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PBTC announces January events BY DEBBIE HATCH | BEACH & BAY PRESS
Copper chopper Sgt. Paul Connelly (left), head of the San Diego Police Department’s (SDPD) Airborne Law Enforcement (ABLE) unit, and Sgt. Robert Gassmann stand in front of the SDPD’s EuroPAUL HANSEN | Beach & Bay Press copter Astar B3 helicopter.
January kicks off a new year of business for the Pacific Beach Town Council (PBTC). The council is under the leadership of its newly-elected president, Joe Wilding, and its vice president, Jerry Hall. The PBTC’s first two public events for 2011 include an installation of officers and directors and a community forum.
Installation reception The PBTC will invite the public to its 60th annual Installation of Officers and Directors Dinner on Jan. 15. The honorary mayor of Pacific Beach, selected by former honorary mayors, will be announced to the community as well. The main quality sought in the honorary mayor is someone who is committed to service within the community, Wilding said. SEE PBTC, Page 5
Police helicopters: Flying in complex airspace, their crews save lives and protect the populace BY DEBBIE HATCH | BEACH & BAY PRESS The Octotron is a new eight-armed, whirling ride now awaiting visCOURTESY PHOTO itors at Belmont Park in Mission Beach.
When beach residents hear a helicopter flying overhead, chances are it’s a police helicopter. “We are considered to be one of the best aviation law enforcements in the country,” said Sgt. Paul Connelly, head of the San Diego Police Department’s (SDPD) Airborne Law Enforcement (ABLE) unit. The ABLE unit flies inside one of the busiest and most complicated air spaces in the country, said ABLE’s Sgt. Robert Gassmann. The pilots share airspace with the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard, sightseeing flights and news choppers as well as other public and private pilots. “You happen to be in a corridor that gets a lot of air traffic,” Connelly said of the beach community air space. In addition, the unit contends with ocean and mountain range boundaries, an international border, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Gillespie Airport and crossing the flight paths of Lindbergh Field. SEE CHOPPER, Page 3
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Visitors to Belmont Park will find a new ride — The Octotron. This colorful, eight-armed, dual-passenger ride is geared up for thrillseekers. Riders may sit at the helm of this whirling ride, which sits on a coaster-like track, according to a statement from Joice Truban Curry, spokeswoman for the San Diego Coaster Company. Thrill seekers can move forward or backward as fast or slow as they choose. The cost to ride the new dizzying attraction is $5 per ride. However, unlimited ride wristbands can be purchased. Riders must be 48 inches tall to ride. The San Diego Coaster Company, operators of the historic Giant Dipper Roller Coaster and other rides within the seven-acre Belmont Park, want the public to be aware that its business is not involved in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of the Wave House LLC, Curry stated. The Octotron is located within Belmont Park, near the corner of Mission Boulevard and West Mission Bay Drive in Mission Beach. For more information, visit www.belmontpark.com. — Debbie Hatch
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“Not every jurisdiction has borders,” Gassmann said. He said their job is to protect the public and apprehend suspects. “You’ve got to be all things to all people as the need requires,” Gassmann said. The unit maintains a tally of statistics called BASIC, which is an acronym for “Because of ABLE Suspect in Custody.” ABLE has responded to 8,569 radio calls in the past year and it was solely responsible for 663 arrests while responding to those calls. “These are usually dangerous suspects who would have otherwise evaded capture had the helicopter not been present,” Connelly said. SDPD Special Operations Assistant Chief Robert Kanaski recounted one such incident in Pacific Beach in April. An armed man robbed the Radio Shack located at 1603 Garnet Ave. and fled on foot to a shopping center on Sports Arena Boulevard. A police officer pursued the suspect on foot. Kanaski recounted that the officer was about to turn a corner, but he stopped short because ABLE was overhead and saw that the suspect was around the corner of the building with his gun drawn. Kanaski was certain that had ABLE not been there, the officer would have been shot. “The patrol officers rely on us,” Connelly said. “We make it a much safer environment.” The department has four helicopters and one Cessna plane, used for surveillance, transportation and extradition. “The helicopter is a great crook-catching machine,” Connelly said. Each helicopter is staffed with two
• The unit flew 3,500 hours • ABLE crews responded to 8,569 radio calls • ABLE was the first police unit on scene 3,822 times out of the 8,569 radio calls • ABLE was involved in 2,315 arrests • ABLE was solely responsible for 663 of these arrests • ABLE crews were involved in 51 vehicle pursuits and 64 foot pursuits — Compiled by Debbie Hatch police officers who spend two hours at a time on patrol in the air. “We are listening for calls we think we can assist on,” Connelly said. The helicopters are Eurocopter Astar B3 helicopters. They are quieter than the helicopters the department had prior. “We are very conscientious about the noise,” Connelly said. “We purposely stay higher to alleviate noise.” The helicopters have a light, referred to as “the night sun,” a FLIR (forward looking infrared) and a television screen for surveillance purposes. Each helicopter is in direct contact with SDPD units on the ground and is able to send images to them from the air. Since the unit began in1985, it has never had an accident. The pilots are professional, commercial-rated and held
to the same standards that the Federal Aviation Administration requires of all pilots. They will go where they are needed, but they fly specifically for the SDPD. Examples of mutual aid cases they might assist with are wildfire calls or stranded hikers in the mountains. Each helicopter is equipped with a backpack of supplies and first-aid items that can be dropped down to stranded individuals until rescuers arrive on foot to assist them. The pilot sits on the right and the tactical officer sits on the left. Both must have extensive experience as police officers on the ground prior to joining ABLE. It takes a helicopter team seven to 10 minutes to become airborne when it is called upon during a non-patrol time. A h e l i c o p t e r c r e w c a n t r ave l from the Mexican border to Del M a r i n ab o u t 12 minutes. To fly from Montgomery Field, where ABLE is headquartered, to Pacific Beach takes about two minutes. “The nature of our business is that we really don’t know how serious it is until we get there,” Gassmann said. “The presence of the police helicopter increases probability of capturing suspects, reduces liability and ultimately makes a safer environment for the responding officers and for the citizens that we are here to protect and serve,” Connelly said.
