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Navy’s Coastal Campus – On Time and On Budget

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Silver Strand Campus Master Plan A Worthy Base

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By Jeannie Groeneveld The Navy Coastal Campus development project is showing progress as new buildings are changing the landscape on the southwest corner Silver Strand.

As of May 15, five of the 44 planned structures are complete, providing a glimpse into what the new facility will look like. Seventeen more buildings are currently under construction. When complete, 3,300 Navy personnel will relocate from Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado to the new location at Silver Strand Training Complex South (SSTC-South). Plans for SSTC-South include construction, renovation and expansion of facilities to support logistics, equipment use, classroom and tactical skills instruction, administration and storage.

According to the Navy’s Installations Command Website , “ The Coastal Campus initiative is critical to ensuring the readiness of NSW forces now and into the foreseeable future. Ongoing combat operations following 9/11 resulted in a Congressionally-mandated increase of personnel, new missions, and the needed capabilities, equipment and training to carry them out.” The Record of Decision to move forward with this plan was signed June 12, 2015.

Capt. Scott Mulvehill, Commanding Officer of Naval Base Coronado said “Naval Base Coronado has worked with our partners and stakeholders

Capt. Scott Mulvehill. Photo courtesy of Naval Base Coronado

to keep the Coastal Campus project on budget and on time.

Building a new installation from the ground up is very rare and a challenging undertaking. I’m proud of the attention to detail my staff has shown in ensuring that present and future Special

Warfare personnel have the facilities and training assets they deserve.”

A small number of Sailors have begun working in the new facilities. Sandy Duchac, spokeswoman for Naval Base Coronado said, “ There were about 100 personnel at (SSTC-South) before Coastal Campus started and they are still working there.

In the completed projects there are about 230 personnel who all were located at NAB/NASNI prior to moving. There are currently about 250 construction workers on site most days.”

By 2021 Coastal Campus will be 90% complete.

The last project at Coastal Campus is scheduled to be funded in 2023 and is expected to be complete in 2025. For more information on Naval Base Coronado visit their website.

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles White (right) and Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Omar Dominquez at the Silver Strand Training Compound South in San Diego. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo

by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kori Melvin/Released)

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Farr Associates led a master planning process for the Silver Strand Training Center, a 580-acre, 1.5 million sf state-ofthe-art training campus for the West Coast-based Navy SEAL teams. Farr was invited to join the AECOM led-EIS team to introduce urbanism and sustainability, which were thought to be underemphasized in conventional military base-planning. Farr worked closely with RJC Architects who provided expertise in military building practice.

The master plan studies dug deeply into the multi-year building program and revealed an intricate planning puzzle. The puzzle pieces included 44 incredibly complex and rugged facilities, each with distinct requirements and performance criteria, that all needed to be set back from sensitive environmental areas and from one another due to ATFP requirements.

Additionally, all insisted on ample and convenient parking. The process included high-level energy modeling, district energy system testing, adjacency studies and planning, stringent coastal land use regulations, and the development of a constraints map that included protected habitats and wetland buffering. Laying out all of these elements for the first time to scale informed adjustments to the EIS boundary and identified the need to demolish a WWII-era gun bunker to allow the full program to fit on site.

The preferred plan alternative for the site located the seal team facilities in a gentle arc along the beach. A parachute drying loft was located in the plan’s center to orient people on campus, the same role played by a town’s clock tower in traditional cities and towns. Clusters of user groups were co-located resulting in functional sub-districts, and some of the parking was shared.

The master plan set the stage for the complex to re-infiltrate all of the stormwater that fell on the site and for the campus to be net-zero-ready. The energy efficiency and renewable energy features were not funded. The training complex is due to be 90% complete in 2021.

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Imperial Beach Spotlight AN I NTERVI EW WI TH

Serge Dedina Mayor of Imperial Beach

IB Connection recently sat down with Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedina. Mayor Dedina spoke to us about imrovements to the city and plans for the future. Here is his interview, in his own words.

Working with our community members, business owners, city staff and fellow city council members to improve the quality of life for all in Imperial Beach has been very rewarding, especially as we have helped to make Imperial Beach one of the safest beach cities in San Diego County. Over the past six years we have carried out street improvements, alley paving, installed street lights, cleaned up and transformed trash-filled empty lots and torn down forgotten, rusty and dangerous chain link fences. As we have improved our neighborhoods and cleaned up our city, as well as opened new businesses, our crime rate has dramatically dropped.

Over the past six years, we have attracted more investment and created more jobs with more new business openings than in any other period in Imperial Beach history. From the Brigantine and Mike Hess Brewing to the new Hampton Inn and Breakwater Plaza and the Bikeway Village project on our bayfront, we are helping create a new era of commercial development and job creation. But there

is much more to do, especially along the long-neglected Highway 75 that offers the greatest potential for commercial growth and the development of affordable and market-rate housing.

Obviously since we are in the greatest economic crisis in U.S. history, attracting new business investment is more challenging that ever. And without the past tools of a redevelopment agency that aided the Pier South Hotel project for example, it is harder than ever to get investors to take a look at Imperial Beach. We are lucky, however, that we still have a few projects that are moving forward. Despite opening during this crisis, the Hampton Inn at Breakwater Plaza is doing well, proving that Imperial Beach is a great place to build a business.

Pizza Port, a well respected business institution in North San Diego and Orange Counties has submitted plans for a venue on Old Palm Avenue (my family and I have enjoyed Pizza Port outings after surf trips up north).

Other projects such as the Blue Wave and the IB Resort project are currently moving through the pre-construction and or permitting process and I look forward to seeing these well-designed projects come to fruition and make a big positive difference in our community! It is also important that we continue to promote the importance of building af-

fordable and market-rate housing throughout Imperial Beach, which is needed more than ever.

We are fortunate to have had access to Cares Act funding to provide grants to local small businesses to help them with COVID-19 related operating expenses. Thanks to our city council and city staff we are streamlining the process of building and or opening a business in Imperial Beach and or reducing or eliminating fees that hindered economic development.

I am especially thankful to our Chamber of Commerce, the IB Business Roundtable and all the small business owners who have adapted and pivoted during this ongoing crisis to find ways to operate and stay in business. There is much more to do, but thanks to everyone who has created a strong business team for Imperial Beach and all of you who operate your businesses

partners in the planning for the $300 million allocated under the USMCA agreement by Congress and the White House, to build sewage diversion infrastructure in the U.S. within the Tijuana River Valley. That project, which should be built within the next two years, will have a major positive impact on keeping our beaches clean.

Additionally, federal officials from both sides of the border as well as state officials in Baja (who run Tijuana’s sewage treatment system) are looking for ways to make short-term improvement to Tijuana’s sewage collection and treatment system. Thanks to the installation of new pumps in Tijuana river flows have been reduced dramatically, and our beaches are now open.

I recently met virtually with high level officials from the U.S. EPA and IBWC, together with representatives from around the region including Chula Vista

Mayor Dedina and his morning coastal survey of the City of Imperial Beach.

here.

One of the biggest things that has hindered all aspects of promoting a high quality of life in Imperial Beach is the pollution that has marred our beaches.

That is why the City of Imperial Beach is working with the U.S. EPA and our state and local

Mayor Mary Salas, IB’s Port Commission Dan Malcolm and County Supervisor Greg Cox. We all affirmed the need to continue to fast-track the design and construction process for the USMCA funds so that we enjoy our gorgeous coastline without interruption far into the future.

Mayor Serge Dedina Serge is the Mayor of the City of Imperial Beach. He is also co-founder and Executive Director of WILDCOAST. Serge received the Surf Industry’s Environmental Award, San Diego Zoological Society’s Conservation Medal as well as the California Coastal Commission’s “Coastal Hero” Award in recognition of his conservation achievements. He was named a UCSD John Muir Fellow in 2013 and was honored as a 2016 Peter Benchley “Hero of the Sea.” Before co-founding WILDCOAST back in 2000, Serge was the founding Director of The Nature Conservancy’s Baja California - Sea of Cortez Program where he helped to initiate successful efforts to protect Loreto Bay National Park, Espiritu Santo Island Reserve and Cabo Pulmo National Park. He grew up in Imperial Beach, California, and spent his childhood helping to preserve the Tijuana Estuary as a National Wildlife Refuge and has worked on water quality issues in the San Diego - Tijuana region since 1980. Serge is an avid surfer, swimmer and former State of California Ocean Lifeguard. He is the author of Saving the Gray Whale, a book based on the three years he lived in the gray whale lagoons of Baja California; Wild Sea: Eco-Wars and Surf Stories from the Coast of the Californias; and, Surfing the Border. Serge has a Ph.D. Geography, University of Texas at Austin; M.S. Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.A. Political Science, University of California, San Diego.

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San Diego Approves Region’s First Tiny Houses Law To Help Solve Housing Crisis

Courtesy David Garrick San Diego Union Tribune San Diego became the first city in the region Tuesday to allow homeowners to install movable “tiny houses” in their back yards.

City Council members said before unanimously approving a tiny houses ordinance that tiny houses will help solve the local housing crisis by creating another affordable option for low-income residents that doesn’t require a taxpayer subsidy.

Similar to granny flats, movable tiny houses can also help homeowners cover their mortgage payments by creating a new revenue stream for them.

“It’s a win-win-win all the way across the board,” Councilman Scott Sherman said. “It’s a small bite of a large elephant when it comes to solving some of our housing challenges in the city.”

San Diego is following Denver, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Fresno and San Jose in approving tiny houses, which are considered ideal for college students, senior citizens and medical caregivers.

“Innovation is key to addressing our housing crisis,” Councilwoman Barbara Bry said, noting that the new law would also boost the local economy because San Diego is home to some tiny home manufacturers.

Tiny houses are similar to granny flats, but smaller, cheaper and easier to add to a property.

Tiny houses are typically 150 to 400 square feet, while granny flats are typically larger than 400 square feet — sometimes much larger.

Granny flats often cost between $100,000 and $150,000, while tiny houses usually cost between $40,000 and $85,000.

Adding a tiny house is also quicker and easier, primarily because they are built in factories and placed on a chassis, while granny flats are built on-site and attached to a concrete foundation.

It usually takes six to 18 months to construct a granny flat, while a tiny house can be in place 30 to 45 days after placing an order, city officials said.

