she said. “I never felt out of place or anything. It was a wonderful experience.” Throughout the process, Bock noted the work ethic of the series regulars, including Matthew Gray Gubler, who also happened to direct Bock’s episode. “The cast and crew are constantly on the go,” she said. “I’m amazed at how they do it.” As for Bock, she is also on the go. In addition to her plum role on “Criminal Minds,” she’s also appearing in the upcoming independent film “Me & Lizzie,” alongside cast members from shows such as “Orange Is the New Black” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” Bock is also proud of her alma mater. “I recently went back to visit Francis Parker and saw their nice, new dance building and theater,” she said. “It was beautiful.” Catch Bock on CBS’s “Criminal Minds” at 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 22.

San Dieguito Union High School District’s bond sale gets strong ratings from credit agencies The San Dieguito Union High School District plans to raise $117 million to fund renovation and construction of several schools through its Prop AA bond sale, which was scheduled for April 15. According to Eric Dill, associate superintendent of business services for San Dieguito Union High School District, two major credit rating agencies gave good marks to the bond sale — meaning that the school district’s borrowing costs are lower because of its ability to repay investors on the bonds over the next 25 years. Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the ratings on the creditworthiness of the San Dieguito school district to “Aa1,” a notch below the highest rating. A research note said the rating was raised because the district has an “affluent tax base,” low debt levels, stable student enrollment of 12,540, and “a healthy degree of financial flexibility.” Standard & Poor’s, another credit rating agency, reaffirmed its rating of “AA” on San Dieguito’s debt — also a notch below the agency’s highest rating mark. S&P also cited the school district’s ability to repay the debt because of its affluent tax base and stable enrollment. — Reported by Pat Maio, UT San Diego

Friends of Cardiff Library to hold book sale April 18 The Friends of the Cardiff by the Sea Library will hold a one-day, $3-per-bag book sale April 18 in the Cardiff Library community room, 2081 Newcastle Ave., Cardiff. The sale will start at 9:30 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. Shoppers can fill a paper grocery bag with books from select tables for only $3, or buy individual books for only 25 cents each. For information, visit the Friends website, www.friendscardifflibrary.org, or call 760635-1000. All proceeds go to support the library and its programs.

Spring Art Faire is April 18 at Rancho Encinitas Academy A family fun Spring Art Faire will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 18 on the campus of Rancho Encinitas Academy, 910 Encinitas Blvd. The event is free to the public and will feature a variety of craft vendors including Queen Eileen’s, Smashgirl Mosaic Art & Jewelry, Gio’s Girl Creations and Marna Margarita Creations. Families will have the opportunity to shop, participate in petting zoo activities and purchase Flippin’ Pizza and Kona Ice. Parking is free. Call 760-942-2011 or email karey@ edisonacademy.com.

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Jewish farmers gather to ignite the field of community agriculture For the first time, a group of leading Jewish Community Farmers from the U.S., Israel and Canada convened in Encinitas recently for an in-depth field development workshop. They chose Encinitas for two reasons: We at the Leichtag Foundation invited them, and because they are an integral part of what we are creating here. These passionate farmers and educators are continuously inspiring the work the Leichtag Foundation is doing. The primary goal of this gathering was to assess the state of Jewish Community Farming and share challenges and opportunities that can accelerate its growth. One might ask — what is a Jewish community farm? It is essentially a farm rooted in Jewish values that grows food to FARMER D serve people in need and provides a venue for experiential learning and Daron Joffe community building for people of all ages, abilities and faiths. Over the course of three long days we brainstormed, ate and played music together as we shared visions for the field and for what this unique farm in Encinitas could do to help the field. Each of 11 organizations shared their ideas, experiences and opportunities for the future. Together, we came to unanimous consensus that working together collaboratively will make all of us stronger and increase the impact and sustainability of our collective efforts. The design input we received from this group helped us better understand how our land can be developed to provide meaningful and safe experiences for people of all ages, faiths and abilities. Some of the nuggets that came out of this charrette included the need for open green space to begin and end programs, having an outdoor teaching kitchen in the heart of the garden, the importance of farm animals for engaging young people and building a culture of collaboration. Judaism has a deep agricultural heritage with unique farming practices, social values and celebrations tied to the cycles of farming. One such example is Pe’ah, which means “corners” and requires farmers to leave the corners of their fields for tithing to the poor. Our food forest trail and commitment to donating produce to local food banks is a reflection of this idea. Jewish farming has deep roots that go back to Biblical times; however, the scattering of Jewish people around the world largely due to persecution across Europe has disconnected modern Jews from their agrarian past. The Jewish Community Farming field grew out of a need to reconnect Jewish communities to the land and its rhythms, as well as to live out the social and environmental values that are so important to what it means to be Jewish. In addition to the Jewish Farmers, we invited the Hub — nonprofit organizations located on the farm — as well as E3 (Encinitas Environmental Education) Cluster members to share ideas and explore opportunities for integrating their programs with the farm. The energy and excitement that grew out of this week-long workshop has inspired us to

Leading Jewish Community Farmers recently gathered at the Leichtag Foundation’s 67-acre property to share challenges and opportunities for growth. Courtesy photo continue engaging other local and national thought partners to further the vision for our work here. We will be building on the momentum of our field building work, developing an evaluation plan for the farm, mapping our local food shed and continuing discussion with organizations and individuals in the community to strengthen the vision and plans for the farm. Through these conversations and design sessions, we will also be identifying priority projects for the farm that will have the most impact, especially in areas related to the Leichtag Foundation’s strategic areas: self-sufficiency, vibrant Jewish life and a connection to Israel. As part of this gathering, we also launched our Israeli Farmer Residency program where the leaders of Kaima, an Israeli CSA (community supported agriculture) farm that employs at-risk high school youth in organic farming. They stayed with us on the farm for a few weeks and visited local farmers here in North County. The farmers, hub members and E3 Cluster leaders helped inform our farm planning process for the launch of Encinitas’ first Jewish Community Farm initiative. A nationally known farmer, Daron Joffee relocated to Encinitas last year to serve as the development director of the Leichtag Foundation’s 67-acre property on Saxony Road.

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We invite you to attend this free Life Without Disease seminar We’ve reached a revolutionary moment in the history of science that has been compared to the invention of the microscope. Imagine that ﬁrst glimpse of the molecules that make up a human cell. Now, imagine zooming in 100 times closer. With the help of incredible new genomic tools, scientists are able, for the ﬁrst time, to simultaneously observe the activity of all 20,000 genes in a single cell. This technology is providing groundbreaking insight and promises to transform clinical treatments for many diseases.

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Accomplished Encinitas artist showcasing work in online gallery BY DIANE Y. WELCH In all his years of work, Scott Shellstrom — a multitalented artist — has never done a retrospective exhibition. “Perhaps I wanted to hold onto all my work,” he said thoughtfully. However, with a recent change of tactics, now Shellstrom’s eclectic mix of paintings of photorealistic portrait art, smashed trash, urban landscapes and fine art photography are available to view and to purchase in the virtual gallery of Saatchi. The Saatchis were among the best and most discriminating collectors in the world, said Shellstrom. “And now they are online “Last Run,” a painting by Scott Shellstrom; right, the artist and present a very high-qual- with some of his fruit paintings. Courtesy photos ity portfolio,” he said. Many of Shellstrom’s brilliantly colored photographs are of local scenes in Encinitas, where he now lives. They depict images from Moonlight Beach, of the Self Realization Fellowship lotus domes, and iconic images of palm trees. Other photographs have captured evocative scenes of Shellstrom’s travels to Tuscany — where he learned to paint like a Renaissance artist — Hawaii and Yosemite. A favorite venue was Venice Beach. Shellstrom interpreted aspects of its daily life through his oils on canvas. One of those images included a policeman leaning against his car looking toward the boardwalk. “His cruiser was parked in front of the Van Gogh mural,” recalled Shellstrom, adding that it was the perfect opportunity to incorporate the legendary artist’s work into his own. Born and raised in Illinois, Shellstrom graduated with a BFA in Visual Communications from Northern Illinois University, specializing in art history, photography, drawing, design and painting. After graduation, he was hired as an art director for a major Chicago advertising agency. In 1984, a work opportunity brought him to New York where he worked at BBDO, then a year later at Young and Rubicam, two of the world’s top advertising agencies, both on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. When Shellstrom lived in New York City, he was eager to get his fine art into the OK Harris Gallery. At the time, he was painting photorealistic portraits, but the gallery owner, Ivan Karp, remarked that the work resembled that of Chuck Close, also a photorealism portrait painter, whom he was already representing. Shellstrom shifted gears and worked for a couple of years on a series of realistic paintings of fruits and vegetables, and once again Karp was carrying similar work. His advice to Shellstrom: “Try to do something original.” A move to Venice Beach in 1996 brought new opportunities and stimulus for Shellstrom, who walked along the local streets and found trash that had been run over. He captured these “gnarly” objects on large-scale oils on canvas. During a return trip to New York, Shellstrom once again showed his work to Karp, and “wouldn’t you know it,” he said, “he was already representing an artist who was making smashed garbage sculptures.”

