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Our Lady of Peace Hosts Architects of Change

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Surf Rider Pizza Company Shares Its History & Growth

St. Vincent’s Students Succeed at STEAM Maker Festival

San Diego Museum Council Hires New Executive Director

San Diego Rescue Mission Feeds Homeless

An Evening With the Yale University Whiffenpoofs

4th Annual Mission Hills 5K Run/Walk Returns

Cygnet Theatre Presents “Marie and Rosetta”

“Stan and Ollie” Opens at the Hillcrest Cinemas

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Amazing Accomplishment

By Patty Ducey-Brooks We may all have made similar comments about something not happening “in our lifetime.” Yet, happily, I can say that I’ve seen a lot happen in my lifetime and some pretty incredible accomplishments. As a longstanding resident of Mission Hills, I’ve seen lots of changes occur in the business and residential areas of the community. Some we have endorsed with open arms and support. Others we have challenged with reason. We are soon to celebrate a very substantial accomplishment that is a collaborative effort of two communities, Mission Hills and Hillcrest, and the San Diego Public Library Foundation. It’s a new community library that is named after the donors who gave generously to this effort. Private funding, including $5 million from the Hervey Family Fund and the Harley and Bessie Knox Memorial Fund at The San Diego Foundation, and other generous individual donors. I am excited to say that the grand opening of the new Harley and Bessie Knox Library, located at 215 west Washington Street (corner of West Washington and Front Streets) is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 26, 2019 with local elected officials attending and residents and guests of Mission Hills and Hillcrest. The new library is 15,000 square feet, compared to the 3,500-square-foot Mission Hills Library at 925 W. Washington Street, just a few blocks away. It also has two underground parking levels with 85 spaces, compared to nine at the old library. In addition to its much larger size, the library will offer new services for those who take advantage of all that it will offer, including • The 1,600 square-foot Emily Brightwood Children’s Area, which features Hope’s Hobbit House to provide a unique space for storytime and give children a special place to curl up and read their favorite books.

• Children’s programs will include story times, children’s craft time, and Lego playtime • The Brightwood Children’s Area has seven computers equipped with special educational software • A separate Teen Spot with teen-specific books and magazines • An IDEA lab with 3D printing • Technology classes and professional resources • Free Wi-Fi

• A large, adaptable Community Room with a catering kitchen and doors that open to the Patio • Three six-person meeting rooms and a larger eight-person room that can be opened to accommodate more than 14 • Peaceful open-air Garden • The Friends of the Mission Hills-Hillcrest Library will have a new, separate space off the Library Patio to hold book sales to support the branch • Career Online High School • READ/San Diego • ESL classes for adults • Public art space that will feature pieces from the City’s public art collection • A main art focus will be a permanent piece from Janet Zweig in the Library’s central area

The San Diego Public Library Foundation and Friends of the Mission HillsHillcrest Library are making opportunities available for community members to be permanently recognized at the Library through a space naming or an engraved tile. More information is available at SupportMyLibrary.org/ missionhillshillcrest or by calling 619.238.6643. I was also informed that there are plans underway to have a human line of people to participate in a “book pass” from the old library at 925 West Washington to the new library at 215 West Washington, between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., Saturday, January 26. Already, over 1,300 registrants have signed up to participate. You can register as a family, an organization, or solo at the website: supportmylibrary.org/book-pass/. As a member of this community, I am sure we are all grateful for the effort of the San Diego Public Library Foundation to bring this library to fruition. And, we have been told that the members of the San Diego Public Library Foundation are eager to share in this celebration. “The San Diego Public Library Foundation is excited to join with Mayor Faulconer to bring the community together to celebrate the opening of this important community resource,” said Library Foundation CEO Jay Hill. This is a great way to start 2019, with this joyous occasion and new addition to the neighborhood. We look forward to the grand opening and lots of activities, and books galore for all of us to enjoy for many years to come.•

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Rush Cycle Opens

at Hazard Center in Mission Valley

Just in time for New Year’s resolutions with a health focus, Rush Cycle, an indoor cycling studio offering full-body workouts guided by skilled instructors and synced with high-energy music, has opened a location at Hazard Center in Mission Valley. Rush Cycle’s 45-minute workout combines the effective cardio burn of fast-paced indoor cycling with exercises that target riders’ cores and arms to burn more than 500 calories per workout. Riders can also track their personal progress via the Rush Ride Dashboard, which monitors calories burned, max RPMs, total distance, class rank and more. “We can’t wait to be a driving force for health and fitness,” said Rush Cycle Franchise Owner Corinne Lewis. Co-owner Enrique Velazquez added, “We ride as one during class and count on our neighbors to get us through to the end. We are so grateful to be a part of the Mission Valley community.” “An excellent addition to Hazard Center’s diverse offerings, Rush Cycle will provide our visitors with a new and exciting workout in a fun setting,” said Lisa Gualco, Hazard Center’s general manager. “In welcoming Rush Cycle, we’ve further cemented Hazard Center’s place in Mission Valley as visitors’ go-to for it all—workouts, dining, entertainment, shopping, services and more.” Rush Cycle is located at 7510 Hazard Center Drive, Suite #203, San Diego, CA 92108—between Lakeshore Learning Store and FedEx Office. To learn more, visit www.rushcycle.com/mission-valley/.•

Rush Cycle participants ride as one during the 45-minute workout sessions.

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George Mitrovich is a San Diego civic leader. He may be reached at gmitro35@gmail.com.

Things That Seem & Those That Are By George Mitrovich

I wasn’t doing a January column. Too much going on with planning programs for The City Club of San Diego (four programs before February’s end), The Denver Forum’s big farewell luncheon for Governor John Hickenlooper, January 3 (the governor is leaving office after sixteen years as Denver’s mayor and Colorado’s chief executive, but will soon announce he’s running for president). In addition, I just returned from from a Boston trip and a very big Red Sox Writers Series event at Fenway Park with Jane Leavy, Babe Ruth’s biographer (she was here for The City Club last fall), and an eight day trip over Christmas to Arlington, Virginia, to be with our son, Tim, his wife, Lisa, and their daughters, Jessica and Juliette. But then, I came across something I had written last May, and rereading it decided it has held up, seven months later. So, here it is: Just finished reading “Trump, Putin, and the New Cold War,” written by The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos, David Remnick, and Joshua Yaffa. The New Yorker is famous for running long articles, but perhaps none longer that this remarkable piece of reportage (as the French might say). I did not read it in a single sitting. I’ve done that with many New Yorker articles, but not this, more like four or five. If you want specifics from the article, you will need to read it. All I can do here is share my overall impressions, which are: 1. The evil that is Putin and the Russia apparatchik is beyond dispute, as is their undermining of the 2016 election. Many Trumpians will deny that, but they deny that out of their profound ignorance (although using “profound” in the same sentence with many “Trump supporters” no doubt qualifies as an oxymoron). 2. The sabotaging of the presidential election is not the sole reason Trump won, but when you lose the presidency by 70,000 critical votes, its impact cannot be overstated. 3. But Russia’s role in the election in securing Trump’s improbable “victory” is secondary to the mind—boggling incompetence of Hillary Clinton and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. It’s impossible to overstate Ms. Clinton’s failure and that of her $ 800,000,000 campaign, or that of her 1,000 campaign staff, to grasp what was happening in America. Neither Ms. Clinton nor her staff got it, but Trump did. How is that possible other than rank incompetence? (That is not The New Yorker’s point, but it’s mine.)

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It was obvious very early on that Congresswoman Schultz, doubling as chair of the DNC (always a bad idea, as you can do justice neither to your constituents nor to the committee you lead) favored Ms. Hillary over Senator Bernie Sanders. Her denials were hollow and unconvincing, as Wikileaks proved. But by the time the facts were established and Ms. Schultz had resigned (replaced by Donna Brazile; at best a wash, more likely a loss), it was too late, as the supporters of Senator Sanders were livid, with due cause—and Ms. Clinton as the Democratic nominee, continued on with her tone deaf campaign. 4. But despite Ms. Clinton’s colossal failings as a presidential candidate, she was on track to win the election and become the 45th President of the United States, until Friday, October 29, 2016, the day that James Comey, director of the FBI, issued a statement saying the bureau was reopening its investigation into Ms. Clinton’s emails, while she served as secretary of state. Perhaps in presidential campaigns there have more egregious acts that sunk a candidate, but not one that readily comes to my mind. I knew the day it happened it would have disastrous results for Ms. Clinton’s campaign; a disaster aided and abetted by President Obama’s failure to fire Director Comey for his unforgivable breech of Justice Department protocol. Yes, it’s true Comey came off as a hero during his Senate testimony last spring, but that does not change the damage he did to Ms. Clinton’s presidential campaign, which changed the course of American history. How ironic the person who benefitted the most from Mr. Comey’s wrong headed decision was candidate Trump; who later, as President Trump, fired Mr. Comey. Hard to believe all these words later that my purpose in writing about The New Yorker’s article, then and now, is to encourage you to set aside the necessary time and read the reporting of Osnos, Remnick, and Yaffa (it’s available online, and it’s still relevant). But if you do, you will see that despite Trump’s accusations of “witch hunt,” of his unrelenting attacks on both our law enforcement and national security institutions, of Sean Hannity and Fox News’ parroting of Trump, of the willful blindness of Trump’s “base”, that despite it all, 2020 and running again for Trump is over. If he isn’t impeached, he will be a one—term president, and we may then echo what President Gerald Ford said when Nixon was gone from the White House—“Our long national nightmare is over.” Cheers for the New Year!•