City officials estimate the aver-

San Diego passed a new law Tuesday allowing movable tiny houses in the city. (Ben Margot/AP)

age rent for a tiny house will be $900. That would allow a homeowner to recover their initial investment in about eight years.

Under the new city law, a homeowner can’t have both a granny flat and a tiny house — only one or the other. A tiny house can’t be rented out for fewer than 30 days at a time, so they won’t be used as short-term vacation rentals.

While movable tiny houses have wheels, they aren’t like a conventional trailer or recreational vehicle. Instead, they are built like a traditional home, with interior space geared for daily living, city officials said.

Because of wildfire concerns, tiny houses aren’t allowed on properties located in the city’s urban/wildland interface — neighborhoods that abut canyons or wilderness.

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potential competition, the local development community supports the effort.

“A variety of housing options are essential to addressing the chronic housing shortage, and tiny homes adds to a long-term strategy of housing affordability in the city of San Diego,” said Angeli Calinog, a policy advisor for the local chapter of the Building Industry Association.

Several city residents also spoke in support of the new law.

“If tiny houses on wheels become legalized, I would be able to afford housing while my husband and I attend school,” said Emely Aguirre. “ This would allow me to take more time off work to devote to my studies and hopefully progress myself further in life and contribute to my community. This type of housing would be an amazing solution until I accomplish my degree and go on to buy my own home.”

Robert Myjak said the benefits of the new law include “lower cost homes, potential villages for lower income people to live, lower cost to house the impoverished, job creation and less destruction of land.”

Sam Lyons said tiny houses could become a rung on the housing ladder just above homelessness. “ There is a huge housing crisis in this city and tiny homes could keep many people off the streets,” he said.

Nationally, the tiny house movement began as an attempt to downsize and live more simply, often with a smaller environmental impact. Its growth was supported by TV shows like “ Tiny House Nation.”

Since then, the focus has shifted to using tiny houses as a solution for homelessness and the lack of affordable housing.

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SENIORS and CANNABIS

Seniors who use cannabis are more physically active than non-cannabis users

By Michael Patterson NHA OTR/L, CEAS CEO US Cannabis Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Global Speaker, Legal SME Cannabis/Hemp/ CBD industry, published author A study published in the July 2020 issue of American Journal of Health and Behavior found that persons over 60 years old who use cannabis exercise more and have a lower BMI than non-cannabis users. A link to the study can be found below: https://www.ingentaconnect. com/contentone/png/ ajhb/2020/00000044/ 00000004/art00005 Adults, over ager 50 are the fastest growing population of cannabis users in the United States, with people over 65 demonstrating the largest increase in usage.

The reasons for cannabis use are varied, but typically center around some of the common complaints associated with aging, including pain. The more data demonstrating the benefits of cannabis for seniors, the better physicians and health care

practitioners can use cannabis to decrease the symptoms of aging and increase quality of life for their patients.

By age 75, approximately 33% of men and 50% of women are no longer physically active. This inactivity can decrease functional mobility and increase health problems related to being sedentary (muscle atrophy, increased falls, increased pain, decreased physical independence). The goal of the research was to understand if cannabis use impacted results of an intervention to increase physical activity in sedentary adults aged 60 and over.

The study was performed by the University of Colorado-Boulder Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. It consisted of a FORCE study (FORCE- Fitness, Older Adults, and Resting State Connectivity Enhancement) in which adults 60 and over would be randomly assigned to either a low or moderate-intensity in a 16-week supervised exercise program. A total of 164 participants were included in the study. Participants were recruited through

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multiple methods including advertisements in senior community centers, ads on social media, and publication bulletins in AARP magazine. Data from the study showed the body mass index (BMI) for cannabis users was significantly lower than non-cannabis users (p=.007).

Also, Cannabis users reported .70 more days of exercise on the Stanford 7-Day Physical Activity Recall than non-users (p=.068).

Analysis The study clearly shows that the use of cannabis for Seniors does not inhibit but increases functional mobility, exercise, and overall physical activity. The study did not address the canna-

bis dosage per patient who used cannabis and the method of ingestion. Therefore, the standardization of a dose and method of ingestion of cannabis specific to each patient prior to exercise in unknown. However, from a physician standpoint, cannabis use continues to demonstrate positive outcomes and few side effects compared to traditional pharmaceutical medicines.

From my experience in over 26 years of healthcare management (SNFs, ALFs, Home Health, outpatient), the longer a patient remains functionally independent in their daily living skills, the better the overall physiological and psychological health is for the patient. With over 350,000 medical cannabis patients currently in Florida, and new patients increasing 3,000-5,000 per week, the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes is not going away. This study provides more clarity and proof that cannabis is a safe and effective “tool’” of Physicians to increase functional mobility and quality of life for their patients.

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San Diego Police Foundation Presents 10th Annual Women In Blue Luncheon The San Diego Police Foundation will gather San Diego business and community leaders to celebrate and honor female law enforcement leaders at the 10th annual Women in Blue luncheon on Aug. 27. Only this year they will be gathering virtually starting at 11:30 a.m.

This year’s 2020 honorees are: San Diego Police Department Lieutenant, Misty Cedrun; SDPD Sergeant, Esmeralda Tagaban; and SDPD Detective, Sarah Johnson. Considered trailblazers in nontraditional careers, the honorees will share insights and anecdotes from their paths to success with an anticipated crowd of over 300 at the tenth annual Women in Blue event.

Detective Sarah Johnsonhas been employed with the San Diego Police Department for over 20 years and is currently assigned to the Background Investigation Unit.

Detective Esmeralda Tagabanwas assigned to the VICE Unit and subsequently assigned to the Sex Crimes Unit in 2011 where she worked on several high-profile cases. As collateral duties, she was assigned to the Emergency Negotiations Team.

Honorees from left: Detective Sarah Johnson, Detective Esmeralda Tagaban, Lieutenant Misty Cedrun

Lieutenant Misty Cedrunbegan her career in 1994 as a patrol officer working in the MidCity area and has been with the San Diego Police Department for twenty-five years. She

Stephanie Cook Named The New Executive Director Of San Diego Women’s Foundation Stephanie Cook has been named the new executive director of the San Diego Women’s Foundation, rising from her previous role as manager of programs and member engagement for the foundation.

Cook has an educational background in intersectional feminism. She has a master’s degree from the University of Chicago and is an alumna of San Diego State University where she graduated with a B.A. in Women’s Studies. In addition to her involvement with SDWF, Cook is also a board member for Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of San Diego where she helps with programming.

In her new role, Cook will be responsible for upholding SDWF’s mission of connecting, educating, and inspiring women to come together in collective philanthropy.

“Over the past two years, I have watched SDWF members embrace philanthropic best practices, take on tough issues with

our grants, and work to understand and implement diversity, equity and inclusion strategies,” said Cook. “I am constantly inspired by our members’ eagerness to learn and grow, and I look forward to working with our incredible network of changemakers to improve lives in our community.”

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was promoted to the rank of detective and worked general investigations, specializing in child abuse investigations.

San Diego Women’s Week Leadership Conference Goes Global New virtual format with no boundaries features Daymond John, Linda Cureton, Ed Smart, Amy Trask San Diego Women’s Week, celebrating 11 years of inspiring, empowering and connecting women is now virtual with leadership events for all ages and professions. Attendees enjoy virtual networking, keynote speakers, panel discussions, and more, all wrapped around creative solutions to everyday issues affecting leaders in the workplace and in their daily lives.

WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 26 Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 WHO: Keynotes for 2020 Leadership conference include: * Daymond John from Shark

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3 San Diego developers to bring transit-oriented housing development to Normal Heights

Three San Diego-based developers are combining their expertise and support from the Normal Heights community to develop housing at the new Bridgedeck residential development project just steps from the transit center at the Interstate-15 freeway and El Cajon Boulevard.

Native San Diegans’ David Iwashita and John O’Connor, co-founders of the development firm Naturally Affordable Housing, are partnering with The Hampstead Companies, a San Diego-based affordable housing real estate development and architectural firm, to develop the nearly 20,000-square-foot piece of land, which they purchased from the city of San Diego for $2.2 million in early July. The land is located on adjacent parcels at 3960 El Cajon Blvd. and 4302 40th St. The Hampstead Companies will be leveraging its affordable housing experience in markets around the U.S. to develop a final plan for the site with Naturally Affordable Housing. The development will not only provide residents access to nearby transit

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options, but also provide education opportunities at newly renovated schools, including nearby Hoover High School, Wilson Middle School and 37ECB community school, which is another of Iwashita’s development proj-

ects. “ This project is a shining example of how great partnerships can yield impactful results that help strengthen and improve communities,” said Iwashita. “We are just as excited about our new

partnership with The Hampstead Companies as we are about community development.

We are truly looking forward to executing this vision.”

O’Connor and Iwashita have spent years either redeveloping or advocating for projects and improvements along El Cajon Boulevard and have built a reputation for beautifying and leading the revitalization efforts in the Mid-City neighborhoods.

The Hampstead Companies, whose projects span throughout California to the Eastern Seaboard, were drawn by the opportunity to partner on a project in the company’s hometown.

“While Hampstead has developed and preserved affordable housing for nearly 25 years in markets across the United States, this particular project struck a chord with us,” said Jeff Jallo, principal of The Hampstead Companies. “ To be able to leverage our development experience, while expanding our impact on affordable housing in the region we call home, truly makes this a passion project for our entire team.”

San Diego adds new nonstop route to Santa Barbara on Alaska Airlines be taking advantage of this intrastate route as both destinations have a lot to offer both the leisure and business traveler.”

The addition of service to Santa Barbara marks the fifth new market added by Alaska Airlines in 2020.

Tips to make your next flight easier.

San Diego International Airport will add once daily, nonstop service to Santa Barbara, via Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) on Alaska Airlines beginning Nov. 20, 2020. This is a new route and the 29th destination Alaska services from San Diego.

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can stay in your carry-on.

Preprint bag tags and check your bags. You’ll likely make it through the security line even quicker by reducing your carry-on items.

Be smart about smart bags. Know your carry-on limits.

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Be prepared for the security line. Security checkpoint lines can be annoyingly long.

Before stepping into the security line, remove your jacket, belt, larger metal jewelry, and the contents of all your pockets, and place them into your bags to pass through the scanner.

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SAN DIEGO MUSIC SCENE

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This Is A Show!

Live performances may be at a virtual standstill, but savvy local performers are taking their shows online.

