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Traditional Beauty at MingeiMingei International Museumfocuses on everyday Japanese artsand crafts in its latest exhibit,“Mingei of Japan — Treasures Newand Old from the Museum’s Collec-tion.” Visitors to the exhibit willappreciate the designs and details inthe museum’s textiles, paintings, andceramics. PAGE 16

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Art Around Adams AgainArt Around Adams, a two-mile-longfestival dedicated to art, music andthe community, will return Saturday,June 4, for a full day of live music.Now in its 13th year, Art AroundAdams will run the length of itsnamesake avenue from UniversityHeights through Normal Heightsand into Kensington. PAGE 4

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Business partners Lauren Passero and Kate Grimes, ownersof The Haven and Kensington Café, take pride in installingthe first sit-down Mexican restaurant in South Park. By mostmeasures, Del Sur Mexican Cantina has become a big hit.“We’re not trying to be the coolest place in town,” saysPassero. “We want it to be warm and welcoming with anice neighborhood feel and sense of community. That’s howwe’ve always structured things.” Read Jennifer Coburn’sstory on PAGE 15

Partners Lauren Passero and KateGrimes open Del Sur Mexican Cantina

San Diego’s Top Baby NamesLiam came close, but it did not quitemake the top of the list of most popularbaby male names in San Diego in 2015.There were 272 Emmas born in theregion in 2015, but another femalename reigned supreme. Here’s a list ofthe top 10 baby names parents chosefor their children in 2015. PAGE 19

Kate Grimes at work: the co-owner of Del Sur Mexican Cantina, hopesthe new South Park restaurant will be as successful as The Haven andthe Kensington Café, co-owned by she and her business partner LaurenPassero.

The new attraction on 30th Street. Saturday evening at Del Sur Mexican Cantina.

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ART AROUND ADAMS RETURNSFOR 13TH YEAR

Art Around Adams, a two-mile-long festivaldedicated to art, music and the community,will return Saturday, June 4, for a full day oflive music, impromptu art galleries, interac-tive art and more.

Now in its 13th year, Art Around Adamswill run the length of its namesake avenuefrom University Heights through NormalHeights and into Kensington, and will be thelargest to date with more than 100 local busi-nesses transforming their spaces — thoughnot the street itself — into pop-up art gal-leries.

“It is the anti-street fair,” said event pro-ducer Adam Rosen. “We put all the action onthe sidewalks, in parking lots and in existingbusinesses on the avenue.”

More than 10 performance areas along thestrip, including multiple family friendly activ-ity zones, will feature performance and pro-jection art, dance, theater and more than 20local musical acts including Hills Like Ele-phants and Schizophonics. Upwards of 30,000residents from across San Diego are expectedto attend.

Art Around Adams is put on by ExodusStudios, an event production company basedin San Diego and founded in 2009 by formerNorth Park resident Adam Rosen, though hefirst launched Art Around Adams in 2004.From its inception to today, Rosen has seenit all.

“When first started it was only a handfulof businesses and it wasn’t spread out in anyspecific direction. It incorporated a few coffeeshops and other businesses along the avenue,and it expanded from there, including thespectrum of what is considered art — notjust paintings, but performance art and musictoo,” said Rosen.

This year’s Art Around Adams promises afresh lineup of talent and artwork, courtesyof La Jolla’s Thumbprint Gallery as well asAesthetigeist, a San Diego-based artist collec-tive. Also new and notable this year will be

Circus Mafia, an international circus perfor-mance and production company that willentertain the masses with specialty circus actslike tightrope walking, hooping and magictricks.

“We’re hoping this year’s event will bringmany new attendees to the avenue to discoverart, local businesses and the event itself,” saidRosen. “Every year we hope to have the biggestand best event possible so we’re really pushingthat this year, and of the 100 or so participantswe have tons of new faces in the mix.”

