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Encinitas to explore ‘McMansion’ restrictions BY JARED WHITLOCK Encinitas could follow in the footsteps of Los Angeles and pass tighter restrictions on “McMansions,” new homes that dwarf surrounding houses and don’t fit neighborhood character. The Encinitas City Council recently directed the Planning Commission to explore ways to limit the large, boxy homes and then return with recommendations. Councilman Tony Kranz, who initiated the council agenda item, said in an interview this week that McMansions have popped up throughout the city in the last few years. He added given the number of concerned emails he’s received on the subject, residents have noticed. “People who have been here a really long time object to having fairly small homes replaced with really big ones,” Kranz said. “And they may not exactly be nextdoor neighbors to these places, but they feel it’s one more blow to the old Encinitas they know.” Kranz said McMansions are a matter of real estate economics: the more square foot-

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age, the greater return on investment. And he stated California’s “density bonus” law is another contributing factor. Density bonus lets developers construct more housing on a parcel than city zoning allows as long as one affordable unit is built. The law also permits waivers and incentives that relax building standards, such as reduced lot setbacks. Kranz said density bonus law typically results in wall-to-wall homes that are out ofscale with the rest of the neighborhood. Resident Susan Yamagata has vocally opposed a proposed nine-home density bonus project that would be built on a former greenhouse nursery near her home. She’s hoping the council will pass McMansion regulations that reduce the footprint of such developments. Standing in front of her house, Yamagata pointed out that her neighborhood is made up of single-story bungalows, while eight of the nine homes in the project would be two stories tall. “The homes would loom over our neighborhood,” she said, adding the houses

The proposed site of a nine-home development in Encinitas that has stirred “McMansion” fears. Encinitas is looking at stricter rules for McMansions. Photo by Jared Whitlock

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BY JARED WHITLOCK Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar announced Aug. 31 she’s vying for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors seat held by Dave Roberts. “I have a lot to offer the county and the communities in the district,” Gaspar said, citing her time as an elected official in Encinitas and her business background. She is the chief financial officer of Gaspar Doctors Physical Therapy, a company she runs with her husband. Gaspar said as county supervisor she’d focus on roads, infrastructure and core services, echoing a pitch during her successful 2014 Encinitas mayoral campaign. Shortly after Gaspar threw her hat in the ring for

Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar speaks to an audience during the State of the City Address in spring 2015. Gaspar is seeking to unseat Supervisor Dave Roberts on the County Board of Supervisors. the 2016 supervisor election, Roberts’ camp issued a press release criticizing her for seeking office nine months after Encinitas voters chose

her as mayor. “This kind of political opportunism from yet an-

BY KAREN BILLING After a year’s worth of workshops, surveys and passionate debates, San Dieguito Union High School District’s high school enrollment process will not change. The board made that direction to the district staff after a three-hour public meeting at Carmel Valley Middle School on Aug. 31, attended by nearly 200 people. The board was considering three options: to draw boundaries around all four high schools, to maintain the current mix of boundary and open enrollment schools, or to draw small boundaries around San Dieguito and Canyon Crest to give preference to students who live close to the schools. As Superintendent Rick Schmitt noted, there is no perfect solution in which everyone will be happy — the goal was to find the option that positively affects the most families. “I truly do believe in choice,” said board member Joyce Dalessandro. “There’s been no evidence presented this evening, or prior to this, that is compelling enough reason to change the whole system as it stands. This system has been working beautifully, almost flawlessly, since its inception.”

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Encinitas, ACLU heading to court over campaign sign ordinance

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BY JARED WHITLOCK The Encinitas City Council on Aug. 26 emerged from closed session and directed legal counsel to defend the city’s campaign sign ordinance against an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit. A lawsuit filed July 30 by the local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the law firm Morrison Foerster argues that Encinitas’ campaign sign ordinance violates the right to free speech. City rules forbid property owners from posting 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 lawsuit seeks to declare the two-sign cap and enforcement of it unconstitutional. And it’s looking for the recovery of attorneys’ fees and costs. The ACLU has argued this two-sign cap is unconstitutional, in part because of the numerous federal, state and local candidates whom residents might wish to support in an election. Limiting the number of signs to two also prevents newcomers from getting their names out there months before Election Day, the lawsuit contends. Mayor Kristin Gaspar said in an email after the meeting she can’t comment on the matter since it’s under litigation. City Attorney Glenn Sabine didn’t return a request to comment. The city’s prior sign ordinance only allowed yard signs 30 days before an election, and three days after. The council last year approved the current ordinance with the goal of reducing litter and visual clutter. But the ACLU has said the ordinance, while not as restrictive, is still unconstitutional. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of resident Peter Stern, who previously said he has complied with the city ordinance, but wanted to post more than two signs in his yard months before the 2014 election.

BY JARED WHITLOCK The Encinitas City Council was poised Aug. 26 to vote on a “density bonus” ordinance. However, the council postponed the matter after receiving a threat of litigation. California’s density bonus law lets developers bypass local zoning and construct more housing than normally allowed. In exchange, at least one of the homes must be reserved for low-income individuals. “Because of this threat of litigation, I’m recommending we postpone,” said Mayor Kristin Gaspar at the Aug. 26 council meeting. Gaspar said the litigation threat was written and verbal, but she didn’t go into more detail. The council on Sept. 9 will discuss the potential lawsuit in closed session and then take action in open session on the ordinance. Open session starts at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 505 S. Vulcan Ave. Resident David C. Meyer of DCM Properties sent a letter to the city Aug. 26 stating that the city’s proposed ordinance could land the city in court. “In an effort to avoid likely litigation over the subject density bonus ordinance, we recommend that the City Council revise this draft ordinance to closely comply with the written state law, its spirit and intent, in cooperation with a working group of affordable housing advocates and the building industry,” Meyer wrote in the letter. When asked after the meeting if Meyer’s letter is the reason the city is delaying consideration of the density bonus ordinance, Gaspar referred the matter to city attorney Glenn Sabine, who did not respond to a request to comment. Encinitas must pass an ordinance by

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Sept. 12 laying out how it will implement the controversial law, according to the terms of a settlement agreement the city reached with the Building Industry Association two months ago. Meyer states in the letter that the density bonus law is critical for grappling with California’s housing shortage. On the flip side, many residents have argued that density bonus projects come at the expense of community character and generate very little affordable housing. A key part of the proposed ordinance states that the city will “round down,” not up, on fractional base density units, resulting in fewer homes in the density bonus developments. In a list of issues with the city’s ordinance, Meyer wrote that the state law specifies the city must round up. The council last summer adopted the rounding-down method, as well as a requirement that affordable homes in density bonus developments must be at least 75 percent of the size of their market rate counterparts, and other measures meant to shrink the projects. The settlement with the Building Industry Association stipulates that the city will rescind these actions, with the exception of the rounding-down method. Instead of the 75 percent requirement, the ordinance says that affordable units in the developments must be “of decent quality and comparable” to market rate units. Meyer wrote the law “makes no such provision,” adding the city’s intent is to “overburden the project with unnecessary expense.” “Encinitas will likely be sued and no doubt Encinitas will again suffer an embarrassing loss,” states the letter.

