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July 4, 2014
City launches virtual town hall Encinitas council
opposes California 10/20 run in 2015
Budget transparency software also running
■ Scripps Encinitas celebrates opening of hospital expansion. Page 4
■ Enthusiast wants to make room for more bicyclists. Page 5
BY JARED WHITLOCK Are you in favor of keeping the off-leash hours at the city’s various dog parks? Or should they be scaled back given the twoacre dog area at the soon-todebut Encinitas Community Park? To get feedback, the city isn’t holding a public workshop on the matter or sending out mailers. It’s asking for residents’ views online. A new service called eTown Hall, powered by the company Peak Democracy, launched this past week (it’s on the city’s website at ci.encinitas.ca.us). While 80 cities across the nation have signed up for the service, Encinitas is the first in San Diego County to use it. Marlena Medford, the city’s communications officer, said the goal is to reach those who haven’t historically attended council meetings. “It could be an aversion to public speaking, or lifestyle or time constraints that prevents them from being
Residents gather at the Village Park off-leash dog trail. A service called e-Town Hall debuted to collect feedback on city issues and topics. The first question: should offleash dog park hours stay the same? PHOTO/JARED WHITLOCK there,” Medford said. “People do everything else online. So we’re offering them a way to interact with their local government.” The virtual program, however, is only intended to supplement, not replace council meeting feedback. “I think it’s going to be treated much like public comment or an email to the city council,” Medford said. “It will be something for them to consider and weigh out against all the other factors on the table.”
Another public information officer with experience using the service reported that it encouraged those with moderate views to participate, Medford noted. “Her experience was that moderates shied away from council meetings and workshops,” Medford said. “Moderates cared, but maybe weren’t as inclined to go.” Besides gathering input, e-Town Hall aims to educate. The dog park question, for instance, includes backSee TOWN HALL, Page 22
BY JARED WHITLOCK As it stands, the California 10/20 run won’t be dashing through Encinitas next February. The Encinitas Council voted 3-2 against the Cardiff leg of the event at the June 25 meeting. Race organizers, however, say there was a misunderstanding over donations and plan to try for approval again soon. The proposed 10-mile course would start at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, head north on Coast Highway 101, turn around at Chesterfield Drive in Cardiff, then follow the same path back. Throughout the route, live bands on stages would bang out tunes to motivate runners. Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer, who voted against the event, said the run would close Coast Highway 101 in Cardiff, disrupting businesses on “restaurant row.” See RUN, Page 22
Runners hit the road for the inaugural California 10/20 run last February. The Encinitas City Council recently voted against the Cardiff leg of the 2015 race. PHOTO/JON CLARK
New ideas at Leichtag Foundation property start to bear fruit Leucadia’s ‘Summer Fun on the 101’ Page 14
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Pierre Sleiman Jr., Go Green Agriculture’s CEO, records growing conditions in his warehouse with an iPad. PHOTO/JARED WHITLOCK
BY JARED WHITLOCK Inside Go Green Agriculture’s 3-acre greenhouse, employees holding iPads inspect rows of spinach. Tapping on the screens, they document its progress. People might not associate computer tablets with agriculture. But Go Green, a hydroponic farm on the Leichtag Foundation’s Ranch, could represent the future of agriculture. “For food safety and inventory, you need to keep a lot of logs,” said Pierre Sleiman Jr., Go Green’s 27-year-old CEO. “Rather than having to remember — did I write this or that down? — the iPad asks questions and the answers are recorded.” Over the past year, Sleiman, who has a degree in computer science, wrote the agriculture app, tailoring it to the company’s needs. “Everything here is shifting to a paperless system, saving us time,” he said. “It’s ac-
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Encinitas to pursue Styrofoam container ban Encinitas Sheriff’s Department Deputy BY JARED WHITLOCK Encinitas could become the first city in the county to ban polystyrene — commonly known as Styrofoam — food containers. Citing litter and marine life issues, the Encinitas City Council unanimously directed the Encinitas Environmental Commission to develop a draft ordinance outlawing polystyrene food packaging. The commission was also asked to educate the public and businesses about the ordinance, which will be up for a vote an unknown date. Deputy Mayor Tony Kranz noted that the city passed a resolution in 1991 discouraging polystyrene materials. However, he said voluntary compliance hasn’t worked. “While people rail against the ‘nanny state,’ there are some issues that I think require some government action, and this is one of them,” Kranz said. Initially, Mayor Kristin Gaspar said a draft ordinance was premature, but she ultimately supported it to kick-start community dialogue. She also requested that the ordinance include information about the fiscal impact to businesses. At Councilman Mark Muir’s request, the council determined it will also lend support for a statewide ban. “Just for Encinitas alone to solve this Styrofoam problem isn’t going to work,” Muir said. “We need to get the county and state involved.” It remains to be seen which kinds of businesses would come under the city’s ordinance. Seventy jurisdictions in California have placed varying restrictions on polystyrene containers. Environmental commissioner Jim Wang noted that most ordinances focused on restaurants and retail food establishments, but don’t apply to grocery stores. Alternatives to polystyrene packing in-
clude recyclable paper and bioplastic, which is made with a corn-based resin. A report on the agenda item stated that some cities’ polystyrene container bans have also included non-compostable plastic utensils, cups and straws, and the council might consider following suit. Five public speakers said polystyrene foam doesn’t decompose, and it often ends up in the ocean. The California Coastal Commission estimates marine debris kills more than 1 million sea birds, 100,000 marine mammals and untold fish every year. During Surfrider beach cleanups last year, Styrofoam was the third most common item recovered, behind cigarette butts and plastic food wrappers, said Haley Haggerstone, chapter coordinator of San Diego Surfrider. Cardiff resident Sue Zesky, who regularly picks up trash on the beach, said a ban would help address litter. “We have a duty and responsibility to protect the ocean,” she said. The public speakers all supported a ban. But across the nation, the American Chemistry Council has come out against restrictions on polystyrene packaging. In an email after the meeting, Tim Shestek, senior director of the council, said polystyrene foam is reliable and cost-effective. He went on to say it can be recycled in some cases. “The polystyrene plastic is recycled and sold to companies in California that make picture frames and other consumer products,” Shestek wrote. However, Wang noted at the council meeting that polystyrene food packaging is not accepted for recycling locally, because it’s often contaminated by coffee grounds, food waste and other materials.
William Dunford receives prestigious honor •Chris Van Gorder receives promotion
Deputy William Dunford from the Encinitas Sheriff’s Station was recently honored with the Charles “Bud” Meeks Valor Award for Deputy Sheriff of the Year at the National Sheriffs’ Association’s annual conference in Fort Worth, Texas. The award is one of the highest honors a Sheriff’s deputy can receive in the United States. Dunford’s bravery and quick thinking are credited for helping save the lives of deputies Colin Snodgrass and James Steinmeyer, who were wounded in the line of duty in Encinitas on Feb. 20, 2013. Dunford risked his own life to get the wounded deputies to safety and get them immediate medical care. In giving him the Valor Award for Deputy Sheriff of the Year, the NSA says Dunford remained calm in the face of incredible danger and used his supreme leadership skills to take control of the situation.
Commander David Myers and Deputy William Dunford, who recently received the Charles “Bud” Meeks Valor Award for Deputy Sheriff of the Year. COURTESY PHOTO In addition, Chris Van Gorder was recently promoted to the position of Reserve Assistant Sheriff. For more than a decade, Van Gorder has been a member of the Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Unit. He was appointed commander of the unit in 2007. When he’s not assisting the Sheriff’s Department in the search for missing persons, Van Gorder is saving lives as CEO and president of Scripps Health.
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On July 1, the Leichtag Pavilion opened with a promise that the new emergency room and critical care floor will provide a more comfortable and efficient place for patients, their families and the health care staff. Photo by Jared Whitlock.
The 72,321-square-foot pavilion is the centerpiece of the $94 million Scripps Encinitas second phase of expansion, which includes a new central energy plant, new medical imaging technology and infrastructure.
The first floor of the new Leichtag Foundation Critical Care Pavilion houses a 26-bed emergency department, with all rooms private for greater patient confidentiality and comfort. Two of the 26 treatment spaces can be used as resuscitation rooms, and four can be isolation rooms for patients with suspected airborne illnesses. The new department also has three intake rooms to help improve the flow of patient care. PHOTOS COURTESY SCRIPPS ENCINITAS
Scripps Encinitas celebrates opening of hospital expansion $94 million project launches July 1 with new emergency department, inpatient rooms BY KATHY DAY When two Encinitas doctors decided the time had come to open a hospital in Encinitas more than 50 years ago, it’s unlikely they envisioned what patients and staff would experience in the new Leichtag Foundation Critical Care Pavilion. On July 1, the newest wing opened with fanfare and a promise that the new emergency room and critical care floor will provide a more comfortable and efficient place for patients, their families and the doctors, nurses and support staff caring for them. The two-story, 72,321-foot building is named for the local philanthropic organization and longtime hospital supporters who donated $10 million to the $94 million needed to move the second phase of the expansion forward. Of the money raised so far in the continuing campaign, a total of $40 million has come from the community, with donations large and small — some from children, and $1 million from employees, said Chris Van Gorder, president and CEO of Scripps Health. “When we were touring it the other day, I kind of chuckled,” he said. “The staff members were picking out their own rooms, just in case.” On a more serious note, he added, the expansion includes “every innovation in IT, communications, visibility, privacy and storage” to accommodate the growing patient demand in coastal North County as well as a structure that meets the state’s seismic requirements. Instead of 12 emergency beds, separated only by curtains, the department now has 26 private rooms, two of which can serve as resuscitation rooms and four as isolation rooms for patients suspected of having airborne illnesses. The emergency room also has three triage areas enabling staff to evaluate patients in a more private setting.
