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North Park resident and retired pilot, Robin “R. D.” Kardon’s debut novel Flygirl, soared onto the bestseller list last fall with her tale of Tris Miles, a female pilot trying to break the blue ceiling when she’s blocked by co-workers determined to see her fail. But those guys didn’t expect Tris’ fearless determination and grit.

Flygirl was recently named a finalist in two categories at The 2020 International Book Awards and has been lauded as a compelling and heartfelt tale of courage and redemption.

Now, Kardon is launching her latest, Angel Flight, which continues Tris’ journey. Although the novel is the second in a trilogy, readers can enjoy Angel Flight on its own or before reading Flygirl.

Kardon, who was a professional pilot for 12 years, says aviation

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provided her with many story ideas. “Every time people found out I was a pilot, they’d ask dozens of questions,” Kardon says from her backyard in North Park. “People would ask if the crew had affairs while on assignment. They wanted to know if the Mile-High Club is a real thing. And often they asked what the heck is turbulence caused by,” she says with a laugh. “I found that people were especially intrigued by stories of women working in aviation.”

Kardon says she kept a notebook with ideas for 25 years before

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sitting down to write Flygirl, her debut novel. The overwhelmingly positive response to that book told her that readers are interested in the behind-the-scenes lives of pilots. She understands the interest. “I flew all over the world. I flew businesspeople and vacation travelers, sometimes into up to seven cities in a day. It was exhausting and exhilarating at the same time.”

In both of her novels, Kardon draws from her experiences as a female pilot. “I met many interesting people, pieces of whom found their way into certain characters. Flygirl was based on an actual job I had as a pilot, so all of the characters in that book are inspired by real people,” she says.

When she finished Flygirl, Kardon felt Tris Miles had more stories to share. She immediately jumped into writing Angel Flight. “The first time I heard the term ‘angel flight’ was when I was co-pilot on a trip flying a child burn victim from Chicago to St. Jude Hospital for treatment,” Kardon recalls. “That’s when I learned that the term was shorthand for a medical transport. As a corporate pilot, I flew a woman with a severe spinal cord injury to the Mayo Clinic for treatment in a private jet. My company donated the airplane and the services of the crew. Her family couldn’t afford to hire their own plane, and if it weren’t for us, she’d have no way of getting the life-altering treatment she needed. That trip inspired Angel Flight.”

Although Angel Flight is the second novel in which Kardon features Tris Miles, it is a standalone book. “I hope Angel Flight readers will want to know more about Tris and pick up a copy of Flygirl but starting with Angel Flight won’t spoil any surprises.” Tris will face more career and personal challenges as she struggles to find and fit the pieces of the life she wants together, and hopefully leave her mark along the way. Look for the final book in the Trilogy in 2022. Film fests This film fest is also the cheapest, with tickets at only $10 per CONTINUED FROM Page 1 film whereas the lowest ticket

The 14th annual SDIFF is out more at gifilmfestivalsd.org. showcasing a different film each a post-screening discussion where view ers can hear f i l m m a k e r s from around the country, film subjects and local ex perts explore the important topics and is sues raised in the films. Like in past years, the focus of the vide by sharing bracket for SDIFF is $30. Find of the five weekends in October SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL as well as a live Q & A with the FILM FESTIVAL respective directors on Sundays. San Diego’s largest film festival For instance, on Sunday, Oct. 11 is having both virtual and driveat 11 a.m., Phaim Bhuiyan will in viewings of the 114 movies on its slate. From October 15-18, viewers can watch movies online or attend a screening at Westfield UTC in La Jolla. According to Tonya Mantooth, CEO and Artistic A still from the film “Bangla” (Photo courtesy San D i r e c t o r o f Diego International Film Festival) the San Diego I n t e r n a t i o n a l discuss his film “Bangla” about Film Festival, “Like everyone a Muslim Italian, also named else, we’ve spent the better part Phaim, who falls in love with a of this year exploring options. carefree woman who challenges We’ve landed on two platforms the rules he lives by. In addition that will serve us this year as to five feature films, the festival well as for years to come – online has a series of shorts and an film screenings in our Festival awards ceremony in November. Virtual Village and films on the The decision to have the theme big screen at our Festival Driveof “Activism” was decided in In Movies. Both are COVID aplate 2019 but Agostini said the propriate and the combination theme is more relevant than evallows us to present both indeer. Find out more at sandiegoitalpendent and studio films.” ianfilmfestival.com. The festival received 3,000 GI FILM FEST From that pool, the festival se

