May 2014
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Volume 1 – Number 6
Radical transformation planned for Carlsbad mall David Ogul Seaside Courier
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arlsbad’s Westfield Plaza Camino Real – the first fully enclosed, regional shopping mall in the county when it opened in 1969 – will undergo a radical transformation that includes leveling the roof and
modernizing the center with an upgraded mix of retail stores and entertainment options, under plans submitted by the Westfield Group to city officials. The remade, upscale, outdoor mall will be renamed Westfield Carlsbad when construction is completed, perhaps as early as 2016. Westfield hopes to take
See MALL page 19
Study: Some 50,000 military children may need help Rick Rogers for the Seaside Courier
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Master guitar MAKER never forgot his roots
David Ogul Seaside Courier
Andy Powers was about 8 years old when he tried making his first guitar. It fell apart while he was tuning the strings. “It didn’t work,” Powers said with a laugh. “I didn’t realize how complicated it was, how much went into the structural design of the instrument.” No matter. Today, the Carlsbad resident known for his craftsmanship in building guitars and ukuSee GUITARIST page 10
new landmark study details the hurdles facing thousands children of injured service members in San Diego and beyond. “Study on Children of Seriously Wounded Service Members” examines the social and psychological challenges facing more than 50,000 children nationwide whose parents were injured in Iraqi or Afghanistan. Commissioned by the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation and conducted by the University of San Diego’s Caster Family Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Research, the See MILITARY page 15
Campaign for district attorney gets testy Jeremy Ogul Seaside Courier
A District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis
fter narrowly defeating incumbent Paul Pfingst in 2002, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis sailed through the 2006 and 2010 elections unopposed. Now, nearly 12 years into her tenure as San Diego County’s
top prosecutor, two challengers are waging campaigns to oust her. One is Bob Brewer, a former prosecutor who has spent the past 32 years in private practice specializing in civil litigation and white-collar defense. The other is Terri Wyatt, a career prosecutor who tallied more than 26 years as a deputy district attorney before
retiring last fall to run against her former boss. Both argue that Dumanis has become too political and say that her 2012 campaign for mayor of San Diego underscored a lack of commitment to the job of district attorney. Dumanis counters that she See Campaign page 9
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COMMENTARY
Sea Creatures: Lessons from Matt Kivlin Chris Ahrens for the
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s kids, most surfers from my generation felt we had invented modern surfing and that those who came before us were mere posers on heavy, wooden planks. Of course, our assumption was wrong, but try telling that to a teenager. I began surfing in earnest in 1962, and there were only a few surfers left from the days of what they called “wooden boards and iron men.” I quickly befriended one of them, Dale Velzy, who opened my mind to the generation before mine, where he, Bob Simmons, Joe Quigg and a man named Matt Kivlin ruled a balsawood wonderland. Simmons was dead, Quigg was moving to Hawaii and Kivlin was several years out of the lineup, in pursuit of a career in architecture. Once in a while, an old-timer would mention Kivlin as an advanced surfer and board builder, but most of what I heard of him came from Miki Dora interviews, where Dora, one of our heroes of the early ‘60s, mentioned Kivlin for his genius of style, something Dora pretty much copied before we all copied him.
One such “move” is a minor adjustment referred to as the “nose tweak,” where a surfer lightly presses their nose between the thumb and forefinger. Another Kivlin fan was Kathy “Gidget” Kohner, whose stories of surfing Malibu one summer would become a popular book by her father, Frederick Kohner, followed by a feature film of the
same name, Gidget. And it was Gidget, which I saw in 1959 that turned the switch for me and thousands of other “boomers” who would soon find their way to the sea in order to ride waves and create stories of their own. Eventually Gidget became a friend and I absorbed to her surf stories, some of them about this Kivlin guy she knew from Malibu. Matt Kivlin would often hitch rides to the beach and be picked up by the Kohner family in the mid ‘50s. Eventually Kivlin, who built some of the best balsawood boards of the era, made a shorter,
narrower and lighter board for the “girl midget” (Gidget). The guys, who quickly realized that shorter and lighter boards led to more maneuverability on a wave, borrowed that board and others like it. This, in turn, eventually led to a shortboard revolution that has continued to this day. It’s been over a decade since I met Matt Kivlin at a mutual friend’s house in Malibu. He was, at 70 years old, fit, agile and alert. When I asked him about his star student, Miki Dora, he hesitated a bit. Dora was a controversial figure who had ostracized much
of the surfing world that looked up to him, and Kivlin didn’t want to say anything negative about him. Nonetheless, he offered two anecdotal gems. Since the first does not reflect well on Dora’s character, I promised Kivlin I would not retell it in print. He had no problem with me retelling the other, however. In old-school longboarding there are a number of nonfunctional poses, from the way a board is carried to various exaggerated postures like arches and rail grabs. One such “move” is a minor adjustment referred to as the “nose tweak,” where a surfer lightly presses their nose between the thumb and forefinger. Kivlin mentioned that he once had a sinus infection and was clearing his nose while riding a wave. The next time he saw Dora ride a wave, he noticed him doing the same thing, and the nose tweak was born. This non-functional salute for longboarders became a staple, much as the surfer’s prance did for shortboarders decades later. Matt Kivlin passed away quietly in March. There were no paddle-outs to celebrate his life, and no big features in the surf magazines. Still, his legacy continues in those who enjoy smaller, lighter surfboards and others of us who have inadvertently copied his style.
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Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo will be celebrated in style – and a day early – at La Colonia Park in the heart of Solana Beach’s Eden Gardens. The Solana Beach Cinco de Mayo Community Fiesta on Sunday, May 4, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the park at 715 Valley Ave. This alcohol-free community event will offer many exciting cultural opportunities for the whole family. Scheduled performers include Mariachi Orgullo de San Diego (from 1 to 3 p.m.), followed by a professional Ballet Folklorico dance group. Piñatas; game booths with prizes; Mexican craft booths; face painters; and fun jumps for the kids will also be available, along with plenty of authentic Mexican food. Free vision and health checks will be provided by the Del Sol Lions Club.
Insurance rate report card Carlsbad and San Marcos residents have some of the lowest automobile insurance premiums in California, according to a new report by the personal finance social network WalletHub. The report says Carlsbad is the eighth least expensive and San Marcos is ninth, both more than 10 percent below the state average. Santa Maria is the least expensive, more than 21 percent less than the state average. The most expensive is Glendale, nearly 44 percent higher than the norm. The rates fluctuate based on a variety of factors, from geography and driving record to gender and race. WalletHub said it compared premiums offered by seven of the largest insurance providers in the state’s 100 largest cities.
Bocce tourney raises $50,000 The Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary Club raised more than $50,000 at its recent 18thannual Turf Bocce Tournament to help fund the Rotary Club’s charitable activities. More than 300 people attended the tournament, where 108 teams competed on 32 bocce courts laid out on the Del Mar Horse Park’s Grand Prix Field. Other attendees played pick-up games just for the fun of it as courts became available. Solana Beach Mayor Tom Campbell and Councilmember Dave Zito prevailed over Del Mar’s Mayor Lee Haydu and
Councilmember Al Corti in the annual bocce challenge between the two cities. Katie Butler Litsey and husband Mike Litsey won the tournament by beating second
place winners Paul Butler II (Katie’s brother) and Matt Hurley. Both teams donated their winnings to their favorite charities.
