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Like them or not, new laws set to grow teeth From social media to anti-bullying and funeral protests to mandatory DUI blood tests, change is afoot for state BY MARIKO LAMB | THE BEACON With every new year comes a fresh set of federal, state and local laws — some that affect taxpayers’ pocketbooks or their ways of life, others that seem utterly trivial or will be applied only in rare circumstances. The following is a spotlight on just some of the new state laws that took effect Jan. 1 — legislation that will reshape the landscape of business, education, health, safety and environmental laws in California.

BUSINESS Friends of Rose Creek envisions a contiguous park, complete with natural bike paths and walking trails that, once completed, would stretch Courtesy photo from Mission Bay Park to University City.

Civic leaders vow to ensure Rose Creek’s future BY MARIKO LAMB | BEACH & BAY PRESS

Mission Bay High School students help clean up the creek bank to ensure the watershed, which feeds into Mission Bay and ultimateCourtesy photo ly the ocean, is pristine for generations to come.

One new year’s resolution for District 2 City Councilman Kevin Faulconer and the local advocacy organization Friends of Rose Creek is to make certain that parcels running alongside Rose Creek are dedicated as open space within the next several months — an action which would prohibit the use of dedicated parkland for non-park uses. Karin Zirk, spokeswoman for Friends of Rose Creek, said the preservation of Rose Creek for park usage is key to ensuring that one of the few remaining coastal wetlands in Southern California is not lost to development or paved over for freeway expansion. “Funding agencies wanting to enhance coastal wetlands and provide recreational opportunities are more likely to invest in lands guaranteed to be around for future generations,” Zirk said. “Dedicating this section of the creek [from SEE CREEK, Page 6

Trolley extension plans still driving forward in new year BY MARIKO LAMB | BEACH & BAY PRESS Plans to extend trolley service from downtown San Diego to University City — lines which currently go no further north than the Old Town Trolley Station — are moving forward in the new year. The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) continues work on environmental documents and necessary technical studies for the $1.7 billion Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project, a proposed 11-mile extension of the Blue Line trolley from the Old Town Transit Center to University City. City officials boast a number of economic, environmental and commuter benefits for the extension, such as linking San Diego universities, creating a

Westfield UTC will serve as the final destination on the Blue Line once the mid-coast trolRendering courtesy of SANDAG ley-line extension is complete.

one-ride route from the international which includes several stops just east of border to University City, and increas- Mission Bay. SEE TROLLEY, Page 5 ing access to jobs along the corridor,

• Social media privacy in the workplace: The privacy of employees’ and job applicants’ social-media accounts are now a bit more secure with the passage of AB 1844 in September. The new law forbids employers from asking for user names, passwords or other information to a c c e s s employees’ or job applicants’ socialmedia accounts like Facebook or Twitter. While the law protects employees from being compelled to divulge such information, don’t start trashing the boss just yet. The legislation does not apply to passwords used to access employer-issued electronic devices and does not infringe on employers’ existing rights to investigate workplace misconduct. • Home/commercial goodies: The California Homemade Food Act, or AB 1616, allows “lowrisk” foods like baked goods, candies, jams or tortillas made in private homes to be sold commercially with limited regulatory oversight.

to help fund a quagga and zebra-mussel infestation prevention program under AB 2443. • Hands-free texting: AB 1536 would now permit drivers to text, email or read messages on a portable electronic device while driving — but only through the use of hands-free voice-to-text technologies. • DUI changes: Urine tests are no longer an option for drivers suspected of driving under the influence. With certain rare exceptions, blood tests — widely considered to be more accurate — are now mandatory under AB 2020. • Meters: Drivers are permitted to park in spaces with broken parking meters for the time allotted without receiving a parking ticket as the result of SB 1388. • Tolls: Low-emission and clean-fuel vehicles with valid clean-air vehicle stickers are exempt from toll charges otherwise imposed on single-occupant vehicles in high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes under AB 2405. • Showing proof: The passage of AB 1708 permits drivers to use smartphones to demonstrate proof of insurance.

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• Anti-bullying campaign: To further protect students against cyber-bullying, state legislators passed AB 1732, which prohibits acts of electronic bullying acts like the impersonation of another student on a social network or Internet site, the pervasive harassment TRANSPORTATION, of an individual using a false profile or DRIVER SAFETY the creation of a “burn page” targeted • Fees: San Diego County motor- toward an individual. Online bullying vehicle registration fees will increase campaigns are punishable under state from $1 to $2, adding a new source of and school anti-bullying provisions. revenue to help combat vehicle thefts under AB 1404. Boat owners, too, will SEE LAWS, Page 6 see registration fees increase up to $10

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Pacific Beach area ranks high in solar installations in city BY KENDRA HARTMANN | BEACH & BAY PRESS A map of San Diego parceled out by ZIP codes and color-coded shows a clear delineation distinguishing certain parts of the city from others. It could illustrate any number of things: socioeconomic status, population per square mile, level of household education. The colors bleed from a dark red in most areas in the north and west of the city to a pale yellow in the south and east — a fairly common pattern found in many of the data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. This map, however, depicts something the Census doesn’t measure. It tracks the amount of solar installations per 1,000 people, and it was crafted by the Environmental Health Coalition (EHC) as a way of understanding what San Diego’s solar profile looks like — and how it could look better. Kayla Race, a policy advocate for EHC’s Green Energy/Green Jobs campaign who lives in La Jolla, said she is encouraged by what she sees when she looks around at rooftops in her community: a smattering of solar panels pumping renewable energy into the homes and businesses on which they sit. The fact that La Jolla enjoys a deeper red hue than many other ZIP codes on the EHC’s solar map isn’t really surprising. After all, it’s an affluent coastal community whose residents tend to care about the health of their immediate environment and who have the means to explore the latest technology in clean energy. What is surprising is that, even given its place near the top of per capita solar installations, La Jolla is still only taking advantage of roughly 8 percent of its solar potential. The city as a whole, meanwhile, only uses about 3 percent of its solar capability, accord-

