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VOL. 9, NO. 10 THE RANCH’S BEST SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS MAY 31, 2013 

Some people dressed in costumes, others made signs, but everyone at the March Against Monsanto in 

Balboa Park was passionate about the cause. Protesters used the day to urge people to grow their own food 

and to avoid genetically modified foods produced by companies like Monsanto and others Photos by Daniel 

Knighton 

Food for thought 

The area in around the Bea Evenson Fountain in 

Balboa Park drew more than 2,000 activists in the 

worldwide March Against Monsanto on Saturday. 

Right, 7-year-old Chula Vista resident Isaac Romero 

based his sign on the popular character from the 

Beavis and Butthead cartoon. 

Fees increase for fire prevention services 

By Jeremy Ogul 

RANCHO SANTA FE — Fees for 

fire prevention services will jump beginning 

July 1 at the Rancho Santa Fe Fire 

Protection District. 

The district board on May 15 

approved increases for 51 of the fees the 

district charges for reviewing and 

inspecting fire prevention plans. Some 

of those fees will rise only nominally, but 

others will rise by nearly 50 percent. 

The board also lowered three fees 

and added six new fees. 

Most of the fees apply to construction 

projects that require approval from 

the fire district. For example, a residential 

remodel of more than 2,000 square 

STRETCHING ON 

The San Diego County 

courthouse spent three 

days hearing witness testimonies 

on yoga instruction 

in EUSD classrooms. 

The case is expected to 

resume in a few weeks. 

B1 

feet would require a review of the plans 

to ensure they comply with the fire code 

and building code. The fee for that 

review is $266, up from $225. 

The fees do not apply to typical firefighting 

or rescue operations. 

Fire prevention service fees generated 

$126,110 in revenue for the fire district 

between July 2011 and June 2012, 

the most recent fiscal year for which figures 

are available, according to Fire 

Chief Tony Michel. That figure accounts 

for just more than 1 percent of the fire 

district’s total budget. 

The fees are intended to recover 

only the costs the fire district incurs 

when people request development plan 

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10-year-old Oceanside resident 

Millie Lawson marches with her 

father in the March Against 

Monsanto at Balboa Park. 

San Diego resident Christine 

Miller protests at the March 

Against Monsanto in Balboa 

Park on Saturday. 

Thousands of protesters gathered 

at Balboa Park to participate 

in the worldwide March 

Against Monsanto, which was 

held simultaneously on six continents, 

36 countries. 

reviews, building inspections and other 

fire prevention services, Michel said. 

“For a long time we were underestimating 

drastically what it would take to 

do what we were doing,” Michel said. 

One factor contributing to the 

increased fees is what the fire officials 

consider a more accurate calculation of 

the time it takes inspectors to reach a 

location. 

Under the old ordinance, the fire 

district calculated an average of 15 minutes 

of staff time to travel to an inspection 

site, but the true average is closer to 

30 minutes, Michel said. 

The district last updated the fee 

structure in 2009. 

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Board approves 

new superintendent 

By Jeremy Ogul 

ENCINITAS — 

Construction, curriculum 

reform and tight budgets 

are the top challenges 

Rick Schmitt will face as 

he prepares to step into 

the role of superintendent 

at San Dieguito Union 

High School District this 

summer. 

The SDUHSD board 

of trustees unanimously 

approved Schmitt’s 

employment contract at 

their May 16 meeting. 

Schmitt, currently 

employed as deputy superintendent, 

will take over 

as superintendent upon 

the retirement of Ken 

Noah, who has been superintendent 

since 2008. 

The board’s decision 

came after a two-month 

hiring process managed by 

Leadership Associates, an 

outside search firm the 

board hired for $26,500. 

Noah, who was not 

involved in the selection 

of the new superintendent, 

said he was thrilled 

that the board chose 

Schmitt. 

“I think Mr. Schmitt 

really is a visionary leader 

on the one hand, but he 

also is a person who knows 

how to organize people 

and organize the work to 

see that vision fulfilled,” 

Noah said. 

The district will pay 

Schmitt an annual salary 

of $220,000. His contract 

provides 24 vacation days 

and 12 days of earned sick 

leave each year. The district 

will also spend up to 

$10,000 to hire a profes- 

I think 

Mr. Schmitt 

really is a 

visionary 

leader on the 

one hand...” 

Ken Noah 

Outgoing SDUHSD 

Supervisor 

sional career coach for the 

first year of Schmitt’s 

employment. 

Schmitt worked as a 

middle school principal in 

the San Francisco Bay area 

before moving to San 

Diego in 1999 to take a job 

as principal of Coronado 

High School. In 2003 he 

joined SDUHSD as principal 

of Torrey Pines High 

School. The district hired 

Schmitt as associate 

superintendent of educational 

services in 2006, 

and he was promoted to 

the newly created position 

of deputy superintendent 

in January 2013. 

In his new job, 

Schmitt will lead the district 

as it begins to spend 

the $449 million in bond 

revenue for facility 

upgrades approved by voters 

last fall through 

Proposition AA. 

“The good news is we 

passed a bond, but the bad 

news is we passed a bond,” 

joked SDUHSD board 

President Barbara Groth. 

Proposition AA construction 

will likely disrupt 

the normal flow of 

operations at some 

schools, temporarily displacing 

athletic teams or 

science labs, for example. 

It will be up to 

Schmitt, as the “face of 

the district,” to help parents, 

students and staff 

understand and cope with 

any changes in the status 

quo, Groth said. 

Schmitt’s experience 

as principal at a school 

that had to deal with construction 

made him an 

appealing candidate for 

the superintendent position, 

Groth said. 

“He has sat in on 

planning meetings with 

architects … and he has 

been in the trenches and 

has seen when things don’t 

work,” Groth said. 

While acknowledging 

that there will be some 

disruption, Schmitt sounded 

optimistic in an interview. 

“I believe in the end 

people will see the value 

in a little disruption, with 

the big payoff of the best 

facilities in the region,” 

Schmitt said. 

Another enormous 

challenge Schmitt will 

face as superintendent is 

implementing the new 

Common Core educational 

standards in math and language 

arts classes across 

the district. Much of the 

curriculum will have to 

change to meet those standards. 

“It’s gonna be rocky, 

because any time you have 

change, you also have fear 

and misunderstanding,” 

Groth said. 

Schmitt does not seem 

intimidated by the 

prospect of overhauling 

the way key subjects are 

taught in the classroom. 

“I think for us the 

vision is every step of the 

way to work with our 

teachers and let them help 

us shape it,” Schmitt said. 

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SAN DIEGO — With the 

rise of San Diego’s adult inmate 

population resulting from new 

state prison legislation, county 

jails are on the verge of their 

full capacity, leaving facilities 

and staff straining to accommodate 

increased operational 

demands. 

More and more county 

authorities are utilizing inmate 

population management practices, 

including early releases 

and alternative custody 

options. 

Yet, the ACLU questions 

whether they should be doing 

more. 

California’s state prison 

realignment was instituted in 

2011 when Gov. Jerry Brown 

signed Assembly Bill (AB) 109 

and AB 117. Referred to as 

Public Safety Realignment, the 

legislation shifted certain 

detention and correctional 

responsibilities from the state 

to counties beginning Oct. 1, 

2011. 

The state prison realignment 

was designed to reduce 

the number of inmates in 

California’s overcrowded adult 

prisons by June this year as 

ordered by the state’s Three- 

Judge Court and affirmed by 

the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Realignment requires 

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jail instead of prison as well. 

Offenders released from 

prison who committed non-violent, 

non-serious, and non-sex 

crimes are now supervised by 

county probation departments 

instead of state parole. 

The new legislation furthermore 

allows county courts 

to split sentences, enabling 

qualifying offenders to serve a 

portion of their sentence in jail 

and another portion in the community 

under mandatory probation 

supervision. 

As a result of realignment, 

more offenders are serving 

their sentences in county jails. 

And unlike non-realigned 

inmates, some realigned 

offenders are serving sentences 

that are several years long. 

Since realignment took 

effect, San Diego County’s jail 

population has gradually risen 

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2011, the month before realignment 

took effect, according to 

data from the Sheriff’s 

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A year-and-a-half later, in 

March 2013, the jail population 

reached an average of 5,396 

inmates per day, the highest 

daily average since the start of 

realignment. 

The average daily population 

fell slightly in April 2013 to 

5,387 adult inmates per day in 

jail custody. 

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new law enforcement techniques, 

according to the 

Sheriff’s Department. 

But authorities believe 

that the most recent inmate 

population rise, which began in 

mid-2011 near the start of 

realignment’s implementation, 

can be almost entirely attributed 

to the new realignment 

legislation. 

The most recent adult 

inmate population increase 

“appears to be almost exclusively 

related to realignment,” 

said Cmdr. John Ingrassia, who 

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inmate populations for the 

Sheriff Department’s 

Detention Services Bureau. 

Approximately 1,500 of 

the county’s adult inmates 

today would have been in state 

prisons had it not been for 

realignment, making up over a 

fourth of the total adult inmate 

population, according to 

Assistant Sheriff Mark Elvin. 

“If you subtract (the number 

of realigned inmates) from 

our current population, we’d 

have a lot of beds right now,” 

said Ingrassia. 

Moreover, realigned 

inmates are serving longer sentences 

in county jails than nonrealigned 

inmates. 

Before realignment, the 

average stay for sentenced 

inmates in San Diego County 

jails was 75 days, according to 

the 2011-12 Grand Jury 

Detention Facilities Inspection 

Report. The report stated that 

after realignment the new average 

stay was estimated to be 18 

months for sentenced inmates. 

As of Feb. 25, 2013, 147 

inmates in San Diego were 

serving jail sentences that 

ranged from five to 18 years 

long, according to data from 

the California State Sheriffs’ 

Association. 

Because inmates are staying 

in county jails longer, the 

adult inmate population has 

continued to rise even though 

bookings in the facilities have 

decreased over the past three 

years, according to Ingrassia. 

Jail population averages 

for the entire county for the 

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Now with realignment, the 

inmate population is nearing 

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TURN TO JAILS ON A14

MAY 31, 2013 

By Bianca Kaplanek 

DEL MAR — The size 

and location of tents, 

screens and canopies will 

soon be limited in an effort 

to make city beaches and 

parks safer before summer 

gets under way. 

At the May 20 meeting, 

council members unanimously 

amended city codes 

affecting those sun-blocking 

devices, as well as other 

laws relating to fires and 

bluff-top access. 

As summer approaches, 

beachgoers begin erecting 

tents, screens and canopies 

that tend to hinder the abil- 

ity of lifeguards to scan the 

area. Staff has also noticed 

an increase in the use of 

camping tents and large 

canopies at Powerhouse 

and Seagrove parks that 

conceal illegal activity, such 

as alcohol consumption. 

Current law only prohibits 

tents on beaches, but 

not in parks or on the 

bluffs. Once the proposed 

new ordinances take effect, 

the devices won’t be 

allowed in those areas 

either. 

All canopies will be 

limited to 10 feet by 10 feet 

and will not be allowed on 

beaches or bluffs or in 

parks and preserves. This 

will include cabanas and 

sun shades. 

Current law also prohibits 

fires on the beach but 

not in parks or preserves or 

on the coastal bluffs. 

According to the staff 

report, there have been several 

complaints about fires 

in those areas during the 

past few years. 

“People realize they 

can’t have a fire on the 

beach so they have it in the 

park and there’s no law to 

prevent that,” Park Ranger 

RANCHO SANTA FE NEWS 

Arguments for and against Prop A get aired out at meeting 

By Jared Whitlock 

ENCINITAS — An 

opponent and proponent of 

Proposition A debated the 

measure, due to go before 

voters June 18, last week at 

a Leucadia Town Council 

meeting. 

Prop A reaffirms the 

city’s 30-foot height limit 

and would eliminate council’s 

power to “up-zone” 

beyond permitted height 

and density with a fourthfifths 

vote. 

At least 5,700 registered 

Encinitas voters 

signed Prop A last year, 

qualifying the initiative for 

a special election. 

But Steve Shackelton, a 

local architect, said that 

most of those who put their 

name on the initiative 

meant well, but didn’t 

understand its full ramifications. 

For one, he said buildings 

that measure higher 

than 30 feet are allowed in 

select parts of the city, 

referring to “specific 

plans.” 

If Prop A passes, proposed 

buildings greater 

than 30 feet in the specific 

plans would go to a public 

Steve Shackelton encourages residents at a Leucadia Town Council meeting to vote no on Proposition A, as 

Bruce Ehlers, a proponent of the initiative, takes notes. Photo by Jared Whitlock 

vote, making new businesses 

less likely to consider 

Encinitas because of the 

added difficulty. 

“This needed flexibility 

to compose interesting 

and new architectural 

styles is a benefit to our 

community,” Shackelton 

said of the specific plans. 

“I don’t want to be a 

place that says you’re not 

welcome here.” 

Bruce Ehlers, the 

spokesman for the initiative 

and a former city planning 

commissioner, countered 

that he “trusts the voters” 

to decide which projects 

should be approved. 

“Encinitas has a proud 

history of deciding important 

land-use decisions by 

initiative,” Ehlers said. “If 

you remember, Home Depot 

was approved in 1994 in an 

Encinitas special election.” 

As another example, he 

cited voters denying Ecke 

Ranch’s request to rezone 

Adam Chase said. 

Residents have also 

voiced concerns regarding 

charcoal barbecues on city 

beaches. The main issue is 

that there is no safe place 

to dispose of the used coals, 

Chase said. 

The city looked into 

placing hot coal disposal 

containers on the beaches 

more than a decade ago, but 

they were considered an 

eyesore and the smoke 

affected beachfront homeowners. 

Beachgoers use trash 

cans to get rid of hot coals, 

but that can be dangerous, 

according to the staff 

report. 

Every year about a 

dozen trash cans catch fire. 

Park patrons have also 

dumped hot coals in the 

bushes surrounding the 

parks and several children 

have been burned. 

To address the problem, 

charcoal briquettes 

will be prohibited. Only liquid 

propane will be 

allowed, and only for cooking 

and not as a heat 

source. 

Existing laws also pro- 

A3 

hibit access to the bluffs 

west of the railroad tracks 

between Eighth and 11th 

streets. But there has been 

an increase in cliff rescues 

elsewhere along the coastline. 

City staff requested 

limiting access at other sections 

and at the Scripps 

Bluff Preserve above Dog 

Beach. 

The proposed changes 

will come back to council 

for adoption at a second 

reading, likely at the June 3 

meeting and take effect 30 

days after that. 

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38 of its 68 acres from agricultural 

to residential in 

2005. 

“Zoning is the prescribed 

method of protecting 

the character of our 

community,” Ehlers said. 

But Shackelton said 

Prop A would put too many 

projects to a vote, gumming 

up the city’s planning 

department. Further, he 

accused Prop A backers of 

misleading voters by putting 

up posters around the 

city showing a five-story 

building towering over 

homes. 

“There are no five-story 

buildings planned to be 

built next to residential 

homes,” Shackelton said. 

Ehlers maintained that 

five-story buildings are still 

a possibility. 

He noted that draft language 

from a citizen group 

tasked with informing the 

City Council on housing 

included language about 

building four or five story 

buildings in select locations. 

For now, the language 

is off the table. But Ehlers 

said: “it can just as easily 

be brought back on.” 

He added the initiative 

is key to protect residents 

from the “ebb and flow” of 

city government. 

The debate also 

touched on the 1,300 statemandated 

housing units 

Encinitas is planning for. 

Shackelton said a small 

number of high-density 

projects, in the right locations, 

could help meet the 

goal. 

But Prop A would give 

the city less flexibility, 

because building these 

projects within current 

height and density limits 

“just doesn’t pencil,” 

Shackelton said. 

Although Prop A doesn’t 

specifically address 

housing mandates, Ehlers 

was less concerned about 

the state’s requirement. 

Planning for it is “unending,” 

he said. 

“We will increase our 

density to meet the regional 

housing numbers, and then 

in the next round, we get 

another edition,” Ehlers 

said. 

“Tell me — where is 

that limit?” Ehlers asked. 

The special election for 

Prop A will cost $400,000. 

Desire for safer beaches motivates changes to rules 

Students take honors at fair 

ENCINITAS — In the 

annual science fair at Rancho 

Encinitas Academy, eighthgrader, 

Erin Ulm won top honors. 

Her project was based on 

whether organically or commercially 

grown oranges 

would produce more juice. 

According to her scientific 

results, she determined the 

organically grown oranges 

will produce an average of 21 

percent more juice. 

Ulm was surprised to 

learn she took first prize. “I 

couldn’t believe it. I was really 

happy,” she said. 

Students were tasked 

with choosing a topic, asking 

themselves a question based 

on their topic and coming up 

with a hypothesis. Projects 

were judged in areas such as 

content, presentation, speech 

and clarity. 

Second place honors 

were awarded to sixth-grader 

Owen Curran, whose experiment 

concluded most people 

prefer red or blue colored 

drinks. Curran also won the 

“Best Interview” award. Tied 

for third place was seventhgrader 

Ben Lazerson, who did 

Rancho Encinitas Academy eighthgrader 

Erin Ulm, earned the blue 

ribbon for her science project, “The 

Juiciest Project Around.” Courtesy 

photo 

an experiment about wind 

power, and seventh-grader 

Jeff Woolson, who was looking 

for the best golf ball to 

score a hole in one. The “Most 

Creative Display” award went 

to seventh-grader Jordan 

Gonyer, who brought live 

chickens in a coop to show the 

type of feed they preferred. 

Goodbye 

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A4 MAY 31, 2013 

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 web site 

states that fluoride is “discharge 

from fertilizer and aluminum factories.” 

Gee, sounds like toxic waste to 

me. Does it improve our 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. 

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The Fluoride Fallacy 

Who is calling the shots? Where 

does the funding come from? 

Apparently there isn’t enough to pay 

for it, which means the cost of water 

goes up. Is coastal Encinitas 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 

3 times the price of gasoline, by the 

way), you must be poor, stupid, and 

definitely uncool. How many times 

must we 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. 

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? 

It’s not just about teeth. What if 

a mother, rich or poor, decides she 

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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 

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stuff is safe when the entire body is 

being dosed. Could fluoride be contributing 

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takes my civic duty seriously, as an 

American and defender of our beautiful 

coastal quality of life, and if 

nothing else, as a rate payer. My city 

council and elected representatives 

are obligated to explain this. Must 

we tear this town apart with more 

lawsuits because Sacra-Demento 

refuses to listen to the will of the 

people and our new city council is 

just more of the same old, same old? 

Is fluoridation right for us? 

Absolutely not. 

Celia Kiewit is an Encinitas resident. 

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Constitutional crisis 

coming over prisons? 

By Thomas D. Elias 

Rarely since the Civil War 

have state officials anywhere in 

America been as close to openly 

defying federal authority as Gov. 

Jerry Brown and the Legislature 

are today. 

Brown averted a constitutional 

crisis in mid-May, when he 

acceded to the demand of a threejudge 

federal court panel and submitted 

a plan to reduce the state 

prison population by 10,000 convicts 

on top of the approximately 

24,000 already cut by the ongoing 

realignment program. 

That program sees many nonviolent, 

supposedly non-serious 

offenders who previously would 

have gone to state prisons staying 

in county jails or getting released 

under supervision earlier than 

they previously could have been. 

Some sheriffs already complain 

local probation officers are 

overworked and their jails underfunded 

despite the state’s sending 

money their way to pay for addi- 

tional county caseloads. 

But realignment and its 

unprecedented slashing of well 

over 10 percent of the prison population 

isn’t enough for the judges, 

whose previous orders have been 

upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. 

They insist prison health care is 

still substandard, despite Brown’s 

claim that California’s system is 

“one of the best in the nation.” 

The new plan Brown submitted 

under duress would move 

1,600 inmates from state prisons to 

leased cells in county jails with 

extra space. It would send more 

people to private prisons, where 

about 8,000 California convicts sit 

today. And about 1,250 inmates 

with serious or violent convictions 

would move to firefighting camps 

now housing lesser offenders. 

It would still fall 2,570 

inmates short of the courtdemanded 

cuts. 

Brown will appeal the court 

order, but if it’s eventually upheld, 

his plan will require action by the 

Legislature for both funding and 

the authority to make moves like 

granting “medical paroles” to 

about 400 elderly or disabled 

inmates. 

Brown appointees call his partial 

plan “ugly,” admitting it might 

pose risks to public safety and suggesting 

it might cause state courts 

to release inmates from local jails. 

It’s still far short of what the federal 

judges demand.This could eventually 

cause the governor and 

some of his top aides to be held in 

contempt of court. 

Meanwhile, former 

Republican Lt. Gov. Abel 

Maldonado now makes the possible 

public safety danger the main 

early theme of his campaign for 

the GOP nomination to challenge 

Brown’s reelection next year. 

Both Democratic and 

Republican legislative leaders also 

express reluctance to go along 

with the court order. 

Democratic state Senate 

President Darrell Steinberg of 

Sacramento said he supports 

Brown’s appeal, as did Assembly 

Republican leader Connie Conway 

of Tulare, who told a reporter government 

“must do everything 

within (our) power to prevent the 

release of dangerous felons.” 

Maldonado started his campaign 

by announcing an initiative 

petition drive to overturn the 

entire realignment program Brown 

began because of the initial court 

order. Maldonado says he would 

satisfy federal courts by reopening 

shuttered prisons, building new 

ones and begging for more time. 

“The court said reduce, not 

release,” he said in an interview. 

But the judges have refused extensions 

before and most of 

Maldonado’s program would take 

years. 

There was a threat that Brown 

could be held in contempt if he did 

not file a plan this month, but no 

court order demands anything of 

the Legislature, except via the fact 

the governor cannot do all he 

The new plan Brown submitted under duress would 

move 1,600 inmates from state prisons to leased cells 

in county jails with extra space 

reluctantly proposes without a legislative 

OK. This may leave lawmakers 

safe, no matter how they 

eventually vote. 

But Brown could find himself 

in a situation somewhat like former 

Alabama Gov. George 

Wallace, who stood in the door of 

an auditorium at the University of 

Alabama in a symbolic attempt to 

keep it lily white. Brown won’t 

stand in a prison gate, blocking 

convict releases. Unlike Wallace or 

predecessor Arnold 

Schwarzenegger, he’s not a grandstander; 

he created no photo-ops 

during this spring’s wildfires. But 

he could precipitate a crisis by failing 

to act if the Supreme Court 

backs the judges’ current order. 

What might happen if Brown 

became the first governor of this 

century held in contempt for defying 

a court order? Would he be 

arrested by federal marshals? 

Might his Highway Patrol bodyguards 

clash with federalized 

National Guard troops? Not likely. 

It’s also improbable President 

Obama would confront a 

Democratic governor who maintains 

he’s protecting public safety. 

But an unresolved standoff 

could undermine the authority of 

federal judges everywhere, which 

Brown the former state attorney 

general would not want. 

This makes it most likely that 

even if the Supreme Court backs 

the judges now jousting with 

Brown, some compromise will 

emerge before there’s a true constitutional 

crisis. 

But all bets are off if 

Maldonado’s initiative should 

make the 2014 ballot and pass. 

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MAY 31, 2013 

Steve Ellwood, George Townsend and Jack Fletcher respond as guest speaker David Jacinto thanks servicemen 

and women for “laying their lives on the line to do the work that needs to be done to preserve liberty 

worldwide.” Photos by Bianca Kaplanek 

Memorial Day ceremony 

honors unsung heroes 


SOLANA BEACH — 

Remembering “the true 

heroes of our nation and our 

community” on a “truly 

American holiday,” Mayor 

Mike Nichols dedicated the 

Memorial Day ceremony at 

La Colonia Community Park 

to “those who gave their 

lives to protect our country, 

our freedoms and our 

American way of life.” 

“These brave men and 

women gave everything so 

we can live in liberty,” 

Nichols said at the May 27 

event. “We shall be reminded 

every day by their sacrifice 

and know that freedom 

is not free. It is a gift selflessly 

purchased by others at 

great cost.” 

The annual event, cohosted 

by the city and the 

Veterans of Foreign Wars 

Post 5431, was attended by 

VFW members representing 

all branches of the military, 

two former Solana Beach 

mayors, the Camp Pendleton 

Young Marines, Solana 

Beach firefighters, area resi- 

dents and guest speaker 

David Jacinto. 

