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Cardiff fire station first stop on 9/11 memorial painting’s journey

BY JARED WHITLOCK An oil painting honoring first responders who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks is making its way through San Diego County fire stations. Its first stop: Cardiff.

Wendy Moldow, a resident of Cardiff, gifted the artwork, titled “9/11 Tribute…We’ll Never Forget,” to firefighters this past Sept. 11 at Cardiff’s Fire Station No. 2. Moldow bought the painting earlier this year at an auction benefiting military veterans, but she said it “doesn’t belong in my house.”

“I want this to be viewed by our local heroes — our firefighters,” she said during a short ceremony while flanked by firefighters.

“So begins the painting’s journey.”

Moldow said she picked Fire Station No. 2 to host the artwork first, because firefighters from there quickly responded when she recently called about a large

rattlesnake on her lawn.

They helped out other times, too.

“I took care of my mom for six years at the end of her life, and whenever we needed them, they were here right away,” Moldow said.

Every three months for the foreseeable future, the piece will move on to a different fire station. To determine where it goes next, the names of county fire stations will be put on scraps of paper and then one will be pulled out of a firefighter’s hat.

Already, the painting has traveled around quite a bit. Kelly Cool Lucas, who now lives in Carlsbad, painted the piece in Denver immediately after the Sept. 11 tragedy to raise money for the families of first responders who died.

“The absolute sadness and frustration is what I was trying to show there,” Lucas said over the phone this week about the devastated See JOURNEY, page 18

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BY JARED WHITLOCK Caltrans officials announced Sept. 16 the agency is in escrow to purchase 20 of the 30-acre strawberry fields on Manchester Avenue, just east of Interstate 5.

Plans call for a 5-acre Park and Ride, with five acres to be set aside for agriculture and 10 acres for open space, Caltrans representatives told the Encinitas City Council during an update on freeway, rail and lagoon infrastructure slated for Encinitas and the region.

A community garden, education center and plant nurseries could potentially sprout on the agricultural

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Wendy Moldow at Fire Station No. 2, temporary home for the painting she gifted to local firefighters. Photo by Jared Whitlock

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A mock-up image of a direct-access ramp and Park and Ride just off Manchester Avenue. The ramp has been delayed, yet plans are moving forward for the Park and Ride. — Photo courtesy of Keep San Diego Moving

portion, though talks are ongoing, said Allan Kosup, Caltrans project director for the North Coast Corridor.

Documents show a 150-space Park and Ride, which aims to promote carpooling, as well as biking. It would connect with a planned bike path running parallel to the freeway and have bike lockers.

“It’s not your traditional blacktop Park and Ride,” Kosup said.

The projects are part of Caltrans’ $6.5 billion package of rail, freeway and lagoon improvements for the I-5 corridor. They’re sched-

uled to be completed during phase one of plans, 2016 to 2020.

Caltrans did not give a timeline for various projects during that span.

Because of funding constraints, a freeway underpass that would go next to the Park and Ride was pushed back to “phase 2” of Caltrans plans, so it’s still 10 or 15 years away, according to Kosup.

The underpass, called a direct-access ramp (DAR), is designed to alleviate congestion for cars trying to enter I-5 from Manchester Avenue. It would funnel car

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Traffic commissioners discuss perceived conflict of interest • Vice chair Brian Grover advocates for bike and walking infrastructure, which seems inappropriate to fellow member

BY JARED WHITLOCK A member of the Encinitas Traffic and Public Safety Commission says that a fellow commissioner asked him to step down because of his bike and pedestrian advocacy, sparking a commission discussion over how much room should be made for biking and walking on city streets.

At the Sept. 14 commission meeting, Vice Chair Brian Grover said at least one commissioner and some members of the public perceive a conflict because he’s on the commission and also the chair of Bike Walk Encinitas, a group that pushes for bike and walking infrastructure for all ages and abilities.

During an agenda item he initiated on the topic, Grover said it’s well within commissioners’ rights to express an opinion outside the commission, as long as they don’t violate the Ralph M. Brown Act, which guarantees the public’s right to take part in public officials’ meetings.

“I’m stating my role as a pedestrian and bicycle advocate, and if folks don’t agree with that, I think that makes for good decision-making. I think that’s why I’m sitting here as traffic and public safety commissioner. That’s part of the process. But I don’t want to be criticized for that.”

Commissioner David Hutchinson took issue with Grover promoting “complete streets” — roads that accommodate car lanes, as well as bike lanes and sidewalks.

“Your agenda, so it’s been revealed in the last couple of weeks, is anti-traffic,” Hutchinson said. “It’s complete streets, which cuts down the flow of traffic.”

Hutchinson also said that the commission’s mission is to ensure the steady flow of car traffic, not bike access.

“When I joined, this was the traffic commission ... biking wasn’t even in the vocabulary,” Hutchinson said. He added that the commission now has “this emphasis on biking, which is opposed to what we’re supposed to be doing in trying to get traffic to flow through this community. I have a real problem with that.”

In response, Grover quoted the city’s website, which states that the seven-member commission makes recommendations to the Encinitas City Council on “matters related to the circulation of motorized vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles and on matters related to public safety.”

He also said that the Encinitas council’s strategic planning goals include implementing complete streets in the interest of safe road access.

“I don’t have a problem with that difference of opinion,” Grover said about complete

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streets. “I have a problem when I’m personally attacked and character-assassinated for it.”

The day after the meeting, Grover said Hutchinson had recently asked him via email to resign from the commission because of “hearsay” in a letter from Mike Andreen, owner of the business group New Encinitas Network.

In an Aug. 26 letter obtained by the Encinitas Advocate, Andreen criticized Grover for emailing Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer about the proposed route of the Cardiff rail trail — a path aimed at getting more people biking and walking.

Andreen alleged a conspiracy among Grover, Shaffer and councilmembers Tony Kranz and Catherine Blakespear to advance complete streets, which Andreen believes would increase car gridlock.

In April, Andreen told the Encinitas Advocate he was exploring New Encinitas seceding and becoming its own city, in part because of the three councilmembers’ support of biking and walking projects, saying those come at the expense of road infrastructure in New Encinitas.

Grover said more cities are embracing complete streets, and that he hopes that Encinitas joins them, rather than continuing down an auto-centric path.

When asked after the meeting whether he requested that Grover step down, Hutchinson declined to comment, saying, “I’m not going to discuss anything I exchanged with him privately.”

Hutchinson also said he’s not questioning Grover’s character or integrity, only his stance on complete streets. He added the matter didn’t necessarily need to be aired out in public and put on the agenda.

Commission Chair Maryam Babaki said it was placed on the agenda so that the entire commission could discuss whether commissioners should share their opinions with council and city staff, and if so, how those should be communicated.

Commissioner Peter Kohl said he had no problem with Grover’s advocacy, but recommended that Grover not list his position as traffic commission vice chair when emailing councilmembers, because that could suggest he’s speaking for the entire commission.

Grover said the council is familiar with what the commission is up to, so they probably realize his emails don’t represent the commission. Nonetheless, he agreed to refrain from inserting his role as vice chair in his emails.

But he maintained he shouldn’t be criticized for sharing opinions outside the commission.

“What I want to make clear is that myself and all commissioners, in fact, are entitled to their opinions and they’re entitled to share those opinions, not just with city staff, not just with city council, with anyone,” Grover said.

The commission took no action on the agenda item.

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New city manager excited Roberts’ accusers get $310,000 to be working in hometown settlement from SD County

BY JARED WHITLOCK New Encinitas City Manager Karen Brust said she’s excited to be working in the place she’s called home for 15 years.

“It’s an honor to lead your own hometown, it’s just incredible,” said Brust, who has been on the job for about two weeks.

Before this position, Brust was the city manager of San Juan Capistrano for four years, which meant long commutes.

Brust’s family considered moving up north so that she and her husband could be closer to their jobs, but they ultimately decided to stay put.

“We really love Encinitas,” she said. “It’s our home. We couldn’t give it up.”

As city manager, Brust oversees day-to-day operations, and she’s tasked with carrying out the Encinitas City Council’s vision.

Brust moved to Cardiff a decade and a half ago because her family was “drawn to the community like a magnet.” Karen Brust is Encinitas’ Two years later, the family moved to Olivenhain, where they new city manager. Courtelive now, so that her daughter could grow up around “trails, sy photo trees and nature.”

She said her time in Encinitas has afforded her an appreciation for each of the five communities that make up the city.

“There’s something for everyone in Encinitas,” Brust said.

Sixty-one people applied for the city manager job, after former City Manager Gus Vina took a city manager position in Northern California. Councilmembers have stated that Brust’s knowledge of rail and environmental issues, finance experience and familiarity with the city set her apart from the other candidates.

“She believes city government should be a model of sustainability; she has a strong financial background; and as an Olivenhain resident, she fundamentally understands community character,” Deputy Mayor Catherine Blakespear said in July.

Brust was also Del Mar’s city manager from 2007 to 2011, and before that, the director of finance at the San Diego County Water Authority for nearly a decade.

Her contract calls for an annual $238,000 salary, plus benefits. Vina made $216,000 annually before he left.

