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■ Encinitas council pursuing lease of old Cardiff fire station. Page 2
■ Leichtag-incubated nonprofit aims to help school district’s Farm Lab grow. Page 4
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Encinitas City Council passes graywater ordinance BY JARED WHITLOCK New single-family homes in Encinitas will be required to have special plumbing so that homeowners can connect a graywater system to reuse household water for landscaping. The Encinitas City Council on July 15 voted unanimously to adopt a graywater ordinance, a move meant to boost conservation and cut down on water bills. Graywater systems pipe graywater from showers, bathroom sinks and washing machines to yards and gardens. Councilman Tony Kranz said he was interested in graywater when he remodeled his home 15 years ago, but his architect told him it wasn’t allowed in Encinitas. “It has been an important issue for me, and I really appreciate getting to this point,” Kranz said. In recent years, graywater systems have gained favor across California due to a punishing drought. Building codes have caught up, too. The state’s plumbing code was revised in 2009 to let homeowners build some graywater systems without permits. While new single-family homes will be outfitted for graywater systems, it will be up to homeowners to decide whether to buy and install them. And new homes would be exempt from pre-plumbing if a test shows the soil can’t accommodate a graywater system’s discharge. Also, the ordinance won’t require a permit for washing machine graywater systems that discharge 250 gallons a day
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At an Encinitas home, a tank collects graywater that’s diverted to irrigate the yard. Encinitas is encouraging graywater systems. Photo by Jared Whitlock or less. Currently, a permit for a graywater system without an electrical pump runs about $300, and the cost is roughly $500 for a system with an electrical pump. The council also directed city staff to bring back a report on how the city can incentivize graywater in existing homes with rebates, lower permit costs and less red tape.
One option is to pursue state Proposition 1 water conservation funds to lower installation costs. Initially, the council expressed an interest in holding off on the ordinance, in case the report persuades the council to make other reforms. But Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer said given the urgency of the drought, the council should move forward with the ordinance for now, and then consider the report. It’s estimated the ordinance will add $300 to construction costs per single family home. Those who decide to retrofit their existing homes for graywater face a much steeper cost, according to the staff report. The average person uses See ORDINANCE, page 19
Encinitas settles ‘density bonus’ lawsuit
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ENCINITAS ADVOCATE
July 17, 2015
Switchfoot Bro-Am surf contest and concert The Switchfoot Bro-Am surf contest and concert was held July 11 at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas. The 2015 events benefit the Switchfoot Bro-Am Foundation, which the members of Switchfoot recently created to continue their mission of giving back to the local community through music, surfing and youth development programs throughout the year. See more photos on page 15. Photo by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.encinitasadvocate.com.
BY JARED WHITLOCK The city of Encinitas will pay $200,000 in attorneys’ fees and rescind policies that sought to shrink the size of “density bonus” projects, according to a recent settlement agreement. A divided Encinitas City Council voted 3-2 in closed session last week to adopt the settlement, reversing council action taken last summer. In October, the Building Industry Association filed a lawsuit accusing Encinitas of violating state density bonus law. In general, the law lets developers build more homes on a property than city zoning allows, and in exchange, at least one of the homes must be reserved for low-income individuals. Last summer, the council required that affordable homes in density bonus developments be at least 75 percent of the size of their market rate counterparts. And density bonus developers had to provide fiscal documentation when seeking reductions in development standards, the council decided. Those changes came about in response to residents who argued the overstuffed developments are ruining neighborhoods. “We had no chance of winning the lawsuit,” said Deputy Mayor Catherine Blakespear this week. She was elected in November, after the council altered the density bonus policies. “The changes were not in compliance with the law.” Going forward, Blakespear said the council could accomplish many of its goals by rewriting its density bonus ordinance with requirements that will stand up to legal
scrutiny. For instance, she stated it’s illegal to demand specific size requirements for affordable units, but it’s legally OK to say they must be comparable in size to market rate units. Blakespear said the settlement did achieve one major community goal: The city will be able to “round down” a density bonus calculation, decreasing the number of homes in the developments. Blakespear added it was unfair to taxpayers to continue wasting money over the lawsuit. Councilmembers Tony Kranz and Lisa Shaffer joined Blakespear in approving the settlement. Mayor Kristin Gaspar and Councilman Mark Muir voted against it. Muir said the settlement doesn’t provide any kind of resolution. Of particular concern, it doesn’t protect the city against future litigation from the Building Industry Association or others over density bonus, he added. He also took issue with the city paying the Building Industry Association’s legal bills, which came to $200,000, as per the settlement. In return, the association agreed to drop all current claims. “Theoretically, the Building Industry Association could take the $200,000 they just made off us and turn around and sue us for rounding down,” Muir said. Muir added the community has been vocal in wanting to alter the density bonus law to lessen the impact on neighborhoods. “Across the board, I heard the community say, ‘We want to take this challenge on,’” Muir stated. Along with paying the Building IndusSee LAWSUIT, page 19
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Encinitas council pursuing lease of old Cardiff fire station BY JARED WHITLOCK The city of Encinitas may lease the vacant Cardiff fire station to a company that transports military veterans. Last week, the Encinitas City Council voted 4-1 to enter into lease negotiations with G.J. Trippe, a non-emergency service that shuttles veterans to Southern California medical facilities. The company is proposing to lease the .17-acre fire station, at 1867 MacKinnon Ave., for $2,500 a month. “Having a tenant there is better than the place sitting empty,� Councilman Tony Kranz said. Built in the 1970s, the fire station closed when Fire Station No. 2 opened on a nearby lot about two years ago. The council in August directed staff to invite lease or purchase proposals for the site, which is in a residential area by the Encinitas Community Park. Joyce Trippe, who runs Carlsbad-based G.J. Trippe with her husband, said the company would fit in with the neighborhood. She added that non-emergency ambulances stationed at the site wouldn’t “run out of there in the middle of the night with lights and sirens.� “We’re very quiet,� she said, adding that they love the site and the area. G.J. Trippe has also promised to spend $40,000 on improvements to fix up the fire station. While the business is allowed under the current public/semi-public zoning, city staff said they would need to do more research on whether the couple could live there, as proposed. Kranz, Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer and Councilman Mark Muir said leasing works for now, and they expressed interest in the city rezoning the property to residential and selling it down the line. Muir said a residential home would fit the character of the surrounding neighborhood. Deputy Mayor Catherine Blakespear supported leasing, though she said selling would be shortsighted for the city. “We just never know what we’re going to need property for,� Blakespear said. The council also directed staff to bring back a report on the necessary steps for the city to rezone the property. Notably, Proposition A, the growth-control measure voters approved in 2013, requires a public vote for zoning changes. Mayor Kristin Gaspar, the sole vote against the motion, favored selling the property under the current zoning. Gaspar said it would take city money and staff time to go through the ballot process, as well as spruce up the site. “I’d prefer a private party deal with that,� she said.
This Cardiff property was home to an old fire station that closed two years ago. The Encinitas City Council is looking at leasing it to a non-emergency ambulance service. Photo by Jared Whitlock To that end, the city received a $410,000 offer to buy from John and Whitney Musser, who want to use it as their family home. Because of Prop A, they proposed to incur the cost of rezoning, estimated at $30,000 to $50,000 during the 2016 election. John Musser said he was confident residents would approve the rezoning request. Najjar Enterprises proposed buying the old station for $500,000 as is. John Najjar, owner of Seaside Market, said he’s not sure what he’d do with the property, adding the use would fit the community. The other offers: Chad Dunham wanted to buy the site for $450,000 and convert it into a residence, contingent upon the city successfully rezoning the property. H20 Trash Patrol, a local nonprofit that deploys stand-up paddleboarders to pick up trash from the ocean, proposed a $2,000-a-month lease. But that use doesn’t fit within the current zoning, according to the staff report.
