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Mission Beach recycles the future BY RONAN GRAY | BEACH & BAY PRESS
District 2 councilmember Kevin Faulconer announced Tuesday that he plans to use $80,000 of discretionary funds to continue a longstanding program of supplemental trash pick-up in Mission Beach during the summer months. The program, which fell to budget cuts early this year, had provided two trash pick-ups per week during the summer in Mission Beach. The community does not have a curbside recycling program and annually experiences a dramatic population increase between Memorial Day and Labor Day accompanied by an increase in trash. After July 2010 the supplemental summer trash pick-ups – which costs the city approximately $58,500 per year – will
be replaced by a recycling program. A specially designed truck will be purchased to navigate the narrow alleyways of Mission Beach. Chris Gonaver, director of the Environmental Services Department, said the city currently has one such truck known as an “AlleyCat.” That truck is already occupied with trash collections in Mission Beach and parts of Downtown that also have narrow alleyways. The new truck, which will be dedicated to the recycling program, will cost the city an estimated $500,000 that includes blue recycling containers for Mission Beach’s roughly 3,500 residences. Faulconer’s office estimates that the program will cost approximately $90,000 annually thereafter. Citywide the recycling program costs approximately $9
million and generated almost $7 million in revenue from the recycled materials in 2008, according to San Diego City Waste Reduction Program Manager Stephen Grealy. “Last year we collected 80,000 tons of commodities,” said Grealy referring to the recyclable elements of the trash. He anticipates that the city will collect about the same tonnage this year but that the revenue will be lower. “With the commodities markets the way they are, we are anticipating only $4.5 million in revenue this year,” Grealy said. Mission Beach residents opted out of the curbside program in 2000. According to Kip Sturdevan of the Environmental Services Department, SEE RECYCLING, Page 5
Stimulus money will help dredge Mission Bay deteriorating parts of the Mission Bay channel jetty. Mission Bay will receive There have been approxiapproximately $10.5 million mately 150 boating acciin American Recovery and dents over the last four years Reinvestment Act stimulus near Bonita Cove due to the funds to dredge an area of jetty rock erosion. The eroQuivira Basin that has slowly sion has caused narrowing of filled with silt. Other the channel and shallower improvements include fixing basins, according to a stateBY SEBASTIAN RUIZ | BEACH & BAY PRESS
ment from the mayor’s office. Harris said work is slated to start by early fall. “There’s been a host of accidents, but nothing that major,” said Bill Harris, spokesman for the mayor’s office. SEE STIMULUS, Page 3
Yacht club shows off fleet BY ADRIANE TILLMAN | BEACH & BAY PRESS
Fifty years ago, the U.S.S. Mission Bay escort carrier had reached the end of its vitality, and there were plans to scrap the ship that had served during World War II. Commodore Sterling Rounthwaite of the Mission Bay Yacht Club wrote Congressman Bob Wilson asking him to secure one of the ships’
bells for the now 82-year-old yacht club. Today the bell stands at the entrance to the clubhouse on Mission Bay, off El Carmel Point. It’s a quiet welcome, rung each opening day, but symbolic of a club that takes pride in its long history on the bay and continued involvement in the community. Edna Johnson, the club’s third female commodore who served in 2002, ticks off a SEE YACHT, Page 16
A patient fills out documentation for medical marijuana to treat pain from his SEBASTIAN RUIZ | BEACH & BAY PRESS martial arts-related injuries at 929A Turquoise St.
Medical marijuana store opens on Turquoise St. “There’s nothing wrong or illegal, and they’re certainly necesA medical marijuana facility sary, but as someone who walks called the Pacific Beach Collective around with her children – for me opened at 929A Turquoise St. on – that’s not the kind of business Monday, May 11 to the dismay of we want in our community,” said several neighboring business own- Dawna Deatrick, president of ers and community members who Friends of Pacific Beach Elemensay the facility will attract crime tary School, a parent-teacher and illegal drug use to the neighorganization. “It’s a necessary evil borhood. but we just don’t want it in our While residents and businesses backyard.” in north Pacific Beach protest the Lenny Olsen, manager of the dispensary, they may have to grin Pacific Beach Gardens at 910 and bear it because marijuana Turquoise St., said there was no used for medicinal purposes is announcement about the facility. legal under state law. Federal law, There is no public noticing however, prohibits the sale of requirement for starting a dispenmedical marijuana. sary, according to Pacific Beach Some neighbors are livid. Collective store managers. Olsen “I don’t see any positive aspects said he wants one. to it,” said Jack Story, a 20-year “If I want to have an establishresident. “It’s probably not good ment to sell alcohol, I have to notifor business.” fy the community, but they can Story said many older folks in open up a medical marijuana north Pacific Beach fear the store store?” Olsen said. “How come will attract crime and make people they don’t have to notify [the pubafraid to patronize nearby busilic]?” nesses. Olsen added that he doesn’t And with Pacific Beach Elemen- want his 10-month-old son tary within walking distance, at exposed to a neighborhood culleast one parent fears the store ture that would “normalize” marimight attract dangerous drug juana drug use. addicts to the area. SEE MARIJUANA, Page 3 BY SEBASTIAN RUIZ | BEACH & BAY PRESS
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While many in the neighborhood take issue with the store, the facility is protected under California law as a result of the voter-approved Proposition 215. The Compassionate Use Act of 1996 legalized marijuana for seriously ill persons as long as they have a doctor’s recommendation, according to San Diego County Deputy District Attorney Steve Walter. In 2004, the Medical Marijuana Program Act, Senate Bill 420, established a voluntary patient identification and registration system. While the intent of the regulations is to help patients in serious pain, many recreational drug users circumvent the law by faking a need for it. “Most people that voted for [Prop 215] were thinking of people who were gravely ill and marijuana was something to ease their pain… it’s unfortunate that there’s people that have taken it to the extreme
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for maintaining navigable channels that includes Mission Bay, Harris said. The channel hasn’t been dredged since 1986. The Mission Bay Park Committee met May 5. The committee meets the first Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Santa Clara Recreation Center, 1008 Santa Clara Pl. In other news from the Mis-
and are ruining it for whom the law it was intended for,” Walter said. Robert, 36, showed up at Pacific Beach Collective for different reasons on the store’s opening day. A Pacific Beach resident, Robert asked that his last name not be published. Robert, a mixed martial arts instructor, said a series of knee operations and shoulder and other training injuries had left him in a lot of pain. Robert said doctors prescribed him pharmaceutical painkillers that had addictive side effects and made him ill. Robert registered with the Pacific Beach Collective and can now legally acquire the medicine he needs. “Hopefully people can understand that it’s the lesser of two evils when it’s necessary,” Robert said. Sean Grady, the dispensary’s treasurer, said he wants to dispel rumors that the store is a methadone dispensary clinic or needle exchange program. He added that a plainclothes, unarmed
sion Bay Park Committee: • Sewage interceptor system The city will begin replacing the deteriorating Mission Bay sewage interceptor system over the summer, said Jeff Soriano, project manager for the city’s Engineering and Capital Projects Department. The Mission Bay sewage interceptor system redirects storm water runoff to the sewer system in Point Loma during dry weather. Deteriorating access hatches will be replaced at about 22 stations around the bay along
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down approximately eight beach-area dispensaries and several others throughout the county, according to published reports. The case has been appealed and challenged all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. Judges have sided with the California law up to this point, according to Deborah McCarthy, chief deputy counsel for the County of San Diego. “The case is still alive,” McCarthy said. Robert She said the county has filed a petition to Medical marijuana patient ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the case. security guard will monitor activity inside, The Supreme Court could make a decialong with a video camera security system. sion to hear the case or not as early as next “Hopefully, the community will see how week. we actually handle things and embrace Meanwhile, a movement to legalize and us,” Grady said. tax the federally controlled substance is While Grady hopes for community supunderway. Assembly member Tom Ammiport, the County of San Diego has historiano (D- San Francisco) introduced Assemcally sided with the federal law on the issue. bly Bill 390 in February to regulate and tax San Diego and Merced counties filed a the plant the same way the state regulates civil court case in February of 2006 quesbeer and liquor. The legislation would gentioning the legality of dispensaries under erate up to $1.3 billion in revenue, accordfederal law. Later that year, federal and ing to Ammiano’s website. county law officials cooperated to shut
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on the entire savings.” Bayview Terrace Principal Magdalena Tavasci said she supports the school’s decision to change the bus schedule. She added, however, that she expects attendance to drop a little. “Changes like this, when you have children getting up early, there is an impact and…we’re already struggling with attendance,” Tavasci said. According to school officials, Bayview Terrace has an estimated 30 children in the school with special educational needs who demand specially trained teachers and aides. Of those students, approximately eight students use the two buses that serve the school. De Beck said schools that stagger class start times could reduce the effect on a majority of students. But that doesn’t help parents like Barron and Couch, who’ve been fighting to make everyone aware of how the new schedule will affect families. “When you have a child with special needs, every day is a fight anyway,” Couch said. “You shouldn’t have to fight with the people who are paid to educate [your] child.” The school district must decide on future budget cuts by June. The board next meets Tuesday, May 26 at 5 p.m. at the Eugene Brucker Education Center at 4100 Normal St.