Grauer School gala WalletHub reported that the average premium in San Diego County was $1,194, ranking 35th of the state’s 58 counties. The cheapest was San Luis Obispo County at $1,013. The most expensive was Los Angeles at $1,584.
Tickets remain for The Grauer Gala 2014 on May 10. The Saturday night celebration includes dinner and dancing, a hosted bar, silent and live auctions and entertainment from Grauer student performers. The gala is set to run from 6 to 11 p.m. Information can be obtained at (760) 944-6777 or (760) 274-2115. The Grauer School is at 1500 El Camino Real in Encinitas.
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Summer Solstice in Del Mar
The Del Mar Summer Solstice celebration is set for June 19 at Del Mar’s Powerhouse Park. Sponsored by the Del Mar Village Association, the event will run from 5 to 8 p.m. and includes music, a silent auction and plenty of food from more than 20 Del Mar eateries. Summer Solstice’s silent auction is one of the Del Mar Village’s largest fundraisers. A portion of proceeds will benefit the Challenged Athletes Foundation Operation Rebound Del Mar Surf Clinic, providing opportunities to the physically disabled, including bringing beach-friendly wheelchairs to the community of Del Mar. Other proceeds from the
event will go to benefit the Del Mar Village Association, a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing the vitality of the historic Del Mar Village.
Tickets cost $75 per person; advance purchase recommended. For more information, visit www. delmarmainstreet.com.
A book and a Barth movie bows out
The Del Mar branch library has a new program called Print Goes to the Movies in which participants choose a book that has also been made into a movie. Club members read and watch these before the next month’s get-together where participants share lively discussion and light refreshments. The group gathers the second Friday of each month at 2 p.m. Upcoming dates and books/ movies to be discussed are:
May 9: “The African Queen” by C.S. Forester. June 13: “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen. The Del Mar Branch Library is at 1309 Camino Del Mar. For more information, call the library at (858) 755-1666.
Mayor Teresa Barth will not seek to retain her post when it becomes an elected position this November. “After months of discussion with friends and family, I have decided not to run for re-election,” Barth wrote in a recent weekly newsletter she emails to constituents. “When I first ran in 2006, I said two terms (8 years) were appropriate for local office. However, the addition of a voter elected Mayor added a twist to my previous position. While many people have encouraged me to run for Mayor, I stand by my original commitment to my family and the voters to only serve two terms.” Barth is now in a job-sharing arrangement for with Councilwoman Kristen Gaspar for the largely ceremonial post.
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Former Carlsbad official lands in Napa
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ohn Coates, the former Carlsbad city manager who abruptly resigned for undisclosed reasons last fall, has taken a new job as director of the Parks and Recreation Department with the city of Napa. The Carlsbad City Council placed Coates on paid leave Oct. 31, citing an undisclosed “personnel matter.” Coates submitted his resignation but remained on paid leave through
early March of this year. Napa began a nationwide search for a new parks and recreation director last November and offered Coates the position in late December, according to documents posted to the Napa city website. He began work there on March 17. “I’m really humbled and honored to have this position,” Coates said at a March 19 Napa Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. As Carlsbad city manager, Coates was paid an annual salary of $220,500 plus additional compensation. Data available from the city of Napa show that Coates’ predecessor in the Parks and Recreation Department was paid an annual salary of $150,000. Coates lived in the San Diego region for 12 years before his move to Napa, working previously as parks director for the cities of Santee and Carlsbad.
Napa Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission member Wes DeBow asked Coates at the March 19 meeting what his biggest challenge was in Carlsbad. Coates responded that it was keeping up with the city’s responsibilities to residents in the face of “a philosophy at the policy level” to cut costs and operate as frugally as possible. He noted a consultant’s report that the city could save a significant amount of money by outsourcing its park maintenance labor. “At the end of the day they made a decision not to do that , and it was because they recognized the value of how the work was being done internally and the flexibility they had,” Coates said. DeBow also asked Coates about his greatest triumph in Carlsbad. Coates said the city’s ability to come together and achieve things in the face of that challenge was the most significant triumph. “We were able to get people to be very inventive and very creative and reinvent the way they did work,” he said.
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iraCosta College will soon have a new interim president and superintendent. The college district’s Board of Trustees recently appointed Dr. Dick Robertson as interim superintend ent/presid ent to replace Dr. Francisco C. Rodriguez, who is leaving to become chancellor of the Los Angeles Community College District. Robertson’s appointment takes effect June 1. Robertson has served as the MiraCosta College vice president of student services since 1987. In 2007, he also simultaneously served as MiraCosta College’s acting president and interim vice president of instruction. Robertson began his career in 1971 as the student activities director at Butler County Community College in Pennsylvania. He went on to serve as dean of students and
dean of instruction before being appointed vice president of MiraCosta College. As vice president, Robertson directs a comprehensive student services program that includes admission, counseling, financial aid, minority recruitment, intercollegiate athletics,
health services, student activities and government, and a host of other activities. He also has served as president of the
California Community College Student Service Administrators Association and vice chair of the Commission on Education Policy for the Community College League of California. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from College of Wooster, a master’s in college student personnel, and a doctorate in administration and higher education, both from Michigan State University. “The board felt very comfortable with the appointment of an internal candidate to serve in the interim capacity due to the strength and experience of existing leadership at the college,” said MiraCosta College Board of Trustees President David Broad. Robertson will serve as interim president until the college hires a permanent president. The district has opted to hire an executive search firm for the permanent superintendent/ president position. The goal is to hire a superintendent/president in the fall 2014 semester.
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EDUCATION
Letter from the Superintendent Local math instructor’s Rick Schmitt Superintendent SDUHS District
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he Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have been developed based on the National Research Council’s Framework for K-12 Science Education and in close alignment with the Common Core State Standards. NGSS includes three dimensions: (1) Science and Engineering Practices, (2) Crosscutting Concepts, and (3) Disciplinary Core Ideas. As compared to current California Content Standards for Science, NGSS includes much more integration with mathematics and engineering, much more connection between science disciplines, and a greater emphasis on depth over breadth within science disciplines. NGSS is similar to Common Core State Standards in that (a) it is a set of standards, not a prescribed curriculum; (b) it emphasizes depth and application over breadth and coverage; (c) standards build coherently from kindergarten to 12th grade; (d) literacy and communication integrate directly into course content; (e) they are designed to prepare students for college, career, and citizenship.