ing to what SDG&E estimates is possible. “Even for the amount of solar La Jolla has, there’s still a huge potential for growth with rooftop solar,” Race said. “As a region, there’s even more room for growth. We have so much more potential for clean energy.” The fact that we’re not living up to our potential isn’t entirely the fault of citizens, Race said. The city and utility companies don’t always cut a clear path for residents to go solar. “There are a lot of things that the city and utilities could be doing to procure more clean energy, especially in local urban areas where there’s a dearth of it,” Race said, noting that AB 1990 — a state bill dubbed “Solar for All” that would have provided a set financing source for urban large-scale rooftop solar — was shot down earlier this year after extensive lobbying by utility companies. “The utilities really fought [AB 1990],” she said. “They’re resistant to bringing in more solar because it goes against their whole model. They’re using an archaic system of large, dirty power plants, and they’re having trouble transitioning and figuring out how to have success in an energy-efficient future. It’s like they’re using vinyl records in iPod generation. But it’s certainly a tricky thing to get them on board, when we’re still figuring it out ourselves.” So just exactly how does Race think organizations like EHC can get public utilities on board? “We’re working with a number of groups in collaboration, like the California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA), to see how we can bring more solar and energy efficiency in, particularly in low-income communities,” she

said. It’s not an easy task, but EHC recently won a coup with the Public Utilities Commission’s approval of EHC’s recommendations for energy efficient programs earlier this month. The recommendations include things like collaboration efforts between utilities and EHC to devise behavior education programs designed after the nonprofit’s past successes; doubling the number of middle-income families that have access to free energy efficiency; setting higher goals for state energy efficiency upgrade programs; and developing more energyefficiency related jobs through education and training. Perhaps most importantly, EHC and CEJA are working toward implementing programs that make it easier for families in lower-income neighborhoods to use solar. And though some may think a world where every home has rooftop solar panels is a futuristic dream, the reality shouldn’t be so far-fetched, Race said. “Solar is becoming exponentially cheaper every year. We’ve seen a dramatic drop in prices over last 10 years, and I see that trend continuing,” she said. “It’s becoming a more feasible option as we see more financing options, like a solar-leasing model. We’re still not seeing it coming into low-income neighborhoods, so it’s still not affordable there yet, but a clean energy future will happen in this lifetime. Continuing on the path of finite resources of energy, like coal, oil and natural gas is a very shortsighted solution. We could be getting energy from totally clean, infinite resources. The technology is here now.” Some might ask why they should care about increasing solar in other communities. After all, La Jolla is on the higher end of San Diego’s solar scale, so why

A visual display of the solar divide. The region’s highest-income areas pop out in dark red, indicating the highest numbers of solar installations per capita. Lower-income neighborhoods are left in the dust with light yellow indicating their dismal numbers of solar installation. Courtesy of EHC

put in the effort when it’s clearly ahead of the game? “I think some in La Jolla might say, ‘I’m a homeowner, I have solar, so I’ve done my part. Why should I care that others have it?’ The fact is that air pollution doesn’t stop at community borders,” Race said. “If SDG&E threatens

one community with proposals for new dirty energy, it affects the whole region. If we’re not doing all we can to maximize clean air, we all feel it. We’re all in this together.” For more information about EHC’s solar initiatives, visit www.environmentalhealth.org.

PB man to be sentenced Jan. 31 in assaults on officer and former girlfriend BY NEAL PUTNAM | BEACH & BAY PRESS A Pacific Beach man will be sentenced Jan. 31 after he pleaded guilty to injuring his then-girlfriend and assaulting a police officer by ramming his car into a patrol vehicle in Pacific Beach on Oct. 27.

Tommy Madriaga, 34, remains free on $100,000 bond on the condition he has no contact with the former girlfriend. The protective order also prohibits him from calling her or sending her emails, and Madriaga must stay at least 100 yards away from her, according to court records.

The prosecutor will not seek more than three years in state prison, although the maximum sentence is five years. San Diego Superior Court Judge Laura Halgren agreed to consider a sentence with probation and up to one year in jail. The plea agreement also conveys the judge will consider a sentence of work furlough if Madriaga is eligible for it. Work-furlough sentences allow defen-

dants to go to work during the day and remain locked up in a facility at night and on weekends. Madriaga admitted he “inflicted corporal injury upon my girlfriend with whom I was cohabitating.” He also admitted he used his car to assault the police officer, whom the then-girlfriend was trying to get help from. Halgren dismissed other counts that included vandalism, dissuading a wit-

ness, hit and run, and evading officers. The victim was reportedly choked and her head hit the dashboard inside Madriaga’s car after they left a party at 12:15 a.m. at a hotel. The then-girlfriend saw a police officer at Loring and Lamont streets and ran for help, prompting Madriaga to ram the patrol car with his own vehicle. Officers located him at a motel in Pacific Beach.

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The La Jolla High School Splatter! Art Club members volunteered their time and talent recently to create a fresh look on the large electrical box in the South Belmont parking lot. Splatter! Club is an art and community-service club centering around improving students’ artistic skills and taking part in community service projects. The club combines art with helping those in need, as well as focusing on beautification, learning about different methods and styles of art, teaching how to draw, paint and create various forms of art, and giving tips and tutorials to help benefit students’ artistic talents. The group’s last community-service project entailed creating a candlelight labyrinth at the beach. The group has collected donations to purchase building materials for LJHS Interact Club’s latest home build in Tijuana for an impoverished family. At Belmont Park, the group created a graphic style beach-themed design using repeating patterns of surf boards and beach balls, under the direction of Bird Rock artist Jane Wheeler. Club VP Kaitlin Wheeler had members sketch out design ideas to collect input before choosing to paint a design that resembled her own black-and-blue surfboard. President

Members of the La Jolla High Splatter! Art Club stand proudly by their work. Below, the elecCourtesy photo trical box before the group applied their artistic talents at Belmont Park.

Stephanie Foster and member Whitney Francis worked on a hibiscus flower and stripe combination, while member Ana Gimber chose a wide yellow stripe border with orange pinstripe. Pilar and Blaze Gimber joined in to help with painting the beach balls. Curious onlookers told the team that they were excited to see the box painted

and couldn’t wait to see the finished box. Several people stopped by to thank the girls for painting the box and making it look great. The girls were excited when the beautification work was completed and they saw the transformation from just a plain green box to a colorful work of art! — Jane Wheeler

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What a circus: Mt. Soledad’s French-American school becomes a big top BY KENDRA HARTMANN | BEACH & BAY PRESS Just before breaking for the holidays, the students at the San Diego FrenchAmerican School at Mount Soledad got a special treat. On Dec. 12 and 13, they gathered in the school’s auditorium for a chance to see a very European tradition: the French circus. Slightly different from what many Americans think of when they hear the word “circus” (there were no animals, trapeze or death-defying feats), the Tour de Cirque consists of just two performers: husband-and-wife team Marion Achard and Farid Abed.