Jacinto shared stories of 

his father and stepfather, 

who served in World War II, 

and Gen. James Doolittle, a 

fighter pilot who led an 

attack on Japan that became 

Oceanside resident Dayna Holthus, a 10-year-old Camp Pendleton 

Young Marine, releases doves at the conclusion of the ceremony. 

Mayor Mike Nichols, right, chats with Randy Treadway, VFW Post 5431 

commander, before the celebration begins. 


known as The Doolittle Raid. 

During the top-secret 

mission, 16 B-25 bombers 

took off from the USS 

Hornet and bombed 

Japanese targets. Although 

the damage was minimal, 

the raid proved Japan was 

vulnerable. 

“As I look out at each of 

you and see those who 

served and those who support 

you, I know there are 

many other stories of our 

unsung heroes who have 

given so much to make this a 

better place for me and my 

family,” Jacinto told the 

crowd of more than 200 people. 

“We owe a debt of gratitude 

to the hundreds of thousands 

who made the 

supreme sacrifice in battle,”’ 

he said. “May we use this 

precious gift wisely. To the 

soldiers and their families 

left behind, I offer you a 

humble thank you.” 

The ceremony ended 

with the Santa Fe Christian 

High School band performing 

a medley of military 

anthems, Issac Trotta playing 

“Taps” and the release of 

white doves “to commemorate 

the souls and spirit of 

deceased service members,” 

Randy Treadway, VFW Post 

5431 commander, said. 

Pioneer of rock criticism remembered 


ENCINITAS — Cindy 

Lee Berryhill, the widow of 

Paul Williams, was drawn 

to him from the start. 

Considering their backgrounds, 

it’s no wonder 

they connected. 

Williams, who passed 

away a month and-a-half 

ago, is considered the 

father of rock journalism. 

And Berryhill is a singersongwriter 

who has 

released six albums and 

performed with the likes of 

alternative artist Billy 

Bragg and others. 

“He was Wikipedia for 

rock music before there 

was Wikipedia,” said 

Berryhill. “I loved listening 

to him talk about bands.” 

Williams died at the 

age of 64, caused by complications 

related to early 

onset dementia that he 

started suffering from as a 

result of a 1995 bicycle 

accident. 

While Berryhill 

enjoyed drawing upon 

William’s encyclopedic 

knowledge of rock, she 

most remembers the life 

lessons he passed on. She 

recalled, for instance, how 

he was working on a book 

when the publisher backed 

out not long before it was 

due to go to print. He continued 

writing it without 

thinking twice. 

“If we wait for someone’s 

approval, you’re not 

going to finish that song; 

you might not finish that 

book — you got to write it,” 

he told her. “I took that to 

heart.” 

Williams embodied 

this spirit from a young 

age. 

As a 17-year-old college 

student in 1966, he 

turned rock journalism on 

its head when he formed 

and published Crawdaddy 

magazine. Rock music was 

relegated to fashion or 

trade magazines before he 

arrived on the scene. 

Arguable, for the first time, 

rock was described in intelligent 

terms; the art form’s 

growing influence on popular 

culture documented. 

This new approach to 

rock criticism paved the 

way for publications like 

Rolling Stone and Creem 

magazine. 

Bob Dylan and Paul 

Simon were among the 

musicians who phoned 

Williams to let him know 

how much they appreciated 

his smart, passionate 

writings. 

“Musicians loved reading 

his work because he 

helps you understand your 

songs in a way you maybe 

didn’t before,” Berryhill 

said. 

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Cindy Lee Berryhill and Paul Williams in 1994. Following his death a 

month and a half ago, friends and family have honored Williams, the 

father of rock criticism. Courtesy photo 

His growing reputation 

as an authority on rock 

gave him access to musicians 

on the cutting edge. 

For example, he hung out 

with Brian Wilson in a tent 

in Wilson’s living room in 

1967. Wilson played 

Williams “Smile,” making 

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MAY 31, 2013 

Reconnaissance marines crawl along bars at an obstacle course during the fifth annual Recon Challenge May 17 at Camp Pendleton. Two-man teams completed the event to ready 

themselves for combat and honor fallen Marines. Photos by Jared Whitlock 


CAMP PENDLETON — 

Staff Sgt. Ben Cohen hiked 

23 miles through the 

rugged mountains May 17 

as part of the Recon 

Challenge. But there was 

more. Much more. 

He helped assemble a 

M-240 machine gun at the 

bottom of a pool. Cohen 

even jumped from a 35-foot 

tall tower into a pool. 

Without surfacing, he swam 

for 30 meters as part of an 

abandon ship drill. 

And that’s just a sample 

of the course, completed 

by Cohen other Marines. 

The nine-hour long 

Recon Challenge prepared 

HONORING THE FALLEN 

Soldiers run a tough race in the 

name of comrades who gave 

their lives on the battlefield 

Marines for the physical 

and mental rigors of combat. 

Beyond that, it also carried 

a special significance 

for many Marines and their 

families. 

Throughout the course, 

a dog tag engraved with the 

name Cpl. Ryan Pape hung 

from Cohen’s neck. Ryan, a 

sniper who served in 

Cohen’s unit, died four 

years ago. 

“He was the consummate 

professional,” Cohen 

said. 

“Ryan was just a good 

guy to be around,” Cohen 

added. “Truly one of the 

most generous people I’ve 

known.” 

Additionally, Cohen 

and his teammate’s backpacks 

had attached panels 

with “Pape” across them. It 

was their way of paying 

tribute to Ryan’s brother, 

Riley Pape — who was a 

Marine as well and died in 

2005. Each of the 22 twoman 

teams that competed 

dedicated the course to 

Marines who served in 

reconnaissance and passed 

away. 

Families were encouraged 

to attend. Standing 

near legs of the course, parents, 

friends and even children 

of Marines yelled out 

words of encouragement. 

One young girl bolstered 

her dad’s spirits during one 

of the obstacle courses by 

holding up a sign that read, 

“Dig Deep!” 

Ryan and Riley’s parents, 

Ron and Shar Pape, 

were among the supporters. 

The couple flew to San 

Diego from Minnesota to 

offer encouragement for 

Cohen and his teammate, 

Gunnery Sgt. Randy 

Messineo, as they made 

their way through the 

Recon Challenge. 

“They’ve given so much 

to the country,” Cohen said 

of Ron and Shar. “Carrying 

their name is the least I 

could do.” 

Shortly before 4 a.m., 

Cohen geared up in the 

dark at San Onofre Beach 

for a 2,000-meter swim, the 

start of the Recon 

Challenge. And sure 

enough, Ron and Shar were 

cheering for him from the 

outset. 

“They have 50 pounds 

on their backs; they’re stopping 

to shoot,” Ron said. 

“There’s so much more they 

have to do. It’s an eye-opener 

seeing what they have to 

go through.” 

The couple was also 

motivated to visit because 

many of Ryan’s cohorts will 

likely be retiring or moving 

to different parts of the 

world in the next year or 

two. 

“Once they start 

spreading out, it’s really 

hard to keep track of everyone,” 

Ron said. 

“They’ve all come up to 

us and been really supportive,” 

Ron added. 

“These guys are the 

best,” Shar said. 

Ron and Shar watched 

as teams put parts of a 

machine gun together — no 

easy task considering the 

pieces were at the bottom 

of a 15-foot deep pool. 

One at a time, they 

sunk to the bottom, slowly 

assembling the gun while 

holding their breath. 

Once finished, they 

resurfaced and made sure 

the gun functioned properly. 

An earlier leg of the 

course was rigged with 

ropes and high walls, 

requiring plenty of cooperation 

among the two-man 

teams. 

To get over the wall, 

Marines clutched their 

hands together, providing a 

foothold so their teammate 

could launch over. 

On another portion of 

They’ve 

given so much 

to the country. 

Carrying their 

name is the 

least I could 

do.” 

Ben Cohen 

Runner who carried fallen 

VROGLHU Vdog tags 

the course, there was a 

marksmanship challenge 

with rifles and pistols. 

The course, open to 

graduates of reconnaissance 

classes, isn’t merely 

about fitness, Marine 1st 

Sgt. David Danel said. Skills 

gained ready Marines for 

real-life situations and combat. 

“This is what these 

guys do on a daily basis, 

what they live,” Danel said. 

“This is who they are. This 

is not just a training event 

to them, this is a way of 

life.” 

He added that Marines 

taking part in the Recon 

Challenge are able to survive 

in desolate environments. 

Spectators clapped and 

cheered as the teams 

neared the home stretch. 

Shortly after crossing the 

finish line, Gunnery Sgt. 

Tyler Fedelchak said the 

challenge was “grueling.” 

For him, the last four miles 

were the toughest. 

He said the support of 

his girlfriend and others at 

the event kept him going, 

though. 

“Having them here 

gives you that extra nudge,” 

Fedelchak said. 

A young girl encourages her dad to “Dig Deep” during the Recon 

Challenge.

MAY 31, 2013 

Changing the odds by 

changing schools 

David 

Ogul 

In the world of standardized 

student testing, 

Elisa Fregoso has won 

the Lottery. 

A respected principal, 

who has been involved with 

public education for two 

decades, Fregoso’s school 

last year scored a paltry 678 

on the state Academic 

Performance Index that 

measures how much kids 

are learning. 

That’s 678 on a scale to 

1,000, a scale on which the 

state of California expects 

all schools to reach 800. 

This year, though, 

Fregoso’s school scored a 

phenomenal 970. That’s 

about as close to being perfect 

that a campus can get 

without being perfect. 

As talented as she is, 

though, Fregoso is no miracle 

worker. Her students 

didn’t suddenly become 

geniuses. Her teachers didn’t 

suddenly discover how 

to become even more effective. 

No, after several years 

the veteran educator is simply 

leaving Escondido’s 

Central Elementary School 

— a school where virtually 

every child lives in poverty, 

a school where nearly 9 out 

of every 10 students is 

Latino, a school where nearly 

3 out of 4 students are 

learning English. 

She was named this 

week as the new principal 

at Solana Pacific School in 

Solana Beach, one of the 

top performing elementary 

schools in the county — a 

school where nearly 1 in 4 

students have been found 

to be gifted, a school where 

nearly two-thirds of students 

have parents who 

went to graduate school, a 

school where nearly every 

student is white or Asian 

and few are classified as 

English learners. 

If we can hardly call 

Fregoso a miracle worker 

simply for being fortunate 

enough to have been hired 

to lead a school where children 

come from wealthier 

families more in tune with 

how to prepare their child 

for an education before 

they reach kindergarten, 

how can we call the teachers 

at Fregoso’s old school 

failures simply for educating 

children who live in 

poverty, children who live 

in neighborhoods where 

crime is a daily occurrence, 

children whose parents may 

barely speak English? 

I asked Fregoso that 

question the other day. She 

took the high road. 

“Kids are kids,” she 

said, “and every parent, 

whether they are poor or 

wealthy or whether they are 

in the middle, wants their 

child to get a good education 

and wants their child to 

grow up and be successful. 

Every parent wants what’s 

best for their children.” 

Being the pest that I 

am, I kept pressing her to 

see if she would discuss the 

inequities in public education. 

This is as far as she 

would go: 

“The fundamental fact 

is that children do not 

always begin from the same 

starting line.” But, she 

quickly added: “That doesn’t 

mean that children from 

different families on opposite 

ends of the spectrum 

can’t both achieve, can’t 

The 

fundamental fact is 

that children do not 

always begin from 

the same starting 

line..” 

Elisa Fregoso 

New Principal,Solana Pacific 

School 

both go to college, can’t 

both live successful lives.” 

For years I served as an 

editor overseeing education 

coverage at one of the larger 

daily newspapers in the 

nation, and it would puzzle 

me to hear people in the 

newsroom wax poetic about 

our “failing” schools. 

Pointing to low test scores 

ignored the reality that too 

much is expected of too 

many teachers working 

with children whom society 

has failed. 

It wasn’t too long ago 

that I found myself volunteering 

in a kindergarten 

class at one of San Diego 

Unified’s worst performing 

campuses. Only a handful 

of children could speak 

English. 

None were read to regularly 

by a parent before 

they enrolled in school. 

Less than half of the students 

in class when the academic 

year began remained 

by the time June rolled 

around as they found their 

families evicted, homeless 

or on the run. There were no 

parent volunteers. And 

that’s the teacher’s fault? 

That’s the school’s fault? 

That’s the principal’s fault? 

By the way, Fregoso 

isn’t leaving Escondido 

because she tired of the 

challenges of trying to succeed 

when the odds are 

stacked against her and her 

staff. “This was just an 

exciting opportunity,” she 

said. Besides, Fregoso lives 

in La Costa, and the shorter 

commute south to Solana 

Beach means she will no 

longer have to navigate the 

daily carmageddon known 

as state Route 78. 

“It will be different,” 

she said of her new school. 

“But I’m going to miss the 

children at Central. They’re 

absolutely precious.” 

David Ogul is a longtime reporter 

and editor who has worked at 

numerous Southern California daily 

newspapers in a career spanning 

more than three decades. He now 

runs his own communications 

company and writes a column twice 

monthly for The Coast News. You 

can follow him on Twitter via @ogul, 

and he can be reached via email at 

OgulCommunications@gmail.com. 

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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT 

MK (Amanda Seyfried) encounters a slug named Mub (Aziz Ansari), a self-described "ladies´ man." Photo 

courtesy of Blue Sky Studios 

‘Epic’ fails to journey beyond tropes 

By Noah S. Lee 

High-quality animation 

notwithstanding, the not-so 

epic “Epic” relies too heavily 

on clichés plucked from previous 

“save-nature-from-evil” 

movies and celebrity voices 

devoid of enthusiasm. 

Mary Katherine, a.k.a. 

M.K. (Amanda Seyfried), pays 

a visit to her father Professor 

Bomba (Jason Sudeikis), who 

resides in a house on the outskirts 

of a forest. According to 

him, the forest is home to a 

group of tiny human-looking 

warriors who serve as its protectors. 

Unfortunately, Bomba 

is so obsessed with his research 

that he pays little attention to 

M.K., who then decides to 

leave. 

Before she knows it, she 

stumbles upon a group of glowing 

leaves, which suddenly 

shrink her down to size. While 

in her tiny form, M.K. encounters 

the very warriors her 

father has studied, who call 

themselves the Leafmen. In 

order to return home, she must 

assist her newfound allies in a 

battle against the forces of 

destruction known as the 

Boggans and their leader 

Mandrake (Christoph Waltz). 

As expected by anyone 

who has watched computer-animated 

films before, the quality 

of the animation remains 

unblemished. Director Chris 

Wedge (“Ice Age” and 

“Robots”) succeeds in immersing 

the audience in a lush forest 

containing all sorts of whimsical 

creatures — something the 

target audience will probably 

enjoy. But even the pristine 

visuals cannot disguise the 

short-lived legacy of “Epic,” 

namely because of its unoriginal 

setting and plot. 

Is it too much to ask for a 

film containing a healthy 

amount of uniqueness that 

draws inspiration from other 

sources these days? 

Apparently, “Epic” doesn’t 

even try. 

While the forest world of 

the Leafmen and Boggans is 

beautifully rendered, it lacks a 

voice of its own. You can easily 

detect the “FernGully: The Last 

Rainforest” and “Avatar” DNA 

in the character designs and 

action sequences, not to mention 

the “sweetness” that has 

been observed over and over to 

the point where it has become 

a cliché. And while “Epic” isn’t 

as strident in its environmental 

themes as its big screen ancestors, 

you don’t need a big brain 

to notice the similarities. 

In addition, the narrative’s 

central conflict — M.K. helping 

the Leafmen fight the Boggans 

— it doesn’t contain a sense of 

urgency, thereby reducing 

whatever threats are posed by 

evil forces to mere child’s play. 

Nobody in the voice cast of 

“Epic” seems remotely interested 

in making the characters 

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By Lillian Cox 

ENCINITAS — Brian 

Torch started this year in a 

funk that began two years 

earlier when the recession hit 

him personally as a marine 

life artist. In a rare moment 

of hope last September, he 

submitted his portfolio to the 

distinguished Wyland 

Foundation Ocean Artist 

Society. 

Founded in 2003, the 

Ocean Artist Society has had 

more than 20,000 artists submit 

their work for consideration 

for admission, with just 

over 200 members being 

inducted to date. Members 

are considered to be the 

world’s top aquatic photographers, 

filmmakers, painters 

and sculptors. 

“I thought my chances 

were one in a million of actually 

getting inducted,” Torch 

recalled. “I put it out of my 

mind because I applied in 

September and I thought 

they would vote and make a 

determination by Jan. 1.That 

date came and went. and so 

did Jan. 30. 

“Then on Feb. 28 at 

10:30 p.m. I came home from 

a meeting at church and went 

to shut down my computer. I 

saw the subject line that 

read,‘Aloha! Newest Member 

of the Ocean Artist Society.’ 

The word ‘surreal’ has been 

so overused but it truly fit.” 

The email continued 

with the message: ‘We are 

proud to have you as a member 

of the club. People will be 

contacting you for a video.’ 

“Needless to say, my 

knees hit the ground,” he 

recalled. 

Torch had trouble sleeping 

that night, thinking of 

ramifications the honor 

would have on his career as 

an artist and, more importantly, 

his ability to get his 

message out of protecting the 

oceans. 

A member of North 

Coast Calvary Chapel, Torch 

credits members of the men’s 

organization, Band of 

Brothers, with sustaining him 

during difficult times. 

Through the group he met 

fellow member Michael 

Seewald, who in March 

extended an invitation to 

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“Wendell,” painted by Brian Torch, and inspired by the harbor seal colony in La Jolla, was selected for the 

California Contemporary Artists Collection. Wendell will be showcased in the California State Capitol until 

September 2014. Courtesy photo 

Artist’s marine-life works 

gains statewide attention 

Brian Torch was a celebrated portrait artist, seen here with subjects 

Mohammed Ali and Don King, before becoming a marine list artist. He 

was honored earlier this year as the newest member of Wyland’s 

Ocean Artist Society, considered to be the world’s top aquatic photographers, 

filmmakers, painters and sculptors. Founded in 2003, the 

Ocean Artist Society has had over 20,000 artists submit their work for 

consideration for admission to the Society and just over 200 members 

have been inducted to date. Photo by Lillian Cox 

exhibit his paintings at the 

Michael Seewald Gallery in 

Del Mar Plaza. 

The good news kept 

coming. On April 29, Torch 

was featured on Fox News. 

Lucky for him, State Sen. 

Marty Block (SD-39) was 

watching. Block was moved 

by Wendell, the playful seal 

created by Torch, and nominated 

Torch for the California 

Contemporary Artists 

Collection. Torch was subsequently 

selected as one of 

two San Diego artists, and of 

only 30 artists in the state, to 

have their art showcased in 

the State Capitol. Wendell 

has been on display since 

May 17 and will be there 

until September 2014. 

“Brian Torch has produced 

a wonderful work of 

whimsy that reminds us all of 

the beauty of our oceans and 

its marine life,” said Senator 

Block. “Brian captures the 

great underwater world of 

our state and my district.” 

Yet another invitation 

presented itself on May 7 

when Torch was invited to 

make an appearance on 

KUSI. 

Before becoming a 

marine life artist, Brian was a 

celebrated portrait artist 

whose subjects included 

Mohammed Ali and Don 

King. Ironically, it was 

Wyland who inspired Torch to 

become a marine life artist in 

the 1990s when Torch saw the 

Wyland Whaling Wall at the 

Long Beach Arena in the 

Long Beach Convention 

Center Complex. Now Torch, 

63, has attracted the admiration 

of Wyland. 

“Artists throughout the 

years have had significant 

impact when it comes to raising 

awareness about important 

issues,” Wyland said. 

“The Ocean Artist Society 

was created to bring that 

impact to a higher level in 

support of ocean conservation. 

Brian Torch’s art and his 

interest in promoting a sustainable 

future for our 

oceans really made him an 

ideal candidate for the Ocean 

Artist Society. Artists like 

Brian are the reason the society 

is making a difference.” 

For more information, 

visit briantorchart.com or email 

brian@cdsfirst.net. 

Torch’s paintings can be 

viewed at Michael Seewald 

Galleries, Del Mar Plaza, 

1555 Camino Del Mar, Suite 

312. 

Coastal residents traveling 

to Sacramento can view 

Wendell in the Maddy 

Lounge, off the Senate floor. 

Because the area is only for 

members, visitors should 

make arrangements first by 

calling Sen. Block’s office at 

(916) 651-4039.

MAY 31, 2013 


CARLSBAD — Lynn 

Forbes spent the first half of 

her career working as a costume 

builder for the theater 

and motion pictures including 

“Back to the Future,” “Death 

Becomes Her” and Disney’s 

“The Adventures of Huck 

Finn.” 

In 2001, she had a pivotal 

experience when she visited 

the Musée d’Orsay in Paris with 

her father and saw Jean- 

Baptiste Carpeaux’s “Ugolino 

and His Sons.” 

“I was so enthralled by the 

sculpture that I walked around 

it in circles, weeping,” she 

recalled. “The work of ancient 

masters struck a chord so deep, 

I knew then that this would be 

my future.” 

When Forbes returned 

home to Orange County, she 

enrolled in a sculpting class at 

the local community college. 

Soon she was recruited as the 

instructor’s assistant because of 

her self-described “obsession” 

with sculpture and skills honed 

as a costume builder that also 

applied to the art. 

“When you are drafting 

clothing, you have to learn how 

to draw and transpose so it will 

be the right shape to put on a 

form,” she explained. “It’s a 

three-dimensional process.” 

In 2005, she was hired to 

teach sculpting at the Irvine 

Fine Arts Center. The same 

year she opened her first studio. 

Since relocating to 

Carlsbad in 2007, and opening 

a studio and gallery at Village 

Faire, Forbes’ reputation has 

spread. Currently, a bust that 

was commissioned of Carlsbad 

Mayor Bud Lewis is on exhibit 

at the Carlsbad Chamber of 

Commerce as well as a bronze 

statue titled “Fathers of 

Medicine” at Tri-City Medical 

Center. 


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BEACH MUSIC Reserve a 

spot now for the Fine Tune 

Academy's Young Musician 

Beach Camp will be held from 

8 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 18 at Ponto 

Beach, Carlsbad. Cost is $20. 

Call 760-908-4911 or visit 

info@thefinetuneacademy.com 

MAY 31 

LIFELONG LEARNING 

LIFE at MiraCosta lectures will 

offer "Singing Happy Birthday 

to Walt Whitman” and 

“Experience Design” at 1 p.m. 

May 31 at the Oceanside 

Campus, 1 Barnard Drive, 

Admin. Bldg. 1000, Room 1068. 

Call (760) 721-8124 for more 

information. 

JUNE 2 

COWBOY TIME Cowboy 

Jack will play classic Country- 

Western from 6 to 9 p.m. June 

2, Robbie’s Roadhouse, 530 N. 

Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. 

Call (760) 634-2365 for details. 

SEACOAST SYMPHONY 

North Coast Symphony will 

present “Soloists’ Spotlight at 

2:30 p.m. June 2 and 7:30 p.m. 

June 7 at Seacoast Community 

Church, 1050 Regal Road, 

Encinitas. Call (760) 753-3003 

or visit 

northcoastsymphony.com for 

details. The program includes 

David Colborn, soloist, English 

horn player Larry Jellison and 

violinist Annette Gardner. The 

suggested donation is $10. 

PUPPING IN CONCERT 

Enjoy “Everything’s Coming 

Up Roses!” with the Peter 

Pupping Band and the Center 

Chorale at 3 p.m. June 2 at the 

California Center Theater, 

Escondido. Visit 

.artcenter.org/performances/. 

JUNE 4 

PSYCHIC FUN Theresa 

Caputo, psychic medium and 

star of The Learning Channel’s 

show, “Long Island Medium,” 

will appear at 7:30 p.m., June 4, 

in the Events Center at Pala 

Casino Spa & Resort, 11154 

Highway 76, Pala, 7:30 p.m. 

Tickets start at $39.75 at the 

Pala box office, or call (877) 

946-7252. 

JUNE 5 

FULL COLOR Artists Muffy 

and John Peugh, of West of 101 

Studio, will exhibit their “Color 

2013” show 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

June 5 through July 15 at 

Encinitas Library Gallery, 540 

Cornish Drive, Encinitas, with 

an opening reception from 6 to 

8 p.m. June 8. 

TROP ROCK The Friends of 

the Cardiff Library will host 

Joe Rathburn aka Kokonut Joe 

as the First Wednesday artist at 

7 p.m. June 5, at 2081 

Newcastle Ave. Cardiff by-the- 

Sea with a mixture of rock, 

country, reggae, calypso, 

Hawaiian,Afro-Cuban and folk. 