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BY JOSHUA STEWART SPECIAL TO THE ENCINITAS ADVOCATE The county Board of Supervisors has agreed to pay $310,000 to settle allegations former employees made against Supervisor Dave Roberts, a first-term member of the board who has been battling a scandal since April.

“In the opinion of the Board, activities that occurred in the District 3 Supervisorial office, at a minimum, showed poor judgment by the Supervisor,” the board said in a rare joint statement Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 15.

“And, although not conclusive, the investigative material surrounding the inappropriate use of County funds, promoting a hostile work environment, an alleged bribe, campaigning on County time, improper use of a County vehicle and retaliation against District 3 staff members is significant and a matter of concern for the Board of Supervisors.”

Roberts has consistently denied the former staffers’ accusations. In the settlement statement, the county cited

the expense of potential lawsuits and predicted it would lose.

“If lawsuits were to be filed by the three former staff members and Supervisor Dave Roberts is named as a defendant, the County would be required to retain outside counsel for him at County expense. According to County Counsel, the litigation cost to defend Supervisor Dave Roberts through trial in the three cases, win or lose, could exceed $1 million.

In addition, we believe it is unlikely we would prevail on all three claims,” the statement said.

The board also warned that inconsistencies that Roberts made during a county investigation, in media interviews and in closed-door supervisor sessions would have harmed his credibility on the witness stand if the claims went to trial.

In a statement, Roberts said that when Glynnis Vaughan was hired as chief of staff, the transition did not go as smoothly as expected, and he takes full responsibility for that problem.

“While I strongly oppose the action taken today by a majority of the Board of Supervisors, I respect my colleagues’ right to make such a decision. I have said consistently that no taxpayer funds should be used to resolve these issues,” he said.

“It is unfortunate that they occurred, but they are now behind us. My staff and I will continue to work hard delivering results for the people of the Third District as I have strived to do since my first day in office.”

This spring four women who worked in Roberts’ office abruptly resigned, and three of them filed claims alleging a series of problems under their boss’s leadership.

Former Chief of Staff Vaughan, policy adviser Lindsey Masukawa, and scheduler Diane Porter said that the supervisor had his office do political work and personal errands at county expense, had an improper relationship with an assistant, and tried to mislead a human resources inquiry into his practices by offering a subordinate a raise and promotion.

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Commission taps brakes on traffic calming, requests more information

BY JARED WHITLOCK The Traffic and Public Safety Commission held off on making recommendations to the Encinitas City Council on a plan to slow down traffic on Saxony Road and Quail Gardens Drive, saying more information is needed first.

E3, an education cluster made up of six groups on Quail Gardens Drive and Saxony Road, is advocating for reducing the speed limit from 40 mph to 25 mph on the two thoroughfares between Leucadia Boulevard and Encinitas Boulevard.

Representatives from E3 said slower traffic speeds are necessary in light of so much happening on the two roads, such as students visiting the new Encinitas Union School District’s 10-acre Farm Lab at 441 Quail Gardens Drive.

“For us, it’s critical the students can get from Farm Lab to our neighboring partners across the street safely,” said Leighangela Brady, the district’s assistant superintendent of education services.

To slow down traffic, E3 hired transportation firm Fehr & Peers, which distilled suggestions from community workshops in the spring into draft traffic-calming plans, including roundabouts, raised crosswalks and more on the two streets.

Because of commissioner questions over project funding and how it would affect surrounding roads, the commission voted unanimously to direct city staff members to analyze and prioritize traffic-calming projects in E3’s plan and return later.

Commissioners Peter Kohl and James Lindsay asked whether taking down the speeds would affect traffic flow and divert commuters to surrounding roads such as Vulcan Avenue.

“I’d kind of like to have a bigger picture about what’s going on and how they’re going to manage these thoroughfares,” Lindsay said.

Dawn Wilson, senior associate with Fehr & Peers, said more analysis is needed. Right now, she suspects the proposal would result in “nominal changes.”

“Just to keep in mind, for the length of the corridor, going from a 40 mph to a 30 mph or 25 mph, we’re talking a matter of seconds, not even a minute of travel time,” Wilson said.

E3’s draft plan outlines 13 projects on the two thoroughfares, including a four-way stop at Via Zamia and Quail Gardens Drive, a raised crosswalk at Puebla Street and Saxony Road, and a roundabout near the northern entrance of the Magdalena Ecke YMCA, on Saxony Road.

Wilson also said the city can’t simply post a lower speed limit on the roads, because under state law, limits are set at the speed that 85 percent of drivers stay at or below. On the two thoroughfares, the 85th percentile was about 40 mph when last measured in 2012.

So the idea is to install traffic-calming infrastructure and then re-measure speeds in the hopes of setting a new 25 mph limit.

When asked, Wilson said E3’s recommendations on both roads are loosely estimated to cost $3 million to $3.5 million. Earlier in the meeting, she said a funding source hasn’t been identified. E3 members have committed to contributing funds toward engineering and construction, though.

Funds could come from the city’s capital improvement budget. Commissioner Charlie Lisherness raised concerns that E3’s plan could leapfrog other city projects that have been waiting a long time for city funding.

A sign designates a new 25 mph “senior zone” on part of Saxony Road. A group wants to reduce the speed limit to 25 mph on Saxony Road and Quail Garden Drive, citing new activities such as the Encinitas Union School District’s Farm Lab on Quail Gardens Drive. Photo by Jared Whitlock Leichtag Foundation CEO Jim Farley said E3 isn’t looking to “jump ahead of anyone.”

“We just want to get in the queue,” Farley said.

E3 comprises the Leichtag Foundation, San Diego Botanic Garden, Encinitas Union School District, Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA, the San Dieguito Heritage Museum and Seacrest Village Retirement Community.

Pam Ferris, the president and CEO of Seacrest Village, said a “senior zone” that took effect last spring on part of Saxony Road has made the area safer, adding that she’s hopeful the proposed roundabouts in E3’s plan will reduce traffic speeds even more.

The senior zone, complete with reduced-speed-limit warning signs and pavement markings, took the speed down from 40 mph to 25 mph on a portion of Saxony Road.

Eventually, the Encinitas City Council will consider E3’s traffic plan, taking input from the commission into account.

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Recycled water on tap for Olivenhain Encinitas looking to settle ACLU lawsuit MWD customers at 4S Ranch fill station The Olivenhain Municipal Water District hosted a grand opening celebration Sept. 9 for its new recycled water fill station in 4S Ranch, at Campania Avenue and Camino San Thomas in San Diego.

The recycled water fill station provides free recycled water to any OMWD residential customer who has undergone a brief certification process. This resource can be used for non-potable water landscape irrigation applications such as watering ornamental gardens, vegetables, and trees, and can help conserve potable water during the drought.

The fill station — first of its kind in San Diego County — is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“Our goal is to assist customers by providing them with new methods to reduce potable water use at their homes, and we strongly believe that this resource will help conservation practices while positively contributing to our drought response,” said Kimberly Thorner, OMWD’s general manager. “We are excited to be the first agency in San Diego County to provide residential customers with recycled water for irrigation purposes.”

BY JARED WHITLOCK In an about-face, the Encinitas City Council in closed session last week directed legal counsel to pursue settlement negotiations with the local chapter of the ACLU over its lawsuit against the city’s campaign sign ordinance.

Two weeks earlier, the council gave closed session direction to defend the lawsuit.

Under city rules, property owners can’t post more than two temporary yard signs, except for 30 days before an election and three days after, when an unlimited number of signs are allowed.

The ACLU lawsuit seeks to overturn the two-sign cap, arguing it’s unconstitutional, in part because of the many federal, state and local candidates whom residents might wish to support in an election.

During the council’s Sept. 9 meeting, Mayor Kristin Gaspar reported out of closed session the council was entering into settlement negotiations. Beyond closed session reports, councilmembers don’t comment on matters under litigation.

Last year, the council approved the current ordinance with the aim of balancing free speech rights, while cutting down on litter and visual clutter.

Filling a container with recycled water, L-R, are Olivenhain Municipal Water District Board Secretary Christy Guerin, Vice President Bob Topolovac, Treasurer Larry Watt, Director Jerry Varty and General Manager Kim Thorner. Courtesy photo “This drought has required us to think creatively about ways to reduce our consumption,” said Ed Sprague, president of OMWD’s board of directors. “This refill station provides our customers with a means of utilizing a limited resource in a practical, convenient manner.”

The recycled water fill station is slated to be open through February in conjunction with the State Water Resources Control Board’s emergency water conservation order. However, if it’s successful, the district may explore offering the service on a longer-term basis.

Recycled water is wastewater that has been purified and disinfected to meet strict water quality standards. Using recycled water for non-potable purposes will assist customers in complying with statewide water use restrictions, and while statewide emergency drought regulations remain in effect, the fill station will be temporarily offered to customers.

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“By having our field service technicians identify cracks, roots and other problems with our pipelines and integrating that information

Leucadia Wastewater District board members Elaine Sullivan, Judy Hanson, David Kulchin and Donald Omsted accepting the CASA Technical Innovation Award in San Diego. Courtesy photo into our asset management plan, we’re able to more accurately get problems taken care of before they turn into sewage spills,” said General Manager Paul Bushee. “Our employees suggested this practice, and they deserve a lot of credit for this award.”