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Encinitas district rejects Virtual Keyring contract for school iPads BY JARED WHITLOCK The Encinitas Union School District recently terminated a contract that would have given students the option of logging into their district-issued iPads via facial recognition technology. An online petition called for the end of the contract because of privacy concerns over iPad biometrics — facial scans — authenticating students. But this week, Encinitas Union School District Superintendent Tim Baird said the contract was canceled because the technology didn’t work with all iPad programs. “There were a couple programs that were really a problem,” Baird said. Last fall, the district board signed a deal with the company Virtual Keyring, which was tasked with developing software so that students could log in to all their iPad programs via biometrics or a single keyed-in password. Baird said that facial recognition was merely optional. “I know there were a few people that were making a big deal over the facial recognition,” he said. “That was never an important point to us.” District officials have said that students have to remember a dozen unique usernames and passwords for iPad programs, and so “single sign-on” was intended to simplify logins and save instructional time. Going in, Baird said the district knew achieving a single sign-on would be difficult, since the district has a variety of iPad programs that are both cloud- and server-based. The contract was only in the “proof of concept” phase. Because it was canceled early on, the terms state that the district will be reimbursed all funds — $25,000 paid to Virtual Keyring when the deal was signed in March, according to Baird. He stated district staff terminated the contract in late June, and the board was notified shortly after. If the project had been successful, the district would have paid Virtual Keyring $189,000 over the course of the three-year contract. Previously, district officials stated the Encinitas school district would probably be the first in the nation to have students log in to their iPads with facial recognition software. Initially, the plan was to roll out the single sign-on software at one school and then go district wide. Baird said that Virtual Keyring’s software did, however, accomplish another goal: adding another layer of protection for student, teacher and administrative data. He said the district is now looking for technology that both eases logins and beefs up security. “Our IT staff is always looking at upgrading security of district data and student data,” Baird said. A petition at change.org to end the contract gained 361 signatures. Some parents wrote that it was just too much money to spend on bypassing passwords.
Encinitas Union School District students use iPads at El Camino Creek Elementary. The district rejected a contract that would have allowed facial-recognition technology to ease student iPad sign-ins. San Diego Union Tribune file photo Others said they didn’t want their kids’ faces stored as biometric data. How facial biometrics work: An iPad takes several pictures, compares those with an existing encrypted image and verifies the person’s identity. Virtual Keyring’s website states that only company support can see or access the encrypted images. “Regardless of the reason to cancel the contract, the end result is that the children in EUSD will not be part of this experiment,” wrote Jennifer Hamler two weeks ago in an update on the petition website. Hamler, a school board candidate in last fall’s election, started the petition.
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Leichtag-incubated nonprofit aims to help school district’s Farm Lab grow BY JARED WHITLOCK A nonprofit incubated at the Leichtag Foundation property aims to lend a hand at the Encinitas Union School District’s Farm Lab. The recently launched 10-acre Farm Lab, at 441 Quail Gardens Drive, is designed to give students a firsthand lesson in planting, growing and cooking produce. Plans also call for five acres of production crops that will primarily go to the school lunch program. Under a recently agreed-on memorandum of understanding, the nonprofit — the name of which has yet to be announced — will help tend Farm Lab’s crops. As is typical, the memorandum of understanding is general and nonbinding, but could pave the way for a formal agreement. “The memorandum of understanding is an intent to collaborate,” said Daron “Farmer D” Joffe, the nonprofit’s interim executive director. “Now what we need to do is figure out how much is involved and who pays for what — seeds, compost, labor and more.” Joffe, who is also the development director of the Leichtag Foundation property, has overseen various agriculture projects at the 67-acre Leichtag site, which is across the street from Farm Lab. Such experience would come in handy at Farm Lab, district officials said. “The nonprofit has an expert team of farmers with many years of experience,” said Mim Michelove, director of Farm Lab. Farm Lab has about 1 1/2 acres of crops, and more are being planted. Plans show about five acres of crops. “With this succession of crops, the nonprofit would be helping as needed,” Michelove said. According to the memorandum of understanding, the district would tentatively pay the nonprofit $40,000 for farm management services, labor, farming equipment and vehicles during this school year. Michelove said this would be a good deal for the district. “I would imagine they would be putting in more hours than a $40,000 farmer would,” Michelove said. She added: “To me, it shows their generosity and understanding of the farm.” Michelove said the agreement is another example of the E3 group working together. E3, made up of the Encinitas Union School District, Leichtag Foundation and four other groups on Quail Gardens Drive and Saxony Road, formed last year to collaborate on education programming. Besides helping Farm Lab, the nonprofit will oversee the Leichtag Foundation proper-
Crops have sprouted in recent months at Farm Lab, at 441 Quail Gardens Drive. A nonprofit is aiming to give Farm Lab a boost. Photo by Jared Whitlock
ty’s community farm and a planned “food forest” — designed to provide fruits and vegetables to food banks and those in need. The nonprofit would also support agriculture initiatives around the community, according to Joffe. The Encinitas school district board last week signed off on the memorandum of understanding. And the goal is to have a formal agreement in place sometime in the next few months.
Solar, conservation improvements taking place to help cut EUSD power bills BY PAT MAIO, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE Summer is typically slow at Paul Ecke Central Elementary School in Encinitas, but work is heating up this month on a project to make the campus more energy efficient. On the school’s rooftop, crews are installing a structural labyrinth of steel girders that will hold 432 total solar panels generating about 136 kilowatts of electricity — or enough to power roughly 13 homes. The project — expected to wrap up before students return in August — is part of larger plan by the Encinitas Union School District to install solar and other conservation systems at all nine district elementary schools. Officials estimate the switch could eventually save the district about $450,000 a year. With electricity rates continuing to soar, school districts throughout the region are struggling to find ways to cut costs. The Encinitas district is now paying about $855,000 annually for electricity, according Camille Sowinski, an energy consultant for the district. Officials said their goal is to retrofit all district schools with solar power by 2019. “We’ll be saving the district dollars, and directing the resources to support our kids instead of the power
Workers at the Paul Ecke Central Elementary School in the Encinitas Union School District install solar panels to cut down on power bought from SDG&E and solar tubes, which provide more natural light in classrooms. Photo/Hayne Palmour IV company,” said Tim Baird, superintendent of the Encinitas school district, which enrolls roughly 5,400 students. “It also teaches the kids to be great stewards.” The solar work and other energy conservation measures will cost roughly $10 million and will be paid for with proceeds from a $14 million bond sale the district plans to issue in September. In addition to making campuses more energy efficient, the money will be used to modernize classrooms and provide better technology for students and teachers. Solar panels were already installed earlier this year at Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary and Mission Estancia Elementary and those schools are already showing some savings, officials said. Mission Estancia, which shifted to solar in January, has cut its electricity bill by 40 percent — from $49,002 in the first six months of 2014 to $29,318 in the same six-month period this year. At Olivenhain Pioneer, where panels began operating in May, electricity costs totaled $9,966 in May and June this year — 60 percent less than the $24,801 the campus spent on electricity during the same period last year. The work at Paul Ecke was well under way last week, with crews building the steel framework. Before the panels can be installed, a white pool liner membrane must be glued down and welded at the seams. It cuts down on the scalding heat that collects with a black tar
roof, thus cutting down on the need to crank the air conditioning on hot days, said Dan Williams, a contractor with Straightline Construction, and who is overseeing the project. “It keeps the roof cooler and it can’t leak,” Williams said. On another roof at the campus, workers had cut foot-wide circles into classrooms, inserting silvery tubes that twist down a few feet to the acoustical tile below. These socalled solar tubes draw in natural sunlight that reflect through prism-like glass in the classroom’s ceiling, casting light over the entire room. To watch a movie, the tubes can be dimmed with an adjusting cover that closes
with the click of a wall switch. The tubes cut down on the need for overhead lighting fixtures. Sowinski said there are also plans to take advantage of the conservation work — particularly the solar panels — to teach fourth graders about how energy works. Teams of students will report on energy consumption and demand, and the financial savings realized by using renewable energy. The students will monitor the trends through a software program that anyone can see on computers located in the lobbies of schools with the solar panels. “It’ll show how much energy is saved, and how many cars are taken off the road,” Sowinski said.
District names new principal for San Dieguito High School Academy The San Dieguito Union High School District Board of Trustees and Superintendent Rick Schmitt recently announced the selection of Bjorn Paige as the new principal of San Dieguito High School Academy. Paige is currently serving as the principal of Diegueno Middle School. Other positions he has held include assistant principal at La Costa Canyon High School for five years and high school assistant principal in the Bay Area for two years. Prior to this, Paige worked for 13 years as an advanced placement high school English and art teacher, as well as ASB director. Paige holds a master’s degree in literature and philosophy, an administrative services credential, and an English credential. He states he looks forward to being a part of the vibrant school community at San Dieguito High School Academy and getting to know the students, faculty and staff. Paige will be on campus beginning July 21.
