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OPINION&EDITORIAL Views expressed in Opinion & Editorial do not THE COAST NEWS A4 necessarily reflect the views of The Coast News JUNE 14, 2013 By Jim Kydd When I was a college sophomore I was talked into running for class president. I had a campaign manager, had debates in the auditorium, handed out flyers, put up signs, etc. A Vietnam vet beat me out. He dropped out of school a month later. The day after the election, I was alone in the large snack bar area on the first floor of the dorm taking down a rather large 50-foot long sign. It took awhile. As the snack bar started filling up a lot of people approached me saying things like, “How could you possibly lose?” and “You were a shoe-in. Everybody knew you were going to win.” Then they all said something By Celia Kiewit Fluoride is coming soon to a tap near you! Olivenhain and parts of Encinitas will be fluoridated July 1. It’s state law. It’s good for you! What if we don’t want it? What if they’re wrong? It’s my understanding that San Diego voted this down twice, to no avail. What is the truth about fluoride? Sounds a lot like the battle we’re fighting over local development. Is fluoride a vitamin or essential mineral? Absolutely not. It is already present in the ground water, as are many other unwelcome substances, like arsenic and lead. Do we want to ingest more stuff like that? Absolutely not. Fluoride interferes with the absorption of calcium. The San Dieguito Water District website states that fluoride is “discharge from fertilizer and aluminum mining.” Gee, sounds like toxic waste to me. Does it improve your quality of life? Absolutely not. Pete Wilson signed AB 733 into law in 1995 allowing this to be implemented into all areas of the state “as funding becomes available.” Sounds like a good thing, but it is a violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act. This is about politicians doing what they do — caving to the lobbyists with lots of power and fists full of money. Who’s calling the shots? Where does the funding come from? EDITORIALS Don’t forget to vote to the effect that if they knew I could lose, they would have voted. Even my campaign manager didn’t vote. How bad is that? So the moral is: Don’t assume anything. Get out and vote! In the case of this election, I would like you to vote YES on Prop A. It is almost, if not factually, impossible for the average voter to completely analyze the issues involved with Prop A without taking a ton of time and doing a lot of boring reading. Those opposing the initiative are using confusion and lies to further their cause. Please keep these facts in mind when you vote: (1) Prop A was co-authored by a former Encinitas city planner and a land use attorney. These people have absolutely nothing Apparently there isn’t enough to pay for it, which means the cost of water goes up. Is coastal North County going to be next? Why doesn’t Rancho Santa Fe get a dose? Check out the world’s largest chemical distribution company, Brenntag. Is this another conspiracy theory? Absolutely not. Oh, who cares? We never drink tap water anyway. If you don’t have a filter on your home or faucet, and if you don’t buy plasticized water by the gazillion little bottles adding up to mega-gallons per year (more than three times the price of gasoline, by the way), you must be poor, stupid, and definitely uncool. How many times must we financially to gain by its passage. (2) Other towns like Escondido have similar initiatives and have had absolutely no problems. (3) The money being spent to defeat Prop A (and there is a lot of it) comes almost entirely from developer interests. Give me a break — $8,250 from the Chicagobased National Association of Realtors. Do you think these people care about the quality of life in our town? I am a 28-year Encinitas resident with nothing to gain except helping to save our town from forces that threaten our community character. Please join me and vote YES on Prop A. Flouride is coming to a tap near you Jim Kydd, Publisher get screwed paying for water, while water wars are on the horizon? Fact: fluoride isn’t readily removed regardless of expensive filtration systems. No one is immune. It is also absorbed through the skin in bathing. Let’s just allow the municipal water supply to deteriorate into a sewer. That’s what so-called developing countries do. Let them drink Coke, or die from polluted water. In an advanced democracy like ours, aren’t we responsible to protect the environment and defend the rights of all citizens? Is the solution to pollution dilution? It’s not just about teeth. What if a mother, rich or poor, decides she doesn’t want her children exposed to this toxic substance? How does mom control the dosage to her young child’s vulnerable developing body? I defy any dentist, doctor, or public health official to tell me that this stuff is safe when TURN TO FLOURIDE ON A27 EDITOR AND PUBLISHER JIM KYDD MANAGING EDITOR TONY CAGALA ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER CHRIS KYDD ACCOUNTING BECKY ROLAND COMMUNITY NEWS EDITOR JEAN GILLETTE STAFF REPORTERS JARED WHITLOCK RACHEL STINE PRODUCTION EDITOR CHUCK STEINMAN GRAPHIC ARTIST PHYLLIS MITCHELL ADVERTISING SALES KRISTA LAFFERTY RYAN SOLARSH DEANNA STRICKLAND CLASSIFIEDS SALES SHERYL DENT CIRCULATION MANAGER BRET WISE Inside Oceanside Sometimes they listen By Ken Leighton Some citizens talk too much at city council meetings. They somehow are authorities on everything. Others don’t speak at all. That’s too bad. I am here