Call (760) 635-1000 for more 

information. 

JUNE 7 

‘BECOMING CUBA’ A June 

8 reception from 7 to 8 p.m. will 

present artist Pelayo “Pete” 

Garcia, on exhibit in the North 

Coast Repertory Theatre’s Café 

& Gallery through June 23.The 

gallery is open during performance 

times of Melinda Lopez’s 

“Becoming Cuba” at 987 

Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite C. 

For show times, visit northcoastrep.org/ 

Sculptor Lynn Forbes says sculpting is a “right brain activity very similar to meditation.” Photo by Lillian Cox 

Forbes’ gallery also serve 

as the venue for one of the 

largest sculpture schools in the 

world, dedicated to students of 

all ages who appreciate what 

she describes as “the new 

Renaissance in the classical 

Greek art form.” 

On May 25 Forbes held 

her sixth annual Sculpture 

Party. 

It’s a tradition, she 

explained, that she started to 

give the community an opportunity 

to experience what it’s 

like to create sculpture. 

Forbes explained that 

sculpting is one of the most 

highly disciplined art forms, 

leaving the artist with a sense 

of completion after “taking 

chaos and putting it in order.” 

Forbes describes her style as 

“organic, involving intuition, 

sight and touch instead of 

measurements.” 

Students primarily work 

using live models or Forbes’ 

own sculptures. Some prefer to 

work from a photograph,particularly 

if they are creating a bust 

of an ancestor or loved one who 

has passed away. 

Student Frances Mahon is 

working on bust of her late husband. 

“Sometimes I feel so connected 

and it’s such a wonderful 

feeling,” Mahon said. “I 

never thought sculpting would 

also be such a healing process.” 

Forbes added, “You really 

feel close to the subject 

because you are focusing on 

nuances of the shape of their 

face.” 

Forbes’ students range 

from 6 years old to seniors. 

They also include those with 

special needs such as visual 

impairment, Parkinson’s disease, 

mental illness and substance 

abuse issues. 

She explains that sculpting 

also offers a myriad of therapeutic 

benefits. 

“It’s a right brain activity 

very similar to meditation,” she 

said. 

“It uses the intuitive part 

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of the brain and connects both 

sides together. 

“It can even help people 

recover from a stroke because 

it creates new pathways in the 

brain.” 

Adult programs, 2-and-ahalf-hours 

long, are offered 

Monday through Saturday. 

Youth and family programs 

take place Monday, 

Wednesday, Friday and 

Saturday. 

Lynn Forbes Gallery and 

School of Sculpture is located 

in Suite 102,Village Faire. 

For more information visit 

sculptureschool.net, call (949) 

444-1926 or email lforbes@lynnforbessculpture.net. 

San Luis Rey Powwow celebrates regional tribes 

By Promise Yee 

OCEANSIDE — The 

inter-tribal San Luis Rey 

Powwow at Mission San Luis 

Rey will draw more than 200 

singers and dancers June 8 

and June 9. 

Tribes from California, 

Nevada and New Mexico are 

expected to attend and participate 

in two days of dance 

competitions. Dances include 

the jingle dance, fancy shawl 

dance, buckskin dance and 

traditional dance. 

Each dance is unique in 

its steps, the regalia dancers 

wear, and singing and drumming 

that accompany it. 

“Boys do the double 

hoops fancy,” Carmen 

Mojado, of the San Luis Rey 

band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians, said. “The Napa 

Impala do the chicken dance. 

They strut like roosters.” 

“The fancy dance is war 

dancers,” Steve Mojado, of 

the San Luis Rey band of 

Luiseno Mission Indians and 

leader of Dancing Cloud 

Singers, said. “They wear 

wonderful regalia. They 

dance faster and faster. It’s 

something to see.” 

“Dance praises the creator,” 

he added. 

Maria Majado, of the Luiseno Tribe, and Jeanette Hamilton, of the 

Cahuilla Tribe, in regalia. This year’s opening ceremonies will be held at 

12:30 p.m. June 8 and June 9. Photo by Promise Yee 

Dancers start competing 

as soon as they can keep a 

beat. 

Singers are invited to 

drum if they express interest 

and agree to perform drug 

and alcohol free. It is customary 

for new singers to offer 

tobacco to those in the 

singing and drumming group 

and explain why they want to 

join. 

“They are prayers and 

honor songs,” Carmen 

Mojado said. “You can’t drink 

or do drugs. You can’t swear 

around drums.” 

Singers must listen and 

learn songs, which are sung in 

different Native American 

languages. 

“You need to learn the 

words and know what they 

mean,” Steve Mojado said. 

Event participants and 

spectators say hearing the 

songs fills them with spirit. 

“During the opening cer- 

emony all dancers dance into 

the arena,” Carmen Mojado 

said. “It’s my favorite part. 

Even the little kids and the 

toddlers.” 

“The music is the heartbeat 

of Mother Earth,” she 

added. “When I hear the first 

drum beat, I sigh.” 

In addition to song and 

dance performances there 

will be a handmade craft fair 

and food booths featuring 

popular fry bread. 

“There will be crafts 

coming from reservations in 

Arizona and New Mexico, all 

handmade,” Carmen Mojado 

said. “The Indian pan bread is 

very delicious. It’s a good way 

to spend the afternoon.” 

Actor Saginaw Grant, 

who played Chief Big Bear in 

the 2013 “The Lone Ranger” 

film, will be at the powwow. 

Wild Horse Singers and 

Hail and Company will perform 

and accompany dancers. 

Powwow opening ceremonies 

will be held at 12:30 

p.m. both days and again at 

6:30 p.m. June 8. 

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MAY 31, 2013 

Temecula’s in-demand 

winemaker is Tim Kramer 

FRANK 

MANGIO 

Taste of Wine 

I first met Tim Kramer 

back in 2005 not knowing a lot 

about Temecula Wine Country 

or much about other 

California Wine countries for 

that matter. I had just made a 

name for myself by spending 

valuable time in the wine 

country of Tuscany, Italy, and 

then taking a writing job at 

the San Diego Union Tribune, 

creating TASTE OF WINE. 

Kramer, at that time, was 

and still is the winemaker for 

Leonesse Cellars. He was selftaught 

from books, kits, 5 gallon 

buckets and great volunteer 

experience from the 

Temecula winemaking legend 

Jon McPherson when he was 

with Thornton Winery. 

From his Leonesse base, 

he was approached in 2005 to 

make wine for Monte De Oro 

and Robert Renzoni Wineries. 

Eventually, his client list to 

make wines grew to the point 

that he now shares his winemaking 

abilities with many 

wineries under the name 

Temecula Valley Winery 

Management. 

I managed a few minutes 

with Kramer at a recent 

Monte de Oro “Black Label” 

Winemaker’s Dinner that featured 

five special reserve 

wines and barrel samplings. 

The four Cabernets and 

Syrahs poured; all showcased 

what the wines of Temecula 

can do. Kramer pointed to the 

last offering, the 2009 Synergy 

65, a wine that I featured as a 

“Wine of the Month” as being 

the one he was most proud of. 

“We received a Best of Class in 

the Winemakers’ Challenge in 

San Diego on this wine,” he 

declared. “It was barrel aged 

in new French Oak for 28 

months. Our vines that were 

planted five or six years ago 

are coming into their own and 

really showing what they can 

do. There are five varietals in 

this blend, depending on what 

nature gives us.” Last year, in 

the beautiful 2012 harvest, 238 

tons of grapes were made into 

wine. According to Monte de 

Oro G.M. Ken Zignorski, the 

red wine harvest came in at 25 

percent more than forecast 

from the 72 acres under vine. 

Kramer’s most recent 

client is Fazeli Cellars that will 

be building a winery inspired 

by the ancient traditions of 

Persia, between Robert 

Renzoni and Keyways, on the 

DePortola Trail section of 

Temecula Wine Country. Its 

wine is named for the ancient 

city of Shiraz, where some say 

this grape originated. 

Wine is already being 

made and critically acclaimed. 

The wines are the passion of 

BJ and Wendy Fazeli, who 

recently opened a tasting 

room on Fourth Street, in Old 

Town Temecula. You’ll taste 

Temecula’s Monte de Oro Executive Chef Taylor Harris and Winemaker 

Tim Kramer at a recent Winemakers Dinner. Photos by Frank Mangio 

many selections of French 

style whites and reds, premium 

fruit with a lovely earthy 

flavor. 

Temecula’s New Cellarz 93 

Sizzles with the New Fazeli 

Wines 

A sense of excitement ran 

through the diners at a recent 

private dinner at Temecula’s 

new Cellarz93. The lineup of 

Fazeli Wines was poured; 

enhancing a chef-inspired 

menu hosted by Cheri 

Ellstrom, a principal investor 

and designer of Cellarz93. She 

introduced the menu creator, 

Executive Chef Greg Stillman, 

who has impressive credentials, 

coming from the legendary 

Napa Valley French 

Laundry in the late-90s where 

he developed his culinary 

skills from owner and world 

famous chef, Thomas Keller. 

Fazeli’s “Khayyam Cabernet 

Sauvginon 2009 ($55), a rich 

boysenberry and blackberry 

based cab grabbed the most 

attention of the wines served. 

Cellarz93 will continue its 

local vintners series of wine 

dinners June 13 with an intimate 

event featuring winemaker 

Nick Palumbo of 

Palumbo Family Vineyards 

and Winery. The evening will 

cost $75. RSVP at (951) 296- 

9700. 

Wine Bytes 

Meet Jaime Orozco from 

Mi Sueno Winery of Napa 

Valley at North County Wine 

Company San Marcos, June 6 

from 5 to 9 p.m. This special 

tasting event is $20. Call (760) 

744-2119. 

Twenty/20 Grill & Wine 

Bar in Carlsbad has a Street 

Fare with a Taste of Spain June 

5 from 5 to 8 p.m. Live music, 

street food and house made 

Sangria for a $20 entry fee. 

Details at (760) 827-2500. 

An Encinitas Night Out is 

FOOD&WINE 

The elegant Fazeli Cellars Tasting 

Room in Temecula has opened to 

rave reviews as owners BJ and 

Wendy Fazeli toast the occasion. 

being hosted by Meritage 

Wine Market June 6 from 5:30 

to 7:30 p.m. Local speaker and 

humorist Ed Cozza will emcee, 

personalizing his book 

“Nowhere Yet.” Cost is $35. 

Call to RSVP at (760) 479- 

2500. 

The Grand Del Mar is 

hosting The ABC’s of BBQ, 

June 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. 

Discover tricks and tips with a 

BBQ expert and Chef Mathew 

Sramek. Dinner and wine tasting 

included for $65. RSVP at 

(858) 314-1996. 

Frank Mangio is a renowned wine connoisseur 

certified by Wine Spectator. His 

library can be viewed at www.tasteofwinetv.com. 

(Average Google certified 

900 visits per day) He is one of the top 

five wine commentators on the Web. 

Reach him at mangiompc@aol.com. 

The Arnette eating team from left: Robbie Sell, Grant Galland, Ryan Etter, Wes Van De Vort and Joe Freitag. 

Photo courtesy of Bret Egertson 

Eating around with Arnette 

DAVID 

BOYLAN 

Lick the Plate 

Once every few 

months, “Lick 

the Plate” 

likes to check 

in with local businesses to 

find out some of their 

favorite eateries and watering 

holes. Arnette is a relative 

newcomer to the local 

business scene but secured 

a prime location. 

In 2012 Arnette moved 

their sales and marketing 

headquarters to the old 

Coast Tire & Brake building 

at 444 S. Coast Highway in 

Encinitas. Almost directly 

across from La Paloma, the 

building features a retail 

store that is open to the 

public, the desks of the 

marketing and sales team, 

as well as a showroom complete 

with a half-pipe. 

What a great location 

for the Arnette team to 

work and eat given their 

location at the gateway of 

old Encinitas. 

We started out with 

Robbie Sell, sports marketing 

specialist for Arnette, 

though many of you may 

know him as Robbie Sell 

the former professional 

snowboarder. 

Sell is the former 

restaurant owner of Pie- 

Face Pizza Co. in downtown 

Reno, so he is a total pizza 

snob. 

Sell’s go-to for pizza is 

Blue Ribbon for their 

recipes, atmosphere and 

“just about everything 

about that place.” 

Sell added, “Since 

Arnette opened the office 

in Encinitas and now that I 

live in Leucadia, I take 

advantage of the coastal 

vibe and often ride my bike 

to Fish 101. I love fish and 

everything they have there, 

from the plates down to the 

tacos, are amazing.” 

National Sales Director 

Grant Garland grew up in 

Encinitas and has eaten 

just about everywhere in 

North County, but there are 

a handful of places he goes 

to on a regular basis. “In 

Encinitas, Roxy has been a 

favorite spot of mine for a 

while now. Their falafel 

burger with salad and a 

Hansen’s soda is insane! 

Right next door is a great 

Thai food spot called 

Siamese Basil. They have 

good lunch specials and can 

make it as hot and spicy as 

you want, but I usually go 

up to five on the hotness 

scale.” 

OK Grant, going to five 

at Siamese Basil is hardcore. 

That is some serious 

heat, I’d like to come along 

for one of those meals just 

to see how you handle it. 

Ryan Etter, the Arnette 

store manager, has constant 

cravings for tasty Hawaiian 

barbecue, so luckily for him 

he has Kealani’s authentic 

Hawaiian right down the 

street from his office. “You 

can’t go wrong with freshly 

cooked, Hawaiian barbecued 

teriyaki chicken with 

a scoop of rice and macaroni 

salad. 

The atmosphere gives 

you the islander vibe with 

the tiki hut seating and the 

employees are great too.” 

For nights out on the 

town, Etter enjoys cruising 

down to 1st Street Bar on 

the 101 for a game of pool 

and an ice cold Stone IPA. 

“Not to mention, this place 

offers a great happy hour 

all week! On certain nights, 

you can catch a live DJ spinning 

tunes or partake in 

some karaoke.” 

Southern California 

Sales Rep Wes Van De Vort 

enjoys taking his wife to 

Rimel's in Carmel Valley, a 

relatively new location for 

Rimel’s. “It has great 

ambiance that matches the 

stellar fresh chicken tacos, 

great beer and wine selection, 

not to mention Rimel's 

special cilantro sauce 

makes everything there 

taste fantastic. All in all, 

great place to visit.” 

Another favorite for 

Van De Vort is Board & 

Brew, which just added a 

new location in Carlsbad. 

“These guys have always 

made an amazing sandwich 

and what separates this 

new spot from the others is 

its vast beer selection on 

tap, laid back atmosphere 

and you can always count 

on a good surf video to be 

playing while you eat, 

unless the Chargers are 

playing.” 

Joe Freitag, the global 

brand director for Arnette, 

is a huge Mexican food fan. 

“Nothing beats great 

Mexican food, and Raul’s 

has become my go-to spot 

since we’ve moved our operation 

to Encinitas. They use 

fresh ingredients, have 

great service and the food 

well prepared and tastes 

amazing.” 

I could not agree with 

you more Joe, and make 

sure to try their chicken 

soup, an amazing value for 

the quality and portion. 

Freitag is also one of 

the growing numbers of 

local craft beer enthusiasts. 

“I’m a big fan of the 

Encinitas Ale House for 

enjoying a pint of a fine 

local malt beverage. It has a 

great atmosphere and 

there’s always a new and 

interesting brew on tap to 

try.” 

So there you have it, a 

fine selection of eating and 

drinking spots around town 

as selected by iconic action 

sports industry business 

Arnette. 

Stop by their new showroom 

at 444 S. Coast 

Highway in Encinitas or 

check them out online at 

arnette.com. 

Lick the Plate can now be heard on 

KPRi, 102.1 FM Monday-Friday 

during the 7pm hour. 

David Boylan is founder of 

Artichoke Creative and Artichoke 

Apparel, an Encinitas based 

marketing firm and clothing line. 

Reach him at david@artichokecreative.com 

or (858) 395-6905.

MAY 31, 2013 

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SPORTS 

CARLSBAD — On the softball diamonds around North County, a group of players, ages 50 and older, grab their mitts and 

bats twice a week for the North County Senior Softball league. 

The group of six teams play games of slow-pitch softball Tuesday and Thursday mornings and are looking for extra players 

50 years of age and older to join the league. The North County Senior Softball league is a not-for-profit, self-governing 

league, which provides a physical outlet for senior male athletes. 

For more information visit ncss-dc.com. Pictured from left to right back row: Kevin Kakadelas, Paul Manka, Gary Bottenfield, 

Joe Butler, John Woolsey, John Rauch, Don Byrne, Mike Ingalls, Bill Gaynor, Bob Storm, Ken Perez, Chris Brubaker, Doug 

Tomlinson, Dan Haveron. Front Row: Hank Mason, Dan Milakovich, Al McGhee, Paul Schmitt, Chuck Mattes, Tim Thurman. 


Freeney signs with Chargers, not yet in camp 

By Tony Cagala 

SAN DIEGO — With the 

Chargers entering their second 

week of organized team 

activities the goal for head 

coach Mike McCoy continues 

to be searching for the best 

53 players to fill the roster. 

And the front office doesn’t 

appear to be done signing 

players to fill it. 

On Saturday the team 

announced the signing of 33year-old 

Dwight Freeney to a 

two-year deal with the idea 

that he can help fill the void 

left behind when second-year 

linebacker Melvin Ingram 

tore his ACL during workouts 

last week. McCoy said he 

wouldn’t go into details as to 

how the injury happened, 

except that it was “one of 

those injuries that happen in 

practice, rushing the passer, 

an inside pass rush movement, 

put his foot down and 

the rest is history.” 

McCoy said Freeney was 

an experienced veteran and 

“one of the great pass rushers 

of all time.” 

Freeney wasn’t at 

Chargers Park Monday due 

to a prior obligation, according 

to McCoy. 

Defensive coordinator 

John Pagano said he was 

excited with the addition of 

Freeney. Despite not being 

present for the OTAs and not 

having much experience in 

the 3-4 defensive scheme, 

Pagano said the difference 

between a 3-4 and a 4-3 is so 

minimal. “He’s such a great 

player, I think you make him 

fit wherever he can fit in.The 

things that he does and what 

he’s done over the years…it 

gives us the ability now to do 

a lot more things that we as a 

defensive unit want to do,” he 

said. 

Freeney, a seven-time 

Pro Bowler with the 

Indianapolis Colts, became a 

free agent at the end of last 

season when the Colts didn’t 

re-sign him. A high ankle 

First-round draft pick D.J. Fluker participates in OTAs despite having not signed a contract with the 

Chargers yet. He’ll have company on his right with the team signing right tackle Max Starks. Photos by 

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Chargers head coach Mike McCoy, left, talks with coaches during organized 

team activities Monday. 

injury may have reduced his 

effectiveness last season, 

including switching positions 

from defensive end to linebacker. 

And just when Freeney 

joins the team is still up in 

the air, but McCoy said he’d 

be here “when he’s ready to 

go.” 

As for any leadership 

role he may have on defense, 

Pagano said it would take 

some time. 

“Just from hearing how 

he was at Indy and how he’s 

going to be (here) I think the 

number one thing will be his 

work ethic. How he does it 

out on the field. It’s going to 

take time for us to get to 

know him being a vocal 

leader…. 

“When he gets here and 

gets his opportunity going, I 

think that work ethic alone 

on the field is going to be 

what drives him,” Pagano 

said. 

In other news, the 

Chargers released tackle 

Kevin Haslam and 

announced the signing of former 

Pittsburgh Steelers left 

tackle 31-year-old Max 

Starks. 

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OCEANSIDE — Race Across America bike teams 

and solo cyclists depart from Oceanside June 11 and 

June 15 and begin a 3,000-mile bike race to Annapolis, 

Md. Racers take off from the Oceanside Pier at noon 

both days. 

On June 11 solo riders take off and have 12 days to 

complete the race. 

On June 15 teams of two, four and eight riders start 

the race and have nine days to finish. 

About 200 riders from 25 different countries start 

the race. All team riders finish and about half of the 

solo riders complete the race. 

Some cyclists take on the shorter 860-mile Race 

Across the West course that follows the same route and 

stops in Durango, Colo. 

“Especially for solo racers the sense of accomplishment 

its huge,” Rick Boethling, race director, said. “It’s 

a life-changing experience. For teams the goal to finish 

is a bucket list item. It’s an amazing way to see the 

country.” 

The scenery along the route is beautiful and the 

length of the ride is demanding. 

Teams usually have one team member riding at a 

time and rotate riders every 30 minutes. 

“The relay team never stops,” Boethling said. “In a 

relay everybody gets breaks.” 

Solo riding is more demanding with riders putting 

in 21 hours a day, getting a few hours sleep, then continuing 

the race. 

The race is on open roads with top team riders 

averaging 20 mph and top solo riders averaging 15 mph 

including breaks. Riders’ race times are recorded by 

live tracking and call-in stations. 

“We try to select the route as carefully as we can,” 

Boethling said. “We choose roads that have low traffic 

or bike lanes. It’s a pretty safe route going across country.” 

The race is held rain or shine. 

“We see every weather condition imaginable,” 

Boethling said. “Storms, rain, floods — the worst condition 

is bad rains and wind.” 

Riders are rerouted during the race to avoid construction, 

flooding and other road hazards. 

“We adjust as we go,” Boethling said. 

Riders participate with the help of their support 

crew. 

“The support crew helps them with a place to 

sleep, massages, directions,” Boethling said. “All they 

have to do is ride the bicycle.” 

Riders’ entry fees cover race operation costs. 

Most riders choose to raise funds for a charity as 

part of their ride. To date $2 million has been raised for 

30 different charities. 

“It’s a hard race people can tell a story about,” 

Boethling said. “Cancer, childhood obesity, bicycle 

awareness — if there’s a charity they’ve raised funds 

for it.” 

This is the 32nd year the race will be held.


MAY 31, 2013 

Water district lauded 

RANCHO SANTA FE — 

The American Public Works 

Association (APWA) presented 

the Santa Fe Irrigation 

District with an award for its 

Group 1 Pressure Reducing 

Stations and Valves 

Replacement Project May 9. 

The district’s winning 

project was a $5.7 million comprehensive 

project that 

replaced aging infrastructure 

throughout the district’s service 

area. 

The project was completed 

in April 2012 and comprised 

of: 

— Replacement of 10 

existing Pressure Reducing 

Stations with 9 new stations 

(one new station will now 

serve the function of 2); and 

— Replacement of 126 

distribution isolation valves 

ranging in size from 6 to 30 

SUPERINTENDENT 

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Finally, Schmitt may have to 

contend with a fluctuating 

budget. 

Schmitt said he was 

proud of the way SDUHSD 

JOURNALIST 


Williams one of the few to 

hear the legendary album 

before it was shelved for nearly 

five decades. 

More than a scribe, he 

directly shaped history. In 

1968, he was the campaign 

manager for Timothy Leary’s 

failed run for governor of 

California. He also clapped 

and sang with John Lennon 

and Yoko Ono during their 

“bed-in for peace.” In fact, his 

voice can be heard in the original 

recording of Lennon’s 

“Give Peace a Chance.” 

In the 1970s, Williams’ 

writings shifted to philosophy 

and science fiction; indeed, 

he’s credited with helping to 

popularize writer Philip K. 

Dick. But in the early 1990s, 

he pivoted back toward rock 

music, penning “Rock and 

Roll: The 100 Best Singles.” 

Williams met Berryhill in 

1992. Her shows, among other 

factors, reinvigorated his passion 

for music. 

“He reconnected with 

the scene,” Berryhill said.“He 

loved a lot of the music going 

on at that time like the whole 

Nirvana thing.” 

Inspired, he revived 

Crawdaddy in 1993, which he 

continued until 2002. 

His life, however, suf- 

EPIC 


their own; all you’ll hear 

the actors emit from their 

vocal cords is name power. 

Amanda Seyfried may have 

been the wrong person to 

voice M.K., primarily 

because she sounds as if she 

really doesn’t want to be 

here. Colin Farrell’s performance 

as the Leafmen 

warrior Ronin exudes a 

tired exasperation that 

doesn’t do him any favors. 

Josh Hutcherson lacks his 

usual charm and likeability; 

his brash rebel Nod is nothing 

more than a cardboard 

stereotype. 

Christoph Waltz just 

inches; and 

— Installation of approximately 

55 air release and vacuum 

valves and 5 blow-off 

appurtenances throughout 

the backbone distribution system. 

