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■ Encinitas Little League advances to semifinals. Page 3

■ Cardiff resident named one of CNN’s “Heroes.” Page 8

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Encinitas medical marijuana campaign heating up again BY JARED WHITLOCK Two years ago, voters in Solana Beach, Del Mar and two other cities in the county rejected measures to allow medical marijuana dispensaries. With a dispensary initiative going before voters this November in Encinitas, proponents are hopeful the political winds have shifted in their favor. The Encinitas initiative gained enough signatures in 2012. But it barely missed the deadline to put it on the ballot that year. The City Council then had the option of adopting the measure or sending it to a public vote. It chose the latter to watch how the other cities’ initiatives fared. James Schmachtenberger, chairman of the Patient Care Association, a group campaigning in favor of the initiative, said the blown deadline was probably a blessing in disguise. “Since then, the climate has changed dramatically,” Schmachtenberger said. “2012 was the height of the federal crackdown, scaring voters.” Marijuana remains illegal under federal law. But in 2013, the federal Justice Department stated it won’t challenge states and local jurisdictions with medical and recreational marijuana laws, so long as the rules conform with enforcement priorities. The department said it’s focused on large trafficking cases and keeping the drug away from chilSee MARIJUANA, Page 22

San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy officials say it is time for large-scale restoration of the lagoon, which hosts more than 700 species of plants and animals, many rare and endangered. Two community meetings in August will invite public comment. COURTESY PHOTO

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EUSD Special Ed holds Extended School Year Summer Olympics

The Encinitas Union School District’s PreK-6th grade Special Education Program honored its special athletes July 24 when they participated in the district’s Extended School Year Summer Olympics. The day began with a parade of athletes displaying classroom banners, followed by athletic events and a medals ceremony. (Above) Miss Howell’s class members were the SuperFriends. See more photos on pages 12-13. PHOTO/MCKENZIE IMAGES. For photos online, visit www.encinitasadvocate.com.

Lagoon Conservancy to seek public comments on restoration efforts

Lifestyle

■ More musical fun at local concerts. Pages 14, 19

August 8, 2014

BY KRISTINA HOUCK Having just released its draft environmental impact report outlining options for the restoration of San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve, the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy is inviting the public to provide input on the reserve-wide project during two community meetings in August. “A lot of times public meetings like this are agency-driven and mandated. They seem to be dog-and-pony shows,” said Doug Gibson, executive director of the conservancy, which will administer the lagoon restoration. “But we’re a community-based organization, and this is a community-based restoration effort. We want the

public to comment on this.” During the 60-day public review period of the document, which was prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and San Diego County Department of Parks and Recreation, the conservancy will host community meetings on Aug. 19 in Solana Beach and Aug. 27 in Encinitas. At the meetings, Gibson will give a 30- to 40-minute presentation. Attendees will also have the opportunity to visit information booths, ask questions and submit comments. “Our goal is to get as much information out to the public as possible, so that they’re comfortSee LAGOON, Page 22

City branches out with new info-sharing ‘tree tracker’ app BY JOE TASH Learning more about the trees that make up the city of Encinitas’ “urban forest” will soon be as easy as clicking on an interactive map. The city is set to launch “Encinitas Tree Tracker,” a

mapping program that is linked to a database of information about the more than 12,000 trees owned and maintained by the city. The information in the database has been gathered for years, and used by the city for budgeting and

maintaining the city’s trees, located along streets, in roadway medians and in parks, said Glenn Pruim, city Public Works director. The city then decided to use its GIS mapping software to create an interactive map that will share the

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Encinitas Little League players are cheered by the Padre’s mascot last week during a sendoff at Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA. The team made it to the West Region Tournament semifinals, which will be televised Aug. 8 at 2 p.m. on ESPN2. Photo by Jared Whitlock

Encinitas Little League advances to semifinals BY JARED WHITLOCK The Encinitas Little League (ELL) All-Star team secured a spot in the San Bernardino West Region Tournament semifinals, moving even closer to the Little League World Series. ELL finished tournament pool play 2-2. Despite losing to Honolulu Little League by seven runs in its first game on Aug. 2, the team bounced back and won both games of an Aug. 4 double header. “Our first game against Hawaii, there were obviously some nerves in the clubhouse,” said pitching coach Brian Mazone on Aug. 6. “We were tentative at the plate; we made some defensive errors. “At this big of a stage, it takes some getting used to…We knew it would be a battle heading into the double-header. The team just relaxed. Playing in that stadium in front of the crowd, playing in that heat — it takes time to get comfortable.” Although ELL fell to the Nevada All-Star team 8-4 on Aug. 6, by emerging victorious from both games of the double-header, the team assured itself a spot in the semifinals. “It’s a credit to them,” Mazone said. “They just continually battle and bounce back — their character is incredible.” ELL will play in the semifinals at 2 p.m. on Aug. 8, after the Encinitas Advocate’s weekly press deadline. As of Aug. 6, it appeared likely ELL would face Nevada again. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2. (The results of the Aug. 8 game will be posted online at www.encinitasadvocate.com.) If ELL wins, the team will compete in the tournament championship Aug. 9. The victor then goes on to the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Penn., which features eight U.S. teams and eight international teams. This is the first time ELL, a league founded in 1954, has made it to the West Region Tournament. Mazone said he’s very grateful to all those who drove to San Bernardino over the last few days to cheer ELL. “I saw a sea of red in the stands every game,” said Mazone, who pitched in Triple-A for a number of years until 2010. Last week, before leaving for San Bernardino, a crowd, including former Padre Trevor Hoffman, gathered at the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA to wish ELL luck. “San Diego is behind you guys,” Hoffman said at the sendoff.

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San Dieguito Union High School District board election draws seven candidates for three spots so far As the Aug. 8 filing deadline nears, seven candidates have pulled papers for November’s San Dieguito Union High School District election. The candidates are seeking election to three available spots on the board. The most recent candidates to pull papers include Maureen “Mo” Muir, an Encinitas Union School District board member/businesswoman, parent Rimga Viskanta and incumbent John Salazar. Other candidates are incumbents Barbara Groth and Amy Herman, as well as new candidates Steven McDowell and Simeon Greenstein. — Reported by Karen Billing

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Encinitas Community Park fields to make debut later than rest of grounds BY JARED WHITLOCK While the Encinitas Community Park is set to open in the coming months, the city will discourage people from using the fields on the 44-acre property until early 2015. Most of the park features, including the skatepark, dog park and playground, are finished or close to it. But because the recently planted grass needs time, the city will post signs around the fields asking visitors to stay off. The city is also considering driving home the message by having the park host — tasked with education and cleanup — inform visitors about the sensitive grass, according to John Frenken, park and beach superintendent. “We’re trying to get the grass to grow, so if we get people playing on it, it won’t be established,” Frenken said. However, he noted, fines aren’t on the table to deter field use. The park, off Santa Fe Drive, is scheduled to debut this fall, though a date hasn’t been set. Park contractor USS Cal Builders is slated to finish construction in this window and remove fencing surrounding the park, as per contract requirements. Once that happens, the city is responsible for the property, Frenken said. So delaying the opening until next year on account of the grass would require installing new security fencing and other measures. “It would be harder for us to keep a park that’s ready to be opened closed than it would be to open it and keep people off the fields,” he said. The fields — a soccer field and three multi-use fields — make up about 22 percent of the 44-acre park, Frenken noted. But the 2-acre dog park, featuring a different type of turf, will be open in the fall. Encinitas Little League and other organizations have been informed about the situation. Frenken said the fields should be available by early 2015, but that’s only an estimate. The grass was planted in June, and it’s about 30 percent grown in. Once it’s finished sprouting, there will be a maintenance phase to allow the grass “to establish itself,” he said. Frenken said USS Cal Builders waited until mid-June to plant the grass since soil temperatures weren’t warm enough

should get it right,” Shaffer said. “It seems like we don’t have much of a choice.” The city paid $17.2 million to acquire the land. Park construction will cost an estimated $19.3 million. The project broke ground about two years ago. During a tour of the grounds two weeks ago, it was noted that even though the park isn’t yet open, that hasn’t stopped skateboarders from using it.

Rancho Coastal Humane Society top-rated by Charity Navigator Construction at the 44-acre Encinitas Community Park is nearly complete, but the grass is only about 30 percent grown in. Photo by Jared Whitlock earlier in the year. Although the grass won’t be ready for the opening, Frenken said the city isn’t considering filing for damages against the company at this point. USS Cal Builders is on pace to fulfill contract obligations that state the grass must be 85 percent grown in by the time the company hands over the site to the city. A representative from USS Cal Builders did not respond to a request for comment. The fields are being watered six days a week. San Dieguito Water District’s mandatory drought restrictions, which are expected to take effect Aug. 20, would have limited irrigation days. But it’s anticipated the park will have switched from potable to recycled water by then, meaning watering days won’t be cut back. When reached for comment Aug. 4, Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer said the council recently received an email update on the progress of the park and the grass. Shaffer had yet to review the matter in-depth, but said on first glimpse, she thought city staff members made the right call. “Rather than kill the grass by people walking on it, we

A “four-star” ranking — the highest possible — has been awarded to Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas by Charity Navigator, an independent nonprofit that evaluates charities in the United States. Out of a possible total of 70 points, Rancho Coastal Humane Society received 68.68. “On behalf of Charity Navigator, I wish to congratulate Rancho Coastal Humane Society on achieving our coveted four-star rating for sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency,” said Ken Berger, president and chief executive officer of Charity Navigator. RCHS President Jim Silveira says that a four-star rating from Charity Navigator is reassurance for Rancho Coastal Humane Society supporters. “Americans are flooded with requests for donations. Some are worthy. Some are phony. Others don’t make good use of your donations,” he said. “We encourage anyone considering a donation to Rancho Coastal Humane Society to visit the shelter. Take a tour, see what we do, and ask questions. We believe that, with benevolence comes responsibility. It’s not enough just to give. It’s also important to know how your donations will be used to help others.” For information about Rancho Coastal Humane Society’s programs and services for people and animals, visit the shelter at 389 Requeza St. in Encinitas, call 760-753-6413, or visit www.sdpets.org.

