Presidio Sentinel, November 2017, Vol. 18, No. 11w

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16th Annual Thanksgiving Day 5K See page 5 for details.

Oh So Thankful This Thanksgiving

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Old Town San Diego Celebrates Dia de los Muertos

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Dr. Seuss’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” Returns

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31st Annual San Diego Veterans Day Parade

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Advocate for Torture Survivors Receives 2017 Inspiration Award

First Home Game at Crawford High School

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World’s Second Oldest Gorilla Celebrates Her 60th Birthday

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Just in Time for Foster Youth Gift Opportunities

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The Color Run Dream Tour Comes to San Diego

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Allison Andrews & Fashion Week San Diego Celebrate Ten Years

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After All the Catastrophes

Motivated by Kindness

By Patty Ducey-Brooks Over the last several months, our fellow-Americans have been at the center of various weather and fire disasters. There were the hurricanes and floods in Texas and Florida and the firestorms in Northern California. The grand finale, in terms of a life-changing catastrophe was what occurred in Las Vegas this past month.

The question asked by so many was, “How could all of this be happening, and how do we work through this series of life-altering challenges that has rocked our country?”

However, within just weeks from the last catastrophe, the general consensus is that Americans are resilient and rise above all that can be considered devastating.

The main reason for this observation is that when our fellow Americans are being pummeled with more disasters than one might think possible to survive, strength comes from within and from the community.

As we are in the month of Thanksgiving, when we are invited to think generous and be thoughtful, it is also a time to help enrich the lives of those around us. When we do, we experience a two-fold return. We feel good and we see the benefits of our kindness and our generosity.

And, this is the time to remind our selves that being generous doesn’t always equate to financial contributions. Most often, real generosity is about giving of our selves. Showing kindness by giving of our time, talent and skills to truly impact those in need.

This is also the time to show gratitude to people who quietly attempt to move mountains when there are major obstacles working against them. And, I am reminded, any decision by an individual or a group genuinely made for the good of the community is like an act of love towards all.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we all took the time to thank those who are constantly contributing their resources, time, talent and skills for the good of all. If you haven’t done it recently, maybe the month of Thanksgiving would be the ideal time to send your goodwill messages.

It feels good to give and it feels good to say “thank you.”

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. Now go out and spread some goodwill… every day.•

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Ring in the Holiday Season

Leading Ladies to Bid on Memorable Dates for a Cause

On December 2, hundreds of women will bid on dates with more than a dozen of San Diego’s most eligible bachelors to celebrate the holiday season and give back to their community. The Junior League of San Diego (JLSD) will host the highly anticipated 10th annual live charity auction to benefit organizations that support youth transitioning out of the foster care system.

Jingle Bell Bachelor Bash will begin at 5 p.m. at FLUXX Nightclub in Downtown San Diego with drinks and appetizers. Attendees will preview all of the date packages, ranging from romantic dinners to outdoor adventures.

Both single and group date packages are available.

Proceeds from Jingle Bell Bachelor Bash will support the Junior League of San Diego’s community partners that work with transition-age foster youth.

Over the past 10 years, hundreds of women have raised their hands and opened their wallets to win romantic getaways for this worthy cause. Women from past Bachelor Bash events have even gone on to marry the men they bid on, all starting with memorable dates to give back to young people in need.

Tickets are available online at JLSD.org/jbbb2017 for $35 per person or $ 350 per VIP table. This event welcomes people ages 21 and up, and a valid ID will be required to enter FLUXX.•

Women will bid on dates with more than a dozen of San Diego’s most eligible bachelors to celebrate the holiday season and give back to their community.

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Save Our Children

By George Mitrovich My wife and I will survive the consequences of Donald Trump’s presidency.

Our three children, possibly, our grandchildren, will not.

If you think that’s just our circumstance, unrelated to yours, you are mistaken in your judgment.

I will come back to this, but first: Trump is president. He wasn’t my candidate, possibly, not yours. But among readers of the Sentinel there are those who voted for Trump (they’ve expressed their support to publisher Ducey-Brooks and me). Those who did vote for him, out of frustration and anger with Washington, can be forgiven, because those of us who voted for Hillary, were also frustrated, also angry.

But we were convinced that whatever Mrs. Clinton’s failings as a candidate, she had a few, they were inconsequential in comparison to the Republican nominee; deeply flawed as he is in character, bereft of either ethical or moral constraints—and, in consequence, deeply flawed as a candidate for the nation’s highest office.

But we’re almost a year past his election (November 8), nine months past his inauguration (January 20), and those of us who opposed him have had our deepest fears and darkest forebodings confirmed.

Actually, that’s not quite correct.

Even in our fear and foreboding, there’s no conceivable way we could have anticipated this man’s conduct in office.

Those who voted for him and are disappointed, or regret their vote, grace is extended, as many of us regret votes we have cast along the way (Bob Filner would be foremost among mine). Those who voted for Trump and continue to condone his behavior in office, I am doubtful there’s anything any reasonable, responsible, informed, thoughtful, intelligent person can say to convince you, your vote was in grievous error; saved only by the fact California is a blue state and voted overwhelmingly for Mrs. Clinton, giving her the biggest margin of victory since FDR in ’36; while Mr. Trump’s vote was the lowest of any presidential candidate since ’24 (no doubt he would say that’s “fake news”).

But, my criticism of Mr. Trump is well established. And I allow those of us on the “left” are wasting our time, if our goal is to persuade Trump’s hard core voters to change their minds.

Because if David Brooks, Russ Douthat, Michael Gerson, Jeff Jacoby, Charles Krauthammer, Kathleen Parker, Jennifer Rubin, Joe Scarborough, and George Will—George Will, for God’s sake—cannot effect mind change

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among Trump’s hard core, by what measure of rational thinking should any Democrat, Independent or moderate Republican, men and women who believe in issues of social justice, as one example, think our fact based arguments have a chance?

True believers, like the 909 who followed Jim Jones to death in the jungles of Guyana, are capable of the most irrational thinking and acts. Okay, that’s a bit of a stretch, but nothing seems to shake Trump’s hard core—nothing.

No matter what he says; no matter whom he insults (John McCain, a true American hero, is a frequent target of Trump’s denigrating remarks).

No matter how many times he changes his mind. No matter how many lies he tells (how do we know when Trump is lying? When he moves his lips). No matter how many politicians he threatens. No matter how often he excoriates media or threatens to shut them down (NBC). No matter how great his failure to evidence empathy for those of our fellow citizens who experienced great and staggering loss—Houston, Florida, Virgin Islands, Santa Rosa, Puerto Rico (shot-putting paper towels doesn’t evidence “empathy”).

I would love to know what hard core Trumpians think of their president’s politicizing Gold Star families, the results of a blatant lie he told about President Obama at a recent White House Press conference. Or what would they say to the Marine Corps colonel who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic service in Vietnam, and yet told MSNBC’s Brian Williams that such politicization by the president of a sacred ceremony honoring our war dead, was “despicable.”

Recently, Dr. Michael Gartner, who contributed an essay to a new book, “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump,” said of the 45th president that he suffers from “malignant narcissism”; a disease defined by Eric Fromm as “quintessence evil.”

Dr. Gartner also said the idea that General Kelly, General Mathis, or Secretary of States Tillerson, are cable of “restraining” Trump, “a fantasy.”

And then he added, on the president’s dangerous war of words with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, “The odds of him (Trump) not pushing the (nuclear) button are extremely low.”

Is that a tad much? Perhaps, but 24,000 of Dr. Gartner‘ s mental health colleagues signed a petition saying they believe the president is “mentally unbalanced.”

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16th Annual Thanksgiving Day 5K

Local tradition to provide one million meals to individuals and families who are homeless Before filling up on Thanksgiving dinner, more than 7,500 runners and walkers are expected to lace up their sneakers for San Diego’s original turkey trot: Father Joe’s Villages’ Thanksgiving Day 5K. As one of San Diego’s largest homeless services providers, Father Joe’s Villages knows that everyone has the potential to rediscover hope. Every day, the organization helps more than 2,000 individuals access the resources they need to transform their lives. Proceeds from its Thanksgiving Day 5K will help Father Joe’s Villages to prepare and serve more than one million meals to neighbors in need.

More than 7,500 runners and walkers are expected to lace up their sneakers for San Diego’s original turkey trot: Father Joe’s Villages’ Thanksgiving Day 5K.

“It takes all of us to effectively address homelessness in our community, and the Thanksgiving Day 5K is one way every family can play their part,” said Deacon Jim Vargas, Father Joe’s Villages’ president and CEO. “By coming together to enjoy a beautiful morning in Balboa Park, we can show gratitude for our own blessings by helping others.”

Participants of all ages will follow the iconic, dog-friendly route to reach a family-friendly festival at the finish line. Following the morning run/walk, the group will enjoy a live blues band, refreshments, a beer garden and a costume contest. Children can get creative with crafts and meet their favorite Disney-inspired characters.

To make their Thanksgiving dinner more meaningful, participants can also purchase a delicious pie at the end of the race. Pies for sale are made by individuals working to achieve self-sufficiency in Father Joe’s Villages’ culinary arts program.

Presented by AimLoan.com, Father Joe’s Villages’ Thanksgiving Day 5K starts at 7:30 a.m. on November 23 at Sixth Street and Laurel Street.

Registration costs range from $35 to $45, with special discounts for youth and military. For more information and to register, visit thanksgivingrun.org.

If you’re unable to make it to the race, you can still be a part of ending homelessness in San Diego by donating to Father Joe’s Villages.•

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Torture Survivors Receives 2017 Inspiration Award

Kathi Anderson, Survivors of Torture, International’s (SURVIVORS’) executive director, was selected among six remarkable finalists to receive The Wealth and Legacy Center’s prestigious 2017 Inspiration Award recently at the Sanford Consortium, La Jolla. Anderson was chosen because of her longtime dedication in working with an invisible population – torture survivors.

In 1997, Anderson co-founded Survivors of Torture, International with George Falk and Bill Radatz. Since then, the agency has served thousands of men, women and children who have fled from over 80 different countries that practice torture. There are currently more than 35,000 torture survivors living in San Diego County “It was an honor to share Kathi’s and SURVIVORS’ story with such a distinguished group of business leaders to whom public service and giving back to the community are core values,” says Carmen Kcomt, Director of the Legal and Social Department of La Maestra and who nominated Kathi for the award. Kcomt spoke about Anderson’s vision and leadership, and how much Survivors of Torture, International meant to her personally based on her experience as a former client and as an asylee from Peru.

Anderson’s commitment ensuring quality accessible services for torture survivors is evident in her active participation in many local, state, national and international committees and boards that impact the lives of this invisible population. She was recently elected to California’s State Advisory Council of the Refugee Programs Bureau.

Anderson encourages individuals and groups interested in learning more about being part of the healing community for torture survivors to attend the agency’s Journey to Healing tours offered twice a month. Additional information on Survivors of Torture, International, can be found at www.notorture.org.•

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Holiday Season Events

This holiday season, USO San Diego encourages all San Diegans to stand together and support the sacrifice of our military service members and their families.

This year, USO San Diego is the honored beneficiary of holiday events sponsored by the Hilton San Diego Bayfront and the Headquarters at Seaport Village.

The season kicks off with the 5th Annual Giving Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday, November 24th at 6:30 p.m. at the Headquarters at Seaport Village’s open-air courtyard alongside USO San Diego officials and local military families, with presentation of Colors and performance by the All American Boys Chorus. AM 760 KFMB radio show host Mike Slater will serve as emcee. Guests are encouraged to bring toy donations that will benefit more than 1,000 active-duty military families served through USO San Diego.

Once the 35-foot tree is lit, the internationally acclaimed All American Boys Chorus will perform holiday favorites and Santa will be available to visit and take complimentary photos with children. Free hot chocolate and candy canes will also be available.

On Saturday, November 25, 2017, the Hilton San Diego Bayfront will commence its second annual Holiday by the Bay programming with a Holiday by

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the Bay ice-skating celebration. The Opening Ceremony will consist of the presentation of colors and a selection of Holiday and Patriotic music, along with a special guest Tammy from KSON’s Morning Show, John and Tammy, and Amber from KSON’s Midday Show.