Construction of the 

Project began in November of 

2010, and included more than 

80 water system shutdowns 

during a 40-week period. 

The 16-month construction 

project occurred at nearly 

200 different locations 

throughout Solana Beach and 

Rancho Santa Fe and affected 

most of the district’s water 

customers. 

This required a collaborative 

effort between district 

staff, the designer, and the 

contractor to keep the project 

on schedule while keeping the 

public impacts minimal. 

performed through “the 

lean years” of the recession, 

with student test scores rising 

despite budget cutbacks. 

With a history of fiscally 

conservative budgeting, 

the district was able to 

fered a major setback in 1995. 

He was riding his bike down a 

hill in Encinitas when he hit a 

crack in the road, skidded out 

I’ll think 

I’m OK, but I’ll 

hear something, 

then find myself 

just crying.” 

Cindy Lee Berryhill 

and fell off his bike. Because 

he wasn’t wearing a helmet, 

he suffered severe head 

injuries. 

Williams recovered several 

months later, but his 

mental condition began deteriorating 

around 2000. For the 

last five years of his life, he 

suffered from acute 

Alzheimer’s and dementia. 

About four years ago, he was 

placed in a nursing home. 

To ease the growing medical 

bills, several benefit concerts 

were held over the years 

in Williams’ honor. Most 

recently, two weeks ago, 

bands played for six hours 

during “PaulStock” in Ocean 

might be the only actor who 

actually relished voicing his 

animated counterpart, 

though he alone cannot salvage 

this bore of a children’s 

film. Aziz Ansari and 

Chris O’Dowd’s combined 

efforts to make the audience 

laugh aren’t as funny 

as they think they are; considering 

they play a slug 

and a snail, respectively, 

their obliviousness isn’t surprising. 

Jason Sudeikis gets 

so lost in Professor Bomba’s 

absent-mindedness that 

you’d think he has no clue 

what he’s talking about. 

Rounding out the cast 

are three notable music 

artists — all of whose 

appearances are as fleeting 

Deputy chief earns honor 

REGION — On May 16, 

the Burn Institute recognized 

24 local heroes who 

made a difference in the 

lives of others, as the organization 

celebrated its 41st 

annual Spirit of Courage 

awards. 

Each year, the Burn 

Institute pays tribute to individuals 

in the community 

who risked their lives in an 

effort to save another from 

burn injury or death by fire. 

Special honors went to 

Dallas Neville, former 

Deputy Fire Chief for the 

Rancho Santa Fe Fire 

Protection District, who was 

awarded the County Fire 

Chiefs’ Association Maltese 

Award. 

Neville was recognized 

for his outstanding efforts to 

improve communications 

avoid some of the more 

traumatic cuts other districts 

faced, Schmitt said. 

“We planned for the 

rainy day, and when it came 

we were ready,” Schmitt 

said. 

Rebuilding that reserve 

Beach. 

Jon Kanis, a musician 

and journalist, was among 

those who took to the stage to 

pay tribute to his friend. 

“He was hyper-aware of 

music — that’s the best way I 

can explain it,” Kanis said. In 

addition to performing, Kanis 

also penned an article about 

Williams for San Diego 

Troubadour magazine after 

Williams passed away. 

“It was so interesting 

hearing him talk about 

albums like ‘Bringing it All 

Back Home,’” Kanis said, 

referring to Bob Dylan’s 1965 

recording. 

Like Berryhill, Kanis said 

Williams shared more than 

music with him. Kanis 

recalled sitting on a couch 

with Williams more than 20 

years ago and having his 

worldview “upended.” 

“I learned a lot of Zen 

concepts from him,” Kanis 

said. “My life was different 

after that.” 

If rock music was his first 

love, philosophy was second 

in Williams’ book. For example, 

he wrote “Das Energi,” 

his most famous spiritual 

work, during the early 1970s 

while living on an experimental 

commune. 

Bart Mendoza, another 

musician who played at the 

benefit, said Williams’ “place 

as the decaying forest surrounding 

them. Pitbull’s 

portrayal of the shady Bufo 

is about as memorable as a 

frog that got gigged. 

Aerosmith lead vocalist 

Steven Tyler does an OK job 

of filling out caterpillar 

Nim Galuu’s friendly charisma. 

As for Beyoncé 

Knowles, her silky singer’s 

voice fits Queen Tara’s 

motherly personality quite 

well, even though she isn’t 

seen much. 

Had director Wedge 

selected a cast that 

expressed genuine interest 

in wanting to participate in 

this project, the results 

might have been vastly different. 

interoperability for regional 

first responders. 

Spirit of Courage award 

North County recipients 

included: 

— Oceanside Police 

Department, Officer William 

Yoder, Officer Nick Nunez 

and Officer Larry Weber 

– San Diego County 

Sheriff’s Department, Corp. 

Robert Cardenas 

Corp. Marisela Lozano, 

Corp. Jaime Guzman. Sgt. 

Brian Nevins, Lt. Mike 

Knobbe, Deputy Elizabeth 

Arana, Deputy Garner 

Davis, Deputy Luke Cully, 

Deputy Richard Meharg, 

Deputy Kenneth Feistel, 

Deputy Kenneth Seel, 

Deputy Tim Zacharzuk and 

Deputy Michael Hettinger. 

For all winners, visit 

burninstitute.org. 

will be a priority, as will 

maintaining strong relationships 

and a high level of 

trust with employee groups, 

he said. Schmitt’s first day 

on the job will be July 1. 

His contract expires June 

30, 2016. 

in music history is secure.” 

“It’s important he also be 

remembered as a great guy,” 

Mendoza said. 

Echoing others, Mendoza 

said it was difficult seeing 

mental disease take a toll on 

Williams. Berryhill documented 

the spiral in her 2007 

album “Beloved Stranger,” as 

well as with her blog of the 

same name. 

“Needless to say, it was a 

hard time,” Berryhill said. 

Finding a nursing home for 

Williams was “so absolutely 

draining.” 

Since Williams’ passing, 

she said hearing some songs 

trigger overwhelming emotions. 

“I’ll think I’m OK, but I’ll 

hear something, then find 

myself just crying,” Berryhill 

said. 

But Berryhill said she’s 

not trying to dwell on the negative. 

For her next album, she 

said the songs will celebrate 

Williams’ entire life, rather 

than just focus on the past 

few years. 

“I didn’t want to write a 

bunch of bummed out songs,” 

Berryhill said. “He inspired so 

much in me. I want to honor 

that feeling, where there’s a 

muse. 

“They’re songs about 

love and attraction,” Berryhill 

added. 

I strongly urge moviegoers 

to not waste their 

time and money on an 

admission ticket for “Epic,” 

because doing so will result 

in making a mistake that is 

guaranteed to leave you 

with a reaction that is anything 

but epic upon leaving 

the theater. 

MPAA rating: PG for mild action, 

some scary images and brief rude 

language. 

Running time: 1 hour and 42 minutes 

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about overcrowding in San 

Diego’s jails. 

The Sheriff’s 

Department later established 

inmate capacities for George 

Bailey Detention Facility, East 

Mesa Detention Facility, and 

Facility 8, which were built 

after the court’s ruling. 

The most recent daily 

inmate population average 

from April 2013 is 97.75 percent 

of the countywide 5,511inmate 

cap set by the court 

and Sheriff’s Department. 

“We’re always, constantly 

striving to stay below the 944,” 

said Capt. Daniel Pena referring 

to the court-ordered 

inmate cap for San Diego 

Central Detention Facility, 

which he oversees. “We know 

that the jail does run more 

effectively, more safe if we try 

to stay below that number.” 

With most of the jails 

operating near the individual 

capacities for each facility, the 

captains and lieutenants who 

run each jail are growing 

increasingly concerned about 

bed space for the inmates. 

“We really don’t have 

much space,” said Capt. Jim 

Madsen about George Bailey 

Detention Facility. 

George Bailey, the largest 

facility in the county, had an 

average daily inmate population 

of 1,727 inmates for April 

2013. 

With a capacity of 1,888 

beds for the facility, the jail is 

running at over 90 percent 

bed capacity and has been 

doing so since February 2013. 

“My main concern really 

is that we are going to run out 

of beds,” Madsen said. 

Ingrassia said his biggest 

concern is ensuring that every 

facility has enough beds for its 

inmates and avoiding “floor 

sleepers.” 

So far, the county has successfully 

avoided having 

inmates sleep on jail floors 

since realignment, with the 

exception of one evening earlier 

in 2013, said Ingrassia. On 

that night, Facility 8 was 

closed due to renovations and 

16 male inmates had to sleep 

on the floor due to lack of bed 

space in the other facilities. 

The Sheriff’s 

Department plans to add 

between 100 to 160 beds to 

San Diego Central Detention 

Facility within the next several 

months, according to 

Ingrassia. The extra beds will 

better accommodate more 

inmates who are scheduled 

for court appearances at the 

nearby Central Courthouse in 

downtown. 

Furthermore, the county 

is building a 400-bed expansion 

to its East Mesa 

Detention Facility in the 

hopes of alleviating the bed 

space issues at the male 

inmate facilities. The Sheriff’s 

Department expects it to be 

completed in summer 2014. 

But bed space is not the 

only concern as far as facility 

capacities for the Sheriff’s 

Department. 

The county’s only 

women’s detention facility, 

Las Colinas, is operating just 

above 80 percent of its bed 

capacity with over 150 beds to 

spare, according to its April 

2013 daily population average. 

Yet the jail lacks sufficient 

medical and psychiatric 

facilities for its approximately 

790 inmates. 

“(Las Colinas’) medical 

areas are grossly inadequate 

and the mental health facilities 

were never intended to 

hold a psychiatric ward,” said 

Ingrassia. 

“Our medical area is 

actually a very small area. It 

wasn’t designed for 800 

inmates,” said the jail’s supervisor 

Capt. Edna Milloy. 

Originally built as a juvenile 

facility in 1967, Las 

Colinas is the oldest jail in the 

county. 

The jail’s entire medical 

facility consists of an infirmary, 

three examination 

rooms, a pharmacy and one 

main office area to serve all of 

Las Colinas’ inmates, according 

to Milloy. Its medical infirmary 

has nine beds and its 

psychiatric security unit houses 

up to 18 inmates. 

To provide the necessary 

services, Las Colinas has 

expanded its medical clinics, 

which are serviced by doctors 

contracted from University of 

California San Diego, and 

increased the number of sick 

calls conducted by the facility’s 

registered nurses, according 

to Barbara Lee, the 

Medical Services 

Administrator for the Sheriff’s 

Department. 

“Las Colinas Detention 

Facility medical staff does a 

great job of delivering services 

even though their work 

area was never intended to 

accommodate such a volume 

of inmate patients,” Milloy 

said. 

The solution for Las 

Colinas’ facility limitations is 

in sight however.The county is 

currently constructing a larger 

women’s detention facility 

to replace the existing Las 

Colinas facilities. 

The new facility will have 

a total of 1,216 beds, 255 more 

than can fit in the current 

facility, as well as expanded 

medical and psychiatric facilities. 

The first portion of the 

facility is expected to open in 

June 2014. 

Not only is San Diego’s 

high inmate population putting 

a strain on the county’s 

detention facilities, but it is 

also increasing the demands 

on the jails’ staff. 

With more adult inmates, 

medical staff are required to 

provide more medical and 

mental health services in the 

jails while keeping wait times 

for these services the same as 

before realignment, according 

to Lee. 

Because the department 

has not hired more medical 

staff for the jails since realignment, 

staff have had to work 

an increasing amount of overtime 

to cover the additional 

needs of more inmates, said 

Lee. 

She said that so far for 

the 2012-13 fiscal year, overtime 

for medical staff has 

increased by 40 percent from 

the year before. 

“A lot of overtime is 

scheduled just to accommodate 

the volume (of required 

medical services),” Lee said. 

In doing so, medical staff 

have been able to keep wait 

times for inmates for medical 

services at the jail facilities 

the same as before realignment 

and only a few shifts 

have been below minimum 

staffing levels, said Lee. 

“I think we’ve managed,” 

she said. 

Sworn deputies are also 

impacted by the increased 

workload of managing more 

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inmates. Sworn staff are needed 

to operate more medical 

clinics and visitations and to 

transfer more inmates to and 

from other facilities and the 

hospital in addition to carrying 

out the daily operations at each 

facility. 

“The greatest impact (of 

realignment) has really been 

the increased work load,” said 

Capt. Billy Duke, referring to 

the effects on the East Mesa 

Detention Facility, which he 

manages. 

The Sheriff’s Department 

has recently been hiring more 

deputies to work at the jail 

facilities, and has filled most 

available posts. 

Currently there are four 

open positions for sworn staff 

out of nearly 900 positions that 

are already filled, according to 

Elvin. 

However when there are 

vacancies available, hiring is a 

challenge for the department, 

according to Ingrassia. 

He said that it is difficult 

for the department to find 

enough qualified candidates to 

pass the testing and background 

process. 

For every 100 applicants, 

only two to three successfully 

complete the hiring process. 

Furthermore, jail facilities 

can be left short-staffed when 

several of its deputies are on 

leave at the same time, a problem 

the department has been 

dealing with before realignment, 

according to jail captains. 

Though all sworn staff 

positions at a facility may be 

filled, jails can have vacancies 

when staff are out for vacations, 

training, illness, or medical 

issues and when deputies 

are out transferring an inmate 

to another facility or the hospital 

during one shift. 

As a result, facilities rely 

on staff volunteering for overtime 

to meet the minimum 

staffing levels set by the 

department. When shifts cannot 

be filled, facilities operate 

below these minimum staffing 

levels. 

When a facility operates 

below minimum staffing levels, 

staff mitigates the issue by 

reducing operations and 

inmate movement at the jail, 

according to Ingrassia. 

In some cases, fewer 

inmates are let out of their cells 

and programs and visits are 

cancelled. 

“Overtime has always 

been worked due to vacant post 

positions,” said Madsen of 

George Bailey Detention 

Facility. 

In April 2013, George 

Bailey filled 96 of its 2,340 

shifts with deputies working 

overtime, he said. During that 

month, the jail was unable to 

fill nine deputy shifts,and operated 

one to four deputies below 

its 39-deputy minimum staffing 

level. 

He said that when George 

Bailey operated below minimum 

staffing, “We just made 

do.” 

He added that security 

becomes even more difficult 

when the jail is running below 

minimum staff levels and 

deputies need to be sent out on 

unexpected transfers during 

the same shift. 

“It’s definitely a safety 

issue,” said Madsen. 

For the 2012-13 fiscal year 

so far, Central jail has spent 

more than double its overtime 

budget to fill all of the sworn 

staff shifts necessary to ensure 

the safety and security of the 

jail’s most problematic 

inmates, said Pena. 

The increase in overtime 

was due in part to a high number 

of staff vacancies at the 

facility earlier this year as well 

as the department’s decision to 

increase Central’s minimum 

staffing levels during that time, 

said Ingrassia. 

Pena said that although 

the facility has not had to run 

under minimum staffing levels 

very often, it’s a struggle to fill 

all of deputy shifts at Central. 

“We don’t have enough 

deputies assigned to this facility,” 

Pena said. 

Elvin, who is responsible 

for the operation of the 

Detention Services Bureau, 

said that the department will 

never be able to hit its staffing 

numbers just right. 


makes staffing decisions about 

a year-and-a-half in advance 

and there is no way of predicting 

the future number of staff 

that will be on leave or inmate 

population exactly. 

“You’re never going to be 

able to hit your staffing levels 

exactly correct because it’s too 

fluid of a job,” Elvin said. 

“It is more cost effective to 

pay overtime than to hire full 

time staff to man relief positions 

because of the high cost of 

retirement and medical benefits,” 

explained Ingrassia. 

But he added, “Relying 

exclusively on overtime to fill 

vacancies can lead to situations 

in which we have mandatory 

overtime and staff burnout due 

to working too many consecutive 

shifts. Therefore we strive 

to have a balance between the 

appropriate number of staff 

assigned to relief positions and 

budgeted overtime.” 

The department strives to 

provide ample overtime budgets 

for each facility, Elvin said. 

He also said that he is confident 

that department staff 

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operating under minimum 

staffing levels. 


has allocated funds to hire 

more sworn and medical staff 

in July 2013 to handle new 

operations at the new Las 

Colinas and East Mesa facilities. 

Aside from increasing 

staff and constructing new 

facilities, the Sheriff’s 

Department and court authorities 

have utilized some options 

to manage the amount of adult 

inmates held in San Diego’s 

jails as realignment continues 

to impact the county. 

Aware of the county’s 

growing inmate population, 

San Diego’s court authorities 

are striving now more than ever 

to balance being judicious with 

jail space while providing 

appropriate punishment for 

criminals, said Deputy District 

Attorney Lisa Rodriguez. 

“(Realignment) has certainly 

made us more cognizant 

that we have to look for alternatives 

for the appropriate people,” 

she said. “We want to be 

sure there’s room (in the jails) 

for the people we are afraid of, 

not the people we’re mad at.” 

The state’s prison realignment 

laws included a variety of 

alternative custody options, 

including split sentences, to 

help counties handle the influx 

of adult inmates who previously 

were held in state prisons. 

“There’s more options out 

there than we’ve ever had 

before,” said Rodriguez. 

But there is some hesitation 

by the court and attorneys 

to utilize these alternatives, 

which are new and have not 

stood the test of years of effective 

implementation, she said. 

“There’s nothing really to 

guide us,” she said about the 

new alternative custody 

options. 

The County Sheriff’s 

Department has been granted 

a number of means for moderating 

county jail populations as 

well. 

Starting in January 2012, 

San Diego County Sheriff 

William Gore decided to allow 

department staff to reduce the 

sentences of non-realigned 

adult inmates with early 

release credits authorized by 

the state Penal Code and a ruling 

by the San Diego Superior 

Court. 

The court’s ruling on the 

1987 lawsuit on overcrowding 

in San Diego’s jails authorized 

the Sheriff to reduce jail sentences 

of non-realigned 


inmates by 10 percent to 

reduce inmate overpopulation. 

A section of the state’s Penal 

Code further authorizes another 

10 percent sentence reduction, 

which is not to exceed 30 

days, for non-realigned 

inmates. 

These credits are in addi- 

It’s tough. I 

won’t sugar coat 

it. It’s tough, but 

we do it.” 

Capt.Jim Madsen 

George Bailey Detention 

Facility 

tion to the early release credits 

that all inmates are eligible for 

under state law. Inmates can 

reduce their sentences by up to 

half by earning these credits 

with good behavior and willingness 

to work while incarcerated. 

“The sheriff in this county 

is committed to keeping dangerous 

individuals who have 

been given jail time...in custody,” 

Elvin said. 

He explained that Sheriff 

Gore’s decision to utilize sentence 

reduction within county 

jails was made out of concern 

for the high inmate population. 

“We’re doing everything 

we can to keep the community 

safe, but we have these courtordered 

caps that we have to 

keep in mind,” he said. 

Because of that continued 

concern, Sheriff Gore does not 

plan to discontinue the use of 

early releases in the foreseeable 

future, Elvin said. 


is also pursuing paying to house 

some adult inmates outside of 

the jails at private and staterun 

facilities, according to 

Elvin. 

On May 1, the department 

began housing some offenders 

who are serving short sentences 

for breaking the conditions 

of their post release 

supervision at a privately run 

detention facility. 


is also in the process of signing 

a contract with the state to 

allow 50 to 100 qualifying 

inmates to serve their sentences 

at a state run fire camp. 

Yet the American Civil 

Liberties Union branch in San 

Diego believes that the 

Sheriff’s Department could be 

doing more to manage the 

county’s adult inmate population. 

“The Sheriff’s 

Department has a lot of flexibility 

on who to keep in jail, for 

how long,” said ACLU Senior 

Policy Advocate Margaret 

Dooley-Sammuli. 

She said that while the 

ACLU has not heard reports of 

overcrowding within San Diego 

County jails, the county authorities 

do have the ability to 

reduce the number of inmates 

in jail custody. 

“The jail population is 

managed, it doesn’t happen to 

us. There are everyday policy 

decisions that are made,” she 

said. 

Dooley-Sammuli said that 

among other things, the 

Sheriff’s Department and court 

authorities should actively pursue 

alternative custody for pretrial 

inmates, people who have 

been charged of a crime but are 

awaiting trial before being convicted 

or found innocent, to 

minimize the jail populations. 

On average there are over 

3,000 pretrial inmates who are 

held in jail custody each day in 

the county, according to data 

from the Sheriff’s Department. 

“We are looking at that 

(pretrial inmates) as an area of 

the population that we could 

potentially add to GPS monitoring 

(in the community),” 

said Elvin. 

But he added that there 

are concerns about pursuing 

alternative custody options for 

pretrial inmates because these 

offenders are considered to be 

somewhat of an at-risk popula- 

A15 

tion. 

He explained that pretrial 

inmates pose certain risks 

because they are new to being 

held in custody and can be difficult 

to evaluate. 

As a result, the Sheriff’s 

Department and court authorities 

are still looking into the 

possibility of monitoring pretrial 

inmates outside of jail custody. 

On the whole, authorities 

from the Sheriff’s Department 

said that they believe that the 

department is managing the 

unprecedented effects of 

realignment well, citing its prevention 

of floor sleepers and 

teamwork between facilities. 

“It’s tough. I won’t sugar 

coat it. It’s tough, but we do it,” 

said Madsen. “We have great 

support, great leaders that talk 

to our staff and really help our 

staff.” 

The department is cautiously 

optimistic that the number 

of non-violent, non-serious, 

and non-sex-offender inmates 

serving sentences in county 

jails, who make up the majority 

of realigned inmates, has leveled 

off, according to Ingrassia. 

Furthermore, the department 

sees the new East Mesa 

and Las Colinas facilities as an 

upcoming release, said Elvin. 

But staff is aware that the 

inmate population could continue 

to rise before the new 

facilities are operational about 

a year-and-a-half from now. 

“If the populations spike 

between now and then, we’re 

going to have to make some 

tough decisions,” said 

Ingrassia. 

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Make grab-and-go breakfast 

SARA 

NOEL 

Frugal Living 

Dear Sara: Morning is 

too busy here to cook, so I am 

looking for breakfast items I 

can make ahead of time, 

warm up in the microwave if 

necessary and eat on the go. 

— Brenda, email 

Dear Brenda: You can 

make breakfast burritos, pancakes 

(spread peanut butter 

on them and roll them up), 

waffles, French toast, oatmeal 

or English muffin breakfast 

sandwiches ahead of time. 

Have foods such as fruit, 

yogurt and granola handy. 

Bake up muffins or quick 

breads, package fresh fruit in 

freezer storage bags and 

make quick and easy smoothies 

to go. Try string cheese 

and crackers, hardboiled 

eggs, a bagel or croissant with 

In Consumer Reports’ recent tests, the Mazda CX-5 edged out the RAV4 in road-test scores, albeit by a single point. Photo by Photo courtesy of 

Consumer Reports 

For years, the RAV4 

has been one of 

Consumer Reports’ 

highest-rated small SUVs, 

going neck and neck with the 

Subaru Forester and capturing 

that class’s Top Pick honor in 

2011 and 2012. 

Many people have anticipated 

its 2013 redesign. 

Would it have the goods to 

retain its top spot in a class that 

has seen a number of recent 

redesigns? 

Consumer Reports can 

now say that the new RAV4 has 

emerged as a very solid package 

that’s versatile, efficient 

and easy to live with. 

And the redesign brings 

some welcome changes, such as 

more agile handling and an 

easier-to-use rear hatch that 

lifts up instead of swinging to 

the side. 

But what came as a surprise 

is that the Mazda CX-5, 

which received a stronger, 

more-spirited engine for 2013, 

edged out the RAV4 in 

spread (peanut butter or preserves). 

Here’s a recipe for breakfast 

cookies: 

3 mashed bananas 

1/3 cup applesauce (flavored 

or plain) 

2 cups old-fashioned oats 

1/4 cup milk 

1/2 cup raisins 

1/2 teaspoon baking soda 

1 teaspoon vanilla 

1 teaspoon cinnamon 

Combine all ingredients 

in a medium bowl. Drop 

spoonfuls onto parchmentlined 

cookie sheets or Silpat. 

Bake at 350 degrees F for 15- 

20 minutes. Makes 20 soft 

cookies. 