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City plans $3M marine safety center at Moonlight Beach 2,200-square-foot building would house lifeguard administration, first-aid station and dispatch center BY JOE TASH When the lifeguard tower at Moonlight Beach was built around 1960, Encinitas was a small beachside community that was part of unincorporated San Diego County, and the 288-square-foot facility was designed to house two or three lifeguards. Today, the building is a hub for a lifeguard service with five year-round employees and 50 seasonal lifeguards, who provide a variety of services for Encinitas’ popular beaches, which drew an estimated 2.5 million visitors in 2013. Not only is the headquarters too small — it’s been expanded over the years to 1,152 square feet — but it’s falling apart, afflicted by concrete and termite damage, a leaky roof and other structural problems, said Capt. Larry Giles, who oversees the city’s lifeguard division. The city is moving forward with plans to replace the aging structure with a new, 2,200-square-foot marine safety headquarters. “We’ve been Band-Aiding it as far as repairs and maintenance. We knew it would be replaced, so we’ve been limping along,” said Giles. “It was never designed to do what it’s doing now, and never designed to last this long.” One example of the tower’s inadequacy regards patients who come in or are brought by lifeguards for treatment of ailments and injuries ranging from sting-ray and jellyfish stings to falls from the beach-side bluffs. Patients are triaged, and either sent to the hospital or picked up by friends or family for a trip to the doctor’s office, Giles said. “It’s just ridiculously tight. A lot of times, our patients are lying on the sidewalk in front of our facility,” with no privacy, Giles said. “It’s not a good way of doing business. The city recognizes that and we’re trying to correct it.” One past stumbling block in replacing the lifeguard structure has been the cost: Design and construction are estimated at just under $3 million. Several years ago, the lifeguard headquarters was part of a project that included a new concessions building and restrooms at Moonlight Beach. Because of funding constraints, the lifeguard station was postponed while the other renovations were completed last year. Now, the city is working on plans to issue $13 million in lease revenue bonds that would pay for the marine safety headquarters at Moonlight Beach and the $10 million purchase of the 2.8-acre Pacific View property from the Encinitas Union School District. No public vote is needed because, unlike general obligation bonds, no property tax increase would be linked to the sale of the bonds, said Tim Nash, city finance director. Instead, the city would pay the annual debt service of about $730,000 from its general fund, Nash said. The interest rate on the 30-year bonds would be about 3.8 percent. The council previously voted to direct city staff to prepare the bond documents, and staff will have to return to the council for final approval of the bond sale, possibly in October, said Nash. Because the city has the highest rating possible for this type of bond, AA-plus, the bonds will be highly sought-after in the municipal bond market, Nash said. “There will not be a problem selling the bonds,” he said. The plan is to replace the tower with the new marine safety center at exactly the same spot, at the south end of Moonlight Beach near the dead end of C Street. In addition, the city plans to use the same architect who did the recent renovations at Moonlight, said Ed Deane, deputy director of the city’s engineering department. The goal is to start construction after Labor Day of 2015, and complete the work by Memorial Day 2016, said Deane. If environmental work and permitting are not completed in time, construction would shift to 2016, he said. Preparations will include archaeological site studies. Pre-construction studies of the area before the new concession stand and restrooms were built turned up evidence of fire rings that may have been used by local Native American tribes to process whale blubber on the beach, Deane said. City officials emphasized that the new station will house many functions, among them administration of the lifeguard division, a first-aid station and a dispatch center. A small workspace will also be provided for the Sheriff’s Department. “It contains many more functions than just a simple lifeguard tower,” Deane said.

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SDSU basketball coach Steve Fisher shares memories of past, hopes for future with local Rotary Club BY KAREN BILLING San Diego State University’s The Show was almost The Fish Bowl. Sixteen years ago, when Coach Steve Fisher first arrived on the Mesa and was trying to ramp up fan support for his Aztecs basketball squad, unable to even give tickets away (“I’d give them free and they still wouldn’t come,” he says), he met with representatives from a fledgling student section about bulking up their corner of the arena. The early idea to call themselves The Fish Bowl was nixed immediately by the ever-humble Fisher, and instead The Show was born. Sixteen years, multiple giant cardboard heads and “I Believe” chants, and eight consecutive trips to the post-season later, SDSU basketball is now one of the hardest-to-get tickets in town. There is a wait list for tickets and the Aztecs basketball team has sold out its 12,414-seat Viejas Arena for the past three years. “We average more fans than UCLA and USC combined, and those are pretty historic programs, ” said Fisher. “We’ve become relevant, and we’re proud of that.” Fisher visited with the Del Mar Rotary Club on July 31, on the verge of a new season after finishing first in the Mountain West Conference last year in dramatic fashion and making the Sweet Sixteen. “He’s a great coach, an Aztec for life and a great friend,” said Larry Cook, a Del Mar Rotarian and president of the Aztec Club. Fisher recalled his first job when he was 22 years old, at a high school in Park Forest, Ill. He was hired not because of basketball, but because he could teach math. He taught math, physical education and driver’s education — for extra money he picked up bus and cafeteria duty. “I made $7,000 and thought I had died and gone to heaven,” Fisher said. He still has a close relationship with the best player on his first basketball team at the school who was only a few years younger than he was when Fisher coached him: Larry McCarren, who went on to play for the Green Bay Packers football team. Fisher was an assistant coach at Western Michigan and the University of Michigan before taking over head coaching duties and winning the NCAA Championship in 1989.

Del Mar Rotary President Bill Rawlings, San Diego State Basketball Coach Steve Fisher and Larry Cook, Rotarian and President of the Aztec Club. Photo by Karen Billing He was at the University of Michigan for eight years, famously coaching the “Fab Five,” a group of freshmen stars who reached the NCAA finals in 1991. The first time Fisher had ever been to San Diego was in 1975, to watch UCLA Coach John Wooden win his last championship at the then-Sports Arena. He said he marveled at the beauty of San Diego and hoped he could return to vacation — 16 years in, he said he is starting to feel like he belongs here. “SDSU is a phenomenal place; it’s a wonderful university. If you came there now and you hadn’t been since 1999, you wouldn’t recognize it — it’s changed

dramatically,” Fisher said. As an example, Fisher’s office is now in the Fowler Center, which is where the swimming pool used to be. On Aug. 27, SDSU will break ground on the new 23,500-square-foot Jeff Jacobs JAM Center, an idea Fisher said he first “ran up the flagpole” in 2001. The basketball performance center will include two fulllength courts, locker rooms, film rooms, training rooms and team lounges. “It’s going to be spectacular,” Fisher said of the center, slated to be complete by August 2015. In his first year at SDSU, Fisher asked his players to close their eyes and dream of hanging a banner

in Cox Arena (now Viejas) because there were none. His third year he hung that banner, and now he asks players to envision a NCAA championship banner — to bring the team to a place they’ve never been before, a Final Four. Fisher admits they’ve gotten close and had their chances. In 2011, they reached the Sweet Sixteen and lost to eventual champions Connecticut. In 2014, the Aztecs were beaten by Arizona, “as talented a team as we’ve ever faced,” Fisher said, noting that two players went pro. The Aztecs had a strong recruiting class last year, and Fisher is excited to see what this team can do. He said this year will be a crucial year for junior forward Winston Shepard and he thinks senior forward Dwayne Polee is a phenomenal athlete. “He has an opportunity to be a real star for us,” Fisher said. Fisher said he is very eager to see what his “new kids” can do, such as Trey Kell, a freshman guard from St. Augustine High in San Diego. The teacher in Fisher is still alive. Besides basketball, he teaches his guys that the way they act is important, especially when they think

no one’s watching — because someone is always watching. While every player thinks they are NBA-bound, Fisher instills the value of a good education and a degree. And he gets his guys to grind. When recruiting players to come to San Diego, Fisher said he sells State’s alumni, the fans and the people. It’s not a hard sell. “The bricks and mortar is really good, but what will make your experience are the people, and we do believe that we have the kind of people moms and dads want their sons or daughters to be a part of. And not just the Kawhis of the world,” Fisher said, referencing Kawhi Leonard, the former SDSU player who was the 2014 NBA Finals MVP for the San Antonio Spurs. “In 1999, we went 5-28 and were 0-14 in the league, and those are some of the same people who are still engaged and connected and feel they are a part of the foundation to where we are now. They all want to come back because of how it feels in the community. To me, that’s what’s allowed us to grow the program. I don’t like to boast but we have a program now that can compete with most of the country.”

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Hit-and-run suspect arrested A man was arrested after a hit-and-run collision Aug. 4 that seriously injured a woman. At about 7:55 a.m. on Aug. 4, patrol deputies from the Encinitas Sheriff’s Station responded to a call of injuries resulting from a hit-and-run traffic collision on North Rancho Santa Fe Road, according to a Sheriff’s Department press release. After investigating, they learned a white Nissan pickup truck had been driving south on North Rancho Santa Fe Road at a speed unsafe for the traffic conditions. A car preparing to turn east on Calle Santa Catalina had stopped for oncoming northbound traffic. The Nissan swerved to the right to avoid a rear-end collision with the stopped car and struck a 57-year-old female bicyclist. The victim was riding southbound on North Rancho Santa Fe Road with her husband, and both of them were in the bicycle lane. The suspect vehicle drove up on the

curb after hitting the bicyclist and then drove away southbound on North Rancho Santa Fe Road. The victim’s husband followed the suspect vehicle on his bicycle and was able to obtain the truck’s license plate number. The vehicle was last seen driving eastbound into Rancho Santa Fe. The victim was taken to Scripps La Jolla Hospital’s Trauma Unit. The force of the collision caused her to suffer serious injuries; she remains in the hospital recovering. Deputy Brenda Sipley from the Encinitas Station Traffic Unit checked the license information, which led to the registered owner’s address in Fallbrook. Through her investigation, she was able to identify 26-year-old Alejandro Uriostegui as the suspect in this case. At 7 p.m. Aug. 4, Uriostegui was arrested for felony hit and run. He was booked into the Vista Detention Facility on $50,000 bail.

