The Coast News, June 16, 2023

Mayor eyeing D3 seat

ART IN THE VILLAGE

The works of 115 artists, including Jeanine Brown’s “Wildfire” pictured here, will be on display for the 25th Art in the Village on June 25 in Carlsbad. Story on 11.

Human remains recovered in Alpine

Blakespear creates legal defense fund

State senator’s legal battle with constituents relies on donations from supporters and a state law protecting lawmakers from lawsuits during legislative session. 5

— Law enforcement officials recovered human skeletal remains on June 7 in Alpine, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department confirmed.

The remains were discovered on what is believed to be private property by a resident who reported the finding to law enforcement, according to Lt. Joseph Jarjura of the Sheriff's Department Homicide Unit.

The remains include what appears to be nearly an entire skeleton, including a human

skull, the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office told The Coast News on Friday.

“As of right now, we don’t know about the cause of death or identification,” the Medical Examiner’s Office said, noting that an anthropology examination will likely take place in the next week or so.

It remains unknown if law enforcement plans to use DNA or dental records to help make an identification.

Jarjura said the exact location of the remains would not be released at this time.

DONS ALUM SIGNS NIL DEAL

Cade Brown, a Cardiff native with Type 1 diabetes currently playing baseball for Murray State, recently struck a NIL deal close to his heart with Dexcom, a leading company in real-time glucose monitoring. Story on 16. Photo via Twitter/RacersBaseball

Coronado’s Bailey mulls bid to challenge Lawson-Remer in ’24

REGION — Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey is expected to challenge Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer for the District 3 seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in the 2024 general election.

The Republican mayor has not formally announced his campaign but has recently pulled papers and launched a new website, San Diego Comeback, last month.

At age 30, Bailey became the youngest-ever mayor of Coronado in 2016 after serving four years on the Coronado City Council.

Last year, Bailey considered a run for the U.S. House of Representatives against Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) but withdrew due to redistricting, per media reports.

Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer is also considering running for the District 3 seat in the 2024 election, according to recent reports.

In an exclusive interview with The Coast News regarding a possible run, Bailey said he would prioritize “common sense” approaches to various areas, including homelessness, public safety, housing, transportation, environment and fiscal

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Carlsbad Village - Your Downtown Event Destination

POP UP ART: A NEW EXPERIENCE

SATURDAY, JUNE 17 • 10AM TO 4PM

Bring Dad and the whole family down to the Village Faire Shopping Center (300 Carlsbad Village Dr.) and check out the Carlsbad-centric surfboards just created by 10 local and regional artists. They will be on display for the public to see; artists will be on site to answer questions.

From stained glass to collage, airbrushing to oil painting, these 10 locally inspired surfboards are awesome. This temporary art installation is one day only before being moved into businesses and then on to Art in the Village.

IN THE VILLAGE

ART

SUNDAY, JUNE 25 • 9AM TO 5PM

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Art in the Village is a free, family-friendly outdoor art show that has something for everyone. Jewelry, home décor, woodworking, fine art . . . 120 artists specializing in a wide variety of mediums.

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Artmaking for kids in the Pop Up Art pavilion sponsored by the City of Carlsbad’s Cultural Arts. Food, beer and wine garden serving up gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, fish burritos, poke, acai, with craft beer by Pure Project and wine by Carruth Cellars. Live art demonstrations and incredible live music on the Grand Avenue stage featuring the Ramblin’ Sweethearts and the That’s Right Band. Sidewalk musicians will also play all day throughout the venue providing an open-air atmosphere just perfect for Carlsbad Village.

Head to where Grand Ave. and State Street meet and you will find four blocks of amazing artistry. There is plenty of public parking surrounding the event, and the Coaster Station lets riders off in the center of the event. A free bike valet, courtesy of the City of Carlsbad and San Diego Bike Coalition is just outside the Coaster Station at Christiansen Ave. Come make a day of it in downtown Carlsbad!

FLICKS AT THE FOUNTAIN

Six consecutive Thursday nights • July 6th – August 3rd

Grab your low back chair and a blanket and join us in the fountain parking lot, in the heart of Carlsbad Village, for the return of Flicks at the Fountain. This will be our 10th summer watching movies under the stars together in downtown Carlsbad. Grab your seat location starting at 6pm; movie starts at 8pm (dusk).

July 6th – Moana

July 13th – Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

July 20th – Mary Poppins (classic)

July 27th – Monsters, Inc.

Aug 3rd – Top Gun: Maverick

For more information on Carlsbad Village events, visit www.carlsbad-village.com or click the QR Code!

Coastal Commission prepares Marea Village project revisions

State agency appeal cites issues with Coastal Act

— After the Encinitas City Council denied a local group’s appeal of the Marea Village development last summer, the California Coastal Commission has filed a separate appeal and is preparing recommendations based on the project’s potential conflicts with the Coastal Act.

Marea Village, a mixeduse development proposed by developer Larry Jackel of Solana Beach-based Encinitas Beach Land Venture, would consist of 94 rental apartment units, 34 hotel rooms and six commercial buildings, serving as a sister project to neighboring Alila Marea Beach Resort.

The city’s Planning Commission initially approved Marea Village in June 2022, prompting the local group Friends of Seabluffe to file an appeal. The group, named for the neighborhood southwest of the proposed site, questioned the development’s impact on local infrastructure and the coastal environment, expressing concerns over bluff instability.

The council denied the Friends of Seabluffe’s appeal on Aug. 10, 2022.

Shortly after the council’s decision, Commissioner Donne Brownsey and Commissioner Caryl Hart of the California Coastal Commission filed an appeal with the State of California Natural Resources Agency regarding the Marea Village project, raising concerns about low-cost visitor accommodations, traffic and public access.

“The appeal process is triggered if the proposed project raises Coastal Act concerns,” said Julia Prieto, a coastal planner for the California Coastal Commission. “These concerns could be related to public access, biological resources, recreation, and low-cost visitor accommodations, among others. The appeal process for this project was trig-

gered by concerns regarding the provision of lower-cost visitor accommodations at the proposed Marea Village Hotel.”

When assessing the application, the commissioners determined the applicants’ method of determining “low,” “medium,” and “high” cost rates was not consistent with how the commission typically determines those figures. According to the appeal, the city conflated two rate-finding methods, inflating the lowcost rate.

The commission argues the project does not appropriately provide for a “full range of affordability,” and the developer’s methodology does not ensure the provision of genuinely lower-cost rooms.

Along with not providing a valid full range of costs for travelers, the project will increase 1,173 average daily trips on the road and change the La Costa Avenue and Sheridan Road intersection, which was inconsistent with how it was portrayed in the project’s planning stages, the commission said.

The commission noted La Costa Avenue is a primary east-west connector that provides access from I-5 to Coast Highway 101. The approved project will make accessing the coast more difficult and discourage public access due to longer wait times and increased traffic inconsistent with the certified local coastal plan and the public access policies of the Coastal Act.

But the city approved a statement of overriding public need for the intersection because the project is providing public benefits through the provision of eight affordable hotel rooms, according to the appeal documents. However, no approval restrictions require all eight rooms to be priced affordably.

“...The city has confirmed that, as approved, one room could be priced at the lower level, one at average cost, and the other six at 125% of average, or any other combination as long as a minimum of one room was in each of the three categories,” Brownsey and Hart wrote in the appeal. “Therefore, the number of low-cost rooms provided in the 34room hotel is likely to be fewer than the 25% typically required by the Commission to meet the LCP-required ‘full range of affordability.’”

The state commissioners have reached out to the city and applicant to resolve the issues highlighted in the appeal, according to Prieto.

“We have been coordinating with the applicant and our statewide planning unit to develop a recommendation for the commission,” Prieto said. “We met with the applicant earlier last week and are now speaking internally to determine our next steps.”

Tribal pushback

Prior to the agency’s appeal, the project also received opposition from the San Pasqual Band of

Mission Indians. During the council’s hearing of the Friends of the Seabluffe’s appeal last August, representatives from the tribe argued in support of delaying approval of Marea Village, claiming the city bypassed a 2015 state law requiring public agencies to consult with local tribes during the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, process.

Previously, a representative from the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians surveyed the parcels and remained on site for monitoring activities.

According to Bob Stark of Michael Baker International, the firm that conducted the project’s environmental impact report, the San Pasqual tribe was not included on an official notification list as required under Assembly Bill 52. Therefore, the law didn’t apply in this case.

Stark told the council the city initially reached out seeking informal consultation with the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, who requested that the city keep them updated with new developments. Two months later, tribal representatives sent another letter to the city requesting formal consultation about the project, but the city didn’t respond for several months, according to Stark.

“It’s unfortunate ... the city was just not aware (the tribe was) waiting all those months to have consultation,” Stark told the council.

Giorgio Curti, a spokesperson for the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, blasted the city’s failure to respond to the tribe’s request.

“They keep saying it’s unfortunate,” Curti said. “It’s

not unfortunate, it’s a failure on the city’s part. The simple fact is the San Pasqual tribe has not been included in this project the way they need to be, and therefore, this project is wholly out of compliance.”

Marco Gonzalez, attorney of Coast Law Group representing the developer, said the tribe did not correctly file an appeal with the city based on their claims, and the council could not consider their complaints in the Friend of Seabluffe’s appeal hearing.

City staff said they are doing “everything possible” to involve the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians moving forward, including allowing tribal members on-site access to monitor the project. The Coast News could not reach the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians for comment but will update with any statements.

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Socialism: What, me worry?

At this early date, about nine months before next spring’s California primary election and seven months before Republicans in Iowa caucuses begin the only polling that actually counts, there appears a decent chance Californians will have a key role in choosing the next GOP presidential nominee.

Barring a disabling felony conviction, it now seems the contest here will essentially pit twice- indicted former President Donald Trump against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, by far the early leader among other Republicans.

The GOP rules also mean any big winner in the party’s primary here could pick up vast momentum by doing well in most districts, plus picking up 13 more votes from party officials who get automatic delegate slots.

In 2016, the last time a GOP primary here was seriously contested, Trump polled 74% and won all the state’s delegates. John Kasich, the former Ohio governor and congressman who finished second with 11%, got none, because no one polling under 20% wins anything.

Supervisor Desmond, Sorry, but your use of the word socialism (“The road to socialism,” Commentary, June 2) sounds antiquated to me.

It seems you hope the word itself will inspire fear in people, as it did for Cold War warriors in the ’50s.

But a lot has changed since then. The word is no longer a bogeyman for millennials and the younger generations.

Maybe that’s because they’ve noticed that the Western European social democracies are the most sensible and effective governments in the world.

Those governments that began as post-war experiments have demonstrated that using bits of socialism in a capitalistic system, called a “social democracy,” just seems to work better than anything else tried thus far.

The citizens all have medical care; there’s universal pre-kindergarten; the homeless and mentally ill are not left to sleep on the streets; and college is free.

And as a bonus (non-economic) policy, they’ve figured out how to not allow such lax gun regulation that children are afraid to go to school for fear of getting murdered.

Don’t worry, there’s plenty of capitalism and meritocracy to go around in those systems. You may

have heard of companies like Mercedes-Benz, Ikea, Bosch, and Carrefour?

You should also be comforted to know that ambition has not been dulled by social-democratic regulation. Just look at the list of the most entrepreneurial cities in the world: Many are

suffice, but nine is probably overkill.

I’m not saying the European social democracies are problem-free. They’re not. Just that we can learn from their tax and regulatory systems.

No, socialism is not the “ism” we should be worried

For both men, it’s highly ironic that California could be decisive. Trump has never won a general election in this state. Both times he ran for president, California provided the votes to inflict national popular vote defeats upon him.

While in office, he did all he could to exact revenge on California, from trying to skew census results to minimize the state’s population to acting slowly on getting relief funding for wildfire victims, and more.

DeSantis, meanwhile, publicly feuds with California Gov. Gavin Newsom over everything from tactics for dealing with the coronavirus to sending undocumented immigrants from Texas to California.

California would have far more GOP delegates if the party performed more strongly here than it has; the GOP gives “bonus delegates” to states where its candidates fare best electorally.

But there may be great significance to the 12% of delegates needed to win the nomination that will be decided in districts here. That prospect has been enough to bring DeSantis to California more than once, even if he’s held his nose because he so disdains this place.

in Europe.

And competition in business, and everything else, is still cutthroat — if that makes you feel better. The difference is that their CEOs only earn something like a hundred times more than average workers (still ridiculous), not a thousand times more like our American CEOs (ridiculously ridiculous).

Oh yes, those European countries are still capitalistic. But the wealthy are taxed appropriately, and there’s sufficient regulation to prevent greed from running ostentatiously rampant.

This prevents the development of an oligarchy, as exists here and in places like Russia. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel one super-yacht per family is enough; a couple palatial homes will

about today. The real threat to economic stability at the moment is nationalism. Putin, Trump, Xi, Orban, Erdogan, Netanyahu, Meloni. These are the words we should fear.

Nationalism is the trend that caused violent extremists to attack the US Capitol, and it could very well undermine the world stability we’ve known for the last 75 years, if the above autocrats have their way.

So, relax your fears about (boo!) socialism. Taxing the wealthy fairly so there’s enough money for basic social programs and regulating the utilities so they don’t rip us off — that’s not some gateway drug to Soviet-style communism. It’s just good sense.

Darius Degher is an Encinitas resident.

In defense of Encinitas’ new bike lanes

As a life-long cyclist, and a reasonably fast rider myself, I might be inclined to dislike barrier protected bike lanes, such as the ones recently installed between Chesterfield Drive and north of Swami’s in Encinitas.

But when I ride there, I can’t help but smile at the kids, older folks and beginner cyclists out enjoying

one of the greatest stretches of coastline in the United States.

This project has given something to just about everyone. There are 50 new parking spots for surfers and visitors to use, a dedicated pedestrian walking lane, a new 2-way barrier-protected bike lane, and even a roadway lane for fast

riders who prefer to be away from slower users.

To everyone who is upin-arms about this positive change, I invite you to reconsider your opposition and embrace improvements that benefit not just you, but all of us, fast and slow alike.

He also seeks to harm the Walt Disney Co., one of California’s largest corporations and Florida’s biggest private employer, with huge operations near Orlando.

But reality says California could be key to the outcome. Republicans changed their primary election rules to give three delegates to whichever Republican does best in every congressional district, and California has 52.

So 156 of this state’s delegates to the Republican National Convention will be known after Primary Day next March, more than 12% of the 1,276 needed to win the GOP presidential nomination.

The vast majority of those delegates will come from the 40 California districts represented by Democrats in Congress. So Republican voters living in liberal California districts might decide the GOP nomination.

This process may matter more than the results of the Democratic primary, because Democratic Party rules mean the “winner” will only get some of California’s Democratic convention delegates.

In 2000, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders “won” the state’s primary with 35% of the vote but got far less than a majority of its delegates, helping Joe Biden become president.

Early polling performed prior to the latest Trump indictment suggests DeSantis might get a fair number of those California delegates.

Recent polls on the primary showed only DeSantis and Trump over the 20% level needed to win any delegates at all.

DeSantis figures to raise more money here than Trump, as one survey — from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies — found DeSantis leading among college graduates, 39%-23%.

Generally, college graduates provide more campaign dollars than others. The Berkeley poll surveyed more than 7,500 likely voters, one of the largest samplings in recent years.

Yet, neither Trump nor DeSantis has much chance of carrying California in November of next year, no matter how the primary turns out. No Republican presidential candidate has won here since George H.W. Bush beat Michael Dukakis, 51%-48%, in 1988.

All of which means, ironically, that the most strongly Democratic state in America just might be among the most influential in Republican politics next year. Go figure.

Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com.

Ironically, state could be key for Trump, DeSantis california focus tom elias

Jeremy Blakespear Encinitas

No, socialism is not the ‘ism’ we should be worried about today. The real threat to economic stability at the moment is nationalism.

Blakespear creates legal defense fund in free speech lawsuit

Judge: Lawsuit on pause through legislative session

Sen. Catherine Blakespear has opened a legal defense fund to fight ongoing litigation with several constituents over alleged free speech violations and breach of a settlement agreement during her time as mayor of Encinitas.

The first-time senator representing the newly-redrawn 38th District — who has recently seen victories in the lawsuit, including an award of $120,000 in attorney’s fees — appears to be the only state legislator with an active legal defense fund, as first reported by CalMatters.

The fund has raised $41,500 as of June 8, Secretary of State records show. This includes a $5,500 contribution from the Pechanga Band of Indians, $12,000 from the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters, $10,000 from DaVita Inc., and $14,000 from her own Catherine Blakespear for Senate 2026 fund.

The California Democratic Party has also contributed legal assistance equaling around $45,600, according to campaign records.

The litigation origi-

nates from Blakespear’s time as mayor when she was accused of blocking constituents from her public campaign page on Facebook in violation of their free speech and then sued for allegedly violating terms of an associated settlement agreement.

State law allows legislators and candidates to establish legal defense funds for cases “arising directly out of the conduct of an election campaign, the

electoral process, or the performance of the officer’s governmental activities and duties.”

There are no contribution limits for these funds, but any remaining funds must be disposed of once the legal issue is resolved and all associated expenses have been paid.

Blakespear defended opening a defense fund from her senate seat, stating that the “politically motivated” lawsuit was di-

rectly related to her senate campaign Facebook page.

“I opened a Legal Defense Fund to pay for the legal costs associated with defending a lawsuit filed against me in the month before my very competitive and close race for the California State Senate that centered around the use of the Facebook page where I posted all of my campaign events and photos,” Blakespear told The Coast News. “Legal defense funds were

created exactly for cases like this one.”

Blakespear added that she already attempted to resolve the conflict with constituents by paying a $5,000 fine and making a public apology on social media for the blockings under a settlement agreement she signed.

Robert Stern, a campaign finance expert who co-authored the Political Reform Act of 1974 and served as the California Fair Political Practices Commission’s general counsel from 1975 to 1983, said legal defense funds are important for officials to be able to have.

If such funds were not permitted, he said, it would be much easier to dissuade candidates from running for office by simply suing them.

“It seems that this is a perfect situation for her to have a legal defense fund because she's paying money for a claim that arose related to her position as a public official,” Stern said. “Without these legal defense funds, a lawsuit like this could discourage someone from running for office.”

When asked why they donated to Blakespear’s legal fund, Pechanga Band spokesperson Jacob Mejia told The Coast News “they are helping a friend in need of help.”

“Pechanga leadership has been impressed with

the senator and is hopeful she will be a fierce advocate for the region and California,” Mejia said.

Case stayed for remainder of legislative session

Blakespear’s position as a state legislator has allowed her to not only fund a legal defense with donations from interest groups lobbying in Sacramento but also to request continuances in legal proceedings during the legislative session.

Last month, San Diego Superior Court Judge Blaine Bowman granted Blakespear’s request to continue further proceedings in the lawsuit until after the legislative session ends in mid-September, referencing state law that says court proceedings involving state officials can be delayed during the session so as not to interfere with their public duties.

However, Bowman warned that this statute should not be used to allow sitting officials to delay court proceedings “ad infinitum if a politician is able to remain in office for multiple repeated terms.

“In some ways, such delays risk making a mockery of campaign finance rules in that, once a candidate gets elected he or she could — theoretically — put off [a] civil suit for any underlying impropri-

O’side officer honored

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Oceanside Police Department officers were removing their black mourning bands after wearing them for 24 hours starting June 13 in honor of Officer Tony Zeppetella, who was shot and killed on June 13, 2003.

Zeppetella was walking back to his patrol car after contacting Adrian George Camacho, a known gang member, when the officer was shot, according to the OPD.

Per court documents, Zeppetella was shot at least 13 times and pistol whipped as he lay wounded on the ground.

Zeppetella died from his wounds at Palomar Medical Center.

Camacho drove away in the patrol car to the home of his former in-laws and barricaded inside for four hours in a standoff with police until he surrendered. He was charged with murder.

Camacho was convicted in 2005 and sentenced to death on Feb. 7, 2006.

In January 2006, a section of Highway 76 was dedicated and named the Oceanside Police Officer Tony Zeppetella Memorial Highway.

Crash kills driver, injures passenger

JULIAN — A 61-year-old motorist died when he and his passenger were ejected from a 2004 Chevrolet SSR that overturned on the Great Southern Overland Stage Route in Julian, the California Highway Patrol reported this week.

The pair, both from Julian, were traveling in a Chevrolet northbound on Great Southern Overland Stage Route, south of State Route 78 about 3:30 p.m. on June 9, according to CHP Officer Jared Grieshaber.

While navigating a left curve in the road, the driver was unable to maintain control, veered right, and traveled off the paved portion of the road, Grieshaber said.

The vehicle continued out of control, veered left across both lanes of traffic, and overturned.

Subsequently, the driver and the right front passenger, a 56-yearold woman, were ejected. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

“The driver and passenger were not properly restrained in the vehicle,'' Grieshaber said.

It was unknown if alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash.

PIT: Homelessness jumps at least 14%

Annual count shows increase across San Diego

lessness in the region

increased by at least 14% this year, according to the results from the 2023 WeAllCount Pointin-Time Count released June 8.