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Encinitas student graduates from Carleton Samantha Rix of Encinitas graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Carleton College at its 141st commencement exercises, held June 13. She is the daughter of William and Barbara Rix of Encinitas. Founded in 1866, Carleton College is a national top 10 private liberal-arts college in the historical river town of Northfield, Minn., 45 miles south of Minneapolis/Saint Paul.
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Encinitas brings back ‘Spock Block’ for Comic-Con run • Announcement made at Encinitas retail store started by Tom DeLonge, former Blink-182 member BY JARED WHITLOCK Once again, the Vulcan salute was all the rage. Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar and Councilman Tony Kranz brought back “Spock Block” from July 10 to July 12 to coincide with San Diego Comic-Con. They announced the designation on July 10 while dressed in full Trekkie attire. At Kranz’s suggestion, the Encinitas City Council established a week-long Spock Block in March to pay tribute to Leonard Nimoy, who was best known for portraying Mr. Spock in the “Star Trek” TV and movie franchises. Nimoy died Feb. 27. Kranz said it just so happens that Spock Block, which covered the Vulcan Avenue block that includes City Hall and the Encinitas Library, is right by the Encinitas Coaster Station. He added that many people take the train down to Comic-Con, so they were encouraged to stop at Spock Block. “There are a lot of people who have fond memories of the ‘Star Trek’ franchise, and so it gives them an opportunity to get back into that world,” Kranz said. He added: “Maybe the Gaslamp quarter is too crazy for them and they want something a little lower-key right here on the coast.” Spock was half-human and half-Vulcan, and because Encinitas has a Vulcan Avenue, that sparked the idea for Spock Block. During a recent media interview, Gaspar said she was asked whether Encinitas was going to bring back Spock Block. “We figured we might as well bring it back for Comic-Con,” Gaspar said. “It’s a great way to get North County involved with something that centers around downtown San Diego.” To mark the designation, “Mr. Spock” banners hung at Spock Block, providing a nice backdrop for Trekkies to snap photos. Unlike in March, businesses didn’t offer special Spock Block deals, since re-establishing the designation was a last-minute idea. Kranz said he could see the event being held during future Comic-Cons, and so there will be more time for planning Spock Block-themed events in the future. Kranz and Gaspar declared the Spock Block event in front of To the Stars, a new Encinitas retail store started by former Blink-182 member Tom DeLonge, who was not on hand. Sold at the shop is DeLonge’s latest creative endeavor: “Poet Anderson,” a sci-fi, multi-
Mayor Kristin Gaspar and Councilman Tony Kranz announce the return of “Spock Block” in front of To the Stars. Store employees and characters from “Poet Anderson” pose with them. Photo by Jared Whitlock media comic book series. His music, including his debut “To the Stars…Demos, Odds and Ends” is also offered there, along with various apparel. The shop doubles as office space for DeLonge and “Poet Anderson” designers to hash out ideas. To the Stars, at 1049 S. Coast Highway 101, opened July 10 in honor of Comic-Con. Its hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. “Promoting Spock Block here is a nice tie-in,” Gaspar said. A number of Leucadia streets, Vulcan Avenue included, are named after gods and goddesses in Roman and Greek mythology. Yet city leaders say the Spock Block designation is still a fitting way to celebrate Nimoy and “Star Trek.”
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Lux Art Institute announces eclectic line-up for season nine BY DIANE Y. WELCH The Lux Art Institute recently announced a diverse lineup of artist residencies for season nine, 2015-16. Introduced by Lux Founding Director Reesey Shaw — who commented that revealing the artists is her favorite task — the five artists represent variety both stylistically and geographically. • Max Earnst Greis (in studio Sept. 12-Oct. 3, on exhibit through Oct. 31), a New York native, creates photo collage and acrylic landscapes reminiscent of Dutch Old Master works akin to those of Bruegel, yet influenced by Dada surrealism. He overlays video footage onto the surface of the work, creating a kinetic image that morphs the scene, making “a living, breathing landscape,” said Shaw. On his journey by train from New York to California, Greis, an MFA graduate from Hunter College, New York, will videotape the landscape and use it to create pieces during his five week residency. • Charles Moxon (in studio Nov. 14-Dec. 5, on exhibit through Jan. 2, 2016), a British artist educated at Camberwell College of Art, is a master portraitist and is the youngest Lux resident artist to date, born in London in 1990. His works “call to mind Vermeer,” said Shaw. Moxon photographs his subjects and then re-creates their images in the style of 17th century European Old Masters, with painstaking precision. The result is a work of art that speaks openly to the viewer, creating an intimate connection. Moxon often calls on performers to pose for him and during his residency, he will seek out local actors and create their portraits. • Sophia Narrett (in studio Jan. 16-Feb. 13, on exhibit through March 12, 2016), works in the fiber arts realm creating embroidered paintings. She was educated in Rhode Island, and is an alumna of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. Her current work provides a setting for what she terms “honest fantasy,” said Shaw. Strongly influenced by the 15th century painter Hieronymus Bosch, Narrett’s brilliantly colored and heavily textured works that re-create bucolic scenes “envelop her own experience as well as societal fantasies about desire, identity
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Left: Sophia Narrett: “Stars Align” “at once embrace and upend traditional symbols of femininity and romance,” noted Shaw. An MFA alumna of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Kallus creates thousands of brightly hued rosettes by filling a cake decorator’s funnel with thick acrylic paint, which she then pipes into forms much like decorating a wedding cake. The delicate rosettes are hardened, then thoughtfully positioned in a variety of patterns on canvas and sprayed to create a non-reflective surface, creating the impression that the rosettes are made of wax. During her residency, Kallus will complete one largescale and four small-scale panels, creating thousands of perfectly formed rosettes in the process. Lux’s final artist-in-residence for season eight, 2014-15, is Squeak Carnwath, whose work will be on exhibit through Aug. 8. The Lux Art Institute is at 1550 S. El Camino Real in Encinitas. Call 760-436-6611 or visit luxartinstitute.org for information.
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Encinitas National Little League wins District 31 Championship The Encinitas National Little League 9/10-year-old All-Stars won the District 31 Championship July 9 by defeating the Del Mar American All-Stars 9-1 in the championship game. The ENLL All-Stars were one of 13 teams in the tournament and had an impressive run by going undefeated throughout the tournament. They now move on to the Section 6 tournament, which starts July 15 and runs through July 20, hosted by District 70 in Oceanside.
Three Encinitas Little League teams post wins at tournament, advance to next level Encinitas Little League, part of the Encinitas community since 1957 and home of the 2014 Majors Division Southern California champions, is enjoying another successful all-star campaign. ELL’s teams have a collective record of 18 wins against just 3 losses. Encinitas Little League fielded four teams in different age groups in the always difficult District 31 tournament, which consists of 14 area Little Leagues. Three ELL teams captured the District 31 championship banner, the 10- to 11-year-old team with a 5-1 record, the 11to-12 (Majors) team with a 5-0 record and the 13-to-14 (Juniors) team with a 3-0 record. Those three teams have advanced to the next level of play, the Section 6 tournament, which sees the four district champions in each age group play for a berth in the Divisional (state) tournament. Encinitas is hosting the Section 6 tournament for the 10-11 division at Ecke Sports Park on Saxony Road, which began Tuesday, July 14. Encinitas Little League welcomes fans to come out and support all three teams. For game times and other information, visit www.ellbaseball.org.