The GI Film Fest takes place on lected 24 narrative competition Oct. 1 and 2. The two-day online films, 15 documentaries and 75 event will feature six documenshort films. Mantooth said this tary films, including features, year’s international films and shorts and local productions. documentaries are particularly Following each film block will be strong. festival is to The move “Nomadland” from director Chloé Zhao bridge the civilis premiering at the event. (Photo courtesy San Diego ian-military diInternational Film Festival) submissions from 68 countries. some of the experiences of active At this year’s opening, direcduty members of the military tor Chloé Zhao is premiering her and veterans with the general third feature film. “Nomadland” public. Closing out the festival at is already considered an Oscar 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2 is “The contender. Starring Frances Donut Dollies” about women McDormand, the film focuses on who served in the Vietnam War. modern nomads in America who work as migratory laborers. Virtual day passes are $39 with passes that include drive-in movies at UTC starting at $59. More information on the fest can be found at sdfilmfest.com.

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Schmidt Design Group envisions Mission Valley’s future

Art on the Land

By DELLE WILLETT

Schmidt Design Group Inc. (SDG), a San Diego-based land scape architecture and planning firm, is designing the future of Mission Valley from SDCCU Stadium to the outflow of the San Diego River.

Over the last century, the once-rural Mission Valley has undergone expansive development and urbanization with little regard for the San Diego River. But a renaissance has begun.

SDG is collaborating with developer Hines and team members, Project Design Consultants, and MVE Architects, to develop Riverwalk San Diego, a 200-acre, master-planned walkable community in the heart of Mission Valley.

This project is a significant contributor in reaching the recently updated Community Plan’s call for 28,000 new residential units while introducing near ly 100-acres of parks and open space.

With both the San Diego River and the MTS trolley traversing through the center of the project, this transit-oriented development will replace an existing 27-hole golf course with an urban hub consisting of approximately 4,000 multi-family residential units, a mixed-use development, a new trolley station, two civic plazas, and significant commercial office space.

The heart of the project is a new 80-acre regional river park that will feature passive recreational amenities such as walking and hiking trails, observation decks, interpretive education, and a significant expansion of the San Diego River Trail.

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A rendering of the Riverwalk (Photo courtesy MVE Architects)

dog parks, flexible turf areas, children’s exploratory play, and a recreation center.

Several neighborhood parks and open-space corridors will offer a civic plaza, children’s play, dog parks, open play, overlooks and more. A linear park will connect Friars Road to the San Diego River and a proposed regional park south of the river. Two civic plazas are also planned.

As subconsultants to Clark Construction and Project Design Consultants, SDG is also providing landscape architecture services for improvements to the approximately 165-acre SDSU Mission Valley site.

The design transforms a current expanse of asphalt and concrete into a vibrant mixed-use, transit-oriented community that expands the university’s educational, research, entrepreneurial, and technology transfer programs. The site plan invites green space into and through the site, creating more than 80 acres of open space and over four miles of hike and bike trails that circumnavigate the site.

These publicly accessible green spaces culminate near the San Diego River in a community river park that provides multiple sports fields, picnicking, ample flexible turf, plazas, and children’s play, all connected through a network of accessible and engaging walkways and trails.

What was once a sand and gravel quarry is now Civita, a mixed-use neighborhood in Mission Valley. The project is transforming 230-acres into a sustainable, walkable, high-density urban village.

SDG provided landscape architectural services for nearly 17 acres of parks within this new community.

Sudberry Properties commissioned SDG as the prime consultant and lead design firm for the parkland within the devel opment. Team members include Rick Engineering and Architects Hanna Gabriel Wells.

The 14-acre flagship, Civita Central Park, offers numerous amenities for Civita residents and the greater Mission Valley community.

The park design is inspired by the legacy of the site and Mission Valley’s rich history and unique hydrology. The southern edge of the park is anchored by a large civic plaza, which includes an interactive water feature, stage and turf amphitheater, gardens, games and multiple seating opportunities. A formal promenade with urban gardens lines the eastern edge of the park while the western edge is home to “Civita Creek” which meanders adjacent to pathways and picnic areas.