O’side tackles rental fees

— A new, city-run pilot program will assist renters by covering housing application fees for prospective tenants.

Using in-lieu fees collected from housing developers, who opt to pay the fees instead of including affordable housing in their projects within Oceanside, the city will cover up to three application fees per 30 days for Oceanside renters searching for housing.

To relieve low-income renters, Mayor Esther Sanchez and Councilmember Eric Joyce proposed limiting rental application fees in March, which earned most of the council’s approval and prompted city staff to develop the pilot program to cover multiple application fees for local renters.

The City Council approved the pilot program in a 4-1 vote during the June 7 council meeting. Councilmember Peter Weiss was the only one to vote against covering tenant rental application fees, noting that he did not want the city to get involved in private landlord matters.

The program will pull $50,000 from its collected inlieu fees fund, which currently has over $10 million.

The local housing market is tight and expensive, making it difficult for local renters to stay in Oceanside.

Approximately 41% of Oceanside’s housing market consists of rentals. Housing and Neighborhood Services Director Leilani Hines noted that while a healthy city has a 5%-6% vacancy rate, Oceanside has only 2.6% of available homes.

According to Zillow.com, the median rent in Oceanside across all housing types is $3,300. For a one-bedroom apartment, the median cost is $2,395; a two-bedroom unit is $2,895.

In California, landlords can charge up to two months’ rent as a security deposit and pay the first month’s rent.

On top of those costs, landlords can charge up to $59.67 per person over 18 years old applying for a unit to cover the screening pro-

cess, which obtains credit and background information for potential tenants through a third-party source that the landlord has to pay for such services.

With such a low vacancy rate, Oceanside renters often apply for three or more apartments and get charged each time without being reimbursed if they aren’t accepted.

Oceanside resident Judah Coker recently paid hundreds of dollars in search of a new

by several residents and the San Diego Organizing Project. The multi-faith, nonprofit organization rallies behind racial, social and economic justice within the region’s communities.

“The reality is landlords are not utilizing that reusable screening report for whatever reason,” said Coker, also a San Diego Organizing Project member.

Melanie Woods, vice president of the California

The Regional Task Force on Homelessness conducted the federally-required count in January throughout the county with the help of more than 1,600 volunteers. The count is a one-night snapshot of the minimum number of San Diegans experiencing homelessness.

Overall, the count found no less than 10,264 individuals experiencing homelessness across our region. This number includes 5,171 unsheltered San Diegans, with 5,093 individuals in shelters and transitional housing.

“These results show what's been clear from our monthly reporting and from what we see on the streets — the region's homeless system and providers simply cannot keep pace with the ever-increasing flow of people across the county falling into homelessness for a variety of reasons,''

RTFH CEO Tamera Kohler said. “While there are some bright spots, more clearly needs to be done if we want to see different results.”

that from March 2022 through February 2023, more than 11,000 people experiencing homelessness exited the system and moved into a home or apartment, an amazing achievement.

“However, we're still seeing a worrying jump in people experiencing homelessness over that same time period. This should be a clarion call to invest in what we know works. We need a lot more housing, a lot more shelter beds, and additional funding for outreach and services.''

RTFH’s monthly reports found that for every 10 San Diegans housed, 13 San Diegans experience homelessness for the first time. Those reports also show the region has not seen a month since March 2022 where more San Diegans have been housed compared to those experiencing homelessness the first time.

“We are disheartened to learn that the homeless population continues to grow in San Diego at an alarming rate, and that so many families and individuals are living on the streets,” said Deacon Jim Vargas, president and CEO of Father Joe’s Villages, one of the region’s largest homelessness services providers. “This reality underscores the urgent need for action. These numbers serve as a stark reminder that we must implement more strategic solutions to eradicate homelessness from our community.”

home through this process.

“I was charged $40 or more for every application and had to apply to seven places before I found a unit,” Coker told the City Council.

Low-income renters often compete with those who can better afford the high unit costs. Approximately 74% of low-income renters pay more than 30% of their annual income on housing; about 44% spend more than 50%.

“Things like participating in soccer leagues, dance classes and recreational programs for kids may be off the table when paying 50% or more of your income toward rent,” Hines said. “These cost-burdened households are more apt to face housing instability…and find it difficult when competing with others, particularly when there is a very short supply of low cost housing.”

Although a bill was enacted earlier this year that allows landlords to use a reusable screening report of tenants to make things cheaper for both parties, the option is voluntary and not yet popular among landlords.

Staff suggested that a potential option for the City Council would be to make it mandatory for landlords to use the reusable screening reports on potential tenants. This option was supported

Apartment Association, said the organization opposed mandating landlords use reusable screening reports.

“The bottom line is mainstream credit screening companies do not have a secure platform for property owners to log into and share these credit screening reports,” Woods said.

According to the city staff report, Zillow and MyScreeningReport.com offer reusable tenant screening reports to be used unlimited times for 30 days at prices between $30 and $50, depending on the included information. Zillow’s tenant screening reports are free for landlords, and prospective tenants pay a $35 tenant screening and application fee, which allows them to apply to an unlimited number of participating rentals for 30 days.

Woods pointed out that neither of those websites is considered mainstream vendors used by the rental industry.

“Until they have a platform where it can be shared, it’s not a viable option for it to be mandated,” Woods said.

The City Council did not vote on reusable tenant screening reports mandatory for landlords at the June 7 meeting, although it is an option that could be revisited later.

A statement from the task force reminds readers of the report that the challenge of finding every unsheltered person in a car, encampment or under a bridge is impossible.

However, under an agreement with the California Department of Transportation, volunteers reached people experiencing homelessness in encampments on Caltrans property for the first time. The ability to conduct a robust count on these sites for the first time led to an additional 661 people being counted this year.

With these new areas added to the Pointin-Time Count, the region saw a total increase of 22% in the number of people experiencing homelessness this year compared to 2022.

Without those additional CalTrans sites added to the count, the region saw a 14% increase compared to the same areas covered last year. Of those surveyed, 80% said they began experiencing homelessness in San Diego County.

“What you're seeing is a system that is stressed and overloaded,”

RTFH Board Chair Ray Ellis said. “Our monthly data reporting shows

“Even with an increase in services at Father Joe’s Villages — serving 3,000 each night, expanding shelter beds during the height of the pandemic, providing medical care to more people in our health center, and opening new affordable housing communities — there are systemic challenges we must address as a community before we can put an end to homelessness for good,” he said.

The region's homeless response system interacted with more than 41,000 people in San Diego County from October 2021 to September 2022, compared to 38,000 the previous year.

“Until we have enough shelter beds, many will remain living on the streets,” Vargas said. “Until we have enough affordable housing, the ultimate solution to homelessness, the number of unhoused will remain an issue. Together, we must rise to the occasion and rally behind those in need, working tirelessly to provide solutions and support that result in a healthy community.”

Among the sober-

I was charged $40 or more for every application and had to apply to seven places before I found a unit.”

Judah Coker Member of the San Diego Organizing Project

Relocation fund assists displaced Solana Highlands residents

SOLANA BEACH

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Local organizations have offered financial assistance to former residents of the Solana Highlands apartments who have been displaced during its reconstruction, assisting them in relocating to new homes.

Coastal Community Foundation granted $25,000 through its Solana Beach Fund for this effort, partnering with Encinitas-based Community Resource Center to act as the service provider, offering case management to residents searching for housing.

So far, CRC has been able to allocate $1,500 each to over 10 families and has already assisted some in relocating to new units.

CEO John Van Cleef said with the moving costs such as housing application fees, a deposit and the first month’s rent, these funds are used up quickly, but they make a big difference.

“We really work with the family to make sure they are the director of the decision for their housing,” Van Cleef said on June 2. “Right now, we are actively working with 10 households. Two have transitioned into new units, and with eight we have active

case management happening.”

Residents were told last year by Solana Highlands management company H. G. Fenton that they would need to vacate in the summer of 2023 in preparation for the building’s reconstruction, which they say has been long overdue.

O’side expects smaller surplus next fiscal year

The Highlands has long been known as a housing site for many of the city’s low-income Hispanic residents, providing naturally affordable housing not easy to find anywhere else.

Several Highlands residents told city leaders last fall that finding a new

home they can afford locally is simply not feasible.

The 198-unit complex, built over 60 years ago, will be demolished, and replaced with 260 new Craftsman-style units.

While 32 units will be designated as affordable housing for seniors, most will likely be too expen-

sive for former residents to move back into.

“The good news in the development that’s coming is there are affordable housing units included there. The hard part of this new development is we have multigenerational families who have lived in Solana Highlands, and it started as an affordable place they could live,” said Van Cleef.

Solana Highlands owners are also helping some tenants transition new housing. H. G. Fenton spokesperson Maggie Newman Tsay said the company has assisted over 60 residents and their families in their search for housing, given residents priority at their sister properties like Bella Del Mar and provided relocation payments equal to one month’s rent for tenants of at least 12 months.

“A number of our residents are still living on site and will move out over the course of the next three months based on the timing of availability for their replacement housing and other individual considerations,” Tsay said. Solana Beach Fund Program Director Laura Fleming said while they typically select grant recipients via an application

process, they decided this year to focus specifically on the city’s historic Hispanic population being affected by gentrification in areas like La Colonia.

Organizers eventually decided to narrow the scope of their efforts to vulnerable families displaced from Solana Highlands.

“We decided as a group that we wanted to focus our attention in that community,” Fleming said. “Because it was so big, we knew we wanted to do something targeted that we could get our hands around. There were enough people in that complex on a specific timeline, so we wanted to help some of those more vulnerable residents.”

Fleming said they asked CRC to be the service provider due to their past work with the local community, particularly the food and housing aid they offered during COVID-19.

The $25,000 grant, funded entirely through community contributions, is the 50th grant issued by the Solana Beach Fund since its founding in 2013. Solana Beach Fund is one of around 90 funds managed under the Coastal Community Foundation. For more information, visit coastalfoundation.org/programs/solana-beach-fund.

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The city expects a surplus of less than $1 million for the upcoming fiscal year, the smallest surplus in the last three years.

During a June 7 meeting, the city reported just $730,000 left in the general fund account for the fiscal year 2023-24. The current budget, which ends on June 30, is estimated to have a nearly $2.1 million surplus.

Earlier this year, staff estimated the city would have a $1.32-$1.52 million surplus at the end of next year.

At the time, the council directed staff to transfer $25,000 of that surplus to the Neighborhood Services special events budget, and since the workshop, another $945,550 was transferred to the city’s capital improvement budget to fund projects including the Downtown Street Lights project ($75,000); San Luis Rey River biological services ($180,000); remodeling of Fire Station 4 ($440,550), and the Tyson Bluff design ($250,000).

Altogether, the projects reduced the budget’s surplus to $730,000.

The city is also making a lump-sum prepayment of nearly $18 million to CalPERS for the city’s annual required unfunded pension liability contribution.

According to the city’s Financial Services department, this early dis-

bursement will help the city save nearly $600,000 down the road.

Beyond the general fund, the council approved the $165 million capital improvements program budget.

The upcoming fiscal year’s budget includes $58.34 million in new money, with $9.3 million in Measure X-funded projects to improve public safety, road conditions, infrastructure and homeless services. The capital improvements program budget is primarily funded through development impact fees.

Measure X, the city’s public safety half-cent sales tax initiative passed in 2018, is expected to accrue $18.15 million in revenue during the upcoming fiscal year. Additionally, $1.83 million in unspent funds from the current year are being rolled over for reallocation.

The city has allotted $19.23 million in the Measure X fifth-year spending plan, which includes $9.85 million to implement an enhanced emergency service delivery model, adding a paramedic squad and a community services officer program, plus $3.8 million for street and road improvements and $5.5 million for the Pier View Bridge replacement.

A proposed new project for the plan’s Year 5 will add pay for emergency medical technicians

New carpool lanes opening along I-5

A new four-mile stretch of high-occupancy vehicle lanes will open from Palomar Airport Road in Carlsbad to just north of state Route 78 in Oceanside by the end of June, marking the latest finished product of the Build North Coast Corridor program.

The southbound HOV lane opened on June 13, while the northbound lane is expected to open on June 26, according to Alan Kossup, Caltrans' North County Corridor director.

The four-mile, $70 million project began last year and is part of Build NCC, a $1 billion infrastructure plan.

In total, there are 13 miles of carpool lanes from SR 78 to Lomas Santa Fe Drive in Solana Beach.

Build NCC, a partnership between Caltrans and SANDAG that started in 2016, has also completed upgrades to the coastal rail

lines, lagoon restoration, bridge replacements and the creation of bike and walking paths.

“The biggest goal is to provide an incentive for high occupant vehicles,” Kossup said. “So, a faster, more reliable trip. What we’re seeing to the south, during the peak period, their trip is about half the time than folks in the general-purpose lanes.”

Local leaders applauded the project, saying it will help ease congestion and traffic flow, reduce emissions and integrate into SANDAG’s regional transportation plan of managed lanes.

The HOV project began several years ago from Lomas Santa Fe in Encinitas to Palomar Airport Road in Carlsbad.

Carlsbad Mayor Keith Blackburn said the project is much needed but urged Caltrans and SANDAG officials to find a solution to renovate the I-5/SR 78

interchange, a constant source of congestion and traffic flow issues for decades.

Solana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner, second vice chairwoman on the SANDAG board, said the project is a “huge” win for North County, with SANDAG contributing more than $141 million in funds through Transnet (sales tax) to help fund Build NCC projects.

Caltrans District 11 Director Gustavo Dallarda said the overall project

would add more HOV lanes, complete double-tracking of the rail lines through the LOSSAN (Los Angeles-San Luis Obispo-San Diego) Corridor, erect sound walls in Carlsbad and build a new bridge crossing Batiquitos Lagoon, among other projects.

“This multi-modal approach helps us plan for the future, a future that is not car-centric,” Dallarda said. “This is a collaborative system of safe transportation systems.”

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Business news and special achievements for North San Diego County. Send information via email to community@ coastnewsgroup.com.

MUSICAL STUDENTS

MiraCosta College music department students received three prestigious DownBeat Magazine Student Music Awards, widely considered the most notable awards in jazz education: Danny Gonzalez, a tenor saxophonist, received the award for community college outstanding performance as a jazz soloist; the MiraCosta College Jazz Collective, which was recognized in the small jazz combo category as the community college outstanding performance recipient; and the MiraCosta Oceanside Jazz Orchestra, which was named the community college winner in the large jazz ensemble category.

PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR

Paolo Martino of Encinitas was named a presidential scholar at Clarkson University in New York.

PRIDE SOLIDARITY

A total of 141 organizations, faith institutions and elected leaders issued a join statement expressing their unwavering support for Pride events and the LGBTQ community amidst rising threats and hostility. The North County LGBTQ Resource Center based in Oceanside is one of these organizations.

GRADUATES

• The following students graduated from Ore -

Free meals for kids this summer

By Staff REGION — Feeding San Diego, a regional food rescue nonprofit, is providing free meals to kids at sites across San Diego County this summer, including several locations in North County.

Established in 2007, Feeding San Diego is the leading hunger-relief and food rescue organization in San Diego County and the only Feeding America affiliate in the region.

At the 28 youth meal sites hosted by Feeding San

gon State University: Nolan Sunder of Cardiff; Zareena Bokhari, Ashley Brewer, Adeline Hull, Nathan Hull, Bryan Jung, Qwen Landis and Morgan O’Rourke-Liggett of Carlsbad; Taylor Evans and Kennan Loesch of Encinitas; Ryleigh Boyle, Roshell Lamug, Elizabeth Moore, Austin Piette and Margot Trogden of Escondido; Christopher Brown,

Taylar Henderson, Katasha Kime, Jonathan Miller and Melissa Vogt of Oceanside; Emma Dudley of Rancho Santa Fe; Sophia Gaudino and Joshua Goren of San Marcos; and Thi Truong of Vista.

• Sophia Lewis of Carlsbad graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences.

DEAN’S LIST

The following students made the dean’s list at their respective colleges: Pietro Lanza di Scalea and Adyson Baker of Carlsbad at Miami University in Ohio; Megan Gee of Oceanside at Regis College in Massachusetts; Julisa Pena of Carlsbad at the College of Saint Rose in New York; Ashley Castaneda of Vista,

Jordan Dubroy of San Marcos and Hailey Mullen of Oceanside at Hofstra University in New York; and Rachel Caldwell of Solana Beach at the University of Mississippi.

PRESIDENT’S LIST

Ella Chambers of Solana Beach was named to the spring president’s list at Miami University in Ohio.

HONOR ROLL

These students were named to the chancellor’s honor roll at the University of Mississippi: Sarah Crane of Oceanside and Sofia King, Nathan Lesher and Naomi Ryder of Solana Beach.

NEW BANK Beach Cities Commercial Bank has opened a new branch at 171 Saxony Road, Suite 105, Encinitas 92024.

MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

The Aron Gunner Memorial Scholarship awarded 22 $1,250 scholarships to Carlsbad High School seniors on May 30. Recipients include Jack Nunan, Kalani Caetano, Sebastian Sanders, Jake Genewich, Elena Simon, Jakob Schroh, Andrew Burns, Jesus Torrico, Sheridan Farlin, Ava Grosely, Logan Kelly, Aimee Cruz, Lauren Hunter, Gabriella Medley, Carter Peterson-Meyer, Sarah Mielish, Emilo Gonzales, Kai Williams, Rishab Bora, Mitchell Gibson, Leila Kelley and Melia Arboit.

DROUGHT RESTRICTIONS

The Vallecitos Water District board of directors in San Marcos voted to rescind the drought restrictions from a level 2 drought alert to a level 1 drought watch. Customers are now able to irrigate any day of the week without a limit on the number of watering days.

TENNIS CHAMP

Megan McCray of Oceanside won her first ITF World Tennis Tour title in the women’s singles final at the ITF/USTA Pro Circuit Event on June 4 in Rancho Santa Fe.

SITES IN Oceanside and Vista are among 28 across the county this summer offering free meals for kids younger than 18. Courtesy photo

Diego this summer, children under the age of 18 can receive a free breakfast, lunch, and/or snack daily.

Children must eat meals on site and cannot take the meals home or have parents or a guardian pick up for them, with exception of some rural sites. Meals are served on a first come basis and may be hot or cold.

North County sites offering free meals open to the public include:

• John Landes Community Library: 2855 Cedar Road, Oceanside, Monday through Friday, June 19 to Aug. 11, lunch 12 to 1 p.m.

• Oceanside Public Library: 330 N. Coast Hwy., Oceanside, Monday through Friday, June 19 to

Aug. 11, lunch from 11 to 11:45 a.m. and snack from 3 to 3:30 p.m.

• Pro Kids Oceanside: 821 Douglas Drive, Oceanside, Monday through Friday, June 20 to Aug. 4, breakfast from 10 to 11 a.m. and lunch from 1 to 3 p.m.

• Vista Library: 700 Eucalyptus Ave., Vista, Tuesday through Thursday, June 13 to July 27, lunch from 12 to 1 p.m.

Feeding San Diego also encourages families to text “food” or “comida” to 877877 to find sites that provide free summer meals. Alternatively, families can dial 2-1-1 to be connected to 211 San Diego, a source for access to community, health, social and disaster services.

My career started 40 years ago working for a family-owned business. I observed several things about the favored few:

1) They took liberties not afforded to everyone else.

2) Management quickly overlooked their shortcomings.

3) They were rarely fired.

Given that 64% of US gross domestic product comes from family businesses, odds are excellent you’ll deal with one or more this year.

I like working with these (typically) small businesses, believing they’ll contribute more to the local community than large multinational firms do.

Challenges can arise, though, as I learned recently when I hired Joe to fix my roof. Based on our long-term relationship, I trust Joe and wanted to work specifically with him. Unfortunately, he sent over his son Sam, whom I didn’t know.

Sam left the work incomplete and, when I’ve spoken with Joe, he sends Sam back. I’m now regret-

ting my decision to hire Joe’s company.

I called Terry with some computer issues. I like him, but his daughter/ partner comes off as a phony. With Terry now planning to retire, I’m rethinking that relationship too.

As a small business owner, I want to support others like me, but family businesses are funny things.

Looking to plug in trustworthy employees in key positions, founders oftentimes turn to family over an outsider. But some of these family members are simply unqualified or not interested in their jobs.

Non-family members then see this nepotism as counterproductive and become unsupportive.

Such struggles can lead to unsatisfied workers, unhappy customers and shrinking sales.

Here’s the thing: Cus-

tomers come to you to solve their problems. If your team can’t deliver, and people feel complaints aren’t being heard, they will go elsewhere.

As Robert De Niro said in a recent interview, everyone is replaceable. And whatever you’re selling, you’ve got competition. Furthermore, customers don’t care about how uncomfortable your dinner or holiday discussions may be. Because though your family/ownership dynamic needs to be dealt with delicately, that’s your dilemma.

So here’s some friendly advice. Customers and staff are watching, and if your family members aren’t providing the same quality that the founder would deliver, you’ve got a problem.

You can get around it by encouraging customers to contact you directly with any concerns. Because as Sam, Terry and others have been learning, good enough … isn’t.