California officially adopted NGSS as the state science standards in September of 2013
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California officially adopted NGSS as the state science standards in September of 2013. The California Department of Education has planned a threestage phase-in. The San Dieguito Union High School District (SDUHSD) will take a gradual and multi-year approach toward implementation: ● 2014-15: Awareness & Staff Training ● 2015-16: Transition & Staff Training ● 2016-17: Implementation While NGSS recommends integrated science classes (instead of disciplinary classes) for grades K through 8, California has established two pathways for middle school science classes. One pathway would approach middle school science in an integrated manner with standards relating to Life Science and Physical Science being taught together in an integrated fashion over a two year sequence (7th & 8th grade). The second pathway would continue to teach middle
school science standards in two separate stand-alone courses (7th grade Life Science and 8th grade Physical Science). During the 2014-15 school year, SDUHSD Science teachers and curricular leaders will study both pathways and will choose which to pursue moving forward. The new standards do not call for or recommend that high school science course pathways change. As with our transition to the Common Core State Standards, SDUHSD will take a slow and measured approach to implementing NGSS. We will emphasize ongoing professional development for teachers and we will develop and adopt highquality textbooks (digital and/or traditional) and other instructional materials aligned with NGSS. In the coming year we will conduct a number of public meetings at our schools and in conjunction with our feeder elementary districts to inform our students and families about the changes inherent to NGSS. For more information, visit www.nextgenscience.org or www. cde.ca.gov/pd.
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iraCosta College instructor Julie Harland’s math videos have officially gone viral. Harland has reached the 3 million mark on her YouTube channel, where she has posted nearly 1,000 of her self-made math videos. Harland’s math videos have attracted attention from around the world regularly receives emails, letters and postings from students and teachers thanking her and letting her know her math videos have made a difference in their studies. “I’ve also got some cool, fun videos that show you easy ways to do arithmetic. The videos are used by K-12 and college students, as well as by anyone wanting to pass the G.E.D., those needing brushups, or anyone at any age simply wanting to learn or have fun. I’ve also heard from many retired people,” says Harland. “I like to share knowledge and make math lessons available to everyone— why limit it to my classroom. I enjoy the feeling that I’m helping people understand math—It’s like turning on a light bulb.” Harland graduated from Vista High School where she taught
Julie Harland after earning her bachelor’s degree in mathematics and teaching credential at UC Santa Barbara. She went on to earn her master’s degree in applied mathematics at UC San Diego before joining the MiraCosta College faculty in 1987. She also has written her own books and continues to write her own materials, which she uses in her classes at MiraCosta College in conjunction with her videos. “I want students to know that math is everywhere. What they learn is how to problem solve. They can be good at math—all it takes is practice—I want them to know they can do it.” Harland’s website is at yourmathgal.com
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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Redefining the museum experience Jen
Van Tieghem Seaside Courier Music Writer
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ux Art Institute puts it out in black and white that its mission is to “redefine the museum experience.” From the moment one sees the Lux facilities, it is abundantly clear it is doing just that. Tranquility envelops the property, which consists of both a newly remodeled educational pavilion and an artist pavilion. The grounds are immaculately landscaped with each plant’s name clearly labeled with its name – just one example of the learning environment existing both indoors and out at Lux. For those unfamiliar, like myself, it is an inspirational treat to find a place such as this nestled into the hillside above San Elijo Lagoon. Upon touring the bright and spacious classrooms of the educational pavilion, I felt the urge to pick up a brush or canvas. And soon enough I just may. Adult educational programming is on the horizon. Plus, the offerings for youngsters will continue and expand. Aspiring artists of all ages will put the dynamic space to good use as summer art camp, workshops, after-school classes, and more roll out. In addition to the classrooms,
the education pavilion also houses a digital lounge, ceramics/wood-working room, and a large backyard area for outdoor classes, community events, and more. But a beautiful, well-planned space is only as good as the people in it. I may have gotten just a sneak peek, but every individual I encountered at Lux was vibrant and welcoming. Communications and Events Manager Collette Murphy Stefanko and her staff were all hard at work the day I visited preparing for the opening of the new pavilion. Amidst the organized chaos, I was greeted with open
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arms by these people with a clear passion for what they’re doing. On my tour, Murphy Stefanko relayed information about the new building and programming, described what spaces would become, and shared her enthusiasm for the campus and exhibits. Once I’d seen the nearly readied education pavilion, I was treated to the artist pavilion. Unlike any museum I’ve seen, it not only showcases artwork but the artist as well.
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artist pavilion (only $5) include two visits. The idea behind this is that patrons will visit at least twice during a residency and see how the work progresses. Mäkilä, for example, had already created one new painting during his “in studio” Artist Jarmo Makila painting at Lux time and was in the midst of a It was stunning to sculpture project. This interactive spirit of the find the resident artist, Jarmo Mäkilä, was artist pavilion mirrored the working on a painting inviting and informative tone of just outside the doors of the education pavilion. Proving the building. The eccentric and that Lux Art Institute is indeed friendly artist warmly chatted a one-of-a-kind establishment with guests as he worked; some- redefining experiences for artthing very new and different for ists and art patrons alike. For more information on a guest such as myself but a upcoming education programs prime example of Lux’s ideals. Murphy Stefanko explained and artist residencies visit www. that the ticket prices for the LuxArtInstitute.com
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Campaign, from page 1 retains an unmatched passion for protecting the public. She says she ran for mayor out of a sense of duty to the community, particularly in light of the danger that disgraced former mayor Bob Filner represented. Despite the criticism, her record of more than 11 years at the helm gives Dumanis a natural advantage coming into the race. A mid-March poll of San Diego County voters found that nearly 65 percent of respondents recognized Dumanis’s name. By contrast, 12.6 percent recognized Brewer and 11 percent recognized Wyatt. In a test ballot, Dumanis held a 36-percentage point lead over Brewer and a 38-percentage point lead over Wyatt. The survey was paid for by the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation and conducted by Smith Johnson Research. County voters tend to stay with whom they know in district attorney elections. James Don Keller was elected in 1946 and served 24 years. Ed Miller was elected in 1970 and also served 24 years. Paul Pfingst won in 1994 and served eight years before losing to Dumanis in 2002. Pfingst said incumbents tend to run into trouble when a high-profile case goes sour. The botched prosecution of falsely accused church volunteer Dale Akiki on charges of child sexual abuse contributed to Miller’s downfall, Pfingst said. The bungled prosecution in Stephanie Crowe’s murder case contributed to Pfingst’s defeat. “The DA is sort of at the mercy of what cases the media thinks is important,” Pfingst said. “If cases do go well, then generally that’s a good thing in DA elections.” Dumanis has not suffered the scorn of a high-profile loss in the courtroom since her last election, and she touts a 94 percent conviction rate.
