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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
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Local sewer, water lines undergo $30M upgrade
Kobey’s: wheeling and dealing under the sun for 30 years
BY KEVIN MCKAY | THE BEACON More than 12 miles of decadesold concrete sewer pipes and about 10 miles of fragile, deteriorating cast-iron water pipes in Point Loma are being targeted by a $30 million replacement project by the city. The improvements, which will be broken out in staggered segments through October 2011 to minimize inconvenience to residents and motorists, are intended to reduce the risk of sewer main spills and watermain breaks in the community, according to Ana Maria Rojas, public information officer for the city’s Engineering and Capital Projects Department. Rojas said 13 total sewer and water-main replacement projects are slated — some currently in con-
City crews install a sewer manhole base in the alley between Centraloma and Bernice drives as part of a $30 million sewer and water-main replacement project in Point Loma and parts of Ocean Beach. Work is expected to continue COURTESY PHOTO through October 2011.
SEE PIPES, Page 4 An aerial view of Kobey’s Swap Meet, the huge outdoor market that is celebrating 30 years of bargain-hunting in the parking lot of the San Diego Sports Arena in Point Loma. From a humble beginning with about 30 vendors three decades ago, the swap meet today averages between COURTESY PHOTO 600 and 1,000 vendors who cater to an average of 10,000 to 15,000 shoppers Fridays through Sundays every week.
BY JOSEPH GREENBERG | THE BEACON Kobey’s Swap Meet, the hustling, bustling outdoor market where customers can snare a caged canary, snap up hard-to-find church pews or Vietnam War artifacts and drool over countless knick-knacks and collectibles, continues to flex its collective muscles at the San Diego Sports Arena after 30 years of bargain-basement deals. The sprawling swap meet has been a family-run affair since its inception, and offers up a feeding frenzy of consumerism where bargain-seekers stalk, treasure hunters pan and vendors earn livings while performing feats of salesmanship on an asphalt stage seen by SEE KOBY’S, Page 21
Planning board to give Liberty Station growth plan closer look BY ANTHONY GENTILE | THE BEACON
Kobey’s Swap Meet has been tantalizing shoppers with deals for 30 years outside the San Diego Sports Arena, drawing long lines of bargain hunters like these, seen in a historic phoCOURTESY PHOTO tograph from the late 1970s.
The Peninsula Community Planning Board (PCPB) is taking a closer look at proposed changes to the potentially volatile NTC Precise Plan — the document governing growth and alterations at Liberty Station — before formally sharing its thoughts. At the Sept. 16 PCPB meeting, the board’s NTC Precise Plan Subcommittee presented a summary of public comments gathered at a community meeting held in August. Representatives from Corky McMillan Cos. originally presented the pro-
posed changes to the NTC Precise Plan at the July PCPB meeting. The presentation included three amendments to building uses contained in the precise plan. The first proposed amendment includes the expansion of the types of uses for the historical district buildings located at the north end of Liberty Station. Those buildings are currently reserved for visitor and community uses. The second proposed change involves demolishing the Liberty StaSEE PCPB, Page 3
Day of Discovery
Cabrillo Festival to dig into city’s historical roots BY ANTHONY GENTILE | THE BEACON A Spanish fleet is sailing into Ballast Point this weekend to claim the Peninsula for its queen and king. Point Loma is not exactly under siege, though. It’s just a reenactment of a 468-year-old scene commemorating local history during the 47th annual Cabrillo Festival on Sept. 25-26. “The Cabrillo Festival is nations coming together that were associated with the first European coming to the West Coast and, basically, the birth of the city of San Diego,” said Idalmiro Manuel da
Rosa, Cabrillo Festival vice president. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was a 16thcentury Portuguese navigator working for the King of Spain who was sent on a mission to the West. When Cabrillo landed in Point Loma on Sept. 28, 1542, he originally named the area San Miguel in honor of St. Michael’s Day, which was to be celebrated the next day. “Back in those days, there were a lot of navigators who worked for both countries [Portugal and Spain], based on their experience,” da Rosa said. “It is believed that Cabrillo was a Portuguese navigator who went to work for the king of Spain
and came to the western side of the United States.” Shortly after he left what would become San Diego, Cabrillo died of an infection on the islands outside Santa Barbara. In honor of his discovery of the West Coast, Sept. 28 is recognized as Cabrillo Day in California. The local festival will be held over two days at Cabrillo National Monument and Ballast Point, which is located on Naval Base Point Loma. It will feature a host of events on both days, with Saturday’s lineup centered on Cabrillo National SEE CABRILLO, Page 3 Costumed volunteers share history with eager visitors during a past Cabrillo Festival in Point Loma. This year’s festival is Sept. 25-26.
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THURSDAY · SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 THE PENINSULA BEACON
NEWS Driver to be given 15 years in fatal crash BY NEAL PUTNAM | THE BEACON A motorist who was driving nearly 100 mph when she collided with and killed a motorcyclist on Interstate 8 near the Sunset Cliffs exit will be sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Claudia Gissela Herrera, 28, of San Diego agreed to a plea bargain to avoid a seconddegree murder charge that carried a much longer term, according to court records. She will be sentenced Oct. 14. Killed in the Oct. 26, 2009 accident
OB bank robbery suspect posts bond A 25-year-old Ocean Beach man charged with two bank robberies was freed from jail Sept. 17 on a $100,000 property bond on condition he live with his parents, adhere to a 6 p.m. curfew and continuously wear a GPS monitoring device. Colter Stanley Johnson was arrested Sept. 2 near the intersection of Narragansett Avenue
WOWING THE CROWD The streets of Ocean Beach were filled with music and festivities Sept. 11 during the Jazz 88 Music & Art Festival. Above, the New Orleansbased band Bonerama stopped in OB for its second jazz fest here, much to the delight of music lovers. Plenty of art was also on hand, right, for fesPHOTOS BY JIM GRANT I THE BEACON tivalgoers to soak up.
was Eric Sean Enockson, 36, of San Diego. Enockson reportedly worked in a laboratory. Herrera pleaded guilty to rear-ending the motorcycle around 2 a.m. before fleeing the scene. San Diego police arrested Herrera on West Point Loma Boulevard soon after the collision. Court records show Herrera was driving on a suspended license that night after having it revoked in 2008. She also had a drunken-driving conviction in 2002. Herrera’s blood/alcohol level in the 2009 fatal crash was 0.14 — or nearly 1½ times the
legal limit of 0.08, according to records. San Diego Superior Court Judge Charles Gill dismissed the second-degree murder charge after Herrera pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter. Had she been convicted of seconddegree murder, however, she would have faced a sentence of 15 years to life with a much a longer period of time to wait for the possibility of parole. Deputy District Attorney Amy Maund said that under the conditions of the current plea bargain, Herrera must serve 85 percent of the 15-year term, or close to 13 years.
and Chatsworth Boulevard following a robbery of the Chase Bank branch in Poway. Investigators said more than $4,150 was stolen. Johnson was subsequently charged with robbing the Comerica Bank at 3361 Rosecrans St. on July 12. Nearly $4,000 was stolen in that robbery, according to court records. Johnson pleaded not guilty to both bank robberies. His attorney, James Pokorny, arranged for
a judge to see more than 60 favorable letters written on behalf of Johnson as part of a bail review, including a letter from a roommate in Ocean Beach. Until his release, Johnson had been held without bail. U.S. District Court Judge Nita Stormes set bail at $100,000, but ordered Johnson to live with his parents in Ramona. Johnson will return to court Oct. 15 for a trial-setting date. — Neal Putnam
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THURSDAY · SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 THE PENINSULA BEACON
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City crews are beginning work on a series of staggered sewer and water-main replacement projects in Point Loma and parts of Ocean Beach. PHOTO BY DEBBIE HATCH I THE BEACON
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struction, some to begin before January 2011, and the balance of the projects will continue through the fall of 2011. The replacement effort is being funded by the city’s Capital Improvements Program. “Some of the pipes were installed as early as the 1920s,” said city engineer Afshin Oskoui. “It’s very important that we replace these aging pipes and upgrade our water and sewer systems to accommodate and better serve our growing communities.” City officials said neighbors and motorists in Point Loma can expect construction impacts ranging from noise and debris to reduced parking and traffic detours from trenching to install the new pipes. Streets affected by the construction will be repaired and resurfaced with a slurry seal or asphalt concrete overlay as each project segment is completed, according to city officials. The series of projects will also include the installation of curb ramps. “Our department is coordinating the construction of these projects with the goal of minimizing impacts to the residents,” said Dave Zoumaras, deputy director of the Field Engineering Division. “We’re making sure that traffic detours don’t run into each other and that we keep an open line of communication with the community.” City officials said residents directly impacted by a project will be notified of construction activities in advance. Work is slated to take place at the following locations between today, Sept. 23 and Thursday, Oct. 7 (see the city’s online map for specifics): • Etiwanda Street between Castelar and Voltaire streets (sewer and water group job 544); • West Point Loma Boulevard from Bacon to Cable streets (Sunset Cliffs TS); • Silvergate Avenue from Silvergate Place to Jennings Street (water group job 3013); • Alley between Centraloma and Bernice drives; La Cresta Drive between Poe Street and Bernice Drive (sewer group job 726); • Long Branch Avenue from Sunset Cliffs Boulevard to Guizot Street (water group job 3010); and • West Point Loma Boulevard between Famosa Boulevard and Adrian Street/Bob Street (Famosa accel-sewer and water). For full project details, schedules and locations, call (619) 533-4207, or visit www.sandiego.gov/engineering-cip.