With that said, I wish you a week of profitable marketing.

Get treated like family at askmrmarketing.com.

O’side Boys & Girls Club names youth of the

OCEANSIDE — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside named local high school student Karen Zazueta as its youth of the year during its annual achievement awards on May 25.

Each year, the awards honors the achievements the club's young members have made throughout their membership history.

Members of the year from each club site and six youth of the year candidates were recognized as leaders, volunteers and role models within the club. Each youth of the year nominee spoke about the profound impact the club has had on their lives.

“The youth of the year program recognizes and awards outstanding members in our community and honors our inspiring young people on their path to great futures,” said Jodi Diamond, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside.

At the end of the night, Zazueta, a junior from El Camino High School and 10-year club member, was selected as youth of the year. She will represent the club in the competiton for the title of San Diego County’s youth of the year.

Hiker died trying to save teenager

By City News Service

REGION — A woman who died when she fell over the edge of trail while trying to keep a teenage girl from falling at Three Sisters Falls in Descanso has been identified.

Sarah Louise Crocker, 48, of Ladera Ranch, was leading a group of four teens around the waterfall in the eastern San Diego County highlands when the girl slipped off the trail shortly before 10 a.m. June 8, according to the county Sheriff's Department.

The woman later identified as Crocker died at the scene, Lt. Jeff Ford said.

Paramedics airlifted the girl to a hospital. She was in stable condition at the time of the accident and is expected to survive her injuries, a sheriff's official said June 10.

year

Being named youth of the year is a Boys & Girls Club member's highest honor. The national youth recognition program celebrates the recipient’s contribution to their family, academics, community and the club.

“Karen is a wonderful leader and an incredibly smart young woman,” Diamond said. “We couldn’t be prouder. She is an exemplary role model for others in our community.”

Members of Real Options for Adults with Disabilities, the club’s program for adults with developmental disabilities, were also honored at the ceremony.

Oceanside Police Cpt. Taurino Valdovinos was the evening’s keynote speaker as youth and guests enjoyed a buffet crafted by club staff in its on-site culinary arts teaching kitchen.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside is a nonprofit organization that has served the community for more than 70 years by providing afterschool activities for children between kindergarten and 12th grades.

For more information about the club, contact Ashley Tousignant at 760-4338920 or BGCOceanside. org.

40 years of meals for seniors, pets

– Meals on Wheels of San Diego County celebrated its 40-year partnership with the Helen Woodward Animal Center, providing meals to both seniors and their pets, during its annual gala on June 3.

The two nonprofit organizations have shared four decades of serving those in need through the animal shelter's program, AniMeals.

Each year, Meals on Wheels delivers over 650,000 nutritious meals to older San Diegans, helping them stay fed and in their homes. The organization also advocates for issues that impact the health, wellness and independence of county residents who are 60 years or older, veterans with disabilities of any age and their caregivers.

As the Meals on Wheels mission nourishes the body, Helen Woodward Animal Center’s mission nourishes the soul through the love of a pet, proving particularly crucial to elderly and disabled pet owners who often depend on their pets as their primary companions.

Overwhelming research has shown that pets are a real health benefit for their owners. Compared to non-pet owners, those with four-legged friends at home have lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, have a better sense of security, are more active, experience decreased levels of depression and even live longer.

Unfortunately, the cost and ability to acquire pet food is often an obstacle for homebound seniors and disabled individuals.

In 1984, a volunteer with the Meals on Wheels program discovered one of her clients was sharing her delivered food with her cats. Realizing the woman was sacrificing her own health to keep her furry companions, the volunteer brought the problem to Helen Woodward Animal Center and the AniMeals program was created.

The AniMeals program

Pet of the Week

Portobello is pet of the week at Rancho Coastal Humane Society. He is a 9-month-old, 62-pound, male shepherd mix.

Portobello’s mother was at a rescue in the Imperial Valley where she gave birth to a litter of puppies, including Portobello. After she was adopted, Portobello and his five siblings were transferred to RCHS through Friends of County Animal Shelters.

He was adopted, then returned. His family said he was a typical puppy with no behavior issues. He lived in an apartment with adults.

The $145 adoption fee includes a medical exam, neuter, up-to-date vaccinations, registered microchip and a one-year license if the new home is in the

strives to remove financial obstacles and keep its clients together with their pets for their physical health as well as their emotional wellbeing.

Initially serving just

10 clients, today AniMeals has grown exponentially and feeds more than 850 pets every month owned by homebound seniors, wounded veterans and people with

disabilities.

“There really aren’t enough words to accurately describe the gratitude we feel for this collaboration,” said Renee Resko, vice president of development for the Helen Woodward Animal Center.

“Keeping beloved pets in the homes of their owners is at the very heart of our mission. Working with Meals on Wheels allows us to get pet food into the homes of individuals in need, benefitting the pets but equally benefitting the owners who love them. It’s a beautiful program and a wonderful partnership.”

The program’s only limitation on continued expansion stems from necessary funding.

For information, to donate pet food or to volunteer for the AniMeals program, call 858-756-4117, ext. 341, or visit www.animalcenter. org.

To make a financial contribution, contact Resko at reneer@animalcenter. org or call 858-756-4117, ext. 347.

Encinitas Chamber

CHATTER

Normandy Digital Marketing Solutions helps local small businesses make a big impact

Normandy Digital Marketing Solutions, a boutique agency based in Solana Beach, works with local business owners, entrepreneurs, and visionaries seeking to grow their client base. The company, created in 2020, gives small businesses the chance to tell their story and grow their presence by leveraging a combination of creative strategy, seamless web design, detailed SEO, expert PPC, and engaging social media to effectively position their brand above the competition.

Heather Bradshaw handles Business Development and is in charge of the company’s growth and operations, community relations, client relations, client acquisition, project management, team management, and all the backend operations and strategy that go along with the Agency.

She also is an active member of the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce serving as an Ambassador, is on the Education & Networking Committee, and participates in the Chamber’s new Young Professionals Networking Events.

“Our business is all about community,” Heather explains. “We are “The Agency for Small Business

jurisdiction of San Diego Humane Society’s Department of Animal Services.

For information about adoption or to become a virtual foster, stop by Rancho Coastal Humane Society at 389 Requeza St., Encinitas, call (760) 753-6413 or visit SDpets.org.

Owners, by Small Business Owners” and pride ourselves in being involved in our community and understanding the everyday ups and downs of being a San Diego small business owner. Being a part of the Encinitas Chamber has made us invaluable client and professional development connections, and has not only brought me colleagues but true friendships.”

“Through the Education & Networking Committee, we strive to aid our members to make meaningful connections. As an Am-

bassador, I touch base with our members on a regular basis to ensure they are as successful as possible with all the resources the Chamber has to offer.”

“I have been so lucky with my team at Normandy. We are all in our 20s and work in-office every day. When moving to San Diego, I was looking for a sense of community and I have truly found it through my team. However, there are so many 20 and 30-somethings that work remotely and don’t get this. I’m so happy to be participating in the Chamber’s new Young Professionals Networking Events that provide a community for young business people who spend 9-5 at their desks in their apartments. These events provide invaluable resources to build professionalism and make impactful connections.”

Heather’s perfect day in Encinitas? “Encinitas is perfect because you can spend your entire day there from morning to night. Definitely start the morning with yoga and Ironsmith Coffee Roasters, followed by a beach walk. Then heading out on the town with my girls, ALWAYS starting my night at Piña with a skinny spicy margarita.”

Arts & Entertainment

A SONG TO ‘CHER’

Sweet has never taken “no” for an answer. Instead, she has relied on her lifelong passion for music, business and inspiring resilience in others to lead her in the right direction.

Seeing the 56-yearold Vista resident transform into her alter ego, a confident, graceful tribute performer to multi-decade musical icon Cher, it would be hard to believe the challenges that she faced along the way.

From her late teens until just a few years ago, Sweet was living with an untreated severe traumatic brain injury that went misdiagnosed by doctors for years. The injury affected every element of her life, at times leaving her with seizures and limited mobility.

Recent treatment, however, allowed her to fully explore her passion for performing. She formed her act Cher’d — combining the singer’s name with her first initial — in 2019 and now performs several shows throughout the year.

“I never thought I would be Cher ever, but in 2019 I knew I could do music again. I sought out, ‘what do I want to do?’ I thought for myself, ‘well, I'm healed, I’m not broken,” Sweet recalled. “When I allow myself to perform as Cher, it’s really fun, and I learn through it.”

As a young child growing up in the midwest, some of the few TV programs Sweet was permitted to watch included Sonny and Cher and shows featuring dancers like Juliet Prowse. She was struck by the powerhouse performances and elaborate costumes, and developed a dream of becoming a ballroom dancer.

Along with her love of music, her parents also inspired a spirit of philanthropy that she practiced from an early age. The week before her high school graduation, Sweet had just completed a 52-mile bike ride fundraiser for her school and was riding back to her car when her life was altered forever.

While riding her bike through a narrow alley, Sweet moved to avoid a vehicle and her head slammed into a concrete wall. Upon arriving at the hospital later, doctors failed to detect her apparent concussion and sent her home.

“I remember putting my hand on the side of my head and I felt a lump the

Concerts at Cove starts on June 29

Live music will be returning to Fletcher Cove Park on Thursday nights for Solana Beach’s 7-week Concerts at the Cove series.

size of a pear,” Sweet said.

“That began this journey of doctors, of ‘What’s wrong with me?’ I functioned in spite of that, but everything became very different.”

Sweet went to college to study music, working to enhance her abilities as a musician, singer and composer. However, difficulties resulting from her injury left her with dropping grades and a feeling of failure.

Sweet left school but continued to play in musical groups and write music over the years, a passion which drew her to the San Diego area in the 1990s, and pursued careers in entrepreneurship and marketing.

In 2013, Sweet founded Thrive Right Consulting, focusing on helping entrepreneurs through business development and leadership programs. She also shares her expertise on leadership, business, marketing, health and her lessons in motivation and resilience through her inspiring life story as a keynote speaker.

Sweet has also written a series of books called “The Power of Leadership” with her husband Daniel Sweet.

“I come from a very hardy, midwest entrepreneurial family. Business has been part of my life since I was young. I love helping businesses thrive,” Sweet said.

After 30 years of living with a brain injury, the past decade finally brought more holistic treatment that fit what she needed. Sweet spent five years going through “extensive” treatment including vision therapy and sensory immersion, helping her brain, eyes and motor functions to realign, and saw her life improve.

Becoming Cher

Sweet’s journey to Cher started somewhat unintentionally, when she recorded herself performing Cher covers with a band to send in for auditions to other groups.

One day, a misunderstanding led to an unexpected text about requesting to book Sweet and her "Cher band." While the idea of performing as Cher was initially intimidating, she decided to take her own advice and “say yes.”

Over the past three years, the act has grown into a full-time gig. Sweet spends hours practicing

songs, exercising to stay in shape, and hand-making elaborate costumes reminiscent of some of Cher’s most iconic moments.

“The preparation for performance, I take it as a daily commitment. When I'm in the gym, I'm run-

ning the shows, working on the lyrics,” Sweet said.

Cher’d now performs eight signature shows yearly, featuring Sweet and bandmembers Barry Brown on keys and guitar, Roger Friend on drums, Chris Yates on bass, and

The 2023 series kicks off June 29 and runs every week through Aug. 10, offering free performances from 6 to 7:45 p.m. at the park.

Seven different San Diego-area musicians will bring the sounds of surf rock, jazz, ukulele, steel drum, blues and even country honky-tonk to the stage.

Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, beach chairs and food to enjoy during the performances. Alcohol, tobacco, pets and barbecue or grilling equipment are not permitted.

The concert schedule is as follows:

June 29 — Quintinn Holi (Aloha Band)

July 6 — Pan Diego (Caribbean steel drum)

July 13 — Billy Watson (Madcap Blues Harmonica)

July 20 — Jackstraws Surf Band

July 27 — Coronado Big Band (Jazz band)

August 3 — Brawley (Country honky-tonk)

August 10 — The Destroyers (U.S. Navy Band Southwest.

San Marcos fundraises for July 4 fireworks

Barry Allen on keys. “We came together and realized it was going to work,” said Friend. “It’s a walk through history. This is our third year as a band ... and we have about 40 songs.”

Cher’d’s next performance is the June 30 Rock and Roll Show at the Grand Ritz Theatre in Escondido, highlighting Cher’s rockand-roll hits. Other annual performances include the Las Vegas-style show featuring an impressive 15 costume changes, a holiday show, and the “glitter and glam” show.

For Sweet, the goal of performing is to connect with the audience, bring a smile to their faces and make them feel part of an immersive experience. Along with regularly scheduled shows, Cher’d has performed at other events like parties and celebrations of life.

“This isn’t just about ‘let’s see the band.’ It’s about, ‘let’s make some memories — how can I inspire courage, how can I inspire hope?’” Sweet said.

Reporting contributed by Steve Puterski

SAN MARCOS — Local residents are being asked to help fundraise for the annual Fourth of July fireworks show organized by the city of San Marcos at Bradley Park.

The Red, White and Boom! Fourth of July Celebration begins at 5 p.m. with free entertainment including live music, games, jumpers and food, followed by the fireworks show at 9 p.m.

City officials hope to fundraise $30,000 for the event, currently in its 37th year. As of June 13, the GoFundMe created by Friends of San Marcos Parks and Recreation had raised around $900.

“The community fundraising has been in practice for 25 years. The community's ongoing fiscal support for this event allows us to continue the tradition of the Red, White and Boom! Fourth of July Celebration,” city spokesperson Tess Sangster said.

If the fundraiser falls short of the goal, the city will use its special event budget to cover the remainder of the cost, Sangster said.

Residents are encouraged to bring beach chairs and blankets for fireworks viewing. Bradley Park is at 1587 Linda Vista Drive.

Vista performer Debbra Sweet’s survival proves she really is ‘Strong Enough’

Art in the Village celebrates 25 years

CARLSBAD — On June 25, the Carlsbad Village Association will celebrate Art in the Village’s 25th anniversary.

The free event, running from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., will feature 115 fine artists, live music, performance art, live sculpting, jewelry, a kids pavilion, food, beer and more, according to CVA Executive Director Christine Davis.

The event’s “Creativity at the Coast” tagline acknowledges artists who use the coastline, beaches, waves, ocean and marine life as inspiration for their work. Davis said she expects another large turnout, estimating between 8,000 to 10,000 people in attendance.

“This will be our biggest year ever,” Davis said. “We often hear it’s their (residents) favorite event of the year. It’s not a street fair. It’s a very special, very curated fine arts show.”

In 1998, several artists gathered in the Village to display their work and Arts in the Village took hold. As it grew, the Carlsbad Village Association took over

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and retention incentives of $400,000.

The city’s water fund has a $300,000 surplus, wastewater has a $6.3 million surplus, and solid waste is balanced with no surplus.

The Oceanside Harbor had a $20,000 deficit that will be covered by reserve funds.

Councilmember Peter Weiss voiced his concerns regarding the city’s de-

La Costa Heights students win film award

CARLSBAD — Four sixth-grade students at La Costa Heights Elementary School took home an award at the California Student Media Festival for their animated film, "Planets Got Talent.”

The four students — Joshua Butson, Curran Galati, Eli Hirshberg and Samia Misbah — are members of La Costa Heights’ Film Guild, a districtwide program launched in 2015 by the Encinitas Union School District.

The program is intended for fourth through sixth-grade students to learn and engage in camera work, scriptwriting, production, and storyboarding to build career-ready skills. Students must apply to the program and once accepted into the Film Guild, they are expected to attend weekly meetings and work toward creating thought-provoking, inspiring films that cover subject matters appropriate for school and community distribution.

of planets competing to be the new Earth because the current planet is getting too sick to support humans.

cut it again, and then take out little bits where it was paused in the conversation.”

(Because we live here, too)

as the event's organizer, now covering a sizeable chunk of downtown.

Jeff Prior, a local photographer and Water Wise Swim Squad co-owner, has always been passionate about photography. When his school was shut down for 13 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Prior had more time to photograph pelicans, birds, flowers, local piers and more.

Prior was a vendor at last year’s Art in the Village. This year, Prior was named photography ambassador, using his photography to help market the event.

“There is so much great art in this area,” Prior said. “Art in the Village is probably my favorite show that I do because it’s art-centric and the location.”

Prior’s booth will be located at State Street and Grand Avenue.

Regarding future expansion, Davis said the current size of Art in the Village is perfect for people to walk around, talk to vendors and engage with artists.

ferred maintenance projects and its need for $2.5 million over the next decade for the San Luis Rey River flood control project.

“I don’t believe that we are adequately funding our long-term, deferred building maintenance needs or our long-term capital asset replacements which includes our parks, restrooms, draining systems,” Weiss said. “To me, this budget covers our operating costs and debt service only with some additional monies set aside for our longterm pension obligations.”

Deputy Mayor Ryan Keim cautioned the rest of the council with how they decide to use any extra money throughout the year and to keep those deferred maintenance needs

“What I love about the program is seeing them with this creativity,” said Shannon Schenkhuizen, a Film Guild mentor at La Costa Heights. “It’s very different from teaching math or teaching reading and the opportunities that they have. I’ve done this for seven years now, and I can’t get enough of the program because being with them and hearing creativity flow is just priceless.”

Schenkhuizen, who has helped direct Film Guild students over the past seven years, said this group jumped at the opportunity to create a new thought-provoking film.

“This group was focused, and they did not waste any time,” Schenkhuizen said. “They took on a huge project, a big skit. It had seven minutes; I’ve never had a film be seven minutes in length. So, they had a lot of work, not only the amount of animation they had to put into it, but the script they had to write for it, and they worked so collaboratively.”

For this year’s media submission, the four students came up with the idea of creating a talent show

in mind.

Keim also noted the city has yet to set aside money to construct its new police department headquarters.

The city has several high-priority items coming down the pipeline, including the concrete pier replacement and beach sand retention and nourishment projects.

Mayor Esther Sanchez agreed the city needs to remember its long-term strategies when budgeting, noting that while the city may receive grant funding for some of its big projects, it is often required to match funds for such grants.

“There’s all kinds of things that we really want to be able to do,” Sanchez said.

“It’s a comedic short film about a bunch of years in the future when humanity needs to pick a new home because Earth is dying,” Butson said. “In this universe, the planets have different personalities, and they’re part of a game show called ‘Planet’s Got Talent’ where each planet can come and show their talents, and then they pick who will be the new Earth.”

The seven-minute film took the entire school year until the deadline to submit the film in April to imagine and create all the planets. Each student in the group had a different role to complete. Stemming from the drawings of their minds of various planets, Butson, Hirshberg, and Galati were all responsible for making the animation in Procreate, and Misbah and Butson edited it together.

“I just remember we were editing the night before the deadline, which was crazy,” Misbah said. “It was really fun to make the entire year, and I think I haven't had more fun ever in an after-school curriculum program.”

“It was like originally, wasn't it, like eight and a half minutes, and we had to edit it down,” Butson said. “I remember I had it in iMovie editing it, and I’d cut it, then

Once it was finished and submitted to the California Student Media Festival, the group waited until the festival-style screening over Zoom to hear if they had won in any of the categories. The La Costa Heights Elementary film group was pitted against other middle and high schools since the students were all in sixth grade.

“The category that they put us against, we were in an academic category,” Hirshberg said. “We were put up against like a film about depression and anxiety, and then a film about racism and like Breonna Taylor. I didn’t think that was the

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category for us because it goes into these deep films, and then it plays our clip, and it's like, ‘Stop picking your nose.’”

The group won an award for best use of humor.

“I was in my car on the way to a concert, and when I heard, I fell out of my chair, which is hard since I was wearing a seatbelt,” Butson said.

The group also won best art direction at the Encinitas Union School District's Film Competition.

“I knew they had a special thing going,” Schenkhuizen said. “I pushed them so hard at the very end because they worked so hard that there was no way we would let these opportunities go by.”

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Feds launch plan to store nuclear waste

Energy Dept. to spend $26M to find locations

— The prospect of removing spent nuclear fuel stored at the decommissioning San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station came one step closer to being realized after the U.S. Department of Energy launched a new plan to find temporary repositories while a permanent site is completed.

On June 9, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Congressman Mike Levin (D-CA) visited the former nuclear power plant, situated along the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton between San Diego and Orange counties, to announce the federal government would be dedicating $26 million to find communities willing to accept a temporary federal site to store nuclear-spent fuel.

Currently, the United States does not have a designated permanent repository for spent nuclear fuel. For years, Yucca Mountain was considered as a potential site but faced pushback from Nevada residents unwilling to host the nuclear waste repository, thus creating a national stalemate.

SONGS, which began its decommissioning process about a decade ago, currently stores 123 canisters of spent nuclear fuel on-site.

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The consortia member include the American Nuclear Society, Arizona State University, Boise State University, Clemson University, Energy Communities Alliance, Good Energy Collective, Keystone Policy Center, Missouri University of Science and Technologies, North Carolina State University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Southwest Research Institute, Vanderbilt University and Holtec International, the same company that provided one of the dry storage facilities at SONGS holding 73 canisters of spent fuel.