And now, instead of having to call for portable X-ray or ultrasound units, or to move patients to a different part of the hospital for imaging, an adjoining area has equipment dedicated just for the ER. “Before, they had to share with the rest of the hospital,” Van Gorder said. In planning the expansion, staff and others who use the facility, like first responders, had chances to suggest useful improvements. One of those is new ambulance parking — five ambulance bays with gated access that will cut time getting patients into the ER, send the crews back into service quicker and give them greater security, he added. There’s also a “heli-stop” on the roof to ferry patients to the area’s trauma centers or to take newborns or children to Rady Children’s Hospital, and decontamination showers to meet haz-mat needs. “Before, if they needed to shower, they were almost doing it in the parking lot,” Van Gorder said. The second floor of the Leichtag Foundation Pavilion houses 36 private rooms for medical and surgical inpatient care. Twelve can be converted to intensive-care rooms if needed. Calling the new complex “very patient-centric,” Van Gorder noted the focus on a “healing environment,” with each of the rooms having a garden view or west-facing, sunset view and ample space for family and visitors. The ground level has garden areas, and the second level has a terraced roof garden with native grasses and succulents. The architecture and interior décor are warm and “very beachy,” in keeping with the coastline setting, Van Gorder said. “It’s not only better for patients, but also makes for a better working environment.” The project also includes a new energy plant built where a parking lot used to be along with the new imaging technology. Infrastructure improvements were also made on and around the hospital grounds, along with upgrades to the southbound I-5 offramp near the hospital and along Devon-
The roof includes a heli-stop, used for taking patients out of the hospital by helicopter to a designated trauma center, or for transporting newborns and pediatric patients to Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. shire Drive, which borders the Scripps property on the west. The last new construction on the medical campus was in 1991, when the emergency room grew from six to 12 beds. This project has been a long time coming, having faced neighbors’ objections to the first phase of the expansion, which included a parking structure completed in 2011. As far back as 2004, residents near the hospital next to Interstate 5 at Santa Fe Drive had expressed concerns about traffic and plans for the community park set for completion in the fall. “The neighbors’ complaints have stopped,” Van Gorder said, noting that many were at the celebration when the parking structure opened. “They made their concerns known, and we addressed them.” Scripps Encinitas is at 354 Santa Fe Drive. Visit www. scripps.org.
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Enthusiast wants to make room for more bicyclists BY JARED WHITLOCK Brian Grover often spots spandex-clad cyclists on expensive bikes pedaling through city streets. He’d like to eventually see more families out there with them. Grover is the chairman of Bike Walk Encinitas, a group advocating for bike infrastructure for all ages and abilities. Formed in 2011, the organization was instrumental in bringing about a northbound bike lane that starts near Leucadia Boulevard and Coast Highway 101. It also successfully pushed for “sharrows” — lane markings reminding cyclists and motorists to share the road — along the 101. Grover counts those as important victories. But he said the long process to gain approval was a reminder of the challenges — legal, financial and otherwise — facing bicycle supporters in Encinitas. “That was just paint on the ground,” Grover said of the sharrows. “It’s not a 5,000-unit subdivision on the coast. Progress comes slowly and it’s a little frustrating sometimes.” Beyond sharrows, Grover and other members are in favor of additional bike lanes, cycle racks and a bike path running parallel to the train tracks. And while in the early stages, a bike share program in Encinitas is on Grover’s radar. Grover said his passion for cycling goes back to building BMX jumps with friends as a youngster growing up in the San Fernando Valley suburbs. In his teens, he frequently biked with his father around the city. That is, until a car hanging a left didn’t see his dad biking and hit him, breaking his leg and knee. “I later realized that’s one of the main factors in why I’m interested in some of the things I’m interested in,” Grover said. After the collision, Grover gave up road cycling, moving exclusively to mountain biking. “With mountain biking, you control your destiny,” Grover said. “You’re running into a rock or you’re falling off a cliff. It’s not someone in a two-ton automobile coming at you at 40 miles per hour by accident.” Following graduate school, he moved to Leucadia,
Brian Grover is chairman of Bike Walk Encinitas, a group that wants better cycling infrastructure to get more people out on their bicycling. COURTESY PHOTO drawn by the area’s vibe and surf breaks. Because he was within a few miles of work, he picked up a road bike again, eventually changing his tune. “I figured there has to be a way for bikes and cars to get along,” Grover said. Through joining the Encinitas Environmental Commission, he became involved in Bike Walk Encinitas in 2011, a fledgling group at the time. “We needed to elect a chair to formalize the group,”
Grover said. “They just picked me.” “Maybe because I was providing the meeting space?” added Grover, who works as an environmental analyst, with a laugh. But Howard LaGrange, who oversees bike walk groups across the county, said Grover is being modest. “I wish we had more Brians — bike riders who are as engaged as he is,” LaGrange said. One of Grover’s strongest qualities is his ability to rally the community together when cycling infrastructure goes before the council, LaGrange said. LaGrange went on to say in his opinion Encinitas ranks as a 5 or 6 out of 10 in terms of bike friendliness, and Grover is the man to improve that. On that note, Grover said while biking infrastructure has been hard won in Encinitas, ever since Bike Walk Encinitas formed, the city has been more receptive to the cause. For instance, the city asked for the group’s input on aspects of the Leucadia streetscape, a plan calling for roundabouts, bike racks and landscaping on the Leucadia corridor of the 101. But obtaining funding for bike infrastructure is difficult in Encinitas, Grover believes. For one, the city doesn’t have an approved housing element, a blueprint outlining growth that will be on the 2016 ballot. Until ratified, it’s tougher to get transportation grant funding from the county, Grover noted. In the meantime, he’s pushing for biking to “climb up the rung of funding importance” in the city. “Leaders need to see that bicyclists are everywhere in Encinitas, and they aren’t going anywhere,” Grover said. In the near term, he said the organization wants to educate residents about sharrows, which denote that bicyclists can legally occupy the middle of the road in the absence of a bike lane. See BICYCLISTS, page 23
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Encinitas author and former Navy SEAL teaches others ‘The Way of the SEAL’ BY KRISTINA HOUCK Whether your goal is to join America’s elite military force or just get fit, Encinitas resident Mark Divine says everyone could reach their goals by learning “The Way of the SEAL.� Navy SEALs are known for their physical and mental toughness. As a retired Navy SEAL commander, Divine shares the skills he’s learned to help others change their lives at his Encinitas-based training center, as well as through his books and his websites. “I love helping people be better people,� Divine said. A New York native, Divine earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Colgate University, followed by a master’s in finance from New York University. He began his career as a certified public accountant with Coopers & Lybrand. Four years later, however, he left the corporate world to become a Navy SEAL officer. “I was destined to be a warrior,� said Divine, who was a triathlete and competitive swimmer in college. “I wanted to be out doing things that were going to be challenging, and where I could really lead people.� At 26, Divine graduated at the top of his SEAL class. He served nine years on active duty and 11 more as a reserve SEAL, retiring as commander in 2011. Divine’s SEAL training also helped him as an entrepreneur. While still in the SEALs, he opened his first business, the Coronado Brewing Company in 1996. Next, he founded the e-commerce website navyseals.com. In 2006, he launched U.S. Tactical, a government contracting business, where he acquired contracts with Naval Special Warfare Group ONE for training support and with the Navy Recruiting Command for a nationwide mentoring program for SEAL trainees. Divine later became the founder and head coach of the CrossFit and SEALFIT Training Center in Encinitas, at 849 Second St. SEALFIT is an integrated training program that goes beyond typical fitness training, Divine said. It includes a foundation of strength and high intensity, and a functional interval-training regimen not found in traditional gyms or with
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The public celebrates the opening July 1 of Scripps Memorial Hospital’s new 72,300square-foot critical care building. The expansion and park work have prompted several traffic control improvements on Santa Fe Drive. PHOTO BY JARED WHITLOCK
Traffic control work picks up speed New community park, now-open Scripps Hospital expansion prompt changes along Santa Fe Drive BY JARED WHITLOCK A number of traffic-related construction projects near the Santa Fe Drive freeway interchange have kicked off in recent months. Ed Deane, senior civil engineer with the city, said some of those projects are prepping for the 44-acre Encinitas Community Park and nearby Scripps Memorial Hospital expansion. First, the city is almost doubling the length of a left-turn lane for westbound cars on Santa Fe entering the park. “The lane can hold more cars, so they don’t disrupt through traffic,” Deane said, adding the extension should be finished within about a week. Also, the city recently installed a turn lane so cars traveling east on Santa Fe can hang a right onto Windsor Road. That will help mitigate the increased traffic that’s expected when the park debuts sometime this fall, Deane noted. Even with the new park and hospital expansion, Deane said traffic should still flow well on Santa Fe. To handle more cars, two traffic lights will eventually go in, one in front of the hospital and another at the nearby southbound freeway off-ramp. The park itself has 418 parking spaces. Groups holding large special events must develop a traffic-control plan, which might include off-site parking at places like San Dieguito Academy. Other traffic-related improvements on tap for the park: The city put in new driveways at the two car entrances for the park, behind the Vons on Santa Fe and MacKinnon Avenue, to make the park more accessible. And those driving on Santa Fe have probably noticed construction on the southbound Interstate 5 on-ramp. As part of the hospital recently opening a new 72,300-square-foot critical-care facility, Caltrans required Scripps to reconfigure the southbound Interstate 5 on-ramp so it lines up with the off-ramp across the street (see story about hospital debut on page 4.) The previous setup created a conflict between westbound cars wanting to turn left on to the southbound on-ramp and those exiting the off-ramp, Deane said, adding that the planned traffic light at the interchange should also lessen confusion. Also, Caltrans is looking to install new retaining walls at the Santa Fe underpass and put in sidewalks as well as bike lanes underneath sometime in the next five years. That project is part of the I-5 corridor construction. “You’ll have better east-west connectivity,” Deane said. Along the same lines, to aid those walking to schools in the area, the city recently awarded a $465,900 grant for new sidewalk construction on the north side of Santa Fe, between Gardena Road and Nardo Road. Work is expected to begin in the next few months.