The aftermath of a run for mayor
Months after she began her third term as DA, Dumanis began organizing her campaign for mayor of the city of San Diego. Considered by some to be an early frontrunner, Dumanis captured just 13.23 percent of the vote in the primary, finishing far behind then-City Councilmember Carl DeMaio (31.28 percent), Bob Filner (30.33 percent) and Nathan Fletcher (24 percent). “I think when I ran for mayor what I heard strong and clear was that people thought I was doing a great job as DA and they wanted me to stay DA,” Dumanis said. To her opponents, it showed she no longer wanted the job of DA. “I think that was a terrible error of judgment for her,” said Brewer, who added that the Dumanis campaign created “layers of conflicts” that still resonate today. He noted that the Dumanis mayoral campaign and subsequent endorsement of DeMaio in the runoff created a conflict of interest when news broke of Filner’s sexual misconduct in office, Brewer said. Sheriff Bill Gore, a Dumanis supporter, disagrees. “She could have prosecuted that case just fine,” Gore said. Law enforcement officials — including Gore, Dumanis and San
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Diego Police Chief Bill Lansdowne — collectively decided to assign the investigation to the Sheriff’s Department to avoid the appearance of bias, not to avoid a real conflict, Gore said. “Mr. Brewer would face far more conflict of interest than I would because many of his clients [from his private practice] would require him to conflict out,” Dumanis said. But more important than perceived conflicts of interest, Dumanis’s campaign for mayor hurt business in the DA’s office, Wyatt said. Dumanis frequently left the office to campaign for mayor, and her executive staff had the interests of her mayoral campaign in mind when making decisions, Wyatt said. “Making the best prosecution decisions—based on justice, based on integrity, based on ethics, based on fairness, based on all the things you want in a district attorney— unfortunately became secondary to the DA’s political ambitions,” Wyatt said.
El Cajon, Escondido, La Mesa and Oceanside. Other supporters include former Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley, the Deputy Sheriffs’ Association of San Diego County and the San Diego County Probation Officers Association. Brewer, with $568,344, has raised more than any other candidate, including $96,000 that he lent himself. Dumanis also has an impressive list of supporters, including Gore, the San Diego Deputy District Attorneys Association, the San Diego County District Attorney Investigators Association, all five San Diego County supervisors, California Attorney General Kamala Harris, San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith and the district attorneys of 29 counties across the state. She has raised $408,103, according to the latest available filings. Wyatt’s most notable endorsement is Bob Doyle, the former Riverside County sheriff and chair of the state Board of Parole Hearings. The latest campaign filings show Wyatt has raised $105,009, including $99,409 she lent herself. Dumanis, meanwhile, has found herself ensnared in a local campaign finance scandal. The FBI alleges that Mexican tycoon José Susumo Azano Matsura illegally funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to independent groups supporting Dumanis. She has not been charged with any wrongdoing, and she said she had no coordination with the groups or knowledge of the illegal donations. Brewer has also faced questions about campaign finance compliance. An independent committee supporting Brewer, called San Diegans for Better Justice, raised $47,500 as of March 17. Filings show that amount included $10,000 from retired federal judge Irma Gonzalez, who is Brewer’s wife. Election laws mandate that independent committees cannot coordinate with the candidates they support. After Dumanis supporters raised questions about the legality of Gonzalez’s contribution, Gonzalez requested the money be returned to her to avoid a distraction. The June primary is set for June 3. Mail ballots will be available beginning May 5. Early voting will open at the Registrar of Voters office on at 8 a.m. on May 5. If one candidate does not receive more than half the votes, the top two candidates by vote count will advance to a run-off election in November.
How political is ‘too political’?
Dumanis promised in 2007 not to make endorsements in races that did not impact public safety. Since then, her endorsements — of candidates for mayor, county supervisor, judge and members of the legislature — have been prolific. “As a leader, I think it’s important to endorse those who will be helpful and supportive of public safety issues,” Dumanis said. “I make endorsements because it helps us get legislation and the funds and the resources that we need to do our jobs.” Brewer argues the endorsements have politicized the office and put Dumanis in compromising positions. He has promised not to make any endorsements or run for any other office after he is elected DA. According to Wyatt, however, Brewer is no less political than Dumanis. Wyatt said she did not decide to run for district attorney until she witnessed Brewer’s “backroom wheeling and dealing” and “pandering” to get police unions and deputy district attorneys to support his campaign. “I don’t want the office turned over to someone who is even more political than the current DA,” Wyatt said. Brewer, who has been running an aggressive campaign, has a long list of endorsements, including the police officers’ associations in each of the cities of San Diego, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado,
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Guitarist, from page 1 leles is a master luthier at Taylor Guitars in El Cajon and has a following that includes the likes of Elvis Costello, Taylor Swift and Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page. “I believe Andy to be among the most talented guitar builders the world has seen,” wrote Taylor Guitars owner and co-founder Bob Taylor on Powers’ website after convincing him to join the El Cajon-based company as its master luthier. Born and raised in Oceanside, Powers was homeschooled, earned his high school diploma when he was 15 and earned an associate of arts degree in music from MiraCosta College in 2000 before transferring to UC San Diego. All the while, he was busy building a business, Andy Powers Instrument Co., which was earning a reputation for its craftsmanship. His life forever changed during a Harvey Reid concert at MiraCosta College. “There was this little tiny classroom that they had turned into a concert hall for the night,” he says on a video recorded by the National Association of Music Merchants. “And so we sit down and were listening and then during an intermission, I look down and I think, `Gosh, think you’re Bob Taylor, right?’” The man who co-founded Taylor Guitars in 1974 and helped grow into one of the leading makers of quality guitars in the world, was sitting next to Powers. The two ended up talking about music and
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Photo Credit: Taylor Guitars Andy Powers guitars. “He said if you ever need a job, come look me up,” Powers said. Before too long, Powers and Taylor were running into each other at various events and trade shows. A few years ago, Taylor called Powers with a proposition. “He said, `So here’s the deal.’ He’s like, `I won’t be here forever and I want Taylor to be a guitar company that’s still guitarmaker driven, and I want it to be a first-generation company … Once I’m gone, who’s the guitar maker here? So he kind of just
said, `Look, I’ve looked the world over and it’s like, you’re my guitar maker. So you can take as much time, take two weeks to decide, take two years. I don’t care. It’s like it’s either you or nobody.’” Powers took the job. He has since been the subject of numerous stories detailing his craftsmanship working with one of the top guitar manufacturers in the country. Working with wood is in Powers’ blood. His father was a carpenter. “I was always around tools and scraps of wood,” said
Powers, who grew up playing every style from jazz, rock and country guitar in local bands. “One day, my dad came home with a piece of wood that was big enough to make a guitar. So I decided that I would make one.” Powers didn’t factor in the tension and pressure a stringed instrument must withstand. “I didn’t realize you had to brace it and put in some structural materials so it won’t blow up on you. I just put some strings on it and started tightening it up and it literally exploded into a pile of splinters.” Powers didn’t give up. He sought advice from guitar makers, magazines and books, soaking up information and experimenting with new designs. “I learned about tool making, woodworking, finishing, from virtually every source I could possibly learn from,” he said. It worked. Powers started his business when he was in high school, first making guitars and ukuleles for friends before branching out. Now married with a young son and a daughter on the way, Powers hasn’t forgotten his North County roots. He doesn’t know why anyone would want to live anywhere else. So how does a maestro measure the art versus the skill in crafting some of the world’s most soughtafter guitars? “I don’t know if I could separate those two,” Powers said. “There is a lot of skill involved in doing any kind of art.”