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the Mission Beach Town Council requested drop-off sites instead. “I went to one of the meetings where we described the recycling program (we wanted them to be part of it) and they decided against it, asking that we provide more drop-off sites instead,” Sturdevan said. “The rationale on their part was twofold: First they wanted more money for their community centers (the proceeds from the drop-off sites went to their Park and Recreation council) and they felt it would be too many containers in their alleys.” Residents want curbside recycling now, however, and attribute much of the additional trash to visitors staying in weekly condo rentals. Bill Bradshaw of the Mission Beach Town Council feels confident that most of these visitors will take the time to separate their recyclables from the trash. “Some will, others won’t,” said the 78-year-old Mission Beach resident as he unloaded recyclables from his truck during his weekly trip to the recycling drop-off point on Santa Clara Drive. “It’s not nearly as cumbersome anymore now that you can put them all into one can instead of separate glass, metal and paper containers. Most of them are used to doing it at home anyway.” Some residents question whether the 10.5 percent Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) charged on all rentals of less than one month’s duration could be used to supplement the trash collection. It makes sense to many residents since the source of the additional trash seems obvious to them. “The population of Mission Beach triples during the summer,” said Mission Beach Town Council member Bob Craig. “Of course we have many vacation rentals. They are everyone who enjoys vacationing at the beach, lots of Arizona people, of course.” As Faulconer and Mayor Jerry Sanders stood before a bank of cameras and reporters in Mission Beach to announce the new recycling plans, a disheveled man with long unkempt hair, a scruffy beard and a mouth full of broken teeth stood in the background. Mike Howell is a homeless man with a less than subtle hint of alcohol on his breath when he speaks. He said that he will be 50 in September, but he looks much younger than that, especially for someone who claims to have lived outside, in and around the parks and beaches of Mission
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[ NEWS 5 ] gram. “If people are going to put it in the trash and it’s going to go straight to the landfill, how can you be mad at me for picking it up?”Howell said. For years, a symbiotic relationship has existed between beachgoers and people like Howell who scour the beach for discarded recyclable aluminum cans, plastic containers and bottles. The practice helps to keep the beach clean and is so common that Grealy said the city abandoned a project to place recycling containers on the sand. “When we got the containers back to the depot, there was nothRONAN GRAY| BEACH & BAY PRESS ing of value left in them,” Grealy Bill Bradshaw, 78, unloads his recycling said. at Santa Clara Recreation Center. With the year-old alcohol ban in Bay, since 2000. He said that he place, people like Howell are having spends about an hour and a half to search through the trashcans in each day collecting recyclables the lanes and alleys of Mission from the trashcans in the area to Beach for recyclables. When asked generate about $20 a day in “lunch how the new recycling program money.” He complained bitterly will affect him, he scoffed and said about being ticketed for scavenging that he doubts many visitors will recyclable metal and plastic conbother to separate their trash. Even tainers from the city’s black, if they do, Howell said with a wry wheeled trashcans in the only smile, it will merely make it easier neighborhood in the city that does for him to gather his daily quota not have a curbside recycling profrom the new blue bins.
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Chem teacher is a district star BY SEBASTIAN RUIZ | BEACH &BAY PRESS
Mission Bay High chemistry teacher Susan Weinshanker was nominated for the district’s annual Teacher of the Year award among 14 other high school teachers nominated for the award. Weinshanker made it to the semi-finals. After 25 years as an educator, Weinshanker said the biggest reward for her isn’t the recognition but the opportunity to make a difference in students’ lives. “When I hear students say, ‘Oh I get that,’ the moment when students realize that they’ve finally figured it out - that’s why I do what I do.” As a mother of two daughters, Weinshanker said students often return to thank her for teaching them life lessons as well as biology. Weinshanker spoke about one former student who returned years later. A lecture on contraception during a high school biology class had helped the student make better life decisions, Weinshanker said. The former student was engaged to
be married and was pursuing a career in education. “The two of us just stood there and cried,” Weinshanker said. “That kind of awakening is incredible.” Weinshanker has been teaching in San Diego since 2001. Originally from New Jersey, Weinshanker came to teach in California in 1986. She taught or served as an administrator for several California school districts, including Ålvord Unified School District in Riverside, Anaheim Union High School District and the Oceanside Unified School District . In 2001, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) recognized Weinshanker as a top administrator. She currently teaches as an adjunct professor in National University as well as several high school chemistry classes. She chairs the science department, and is the accreditation coordinator for Mission Bay High’s Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
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May 19 marks a state election Australia enjoys lots of buzz about its total greatness, from both seasoned visitors and those who admire that wonderful place from afar. First of all, it’s the only spot on earth that’s at once a nation and a continent; right away, that duality sparks fascinating visions of a brawny public spirit and government machinery. Second, the British founded it as one giant penal colony, with the first of those opened in 1788, which means that all today’s Australians are descendants of people with supposedly criminal pasts. The tie that binds may be a dubious one, but at least it’s a tie for which the U.S. has no historic match, and that makes it sort of exotic and— well—cool. Another common element in
JUST BECAUSE I’M PARANOID doesn’t mean that “CYRUS SL” isn’t out to get me. That’s the license plate on the vintage Mercedes Benz convertible that is always parked in the 800 block of Hornblend. When I go to lunch at China Inn, it’s watching me. When I go to Longs later in the day, it’s watching me. Last month I took Mom to DiMille’s on Adams Avenue and, when I turned the corner on Mansfield Avenue to take her home, CYRUS SL was parked there too. If something happens to me you’ll know whom to interrogate. JOHNNY WILDING burst out laughing during a recent lunch at Good Time Charlie’s. He had spotted a good-size boat on a trailer. The name on the stern: “ The Office.” “Have a nice day, hon’; I’m going to ‘the office.’” LES PEICH has lived in the same house on Ingraham Street for 60 years but just got around to giving me a call. Actually I wasn’t home and had to call him back. The next thing I knew he was telling me about reporting aboard the USS Enterprise in 1940. I told him I would call him back because I really wanted to hear all of the story. “Don’t wait too long,” he said. “I’m flying back to Minnesota for the 70th anniversary of my high school graduation.” OH, NO — NOT AGAIN!! A week ago Wednesday I passed on gas at Valero for $2.29. The next morning I filled up at $2.32. That afternoon it was $2.34. On Friday it was $2.39 and this past Monday $2.41. Who knows what gas will cost by the time this reaches you. LIBRARY CLERK Evan Fickling sighed with nostalgia at the photo on the cover of Pacific Beach Historical Society’s May newsletter. “I remember it well,” he said. “It seems like it was just yesterday.” Actually, it practically was just yesterday. Fickling was referring to the photo I took two months ago of the Chase Bank sign on the old Washington Mutual building. The newsletter is devoted to businesses that occupied that corner earlier, going back to Pacific Beach Service Station in 1920. You can probably get a copy if you ask at Chase Bank ’cause North Shores Printery donated a whole box. YOU can also get a copy at the library tomorrow. I’ll be showing a PowerPoint presentation of old postcards of San Diego at the Pacific Beach Historical Society meeting. The show will begin at 1 p.m. in the community room. You’re invited free of charge. Phil Prather will comment on the Mission Beach postcards and will autograph copies of his book on Mission Beach. John Fry may be reached at 272-6655 or mail@johnfry.com
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Australian life centers around something at which we might look askance—mandatory voting. Nobody throws you into the Coral Sea if you fail to cast a ballot on election day, but you can eventually be subject to a series of fines and, in extreme cases, a jail sentence. Even as we puzzle over this state of affairs, we must acknowledge that for better or worse, its effect yields a definitive public consensus on the issues. On Tuesday, May 19, California will hold an election on six propositions that ultimately aims to ease the state’s $65 billion debt – but at what future cost? Accordingly, maybe we’re all feeling as though our votes are futile—special elections tend to be poorly noticed anyway, but calitics.com’s Brian Leubitz wrote on April 28 that “[T]he
turnout will be abysmal; perhaps we’ll get 20 percent of registered voters to vote. If the voters tell the Legislature to go to hell, nobody should be shocked. These voters are the most active and the most partisan. On the right, they can’t stand taxes, and on the left, well, they have a heart and cannot stomach the thought of additional cuts.” Leubitz also said that if the voters fail to pass Proposition 1A—which conceivably limits future deficits by increasing the state’s “rainy day” fund and extends recently passed state taxes for up to two years—the rest of the proposals won’t matter, because “the budget will explode. In effect, the task that the Legislature couldn’t accomplish, saving the budget from collapse, is now somehow the voters’ responsibility… [W]hy must the voters do the heavy lifting that the Legislature has failed to do?” I know the feeling. I used to live in Ventura, at a time when
City Council continually foisted deadlocks onto the public for a vote when it couldn’t come up with solutions on its own. We didn’t put those guys in office because we’d always agree with ’em, damn it; we put them in office to lead us through good times and bad. Their persistence in seeking constructive solutions on downtown growth issues and affordable housing might not have gained them a following, but at least the democratic process would have worked. And you just can’t claim a viable democratic process with one person in five casting a ballot. That’s like benching four of your five starters during a basketball game—Michael Jordan, after all, didn’t win seven titles by himself, any more than we can expect a working consensus on the state budget, no matter how lopsided in either direction the May 19 result may be. The people who created this nation understood that forgoing SEE VOTE, Page 7
Faulconer sees reforms on horizon I was honored to give my State of the District address Monday, April 27 at the Old Town Theatre. It was a great night because I was able to share it with so many District 2 neighbors and community leaders. I want to thank all of you for your support. For those of you who couldn’t make it, here is an excerpt: All of us are fortunate to live in such a beautiful city – a place that attracts tourists from all over the world. But this isn’t a city without problems. It needs strong leadership. Now more than ever. As your Councilmember, my mission is clear: To passionately guard San Diego’s tax dollars, protect our beaches and bays and provide effective, consensus-driven neighborhood and citywide leadership – transparently, ethically and with results for the citizens of San Diego. Three years ago, I gave my first State of the District speech. At the time, the depths of the problems at City Hall were surfacing: the costly lawsuits, the unfunded pension obligations, the delayed audit reports, the mismanaged and misused tax dollars. We’ve started to rebuild San Diego. We’ve made some significant reforms, and our progress has helped lay the foun-
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dation the city lacked. But we’ve only begun. Plenty of hard work lies ahead. You can’t build a strong city without healthy communities, which is why my staff and I are working every day to improve the great neighborhoods in District 2. With their help and yours, we were able to get a lot done for the residents of District 2 last year. And this year is going to be even better. Ten million people visit Mission Beach and Pacific Beach each year, pumping millions of dollars into our local economy. Even with these huge numbers, index crimes in Mission and Pacific Beach decreased 14 percent last year from the previous year, and more families are enjoying the beaches. Lifeguards are saving children from rip currents, not breaking up fights. The residents and advocates in these communities have long impressed me. Without them, we would not have achieved all that we have. Speaking of which – we replaced handrails on the boardwalk last year, and
new lighting was installed at the tot lot in Kate Sessions Park. And this summer, Beryl Street is going to be repaved, and we are nearly finished with replacing the worst of the aging light poles along the boardwalk. Lastly, it’s hard to believe that Mission Beach is the only community in San Diego without a residential recycling program. There’s no reason Mission Beach should be excluded from the city’s recycling efforts. The mayor and I are working to change that, and we should have something positive to report in the next couple weeks. As you can see, there’s a lot going on in our district. No doubt, we’re facing tough challenges. But I’m here tonight to tell you the state of our neighborhoods and the state of our district is strong. Please continue to send me your comments and questions, which I plan to answer in future editions. You can email Adriane Tillman at bbp@sdnews.com or me at kevinfaulconer@sandiego.gov. We look forward to hearing from you. City Council Pro Tem Kevin L. Faulconer represents District 2.
