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Council supports putting rail trail east of tracks, alongside San Elijo Avenue

BY JARED WHITLOCK The Cardiff rail trail should go alongside San Elijo Avenue, instead of Coast Highway 101 to the west, the Encinitas City Council said last week by way of a 3-2 vote.

Consequently, the city and SANDAG, the agency overseeing the project, will soon start preliminary designs for the San Elijo Avenue alignment.

Residents in recent months have debated whether the Cardiff segment of the rail trail — a biking and walking path from Chesterfield Drive to downtown Encinitas — should run east or west of the train tracks.

At the council meeting, residents in favor of the San Elijo Avenue alternative said it would better connect Cardiff neighborhoods and businesses. Those opposed pointed out this option would require a fence in the near term, hindering coastal access.

Councilman Mark Muir, who voted against the motion, said the Cardiff community has voiced repeated concerns with rail trail fencing over the years. Similarly, Mayor Kristin Gaspar said the city should build the rail trail only when improvements that make it easier to cross the tracks are guaranteed to happen.

“Timing is everything,” Gaspar said.

Deputy Mayor Catherine Blakespear said the city will lose out on SANDAG grant dollars if it waits.

“I have no question that if we lose this opportunity, it won’t happen in our lifetime,” Blakespear said. She also said that young kids and their families would be more likely to use the rail trail if it went alongside San Elijo Avenue.

SANDAG, which has budgeted $5.1 million for the first segment of the rail trail, is scheduled to complete environmental review for the project in 2016. Construction is set to begin the following year on the Cardiff segment.

Chris Carterette, an active transportation planner with SANDAG, said after the meeting: “SANDAG and its member agencies collaborate on projects like these, so a council

A council majority favors the rail trail running alongside San Elijo Avenue, saying residents would be more likely to bike, run and walk there over Coast Highway 101.

Photo by Jared Whitlock vote is important in determining what alignment to pursue.”

Carterette also said SANDAG and the city will coordinate on the preliminary engineering and environmental process for the San Elijo Avenue alignment.

Since the San Elijo Avenue alternative requires fencing in the near term, council members said this should be mitigated with infrastructure to bolster coastal access. On that note, the council earlier in the meeting

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BY JARED WHITLOCK Following a state mandate to cut water use, the San Dieguito Water District board last week voted to increase rates.

The average residential customer receives a $122.13 water bill bi-monthly.

Come August when the rate hike takes effect, this will increase 9.3 percent to $133.45, assuming water use stays the same.

Even with the higher rates, the same customer who cuts back 28 percent would see their bill decrease 18 percent to $100.15.

Bill O’Donnell, general manager of the district, said the drought rates intend to “incentivize conservation,” along with stabilizing the district’s budget to make up for lost water sales.

Heavy water users will see sharper rate increases, while there’s less of a rate jump for those who use little water.

San Dieguito district staff proposed higher “drought rates” in response to the State Water Resources Control Board, which

recently ordered water agencies to slash use.

The mandated cuts range from 4 percent to 36 percent.

The San Dieguito District’s assigned target is 28 percent, while the neighboring Olivenhain Municipal Water District must reduce use by 36 percent.

The new rates will also hit agriculture and commercial customers. However, recycled water won’t be subject to the increase, because that’s considered a “drought proof” source, according to the staff report.

Under the new state rules, water districts that repeatedly fail to achieve their reduction targets over time could be fined up to $10,000 a day. State officials will look at 2013 water consumption as a baseline to determine whether agencies are meeting assigned cutbacks.

As another way to save water, the board’s motion also approved limiting landscape watering starting June 1 to two days a week. Currently, the restriction is three days

SDUHSD high school enrollment input continues this summer

BY KAREN BILLING At the May 21 board meeting, San Dieguito Union High School District Superintendent Rick Schmitt said he would like to have some direction from the board on how the district enrolls high school students by the end of this summer.

If any substantial change is made to the enrollment process, Schmitt said that the district needs to begin work by December 2015 to be ready by the 2016-17 school year.

A survey will be sent out in the first week of June to district parents and elementary school feeder district parents.

Over the summer, Associate Superintendent of Educational Services Mike Grove will compile all of the information received in the survey, as well as from public workshops held earlier this year. Another public workshop will be held in August, and at that point, Schmitt would like to hear a discussion and recommendation from the school board.

With the district’s current enrollment practice, San Dieguito High School Academy and Canyon Crest Academy are open boundary schools. If a situation occurs where more students select a school than there are available seats, the

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Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer said placing the rail trail next to San Elijo Avenue would strengthen the city’s case with the California Public Utilities Commission for an at-grade crossing. The commission, when examining whether to approve at-grade crossings, looks at whether they’re safe, necessary and would improve coastal access.

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Encinitas YMCA board members Ecke, Ayers say they were asked to resign

BY PHIL DIEHL, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE A decision to eliminate discounted youth memberships at YMCAs throughout San Diego County has led to the resignations of two high-profile board members at the Magdalena Ecke YMCA in Encinitas.

Lizbeth Ecke and Bob Ayers said they were asked to step down earlier this year after they repeatedly questioned the change in the youth membership policy and the overall direction of YMCA of San Diego County, the umbrella group for the region’s branches.

Ecke’s father founded the Encinitas branch, which is named after his mother. Ayer’s father was the branch’s first executive director.

Ayers said May 21 that he and Ecke had ongoing concerns about a decision by the county board in 2013 that all branches in the region stop issuing affordable youth memberships. Under the new policy, instead of paying just $80 to $100 a year for a child 12 or younger to use the Y’s facilities, users must purchase a family membership at a cost of about $1,000 per year.

The Encinitas branch was allowed to keep the youth discount until this month, when the extension is set to expire. Ayers estimated about 2,400 children at the Encinitas Y are affected by the change.

He and Ecke wrote a letter to the county Y’s board of directors in January, renewing their questions and concerns. They said Susan Hight, the Encinitas branch’s executive director, asked them to stop fighting the issue, or step down. Hight did not respond to a request for comment May 22.

Ecke said other Encinitas branch board members also have concerns about the new policies and have had trouble getting answers from the county YMCA. “In any organization, profit or not-for-profit, you have to ask some hard questions,” Ecke said. “We would still like some answers. Right now all we’re getting is silence.”

She said young families often can’t afford the full family membership, so the Y is losing some of the children who need its services most.

San Diego County YMCA President and Chief Executive Officer Baron HerdelinDoherty was unavailable for an interview May 21, but issued a statement in which he said the Y “remains deeply committed” to programs for young people.

“Almost two years ago, as we were developing our strategic vision to serve more families, we decided to no longer offer a youth membership, which served as a program discount vehicle. Instead, our vision and focus is on engaging the entire family in Y programs and services.

“We are currently involving more youth and families in membership and programs than ever before,” the statement concludes.

The statement offers no numbers or other details on membership.

“We’ve been trying to get these answers for about three years,” Ayers said. He and Ecke also questioned the county Y’s decision to redirect money raised by the local branches to the central office. The Encinitas branch raises $300,000 to $400,000 annually that until recently was used for local programs, Ayers said.

Now the chief executive officer has directed that those funds go to the county office for centralized operations.

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A skateboarder grinds the lip at the Magdalena Ecke YMCA’s skatepark during an event last year. Two of the Ecke branch’s board members have resigned over the countywide decision to eliminate discounted youth memberships. Photo by Jared Whitlock Ecke and Ayers say they got no response when they outlined their concerns in the Jan. 14 letter to the board of the county organization.

“We sent that letter directly to 45 people on the corporate board, and not one of them picked up the phone and said, ‘Bob, what’s all this about?’” Ayers said.

He and Ecke have launched a website —www.ynowsd.com — to publicize their concerns about “fundamental changes being made to the San Diego Association of the YMCA.” Ayers emphasized that it’s the YMCA’s county corporate board and its chief executive officer that set the policies, and not the branch boards or their executives.

“I suspect that a lot of other branches are feeling the pain,” he said.

The YMCA of San Diego County hired Herdelin-Doherty in 2010 at an annual salary of more than $400,000. He was formerly an executive at the YMCA of Greater San Antonio.

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Supervisor Roberts denies allegations amid new claim

BY JOSHUA STEWART, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE A spokesman for County Supervisor Dave Roberts on May 21 sought to refute claims by a former staffer that Roberts had an unprofessional relationship with his driver, that he misused county resources, and that he was an abrasive boss.

But as Roberts’ aide addressed allegations by former scheduler Diane Porter, another ex-staff member filed a complaint against the county over his actions.

Glynnis Vaughan, who had been Roberts’ chief of staff, filed a claim seeking $475,000 or more from the county, making accusations similar to Porter’s.

Such a claim is a necessary precursor to a lawsuit.

Porter had filed her own claim earlier.

At a May 21 news conference, Roberts’ newly hired crisis management consultant, Gary Gartner, spoke about some of Porter’s allegations.

SDUHSD promotes two assistant principals The San Dieguito Union High School District Board of Trustees and Superintendent Rick Schmitt recently announced administrative promotions: • Reno Medina, assistant principal at Earl Warren Middle School, will be promoted to assistant principal at La Costa Canyon High School.

• Corey Bess, assistant principal at Diegueno Middle School, will be promoted to assistant principal at Canyon Crest Academy.

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Gary Gartner, a spokesperson for County Supervisor Dave Roberts, holds a message sent to Roberts from former staffer Diane Porter to show the two had a friendly relationship despite her claims that he treated staff poorly and misused government resources.

Photo by David Brooks “They are false, defamatory, and will be refuted,” and the first-term supervisor has consistently acted with the “highest ethical standards,” Gartner said.

Gartner later said they had only received Vaughan’s claim May 21 and hadn’t had time to review it.

(An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated what day Vaughan’s claim was filed and when Gartner received it.)

The media event, which the supervisor didn’t attend, was the first time Roberts’ camp directly addressed accusations Porter made in her May 13 claim against the county.

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San Dieguito district prepares plan to spend state funds for 2015-18

BY KAREN BILLING The San Dieguito Union High School District is in the process of finalizing its Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), the plan for how it will spend allocated funding from the state for the next three years. The LCAP is a requirement of all school districts as a result of the state’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) that first went into effect last year.

With the formula, revenue limits and most state categorical funding are eliminated and the funding formula is based on the number, grade level and demographics of the students the district serves.