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Canyon Crest students selected to participate in San Diego Fringe Festival BY ROB LEDONNE Canyon Crest Academy graduate Emily Laliotis and junior Annika Patton were recently announced as two of the youngest participants in the San Diego International Fringe Festival, to be held July 3-13. The event is a smorgasbord of off-Broadway entertainment taking place around San Diego through the next three weeks. “The festival encourages small productions to put on 20-, 30-minute shows at places all over downtown,� said Laliotis after a recent rehearsal of her show, “Firsts: A New Musical.� “They have these Fringe Fests all over the world, the big one in Edinburgh, Scotland.� From Scotland the idea spread around the globe, and the event is readying for its second year in San Diego as a nonprofit project of contACT ARTS and the Actors Alliance of San Diego. Participants of all ages were invited to submit scripts; “Firsts� and the show’s writers, Laliotis and Patton, were among those selected. “We applied on a whim, thinking ‘Why not?’� said Laliotis. “When we heard we were accepted among all of these adults, we couldn’t believe what an incredible opportunity it was. We’re beyond thrilled.� “Firsts: A New Musical� centers on the trials and tribulations of being a teenager. “It’s about navigating the world of love, heartbreak, and family,� Laliotis said. “The story focuses on these two sisters who are very opposite, and a boy who comes between them. Things get complicated.� The pair initially were going to write something entirely
different. “When Annika approached me and asked if I wanted to write a musical, we were originally working on an idea regarding adults and marriage,� Laliotis said. “Then we had this realization that we should write what we know. “We drew from our experiences and wanted to reflect teenage life. It’s not based on our lives, but has story elements that are very familiar to people our age.� All of the students involved in “Firsts,� from actors to crew, are Canyon Crest students, and most are involved in the Envision Theater Conservatory. The show will be performed numerous times between July 3 and July 13, and the tagline for this year’s festival is “10 days of eyeball-busting shows.�
Annika Patton and Emily Laliotis. Courtesy photos
“The great thing about a festival like this is that there are so many different things to see,� said Laliotis of the event’s other offerings. “From dance, puppetry, avant-garde, and musicals like ours. It’s going to be fun.� While a life in the theater may be a hobby for some high school students, Laliotis and Patton are taking their craft seriously. Patton will continue studying theater at Canyon Crest, and Laliotis is gearing up to attend the prestigious University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash. “I’d love to work on music as a career,� Laliotis said. “My plan is to become a traveling musician.� “Firsts: A New Musical� will be performed at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. July 5, 7, and 8 in the 5th Floor Arts Incubator at Spreckels Theatre in downtown San Diego (121 Broadway #600). For tickets, visit sdfringe.ticketleap.com/FIRSTS/. For more on the San Diego International Fringe Festival, visit www. sdfringe.org.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito CEO has big plans for future of organization BY KRISTINA HOUCK The Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito recently named its interim chief executive to the top role on a permanent basis. But because David H. Crean has served as interim CEO for nearly a year, there hasn’t been much of a change. Instead, he remains focused on the future of the organization. “It’s very exciting. This position is incredibly rewarding,” said Crean, after the Board of Directors unanimously approved the move during its May 15 meeting. “It’s incredibly rewarding to come to work every day and do what we do.” Founded in 1966, the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito serves more than 21,000 youth through its seven branches in Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Encinitas and Solana Beach. The organization has 35 full-time employees, approximately 120 to 140 part-time and seasonal employees, and about 200 volunteers. Crean joined the board in 2010 and served as board chairman from 2011 to 2013. He became interim CEO on July 1, 2013, following then-CEO Keith Padgett’s retirement after leading the organization for more than a decade. During his tenure as interim CEO, Crean supported the development of a Center for a Healthy Lifestyle at the Griset Branch in Encinitas. The commercial-style kitchen classroom was completed June 18, and the halfacre interactive organic garden is scheduled to be done by the end of summer or early fall. In addition, Crean developed a plan to expand services at Ocean Knoll Elementary School in Encinitas. The organization serves 35 elementary schoolchil-
David H. Crean dren every day through its after-school program at the school. The Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito plans to have a dedicated branch at the site, allowing the organization to increase enrollment and offer more programs. Crean has also worked closely with the board to create a three-year strategic plan, something the organization hasn’t had for years. “We’re really trying to grow and have greater impact on kids, in more ways and in more unique ways,” Crean said. With a corporate background, Crean said his business skills have helped him manage the organization’s financial performance, develop staff and energize fundraising efforts. “I run it like a business, but with a passion, a heart and a mission in mind,” he said. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Crean earned a bachelor’s degree in biology at Canisius College, followed by a master’s in oncology and a doctorate in biophysics at State University of New York at Buffalo. He worked as an assistant professor of clinical physics at the University of Toronto before relocating to the
West Coast in the early 1990s to begin a more-than20-year career as an executive in the pharmaceutical industry. “What I was doing in pharmaceuticals was also rewarding, but different,” Crean said. “Here, you’re really having more of an impact on somebody’s life. It’s very personal.” As the official CEO, Crean wants to continue to mentor staff and engage board members. He also plans to further educate the public about the mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito, as well as fundraise to meet the organization’s needs, now and in the future. Crean also wants to launch an alumni program and recruit more volunteers. “I don’t want to be out in the community and (have) somebody not know who we are and what we’re doing,” he said. “I want people to have that top of mind.” Besides the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito, Crean has served as board president of the Solana Beach Little League. He also serves on the board of the Rotary Club of Del Mar. A Cardiff-by-the-Sea resident, Crean and his wife, Heidi, have two children, Ryan and Heather, who actively participate in athletic and cultural activities at Boys & Girls Clubs within San Diego County. “You have to evolve as an organization and embrace change,” Crean said. “If you don’t, you’re not going to keep up with the needs of your customers, and our customers are our families. We’re going to evolve with the changing needs of our customer base.” Visit bgcsandieguito. org.
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aide. “He’s a really bright and interesting kid,â€? she said. “He really has a lot to offer. He is kind and loving. He’s got a heart of gold. He would give you the shirt off his back or his last cookie. “I’m really, really proud of all his hard work. He’s really invested in his own outcome. That makes me really proud as a mom.â€? “Answers From Andrewâ€? is LiberatiBasser’s first book, with most of the content from her personal journals. She decided to share her journal entries with the world so others can better understand autism. “For people who know somebody with autism, but aren’t raising somebody with autism, I hope they have a better understanding of the challenges families and caregivers face,â€? Liberati-Basser said. “For the moms, dads and people who love somebody with autism, I hope they know that they’re not alone. Somebody else is really walking the journey with them,â€? she added. “It may be different because every kid is different, but there is somebody out there who understands what they’re going through. ‌ There’s hope. We all love our kids and we all want what’s best for them.â€? Published in April by BookBaby, “Answers From Andrewâ€? is available online on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. For more information, visit www.answersfromandrew.com.