Local man pleads guilty to prostitution-related crimes San Diego Realtor Michael E. Lustig pleaded guilty in federal court July 31 to prostitution-related crimes, admitting that he paid for sex with a 13-year-old girl on several occasions. Lustig was indicted on Oct. 23, 2013, when a federal grand jury returned a twocount indictment charging him with two counts of sex trafficking of a minor. He entered his plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mitchell D. Dembin. At that time, Lustig was reported to be a Rancho Santa Fe resident. Sentencing has been set for 9 a.m. Nov. 3, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez. According to court records, Lustig, 70, was first contacted in June 2012 by San Diego Sheriff’s deputies during an operation targeting customers of prostitution in the Encinitas area. At the time Lustig was arrested, deputies seized two cell phones, which led to information that he had been in contact with two minor females. Interviews with the minors revealed that Lustig had contacted them separately to engage in commercial sex activity. One of the minors was 11 years old at the time that sexual activity began with Lustig, and the other was 13. According to court records, surveillance video from an El Cajon motel showed Lustig entering a motel room with one of the minors and emerging 43 minutes later. According to court records, Lustig had contacted the minors multiple times over several months. Interviews with the minors confirmed that Lustig, known to them as “George,” had paid them for sex and that at least one of the minors had identified herself as a minor. In the plea agreement, Lustig admitted using a cell phone to contact the 13-year-old

minor on multiple occasions between at least October 2011 and June 2012, seeking to engage in sex. Lustig admitted that he thereafter engaged in sex with the minor, paying in return. For example, according to the plea agreement, Lustig admitted that on Oct. 15, 2011, he wrote the minor, asking, “Hey, is the bookstore open? I’m in desperate need of books rite now.” Lustig admitted in court that he was using code for sex. On Nov. 11, 2011, Lustig wrote the same minor, “U free sometime in the next 2 hours?” and “Any chance for library in 35 min, @ 7:15?” Lustig again admitted that he used code to recruit the minor for commercial sex activity. On June 8, 2012, he wrote the minor simply “Bookstore?” meaning that he wanted to establish a date for sex. “The United States will vigorously pursue any adult preying on children for sexual activity,” said U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy. “Defendants like Michael Lustig victimize the most vulnerable population in our community — children — and these predators will be brought to justice.” “A predator is off our streets today and can’t victimize the innocents,” said Sheriff Bill Gore. “This investigation showcases the success of collaborative federal and local investigations working toward the common good.” FBI Special Agent in Charge Daphne Hearn commented, “The average age of a child targeted for prostitution is ... 12 to 14 for girls and 11 to 13 for boys. As a result, the FBI will remain vigilant and continue our efforts to protect our nation’s children from sexual predators by working with our law enforcement partners and removing these individuals from society through the justice system.” — FBI press release/City News Service report

New principal selected for Mission Estancia Elementary School Encinitas Union School District recently announced the selection of Lisa McColl as principal of Mission Estancia Elementary School, effective Aug. 1, 2014. At a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees on Aug. 19, the appointment of McColl will be brought before the board for formal approval. McColl replaces Dr. Sharmila Kraft who is now the Director of Curriculum and Instruction, English Learners in the Vista Unified School District. With 18 years of experience in public education, McColl comes to Encinitas from Hill Creek School in the Santee School District where she served as principal. She obtained her master’s degree in educational leadership and a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from San Diego State University. She holds a multiple-subject credential and an administrative credential. McColl strongly believes that students need to be critical thinkers, collaborative workers and self-directed learners. With her passion for understanding and analyzing student assessment data, she is poised to help educators obtain the tools necessary to accomplish learning goals. She recognizes the value of working collaboratively with staff, students, parent volunteers and the school community. Supervisors and co-workers describe her as “flexible

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Inspirational Cardiff resident named one of CNN’s ‘Heroes’ • Robyn Benincasa, a San Diego firefighter, was honored for the inspirational work she does with her nonprofit Project Athena.

BY KAREN BILLING Robyn Benincasa, a San Diego firefighter, has been named among the CNN Heroes, one of 30 “everyday people changing the world.” Benincasa was singled out for the inspirational work she does with her nonprofit Project Athena, which helps women who are survivors of medical or traumatic setbacks live an adventurous dream as part of their recovery — from learning to run again or standup paddleboard after losing a leg to amputation to besting the Grand Canyon after battling cancer. Women come to Project Athena from a place of uncertainty and are given hope. “Very often people are saying, ‘OK, I survived, but now what?’” Benincasa said. “We want to be that ‘now what.’” Benincasa was completely surprised when informed she was a CNN Hero; several Project Athena participants had nominated her. The network will whittle the 30 heroes to a top 10 and finalists will be notified in mid-October. The public then votes on which of the top 10 will be named the Hero of the Year and featured on an end-of-the-year show. “I would be just be floored if I made it to the top 10,” Benincasa said. “I never imagined this in a million years (when starting Project Athena). I thought I’d help maybe one to two people a year. We’re super-psyched that it’s been successful because there’s really not anything out there like it. “It’s about getting your spirit back. These women need to find out how strong and amazing they are and it’s our job to facilitate that process.” Benincasa, who lives in Cardiff, has been a firefighter in San Diego for 15 1/2 years, spending three years at Pacific Highlands Ranch’s Station 47 and now working out of Station 46 in Santaluz. What she enjoys most about being a firefighter is the problem-solving, being there for people who are often in “the worst moments of their lives.” “They’re waiting for the cavalry to come, and we get to be the cavalry,” Benincasa said. Project Athena was born in 2007 out of Benincasa’s own physical challenge. For her entire life she has been an athlete to the extreme: seven years of elite gymnastics; three years running track; six years of diving; six years of judo; 10 Ironman triathlons; and 36 expedition-length adventure races. Not sure what an adventure race is? Think teams competing nonstop for seven to 10 days in a variety of disciplines such as trekking, kayaking and mountain biking through tough terrains in places such as Borneo, the Himalayan peaks of Tibet and desert of Namibia. In 2007, during the last 36 hours of a 10-day-long adventure race in Scotland, Benincasa’s body completely shut down and she was in terrible pain. She found out that she had stage-four osteoarthritis in both hips and was told she would never run again. At age 40, she underwent four hip replacement surgeries. Benincasa realized how she had taken being healthy and her ability to move for granted. She was determined to keep fighting, to make the best of who she was now, on her two “bionic” hips. As she set out to reach goals for herself, she wondered whether others were in the same predicament, looking for inspiration to achieve some kind of physical and mental milestone. She wanted to help, and Project Athena was her way to do that. “The journey is really not about setbacks, it’s about the comeback,” Benincasa said. Since 2008, when her organization received 501(c)3 status, Project Athena has made what once seemed impossible, possible for 170 female survivors. The organization has “Gods” and “Goddesses” who serve as trainers and motivational coaches for the women. The Gods and Goddesses also fundraise, which helps Project Athena provide equipment, airfare, entry fees and whatever else the Athenas need to live their adventurous dreams.

Robyn Benincasa Robyn Benincasa, center, was named one of CNN’s Heroes. With Project Athena, she helps women who have survived medical setbacks live adventurous dreams like hiking the Grand Canyon. Courtesy photo “We make sure they’re trained appropriately so they have a great time on their adventure and they’re not just struggling through it,” Benincasa said. “We try to make the adventures things that even people who haven’t had a setback would be amazed to accomplish, such as paddling from Key Largo to Key West or hiking the Grand Canyon.” For someone who has been through a double mastectomy, hiking rim to rim of the Grand Canyon becomes just a “blip on the radar screen,” Benincasa said. There have been many stories of inspirational Athenas over the years. One Athena, Alli Morgan, started with the organization when she was 18 years old after tearing her ACL playing field hockey at age 15. After routine surgery, her knee had become infected and she spent four years in and out of the hospital for different treatments. After 46 surgeries, her leg was locked straight. Morgan made the difficult decision to have an elective amputation above the knee at age 21. “When she first came to us, she wanted to ride in a bike race,” Benincasa said. “She stayed with us three years and we were her ‘chief inspiration officers’ through three years of change. She wanted to get her life back.” Morgan was able to accomplish Project Athena’s Florida Keys to Recovery Adventure, a 100-mile kayaking, cycling and multi-sport adventure over three days. “She was great and now she’s taken up skeleton and is on the Paralympics Team. She’s just an awesome kid who really has no limits,”

Benincasa said. (Skeleton is “a fast winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down.”) The survivors have been through cancer, debilitating illnesses, traumatic injuries and horrible personal losses. “One woman lost two kids to suicide — where do you go from there? She said she likes to walk and run because that’s her time with them,” Benincasa said. “Endurance sports can really change your life because it makes you realize how strong you are.” This summer, the Project Athena fundraising team

ran the San Francisco Marathon in July and another group of Athenas completed the rim-to-rim Grand Canyon hike in June. Another hike will be held in October, and Athenas will return to the Florida Keys in November. Benincasa has not slowed down at all. In addition to being a full-time firefighter, running Project Athena and working as a motivational speaker, she still pushes herself to compete and accomplish the unthinkable. In November 2013, Benincasa set the Guinness World Record (her third) for the greatest distance of stand-up paddleboarding in 24 hours — she paddled 90.7 miles in 24 hours. She set two previous Guinness records in the greatest dis-

tance paddled by canoe or kayak on flat water in 24 hours by a female in 2010, and the greatest distance paddled by canoe/kayak in 24 hours on moving water by a female in 2011 on Canada’s Yukon River. She’s training for a 340mile kayaking race down the Missouri River on Aug. 12. In September, she plans to take on a 22-mile standup paddleboard across Lake Tahoe. She still runs, although she calls it more of a “lumpy-walk-jog.” She’s not as fast as she used to be, and she can’t run longer than two hours anymore, but she still can do it. Some may call her a hero, but Benincasa knows that everything she’s able to do with Project Athena would be impossible without support. She has Andrea Randle, her VP of synergy; Louise Cooper, her chief inspiration officer; Anne Hall, her commissioner of courage; and numerous, generous volunteer Gods and Goddesses. “I had to have a team to really make it happen, and I have found really great people willing to make it happen,” Benincasa said. “There’s no way I could’ve done it alone.” To learn more about Project Athena, visit projectathena.org.

GoPro expands Cardiff office, adds employees BY JARED WHITLOCK GoPro, a company that develops and manufactures personal cameras for action sports, recently took over more space at its Cardiff office and added employees. The company, which previously occupied the bottom floor of its 131 Aberdeen Drive site, began renting the entire building about three months ago. And GoPro now has 70 employees at the office, up from 20 last year. “In Cardiff the bulk of the hiring has been for software developers and some on the marketing side,” said Rick Loughery, GoPro’s director of global media relations. Loughery said the software developers are working on a video editing software called GoPro Studio, as well as an app that encourages users to share content. In recent months, GoPro has focused not only on making cameras, but also becoming a media company by monetizing content.

GoPro’s office on Aberdeen Drive in Cardiff. Most recent hires are working on video editing software and an app for sharing content. Photo by Jared Whitlock The company first opened a small office next to Pipe’s Café in 2011. In 2012, GoPro acquired CineForm, a firm specializing in video compression software. GoPro then moved its employees and CineForm to the Aberdeen Drive building, across from Besta-Wan Pizza House. GoPro is based in San Mateo. It also has an office in Munich. “Our roots are in action sports, and this area in North County is really the epicenter for action sports,” Loughery said of why the company chose Cardiff. “In addition to surfing and skating, you have snowboarding businesses and a lot of action sports athletes here.” Nicholas Woodman, a UC San Diego graduate, founded GoPro. For more information, visit GoPro.com.