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onstruction of Lake Calavera Preserve’s new boardwalk trails – which are designed to protect sensitive wetlands while giving visitors easier access to the Carlsbad’s largest nature preserve – has been completed. Located in northeastern Carlsbad near the Oceanside border, the trails are popular with hikers and bicyclists. However, a trail along Calavera Creek was suffering damage, as hikers and bicyclists ventured off the path to avoid muddy areas, unintentionally treading on sensitive habitat as a result.
“The new boardwalk trails are a great enhancement for Lake Calavera, because they both improve the trail users experience and protect the habitat with a single project,” said Steve Jantz, an associate engineer with the city’s Parks & Recreation Department. “This is a win for the trail users, and a win for the environment.” The new boardwalks are approximately 910 feet long and are elevated about 2 feet above the ground, preventing contact by visitors with sensitive areas. The boardwalks are also 6 feet wide, giving enough space for hikers and bicyclists to pass. A new bridge across Calavera Creek replaces makeshift plat-
forms cobbled together from driftwood or other scrap lumber in the area. Lake Calavera Preserve is the largest of 13 city-owned preservation areas the city established through its Habitat Management Plan, which is designed to protect the diversity of plants and wildlife in the region. The preserve is managed by the Center for Natural Lands Management under a contract with the city. Work on the boardwalks began in late December. The project also included restoring one-quarter acre of wetlands to make up for the portion of wetlands that was disturbed by the boardwalks construction.
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North County Notables Local residents making a mark
The California Parks & Recreation Society has honored Carlsbad resident Joan Kindle for her volunteer service at the city’s Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park, which she helped restore and has served as a volunteer curator Joan Kindle for nearly 30 years. Carlsbad Resident Originally called “Los Quiotes,” the rancho was established in 1937 by Leo Carrillo, a longtime character actor best known for his role as `Pancho’ in the 1950s television series, “The Cisco Kid.” Carrillo’s family roots trace to the state’s earliest Spanish settlers, and he worked tirelessly as a preservationist, helping the state acquire Hearst Castle near San Simeon. Joan Kindle and her late husband, Alan, discovered the ranch when they moved to Carlsbad in 1985. The star had died in 1961 at the age of 80, and the core remnant of the ranch was owned by the city, which intended to restore the ranch’s structures. The Kindles took interest in learning about the former Hollywood actor and his ranch’s place in Carlsbad history. Then-Mayor Bud Lewis asked Joan to become the park’s volunteer curator, which Kindle agreed to do. “I said to myself, ‘Don’t tell the mayor you don’t even know what a curator is,’ and I didn’t want to disappoint him so I thought if I could figure out a way to do it, I’ll do it,” Kindle said. Kindle learned on the job and became a tireless advocate for the park and its restoration. She was offered artifacts reflecting Carrillo’s life and times, and she and her husband helped establish the Carrillo Ranch Trust Fund to receive donations of memorabilia and monetary gifts that are on display at the Ranch. Kindle teamed with Carlsbad city staff to research, prepare, and submit an application to list Leo Carrillo Ranch on the National Register of Historic Places, which they achieved in 1992. The preservation effort peaked in 2003, when Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park opened to the public.
MiraCosta College honors student Travis Williamson has been awarded the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, which will pay up to $30,000 annually for tuition and living expenses as he Travis pursues his bachelor’s Williamson degree at a four-year MiraCosta College Student university. “I’m honored and really excited,” said Williamson, who will soon decide which university he will attend. Williamson is just the second MiraCosta College student to receive the award. Jamie Cook, who now studies at UC Riverside, secured the scholarship in 2012. Williamson is planning to pursue a career in the Foreign Service, an area in which he became interested after studying Arabic at Palomar College before transferring to MiraCosta. Faculty and staff at MiraCosta College who know Williamson say no one is more deserving. Business Professor Christina Hata is one of them. “Travis possess a unique combination of keen intelligence, exceptional interpersonal skills and true compassion for the disenfranchised,” Hata said. “Travis is also one of the most diligent and responsible human beings you will ever meet. These attributes will serve him well in his professional and academic endeavors. Regardless of what he chooses to do, we will be hearing his name again and I promise when we hear it, it will be due to the depth and scope of the contribution he will most definitely make toward issues of fairness, equity, and peace.” Williamson is one of 85 community college scholars selected this year to receive the award, which is granted based on achievement and academic ability; persistence; leadership; a desire to help others; and financial need.
Darron “Farmer D” Joffe has been named Ranch Development Director at the Leichtag Foundation’s Encinitas ranch. Joffe is a nationally recognized organic farmer, educator and entrepreneur who has consulted with the Foundation for the past 18 months on development of the former Paul Ecke Ranch, which the Leichtag Foundation acquired in December of 2012. He also has played a key role in creating the soon-tobe-launched Jewish community farm at the site. “I could not have Daron Joffe dreamed up a more Ranch Development perfect position if I Director tried,” Joffe said. “It is rare when one’s passions, goals, and life experiences all come together in one place. This is truly a unique opportunity to foster a more just and vibrant community by combining sustainable agriculture, social justice, education and entrepreneurship. I am honored to work with our community partners to create a place where we can learn, share and celebrate together.” As Ranch Development Director, Joffe will manage Ranch strategic planning, community engagement, and operations; lead the launch of the Jewish community farm and all other farming projects; develop new tenant and business relationships; and participate in the Foundation’s management team.
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SEASIDECOURIER.COM — MAY 2014 Carlsbad resident Robert Bruning has been presented with the University of San Diego’s Author E. Hughes Award for Career Achievement. Bruning is the managing partner of EY’s San Diego practice (formerly Ernst & Young LLP). He earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from USD’s School of Business Administration in 1986. “Robert has guided marketRobert Bruning companies through Carlsbad Resident leading recessions, economic crises and financial recoveries. In good times and in challenging times, he has contributed to San Diego region’s economic, cultural and civic vitality,” said David Pyke, dean of USD’s School of Business Administration. “He exemplifies the spirit of excellence and service we try to instill in all of our graduates, and we are very proud to honor him.” Bruning’s almost 30 years of experience includes the coordination of services for global clients across the Asia Pacific region, Europe and China. He has participated in more than 100 public transactions related to equity or debt financings and acquisitions. As the Managing Partner for the EY San Diego practice, Bruning oversees more than 300 accounting, tax, transaction and advisory professionals in Greater San Diego. The San Dieguito Art Guild has awarded $500 scholarships to four MiraCosta College art students. Andrea Arisiaga, Elizabeth Bautista, Melanie Marshall and Jerome Pansa were honored during an April 12 reception at the San Dieguito Art Guild/Off Track Gallery in Encinitas. The San Dieguito Art Guild is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting interest, education, knowledge and skills in the visual arts.