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North Coast Toastmasters of Del Mar launches new public speaking series BY KRISTINA HOUCK “Live each day as if it is your last.” Although it’s a common phrase, retired American ice dancer Christina Chitwood used it to challenge people to have a more practical and positive outlook on life during “Going Pro,” a new public speaking series by North Coast Toastmasters of Del Mar. “Treat it as if this was the day that everything was amazing,” said Chitwood, during the June 18 event at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. “Everything could change in an instant. Everything could be wonderful.” Chitwood was just 16 when she relocated to England to team up with Scottish ice dancer Mark Hanretty. Four years later, after she and Hanretty won two bronze medals in ice dancing at the British National Championships, Hanretty decided to retire. “At the age of 20, I had the next eight years planned out for me,” explained Chitwood during her speech, “Everything Can Change in an Instant.” “I was going to compete with him at the 2014 Olympics. Our final Olympics would be the 2018 Olympic Games. Only then, after that, would I begin to have a family.” But if she had never moved to England, she wouldn’t have met her future husband, Chitwood said. Both personal trainers, Chitwood and her husband, Tom Parkin, manage fitbodyfulllife.com. Chitwood was one of six speakers who delivered speeches during the event. A member of North Coast Toastmasters for four months, she also talked about how her father was diagnosed with tongue cancer last year. “Everything changed so quickly. One day, I was walking the red carpet in Hollywood for my best-selling book. The next day, I was being told my dad had cancer and would go into surgery soon,” said Chitwood, co-author of “Against the Grain.” A year later, Chitwood’s father is cancer-free and she has learned to “appreciate
Speech and presentation coach John Murphy. the moment.” “I’d been so caught up in my own goals and what I wanted to achieve next that I wasn’t appreciating what was surrounding me,” she said. “It’s amazing how difficult situations can turn into unexpected miracles. I now try to approach each day as if everything could change tomorrow.” A member of Toastmasters for 14 years, speech and presentation coach John Murphy talked about his volunteer work with STAR/PAL, a nonprofit that offers free educational, athletic and recreational programs to youth in inner-city neighborhoods throughout San Diego County. “There’s an old African proverb that says, ‘It takes a village to raise a child,’” said Murphy at the start of his speech, “It Takes a Village.” “In this day, in this country and in this community, that proverb has never been so true.” Murphy talked about Ella, a young girl whose mother is dying of a terminal disease. With her mother in the hospital and her father spending all his free time at the hospital, Ella began to miss school. “Another essential lost individual,” Murphy said. “Fortunately, there are organizations and individuals who have devoted their time and energy despite the lack of funding and dwindling resources to help children like Ella.” Recognizing her absences, Ella’s teacher introduced her to STAR/PAL, where Murphy coaches children for free. She is now participating in speech contests. With Murphy’s help, two of her peers, Hanrui Zhang and Quinn Lozar, recently won the Optimist International Oratorical Contest at the California-South District level. Murphy encouraged attendees to offer support, consistency and guidance to children in need. “Support is really helping that child realize where they could go. It’s taking them from where they are to where they would like to be. It’s putting them in a better place,” he said. “Consistency is critical in any relationship. It helps build trust. With consistency, our children realize we are truly there for them. … Finally, guidance. Guidance gives them the tools they need to function.” The “Going Pro” event was the first of a new series, with the next event to take place in the fall. “We wanted to open up this series to the public and allow our members to give longer speeches,” said Encinitas resident Jonathan Heuer, a member of the club who emceed the event. He compared the new series to TED Talks (a nonprofit “devoted to spreading ideas,” usually in the form of powerful talks.) “These are slightly longer and more formal speeches than typically given at our other meetings, so it’s an opportunity to grow. This also allows the public to see what’s going on. We’re always seeking new members.” North Coast Toastmasters meets from 7:30-9 a.m. Wednesdays at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 334 14th St. in Del Mar. Meetings are open to the public. Visit northcoast.toastmastersclubs.org.
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Clinton signs memoir, greets admirers during local visit BY PAT SHERMAN Former U.S. Secretary of State and (as many either hope or dread) prospective 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton was in La Jolla June 25 to sign copies of her new memoir, “Hard Choices.” A line of 1,100 people — who gained admittance by pre-ordering Clinton’s book — snaked down Girard Avenue, spilling onto Prospect Street. Clinton first visited the store in 2003, to sign copies of her book, “Living History.” She was also in town last week to speak at the BIO International Convention in downtown San Diego. While waiting to enter Warwick’s, Brent and LJ Livingston of Chula Vista bought their daughters two of the six dozen Hillary Clinton cookies that Girard Gourmet baked for the event. LJ Livingston said she explained to her daughters that many other nations have already had women in charge of their government. “They asked me, ‘How come there’s not a woman president?’ ” LJ Livingston said. “I said, ‘They haven’t been ready yet … but it’s coming.’ … I feel this will be the one woman who might be able to do it — her or (U.S. Sen.) Elizabeth Warren.” People began arriving as early as 3:30 a.m. for the event. La Jollan Lena Gerwick said she attended because she is concerned about the direction the country is headed. “And I guess thought it would be interesting to meet her just once in my life,” Gerwick added. “I think she is very accomplished and has probably more knowledge than most of the other ones that are going to try to run.” Appearing just shortly after her scheduled 8:30 a.m. start time, Clinton emerged from the rear of the store with gusto. “It’s great to be back,” she said. “Let’s sign some books!” The consummate statesperson, Clinton was poised and polished, conveying interest and empathy in equal measure. “I’m delighted to see you,” “I hope you have a good summer,” she told those in line, many of whom addressed her as “Madame Secretary.” Clinton, 66, accepted congratulations on her daughter Chelsea’s recent pregnancy and Oxford doctorate, and complimented a visually impaired guest on his “beautiful” guide dog. The former first lady and U.S. Senator demonstrated cheery, albeit slightly restrained, enthusiasm when speaking with “Ready for Hillary” volunteers, who showed their desire for her to seek the presidency a second time in the form of buttons, stickers, shirts and hats. “Thank you for volunteering,” she told them. “Keep that energy level up!” Clinton took time to answer a few serious questions, including one from a young man born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, who was returning there this week. He wanted to know how Clinton felt about the renewed violence and tensions in his country. Noting Sri Lanka’s 30-year-civil war (which ended in 2009), she told the man, “When I was secretary, I tried very hard to persuade the government to try to heal the wounds of that terrible war, and I hope that still is their goal. … I think the world was pleased when it finally ended, but you can’t just end a war and not do more to try to make people feel included.” Clinton sent the smiling young man on his way with a signed book and her hopes for a “safe and constructive trip.” Emerging from the store with tears in her eyes, Sara Miller, 23, said she was moved by words of encouragement from her role model. “She was interested in what I wanted to do in the future,” said the UTC resident, who graduated last December from the University of Nevada, Reno with a major in international affairs. “She asked me what languages I speak, and said I should think about the foreign service, and how she could really see how people like me could be beneficial to the country.” Nine-year-old Emily Hatch of Northern California, who attended with her grandparents, Mel and Randi Hatch of Olivenhain, said she thought it was “neat” to meet Clinton. “I’ll look back and say, ‘I met the president,’ ” she mused. “It was worth waiting in the really, really, long line.” Christopher Moffatt, a graduate student in the School of International Relations at UC San Diego and a registered
Hillary Clinton shakes hands with an attendee at her recent book signing in La Jolla. PHOTO BY PAT SHERMAN Democrat, said he didn’t vote for Clinton when she ran in 2008, though he attended because he is “very much a fan of her work as secretary of state under President Obama. “It’s a little bit early for me to say whether I would support her or not,” Moffatt said. La Jollan Christopher Canole said he believes Clinton will “unequivocally” be the next president, though Mission Hills resident James Borack, who attended with him, wasn’t as assured. “I’m a statistician,” he said. “If the election were held now, do I think she would win? Easily. But too much can happen in more than two years. … I think it’s more likely this time, but it’s by no means a certainty.” Maria Gonzalez and Jeff Thompson voted for Clinton in 2008. They weren’t able to get inside the store (they met Clinton at Warwick’s in 2003), but nevertheless came to show their support. “Can you imagine a woman president? How amazing,” Gonzalez said. “Everybody we talk to we try to convince.” Clinton departed Warwick’s shortly after an 11 a.m. tour of the store, during which she purchased the staff-recommended thriller, “I Am Pilgrim” by Terry Hayes. Although there were several protesters outside the convention center later that day, only one woman appeared in the designated free-speech area across from Warwick’s, clutching a sign denouncing Clinton for her support of same-sex marriage and for security lapses related to the 2012 Benghazi attack. Warwick’s largest turnout for an author event was for rocker Ozzy Osbourne. Owner Nancy Warwick said he drew 2,400 people.