One such San Diego artist taking things to the next level is Van Bates, aka SDMA nominated rapper/ hip-hop artist, Black Hesher. Look for his brainchild, “ This Is A SHOW!” to debut in September 2020 on the US Weed Channel.

“It’s an alternate reality talk show with sketch comedy, music performances and general absurdity,” says Bates. “After our first season debuts it will got out to Hulu, Apple tv/ Roku tv, Amazonfire tv etc. Probably drive-ins as well, because we’re magic,” Bates joked.

Half of the show is filmed inside and around the USWC TV studio in Costa Mesa, while the other half is shot around San Diego at different locations. “It depends on the sketches, they are filmed inside and outside.”

Bates notes the inspiration for the show is indeed our current situation. “ The show was born out of my love for absurd comedy, as well as not being able to perform live shows or tour as Black Hesher due to the current state of the world,” he said. “Co-host Sarah-Rachel Peterson and I we’re going on FB live at the beginning of the pandemic, and that natural comedy chemistry between us, lead to me pitching a show to USWC. From there it just rapidly evolved into what it is now.” As for how material is chosen to go on air, “the inspiration is whatever surrealistic humor comes out of our heads, that we find funny. Everyone on the show is inspired by each other as well. We’re people who aren’t afraid to appreciate the humor in the weirder parts of life.”

The shows core cast includes Bates and Peterson as well as Devon Doane, Kate Krysinski, Stephan Wild and Stevie Snow. “We all collectively write bits and sketches for the show or act in the sketches,” Bate explained. “Shane Doull is the combination channel owner, bossand possible extraterrestrial, while Michelle Palermo handles make up and costumes and Michael Fairchild of The Spice Pistols helps me score the show.”

What is the criteria for being on the show? “For guests we have a variety of comedians, musicians, authors, pet psychics and so on. Basically anyone we find interesting or cool, that we can work into to our weird wacky world, can be on.” Bates is mum on the shows first surprise guests. “We’ve had so many amazing performers so far, and we aren’t even done filming yet. I really don’t want to spoil it, but let’s just say there will be some local names people will recognize, some new names they will get to know, and some secret famous guest stars sprinkled in.”

What impression does Bates hope to leave his viewers with? “We just hope to make people laugh and give people a break from the madness in the world, even if it’s only for a few minutes. We hope viewers get inspired to make their owns shows that inspire other people to make their own.”

Though the first of the ten episodes comprising the first season has yet to air, Bates is already clear on his favorite things about “ This is a SHOW!” “My favorite thing is all the free snacks on set,” he quipped. “But also the creative freedom that we have is awesome.” www.uswc.tv Local News > LocalUmbrellaNews.com

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New Music and Film Debut Two-time SDMA “Best Singer-Songwriter” winner Colin Clyne has a new single out, “Where The Ships Go To Die.” “I’ve spent many years working on boats,” Clyne said of the songs inspiration. “ This song was born from such a trip, where I happened across scores of boats and vessels lying on beaches. Holes in their hulls, diesel spewing from their tanks, battered, broken and abandoned. These ships had no future, no hope, devoid of the safety, strength, buoyancy, independence and serenity we associate with ships.” Clyne saw a parallel. “Friendship, family and love are also a haven for the heart. If we don’t care for them, maintain them and respect them through the storms of fragility of these unprecedented times, they too may end up dead and abandoned on a beach like those ships.”

Currently based in Aberdeen, Clyne spent many years in San Diego and continues his local friendships and connections, including working with producer Alan Sanderson (Rolling Stones / Fleetwood Mac) of Pacific Beat Studios. “Where The Ships Go To Die” the single features a cover photo by award winning National Geographic photographer, Saiful Huq Omi To celebrate the release of ‘Where The Ships Go To Die’, while promotion includes a partnership with Reid’s Gold Brewery (https://www.reidsgold.com/) in Stonehaven, UK to produce a new beer, ‘Lost To The Sea’, available in affiliated distributors throughout Scotland. Also look for Clyne to make both a soundtrack and onscreen cameo in the upcoming Oliver Mitchell film, Plain Sight, premiering this month on various streaming platforms. www.colinclyne.com

Cover Me Contest Iconic songwriter / Encinitas resident Jack Tempchin is sponsoring a “Cover Me” contest, with a $1,000 prize for the winner. Artists are encouraged to record one of Tempchin’s tunes however, only newer songs from his popular podcast are eligible, with 18 to choose from. “Friends, family, and past co-writers of Jack Tempchin are not eligible to enter,” making this an incredible opportunity for up and coming talent. Tempchin remains as prolific as ever, with a new single, “Six Feet Apart,” out this month, complete with a lyric video by Gregory Page. Meanwhile, two of his classic songs recorded by the Eagles, “Peaceful Easy Feeling” and “Already Gone” will be included on that bands new live album out on October 16, Live from the Forum MMXVIII. Details on the contest and podcast can be found here: www.jacktempchin. com/covermecontest Local News > LocalUmbrellaNews.com

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Local Music News Lux Re cor ds has a new live album from the Char les Bur ton Blues Band out this month

Hocus has recorded two new songs, “ Damage w it h Car e” and “ Rid of You,” with videos for both imminent.

If the name of the band in the current movie, Might y Oak , sounds familiar, you’re not mistaken. No spoilers but the movie combo, “ Ar my of Love” is based on the San Diego band from the early 1980’s who scored a turntable hit with “ Exodus ” and opened for the likes of The K ink s .

Blais e Guld + Night Vibe r will release a new EP on August 14. “It’s electronic synth pop, with blended influences coming from different eras and features three original songs plus one cover of Bananarama’s “Cruel Summer,” Guld said.

Sandra Cas t illo has edited the new autobiography of graphic artist Ruby Mazur, Get Up And Move On. Mazur has received acclaim for his numerous of album and single covers, including Elton John’s Friends LP and The Rolling Stones “ Tumbling Dice” single.

The Black s Beach Boy s have a new self-titled album out on August 21, with the first two singles set to be, “ Pie hole” and “HGTV in HD” Bassist Ke n Dow has performed in shows such as Je r s ey Boy s , as well as with such legends as Pete Towns he nd, last month taking home a 2020 San Diego Music Award trophy for Best Pop band as part of the Jonny Tar r Quintet . This month he releases his first solo single, a cover of Australian combo Icehous e’s 1987 hit, “ Craz y.” Making the release extra special, the recording includes songwriter and original Icehouse member Andy Qunt a www.kennymd.com

the hit single, “ Finding Out Tr ue Love Is Blind,” would be pressed on 140g colored vinyl and come in deluxe packaging, with 10 non-LP bonus tracks.

Gar y Puck ett has a new album out, Love Songs . The ten tracks include his take on classics such as Jour ney ’s “ Ope n Ar ms ” and For e igne r s “ I Want to K now What Love Is .”

Legendary jazz saxophonist Char les McPhe r s on releases a new album in September, Jaz z Dance Suites . The album includes 15 new originals and guest appearances from singer Lor raine Cas tellanos and drummer Bill y Dr ummond.

As busy as the Voice of Our Cit y Choir and its activities have been keeping guitarist/ singer-songwriter Ste ph Johns on, she’s also found time to release a new jazz album, So In Love. An all-star affair, the band lineup features bassist Rob Thor s e n, drummer Richar d Selle r s , pianist Jos h Nels on, guitarist Ant hony Wils on and trumpeter Chr is Lawr e nce, while the albums ten songs include the evergreen “ On t he Sunny Side of t he St r e et ” and a version of Joni Mitchell’s “ A Cas e of You.” www.stephjohnsonband.com New videos include Joy k ill’s socially distanced indie rocker “ This Is Not The End (Half Way Home Session)” Louis X I V is up for the deluxe vinyl reissue of their 2005 album, The Bes t Litt le Se cr et s Ar e Ke pt . The proposed reissue from Run Out Gr oove Re cor ds would feature the original twelve tracks including

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Tom Br os s eau releases his 17th album, The Prair ie, on August 19. The album includes a cover of John Pr ine’s “ They Ought a Name A Dr ink Afte r You,” with the first single set to be, “ My Nor t h Dak ot a Home .”

Que e n Divas of t he Unive r s e featuring guitarist Roni Le e , bassist Shaar on Hancock -Schue mak e r and keyboardist Laur ie Lew is , will have their version of “ Har k The He rald Ange ls Sing” included on the third volume of the Powe r Chor ds Har monies and Mis t letoe series of holiday compilations due this fall from Spain’s SNAP! Records.

Guitarist Pat r ick Yandall has a new album out September 1, Rouge Rive r . While Yandall is a longtime Californian, he grew up in the Midwest. “ The theme of the album reflects my love for the state and the people of Michigan, where I grew up,” he said. The album’s first single will be “ Son Light ” Pacific Records has just released The Jos h Ros e nblum Band’s debut album, As The Wor ld Goes By . The first single is a tune called “ St r onge r.”

Cambr ian Shor es has new music out August 14, with the release of four song disc, The Coming Home EP, on Pacific Records.

Blues fans will want to hear the new self-titled album from Piatt Pund. The former MBHS student turns in seven new original originals, with influences from sweet soul with “ Hear t br eak Blues ” to funk in “ Blue Eye d Baby.”

The Spice Pis tols long awaited second album, Spice Train, is due this November. The album will consist largely of originals, but is set to include covers of The Sex Pis tols song “ Submis s ion” as well as The Rock y Hor r or Pic t ur e Show ’s “ Swe et Trans ves tite .”

Vista based duo This Debacle have released their debut album, Oxe n Cit y Limit s Live St r eam, on all streaming sites as well as Bandcamp. Baseball tee merch is on its way.

Tr ouble In The Wind’s third album, We ir d Liv ing, was released on August 7. Produced

by John Re is (Rock et Fr om t he Cr y pt ) and mixed by Be n Moor e at local Singing Serpent Studio, the album’s first single is “ We’ ll Mak e It Thr ough.”

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Whiskers Without Borders Saving one animal at a time

Whiskers Without Borders is one of San Diego’s few South Bay non-profit animal rescues. Their continuing mission is to provide rescue, compassionate foster care, rehabilitation to sick & injured animals, feeding colonies & street animals, and finding fur-ever homes for animals most in need.

The organization recently incorporated at the beginning of 2020 and has been working non-stop to assist animals in need. The non-profit organization is comprised of the organization’s founders, friends, close veterinarian friends, a robust foster network, local donors, and their animal rescue colleagues.