Southern California Edison, the utility that owns SONGS and is responsible for its decommissioning process, plans to demolish the plant’s abovegrade structures, including the Unit 2 and Unit 3 reactors — the two huge domes visible from Interstate 5 — by the end of the decade.

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ing data, RTFH leadership found some glimmers of hope. Families experiencing unsheltered homelessness decreased by 25% in the past year.

Additionally, there was a larger increase in the sheltered population of transitional-aged youth than the unsheltered population.

“Also important is that the percentages of people experiencing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness remain roughly the same as in 2022, meaning that added shelter capacity — especially in the city of San Diego — is helping to provide more people with a safe place,” a statement from the RTFH reads.

Additional data points include that 29% of people living on the streets are women, and people 55 or older now make up 29% of the region's unsheltered population, with 46% experiencing homelessness for the first time.

“Similar to last year, the shocking growth in homelessness among San Diego County residents over age 55 is a significant component of the region's homeless population,'' said nonprofit Serving Seniors chief operating officer Melinda Forstey.

demolition, only two dry storage installations containing canisters of spent nuclear fuel will remain at the site until at least 2035 or whenever the federal government finds a permanent repository.

“Our decommissioning of SONGS is well under way, but we can’t get it completed and the site restored fully until we can send the spent fuel to a federally licensed, offsite facility,” said Steven Powell, SCE president and CEO, during a June 9 press conference at the plant.

Last year, Granholm accompanied Levin to announce the formation of an exploratory advisory committee in charge of developing a plan to move spent fuel from temporary storage sites to a permanent repository.

This year, Granholm said the Biden Administration is still committed to keeping nuclear power as part of its carbon-free energy options but recognizes that it must find a solution to safely storing the waste

left behind.

“We believe strongly that consent-based siting is the way forward,” Granholm said.

Over the next 18 to 24 months, these members will meet regularly with communities nationwide. The next stage will then identify host sites, and the third stage will involve negotiating benefits for those selected communities.

“I’ve been in congress for five years, and for the first time, we finally have a plan when it comes to spent nuclear fuel across the United States,” Levin said. “It won’t happen overnight, it’s going to take time and multiple phases, but we now have a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to spent nuclear fuel that isn’t an oncoming train.”

Since taking office in 2018, Levin has been pushing Congress to find a solution to remove the spent fuel from his district’s coastline.

Early in his first term, Levin launched a task force of local stakeholders and experts to address the safety challenges at SONGS and find policy recommendations. He also formed the bipartisan Congressional Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus to address stranded nuclear waste nationwide.

Additionally, Levin and Rep. Darrell Issa (RCA) recently reintroduced their Spent Fuel Prioritization Act, which would prioritize the removal of spent nuclear fuel from decommissioned sites in areas near large populations with high seismic hazards like SONGS.

“While this is not unexpected, it is daunting and disappointing. “The causes of older adult homelessness are in many ways different from the general unhoused population. The solutions required must address these differences,” she said.

Serving Seniors rec-

ommends a “shallow rental subsidy” approach to prevent homelessness caused by economic situations and age-friendly shelters or dedicated areas for older adults within congregate shelters and safe camping areas.

The San Diego City Council is set to consider an “Unsafe Camping Ordi-

nance” on Wednesday, which would prohibit tent encampments in all public spaces throughout the city if shelter beds are available and would ban tent encampments at all times in certain sensitive areas — parks, canyons and near schools, transit stations and homeless shelters — regardless of shelter capacity.

Study: Salton Sea may reduce earthquakes as it shrinks

By City News Service REGION — The shrinking and drying out of the Salton Sea has reduced stress on the San Andreas Fault, possibly reducing the frequency and severity of earthquakes in Southern California, according to research from San Diego State University and the UC San Diego Scripps Institute of Oceanography published June 7.

The study, published in the journal Nature, found that the reduced stress on the fault from a significantly lesser amount of water may be delaying the next “big one.”

The San Andreas Fault is a roughly 800-mile-long fracture in Earth's crust where the Pacific and North American tectonic plates meet. The two plates are slowly sliding by one another horizontally at a rate of almost 2 inches a year on average.

The Pacific plate is on the west side of the fault moving roughly northwest and the North American plate is on the east side sliding southeast.

For the last 1,000 years, major earthquakes ema-

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eties indefinitely until after losing power,” Bowman wrote.

Months of litigation

The group of residents who had been blocked or censored by Blakespear on Facebook filed their lawsuit in September, accusing the now-senator of violating the settlement agreement she signed by issuing a bad-faith apology and paying the $5,000 fee from her campaign funds rather than her personal finances.

Blakespear said in a May 2022 Facebook post that she apologized to “anyone who did not have full access” to her Facebook page and other social media but did not explicitly apologize for “blocking or censoring certain individuals who have been blocked or censored,” as stipulated in the signed settlement agreement.

Soon after and just days before the election, Blakespear filed a shortlived countersuit against the residents, claiming they had actually violated

nating from the southern San Andreas Fault, roughly running south from the San Bernardino Mountains to Bombay Beach in Imperial County, have coincided with periods when the basin that holds the Salton Sea filled with water to form the prehistoric Lake Cahuilla — a body of water six times the size of the present-day Salton Sea.

“One of the potential implications from the reduced stress on the fault is that it leaves the southern San Andreas Fault ‘locked and loaded,’” Matt Weingarten, a geologist at SDSU and one of the researchers on the paper, told City News Service.

“On the fault we see major earthquakes about every 180 years, but it has been 300 years since the last major seismic event. It seems to be correlated by the Colorado River filling the Salton Trough.''

The researchers investigated this relationship with computer modeling and found that when the Salton Sea basin filled, Lake Cahuilla’s weight bent the surrounding crust and its water penetrated deep un-

derground, each of which altered the forces acting on the fault in ways that could help trigger a massive rupture and severe shaking.

The research, funded by the Southern California Earthquake Center, National Science Foundation, NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, suggests that the tight relationship between big-time seismic activity and the filling of the Salton Sea basin may also help explain why the southern

section of the San Andreas Fault is long overdue for its next major shakeup.

The northern section of California’s San Andreas Fault caused the hugely destructive San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and the Loma Prieta quake of 1989, but the southern section has been relatively quiet.

Yuri Fialko, the study’s co-author and professor of geophysics at Scripps, described the southern San Andreas as “10 months

pregnant,” with a big shake that could cause an estimated 1,800 deaths and $200 billion in damage if it strikes at a magnitude of 7.8, according to the institutions.

“From our results it looks like Salton Sea drying out has contributed to stabilizing the southern San Andreas, a fault that poses an enormous seismic hazard to millions of people,” said Ryley Hill, the study’s first author and a PhD candidate in the geophysics earthquake science and applied geophysics joint doctoral program between SDSU and Scripps.

“It also means there could be more stress that has accumulated along the fault as a result, and extra stress will be released at some point in the future.”

To study the relationship between the Salton Trough filling and seismic activity, the team created complex models that took SDSU’s advanced supercomputer five days to run.

The research presents additional questions, such as how much human interaction with the Salton Sea has impacted the fault’s

would emerge victorious in this regard, with Bowman granting her a total of $120,577 in attorney’s fees in May.

In an earlier statement, Bowman also said the plaintiff's claims that the apology violated the settlement agreement “lack minimal merit.”

“The settlement contract required Ms. Blakespear to make a public apology and the evidence demonstrates that she did so,” Bowman said. “The parties did not negotiate specific wording or specific formatting for the contemplated apology.”

Carla DiMare, attorney for the plaintiffs, said the plaintiffs are appealing the ruling and that she strongly disagreed with the judge’s reasoning.

seismic activity and how it could do so in the future.

A panel rejected a proposal to refill the Salton Sea with water from the ocean in 2022.

“Before anyone can do the engineering work required for these restoration projects, they have to know where active faults are located, their history of movement, what the geotechnical properties are of the sediment they’re building on, and so forth,” said Danny Brothers, a USGS research geophysicist and lead author of a related study in 2022.

“This study lays out where many of the faults in the sea are located and begins to build a seismic history of this area — all of which are likely to have implications for any kind of Salton Sea restoration plan that's proposed.”

Fialko said the model developed to better understand the southern San Andreas could also be applied to other places on Earth where there are large and sudden changes in hydrologic loads, such as reservoirs that are filled and emptied.

really pretty simple: Defendant Catherine Blakespear violated free speech rights and civil rights, unlawfully censored the public, signed an agreement, and then she reneged on it,” DiMare said.

While the court did oblige Blakespear’s requests for attorney’s fees and continuing further hearings to the fall, Bowman denied her request to be paid out the $120,000 before the stay on proceedings goes into effect.

Bowman stated that if participating in proceedings like responding to discovery is a hindrance taking away from her work, then so too is the effort of collecting fees. As such, she will not be able to collect fees until after the next hearing this fall.

the settlement agreement by sharing confidential details about the agreement with The Coast News. The counterclaim was dropped shortly after the Nov. 8 election.

In December she filed an anti-SLAPP motion in

the case, claiming that her apology complied with the settlement agreement and was protected speech qualifying for protection.

The state’s 1992 anti-SLAPP statute is intended to shield individuals and businesses from mer-

itless lawsuits intended to silence views on matters of public interest through expensive and time-consuming litigation.

In Blakespear’s case, she argued plaintiffs had essentially violated her free speech rights. She

“The court’s anti-SLAPP order was wrongly decided, it is inconsistent with the facts and the law, the fee order was punitive, in my opinion, and it hurts innocent people and families. My clients have filed a notice of appeal and they have good grounds for doing so. There will be more to this story in the months ahead, but it's

“The court is not inclined to take a ‘pick-andchoose’ approach that allows Senator Blakespear to delay only those aspects of the litigation that are to her disadvantage while continuing to pursue those aspects of the litigation that are to her advantage,” Bowman said.

The next hearing has been scheduled for Oct. 6.

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Carlsbad to raise intersectional pride flag at City Hall

CARLSBAD — The City Council voted in support of flying the intersectional pride flag for the month of June at City Hall following a 3-2 vote during its June 13 meeting.

The item was brought forward by Councilwoman Teresa Acosta after the council previously voted down a new policy allowing the flying of commemorative flags last month.

The council majority anchored its decision based on the city’s constitutionally-protected right to free speech as determined by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Shurtleff v. City of

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responsibility.

“Residents and voters deserve a representative that shows up to work,” Bailey said. “In 10 years … I’ve never missed a vote, let alone a meeting. I take a lot of pride in that and you can count on I will never miss a county vote or meeting if elected.”

Bailey said another goal is to develop common-sense, nonpartisan policies to help the region become “America’s Finest” again, focusing on local control for zoning and housing regulations.

While housing is certainly a hot topic in California, arguably the most pressing issue in the region is homelessness.

Bailey pointed to how Coronado has the lowest homeless rate in the county because of two factors: a good-faith effort to connect people experiencing homelessness with services to get them back on their feet, and proactive enforcement of quality-of-life laws.

According to Bailey, combining those two efforts has kept The Crown City clean and safe for residents and visitors.

Another significant issue is transportation and SANDAG’s $172 billion regional transportation plan, which has been debated since August 2020.

Many, including Bailey, have criticized the proposed road user charge, a per-mile fee for all motorists that would significantly impact lower- and moderate-income working residents. Supporters of the charge say it would push motorists off the road and into public transit, along with supplementing declining gas tax revenue.

“When you look at where the money is scheduled to go, it doesn’t bene -

Boston, agreeing to raise the intersectional pride flag for the rest of this month — and every June thereafter — in support of the LGBTQ community.

“…The U.S. Supreme Court … determined that if a city reserves its flagpole to communicate its own messages, it may choose which flags it wants to fly without consideration of the First Amendment’s free speech clause,” a staff report reads.

“However, if a city opens its flagpole for citizens to express their own views, the city cannot then refuse to fly a flag based on the flag’s viewpoint.”

Councilwoman Priya

Bhat-Patel, Councilwoman Carolyn Luna and Acosta voted in support of the motion.

The city will either borrow a pride flag from the North County LGBTQ Resource Center or purchase its own. The flag is expected to be raised in the coming days.

“The intersectional flag represents marginalized people for sexuality, race, disabilities, and more,” Acosta said. “I believe this. It’s a special flag. There are so many different emotions swirling around this. I want to fly this flag.”

Mayor Keith Blackburn and Councilwoman Melanie Burkholder both voted

against the motion, with Blackburn saying he doesn’t feel comfortable supporting one group over another.

“This is a sensitive and emotional issue,” Blackburn said. “Whether we raise the flag or don’t raise the flag, City Hall is a welcoming place. It’s the humans inside City Hall. I just can’t say ‘yes’ to one group and then have to say ‘no’ to other groups.”

Burkholder said the issue is offensive to other residents in the city and not a unifying topic based on reactions from some correspondences and public speakers.

Burkholder was also concerned with the council acting in a manner not in-

clusive of all residents, especially with more pressing concerns such as the city’s budget and impending deficit.

Supporters of the move argue the flag signals an inclusive environment for every resident in the city. Many also cited anti-LGBTQ legislation in other states, discrimination and targeted violence, and unfounded fears of other groups approaching the city to flag their flags.

Max Dispositi, executive director of the North County LGBTQ Resource Center in Oceanside side echoed most of the sentiments but also spoke about the threats facing the LGBTQ community.

pervisors began applying vehicle miles traveled in local planning and environmental review, which has slowed growth in the unincorporated areas and pushed housing to areas west of Interstate 5, Bailey said.

In 2019, the SANDAG board majority voted to increase the county’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment for this cycle by more than 40%, despite recent studies showing that all 19 cities in San Diego County — with the exception of Lemon Grove — have failed to meet their state-mandated housing requirements.

Disposti said the Human Rights Campaign recently announced a national state of emergency due to more than 70 bills the group considers anti-LGBTQ, noting the intersectional pride flag will show Carlsbad is a place for all.

Residents in opposition argued there are many reasons not to raise the pride flag, such as avoiding government speech that appears to favor one group over another, along with other religious and secular considerations. Several also said the U.S. and state flags already represent all people, so those two should remain as the only flags at City Hall.

ernment.

Bailey said the county is trying to be “too many things to too many people” and failing to focus on the fundamentals — public safety, infrastructure, transportation and housing. Gone are the days of a healthy general fund and reserves, eaten away by redundant programs, Bailey said.

fit many residents in D3 or around the county,” Bailey said of the plan’s San Diego-centric focus. “For example, two-thirds of all the funds raised from these new taxes fees are scheduled to be spent on public transit, which currently moves fewer than 2% (of the population). That number continues to fall.”

According to Bailey, the region needs a realistic and unique transportation plan with the understanding that 98% of commuters travel or commute in personal vehicles.

Bailey said the system also needs to address pothole repairs and freeway bottlenecks while modernizing roadway infrastructure for the fleet of clean and autonomous vehicles on the horizon.

“These three minor changes would benefit the vast majority of commuters and they don’t cost that much,” Bailey said.

Bailey said that each of the cities within District 3 — Coronado, San Diego, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas and Carlsbad — deserve independent

governing authority rather than a regional “one-sizefits-all” approach to transportation and affordable housing.

If elected, Bailey said he would first consult with

municipal bodies for their support on projects before pushing them forward.

Regarding housing, prior to former Supervisor Nathan Fletcher’s resignation, the Board of Su-

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Another pressing issue for Bailey is the county’s budget and the board’s spending habits. For example, Bailey expressed concern over the county spending $5 million annually to provide undocumented immigrants with legal aid — a service that should be provided (and funded) by the federal gov-

“The long-term trajectory of the county makes you wonder if we’ll be able to get the basics of local government right,” Bailey said. “There is a saying that all politics is local. Now, we’re seeing more than ever that all politics is regional. We’re seeing the county having a larger and larger influence into quality-of-life issues that affect all of us. By every objective measure, whether it’s homelessness, crime, housing affordability or transportation, we’re seeing the metrics in San Diego County getting worse and worse.”

Sports

Cardiff native with diabetes signs NIL deal close to his heart

For as long as he can remember, there have been two indisputable truths in Cade Brown’s life: a love of sports and Type 1 diabetes.

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Brown, a Cardiff native currently playing baseball for Murray State in Kentucky, recently struck a NIL deal close to his heart as one of 14 college athletes to sign with Dexcom, a leading company in real-time glucose monitoring for diabetics.

The 23-year-old Cathedral Catholic High School alum, who grew up loving the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Angels, can’t remember a time without sports in his life. For years, Brown was active in the Encinitas Little League before helping guide the Dons to a 2016 CIF Open Division Championship.

“Since I was a young kid, it was always some sort of activity, and sports was the best way,” Brown said. “My parents always tell me I had a baseball, basketball, or football in my hand when I was young, even when I had just started walking. It came naturally to me to love sports. My pops brainwashed me to love some sports over others, leading me to stick towards baseball, basketball, and football

in high school. My love for baseball took me into my college years, though.”

The business major has been to a few universities to get to where he is now at Murray State, well on his way to earning his master’s degree in business administration.

“I started at the University of San Diego after high school and then transferred

to the University of Oklahoma, where I did my undergraduate work,” Brown said. “Now I am at Murray State for my master’s and playing baseball. It’s been nothing but a lifetime of memories that I’ve been able to keep friendships that I’ve made and the coaches that I’ve been able to build tremendous relationships with.”

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ic was not always easy for Brown, often requiring the active young man to simultaneously balance sports and his blood sugar.

“At a young age, some moments having diabetes just irritated me,” Brown said. “A couple of times in high school, it felt like I was juggling a lot with the different sports and going from one sport to the next.

I’d have basketball practice in the morning and football practice after school, and then I’d go to a baseball workout or a hitting session after that, and it’d maybe be a day where it felt like my blood sugar was never in range, and I’d just be furious.”

So when college athletes were allowed to start making name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals in 2021, Brown decided he wanted to represent a company that meant something to him. Dexcom recently launched Dexcom-U, the company’s first-ever NIL program “designed to celebrate college athletes with diabetes and inspire people with diabetes who have athletic dreams of their own.”

Brown, who has long benefitted from Dexcom, reached out to the company on social media, thus starting his NIL journey.

“Just being able to represent Dexcom and the whole Type-1 diabetic nation and college athletes that have Type-1 is surreal,” Brown said. “It’s something as a kid you never really think of having the opportunity to do. I’m blessed every day to be able to represent Dexcom and a company like that because it has changed my life. It makes checking my blood sugar quickly and easily on

my phone much easier.”

A recent study completed by Dexcom found that nearly half (43%) of adults with Type 1 diabetes felt like quitting sports and physical activities because of their diagnosis. One in five (20%) went on to quit sports altogether, according to the study.

Brown, who knows the struggle of living with diabetes, hopes that with this deal, he can help show people it is possible to remain active and competitive while living with diabetes.

“I just hope this shows motivation to everyone,” Brown said. “As a kid, all you can hope for is motivation, and that’s the keyword. When I was first diagnosed, it felt like you’re the only person in the world with it. I’m hoping with this campaign, if you’re able to see a group of people like us, I’d hope that it does nothing but motivates people and shows them that you can do whatever you want.”

As he works towards his MBA at Murray State University, Brown is hoping for a chance to play for Major League Baseball (especially for the Cardinals or Angels. In the meantime, Brown is working as an intern this summer at Enterprise Holdings as he continues down his business major path.

Loyal hosts

German soccer power in July

By City News Service

REGION — San Diego Loyal SC will face Germany's Borussia Dortmund at Snapdragon Stadium on July 27 in the team’s first-ever competition against a European club, it was announced last week.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Borussia Dortmund to San Diego,’’ SD Loyal Club President Ricardo Campos said. “Our players, coaches, and fans alike can’t wait to compete against one of the elite European clubs come July.”

U.S. Men’s National Team player Giovanni Reyna, attacking midfielder and captain Marco Reus and Bundesliga rookie of the year Karim Adeyemi are all slated to play in the friendly.

SD Loyal has made consecutive USL Championship playoff appearances and currently sit fourth in the Western Conference after 13 games.

Borussia Dortmund will also face Manchester United in Las Vegas on July 30 and Chelsea in Chicago on Aug. 2 as part of its American tour.

Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.

Sports

Orange Glen skateboard team tops in county

— The young but mighty Orange Glen skateboard team now holds the title of best skate team in San Diego County.

The team of 30-plus student skaters from Orange Glen High School recently earned first place at the 2nd annual National Team Skateboard League San Diego County competition at CA Training Facility in Vista, organized by the Alternative Youth Athletics Foundation.

The students competed against 15 other schools in three heats: open round, best-trick contest round and championship round. Orange Glen’s overall team score in the three rounds earned them countywide honors.

In last year’s competition, Orange Glen Skate Team finished fourth.

“They weren’t very happy with that result, so this year they worked really, really hard and got first place,” coach and team founder Carlos Felix said. “It was a comeback story for them.”

Felix, who teaches at both Orange Glen and Valley high schools in Escondido, started the skate team as a club a few years ago during the pandemic. His friend and fellow print and graphics teacher at Orange Glen, Aled Anaya, encouraged him to start the team. Anaya helps with the skate team.