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2011: New laws are in place Property sellers could get break; divorce speed may stall; noose tightens on cyberbullies BY SEBASTIAN RUIZ | BEACH & BAY PRESS Hundreds of new California laws effectively went on the books Jan. 1, targeting everything from lossdriven property sales to property f ix-it breaks, and from delayed divorce proceedings to stricter policing on Internet cyberbullying.
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SATURDAY, JAN. 8 Friends of Rose Creek Garden Work Party, 10 a.m., Rose Creek Cottage, 2525 Garnet Ave., the public and those in need of community service hours for school may join, (858) 405-7503 Wagging Tales, 10:30-11 a.m., Pacific Beach-Taylor Library, 4275 Cass St., children practice literacy skills while reading to therapy dogs, free, (858) 581-9934
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Thompson said he expects even more foreclosures in coming years because some mortgage payments are set to balloon in 2012. The good news is that San Diego is just about No. 1 in the U.S. in terms of recovery, according to Patrick Park, president and CEO of Prudential Dunn Realtors in Pacific Beach. “[But] I think the people working for the Internal Revenue Service are going to be really busy for the next few years,” Park said.
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19 Pacific Beach Town Council Forum, 6:30 p.m., Pacific Beach Woman’s Club, 1721 Hornblend St., PBTC President Joe Wilding, and the board will hear concerns from the public, all community members welcome, (858) 4836666 PB Hospitality Task Force, 1 p.m., Discover PB office, 1503 Garnet Ave., (858) 273-3303
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I’M NOT SURE WHEN THE TOWN COUNCIL “adopted” little Danny Froelich, but it may have been in 1984 when Pacific Beach was home to “The World’s Largest Sand Castle” on the beach north of Crystal Pier. I’m guessing he was 12 or so when he attached himself to the Town Council crew that was sponsoring the event. Danny’s mom even let him join the group that stayed up all night making sure no one damaged the sand castle. Later, Danny could be seen helping at the Pacific Beach Block Party and the Christmas Parade. I didn’t see him much after he graduated from Mission Bay High School, but I knew he wanted to pursue a career in firefighting. Once I ran into him and he said he’d landed a position in Temecula (I think). Eventually, he got on with the San Diego Fire Department. A couple of years back I was leaving the Green Flash after breakfast and there was Danny — now Dan — polishing the hook and ladder truck in front of Station 21. Last week, I was reading an article in The Union-Tribune about a storm-related mud slide in the College area. The article had extensive quotes from San Diego Fire
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Battalion Chief Dan Froelich. Time does fly. I CONVINCED THE ONCE-A-MONTH LUNCH BUNCH to try Randy Jones All American Sports Grill, the former Trophy’s Restaurant at Hazard Center where we once regularly dined. For the most part, the group goes back 30 years to when three of them were members of the band that backed the hypnotist Michael Dean at the Catamaran. As always, I was the first on the scene at Randy Jones, and thought I’d wandered into an episode of the “Twilight Zone,” or maybe “Candid Camera.” In the self-same spot that a bubbly hostess once stood was — no one. I waited five minutes and seated myself. A few parties were ordering and dining, but I couldn’t get arrested. Eventually, a nice young man got me a cup of coffee and a menu. The rest of my friends drifted in and pretty soon we ordered our food and enjoyed a little camaraderie. Here’s the kicker: All of the wait staff were of the male persuasion. Call me prejudiced if you will, but if I want to be served by a guy I’ll do what I usually do — put a TV dinner in the microwave. I’m thinking Mrs. Jones must be in charge of the hiring. At Hooter’s, the girls weren’t quite enough to make up for the bad food. At Randy Jones the food wasn’t quite good enough to make up for the lack of femininity. BOY OH BOY! HAVE YOU NOTICED the days getting longer? Me neither, but summer can’t be far away! Oh, wait — we still have winter and spring don’t we? John Fry may be reached at 272-6655 or mail@johnfry.com
to delay the process and likely increase costs, according to several family-law experts. The new law requires oral testimony in court — something previously dealt with primarily through written declarations of the divorce-seeking couples. The extra steps could well increase the cost to the parties involved because of additional work required by attorneys, according to experts. Here are some other notable new laws or changes to existing laws that took effect Jan. 1: • Truancy: Parents of students who miss too much school and, by default, violate truancy laws could be held criminally-liable. • Property: Local governments must now give owners of vacant, foreclosed properties a chance to fix possible maintenance violations before impos-
ing a fine or penalty — except in health emergencies. • Cyberbullying: It will now be a misdemeanor to impersonate another person on the Internet with the intent to harm the victim. • Child sex abuse: A new law allows for quicker identification of sex offenders in child-abduction cases. Investigators must provide a list of sex offenders in a given area within two hours of a reported abduction. • Drug possession: Possessing less than 28.5 grams of marijuana will now be an infraction instead of a misdemeanor. • Medical marijuana: Collective dispensaries cannot be located within 600 feet of a school. To view the full 55-page list of new California laws, visit the state’s website at www.leginfo.ca.gov. — Kevin McKay contributed to this report.
