The Coast News, Aug. 17, 2012

AUG. 17, 2012
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after discontent with a plan
to cluster state-mandated
housing on El Camino Real.
But Ehlers said his
group wants to go a step
further and give residents
the final say on up-zoning
projects, similar to
Proposition S in Escondido.
“This isn’t a no-growth
initiative,” Ehlers said.
“Residents can decide
what kind of development
they want to live with.”
One issue some have
raised with the initiative:
Residents would continuously
vote against housing
requirements, potentially
drawing lawsuits.
The state requires most
cities to have a set amount
of “affordable housing,”
WHO’S NEWS
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Garden gives honor
San Diego Botanic
Garden 2012 Honoree for the
2012 Paul Ecke Jr. Award of
Excellence is Janet Kister,
PEACHY
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cover and refrigerate until thoroughly
chilled, at least 2 hours
or overnight (recommended).
Bring a pot of water to a
boil. Meanwhile, use a sharp
paring knife to cut an X in the
bottom of the skin of each
peach. Working in batches,
plunge the peaches into the
boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes,
remove with a slotted spoon
and, when cool enough to handle,
slip off the peels. Cut the
peaches in half,remove and discard
the pits, and cut the flesh
into 1/4-inch pieces.You should
have about 2 cups of fruit.
Sprinkle the peaches with
the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar,
though the units are sold at
market rate, based on projected
growth and population
trends. Should
Encinitas fail to comply
with state-mandated housing
requirements, it could
face lawsuits from developers
and potentially the
state. Also, if housing units
aren’t approved by the city,
they would carry over into
the next planning cycle.
Ehlers argued lawsuits
aren’t a threat as the city
hasn’t been in compliance
with state-mandated housing
“for a long time.” But if
lawsuits become an issue,
he believes citizens would
react accordingly, he said.
“I trust the people to
do what’s best for
Encinitas,” Ehlers said.
If the initiative accrues
enough signatures, voters
owner of Sunlet Nursery in
Fallbrook, past president of
the San Diego Farm Bureau
and past trustee of San Diego
Botanic Garden. As a leader
in agricultural education,
Kister’s work and passion
exemplify the garden’s mission
to inspire people of all
ages to connect with plants
and nature.
Get your shots
Back-to-school vaccinations
aren’t just for children.
The Centers for Disease
Control and local practitioners
urge parents to get vaccinated
for whooping cough to
prevent giving it to children.
The CDC says the U.S. could
see the worst outbreak in 50
years and nine children have
already died in the U.S. this
year. Doctors Express, 4171
Oceanside Blvd., Suite 109,
Oceanside, is offering the
Tdap vaccine for $75, which
works against both whooping
cough and as a tetanus booster.
the almond extract and lemon
juice. Let the peaches sit at
least 30 minutes at room temperature
for the flavors to
blend.
Puree half of the peaches
in the bowl of a food processor
or in a blender. Stir the peach
puree into the chilled ice cream
base.Then stir in the remaining
cup of peach chunks.
Freeze the mixture in an
ice cream maker following the
manufacturer’s instructions.
You can serve it immediately,
or pack it into an airtight plastic
container and freeze until
firm, 3 to 4 hours. It will keep
for several weeks in the freezer.
Serve with sliced peaches
or raspberries, if desired.
will likely weigh in on it,
but it’s up in the air when
that would be.
According to City
Clerk Kathy Hollywood, if
election workers verify the
required number of signatures,
the initiative will go
before City Council.
Council members have
three options: Adopt the
ordinance, place it on the
2014 ballot without
changes or order a staff
report on the initiative.
Hollywood said a special
election is also a possibility
if the signatures are
verified and the initiative
requests one. The special
election would cost
$350,000, but that’s only a
rough estimate and
depends on a number of
factors, according to
Hollywood.