No more showers at state beaches BY J. HARRY JONES, SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE Getting rid of that gritty feeling after a day at the beach is about to get a lot tougher in California. As of July 15, outdoor showers at all state beaches are shut off as a way to con-
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10 Questions: Jessica Toth of the Solana Center for Environmental Innovation 10 Questions is an Encinitas Advocate feature spotlighting interesting people in the community. Jessica Toth has been the executive director of Solana Center for Environmental Innovation for two years. Though always passionate about the environment, she took a circuitous route to get here, starting on Wall Street during the 1980s. Since then, she has held positions in corporate research, marketing, IT consulting, and business process improvement at various companies, including HP, Texas Instruments, the World Bank, Kyocera, SDG&E, and the San Diego Zoo. She also co-founded and ran Curious Company, an educational software company. More recently, she established the environmental education programs at Rob Machado Foundation and served on San Diego Coastkeeper’s Advisory Committee. Toth holds a master’s degree from MIT in business “I feel that if I’m not working to create a better world and a bachelor’s degree from for my family, and by extension, my community, then Cornell in engineering. I’m wasting my time,” says Jessica Toth of the Solana Just last weekend, Solana Center for Environmental Innovation. Courtesy photo Center, in partnership with the city of Encinitas, Rob Machado Foundation, and Hurley, led a Green Team of volunteers to handle waste at the 11th annual Switchfoot/Bro-Am event. The team diverted an unprecedented amount of waste from the landfill. Solana Center will be managing the food waste using an innovative county-approved process that is believed to be the first-ever use of Bokashi to compost event-generated food scrap. What brought you to Encinitas? My husband and I met in grad school on the East Coast. We hadn’t dated long when we finished school. So I went off to a job at Texas Instruments in Dallas and he came out here to Hewlett-Packard. After two years of long-distance dating, we decided that one of us should move — of course we chose Encinitas, rather than Dallas! I worked at SDG&E. Shortly after we bought a beach cottage in Cardiff and got married, we had the opportunity to both work at HP in Barcelona, Spain, which we couldn’t pass up. We returned in the mid’90s and have now lived in Cardiff for 20 years, raising two daughters here. If you could snap your fingers and have it done, what might you add, subtract or improve in Encinitas? I’d love to see facilities and infrastructure able to process our food waste locally. Forty percent of our landfill waste is organic material — edible or compostable. We lack the infrastructure to make sure that all edible excess food from grocery stores, for example, goes to people in need. (In San Diego, 1 in 6 has limited or uncertain access to adequate food.) Within the community, we also have many places we could send food scrap to feed animals, such as petting zoos and dairy farms. And, after all other means of diverting food
scrap from our landfill are exhausted, we should be composting our organic waste. The nearest commercial composting facility that will accept Encinitas’ food waste is in Victorville, over 130 miles away! Landfilling our organic waste creates greenhouse gases, buries nutrients valuable to our soil, and takes up landfill capacity. In the end, soil amended with compost has greater growing potential and requires less irrigation. It’s a win-win all around! Who or what inspires you? My two daughters and husband inspire me every day. I feel that if I’m not working to create a better world for my family, and by extension, my community, then I’m wasting my time. I have a picture, showing the cycle of marine life, that my daughter Quincy (now 15) drew when she was 6 years old, explaining how if brine shrimp eat plastic instead of plankton, the whole food chain, up to seals and sharks, are impacted. Recently, Zoe (13) created a mobile detailing various types of injustices and intolerance. I believe we can have a positive impact on the world when we truly understand our role. The next generation is our best hope for creating a better tomorrow — that’s inspiring to me. If you hosted a dinner party for eight, who (living or deceased) would you invite? I would like to have a multi-generational meal, with great-grandparents from the Old Country — Hungary and Ukraine on my side; Turkey on my husband’s. Wouldn’t it be wonderful for them to see the legacy they left? (Hopefully, they wouldn’t be disappointed.) And how great for us to meet our forebears, who had difficult lives, escaping persecution and economic hardships, working as olive farmers, coal miners, leather tanners and fishermen. What are your favorite movies? I don’t get to the movies often. The classics on my list include “Singing in the Rain,” “Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines,” and Pink Panther movies. We recently attended the opening night of “City Slickers Can’t Stay With Me” at La Paloma, which is a great story about a phenomenal running coach. My daughter’s cross-country coach was the director, so that was particularly special. What is your most prized possession? In 1989, I left a job on Wall Street and took off travelling through Asia, beginning in the Himalayas. In some remote areas, they hadn’t seen a Caucasian before, and my curly, corkscrew hair was a big curiosity. For me, the 5-month trip, which included China during the Tiananmen Square uprising, was a transition point. I guess I consider the photo album from those travels to be one of my top material possessions. It’s been years since I looked through it, but I’ve always thought that I’d grab that photo album if we had to evacuate quickly. What do you do for fun? I love to get our family together, with the dog, and walk to dinner in Encinitas. It’s so great that, from our house, we can walk to the library, post office, Seaside Market, beach, VG’s, etc. What is it that you most dislike? I’m disturbed by my girls’ overuse of electronics … look up and experience the world, kids! Tactical experiences in the natural world are so much more transformative. What would be your dream vacation? Someday, I’d like to get round-the-world tickets for my family. We’d explore, try new foods, get stomach viruses, communicate with our hands, become patient waiting for buses and trains, and together see how others live. What is your motto or philosophy of life? Define your vision and then work to achieve it. To get there, don’t focus on obstacles; look at the possibilities.
North Coast Symphony Orchestra to perform ‘Pops Picnic II’ July 26
‘Bach Extravaganza’ to be performed in concert series July 26 at Encinitas Library
The North Coast Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Daniel Swem, will perform “Pops Picnic II” at 4 p.m. July 26, at the Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Dr (at Encinitas Boulevard and Balour Drive), Encinitas. From 2-4 p.m. the orchestra and the San Diego County Music Exchange will sponsor an instrument “petting zoo.” Children attending the petting zoo will receive a free ticket to the concert. The program of light classical and pops music will include “Huapango” by Jose Pablo Moncayo, selections from “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” by Howard Shore, pieces from the musical “Ragtime” by Stephen Flaherty, “The Best of the Beatles” arranged by Calvin Custer, and more. Tables seating up to eight persons will be available so that the audience can enjoy a picnic supper during the concert. Do bring food, but no alcoholic beverages. Tickets are available at the door: $10 general, $8 seniors/students/military, $25/family max. No reservations. More information is available at www.northcoastsymphony.com. The orchestra is sponsored in part by the city of Encinitas and the Mizel Family Foundation.
The Virtuosi concert series is pleased to present “Bach Extravaganza” with celebrated violinist Irina Tseitlin and the Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. July 26 at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Artists will perform music by Bach, Bartók and Vivaldi. Tickets available at http://www.Tickettomato.com and www.virtuosiusa.org; call 858207-6967. Tickets are $25 general admission; $21 student, seniors and military. Program: Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D minor; “Air”; Brandenburg Concerto No. 3; and Concerto for Two Violins in C minor; Vivaldi’s “Summer”; and Bartók’s “Romanian Dances.”
Encinitas Library hosts chamber music Aug. 1 The Chamber Music Players of the North Coast Symphony Orchestra will perform a concert at 3 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. The program will consist of a string quartet led by the orchestra’s conductor, Daniel Swem; a woodwind quintet by Danzi; flute trios; and a wind octet featuring all the core wind players of the orchestra. Admission is free; donations will be accepted.
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La Costa Film Festival’s ‘The Reel Pitch’ lets contestants pitch movie ideas to executives The La Costa Film Festival, which opens Sept. 10, recently introduced The Reel Pitch, a session that will put 10 promising storytellers in a room with seasoned producers and executives hungry for new material. The 10 finalists will be chosen by a panel of judges from an initial pool of applicants. Listening to The Reel Pitch will be a top-flight selection of judges from the ranks of the industry’s most experienced studio and network executives and producers. The best pitch will win its storyteller the opportunity to refine the pitch under the guidance of one of the judges, and ulti-
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Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito Foundation completes donations to funding campaign The Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito recently received the fifth and final donation from the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito Foundation to complete the Share the Dream Capital Campaign. “Thanks to many board members and other dedicated donors, the BGC Foundation, was able to contribute $1.3 million over the past three years to the Operating Club for the completion of the Harper Branch Capital Campaign,� said Eric Nelte, foundation president. “The Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito is extremely grateful to the Foundation for its incredible generosity and philanthropic gifts in support of our mission and the kids we serve,� stated Marineke Vandervort, executive director. “The Foundation has provided significant support to further our mission and helping us deliver greater impact to the more than 5,700 registered members each year. We are blessed to have such strong partners in our journey.� For information on the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito Foundation, visit bgcsandieguito.org/home/foundation/ For information on Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito or for a tour, visit bgcSanDieguito.org or call 858-755-9371.
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San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy Student’s play previews July 19 at gets assist from NCL San Dieguito chapter CCA before opening at Fringe Festival National Charity League, San Dieguito, Inc., San Dieguito chapter, has selected the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy as one of this year’s community partners. NCL has committed to support the Conservancy through direct hourly volunteering. The first event was held June 19, when volunteers helped restore the San Dieguito Lagoon Pond, removing non-native plants. The pond is south of El Camino Real, across from the Dust Devil Nature Trail. Future restoration events are taking place at two of the Conservancy’s restoration sites, the lagoon pond and Crest Canyon Open Space Preserve in Del Mar, including on July 17, and Aug. 8 L-R: Sydney Canty, Kenna Dugdale, Milan Canty, Heather and 14. The group will also Dugdale. Courtesy photo be helping at the Conservancy’s annual River Valley Fest gala on Oct. 11. Organized over 40 years ago, NCL’s mission is to foster the mother-daughter relationship in a philanthropic organization committed to community service, leadership development and cultural experiences. The SDRVC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to preserving, protecting and restoring natural and cultural resources within the San Dieguito Watershed. The headwaters flow from springs on Volcan Mountain north of Julian and meander some 55 miles to the San Dieguito Lagoon, between Del Mar and Solana Beach.