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The PBTC will waste no time getting straight to business, holding a community forum on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 6:30 p.m. at the Pacific Beach Woman’s Club, 1721 Hornblend St. The goal of the forum is to allow res-
idents and business owners to voice their concerns and ideas for the community, Wilding said. He added that this would not be a debate, but a chance for he and the rest of the PBTC to hear the opinions of the community at large. “If you think PB is going one or the other and you don’t show up, I cant help you,” Wilding said. Other PBTC events include the monthly Dineout on Jan. 25 at the Green Flash, 701 Thomas Ave., and the Safe and Beautiful Committee meeting at 6 p.m. at the Knox Chapel, 1675 Garnet Ave. For more information about any of t h e s e e ve n t s , c a l l t h e P B TC of fice at (858) 483-6666 or visit www.pbtowncouncil.org.
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The reception, which will include food, will be held at the Soledad Club, 5050 Soledad Road, from 4 to 7 p.m. Tickets for the event cost $25 per person. Call the PBTC for tickets at (858) 483-6666.
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Book recommendation from the Pacific Beach-Taylor Library TITLE: “The Confession” AUTHOR: John Grisham SYNOPSIS: An innocent man, Donte Drumm, is about to be executed. Only a guilty man can save him. Travis Boyette is such a man. In 1998 he killed a popular high school cheerleader in East Texas. Suffering from an inoperable brain tumor, Travis decides for the first time in his life to do what’s right and confess to the crime. Can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges and politicians that they are about to execute an innocent man?
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The city of San Diego is operating its 37th annual tree-recycling program, collecting trees through Jan. 23. The city has opened 16 drop-off locations including, Kate Sessions Memorial Park, at Soledad Road and Loring Street; and Mission Bay, at SeaWorld Drive and Pacific Highway. The sites are open daily during daylight hours. Yard clippings, Christmas trees and other organic materials are thought to make up as much as 20 percent of waste buried in landfills, said Chris Gonaver, director of the Environmental Services Department (ESD) in a memo. Even flocked trees — trees with fake snow — will be accepted. Residents who have curbside recycling can recycle Christmas trees with their regular yard waste. It is advised to cut the tree and make it fit into the green recycling bin, said Dennis Williams, ESD spokesman. However, all tinsel and decorations must be removed prior.
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William Miller, owner of the United Studios of Self Defense, donates his time and dojo to young members of the San Diego Braille Institute. Here, he oversees a fun sparring sesPAUL HANSEN | Beach & Bay Press sion with Michele Gozum, 14, and Levy Bressan, 11.
Blind youth learn valuable skills BY LEE CORNELL | BEACH & BAY PRESS When Ian Gayola asked his Shaolin Kempo instructor if he could compete in an upcoming tournament, it wasn’t the first time William Miller had received such a request from one of his pupils. What made this instance so unique was that Gayola is 90 percent blind. “It was a fantastic thing, it blew us all away,” Miller said. Not only did Gayola compete, he placed first in the adult men’s white and yellow belt division. “I was trying to over-prepare myself for it,” said Gayola, 17. “Sensei Miller was teaching me techniques on how to get shots in first, so I just had to go for
it and I ended up winning first place. It was pretty good.” Miller, who is married with four children, owns and operates the United Studios of Self Defense on 1749 Garnet Ave. He gives back to the community by voluntarily donating his time and dojo to young members of the San Diego Braille Institute. He teaches many of the blind youth in San Diego to feel more confident in an overwhelming world. “It’s all about giving back to people who appreciate it and are more in need of it,” Miller said. “It feels great.” Miller has been dealing with his own health issues since 1991 and had his first heart surgery in 1997, but he said his health complications pale in com-
parison to those who are forced to live without a sense most take for granted. Miller has always enjoyed working with children, and about 10 years ago he started volunteering to help local sight-impaired youth. As a teacher and mentor, he has seen some pupils grow from 9-year-olds to 18-year-old adults. “I’m excited to see where these kids go with their lives,” he said. The youngsters who train with Miller learn about much more than just selfdefense. They become more confident in physical aspects like balance and awareness of their surroundings. But they also learn the importance of selfdiscipline and taking chances into the SEE STUDENTS, Page 12
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Publisher continues to keep newspapers forging ahead BY MARIKO LAMB | BEACH & BAY PRESS Julie Hoisington, owner and publisher of Beach & Bay Press and San Diego Community Newspaper Group (SDCNG), is breaking down barriers in more ways than one. Not only is she the only female publisher and owner of an independent newspaper company in San Diego, her company is succeeding at a time when the novelty of print publications is diminishing and small businesses continue to struggle in an economy on the rebound. From an early age, Hoisington knew what she wanted, and the determined young woman worked hard to achieve it. In high school, Hoisington served as yearbook editor and took classes in photography and journalism. She continued her passion in college, where she pursued a major in graphic arts. In 1979, Hoisington was hired at the Idahonian in Moscow, Idaho, a daily newspaper where she acted as the creative designer for ads, special sections and covers, and dummied layouts of the publication. “Julie was the best graphic artist that our little newspaper had ever seen,” said Randy Frisch, former advertising manager at the Idahonian. “When somebody needed something done right and done with style, they’d go to Julie,” he said, calling her a quiet, go-to leader in the small advertising department. In 1988, Hoisington took her talents to San Diego, where she and her former husband, David Mannis, established SDCNG with the publication of a single paper, Beach & Bay Press, serving the Pacific Beach and Mission Beach communities. The company continued to expand, with publications to include communities in Point Loma, Ocean Beach, La Jolla and downtown. After the couple’s divorce, the duo continued to work as co-publishers at SDCNG for eight years. Hoisington has been operating SDCNG solo for two years now — and despite a downturn in the economy, the emergence of competing businesses and new technology to contend with — she is thriving at the helm. Today, SDCNG publishes Beach & Bay Press, The Peninsula Beacon, La Jolla Village News, San Diego Downtown News and San Diego Pets Magazine. “The secret to success through economic challenges is that we’re able to think of it as a grassroots approach,” Hoisington said. Larger dailies find it difficult to fulfill their subscription quotas because they