Surf Rider Pizza Company Shares Its History & Growth Every business has a story—sometimes the stars align to make a vision a reality. This story is simple—Surf Rider Pizza Company sprouted from the collaboration of an East Coast native with an idea and a local San Diego business visionary who believed this is exactly what beachgoers needed. In 2010, Hilary Rossi, the current senior VP of food and beverage at American National Investments (ANI), bought a raggedy pizza shop in OB with a little bakery in the back. Slowly but surely the neighborhood took a liking to the pizza, and catering was in the works. Five years later, Gina ChampionCain, CEO of ANI, walked into Rossi’s life and the rest is history. Champion-Cain helped Rossi run with her vision of bringing East Coast style pizza to the West Coast that has now spread to four locations throughout San Diego. The bakery is still a huge component in keeping Surf Rider Pizza Company authentic—making all the dough for the pizza in-house. Rossi also takes pride in her “pizza lab” where she creates the many flavors of Surf Rider with a great deal of family influence, like her famous “dirty sauce” cooked up from one of her mom’s appetizer recipes. All pizzas are made with hand tossed dough, whole milk mozzarella and baked in fire heated brick ovens in all locations. Other specialties include salads, authentic Stromboli and cheesesteaks and fresh homemade desserts from the onsite bakery. Now Surf Rider has locations in Ocean Beach, Crown Point, Mission Beach, and now La Mesa, which opened the first week of November. Surf Rider Pizza is privately owned by The Patio Group, a division of American National Investments (ANI). Additional ANI restaurant concepts include Saska’s Steakhouse, Fireside by the Patio, The Patio on Goldfinch, The Patio on Lamont, Harvest by the Patio, and more. For more information, visit surfrider.pizza.•

Rossi creates her special sauce cooked up from one of her mom’s appetizer recipes to coat the tasty pizzas.

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6 Local News A Publication of Presidio Communications • January 2019 San Diego Museum Council Hires New Executive Director ©

The San Diego Museum Council (SDMC) announced the appointment of Nicole Miller-Coleman to the position of executive director. In her role, Miller-Coleman will oversee the strategy and operational execution of the SDMC’s programs in fulfillment of its mission to increase awareness, connect, provide services, and advocate for the diverse museums within its membership. “The San Diego Museum Council is thrilled to have Nicole MillerColeman stepping into the Executive Director role,” states Rebecca Handelsman, board president for SDMC. “Nicole’s impressive background and familiarity with the San Diego museum community, as well as her proven leadership skills, will serve the Council well as it continues to grow and provide greater impact to the local arts and culture community.” Miller-Coleman takes the helm of the organization in January, following the departure of Theresa Kosen who served as executive director for 18 years. Miller-Coleman previously served as the chief officer for Institutional Advancement at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum.

In addition to previous positions with the Community Resource Center North County, San Diego Botanic Garden and USS Midway Museum, she also brings with her more than 10 years of experience consulting on fundraising and leadership for a variety of nonprofit organizations. MillerColeman holds a Master’s degree in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from the University of San Diego and a Bachelor’s degree in Art H i s t o r y / Th e o r y / C r i t i c i s m from the University of California San Diego. Nicole Miller-Coleman has an extensive “I am excited to work with the background in non-profit fundraising San Diego Museum Council’s and leadership. exceptional board of directors to create a wider appreciation and the communities they serve.” In her role as executive director, for, increased access to, and new programs and services for San Miller-Coleman will lead SDMC’s Diego County museums, historic administration and operations, as sites, science centers and cultural well as fundraising, marketing and institutions,” said Miller-Coleman. “I delivery of its popular programs, look forward to supporting a Council including Museum Month in that serves a wide membership, February, The Big Exchange in May, provides more opportunities for and Kids Free in October, as well professional growth, fosters dialogue as additional community-oriented and inquiry and is increasingly programs and events aimed at responsive to the needs of members providing museum access for all.•

“U.S. News” & Best Lawyers Present 2019 This past December “U.S. News & World Report” and Best Lawyers, have awarded Kevin F. Quinn, senior partner at San Diego Based Thornes Bartolotta McGuire, among the highly selected “Top Lawyers of the Year” for 2019. As a defensive back on the West Point football team, Quinn never failed to offer opposing runners a hand up after he had knocked them down. Such sportsmanlike conduct has carried over to Quinn’s career as a trial lawyer. Today, many cases he handles result from referrals from attorneys that he has bested in the courtroom. Quinn came to California as a result of a shoulder injury incurred while playing football as a defensive back for the United States Military Academy at West Point. His injury was so serious he was honorably discharged from the army. Picking up from his studies at West Point, Quinn entered SDSU as a political science major and an engineering minor. While working full time, Quinn eventually graduated with honors. Next Quinn brought his characteristic intensity to his studies at California Western School of Law, graduating magna cum laude and having served as a member of the Law Review in 1982. Admitted to practice that year, Quinn then attended Hastings College of Advocacy to refine his skills in his newly chosen focus as a trial lawyer. And try cases he has, with distinction and great results. It was Quinn’s client who in 1993 won the first settlement against Shiley heart valves. His pioneering victory in the Shiley case is overshadowed only by his satisfaction with the outcome

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of an earlier, smaller case, which initiated an amazing chain of events outside of the courtroom that eventually touched the lives of dozens of Mexican children. The result was the restoration of the Emilio Zapata School and Orphanage. Antonio’s money, and the labor of partners at the firm working with volunteers from the Navy and the Marine Corps, essentially rebuilt and modernized the 42-child facility near Rosarito Beach, Mexico. The same intensity and tenacity that made him a starter on the West Point team have carried over into a successful career as a partner at Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire where he has become known for Kevin Quinn lives with his wife in the both his passion and innovative trial Pt. Loma/Ocean Beach area of San Diego. exhibits. In 1998 Quinn received an Outstanding Trial lawyer Award for In 2010, Quinn was awarded the one of the first elder abuse death cases Consumer Attorneys for San Diego’s tried under a newly enacted state law. Outstanding Trial Lawyer of the The following year, Quinn’s peers Year award. This accomplishment honored him with the Trial Lawyer of is sought after by every plaintiff’s the Year Award from the Consumer attorney in San Diego and is only Attorneys of San Diego for his work awarded to one recipient each year. on four cases. In 2017, Quinn brought a 2004 and 2005 brought Kevin more monumental victory to all potential accolades. First he was admitted to consumers injured by a drug the prestigious American Board of manufacturer’s dangerous products. Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Following On the heels of his big win and that he received another Outstanding heading into 2018, Quinn was Trial Lawyer Award for his work on named by the “Wall Street Journal” behalf of an injured US Navy SEAL as its pick for the 2018 Southern candidate in Roberts. v. Council. California Lawyer of the Year. In 2006 Quinn’s outstanding Quinn’s interests in the law are body of work as a personal injury diverse. He practices in a wide lawyer earned him recognition in range of areas including products Woodward White’s book “Best liability, medical malpractice and Lawyers in America,” in the Medical personal injury. His courtroom Malpractice, Personal Injury and style matches his life–full speed, no Product Liability categories. excuses, get it done.•

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Lynx, Amur Leopards & Snow Leopards

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A lynx, three Amur leopards and two snow leopards received a cool experience this past month, when fresh, powdery snow was placed in their exhibits at the San Diego Zoo. While all three species of felines appeared to thoroughly enjoy the icy substance in their habitats, the snow leopards especially lived up to their name, as they spent hours pouncing, playing and rolling in the snow. The snow was part of a special enrichment activity for these three cat species. Enrichment is part of the 24-hour experience that keeps the animals stimulated and active, allowing them to use their natural behaviors. The snow was made possible by many generous donors who contributed to the Zoo’s online Animal Care Wish List. The Wish List is similar to an online gift registry for animals at the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park. It is updated monthly and can be found at sandiegozoo.org/wishlist. The San Diego Zoo is home to three eight-month-old lynx kittens: Juneau at the Children’s Zoo, and Cheyenne and Annie at Wegeforth Bowl; three Amur leopards: mother Satka and her two seven-month-old cubs Dorothy and Maryanne, at the Zoo’s Barlin-Kahn Family Panda Trek; and two snow leopards: five-year-old Penny and six-year-old Ramil, residing in the Zoo’s Asian Passage. The Canadian lynx species is native to North America. It ranges across Canada and into Alaska and other parts of the northern United States, extending down the Rocky Mountains to Colorado, where they were reintroduced in the 1990s. It is listed as species of least concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. The Amur leopard is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. Fewer than 70 Amur leopards have been documented in their native habitat, the Primorye region of the Russian Far East, making them the rarest big cat species on the planet. These mostly solitary animals were once found in northeastern China, Russia and the Korean Peninsula, but those populations have been decimated, due to loss of habitat and poaching for their thick, spotted coats. Snow leopards are native to the cold, rugged mountains of central Asia. They are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, primarily due to habitat loss and poaching. It is estimated that fewer than 7,000 snow leopards exist in the wild. San Diego Zoo Global supports the Snow Leopard Trust and the Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance, two organizations working to conserve these animals in their native habitats.