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Urban performances set to bring rhythm downtown
TROLLEY DANCES BY ANTHONY GENTILE | THE BEACON Trolley passengers won’t be the only ones moving around downtown transit stops later this month. The 12th annual Trolley Dances will turn six sites downtown into impromptu dance studios Sept. 25-26 and Oct. 2-3. “Downtown and Harbor Drive is an area that a lot of San Diegans do visit, but I bet they haven’t seen the places we’re going to take them to,” said Jean Isaacs, artistic director of San Diego Dance Theater. “It’s kind of like a little trolley treasure hunt of dances.” Trolley Dances is a unique blend of life and art, a partnership between Metropolitan Transit Services (MTS) and the Point Loma-based San Diego Dance Theater. Six tours will be held each of the event’s four days from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “We work with MTS to figure out what line we want to go on and then we bring choreographers out,” Isaacs said. “They come out with us and look at interesting spots around the trolley.” The annual event was created in 1999 to coincide with new trolley stations or lines, and was held in East Village in 2006. Trolley Dances has not been downtown since 2000. “The new dance locations are going to show off some areas that people may not have seen yet that are new in downtown; the area behind the convention center is new and it looks gorgeous,” said Judy Leitner, MTS marketing manager. The guided trolley tour starts at the One America Plaza building and continues to the New Children’s Museum before ending at the Hilton Bayfront, with dance
“This year is very vibrant in the sense of where we are. It’s lively and much more light and fun.” Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater, Liberty Station sites along the way. At each site, choreographers take their surroundings into account while creating a unique piece. “This year is very vibrant in the sense of where we are,” Isaacs said. “It’s lively and much more light and fun.” Along with Isaacs, who has dance sites at the County Administration Building and inside the New Children’s Museum, four other choreographers will have dances downtown. In addition to locals Bradley Lundberg and Patricia Sanback, Monica Bill Barnes (New York) and Isabel Beteta de Cou (Mexico City) will bring an out-of-town flavor to the performances, which feature a total of 56 dancers. “We set them up with a sound system and the whole venue, and a rehearsal time and place, and the dancers, and they have to create. It’s very interesting to them,” Isaacs said. “They come in about a week before the show and they work every day with their cast. So I have no idea what theirs will be like except where the sites are.” In addition to comfortable walking shoes, Isaacs encourages those wanting to attend Trolley Dances to beat the crowds by taking a tour on the first weekend. But even among large crowds, Issacs said, there is not a bad vantage point from anywhere in the audience. “There’s not any one viewing position that’s better than another. People need to
Downtown riders on the San Diego trolley system will be surprised as dancers pop up to perform well-choreographed routines during the 12th annual Trolley Dances on Sept. 25-26 and Oct. 2-3. The Metropolitan Transit Services and the San Diego Dance Theater teamed up COURTESY PHOTOS to prepare this year’s urban event.
be very resilient about how and where they’re watching the pieces from, and we help them with that,” Isaacs said. “It’s a very adventurous way to see dance.” Tickets for Trolley Dances cost $30 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for students and include a free all-day trolley pass. For more information or tickets, visit www.sandiegodancetheater.org/trolleydances.html. “For the people who are there on purpose, it really expands your horizons; and for the people who are normally using transit as transportation, you see in their faces a little delight,” Leitner said. “This sort of jazzes up their day. It makes them feel good about where they are.”
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THURSDAY · SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 THE PENINSULA BEACON
NEWS Port of SD offering early retirements to cut costs More than 100 Port of San Diego employees are being offered early-retirement options as a cost-cutting measure. On Sept. 7, the Board of Port Commissioners approved the program with a 42 vote that could save the agency millions of dollars this fiscal year. The port identified 114 employees who qualify for the retirement incentives. According to port officials, if even one-third of those employees opted for early retirement, it would save the port $3.3 million. According to port officials, Harbor Police officers must be at least 50 years old with at least 20 years of service, and non-public safety employees must be 55 years old with 20 years of service or 62 City crews align thousands of feet of pipe sections stretching from South Mission Beach years old with at least five years of sernorthward to Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach on Sept. 15 in preparation for a $5.3 million dredg- vice to qualify for the early-retirement ing of Mission Bay Channel. Crews used huge connectors to attach the sections with more offer. Employees considering enrolling PHOTOS BY JIM GRANT I THE BEACON than 20 huge bolts to secure each connection. in the program must submit a letter of intent to the Port District by Oct. 1. Kehoe responds to PCPB For more information, visit www.portofsandiego.org. airport audit request In response to a Peninsula CommuniDredging begins on the ty Planning Board (PCPB) request last Man drowns in dive to month for a state audit of Lindbergh Field Mission Bay Channel sunken Yukon Crews began preparations last week and its flight departure headings that take A City Heights man who was part of a jets directly over Peninsula neighborfor sand to be dredged from the botgroup diving tour that included the tom of the Mission Bay Channel. hoods, state Sen. Christine Kehoe sent a Yukon wreckage drowned off the coast of letter to the PCPB board Sept. 13. Large pipes will carry sand from the In the letter, Kehoe said she is looking Mission Beach on Sept. 11. The body of channel to a one-mile stretch of 48-year-old Robert Michael Clampitt was into the audit request. South Mission Beach to fortify the “The selection process [for audits] is found submerged and was brought to the shoreline. rigorous,” Kehoe wrote, “which is why surface by city lifeguards. Clampitt was The pipes will reach as far north as pronounced dead at 4:20 p.m. San Juan Place. San Diego Mayor gathering data from the local Federal AviAccording to the county Medical ation Administration (FAA) staff and the Jerry Sanders secured federal stimuExaminer’s Office, Clampitt was part of a lus funds to pay for the $5.3 million San Diego County Regional Airport 14-person group aboard Waterhouse Authority on how incoming and exiting project. The project aims to increase Charter for a diving excursion. The the safety of boaters by making the flights at Lindbergh Field are monitored is group’s first stop was the Yukon wreckimportant.” channel deeper, eliminating breaking Kehoe explained in the letter that age, where Clampitt went on a dive and waves that can cause danger to any request for a state audit would did not return. boaters. The cause of death is still pending and The dredging was expected to begin have to take place in December, when the San Diego Police Department is investhe next legislative session begins. The Tuesday, Sept. 21 and is expected to tigating the death. last about 30 days, said city officials. next step in the process is for Kehoe to bring the request before the State Audit Committee, which would then SEE BRIEFS, Page 7 engage the state auditor.
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Largest countywide coastal cleanup returns
PLHS students address education conference Point Loma High School students Caitlin Snell and Cody Harvey represented the school during a national education conference in July — one of only four student groups from across the nation to address the annual Military Child Education Coalition conference. The conference was held July 21-23 in National Harbor, Md. Snell and Harvey addressed coalition members about the national Student 2 Student program, which started at PLHS in February. The Student 2 Student program is geared to help students adjust to the transition of moving to a new school. More than 200 schools nationwide have the program. Along with the students, PLHS counselor Brook Valot attended as a chaperone. During the conference, each of the students had the chance to meet with Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden.