Dear Sara: After reading 

your column, I checked 

Lowe’s and Wal-Mart in the 

Glendale and Peoria, Ariz. 

area.They did not have Super 

Grip, nor had they ever heard 

of it. — V. Dahl, email 

Dear V. Dahl:You can use 

the product locator at plastidip.com/diy_where_to_buy. 

Consumer Reports’ road-test 

scores, albeit by a single point. 

Both SUVs placed just below 

its 2013 Top Pick, the Honda 

CR-V. 

Consumer Reports found 

the CX-5 and RAV4 are capable, 

well-equipped vehicles 

that provide versatile choices 

for consumers. Its findings 

include: 

— Toyota RAV4. With 24 

mpg overall, the RAV4 stretches 

fuel dollars further than 

most competitors. 

Its agile handling and spirited 

powertrain make the 

RAV4 enjoyable to drive. A 

roomy interior, easy access and 

mostly intuitive controls add to 

its appeal. 

For 2013, Toyota dropped 

the optional third-row seat, 

which few people will miss, and 

the sprightly, efficient V-6 

engine, which some will miss. 

Knocks? The ride borders on 

being overly firm, the cabin is 

fairly noisy and some interior 

trim is quite basic. 

— Mazda CX-5. If the CX- 

5 has been a surprising sleeper 

among small SUVs, Consumer 

Reports’ engineers think its 

new 184-hp, 2.5-liter four-cylinder 

engine will wake up peo- 

php to find retailers in your 

area that should carry it. 

Lowe’s is listed as a specialorder 

retailer, which means 

you can order it through 

Lowe’s and have it shipped to 

the store for purchase. 

You can order it online 

through QCIdirect.com at 

qcidirect.com/super-gripaerosol-ground-serviceonly.html. 

(Note: For those 

readers who aren’t familiar 

with this product, it’s an 

aerosol used on throw rugs to 

prevent skidding.) 

Dear Sara: I have a frustrating 

problem and am hoping 

you can assist me with a 

solution. 

My refrigerator door 

handle and freezer handle 

have yellowed. I have tried 

gasoline, abrasives and many 

other products that promise 

to clean the handle, but to no 

avail. Do you have a solution? 

— Ru, Florida 

Dear Ru: The handles 

often yellow with age. Some 

handles turn yellow from the 

ple. 

Included in mid- and toptrim 

models, the new version 

feels more muscular and provides 

much quicker acceleration 

than the pokey 155-hp, 2.0liter 

four-cylinder in the CX-5 

that we tested last year and 

that’s now relegated to the base 

Sport trim. 

It got the same impressive 

fuel economy: a best-in-class 25 

mpg overall. 

Consumer Reports found 

the CX-5 is also one of the more 

fun-to-drive SUVs the organization 

has tested, thanks to its 

agile handling. 

Plus, it has a surprisingly 

roomy interior and comfortable 

seats. 

Drawbacks include a noisy 

cabin, so-so ride comfort and a 

relatively high price that doesn’t 

include several features 

found on competitors, such as 

heated seats and automatic 

headlights. 

Consumer Reports tested 

the mid-trim CX-5 Touring 

stickered at $28,090, and the 

mid-trim RAV4 XLE priced at 

$26,802. 

Because it expects aboveaverage 

reliability from each, 

the CX-5 and RAV4 are CR 

oil in your hands; with others, 

there is a plastic cover over 

the handles that yellows with 

age. 

You can call the manufacturer 

to purchase replacement 

handles, or if your handles 

have plastic covers, find 

out if the manufacturer sells 

replacement plastic covers so 

you wouldn’t have to replace 

the entire handle. As for 

cleaning the old ones, try a 

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser or 

Soft Scrub and some elbow 

grease. 

You might even consider 

painting the handles with a 

spray paint made for plastic, 

such as Krylon Fusion. 

Sara Noel is the owner of Frugal 

Village (frugalvillage.com), a website 

that offers practical, money-saving 

strategies for everyday living. To send 

tips, comments or questions, write to 

Sara Noel, c/o Universal Uclick, 130 

Walnut Street, Kansas City, MO, 

64106, or email 

sara@frugalvillage.com. 

2013’s Mazda CX-5 vs. Toyota RAV4 

Recommended. 

CONSUMER REPORTS 

FINDS THE MAZDA6 FUN 

AND FRISKY 

In addition to the small 

SUVs, Consumer Reports also 

tested the Mazda6 sedan. 

In a crowded, competitive 

class, the Mazda6 often gets 

overlooked by people shopping 

for a midsized sedan. 

But with the 2014 

redesign, it makes a strong case 

for the spotlight by blending 

eye catching, coupelike styling, 

a sporty driving character and 

excellent fuel efficiency. 

The Mazda6’s 184-hp, 2.5liter 

four-cylinder engine delivers 

a frugal 32 mpg overall and 

a diesellike 44 mpg on the highway. 

That’s the best Consumer 

Reports has measured in a conventional 

midsized sedan, edging 

out the four-cylinder Nissan 

Altima (31 mpg) and Honda 

Accord (30) as well as many 

compact and subcompact cars. 

The key is Mazda’s suite of 

Skyactiv technologies, including 

direct fuel injection and a 

higher compression ratio. 

An optional diesel engine 

arrives later this year,for another 

fuel-efficient choice.

B 

MAY 31, 

2013 

JEAN 

GILLETTE 

Small Talk 

Dressing 

down: The 

new high 

fashion 

You know you are in 

Southern California, if… 

That catchphrase 

popped into my head last 

weekend when I attended a 

lovely event at a lovely 

hotel for which the invitation 

said, “Cocktail attire.” 

As I walked in, I swear I 

could hear the Boston 

matrons gasp. 

Most of the women 

leapt at the chance to 

break out some jewelry, 

that little black dress and a 

pair of heels, but even 

some of the ladies were a 

bit casual. And then there 

were the men. Let’s just say 

most of the waiters were 

better dressed. 

Tropical shirts abounded, 

along with short-sleeve 

shirts over T-shirts. At least 

there were no ball caps. 

There were coats and ties 

of the average-businessman 

variety, but don’t be 

looking for the slick or tailored 

dudes you see at the 

Bacardi party. This is not 

the East Coast. It’s not even 

L.A. And I suppose overall, 

that’s a good thing. 

Part of my problem 

was that I was raised by a 

real pair of fashionistas 

who loved getting dressed 

up. I think, though, that 

men truly underestimate 

how much most women 

adore seeing a man in a suit 

and tie, and simply drool 

over a tuxedo or dress uniform. 

I got over expecting 

any such thing in my day-today 

or even night-to-night 

activities, long ago. My husband 

was on the forefront 

of the “Jeans and running 

shoes can go anywhere” 

movement. 

Fortunately, our lives 

have not had a lot of call for 

fancy dress. He does own 

his own slightly-outdated 

tuxedo, however the only 

time you will see him wear 

it is on Halloween. He 

makes a dashing Dracula. 

Maybe I will become 

nonchalant about our 

changing dress code one 

day, but I suspect I am at 

that age where one accepts 

she will never feel quite 

right in cutting-edge fashion. 

No matter how hard I 

try, my mother’s voice will 

always ring out as I step up 

to the mirror. “I think we 

need to dress that up just a 

bit.” 

Jean Gillette is a freelance writer 

who appreciates comfort over style 

more every day. Contact her at 

jgillette@coastnewsgroup.com. 


ENCINITAS — The first 

three days of trial for a lawsuit 

seeking to end a school yoga 

program saw plenty of twists 

and turns. At one point, a witness 

even left the stand, took 

off her shoes and demonstrated 

the lotus pose for the entire 

courtroom. 

“Just for the record, what 

I’d like you to do is the last four 

poses on exhibit nine…and tell 

us the Sanskrit name and 

English name as you do them,” 

said attorney Dean Broyles, 

who filed the lawsuit three 

months ago. 

The lawsuit aims to immediately 

terminate the Encinitas 

Union School District (EUSD) 

yoga program on the grounds 

that it promotes Hinduism and 

other religions. On Monday, the 

case kicked off in a downtown 

San Diego courtroom. 

Originally, the case was 

expected to last two days. But 

witness testimony stretched on 

longer than anticipated. 

Consequently, the case is 

scheduled to resume in three 

weeks, though a concrete date 

wasn’t set. 

Judge John Meyer set the 

tone Monday morning by stating 

the case will hinge on 

whether yoga taught in EUSD 

is religious. Meyer followed 

that up by asking the attorneys 

to broach a difficult, broad 

question in their arguments. 

“What is religion?” Meyer 

asked. 

Broyles, who filed the lawsuit 

on behalf of two parents in 

the district, said he couldn’t 

specifically define religion. But 

in his opening remarks, Broyles 

said he’s sure of one thing: Yoga 

falls under the umbrella of religion. 

As a result, he maintained, 

EUSD violated the 

establishment clause of the 

constitution, more commonly 

known as separation of church 

and state, by incorporating the 

practice into its curriculum. 

Students were made “spiritual 

guinea pigs” and “religious 

test subjects,” Broyles 

said. 

In the fall, EUSD introduced 

yoga at five of its nine 

schools after receiving a 

$533,000 health and wellness 

grant from the Encinitas-based 

Jois Foundation.In January,the 

program debuted at the 

remaining schools. 

Broyles maintained that 

the Jois Foundation promotes 

Ashtanga yoga — a particularly 

religious type of yoga. At one 

point, Broyles read from a Jois 

Foundation brochure. 

“Ashtanga yoga means 

eight limbed; it is an ancient 

system that can lead to liberation 

and greater awareness of 

our spiritual potential,” Broyles 

said, quoting the brochure. 

SECTION 

EUSD Yoga trial stretches on 

Council members unanimously agree to move forward with a new 

law that will prohibit pets at the tot lot and a southern portion of 

Powerhouse Park. Courtesy photo 

Portion of Del Mar 

park to go pet free 


DEL MAR — Council 

members advanced plans at 

the May 20 meeting to make 

the tot lot and a small grassy 

area of Powerhouse Park an 

animal-free zone. 

Council first discussed 

the issue of prohibiting dogs 

in those areas at the April 15 

meeting following a recommendation 

from the Parks 

and Recreation Committee 

that was prompted by a resident 

request. 

Rick Ehrenfeld said he 

was inspired by a similar law 

in Los Angeles that ensures 

children don’t play on the 

same grass where dogs relieve 

themselves. 

“There’s a problem here 

that we’ve got in terms of both 

health and safety when you 

mix dogs and kids,” Ehrenfeld 

said at the April meeting, during 

which council directed 

staff to return with a draft 

ordinance that would prohibit 

dogs and establish a “family 

friendly zone” at the tot lot 

and in a southern portion of 

Powerhouse Park. 

No one opposed the proposed 

new law in April. But at 

Jennifer Brown, a yoga instructor at Capri Elementary, performs a lotus 

yoga pose for the courtroom. The National Center for Law and Policy 

sued the Encinitas Union School District over its yoga program, and the 

trial started May 20. Photo by Jared Whitlock 

the May meeting, resident 

Lynn Gaylord expressed concerns. 

“This ordinance is redundant,” 

she said. “There is a 

leash law in effect for this 

area.” Gaylord had issues with 

pictures presented at the 

April meeting of a dog on a 

picnic table and dog feces. 

“I don’t know that you 

can legislate common sense,” 

she said. “Who in the world 

would put a dog on a picnic 

table? I mean, that’s just stupid. 

If your dog is on a leash 

and you don’t pick up its droppings 

you ought to get nailed 

by somebody.” 

Gaylord also took offense 

to some of the language in the 

draft ordinance. 

“I was sorry to see this 

ordinance labeled ‘dog-free, 

family-friendly zone,’” she 

said. “On a very fundamental 

level most people consider 

their dogs family. You can 

restrict dogs but don’t make 

assumptions about familyfriendly.” 

She and former 

Councilwoman Crystal 

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Broyles went on to argue 

that the Jois Foundation influenced 

much of the district’s 

yoga program. He pointed out 

that the initial agreement 

between the district and Jois 

Foundation for the grant stipulates 

that students learn 

Ashtanga yoga. 

Additionally, students 

were encouraged to utter 

“Namaste”to each other,which 

Broyles called a “religiouslyladen 

Hinduism greeting.” 

Further,he added that students 

colored mandalas. That kind of 

artwork, Broyles said, is 

steeped in religion. 

But EUSD 

Superintendent Tim Baird, the 

first witness called to the stand 

by Broyles, said that the district 

— not the Jois Foundation — 

crafted the yoga program. Its 

only purpose is to promote 

health and fitness, he maintained. 

“I think you could you 

could bring in Ashtanga 

experts and they would say 

we’re not doing Ashtanga yoga 

that you see in a studio,” Baird 

said. “We do Encinitas Union 

School District yoga.” 

“It’s just us developing the 

curriculum,” Baird said later. 

Baird acknowledged the 

grant’s memorandum of under- 

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Once slated to be paved over, a part 

of city’s history gets recognized 

By Tony Cagala 

ENCINITAS — More than 

20 years ago, a part of 

Encinitas’ history was slated to 

be paved over — turned into an 

expanded roadway, a parking 

lot and a handful of tennis and 

volleyball courts. 

That is, until a pair of 

women living in town at the 

time spoke out at a City 

Council meeting against the 

development. 

Mary Renaker, who had 

lived in Encinitas for 17 years, 

and now lives in Santa Monica, 

credits her environmental 

“awakening” to one woman, 

Ida Lou Coley. 

The way she explains it, 

hearing Coley speak at that 

City Council meeting changed 

her life. 

“Hearing Ida Lou speak at 

my first City Council meeting, 

my first municipal meeting of 

any kind — I was terrified, and 

Ida Lou luckily got up to speak 

first. And when I heard her say 

that it was a historic creek — I 

just thought it was a little patch 

of green. I just saw it as I flew 

past in my car out of the corner 

of my eye. And something just 

snapped,” Renaker said. 

“And I read this story in 

the paper that said that it was 

going to be developed and 

something just snapped inside 

me and I knew I had to go to 

the City Council and to speak 

out to oppose it. But when Ida 

Lou got up and said in her gentle, 

little way that it was a his- 

Brad Roth, left, and Mary Renaker receive proclamations from 

the city of Encinitas for the work they did to help establish the 

historical point of interest designation at Cottonwood Creek 

Park. At the center is a plaque written by Ida Lou Coley, who was 

instrumental in the site receiving the designation. Photo by Tony 

Cagala 

toric creek that she had gathered 

wild flowers at as a child, I 

was just completely captured. 

And the more I learned about 

the creek, the more captured I 

became.” 

Renaker said that Ida Lou 

would talk about how people 

would share the creek for water 

wells, even washing their laundry 

down there. 

The two women began 

doing the research that would 

eventually lead to establishing 

the creek as a historical point 

of interest, and forming the 

Cottonwood Creek 

Conservancy in the process. 

The year was 1989 when they 

started. 

Since then the 

Cottonwood Creek 

Conservancy has been caring 

for the habitat and last Friday, 

the site received an official 

plaque designating the location 

as a historical point of 

interest. 

Coley passed away in 

2005, but Renaker said she 

would be so happy to see all of 

the people who had worked so 

hard and so long to preserve 

the site, and the work that continues 

to re-establish the habitat. 

Brad Roth is the project 

manager with the Conservancy 

and has volunteered his time 

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B2 RANCHO SANTA FE NEWS 

MAY 31, 2013 

City OKs changes to plan 


SOLANA BEACH — 

Despite objections from several 

bluff-top homeowners and 

an attorney representing them 

and about 2,000 others in a lawsuit 

against the city, council 

voted 4-1 at the May 22 meeting 

to approve amendments to 

a plan they adopted in 

February that will allow more 

control over development in 

Solana Beach. 

Resident and attorney Jon 

Corn said the changes to the 

Local Coastal Program Land 

Use Plan are legally necessary, 

“desperately needed” and an 

acknowledgement the document 

approved a few months 

ago “does have defects.” 

“I’m certainly glad that 

we’re pursuing the process,” 

Corn said. “It’s a start on what 

we need to do. And in some 

places it’s a very good start. In 

some places it goes backwards. 

And in some places it doesn’t 

go far enough.” 

On behalf of the Beach & 

Bluff Conservancy, which 

includes many coastal property 

owners, Corn filed a lawsuit 

April 26 against the city that 

named each council member 

individually. 

The suit claims officials, 

when they adopted the LUP in 

February, enacted policies that 

will prevent oceanfront property 

owners from protecting their 

property from erosion with sea 

walls and make it significantly 

harder for them to keep and 

maintain private beach stairways. 

Corn urged council members 

at the May 22 meeting to 

send the amendments “back to 

the drawing board,” noting the 

biggest problem is “it doesn’t 

seem that the city will budge 

on the three issues that are 

most troubling to the city’s 

coastal property owners.” 

Those issues address sea 

wall permits, private beachaccess 

stairways and how far 

from the bluffs any new development 

or major redevelopment 

can occur. 

“The proposed amendments 

do not adequately 

address our concerns,” said resident 

Pam Richardson, who is 

currently president of the 

Seascape Shores homeowners 

association. “Don’t turn your 

backs on so many citizens of 

Solana Beach and those who 

would like to safely enjoy our 

beaches.” 

In addressing sea walls, 

the amendments state, “All 

permits for bluff retention 

devices shall expire 20 years 

after the building permit completion 

certification date, and a 

new (coastal development permit) 

must be obtained.” 

Bluff-top owners say sea 

walls are necessary to keep 

their property from collapsing 

onto the beach below because 

of erosion. They also say the 

devices protect the public from 

bluff failures. 

They claim the 20-year 

limit amounts to a “taking of 

private property” and the provision 

doesn’t guarantee 

renewal. 

City staff said the provision 

simply means permits 

must be revisited every 20 

years. 

“You are allowed to protect 

your property if you have 

emergency conditions,” City 

Manager David Ott said. “If 

you still have those same conditions 

after 20 years then you 

will be allowed to keep your sea 

wall and have your permit reestablished. 

So yes, you have to 

go through a process and you 

have to have it evaluated on 

any changed conditions.” 

City Attorney Johanna 

Canlas said the 20-year 

reassessment is “currently 

being imposed up and down 

the state.” 

She said if it was eliminated, 

sea walls would still need 

approval from the California 

Coastal Commission, which 

could impose conditions 

beyond those set by the city. 

“Independent of whether 

or not we have a certified LCP, 

those application(s) require 

coastal approval and … as part 

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The 220-acre Buena Vista Lagoon is being invaded by cat tails and other plant species as a result of limited 

water circulation. SANDAG is considering four enhancement alternatives to prevent the lagoon from 

degrading into a marsh or meadow. Photo by SANDAG/Brett Shoaff 

SANDAG will consider alternatives 

for Buena Vista Lagoon enhancement 


COAST CITIES — As 

the latest lead agency for 

the Buena Vista Lagoon 

Enhancement Project, 

SANDAG will soon draft 

engineering studies and an 

Environmental Impact 

Report (EIR) to evaluate 

alternatives for the project. 

Spurred by the gradual 

degradation of the freshwater 

lagoon, the enhancement 

project has been ongoing 

for several years and 

juggled by several agencies. 

At the request of the cities 

of Carlsbad and Oceanside, 

SANDAG took over the project 

in July 2012, picking up 

where the California 

Coastal Conservancy left off 

in 2011. 

Located in Carlsbad 

and Oceanside, the 220-acre 

Buena Vista Lagoon is suffering 

from sedimentary 

and water quality issues as 

the result of natural and 

man-made events. These 

events include urban development 

and sewage spills, 

but one main cause of the 

lagoon’s issues stands out, 

according to SANDAG. 

“The major problem 

with the lagoon right now is 

water circulation,” 

explained SANDAG Senior 

Regional Planner Keith 

Greer, the project manager. 

Water circulation within 

the lagoon has been 

slowed by travel infrastructure 

and the lagoon’s weir, 

according to SANDAG data. 

The lagoon’s four basins are 

intersected by Interstate 5, 

railroad tracks and Coast 

Highway, which interrupt 

the lagoon’s natural water 

flow. Furthermore, the 

lagoon’s weir, a barrier at its 

mouth along the beach, 

blocks water flow from the 

Pacific Ocean. 

Consequently, sediment 

has built up within the 

lagoon, lowering the water 

levels, said Greer. The lower 

water levels enable growth 

of invasive plant species, 

including cat tails, which 

further slow down the water 

movement within the 

lagoon. 

These conditions put 

the Buena Vista Lagoon at 

risk to become a marsh or 

meadow over the next several 

decades, and could 

result in long-term consequences 

including 

decreased water quality, 

potential increase in mosquito-borne 

diseases, flooding, 

and reductions in the 

coastal habitat biodiversity, 

according to SANDAG. 

Currently the lagoon is 

home to over 100 bird, 18 

mammal, as well as 14 

amphibian and reptile 

species. 

SANDAG’s reports will 

consider at least four alternatives 

to enhance the 

lagoon. The first is a fresh 

water alternative, which 

would replace the lagoon’s 

weir and dredge portions of 

the basins. The second 

option, the saltwater 

enhancement alternative, 

would remove the weir, 

dredge portions of the 

basins and convert vegetation 

to a salt marsh habitat 

mix. The third alternative is 

a hybrid saltwater-freshwater 

option that would 

remove the weir and create 

an ocean inlet, dredge portions 

of the basins to maintain 

saltwater in the two 

basins on the west side of 

the lagoon and freshwater 

in the two eastern basins, 

and construct a weir along 

the middle of the lagoon. 

The fourth option under 

consideration would result 

in no project being conducted 

and allowing the lagoon’s 

current conditions to 

remain. 

SANDAG is concluding 

its notice of preparation 

period May 25, and will collect 

public comments about 

the project until that time. 

As part of this period, 

SANDAG held a public 

meeting on May 9 outlining 

the project before more 

than 100 community stakeholders 

at Buena Vista 

Elementary School. 

Key among those stakeholders 

is the Buena Vista 

Lagoon Foundation, which 

has been involved in projects 

concerning the lagoon 

since its incorporation in 

1981. 

Ron Wootton, executive 

director of the Foundation, 

said, “The Foundation’s perspective 

is that any actual 

restoration is a good 

restoration.” 

But he expressed hopes 

that SANDAG will incorporate 

the views of the public 

and the Foundation to a 

greater extent over the 

course of the project. 

Wootton said he is concerned 

that SANDAG will 

select an extreme project 

alternative rather than an 

alternative that acts as a 

compromise for the desires 

of community stakeholder, a 

sentiment also expressed in 

the Foundation’s comments 

submitted to SANDAG. 

Yet with the project 

extending for years and 

changing hands several 

times over its history, 

Wootton expressed that the 

foundation simply hopes 

that some type of enhancement 

to the lagoon will be 

carried out at all. 

“What we want is for 

something to actually happen,” 

he said. 

Once the notice of 

preparation period ends, 

SANDAG will complete its 

technical studies and produce 

a draft EIR from summer 

2013 through spring 

2014. After revisions are 

made and a final EIR is produced, 

SANDAG will conduct 

final public hearings on 

the project and identify a 

preferred alternative during 

winter 2015. 

Should a project alternative 

be selected, implementation 

of this alternative 

could not start until fall 2016 

at the earliest, and would be 

subject to local, state and 

federal permits, according to 

SANDAG associate regional 

planner Marc Cass, who is in 

charge of developing the 

project’s EIR. 

SANDAG is utilizing 

$800,000 in funds from 

TransNet and $100,000 each 

from the cities of Carlsbad 

and Oceanside to conduct 

this process. If a project 

alternative is selected, funding 

could be obtained as 

part of a current North Coast 

Corridor program, state or 

federal grants, or other 

sources, according to 

SANDAG. 

For more information 

and to submit public comments 

to SANDAG, visit 

KeepSanDiegoMoving.com/ 

BVLagoon.

MAY 31, 2013 

by CHUCK 

ODD 

SHEPHERD 

FILES 

Culture Clash 

Low Fashion Meets 

Islam on Turkish TV: Five 

self-proclaimed devout, 

conservative Muslim 

women host the TV series 

“Building Bridges” on 

channel A9, presenting the 

seemingly contradictory 

case against both the 

female headscarf and 

Turkey’s turn to secularism. 

A report on Slate.com 

in May noted that the five 

are “mostly bottle blonds 

... (with) neon lipstick” 

wearing “brightly colored 

satin pantsuits and T-shirts 

with designer brand names 

that stretched over their 

chests.” “Building 

Bridges” in principle supports 

interfaith dialogue, 

but guests (noted Slate) 

“often appear ... with their 

eyebrows arched in the 

manner of a serious person 

certain he is the victim of a 

practical joke.” 