Bringing species back from the brink of extinction is the goal of San Diego Zoo Global. As a leader in conservation, the work of San Diego Zoo Global includes on-site wildlife conservation efforts (representing both plants and animals) at the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, as well as international field programs on six continents.•

Snow leopards, which are native to the cold, rugged mountains of central Asia, enjoyed ice and snow that were gifted to them this past month.

help us find a home Huxley is a five-year old, domestic short hair and is a shy guy who takes a little time to warm up to new people and new environments. Once he does, you’ll see his sweet nature come shining through as he shows you what an affectionate purr machine he is. This sensitive kitty would do best in a quiet home where he can be given plenty of time and patience to adjust. Huxley’s adoption fee includes his neuter, current vaccinations, permanent microchip identification, a certificate for a free veterinary exam and waived enrollment fee for medical insurance from TruPanion. Huxley is available at the non-public Sherman Street campus. If you are interested in meeting this Huxley, please call 619.299.7012 or visit the San Diego Campus visit the San Diego Campus at at 5500 Gaines Street in San Diego. For information, visit www.sdhumane.org.

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Molly is a twelve-year old, American pit bull terrier/labrador retriever. This mellow girl is house-trained, walks beautifully on leash and loves tummy rubs. This staff and volunteer favorite promises to fill your life with love. Molly is spayed and has current vaccinations, permanent microchip identification, a certificate for a free veterinary exam, waived enrollment fee for medical insurance from TruPanion, and a license if residing in Escondido, San Marcos, Poway, Oceanside, and Vista. Molly is residing at the San Diego Oceanside Campus of the San Diego Humane Society, located at 2905 San Luis Rey Road in Oceanside. For information, call 760.757.4357 or visit www.sdhumane.org.

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Fitness Together Now Celebrating 12 Years of Keeping Mission Hills Healthy Fit and Happy By Blake Beckcom Maybe you gained a few pounds from too much holiday celebrating, or perhaps you realized another year passed and you still haven’t started that workout program. Whichever the case, the start of a new year often brings an uptick in exercise equipment sales and new gym memberships. Unfortunately, there’s also a rise in injury-related doctor and hospital visits in the months that follow. However, the overall health benefits of regular exercise far outweigh the risks of injury. By following a few simple steps you can avoid most common exercise-related injuries and be well on your way to making this your healthiest year ever. Choose wisely When choosing a fitness activity, don’t just opt for the latest fad workout. Your choice should be in line with reaching your overall fitness goal. For example, are you looking to lose weight, build muscle or improve cardiovascular health? To avoid injury, your gender, age and current fitness level (along with approval from your health practitioner) are also important factors in determining the best workout for you. Learn proper techniques Once you’ve chosen your workout, one of the best ways to avoid injury is to learn the proper techniques involved. Print magazines and online articles are a great, source of information, making it easy to read up on the latest tips from trainers and athletes all over the world. Online videos can also be especially helpful for things like complicated yoga moves or targeting specific muscles in weight lifting. Of course, if you’re feeling uncertain, you could always sign up for and introductory primer to learn firsthand from a certified fitness professional. Get in gear No matter what activity you’ve chosen, investing in the proper gear is critical to avoiding injury. While you don’t necessarily need top-of-the-line clothing and equipment to get the job done, it’s important that it’s suited to the task. For example, if you’ve decided to take up running, grabbing your old athletic shoes from the back of the closet will have you sidelined with an injury in no time. Many of today’s athletic shoes are designed for fashion and wouldn’t have the support and cushioning that’s especially important for a new runner. In addition, even if your old shoes were made for running and look like they’ve

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never been worn, they’ve likely lost their shock-absorbing qualities, as this tends to breakdown from the inside out. Warm up and cool down One of the biggest mistakes many people make is skipping the warm up or cool down. While this might initially shave a few minutes off of your workout time, you’ll likely have plenty more time on your hands when you find yourself nursing a strained muscle. People often confuse warming up with stretching, which should never be performed on cold muscles. Instead, the warm up should include slower paced movements that mimic the activity you’ll be doing (e.g., walking Blake & Gwen Beckcom before you go for a run). This will warm up your muscles and prepare them for more rigorous exercise. As you finish your workout, be sure to cool down by slowing your pace a bit in the last few minutes. This will help keep your blood pressure from dropping too quickly, which often leads to dizziness. Light stretching should also be part of your cool down, as this will improve your flexibility. However, keep stretches smooth and fluid, as bouncing or jerking motions can stretch muscles and ligaments too far, leading to injury.• Fitness Together Mission Hills offers personal training with qualified professionals by regular appointment in private suites. Exercise and nutritional programs are custom designed to fit your needs and abilities. Call 619.794.0014 for more information or to schedule a free fitness diagnostic and private training session. See what others are saying about us on Yelp.

Multiple IRAs

Besides losing weight and getting in shape, one of the more common New Years’ resolutions is getting organized. It’s also one of the first steps in the financial planning process because it makes keeping on top of your finances a lot easier. Nowhere is that more important than with your retirement savings. This is because the rules around retirement account contributions and distributions are complex and the penalties for not obeying the rules are severe. For example, failure to make a required minimum distribution can result in a penalty equal to half of the amount to be distributed. Ouch! When you maintain multiple retirement accounts, there are lots of subtle ways that the rules and regulations can combine to make life difficult. Here are some important IRA rules to keep in mind. Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs). When making required minimum distributions from your IRAs, you are allowed to aggregate your distributions to take the entire amount from a single account. However, this only applies to IRAs (including SEP and SIMPLE IRAs). You can also aggregate your required distributions from 403(b)s to a single account, but each 401k has to have its own distribution. Contribution Limits. There are annual limits to how much can be contributed to your IRAs. The limits apply to all of your IRAs combined, so that you can only contribute up to the maximum allowed amount to all of your IRAs. If you contribute too much, you must distribute the excess contribution from the IRA (or IRAs) to which it was made. Distributing IRA Basis. If you make a non-deductible contribution to any IRA in a year, that contribution is called basis. The basis needs to be tracked every year as long as you have IRAs. Once you have basis in one IRA, it is applied across all of your IRAs. When you distribute funds from any IRA, part of that distribution will be a return of your basis (and thus not subject to tax). In short, your basis is added up across all of your IRAs, and any IRA distribution from any IRA for any reason should include a pro-rata share of that non-taxable basis. This one trips up a lot of people who are trying to get creative with Roth IRA conversions.

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Inherited IRAs. Most people who inherit IRAs must take a required minimum distribution each year, even if you are not yet 70.5. The exception is spouses who elect to treat the inherited IRA as their own. If you have multiple inherited IRAs from the same person, you can take the RMD from any one of them (e.g.: two accounts from your father can be combined). However, if you have inherited IRAs from different people (e.g.: your mother and father), then each account has its own required minimum distribution. Rolling Over IRAs. Distributions from IRAs are normally taxable as income. However, if the amount is rolled over to the same type of IRA from which the distribution was made within 60 days of receipt, it won’t be taxed. The catch is that you can only do this once in a 12-month period from ALL of your IRAs. Roth IRA Distributions. When you contribute (or convert) to a Roth IRA, the funds must remain in the Roth for five years in order to be withdrawn tax-free. The good news is that the five-year clock begins with the first contribution, even if you make additional contributions later on. Best Practices. The best advice for working with multiple retirement accounts is to consolidate them as much as possible. There are other considerations—like fees, investment options and litigation risk— but consolidating the accounts is the first step to getting ahead of the complex web of regulations surrounding retirement savings. A good feeonly Certified Financial Planner® professional can also help you keep your finances organized and help you avoid some of the pitfalls in our complex financial system.• This column is prepared by Rick Brooks, CFA®, CFP®. Brook is Director/Investment Management with Blankinship & Foster, LLC, a wealth advisory firm specializing in financial planning and investment management for people preparing for retirement. Brooks can be reached at 858.755.5166, or by email at rbrooks@bfadvisors.com. Brooks and his family live in Mission Hills.

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Love of Plants

By Barb Strona

October’s Garden Club meeting featured a past president of San Diego Horticultural Society and our own garden club, Jim Bishop. He introduced himself as a plant-a-holic. He explained his first slide by saying he always loved to dig. There was Bishop, maybe two years old, shovel in hand at the beach in Panama City, Florida. Born in Texas in 1955, Bishop and his family moved often, including years in several Florida towns. When they moved back to Texas, one of the first plants Bishop became aware of was tumbleweed; it was Texas after all. Bishop’s father needed to clear the tumbleweeds from the house so they could use the driveway and access the house. An imported weed like flax seed, tumbleweed came from Eurasia. It is prevalent in all the drier areas of the continental United States. Bishop’s next significant encounter with a plant was on a family road trip to Yellowstone. When the car became stuck between two parts of a giant tree trunk, the only way Bishop’s dad could free the car was to let some air out of the tires, lowering it just enough to continue their trip! This event made quite an impression on the young man. Apparently, he inherited his love of growing things from his mother. Since the family moved too often for her to plant slower growing species, she liked to plant opium poppies. In Houston, opium poppies and marigolds were prodigious. Sixty years later, he grows poppies from seeds saved from his mother’s garden. Texas and Florida weren’t the only states where the Bishops lived. They moved to Kansas. Bishop’s mom planted trees in many of their homes despite knowing she would never see them mature. Bishop probably inherited his mother’s love of plants, but his photographic and artistic talents probably came from his grandparents. His grandfather, who died when Bishop was five-years old, photographed the Ozarks while his grandmother painted and sold postcards of them at her souvenir shop in Branson, Missouri. By the time Bishop was in high school, the family had moved to Houston. Here he attended his first garden tour, the Azalea Festival,

Victoria’s Butchart Gardens have provided inspiration for Bishop’s garden designs.

where he met Ima Hogg, famed for her name but also for being the daughter of a wealthy Texan rubber baron, who inherited a lovely estate, which became the River Oaks Garden Club. Bishop remembers meeting her there, 93-years old, drinking sweet tea, a favorite Southern beverage. It was not until decades later, when back in Texas, that Bishop would encounter his first botanic garden as well as the Japanese garden at Zilker Park in Austin. The University of Texas in Austin, where Bishop majored in Engineering, also impressed him. Its landscape is magnificent with Italian sculptures and buildings that have been designed to augment the landscape and vice-versa. Bishop enjoyed the wildflowers of Austin. Along a jogging trail, Bishop saw beautiful public gardens, which were planted as one of Lady Bird Johnson’s Beautify America programs. Some of the Cypress trees along Town Lake there are 800-years old.