to report that sometimes your elected leaders will actually listen to what you have to say. And, dadgum, they may even change their mind. On March 5 the Oceanside City Council was considering whether it should direct staff to create an ordinance that would allow the city to start lending money to upstart businesses. It was aimed at getting new businesses to fill up empty downtown storefronts. If the council voted to proceed, a city employee would spend staff time researching how the city would launch this program, which called for $500,000 a year to be pulled out of the general fund annually so that about 10 to 15 low interest loans ($25,000 to $50,000) would be awarded. But just one week earlier the council had identified pressing capital improvement needs like upgrading grungy Clarification: The article, “City states construction isn’t impacting flow of Rossini Creek” in the June 7 edition incorrectly stated the date of a meeting when P.O. Box 232550, Encinitas, CA 92023-2550 • 760-436-9737 www.thecoastnews.com • Fax: 760-943-0850 MAKING WAVES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD The Coast News is a legally adjudicated newspaper published weekly on Fridays by The Coast News Group. It is qualified to publish notices required by law to be published in a newspaper of general circulation (Case No. 677114). Subscriptions: 1 year/$35; 6 mos./$26; 3 mos./$21 Send check or money order to: The Coast News, P.O. Box 232550, Encinitas, CA 92023-2550. In addition to mail subscriptions, more than 30,000 copies are distributed to approximately 700 locations in the beach communities from Oceanside to Carmel Valley. The advertising deadline is the Monday preceding the Friday of publication. Editorial deadline is the Friday proceeding publication. INDEPENDENT FREE PAPERS OF AMERICA beach bathrooms. In previous meetings Councilman Jerome Kern said the city should not be in the TV business; the process of handing out big block grants to KOCT were ended. Nor, he said, should the city be in the mobile home park business. The city has spun off its only city-owned park. But now the city was considering becoming a bank? Gee, Mr. Kern, that’s a strain of Republicanism I’m not aware of. Sounds more like Hugo Chavez than Ronald Reagan to me. There is no doubt that if this loan plan went through, that people who couldn’t get business loans otherwise would be lining up around the block for these big checks from the city. But how would Oceanside decide whether we get a new cafe or a new gift shop? And how would the city decide which folks get this civic bequeathed-booty and which don’t? I implored the city to instead focus on its obvious TURN TO OCEANSIDE ON A27 the Encinitas Parks and Recreation department will address the matter. The meeting will take place June 17 at 6 p.m. at City Hall, not June 18 as published. Contributing writers: CHRISTINA MACONE-GREENE cmaconegrenne@coastnewsgroup.com BIANCA KAPLANEK bkaplanek@coastnewsgroup.com PROMISE YEE pyee@coastnewsgroup.com JEREMY OGUL PHOTOGRAPHER DANIEL KNIGHTON dan@pixelperfectimages.net PHOTOGRAPHER BILL REILLY info@billreillyphotography.com Contact the Editor TONY CAGALA tcagala@coastnewsgroup.com
OPINION&EDITORIAL Who will be the shepherd of our city? By Ian Thompson At this point all the arguments surrounding prop A have been laid bare with the real, unreal and just plain fantastic rationale laid out for you to believe or not. Just in case you need a refresh let’s divide up the soup and take a look at some of this information and the dynamics that are at work. On the pro “YES on A” side we have a group of educated, informed and concerned residents who are looking out Take responsibility In The Coast News article, “Contributions rolling in for Prop A,” (June 7), Christie Guerin says Prop A has “drawbacks.” I beg to differ. Prop A allows citizens to vote yes or no on high density projects, maintaining a greater measure of control over excessive changes to their own neighborhoods. Why not? As a member of the board of North County Advocates (I live in Leucadia), I voted to spend some of NCA’s money on Prop A and have contributed some to its passage myself. The people supporting Prop A have a proud record. In Encinitas, we brought you Cottonwood Creek Park, Moonlight Creek Park, Indianhead Canyon, and the Hall property park. One of our special friends followed the landscaping on Leucadia Boulevard to Highway 101, pressuring for its beauty. Like it? In Carlsbad, the City Council had to form their Facilities Management Plan (FMP) and put it on the ballot in order to defeat the citizen’s initiative (much like Prop A) controlling growth. The FMP requires developers to pay for the city services their developments require — like new roads, park space, more police and firemen, and expanded library space. Otherwise, all residents would pay to accommodate the developer’s development bringing more traffic and more neighbors. Our people also kept the developer from blowing up the waterfall in the canyon off Cadensia. City Planners are paid out for their own interests,interests that typically align with those of the majority of people who live here, in this case preserving the city’s character and quality of life. On the “No on A” side we have the city council and the development community. In the case of the developers, they are also looking out for their own interests, interests that are typically financially based, in TURN TO SHEPHERD ON A26 Prop A — A heavy price to pay! By Doug Long Many of us voting No on Proposition A believe parts