The LCFF funding comes in base and supplemental formats. The base grant is the per pupil amount; supplemental grant is additional funding based on English learners, low income and foster youth. San Dieguito’s 2014-15 target for supplemental expenditures was about $950,000 and in the 2015-16 school year, the amount has grown to $1.6 million.

Supplemental funding will be used to provide increased support for English learners, intervention courses for those performing below grade level, college readiness courses, professional development for teachers on strategies to support English learners and increasing course access for all students.

The public hearing for the LCAP will be June 4, with final approval on June 16, along with the 2015-16 budget.

The LCAP must include an update about progress made toward the previous year’s goals and any adjustments that need to be made.

According to Jason Viloria, executive director of educational services, the district is performing strongly compared with other districts. In 2013-14, the percentage of English learners making annual progress was 73 percent, compared with Carlsbad Unified at 68 percent and 58 percent in San Diego Unified.

The district also has high AP exam pass rates and graduation rates — 23 percent of SDUHSD have a GPA of 4.0 or higher. Of those students above 4.0 GPA, 1.6 percent are English learners and 2.7 percent are socio-economically disadvantaged.

Viloria said the district had a 2013-14 AP exam pass rate of 85 percent, which is impressive, as SDUHSD is an “open access” district. The district saw a record number of students take AP tests this year compared with last year — the biggest jump at La Costa Canyon.

Part of the LCAP is “stakeholder engagement,” making sure parents, staff and students are involved in the planning process. Viloria said that the district is lucky that Superintendent Rick Schmitt doesn’t like to sit still and does a lot of engagement activities. For the LCAP, the district used feedback from more than 30 stakeholder meetings and more than 1,000 responses from a parent LCAP survey.

The San Dieguito District English Learner Advisory Committee also gave input about having more options for English learners and working harder toward reaching proficiency.

Viloria said 4.2 percent of the district’s population is classified as English learners, and while the district has seen a drop in those numbers, the population has much greater needs.

“We do a great job in this district, and this is a great portrait of the work, but we always look to do better,” Viloria said.

BY PAULINE REPARD, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE A suspected drunken driver led deputies on a 9-minute pursuit through Encinitas and south on the freeway to Carmel Valley in San Diego before stopping Saturday night, May 23, a sheriff’s official said.

A deputy saw the Acura sedan driver blow through a red light at Santa Fe Drive and Regal Road and tried to pull him over at 10:25 p.m., Lt. Robert Smith said.

The sedan driver sped away, got onto southbound Interstate 5 and at one point appeared ready to halt at a rest stop, Smith said. But the driver got back on the freeway, reached Carmel Mountain Drive, then stopped and surrendered.

The driver was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. No one was injured and the driver didn’t crash into anything, Smith said.

Officials ID person found dead inside home

BY JARED WHITLOCK A man who was found dead May 22 in his home near Moonlight Beach has been identified by the county Medical Examiner’s Office as Brent Kenneth French, 47.

The fatality in the 200 block of Florita Street was reported at 11 a.m.

Fire personnel responded, and his death was confirmed at the scene, according to the Medical Examiner Office’s report.

The fire department detected a high level of gas in the home, the report states. The cause and manner of death is still pending. French lived alone in his home.

Encinitas, NCTD to collaborate on projects The North County Transit District Board of Directors voted at its meeting Thursday, May 21, to authorize the executive director to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the city of Encinitas.

The Encinitas City Council had authorized the city manager to enter this agreement at their April 8 meeting.

The agreement represents a good-faith effort by both parties to work collaboratively to identify and implement projects that address public safety, parking, com- The North County Transit District board voted to munity mobility, drainage and authorize its executive director to enter into a the appearance and maintainabiliCooperation Agreement with the city of Encinitas. ty of the railroad right-of-way in the vicinity of the right-of-way, Highway 101, Encinitas City Hall property, the Encinitas COASTER Station, and Vulcan and San Elijo Avenues.

Both agencies will solicit community participation in the development of initial scopes of work for projects that will affect the Encinitas community.

The transit district has previously worked with Encinitas to improve safety and transit operations, and increase access to transit. This includes creating parking facilities in downtown Encinitas and, with the San Diego Association of Governments, constructing the pedestrian underpass at Santa Fe Drive that created an additional option for safe beach access.

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District proposes new position of associate superintendent of administrative services

BY KAREN BILLING San Dieguito Union High School District Superintendent Rick Schmitt introduced a proposal at the May 21 board meeting for a new position: associate superintendent of administrative services.

The position change is part of the re-organization of the educational services department, which has become necessary because Schmitt said the district’s work has quadrupled due to the “unprecedented scope and scale” of new education standards.

The position change is cost-neutral.

Schmitt said the new position would give Associate Superintendent Mike Grove the time to focus on curriculum and instruction and assessment needs. The new associate superintendent would provide leadership in areas such as construction, enrollment, program shifts, bell schedules, athletics, technology and summer programs.

If approved on June 4, Schmitt said he would appoint Jason Viloria as the executive director of educational services effective July 1. Viloria’s former position, executive director of instructional services, would be eliminated.

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Ducky Waddle’s, longtime Leucadia landmark, seeks a boost from the crowd

BY JARED WHITLOCK Like other independent bookstores across the nation, Ducky Waddle’s Emporium is riding the crowdfunding wave.

The Leucadia staple has a treasure trove of rare art, poetry, collectibles and books — customers may find out-of-print John Steinbeck or Ernest Hemingway novels, for instance. But years of tough economic times have depleted its inventory.

Bills also stacked up.

A crowdfunding campaign through the website Indiegogo.com, however, seeks to raise $20,000. That would go toward new merchandise and books, along with relaunching the Ducky Waddle’s website.

“When the recession severely affected my business, it eliminated the inflow of capital that I used to replenish my stock,” said owner Jerry Waddle last week in his store, which is surrounded by rarities he handpicked. “I don’t have the money for new books and in-demand gifts that people come into the store for.”

Crowdfunding is a way for the public to finance creative projects, inventions and businesses through small donations. It’s an alternative to private investors or banks putting up the money.

Waddle said the economy is finally getting better and foot traffic in the store is picking up, so now is the time to grow the store’s inventory.

“The Indiegogo campaign, if it’s successful, will provide me with the capital to restore Ducky Waddle’s to its previous glory,” Waddle said.

He was reluctant when a loyal customer initially floated the crowdfunding idea.

Waddle didn’t want to ask the public for

help and he doubted many people would donate. But the more he talked to customers, the more he realized people want Ducky Waddle’s to keep its doors open.

“They feel it’s an institution,” Waddle said. He added that he’s humbled that so many have given to the cause.

As of May 27, 64 people have donated to the campaign, raising $3,508. The deadline to donate is June 8.

Another reason Waddle opted for crowdfunding: He saw that other independent bookstores had successfully gone that route.

For instance, Spellbound Children’s Bookshop in North Carolina collected more than $5,000 from web donors so it wouldn’t have to move to a new location. And a bookstore in San Francisco raised $60,000 via Indiegogo after facing a steep rent increase.

“Independent bookstores have taken a heavy hit with the recession and with competition from Amazon and all the online book retailers,” Waddle said.

Kyle Koerber, a longtime customer who spearheaded the Indiegogo campaign, said that crowdfunding taps into locals’ passion for the store.

“Even if they don’t always shop at Ducky Waddle’s, they want a hub for culture to stay right here in the community,” he said.

Koerber, who has bought hard-to-find comics from Ducky Waddle’s for some time, said he was moved to do something last summer after finding out the store was at risk of closing. He added that the number of donations to the Indiegogo campaign thus far proves people see the value in saving it.

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District names principal for Oak Crest Middle Encinitas’ communications officer steps down city’s Facebook page, as well as its Twitter

BY JARED WHITLOCK School, announces other promotions Marlena Medford, the city’s first com- and Instagram accounts. And the city is a munications officer, submitted her resigna- few weeks away from launching a hotline

The San Dieguito Union High School District Board of Trustees and Superintendent Rick Schmitt are proud to announce that Dr. Ben Taylor has been selected as the new principal of Oak Crest Middle School beginning July 1.

Dr. Ben Taylor is serving as assistant principal of Oak Crest Middle School. Other positions he has held are assistant principal of Santa Rosa Academy and instructional coach for the state of North Carolina.

During his tenure at the state level, Taylor was an instructional coach for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, District and School Transformation Division.

He provided support and training to teachers in 10 counties and developed and implemented the new Common Core state standards. Before working at the state level, he taught English and social studies at the middle and high school lev- Dr. Ben Taylor els in North Carolina and California.

Taylor holds a doctorate in educational administration, a master’s degree in school administration, an administrative services credential and an English/language arts credential with Cross Cultural Language Arts Authorization.

The best part of his Oak Crest Middle School experience so far, he said, is the incredible student body. His favorite part of the day is being out on campus and interacting with them.

Staff has described his style as being collaborative, supportive, and straightforward. He is truly a team player!

Other administrative promotions are Reno Medina, assistant principal at Earl Warren Middle School, who will be promoted to assistant principal at La Costa Canyon High School; and Corey Bess, assistant principal at Diegueno Middle School, who will be promoted to assistant principal at Canyon Crest Academy. Both will begin their new assignments on July 1.

tion May 18.

In an email this week, Medford said she was stepping down to pursue an opportunity in communications consulting. “That’s coupled with the fact that I have a 2-year-old daughter, so a flexible working schedule is especially alluring,�

Medford said. “Ultimately, I felt this would help my long-term career goals, while also improving my work-life balance.�

During her 18-month stint with the city, Medford notably supported public outreach efforts for the reboot of the housing element — a blueprint for land use — by meeting with local stakeholders, coordinating media briefings, facilitating community meetings and writing copy for informational materials.

In March, she earned two statewide awards for Excellence in Communications from the California Association of Public Information Officials. One was for public participation regarding the housing element and the other for the 2014 citywide communications plan.

Medford was the point person for media inquiries. She also redesigned the city’s newsletter, and launched and managed the

Bike Coalition to assist with beginner ride June 7

The Friends of the Encinitas Library bookstore are holding a half-price sale through the entire store on June 6.

Choose from thousands of books, mostly priced from 25 cents to $1. Categories include: current fiction, children’s, art, cookbooks, history, spirituality, self-help, travel, classics and literature. CDs are 25 cents, and DVDs are mostly $1.