The ice skating rink will be open from November 22, 2017 – January 1, 2018. The festive program that benefits the USO SanDiego will turn the hotel’s Bayfront Park into a winter wonderland. The rink will be the only outdoor ice rink in downtown San Diego for the holiday season and is open to the public and also available for private parties.

“USO San Diego is truly honored to be beneficiary of Hilton San Diego Bayfront and the Headquarters at Seaport Village’s kindness and generosity,” said Bobby Woods, Interim Executive Director of USO

San Diego. Since 1941 the USO has stood by our troops through every step of their service, from deployment to rehabilitation and reintegration. Our organization heavily relies on donations and is especially in need of toy donations during the holiday season. It’s important to note that USO is chartered by the Congress, but takes no federal or state funding.”

From November 24, 2017 to December 18, 2017, USO San Diego invites members of the community to drop off gifts for children up to 18 years of age and monetary donations for USO San Diego Geppetto’s Toys, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, and the Giving Tree at Headquarters at Seaport Village. Please specify “USO San Diego” for all monetary donations. For information, visit www.usosandiego.org.•

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Gorilla Celebrates Her 60th Birthday

Gorilla birthdays are always a momentous occasion at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, but today’s (Oct. 24) festivities were especially significant. Vila (pronounced VEE-la), the world’s second oldest gorilla, celebrated her 60th birthday with a joyful party that included all nine members of her family at the Safari Park, including a second birthday girl—one-year old Leslie.

Both gorillas enjoyed an elaborate “Tea for Two” themed party, complete with a plethora of decorations, gift boxes, streamers and a little cardboard castle. Animal care staff and volunteers stuffed paper cups and gourds with popcorn, sunflower seeds and Cheerios for the entire troop to enjoy, and nutrition staff placed six multicolored cakes—made of yams, carrots and assorted fruits—around the habitat, making this one of the most elaborate parties ever thrown for this gorilla troop.

Gorillas are listed as Critically Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Threats to the species include people hunting gorillas for food, called bushmeat, and loss of habitat due to logging and mining. The past 15 years have seen a dramatic decline in gorilla numbers, with almost half of the entire eastern gorilla species population believed to have been wiped out. San Diego Zoo Global has partnered with multiple organizations and local conservationists in Uganda, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Cameroon to shed light on gorilla genetic variations across regions, and to promote community-led conservation initiatives.• Not to be combined with any other offer. Not good for boarding, bathing, grooming, pet food and prescription and non-prescription drugs.

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Pip is one incredibly Brought to us by a good lovable gal. She is a sev- Samaritan, sweet Lulu en-year old, American Pit was found on the ImBull terrier mix. Accord- peril Beach pier, coving to her foster mom, ered in fleas and strugPip’s favorite activity is gling to get around. cuddling. Her easy-go- You see, Lulu has no ing and trusting nature paws on her hind are almost as impres- legs. But she hasn’t sive as her big smile let that stop her one and even bigger heart. bit, especially now Yep, this lady is really that she has her very wheelchair. something special and own she can’t wait to fill Her sweet personality continues to your life with love.

Pip is currently staying in a foster home while shine brighter everyshe’s waiting to be adopted, so if you’d like to meet her, day and we can see that the sky’s the please give our Oceanside Campus a call and we’ll be limit for little Lulu. Now that she’s been granted a new leash on life, she can’t wait to get started – all she needs is happy to arrange a visit. a loving home. Lula is a four-year old, Spaniel/terrier mix.

Pip is spayed with current vaccinations, permanent microchip identification, 30 days of complimentary Lulu’s adoption fee includes her wheelchair, along with medical insurance from Trupanion Insurance, a certificate her spay, current vaccinations, permanent microchip for a free veterinary exam, and a license if residing in identification, waived enrollment fee for medical insurance from Trupanion, a certificate for a free Oceanside, Vista, Escondido, San Marcos or Poway. veterinary exam, and a license if residing in Oceanside, The San Diego Humane Society, Oceanside Vista, Escondido, San Marcos or Poway.

Campus is located at 2905 San Luis Rey Road in Oceanside, CA. For information, call 760.757.4357 She currently resides at the San Diego Humane Society, San Diego Campus, located at 5500 or visit www.sdhumane.org.

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By Blake Beckcom

Many people who spend hours in the gym are trying to get lean and toned, but somehow it ends up being harder than anticipated.

So, what does one have to do to actually tone their muscles and see some definition?

Getting a fit body requires doing a variety of exercises, including increasing your endurance and intensity, building muscle, and improving flexibility and balance.

To make your body look fit, you need more muscle so it can reveal itself on your body. However, this requires more than doing a few weight lifting sessions. Many gym-goers make critical mistakes when they are trying to tone down their bodies.

Here are seven mistakes that you should avoid.

1. Working Alone.

While you may want to just get started and begin adding running to your day or join a gym and play around with the machines, if you don’t know what you are doing, you probably will not achieve the results that you desire. Instead of making up your workouts as you go along, consult with a professional to learn how to work out effectively.

I have five or six gears alone, but with a workout buddy or fitness pro, I can find gears seven, eight, nine and sometimes 10.

Either having a one-on-one coach or joining a boot camp or other fitness class, having a professional lead you in the right direction and keep you accountable is important when you are starting to work out.

They will make sure you work harder and consistently, which will help you produce results.

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Repeating the same workout over and over.

It is great to start out with a commitment to a certain workout program. However, doing this for too long can lead to a plateau, which will halt your progress. Your body will adjust to your exercise routine over time, so it’s important to switch it up to keep your muscles guessing and growing.

You can switch up your tempo or mix in some strength training with your cardio. Any way that you can adjust your exercises throughout the week will help you achieve results. Do your normal routine backwards. Cut the same routine up in thirds and then you have interchangeable members that offer a wide variety of options. It can be that simple.

3. Not eating enough protein.

You may be inclined to cut calories when you start a new exercise regimen, but you should actually make sure that you are getting enough protein. Your muscles use this protein to recover, repair, and grow. If you are not getting the protein that your body needs, your muscles will not be able to adapt and grow, which is not helpful when you’re trying to tone your muscles.

Try adding more healthy proteins to your diet like eggs, fish, lean meats, beans, and high-quality protein powders. Ask yourself at every meal, “Where is the protein?” This alone will go a long way in helping you dial this in. Download apps like MyFitnessPal to keep track of your protein intake throughout the day.

5. Eating too much avocado.

While avocado is known to be a popular superfood that has a lot of nutrition, it is also important to remember that they also have a lot of calories. These calories add up quickly and end up being stored as fat. The same is true of nuts… good for you, but lots of calories. Be mindful of your calorie intake while you are trying to tone your body.

Blake & Gwen Beckcom 7. Not sleeping enough.

Working out results in small muscle tears to help strengthen your muscles and these tears need time to heal themselves. If you are constantly working out without taking a break you can get into a “recovery hole,” which will keep you from achieving the results that you are looking for. Make sure that you are getting enough sleep and rest to prepare your body for its next workout. Seven to eight hours is the number. Try shutting down sooner, decompress, turn off the lights, turn down the air and get some sleep.•

6. Getting dehydrated.

Your body needs water throughout the day to function properly. If you don’t drink enough water, you will become dehydrated, which can lead to fatigue, hunger, and a slow metabolism.

Also, your muscles are not able to properly recover after a hard workout if you are not hydrated and your body cannot effectively burn fat. Try to drink at least half of your bodyweight in ounces of water each day. To make this easier, try to drink four 20-ounce bottles daily.

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4. Not committing enough time.

You need to give your workouts enough time and intensity in order

Annual Award Honorees

Friends of Balboa Park (FoBP), a nonprofit that preserves the legacy and beauty of the Park, this week celebrated the honorees of its 17th Annual Awards Luncheon. This year’s event, themed “Magical Menagerie,” commemorated the nonprofit’s recent acquisition of the historic Balboa Park Carousel. The event also recognized institutions and organizations throughout the Park that have enhanced it throughout the year(s).

“The Annual Awards Luncheon is a flagship event of Friends of Balboa Park, and I am thrilled we can celebrate a historic milestone of our organization by our operation of the Carousel, as well as again recognizing such distinguished talent and unequaled dedication amongst the Park’s volunteers and employees,” said Friends of Balboa Park Executive Director John Bolthouse.

The Millennium Award went to Virginia Long, From left to bottom are Christine Kehoe, Arlene Arlene Simpson, Bill Steen This year, three San Diego Simpson, William Steen and Virginia Long. families were recognized for Photo is courtesy of Doug Gates.

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for them to be effective. If your workouts don’t feel challenging, then you are likely not doing enough and your body will not change. You want to finish your workout with a healthy amount of sweat and some weakness in your muscles. It also takes time to see results. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Just keep showing up, working hard and as is said… ”lather, rinse, repeat.”

owning the Balboa Park Carousel over the last 100 years prior to FoBP taking ownership in summer 2017.

Emerging Young Leader of Balboa Park Award went to Ira Bauer-Spector of the San Diego Civic Youth Ballet.

Inspiration Awards were given to five individuals in recognition of significant and long-term contributions of service to Balboa Park and/ or to one or more of the organizations in the Park. These unsung heroes contribute many thousands of hours in service to The Park: Melanie Flynn/ San Diego Museum of Man, Barry Goldlust/San Diego History Center, Sheri Knox/San Diego Natural History Museum, Wendy Ledford/Globe Guilders (The Old Globe Theatre), and Paul Meyer/Balboa Park Conservancy and Balboa Park Trust.

More than 350 guests, including dozens of dignitaries and community leaders, attended the luncheon that was held at the Balboa Park Club. KPBS anchor Sally Hixson served as keynote speaker.

The event’s featured sponsors included Connie K. Golden, Darlene Marcos Shiley, Siefel-Behner Charitable Fund, and George and Cynthia Driver. The 2017 Luncheon was co-chaired by volunteers Carol Fitzgibbons and Maureen Lamberti.

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The Care & Feeding of Your Estate Plan

By Rick Brooks

Most affluent Californians have some form of estate plan.

While a will is a basic necessity, many people have invested in a comprehensive package including a will, trust, powers of attorney and advanced health care directive.

As I’ve written before, your estate plan determines what happens to your assets once you’ve passed away or when you’re incapacitated and can’t manage your own affairs.

More complicated structures can be designed for purposes like asset protection or to enshrine charitable gifts, or even to pass assets to your heirs while you’re still living.

But just having the plan is not enough. And the more complex your plan, the more work you will need to put into maintaining it. Every estate plan has some basic maintenance requirements: • Documents should be reviewed periodically. Changes in your life circumstances like marriage, divorce, or a death in the family may mean that your plan needs to be updated.

• Also, executors and trustees should be reviewed periodically to ensure that the people you’ve tapped to manage your affairs are still the right ones for the job.

• Review your retirement plan, insurance and annuity beneficiaries to ensure that these are still correct, since your estate plan doesn’t usually control who receives these funds at your death.

• “Correct titling of assets is critical,” says Genevieve Chesnut, an estate planning attorney in Mission Hills. Assets held in joint tenancy with a child may pass to the child rather than a spouse or trust, and assets not titled in the trust may also force probate, an expensive and time-consuming process.

More complicated structures require more effort. Below are some examples of estate management that people occasionally overlook.

Annual Gifting. If part of your plan involves giving gifts to your heirs during your life, this gets complicated quickly. You can give up to $14,000 (in 2017) to each of your heirs without having to file a gift tax return. Above that level, the gift may not be taxable, but you will need to record it with the IRS all the same. There are exceptions, such as payments made directly to educational or

medical institutions on behalf of someone else. Gift tax rules are very complex and you should have a professional help you keep your gifts above board.

Trust Tax Returns. While a revocable living trust doesn’t usually need a separate tax return (it’s income goes on your own regular returns), most irrevocable trusts do. Once a trust becomes irrevocable, it is a separate legal entity (think of it like its own business). This entity may have income or gains, and the tax authorities want to know about it. The document may also require that this income be distributed periodically to beneficiaries.

This can add an expensive layer of administrative costs to your plan.

Trust Management. Many successful people set up charitable trusts or foundations. There are a wide variety of options for doing this, but each of these requires annual maintenance as well. Foundations need to have board meetings and many trusts require special filings with tax authorities. You may even be required to report your earnings to the beneficiaries of the trust.