Jacob Surovsky, a senior at Canyon Crest Academy and a Theater Conservatory student, is producing an original play at the San Diego Fringe Festival this summer, with a preview at 7 p.m. July 19 at the school. The play, “My Mother’s in the Audience,” is a dark comedy about four stage mothers who engage in a deadly competition in hopes of winning the coveted award of best parental coordinator. Between swordfights, Satanism, and bad parenting, which mother will be the last one standing? Part of the proceeds “My Mother’s in the Audience” is a dark comedy about from the preview will go to competitive stage mothers played by Wendy Waddell, the Canyon Crest Academy Julie Sachs and Lena Jones. Courtesy photo Foundation, without whom this Special Preview would have been impossible to stage. Tickets for the preview are $5 for students, $15 for adults. Tickets available at canyoncrestfoundation.org. The show will be playing at the RAW Space Off Broadway in downtown San Diego, 923 1st Ave. Showdates are: 6 p.m. July 23; 1 p.m. July 25; 9 p.m. July 26; 10:30 p.m. July 28; and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1. Admission to the San Diego Fringe Festival is $5 in the form of a Fringe Tag, Ticket Price is $10. For information, visit mmita.weebly.com or facebook.com/mymothersintheaudience.
Taste of MainStreet tickets on sale July 17 Zooinitas fundraiser Aug. 15 to help The Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association will begin selling tickets on Friday, July 17, to Rancho Coastal Humane Society its 27th annual Taste of MainStreet. This year’s event will be from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 18 along Coast Highway 101 in downtown Encinitas. For a $35 ticket, participants can enjoy tastes from at least 40 restaurants, sample wine and beer at 20 Sip Stops, and listen to live music at six venues. “We’re excited to be offering more choices than ever before, with more restaurants and more Sip Stops, thanks to new businesses opening in our downtown,” said Thora Guthrie, Encinitas 101’s executive director. “Seven new restaurants will make their Taste of MainStreet debut, including GoodOnYa Deli/Café, Sonima Wellness, The Taco Stand and URBN Coal Fired Pizza.” To help make this year’s Taste of MainStreet easier on the environment, Encinitas 101 is supplying the Sip Stops and the Scripps Water Stop with cups made of a corn-based plastic that is compostable and biodegradable. Participating restaurants are being encouraged to minimize waste and use eco-friendly plates and utensils. In addition to the 20 Sip Stops, this year’s Taste will feature 10 locations serving non-alcoholic beverages, such as coffee, kombucha, sports drinks and water. Tickets can be purchased online at www.encinitas101.com and at the Encinitas 101 office (818 S. Coast Highway 101). The $35-per-person price includes all food and drink samples. Same-day tickets are $45, but the event has always sold out in advance.
Preservation Association to host historical bus tours in Encinitas The Encinitas Preservation Association will again be hosting historical bus tours from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 1 and Aug. 15, thanks to a sponsorship from Sea Coast Exclusive Properties. The tours include 50 historical points of interest and scheduled stops at San Elijo Lagoon, Olivenhain Town Hall and the San Dieguito Heritage Museum, and a drive through the San Diego Botanic Gardens. The highlight of the tour will be a rare opportunity to tour Bumann Ranch. Tour guides on the bus will give a brief history or story about each area. “No matter how long you have lived in Encinitas and think you know all about its history, you will learn something new during this tour,” said tour director Carolyn Cope, a liaison from the Encinitas Historical Society. Each ticket supports the preservation of Encinitas’ most iconic historical buildings, the Boathouses. The EPA acquired the SS Moonlight and SS Encinitas in 2008 in order to maintain them and make sure they remain in place for future generations. Sea Coast Exclusive Properties is the EPA’s tour sponsor for a third year. Sea Coast, in downtown Encinitas, is a locally owned real estate firm with deep ties and a history of service to the community. “Many of our agents are locals that grew up in Encinitas, with family histories that are a part of the Encinitas story. We are excited to be a small part of preserving our local heritage,” said Mike Evens, president of Sea Coast Exclusive Properties. Tickets are $45 each, and include lunch. Buy them through the Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association, either online (encinitas101.com) or at their office (818 S. Coast Highway 101). The tour will depart from the City Hall parking lot (505 S. Vulcan) at 9 a.m. and return at 1 p.m. Visit encinitaspreservationfoundation.org.
Join the Zooinitas Artists second fundraiser as they explore “all creatures great and small” in support of the Rancho Coastal Humane Society Safehouse program. Eleven local artists will be exhibiting in two galleries on historical South Coast Highway 101. Artists are hosted by the Encinitas 101 Mainstreet Association, 2nd Street Gallery and Custom Framing, and 2nd Street Printing. Visit 818/820 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. “We are pleased to be able to provide artists a venue that they can exhibit in as well as promote our community programs,” said Thora Guthrie, executive director, E101 Mainstreet Association. “It becomes a winning situation for everyone when the artists go the extra yard to bring awareness to the arts. This will be a wonderful opportunity for the public.” A free public reception will be held from 1-4 p.m. Aug. 15, where everyone can visit “Gus,” a fantastic 10-foot wooden sculpture, designed by artist Thomas Thomas, a surprise that will provide refreshments courtesy of BevMo. Join in a raffle with items provided by local businesses and artists with support funding for the RCHS. Pet adoptions will be available at the reception, and a Toys for Pups dropbox — donations for shelter animals — will be on the streets from Aug. 1-15. And check out Pups on Parade — bring your dog and walk the streets in costume. It’s fun for all the family. “It is always special to be part of something bigger than yourself,” said Ehlers, cu-
rator of Zooinitas. All are invited on Aug. 15 to experience the world of these incredibly talented artists. They are: Bobbie Harrington, painter/ instructor; Darlene Katz, painter/instructor; Gary Johnson, wildlife painter; Joan Hansen, painter/instructor; Adele Richert, painter/Green Build advocate; Krista Timberlake, painter/graphic designer; Stephen Gary Frank, painter/attorney at law; Tish Wynne, painter; Thomas Thomas, wood carver; Todd Murphy, animal painter; Lovejoy, painter; and Cheryl Ehlers, painter/arts educator/advocate and Arts Program assistant for the city of Encinitas. Special guest artist Linda Luisi, muralist and fine art instructor, will be demonstrating. All art is for sale, and the artists are looking forward to sharing their experiences. “We’re so honored that these local artists have chosen Rancho Coastal Humane Society’s Animal Safehouse Program as the beneficiary of Zooinitas,” said Amy Heflin, director of the program. “Safehouse is a safety net for the pets of domestic violence victims. When they know their pets will be safe, it allows them to escape and break the chain of violence. Safehouse is also a lifeline for veterans, senior citizens, accident victims, and — most recently — victims of the fires. Thank you, Zooinitas!” The exhibition will be open from Aug. 1 to Sept. 10. This is a must-see for young and old, and is filled with surprises. For information, contact Cheryl Ehlers at zooinitas@gmail.com, 760-519-1551 and visit www.zooinitas.zohosites.com.
Kids can enjoy musical ‘petting zoo’ July 26 The North Coast Symphony Orchestra and the San Diego Music Exchange will sponsor an instrument “petting zoo” from 2-4 p.m. July 26 at the Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive (Encinitas Boulevard and Balour Drive). Children attending the petting zoo will be admitted free to the orchestra’s summer concert, “Pops Picnic II,” which begins at 4 p.m. at the Community Center.