Escondido was well represented in the competition with Orange Glen in first place and San Pasqual High School’s skate team earning third place. Felix noted the victory over San Pasqual was especially sweet for Orange Glen considering the historic rivalry between the two high

schools.

“Orange Glen almost never beats San Pasqual in anything, so now we have some bragging rights,” Felix said.

At the end of the day, the coach said, the friendly rivalry has encouraged students from both schools to improve their skills.

The new Washington Park Skate Spot has proved to be a huge benefit for skaters across the city, especially for the skate teams.

“With the skate spot here, it gave Escondido an advantage to come up,” Felix said.

Without the skate spot, many of the skaters who frequent it might be getting in trouble skating somewhere else around town. At the same time, without the skate team, some of the students wouldn’t be as involved in school as they are now.

“A lot of them would have gone in the wrong direction if it wasn’t for the team,” Felix said. “We’re

keeping them out of trouble.”

Rising sophomore Natanael Lopez joined the team as a freshman. He has been skating for three years.

“It seemed like a good environment, good community and I was into skateboarding,” he said.

Felix said his students have gone from being misfits to being recognized by both the school district and the City Council, which presented a skateboard signed by the mayor and each council member during the May 10 council meeting.

Orange Glen teacher Doug Paulson attributed the team’s success in part to the city’s investment in building the skate spot at Washington Park.

“We brought skaters out of the shadows and away from the businesses where they were being run off and legitimized these students,” Paulson said at the council meeting. “There were many students on our skate team who, if you look at their sit-

uations before, may not have graduated or taken Advanced Placement classes, or received a Rotary Club scholarship. … We have not lost one member of our skate team to either our continuation school or to dropping out.”

When it comes to providing for the kids, Felix and his fellow print team, including Anaya, print equipment operator Carlos Tirado and lab assistant Eduardo Balderas, make sure things get done.

“This whole group works together to make everything happen for the kids and provide a good environment for them,” Felix said.

Felix wants to see the city ramp up its skating opportunities by building more skateparks around town or adding to the Washington Park Skate Spot.

Daou's flagship wine dinner at Del Mar's West End

hints of black currant, cassis, fig, and black olive. The 18-month-aged merlot, with 50% new French oak, was awarded 94 points by Wine Enthusiast.

When guests walked into Sal Ercolano’s West End with sweeping panoramic views of Del Mar’s wetlands and coast, they also had another view. This second view was a formation of Daou wines to be paired with Chef Noe’s mouthwatering menu.

In the formation was Daou’s flagship wine, Soul of a Lion, dedicated to Joseph Daou, master winemaker and father to Daou proprietors and brothers Georges and Daniel.

Joseph instilled in his children the virtues of hard work, perseverance, and pursuing their dreams. Despite skepticism, Georges and Daniel defied convention by purchasing property in Paso Robles to craft exceptional Bordeaux wines.

Joseph encouraged them, saying, "Forge ahead without hesitation. Give it everything you've got." Thus, Daou Vineyards was born with his blessing. The brothers dedicated their crown jewel, "Soul of a Lion," to Joseph's memory, celebrating his legacy and urging them to embrace life with the soul of a lion.

Leading the evening’s narration was Daniel Brunner, Daou Vineyard’s division manager for California and Hawaii. Brunner was

assisted by his Daou colleague Eryn Schnitzler, SoCal business development manager, and Republic National Distributing Company's senior sales manager, John Parker.

Brunner expressed gratitude for his friend-

ship with Ercolano and acknowledged, "Seven years ago, Ercolano took a leap of faith by featuring Daou wines at his restaurants and hosting Daou wine dinners." Today, Daou has become one of Paso Robles' most renowned wineries.

Brunner also revealed that the Daou brothers recently acquired a 200-acre vineyard in Tuscany, with similar characteristics to their Paso Robles terroir.

Located at an elevation of 1,800 feet and boasting calcareous soils, the Tuscan vineyard will be initially planted with Cab Franc, Cab Sauvignon, and Merlot. I am eagerly waiting to sa-

vor Daou's Super Tuscans.

The dinner commenced with Chef Noe's delectable mini bites, featuring duck carpaccio on crostini, caprese sticks, and flatbread pinwheels. These were paired with the vibrant 2022 Sauvignon Blanc enticed with fragrant notes of grapefruit and pineapple while offering a refreshing palate showcasing flavors of lime, green apple, white nectarine, and pineapple.

Next on the menu was the tantalizing Shrimp Dijon, sautéed shrimp and a whole grain mustard brandy sauce. This dish was complemented by the 2021 Bodyguard Chardonnay, a heartfelt dedication to the brothers' mother, Marie, who had always been their protector. Sourced from Santa Barbara, this chardonnay shared some similarities with the Sauvignon

Blanc in terms of its aromatic profile and flavors.

However, it distinguished itself with a creamier texture and a lingering finish, owing to its aging process of 10 months in a blend of 30% new French and American oak, along with 40% neutral French oak, which imparted delicate hints of coconut and spice, particularly from the American oak influence.

The third course featured homemade short rib ravioli in a creamy porcini mushroom sauce paired with Daou's 2020 Sequentis Reserve Merlot. This new-age merlot exhibited vibrancy, flavor, and liveliness, setting it apart from other merlots and making it an ideal match for the mushroom sauce.

On the palate, Sequentis showcased notes of blueberry and blackberry, with

Next up was the 2019 Soul of a Lion Bordeaux and crispy duck legs glazed with a blood orange reduction served with garlic mashed potatoes. Soul of a Lion is handpicked, optically sorted, free-run juice aged for 22 months in 100% new French oak, competing with Napa Valley blue chip labels such as Opus One.

The brothers spare no expense in honor of their father and how much Soul of a Lion means to them.

Next year’s 2020 vintage will mark the 10-year anniversary of the first Soul of a Lion release. The wine's purple, black opaque color with off-the-chart phenolics 280+ part per million (ppm), fragrant floral nose, deep black cherry with hints of licorice on the palate, and ultra-smooth, structured finish was perfect with the duck and a Robert Parker Wine Advocate 97-point winner.

The Daou/RNDC teams also poured tastes of Patrimony, Daou’s top-tier premium wine dedicated to the brother’s legacy marked by the Latin moniker “Legatum Nostrum,” meaning “This is our legacy.” With 30 months aging in Bois Rose French oak, creating phenolics beyond 320ppm, Patrimony even exceeds Soul of a Lion quality with Jeb Dunnuck 97-100 point scores. Having a pouring of Soul of a Lion and Patrimony tasting was beyond memorable. More at daouvineyards. com.

Dinner concluded with old-fashioned chocolate pudding served with Daou Pessimist, a petite sirah (76%) dominant blend with zinfandel (12%), syrah (10%), and lagrein(2%). Hats off to Ercolano for the generous pricing, Chef Noe, Brunner, Schnitzler, Parker, and the West End team for a spectacular evening!

Note: West End is now open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday to Friday.

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O’side Ale Works edges South O Brewing in patio battle

brewery is wide open to the patio, making it easy to find a spot that feels patio-like, even if it isn’t.*

South O Brewing is a locally-owned spot on the dividing line between South “O” and regular old coastal Oceanside. They are part of the new South O that is no longer up-and-coming. It has come. Moving inland by several miles, there up against Oceanside Ale Works, whose history, while not relevant here, is worth reading about.

THE SCORES: As a reminder, breweries are scored on a 100-point scale with a max of 20 points per category. See the scoring details in our NCBPO launch column. Skip below for an unexpected twist or two.

South O Brewing

The patio is small — tiny — with only four tables. Those four tables come with really comfortable stools and chairs. They are situated under a covered overhang, making it easy to relax even if the weather is SoCal 2023 and not SoCal every other year (perfect). The

South O is a busy neighborhood spot. They have a big parking lot, but quite a few people are walking up from around the corner. It’s also on the PCH so the constant street noise will accompany your beers.

La Habanera is the food truck tonight offering burgers and churros. A regular schedule of food trucks is listed on a chalkboard, but it isn’t a guarantee there will be food. The brewery also hosts regular events. I’m sad I’ve missed Plants With Matt, but I bet he’ll return. They also have car cruises, trivia and bingo, and R&D beer release nights.

The space is next to the Vigilante Coffee Company. They stay open late, which I find a bonus because it is easy to pop over for a pickme-up.

*Just inside one of the doors is a Ninja Turtles pinball machine. It is the best of the ’90s cartoon-themed pinball machines.

Scorecard

Accommodation: 12

Atmosphere: 13

Offerings: 13

Service: 14

Wildcard: 15

Total: 67

Takeaway: It is hard to base a score solely on the patio at South O due to its size and integration with the inside. They do everything right, but the size of the space is the one thing they can’t change.

Oceanside Ale Works

A sign warns me that I’m entering a manufactur-

ing facility as I step inside Oceanside Ale Works. An old Singer sewing machine positioned inside the door seems to question my choice to wear flip-flops into such an establishment.

I’m not sure what I expect inside when I roll up to a fairly boring-looking industrial park building, but a hipster-friendly motorcycle dive brewery and a great big

smile from a long-haired, bushy-beared bartender isn’t it.

Oceanside Ale Works was indefinitely closed when I started writing this column, and until recently, the pandemic has kept me from random explorations.

I confirm my dog’s welcome status, order a session ale, and put my cash on the bar (cash only at OAW). The bartender gives me a headsup that it has a unique taste.

The beer comes in a plastic cup, which is one of my few complaints, but I get that it fits the brewery’s vibe. Less fitting but seemingly perfect is the gentleman keyboardist jamming away. His fedora and linen shirt imply a Cuban sound, but the notes are all Steely Dan. I’m here for it.

The patio is out back through a rolled-up garage door. A cooler and some wooden barrels form a de facto wall on one side, a chain link fence runs along the back, and the remaining space is closed off from the parking lot by temporary fencing.

It is sparsely decorated with a half dozen or so blue plastic alounge chairs — the kind you find stacked in front of Rite-Aid or Walmart at the beginning of the summer — circling over-

RAIN, WIND, AND

sized wooden cable spools. A few tables and chairs dot the space.

It feels like a brewery parking lot, albeit quieter back here than the roadside. I drink my beer and talk to the dog. A few other customers tell stories and laugh about co-workers. From my seat, I can look inside the brewery. The bar is filling up. The music has gotten louder. I hear peels of laughter from the bar, and I wonder what joke was told.

Scorecard

Accommodation: 13

Atmosphere: 13

Offerings: 13

Service: 16

Wildcard: 13

Total: 68

Takeaway: The party is inside. It feels like the kind of place where if you hang out at the bar you’ll inevitably leave with a story to tell. They have a bit more seating without the busy roadside noise than South O giving them the victory by the slimmest of margins.

ROUND 1 WINNER: Oceanside Ale Works.

Did I miss an excellent brewery patio? Send a message to @CheersNorthCounty on Facebook or Instagram, or e-mail me at ryan@coastnewsgroup.com.

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There’s still time to grow your favorite tomatoes

jano’s garden

It’s high noon at the tomato patch at the Carlsbad Senior Garden. Big Boy was strutting his stuff, his yellow blossoms glistening in the hot sun. Lady Yellow bent her soft green branches to give him the latest news.

“Did you hear about the new boy in town? Big Zac is going to blow your fruit off! Weighing in at 4 to 5 pounds for each tomato, he is sure to be this summer’s best in show!”

But seriously, fellow gardeners, there really is nothing like discovering a new variety.

TRY SOMETHING NEW

It is often worth the time and effort to save seeds from a tomato that recently became your new favorite. Such is the case with Big Zac, an heirloom variety, as Steven Froess, my local expert from Anderson’s La Costa Nursery, explained recently.

“Since I had such good luck with this variety, I simply saved about 40 seeds from one of the juiciest tomatoes, dried them and stored in a brown bag over

the winter, and pre-seeded in flats early in the year. After transplanting they were ready for the nursery.”

LOCATION, LOCATION

Froess continues:

“Many gardeners who are new to North County find it disappointing that it is very difficult to grow the traditional Beefsteak tomato found in the Midwest or Northeast gardens. Because I live in Vista, which is considered inland, I am able to push the envelope, and try the varieties that produce larger fruit.”

A fellow New York

horticulturist who lived in Northern California for a time reflected, “The climate is difficult for growing large Beefsteak tomatoes in the San Diego area,” Fred Palladino said. “You can have perfect soil and water conditions, but without a full eight hours of summer and high temperatures for at least eight weeks, it is difficult to grow the largest varieties.

“Smaller varieties such as Cherry, Roma, Heirloom and Grape tomatoes tend to give a higher yield in the San Diego climate. New varieties such as Cherokee

Purple and Black Russian were developed in colder, partially cloudy areas similar to North County.”

Anderson’s La Costa Nursery presently has over 10 varieties of tomatoes to choose from, including Cherokee Purple, Big Zac and Lemon Girl, all of which were favorites with the staff.

SOIL AND TOMATO CAGE

Froess reminds all of the customers to purchase tomato cages for indeterminate types.

“These tomatoes grow larger than determinate types, such as Patio or Roma

varieties, which stay compact and tend to fruit all at one time. Look for the determinate label if you want tomatoes that will produce throughout the season.

“At Anderson’s we recommend using Recipe 420 soil from E.B. Stone to amend your raised bed or for tomatoes in containers. The better start your tomatoes have in good soil, the less they will harbor disease.”

ASSESS YOUR SITE

BEFORE PLANTING

When planning a new vegetable garden, it is important to assess your site

before making an investment in supplies and plant material. Be sure to take a walk in your yard or patio and take pictures at different times of the day to determine which area will provide you with the most sun.

Keep an eye on the weather, including cloud and sun conditions as well as temperature predictions. Remember that temperature and weather conditions will vary throughout the county, whether you are on the coast or inland.

Anderson’s La Costa Nursery is located at 400 La Costa Avenue, phone (760) 753-3153, and is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ATTENTION, COOKS

If you are a good cook, as most gardeners are, choose the varieties that are specifically used for making sauce and vegetable dishes. Both San Marzano and Roma produce small, ovalshaped tomatoes that are full of flavor and juiciness needed for the perfect Italian tomato sauce.

In the upcoming issues we will share more of our vegetable recipes, so send us yours as well!

Jano Nightingale is a horticulturist and teaches gardening classes at the Carlsbad Senior Center Community Garden. Contact her a janosgarden@ gmail.com

MiraCosta College launches game-changing program to meet industry demands

The COVID-19 pandemic brought home the importance of the supply chain in bringing products to the consumer. When workers got sick at a meat processing plant, bacon was in short supply at grocery stores. When semiconductors from Asia became difficult to source, auto dealerships had only a few cars to sell on their lots.

Recognizing the importance of the supply chain, MiraCosta College created a new supply chain management program. At just $46 per unit, the new program is the most cost-effective option available anywhere. With the tuition-free MiraCosta Promise and various zero-cost textbooks and educational resources, students can pay less for their degree. Students can earn a certificate that leads directly to a career or a local university. Supply chain management means getting the right goods to the right place at the right time. It involves many industries, including manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, and retail.

The supply chain shortages in recent years have led to a realization that companies need to be more flexible and agile in dealing with their supply chain issues, calling for a new breed of supply chain professionals

knowledgeable in the latest technologies and creatively seeking new solutions. With a wave of retirements expected in the next few years, the demand for supply chain professionals will be even higher.

The supply chain management program at MiraCosta College addresses those needs. The contents of the courses are current and relevant because they are based on input from professional organizations in supply chain management.

Students can earn a certificate in supply chain management in less than two years and sit for profes-

sional certification exams in supply chain management that demonstrate their knowledge to potential employers. Program alums can also leverage their education to earn an associate degree, seamlessly transferring to California State University, San Marcos, or the University of San Diego, where a world of opportunities awaits in the form of bachelor’s degrees in supply chain management.

Even someone not considering a career in supply chain management will gain valuable information from the courses. For example, marketing professionals

need to understand the supply chain dynamics when promoting products to ensure enough will be available to meet increased demand.

The supply chain management program courses at MiraCosta College include business law, business statistics, and business communication. Students can tour manufacturing facilities, hear from guest speakers in the field, and participate in a mentorship program.

Jobs in the field are varied and well-paying. They include logistics analysts, production planners, materials planners, purchasing managers, and production and operating supervisors.

A study by the Association for Supply Chain Management found that the median compensation in the field is just under $100,000 annually, and overall compensation grew by an average of 12 percent. Employees with one supply chain certificate or credential earned 17 percent more than those without. The survey found that jobs in the field were easy to find, with 81 percent of new graduates landing a job in three months or less. Most importantly, the survey found that supply chain management professionals had high career satisfaction and enjoyed their work.

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Award-winning ‘TREE DOCTOR’ uses special techniques for exceptional results

Since 1985, Russell Bowman has been delighting residents of San Diego County with his plant and tree expertise.

So, it’s no wonder Bowman Plant & Tree Care Specialists have been named the San Diego Union-Tribune Community Press’ “Best of North County” voters’ poll for tree and plant care for a 2nd year in a row!

He is lovingly referred to as the San Diego “tree doctor extraordinaire” by his clients, Bowman is known for transforming sickly trees and gardens into Disneyesque wonderlands.

Using his own proprietary blend of organic biological nutrition, Bowman feeds plants at night — a technique he picked up during his time as a horticulturist at Disneyland.

“When you feed plants at night, they have enough time to absorb the nutrition, before it is degraded by the sun’s rays,” he said. “That’s why, when most people are winding down their days, eating dinner, and going to bed, we are out feeding plants and trees.”

He’s done more than just care for sick plants and trees, he’s revolutionized both residential and commercial properties by the use of his organic fertilizer tanks that inject his magical

formula through your irrigation systems.

This program reduces the households use of water overall by 30%.

In a very short time, this program pays back through reduced water bills.

“When you give your body proper nutrition, it affects your overall health and boosts your immunity, so you don’t get sick. The same is true for plants and trees.”

Bowman feeds complete “nutrition delivery biology” derived from earthworm

castings to replenish the missing healthy soil biology.

This works with a client’s current irrigation system so that each time the landscaping is watered, the needed soil biology is replenished.

“This is the secret to keeping your property looking like a five-star resort.”

Russell is quick to point out that healthy plants and trees are also environmentally friendly. A healthy plant will be more efficient at photosynthesizing sun-

light into oxygen and the healthy soil/compost helps bring down uses far less wa ter.

He donates his time and expertise for the trees for the Point Loma Association and gardens at the Rock Church in Point Loma, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, the YMCA, Barnes Tennis Center, Chili’s Restaurants, Stone Brewery in Escondido, and San Diego Botanic Garden.

He also served with the San Diego Rose Society in Balboa Park for 12 years.

“My calling is to beautify the earth, making trees and plants healthy,” The Master Gardener taught me everything I know. I’ve learned that when you love something, it’s not something you have to do; it’s something you want to do.”

To learn more about Bowman and his services, please contact Russell at 858-499-9417.

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Humane Society to waive fees through July 2

By City News Service REGION — As Independence Day approaches, the San Diego Humane Society will waive fees to help dog owners license and microchip their animals to ensure they can be recovered if they run away during booming fireworks celebrations, the organization announced this week.

The program will last from through July 2. Late fees will also be waived.

A one-year license is available to residents who live within San Diego Humane Society’s jurisdiction. The animal welfare organization is “calling on pet parents to take proactive measures to prevent their beloved animals from ending up in shelters during and after the July Fourth holiday,” officials said.

O’side police hope to catch kids in the act of doing good

OCEANSIDE — This summer, police officers want to catch kids doing good deeds.

Officers will be on the lookout for youth doing positive things like wearing helmets while riding bikes, helping keep parks or beaches clean, attending sports practices and checking out books at the library.

Officers will surprise these kids with gift cards funded by the department’s Random Acts of Kindness Project, which is focused on connecting officers and the community.

“This effort will help deepen community connections and is a way for officers to connect with the youngest generation,” said Police Chief Kedrick Sadler. “We want our young people to know that we are here to help them.”

The project, made pos sible by community donors and department member contributions, provides re sources to further officers’ ability to serve their com munity compassionately.

“It’s a cool experience to get out in the community and make people smile and serve in a different way,” said Officer Andy Gularte.

Officers encounter people daily who could use a helping hand or just a kind gesture to brighten

their day, often by providing meals, clothing or even transportation assistance.

This project allows the department to expand those efforts and encourage relationship-building in the community.

“I would not be in the position I am in if not for a police officer who took the time to speak with me when I was a teen,” said Public Information Officer Jennifer Atenza. “I never forgot that encounter, and it set my sights on a career where I could serve others.”

For more information about the Oceanside Police Department’s Random Acts of Kindness Project, contact Atenza at 760-2775237 or email jatenza@ oceansideca.org.

In-person licensing is available at SDHS campuses in Oceanside, Escondido, El Cajon and San Diego during business hours. Dogs must have a California-approved rabies vaccination.

According to SDHS, Independence Day typically leads “to a sharp increase in the number of stray animals entering shelter care,” because fireworks can upset pets that may escape by jumping fences out of fear and confusion. Owners should take steps to protect their pets from becoming lost, as shelters are already full, SDHS officials said.