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Romance, then and now, unfolds in new offering at North Coast Rep BY DIANA SAENGER Has the art of romance changed from the days when face-to-face meetings were the way to woo, to the present, when social media and cellphones are the harbingers of love? Playwright Barry Harman explores the question in “Romance, Romance,” nominated for six Tony Awards in 1988 and opening July 9 at North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach. Director Rick Simas said he saw the show on Broadway years ago and mentioned it when NCRT Artistic Director David Ellenstein asked him whether he knew a good musical to add to this season. Simas has directed many plays at NCRT, including “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” “Dames at Sea, “Man With a Load of Mischief,” and assorted others at local and national venues. Simas earned a Ph.D. in Dramatic Art from UC Berkeley, and has been a faculty member of the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. For 22 years, Simas has taught
Choreographer Jill Gorrie collaborates with director Rick Simas on ‘Romance, Romance,’ at North Coast Rep. PHOTO BY AARON RUMLEY in San Diego State University’s MFA Musical Theatre Program. “This is the kind of play that theater patrons respond to,” he said. “It’s a unique two-act musical. The first act is based on French writer Arthur Schnitzler’s one-act play, ‘The Little Comedy,’ set in late 19th-century Vienna. The second act is based on Jules Renard’s 1898 play, ‘Le pain de ménage,” or ‘Household Bread,’ updated
by Barry Harman to the late 1980s and set in the Hamptons.” The plot of “Romance, Romance” centers on two married couples in their 30s who are spending a summer together in a rented cottage, and who eventually find themselves shifting from harmless flirtations with opposite spouses to possible affairs. The second act is modernized to today, since cellphones and social media
have made such an impact on relationships. Simas points out that in the past, when people wrote letters to each other, such as during WWII, they got to know each other even better through those written communications. “You were able to reveal more because you didn’t have a face-to-face conversation and could really open up and say what you felt,” Simas said. “ ‘Romance, Romance’ dives into the difference between friendship, marriage, romance, love lost, love rekindled, and keeping love alive in a relationship in 1988 when no cellphones or social media were around. We do this with a remarkable cast — Jeffrey Scott Par-
sons, Lance Arthur Smith, Jill Townsend and Melissa Wolfklain, and wonderful, creative dance numbers by teaching artist, choreographer and my collaborator, Jill Gorrie.” Gorrie’s credits include national and international work, and NCRT plays. She was Resident Director-Choreographer-Casting Associate of the international production of “Grease.” Gorrie earned her BFA degree in dance from NYU/ Tisch School of the Arts, and her MFA degree in musical theatre from San Diego State University. Gorrie has been a faculty member of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and CAP21 in New York, and has taught master dance classes throughout the country and Europe. Simas describes her as “an amazing dancer with a great vocabulary of styles.” “Everyone will enjoy the musical numbers,” he promised. “In the first act are two big numbers — a masquerade waltz and a polka. A jazz quartet opens act two, and two decrepit people on walkers do a big tap number.” Although it’s a big challenge to present songs of dif-
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Leucadia’s ‘Summer Fun on the 101’ The Leucadia 101 Main Street Association presented “Summer Fun on the 101: Leucadia’s Music Festival” June 27-28. Summer Fun on the 101 returned with a lineup of internationally-acclaimed local musicians, an art show, a beach cleanup, beer garden, activities for kids and more. Inspired by the young Encinitas talent at May’s Battle of the Bands, the Leucadia 101 Main Street Association is working with the Paul Ecke Central PTA to donate a percentage of the event’s proceeds towards the Paul Ecke Central PTA music education programs. Visit http://www.leucadia101.com. Photos by Jon Clark.
“Tropical Breeze” and hula dancers from the Moonlight Beach Ukelele Strummers Skamp enjoys the shade at the Leucadia 101 music festival
Mitchell Oeth and Landon Granieri, members of “Don’t Tell Mom,” perform at the music festival
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Landon Granieri and Mitchell Oeth, members of the band “Don’t Tell Mom,” recently won the battle of the bands
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Locals enjoy the music festival sponsored by Leucadia 101 at the Leucadia Roadside Park
Tim Mensalvas, of ECORooted, led a beach clean up before the music started
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Education key to reducing disparities in cancer care
BY SCOTT M. LIPPMAN Cancer is a worldwide scourge. Every year, there are more than 14 million new cases and 8 million deaths. Heart disease is still the biggest killer in the United States, but cancer is expected to eventually supersede it. Indeed, cancer is already the leading cause of death in San Diego County. And yet cancer — or rather the spectrum of diseases we collectively call cancer — is not uniform in its affliction. Different types affect different people differently. It’s obvious why women don’t get prostate cancer and breast cancer is comparatively rare among men. It’s less clear why some forms of brain cancer are more common in women, or why tonsil and other head and neck cancers are more prevalent among males. Some reasons probably relate to differences in physiology and biology, others to cultural histories and social behaviors. And yet others are ascribed to factors associated with poverty, low education and prejudice. The last group of factors is arguably the most concerning, because it is also the most tractable. Reducing cancer disparities is — or should be — as important and compelling as the overall drive to conquer cancer itself. It is part of the mission at the National Cancer Institute-designated UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, one in which we have invested dedicated researchers, programs and funds. These men and women are defining the challenge and marking a path to improvement. For example, a team of scientists recently looked at the impact of racial inequalities in the treatment of African-Americans for metastatic colorectal cancer. The team included principal investigator Dr. James D. Murphy, chief of the Gastrointestinal Tumor Service for Radiation Oncology at Moores and first author Dr. Daniel R. Simpson, in the Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied
Dr. Scott Lippman Sciences. They found that African-Americans with metastatic colorectal cancer were measurably less likely to be seen by cancer specialists or receive advanced forms of treatment, resulting in a 15 percent higher mortality rate. Roughly 140,000 Americans are diagnosed annually with colorectal cancer, according to the American Cancer Society, and more than 50,000 will die this year. It’s the third leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. On the plus side, significant progress has been made in preventing colorectal cancer. On the negative, the benefits of screening and early detection have not been evenly distributed. Some populations, such as the uninsured, recent immigrants and some racial/ethnic minority groups, are particularly affected. For example, the disease disproportionately affects black patients, who experience high incidence rates, more advanced stages at diagnosis and decreased survival rates compared to other ethnic groups. In their study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Murphy and colleagues found that black patients were 10 percent less likely to have primary tumor surgery, 17 percent less likely to receive chemotherapy and 30 percent less likely to receive radiotherapy. Among patients who got chemotherapy, they found white patients typically got it sooner and had more treatments than black pa-
tients. Timely chemotherapy reduces the risk of death from colorectal cancer more than 60 percent. The authors concluded that almost half of the relative difference between the longer survival times of white patients compared with black was because of treatment differences. They offered no conclusion about the cause for the racial disparity, but they did suggest possible explanations: conscious or unconscious bias by health providers, patient mistrust, health literacy, patient-physician communication breakdown, barriers to access to health care and race-based differences in disease biology. The Murphy study was followed by another JNCI paper by first author Dr. Samir Gupta, a board-certified gastroenterologist and GI cancer specialist in the UCSD Health System; senior study author Maria Elena Martinez, Ph.D., professor of family and preventive medicine and co-director of the Reducing Cancer Disparities program at Moores; and colleagues. They looked at the challenges of colorectal cancer screenings for the underserved and offered some solutions. Specifically, they advocate promoting the message that “the best (screening) test is the one that gets done;” developing and implementing strategies to identify the neediest individuals; creating and implementing new, organized screening efforts; and, of course, boosting the programs and funding that address these issues. These recommendations may seem obvious or simple. They are not. They require increased and steadfast efforts by scientists, doctors and all others involved in battling cancers of all kinds. They require the will to prevail for the benefit of everyone. Dr. Scott M. Lippman is Director of UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center. You can reach Dr. Lippman at mcc-dirlippman@ucsd.edu.
Pacific View purchase means no arts center With less than a month to go before the contract the city signed to purchase the three-acre site in a residential area of downtown is final, voters still have the time to force the city council to evaluate what we will ultimately get if this $10 million impulse purchase goes through. It most certainly will not be what the promoters describe as an “arts center,” which includes among the many descriptions, workshops, schools, galleries and most universally, a major performance space. The contract includes a contingency clause for renegotiation or cancellation if investigation during this period shows it is not suitable for such use, but this means actually deciding first what we are specifically planning to do with it, something that city officials refuse to do out of fear that the results will show this property to be useless for what has been promoted. Not only is the Pacific View site inconsistent with general city planning principles, it flies in the face of the growing “smart growth” movement. It also probably is not permitted by law! California Coastal Commission regulations severely limit what can be built there, a reality that City Hall chooses to ignore. There is another parcel, one three miles inland at Encinitas Ranch Town Center at Leucadia and El Camino Real, that not only is zoned for such an arts center, but that the city already owns; so rather than leaving us with no funds for construction, we can design and soon break ground for an actual arts center. This parcel, dedicated to the city for such use, sits in a mega-shopping center where it would certainly seem to be out of place. This is the very reason that we should develop it for this purpose. It would provide a new character to the chain store-dominated center, enhancing the entire northeastern part of Encinitas while promoting its participation in the city’s arts community. City elected officials seem intent on running out the clock, as they can reap the praise for the illusory arts center — and be long gone when the mistake is realized. The time for taxpayers to prevent this from happening is growing short. Al Rodbell
iPalpiti Festival brings four special concerts to Encinitas
From July 10-13, five young virtuoso musicians from other countries will present four concerts at the Encinitas Library, Thursday through Saturday, July 10-12, as part of the iPalpito Artists International Festival. Performances are at 7:30 p.m., and at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 13. The music festival starts in Encinitas with the Soloists Concerts, then the full 30-member orchestra gathers and performs in Orange County, Los Angeles and concludes with a finale performance at Disney Hall. “Each musician is a foremost artist in their respective countries and has won a major international competition,” said Laura Schmieder, iPalpiti director. iPalpiti Artists International was founded in 1997 by renowned violinists and music educators Eduard and Laura Schmieder. iPalpiti [pronounced ‘ee-PAHL-pit-ee’] in Italian means “heartbeat.” The nonprofit discovers and promotes talented young musicians from around the world. Each summer, 30 are selected to visit Southern California for the festival, where they perform in solo, ensemble and orchestral concerts. The Encinitas concerts will feature Irakli Tsadaia, violinist from Georgia (former USSR); Catharina Chen, violinist from Norway; Midori Maruyama, violist from Japan; Jacob Shaw, cellist from the United Kingdom/Denmark; and Timothy Durkovic, pianist from Guatemala/USA. All rehearsals are scheduled at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Encinitas concert tickets are $15; buy them at www.encinitas.tix.com, by calling 800-595-4849, or at the door. For concert information, visit www.encinitasca.gov/ ipalpiti, or call 760-633-2746. A pre-concert reception will be on the patio overlooking the Pacific Ocean, hosted by downtown restaurants and local wineries. Visit www.ipalpiti.org.
