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‘BEHIND THE MASK’ GALA International Bipolar Foundation (IBPF) hosted “Behind the Mask: Carnevale di Venezia,” a gala benefit, auction and awards dinner to support the organization’s programs designed to educate, erase stigma, provide support and fund research for those living with bipolar disorder. The unique Venetian-themed event was held at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine on May 7. (Above) Gala honorary co-chairs and RSF residents Joanie and Roy Polatchek (who were recognized for their work and support at IBPF), Jinda Schatz and Roz Balin. See page A14 for more photos. Photo by McKenzie Images

Board OKs Inn Orchard plan, boundary adjustment

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KAREN BILLING Due to some confusion in the submittal and approval process last year, the Rancho Santa Fe Association board revisited a boundary adjustment and a subdivision for condos at The Inn of Rancho Santa Fe at its May 5 meeting. The board ratified its approval from June 2015 on JMI Realty’s plans with a unanimous vote. According to Tom Farrar, Association planning director, the submittal process was “recreated” after it was discovered that the review of the project had not been

processed as the Association’s documents require. Farrar said the boundary adjustment was simply to correct longstanding errors and bring the site into conformance with the regulatory code — it served to fix seven locations where property lines cut underneath existing buildings on The Inn’s property. With the 13-unit Orchard development off Steven Royce Boulevard west of The Inn, JMI plans to demolish two units and replace SEE PROJECTS, A28

RSF Association appoints Don May as acting manager As Manager Bill Overton remains on leave, the Rancho Santa Fe Association appointed Don May, the Association finance and operations manager, as the acting manager at its May 5 meeting. The board appointed May as acting manager and de-facto secretary of the Association board with a resolution that stated that his appointment commenced immediately and that May will perform all duties of the manager in Overton’s absence. Overton has been on leave since early March. The board made no further comment after approving the resolution. — By Karen Billing

BY KAREN BILLING Rancho Santa Fe could go from worst to first with its proposed fiber-optic network, putting an end to the community’s lack of reliable connectivity that has been described by residents as both “debilitating” and “embarrassing.” At its May 5 meeting, the Rancho Santa Fe Association approved a letter of intent with Hotwire Communications to build out a one-gigabit to 10-gigabit speed fiber-optic network to every home in the Covenant. The 10-gigabit speed will make Rancho Santa Fe the most connected community in the country. The board’s unanimous vote was met with applause from those in the audience. RSF Association Director Mike Licosati, a member of the tech committee who worked for over a year on this project, said the committee reviewed 11 responses to its request for qualified proposals for the network. They interviewed four bidders and recommended entering a comprehensive letter of intent with Hotwire after negotiating the deal terms with the company, as well as review by the finance committee. “We wanted this to be an investment rather than just turning over money to the provider. We had to have a long-term solution so increasing our speed from 10 megabits to 50 megabits was not sufficient, we wanted true gigabit speed fiber-optic to every home in the Covenant. It had to be capable of connecting every home on consistent terms and we wanted to have transparency on how our money would be used,” Licosati said. “This has been a huge undertaking for a project that we think is one of the most exciting ones that we’ve had here in the community, at least since I’ve lived here for 14 years. It’s really connecting us to 21st-22nd century communications, which is critical infrastructure in today’s SEE NETWORK, A28

Roundabouts may get funded BY KAREN BILLING San Diego County may have the funding to build the Rancho Santa Fe Association’s three requested roundabouts on Paseo Delicias/Del Dios Highway by the first quarter of 2017. According to RSF Association Planning Director Tom Farrar, the county accepted the Association’s $60,000 to update the Environmental Impact Report for the roundabouts project and they are working together closely as county staff finalizes the EIR (environmental impact report). Farrar said the EIR could be finalized by the end of May and the County Board of

Supervisors is scheduled to accept the EIR on Sept. 28. “They understand how important this is to our community and how much we’re obligated and dedicated to get this done,” Farrar said. In May 2015, the RSF Association approved traffic signals over roundabouts for the three intersections at Via de la Valle, El Montevideo and El Camino Del Norte. However, public opposition to the board’s decision led to a community-wide survey in the fall in which 73 percent voted in favor of roundabouts. The board then forwarded its request to the county for roundabouts instead.

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SFID board member encourages rate increase protests BY KAREN BILLING The Santa Fe Irrigation District (SFID) board will consider taking action on an increased rate proposal at a hearing on Thursday, May 19 at 8:30 a.m. at the SFID offices. Customers can submit written protests up until that day on the proposed increases of an average of 9 percent annually over the next three years. With the deadline for protests approaching, RSF Association President Ann Boon invited Marlene King, the SFID board member who represents Fairbanks Ranch and a large portion of the Covenant, to speak to the board about her opposition to the rate changes at its May 5 meeting. “I do not represent the point of view of the majority of the board, nor certainly the manager,” King said. King encouraged those who are against the increases to turn in their protests. If a majority of the property owners in the district are against the rate increases (about 3,253 written ballots would be required), the board can’t move forward with the increases. “It’s a grassroots effort,” King said. “Even though our lawns might be a little brown, the roots are still alive.” King’s comments were not about

whether the district needs the 9 percent increase. She attended all of SFID’s community forums and believes SFID Manager Mike Bardin did a very good job making the pitch of why the district needs the 9 percent. Instead, her concerns are with the methods of the water rate analysis. King supports fellow board member from the Covenant Director Greg Gruzdowich, who has been a strong advocate for higher fixed meter fees and kept asking for a bi-modal analysis of various customer classes. “His proposal fell on deaf ears,” King said. King said the way the water rate analysis was done, it was based on small city-size lots like those in Solana Beach. “All of us (in Rancho Santa Fe) who live on larger properties are escalated to excess of users,” King said. The new rate structure goes from three tiers to four tiers and King said the “big kicker” is that tier two cuts off at 37 units. The tier three cut off is 167 units, based on the highest summer usage of those 60 percent of lots in Solana Beach. “The analysis is never saying what are the big lots doing, it’s always based on the big chunk of property owners in SEE PROTESTS, A29

RSF Association to rent lot for village employee parking Church parking lot will help offset new two-hour parking spaces BY KAREN BILLING At its May 5 meeting, the Rancho Santa Fe Association approved a pilot parking program at the First Church of Christ Scientist on La Flecha with the aim of encouraging business employees to park away from the center of the village and free up more space for visitors. The program was last tried in 2006 and was not successful but RSF Association President Ann Boon said she hopes that this new effort will help with the lack of vitality in the village. “It’s really a three-prong deal. It’s the Association’s commitment in terms of pursuing solutions and funding it where necessary, secondly is getting buy-in from the businesses… and third is really taking the hard actions and working with the county,” Boon said. “I don’t think all three of those things were done to the extent that they were 10 years ago.” LaDonna Monsees, chair of the Village Revitalization Task Force, said her group has been working since the fall to solve the problem of the village’s loss of retail. A main driving factor of retailers’ struggles is due to a lack of parking, which led to the plan for more timed-parking spaces in the village. The board approved 42 two-hour timed

parking spaces last year and they are slated to go before the San Diego County Board of Supervisors for approval in June. Tom Farrar, Association planning director, said an unintended consequence of establishing two-hour parking zones would be that business employees’ cars would be pushed out into the residential areas. The six-month lease with First Church of Christ Scientist’s for use of its 47-stall lot will provide a place for those workers to go. The board was appreciative of the Village Revitalization Task Force’s efforts and hoped to see even more of its proposed solutions come to fruition. In one of his last meetings, RSF Association Director Jerry Yahr encouraged that staff and the committee move ahead with solutions such as angled parking in the village as a good way to enhance the number of parking stalls. Yahr also reminded the board that he was a supporter of the Association’s acquisition of the RSF Garden Club, one of those reasons being the building’s parking lot at the center of town. He wondered if there was a way to explore renting that lot as well. Stacy Pennington, the Association’s consultant on the Village Vibrancy Committee, also gave an update on their work to help bring life back to the village. Pennington said many are familiar with their Vibe gatherings on the green but she said the SEE PARKING, A30

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A voice for victims of terror Adopt a Family event features survivors of terrorism in Israel, non-profit’s inspiration BY KAREN BILLING Call it mother’s intuition, but Sharon Evans woke up the morning of Valentine’s Day in 2001 with a feeling of dread. She did not want her 19-year-old daughter Monique to go into work that day but members of the Israeli Army can’t exactly call in sick. So Evans let her go but couldn’t shake the eerie feeling, wishing that she had given her daughter an extra kiss before she left to catch the bus. When reports came over the radio in the taxi she was taking to her own job in Israel, Evans struggled to understand the news given in Hebrew, the language she was still learning. A terrorist attack. A bus. Israeli soldiers. Somehow, she knew in an instant that her daughter was in the terrorist attack. Evans and her daughter, Monique Goldwasser-Buzhish, were in San Diego on April 17 to share their story of terror and survival at the Adopt a Family Foundation’s annual fundraiser. Adopt a Family was co-founded by Rancho Santa Fe’s

Carine Chitayat to bring emotional and financial support to victims of terror, to help people come to terms with the shock of the loss of their loved ones or to overcome fear of terror events that have become a part of their everyday lives. Evans and Chitayat have been connected since the early beginnings of Adopt a Family in 2003. “Sharon is a hero to us and the true inspiration behind our program,” Chitayat said. Evans’ father was a Holocaust survivor and her very strong Zionist beliefs led her to move her family from South Africa to Israel. “I came to Israel to help build the country and put my signature on my country,” Evans said. “I am an idealist and was probably a little naive…but I was determined to fulfill my Zionist dream.” She and her husband didn’t see eye to eye on what Israel had to offer so they parted ways — she was left a single mother to four young children with limited knowledge

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I found a ’62 Corvette in a barn in Kansas! By Jim Boon, Covenant Member and member Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club since 2007

welve years ago,Ann and I decided to leave St. Louis in search primarily for a better climate and year-round golf.We looked for homes in Santa Barbara, Dana Point, and La Jolla before finding Rancho Santa Fe.We were drawn to the Covenant because of its weather, riding trails, golf course and wonderful rural presentation. In the Covenant we enjoy all of those assets plus we’re only 5 miles from the I-5 and the ocean! Of course, ten years ago our aging infrastructure wasn’t as obvious as it is now. Few of us really needed high-speed Internet. Many towns across the country---not just RSF---had spotty cell phone coverage. And I guess there was less traffic everywhere as well. Now, ten years later, I realize when we happened upon Rancho Santa Fe it was as though we had discovered a 1962 Corvette languishing in a barn in Kansas. It had not been driven or polished or updated in 25 years.That’s not an awful thing but it’s not great either. It requires hard work and a loving touch to return it to its full glory---in an age of increasing technology. The things your current RSFA board has been working on, like cell phone coverage (without 90 foot towers), fiber-to-the-home and traffic flow facilitators are essential now. These are necessary elements of our modern life. We cannot continue to live as if we were in 1962---or even 2006. Neither prospective homebuyers nor we will be satisfied living in a place without technological improvements. (If you doubt this, just try to sell your home and see what happens!)

Some changes are not only necessary but also reasonable and good!

Consider the fact that we are the only HOA out of 45,000 in California where each landowner is not automatically registered to vote---and a formerAssociation manager thinks,“That’s neat”.

Imagine a past where, as I recall, successive Boards had not reviewed the former Association manager’s contract for 10-12 years. (And when it was finally reviewed, the former manager apparently went home on sick leave and never returned!) Or, imagine a past where our accounting staff overcalculated our reserves by $1.6 million, because of incorrect accounting entries and procedures. That was a past in which 30 to 40 folks made all sorts of decisions that impacted the lack of progress in the Covenant. That was a past in which a Board of seven people decided to spend $12 million of your Association dues on the Osuna property without asking for your vote of approval first.

If all those past scenarios sound appealing to you, then vote for the regressive candidates who are being endorsed by members of those past regimes. If you, like I, wish for continued progress, then cast your vote for Rachel Laffer, Rachel Lehany andTerry Peay. We need to continue the progress being made by this board. These candidates are committed to that progress.

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Award-winning robotics experience encourages career in engineering BY KRISTINA HOUCK Maya Ziv had no clue just how much she would learn to love robotics when she joined Canyon Crest Academy’s team as a sophomore. Now a soon-to-be graduating senior, the 17-year-old plans to study engineering in college. “I never would have gone into engineering without this team,” Maya said. “It’s been a huge part of my life and it’s changed me a lot as a person. I really like it.” Although Maya enjoyed math, she wasn’t particularly passionate about science and hadn’t considered engineering until her friends encouraged her to join the team. Founded in 2009, Aluminum Narwhals, team 3128, participates in a nonprofit program known as FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in the high school divisions FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) and FTC (First Tech Challenge). Through this program, every year the team competes head-to-head on a special playing field with robots the students have designed, built and programmed. “I love the idea that, with the opportunities this program provides, you can just make anything,” said Maya.

With a lot of hard work, the Carmel Valley school’s robotics team has enjoyed much success, especially over the past few years. At the San Diego Regional Competition in 2014, when Maya was a sophomore, the team won a creativity award for innovative design. Aluminum Narwhals was the only team that designed a circular robot. “It was super hard to program and hard to build, so we won an award for that,” Maya recalled. In 2015, Aluminum Narwhals won the Entrepreneurship Award at regionals for the Robotics Summer Camps it hosts on campus every year. “That was really awesome,” she remembered. This year, with Maya as team president, Aluminum Narwhals constructed a robot for FIRST Stronghold, a challenge that involved overcoming obstacles and scoring dodgeballs into goals. After more than 3,000 hours of effort, the team won the Engineering Inspiration Award at the Las Vegas Regional Competition and a $5,000 sponsorship from NASA to attend the the FIRST World Championship in April 27-30 in St. Louis. “It’s fantastic because it feels like the culmination of three years of

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much. They all work so hard.” The Aluminum Narwhals placed 39th in their division for their robot, which Maya described as a “six-wheeled tank.”