“We’ve never been in this situation before — entering the July Fourth holiday having been over capacity for more than six months,” said Gary Weitzman, presi-

Property tax deadline nears

REGION — San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister reminds San Diego property owners that the deadline to pay their property taxes without additional penalties is June 30.

“On July 1, unpaid bills will go into default and receive additional penalties of 1.5% each month,” McAllister said. “That penalty adds up to a hefty 18% per year but is avoidable if payments are received by the June 30 deadline.”

According to his office, taxpayers can quickly pay their bills online at sdttc. com at no additional cost if payment is made using the free e-Check option.

County property taxes are due in two installments. The first delinquent date is in December and the second is in April. Each late installment has already incurred a

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dent and CEO of San Diego Humane Society. “We can’t stress enough how important it is for pet owners to have a plan to keep their pets safe, even for the unexpected, like unscheduled fireworks, in their neighborhoods.”

Statistics show one out of every three pets will become lost during their lifetime, SDHS said, with only one in 10 found. According to 2022 data, SDHS took in 275 stray dogs, cats and other small animals lost between July 4 and 7.

Just 16% of those animals were reclaimed by owners, according to the agency.

All San Diego Humane Society shelters will be closed on July 3 and 4.

Residents who find a stray pet over the holiday should look for identification

on the animal’s collar and contact the owner if possible, SDHS said.

Along with licensing and microchipping, the SDHS recommends that pet owners also make sure their animals have collars with tags (with a phone number), ask their veterinarian about stress-reducing medication, hire a pet sitter if they have holiday plans, create a secure home sanctuary and keep their dog leashed at all times while it is outside.

Locations for dog-licensing are available at sdhumane.org/resources/animal-service-jurisdictions. html, while free microchipping appointments can be scheduled at sdhumane.org/ services/vaccinations.

Information on lost pets is at sdhumane.org/services/ lost-and-found.

May 21 to July 8, 2023

10% penalty, plus a $10 fee if the second installment is late.

Remaining taxes due total $128 million. So far, the TTC has collected 98.4% of total property taxes due this year for a total of $7,994,588,375.75.

“There is still a small percentage of bills that are not yet paid, and we want to remind taxpayers that there’s still time to avoid additional penalties,” McAllister said. Under California State law, properties that have been in default for five years may be sold at a tax sale.

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EDITORS: These horoscopes are for use the week of JUNE 19, 2023

1. TELEVISION: When did “Sesame Street” debut on PBS?

2. MOVIES: What is the name of the moon where “Avatar” takes place?

3. GEOGRAPHY: Which country is home to a tall rock structure called the Finger of God?

4. HISTORY: What was Babe Ruth’s real rst name?

5. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How many of Snow White’s seven dwarfs have names ending in “y”?

6. MUSIC: Which country did the band AC/DC come from?

7. LITERATURE: How many books are in the primary Harry Potter novel series?

8. GOVERNMENT: How many national parks are in the United States?

9. FOOD & DRINK: In which country was the Caesar salad invented?

10. ANATOMY: Where is the uvula in the human body?

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A stubborn refusal to go ahead on a project mystifies colleagues who expected more flexibility. But once you explain your position, they’ll understand and even applaud you.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A relationship seems to be stuck in the same place. Now it’s up to you, dear Bovine, how far you want it to go and how intense you want it to be. Choose well and choose soon.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A relationship progresses more slowly than you would prefer. Best advice: Insist on a frank and open discussion. What is learned could change minds and, maybe, hearts.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) It’s all right to be grateful to a workplace colleague who has done you a good turn. But gratitude shouldn’t be a lifelong obligation. The time to break this cycle is now.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) It’s going to be especially nice to be the King of the Zodiac at this time. A recent money squeeze eases. Plans start to work out, and new friends enter Your Majesty’s domain.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Before you make a commitment on any level (personal, professional, legal), get all of the facts. There might be hidden problems that could cause trouble later on.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Personal relationships improve. Professional prospects also brighten. A job offer could come through by month’s end, and an old friend seeks to make contact.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Your senses detect that something is not quite right about a matter involving a workplace colleague. Best advice: Follow your keen instincts, and don’t get involved.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A prospect offers rewards, but it also demands that you assume a great deal of responsibility. Knowing you, you’re up to the challenge, so go for it — and good luck.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A favor you did a long time ago is repaid, as a trusted colleague steps in to help you with a suddenly expanded workload. A family member has important news as well.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A new job offer could require moving across the country. But before you let your doubts determine your decision, learn more about the potentials involved.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20)

Your sense of fair play doesn’t allow you to rush to judgment about a friend who might have betrayed you. Good! All the facts on the matter are not yet in.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have a romantic nature that allows you to find the best in people. You would excel at poetry and drama.

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IT’S COME TO THIS

In Japan, people who are just being freed from COVID mask-wearing mandates feel they’ve lost their ability to do a simple thing: smile. Sky News reported that 20-year-old Himawari Yoshida, among many others, has enlisted the help of a “smile instructor,” Keiko Kawano. “I hadn’t used my facial muscles much during COVID,” Yoshida said. One-on-one sessions cost about $55. Kawano has students stretch the sides of their mouths and hold up a mirror to smile into. “Culturally, a smile signifies that I’m not holding a gun, and I’m not a threat to you,” Kawano said. [Sky News, 6/5/2023]

CAN’T POSSIBLY BE TRUE

Still learning

water spot

Monday, June 12, broke in dimly contrasting shades of gray as sea and sky competed with the onshore wind and drizzle to see which could make surfing less appealing.

Is this North County’s version of some Pharaonic plague or an outtake from Bill Murray’s “Groundhog Day”? Not that it matters to me. I’m trading in my trusty Frye “Gypsy” for the soft, sweet ride of the couch.

The refrigerator and the couch are also in apparent competition, and it seems they have conspired to Jell-O-mold me into an object easily camouflaged in a beanbag chair.

What little willpower I have left causes me to rise up in rebellion against the tyranny of laziness and seek non-caloric salvation.

It arrives in the form of my well-used, cat-chewed Surf-Fit Performance Mat, the best indoor trainer I know to keep a non-surfing surfer in shape for the long ride.

Surf-Fit mats are available in different sizes, including keiki, and come complete with workout instructions.

Using the well-established wisdom that popping up quickly and correctly is the basis for a good ride, the mat has proven its worth at times when deadlines intrude upon precious surf time.

It also defies the tired cliché that the only way to train for surfing is by surfing. After a few reps popping up, I sense some of the rust chipping from my joints. I’ll hit it again this

evening, and all this week.

Weather and waves permitting, and if Cardiff Surf Co. carries portly board shorts, I expect to be paddling out by midweek.

Inspired to dig further into surf conditioning, I located The Surfer’s Roadmap (thesurfersroadmap. com). There, I was virtually introduced to the affable Kale Brock, an excellent surfer/filmmaker who breaks down the basics of surfing into easily digestible chunks.

Brock’s first lesson ties in with the one I am learning through the surf mat. Titled “Pop Up Exercises That Actually Work,” I decided to give it a shot. Now, I have been surfing for over 60 years and, come to find out, I was popping up wrong. Don’t hate me for this, but you probably are too.

Like many of those around my age, I got stuck on longboards for years. Nothing wrong with longboards, of course, and I still enjoy riding them on occasion. They are, however, not the best for snappy beach breaks, which is what we mostly have in North County during summertime.

Also, they can make you lazy as it becomes easy to drag your foot rather than lift your leg beneath you and stand up with both feet planted firmly beneath you.

Using both the mat and Brock’s exercise routines, I am in the process of breaking decades of bad habits and learning some healthy new ones.

Of course, being in great surfing shape doesn’t matter if you don’t paddle out. Timing in turning, spanking the lip and cutting back are all factors that cannot be duplicated in the bedroom or home gym.

And why would anyone want to? Training to surf is the hard part that leads to the reward.

bing 19 iPhones and $8,000 in cash. Naturally, it’s hard to see through cardboard, so Griffin at one point removed the box and revealed himself to a surveillance camera. The store’s owner, Jeremias Berganza, did some sleuthing around the area after the robber left the store and found him at a nearby liquor store, drinking with friends. Griffin was charged with grand theft, burglary, cocaine possession and resisting an officer. [NBC6, 6/4/2023]

TONE DEAF

When Corinea Stanhope, 36, of Powell River, British Columbia, Canada, found a dead deer on her property, she and her grandfather set up a trail camera, hoping to catch some interesting wildlife attracted to the carcass. Instead, Fox News reported on June 6, Stanhope reported capturing something quite different: “two witches holding a carcass-eating ritual. ... Grandpa said he’d got naked people on the camera and I said, ‘No you didn’t.’ So he showed me,” Stanhope said. She said the two people showed up shortly after sunset and appeared to be wearing long wigs. “You can’t really tell from the photos, but the hoof was brought right up to her mouth. I don’t know if she was kissing it, smelling it or eating it, but to touch a decaying carcass like that makes me feel sick.” Stanhope hopes the incident was a prank; she decided not to contact police because there was no crime committed. [Fox News, 6/6/2023]

GOING IN STYLE

Go As You Please, a funeral company in Edinburgh, Scotland, is hoping to “break the taboo” of talking about final arrangements, Sky News reported, by offering custom-made coffins. For instance, general manager Scott Purvis said, the company created a coffin that looked like a Dyson vacuum box for someone whose history included repairing vacuum cleaners. “Most of our coffin designs come from having honest conversations with the person when they are still alive,” Purvis said. Other designs they’ve made include a pint of Tennent’s lager and a Greggs sausage roll. [Sky News, 6/1/2023]

LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINAL

A phone repair store in Miami Gardens, Florida, was the target of a robbery in the early hours of June 3, NBC6-TV reported. The suspect, 33-year-old Claude Vincent Griffin, employed a brilliant disguise: He wore an ill-fitting cardboard box over his head as he smashed the glass countertop and reached into a case, grab -

The Woolshed nightclub in Adelaide, Australia, is in apology mode after running a sketchy promotion offering free drinks based on bra size, 9News reported on June 4. The campaign promised one free drink for an A cup, two drinks for a B cup, etc., and included hanging bras up in the bar. “The bigger the better,” a social media post read. Patrons weren’t impressed: One woman said she would choose to go somewhere else. The Woolshed apologized and said future promotions would be reviewed by senior management to ensure an “inclusive environment” for all patrons. [9News, 6/4/2023]

THIS IS NOT HOW WE SONIC

As the debate about appropriate hot dog condiments (Relish? Mustard? Ketchup?) rages on, a worker at an Espanola, New Mexico, Sonic threw a new hat into the ring when he customized a patron’s order

a bit more than she liked on May 30. Fox News reported that as the woman bit into her hot dog, she encountered a plastic bag with a white powdery substance inside. She contacted police, who tested the powder and found it to be cocaine. It seems that as Jeffrey David Salazar, 54, was preparing her order, he allegedly dropped his stash; video surveillance showed that Salazar began to frantically search the area “as if he had lost something.” He admitted to police that he had bought the coke from someone in the restaurant parking lot. [Fox News, 6/3/2023]

CLOTHING OPTIONAL

At a Lancashire, England, gas station on May 23, Quinn Kelly stepped into the store for a snack and was shocked as he came out to see a man filling up his tank while completely nude — except for boots. Stuart Gilmore, 44, of Manchester was “casual about it,” Kelly said. He said Gilmore is a “naturist” and “goes around naked to spread positivity and has been doing it for a few years,” according to Fox News. “I don’t take any notice when people take photos,” Gilmore said. “I don’t do it for attention. I’m doing it to promote naturism and the benefits,” which he said include improved mental health. [Fox News, 6/3/2023]

IT’S GOOD TO HAVE

A HOBBY

Rocketry enthusiasts gathered near Alamosa,

Colorado, over the Memorial Day weekend to ... enthuse about rockets, but one person’s rocket got away from them in a most inconvenient location: a hotel room at the Comfort Inn, according to the Alamosa News. “There was a malfunction with the motherboard in the rocket which caused the motor to catch on fire,” explained Alamosa Fire Department Deputy Chief Paul Duarte. The resulting explosion caused “enough pressure in the room to dislodge the drywall and panels in the ceiling to fall.” The 4-foot-8-inch rocket had to be disarmed by firefighters to mitigate any further risk. Duarte didn’t believe the guest was injured in the incident. Hotel clerks didn’t expect any charges to be filed. [Alamosa News, 5/30/2023]

AWESOME!

Elephants at the Houston Zoo are a limber group, thanks to the yoga practice they begin learning soon after they’re born, Chron reported on June 5. In fact, Tess, 40, can lift her 6,500-pound body into a handstand. Adult elephants do the sets of exercises twice a day to help keep their joints moving and are rewarded with fruit or bread, said Kristen Windle, the zoo’s elephant manager. “We want them to constantly be learning new things,” she said. “They are really smart and they want to be constantly working and learning.” [Chron, 6/5/2023]

LEGALS

CITY OF ENCINITAS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE CITY COUNCIL PLACE OF MEETING: Council Chambers, Civic Center 505 South Vulcan Avenue Encinitas, CA 92024 IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT/SECTION 504 REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 AND TITLE VI, THIS AGENCY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC ENTITY AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, ETHNIC ORIGIN, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, RELIGION, VETERANS STATUS OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY IN EMPLOYMENT OR THE PROVISION OF SERVICE. IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT (760) 633-2710 AT LEAST 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING. It is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at 6 p.m by the Encinitas City Council to discuss the following item:

PROJECT NAME: Beacon’s Beach Parking Lot Plan; CASE NUMBER: APPEAL-006269-2023 and MULTI-005456-2022; USE-005458-2022; CDP-005457-2022; FILING DATE: June 7, 2022; APPLICANT: The City of Encinitas; APPELLANT: Chandra Slaven; LOCATION: 948 Neptune Avenue (APN: 254-040-31); DESCRIPTION: Public hearing to consider a timely appeal led on May 18, 2023 of the Planning Commission’s approval of a Major Use Permit and Coastal Development Permit to allow the removal and replacement of the existing parking lot pavement to construct a new parking lot area beyond the existing failure plane on the blu at Beacon’s Beach and temporary construction staging area in the parking lot located. ZONING/OVERLAY: The subject lot is located within the Residential 8 (R-8) zone and the Ecological Resource/Open Space/Park (ER/OS/PK) zone, the Coastal Blu Overlay Zone, and within the California Coastal Commission’s Appeal Jurisdiction of the Coastal Zone; ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: The project has been determined to be exempt from environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15311 and Section 15304(e). Section 15311 exempts the construction or replacement of minor structures including small parking lots. The request to authorize the removal and replacement of the existing parking lot pavement to construct a new parking lot area beyond the existing failure plane on the blu at Beacon’s Beach meets this exemption. Section 15304(e) exempts the temporary construction staging area for the duration of the project. None of the exceptions in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 exists and no historic resources would be impacted by the proposed project.

STAFF CONTACT: Todd Mierau, Coastal Zone Program Administrator: (760) 633-2693 or tmierau@encinitasca.gov.

This appeal will be considered by the City Council pursuant to Chapter 1.12 of the Municipal Code. Any person who wishes to submit a written position with arguments, documents, exhibits, letters, photos, charts, diagrams, videos, etc., addressing the challenged determination MUST submit these to the City Clerk by 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, seven calendar days prior to the public hearing. No new information will be considered by the City Council after this deadline. Upon ling with the City Clerk, those items will be available to the public. Any questions, please contact the City Clerk at (760) 633-2601.

The above item is located within the Coastal Zone and requires issuance of a regular Coastal Development Permit. The action of the City Council on an appeal may be appealed to the California Coastal Commission.

Under California Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge the nature of the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only the issues you or someone else raised regarding the matter described in this notice or written correspondence delivered to the City at or before the time and date of the determination.

For further information, or to review the application prior to the hearing, please contact sta , or contact the Development Services Department, 505 South Vulcan Avenue, Encinitas, CA 92024 at (760) 633-2710 or by email at planning@encinitasca.gov

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CITY OF ENCINITAS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT

LEGAL NOTICE OF STUDY SESSION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND URBAN FOREST ADVISORY COMMITTEE (UFAC) PLACE OF MEETING: Poinsettia Room at City Hall 505 S. Vulcan Avenue Encinitas, CA 92024

IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT/SECTION

504 REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 AND TITLE VI, THIS AGENCY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC ENTITY AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, ETHNIC ORIGIN, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, RELIGION, VETERANS STATUS, OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY IN EMPLOYMENT OR THE PROVISION OF SERVICE. IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY CLERK AT (760) 633-2601 AT LEAST 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING. PARA ASISTENCIA EN ESPAÑOL, POR FAVOR LLAME AL (760) 943-2150.

It is hereby given that the Planning Commission and the Urban Forest Advisory Committee (UFAC) will conduct a Joint Study Session on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., to discuss the following item of the City of Encinitas:

CASE NUMBER: PLCY-006321-2023 (Mature Tree Ordinance); APPLICANT: City of Encinitas; LOCATION: City-wide; PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A joint study session between the Planning Commission and the UFAC to discuss the Mature Tree Ordinance, including a “mature tree” de nition, mitigation and replacement strategies, and preservation incentives.

ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: The action before the City Council is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a “project” under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines. The action involves an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment. STAFF CONTACT: Evan Jedynak, Senior Planner (760) 633-2686 or ejedynak@ encinitasca.gov, or Robin Luna, Assistant Planner (760) 633-2784 or rluna@encinitasca.gov For further information, or to review the sta report prior to the hearing, please contact sta or contact the Development Services Department, 505 South Vulcan Avenue, Encinitas, CA 92024 at (760) 633-2710 or by email at planning@encinitasca.gov.

La presentación será en inglés. Llame al (760) 943-2150 antes del 22 de junio si necesita servicios de traducción durante la presentación. Para obtener más información, comuníquese con Robin Luna, Plani cador por correo electrónico rluna@encinitasca.gov. Para asistencia en español, por favor llame al (760) 943-2150.

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T.S. No.: 2021-100538 Loan

No.: Plumosa/Diamond Living

Es Order No.: 05943925 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS AND UNRECORDED LEASES, SECURITY AGREEMENT, AND FIXTURE FILING DATED 11/13/2018. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST

YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the

hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Diamond Living Estates, LLC; a California Limited Liability Company Duly Appointed Trustee: Beacon Default Management, Inc., a California corporation Recorded 11/16/2018, as Instrument No. 2018-0477240, of O cial

Records in the o ce of the Recorder of San Diego County, California, under the power of sale therein contained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION

TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash, or cashier’s check made payable to Beacon Default Management, Inc. (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States) without warranty express or implied as to title, use, possession or encumbrances, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it as such Trustee, in and to the following described property situated in the

aforesaid County and State, towit: Date of Sale: 7/03/2023 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the entrance to the East County Regional Center by the statue, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 Said property is being sold for the purpose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, including, without limitation, fees, and expenses of sale. The total amount of the unpaid principal balance, together with reasonably estimated costs, charges, expenses, fees, and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is: $608,832.28 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 540 Plumosa Avenue Vista, California 92081 Legal

Description: Please see Exhibit “A” attached hereto Trustee Sale: 2021-100538 EXHIBIT “A” All that certain real property situated in the County of San Diego, State of California, described as follows: THOSE PORTIONS OF LOTS 6 AND 7 IN BLOCK 3 OF CHARLES VICTOR HALL TRACT, UNIT 1, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO MAP THEREOF NO. 1963, ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AS CONVEYED TO IRWIN DUBINSKY, TRUSTEE OF THE IRWIN DUBINSKY LIVING TRUST UTD 11-62004, PER QUITCLAIM DEED RECORDED DECEMBER 8, 2004, AS FILE NO. 20041153504, OFFICIAL RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF LOT 7 OF SAID MAP NO. 1963, AS CONVEYED TO RUGENIA A.M. KISSINGER AND JOHN A. KISSINGER, AS TRUSTEES UNDER THAT CERTAIN REVOCABLE DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED DECEMBER 20, 2004, A.K.A. THE KISSINGER FAMILY TRUST, PER QUITCLAIM DEED RECORDED JANUARY 11, 2005 AS FILE NO. 20050026563, OFFICIAL RECORDS, LYING SOUTHERLY, EASTERLY AND NORTHEASTERLY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE: BEGINNING AT THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF

SAID KISSINGER LAND; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID KISSINGER LAND, SOUTH 40° 05’ 25” EAST 106.04 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE LEAVING SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE, NORTH 44° 08’ 00” EAST, 120.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 18° 06’ 18” WEST, 37.44 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID KISSINGER LAND; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY LINE, NORTH 43° 20’ 00” WEST, 65.02 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID NORTHEASTERLY LINE, NORTH 88° 26’ 30” WEST, 7.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 43° 20’ 00” WEST, 2.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID KISSINGER LAND, SAID POINT LIES ON THE ARC OF A 275.00 FOOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 4.96 FEET SOUTHWESTERLY OF THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF SAID KISSINGER LAND. SAID LAND IS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” OF THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED SEPTEMBER 18, 2008, FILE NO. 2008-0495267, OFFICIAL RECORDS. Personal Property

Description: Please see Exhibit “B” attached hereto Exhibit “B” All property now or hereafter owned by Trustor and a xed to or located upon or used in connection with the Premises, and all renewals, replacements and substitutions thereof and additions hereto, which, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall be deemed a part of the real property, and shall cover all articles of personal property and all materials delivered to the Premises for incorporation or use in any construction permitted by Bene ciary to be conducted thereon and owned by Trustor and all permits, approvals, plans, speci cations, architect’s contracts, construction contracts, and similar items used in connection with construction of any improvements on the Premises.