By this time, Bishop was a young man. He was hired to work for an armored personnel carrier firm in Santa Clara, California. To him, the freeways of California looked like parkland. San Francisco’s beautiful landscape awed him. San Diego’s Vacation Village, in 1979, was a magnificent sight with plantings and sculptures making a beautiful creation. In Santa Clara, Bishop found an apartment with a balcony. The apartment’s 600 square feet didn’t faze him; he had a goodsized balcony with views of the Santa Clara Mountains, and ponds festooned with black swans. Best of all, he could grow plants. He filled the balcony with so many plants that after a year, the balcony, weakened by the weight of Bishop’s garden, fell off! The Santa Clara Valley is, according to Bishop, the richest and most productive land in the world. Sadly, it is now all houses and businesses. In nearby Capitol, in its heyday, the tuberous begonia blossoms grown there were stripped from the plants and made into incredible parade floats. Eventually Bishop transferred to San Diego with a software company owned by G.E. Here he bought a home in Encinitas, which he was too cash poor to landscape. On a family vacation to the Pacific Northwest, they visited Butchart Gardens in Victoria. He mentioned

Bellingham, Washington, known for its gardens and a terrific climate for plants. Returning home, he realized he could plant large beds of plants grown from seed to recreate the large flower quilt of Butchart Gardens. Fourteen years later and countless changes in plant tastes, he had created a floral fantasy. In 1994 he attended the first meeting of the San Diego Horticultural Society. Through the society he met many fellow planta-holics and toured countless local gardens. He recently completed being San Diego Horticultural Society president for six-plus years. For the past 20 years, he has lived on a canyon in North Mission Hills with Scott Borden, his partner, who he met through a local gardening group. They removed the swimming pool, built a casita (a garden room) and have created an incredible setting of succulents, pathways, mosaic tiled areas influenced by trips to England, Spain, Mexico and other gardens around the world. The property is actually run by Gracie and Stanley Borden-Bishop, extremely intelligent and beautiful cats, with Jim Bishop and Scott Borden executing their every wish. The January 24, 2019 Garden Club meeting will feature Lee Somerville, whose topic is Potatoes, Petunias, and Patriotism: San Diego’s Victory Garden. It will be held at the church at 4070 Jackdaw from 6 to 8 p.m.•

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Rewarding New Year

By the Mission Hills Business Improvement District (Mission Hills BID) Happy 2019! If you are anything like us, over the years you may have started making New Years’ resolutions around the changes you’d like to see in the coming months, and even broken a couple before New Year’s Day was over. This year we are focused on doing more that brings a rewarding sense of accomplishment, for the businesses in Mission Hills, and for those who patronize them. We are excited for the year ahead. And speaking of changes, we are delighted over the new look and opening of new businesses, in recently christened The Patio Plaza, 901—915 West Washington Street. BID board member Stuart White of Stuart White Design was asked to share his design for the Mission Hills portion of the new marquee. Look familiar? It includes elements of the BID’s logo. The BID is also excited for the arrival of the long—awaited new library at 215 West Washington and is engaged in the move of the old library to the new library, both within the boundaries of the BID, and is seeking people to help us on Saturday, January 26, with the Book Pass of the last couple hundred books. The Book Pass will take place over seven blocks along West Washington from Hawk Street to Albatross Street from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. Check in starts at 8:30 a.m. at the new library. The official opening of the new library with the ribbon cutting by Mayor Kevin Faulconer and other local dignitaries will happen immediately following the Book Pass. Please contact the BID at MissionHillsBID@gmail.com for more information. Having just elected 2019 Mission Hills Business Improvement District (BID) officers and directors, we are looking forward to the work ahead, and the board’s strategic planning workshop taking place on January 16. The Mission Hills BID, in a contract with the City of San Diego, works hard to advance its mission to:

The Patio Plaza is located at 901-915 West Washington Street. • enhance the growth and improvement of Mission Hills businesses • create partnerships between business and property owners that promote economic revitalization and combat deterioration in the community served by the Mission Hills Business Improvement District • administer business and property owner assessment districts under contract with the City of San Diego, all of which are provided for by one or more ordinances of the San Diego City Council, including but not limited to Ordinance #0-17229 (the “Ordinance”), which may be amended from time to time by the San Diego City Council

This year’s board of directors are: President J. Daniel Geddis, partner in Team D&B at One Mission Realty; Vice President Don Holmes, co—owner Sushi Deli 1; Secretary Audrey Patterson of Patterson Engineering, Inc.; Treasurer Colleen Field, agency owner Allstate Insurance; Stuart White, owner Stuart White Design; Minka Hull of Mission Hills Financial; and, Amanda Gregory, assistant vice president and Branch Manager, U. S. Bank, Mission Hills. The Mission Hills BID membership includes those persons (including corporations and other associations) holding business tax certificates, paying business improvement district charges assessed by the City of San Diego, within the boundaries of the Mission Hills Business Improvement District. All such Members have the right to vote on all matters requiring a vote of the membership. And, any may seek to be on the Mission Hills BID board of directors. As a reminder, the Mission Hills BID meets on the second and third Wednesdays of each month at 3 p.m. In accordance with The Brown Act, the meeting locations and agendas are posted on the BID’s website, 72 hours in advance of each meeting. The second Wednesday we conduct our committee meetings; including Promotions, Economic Development, Design, Mission Hills Parking Advisory, and Executive committees. Robust discussions take place at the committee level. The third Wednesday is the meeting of the full board of directors where information is distributed and decisions are reached that impact the BID membership. Thank you for reading this column. Like what you read? Please share with a friend. If you have questions, comments, suggestions, please send us a note to the following address: MissionHillsBID@gmail.com. Please visit the Mission Hills Business Improvement District’s website at www.MissionHillsBID.com and consider how you too might become more involved in 2019.•

An Evening with the

Yale University Whiffenpoofs

A Fundraiser for the Honeymoon Bridge Reconstruction Project in Balboa Park Nonprofit Friends of Balboa Park is hosting a fundraiser from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Sunday, January 13 at the Prado Ballroom in Balboa Park, featuring the world famous Yale Whiffenpoofs, America’s oldest collegiate a capella singing group, to benefit Friends’ newest Balboa Park improvement project: Reconstruction of the 1935 Palm Canyon Honeymoon Bridge. In 2018, Friends of Balboa Park began due diligence efforts on reconstruction of the 1935 Honeymoon Bridge, a log-truss foot bridge that spanned Balboa Park’s Palm Canyon for about twenty years until torn down sometime in the 1950s. The original bridge, designed by famed California architect Richard Requa, featured a number of whimsical elements, including mission-style bells with jade glass hung from shepherd’s hooks that served as lights and wood-plank walkways. The Friends plan to recreate these elements, and utilize wood repurposed from end-of-life trees in Balboa Park as much as possible. At 150 feet in length, the bridge connected two of Balboa Park’s most beloved destinations: Alcazar Garden and the International Cottages. The original concrete and stone abutments on each side of the canyon still exist, and will be integrated into the re-created structure. “Friends is very excited to add the Honeymoon Bridge project to our portfolio because it speaks to the very heart of what we do as an organization – preserve and enhance Balboa Park,” said Friends of Balboa Park Executive Director John In the 1930s, The Bridge was said to “guarantee couples eternal love” Bolthouse. “In the 1930s, The Bridge was said to ‘guarantee couples eternal love’ if they walked across. if they walked across, and we are thrilled to be able to recreate that for Park visitors once again.” The project will be a centerpiece feature of a comprehensive site improvement plan being stewarded by the City of San Diego’s Parks & Recreation Department. The Whiffenpoofs concert is the public launch of fundraising for the project, and Friends of Balboa Park intends to use the funds to complete construction drawings, and help secure major funding for the construction project. For more information or to purchase tickets, which are $85, visit www.FriendsofBalboaPark.org or call 619.232.2282.•

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Fourth Annual Mission Hills

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5k Run/Walk Returns Saturday, April 6th