Residents can help stop the flow of debris into the ocean by joining the largest volunteer cleanup event in San Diego County on Saturday, Sept. 25. Coastal Cleanup Day 2010 offers a chance for environmental enthusiasts to get their hands dirty and keep the ocean clean. From Tijuana to Oceanside, more than 10,000 volunteers will help clean up in excess of 150,000 pounds of trash in just one morning. The volunteer cleanup will span more than 80 sites in San Diego County from 9 a.m. until noon. All volunteers will also receive a free ticket to ride the roller coaster at Belmont Part, Scout troops will receive a free Scout patch and elementary school students have a chance to win a free art kit. Participants are urged to bring their own reusable bucket, work gloves and a Free job expo to aid water bottle to help reduce waste headreturning troops, veterans ing to the landfill. For more information or to find a Veterans and their spouses will find a cleanup site, visit www.cleanupday.org. free RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expo, Registration is encouraged for groups of expected to attract more than 300 vet20 or more. erans for potential hiring opportunities with national, regional and local employers. Republican women The event takes place today, Sept. 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. rally around candidates The event will provide help for GOP state assembly candidates Col. Rick Powell — running for the 78th Dis- returning troops and other veterans and trict — and Ralph Denny — who will vie servicemembers and their spouses in for the 76th District — met with mem- finding employment, entrepreneurship bers of the Point Loma Peninsula Repub- and educational opportunities. It is colican Women Federated (RWF) to gather produced by The American Legion, Pursupport during the RWF’s meeting at ple Heart Services; and the Military Spouse Corporate Career Network. Point Loma Café on Sept. 15. The event takes place at the McMillin Powell, a retired Army Brigade Colonel and federal agent, emphasized the need Companies Event Center at the NTC Promto cut government spending, promote enade, 2875 Dewey Road. For more information, visit business and job growth and increase border security. Powell will face off with www2.recruitmilitary.com/. Democratic incumbent Marty Block on Nov. 2. With a similar mantra, Denny’s solutions included cutting wasteful spending in the administration, redirecting funds toward education and bringing back private-investment funds to increase jobs in the 76th District, which includes Point Loma, Ocean Beach and downtown. Denny will oppose Democratic candidate Toni Atkins, a former San Diego City Councilwoman. The seat is now occupied by Democratic Sen. Lori Saldaña, who is terming out. Republican special guest Carl Demaio, another sitting city councilmember, also paid the RWF a visit to reiterate his opposition to Prop D — the city’s proposed half-cent sales-tax measure — calling it a “blank check” for the city. Point Loma Peninsula Republican Women Federated hosts its next meeting at Point Loma Café on Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 10:30 a.m.
League of Women Voters to host high-profile panel The League of Women Voters of San Diego will host a luncheon titled “Redistricting: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly,” featuring several high-profile speakers in a panel forum about the effects of redistricting at the city, county, state and national levels. The event takes place today, Sept. 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Panelists include San Diego City Clerk Elizabeth Maland; former City Attorney Michael Aguirre, who will address city and county redistricting models; Vladamir Kogan of UCSD, who will speak on the Citizens’ Redistricting Committee created by Prop 11 and the Nov. 2 ballot challenge posed by Prop 27; and Kathay Fong, executive director of California Common Cause, who co-authored and helped win passage of Prop 11 to reform state redistricting. The cost of the event is $22 for league members and $27 for nonmembers. The luncheon takes place at Tom Ham’s Lighthouse Restaurant, 2150 Harbor Island Drive. For more information, call (858) 483-8696, or visit www.lwvsandiego.org.
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dents on an imaginary trip to Italy, complete with a plane, luggage and even a mini-Pompeii created in the school’s sandbox. “We give the kids an ‘I Can Do’ attitude,” Stephens said. “They’re excited about school and they’re excited about learning. That is a lifelong mindset that I want our kids to have.” For more information, call (619) 224-7403, or visit www.-sandiegopreschools.com.
covers from popular contemporary rock bands like Green Day, Nirvana and Dream Theater. Souplantation will host a “funraisFollowing the first performance, the er” today, Sept. 23 to raise proceeds for advanced group will put on a heavy the Gifted and Talented Education metal/goth show. (GATE) programs of San Diego Unified The students have been practicing School District. together for several weeks at Electric The Point Loma Souplantation locaMusic Studios, located in Studio D of tion, at 3960 West Point Loma Blvd., will participate in the event, which runs The Electric Chair Salon in Ocean from 5 to 8 p.m. Beach. The students give a live perforFifteen percent of the proceeds from mance once a month, playing song the event will be donated to the GATE styles of their choice. In preparation program. Additional GATE fundraisers Electric Music Studios for next month, the students have are planned at Point Loma Souplantaalready chosen a new theme — “guitar tion from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. students slate rock show gods” — featuring covers of Jimi Hen27 and Thursday, Sept. 30. Students in Electric Music Studios’ drix and Bob Dylan. For more information, call (619) “weekend warriors” program, ages 6The free, all-ages show will take 222-7404. 12, and the studio’s advanced group, place at Portugalia, located at 4839 ages 12-18, will be performing live Newport Ave. from 1 to 4 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian gigs at Portugalia restaurant on Sun- For more information about Electric day, Oct. 3. Music Studios lessons, instructors, or Preschool turns 30 The beginner group’s rock perfor- upcoming performance dates, visit A preschool that started simply — just a mother looking to educate her two- mance will begin at 1 p.m. and feature www.electricmusicstudios.com. year-old — has matured into a local institution of sorts that will now cele“We don’t stop until it’s right.” – Tom Armstrong brate its third decade in Point Loma on Sunday, Sept. 26. Westminster Presbyterian Preschool’s 30th anniversary celebration will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. at the park located behind the school. “It brings joy to my heart,” said Judy Stephens, founder of the school. “I love One of San Diego’s Top Builders Since 1980 what I’m doing and I’m very enthusiastic about education for children.” The celebration will include cake and • Custom Homes • Home Remodels and Additions lunch, a sports-themed “bounce house” and arts and crafts tables at the park, • Kitchens and Baths • Insurance Restorations located at 3598 Talbot St. Stephens said some of the school’s original students will be at the party. “We’ve invited a lot of our students and some former teachers are coming back, too,” Stephens said. Since Westminster opened, its approach has been to create a handson, fun experience that prepares children for kindergarten with science, language arts and math curriculums. For Readers Choice Gold Medal Winner Best Contractor/Construction example, a recent lesson plan took stu-
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THURSDAY · SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 THE PENINSULA BEACON
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The State of Real Estate Summer real estate market still a bumpy road BY MARK MARQUEZ PRESIDENT, SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
Interest rates may be at historic lows but, like the rest of the country, San Diego homebuyers are still a bit balky and uncertain when it comes to making a commitment. And, this is no less true in Point Loma, Ocean Beach and Old Town than the rest of San Diego County. Yes, prices have gone up — in some neighborhoods — over the past year. By the end of July, the median sales price in the county increased 5 percent — from $371,000 to $390,000 for detached homes — and 3 1/2 percent for attached homes, increasing to $217,500. But home prices have come down sharply in Ocean Beach and Old Town during that same period. In Ocean Beach, the median price for detached homes was $706,000, down from $799,000 the year before, while the median price for attached homes in the neighborhood sunk from $365,000 to $308,000 during the same time period. Old Town’s detached homes fell from $622,500 to $501,000 over the course of a year. Old Town’s attached home prices fell from $251,000 in July 2009 to $195,000 just last month. These numbers now put Old Town homes below the county’s average median prices, which theoretically, make them very competitive in the real estate market, given that the neighborhood is a very desirable place to live. In short, we’re seeing true bargains here. The bright spot was in Point Loma, where — like the rest of the county — prices rose. In July, the median price for a detached home was $815,000, up from $758,750 during the same time last year. Attached homes in Point Loma soared in value to $418,250 from $326,000 last year. But how were actual sales in these three ZIP Codes? Well, while total sold listings in the county dropped 13.5 percent for detached homes over the course of a year, to date this year, there have been 79 home sales in Point Loma, up a bit from 73 this time last year. But July wasn’t kind. There were only nine sales last month in the neighborhood, compared with 22 last year. For attached homes, there have been 23 sales this year in the neighborhood, down only by one compared to a year ago. But there were six sales of properties last month compared to three at the same time last year. In Ocean Beach, sales have been up substantially year to date for detached homes compared to a year ago. As of the end of July, there have been 71 homes sold, while there were only 52 homes sold by the same time in 2009. Attached home sales fared well, too, with 49 sold listings to date at the end of July, compared with just 29 last year. Did low prices help Old Town? Not by much for detached homes. This year, there have been 43 sold listings in the area as of the end of July, while by the same time last year, when prices were considerably higher, there were 41 sales. For attached homes, the price drop did have an impact. So far, there have been 101 sold listings, compared with 79 by the end of July 2009. Is there any rhyme or reason to these numbers? Well, we know that across the U.S. the homebuyer tax credit boosted sales through the end of June. On the other hand, we know the public in general remains anxious about how the economy is faring, wondering if the job market will improve or if things will take a turn for the worse. It’s the not knowing that may be holding buyers back right now. So, despite lower prices in some neighborhoods and very low interest rates, it’s a nervous public that’s out there waiting for economic news that will give them the impetus to buy a home. Until people have a better feeling about their economic future, it looks like some optimistic pockets of the population in San Diego County are going to take advantage of the deals and the interest rates to buy homes, while others will practice restraint. And that mix of emotions currently is on display in Point Loma, Ocean Beach and Old Town as we look at the wide range of sales figures for those neighborhoods.