The small cast and simple sets didn’t hinder the performance. For nearly an hour, Achard and Abed kept the rapt attention of the students with their intricate juggling, tricks and sleight of hand. Just when it seemed they couldn’t add another ball or bowling pin to a juggling routine, three more were thrown in. Though the performance, set to music, didn’t contain any dialogue, the story was perfectly told through the actors’ movements and expression. Achard and Abed brought their show to the United States on a six-month journey of North America by camping car. Traveling with their three young chil-

dren, they started in eastern Canada, making their way west and then south to the U.S., traveling deeper into California. From San Diego, they will eventually travel down into Mexico and up the Eastern Seaboard before returning to their native France. The pair completed a similar tour of West Africa in 2009, performing the show “Derrière la Porte” (meaning “Behind the Door”) 33 times in eight countries. Wishing to experience another part of the world — and bring their art to an entirely different audience — they embarked on the North American tour in September. Using the built-in network of French international schools that dot countries the world over, the performers were able to lock in shows all over the continent. They have kept an online travel journal of their trajectory, allowing Marion Achard and Farid Abed perform a skit for the students of the San Diego French-AmerPhoto by Don Balch I Beach & Bay Press fans to watch their progress as they ican School on Mount Soledad recently. “Manger, boire, dormir … et rouler” (meaning “eat, drink, sleep … and drive”) through three countries as a family. Their children, meanwhile, seem happy to be along for the ride. While their SAN DIEGO, If your home has choices and losing both time and parents are performing in France, Achard just come off the market and has- money on your investment. Before said, they stay home and attend school. n’t sold, don’t be discouraged. The you hire a realtor, know the right While they’re traveling for several months reason your home did not sell may questions to ask to save you time at a time, however, they come along and have nothing to do with your and money. stay up to date with school through the home or the market. In reality, Industry experts have prepared Internet and France’s National Center for your home may have been one of a free special report called “How Distance Education. the more desirable properties for to Sell a House that Didn’t Sell” “They’re happy to be with their parsale. which educates you on the issues ents,” Achard said, though they someinvolved. times miss the camaraderie of school. So Why Didn’t Your Home Sell? To hear a brief recorded mesWhen they’re back home and attending Last year almost half of the sage about how to order your free school every day, however, they often ask homes listed for sale never sold at copy of this report, call toll-free 1when the next tour will be. all, and many sellers found that 800-896-3787 and enter ID# For more information about Tour de there was a tremendous amount 1012. You can call anytime, 24 Cirque, visit cirk.fr/index.html. To follow a homeowner needed to be edu- hours a day, 7 days a week. the performers’ journey through North America and to learn about “Derrière la cated on to sell their home for top Call NOW to learn how to insure Porte,” visit cirk.fr/Amerique/Plaquettedollar in the shortest time period. a home inspection doesn’t cost you Amerique.html (sites in French but can Don’t risk making the wrong the sale of your home. be translated into English).

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Restaurant Week returns: get a taste of what’s cookin’ in San Diego California Restaurant Association’s semi-annual San Diego Restaurant Week (SDRW) is back again this Jan. 1318 to kick the new year off right with

sumptuous dining options in a dozen neighborhoods throughout the county, including La Jolla, Point Loma and Mission Bay. Talented local chefs at more

than 180 of San Diego’s myriad dining for six delicious days. establishments will dish out a taste of With San Diego cuisine and atmotheir culinary skill with prix fixe lunch spheres ranging in style from traditionand dinner menus at discounted prices al to exotic, fine fare to relaxed brew-

pubs and everything in between, even the most discerning diner is certain to find something on the menu to delight his or her taste buds. Two-course lunch options include $10, $15 or $20 menus and threecourse dinner options include $20, $30 and $40 menus to choose from. No tickets are required to participate. Simply stop by or make a reservation at any of San Diego Restaurant Week’s participating restaurants, including the following locations in the Pacific Beach/Mission Bay area: • Café Athena, Greek, dinner $20 • The Atoll at the Catamaran Resort Hotel & Spa, American, dinner $40 • The Fishery, seafood, dinner $40 For a full list of participating restaurants around the San Diego area, visit www.sandiegorestaurantweek.com.

MUSTREAD Book recommendation from the Pacific Beach/Taylor Branch Library TITLE: “The Canterbury Tales” AUTHOR: Geoffrey Chaucer (retold by Peter Ackroyd) SYNOPSIS: “The Canterbury Tales” has been a bedrock of English literature for more than 600 years, and the book reminds us that tourism, swapping anecdotes and even dirty jokes are nothing new. The tales range from adventurous to humorous, instructive to romantic. Ackroyd’s retelling uses modern English, while retaining Chaucer’s tone. Reserve this book: www.sandiegolibrary.org; Pacific Beach/Taylor Branch Library, 4275 Cass St.; (858) 581-9934

PB Library preps for busy schedule during January The Pacific Beach/Taylor Branch Library will be closed on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Jan. 21, but is otherwise preparing for a busy January: Register for the MLK Community Choir Concert on Jan. 9 from 7 to 8 p.m., and the eReader Clinic, set to take place Jan. 10 from 2 to 5 p.m. The book sale hosted by the Friends of the PB Library will move to Mondays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Other hours remain as usual on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Zumba Fitness takes place at 10 a.m. on Jan. 12 and Zumba Gold lowerimpact fitness on Mondays from 4 to 5 p.m. and on Jan. 26, 10 a.m. For the kids, there’s toddler dance on Jan. 10 from 11:15 a.m. to noon, and a Music Together event on Jan. 17 at 10:30 a.m. The Pacific Beach/Taylor Branch Library is located at 4275 Cass St. For more information, call (858) 5819934. — Marsha Kay Seff