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New bus schedules driving some SDUHSD families to distraction BY KAREN BILLING The school bell will toll a little later on San Dieguito Union High School District campuses, as late start times have been added at Earl Warren and Carmel Valley middle schools. The schools also have an earlier “zero period” to allow students some flexibility with their schedules. At Earl Warren, first period starts at 8:20 a.m. If students opt to take zero period, they can start at 7:20 a.m., which about 25 percent of district students do. At the Aug. 20 school board meeting, Earl Warren parent Dick Bartsch said while the later start time is great, the district has a “backward” and “kid-unfriendly policy” for the bus service that accompanies the start times. The bus schedules have changed significantly for the 2015-16 school year. Buses must deliver students very early to Oak Crest and Earl Warren middle schools in order to pick up Diegueno and Carmel Valley middle school students on time. At dismissal, this reverses. Bartsch said in the spring, parents were told that the bus service would be available to bring kids to school for the later start time, and if they wanted to sign up for zero period, they would have to provide their own carpool. However, as the school year begins, it is the later, regular-start-time students who need to provide their own transportation. Earl Warren students are picked up at 6:45 a.m. and dropped off at 7:05 a.m. for the 8:20 a.m. start time. Bartsch said having to wake up early to take the bus defeats the purpose of the later start time for students. Additionally, students will have to wait around for school to start for more than an hour in the library, which requires district

staff for supervision. In the afternoon, the kids from Earl Warren will be picked up on time, but the Carmel Valley kids will have to wait an hour past the end of school to be picked up to go home. Bartsch said it’s safer and better for the environment for more students to take a bus than ride with their parents, but because of the “crazy” scheduling, many parents are upset and organizing private carpools. As a result, Bartsch said, there will be more cars at pick-up and drop-off, and the district will see a drop in bus ridership. District officials have acknowledged that the schedule is beyond their control, and they have apologized for the inconvenience. Superintendent Rick Schmitt said that buses can only run once and not at multiple times because they don’t have the fleet or staff. Schmitt said with the different start times, they are trying to offer an element of choice and families will have to choose whether their priority is a later start or transportation. For the first time, the district is selling one-way bus passes, so he noted there are some family-friendly options to consider for busing. Earlier in the year, the district was considering eliminating all middle school bus service because of the high cost and declining ridership. The district gathered feedback from parents through an online survey, and Trustee Joyce Dalessandro said the board stood firm in retaining it, even though it is expensive and the district no longer gets transportation funding from the state. “To increase our bus fleet or to run a couple times is absolutely not feasible with the funds that we get for education,” Dalessandro said.

Solana Beach man arrested BY KRISTINA HOUCK A Solana Beach man accused of molesting a child and possessing child pornography is suspected to have engaged in such acts for the past decade, San Diego County Sheriff’s officials recently announced. Days after his arrest in another county, Sean O’Farrell was booked into the Vista Detention Facility early Aug. 27 for allegedly possessing child pornography. The 40-yearold man was already facing charges for allegedly soliciting sex from a teen Aug. 18 in Rancho Cucamonga. “Based on the investigation to date, we strongly believe that O’Farrell has engaged in sexual acts with minor children over the course of probably 10 years,” Capt. Theresa Adams-Hydar said during an Aug. 27 press conference at the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station in Encinitas. O’Farrell on Aug. 18 reportedly offered a 15-year-old boy money in exchange for a sexual favor at a Rancho Cucamonga library, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department. The incident occurred about 5 p.m., when the teen was approached in the second-floor bathroom. The boy reported the incident to a staff member who contacted police. When police arrested O’Farrell, he was found in possession of several different library cards, including cards for the Carmel Valley and Solana Beach libraries. After the arrest, officials at the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station obtained a warrant to search O’Farrell’s Solana Beach home. O’Farrell lives with family in a home near Earl Warren Middle School and the Solana Beach Library. “We made the decision to take the next step in this case to make sure our community is kept safe from sexual predators like

O’Farrell,” AdamsHydar said. Detectives searched O’Farrell’s home on Aug. 26 and found several videos that showed “prepubescent boys in various states of undress, naked and engaged in sexual activity,” Adams-Hydar Sean O’Farrell said. O’Farrell pleaded not guilty to possession of child pornography during his Aug. 28 arraignment. A readiness conference is scheduled for Sept. 8 and a preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 14 at the Vista Courthouse. Investigators said they suspect O’Farrell has also preyed on children in San Diego County. Officials confirmed people have previously reported O’Farrell has displayed suspicious behavior at local libraries. There was no evidence that a crime had been committed, however, so he was not arrested. Adams-Hydar asked anyone with information about O’Farrell to come forward, including victims. “San Diego County Sheriff’s Department wants to keep the County of San Diego, our children, safe,” Adams-Hydar said. “We need your help to do that.” She said O’Farrell may be employed as a butcher at a local grocery store. He has also volunteered with an unidentified youth club in the area, she added. Victims are encouraged to contact the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department at 858-565-5200 or Crime Stoppers at 888-5808477.