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What’s going on around Encinitas this weekend and beyond These are just some of the events taking place in and around Encinitas this weekend. For details, visit http://bit. ly/1M4zyPg • iPalpiti Festival: Open Rehearsals, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (new time!) Friday, July 17, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Call 760-633-2746. The iPalpiti Orchestra has arrived — 24 musicians from 22 countries. Watch the musical process in person as the orchestra and Maestro Schmieder create the famous “iPalpiti Sound.” • Parks & Recreation, various camps at various city facilities, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, through Aug. 20. Costs vary; financial assistance available. Call 760-6332740. Week-long camps for ages 4-17 in acting, computer, cooking, dance, Lego engineering, science, beach, skateboarding, sports, surf, Seaside Day, and more. Enroll at City Hall or the Community Center. • Summer Art Camp/Summer Teen Studio, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. through Aug. 14, Lux Art Institute, 1578 S. El Camino Real. Cost: $275/week members, $350/week guests. Info: https://luxartinstitute.wordpress.com. Week-long camps for kids in grades 1-6 and teens in grades 7-11. Projects change each week in media of choice: drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, collage and photography. • iPalpiti Festival: Host a Musician, 6 p.m. Friday, July 17. Email Jim Gilliam at jgilliam@encinitasca.gov, or call 760-633-2746. Enjoy a cultural exchange with one or more of the iPalpiti musicians by treating them to dinner. • Families Making History: Pinwheels. Noon-4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Free. Call 760632-9711. Every weekend, enjoy fun activities that revolve around a historical theme. In July, we think of pinwheels as repre-
sentations of the windmills that dotted the county’s farmsteads, bringing water to the surface for use in growing lima beans and other crops. • iPalpiti Orchestra, Concert on the Lawn, 4 p.m. Saturday, July 18, San Dieguito Academy amphitheater, 800 Santa Fe Drive. Free. Call 760-633-2746. The acclaimed orchestra of 24 award-winning young musicians from 22 different countries will perform Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody,” Borodin’s “Nocturne,” Arensky’s “Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky,” Schnittke’s “Mischievous Polka,” and more! Eduard Schmieder, conductor. Bring a blanket or low back chairs, a picnic basket, and enjoy! Opportunity drawings of original art, gift certificates and more. • Lagoon Platoon, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, July 18, San Elijo Lagoon (check website for map). Free. Info: SanElijo.org Volunteers are needed to help with native plant restoration in the state ecological reserve. Gardening skills not necessary! • Build Your Own Hydroponic Summer Garden, 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, July 18, San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive. Cost: $75 members, $90 nonmembers. Info: http://www.sdbgarden.org/classes.htm. Learn the principles of the hydroponic wick method by building your own sustainable garden to take home. • Solana Center Presents: Solar Energy: Facts vs. Fiction, 10-11 a.m. Sunday, July 19, San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive. Cost: $30 members, $36 nonmembers. Registration required: http://www.solanacenter.org/event/solar-energy-facts-vs-fiction. Mike Davidson with San Diego County Solar will cut through the misinformation and provide you with a clear understanding of residential solar technology, the benefits of solar, environmental and economic and the real costs. • Demos and Dialogue: Experimentation with Mixed Media, Angela Jackson, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, July 19, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. RSVP required: 760-
942-3636. Fascinated with science, nature and the human body since a child, Jackson’s use of textures and colors commingle to present paintings full of depth and perceptible movement. Materials provided. • La Paloma Theatre, 471 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. Tickets: $10, $9 (cash only). Call 760-436-SHOW (7469). “Love and Mercy,” “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” • JFS Coastal Club, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, Temple Solel, 3575 Manchester Ave., Cardiff. Activities free, lunch: $7. Reserve for lunch by noon Monday, July 20, to 858-674-1123. Info: http://www.jfssd.org/site/ PageServer?pagename=programs_older_coastal_club Seniors 60-plus, choose from several different activities: 10 a.m., Flexibility and Fitness Yoga with Silver Age Yoga instructor Danyll Monroe; 11 a.m., “Confessions of a Met Opera Violinist.” Erica Miner will give “insider” info on her Metbased novel, “Murder in the Pit”; a healthy lunch is served at noon; at 1 p.m. see the film “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” RSVP for lunch by Monday at noon. • Tuesday Movie, 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Contact library for title. Info: 760-753-7376. Mila Kunis stars as Jupiter Jones, an everyday girl in the future whose life takes an unexpected turn when an ex-soldier (Channing Tatum) comes looking for her in hopes that she can live up to her destiny as the savior of the universe. Rated PG-13. • Wednesdays@Noon: The Mendelssohn Octet. Noon12:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free; www.Encinitasca.gov/WedNoon, 760-633-2746. One of the most celebrated pieces for strings ever written. At age 16, Mendelssohn composed this amazing work filled with vitality and excitement! Quartet Nouveau returns as Nouveau Ensemble with Kimberly Hain, violin, Baty-MacAdam Somer, violin, Annabelle Terbetski, viola, and Elizabeth Brown, cello.
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Carol Bloomberg 1926 – 2015 Carol Bloomberg passed to the next realm on Friday, June 26, 2015. Carol was an artist of many disciplines including ceramics, jewelry and painting. With her husband Warner, she raised four boys in households filled with art, books, and a strong belief in civil rights and social justice. Their journey began in Chicago, then to Gary, Indiana where Warner worked in the steel mills. There, with the help of good friends and neighbors, they built their first home: blockby-concrete-block. The first three children were born during this time. When Warner accepted
a teaching position at Syracuse University the family moved again. Carol started her first at-home ceramics studio while raising their now four children. Later Carol taught art for the Milwaukee Public Schools while Warner lectured at the University of Wisconsin. In 1972, following Carol’s childhood love of California, they moved to Del Mar, where Carol opened her studio “The Clay Room,” producing work and teaching classes while Warner taught at San Diego State. They designed, built, and then moved into their final home in Encinitas in 1988. There Carol planted a hillside garden and bordered the house with an orchard of apples, citrus, peaches, figs, pomegranate, macadamia, and avocado. A child of the depression, she was frugal in many ways and the garden provided not only a bounty that she canned, preserved and baked, but also fresh ingredients for many gourmet meals. In spite of many medical maladies, Carol persevered
until this, her 89th year. She is survived by her husband, Warner, Jr.; sons, Warner lll, Joel (Margaret), Jason (Phyllis), and Victor; and two grandchildren, Sarah and Gabriel.
Mary Ellen Grant 1935 – 2015 Mary Ellen Grant, loving Daughter, Wife, Mother and Grandmother, sojourned from this life to be with her Heavenly Father on the evening of Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Her life was 80 years of love and she passed peacefully at her home in the arms of her family to whom she was endlessly devoted. Her passing was related to myeloid dysplasia a blood disorder. Mary Ellen was born on April 8, 1935
in Tacoma, Washington to William E. and Verna V. Plume. She had a wonderful childhood living in the Southern California cities of Alhambra, San Gabriel, Pasadena and Arcadia. Her father was a home builder in the San Gabriel Valley. She graduated from Alhambra High School and then attended the University of Redlands as an Education major. While in college, she met her loving husband William T. (Tom) Grant. Tom was in the US Naval Reserve while attending the University of Redlands and was commissioned as a US Naval Supply Corp Officer, a few days before their marriage. They were married on September 17, 1954 and set off later that evening on a life commitment and adventure that would last over 60 years. Their first chapter involved a cross country trip to Athens, GA where Tom reported to the US Naval Supply Corp Training Center. Tom and Mary Ellen were blessed with three children, Bill, Jim and Mary Ann.
She nurtured her family during their early years in Glendora, CA and guided their personal development and direction in life. In 1959, after being employed with Consolidated Electrodynamics Corporation, they started a residential construction business. Mary Ellen and Tom moved to North County San Diego in 1982. In addition to her own children, she has adored and nourished the lives of her nine grandchildren. Mary Ellen was active in Glenkirk Presbyterian Church in Glendora and most recently with Solana Beach Presbyterian Church. She has been an active member of PEO since 1975. She devoted her time and care to the Scripps Hospital resale store and with husband Tom contributed resources to initiate and help guide the expansion of the new Scripps Hospital Encinitas Emergency Department. In 2008, she received the Distinguished Achievement Award at a special Circle of Life 100 luncheon recognizing her service to
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the hospital. Mary Ellen is survived by her husband Tom Grant of Encinitas; her children and their spouses: Bill and Karen Grant, Charlottesville, VA, Jim and Kim Grant, Encinitas and Rick and Mary Ann Allgire, Encinitas; her grandchildren; Kristen Deschene, Boston, MA; Danielle Reddick, Denver, CO; Sarah Grant, Burlington, VT; Grant Allgire, San Diego; Laura Allgire, San Diego; Justin Grant, Kathryn Grant and Benjamin Grant, Charlottesville, VA. She was pre-deceased by her parents, William and Verna Plume of Poway; and her grandson, William Grant (2004) of St. Louis. A memorial service is scheduled at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, 120 Stevens Avenue, Solana Beach, CA 92075. The service will be officiated by Pastor Tom Theriault. In lieu of flowers, a gift of remembrance is desired to Elizabeth Hospice, Escondido, California.