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] LETTER TO THE EDITOR [ How is the city saving water? I’m puzzled. We are supposed to be in a drought. We have been asked by the city over and over again to save water. There are restrooms down in Pacific Beach with toilets that waste a lot of water. With every flush, gallons and gallons go down the drain. Recently the restroom at Law Street and Ocean Walk was closed for renovations. Great, I thought. Now surely the water waste will be addressed and low flush toilets will be installed. Wrong. After several months for renovation I discovered that the newly installed toilets flushed
even more water. I have been taking the water crisis seriously. My husband and I have installed low-flush toilets, shower every three days and do the laundry and dishwasher only when full. We’ve taken out our lawn, put in imitation grass and re-landscaped with rocks, boulders and drought tolerant plants. So I ask, Mayor Sanders, what is the city doing to save water? Why did the city install these high-volume flush toilets? I would hope the city would lead by example. Roberta Whitby Los Altos Rd.
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a vote is also a means of helping shape a free society. I can relate. I choose never to vote on judgeships, for example, because I just can’t reconcile the arbitrary (and very private) nature of the judges’ decisions. But a wholesale sit-out, especially at this pivotal point in California history, can’t help but impact an already disgraceful situation of our own making. That’s why in my wildest dreams, in which Sydney and Melbourne are frequent visitors, I’ll sometimes find myself thinking out loud: Maybe Australia’s on to something.
Visit the League of Women Voters (http://ca.lwv.org) to read about the propositions in full under “The Next Election” on the main page. See who supports and opposes the measures. If you don’t have time to read the background on the propositions, scroll down to read “what a yes or no vote means” and a summary of the proponents’ and opponents’ arguments. In a nutshell: Prop. 1A changes the state constitution to limit government spending and increase the “rainy day” fund. Prop. 1B amends the state constitution to set aside $9.3 billion in supplemental education funds to replace Prop. 98 that requires a minimum level of state funding for schools and community colleges.
Prop. 1C allows California to borrow against future lottery profits, enhance the flexibility of the lottery to increase its profitability, and replace lottery payments to education with increased education funding from the state’s general fund. Prop. 1D redirects funds for early childhood development programs to temporarily pay for the state’s general fund costs for existing programs for children up to age five and to help balance the budget. Prop. 1E redirects funding that expands mental health programs to the state’s general fund for two years. Prop. 1F prohibits the governor, members of the legislature and other elected officials from receiving pay raises when the state is running a deficit. The League of Women Voters opposes Prop. 1A, 1C, 1D and 1E.
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with a businessman and a healthcare administrator and chiropractor A small classroom tucked away to open the California Medical Colabove a Pacific Beach alley might lege at 929 Garnet Ave. in January. hold promise for students looking for Dr. Barry Broomberg started the a career as a healthcare technician. school in La Jolla two years ago but A La Jolla doctor banded together branched out to Pacific Beach to BY SEBASTIAN RUIZ | BEACH & BAY PRESS
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It helps students build the social network they need to get a job, Dhokal said. “Without a physicians network or partnership relationship to actually help students, you’re actually just referring them to Craigslist,” said Ron Bendelstein, the school’s chief executive officer who has 28 years of business experience in research and development. The school starts classes each month. Next start date is May 18. For more information visit www.cmcsandiego.com/
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garage. The fourth unit will be 18,000-square feet, and feature Prominent coastal developer three bedrooms and three baths plus Michael Turk plans to demolish a a three-car open port. Built in stucco 1948 home and build four townwith some siding, the two and a-half houses at 4085 Lamont St. story tall town homes will also feaThe city’s Development Services ture a deck off the master bedroom Department (DSD) approved the and a roof deck. project at a public hearing on March “It’s an important feature; you 11, and no one appealed the develcan see the bay and fireworks at opment. The area is zoned Residen- SeaWorld [from the deck],” said tial Multi-Family-2-5 that allows for planner Paul Ross, who represents one dwelling unit per 1,500 square Turk. feet. Turk recently completed four simThe developer expects to begin ilar units on Riviera Drive and Greconstruction on the for-sale townsham Street. houses by September and finish by Turk purchased the Lamont propthe summer of 2010. erty for $490,000, according to Three of the units will be 14,000 Ross. “He bought it for an eight-year square feet large with two bedold price,” Ross said. “The real estate rooms, two baths and a two-car market has come and gone. The
house was really kind of a junker that was run into the ground by the tenants…Two years ago, [the property] would have been $700,000.” Development Project Manager Jeffrey Peterson with DSD said the property was not designated historical and had no architectural significance. When asked why Turk chose this property to build townhouses, Ross replied that realtors bring many properties to Turk since his is the largest builder in Pacific Beach. The developer must generate 50 percent or more of the site’s total energy consumption, in accordance with council policy. In this case, the developer will install photovoltaic panels, low-flush toilets and other energy-efficient devices.
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Police officers found five automatic weapons inside the cab of a truck that crashed near the intersection of Ingraham Street and Grand Avenue on May 6. Inside the Dodge pickup, police found several automatic weapons and equipment including an AK 47, AR 15, an Uzi and a handgun. Some of the weapons were illegal to own. Police identified the man as 36-year old Jason Hilliard of Lake Elisnore. He also carried plastic bags, duct tape, several flashlights and a baseball cap with the letters CIA on it. Federal agents later discovered two pipe bombs and 11 firearms at Hilliard’s house. “We don’t have any indication that we was part of some sort of subversive group or…anything but we’re looking into all of that,” said Mike Hoffman, a spokesperson for
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the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. No details of the crash were immediately available but crash left the truck with a dented front bumper. Police allegedly tried to get Hilliard medical attention but he fought back, prompting officers to subdue
him with a tazer, according to a statement from San Diego police department spokesperson Mònica Muñoz. Hilliard was taken to the hospital. That’s when he alerted officers about the guns, according to Muñoz. Hilliard is now in federal custody.
Boat motor thief pleads guilty BY NEAL PUTNAM | BEACH &BAY PRESS
By Neal Putnam A San Diego man accused of stealing a boat motor in Crown Point and leading police on a high speed chase through Mission Beach and La Jolla suddenly plead guilty to all charges right after jury selection began in his trial. William Steven Starke, 47, allegedly broke the locks and chains around an outboard motor on a boat owned by Harbor Police in the Crown Point area at 1:30 a.m. on March 14, 2008. Starke didn’t realize the motor had a global positioning system that alerted Harbor Police to the theft. Starke then reportedly stole a Volkswagen Jetta and led police on a high-speed chase through Mission Beach and into La Jolla. He reportedly rammed the stolen car into a police car on Avenida Manana on Mount Soledad. The officers were not injured in the collision. Police finally apprehended Starke in a cul-de-sac. An officer broke out one of the car’s window, cutting his hand. Starke’s dog, a Rottweiler, jumped out of the car and reportedly charged officers. Two police officers shot the dog to
Sailor jailed for shooting into crowd BY NEAL PUTNAM | BEACH &BAY PRESS
Sailor Latorris Boone, 24, was sentenced to 13 years in state prison and fined $2,600 for shooting a gun into a crowd at Belmont Park that wounded a man in the thigh on Dec. 6, 2008. In the May 7 sentencing, San Diego Superior Court Judge Michael Smyth denied Boone probation but gave him credit for 163 days already spent in jail. Boone’s attorney, Kevin Haughton, told the judge Boone’s SEE SAILOR, Page 10
death. San Diego Superior Court Judge Theodore Weathers will sentence Starke on June 23. Starke faces up to nine years in prison. Starke plead guilty to assaulting police officers with his car, evading police with reckless driving, receiving stolen property, auto theft, and vandalism. Starke did not post bail and has
waited in jail for his trial since his arrest in 2008. The judge changed Starke’s bail figure to no bail since Starke is awaiting sentencing, and he remains in the George Bailey Detention Facility. Deputy District Attorney Steven Marquardt said he was surprised Starke agreed to plead guilty on April 27 just as a jury panel had assembled outside the courtroom.
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Parking advisory group reconvenes The Pacific Beach Parking Advisory Group will reconvene to speak about the status and purpose of the group tonight, May 14, at 6 p.m. at the Pacific Beach Recreation Center, 1405 Diamond St. The parking advisory group provides solutions for the area’s parking problems. The advisory group consists of three members from the Pacific Beach Town Council (two residential, one business), three members from the PB Community Planning Committee (two residential, one business), three members from Discover PB (three business) and four members from the community (residential or business).