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10 Questions with Darius Degher: Coastal living helps inspire creativity “10 Questions” is an Encinitas Advocate feature highlighting interesting people in the community.

Darius Degher is a musician, poet, and teacher.

He’s a Southern California native and a graduate of San Dieguito High School. He is a longtime resident of Leucadia, but he and his family also lived in Europe for many years, his wife, Susanne, being Swedish. He surfs, does Zen meditation, and uses his bike for transportation whenever possible.

A songwriter, singer, and guitarist, his sixth album, “Eleven Story Strum,” was released last May. He has performed at some of the nation’s most venerable rock and folk music venues, opening shows for numerous major acts. He also plays sitar (having studied with Ravi Shankar’s son, Shuba, at UCLA) and can be heard on Warren Zevon’s song “Bad Karma.” His lyric-centered folk-rock songs and videos have been on the radio and MTV, even on a “San Diego Homegrown” album in the 1980s. His 2012 CD “The Coyote Cantos” was nominated for a San Diego Music Award. His daughters, Cleopatra and Cordelia, are also singersongwriters, and he pro-

duced their recent CDs. Degher’s poems have appeared in numerous literary magazines on both sides of the Atlantic. His 2014 poetry book, “To See the Sound,” is a New Formalist collection that’s been praised by poets and scholars in the United States and the United Kingdom. He teaches creative writing online in the English department of a Swedish public university, where he worked on campus until his family’s move back to Leucadia in 2010. He’s the founder and editor of the Shipwrights Review, an international literary magazine for second-language English authors. He has a BA in English from UCLA and an MA in creative writing from Lancaster University in England, both with honors.

What brought you to Encinitas?

I was incredibly lucky.

When I was 16, in the early ’70s, my parents built a house on Neptune Avenue and moved us here from Riverside, which at the time had the distinction of having the worst air quality in the U.S. It was quite a juxtaposition of places, and quite a rebirth for me. I’ve been grateful for Encinitas ever since.

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Musician, poet and teacher Darius Degher lived abroad for many years, but says he’s “incredibly lucky” to be in Encinitas now.

Courtesy photo what might you add, subtract or improve in Encinitas?

I love and care about Encinitas deeply. For me, coastal Encinitas is an almost holy place, and not only because of our beautiful beaches. The ghosts of the indigenous coastal peoples are present, along with those of Yogananda and the spiritualists who settled Leucadia. They expect us to be good caretakers of this little slice of heaven.

Of course, the place has changed a great deal since the ’70s, and at times I’ve despaired over this — yet despite the growth and de-

velopment, I haven’t found anywhere in the world I’d rather live. Even though we’ve got traffic and crowded surfing lineups, it’s still better than anyplace else.

But if I did have the power to subtract something, it would be 50 percent of the development, buildings, and cars. If I could add something, it would be safe and separated bike paths, so people could cycle instead of drive, not merely for exercise on weekends but for basic transportation.

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The ocean, a good night’s sleep, and my family.

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As far as material things go, that would be my guitars, one of which, a Gibson Les Paul, I’ve been playing since high school.

What do you do for fun?

For the purest fun I know, I surf. I’ve been surfing for 40 years, starting out at Stone Steps when I was 16, and it’s as sublime as ever. Beyond that, my music and poetry endeavors are plenty of fun, so when I’m not teaching, much of my time is spent writing, making records, playing gigs, and doing readings.

What is it that you most dislike?

I’m angered by ignorance and denial about the perils of climate change.

We’re at a desperate moment when it comes to the health of the planet. It saddens me to see people talk about how much they love the ocean while driving gasguzzling vehicles, buying disposable plastic products, and voting for politicians whose policies threaten the planet and its oceans. The internal combustion engine has overstayed its welcome.

I want to see gas prices go up, not down — we need to quickly divorce ourselves from fossil fuels. Everything

is inter-related: Each of us needs to take personal responsibility for healing the planet. This is far and away the most crucial issue of our times, and it pisses me off when people turn a blind eye to it.

What would be your dream vacation?

I have little interest in traveling these days. I dislike flying on planes and its ecological repercussions. My ideal vacation is staying in Leucadia and surfing at Beacon’s every day. Once upon a time I was in love with travel, traveled a lot, then lived abroad for many years.

Now, I’m just happy where I am.

What is your motto or philosophy of life?

My life philosophy comes largely from Zen and Taoism, what I jokingly call “Zaoism.” The Tao Te Ching refers to Simplicity, Patience, and Compassion as our three greatest treasures. I try to live by those. I do zazen (Zen sitting meditation) most days and practice being alive in the moment, thinking as little as possible about the past and future.

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‘Gala in the Garden’ San Diego Botanic Garden’s 16th annual “Gala in the Garden” took place Sept. 12.

The 2015 Presenting Sponsor was Olive Hill Greenhouses, and this year’s theme was “Deep Roots …

Growth & Gardens,” which commemorates the origins of the Garden, its foundation in the community and its bountiful growth throughout the years.

The recipients of the Paul Ecke Jr. Award of Excellence, which is bestowed annually at the Gala, are Tony and Sue Godfrey, owners of Olive Hill Greenhouses.

“The Godfrey family exemplifies the important role family-owned businesses have historically played, and continue to play, in building a vibrant and sustainable horticultural community in San Diego County,” said Julian Duval, president and CEO of San Diego Botanic Garden.

Guests at “Gala in the Garden” had the opportunity to explore garden trails, enjoy fine wine, craft beer, and the best dishes from local restaurants, as well as listen to live entertainment, and view exquisite floral designs. Renowned florist and Gala Artistic Director René van Rems once again led a team of local floral designers to create lavish floral displays for the evening. Garden Trustee and Former Board Chairman Jim Ruecker returned as the Gala Committee Chair.

Visit SDBGarden.org.

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Jeannene and Jack Jester, honorees Sue and Tony Godfrey, Manuel Miramontes, Angelica Gonzalez, Julian Duvall

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From track to track, Train keeps the music moving forward

BY KRISTINA HOUCK More than two decades in, Train is still on track.

Although “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” and “Hey, Soul Sister” will always be two of the band’s most iconic tunes, Train continues to churn out hit songs, including “Angel in Blue Jeans,” which cracked No. 8 on Billboard’s Adult Top 40 chart as the lead single from the band’s seventh studio album, “Bulletproof Picasso.”

With singles stemming back to the ’90s, it won’t be hard to fill the set list when Train takes the stage Sept. 20 during Kaaboo, a three-day music festival at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

“It sounds like a cool festival,” said Pat Monahan, lead singer and songwriter of the Grammy Award-winning, multiplatinum-selling band. “There’s going to be a lot of cool people that go.”

Train formed in 1993, but frontman Monahan started in music several years earlier.

Born and raised in Erie, Pa., Monahan began his musical career singing with cover band Rogues Gallery in the late ’80s and early ’90s. After the band broke up, Monahan relocated to San Francisco, where he met singer-songwriter Rob Hotchkiss. The acoustic duo played at clubs and coffeehouses before forming a full-fledged rock band in 1993.

Train released its self-titled debut album in 1998. The album went platinum.

“I didn’t have a successful song on the radio until I was 28,” Monahan said.

The band’s even bigger break came in 2001, with the release of Train’s second album, “Drops of Jupiter.” As Train’s first major label record, it’s the band’s best-selling album to date.

The album’s title is derived from “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me),” its lead single, which was inspired by Monahan’s late mother and became an international hit. The single won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2002.

Train released its next two albums, “My Private Nation” and “For Me, It’s You,” in 2003 and 2006, respectively. After a three-year hiatus, which included a solo album from Monahan, Train’s “Save Me, San Francisco” debuted in 2009. The album included the chart-topping hit, “Hey, Soul Sister.”

Monahan admitted he didn’t expect the song to become the group’s biggest hit, which, he said, is why he doesn’t play a large part in picking singles.

“I just always feel like I’m better at doing the writing and singing,” he said. “I’ll leave all that other stuff up to other people. That’s like picking which child you’ll give a hug to.”

Since then, Train released “California 37” in 2012 and “Bulletproof Picasso” last September.

“This past album, I think, is the best work we’ve done,” Monahan said. “It was a fan favorite, but it certainly didn’t have any hits on it.”

With the band’s summer tour over, Train is working on new projects. The band is set to debut its first Christmas album, which Monahan said will include 12 covers and three original songs. Monahan also recently launched “Train Tracks,” a SiriusXM show on The Pulse.

Fans shouldn’t expect a greatest-hits album anytime soon, however.

“They scare me because when you hear, ‘We made a greatest-hits record,’ congratulations, your career is over,” Monahan said.

Train’s Kaaboo appearance comes about four months after the band stopped in sunny San

Train plays Sept. 20 at Del Mar’s Kaaboo festival. “This past album, I think, is the best work we’ve done,” says lead singer Pat Monahan. Photo by Pamela Littky Diego, at the start of summer. As part of a 45-date tour, the May show featured The Fray and Matt Nathanson at Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Chula Vista.