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‘Writing a Series’ seminar July 21 San Dieguito Academy performers features Encinitas author Fitchen win National Youth Arts Awards Hera Hub hosts “What You Need to Know: Writing a Series” at an authors’ salon from 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, featuring Encinitas author Richard Fitchen and Escondido author Linda Pflueger. The evening includes wine and light refreshments. Advance registration requested at http://bit.ly/hhauthors; cost is $15 Hera Hub members, $20 nonmembers. At the door/walk-ins cost is $25 members and nonmembers. Hera Hub is at 5205 Avenida Encinas, Suite A, Carlsbad 92008. Fitchen is the author of a five-book U.S. historical fiction series spanning 1754 to the present. He taught at the university level before becoming the social sciences bibliographer in Yale University’s Libraries, and retired as Richard bibliographer and head of the reference department at the Stanford UniverFitchen sity Libraries. Fitchen interweaves the story of two rival families with the colorful history of our nation. “I’m trying to blend fact and fiction,” he said. “I want to create characters who have life consequences, who develop — characters readers will come to care about.” His third book, “Staircase to Liberty: Joseph’s America” (eFrog Press, 2015), will be published in July. Learn more at RichardFitchen.com. Escondido resident Lynda Pflueger is working on her 10th biography for middle school to high school readers. Reviews have praised her extensive research and the way she brings historical figures to life. Her subjects include Dolley Madison, Mark Twain, Thomas Nast, Amelia Earhart and Thomas Jefferson. She is an author in the Spotlight Biography series for children and middle school students, which features people who have made an impact on the world. She will share practical strategies for preparing to write a biography, researching, organizing, and writing the first draft. “George Eastman: Bringing Photography to the People” will be published in August (eFrog Press, 2015). Learn more at LyndaPflueger.com.
Exec Trek at Volcan Mountain offered July 25 Trish Boaz, executive director of the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, invites hikers and nature lovers to join her from 8:30 a.m.-noon July 25 for an Exec Trek at Volcan Mountain in Julian, the headwaters of the San Dieguito River. The hike — roughly 5 miles, rated “strenuous” — is free. Reservations appreciated. Register at: http://form.jotform.us/form/51694636107156. Questions: Email trish@ sdrvc.org. Trail map: http://www.sdrp.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/10.14-Trail-MapVolcan-Mountain.pdf. Directions: http://www.sdrp.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Directions-for-The-Coast-to-Crest-Trail-at-Volcan-Mountain.htm.
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Members of San Dieguito Academy’s “Mary Poppins” cast. Courtesy photo An awards ceremony was held July 12 for San Dieguito Academy students who were winners in the 10th annual National Youth Arts Awards event. SDA winners recognized at the matinee ceremony held at Canyon Crest Academy included these students: Outstanding lead actor in a play went to San Dieguito Academy’s Caleb Gibson as Lennie in “Of Mice and Men.” Outstanding lead actress in a musical went to San Dieguito Academy’s Samantha Steinberg as Mary Poppins in “Mary Poppins.” Outstanding supporting actress in a musical went to SDA’s Rachel Dovsky as Jane Banks and Shea Fairbanks Galaudet as Michael Banks, both for “Mary Poppins.” In
The audience at the awards ceremony. Photo by Jon Clark. addition, Galaudet won as Page in “The Mouse that Roared. SDA was also awarded outstanding ensemble for “Mary Poppins.” NYA is a member-based organization that honors outstanding work by youth in the arts. This year more than 400 productions were considered for the awards, including shows from more than 160 different members in more than 70 cities spanning 13 states.
Correction: Due to an accidental production error, the name of the school for the Mary Poppins cast at top was incorrectly identified in the photo caption last issue. It should have been San Dieguito Academy.
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Switchfoot Bro-Am surf contest and concert The Switchfoot Bro-Am surf contest and concert was held July 11 at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas. The July 11 lineup at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas included Needtobreathe, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, Colony House, and of course, Switchfoot. The 2015 events benefit the Switchfoot Bro-Am Foundation, which the members of Switchfoot recently created to continue their mission of giving back to the local community through music, surfing and youth development programs throughout the year. Some of this year’s beneficiaries include A Step Beyond, which offers dance education, academic support and family services for underserved youth and their families, as well as Doors of Change, which provides free music lessons to homeless youth. Event proceeds will also benefit the Encinitas Youth Scholarship Program, Surf Industry Manufacturers Association and StandUp for Kids. Look for photos of the event’s Auction Night Soiree in next week’s issue (July 24). For information, visit www.switchfoot. com/bro-am. Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.encinitasadvocate. com.
Marc Tompkins, Jeremy Lyle Karen and Marco Cuevas with Caleb and MacKenzie
Sydney Tisdel, Peytie Slater
Bro Am volunteers Shelby Pumphrey and Brinda Pumphrey
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Jackson Butler (1st Place), Levi Slawson (1st Place), Micah Crozier (1st Place), Caleb Crozier (1st Place), Cole McCaffray (2nd Place), Evan Butler ( 3rd Place), Noah Slawson (2nd Place)
Savannah Fliers, Angela Merrick, Jessie Parmenter, Hailey Drinkward, Tess Linhoff, Jayme O’Hanlon, Cassie Del Castillo
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Right: Gabriela Aoun and Jody Reddell of the Rob Machado Foundation Darrell Goodrum, Gabe Garcia, Kelly Slater
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Kelly and Jeff Friis with Landon, Ryker, Noah and photobomber Levi Slawson
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Last week, the Encinitas City Council voted to settle a high-profile lawsuit on a 3-2 vote, with Councilmembers Tony Kranz, Lisa Shaffer and me voting to settle. For me, this was the fiscally responsible decision, given that we were faced with a lawsuit by the Building Industry Association (BIA) that we could not win. The principles that created the lawsuit were worthy. Before I was elected, a unanimous City Council changed rules at one emotion-filled council meeting to make it harder for high-density developers to build out-of-scale projects in Encinitas. But the rules were changed in ways that were inconsistent with state law. And the BIA sued the city. Continuing to fight on principle is a waste of taxpayer money, especially because we can accomplish most of our goals by settling the lawsuit and rewriting our city’s ordinances. Here are some of the reasons we couldn’t win: • Policies have to be adopted by ordinance, not motion. • It’s illegal to have size requirements that apply only to affordable units, but not to market rate units. • We can’t apply rule changes retroactively. • There is no legal defense for having a housing element that is 23 years old and legally noncompliant. The biggest win for the city in the settlement is that we are still rounding down the number of homes allowed in calculating base density, not up, which will be codified in our new ordinance. I know some are unhappy that we settled. Regrettably, there’s a vacuum of information right now, because we did not simultaneously release the city’s new density bonus and inclusionary ordinances, as I had hoped we would. But hemorrhaging money on a losing lawsuit is not good governance, and it’s not leadership. It’s better to make internal changes, get out of court and regain control of our city. This is what we are doing. Might we be sued again? Yes, but there’s always that risk — whether it’s the BIA or some other party. If the BIA wanted to continue fighting in court over rounding base density, they wouldn’t have settled. The lesson I’ve learned is that whenever possible we need to make internal changes, both to official policies and established city cultural norms, before the council finds itself legislating technically complicated changes after many hours of emotional testimony. Sometimes important decisions are worth risking a lawsuit. But if we can accomplish most of the same goals outside court, that’s certainly better. Catherine S. Blakespear — Catherine S. Blakespear is a member of the Encinitas City Council and is serving as Deputy Mayor. She can be reached at cblakespear@encinitasca.gov.