Russian pianist to play April 22 at Encinitas Library Russian pianist Svetlana Smolina will perform April 22 in Encinitas as part of Wednesdays@Noon, the free lunchtime concert series at the Encinitas Library. Smolina is flying in from New York City for a series of concerts on the West Coast. She performed the inaugural concert on the library’s concert grand piano in November 2013. She is also one of the iPalpiti artists and performed in the first summer festival in Encinitas. In the free concert, Smolina will perform works by Schumann, Chopin, Schubert, Strauss and Bizet. The library is at 540 Cornish Drive. Svetlana Smolina will play as part of the Wednesdays@ Born in Nizhny- Noon series on April 22 at the Encinitas Library. Novgorod, Russia, pianist Svetlana Smolina has performed with orchestras worldwide including solo appearances with the Mariinsky Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall, New York Philharmonic at Avery Fischer Hall, St. Petersburg Philharmonic and Orchestra National de France.

Shellstrom’s luck finally changed when his work appeared at New York City’s Gallery Henoch, and soon he was commissioned to paint for various Hollywood notables, including Burt Reynolds and John Larroquette. Several of his pieces were selected to appear in the Armand Hammer Museum’s “Emerging Artists” show in 1997, and two years later the Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibited some of Shellstrom’s “Artichoke” by Scott Shellstrom. trash series. Shellstrom’s tenacity began young. At age 12, he persuaded a Chicago newspaper to hire him as a cartoonist. At age 15, he talked his way onto the set of the all-black dance show “Soul Train,” being the first white dancer ever to appear on the show. A member of the Screen Actors Guild, in 1978 Shellstrom worked on stage with the famed Second City crew in Chicago. He has appeared in commercials and hosted a show on the Travel Channel. Today he is the founder of the Innovative Integrated Advertising Agency. Many of Shellstrom’s art pieces are available as originals, and all his work is available in print and printed canvas. To see Shellstrom’s collection, visit www.saatchiart.com/shellstrom. To learn more about his advertising agency. visit http://integratedadvertisingagency. com.

‘Wings of Freedom’ planes coming to Carlsbad airport April 24-26 World War II vintage planes from the “Wings of Freedom Tour” will be at the McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad from April 24-26. The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine” WWII heavy bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft” WWII heavy bomber, B-25 Mitchell “Tondelayo” mid-range bomber, and a P-51 Mustang fighter will be at the airport. This is a rare opportunity to visit, explore, and learn more about these rare treasures of aviation history. The B-17 is one of only eight in flying condition in the United States, the B-25 is best known for flying the Doolittle Raid, and the B-24J and Full Dual Control P-51C Mustang are the sole remaining examples of their type flying in the World. The planes will arrive at 2 p.m. April 24 and will be on display at Western Flight. They will leave after 5 p.m. April 26. Ground tour and display hours are 2-5 p.m. April 24, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 25 and 26. Visitors can explore the aircraft inside and out: cost is $12 for adults and $6 for children under 12. WWII Veterans can tour inside the aircraft for free. Visitors can also take a 30-minute flight aboard these rare aircraft. Flights on either the B-17 or B-24 are $450. B-25 flights are $400. Get some “stick time” in the world’s greatest fighter! P-51 flights are $2,200 for a half hour and $3,200 for a full hour. For reservations and information on flight experiences, call 800-568-8924. Visit www.collingsfoundation.org.

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Running the good race: Teen’s memory honored as SpeakUp5K comes to San Diego BY KAREN BILLING Cameron Gallagher had a goal: The 16-year-old would train to run 13.1 miles. She would do this in part because she wanted help from her parents to buy her first car — since she suffered from depression, it wasn’t easy for her to hold a job. But she also wanted to cross the finish line for the sense of pride and accomplishment. She didn’t always want to get up to run. The long runs were often very hard, and sometimes she wasn’t sure she could go the distance. “In the end, she always felt like, ‘I did it. I didn’t think I could, but I did it,’” said her mother, Grace Gallagher. On March 16, 2014, Cameron ran the whole 13.1 miles of the Shamrock Half Marathon in Virginia Beach. Moments after crossing the finish line, she smiled and fell forward gently, dying in the arms of her parents. Doctors later found she had an undiagnosed heart arrhythmia. It had become a passion of Cameron’s to do her part to raise awareness for teens like her who had depression.

Above: Cameron Gallagher as she ran in her last race. She passed away unexpectedly moments after crossing the finish line because of an undiagnosed heart arrhythmia. Right: Her parents, David and Grace Gallagher, carry on in her memory with the SpeakUp5K, which raises awareness for teenage depression. This year’s race is May 2. Courtesy photos tion drawn from a Bible verse: “I have fought the good fight, In Cameron’s memory and I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” T-shirts from to help raise funds for the the 5K bear the message, “Fight, Finish, Faith.” foundation that was set up San Diego’s race will be the second in the new yet growin her name, the SpeakUp5K ing SpeakUp5K series. The first SpeakUp5K was held in Sepis coming to San Diego’s tember 2014 in Cameron’s hometown of Richmond, Va., Spanish Landing Park on and more than 3,500 people participated. Saturday, May 2. “It was absolutely amazing. It was such a moving expeAt mile 12 of the half rience because there were people that knew her and many marathon, Cameron had people who did not know who she was, but they all felt the turned to her friend Abby, message and they all crossed that finish line with a smile,” running alongside her, and said Gallagher. “I was an absolutely awesome feeling ... We said, “Let’s finish this.” It want to make sure that people are absorbing something has become a rallying call more than just the race.” for her family in her abThe Gallaghers have a connection to San Diego through sence, along with inspiraCameron’s uncle, who has lived in the city for 20 years.

“We heard from a ton of people from other cities around the country asking us to bring Cameron’s message about teenage depression and anxiety, but we wanted to try See SPEAKUP5K, page 13

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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/1DqmYVy. • Mixed Media. 9 a.m.-noon Tuesdays and Thursdays (April 21, 23, 28 and 30), Lux Art Institute, 1550 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas. Cost: $200 members, $240 nonmembers. Ages 18-plus. Call 760-436-6611; https://luxartinstitute.wordpress.com/category/ adults. Visiting artist Allison Renshaw leads students in discovering the process of mixed media in a style following her own artistic practice. • Youth Jewelry Making, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, April 21 and 28, and May 5; Lux Art Institute, 1550 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas. Cost: $100 members, $125 nonmembers. Ages 9-12. Call 760-436-6611; https://luxartinstitute.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/ jewelry-making. Artist Jennifer Housman will take students to visit Ebony G. Patterson’s exhibition and also look at her own practice to discuss the materials and processes of jewelry making. Collage and construct pieces using clay, wire, and other mixed media. • Adult Jewelry Making, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Thursdays, April 23 and 30, and May 7; Lux Art Institute, 1550 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas. Cost: $100 members, $125 nonmembers. Ages 18-plus. Call 760-436-6611; https://luxartinstitute.wordpress. com/2014/09/30/jewelry-making-2. Students will visit Ebony G. Patterson’s exhibition and look at artist Jennifer Housman’s practice to discuss materials used in jewelry making, both classical and contemporary. Collage and construct sculptural jewelry using clay, wire and other mixed media. • Children’s Art Workshop, 3-4 p.m. Mondays, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive; free. Call 760-753-7376. Local eco-artist and teacher Spramani Elaun will naturally guide kids through art classes using different media (paints, clay, etc.) on the patio. Kids need to wear clothes that are OK to get a little messy. For ages 12 and under. Sign up at the Information Desk. • Lecture: Helen Miller Bailey, with Professor Rita Soza, 1-3 p.m. Friday, April 17, San Elijo Campus, MiraCosta College, 3333 Manchester Ave., room 201, Cardiff. Free; parking $1. Email lifesanellijo@gmail.com for info. Soza will discuss her book about Doc Bailey, a teacher who changed Rita’s life. Doc Bailey had a knack for identifying greatness among her East Los Angeles College students. Her lively history classes and passion for social justice redirected scores of young people from lives of poverty and obscurity to careers of service and prominence. • Film: “God Willing,” 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 17, San Elijo campus, MiraCosta College, 3333 Manchester Ave., room 204, Cardiff. Free; parking $1. The documentary is a powerful exploration of a 35-year-old American religious sect known as “The Church” or “The Brotherhood,” and offers an inside look at the group, with searing testimonials from family members and former church members. The film’s director, Evangeline Griego, will attend and offer commentary. • Music by the Sea: Alma String Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 17, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas. Tickets: $13. Call 760-633-2746. The Alma Quartet was formed at The Colburn School in 2013 and has had immediate success. As winners of the Beverly Hills National Auditions, they have played throughout LA