Friends of the Encinitas Library members get a preview at 9 a.m. At 10 a.m., the sale opens to the general public until 4 p.m.

The library is at 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas. Visit encinitaslibfriends.org; call 760-9447294.

The Bike Coalition is providing trained instructors to lead people on a fun, beginner focused, leisure bike ride at 11 a.m. June 7 with a safety briefing and stops all along the way.

The ride starts and ends at Darshan Bakery & CafĂŠ, 949 2nd St., Encinitas. The route will be about 12 miles round-trip to Powerhouse Park in Del Mar. The ride will probably last till about 1:30-2 p.m.

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for Spanish-speaking residents, which was included in her communications plan.

Interim City Manager Larry Watt said the next city manager, in consultation with the council, will decide in the next month or two whether to hire someone to fill the position. Meanwhile, once Medford leaves, her duties will be split up among staff, according to Watt.

Medford believes the city should find a successor. “As a former journalist, I know it is essential to have a point person for reporters,�

Medford said. She added that a communications officer can work to provide the public with more ways to be engaged on a civic level and to step up in times of crisis to ensure the public and media are getting important information.

Prior to taking on the communications officer role, Medford was the editor of the online news site Encinitas Patch, and, before that, the associate editor of the Del Mar Times and Solana Beach Sun. Her last day with the city is May 29. “I have gained a sincere appreciation for how hard city staff works,� Medford said.

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Former CEO Scott Barnett has written “Gumption.”

Local entrepreneur’s book details business of Bubba Gump restaurants

BY ROB LEDONNE The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company chain of restaurants can be found all over the world — from Hong Kong to New York’s Times Square. To lift the chain into its current worldwide ubiquity took years of planning and strategy, and its story is being told for the first time in “Gumption: Taking Bubba Gump from Movie to Restaurant,” a book chronicling the restaurants’ success, written by former CEO Scott Barnett, a local resident.

“People have been telling me for years I should write a book about this,” said Barnett. “When I started writing, it was originally going to be a case study for the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona. When I showed it to the dean, he said it should be a book, and that sealed the deal.”

Barnett — a longtime North County resident — was originally the brains behind a chain of a successful restaurants called the Rusty Pelican. Barnett’s life soon changed, though, when his Rusty Pelican partner, Del Mar resident Gordon Miles, received a call out of the blue from the powers that be at Paramount Pictures. “They asked if we were interested in doing a restaurant based around the movie ‘Forrest Gump.’”

Bubba-Gump Shrimp Company is the fictional company founded by the character Forrest Gump in the 1994 hit movie.

“We decided to go for it,” said Barnett, who agreed to a licensing agreement with Paramount. The first restaurant later opened in Monterey and it became a runaway success, paving the way for the restaurant’s global future. When it came to putting together the book, Barnett tried to remember

the stories and anecdotes he collected along the way, to the method behind the brand’s immense success.

“The book is for entrepreneurs or people in business,” said Barnett of “Gumption,” which follows the brand from its infancy. “I was writing 1,500 words a day for about 10 weeks. I had written things all my life and writing had always come easy to me, but writing the book is a totally different thing.”

Throughout the rise of Bubba Gump restaurants, Barnett had to sometimes navigate tricky waters — which included opening its first international location in Osaka, Japan, and supervising the 2004 launch of the Bubba Gump location in Times Square.

“Clearly, that was a massive thing for us,” he said of that restaurant, which has since become a landmark and nets a whopping $25 million a year. “People refer to Time Square as the crossroads of the world, so that was our first big milestone.”

Barnett left Bubba Gump in 2010 and as of March is the interim CEO of Ruby’s Diners, a chain of 1940s-themed eateries.

But with the Bubba-Gump Shrimp Company ingrained in American culture and the book completed and released, Barnett rightfully looks at his accomplishments with pride.

“I hope people like the book; I think it has a pretty fun and interesting story,” he said, adding with a laugh, “I’m the last guy to ask if it’s a good book, but I hope readers find it fun and informative.”

“Gumption: Taking Bubba Gump From Movie to Restaurant” is available now. Visit www.scottbarnettassociates.com/TheBook.

Church choirs present spring concert June 7 The Bethlehem Lutheran Church choirs present their annual Spring Concert, “Tunes of Praise,” at 4 p.m. June 7.

Groups performing will include the Second Sabbath, the contemporary praise group; JuBellation Ringers, Children’s Chimers and the Good News Singers. Music will be a combination of sacred and secular, including a medley of Cole Porter music.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church is at 925 Balour Drive, Encinitas. A free-will offering will be taken for the music department.

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Encinitas Elks and Encinitas American Legion hold joint Memorial Day Ceremony The Encinitas American Legion and the Encinitas Elks Lodge held a Memorial Day Ceremony May 25 at Cottonwood Creek Park in Encinitas.

The event included opening remarks by Elks and Legion officers, lunch, and a dove release and ceremony immediately following the opening remarks.

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Dr. Richard Horn, Jane Wagner

Matthew Shillingburg, State Assemblyman Rocky Chavez, Boy Scouts Supervisor Dave Roberts with Natalie of America District Director Dan Marks and Julian

Char Giguere, David Moomaw, Peggy Jones

American Legion Post 416 Commander Steve Lewandowski, Encinitas Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Mike Wright

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Supervisor Roberts addressed the guests

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The US Merchant Marines were recognized

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Dr. Richard Horn read his poem

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Local surgeon, nurse heading to Nepal on humanitarian medical mission

BY JOE TASH A local plastic surgeon and registered nurse are part of a medical team heading for Nepal to perform life-changing operations for victims of the recent devastating earthquakes in the impoverished country at the base of the Himalayas.

Dr. Munish Batra, 49, of Rancho Santa Fe, and Amber Cheffins Gurung, 36, of Encinitas, will join a group of surgeons and nurses in performing dozens of operations for those who have suffered traumatic crushing or burn injuries in two massive earthquakes that struck April 25 and May 12. The first temblor registered 7.8, while the second struck at a magnitude of 7.3. More than 8,000 people are reported dead as a result of the two quakes.

Batra, who practices at an office in Carmel Valley, said team members are concerned about the region’s volatility, and one surgeon canceled after the second quake. But he still plans to board the plane June 5 for the journey to Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital.

“You just hope for the best … I feel like we’ll let down literally hundreds of people if we don’t show up. I feel like I can’t let them down,” said Batra, the father of two young children, who has been making such humanitarian medical trips for more than a decade.

Cheffins Gurung, an experienced operating room nurse, said she was “a little nervous” after the second quake, but has been reassured by talking to people she knows who continue working in Nepal. She is part of an advance team that will procure supplies, set up the operating room and screen patients before surgeons arrive, and she planned to depart Tuesday, May 26.

“I’m not scared enough not to go,” she said.

Batra volunteers his surgical skills on humanitarian missions yearly, in countries ranging from his native India to Mexico. In some cases, the mission is in response to a disaster, such as the tsunami that struck India, Thailand and other areas in 2004. Other times, the team assists poor people who could not otherwise afford surgery.

The patients’ ailments run the gamut, from cleft palates to severe fractures to disfiguring burns. On a recent trip to India, Batra operated on a woman who suffered debilitating injuries when her husband threw acid in her face.

On the upcoming Nepal trip, the surgeons will be kept busy operating on people who were injured in the earthquakes.

“They’re not necessarily life-saving (operations), but they are life-changing. It gets them back into a functional mode,” said Cheffins Gurung, who will assist in the operating room.

Some Nepalese lost their homes, businesses and families in one brief, brutal convulsion of the Earth’s surface. “To go and do something good for them, give them some hope there is still good in the world and give them something to live for … it just feels right,” she said.

Batra will be in Nepal for eight to 10 days. During that time, he expects to personally perform 25 to 30 operations in a series of grueling 18-hour days.

“You get up, have your tea or coffee, and you just keep going until you’re too exhausted to operate,” he said.

The team will perform operations at two different hospitals — one in Kathmandu, and

Dr. Munish Batra at left in black, with other doctors on a previous mission.

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Nurse Gupri Dosanjh, left, with Amber Cheffins Gurung, right, and their patient from a previous mission.

the other in the village of Helambu.

The team members volunteer their time, and are raising money to pay for supplies. A “Go Fund Me” page has been set up to accept donations at http://www.gofundme.com/ asips. Any money raised beyond what is needed for this mission will be donated to relief groups working in Nepal, said Cheffins Gurung.

When Batra and Cheffins Gurung are not traveling on humanitarian medical missions, they are kept busy at home.

She runs her own business, Pacific Coast Triage, and also works as a surgical nurse. Batra works at his plastic surgery practice, and tries to keep up with his two young sons, a 2-yearold toddler and a 7-month-old infant. He credited his wife, Pooja, with supporting his volunteer work, helping him arrange his trips, and advising him on the best use of resources.

Batra, who said he grew up in one of the poorest areas of India, feels blessed by his family and professional success, and wants to give back.

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‘Fair to Remember’ opens June 5 with deep-fried delights, rides, concerts and more • Theme gives a shout-out to fairs gone by and the inventions they introduced to society

BY KRISTINA HOUCK With food, fun and all things “fair,” this year’s San Diego County Fair will surely be “A Fair to Remember.”

In commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition held in San Diego’s Balboa Park, the fair’s theme is “A Fair to Remember, A Celebration of World’s Fairs and Balboa Park.”

“I think it’s a real fitting tribute for the county fair to acknowledge this very historic moment with this year’s theme,” said San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer during a press conference and fair preview on May 20. “It helps to celebrate Balboa Park’s history, it elevates the centennial to a truly regional event and it promotes San Diego’s crown jewel on a whole new level.”

Set to open June 5, the month-long fair will feature “It All Started at a Fair,” an exhibit that celebrates World’s Fairs and their contributions to global culture over the past 165 years. The exhibit will emphasize the Panama-California Exposition, which celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal, as well as highlighting inventions that were first introduced at fairs, such as the bicycle, telephone, ice cream cone and Ferris wheel.

The fair will also demonstrate how agriculture was, and still is, at the core of fairs and expositions. The 22nd District Agricultural Association, a state agency that operates the fairgrounds, sponsors the fair.

“The San Diego County Fair is proud to honor the mission of the 22nd District Agricultural Association by bringing together our agricultural heritage with family-friendly attractions and exhibits,” said Tim Fennell, CEO and general manager. “The San Diego County Fair is a premium value, providing entertainment and fun that gives families a reason to visit the fair year after year, numerous times during the 25-day run.”