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judgment was affected by alcohol that night. Boone had just gotten off a rented party bus that stopped at Belmont Park, and Haughton said Boone got into an argument
Mayor Jerry Sanders led a parade of 3,500 people and their dogs, along with a few cats and a pony, on the one-mile Walk for Animals around Crown Point Shores on May 3. The San Diego Humane Society sponsored the event that raised more than $300,000 for its educational programs that range from pet training classes to animal rescue and adoption services. Visit www.sdhumane.org to view the calendar of events. KIRBY YAU | BEACH & BAY PRESS
with someone. Haughton acknowledged the incident “does not rise to the level of self-defense.” Orlando Negron, a visitor from another state who did not know Boone, was shot in the thigh, but no one else was injured. Some bullets hit parked cars. Smyth said Boone showed “a high degree of
disregard for others” and posed “a serious danger to the public.” Boone told the judge he was not a “troublesome person.” “I feel like I just lost my life,” Boone told the judge. Boone had no criminal record and was stationed aboard the USS Nimitz.
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A fashion guru, Virginia Blanco loves the party outfits at Mileage Clothing.
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share: an array of wigs, fake eyeFemale shoppers looking for go-go lashes, silicone breast enhancers and bunny ears – or apparati like boots, pink boas, tiny shorts and rave lights and handcuffs. The store tight dresses – an outfit in which to also sells tickets for DJs and raves hit the club scene, particularly Las that target the 18-21 age group. Vegas – should plan a stop at It’s in the fall, however, when the Mileage Clothing, Inc. at 951 Garshop basks in all its dress-up glory. net Ave. Samuel Zak, originally from The mannequins transform all sorts Argentina, opened the store in 1993 of archetypes and professionals into when there was no downtown scene sex beasts in preparation for Hal,and he says people now go downloween. town to party but not to shop. “People who live here want to go out,” Zak said. “And we’re the identi- Raw Clothing & Footwear Raw Clothing & Footwear ty of going out; we’re not just a carved its niche in designer jeans store.” at 940 Garnet Ave. in 1992 when Next door, Mileage Accessories promises to complete the outfit, but there were no brand name clothing stores along the strip, accordthe clothing store already offers its
Mark Nussbaum poses in front of a wall of purses at Raw Clothing.
ing to owner Mark Nussbaum, who still speaks with a trace of a South African accent where he grew up. Denim designers include True Religion, Hudson, 7 for all Mankind, Paige Premim and, the Southern California favorite, Frankie B low rise jeans. Raw will also buy used, premium jeans to resell. The latest Rolling Stone t-shirt hangs in a corner, whose purchase includes a magazine subscription. Above the cash register stand Seatbelt bags that attract a cult like following in their range of colors, including one purse truly made of recycled, multi-colored seatbelts. Nussbaum joked that it takes a
genius to blend the brand-name approach with the beach culture. So, he’s found the beach brand. Sitting on a shelf above the specialty jeans perches a couple of wide-brimmed sun hats designed by San Diego Hat Company. Havaianas flip-flops round out the outfit. Sun dresses hang interspersed throughout the store. “We offer more unique clothes than stores that buy deep into certain styles,” Nussbaum said. “We’re more cutting edge.”
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the street from one another. Cindy Gappy and her sister, Donna, opened Scenario at 1135 Garnet Ave. this past February. Cindy shops for the store and holds down the register while Donna runs The Godfather Smoke Shop across the street. Scenario lends itself to the boutique-size store with a décor that invokes the lounge scene: deep pink walls, track lights and a pink-tinged chandelier. Soft leather purses and gemmed belts accessorize around the baby doll-size dresses: the only elements missing are the bodies to wear them. The store sells “going-out” SEE FASHION, Page 13
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clothes that target women ages 15 to 60 or those with a “young woman” style, explained Cindy. Dresses range from $30 to under $100. Her most expensive items are her watches priced at $200. Ruffles are the latest fad, and Cindy handpicks all the clothes from fashion expos, mostly in Los Angeles and New York City. “The dresses are cute and affordable,” Cindy said. “You can spend a couple hundred to complete an outfit.” Cindy, 29, said the rent was so affordable she took the risk to open
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Buffalo Exchange At Buffalo Exchange, buyer Sasha Morelli examines the label, crotch and pant legs of a pair of men’s denim jeans. Clothing racks squeak in the background as male and female shoppers rotate the clothes that hang in categories: men’s shirts, tank tops, blouses, sweaters. Shoes and bags line the walls. “I’m going to price these at $28,” Morelli told Tung Tran of Logan
Heights who had stopped in to sell the jeans. Buffalo Exchange buys gently worn clothes and resells them at a mark-up, but it’s not a thrift store, clarified Morelli. “We look for the current style and sell everything from Target to designer items,” Morelli said. “You can pretty much score…We see a lot of shopaholics.” Morelli is a top buyer at Buffalo Exchange. She determines how much to price an item depending on a number of conditions: the quality of the fabric (silk versus polyester), the demand (flannel is in), the season and the designer. She recently bought a used Marc Jacobs handbag from a seller for
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[ NEWS 14 ] Scientists declare future of California’s water supply
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will have serious global consequences.” Climate change has disrupted Water flowing off the Sierra weather patterns that affect water Nevada mountains, collecting in natural pools, stored in manmade supplies; the evidence is clear in reservoirs — it’s a refreshing pic- the first page of the three-page declaration under “problem:” ture until the water starts trick“California is facing a serious ling through pipes to arid Califordrought. The Sierra Nevada snow nia communities, which will be pack, a vital summer water source one of the first regions of the already in decline, will be reduced world affected by global climate change, according to heavyweight by 40-90 percent by the end of this century.” scientists. “The Colorado River sometimes More than 65 scientists, acafails to reach the sea, as do many demic leaders and policymakers major rivers in China, including from La Jolla to China and India gathered at the University of Cali- the Yellow River,” continued the declaration’s prognosis. fornia, San Diego (UCSD) for a Other parts of the world show three-day conference in early May erratic weather patterns: “Heavy to discuss the changing patterns of ice, snow and water in the Sier- rain fell in desert areas of northwest India for the first time in 50 ra Nevada mountains and years. In 2008, there were heavy Himalayan Asia that, in Califorsnowstorms in sub-tropical southnia, threatens to flood areas, ern China, never seen before.” heighten drought conditions and The “problem” section of the endanger fish stock. declaration ends with a societal The panelists issued a declarathud: “Water demand is projected tion summarizing their research to rise at a faster pace than that of in four sections: the problem, the world’s population growth, progress, conclusion and the future. The declaration will be pre- the latter of which is expected to sented at the Science and Technol- increase by 50 percent by 2050.” The “progress” section of the ogy in Society 2009 forum in declaration affirms that climate Kyoto. “Human society and the global science and technology has better enabled scientists to monitor, environment will be able to exist diagnose and predict climate together, but this will only be change, including its impact on achieved on a region by region basis as we saw at this workshop,” water availability in the western United States. Scientists have a concludes the declaration. “A better understanding of the timemajor failure in any one region BY ADRIANE TILLMAN | BEACH &BAY PRESS
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scale in which the changes are occurring. The declaration concludes with the root of the problem: “Variations in precipitation and the melting of the ice and snow are caused by global temperature rise. Regionally, this is strongly affected by the influences of air pollution and dust on solar radiation, and changing weather patterns, such as the observed weak-
implications — that’s beyond my knowledge and personal responsibility.” As far as California’s water supplies are concerned, scientists agreed that communities must mitigate their greenhouse gas emissions, adapt to the shifting climate change, conserve and reuse water and explore new supplies. Tony Haymet, the current director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), said California’s last resort is to desalinate water. He called the California agriculture industry’s high demand for water “a very difficult issue.” Both the current and former director of SIO, however, said that California is leading the country in Charles Kennel climate change research and Former director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography action. On June 1, 2005, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an ening and erratic timing of the executive order to establish the monsoon.” greenhouse gas targets that And that’s where the heavyweight reduce emission levels to 2000 by scientists stop — with their back- 2010, to 1990 levels by 2020 and, grounds and doctorates in hydrol- finally, to emission levels 80 perogy, geoscience, economics, cent below 1990 levels by 2050. physics, mathematics, astronomy, Schwarzenegger formed a Climechanical engineering and man- mate Action Team spearheaded agement. Policymakers on the by the California Environmental ground level must make decisions Protection Agency that includes to attempt to mitigate or adapt to agencies focused on business, the changing climate. transportation and housing, food “I’m a scientist,” said Yao Tanand agriculture, air resources and dong, a professor who researches the Public Utilities Commission. the climate and environment The Climate Action Team released reconstruction at the Institute of its first report in March 2006 Tibet Plateau Research. “I’m here with a report on climate change to present what we’ve found. The planned every two years.
[ ] “People don’t live on the globe; they live in their communities.”
Robert Wilkinson, director of the Water Policy Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara, said California taxpayers are willing to support the government’s role in tackling climate change, and that the state attracts federal dollars for the research. “The causes are global but it takes local actors to solve the problem,” Wilkinson said. “It’s easier than getting the nations to agree.” While climate change and its effects on the world roil the media, Wilkinson said scientists have been studying climate changes for more than a century and suggested the public read “The Discovery of Global Warming” by Spencer Weart. The book describes how a few scientists become obsessed with the mysteries of climate change with chapters online at /www.aip.org/history/climate. Charles Kennel, the ninth director of SIO from 1998 to 2006, said scientists have only found their way to the beginning of the climate research required. He said the impacts of climate change on local communities will force legislators to respond. “I always say, ‘People don’t live on the globe, they live in their communities,” Kennel said. “They will calculate what matters to them. There will be a big difference in the legislators’ response.”