and performed on KUSC’s “Sundays Live” at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Their Encinitas concert will feature Haydn’s String Quartet in B-flat Major, Webern’s “Langsamer Satz,” and Shostakovich’s Quartet No.3. • Girl Rising Club Workshop: Alpha Girls, 6 p.m. Friday, April 17, Grauer School, 1500 El Camino Real, Encinitas. Cost: $30. Call 760-274-2118. “Finding Courage and Staying True,” with Dr. Adria O’Donnell. The interactive workshop allows girls to talk openly about their social stressors and provide them with more effective tools to express their needs and maintaining their personal integrity. Dessert reception afterward. • Book Nook Sale, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18, Cardiff Library, 2081 Newcastle Ave. Call 760-635-1000. The Friends of the Library are having a massive book sale. Fill a paper grocery bag with books from designated tables for just $3.00, or buy individual books for 25 cents each. All proceeds go to support the library and its programs. • Ladybug Day, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18, San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Free with paid admission/membership; http:// www.sdbgarden.org/ladybug.htm. Children are invited to join docent-guided ladybug search teams throughout the Garden to learn about ladybugs and other insects that live in our backyards. Clint Perry and the Boo Hoo Crew will provide family-friendly, live entertainment in the Eucalyptus Grove. • Families Making History Together: Woven Baskets. Noon-4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Free. Call 760- 632-9711. Every weekend, enjoy fun activities that revolve around a historical theme. Early settlers didn’t have plastic bags to carry their goods, so they used woven baskets with handles made from reeds. We think that you’ll find your no-sew woven basket to be very useful! • Artists’ Reception, 4-6 p.m. Saturday, April 18, Off Track Gallery, 937 S. Coast Highway 101, Suite C-103, Encinitas. Free. Call 760-942-3636. Guests may enjoy wine and refreshments with a spring theme, meet the artists, and enter a free raffle for donated artwork. All artwork 10 percent off. If you purchase one of Jeffrey Sitcov’s photographs from the Off Track Gallery, 18 percent of the sale will go to Photocharity. • Demo and Dialogue: Kevin Greeland; 2 p.m. Sunday, April 19, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. RSVP to sdagprograms@gmail.com. Materials list and info at http://sandieguitoartguildprograms.yolasite.com. Greeland is a certified working artist, educator, lecturer and demonstrator for Golden Artist Colors, Inc. He holds a MFA degree and a BS in Art Education. This demo will be a fun and fast-paced informative educational presentation on acrylic paints and all the related products, from mediums to gels and pastes. • La Paloma Theatre, 471 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. Tickets: $9, $7. Call 760436-SHOW (7469). “Still Alice,” “American Sniper,” “The Wrecking Crew,” Friday Midnight Movie, “Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

Alma String Quartet to play April 17 at library

Encinitas urges residents to take part in nationwide water challenge

The Alma String Quartet will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 17, at the Encinitas Library as part of its Music by the Sea Concert Series. Tickets are $13. The quartet consists of Eduardo Rios, violin; Madeleine Vaillanourt, violin; Benjamin Manis, cello; and Tanner Menees, viola. The Alma String Quartet was formed at The Colburn School in spring 2013. As winners of the Beverly Hills The Alma String Quartet will perform at the Encinitas National Auditions 2014, the Library as part of its Music by the Sea Concert Series. Quartet’s 2014-15 season sees its debut at Music in the Mansion in Beverly Hills, Music by the Sea in Encinitas, The Interludes in Torrance, the Brand Library in Glendale, the Newport Beach Library, and KUSC’s Sundays Live at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Quartet members are all bachelor of music candidates at The Colburn School Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles. The Alma Quartet was selected for a fellowship at the 2014 Norfolk Summer Chamber Music Festival (working with members of the Emerson, Tokyo, and Brentano Quartets) and participated at the McGill International String Quartet Academy in Montreal. Other recent performances in the Los Angeles area include concerts at the Laguna Beach and Sierra Madre Playhouses, as well as participating in community outreach concerts.

Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar is joining mayors across the country in asking residents to make a commitment to conserve water and cut pollution by taking part in a national contest aimed at reducing water and energy use — and in return, residents can win a new Toyota Prius Plug-In, water-saving fixtures, and hundreds of other prizes. The Wyland Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation, running through April 30, is a nonprofit national community service campaign to see which city can be the most “waterwise” by having residents make a series of easy and informative online pledges to reduce water and energy usage. Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar says the timing of this challenge is especially critical in California now. “With our state’s emergency drought situation, it is even more important to not waste water and take extra measures to conserve. I know Encinitas residents can enthusiastically get behind this effort to do their part to conserve water and participate in this fun community challenge.” Mayor Gaspar, along with the San Dieguito Water District and Olivenhain Municipal Water District, is encouraging residents to conserve water, save energy, and reduce pollution on behalf of Encinitas throughout April. To participate for Encinitas, residents enter online at mywaterpledge.com, and then make a series of online pledges to conserve water. Encinitas is competing against other cities from around the U.S. in the 30,000-99,000 population category. Participants from cities with the highest percentage of residents who take the challenge are entered into drawings for hundreds of eco-friendly prizes, including home improvement gift cards, home irrigation equipment, and a Grand Prize Toyota Prius V. The challenge also features additional resources for residents to take their commitment of conservation even further. Since the challenge’s first year, residents from more than 3,600 cities in all 50 states pledged to reduce their annual consumption of freshwater by 1.4 billion gallons, reduce waste sent to landfills by 36 million pounds, and prevent more than 179,000 pounds of hazardous waste from entering our watersheds. Visit www.wylandfoundation.org.

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and bring it to a place where we had an emotional connection, and in San Diego, Cameron would be taken care of by her uncle,” said Gallagher. “San Diego feels a little bit like our home away from home.” The San Diego SpeakUp5K will be followed by a race in North Carolina in August and their second race in Richmond in September. Since she was a baby, Gallagher said, Cameron was always larger than life: “Everything she felt, she felt big,” she said. “She was a bubbly, boy-crazy 16-year-old when she passed away,” Gallagher said. “She lived a normal, happy life, but at times she struggled severely with depression and anxiety, to the point where we had to pull her out of school to get through darker times.” As Cameron dealt with a dark sadness, she wondered why nobody was ever talking about it. Her mother said she didn’t understand why there was a stigma. As mother and daughter went on long training runs together as Cameron trained for her half marathon, she would often talk about how she wanted to put together a 5K to raise awareness about teenage depression. Even though Gallagher had concerns about her daughter making herself vulnerable and putting herself out there, Cameron was more than willing to get the conversation going. “She told me, ‘If I’m not afraid to talk about it, why are you?’” Gallagher said. She added that Cameron envisioned the race as something fun and quirky, a place where people weren’t ashamed to talk about the parts of them that “aren’t as shiny.” The family wasn’t aware that Cameron’s passion ran as deep as it did until after she passed away, when they found that she had started planning the 5K on her own. She had contacted neighborhood associations and potential sponsors and had a folder full of ideas.

“She had already put in a lot of work, and she left it for us almost as a challenge,” Gallagher said. At mile three of the Shamrock Half Marathon, Cameron remarked to her parents, watching on the sideline, that everyone was being so nice. Gallagher said she was glad Cameron got to experience the emotion that comes with running races where everyone is there to help you reach your goal and get you across the finish line — even strangers. The SpeakUp5K aims to feature that same kind of feeling, as well as many fun surprises that Cameron had wanted for the runners in her race, such as silly string and bubbles. One of the ways she coped with her depression was putting inspirational quotes all over her walls, so the Gallaghers had the quotes in her handwriting blown up to poster-size to serve as motivators along the course. “As runners run through the race, it’s like Cameron is talking to you,” Gallagher said. “She’s very present at these races.” Through the SpeakUp5K and the Cameron K. Gallagher Memorial Foundation, Gallagher is building a legacy for her daughter and helping teens who need it most. As a mother, she said she misses Cameron terribly and that it has been very painful — but she has been lifted by the support she’s received from others in spreading awareness about mental health, removing some of that stigma that Cameron couldn’t understand. “It’s a tragedy that she only lived 16 years … but I almost feel like Cameron’s work is just beginning,” Gallagher said. “It’s bigger than she could’ve ever dreamed of. I’m proud of her as a mom, and I’m in awe of the community that they’ve been so embracing of this inspiring message.” To register for the SpeakUp5K, visit speakup5k.com.