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THE COAST NEWS
will be affected by this proposed
closing if you or they:
• are a beneficiary of
someone else’s estate;
• want to settle a dispute
with others who claim
they are entitled to assets of
a decedent;
• want to collect a
debt from an estate that was
rightfully owed to you by a
decedent;
• want to clear title
to land or other assets that
were held only in a decedent’s
name but in which
you have an interest;
• want to protect the
interests of your minor children
who are beneficiaries
of someone else’s estate;
• want to establish
guardianship over your rela-
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circles on Leucadia Blvd. and
one at Santa Fe Drive, where
the fatality of an off-duty fireman
occurred. Data demonstrate
Encinitas accidents and
congestion actually have
increased with lanediet/roundabouts!
Most businesses oppose
lane-diet/roundabouts due to
potential lost business and private
setbacks to be taken.
Residents and businesses do
support walkability and safety.
We’re also concerned
about the safety of pedestrians,
bicyclists, beachgoers,
dog-walkers, and babies in
strollers using side streets
west of Hwy 101 for recreational
needs, which would be
negatively impacted by traffic
racing through Leucadia
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more accustomed to surfers.
They are very savvy, and very
cryptic.”
He added, “Juvenile turtles
‘pinball’ up the coast at
about two to four years of age.
Then they ‘set up shop’ and stay
in the coastal area for 20 years.
Upon sexual maturity, they
start nesting.”
Surf legend Woody
Ekstrom of Leucadia recalled
his last encounter with a sea
turtle.
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street.
“I want to live here and
raise my own children one
day in the same nurturing
environment that I was given,
and I do plan on living on
Crest for the rest of my life,”
Jessica Lutz said.
As well as approving the
appeal, Councilman Mark
Muir’s motion asked the
Council to revisit the city’s
policy on special streets at a
later date.
“That is to bring back
the special case streets policy
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several council high-priority
tasks to be completed, and I
would like to get the job
done,” said Mosier, who is
seeking a second term. At the
top of that list is the village
specific plan for downtown
revitalization that residents
will also be voting on in
November.
tive’s children if something
awful happened to their
parents;
• want to seek conservatorship
over your elderly
relative who can no
longer care for themselves
or their affairs;
• want to obtain protection
from elder abuse for
yourself or a loved one;
• want to review
actions taken by a trustee,
executor, agent, conservator,
or guardian;
• want to clarify your
loved one’s health care wishes;
or
• want to defend
yourself against allegations
brought against you in petitions
like those in this list.
This proposed closing
of the North County Vista
Probate Court serves no one
but affects all of the citizens
neighborhoods.
At the most widely
attended City Hall workshop
(noticed with the help of
Leucadia Glass and Sub
Palace owners, who submitted
over a thousand signatures in
opposition), we endured a
nearly two-hour “Disneyfied”
presentation through Peltz &
Associates, roundabout lobbyists.
Although “time ran out”
for public comments, nearly
two-thirds of those taking the
initial survey voted; we don’t
support five roundabouts in a
2 1/2 mile corridor, leaving
only one lane northbound on
Leucadia’s Historic North
Highway 101.
Results for a second survey
were manipulated after
we decisively rejected lanediet/roundabouts
through the
initial survey. Subsequently,
“deserves consideration” was
“It was in 1943 at San
Onofre, before they built the
nuclear power plant,” he
remembered. “The water was
real warm, and the turtle was
about 20 inches across.We were
all impressed.”
Seminoff says local residents
can help protect sea turtles
by: refraining from using
plastic bags which, when confused
with food, can clog a turtle’s
intestines resulting in
death; eat sustainable seafood
that employs turtle-friendly
fishing methods (see: montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_se
and have a comprehensive
discussion so we can really
talk about some criteriabased
decisions as it relates
to other streets within the
community,” Muir said.
Council also heard arguments
for and against a proposed
medical marijuana initiative.
Ultimately, council
members decided they needed
more information on the
initiative, ordering a staff
report.
They will decide
whether to place it on the
2014 ballot at a later date.