[ NEWS 15 ] City imposes water regulations
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won’t affect them as much as residential and other users who will With the entire region of South- only be allowed irrigate on specific ern California facing drought con- days, for 10 minutes at a time per ditions, the city will start requiring watering station. Each sprinkler residents and some businesses to head on an irrigation system can change the way they use water water for 10 minutes. effective June 1. “As long as sprinklers don’t overThe new water regulations come lap [areas] because we don’t want as the city prepares for less water people over-watering,” Harris said. coming from the city’s two main Decorative fountains must have suppliers, the San Diego County a recirculating pump. Water Authority and the According to the city’s Level 2 Metropolitan Water District, city Drought Alert webpage: officials said. The cuts translate • Homes with odd-numbered into an estimated 10 percent addresses can water Sundays, reduction to the city’s water supTuesdays and Thursdays. plies, according to Bill Harris, a • Homes with even-numbered spokesperson for the mayor’s office. addresses can water Saturdays, While impending regulations, Mondays and Wednesdays. including only watering lawns • Apartments, condominiums between 6 p.m. and 10 a.m., may and businesses can water Montake some water users by surprise, days, Wednesdays and Fridays. others are already in the habit of Violators and heavy water users conserving, which has helped the can be fined from $250 to more city save water, city officials said. than $1,000 for reported viola“[Watering between 6 a.m. and tions. The city will hire another 10 10 p.m.] is just a smart practice code compliance officers, Harris anyway, to prevent waste,” said said. Violations will be complaint Luke Sandri, manager of Green driven. Garden Nursery at 4910 Cass St. A full list of the regulations can “Everybody seems to be aware of be found at www.sandiego.gov. it.” The city is also asking nurseries Businesses like Green Garden and other heavy water users, like Nursery and Coastal Sage Garden- golf courses, to use efficient irrigaing in Ocean Beach have been tion systems. Because it’s part of tweaking their business practices their business, the city is not manto deal with drought conditions for dating nurseries and golf courses a while. to cut back on their water use. The city won’t hinder their conSandri said that in addition to sumption. The new regulations self-adjusting irrigation systems
that can detect moisture conditions, customers are also switching to more drought-resistant plants. There is also a trend toward growing vegetables at home. John Noble, owner of Coastal Sage Gardening at 3685 Voltaire St., said the new drought regulations changes the nature of the gardening and landscaping industry. “I think most nurseries are going to be focusing more on the drought tolerant plants this year,” Noble said. Water-storing succulents, shrubs and other native plants are one part of the trend in this new water era where scarcity is the norm. Because of the expected cuts to water supplies, Harris said that moving to a level 2 drought alert compels residents to change their water using habits instead of mandating water allocations. The city will formulate a plan for water allocations should one be needed, he said. Harris said these regulations shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. “Mayor [Jerry Sanders] has been asking everyone to fundamentally change the way they think about and use water for more than two years now,” Harris said. “He’s been telling people: ‘You gotta get ready. You gotta be prepared. You have to know it’s coming.” To help curb on water usage every drop counts and it’s the
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small activities that make a difference. For example, Sanders no longer shaves in the shower to save water, according to Harris. To help spread the word about the new water regulations the
city’s Water Department will host public meetings throughout the city. The next meeting in District 2 takes place on Wednesday, May 27 at 6 p.m. at the Point Loma/Hervey branch Library, 3701 Voltaire St.
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Community Calendar May 15 National Bike to Work Day encourages workers to ride their bicycles to work. Refreshments offered at Bicycle Discover, 742 Felspar St. May 16 Wellspring Massage Therapy hosts its open house that includes music, food, art and a gift for the first 100 guests, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., 4535 Fanuel St., 274-1886. May 16-17 SeaWorld presents the Hispanic music festival Viva La Musica that includes live performances,
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of the month, 4 p.m.; Hospitality Task Force, third Wednesday of the month, 1 p.m.; Promotions, second Wednesday of the month, 3 p.m.; PB Special Events Committee, third Tuesday, 6 p.m.
May 30 June 5 Yoga 4 The Cure hosts a yoga San Diego’s Bloodmobile hosts a May 20 workshop, proceeds go to San blood drive, 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Crown Point Junior Music Diego Affiliate of Susan G. Renew Integrative Health CenAcademy presents Suzuki violin, Komen for the Cure, 8:30–10:30 ter, 4535 Fanuel St., verify fifth and third grade music a.m., Visitor’s Center, 2688 East schedule at 1-800 479-3902 recitals, 6:30 p.m., 4033 IngraMission Bay Drive, suggested donation $20, contact Sara Holiext. 0. ham St., 273-9830 ext. 2230. day, info@fitbysara.com or 354Open to the public. 5963. Community meetings May 23 Discover Pacific Beach Board of Friends of La Jolla/Riford Library June 1 Directors meets noon on first TuesChrist Lutheran Church at 4761 day of the month, 1503 Garnet present chamber music concert Cass St. will hold a spaghetti din- Ave. Discover PB committee meetthat includes piano, cello and ner, 6-7 p.m., and swing dance, violin, 2 p.m., 7555 Draper Ave., ings, 1503 Garnet Ave.: Design 7-9 p.m., with live music by the free, 552-1657. and Improvement, second Tuesday
May 20 Pacific Beach Town Council, 6:30 p.m., Pacific Beach Library, 4275 Cass St., www.pbtowncouncil.org
ter children and the handicapped. As a commodore, Johnson said she’s visited yacht clubs all over Southern California. “They are lovely places, but I say, ‘Thank God for the Mission Bay Yacht Club,’” Johnson said. Johnson particularly appreciates that the
bay, eating grilled salmon and burgers. The sound of a steel drum drifted across the patio. The yacht club is home to 17 fleets of boats that range from the junior and senior Sabot fleet to the Lightning fleet to the power fleet to a handicap fleet. The yacht club offers six types of membership from the flag member that is a boat owner to social member that does not own a boat. Onetime initiation fees range from $1,800 for flag members to $50 for the junior and sandpiper members between the ages of 7 and 21. Monthly dues range from $11 to $105. The Mission Bay Yacht Club will host an open house on May 30 to showcase its fleets and offer boat rides and a clubhouse tour from 2-5 p.m., followed by a British-style fish & chips buffet at 5 p.m. and live entertainment with singer/guitarist Mike Fernandez until 10 p.m. The yacht club is located at 1215 El Carmel Pl. For more information contact (858) 488 0501 or visit www.mbyc.org.
May 27 Addie’s Studio will discuss health and fitness for seniors at an open house, free to the public, on May 27 from noon to 1 p.m., (619) 818-6976.
club is oriented toward children: the club hosts its own junior sailing program (ages 7-18), a special swim area for children complete with a floating dock and slide and a sandy playground. Thirty years ago Johnson and her husband, Kirk, moved from Memphis to San Diego for Kirk’s job in the Navy. They towed their Lightning sailboat across the country with them. “We drove in through the front gate [of the yacht club] and said, ‘We want to join,’” Johnson said. “You can’t do that in a lot of places.” On the first Thursday in May, the club held its first “Thursday Night Thing.” Sailboats raced across the bay water. The sun hovered, a blazing orange ball, above Mission Beach to the west and a full moon glowed bright over the bay. Chuck Weber sat on his 36-foot uniflyte sport fishing boat docked in the marina that was built for the Navy in 1974. He sipped from a glass of white wine. Around him bobbed Irish Eyes, Dream Catcher,
Windsong, Eleanor and Yankee. A plastic, brown owl perched at the edge of the uniflyte to ward off seagulls. The marina was quiet and still, although members are permitted to live on their boats for 90 days each year. Weber spoke causally about the history of the bay and the dredging that transformed it from a marsh excellent for duck hunting, according to historians Mac and Eleanor McLaughlin, to a watery playground. Dredging the bay again would help prevent boats from bottoming out in the most shallow areas during low tide, Weber said. Weber acknowledged that caring for a boat sitting in salty, corrosive water is plenty of work. Boat owners often pay scuba divers to scrub the algae off the bottom of their vessels monthly, Weber said. “A lot of boats are named after their wives, so they want to take care of them,” said Weber s, whose boat is called Our Time. Across the marina, members of the yacht club relaxed around the
May 27 Pacific Beach Community Planning Group meets the fourth Wednesday of the month, 6:30 p.m., Pacific Beach library, 4275 Cass St.
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None of San Diego’s outdoor festivals come close to the history or location of the annual Old Mission Beach Athletic Club’s Coming Out Party, taking place this Saturday, May 16 at Mariners Point. Now in its 55th year, the event began when OMBAC member Delmar Miller returned home from a POW camp at the end of the Korean War. Upon his arrival, his friends presented him with money to help him get back on his feet, but instead Miller opted to give back to the community in the form of a beach party, complete with live music. The tradition has continued for more than five decades, now serving as a fundraiser for OMBAC’s community work in local, amateur and adaptive sports. Located on the bay, this year’s musical line-up includes Split Finger, Eve Selis, Pine Mountain Logs, former Smash Mouth guitarist Greg Camp and his new group, Defektor, as well as a pair of tribute acts, OU812 (Van Halen) and Cash’d Out (Johnny Cash). The Miss Mission Beach Contest will spice up the event, along with a beer garden, making this a rare opportunity for local music fans to enjoy a beer on the beach while listening to some of the best party bands in the area. OMBAC’s Coming Out Party: Saturday, May 16, noon to 10 p.m., Mariners Point, 21 and up, $10 in advance, $15 on day of event. www.OMBAC.org Though the band has been quiet on the recording front, there is no doubt that Sprung Monkey is one of the most influential rock bands to emerge locally in the past two decades.