Favorite acts are also returning to the scene,including the Super Awesome Showdown,best described as intergalactic performanceart wrestling and now in its fourth year at ArtAround Adams. Eventgoers will also be ableto rest their feet as they have a laugh at thelineup of standup comedians on board eitherof two complimentary “Comedy Trolleys”transporting guests along the avenue and keyside streets.

To maximize participation, guests can stopby Art Around Adams’ info booth during theevent and pick up a punch card, with morethan 20 businesses along the avenue partici-pating in the card program. Once a visitor’scard has been fully punched, they can returnto the info booth to claim what Rosendescribes as “thousands of prizes” includinggift cards redeemable at businesses along theavenue and elsewhere within San Diego.

“The Adams Avenue District is continuallyevolving, now more than ever. More newrestaurants, eclectic shops and friendly pubsare popping up everywhere,” said Rosen.“Continue to expect the unexpected, fromstart to finish.”

Art Around Adams takes place from noonto 8 p.m. and is a free, all-ages event. For eventdetails including a full list of performers andparticipating businesses visitArtAroundAdams.org, call (619) 663-9278)or visit the day-of info booth at 3491 AdamsAve.

’It’s the anti-street fair,’ says producerAdam Rosen

Performer from Circus Mafia.(Photo courtesy of Circus Mafia)

BY COLETTE MAUZERALLE

An image begins to appear aspainter readies a mural for lastyear’s Art Around Adams.

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Musical entertainment includes local bands, like this one from last year. Vendors will offer a variety of products for shoppers. (2015 photo)

Super Awesome Showdown. (Photo courtesy of Super Awesome Showdown) A display of art from last year. (Photo by Jesse Arroyo)

The Electric Giraffe will makeanother appearance at this year’sArt Around Adams.


Save Our Heritage Organisation is celebratingNational HistoricPreservation Month with its34th annual People In Preservation Awards,which salute

San Diego County residents who haveexcelled in outstanding preservation projects.

Thirteen awards will be bestowed on May 19in the historic Marston House formal gardenson Seventh Avenue in Balboa Park. A cateredchampagne reception will be held from 5:30 to6:30, followed by the awards ceremony.

The Lifetime Achievement Award is beingshared by Charles Kaminski and Jeffrey Shorn,a married couple who have been leaders andactivists in San Diego historic preservation since1975. They moved into a beach cottage in theworld renowned compound known as ElPueblo Ribera, designed in the 1920s byRudolph Schindler, and proceeded to documentthe place and help save it. Both are architectswith knowledge and passion for preserving sig-nificant buildings and communicating theimportance of historic resources. In 2004, theywere featured in the groundbreaking book, “APassion to Preserve: Gay Men as Keepers ofCulture.”

When Kaminski and Shorn are not unitedin protecting the same structure, such as theSalk Institute for Biological Studies, they com-plement each other. Shorn has focused on pre-serving some of our most important buildingsby successfully nominating them for local andnational landmark status. He served on the Cityof San Diego's Historical Resources Board foreight years and educated architecture studentsin San Diego’s first courses in historic preser-vation. Meanwhile, Kaminski has been at theforefront of preserving the historic characterof and public access to the downtown water-front and safeguarding LGBTQ historic sites,cultural artifacts and records.

“Jeffrey and Charles have honored the citythrough their long-standing efforts and perse-verance toward preserving some of San Diego’smost treasured resources,” the jury said.

Madison Kirkman and Sandor ShaperyTwo awards applaud projects that are bring-

ing back innovative modes of transportation.Winner of the “On the Right Track” award isMadison Kirkman, a 17-year-old high schooljunior from Ramona. His project is a dauntingone, even for experienced adults, but he is athird-generation preservationist. Kirkmanraised $15,000 through crowdfunding to havethe 55-foot remains of a rare motor car movedby barge and flatbed truck from Anchorage,Alaska to his back yard. It is one of threeremaining1908 McKeen Motor Cars, anadvancedaerodynamic passenger car that orig-inally glided along on the San Diego, Cuyamaca& Eastern Railway. His award is for moving themotor car; his ultimate goal is to restore it andsee it ride the rails again.