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Transit officials say the commute from downtown San Diego's Santa Fe Depot to UCSD will only take about 30 minutes on the new Mid-Coast trolley line. Photo by Mariko Lamb I Beach & Bay Press

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“The mid-coast trolley line creates a real opportunity to give San Diegans greater access to the beaches and bays,” said District 2 City Councilman Kevin Faulconer. “The new trolley line will better connect the beach areas to the rest of the region and bring more San Diegans to the beach communities to visit local businesses, shops and restaurants.” Project expenses — which jumped $460 million over the past two years due to mounting costs for additional trolley cars, construction, infrastructure and parking — will be funded from the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) New Starts program as well as local TransNet funds. To date, a total of $39.2 million has been invested in the project for planning, preliminary engineering and right-of-way acquisition. “We must protect our tax dollars,” said Faulconer. “I’ll be monitoring the project and urging the decision makers at SANDAG to make sure every dollar spent is in the best interest of San Diegans.” The new extension largely traces Interstate 5 north from the Old Town Transit Center to UCSD before veering east to its final destination at Westfield UTC. Eight new stations are proposed in the plan including stops at Tecolote

“The mid-coast trolley line creates a real opportunity to give San Diegans greater access to the beaches and bays. The new trolley line will better connect the beach areas to the rest of the region and bring more San Diegans to the beach communities to visit local businesses, shops and restaurants.” KEVIN FAULCONER

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Road, Clairemont Drive, Balboa Avenue, Nobel Drive, UCSD West, UCSD East, Executive Drive and Westfield UTC. SANDAG is also studying the feasibility of an additional station at the VA San Diego Healthcare System. Details about the costs and benefits of the proposed station will be included in the environmental documents and technical studies prepared by SANDAG and FTA, which will be available for public review in the near future. Following a 60-day public review period, the trolley extension is expected to receive its final environmental approvals late this year. Construction on the line is expected to begin in 2015, and the line is slated to open to the public in 2018. For more information and updates about the Mid-Coast trolley line, visit www.sandag.org/midcoast.

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Police are hunting for a trio that apparently pulled off a home-invasion robbery on Noyes Street in Pacific Beach on Jan. 2. Investigators said the trio — made up of two men and one woman — met up at a local 7/11 store and went to the address in the 4200 block of Noyes around 6:30 a.m., where the woman suspect went inside. Police said she then left the home and the two men burst into the residence with handguns and robbed the victims of several undisclosed items. The woman is described as a Hispanic suspect about 5 feet 8 inches between the ages of 30 and 35, weighing about 160 pounds, wearing a light-green sweater and blue jeans. One of the men is described as a black male between the ages of 26 to 34, weighing about 185 pounds, wearing all black clothing. The second man is described as white or Hispanic, about 5 feet 9 inches, 220 pounds, between the ages of 26-34, with brown hair. He was last seen wearing a bandana and all black clothing. Anyone with information is encouraged to call police or Crime Stoppers at (888) 540-8477.

Police officers arrested a homeless woman Dec. 30 after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend in the chest and back while the couple camped in a restroom at Bonita Cove at Mission Bay. Though details were sketchy, police said the 39-year-old woman stabbed her 24-year-old boyfriend around 1 a.m.

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Police said the man’s wounds were not appeared in the lobby of the hotel after 1 considered to be life-threatening. The a.m. and was taken to the hospital for treatment. Police said the man’s injuries woman was arrested at the scene. did not appear to be life-threatening, but investigators did not release additional UCSD students’ kidnapper information regarding the case. Anyone with information is encoureyes 14-year sentence aged to call police or Crime Stoppers at The man who kidnapped and robbed (888) 540-8477. two UCSD students in La Jolla before forcing them to drive him to Pacific Beach to escape pleaded guilty and has agreed to Police seek pair after accept a 14-year prison term at his senarmed heist at store tencing on Jan. 9. Investigators are probing a Dec. 27 Miguel Torres Espinoza, 29, of San Diego admitted to kidnapping Raymond armed holdup at the GJ Wireless store on Chung and his girlfriend, Jessica Liu, Mission Boulevard, during which one of both 20, in the parking lot of the CVS the suspects pointed a handgun at the Pharmacy on Villa La Jolla Drive on store clerk. Police said two men entered the store Sept. 11 around 11 p.m. He forced the couple to drive to their shortly after 1 p.m. and demanded cash bank ATM and withdraw $420. Both from the clerk at gunpoint. The robbers students believed the gun Espinoza dis- may have been spooked off when some played to them was real, but it later customers looked into the store, according to police. At that point, one of the turned out to be an air pistol. Espinoza also stole Liu’s laptop and suspects reportedly punched the clerk Chung’s wallet and cell phone. After tak- and both suspects fled. Witnesses said one suspect got into a ing the money, he demanded to be let out of the car in a residential area of Pacific dark-grey vehicle and fled northbound Beach. The students called police, who in the west alley of Mission Boulevard. found Espinoza running up Loring Street He was described as a black man in his early 20s, about 6 feet tall, weighing at Soledad Mountain Road. Espinoza pleaded guilty to two kidnap- about 200 pounds. He was last seen ping counts and two robbery charges. wearing a red hat, a black bandana over He could have received two life terms on his face and black pants. The other suspect was seen running the kidnapping-for-robbery charges. — Neal Putnam northbound along Mission Boulevard. He was described as a black man also in his early 20s, about 5 feet 9 inches tall, Man treated for gunshot weighing about 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark jacket and dark wound at marina pants. Police are investigating a gun-related According to police, the clerk had a assault case in which a man claimed to complaint of head pain and the case have been shot on a boat in the marina of remains under investigation. the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay on QuiviAnyone with information is encourra Road on Dec. 27. aged to call police or Crime Stoppers at Investigators said the wounded man (888) 540-8477.