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Encinitas district tentatively backs plan to use Pacific View cash • Board’s intent is to use $5M in bonds for future tech upgrades, the rest for school upgrades, energy projects BY JARED WHITLOCK The Encinitas Union School District Board two weeks ago tentatively approved a plan for funds netted from selling the Pacific View property to the city of Encinitas. Board members unanimously passed a resolution stating an intent to invest $5 million of the Pacific View cash in bonds for future technology upgrades. “The board acknowledged we need a long-term sustainability plan for technology,” Superintendent Tim Baird said this week. He added that the district buys and replaces iPads, computers and other technology every five to seven years. Because the proposed bond investment terms exceed five years, California Government Code required the board to pass a resolution, wait 90 days and then hold a final vote to purchase the bonds, according to Baird. He said the 90-day waiting period is in place so that the board has time to think over the decision and cover all bases. Investing $5 million in bonds could generate an annual rate of return as high as 4 percent over a period as long as 25 years, much higher than the alternative of shortterm investments, Baird said. He stated the board will be presented

with options for different bond investment strategies in about three months. Under one scenario, the district would start seeing bond returns in five years to buy new technology. “If you can wait five or six years before you start seeing returns, you get higher returns,” Baird said. The district sold the Pacific View property for $10 million. Baird said the district is looking to spend the other half of the Pacific View money on school upgrades and energy projects. Plans call for modernizing classrooms at the nine district schools, putting in new heating and air conditioning systems, adding modular classrooms, installing solar panels, upgrading bathrooms and more. Proposition P bond money and other sources will pay for much of the work, with $5 million from Pacific View covering the rest, or at least that’s the idea right now. “That’s the direction we’re moving in,” Baird said. The city of Encinitas, which bought the property last year, is looking at citizen proposals to transform the property into a gathering space.

The Encinitas Union School District sold the Pacific View property in downtown Encinitas and is getting closer to approving how it will use the cash. Photo by Jared Whitlock

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Express bus running to Chargers games Instead of driving to Charger games this season and dealing with traffic and parking, North County residents can ride the Chargers North County Express. The bus service — which will provide fans with a comfortable round-trip ride to Qualcomm Stadium from locations along I-5 and I-15 — will be available all season, beginning with the Chargers season opener on Sept. 13 vs. the Detroit Lions. The cost for a single-game, round-trip ticket is $25 per passenger. A season pass for all eight Charger home games is only $175 per person, a savings of $25. Coastal North County residents can access the express bus from: • Oceanside Transit Center, 235 S. Tremont St., Oceanside • Plaza Camino Real Shopping Center, 2525 El Camino Real, Carlsbad • La Costa Avenue Park & Ride lot, I-5 at La Costa Avenue, Carlsbad • Birmingham Drive Park & Ride lot, I-5 at Birmingham Drive, Encinitas. All buses depart approximately 2 to 2 1/2 hours before the start of each game. Tickets can be purchased at www.seatplanners.com. If you have any questions, email chargersexpress@seatplanners.com.

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Artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love for Leucadia on display with mural BY JARED WHITLOCK It only took a few waves at Beaconâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beach and a cup of coffee at a local cafĂŠ for artist Casey Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell to know she wanted to live in Leucadia. That was 13 months ago, while visiting the community on a surf trip. Three weeks after the waves and coffee, she packed up everything and moved there from San Francisco. To mark her one-year anniversary and pay tribute to the community she loves, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell last weekend painted a mural on the south wall of Coffee Coffee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty autobiographical,â&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell said of the mural, which depicts her standing on a ladder and adding one more number â&#x20AC;&#x201D; representing herself â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to a Left: a painting by Casey Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell. Right: The artist stands in front of her new mural, a gift to Leucadia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This is for the tally of Leucadiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popula- community.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I gush over how much I love this place,â&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell says. Photo by Jared Whitlock tion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thanks for letting She added: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done murals in other places, and people will honk or say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;good job.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; me be a part of this place. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m ever leaving.â&#x20AC;? Here people took that to another level.â&#x20AC;? The mural was done under a time crunch to coincide with ArtWalk, an event in which Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell has fond memories of being 4 years old and watching her late grandma, a Coast Highway 101 in Leucadia was transformed into an outdoor gallery. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell estihero to her, paint. From then on, she wanted to be an artist. mates she spent 34 hours on the piece over 2 1/2 days. Yet she hit plenty of roadblocks along the way. During Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior year of colOn Aug. 31, she put the finishing touches on the mural just as the sun came up. Sleeplege, a professor criticized her art show, making her doubt her ability. So after graduating, deprived and hands speckled in paint, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell said in an interview later that morning she decided to take off and travel the world. that the whirlwind experience reaffirmed her love for Leucadia. Highlights from her two years on the road: She was a deck hand in Alaska, worked on a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even before ArtWalk started, people were coming by and bringing me water and askdude ranch in Colorado and operated a ski lift in New Zealand. While she had a great time, ing if I need anything,â&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t strangers; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just such a communiSee MURAL, page 19 ty.â&#x20AC;?

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10 Questions with Morris Pike, ‘Captain Book’ to Encinitas kids Born in Texas and raised in Oregon, Morris Pike, Ph.D., earned his undergraduate degree at Cascade College, his master’s in education at the University of Oregon and a Ph.D. in theatre at Kent State University. He taught both grade school and high school in Cottage Grove, Ore., college at Cascade College in Portland, Ore., and Malone College in Canton, Ohio, and retired in 1998 as professor emeritus from Vanguard University in Costa Mesa. In his retirement, he conceived the irascible and lovable pirate Captain Book, who appears at libraries, classrooms and hospitals, inspiring children to read. To date, he has given away more than 96,000 books to children who would not otherwise have them. A recipient of many service awards and honors, Pike’s hobbies include photography, woodworking, jewelry making and writing. Now living in Encinitas, he has written, produced and directed scores of plays and a number of sketches and musicals during his teaching career, including: “The Eighth From Adam,” an allegory about Noah that includes the song, “Noah, You’re a Top of the Order, First Class, A Number One, Nut, Nut, Nut … Nut.” He has written three novels and several children’s stories for his grandchildren (see “Stories for Children and Up” at countrytraveleronline.com, and stories by M. Russell Pike on amazonkindle.com). What brought you to Encinitas? Seventeen years ago I moved to Encinitas to marry and be with Nancy Ramsayer Pike. Though this wonderful lady has since passed, Encinitas has remained my home. If you could snap your fingers and have it done, what might you add, subtract or improve in Encinitas? I know that it is quixotic thinking, but I’d love to see more parking for those wanting to enjoy Encinitas’ beaches and improved flow of east/west and north/south traffic. Who or what inspires you? The faces of children. The Kiwanis Club of Greater Encinitas Treasure Chest Literacy Program puts free books into the hands and homes of children. My crew and I (as the reading pirate Captain Book) give an hour-long pirate show at schools, Head Starts, etc., and when I see the light of imagination, discovery and love in the eyes of those children, it brings me to my knees.