‘Expression in Arts and Flowers’ set for April 29-30 in La Jolla The Village Garden Club of La Jolla invites all to attend its 13th annual Expressions in Art and Flowers and its second show preview. Artist members of the club will be showcasing their art in various media — paintings, sculpture, fabrics, jewelry, photographs, pottery, and needlework — that will be interpreted by member designers through floral arrangements. This year’s shows will be 4-7 p.m. April 29 and 9 a.m.noon April 30. The April 29 preview highlights the exhibits, with music by the San Diego Camarada, refreshments, nohost bar, opportunity drawings, a slide show and more. Admission (which includes the April 30 show) is $20. The April 30 event features refreshments, music by guitarist Jimmy Patton, slide show, opportunity drawings and more, followed by the program when member-artists and floral designers discuss the inspiration and process behind their work. The show will remain up until noon. Admission is $15. Both events are held in the Auditorium at Torrey Pines Christian Church, 8320 La Jolla Scenic Drive North La Jolla. Plenty of free parking. For complete information, visit http://www.vgclj.com.

Ballerina: photographer, Sally Bucko; artist, Paula McColl; floral designers, Shabnam Miglani, Kathleen Shawl Parkes

Encinitas Library hosting Acoustic Showcase April 25 San Diego County Library’s Acoustic Showcase series is celebrating its fifth birthday with a special celebration at 1:30 p.m. April 25 at the Encinitas Branch, 540 Cornish Drive. The event will feature music by Joe Rathburn (similar to James Taylor and Cat Stevens), JourneyMan (classic rock), and Ross Moore (traditional folk). Over the past five years, the Acoustic Showcase has presented shows at 24 branches and featured close to 100 performers. With just over 360 shows with more than 17,900 people in attendance, the Acoustic Showcase series was awarded an Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties. “The San Diego County Libraries, in conjunction with the various Friends of the Library groups, Elite Audience, and the San Diego Bluegrass Society have done a great service to the community in creating and continuing the Acoustic Showcase series,” said Joe Rathburn. “The music we singer-songwriters perform is certainly by the people and for the people, and now the libraries are bringing it to the people.” For information on San Diego County Library programs, visit www.sdcl.org.

OBITUARIES

Thomas Allen Page 1951 – 2015 Longtime Encinitas resident, Thomas Allen Page, passed away on February 9, 2015, at his home in Long Beach. Thom was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on January 10, 1951, to Clayton and Cherry Page. In 1954, the Pages moved to California, ultimately settling in Encinitas. Thom attended local schools, graduating from San Dieguito High School in 1969, where he was active in numerous student clubs and served as class president. Thom was an avid skin

diver and began his professional career at New England Divers in San Diego. His marketing skills ﬂourished with the dive company and his talent brought him to Los Angeles and Long Beach, joining Seatec and then Scubamaster, where he was recognized for his marketing and communication accomplishments. Thom continued to broaden his marketing career beyond the aquatics industry, joining Venice-based Hinsche & Associates, followed by White Design/ Perceive, LLC, in Long Beach. At the agencies he managed projects for such clients as the 1984 Olympics, The Bechtel Companies, 20th Century Fox, Caesars Palace and The Walt Disney Company. He later joined Apple in their retail division, earning the title of Expert. From his boyhood building model cars through his later road trips to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Thom had a lifelong love of cars. He was one of the earliest members of the BMW

Club of America, and he was recently recognized as the longest original single owner of a BMW 2002. Thom is survived by his daughter, Kelsey Page of Santa Monica; brother, Richard and his wife Joan of Malibu; sister, Cherry Whitteker and her husband Bill of Del Mar; his aunt, Lenore Stanton of Topsham, Maine; and many cousins. A Memorial at Sea scattering of his ashes off Long Beach is scheduled for April. Because of Thom’s great love of the ocean, in lieu of ﬂowers, the family has asked donations be made in his memory to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, CA. Contributions should be directed to the UCSD Foundation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, in memory of Thomas Allen Page, at https:// giveto.ucsd.edu and select Scripps Oceanography’s Greatest Need or a gift in his name can be mailed to Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0210, La Jolla, California 92093-0210.

Gloria Mahrdt 1922 – 2015 Gloria Mahrdt, of Encinitas and Rancho Carlsbad, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2015, at Belmont Village in Cardiff from Alzheimer’s with her children at her bedside. She was born April 7, 1922, in Cleveland, Ohio. Her youth was spent in Cleveland where she worked in the garment industry with her parents at the Joseph and Feiss Company. After graduating from West Tech High School, she met William F. Mahrdt. They married in 1945 while William was serving his time in the military. Gloria and William moved to San Diego where

they decided to live and raise a family and build their first home in Cardiff in 1946. Their second home was built in 1947, a brick house with spiral chimneys on Vulcan Avenue in Encinitas where they lived for 38 years. Gloria was involved in her children’s activities, Brownies, Cub Scouts and Hawaiian dancing. She joined the women’s bowling league at the Poinsettia Bowl in Encinitas. She excelled in the sport, competing in tournaments throughout southern California for several years winning many trophies. Gloria and William moved to Rancho Carlsbad in 1981, where she found her passion and love for tap dance while performing with the Ranchettes and later the Spotlighters. She was an excellent seamstress and made her own dance outfits. She was also one of the top players on the Billiards and Shuffle Board teams while there. In spite of all the activities offered at Rancho Carlsbad, she and William made time to enjoy traveling by cruise ship on 35 cruises all over the world.

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Above all, Gloria will be remembered for her kindness and by putting her love of family and friends before her own needs. Her husband, William, preceded her in death in 2009. She is survived by her children, Clark of Del Dios, Janelle (Dee) Minshew of Solana Beach, Carter (Pam) of San Diego, and Annie of San Diego; grand children, Julie Mahrdt, Chad Minshew, Cory Minshew, and Jason Mahrdt; eight greatgrandchildren; two greatgreat-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. A memorial plaque will be placed in her honor at St. Marks Lutheran Church in Encinitas. A private memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., at the same church on May 2, 2015. In lieu of ﬂowers, donations may be made to Hospice of the North Coast, 2525 Pio Pico Drive, Suite 301, Carlsbad, CA. 92008.

Robert Lee Merrick 1932 - 2015 Mr. Merrick, 82, of Encinitas, passed away April 2, 2015.

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LIFE club presents ‘Hannah Arendt’ on April 24 SDSU to honor former Encinitas resident The LIFE Club @ San Elijo presents a free foreign film: “Hannah Arendt,” (Germany, 2012, 112 min., NR) in German w/English subtitles, at 1 p.m. April 24. This biopic is about influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, who fearlessly raised unpopular questions about science as well as human rights. Directed by Margarethe von Trotta. The free film will be shown in room 204 at the San Elijo Campus of MiraCosta College, 3333 Manchester Ave., Cardiff. Parking is $1/day, unless you are a member of the LIFE@San Elijo Club. To join the Club, email lifesanelijo@gmail.com and ask to be added to the mailing list.

Walk MS event to be held at Legoland April 19 The National Multiple Sclerosis Society will host 3,500 people at Legoland California Resort on Sunday, April 19, for the 2015 San Diego County Credit Union Walk MS. More than 3,500 people are expected to raise about $500,000 that morning at Legoland California Resort, 1 Legoland Drive, Carlsbad. Check-in begins at 6:30 a.m., and the 1.5-mile or 2.5-mile walk inside the theme park will begin at 7:30 a.m. Legoland will be open only to Walk MS walkers during the fundraiser. At the conclusion of Walk MS, Legoland will open at its regularly scheduled time of 10 a.m., and all walkers will be invited to re-enter the theme park at a discounted admission price. Admission is free to attend Walk MS. There is no cost to be a walker. On-site registration is available. Find event information at www.MSWalk.com. Proceeds will benefit MS research and programs and services for people with MS, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that interrupts the flow of information within the brain and between the brain and body.

NCWC luncheon meeting May 19 at country club The North Coast Women’s Connection meets from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. May 19 for a luncheon at the Lomas Santa Fe Country Club. Featured are a Stella & Dot jewelry show and speaker Sandi Simon, singer and songwriter, on “Have You Been Disappointed by Pretty Packages?” Lunch is a chicken and pasta dish or fruit plate. Prepay by May 12; make checks payable to NCWC and mail to Shirley Tanzi, 3016 Garboso St., Carlsbad, CA 92009. Questions: shirleyjtanzi@gmail.com.