“It wasn't the success we hoped for, but it was an awesome experience for our team,” she said. “It definitely sparked the fire of determination for future success.” Although the growing list of awards and challenging competitions have been some of the team’s biggest accomplishments, Maya is also proud of the summer camp Aluminum Narwhals developed for elementary and middle school students. The camp idea came about after robotics team members and their mentor discovered just how pricey similar options are for local students. So they decided to offer an affordable alternative. “Kids should have access to this stuff,” Maya said. “We really want kids to be able to get into engineering because it’s not nearly as hard as everyone thinks it is.” In its first year, the camp raised about $15,000 for the robotics program. The camp brought in $48,000 the following year. “It’s allowed us to expand our robotics program a lot,” said Maya, noting that the robotics team is able to compete through donations, fundraisers and sponsorships. “It’s opened up a ton of opportunities for us.” SEE STUDENT, A30

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Local man keeps busy in roles as professor, physician and philanthropist BY JOE TASH Dr. Ted Chan wears many hats in his professional and civic lives. But a unifying theme is his desire to improve the health and well-being of San Diegans. Chan, 50, is chair of the department of emergency medicine at UC San Diego, a position in which he oversees the operations of three emergency rooms, along with the teaching of emergency medicine at the UCSD Medical School, and research programs. He also finds time to care for patients at the hospital system’s emergency room in Hillcrest. On the civic side, Chan serves on the board of governors of the San Diego Foundation, a philanthropic organization that supports a variety of charitable endeavors. One of the areas in which he has focused at the foundation is in disaster relief, and he played a role in providing assistance to families affected by the major wildfires that struck San Diego County in 2003 and 2007. Chan oversees an emergency medicine program that serves some 130,000 to 140,000 patients per year, in San Diego and Imperial counties. Both locally and nationally, emergency rooms have been seeing a growing patient load, and studies are underway to learn more about usage

patterns, he said. Primary care doctors can be very important in helping patients manage their ongoing health issues, and determine when a visit to a clinic or emergency room is appropriate. One resource for patients, he said, is the county’s 2-1-1 resource line, which can provide assistance on how to get enrolled in a health insurance plan, and how to find a provider. In an effort to improve emergency care, UCSD recently sought and won an $11.8 million grant from the West Foundation, which will pay for a specialized emergency unit at the Thornton Hospital in La Jolla dedicated to serving people over 65, said Chan. The money will pay for construction of the facility, as well as training for staff and research of best practices. “Seniors often do come to the emergency room with more complex health and social issues,” Chan said. In his position on the San Diego Foundation board, Chan also considers the health and welfare of the community. The foundation supports a variety of programs, from the arts and education to the environment. “The main thing is there’s a vision to use philanthropic dollars to improve our

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Dr. Ted Chan and his wife, Diana Loo, with former President Bill Clinton at a San Diego Foundation/Clinton Foundation event to support the 2007 Wildfires recovery efforts. community and the lives of San Diegans on all sorts of different levels,” he said. Among the work with the foundation that he is most proud of, said Chan, was helping families impacted by the wildfires, whether it was providing housing or scholarships for their children. The foundation’s disaster relief committee also contributed to environmental mitigation efforts in the wake of the fires. The foundation disbursed $3 million in aid following the 2003 wildfires, and $10 million after the 2007 conflagration. The effort was so successful, he said, that the San

Diego Foundation was asked to share its experiences and best practices with other foundations, becoming a model for the role that a philanthropic organization can play following a disaster. He even got to meet former President Bill Clinton, Chan said. “That was very gratifying,” Chan said. Chan and his wife, Diana Loo, a high school teacher, raised two children locally, a son who now studies computer science at UC Berkeley, and a daughter who will graduate in June from Torrey Pines High School.

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RSF Rotary Club Q&A with baseball star Trevor Hoffman BY ATUSA HANGAFARIN, RSF ROTARY CLUB nother beautiful day in Rancho Santa Fe. I arrive to our Rotary club eagerly awaiting our surprise guest speaker set up by program chair Mike Mewborn. There he is, Trevor Hoffman — a former baseball relief pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball and a long-time closer. After he gave his presentation and interactively spoke with our club, there was a time slot opened up for pictures with him. Our club swarmed around him, everyone wanting a picture with this baseball star that spent so much time with our own San Diego Padres. I had just started with public relations for the Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Club and I wanted to set up an interview so, holding my breath, I gathered up the courage expecting to be rejected or put off and asked him if he would like to set up an interview. Immediately he followed with: “Yes, let’s do it now.” So off of my I-phone 6, a pen in the bottom of my purse and the back of brochure, came the following: What was your most memorable baseball experience? Hoffman: Clenching the National League pennant in ’98 to get to go to the World Series. What is your most memorable childhood experience? Hoffman: Going camping in San Elijo when I was a child with my family. Do you do that with your kids now? Hoffman: No, we are lucky enough now to live close by but we did rent a RV a few years back

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The Country Friends Spring Luncheon

he Country Friends held a Spring Luncheon May 3 at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa. The event included a fashion show presented by CoCo Rose Beach & Resort Wear, vendors, great food and a video presentation of “The Country Friends Legacy from 1954 to now.” The mission of The Country Friends is “to support human care agencies with emphasis on those providing services to women, children, the elderly and persons with disabilities in San Diego County.” Visit thecountryfriends.org.

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Luxury Living in the Ranch Rancho Santa Fe’s Secret Garden Two acres of lush landscaping provide a magical setting for this stunning, European style residence. Set back up a long driveway ﬂanked by roses and lavender, the 5/5.5 bath property offers inspiring pastoral views, privacy, and a quiet sense of romance. Formal living and dining rooms, breakfast area, and art studio/playroom, open to spectacular gardens. A spacious apartment above the 3 car garage is perfect for guests, and the southern exposure ﬁlls the entire home with sunlight. A very special property!

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Tuscan Farmhouse in Bridges At ﬁrst glance, you will appreciate the award-winning architecture, the deep recessed windows, massive structural timbers, decorative wrought iron, and striking stonework. Step through the double arched doors of the entry tower, and allow your gaze to take in the length and breadth of the 1,700 sq. ft. courtyard designed for year round entertaining. Views of the gardens beckon you through a bank of French doors to the ultimate ‘great room’ where structural beams and deep toned bricks add layers of atmosphere. Salivate over the well-equipped chef’s kitchen and sun-ﬁlled morning room. Luxuriate in the romantic master suite with his and her closets, separate shower entrances, and French doors from which to access the skillfully placed pool and spa. Spoil your guests in the elegant, generously sized, attached casita. Enjoy the richness of life in your own home.

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Republican Women to hold Military Tribute event May 25 Please join the Rancho Santa Fe Republican Women, Federated for its annual “Salute-to-America Military Tribute!” on Wednesday, May 25 at 11 a.m. at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club. Check-in and social time is 10:30 a.m.; buffet begins at 11:45 a.m. followed by the program at 12:25 p.m. The cost is $35 per person. Master of Ceremonies: LT Steve Lewandowski. The speaker will be Captain Thomas S. Carlson, U.S. Navy, Retired, who was the former Director of Force Operations and Chief of Staff of the Naval Special Warfare Command. His topic is “The Training & Building of a Navy SEAL.” The public is welcome. Your check is your reservation. Please mail check payable to: RSFRWF, PO Box 1195, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067. RSVP by Wednesday, May 18, a must. For more information, contact 858-756-2835 or whyfret1@mac,com.

Gala to benefit RSF Community Center May 21 The spectacular Del Mar Country Club will be the setting for the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center’s largest fundraiser of the year. Celebrate western-style at the “Denim & Diamonds” Gala on Saturday, May 21. Presenting Sponsor, Ponsaty’s, will be offering an exciting live auction offer during the evening featuring a private dinner for 8 with Master Chef, Patrick Ponsaty, at their new location on Paseo Delicias. The restaurant is scheduled to open in June and will provide an incredible dining experience to guests taking a French approach on Farm-to-Table dining. The focus will be on an upscale dining experience using fifth

generation recipes and emphasizing thoughtfully executed service. The Denim & Diamonds Gala begins at 5:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception and continue until 11 p.m. with live music, a

three-course dinner, open bar, silent and live auctions and line dancing! Tickets are $300 per guest and tables seat ten. The Community Center would like to thank Presenting Sponsor: Ponsaty’s, Diamond Sponsor:

the Mikles Family and the Wohlford Family, Silver Sponsor: the Mirandon Foundation for Hope, Bar Sponsor: the Zuna Family, Entertainment Sponsor: the Kahn Family, Floral Sponsor: Sun.Flowers, Media Sponsors: Ranch & Coast Magazine and the Rancho Santa Fe Review. Please call the Community Center at 858-756-2461 or visit RSFCC.org to purchase Gala tickets or to become a sponsor. All proceeds benefit the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center, a non-profit 501(C)3 organization serving the community since 1972. The Community Center relies on proceeds from its Gala for a large percentage of its annual funding.

Follow the yellow brick road at Helen Woodward Animal Center Gala In its 28th year, Helen Woodward Animal Center’s elegant Spring Fling Gala June 4 will be a truly magical affair. The Gala Committee is hosting a black-tie evening designed to transport guests down the yellow brick road to a “Wonderful World of Oz”-themed affair. It will be all sophisticated elegance as the evening opens with a stroll through the whimsical Kansas countryside enjoying cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, fuzzy VIPs and a silent auction of exquisite one-of-a-kind items. As the sun sets, the Emerald City’s lights

will shine bright and attendees will enjoy a dinner of taste-portioned classic and innovative dishes. Helen Woodward Animal Center’s Spring Fling Gala is known for its 5-star dining experience which highlights delectable tastings from San Diego’s top restaurants. Spring Fling Restaurant Chair Anne Dizney has secured an impressive restaurant lineup including such fine-dining favorites as Searsucker Del Mar, The Fish Market, Piatti Restaurant, The Melting Pot La Jolla, Truluck’s

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Seafood, Steaks & Crab House, Casa Sol Y Mar, and the Pacifica Del Mar, to name a few. Following dinner, guests will delight in sweet treats, as well as local beer, wine, and spirits while enjoying live entertainment and a rousing live auction. The Center’s most fabulous fundraiser of the year takes place on Saturday, June 4, from 5:30 p.m. to midnight at Fairbanks Village Plaza in Rancho Santa Fe. For more information or tickets, visit www.animalcenter.org/events/Fling

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‘Behind the Mask’ Gala benefits International Bipolar Foundation

nternational Bipolar Foundation (IBPF) hosted “Behind the Mask: Carnevale di Venezia,” a gala benefit, auction and awards dinner to support the organization’s programs designed to educate, erase stigma, provide support and fund research for those living with bipolar disorder. The unique Venetian-themed event was held at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine on May 7 and featured appearances by 2016 IBPF award winners, including Paul Dalio, the producer of the currently released Spike Lee film “Touched With Fire.” Honorary Gala Chairs Roy and Joanie Polatchek of Rancho Santa Fe were recognized for their work and support at IBPF by founder and Chairman Muffy Walker. For more information, visit ibpf.org.

Hunter and Lauren Reed, Co-founder/Board Chair Muffy Walker, Board Director of Advocacy Alisa Bernard, Board Secretary Lynn Muto, Chris Muto, Fred Muto

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Imagine Award recipient Suzy Favor Hamilton with her book, Executive Director Lori Butler

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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GOLF CLUB Last week a member of the RSF Golf Club purchased an ad and asserted in this publication that Golf Club members thought of non-members that use the restaurant as “Freeloaders”, and that the Golf Club was not financially sound.These assertions are inaccurate. The Board of Governors of the Golf Club believes it is important that the community understand the true financial position of the Golf Club and its long-established tradition of paying its own way.

To keep an eye toward the future and better understand what risks the Club may face with the possibility of membership declines and water costs, we have a long range planning committee that models a ten-year plan based on trends observed in our operations.We review this ten-year plan annually. Based on our history and our forward-looking plan, we believe the Golf Club is in excellent shape and will maintain its long tradition of fiscal responsibility.

First of all, the Golf Club embraces all Covenant residents that use the restaurant and wish they would use it even more! Their patronage brings revenue to the restaurant that helps defer operating costs. We don’t think of these non-members as “Freeloaders”, we think of them as our friends and neighbors.

The arrangement between the Golf Club and the Association has existed for decades. We strive to find even more ways to make the Club more integral with our community. The Club pays property tax and insurance on the property. The Golf Club is also subject to oversight by the Association Board. The Association Board has authority over the Golf Club including approving budgets, salaries, capital expenditures, hours of operation and who may be members of the Golf Club. That is the essence of the collaboration between the Association and the Golf Club. This is not the arm’s length relationship that one normally sees between landlord and tenant, nor should it be.

Regarding the Golf Club’s financial situation and long term outlook, the following are the facts. The Golf Club members fully pay for all golf, and restaurant operating costs and all capital expenditures. The Golf Club does not receive any funds from the community to operate the golf club or the restaurant. The Golf Club operations (which include the restaurant) run at a surplus nearly every year. These operations are funded by the annual dues our members pay plus the products, services, events, food and beverages that we sell. Enrollment fees, which the author of last week’s ad said were used to cover operating losses, are actually used to fund capital expenditures and our reserve account which allows us to repair and replace things that have run their useful life. As of March 31, 2016, the Golf Club had $4.9 million in our reserve account.Approximately $4 million of that are required reserves for future replacement of equipment, etc.Approximately $900,000 is our Fund Balance (excess cash in the bank). The budget submitted to the Association Finance Committee for 2016-17 also provides for a surplus from operations. As for the loans we have, as a part of our dues structure we collect a charge for debt service from our membership.This separate charge provides the funds required to pay our debt service.We have never missed a debt payment and there’s no reason to believe we ever will.