As the largest annual event in the county and one of the top 10 fairs in the United States and Canada, the San Diego County Fair attracts more than 1.4 million fairgoers each year.

With nine stages of entertainment, Fennell predicted this year’s fair would break attendance records.

“Due to this year’s theme and this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to partner with our friends from Balboa Park and the city of San Diego, I predict, in 2015, we will make history and we will break all records,” he said.

The nightly Summer Concert Series opens June 5 with KC and the Sunshine Band. Other artists include Gary Allan on June 6, Peter Frampton and Cheap Trick on June 10, Colbie Caillat on June 13, Christina Perri on June 17, Switchfoot on July 19 and Little Big Town on June 24. Comedian Dana Carvey will perform on the Fourth of July.

In addition to animal exhibits, car shows and rides, the fair will also include the San Diego International Beer Festival, the Toast of the Coast Wine Festival and the new Distilled Spirit and Cocktail Festival.

Of course, salty, sweet and unusual foods will also be available.

Fair favorite Chicken Charlie’s food stand is back, and this year he’s frying something for everyone — even the “health-conscious.”

Among Chicken Charlie’s new creations is a deep-fried Slimfast bar.

“I’m a big fan of the bars — I truly am,” said Charlie Boghosian, admitting he struggles with his weight.

“Every once in a while I’ll deep-fry one to treat myself,” he said. “One of my favorite things is deep-fried Oreos and this tastes just as good.”

Boghosian has served fried food at the fair for 32 years, 20 years as the owner of the famous Chicken Charlie’s.

This is the first time he’s back since he opened FryBQ in Clairemont last fall. Although fans can get their hands on some of their fried favorites at the restaurant, its focus is on barbecue food, including ribs and chicken and waffles.

Last year, Boghosian’s top seller at the fair was a triple cheeseburger on Krispy Kreme doughnuts instead of buns. He said he sold about 24,000 triple-decker burgers, which are back on Chicken Charlie’s menu this year.

Another new concoction for the fair is the deep-fried peanut butter pickle — a hollowed

Ronald McDonald House seeks volunteers Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego is seeking volunteers for the morning of June 25 for the Red Shoe Day fundraiser supporting families with a critically ill or injured child being treated at local hospitals.

From 6:30 to 9:30 a.m., Red Shoe Day volunteers, wearing festive attire and carrying the iconic red shoe, will staff 225 major intersections throughout San Diego County collecting cash donations. Volunteers are still needed for these intersections in Rancho Santa Fe: • Rancho Santa Fe Road/Manchester/Encinitas Boulevard • El Camino Real/Mountain Vista Drive To participate in this fundraiser, businesses, families, groups and individuals can form teams or join teams to staff intersections. In addition, residents who can’t volunteer at an intersection can support San Diego’s Ronald McDonald House by donating on June 25 at Red Shoe Day intersections or in McDonald’s restaurants from June 8-28, or by creating a personal fundraiser page to collect online donations from friends and families.

More than 12,500 family members visit San Diego’s Ronald McDonald House each year for meals, lodging and other supportive services. The respite provided by the Ronald McDonald House enables families in medical crisis to focus their energy on helping their sick or injured children heal.

Visit www.redshoedaysd.com to register as a volunteer or set up a personal fundraising page to help support Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego.

Chicken Charlie with his deep-fried Slimfast bar. He’ll also be offering a deep-fried peanut-butter-filled pickle. Photos by Kristina Houck.

Above: Samples of the Chili Cheese Frito Crunch sandwiches. Right: Mayor Kevin Faulconer welcomes the fair. pickle filled with peanut butter and then deep-fried in pancake batter and topped with chocolate syrup, powdered sugar and sprinkles.

“I enjoy the people, the smell, the sounds — and the food,” Boghosian said. “There’s nothing better. Where else can you go to se this kind of variety? From the baked to the fried, all the different varieties are unbelievable.”

From spicy to sweet, selections from other vendors include wasabi bacon bombs — spicy pork with wasabi wrapped in dough and bacon and fried — and deep-fried Starbucks — coffee beans and chocolate chips wrapped in cinnamon roll dough, deep-fried, rolled in sugar and served with whipped cream.

The 25-day fair opens June 5 and runs through July 5. It will be closed on Mondays and the first two Tuesdays. Admission is $15 for adults, $8 for ages 6 to 12 and $8 for adults 62 and older. Entry is free for children 5 and younger.

Visit www.sdfair.com.

Got a driving passion for golf? Check out free Women’s Festival May 31 at Encinitas Ranch Women are invited to enjoy a free day of golf tips, explore health and fitness product booths, learn more about local women’s golf organizations and sample food and drink specials during the inaugural Women’s Golf Festival at Encinitas Ranch Golf Course from noon4 p.m. Sunday, May 31. Donations will be accepted at the event for Susan G. Komen and the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf program at Encinitas Ranch.

Hosting the event are PGA Professional Heidi Richardson and LPGA Professional Jacqui McSorley, who teach lessons and clinics at Encinitas Ranch Golf Course through their business, Enjoy Great Golf. Together Richardson and McSorley offer golf clinics for women, taught by women, designed to make everyone feel comfortable and welcome regardless of skill level.

“We’re thrilled to be hosting our first Women’s Golf Festival at Encinitas Ranch and look forward to introducing women to a game they can enjoy with colleagues, friends and family for a lifetime,” said Richardson. “Golf has such fantastic professional, physical and well-being benefits that we’d love for more women to tap into, and the Women’s Golf Festival is a great way for them to learn more about the game in a fun atmosphere.”

For questions or information about the Women’s Golf Festival, call Heidi Richardson at 760-533-6917.

The Encinitas Ranch Golf Course and Driving Range is at 1275 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Call 760-944-1936.

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Tutors from the Technology Club at The Rhoades School work with children from Casa de Amistad to expose the youngsters to technology at an early age. Photos by Kristina Houck.

Rhoades School students get a charge out of plugging kids into technology And through a program called Scratch, Delaney Fritz, 12, taught the children how to create their own interactive animations and stories.

“They’re getting to learn and use technology at the same time,” Delaney said. “I just love to see the joy on the kids’ faces.”

Each of the school’s 16 seventh- and eighth-grade girls has mentored the children and participated in the club through The Rhoades School’s girls mentor program.

Although the club exposes children to technology at a young age, it also leaves a lasting impact on the middle school students, said PJ Stanley, a teacher at The Rhoades School.

“It’s a win-win on both sides,” said Stanley, who oversees the club, along with Dr. Julie Watts, another Rhoades teacher.

“It’s made our students even more creative.

One of the best ways to learn is when you become a teacher, and these children are becoming teachers.”

The Technology Club launched in January and held its last meeting in mid-May. Because the partnership has proved so successful, Casa de Amistad and The Rhoades School plan to bring back the club next school year.

“We wanted to bring our technology here and share it with them,” Ellie said.

“We’ve enjoyed seeing the kids learn.”

For more about Casa de Amistad and volunteer opportunities, visit www.casadeamistad.org. Rhoades: rhoadesschool.com

North County Easter Seals Head Start programs enrolling for fall Easter Seals Southern California Head Start Child Development Centers and Home-Based Head Start Programs in Solana Beach, Encinitas and Leucadia are now enrolling for fall 2015. These Head Start programs are free for children from 3 to 5 years old from income-eligible families.

Easter Seals’ Child Development Centers and Home-Based Programs provide hands-on learning that promote children’s natural development, preparing them for success in kindergarten and beyond. Featuring state-of-the-art tools and programs, nu-

tritional services, individualized learning plans and highly qualified teachers, these programs are for children with or without disabilities.

Enrollment for fall 2015 is now open and slots are available until filled.

To learn more about the Head Start programs in northern San Diego County, visit http://www.easterseals.com/southerncal/our-programs/childrens-services/ or call the Easter Seals Child Development Services administrative office at (760) 743-1185.

JUNE

BY KRISTINA HOUCK Thanks to The Rhoades School, Casa de Amistad has a new club where students get to learn about the latest technology — in a very hands-on way.

Through the Technology Club, middle school students from the Encinitas school meet monthly with kindergarten through third-grade students at Casa de Amistad, a Solana Beach organization that fosters education and character development for local underrepresented children.

“Our kids are getting exposed to technology at a really young age,” said Nicole Mione-Green, Casa de Amistad’s program director. “It’s amazing. They are so engaged.”

During the meetings, the middle schoolers work individually with the younger children, who learn language, mathematics, science and other skills through the use of technology. There are a variety of rotating stations with tablets, laptops and even robots.

“I like working with the kids because it’s really fun,” said 13-year-old Kennedy Urcelay. “It’s important to know this stuff as they get older.”

Kennedy showed the kids how to use a programmable robot called a “Bee-Bot.” Children used the Bee-Bot’s directional keys to enter creative and complex command sequences, learning sequencing, estimation and problem solving.

Using a hardware tech device called Osmo, Ellie Silvester, 13, demonstrated how to use the technology to solve puzzles on an iPad.

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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS At Bosier Fitness, mental stamina is just as important as physical training

BY DIANE Y. WELCH Bosier Fitness offers outdoor individual customized training, adult group workouts, corporate training and youth training. Owner Andre “Bo” Bosier helps his clients lose weight, sculpt up, tone down or build muscle without the expense of gym membership fees.

For the Encinitas-based personal trainer, physical fitness is not just about getting in shape — it is also about mental fitness. This mental toughness training is what sets his North County coastal elite fitness business apart from others.

“When I’m working with clients to improve their physical fitness, it’s not just getting their body in shape — whether it’s sports-related or for a healthy lifestyle — but also I include mental health for clients to endure mental challenges that they may have,” explained Bosier.

To build mental discipline, Bosier deliberately puts his Andre “Bo” Bosier, a foradult clients outside their comfort zone. “I do this to make mer U.S. Marine, owns them not only better physically, but to grow as an individ- Bosier Fitness. His apual. They understand it and let me know that no one has proach builds mental ever done this before — they never had a trainer that said stamina as well as physical that,” Bosier commented. fitness. At right, he works One effective method Bosier uses is to withhold details of the workout from his client. “For example, you’ll with young athletes. Courknow how long the session is, you’ll know that eventually tesy photos you have to stop at a specific time, but I will not tell you the duration or the amount of reps that you will complete. You will have to find the mental will to complete it.”