compete with an increasingly oversaturated marketplace of media sources from the Internet and television. This, in turn, lessens the influx of advertising dollars and altogether diminishes the existence of daily papers, she explained. Advertising in community newspapers is ideal for small businesses trying to target a specific audience because the papers are seen by more than a subscription-based fraction of the market. In the case of SDCNG, Hoisington’s papers hit a vast portion of the community, delivering niche publications to 56,000 doorsteps on a regular basis, she said. “Having an independently-owned format, we’re not competing with the dailies and broadcast. We’re isolated to
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this business, knows how things work and she is pushing for progressive improvements. This is something you rarely see today in the newspaper industry.” One such decisive action that the business-savvy leader undertook was to embrace the latest trends in technology instead of blaming it as the culprit of print’s demise. SDCNG launched www.sdnews.com in the mid1990s. It has since become a comprehensive online website for Hoisington’s network of publications. The home page now features daily news updates and the news team has adopted a web-first strategy. News space used to be really tight in print, and a lot would get cut or held out, Hoisington said. Introducing fresh news online each day provides readers up-to-date and more in-depth information about their community on a regular basis. “I enjoy the fact that it’s real people with real lives, and we bring them news that will affect and touch their lives,” she said. Despite difficult times for print, Hoisington has succeeded by pushing forward with new, progressive ideas in the industry to keep niche publications alive in San Diego. She has been an instrumental figure in building commerce in local communities and presenting news that often gets overlooked by larger daily papers and broadcast. “It’s an interesting industry to be in,” she said. “There’s never a dull moment.” For more information about SDCNG, visit www.sdnews.com or call (858) 270-3103.
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Photographer goes from whales to weddings BY MARIKO LAMB | BEACH & BAY PRESS Lisa Gisczinski is anything but your ordinary wedding photographer. The outdoor enthusiast has quite the unusual career transition on her resume — from Shamu trainer at SeaWorld to local nuptials photographer. After graduating from Penn State with a degree in psychology, Gisczinski trained sea lions, dolphins and killer whales at the SeaWorld in San Antonio, Texas. After two years in San Antonio, she moved to San Diego and continued to entertain SeaWorld audiences in eight shows per day. “I’m somebody who follows my dreams, and when I found out that [SeaWorld] was a career option, I did everything I could to follow that,” Lisa said. Lisa trained animals for 12 years before reaching a breaking point in her career. The physically-taxing job had taken its toll and Lisa suffered from a few injuries. While injured, she began taking pictures of her fellow trainers on the job. Gisczinski became interested in the art, took a few photography classes, and in 2005, she photographed her first wedding in San Diego. By 2007, Gisczinski began photography full time. Since then, Elle G Photography, her Pacific Beach-based company, has been taking off. Elle G was awarded the 2009-2010 Bride’s Choice on Martha Stewart’s Wedding Wire, an online market connecting wedding vendors with clients. She can also boast a perfect score from each of her clients on the site’s review section, including praises about Elle G’s quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value for cost and flexibility. Nothing is out of question for Gisczinski’s photography shoots. She ensures that her clients always get what they
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A legacy of laughs Entering its 35th year, La Jolla’s Comedy Store known for solidifying art of stand-up on the West Coast BY KENDRA HARTMANN | VILLAGE NEWS In the late 1970s, stand-up comedy in Los Angeles was a brutal but exhilarating scene. Documented accounts describe up-and-coming comedians flocking to L.A., living out of their cars and begging for money from friends for drugs or rent while trying to impress audiences at the “We would party famous Comedy with the locals, Store on Sunset fall in love with Boulevard, all in a desperate attempt the local girls. We to get noticed. The just couldn’t wait worm on the end to come down to of the hook was a La Jolla.” coveted spot on the “Tonight Show” with Argus Hamilton Johnny Carson, which Comedian would almost guarantee success. “There were only a few clubs in the country where an unknown comic could get on stage, and then it was only on amateur nights,” said Argus Hamilton, a veteran of the stand-up industry, who has been a regular performer at both the L.A. and the La Jolla Comedy Stores since the mid-1970s. “You would have to work those open mics night after night, week after week, sometimes year after year, to get good enough to work on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Then you might have to work another year or two to get good enough to work Friday and Saturday.” One hundred miles south, things could not have been more different. At the La Jolla Comedy Store, located at 916 Pearl St., things were distinctly more relaxed. Comics had no reason to worry about getting noticed — but they were there only because they were already somebody in the realm of stand-up comedy. “By the time you were good enough for La Jolla, you were a five- or six-year seasoned comic,” Hamilton said. “Everyone who came to La Jolla was good enough to work the weekends up in L.A.” Mitzi Shore, owner of the Comedy Store chain, opened the Comedy Store South in Pacific Beach in 1976, and moved the club to its present location in La Jolla in August of 1977. She even bought a pair of condos in Pacific Beach so that out-of-town acts would have somewhere to stay. Hamilton said she wanted a place where comedians who regularly performed up in L.A. could get away for “a week-long vacation and have a nice, paid gig.” For Hamilton and his peers, La Jolla was just that place to escape from the chaos of the L.A. scene. “Comics got to bond down there. Most of the time in L.A., we’re workaholics, scrambling like mad to get our careers going. It really allowed all of the funniest guys in my generation and the generations that followed to