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The Navy Scheduled Navy projects include the: • fuel-recovery project to resolve the fuelplume leak • demolition of the vintage Navy fuel facility • excavation and thermal treatment of contaminated soil from the large fuel facility • backfit of the new Navy fuel facility • daily operation of the Navy’s new fuel facility; • excavation and capping of three hazardous materials sites (numbers 5, 9 and 23) • ongoing face-lift of the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
It’s about time we had someone looking out for Americans, not Wall Street. That’s exactly what the head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFFB) will do, and Elizabeth Warren is the best choice for the job. There is no time for someone to learn on the job. The middle class in this country is in dire straights. Professor Warren has carefully thought through not just the policy goals, but the implementation challenges. There will be no time-in-training. On the first day she will hit the ground running. Senators have a powerful role in the decision and consumers need senators to fight for consumer rights. The best way to do that is by publicly support Warren and letting President Obama know that consumers have gone unprotected long enough. It’s time for the Senate to stand up for Elizabeth Warren. She is the right person to lead the CFPB.
The city The city has its own share of planned projects, including the replacement of 13 sewer and water lines in Point Loma. The cumulative traffic alone would double, even triple the amount of traffic into the local circulation system, which is already gridlocked in the following areas: • Nimitz Boulvard/Rosecrans Street • Nimitz Boulevard/Chatsworth Boulevard • Nimitz Boulevard/I-8 • Catalina Boulevard/Cañon St. • Cañon/Del Mar Avenue • Rosecrans Street/I-5 • Del Mar Avenue/Chatsworth Boulevard • Harbor Drive/Scott Street • Harbor Drive/Rosecrans Street So once again, the city, the Navy and their contractors are leading Point Loma into dramatic traffic snarls and air pollution above ambient standards. The city of San Diego and the Navy are responsible for this complete lack of project planning, as evidenced by the number of project permits scheduled in this time frame. Notwithstanding their failure to recognize
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Beaches should remain free of advertising In regard to the letter to the editor “Lifeguard Towers can be painted colorfully, tastefully” by Marc Menkin (Aug. 25 Peninsula Beacon, page 6): With all due respect to the children who “painted” the lifeguard towers in Los Angeles, the towers were really wallpapered with printed vinyl graphic sheeting provided by Image Options, a company whose ad appears all around the roof-edges of each tower. A sponsoring company, like Izod, paid for the sheeting and its application in exchange for their advertisement on the tower for five months, and the children’s charity gained a donation, one should hope. It’s a good plan, but advertising and art don’t belong on naturally picturesque beaches, nor in the woods, around lakes or in the mountains. Some places just have to be sacred, pristine and preserved for our sanity, and for the wild things, like birds, fish and animals. The San Diego City Council will be voting this fall on a plan to allow major name-brand advertising on all city beach lifeguard towers, beach benches, walkways, trash cans (and what next?) to help reduce our $75,000,000 deficit and restore funds to lifeguards and other programs. At an advertising cost of $200,000 to $500,000 per year for five years, corporate giants will not be satisfied with a tiny sign on a big tower. If you don’t want advertising blight on our beautiful beaches, call, write or e-mail your City Council representative now, before it’s too late: www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/
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9 Point Loma Nazarene University honors region’s movers, shakers THURSDAY · SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
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The Fermanian Business & Economic Institute (FBEI) at Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) and title sponsor Solar Turbines revealed the recipients of the 2010 “Dealmakers of the Year” awards. The annual awards, which took place this year at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina on Sept. 3, honor San Diego individuals and firms which create significant long-term value for the region. The featured keynote speaker was Jim Owens, chairman of Caterpillar Inc. Spe- Stephen Bothwell (left photo, at podium) accepts the Business Partner of the Year award for his support of Point Loma Nazarene University’s Fermanian Business & Economic Institute cial guests included Assemblyman Nathan (FBEI) as FBEI executive director Randy Ataide and director Cathy Gallagher watch. Photo right, Dr. Bob Brower, Point Loma Nazarene University ((PLNU) president, addresses the audiCOURTESY PHOTO BY MARCUS EMERSON ence following the keynote address during the “Dealmaker of the Year” awards breakfast Sept. 3 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. Fletcher of the 75th District and RADM (Ret.) Len Hering, recipient of the 2008 Individual Dealmaker of the Year award. Now in its fourth year, the 2010 event was the largest-ever Dealmaker Breakfast. About 500 people attended, including more than 250 business professionals representing more than 80 companies, and 200 PLNU students, as well as many PLNU business faculty, staff and administrative leaders of PLNU.
INDIVIDUAL STANDOUT The recipient for the individual category was Father Joe Carroll, president of Father Joe’s Villages. Carroll was honored for decades of servant leadership helping the needy in the community through entrepreneurial and strategic initiatives in expanding the social services network in the San Diego region. The other two finalists in the individual category were Chris Crane of EduLeap and Dr. Jay Lichter of Avalon Ventures.
STANDOUT FIRM AMSOLAR was honored in the firm category for dealmaker of the year for negotiating financing for 20 megawatts of solar installations on school campuses throughout the San Diego region. The company works to create partnerships with local school districts to bring affordable solar installations and long-term savings programs for schools. Other finalists for the firm category included Archi’s Acres and Neurocrine Biosciences.
WORKING TOGETHER Point Loma-based High Tech High School took home the dealmaker collaboration of the year award for fostering a textbook-free, multi-site education model of personalized project learning and connecting students to local businesses, which has expanded the institution from a single school to a network of eight schools serving 2,500 students. Other finalists in the category were CONNECT and CleanTECH San Diego.
PARTNERSHIP The Business Partner of the Year Award went to Stephen Bothwell, who was honored for his generosity and counsel to the FBEI leadership, most of it done anonymously. For more information about the Dealmakers program, call (619) 849-2564, e-mail cathygallagher@pointloma.edu, or visit www.pointloma.edu/FBEI.
University and community movers and shakers gathered during the Point Loma Nazarene-sponsored “Dealmakers of the Year” event this month to honor individual and company which make significant longterm contributions to the region. COURTESY PHOTO BY MARCUS EMERSON
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After hot 2-0 start, Pointers fall to El Capitan 31-21 PLHS looks to correct key mistakes, penalties BY SCOTT HOPKINS | THE BEACON After cruising through two lopsided victories, the Point Loma High School (PLHS) football team saw several crucial mistakes and numerous penalties lead to a 31-21 defeat in a physical game Sept. 17 at El Capitan. It was not that the Pointers (2-1) couldn’t move the football against the Vaqueros. They did that with relative ease as quarterback Sean McKaveney’s passes often found targets including receivers Thomas Mize and Matt Magers and running backs Jaivon Griffin, Morris Mathews, Thomas Bell and Eric Bueno were able to sprint and blast through Vaquero defenders. But opportunistic El Capitan (1-2) used two interceptions and two recovered fumbles to stall Point Loma while scoring themselves on two trick plays and a returned interception. “If you turn the ball over that many times and have that many yards in penalties, you put yourself in a real deficit,” said Pointers head coach Mike Hastings. Perhaps the game’s turning point came just seconds into the second quarter with Point Loma holding a 7-3 lead. After a Pointers’ score, cornerback Josh Sakover stepped in front of a Vaquero pass and made a spectacular return, as penalty flags flew from several directions. Sakover nearly scored, reaching the El Capitan 5-yard line. Following the interception, a Vaquero player remained down at midfield in front of his team’s bench and after the assessment of two major penalties, the Point Loma’s Jaivon Griffin, averaging more than 10 yards per carry, sprints upfield against El Capitan during last week’s 31-21 Pointers’ loss. PHOTO BY SCOTT HOPKINS I THE BEACON Pointers found themselves backed up
against their own goal. This was a 90yard difference that all but stifled an opportunity to extend the lead to 14-3. The injured El Capitan player was taken from the field by paramedics following a lengthy delay. When play finally resumed, the Point Loma drive ended with an interception. Aided by a major facemask penalty against a Pointer defender, the hosts scored on a short wildcat formation play to take a 9-7 lead. The Pointers’ next possession resulted in a fumble. And on their final possession before the half, they were set back by 30 yards in penalties on a play ending at the El Capitan 15-yard line. At halftime, one observer estimated an indecisive officiating crew had assessed the Pointers 150 yards in penalties. Officials huddled to discuss almost every flag, taking back several calls against the hosts. “Nobody gave up,” said senior wide receiver/defensive back Hunter Hirsch, who contributed four special teams tackles. “We still played as hard as we could.” Pointer fortunes turned in the third quarter when they recovered an El Capitan punt and scored on an 8-yard McKaveney to Mize pass, giving them their final lead at 14-9. El Cap, however, came back with a hook and ladder scoring play that covered 35 yards. With a two-point conversion, the hosts jumped back in front to stay, 17-14. Two big scoring plays in the fourth quarter sealed the Pointers’ fate. A 75yard touchdown pass on which El Capitan’s Tyrone Wiggins juked a Pointer defender after the catch was followed later by a Wiggins 55-yard intercepSEE FOOTBALL, Page 11
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Lady Pointers aim for Eastern League title BY SCOTT HOPKINS | THE BEACON The Point Loma High School girls’ tennis team hopes to serve up an Eastern League title this season, and preparations are under way to make that happen. Under head coach Shannon Collins and assistant Mark Truver, the Lady Pointers have made a good showing in non-league matches to date. Home matches and practice sessions are played on Peninsula Tennis Club courts at Robb Field in Ocean Beach. The team’s top player, however, has to look elsewhere in search of a challenging practice partner. Senior Carley Cooke is ranked as the 112th Under-18 player in California. As the No. 1 singles player on the Lady Pointers’ roster, nobody on the team can offer her an adequate workout. “Carley usually checks in here (at Robb Field) and then goes over to the Barnes Tennis Center looking for someone to play against,” Truver said. In a recent non-league match against Our Lady of Peace Academy, Cooke easily defeated her three opponents, earning all three possible team points. In high school tennis matches, each team offers three singles players and three doubles teams. This creates 18 matches — nine singles and nine doubles. The winner of each match scores a point for the team, making 18 possible points. “I’d say it’s great working with the team, getting to play a bunch of different players at different levels,” Cooke said. Point Loma’s No. 1 singles player, Carley Cooke, drills a forehand shot during a non-league The Pointers’ quest for a league SCOTT HOPKINS | The Beacon match at Robb Field on Sept. 15.