Annual Gift Letters. Some structures allow you to gift large sums of money to a trust (on behalf of your heirs) to hold until your death. One example is an irrevocable life insurance trust, which typically buys life insurance on the trust creator’s life and pays out at his or her death to the trust’s beneficiaries. The catch here is that the annual life insurance premiums are paid with gifts to the trust. In order for this structure to work properly, the trust’s beneficiaries must be allowed to take the premium payments out of the trust, even if you don’t really want that to happen. Documenting that they’ve been notified of the gifts (called a “Crummey Letter”) very important, but is often overlooked.

These are just a few examples of estate plan maintenance. You should work with a professional who specializes in estate planning to ensure this annual maintenance is done properly.• This column is prepared by Rick Brooks, CFA®, CFP ®, with the assistance of the Financial Planning Association, the membership organization for the financial planning community. Brooks is director/chief investment officer with Blankinship & Foster, LLC, a wealth advisory firm specializing in comprehensive financial planning and investment management. Brooks can be reached at 858.755.5166, or by email at brooks@bfadvisors.com. Brooks and his family live in Mission Hills.

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Jon Meachum, the brilliant presidential biographer, in a discussion on The Morning Joe Show following Trump’s lie about Obama, said, “In a Republic, we are only as good as the sum of our parts. And a significant part of the country is enabling this president to behave this way.”

By which he means the 34 percent of those polled who continue to back the president; by which he means the 79 percent of Republicans who still think Trump is taking America in the “right direction.”

Does anything shake their faith? Anything? And if not, then maybe the Jim Jones Jonestown/Kool aid analogy, isn’t that much of a stretch.

But, here I am, 912 words into this month’s column, having repeatedly violated my counsel to let conservatives criticize this president, as they have standing, where the rest of us—“left,” “liberal,” “progressive,” or “political populists”—have none.

But the idea behind my “Save Our Children” is that all of us with children and grandchildren share a concern about their futures, knowing the chances of their having a future comparable to the one our parents gifted us with, now appears problematical.

But while I despair of where we are, of the many dangers inherent in a Trump presidency, we The People are not out of options, as there are choices to make—and those choices should be centered in what’s best for our children.

If I am running for Congress as a Democrat or Independent, America’s children are the focus of my campaign—everything else is secondary.

I am seeking our best minds to help craft my message; a message not based on polls but scholarly studies that are morally based, as to how we create the best possible futures for our children, independent of class or color—because saving our children, insuring their futures, needs to be the highest priority of any candidate running for public office—whatever his or her party.

Of course, I’m not running, but I am pressing those of my friends who have he means to support candidates, and do, to push their candidates to adopt as their campaign theme—Save Our Children!

It is not a partisan theme. It arises from a deep love of county and out of a profound worry the America we have known and blessed to enjoy is in jeopardy, in ways once unimaginable—and it is our solemn duty to insure our children and grandchildren’s futures.

Mr. Churchill said, when you are going through hell, “keep going!”

We need to keep going.•

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By Krista Lombardi, President, Mission Hills BID and Lombardi Team at Scott and Quinn Real Estate

For the Mission Hills Business Improvement District, November is truly a time to be thankful. In my role as elected president of the Mission Hills BID board of directors, let me express my personal thank you to Mission Hills’ business owners, my fellow board members, and our executive director. By working together and sharing our expertise we advance the mission of improving the overall business climate of Mission Hills’ commercial areas. We are thankful for the opportunity to serve such a vibrant and dynamic business community.

Thank you tasters and taste servers for making the 6th Annual Taste of Mission Hills event the best ever! We are grateful to the twenty-four venues that prepared delicious tastes from their culinary treasure trove and to the many retail shops that remained open late and offered special discounts and services. And, to “taste” trolley sponsors, thank you! Your support enhanced the return from our largest fundraiser so that we may continue our work in the BID. If you were unable to attend this year’s event or want to enjoy the evening all over again, please visit http://missionhillsbid.com/taste-mission-hills-2017/.

November is busy with BID elections to the board of director on November 8 at BAR by Red Door and Small Business Saturday on November 25 kicking off the holiday shopping season. Dedicated volunteers will be making these two events happen.

If you are a business owner in the Mission Hills BID, please mark your calendars and join me at the BID’s Annual Meeting and Mixer on Wednesday November 8 at BAR by Red Door, beginning at 4:30 p.m. and continuing until 6:30 p.m. In addition to the normal business of the BID, directors and officers will be elected. If you pay a business license fee in our BID, you are eligible to vote.

Thanks to the generosity of our host, BAR by Red Door, delicious bites will be served during the mixer. And, because of the kindness of Mission Hills’ retailers, raffle prizes will be bountiful.

At this meeting, our Sip the season, shop the sales special guest speaker will be during Mission Hills Sip & Shop on Small Councilmember Chris Ward.

Business Saturday, November 25.

This is an ideal time and place to meet the councilmember representing the Mission Hills community, hear what he has to say and share your concerns.

Small businesses are the backbone of our local economy. They add unique character and enliven our neighborhood. On Saturday, November 25, please join me in celebrating Small Business Saturday, the official beginning of the holiday shopping season. Please support Mission Hills’ small businesses by shopping locally. Each of our dollars spent locally makes a big difference in the success of our local businesses.

In addition to shelves being stocked with cheery holiday items, on November 25 many of our businesses will also be participating in our first Sip & Shop event, offering a special holiday drink of beer, wine, cocktails, tea, coffee and juice. for a discounted price. The list of participating venues and holiday drinks is growing as I write this column. Please visit www.missionhillsbid.com to find the latest updates on the Sip & Shop event.

Advance ticket pick-up to the Sip & Shop event will be offered FREE and in the form of souvenir coasters. Sip & Shop event tickets will be available at The Patio Express Community Market, One Mission Realty and at Mission Nails and Salon. On Small Business Saturday, November 25, Sip & Shop event tickets and Shop Small shopping bags will be given away in the parking lot at Delicious tastes for Taste of Mission Hills Canale Communication, beginning were served by Christian Gomez, owner of Fools and the Kings on Goldfinch Street. at 11 a.m.

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Lazy Acres sponsored Taste of Mission Hills, hosted Taste Will Call, and offered delicious jackfruit taco tastes.

And, on November 25, to help celebrate the Sip & Shop event, FREE Old Town Trolley service will be provided along India Street, West Washington Street, Reynard Way, Goldfinch Street, Fort Stockton Drive, and West Lewis Street.

Let’s remember Thanksgiving Day too. Whether you are a Thanksgiving holiday guest or host, please do remember the fine items available at our local retailers. From prime and organic to farm fresh and delicious, every culinary item you could wish for a lovely holiday weekend of meals is available right here in Mission Hills. If you are a guest, there is no better neighborhood of shops in which to find a special and unique hostess gift in every price range. If you need a rest from meal preparations, enjoy a meal at one of our local Mission Hills restaurants.

I look forward to the holidays and to the good work ahead of us in 2018.•

“ I n d a i l y l i fe w e m u s t s e e t h a t i t i s n o t happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy” Brother David Steindl-Rast

‘Tis the season of being grateful and giving thanks. Quietly and privately to yourself (I am grateful that the police officer didn’t give me a ticket even though I paused, at best, at that stop sign), and out loud at dinner parties (Thank you for the roof over our head and the employment that helps keep it there).

For some of us, being grateful is more of a seasonal thing than a daily ritual. It’s almost as if we forget to be thankful unless the calendar says November. For those who tend to be more Grinch-ish than grateful, there’s some hard evidence that might make you want to turn that frown upside down.

A positive outlook and feelings of thankfulness can have a direct and beneficial effect on the brain and body. “If thankfulness were a drug, it would be the world’s best-selling product” said Dr. P. Murali Doraiswamy, head of the division of biologic psychology at Duke University Medical Center. Feeling thankful triggers the brain to release dopamine, which, in turn, has a positive effect on mood and emotional well-being. Studies have shown that taking the time to focus on gratitude has measurable positive effects on multiple body and brain systems.

Gratitude exercises— keeping a journal of things, big or small, for which you are grateful or meditating on positive emotions—are part of a strategy that can be used to enhance wellness.

One of the most popular gratitude practices is known as the Three Blessings exercise. Each night before going to bed you write down three good things (ordinary or extraordinary) that happened to you during the day. Studies reveal those who continue this exercise for one week straight can increase their happiness almost immediately.

Grateful? Write it down. Post it on Facebook. Think about it. Talk about it. Yodel it from the rooftops. Not only will you spread those positive vibrations to those around you, your health will benefit, too.

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Special about Seeds

By Barb Strona

The Mission Hills Garden Club met in September (we meet on the oddnumbered months) at the Mission Hills Nursery to hear Brijette Romstedt tell us really interesting facts about seeds.

Romstedt believes that seeds provide “a window to the past and a door to the future.” Her company, San Diego Seed Company, is the only urban seed producer in San Diego. She has local farm areas in myriad microclimates of San Diego County, from the Coast to the desert. She augments her hands-on knowledge by collaborating with other seed collectors. Her goal is to grow, process and sell organic local seeds while encouraging gardening and educating the public by sharing her vast compilation of information.

Seeds are important because of their over-lap in methods of producing organic food, the creation of regionally adapted varieties of seeds, and managing and sustaining resources. She continued to explain that local seed production increases diversity of plants. Seed banks saves varieties from extinction. Collecting seeds is a way of creating varieties that are adapted to specific regions.

Creating a flow of local, fresh seeds encourages economic, cultural and social benefits. Producing seeds on a small scale enables more specificity while helping to educate farmers, growers, and gardeners.

Romstedt went on to give us a bit of the seed industry’s history. There was no such thing 150 years ago.

People saved seeds from crops they

liked; they shared with friends. It was always farm by farm. In 1850 the US Patent and Trade office began a massive seed sharing hoping encourage access to food and thus population growth. Hybrids entered the seed market in the early 20th century.

Seed company representatives wiped out the government distribution programs by claiming that providing free seeds was unfair competition.

After World War II saw a boom in the seed industry from both public and priSan Diego Seed Company provides the means to grow vegetables and other edible plants. vate collaborations.

Seed companies Romstedt gave us some terms to male on another. Plants can be began consolidating in 1960. On June 16, 1980 the Supreme Court know about seeds. For beginners, pollinated by insects, birds, wind, ruled that genetic material could heirloom plants’ seeds are safest and artificial pollination. This is be owned. “This led to a shift from for saving. This ensures your seed often done with a brush taking the public industry to a few multina- will produce what you wanted. A pollen from a female blossom to a tional companies,” such as Monsa- hybrid will give you some of what male plant or blossom.

We had a wonderful discussion of to, DuPont, Syngenta, Land o’ Lakes one of its parents had, but not both parents’ characteristics. how to save tomato seeds. That will and others. Monsato has the lions’ For duplicate plants, you must appear in December when we have share of the vegetable seed market. cross-pollination.

Some no meeting. November’s meeting will Fortunately, the controversy over avoid who owns what plus other factors plants, like squash, have both be on the 15. David Root will give led hundreds of small seed compa- male and female parts within it for a presentation of holiday décor and nies to form. Urban farmers helped reproduction. Some flowers are some of his creations will be offered as the smaller seed industries like Bak- female; some are male. Insects may prizes. This meeting is also the holiday er Creek Heirloom Seed Company, carry the pollen from a male flower party. It will be held at Mission Hills Seed Savers Exchange, High Mow- to a female resulting in pollination. Nursery, 1525 Fort Stockton Drive ers, Sustainable Seed Company, and Spinach is a species that grows from 6 until 8 p.m. Members are free, female flowers on one plant and but guests will be charged.• San Diego Seed Company.

Neighborhood News The Garden Walk raised enough money for the Garden Club to give $11,000 towards moving the Gecko Garden

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First Home Game at Crawford High School As New Stadium Nears Completion This past month District leaders and the Crawford High School community kicked off the first home football game in several years with a fair and ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the new stadium, constructed as part of the ongoing campus wide modernization. Crawford High School played again Coronado High.

There was a fair with guest booths and poster boards with project renderings and historic photos lining the stadium entrance. Event program included alumni tunnel run, district speakers, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, JROTC Presentation of Colors, singing of the national anthem, and game kick off.