sit together on the beach and kick ideas around,” he said. “We would party with the locals, fall in love with the local girls. We just couldn’t wait to come down to La Jolla.” According to Hamilton, the draw of La Jolla came not only from the relaxed feel and party scene. The club itself, he said, is renowned for its exceptional acoustics, and comedians have come from all over the country to record albums there. “That room is the best comedy room in the country,” Hamilton said. “Crowds get a kind of mob mentality when they realize how much noise they can make, and they start to enjoy making it. There is no room in the country like it.” Hamilton tells of comedy greats like Kelly Monteith, Freddie Prinze, Robin Williams and Michael Keaton, who shared the stage in La Jolla in the 1970s when comedy clubs were a phenomenon known only to the West Coast and New York City. Today, in-house comics at the Comedy Store La Jolla do double-duty at the club, working as bouncers, SEE COMEDY, Page 12
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MUSICcalendar BY BART MENDOZA | BEACH & BAY PRESS Roots reggae group The Califarians, which will perform at RT’s Longboard tonight, may have only formed in July 2010, but it is a group with a major pedigree. The band’s various members have played with a wealth of genre performers including locals Slightly Stoopid and the transplanted English Beat as well as legends such as Eek-AMouse, The Itals and Pablo Moses. The Califarians’ emphasis is on keeping things fun and danceable, making this show from some of the area’s most seasoned reggae musicians a must for fans of rhythmic dance floor tunes. The Califarians: Tonight, Jan. 6, 10 p.m. at RT’s Longboard, 1466 Garnet Ave., 21 and up. www.myspace.com/mightycalifarians The Wave House expands its booking a bit with a free comedy show on Friday, Jan. 7. The night’s lineup includes three up-and-coming comedians: Jarrod Harris, Rory Scovell and Kumail Nanjiani. While all three are veterans of Comedy Central, Nanjaini is on a particularly hot streak at the moment, with appearances in the past year on TV’s “Colbert Report,” “Late Night with David Letterman” and “Saturday Night Live.” He was also named one of the year’s top 10 comedians to watch by both New York Magazine and Variety, as well as scoring a part in the TBS series “Franklin and Bash.” Anyone wanting a few laughs on a budget after a long holiday season need look no further. Comedy Night: Friday, Jan. 7, 8 p.m. at the Wave House, 3125 Oceanfront
biggest cheers to be given for the group’s earliest songs. T.S.O.L.: Friday, Jan. 7, 8 p.m. at Brick by Brick, 1130 Buenos Ave. 21 and up. $18. www.myspace.com/tsol The area doesn’t get a lot of classical music, so aficionados won’t want to miss an appearance from Dr. Barry Salwen at the Pacific Beach-Taylor Library on Jan. 12. A music professor at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, Salwen is also an internationally-acclaimed concert pianist, releasing nine albums to date. Salwen is due to release his recording of a Roger Sessions piano concerto via Albany Records in 2011, but this inviting library gig offers the best way to hear Salwen’s artistry. Dr. Barry Salwen: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 6 p.m. at Pacific Beach-Taylor Library, 4275 Cass St. All ages. Free. www.pblibraryfriends.org While the Electrocarpathians, which performs at Café Bar Europa on Sunday Jan. 16, is essentially a world music group, perhaps “fusion” is the best description for its sound. Rooted in Eastern European folk music, such Kumail Nanjiani, who has appeared on the “Colbert Report,” “Late Night with David Letterman” and “Saturday Night Live,” will perform during Comedy Night, Jan. 7, at the Wave as klezmer, polka and czardas, it mixes COURTESY PHOTO in dashes of classic rock and Latin House, 3125 Oceanfront Walk. rhythms for a unique and exciting sound. The Electrocarpathians has Walk. No Cover. 21 and up. score airplay, all a major feat back in two albums to date, the most recent www.wavehousesandiego.com the day. There have been numerous being 2008’s “Fighting for Harmony.” lineups of the band, but today it tours This is a band you’ll want to experiOne of the first punk bands to make with two original members: frontman ence live, with Café Bar Europa the an impact in the U.S., T.S.O.L., or True Jack Grisham and bassist Ron Emory. perfect intimate setting. Sounds of Liberty, has never lost its T.S.O.L. continues to record, most The Electrocarpathians: Sunday, Jan. fan base. Formed in 1979, the Long recently releasing the album “Life, Lib- 16, 7:30 p.m. at Café-Bar Europa, Beach-based group was among the erty & the Pursuit of Free Downloads” 873 Turquoise St. All ages. www.theturquoise.com/wordpress earliest to tour, release records and in 2009. However, expect the night’s
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It’s time for Restaurant Week Diners can visit those places they’ve been wanting to try San Diego Restaurant Week will take place Jan. 16-21. More than 180 restaurants from all over San Diego County will participate and the list keeps growing each year. Reservations, which are recommended, should be made with the individual restaurants. Walk-in diners are accepted if space permits. The most recent Restaurant Week, held in September, drew more than 140,000 participants. The three-course, pre-determined menus from San Diego restaurants will be set at either $20, $30 or $40 per person. Taxes, beverages and gratuity are not included. For a complete list of participating restaurants visit www.sandiegorestaurantweek.com. — Debbie Hatch