Recurring Themes 

Creative Smuggling: 

Abdullah Riyaz, 50, was 

arrested at the Rajiv 

Gandhi International 

Airport in Hyderabad, 

India, in April after he 

appeared to be uncomfortable 

sitting in the waiting 

area. Officials found four 

“biscuits” of solid gold in 

his socks but obviously 

thought there might be 

more, and after nature 

took its course, found 

Riyaz to be one of those 

rare humans with the ability 

to brag that he once 

excreted gold (eight more 

“biscuits”). 

A report circulated in 

April that an apparently 

Orthodox Jewish man 

(likely a “Kohen”) had tied 

himself up, head to toe, in 

a plastic bag while seated 

on an airline flight — likely 

because his teachings 

told him that flying over a 

cemetery would yield 

“impurities.” News of the 

Weird mentioned a similar 

report in 2001. Airlines 

have made accommodations 

in the past, even in 

the face of criticism that a 

man in a plastic bag is a 

safety hazard. (Exceptions 

to the Kohen belief: 

Accidental tears in the bag 

are excused, but prepunched 

air holes not; 

Kohenim unaware of the 

cemetery overflight in 

advance do not need protection; 

and deceased family 

members yield no impurities.) 

Accountability: The 

chairman of the National 

Showcaves Center in a 

Welsh national park, aiming 

to halt a recent downturn 

in tourism business, 

threatened in April to sue 

the U.K. National Weather 

Service for its “all too (frequent) 

... gloom and doom 

reports.” 

The NWS had called 

for snow and cold weather 

over Easter weekend, but 

no snow fell, and the cold 

weather was tempered by 

sun and blue skies. (He 

also suggested adding 

“health”-type warnings to 

forecasts, e.g., beware that 

weather reports might be 

wrong.) 

American Idol Contestant/Spring Fling Performer Kristi Krause meets a 

Helen Woodward Animal Center adoptable pup. Krause will perform at 

the upcoming fundraiser June 1 in Rancho Santa Fe. Courtesy photo 

Woodward animal 

center readies for gala 

RANCHO SANTA FE — 

Committee Chairwoman 

Rebecca Vigil and Honorary 

Co-Chairpersons Nathan and 

Mindy Fletcher, invite the 

community to this year’s silver 

anniversary of Helen 

Woodward Animal Center’s 

Spring Fling Gala, to be held 

from 5:30 p.m. to midnight 

June 1 at Fairbanks Village 

Plaza. 

Tickets are still available 

in Silver, Gold and Platinum 

levels (ranging from $250 to 

$500 a ticket) with various 

special amenities included at 

each level. Platinum level 

seats include a personal wait 

staff for the evening, valet 

service, express check-in and 

check-out, a VIP take-home 

gift. To purchase tickets contact 

Melissa Alvarado at 

(858) 756-4117, ext. 350 or visit 

animalcenter.org/events/Fling 

From an American Idol 

celebrity performance to an 

Academy-Award-winning 

star’s luncheon auction item, 

the evening celebrates a 

quarter century of philanthropy 

benefiting the center’s 

programs for animals 

and people in need. 

The evening includes 

cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a 

silent auction and a 5-star 

dining experience from 20 

top San Diego restaurants 

(including Pacifica Del Mar, 

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse,The 

community 

CALENDAR 

Got an item for the calendar? 

Send the details via email to 

calendar@coastnewsgroup.com. 

MARK THE DATE 

SUMMER BBALL You can 

register now for the Carlsbad 3on-3, 

outdoor basketball tournament 

for boys grades 3 through 

12 held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 

13. The registration fee is $125 

for a team of five players. Sign 

up by June 14 at carlsbadconnect.org 

or call (760) 434-2971. 

for all active duty military and 

their families to visit the San 

Diego Botanical Gardens this 

summer and to buy discounted 

memberships. 

FREE FOR MILITARY The 

San Diego Botanic Garden, 

through the National 


Melting Pot, Burlap and 

Piatti). The dinner concludes 

with the announcement of 

“Best Restaurant,” selected 

by celebrity culinary judges. 

Dance and enjoy the company 

of some fuzzy HWC VIPs; 

hosted bars; live entertainment 

and an opportunity 

drawing to win a Wine Cellar, 

collected at the “Corks for 

Critters” Helen Woodward 

Animal Center Wine Party 

May 23. 

Former chairpersons 

and co-chairpersons 

unite for a special award ceremony 

honoring 25 years of 

Spring Fling Gala 

Committee leaders followed 

by a performance by 

American Idol contestant 

Kristi Krause. 

The 19-year-old 

singer/songwriter and San 

Diego native performs locally 

and regionally, while working 

toward her college 

degree, and is putting the finishing 

touches on her latest 

single set to release this summer. 

“When she came to the 

center for a photo shoot, 

Kristi was amazing with the 

orphan puppies,” said 

Animal Care Supervisor Amy 

Barnes. “You could see her 

genuine devotion to helping 

homeless pets. We are really 

grateful and a little starstruck 

too.” 

Endowment for the Arts, is 

offering active duty military and 

their families (card-carrier plus 

5) free admission to the Garden 

through Sept. 2. as well as discounted 

basic memberships for 

military families through the 

month of August 2014. Contact 

Stasi at (760) 436-3036, ext. 214 

for more information. 

MAY 31 

SENIOR CONCERT The 

Carlsbad High School Concert 

Band and Wind Ensemble and 

the CHS Jazz Band and 

Percussion Ensemble will hold a 

Spring Concert from 6:30 to 8:30 

p.m. May 31 at the Carlsbad 

Community Church, 3175 

Harding St., Carlsbad. 

Admission is free. Selections 

will include “Lord of the Rings” 

The Wind Ensemble will feature 

Ashwin Santosh and 

Christopher Tilghman. 

JUNE 1 

MUD RUN Marine Corps Base 

Camp Pendleton will host the 

Instructor Bill Schoenecker helps volunteer Faith Miller, 10, of Oceanside, as she tries her hand at bridling 

a horse. Ivey Ranch Park programs are supported through fundraisers and donations. Photo by Promise 

Yee 

Horse therapy program grows 


OCEANSIDE — Ivey 

Ranch Park equestrian 

center is known for its 

horse therapy lessons that 

help the disabled, now it is 

teaching others how to do 

the same. 

“The big thing we’re 

doing right now is twofold 

accreditation and an education 

series,” Tanya 

Danielly, Ivey Ranch Park 

executive director, said. 

The Professional 

Association of Therapeutic 

H o r s e m a n s h i p 

International accredited 

center now trains therapy 

instructors and provides 

workshops on how to run a 

horse therapy program. 

Horse therapy helps 

those with multiple sclerosis, 

cerebral palsy, stroke, 

spina bifida, autism, Down 

syndrome, mental retardation 

and other disorders. 

Activities are structured 

to provide engaging 

experiences that require 

participants to take initiative, 

make decisions and 

gain results. 

The center also offers 

riding lessons to able-bodied 

riders. 

Through the years the 

equestrian program has 

opening event of the annual 

World Famous Mud Run series 

from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 1. 

This will be the first of five 

events held during the Mud 

Run race series.This year there 

will also be a 1K Kid’s Mud Run 

for children 4 to 12. For more 

information, visit worldfamousmudrun.com/. 

JUNE 2 

ALL PETS, ALL DAY The city 

of Encinitas will host the Pet 

Health Expo from 9:30 a.m. to 1 

p.m. June 2 at 505 S. Vulcan 

Ave., County Animal Services 

will offer dog licensing, $6 

rabies shots, and $20 microchipping 

for residents of 

Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del 

Mar, Carlsbad, San Diego and 

unincorporated San Diego. All 

late fees will be waived at this 

event. For more information, 

visit EncinitasParksandRec.com 

or call (760) 633-2760. 

NEW FRIENDS Catholic 

Widow & Widowers of North 

grown in its number of 

horses, barns and riding 

arenas. 

Ivey Ranch Park ranks 

in the top 5 percent of 

United States equestrian 

centers in safety and management. 

Next year it will host a 

four-day regional conference 

that draws more than 

100 participants from 

California, Nevada and 

Hawaii. 

The center also provides 

childcare for disabled 

and able-bodied children. 

Its childcare program 

is especially designed to 

meet the needs of disabled 

toddlers through children 

up to age 18. 

Fine and gross motor 

skills, language development, 

social and living 

skills and pre-academics 

are taught. 

Ivey Ranch Park 

Association leases 10 acres 

of city land in exchange for 

the daycare and equestrian 

services it provides to disabled 

and low-income children 

and riders. 

Its programs are supported 

through fundraisers 

and donations. 

Councilman Jack 

County will meet June 2, to 

enjoy “Seascape” at the New 

Village Arts Theatre, 2787 State 

St., Carlsbad, with dancing at 

the Elk’s Club. For more information, 

call (858) 674-4324. 

JUNE 5 

LOVELY HULA HANDS 

Halau Hula O Pualani dancers 

to perform at Carlsbad Senior 

Center from 1 to 2 p.m. June 5. 

For more information, visit 

carlsbadca.gov/parksandrec 

and click the “Adults 50+” button 

or call (760) 602-4650. 

NEWCOMERS MEET 

Carlsbad Newcomers will meet 

at 10 a.m. June 5 at Heritage 

Hall, Magee Park, 2650 Garfield 

St., Carlsbad. 

For more information, call (760) 

683-4460, or visit carlsbadnewcomers.org. 

THINK SMALL The Palomar 

Orchid Society will host Ron 

Parsons on miniature orchids, at 

6:30 p.m. June 5 at the Carlsbad 

Woman’s Club, 3320 Monroe St. 

For more information, go to 

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Feller has been a longtime 

supporter of Ivey Ranch 

Park. He participated in 

the center’s annual golf 

marathon fundraiser for 10 

years and later raised an 

additional $18,000 by asking 

donors to pledge contributions 

for each pound he 

lost. 

He dropped 55 pounds 

during the weight loss 

fundraiser. 

“I have to credit all the 

people who doubted I 

could lose weight or ended 

up paying,” Feller said. “It 

was a great success.” 

Feller said he became 

a supporter of Ivey Ranch 

when he learned about its 

daycare program for special 

needs children, many 

who need 24/7 care. 

“I believe in the 

respite it gives parents who 

are so desperate for a free 

moment to themselves or 

to get things done,” he 

said. “The daycare is a 

great idea. It’s pretty amazing 

as far as I’m concerned.” 

“Now they do so much 

more, able-bodied and disabled 

training, a place for 

people to volunteer,” he 

added. “It’s a terrific place, 

I’m glad we have it here.” 

palomarorchid.org. 

JUNE 6 

PHOTO BOUTIQUE The 

Rancho Encinitas Academy 

Photography Club will host an 

exhibit and fundraiser featuring 

student photographs from 

5:30 to 7 p.m. June 6 on campus, 

main building, 910 Encinitas 

Blvd. For more information, 

call (760) 942-2011 or email 

karey@ranchoencinitasacademy.com. 

JUNE 7 

TERI TUNES UP The TERI 

Players will present a benefit 

performance of an original 

musical, “Songs of the Campus 

of Life” at 6:30 p.m. June 7 at 

the Sunshine Brooks Theater, 

217 North Coast Highway, 

Oceanside. TERI is a private, 

non-profit serving individuals 

touched by autism and other 

special needs. 

Tickets are $25. To purchase 

tickets go to teriinc.org or call 

(760) 721-1706.


MAY 31, 2013 

Make the 

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES 

Mostof yourSUMMER 

Summer classes 

start June 3 & 17 

Enroll in 

6 & 8 week 

courses this 

summer at 

MiraCosta 

College! 

Enjoy “real-time” classes at our beautiful coastal campuses— 

or enroll in online courses. 

View a detailed schedule at 

www.miracosta.edu. 

Or, call 760.795.6615 to request a schedule by mail. 

MiraCosta College students honor 

faculty and staff at commencement 

MiraCosta College students 

have selected 

tenured political science 

instructor John Phillips as 

Faculty of the Year, associate 

counselor Jose Mota as 

Associate Faculty of the 

Year, and Honors Program 

secretary Joanne Gonzales 

as Classified Member of 

the Year. 

John Phillips was nominated 

by his students for 

his ability to make difficult 

material easy to understand. 

He creates a welcoming 

atmosphere and is an 

entertaining lecturer. He 

encourages debate and 

questions, makes himself 

accessible to students, and 

demonstrates genuine 

interest in his students. 

“He sincerely cares 

about what schools we got 

accepted to, what aid packages 

we received and what 

we want to do with our 

lives,” said one student. 

“I’ve recommended Dr. 

Phillips to several students.” 

“To encourage debate, 

Dr. Phillips often takes on 

different ideological roles. 

It’s very entertaining, and I 

walk away from each class 

with a better understanding 

of the values I hold and 

the values of people who 

disagree with me,” says 

another. 

Winston School hosts dinner 

The Winston School is 

celebrating 25 years of educating 

students with learning 

differences. The school 

hosted a dinner celebration 

for 500 Winston students, 

alumni, their families, 

teachers, friends and supporters 

including members 

of the Del Mar City Council 

on April 20. Guests traveled 

from as far away as Tucson 

and Baton Rouge to attend 

and many of the alumni 

attendees had only spent 

their middle school years at 

Winston, but were deeply 

affected by their experience. 

Emceed by Mike 

Peterson, the school’s headmaster 

for eight years, the 

evening highlights included 

the Winston Blues Band and 

the Winston High School 

Band performances, the 

school's first graduate 

Tallie-Mae Gibson, as well 

as the previous headmaster 

and current board president 

Mark Kimball and one of 

the school's founders Dr. 

Sarita Eastman. 

The presentations, 

music, dancing, game truck, 

photo booth and kid's corner 

added fun and excitement 

to an already festive 

event, but the essence of the 

evening was more profound 

as captured in Peterson's 

words, “Who knew such a 

small school could be so 

big?” Graduate Brian 

Lafferty offered a student's 

perspective on Facebook: 

"Saturday night was 

MIraCosta College celebrated its 

commencement on Friday, May 17. 


Associate counselor 

Jose Mota was chosen for 

his dedication to students, 

his knowledge, openness to 

questions, and his ability to 

inspire his students. He 

developed the First Year 

Experience (FYE) Program 

to help new students transition 

to college, and is the 

club adviser to the FYE student 

club. 

“As club adviser he is 

always taking the time to 

make sure things are get- 

filled to the brim with fun, 

good times, and nostalgia. 

The Winston School of Del 

Mar celebrated its 25th 

anniversary at the Mission 

Tower at the Del Mar 

Fairgrounds….I owe my life 

and much of my success to 

The Winston School. Getting 

me into this fine program 

was the best thing my mother 

- bless her soul - ever did 

for me." 

While Brian's story is 

Who knew 

such a small 

school could be 

so big?” 

Mike Peterson 

Headmaster 

the only one featured here, 

it's one of hundreds that 

students past and present 

and their family and friends 

could tell as this school 

changes lives for all 

involved. Often a last stop 

after a student's odyssey 

through other schools, 

Winston becomes an immediate 

game changer, teaching 

students in a way that he 

or she learns and not the 

other way around. 

By seeking to find a student’s 

passions and 

strengths, both the student 

and the school are successful. 

So for students who 

failed classes, struggled to 

ting done the correct way, 

answer questions, and has 

helped motivate me to have 

greater standards for 

myself,” said a student. 

“Mr. Mota’s love for his 

career is very contagious,” 

said another student. “I see 

that he loves working with 

people and because of him I 

also want to help people in 

the same way.” 

Honors secretary 

Joanne Gonzales was noted 

for helping coordinate 

Honors activities and her 

willingness to work extra 

hours to make sure each 

event runs smoothly. She 

goes above and beyond to 

help students in any way 

she can. 

She is prompt in returning 

messages and always is 

friendly to those who enter 

the Honors lounge. 

“Joanne is extremely 

helpful, kind, friendly and 

knowledgeable about the 

Honors Scholar Program,” 

says an Honors student. 

“She is an amazing person, 

and helps everyone in the 

program. 

Developed by the 

Associated Student 

Government, these studentinitiated,student-administered 

awards were 

announced during 

MiraCosta College’s commencement 

ceremony on 

May 17. 

make friends, and had little 

hope of ever graduating, 

they discover learning differently 

is simply a difference 

and being accepted is 

the norm. 

At the 25th anniversary 

party, many found themselves 

looking back and giving 

credit to the school for 

the life they live today. 

Brian's story says it all. He 

and they found their place 

at Winston. 

ABOUT THE 

WINSTON SCHOOL 

The Winston School is a 

college preparatory program 

which offers hope and 

success for children with 

learning differences in 

grades 4 through 12. A 

group of pediatricians and 

parents in San Diego founded 

the school in 1988 for 

bright children whose needs 

were not being met in traditional 

school settings. 

Students such as those 

struggling with autism, 

Asperger’s Syndrome, 

dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, 

ADD, ADHD, specific 

learning disabilities or 

learning disorders, nonverbal 

learning disorders and 

slow maturation find what 

they need in the school’s 

small, safe and caring environment. 


visit www.thewinstonschool.com, 

contact 

mindyk@thewinstonschool.com 

or call 858-259- 

8155.

MAY 31, 2013 


EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES 

We meet the needs of gifted students 

Our Mission: The Rhoades 

School supports the positive 

development of bright, academically 

advanced, productive, 

creative, and socially able 

students in grades kindergarten 

through eight. Here, students 

are provided with an 

appropriate curriculum, a supportive 

peer group, and suitable 

guidance in an encouraging 

and thoughtful manner. 

We seek to establish in each 

student a singular love of learning 

for its own sake. 

The Rhoades School was 

founded on the realization 

that there was a distinct need 

for a program which comprehensively 

met the needs of 

gifted students. Even among 

Learn. Laugh. Grow. 

■ At Del Mar Pines, we 

believe the elementary 

school years are the most 

formative of a child's life. 

For over thrirty years 

we've challenged the 

minds and engaged the 

hearts of our students by 

encouraging a thirst for 

knowledge and an inquisitive 

spirit. Our goal for 

each student is to leave 

Del Mar Pines school as an 

independent, resourceful 

thinker with a lifelong 

love of learning. 

Enrolling in a quality 

college preparatory school 

enhances students’ chances 

of attaining the academic 

and emotional preparation 

needed to succeed at the 

university level and beyond. 

This preparation ideally 

starts in Middle School. 

Pacific Academy, established 

in 1997, has been a private 

school for grades 7-12. In 

order to best serve students 

and its community, Pacific 

Academy is expanding it’s 

Middle School Program, to 

serve 6th grade. Middle 

School Students at Pacific 

Academy enjoy a 1:10 

teacher-student ratio unattainable 

by today’s public 

budget strapped schools. 

Smaller class sizes allow 

teachers to provide hands-on 

project-based learning and 

community based learning 

that students find relevant 

and enjoyable. Teachers 

actively identify student 

strengths and develop individual 

education plans that 

include parents and cater to 

other esteemed private 

schools, The Rhoades School 

stands out as our mission 

uniquely and distinctively 

targets students that are gifted 

and talented. 

The uncommon abilities 

of extremely bright students 

require that the educators 

with whom they work have an 

in-depth understanding of, 

not only multiple academic 

subject areas and the most 

effective methods by which 

to teach those subjects, but 

also a sensitivity to the 

unique social needs that are 

often present in the profiles 

of gifted and talented students. 

We are a school of 300 

total student body, with typi- 

Each student leaves as an 

independent, resourceful thinker 

with a lifelong love of learning. 

Give your child the start he/she deserves: 

- Small instructional groups 

- Instruction in music, art, physical education, 

computer science, library, Spanish, and hands-on 

science. 

- Integration of technology throug the use of oneto-one 

iPads and Macbooks 

Ninety percent of Pacific Academy 

students achieve honor roll status 

individual needs and learning 

styles. Parents receive 

frequent progress reports 

and are encouraged to contact 

staff. As a result, rather 

than possibly falling through 

the cracks in a crowded public 

school, ninety percent of 

Pacific Academy students 

achieve honor roll status. In 

addition, students receive 

Our ultimate aim, is to develop 

‘Global Citizens’ of the 21st 

century.” 

Dr.Erika Sanchez 

Pacific Academy principal, 

individualized college counseling, 

starting in the 6th 

grade, to provide all the support 

needed through the 

developmental process. 

This Middle School 

expansion will allow 6th 

graders to take advantage of 

middle school programs and 

privileges experienced by 

our students. All of our students, 

high school and middle 

school, participate in 

exploratory education each 

Friday and may include community 

service projects, 

field trips, workshops, guest 

presentations, or student 

projects. All teachers have 

full teaching credentials and 

bachelor degrees, and many 

cally two classes of each 

grade level. Our students 

enjoy small class sizes and a 

specialized faculty, with 

expert instruction outside of 

the child’s homeroom beginning 

in kindergarten. These 

specialized classes include 

Science, Technology, Spanish, 

Music, Physical Education 

and Art. We are located on 

Rancho Santa Fe Road in 

south Encinitas on the border 

of Encinitas and Rancho 

Santa Fe. 

We are currently 

enrolling for the 2013-2014 

school year. Please contact 

Call Kem Graham at 760-436- 

1102 or kgraham@rhoadesschool.com 

to schedule a private 

tour. 

hold Masters or Doctorates 

in Education like Dr. Erika 

Sanchez, Pacific Academy’s 

principal, who earned a 

Masters and Doctoral degree 

in sociology with an emphasis 

in education. 

“Our ultimate aim,” 

stated Erika Sanchez, “is to 

develop ‘Global Citizens’ of 

the 21st century, critical 

thinkers [who] make choices 

guided by respect for oneself 

and others.” Character traits 

like responsibility or cooperation 

permeate the curriculum 

each quarter, and students 

who demonstrate the 

emphasized character trait, 

receive recognition. Mr. 

Vikas Srivastava, this semester’s 

project-based learning 

facilitator, and all students 

collaborated and are planning 

a three-legged walk 

that pairs students from 

diverse backgrounds in an 

effort to eliminate discrimination 

and stereotyping. Mr. 

Vikas explains, “The theory 

is that everyone is diverse 

because we all have unique 

stories, and if we got to know 

one another’s stories, we 

would have more understanding 

and compassion 

between us.” After participating 

in numerous projects 

like this one, it’s no surprise 

that Pacific Academy students 

become compassionate, 

creative, inquisitive, and 

responsible global citizens. 

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of their permitting process 

(they) may impose … any 

other conditions they deem 

fit,” she said. 

Those opposing the 

bluff-retention devices, such 

as members of Surfrider 

Foundation, say they prevent 

the natural creation of 

a beach and will eventually 

eliminate land that belongs 

to the public. 

The amendments also 

state, “No new private beach 

stairways shall be constructed, 

and private beach stairways 

shall be phased out at 

the end of the economic life 

of the structures. 

“Upon application for a 

City permit for the replacement 

of a private beach 

stairway or replacement of 

greater than 50 % thereof, 

private beach accessways 

may be converted to public 

accessways where feasible 

and public access can be reasonably 

provided.” 

Private beach-access 

stairways are located mostly 

in the city’s condominium 

developments. 

Owners say converting 

them for public use will create 

added security, maintenance 

and parking issues 

and many feel the provision 

will result in public access to 

their property. 

Councilman Tom 

Campbell sided with the 

homeowners. 

“I just think it’s 

absolutely ludicrous that 

you’re going to try to tell 

someone that they have a 

private staircase and all of a 

sudden you’re going to eliminate 

their ability to use it,” 

he said. “That’s just not sensible 

at all.” 

City Councilwoman 

Lesa Heebner interpreted 

the provision differently. 

“Private stairs should 

remain private,” she said. 

“We’ve given the language 

that will allow that to occur 

through saying … ‘reasonable 

and feasible.’ I think 

that the language that we 

have in there is as strong as 

we could possibly make it. 

“It’s just not reasonable 

and feasible to have the public 

marching through people’s 

private property to get 

to the beach, especially 

when there are public access 

stairways very nearby,” she 

added. “Those people who 

are using those private stairways 

can rest assured that 

they will remain private.” 

A Local Coastal Plan is 

required by the California 

Coastal Act of 1976. It 

guides development in 

coastal areas to basically 

ensure public access to 

beaches and is made up of a 

land-use plan and implementation 

plan. 

All of Solana Beach is 

considered a coastal zone so 

new development must be 

approved by the city and the 

California Coastal 

Commission. With an 

approved LCP, most new 

development would only 

require city approval. 