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Prepare for a buggy world July 12-13 at SD Botanic Garden’s Insect Festival Aspiring entomologists are invited to San Diego Botanic Garden’s Insect Festival from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 12-13. This one-of-a-kind festival is sure to intrigue bug devotees of all ages, as it features thousands of fascinating creepy-crawlies, including live lizards, snakes and the famous Madagascar hissing cockroaches! Bug collecting, interactive insect arts and crafts as well as tasty cooked mealworm larva — in various flavors including mesquite, teriyaki and barbecue — are just some of the engaging activities scheduled at the Festival. Local bug experts will be available Aspiring entomologists will see much to for questions, and more than 20 educational inspire them at the Insect Festival. booths will instruct and entertain children Courtesy Photos and adults alike. The Insect Festival is sponsored by the County of San Diego Department of Agriculture Weights and Measures, K&M Pest Solutions and the San Diego Botanic Garden. Event is free with paid admission or membership. Visit www.sdbgarden.org/insect.htm.
‘Doodle’ art exhibit incorporates scavenger hunt into installation Bryan Snyder, a Carlsbad-based artist and creator of the hugely popular character Doodle, will unveil his newest art installation and scavenger hunt on Saturday, July 5, at Culture Brewing Co. on South Cedros Avenue in Solana Beach. Snyder’s installation will include 20-plus original Doodle paintings created on his signature cardboard medium, a large July 4-themed mural stretching the entire length of the brewery, and a scavenger hunt sending attendees into the Solana Beach Streets in search of more Doodle artwork. Limited-edition Doodle wood blocks available at the free opening reception, from 5-9 p.m., will include clues to seven Doodle Golden Tickets hidden up and down Cedros Avenue. Instructions will inform golden ticket finders to take a photo of their found ticket, upload it to Instagram, tag @snyderart, and return to Culture Brewing Co to claim their prize artwork. Wood block clues will be available for purchase. Clues will be available through July, or while supplies last. The goal of this scavenger hunt is to help encourage the development of culture in a specific community by encouraging urban exploration, promoting local business and introducing new friendships. A portion of the night’s sales at Culture Brewing Co. will be donated to the Surfing Madonna Oceans Project. Bryan Snyder is an accomplished artist who shows in San Diego and Los Angeles. In 2012, he was awarded Los Angeles Street Artist of the Year by Melrose and Fairfax, one of the nation’s most popular street art websites. Snyder has also painted Doodle murals in Australia, China, Europe and all over the U.S. Visit www.snyderartdesign.com.
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Local athletes to compete for a national title at the U.S. Age Group Synchronized Swimming Championships (Rancho Bernardo). They qualified for the national championships by placing among the top three finishers at the regional championships last month, which featured top athletes from Southern California. Synchronized swimming requires a unique combination of strength, agility, endurance, flexibility and speed. San Dieguito Synchro practices five days a week at Westview High School, Cathedral Catholic High School, and Carlsbad pools. San Dieguito Synchro has a history of success, having qualified for nationals for each year for the
past five years. Led by head coach Danielle Waite, a former national team member and SDSU alumna, the club has been active in the community for more than a decade. From 2:30-3:30 p.m. July 19, the team is hosting a 10th anniversary watershow event at Westview High School (13500 Camino del Sur, San Diego). The community is welcome, and the cost is $5 per person. Parents interested in enrolling their children in beginner’s classes can call 858531-1085 or email sdsynchro@gmail.com.
Members of the San Dieguito synchronized swim team qualified for the national championships by placing among the top three finishers at the regional championships last month, which featured top athletes from Southern California. North County San Diego members of the San Dieguito synchronized swimming team are set to compete for a national title at the 2014 U.S. eSynchro Age Group Synchronized Swimming Championships from June 27-July 5 in Federal Way, Wash. The meet is the largest synchronized swimming meet in the world, and features competition in four age groups: 12 and under, 13-15, 16-17 and 18-19. Local qualifiers are: 11-12 Age Group duet: Grace Lytle (Encinitas) and Olivia Dalry (Carmel Valley);
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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS Grace-Ful Living Home Furnishings fills a special niche in Encinitas BY KRISTINA HOUCK Grace-Ful Living Home Furnishings opened last fall in Encinitas, but owner Mark Matheson has been in the furniture business for more than 20 years. After working at a Los Angeles-based furniture store for several years, he opened his own store, Metropolis, in San Diego in 1993. “We had a really good reputation and we were around for years,” Matheson said. “A lot of people know us from that store.” The furniture business was one of the industries hit hardest by the recession. Metropolis, which first opened in Hillcrest and later opened in Encinitas, closed its second store by the beginning of 2010. When the economy began bouncing back, so did Matheson. In 2012, he opened Grace-Ful Living Home Furnishings in North Park. Named after his 10-year-old daughter, Grace, the store relocated to Encinitas in the fall. “There seemed to be a niche that wasn’t being filled: a price-driven store that was style driven as well,” he said. “Most moderate- to low-end stores look moderate- to lowend. I wanted to give the feel of a high-end store with moderate pricing.” The showroom is larger than 5,000 square feet. Specializing in bedroom (including top-quality, American-made mattresses), living room and dining room furniture, the store’s ceilings have been stripped down to the rafters to highlight the collection featuring distressed metal, exotic wood and other hard surfaces combined with fabrics. With the catchphrase “Style You Can Afford,” Matheson enjoys looking for trends and arranging the pieces on the floor. “You have a feel for it,” he said. “It’s being able to put the whole picture together that works for me.” Matheson didn’t always work in the furniture business.