crown was made more difficult when it was scheduled to play Patrick Henry earlier this month on the first day of classes. The Patriots, last year’s Eastern League champs, defeated the visiting Point Loma squad. The rematch at Robb Field on Sept. 30, however, could determine this year’s champion. Senior Alice Hewitt is the No. 2 singles player, who Collins said is returning with a vengeance after not playing last year. Carolina Saboya, Ashley Barandiaran, Riley Hasche and Lucy Chernow — all seniors in their fourth seasons with the team — are good competitors who look forward to match days, Collins said. Hasche, an excellent athlete in Collins’ eyes, may receive a pole-vaulting scholarship. Juniors Jasmine Zepeda and Lindsey McKay make up the No. 1 doubles team for the Pointers. Juniors Katherine Riley and Sara Fisher, who are each in their third year with the program, bolster the team. Collins said sophomore Alexa Rowland has shown great improvement, while freshman Rochelle Mooney has good potential. She said another freshman, Kate Schabarum, has a winning attitude and will lead the team in the future. “I think we’re doing really well so far,” Cooke said, “and we should win a bunch of matches. We’ll definitely have a better chance to beat Patrick Henry (in the rematch),” Cooke predicted. That’s a test the Lady Pointers hope to ace. The Point Loma High girls’ tennis team is online at www.pointlomaten nis.vnsports.com.
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‘Nobody gave up. We still played as hard as we could … We’re definitely going to learn from the film, correct our mistakes and come out fired up against Scripps (Ranch).’ HUNTER HIRSCH PLHS WIDE RECEIVER /DEFENSIVE BACK
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tion return for the final Vaquero points. “We’re definitely going to learn from the film, correct our mistakes and come out fired up against Scripps (Ranch),” said Hirsch. Hastings was succinct. “We’ve got a lot of work to do, and we’ll get better next week,” he said.
POINTERS POUND PATRICK HENRY Prior to their loss against El Capitan, Point Loma moved to 2-0 with a 54-0 win at Patrick Henry on Sept. 11. The visiting Pointers raced to a 41-0 halftime lead before trotting away with a 54-0 thrashing in the Patriots’ home opener. In that game, the Pointers’ first-half blitz included six touchdowns, two of which were scored by the defense. The Pointers host Scripps Ranch (20) tomorrow, Sept. 24, in a 3 p.m. kickoff on Bennie Edens Field. The Falcons dealt the Pointers a 24-13 loss last year.
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SPORTS SPORTSbriefs Southwestern Yacht Club to host Ensenada race
THE WONDER OF THUNDER Sounds from the wildly-popular thunderboat races echoed across the Peninsula over the weekend as the H1 Unlimited tour powered across Mission Bay for the 2010 Air Guard Championship, presented by Degree Men at San Diego Bayfair. Above, a prism of color appears in the rooster tail of the Oh Boy! Oberto boat, piloted by Steve David. David finished second to Bayfair winner Dave Villwock, who piloted the Spirit of Qatar with an average lap speed of 153.551 mph. With the win last weekend on the 2.5-mile Bill Muncey racecourse PHOTO BY JIM GRANT I THE BEACON on Mission Bay, Villwock pulled to within 186 points of David heading into the season championship in Doha, Quatar, in November.
Southwestern Yacht Club is taking its fleet across the border next week for the San Diego to Ensenada International Yacht Race. The 47th annual race takes place Friday, Oct. 1 and Saturday, Oct. 2. The traditional San Diego to Ensenada race is part of a weekend of activity on both sides of the border. The festivities begin with the pre-race dinner Thursday, Sept. 30 at Southwestern Yacht Club. The race takes off from the club on Friday, Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. and finishes up 62 nautical miles later the next day at San Nicolas hotel and casino in Ensenada. On Sunday, Oct. 3, the fifth annual Regata Todos Santos will take place in Ensenada. For more information, visit www.southwest ernyc.org. Southwestern Yacht Club is located at 2702 Qualtrough St. at Shelter Island.
Tennis Center to host scholarship seminar High school athletes wondering about the best approach to securing college athletic scholarship can participate in an annual Fall College and University Scholarship Seminar hosted by the Barnes Tennis Center on Wednesday, Sept. 29. at 6:30 pm. Admission is free and no registration is required. The event is part of an annual tour in the early fall throughout Southern California. Usually comprised of a panel of people from various colleges and universities, the seminars are designed to provide information, answer questions and address important issues regarding the athletic scholarship process. While there is an emphasis on tennis, much of the information presented applies to other sports as well. The Barnes Tennis Center is located at 4490 W. Point Loma Blvd. For more information, call (619) 221-9000. — Dave Kensler
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BY BART MENDOZA | THE BEACON San Diego is going through a musical renaissance, with groups such as Crocodiles, Waaves and Dum Dum Girls garnering international attention. But it’s also the mark of a healthy scene that so many musicians with decades of stage time and brushes with major-label success are still a vital part of the local music community. Such is the case with guitarist Jack Butler of Private Domain, which performs at Humphrey’s Backstage Lounge on Sept. 30. Private Domain has been a San Diego institution for over a quarter-century, but its roots go back even further. Best known for the hit “Absolute Perfection,” included in the 1987 Annette Funicello and Pee Wee Herman film “Back to the Beach,” the group is the successor to early ’80s rockers Bratz. However, Butler’s music lineage can be traced back to the early sixties when he played in such local combos as The Orbits and The Dark Ages. In 1969, he co-founded one of the era’s most important groups, Glory. That group folded in 1978, with Butler next performing with Bratz. Signing to A&M Records, the group changed its name to Private Domain in 1985. “When our manager at the time, Mike Jacobs, was shopping Bratz for a record deal we discovered that none of the labels liked the name,” Butler said. “They said it sounded too punk and adolescent. So we came up with ‘Public Domain,’ as it went well with the white-reggae direction we were going in.” Unfortunately, another similarlynamed group was on the label.
Still thrilling audiences with dozens of selections ranging from reggae and soul to classic rock — including a wide selection of Bob Marley and Tom Petty — Private Domain will crank it up COURTESY PHOTO at Humphrey’s Backstage Lounge on Sept. 30.