The fourth consecutive year, the annual Mission Hills 5k will return at 8 a.m., Saturday, April 6. Promising fun for the whole family, this run/ walk will wind through the scenic, historic neighborhood of Mission Hills, beginning and ending at Grant K-8 (1425 Washington Place). Runners of all ages and fitness levels are encouraged to register at www.missionhills5k.com. All proceeds will help fund Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) programs at Grant K-8. Thanks to an enthusiastic response from the local community each year, the Mission Hills 5k has already raised more than $35,000 for our local public school, funding microscopes, bullfrogs for dissection, continuing education for teachers, the Mystery Science online program, engineering workshops, topographical globes, laser thermometers, supplies for Science Night, and much more. This year’s event is already off to a running start, with planners anticipating up to 1,000 participants. Community leaders have once again gone above and beyond to make this event possible. For the first time, this year’s event has not one, but three Platinum Sponsors—The Lombardi Team, The Patio Group and US Bank—who collectively contributed a record-breaking $18,000. Last year’s Mission Hills 5k attracted nearly 750 participants of all ages and Other local business leaders generously supporting the race at the Gold, athletic abilities, raising more than $15,000 for STEAM programs at Grant K-8. Silver and Bronze levels include Canale Communications, Morgan Stanley, Fenn Orthodontics, Realtor Brian Cane, Professional Maintenance Systems, Chism Brothers Painting, Mission: Fit, Tangerine Salon and Dixie Pops. Businesses can learn more about sponsoring the event and gaining valuable marketing exposure by emailing info@missionhills5k.com. “Thanks to the community’s overwhelming support of the Mission Hills 5k, including sponsors, volunteers and participants, Grant K-8 is emerging as a science and technology leader among local public schools,” says Kristin Boyd, a member of the Grant School Community Foundation and one of the event organizers. Close attention has once again been given to the route for this annual event. Event organizers are working hand-in-hand with city event planners to ensure maximum accessibility for residents, visitors and emergency responders. Advisory/no parking signs will be placed along the route two weeks before the event, and race volunteers will place door hanger reminders at every home along the route. Barricades will ensure a clear map route and trained personnel will be available throughout the route to direct race participants and traffic. As always, neighbors along and near the route are encouraged to join the fun, either by registering for the race or cheering on participants as they pass by. “The Mission Hills 5k unites our local community in achieving a healthy, fun-filled goal: reaching the finish line, together,” says Jennifer Benson, one of the event organizers. “While the event raises much-needed funds for our local public school, it also plays a much larger role in bringing neighbors, families and classmates of all ages together for a common cause.” Entry fees are $35/adult and $25/child, which includes a Mission Hills 5k t-shirt and medal for all registrants 15 and under. A limited number of registrations will be available the morning of the race for $45/adult and $ 35/child, though t-shirts are not guaranteed for registrations after March 19. Participants are encouraged to form teams to add to the friendly competition and fun-filled spirit of the event. To register individually or form a team (or join a team that has already been created), log on to www.missionhills5k.com. Race packet pick-up will be held at the Mission Hills Wine Cellar (1624 West Lewis) on Friday, April 5. Post-race festivities will include activities, refreshments, music and giveaways on the blacktop at Four-time Olympian, Grant father and Grant K-8. More details will be Mission Hills resident Meb Keflezighi announced in the weeks ahead. encouraged runners to “run to win”— Follow us on Facebook and whether that means crossing the finish line Instagram to stay up-to-date.• first or simply doing their own personal best.

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Recognizes Volunteers

At 7 p.m., Saturday, February 2, 2019, the San Diego Performing Arts League is proud to present the 25th Star Awards honoring outstanding volunteers in the performing arts. Individuals representing over 40 arts companies will be honored for volunteering nearly 200,000 hours to the arts. The event will take place at the Irwin M Jacobs Qualcomm Hall in Sorrento Valley, located at 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego 92121, and will start with a reception and silent auction. Tickets are available at www.sdartstix.com, or by calling 858.437.9850. Co-hosted by Melinda Gilb and Steve Gunderson, the on-stage entertainment will be provided by area artistic directors. The program’s focus is honoree recognition, and following the show, dessert and coffee will be served. Attendees are performers, crew, and staff from area venues and are a true who’s who of the local arts scene. Star Awards recognizes the crucial role that volunteers play. These honored volunteers, who contribute countless hours of their time to music, dance, and theatre companies throughout San Diego County, are crucial to making our arts community thrive. From doing office work to ushering, to helping create costumes, they assist wherever needed to help make our shows happen—all behind the scenes. This year’s highest recognition, the “Standing Ovation Award,” will be presented to Dea and Osborn Hurston. The Hurstons are arts advocates, patrons, volunteers and philanthropists whose work for decades has stretched out across many arts organizations. Their efforts have made an invaluable contribution to the This year’s highest recognition, the “Standing Ovation Award,” will be presented to Dea and Osborn Hurston. San Diego community. Osborn currently serves as a Trustee for the La Jolla Playhouse, the Naval Training Center Foundation, and the Balboa Art Conservation Center. He is also a past President of the San Diego Performing Arts League Board. His volunteerism extends well beyond the arts to service on the Investment Committee of the San Diego Zoo and on the Boards of Inewsource, the City of San Diego Retirement Board and the County of San Diego Retirement Board. Dea is a former Arts Commissioner for The City of San Diego, and has been an event chair and longtime supporter of many local arts organizations including MOXIE, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Ion Theatre, Diversionary Theatre, North Coast Rep, Common Ground Theatre, Ira Aldridge Players, Mainly Mozart, Fern Street Circus, Mo’olelo, Playwrights Project, San Diego Ballet, and Malashock Dance.•

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St. Vincent’s

Students Succeed at STEAM Maker Festival

Thousands of students, educators, and industry professionals came together for the Annual STEAM Maker Festival at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. STEAM, which stands for Science Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics, is the basis for a variety of educational curricula, which lets children learn and explore creatively as they develop their critical thinking skills. Students from schools across the county attended the Festival to compete in a wide array of engineering and art challenges. St. Vincent de Paul School was well represented in the student competitions, competing with 10 teams in a wide variety of categories. Overall, the teams were amazingly successful, winning three 1st place trophies, three 2nd place trophies and one 3rd place trophy. The all-girl 3rd grade team of five won first place in the Cryptozoology Recycled Challenge, which asked students to design and create a mythical monster made of recycled items. St. Vincent also received 1st and 2nd place awards in the Think Box Challenge, where the teams were given interesting materials and had to invent something that improved the world. “We are very proud of our students,” said Sister Kathleen Walsh, The all-girl 3rd grade team earned first place in the Cryptozoology Recycled Challenge. Principle of St. Vincent’s. “This success is a direct result of much hard work, perseverance and dedication from the entire team.” Critical skills like brainstorming, teamwork, improvising came into play for all the teams. Some of the teams had the opportunity to learn new skills in the course of the competition, like operating power tools and wire soldering. Others, learned practical lessons about physics, machines, and computer programming. Above all, the children had the opportunity to be creative and learn real life skills in non-traditional ways, which is exactly the goal of STEAM education and this Festival in particular. Congratulations to all the St. Vincent Vikings and their Science Teacher Mr. Arnas for much success at the San Diego STEAM Maker Festival. St. Vincent de Paul School is a Catholic, co-educational elementary school, founded in 1948 in Mission Hills neighborhood of San Diego. Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, St. Vincent’s serves children from Preschool through Eighth Grade. For more information about the school, St. Vincent de Paul School students had the opportunity to be creative visit www.svscatholic.org or call 619.296.2222.• and learn real life skills in non-traditional ways.

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Cygnet Theatre Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock-n-roll, and her protégée Marie Knight, shake, shimmy and swing into Cygnet this January for the West Coast Premiere of “Marie and Rosetta.” This play with music runs January 16 to February 16, 2019 at Cygnet Theatre in Old Town San Diego, located at 4040 Twiggs Street. Cygnet is excited to welcome two newcomers to its stage. Stepping into the role of Sister Rosetta Tharpe is Noel Simone Wippler, a multi-instrumentalist, dancer, actor, and songwriter born and raised in Harlem, New York. Her protégée, Marie Knight, will be played by Amaiya Holley, a NYC resident and recent graduate of Bowie State University. Both actors will play live instruments as they belt out stirring gospel sounds Audiences will get a front-row seat to music history in the making. Bringing fierce guitar playing and swing to gospel music, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a legend in her time and a huge influence on Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, and Ray Charles. She was so influential, in fact, that just this year she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “Marie and Rosetta” chronicles her first rehearsal with a young protégée, Marie Knight, as they prepare to embark on a tour that would establish them as one of the great duos in music history. This story of letting loose, finding your voice, and freeing your soul is a soaring music-theatre experience chock full of roof-raising performances that are sure to inspire patrons of all ages. American playwright George Brant was inspired by Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s transgressive nature. “She pushed the boundaries of what’s acceptable musically... And always with a smile on her face, kind of a coy ‘oh, did I just do that?’ style about her that made it very hard for someone to condemn her for it.” Brant’s play will give us insight into what it was like to see Rosetta and Marie Knight play together live, but more importantly, it gives Sister Rosetta long overdue recognition. A eulogy of sorts for one of only three women named to Mojo Magazine’s list of “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.” Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased in person at the box office located at 4040 Twiggs Street in San Diego Old Town Historic State Park, by calling 619.337.1525 or by visiting www.cygnettheatre.com.•

Landmark Theatres

“Stan and Ollie” is the true story of Hollywood’s greatest comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy, is brought to the big screen for the first time. Starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as the inimitable movie icons, “Stan and Ollie” is the heartwarming story of what would become the pair’s triumphant farewell tour. With their golden era long behind them, the pair embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille

(Shirley Henderson) and Ida (Nina Arianda)—a formidable double act in their own right— the pair’s love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public. “Stan and Ollie” opens at the Hillcrest Cinemas, located at 3965 5th Avenue, on Friday, January 18. The film is 97 minutes long, directed by Jon S. Baird and is rated MPAA. For information and times, call 619.819.0236, or visit www.landmarkTheatres. com. Film times and dates are subject to change.•

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The Academy of Our Lady of Peace Hosts

