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VOL. 56, ISSUE 24
Campaign contribution limit stays BY STEVE DREYER A divided City Council agreed Tuesday night not to increase the $100 maximum on individual municipal election campaign contributions. While no vote was taken during a workshop on proposed election law changes, Poway High School students, above and below, gathered Monday night to pay tribute to Luke Lipscomb. the five-member panel informally lined up 4-1 against a staff suggestion that the maximum amount, set in 1981, be increased to $300. BY PAT KUMPAN Councilwoman Merrilee Boyack was the only supFriends and family memporter of the $300 limit, say- bers are mourning the death ing that when inflation is fac- of a 17-year-old Poway High tored in, $100 in 1981 is the School student who died same as $36 today. She also Monday after being shot in differed with the others when the head on she said a $100 maximum faNov. 4. vors incumbents while raisThe death ing the maximum would give has triggered a challengers a financial boost Tuesday night to take on incumbents. call for a comA staff report prepared by munity discusCity Attorney Morgan Foley sion on subNesbit was not available Lipscomb. and City Clerk Linda Troyan for comment Tuesday, but in Principal Scott Fisher sent LIPSCOMB stance abuse. included a survey of contribuLuke Lip- a previous statement said his out a message Monday to partion limits in the 18 cities in scomb, a ju- department continues to in- ents stating, “We lost a wonthe county. Twelve have lim- nior, sustained a head wound vestigate the incident and no derful Titan today. Luke was a its ranging from $100 to $650, while he and a few friends arrests have been made. great kid who lit up the room with an average of $310. The reportedly hallucinated after Poway High students held with his smile, humor, kindother six have no limits. using drugs, according to San a candlelight vigil Monday ness and intelligence.” Councilman Dave Grosch, Diego County Sheriff’s Homi- night attracting as many as Lipscomb was a varsity cide Lt. Larry Nesbit. 200 students to remember PHS lacrosse player and had See CAMPAIGN, Page A21
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also played football as a freshman. Paul Sanit, Lipscomb’s former lacrosse coach, said, “Luke was a very positive, impressive young man. “From a team perspective, he was always willing to do what it took to help the team succeed,” he added. Football coach Damian Gonzalez said, “Anytime you have a tragedy like this, it definitely is going to bring a lot of emotion. “Luke was a very quiet individual, but definitely a well-liked student athlete on our campus. He is going to be dearly missed,” said Gonzalez. Countless messages remembering Lipscomb have See DEATH, Page A21