The most recent phase of the park, opening to the public in July 2020, includes a “Relic Garden,” paying homage to the site’s mining history. Multiple themed gardens, overlooks, and shade structures allow visitors to immerse themselves in San Diego’s beautiful and diverse flora.

A large game court and expansive children’s play areas, featuring over 100 feet of climbing walls, provide active play areas for visitors of all ages.

Glen Schmidt, FASLA, founding partner, established Schmidt Design Group, Inc. in 1983 to reflect his passion for both artful and sustainable design. Schmidt’s extensive planning and landscape architectural design experience has earned him a reputation for professionalism, quality, artistic integrity and environmental sensitivity. In 2005, he was inducted as a National Fellow in the American Society of Landscape Architects for his “exceptional work and accomplishments sustained over an extended period of time.”

Partner JT Barr, ASLA, a graduate of The Ohio State University with a BS in Landscape Architecture, works closely with Schmidt to set the creative vision for the office and lead the firm’s business development initiatives.

Barr has a passion for engaging in the academic community. He received an auxiliary faculty appointment from his alma mater in 2009 and has been invited by many accredited universities to critique student works.

The SDG staff of 30 professionals unites under an artful and sustainable-design philosophy with the end goal of making a lasting positive impact on the communities in which they work.

Said Schmidt, “We are most fulfilled when our work improves the quality of life within a community and creates a positive environmental legacy.”

—Delle Willett has been a marketing and public relations professional for over 30 years, with an emphasis on conservation of the environment. She can be reached at dellewillett@gmail.com.

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Original 40, Bivouac Ciderworks and True North Tavern. People who vote in the contest are eligible to win prizes.

After the Battle of the Bands, several businesses are hosting virtual events with food and drink tastings as well as demonstrations where people can participate from home. For instance, the store Pigment will be teaching a class on DIY succulent arrangements and Holsem Coffee will teach people how to make a maple pumpkin latte. Other events include a live art and wine tasting with Splash; cider and cheese tasting with Bivouac Ciderworks; and a mezcal tasting with Bar Pink. While the online events will be free, participants can purchase party packs from the businesses with supplies for the class or tasting if they choose.

A DIY Nails demonstration will be led by nail artist Ashley Jansen at Hello Birdie Nail and Lash Salon. Owner Cindy Cate, who is not an expert on nails, will be in the video learning from the expert.

“[Jansen] will be guiding the audience through all the best tips and tricks with nail prep and manicures as well as a variety of nail art styles and skill levels. She’ll be guiding and I’ll basically be there as the example audience, doing it on myself,” Cate said.

The $68 party pack for the Oct. 24 event includes several manicure tools as well as the branded nail polishes Hello Birdie launched during the salon’s closure to stay afloat.

“During the first closure, we built out an e-commerce platform

To meet the need of San Diego County students and families without home computers for distance learning during the pandemic, the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, Cox Communications, the San Diego County Office of Education, and San Diego Councilman Chris Cate, District 6, are joining together with Computers 2 Kids to rally businesses and the public countywide for a month-long computer drive to benefit local students. and a website specifically to allow an opportunity for clients to be able to support us and have the products that we already had inhouse online. But then we took it a step further and we created our own polish line for the first time,” Cate said.

The polishes are named with bird puns such as “This is Hawkward” and “Chicks and Giggles.” While the nail salon is open now, that could change if the county goes down a tier under the state guidelines.

Cate is hopeful for the exposure provided by the festival but is also taking the opportunity to give back to other new businesses by helping them plan their own virtual events.

“I’m so excited that I can now offer that back to new businesses. I’m just happy to participate and help encourage other businesses to participate because I know ultimately, as busy as we all are, participating is going to help us all,” Cate said.

One of the businesses participating in the festival for the first time is Cori Pastificio Trattoria, an Italian restaurant that opened in December 2019. Owner and chef Accursio Lota is hosting a pasta-making class so participants can have a restaurant-worthy dish at home with their families.