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Architects of Change Live Conversation Mike Fasulo, President and COO of Sony Electronics, to be Keynote Speaker

The Academy of Our Lady of Peace (OLP), the oldest high school in San Diego and the only all girls’ school in the county, will host its 6th Architects of Change (AOC) Live speaking engagement featuring keynote speaker Mike Fasulo, president and COO of Sony Electronics at 11 a.m., Wednesday, January 30 at OLP’s campus in Normal Heights, 4860 Oregon Street, San Diego, CA 92116. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in intimate conversation with Sony’s president and COO while he shares his professional journey and thoughts on everything from diversity, equity, inclusion, and more. The event will also feature a moderated discussion and Q&A that is open to the audience. Fasulo oversees Sony Electronics’ multi-billion-dollar business in Canada and the United States. With unwavering managerial courage and a proven track record of performing under pressure, he has a steadfast passion for delivering positive financial results, while building great teams. Architects of Change Live is OLP’s conversation series with a mission. It celebrates and shares stories of inspiration from individuals who challenge what is, imagine what can be, and who move humanity forward. The goal is to inspire those listening to do the same in their own communities. The premise of the Live series is to bring together a conversation in an intimate setting because when people come together to listen and share, “minds open, hearts move, and change happens.” “Students manage all aspects of the production such as research, planning, communication, strategy and interview. At the heart of this club are student leaders working professionally, not only with their peers, but in the community as a whole,” said Dr. Lauren Lek, head of School at Academy of Our Lady of Peace. The school has been in partnership with Maria Shriver since November 2016, as the first school to bring her Architects of Change program to the scholastic level. Since that time, the school has hosted bi-yearly Live Conversations on campus, as well as monthly features in their digital forums of named Architects of Change “highlights” whose story and forward motion provides compelling inspiration to others. The special event is free and open to the public, although tickets are required. Please register for tickets by January 29, 2019 at: www.aolp.org.•

Mike Fasulo is president and COO of Sony Electronics.

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Hardcore Fitness San Diego Donates $2,600 to Local Nonprofit Hardcore Fitness San Diego, a fitness studio dedicated to transforming lives and providing a supportive fitness atmosphere, donated $2,600 to local nonprofit Fresh Start Surgical Gifts to benefit kids with physical deformities. All proceeds will benefit the Fresh Start Medical Program that provides free-of-cost reconstructive surgery for infants, children and teens with physical deformities caused by birth defects, accidents, abuse or disease. “Transforming lives is something we work towards everyday at our studio,” said Hardcore Fitness Owners and Downtown San Diego Residents Tommy and Vanessa Reynolds. “Knowing our donation will benefit families in need and help them gain access to the medical care they need to transform their own lives is nothing short of rewarding.” Hardcore Fitness was founded in 2007 and started in San Diego in 2013. The program began as an outdoor boot camp. Today, Hardcore Fitness has locations throughout Southern California including local studios in San Diego in Clairemont, Encinitas, Downtown, El Cajon and Vista as well as Temecula. “We are grateful for the support of businesses like Hardcore Fitness,” said Fresh Start CEO Shari Brasher. “Every dollar raised will help families affected by physical deformities obtain the medical care they deserve.” Fresh Start has provided over $39 million worth of free medical services since 1991; Fresh Start is unique in that 100 percent of donor contributions goes directly to the medical program. To make a donation to Fresh Start, please visit www.FreshStart.org.•

Left of right are Tommy Reynolds, Vanessa Reynolds, Kailey Rowan, Suzi Euell, Stephanie O’Conner and Daysi Baeza holding a check for Fresh Start.

Human TuneUp Column by Cath

Bad News

by Cath DeStefano

Bad News: Can excessive stress, combined with excessive “couch time” wear out a body faster than it might normally? Yes.

Bad News: There are limits to bad body-care. We’ve all seen people abuse their bodies and check out earlier than we wanted them too.

Good News: Can we treat our bodies poorly for decades and still manage to be alive? Yes. Yes, but the questions ultimately arise: Question: Just how comfortable do we want to be in our bodies? Question: What are we willing to do? At the very least, beware of the deadly combo: no exercise, smoking and a dumb diet coupled with excessive stress. Caught in its web? Not doing anything to shift it? Wait for the crisis.

Crisis is a gift where good intentions have failed.

A cancer diagnosis could do it.

A doctor saying you’ll die unless you lose weight.

A heart attack.

Tough way to go but sometimes it is the only thing that gets us going in a new direction. Good News: Crisis or not, exercise is one of the greatest antidotes to too much stress and bad health. The trick? Rise up off that couch! Go for a simple walk. Twenty minutes for a walk out of the 1440 minutes in a day. Still 1420 minutes left for the rest of the day. Get the blood flowing. Move. Feel better. Good News: Any moment of any day is a good time to start fresh. Keep it moving.

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What Now?

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We Get By… With a Little Help

By Laura Walcher Could there be a better or more inspiring report than learning about Steven Spielberg’s SHOAH Foundation, and his yeoman efforts to address, combat and eliminate our rising anti—semitism, anti—black, anti—LGBTQ drives, newly motivated by “anything” permissibly spawned without consequence on social media? Fortunately for, I hope, most of us who work and wish for peaceful and loving societies, Steven Spielberg’s SHOAH Foundation takes on the enormous and expensive task of working to make ours, such a world. Still, don’t go holding your breath. It doesn’t take much to look around our own kin and communities to see problems that need addressing, breakages that need fixing. You needn’t go pulling back on your own efforts, just because you’re not as well—supported or well— funded as Steven Spielberg. As we already know, we are not going to be inspired by our, gulp, president. Only as I write this, today’s lead news story is about how he has streamed money from his “charity,” taking donations and funding for his own for the benefit of himself and his family. All, of whom, of course, have been complicit in this scheme. While social media has given us amazing new ways of communication, it has also enabled us to act rashly, and weakened our ability to treat one another thoughtfully. How many “apologies” and resignations have we had from prominent leaders who just need to… take a deep breath before acting? Even if Kevin S. Parker, a New York democrat, is noted to be a “colorful,” guy, telling a colleague on Twitter to “Kill Yourself,” over a minor spat, became, for him, more like, umm, Technicolor. Our world needs every one of us. And, considering the deplorable state of our planet, our New Year’s resolutions should include whatever you see to do, whatever you can do, afford to do, to fight hate, offer a hand to the homeless, send that nickel in the envelope back to the charity, make that extra check—in phone call (OK, or email), and fantasize how we wish we could all be Steven Spielberg, so we can do so much more.•

San Diego Rescue Mission

Feeds More Than 1,000 Homeless

More than 1,000 of San Diego’s homeless men, women and children gathered at the San Diego Rescue Mission on Saturday, December 15 for the Christmas Outreach Meal. This is one of three times during the year when the San Diego Rescue Mission opens its doors to the homeless community to celebrate the holidays. More than 250 volunteers assisted throughout the day and served these individuals a holiday feast consisting of ham, potatoes, vegetables, salad and dessert. In addition, individuals were offered hygiene kits and knit hats. These individuals and families living on the streets were given information on the Rescue Mission’s life-changing programs. San Diego’s homeless friends enjoyed a homecooked meal, entertainment, and to celebrate in holiday festivities.•

More than 250 volunteers were on hand to help feed San Diego’s homeless.

Central Elementary Students Surprised with New Bikes from Mentors San Diego Unified Police, along with San Diego Probation and San Diego Police Department officers, surprised third-grade students with brand-new bikes and a surprise visit from Santa, who landed at Central Elementary in City Heights via helicopter. Approximately 30 students were involved in the gift-giving program. The uniformed police officers greeted the students and provided brand-new bicycles and helmets that were unveiled and presented to the students. After the presentation, the students and police mentors road bikes, completed a bicycle safety course, and enjoyed ice cream. Now in its fourth year, the San Diego Unified Police “True Blue Buddies” program is a year-long, police-student mentorship program.•

Police mentors show students how to properly fit their new helmets and bikes.

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Thru January 6

n Rady Children’s Ice Rink at Liberty Station is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. except. Net proceeds benefit psychosocial services in the Rady Children’s Hospital’s Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. Throughout the season tickets are $15 for adults and $ 13 for children. All tickets include skate rental and helmets. For information, visit www.libertystation.com.

Thru January 15

n Be

a Holiday Hero–Give the Gift of Life by giving to the American Red Cross blood donation drive as they are urgently in need of blood and platelet donors to give now to ensure blood remains available this holiday season for vital medical treatments and unforeseen emergencies. Make an appointment to donate by downloading the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App. Visit www.RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800.733.2767 for information.

Thru January 21

n Reuben

H Fleet Science Center, located at 1875 El Prado in Balboa Park, presents Discover Exoplanets: The Search for Alien Worlds. Is a national traveling exhibition exploring the fascinating world of space and astronomy? It covers topics such as the search of habitable worlds beyond our solar system and how NASA scientists are searching for these worlds. There are multimedia activities where visitors can build their own solar systems, see the most recent NASA discoveries and learn about whether popular TV shows and movies feature facts or fiction.