Bosier said that he wants his clients to work harder from the very beginning. “I guarantee you will ask me several times, ‘How many are we doing?’ and I will respond, ‘I’ll tell you when you are done.’”

This approach means clients must accept the unknown. “When it is done, you will feel so much better knowing that you persevered through something that you felt uncomfortable about,” said Bosier.

One client was a stay-at-home dad with a wife working full time and two young children. Weighing close to 400 pounds, the man aimed to lose weight.

“But he also had low self-esteem and was overwhelmed by his kids,” said Bosier. “I wanted to help him become healthy so that he could watch his children graduate, as he was putting so much stress on his body.”

The key to success is to find a motivating factor for each individual. “For example, with this client, his young kids were the motivation. I soon began to see more confidence in him. He definitely became mentally tougher, and he was able to turn on the switch to push himself harder.”

Bosier also works with youth. He has coached youth football in the La Costa area for several years, working with 9- through 13-year-olds and for the past two years has been head football coach for freshmen at La Costa Canyon High School.

While a big part of coaching youth is training them to improve physical performance, what often gets overlooked is their mental strength, said Bosier.

Encouraging kids to move outside their comfort zones, even though they may not

Week in Sports

BY GIDEON RUBIN Baseball: • La Costa Canyon lost to Carlsbad 4-3 in eight innings in its Avocado League West finale on May 21, but it was no matter, as the Mavericks had already clinched a league championship earlier in the week.

Johnny Aiken had three hits in defeat for the Mavericks, and Ryan McClure added two hits.

The Mavericks defeated El Camino 3-2 on May 19 to clinch the league championship.

Micky Moniak had two doubles and two RBI to lead the Mavericks.

Mavericks starter Julian McDonald struck out seven batters and allowed two runs on seven hits and no walks in a complete game effort.

The Mavericks lost to El Camino 2-1 in a league game on May 20.

The Mavericks fell to 9-3 in league and 23-6 overall for the season.

• San Dieguito Academy, which at mid-season was mired in a slump, finished strong.

The Mustangs won their last two regular season games, defeating Del Norte 5-3 in Avocado League East game on May 21 and

San Marcos 1-0 in a league game two days earlier.

The Mustangs, who at one point lost 12 consecutive games and lost their first six league games, won five of their last nine regular season games.

Bo Templin had three hits. Keats Strider had two hits including a triple and two RBI to lead the Mustangs in the Del Norte game.

Starter Gabe Coffidis struck out five batters and allowed four hits and no walks in six innings of shutout ball to lead the Mustangs in the San Marcos game.

The Mustangs improved to 5-10 in league and 8-20 overall for the season.

Softball: • La Costa Canyon advanced to the San Diego Section Division II semifinals after a 5-3 win against Brawley on May 23 in the second round.

Shannon Hennessy and Megan Wachholtz each had two hits, and Sophia Chapelone homered to lead the Mavericks offensively.

The Mavericks defeated Our Lady of the Peace 8-5 in a first round game on May 21.

The Mavericks improved their overall record for the season to 23-5.

understand the reasons why, will also make them stronger, said Bosier. While they are going 100 percent, they will realize things about themselves — and reach levels of performance — that they may not have thought possible, he added.

A Houston native, Bosier is no stranger to pushing himself beyond perceived limitations. He was a U.S. Marine for 22 years, working in special operations, and was trained to be physically and mentally tough to endure intense, exhausting situations. He retired to Encinitas in September 2013.

Along with fitness programs, Bosier Fitness conducts leadership and team-building lectures for corporations, small businesses, athletic teams, law enforcement agencies and fire departments.

Bosier also coaches boxing at Title Boxing Club in Carlsbad. He has designed a seminar and hands-on practice session in partnership with the club, aimed at college-bound female students. He will teach the importance of self-awareness, self-defense and safety tips for those navigating the new experience of campus life.

The seminar will be from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at Title Boxing Club. It costs $45 for Title members, $60 for non-members. Call 760-633-4822 to reserve a place and for club location.

To find out more about Bosier Fitness and its customized fitness programs, visit http://wfsites.websitecreatorprotool.com/bosierfitness.com/fitness-training.html or call 760-291- 7893.

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Encinitas Guitar Orchestra focuses on water themes for June 5 concert The Encinitas Guitar Orchestra’s upcoming concert explores water themes from a wide variety of musical genres. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. June 5 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 925 Balour Drive, Encinitas.

A $12 donation at the door is suggested.

Peter Pupping, who leads and conducts the orchestra of 35 beginning to advanced guitarists, said he chooses a theme for each spring and fall session that ties the music together.

This year, the theme is water, which coincidentally matches a project headed by one of his private students, Sarah Maloney, 11, a student at St. James School. Sarah will give a brief presentation at the concert about the Thirst Project, which provides money to build wells in Third World countries.

Award-winning, multi-instrumentalist Allan Phillips will join the orchestra on percussion and keyboards, to round out the music and provide balance. Pupping said the orchestra is very fortunate to have a musician of Allan’s caliber play with the orchestra.

The Encinitas Guitar Orchestra is composed of local musicians who learn technique and theory under the supervision of Pupping and William Wilson, two accomplished Encinitasbased musicians. Pupping has organized and conducted a guitar orchestra since 1999.

Pupping has been teaching and performing in Southern California for more than 30 years. His band, the Peter Pupping Band, has released several CDs. The latest, “Café Pacifico,” combines a variety of music including nuevo Flamenco, Cuban, West African, nuevo tango, bossa nova, samba and Latin smooth jazz. Pupping earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from San Diego State University.

For information, contact Pupping at Guitar Sounds, 760-943-0755 or peter@guitarsounds.com.

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Debbie Kornberg will be demonstrating how to make tahini at the grand opening June 7 of The Spice Way in Encinitas. Photos courtesy Del Rio Studios

The Spice Way aims to make cooking easy, fun and even more healthful •Th e Spice Way to hold grand opening June 7

BY DIANE Y. WELCH If you’re tired of preparing routine meals for your family and feel that your culinary fare is past its sell-by date, The Spice Way can help.

Located in the Vons Shopping Center, on El Camino Real in Encinitas, the newly opened store is brimming from wall-to-wall with aromatic spices, healthy herbs, flavorful fruit blends, olive oil, honey, balsamic vinegar and more, along with kitchenware and creative recipes to make cooking easy and fun.

The store is celebrating its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 7.

During the family-friendly opening, there will be a live cooking demonstration, give-away products, free recipes, tasty samplings, opportunity drawings for kitchenware, teaware and spice racks with spices, coupons, introductory pricing and special activities for kids.

Owner Debbie Kornberg will also demonstrate how fresh tahini is made from sesame seeds, using a mechanized grinder. Various flavors of halva — the dessert version of tahini — will be available for tasting.

Integrating hundreds of years of knowledge with modern-day know-how, the concept behind the store’s unique product lines is based on a simple premise: that using spices and herbs enhances health and wellbeing.

“Everything we have here has some health benefit to it,” Kornberg explained.

“Whether it’s spices and herbs that we combine in blends to add to meat, poultry or seafood, or gourmet blends for potatoes, pasta, rice, salads and dips, everything is allnatural and non-GMO.” The store carries a variety of ethnic blends using Mediterranean, Italian and Asian spices. “We also carry the spices individually, whole or ground, like cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, garlic and more,” said Kornberg.

Tea comes in loose green and black tealeaf blends, long known for their anti-oxi-

dant benefits, and colorful fruit infusion blends. “These are really unique,” said Kornberg.

These dried fruit blends include wild fruit, rosehips, citrus, melon, pomegranate and tropical fruits.

The Spice Way is the first store to open in the United States of what will soon be a national franchise.

Kornberg, a longtime Carmel Valley resident, was introduced to the business idea by a colleague while she worked at the Jewish Federation of San Diego County. Kornberg’s husband is senior rabbi at Carmel Valley’s Congregation Beth Am, and they are both active in the Jewish community.

Like many working moms, Kornberg still prepares the family meals for her husband and two teenagers, and was looking for healthy creative options in the kitchen.

The Spice Way solved her problem.

“Their products really lend themselves to getting a healthy meal on the table, using spices and herbs to get you there,” Kornberg said.

You don’t have to be a gourmet chef to have fun in the kitchen and that daily question, “What am I going to do for dinner tonight?” is easily solved, she added.

Getting dinner on the table quickly spoke to Kornberg, as her son is vegetarian and she makes dinner twice. “Now I can use the same blends on the chicken or meat dish and also on a tofu-based dish for my son.”

The Spice Way grows, dries, and blends its own herbs and spices. A huge variety of high-quality products is attractively displayed in the store, with informational signs explaining how to use them.

The Spice Way staff shares its extensive knowledge with visitors, offering helpful suggestions on how to use the herbs.

For more about The Spice Way, visit www.thespiceway.com or like its Facebook page, facebook/The Spice Way-San Diego.

Call 760-634-9709 for hours. The store is at 260-B N. El Camino Real, Encinitas.

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Program aims to put youngsters on track to successful animal training

BY DIANE Y. WELCH For local young animal lovers, a unique summer program is being offered — “Junior Animal Trainer.”

Encinitas-based animal expert Britta Wilson is heading the program. This is its pilot year, but Wilson said she hopes to offer the workshops year-round in the future.

Children will learn to train animals using positive reinforcement and clicker training techniques proven to be effective for training dogs and other pets.

Workshops, held in a private Leucadia residence, are designed for students 11 through 14 years, and 14 through 18 years, who may want to work in the animal field someday as caregivers or trainers.

Classes for the younger group will be held from 9-10 a.m. Tuesdays on June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28 and Aug. 4.

Classes for the older group will be held from 9-10 a.m. Thursdays on July 1, 9, 16, 23, 30 and Aug. 6.

There will be home assignments to practice new skills, and the last class will be an opportunity for students to showcase their techniques and the new behaviors their dogs have learned. All students will receive a Junior Animal Trainer Certificate, and the dogs will receive a graduation present.

“I’m expecting children to bring their family dog to class, so the dogs must already be friendly and social,” said Wilson. “I’ll send out a questionnaire to students ahead of time and have them fill it out to make

sure that their pet will be able to attend the class, too.”

The clicker training she offers may be generalized to any animal. “So you can learn with your pet dog, but you can train any animal that can perceive a cue, even your pet turtle, guinea pig or cat,” Wilson explained.