The enduring allure of Mission Beach and Belmont Park and forget to dodge the danger of some- receiving, particularly with the latest ON THE one on skates or another on a bike. I investment plans of Rancho Santa Febased Pacifica Enterprises. profess that it’s easy. WATERFRONT don’tOthers Spreckels built the place as a special may choose to walk along the BY JOHNNY MCDONALD | BEACH & BAY PRESS A few years ago — well, make that several years — we’d take off on a walk from Belmont Park to Crystal Pier. As I understand it, that journey is about two miles (or 3.2 kilometers for those from overseas). It’s enjoyable in the summer but a bit challenging in the winter months. Still, you can’t question the view. Maybe, at times, the waves will lap closely to those protected barriers, the battered walls that protect Mission Beach neighbors. Why not take that walk and work out the kinks? The exercise will do you some good. It will also put a smile on your physician’s face. At a strollers pace, it’ll take around 40 minutes one way. I can’t vouch for the runners or skateboarders. They’re in too much of a hurry. Keep alert, though. You might be distracted by a passing lovely in a bikini

water’s edge, preferably on a calmweather day. If the surf ’s up, a different kind of traffic may come from surfboarders eager to meet what nature stirs up. And along the way, there is something special about the ambiance of those courts in front of vacation bungalows, condos and cottages. What a frolicking neighborhood. There are divisions listed with street names, but they’re actually sidewalks. With a distinct, artsy, bohemian flavor, it makes Mission Beach San Diego’s quintessential oceanside neighborhood. But with our journeys, we topped it off with a stroll to the end of the pier and then breakfast at World Famous. After all, we’d need body fuel for the return trip. *** BELMONT’S NEW SUITOR Philanthropist and developer John D. Spreckels would have been proud of the constant attention Belmont Park is

resort. Then, to get more people from San Diego to become involved, he had a spur line built from his street car line so more could enjoy the area. The Plunge pool and wooden roller coaster have held fast during the many alterations through the years, with a fun-zone appeal. The city expects roughly $500,000 in rent revenue from Belmont Park during the current fiscal year, although it’s in the process of lease negotiations with Pacifica. The park’s carnival approach now consists of Tilt-a-Wheel and bumpercar rides, midway games and short order food. But there may be more diversion ahead. Night clubs, ballroom and restaurants have come and gone, but Pacifica has its eye on nationally known investors to approach the area in a big way. — Johnny McDonald is a longtime writer and columnist for the San Diego Community Newspaper Group.

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the southern end of Marian Bear Natural Park to Mission Bay Park] will provide San Diego residents and visitors a contiguous park that stretches from University City High School to Mission Bay High School and provides educational and recreational hands-on opportunities for children.” Faulconer noted the importance that a healthy Rose Creek plays in the vivacity of the entire watershed and Mission Bay Park, saying he is committed to working with various city departments to clearly identify the specific parcels that constitute Rose Creek and move forward with dedication in the next several months. “One of my overriding goals is to ensure that we dedicate these parcels, and I will ensure that we move forward collectively with my colleagues because it is in the public’s best interest to dedicate that,” said Faulconer during a Dec. 17 City Council meeting. “There are some questions that we have about some of the lines, where they fall and who [owns] that, but this is a problem that is entirely solvable.” When the City Council approved the dedication of more than 6,500 acres of canyonlands and open spaces through the adoption of the “Declaration of Dedication of Land” on Nov. 27, portions of the Rose Creek watershed were not cleared for dedication by city departments because of questions about ownership and the potential for alternative uses for the sites. Upon further evaluation, staff from the Park and Recreation Department and the City Attorney’s Office explained to City Council members on Dec. 17 that not all of Rose Creek is within defined assessor parcel numbers and have legal descriptions. Certain portions of the watershed within Caltrans and railroad rights of way may

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The Rose Creek Watershed is one of the last remaining coastal wetlands in SouthCourtesy photo ern California, according to Friends of Rose Creek.

CREEK FESTIVAL IN PLANNING PHASES Friends of Rose Creek, San Diego Earthworks and Campland on the Bay will host the first-ever “Rose Creek Fest” on Feb. 9 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The free neighborhood celebration will feature live music and entertainment, kids’ activities and crafts, a rubber-duck derby, a community mural-painting project, wilderness show, bird watching and more at Campland on the Bay, located at 2211 Pacific Beach Drive. For more information, visit www.rosecreekfest.org. conflict with stormwater and transportation maintenance programs in the area, and other portions of the property are simply not owned by the city, according to the city attorney’s report. “I understand that protecting Rose Creek is a complex undertaking with a host of logistical and legal issues,” said Zirk during the meeting. “While I may not leave here today with exactly what I was hoping for, I hope we can carry this effort into 2013 and beyond.” Faulconer emphasized the importance of proactive communication among community groups and stakeholders to bring this issue of dedication back to the City Council in the coming months. “I do want this to come back to the City Council, probably through the Natural Resources and Culture Committee, and that the city actually survey those properties,” Faulconer said. “I’m confident we can do that and I will push for

that to make sure that we have all those questions answered.” San Diego Canyonlands, the nonprofit organization that spearheaded the mapping, planning and public vetting for the Rose Creek preservation movement, initially proposed the dedication of nearly 10,000 acres of city-owned open space as protected parkland. Due to inconsistencies between the Canyonlands’ proposal and the city’s policies, the City Council dedicated 6,550 acres of the proposed land as dedicated open space on Nov. 27 and vowed to readdress the issue of dedication for other city-owned parcels, like portions of the Rose Creek Watershed, which was initially acquired by the city for flood-control purposes. According to San Diego Canyonlands, the purpose of dedication is to provide reliable, open-space preservation and recreational opportunities within communities, providing a framework for future planning as the city grows.

• Risk-free reporting: Drug-overdose victims or bystanders wanting to report a drug-overdose incident may now summon medical help without fear of arrest under AB 472. • Birth-control options: AB 2348 permits registered nurses to dispense birthcontrol contraceptives directly to a patient in primary-care clinics instead of requiring women to see a doctor. • Mammogram coverage: AB 127 amends the health and safety code and the insurance code to require healthinsurance policies to cover mammograms upon referral by healthcare practitioners.

ENVIRONMENT • Turn them in: SB 1219 extends an existing program that requires large-scale grocers in California to collect recycled plastic bags at their stores, including drycleaning bags, shrink wrap and bread bags.

MILITARY • Respect for mourners: The deceased can now rest in peace, thanks to the passage of SB 661, which makes it a crime — punishable by a fine up to $1,000, imprisonment in a county jail for up to six months, or both — to disturb or interfere with a funeral service. Beginning one hour before and ending one hour after the conclusion of a service, protesters at funerals must keep a distance of at least 300 feet from the burial or memorial site to protect grieving families from added distress.