Thru January

n Reuben

H Fleet Science Center, located at 1875 El Prado in Balboa Park, brings the science and history of electricity to life with It’s Electric. The newest addition to its permanent collection in the Fleet’s Main Gallery covers basic principles such as magnetic fields, electric charges and battery technology. For information, visit www.fleetscience.org/exhibitions/its-electric.

n theNAT, San Diego National History Museum, located at 1788 El Prado in Balboa Park, has a new exhibition titled Hidden Gems. The “deconstructed” exhibition displays more than 100 stunning objects from the Museum’s mineralogy collection, many of which have never before been on public display. Unlike traditional exhibitions that are housed with a defined gallery space, Hidden Gems is a vertical exploration of The Nat’s collection. Several cases of gems and minerals will be displayed on each level of the Museum. This unique, vertically alighted exhibition experience is included with admission and free for members. Visit www.sdnat.org for ticket information.

Thru February 17

n Museum

of Photographic Arts, located in Balboa Park, welcomes Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty, a full retrospective of the iconic photographer. One of the foremost photographers of the 20th century, Penn (1917-2009) is known for his iconic fashion, portrait and still life images that appeared in Vogue magazine. Beyond Beauty “begins at the beginning” in the late 1930s when Penn is picking up his first camera. The traveling exhibit feature photographs from all stages of his career, including street scenes from this early period, celebrity portraits, Parisian fashion photographs and more private studio image.

Thru February 24

n Tim

Shaw: Beyond Reason brings six Immersive Installations to the San Diego Museum of Art, located at 1450 El Prado in Balboa Park. The exhibition touches on several major themes, including global terrorism, freedom of speech, abuse of power and the future of artificial intelligence. For information, visit www.sdmart.org.

Thru June

n theNAT, San Diego National History Museum, located at 1788 El Prado in Balboa Park, presents Canyoneer Hikes. The program is free and open to the public. Wear comfortable walking shoes and a hat. Hiking boots are recommended for desert and mountain hikes. Get complete hiking information and directions by visiting www.sdnat.org/canyoneers.

January 3

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.

January 7

n Reuben H Fleet Science Center, located at 1875 El Prado in Balboa Park, offers the first Monday of every month for 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. Sharp Minds lectures begin at 10:30 a.m. The lecture topic for this month: So you’re telling me I have more than a trillion epigenomes. Gene, epigenome...not long ago these terms were rare to encounter outside of a laboratory. However, these terms are becoming increasing common in our society, and our understanding of the concepts they represent can influence decisions about healthcare, lifestyle, politics, and more. Join us as we discuss recent advances in our understanding of the human genome, and how it contributes to our health and well-being on a daily basis. The noon Theater Show: Mysteries of the Unseen World. Visitors are encouraged to stay to enjoy

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January 2019 the galleries and special senior discounts in Craveology and the North Star Science Store.

January 8

n theNAT San Diego National History Museum, located at 1788 El Prado in Balboa Park, offers residents free days on the first Tuesday of each month. Balboa Park organizations offer free admission (special exhibitions and films are not included) to San Diego City and County residents (with ID), active military, and their dependents on selected days for one day each month. Films are not included in residents’ free day. For information, visit www.sdnhm.org.

January 9 thru February 3

n North Coast Rep’s Artistic Director David Ellenstein invites you to enjoy Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo. This laugh-a-minute show-within-a-show is an evening of mayhem filled with comic inventions and running gags, with everyone in the wrong costumes reading the wrong lines. Hailed by the New York Post as “one of the most hysterical things ever put on a stage, this play is a love letter to live theatre that will leave audiences exhausted from laughter.” The theater is located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe, Suite D, in Solana Beach, CA. For information, visit www.northcoastrep.org or call 858.481.1527.

January 10 thru 31

n theNAT,

San Diego National History Museum, located at 1788 El Prado in Balboa Park, 10:15 a.m. for presents Nature & Me Storytime at 10:15 a.m. Open to all ages with a parent or guardian (recommended for ages 1-5). Free with Museum admission. This Months theme is Ocean Creatures. Visit www.sdnat.org for ticket information.

n Young

Scientists is a hand-on preschool science program offered by the Fleet Science Center at Balboa Park. This program provides informal learning experiences that support and enhance exploration, create excitement and facilitate scientific, discoveries. Session 4 is titled The Human Body and topics include digestion, circulatory system and the heart, skeletal system, brain and senses. 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 Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon. Enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. Contact the Client Services Dept. at 619.238.1233, ext 806 or visit wwwrhfleet.org/events/young-scientists.

January 12

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

January 12 & 13

n Reuben H. Fleet Science Center is holding a Saturday and Sunday Science Club for girls in grades fifth through eighth. This month the topic is Secrets of Squid. Have you ever seen a cephalopod? Get an inside look at the anatomy that makes these creatures so fascinating. To participate, parents must pre-register by calling 619.238.1233 x806.

January 13

n Maritime Museum, located on the North Embarcadero in downtown San Diego at 1492 North Harbor Drive, presents the Hausmann Quartet at 4 p.m. Concerts at Maritime Museum of San Diego provide a unique floating musical experience. The fourth season of Haydn Voyages: Music at the Maritime, a quarterly concert series is performed aboard one of the Museum’s ten historic world-class vessels, the 1898 steam ferryboat Berkeley that operated for 60 years on San Francisco Bay. The first quarterly concert for the 2019 season opens with an exploration of the transformative power of music through works with strikingly different points of origin and world views. Music is by Jessie Montgomery, Pauline Oliveros and Dmitri Shostakovich. Advanced Tickets can be purchased at www.TICKETS or by calling 619.432.2314.

n Lestat’s, located at 3343 Adams Avenue in San Diego, hosts Robin Henkel Band with Horns from 4:30 to 6 p.m. For information, call 619.282.0437.

January 14 thru February 4

n Point

Loma Playhouse is offering a class in Getting Your Next Audition, taught by DeAnna Driscoll, award winning actor/director who will teach you monologue prep, cold readings, and best practices for landing your next great role. Students will learn strong audition techniques, how to prepare attention getting headshots, proper resume format, and how to deliver powerful monologues and script readings. This class is only given once a year. Classes are limited, must be over 18 years and stay committed to the class which last four weeks. Hours are 7 to 9:30 p.m. Classes will be held at Liberty Station 2590 Truxtun Rd. Room 201, in San Diego. For information, visit www. pointomaplayhouse.com or call 619.800.5497.

January 16

n theNAT, San Diego National History Museum, located at 1788 El Prado in Balboa Park, presents the Nat Talk: Mammals of San Diego County at 7:30 p.m. Join mammologist Scott Tremor as he talks about the rich

biodiversity of mammals in San Diego County and the adaptations needed for living in the harsh desert environment to unban landscapes. Tremor is also the author of the recently published “The San Diego County Mammal Atlas.” This is one in a series of talks by the Museum’s curators. The talk begins at 7:30 p.m.; Museum doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.sdnhm.org, at the Museum, or by calling 877.946.7797.

n Ocean

Commotion Family Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There’s a lot going on at the rocky water’s edge and along our coast. The ocean is abundant with interesting sea creatures. Join as we discover what lies along San Diego’s coastline. We’ll have specimens, activities, and crafts to help us celebrate and protect our local tide pools and great blue Pacific Ocean. This falls on a Monday to coincide with Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For information, visit www.sdnat.org.

January 16 thru February 20

January 23

n Healthier

n theNAT, San Diego National History Museum, located

Living Workshops are evidence-based programs provided by the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Aging & Independence Services (AIS). Participants improve their confidence to manage their health and achieve personal goals by getting support from the group. Participants can use the workshop to identify health-related goals and habits that they would like to improve. Each workshop is a series of six sessions that occur once a week for two-and-a-half hours. There are three workshop curriculums to choose from: Chronic Condition, Diabetes, and Chronic Pain. The first workshop Healthier Living with Diabetes will be at the New Life Baptist Church, located at 9255 Lamar Street in Spring Valley, CA. To register, call 858.495.5000. For information, visit www.HealthierLivingSD.org.

January 17 & 18

n Reuben H Fleet Science Center, located at 1875 El Prado in Balboa Park, hosts the High Tech Fair at the Balboa Park Activity Center, which connects local students with STEM-related businesses to discover the real-world applications for the science they learn in schools. This is a free event open to the public on January 17 and to preregistered schools on January 18. The aim of the event is to enlighten students to the possibilities of a scientific career. Students can learn how math and science plan a role in robotics, how rockets are designed to fly straight, how cellular behavior can be mathematically modeled and how physics and chemistry govern the activity of cells and organisms. For information, visit: www.fleetscience.org/high-tech-fair.

January 18

n La

Jolla Community Center, located at 6811 La Jolla Boulevard in La Jolla, hosts Robin Henkel Blues Trio’s Blues and Rock’n Roll Dance Night with Madame Blues from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For information, call 858.459.0831.

January 18

n The

Old Globe presents the Sixth Annual Powers New Voices Festival, a Series of New American Play Readings, in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe’s Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. The free weekend festival begins Friday with Celebrating Community Voices through the Arts Engagement initiative Community Voices and COLAB. New American Plays on Saturday and Sunday include “Welcome to Matterson” by Inda Craig-Galvan, “The Great Moment” by Anna Ziegler, “Faceless by Selina Fillinger,” and “The Thanksgiving Play” by Larissa Fasthorse. Tickets to all four readings are free and require reservations by calling the ticket office at 619.234.5623. The Old Globe is located in San Diego’s Balboa Park at 1363 Old Globe Way. Many plays previously featured in the Powers New Voices Festival have gone on to future productions in San Diego and across the country.