Lota will show the process of making pasta and the secret of his sauce, but to make it easier on participants, most items will be pre-made for those who buy the party pack. After picking up their kit on the day of the event, participants will just need to saute shallots, mushrooms and garlic into the sauce and assemble the dish. The hand-made pasta infused with Italian Black Truffles and

During the “Meet the Need” Computer Drive Sept. 28-Oct. 31, San Diego County residents and businesses of all sizes are encouraged to donate computers, laptops, and tablets they no longer use but that can be refurbished for low-income families and kept out of the landfills.

Since school closures due to the pandemic, San Diego-based nonprofit Computers 2 Kids (C2K) has already fulfilled more than 19,000 requests for refurbished computers sauce base of slow-braised sugo with house-made sausage will be provided. The pack costs $28 per serving for two and there is a vegetarian option. Participants can pick it up ahead of the video release on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m.

“I’m hoping they have a good time and have some quality time away from all the daily stress that we have today at home, with the kids that are in school, with work. Then I would like also to them to have a great meal, which I’m sure they will love it. And then I would like they will learn it and they will make again the similar recipe for their guests,” Lota said.

Since Cori Pastificio was so new when the first closure occurred, they did not have a loyal customer base who followed them and supported them during the shutdown. Lota hopes the event will connect the restaurant to new people and cement its place in the community.

The festival is made possible by sponsors including SDCCU, Observatory North Park, West Coast Tavern, A7D Creative Group, Asana and Mcfarlane Promotions.

“SDCCU is pleased to be the title sponsor of the San Diego County Credit Union Festival of Arts in North Park,” said SDCCU presi dent and CEO Teresa Campbell. “We are proud to be able to support the virtual event this year as it displays the local creative talent and art that has made North Park so unique and historic in addition to supporting the local businesses.”

To find out more about the festival, visit explorenorthpark.com.

—Kendra Sitton can be reached

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about voting rights in states with racial discrimination history. But her reputation as a social justice warrior was cemented before she was appointed to the Supreme Court. Ginsberg attacked gender discrimination, arguing not just for women’s rights, but also revealing how gender-based practices hurt men. She knew how to get into the discomfort zone of the Supreme Court’s male justices.

In the ground-breaking 1972 case she brought with her husband Marty, Charles Moritz, an unmarried man, was barred from taking a tax deduction for caring for his sick mother.

The IRS said the deduction, by statute, could only be claimed by women, or widowed or divorced men. After she and Marty won that case, her husband later recalled that, amazingly, the government petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court, claim ing the decision “cast a cloud of unconstitutionality” over literally hundreds of federal statutes, and it attached a list of them compiled with Defense Department computer software. Ruth said it was a “treasure trove” of laws to after. The Moritz case invalidated over 170 other discriminatory laws.

As a lawyer, she argued before the Supreme Court winning five of six landmark cases. As a volunteer for the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project, she played a role in 34 additional Supreme Court cases. Her volunteer work and role as a law professor at both Rutgers and Columbia Universities were framed by her own experiences.

It was the combination of her personal and profession al self that surpassed her extraordinary social justice legal career and Supreme Court appointment — launching her to a nationally beloved hero. When she graduated from law school in 1959 and looked for a job, she said she had three strikes against her: she was Jewish, a woman, and a mother. She could not find a paid job practicing law. Ginsburg’s experiences led her to develop her legal strategies.

As Shana Knizhnik, the blogger who launched the “Notorious RBG” movement, says, Ginsberg’s “own experience of being discriminated against, overcoming that and reaching the highest level of the judicial system is really inspirational to young women.”

When she successfully argued the case of Reed v. Reed (1972), it was the first time the Supreme Court struck down a law because it violated the 14th Amendment’s Equal

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She also found inspiration in her husband, also a lawyer, who was incredibly supportive. In Reed, she had two co-authors – women lawyers whose ideas helped build her arguments: Dorothy Kenyon, an early advocate for women’s rights, and the brilliant Pauli Murray, an African American feminist, activist, and co-founder of the National Organization for Women (NOW), who had pioneered the idea of using the 14th Amendment to achieve women’s rights.

Some may have been impatient with Ginsberg’s personal, low-profile demeanor and decades-long approach. Rather than look for big media cases, she was systematic in striking down individual laws violated the Equal Protection Clause.

But she evolved, too. By the time she reached the Supreme Court, and as it became more conservative, Ginsberg became more outspoken in her opinions and dissents. She said that dissents were as important as decisions — they laid the foundation for future legal change.