Every month the Association Finance Committee reviews monthly financial statements for the entire Association, including the Golf Club. The meetings are open to all members of the Association.We encourage you to attend these meetings and ask any questions you like about the finances of the Golf Club. Bill Danola, our Treasurer, sits on that Finance Committee and would be happy to answer your questions.We want you to know the facts. Respectfully, The Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club Board of Governors

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Award-winning author Diane Welch to speak on new Lilian Rice biography at RSF Library Rancho Santa Fe Library will host best-selling author Diane Welch for the awaited release and book signing of her newest biography “The Life and Times of Lilian J. Rice, Master Architect” on Thursday, May 19 at 11 a.m. in the Guild Room. Sign-ups are not required for this event. Architect to some of the nation’s wealthiest achievers in the first half of the 20th century, Lilian Rice has posthumously become a controversial figure. A woman in a man’s world, she was given an unprecedented opportunity in 1923 when her employer asked her to oversee the

design of Rancho Santa Fe, a master-planned community catering to the rich and famous. In recent years, critics have depicted her as deceptive, leading her clients in Rancho Santa Fe to believe she was a licensed architect, to gain their trust and lucrative commissions. Did Lilian Rice misrepresent herself on her way to architectural fame, or is she being unfairly labeled to discredit and devalue the work? Despite the controversy, 11 of Lilian Rice’s homes are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, scores more are county landmarks, and several

garnered her honor awards from the American Institute of Architects. This book uncovers the truth about the obscure architect, introduces her clients that include some of Hollywood’s brightest stars, and tells of the exciting times in which she lived. Diane Welch is a British-born award-winning journalist and best-selling author. She is the world’s leading authority on the life and work of master architect Lilian Jeannette Rice and is her official biographer as designated by Rice family descendants. — Press release

TPHS Boys and Girls Swim Teams win Championship The Torrey Pines High School Girls and Boys Falcons swim teams won the Palomar League Championship held at Mt. Carmel High School on May 7. Head Coach Richard Contreras has taken the teams to victory multiple times in his 20 years of coaching the teams.

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From Jane van Praag Rip Van HOG Creates HOG2 May 11th, 2016 by Jane van Praag The RSF Homeowners Group ("HOG") has reinvented itself ten days before voting commences in the RSFA election, leaving voters confused. After more than a year of being a one issue organization, focused on ending consideration of the Covenant Club ("CC") pool, HOG2 was unveiled in an April 29th letter to followers, after just realizing none of the candidates running support a $16 million project for a CC. HOG2 and their partners need more wedge issues to be relevant in this election. HOG2 enjoys considerable support from members of PIC, “Public Interest Committee”, a private organization that dominated the management of RSFA for over twenty years, failed to plan for the future, resulting in the under appreciation of real estate values in the Covenant today. PIC was severely tarnished in 2014, first organizing the Board removal of Ann Boon as President when she asked for the Manager's salary amount, then using campaign tactics that hit a new low, and even included the mass mailing of divorce papers. This year PIC's involvement is more subtle, as they work in the shadows. PIC candidates claim the need for civility and inclusiveness, while inside PIC circles there are rumors of another Recall. It is naive to think PIC will not expect IOU's later. HOG2's letter claims they are just volunteers. How can they be so unaware of the complete repositioning effort orchestrated by pros someone is paying? HOG2’s April 29th letter says this election "is a referendum on the CC project", but adds the "practices of the current board" as an issue. It goes on to claim they are about the "future" and HOG2 weakly claims the mantle of "change", and talks about being visionaries. The slick letter goes on to say HOG2 has a new issue:

Improved Infrastructure. Really? Their Rip Van HOG author just woke up, having slept the past two years when the Board they now complain about, improved transparency, voter registrations, accounting, and worked on two major infrastructure projects. A come lately to the infrastructure issue, the new HOG2 does not list their desired infrastructure improvements, but is opposed to the current Board. HOG2 claims to be about the future, but joins PIC in complaining about past Board actions. HOG2 claims the non-HOG candidates "want more time and money to pursue the CC dream", and claims the CC is "the centerpiece of their campaign". Both claims are false and completely misstates their opponent's position. Not as outrageous as misusing endorsements, but still false. HOG2 and its allies want to stop the CC, while their opponents believe Members should vote on all significant projects. HOG2 wants to "Go Back to Their Future" where PIC Boards approved major projects by Board action, instead of letting Members vote. Does HOG2 really think voters will not know the current Board has reached a deal to bring 10 gigabit fiber service for the entire Covenant? Claims made by HOG2 are really Hogwash, as they seek other wedge issues to exploit. All members need Directors who guarantee Members will vote on all major issues and projects. Only three candidates make that pledge, and they are not supported by PIC/HOG2. We need to vote for these three good candidates, Laffer, Leheny and Peay, the ones who will Preserve Our History -- Protect Our Future. Jane van Praag

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OUR READERS WRITE Concerns about the SFID Rate Proposal The SFID (Santa Fe Irrigation District) rate proposal that comes before the SFID board at their May 19 public hearing brings to mind the following concerns: There is the concern about general principles of unfairness, as the proposal gives the illusion of protecting the owners of smaller properties by having the owners of larger properties pay higher rates. But if drought rates are put in place, owners of smaller properties might have an even bigger challenge by having to reduce water usage by an additional 40 percent or face rate increases of 53 percent across the board. There is a troubling sense of “us against them.” Why weren’t all five directors able to reach a consensus on a rate proposal? How many proposals did the board actually study? If only one, who or what prevented the board from evaluating additional rate proposals in order to reach a consensus? Did SFID view the large lemon and orange grove properties differently from large properties with lush landscaping? Will this rate proposal eventually lead to our historic agricultural properties being turned into hundreds of acres of dirt as citrus trees are cut down? Transparency? Did the eight-page “Notice of Public Hearing” clearly demonstrate how to give feedback to oppose this particular rate proposal? Why was the “How To Protest” section in the smallest size print, with no paragraphs, bullet points, charts or numbered lists, unlike every other page of the eight-page notice? Should we be concerned that all written protests are accurately counted by district staff? Is it possible for the SFID to go back to the drawing board and present us with a revised rate proposal that all of us could support? K.C. Gavin, CURRENT RESIDENT OF FAIRBANKS RANCH, FORMER RESIDENT OF RSF COVENANT

Successes of the RSF Tennis Club Board in the Last Two Years I’d like to share a few successes of the RSF Tennis Club board after being told that some

Association board members want to hire a consultant to perform an analysis of the Tennis Club for $6,000. It piqued my curiosity given all the growth and successes of the Club. • The tennis board has worked countless hours the last two years to achieve our goals to make the Tennis Club a first-class facility. • Our membership is more engaged in events. We put on a two-day tournament that energized the tennis community. We would like to have it again this year to bring in funds for our Club and a portion going to the San Diego Rescue mission continuing our community outreach. • We want to start capital improvements to update our Club which was designed to feel like you’re entering someone’s home. Players from other clubs are in awe of the unique nature and environment of the Club. It’s unmatched. • We’ve increased our revenue line by restructuring pro, court and league fees. We have no debt and a reserve of over $200,000. • We are actively looking for a management team. We put in place an excellent part-time manager and getting the right team will only further our successes. • We have grown our membership which includes our highly successful Limited Sponsored Membership. Our 9-member board unanimously voted to renew the program this year. There are no documented complaints regarding these 25 members; in fact, we’ve had multiple compliments. They brought a new level of competition to the Club that was highly welcome. We were able to resurrect the men’s BB, A and AA leagues. In fact, we’ve had one (now possibly two players) buy a home here making them full members. • Our board has been working diligently with accounting, management and HR to update our compliance with the Davis-Stirling Act, also addressing some concerns by a few on the Association board. We continue to work with staff almost every day. • We’ve upgraded our website and web presence. • We’ve upgraded to high-speed internet to improve our billing capabilities with the Association office. • We have an outstanding junior program which includes coaching the Robert Rowe middle school team, largest in the state, with 63 students while providing exposure to first-class teaching pros and further the growth and future of tennis.

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It’s confusing with all we have achieved why hiring a consulting firm is a priority. I’d rather take the $6,000 for any of the above to continue our growth. We welcome a discussion about concerns and how we can continue to work together to further our successes. Our board is competent, capable and open. Christine Finkelson, TENNIS BOARD DIRECTOR

The Great Osuna Lie In 2006 the RSF Association board, responding to several Association member’s requests and in accordance with their Open-Space policy, purchased the 28-acre Osuna Ranch. The purchase price was $12 million ($2 million below the AMI appraisal) and included a 6,000-ft. residence, a horse boarding and training facility, numerous barns, outbuildings, pastures and riding rings. By purchasing this open space property it answered the #1 membership survey priority of “ keeping the rural feeling of RSF” and included the prize, the Osuna Adobe, built by the Silva family in the early 1830s and one of the oldest adobe residences in California. In recent months there have been several negative comments about this purchase and I hope that a brief recap of the events will put the issue to bed. One of the current buzz words in our community is transparency, and I am happy to report that this purchase was not only made within all of the guidelines of our community’s various rules and regulations but was also done with complete transparency. At an open Association board meeting, a committee was designated to study the purchase to see if it fit the criteria established by the Open Space Policy. That study was completed and reported on at a subsequent board meeting and to the Finance Committee. The entire community was informed by letter of the pending purchase and of a public meeting to be held at the Garden Club. After a long Q &A at the well-attended Garden Club meeting, it was explained that if there were objections or other concerns they should be addressed via letter to the board or a petition could be gathered with 100 signatures to force a vote of the community. At the end of the 30 days required notice of the potential purchase to the members, no letters were forwarded and no petition was filed against the purchase. Approximately one half of the payment came out of our Open Space Fund and the balance was funded by a loan to complete the purchase. Plans were quickly drawn up to sell the residence to hasten the repayment of the loan and plans were put into effect for the restoration of the Adobe. It was an important, well researched and thought out undertaking. The residence has SEE LETTERS, A21

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OUR READERS WRITE (CONTINUED) FROM LETTERS, A20 since been sold; the Adobe is now protected by an historic designation and is partially restored. The horse operation provides income of $30,000 to $50,000 a year making the property self-sustaining. It has been suggested that the purchase price was, “way too much.” This is simply not true. It was purchased for less than the appraised value and in competition with at least one developer whose intention was to build a housing development. The purchase also fulfilled the Association’s longstanding mission statement of “To preserve and enhance the historic rural character and ambiance of the Rancho Santa Fe Covenant Community.” That continues to be the Association’s mission statement to this day. Jack Queen

Political Signs a Sad Sight It would be funny, if not so sad, that the political signs placed on private property and littering (in my mind) our community are even being placed on RSF Association property. Judy Arendsee

Rancho Osuna acquisition done properly In the last two issues of the Review I have read not less than six misstatements about the acquisition of Rancho Osuna. In an attempt to highlight the openness of their proposed governance a Bloc has directly stated or implied that the Osuna acquisition was done without community input, discussion or vote. One of its supporters and a current RSF Association Director has echoed this statement. In fact, the 2006 acquisition of Osuna Ranch was purchased with what were then called “Open Space Funds” in keeping with policy (established in 1996) for the acquisition of property. In addition, Resolution 2006-106 for that purchase spelled out that prior to any acquisition, and in accordance with our bylaws, notice was sent to every member and, had 100 members submitted a petition in protest of the acquisition, the matter would be put to community vote. Simply put, 100 members did not protest the acquisition, and no vote was necessary. SHARON RUHNAU

and not a “ceiling”– who knows how high the price could really go. Most recently, the president of the board of directors is telling us that they will “...reassess...to secure some cost reductions.” No doubt these “cost reductions” will only be a pseudo-drop in price, after which it will predictably soar once again to new heights. Surely the RSF Association Board of Directors knows that the difference between $11 million and $15.8 million is an insurmountable deal killer. Had the board stuck with their original estimate, the price of $15.8 million would not have been enough of a stretch to cause a problem. But was feedback on this first estimate turning too many people off – would it have put the study vote in jeopardy? Did they decide to lowball the price, and then think we would all become so enthralled with the proposal that, with wagging tails, we would accept any ultimate price? Somebody would have to dig down deep into their psychological bag-of-tricks to come up with this strategy. Roller-coaster rides are wonderful at an amusement park, but there is no room for one that could put our community’s enviable financial stability into a devastating tailspin. While everyone will remember the nearby Crosby club’s bankruptcy last year, many Association members may not know that our own golf club went financially kaput in 1934 and was taken over by the Association. (By then, the club had already become a public golf course and remained so until the early 1960s). Should we expose ourselves to any risks that could lead to a repeat performance of that disaster? At this point I would like to ask the Association board of directors to suspend further consideration for this community-dividing white elephant, because of the enormous disparity between what we voted for and what they have since produced. However, the board remains so unswerving in their devotion to this babysitting venue/noise-making-machine that I won’t waste any column inches. Keep holding on...no doubt there will be lots more ups-and-downs on this non-amusement park roller-coaster ride that must be an incredible disappointment to the people who put their good faith into the study vote only to be completely let down, and has also served to further erode away what little credibility the Association Board of Directors has left. Rory Kendall, SWIMMING POOL COMMITTEE MEMBER COVENANT RESIDENT SINCE 1963

Roller-Coaster Ride

Some Things that are Wrong with the SFID Rate Proposal

Is anybody else getting nauseous from the roller-coaster ride that the price tag for the swimming pool has taken? Originally we were told that the price for the Covenant Club would be between $10 million and $15 million. When it came time to vote to study the project, the price was dumbed down to $9 million to $11 million. No explanation was given for the multi-million dollar discrepancy between these estimates. Of course the estimated price then zoomed to $15.8 million. This figure is expected to be a monetary “floor”

It appears to me three of the SFID Directors are being obstinate by refusing to consider the remarks of the other two directors and not requesting staff to get another rate proposal or two from the consultants. Why did the so-called consultants not give at least a couple of reasonable rate proposals that could be embraced by the entire board? Why did this same financial consulting firm not even recommend an across-the-board rate increase, as they had twice previously? Why didn’t district staff SEE LETTERS, A22