“The same day we announced to our new label A&M the new name, I noticed on one of their desks they had a recordrelease schedule open. When I read it, I noticed our record was coming out the SAME DAY as another band — General Public!” Rightly deciding that two “Publics” released the same day was asking to get swept under the rug, the group went to a coffee shop and brainstormed until they hit upon “Private Domain.” He attributes private Domain’s longetivity to teaming with the right musicians. “I have stuck with Paul ‘West Coast’ Shaffer for so long because he is such a great entertainer as well as musician,” Butler said. “He makes the crowd pay
attention. It is never a passive listening experience. It also helps that he has such good pitch and is easy to harmonize with.” Although the band is always writing and recording new songs, Butler said “no new CD is nearing completion right now.” Though known for their original music, the band leans heavy at club dates on cover songs. “We still mix in originals when it makes sense,” Butler said. “Our set list is quite large, although usually invisible, as we rarely bother to bring one.” The band has one of the most impressive lists of covers to choose from, with SEE DOMAIN, Page 16
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to view and purchase paintings in an uncrowded gallery while applauding the award recipients and enjoying wine and hors d’oeuvres. A “First Friday” reception is also slated for Friday, Oct. 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery is located at the NTC Promenade, 2825 Dewey Road, Suite 105. Gallery hours are Sundays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (858) 2777066 or (619) 876-4550, e-mail alice.kayuha@sbcglobal.net, or visit www.sdws.org.
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get back on the dance floor,” Butler said. “These songs, like ‘Brown-Eyed Girl,’ do CONTINUED FROM Page 15 not suck. They have just been covered so much and played so badly over the years dozens of selections ranging from reggae that many musicians hate playing them. and soul to classic rock, including a wide I personally consider myself lucky. The selection of Bob Marley and Tom Petty. bands I was in back when cover bands “Although we pride ourselves on not wore these songs out played mostly origplaying any songs that suck, there are a inal or obscure songs, so I did not get few covers that we save as trump cards burned out on them.” to play only when the crowd needs to After more than four decades, Butler
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said he is still thrilled to be able to make music for a living. “Just being able to survive as a fulltime musician is a blessing,” he said. “And, every morning I am grateful that I rarely have to turn on my alarm clock.” Private Domain: 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30, at Humphrey’s Backstage Lounge, 2241 Shelter Island Drive. 21 and up. $5. For more information, visit www.humphreysbackstagelive.com
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A little piece of heaven beckons at Chi Chocolat BY MICHELLE HACKNEY | THE BEACON Fine chocolate is like fine wine — rich, delicate and full of complexity. At Chi Chocolat, an exclusive decadent collection is at one’s lickable fingertips. Specializing in fresh artisan chocolates and unique edible gifts, even those with impeccable taste will likely be satisfied. With the holiday season quickly approaching, there might not be a better time — or excuse — to indulge those cocoa cravings. Located in Liberty Station at 2690 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 103, Chi Chocolat offers an array of sweets from artisan truffles and bon bons to chunky slabs of premium chocolate and succulent enrobed fruit selections. There’s no minimum order, so whether ordering a single piece or thousands more for a wedding or corporate event, the same courteous, personal service is offered. Chi Chocolat also groups pieces with similar characteristics into what is called “a flight of chocolates,” that is, each with a distinctive theme. For example, handcrafted bonbons with exotic spices or organic infused tea ganaches are available. When owners/chocolatiers Jesse and Tess Brown travel, they get ideas for food from encountering different cultures. Aside from the traditional favorites, Chi Chocolat mixes exotic flavors like curry, cayenne pepper and green tea from Japan into their chocolate recipes. “At the end of the work day when I’m tired and my hands are covered in chocolate, I have to smile and I realize how much fun and how much creative freedom we have while doing this,” said Tess. With more than 12 years of experience in the food, beverage and hospitality industry, the husband-and-wife duo crafts chocolates entirely by hand in batches of no more than 50 pieces at a time. Their approach to chocolate mak-
ing bans the use of additives like hydrogenated vegetable fat and artificial colors in order to let the pure chocolate flavors and aromas shine. An intense focus on both the culinary and visual artistry of chocolate make these treats both beautiful to behold and a delight to consume. As a creative, sweet offset from their company Banyan Catering, Jesse and When owners/chocolatiers Jesse and Tess Brown travel, they get ideas for food from encountering different cultures. Aside from the traditional COURTESY PHOTO Tess purchased Chi Chocolate in 2005 favorites, Chi Chocolat mixes exotic flavors like curry, cayenne pepper and green tea from Japan into their chocolate recipes. and recently moved it from Little Italy to Liberty Station, where they celebrated a grand opening on Sept. 18. “I never really liked chocolate before, but I came in with a friend and the smell was divine,” said Nora Peak, a Point Loma resident and now chocolate convert. “I picked up a white chocolate with rose water and ate it immediately. It was delightful and I imagine this is a fun place to do a tasting with a group of friends or for a bridal shower.” When you experience a tasting, the chocolatier discusses the tasting disks and gives a brief history of chocolate. The cost per person is $26.95 and includes 6 tasting disks, a non-alcoholic beverage, wine or beer and a gift box with six pieces of chocolate to go. Here is a tasting tip from the experts: • Place the chocolate in your mouth and wait for a few seconds to release the primary flavor notes. • Chew five to 10 times to discover the secondary flavors. • Then push the chocolate gently against the roof of your mouth and note the texture and the way the flavors linger on the tongue. Chi Chocolat is open to the public Sundays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fridays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is closed on Mondays. The boutique also serves espresso drinks, light continental breakfast, and paninis and salads for lunch. For more information, call (619) 5460650, or visit www.chichocolat.net.
Jesse Brown, co-owner of Chi Chocolat at 2690 Historic Decatur Road in Liberty Station, COURTESY PHOTO serves up a taste sensation to a customer.
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which guests may doodle or play games), or in the warmer sit-down atmosphere in the front area. The quieter room in front boasts a 15foot-by-6-foot wall graphic of giant bees Sessions Public and a honeycomb. offers taste treats The name Sessions Public came from The chefs at the eatery use organic the two notions of surf sessions and and locally produced fare whenever pos- going out in public for drinks with sible, but not to the point of making friends. items ridiculously priced, Abel said. The menu offers an assortment of “Our most unique item is the ribeye comfort food and craft ales. fries,” Abel said. “It’s been really wonderful so far to One night when he and staff mem- see the same faces come in time and time bers were brainstorming in the kitchen, again,” Abel said. they conceived the unique menu item. “We had this really cool bowl, and SESSIONS PUBLIC our chef said it would be a great French4204 Voltaire St. fry bowl,” Abel said. (619) 756 – 7715 Then they decided to throw a ribeye www.sessionspublic.com steak on the french fries and add blue • Hours of operation cheese and truffle oil. Sundays and Mondays: “It is a top-selling item,” Abel said. 11 a.m. to 11p.m. Tuesdays: 5 to 11 p.m. Guests enjoy the ribeye French fries Wednesdays: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. whether they are sitting in the lively bar Thursdays: 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. area located in the back of the estabFridays and Saturdays: 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. lishment (near the chalkboard, upon
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sneak an apple into his or her backpack to take it home to hungry family members. “It’s a great thing to see our restaurant serve this program because I see how valuable it is in my classroom,” Nancy said. She said the children are able to concentrate more on learning when their tummies are full. The cost to sponsor one child per year for this program is $250. The restaurant raised $181 in the month of August and will donate an additional $69 so it will be able to support one child for a year. Sessions Public is a neighborhood hilltop hideaway located at 4204 Voltaire St. Abel is a native of the Point Loma/Ocean Beach area. “I went to Sunset view Elementary and my daughter goes there now,” Abel said.
San Diego’s cruise-ship business is experiencing some stormy economic conditions of late, leading to listing cruise schedules and uncertain skies on the horizon. The cruise industry can traditionally be measured cyclically from 18 to 24 months as the timeframe for passengers to schedule those majestic, multilevel vessels for luxury travel to Hawaii, Panama Canal, South America and Mexico. But the faltering economy has trimmed the proverbial sails into San Diego Bay, causing docks to be rather silent this summer. Holland America’s Rotterdam reopened the season Sept. 22, boarding for a trip to Hawaii, Tahiti and the French Polynesia. “For the year 2009, we had 223 cruise calls and 842,353 passengers,” said marketing director Rita Vandergaw. “For 2010, we have 151 cruises confirmed with 507,308 passengers.” But Vandergraw said she felt buoyed by the total number of cruises out of San Diego because all of the country’s ports of call are experiencing downturns in the wake of the national economic rip current. She spoke with some enthusiasm about 2012 but declined to elaborate. Vandergaw has experienced the ebb and flow for almost 20 years. “Fortunately, our tides keep rolling in,” she said.