Present for the event were San Diego Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne, Superintendent Cindy Marten, Facilities Planning and Construction Chief Lee Dulgeroff, Crawford High School Principal Dr. Richard Lawrence, and Crawford High School Athletics Director Kelcie Butcher.

The seven-acre football stadium includes a new synthetic turf field, allweather running track, new accessible bleachers, public address system, new scoreboard, stadium and security lighting, as well as nearly 5,800 square feet of new support facilities. The baseball field construction includes a new natural turf field, new accessible bleachers, scorer’s booth, concession stand, restrooms, scoreboard, and storage building.

Tennis courts and softball field are under construction. This project develops the south side of the Crawford High School campus into new tennis courts and a new softball field. The new softball field includes new turf, backstop, fencing, scoreboard, accessible dugouts, bleachers, and scorer’s booth.

Interior renovations (also under construction) include classroom interior renovation and new furniture for buildings, portable classrooms, Room 604, and bungalows 15 through 19. The cafeteria is remodeled in school colors and multi-level tables and chairs. New furniture in the science labs is designed to integrate with fixed lab stations. Project improvements include

Flying C ar Competition

Registration at San Diego Air & Space Museum

With the support of SDG&E and the ISTAT Foundation, the San Diego Air & Space Museum is looking for students who want to build a vehicle no larger than a shoebox, launch it off a ramp, and see just how far their ride can fly. The competition is fun, it’s creative, and you don’t have to be a science fair genius to come up with a winning entry. Besides the chance to win cash prizes, participants will also receive feedback on their designs and have opportunities to talk to experts in related fields.

“We’ve seen everything from cupcakes to cannonballs run down our ramp,” said Sophie Wasserman, this year’s contest coordinator. “This competition brings out the creativity and ingenuity that often gets lost in your typical science fair. Even students who claim to be ‘bad at science’ excel in this challenge, because it encourages everything that science education should be about: curiosity, collaboration, and fun. This year’s competition promises to be bigger than ever, and I’m excited to see what these innovative young engineers can create.”

Students from counties from throughout Southern California are encouraged to take part in two age range categories: middle school (grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9-12). All entrants must submit blueprints of their design by January 30, 2018, before bringing their creations to the final competition days in spring: April 28, 2018 for middle school and May 5, 2018 for high school. There are five prizes in each of the grade ranges, including: 1st prize: $750; 2nd prize: $500; 3rd prize: $350; Creativity in engineering: $350; and Creativity in design: $350.

The Museum is located at 2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101. For more details and the official entry rules, visit sandiegoairandspace.org/flyyourride2018•

Aaron Castillo and Michael Stoddard of Preuss School participate in the Flying Car competition.

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The seven-acre football stadium includes a new synthetic turf field and all-weather running track.

paint, carpet, vinyl flooring, blinds, and electrical upgrades to support the interior renovation.

A new three-story, 20-classroom building that provides a performing arts center and administration spaces will be constructed at the corner of Colts Way and Orange Avenue after the demolition of the existing auditorium and classroom building is complete.

These projects are funded by San Diego Unified School District’s Propositions S and Z, which are local bond measures approved by San Diego voters to repair, renovate and revitalize neighborhood schools. In addition to renovation and replacement, bond projects include classroom technology, facilities to support College, Career and Technical Education, classroom air conditioning, safety and security upgrades, and other facilities improvements at traditional and public charter schools throughout San Diego Unified.•

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The Color Run Dream Tour Comes to San Diego

Old Town San Diego Celebrates

The Color Run®, the largest 5k event series in the world, will bring its 2017 tour theme, The Color Run Dream Tour, Presented by Lay’s®, to Qualcomm Stadium on Saturday, November 4, kicking off at 9 a.m. The Color Run Dream Tour will create a world where anything is possible, unicorns are real and foam clouds make everything better. The 2017 theme will make Color Runners’ dreams a lot more colorful with unforgettable music, color throws and an all new Lay’s® Poppables™ Foam Zone and Dream Wall.

The San Diego run benefits Break the Silence Against Domestic Violence, a nonprofit organization that works to educate communities about the dangers of domestic violence, connect victims and survivors, and assist them through challenging times through various programs.

As participants enter the magical course, they experience the classic Color Zones and the brand-new Lay’s Poppables Foam Zone, where they’re surrounded by dreamy colored foam or “clouds” as they run through the most colorful dream of all. The Dream Tour is filled with even more vibrant music across the whole course, radiant new colors, giant unicorns and the Dream Wall—a new addition to the course where runners spray paint their dreams on the wall to be seen by all. After crossing the Finish Line, Color Runners enjoy the Finish Festival, where they party with the Runicorn, dance, find unique photo opportunities and join in on massive color throws every couple of minutes.

Each Color Runner receives a custom race kit, including a limited-edition Dream Tour race shirt, a Unicorn Finisher’s Medal, embroidered headband, fun temporary tattoos and a color-in runner’s bib—to inspire participants to decorate and color their runner’s bib.

Registration for The Color Run Dream Tour, Presented by Lay’s® in San Diego is open until the start of the run. To register or for more information about The Color Run Dream Tour, Presented by Lay’s®, visit, www.thecolorrun.com/locations/san-diego-ca.•

The annual Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) will be celebrated in Old Town on November 1-2. This free event will conclude with the traditional candlelight procession on November 2nd starting at 6PM, starting at the entrance of the Old Town State Historic Park, located at San Diego Avenue and Twiggs Street. The procession will travel down San Diego Avenue to El Campo Santo Cemetery.

Many restaurants, businesses, museums and shops will be creating over 50 traditional and contemporary Dia de los Muertos altars. Unique altars will honor historic Old Town figures, as well as more current stories. A public alter will be located in El Campo cemetery where visitors are encouraged to add their own mementos, photos and written tributes to loved ones.

Originating in Mexico, Dia de los Muertos is a celebration to remember and honor those who have departed. On this day in Mexico, the streets near cemeteries are filled with decorations, flowers, candy calaveras and parades. Mexican families create special altars displaying offerings of food, candles, incense, ocre yellow marigolds and photos of departed loved ones.

During the celebration, many Old Town restaurants will be providing special Dia de los Muertos menus and Live music, along with activities for the entire family, including traditional face painting, mask making and many more. For more information about Dia de los Muertos in Old Town, contact the Old Town Chamber of Commerce at 619.291.4903 or visit www.diadelosmuertosoldtown.com.•

Dia de los Muertos with Candlelight Procession on November 2

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Mexican families create special altars displaying offerings of food, candles, incense, ocre yellow marigolds and photos of departed loved ones.

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A little over 7 years ago a group of neighborhood artists recognized the benefit of getting together periodically in their unique artistic, non-political, creative environment, and of joining their passions and talents, sharing the joy and resources of their work.

This year their annual holiday sale of paintings, drawings, plant arrangements, jewelry, fashions, glassware, fiber art, body products and more will be held on Saturday, December 2nd, 2017, from 9am – 3:00 p.m. at the Mission Hills United Church of Christ at 4070 Jackdaw Street. Buyers and admirers are welcome!

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State Historic Park Comes Alive for Day of The Dead

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park will be the scene for Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, traditionally celebrated throughout Mexico and San Diego November 1 and 2 each year. This year the festivities will begin Saturday, October 28 and Sunday, October 29– the weekend before the traditional dates – and will culminate on Thursday, November 2.

Dia de los Muertos is a community-wide celebration of the history, Hispanic culture and rich heritage of the region. It is at this time of year that the spirits of loved ones who have died are thought to return to Earth to celebrate with friends and family.

The state park will play host to a lively celebration full of activities and attractions for the whole family that will be a fitting tribute to those who have gone before us. A professional artist will be painting a gigantic Day of the Dead skull in the middle of the park and a second skull will be available on which the public can paint a small tribute to a loved one. There will also be a public altar on which visitors can place remembrances, many craft stations, a prize wheel, live entertainment, three Sunday performances of a specially written Dia de los Muertos play with professional actors, and booths featuring artists, Day of the Dead merchandise, food and drink samples, tamales, face painters and more.

Larger-than-life puppets will roam the park and pinatas will rule the day for kids.

Merchants and museums in the state park will host activities and many will be displaying altars dedicated to noteworthy San Diegans created especially for the celebration. An altar map will be available for those wishing to tour them all and hosted tours with state park guides will be available on Saturday and Sunday. A very popular activity that has grown each year is the Sidewalk Graveyard Community Art project on November 1 and 2 where the public can memorialize a loved one or friend in chalk on the sidewalk in the middle of the park.

Historically and ornately dressed Catrina skeleton dolls Adult visitors who wish to raise a glass to the departed can do so in a beer garden and will be displayed throughout the State Park. live entertainment will fill the park stage. There will be a very popular Catrin y Catrina Costume Contest on the plaza stage on Saturday.

As is the custom every year, the Fiesta de Reyes courtyard at the north end of the state park will be full of fanciful, humorous, and visually stimulating décor, offered as tributes to many of San Diego’s early citizens. Many life-sized Catrina skeleton dolls in fancy dress, and many larger-than-life size, hold court at Fiesta de Reyes throughout the fall season. New displays are added every year, each one trying to outdo the last, so this is not to be missed.

Lively folklorico dancers, dressed in Dia de los Muertos costumes, will be performing on the Fiesta de Reyes stage throughout the celebration, starting on Saturday, October 28 – 29 and continuing November 1–2.

At Tienda de Reyes, within the Fiesta de Reyes shopping plaza, one can find the largest selection of Dia de los Muertos merchandise in all of San Diego.

The shop will be hosting face-painting artists Saturday, Sunday and Thursday and will also be hosting demonstrations by local Dia de Los Muertos artists.

The activities start at noon and go until 11 p.m. on Saturday and until 10 p.m. on Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday. Free parking is available throughout Old Town with extra parking available across Taylor Street in the CalTrans parking lot all day on weekend days and after 5 p.m. on weekdays. Additional paid lots will be available also.

For information and a complete schedule of events, visit www.fiestadereyes.com/ddlm.•

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Foster Youth Gift Opportunities

On November 29, 2017, Diane Archambault will host her annual holiday luncheon benefitting Just in Time for Foster Youth (JIT), which she started about six years ago. More than 50 guests attend this luncheon each year and are asked to donate a minimum of a $100 gift card that go towards JIT’s My First Home program, which helps foster youth outfit their first apartments with everything from furniture and pots and pans to towels and bedding.

Archambault has become an advocate for JIT and is eager to spread the goodwill message to get others to join the effort. She shared, “Through either the luncheon my husband and I sponsor or from my actions as a volunteer, it has created a wonderful opportunity to engage in conversation about becoming involved as a volunteer or donor. I am happy to say several of my friends are committed volunteers today.”

She began working with foster children seven years ago. In 2000, her husband, Diane Cox (left), development director and co-founder of JIT, David, joined the board of Voices for is pictured with Diane Archambault, board member and volunteer for JIT. Children. Nine years later, Archambault joined the child-advocacy group as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), a volunteer who works with the courts, schools, social workers and others on their child’s behalf.

When asked about her motivation to get involved with JIT, Archambault offered, “I was inspired to get involved with JIT when I was working with my CASA case children who were aging out of the system. I had witnessed the struggle, first hand of the set-backs these kids were going through on their journey to independence.”

In 2013, Archambault added JIT to her CASA duties. She volunteered for the organization’s Career Horizons program, which helps young women turn their passions into careers. After that, she became a mentor, working with a foster youth who put herself through SDSU and is now doing graduate work at Duke University.

Archambault is extremely passionate about providing support for transition age foster youth in San Diego County and encourages others to do the same.•

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Old Globe Theatre Dr. Seuss’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” will run November 4 through December 24 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe’s Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. “The Grinch” is directed

by James Vásquez with book and lyrics by Timothy Mason and music

by Mel Marvin. The original production of Dr. Seuss’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” was conceived and directed by Jack O’Brien with additional lyrics by Theodor S. Geisel, additional music by Albert Hague, and original choreography by John DeLuca.

Edward Watts makes his Globe debut as The Grinch. He has appeared on Broadway in “Scandalous and Finian’s Rainbow.” He was recently seen on PBS as part of the acclaimed “Live from Lincoln Center” broadcast of “Show Boat” with the New York Philharmonic.