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OUR READERS WRITE (CONTINUED) FROM LETTERS, A21 even recommend an across-the-board rate increase as they did previously? Conflict of interest? This proposal increases rates over 40 percent for the smallest users to over 20 percent for the largest users, but reduces rates for a third of the single family residences. I ask this critical question: could one reason be why the three directors from Solana Beach refused to ask for alternative rate proposals is because this rate proposal personally benefits their neighborhoods? Can not these three directors from Solana Beach appreciate that their action — refusing to entertain alternate rate proposals — gives the appearance that they are favoring their own neighborhoods at the expense of other ratepayers? Finally...consider transparency, a term thrown around too easily these days. Tell me, how transparent does this feel to you? The California Constitution guarantees we can block this increase if 50 percent of customers send in a written protest. Back in March the SFID is quoted saying 7,500 written protests are required. False. SFID has to submit a correction to the newspaper. Actual number is 3,253. Did you think they did a transparent job of explaining how to send in a convenient written protest? Has it occurred to you that maybe you would like to send your written protest to a neutral third party for counting? Does the SFID website give a weekly tally of protests submitted? Do something about it, before these unfair rate increases get locked in..Tell SFID to give us a proposal that all five directors can support and that actually brings in the extra revenue the district tells us it needs. Send back this half-baked proposal. It seems the SFID needs our help to get out of their own way — losing money by selling local water at a price that is more than twice as cheap as it costs them to purchase. Know how much your bills might be next year with the increased meter, and increased water, and the “unknown” wholesaler pass-throughs? No. Any idea how high your bills will be in 2018? No. Don’t you also want to stand up for your rights? I turned in my written protest. May 18 is the deadline. Vinton C. Vint, M.D., FAIRBANKS RANCH

Repairing Misconceptions I have been a member of the RSF Tennis Club for 44 years and a member of the Tennis Club Board of Directors for five years. I will retire from the board in July. I do not represent the Tennis Club board, the content of this letter is my opinion. Over the last several years the Tennis Club Board of Directors has worked tirelessly to make the Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club a club of which we can be extremely proud. Tournament participation is up, social events have increased in frequency and participation, league participation has increased and our youth program is the envy of all the clubs in the area. Our community services and charitable offerings to kids has expanded enormously and the club was awarded the Outstanding Tennis Facility by the United States Professional Tennis

Association. As a result of these efforts we have 80 new memberships and our financial bottom line is in the black with comfortable reserves. Before leaving my position on the board I would like to set the record straight concerning a letter written by Scott DeGoler and read at a meeting by Association board member Mike Licosati. Though not an agenda item it was read without objection from the RSF Association Board of Directors. The letter had a few reasonable suggestions, most of which had already been addressed by the tennis board. But primarily it was a diatribe against our board containing false accusations, distortions of fact, unreasonable suggestions and false statements. Let me quote one sentence that sets its tone. “Furthermore, due to this negative leadership, the Tennis Club and Association will continue to lose membership, revenue and probably increase its liability from mismanagement.” Lose membership? Lose revenue? Check the record. I don’t know the purpose of Mr. Licosati reading the letter at the board meeting. It was picked up by a reporter who has the ethics to talk to other Tennis Club board members before publishing her/his report. Surely Mr. Licosati knew how difficult it would be to refute such accusations once they got this kind of publicity. He could have called any member of the RSF Tennis Club Board of Directors as the reporter did. Or simply walk down the hall and talk to the RSF Association Manager. Why didn’t he? Recently one of our Tennis Club members met a new RSF resident and invited her to join the Tennis Club. The new resident said she loved tennis but wouldn’t join because of the controversy surrounding the club. Are there others with this misconception? It is incumbent on the Association board to set things straight. RSF Association President Ann Boon should send a member, or a committee of members to our club, discover the truth then present the findings to the full RSF Association board for inclusion in the minutes. She must not put this aside. She owes it to your Tennis Club to set the record straight. Herbert Holmquist

Act Now to Stop the Massive SFID Water Rate Increases Thanks to hundreds and hundreds of fellow citizens in Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe and Fairbanks Ranch, protest forms are pouring in to stop the outrageous water price increases being pushed by Santa Fe Irrigation District (SFID) bureaucrats, over the objection of two of its five elected board members. Although we are on track to stop this money grab, we must have a total of just over 3,200 people to mail or hand deliver the protest form, by Wednesday, May 18. Tired of bureaucrats telling you that we have no water, when in fact our local water supplies are up close to 30 billion gallons since this time last year, and California’s largest reservoirs are so full that water is being spilled out to sea? Tired of them threatening you if you don’t comply with Jerry Brown’s politically motivated water restrictions? Tired of using less water, and

then being rewarded by being charged up to 80 percent more for it? Let’s send a message, not only to the local water bureaucrats, but to the entire State of California. Let’s make news! Let your voice be heard. Sign and return the protest form today. The form is available at www.rsfpost.com/sfid_protest_form Don Billings, SOLANA BEACH

Thank You for Reading My Letter If this issue of the Review is anything like the last one, I doubt many people will read my letter. There are far too many other interesting things going on around it. I am reminded of the Rudyard Kipling poem that begins something like: “If you can keep your head while all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you...” I would like to believe that, in a few weeks, we will get back to normal again. But, frankly, I don’t know what normal is anymore. I long for a new normal where we focus on the issues, stop calling people names, don’t keep scratching at old scars, and get on about the business of making this community as great as we all know it can be. I know people will accuse me of being part of the problem since I have publicly opposed the proposed Covenant Club project. I will admit that I sure wish the board had brought it to a vote in April as they were going to do until they found out how much it cost. That would have made this election a lot more focused on the issues that matter. And, as many of us have said over and over again, if they had chosen another location in the beginning, I think people’s position on the Covenant Club would have been different. I know mine would. But that is neither here nor there at this point. The reason I am writing today is to encourage you to vote. I know, it is only an election for a homeowners association board. It shouldn’t be that big a deal. But it is. And, if all of the sideshows around the election confuse you, just ignore them and vote your heart. Rancho Santa Fe needs everyone to make their voice heard in this election. Bill Johnson

Flip-flops and Trying to Take Credit for Others’ Ideas I probably have the dubious distinction of having attended more RSF Association (RSFA) board meetings than anyone in Covenant history. In last week’s “Review” one op-Ed author, an official member of PIC/former RSF Association Board President, indicated that boards [prior to 2014] had considered the possibility of bringing fiber to the Covenant and “...concluded that was not feasible due to insufficient customers to attract a provider.” 1. Exactly which board(s) considered fiber? 2. Specifically what potential providers did they consult? 3. Was there a community vote on the subject? If so, when? 4. Exactly how did a prior board(s) decide there was an insufficient customer base to attract a provider?

The same former RSFA Board President mentioned above, promoted using RSFA funds to pay for 50 percent of the cost of undergrounding utilities on a tiny section of Las Colinas. The project was approved over several members’ vehement objections. Who lives in this tiny section of Las Colinas? Answer: Another former RSFA Board President/PIC member, whose property value/esthetics were dramatically increased. The County and the RSFA had set up a priority list for which streets would be undergrounded in what order. The highest priority was assigned to the core of town. Somehow, the Las Colinas project jumped the cue, and received the 50 percent contribution. Is that good governance? In last week’s “Review” an open letter to the membership by one slate of candidates said: “We believe that all major capital projects, contracts and new debt should be brought to a community-wide vote.” Hmmm..., this dramatize flip-flop is unexplained, and the other slate has been saying this for ages. The same slate quoted above goes on to say: “We believe the Board needs to be inclusive in its processes” and “Observe, rather than ignore the open-meeting requirements of Davis-Stirling and our Bylaws.” Well then, why is it that this same slate seeks and accepts public endorsements from many, many individuals whose actions were the anthesis of being inclusive, did not bring major projects to a community-wide vote and violated Davis-Stirling on countless occasions? Another op-Ed author opined: “Typically PIC takes no position on board candidates and is not taking a position in this election.” Rarely did PIC have opposition so there was no need to endorse. As to PIC “...not taking a position in this election,” the PIC author should review his e-mails, and note that on the day the candidates appeared before PIC, another PIC member, on behalf of PIC, sent an e-mail, incorporating a HOG E-mail, endorsing the same slate. Individuals that disavow those they embrace are disingenuous. Lisa M. Bartlett

Inside The Machine — Then and Now This election is setting records. A first ever four-way alliance is dominating this election process. Is this good for regular members? This “block” approach is new ground. There are claims of independence, yet so much is done by the alliance. The machine says the current board has acted improperly. Then the alliance stumbled when they could not even keep the names of endorsers accurately, and many were upset about the misuse. There was no apology, but an error obviously took place inside the machine. Conflicting positions became the norm, as positions changed on major issues at the last minute. Is there any difference between positions now? Most are unsure. Activity by special interest groups is new. Does this present a new challenge, in which elected directors must recuse themselves when matters pertaining to the club or organization that backed them, come before the board? SEE LETTERS, A24

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OUR READERS WRITE (CONTINUED) FROM LETTERS, A22 Third, this election has been short but chaotic. Organization-based instead of issue-based. It is difficult to see how all the flip-flopping a week before ballots go out will lead to steady governance afterwards. But voters are getting a clear picture of a potentially confused style of governance. Beware of those who offer few specifics and may return to style of governance that failed members in the past. Mistakes were made when members were not given the chance to vote on major issues. If issues are decided only by the board, the IOU’s will be “called in”, and members will read of the board decision in the Review. In the past some long for, clever techniques were used to thwart membership demands for a vote. My favorite was an opinion from RSFA counsel the membership vote was only “advisory” and the board could make whatever decision it cared to, regardless of the bylaws. Another method was to send it to committee to die, or load the proposal with burdensome costs and assumptions, so as to make it unfeasible. There were too many episodes of malfeasance in the past to cover here. I saw it, and those complaining now saw it too. The complaints now, seem contrived and so ironic. Many members find all the yelping now about improper process and lack of inclusiveness a bit hollow, or even a deliberate PIC campaign plan, given the governance seen when those now complaining were in power. Perhaps some

processes of the current board have been too slow for some, but those attacking the board use calculated exaggeration. Where are their solutions? Solving the parking problem at the Post Office is about the only problem PIC has solved in the past 25 years of power. Members are too sagacious to be fooled by their yelping now. The current board is trying to represent all members as directors must, and is achieving results. Disregard the mud and confusion. Focus on improving the future, with thoughtful polite issue discussion between neighbors. Bill Strong (MEMBER SINCE 1985 AND RSFA DIRECTOR 2001-04)

Recall the Fat Cats at the Water Board The Santa Fe Irrigation District has been asleep at the wheel for years, it’s time to merge them out of existence. California has been in drought conditions for 40 years, did this catch them by surprise? Where are the gray water systems and rain catchers for new construction? The fat cats have been counting their benefits and cadillac pensions instead of developing policy. Their solution? Gouge the ratepayer without recourse. Of course we can protest the giant rate increases — only in writing! I suggest their future raises in salary, benefits and pensions require the same vote. Craig A. Nelson, SOLANA BEACH

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From the Desk of

Nick Krnich Last week I wrote about my support for Ann Boon, Kim Eggleston, and the great job the entire Board has done over the past two years to improve the Covenant. Laffer, Leheny, and Peay want to continue this trend. It is the primary reason I support them.

standard business accounting practices, and not addressing critical needs like cell phone service this Board has provided a path toward solutions, and in turn, a better quality of life and higher home values!

Just last week, for example, the fruits of this Board’s labor over how to solve our Internet woes came to Let’s get specific. fruition when they executed a deal that has already been recognized outThis week I was forwarded an email side of the Covenant as a model for that stated there is some conspiracy by those who have a significant finan- responsible negotiation. cial interest in the Ranch to “keep control of the Board.” And they are right! We all have a significant financial interest. Just look at the names on the endorsement list of Laffer, Leheny, and Peay. Like me, they have purchased homes and businesses in the Ranch and have a significant interest in our Board’s ability to improve the quality of life and property values for everyone. All we have invested in this election is pennies compared to what we stand to lose. This Board has performed! After years of us all complaining about poor Internet service, arguing about roundabouts, failing to implement

Dan McSwain - San Diego Union Tribune, front page May 6, “Granted, the members of the Ranch’s board seem a bit more sophisticated than your average city politician. But if this little government can build its system after being rejected by the standard business model, maybe big cities around here will at least be inspired to drive harder bargains with telecom monopolists.”

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From the Desk of

Nick Krnich Bringing the fastest future-proof Internet to the Covenant is just one example of the hard work the Board and its committees have been doing on behalf of our quality of life, and in turn, our financial dispositions. Here are a few more: The CDRC (aka “Art Jury”) meetings are open and decisions must be made based on reasonable guidelines for the first time allowing us to streamline our previously random process. Huge strides have been made in voter registration. Just two years ago under 50% of the members were registered. Today, over 80% of the members are registered! A top-to-bottom accounting and finance department audit has been conducted, with full accrual accounting and a three-part financial statement being implemented for the first time. The Board has refinanced, restructured, and renegotiated long-term debt obligations, saving us hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. The Board has reviewed and replaced our outdated liability insurance policy to remedy critical gaps in coverage. The Board has instituted regular schedule of review and bidding of vendors and service providers. After years of unchecked compensation increases, the Board has conducted a full review of human

resources, ensuring fair wages and responsible incentives programs. For the first time ever, the Board has disclosed our IRS Form 990 to the membership and cured deficiencies that would have opened us to potential tax liabilities. The Board updated our aging phone system and other Association infrastructure. Outside accountants, retained by the Board, discovered an internal reporting error. Both restricted reserves and “free reserves” for all the entities within the Association (General Services, Golf Club, Tennis Club and Osuna Ranch) appeared to have been miscalculated by approximately $1.6 million. This was the result of poor internal reporting practices over the years and has been rectified. On the Covenant Club, the cost of the proposed facility came in much higher than anyone anticipated. As a result, this Board has “stepped back” and asked its committees and staff, without spending anymore Association dollars, to come back with a more reasonable proposal before being put to the community for a vote.

Rather than just make a decision on its own, the Board asked members in a survey to indicate whether they wanted roundabouts or signals for three intersections in RSF on Paseo Delicias/Del Dios Highway. After years of Board refusal to resolve the issue of roundabouts versus stoplights and “kicking the can down the road,” members were finally allowed to weigh in by voting. The Board hired new legal counsel after having years of cost overruns. The Board now has in-house CPA’s to make sure we don’t repeat our mistakes from the past. Portions of the RSFA Bylaws have been reviewed and suggestions made to bring our bylaws up-to-date and improve our voting process. The proposed changes will be sent to the membership for a vote. The RSFA has joined the modern world and we now have a good website where members can find lots of useful information, including agendas and minutes for Board meetings and committees.