“This is the most successful tour we’ve ever been on,” Monahan said. “It was a lot of fun.”

With nearly 90 minutes slated for Kaaboo, Train is sure to share some of the band’s biggest hits as well as new material. Although the band is still finalizing the set list, Monahan said fans should expect to have a good time. “We play things from every record,” he said.

“I know there’s going to be a lot of people that are going to come from all over California to San Diego to see us, just because that will be the last time they can see us for the year,” he added, noting that fans can join Train on the sea for the third annual “Sail Across the Sun” cruise Feb. 11-15 from Miami to Jamaica.

Train is set to take the Zuma Stage at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20, the final day of Kaaboo.

For more about Train, visit savemesanfrancisco.com.

For more about Kaaboo or to purchase tickets, visit www.kaaboodelmar.com.

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‘Soul Shift’ may be road map to finding life’s answers, says author • Dr. Barbara De Angelis speaks on transformation Oct. 9 at Encinitas’ Seaside Center for Spiritual Living

BY DIANE Y. WELCH World-famed spiritual teacher and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Barbara De Angelis will deliver a presentation based on her latest book, “Soul Shifts: Transformative Wisdom for Creating a Life of Authentic Awakening, Emotional Freedom and Practical Spirituality,” at 7 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Seaside Center for Spiritual Living in Encinitas.

A VIP reception will be held at 6 p.m. that includes reserved seating and parking, light food, wine, a copy of “Soul Shifts” and the opportunity to have it signed and talk with De Angelis.

Using guideposts from her book, which became an instant best-seller after its March release, De Angelis will share her wisdom and give people practical tips along with her trademark love and upliftment.

The book is a culmination of her life’s work, she said. She has been actively engaged in the field of personal and spiritual transformation for about 35 years. “Which is overwhelming, when I think about it,” she joked.

De Angelis has reached tens of millions of people through her television shows, radio, seminars and her books. And throughout the decades, she has seen the personal growth movement explode.

“One of the things I feel is that we are at a crucial time on our planet, where there has been an acceleration for a lot of people about deeply contemplating what life is all about,” she said.

Technology has made us overstimu-

lated, which in turn is pushing us to search for life’s true meaning, according to De Angelis.

Not surprisingly, those searching for answers want to get them quicker — but unlike the trends of the ’80s and the ’90s, people are looking for them on the inside, said De Angelis.

In answer to this, she wrote her book, to help seekers navigate the inner processes that we all have.

“All of us have moments when we have soul shifts. It could be a tragedy that wakes us up, it could be someone in recovery, or someone standing on a mountaintop, when they suddenly feel at one with everything,” De Angelis explained.

However, these moments are fleeting and cannot be controlled and we might have to wait a long time for the next one to come along.

“What I have been teaching for a long time is that we don’t have to wait to be woken up to experience a much more accelerated process on the inside,” she said.

As a result, everything on the outside, like relationships, careers or wealth, will also shift.

De Angelis’ goal is to have people go from thinking or talking about transformation to actually experiencing the internal, radical transformation. “It really turns your life inside out; in 10 minutes you can have a soul shift if you have the right road map.”

A Santa Barbara resident, De Angelis conducts her personal growth seminars internationally, but has done many in Ran-

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“Trying to constantly manage everything is what I call emotional whack-amole — that’s how a lot of us live, with this constant vigilance. It’s exhausting,” De Angelis said.

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Better Buzz coffee/juice bar keeps it fresh in Encinitas

BY KELLEY CARLSON A new coffee and juice bar in Encinitas has been causing plenty of buzz.

The local community seems to have embraced Better Buzz, as the establishment has been catering to a steady stream of customers since opening in August.

It’s the sixth site for the locally based chain, which also has locations in Mission Bay, Point Loma, Pacific Beach, San Marcos and Fashion Valley.

While the beans it uses comes from all over the world (including the Coffee Belt countries in Africa, Indonesia, and Central and South America), the company roasts all its coffees at its facility in Vista. The beans are then distributed to Better Buzz cafes twice a week, ensuring fresh coffees.

The company even has its own special blend, the Black Magic Signature Espresso, combining five types of beans from different regions. It’s described as having a “deep and robust flavor, sweet honey finish with a luscious crema.”

Better Buzz is in the process of becoming a certified organic roaster, according to Daniel Greig, the

The Iced Gibraltor (yes, that’s how they spell it on the menu) is a double ristretto served in a glass with a large ice cube, and organic cream on the side.

Right: Customers place their orders at Better Buzz Coffee & Juice Bar in Encinitas. Photos by Kelley company’s director of coffee production.

At Better Buzz, patrons can buy the beans that the company roasts or sample the goods in a variety of beverages.

One of most popular selections is the Best Drink Ever, a twist on the Americano that includes Better Buzz’s signature creamy vanilla powder, resulting in a lightly sweetened treat.

At the “Purist Bar,” coffee connoisseurs can choose

from classics that range from the double espresso and macchiato to the cappuccino and latte. The refreshing Iced Gibraltor (yes, that’s how they spell it on the menu) features a double ristretto served in a glass with a large ice cube, and organic cream on the side.

Customers can also get java “on tap.” Better Buzz’s big seller is the Cold Brew on Nitro, a single-origin coffee with a foaming head that gives it the appearance of a Guinness stout. The creaminess balances the bitterness and acidity typically found in cold brews (which are also offered at Better Buzz).

Seasonal drinks can be found, too — the latest lineup includes Pumpkin Spice Chai, Gingersnap Tea Latte, Caramel Apple Cider, Snickerdoodle Latte, Maple Latte and Brown Sugar Cinnamon Chai.

While Better Buzz is perhaps best known for its javas, it also sells freshly squeezed organic juices.

The ingredients are delivered throughout the week, and the juices are extracted in the back of the establishment after an order is

placed. One example is the Sunny D Street, a tangy blend of orange, lemon, carrot and ginger.

There are also smoothies such as the Moonlight Date, a sweet blend of hemp milk, banana, dates, nutmeg, hemp seeds and agave; and Organic Pink Dragon with pitaya (dragon fruit).

To accompany the drinks, an assortment of pastries, muffins and bagels is delivered fresh daily from Bread & Cie. There’s also the Grilled Breakfast Sandwich, and toasts such as the Organic Avocado, sprinkled with feta and baby tomato slices, and the Nutella with strawberries and bananas, both on thick slices of multigrain bread.

Several bowls are on the menu, as well.

For dessert, there’s the affogato, a combination of gelato and espresso.

Better Buzz is at 578 S. Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas, and is open from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. For information, call 760-487-5562 or go to www.betterbuzzcoffee.com.

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Encinitas planning chief takes post in SD Encinitas planning director Jeff Murphy has been hired by San Diego for the same position there, Mayor Kevin Faulconer said.

Murphy has been with the North County coastal city for two years. Before that, he was a longtime planner for the county of San Diego, holding several leadership posts.

“Community planning is key to empowering our neighborhoods and bringing better infrastructure and opportunities to residents across San Diego,” Faulconer said. “I’m confident that Jeff Murphy’s experience will help our city continue to make great strides in providing affordable housing, protecting our environment and enhancing our city infrastructure.”

According to the mayor’s office, Murphy helped update the county’s Multiple Species Conservation Program and was instrumental in rebuilding efforts after the 2003 and 2007 wildfires. He also had a hand in developing county land use regulations for medical marijuana shops.

A native San Diegan, he also worked for the accounting firm KPMG. Murphy replaces Bill Fulton, who resigned last summer to take a position with Rice University in Houston.

Tom Tomlinson held the job on an interim basis.

Encinitas Elks to host Western Shindig Oct. 3 benefiting children’s charity The Encinitas Elks Lodge is holding a Western Shindig for their state’s major charity project.

This year’s Western Shindig Fundraiser will be held from 3:30-10 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Encinitas Elks Lodge, 1393 Windsor Road. This event is open to the community and will include dinner, silent and live auctions as well as a celebrity lookalike band, “Left Coast Willie & Friends.”

Since its inception in 1950, well over 1 million children have been provided therapy through the California-Hawaii Elks’ Major Project, The Encinitas Elks Lodge’s Western Inc., a registered 501(c)3 that provides free home- Shindig will benefit a charity that based occupational, physical and speech therapy helps children like Peyton and for children from birth to 21 years, as well as pre- Jayden, who are receiving school vision screening occupational therapy. Courtesy The Encinitas Elks provide more than 14,000 therapy sessions per year, and more than 50,000 children are screened for vision problems.

“Our lives are forever changed because of your amazing Association. Your generosity and dedication to the therapeutic needs of our girls have been an immeasurable gift to our family and for this, we are eternally grateful,” said Melissa, the mother of twins Peyton and Jayden, of Clovis, who are receiving occupational therapy from the project.

For information about attending this event or scheduling a vision screening for your preschool, contact event coordinator Vicki at elkhorn2243@gmail.com or call 480-430-4760.

For information about the Elks National Organization, go to www.elks.org. For information on your local Encinitas Lodge, visit www.encinitaselks.org or email elkhorn2243@gmail. com.