Is there an overabundance of competition from Los Angeles? “Normally, there’s enough to go around for all of us, but they’re hurting, too,” Vandergraw said. According to Vandergraw, San Diego can anticipate about 10 reposition (pass through) cruises, that is, ships coming down from Alaska and heading for the Panama Canal. San Diego lost Carnival’s four- and five-day summer cruises to the Sea of Cortez when Carnival moved to a port at Mobile, Ala. The move accounts for the San Diego terminal’s emptiness. Fewer ships means a decline in airport passengers, hotel needs, repair work and other services provided, said industry officials. “They’re tremendous economic generators,” Vandergaw said. “To build it back is a slow process.” The B Street Terminal is the primary facility with the capacity to work two large ships. But work is proceeding on a $21 million multipurpose terminal that will boost the number of ships San Diego can host at any one time from two to three. The two-story building, measuring 55,000 feet, should be completed and ready for business by December, according to the San Diego Port Authority. “It will have 400 feet in front for special events,” Vandergraw said. “Holland America is our No. 1 customer with seven-, eight-, nine- and 10day cruises to Mexico, Hawaii, Panama Canal and South America,” Vander-
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graw said. “Others are Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Celebrity. However, Royal Caribbean recently announced that they are rerouting one of the ships. We anticipate that it will return during another cruise season. “The cruise business is cyclical, and cruise lines often reroute itineraries so they can have more to offer their customers,” she said. “We did pick up a new seasonal departure with Celebrity cruise lines.” Additionally, it was noted that Mexico, the main destination for cruise ships leaving here, has become less desirable for passengers because of safety fears and because the country hasn’t updated its product much in recent years. Despite the potential for increased cruises through Mexican waters in the near future, the continued economic turbulence places uncertainty on the horizon for an industry that blossomed in 1983.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Sept. 25-26, 47th annual Cabrillo Festival — one of San Diego’s oldest cultural events — takes place in Point Loma to celebrate the landing of Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo to what is now Point Loma on Sept. 28, 1542. The free events, which take place at and around the Cabrillo National Monument, feature a series of films, exhibits, dances, concerts and entertainment, a reenactment of Cabrillo’s landing, storytelling and many more activities. For information and times, visit www.cabrillofestival.org. Saturday, Oct. 9, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., OB Oktoberfest, featuring an OB Brat Trot 5K race, a beer garden, food, merchandise, microbrew festival tastings, bratwurst-eating and stein-holding competitions, entertainment and an area for all ages at the foot of Newport Avenue in the grassy area. For more information, call (619) 224-4906, or visit www.oceanbeachsandiego.com or www.oboktoberfest.com.
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OB IN TV SPOTLIGHT: SOMETHING TO BARK ABOUT Locals bellied up to the bar and filled The Harp on Newport Avenue on Sept. 8 to catch the pilot episode of the new FX Network original comedic series “Terriers,” shot primarily in Ocean Beach and other familiar locations in Old Town and La Jolla. Here, viewers are glued to the big-screen TV as a scene opens in the heart of OB at Newport Avenue and Abbott Street. PHOTO BY JIM GRANT I THE BEACON
Senior Resource Center hosts a Senior Health Fair at Point Loma Presbyterian Church. The fair includes flu shots, free screenings, free health information, Vials of Thursday, Sept. 23, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Life, Advance Directives for Health Care, free RecruitMilitary Opportunity Expo, community resources and more. Vaccinaexpected to attract more than 300 veterans tions are for adults 60 or older or adults for potential hiring opportunities with nation- with a chronic illness; there is an optional $2 al, regional and local employers. The event donation for flu shots. Reservations are not provides help for returning troops and other needed. The church is located at 2128 veterans and servicemembers and their Chatworth Blvd. For more information, call spouses in finding employment, (858) 939-4790. entrepreneurship and educational opportunities. The event takes place at the McMillin VENUES Companies Event Center at the NTC Promenade, 2875 Dewey Road. For more infor- Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Drive, (619) 224-1556 mation, visit www2.recruitmilitary.com/. house Restaurant, 2150 Harbor Island Drive. For more information, call (858) 4838696, or visit www.lwvsandiego.org.
Today, Sept. 23, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., League of Women Voters of San Diego hosts a luncheon titled “Redistricting: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly,” featuring several high-profile speakers in a panel forum about the effects of redistricting at the city, county, state and national levels. Panelists include San Diego City Clerk Elizabeth Maland; former City Attorney Michael Aguirre; Vladamir Kogan of UCSD; and Kathay Fong, executive director of California Common Cause, who co-authored and help win passage of Prop 11 to reform state redistricting. The cost of the event is $22 for SENIORS league members and $27 for nonmembers. The event takes place at Tom Ham’s Light- Friday, Oct. 1, 9 to 11 a.m., the Sharp
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A billboard featuring swap meet founder Montey Kobey was once a familiar sight outside the San COURTESY PHOTO Diego Sports Arena.
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tens of thousands. The late Montey Kobey originally launched the swap meet in 1976 in the parking lot of what was then the Midway Drive-In movie theater with perhaps 30 sellers. Four years later — in 1980 — the drive-in theater closed, prompting Kobey to relocate about 1,600 feet to the east to the parking lot of the San Diego Sports Arena, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd. From those humble beginnings, the swap meet grew from its initial three-dozen sellers to today’s slate of 600 to 1,000 vendors, who lure an average of 10,000 to 15,000 shoppers Fridays through Sundays every week, according to Kimberly KobeyPretto, president and CEO of Kobey’s Swap Meet. Kobey-Pretto is the daughter of Montey Kobey. “Over time, the size of the market shrinks and expands along with the economy,” Kobey-Pretto said. “When the economy was fat a few years back, people still came out in droves to shop. Now, it’s a little different, with people shopping with the bargain in mind. You need to come one time and you will get hooked.” Kobey-Pretto took over as president in 1988, the year before her father passed away. She said she was a manager-in-the-making since the age of 12, working with Montey all the time and learning from how he ran the event. “My son, Tony, who is 21 years old, is here working all the time also, learning the ins and outs,” Kobey-Pretto said. “I see a lot of my dad in him and I’m happy to see that he has taken such an interest in the event.” One Kobey’s Swap Meet vendor is William Gregory, who first met Monte at the “Hula Bowl” — an
Two shoppers cart off a foosball table they purchased recently at Kobey’s Swap Meet. At right, an assortment of heavy belt buckles and a large range of fishing gear is sold by Rose PHOTO BY JOSEPH GREENBERG I THE BEACON and Susel (last name withheld) — who are among the longest-running vendors at the 30-year-old Kobey’s Swap Meet.
outdoor market in Honolulu, Hawaii — in 1984. Gregory was on a layover to Australia at the time. “I overheard someone talking about a big swap meet in San Diego,” Gregory said. “As I was a San Diego native now and at the time, I walked over to Montey, introduced myself, and he told me all about his market in an exuberant and excited way.” Gregory said he left his career as a photo muralist when the digital photo revolution came about in the 1990s. Since 1995, Gregory has been selling “anything and everything of value,” going by the mantra “quality is always in demand” — a phrase echoed on his business card. Gregory claims to drive 100 miles a day searching thrift stores and garage sales with a sharpened sense of finding something for everyone, with items ranging from nautical equipment from old ships to carved wooden art from the Ivory Coast to movie props. “I am out here at 6 a.m. every Sunday to sell,”
Gregory said during an interview at a recent Kobey’s Swap Meet. “Today has been an average day so far. I’ve made around $500 to $800. On good days, I can make as much as $2,500, but those days are all-star days. “Kobey’s Swap Meet is a money-making enterprise and a wonderful institution,” he said. “It has been a godsend. So many people make their living out here. They pay their rent and put their kids through school, all due to the opportunity that Kobey’s Swap Meet provides.” Some of the swap meet’s vendors have even deeper roots with the ongoing, 30-year-old event. Rose and Susel — who wished not give their last names but who have been married for 60 years — are reportedly the oldest vendors at the swap meet. Rose, who speaks with traces of a Polish accent, said the couple came to San Diego from New York, and that Susel, 96, had been selling at Kobey’s Swap Meet on and off for 25 years.
“The buying and selling of all these things has been an obsession of his,” Rose said. “We usually wake up around 3 a.m., get all of our stuff organized, pack lunches so that we can get here around 4:30 a.m. to beat the crowd and get a good spot in the lot.” Rose and Susel specialize in a wide variety of fishing gear, like rods, spools of line and an assortment of colorful hooks, bobs and bait. Susel also has hundreds of different types of wooden pipes, which Rose said are both functional and decorative. “The motorcycle guys like our thick, silver jewelry and heavy, authentic belt buckles, as well,” Rose said,gesturing toward the shiny metal objects in a glass display case. Kobey’s Swap Meet runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the sports arena parking lot. For more information, visit www.kobeyswap.com.