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Championship titles lead to Billabong sponsorship for Encinitas pro surfer Taylor Clark BY ROB LEDONNE The first time Encinitas athlete Taylor Clark surfed, he was only 6 years old. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started when I stopped playing Little League baseball,â&#x20AC;? he said during a break from the recent U.S. Open in Huntington Beach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My dad used to surf, so I took it up. The more I got into it, the more fun I had.â&#x20AC;? Now 18, Clark is having more fun than ever with surfing; after going pro, it was recently revealed he signed the holy grail of surfing sponsorship deals with Billabong, the famed Australian clothing and accessory company. This is the latest in a list of accomplishments Clark has made on a surfboard, all of which he says he takes in stride. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just been trying to enjoy the attention and be happy when this kind of stuff happens,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You kind of just soak it all in.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re beyond thrilled to add Taylor to our talented roster of athletes,â&#x20AC;? noted Billabong USAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Team Manager Micah Byrne in a recent press release announcing Clarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taylor is a rare breed of surfer who can not only perform in heats, but also in front of a camera, and he is a favorite among photographers. With a strong support system at home, and the drive that he has inside, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to see what he does in the near future.â&#x20AC;? The same press release pointed out San Diegoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North County as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fertile environment for world-class surfers.â&#x20AC;? For many years, Clark was slowly working on making a name for himself in the surfing community â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no easy feat. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until a two-week span in 2013 made industry watchers, not only at Billabong but around the world, start to take notice of his talent on a surfboard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I became the 2013 U18 U.S. Champion, and the next week I was named the 2013 NSSA Open Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Champ,â&#x20AC;? he said of his back-to-back titles in the two renowned surfing competitions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always like competing, but afterwards you kind of want to go on a trip.â&#x20AC;?

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their quality and fierceness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always crowded there that time of year, but the waves are always nice.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that kind of schedule and urge to perfect his technique on the waves that caught the eyes of the powers at Billabong. Throughout all of Clarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent accomplishments, his parents (who own a North County auto detailing company) and friends couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be happier for his success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see my friends from Encinitas as much as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like, because when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m home itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not for long. But they are always pretty supportive,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I also try to go to San Clemente a lot in the summer. I have a lot of friends up there too.â&#x20AC;? After the U.S. Open, Clark is looking

forward to heading back to Tahiti for the trial stages at Billabong Proâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tahiti WCT event at famed surf break Teahupoo. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also gearing up for the release of a video for Surfing Magazine that Clark shot last month in French Polynesia. And as always, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll spend every day of the week out in the water. Instead of preparing for competitions, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I try to keep it simple and just surf all the time. Just going surfing is the best way to improve on surfing.â&#x20AC;?

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Local residentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique nonprofit Art for Barks helps support animals and artists BY KAREN BILLING Through her nonprofit Art for Barks, Lynn Moon has found an outlet that combines all of her passions: her drive to help others; her commitment to raising awareness about animal issues and promoting better pet care; and her lifelong love of art and support of artists of all kinds. Art for Barks is a unique nonprofit that creates an online community to showcase animal artists and writers, and offers services to assist pet parents while supporting local animal charities. Moonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals are to be a major voice for service dogs and mustangs, and to reduce animal abandonment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re using the visual images and literary works to create an entire new and larger community of pet lovers who are charmed by the substance of what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing,â&#x20AC;? Moon said. The organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first big charity fundraiser will be held on Sunday, Sept. 21, at the San Diego Polo Fields. The event will feature polo matches, an animal fine art show, an Arabian horse demonstration, a wine tasting and an afterparty social hour. Main sponsors include The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, Marvin K. Brown Auto Center and Fashion Week San Diego, which will also put on a fashion show with service dogs walking alongside the models. Leading up to the event, people will be able to vote through social media in a Hero Service Dog contest and the award will be given at the party. The contest is just one way to educate the public about all of the things that service dogs can do, Moon said. The Art for Barks website offers a high-quality art museum focusing on works featuring dogs, cats, horses and wildlife. Moon said just as an aquarium uses fish to educate about conservation, Art for Barks uses art and literary works to inspire and educate about quality pet care. Art for Barks has about 30 artists displaying works with the nonprofit, such as artist Trish Biddleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warm tribute to a service dog and Carol Santoraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stunning impressionistic mural of running horses, a mural showcased at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. Providing support for artists is important to Moon as well â&#x20AC;&#x201D; since 2008, two-thirds of all art galleries in the coun-

(L-R) Art for Barks founder Lynn Moon and her dogs, Chaco and Sage; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Healing Touchâ&#x20AC;? by Trish Biddle; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unbridledâ&#x20AC;? from the Carol Santora Collection at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. Courtesy photos

try have closed. She said animal-theme writers have also had challenges because of changes in the publishing industry. A native Californian, Moon and her husband, David, have lived in Rancho Santa Fe since they married at age 30. Her pet family includes two Labradors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chaco and Sage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and four feral cats. Moon said she has always loved animals and, like many children, once aspired to become a veterinarian. Her career took a different route, however, into business and finance â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she was the first female in the country to be hired by the stock brokerage firm E.F. Hutton & Co. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love to create and to make a contribution to the community, so I needed to be in a self-employed role so that being a woman would not limit me in terms of what I did,â&#x20AC;? said Moon, whose self-employed finance career allowed her the flexibility to pursue philanthropy and art. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So often we think we can only do one thing, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not of that perspective.â&#x20AC;? Moon has been an artist for most of her life, focused on sculpture. When she first retired, she went to classical art school, studying drawing and anatomy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was the only one in the room that was a beginner, so I had to work really hard,â&#x20AC;? Moon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when I developed a love and appreciation for artists.â&#x20AC;? Moon has been working on building Art for Barks for the last 3 1/2 years. As the website is so important for all the services Art for Barks provides, one of the biggest tasks for Moon was finding a corporate programmer to make the art gallery, the pet registry and pet care information come together and work efficiently.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize that I would be working 12 to 14 hours a day. I think when you have a sense of responsibility â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re lowbudget, just a few volunteers have to do everything â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to do it properly you have to work pretty long hours. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s joyful hours. When you work by inspiration, your quality of life goes way up. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very different than working for money.â&#x20AC;? Art for Barksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; primary service is its free Pet Care Registry that helps pet parents prepare for emergencies and protect their petâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health and welfare. The regSee BARKS, page 22

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Encinitas Stamp Club members Jim Shriver, left, and Steve Ellis with informational stamp catalogs. Much can be learned from the hobby, they said, but stamp collecting needs an infusion of interest from young people to survive. Photo by Jared Whitlock

Not stamped out yet Local stamp collectors enjoy window into history, despite possibility that hobby is dying BY JARED WHITLOCK 63,860. That’s how many stamps Jim Shriver, 88, has in his vast collection. “I started an Excel file to keep track,” Shriver said. “About 40,000 of those are individual stamps.” He later added: “I thought I had a lot, but I’ve talked with guys who have 150,000, even 200,000 stamps.” Shriver began collecting to earn a Boy Scout merit badge nearly 80 years ago. Soon after, he was hooked. He would even dig through bins of opened envelopes outside the post office in hopes of finding rare stamps. He still has the album with that scrounged postage, along with many others. Shriver is part of the Encinitas Stamp Club, which meets at 10 a.m. every first Wednesday at the Encinitas Community and Senior Center. Members swap stories and show off their collections, and newcomers are welcome to join. Shriver enjoys the hobby because stamps offer a window into another time, often reflecting historical moments or notable figures. Fellow philatelist Steve Ellis agreed, saying stamp collecting is “a tremendous way to learn about history.” As an example, collectors prize 1920s German stamps because they depict that nation’s snowballing inflation. The basic letter rate was 2 German marks in January 1922. The rate jumped to 75,000 marks 18 months later and just kept climbing. American stamps, collectors say, reflect the nation’s milestones and popular culture throughout various periods, perhaps more than other nations. Ellis, a Leucadia resident, is especially fond of 1800s Australian stamps. “Through researching a stamp from Victoria, I’ve learned about the gold rush there, the economy during the gold rush and all these other fascinating pieces,” he said. Ellis even credits stamps with helping his reading skills at a young age. “I wanted to identify stamps. I had to teach myself to read or quit stamp collecting,” he recalled. “It paid off — by sixth grade, I was told I could read at a college level.”

While still popular in many circles, stamp collecting seems to be a dying hobby, club members acknowledged. Indeed, the American Philatelic Society estimates most collectors are in their 50s or 60s. With the rise of the Internet and instant communication, ink, envelopes and postage aren’t as relevant to young people, Ellis said. And because stamped postage isn’t as common, it’s increasingly difficult to start a collection by hunting for free stamps in bins or other places. But he’d like the club to eventually tour local elementary schools with the aim of sparking new interest. “Collectors have to take the time to instill the fascination in kids,” Ellis said. If nothing else, he said the value of the stamps should impress youngsters, and that alone might get a few to take up the hobby. “There aren’t many commodities where you can have a million dollars in your shirt pocket without people noticing,” Ellis said. Unlike baseball cards and other collectibles, the condition of stamps doesn’t necessarily play a large role in their value. Rarity and age are the name of the game. Recently, a 1-cent postage stamp from a 19th-century British colony in South America sold for $9.5 million at auction, despite its clipped corners. It was the fourth time the stamp had broken the auction record for a single stamp. “People will spend millions to restore paintings,” said member Richard Hilton. “In stamp collecting, that’s a no-no. The idea is just to preserve it.” Hilton, like many baby boomers, collected as a kid and returned to the hobby later in life. He even started a side business on eBay buying and selling stamps. However, he, too, worries that stamp collecting will fade away. “If it’s dying, it’s a deferred death,” said Hilton, an Encinitas resident. “There’s a lot of older people who got reacquainted with it online. What worries me is once the baby boomers go, then you’re on to the Gen-Xers, who were never really collectors in the first place.” He added: “Optimistically, it makes a comeback, but I’m not so sure.”

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EUSD Special Ed holds Extended School Year Summer Olympics The Encinitas Union School District’s PreK-6th grade Special Education Program honored its special athletes July 24 when they participated in the district’s Extended School Year Summer Olympics. The day began with a parade of athletes displaying classroom banners, followed by athletic events and a medals ceremony. The district serves children with a range of disabilities and all events are designed to accommodate all levels. This year’s program has eight classrooms with about 100 students from all nine district schools. Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.encinitas advocate.com.

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Betamaxx performs at Encinitas Concerts by the Sea Local residents enjoyed music from the ’60s performed by Betamaxx at the Aug. 3 Encinitas Sunday Concerts by the Sea held at Moonlight Beach. The next concert is at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at Moonlight Beach. The Devastators (Reggae) will perform. Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.encinitasadvocate.com.