A.P.N.: 217-131-56-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness

of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the bene ciary within 10 days of the date of rst publication of this Notice of Sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder’s rights against the real property only.

THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION

OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED

TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby noti ed that a negative credit report re ecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to ful ll the terms of your credit obligations. The name, street address and telephone number of the Trustee is: Beacon Default Management, Inc. 30101 Agoura Court, Suite 203 Agoura Hills, California 91301 Phone: (310) 929-5457 Trustee’s Sale No. 2021-100538 FOR TRUSTEE

SALE INFORMATION

PLEASE CALL: Stox Posting & Publishing, LLC Sale Line: (844) 477-7869 www.

stoxposting.com

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned o may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying o all liens senior to the lien being auctioned o , before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s o ce or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, bene ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the le number assigned to this case 2021-100538. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase.

First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you may call (714) 929-1034, or visit this internet website: www. stoxposting.com, using the le number assigned to this case 2021-100538 to nd the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid, so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and a davit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

Date: May 24, 2023 Beacon Default Management, Inc., a California corporation, as trustee Selina I. Parelskin, Authorized Signatory Trustee Sale: 2021-100538 STOX 938983_2021-100538 06/09/2023, 06/16/2023, 06/23/2023 CN 27714

NOTICE TO

POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

T.S. No.: 2021-100537 Loan No.: Vista/Diamond Living Order No.: 05943923 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS AND LEASES, SECUITY AGREEMENT, AND FIXTURES FILING DATED 3/7/2017. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR

CITY OF CARLSBAD

Summary of Ordinance No. CS-449 per Government Code §36933(c)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE, TITLE 21 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE, TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH STATE LAW RELATED TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AMENDMENT 2023

ZCA 2023-0001/ LCPA 2023-0017/ PUB 2023-0002

The proposed ordinance amends portions of Carlsbad Municipal Code, Title 21, Zoning in order to bring the code into compliance with certain requirements of the city’s Housing Element as well as with state law. The amendments include changes to the Local Coastal Program, the planning document for the Coastal Zone. Amending the Local Coastal Program would enable the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments to also apply in the state-de ned Coastal Zone. Because the Zoning Ordinance is part of the Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan, an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance also constitutes an amendment to the implementation plan.

The following summarizes some of the more signi cant changes being proposed:

• Height limitations raised from 16 feet maximum to 18 feet maximum for certain detached ADUs.

• The city can no longer impose its front yard setback requirements on an 800-square-foot or smaller ADU if all other development standards are met.

• Modi ed permitting requirements:

o The city must provide comments, de ciencies and a list of remedy options if an application is denied.

o The city must provide concurrent review with a detached garage demolition permit if the ADU is replacing the garage.

o ADUs can be constructed on lots with nonconforming uses or characteristics that do not pose a threat to public health or safety.

o Provides a new exception for ADU o -street parking requirements.

• These state-initiated modi cations often require regular updates to the Carlsbad Municipal Code. As much as possible, the proposed code amendments refer to the applicable state government codes for many of ADU-JADU-compliance requirements, rather than restating them in the Municipal Code. This will help reduce the need for the city to process annual code amendments when state law changes in the future.

A certi ed copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance is posted in the O ce of the City Clerk, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008.

PASSED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, on the 6th day of June, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:

AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Luna.

NAYS: None.

ABSTAIN: None.

ABSENT: None.

PUBLISH DATE: June 16, 2023 City of Carlsbad | City Council

PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property

under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor:

Diamond Living Estates, LLC; a California Limited Liability Company Duly Appointed

Trustee: Beacon Default

06/16/2023 CN 27735

Management, Inc., a California corporation Recorded 3/9/2017, as Instrument No. 2017-0110517, of O cial Records in the o ce of the Recorder of San Diego County, California, under the power of sale therein contained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash, or cashier’s check made payable to Beacon Default Management, Inc. (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States) without warranty express or implied as to title, use, possession or encumbrances, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it as such Trustee, in and to the following described property situated in the aforesaid County and State, towit: Date of Sale: 6/26/2023 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale:At the entrance to the East County Regional Center by the statue, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 Said property is being sold for the purpose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, including, without limitation, fees, and expenses of sale. The total amount of the unpaid principal balance, together with reasonably estimated costs, charges, expenses, fees, and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is: $124,724.72

Street Address or other common designation of real property: Plumosa Avenue Vista, CA

92081 Legal Description:

Please see Exhibit “A” attached hereto Trustee Sale: 2021100537 EXHIBIT “A” All that certain real property situated in the County of San Diego, State of California, described as follows: THOSE PORTIONS OF LOTS 6 AND 7 IN BLOCK 3 OF CHARLES VICTOR HALL

CITY OF CARLSBAD

Summary of Ordinance No. CS-448 per Government Code §36933(c)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE, TITLE 21 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE, TO IMPLEMENT A PORTION OF OBJECTIVE G OF HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM 1.3 - ALTERNATIVE HOUSING AND OBJECTIVE H OF HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM 2.13 - HOUSING FOR PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

ALTERNATIVE AND TEMPORARY HOUSING AMENDMENTS 2023

ZCA 2023-0002/LCPA 2023-0018 (DEV 2023-0040)

The proposed ordinance amends portions of Carlsbad Municipal Code, Title 21, Zoning in order to bring the code into compliance with certain requirements of the city’s Housing Element as well as with state law. Speci cally, the Housing Element’s Program 1.3 – Alternative Housing and Program 2.13 - Housing for Persons Experiencing Homelessness include objectives that require the city to amend its Zoning Ordinance to increase and clarify allowances for special needs housing such as emergency shelters, employee housing, residential care facilities, low barrier navigation centers, and group and boarding homes. The amendments include changes to the Local Coastal Program, the planning document for the Coastal Zone. Amending the Local Coastal Program would enable the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments to also apply in the state-de ned Coastal Zone. Because the Zoning Ordinance is part of the Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan, an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance also constitutes an amendment to the implementation plan.

The following summarizes some of the more signi cant changes being proposed:

Program 1.3 – Supportive Housing, Objective g.

• Residential care facilities: The Zoning Ordinance currently permits residential care facilities serving no more than six persons in all zones allowing residential uses. In three residential zones (R-3, R-P and RD-M), facilities serving seven or more persons are also permitted, but only upon approval of a Planning Commission-issued conditional use permit. The proposed changes would conditionally permit (i.e., allow with a conditional use permit) residential care facilities serving seven or more persons in all residential zones. This is consistent with state law (e.g., Government Code sections 65583(a)(5), 65583(c)(3), 65583(c)(5)).

• Group homes: The current Zoning Ordinance does not de ne or use the term “group homes.” However, the Zoning Ordinance already permits group homes in the form of residential care facilities, supportive housing, and transitional housing. The current Zoning Ordinance de nition of “family” allows communal living arrangements, which is also consistent with state law.

o Proposed changes would de ne group homes and permit or conditionally permit them in all zones allowing residential uses, consistent with state law, such as Government Code sections 65583(a)(5), 65583(c) (3), and 65583(c)(5). Group homes that both serve seven or more persons and require state licensing are required to obtain a conditional use permit from the city. There is no limit on the number of persons served in group homes that do not require state licensing. These changes are allowed by state law.

o The city ‘s current de nition of “family” imposes no limit on the number of people. Moreover, group homes in the form of supportive and transitional housing are currently permitted in the city’s residential zones with no maximum number of persons served. For details on state requirements related to group homes, see Exhibit 10, a December 2022 technical advisory HCD published on the subject.

Program 2.13 Housing for Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Objective h.

• Low barrier navigation centers, as noted above, are shelters that have additional requirements and regulations than emergency shelters to provide temporary housing but include case managers, health services and a focus on moving people into permanent housing. The Zoning Ordinance currently does not de ne low barrier navigation centers.

• As required by state law (Government Code Section 65660), Low barrier navigation centers must be permitted anywhere an emergency shelter is allowed as well as in any areas zoned for mixed use and nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses. Currently, emergency shelters are permitted (no more than 30 beds) or conditionally permitted (more than 30 beds) in the city’s industrial zones (M and P-M), an area of approximately 1,510 acres.

• In the M Zone, Catholic Charities operates La Posada de Guadalupe, a 100-bed emergency shelter at 2476 Impala Drive. The City Council approved a grant in 2022 to allow Catholic Charities to expand sta ng at the shelter so it can better serve guests as a low barrier navigation center. The city also secured a $2 million grant from the County of San Diego in December 2022 to expand La Posada de Guadalupe and serve women and those with children for the rst time in the shelter’s history. Since state law supersedes local land use regulations on this subject, sta are processing Catholic Charities’ expansion project consistent with Government Code section 65660 until the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments are approved.

• The proposed amendments would add a de nition for low barrier navigation centers and allow them without a conditional use permit, regardless of size, in any residential zone that provides for multi-family residential and in commercial zones allowing residential uses. Since low barrier navigation centers provide essential shelter for people experiencing homelessness, allowing them in multiple zones helps further the city’s capacity to reduce homelessness. Government Code section 65668 states that the provisions related to Low Barrier Navigation Centers remain in e ect until Jan. 1, 2027, unless extended.

• Emergency shelters: As noted, emergency shelters are permitted in the city’s industrial zones. As state law requires (Government Code section 65583 (a)(4)(C)), proposed amendments would not change where emergency shelters can locate but would broaden the Zoning Ordinance’s de nition of emergency shelters to allow for “interim interventions, including, but not limited to, a navigation center, bridge housing, and respite or recuperative care.”

A certi ed copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance is posted in the O ce of the City Clerk, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008.

PASSED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, on the 6th day of June, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:

AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Luna.

NAYS: None.

ABSTAIN: None.

ABSENT: None.

PUBLISH DATE: June 16, 2023 City of Carlsbad | City Council

TRACT, UNIT 1, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO MAP THEREOF NO. 1963, ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AS CONVEYED TO IRWIN DUBINSKY, TRUSTEE OF THE IRWIN DUBINSKY LIVING TRUST UTD 11-62004, PER QUITCLAIM DEED RECORDED DECEMBER 8, 2004, AS FILE NO. 20041153504, OFFICIAL RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF LOT 7 OF SAID MAP NO. 1963, AS CONVEYED TO RUGENIA A.M. KISSINGER AND JOHN A. KISSINGER, AS TRUSTEES

UNDER THAT CERTAIN REVOCABLE DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED DECEMBER 20, 2004, A.K.A. THE KISSINGER FAMILY TRUST, PER QUITCLAIM DEED RECORDED JANUARY 11, 2005 AS FILE NO. 20050026563, OFFICIAL RECORDS, LYING SOUTHERLY, EASTERLY AND NORTHEASTERLY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE: BEGINNING AT THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF SAID KISSINGER LAND; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID KISSINGER LAND, SOUTH 40° 05’ 25” EAST 106.04 FEET TO THE TRUE

POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE LEAVING SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE, NORTH 44° 08’ 00” EAST, 120.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 18° 06’ 18” WEST, 37.44 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID KISSINGER LAND; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY LINE, NORTH 43° 20’ 00” WEST, 65.02 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID NORTHEASTERLY LINE, NORTH 88° 26’ 30” WEST, 7.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 43° 20’ 00” WEST, 2.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID KISSINGER LAND, SAID POINT LIES ON THE

ARC OF A 275.00 FOOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 4.96 FEET SOUTHWESTERLY OF THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF SAID KISSINGER LAND. SAID LAND IS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” OF THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED SEPTEMBER 18, 2008, FILE NO. 2008-0495267, OFFICIAL RECORDS. Personal Property: Please see Exhibit “B” attached

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority (SEJPA) is requesting bids for: Construction of Moonlight Beach Sewage Pump Station Modi cations Project

To be considered for selection, a bid must be submitted no later than 2:00pm on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=33529 .

Project Description: The work to be done is more particularly described in the contract documents and bid package. Generally, the existing Moonlight Beach Pump Station has been in continuous service since 1972 and now needs to be retro tted to replace the existing worn-out pumps and other appurtenant items as called out within the contract documents.

Contract Term: This contract shall be e ective on and from the day, month and year of its execution by SEJPA. Contractor shall achieve Completion of Work by no later than three hundred sixty ve (365) calendar days after the date stated in the Notice to Proceed. Time is of the essence for the Work under this Agreement.

To be considered for selection, a Bid must be submitted no later than 2:00pm on Thursday July 20, 2023, at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=33529. All bid documents and project correspondence will be posted on the PlanetBids website. It is the responsibility of Bidders to check the website regularly for information updates and bid clari cations, as well as any addenda. To submit a bid, a bidder must be registered with the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority as a vendor via PlanetBids. To register as a vendor, go to the following link (https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=33529), and then proceed to click on the “New Vendor Registration” box. All addenda will be available on the PlanetBids website. SEJPA makes no representation regarding the accuracy of Contract Documents received from third party plan rooms and Contractor accepts bid documents from third parties at its own risk.

All correspondence and submittals shall be handled electronically through PlanetBids.

SEJPA hereby noti es all potential Respondents that it will ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be a orded full opportunity to submit Bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion, color, national origin, political a liation, marital status, sex, age, or disability.

SEJPA reserves the right to reject any or all Bids or waive any irregularities or technical de ciencies in any Bid.

Pursuant to the Labor Code of the State of California, it will be required that not less than the locally prevailing wage rates. as speci ed by the Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, be paid to all workmen employed or engaged in the performance of this project.

Purchasing Department purchasing@sejpa.org

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hereto Trustee Sale: 2021100537 Exhibit “B” All property now or hereafter owned by Trustor and a xed to or located upon or used in connection with the Premises, and all renewals, replacements and substitutions thereof and additions hereto, which, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall be deemed a part of the real property, and shall cover all articles of personal property and all materials delivered to the Premises for incorporation or use in any construction permitted by Bene ciary to be conducted thereon and owned by Trustor and all permits, approvals, plans, speci cations, architect’s contracts, construction contracts, and similar items used in connection with construction of any improvements on the Premises.

A.P.N.: 217-131-58-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the bene ciary within 10 days of the date of rst publication of this Notice of Sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which

case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder’s rights against the real property only.

THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE.

ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby noti ed that a negative credit report re ecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to ful ll the terms of your credit obligations. The name, street address and telephone number of the Trustee is: Beacon Default Management, Inc. 30101 Agoura Court, Suite 203 Agoura Hills, California 91301 Phone: (310) 929-5457 Trustee’s Sale No. 2021-100537 FOR TRUSTEE

SALE INFORMATION

PLEASE CALL: Stox Posting & Publishing, LLC Sale Line: (844) 477-7869 www. stoxposting.com NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned o may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying o all liens senior to the lien being auctioned o , before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s o ce or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for

this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, bene ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the le number assigned to this case 2021-100537. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you may call (714) 929-1034, or visit this internet website: www. stoxposting.com, using the le number assigned to this case 2021-100537 to nd the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid, so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and a davit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: May 30, 2023 Beacon Default Management, Inc., a California corporation, as trustee Selina I. Parelskin, Authorized Signatory STOX 938873_2021-100537 06/02/2023, 06/09/2023, 06/16/2023 CN 27701

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-23-953192AB Order No.: 02-23000892 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 2/20/2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal

sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY

ELECT TO BID LESS THAN

THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): Bobbie G. Grace and Betty C. Grace, husband and wife Recorded: 2/28/2003 as Instrument No. 20030224005 of O cial Records in the o ce of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, California; Date of Sale: 6/30/2023 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Entrance of the East County Regional Center, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $229,609.60

The purported property address is: 1464 RIVER CREST ROAD, SAN MARCOS, CA 92078 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 223-410-03-00 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned o may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying o all liens senior to the lien being auctioned o , before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s o ce or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, bene ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-2802832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www. qualityloan.com, using the le number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA23-953192-AB. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you

can call 800-280-2832, or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the le number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA23-953192-AB to nd the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE

OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as de ned in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required a davit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the bene ciary within 10 days of the date of rst publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Bene ciary, the Bene ciary’s Agent, or the Bene ciary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION

2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan. com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION . TS No.: CA-23-953192-AB IDSPub #0186113 6/2/2023 6/9/2023 6/16/2023 CN 27688

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE# 37-202300022824-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS:

Petitioner(s): John Roy Jacobson led a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present

name: John Roy Jacobson change to proposed name: John Roy Linthurst THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this Court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for a change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must le a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no

written objection is timely led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: On July 21, 2023 at 8:30 a.m., in Dept. 25 of the Superior Court of California, 325 S Melrose Dr., Vista CA 92081, North County Division. NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE ABOVE DATE; ATTACHMENT TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME (JC FORM #NC-120)

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

The court will review the documents led as of the date speci ed on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date speci ed, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date speci ed), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certi cate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identi cation, a certi ed copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order

Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certi cate (JC Form #NC230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certi ed copy is required.

A certi ed copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth’ Certi cate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business O ce for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for information on obtaining certi ed copies.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date speci ed, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is led, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the speci ed date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other non-signing parent, and proof of service must be led with the court. IT IS SO

ORDERED.

Filed Date: 05/31/2023

Brad A. Weinreb Judge of the Superior Court. 06/16, 06/23, 06/30, 07/07/2023 CN 27738

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE# 37-202300023987-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS:

Petitioner(s): Mary Barnett & Aaron Quick led a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

a. Present name: Catherine Barbara Quick change to proposed name: Catherine Beatrice Barnett; b. Present name: Claire Beth Quick change to proposed name:

LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS

Claire Beth Barnett; c. Present

name: Maria Bernadette

Quick change to proposed

name: Maria Bernadette Barnett

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this Court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for a change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must le a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: On July 28, 2023 at 8:30 a.m., in Dept. 25 of the Superior Court of California, 325 S Melrose Dr., Vista CA 92081, North County Division.

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE ABOVE DATE; ATTACHMENT TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME (JC FORM #NC-120)

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

The court will review the documents led as of the date speci ed on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date speci ed, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date speci ed), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certi cate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identi cation, a certi ed copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order

Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certi cate (JC Form #NC230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certi ed copy is required.

A certi ed copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth’ Certi cate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business O ce for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for information on obtaining certi ed copies.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date speci ed, the court will mail the

petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is led, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the speci ed date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date. Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other non-signing parent, and proof of service must be led with the court. IT IS SO

ORDERED.

Filed Date: 06/09/2023

Brad A. Weinreb Judge of the Superior Court. 06/16, 06/23, 06/30, 07/07/2023 CN 27737

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2023-9012322

Filed: Jun 07, 2023 with County of San Diego Recorder/

the Sea CA 92007. This business is conducted by: Corporation. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2023-9012065 Filed: Jun 05, 2023 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. RG Home Repair. Located at: 1415 San Simeon St., Oceanside CA 92058 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same.