Solana Beach, the only 

city in the county without a 

certified LCP, has submitted 

seven versions since 2001. 

With Campbell dissenting, 

council adopted an LUP 

with a 4-1 vote in February 

and directed staff to work 

with stakeholders to make 

changes that would be submitted 

to the Coastal 

Commission later as amendments. 

At that meeting council 

members said it was important 

to keep the process 

moving forward. Most said 

the same about the amendments. 

“I believe we’ll have 

future discussion on this as 

the years go on,” Mayor 

Mike Nichols said, adding 

the document can be finetuned 

during the implementation 

process. “This is a living 

document. It’s not the 

final say on any of this but 

we need to continue to move 

forward.” 

Campbell again cast 

the only opposing vote 

despite being upset by the 

recent lawsuit. 

“I didn’t vote in favor of 

the LUP but you still went 

ahead and named me individually,” 

he told Corn. “You 

guys aren’t approaching this 

the right way.” 

Representing the 

Surfrider Foundation, resident 

Jim Jaffee supports the 

changes, noting the U.S. 

Constitution has 27 amendments. 

“Doing small amendments 

is not a risky thing,” 

he said. “It’s a common 

thing. It’s the nature of our 

government.” 

He offered three 

options to council that 

would have been acceptable 

to environmentalists. “But 

based on the lawsuits now it 

seems like no matter what 

you do you’re going to be 

caught in a rock and a hard 

place,” he said. 

Surfrider filed a lawsuit 

against the city more than a 

decade ago when the 

process began but eventually 

dropped it. 

The amendments will 

be presented to the Coastal 

Commission for approval 

during its October meeting 

in San Diego. 

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Carlsbad to develop water 

quality improvement plan 


CARLSBAD — 

Continuing its maintenance 

of water quality 

within the Carlsbad 

Watershed, the city will 

develop a Water Quality 

Improvement Plan to comply 

with its permit from the 

Regional Water Quality 

Control Board. 

Carlsbad received its 

latest National Pollutant 

Discharge Elimination 

System permit from the 

Board on May 8, fulfilling 

its requirement under the 

1972 Clean Water Act, 

according to a presentation 

by Carlsbad’s environmental 

manager Elaine Lukey 

before City Council at its 

May 21 meeting. 

Under this permit, the 

city is responsible for 

ensuring that there are no 

pollutants in the storm 

water it releases into local 

water bodies. 

This duty coincides 

with the city’s work of monitoring 

water quality within 

local lagoons and creeks as 

one of several agencies 

within the Carlsbad 

Watershed Management 

Area. 

Lukey noted in her 

presentation that the new 

permit allows the city to 

manage its water bodies 

differently than previously 

allowed under earlier permits. 

Notably, the city is 

now able to set priorities 

between the water bodies it 

manages. 

“Under the previous 

permit, we were expected 

to do everything, everywhere,” 

she said. 

Currently, there are 

five bodies of water within 

the Carlsbad Watershed 

that are considered to be 

impaired under state water 

quality standards due to 

levels of specific pollutants, 

according to Lukey. 

The water bodies, which 

are Buena Vista Lagoon, 

Buena Vista Creek, Agua 

Hedionda Creek, San 

Marcos Creek and 

Encinitas Creek, in spite of 

this, still have healthy 

ecosystems operating within 

them and are not considered 

toxic. 

The city will identify 

where it will focus its main 

water quality improvement 

efforts through its Water 

Quality Improvement Plan, 

said Lukey. 

Carlsbad will hire a 

private company to help 

develop its plan and has 

already released a request 

for proposals for the project. 

The plan will be developed 

over the next two 

years as the city and other 

Carlsbad Watershed agencies 

continue to monitor 

the water quality of local 

water bodies. 

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City changes curfew 


DEL MAR — Council 

members took action at the 

May 20 meeting to change the 

curfew for minors and sell a 

vacant city-owned lot. 

Three years ago the county 

changed its juvenile curfew 

from 11 p.m. to 10 p.m. to be 

consistent with a handful of 

cities that had already 

switched it to an hour earlier. 

Not long after, then- 

Supervisor Pam Slater-Price 

sent letters to Del Mar and 

Solana Beach urging them to 

follow suit. Solana Beach did so 

in May 2010. 

Neighboring cities such as 

San Diego and its jurisdictions 

— Rancho Santa Fe, Carmel 

Valley, etc. — and Encinitas 

have a 10 p.m. curfew. Having a 

later curfew, as Del Mar currently 

does, creates an oasis 

effect in which minors stay in 

the city where they can remain 

in public an extra hour. 

According to the staff 

report, the park ranger and 

enforcement officers have 

found most minors contacted 

in Del Mar after 10 p.m. live in 

surrounding jurisdictions 

where curfew hours start earlier. 

“That has created juveniles 

arriving in our city knowing 

they’re legal here until 11, but 

when they head home they’re 

actually in violation,” Park 

Ranger Adam Chase said. “So 

we’re trying to create an ordinance 

to be more in line with 

surrounding cities and with the 

county.” 

The change is expected to 

result in fewer crimes related 

to minors. The new curfew will 

likely take effect in early July. 

Despite opposition to sell 

a 3,170-square-foot parcel just 

east of 301 Hidden Pines Road, 

council agreed to move forward 

with the sale of the property 

that once housed a water 

pump. 

The lot is 25 feet wide, 127 

feet deep and has a steep 

south-to-north slope, with an 

elevation difference of about 

40 feet. There is a small, relatively 

flat area on the northern 

portion that is slightly elevated 

from the street. 

Zoned residential, it could 

be developed with variances. 

Peter Van Rooyen, who 

owns the property to the east 

of the lot, said he would like to 

buy it to provide a greenbelt 

between him and the other 

surrounding owners, Clyde 

Freeman and Gary Burke. Van 

Rooyen said he has no plans to 

build on the property or 

expand his existing home and 

would take steps to ensure it 

remains open space in perpetuity. 

Because the city no longer 

has any use for the property, it 

is in the public interest to sell 

it. To do so, a hearing was 

required to allow testimony 

from anyone who opposes the 

sale. Freeman, Burke and Don 

Countryman, representing 

another property owner, 

objected, mainly because 

there is no guarantee Van 

Rooyen will be the successful 

bidder. Councilman Don 

Mosier said there is no clear 

mechanism to guarantee it 

remains open space. 

“How do we ensure that 

this gentleman’s agreement is 

fully executed?” he asked. “I 

don’t see a way that you can … 

because you can’t take away 

those property rights,” City 

Attorney Leslie Devaney said. 

Because there was at least 

one protest to the sale, four of 

the five council members had 

to agree to move forward. The 

vote was 4-1, with Mayor Terry 

Sinnott dissenting. 

The proposed sale will be 

presented to the Planning 

Commission during its June 11 

meeting, after which staff will 

proceed with the preliminary 

title report and appraisal, then 

return to council with the estimated 

value and seek direction 

on the minimum price and 

method of sale, such as a 

sealed bid or use of a broker. 

Money from the sale 

would be used to acquire or 

improve city parks. Sinnott 

asked that there be language 

to ensure funds are used for 

capital expenses. 

“I don’t want this money 

to go to operating expenses for 

the city,” he said. In other council 

news, Mosier and former 

Councilman Richard Earnest 

applied to fill a vacant seat on 

the nine-member, governorappointed 

22nd District 

Agricultural Association board 

of directors, which oversees the 

Del Mar Fairgrounds. 

The city agreed to send a 

letter to Sacramento supporting 

the appointment of either 

resident.

MAY 31, 2013 

New Carlsbad park 

receives official name 


CARLSBAD — City 

Council agreed that the new 

park facility being built off of 

Poinsettia Lane and Alicante 

Road will officially bear the 

name Alga Norte Community 

Park. 

But council also decided 

to consider selling the names 

of the park’s individual facilities 

to sponsors at a future 

meeting. 

The park, which is currently 

under construction, has 

been referred to as Alga Norte 

Community Park for decades 

throughout its planning 

process, but City Council had 

not formally named it. 

At its May 21 meeting, 

City Council considered seeking 

out name suggestions 

from the community, a process 

that could take about 3 

months according to Carlsbad 

Director of Parks and 

Recreation Chris Hazeltine. 

Hazeltine pointed out 

that because the park is anticipated 

to open later this year, 

city staff would not have much 

time to establish a new name. 

Mayor Pro Tem Mark 

Packard was the only councilmember 

who expressed 

interest in considering a new 

name. 

“Our history is that the 

community gets to choose the 

name as opposed to a staff 

member,” he said. He 

expressed that a few community 

members had 

approached him about the 

park’s name. He further mentioned, 

“Apparently ‘alga’ is a 

variation of the Spanish word 

for algae.” 

Yet all other council 

members stated that they 

were content with the name. 

“I’m happy with Alga 

Norte Community Park. I’ve 

always known it as such,” said 

Councilmember Farrah 

Douglas. 

“Actually until this was 

brought up, I hadn’t even 

given it a thought,” said 

Councilmember Keith 

Blackburn. 

Ultimately, council 

majority instated Alga Norte 

Community Park as the official 

name. 

But the opportunity 

remains for naming the individual 

facilities of the park 

and will be considered at a 

council meeting in July. 

The park will consist of a 

swimming complex, skate 

park, ball fields, dog park, 

playground, and basketball 

courts. 

The city can entertain 

selling name rights of these 

facilities to private sponsors, 

according to Communication 

Manager Kristina Ray. 

This would be similar to 

how Carlsbad named its 

newest library facility, the 

Dove Library, which in turn 

contains the Ruby G. 

Schulman Auditorium and 

William D. Cannon Art 

Gallery, both named after 

sponsors. 


ENCINITAS — 

Encinitas 101 

MainStreet presented its 

fifth annual Encinitas 

Lifestyles Fashion Show 

May 18. The show, held 

at the Encinitas 

Community and Senior 

Center, featured clothing 

and accessories from a 

dozen Downtown 

Encinitas shops and benefited 

the Community 

Resource Center. 

Fourteen local models 

graced the runway in 

26 different looks, showcasing 

the wide range of 

styles available along 

Encinitas’ main street. 

1) Community Resource 

Center Thrift Store 

modeled by Kendal 

Kirkland 

2) Detour Salon 

modeled by Elizabeth 

Stocks 

3) Hansen's 

modeled by Emma Reed 

4) Pink Soul Boutique 

modeled by Kellee Ybarra 

5) Queen Eileens 

modeled by Sarah Storrs 

6) The Black Sheep 

modeled by Farimah 

Arsalan 

Photos courtesy of Jim Wang 

1 2 3 

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MAY 31, 2013 

Life continues marching on 

JOE 

MORIS 

Baby Boomer Peace 

All week I’ve been trying 

to decide what was best to 

write about. I gear my column 

toward Baby Boomers, who, for 

the most part, were wiped out 

by the recession in the hopes 

that what I’m experiencing can 

be a glimmer of hope for those 

whose journey may mirror my 

own. In my next column I will 

write about the consequences 

of life. People our age are 

dying,like Ray Manzarek of the 

Doors who just died this week. 

But,life goes on no matter what 

our contributions to society are. 

I continue to work part 

time but have decided to take 

early retirement. There are 

those that would want me to 

feel guilty for living off the teat 

of government. I don’t look at it 

that way. The money that I contributed 

to Social Security all 

these years was supposed to go 

into a lock box of sorts and be 

there for me when I chose to 

retire. It’s not my fault that, 

over the years, our Congress 

decided to rob the Social 

Security funds. Besides giving 

the fund IOU’s, the Social 

Security Department apparently 

decided to give Social 

Security funds to people, that 

in my opinion, didn’t contribute. 

When I go to the Social 

Security office and see a few 

older folks like me waiting to 

be seen and the rest of the 

place is filled with immigrants 

and kids running around, I just 

scratch my head and say “what 

are all these young immigrants 

doing in here”? 

I am a rare bird. I am a 

conservative columnist. 

Luckily I have the support of 

the owners of this paper. 

Believe me, being a conservative 

writer has its drawbacks. 

For the most part I’ve learned 

that although liberals campaign 

for free speech, if my free 

speech doesn’t jive with their 

ideology, they want to shut me 

up. I could give you some real 

horror stories of my experiences 

with the left but for now, 

watching what is going on in 

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is some small justification 

for some of my previous 

columns. 

Because I write about my 

experience living part time in 

Mexico, in the past I’ve been 

excoriated by the left for writing 

about the government’s 

bungled attempts to shut down 

the Second Amendment 

through the Fast & Furious 

debacle. The investigation of 

Fast & Furious was shut down 

by a Presidential Executive 

Order giving immunity to 

Attorney General Eric Holder. 

President Obama wrote that 

executive order allowing all the 

evidence in that case to be 

locked down from our own 

Darrell Issa’s Oversight 

Committee in the House of 

Representatives. But, with 

these new scandals involving 

Benghazi, the Associated Press 

and the IRS’ targeting of conservative 

groups, the President 

can no longer justify writing 

executive orders barring 

Congress from investigating 

these latest scandals. 

Other conservatives like 

me have known what was going 

on in the government but have 

been marginalized by the mainstream 

press or personally 

attacked by readers who have 

been blinded by the charisma 

of President Obama. I lived 

through the Nixon debacle 

when Nixon was caught on 

tape saying he wanted to use 

the IRS to go after his enemies. 

But, that’s as far as his involvement 

with the IRS went. He 

only talked about it. This 

administration actually acted 

upon an enemies list and 

encouraged the IRS to do their 

bidding. The President has not 

yet been implicated but his 

Chief of Staff knew about it 

nearly two years ago. This 

whole mess will be very interesting 

to watch since I too have 

been targeted as well. 

Being a real estate developer, 

before being wiped out by 

the recession, I have experienced 

being targeted and “slow 

walked.” Anyone wishing to 

obtain approvals and permits 

to build a housing subdivision 

in this County are taken 

through the mill dealing with 

all the governmental agencies 

including Fish & Game at the 

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at the Federal level. “Green” 

entities seem to just fly through 

the process with their projects, 

but a “black hat” developer 

can expect everything including 

the kitchen sink thrown at 

them. 

I was involved in a project 

that was on 110 acres in Vista. 

We started the approval 

process for 47 homes on 

approximately 40 percent of 

the property leaving the 

remainder of the property for 

the bugs and birds. It was a 

beautiful design with environmental 

concerns addressed 

thoroughly. We commenced 

the project in 2001. The environmental 

agencies had us 

change the design of the project 

seven times. By the time we 

received approval in 2011 (yes, 

10 years and many hundreds of 

thousands of dollars in studies 

later), we were scolded by the 

County Board of Supervisors. 

They said that our project was 

just another bland subdivision. 

Our initial design had 

meandering single loaded 

streets with tons of open area 

for the endangered birds. But, 

one of our earliest design 

changes was demanded by the 

environmental agencies. They 

reasoned their changes by saying 

“the birds will have to fly 

over houses to get from one 

habitat to the other.” I kid you 

not. The environmental agency 

had us redesign the subdivision 

because the birds were going to 

have to fly. I thought that was 

what birds do. Nonetheless, 

being targeted is no fun so I 

totally empathize with the 

groups targeted by the IRS as 

well as the journalists in the AP 

and Fox News cases for having 

their phone records seized. 

We baby boomers need to 

be concerned about the kind of 

country our kids and grandkids 

will live in. We need to take a 

chance and speak up when 

injustices are being done. Life 

is too short, but it doesn’t mean 

we have to shut up when we 

know something is wrong. We 

want our peace but not at the 

cost of losing freedoms that our 

forefathers fought so hard to 

keep in place just for us. 

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Janet Pippins, left, and Gail Bowman balance motherhood with successful careers as entrepreneurs. 

Pippins is owner of Allure Makeup Academy in Oceanside and will be debuting her new line of Charmed 

Cosmetics Mineral Makeup June 1. Bowman is a children’s, fashion and wedding photographer. Photo by 

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Entrepreneur teaches makeup artists 


OCEANSIDE — After 

having children, Janet 

Pippins felt there was still 

something missing in her 

life. She had always enjoyed 

doing her friends’ makeup, 

and in 2004 decided to go 

professional by first earning 

a certificate in makeup 

artistry, then launching her 

business — Janet Pippins 

Artistry. 

In 2009, Pippins visited 

the popular industry website 

Modelmayhem.com, 

where she met Gail 

Bowman, another enterprising 

North County mom who 

was making a name for herself 

as a children’s, fashion 

and wedding photographer. 

“I said to Gail, ‘Do you 

want to collaborate?’ and 

she came over to my 

garage,” Pippins recalls. 

The women developed 

a close personal and professional 

relationship, referring 

clients to each other, 

keenly aware that they had 

to do a certain amount of 

pro bono work to promote 

themselves. For example, 

Bowman would come up 

with a concept for a photo, 

then call a modeling agency 

to see if an up-and-coming 

model might want to build 

her portfolio by exchanging 

services. She recruited 

Pippins to do the makeup. 

Soon, Bowman was in a 

position to charge a fee — 

accumulating an impressive 

client list that today 

includes models for Guess, 

Sketchers, Clinique and T- 

Mobile. Others include 

Natalie Ann Pack, Miss 

California USA 2012; 

Mabelynn Capeluj, Miss 

California USA 2013; 

Cassidy Wolf, Miss 

California Teen USA 2013; 

Naduah Rugely, a contestant 

in “America’s Next Top 

Model”; and Encinitas 

model Nathalie Gironas, 

who got her start in the 

early Justin Bieber video, 

“Eeny Meenie.” 

Pippinswas bitten by 

the entrepreneurial bug 

again a year ago, which led 

to the opening of Allure 

Makeup Academy in 

Oceanside in April 2012. 

The upscale commercial 

space was also large enough 

for a photography studio for 

Bowman. 

Pippins keeps her class 

size small, between two and 

six students, in order to provide 

individual attention. 

“Some girls have natural 

talent and you can see it 

right away,” she said. 

“Other girls pick it up 

around the third day.” 

The curriculum 

includes weeklong classes 

that include: Introduction 

to Makeup Artistry; 

Bridal/Fashion/Runway 

Makeup; Airbrush Makeup; 

Advanced Airbrush 

Makeup; Spray Tanning; 

Eyelash Extensions; Hair 

Styling for Photo Shoots 

and Weddings; Portfolio 

Building Shoot; and 

Business Development and 

Branding. 

Students receive a certificate 

for each class they 

complete. They can also 

take a six-week masters 

class where they learn 

glamour/high fashion, portfolio 

building and business 

development. 

Bowman helps Pippins’ 

students build a portfolio 

using professional models 

she’s recruited who require 

makeup prior to a photo session 

with her. Some students 

find this intimidating. 

“I tell them, ‘Talk to the 

models — you have to build 

a relationship. I want you to 

make yourself proud and 

make Allure proud,’” 

Bowman explains, adding 

that she posts photographs 

of student work on her 

Facebook page to give them 

exposure. 

Pippins tells her graduates 

that there are several 

directions they can take as 

professional makeup artists 

including commercial work 

in advertising as well as 

weddings, special occasions 

such as graduations and 

boudoir photography. 

Students range in age 

from 14 to a mom in her 50s 

who is already building a 

client base. 

Taking what they’ve 

learned, Pippins and 

Bowman are inspiring a new 

generation of entrepreneurs. 

Their optimism is 

supported by a survey earlier 

this year by the National 

Association of Women 

Business Owners that the 

future for women entrepreneurs 

is more promising 

than ever. 

“It really makes you 

feel good — helping these 

kids and patting them on 

the back,” Pippins said. “It 

will touch you.” 

Bowman adds, “I 

believe that if you want it, 

you can make it happen.” 

On June 1, Pippins is 

launching her new 

Charmed Cosmetics 

Mineral Makeup, a line of 

affordable, cruelty-free 

products for all skin tones 

and ethnicities that 

includes: cream foundation, 

powder foundation, bronzer, 

blushes, eye shadows, lip 

glosses and makeup brushes. 

Charmed Makeup will 

be available online at 

charmedcosmetics.com on 

June 1, and will also be 

showcased at Phame 

(Professional Hair & 

Makeup Exposition) at the 

Pasadena Convention 

Center June 29 and June 30. 

Allure is also a distributor 

for Vanity Girl Hollywood 

Mirrors. 

Allure Makeup 

Academy and Gail Bowman 

Photography are located at 

4011 Avenida De La Plata, 

Suite 302, in Oceanside. 

For information about 

Allure, visit alluremakeupacademy.com 

or call (760) 

908-6902. 


Bowman, visit gailbowmanphotography.com.

MAY 31, 2013 

Weidner a longtime fixture 

of the local flower scene 


ENCINITAS — The sale 

of the Ecke Ranch last August 

marked the end of an era, particularly 

for those who 

remember Encinitas in its 

heyday as Flower Capital of 

the World. Sharing credit for 

the title is Weidner’s Gardens, 

still thriving after almost 50 

years under the watchful eye 

of matriarch Evelyn Weidner. 

Flowering plants blanket 

six acres at Pireaus and 

Normandy Road where 

Weidner’s grows and sells 

Ecke poinsettias and pansies 

in the winter, and begonias 

and fuschias spring and summer. 

Weidner, 84, says she’s 

not going anywhere. 

“I was born in the flower 

business, I was raised in the 

flower business, I married 

Bob Weidner who was in the 

flower business and I still love 

it,” she said. 

Evelyn Weidner sold the 

business in January to longtime 

employees Kalim Owens 

and Oliver Storm. Owens 

functions as general manager 

and wholesale sales manager 

and Storm as head grower. 

At their request, Evelyn 

Weidner and daughter Mary 

Witesman stayed on to continue 

teaching, hosting groups 

and working weekends. 

“I’m doing what I do 

best: helping customers to 

grow better,” Evelyn Weidner 

said, adding that she relishes 

more time off to volunteer 

with the Community 

Resource Center, San 

Dieguito Heritage Museum, 

Encinitas Rotary and Shinoda 

Scholarship Foundation. 

Owens says maintaining 

continuity is important. 

“It’s like the business is 

being kept in the family,” he 

explained. “Evelyn comes in 

and we meet as if Oliver and I 

were her sons. To have that 

kind of experience is invaluable.” 

Evelyn Weidner adds, 

“We have an agreement that I 

can make suggestions, and I 

do, but I won’t get mad if they 

don’t take my advice.” 

Evelyn Weidner was 

raised in a family of Swedish 

horticulturists who found 

their way from Minnesota to 

Southern California. After 

the end of World War II, she 

Evelyn Weidner has been the face 

of Weiner’s Gardens for almost 50 

years, giving tips through talks at 

the gardens and at the San Diego 

County Fair each year. When she 

sold the business in January to 

long-time employees Kalim Owens 

and Oliver Storm, they asked her 

to stay on – for their sake and customers. 

“Many of them comment 

that they’ve been coming here 

since they were children with their 

parents,” Owens said. Photo by 

Lillian Cox 

married nurseryman Bob 

Weidner and had four children. 

As Long Beach grew in 

the 1960s, they decided to 

move to a rural area more conducive 

to the flower industry. 

“My father belonged to 

the Nursery Association and 

knew the Eckes,” she 

recalled.“We could have gone 

to Oxnard, but Paul Sr. and 

Paul Jr. said,‘Of course, you’re 

coming down here.’ There was 

good water, long hours of sunshine, 

and it was not too hot 

or cold.” 

She and her husband 

retained the name Buena 

Park Greenhouse in 

Encinitas, selling foliage 

wholesale. They sold the business 

when plastic plants 

began replacing foliage in 

popularity. 

“We found that flower 

children hated their parents’ 

values which included plastic 

plants,” she said. “They 


protested plastic plants and 

started making macramé and 

there was a groundswell of 

foliage. Everyone in the business 

was doing great.” 

The Weidners purchased 

the current property and 

began selling foliage cuttings. 

Because Evelyn Weidner had 

been active in the Begonia 

Society in Long Beach, Bob 

Weidner asked if she wanted 

to sell tuberous begonias. 

“I thought it was ridiculous, 

but he wanted to be a 

big flower grower,” she 

recalled. “The first year we 

grew tuberous begonias 

Sunset Magazine contacted 

us and said, ‘Why didn’t you 

tell us?’ They printed a fullcolor 

photo of our nursery the 

following year.” 

Fuschia baskets followed 

the next year, then impatiens 

until they began introducing 

flowering plants each year. 

After Bob Weidner 

passed away in 1988, Evelyn 

Weidner took over the helm, 

harnessing the power of the 

Digital Age to increase business. 

Today, she writes the 

newsletter, updates the website 

and announces specials 

on eBlasts. 