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The Chargers are out, but the playoffs are on BY LEE CORNELL | BEACH & BAY PRESS After 17 grueling weeks of regular season football, the NFL playoffs are finally here. Unfortunately for Chargers fans, San Diego failed to qualify for the postseason despite a 9-7 record. While the Chargers have a lot of decisions to make during the offseason, NFL enthusiasts can rejoice that the best part of the year has arrived. We begin the playoffs with Wild Card weekend Jan. 8-9. Here’s a look at the matchups:
New Orleans at Seattle Saturday, Jan. 8, 1:30 p.m. The 2011 playoffs begin with the defending champion Saints traveling to Seattle. The Seahawks are the first NFL team with a losing record to reach the postseason. Seattle snuck in by beating St. Louis on the last night of the regular season. New Orleans came into the year with tons of expectations but has failed to consistently live up to them. The Saints have been getting healthier of late and Drew Brees is still one of the best quarterbacks in the league. I don’t see how New Orleans can lose this one. Prediction: Saints 38, Seahawks 10
New York Jets at Indianapolis Saturday, Jan. 8, 5 p.m. This rematch of last season’s AFC championship game pits two teams that were up and down in 2010. The
Colts struggled to a 6-6 start before embarking on a four-game winning streak to win their division. Indianapolis is always dangerous with Peyton Manning (4,700 passing yards this year) lining up under center. New York was the talk of the league early on — then the Jets added pressure on themselves by making brash predictions. Jets’ second-year quarterback Mark Sanchez (17 touchdowns and 13 interceptions) struggled in the second half of the season. I’m going with the hot team in this matchup. Prediction: Colts 24, Jets 20
Baltimore at Kansas City Sunday, Jan. 9, 10 a.m. The Chiefs beat out the Chargers for the AFC West title and are the most improved playoff team. Arrowhead Stadium is one of the toughest places for opponents to play. Kansas City relies on a heavy dose of running, featuring explosive halfback Jamaal Charles (he finished second in the NFL with 1,467 rush yards), coupled with smart if not conservative decisionmaking by quarterback Matt Cassel (27 touchdowns and just seven interceptions this season). Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe led the team and the league with 15 touchdown receptions. The Ravens have all the pieces in place and are unlucky not to be hosting a playoff game despite posting a 12-4 record. Baltimore upgraded its air attack by adding talented wide receiver Anquan Boldin in the offseason. The Ravens also have explosive running
Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel directs the offense against San Diego in a past meeting between the two teams. Cassel helped the Chiefs capture their division this year while the Chargers let their playoff hopes slip away. Meanwhile, Kansas City hosts Baltimore Jan. 9 for its DON BALCH | Beach & Bay Press first playoff game in years.
back Ray Rice and a slew of wellknown playmakers on defense. Kansas City didn’t get any favors by drawing Baltimore. Prediction: Ravens 22, Chiefs 13
Green Bay at Philadelphia Sunday, Jan. 9, 1:30 p.m. The Packers had to fight their way into the playoffs. They beat the Giants
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BY AMBERLY DRESSLER | BEACH & BAY PRESS the NFL. He finished the year with the third-highest passer rating in the league (just behind Philip Rivers). The Packers also have a couple of tremendous players on defense in linebacker Clay Matthews (13.5 sacks) and safety Charles Woodson. The Eagles captivated the nation with their play this year. The way Michael Vick rebounded from his troubled past was inspiring. Philadelphia also had the comeback of the year when it responded from 3110 deficit with seven minutes left to beat the Giants in week 15. Multitalented receiver DeSean Jackson ended that game in dramatic fashion by returning a punt for a touchdown with no time left on the clock. The Eagles haven’t played well since, and I don’t believe in teams turning it on at will.
Prediction: Packers 27, Eagles 20
DIVISIONAL ROUND The winners from Wild Card weekend will get a shot at the big boys in the divisional round Jan 15-16. Waiting in the wings in the AFC are topseeded New E n gl a n d and Pittsburgh. In the NFC, Atlanta and Chicago earned byes and a chance to host their opponents in the second round. Those who are still standing will be just a win away from a Super Bowl appearance in Dallas on Feb 6.
High school wrestling offers many reasons to tap out these days. The scholarship opportunities and the number of teams to wrestle with collegiately in California are slim, if not non-existent. “It’s closing up because they cut UC Davis, and I think they are cutting other California programs,” said Mission Bay High School (MBHS) coach Marco Herrera. “So, with budget cuts, those opportunities are closing up.” According to SaveUCDaviswrestling.com, the Northern California school was the last University of California campus to offer the sport. Neither San Diego State, the University of California, San Diego nor the University of San Diego field a wrestling team. Herrera said the opportunities are still around: local high school athletes just may have to leave the state to find them. But, wrestling doesn’t draw the same crowds as a banner sports like football. Fewer scholarships and out-of-state tuition costs end many players’ dreams on the high school mats. None of Mission Bay’s seniors from last year moved on to the college ranks. “Very few from San Diego go on to do that,” Herrera said. “It’s usually Division I schools. It’s pretty tough. Even though California is one of the top three wrestling states for high school, they just aren’t continuing on as much as other states.” Part of the problem may be the age these wrestlers start. “I would say 99.9 percent are first-time wrestlers,” Herrera said of his program. “It’s really tough, especially with the bigger schools. They have kids starting out at middle school, so we are going up against experience every single
Mission Bay High School coach Marco Herrera’s wrestling team has enthusiasm and works hard. The coach is looking forward to the future AMBERLY DRESSLER | Beach & Bay Press as the team gains experience.
