The Peninsula Beacon, April 30th, 2009

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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009

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Beach schools may ponder breakaway from SDUSD’s grip De Beck pitches independent district erty] taxes or keep them at the same level while other districts San Diego Unified School Dis- are setting them upward,’” de trict (SDUSD) trustee John de Beck said. De Beck presented the plan to Beck is suggesting beach communities break away from other city administrators and parents in the schools and form their own dis- Point Loma Cluster Schools trict. He unveiled a plan for (PLCS) Foundation during a neighborly budschools on the get forum in the Peninsula, the Correia Middle beach comSchool auditorimunities, um April 22. Clairemont But cutting and adjacent the district in communities half, as depicted to form what in one version of he called the a possible San Diego mapped-out disCoastal UniJOHN DE BECK trict handed out fied School TRUSTEE, SDUSD BOARD OF EDUCATION to parents, takes District. a lot of work, de He said the Beck said. separate disCommunity trict would give more control to parents and organizers must collect signatures from 25 percent of regiscommunity leaders. Because property taxes pay for tered voters in the proposed new education, de Beck said, and district and hold a series of pubbecause a separate district would lic hearings before the idea is run more efficiently, the proposed placed before voters. De Beck new district could save taxpayer said the district could be established by 2014 with “no probdollars. “In time, [a coastal district] lem.” would be able to say to the local people: ‘Either reduce your [propSEE SCHOOLS, Page 5 BY SEBASTIAN RUIZ | THE BEACON

Go to the [school district] meetings ... bang your fists, do whatever it takes.

Rescuers show how its done Fire-rescue boat personnel, top, demonstrate the use of the fire hose as lifeguard recruits watch from atop the Ocean Beach Pier on Sunday. The public rescue excercise was designed to educate recruits and demonstrate communications skiils between fire and lifeguard resources. Left, recruits from the 34th Regional Lifeguard Academy leap from the pier in an annual test of skills. Below, lifeguard Marc Brown leaps from San Diego Fire Department Copter 2 to rescue a PHOTOS BY KIRBY YAU | THE BEACON simulated victim, just north of the pier.

Faulconer outlines District 2 blueprint in address BY SEBASTIAN RUIZ | THE BEACON

District 2 Councilmember Kevin Faulconer says residents can look forward to slowly emerging infrastructure improvements in the many beach communities he represents, along with the city’s bustling downtown area. The councilman’s State of the District address exuded an air of political theater as he stood on the set of the musical play “Bed and Sofa” at the Cygnet Old Town Theatre on Twiggs Street on April 27. Faulconer said he would push for infrastructure improvements such as the Ocean Beach Gateway project and Mission Bay improvements that should begin this year. City finance

reforms and “streamlining city bureaucracy” remain his top priorities. “That means looking at how we’re spending money, bringing in competition for city services and asking our employees that they do a better job as well,” Faulconer said. Faulconer used the night’s platform to highlight community issues and taxpayer-funded projects. He said he expects the city to break ground on much-awaited intersection improvements for Rosecrans Street and Midway Drive by this summer. The project includes the expansion of the left-turn lanes for the Rosecrans Street and Sports Arena Boulevard as well. The project cost is estimated at about $400,000, according to city

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District 2 Councilmember Kevin Faulconer delivered his State of the District address Monday, pointing to accomplishments realized and challenges left to be met. Among the projects he said he will push are improvements to Rosecrans Street and Midway Drive, the Ocean Beach Gateway project and Mission Bay Park renovation.

council District 2 staff. Residents and business owners in the Midway area are also expected to update their community plan in the fall. Community plans offer guidelines for local business and residential development. “This [Midway community] plan is expected to help us decide how to write Sports Arena Boulevard’s next chapter and reduce traffic congestion,” Faulconer said. An estimated $4 million is also slated for Old Town entrance corridor improvements, including along Juan Street. Beryl Street in Pacific Beach also sits on a list for repaving and other

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