January 19

n Reuben

H Fleet Science Center, located at 1875 El Prado in Balboa Park, has a Junior Science Club which meets at 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for students in grades first through fourth. They meet each third Saturday to investigate exciting science topics. Sessions will be filled with new challenges, hand-on activities and interaction with local scientists. Throughout the year, they will explore an array of fields, including biology, chemistry, engineering, environmental science, physics, robotics and much more. This month there will be Brain Games. Learn about the different regions of the brain and explore how the human brain processes optional illusions. To participate, parents must preregister and pay with a credit card while registering their children by calling 619.238.1233x 806 or by online at www.rhfleet.org/events/junior-science-club.

January 20

n Reuben

H Fleet Science Center, located at 1875 El Prado in Balboa Park, hosts a Sky Tonight Special— Lunar Eclipse from 4 to 9:30 p.m. Join us at the Fleet to celebrate a fascinating lunar eclipse. The spectacle will also feature a beautiful rare, red moon before the eclipse begins. Beginning at 4 p.m., you can participate in solar system-themed, hands-on activities in the theater lobby. At 6 p.m., make your way to the Heikoff Giant Dome Theater for a special viewing of one of the Fleet’s most popular films, “Hubble,” narrated by the one and only Leonardo DiCaprio. At 7:30 p.m., the Fleet’s resident astronomer, Dr. Lisa Will, will take on a journey through our solar system and explain more about lunar eclipses during an exclusive presentation of the Fleet’s The Sky Tonight planetarium show. Following he lecture, the San Diego Astronomy Association invites you to use their telescopes to see the lunar eclipse and the red moon. For more information visit, www.rhfleet.org/skytonight-special-lunar-eclipse.

January 21

n theNAT, San Diego National History Museum, located at 1788 El Prado in Balboa Park, hosts

at 1788 El Prado in Balboa Park, p.m. presents the Nat Talk: Insects of San Diego County at 7:30 p.m. Come hear Dr. Michael Wall discuss the entomological biodiversity of San Diego County. He will also share (and answer) the top 10 questions he receives about insects in our region. This is one is a series of talks by the Museum’s curators. The talk begins at 7:30 p.m., museum doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Food and drink are available in The Flying Squirrel Café before the event. Tickets are available online at www.sdnhm.org, at the museum, or by calling 877.946.7797.

January 24

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.

January 24 thru 27

n The 28th year annual San Diego Sunroad Boat Show is back by popular demand, hosted by the Sunroad Resort Marina l, located in downtown San Diego at 955 Harbor Island. It will expand this year with the addition of a plethora of marine vendors and electronics with the latest nautical products and services, boating seminars, free boat rides, as well as food and beverages—making a great time for all to enjoy a day on the San Diego Bay. For information, call 619.497.5254 or visit www.bigbayboatshow.com.

January 25

n Ki’s Restaurant, located at 2591 S Coast Hwy 101 in Cardiff, hosts Robin Henkel and Whitney Shay from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For information, call 760.436.5236.

n Fresh Sound has moved to Liberty Station’s White Box Live Arts (aka San Diego Dance Theater) at 2590 Truxtun Road, Studio 205 (on the corner of Truxtun Rd and Roosevelt Road) in San Diego. All concerts will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tonight Stephanie Richards performs with Take the Neon Lights. Stephanie Richards has crafted music for the quartet that explores a spontaneous prose of grit and brilliance, the ugly beauty of the city. In conjunction with the San Diego Symphony’s fourth annual January ary Festival, titled Hearing the Future. The concert will feature Joshua White on piano, Brian Walsh on bass clarinet, Andrew Munsey on drums, and bass Mark Dresser. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

January 26

n Proud Mary’s Southern Bar & Grill, located at 5550 Kearny Mesa Road, San Diego, hosts Robin Henkel band with Whitney Shay from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. For information, call 858.278.0800,

January 27

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.

January 28

n Neil

Morgan Auditorium at the San Diego Public Library, located at 330 Park Boulevard in San Diego, hosts Hollywood versus Science Movie Nights: “The Empire Strikes Back” at 6:30 p.m. Following the screening, San Diego City College professors Lisa Will and Shane Haggard will lead a discussion about the intersection of science and popular culture.

January 30

n The

Academy of Our Lady of Peace hosts its 6th Architects of Change Live Conversation with keynote speaker Mike Fasulo, president and COO of Sony Electronics at 11 a.m. at 4860 Oregon Street in San Diego. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in intimate conversation with Sony’s president and COO while he shares his professional journey and thought on everything from diversity, equity, inclusion, and more. The event will also feature a moderated discussion and Q&A that is open to the audience. This special event is free and open to the public, although tickets are required. Please register for tickets by January ary 29 at www.aolp.org.

February 2

n San

Diego Performing Arts League hosts the 25th Annual Star Awards honoring volunteers in the arts community. Dea and Osborn Hurston are receiving the Standing Ovation Award. Melinda Gilb and Steve Gunderson will co-host the event and individuals representing over 40 arts companies will be honored for volunteering almost 200,000 hours to the arts. This event will take place at 7 p.m. at the Irwin M Jacobs Qualcomm Hall at 5775 Morehouse Drive in San Diego. The on-stage entertainment will be provided by area artistic directors. Following the show, dessert and coffee will be served. Tickets are $50 and are available at www.sdartstix.com or by calling 858.437.9850.

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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.

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

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Mission Hills Garden Club The Mission Hills Garden Club meeting will feature Lee Somerville, whose topic is Potatoes, Petunias, and Patriotism: San Diego’s Victory Garden. It will be held at the church at 4070 Jackdaw from 6 to 8 p.m. If you haven’t renewed your membership, please do so now. For more information, visit www.missionhillsgardenclub.org.

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Thoughts on Recessions Past The San Diego real estate market is showing signs the on its books; the sales of these Fed assets over the past few post 2008 recovery cycle is about to end. It has been years is why mortgage rates have been rising. These sales, ten years since The Great Recession began and if history plus global economic anxiety among the investor class, can be relied upon, past residential bull markets in this will work to push up yields in the debt markets—which city have lasted about a decade. Usually a combination translates directly to higher mortgage rates. of external events ended the party—today the turmoil Fixed rate loans should be priced sound 6% by year— in global financial markets, end. This unwelcome change rising interest rates, political should not alarm as more Nor th Mission Hills dysfunction, and looming trade expensive money does not $ 4255 Arguello Streets • 1,295,000 wars, hover over potential necessarily translate into MLS #180042571 home buyers, dampening their a housing recession. For animal spirits. example, when the 1973 It could easily be argued recession started, mortgages the poor performance in the were about 10%. The post— house sales during the latter Gulf War housing bust started half of 2018 was an early in 1991 and loans were priced sign of a coming market slightly under 10%. In late correction. The purpose of this 2007, as resale home prices and future columns is to assess were peaking, long money the possibility a recession is was around 7%. And how can already underway, and if so, I forget that 17.5% mortgage how severe it will be. I had in 1982? 6% loans will It is useful to rely more on not cause the market to crash; irst time offered for sale in 61 years. Vintage Craftsman history and less on speculating borrowing money for home located mid-block on Arguello Street, arguably one of the about future events—each of purchases is historically cheap finest locations in North Mission Hills. The home features 4 bedrooms, 2 optional bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and has the four housing recessions and consumers will adjust, maintained the original period woodwork. Features built-ins since 1973 had differing and have probably already and leaded glass windows. Spacious backyard with a two-car causative factors, initiated done so, to 2019 rates. garage off the alley. 7,500 square foot flat lot makes this home by a series of economic In my opinion, higher an amazing investment opportunity. Sunny upstairs bedrooms externalities, most beyond interest rates, while impacting feature ensuite bathrooms. MLS #180042571. local control. Like a tornado, the residential resale market, Call Jim Scott • 619.920.9511 each one had its own unique are not going to diminish Broker–Associate • CalDRE 830226 destructive path and root home demand enough to cause. One common denominator in each downturn, spark a local housing recession. Expected higher future however, was rising mortgage rates. payments are already built in to current house prices, Responding to the economic crisis after 2008, the which may account for the tepid demand observed over Fed dropped short term interest rates to near zero. the past half—year. To have prices decline 10 to 15 percent More importantly for real estate, the Board started next year, another economic shoe will have to drop. A purchasing mortgages, Treasuries, and other long— national, global, or local recession, if one does occur, term debt instruments, which drove up bond prices and will spring from an as yet unknown externality; global depressed long term interest rates. This is why some of economic events, domestic political chaos, stock market you are enjoying 3% mortgages. This policy, known as volatility, or perhaps from fallout from a transnational Quantitative Easing, was and still is controversial, even trade war, just to name a few potential catalysts. though cheap home loans were a huge factor in the I believe slowly rising mortgage rates will contribute post—2010 national economic recovery. to a slowing housing market but will not in itself spark a In late 2015 the FRB ended this accommodative policy. traditional real estate recession. If rates creep close to 6% The Fed thought the economy had recovered enough by the end of the year, 4 to 5% annual appreciation will from The Great Recession and pivoted toward a policy of be a thing of the past and it will take more work to sell slowly increasing short and long term interest rates. The a house. A significant collapse in local real estate prices, Fed’s inflation hawks became ascendent. if one occurs, will be driven more by decisions made in Quantitative Easing is running in reverse. The Fed still places like China, the Beltway, Wall Street, and the EU, has to sell 400 billion more in bonds and debt remaining not by more expensive loans.

You can reach Jim at the Scott & Quinn Real Estate office located in the heart of Mission Hills at 1111 Fort Stockton Drive. He has been a Broker since 1982 and a homeowner in Mission Hills since 1976. Jim is experienced in residential and commercial real estate.

www.JimScottHomes.com

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