The quaint, wicker Osborn Electriquettes thatferried 1915 Panama-California Exposition vis-itors through Balboa Park is remembered inhistoric photographs, but none of the motor-ized carts survived. Sandor Shapery wanted toreproduce the Electriquette in time for theexposition’s centennial. After Heritage Archi-tecture & Planning created scale drawings,Shapery had the wicker body of a prototypewoven in China. Next he turned to a friend andMIT graduate in Massachusetts, who recreatedthe battery-powered motor and steering bar.The replica made its debut in 2014, withShapery its first driver in the park. Since then,Shapery, who is a SOHO board member, had25 more Electriquettes made for cruising Bal-

boa Park just in time for spring. “Taking a rideis likely to become once again an endearingpastime for park patrons,” the jury said.

Tripp BennettArchitect Tripp Bennett is being honored for

the restoration and adaptive reuse of La Jolla’s1937 Fire Station Engine Company 13 for theShepherd YMCA Fire House. One of the fewremaining historic buildings in the heart of LaJolla, this fire station with a distinctive parabolicarchway is back to its original paint color andits steel windows and wood storefront doorshave been restored. Interior features that Ymembers are enjoying include exposed woodtrusses, an old jail cell and new access for thedisabled.

Anna Wilcoxson, Kevin Kravits, GenLeger and Chris Woods

The devoted and meticulous owners of fivehomes built between 1916 and 1961 in severalSan Diego neighborhoods have been selectedfor awards by the People in Preservation three-person jury. Anna Wilcoxson restored her 1916Prairie style home - removing the brick façadeand returning it to the original stucco - in theMission Hills Historic District, and KevinKravets restored the exterior of a “remuddled”home designed by master builder Martin V.Melhorn in Inspiration Heights. Gen Léger andChris Woods restored a 1961 Midcentury Mod-ern home that is the rare product of the briefpartnership of Lloyd Ruocco and HomerDelawie, both titans of San Diego architecture.In the process, the owners say they became avidpreservationists.

Kyle and Tim MaloneIn Kensington, Kyle and Tim Malone

restored their 1925 Mission Revival bungalowby “unwrapping” the stucco finish, which theyrepaired and refinished. Nearby, Devin andDeLayne Harmon paid attention to every detailas they restored a grand Spanish Revival-stylehome inside and out. Like Léger and Woods,the Harmons became ardent preservationistsduring their extensive restoration project.

Richard Bundy and David ChauAlso lauded are the people behind two

restored places for socializing. The strikingStreamline Moderne Silverado Ballroom in CityHeights, owned by David Chau and restoredby Bundy & Thompson Architects, is once againa gleaming landmark. This project is especiallyimportant because the building is a rare

remaining example of Art Deco architecture inSan Diego. The historic, second-floor ballroomwas popular during the big band era. Plans callfor a Chinese restaurant and other businessesat street level, at the corner of University andEuclid Avenues. The building’s restoration andreuse will be a boon to the community,” thejury said.

Richard SudaAt Camp Pendelton, the San Onofre Beach

Club has come back to life for use by Marinesand their families. It was designed in the Span-ish Revival style in 1946 by Myron Hunt, alsothe architect of the Rose Bowl and the Hunt-ington Library. Heritage Architecture & Plan-ning managed to meet both the Secretary ofthe Interior’s restoration standards and theDepartment of Defense’s Anti-Terrorism andForce Protection building requirements. Thejury praised the architects for “innovative solu-tions.”

Christine JonesSOHO was part of the group responsible for

saving the Aztec Brewing Company’s muralsand furnishings before the historic Barrio Loganbuilding was demolished in 1990. With specialpleasure we present an award to the city of SanDiego Commission for Arts and Culture forconservation and restoration of the murals,paintings and painted artifacts. They are nowback in the community, on display at the LoganHeights Library. The commission is also beinghonored for restoring historic artworks in Bal-boa Park, such as Donal Hord’s “La Tehuana”sculpture in the House of Hospitality’s court-yard and Anna Hyatt Huntington's equestrianbronze, “El Cid.” The jury commended thecommission for prioritizing the preservationof artworks “at a time when funds for BalboaPark are hard to come by.”