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If you hosted a dinner party for eight, who (living or deceased) would you invite? I would invite Jesus (I have some questions I’d like to ask him), the Apostle Paul, Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams, Stephen Myers, T.S. Eliot, Millard Leslie (my high school music and drama teacher) and Anne Sullivan.

“Captain Book,” who encourages kids to read, is the creation of Morris Pike, Ph.D., an author, playwright and director. Courtesy photos What are your favorite movies? “Chinatown,” “Amadeus,” “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Once Upon a Time in the West.” As a theatre man, I would add “King Lear,” “Hamlet,” “The Miracle Worker,” “Man of La Mancha,” “The Glass Menagerie” and “Death of a Salesman.” What is your most prized possession? A 24-inch-tall figure of a court jester that is a physical reminder of the magic and joy I enjoyed in the 38 years of teaching theatre. What do you do for fun? Photography, writing stories for children and traveling.

What is it that you most dislike? Computer viruses, red lights, traffic jams. What would be your dream vacation? To live a full year in London. What is your motto or philosophy of life? To treat others as I wish to be treated; and almost every day, I remind myself that it is not about me, but about others. 10 Questions is an Encinitas Advocate feature spotlighting interesting people in the community.

Athenaeum 26th Annual Gala Cubaaaa: “Havana Ball” W h e n : Friday, September 11, 2015, 6:30-11:30 p.m. Where: Athenaeum Music &Arts Library, 1008 Wall Street, La Jolla Tickets: $250 general admission $350 for “Angels” $500 for “Archangels” All tickets are partially tax-deductable RSVP by September 8: Call the Athenaeum at (858)-454-5872 Reserve online at www.ljathenaeum.org

CHECK OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series September 14: 7–8 p.m. Doors open at 6:30; lecture begins at 7 p.m. Sea Level & Our Coastal Future Dr. Reinhard Flick, Oceanographer Sea-level rise will be one of the greatest challenges facing coastlines worldwide as the planet warms. Find out what San Diego can expect under different sea-level rise scenarios, how our coastal setting and development history influence sea-level rise exposure, and the range of adaptation options we have. Members: Free Public: $8 Students/Educators: $5 RSVP at aquarium.ucsd.edu

La Jolla Music Society’s 47th Season Single tickets on sale now! Don’t miss any of our exciting 2015-16 performances including: Israel Philharmonic conducted by Music Director Zubin Mehta, New York City Ballet MOVES, Itzhak Perlman & Emanuel Ax, Daniil Trifonov, Murray Perahia, An Evening with Chris Thile, The Blind Boys of Alabama and more. Visit our website for more information about all of our upcoming performances. (858) 459-3728 www.LJMS.org

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Here are the four essential takeaways of the 8WW program: s Wellness Versus Sickness Care: Focused on highlighting the importance of preventive care and how it can impact your wellbeing. s Making the Best Choices: Learn how to make everyday life choices that will improve your overall health. s Realistic Options: Learn how to get the most out of a realistic, ongoing program of care for yourself. s The What, How and Why: Grasp the strategies and tools you need to translate the 8WW teachings into real-life application. Upcoming 8WW Event Dr. Loy is hosting an 8WW event â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the ďŹ rst of its kind in San Diego County â&#x20AC;&#x201C; on Sept. 10 at Debin Hall at SB Presbyterian Church in Solana Beach. The event will feature inspirational messages, a complimentary meal and a keynote speech by Dr. Donahue. Dr. Loy urges all community members to come out and learn how they can turn around their physical, mental and spiritual health. As part of the program, participants receive a wellness score on important body metrics. Blood work is taken, as are vital signs, height, weight, waist measurement and heart rate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really take a look under the hood,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Loy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From that score we are working to improve drastically during the eight weeks, and then beyond.â&#x20AC;? Even though the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title includes the timeframe of eight weeks, Dr. Loy says people will receive the tools to make lifelong changes. Meditation is also a key aspect of 8WW. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was my passion to help change peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives from the inside out,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Loy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe this program will be highly successful in helping people achieve these goals. Dr. Loy has room left in the upcoming event, so reach out today. Reserve your seat at the upcoming event by calling (858) 436-7162. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lifestyle program that really changes behaviors,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re focused to improve the health of our community.â&#x20AC;?

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11th annual LeucadiART Walk Art, music and food/drink lovers flocked to the 11th Annual LeucadiART Walk held Aug. 30. “The 2015 LeucadiArt Walk celebrates our community’s artistic history while offering a diverse sampling of its present talent,” said Carris Rhodes, executive director of Leucadia 101 Main Street. Attendees also had the opportunity to enjoy live music at six locations along North Coast Highway 101. Photos by McKenzie Images. For photos online, visit www.encinitasadvocate.com.

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Artist Casey O’Connell and assistant Levi from Artists Republic Michael Hall (michaelhallfineart.com)

The Encinitas School of Music performed

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Greek Festival in Cardiff to be held Sept. 12-13 Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church welcomes the San Diego community to experience Hellenic cuisine, entertainment and hospitality during the 37th annual Cardiff Greek Festival on 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. For a $3 admission (children under 12 are free), festival attendees will be 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 — will perform folk dances in traditional costumes. Delicacies will be available, such as souvlaki (shish kabobs), loukaniko (sausage), dolmathes (stuffed grape leaves) and gyros. Vegetarian fare includes tiropitas (cheese triangles in filo) and spanakopita (spinach pie). The Kafenio (café) boasts mouth-watering desserts and coffee. An open marketplace will typify a traditional bazaar. The Rev. Father Michael Sitaras, pastor of Saints Constantine and Helen, will host tours of the church. A Fun Zone with games, crafts,

Dancers at a previous Cardiff Greek Festival. and miniature golf will ensure children enjoy their time as much as the adults. A photo booth will help preserve the experience, and a chance to win a 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLA will keep the festival’s excitement going until the very end. “This year, we are blessed to not only share our culture with the San Diego community, but also extend our support to provide a place of worship and peaceful reflection at the site of the horrific tragedy,” said Father Sitaras. The Saint Nicholas National Shrine is being erected at ground zero, replacing the small Greek Orthodox Church that was destroyed Sept. 11, 2001 when the South Tower fell. The shrine will welcome people of all faiths to visit while touring the 9/11 Memorial and the Memorial Museum. The Cardiff Greek Festival will be celebrated from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 12 and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13 on the grounds of Saints Constantine and Helen, 3459 Manchester Ave. The church is a half-mile east of I-5 at the Manchester exit in Cardiff-by-the-Sea. Free parking is available at adjacent MiraCosta College. Visit www.cardiffgreekfest.com. More information on the Saint Nicholas National Shrine is available at http://www.stnicholaswtc.org/. See a video depicting the reconstruction of the shrine at http:// youtu.be/hNAk9NGUu2E.