Abigail Estrella alternates in the role of Cindy-Lou Who with Reese McCulloch, with both making their Globe debuts.

Two-time San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award winner Steve Gunderson returns as Old Max and Reese McCulloch and Abigail Estrella marks his 15th appearance appear as Cindy-Lou Who with Edward Watts in The Grinch at the Globe. as The Grinch (center) from In addition to his extensive “Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”

Photo by Jim Cox. San Diego credits, he has also been seen Off Broadway in “Suds: The Rocking ’60s Musical Soap Opera,” “Forever Plaid,” and “Back to Bacharach.”

“For the 20th year, The Grinch returns to the heart of Balboa Park, and all of us at The Old Globe are delighted to welcome him back,” said Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein. “Over the course of two decades, this magical show has become a San Diego institution, introducing young people to the joys of theatre and bringing families together for the heartwarming rush of good cheer that only the live stage can provide. We are thrilled to have the brilliant Ed Watts take over the title role, and we are proud to continue to offer the Grinch tree lighting, our extraordinary sensory-friendly performance, and many other unique opportunities to engage with theatre. This is a special time of year at the Globe, touched with the genius of Dr. Seuss and chock-full of surprise, entertainment, and joy.”

Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at 619.23.GLOBE, or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.

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Landmark Theatres In 2003, 30 years after they served together in the Vietnam War, former Navy Corps medic Larry “Doc” Shepherd (Steve Carell) re-unites with ex-Marine Sal Nealon (Bryan Cranston) and Reverend Richard Mueller (Laurence Fishburne) on a different type of mission: to bury Doc’s son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War. Doc decides to forgo burial at Arlington Cemetery and, with the help of his old buddies, takes the casket on a bittersweet trip up the East Coast to his home

in suburban New Hampshire.

Along the way, Doc, Sal and Mueller reminisce and come to terms with shared memories of the war that continues to shape their lives.

“Last Flag Flying” is rated R and is two hours and four minutes long. It opens Friday, November 10 at Landmark’s Hillcrest Cinemas, located at 3965 5th Avenue. For information and times, call 619.819.0236, or visit www.landmarkTheatres.com.

Film times and dates are subject to change.•

Left to right are Laurence Fishburne (Richard Mueller), Bryan Cranston (Sal Nealon) and Steve Carell (Larry “Doc” Shepherd) in “Last Flag Flying.”

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Allison Andrews & Fashion Week San Diego Celebrate Ten Years

By Stylishly Aubree Lynn Writer, Stylist, Producer Back to the nostalgic Port of San Diego Broadway Pier for the tenth anniversary of Fashion Week San Diego (FWSD) runway shows. All energy and lights focused on the designers’ latest collections as models paraded down the main aisle while the crowd of attendees waiting in eager anticipation to see the highlights of 2017. For months, designers in full force envisioned and planned their cohesive collections to present them at this exciting showcase and season finale.

An array of styles and fashion designs graced the runway: florals, silk, pleats, furs, head dresses, asymmetrical designs, lace, tools, and brocaded details that truly blew me away.

Each night provided guests with an amazing collection of designs, one after another, making it quite difficult to tell who would earn the title of top designer for the show. In the end the audience voted. Whether you agreed or not with the final results, it was a fair process to determine the winners. The results were announced. First place honors went to Baza Hautecouture who presented stunning dresses that were adorned with tulle, lace, organza and embroidered details.

Second place went to Haus of K2 who has only been designing for a year. The designer offered gowns and jewelry with beautifully detailed inspiration from India for an “east-meets-west” style.

Third place went to Territa Torres Designs. Ironically, I had the pleasure of being personally fitted for a mint green, off the shoulder, pleated pants suit that fit me like a glove for the event. The Territa Torres collection emphasizes flowing silks and structured garments and pleats, which was her signature for this ensemble.

Though I usually do not give my opinion, I just have to personally give a shout out to the unique and mysterious designs that VaughnBerry brought to both the spring and fall shows. It takes a true artist with a fantasy-like mind to envision the pieces that he creates.

Considering that his collection is not necessarily identified with San Diego’s weather and typical style, his creations are exceptional! His vision invokes another moment in time and incorporates a “Mad Hatter” style that is aesthetically a renaissance, dream scene. His designs include fur enhancements, top hats, double and single breasted coats with tails and silk-lined elements. He is a truly unique designer with exceptional talent.

However, I will offer that all the designers are talented and winners. My sincerest congratulations goes out to all 19 designers who put a lot of sweat and tears into every single one of their pieces. It takes a lot of courage and resources to put their designs on display for public viewing and constructive criticism. I also thank and recognize Allison Andrews, founder of FWSD who had the vision and commitment to see the potential of this event and its ability to support and honor local and national fashion designers.

Undoubtedly, I encourage all of them to keep mastering their art and skills and also celebrate the milestone they have surpassed. They should continue to show the world their creative talents and the passion for fashion design that they possess.•

Aubree Lynn is dressed in a Territa Torres Design, a mint green, off the shoulder, pleated pants suit.

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“The Camp.” From Prison to Pen, Ralph Inzunza’s New Life, New Book

By Laura Walcher

Is there ever anything “good” to be gained for a year in the pokey? Most of us would issue a resounding, “No!” Former San Diego City Councilman Ralph Inzunza might surely agree, even if the experience has led him to an inspired first novel and a fresh, new direction.

Inzunza left office after the 2005 City Hall Cheetah’s corruption scandal. After fighting charges for nine years, then forced to surrender in 2012, he was sentenced to 14 months in Atwater Federal Prison Camp. Now, after three years of writing, Ralph Inzunza has transformed his experiences into a debut novel. “The Camp” is inspired by Inzunza’s journey from conviction to incarceration, with a plot that closely mirrors his experiences with fellow inmates, many whom had received ten, fifteen, and twenty year sentences for non-violent offenses.

Moreover, his novel narrates the unfair plight that many of his fellow Chicano inmates suffer, and the impact of incarceration on American working class families of color.

The story’s main protagonist is a law and order, nerdy politician, a former Deputy Mayor of a large California city, who goes to prison for “dishonest service of government.” As the only person of Mexican descent at the camp with a college degree, who had never smoked a “joint” in his life, he begins to transform in order to survive, and eventually extract his own judicial revenge.

We talked: LW: S omehow, I think “The Camp” might be as much fact… as fiction! But, OK: it’s a tough one, and won’t endear any reader to our prison system. What do you think you brought to the experience that helped you get through it?

RI: I think the fact that I was in my forties helped immensely. At that age, you’re sort of seen as an older guy, so many of the guys leave you alone. Speaking Spanish also helped; at least a third of the camp preferred Spanish over English. And then, my political skills. Reading where things are headed, or what’s around the corner, as you sometimes have to do in a campaign or at City Hall also helped.

LW: D id you begin writing the book while you were in prison? Has the writing experience been therapeutic?

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RI: T houghts for the book did begin to swirl in prison.

I was going to write my own story–Strippergate! I was set to go until I began to meet some of my roommates, and that’s when I had an epiphany, and realized that it was their story that had to be told.

It’s been very cathartic.

LW: Y ou write, “There’s not a day in prison when you’re not hit with adversity.”

That surely leads to, “the more you sleep, the less time you do!” Is there anything about having been in prison that helps Ralph Inzunza speaks to guests of Warwick’s lead one to a better life of La Jolla of his life journey in prison. when finally out?

RI: U sually, when you get out of prison you’re jaded. The camp is LW: W hat has been the biggest change or purgatory! You’ve been traumatized, you’re difference, pre/post prison, in your outlook? out of touch with most loved ones, and Personality? Self-confidence? you’ve seen some bad things, so in most RI: T his is the best question! Life is cake if you cases I would say that being in prison does have the right perspective. I stay informed, not lead to a better life. That’s why I’m but I don’t live and breathe on every word against mandatory drug sentences, as the that Trump or Faulconer utter, in that I’d more time you do, the worse off you’ll be rather spend my energy on my family, my the day you’re released. I was the exceptionfriends, or my writing.

I went to a camp for fourteen months, and LW: I n prison, you were nicknamed, “The had a beautiful wife, a family and resources Mayor,” but you were made janitor. Was the day I got out. that a prestigious job? Any janitorial skills LW: U nlike being a politician, you write that you’re now able now to apply at home? “ignorance is bliss!” as an essential means RI: I was an afternoon janitor–easy compared to of handling the challenges of prison life. the morning shift. The morning guys do the What do you mean? real work. I just had to tidy up from time to RI: I gnorance is bliss is true in many aspects of time. As jobs go in prison, it was one of the life. Do you really want to know everything better ones, and as nicknames go in prison, your family, friends or neighbors are up to, mayor was for sure one of the better ones. good or bad? I don’t. In prison you’d rather LW: I understand you are not interested in not know what someone’s up to, especially returning to public life; that’s unfortunate if it’s “no bueno.” for us. With what have you replaced it? Do LW: H ave you remained connected to any of you still take an interest in our civic life? your fellow inmates or guards? Have they How do you think San Diego’s doing? read your book?

RI: I’m just not that into politics anymore. I find RI: I have not remained connected with anyone aspects of it to be a joke, and the arena from my “sabbatical.” I do hope that some currently saddens me. San Diego’s headlines, of the staff up at Atwater read the book. I too, are troubling: Hepatitus A, L.A. Chargers, hope they’ll have more laughs than anger homeless in downtown, housing problems... when they’re done with it.

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San Diego Veterans Day Parade A Tribute to Heroes at Home

The 31st annual San Diego Veterans Day Parade returns from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, November 11, 2017. The event, which is free and open to the public, celebrates and honors veterans from all branches of the military. This is also the nation’s largest public parade of U.S. Armed Forces in uniform formations from all five military branches.

“We are very thankful to the 80,000-plus members of the community that come out to view and support our veterans each year,” says Jack Harkins, president of Veterans Week San Diego, which produces the event. “Without them, our generous sponsors, and the veterans and community organizations that participate in the parade, we couldn’t make this patriotic event happen.”

This year’s theme, “A Tribute to Heroes at Home,” recognizes contributions by veterans to their communities and country. Fittingly, the 2017 Grand Marshal is retired Navy Captain Jack Ensch, who, after serving over 30 years in the military, went on to join the San Diego Padres Baseball Club as Director of Military Marketing, establishing the only military marketing department in all of professional sports at that time. This program has The Marine Band performs during the San Diego Veterans Day Parade. since been adopted by sports organizations throughout the country.

Beginning at the County Administration Building, the one-mile parade route proceeds south on North Harbor Drive to cross Broadway and continues past the USS Midway to Pacific Highway, then turns left to the dismissal area on Pacific Highway. Multiple parade viewing areas offer great spectating along the entire route.

Parking is extremely limited in the parade area, and a 30-minute walking time should be allowed to reach a viewing area after parking on streets downtown, in Little Italy, or on West Harbor Drive parking locations in the vicinity of the Convention Center.

For more information visit https://www.sdvetparade.org.•

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Beauty or Torture?

Society’s Demand For Perfection Examined

The Women’s Museum of California in Liberty Station opens their latest exhibit, Beauty or Torture on Friday, November 3. This new exhibit explores how women across the ages have gone to extreme measures to alter their looks, often in painful ways, in order to conform to beauty standards of the time. Beauty or Torture runs from November 3, 2017 through January 28, 2018 at the Women’s Museum of California in Liberty Station, 2730 Historic Decatur Road, Barracks 16, San Diego, CA 92106.

Admission is $3 to $5.

From the Gibson Girl to the Instagram Model, Beauty or Torture showcases the ways women have conformed to various beauty demands across multiple decades and reveals how those demands affected every day women’s physical health as well as their perceptions of self-worth.

The Women’s Museum of California (WMC) will be showcasing items from their own collection including dangerously high heels, corsets, curling irons, and vintage makeup. “The WMC Clothing Collection houses many fascinating pieces, including various corsets from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, to wire crinolines, to earlier versions of the modern bra.

Many of these pieces have never been displayed in our gallery, and we are thrilled for the public to view these significant pieces of women’s fashion history for the first time”, Women’s Museum Collections Manager, Julia Friedman on the historical items that will be on display.