Registrant Information: 1. Ronald Steven Goble, 1415 San Simeon St., Oceanside CA 92058. This business is conducted by: Individual. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 05/08/2023 S/Ronald Steven Goble, 06/09, 06/16, 06/23, 06/30/2023 CN 27724

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2023-9011373

Filed: May 24, 2023 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. The Tech Watch Project; B. TekWatch. Located at: 1035 E. Vista Way #120, Vista CA 92084 San Diego. Mailing Address:

Same. Registrant Information:

1. American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, 1035 E. Vista Way #120, Vista CA 92084. This business is conducted by: Corporation. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above

Names(s) as of: 05/18/2023 S/Robert Epstein, PhD 06/09, 06/16, 06/23, 06/30/2023 CN 27723

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2023-9011189

Filed: May 22, 2023 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Bright Power Electric; B. Bright Power. Located at: 11630 Warner Ave. #408, Fountain Valley CA Orange. Mailing Address:

Same. Registrant Information:

1. Bright Power Contractors Inc., 11630 Warner Ave. #408, Fountain Valley CA 92708. This business is conducted by: Corporation. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: Not Yet Started S/John Shoukry, 06/09, 06/16, 06/23, 06/30/2023 CN 27722

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2023-9011188

Filed: May 22, 2023 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. The Taste of Egypt; B. Taste of Egypt. Located at: 11630 Warner Ave. #408, Fountain Valley CA Orange. Mailing Address:

Same. Registrant Information:

1. Shouks Consulting, 11630 Warner Ave. #408, Fountain Valley CA 92708. This business is conducted by: Corporation. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 01/01/2023 S/John Shoukry, 06/09, 06/16, 06/23, 06/30/2023 CN 27721

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2023-9012025

Filed: Jun 02, 2023 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. North

Anne Pahl, 06/09, 06/16, 06/23, 06/30/2023 CN 27719

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2023-9011705 Filed: May 30, 2023 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Pinky’s Café; B. Spay Day. Located at: 2864 University Ave., San Diego CA 92104 San Diego. Mailing

Address: 2919 Myrtle Ave., San Diego CA 92104. Registrant Information: 1. Essential Pet Care, 2919 Myrtle Ave., San Diego CA 92104. This business is conducted by: Corporation. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 04/01/2023 S/Alia Henderson, 06/09, 06/16, 06/23, 06/30/2023 CN 27718

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2023-9011587 Filed: May 26, 2023 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Motionwerks; B. Selling Cities; C. Estate Tours; D. Got Fanwear. Located at: 350 Tenth Ave. #10th, San Diego CA 92101 San Diego. Mailing Address: 28081 Marguerite Pkwy #4152, Mission Viejo CA 92690. Registrant Information:

1. Michael Boucher, 27106 Ironwood Dr., Laguna Hills CA 92653. This business is conducted by: Individual. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 01/01/2002 S/Michael Boucher, 06/09, 06/16, 06/23, 06/30/2023 CN 27717

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2023-9010632

Filed: May 15, 2023 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Little Joy. Located at: 1230 Camino del Mar #A&B, Del Mar CA 92014 San Diego. Mailing Address: 2033 San Elijo Ave. #524, Cardi CA 92007. Registrant Information:

1. Little Joy Enterprises Inc., 2033 San Elijo Ave., #524, Cardi CA 92007. This business is conducted by: Corporation. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above Names(s) as of: 05/01/2023 S/Andrew Jeglinski, 06/09, 06/16, 06/23, 06/30/2023 CN 27712

Fictitious

Coast News legals continued on page 30

Laura Moore Cains, 2738 Via Tulipan, Carlsbad CA 92010. This business is conducted by:

CN 27672

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2023-9010086 Filed: May 05, 2023 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Sales Vision, Inc.; B. Sales Vision Inc. Located at: 4568 Blackwell Rd., Oceanside CA 92056 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. SalesViz Inc., 4568 Blackwell Rd., Oceanside CA 92056. This business is conducted by: Corporation. Registrant First Commenced to Transact Business Under the Above

Names(s) as of: 04/05/2023 S/ Steve Pantazis, 05/26, 06/02, 06/09, 06/16/2023 CN 27671

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2023-9010978

Filed: May 19, 2023 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Powerhouse Properties. Located at: 10620 Treena St. #230, San Diego CA 92131 San Diego. Mailing

Address: Same. Registrant Information: 1. William Tracy Weaver, 224 19th St.,

EVENTS CALENDAR

June 16

SUMMER JAZZ SERIES

Take in the sultry, sophisticated sounds of jazz, sway to the seductive rhythms of bossa nova, and lose yourself to the upbeat vibes of latin jazz on select Fridays this summer starting June 16 at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar’s outdoor lounger, Grand Social.

Gilbert Castellanos, a nationally renowned San Diego-based musician and one of the country’s top-call jazz trumpeters, will perform with his trio twice a month on select Fridays. Food and beverage consumption required to attend event, plus $50-$150 required add-ons. 4 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. June 16 at Amaya at Fairmont Grand Del Mar, 5300 Grand del Mar Ct, San Diego.

SIDEWALK PLANT SALE

The sale will offer creative pots, succulents, plant cuttings, starter plants, containers, bird feeders and unique garden art to help raise funds for the organization's programs. 12 a.m. at Assistance League of Rancho San Dieguito, 1542 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas.

DONAVON FRANKENREITER

Donavon Frankenreiter has been traveling the globe for four decades, first as a professional surfer and now as a musician. Also playing are Goodnight, Texas, Christina Holmes and Benji Weatherley. $35, 9 p.m. at Belly Up, 143 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

SOFA KING BUENO HH

Sofa King Bueno Happy Hour, a nine piece band of established San Diego musicians, offers funky dance grooves, high energy rock and roll, party vibes and focused funk-horn lines that will power you up and make you dance. $8, 5:30 p.m. at Belly Up, 143 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

CALL TO ARTISTS

A call to artists for the upcoming “Cali Stilo” exhibit is receiving art submissions inspired by the streets and lifestyle of Southern California. All mediums accepted. $30, 12 a.m. at Escondido Arts Partnership , 100 E Grand Ave, Escondido.

CHOREOGRAPHY CLASS

Rehearsal period and choreographic workshops will culminate in a community show. Registration fee includes 2 months with weekly rehearsals, space to create, professional guidance and costume access. $22, 12 a.m. at Performing Arts Workshop, 1465 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas.

IHEART SUMMER, AT SOCO!

Celebrate Summer with themed summer activities, live music, and epic giveaways at SOCO + The OC Mix’s “iHeart Summer'' taking place on Friday, June

16th from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM. 2 to 5 p.m. Jun. 16 at SOCO + The OC Mix, 3313 Hyland Ave, Costa Mesa.

June 17

HOT SAUCE EXPERIENCE

The 2nd Annual West Coast Hot Sauce Experience is the biggest and most exciting hot sauce and spicy food festival to hit the West Coast. $10-$100, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 17 & 18. at Broadway Pier, 1000 N Harbor Dr, San Diego.

ENCINITAS WALKING TOUR

Historical Downtown

Encinitas Walking Tour offered by the Encinitas Historical Society. Free, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. June 17 at Encinitas Historical Society, 390 W F St, Encinitas.

CARDIFF FARMERS MARKET

Join us for the new Cardiff Farmers Market! The certified Farmer's Market is held every Saturday from 10 am - 2 pm on the MiraCosta College San Elijo Campus. Rain or shine. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jun. 17 at MiraCosta San Elijo Campus, 3333 Manchester Ave, Encinitas.

NERD COMEDY NIGHT

A unique event that combines the best of both worlds - nerdy humor and stand-up comedy - for a night of laughs and good times. $15, 8 p.m. at New Village Arts Theatre, 2787 State St, Carlsbad.

BRING YOUR BOOKS DAY

The Friends of the Oceanside Public Library are hosting “Bring Your Books Day!” at their sorting facility. Donate gently used books, DVDs, CDs, magazines and puzzles. 9 a.m. to

2 p.m. Jun. 17 at Oceanside Library Sorting Facility, 169 Roymar Rd, Oceanside.

MOONLIGHT CINEMA

Immerse yourself in the enchantment of cinema under the stars at One Paseo’s Moonlight Cinema Series every Saturday night in June starting June 3 and ending June 24. Free, 6 to 9 p.m. Jun. 17 at One Paseo, 3725 Paseo Pl, San Diego.

SORELLE: SPELLBOUND

Women’s chamber chorus, Sorelle San Diego, will present its “Spellbound” spring concert, performing choral works inspired by living women composers. $20, 4 p.m. at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas.

June 18

RAPTOR WATCH

Join us June 18 at 8 am for the ultimate bird-watching experience! Free for the community and perfect for all ages. 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. June 18 at Agua Hedionda Discovery Center, 1580 Cannon Rd, Carlsbad.

PADDLE FOR PEACE

The third annual Juneteenth Community Celebration will offer a volleyball tournament, community yoga, kids activities, an ocean-friendly, vegetarian BBQ and surf camp. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 18 at La Jolla Shores Park, 8300 Camino del Oro, La Jolla.

LEGION RUGBY MATCH

The San Diego Legion rugby team faces off against the Seattle Seawolves for Rivalry Day at Snapdragon Stadium. 4 p.m. at Snapdragon Stadium, 2101 Stadi-

um Way, San Diego.

JAZZ EVENSONG

Jazz in the heart of the Village, free and open to the public. 4 to 5:30 p.m. June 18 at St. Michael's-by-theSea Episcopal Church, 2775 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad.

MAINLY MOZART

The country’s largest gathering of concertmasters and principal players from the nation’s top orchestras will once again come together in San Diego June 15-24 as the Mainly Mozart AllStar Orchestra. $30, 7:30 to 9 p.m. June 18 at Surf Cup Sports Park, 14989 Via de La Valle, Del Mar.

June 19

WRITING AND PUBLISHING

Join local author Pete Peterson in a four-class series where participants will learn practical tips on how to create memorable short stories that will appeal to editors and readers alike. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 19 at Escondido Public Library, 239 S Kalmia St, Escondido.

OTC YOUTH SUMMER CAMP

OTC Summer Theatre

Performers focus on acting, singing, and dancing, while also honing audition skills, stage presence, and a sense of theater community. $550$650, 12 a.m. at Oceanside Theatre Company , 217 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

LITTLE EXPLORERS CAMP

Do you have a creative and curious problem solver? Spend the summer exploring with San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum. $300-$350, 12 a.m. at San Diego Children's Discovery Museum, 320 N. Broadway,

fore the release of “Live at Stubbs,” the now Gold record, and prior to single “King without a Crown.” $50, 8 p.m. at Belly Up, 143 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

WELLNESS EXPO

Your invited to a wellness expo every Wednesday from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Get your blood pressure checked, review caregiver resources, attend a fall prevention workshop and more. Free. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jun. 21 at Family Health Centers of San Diego, 2201 Mission Ave, Oceanside.

BETTY FERGUSON TRIBUTE

The Vallecitos Water District is honoring former board member Margaret E. “Betty” Ferguson and the 1946 Jeep she enjoyed driving. 4 p.m. at Vallecitos Water District, 201 Vallecitos de Oro, San Marcos.

June 22

DARING GREATLY

Escondido.

June 20

MATISYAHU, CYDEWAYS

When Matisyahu first started touring more than eleven years ago, it was before the release of “Live at Stubbs," the now Gold record, and prior to single “King without a Crown.”

$50, 8 p.m. at Belly Up, 143 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

ICA SAN DIEGO ART CAMPS

ICA San Diego hosts six sessions camps offering different art experiences. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jun. 20 at ICA San Diego North, 1550 S El Camino Real, Encinitas.

CANCER NUTRITION

Learn about food flexibility for optimal nutrition going into and during cancer treatment, as well as signs and symptoms related to treatment. Free, 12 to 1 p.m. June 20 at Online, 92101, San Diego.

VINYASA YOGA CLASSES

New classes are available at OTC Studio 219. $15, 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. June 20 at OTC Studio 219, 219 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

FREE SKATEBOARD LESSONS

Learn to skate from seasoned professional Allen Clark at Go Skate Day 2023 at Washington Street Skate Parkin San Diego. Free, 5 to 6 p.m. June 20 at Washington Street Skate Park, 101 Washington St, San Diego.

June 21

MATISYAHU, CYDEWAYS

When Matisyahu first started touring more than eleven years ago, it was be-

Daring Greatly is a band whose sound was born in the sunny eastern foothills of Canada's Rocky Mountains, combines harmony-rich Rock n’ Roll with U.S Folk, Americana traditions. $16, 8 p.m. at Belly Up, 143 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

DO SOMETHING NOW

The fundraiser to provide bicycles to underprivileged people living in impoverished areas throughout the world includes music by The Traumatics, a raffle and silent auction. $10, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. June 22 at Cardiff Beach Bar at Tower 13, 2599 Co Hwy S21, Cardiff By The Sea.

SUNSET CLIFFS PAINT & SIP

Relax and enjoy painting this breathtaking piece called “Sunset Cliffs.” Spend an evening at Co-Lab Public House. $45, 6 to 9 p.m. June 22 at CoLab Public House - Vista, 2129 Industrial Ct, Vista.

SENIOR DANCE CLASSES

Get your body moving and grooving! Classes are $15 per session and are available every Thursday from 9:20 am - 10 am. $15, 9:15 to 10 a.m. Jun. 22 at OTC Studio 219, 219 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

VINYASA YOGA CLASSES

New classes are available at OTC Studio 219!. $15, 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. Jun. 22 at OTC Studio 219, 219 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

June 23

WILD CHILD

Wild Child is a Los Angeles-based act with 20 solid years of faithfully recreating live The Doors performances across the competitive L.A. music scene. $22, 9 p.m. at

EVENTS CALENDAR

Belly Up, 143 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

ATOMIC GROOVE

Atomic Groove has been San Diego’s premier Variety Dance Band for all occasions since 1995, serving the special event industry for private parties, weddings, galas, company functions and more. $10, 5:30 p.m. at Belly Up, 143 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

COFFEE CONNECTIONS

This facilitated networking gives Encinitas Chamber members and prospective members a chance to discuss a hot topic with other professionals while enjoying a cup of coffee and custom donut. 8:30 a.m. at Broad Street Dough Co., 967 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas.

June 24

BOOK SIGNING

Join authors Nolan Knight, Jim Ruland and Craig Clevenger for a discussion and reading for their new novels. All books are available for signed pre-order at www.artifactrarebooks.com. 3 p.m. at Artifact Books, 603 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas.

WAYWARD SONS

Wayward Sons is a nostalgia-fueled, power chordpacked rock show featuring the greatest songs of the ‘80s including hits from Journey, Queen, Bon Jovi, Styx, Def Leppard and Guns N Roses. $20, 9 p.m. at Belly Up, 143 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

ZERO WASTE FAIR

Experience a wide array of zero waste activities including informative panel speakers, booths from sustainable companies and hands-on, low-waste DIYs. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 24 at EUSD Farm Lab, 441 Quail Gardens Dr, Encinitas.

CARDIFF FARMERS MARKET

Join us for the new Cardiff Farmers Market! The certified Farmer's Market is held every Saturday from 10 am - 2 pm on the MiraCosta College San Elijo Campus. Rain or shine. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jun. 24 at MiraCosta San Elijo Campus, 3333 Manchester Ave, Encinitas.

NERD COMEDY NIGHT

Come out to Nerd Comedy Night every Saturday at 8pm in Carlsbad. $15-$20, 8 to 9:15 p.m. June 24 at New Village Arts Theatre, 2787 State St, Carlsbad.

MOONLIGHT CINEMA

Immerse yourself in the enchantment of cinema under the stars at One Paseo’s Moonlight Cinema Series every Saturday nights in June. Free. 6 to 9 p.m. Jun. 24 at One Paseo, 3725 Paseo Pl, San Diego.

STEPHEN MARLEY

Highly acclaimed singer, songwriter and producer, Stephen “Ragga” Marley, is starting his “Babylon By Bus Summer Tour” at the San Diego County Fair. 7 p.m. at San Diego County Fair, 2236 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar.

WOMEN'S HEALTH

The Sharp Women's Health Conference, an inspiring day designed exclusively for women. $85$950, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 24 at Sheraton San Diego, 1380 Harbor Island Dr, San Diego.

PAWS FOR A CAUSE

Bring along a new toy, blanket or an unopened bag of pet food to donate. Animal care and training specialists will be available to answer questions. 1 to 3 p.m. Jun. 24 at Westmont of Encinitas , 1920 S El Camino Real, Encinitas.

June 25

PEDRO THE LION

Watch music artists

Pedro the Lion and Erik Walters perform at Belly Up. $28, 8 p.m. at Belly Up, 160 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

ART IN THE VILLAGE

The Carlsbad Village Association brings in 115 local and regional fine artists for a unique one-day, open-air art show. All artwork is juried and patrons can meet the artists in their booths. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 25 at Carlsbad Village, 2825 State St, Carlsbad.

OHS ALL CLASS REUNION

All classes are encouraged to set up their cano -

pies, tables, banners and other memorabilia the day before the event. Class of '73 is celebrating their 50th class reunion and is providing live music. $2, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 25 at Heritage Village Park, 219 Peyri Dr, Oceanside.

DENE'S COOL JAZZ, BLUES

Cool Jazz. 6 to 9 p.m. June 25 at Jazzy Wishbone, 234 S Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

ARTWALK SUMMER SERIES

Popular one-day art shows expand to Liberty Station after success in Little Italy; Events offer intimate setting with 30 artists, live music & all things creative. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jun. 25 at Piazza della Famiglia, 550 W Date St, San Diego.

JAZZ EVENSONG

Jazz in the heart of the Village, free and open to the public. 4 to 5:30 p.m. June 25 at St. Michael’s-by-theSea Episcopal Church, 2775 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad.

June 26

SHORT STORY WRITING

Join local author Pete Peterson in a four-class series where participants will learn practical tips on how to create memorable short stories that will appeal to editors and readers alike.

10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 26 at Escondido Public Library, 239 S Kalmia St, Escondido.

LEARN TO DANCE

Adult beginning and intermediate dancers are invited to enjoy a week of daily class, conditioning and variations with the Per-

forming Arts Group faculty. 12 a.m. at Performing Arts Workshop, 1465 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas.

SPRECKELS ORGAN L

Spreckels Organ Society announces this year’s San Diego International Summer Organ Festival. 12 a.m. at Spreckels Organ Pavilion, 2125 Pan American Rd E, San Diego.

June 27

HAWAII'S JOHN CRUZ

Hawaiian singer-songwriter John Cruz engages audiences with rich storytelling through songs ranging from Hawaiian to blues, folk, R&B and more. $25, 8 p.m. at Belly Up Tavern, 160 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

VINYASA YOGA CLASSES

New classes are available at OTC Studio 219. $15, 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. June 27 at OTC Studio 219, 219 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

June 28

IMAGINARY MACHINE

Watch San Diego bands Imaginary Machine and Poems in a locals only show at Belly Up. $9, 8 p.m. at Belly Up, 160 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

June 29

NATURE OF EARTH DINNER

Join Chef Claudette Zepedaand her talented culinary team on June 29 for Vaga’s “Nature of Earth” five-course menu dinner at Alila Marea Beach Resort. $125, 5 to 9 p.m. June 29 at Vaga Restaurant & Bar, 2100 N Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas.

p.m. June 29 at Boys & Girls Club of Vista, 410 W California Ave, Vista.

PET PORTRAIT: PAINT & SIP

We love our little fur babies! What better way to express your love than painting your own pet portrait? $60, 5 to 8 p.m. June 29 at Local Roots in The Boochyard, 1430 Vantage Ct, Vista.

SENIOR DANCE CLASSES

Get your body moving and grooving! Classes are $15 per session and are available every Thursday from 9:20 am - 10 am. $15, 9:15 to 10 a.m. June 29 at OTC Studio 219, 219 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

‘HELLO HIP HOP’ Poets Underground presents Hello Hip Hop, an Open Mic event for rappers, beatboxers, poets, and producers. $15, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 29 at OTC Studio 219, 219 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

VINYASA YOGA CLASSES

PAUL THORN

Paul Thorn has been pleasing crowds with his muscular brand of roots bluesy, rocking and thoroughly Southern American, yet also speaking universal truths. $35, 8 p.m. at Belly Up, 160 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

CAREER DAY

The Boys & Girls Club of Vista is hosting its annual career day. 3:30 to 5:30

New classes are available at OTC Studio 219. $15, 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. June 29 at OTC Studio 219, 219 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

June 30

CRACKER

Cracker has been described as a lot of things over the alt-rock, Americana, insurgent-country, and have even had the terms punk and classic-rock thrown at them. $27.50, 9 p.m. at Belly Up, 160 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

LOW INCOME TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT IN SOLANA BEACH

Three bedroom townhouse for rent in Solana Beach. Ready for immediate move in. Subject to income limitations and affordability restrictions. The City of Solana Beach will make the final approval of eligibility. 12-month lease term.

Monthly rent is $2,977/month (minus utility allowance.)

Interested applicants may email ApplySolanaBeach@gmail.com for more information. Application submission deadline is 6/23/2023 and then the application processing will begin.

Where education meets community

The Classical Academies believes that a great education goes beyond the traditional classroom setting. It is a journey that embraces the arts, fosters personal growth, and creates a transformative school community. Offering an array of enriching opportunities, The Classical Academies strives to provide a dynamic educational experience for every student.

The Classical Academies is committed to the arts. Students can explore their creative potential through musical theater, band, dance, and music. Students develop confidence, discipline, and a lifelong appreciation for the arts with these opportunities, enhancing academic performance, self-expression, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. In addition, each campus offers a diverse range of clubs and activities.

Students can pursue their passions, explore new interests, develop leadership skills, and forge lasting friendships. This sense of community extends beyond school grounds. Grade-level class trips and community events create a sense of belonging and civic engagement. These experiences allow students to appreciate different cultures and become responsible global

citizens. The Mission of The Classical Academies is to partner with parents to inspire each student to think

contribute to a well-rounded student

• Every parent partnership starts with trust, builds on collaboration, and culminates with accountability

The Classical Academies is more than just a school; it is a tight-knit community where students, families, and educators unite to create a supportive and transformative environment. Every individual is valued, heard, and empowered to reach their full potential.

critically, communicate effectively, and achieve excellence by providing academic choice. Our values can be summarized below:

• The student’s best interest is the focus of our academic program with the parent taking responsibility as the primary educator

• Honor the importance of character development

• Rigor and relevance are personalized, acknowledging that all learn differently

• Invest the time needed to help all students achieve academic excellence

• Visual and performing arts, technology, and extracurricular activities

We invite students and families to join our vibrant school community and embark on an educational journey that will inspire, challenge, and empower them for years to come.

The Classical Academies now offers a new virtual learning track for students in grades 1-12. To learn more about program options and availability, visit www.classicalacademy. com or call 760-842-8000.

Students can explore their creative potential through musical theater, band, dance and music.