New classes, program times at Encinitas Community Center for fall With another school year just getting underway, the Encinitas Community Center has some new classes and program times to provide tots, youth and adults with more opportunities for fun and fitness! Classes are beginning now and run through December.

Class fees are affordable and vary in range. Register online at www.EncinitasParksandRec.com or contact the Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oak Crest Park Drive, at 760943-2260 for program information.

• Kindermusik: Miss Ashley has been a successful Kindermusik Educator for over 18 years. She is also author of the educational children’s book, “Freddie and Bibelle.” Kindermusik is a popular music and movement program for young children and their families.

Lots of drums, instruments and music from all over the world, language building, singing, dancing and fun! Classes continue on Thursdays, plus two Wednesday morning classes have been added. A new session begins Oct. 22.

• Mommy & Me Music will be held Tuesday mornings. Come join other families in song, chant, movement and instrument play with drums, bells, triangles, shakers, scarves, sticks and more. Children will love the opportunity to experiment with music. Materials will be available for purchase in class. New session begins Oct. 27.

• New: Capoeira is a dynamic Afro-Brazilian martial art form. Kids ages 8-15 will learn acrobatic movements that improve coordination, flexibility, balance and posture. They will also sing in Portuguese and play instruments. Capoeira functions as an important vehicle for developing confidence, self-esteem, creativity and social skills in a fun and positive environment. Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Session I begins Sept. 22; session II begins Oct. 27.

• New: Afro-Brazilian Dance for adults. This high-energy class incorporates various styles, including samba, afoxe, afro-contemporary, sambareggae, orixa-inspired movement, and Brazilian street dance. Dance to intoxicating rhythms while exploring the rich history and cultural manifestations of the African Diaspora in Brazil. All levels welcome, no experience necessary. Classes are 9-10 a.m. Wednesdays. New session starts Oct. 28.

• New: Teen/Adult Ballet Mixed Levels I/II and Just Barre classes, for ages 13 and up began Sept. 12. Additional ballet and barre classes are held Monday and Thursday evenings.

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Cardiff Greek Festival

Christopher Hondros, Michael Pekos

Bill Paltadakis, Bill Karnazes, Niko Sifakis, Demetri Vlahoulis, John Covey

Irene Kokinelis, Voula Koros

Barbara Tsotsos

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Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church presented Hellenic cuisine, entertainment and hospitality during the 37th annual Cardiff Greek Festival held Sept. 12-13. The parish will donate 10 percent of festival profits to support building the St. Nicholas National Shrine at the World Trade Center.

Festival attendees were transported into a quaint Greek village, serenaded by live entertainers across three stages, including renowned Southern California Greek band 4 Greeks LA. The parish’s youngest members — ages 5 through high school — performed folk dances in traditional costumes.

The event also featured an open marketplace, tours of the church, a Fun Zone with games, crafts, and miniature golf, and a photo booth.

Visit www.cardiffgreekfest.com.

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Noah Brazier with Elena and Jonah

Right: Event co-chairs Jeannie Ranglas and John Tsitsikaos with the grand raffle prize

Left: Christine and Neil Gibbs

Above: Joanie and Karl Lopez, Natalie Haspel

Right: Maria Castillo, Yanira Lopez

Mimi Howland, George Tsotsos, Photios Stellas

Right: Rana Birouty, Toby Redding

Georgia Vourlitis, Irene Kokinelis, Helen Theofan

Right: Terryn and Kym Caudle

Sarah and Gordon Bean with Olivia

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What’s going on around Encinitas this weekend and beyond These are just some of the events taking place in and around Encinitas this weekend. For details, visit http:// bit.ly/1Kj4hGQ: • Lecture: “The Blob, El Niño, and Related Topics,” 1-3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, San Elijo Campus, MiraCosta College, 3333 Manchester Ave., Room 201, Cardiff.

Free; parking $1. Info: lifesanellijo@gmail.com.

Katherine Zaba, from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, will discuss recent atmospheric and oceanic anomalies in the Pacific, focusing on the “blob,” El Niño and their potential impacts on the ecosystem.

• Music by the Sea: Hye Sung Choe, flute, Somang Jeagal, piano; 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive; $13. Info: 760-633-2746.

Hye Sung won the 2007 National Flute Association Young Artists Competition and was principal flute with the San Antonio Symphony.

Somang won Grand Prize at the 2014 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition.

They will perform Sonata for Flute and Piano in E Major (“Undine”) by Reinecke, and “Suite Antique” by Rutter, and Somang will perform Liszt’s “Vallée d’Obermann.”

• Wavecrest Woodies, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

19, Moonlight Beach Parking Lot, Third and C streets. Free. Info: http:// www.sandiegowoodies. com.

Experience the longestrunning and largest gathering of woodies in the world with 300 woodies of every size, shape and description on display. Throughout the day Hawaiian and surf music will be performed live, and there will be raffle prizes and awards.

• Smartphone Photography Class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 19, San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive. Members $59, nonmembers $71.

Info: www.sdbgarden.org/ classes.htm.

If you own an iPhone or an Android and love nature photography, then this class is for you! Learn to take an ordinary nature snapshot and turn it into a work of art using phone aps like Snapseed, Slowshutter, and Procamera.

• Cooking Class with Chef Elizabeth, the Opera Singing Chef; 2-4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 19, San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive. Members $35, nonmembers $42.

Info: www.sdbgarden.org/ classes.htm.

Autumn Themed Recipes: Learn how to make Apple-Smoked Chicken Breasts With Cherry Balsamic Barbecue Sauce, Rustic Red Potato Mash and Gingersnap RumBaked Pears. Recipes and samples of each dish will be offered.

• Lagoon Platoon: Coastal Cleanup Day; 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept.

19, San Elijo Lagoon. Free.

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• Families Making History: Lima Bean Crafts.

Noon-4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, San Dieguito Heritage Museum, 450 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Free. Call 760-6329711.

Every weekend, enjoy activities that revolve around a historical theme. September is Lima Bean Month: Celebrate with a lima craft encompassing accessories, jewelry and more. Later in the month, Weidner’s Gardens should have baby lima plants ready to take home and plant in your own yard.

• Creative and Colorful Succulent Landscapes, 1011 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive.

Members $30, nonmembers $36. Info: www.sdbgarden. org/classes.htm.

Solana Center for Environmental Innovation presents this class as part of its Green Living Workshop Series. This workshop will teach you how to use an artistic approach to design a succulent landscape that is lush, vibrant and low-water use. Melissa Teisl and Jon Hawley of Chicweed Landscape Design will cover design basics, plant selection, plant placement, care and maintenance and provide a handout.

• Encinitas Oktoberfest, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, Mountain Vista Drive and El Camino Real.

Free. Info: http://encinitasoktoberfest.com.

One of the most popular cultural events in town! Traditional German food and beverages, along with Bavarian music and dancing, craft beer garden, plus vendors, family fun, and a Kids Zone.

• Demos and Dialogue: Sarah Stieber, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive.

Free. RSVP to Julie Bubar: email sdagprograms@ gmail.com or call 760-9423636.

Learn to use vibrant color to paint a portrait. Materials needed: 3 to 5 brushes of varying sizes, a 12” x 12” or larger canvas or board to paint, and various colors of paint, see List at http://sandieguitoartguildprograms.yolasite.com.

• La Paloma Theatre, 471 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. Tickets: $10, $9 (cash only). Call 760-436SHOW (7469).

Now showing: “Mr. Holmes,” “Meru,” Friday midnight movie: “Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

• JFS Coastal Club, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, Temple Solel, 3575 Manchester Ave., Cardiff.

Call 858-674-1123. Info: http://bit.ly/1DIZPKo. Coastal Club Community Event: Tour the Dove Library, a North County treasure complete with art gallery, computer lab and theater. This tour will help you learn how to use computer and digital tools, download free publications and books, and access audio and video materials. Includes guided tour of the Cannon Art Gallery exhibit. 10:30 a.m., brunch/coffee at Beach Plum (at the Dove Library Center).

Order off menu, pay on your own. Library Tour: noon-2 p.m. Cost for library and art gallery tour — $5.

• Tuesday Movie: 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Info: http://bit. ly/1EqwxGF or call 760-7537376.

See movies ranging from big new releases to oldschool classics with something for everyone. Call library for titles.

• Wednesdays@Noon: Trio Arpavioluta, noon12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

23, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Call 760-633-2746; visit www.

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Päivikki Nykter, violin/ viola, Cathy Blickenstaff, flute, Laura Vaughan, harp.

This trio was formed to present delightful 18th-, 19thand 20th-century repertoire in different combinations for flute, violin/viola and harp.

They will perform works by Jean-Marie Leclair, Théodore Dubois, Gabriel Pierné and César Cui. • Dinner and a Movie, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, Cardiff Library, 2081 Newcastle Ave. Free. Call 760753-4027, http://bit. ly/1Et1vOV. Helen Mirren makes the hundred-foot journey. Bring your own dinner to enjoy.

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Del Mar-based organization to present Diabetes Conference & Health Fair Sept. 26

BY KRISTINA HOUCK It’s based in the county’s smallest city, but a local organization is having a large impact on the diabetes community here and across the country.