Dr. Stuart Grauer, president and head of The Grauer School in Encinitas, has earned the Author E. Hughes Award for Career Achievement from the University of San Diego. Grauer earned his doctorate in education from USD’s School of Leadership and Education Sciences in 1989. Two years later, he founded The Grauer School with a philosophy to teach and encourage students to Dr. Stuart Grauer become resourceful and compassionate The Grauer School individuals while succeeding President academically. Considered one of the nation’s top authorities on small schools and expeditionary education, he has evaluated schools worldwide, taught graduate education courses and received awards from the Fulbright Administrator Exchange and Ameson Foundation Exchange. “Stuart is a true change maker and innovator who is helping to transform our schools for greater student achievement and engagement and we are very proud to honor him,” said Paula Cordeiro, dean of USD’s School of Leadership and Education Sciences.
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Volunteer Spotlight: Lending a hand in the library
After moving to San Diego seven years ago, Sangita Baxi was looking for a way to get involved in the community. Since she spent a lot of time at a nearby library, she decided to volunteer there. For the past three years, she’s volunteered at the Del Mar Library, working in a support capacity to make it easier for the librarians to work with patrons. “This is the library I almost always Robert Bruning go to because I really loved the staff Carlsbad Resident and how welcoming it always felt,” Baxi said. “I’m there once a week anyway, and for me it was a good fit. I just like being in the library and (have) a lot of good memories of being in a library.” Baxi, 38, is a research scientist at Pfizer who worked in her college library at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. At the Del Mar Library, she spends two hours a week checking in books, re-shelving items, pulling the requested books and placing them on hold, special projects that occasionally require curating a collection, and helping patrons when she’s working in the main area of the library. “I enjoy my interactions with the library staff as well as the patrons. I enjoy being able to help people find things and I really feel a sense of accomplishment when I leave the library and the next day somebody else isn’t going to have to worry about it because I already took care of it,” Baxi said. Volunteering is important to Baxi for the community involvement and the connection. There’s a give-and-take relationship that’s built with her neighbors and friends who live around her, and it makes moving to a new place a little easier. The work also leads to some introspection because of coming into contact with so many different people. “I spend more different people there than I would at my workplace or the grocery store where I’m not interacting, so really I can learn a lot from a lot of other people, whether they’re older than me or younger than me,” she said. “It’s really made me more aware of how I approach people ...You can’t make any assumptions. I think it’s made me more self-aware of how I’m talking to people and how I’m saying things.”
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North coast group keeping families together Marty Graham for the Seaside Courier
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alk about a success story. Seventeen years after Carlsbad Police Juvenile Justice Coordinator Linda Ledesma referred Steve and Maureen Cade to a parenting program, Ledesma sends other parents to the Cades’ organization, Because I Love You, for training in dealing with at-risk youth. “The classes we went to transformed our thinking and we were able to get our family back on track,” Cade says. “My wife, Maureen, had this idea for how we could help the parents who are having problems like the ones we were having, and we went to work.” The Cades now run Because I Love You – B.I.L.Y. – for parents in Carlsbad, Encinitas and other North County Coastal areas. They meet Monday nights at the Seacoast Community Church from 7 pm to 9 pm. “It’s not in any way intimidating to parents and their help is very, entirely confidential,” Ledesma said. “They give parents tools to be a little more sensitive to what their child is experience and still hold their child accountable.” Ledesma says the referrals are a success. “Our parents come back, even though they were reluctant to go and were even a little offended, they come back really pleased with the help they’ve gotten from B.I.L.Y.,” she said. “The group is definitely a vital resource for our program.” Cade says that the group’s goal is to help parents hone the skills they need to raise children to become successful adults. “We focus on the vision of where they want to be and create steps for them to get there,” Cade said. “We hold them accountable to their own goals, just as we are accountable. We aim for results.” B.I.L.Y. has proven particularly effective for parents whose kids are engaged in behavior ranging from being disrespectful
to using drugs, being truant from school and even running away, he says. “Part of it is that parents need to regain control of their home – the children become dominant in the home and they deal with the adults in their life with disrespect,” Cade explained. “That does not lead to the child becoming a successful adult, and that’s what we ask: what do we need to do to get them to being a successful 25-year-old?” The B.I.L.Y. program was founded by Dennis Poncher in the Los Angeles area in 1982. It’s a mash-up of positive reinforcement training with tough love ideas, goal setting and the notion of behavior leading to consequences. “We teach parents not to react from an emotional state,” Cade said. “When the child provokes the reaction, you wait a day or two and you effect the consequence when you’re not in an emotional state.” “Children like to battle, but the
parent is far stronger in a nonemotional state,” he said. “A lot of choices kids make they know the consequence to expect and they make a calculation, a decision. But if they have no idea of what the consequence will be or when it will come, it has more effect.” When the families first come in, they are reluctant, sad and shy. “Parents blame themselves for something that happened and make excuses for their children – they take on the assumption that they caused the problem rather than looking at the choices their children make,” Cade said. “Often, they are like people who have been abused – mothers especially – and they have lost confidence in their parenting skills.” The program helps parents focus in on their goals for the family, narrow them to what they can implement and train parents in strategies that work. “We work with parents at their own pace – we’ve found it takes a minimum of six weeks,” Cade said. About two thirds of the volunteers who lead the meeting groups at the nonprofit are graduates of the program, which works with families whose kids may be over the age of 18, but whose behavior is still affecting the family, Cade said. “Our kids grew up and grew out of it,” Cade said. “We are giving back and we encourage other parents to use their skills and give back.”
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Military, from page 1 study concludes that organizations need to band together to provide military families programs that: - Target the needs of both parents and children to develop long-term coping strategies - Provide children with peerto-peer support; - Offer mentoring programs for parents and children; - Offer parents advice on how to discuss injures with their children; - Develop a central database listing support programs and services. The family of Marine 1st Lt. Isaac McCorkle, 34, who lives in coastal North County, took part in the study that included interviews with 125 combat veterans, military dependents and service providers last year. In 2005, McCorkle suffered a serious spine injured in Iraq. Subsequent deployments resulted in Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress. His three children, Isaac, 7, Danica, 5, and Allen, 2, have never known life without their father battling wounds. Morgan McCorkle, 32, the lieutenant’s wife for 14 years, along with his son, Isaac, contributed to the study’s findings.