On display are many fascinating pieces, including various corsets from the mid1800s to the early 1900s, to wire crinolines, to earlier versions of the modern bra.

Beauty or Torture is curated by fashion and costume historian, Marley Healey. Healey works as a historical textile consultant and reviews fashion-based exhibitions along the West Coast and is working on a long-term curatorial research project around dress-based collections in Southern California.

As for the significance of this exhibit Healey explains “Ideas about what constitutes physical beauty have fluctuated radically for centuries, and in 2017 the conversation is as relevant as ever. This exhibit will illuminate how women have navigated shifting beauty standards with the help (and occasional horror) of some extreme tools and styles.”•

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Our Bright Sides

by Cath DeStefano

Vintage advertisements highlight the purpose and usage of a corset.

Violet Green Violet Green will be back for the December issue.

My concern is we have been so culturally discouraged from speaking well of ourselves in public that we don’t do it in the privacy of ourselves either.

By suggesting we focus on what’s to like about ourselves, I am not promoting strutting around and puffing up with a “I’m so very cool” attitude. No. But since it is usually easier for us to zero in on what’s not right with ourselves and what we need to do better, I am suggesting periodic tune-ins to the bright side of ourselves and writing down what we discover.

I will if you will.

Have pen and paper nearby and when so moved, write something you like about yourself. If you need help jumpstarting your thinking, recall compliments people have given you that you believe: smart, beautiful eyes, easy to talk to, warm person, etc.

Here are more “see what’s to like” suggestions that might help you see yourself in the best positive light:

• Demonstrates a great stick-to-itiveness.

• Makes friends easily.

• Easily sees the upside of life.

• Displays a sense of humor.

• Is fun!

The envelope please! Insert what you wrote, date it, and place the envelope in a drawer. Now you know what’s inside the envelope in the drawer, but also inside you, where it has been all along…

What good can you say about yourself?

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Music, SHE Wrote At 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 4, 2017, Camarada will perform the works of seven female composers, including Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Hildegard von Bingen, Libby Larsen, Ellen Zwilich, Chelsea Komschlies, Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn and Chen Yi. Following the concert, at 8:15 p.m. a Taste of Barrio Logan dinner will take place @ Bread & Salt Gallery, located at 1955 Julian Avenue in San Diego.

Members of Camarada will be performing “Barn Dances” for flute, clarinet and piano, and ending the entire program with “Fanfare for Women” for solo trumpet.

The youngest composer, Chelsea Komschlies, will perform with Camarada.

Chelsea Komschlies, a native of Appleton, Wisconsin, currently attends the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she studies with David Ludwig. Chelsea received her Master of Music degree in composition from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she studied with Daniel Kellogg and Carter Pann. Komschlies, who grew up creating and loving all sorts of visual art, often uses real or imagined images as inspiration for her works, and listeners frequently say her music has strong visual qualities.

One of her goals is that listeners make deep, instinctual associations with her music, be they emotional, visual, or otherwise abstract.

Komschlies’ music has been performed across the United States as well as in Canada, the U.K., France, Australia, Japan, and Italy. She has had performances at events such as the Ravinia Festival and the finale concert of Make Music Chicago.

Komschlies’ compositional goals include writing for traditional ensembles as well as creating immersive multimedia works that create a powerful full-body, visual, and multi-sensory experience for the listener.

Libby Larsen, one of America’s most prolific and most performed living composers, has created a catalogue of over 500 works spanning virtually every genre from intimate vocal and chamber music to massive orchestral works and over twelve operas. Her music has been praised for its dynamic, deeply inspired, and vigorous contemporary American spirit.

Constantly sought after for commissions and premieres by major artists, ensembles and orchestras around the world, Libby Larsen has established a permanent place for her works in the concert repertory.

Libby Larsen is one of America’s most prolific Larsen has been hailed as “the only English-speaking composer since and most performed living composers.

Benjamin Britten who matches great verse with fine music so intelligently and expressively” (USA Today); as “a composer who has made the art of symphonic writing very much her own.” “Libby Larsen has come up with a way to make contemporary opera both musically current and accessible to the average audience.” (The Wall Street Journal).

Libby Larsen has received numerous awards and accolades, including a 1993 Grammy as producer of the CD: “The Art of Arlene Augér, “an acclaimed recording that features Larsen’s Sonnets from the Portuguese. Her opera “Frankenstein, The Modern Prometheus” was selected as one of the eight best classical music events of 1990 by USA Today. The first woman to serve as a resident composer with a major orchestra, she has held residencies with the California Institute of the Arts, the Arnold Schoenberg Institute, the Philadelphia School of the Arts, the Cincinnati Conservatory, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Charlotte Symphony, and the Colorado Symphony. Larsen’s many commissions and recordings are a testament to her fruitful collaborations with a long list of world-renowned artists, including The King’s Singers, Benita Valente, and Frederica von Stade, among others. Her works are widely recorded on such labels as Angel/EMI, Nonesuch, Decca, and Koch International.

For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit music@camarada.org or camarada.org.•

Chelsea Komschlies will perform with Camarada.

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Private Dining at Pampelmousse Grille

By David Rottenberg

This year has shot by amazingly fast. I feel like it is April (perhaps because of the recent tax deadline) but it is really November. The holidays are just around the corner. Thanksgiving is coming up and Christmas is already being marketed by major retailers and catalogue companies.

It is also “party time” when companies and individuals start to think about entertaining clients and guests. Yet, in today’s busy life, both companies and individuals are reaching out to catering services and venues for their needs.

San Diego is fortunate to have a star chef, Jeffrey Strauss, who both owns a top local restaurant and also runs an active catering and private party business. The restaurant’s name is Pampelmousse Grille, located in Solana Beach, practically across the street from the racetrack. It is a great place to celebrate a winning day at the track.

The restaurant was opened in 1996 to offer diners an “upscale dining experience in a French country kitchen atmosphere.” Over the years, Strauss has won over customers palates as well as their hearts with numerous charitable events, giving back to the community. And, his catering and private party services have enabled him to broaden the public’s awareness of the quality of his cuisine.

Strauss trained at the Greenbriar Hotel culinary academy, where he won admission over huge competition. He was an award-winning student.

Later, he worked as executive chef for Glorious Foods in Washington DC, creating a strong following among the power brokers. He then worked for Glorious Foods in New York City for a number of years but, during that period, also took time off to travel to Europe to train with eminent Michelin rated chefs, including Roger Vergé at Le Moulin De Mougins and Albert Roux at Le Gavroche in London. He also spent time watching and learning at such famous locations as such renowned restaurants as Marchesi in Italy, and France’s acclaimed Charcuterie Matu, Restaurant Guy Savoy, VonnasGeorge Blanc, Restaurant Troisgros and Restaurant Bocuse.

That is the training, background and skill that Strauss pours into every plate that emerges from his kitchens.

Strauss has cooked for major corporations as well as for political and entertainment figures as George W. Bush, the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Hillary Rodham Clinton, the wedding of Caroline Kennedy, and the 1984 inaugural luncheon for Ronald Reagan, Aaron Spelling, Tom Hanks, Elton John and Steven Spielberg.

I recently attended a private party in one of the private dining rooms adjacent to the restaurant that was hosted by a local financial institution

The lamb chop portions are very generous and flavorful.

to announce its performance and future economic outlook. The room was elegant and seating for the small group was very comfortable.

Strauss will create a special custom menu for an occasion. Our menu included an amazing number of choices for entrée. Dinner began with a seafood tower, filled with fresh prawns, shrimp and oysters, accompanied by an array of sauces. It was an wonderful introduction to the meal.

From the dinner menu, starters include ahi and crab lollipops, jumbo crab chunks wrapped in sashimi grade ahi, and lobster ravioli. Salads listed, among others, are lovely heirloom tomato, with Burrata cheese, and a melon and prosciutto salad, with crispy goat cheese and toasted pine nuts.

Carnivores will love the meat selections on the menu, with large portion sizes, high quality selections, well aged and prepared perfectly. Cuts include prime angus rib eye and prime angus filet as well as lamb chop and pork chop.

Seafood dishes include seared day scallops, Alaska halibut, and Scottish salmon.

The very fine dessert menu includes warm chocolate-caramel cake, key lime cheesecake, and bananas foster a la luba.

Dinner can be paired with wines, which Strauss will be pleased to help choose. Prices are expensive. But think of the training, skill and artistry that goes into the preparation. When one wants the best for entertaining or for personal dining, Pampelmousse Grille is a definite contender.

Pampelmousse Grille is located at 514 Via De La Valle in Solana Beach.

Reservations are strongly recommended. Call 858.792.9090 for information and reservations.•

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California Restaurant Association Teams Up To Support Veterans & Military

The presentation is as incredible as the texture and flavors of seafood dishes.

Share Your Thanksgiving With Us!

The San Diego County Chapter of the California Restaurant Association (CRA) will support our veterans and military with a threeday program called Salute to Service set for Veterans Day weekend, November 10 through 12. During the weekend, San Diegans can dine at any of the participating restaurants (www.restaurantssalutetoservice. com) and a portion of the proceeds from their meal will be donated to the Warrior Foundation-Freedom Station.

The Warrior Foundation-Freedom Station is one of the leading forces in assisting, honoring and supporting the military men and women who have so bravely served and sacrificed for our country. Warrior Foundation-Freedom Station assists four main groups of warriors: the seriously injured just returning home from war; those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury; those undergoing physical or occupational therapy, and warriors who have been medically retired and remain in our community.

Donations will vary from restaurant to restaurant with some designating a menu item that triggers a set donation while others will donate a lump sum in support of Warrior Foundation. Many restaurants will also be offering discounts or specials to veterans and active-duty military throughout the weekend.

“We wanted to find a way to show our support for our veteran and military heroes in San Diego that would also allow our customers to easily participate,” said Chuck Ross, board member, San Diego Chapter of the California Restaurant Association. “There is no denying that military and veterans are an integral part of our community in San Diego. They are our friends, neighbors, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. This is our way of allowing everyone to show their appreciation while doing what they already do anyway – dining out.”

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November 2017 Thru January 2, 2018 n theNAT, San Diego National History Museum, located at 1788 El Prado in Balboa Park, has a New 3D Film Experience—Galapagos in the Subaru 3D Experience in the Charmaine and Maurice Kaplan Theatre. In the vastness of the Pacific Ocean, there is a paradise unlike any other, the Galapagos. Among these remote volcanic islands, life has played out over millions of years in relative isolation. The result is a wonderland of nature, with a remarkable collection of plants and charismatic animals that have all adapted to this unique environment. For times and tickets, visit www.sdnat.org.

Thru March 11, 2018 n The San Diego Museum of Art, located at 1450 El Prado in Balboa Park, is pleased to present Brenda Biondo: Play. Colorado–based photographer is best known for her images focusing on constructed abstractions, conservation and land-based issues.

The first series, Playground, is a collection of contemporary photographs of children’s playgrounds from the 1920’s to the 1970’s. The second series, Paper Skies, includes carefully crafted, abstract images of the sky printed onto aluminum panels. For information, visit www.sdmart.org.

Thru June 2018 n theNAT, San Diego National History Museum, located at 1788 El Prado in Balboa Park, presents Canyoneer Hikes. Free and open to the public, dogs or other pets are not permitted on the walks, as they interfere with observing wildlife. Wear comfortable walking shoes and a hat. Hiking boots are recommended for desert and mountain hikes. Bring adequate water and food: even the short or easy hikes can demand liquid and energy resources. You may also wish to bring a jacket, binoculars, and field guides. Bring rain gear if rain is a possibility. You can get complete hiking information on directions by visiting www.sdnat.org/canyoneers.

October 30 n Winter Camp at theNAT, registration has begun for winter break, December 18—22nd, as we discover dinosaurs, investigate wacky animal behavior, and gets inspired by nature’s wonders. The San Diego Natural History Museum offers flexible, single-day experiences for budding scientists in grades one through five. For information, visit www.sdnat.org.

November 1 n Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, located at 2081 Newcastle Avenue in Cardiff, presents Whitney Shay and Robin Henkel who will be perform from 7 to 8 p.m.

For information, call 760.753.4027.