time. It’s a handicap we start out with.” The sport offers its own advantages, though. “The good thing about wrestling is if you work hard, it’s going to show. Whereas a team sport, if you work really hard and then two guys are slacking, then you’re kind of in trouble,” Herrera said. MBHS senior Johnny Valdez, 160 pounds, pins down what it means to showcase his efforts. His coach cites him as a wrestler to watch. “Johnny started his sophomore year, and he’s just been working really hard the three years he’s been here,” Herrera said. “Last year he got second at CIF, and he won league.” MBHS, which has less than a handful
of seniors on its roster, will be Valdezless in the immediate future. “It was unfortunate. This last tournament he was one of the top seeds at the tournament, but he got hurt,” Herrera said. “He’s out — hopefully, just for two weeks.” Due to the nature of the sport, Herrera is used to hitting the gym with fewer players. “In league we went 0-5 last year, but that’s only because we had so many holes in the lineup,” Herrera said. “Just about every guy on our team was league champ because they can win it individually. But as a team we didn’t win a single meet.” Herrera’s focus before league play in January is to gain experience on the mat.
“We have a really young team, but they are progressing pretty well,” he said. “They’re facing a lot of more experienced guys, but it’s going to be pretty good in a couple years.” Wrestlers like 103-pound freshman Cameron Nolan is expected to rise to the occasion. MBHS’s up-for-grabs league should help, too. Despite noting some good players, Herrera jokes the competitiveness of the league is comparable to pro football’s AFC West, which should help. “They’re working hard,” Herrera said. “We’re getting a larger number coming out to practices. We have a bigger core now that is really going to be awesome in a couple years.”
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unseen. Miller said most people with sight don’t know how to fall properly, so imagining how difficult that would be for the visually-impaired is easy. Miller tries to explain to them that the ground is actually quite often a safe place to be. “It’s about realizing the ground is your friend, not your enemy,” he said. “Its something you walk on and it’s fairly stable. If you fall, embrace it instead of putting down your wrist and breaking it.” In addition, this group has fun, which is apparent in their smiles and questions after class. “To see these kids really laugh and enjoy themselves is great,” Miller said.
“To be treated very much in a normal state versus special is really big to them.” Ian Gayola’s younger brother, Egilrae, 13, is also attending classes at the United Self Defense Studios. He’s hoping to someday follow in his brother’s footsteps by competing in tournaments. “He knows more than I do, so he teaches me what he knows,” Egilrae said. Asked about future goals in partnership with the Braille Institute, Miller said he would like to raise enough money to take a group of students to China and train with the Shaolin monks. For more information about the United Studios of Self Defense, call (858) 274-1229 or visit www.ussdpb.com.
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ticket-takers, promoters and janitors, all so they can have their eight or 10 minutes of stage time three or four times per week. Mike Vinn, a comedian who also does promotions at the club, said a position as an in-house comic, even if it requires occasionally unclogging toilets, is a coveted spot. “It’s a great way to learn, and you actually have to be funny to work here,” he said. Another shift in the stand-up scene was the flow of comics from south to north. While big names do still often come down to La Jolla, and though they still enjoy the “vacation” atmosphere and free beachfront accommodations, the club is no longer
when you’re doing it in a place with a reputation like the Comedy Store. “The cool thing,” said Vinn, scanning the headshots of famous comics on the wall of the club, “is that this place has so much history, and I get to be a part of it.” Most agree that, although there is certainly no shortage of post-show partying, the business of comedy has forever been altered from the days when talk show stars David Letterman and Jay Leno were the acts and not the hosts. “It’s much more professionally and collegially oriented now, in a chamber-of-commerce type of atmosphere, like you’re businessmen on the road together,” said Hamilton. “But back in the late 1970s, La Jolla was just a continuation of the party that was going on in L.A.”
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2011
CA DRE Broker's # 01312924 Karen Dodge CA DRE Broker's # 01312925 Mike Dodge
BIG SALE!
Designer Gates were $1999
NOW $599!
Pacific Beach House on a Full Lot
619-585-9999
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Mission Bay Real Estate Association Remodeled in 2004, this home comes with living room, family room, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Fenced yard for your pets. 2 car detached garage with alley access. Here's your chance to own "At the Beach". Call for details. Offered at $789,000!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! In Pacific Beach 3 blocks from the ocean in North PB. 2200+ sf 4BR/3.5BA Twinhome w/ ocean & bay views! Gorgeous kitchen w/granite counters, breakfast bar, and stainless appliances including 36" Italian cooking stove by Bertazonni beckons your inner chef. Watch the sunset from your roofdeck. An entertainer's dream! Perfect location! Live less than a block from Crown Point Shores! Walk, run, bike miles of sandy beach on the bike trail/walkway around the bay. 3BR/3BA Townhome in charming 4 unit complex. Upgraded kitchen & all 3 baths. Start that New Years resolution today!
In La Jolla New Year... New You! Delightful 3BR/3BA Home 3 blks from Windansea Beach! Large living room w/stone fireplace, fabulous kitchen, breakfast nook, dining rm, monster family rm, private upstairs master suite. Yards, gardens, patios from many rooms!
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. . . 3, 2, 1 Countdown the days till you're in your new HOME! Fabulous Crown Point area location just 1 block from Mission Bay. 2200+ sf Cape Cod Styled home offers 3-4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. Unique sunroom greets guests upon entry. Open Kitchen, Living, Dining floor plan makes entertaining easy. Top floor Penthouse Room w/ wet bar and roofdeck is a great private retreat! Wasn't entertaining more often one of your New Years resolutions?