Brandeis group holds author luncheon May 6 The San Dieguito Chapter of the Brandeis National Committee will hold its key event, the annual Book and Author Luncheon, at 11:30 a.m. May 6 at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort. The cost will be $65, $75, or $90. All proceeds will go to the “Sustaining the Mind” campaign, which provides scholarships and research in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s at Brandeis University. This year three award-winning authors, all mystery writers from California, are guests: Alan Russell, best-selling author of 11 novels, from whodunits to comedy to suspense. Russell and his works have been nominated for most of the major awards in crime fiction. Aline Ohanesian, whose great-grandmother was a survivor of the Armenian Genocide, which provides the background for her first novel, “Orhan’s Inheritance.” Taffy Cannon, author of 14 mysteries who wrote the “Booked for Travel” mystery series under the pseudonym Emily Toll. Moderator will be Caron Golden, radio personality, blogger and social media manager, editor, and award-winning journalist. For information, to hear the lunch menu, or to reserve, contact cfsbirnbaum@gmail. com.

Child behavior class offered at Cardiff Library The Cardiff Library will host a free class for parents of children ages 0-5 called “Steps to Understanding Your Child’s Behavior,” from 10:30 a.m.-noon starting April 20. This class series will be held every other Monday through June 15 and is provided by Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego Children’s Care Connection (C3). Funded by First 5 San Diego, the class focuses on addressing children’s behavior in the context of their development. Parents will learn new strategies to help children communicate their emotions and build positive relationships with peers. Information and strategies related to age-appropriate choices, limits and consequences, routines and family communication, and how a child’s temperament affects behavior will be addressed. Limited child supervision is available; parents may bring infants to class, as needed. The Cardiff Branch Library is at 2081 Newcastle, Cardiff-by-the-Sea. For information on other services to support early childhood development, call 858-966-8014 or visit website at www.rchsd.org/HDS.

Antique Show and Sale at Fairgrounds April 17-19 For 54 years, Calendar Antique shows has presented thousands of square feet of antiques, vintage collectibles and decorator items, from more than 125 premier antique dealers from all over California and the Western United States. These exhibitors will be selling the finest in antiques and collectibles April 17-19 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, including all types of glass, pottery, paper ephemera, crystal, jewelry, art, silver, Americana, primitives, American and European furniture, vintage collectibles and decorator items, and much more — in short, everything from tin to Tiffany. Show hours are 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Call 800943-7501. Admission of $8 is good for the show’s entire run, with free return privileges. Half-price discount available at http://www.calendarshows.com.

The San Diego State University Senate will honor the 2014-2015 Senate Distinguished Professor, Dr. Matt Anderson, for distinguished teaching at a private ceremony April 28 in the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union Theatre. Anderson, who grew up in Encinitas and was a former Del Mar lifeguard, will give a lecture on “The Learning Glass Project.” Many online courses were suffering from a lack of personality. In an effort to put the professor’s face back in the picture, Anderson developed a transparent whiteboard lecture capture system called Learning Glass. With this system, students are able to observe the nuances of problem solving as their professor teaches complex principles while facing them. And the instructor is not required to write backwards! The writing becomes forward with a simple horizontal “flip”of the image. Learning Glass has now been adopted by other faculty at SDSU and at other institutions across the country. Anderson will speak about this new technology and the work under way to study its effectiveness at engaging students. Anderson attended UCSD as an undergraduate, the University of Oregon for his Ph.D., and the University of Rochester for a postdoc. He joined San Diego State in 2000. His research in optics focuses on ultrafast laser physics, and his teaching interests have recently concentrated on the introductory physics courses, which motivated the Learning Glass development. Find examples of this work on his YouTube channel: professormattanderson. com.

Leading Note Studios teacher chosen for University of Denver scholarship Leading Note Studios teacher Autumn Raynne Murphy was awarded the prestigious Native American Scholarship for the University of Denver, covering all funds for tuition, fees, housing, meals and books for the entire four academic years of her study there. The University of Denver only selects one applicant every year. The decision is based on academic standing and an essay about how the applying student will give back to their Native American community while at the Autumn Raynne Murphy is a senior at Torrey Pines High School and teaches cello at Leading Note Studios in University. Autumn is a senior at Encinitas. Courtesy photo Torrey Pines High School. She’s been playing cello since she was 10 years old and teaches young children at Leading Note Studios in Encinitas. Autumn is bright, motivated and considerate. You wouldn’t know that her upbringing was quite different from that of the typical modern American teen. Autumn grew up in the lively Taos Pueblo Reservation. She experienced the magic and beauty of a culture closely in tune with nature, with a vibrant, close-knit community. Along with the beauty of the reservation, she also experienced firsthand the poverty and lack of education opportunities for her generation. In her time at Leading Note Studios, Autumn discovered a passion for audio and music engineering. One moment in the recording studio was pivotal for her. Autumn was interning and had an opportunity to record a cello piece she’d been working on. “I remember watching myself on the screen and hearing myself play. It brought up such a mix of emotions! In that moment, I felt ‘This is it!’ I want to give this experience to people.” During her time at the University of Denver, Autumn intends to create a program for middle school and high school Native American students to develop interests and skills in engineering, science and audio production. The program will include field trips to the university with exhibits and supportive meet-up groups.

San Diego International Wine Show returning April 25-26 to Del Mar The San Diego International Wine Show returns to Del Mar for the fourth year, bringing a blend of culture, unique wines and wine education, and benefiting the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy for the third year. The two-day wine-tasting is scheduled from 1-6 p.m. April 25 and 26 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in the Paddock. The event features California’s best wines from Napa Valley, Sonoma and Paso Robles, and introduces great wines from Italy, France, Spain, South America, Baja California, Mexico and beyond. Guests are invited to explore private wineries, engage with wine experts and lovers, experience special tastings and fine dining by local chefs, live entertainment, and works of art by local artists. Tickets are $55 in advance, $65 at the door, and $80 for a two-day ticket. Attendees must be 21 years and older. Visit www.SanDiegoInternationalWineShow.com.

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San Diego Museum of Art celebrates Art Alive 2015 with floral interpretations

Salvador Dalí, “Specter of the Evening,” 1930. Floral interpretation by Brock Saucier.

The museum’s central rotunda will be transformed into a floral experience reflective of San Diego’s early days.

The San Diego Museum of Art will be transformed into a gorgeous vision of art and flowers as more than 100 floral designers bring the Museum’s renowned Permanent Collection to life during the 34th annual Art Alive. The Museum’s signature fundraiser and a highly anticipated San Diego tradition, Art Alive 2015 showcases exquisite floral displays infused with three days of celebrations from April 24-26. This year, Art Alive will honor the 100th anniversary of Balboa Park. To celebrate this major milestone, René van Rems of René van Rems International will return for his seventh year as the Rotunda Designer. Informed by historical archives from 1915, van Rems will transform the museum’s central rotunda into a lush and beautiful floral design and art experience reflective of the Victorian era in Europe and the early days in San Diego. An internationally known floral artist from Amsterdam, van Rems has been involved with Art Alive since its inception and last served as the Rotunda Designer in 2011. This year’s floral exhibition will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 24, through Sunday, April 26. General admission is free for members, $20 for nonmembers, and free for chil-

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, “The Young Shepherdess,” 1885. Floral interpretation by Jolene De Hoog Harris.

dren age 6 and under. In addition to viewing the annual floral exhibition during museum hours, Art Alive 2015 offers three full days of events, activities, and celebrations featuring: Bloom Bash, 7 p.m.-midnight, Friday, April 24: For the second year in a row, Art Alive will kick off with the Bloom Bash Opening Celebration. Featuring and inspired by Modern Hieroglyphics of Chor Boogie’s eclectic artwork, this funky, graffiti-themed party features culinary creations from San Diego’s top restaurants and chefs, floral-infused Patron cocktails, live music, interactive entertainment, and an exclusive after-hours viewing of this year’s floral exhibition. Tickets are $200 for members and $250 for nonmembers. Garden of Activities, noon-4 p.m. Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26: Great for families, the Garden of Activities features a museum-wide flower hunt, a children’s reading area complete with nature-inspired stories, and a variety of floral-themed projects for children and families to enjoy together. Activities are free after Art Alive floral exhibition general admission. Floral Lecture, 10 a.m. Saturday, April 25: From Fabergé to Cartier, independent curator See MUSEUM, page 23

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Taste of Leucadia A variety of Leucadia restaurants, top craft breweries, wineries and local musicians brought North Coast Highway 101 alive April 2 for the Taste of Leucadia. For the third straight year, the Leucadia 101 Main Street hosted the event. Visit. Leucadia101.com. Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.encinitasadvocate.com.

Sam Ksiazkiewicz, Natasha Ratajczak Jeremy and Encinitas Deputy Mayor Catherine Blakespear

Penny and Mike Hunt

Arielle Golden, Aviva Paley, Jason Janecek, Chelsea Louro Sarah Stephens, Jared Hoover Lauren Brown, Rachel Johnson, Shelley Cameron with Tanner

Paul Peterson, Eric Peterson, Sally Drew, Tracy Peterson, Susan Peterson

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La Costa Canyon parents of the original 2007 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Noise Boysâ&#x20AC;?