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Coastal Properties
2222 Soto St. San Diego CA 92107
open house directory la jolla Sat & Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . .8003 Ocean Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . .1BR/1BA . . . . . . . . .$655,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ozstar DeJourday • 619-248-7827 Sat & Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . .5534 La Jolla Hermosa . . . . . . . . .3BR/2BA . . . . . . . . .$850,000-900,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sally Fuller • 858-454-8775 Sat & Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . .536 Sea Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4BR/3.5BA . . . . . . .$1,849,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Justin JP Chimento • 858-245-7881 Sat 12-4pm & Sun 1-4pm . . . . .1496 Vista Claridad . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/2BA . . . . . . . . .$1,950,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elena Wilcox • 858-454-9800 Sat & Sun 12-3pm . . . . . . . . . . .7344 Brodiaea Way . . . . . . . . . . .2BR/2BA . . . . . . . . .$1,999,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Glynn • 858-869-7661 Sat 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1236 Cave Street #3B . . . . . . . . .2BR/2BA . . . . . . . . .$1,095,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alex De Rosa • 858-752-3803 Sat 12-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7485 Caminito Rialto . . . . . . . . . .3BR/3BA . . . . . . . . .$1,595,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Zokaei • 760-594-1044 Sat & Sun 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5372 Calumet Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,795,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Schroedl• 858-459-0202 Sat 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800 Prospect, 4-F . . . . . . . . . . . . .2BR/2BA . . . . . . . . .$1,650,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lynn Walton • 858-405-3931 Sat 12-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475 Marine St . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/3BA . . . . . . . . .$1,749,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Doug Rhoades • 858-699-9485 Sat 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2035 Torrey Pines Rd . . . . . . . . . .5BR/5BA . . . . . . . . .$2,450,000-$2,795,876 . . . . . . . . .Jim McInerney • 858-551-7233 Sat 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1590 Coast Walk . . . . . . . . . . . . .5BR/6BA . . . . . . . . .$5,600,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gregg & Lisa Whitney • 858-456-3282 Sat 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2302 Avenida De La Playa . . . . . .3BR/2BA . . . . . . . . .$1,550,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Christian Eaton • 858-349-7566 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4611Pescadero Avenue . . . . . . . .2br/2ba . . . . . . . . . .$749,000-$799,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cindy Wing • 858-223-9464 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5689 Soledad Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/2BA . . . . . . . . .$850,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lou Binford • 858-522-7000 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3136 Almahurst Row . . . . . . . . . .4BR/2.5BA . . . . . . .$895,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Andrews • 619-517-4404 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2751 Inverness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4BR/2BA . . . . . . . . .$1,395,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michelle Serafini • 858-829-6210 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5366 La Jolla Blvd, 302C . . . . . . .5BR/4.5 BA . . . . . . .$1,595,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kate Woods • 858-525-2510 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5721 La Jolla Hermosa Ave . . . . .3BR/3BA . . . . . . . . .$1,595,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Greg Noonan • 858-551-3302 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475 Marine Street . . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/3BA . . . . . . . . .$1,749,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alex De Rosa • 858-752-3803 Sun1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1260 Rhonda Drive . . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/2.5BA(2 lots) . .$2,150,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Renee Guild • 619-339-6000 Sun 12-3pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Olite Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/4BA . . . . . . . . .$2,650,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Mora • 619-994-2438 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .821 Havenhurst Pt . . . . . . . . . . . .5BR/5BA . . . . . . . . .$3,995,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JB McQuillen • 858-566-3535 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6502 Manana Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,800,000-$2,00,000 . . . . . . . . . .David Schroedl• 858-459-0202
pacific beach / mission beach / crown point Open 7 days a week . . . . . . . . . .4151 Mission Blvd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bernie Sosna • 858-490-6127 Fri 3-6pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3770 Crown Point Dr #206 . . . . . .1BR/1BA . . . . . . . . .$299,000-$329,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathy Evans • 858-272-9696 Fri 3:30-6:30pm & Sat 10-1pm 3916 Riviera Dr #101 & #201 . . . .3BR/2.5 . . . . . . . . .$999,000-$1,149,000 . . . . . . . . . . .Shawn Grant • 858-717-7720 Sat & Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . .1369-75 Grand Ave . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/2.5BA . . . . . . .$599,000-$579,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathy Evans • 858-272-9696 Sat & Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . .4028 & 4032 Honeycutt St . . . . . .3BR/3.5BA . . . . . . .$899,000 each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathy Evans • 858-272-9696 Fri 10-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4236 Cass St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/3BA . . . . . . . . .$924,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mel Burgess • 619-857-8930 Sat 2-5pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1335 La Palma #K4 . . . . . . . . . . .2BR/2BA . . . . . . . . .$799,000-$899,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shawn Grant • 858-717-7720 Sun 10-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .822 Nantasket Court . . . . . . . . . .2BR/2BA(Bonus Rm) $795,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mel Burgess • 619-857-8930 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3916 Riviera Dr #101 . . . . . . . . . .3BR/2.5BA . . . . . . .$999,000-$1,149,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sarah Ortiz • 619-807-3577 Sun 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2181 Belloc Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,200,000-$1,350,876 . . . . . . . . .David Schroedl • 858-459-0202
point loma / ocean beach / bay park Sat & Sun 11-4pm . . . . . . . . . . .3658 Dudley St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/3BA . . . . . . . . .$1,250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Realty • 619-852-8827 Sat & Sun 11-4pm . . . . . . . . . . .820 Bangor St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/2BA . . . . . . . . .$1,895,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Realty • 619-852-8827 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3222 Macaulay St . . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/1.5BA . . . . . . .$540,000-$597,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cindy Wing • 619-223-9464 Sun 12-3pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3304 Elliott St . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/2BA . . . . . . . . .$849,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cristine Gee • 619-980-4433 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1143 Catalina Blvd . . . . . . . . . . . .4BR/2BA . . . . . . . . .$849,9000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cindy Wing • 619-223-9464 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3420 Fenelon St . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4BR/2BA . . . . . . . . .$1,125,000-$1,195,000 . . . . . . . . . . . .Cindy Wing • 619-223-9464
• Granny Flat at Rear of Home • Panoramic Ocean Views • Large Deck • 2 Bedroom • 2 Bath
Maria Atkinson Direct (858)375-4452 www.ExitSteppingStoneRealty.com
Larry Tavares General Contracting Licensed & Insured
Residential & Commercial Remodel & Repairs 30 Years Construction Experience Serving Beach Communities Since 1988 License # 749496
Work With a Beach Specialist CROWN POINT HOMES AWAIT YOU!
(4028 & 4032 Honeycutt) • 3 BEDROOMS, 3.5 BATHS • CHARMING SUNROOM • PENTHOUSE RM (OPTIONAL BR) • SPACIOUS LIVING AREA • ROOF-TOP DECK • 2 CAR SIDE X SIDE GARAGE PORT • ENERGY EFFICIENT W/SOLAR ELECTRICITY & TANKLESS WATER HEATER • PRIVATE FRONT YARD
BERNIE SOSNA
“I’LL COME TO YOUR RESCUE” DIRECT: 858.490.6127
CELL: 619.977.4334
carmel mountian / carmel valley / clairemont / tierrasanta / university city / utc / del mar Fri 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3042 Courser Ave . . . . . . . . . . . . .4BR/2BA . . . . . . . . .$555,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Koors • 619-410-4213 Sat 12:30-3:30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12005 World Trade Dr #2 . . . . . . .3BR/2BA . . . . . . . . .$385,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christina Vassiliadis • 619-922-5375 Sat 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10459 Orozco Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/2BA . . . . . . . . .$479,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lou Binford • 858-522-7000 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10666 Porto Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/1.5BA . . . . . . .$359,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Helen Hollaway • 619-829-2636 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7132 Calabria Ct #B . . . . . . . . . . .2BR/2.5BA . . . . . . .$540,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oliver B. James III • 619-995-1764 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6946 Haworth St . . . . . . . . . . . . .3BR/3.5BA . . . . . . .$699,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cindy Wing • 619-223-9464 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7601 Mona Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . .5BR/4.5BA . . . . . . .$950,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tony Swilley-Francoeur • 858-688-1177 Sun 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13656 Mira Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$995,000-$1,195,976 . . . . . . . . . .David Schroedl • 858-459-0202
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KICK OFF A GREAT FALL SEASON IN PACIFIC BEACH
Imagine miles of sandy beaches 1 block from your doorstep!! Enjoy this delightful 3 br t’home with 1 year new kitchen - $469k FABULOUS outdoor living Start living your Grand Life today. New construction at Gresham and Grand!! 2BR+Den or 3BR. View roofdecks from $619k now 559k & 579k. 2 Sold, 2 Left. Open Sat & Sun 1-4pm Score a Crown Point area Extra Large 1BR with office area, within a bayfront building. $299k-$329k
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DRE #00872108
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