For two decades, Del Mar-based Taking Control of Your Diabetes has educated and empowered thousands of people with diabetes.

“We help people with diabetes live their best life,” said Jennifer Braidwood, the group’s manager of outreach and continuing medical education. “Diabetes doesn’t have to be a death sentence.”

More than 29 million Americans have diabetes, including TCOYD’s founder and director.

Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was a teenager, Dr. Steven Edelman went on to study medicine at UC Davis, fulfill his internal medicine training at UCLA, and complete a clinical endocrinology fellowship at the Joslin and Lahey Clinics in Boston, as well as a research fellowship at UC San Diego.

Edelman, who lives in Del Mar, serves as a professor of medicine at UCSD and the director of the Diabetes Care Clinic at the VA Medical Center in San Diego.

“He’s dedicated his medical career to teaching people to learn how to get the most upto-date, cutting-edge information on diabetes care and management,” Braidwood said.

In 1995, Edelman founded TCOYD, a not-for-profit organization with a mission to educate, inspire, and motivate people with diabetes. Since then, TCOYD has conducted 165 conferences and health fairs in more than 60 different cities across the United States, inspiring more than 200,000 individuals with diabetes to take control of their lives.

“If you can control your disease and you have the right tools to manage it day in and day out, you can live a super-normal life,” Braidwood said. “Through these conferences and what we do here in San Diego and around the country, we teach people how to do that.”

TCOYD scheduled nine conferences across the country this year. From coast to coast, the daylong programs offer important information for patients, as well as valuable resources for providers. The national conferences and health fairs feature exhibits, small group sessions and workshops. The next San Diego conference will be Sept. 26.

“We’re unique in the fact that we’re the only organization of our kind that’s actually bringing patients and providers together within the same space,” Braidwood said. “A few times throughout the day, the doctors and the people with diabetes will interact — they’ll attend some of the same workshops and they’ll have lunch together. It really opens up communication between people who have the disease and the doctors who treat people with the disease.”

In addition to conferences, TCOYD offers a series of lectures in San Diego. Hosted by Edelman, topics cover an array of issues that affect people with diabetes. The evening events are held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on scheduled Wednesdays throughout the year, with the next lecture, “Surviving the Holidays,” slated for Nov. 18 at the Preuss School in La Jolla.

“Diabetes can be complicated. Whether you have Type 1 or Type 2, it’s something you have to deal with every day,” Braidwood said. “We’re important because we give you the tools in order to figure out what you need to do to be able to deal with it everyday.”

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“People walk away from the event with a lot of hope and encouragement to really take control of their condition and live well,” Braidwood said. “It’s a really exciting day.”

Registration opens at 7:30 a.m., with the conference and health fair taking place 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The conference costs $30 per person or $25 per person when registering two or more people before noon on Sept. 23. Day-of registration costs $35 per person. The price includes a healthy mid-morning snack, sit-down lunch and dessert. Financial aid is available.

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Daily Harvest Express brings the garden to your home or office

BY KELLEY CARLSON No time to go to the farmers market?

No problem — there’s one that will come to you.

Daily Harvest Express LLC delivers organic fruits and vegetables from local farms to customers’ front doors, businesses’ break rooms and schools. It also has a mobile farm truck cart service that visits companies throughout San Diego County.

To get on board with the service, all you have to do is go to the company’s website, www.dailyharvestmarket. Above, a typical fall veggie box; right, Daily Harvest com, set up an account, and Express LLC owners Ivonne Ganss, Rafael Garcia and select from themed boxes.

There’s everything from Janis Garcia. Courtesy photos the Fruit & Veggie Medley began making personal requests, and the and the Juicer’s Detox Box to the Assorted company added home deliveries to its serSeasonal Fruit Box, or people can build their vices. own boxes. Customers can also purchase In August 2014, the county of San Diitems such as eggs, artisan cheeses, sea salt, ego invited the company to set up a mobile mini pies, coffee, honey, nuts, olive oils and farm stand at its main location in Kearny spices. There are no account set-up fees, and Mesa and then travel to its multiple affiliatthere’s no commitment — people can order ed locations as part of a wellness program. once or arrange regular deliveries, whatever This past April, the company added a fits their needs. And if there is a set sched- mobile farm truck cart service and changed ule, items can be held during vacations, and its name to Daily Market Express, setting up customers are only charged upon delivery. in parking lots and hosting Lunch & Learn The family-owned and -operated com- sessions for employees several days a week. pany is overseen by Rafael and Janis Garcia, Today, Daily Harvest Express — a memand their daughter, Ivonne Ganss. The idea ber of the San Diego Farm Bureau — receives first began to take root when Janis Garcia, organic products from about 25 vendors, inwho has a background in marketing for cluding Suzie’s Farm, Sage Mountain Farm pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and Dassi Family Farms, and is constantly found herself out of work in 2010. She was adding more. The company receives most of invited to work for a small farm in Encini- its products on Mondays and Tuesdays, so tas, Go Green Agriculture, to help with their everything is delivered fresh. The farm boxmarketing. During her yearlong employ- es are well-rounded and stocked with famiment, Garcia helped the company enter big ly-friendly, “familiar” foods, Garcia noted. market chains such as Whole Foods, Sprouts “We rarely get (people asking), ‘What is and Jimbo’s. Meanwhile, she also became it?’ ” Ganss said with a chuckle. acquainted with other members of the local To help customers with preparation farming community, and learned that their ideas, Daily Harvest Express posts recipes on primary source of income was farmers mar- its web and Facebook pages. kets.

The company delivers to individuals on “They don’t have the resources and the Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout San capacity to go into large retailers,” she said.

Diego County. Its boundaries are south Garcia was inspired to help these small Oceanside to the north, downtown San Difarmers find additional outlets. So with her ego to the south, and from the coast to Infamily, she started Daily Harvest Market, a terstate 15. It will drop off at a client’s front fruit-and-vegetable stand at Sunshine Gar- door, work or home. Delivery is $5 for ordens in Encinitas, in November 2012. ders under $25, or free for larger orders.

But not long afterward, Garcia was diagCustomers are also welcome to pick up nosed with melanoma. With her daughter their orders at Daily Harvest Express’ locaGanss’ help and encouragement, the family tion on Clark Avenue. However, because the changed the business model in 2013 — they property is being sold, the company will be moved their base to an old greenhouse at moving Oct. 1 to the Gateway Business Cen712 Clark Ave., and became an e-commerce ter off El Camino Real in Carlsbad. company. Besides allowing Garcia to recovDaily Harvest Express also has delivery er, the shift let the company become more arrangements with several schools, in which efficient and create less product waste. parents order online and then pick up or“Very quickly, we saw a very positive ders at the campus. The company gives back change,” Garcia said.

5 percent of proceeds to the PTAs of particiInitially, the company mostly focused pating schools. on businesses, bringing fresh fruit to break At the end of the week, any leftover rooms around San Diego County. Daily Har- perishables are donated to the Encinitas vest Market’s popularity grew, as employees Community Resource Center, Garcia said.

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San Diego Italian Film Festival brings party to Encinitas Library Sept. 27 The San Diego Italian Film Festival celebrates North County with great food, music and friends from 5-8 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Encinitas Library Community Room.

The evening will feature food by Tarantino Italian Sausages and Yummy Cupcakes, wine

by Witch Creek Winery and music by Justin Froese and Tim McNalley. The short film “Belly Button Broth” will also be screened, and attendees will get a sneak peek at this fall’s feStivale line up.

Tickets online are $15 members, $20 general; at door, $20 members, $25 general. Visit http://www.sandiegoitalianfilmfestival.com/event/north-county-festa.

ROBERTS The county said that Vaughan will receive $150,000, Masukawa $120,000 and Porter $40,000.

Vaughan’s attorney, Lynne Lasry, said her client was obligated by law and county policy to tell county staff about her concerns about Roberts’ office.

“Ms. Vaughan appreciates the Board’s willingness to revisit her formal Claim, to resolve it, and to move forward,” she said in a statement.

Masukawa’s attorney, Helen Zeldes, released a statement on her behalf that also expressed relief that the matter was settled.

“Lindsey is pleased to have this matter behind her so she can move forward with her life. She appreciates the County’s investigation and recognition of the difficult position she was put in.”

And Chris Morris, the attorney representing Porter, speaks to Roberts’ character.

“In the beginning Mr. Roberts took the position that he was going to learn from his mistakes. Since then he has reversed course.

What we saw today was that nobody, including his colleagues on the board of supervisors, was buying what he was selling.”

The board released a dossier created by county attorneys that outlines the legal risks and liabilities Roberts’s behavior created. The three-inch-thick binders included 43 sections that include the various claims from ex-staffers, ethics codes, anti-corruption laws, exhibits, receipts, invoices, mileage logs, maps and other documents.

It does not appear to reveal any new allegations that have not been previously mentioned by former employees or reported by media, but it does provide supporting documents that elaborate on some details.

Roberts, through the scandal, has said that he did nothing wrong beyond hiring bad people to work in his office, that his accusers were just motivated by money, and that two past requests by staffers for severance were rejected because the county has a policy of not paying false claims.