of the initiative were written with good intentions. However, the flaws contained within the proposition would invite many negative consequences for Encinitas. Proposition A was poorly constructed—it was written behind closed doors, without public input, hearings, or environmental and legal review. A process any other new law would have to undergo. An independent, third party report, prepared for the city by one of the top law firms in the state, pointed out many flaws and potential issues that a public process would likely have revealed and corrected. Among the most notable risks to Encinitas taxpayers is that Proposition A would put TURN TO HEAVY PRICE ON A26 of developer fees. The more they build and the denser it is, the higher their six figure wages and pension plans. Wake up. Learn to love democracy and take responsibility for your city. Very truly yours, Dolores Welty, Leucadia A repetitive barrage of lies Opponents of Prop A are losing ground and are running scared. They are resorting to established tactics of clinically certified Sociopath liars by misrepresenting the truth and scaring you into believing these lies. Sociopath liars are doing exactly what they accuse others of doing. They project the consequences of their actions onto others. This is evident in the opponents’ latest mailers.They claim terrible things “could” happen if the citizens of Encinitas approve Prop A and gain control over inappropriate development. The exact opposite is true under Prop A. But those terrible things would actually result if the building industry continues its firm grip on our city officials. Contrary to former Planning Commissioner Jacobson, Prop A will give residents a stronger voice over their community. Contrary to Plumber Doug Long, Prop A will protect height limits as they are now. Contrary to Councilman Mark Muir, Prop A will not cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Costs of elections are paid by the developer, not the taxpayer. Contrary to former Mayor LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Rick Shea, Prop A will not decrease residents’ property values. Contrary to Deputy Mayor Shaffer, Prop A will not cause more high-density development. Contrary to Councilmember Gaspar, Prop A will preserve homeowners’ rights to improve or restore their homes. Contrary to Opponents, Encinitas residents do not presently have the right to vote on height increases. Contrary to Mayor Barth, “There is no basis for the claim that the Coastal Commission will need to certify or delay the effective date of Proposition A... I cannot recall a single case where a Proposition was ever brought to the Commission for review.” — Sara Wan, former Chair, California Coastal Commission. Statements used by Prop A opponents in their deceptive fliers, mailers, and phone-calls are out of-context quotes from a biased pro-development study. This Rutan and Tucker analysis was ordered by prodevelopment City Manager Vina without prior Council approval and is full of deceptions, misrepresentations and outright lies. The profiteering land barons and developers, who do not care about your community character, have thus far contributed over $60,000 to perpetuate these lies about Prop A, even after they have been proven wrong. Take Control Over Your Neighborhoods. VOTE YES on A Dietmar Rothe, Cardiff Views expressed in Opinion & Editorial do not necessarily reflect the views of The Coast News Prop. A will create confusion, not help city By Mark Muir The “Right to Vote” title alone sounds very compelling. Those who have heard the enticing pitch from supporters of Proposition A might be led to believe that the initiative was providing Encinitas voters with a new right — the opportunity to vote on changes to the General Plan, the document that controls the growth of our city. In reality, Encinitas voters already have this right. However, due to the complex nature of our General Plan, confusion is understandable. Under current law, voter approval is required for any increase in residential density or nonresidential intensity, or any change in land use designation between residential and nonresidential uses. The City Council has the ability with at least four of its five members agreeing to approve a change in density, intensi- Need a daily paper with real news coverage I am aware of the wholesale, Happy Memorial Day firings of North County reporters including Oceanside’s beat reporter Ray Huard. I am very sad to see him go as he always treated me fairly and seems just to be a decent human being. Once Manchester took over the U-T and eviscerated the North County Times, we all knew reporting would be slim to none. We did get some good reporting from Ray and others including those who covered MiraCosta,Tri City, NCTD, and school sports, however the coverage was thin and spotty and obviously over-edited. Now with all those reporters gone who knew the subject matter and the players in each area, why should anyone in North County subscribe to the U-T anymore? North County businesses should not advertise in the U-T either because we simply are not reading it! Some of us may subscribe online, if we can choke down our own ethical stances on the U-T, but that media does not give display advertisers any meaningful coverage. You are paying a lot for nothing! As they say,good riddance to bad garbage. We are so thankful for The Coast News, The Patch and KPBS! Is anyone out there interested in doing a North County daily anymore or a daily online newspaper? I think you could easily swoop in and