Lux Art Institute opens Season 9 with free activities for Fall Fest Lux Art Institute opens its doors to the entire community with its first Fall Fest from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 12. Admission is free. Fall Fest will combine the viewing of art with the creation of art, as various creative activities will be available. “Fall Fest provides the perfect opportunity to come learn about our art classes through hands-on workshops with our visiting artists. You can come get a sneak peek into the class before you actually register,” said Lissa Corona, education director of Lux Art Institute. “Or you can just come with family and friends, hang out in our garden, look at art, create some art, eat and listen to music.” Included at Fall Fest will be the opening of the Max Greis exhibition in the Artist Pavilion. While in residence at Lux, Greis will use footage he recorded on the train ride from New York to California to construct a detailed video landscape projected on top of hand-painted panels. There will also be art demonstrations, a local art market, live music and food trucks in the Education Pavilion. Activities will be programmed more for families with young children in the morning and then for older kids and adults in the afternoon and evening. Visitors are encouraged to stop by for any or all of the events. “Lux offers so many ways to connect with art and artists. We just want to keep our doors open to everyone who wants to come discover their own preferred way to connect,” said Reesey Shaw, director of the Lux Art Institute. Admission to Fall Fest is free all day Sept. 12. For information, call 760-436-6611 or visit www.luxartinstitute.org.

‘Deep Roots’ is theme for Botanic Garden’s 16th annual ‘Gala in the Garden’ on Sept. 12 Join hundreds of local business leaders, Garden supporters and local residents for San Diego Botanic Garden’s 16th annual “Gala in the Garden” from 5-9:30 p.m. Sept. 12. The 2015 Presenting Sponsor is Olive Hill Greenhouses, and this year’s theme is “Deep Roots … Growth & Gardens,” which commemorates the origins of the Garden, its foundation in the community and its bountiful growth throughout the years. Tickets are $200 per person and are available online at SDBGarden.org/gala; 760-4363036, ext. 218.

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SPOTLIGHT on LOCAL BUSINESS SD-based Moms Making Six Figures ‘provides flexibility for your life’ With school now back in session, the moms of Moms Making Six Figures are ready for another year of activities, from ball games to field trips. “I always say that I’m not a stay-at-home mom because I still work, but I’m an available mom,” said Jennifer Becker, mother of two girls, now 4 and 6 years old. “I can work, yet I can still do all the things that stay-athome moms get to do.” After a 15-year corporate career, Becker began a new career with Moms Making Six Figures, a San Diegobased marketing company that allows women to stay at home and either replace or supplement their income. Having been a part of the company for nearly two years, Becker’s thankful she left the corporate world behind. Moms Making Six Figures offers her the flexibility she needed as a mom without sacrificing a six-figure income. Throughout the sum-

“I can work, yet I can still do all the things that stayat-home moms get to do,” says Jennifer Becker, shown here with her daughters. Courtesy photo

mer, for example, Becker worked fewer hours and enjoyed three out-of-state vacations and a number of trips to the beach and Disneyland with her family. Now that her children are back in school, she plans to easily adjust her schedule from 10-15 hours per week to 30 hours per week. “I like working with other business-minded women who really want a career but still want to be a mom,” said Becker, who previously worked as a supply chain director, first in aerospace and then in consumer goods. One of Becker’s colleagues, Michele Martin, also left a nearly 15-year career in the corporate world to start a career with the company. “I really enjoyed my corporate life,” said Martin, who worked in technology for more than 14 years. She started with Moms Making Six Figures in 2012. “I went to school, worked really hard and really enjoyed climbing the corporate lad-

der. But when you have children and things start to change, there’s a shift in your priorities.” Martin traded one dream job for another and is still able to earn a six-figure income but also benefit from a flexible schedule. “You dream of being a mom, but you don’t dream of someone else picking them up and not being able to volunteer in the classroom,” said Martin, a mother of five. “With Moms Making Six Figures, I feel like I can accomplish all that I want.” Offering women an opportunity to work from home, local entrepreneur Heidi Bartolotta quit her job and founded Moms Making Six Figures with two other women in December 2009. Since then, Moms Making Six Figures has grown to more than 400 team members, enabling women to either replace or supplement their income. “It provides flexibility for your life,” said Bartolot-

ta, a former pharmaceutical sales representative, whose daughters are 9 and 11 years old. “There’s also no cap on your income.” Although the company launched in San Diego, there are now team members across the United States and around the world. Teams have long been established in San Diego County, Orange County and the Bay Area. Teams have also launched in several states, including Arizona, Nevada, Illinois, Georgia, Tennessee and New York, as well as overseas in Australia, Poland and the United Kingdom. Women from very different education levels, backgrounds and work styles make up Moms Making Six Figures, Bartolotta said. Interested team members don’t have to have a marketing background, but they do have to have self-motivation and the desire to succeed because they make their own schedules and work from home, she added. “That’s such a huge part

of the draw of Moms Making Six Figures — the team,” Martin said. “There’s a lot of other women who want what you want. They’re willing to work for it and they’re willing to work together for it.” Wanting to expand the team at home and abroad, Bartolotta and her team members encourage interested women to contact the company by filling out a form on the website at www. momsmakingsixfigures. com/contact. “I was really skeptical two years ago. If I would have let skepticism get the best of me, then I probably never would have called,” Becker said. “It’s a no-obligation phone call. It could be the best phone call you’ll ever make.” For information, call 858-837-1505 or visit momsmakingsixfigures.com. Business spotlights are developed through this newspaper’s advertising department in support of our advertisers.