Paul Ecke III has been a 

fan since the beginning. 

“Evelyn is a very close 

friend and a tenacious business 

woman who always provides 

a great experience for 

her clients with a cheerful 

smile,” he said. “I remember 

once I brought the First Lady 

of the Philippines (Mrs. Fidel 

V. Ramos) to visit her begonia 

gardens. 

Evelyn proceeded to sell 

her hundreds of dollars’ 

worth of products. I think 

Mrs. Ramos was used to getting 

stuff for free, and Evelyn 

gently coaxed a lot of money 

out of her wallet before she 

knew it! 

“Evelyn is also a great 

fundraiser for the same reason 

— she can coax people to 

donate money and they are 

glad to do it because it is 

always fun to talk to her.” 

Weidner’s Gardens is 

located at 695 Normandy Rd., 

Encinitas. 


visit weidners.com or call 

(760) 436-2194. 

IMPATIENT PUYA 

Thelma Montag, longtime Encinitas resident, 

shows off her unusual Puya plant that has 

grown in her Delage Drive garden from a 

small shoot to a true Sapphire Tower. 

She has been a volunteer at San 

Diego Botanical Gardens for many 

years and got the plant back in the 

1990s. She was told the plant 

blooms only once every 10 years 

and got her first flower spike in 2001, 

then more in 2008. This year, the 

plant shot up nine spikes, all abloom 

now. The Puya plant is the largest 

species of bromeliad known. The name 

was derived from the Andes Mapuche Indian 

word meaning “point.” Courtesy photos 

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MAY 31, 2013 

You can enjoy Big Bear Lake acitivities all year round 

E’LOUISE 

ONDASH 

Hit the Road 

There’s probably nobody 

in Big Bear Lake that Jim 

Lyons doesn’t know, and probably 

no one who doesn’t know 

him. The local historian, offroader, 

search-and-rescue 

commander and trail angel is 

at the wheel of a 12-passenger, 

military-style vehicle 

from Big Bear Off-Road 

Adventures. We are hanging 

on for dear life, screaming 

and laughing as he plows over 

bumps and through puddles, 

courtesy of last night’s glorious 

storm, complete with 

thunder, lightning and hail. 

Lyons is showcasing the 

back roads north of the lake 

and we are drinking in magnificent 

views of water, snowcovered 

mountains, the 

desert below, and vast green 

valleys that Hollywood finds 

It’s not hard to find a spectacular view of Big Bear Lake and the surrounding 

mountains from the Pacific Crest Trail or one of the roads that 

parallel the lake’s north shore. Area mountains are often frosted until 

mid-July. Though a popular skiing destination for thousands of Southern 

Californians, the Big Bear area offers a large menu of spring, summer 

and autumn activities. Photos by Jerry Ondash 

irresistible for film and television. 

As we lurch along, Lyons 

entertains us with tales of Big 

Bear’s history and the people 

who made it colorful. Some 

involve hundreds of gold miners 

from the mid-1800s, and 

though they are long gone, 

there still is evidence of a 

tenacious few who continue 

the quest. Lyons points out 

the white posts that mark 

their claims. It’s all a bit more 

civilized today than during 

the California Gold Rush, 

when claim jumpers could be 

found swinging from a nearby 

tree. 

The Big Bear Lake region 

is generally synonymous with 

winter sports, but spring, summer 

and fall in this mountain 

paradise offer a myriad of 

activities for all ages. 

Kids and adults alike will 

enjoy the Big Bear Discovery 

Center, staffed mostly by volunteers 

from the Southern 

California Mountains 

The drive up to Big Bear Lake on Highway 330 provides sweeping vistas 

of valleys and mountains, punctuated by hundreds of brilliant yellow 

bushes called witch’s broom. We learned later that witch’s broom is an 

invasive plant. 

Dan McKernan, director of marketing 

for Big Bear Lake Resort 

Association, captured this fastmoving, 

blue-tailed Coronado 

skink while hiking the Pacific Crest 

Trail, which parallels the lake’s 

north shore. McKernan caught the 

critter as it was scurrying through 

some underbrush, where it was 

returned after biting his finger. 

Foundation. Indoors is a collection 

of stuffed forest animals 

and birds — all died natural 

deaths — including one 

very impressive grizzly bear. 

Plenty of visitors will see 

them because “the San 

Bernardino National Forest is 

the most visited national forest 

in the U.S.,” says Meredith 

Brandon, who teaches kids 

about the flora and fauna of 

the area. 

Outdoors is the Nature 

Discovery Zone, an “adventure 

space” designed to reconnect 

kids with nature with 

areas for climbing, crawling, 

building, digging, playing 

music, and even resting, 

although it’s hard to imagine 

2- to 7-year-olds doing much of 

that. 

Many kids today are not 

in touch with the outdoors, 

Brandon explains, so the Zone 

is here to show them all the 

possibilities. 

Back in the off-road vehicle, 

we near the end of our 

ride when Lyons stops to help 

some “through-hikers” on the 

Pacific Crest Trail, which parallels 

the north shore of the 

lake. He hauls two large, plastic 

water jugs to hikers who 

are giving their feet a break 

under a tree.They began their 

journey in mid-April in 

Campo near the Mexican bor- 

Jim Luschen, a retired engineer 

from Del Mar, is hiking the length of 

the Pacific Crest Trail from the 

Mexican border to the Canadian 

border – 2,627 miles. This photo 

was taken near Big Bear Lake. 

Luschen began the trek in April 

near Campo and plans to finish 

before October. He says he’ll need 

new shoes about every 600-700 

miles. 

Jim Lyons, a guide for Big Bear Off-Road Adventures, delights in taking 

visitors on back-roads adventures in this 12-passenger vehicle that doubles 

as a search-and-rescue vehicle. Lyons is well versed in the natural 

and human history of the area, and often assists through-hikers on the 

nearby Pacific Crest Trail. 

der, and plan to finish the 

2,627-mile trek at the 

Canadian border by 

November 1. It will take 20 

miles a day and new shoes 

every 600 to 700 miles. 

Two of the hikers join us 

for the ride into town, where 

they’ll find a hostel bed and 

ample food. 

“I’ve already lost about 

10 pounds,” says one, who 

doesn’t look like he can afford 

it. “We’d never make it if it 

weren’t for guys like (Lyons).” 

We also can brag that 

we’ve hiked the Pacific Crest 

Trail — for about two hours. 

Dan McKernan, outdoor 

aficionado and marketing 

director for the Big Bear Lake 

Resort Association, led us on a 

nature hike earlier that yielded 

encounters with vibrant 

wildflowers, wondrous views 

(plenty of these in Big Bear), 

and a blue-tailed, Coronado 

skink. The critter was freed, 

but not before he laid his tiny 

teeth into McKernan’s finger. 

Which reminds me … We 

are hungry. Our group gathers 

at the Himalayan Restaurant 

in Big Bear Village where we 

decide to share six or seven 

Indian and Nepalese dishes. 

Each is flavorful, unique and 

perfectly seasoned. Bonus for 

me: most are gluten-free. 

Owner Keshar Bhandari gets 

a resounding “Yes!” when he 

inquires whether all is good. 


activities, dining and lodging 

at Big Bear Lake, visit bigbear.com, 

or call (800) 4-BIG- 

BEAR (800-424-4232). Stay 

two or more nights at a participating 

lodge and get a gas 

card worth $50 to $100, and 

qualify for a drawing for a 

$500 gas card. 

E’Louise Ondash is a freelance writer living 

in North County. Tell her about your 

travels at eondash@coastnewsgroup.com.

MAY 31, 2013 

We offer a variety of athletic camps 

that cater to all levels of ability 

■ We focus on 

fundamentals 

Whether you are just a 

beginner or a highly experienced 

athlete, focused on 

one sport or a participant in 

many, Pacific Ridge School 

has the program for you. 

This year, Pacific Ridge 

Summer Programs will 

offer a variety of athletic 

camps that cater to all levels 

of ability. 

Most programs will be 

open to rising 5th through 

12th grade student-ath- 

letes. All will be coached 

by Pacific Ridge’s talented, 

energetic and experienced 

head coaches. Camps will 

focus on fundamentals and 

individual skill development 

along with game strategy. 

They will be fast-paced 

and fun, and will emphasize 

teamwork, positive attitude 

and character development. 

Along with these exciting 

offerings, Pacific Ridge is 

proud to be hosting co-ed 

basketball camps by both 

Nike and Chase Budinger, 

NBA star of the Minnesota 

Timberwolves. 


SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES 

Goals of Pacific Ridge 

School Athletics 

• Develop an "Honor 

the Game" culture 

• Emphasize character 

education and teach lifelong 

lessons through sports 

• Prepare young athletes 

for success in life on 

and off the fields and 

courts 

• Increase school spirit 

and pride through interscholastic 

competition 

For more information, 

please visit www.pacificridge.org 

and click on 

Summer Programs. 

Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos 

Explorer Summer Day Camp 

■ Registration 

packets are 

available today 

Come join the Boys & 

Girls Club of San Marcos for 

Explorer Summer Day Camp 

from June 12-August 9! The 

Club offers a great variety of 

fun, weekly-themed, and educational 

activities including 

science, technology, engineering, 

math, arts and crafts, 

sports, computers, games 

room and much more. The 

annual membership fee is 

$40. The general Summer 

Day Camp weekly fee is $70 

per Club member with no 

field trips included. For Club 

members 7-9 years old who 

want to sign up for the Field 

Trip Adventures, the price is 

$90/week and includes 1 field 

trip per week primarily on 

Wednesdays. For Club members 

10 years old and up who 

want to sign up for the Field 

Trip Adventures, the price is 

$100/week and includes 2 

field trips per week on 

Tuesdays and Thursdays. The 

Summer Day Camp program 

is open Monday - Friday, 6:30 

a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Members 

must be at least 6 years old 

and enrolled in first grade. 

Our Summer registration 

packets are available today at 

the front desk of the Jennifer 

Loscher Branch (1 Positive 

Place, San Marcos 92069) and 

also can be found online at 

www.boysgirlsclubsm.org. 

Scholarships are available. 

Annual memberships are 

valid July 1 – June 30. For 

additional assistance please 

call (760) 471-2490 x 300 or 

email Outreach & Area 

Director, Jack Nguyen at 

jack@boysgirlsclubsm.org. 

Register today as space is limited! 

Winner of this year’s Red Tricycle Award... 

Most Awesome Camp for Kids 

What does it take to 

create an award-winning 

summer camp that features 

a week spent with top-notch 

art instructors and farm animals 

in an outdoor woodland 

setting? 

“A lot of advance planning,” 

said Carlsbad Art 

Farm Founder and Director 

Perrin Weston. “Our goal is 

to immerse students in a 

highly enjoyable world 

apart, where they leave 

behind the cell phones and 

video games for a week to 

concentrate on the natural 

world while learning new 

art techniques. That doesn’t 

just happen.” 

Weston’s goal each year 

is to create a weeklong 

camp experience designed 

for mature elementary and 

middle school students. 

While early education art 

programs focus primarily on 

“process” versus “product”, 

Weston believes that students 

in Grades 2 and up 

are ready for more. “It 

becomes frustrating to 

these students who want to 

draw representationally or 

paint with some authority, 

but there’s no one there to 

tell them how to go about 

doing that,” she said. “It’s 

one of the reasons older 

kids stop making art. They 

think making art is magic 

and they are just no good at 

it, so they give up. It’s not 

magic. 

Like anything else done 

well, it takes study and practice 

and time. And good 

teachers.” 

Weston’s team of 

instructors are highly 

trained working artists with 

areas of specialty such as 

figurative and animal drawing 

and painting, animation 

and illustration, and photography. 

Weston starts working 

with her instructors in 

February to develop a rich 

summer camp curriculum 

that is a balance of skill 

building, animal encounters, 

and structured horsing 

around. 

Mornings are about 

studying drawing and painting, 

while afternoons are 

devoted to craft-oriented 

projects and free time on 

Art Farm’s 10-acres of riparian 

habitat. 

Students are divided 

into three groups by grade 

level and are taught in separate 

outdoor classrooms. 

Each age group has a special 

activity. This summer, 

the oldest group – the 

“Alpacas” – will learn to 

draw a human model, 

dressed like Johnny Depp in 

“Pirates of the Caribbean”, 

as well as animals. “Kids 

this age who are starting to 

get into graphic novels and 

other art forms involving 

the human form want to 

know how to draw faces and 

clothing realistically,” 

Weston said. “This will give 

them a nice introduction to 

how artists do that, whether 

they are doing it with charcoal 

or on a high-tech drawing 

tablet.” 

The “Goat” group will 

be engaged in turning their 

classroom tent into a diorama 

during their week at Art 

Farm, depicting an animal 

habitat. The youngest group 

of “Spotted Donkeys”, 

which is for students entering 

Grade 2 next fall, will be 

working on the ever-popular 

fairy and gnome village 

installation. 

“This involves painting 

fairy houses, creating 3-D 

imaginary pets for the 

fairies, and growing a lollipop 

garden using magic 

“Art Farm seeds,” Weston 

said. “The lollipop garden is 

pure fun. At the end of the 

week they get to harvest 

their crop.” 

Both the Goat and 

Alpaca groups will work on 

animal murals and participate 

in Art Farm’s Friday 

Origami Boat Pageant and 

Races. “Students last summer 

produced some origami 

boats that were museum 

pieces,” Weston said. “They 

were painted in acrylic, a 

plastic-based paint that 

makes the paper boats 

buoyant, and decorated 

with found objects, decorative 

paper, feathers, you 

name it. There was one that 

was a fire-breathing 

Chinese dragon with wings. 

It was gorgeous.” 


about Carlsbad Art Farm camps 

and for online enrollment, visit 

www.CarlsbadArtFarm.com 

While there, click the Facebook 

page to see day-to-day happenings 

at Art Farm. Camps begin 

June 17 and continue to mid- 

August. 

 

 

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CARLSBAD ART FARM at Sunny Creek

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200 Items For Sale 

BACHMAN H. O. TRAINSTEP 

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HEALTHOMETER SCALE 

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CRYSTAL TABLE LAMP 32" from 

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NEW EURO-TOP QUEEN MAT- 

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VINTAGE TWIN BED FRAME 

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"ELVIS & ME" BOOK by Priscella 

Presley - lst print 1985. Hardback 

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photos. $10. (760) 845-3024 

1 GALLON COCONUT MAS- 

SAGE OIL Natural Treasures. Will 

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15 GALLON PLANTS "Actually 

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crown of thorns, black pine, loquat, 

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pine, loquot, macadamia. Larger 

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BATTLE STAR series, carriers, 

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BRASS PORTHOLE WWII Nacy 

brass porthole, 20" across, excellent 

condition. $150 firm. (760) 434- 

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CAMERA SLR 35MM Pentax 

copy, Olympus 35 camera, Kodak 

dark room scale $25 each. (760) 

757-5445 

ENGLISH BAROMETER, 

Carriage clock, GE travel iron 

(1948) $25 each 760 757-5445 

EVERLIGHT BINOCULARS 7 x 

35 fixed power. Includes case and 

strap. (760) 845-1247 

FIREWOOD FOR SALE 

Eucalytus, Avocado and pine. 

Seasoned, ready to burn. 

$130/truckload delivered. (760)942- 

7430 

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Wheelbarrows full, Oak, Pine and 

Eucalyptus, Avocado & Citrus - $25 

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GARDEN URNS 3 cement planted 

garden urns. $30 ea. (760) 643-1945 

GARDENER’S CATALOG Giant 

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B&W, 10 "w x 14"l, 320 pgs. 

$15 (760) 845-3024 


HOT WHEELS box of fifty hot 

wheels in original packaging. random 

models. $40 (760) 726-8491 

KITCHEN AID FOOD PROCES- 

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and recipes. $75 (760) 758-8958 

KODAK BROWNIE CAMERAS 

1950’s 8mm movie camera with 2 

lenses. 1940 Brownie Target 620 

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LEVELOR HONEYCOMB 

SHADE White, with hardware, 33" 

x 77". Fits a standard door. $15 

(760) 942-2490 

LIGHT FIXTURES $20. EA 12" 

satin nickel w/ opaque glass. 

includes bulbs. never used & in box. 

(760) 721-7672 

LIKE NEW HUNTER AIR PURI- 

FIER. $99.00-hunter 30381 hepatech 

air purifier features a whisperquiet 

fan that draws air into the unit 

without excessive noise. 

Operational manual included. 

Pictures available. (760) 842-1970 

LUGGAGE 2 pieces of luggage. 

One fits inside other. Blue on 

rollers; section for hanging clothing. 

Ricardo Beverly Hills brand. $25.00 

(760) 942-4694 

M. L. HUMMEL FIGURINE 

Authentic collectible figurine. 

Soldaten Spiel Volunteers #170. 

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MANTEL CLOCK Beautiful 

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Only $29 obo. Call Shelly (760) 

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NAVY aircraft carriers awesome 

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PRESSURE WASHER Briggs & 

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pressure washer 6 hp $149.00 

Please call (760) 721-9611 

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Miscellaneous Svcs 350 

Personal Services 375 

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"Custom" 1960’s model. Perfect 

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$79 obo. Call Shelly (760) 809- 

4657 

ROYAL MANUAL TYPEWRITER 

1930’s rare with glass keys. In pristine 

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SCHEFFLERA TREE 4 ft. tall in 

container $25 (760) 207-8537 

SEYMORE MANN BUDDAH 9" 

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SMITH CORONA TYPEWRITER 

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TRIPOD - AMBICO for cameras 

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TWO PAINTINGS middle eastern 

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leather, 28"h x 22"w, colorful 

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3 speed. bike, hardly used, like new 

with white wall tires. Colllector’s 

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FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2013 

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MAY 31, 2013 

YOGA 


standing initially specified 

Ashtanga yoga. And parents 

objected to cultural references 

associated with the yoga program 

this past fall. But he said 

there are no longer any mentions 

of Ashtanga yoga. Also, 

sensitive references in Sanskrit 

were removed because the curriculum 

“evolved,” he said. 

David Peck, one of the 

attorneys representing the 

defense, echoed the statement 

during the preliminary 

remarks. Even though there 

might have been “missteps” in 

the beginning, he said the program 

is being judged on 

“what’s taking part in the classroom 

today.” 

Further, Peck said the case 

centers on whether the average 

student could find any religious 

component to the program.The 

“fanatical” prism of extreme 

parents is irrelevant, he said. 

Upon being asked by 

Broyles, Baird said that he did- 

PET FREE 


Crawford said the new law also 

doesn’t address other animals. 

“Have you figured out 

how to put the ground squirrels, 

seagulls and pelicans on 

restriction, too?” Gaylord 

asked. “No one’s picking up 

after them.” 

“Are cats OK?” Crawford 

asked. “Is it OK for someone to 

bring their pony to the tot lot?” 

Both women also questioned 

one aspect of the new 

law that states it will limit the 

spread of germs and disease. 

But Councilman Don 

Mosier, who holds medical and 

n’t research the origins of the 

Jois Foundation or Ashtanga 

yoga. He said EUSD is only 

interested in “spreading health 

and wellness.” 

Broyles sought to further 

link religion and the yoga program 

by subpoenaing witness 

Jennifer Brown, who teaches 

yoga on a part-time basis at 

Capri Elementary, an EUSD 

school. 

Brown testified that she 

visited India to study Ashtanga 

yoga. 

She added that she doesn’t 

worship Hinduism. 

Brown said the EUSD 

poses are grounded in 

Ashtanga yoga, but that she 

stripped away any spiritual references. 

For instance, she 

renamed one pose to “crisscross 

applesauce.” 

She also talked about 

yamas — ethical guidelines 

within Hinduism — with some 

of her students during the early 

stages of the program. Yamas 

include compassion and truthfulness, 

for example. Brown 

doctorate degrees, refuted 

their claims that the statement 

isn’t true. 

According to the Centers 

for Disease Control and 

Prevention, most countries 

other than the United States 

collect data on diseases that 

are transmitted between dogs, 

cats and humans, Mosier said. 

“There’s lots of data that 

suggests pets, including family 

pets, do transmit diseases,” he 

said. 

“Our goal … is to protect 

the public safety,” he said. 

“Most of our citizens are 

healthy and well-behaved and 

probably don’t need our assistance 

in protecting them. 

“But I support this measure 

because I think it’s important 

to protect everyone,” he 

said, including young children 

and a growing population of 

people who are more susceptible 

to infectious diseases, such 

as cancer and AIDS patients. 

His colleagues agreed. 

“This is one small area 

that would be restricted,” 

Councilwoman Sherryl Parks 

said.“I’ve been down at that tot 

lot when it is jam packed. 

“Eliminating the dogs 

from that area would, in fact, 

make it easier for young families,” 

she added. “I don’t feel it 

would be unfair or unreasonable 

to have one place in the 


said the yamas are universal 

rules. Plus, they overlapped 

with moral lessons the district 

was already promoting to its 

students, she said. 

Not long after, Broyles 

caused a stir in the courtroom 

by asking Brown to exhibit a 

series of poses. 

Upon returning to the witness 

stand, Broyles inquired 

whether the series references 

Hinduism. 

Brown answered that the 

order of the sequence is the 

best way to “warm up the 

body.” As taught, the series 

doesn’t have any spiritual or 

religious significance. 

Brown noted one fourth 

grader expressed her mom’s 

concerns with the program. 

“She shared with me that 

her mom asked if we were 

going to be talking about the 

Buddha,” Brown said. 

“I assured her — no, we’re 

not going to be talking the 

Buddha,” Brown said. “We’re 

going to breathe; we’re going to 

move; we’re going to relax.” 

Candy Gunther Brown, a 

religious studies professor at 

Indiana University with no 

relation to Jennifer Brown, 

took the stand to testify on 

behalf of Broyles. In her written 

declaration, Brown said 

that religion can’t be untangled 

from yoga. 

“For many Hindus and 

Buddhists, for instance, religious 

significance exists directly 

in the doing, rather than secondarily 

in believing or saying 

something, while performing 

bodily or mental practices,” 

Brown said in the declaration. 

Another part of the declaration 

goes on to say that: “the 

terms ‘mindfulness’ and ‘balance’ 

allude to religious concepts 

important in Buddhism, 

Taoism and Hinduism.” 

There wasn’t a jury at the 

trial; both sides agreed that a 

judge should determine the 

legality of the yoga program. 

When the case resumes, 

EUSD will call witnesses to the 

stand, followed by closing arguments. 

city that is restricted.” 

“We’ve given dogs a lot of 

rights in our city, a lot of places 

to go,” Councilwoman Lee 

Haydu said. “There’s plenty of 

places for families and dogs.” 

Mayor Terry Sinnott called 

the ordinance “reasonable and 

balanced.” 

Council members unanimously 

adopted the first reading 

of the draft ordinance, but 

instructed staff to delete the 

words “family-friendly” and 

replace the word “dog” with 

“pets” when it is returned for 

adoption at the second reading, 

likely at the June 3 meeting. 

The new law will go into 

effect 30 days after that. 

CREEK 


the people who had worked so 

hard and so long to preserve 

the site,and the work that continues 

to re-establish the habitat. 

Brad Roth is the project 

manager with the 

Conservancy and has volunteered 

his time with the group 

since 1993. 

The historical importance 

of Cottonwood Creek 

begins with the railroads in 

the early 1880s when a water 

stop was put in, near where 

Vulcan Avenue is today, he 

explained. 

“And it was the only 

water stop between 

Oceanside and National City, I 

believe,” he said. 

“All the other major 

streams had lagoons and they 

were brackish water, part salt 

water,so they couldn’t use that 

for the steam locomotives. So 

B15 

A plaque at the overlook site of Cottonwood Creek Park in Encinitas 

identifies the spot as a designated historical point of interest. The 

plaque was unveiled at a ceremony in May. Photo by Tony Cagala 

that meant that the train 

would stop here and establish 

commerce. So people started 

developing agriculture here, 

and that was really the beginning 

of the town of Encinitas.” 

He added that around 

1920, Cottonwood Creek was 

the source of water for the 

whole town. 

With the site free from 

threats of development,future 

generations will be able to 

benefit from the 

Conservancy’s work. 

“It’s part of our cultural 

heritage; the natural landscape 

that we have here,” 

Roth said. 

“It’s part of our history 

and if everything gets altered 

and paved over, we lose a real 

important part of our history 

and our natural history,” he 

added. 

As part of the ceremony, 

Roth and Renaker received 

proclamations from Encinitas 

Mayor Teresa Barth.


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