LGBT • Gay-conversion therapies (almost) banned: One of the more controversial laws topping this year’s list bans psychotherapists from performing sexual-orientation-change efforts or so called “gayconversion therapies.” Such treatments are purported to convert gay, lesbian or bisexual minors into heterosexuals, but are currently tied up in lawsuits, delaying the implementation of this bill until the legal challenges are concluded. The bill, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law in late September, was challenged by the Liberty Counsel, which was granted an injunction on behalf of therapy patients, counselors and the National Association of Research and Therapy of Homosexuality. California’s ban would mark the first state to prohibit such practices.

RELIGION • Clergy’s right to refuse performance of nuptials: Under the protection of SB 1140, clergy are permitted to refuse to perform marriage nuptials if the union violates the priest’s, pastor’s or rabbi’s religious beliefs, often involving same-sex marriages. The law — which was proposed in anticipation of the reversal of California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage — also protects religious assemblies from losing taxexempt status should they refuse to solemnize such nuptials. • Religious freedom in the workplace: Employees with expressed religious affiliations are further protected under AB 1964 from discrimination in the workplace based on their dress or grooming practices according to their religious observance requirements. For a full list of new laws that took effect Jan. 1 in California, visit www.legnfo.ca.gov/pdf/BillsEnactedReport2012.pdf.

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Mainstay Tomcat Courtney, a Cure tribute and the MLK Community Choir LIVEMUSIC urday, Jan. 5 at Brick by Brick, 1130 Buenos Ave. 21 and up. $13. www.brickbybrick.com

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Anyone on an entertainment budget will want to check out the Pacific Beach/Taylor Branch Library’s free monthly concerts. Featuring a wide variety of music, the next performance will be by the Martin Luther King Community Choir on Jan. 9, which will perform an evening of gospel music. Formed in 1990, the choir performs concerts to raise funds for scholarship grants, and has performed everywhere from public schools to Symphony Hall. With its mix of modern and traditional music and wonderful energy, this concert promises to be both entertaining and spiritually uplifting. • Martin Luther King Community Choir performs at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 9 at Pacific Beach/Taylor Library, 4275 Cass St. All ages. No cost. www.pblibraryfriends.org/concert.htm

San Diego has lost several major musical icons in the last few weeks, including Ravi Shankar and Iron Butterfly’s Lee Dorman, but there are still many more to be found in the area, including bluesman Tomcat Courtney. Now in his 80s, Courtney still performs Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and at 6 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays at Café-Bar Europa, playing down-home acoustic blues, much the same as he always has. Dozens of well-known musicians have passed through his bands over the years and, late in life, he has earned the respect of blues fans the world over — particularly in Europe. If you haven’t seen him live yet, don’t pass up an opportunity to take in a performance from a true living legend. • Tomcat Courtney performs on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at Café-Bar One of the best cover bands in town, Europa, 873 Turquoise St. 21 and up. The Nards perform at The Griffin on Satwww.theturquoise.com/wordpress urday, Jan. 12. The ultimate bar band, this quartet, led by guitarist Rick Many top bands are aging and tour- Wilkins, can play just about anything ing much less, leaving it to tribute acts — and if they don’t know it, they’d probto pick up the slack. Few do this as well ably be willing to take a crack at it. The as The Cured, which appears at Brick ultimate musical jukebox, they are up by Brick on Jan. 5. A musical homage to for anything from Iggy Pop to Pink Floyd 1980s UK supergroup The Cure, San and from new wave to classic rock. PerDiego’s version is currently touring fect for dancing or just a plain-old good worldwide. Such is its popularity that it time, The Nards really are the perfect is now playing venues up to 10,000 soundtrack to a Saturday night. people strong, almost the same as their • The Nards perform at 9 p.m. on Saturnamesake act. The Cured specializes in day, Jan. 12 at The Griffin, 1310 Morena the hits, so expect classics like “Love Blvd. 21 and up. www.thegriffinsd.com Cats” and “Friday I’m In Love,” as well as a full compliment of wigs and cosDizzy’s in Mission Beach continues to tumes to make this show the next best be the spot for jazz in San Diego, with a thing to the real deal. schedule full of local legends and choice • The Cured performs at 7 p.m. on Sat- touring acts. On Jan. 12, the venue hosts

The Mikan Zlatkovich Quartet performs at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12 at Dizzy’s, 4275 Mission Bay Drive. $15.

a performance by Mikan Zlatkovich and his band, which includes Dave Curtis (bass), Russell Bizzett (drums) and special-guest Brian Levy (tenor saxophone). Zlatkovich is a wonderful tunesmith, also at home playing classics from the

likes of Thelonious Monk or Ahmad Jamal. But he’s also a brilliant re-interpreter of pop songs. His latest album, “Come Together,” is titled after and includes the Lennon/McCartney hit. If you’re a fan of the piano, this show from

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one of the area’s finest players will be a great way to kick off 2013. • The Mikan Zlatkovich Quartet performs at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12 at Dizzy’s, 4275 Mission Bay Drive. $15. www.dizzysjazz.com

ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF OLD TOWN Old Town San Diego’s 4th Annual 'Blessing of the Animals' Old Town San Diego State Historic Park is hosting the 4th annual Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, Jan.20, from noon to 3 p.m. The blessing is led by Monsignor Mark Campbell, but all faiths and convictions are welcome to celebrate the animals that make our lives so special. The blessings will take place between 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.

none of the aimless noodling that sometimes accompanies jamming. If you’re looking for music that’s heartfelt, funky Mixing largely instrumental Latin and full of Latin spirit, this band is for jazz, funk and elements of rock and you. Just remember to bring your dancsoul, The AfroJazziacs will impress any- ing shoes. • The AfroJazziacs perform at 7 p.m. on one who likes their tunes dance-floor friendly. Appearing at Café-Bar Europa Tuesdays at Café-Bar Europa, 873 on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and occasionally Turquoise St. 21 and up. www.theon Fridays, the band is all about rhythm turquoise.com/wordpress — Bart Mendoza and groove with extended jams, though

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REMEMBERWHEN? Michael Milazzo and brothers-in-law Louis Contile and Vito Frontiera pose in front of their new business at Crystal Pier — the Alibi Club — circa 1952. During World War II, the club was known as La Ronda. In 1956, it became The Stage Door. In the early 1990s, it reemerged as the Paradise Cove Gift Shop. — John Fry may be reached at (858) 2726655 or email mail@johnfry.com.