After their incorporation and launching of the organization, COVID -19 struck and brought the planet to a grinding halt. Unfortunately, the felines and canines in need did not get the memo, and activity flourished. This

tested the group and the groups’ programs; neonatal program, foster socialization program and Trap, Neuter, and Return (TNR) program. The team rose to the challenge, following strict CDC guidelines they were able to capitalize on their decentralized network that had been created to provide a safe environment to continue operations. In total since incorporation, they have helped over 300 animals in need.

The key to their success, besides the obvious loving of animals, is experience. The group’s founders have over 50 years of combined animal rescue experience and are only amplified by the friends that share this love.

The matching of love and solid experience provides a safe-haven for animals most in need specializing in difficult cases specifically animals with special needs and disabilities.

Before the pandemic, fundraising events were scheduled and subsequently canceled.

It has been the generosity of the local community and creative fundraising programs, like “cans for kittens care”, that has kept this group going. Whiskers Without Borders will continue to work towards helping animals most in need and the reduction of homeless animals through adoptions and TNR. If you would like to donate to Whiskers Without Borders to assist in the rescue of animals in need you can do so using the following: Venmo - WhiskersWithoutBorders PayPal - Whiskers WO Borders Please follow their Facebook and Instagram pages Whiskers Without Borders

Dear Community Members of Imperial Beach:

Re: Food Vision 2030 The City of Imperial Beach has signed on to this very important community effort and would appreciate your participation.

Please complete the brief survey and submit by August 21, using the first link below.

The second and third links will be helpful to engage your friends and other groups.

Please take a moment to share your hopes and dreams for better food in our community by visiting the Food Vision 2030 - Imperial Beach Community Page. Imperial Beach is one of 12 communities in the county selected to engage residents, businesses and organizations in creating a vision and a 10-year strategic plan for a healthier, more sustainable and just food system for all. Let’s make sure that Imperial Beach voices are heard!

At the Food Vision 2030 – Imperial Beach Community Page - you can share your ideas on virtual post-it walls and complete a brief survey about issues that are important to you. Our goal is to have at least 1,000 people complete the survey by the August 21 dead-

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line! Participation is important because this information will be used to: • address community needs • develop local policies that can impact the entire food system including growing, producing, distributing and selling food • give local organizations valuable informa-

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tion that can be used to seek needed funding Also, please spread the word by sharing this opportunity with your networks via email, social media, newsletters, and posting flyers. You can also find flyers and artwork at: https://www.sdfsa.org/vision/promote/ community-partners. The community page, survey and all materials are available in Spanish.

Let’s make I.B. count! If you would like printed posters or flyers or have questions, you can email the Imperial Beach Collaborative at imperialbeachcollaborative@gmail.com, or contact any of the local planning team members below. Thank you!

Sincerely, Local Planning Team: Karen Clay, I Love to Glean, info@ilovetoglean.org John Griffin-Atil, I.B. Neighborhood Center, ibneighborctr@yahoo.com Kim Rivero Frink, SunCoast Market Coop, info@suncoastmarket.coop

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Bayshore Bikeway Silver Strand Trail

Bayshore Bikeway (Silver Strand) Trail is a 18.7 mile out and back trail located near Coronado, California that offers scenic views and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.

Length18.7 mi Elevation gain88 ft Route type Out & Back

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Caring for Aging Loved Ones During the Covid-19 Pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic has turned the way we have traditionally done business on its head. Looking for skilled nursing, assisted living, in-home care or memory care for an aging loved one during these uncertain times is no exception.

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inding the appropriate care setting for a senior needing anything from acute rehabilitation to long-term placement is more important now than it ever has been. As Certified Senior Advisors, we have put together a list of common questions we continue to hear from seniors and their families during the pandemic – and the answers we believe to be the most accurate, up-to-date and safest for you and your loved ones.

How prevalent is COVID-19 in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)?

A. California is home to 1,223 Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs); as of 8/4/2020, there have been 19,772 positive cases of Covid-19 in residents and 3,381 Covid-19 related resident deaths – a 17% death rate among those testing positive. https://www. cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/ DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/SNFsCOVID-19.aspx How prevalent is COVID-19 in Assisted Living (AL) and Memory Care (MC)?

A. While the prevalence of Covid-19 in assisted living and memory care is difficult to calcu-

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late in granularity (due to the <11 number used to report incidence in Residential Care Facilites for the Elderly [RCFE], a requirement to protect one’s identity), a cumulative estimate is 6,305 residents and staff tested positive for Covid-19 with 689 resulting in death – a 11% death rate. These numbers are according to the California Department of Social Services as of 8/3/2020. Active cases of Covid-19 reported in California in Assisted Living and Memory Care as of 8/3/2020 is 2,475 residents and staff – in San Diego County, for example, 63 staff members have tested positive while 29 residents are positive for the virus in the AL/ MC setting. https://www.cdss. ca.gov/Portals/9/Additional-Resources/Research-and-Data/ DSSDS/RCFE-8-3.pdf Should I place my loved one in Assisted Living or Memory Care during COVID? A. That depends. There are many factors that go into this decision and each family’s situation is unique. Your Certified Senior Advisor should take a “one size fits one” approach to you and your loved one’s care needs, budgetary considerations, and geographic preferences.

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CarePatrol continues to keep strict tabs on which RCFEs have active cases of Covid-19, who is admitting new residents and their protocols for admission, and each RCFE’s care violation history with the state of California Social Services department.

What are these places doing to stop the spread of the virus?

A. Many of the RCFEs in California, both large and small, were not taking any new admissions during the height of the pandemic. As more and more RCFEs begin to open their doors again to new residents, they are doing so cautiously. Many are requiring negative Covid-19 tests from the hospital, SNF or the potential resident’s primary care physician (PCP) before they will allow a move-in. Some are requiring new residents to use provided furniture until such time that it is safe to bring in the resident’s own furniture (disinfected by the home or community much of the time). Residents are practicing social distancing and other precautions outlined by the state of California, the CDC and the WHO. Many regularly scheduled activities have taken on a virtual nature or have been put on hold

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for a future date when it has been deemed safe by the local, state and federal entities.

What are my options if I want to take mom/dad home?

Taking mom or dad home after a hospital or SNF stay may seem like the safest option at this time.

Again, each situation is different and the care needs of each senior unique. Does mom or dad have 24-hour care needs?

Can they take care of their own Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) such as showering, grooming, laundry, cooking, cleaning, and running errands? Does mom or dad have dementia and prone to wandering? If so, is the house/ property equipped to keep mom or dad safe (pool enclosures are fenced, ponds or water structures are fenced, doors and windows have wireless monitoring)?

How many stairs will they have to navigate at home? In-home care can be one possible option if home conditions are safe and manageable. In-home care is non-medical care that can help seniors with ADLs and is paid for privately (Medicare/Medicaid does not pay for this service).

Average cost for in-home care in San Diego is between $28 and

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The hospital wants to discharge my aging loved one to a SNF. Is that safe to do right now?

A. Again, that depends. SNFs, like many other healthcare entities, are subject to a rating system put in place by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS ratings, Yelp ratings, word of mouth and visiting various SNFs before placing a loved one there are just a few of the things you can do to find the best and safest setting for your loved one. If the SNF stay is covered by Medicare, you have a choice of the SNF you would like your loved one to be discharged to; this does not necessarily mean it will happen, however.

The SNF must have an available bed and the appropriate staffing ratios to admit your loved one.

If your chosen SNF is unable to accommodate your loved one, the hospital discharge planner will continue to look for a SNF that can admit your loved one.

Doing research into the SNFs that have had Covid-19 positive residents and staff - and to what

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degree - is highly recommended.

A Certified Senior Advisor can help with this search.

What is the diff erence between a SNF, a nursing home and assisted living?

A. There are many differences between the three.

A Skilled Nursing Facility or SNF is meant to be a short-term rehabilitation stop along the path of someone getting better and going home. An example of an appropriate SNF stay is someone who has suffered a broken bone, went to the hospital for a surgical procedure to repair it and has been discharged to a SNF for rehabilitation. This person will likely receive physical and occupational therapy until such time that the skilled staff feel the person is able to discharge home safely (able to maneuver everyday life in his/her home given the injury and rehabilitation progress).

Nursing homes are larger facilities that exist to house and care for elderly residents who can no longer live at home safely and often do not have the resources to pay for assisted living. Most residents in a nursing home are

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on Medicaid/Medi-Cal and the state of California along with the federal government is paying the monthly bill (a Medicaid enrollment specialist can answer questions and assist with eligibility). Many residents in a nursing home are very sick and in some stage of failing health and/or decline.

Assisted Living or AL is for people who no longer wish to remain at home or who can no longer safely stay at home and need some level of care and assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). Assisted living can look like a residential home licensed by the state to care for up to six residents or a larger community licensed to assist many residents with varying levels of care needs (independent living, assisted living and memory care needs). As of 6/5/2020, according to the California Department of Social Services website, California is home to over 7,400 RCFEs which include assisted living and memory care homes and communities. These 7,400+ RCFEs translate to 35,403 beds or capacity for residents.

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for your loved one, call a local Certified Senior Advisor.

What is a Certified Senior Advisor? And when should I be using one?

A. A Certified Senior Advisor or CSA is someone who has studied the aging process – from the physical, mental and emotional aspects to the various financial, spiritual and social needs of older adults. CSAs have engaged in a rigorous course of study and sat for a national examination accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).

Continuing education is a keystone of The Society of Certified Senior Advisors, founded in 1997 by experts in the fields of physicians, attorneys, financial planners, accountants and gerontologists in order to create high standards, ethics and practices among those working with our aging population. You can find a local Certified Senior Advisor by going to https://www.csa.us/, scrolling down to “For Seniors & Families” and clicking on “Find a Professional”... or just call us.

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■ How can I know if my loved one needs a nursing home or if assisted living can take care of their needs?

■ My loved one has dementia, has started getting combative, tends to wander, sleeps all day and/ or stays up all night. What are my options?

■ How do I know if these homes and communities are any good?