The board’s statement, however, said that Vaughan acted in good faith to address her concerns about Roberts’ office, and it appears she found “numerous areas” where county policy was not followed.

“Her actions were met with resistance from Supervisor Dave Roberts resulting in a hostile relationship,” the board said.

Masukawa has a good working relationship with Roberts and was a “credible witness.” Before she quit, she told county officials she was leaving because of “inappropriate pressure” from the supervisor, but wrote a glowing resignation letter out of fear of retaliation and hurting her career.

Porter, the board said, violated county policies, but it is unknown if she knew what she was doing was wrong. However, “she was doing so with the full knowledge of Supervisor Dave Roberts and arguably at his direction,” the board said.

Porter previously said in interviews that she did not know that it was inappropriate to assist with political work on county time. She said after her 20 years in the Navy, she was used to a work culture where you did whatever your boss asked without asking questions.

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purposes, disclosing confidential information in violation of the Brown Act and county ethics policy, misuse of a county vehicle and mileage reimbursement program and preferential treatment and an inappropriate relationship with his assistant Harold Meza. The document also reiterates an allegation that Roberts attempted to bribe Masukawa with a raise and promotion.

It says that ahead of a trip to the Colorado River Aqueduct System with Meza in January, Roberts was warned that he might have to share a room with other guests touring the facility. He and Meza shared the room even though the facility’s dormitory was not fully occupied. Other documents show that on other occasions Roberts sent messages about how he wanted to share a bed with Meza and planned to cuddle with him to stay warm.

Roberts, the board’s statement said, initially admitted to mistakes at the beginning of a county-lead investigation, but he has since backtracked.

The District Attorney’s Office is also investigating Roberts.

Before they resigned, Porter and Vaughan quietly requested $29,000 and $75,000 severance deals, respectively, but the Board of Supervisors voted against their proposals. After details of their request leaked, and allegations against Roberts surfaced, supervisors said their vote was not based on the truth or merits of statements the two staffers made, but rather on a belief that Roberts should be personally responsible for any payments to ex-employees rather than the county.

Roberts, while maintaining that he did nothing wrong, said he agreed that he, not the government, should make any sort of payments.

Tuesday’s vote, however, walks back this past statement; the county government — meaning taxpayers — will pay the entirety of the settlements and Roberts will pay nothing.

This is consistent with past payments to exemployees who had issues with supervisors.

In 2001, the county paid $16,800 after one of Supervisor Bill Horn’s staffers said she spent 150 hours working on a prayer luncheon for the National Day of Prayer while on county time. County officials described the payment as a “business decision” not specifically tied to the staffer’s allegations.

The allegations have been a political liability for Roberts and have hampered his reelection efforts. After news of the scandal broke, his fundraising efforts nearly halted and a series of planned endorsements were never made. Additionally, his two opponents in District 3 have zeroed in on the allegations. One of his opponents, Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar, quickly released a statement calling the incumbent’s actions a “disappointment” and a “distraction” to the demands of the office.

“This settlement will cost San Diego County taxpayers hundreds of thousands, which could otherwise be used to support critical county services,” she said.

His other opponent, Escondido Mayor Sam Abed, did not immediately react to the settlement Tuesday, but has called on Roberts to answer questions about the allegations or resign.

(Left) “9/11 Tribute…We’ll Never Forget” by Carlsbad artist Kelly Cool Lucas (above, courtesy photo).

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firefighter at the center of the painting. “Not that firefighters are weak by any means; it’s just the tragic nature of the situation. And it’s the easiest uniform we can relate to.”

During an auction, a restaurateur bought the artwork for more than $25,000 and hung it in the lobby of his Denver restaurant. Yet the piece proved to be too emotional for patrons.

“While he loved the piece, he couldn’t have his patrons crying,” Lucas said.

So the restaurateur gave the artwork back to her, although he was still satisfied with his $25,000 contribution.

The painting sat in Lucas’ studio for a decade, but she took it out again after hearing about a great cause. She auctioned it off to Moldow to benefit Next Step Service Dogs, a nonprofit that trains and pairs service dogs with military veterans who have post-traumatic stress disorder.

Lucas said the latest leg of the painting’s journey is “the best possible outcome.”

“All the people who touched it along the way had the very best in mind for it,” she said.

Battalion Chief Mike Spaulding said it’s an honor for Cardiff to be chosen as first host for the piece, which hangs at the entrance of Fire Station No. 2. He added the painting is a local reminder and tribute to the firefighters, police officers, military personnel and civilians who lost their lives on Sept. 11.

“The image brings back a lot of memories,” Spaulding said. “You ask yourself, ‘Where was I when this was happening?’”

Moldow echoed him.

“9/11 is important to remember, to pay tribute to those who lost their lives,” she said.

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poolers, buses and solo drivers willing to pay a fee directly into planned I-5 express lanes, and those driving in the express lanes could exit via the DAR. Caltrans reached an agreement to buy the 20 acres from Tom Alvin for an amount that couldn’t be obtained by press time. Kosup stated Caltrans should own the property by the end of the year.

The owner of the other 10 acres of the strawberry fields gave no indication of being a willing seller, Kosup said.

Given the owner’s reluctance to sell and because the DAR has been delayed to phase 2, Kosup said Caltrans is in no hurry to buy the 10 acres.

Councilmembers asked questions, with only Councilman Tony Kranz weighing in on the update of what’s happening on Manchester Avenue, saying it didn’t break his heart that the DAR was pushed back.

Kranz added the DAR previously had the potential to increase public transit, alluding to rapid buses that would have complemented the DAR but were scrapped.

“Deferring it to down the road is probably going to give us more time to get a better public transit system in place,” Kranz said.

Council last year came out in support of the DAR and Park and Ride, on the condition that Caltrans preserve some of the strawberry fields for agriculture or open space.

Councilmembers at that time said they realize residents want all of the 30-acre strawberry fields to stay as agriculture. However, they said the grandfathered-in strawberry fields are zoned as residential, so nothing is stopping the property owners from developing the land.

Funding for the $6.5 billion Caltrans package will be drawn from state and federal sources.

Additional Encinitas projects are included in the Caltrans plan, from soundwalls to redoing the 60-year-old wooden San Elijo Lagoon rail bridge. The council gave direction to have city staff bring back a quarterly progress report.

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Education Matters/Opinion: High school testing, college acceptance, and middle school desperation

BY MARSHA SUTTON Looking at local schools’ test scores, released last week, reminds me of a classic Steve Martin routine on how to be a millionaire.

“First,” he says, “get a million dollars.”

How to get top-notch test scores is to first start with smart kids.

Then savvy school districts add foresight to see what’s coming, resources to provide extended and early teacher training, and a focus on parent involvement for buy-in of the road map.

Marsha Sutton Voila! You have what we see today: Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, Solana Beach and San Dieguito at the top of the heap.

The new Smarter Balanced tests, designed to align with California’s Common Core State Standards, were administered last spring to public school students in third through eighth grades and 11th grade.

For the first time, the exams were all computer-based, an unfamiliar medium for achievement tests for many students. The tests were also adaptive, which means that followup questions were dependent upon how students answered each question.

The state has said the scores represent only a baseline for achievement, because Common Core standards are newly implemented this year and teacher training is still ongoing.

As a result, parents have been warned not to place too much significance on the results, to be prepared for lower than expected scores, and to not compare with previous state assessment scores.

To no one’s surprise, the results state- and county-wide, released Sept. 9, indicate lower mastery of subject matter than demonstrated in previous years.

For California students, 34 percent reached targets in math and 44 percent reached targets in English. Not too good.

For the San Dieguito Union High School District, results were well above state and county averages.

For overall achievement in mathematics, SDUHSD results are as follows:

Std. exceeded Std. met Std. nearly met Std. not met

7th grade

8th grade

11th grade

All

46% 25% 18% 10%

45% 25% 19% 11%

37% 27% 19% 18%

43% 26% 19% 13%

For overall achievement in English language arts and literacy, results are as follows:

Std. exceeded Std. met Std. nearly met Std. not met

8th grade

11th grade

All

35% 42% 16% 7%

33% 46% 15% 7%

44% 32% 15% 9%

37% 40% 15% 7%

Results for ELA and literacy were sorted into four categories: Reading (demonstrating understanding of literary and non-fictional texts), Writing (producing clear and purposeful writing), Listening (demonstrating effective communication skills), and Research/Inquiry (investigating, analyzing, and presenting information).

SDUHSD high school results (11th grade only) for Canyon Crest Academy, La Costa Canyon, San Dieguito High School Academy, and Torrey Pines are as follows:

# tested in math Met or exceeded std. # tested in English Met or exceeded std.

CCA

LCC

SDHSA

TP

400 76% 407 85%

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365 58% 310 75%

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Middle school results (both 7th and 8th grades) for Carmel Valley, Diegueno, Earl Warren and Oak Crest are as follows:

# tested in math Met or exceeded std. # tested in English Met or exceeded std.

Results for mathematics were sorted into three categories: Concepts & Procedures, Problem Solving & Modeling & Data Analysis, and Communicating Reasoning.