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‘Words by Ira Gershwin’ returns to North Coast Repertory Theatre BY KRISTINA HOUCK Although Ira Gershwin died more than 30 years ago, his words still live on today. Still, it’s his little brother George who is most well-known. As the composer of countless hits and numerous Broadway shows, it’s easy to see why George’s name lives on. But a song is not a song without lyrics, and George’s older brother wrote the lyrics for most of his songs. Nearly two years after it made its world premiere at North Coast Repertory Theatre, “Words by Ira Gershwin” is set to return to the Solana Beach theater to once again give the lesser-known brother a chance to be heard. The musical play is back for a limited run beginning Aug. 14. “Most people are familiar with George and don’t know about Ira,” said David Ellenstein, North Coast Rep’s artistic director. “The insight into who he is is interesting, and the music is incredible.” “Words by Ira Gershwin” was first unveiled to theatergoers in October 2012. The musical play was written by Joe Vass, a Minnesota-based author and composer, who first created a tribute to George Gershwin in “The Soul of Gershwin: The Musical Journey of an American Klezmer.” The hit musical debuted at the now-defunct Coconut Grove Playhouse in Florida. When Vass brought “Words by Ira Gershwin” to a producer at Coconut Grove Playhouse, the producer contacted Ellenstein. Having worked with Ellenstein before, the producer suggested the musical play and North Coast Rep might be a perfect match. “The reviews were good and the audi-

ences liked it a lot,” said Ellenstein, who noted the original four-week run at North Coast Rep was extended another week. “Some people came back and saw it more than once.” After debuting at North Coast Rep, Vass and Ellenstein took the play to the 380-seat Park Square Theatre in St. Paul, Minn., where it ran for five weeks at the end of 2013 with a different cast and band. At the start of 2014, Ellenstein directed the play for four weeks at Portland Stage Company in Portland, Maine. Once again, he worked with a new band, but this time Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper, who debuted as Ira Gershwin in Solana Beach, returned to the stage. Mongiardo-Cooper will again portray Gershwin during the play’s second run at North Coast Rep. “It’s kind of gone through changes,” Ellenstein said. “It’s been refined and altered in some ways — not drastically, but just little things to make it better.” This isn’t the last time Ellenstein is set to direct the play. “Words by Ira Gershwin” will make its Los Angeles debut April 18May 17, 2015 at the Colony Theatre in Burbank. Still, Ellenstein said he’s proud the hit debuted in Solana Beach. “It’s exciting to watch things that we start move on so others can embrace them and do them their own way,” Ellenstein said. “It makes me feel like North Coast Rep has become the creator for world premieres, right here in Solana Beach.” “Words by Ira Gershwin” will run Aug. 14-24 at North Coast Rep, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D, in Solana Beach.

Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper as lyricist Ira Gershwin. Photo by Aaron Rumley “It’s just a great experience,” Ellenstein said. “I’ve done it three times. This will be my fourth time, but I haven’t gotten tired of sitting in the rehearsal room, listening to the amazing music and great words. They’re just timeless songs.” For information or to purchase tickets, call 858-4811055 or visit www.northcoastrep.org.

Tickets ready for Legends of Surfing Invitational Now in its 21st year, the Luau and Legends of Surfing Invitational (formerly known as the Luau and Longboard Invitational) will kick off 8 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 17 on the beach near Scripps Pier. A luau follows at noon with live music, traditional Polynesian dancing from the Heali’i’s Polynesian Revue and a tropical buffet. Live and silent auctions will feature one-of-a-kind surfboards, memorabilia and vacation packages. The program closes with the presentation of the Rell Sunn Award. Since its inception, the event has raised more than $6 million to help transform cancer prevention, detection and care at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center. The surfing tournament is free to view; tickets to the luau are $175 per person. Sponsorships are available. For details, call 858-5344289 or visit luauandlegendsofsurfing.org. For more about UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, visit www.cancer.ucsd. edu.

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Old Globe’s ‘Two Gentlemen’ embarks on journey with a different ending BY DIANA SAENGER Shakespeare’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” is a comedy about love, friendship, infidelity, and in director Mark Lamos’ production, spunk. What happens when friends Valentine (Hubert Point-Du Jour) and Proteus (Adam Kantor) set out to seek their fortunes turns into a rivalry for the Duke of Milan’s beautiful daughter Silvia (Britney Coleman). This does not set well with Julia (Kristin Villanueva), who is in love with Proteus. After some discussion about how dark Shakespeare’s original ending was (an attempted rape), Lamos and his cast at The Old Globe worked on creating their own ending with a more contemporary slant. “We sat down to talk about it,” Coleman said. “It wasn’t really the direction we wanted for our audience, so we adjusted things to keep it lighter. The characters are younger, so they are really naïve and don’t really know what they’re doing.” Villanueva pointed out that “back in the day when Shakespeare wrote this (believed to have been between 1589 and 1592), it was a very common story and there was a code where friendship and brotherly love were on a higher level than romantic relationships. We’re still honoring that theme, but it’s exciting that Mark is game to try out various endings of how the four lovers manage that end.” Villanueva said her character, Julia, is Shakespeare’s first cross-dresser, as compared with Viola from “Twelfth Night.” “After my research on this play, I discovered it’s not really an original tale,” Villanueva said. “There were prior stories about females dressing up as males to follow their loved ones. Our Julia is very young, only 15.

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Hubert Point-Du Jour (Valentine), Britney Coleman (Silvia), Kristin Villanueva (Julia), and Adam Kantor (Proteus) in Shakespeare’s ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona.’ Photo courtesy Jim Cox. She doesn’t have a mother figure in the show. They mention she has a father, but no siblings. She has a friend, Lucetta (Erin Elizabeth Adams), who she’s very close to. Julia has a lot of suitors but she doesn’t realize they are suitors. Then she gets a letter from Proteus saying that he loves her. She dresses up like a boy so she won’t be raped along the road, and travels to Milan only to discover that he’s in love with someone else.” Coleman finds her character, Sylvia, very sweet. “I love this character,” she said. “Silvia is the object of all the boys’ affections. She’s the daughter of the Duke, is gorgeous, smart, well-endowed, and she knows how to spin boys to get them to do court her properly. She holds her own against her kidnappers and has some spunk. As delicate as she may come off as, she can pack a punch, which is really fun to play.” No matter which of Shakespeare’s plays are in production, playgoers return to see them again and again. “It’s because the text is so rich,” Coleman said. “I think the first time around, they’re like me. I’m listening very hard to get an idea of who those characters are and what their relationships are. So sometimes you just have to see his plays a couple of times to get the full scope. Shakespeare’s stories are classic. He laid out all the stepping stones that inspired so many of the stories we have today.” Another aspect of concern to both female leads is that at the end of the play, Silvia doesn’t speak for the last 10 minutes. “In many of Shakespeare’s plays, the heroines don’t talk at the end,” Villanueva said. “What’s up with that? One scholar defended this silence (calling it) a golden silence, inferring that Silvia has done everything she could within her power, and now she chooses to be silent.” Coleman added, “We wondered with that left open, did she cry, have her heart broken, or what? So we had many ideas we all talked about. It was gracious of Mark to allow the cast this opportunity. The play runs about an hour and a half, and Mark cut a lot of the lines that weren’t very actiondriven. It’s a fun show everyone will enjoy.” If You Go: “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” runs Aug. 10-Sept. 14 at The Old Globe’s outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre, Balboa Park. Tickets from $29. (619) 23-GLOBE. TheOldGlobe.org

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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS Founder/medical director of San Diego Vein Institute devoted to treating all patients BY KRISTINA HOUCK While technicians perform various tasks at other medical centers, Dr. Van Cheng is committed to working with all her patients at San Diego Vein Institute. Whether her patients have painful varicose veins or unsightly facial capillaries, she performs every task, from conducting an ultrasound test to injecting drugs. “I love my practice and I love my patients,” said Cheng, founder and medical director of San Diego Vein Institute. “What sets me apart is the fact that I actually take the time to really understand what their main concerns are and I do the treatment. I am the person responsible.” Varicose veins are swollen, twisted and sometimes painful veins that have filled with an abnormal amount of blood. They are relatively common, with 20-30 percent of men and 30-50 percent of women developing varicose veins, Cheng said. “So many people have venous issues, but they don’t know there is an answer out there,” said Cheng, an eightyear resident of Encinitas. “Because so many people develop venous issues, it’s important for people to be educated and know that there is treatment if they have problems.” Located in Encinitas, San Diego Vein Institute uses a drug that sensitizes the inner vein walls, causing the vein to collapse on itself. The medical center also uses a patented, painless laser to treat selective cases of rosacea and spider veins. A San Diego native, Cheng always knew she wanted to work in medicine. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Harvard University. Cheng went on to complete her doctorate in vascular surgery from UC San Diego, where she was named the first phlebology fellow in the United States, through the UCSD/Scripps fellowship. “I didn’t want to be an internist and prescribe medicine to see if it works,” she said. “I want to give an injection and see immediate results. I can do that in this field.” Cheng was a partner in a La Jolla practice before estab-

ed to the study of venous (vein) disorders. In 2007, Cheng was awarded the ACP Walter deGroot Award for excellence in phlebology. In addition to her practice, she lectures to physicians, and has published numerous articles on the treatment of varicose veins and other vein disorders. She also wrote a definitive book on foam sclerotherapy, which was published in 2008. “I picked this field so early in my career,” said Cheng, 38, who has worked in the field for about 10 years. “I love my job. I have so many more years to give to this

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Lux Art Institute invites all to “Creative Nights, Family Style” from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14 at the institute, 1550 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas. Bring the kids and celebrate the end of summer with an evening of music in the garden, art in the studios, and “Cardiff Crack” on the grill. Local students from School of Rock will open for teen band Step Forward Lads, Cardiff Seaside Market will be serving their legendary burgundy pepper tri-tip, and artists will have the whole family busy making art all night long. Dinner and two soft drinks are available as a package for $15 or a la carte for members. Nonmembers $20; 45 per child ages 5-18; children under 4 are free. Come enjoy some family fun before school starts! Call 760-436-6611; visit www.luxartinstitute.org.

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Summer Jazz Concert at Botanic Garden The timeless sounds of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie and more were performed by the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame Orchestra at the San Diego Botanic Garden Aug. 3. Proceeds from the band’s performances, CD sales, and donations go to support music educa-

tion in North County schools and to award scholarships to promising students in local high school band programs. For more information, visit www.sdbgarden. org/jazzconcert.htm. Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.encinitasadvocate. com.

Larry Livingston, Joy Brinker, Marilyn Stoke, Rosemary Beaurline didn’t let a little rain stop them from enjoying the music.