And the list goes on… My point is – this election is not about individual personalities or voting for a friend. It’s about the kind of representation we want. I am supporting the three individuals who are committed to a governance that will continue the momentum set in place by the current Board leading toward a better quality of life and financial outlook for us all. I hope you join me in my support for Rachel Laffer, Rachel Leheny, and Terry Peay. Nick Krnich, Publisher of the RSFPost.com

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FROM PROJECTS, A1 them with five for a net increase of three units. “From an aesthetic standpoint, there will be very little change from what the community experiences right now,” said Justin Suiter, president of Pasco Laret Suiter and Associates. The Covenant Design Review Committee (CDRC) approved the project on May 18, 2015 and ratified its past actions on April 26, 2016. Conditions added to the approval included a requirement to form a homeowners association to manage the common elements of the property, a prohibition of timeshares and short-term rentals, and that occupants and guests must first park inside the development. The Inn owns a total of 35 buildings in the village and the residences have historically been

available for rent. Over the years, the residences have been occupied by short-time members in transition in addition to a lot of long-term renters by choice. As for-sale, step-down housing has been described as a need for Rancho Santa Fe residents, JMI brought on Pasco Laret Suiter and Associates, a Solana Beach firm that has been working in Rancho Santa Fe for the last 40 years, to help explore its options. “We respect the Covenant, we understand the Covenant, we take a lot of pride in working in the Covenant,” Suiter said. “When JMI approached us three and a half years ago to look at this property we were very excited to be a part of this.” With the project, Suiter’s firm helped identify areas where future development could occur across The Inn’s 14 parcels in the

FROM HOFFMAN, A8 different light? Hoffman: I was lucky when it came to the media; I was never misquoted or misrepresented. You just always have to be prepared. How did you like our Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Club? Hoffman: Rotary is great! And I liked the Happy Dollars. Besides all the photographs people wanted with you, what stood out most to you about our club? Hoffman: A lady came up to me and

Covenant. Projects have been developed for The Orchard, The Grove and La Gracia Village sites and they are known collectively as The Residences at The Inn. Suiter said JMI had an informal presentation to the community last year and received “significant input” from the community, particularly on the Grove and La Gracia projects, raising questions about building density in the village. In the La Gracia Village pod east of The Inn, there are currently six buildings with 10 units and they would like to demolish them and rebuild with seven buildings with 20 units total. In The Grove, off La Flecha by the RSF Senior Center, there are three dwelling units currently and JMI would like to bring it to five (four new and keeping one existing). As those projects are more

appreciated the comments I made about Danny Boy — her dad sang at her wedding as well. That was nice. Last, but not least – “The Hall of Fame” – The number of ballots that I received on the first ballot was very exciting to receive as a mark, it bodes well. Trevor Hoffman is a baseball star, a busy dad and husband, a San Diego legend, an all-around gracious person and an honored Rancho Santa Fe Rotary guest. We hope to see him and his wife at our Taste of Rancho Santa Fe Oct. 11, 2016. — With our kindest regards, Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Club.

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complicated, requiring Covenant Modifications and approval from two-thirds of the neighbors, Suiter said they have decided to put those on the back-burner for now to build more support for them — they are proceeding with The Orchard where there was less concern and community input. “I know there’s been a lot of talk about the process,” Suiter said. “I look back on it and think to myself: ‘The process worked perfectly.’ We studied it, we identified a big area for a project, we went out to the community to get input and reduced our project to what we thought the community wanted to see. In my perspective, the process played out as it should.” As Suiter said, if JMI decides to proceed with La Gracia and The Grove projects, it will require the Covenant Modification, CDRC and Association board approvals.

FROM NETWORK, A1 environment.” Dan O’Connell, vice president of sales for the Philadelphia-based Hotwire, said that residential customers will have gigabite speeds over 100 times faster than the average U.S. broadband connection. He said Hotwire specializes in “white-glove customer service” and provides a one-stop shop for digital HD technology, high-speed data, telephone, security and Smart Home technology capabilities. Through the terms of the letter of intent, the Association will fund the full $13.5 million cost of the construction through Community Enhancement Funds and bank loans. Hotwire has committed to invest $5 million in additional revenue to design and build the network. The project will have to go before a community-wide vote for approval and, if approved, it would take nine months to complete construction. John Honker, consultant for Magellan Advisors, said the deal represents a “true partnership” and will be a community-owned network. The Association will own the physical infrastructure in the ground, however, the network will be operated and managed by Hotwire. The Association also receives a return on its investment through revenue sharing with Hotwire, sharing 50 percent from internet service, 5 percent from cable, 20 percent from phone service and 20

During public comment, one neighbor asked if there are any plans to improve the overflow parking situation on La Gracia near The Inn, which poses safety concerns for drivers and pedestrians. RSF Patrol Chief Matt Wellhouser said he has been working with the county on that issue for the past three months and the county will soon be striping the road so cars won’t be able to park there. Suiter said that separate from this project, JMI is considering adding a sidewalk on the south side of La Gracia. Due to the procedural problems with The Inn project, the Association board has hired Rick Engineering to perform an independent review of land use planning process and records for the last 12 to 18 months to see if there are any other issues.

percent from other services. Each customer that participates in a pre-sign up program will pay a one-time fee to connect their home and business to the network backbone: for gigabit internet service it would be $525, for gigabit-dedicated internet service it would be $1,500 and for 10 gigabit service it would be $2,000. Rancho Santa Fe will receive $525 of each connection fee to help offset the $13.5 million cost. As Honker said, they are looking to get 1,000 to 1,200 people to commit to sign up to the network before they put a shovel in the ground. Retail costs are estimated to be $129 a month for gigabit internet and $299 for the 10-gigabit internet service. Honker said the Association’s investment would be repaid in about 15 years. At the May 5 meeting, the board approved $50,000 for final design and engineering costs and directed the tech committee to begin developing an education and outreach program, aiming for the 1,200 customers to sign up as required by the letter of intent. Within the next three months the Association hopes to achieve the sign-up commitments and hold a community vote. It would be about an 18-month time frame for the service to be available if the project is approved. The Association has set up a website, rsfcommunications.com for people to sign up. The site also offers information on the project and a venue to ask questions.

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FROM TERROR, A4 beginning. She endured more than six months in the hospital, 38 surgeries and months of rehab. As a single mother alone in Israel, Evans drew strength from the kindness and support of strangers, who visited with her in the hospital and gave her family donations and gifts. As the world had adopted her and helped her through a “nightmare,” she wanted to give that back to others and fulfill the promise she had made to God. Now both a daughter of a survivor and a mother of a survivor, she became a public speaker and advocate for victims of terror, helping introduce victims to congregations and churches around the world. She was speaking in Switzerland in Carine’s hometown of Geneva in 2002 when Chitayat’s mother saw her, leading to Carine contacting Evans and bringing her to San Diego to speak. ‘This visit changed my life and inspired me to co-found, with Iris Pearlman, the Adopt a Family Foundation,” Chitayat said. The organization began in 2003 as a partner of Congregation Beth Am in Carmel Valley, but as it grew bigger it went off on its own, becoming a 501c3 non-profit. “This year we felt that it was time to bring Sharon back,” Chitayat said. “We wanted her to witness that the seed she planted had grown, that even so far away from Israel, there is a community thinking about them and ready to bring its support to victims of terror.” Evans said the organization has become bigger than she ever could have imagined and is amazed at what they have

accomplished and continue to do. Adopt a Family adopts a family a year and has embraced 14 families through its program. They have also undertaken projects that affect a larger population, especially children. Their efforts have focused on helping children suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, have sponsored alternative therapy sessions and refurbished playgrounds. Last month’s Adopt a Family fundraiser was the first time Monique spoke publicly about what happened to her. As Evans said, Monique “claimed her voice.” “They told her she would never walk and she walked. They told her she would never have children, she is now a mother to three children,” Evans said. “Monique is absolutely amazing with her spirit and warmth. She has a 65 percent disability and her leg is partially paralyzed but she is out there with a zest for life and doing all she can to conquer all of the hurdles put in her way.” She received a standing ovation at the event. “Of course, I wish what happened to Monique didn’t happen but it’s all a matter of what you do with it. I don’t ask ‘Why me?’ It’s a matter of how you deal with the cards you’ve been dealt,” Evans said. “I will never leave Israel. I love Israel and I fight for Israel.” She is the director of the non-profit Israel Public Diplomacy Program and she hopes to return to San Diego in the fall to help Adopt a Family expand its efforts. “We’re all small cogs in a big wheel and I believe the reason I came into this world is to make a difference,” Evans said. For more information, visit www.adoptafamilyfoundation.org.

FROM PROTESTS, A2 Solana Beach,” King said. “Everyone else is considered excessive users.” The rate study is based on the American Water Works Association’s standard manual on principles of water rates, fees and charges, industry standards of average daily demand and average load conditions. “Due to the fact that the rate proposal analysis was not bi-modal, these industry standards of average use result in more fixed costs being apportioned to larger properties. They can do it because that’s what the manual says but if it was a bi-modal analysis, there would certainly be people that were categorized as excessive users, but not all of us,” King said. “In my opinion that’s a flaw.” The three-year rate proposal based on a 9 percent a year increase, has rate impacts of 24.6 percent for the largest users to 46.8 percent for the smallest users while over 30 percent of single family residences will receive a 4.6 percent rate decrease.

“The only customers that are actually going to be bringing additional revenue into the district off of what today’s rates are, are the people who are probably using 155 units per billing cycle. And by their own charts there’s probably only 15 percent of the customers in this entire district that use those kinds of numbers,” King said. “They’ve given a rate schedule that makes (Rancho Santa Fe) the excessive users, so they’re charging you more but you happen to be the only people that are going to be bringing the extra revenue in.” “Those are some of the reasons why I’m going to be voting ‘no.’” Any homeowner can submit a written protest on the proposed rate increases, they just have to provide the location of their parcel by street address, parcel number or customer account number and include a signature of the property owner. Written protests may be submitted to P.O. Box 409, Rancho Santa Fe, 92067 or in person at the SFID office. E-mail or electronic protests are not valid.

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Panel offers tips to keep equestrians, animals safe BY ROCHELLE PUTNAM, RSF TRAILS COMMITTEE With the tragic April 29 accident where an elderly driver struck a horse and rider, killing the horse and causing massive injuries to a 61-year-old woman, it's an appropriate time to consider how we might avoid such incidents. Rancho Santa Fe is one of the finest equestrian communities in the country, with over 50 miles of private trails. The trails are for Association members' use only and many residents in the community own horses and keep them at home, at the local Rancho Riding Club or the Osuna Ranch. Almost all of the trails cross streets, and many trails run adjacent to roadways. Unfortunately, while many crossings are well-marked with horse crossing signs (such as the one where the rider was struck on April 29) quite a few crossings are less obvious. With our winding, tree-lined roads the best way to avoid an accident of any sort is to drive more slowly and to pay attention. There are many conditions that may not be apparent to you as a driver. With respect to horses, as a reminder, California Vehicle code specifies in Division 11, Chapter 3, Article 3, “Caution in Passing Animals: The driver of any vehicle approaching any horse drawn vehicle, any ridden animal, or any livestock shall exercise proper control of his vehicle and shall reduce speed or stop as may appear necessary or as may be signaled or otherwise requested by any person driving, riding or in charge of the animal or livestock in order to avoid frightening and to safeguard the animal or livestock and to insure the safety of any person driving or riding the animal or in charge of the livestock.” If a rider on horseback indicates to a driver of a car that the driver needs to slow down or stop to avoid a problem then the driver needs to respond appropriately. If the driver fails to respond and an injury occurs, the driver may be found liable for any and all damages that flow from the accident.

Quite often, as equestrians, we signal to drivers to please slow down (and on occasion to stop), and while many are very courteous, we are shocked almost daily by drivers that are disrespectful and either pass by too fast or too close to the horse (or both!), creating dangerous conditions for everyone. The Trails Committee would like to offer these safety tips to drivers as they come across horses on Rancho Santa Fe's roads: 1. Please slow down, and give the rider(s) as much room as possible. If you are on a street and the sight lines permit, proceeding slowly around the horses is appropriate. Many drivers give only a slim margin as they speed by horses, and don't realize that the horses could easily spook into the roadway and endanger horse and rider as well as the vehicle and its occupants. 2. If a horse or group of horses is waiting to cross a road, and it is safe to do so (particularly near the riding club and golf course where there are multiple equestrian/pedestrian crossings), please stop and let them pass. Sometimes it's difficult to cross these roadways without a driver courteously offering to stop. Waiting for horses to cross the road doesn't take that long, and gives everyone a moment to relax and enjoy the day! 3. As you pass horses, even if you have slowed down or stopped, please be careful not to accelerate rapidly by — often the noise of the accelerating car or truck engine is enough to startle the horses. 4). In general, as you are negotiating our winding roads, please respect the speed limits. Often cars whiz by both pedestrians and equestrians, and don't even realize how close the safety margin is. Inattention, such as talking on a cell phone or texting, compounds the danger, and in addition to being against the law, is unsafe at any speed. Discourteous and dangerous drivers are the minority here in this community. A big thank you to all of our neighbors who do slow down, or stop and offer safe passage! We greatly appreciate the friendly gesture.

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events. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events devoted to ideas worth sharing. Maya has also been a dancer for 14 years. She dances with North County Dance Arts, mostly ballet and jazz, but plans to learn ballroom, contemporary and swing dancing. With a goal to be an engineer, in the fall, she will start at Stanford University. “I’m trying to go to college to get the skills that I need to improve the world — to change something about the world and make sure we can be doing it the best we can,” said Maya, who encouraged young students to consider engineering and discover their passion. “Do stuff that you are interested in,” she said. “I took classes that I was interested in. I wasn’t worried about inflating my GPA and I wasn’t worried about taking classes that would look best to colleges. I took stuff that I thought would be super cool and I would learn a lot.” For more about Aluminum Narwhals and the summer camp program, visit team3128.org.