November 2—30 n Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park is providing informal learning experiences that support and enhance exploration, create excitement and facilitate scientific, discoveries. Session 3: Wacky Weather Topics include: Wind, Precipitation, Sunny Science, and Winter Wonderland. This program is designed for children ages three to five-years old with an accompanying adult. Classes meet from 9 to 10 a.m. and Sunday 10:30 to11:30 a.m. Enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. Please contact Client Services at 619.238.1233, ext 806 or visit wwwrhfleet.org/events/young-scientists.

November 2 n Zel’s Del Mar, located at 1247 Camino Del Mar in Del Mar, hosts Robin Henkel solo blues from 7 to 10 p.m. For information, call 858.755.0076.

the Junior League of San Diego as they Support Foster Youth and to End Human Trafficking. This will be a magical night as hundreds of guests are welcome to its annual gala to support youth transitioning out of foster care. The Mad Hatter Tea Party-themed gala will honor three community leaders. Dressed in black-tie attire and Mad Hatter costumes, guests will venture down the rabbit hole to enjoy champagne and cocktails, gourmet dinner and silent and live auctions.

Tickets are available online at www.JLSD.org/gala, for $ 125 per person or tables for 10 beginning at $1000.

n University of San Diego, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, located at 5998 Alcala Park at the USD Campus in San Diego, will hold the Diplomacy Gala 2017 from 5 to 9 p.m. The event will feature a sit-down dinner with entertainment, unique keynote speakers, a live auction, and the bestowment of the Hostler Diplomat of the Year Award, Partner Agency of the Year Award and Member of the Year Award. For information, call 619.291.8105 x 3.

n Junior League of San Diego (JLSD) will welcome hundreds of guests to a magical night at its second annual gala to support youth transitioning out of foster care, combat human trafficking in San Diego and empower women to become strong volunteer leaders in the community. The Mad Hatter Tea Party-themed gala will honor three community leaders with awards during a fundraising evening for the women’s volunteer organization. Guests can join the gala at Morgan Run Country Club in Rancho Santa Fe from 6 to 11 p.m.

Tickets are available online at JLSD.org/gala.

n San Diego nonprofit ConnectMed International will host its 7th Annual Fundraising Gala, “An Evening in Old Hollywood,” on Nov. 4, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA), 1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101. ConnectMed is dedicated to bringing our region’s gold standard of healthcare to other parts of the world through collaborating with and training practitioners at partner sites to provide optimal care to their communities. For information, contact Executive Director Rita Albert at ralbert@connectmed.org or 858.201.8965.

Thru November 5 n David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, located at 4126 Executive Drive in La Jolla, presents Disney’s “Lion King” as he Roars onto the JCompany Stage. This inspiring coming-of-age tale is filled with all the songs you know and love, including “Circle of Life,” “Can You Fee The Love Tonight,” “Shadowland,” and of course “Hakuna Matata.” Prices are $15. For information, call 858.362.1348 or visit www.sdcjc.org.

November 6 n Reuben H Fleet Science Center, located at 1875 El Prado in Balboa Park, is offering the first Monday of every month to seniors 65 and better to enjoy the Science Center exhibits, a show in the Heikoff Giant Dome Theater and a lecture on the quietest day of the month for only $8. The doors open at 9:30 a.m. to get Senior Monday started early. The lecture topic for this month is River of Doubt. In 1914 Theodore Roosevelt embarked, unknowingly, into the most difficult task of his adventurous life; to descend the uncharted River of Doubt in the far reaches of Western Brazil, braving the harsh environment and hostile tribes. Professor Marc Meyers will share insight about the comparison of the present and the past century by using Roosevelt’s original detailed report. Visitors are encouraged to stay to enjoy the galleries and special senior discounts in Craveology and the North Star Science Store.

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January 28, 2018 at the Women’s Museum of California in Liberty Station, 2730 Historic Decatur Road, Barracks 16, San Diego, CA 92106. Admission is $3–$5. This new exhibit explores how women across the ages have gone to extreme measures to alter their looks, often in painful ways, in order to conform to beauty standards of the time. From the Gibson Girl to the Instagram Model, Beauty or Torture showcases the ways women have conformed to various beauty demands across multiple decades and reveals how those demands affected every day women’s physical health as well as their perceptions of self-worth.

November 4 n Kona Kai Resort, located at 1551 Shelter Island Drive in San Diego, hosts Whitney Shay and Robin Henkel from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, call 619.295.9690.

n Camarada presents Music, SHE Wrote to be held from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at REMIXX @ Bread & Salt in Barrio Logan, located at 1955 Julian Avenue in San Diego. Art viewing at Bread & Salt Gallery and complimentary wine reception takes place at 5:30 p.m. The concert featuring All Women Composers is at 6:30 p.m. A Taste of Barrio Logan dinner is at 8:15 p.m. The program includes works

by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Hildegard von Bingen, Libby Larsen, Ellen Zwilich, Chelsea Komschlies, Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn and Chen Yi. Explore the feminine side of music with Camarada and exuberant narrator, Marketa Hankova. For information and to purchase tickets, visit www.camarada.org.

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Each semester the SDSU School of Music and Dance presents the acclaimed SDSU Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Bill Yeager, with a special guest artist from the Jazz world. Tickets are $20/general, $15/Senior and Military, $10/Student.

November 10 thru 16 n The Media Arts Center presents San Diego’s Latino Film Festival at the Digital Gym Cinema North Park, located at 2921 El Cajon Boulevard. The Hola Mexico Tour 2017, a traveling film festival featuring six of the most popular and acclaimed recentlyreleased Mexican movies, arrives this November.

Each film will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles. Opening night reception is November 10 from 6 to 8 p.m., which includes a Youth Scholarship Fundraiser with live music, food, art, must have raffle prizes y más! Purchase your tickets at www.digitalgym.org/buy-tickets.

November 11 n Birdrock Coffee Roasters, located at 5627 La Jolla Boulevard in La Jolla, hosts Robin Henkel solo blues from 10 a.m. to noon. For information, call 858.551.1707.

n The 31st Annual San Diego Veterans Day Parade takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the public, celebrates and honors veterans from all branches of the military. This is also the nation’s largest public parade of U.S. Armed forces in uniform formation from all five military braches. This year’s theme, “A tribute to Heroes at Home,” recognizes contributions by veterans to their communities and

county. The parade starts at the County Administration Building, the one-mile parade route proceeds south on North Harbor Drive to cross Broadway and continues past the USS Midway to Pacific Highway, then turns left to the dismissal area on Pacific Highway. For information, visit www.sdvetparade.org.

n Nate’s Garden Grill, located at 3120 Euclid Avenue in San Diego, hosts Robin Henkel solo blues from 6 to 8 p.m. For information, call 619.546.7700.

n Liberty Station Band Review is a new event coming to Liberty Station on Veteran’s Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Liberty Station Band Review will feature performances by more than ten Southern California high-school marching bands, professional judging and an awards ceremony, with a military salute, followed by a festival featuring food, live music and other entertainment. There will be food trucks and live entertainment—including stage performances, kids’ gymnastics, face painting and more at the festival for the public to enjoy after watching the marching bands and seeing the awards ceremony.

November 11–12 n Reuben H. Fleet Science Center is holding a Saturday and Sunday Science Club for girls in grades 5 through 8. This month we will discuss: Five Courses of Science. Gather around the lab and get the dish on food related science! Learn some interesting facts about food and explore how your organs digest a feast. The November 11 session is from noon to 2 p.m. and the November 12 session is from 1 to 3 p.m. To participate, parents must pre-register by calling 619.238.1233 x806.

November 12 n The 12th Annual UH Arts Open & Taste of University Heights takes place from noon to 3 p.m. Stroll through the quaint neighborhood sampling delicacies from University Heights diverse restaurants and then enjoy a free self guided tour of the arts. Order online in advance and save $5 by ordering your tickets before November 12. Pick up tickets at the booth at 4538 Park Boulevard. Taste tickets are $20 in advance/$25 on event day. To purchase tickets, visit www.UHCDC.org or call 619.297.3166.

November 16 n SDSU Downtown Gallery, located at 725 W Broadway in downtown San Diego, is holding an Opening Reception with Artists from 5 to 8 p.m. The exhibition, titled Spaces From Yesterday, includes artwork and installations created collaboratively between San Francisco Bay Area artist, Amy M. Ho, and incarcerated artists, Bobby Dean Evans, Jr., and Chanthon Bun, from San Quentin Prison. For this project, Ho asked the inmates to recall a place of personal significance from memory. The exhibition includes Ho’s interpretations of these memories, realized as large-scale rooms with projections, paired with inmate paintings or models of these spaces.

Admission is free.

n Kona Kai Resort, located at 1551 Shelter Island Drive in San Diego, hosts Whitney Shay and Robin Henkel from 6 to 9 p.m. For information, call 619.295.9690.

n Grand Opening of Rady Children’s Ice Rink at Liberty Station takes place from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Opening night will feature an ice-skating show, a welcome program, live music, hot chocolate, holiday vendors, festive goodies, and other fun family-friendly activities throughout the whole evening. All proceeds from opening night and the whole ice-skating season benefit the Rady’s Children’s Hospital’s Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. Opening night tickets to skate are priced at $10 and include skates.

November 18 n theNAT San Diego Natural History Museum, located at 1788 El Prado in Balboa Park, invites you to Come see what’s in our drawers-literally. Have you ever wondered why The Nat’s building is so big? It holds 8 million specimens-animals, plants, fossils, shells, insects and spiders, minerals, and gemsin storage areas underground and behind gallery walls. Visitors can get a rare peek behind the scenes during Unshelved: Cool Stuff from Storage. A look behind the scenes in the storage areas is like a crosssection of the diversity of nature itself. You’ll find everything from tiny beetles to enormous whale bones. For information on this special exhibit, visit www.sdnat.org.

n Proud Mary’s Southern Bar & Grill, located at 5550 Kearny Mesa Road in San Diego, hosts tonight Robin Henkel Band with Whitney Shay from 7 to 10 p.m. For information, call 858.278.0800 x 299.

November 19 n The Talmadge Art Show (TAS) takes place at the Liberty Station Conference Center at 2600 Laning Road in San Diego from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are going to be three art classes at the TAS and they will be Mosaic Class with The Art Safari, Painting Class— Paint and Be, and the third IPhone Photography Class.

In the Mosaic Class you will create a fabulous tray with teachers Shelley and Marlene as you learn a variety of mosaic techniques utilizing traditional and up-cycled materials. For directions, the list of artist and more, visit www.talmadgeartshow.com or call 619.559.9082.

November 21–22 n Randy Rainbow is performing at 8 p.m. at Martinis Above Fourth, located at 3940 4th Avenue, 2nd floor. Rainbow is a comedian, actor, writer, host and Internet sensation best known for his viral comedy videos. For information, call 619.400.4500.

November 23 n Father Joe’s Villages’ Thanksgiving Day 5K starts at 7:30 a.m. on November 23 at Sixth Street and Laurel Street. Registration costs range from $35 to $45, with special discounts for youth and military. For more information and to register, visit thanksgivingrun.org.

November 24 n Westfield UTC Palm Plaza, located at 4545 La Jolla Village Drive in San Diego, hosts Whitney Shay and Robin Henkel from 9 to 11 a.m. For information, call 858.546.8858.

n Ki’s Restaurant, located at 2951 S. Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas, hosts Robin Henkel and Whitney Shay from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For information, call 760.436.5236.

November 24 n Nate’s Garden Grill, located at 3120 Euclid Avenue in San Diego, hosts Robin Henkel solo blues from noon to 2 p.m. For information, call 619.546.7700.

November 26 n Westfield UTC Palm Plaza, located at 4545 La Jolla Village Drive in San Diego, hosts Whitney Shay and Robin Henkel from noon to 2 p.m. For information, call 858.546.8858.

November 28 n USD Hahn Center Forum, located at 5998 Alcala Park at USD in San Diego, presents UPLIFT San Diego from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. A local non-profit, Volunteer Outreach, Celebrates 30th Anniversary of service to San Diego’s Inner-city and beyond, will be presenting the 10th annual UPLIFTing Citizens Tribute. The 2017 Tribute theme “Share the Spirit,” praises the Power of Collaboration and honors UPLIFTing Citizen Dr. Ken Blanchard, Mark Larson, and Jack Berkman, This joyful jumpstart to the holiday season will also include VIP Reception with 10 Year Reunion of past honorees, silent and live auction, festive dinner and entertainment. For information, to purchase tickets or sponsorships, call Monica Ball at 619.708.3512, or visit www.upliftsandiego.org.