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Incredible bay & ocean views await you from this 3BR/2BA, 1,919 sq. ft. one level Penthouse! Perfect for a second home or vacation rental! Call today so you can view this one of a kind opportunity on Mission Bay!
5010 Cass St., Suite G San Diego, CA 92109
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pacific beach / mission beach / crown point Open 7 days a week 12-5pm . . . .4151 Mission Blvd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bernie Sosna • 858-490-6127 Sat & Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . .1962 Fortuna Ave. . . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/3BA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$459,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathy Evans • 858-488-7355 Sat & Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . .4016 Gresham St. #C2 . . . . . . . .2BR/2BA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$525,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Liz Flesner • 760-812-8663 Sat & Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . .4032 Honeycutt St. . . . . . . . . . . .4BR/3.5BA . . . . . . . . . . . .$859,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathy Evans • 858-488-7355 Sat & Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . .1042 Wilbur Ave. . . . . . . . . . . . . .4BR/3.5BA . . . . . . . . . . . .$869,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathy Evans • 858-488-7355 Sat & Sun 12-3pm . . . . . . . . . . . .1058 & 1064 Diamond St. . . . . . .4BR/4BA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$999,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathy Evans • 858-488-7355
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point loma / ocean beach Sat 11-1pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4584 Point Loma Ave. . . . . . . . . .3BR/1BA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,300 per Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alexandra Mouzas • 619-518-2755 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3635 Jennings St. . . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/2BA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$860,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marie Huff • 619-838-9400
tierrasanta Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10459 Orozco Road . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/2BA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$469,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lou Binford • 858-522-7000 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10411 Orozco Road . . . . . . . . . . .4BR/2.5BA . . . . . . . . . . . .$639,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lou Binford • 858-522-7000
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Chris Love Coastal Properties
The Love Team wishes everyone in 92109 Happy New Year! LOWEST PRICE IN BAY SCENE
SFR ON OCEAN FRONT
CLOSED ESCROW
3940 GRESHAM #315 · $699,000
2711 OCEANFRONT WALK · $5,495,000
BAYSIDE WALK · $1,050,000
I Beautiful 3Br 2 Ba condo at Bay Scene. This home has new tile floors, remodeled kithchen, bathrooms with granite counters, walk-in closet in Master bedroom, huge laundry room inside unit plus 2 private balconys. Interior features floor to ceiling windows facing gorgeous lush landscaping and a great open floor plan. Complex features a fabulous full-size pool with spa, recreation room for parties, a workout room with cardio equipment and weights. 2 Secured below-ground parking spaces.
I Brand new custom 4BR/4.5BA, 3,320 esf home built by Custom Development and designed by Frontis & Young. This masterpiece has an ideal floor plan with entertaining beach front room with full bar, panoramic master bedroom views with Jacuzzi tub, 3rd floor kitchen with GE Monogram applcs, granite counters, cherry cabinetry. A spacious roof top deck awaits up top, elevator services all 3 floors and has a large 2-car garage. The best of Mission Beach!
I Gorgeous new construction 3 Br 2 Ba with panoramic bay views, highly upgraded, natural stone, closed circuit security/stereo, exclusive right patio on bay front and 2 car tandem garage. Gorgeous bayfront views from your kitchen & living room, located in the ideal Mission Beach location walking distance to Pacific Beach, MB Yacht Club, restaurants and great boardwalks. Great 2nd home or currently used as income producing vacation rental property.
INCOME PRODUCING UNITS
LA PALMA, #2B · $850,000
SAN GABRIEL PLACE · $599K & $799K
BERYL ST · $699,000
I Property for sale. 3BR/2BA, 1,900+ esf properties for sale in this building and both with great potential and stunning water views of Sail Bay. Quiet 100% owner occupied in this building with pool, tennisand easy access to Sail Bay.
I Great value down in South Mission steps to the sand, boardwalk and water. 2 separate condos for sale or buy the Duplex for $1,399,000. 2 Br 1 Ba 960 esf ground floor unit with exclusive patio, fireplace, arched walls, 2 car side-x-side garage. 3 Br 2.5 Ba 1696 esf upstairs unit with peak water views, multiple view decks, large open floor plan and 2 car parking. Great Vacation Rental Income!
I Great price for North PB. 3 Br 2 Ba 1430 esf home with hardwood floors, peak water views from patio, brick fireplace, wood beam ceilings, upgraded kitchen and 2 car garage & 2 car addtl parking. Gorgeous private backyard with Lanai patio, cookstation, spa hookups and mature fruit trees. Great for investor or 1st time buyer.
BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME
RIVIERA DRIVE · $899,000
BAYSIDE WALK · $1,590,000
OCEAN FRONT WALK · $2,950,000
I 3 Br 2 Ba 1191 esf on Sail Bay. Spectacular bay,sunset and evening lights from this ground floor condo.There are no other units on this level,no common walls to anyone elses place. The common area patio is very spacious and includes a pool and spa.Extensive windows across the front of the condo and lots of mirrors bring the water views inside for your enjoyment
I Rare corner lot on Bayside Walk overlooking gorgeous Sail Bay. 59 ft of frontage sits this 2 Br 1 Ba beach cottage ideal for building that gorgeous 3 Br 3 Ba 1700 esf dream home on this 1630 esf corner lot. Potential abounds from this great North Mission Beach location. Architectural sketches available upon request..
I Panoramic Penthouse overlooking crashing white water surf. 2005 built, 4 Br 3.5 Ba 1767 sq ft, elevator, floor-to-ceiling glass/sliders, multiple decks, natural stone flooring, 2 car side-byside garage, Subzero/Miele applcs, mounted flatscreens /electronics and much more.
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