The method uses a clicking sound that lets animals know that a treat will follow when they are compliant with the handler’s request.

“Eventually, that sound becomes more reinforcing than the treat itself and it’s something the animals really enjoy. It’s a fun way of training and is mentally stimulating for the animal,” Wilson explained.

Unlike some training methods, clicker training doesn’t involve any kind of corrections, dominance or punishment for the animals. It’s all voluntary, said Wilson. “You are working with their minds. I see animals blossom with this type of training.”

The workshops offer a rare opportunity for young animal lovers to have hands-on learning with Wilson, whose background includes a lifelong love of animals and certified credentials through the Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training and Behavior.

It is the same type of training that Wilson used when she worked as a zoo keeper, an endeavor that she undertook starting in 1993 when she was an intern at the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park in Santa Ana. She graduated from Long Beach State University that same year with a bachelor of arts in psychology, a minor in biology and

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an emphasis in animal behavior, and was offered a full-time position at the Santa Ana Zoo. From there, she held various positions at San Diego’s Wild Animal Park and the San Diego Zoo. In 2003, she transferred to the San Diego Zoo’s Shows Division, training, handling and caring for exotic animals, which included cheetahs, an arctic wolf, red-tailed hawks, binturongs, a red river hog, clouded leopards and more.

An eighth-generation San Diegan, Wilson is a descendant of the Osuna family, one of the original local Spanish land grant owners.

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Wilson left the world of zoos in 2012 to launch her animal training, dog walking and animal care business, offering her expertise in the animal field to pet “parents” in San Diego County area. She is eager to share her love and knowledge of animals with youth who will represent future advocates for animals.

Visit www.junioranimaltrainer.com for class sign-up and location, or call Wilson at 760-351-6967.

Class sizes are limited to four students for one-onone attention. An adult must also attend with students under 18. Visit http:// www.brittasanimaltrainingandpetservices.com/ to learn about Britta Wilson’s other pet services.

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Student Standouts honored Forty-nine area students were honored at the Greater San Dieguito Association of California School Administrators Student Standout Ceremony held May 14 at Solana Ranch EleCardiff student standouts Eve Oesterheld mentary School.

Students were selected from each school and Natalie Rocha. and were honored in one of six categories.

They received award certificates, congratulatory letters and gift bags from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, State Sen. Joel Anderson, San Diego County Supervisor Dave Roberts, the Greater San Dieguito ACSA and from Mission Federal Credit Union.

Congratulations to the Encinitas Union School District and Cardiff School District students who were honored: Capri: Landon Southard, community service El Camino Creek: Carter Ianniciello, fellowship Flora Vista: Grace Lytle, arts La Costa Heights: Lila Kendall, fellowship Mission Estancia: Madison Meyer, community services

Encinitas Union School District student standouts.

Ocean Knoll: Sonia Burns, community service Olivenhain Pioneer: Yasi Erwin, arts Park Dale Lane: Adriana Amanti, courage Paul Ecke Central: Grace Wheeler, humanities Cardiff: Ada Harris: Eve Oesterheld, arts Cardiff School: Natalie Rocha, fellowship

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/1F4SKEV. • Blue Star Museum Program: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, now through Labor Day, Sept. 7.

Free admission for active-duty military and up to five immediate family members.

Info: http://www.sdbgarden.org/military-specials.htm.

The San Diego Botanic Garden is proud to participate in the Blue Star Museum program, offering free admission to all active-duty, National Guard and Reserve members of the U.S. military and their families (card carrier plus five immediate family members).

• iPalpiti Festival, July 9-18; contact Jim Gilliam, jgilliam@encinitasca.gov, or 760633-2746.

For 2 weeks this July, Encinitas welcomes 25 award-winning young musicians from 20 countries who will make this their summer home as they prepare and present six glorious concerts in town. For the first time, the iPalpiti Orchestra will perform a free concert at the San Dieguito Academy Amphitheater on July 18.

Please help us raise the much-needed funds to make the festival a success. A donor will match, dollar-for-dollar, your contribution. Donate at http://www.ipalpiti.org/contribute/ give-now (write “Encinitas” in the comment section.) Thank you!

• Musical: “Mary Poppins”: 7 p.m. May 27-30, June 4-6; 2 p.m. May 30, Liggett Theater, San Dieguito Academy, 800 Santa Fe Drive. Cost: $15, $8 (students). Call 760-7531121, ext. 5156.

Winner of 44 theater awards, “Mary Poppins” has dazzled audiences with its timeless songs and whimsical dance numbers about the Banks family and their magical nanny.

• Thursday Family Fun Night: Hullabaloo Band, 4:30-8 p.m. Thursdays, May 28Aug. 7, San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive. Free with paid admission/ membership. Info: http://www.sdbgarden.org/thursnights.htm.

Families are invited to pack up the kids and enjoy some outdoor fun in the Hamilton Children’s Garden. Live, kid-friendly entertainment is provided from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday night. San Diego favorite Hullabaloo performs.

• Rummage Sale, 7 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 30, San Dieguito Academy, 800 Santa Fe Drive. Free. Info: http://sdafoundation.com/category/council-events-fundraisers.

Clean out your closets and help support the clubs and teams at our local high school through this rummage sale sponsored by the San Dieguito Academy Foundation. Early Bird Drop off from 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 29.

• Families Making History Together: Peanut Butter Bird Feeders. Noon-4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Free. Call 760-632-9711.

Calling all bird lovers! This month, create popsicle stick bird feeders and help keep our feathered friends fed and happy. Teaching children to appreciate all the wildlife San Dieguito has to offer, while having a blast getting our hands dirty too.

• Junior Ballet Ensemble: 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30, Performing Arts Workshop, 681 Encinitas Blvd., Suite 309. Free. Call 760-753-2671.

A showcase of dance from the upcoming Spring performance. A great opportunity for people of all ages to see dance in an informal setting and chat with the dancers after the show. Refreshments will be served.

• IMAGOmoves, Strings Attached: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 31, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Cost: $20; students $10; 18 and under free. Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1587628.

Two new contemporary dance works explore two different approaches to collaborating, with violinist Pierre Joubert playing baroque music, and Kris Apple creating contemporary sonic worlds, layering multiple sound elements. The Encinitas-based company is under the artistic direction of choreographer Yolande Snaith.

• La Paloma Theatre, 471 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. Tickets: $10, $9. Call 760436-SHOW (7469).

“Woman in Gold,” “While We’re Young,” Friday Midnight Movie, “Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

• JFS Coastal Club, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, Temple Solel, 3575 Manchester Ave., Cardiff. Activities free, lunch: $7. Reserve for lunch by noon Monday, June 1, to 858-674-1123.

Seniors 60-plus, choose from several different activities: 10 a.m., Flexibility and Fitness Yoga with Danyll; 11 a.m., program; noon, a healthy lunch is served; at 1 p.m. see a film.

• Tuesday Movie, 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive.

Free.

County libraries can’t publicize titles of free screenings; for info, call 760-753-7376, ext.

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• Wednesdays@Noon: free concert, noon Wednesday, June 3, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Visit www.Encinitasca.gov/WedNoon, call 760-633-2746.

Encinitas Rotary hosting Wine Theater troupe to park bikes and Food Festival June 6 at SDBG in Encinitas June 4 to perform The Encinitas Rotary Club will hold its 12th annual Wine and Food Festival on the evening of June 6 at the San Diego Botanic Garden. Featuring food and desserts from more than 24 local restaurants and beverages from 16 wineries and five breweries, the wildly popular event has sold out its 1,100 tickets for the past seven years. A limited number are still available for this year’s festival.

The festival also features entertainment by top local musicians in the relaxed setting of the Botanic Gardens. Attendees are welcome to stroll through the Botanic’s new Hamilton Children’s Garden, a $4 million addition that includes a multilevel tree house, 15 exhibits and an interactive garden that encourages children to discover and appreciate nature.

Organized and operated by the 90 members of the Encinitas Rotary Club, the festival is also a “green” event, for its attempts to reduce its carbon footprint. It encourages four-to-avehicle carpooling, and last year attracted dozens of ride-sharers.

For information and to buy tickets, contact Sandy Houk at shouk@pacbell.net or 760753-1977, or visit www.encinitaswinefestival.com.

This summer, the Bay Area’s Agile Rascal Theatre Company will be the first theatre troupe to tour an original play, coast-to-coast, traveling the whole way on bicycles. The tour officially kicks off in San Francisco on May 15, and will continue across 4,600 miles, through 16 cities and towns across the country, including Encinitas.

The piece, titled “Sunlight on the Brink” explores the intersection of technology, spirituality, and capitalism, both in the content of the play and the form of the tour.

The local tour stop will take place at 7 p.m. June 4, during the Encinitas First Thursdays event. Their performance will be at 710 S. Coast Highway 101 (at F Street) in Encinitas. To find out when and where else Agile Rascal will be performing, check their tour schedule at AgileRascalTheatre.com/Tour.

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district decides who gets in through a random lottery. No preference is given to proximity.

All ninth- through 12th-grade students were accepted into their first-choice schools of Canyon Crest and San Dieguito this year, primarily because site administrators worked to expand capacity by using every space possible on campuses and by reviewing master schedules.

The options for the district are: boundaries for all schools; eliminating all boundaries; a mix of boundary and non-boundary schools (the current situation); small boundaries around each academy and small boundaries around each school; and no boundaries for the rest of the district.

Grove said the challenge with the survey is getting informed feedback.

“There is a general recognition that each option is going to leave some people unhappy,” Grove said. “It’s about making a decision about what’s best for the greatest number of students that we can.”

WATER A panel on May 21 at the Encinitas Library discusses alternative transportation.

Left to right: Moderator Brian Grover, chairman of Bike Walk Encinitas; Seth Cutter, bicycle and pedestrian coordinator with Caltrans; Andy Hanshaw, executive director of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition; and Brian Graze, program manager with Circulate San Diego. Photo by Jared Whitlock

Engage Encinitas forum discusses alternative transportation

BY JARED WHITLOCK The nonprofit Engage Encinitas hosted an educational forum last week at the Encinitas Library dedicated to alternative transportation.

The event, called “Transportation: It’s Not Just About Cars,” featured a panel made up of transportation experts and representatives from commuter groups. They fielded questions and talked about ways they’re trying to make it easier to bike and walk around Encinitas and beyond.

