November 2014
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Volume 1 – Number 12
Passion earns Carlsbad teacher regional honor Hoa
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lthough Carlsbad teacher Maria Teran-Cruz, 47, always knew she wanted to work with children, her path of discovery was likely far different than many others’. Teran-Cruz escaped civil war in Nicaragua but left with vivid memories.
Maria Teran-Cruz is pictured with her fourth-grade class.
“My younger years were my happier years,” Teran-Cruz said. “I went to a private Catholic school and all my teachers were nuns. My later years were pretty tough. My country was going through an upheaval. I remember going to bed hearing gunfire at night. It gets to the point where you get desensitized because you’ve already seen the unthinkable…” See TEACHER page 15
Then-Mayor Bud Lewis (left) with then-Councilwoman Ann Kulchin, Councilman Mark Packard, then-Councilwoman Julie Nygaard and then-Councilman (and current Mayor) Matt Hall, toasting the new city charter approved by voters in 2008.
Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar previews materials for the housing element presentation, Sept. 30, 2014, during a joint City Council/Planning Commission workshop held at the Community Center. (Photo credit Maggie Avants)
Encinitas prepares to address affordable housing Maggie
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is family has a long history in Encinitas. But the cost of living forced fifth-generation Encinitas resident Tom Cozens and his wife, Peggy, who went to high school in town, to move inland to Vista to raise a family. “We lived where we could afford it,” said Peggy. They eventually moved from Vista to Carlsbad. All the while, they stayed involved in the Encinitas community. Thirty-seven years later, they are back for good. The 60-somethings have purchased an 860-square-foot home on a big lot in Old Encinitas with plans to build a larger home. They hope their children and grandchildren
won’t mind visiting more often now that they are so close to the beach. With a median housing price of $769,000 in Encinitas, theirs is a story that may hit home for many. As part of an effort to update its long-expired, state-mandated housing element, Encinitas city official estimate that as the Baby Boomers age, the senior citizen community will nearly double within the next 20 years. They will look to downsize, and the Millenials—people born in the 1980s and 1990s—will be looking for alternative housing. The Cozens were among a handful of members of the public who attended a joint workshop of the Encinitas Planning Commission and City Council held Sept. 30 at the community center, during which city planning staff provided a preview of what See HOUSING page 18
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So long, Buddy: Former longtime Carlsbad mayor dies Thomas K.
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ormer Carlsbad Mayor Claude “Bud” Lewis died Oct. 15. He was 83 and had been suffering from leukemia. A former Carlsbad High School teacher and coach, Lewis served the city for 40 years: as mayor from 1986 until 2010, and as a Carlsbad City Council member from 1970 to 1986. He is considered the architect for Former Carlsbad Mayor the city’s highly Claude “Bud” Lewis regarded fiscal discipline, having once said, “We have to run the city like we would our home bank account. Can we afford it? Pay the bills and have a savings.” See LEWIS page 12
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