Low-water landscape doesn’t have to mean low in color Tired of drought-tolerant plantings that are boring? Confused about what to plant, how to plant and how to add some blooming variety to the grasses, grays and succulent sameness? You are not alone. We all try to navigate our way through the confusing mandates and news stories. Perhaps it’s time for a bit of sensible perspective. Low water doesn’t have to be low color. Moderate, two-times-a-month wise watering is a goal we all can meet. Choosing a few plants that bloom and take moderate water will give you the best of both worlds. Meet some interesting possibilities. These plants will give you months of blooming color and won’t break the water budget. • Image. New! Meet Crowea Perry’s Hybrid. You probably have never met this charming, almost ever-blooming beauty. You are going to love this Australian native that makes a small shrub or attractive container plant. The pink flowers keep blooming down along the stem as it grows. Like its Aussie cousin, Scaevola, this means no messy flower drop along with constant new blooms. Twice a month, moderate water after it is established. In our mild winters, Crowea should bloom all year and belongs in your garden. It does not like to dry out totally. Only succuGARDENING WITH EVELYN lents can do this. • Amazing euphorbias. How many plants are there in the EuphorEvelyn Weidner bia genus? About 2,000! Wow! From poinsettias to the delicate but robust filler plant Diamond Frost, there is a group of euphorbias that will add color and interest to your water-wise plantscape. There are many to choose from. Some have striking foliage and unique bract-like flowers in chartreuse or yellow. The deer and rabbits won’t eat them, and you should not either, because they are toxic and the sap can be irritating. Coming soon is an even nicer one called Euphorbia Ascot Rainbow. The cooler winter turns the cream- and green-striped foliage into a rainbow of reds. E. ‘Ascot Rainbow’ was winner of the Bronze Medal at the 2010 Plantarium show. It’s sure to be a winner in your low-water plantscape too. • Aloes have really weird tough foliage, but they also have really attention-getting See WATER, page 19
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A handful of businesses in downtown Encinitas have been serving alcohol in an irresponsible way — a way that promotes public drunkenness, DUI-related incidents and a host of other problems. It all happens in the evening, after 10 p.m. That’s when a series of what looked like upscale restaurants completely change their way of doing business. It’s called Morphing. It refers to a restaurant that has an emphasis on food during the daytime, but turns itself into a bar or club in the evening, relying heavily on alcohol sales to generate revenue. It’s an entirely different business model. The kitchen is closed, a dance floor is opened up and entertainment brought in, often a small band or a D.J. Of course, businesses that rely so heavily on alcohol sales always cause problems, and many of them spill out into the surrounding community. Nuisance-related activities like public urination and public intoxication have become common. Sometimes young people who’ve had too much to drink cause disturbances or even get into fights, generating police calls for service that ties up law enforcement resources, making them less available to local residents who might need help. Many cities require businesses that choose this business model to purchase a special permit, which brings in the revenue needed to police the operation. However, in the case of morphing, the establishments get around the law by claiming they are still restaurants, which don’t have to buy any extra permits because they usually don’t have these kinds of problems. So the city is left without sufficient resources to respond. But there is a solution. It’s called a Deemed Approved Ordinance, a new kind of law that establishes a set of responsible operating standards that all alcohol retailers have to follow in order to stay in business. This approach has been successful in many California cities including Ventura, Rohnert Park, San Francisco and Oakland. The most recent example is El Cajon, where problems stemming from liquor and convenience stores have declined substantially. According to the El Cajon Police Department, arrests for public drunkenness dropped 35 percent, arrests for drinking in public 26 percent. Encinitas was considering this type of ordinance last year, but it was stymied by the local hospitality association. Not wanting to offend the business community, the city backed off from the ordinance and instituted some half-way measures. But it’s been almost a year now, and according to many residents I have spoken with, the problems have not gone away. Let’s take a lesson from these other cities. Let’s ask our city council to implement a Deemed Approved Ordinance. We’ve waited long enough; the time for action is now. Teresa Barth — Teresa Barth is a former Encinitas Mayor and councilmember.
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Encinitas hosts iPalpiti Festival
The Soloists: Midori Maruyana, Kreeta-Julia Heikkila, Yury Revich, Jacob Shaw, Francisco Vila, Svetlana Smolina, Laura Schmieder (Director), Eduard Schmeider (Maestro)
The world-famous iPalpiti Festival of International Laureates kicked off July 9 and is being held through July 18. Its artists are performing classical solo, ensemble and orchestral concerts in the community room at the Encinitas Library and at San Dieguito Academy. Photos on this page are of the Soloists Concert held July 9 at the Encinitas Library. For more information, visit www.ipalpiti.org. Photos by Jon Clark. For photos online, visit www.encinitasadvocate.com.
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40 gallons of graywater per day that could be recycled, said public speaker Steve Bilson. He founded ReWater, a company that installs graywater infrastructure. In other news, the council also approved an ordinance that streamlines the installation of rooftop solar panels, as required under California’s AB 2188. The city’s ordinance includes a simplified checklist that will smooth the permitting process, among other changes, according to the staff report.
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try Association $200,000, the city racked up $150,000 in legal fees. Borre Winckel, president and chief executive officer of the Building Industry Association, said in a statement that the litigation was “foremost about compliance with state law.” Winckel added San Diego County housing costs are high in large part because of local government regulations. “The city will need to adopt housing policies that make the provision of affordable housing a reality,” Winckel wrote. “This is achieved by making all housing options more affordable to build.” Resident Bill Butler, who has rallied opposition to the Desert Rose density bonus project in Olivenhain, said he understands the need for affordable housing. But, he added, most of the extra homes granted under density bonus rules are typically sold at market rate, rather than reserved as affordable units.
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The change may not be popular, but will help the state agency whittle away at its water usage at a time when every drop counts, officials said. “I think every Californian understands the effect of the drought,” said Garratt Aitchison, acting director of the department’s San Diego Coast District, which stretches from Carlsbad south to the Mexico border. In searching for ways to conserve “our first course of action was to take a look at our outdoor showers, because it’s not so much a health and safety cutback — it’s one of convenience,” he said. Instead of rinsing off, beachgoers may want to use a towel to brush sand away or bring water from home in a reusable jug, as many surfers do now, officials said. At Carlsbad State Beach — one of 63 beaches in California affected by the change — visitors had mixed reactions to the news. Shelby Hose, 17, said she counts on rinsing off after a swim because saltwater irritates her skin. “Without (the showers), I wouldn’t come to the beach,” she said. Her friend, Cameron McMurray, 17, agreed: “We need the showers.” Josh Watanabe, a 30-year-old from Escondido, said he won’t mind the change. “Whatever we have to do to save water is cool,” said Watanabe, who was Boogieboarding in Carlsbad recently. “I’d rather
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“I don’t think the reality is matching the intent of the law,” Butler said. Butler also stated if the lawsuit was indeed unwinnable, it’s puzzling that the city’s legal counsel didn’t arrive at that conclusion earlier. “I would have hoped the attorney they hired would have said a long time ago, ‘You can’t do this,’” Butler said. “That would have saved everyone a lot of time, energy and money.” Under the settlement, the roundingdown calculation won’t apply to six density bonus projects that were in the works when the council approved the changes last summer. The six projects will result in 68 units, but if they had fallen under the roundingdown method, it would have been 63. The addresses of those developments: 378 Fulvia Street, 560 Requeza Street, 720 Balour Drive, 556 Union Street, 764 and 782 Leucadia Blvd. and 1412 MacKinnon Ave.
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have water to drink — who cares about rinsing our feet off?” In San Diego County, other beaches affected by the change are Cardiff State Beach, San Elijo State Beach, San Onofre State Beach, Silver Strand State Beach, South Carlsbad State Beach, and Torrey Pines State Beach. Moonlight State Beach in Encinitas, though owned by the state, is operated by the city and not affected by the new restriction. Officials estimate that rinse stations are used about 15 million times each year — with each rinse using an average of 1.2 gallons of water. The parks department has implemented several water-saving strategies in recent years, including installing low-flow toilets, shower heads, faucets and spigots; higher priority on leak detection and repair; and installing portable toilets and sanitation stations. The agency has met Gov. Jerry Brown’s 25 percent water reduction mandate, but officials said individual parks must find other ways to meet local restrictions or mandates. Most city beaches across the county still have rinse stations, although the city of Del Mar recently decided to shut down most beach showers. Aitchison said he hopes visitors will take the change in stride. Staff writer Phil Diehl contributed to this report.
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• Everyone knows Lantanas. They are everywhere and successful because they bloom almost all year, are low-water and super-easy. Yellow, orange-red mix and white are ready now. Plant them as accents with your other low-water lovers. Prune them hard occasionally and wait for the butterflies to come. When you come to Weidner’s, look for the “Learn More” box in the Low Water section. There you will find even more help in choosing just the right plants and just the right color to keep your garden from being boring.
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