Canyon Crest Academy’s third annual Robotics Summer Camps are set to return July 5-Aug. 5. During the five weekly sessions, first- through eighth-grade students will build and program robots, and at the end of each week, participate in a mini competition where they form alliances and test their contraptions. In the process, campers learn the basic principles of engineering, design and programming with the help and instruction of high school counselors from various robotics teams. “If I had this camp in middle school, I would have built these robots and competed in competitions and thought this was super cool,” Maya said. “It would have been another two or three years of experience I could have had.” Although much of her time has been devoted to the Aluminum Narwhals, Maya also serves as president of the school’s Gender Sexuality Association. Additionally, she has helped organize the school’s TEDxYouth

RANT WITH RANDI BY RANDI CRAWFORD

Carolina...out of its mind?

eutsche Bank is cancelling a planned expansion that would have added 250 jobs in North Carolina. Paypal cancelled plans to open a new global payment center in Charlotte, which was expected to bring 400 new jobs to the city. Stephen Schwartz, the Tony Award-winning Broadway composer, halted all productions of “Wicked.” Lionsgate cancelled an eight-day production shoot. Thirteen planned conventions have been cancelled and 29 more are on hold. What do all of these companies have in common? The North Carolina HB2 (House bill 2), the Public Facilities Privacy and Securities Act, which requires people, specifically transgender people, to use public restrooms, according to the biological sex on their birth certificate. In other words, if you were born a man, with male “parts,” you are required to use the men’s room. If you were born a woman, with female parts, you are required to use the women’s room. This bill is causing a national debate and creating an economic tsunami in North Carolina. Adam Silver, the commissioner of the NBA, issued a statement about the 2017 All-Star Game. He said they will “yank” the NBA All-Star game from Charlotte if the state doesn’t change its controversial anti-LGBT laws. He is quoted as saying, “We’ve been, I think, crystal clear a change in the law is necessary for us to play in the kind of environment that we think is appropriate for a celebratory NBA event,” Silver told reporters. Bruce Springsteen said, “The bill is an attempt by people who cannot stand the progress our country has made in recognizing the human rights of all of our citizens to overturn that progress. Some things are more important than a rock show and this fight against prejudice and bigotry — which is happening as I write — is one of them. It is the strongest means I have for raising my voice in opposition to those who continue to push us backwards instead of forwards.” So, let me get this straight. If I don’t agree with Bruce, I’m pushing our country backwards? I know he’s the Boss, but come

on? That’s not fair. Now my good friend, on the other hand, believes that I’m looking at this all wrong. From her point of view, Bruce is simply exercising his belief in equal rights for all people. He chooses not to do business in that state, and that’s his right. Look, I realize that he uses his fame and does a hell of a lot of humanitarian work, but when your band member says that this bill is spreading an “Evil virus,” that’s serious hyperbole. In fact, I consider myself to be a very open person. I’m a live and let live kind of gal. I don’t call police if a neighbor is having a loud party, and I don’t judge people by their lifestyle. Yet this law doesn’t make sense to me. I look at the reality of grown men using women’s restrooms and it’s a hard pill to swallow. I don’t discriminate against anyone, and never have. But at some point, we have to use basic common sense. I personally feel that big companies, media, and celebrities who have a platform are bullying us. What about the silent majority that doesn’t want a 60-year-old man in a woman’s restroom with their 6-year-old daughter? Or a high school-aged boy who has gone through puberty, in the girls’ locker room when they are in the shower after PE? Where did open discussion and dialogue go? Apparently, I’m a bigot if I don’t go along with the “Celeb cause du jour” or choose to question the issue? Look at Curt Schilling. ESPN just fired him for sharing a meme on Facebook that was demeaning to transgender people, calling him “Transphobic.” Curt’s response, “ A man is a man no matter what they call themselves. I don’t care what they are, who they sleep with; men’s room was designed for the penis, women’s not so much. Now you need laws telling us differently? Pathetic.” My friend is right about one thing: This is a bigger issue than the HB2 Bill. But it offends the hell out of me when anyone implies that I’m racist or a bigot because I disagree with his or her POV. What say you? Email me at www.randiccrawford@gmail.com.

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Pennington acknowledged that the RSF Association unknowingly did not have proper permits with the county for the Village Vibe events on the green. “We discovered through creating activities on every other Saturday in the village that were welcoming to families and residents of all ages, that not only were they incredibly successful but that these parks at the heart of our village are not zoned for active use other than six times a year,” Pennington said. “No one within the entities we’ve been working with as we’ve been planning had that knowledge. Once that was discovered we delved into figuring out a permitting approach that would allow for events and activities that are welcoming to all residents of Rancho Santa Fe to continue in the village but to do so in a way that is appropriate and permitted. That’s what we’re working on now.”

committee has also held several meetings, including a January roundtable with business owners, and is conducting research and constantly engaging with stakeholders. Some vocal residents have expressed a “distrust and dislike” toward their community engagement but Pennington said their goals remain to transition events from the green into the village, to participate in Fourth of July festivities and Rancho Days, and host Celebrate Osuna, an upcoming community event on Saturday, June 11 on the ranch with an authentic barbecue, and a variety of activities. RSF resident Rory Kendall expressed his dislike of the Village Vibe’s efforts and questioned why the Vibe events were shut down for two weeks due to permit issues.

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Solana Santa Fe STREAM Festival

STREAM (Science Technology Research Engineering Arts Math) Festival was held April 27 at Solana Santa Fe Elementary School.

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Solana Beach’s North Coast Rep announces 35th season ‘Hedda Gabler’ marks artistic director’s 100th production

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BY KRISTINA HOUCK A staple of Solana Beach and North San Diego County for more than 30 years, North Coast Repertory Theatre is ending its 34th season on a high note and entering its 35th year with a combination of fan favorites and local premieres that’s sure to please its patrons. “It started out as a very small organization and over the years, it’s grown and grown and grown,” said Artistic Director David Ellenstein. “We have built a reputation for doing really high-quality work.” With “Way Downriver,” an adaption of William Faulkner’s 1939 short story, “Old Man,” currently on stage through May 15, North Coast Repertory Theatre is also in rehearsal for its next show, the classic, “Hedda Gabler.” Although the second to last show of the season, the play will mark a particularly significant milestone for Ellenstein. It will be his 100th production at North Coast Repertory Theatre. “I can’t believe I’ve been here as long as I have,” said Ellenstein, who has served as North Coast Repertory Theatre’s artistic director for more than 13 years. He started with the theater in January 2003. “It marks a very large body of work, which is a neat thing to have behind me, but I’m always looking forward.”

Richard Baird and Sarah Fetgatter in “Way Downriver.” Written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, “Hedda Gabler” weaves a tale about a woman trapped in a loveless marriage who is driven by a need for power and freedom. Directed by Ellenstein, the show also marks the debut of a translated script by local Ibsen scholar Anne-Charlotte Harvey. The play, which originally premiered in 1891 in Munich, will open June 1 and run through June 26 at the theater. As artistic director, selecting the theater’s plays is just one of Ellenstein’s responsibilities. But he wasn’t thinking about his 100th production when he selected “Hedda Gabler.” Ellenstein has to plan each season well in advance.

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North Coast Repertory Theatre recently announced the schedule for its 35th season. And as soon as “Hedda Gabler” opens, Ellenstein plans to get started on the following season’s lineup. “When we close our final show, we’re in rehearsal for the first show of the next season,” Ellenstein said. “We have no off-time here.” The 34th season comes to a close with “Ain’t Misbehavin,’” which captures the golden age of jazz in 1920s and 1930s Harlem. The show runs July 13 through Aug. 7. Committed to promoting theater arts, North Coast Repertory Theatre produces seven main stage productions each season. The nonprofit

organization also offers a holiday show, four shows from its theater school, and about two dozen special events and variety nights. “We are extremely busy,” Ellenstein said. When selecting each season’s lineup, Ellenstein tries to include a little bit of everything, from classics to comedies. “I put together as eclectic a season as I can because I like to keep it varied and changed up so we never do anything that’s the same,” Ellenstein said. “I really try to mix it up. It’s like putting a jigsaw together when I pick a season.” North Coast Repertory Theatre’s 35th season starts in September with A.R. Gurney’s “The Cocktail Hour.” The comedy, which originally premiered in the 1980s at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre, explores the world of upper-class families in the Northeastern United States. The play runs through Oct. 2. “It’s a charming play that I’ve always liked, so I thought that it was a really good way to kick off the season,” he said. The theater’s second show will be Neil Simon’s “Laughter on the 23rd Floor,” a comedy about Simon’s early career as a writer for Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows.” The play will run Oct. 19 through Nov. 13. “It is perhaps Neil Simon’s funniest play,” said Ellenstein, who is acting in the play. “It’s got many, many belly laughs in it.” A finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize, “Marjorie Prime” by Jordan Harrison is next in the theater’s lineup. The play is set in the near future, a time when artificial intelligence has reached new SEE THEATRE, B19

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RSF native ‘Remy’ Weinger follows passion and opens her first art gallery in La Jolla Jenny Craig praises her granddaughter’s impressive work ethic BY KELLEY CARLSON With several entrepreneurs in her family tree, it’s only natural that Remington “Remy” Weinger would be inspired to branch out with her own business. The 24-year-old artist recently opened her first gallery in La Jolla, which showcases her colorful paintings and fine art photography. Weinger has some strong role models to look up to when it comes to succeeding as a business owner, including her grandmother, weight-loss, weight management and nutrition company founder Jenny Craig of Del Mar. “Being an entrepreneur, she (Craig) gave me motivation to be successful,” said Weinger, who also lives in Del Mar. “She said to do what you love, and that things have a way of working out.” “Remy reminds me of myself at 24 years old,” Craig said. “I, like Remy, was never afraid to risk failure when success depended on my own efforts and willingness to do whatever it takes to

achieve it. While growing up after the Great Depression at a time when most women spent their time in the kitchen, I had dreams of creating my own business, going out in the world and ‘making it.’ Remy is fiercely independent and secure in her judgment in much the same way as I.” Weinger’s artistic path began at a young age, while growing up in Rancho Santa Fe. “Ever since I could hold a paintbrush, creating art, my parents (Duayne and Michelle Weinger of Rancho Santa Fe) always encouraged me,” she said. But it was during her first photography class at Francis Parker School, when she was a seventh-grader, that it “clicked,” she said. “In painting, you use a lot of water with acrylics,” Weinger explained. “There’s something satisfying about the liquid process … watching (images) appear.” Weinger graduated from Parker in 2010, and attended various schools that allowed her to work in different mediums and gain experience, which included The Art Institute of Chicago, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and San Francisco Art Institute. She received a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of San Diego in February 2015.

Michelle Weinger, Remy Weinger and Jenny Craig After college graduation, Weinger worked for interior designer Brittney Pearson of Rancho Santa Fe. One of her jobs was to create a commissioned 5-foot painting for a client’s living room. “I enjoyed it so much, that was my ‘a-ha’ moment, that I could do it for a living,” Weinger said. She started focusing on creating art on a large scale, which she said “made a

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Heady topic for young actors in new show

‘A Piece of My Heart’ tells stories of female Vietnam vets FROM NORTH COAST REP REPORTS hen the high school-age actors step on the North Coast Repertory stage to tell the stories of six women who served in the Vietnam War in “A Piece of My Heart,” the audience will likely be filled with many who know little of the harrowing history of the women who served in Vietnam and one who lived it — and inspired the play. Highly decorated U.S. Army Veteran Doris “Lucki” Allen, who inspired the character “Steele” in Shirley Lauro’s 1991 play, will be on hand Thursday, May 19 and Friday, May 20 for talk-backs after the performances. Allen, who volunteered for Vietnam service in the Women’s Army Corps (WACs) at age 40 and retired 30 years later after a distinguished career in military intelligence with the rank of CW3, has called the character of Intelligence Office Steele a true portrayal of her three tours in Vietnam and “A Piece of My Heart” “a masterpiece.” Lauro’s play, which is suitable for middle school ages and up, follows Steele and five other women through their enlistment, tour of duty and return home to a not

always so grateful nation. It’s based on Keith Walker’s oral history of 26 women who served, including nurses, Red Cross workers and WACs. “This story is so important to remember because often the women who served were not considered vets — they were written off,” said director Siobhan Sullivan Crews. “With all that is happening around the globe today — and especially with the 22 women now approved to serve in combat leadership roles — I think it is important to remember those who initially paved the way. “This show is definitely a labor of love for me. I was in a production of the show in 1995 and it changed my life,” said Sullivan Crews, who also directed and acted in “A Piece of My Heart” at Mo’olelo Performing Arts Company in San Diego in 2005. “That was the first time I realized how powerful a tool theater was in bringing social awareness and responsibility to a community.” To ensure authenticity and help her teen-age actors understand the complex material, Sullivan Crews brought in former military nurse Susan Farese to teach the cast about nursing, her overseas experience in Korea, and the intensity of the

generations … to teach us, remind us, celebrate and/or convey history and the fact that females were not regarded well — appreciated, valued, etc. — in Vietnam or afterward, and that they also suffer from PTSD, drug and alcohol issues,” she said. “They endured early losses, provided nursing care to patients with tragic, horrific medical injuries, and experienced death at such young ages.” The timing of the production is apt, running on Armed Forces Day May 21 and a week before Memorial Day. The audience is asked to bring a small care package of personal hygiene items to donate to a shelter for homeless vets. A performer playing guitar and singing Vietnam-era songs in the café will accept donations to help homeless vets, as well. DARIN FONG

Danielle Serbin, Maia Zelkind, Avalon Greenberg Call, Micah Fong, Ruth Ann Burgess and Amara Young portray Vietnam Veterans in a North Coast Rep Theatre School production of ‘A Piece of My Heart.’ female Vietnam veteran experience. (Adding to the authenticity, Sullivan Crews added that, “Our WAC and Navy Nurse uniforms are actually from the early to

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‘A Shining Knight’ at The Bishop’s School

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A Shining Knight” swept onto the Bishop’s campus, bringing with it great food, fine wine, music and an atmosphere of “clean modern chic” for The Bishop’s School’s annual party with a purpose held April 16. The event was co- chaired by current Bishop’s parents Alexandra Johnson of Rancho Santa Fe and Katherine Lobo of La Jolla. Featured at the patron event was lead singer of the English Beat, Dave Wakeling, who performed. Each year, The Bishop’s School Auction raises approximately $1 million in direct support of the school’s Student Financial Aid and Faculty Professional Growth Programs. More than 20 percent of the current student body receives approximately $3 million through the financial aid program. For more information, visit www.bishops.com.