Kevin Krumdieck and Paul ThometzArchitect Kevin Krumdeick and Cisterra

Development’s project executive Paul Thometzare winners for preserving elements of twobuildings in Downtown San Diego’s WarehouseDistrict. The cast-in-place concrete, two-storyWestern Drug Company Building (1927) is nowpart of Sempra Energy’s high-rise headquarters.Its two historic facades that turn the corner atSeventh Avenue and J Street were saved, asrequired by SOHO’s 1999 settlement agreementfor a nine-block area anchored by J Street. Theexterior of the five-story Bledsoe Company Fur-niture Building (1925) at Seventh and IslandAvenue was restored for the Sempra project.Both buildings, said the jury, “help to enhancethe sense of place in the Warehouse District.”

Jury MembersThis year’s People In Preservation jury mem-

bers are longtime preservationists with a widerange of expertise. Allen Hazard is SOHO’stours committee chair and a prominent MissionHills preservationist and historian. He co-authored “Images of America: Mission Hills”(Arcadia Publishing, 2015) with Janet O’Dea.Diane Kane, a vice president of the CaliforniaPreservation Foundation, has worked on preser-vation projects for the city of San Diego andCaltrans in Los Angeles. She has taught archi-tecture history and planning at San Diego StateUniversity, UCLA, the NewSchool of Architec-ture and other colleges, and is a volunteer atthe La Jolla Historical Society. David Swarensis a past SOHO board member who served aspresident for two terms twice. He sits on citizenplanning boards for Golden Hill and Old Townneighborhoods, and on SOHO’s PreservationAction Committee, where he is part of the teamthat evaluates projects and proposals with com-munity stakeholders.

Awards gala May 19 in the Marston House

This unit was part of a 12 unit beach complex of con-crete and wood originally designed by famed archi-tect Rudolph Schindler in 1923. Jeffrey D. Shorn +Associates Architects was commissioned to recon-struct the unit which had been ravaged by fire. (Photo:Jeffrey D. Shorn + Associates Architects)

SOHO Announces People In Preservation Winners

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A San Diego-based company will head to theOlympics for the ninth time this summer.

Behind the Scenes Catering was hired to makeall the meals for the international broadcastmedia, and will manage nine locations providinghospitality services to the athletes and sponsors.

John Crisafulli, owner of Behind the ScenesCatering, said he expects to feed up to 16,000people daily. Over the course of the entire Sum-mer Olympics, his company will serve morethan 950,000 meals.

Crisafulli, a native San Diegan, said he scoredthe paramount deal after meeting someone whowas connected to NBC, the television companythat broadcasts the games. The first Olympicshis company catered was the 2000 SummerOlympics in Sydney, Australia.

But the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,this summer presents its own set of challenges,Crisafulli said.

Crisafulli said his company, which is 26 yearsold, began preparing for the Summer Olympicsabout 14 months ago.

“We started about 14 months ago by goingdown and identifying which vendors we’re goingto work with,” Crisafulli said. “We do a lot ofbackground checks with the vendors. Rio isprobably the biggest challenge because there isa lot of bureaucracy. It’s hard to get people toagree with contracts.”

Despite the challenges, Crisafulli said the most“spectacular” aspect of working at the Olympicsis seeing so many people come together.

“We hire travelers, as well as, locals,” Crisafullisaid. “It’s such an eclectic mix of people fromall different countries, backgrounds and socioe-conomic levels. It’s what the Olympics is allabout -- bringing people together for a commonpurpose.”

So what will the Olympians and all thebehind-the-scenes participants eat?