Citizens for Patients
Rights received enough sig-
The deadline to file nomination
papers was 5:30 p.m.
on Aug. 15. At that time, in
addition to Heebner, Vickie
Driver, David Zito and Peter
Zahn had done so in Solana
Beach.
Driver and Zito currently
serve on citizen commissions
within the city. Zahn, an attorney,
is chairman of the U.S.
Green Chamber of
Commerce.
of San Diego County. Many
will have to travel fifty miles
or more to the downtown
courthouse, and everyone
will have to wait longer and
suffer greater delays for justice.
Your concerns need to
be heard NOW because
together we can make a difference.
Here is how you
can be heard and have your
say:
• please submit your
comments IMMEDIATELY
to the Court electronically,
on the official website at:
sdcourt.ca.gov (click on
“Invitation to Comment”) ,
or mail your comments to
Superior Court of
California, County of San
Diego, Attn: Michael Roddy,
Court Executive Officer, 220
West Broadway, Executive
Office, San Diego, CA 92101.
wrongly counted as a YES
vote for a lane-diet and five
roundabouts! “Streetscam”
allegedly “passed” by a small
majority, the second-time
around.
Less lane-diet/traffic circle
opposition, including residents
west of the highway, participated
in this late-added
survey. Leucadia Town
Council and Encinitas Council
were heavily lobbied by development
interests, among
them, Peder Norby.
“Roundabouts” count as traffic
mitigation; a corridor
where they’re installed isn’t
subject to environmental
review grading, cannot receive
an “F.”
Solana Beach has abandoned
roundabout plans. Pam
Slater-Price urges citizens in
Del Mar to vote with her
against a specific plan imple-
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afoodwatch), and by disposing
motor oil and other poisons
responsibly, so they don’t end
up in the ocean.
East Pacific Green Turtles
enjoy a rich diet that includes
sea grass, algae, sponges, jellyfish,
anemones, snails and
invertebrates.
For this reason, Seminoff
speculates they could possibly
be living in the San Elijo
Lagoon.
He requests that sea turtle
sightings in the lagoon be
reported at:
jeffrey.seminoff@noaa.gov.
natures to put forth an initiative
that would let medical
marijuana dispensaries open
in Encinitas should they fulfill
the necessary conditions.
The group tried to place the
initiative on this November’s
election, but narrowly missed
the deadline.
Council had the option
of adopting the ordinance,
placing it on the 2014 ballot
without changes or ordering
a staff report on the initiative.
Last month, the Del Mar
and Solana Beach Councils
voted to put similar initiatives
on the November ballot.
This will be the first time
since 2006 that new members
have joined the Solana Beach
council.
Mosier, Al Corti and
Sherryl Parks filed in Del Mar.
Corti, a developer, currently
serves on two citizen
advisory commissions. Parks,
an educator, is a past member
of the Design Review Board
and is former president of the
Del Mar Foundation.
• please contact and
speak to your local and state
representatives about this
continuing attack on the
judicial system;
• please demand a
public hearing that includes
information about the cost
and benefits of the North
County closure before consolidation
occurs;
• please write letters
to the editor or contact your
news station about these
issues; and
• please send copies
of your comments to the
North County Bar
Association at: info@northcountybar.org.
William Kamenjarin,
the president of the North
County Bar Association, can
be reached at (760) 729 -0107.
menting lane-diet/traffic circles
there. The proposed
“roundabout” at 15th Street
already has been eliminated.
Leucadians overwhelmingly
support “keeping
Leucadia Funky” and preserving
what’s left of our canopy.
We’re grateful for sidewalks
now running along the west
side of North Highway 101.
Planting 101 trees was a positive,
although they’re saplings
and will take twenty years to
become well established.
Over 81 percent of
Leucadia’s adjacent residents
and a majority of business
owners polled oppose
“Streetscam’s” lane-diet and
five traffic circles.
Lynn Marr on behalf of
Leucadia Neighbors Steering
Committee, including Bob
Aronin, David Smith.