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The showroom at Grace-Ful Living Home Furnishings in Encinitas. Photos/Kristina Houck He worked as an analyst at a Certified Public Accounting firm for five years before he transitioned to the industry. “I didn’t really like being an analyst at a CPA firm. I wanted to be an entrepreneur,” Matheson said. “I met this guy just out of happenstance. He had a very successful furniture store, but he needed help organizing it. “He was very talented design-wise; he just needed help-business wise. He taught me the furniture industry and I taught him how to run his business better.” After six years at Los Angeles-based Civilization, Matheson returned to his hometown of San Diego to open his own furniture store. “I’m glad I learned about numbers because it helps me run this business and it kept
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Former San Diego Jewish Academy standout Fagan pitching his way into pro ball BY GIDEON RUBIN Whether he realized it or not, with the simple stroke of a pen, Michael Fagan in June turned a tiny academics-first San Diego high school campus into a field of dreams. The former San Diego Jewish Academy left-handed pitching sensation became the school’s first professional athlete when he signed a deal with the Oakland A’s, just days after the team of “Moneyball” selected Fagan in the ninth round of this year’s amateur draft on June 6. Fagan was originally drafted by the San Diego Padres in the ninth round of the 2010 draft his senior year, but elected to honor a commitment to Princeton. He was the 282nd overall pick in this year’s draft. He’s playing for the Class-A Vermont Lake Monsters in the short season New York-Penn League. “If you’re good enough, they’ll find you no matter where you are,” Fagan said, summing up his improbable journey from small-school obscurity to the professional ranks. “If I went to a giant public school, it would still be exciting playing professional baseball with a great
Michael Fagan on the field. organization,” he said, “but I guess coming out of San Diego Jewish Academy and kind of having the odds stacked against me makes it all the more exciting on top of that.” What makes Fagan’s story even more amazing is that as recently as a few months ago, he was sure he’d be trading in his spot on the mound for a seat in a cubicle in New York’s fi-
nance circuit. He had just accepted a consulting position at IBM a few weeks before his name surfaced on the draft board. “Coming into this season, I had absolutely no intention of playing pro ball,” Fagan said. “I was pretty much satisfied (with my baseball career). I wanted to have a good senior year, but then I was ready to start my life.” Fagan had a very good senior year. And somewhere along the way, during a year in which the 22-year-old went 4-2 with a 2.33 ERA, scouts took notice. Fagan’s previous three years were mostly forgettable from a baseball standpoint. “I got into kind of a downward spiral my first three years, where I couldn’t throw strikes,” he said. Fagan was a combined 3-10 with a 10.04 ERA over his first three years at Princeton. But despite the numbers, he did show flashes of brilliance early in his collegiate career. As a freshman, he pitched three innings of no-hit ball against a then-defending NCAA champion LSU team that was ranked at the time. “Always had the stuff,”
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he insists. “Always had the good fastball; always had the wipeout slider ... .” But by his own admission, he lacked the command, confidence and consistency to harness his electric stuff. That changed this year, with a renewed focus on the game’s mental aspects. Fagan said he developed a more structured routine on and away from baseball, and learned not to let failure weigh too heavily on him, among the key factors in his evolution. His new approach paid big dividends. “Once you see that first strike thrown, it just snowballed,” Fagan said. “There
was no more worry of ‘I’m going to walk the bases loaded and then walk in a run,’ and then it just got to be easier and easier.” His challenges, however, are getting tougher and tougher. On any given night, he faces hitters who excelled in some of the nation’s toughest collegiate conferences. He’s already pitched to A.J. Reed, Baseball America’s NCAA Player of the Year out of Kentucky, who now plays for the Houston Astros TriCity affiliate in the New York-Penn League. If this sounds like a familiar Fagan storyline, that’s because it is. “Going from the Jewish Academy, I always thought I was pretty good and that I could hold my own in competitive baseball outside of high school, but it was kind of a test to play against the big schools,” he said. “Now here in pro ball, the jump is similar coming from Princeton, which is an Ivy League school with somewhat weaker competition.” Fagan believes his SDJA experience prepared him for the challenge. He credits Lions coach Glenn Doshay with a pivotal role in his baseball development, and
the school’s teachers for instilling the drive to succeed academically. “The education was fantastic,” he said. “I don’t know if I’d have gone to an Ivy League school without having gone to the Jewish Academy.” Fagan remains an active member of a tight-knit SDJA community. He is still in contact with Doshay and Athletic Director Mike Quigley, among others. Fagan’s entry into the ranks of professional athletics has the campus abuzz, Quigley said. “It’s a big deal when anybody in any sport or profession reaches that level.” Fagan’s emergence from a school that will never match the sports reputations of neighboring campuses at Torrey Pines and Cathedral Catholic, among others, also shows that almost anything is possible for an athlete who’s determined to succeed. “I think it kind of validates the (SDJA) program to some extent, in the sense that it shows you can go to a faith-based community school and reach your potential, whatever that is,” said Quigley. “The excellence associated with it is what matters.”
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Herman Cook Volkswagen celebrates 47th birthday A 47th birthday celebration was held June 24 for Herman Cook Volkswagen. The event featured tapas and refreshments, as well as attendance by Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar and about 50 artists/business owners. Herman Cook Volkswagen is located at 1435 Encinitas Boulevard, Encinitas, 92024; www.cookvw.com; (866) 280-3444. Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.
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“I don’t see why we should be closing our streets for them if we’re not getting anything in return,” Shaffer said, referring to donations. Leading up to the inaugural 10/20 run last February, race organizers gave $10,000 to the Cardiff 101 Mainstreet Association and funds to nonprofits outside the city. Encinitas hasn’t received a donation commitment for the upcoming run, city staff reported at the council meeting. Mayor Kristin Gaspar said local donations would have helped make the case for the event. Still, she voted in favor of the run, stating the public benefit outweighs any negatives. “I understand there is an impact with street closures — don’t get me wrong,” she said. “But I also know you do get a sense of the camaraderie — and people just getting out and doing something very healthy.” When reached on June 27, race director Peter Douglass, who was not at the council meeting, said he was “really surprised” about the vote. “We had a lot of council visits last year in the three cities we run through to get the event off the ground,” Douglass said. “The event went smoothly, and so I anticipated we’d have easier goings this year.” Douglass said there’s a “misunderstanding” regarding donations. He said that the plan is to give to Cardiff 101 again, as well as the Magdalena Ecke Family
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ground information, as well as maps and park hours. City staff can attach graphs, videos and other multimedia to boost understanding. The virtual service kicked off June 27. As of June 30, 76 people had weighed in on whether they’d like the hours to stay the same, with 44 people posting comments. The deadline is July 11. Lisa Rudloff, the city’s parks and recreation director, said a summary of the input will be presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission later this month. The commission then might take action, or do nothing. Rudloff said the topic was chosen because it’s
YMCA, though the amounts have yet to be settled. However, donations are dependent on the city signing off on the event, he noted. A representative from the 10/20 run was present at the council meeting to answer questions about operational matters. But the person wasn’t familiar with planned donations for the event, and so the record wasn’t corrected, Douglass said. “We made some generous donations last year and plan on doing the same thing this year,” he said, adding: “We’re hoping this isn’t the final word.” Douglass has since asked the council to reconsider the run at a meeting in the near future. He said Cardiff is a “pretty critical” part of the run, and it would be unfortunate if the course had to be redesigned. Councilman Tony Kranz opposed the run because it’s the morning of Feb. 15, 2015 — two weeks after the Cardiff Kook Run, which the council unanimously supported at the meeting. “It would be nice if this race was a little more spread out,” Kranz said. He went on to say that “without any commitment” to the community, closing Coast Highway 101 so soon again is asking too much. The run will go before the councils in Del Mar and Solana Beach in coming months. “We’ve started off on the wrong foot,” Douglass said, adding he’s hopeful “it can be turned around.”
been a long-standing issue. Quite a few residents on both sides have emailed her over the past two years. The virtual town hall, Rudloff said, will allow the department to better collect feedback. Down the line, the department will probably pose additional questions to shape plans for trails and other outdoor features, Rudloff noted. However, the eTown Hall isn’t limited to parks; it will cover a variety of topics, city officials say. To register, residents must provide an email, name and address. For posts, the city can require names on a topic-by-topic basis. The dialogue on the site is more focused than that of many blogs or social media websites. That’s because Peak Democracy moderates the
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Additionally, Sleiman is also looking to open locations in the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Apps and iPads are the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the company’s technology-centric approach. While soil is a staple at most farms, that’s not the case with Go Green. Crops in the greenhouse grow in trays 3 feet off the ground. The roots are fed by nutrient-rich water funneled through plastic channels. Because it’s a closed loop, water that isn’t absorbed is recycled into the system. Without runoff, Go Green uses 85 percent less water than the average farm, according to Sleiman. And it appears the farm’s water demand will decline even more. Instead of continuously running water through the system, Sleiman recently discovered that pulsing water at set intervals used less water and energy. “This is taking what we do to the next level of resource conservation,” he said. The new greenhouse will be even more energy-efficient than the present one, he said. It will feature an aluminum shade curtain — as opposed to the cloth one now at the greenhouse — that closes at night, trapping the heat inside. As a result, less electricity is required to warm the greenhouse. Controlling the environment is another major part of hydroponic farming. Again, Sleiman drew upon his computer science background. website for off-topic posts and spam. Also, if the city chooses, users may be limited to only one comment per topic. Rob Hines, an account manager with Peak Democracy, said users are authenticated through IP address, email and browser ID. On topics restricted to one comment per person, he said it’s theoretically possible for someone to post multiple times, but software prevents systematic attempts. Beyond e-Town Hall, the city is trying to step up public outreach in other ways. In the past few months, it created a Facebook page and partnered with the Sheriff’s Department for a newsletter outlining crime trends. And OpenFinance debuted last month. The software, also on the city’s web-
Armed with iPads, employees adjust the temperature and humidity with Sleiman’s software so conditions are always optimal for growing. “Experimenting with growing techniques started about a block away on a small plot,” he said of his early foray into farming. “Getting to build a worldclass facility is amazing.” Leaving the silos behind When Leichtag took over, a run-down, 15,000-square-foot barn sat empty on the property. It’s gained new life in recent months, courtesy of a fresh coat of paint, serious retrofitting and a dozen nonprofits setting up inside. Moishe House, one of the nonprofits, provides a sense of community to Jewish 20-somethings. “Young people are getting married later than their parents and grandparents,” said Jordan Fruchtman, chief of programming for Moishe House. “Between getting married and settling down, they’re moving to different cities and taking five or six different jobs. There’s a real need to be connected to others.” Moishe House subsidizes the rent for three to five young adults (the nonprofit has 63 homes, including one in La Jolla). In turn, the residents organize events, from those aimed at Jewish peers to those for the larger community. The beauty of working in a hub, Fruchtman said, is the ability to collaborate and share resources. For instance, he cited teaming with JDC Entwine, a Jewish nonprofit focused on humanitarian issues, such as providing food and medical care in Ethiopia.
site, allows instant access to budget data, which can be mapped out with graphs. “You can see where revenue is coming from,” said Tim Nash, the city’s finance director. “On the flip side, you can see how that’s spent.” For those unsure of how city budgets are structured, there’s also a tutorial of how to use OpenFinance on the page, he noted. OpenFinance carries an annual $5,000 cost, while eTown Hall is $9,000 annually. In addition to public transparency, Nash said city staff would use the service to create graphs so financial data is more digestible for the public. “We’re encouraging people to give it a spin,” Nash said.