Crisafulli said they’ll serve staples like ham-burgers, pizza, salad and baked goods. But they’llalso serve meals typically found in Brazil suchas shrimp bobo, farofa and feijoada. He saidBrazilian dishes are typically served with riceand beans.

“We always introduce the local cuisines,” Crisa-fulli said. “It will all eventually come together.”

– Times of San Diego

San Diego-Based Caterer Hired for the 2016 Summer Olympics

John Crisafulli is pictured in 2013 after receiving the caterer’s contract for the 2014 Olympic Winter Gamesin Sochi, Russia. (File photo)

Nine time’s the charm forBehind the Scenes Catering

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By Bart Mendoza

May 28Missing Persons in House of BluesIt’s almost impossible to believe, but despite having a catalog full ofwell-known songs, ’80s new wave favorites Missing Persons hasnever had a Top 40 hit. Appearing at the House of Blues on May 28,topping a bill that also includes Bow Wow Wow, it’s a testament tothe power of a good song that in the years since Missing Person’smid-80s heyday their quirky sync-backed songs, such as “DestinationUnknown” and “Walking In LA,” have become standards. These daysfront woman Dale Bozzio is the only original member, but she’salways been the band’s focus anyway and her current backing groupis tight and focused, doing the songs justice. www.houseofblues.com/sandiego

June 6Diana Death’s Musical ResurgenceOn June 6, creep rock trio the Gory Details reunites at the Casbahfor their first show since 1999. Featuring guitarist Diana Deathand bassist “Hellbound” Heather Dobson, the show is part ofDeath’s musical resurgence over the past few years, which hasseen her perform with SDMA-nominated indie rock favoritesFlaggs and more recently recording and touring Europe with TheLittle Richards. In the Gory Details the focus is on her originals,with titles such as “I Love You Death” and “Slasher Drive,” show-casing great reverb and riff-driven garage rockers that will appealto fans of such storied combos as Deadbolt.www.casbahmusic.com

May 25The Lounge Singer ResurrectedResurrected lounge singer Jose Sinatra performs at Java Joe’s on May25. With a set full of rockin’ parodies of classic songs, Sinatra putson a great show, high in comedy and decidedly un-PC fun. Expectadult language, but anyone with a sense of humor will find Sinatra’stuxedo and medallion-wearing over the top persona appealing. Lostamong the humor is the fact that Sinatra actually has an excellentvoice, with good range, giving his versions of songs, originally by thelikes of Petula Clark or John Lennon —appeal beyond the comedyaspect. www.javajoessd.com

June 3Saying Goodbye to Danielle and AliciaJune 3 will a sad day in San Diego as the local music community saysgoodbye to Danielle Lo Presti and Alicia Champion with a specialconcert at the Music Box. The pair are relocating to the Bay Area nextmonth, and it’s a major loss to the area as they were behind such localstaples as the Durga Sound recording studios and Say It Records, allgeared to help the greater arts community at large. They also promotednumerous music showcases and staged nine editions of the outdoorIndie Music Fest in various locations around town, giving much need-ed exposure to both local and international artists. While the occasionmay be sad, the concert promises to be a celebration of Lo Presti andChampion’s time in San Diego. They will be missed. www.musicboxsd.com

June 3Keeping The Ramones’ Flame BurningThere is no doubt that the Ramones are one of the most importantgroups to ever take the stage, in the process opening the door forlegions of musicians to follow in their wake. While all four originalmembers of the band have now passed away, there are still three ofthe band’s later members on the road keeping the Ramones flameburning, including Richie Ramone, who will be making a rareappearance at the Salty Frog in Imperial Beach on June 3. Ramoneplayed on three albums with the band between 1984 and 1987,including the classic “Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La).” ButRamone live performs music from throughout the band’s career,making this show a must for any fan. www.thesaltyfrog.com