There will be a pet expo with treats for pets and owners as well as activities for kids. Sky Hunters will be bringing exotic birds to the event and various rescue groups such as Emergency Animal Rescue will educate the public about rescuing, rehabilitating and supporting wild and domesticated animals.

There will also be animals available for Admission to this event is free. For more inforadoption, animal-themed entertainment and mation, visit: www.facebook.com/fiestadereyes a special appearance by Chopper the Biker or call 619-297-3100. Dog. Chopper is a one-year-old Boston terrier who is known all around the county for riding his own Harley Davidson motorcycle and his distinctive biker goggles. Historically, this event has been happening for more than 300 years – dating back to the 1700s. In San Diego the annual Benediction of the Beasts celebrates St. Anthony of the Desert, the Patron Saint of Animals. Activities for both animals and families make this celebration both unique and very moving to all who participate.

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Mission Bay Girls’ Softball League sets free sports clinic Jan. 5 BY KEITH ANTIGIOVANNI | BEACH & BAY PRESS The Mission Bay Girls’ Softball League (MBGSL) is preparing to host the upcoming 2013 season with a free clinic on Saturday, Jan. 5 at McEvoy Field, located at 2701 Grand Ave. between Mission Bay High School and Mission Bay Golf Course. The clinic is run by MBGSL president and Mission Bay High School softball head coach Jimmy Ross and players from the Mission Bay High School softball team. “We want to promote softball and build it back up in Pacific Beach after it fell off the map a few years ago,” Ross said. According to Tom Paull, a former Mission Bay Little League and Mission Bay High School Buccaneer player from 1973-1980, the league almost shut down after the 2012 season because it fell shy of the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) rules that state a league must field at least four teams. “Things are looking up for MBGSL,” said Paull. “After almost having our league terminated, we are coming back stronger than ever.” All of the players from the 8-andUnder (8U) team from last year will be returning as part of the 10-and-Under (10U) squad, in addition to two new 8U and two 6U teams, Paull said. The MBGSL participated in the recent Pacific Beach Holiday Parade and passed out candy canes with business cards to promote the free clinic. “We had a great time in the parade and every girl got to ride our horse Apache, the official MBGSL mascot in the parade,” Paull said. The first 10 girls who sign up for the free softball clinic on Jan. 5 will be eligible to ride Apache in the parade next year, as well.

Younsters helping to promote the Mission Bay Girls’ Softball League ham it up during the holiday parade.

Paull and Ross said they hope to help the girls develop their softball talents while at the youth level and create a pipeline for a local “farm system” of experienced players going into the high Youngsters get the chance to ride down Grand Avenue on Apache, the official parade mascot for the Mission Bay Girls’ Softball League school level at Mission Bay. Courtesy photos by John Polhamus during the 2012 Pacific Beach Holiday Parade. “We are now a year-round league because we will start playing for fall next year,” Paull said. “We need more girls who want to learn a great game and who want to be part of a team.” Ross agreed. “We don’t have a lot of girls with softball experience on our high school team,” Ross said. “Most of them have never played organized softball, so we Members of the Mission Bay Girls’ Softball League promote league would like to create a relationship registration during the Pacific between the youth and the high school Beach Holiday Parade. levels to get the parents and community more involved.” The MBGSL is for girls between ages 5 and 14 from any school or community at any experience level. The league begins in late February and runs until early May. For more information or to register, visit www.mbgsl.org.

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Ravens NFL fans find a place to roost at Dirty Birds in and asking if we could turn the sound on for the Ravens game when it was on and it slowly grew from there.” What started out as a small flock of Though a born-and-raised New York Baltimore Ravens fans in Pacific Beach Jets fan from Long Island, Gibson gladsearching for a place to cheer on their ly turns his restaurant-bar over to these team has turned into a mass migration dedicated fans. of purple-and-gold-clad locals to Dirty “It’s a good group of people who are Birds every football Sunday. passionate about their team,” he said. “A lot of Baltimore fans lived in the “We’re just happy to give them a place immediate neighborhood and were to come and be surrounded by other looking for a place to watch the game,” Ravens fans for the two or three hours said Dirty Birds owner Leigh Gibson. “It during the game.” started off with a couple of guys coming Those who have built up a ravenous BY MARIKO LAMB | BEACH & BAY PRESS

A flock of Baltimore Ravens fans gather outside Dirty Birds on Mission Boulevard.

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from fresh ingredients. A great accompaniment is a good, old-fashioned brew to wash it all down. To complete the perfect football Sunday package, Dirty Birds offers specials on $15 buckets of bottled domestic beer, $10 bottles of champagne and $2 mimosas all weekend. “We also have 13 flat-screen TVs that encompass the bar,” he said. “From every seat, you have access to at least three to four TVs in your immediate peripheral vision.” Dirty Birds televises the Ravens and San Diego Chargers, which Dirty Birds also supports. Other games are screened simultaneously via the NFL Sunday

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MISSION BAY HIGH School tour slated for Thursday, Jan. 10 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Check in at the front of fice and meet at the campus library. Lear n more about the inter national baccalaureate (IB ) program and all that MBHS has to of fer. Meet the IB coordinator, staf f and parents while learning about opportunities for students in academics, sports, technology, fine arts, science and the IB program. For more information about the tour, call (858) 2731313, or email D oug McIntosh at dmcintosh@sandi.net. PB MIDDLE SCHOOL A PB MS prospective parent tour is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 10 from 8 to 10 a.m. Join the PBMS tour to learn more about the school’s highly-acclaimed international baccalaureate program and tour the campus. Check in at the front of fice. Park ing will be available in the Felspar Street lot. PB ELEMENTARY • Friends of Pacific Beach Elementary School monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m in. Room 9. All are welcome, childcare will be provided. • PB E’s annual Intramural Four-Square Tournament takes place between Jan. 14 and Jan. 18. • PB Elementary School tour takes place Thursday, Jan. 17 at 8 a.m. Meet at the front office. Join