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he City of Imperial Beach is involved in multiple efforts to secure resources and commitments from local, state, federal, and Mexican agencies to eliminate the flow of transboundary pollution. One of these efforts includes litigation against the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) to uphold the conditions of the Clean Water Act and the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act. The added pressure from litigation has and continues to play an important part in holding accountable those responsible for the ongoing crisis in the Tijuana River Valley, and for shining a bright light on this issue. The City’s multipronged efforts played a substantial role in securing the recent congressional appropriation of $300 million to address transboundary pollution in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. Recently, the City of Imperial Beach, City of Chula Vista, Port of San Diego, State Water Board, State Lands Commission, City of San Diego and Surfrider Foundation all agreed to temporarily stay lawsuits against the IBWC as part of a good-faith effort to facilitate development of a large-scale, multi-faceted federal pollution control project in the Tijuana River valley designed to ultimately solve the sewage, trash, and sedimentation cri-

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sis. There are four main reasons the parties agreed to this 12-month stay: • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has committed to spending most or all of a $300 million Congressional appropriation in the Tijuana River Valley, beginning with a 12-month review process to identify projects for diverting and treating the flow of raw sewage and toxic chemicals through the Valley. Its review will include a deeper analysis of pollution control projects identified in San Diego County’s recently completed Tijuana River Needs and Opportunities Assessment, which took a preliminary technical feasibility look at several U.S.-side infrastructure projects in the Tijuana River Valley and has support from area cities, state agencies, non-profit groups, and other stakeholders.

• The IBWC has made a long-overdue commitment to spend $2 million in coming months on specific equipment to help address transboundary pollution, including the current, ongoing sewage flow crisis that has repeatedly closed area beaches for the past seven months.

• Mexico has made progress on its efforts to repair and replace critical infrastructure on its side of the border to prevent

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the unchecked flow of sewage and other hazardous pollutants into the Tijuana River Valley, including by obtaining funding to complete those projects.

• The San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board is using all regulatory tools at its disposal to address transboundary pollution in the near-term, including by working to revise IBWC’s Clean Water Act permit for its infrastructure in the Tijuana River Valley to include more aggressive measures to mitigate transboundary flows; and by pursuing much-needed Total Maximum Daily Loads for the Tijuana River to provide the Board another tool to protect water quality in the Tijuana River Valley.

If adequate progress toward transboundary pollution control is not being made via these processes at any point over the next 12 months, the City will ask the court to dissolve the stay and continue with the litigation. The City has not dropped its legal case against IBWC and will maintain legal pressure with the threat of resuming the case at any time.

The City’s goal is to see real solutions get designed and constructed in the Tijuana River Valley so there may finally be an end to the pollution crisis that has long afflicted our community.

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Hello South Bay Families, I hope everyone is keeping well. We are starting back to school on August 31st. Teachers are sad that we can’t start the year in our schools but excited to meet our newest learners. Our first responsibility is the health and welfare of our school community. Teachers and administrators are working hard to make sure that your child’s online learning experience is going to be fun, rigorous and standards based.

Parents and teachers have to work together in these stressful times to make sure that students are fully engaged and present for learning. The most important thing that teachers, parents and students can do for each other is practice patience and open communication as we traverse these new and uncharted waters of long distance learning. It is also important that parents discuss school expectations with their children. Make sure that you are enthusiastic and supportive about your child’s upcoming school year. The parent and the teacher set the tone for a successful school year. I know that all the technology and platforms can be confusing and challenging. If we work together as a team, we can help your child have a successful and exciting school year until we can get back to our classrooms. I am so excited to meet my new students. I can’t wait.

Welcome Back To School SBUSD!

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Nature study identifies 21 existing drugs that could treat COVID-19 Sumit Chanda, Ph.D., director and professor of Sanford Burnham Prebys’ Immunity and Pathogenesis Program and senior author of the Nature study that identifies 21 potential near-term COVID-19 treatments.

Multiple drugs improve the activity of remdesivir, a current standard-of-care treatment for COVID-19 A Nature study authored by a global team of scientists and led by Sumit Chanda, Ph.D., professor at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, has identified 21 existing drugs that stop the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

The scientists analyzed one of the world’s largest collections of known drugs for their ability to block the replication of SARSCoV-2, and reported 100 molecules with confirmed antiviral activity in laboratory tests. Of these, 21 drugs were determined to be effective at concentrations that could be safely achieved in patients. Notably, four of these compounds were found to work synergistically with remdesivir, a current standard-of-care treatment for COVID-19.

“Remdesivir has proven successful at shortening the recovery time for patients in the hospital, but the drug doesn’t work for everyone who receives it. That’s not good enough,” says Chanda, director of the Immunity and Pathogenesis Program at Sanford Burnham Prebys and senior author Local News > LocalUmbrellaNews.com

of the study. “As infection rates continue to rise in America and around the world, the urgency remains to find affordable, effective, and readily available drugs that can complement the use of remdesivir, as well as drugs that could be given prophylactically or at the first sign of infection on an outpatient basis.”

Extensive testing conducted In the study, the research team performed extensive testing and validation studies, including evaluating the drugs on human lung biopsies that were infected with the virus, evaluating the drugs for synergies with remdesivir, and establishing dose-response relationships between the drugs and antiviral activity.

Of the 21 drugs that were effective at blocking viral replication, the scientists found: 13 have previously entered clinical trials for other indications and are effective at concentrations, or doses, that could potentially be safely achieved in COVID-19 patients.

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desivir has received Emergency Use Authorization from the agency (COVID-19).

Four worked synergistically with remdesivir, including the chloroquine derivative hanfangchin A (tetrandrine), an antimalarial drug that has reached Phase 3 clinical trials. “ This study significantly expands the possible therapeutic options for COVID-19 patients, especially since many of the molecules already have clinical safety data in humans,” says Chanda. “ This report provides the scientific community with a larger arsenal of potential weapons that may help bring the ongoing global pandemic to heel.”

The researchers are currently testing all 21 compounds in small animal models and “mini lungs,” or lung organoids, that mimic human tissue. If these studies are favorable, the team will approach the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss a clinical trial(s) evaluating the drugs as treatments for COVID-19.

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represent the best near-term options for an effective COVID-19 treatment,” says Chanda. “While some of these drugs are currently in clinical trials for COVID-19, we believe it’s important to pursue additional drug candidates so we have multiple therapeutic options if SARS-CoV-2 becomes drug resistant.”

Screening one of the world’s largest drug libraries

The drugs were first identified by high-throughput screening of more than 12,000 drugs from the ReFRAME drug repurposing collection—the most comprehensive drug repurposing collection of compounds that have been approved by the FDA for other diseases or that have been tested extensively for human safety.

ReFRAME was created by Calibr, the drug discovery division of Scripps Research, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Arnab Chatterjee, Ph.D., vice president of medicinal chemistry at Calibr and co-author on the paper, says reframe was established to tackle areas of urgent unmet medical need, especially neglected tropical diseases. “We realized early in the COVID-19 pandemic that ReFRAME would be an invaluable resource for screening for drugs to repurpose against the novel coronavirus,” says Chatterjee.

Laura Riva, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research fellow in the Chanda lab at Sanford Burnham Prebys, tests for existing drugs that may treat COVID-19.

(COVID190121), the Food and Health Bureau, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; the National Program on Key Research Project of China (2020YFA0707500, 2020YFA0707504), Research Grants Council (T11/707/15), the Huffington Foundation, the JPB Foundation, the Open Philanthropy Project (2020215611 [5384]) and anonymous donors.

The drug screen was completed as rapidly as possible due to Chanda’s partnership with the scientist who discovered the first SARS virus, Kwok-Yung Yuen, M.D., chair of Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong; and Shuofeng Yuan, Ph.D., assistant research professor in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong, who had access to the SARSCoV-2 virus in February 2020.

ReFRAME was created by Calibr, the drug discovery division of Scripps Research, under the leadership of President Peter Shultz, Ph.D., with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It has been distributed broadly to nonprofit collaborators and used to identify repurposing opportunities for a range of disease, including tuberculosis, a parasite called Cryptosporidium and fibrosis.

the National Cancer Institute; Mackenzie E. Chapman, Emma K. Lendy and Andrew D. Mesecar of Purdue University; and Richard J. Glynne of Inception Therapeutics.

Go inside the race to find a treatment for COVID-19 at Sumit Chanda’s lab at Sanford Burnham Prebys.

Research reported in this press release was supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (U19AI118610, U19AI135972, HHSN272201700060C, GM132024, HHSN272201400008C, HR0011-19-2-0020, U19AI142733), the Department of Defense (DoD) (W81XWH-20-1-0270), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Dinah Ruch, Susan and James Blair, Richard Yu and Carol Yu, the Shaw Foundation of Hong Kong, Michael Seak-Kan Tong, May Tam Mak Mei Yin, the Health and Medical Research Fund

The first authors of the study are Laura Riva, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research fellow in the Chanda lab at Sanford Burnham Prebys; and Shuofeng Yuan at the University of Hong Kong, who contributed equally to the study. Additional study authors include Xin Yin, Laura Martin-Sancho, Naoko Matsunaga, Lars Pache, Paul De Jesus, Kristina Herbert, Peter Teriete, Yuan Pu, Courtney Nguyen and Andrey Rubanov of Sanford Burnham Prebys; Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Jianli Cao, Vincent Poon, Ko-Yung Sit and Kwok-Yung Yuen of the University of Hong Kong; Sebastian Burgstaller-Muehlbacher, Andrew Su, Mitchell V. Hull, Tu-Trinh Nguyen, Peter G. Schultz and Arnab K. Chatterjee of Scripps Research; Max Chang and Christopher Benner of UC San Diego School of Medicine; Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Wen-Chun Liu, Lisa Miorin, Kris M. White, Jeffrey R. Johnson, Randy Albrecht, Angela Choi, Raveen Rathnasinghe, Michael Schotsaert, Marion Dejosez, Thomas P. Zwaka and Adolfo Garcia-Sastre of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Ren Sun of UCLA; Kuoyuan Cheng of the National Cancer Institute and the University of Maryland; Eytan Ruppin of

Sumit Chanda, Ph.D., a professor at Sanford Burnham Prebys, shows the experimental assays that test for compounds that may treat COVID-19.