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Local resident Danny Berk a smash on Snapchat BY ROB LEDONNE It’s an overcast Wednesday afternoon and local resident Danny Berk, 22, is currently working on his latest Snapchat sponsorship deal with Jack in the Box. The corporation recruited Berk, a star on the social media application, to help hawk their burgers and fries. “My Snapchat is all about entertainment and making people laugh,” Berk explains of his presence on the app. “I initially downloaded it as a joke.” Since downloading, Berk has turned into a nationally-known Snapchat influencer and his account has a massive following eager for Berk’s frequent updates. With his positive and sunny personality on full display, Berk’s many fans fawn over everything from his travels around the country, to his interactions with brands, or even his forays with surfing in North County. “I’ve been surfing since I was 12 and am obsessed with it,” Berk explains of his other passion. “I was doing some really big surfing contests and living the dream, traveling between Panama, Costa Rica and El Salvador.” However, while Berk was good, he explains “You gotta be winning to make good money and it was just hard to win.” Enter Snapchat. At first Berk was a hit among his small circle of friends for his inventive account, but after being inspired by other popular Snapchatters who turned the application into a career, he started to expand his horizons. “I thought, why not me? So I went for it,” he says looking back at his humble beginnings. It wasn’t until last April when, after attending a professional surfing contest in Bali, Berk arrived back in North County and his

following took off, largely thanks to a Business Insider article that named him one of the “Top 13 Snapchatters You Need To Follow.” That coup led to bigger and bigger things, including getting recruited by AOL to host a Snap-centric web show and collaborating with other popular users of the application. “After that a couple Snapchatters started reaching out to me and I became good friends with them and we started working together. It’s crazy how nice the community is.” Not only has Berk collected an array of fans, but he’s become an esteemed member of the digital community. At last April’s Shorty Awards, which honors the best digital creators in the country, Berk was nominated for “Snapchatter of the Year.” In addition, he’s regularly teaming up with brands as varied as the previously-mentioned Jack in the Box (a representative from which he randomly met in Del Mar on Dog Beach,) and Zillow (for which he’s working on a “very exciting project”). While he’s showered with support, Berk admits that some of his surfer friends “still don’t get it.” Laughs Berk, “They’d say, you’re making money off Snapchat? How is that possible?” His parents, meanwhile, are hip to the application and even post Snaps of their own. “They’re very supportive. My dad sometimes even gives me ideas.” For now, Berk is enjoying his Snap-success and is hoping it leads to even bigger things. His main goal throughout it all? “I want to keep making good content.” Add Berk on Snapchat using his username: DannyBerk.

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Village Church Preschool Mother’s Day Sing

other’s Day was celebrated with lots of love, hugs and songs at the Village Church Preschool last Thursday and Friday. The preschoolers played the drums, triangles and egg shakers while singing and dancing. Moms and grandmas enjoyed some refreshments with their children after the performance.

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EVENT BRIEFS 2016 Fiesta del Sol in Solana Beach to be held May 21-22 The 2016 Fiesta del Sol in Solana Beach will be held Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22, from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Admission is free. The event offers a wide variety of musical events, arts and crafts, great food, kids’ activities and more. The Fiesta del Sol is presented by the Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with the Belly Up and the City of Solana Beach. The Fiesta del Sol takes place adjacent to Fletcher Cove in Solana Beach, within the area bordered by South Sierra Avenue and Acacia Avenue. The Fiesta del Sol opens each morning at 9 a.m. with the arts and crafts fair and closes each evening at 9 p.m. after the conclusion of the last musical performance. Fore more information, visit www.fiestadelsol.net

Madeleine Pickens to speak on mission to save ‘Wild Mustangs’ Del Mar Seacoast Republican Women Federated will host Madeleine Pickens at a Politics and Wine reception on Thursday, May 19, at the Del Mar Country Club from 6 to 8 p.m. Pickens will be the guest speaker with a lecture and film about her mission to

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Encinitas Foodie Fest to be held May 21 The Encinitas Foodie Fest will be held Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Lumberyard, Encinitas The Encinitas Foodie Fest is an annual event that features sustainable locally sourced food, artisanal products and premiere San Diego talent. Proceeds from the festival support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The event is a Wabisabi Green

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Course at Chabad Jewish Center of RSF explores lessons from Biblical stories How do we beat burnout, gain perspective when our judgment is clouded, and make progress on the goals most important to us? The newest course from the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) offers an interesting twist to dealing with these common challenges—an approach that examines the stories and characters of kings and prophets. Beginning Wednesday May 18 at 7 p.m., Rabbi Levi Raskin of the Chabad Jewish Center of RSF will conduct the six sessions of the JLI course, “Strength and Struggle: Lessons in Character from the Stories of Our Prophets.” “’Strength and Struggle’ is a journey in which we gain insight into our own struggles by examining the lives of inspiring biblical heroes and antiheroes,” said Rabbi Levi Kaplan of JLI’s headquarters in Brooklyn, NY. “For many, it will fill an important gap in knowledge in the area of biblical history, and it provides fascinating wisdom from the Talmud and 3,000 years of Jewish literature, to help them deal with life’s struggles on the road to becoming more effective people.” “Strength and Struggle” spans six eras in biblical history, to acquaint participants with

the nuances of the Israelites’ earliest history and intimate details, as seen in the lives of many of its beloved characters, including David, Saul, Ruth, Jephthah, Elijah, Elisha, and Jonah. “The course is filled with eternal lessons for life—of struggle and triumph, courage and humility, hope and resilience,” explains Rabbi Levi Raskin, the local JLI instructor in RSF. “If you’ve ever wanted to meet King David in person, this is about as close as you’ll come.” Like all previous JLI programs, “Strength and Struggle” is designed to appeal to people at all levels of Jewish knowledge, including those without any prior experience or background in Jewish learning. All JLI courses are open to the public, and attendees need not be affiliated with a particular synagogue, temple, or other house of worship. Interested students may call 858-756-7571or visit wwwjewishRSF.com for registration and for other course-related information. JLI courses are presented in RSF in conjunction with the Chabad Jewish Center of RSF.

EcoFest Encinitas to be held May 15 Are you ready for EcoFest Encinitas? Presented by North County Eco Alliance, it’s a celebration of community and green ways of living, and this year’s 10th annual event promises to be bigger and better than ever. SEE EVENTS, B11

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Mainly Mozart Concert held at RSF Garden Club

he Mainly Mozart Spotlight Chamber Music Series held a concert at the RSF Garden Club May 1. The evening of chamber music featured Steven Copes on violin, Hsin-Yun Huang on viola, Peter Wiley on cello, David Shifrin on clarinet, David Jolley on horn and the incredible Anne-Marie McDermott on piano. The evening featured pieces by Beethoven and Dohnanyi. For more information, visit www.mainlymozart.org.

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Patty Queen, Judy Flanagan

Diane Ooms, Hanna Hanlin

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EVENT BRIEFS (CONTINUED) FROM EVENTS, B9 The site is Coastal Roots Farm, a nonprofit community farm and education center on Quail Gardens Drive that is dedicated to making connections with neighbors and the land. On May 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., you can see an Eco Car show, ride an E-Bike, visit a Tiny House, take a farm tour, and check out over 100 eco-friendly businesses offering hands-on demonstrations. You can also feast on Green Cuisine, sample craft beers (if you’re over 21), let your little ones explore Kids’ Planet, and enjoy inspiring music and dance performances all day long. Coastal Roots Farm is located at 450 Quail Gardens Dr. Visit www.ecofestencinitas.org. — By Lonnie Burstein Hewitt (for a story on the event, visit, www.encinitasadvocate.com).

Lagoon Day celebrates opening of River Path Del Mar Extension The San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, the San Dieguito River Park and the City of Del Mar are celebrating “Lagoon Day” on Saturday, May 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Highlight of the event is the opening of the extension of the River Path Del Mar, a new trail that helps visitors get an up-close look at the beautiful San Dieguito Lagoon. Free family festivities begin at the Birdwing Open Air Classroom, including a bird walk with Buena Vista Audubon Member John Haddock (9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.); hands-on fun activities for everyone in the family include learning about the fish, birds and animals of the Lagoon and making seed balls and creating art from specimens collected at the Lagoon. From 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. there’s a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Grand Avenue Pier followed by a celebration, hosted by Vigilante Brewing Co., from 1p.m. to 3 p.m., west of the Grand Ave. Pier, featuring craft beers, local wines, delicious food and live music. Attendees will be among the first to walk this trail! Important addresses: the Birdwing Open Air Classroom is located at 15699 San Andres Dr. in Del Mar; the Grand Ave. Pier is on San Dieguito Dr. 0.3 miles east of Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar; the celebration is at 2201 San Dieguito Dr., Del Mar. For more information: www.sdrp.org

Donate gently used golf equipment and clothing to help kids Donate gently used golf equipment and clothing at The Santaluz Club May 21 and May 22. Donations will be accepted at front gate. Members may drop off donations in the golf shop. The donations benefit the children served by Pro Kids | The First Tee of San Diego. The Pro Kids’ mission is to challenge underserved youth to excel in life by promoting character development, life skills, and values through education and the game of golf. The Santaluz Club, 8170 Caminito Santaluz E, San Diego, CA 92127

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Touch A Truck benefit to fights kids’ cancer is May 22 at CCA No one is too young or old to enjoy San Diego’s Annual Touch A Truck. On Sunday, May 22 at Canyon Crest Academy in Carmel Valley little drivers will line up to fiddle with the turn signals, push every dashboard button in sight, and honk the horn to their little hearts’ desire in every type of vehicle imaginable. And best of all, 100 percent of admission ticket sales and vendor profits go directly to childhood cancer research and clinical trials. Touch A Truck is considered the largest car show just for kids. Yes, kids are literally given the green light to touch, sit behind the wheel and honk the horn in dozens of vehicles ranging from construction, emergency, off-road, delivery, hot rods, and military. Besides getting to sit in the driver’s seat of a construction rig or fire truck, there is entertainment galore everywhere you look. Sponsors provide fun games and give aways, local kid-friendly businesses share their wares, and a legion of Star Wars characters are on hand for some of the best photo-ops ever. In the sky, the Mercy Air Ambulance crew will make a fly-by, land at the event and give tours of the helicopter. The inspiration for Touch a Truck San Diego is Max Mikulak who at the age of 3 was diagnosed with stage IV, high-risk neuroblastoma. Following successful frontline therapy, Max went into remission and started to return to normal life within a year. Unfortunately, like most kids with stage IV neuroblastoma, his cancer returned. He bravely fought the disease until he passed away, forever seven, in August 2008. In Max’s honor, his parents founded Max’s Ring of Fire (MROF), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping fight kids’ cancer and supports an innovative neuroblastoma research and clinical trials consortium that includes doctors and researchers from UCSD and Rady’s and 30 other children’s hospitals and research sites nationwide. Event hours are 10a.m. to 2p.m. on Sunday, May 22. More information, event photos and tickets are available at www.TouchATruckSD.com or call 858-621-3473.

Earl Warren Middle School’s Spring Arts Festival Earl Warren Middle School will host its Spring Arts Festival on Thursday, May 26, from 5:30-8 p.m., at Earl Warren’s “Seahawk Village.” Attendees will enjoy Earl Warren’s first ever musical Dear Edwina, Jr., by drama students--bring your beach chairs to reserve a seat. Entertainment will also be provided by Symphonic Band and Guitar classes and art will be on display from Studio Art and Digital Art students. This is a fundraising event for the Visual and Performing Arts Department; while EW students get in free to the event, there is a $5 suggested donation for all other attendees. There will be food trucks on campus for dinner purchase.

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Dr. John Eastman speaks at Freedom Frontline event

he Freedom Frontline Speaker Series hosted Dr. John Eastman at its April 26 event held at the Hilton San Diego/Del Mar. Eastman discussed the “Constitutional implications of executive actions, birthright citizenship, current Administration, immigration policies and commitments to super-national organizations embedded in trade deals.” Eastman is the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service and the former Dean at Chapman University’s School of Law. He is the founding director of the Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence and has appeared before the Supreme Court in more than 100 cases of constitutional significance. Radio show host Mark Larson served as the event emcee. For more information, visit FreedomFrontline.com.