Rose Marie Haley, Mary Martin, Starr Culver

Trudy Velasquez, Carolyn Rowland, Lauri Secrest

Bob and Anne Morrison

Gary Orso, Ed Bisono, Julia Orso, Joyce Lucia

The Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame Orchestra

Joan Frosh, Renée Levine, Claire Winer, Bailey Seibel

Nita Lee, Celia Kiewit, Ron Jagner, Maxine Hesse, Sari Reznick

Milo and Karlene Stinson

Sherry Swope, Naomi Fuchs

Rose Vick, Quail Gardens Director of Operations Pat Hammer Part of the horn section of the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame orchestra

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BY MARSHA SUTTON Some of you h a v e asked why my columns are so long. Marsha Sutton It’s a g o o d question, because I never set out to write so much. It’s hubris to think my words are so important – I recognize that. Every time I sit down to write, it’s always with the goal to keep my words under 1,000 – 800 is the target. But here’s a perfect example of how it happens. I recently reviewed the agenda for the San Diego County Office of Education’s last board meeting and read in the minutes of the June 11 meeting that board president Sue Hartley (who represents this district, District 5) announced that in closed session the board had given county superintendent Randy Ward an exceptional rating in his annual evaluation. The board then approved the eighth amendment to Ward’s contract which provides a salary increase equal to the increase given to SDCOE certificated teachers – 2 percent retroactive to July 1, 2013 and 1 percent retroactive to Jan. 1, 2014. The motion passed 4-1, with board member Gregg Robinson (District 1) opposed. “I know my salary was stuck at $286,073 for a long time,” said Ward in an email. He said he started at $265,000 eight years ago. After the recently approved raises, the county reported that on Jan. 1, 2014, Ward’s annual salary was $294,713, and on July 1 it increased to $300,608. Gasp. Many of us are definitely in the wrong business. Back to the minutes. The SDCOE board then passed another motion (again 4-1, with Robinson opposed) to increase board members’ monthly compensation 5 percent over the current rate, which is $486.20 per month. The $24.31 increase brings each member’s monthly compensation up to $510.51. As an aside, although this has little to do with the subject (see how easy it is to digress?), Robinson was the lone “no” vote on a third item of interest in those

minutes. The Sweetwater Union High School District has had some trouble of late, with four board members criminally charged. Apparently it is proper procedure for the county to step in and appoint temporary board members to serve until elections can be held. So the board majority (the four) appointed themselves “to temporarily serve as trustees” of Sweetwater. Robinson was not one of the appointed four, and he abstained from the vote. That provides some background into the situation at the county board of education as Del Mar resident Doug Perkins, who was elected in June, steps in later this year to take Hartley’s place. So back to the matter at hand. Here’s how it starts – that word-length problem. This SDCOE report made me curious about other school districts and if other districts’ board members get paid for public service – and what local superintendent salaries are. So I asked Rick Schmitt, superintendent of the San Dieguito Union High School District, if his board members are paid. Yes, he said – and eligible for full health benefits. And so it begins. One question leads to three more. It’s like peeling away the layers of an onion to get to the really smelly part. Back I went to the county to ask about health benefits for elected school board members, who of course approve salaries of staff. According to Michele Fort-Merrill, SDCOE’s assistant superintendent of human resources, SDCOE board members are eligible to participate in the SDCOE health insurance plans. It gets complicated. All five board members, she said, participate in the county’s life, supplemental disability and travel accident insurance plans. SDCOE pays $14.25 per board member per month for life, $5.40 per month for supplemental disability, and $5.21 per month for travel accident. Board members pay nothing for these. Four of the five participate in the vision plan (Lyn Neylon of District 2 does not). The cost for board members is zero, and SDCOE pays $9.10 per month per member.

Four of the five also participate in SDCOE’s dental plan, although Sharon Jones of District 3 is a partial participant (Neylon opted out of dental as well). Board members pay nothing. SDCOE pays $62.80 per month for Jones and $125.61 per month for Mark Anderson (District 4), Hartley and Robinson. And three of the five – Hartley, Jones and Robinson – participate in the big one, medical, although they participate in varying degrees. SDCOE pays $1,044.53 per month for Hartley, $930.38 for Robinson, and $442.59 for Jones. For their part, Jones and Robinson contribute $57.44 each month, and Hartley contributes $411.76 monthly. Neylon and Anderson have opted out of medical benefits completely. For a map of the five SDCOE districts, see: http:// www.sdcoe.net/Board/Pages/ Board-Members.aspx. Local districts Now back to San Dieguito, to see the degree to which that district’s trustees participate in health benefits and what they are paid. Schmitt said all five board members are paid $400 per month and participate in the district’s paid medical and dental plans, except Barbara Groth who only takes dental benefits. San Dieguito board members pay no monthly premiums. Now there’s a deal. And we wonder why board members run for their seats term after term. As long as we are on the subject, this report wouldn’t really be complete if we didn’t find out how local elementary school district board members stack up. I had to ask, right? We can start with the easy one. Rancho Santa Fe School District Superintendent Lindy Delaney wrote back immediately, saying, “Our five school board members do not receive compensation of any kind for serving on the school board. They do not receive a stipend and/or health benefits.” “Have a nice day,” she added, which was off to a great start given her response. Not so lucky with the Del Mar Union School District, however. DMUSD superintendent Holly McClurg said board members are paid $246 per month, for an annual salary of $2,952 per member. Only one board member has chosen to enroll in the district’s insurance program – Doug Perkins, who participates in the district’s medical, vision and dental plans. The total monthly premium for medical, dental and vision coverage is $1,539.81, an amount that Perkins pays outof-pocket, McClurg said. “The district does not

contribute anything to his insurance,” McClurg said. “Doug pays what the insurance carrier charges the district for each of our employees.” Solana Beach School District superintendent Nancy Lynch said board members receive $240 per month -$2,880 per year. And complicated insurance benefits. The district has four options – HMO medical, PPO dental, vision and life. Jeff Busby takes none of the four. For life insurance, the other four take it, costing the district $151.20 annually for each member. Board members pay zero. Rich Leib takes only life insurance – not medical, dental or vision. For family vision, which costs the district $190.80 per year per member, with board members paying nothing, Vicki King, Debra Schade and Julie Union all participate. For family dental, King, Schade and Union pay $515.00 annually, and the district pays $1,385.30 annually for each trustee. Union is the only trustee who participates in the district’s medical plan. For this benefit, she pays $1,143.50, and the district pays $17,134.80. Both are annual fees. These costs, by the way, are typically what the districts and employees pay as well. Health benefits are considered one-third of an employee’s total compensation package. So the benefit is not insignificant. Salaries We’re really not done until we compare salaries of superintendents, given that’s where we started, with Randy Ward’s salary raise. Schmitt earns $220,000, Lynch earns $175,203, Delaney earns $181,011 and McClurg earns $185,000. McClurg was appointed superintendent in 2012 at a salary of $158,000. Last year it was increased to $170,000 – and now it’s $185,000. Revealing salaries really doesn’t tell the whole story, and I see we are well over my self-imposed 1,000-word limit. Nonetheless, here’s the fine print. Lynch noted that she also gets $450 per month for mileage and $2,000 annually as a doctoral stipend. McClurg said she receives a doctoral stipend of $10,000 annually and a potential bonus of $5,000 – twice a year! – if she meets board-specified goals. If you are wondering why McClurg’s doctorate is worth five times more than Lynch’s, you’re not alone. McClurg started in 2012 with a doctoral stipend of $2,500. Delaney receives $400 per month in car allowance and no bonuses or stipends. Schmitt receives no performance bonuses and is reimbursed for mileage at the standard IRS rate. Now we’re well and truly out of time and space. I’m approaching 1,400 words, but even so, the report is incomplete. I didn’t go back to Ward to ask about his extra income. Taking a short cut, I’ll borrow from a July 27 report in the San Diego U-T indicating that Ward received $11,155 in “other pay” and $33,404 in benefits. This was before his most recent salary raise. We didn’t discuss yet how evasive agency employees can sometimes be when questions are asked – and how one answer prompts so many more questions. Two recent exchanges illustrate this point. When one administrator at SDUHSD answered a question with a bare minimum response, he closed the email by writing, “Let me know if you have any more questions.” My reply was, “hahahaha” – because it was funny. Of course I had more questions. Another had a unique way of not responding to a question. Because I hadn’t heard back after a few days, I wrote a follow-up email, asking if my earlier question had been confusing. Her reply: “Your question was not confusing.” That was it – no actual answer to the question. Meanwhile, days passed and deadlines were missed. So there you have it: how your tax money is spent on superintendents and elected school board members – and how my columns grow so long. Clocking out now at 1,614 words. — Marsha Sutton can be reached at suttonmarsha@gmail. com. LETTERS POLICY: Topical letters to the editor are encouraged. Submissions should include a full name, address, e-mail address (if available) and a telephone number for verification purposes. We do not publish anonymous letters and there are length limits. E-mailed submissions are preferred to editor@rsfreview.com. Letters may be edited. The letters/columns published are the author’s opinion only and do not reflect the opinion of this newspaper.

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Royal Dance Academy announces Taste of MainStreet celebrates 25 years Aug. 19 event features 30-plus tastes, five new Performing Arts Center (RAPA) •bands, and a chance to check out new spots

The Royal Dance Academy (RDA) in Carmel Valley has provided dance classes for thousands of children over the past 13 years. It is well known as the dance studio that many children call “their second home” but has been bursting at the seams for a number of years now. Due to a high demand for more dance opportunities and additional performing arts programs, RDA is expanding and introduces “Royal Academy of Performing Arts” (RAPA) soon to be opened in Sorrento Valley. RDA will continue to operate from its very successful Carmel Valley Studios (next to Ace Hardware & Hallmark), and RAPA will be a new entity on the Carmel Valley/Sorrento Valley border. RAPA will not only provide an extensive dance program incorporating all aspects and styles of dance, but it will also provide acting lessons, singing/voice lessons, musical instrument lessons, yoga, Pilates, Gyrotonics, nutrition, conditioning, life coaching and educational tutoring. The new 15,000-square-foot facility will also host a juice/snack bar, five large dance studios, Pilates reformer studio, acting studio, three music / voice rooms, a large studio, including an auditorium with retractable seating for in-house performances, homework room, large waiting area and a dance store. Bringing the” best of the best” to Carmel Valley is the aim for RAPA. RDA already has a fan-

The Royal Academy of the Performing Arts in Sorrento Valley will have five dance studios and will also offer modeling, yoga and a homework room for students. tastic ballet program, offering many ballet classes for recreational dancers to pre-professional level dancers. RDA is the only studio in San Diego offering the world-renowned “Royal Academy of Dance” ballet syllabus which trains dancers as young as 5 years of age. Dancers in the RDA program have an opportunity to take ballet examinations where an examiner flies in from anywhere in the world to assess them. The results have always been outstanding and the children love receiving their certificate from the Royal Academy in London. RDA also has a thriving competitive program with over 30 teams of dancers competing in Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Lyrical, Musical Theatre and Contemporary. Students also have the opportunity to perform solos. Although RDA produces excellent dancers and winning teams, the whole experience is more important than just winning the trophy. RDA provides more than just a dance class and technique. Children learn life skills, build friendships and create memories to last a lifetime. That is what RDA and RAPA will always maintain as their mission statement. As well as a thriving competition program, RDA and RAPA hope to provide the whole spectrum of performing arts opportunities for children of all ages and levels. RDA has been voted “Best dance studio” for the last four years and is proud to be serving the local community and surrounding areas. RAPA is scheduled to open in early September and is offering special scholarship opportunities for boys and a $200 discount for children in the 3-4 and 4-5 year old classes. For more information and to enroll in classes for September 2014, please call 858-350-9770 or visit www.RoyaldanceAcademy.com. Note: Business spotlights are developed through this newspaper’s advertising department in support of our advertisers.