Topics ran the gamut, from planned biking and walking infrastructure in Encinitas to rules of the road for bikers.

Engage Encinitas, headed by former Mayor Teresa Barth, hosts free forums on relevant community topics on the third Thursday of each month. The organization also looks to encourage civic engagement with volunteer opportunities and other events. To learn more, visit engageencinitas.org.

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Houses with even numbered addresses can irrigate on Tuesday and Friday, while its Monday and Thursday for odd numbered homes. For multi-family dwellings and non-residential properties, it’s Monday and Thursday.

And the board voted 3-2 to move from a Level 2 drought status to Level 3 effective immediately, with board members Kristin Gaspar and Mark Muir opposed.

Muir said the San Dieguito district is unlikely to achieve significant water savings from going to Level 3, and he stated it would be confusing for customers given that the Olivenhain district is at Level 2.

On top of Level 2 restrictions like the ban on watering landscaping during the day, Level 3 requires that residents repair water leaks within 48 hours, rather than the current 72hour rule. It also bans filling up ornamental ponds. And it mandates that people stop washing their cars, except at commercial carwashes that use recycled water.

“You could have half the city washing their cars and the other half not washing their cars,” Muir said.

Board member Lisa Shaffer said that going to Level 3 is in line with the district’s drought ordinance. The staff report, which recommended Level 3, says that Level 2 is looking for a 20 percent reduction, but Level 3 is warranted since the district’s reduction target is higher.

“It seems that if we have this ordinance that has these guidelines, we ought to follow them,” Shaffer said.

The San Dieguito district serves the western half of Encinitas, with the Olivenhain district covering the rest of the city. The Olivenhain district’s board also recently voted to increase rates. The average Olivenhain district resident uses 22 units of water a month, resulting in a $111.10 monthly bill, which is due to increase 3.2 percent to $114.64.

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‘Passport to Cuba’ Encinitas Friends of the Arts gave the community a chance to celebrate and experience Cuban culture May 23 at “Passport to Cuba.”

As part of EFA’s Passport Series at the Encinitas Library, the program included a wide mix of the best Cuban artists. Attendees were stimulated by the Latin jazz sounds of Jaime Valle & Equinox, one of San Diego’s top performers.

The event also featured huge artworks by Silfredo La O Vigo; performances by Omo Aché Afro-Cuban Dance & Music Company; sweets and other Cuban delicacies; a slide show by photographer Jeffrey Brosbe, who recently returned from Cuba; a narrated presentation by Naomi Nussbaum, executive director of Synergy Arts Foundation; and ’50s classic cars on view in the parking lot, courtesy of Woodies San Diego — a time capsule of living relics like those found on the streets of Cuba.

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Members of the dance group “Enruedame Mas”

Doug Jones, Allan Phillips, Gunnar Biggs, Fernando Gomez, Encinitas Friends of the Arts President Naimeh Tanha, Jamie Valle

Dancers Artist Silfredo Lao with his creation “Ochun” Lois Sunrich, Nancy Roeger, Kathy Rauch, Chris Lehman, Gail Tolleson

Consuelo Soto, Max Para

The event was a sellout!

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Standing: EFA board member Collette Stefanko, City of Encinitas Arts Administrator Jim Gilliam. Seated: volunteers Mahsa Olamai and Sarah Riccitelli

Jonathan Woodward, Naimeh Tanha

Beatrice Villarreal, Anna Encinias

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Several years ago, the city held a workshop to discuss bike lanes along Santa Fe Drive.

My husband and I attended and lobbied for more than a bike lane. We wanted a safe walkway to protect us and our children from the speeding cars. It was a tiny stretch of real estate — from Devonshire to Vulcan, only five blocks.

One workshop participant repeatedly argued that no one would care about walking along Santa Fe. We cared, along with all of our neighbors. Once it was built, we could send our kids to Blockbuster or cross the road from Encinitas to Cardiff without taking our life in our hands. But it was such a short strip of land — the pathway almost seemed lonely.

Fast forward: 2013. The city constructed an underpass under the railroad tracks at Santa Fe. Our little piece of walkway now connected people not only to the Vons Shopping Center, but also to Swami’s. People gathered at the benches on Cornish to enjoy the sunset.

Families carted children and surfboards under the tracks. An additional ribbon of pavement was included, running south along San Elijo for a brief distance. It’s the teaser for the Coastal Rail Trail.

One year later, the Community Park opened. Young teenagers now skate down our street, along the sidewalk, and up to the skatepark. Dog lovers stroll on Santa Fe, heading to the Maggie Houlihan dog park.

Our little stretch of real estate is no longer lonely. It is beginning to feel connected.

Thank you to council members Shaffer, Kranz, and Blakespear for approving the Coastal Rail Trail at the May 20 City Council meeting. The Cardiff portion of that trail will now be built.

The pieces of the puzzle are slowly coming together.

One day, those of us who use our feet or our bicycles to move ourselves from point A to point B will have our own roads. One day, residents will be grateful that we found safe places for cyclists to ride and walkers to walk. Change and growth in our little heaven are inevitable. More visitors are bound to come, and more residents are bound to move here. How do we manage that change? By clogging our roads with more automobiles, or by finding other ways for us all to get around, on roads that are suitable not only for cars, but also for cyclists and walkers?

Judy Berlfein Encinitas

Not right to ask community to take responsibility for choices made by others Responsibility and logical consequences; the inoculation issue.

While I defend the individual’s right to choose, no matter what that choice might be, I cannot and will not accept being held responsible for choices made by others.

I learned in school a very long time ago that we have the right to make choices. I also learned that with those choices comes responsibility to use those choices wisely and to accept the consequence of those choices.

I respectfully submit that the majority of arguments I have read in favor of not vaccinating a child about to enter school in California seem to be based on emotion, conjecture, conclusionary statements, and statements without fact. Some seem to be intended to frighten a reader into believing what is said is the absolute truth. The title of the column is “Letters to the Editor/Opinion.” The word “Opinion” sums it up. These articles are no more than an opinion. This letter is my opinion.

This issue of inoculations is truly a serious dilemma. The unfortunate part is that the parents who have chosen to not vaccinate their children have created their own dilemma and must own it. Please don’t ask me or anyone else to take responsibility for choices you make. We don’t live in a vacuum, and our choices, like it or not, can and do affect those around us. After all, many of us choose to inoculate our children against a host of other illnesses besides D.P.T. The fact is that no family will be forced to home-school or to leave California; that choice is left up to every family. It’s a choice, and it’s also the law. We can want what we want, hire attorneys, file lawsuits, but that doesn’t mean we’ll get what we want. That’s real life.

I respect everyone’s right to choice. Please respect my right to choice.

Gerry McMillan Encinitas

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Yes 12 percent No 87 percent Do you plan on attending the San Diego County Fair this year?

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travel and released copies of text messages and invoices to counter some of Porter’s claims. He also released a statement from the driver, a current staff member, who swore under oath that “I am a heterosexual male.”

If documents are the currency that buys understanding into what happened in Roberts’ office, Porter had some of her own. As Gartner provided reporters with papers he said showed that Roberts did nothing wrong, Porter’s lawyer, Chris Morris, gave out copies of text messages that he believes support his client’s accusations.

Among Gartner’s key points: • Roberts, a married gay man, did not have an inappropriate relationship with his driver, staff member Harold Meza. “There was absolutely no inappropriate conduct, sexual or otherwise,” Gartner said.

The two traveled together, and shared a hotel room, but they slept in separate beds and there was no sexual contact, Gartner said.

“All that happened was that I went to sleep in my own bed. There was no sexual activity of any kind,” Meza said in the sworn statement. “Let me be perfectly clear about this, I am a heterosexual male,” he said.

In text messages attorney Morris provided, Roberts talks about sharing a bed with Harold, and during a trip to Washington, D.C., Roberts wrote that “Harold will keep me warm!” and included an emoji icon of a face winking while sticking out his tongue.

In another instance, Roberts sent a text that said he wanted to share a bed with Meza on a trip to Hawaii. (Meza ultimately didn’t attend.)

It was all just a joke, Gartner said. He said Roberts is a happily married man who has a good sense of humor.

“That was basically a funny statement,” he said.

• Roberts’ office spent $999.37 on 10,000 baseball cards with the supervisor’s face on the front. In her claim, Porter said that after staffers questioned whether this expense was a misuse of public money, Roberts asked her “to ‘make the cards disappear.’” Porter still has the cards.

A similar community outreach project by former Gov. Pete Wilson inspired the cards, and Roberts got appropriate clearance from the county’s lawyers before they were printed, Gartner said.

“There was no inappropriate use of money for those baseball cards,” he said.

But later, one of Roberts’ friends saw the cards and suggested that he should double-check and make sure that they were appropriate. He then told Porter to keep the cards in a drawer as he tried to verify that he could pass them out.

Gartner said he wasn’t sure whether Roberts found out if the cards were acceptable, and ultimately, the cards were never distributed.

• Roberts and Porter had a great relationship, and everyone is baffled about why Porter would suddenly file a claim and make such serious allegations, Gartner said.

Nineteen pages of text messages show jovial banter between the two. One includes a cartoon titled “12 outstanding personality traits of a great boss” and another included an image of a child with outstretched hands that was captioned “Multiple exclamation points are the written equivalent of jazz hands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“What I’m trying to show here is that for somebody who says it was a hostile work environment, and doesn’t get along with their boss, the text messages don’t show that,” Gartner said.

Eventually, in a three-week span, Porter, Vaughan, deputy Chief of Staff Lindsey Masukawa and Brittany Shaw, an administrative assistant, all resigned.

Vaughan, Porter and Shaw have all raised similar allegations about Roberts’ behavior and use of county resources.

Gartner would not speak to the other women’s concerns, and took aim exclusively at Porter while avoiding questions about other staffers.

Gartner said he doesn’t know why Porter, a 20-year Navy veteran, would create a “false report.”

“You know, it’s really hard to know,” he said.

Morris said Gartner’s claims didn’t add up.

“Everything he said was refutable by the texts and emails,” he said.

Vaughan’s new claim, which was filed late May 21, echoes many of the issues Porter raised, including the improper relationship with his driver. But Vaughan also says that Roberts had an unauthorized agreement with an Arizona-based consultant, was unfair to women, and that the county failed to protect her as a whistle-blower.