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Mixing elements of funk with their hard rock sound, the quintet has four albums to their credit as well as appearances on TV shows like “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” plus a chart hit in “Get ‘Em Outta Here.” Despite an overdue album, fans continue to adore the band. Sprung Monkey: Friday, May 15, 9 p.m., Cane’s Bar & Grill, 3105 Ocean Front Walk. 21 and up, $15. www.myspace.com/sprungmonk ey While many musicians move to San Diego to take part in the local music scene, a few also move away each year. One of the biggest losses in recent years came in 2006 when country band The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash relocated operations to Texas. Not a Cash tribute band but a band named in honor of the man in black, the group returns to perform an acoustic homecoming show at the Tiki House. It’s a testament to the group’s authentic, twangy sound that Cash himself gave the goahead for the group to use his name in their quest to get their music heard. In country music there is no greater validation. The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash: Thursday, May 21, 9 p.m., The Tiki House, 1152 Garnet Ave., 21 and up. www.myspace.com/bsojc The Farmers quartet excels in bluesy, barroom rock with a sound somewhere between prime-era CCR and the Yardbirds. Notably the band’s three of four members are certified local music legends. The band’s focal point is incendiary guitarist Jerry Raney, who has been a mainstay of San Diego’s music scene in a succession of bands, from The Roosters to The Beat Famers. Meanwhile, the group also features bassist
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Chris Sullivan (The Penetrators and The Jacks), drummer Joel Kmak (The Hitmakers and Comanche Moon), with guitarist Corbin Turner rounding out the line-up. The Farmers are in the midst of yet another renaissance, with increased touring and a new album, “Fulmination,” imminent, but this is a band than can always be counted on for a riproaring good time. The Farmers: Friday, May 22, 9 p.m., Tio Leo’s, 5302 Napa Street, 21 and up. www.myspace.com/thefarmersm usic San Diego’s reggae fans have much to celebrate thanks to PB Bar & Grill’s Sunday evening Reggae series. On May 24, the club hosts multiple San Diego Music Award nominee Tribe of Judah. Though the band has released only one album, “Bloom Where You’re Planted,” in their decade-long run, it remains one of the area’s best loved reggae groups. The ten-piece band’s mix of island rhythms and socially aware lyrics have made them a perennial favorite at outdoor events, providing just about the perfect soundtrack to a summer night. Tribe of Judah: Sunday, May 24, 6 p.m., PB Bar & Grill, 860 Garnet Ave. 21 and up. No Cover. www.myspace.com/tojonline
Thursday, May 14, 2009
PENNINSULA SENIOR SHEPHERD CENTER RECIPIENT OF MAYFAIRE MARKET FUNDS
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hen the Point Loma City Services Office closed down due to budget cuts, the Peninsula Senior Shepherd Center found itself homeless. Turning to a long time supporter, they found new quarters at All Souls’ Episcopal Church. “We like it here,” said Jean Durgan, Director of the center, “and we’re hoping that seniors will find us here,” she added. The Center offers many free or low cost services, including legal services; insurance advocacy services; transportation for shopping and medical appointments; AARP driving safety courses; free heath & safety related home repairs and handyman referrals; financial, housing, and health referrals; and life enrichment programs. “Most of our support comes from local churches in addition to All Souls’ including: St. Peter’s By the Sea Lutheran Church, Bethany Lutheran Church, Holy Trinity Parish, Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Point Loma United Methodist Church, St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church,
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, First Church of the Nazarene and St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church,” said Jean. “The Center is based on a national model; we’re here to help seniors remain independent, we don’t duplicate existing services, we’re geographically based, and our support is ecumenical,” she added. The funds awarded to the Center from the MayFaire Market event will help extend outreach efforts. “I started with the Center in 1992 when my husband and I returned to Point Loma. In that time we’ve helped over a thousand local seniors. But we’ve used mostly word-of-mouth. I’m really excited about having the money to do more outreach, especially in these hard economic times,” said Jean. The Peninsula Senior Shepherd Center will be participating in the MayFaire Market, May 30th, 10am – 4pm, at All Souls Episcopal Church, at the corner of Chatsworth and Catalina Blvds. 619-223-6394.
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Hit-and-run defendant goes to trial “He’s in a state of shock,” Kotler said. “He did not leave the scene.” The alleged drunk driver who killed 24-year Jonathan Anderson, a veterinarian from old Emily Cathleen Dowdy as she crossed the Scotland, testified he was walking nearby intersection of Reed Street and Mission Boule- when he saw the victim’s body lying in the vard on Feb. 7 will stand trial for murder, hitstreet and saw the defendant standing on the and-run, vehicular manslaughter while intox- sidewalk doing nothing. icated and drunk driving. “He wasn’t involved in helping the girl at Following nearly two days of testimony all,” Anderson said. about the death of Dowdy, San Diego Superior Anderson testified he asked Mabrey what Court Judge Michael Wellington ordered a happened and said Mabrey replied, “I just didtrial for defendant Alan Lester Mabrey for June n’t see her.” 25. Mabrey, 45, pleaded not guilty to all “He smelled of alcohol,” Anderson said. charges and remains in county jail on $2 mil- “My first thought was that he was a homeless lion bail. person.” Dowdy was rushed to Scripps Memorial Anderson said the victim was bleeding from Hospital in La Jolla on Feb. 7 but she was pro- her ear and nose and she wasn’t conscious. nounced brain dead and died in a coma the Anderson suggested a blanket be put on the next day, according to testimony in the prelim- body. inary hearing on April 16 and 17. Dowdy “There was nothing we could do really worked at the Starbucks on Mission Boulevard before emergency services arrived,” Anderson and had lived on Oliver Street in Pacific Beach said. “The back of her head was crushed.” for the past two years. Anderson said that Mabrey confirmed he Deputy District Attorney Patty Herian was driving his friend’s truck. Mabrey had argued that Mabrey’s blood alcohol content arrived in San Diego from Texas only a few was .22 at the time, which is nearly three days before. times the legal limit. San Diego Police Officer Frank Dragula testiHerian said a second-degree murder charge fied he was the first officer to respond and look was filed against Mabrey because he showed a for the driver. Dragula said he approached the wanton disregard for life, considering his owner of the truck, Terry Floor, who said blood alcohol level and the fact he has been to Mabrey was the driver and added that Mabrey prison twice for driving under the influence of had gone to a Burger King restaurant to clean alcohol. Herian argued that Mabrey had up. Dragula went to Burger King but did not walked to Burger King after the incident. find him there. Mabrey was arrested later “He’s dangerous to the lives of others,” nearby. Herian said. “He just didn’t care.” Attending the two-day hearing was the vicIf convicted of second-degree murder, tim’s mother, Ellie Dowdy, who flew in from Mabrey faces 15 years to life in prison. Orlando, along with friends and relatives. Mabrey’s attorney disputed the hit-and-run “To say this is a sad case is a gross undercharge, saying Mabrey did stick around for a statement,” said the judge as he ordered while. Mabrey to stand trial on all charges. BY NEAL PUTNAM | BEACH &BAY PRESS
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Hubbs-SeaWorld hosts first annual seabass tournament Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI) will host its first annual White Seabass Tournament to promote research and boost its white seabass stock on May 23. The tournament will feature a wide range of trophy categories with special prizes for white seabass captured alive to be placed in the institute’s broodstock program. A seminar and captain’s meeting will be held May 21 to cover rules, bait availability and provide advice. “Lines In” call begins at 12:01 a.m. and “Lines Out” is at 6 p.m. on May 23. An awards barbeque banquet and raffle will follow on May 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at HSWRI that includes tours of the institute. The tournament costs $50; the barbecue only costs $25. For more information visit www.hswri.org or contact Karen at (619) 226 3870.
Hoop it up at Mission Beach park The Jack In The Box “Hoops at the Beach” 3-on-3 basketball tournament will be held May 16 and 17, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at West Mission Bay Park. Entry fees are $100 (adult team), $85 (high school team), and $75 (youth team). For further information contact Marc Sawyer, (619) 283-5808 ext. 313, or visit www.pacificlifeholidaybowl.com.
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MTS launches smart card program Three area agencies launched the county’s new Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) smart card Friday, May 1, designed to replace paper transit passes for 90,000 riders throughout the region. The reloadable Compass Card automatically deducts fare amounts as passengers swipe it through electronic validators; it can also be electronically registered to replace monthly and 30-day paper passes. San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), MTS and North County Transit District launched the program at Downtown’s Santa Fe Depot. The Compass Card is now the only monthly pass for Coaster and Premium Express riders. MTS bus, trolley, Sprinter and Breeze passengers will begin with the card next month. San Diego-based Cubic Corporation built the system, which places San Diego among cities worldwide that use it.
Suspects flee brawl Five males got into a fight at the 1400 block of Garnet Ave. on May 8 at 9:27 p.m. One of the males was kicked in the head during the altercation. Two male suspects fled eastbound on foot. The injured male was transported to a hospital with non life threatening injuries. Northern Division is investigating.
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chuckgjr@cox.net Bonded & Insured • CA Lic. #925325
(858) 270-7800 Retail Store Pool & Spa Service & Repair Full Selection of Pool Care Products, Toys and much more 4937 Cass. St. P.B. 92109 pacificparadisesd.com
PET CARE Licensed & Serving San Diego Over 30 Years 619-223-2370 FREE ESTIMATES
Insured • Interior • Exterior • Commercial • Residential
FREE ESTIMATE! Painting Division: Interior/Exterior Painting, Repairs, Power Washing, Caulking & Sealing, Stucco, wood replacement, epoxy coatings and Much More!