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Women of Influence 2020

Local Female Leaders were recognized in the August edition of SD Metro Magazine (www.SanDiegoMetro.com)

Erica M. Pinto

As chairwoman of the Jamul Indian Village of California, Erica Pinto is a poised and effective leader. Her efforts have resulted in more than $100 million in public benefits and safety improvements for the residents of San Diego County, and under her leadership nearly 1,000 permanent jobs have been created for members of the tribe and the surrounding region. She is co-founder of the Acorns to Oaks Tribal Program which organizes activities focused on culture, youth development, health and fitness and technology, all designed to help prevent drug and alcohol abuse and teen pregnancy and promote education. She services on the board of the Southern California Tribal Chairman’s Association and is the vice chair of the Southern Indian Health Council. The Jamul Indian Village of California (JIV) is one of 13 tribes of the Kumeyaay Nation who trace back 12,000 years in San Diego County. Pinto has been involved with the JIV Tribal Council since 1997, becoming a council member at the age of 22. She was appointed vice chair in 2008 and in 2015 was the first woman elected chairwoman of the Jamul Indian Village. She has led JIV through significant economic progress on its path to self-reliance. In April 2016 JIV signed an agreement with San Diego County which cleared the way for a world-class gaming facility on their reservation. Pinto has received the Women in Leadership Award from the San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce.

Luda Safransky

Luda Safransky is the business development manager at Balfour Beatty Construction. With 15 years in the design and construction industry, a B.S. in business administration and a MBA completed at the age of 24, and registered LEED Green Associate, Safransky is a pioneer in leveraging relationships, information and resources to drive value for her company. At the onset of her career at Balfour Beatty she was a prominent contributor to the marketing department. In her tenure in the marketing department her efforts secured more than $250 million worth of work in Southern California. Working in Balfour Beatty’s California Division, she is the business development manager and her insight has played an important role in the team’s acquisition of over $1.5 billion worth of work. She personally landed three contracts worth more than $20 million. She secured two contracts with the County of San Diego, an office tenant improvement project and a renovation of a detention facility. She also won a major contract with UC San Diego worth $10 million. She has sat on the board for Balfour Beatty’s Connecting Women Employee Resource Group. Safransky’s community philanthropic activities include volunerring for the Challenged Athletes Foundation, and supporting Junior Achievement through their annual bowl-a-thon. In the past 12 years, Balfour Beatty’s employees have raised over $130,000 for Junior Achievement. She was a 2018 winner of SD METRO Women of Influence and has won an Outstanding Women of Construction award. She is a graduate of San Diego State University.

Johanna Schiavoni

Johanna Schiavoni, the principal at California Appellate Law Group, is certified as a specialist in appellate law by the State Bar of California and has more than 17 years of appellate experience. She has argued over 30 cases in the state and federal appellate courts, and has been the principal brief writer in at least 70. She regularly represents large companies, closely-held corporations and small businesses and individuals in high-stakes appellate matters.

She has participated in cases on subjects ranging from business torts to health care law to employment, insurance, contract, and intellectual properties disputes. Schiavoni is a member of the board overseeing the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. As a member of the board, she routinely evaluates multi-million dollar contracts, oversees implementation of a multi-billion-dollar terminal renovation project. In March 2020, she was unanimously reconfirmed for another three-year term. She is also president of the San Diego County Bar Association, elected as only the 14th woman to lead the bar association in its 113-year history. She has also been president of the Lawyers Club of San Diego, a 1,300-member legal association to advance the status of women in the law and in society. One of Schiavoni’s proudest accomplishments is co-founding the San Diego Leadership Alliance, a 501.c.3 nonprofit focused on developing young professional leaders in San Diego. She has been named a Super Lawyer for Appellate Litigation for each of the past six years. She is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis.

Teresa Campbell

Teresa Campbell is the president and CEO of San Diego County Credit Union. SDCCU is an industry leader in San Diego and across the nation. Under her leadership, SDCCU has grown to $8.5 billion in assets and reached over 422,000 members. Membership has more than doubled (from 204,000 in 2010) in the nine years she has served as president and chief executive officer. SDCCU welcomed 44,000 new customers in 2019, representing an increase of 4.5 percent over the previous year. The net worth to assets ratio for 2019 was 16.54 percent, well above the seven percent minimum capital level for credit unions regarded as “well capitalized” by the National Credit Union Administration. Under its continued expansion drive, SDCCU now has 44 branches in San Diego, Orange and Riverside counties. Campbell has made a strong commitment to increasing customer safety as SDCCU continues to embrace strong security standards in the financial services industry. SDCCU is the title sponsor of the 14th annual OC Marathon and Half Marathon. It is the title sponsor of the BBB Ambassador Scholarship Program. SDCCU supports more than 75 nonprofits and participates in more than 5,009 community events in the three counties which it serves. It has been voted best credit union, best auto loan provider by several publications in San Diego County.

With Campbell at the helm, SDCCU has been recognized with a Raddon Financial Group, Crystal Performance Award for growth, income, efficiency and margin management. SDCCU is the presenting sponsor of A Salute to Teachers, the Broadway San Diego Awards and the Innovative Video in Education Festival. Campbell is an effective leader with a genuine passion for improving the lives of others by providing breakthrough banking products and sound financial services. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a master’s in financial management from Johns Hopkins University.

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Beth Callender

Beth Callender is a principal at CallenderWorks. She has worked in marketing and advertising for more than 30 years in San Diego. She started her career with Stoorza Advertising where she served as vice president/account supervisor. In 1996, she co-founded Greenhaus, a nationally recognized marketing and advertising firm, with her partner Craig Fuller.

For the next 20 years they built the business from a staff of five to over 30 marketing and creative professionals. The firm specialized in the branding and marketing of physical places whether cities, resort properties, master planned communities or cultural institutions. Callender started Urban Interventions in 2018 with her husband, Pete Garcia.

The nonprofit, open-source initiative creates and funds public art and beautification projects to transform urban places using innovative, high impact, fast and low-cost design. They have completed a public art project in the East Village called Window Stories, a multi-media art installation on 13th Street between E and F. They also designed a program using art to replace all the missing trees in Downtown San Diego in collaboration with the Downtown San Diego Partnership, called Grow Urban — a Tree Planting Movement. So far the effort has raised $47,000 to plant 67 trees. Callender and her team have left an indelible mark on numerous institutions and communities across the western United States and Mexico. She is a graduate of San Diego State University.

Jolanta Campion

One of the most respected, leading commercial real estate market analysts in the Southwestern United States, Jolanta Campion serves as Cushman & Wakefield’s director of research for San Diego, Las Vegas, Reno and Salt Lake City. She manages the regional research departments stationed in each of theses markets. Her work covers a multitude of key industry topics which she stays in tune with, including office, life science, medical office, industrial, retail, multi-family, capital market trends, private client investments, innovative economy, tech markets, craft breweries, cross border and more. She produces and utilizes new trendier items such as infographics as well as multi-social media channels. She is regularly featured in many local and national media publications for her insight as a trusted industry expert. She has been a running coach for the Girls Heart & Sole 6th-8th Grade Program in Carmel Valley. She sits on her Coral Cove Condominium Board and currently serves as its HOA president. Campion migrated to the United States in 1999 from Latvia. She is a wonderful example of someone driven, goal-oriented, dedicated and passionate. She has completed 11 full marathons and 56 half-marathons. Her ultimate goal is to qualify and run in the Boston Marathon. She was recently selected to be profiled by Cushman & Wakefield in their celebration of Women’s History Month. She has a master’s degree in business administration from Bradley University.

Amy Bulgatz

Amy Bulgatz is president and chief executive officer of Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza. Prior to joining Sammy Ladeki, she was involved in operations of another food and beverage firm. She is highly engaged in the operations of the business first and foremost and applies her financial acumen to the money side of the business to be able to understand what truly can be done to make the business more profitable. She is always looking for ways for Sammy’s food presentation to be refreshed. She was instrumental in creating the new Toast and Toasted Gastrobrunch concepts which have helped the company flourish. Bulgatz has walked the Susan G Komen 3Day walk five times and has participated in just about every half marathon and 10K that take place in San Diego. She is also on the board of the California Restaurant Association, and is active in helping the community with outreach through Sammy’s, which donates thousands of dollars each month to different charities. 2019 was a noteworthy year for Bulgatz as she returned to school at the University of San Diego to finish her Master’s in Accountancy (a 4.0 GPA) and passed sections of the CPA exam all while working full time. Her work inspsires others around her to pursue things they didn’t think they could accomplish.

Sarah Buchanan, Amanda Nelson, Laura Nunn

Sarah Buchanan, Amanda Nelson and Lara Nunn are the three women of influence at the San Diego Housing Federation. Buchanan is director of events and marketing, Nelson is communications manager and Nunn is director of policy and programs.

Buchanan has helped elevate events through detailed planning and she continues to provide high-quality events on a nonprofit budget that feel inclusive, vibrant and in line with the San Diego Housing Federation. She is on the board of Christie’s Place and is involved with San Diego LGBT Center. Under her guidance the housing federation’s membership has grown to over 200. She is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma.

Nelson is communications director. In 2015, she started her own video production company and later founded a grassroots organization, Uptown Housing Advocates. She volunteers for San Diego Pride and San Diego Film Festival. She is a graduate of the University of San Diego. Nunn has spent nearly a decade advocating for affordable housing. She supports the Homeless Experienced Advocacy and Leadership Network. She continually provides inspiration for her team, the affordable housing sector and her two young daughters. She is a graduate of the University of San Diego.

Alison Alpert

Candace Carroll

Naomi Lohnes

Angela Soldner

Ilona Antonyan

Jacque Crockford

Nancy Maldonado

Jean Walcher

Best Best & Krieger LLP Antonyan Miranda LLP

Sarah Bacarra ELM Learning

Stephanie Barnier Clear Sky Wealth LLC

Elizabeth Barrie The Barrie Company

Sullivan Hill Ace Fitness

Jodie Grenier

Foundation for Women Warriors

Verna Griffin-Tabor

Center for Community Solutions

Amanda Harris

Soloman Ward Seidenwurm & Smith

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Heather Riley Allen Malkins

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North Park resident and retired pilot, Robin “R. D.” Kardon’s debut novel Flygirl, soared onto the bestseller list last fall with her tale of Tris Miles, a female pilot trying to break the blue ceiling when she’s blocked by co-workers determined to see her fail. But those guys didn’t expect Tris’ fearless determination and grit.

Flygirl was recently named a finalist in two categories at The 2020 International Book Awards and has been lauded as a compelling and heartfelt tale of courage and redemption.

Now, Kardon is launching her latest, Angel Flight, which continues Tris’ journey. Although the novel is the second in a trilogy, readers can enjoy Angel Flight on its own – or before reading Flygirl.