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/1Kmc74r: • Save the date: Music By The Sea, Sept. 18; visit http://www.encinitasca.gov/index.aspx?page=309. Buy a season pass and save: http://encinitas.tix.com/Schedule. aspx?OrgNum=4736. The new season of Friday-night concerts at the Encinitas Library starts Sept. 18. The artists are the winners of the 2015 Beverly Hills National Auditions. Experience them while watching the sunset — spectacular! • Lux Programs and Classes: Lux Art Institute, 1578 S. El Camino Real. Info: https://luxartinstitute.wordpress.com. In September, Lux Art Institute has a lot to offer kids, teens, and adults who are interested in art classes and programs. Check the website for details. • Opening Reception, Lisa Brown. 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, Civic Center Gallery, City Hall, 505 Vulcan Ave. Free. Call 760-633-2600. “Fingerprints in the Wind.” Every leaf in the exhibit is cast in cement and embellished. Unique as fingerprints, no two are alike. Meet the artist and enjoy refreshments. • Healing Arts Class and Support Group. 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, Scripps Memorial Hospital, Brain Injury Treatment Room, 354 Santa Fe Drive. Free. Call 760-6336709. For those recovering from brain injuries and/or neurological challenges. Enjoy self-expression through art, increase skills, improve eye/hand coordination and enjoy the warmth and support of facilitator Kathy Harvey. Supplies provided. • “I Love Figs”: Care and Cooking Class. 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive. Members $35, nonmembers $42; $10 materials fee. Info: http://www.sdbgarden.org/classes.htm. Fig propagation and care, paired with fig dishes. Students will learn the finer points of making Rum Raisin Cupcakes and Fig Pizza and enjoy these yummy treats for lunch. • 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 760-632-9711. 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. • Lumberyard Courtyard: Saturday Night Music. 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, Saint-Tropez Bistro, 947 S. Coast Highway 101. Free. Info: 760-633-0084. In September, stop by to soak in the sounds of local musicians and check out local art at the Off Track Gallery. • Water Flow Family Fun Day. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center, 2710 Manchester Ave. Free. Info: http://www.sanelijo.org/welcome-san-elijo-lagoon-conservancy. Do you know where your water flows? From bathroom flushes to storm drain gushes, discover what happens to our water and where it goes full circle. • First Sunday Music Series: Teagan Taylor Band, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Call 760-753-7376. Teagan Taylor Band is one of the most promising performers to emerge onto the San Diego music scene playing standard, contemporary jazz-pop crossover, and original music. • Virtuosi Concert Series: 7;30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Tickets $25, $21. Info/Tickets: http://virtuosiusa.org. Featuring violinist Martin Chalifour, concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with violinist Pasha Tseitlin, violists Paul Coletti and Sasha Tseitlin and cellists Ronald Leonard and Marek Szpakiewicz. They will perform Mozart’s String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K516, and Brahms’ String Sextet No.2 in G Major. • La Paloma Theatre, 471 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. Tickets: $10, $9 (cash only). Call 760-436-SHOW (7469). Now showing: “Amy,” “Love and Mercy,” “Awake: The Life of Yogananda,” Friday midnight movie: “Rocky Horror

Picture Show.” • JFS Coastal Club, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, Temple Solel, 3575 Manchester Ave., Cardiff. Activities free, lunch $7. Reserve for lunch by noon Monday, Sept. 7, to 858-674-1123. Info: http://bit.ly/1DIZPKo. Seniors 60-plus, choose from four different activities: 10 a.m., Flexibility and Fitness Yoga with Danyll; 11 a.m., film historian John Anderson will discuss “Woody Allen, ‘Annie Hall’ and The Early Years”; at noon, a healthy lunch is served; and at 1 p.m., see the film “Annie Hall.” • Tuesday Movie: 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Info: http://bit. ly/1EqwxGF or call 760-753-7376. See movies ranging from big new releases to old-school classics with something for everyone. Call library for titles. • San Diego Shakespeare Society open Reading: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Info: http://bit.ly/1EqwxGF or call 760-7537376. The Winter’s Tale. A series of fun, open readings of scenes from Shakespeare. Anyone can join in the reading or just come to listen. • Wednesdays@Noon: Nouveau Ensemble, noon-12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Call 760-633-2746; visit www.Encinitasca.gov/ WedNoon. The ensemble is an extension of Quartet Nouveau. Each summer, they join other professional musicians to play larger works and will perform Schoenberg’s “Verklarte Nacht” and Tchaikovsky’s “Souvenir de Florence.” Members are Kimberly Hain, violin, Baty-MacAdam Somer, violin, Annabelle Terbetski, viola, and Elizabeth Brown, cello. www.quartetnouveau.org. • Acoustic Showcase: Gregory Page. 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Info: http://sdcls.homestead.com/events.html or call 760-753-7376. This English-born Irish/Armenian musician creates oddly compelling songs that are full of cinematic melodies.

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At a board workshop that attracted nearly 200 people on Monday, San Dieguito Union High School District staff was directed by a divided board to make no changes to its current high school boundary and enrollment policy. This is a bitter defeat for the communities in Cardiff and Encinitas who Marsha Sutton desperately wanted the right for their children to have geographic priority to attend San Dieguito Academy, their neighborhood high school. By drawing tight boundaries around SDA, and leaving Canyon Crest Academy’s boundaries alone for the present, since that’s not currently where the problem exists, the district had the chance to satisfy both groups of parents — those in the north who deserve the right to attend their neighborhood school, and those in the south worried about limiting options for access to CCA. But the SDA constituents were denied. After a tedious two-hour presentation by staff that summarized thoroughly but not very succinctly the meetings, surveys, community presentations, legal constraints, history of the district, and boundary options, the public was at last allowed to speak. Twenty-five speaker slips were received, and passions ran high on both sides. Three former SDUHSD board members were present, two of whom — Linda Friedman and Sue Hartley — spoke in favor of making no change. The third former trustee, Dee Rich, was present but did not speak, telling me later that she too did not support any change to the current system. “Choice” seemed to be the operative word: those wanting a small boundary around SDA as well as those advocating for no change used the word to make their respective cases. But choice for some limits choice for others. SDUHSD trustee Joyce Dalessandro said she saw “no evidence presented that’s a compelling enough reason to change the current system,” which she said has been “working almost flawlessly since its inception.” Trustee Amy Herman also supported no change, saying it has worked well over the years. She expressed gratitude to longtime board member Dalessandro for providing history and expertise on the issue. Trustee Mo Muir, who didn’t state a firm position on the question, advocated for parity among the schools “so there’s not a lottery.” Board president Beth Hergesheimer supported the current policy, but said she didn’t see her position as in favor of “no change” because she expected the two boundary schools — La Costa Canyon and Torrey Pines — to make adjustments and modifications to their programs to attract more students and ease demand for the two academies. Only board member John Salazar seemed to sympathize with the neighborhood school advocates, saying, “It makes logical sense to create small boundaries” around SDA to give priority to those who live nearby. “The current system is broken,” he said. Taking direction from the board (there was no formal vote), SDUHSD Superintendent Rick Schmitt said, “We will