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2015 Cathedral Catholic High School summer programs open to grade school through high school students Discover the “Dons Experience” this summer at Cathedral Catholic High School. Summer programs are open to grade school through high school students, and all summer courses are taught by CCHS faculty and coaches. The summer schedule includes academic acceleration and remediation courses, plus athletics and enrichment courses, study skills courses for 8th graders, college camp for rising seniors, and chemistry for both CCHS and non-CCHS students. For more information visit CathedralCatholic.org or email SummerPrograms@CCHSDons.com

Canyon Crest hosts summer Robotics Camps

The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep features a full line-up of creative activities

SUMMER THEATRE CAMP THE THEATRE SCHOOL @ NORTH COAST REPERTORY THEATRE

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TRIPLE THREAT • July 13-17 This Musical Theatre Intensive will help you put together 16 and 32 bar audition cuts that will showcase not only your voice, but your acting as well.

BROADWAY BABIES SUMMER CAMP: FROZEN • June 22-26 A ½ day camp that teaches theatre games with rhythm, music and sound! A performance based on the story of "Frozen" will be presented on the ﬁnal day of camp.

SUMMER FUN CAMP: WILLY WONKA KIDS • July 6-17 Students will learn all the skills necessary to prepare for a show including: audition technique, improvisation, singing, dancing, acting and how to develop a character. And it’s all in a fun non-threatening atmosphere!! SUMMER DRAMA FUN CAMP • July 20-24 & July 27-31 Each week is packed with creative activities taught by theatre professionals; from improvisation and acting to musical theatre and playwriting with a showcase each Friday for parents and friends! Parents may purchase one, two or combine with the “Willy Wonka Kids” for all four weeks.

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The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep provides children and teens with a safe place to grow and explore. Our camps are designed to foster creativity, instill confidence, build self-esteem, and provide a basis for communication, leading to life long team building skills. Our camp works on a weekly cycle. Each week is packed with a full line-up of creative activities taught by theatre professionals; from improvisation and acting to musical theatre! We have camps for all ages 4 -19 years old. Call (858) 481-1055 or www.northcoastrep.org/TheatreSchool.

This summer, Robotics Camps at Canyon Crest Academy is excited to host campers in fifth/sixth grades and seventh/eighth grades by spending a week building robots with students. Campers will work with high school students to learn about engineering and problem-solving by attacking complex challenges and competing against each other in a threeday contest. During the camp, kids will also do awesome things like control 120-pound robots, play games like capture the flag and eternal dodgeball, and don’t forget the annual Campers vs. Counselor Ultimate Frisbee game! Camp dates run from July 13 to Aug. 14 with drop-off starting at 8:30 a.m. and pick-up ending at 3:30 p.m. Lunch and snack included. To find out more, visit http://team3128.org/ camp.

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IMPROVISATION • July 6-10 Allow your child’s mind to soar freely and their creativity to blossom! Improvisation is the key to unlocking hidden talents.

TEEN SCENE STUDY • July 20-24 Take your acting skills to the next level! Using text from Classical, Modern and Contemporary plays, we will teach you how create a more fully realized character that comes alive in performance! AUDITION STRATEGY • July 27–31 A one week intensive that gives students the opportunity to stretch their skills in a fun and exciting professional atmosphere. This workshop will help you put together a monologue that will showcase your acting and teach you how to nail the callback.

All classes are 9:30am–3:30pm at North Coast Rep Theatre in Solana Beach. Early drop-off and/or late pick-up available. Discounts available for multiple week or sibling enrollments!

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BY MARSHA SUTTON Has a precedent been set to forever allow all ninth-grade students into Canyon Crest Academy and San Dieguito High School Academy? Last year and this coming fall, the San Dieguito Union High School District has accepted every student who applied to both Marsha Sutton academies â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and not just incoming ninthgraders but all upper-grade transfer requests as well. The numbers are huge. For the fall of 2015, 857 incoming ninth-grade students were admitted to CCA and 729 are expected to enroll. At SDHSA, 601 students were admitted, and 535 are expected to enroll. The district projects a 15-percent no-show at CCA and an 11-percent no-show at SDHSA, based on historical attrition rates over the last four years. Actual projected enrollment numbers decrease at the academies when students decide not to attend there, which explains why the projected enrollment numbers increase at the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other two high schools â&#x20AC;&#x201C; La Costa Canyon in Carlsbad and Torrey Pines in Carmel Valley. Enrollment for this fall at all four SDUHSD high schools looks like this: 73+6 RI &RQWLQXLQJ 7RWDO $GPLWWHG 6WXGHQWV 0DUFK

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Mike Grove, SDUHSDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s associate superintendent of educational services, said the current capacity is 2,300 at CCA and 1,880 at SDHSA. To determine how many incoming ninth-graders the schools can handle for the following year, the number of ninth-, 10th- and 11th-graders for the current year is added together and subtracted from the capacity number. To estimate how many seats were open at CCA for the 2015 ninth-grade class, the district added existing numbers

for current ninth-, 10th- and 11th-graders, determining that about 700 seats would be available for this fallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incoming ninth-graders. Looking to next year at CCA, the number of ninthgrade seats available for 2016, based on the chart, would be 2,300 minus (729+657+513), which equals 401. After two years of admitting all kids into CCA, next year presents a serious dilemma for the district. A new classroom being built at CCA to accommodate all the demand will not be ready until the fall of 2017. So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crunch time for 2016. It would be intolerable â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grove called it a nightmare â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if the district limited enrollment for ninth-graders for just 2016. That implies that portables are likely for 20162017. At SDHSA, the number of ninth-grade seats available for 2016 would be 1,880 minus (535+525+442), which equals 378 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; another potential predicament for the district after two years of admitting everyone. Projections for both academies for this fall are over capacity, but not by much. Grove expects no problem accommodating all the kids. The first registration for incoming ninth-graders at CCA and SDHSA is April 24. Students have to enroll by then or lose their spot. Small boundaries The larger question is if enrollment at the two academies will continue to outpace the two traditional comprehensive high schools. Hoping to head off overenrollment at the two most sought-after high schools and to grant all students their first choice, the district is pushing LCC and TP to adjust their bell schedules and program structure to better meet the desires of students. How soon that will happen, and if it will work, are unknowns. Both academies are in great demand, primarily because the schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4x4 schedules are popular with many kids. But geographic proximity is also an issue â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and a valid one. San Dieguitoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lottery system is activated when

Poll of the Week at www.encinitasadvocate.com Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s question: Do you agree with the San Dieguito Union High School Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to approve a resolution to support Senate Bill 277 (repealing the personal belief exemption for vaccinations)? Yes: 62 percent, No: 37 percent This weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s question: Do you support the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan to achieve a 25 percent reduction in water use? Yes or No

more students apply for admittance to a school than there are seats available. Proximity is not considered a factor. But kids who arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allowed into their neighborhood school is simply unacceptable. The obvious solution is to draw small boundaries around the academies and give those families priority. Grove has said that would leave some people unhappy, primarily those who live just outside that boundary line. It would also adversely affect others living farther away, more of a problem in the southern part of the district where many kids attending CCA live closer to Torrey Pines. But in the same breath Grove has said that some people will be unhappy no matter what the district does, including if no change is made. So just pick the option that makes the most sense and is the most fair. Kids living close to a school of choice ought to get in, right? Not necessarily. Sometimes the option of least resistance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to make no change at all â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is what politicians choose. Will the school board vote to keep the existing system in place, which gives no priority for geographic proximity to a first-choice school? Boundary changes are one of the biggest headaches school districts encounter. But at some point, when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been 18 years since boundaries were created, the issue has to be confronted â&#x20AC;&#x201C; particularly when communities have changed drastically since then. Look for this highly contentious item to come before the school board some time this summer. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Marsha Sutton can be reached at: suttonmarsha@gmail. com.