The family of Marine 1st Lt. Isaac McCorkle Although difficult, Morgan said explaining injures to children and pointing ways they can help are vital as the families find their “new normal” in the wake of life-changing injures. For Morgan that’s meant telling their children that daddy has an “owie” on his brain and that some times causes him to forget things. ‘’I answer their questions on their level. As they get older, they’ll have more questions that you can then answer,” Morgan
said. “I notice that they are less questioning of why someone is in a wheelchair or has a disability. I think that’s because of the other military families we’re around.” Morgan said her children are showing surprising resiliency as they grow into roles that surpass what’s normally expected of children their ages. “I look after my little brother and sister and remind my dad of things we need when we go do the store,” said young Isaac. “I also do a lot of things to help
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incoln Property Co., is buying a multi-tenant industrial building for $9.5 million in Carlsbad. The 106,311 squarefoot property is located at 2270 Camino Vida Roble. The seller is 2270 Camino Vida Roble LLC, an entity of the Gilbert J. Martin Foundation. The buyer is 2270 Camino LP,
an entity of Lincoln Property Company. Aric Starck of Cassidy Turley represented both buyer and seller in the transaction. The building was 85 percent leased to 17 tenants at the time of sale. “We are pleased to have completed the purchase of such a well located and high quality
industrial building in Carlsbad with a diverse tenant base,” said Brig Black, senior vice president of Lincoln Property Cos. Southern California division. “We intend to upgrade the project’s landscaping and signage program over the next few months.”
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ormer San Diego Business Journal publisher Ted Owen is celebrating his 10th anniversary as president and chief executive officer at the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce. Owen has been credited with boosting relationships with members, the board of directors, elected officials, the military and other communitybased organizations that have a stake in Carlsbad’s success. “When we hired Ted, our theme was ‘Unity in Community,’” said Jeff Segall who served as the board chairman for the chamber at the time. “We wanted to bring our community partners together and focus on establishing relationships with them. One of the major factors we liked about Ted was that he is a consensus manager who brings people together.” Lou Storrow, who also sat
on the board when the 5-month executive search led the chamber to Owen, said that when he heard Owen was interested in the position, he was surprised that such an accomplished business leader “would want to run our ‘little’ North County chamber.” Before taking the publishing post at the Business Journal, Owen was an executive for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce and also spent 22 years in the Marine Corps, where he reached the rank of captain. “Ted’s ability to navigate the political landscape has been invaluable,” Storrow said. “Many chambers get caught up in local politics to the point where a single election or a single hot issue can seriously damage its reputation and effectiveness, alienate members and in some cases threaten
Ted Owen its existence. The Carlsbad Chamber has avoided that problem by working to find the middle ground while actively promoting our members’ interests.”
out.” Morgan said the military offers several great family programs, but a better job can be done getting the word out about them. More than 2.26 million service members have deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq; about 60 percent of them have family obligations, according to a 2011 Rand report and the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. The study estimates that 10,000 of the nearly 53,000 chil-
dren of injured service members across the United States come from Marine or Navy families with nearly 9,100 from Marine families. Factors, the recent study found, that can stifle social and psychological development of these children if not addressed include: - Initial Communication about the Injury: Many parents lack the tools or techniques for communicating this, so discussions often fail to prepare children for their ‘new normal;’ - Understanding Severity of the Parent’s Injury: Invisible wounds, such as Post-Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury and depression, can be difficult for children to comprehend; - Loss of Childhood: Caring for a wounded parent might require children to take on taxing caretaking duties. This means growing up early and taking on responsibilities many of their peers do not understand; - Diversion of Attention: If the injured parent needs significant care, it diverts focus away from the child, which can leave children with a sense of losing both parents; - Social and Community Isolation: Children of wounded service members are often physically isolated and can also experience social isolation from their peers because their lives are so different than most of their classmates.
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here’s a sign in Carlsbad’s City Council chambers that reads, “What’s popular isn’t always right, and what’s right isn’t always popular.” Their elected brethren in Encinitas should have taken this slogan to heart before voting to spend money the city doesn’t have - $10 million, to be exact – to buy the abandoned Pacific View Elementary school site from the city’s school district. The Encinitas Unified School District has been trying to unload the abandoned 2.8-acre site – the school closed in 2003 - for years. The city always wanted the property to remain public, but could never quite cough up the dough to do anything about it. Finally, last November, the city offered $4.3 million, saying their own appraisals put the value at between $3.3 million and $7.3 million. The offer was promptly rejected, and school officials declared their intent to sell the site at auction, hoping to set at least $9.5 million. That triggered a veritable public uprising. Alarmed residents, who wanted the prime coastal property kept in the public domain, rallied together as SavePacificView.org and mounted a massive public relations campaign, flooding city hall with emails and packing public hearings with plaintive pleas to keep greedy developers from chomping up the site and turning the hallowed school grounds into residential or commercial development. The uprising scared the bejesus out of the council and lo and behold, a new bid was submitted – even higher than the $9.5 million the school district wanted. School officials quickly said yes,
and the whole town, it seemed, burst into celebration. But once the euphoria wears off – and, trust us, it inevitably will – what has the city done? Needlessly squandered taxpayer money for a white elephant it can’t afford to buy, much less turn into what residents want it to be: a park, a cultural arts center, a community center, or all of the above. The city’s operating budget for the current year forecasts expenses of $49.9 million and revenues of $52.5 million. That’s a surplus of $2.6 million, about a fourth of what the city now has to shell out just to buy the dilapidated school site, much less do the necessary improvements. At the same time, Encinitas is faced with a problem so many cities in the county, including San Diego, are facing: crumbling infrastructure. Deferred maintenance – filling potholes, fixing sidewalks, and the like – is going to cost the city upwards of $25 million, maybe a whole lot more. The situation is so dire that just weeks before offering to buy Pacific View for $10 million the city council began talking about putting a major sales-tax increase on the ballot. It’s like a family living in a house with a leaky roof and bad pipes – and yet they go out and buy a motorhome that’s going to need a lot of work to get in tip-top shape, simply because the kids were whining. As it stands, the city has yet to present a plan to finance the purchase; during a press conference, Councilman Tony Kranz floated the ridiculous notion of turning to the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. Buying Pacific View might have been popular, but it certainly wasn’t right – or very smart, for that matter.
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Disposing of unused prescription drugs a lifesaver Dumanis says that drug cases comprise the majority of her office’s felony caseload, and that in 2012, her office handled more than 1,300 cases involving prescription drugs.