Angel Flight takes off this month with a signing at Warwick’s Booksellers at 7812 Girard Avenue in La Jolla on Sunday September 27 from 2-4 PM. We had a chance to sit down with the author and hear about her upcoming adventure.

Q: Tell us a little about your upcoming novel Angel Flight A: The first time I heard the term “angel flight” was when I was co-pilot on a trip flying a child burn victim from Chicago to St. Jude Hospital for treatment.

As a corporate pilot, I flew a woman with a severe spinal cord injury to the Mayo Clinic for treatment in a private jet. My company donated the airplane and the services of the crew.

Her family couldn’t afford to hire their own plane, and if it weren’t for us, she’d have no way of getting the life-altering treatment she needed. That trip inspired Angel Flight.

I was a professional pilot for 12 years and flew all over the world.

I flew businesspeople and vacation travelers, sometimes into up to seven cities in a day. It was exhausting and exhilarating at the same time.

Q: When you were working as a pilot did you know you would write a book one day?

A: Flying provided me with many story ideas, yes. I’d wanted to be a novelist ever since I was a child. I didn’t know how or when, but I knew I would pub-

lish someday. Every time people found out I was a pilot, they’d ask dozens of questions. Did the crew have affairs while on assignment? Is the Mile-High Club a real thing? And what the heck is turbulence caused by? I found that people were especially intrigued by stories of women working in aviation.

I kept a notebook with ideas for 25 years before I sat down to finish Flygirl. The overwhelmingly positive response to that book told me that readers are interested in the behind-the-scenes lives of pilots.

Q: Are the characters based on people you met while working as a pilot?

A: That’ll have to remain my secret, but I can say that after all those years of flying, I had a lot of material. I met many interesting people, pieces of whom found their way into certain characters. Flygirl was based on an actual job I had as a pilot, so all of the characters in that book are inspired by real people. You know the old saying: Watch out or you’ll wind up in my novel.

Perhaps some people weren’t

“I kept a notebook with ideas for 25 years before I sat down to finish Flygirl. The overwhelmingly positive response to that book told me that readers are interested in the behind-thescenes lives of pilots.”

--ROBIN “R. D.” KARDON

as careful as they should have been.

Q: Your new novel Angel Flight features Tris Miles, the same protagonist as your debut novel Flygirl. Can people enjoy the second book without reading the first?

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A: Yes, and I made sure that Angel Flight would be a standalone novel. I hope Angel Flight readers will want to know more about Tris and pick up a copy of Flygirl.

Q: What has the feedback been like on your novels?

I’ve been both amazed and humbled by reader reviews. I wanted to write something that touched on universal themes but was set in the unique world of professional aviation. I wanted to give people a peek into life in the cockpit that also addressed sexism and bigotry in any workplace. And I really enjoyed working on Tris’ complicated past.

One reviewer recently wrote, “Well written, informative, and enjoyable all at once. I learned so much about what it takes to be a pilot. Loved the book.”

Another shared that, “R. D. Kardon has an amazing grasp of the struggle most career women experience, in any profession She captures the inner thoughts of all professional women.”

And I was thrilled to read this review, which completely echoed the sentiment I tried to impart;

well-crafted love story- love in all its imperfections between a man and a woman, and the love of the job and intricacies of being a pilot.”

Q: What ’s next for Tris Miles?

A: Tris will face more career and personal challenges as she struggles to find and fit together the pieces of the life she wants, and hopefully leave her mark along the way. Look for the final book in the Trilogy in 2022.

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Support for SDSU Grows in Past Year Donations to SDSU top $127 million in fiscal year 2019-20.

By Tobin Vaughn “ There are many exciting things going on at the university that people want to be a part of.”

Gift commitments to San Diego State University totaled $127,255,503 in the 2019-20 fiscal year, an increase of nearly 10% from the previous year despite an economic downturn from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Figures for the year ending June 30 were announced by SDSU Vice President of University Relations and Development Adrienne Vargas July 27 and represent a second consecutive year of fundraising growth.

Topping the list of gift recipients were SDSU Athletics, which received $33.6 million from donors, and KPBS, with gifts totaling $30.85 million. Total donations to Academic Affairs, which encompasses the university’s programs across all colleges, the library and SDSU Imperial Valley, were almost $50.8 million.

The largest single donation to SDSU in the past year was from San Diego philanthropist Mrs. Dianne L. Bashor, who pledged $15 million toward construction of the new stadium that will be part of SDSU Mission Valley. In recognition of her generosity, SDSU will name the field at the new Aztec Stadium Bashor Field.

of top-tier public research universities.

Leaving a legacy

In recognition of Mrs. Dianne L. Bashor ’s generosity, SDSU will name the field at the new Aztec Stadium Bashor Field.

The state of the university

Vargas credited much of the latest fundraising success to the university’s goal of building a world-class university campus, research center, and multi-use stadium in Mission Valley to serve higher education, the public good, and the community’s goals and aspirations. She said excitement over the university’s impending Mission Valley expansion, the high-profile successes of its sports teams, and the high rankings of programs in many of the colleges all played a part in increasing support from alumni and the community.

“It’s the state of the university right now with a lot of things coming together,” Vargas said.

“All of them have been ingredients for our success.”

Like much of the country, SDSU is heading into a period of constrained resources. The state recently announced a cut of $30 million from SDSU’s current budget, the largest amount of any school in the California State University system.

Vargas said SDSU alumni and other donors have come to understand the university’s importance as an economic driver for the San Diego region and California. They support the school’s ascendance to the ranks

One such donor, Terry Atkinson (’70), recently made a $1 million gift to SDSU which he said he hoped would help “take San Diego State to another level.”

Half of his donation creates the Terry Atkinson Endowed Professorship in Finance while the other $500,000 is earmarked for the new Aztec Stadium in Mission Valley. The gift to the Fowler College of Business is being matched by philanthropists Ron and Alexis Fowler. “ There are many exciting things going on at the university that people want to be a part of,” Vargas said. She recently announced the creation of a new philanthropy website, give.sdsu. edu, where visitors may explore the wide variety of possibilities to support SDSU. Vargas said a popular way for alumni and others to support the university is through planned giving, which can create lasting legacies with estate gifts.

Planned gifts were among the top choices of donors to SDSU over the past year.

Visit plannedgiving.sdsu.edu or contact Amy Walling at 619-5940286 or awalling@sdsu.edu to learn more about leaving your legacy at SDSU.

All Scripps Hospitals Recognized for Excellent Stroke Care Again AHA/ASA Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award given for meeting high treatment standards For the third consecutive year, all five Scripps Health hospital campuses – Scripps Mercy San Diego, Scripps Mercy Chula Vista, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas and Scripps Green Hospital – have earned the Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for ensuring that stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association announced recently.

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patients going to any Scripps hospital will receive the best possible stroke care from a highly skilled and integrated team of physicians, nurses, technicians and staff members,” said Mary Kalafut, M.D., a Scripps Health stroke director and vascular neurologist. “ They also serve as an important reminder during the coronavirus pandemic that Scripps facilities remain open and safe for patients to seek care for all of their medical needs.”

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and disability for stroke patients. Before discharge, patients also receive education on managing health, get a follow-up visit scheduled, as well as other care transition interventions.

Additionally, all four Scripps hospital campuses with emergency rooms – Scripps Memorial La Jolla, Scripps Memorial Encinitas, Scripps Mercy San Diego and Scripps Mercy Chula Vista -- were named to the AHA/ ASA’s Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll, which recognizes hospitals that deliver thrombolytic therapy (a medication called intravenous tissue plasminogen activator) to eligible patients within one hour of hospital arrival at least 75 percent of the time.

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City Botched High-Rise Deal from Acquisition to Renovation, Investigation Finds One of three forensic investigations into the city’s disastrous acquisition and renovation of a downtown high-rise for city staff found the city’s real estate bureaucrats and contractors piled one mistake on top of another throughout the three-year debacle, leading to its evacuation in January for asbestos violations.

Jesse Marx and Lisa Halverstadt Voice of San Diego A review of San Diego’s handling of 101 Ash St., a downtown high-rise that was evacuated in January following asbestos violations, identifies a number of problems with the purchase of the property and hints at possible legal action against some of the environmental contractors involved in the disastrous remodel.

Written by a law firm that’s already advising the city on asbestos litigation, the 40-page document offers a glimpse into San Diego’s flawed handling of its real estate. Though not complete, the review was released Wednesday ahead of the Aug. 6 City Council meeting.

It is technically one of three reviews being conducted by outside legal experts who are looking not just into the acquisition of the property, but the financial liabilities now hanging over it and the role of the sellers.

From start to finish, 101 Ash St. went haywire under Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s watch. But in a statement, he told VOSD that he asked for the acquisition review “because City Hall has a very long and troubled history with managing its property and sweeping problems under the rug, and I didn’t want that culture to persist.”

Faulconer’s term ends at the end of the year and rather than pass the debacle along to the next administration, he considered it “my responsibility to share information with the public and propose corrective actions that get to the root of the problem,” he said.

Although the report doesn’t explicitly say so, it strongly suggests that the original sin at 101 Ash St. was Real Estate Assets Director Cybele Thompson’s failure to seek an independent appraisal and assessment of the building’s true condition upfront. No one from the city formally inspected the property before the City Council agreed to a 20-year lease-to-own deal totaling $127 million.

Doing so would have likely shown that the HVAC, plumbing, electrical, lighting and ceiling systems at the former Sempra Energy headquarters were all in need of major repair.

The city’s remodel would later explode in scope and helped shake loose the asbestos that triggered the attention of the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District.

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relied on documentation provided by Cisterra Partners, which brokered the deal between the city and the property owner and which never occupied the building itself. The reports in the city’s due diligence files only touched the surface of the nearly 50-year-old building’s true condition.

One report, from 2014, warned that anyone wanting to do extensive renovations on site should develop an asbestos abatement plan in accordance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules. Another stated that its findings shouldn’t be used to satisfy environmental regulations and other laws.

These were red flags.

But when Thompson pitched a lease-to-own agreement to the City Council in late 2016, she described the building’s condition as excellent and simply in need of a power wash.

The description came directly from one of the seller’s reports, which was based on a mere visual inspection of the site.

Once the city took possession of the building in early 2017, it hired design and architecture firm Gensler to figure out how exactly its 1,150 employees would fit inside the building. The firm, and by extension the city, learned in the process what they should have known from the onset — and what the building’s former /LocalUmbrellaMedia

tenant, Sempra Energy, had already told the public.