To Your Health: 5 things to know about new weight-loss procedure BY MARK TAKATA, M.D. Nearly 79 million adults in the U.S. are significantly overweight. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re one of them, you probably know that carrying excess weight can contribute to serious health issues such as diabetes and heart disease. You may even have tried various diets, drugs and other tactics to lose weight without much success. Now, another option is available. Recently, the FDA approved VBLOC vagal blocking therapy, a new weight-loss technique that uses an implanted device to control appetite without medications or traditional bariatric surgery. Scripps Clinic Center for Weight Management is the only medical center in San Diego offering VBLOC. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what you need to know about it. 1. Vagal blocking therapy is a unique type of weight loss technique. Unlike diets, drugs or bariatric surgery, vagal blocking therapy essentially works like a pacemaker for your appetite. A small, lapa-

roscopically implanted device sends electrical impulses to your vagal nerve, which runs from your brain stem all the way to your digestive system and controls sensations of hunger and fullness. By intermittently blocking the vagal nerve, the device blocks hunger signals sent to the brain. Your brain believes you are full, which decreases your appetite to help you eat less and lose weight. Of course, vagal blocking does not give you permission to eat whatever you want. You still need to eat sensibly, and vagal blocking therapy is designed to make it easier to do so. 2. Vagal blocking therapy is designed for patients who need to lose a significant amount of weight. More than one-third of U.S. adults are obese, which is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more. While bariatric surgical procedures such as gastric bypass or sleeve gastrecSee WEIGHT, page 20

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San Diego Botanic Garden hosts ArtFest ArtFest, a combination of a Fine Art Show, Quick Draw Contest, art demonstrations, and Asian Art Show, took place April 11 and 12 at the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas. The Fine Art Show featured the work of more than 20 artists, including sculptors, painters, potters, and glass, gourd and fiber artists. Guests were treated throughout the day to demonstrations provided by many of the artists. The event also included native flute music with Didgeridoo, featuring Bob Ballentine and friends. For more information, visit SDBGarden.org/artfest. Photos by Jon Clark. For photos online, visit www. encinitasadvocate.com.

The Garden Railroad exhibit Amanda St. Claire, India Brice

Emma and Elsa Wells

A scene from the Undersea Succulent Garden

Ananth Kandhadai, Nihar Dabeer

Irina Pucaric, Thiyani Miltner, Maria C. Rodolfo

Lou Kinzler, Jim Szustecki Sree Kandhadai, Padma Jagannathan Ikebana arrangement by Karen Morikawa

Ikebana arrangement by Chisu Kim

A scene from the Undersea Succulent Garden

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Legoland discount tickets to benefit Encinitas Educational Foundation The Encinitas Educational Foundation is selling Legoland tickets good from 1-8 p.m. Sunday, April 26. Tickets are $25 for adults and kids (3 years and up). Purchase deadline is April 13. EEF is also selling Legoland Sea Life aquarium tickets for $9, good on April 25-26. Buy tickets at http://encinitaseducationalfoundation.org/legoland-california-tickets. Tickets will be emailed to buyers, or you can choose to have tickets delivered to an EUSD school.

SB’s Pizza Port brews ‘Coast to Crest Trail Ale’ to benefit river conservancy The San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy is partnering with Pizza Port of Solana Beach to brew a special-edition benefit-beer called “Coast to Crest Trail Ale.” Pizza Port and the SDRVC will host a special, kick-off “Hoppy Hour” from 5-8 p.m. April 27. “What better way to cool down and relax after a hike through the San Dieguito River Park than to enjoy a chilled pint of Coast to Crest Trail Ale, brewed by Pizza Port especially for the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy,” said Peter Shapiro, president of the SDRVC Board. Pizza Port is located at 135 N Hwy 101, Solana Beach, 92075; (858) 481-7332; www. pizzaport.com; www.sdrvc.org.

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said. “They need to be connected.” At the beginning of the meeting, she shared the disconnected sidewalk problem on a blue sticky note and slapped it on a collection board labeled “concerns.” Besides sidewalks, overlapping concerns on the board included the lack of crosswalks. And the Sheriff’s Department rarely enforces the speed limit, the sticky notes stated. Later, with a map of Saxony Road in front of them, residents were invited to record their preferred method of slowing traffic. And they listed where such features could go. Marjorie Fox, director of E3, walked around the room to get a sense of what residents were putting on the maps. After the meeting, she said some residents recommended “bulb-outs” — sidewalk extensions — on the northern portion of the road, just south of Leucadia Boulevard. Others suggested a roundabout near the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA, with some saying a roundabout should go at Union Street, Fox stated. “Overall, reducing the speed limit was

CONTRACTS The frontage work on Balour Drive in front of the school involves installing a retaining wall to allow the city of Encinitas to widen the street. As Dill pointed out, the Oak Crest frontage is the only place where the street has not been widened along the entire stretch of road. The lease-leaseback method has been used for several different projects — it allows the school district the flexibility to select a contractor not just by the lowest bid, but on the ability to complete the project. The property is then leased to the contractor, usually for a low amount. The contractor then builds the project and leases the property back to the school district. The vote for the Erickson-Hall contract was not unanimous; trustees Mo Muir and John Salazar voted against it. Salazar has expressed concerns regarding the company’s $15,000 contribution to the Prop AA campaign. Dill has maintained that the district was not aware of the contribution before the contact was awarded in 2011. Staff also stated that Erickson-Hall’s work within the district has always been “outstanding.” Muir said her concern is not with the contribution, but with the district’s process in awarding contracts. She has requested more information from Superintendent Rick

the biggest desire,” she said. E3 also held a traffic-calming meeting focused on Quail Gardens Drive on April 16. While E3’s proposal to the council is still a ways away, members have already pitched in to fund traffic improvements. Seacrest Village and the YMCA each contributed $10,000 for a $100,000 Saxony Road crosswalk that’s set to debut in June. The city paid the remaining cost. Also, the Leichtag Foundation put up funds for soon-to-debut flashing signs displaying drivers’ speeds. Other E3 members: the Encinitas Union School District, San Dieguito Heritage Museum and San Diego Botanic Garden. E3 also vocally supported a “senior zone” next to Seacrest Village that recently took the speed limit down to 25 mph, but only in that immediate area. For such a designation, adjacent senior facilities are necessary. Fox said the senior zone is “a good start.” “There’s more to come,” she said.

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Schmitt and said until she is comfortable that the process is fair and in taxpayers’ best interests, she will be voting no on these contracts. At its April 2 meeting, the board also approved a contract with Balfour Beatty for safety improvements for San Dieguito High School Academy’s visual and performing arts center. The lease-leaseback contact with Balfour Beatty was originally approved in 2010, and the visual and performing arts center was completed in 2011. Since 2011, Dill said the use of the building has changed — the Division of State Architects’ approval for the space was based on it being a classroom, rather than a working scene shop. A local fire marshal determined that because of the saws and other equipment in the shop, it posed a potential fire danger. Plans were resubmitted to the division to make the necessary modifications, which will be completed by Balfour Beatty under their original agreement. Essentially a “remodel,” the work improves fire sprinkler system improvements, fire rating upgrades to doors and windows and some select walls. The guaranteed maximum price of the work is $184,462 and will be paid from the district’s capital facilities fund.

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tomy can be viable options, only about 1 percent of people who are candidates for bariatric surgery actually have the procedure. Vagal blocking therapy offers another alternative. Vagal blocking therapy is intended for people with a BMI between 35 and 45 who have at least one obesity-related medical problem, such as diabetes, sleep apnea, or high cholesterol. People who have pacemakers or who may need an MRI may not be able to use the device. In addition, people considering this procedure should have first tried to lose weight by diet and exercise in a supervised program within the past five years. 3. Vagal blocking therapy is completely reversible. Vagal blocking therapy does not involve dividing, restricting or rearranging the stomach or intestines in any way. The device is implanted with minimally invasive techniques through four or five small incisions, and is generally performed on an outpatient basis, with patients going home the same day. The physician programs the vagal blocking therapy device to send electrical impulses according to each patient’s individual needs, and can increase or decrease the intensity over time. Vagal blocking therapy is designed to be a long-term, permanent weight loss tool, not a cure for obesity. It can be deactivated or completely removed if desired, but patients are more likely to gain the weight back if this happens. 4. Vagal blocking therapy has been proven effective. In clinical trials, people who had the procedure lost an average of 25 percent to 30 percent of their excess weight, enough to result in significant improvements in cardiac-related conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Results will vary depending on factors such as intensity of treatment, patient motivation and follow-up care, but this is considerably more than the 10 percent to 15 percent weight loss generally associated with approaches such as diet, exercise and medications. 5. People who want to lose weight should explore all the options available and find the best fit. Successful weight loss depends on finding the treatment that fits your goals and your lifestyle, and it is important to work with a specialist who can offer the right medical options to help you get and stay fit. Comprehensive weight loss treatment centers offer a full range of options, including behavior modification, meal replacement plans, support groups, pharmaceuticals and bariatric surgery; Scripps Clinic Center for Weight Management now offers VBLOC vagal blocking therapy as well. Mark Takata, M.D., is a general surgeon with Scripps Clinic Medical Group who specializes in advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery and is among a small number of surgeons in the country with experience implanting the VBLOC device. “To Your Health” is brought to you by the physicians and staff of Scripps. For information, visit www.scripps.org/CNP or call 858-207-4317.