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Remy Weinger painting in Aspen. Eventually, Weinger settled on a space at 7863 Girard Ave., Suite 109, in La Jolla. She noted that the Village has a significant number of art galleries, there’s a sense of community among the artists, and it’s a destination location for people from all over the world. “It’s been great — I’m getting so much feedback,” Weinger said. Currently, she sells paintings

and photographs, but said that eventually she would like to expand to include mediums such as installations and sculptures. Most of Weinger’s photography is captured on film, although she occasionally works in the digital format, and the pictures are a range of subjects — everything from street and portrait to animals, landscape and food. Weinger said she loves “accidents” such as light leaks and dust spots, and often incorporates them into her work. Weinger also embraces “mistakes” in her paintings, creating around drips and splatters. She is best known for her colorful works, but also uses pastels and black-and-white. Much of Weinger’s painting is done in her gallery space, and passers-by will often see her working next to the window, as she pulls nine-hour days on a daily basis. Her most recent works have been inspired by her photographs and memories of her experiences, and it’s not unusual to see her working on six or seven paintings at one time. Craig praised her granddaughter for her work ethic. “I’ve learned over the years that talent alone won’t necessarily result in material success,” Craig said. “I’m sure most of us know people who are very talented in their skills, but could not turn that into a successful career. It takes

hard work, determination and passion to succeed, and the willingness to do whatever is required — things like working long hours and sometimes being willing to pass up invitations for fun events with friends, or not spending hours texting or on phone calls. Remy keeps her mission in view, and as I heard my dad say many times, ‘She keeps her nose to the grindstone.’ I am very proud of what Remy has accomplished, and perhaps the

thing I am most proud of is the woman she has grown to be: a woman of character. That’s the way she conducts her business, with hard work, honesty, passion and dependability. All that coupled with natural talent is the best recipe I know for success. “Because of the times in which I grew, opportunities were few. I am so happy that young people like Remy who are willing to work hard, focus and not quit until their end goal is achieved, have

the opportunity for inordinate success in their endeavors. She is the granddaughter most grandmothers wish for. I am so proud that she’s mine.” Weinger hopes that her hard work pays off, as her goal is to sell her works worldwide. The Rmington Weinger Art Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information, go to remingtonweinger.com.

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surface materials for flooring, countertops, and walls. Appointing architectural details, such as moldings, staircases, railings, builtin bookcases, and entertainment centers are details integral to the structure, while fixtures, cabinetry, appliances, and hardware are part of the furniture that will influence your overall budget and stylistic outcome of your home. Cost, style, and quality are three of the many factors that come into play when shopping for materials for your home building project. Therefore, it is best to plan carefully for this in your initial budget, as there are broad differences in prices for these materials. Our strategy at GDC is to appoint the entire project prior to breaking ground. Creating allowances in this design stage is critical to maintaining your budget and will provide for a cohesive design and smooth schedule. Whether your project is a traditional or contemporary style home, the material choices that contribute to the overall style of your home are endless. So let’s start from the

ground up and pose the question. How does you choose a floor surface? When shopping for flooring of any kind, you can visit showrooms to view completed floor sections and take samples home for review. This is true of wood, stone, tile, and laminate flooring, which all come in different surface finishes, colors, species, and price points. Characteristics vary dramatically with flooring, but durability, scale, and pattern are key factors to consider when appointing this material throughout the home. Today many homeowners are electing to put wood in the kitchen areas, as a continuum of the living room; however, tile and stone surfaces are more commonly used for their durability. Depending on your preference, tile and stone materials come in multiple sizes, finishes, and colors. There are many options to choose from, and these materials are often tied into wall and countertop selections in the bath and kitchen areas. A primary design consideration when selecting a floor, no matter what material you

choose, is the pattern. Wood planks come in sizes from 2 – 8” wide by 4’ – 10’ in length. Engineered wood, which is a 1/8” veneered wood species adhered to a board, comes in board lengths and can also be selected in a variety of patterns, such as herringbone, parquet, Versailles, and other decorative designs. Tile and stone flooring are typically found in a square format, although oblong, rectangular, and decorative shapes are also available. Here the application, size, and configuration of the room play an import role in the selection process. Scale is also an important characteristic to consider when selecting materials for your floor. Depending on the room, flooring should be considered as the base of your interior design, and the proper scale of decorative pattern, size, and shape are critical. In the next column, we will look at how interior architectural features contribute to the overall design and look of your home. For further information you are welcome to call us at 858-551-5222.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-009768 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. LYYVE b. Turide Located at: 1286 University Ave., #852, SanDiego,CA92103,SanDiegoCounty. Mailing Address: 1286 University Ave., #852, San Diego, CA 92103. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Aymen Elsalim, 1286 University Ave., #852, San Diego, CA 92103. This business is conducted by: an Individual. The first day of business was 04/01/2016. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 04/07/2016. Aymen Elsalim. RSF486. Apr. 21, 28, May 5, 12, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-010231 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. 4S Ranch Homecare Located at: 16927 Silver Crest Drive, San Diego, CA 92127, San Diego County. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Orlando Novicio, 16927 Silver Crest Drive, San Diego, CA 92127. This business is conducted by: an Individual. The first day of business was 03/01/2016. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 04/12/2016. Orlando Novicio. RSF484. Apr. 21, 28, May 5, 12, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-010554 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Mesa Management Group Located at: 8374 Allison Ave, Ste. B., La Mesa, CA 91942, San Diego County. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Depot

Registered Owners Name(s): a. Depot Noodles, LLC., 8374 Allison Ave, Ste. B, La Mesa, CA 91942, California. This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. The first day of business was 02/19/2016. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 04/15/2016. Jory Wolf. RSF485. Apr. 21, 28, May 5, 12, 2016

Diego, CA 92104, San Diego County. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Daniel L. Meltzer, 2603 32nd St., San Diego, CA 92104. This business is conducted by: an Individual. The first day of business was 04/29/2016. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 04/29/2016. Daniel L. Meltzer. RSF488. May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-011475 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Gabrielle Benot b. Femage Located at: 12664 Carmel Country Rd., #75, San Diego, CA 92130, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 13223 Black Mountain Rd., ste. 1, San Diego, CA 92129. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Femage, LLC., 12664 Carmel Country Rd., #75, San Diego, CA 92130, California. This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. The first day of business has not yet started . This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 04/26/2016. Julia Cox, Manager. RSF487. May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-012402 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Blue Pools and Spa Located at: 16102 Via Madera Circa, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92091, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 16102 Via Madera Circa, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92091. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Blue Pools and Spa, LLC., 16102 Via Madera Circa, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92091, California. This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. The first day of business has not yet started . This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 05/03/2016. Devon Hegerman, President. RSF490. May 12, 19, 26, Jun. 2, 2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-011373 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Touch of Class Photos Located at: 1555 Palomarcos Ave., San Marcos, CA 92069, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 1555 Palomarcos Ave, San Marcos, CA 92069. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Adolfo Estrada, 1555 Palomarcos Ave, San Marcos, CA 92069. b. Tressa Espinoza Estrada, 1555 Palomarcos Ave, San Marcos, CA 92069. This business is conducted by: a Married Couple. The first day of business has not yet started . This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 04/25/2016. Adolfo Estrada. RSF491. May 12, 19, 26, Jun 2, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-011733 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Indigenous by La Rue Imports Located at: 1840 Queens Way, Vista, CA 92084, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 1840 Queens Way, Vista, CA 92084. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Brittany La Rue, 1840 Queens Way, Vista, CA 92084. b.John La Rue, 1840 Queens Way, Vista, CA 92084. This business is conducted by: a Married Couple. The first day of business was 04/11/2016. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 04/27/2016. Brittany La Rue. RSF492. May 12, 19, 26, Jun 2, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-012734 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. PRC Engineering Located at: 4035 Oceanside Blvd., #D32, Oceanside, CA 92056, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 1515 S. Melrose Dr., #4, Vista, CA 92081. Registered Owners Name(s): a. Oscar Ramirez, 1515 S. Melrose Dr., #4, Vista, CA 92081. This business is conducted by: an Individual. The first day of business was 05/06/2016. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 05/06/2016. Oscar Ramirez. RSF493. May 12, 19, 26, Jun. 2, 2016 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-012028 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. Optimal Consulting SD Located at: 2603 32nd Street, San Diego, CA 92104, San Diego County.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 2016-012293 Fictitious Business Name(s): a. San Diego Jewelry & Loan Located at: 861 6th Ave #110, San Diego, CA 92101, San Diego County. Mailing Address: 861 6th Ave, #110, San Diego, CA 92101. Registered Owners Name(s): a. SDJ&L, Inc., 861 6th Ave, #110, San Diego, CA 92101, Nevada. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. The first day of business was 08/25/1992. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on 05/03/2016. Cynthia Barman, President. RSF489. May 12, 19, 26, Jun. 2, 2016

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The Inn at RSF hosts Kentucky Derby Party

he Inn at Rancho Santa Fe hosted a Derby Party at its Library and Huntsman Whiskey Bar May 7. The event included a buffet prepared by the Morada culinary team, croquet on the front lawn, live entertainment by Steven Ybarra and a live viewing of the Kentucky Derby, including the Run for the Roses. Attendees were encouraged to participate in the best dressed contest for ladies and for gentlemen. Carol Bader Design was on hand with hats, swag and models. Additionally, Woodford Reserve featured a special derby bottle during the event.

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RSF Art Guild presents ‘Masterpieces for Mom — A Pop-Up Gallery’

he Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild held receptions May 6 and May 7 at the Rancho Santa Fe Plaza in Encinitas. Featured artists included Richard Chandler, Cindy Klong, Toni Williams, Terry Alden, Ron Spelman, Jeffrey R. Brosbe, Margot Wallace, Maribel Moses and more. The Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild is a 501(c )(3) organization. Its purpose is to embrace the visual arts, provide exhibit space, enhance community awareness and foster artistic skills. Visit ranchosantafeartguild.org PHOTOS BY MCKENZIE IMAGES

Paige with mom and artist Kim Doherty

Board Secretary and artist Carole Slief Dowling

Board member and artist Cindy Klong Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild Co-President Ruth Evans with her art

Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild Co-President Allison Harding with her art

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Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild Vice President Margot Wallace with her art

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Modern Mother’s Day Tea

. Ann Brizolis & Associates and Joy Bancroft hosted an afternoon tea in celebration of Mother’s Day at the Bancroft Estate on May 4. Guests enjoyed a delicious, traditional tea buffet, including French macaroons and champagne Bellinis, catered by The Bridges. Guests were given a signed copy of the book “Instant Mom,” written by actress Nia Vardalos, star of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” For information regarding the Bancroft Estate, call K. Ann Brizolis & Associates at 858-756-4328.

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Christine Geldien joins Rancho Santa Fe-Village Office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties With lifelong ties to the community, Christine Geldien has joined the Robert Santangelo Real Estate Group in the Rancho Santa Fe-Village office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties as a REALTOR-Sales Associate. “Real estate has been in Christine’s family and is an interest she is now pursuing wholeheartedly,” branch manager Liz Piccolomini said. “She has a seasoned background as an insurance claims adjuster and manager of a wellness center, offering clients more than 15 years of refined professionalism, attention to detail, and customer service that extends from contractual negotiations to their personal well-being.” “My grandparents have lived in Rancho Santa Fe since the 1960s, and I have visited and enjoyed this area

Christine Geldien all my life,” Geldien said. “I have been drawn to this community based on my grandparents’ and their friends’ stories of their lives, business, property owned, and love of this region. “I excel at client management, communications, computer, and written skills. My time as a wellness retreat manager expanded my client skills further by learning how to listen to their desires and

FROM THEATRE, B2 heights, and lifelike robots provide companionship for the lonely. Also a San Diego premiere, the play will run from Jan. 11 to Feb. 5, 2017. “It’s really interesting and it’s really good,” Ellenstein said. “My audience will be intrigued by it.” Ellenstein will then direct Tony Kushner’s “The Illusion,” which was adapted from Pierre Corneille’s 17th century play, “L’Illusion Comique.” The play will run from Feb. 22 to March 19, 2017. “It’s a romantic, magical, swashbuckling and fun journey through a father’s search for his son,” explained Ellenstein, who once starred in the play. “It’s a very theatrical and exciting adventure — really what the theater does great.” On April 12, 2017, North Coast Repertory Theatre will open “Travels with My Aunt.” Four actors tackle more than 20 roles in the play, which is based on a novel by Graham Greene. The play will run through May 7. “It is funny and witty and unusual and unexpected,” said Ellenstein, who decided to direct the play after seeing a revival of the show in New York last year. In May 2017, the theater will present “The Spitfire Grill,” a musical based on a film by Lee David Zlotoff and directed by Jeffrey Moss. With the book and music by James Valcq, and the book and lyrics by Fred Alley, the musical is about the journey of a young woman just released from prison who decides to start her life anew in a rural Wisconsin town. The show will run May 31 through June 25, 2017. “It’s a simpler, charming, funny musical set in a café in rural Wisconsin,” Ellenstein said. “It’s got beautiful music. I’m going to need great singers for it because it’s great music.” The season is set to close with the San

needs on a emotional, mental, and physical basis.” A Rancho Santa Fe resident, Geldien enjoys live theater, hiking, kayaking, animals, reading, writing, painting, photography, dinner parties with friends, and cooking with family. She especially enjoys spending time with her grandmother. Geldien can be contacted at 714-588-8290 mobile, 858-756-7899 office, cgeldien@bhhscal.com, at the Rancho Santa Fe-Village office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties located at 6027 Paseo Delicias, Suite E, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067, and www.bhhscalifornia.com. For more information, visit www.bhhscalifornia.com. To learn about career opportunities, call 858-523-4940.

Diego premiere of Nagle Jackson’s “At this Evening’s Performance.” The play is a comedy about a bohemian theatre troupe that performs in an Eastern European police state. The show will run July 12 to Aug. 6, 2017. “It’s just very funny and over-the-top,” Ellenstein said. When Ellenstein became artistic director, two of his three goals were to establish North Coast Repertory Theatre as a professional-grade operation, and join the Actors’ Equity Association, which promotes fair pay, working conditions and benefits for actors and stage managers. Ellenstein achieved these goals within his first two years at the theater, but still has a goal to build a new home for the organization, which is currently housed in a 194-seat venue at Lomas Santa Fe Shopping Plaza. “We have outgrown this theater in every way possible,” Ellenstein said. “We are exploding it. It just doesn’t house us anymore. We’re too big for it.” Ellenstein hopes to eventually have two theater spaces — a 350-seat theater and a roughly 175-seat second space for more intimate productions. Until a new home is found, however, North Coast Repertory Theatre will continue to do what it does best. “I enjoy lifting the quality of life in the community,” Ellenstein said. “I get great satisfaction about the joy that I bring to the people that come to the theater. The patrons that come here are passionate and enthusiastic about what we do.” North Coast Repertory Theatre is located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive in Solana Beach. For more about the theater or to purchase tickets, call 858-481-1055 or visit www.northcoastrep.org. Business spotlights are developed through this newspaper’s advertising department in support of our advertisers.

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