“We’re not in silos working by ourselves,” Fruchtman said, adding that this is “a fresh way of looking at things.” The nonprofits have different missions, but there’s a common interest in expanding access to fresh produce for those in need — what’s known as food justice. To that end, Fruchtman noted Leichtag and hub representatives will soon lead a retreat on that topic. “It’s teaching leaders so they can go back to their home communities and do things like create gardens, teach about food justice and teach about agriculture,” Fruchtman said. Planting the seeds of a community farm Daron “Farmer D” Joffe, who recently signed on as director of Ranch development, knows a thing or two about planting crops. Nationally recognized as an expert in agriculture, highlights of his resume include running a CSA (community supported agriculture) farm on a 175-acre plot in Wisconsin and writing “Citizen Farmers,” a book calling for people to develop sustainable gardens. His next project? Build a community farm on the Ranch. He wants to demonstrate innovative growing techniques, from biodynamics to permaculture to organics. “People will see how it’s done, and then go out and start their own farm,” Joffe said. “A big piece is getting people to ask themselves, ‘What can I do?’” Another reason he’s passionate about agriculture education: demographics. “The older generation of farmers is dying off,” Joffe
said. “And the newer, younger generation isn’t farming as much. So there’s this big gap. And the demand for food is only going up with the population growing. It’s why we need a place like this.” Many of the farm’s goals dovetail with Jewish tradition, Joffe said. For instance, some of the harvested produce will be donated to underserved areas. Recently, Leichtag hosted workshops with civic and community leaders to gather ideas on how the farm can best serve the community. With more meetings to come, it will be at least a year and a half until that plan sprouts, Joffe said. “The farm should complement other agriculture offerings in the community,” Joffe said. “It’s a matter of determining how we can do that.” In the meantime, as a trial run, a smaller farm will be planted on a 1-acre horse pasture near the Ranch’s entrance. Produce from it will fill food pantries and go toward celebrating Sukkot, a Jewish agriculture festival this fall. Plus, Joffe will have his hands full developing a food forest — an edible ecosystem teeming with fruits, vegetables and nuts that will stretch along the northern boundary of the property. Food forests date to prehistoric times. But they’ve made a comeback in recent years throughout the world. The idea is that they offer plenty of produce to go around for the community. “So much new stuff is happening,” Joffe said. “What were doing is in its infancy, and it’s starting to come together.” For more information, visit www.leichtag.org/theranch/
North Coast Symphony presents ‘Pops Picnic’ The North Coast Symphony presents its summer concerts “Pops Picnic” at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 27, and at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, at the Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive (at Encinitas Boulevard and Balour Drive). Broadway and movie score favorites will compose most of the program, including a medley from the recent animated hit movie, “Frozen.” Anna Roberts, a San Diego musical theater enthusiast and singer, will be the featured vocalist. Tables seating up to eight persons will be set up 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. Visit www.northcoastsymphony.com.
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U.S., Israeli, Palestinian teen diplomats meet ‘the other side’ Hands of Peace, a Carlsbad-based interfaith coexistence program, is hosting a July 7-July 24 Summer Program with Israeli, Palestinian, and American teenagers. These teens have all chosen to participate in this challenging experience that aims to build bridges among young people divided by conflict, culture, geography, and history. Most of the Middle East teens are meeting “the other side” for the first time. Most of the American teens have never met anyone from the Middle East, and all are hoping to learn how to work together to bring about positive change. One of those local teens is Joshua Kahn, American XL (“Extraordinary Leader”), of Encinitas. Joshua, who is Jewish, has played an instrumental role in getting HOP San Diego off the ground: he has given inspiring public presentations about HOP, launched a fundraising campaign, and volunteered on the Meals Committee. Joshua says, “Hands of Peace allowed me to learn multiple sides of the conflict through face-to-face conversations. It was the personal connections that I fostered at the program that inspired me to work towards developing long lasting peace in the Middle East.” Founded in 2003, Hands of Peace develops leadership and peace-building skills among Israeli, Palestinian, and American teenagers. All participants come on full or partial scholarships, and many have experienced violence and loss as a result of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Joshua Kahn The annual 17-day Summer Program takes place in Carlsbad. It includes intensive daily dialogue sessions led by professional facilitators as well as educational activities and visits to a church, synagogue, and mosque. After the Summer Program, a year-round Alumni Club Program in the U.S., Israel, and the West Bank will serve more than 300 graduates. These courageous young leaders are challenging stereotypes among their family and friends, staying in regular touch with the “other” side, and launching grass-roots peacebuilding initiatives in their home communities. Among the activities the students will be participating in together are: •July 9: Teambuilding and Ropes Course at UCSD; Sand Sculptures Competition at Sea Grove Park •July 10: Drama Workshop with the Old Globe Theater (Theater as a tool for self-expression) •July 12: Culture Night (Students cook and perform dances and skits for each other) •July 15: Lunch and Water Balloon Toss with Kids for Peace, a Carlsbad-based non-profit that aims to cultivate every child’s innate ability to foster peace through cross-cultural experiences and hands-on arts, services, and environmental projects. •July 17: Concert with Ami Yares (Music as a tool for coexistence) •July 22: Soccer, Basketball, and Hula Hoop (Sports as a tool for coexistence) •July 23: Farewell Banquet at Temple Solel For more about the program, visit www.handsofpeace.org.
‘One Plus One’ novelist to speak at local luncheon The Del Mar Country Club will host best-selling novelist Jojo Moyes at a luncheon at 11 a.m. Monday, July 14. She will discuss and sign her critically-acclaimed novel, “The One Plus One” (Pamela Dorman Books, $27.95). “The One Plus One” focuses on love and the economic class divide in Britain, where the author makes her home. Cost of the luncheon is $75, which includes a copy of the book. Moyes’ other novels include “Me Before You,” “The Girl You Left Behind,” “Sheltering Rain” and “The Last Letter From Your Lover.” Reserve to 858-759-5500, ext. 100, or to mwillshon@delmarcountryclub.com by July 10. The club is located at 6001 Clubhouse Drive, Rancho Santa Fe.
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“A lot of bicyclists and motorists don’t know what to do with the sharrows,” Grover said, noting the education phase is about to kick off. The organization is putting together a public service announcement and will advertise the sharrows with infographics. And the group is advocating for the coastal rail trail — a citywide path alongside the tracks for pedestrians and cyclists. The trail — construction on which is slated to begin in two years if supported — is all about giving residents of all stripes a safe place to bike. Ultimately, Grover said he’d like more streets to meet that goal. “We want to get to the point where a family is comfortable biking to local businesses around the city,” Grover said. “All along they’ve known it’s healthy and good for the environment, but right now don’t feel safe enough to bike in the city.” Grover is also eyeing starting a bike share program in Encinitas, though he’s still a few months away from disclosing details. Increasingly popular across the nation, the programs let people rent a bike from a checkout station, ride it wherever and then return it to any of the stations. Typically, bike shares are set up in dense cities, but Grover said Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas may work. Grover said many believe it’s unrealistic to revamp roads for bike infrastructure given historically car-centric planning. In response, he pointed to Copenhagen, Denmark. The city once favored cars, but made room for cyclists beginning in the 1970s. “There’s a lesson there,” Grover said. For more information, visit www.bikewalkencinitas.org.
Acclaimed spy author Silva to launch SD Jewish bookfest San Diego’s internationally recognized San Diego Jewish Book Fair celebrates its 20th year, starting with an appearance by New York Times best-selling author Daniel Silva. “A Conversation with Daniel Silva” will be presented at 7 p.m. July 24 at the David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre, Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, 4126 Executive Drive in La Jolla. Ticket prices are $32 and JCC member price is $27. This includes a signed copy of Silva’s new book, “The Heist” (Harper; July 15, Daniel Silva 2014; $27.99). Silva has been called “a master of espionage” (Cincinnati Enquirer) and is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest American spy novelists. A brilliant storyteller, Silva creates irresistible thrillers that are as entertaining as they are insightful. Without fail, his novels deftly combine shadowy intrigue, heart-stopping action, and unforgettable, unique characters. Silva’s beloved, reluctant hero — the art restorer, assassin, and spy Gabriel Allon — has long been known as fiction’s most compelling secret agent: intelligent, passionate, with and an artist’s eye for detail and “skills that would make James Bond weep” (Dallas Morning News). And now Gabriel Allon is back, in the summer’s blockbuster thriller “The Heist,” an electrifying page-turner that thrusts him into the hidden world of stolen art and international terror and shows once again Daniel Silva’s “cool brilliance” (Chicago Tribune). Reserve to 858-362-1348 or www.sdjbf.org for this event.
Next ‘Concert at the Cove’ in Solana Beach is July 10 The Billy Watson Band will perform at the “Concert at the Cove” in Solana Beach on Thursday, July 10, from 6-7:45 p.m. at Fletcher Cover Park. For more information, visit www.cityofsolanabeach.org or call 858-720-2453.
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