It’s Beatles vs. Stones at Belly Up on Aug. 22 The debate over the Beatles vs. the Rolling Stones has been going on ever since they first crossed paths on the charts 50 years ago. The argument at the time, and that persists, is that the Beatles were a pop group and the Stones were a rock band: the boys next door vs. the bad boys of rock. So who’s better? Tribute bands Abbey Road and Jumping Jack Flash will engage in an on-stage throwdown — a musical “shoot-out,” if you will — between the two bands’ sounds at 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22 at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. Tickets are $16 and may be purchased online at www.bellyup.com or by calling the box office at 858-481-8140. The Belly Up is at 143 S. Cedros in Solana Beach 92075. The show is 21+.

Cardiff’s Dog Days of Summer event is Aug. 9 Cardiff by the Sea is ready to celebrate man’s best friend with the annual Dog Days of Summer, coming Aug. 9. This one-day street fair for dogs and dog lovers runs from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Newcastle Ave, Aberdeen Drive and Liverpool Drive. The free event, hosted by Cardiff 101 Main Street, is expected to draw 10,000 fourlegged friends, their fans and family members. Beginning at 10 a.m., watch or enter 10 different dog contests including Best Kisser, Best Smile and Best Dressed. New this year, musical talents will be showcased in the afternoon with Tolan Shaw at 1 p.m and Trouble in the Wind at 3 p.m. Catch the free shuttle from Encinitas City Hall (505 S. Vulcan, Encinitas). Proceeds benefit local animal charities and Cardiff 101 Main Street, which sponsors other community events throughout the year. Visit www.cardiffdogdaysofsummer.com.

BY KRISTINA HOUCK For a quarter-century, the Taste of MainStreet has showcased the best of downtown Encinitas. Hosted by the Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association, the 25th annual event on Aug. 19 will once again celebrate the community’s local restaurants and businesses along Highway 101. “Restaurants are a main feature of our downtown,” said Dody Crawford, executive director of the Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association, which works to revitalize, restore and promote downtown Encinitas. “It just makes sense to offer a Taste of MainStreet to promote and feature them, so that’s what we’ve done for 25 years.” About 15 restaurants participated in the inaugural Taste of MainStreet in 1989. Today, more than 30 restaurants will offer samples to the roughly 1,200 people who are expected to attend this year’s event. Last year the association expanded the event by adding beer and wine tastings hosted by various retail shops and salons. This year’s 17 “sip stops” will feature beer from local San Diego craft breweries and wine from Temecula Valley wineries. “It’s like trick-or-treating for adults,” Crawford said. “You go from door to door and get treats. It’s awesome.” Participating restaurants include Bier Garden, Blue Ribbon Pizza, Chuao Chocolatier, Encinitas Fish Shop, Encinitas Pizza Company, Leucadia Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant, Lobster West, Lotus Cafe and Juice Bar, Solace and the Moonlight Lounge, Union Kitchen and Tap, and many more. Sip Stops include Bliss 101, Detour Salon, Gardenology, Pink Soul Boutique, and Savory Spice Shop, to name a few. The event will also feature live music performances in five different locations along the strip. This year’s featured act is instrumental jazz group The Red Fox Tails, which will perform at the biggest venue, The Lumberyard Courtyard Stage, at Highway 101 and H Street. “Taste of MainStreet is a great way for the community to come together in our downtown,” Crawford said. “We like to feature our downtown and get people to come down here and see the stores, the restaurants and the businesses

More than 30 restaurants will offer samples to the roughly 1,200 people who are expected to attend this year’s event on Aug. 19. Photos by Lauren Milner.

we have. It’s a place for everybody to meet and socialize in a friendly, picturesque venue.” Taste of MainStreet takes place from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 19 along Highway 101 in Encinitas. Tickets cost $35 and include food, wine and beer tastings. If available, same-day tickets cost $45. For information and to buy tickets, visit www.encinitas101.com or go to the Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association office, 818 S. Coast Highway 101.

Colorful event coming up with 10th annual LeucadiART Walk With 101 art exhibits, live music at six locations, live mural painting, a children’s art pavilion, and a craft beer garden, the 10th annual LeucadiART Walk will be a colorful event from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24. “Whether you’ve attended the first nine or this is your first time at LeucadiART Walk, you’ll love the creations by local artists,” says Carris Rhodes, coordinator of Leucadia 101 Main Street. “Leucadia has always been known for its art and diversity. While the 2014 ArtWalk will celebrate Leucadia’s artistic history, guests will also get a sample of today’s leading artists. This is going to be an amazing day or art, music, and fun.” North Highway 101 will be lined with bands performing live. Scheduled to perform are the Euphoria Brass Band, Jenk’s Band, Adrienne Nims, Cordellia and Darius Degher. The Craft Beer Garden at 714 N. Coast Highway 101 will feature local craft brews from Stone Brewing Co. and The Lost Abbey. The beer garden will be open from 1-7 p.m. Performing at the beer garden will be Lotus, Sister Juanita, The Hourglass Cats, High Minded, Lazy M.C’s and Wag Halen. When the LeucadiART Walk ends at 5 p.m., the “After Party” continues until 7 at the beer garden. “We’re encouraging guests to ride the Magic Bus to LeucadiART Walk,” says Rhodes. “They can avoid traffic and parking problems by jumping on the Magic Bus at Encinitas City Hall. It’s a free ride with several stops at marked locations along Highway 101.” LeucadiART Walk is made possible through a grant from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Sponsors include Vigilucci’s Trattoria Italiana, The Leucadia Beach Inn, Swell Property, and Sterling King Surf Hut Art Gallery. Music and beverages are made possible by Kurt Schubert DDS, Stillman Heating and Air Conditioning, Noni Salon Boutique Spa, The Lost Abbey, and Stone Brewing Co. The Kids’ Art Pavilion is sponsored and hosted by Lux Art Institute, Encinitas Friends of the Arts, and Paint Encinitas. Call 760-436-2320 or visit www.leucadia101.com.

16th Art in the Village event is Aug. 10 in Carlsbad Held on the second Sunday of August, The Carlsbad Village Association’s Art in the Village will return Aug. 10, bringing more than 100 local and regional artists for a one-day, open air event. Art in the Village will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 10. Artists who are interested in participating should call Show Manager Brian Roth at 760-945-9288 or email info@kennedyfaires.com. For information and updates about Carlsbad Village and the CVA’s events, please visit www.carlsbad-village.com.

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dren. Schmachtenberger said medical marijuana relieves chronic pain associated with cancer and other illnesses. It’s difficult to find safe access, since there aren’t legal dispensaries in North County, he added. “A regulated dispensary is going to be more scrupulous than a delivery service or a black-market dealer,” Schmachtenberger said. To sway voters, the Patient Care Association plans to host bi-weekly events in Encinitas leading up to the election. “We just started ramping up fundraising and outreach,” he said. Resident Nancy Logan, who has spoken against the initiative at several council meetings, doubted attitudes have changed much locally in two years. “Encinitas is similar to Solana Beach in a lot of ways,” Logan said. “The people there didn’t want it hurting their city character. It’s a poor fit for our community as well.” Logan argued that having dispensaries in Encinitas would normalize marijuana use and make it easier for teens to obtain. “From what I’ve seen, sick people aren’t going to the pot shops,” she said. The initiative would allow dispensaries in commercial and industrial zones, though they would be pro-

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istry includes names of people who can care for the pet if the owner is not available, as well as details about medication and foods. They have a “very novel” medical records drop box where pet parents can upload all of those paper records that tend to get lost. “It really protects the pet families,” Moon said. “If a pet emergency happens after hours when a general vet is closed, an emergency clinic can have access to all of a pet’s records. It saves time and money and can save a life, because time is everything when taking care of a pet emergency.” Art for Barks has also developed a wallet emergency card that provides the “who and how” to care

hibited from operating within 1,000 feet of each other or within 600 feet of a school or playground. The initiative would also forbid: medical marijuana evaluations on site; cannabis being visible from the exterior of a dispensary; and sales to those under the age of 18, unless the minor is a qualified patient accompanied by a guardian. An additional 2.5 percent retail tax on medical marijuana would be collected and allocated to the city’s general fund. In 2012, Del Mar’s city attorney said in an impact report that the 2.5 percent tax violated the law, because local governments can add up to only 1 percent in taxes. Consequently, if the measure had passed, the Board of Equalization would have ceased collecting taxes in the city, meaning the city would have needed additional staff to collect taxes, according to the report. An impact report from Encinitas’ city attorney is due Aug. 16. La Mesa will also consider a similar ballot initiative this November. Based on city zoning maps, proponents estimate six or seven dispensaries might set up in Encinitas if the initiative wins approval. The El Camino Real corridor and Coast Highway 101 were identified as likely areas, Schmachtenberger said. Of those running for mayor and the open council seat, he said only one candi-

date has weighed in so far. Mayoral candidate Alex Fidel is in favor of the measure. Organizations supporting recreational marijuana legalization in California are reportedly gathering signatures for a 2016 ballot. Could a statewide measure help or hurt the Encinitas initiative’s chances? Two political science professors at local universities said it’s tough to say given the lack of polling data available. They also weren’t familiar enough with the issue. “Encinitas voters might support the concept of legalization, but having medical marijuana near the place you buy milk might be another matter,” said UC San Diego professor Gary Jacobson. He added: “But I haven’t studied this issue indepth, and I’m not sure of someone locally who has.” Schmachtenberger believes it’s key that medical marijuana proponents vote for Encinitas’ initiative, because even if the statewide measure passes, up to two years could elapse before it’s implemented. Meanwhile, the Encinitas initiative would take effect Jan. 1, 2015 and dispensaries could open as soon as next summer, he said. Visit encinitasca.gov and click on the municipal elections tab for the full initiative text.

for pets. “It’s something that no one thinks about until it’s too late,” Moon said. The card has spaces for people to fill out their pet information, as well as a link to the Art for Barks pet registry. “There are a lot of gaps out there in pet care,” Moon said. “We’re just trying to think of those things and provide them free to the public. And if the public appreciates those things, they can donate to our charity and we’ll be able to expand our services.” Last year Art for Barks also worked with the R. Roger Rowe School on a yearlong program about service dogs in conjunction with the assistance dog charity Tender Loving Canines. Art for Barks’ book club had the children creating art and literary work about service dogs that resulted in a book.