Letters to the editor/Opinion Root cause of our violence is nihilistic society With regard to the recent murders of television reporters and police officers, I’m reflecting, that as a youth, these incidents were exceedingly rare — yet even as children, there was ample access to firearms. As a doctor who regularly treats trauma patients, the root cause of our violence is abundantly clear. Hence, I take issue with numerous reporters ignoring our progressively nihilistic society, in favor of asking, “What do we do about guns?” If we fail to ask the right questions, we will never find the best answers. The telling question is, “Where are we going as a society?” Our mental health system is failing, our family values are eroding, and our violent entertainment is expanding. This is a terrible trio that devalues the blessing of human life. No law can restore how we, as a society, value human life. We must start focusing on our problems, rather than our tools. Gary Gonsalves, M.D., Carlsbad

carry on as we have for the past 19 years” — with some fine-tuning along the way. And thus concludes that year-long exercise. Lack of math class for advanced students When I heard that a number of eighthgrade students in the district’s middle schools who are advanced in math had no classes offered at their schools at their level, and were advised to either go to their nearest high school for the appropriate math class or pay to take a class online, I asked the district for an explanation. According to SDUHSD Associate Superintendent of Administrative Services Jason Viloria, the district has five eighth-grade students at Earl Warren, six or seven at Diegueño, six or seven at Oak Crest, two at the newly opened Pacific Trials, and nine at Carmel Valley Middle School, whose schools offer no appropriate option for a math class at their advanced levels. He said it’s not economically possible to offer a math class for such a small number of students at each school. And the district cannot afford to pay their fees for online classes. Combining the 30 students into one large group for a math class in one middle school presents the same transportation obstacles and resistance from parents as sending them to their nearest high school. So the options for the parents of these students are to pay for the online class, drive their eighth-graders to and from their nearest high schools in the middle of the day for their math class, or delay for one year taking math. Viloria said he’s “spent hours and hours” trying to solve this problem, with no success. Late start highs and lows Finally at long last, the overwhelming consensus by respected researchers and experts that early school start times for teens are detrimental to their health and well-being has convinced the district to adjust bell schedules accordingly and provide students with start-time flexibility. At Earl Warren Middle School, the previous school start time of 7:20 a.m. (completely ridiculous) has been moved later one hour, to 8:20 a.m. Students still have the option of taking a zero period that starts at 7:20, but first period for all others now begins at a sane time. There’s only one glitch: The Earl Warren bus schedule is still matched to the zero period schedule. So pick-up is at 6:45, with drop-off at school at 7:05. Viloria said budget constraints dictate a shared bus for Earl Warren and Carmel Valley Middle School. So in the morning, the bus picks up EWMS kids early and the CVMS kids on time. In the afternoon, the kids from EWMS will be picked up on time and the CVMS kids will need to wait about one hour past the end of school to get picked up by the

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zy.” When the bus schedules don’t support the new bell schedules, it rather defeats the whole purpose of offering a later school start time if kids have to get up and out and be at school over an hour before their first period class. “The bus routes were not able to be changed to have drop-off for all students at all schools at the same time,” Viloria explained, saying there were not enough buses in the fleet. Students riding the a.m. bus to Oak Crest Middle School in Encinitas and Earl Warren in Solana Beach will be dropped off prior to the start of zero period. Those buses then return to run the routes for CVMS and Diegueño Middle School in Encinitas to drop off there in time for first period. In the afternoons, Viloria said, this flips and “the OCMS and EWMS students leave right after the bell rings, whereas the CVMS and DNO students have about a 45 to 50 minute wait for the bus to pick them up.” The district is providing additional staff to supervise students who arrive early or must wait after school for the bus. Viloria said of the approximately 600 Earl Warren students, about 25 percent (125130) take zero period. But fewer than 30 of those ride the bus to school. Of the 1,350 CVMS students, about 400 are taking zero period, he said. In an effort to support families, Viloria said the district is now offering one-way bus passes, so parents can purchase just a.m. or p.m. passes. This approach has been well-received, he said. Nevertheless, the bus schedule is inconsistent with the implementation of a muchneeded later start time, although I suppose parents should be grateful they have the bus option at all. Viloria said the district does not have the money to offer more bus routes, noting that busing continues to encroach on the budget, even after charging for passes. Every year, the school board considers whether to discontinue busing, but has once again decided to offer it for another year. “I think the board is proud of the fact that [the district is] trying to offer busing,” even though it’s a large expense for the district, Viloria said. The idea of flipping the a.m./p.m. schedule every year is being considered, he said. This would give students at the twoyear middle schools one year each of alternate arrival and departure times. ***** A final note: Thanks to all the parents and community members who write to me about their concerns. From the trivial to the potentially explosive, all feedback is always welcome and enlightening. Marsha Sutton can be reached at suttonmarsha@gmail.com.