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programs years ago. Thus, compared to agencies that have yet to start these efforts, it will be tougher for the district to dramatically slash water use, he added. “We’re asked to cut back the same as a water agency that hasn’t even completed (installing) water meters in their agency,” O’Donnell said. The district offers rebate programs to replace grass and water-wasting appliances. And the Encinitas Ranch Golf Course uses recycled water, saving potable water, he stated. O’Donnell added the county has pushed conservation for decades, helping drive down per capita water use in the region by 31 percent since 1990. If the 25 percent reduction takes effect, O’Donnell said higher “drought rates” would be likely. And customers would probably have to go from watering three days a week — the current Level 2 drought restriction — to one or two days per week. “I wanted to mention the irony of Sacramento issuing these requirements when half their city doesn’t even have meters,” board member Tony Kranz said. Board member Mark Muir said that Gov. Jerry Brown seems adamant about a 25 percent reduction across the state. The water control board’s proposal is part of Brown’s recent executive order, which mandated new restrictions in the face of record-low snowpack. Brown has stressed that mandatory regulations are necessary to tackle a drought that’s reached crisis-level proportions. Calls to voluntarily conserve haven’t been as effective as hoped, he has stated. Urban water districts in California reduced water use only 2.8 percent in February, compared with the same month in 2013, it was announced last week. The state plan says agencies with the highest rates of per-capita water consumption must conserve the most, while there’s less of a burden for districts with lower usage. Among county agencies, proposed cuts run from 20 to 35 percent. The Olivenhain Municipal Water District, the other agency serving Encinitas, is looking at 35 percent, the maximum reduction. It’s anticipated the state water control board will finalize mandatory water cuts in early May. The rules would then take effect in June. But agencies that fail to comply could face fines of up to $10,000 a day. Public speakers didn’t weigh in on the agenda item. O’Donnell also announced that Metropolitan Water District voted this week to reduce allocations by an average of 15 percent to county agencies starting in July. For the district, this would likely translate into a 5 to 8 percent cutback from metropolitan, O’Donnell said. O’Donnell called this decision a “sound policy” based on data, while characterizing the state’s proposal as “arbitrary.”

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Actors use ‘Unnecessary Farce’ to bring the laughs at North Coast Rep BY DIANA SAENGER Zany entertainment awaits those who go to see the award-winning comedy “Unnecessary Farce” by Paul Slade Smith on stage at North Coast Repertory Theatre through May 10. With more than 155 productions to date, the show has received glowing reviews — “dazzlingly funny,” “unrelentingly funny plot” and “funniest two hours of theater I have seen in several years.” Director Matthew Wiener said the run at NCRT would mark its San Diego premiere. Christopher Williams (back), Jacque Wilke and Jessica Playscript.com summaJohn (center), and David McBean (front) in Paul Slade rizes the plot this way: In a cheap motel room, an embez- Smith’s ‘Unnecessary Farce’ at the North Coast Repertory zling mayor is supposed to Theatre through May 10. Photo by Aaron Rumley meet with his female accountant, while in the room next door, two undercover cops wait to catch the meeting on videotape. But there’s some confusion as to who’s in which room, who’s being videotaped, who’s taken the money, who’s hired a hit man, and why the accountant keeps taking off her clothes. “Since I have directed several NCRT comic farces, like ‘Lend Me A Tenor’ and ‘Perfect Wedding,’ artistic director David Ellenstein asked if I would direct ‘Unnecessary Farce,’” Wiener said. “I love working on this kind of material. These plays are so fun, and I love making audiences laugh. This play has wonderful performers, some I’ve worked with before, which is really grand.” The cast includes: Ted Barton (Mayor Meekly), Dagmar Krause Fields (Mary Meekly), Jessica John (Karen Brown), David McBean (Todd), John Nutten (Agent Frank), Jacque Wilke (Officer Billie Dwyer) and Christopher M. Williams (Officer Eric Sheridan). “Good farce, well done, is demanding and requires a lot from its actors throughout the entire production,” Wiener said. “It requires plenty of musicality to get all the rhythms right. The amount of repetition necessary to get the timing locked down, and the precision required of the actors, can be draining. Actors have to rehearse very hard, and there’s no room for alteration. You’ll see some of the best actors in San Diego in this show. “In our world today, being able to spend a few hours laughing and having a good time is

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very important. Farce has roots in both the French and English stage, and the plots are full of variations, like mistaken identities or who’s in bed with whom. But when it’s done well, audiences of all ages walk out feeling great.” “Unnecessary Farce” runs through May 10 at North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach. Tickets from $37; call 858-481-1055; visit northcoastrep.org.

‘Harlem Hellfighters’ concert April 19 to benefit undergrad scholarships at UCSD A group of valiant African American World War I soldiers — often referred to as the “Harlem Hellfighters” — brought with them to Europe one of America’s most enduring exports: jazz. The 19th annual Lytle Scholarship Concert at UC San Diego will take a trip through time and pay homage to those brave men with a concert titled, “Harlem Hellfighters: Jazz Goes to War.” The concert will take place April 19 at 3 p.m. in the Conrad Prebys Concert Hall. All proceeds will benefit undergraduate scholarships at UC San Diego. “Jazz may have originated in New Orleans,” said Department of Music Professor Emeritus Cecil Lytle, “but it grew up around the world. The music of this concert is the story of jazz, a story of liberation ‘over there’ and back here.” Jazz made its path across the Atlantic Ocean in 1918, when one black officer, Lt. James Reese Europe, volunteered for military service with members of his Harlem Society Orchestra. They formed the 369th Regimental Band, which, in addition to fighting bravely, brought jazz to Paris and popularized it in several European cities. While members of the 369th Regimental Band fought courageously and were re-

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“There has to be an interesting story, and they have to be doing interesting work,” Fessenden said. To date, some of the artists Fessenden and his team have interviewed are Grammy Award-winning record producer Chris Goldsmith, filmmaker Neil Kendricks, muralist Mario Torero and visual artist Emily Halpern. “I’ve enjoyed hearing the artists’ stories,” Fessenden said. “It’s a lot of work, a lot of hours, but with every interview we’ve done —

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there’s been a moment where the hair stood up on the back of my neck.” In addition to documenting artist stories, part of The Artist Odyssey’s mission is to support arts education — something that was inspired by Fessenden’s love of the arts and his mother’s teaching career. “Being surrounded by the arts, at the intersection of the arts and education, I saw the impact that arts education can have,” he said. At the end of every sitdown interview, there will be a 30-second to three-minute lesson. The quick lessons are designed to supplement arts curriculum. Rather than

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and Fabergé expert Timothy Adams will speak on the influence of flowers and nature on goldsmiths from the turn of the 20th century to present. Adams is curatorial consultant for the Decorative Arts department at the Bowers Museum, and Fabergé historian for the museum’s 1989 “Fabergé: The Imperial Eggs” exhibition. Tickets are $15 for members and $25 for nonmembers. Floral Master Class, 10 a.m. Sunday, April 26: Inspired by Balboa Park’s Centennial, the 2015 Floral Masterclass takes inspiration from the California garden-style arrangements in fashion at the time. Workshop attendees will create and take home an elegant arrangement pairing traditional European elements with a California twist. Designed for all levels of experience, this workshop is led by Sharon Mintz, 2007 Rotunda Designer, 15year Art Alive legacy designer, and designer at San Diego’s Organic Elements. Tickets are $100 members, $125 for nonmembers, and include a continental breakfast. FIDM – Fashion Meets Art: In addition to the floral exhibition and events, fashion designer Paul Hernandez will create one-of-a-kind, draped dress forms inspired by four works from the Museum’s Permanent Collection. A San Diego native and Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising graduate, Hernandez has worked with Levi’s, Lacoste, and the Make a Wish Foundation, among other notable labels and causes. FIDM is a private college for specialized professional education in fashion, graphics, interior design and entertainment, and is based in Los Angeles with campuses in San Diego, Orange County, and San Francisco. As the museum’s largest annual fundraiser, Art Alive highlights its permanent collection to provide critical support for education, outreach programs and special exhibitions year-round. For information or to donate in support of this San Diego tradition, call the Art Alive Hotline at 619-696-1999, or contact artalive@sdmart.org. Tickets are also available online at SDMArt.org/ArtAlive2015. Support for Art Alive has been provided by Art Alive 2015 Signature Sponsor Audrey S. Geisel, and Presenting Sponsors Conrad Prebys and Debbie Turner. The Art Alive 2015 Premiere Dinner Chairs are Valerie Cooper, Laurie Mitchell, and Sheryl White. Bloom Bash chairs are Sarah B. Marsh-Rebelo, Demi Rogozienski, and Jacki Johnson-Widder. The San Diego Museum of Art is at 1450 El Prado in Balboa Park, San Diego. Call 619232-7931; visit http://www.sdmart.org/art-alive-2015. Business spotlights are developed through this newspaper’s advertising department in support of our advertisers.

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