Roberts’ office was in poor shape when Vaughan arSee ROBERTS, page 23

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The museum grounds, at 450 Quail Gardens Drive in Encinitas, were alive with families — old-timers chatting with newcomers, visitors touring the museum and discovering a history they never knew — all enjoying plates of steaming hot Deep Pit BBQ Beef with cole slaw and beans, and sweet treats from the Bake Sale Table. Beans and coleslaw were provided by Cap’n Kenos, macaroni and cheese came from Brett’s BBQ. The event also included a petting zoo for kids, a silent auction, the soft classic rock band “Two of Us Plus One,” and tours of the museum and the old Del Mar fire engine.

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provides discounts on items and waives the admission charge for events that have a fee to enter.

Even if the store only obtains half of the $20,000 goal, Waddle said this would be a major boost to Ducky Waddle’s, located at 414 N. Coast Highway 101.

Waddle, 75, said he has “a historic knowledge and aesthetic eye” for finding rare items and underground art. That talent led him to open an art and collectibles shop in San Diego in the 1970s, and then he moved the business to Los Angeles in the mid-1980s, though the shop was later destroyed by the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

Two years later, he started anew with Ducky Waddle’s.

Popular street artist Shepard Fairey,

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“I’ve always tried to support emerging artists and musicians,” Waddle said.

For Waddle, shuttering Ducky Waddle’s is unthinkable.

“The store is my life,” Waddle said. “If I have to close this store, I don’t know what I’d do.”

He continued: “I think it’s worth saving, and I hope that people who see the crowdfunding campaign feel the same way.”

To donate, visit Indiegogo.com and enter “Help Save Ducky Waddle’s” in the search box to find the campaign.

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“I think we need to be doing both in parallel,” Shaffer said of the at-grade crossing and rail trail.

Under the council’s preferred alternative, most of the Cardiff section of the rail trail would go just west of San Elijo Avenue, along the dirt stretch. Between the rail trail and tracks, there would be a fence similar to the post-and-cable fence next to the Santa Fe Avenue undercrossing, according to city staff.

Resident Julie Thunder took issue with the San Elijo Avenue option, primarily because of the fencing.

“I don’t understand why you would take this on and fight the community and block our access,” Thunder said.

While the Highway 101 alternative does not propose a fence, the rail corridor will probably be fenced in the long term under North County Transit District plans that are independent of the rail trail, according to the staff report. On the flip side, the report

states the San Elijo Avenue alternative could take away parking on the road.

Encinitas Chamber of Commerce CEO Bob Gattinella said the organization would rather see the rail trail on San Elijo Avenue, because the Highway 101 option calls for a lane reduction to make room for the rail trail.

SANDAG began eyeing Highway 101 for the rail trail a few months ago, when it was determined the San Elijo Avenue option would need retaining walls between Verdi Drive and Cornish Avenue, where the road narrows.

Because the road is narrow from Santa Fe Drive to D Street, the rail trail would run on San Elijo Avenue, instead of alongside it.

This “on roadway” portion would have bike lanes and “sharrows” — markings reminding bicyclists and drivers to share the road.

Plans state the rail trail will eventually run from Cardiff to Leucadia, linking with the trail in Solana Beach and Carlsbad.

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rived in December 2014, the complaint said. Staffers were inexperienced, hadn’t had adequate ethics training and didn’t know the rules that govern public officials. They also didn’t distinguish between political, personal and government work while on the county clock.

“In short, it appeared to Ms. Vaughan the staff seemed to do whatever it was Supervisor Dave Roberts wanted them to do, whether or not the Supervisor’s request were a proper use of County resources, in an effort to stay in the Supervisor’s good graces,” according to the claim, written by Vaughan’s attorney, Lynne Lasry.

In a separate statement, Lasry said it had been Vaughan’s “intention and desire to resolve this matter quietly with the County and move on with her career.”

But she added the county, “through the Board of Supervisors, wouldn’t have it that way.”

The board rejected a $75,000 severance package for Vaughan.

On several occasions, Vaughan brought up her concerns with the county, including Chief Administrative Officer Helen Robbins-Meyer, human resources officials and county lawyers.

But ultimately her warnings weren’t addressed, and the county failed to protect her from Roberts, the claim states.

At one meeting, a county lawyer told Vaughan that “based on what had been learned, if Supervisor Dave Roberts had been a County Director and not an elected official, he would have been terminated immediately as a County employee.”

So far Roberts hasn’t personally addressed the allegations against him but Gartner said that will change.

“Very soon he will be speaking to the media, because he would like to,” Gartner said.

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We Can Waive Up To 6 Remaining Payments!** TENT EVENT Only through May 31st

2015 BMW 320i Lease For

$239

2015 BMW X4 xDrive28i

Per Month + Tax

5 TO CHOOSE FROM

36 month term, $5995 plus tax and government fees due at signing. $0 security deposit. Excess mileage charges of $0.20 per mile for miles driven in excess of 30,000 mile on approved about average credit.

2015 BMW 428i Coupe

2015

$299

Lease For

Per Month + Tax

1 AT THIS PRICE K223856

Lease For

Lease For

5 TO CHOOSE FROM

2014

$20,000 off MSRP

0.9% apr for 36 months with approved credit on new BMWs excluding the i8 and cannot be used in conjunction with factory rebates expires 3/31/15. Example with $0 down, monthly payment is $17.05 per month per $1,000 financed

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2012 BMW 328i CF343571........................$27,991 2012 BMW 328i CNP16107 .......................$28,883 2013 BMW 128i Coupe DVS94667............$28,992 2013 BMW 328i DK103299 ........................$29,991 2011 BMW 135i Convertible BVM24751....$29,993 2012 BMW X3 xDrive28i CL727215 ...........$31,992 2013 BMW 328i Coupe DJ106961 .............$32,883 2012 BMW 535i CC812151 .......................$33,884 2013 BMW 528i DD23187 ..........................$33,991

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2012 BMW 535i CC810925........................$34,884

2014 BMW M235i Coupe EVX33584 .........$44,771

2014 BMW i3 Hatchback EV273560 ..........$35,884

2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i Premium D0B03419.... $44,992

2012 BMW X5 xDrive35d CL668413..........$35,884

2014 BMW 535d ED689808 .......................$44,994

2012 BMW X5 xDrive50i CL425747 ...........$36,484

2015 BMW M235i Coupe FV25351 ............$45,992

2013 BMW 335i DNP37676 .......................$38,991

2014 BMW 435i Coupe EK19054...............$48,991

2012 BMW X5 xDrive35i CL988666 ...........$39,882

2013 BMW 550i DDY72564 .......................$52,992

2013 BMW X5 xDrive D0B03201 ...............$39,993

2015 BMW 435i Coupe FK193378.............$52,992

2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i D0B01799...........$40,993

2014 BMW X5 xDrive35i E0K51534 ...........$57,772

2013 BMW 535i DC819450 ........................$40,994

2014 BMW X5 xDrive50i E0C02244 ...........$64,984

2012 BMW X5 xDrive35i CL991829 ...........$41,993

2015 BMW M4 Coupe FK332101 ..............$70,992

2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i D0B02635...........$41,993

2014 BMW X6 M E0C40216 ......................$75,993

2012 BMW X5 xDrive35d CL668967..........$43,992

2014 BMW M5 ED097559 ..........................$77,991

2013 BMW X5 xDrive50i DL899132 ...........$43,994

2015 BMW M6 Convertible FD651389.......$106,992

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6 & 7 Series

650i, 650 Gran Coupe, M6 Gran Coupe, M6 Convertible750i, 750Li, Alpina

0.9% APR on New BMWs

2012 BMW 328i CF341604........................$26,994

$799 Per Month + Tax

5 TO CHOOSE FROM

$8,500 off MSRP

2014 BMW X1 sDrive28i EVW55384 ........$25,984

5 TO CHOOSE FROM

36 month lease. $6994.98 plus tax and government fees due at signing. $0 security deposit. Excess mileage charges of $0.20 per mile for miles driven in excess of 30,000 miles. On approved above average credit.

2014 BMW X5

2011 BMW 328i Coupe BE57361 ..............$24,441

Per Month + Tax

2015 BMW 640i Gran Coupe

Per Month + Tax

36 month lease. $4995 plus tax and government fees due at signing. $0 security deposit. Excess mileage charges of $0.20 per mile for miles driven in excess of 30,000 miles. On approved above average credit.

2012 BMW 328i CF433152 .......................$23,984

$529

36 month lease. $5995 plus tax and government fees due at signing. $0 security deposit. Excess mileage charges of $0.20 per mile for miles driven in excess of 30,000 miles. On approved above average credit.

BMW 528i

$389

X5 sDrive

Over 30 in Stock!

36 month term, $5995 plus tax and government fees due at signing. $0 security deposit. Excess mileage charges of $0.20 per mile for miles driven in excess of 30,000 mile on approved about average credit.

2015

Per Month + Tax

1 AT THIS PRICE 0M89288

36 month lease term on 320i. $4995 plus tax and government fees due at signing. $0 security deposit. Excess mileage charges of $0.20 per mile for miles driven in excess of 30,000 miles for 320i. On approved about average credit.

Lease For

$429

Lease For

2007 Saturn VUE Hybrid 7S875440 ............................ $8991 2011 Nissan Sentra BL683459................................. $10,441 2006 Mercedes Benz E-350 6A964610.................... $10,991 2006 Acura RSX Coupe 6S02062 ............................ $11,991 2008 BMW X3 3.0si 8WJ2056.................................. $13,991 2011 VW Tiguan BW504938 .................................... $14,991 2006 Lexus RX 400h 62002424 ............................... $15,991 2007 Toyota 4Runner 78087733 .............................. $17,991 2009 Infinity G G37 Journey 9M302000................... $18,771 2003 Porsche Boxster 3U624594 ............................ $18,771 2011 BMW 328i BNM77747..................................... $18,991 2007 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 7A261054 ....... $19,991 2006 BMW 650i Convertible 6CN78212 .................. $20,771 2014 Kia Optima EX EG337995 ............................... $20,991 2010 BMW X3 3.0i AWJ39224 ................................. $24,991 2010 BMW X6 xDrive35i AL225324 ......................... $34,992 2004 Porsche 911 Coupe 4S635072 ....................... $34,992 2011 BMW M3 Convertible BE584529 .................... $40,992

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