grab all the North County advertisers and you know you would have readers, too.This area is ripe for the ty or zoning designation of land — but only if the proposed change provides a “significant public benefit” to the city. In the 26year history of Encinitas, no council has ever used this provision to approve a major project without first a vote of the people. Two earlier examples are when voters approved the Home Depot and rejected houses on the Ecke Ranch. Again, even though this provision has never been used, in response to It’s a matter of trust — Vote yes on A By Andrew Audet For me Prop A is simple. Voting yes gives Encinitas citizens the right to vote on land use changes and holds the city council accountable. These are good things. By opposing Prop A, the Encinitas City Council has shown it doesn’t trust citizens with the right to vote. Today council members are on mailers that appear to me funded by parties standing to profit by controlling land use. The facts are, the council sided with the building industry to keep power out of the hands of the people and in the hands of special interests. Their vision is to up-zone commercial properties for residential use, give away local control and allow four to five stories throughout the city. If the council doesn’t trust you, should you trust them? History says no. Consider having to trust in the incestuous relationships between elected officials and developers in our small town. In 2010 a mayor failed to disclose discounts and a $100,000 loan from people with land use issues and pled guilty to the district attorney. In 2012, a mayor that received 60 percent of his campaign contributions from developers was caught on video violating city election ordinances. If we couldn’t trust yesterday’s mayor how can we trust tomorrow’s? In March the Council overturned the rulings of the Planning Commission and sided with the developer to increase densities in Olivenhain that residents say threaten safety. Ask these residents if they trust City Council — they picking. Nadine Scott, Oceanside We can’t have enough trails in Carlsbad Let’s think big in planning the next phase of trails in Carlsbad. Not just a few feet of trails like were proposed with the Quarry Creek project. Instead let’s look at things like the Waterfall to the Waves Trail, connecting the sacred El Salto waterfall to the coast. Even bigger — connect all the way to Palomar Mountain along the route taken by early Luiseno people hundreds of years ago. Even better, link homes and jobs so people don’t need to get in their cars. Let’s make these off the beaten track trails the focus of transportation plans — and not just an afterthought. Mike Stivers, Carlsbad RE: Letters published June 7 To Mr. Leighton: Total support for your letter regarding Doug Manchester, and his grab of almost all balanced news in San Diego and the North County.That and the firing of a great editor, Kent Davy. That and the fact that the former NCT is another newspaper he made into a screed for his politically extremist views. Those and the fact that he’s fired several good, hard working employees. To Mr. Donovan: You call Joe Moris a “rarity among present-day journalists’? Sadly, he really isn’t all that rare, he’s the same as those published in the extremist rants in the op/ed pages of the Manchester rag A5 Proposition A proponents’ concerns, the City Council voted unanimously to remove this provision. In addition, the council unanimously agreed to begin the process of ratifying this change in the 2014 election. Voter ratification would eliminate a future council from reinstating the four-fifths provision without voter approval. This decision by the coun- TURN TO PROP A ON A22 filed a suit to protect themselves. Should we ignore the relationship between Councilmember Kristin Gaspar’s husband and developer David Meyer? The two were involved with a group that sent mailers out during the last election period that favorably profiled pro-development candidates. Should insiders have power at City Hall when you don’t? Then there is the issue of pensions and the question: If the city is sacrific- TURN TO TRUST ON A22 daily. Mr. Moris extols the wonders of Mexican medicine, and of his adopted land of retirement, but ignores the fact that millions of Mexicans have immigrated to the United States. Why Mr. Moris? And if our medical industry is costly I’ll support those who try to make it affordable, not those who walk away. On his web site Mr. Moris opines that, “I am bullish on helping those who have lost so much in this recession and have resigned themselves to working until the day they die to have hope again of retiring comfortably.” That sentiment — about having to work until the day they die — applies also to those that built his oceanfront condo in Puerto Vallarta for $135,000. The people of Mexico need help in establishing a better quality of life, a better government, a better public health care system, and a better police force, not carpetbaggers. John Lynn, Carlsbad Take back control We live in an age where half-truths, outright lies, and the use of smoke and mirrors reign. In order to broadside the Prop A safeguards which will preserve our small beach town character by a vote of our citizens, our Council adopted a craftily written change to one portion of our governing documents eliminating the 4/5 override in our General Plan. What we are not told is that another Policy (3.12: 4) still retains their 4/5th majori- TURN TO LETTERS ON A21
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