November 29 n AMSD concerts presents an Irish Christmas in America at 7:30 p.m. at Sweetwater Union High School, located at 2900 Highland Avenue in National City. Celebrating its 14th year, the hugely popular holiday show brings a fascinating performance of music, song, dance and stories of seasonal Irish tradition. For information and to purchase tickets, visit www.amsd.com.

n Liberty Station Tree Lighting & Holiday Festivities take place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Gather your loved ones in Liberty Station’s North Promenade for live entertainment from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and then gaze upon the 88-foot Norfolk pine tree as it is lit up by a patient family of Rady Children’s Hospital at 6:15 p.m.

Throughout the evening there will be entertainment, shopping and more throughout the neighborhood.

n Courtney Act in Lump of Coal at 8 p.m. at Martinis Above Fourth, located at 3940 4th Avenue, 2nd floor. Now, the diva from Down Under has wrapped up all your favorite holiday tunes, as well as a few non-denominational pop favorites, to help you make the yuletide even gayer. For information, call 619.400.4500.

November 30 n The Moniker Warehouse, located in the East Village at 705 16th Street in San Diego, presents Distilled—A Whiskey Tasting—to benefit Promises2Kids from 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy an evening of whiskey, live entertainment, a spirits and wine auction and more.

World renowned and local distilleries will feature an outstanding selection of fine sprits and share their knowledge with fellow whiskey enthusiasts.

Attendees must be 21 or older. Photo I.D. required.

No-host food trucks will be on site. All proceeds will support Promises2kids and its mission to create a brighter future for foster children. For information and tickets, visit www.promises2kids.org or call 858.751.6623.

November 30 thru Dec. 2 n SDSU Don Powell Theatre, located at 5500 Campanile Drive in San Diego, presents a Musical Theatre: Enchanted April. We find life and love about to bloom for four London women in 1922 as they rent the castle of their dreams for one magical month on the Mediterranean. Looking for a much needed respite from their London cares, what they find on the Italian shore awakens them to a world of beauty, ardor and the joys of living. Based on the beloved novel of the same name. Music is by Richard B. Evans, with book and lyrics by Charles Leipart. Directed by Stephen Brotebeck, performances are 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 30; 7:30 p.m. on Friday December 1; and 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 2. Call 619.594.6884 for information.

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Preschool Storytime Nov. 3, 10 and 24 (every Friday) from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

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Children’s Craft Time Nov. 4, 18 and 25 (every Saturday) at 10:30 a.m.

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Read to a Therapy Dog Nov. 4, 11 and 18 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

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Find out what’s going on in your baby’s mind, strengthen your bond with your baby, and lessen frustration brought on by miscommunication. Interactive presentation led

by Jennifer Duncan also includes sing-alongs and bubble time ending with Q&A period.

Recommended for age birth to four-years old.

After-School Craft Time Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28 (every Tuesday) from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Kids are invited to make a fun craft after school

(at University and Front Streets)

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Nov. 9 at 10:30 a.m.

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Kadampa Meditation Center 3125 Rosecrans Street, Bldg. B 619.230.5852

Meditation Classes most Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. & Saturday at 4 p.m.

Kids & Families Sundays at 9 a.m.

Prayers for World Peace Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

Simply Meditate MWF 12 to 12:45;TT 12:15 to 12:45 p.m

More classes and events listed on our website: www.meditateinsandiego.com

Kids are invited to decorate cookies with Thanksgiving themes. Free cookies provided.

Space is limited to 30, so call or sign up at the Circulation Desk in advance.

Sparkles the Clown’s Holiday Show Nov. 17 at 10:30 a.m.

Sparkles the Clown will entertain children with magic and comedy.

Book Sale Nov. 18 from 9:30 a.m. to noon

The Friends of the Mission Hills Branch Library will hold a book sale. Come and stock up on books while supporting your local library.

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Uptown Planners Joyce Beers Hall in Uptown Mall. 6:30 p.m.

Uptown Partnership 3101 Fifth Ave. Call 619.298.2541. 4:30 p.m.

Thursdays 7–8:30 pm

San Diego Uptown Rotary Club The Uptown Rotary Club has moved to their new home at Jimmy Carter’s Mexican Cafe, 3172 Spruce at the corner of 5th. Breakfast meetings are held every Thursday 7 to 8:30 a.m. Guests are welcome to attend a meeting to learn how to become part of this dynamic organization and see why their motto is “Service Above Self.” For information, visit www. sdurotary.org or call 619.894.0140.

Kensington-Talmadge 2nd Wednesday

Kensington-Talmadge Planning Committee Kensington Community Church. 6:30 p.m.

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LVCPC Agenda– Linda Vista Community Planning Committee Agenda Linda Vista Library meeting room.

Contact Jeff Perwin at 619.806.9559 for details 6 pm.

3rd Tuesday

Tech Committee–Technology Committee Bayside Community Center. Contact Xiogh Thao for detail at 858.278.0771 or email xthao@baysidecc. org or Info@lindavistaSD.org or visit our website www.lindavistaSD.org.

3rd Wednesday

LV Historical– Linda Vista Historical Committee Bayside Community Center. This committee is collecting historical photos, documents and memories of Linda Vista’s past. For more information, contact Eleanor Frances Sennet at 858.277.3817. 4 p.m.

LVCollab– Linda Vista Collaborative Bayside Community Center at 3pm.

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3rd Wednesday (Odd Months)

TCCAC– Tecolote Canyon Citizen’s Advisory Committee Tecolote Nature Center. Contact Eloise Battle for details. 7 p.m.

3rd Thursday

Linda Vista Town Council Baha’i Faith Center Alcala Knoll Drive Contact Thomas Kaye 858.277.6793 at 6:30 p.m.

4th Monday

LVCPC– Linda Vista Community Planning Committee Linda Vista Library Meeting Room. Contact Ed Cramer at 619.222.2047 for details. 7:00 p.m.

4th Wednesday

LVPC– Linda Vista Planning Committee Monthly Meeting Linda Vista Library Meeting Room at 6 pm.

Contact Jeff Perwin 619.806.9559 for details, minutes and agenda at www.LindaVistaSD.com.

Linda Vista View Linda Vista Town Council Community Newsletter Contact Thomas Kaye at 858.278.6973

Various Wednesdays

LVNewsletter– Linda Vista View Civic Association Community Newsletter. Bayside Community Center. Contact Sarah Granby at 858.405.7135 or email sgranby@lvca-sd.org. 2:00 p.m.

Mission Hills

November 15

Mission Hills Garden Club The Mission Hills Garden Club will meet at Mission Hills Nursery (1525 Fort Stockton Drive) from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. David Root will give a presentation of holiday décor. Some of his creations will be offered as prizes. Members are free; guests pay $ 10, which becomes part of the membership fee if they join that evening. For more information, visit www.missionhillsgardenclub.org.

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Ocean Beach Planning Board Ocean Beach Recreation Center, 4726 Santa Monica Ave. Call 619.523.1700. 7–9:30 p.m.

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Ocean Beach Town Council Ocean Beach Recreation Center, 4726 Santa Monica Avenue. Call Jere Battan at 619.515.4400 for information. 7 p.m.

Point Loma

November 8

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Last month I wrote about the Administration’s budget proposals increasing the supply debt instruments on the marketplace. that could negatively impact residential real estate values in richer Increasing yields and higher mortgage rates will surely follow states and regions. To recap, the President and some members of as there will be downward pressure on bond prices. Fewer Congress are trying to eliminate the Federal income tax deduction buyers will be able to afford homes and those who can will for state, property, and local taxes, usually referred to as SALT. pay more for the privilege.

This shift in direction may seem counter-intuitive given the They see terminating or reducing this tax preference as a significant revenue source. If passed, San Diegans will have fewer after-tax fact inflation remains stubbornly under the Fed’s target of two dollars to spend on goods and services. In the 53rd Congressional percent and GDP growth, while improving, remains lackluster.

District, for example, taxpayers using this deduction saved 109 Deflation was the economic devil to be tamed over the past million dollars in Federal income taxes in 2015; a substantial few years; the FRB must believe that danger is past.

Complicating matters, Janet part of these dollars subsidized 5033 W indsor Drive Yellen’s term as Chair is over in housing prices.

March. There are also two open This column will look a second North Pacific Beach • $3,125,000 seats on the Board. The President, worrisome external factor, the MLS #170055013 as seems to be his wont, has inevitable changes coming issued a series conflicting next year to the Federal Reserve signals on who will be her Board’s monetary policies. Since successor. He has both criticized The Great Recession began, the and praised her and recently the Federal Reserve Board has kept White House signaled that Ms. mortgage rates exceptionally Yellen could be re-nominated, low. The Fed accomplished this although that is probably not by purchasing existing debt, likely since she was appointed mainly U.S. Treasuries and by his predecessor. (In any case, agency and non-agency bonds. she remains for another term as In other words, they injected a Governor if she chooses to cash into the banking system do so). The current front runner and reduced the supply of debt for her post is known as “Yellen available on the marketplace.

2.0”, and that is good news for Known as Quantitative Easing nobstructable panoramic ocean, bay, beach, and city housing in particular and the (QE), the Fed bid up the price views. Private, gated, pristine modern Mediterranean economy in general. of bonds and bond-backed estate in a luxurious North Pacific Beach neighborhood with views from La Jolla to the downtown skyline. Truly one of The nomination for the securities, which drove the best sites in San Diego. Beautiful 4600 sq. ft. 4 Bedroom, Chair, as well as the other open interest rates in the opposite 4.5 Bath home with walls of glass, dramatic soaring high Board seats, are relevant to San direction. At the inception of ceilings, huge master suite, travertine flooring, outdoor kitchen, Diego real estate. The political QE, housing prices nationwide solar, an elevator, and a 3 car garage on a 20,000 sq. ft. lot.

A composition of the Board next were in a free-fall, destroying luxury dream home come to life. year is still not clear. The White and weakening the nation’s Call Rocky Rockhill • 619.972.3033 House apparently does not have a financial institutions. The Fed Agent • CalBRE 01197738 clear position, nor has articulated feared a possible deflationary or Call Ann Bradford • 619.200.3617 one, on how it wants the FRB to cycle; it aggressively kept Agent • CalBRE 00609084 run the economy. Whether or not short and long-term interest rates as close to zero as possible by flooding financial the Board is dominated by deficit hawks or accommodators, markets with cash. By keeping home loan rates at they may not take kindly to the GOP’s newly discovered love historic low levels, the Board’s actions stabilized home affair with deficit spending. Finding the Goldilocks solution is prices, protected the economy and the banking system from a always difficult and I sincerely hope the White House sees fit to staff the 2018 Board with Governors who will follow Ms. ruinous Depression-style deflationary cycle.

Eventually the Fed shows up at the cheap-money party and Yellen’s example. Until the team is set, it will be hard to predict takes away the punch bowl. They have good reasons to do this. just how high mortgage rates will go in 2018.

There is one inescapable conclusion. A cocktail of reduced or First, the Fed is holding four trillion dollars’ worth of debt they purchased during QE. Economists have no clear consensus eliminated real estate tax preferences and higher mortgage costs on how to dispose of these assets or even whether or not it should affect aggregate effective demand for homes in 2018. is important to completely unwind QE. Second, the Board Next year buyers will not be able to afford what they could buy believes the nation’s economic health is such that interest rates in 2017. Whether this translates into lower or flat pricing depends can be allowed to slowly increase. By selling off small bits largely on what happens in the Beltway over the next few months. each month from their vast trove of bonds, the Fed is carefully

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Scott & Quinn has two offices, in Mission Hills at 1111 Fort Stockton Drive, in South Park at 2973 Beech Street, and has sixteen agents. The company also features Scott & Quinn Property Management. Founded in 1982, Scott & Quinn is the oldest full service real estate firm in Mission Hills and is still locally owned and operated. Jim has been a homeowner in Mission Hills since 1976.

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