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n April 26, at locations across the county, authorities are took yet one more step in making it easy for people to responsibly dispose of unused prescription drugs. Thanks to a program initiated by the County of San Diego, the Encinitas Sheriff’s Station and Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas were two of many drop-off locations in coastal North County. The collections were free and anonymous. Think of all this as a kind of spring cleaning, one that could save a life. As a senior elected official on the multi-agency Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force, I am determined to keep harmful drugs from falling into the wrong hands, and so are two of the county’s top law enforcement officials, Sheriff Bill Gore and District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. The sheriff and district attorney say that household medicine chests are a leading source of dangerous drugs acquired by teenagers. In some cases, teens simply help themselves. In others, professional criminals case homes that are listed for sale and gain entry during open house events. The end result is that powerful painkillers – which may have helped an adult recovering from a surgery – are falling into
Dave Roberts the hands of children. Issued in November, the latest Prescription Drug Abuse Report Card showed troubling trends in the county. Prescription drugs played a role in the deaths of 268 people, a 22 percent increase compared to 2008 when 220 deaths were reported. A total of 1,221 people have died due to prescription drugs in the last five years. Emergency room visits due to painkillers increased by 61 percent. Most troubling to me were these statistics -- that students reporting prescription drug abuse increased from 17 to 19.6 percent, and the number of juvenile arrestees reporting prescription drug misuse increased from 25 to 40 percent. Dumanis says that drug cases comprise the majority of her office’s felony caseload, and
that in 2012, her office handled more than 1,300 cases involving prescription drugs. In addition to hurting people, prescription drugs – when flushed or thrown into the trash – can harm the environment. Wastewater purification has come a long way, but traces of pharmaceuticals can be detected in treated wastewater, officials say, adding that the chemical compounds of prescription drugs are hazardous and should not be put into landfills. Take-back events and dropboxes can make a big difference. Officials say they have netted a combined total of more than 55,000 pounds of unused drugs in during the past three years, and that was before the April 26 event. Dave Roberts represents the Third District on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
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he San Dieguito Heritage Museum will honor longtime community volunteer Doug Long at its 26th Annual Deep Pit BBQ on May 17 at the museum on Quail Gardens Drive. Long, who moved to North County in 1952, will be presented with the San Dieguito Heritage Museum’s Living Heritage Award. In 1972, Long and other members of the Encinitas Optimist Club helped build the first girls’ softball field on Lake Drive in Cardiff. He also helped build a temporary site on Saxony Road for the Boys’ Pony/Colt Baseball Field, donating plumbing materials and labor for the new snack bar, and later coaching and managing his son’s Little League teams while serving as umpire at both boys’ baseball and girls’ softball games. And Long designed the kindergarten play structure at Ocean Knoll Elementary School. As his children grew older, Doug volunteered at La Costa Canyon High School for the boys’ varsity baseball team, constructing restrooms and dugouts. He was awarded the La Costa Canyon Everyday Hero Award in 1998. The Encinitas Chamber of
Commerce presented him with the Volunteer of the Year Award in 2012, and the Downtown Encinitas Main Street 101 Association named him Volunteer of the Decade that same year. The Deep Pit BBQ celebration starts at noon; food will be served until 2:30. Events include opportunities to take photographs in period costumes, but the annual
event follows a tradition that began in the late 1800s when German settlers of the Olivenhain Colony learned the deep-pit barbecue style from the vaqueros, their cattle-herding neighbors on surrounding rancheros. Tickets are $20 for adults ($25 at the door), $15 for teens, and $7 for children from 5 to 12 years old. Children under 5 are free. The San Dieguito Heritage Museum is at 450 Quail Gardens Drive. Tickets are available at the museum or from its website, www. sdheritage.org. Further information is available at (760) 632-9711.
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Surfing Madonna riding wave in healing the oceans Aaron Burgin for the Seaside Courier
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hen he created the “Surfing Madonna” in 2011, Mark Patterson said he wanted it to be more than just a piece of art. He wanted it to raise awareness about the plight of the oceans. He wanted it to help motivated youth pursue their dreams of saving the seas. Through the nonprofit he created with friend and supporter Bob Nichols, Patterson has seen the popular mosaic become a vehicle for raising more than $50,000 toward those goals. On April 23, Encinitas joined Patterson and Nichols in expanding those efforts when the City Council unanimously approved a memorandum between the city and the Surfing Madonna Oceans Project to combine two community events - the city’s Moonlight Beach Fest and the nonprofit’s 5k/10k walk-run - to create what city officials expect to become a signature local event. “It’s better to have a piece of art that does good in a tangible way, by helping people in our local community,” Patterson said. “We are really excited that the city has partnered with us.” The new festival would take place Oct. 25 and city officials anticipate that it will attract
between 4,000 and 7,000 people at the event, which will include a run/walk and beach volleyball tournament sponsored by the nonprofit, along with lifeguard exhibitions, science of surf exhibits, live music and poetry and sand sculptures organized by the city. City officials said the partnership was a no-brainer. “I think we all saw an opportunity to bring people to the beach in a responsible way,” recreation superintendent Marilee Gorham said. “We all agreed that it made sense for the community.” The merger comes a year after the city combined two fall events - its longtime 1k/5k race and the Feel Fit Festival - to create the Moonlight Beach Fest.
The Surfing Madonna project held its inaugural run-walk last year, which attracted nearly 2,000 runners and raised thousands of dollars, of which the nonprofit donated $20,000 in college scholarships to local students and $20,000 to the city for recreation programs. Nichols said the goal is to raise $100,000 this year for the same causes, with the fall festival being the chief philanthropic engine. City recreation funds will pay for Encinitas’ share, while proceeds from the run/walk and volleyball tournament will cover the nonprofit’s expenses. The total cost of the event is not yet clear, Gorham said. The Surfing Madonna originally appeared on the base of a train bridge on Encinitas Boulevard in 2011 and immediately became a local sensation. City officials, however, determined that the artwork was illegally placed and removed it from the underpass. After several attempts, supporters last year found a permanent home for the piece, which depicts Our Lady of Guadalupe on a surfboard with the words “Save the Oceans” down the side, along Encinitas Boulevard not too far from its original perch.
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Mall, from page 1 its proposal to the Carlsbad Planning Commission this fall. Final approval would come from the City Council. If approved, construction is expected to begin next year. City Councilmembers say they are encouraged by the proposal. “This is just a great, great idea,” said City Councilmember Lorraine Wood. “From the drawings I’ve seen, this would create a place where the community can come together and shop and dine and get together in a beautiful center. It will provide a much needed jolt.” Councilmember Keith Blackburn agreed. “It gets old hearing so many of our residents say they don’t want to shop at that mall because it is so outdated and doesn’t offer what they’re looking for,” Blackburn said. “This is good news for the people of Carlsbad.” Said Mayor Matt Hall: “Carlsbad staff and I are looking forward to continuing our collaboration with Westfield to pursue a project that provides our residents with an upscale retail establishment that will bring many civic and economic benefits to our great community.” Project backers say the $300-million renovation will result in more than 1,200 “highwage, union construction jobs,” along with more than 1,000 sales and other positions in the upgraded mall. Developers say the development will generate more than $450 million in total economic output, along with $1.2
“This is a long overdue rejuvenation and will be a nice addition to the city.” -President of the Carlsbad Chamber, Ted Owen million in new revenue to the city’s general fund. The original Plaza Camino Real shopping center was built in 1969 with approximately 306,000 square feet of anchor tenant space and 176,000 square feet of specialty retail space. It was expanded approximately 10 years later and today occupies more than 1.1 million square feet. The current owner, Westfield LLC, purchased the mall in the 1990s. But many in North County see the facility as outdated and drab. Last fall, Westfield began a
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plete, patrons will be welcomed into a newer, upscale shopping center. “This is a long overdue rejuvenation and will be a nice addition to the city,” said Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Ted Owen. “Westfield is excited to embark upon this transformation project in Carlsbad,” said Jerry Engen, Westfield’s senior vice president. “The concept is part of the ongoing evolution of Westfield Carlsbad and will provide the retail, entertainment and dining experiences local residents and visitors deserve, all in a gorgeous and uniquely Southern California environment.”
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