So, in 2006 when the Court ruled against Lilly Ledbetter, who had been paid less than male co-workers at Goodyear, Ginsburg was then the only woman justice on the Court. She read aloud her scorching dissent stating that “the court does not comprehend… the insidious way that women can be victims to discrimination… The ball is in Congress’ court.” President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act a year and a half later.

Now, we mourn the loss of both her legal and cultural-political influence and inspiration. Ginsburg was a storyteller, focusing on the facts of history and law to shed a light on women’s lived experiences. Thankfully, the plethora of Ginsburg films, interviews, books, and legal writings live on. May all her history and imagery remind us of her successes in this time of political ugliness and debates about her replacement.

In the words of another feminist legal pioneer, Anita Hill, “The fact that she continued to advocate on behalf of equality even though she was in the minority, I think, that is what has inspired a lot of people.” Like the Ledbetter case, “… even when you may seem to be down and your position may seem to be lost, there are ways that you can move on to win.”

—Sue Gonda is professor of history at Grossmont College and former lecturer for over two de cades at SDSU’s Women’s Studies Department. She is also the board secretary of Women’s Museum of California in Liberty Station.

Connect SD other projects in the community so was not sure he could run CONTINUED FROM Page 1 the collective himself. After a couple months of searching for leads to an outdoor patio thats a new tenant that would match fenced walls are already cov his vision and debating whether ered in graffiti art. The graffiti he should acquire the space, he is just one of the ways that the reconnected with Robert Blume, new storefront is connected to its a former student of the now-denext-door neighbor Visual, an art funct Art Institute of Californiasupply store that sells spray paint. San Diego.

When the Art Academy left the Blume is a young photographer, The center of the room. Bands and DJs have space to A handful of artist became members in order to use the space earlier this year, the owner DJ and artist from New York who practice. space to sell merchandise. went to long-time tenant Jason moved to San Diego for art school. Gould, the owner of Visual, to Blume was a RAW artist and even artists who just wanted to showthey didn’t know each see if he wanted to expand into planned quarterly shows for the case,” Blume said. other,” Blume said. the space. The owner of the space network. While doing this, he saw Through the RAW shows and He decided he wantcontacted Gould to see if he would many of the artists struggle in the other event planning, as well as ed to make events that be interested in the vacant space. long gaps between shows. He beart school, he met a network of would ultimately connect

“It basically just sat there empgan planning his own events that artists in different disciplines that San Diego artists with ty… and took a lot of energy away would be less expensive for artists. largely did not know each other. each other. from the art community,” Gould “I was meeting all these artists “These rappers and hip-hopper Blume began hosting said. “I wanted to set up a collecfrom these RAW shows. It just guys and these techno DJs and events for artists of all tive of artists because it was alseemed that nobody was able to these artists and these dancers — types starting in March ready set up for artists.” fill this void of meeting each other in San Diego, nobody knew each 2018. He named the

Gould was overwhelmed with as well as just showing their artother somehow and I knew them interactive art events his own business, art gallery and work. I was meeting a lot of new all. I knew each one of them but Connect San Diego and made an old-fashioned gold telephone its symbol. At one of the first events, Gould created a large mural for attend ees. The pair reconnected when Blume offered to Robert Blume in front of the signature gold help watch Visual while telephone. (Photos by Kendra Sitton) Gould was out of town. When Gould returned from the membership fees. At different tiers, trip and saw Blume had successartists have access to the building A wall covered in merchandise Blume is selling on The doorway leading to a members-only lounge and fully cared for the shop, he realto practice, perform, sell merchanbehalf of local artists. recording studio. ized Blume might be the person dise and host events. Memberships he is looking for to lead the artist start at $50 per month with a collective. one-time fee of $50. There is no When he raised the idea, Blume long-term agreement so members immediately came on board can quit anytime. In the first two and contacted the owner of the weeks, 27 members joined. building. Within a couple weeks, The space is free to enter for Blume took up residence in the non-members 11 a.m.-8 p.m. storefront. but costs money after hours. For After three years of pop-up members, it is always free to enter events across San Diego, Blume the space. is excited to expand into a permanent space in North Park. The busi—Kendra Sitton can be reached The back area for graffiti The first golden telephone Blume acquired. ness is funded through monthly at kendra@sdnews.com.

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