Darling Affordable Outfits
(858) 270-1742 Fully licensed and insured. Lic# 723867
PRO TREES Theron Winsby
Certified Arborist • Tree Health • Tree Removal • Organic Maintenance • Pest Control • Landscape • Maintenance lic# 894013
WINDOW CLEANING
www.maggiesdogdesigns.com
Taylor Made REMODELING
(619) 665-0754
• FINE PRUNING & THINNING • ARTISTIC TREE LACING • TREE & STUMP REMOVAL
(760)753-4800 1-866-961-1722
Call Paint Division Representative, John License #B-71031/B-C-33
High Quality Home Improvement Only $35/hr. Master Carpenter w/ 25 years experience. Interior /exterior woodworking (ex-termite inspector) Quality design fence work wood /vinyl Professionally Installed windows & doors Drywall Install/Repair and finish work. Detail Quality Painting Light Electrial & Plumbing
30+ Years Experience Lic. # 694956
TREE SERVICE
Affordable Excellence Prompt Reliable Service License 858.366.2240 #911234
www.DeLaCruzLandscaping.com
All Work Guaranteed
CROWN POINT CLIPPERS, INC.
Pools, Ponds, and Spas
D.K. TILE
Interior Plaster/Drywall Repairs
TREE SERVICES
FLOORS
EUROPEAN LADY EXCELLENT HOUSE CLEANING!!
Re-Stucco Specialists
Email: darlex0907@hotmail.com
Call Dan for a Free Estimate
www.lindanickey.com
STUCCO
POOL CARE
Every Job is a Reference
POINTLOMALANDSCAPE.COM Lic# 783646
ROOFING
Are you ready for a brand new efficient and organized you?
We do Everything for your Yard Cal-Poly Trained Professional 40 years Experience Professional Team
PLUMBING
ORGANIZING
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WINDOW CLEANING
services offered: •Interior & Exterior
Window Cleaning •Construction Clean-up •Residential •Small Commercial •Store Fronts
619.981.0169 licensed & insured
Established in 1995
JB’s Window Cleaning & Service
• Mini Blinds • Screens
AFFORDABLE HOUSE PAINTING 3rd Generation Painter. Ranked one of the best in town. Interior/Exteriors. We also do repairs and specialty coatings. Free Estimates. Call Now!
• Mirrors Pressure Washing
Small Job Experts • Remodeling • Handyman • Electrical • Plumbing Past Termite Inspector Pest & Dry Rot Damage Rated Service Magic Angieslist
10% Discount Active Military & Seniors
858.382.1140
858-504-1001
Insured Free Estimates Lic# 92394
Lic. # 833455
Experienced
25 Years Experience
Call
(619) 248-2778 PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY ACCUPUNCTURE Acupuncture and Herbs
Trinity Home Maintenance
Licensed General Contractor #928187
ONE HOUR FREE!* Half day minimum / new clients only.
TOTAL HOME CARE: Repair, Maintenance & Upgrades for Home, Office & Rental Properties 24-Hour Emergency Service Serving San Diego since 1999
619.674.8967 CA Lic #2007028551
for Call E
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You Call-We Haul! No Job Too Small! Evictions, cleanouts, construction debris, tree trimming, etc. We are eco friendly
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CONSTRUCTION
L.Ac OMD
Summer Remodels #1 Painting Contractor
COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL INDUSTRIAL • HOA’S Guaranteed Work · Power Washing 25 Years Exp. · References Available
10% Discount Kitchen & Bath Custom Tile and Woodwork
For Estimate Call David 619-572-0237 “Additions”
www.iluvjunk.com
MARC CASSON 858-627-0639
10% Senior Discount
MasterCoatings@gmail.com
All Home Repair & Renovations Professional Quality Reasonable Rates A+Rating • BBB • Fully Insured
1863 Coolidge St., San Diego, CA 92111
Lic #630180
619-933-4346
Dr. Tai-Nan Wang
• Stress/Anxiety • Myalgia • Female Disorders • Asthma • Headaches • Sports Injuries • Arthritis • Neck & Back Pain
(619) 684-1848 wang.acu@gmail.com lifestrong.com
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THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2009
1955 DIAMOND ST, SAN DIEGO, CA 92109
Centrally located Pacific Beach Condo with Views! Kathy Evans
Grand Opening May 16&17
The New Jewel of Pacific Beach. 1835 Chalcedony
858.488.SELL
2 Brand New Single Family Homes. Just imagine enjoying 2,300 sq ft. of new & elegant living. Each home has 4BRs, built-in office area, large penthouse room that opens to large bay & ocean view deck.
PRICED TO MOVE YOU!
isellbeach.com
Coastal Properties
Spring into a New Home!
Erika Spears
• Interest rates are at historic lows. • Prices have adjusted from the 2004–2005 values! Working with Kathy Evans
• Take advantage of the $8K tax credit for 1st time buyers and/or the $10K tax credit for purchasing new construction.*
*Call me for details Erika@isellbeach.com
Coastal Properties
858.490.4119 STAY, SEE & DREAM SAN DIEGO
Just Liste d!
THE LEAST EXPENSIVE 3BD/2BA HOME WITH 2 CAR PARKING IN P.B.! This southerly facing home features 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and 2 fireplace. Plenty of room with 1,193 st of living space, plus deck with views and 2 car garage. Low HOA fees. Close to shopping, restaurants and public transportation. Don’t miss this one! Offered at $459,000.
CABO
SAN LUCAS R E A L E S TAT E AIRFARE MAY BE REIMBURSED THESE PROPERTIES ARE BANKRUPTCY PROOF!
Four fabulous 2- and 3-bedroom NEW construction condos in the heart of Pacific Beach! All units are move-in ready with private garages, outdoor living and many upgrades! A Must See!
Staci Malloy
Cell: 011-521 (624) 121-3183 Office: 011-52 (624) 144-4169 Fax: 011-52 (624) 144-3365 U.S. Ph: 1-858-926-5891 jimkelly@remax.net
858.490.6129
www.stacimalloy.com
Bernie
SOS na
Work with a Beach Specialist La Jolla • New Construction • 3BR/2.5BA • Solar Electric • Air Conditioning • 2-car Garage • Draper Ave in “the Village”
“I’LL COME TO YOUR RESCUE” WWW.BERNIESOSNA.COM
(619) 977-4334 CELL (858) 490-6127 DIRECT
OPEN HOUSE directory LA JOLLA Fri 1-5pm Sat 11am-4pm Sat 1-4pm Sat 1-4pm Sat 1-4pm Sat 1-4pm Sat 1-4pm Sat 1-4pm Sat 1-4pm Sat 1-4pm Sat 1-4pm Sat 1-4pm Sat 1-4pm Sat 1-5pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 11am-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 2-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 12-3pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-5pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm
6015 Camino de la Costa 5BR/6BA $4,600,000 7536-7544 Draper 3BR/3BA $749,000-$829,000 2466 Azure Coast Dr. 3BR/2BA $789,000 329 #5 Bonair 3BR/2.5BA $899,000 1228 Cave St. 3BR/3.5BA $1,195,000 7455 Cuvier St. 3BR/3BA $1,199,000 292 Bonair St. 3BR/2.5BA $1,200,000-$1,350,876 1327 Torrey Pines Rd. 3+BR/3BA $1,345,000 1591 Loring St. 4BR/4BA $1,749,000 5511 La Jolla Mesa Dr. 4BR/3BA $1,749,000 1353 West Muirlands Dr. 3BR/2.5BA $2,100,000-$2,450,876 7337 Olivetas Ave. 4BR/3BA $2,695,000 331 Playa del Norte 5BR/5BA $2,950,000 6015 Camino de la Costa 5BR/6BA $4,600,000 2510 Torrey Pines Rd. #3101BR/1BA $205,000-$214,000 935 Genter St. Unit 211 1BR/1BA $565,000 7536-7544 Draper 3BR/3BA $749,000-$829,000 2466 Azure Coast Dr. 3BR/2BA $789,000 329 #5 Bonair 3BR/2.5BA $899,000 337-341 Playa Del Sur $945,000Ed Mracek • 858-382-6006 1228 Cave St. 3BR/3.5BA $1,195,000 7455 Cuvier St. 3BR/3BA $1,199,000 2139 Avenida de la Playa 2BR/3BA $1,200,000 292 Bonair St. 3BR/2.5BA $1,200,000-$1,350,876 7451 Girard Ave. 2BR/2BA $1,295,000 7451 & 7453 Girard Ave. 2BR/2BA $1,295,000 & 1,545,000 1327 Torrey Pines Rd. 3+BR/3BA $1,345,000 7806 Via Capri 4BR/2.5BA $1,495,000 5383 Chelsea #301 2BR/2BA $1,500,000 1260 Via Barranca 3BR/2BA $1,548,000 205 Fern Glen 2BR/2.5BA $1,700,000-$1,900,876 1591 Loring St. 4BR/4BA $1,749,000 5511 La Jolla Mesa Dr. 4BR/3BA $1,749,000 5585 Rutgers Rd. 3BR/2.5BA $1,895,000 5721 La Jolla Hermosa 3BR/3BA $1,895,000 7421 Via Capri 4BR/4BA $1,900,000 2521 Via Viesta 4BR/3.5BA $1,975,000 1353 West Muirlands Dr. 3BR/2.5BA $2,100,000-$2,450,876 7337 Olivetas Ave. 4BR/3BA $2,695,000 331 Playa del Norte 5BR/5BA $2,950,000 6580 Avenida Mirolo 5BR/3.5BA $2,950,000-$3,295,000 7248 Encelia 4BR/4.5BA $3,800,000 6015 Camino de la Costa 5BR/6BA $4,600,000 7666 Hillside Dr. 6BR/5BA $4,990,000 1260 Inspiration Dr. 5BR/6.5BA $6,795,000 1590 Coast Walk 6BR/8BA $8,500,000