June 18Chuck Perrin’s 70th Birthday PerformanceThere have been several people who can be said to have influencedSan Diego’s jazz scene, but none in the new millennium have hadthe impact of Chuck Perrin, musician and owner of Dizzy’s musicvenue. On June 18, the room will host Perrin’s 70th Birthday Per-formance, with cake and presents for all attendees. Perrin has hadan amazing life in music, starting with the release in 1968 of a selftitled duo album with his sister, Mary, continuing through numer-ous solo albums and the founding of Dizzy’s in 2000. With thelatter he gave San Diego’s jazz musicians a home. This is a greatopportunity for local music fans to say “thanks” for one of the bestspot to hear music in San Diego. www.dizzysjazz.com

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Everyone likes a restaurant wherethey’re a regular, a place where thestaff knows their order before theyeven walk in the door. We expectthis from local Mom and Pop eater-ies, but Subway sandwiches?

Subway is indeed a nationalchain, but each store is indepen-dently owned and operated by localentrepreneurs who are often quiteactive in their communities.

Such is the case for Laila and RaulSaid, who own and operate fourSubway shops in the area, includinga store on Adams Avenue at 35thstreet.

“We are local, not a big corpora-tion,” says Laila Said. “It means a lotto us that we have regular customerswe know by name” — and by sand-wich, she says, recalling a couplewho comes in regularly for turkeysubs. They’re on Weight Watchers,Said says, so they like to build uptheir sandwiches with lots of veg-etables (though he sometimes likesa little mayo). “They’ve lost so muchweight,” she says.

Both Raul and Laila say they likebeing active in the community,which is why they support school

fundraisers, sports teams, and localevents. “We have had partnershipswith Franklin and Adams Elemen-tary Schools, Kensington Preschool,and Hoover High,” where the storeprovides free sandwiches for stu-dents who meet academic goals.

They also provide gift certificatesstudents can sell and use fundsraised to benefit their school. “It’sgreat when we see the children comein with their parents and thank us,and tell us about the field trip theywere able to take because of ourfundraiser,” she says.

They also donate thousands ofsandwiches to the Heart Associationand Juvenile Diabetes walk. That’sone of the reasons both owners reg-ularly work in the stores. “We reallyenjoy connecting with the commu-nity, plus each store has its own per-sonality,” she says. In order to bestserve the community, one has to beactive and engaged in it, the couplesays.

The Saids were originally drawnto Subway because the brand iscommitted to providing healthyfood. Most of the meats used forsandwiches are hormone- andantibiotic-free. “There are no dyes,or colorings used either, which is

not easy, but it is important,” saysLaila Said. “And everyone we askedseemed to love Subway.”

This is not the couple’s first forayinto the food business. Raul man-aged restaurants in Acapulco andMexico City, and the pair owned ahotel mini-market together foryears. “I loved helping internationaltourists,” Laila says. “It’s such fun toconnect with travelers.”

After returning home to San

Diego, the couple decided to devotetheir time and energy into a localrestaurant. After nearly a decade ofowning and operating Subwayshops in San Diego, they say theycouldn’t be happier. They have wonboth loyal customers and franchiseawards from Subway. Clearly, they’redoing a lot right!


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Ben Kelly named 2016 San Diego County Mock Trial Outstanding Prosecutor

Kensington resident BenjaminKelly, a sophomore at Patrick HenryHigh School, was recently namedone of 3 Outstanding Prosecutorsin the 2016 edition of the presti-gious San Diego County Mock TrialCompetition. Sponsored by the SanDiego County Bar Association aspart of a state-wide program, thisyear’s mock trial competition drewover 500 students from 27 schoolsacross the county.

The competition involves a sim-ulation of a criminal case trial, inwhich high school students play theroles of principal courtroom par-ticipants, including lawyers, wit-

nesses, court clerks, and bailiffs.The student teams study a hypo-thetical criminal case, engage inlegal analysis, and learn courtroomprocedures, as well as substantivelaw. They receive guidance fromvolunteer attorney coaches but pre-sent the case entirely by themselves.The mock trial competition aims toteach young citizens about thecriminal justice system, to developtheir analytical and communicationskills, and to increase their self-con-fidence, especially in the realm ofpublic speech. This year’s case fea-tured a defendant on trial for mur-der.