While some people gravitate toward shiny new things, Mary Willmont prefers to turn gently used stuff into golden treasures. The longtime South Mission Beach homeowner, temporarily living in Point Loma, has been shopping the thrift stores since she was a kid. Even as a young mother, before “green” was the thing, she’d scout the alleys with her children. She said the best time for finding useful throwaways was June after the college students left their apartments to return home. “For me, it wasn’t trash-picking, but treasure hunting,” said Willmont, a former elementary-school teacher who became a stay-at-home mom. “… I never could afford to buy the things I liked, so I made them.” Now at 77, Willmont can’t seem to break the habit of searching for goodies and re-purposing them. To help support her addiction, she started selling many of her finds at local craft fairs, but still keeps a closetful for herself. Among her latest offerings at her Reincarnations booth are cashmere shawls. For seven years, she’s been fashioning them out of secondhand men’s and women’s large and extra-large sweaters, which she opens at the seams and sews back together in rectangles, with openings for the head. The ribbed bottoms become collars; the opened sleeves part of the fabric of the garments. She makes the fringe with yarn she wraps around CD covers, “which either come from the thrifts or are going to the thrifts.” For the last year, Willmont has also been collecting men’s silk ties, which she turns into one-of-a kind neck scarves. “I have a really good eye for composition, she said, explaining that she uses two

ties for each scarf, blending color and design. She drapes and tucks the fabric, pinning everything in place until she gets the shape she wants. “My eye knows when it’s at its best and that’s when I stop,” she said. Even old eyeglasses are a source of inspiration and design for Willmont. She twists and turns the metal into intricate shapes, then adds beads with more wire to end up with sculptural pendants and earrings. Under Willmont’s crafty eye, a skirt that doesn’t fit but couldn’t be resisted becomes a shawl she simply throws over her head. Sometimes, she tucks the waist inside and sews it down; other times, she adds a jeweled belt. “I look at something and think what can I do to make it useful again,” Willmont said. “Thrift stores are a treasure trove for creative people or people with expensive tastes and minimal budgets, especially if Willmont is wearing a pleated skirt with a they have a sewing background.” tucked-under waist as a shawl. In the past, she has turned jeans and fur into funky hats, and leather and fur finds into purses. It’s the hunt that keeps her haunting the thrifts. At this point in her life, “It has nothing to do with need. It’s so much fun to walk through a row of sweaters and find the color.” She said gray, black, red, blue, pink and white are relatively easy to come by. The trick is procuring a purple, orange or apple-green cashmere for an average price of $6. Though Willmont said she enjoys sharing her work at the fairs, she’s not getting rich from them. She figures her average take for the day is about $200. But, then, making money isn’t her primary objective. Shopping and creating are. And the shows are a good way “to get rid of extra stuff.” For more information, contact WillA close-up of one of Willmont’s tie scarves. mont at mtwillmont@gmail.com.

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the cluster), Pacific Beach Middle School and Mission Bay High School. All schools will have informational booths, activities for children and perfor mances throughout the afternoon. The huge fair will be the perfect opportunity for interested parents and students to meet the principals of each school and

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“If you can help the people around you, you should” and warehouse restocking to provision of mass care, family service or mental health specialties. “The Red Cross does a great job of training their volunteers,” Stuart said. “They have very specific classes we all need to go through to be prepared when we get deployed. About the time I was finishing up my training, Hurricane Ike hit Texas. I was deployed in various parts of Texas for three weeks to help out.” On the local level, Stuart also took part in a disaster action team, which responds to local disaster scenes like house fires. “The Red Cross provides shelter, food, health and mental-health services to help families - and sometimes entire communities - get back on their feet. If a fire happens here in San Diego in the middle of the night, Red Cross is there to comfort those affected,” she said. “I had no idea the reach of all the different Red Cross programs until I started volunteering with them.” Her efforts in New York were shared with volunteers from all over the world, including 40 from the local San Diego chapter. At times, the long hours and minimal living quarters – which consisted of a simple cot for sleeping and two showers and three bathroom stalls shared by 100 other volunteers – could be both challenging and enlightening, she said. “Being away from home on these deployments can be pretty tough,” Stuart said. “Three weeks or more of sleeping on a cot, little sleep and not

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Here are 20 tips for talking to your children about tough financial times: 1. It’s okay to talk to your children about finances. 2. Discuss who makes the financial decision in your home. 3. When discussing the financial situation, make it clear that it’s not their fault. Be empathetic to your child’s feelings. 4. Normalcy - try not to make drastic changes or big changes in their schedule. Try to keep everything as normal as possible with their schedules. This will keep the fear level down. 5. Age does not equal maturity an age/number doesn’t mean a child is mature. The more mature they are, the more they can handle. 6. If a child becomes fearful, overwhelmed, stressed and/or anxious, they can act out. A child can become depressed as well. We now see depression as early as 3 - 4 years old. Children can act out and become angry or guilty like it’s their fault. If you see your child is extremely and/or chronically stressed or showing signs/symptoms of anxiety

and/or depression like irritability, mood swings, sadness, isolation, change in grades, change in the desire to go to school and see friends, participate in activities, change in sleeping and/or eating habits, get outside help and/or tell your school counselor. 7. Reassurance - even if you are worried about the financial future of your family, don’t let it show. Reassure your kids everything will be okay. Watch how you express your fear both NON-VERBALLY & VERBALLY. Kids learn through imitation and role modeling. They absorb like sponges; if they see your worried and stressed, they will feel the same way. Also remember - positive and negative behaviors/attitudes are contagious. If your family is in a bad mood constantly it will rub off on the kids. Happier people handle situations better, they are more realistic and recover from negative situations quicker. The more optimistic and happy the parents are, the easier it will be for the family to remain calm and intact. Kids don’t understand what a recession is, but they can sense fear and stress. 8. Tell the kids what you’re doing to make the situation better: looking for a job, collecting unemployment, the wife or husband took on more hours at work, or you have a good savings. ALWAYS STRESS THAT THIS SITUATION IS TEMPORARY! 9. Basic needs - let the kids know that everything will be okay and nothing much will change. All their basic needs will still be there. There will be food on the table, a house to come home to, a car to pick them up from school, etc.

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