UNIVERSITY CITY Eric Eaton • 858-349-7566 Howard Bear • 858-273-2121 Cher Conner • 858-361-8714 Ozstar De Jourday • 619-248-7827 Greg Noonan • 858-551-3302 Kathleen Murphy • 858-449-7014 Jim Mc Inerney • 858-551-7233 Jim Mc Inerney • 858-551-7233 Maxine & Marti Gellens • 858-551-6630 Maxine & Marti Gellens • 858-551-6630 David Schroedl • 858-459-0202 Maxine & Marti Gellens • 858-551-6630 Maxine & Marti Gellens • 858-551-6630 Eric Eaton • 858-349-7566 Ed Cabo • 619-894-2111 Eric Kalisky • 858-454-5677 Terry • 858-273-2121 Cher Conner • 858-361-8714 Ozstar De Jourday • 619-248-7827 Greg Noonan • 858-551-3302 Lawrence Tollenaere • 858-740-1011 Mary Ann Holladay • 858-864-7091 Jim Mc Inerney • 858-551-7233 Elena Wilcox • 858-454-9800 Elena Wilcox • 858-454-9800 Jim Mc Inerney • 858-551-7233 Robert Nelson • 858-531-4555 Maribeth Yohe • 619-459-5859 Greg Noonan • 858-551-3302 David Schroedl • 858-459-4201 Maxine & Marti Gellens • 858-551-6630 Maxine & Marti Gellens • 858-551-6630 Susana Corrigan & Stephanie • 858-414-4768 Peter Van Rossum • 858-204-3221 Jim Mc Inerney • 858-551-7233 Jennie Williams • 619-261-7636 David Schroedl • 858-459-0202 Maxine & Marti Gellens • 858-551-6630 Maxine & Marti Gellens • 858-551-6630 Laleh & Niloo • 858-518-4209 Dana Horne • 858-945-3004 Eric Eaton • 858-349-7566 Elaina Nieman • 619-742-2353 John Tolerico & Sandie Ross • 619-889-4672 Meg Lebastchi • 858-336-0936
Sun 1-4pm
4065 Porte La Paz #157 2BR/2BA
$350,000-$385,000
Clair Coon • 858-243-3878
PACIFIC BEACH / MISSION BEACH Tues&Wed, Fri-Sun 1-4pm Sat 1-4pm Sat 12-3pm Sat 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 12-3pm Sun 1-3pm
924 Hornblend $489,000-$595,000 Alex Rojas • 858-427-3664 4812 Lamont St 3BR/2BA $689,000 Laleh Hedayat • 858-774-2018 1327 La Palma 3BR/2BA $1,199,000 Kristina Uteg • 619-347-0033 4007 Everts #2E 3BR/2BA$1,199,000 Chris Love Coastal Properties • 858-581-5683 4812 Lamont St 3BR/2BA $689,000 Laleh Hedayat • 858-774-2018 4040 Riviera Dr. 3BR/3BA $699,000 Rob Merten • 858-273-2121 2387 Wilbur Ave. 4BR/3BA $825,000 Joann Mockbee • 619-200-8194 1625 Beryl St. 3BR/2BA $869,000 Paul Thackery • 858-752-0603 2617 Oecan Front Walk 1BR/2BA $1,400,000 Kristina Uteg • 619-347-0033 1776 Oliver & 2BR/1BA house 4218-4220 Kendall Two 2BR/1BA units $1,150,000 Marie Tolstad • 858-705-1444
POINT LOMA / OCEAN BEACH Sat 11am-4pm Sat 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 11am-4pm Sun 1-4pm Sun 1-4pm
639 Silvergate Ave. 821 Armada Terrace 3755 Udall St. #206 422 Rosecrans St. #2 4867 Orchard St. 3032 Hugo St. 4985 Coronado Ave. #4 4669 Niagara Ave. 4669 Niagara Ave. 1246 Savoy St. 1037 Novara St. 639 Silvergate Ave. 3639 Charles St. 726 Cordova
4BR/2BA 4BR/3BA 2BR/2BA 2BR/2BA 2BR/2BA 2BR/2BA 2BR/3BA 3BR/2BA 3BR/2BA 3BR/1.5BA 4BR/3BA 4BR/2BA 5BR/5BA 5BR/4BA
$1,375,000 $2,475,000 $359,000 $575,000 $599,000-$649,000 $599,000-$649,000 $749,000 $799,000-$849,000 $799,000-$849,000 $987,500 $1,275,000 $1,375,000 $1,895,000-$1,995,000 $2,600,000-$2,900,000
Robert Realty • 619-852-8827 Robert Realty • 619-852-8827 Nancy Jeremiason • 619-548-4395 Patti Adams • 619-887-9313 Diane Sullivan • 619-223-4263 Cindy Wing • 619-223-9464 Cindy Wing • 619-223-9464 Cindy Wing • 619-223-9464 Cindy Wing & Ray Allen • 619-992-9464 Susan Moore Diamond • 619-977-9190 Julie Innis • 619-985-3820 Robert Realty • 619-852-8827 Julie Innis • 619-985-3820 Helen Spear • 619-813-8503
3BR/3.5BA
$825,000
Alan Hamrick • 619-322-3321
5BR/4.5BA
$659,000-$689,000
Kim Caniglia • 858-342-5298
HILLCREST Sat 1-4pm
155 Maple #6
SAN MARCOS Sat 1-4pm
1377 Rock Ct.
SDSU / KENSINGTON Sun 1-4pm
Alvarado Estates-
4BR/3BA
$1,595,000 Call for access. Tugg Snobarger • 619-318-9600
EL CAJON Sun 1-4pm
949 Ednabelle Ct.
3BR/2BA
$269,000
Carol Sorenson • 619-203-2424
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THOSE PROPERTIES IN BOLDFACE LOOK FOR THEIR ADS IN THIS ISSUE. DEADLINE FOR THE OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY IS NOON ON TUESDAYS.
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Chris Love Coastal Properties
OPEN SATURDAY 12–3PM
JUST LISTED
OPEN SUNDAY 12–3PM
1327 LA PALMA · $1,199,000
OCEAN FRONT WALK · $6,395,000
2617 & 2619 OCEAN FRONT WALK · $1.4M & $4.1M
I Wow! One of the best prices on the bay! Exclusive bay front townhome in PB with gorgeous unobstructed views of Sail Bay, Seaworld fireworks & city lights! 3BR/2BA, two-level home perfect for a primary residence or 2nd home. Complex offers tennis/pool & spa + onsite property mgr. 100% owner occupied. Extremely quiet and private. Seller to credit $80,000 for decorating allowance.
I The best SFR on Ocean Front Walk in South Mission Beach. This 4Br/4.5Ba, 3,000 esf Cape Cod-style home has been kept in fabulous condition and reveals panoramic white water views for miles. Custom hickory floors, GE appls, chic white cabinetry, spacious great room, 3 decks + sand side patio. The best of the Mission Beach.
I This custom 2-unit complex in unparalleled to any others in South Mission Beach. Upper unit is 2 levels with 3BR/4BA at 1,576 esf. Lower unit is 1BR/2BA at 1,002 esf. Both unit have finishes of custom Burmese teak doors/cabinets, Colombian travertine floors, Dacor appls, exterior gas fire pits, 2-car tandem space downstairs and custom 4-car lift parking for upstairs. Ocean views from South Mission Beach all the way to Sunset Cliffs. Condo process complete for purchase of either unit separately.
NEW LISTING
PENTHOUSE IN ESCROW
OCEAN FRONT WALK · $1,595,000 I Premier ocean front location in Mission Beach, lies this spacious, “furnished” 2BR/2BA, 1,242 esf, second floor condo with breathtaking southwesterly views of white sand, crashing surf and summer sunsets. This gorgeous vacation rental or 2nd home boasts a spacious deck, open floorplan, 2-car tandem garage and recently renovated entire complex. The perfect location. Vacation rentals net over $60k annually.
RIVIERA DRIVE · $1,500,000
BAYSIDE WALK · $1.399M–$1.825M
I Classy San Diego condo on the shores of Sail Bay! This single level 3BR/2BA, 1,650 esf condo boasts floor-to-ceiling panoramic beach, bay and sunset views from one of Mission Bay’s premier waterfront complexes. Meticulously maintained, this fully furnished unit gives way: waterfront living room, gas fireplace, builtin wine rack bar, custom entertainment/audio unit and flows outside onto a panoramic wrap-around entertaining deck.
I Custom designed bay front condo triplex with pano water views! Sand-side 3BR/2BA with exclusive bayside walk entertaining patio. 4BR/3BA second floor unit with enormous great room + water view balcony. These last two units for sale are some of the finest floor plans on the bayfront and present a great value for new construction.
NEW LISTING
BAYSIDE WALK · $1,199,000
PACIFIC BEACH DRIVE · $745,000
BRIGHTON COURT · $949,900
I Wonderful single level, ground floor, end unit on the bay in North Mission. Gorgeous views from the living, kitchen/dining areas and master bedroom. Surrounded on the south and east sides by a spacious patio area that takes full advantage of the gorgeous views of the bay, boats and waterfront activities. This home has been remodeled and well maintained.
I Stunning brand new condo just steps to Sail Bay. Kitchen features over-sized slider windows, KitchenAid applcs, granite counters, custom tile floors and contemporary cabinets. Two master bedroom suites with one boasting a balcony and a bay view. Private enclosed rooftop deck that has views of Mission Bay & Sea World fireworks. Below ground 2-car side-by-side garage.
I One unit is sold, but available ground floor town home best value in South Mission! Solar Ready Townhome! Cool ocean waters and white sand beaches at the end of the most coveted S. Mission Cts. 2BR/2.5BA, 1,320 esf + exclusive landscaped courtyard plumbed for a cook station.
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Your Coastal Property Specialists, helping you with all of your real estate needs in San Diego.
858.581.LOVE Call today for a private showing I 3865 Mission Blvd. I San Diego, CA 92109 I ChrisLove.com