In November 2014, Sempra real estate chief James Seifert testified to the California Public Utilities Commission that part of the reason they’d left 101 Ash St. when the lease expired was because the property needed at least $3 million in capital repairs to keep it operational and upwards of $15 million in the event of an earthquake. He said the building was functionally obsolete and “to remove the existing asbestos and rebuild the impacted space was estimated to cost $16 to $25 million.”

The transcript of Seifert’s testimony, as NBC 7 reported in April, was available online through a Google search. Yet the review notes that the city learned of it when a media outlet reached out for comment earlier this year.

Seifert’s testimony is at odds with how the principal owner of the property portrayed the building as the deal was being brokered.

In his first written offer to the city, Sandy Shapery said he’d spent “approximately $40 million in maintenance, upgrades and improvements” since buying 101 Ash St. in 1993 and there was “no anticipated capital improvement work expected within the next 10

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The city responded by voluntarily shutting down the building and evacuating employees who had already moved in.

Two environmental contractors, Argus and Enviro Applications, declined to comment for this story.

More than 20 people who worked on the remodel have filed legal claims in recent months alleging, among other things, they were exposed to harmful materials while at 101 Ash St. Some have claimed that city managers tried to rush through the construction because of pressure from elected officials and embarrassing headlines showing the city was paying almost $18,000 a day for an empty building downtown.

There was undoubtedly a sense of urgency around the completion of the project, but the review pushes back somewhat against this claim and others, arguing that no employee was moved onto a floor at 101 Ash St. until after it had been cleared for asbestos and the fire system was tested.

Hugo Parker is advising the city in a separate asbestos-related matter out of another building involving city employees and is also expected to represent the city in cases stemming from 101 Ash St. At times, the review strikes a defensive tone. It notes toward the beginning: “At no time was there any true health risk to workers, city employees, or the public during the renovation work or during the city’s brief occupancy of 101 Ash.” Indeed, when the law firm’s contract came up for discussion and expansion in April, City Councilwoman Vivian Moreno questioned whether Hugo Parker could independently evaluate the city’s handling of 101 Ash St. City auditors are also set to investigate why the project was such a shitshow and, potentially, the processes the city has followed with other troubled real estate deals.

The city’s acquisition review was released Wednesday alongside a new building condition assessment, completed more than three years after the city took possession of the property.

NBC 7 obtained copies of the two other reviews being conducted by outside law firms related to 101 Ash St., one of which examined the financial liabilities now facing the city.

Another addressed the sellers, taking issue with Cisterra’s participation and the lease the city ultimately struck, which shielded the developers from long term liability should

years.”

There’s no evidence in the review that Shapery — or anyone else — intentionally misled Thompson and others at City Hall. He has repeatedly told VOSD and other media outlets in recent months that he was honest about what he knew at the time and gave the city all the building condition reports in his possession, including details about past asbestos-abatement work by Sempra.

In 2018, after realizing the true scope of the renovations that were needed, Thompson and Villa went back to the City Council, hat in hand. They asked for another $30 million to complete the necessary repairs. Members of the City Council expressed disappointment in how the project was shaping up — it was already a year behind schedule — but agreed that an additional investment was the smartest move over the long haul.

What was sold as a move-in ready deal in 2016 had evolved into a full-blown remodel of all 19 floors.

Hugo Parker, the law firm that wrote the review, put the blame for the next phase of the project on what it described as the “consistent and disturbing pattern of questionable performance by the contractors.”

Specifically, the law firm said decades-old asbestos debris, primarily the fireproofing on beams installed above the ceiling tiles, was shaken loose during construction and not cleaned up.

After air pollution regulators found some of the debris during an inspection in August 2019, the city and its general contractor, according to the review, developed a new asbestos work plan, trained workers and shut down the site for more cleaning.

Despite those efforts, the Air Pollution Control District continued for months to file notices of violation against the city. Between August and December, APCD documented 16 asbestos-related violations in the building, even after the city began moving employees into the building toward the close of 2019.

A team of managers overseeing the renovation noted on an October 2019 meeting agenda that asbestos-related warning signs had been reinstalled due to “contractor negligence.”

At that point, APCD investigators had only found material in areas where city employees were unlikely to be exposed.

Then, in January 2020, after finding debris in a conference room on the seventh floor that

VOL. 5 ISSUE 8 27 problems arise. That review called the terms of that deal “disproportionately unfavorable to the city” for letting the sellers off the hook.

Neither of those two reports are public yet.

The 101 Ash St. debacle is also one of a handful of city real estate deals embroiled in controversy that emerged after the City Council gave city bureaucrats the go-ahead to proceed.

In 2018, for instance, the officials rushed to purchase a shuttered indoor skydiving center to convert into a homeless housing navigation center that didn’t open until almost two years later, a project now getting scrutiny from federal and state officials.

A separate site in Kearny Mesa , which the city began leasing in 2017 as a fire truck maintenance yard, has yet to service any actual fire trucks. Since acquiring the property, officials discovered the cost of needed renovations was nearly three times what they told the City Council. The city has since brought in a new architect and envisions using the facility for its originally planned purchase by early 2022.

In a February memo to the city’s Chief Operating Officer Kris Michell, Independent Budget Analyst Andrea Tevlin also noted the city’s acquisition of the Civic Center Plaza downtown, a building that could need up to $21 million in tenant improvements, the city has no plans to get done.

Tevlin urged Michell to have law firm Hugo Parker assess whether the city’s real estate acquisition processes match up with best practices as multiple transactions have “encountered significant problems that were not foreseen by staff or presented for consideration when the City Council was asked to approve the acquisitions.”

Hugo Parker’s review stuck to 101 Ash St. and is labeled preliminary. The firm noted its work has only begun.

Even before that effort is complete, Faulconer said he would be pursuing “all legal and financial options to recoup costs, hold accountable the contractors who worsened the building’s condition, and implement new levels of accountability throughout internal operations.”

He also said he’d directed “a complete overhaul of how city departments handle property because while the city does many things very well it’s clear that complicated real estate management is not always one of them.”

City’s Real Estate Assets Director Resigns Amid Scrutiny Over Ash Street Deal Lisa Halverstadt and Jesse Marx San Diego’s real estate assets director is resigning less than a week after the release of a devastating review of the city’s acquisition of a downtown high-rise that the county declared a public nuisance following a series of asbestos violations.

Cybele Thompson, who has served as the city’s real estate chief since 2014, submitted a brief resignation letter to Chief Operating Officer Kris Michell on Monday. Thompson’s resignation will be effective Wednesday.

Late last week, a preliminary report by a law firm investigating the debacle surrounding the 101 Ash St. acquisition indirectly implicated Thompson by emphasizing the city’s failure to seek an independent appraisal and assessment of the building’s true condition before the City Council voted to move forward with a 20-year lease-to-own deal totaling more than $127 million.

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New San Diego Distribution Hub Could Be Latest Salvo in Amazon-Walmart Delivery Wars E-Commerce Titan Reportedly Plans Large Facility in Southern San Diego County.

Retail titans Amazon and Walmart have recently ratcheted up their ongoing battle for customers, with next-day delivery service the latest weapon being exchanged. That’s playing out in San Diego where Amazon could be looking to further escalate the quick-delivery wars by building a large new distribution center, which would be yet another physical expansion among several announced in multiple U.S. cities by the Seattle-based e-commerce giant.

A government spokesman for the county of San Diego told CoStar News that planners have been told verbally by the developer that Amazon is the planned tenant for a 2.6 million-square-foot distribution center slated to be built by Atlanta-based developer Seefried Properties on a 65-acre property at Otay Mesa Road and Enrico Fermi Drive that the developer has acquired in the unincorporated part of the south county community of Otay Mesa, near the U.S.-Mexico border. Amazon’s name is not listed on submitted documents.

The San Diego Business Journal, citing a knowledgeable source who heads a local property owners association, first said Amazon is the intended tenant. Amazon and Seefried officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment from CoStar News.

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David Wick, chairman of the East Otay Mesa Property Owners Association, told the Business Journal that Seefried acquired the property to build a distribution center for Amazon. Plans submitted by the developer to San Diego County planners, for a four-story building with 1,854 parking spaces, do not mention a specific tenant – the facility is referred to only as “Project Arcilla.”

According to its website, Seefried has completed other similar projects for Amazon, including a 1 million-square-foot facility in Macon, Georgia, and a similar-sized project in Salt Lake City.

CoStar data indicates Amazon currently operates four distribution centers in San Diego County, positioned to serve different geographical areas of the sprawling region. Its current South County distribution hub is in National City, with a North County facility in Carlsbad and two others in the city of San Diego – one in the coastal neighborhood of Point Loma, and the other in the northeastern neighborhood of Rancho Bernardo.

Last fall, Amazon set up a new 85,000-squarefoot office in San Diego’s University Town Center neighborhood, primarily housing its workers involved in software development.

If Amazon indeed is planning a brand-new distribution hub in southern San Diego County, it would be the latest in a series of physical

expansion moves, including its setup of a second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, plans for a new air cargo facility in Lakeland, Florida, and another new airhub in Northern Kentucky.

It could also heighten the tensions over quick-delivery between Amazon and Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, which recently announced plans to roll out a new next-day free delivery service for a wide range of general merchandise from Walmart.com, without a membership fee. In a blog post, Marc Lore, chief executive of Walmart’s e-commerce division, said the service would first be available to customers in Phoenix and Las Vegas, followed soon after by those in Southern California.

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These photos were submitted by Imperial Beach resident, Shelly Palmer.

“ The photo on the left is a photo of the IB Pier with people fishing, but I don’t know the year. Men are fishing wearing ties and the women are in long dresses, so it could be around 1910-1920. The photo on the right was most likely taken in the Mid-1940’s. My grandfather, Law Sullivan, who purchased the local Monarch Grocery Store, is behind the counter with shoppers in the store. ”

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The short-term impact on local real estate was some cancelled escrows at the onset and now we have dramatically decreased housing inventory.

Price-wise, homes in IB remain at near-record levels and interest rates are at ALL-TIME lows. So, we have plenty of buyers and sellers are getting their desired prices. They say attitude is everything. The United States was born of a revolution, withstood a civil war and saved the world twice. Our optimism and can-do spirit is the envy of the world and our work ethic second to none. We will come roaring back to life. And I can't wait.

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