7th grade

CVMS

DMS

EWMS

OCMS

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914 64% 906 73%

702 69% 699 82%

801 63% 802 70%

Information for all California schools and school districts — including Del Mar, Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe, Cardiff and Encinitas — can be found at: caaspp.cde.ca.gov. The Los Angeles Times also provided excellent data analysis and user-friendly charts.

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Among her top goals, Brust said the council has made it clear that rail concerns are a priority. San Juan Capistrano also grappled with rail issues during her tenure there, and as one solution, she noted the city was able to install “quiet zones” — safety improvements made to intersections, reducing the need for train horn blasts.

“That was huge,” Brust said.

She also has her eye on environmental goals, from implementing the city’s climate action plan to conserving water.

“This is where my family has put its roots, and it’s going to be great to protect the environment,” Brust said.

Public safety, including stabilizing the

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Brust said she’s looking forward to sitting down with the council to talk “strategic planning” and what should be accomplished over the next year.

Ever since living in Encinitas, Brust said, she’s been too busy to participate in a lot of city happenings, saying coming on board as city manager has meant “rediscovering the community.”

“You just see so much more,” Brust said. “It’s almost like when you drive down the street, as compared to when you walk by each home or business. You see so much more detail. It’s a richer experience.”

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Obstacles to California colleges Anyone interested in knowing why their child did not get accepted to a UC or CSU college that they thought was a safety school will find this article from the Aug. 20, 2015, issue of the Hechinger Report informative and enlightening: http://hechingerreport.org/californians-increasingly-cant-get-into-states-public-colleges/.

The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent, education-focused news organization, reviewed college acceptance rates for California residents that affirm what many of us have personally experienced.

Titled “Californians increasingly can’t get into state’s public colleges,” the article provides distressing evidence that the two higher-education school systems in California, once the envy of university systems worldwide, no longer live to serve the state’s citizens.

Money matters now more than the original mission to provide a world-class education for California’s kids.

According to the report: “[B]etween 2007 and 2012, California trimmed $2 billion from the Cal State and UC budgets, essentially cutting per-student funding in half. At the same time, it gave more spots to outof-state and international students who pay the full cost of their educations while turning down ... thousands of other qualified Californians.

“At UC campuses, California residents pay $14,000 in tuition and fees per year, compared to $38,000 for nonresidents. Californians pay $5,472 for the Cal State system, while nonresidents pay an additional $372 per semester unit or $248 per quarter unit, which works out to at least $8,928 extra per year for full-time out-of-state students.

“California once showed the world how a state could guarantee a college education for nearly every resident, but then it failed to provide the long-term funding to do it, said Martha Kanter, a former U.S. education undersecretary and California community college leader.

“Rather than a beacon, she said, it has become a warning: States without long-term plans for funding public colleges and universities run the risk of watching them deteriorate. “‘California is a harbinger of what’s to come,’ said Kanter, now a visiting professor of higher education at New York University.”

Disappointed, rejected students who thought they were doing everything right get burned because they live in the right state but in the wrong decade. And that … is just wrong.

Middle school woes I first heard UCLA psychologist Jaana Juvonen about 10 years ago, and was astounded by her research on the culture of middle schools and how the experience can negatively affect young teens.

Her series of lectures and our interview afterwards confirmed my suspicions: that taking students out of a comfortable, secure elementary school environment just when they were beginning to struggle with social pressures, body changes, self-esteem issues and emotional turmoil was a recipe for disaster.

A July 28, 2015, article in EdSource highlights the work researchers have done to show how the anxiety middle schoolers face can lead to what has been called “the middle school plunge.”

According to the article, “In some of the strongest evidence to date, a 2011 longitudinal study of 2,300 Los Angeles middle school stu-

dents by UCLA psychologist Jaana Juvonen and others found a direct relationship over three years between being bullied and having lower grades.”

“The path to dropping out very often has its roots in the middle school,” said Maurice Elias of Rutgers University. “It’s safe to say we have underemphasized the potential impact of the middle school climate.”

From the article: “Fear of being publicly embarrassed or even physically hurt is widespread among students who are entering middle school, according to research studies.”

The story cites a 2015 survey that ranked top middle school concerns: getting undressed in front of others for physical education class, coping with peer pressure, dealing with bullying, and opening a combination lock.

(Since no lockers are available at local middle and high schools, students are spared this last trauma. But the trade-off is that they are instead saddled with debilitating backaches from lugging around heavy, overstuffed backpacks all day long.)

“Kids need to feel safe in school before they can learn,” said Juvonen, a longtime researcher on the culture of middle schools. “It’s as fundamental as recognizing that kids can’t come to school hungry and learn.”

Juvonen reiterated in the EdSource article what she said in her lectures and our interview several years ago: that a fundamental problem of middle school is its grade configuration, which she said “is not appropriate for young adolescents.”

According to the story, “Students who attend K-8 schools for 6th, 7th and 8th grades do better both academically and socially than their peers who attend middle schools, which typically serve 6th- through 8th-grade students, according to a comprehensive 2004 report by the Rand Corporation, which Juvonen authored.”

Rancho Santa Fe did it right, years ago, when the community decided to keep its kids through eighth grade, instead of sending them off to other communities for middle school just as puberty was about to wreak havoc on their sense of security and well-being.

After my exposure to Juvonen’s research, I suggested in a column that the two schools west of the freeway in the Del Mar Union School District, at the time struggling for more students, consider making one a K-4 or K-5, and the other a 5-8 or 6-8. Of course that went nowhere.

I still love the idea, but budget concerns, politics and adult considerations trump kids’ interests every time.

I lump this into the same heap of columns (you know where that pile sits now) that called for the Del Mar and Solana Beach school districts to unite, along with Cardiff and Encinitas, which should clearly become one district. (You can’t unite Rancho Santa Fe with any other community, so I didn’t even bother to go there.)

So much taxpayer money could be saved if the overhead of double the staff and superintendent salaries is eliminated.

As long as I digress, going one step further, imagine the money that could be saved if all five elementary school districts threw in the towel and all of us united to become the K-12 unified San Dieguito district.

Alas, it makes too much sense.

— Marsha Sutton can be reached at suttonmarsha@gmail.com.

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DEL MAR $1,230,000 3 BR/2.5 BA $1,299,000 - $1,350,000 4 BR/3.5 BA $1,725,000 2 BR/2.5 BA $2,975,000 4 BR/4.5 BA

13322 Caminito Carmel Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Steve Uhlir/SURE Real Estate 858-755-6070 13795 Nogales Dr Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Susan Meyers-Pyke/Coastal Premier Properties 858-395-4068 2929 Sandy Pointe #18 Sat 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

ManaTulberg/Host:Jennifer Anderson/Anderson Coastal 805-443-8898 2362 Lozana Road Sun 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

ManaTulberg/Host:Jennifer Anderson/Anderson Coastal 805-443-8898 RANCHO SANTA FE

$1,175,000 4 BR/4.5 BA $1,199,000 - $1,289,000 3 BR/3.5 BA $1,995,000 3 BR/3.5 BA $1,995,000 3 BR/3 BA $2,995,000 4 BR/3 BA $3,195,000 7 BR/7.5 BA $3,288,000 6 BR/5 BA

16941 Simple Melody Danielle Short/Coldwell Banker 16932 Simple Melody Lane Lon Noel/Willis Allen 8065 Camino De Arriba Becky Campbell/Pacific Sotheby’s 6727 Las Colinas Janet Lawless Christ/Coldwell Banker 15452 El Camino Real Gary Wildeson/Pacific Sotheby’s 5283 Avenida Maravillas Janet Lawless Christ/Coldwell Banker 5050 El Secreto Mary Heon/Coldwell Banker

Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

619-708-1500 Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-583-6398 Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-449-2027

Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-335-7700 Sat 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-692-0242 Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-335-7700 Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

619-888-7653

SOLANA BEACH $975,000 3 BR/3 BA $3,399,000 5 BR/4 BA

844 Ida Ave Teri Kohn/Berkshire Hathaway 354 Glenmont Ave Peter Cavanagh/Coldwell Banker

Sat & Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-518-5787 Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

858-755-0075

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Pardee’s Most Exclusive Deal Starts Today.

We’ve got something pretty special for you.

Today marks the start of our exclusive Red Door Deal, offering drastic price reductions for a limited time on 3 gorgeous Pardee homes in the award-winning community of Pacific Highlands Ranch. So set your sights on the Residence 1 homes at Canterra, Casabella and Verana.

We think you’ll love what you see.

Canterra, Homesite 80, $798,000

Verana, Homesite 70, $958,000 Casabella, Homesite 15, $838,000

The Red Door Deal won’t last long, so now’s the time to take advantage of these limited time price reductions.

Call our New Home Specialist at 858-800-2792 or visit PardeeHomes.com for more information on these 3 homes. We’d love to introduce you to your future dream home at Pacific Highlands Ranch.

Red Door Deal homes must close on or before 12/23/15. See New Home Advisor for details. Pricing subject to change. Information is accurate as of the date of the publication. Landscaping, trees, and shrubs not included in the purchase price. Subject to change without notice.

CA Contractor’s License #251810.