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other career politician is just what voters are tired of,” said Roberts’ spokesman, Gary Gartner. Gaspar countered that she will have finished her two-year mayoral term by the time the supervisor role would start. She added that the “career politician” label doesn’t fit, because she has spent so much of her adult life working on expanding Gaspar Doctors Physical Therapy and volunteering for local groups. She and Councilman Mark Muir make up a conservative-leaning council minority, with Lisa Shaffer, Catherine Blakespear and Tony Kranz part of a more liberal council majority. Gaspar was elected in 2010, and council observers saw her as being among a pro-business, conservative majority that lasted until 2012. When asked what her decision to run for supervisor might mean for the Encinitas council race in 2016, Gaspar said it’s too early to tell. “It will be an interesting election to watch, because there are four seats up,” Gaspar said of the five-member council. Last year, Gaspar was a vocal critic of the city buying the $10 million Pacific View property from the Encinitas Union School District for a community gathering space. She said that council vote came at the expense of funding for roads and public safety. Kranz, who came in second in the Encinitas mayoral race, argued that the purchase was fiscally sound and saved the legacy property. Gaspar is the second North County Republican mayor running for the supervisor position. Escondido Mayor Sam Abed announced in June that he was running. To distinguish herself from Abed, Gaspar said serving as the Encinitas mayor has given her a strong understanding of coastal issues, adding that’s key for the Third District seat, which covers much of North County and the northern part of the city of San Diego. As mayor, she has pushed for federal approval and funding for a 50-year sand replenishment project designed to battle beach erosion in Encinitas and Solana Beach. Gartner, Roberts’ spokesman, sought to highlight Roberts’ record in the press release. For one, he said, Roberts secured $2.1 million for major enhancements at the San Diego Botanic Garden. “Supervisor Dave Roberts has a record working collaboratively and with innovation to create new jobs, enhance and protect our environment, and improve public safety,” Gartner wrote. Roberts, the lone Democrat on the five-member Board of Supervisors, has faced controversy in recent months. Three employees who resigned filed claims alleging an abuse of power, including that Roberts instructed county employees to do re-election work on county time. Roberts has denied all accusations. The Board of Supervisors oversees a more than $5 billion budget.

Sept. 13 polo event to benefit veterans group The San Diego Polo Club hosts the 10th annual Veterans Recognition Day San Diego Polo Match on Sept. 13, to benefit Veterans Research Alliance. Casual attire. Gates open at 12:30 p.m. with first match at 1 p.m. Ceremony will be at 2:30 p.m. with a feature match at 3 p.m. Food and drink will be available to order, and the event also features a live auction, a 50-foot American flag and the U.S. Marine Corps color guard. For tickets, visit http://sandiegopolo,com/schedule-tickets. VIP Tent tickets are $60. The San Diego Polo Club is at 14555 El Camino Real in Rancho Santa Fe. For information, contact Steve Lewandowski at 858-699-5545 or Steve@VeteransResearchAlliance.org.

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Dalessandro said she has heard many parents express fears that their children would be excluded from the school closest to home, but history has shown that such fears are unfounded. While 62 percent of students picked the academies for the 2015-16 school year, she noted trends do shift. “I’m dedicated to the best possible outcome for all, and I want to move forward with dedicating our efforts to program enhancements and move away from changing the enrollment model to satisfy the few,” she said. Trustees had dealt with the issue of school choice as parents themselves. Trustee Amy Herman’s children went to Torrey Pines and CCA to meet their different needs. President Beth Hergesheimer said her son went to La Costa Canyon, but did struggle with not being able to take as many courses as SDHSA students could. “My direction is to go with option two, which I do not see as ‘no change.’ I see it as an opportunity to move forward on solving a lot of the problems we’ve been working on for a while.”

Throughout the process, Associate Superintendent Michael Grove said that they’ve learned that program equity between all four high schools is crucial, regardless of the enrollment policy. “If we don’t create a system where the student can feel their choices are equitable, we’re going to continue to have excess demand for certain schools,” Grove said. Superintendent Rick Schmitt said the district would continue to work on equity and “fine tune” their school programs in “very smart and collaborative ways.” “We have to create parity so that there’s not a lottery,” trustee Mo Muir said. The fresh look at the enrollment process was triggered by Cardiff and Encinitas residents last year, after 65 students were initially not accepted into San Dieguito despite living within walking distance of the school. The district was able to find room for all waitlisted freshmen in 2014, including an additional 125 waitlisted students at CCA. All students were admitted to their school of choice this

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would mean a loss of privacy, jeopardize community character and hurt property values among the existing homes. Michael Vairin is the executive vice president of Melia Homes, the developer of the nine-home project. The average home in the proposed development is 3,185 square feet, and Vairin said this is much smaller than what most consider McMansions. Vairin added Melia Homes has revised the project over time to decrease the size of the homes and increase setbacks in response to neighbors’ concerns. While the council recently took up McMansions, density bonus has been a hot topic for two years. The council last summer passed regulations meant to shrink the footprint of density bonus developments. However, the council later rescinded those rules to settle a Building Industry Association lawsuit. Next week, the council will consider a density bonus ordinance with less-stringent restrictions. Yamagata said Encinitas should tackle both density bonus and McMansions. For the latter, she believes the city should take a close look at ordinances like the one Los Angeles passed seven years ago. In Los Angeles, the maximum home square footage is based on both lot size and the area’s zoning. Encinitas only restricts house size based on the area’s zoning. So, zoning permitting, bigger homes can go on smaller parcels locally. The Planning Commission will explore

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a friend helped O’Connell realize she had strayed far from her dream. “The friend said, ‘All you want to do is paint. Why are you pretending you don’t?’ It hit me. I knew the friend was right, so I grabbed everything and moved to New York City.” There, rejection letters from galleries piled up. But one “yes” letter to paint at the Art Hotel in San Francisco changed everything. Her career blossomed shortly after. These days, she is paid to paint internationally, with murals lined up in Greece, Istanbul and elsewhere over the next month. “As cliché as it sounds, I want to tell young people it’s not about technical skill or being the best,” she said. “If that’s what you want to give your heart to, it will work out.” For every commissioned work she completes, O’Connell makes a point of doing a free mural for organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club. Because Leucadia has given her so much, a few months ago she decided to gift a mural to the community. On the hunt for a spacious wall a few months ago, she noticed the Coffee Coffee wall was blank. And the owner of the historical art deco building, at 970 N. Coast Highway 101, liked her mural idea. “I like that a lot of the business owners around here encourage murals,” she said. “You see a lot of colorful buildings.” Many of her murals and paintings are abstract. Yet, O’Connell tried a style new to her for this mural: a simple design with a bold font. That’s not to say designing the piece was easy. She agonized over the font and tried “16 kinds of blue.” “Color is really important to me as far as capturing the feel of a place,” she said. “Since this is Leucadia, I wanted gold and teal blue — sort of a retro feel, sort of ‘Keep Leucadia Funky.’” O’Connell continued: “For something I thought was going to be so simple, there were all these subtle little things.” And painting it was challenging, particularly since the south-facing wall didn’t provide any protection from the hot summer sun. But still, the draining days were more than worth it. “I like saying, ‘This is for the community.’ I gush over how much I love this place. And I’ve traveled a lot of places,” O’Connell said.

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