She hopes to continue the program this year. They are also working on a mobile app that will make Pet Registry information uploads even easier, and they are also looking to partner with a manufacturer of a quality dog tag that could direct people to the Art for Barks website. In life, Moon said her philosophy has always been that when you’re handed lemons, you make lemonade. Building Art for Barks has had its share of trials and tribulations, but it just makes the positive results even sweeter. “You have to be resilient and creative and you have to find support,” Moon said. “We’re out there now looking for support.” To support Art for Barks, visit artforbarks. com.

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able enough to write their comments and add to the project through the process,” said Gibson, who first joined the conservancy in 1996. Founded in 1987, and based in Solana Beach, the conservancy is a nonprofit land trust and the premier stewardship organization for the San Elijo Lagoon. Owned and managed by California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the county’s parks and recreation department, and the conservancy, the 979-acre reserve is located between Encinitas and Solana Beach, extending inland to Rancho Santa Fe. After 18 years of research and planning, Gibson said it is time for largescale restoration of the lagoon, which hosts more than 700 species of plants and animals, many rare and endangered. “When you’re looking at the reserve now, and you

sort of go and look out from the trail, you may not notice what the problems are because it looks pretty healthy,” he said. “We have to try to break that stigma. It is beautiful, but it has problems.” The lagoon needs restoration because of sedimentation and water pollution from historical and current infrastructure, such as Interstate 5. A restored wetland would re-establish the lagoon’s natural water filtration, return fish nurseries, provide mudflat habitat for migrating birds, and create cleaner beaches, Gibson said. In May, the conservancy launched an online survey to ask community members whether they would be likely to participate in the planned summer meetings and what topics should be addressed. Gibson said it’s important for the public to be involved in all steps of the process. The conservancy will look over and respond to the public’s comments,

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trees, such as deciduous, coniferous, evergreens or palms. By clicking on the icons, users can see information about a tree’s common and scientific names, its size and height, when it was last maintained, and when it is next scheduled for maintenance. Encinitas divides the responsibility for maintaining city-owned trees between the Public Works and Parks and Recreation departments. Public Works oversees trees in the public right-of-way along streets, while Parks handles trees in medians and in city parks, Pruim said. Public Works is responsible for about 9,600 trees, while Parks takes care of about 2,700 trees. Public Works inspects and/or maintains all of the trees in its inventory once every 5.5 years, while Parks does the same for its trees annually. Together, the two departments budget about $350,000 yearly to maintain city-owned trees, Pruim said. The city’s stock of trees comprises some 236 species, according to a survey completed several years ago. The most common are different varieties of palms, which make up about one-third of the city’s tree inventory. The city recently formed an urban forest subcommittee to study such issues as whether the respon-

The city is set to launch “Encinitas Tree Tracker.” sibility for maintaining trees should be combined under one department and whether the city should plant fruit trees in public areas. Two City Council members, Tony Kranz and Lisa Shaffer, sit on the subcommittee. Encinitas resident Mark Wisniewski, a landscape architect and arborist who has attended the subcommittee’s meetings, and also previewed the Tree Tracker app, called the interactive map “a big step in the right direction.” In reviewing the app, Wisniewski said, he noted that some of the information needs to be updated to reflect the current condition of trees in parks and other areas. It would also be helpful, he said, if the map indicated when the information was last updated. But he applauded the effort, and said it is a big improvement over the information that was previously provided on the city’s website, which simply listed a

possibly incorporating some of the suggestions in the final version of the environmental impact report, which should be released in spring 2015, Gibson said. “If they’ve thought of something that we haven’t, let’s make it better,” he said. “They can make a difference.” The first community meeting will run from 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 19 at La Colonia Community Center, 715 Valley Ave. in Solana Beach. The second meeting will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive. For information about the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy, or to read the draft EIR, visit www.sanelijo.org. The document is also available at the San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center, Cardiff-bythe-Sea Library, Solana Beach Library and the county parks and recreation department.

pruning schedule for different areas of the city. “This is much more user-friendly and helpful,” he said. The site will be helpful for those interested in the city’s population of trees, and also those who have city trees near their property and want to know when they are scheduled for maintenance, he said. For now, the Tree Tracker app will be located in a section of the city’s home page called “In the Spotlight,” said Lynn Tufts, the city’s chief information officer. As the city adds apps to its website, a separate apps portal may be added. In addition to the Tree Tracker app, the city will also be adding an app that provides information about street maintenance schedules. If members of the public come across incorrect information on the Tree Tracker app, they can contact website administrators at webmaster@ci.encinitas.ca. gov, said Tufts. Or they can call 760-633-2850 regarding trees maintained by Public Works, or 760-633-2740 for trees maintained by the Parks department. The city will continue to add to the available online information about its operations and programs, Tufts said. “It’s a commitment to provide as much data as we can. That’s definitely one of our goals,” she said.

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Anthony Ortega’s Jazz Jam brings Cross-country youth group invitational is Aug. 30 seasoned talent to modern scene REVIEW BY STANLEY STANERT Anthony Ortega, 86, performs with talent. In his case, 60-odd years of blowin’ horns can make you believe in the truth of what he’s playing. Something to believe in is rare and really a lot of fun. It is reassuring that magic does happen; it’s real, it exists. You can grasp its deepest meaning by listening to Ortega. Talent can mean many different things to many different people. In this particular instance, it is Ortega’s ceaseless entertainment of his audience that matters most. Ortega has an incredible, highly personal approach to timing and phrasing. His tone is also superlative. He is not alone in his expressions of musical magnificence. But he’s here and now in Encinitas at a casual venue — Mr. Peabody’s Bar and Grill. He plays alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet and flute. He does a little singing, too. His vocal phrasing, though vaguely reminiscent of Chet Baker, mild and sensitive, has a tonal flavor all his own. As with all things musical, one comes to learn that Ortega is original. Originality is perhaps the most difficult facet of genius and talent. This sets an individual way above all their peers. When Ortega plays his alto saxophone, you might be reminded of Charlie Parker or the super-mellow Paul Desmond. When Ortega plays the tenor saxophone, Lester Young may come to mind. Paul Horn’s beautiful flute exhortations can also be heard with his emphasis on ethereal lightness. This is all well and good, but merely a starting point, or point of reference for Ortega’s departure into what truly matters most: the expression of genius in art that is highly entertaining. A set by Ortega with his trio is a thing of beauty and joy, wonderful to behold with no cover charge. There is a tip jar on a pool table off to the side. His bandmates are much younger than he, and he gives them each lots of room for solos and improvisation. Pianist Art Olsen, his son, drummer Tyler Olsen, with stand-up bass player Caleb Furgatch sound quite good enough to see on their own. Ron Stewart has also sat in on drums on occasion to great effect. With Ortega as their leader, they shine in a fabulous manner. Instrumentalists of all pursuits along with stylish vocalists, all with super chops, are invited to sit in and jam with Ortega and his band in the last set of the night. It seems he enjoys this as much as they do. The music he coaxes from them is sublime. Ortega brings out the very best in all those fortunate enough to play alongside him, enabling them to drive him to further heights of melodic performance. Ortega started way back in the 1950s. Since then he has played with many musicians, including Hank Jones, Sonny Stitt, Jimmy Cobb, Clark Terry, Eric Dolphy, Wynton Kelly, Max Roach, Lionel Hampton, Quincy Jones, Art Farmer, Dinah Washington, Billy Taylor, Gerry Mulligan, Maynard Ferguson, Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Lalo Schifrin, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Barbra Streisand and Frank Zappa. “The true goal of music is melody,” according to J.P. Kernberger (1771). With certain genius, Ortega’s performances all pursue, explore and proclaim melody. With innate rhythm and pitch, he forms a tonal color with chord intervals delicately interspersed with improvised counterpoint. There is profound thinking behind his solos. These may sound, initially, like jamming, and it is. But there is a lot more to it. It all sounds great and makes us smile and laugh as he weaves his way through each song. He is lyrical and he is cool. His “outside” playing is always within the

The Encinitas Youth Cross Country Invitational invites kids ages 5-14 to participate in a day of races Aug. 30, offering an opportunity for an introduction to the sport of cross-country running. Running is a lifelong activity, and cross-country running can be enjoyed at the junior high, high school, college and even the professional level. San Diego has a strong tradition of cross-country excellence with many state- and nationally-ranked teams. The invitational will be held on the grounds of the Old Meeting Hall on Rancho Santa Fe Road. As a special guest, The Flash will be leading all of the 10 & Under races, and kids can have their pictures taken with him. For details, visit http://runkids.org or email info@ runkids.org.

Anthony Ortega Photo by Brie Cardosa context of the performed piece. His exceptional creative ability and originality provide the basis for his unprecedented leaps of insight that miraculously make the standard tunes his own art. Ortega’s career has not been recorded in the volume that is equal with his talent, but there have been several re-issues of some earlier work. He records well; all of his selections are top-notch. His most recent disc is from the Hat Label in 2001. Featuring the classy drum work of Joe LaBarbera with the piano stylings of Mike Wofford, “Scattered Clouds” shares 10 cuts of melodic joy. “The Street We Took,” a video visit/documentary by Andrew Rubin in 2007 with Anthony Ortega along with his wife, Mona, is well done and stands as priceless as historically codifying the talents of this very cool and hip couple. They are still in love and it shows. Rubin caught that with his lens. They are both consummate performers and entertainers. Their mutual love is a core element in their music and their lives. “The Street We Took” is available on You Tube. See and hear Anthony Ortega’s Jazz Jam perform at Mr. Peabody’s Bar and Grill from 6 until 10 p.m. Sundays at 136 Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas; call 760-753-7192.

Multi-topic forum on breast cancer is Aug. 16 Breastlink Laguna Hills offers a multi-topic forum from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 16, featuring breast medical oncologists Dr. John Link and Dr. Wade Smith, at its Laguna Hills location. The event will be hosted by “Linked by Lynn.” Enjoy lunch and a lecture to address several topics in an open forum. This informational gathering will deal with breast-cancer issues that are seldom discussed openly. As new alternative and complementary therapies are introduced, the questions arise as to which is the safest treatment for you. Among topics discussed will be: • Why embrace traditional treatments instead of alternative therapies? • How are complementary therapies integrated into treatment? • What you need to know about hospice and advanced directives. RSVP to janee.mcdowell@breastlink.com or call 714-829-6458. Breastlink Laguna Hills is at 23961 Calle de la Magdalena, Suite 130, Laguna Hills. Visit breastlink.com.

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