Prosecuting attorney Kelly wasinstrumental in organizing andleading the Patrick Henry team. Hiscourtroom performances led oneattorney evaluator to remark, “Mr.Kelly, as I watched you present thiscase, I had to remind myself thatyou were only a high-school studentand not a district attorney.” At atime of rampant cynicism about thefuture, Ben – and the hundredsupon hundreds of other studentparticipants – inspired adults andgave them reason to hope.

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Adams Avenue Restaurateurs Realize Longtime DreamBY JENNIFER COBURNDel Sur Mexican Cantina is a big hit in South Park

It’s early evening on a Saturday night and DelSur Mexican Cantina is hopping with nearlyevery seat inside filled, and a sidewalk patio that’spacked. Couples with dogs. First dates. Familieswith kids. Del Sur has broad appeal.

The restaurant has only been open for a fewweeks, but already it has regulars, says SouthPark resident Lauren Passero, who owns Del Surwith her business partner, Kate Grimes.

The two aren’t new to the restaurant businesswith two successful ventures close by: The Haven,and the Kensington Café, both on AdamsAvenue. But this is their first Mexican restaurant,the realization of a longtime dream for the duo.They say South Park has wonderful restaurants,but didn’t have a sit-down Mexican place, sowhen a space that looks like an old mission belltower became available on 30th Street, the pairseized the opportunity.

Inside, the earth tones of the building exteriormix with colorful tiles, bright zig-zags of glossywood, and succulent plants, creating a playful,understated vibe. “We’re not trying to be thecoolest place in town,” says Passero. “We want itto be warm and welcoming with a nice neigh-borhood feel and sense of community. That’show we’ve always structured things.” But mostimportantly, they want the food and beveragesto be top notch.

Executive chef Sergio Garcia has created amenu he calls “Mexican soul food” because thedishes are his interpretation of his grandmother’straditional Mexican offerings. “He is very dedi-cated to the culture” while adding updated ele-ments like vegan options, and lighter fare, saysPassero. “We incorporate plantains, Mexicansquash,” and other ingredients not always foundat local Mexican restaurants.

In addition to its regular menu, Del Sur offersbrunch on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Therestaurant also prides itself on having a wideselection of craft beers from San Diego and Mex-ico, as well as a variety of tequila and mescal-

based cocktails. Grimes is working double duty this evening,

managing the floor and serving food, but man-ages to stop at every table and chat with diners.Passero says one of the benefits of being activelyinvolved with customers is that they can offerfeedback on what they like and what they’d liketo see more of.

So far, the feedback has been overwhelminglypositive. “South Park has a real neighborhoodfeel and we know we have to build the space tothe neighborhood and what it wants,” saysPassero. “We’ve gotten a good response at thewalkabout and in these first weeks.”

Del Sur Mexican Cantina, 2310 30th St.

Jennifer’s Critique

At our table, my husband has to stophimself from filling up on tortilla chipsand says the salsa is among the besthe’s ever had — high praise from a manwho spent many years of his childhoodin Oaxaca, Mexico.

He’s grateful that he leaves room forthe Chicken Tortilla Soup, which isbursting with flavor from the fresh, localingredients. It is so thick, he eats it witha fork. He is a carnitas lover so heorders the taco plate, which he says hewill definitely return for.

I come to the table with some trepida-tion because I am on Weight Watchersand am not sure what I’ll be able to haveon this insanely tempting menu. Forthose of us clinging to dear life to ourNew Year’s Resolutions, there is a deli-cious chicken cantina salad, which costsme half of my daily points, but is worthevery bite. (Seriously, it is beyond!)

Kate Grimes invites you to the new cantina.

Wine shelves

Pooch enjoys the patio.

The interior is warm and inviting.

Chicken Tortilla Soup Chicken Cantina Salad


Mingei International Museum focuses on everydayJapanese arts and crafts in its latest exhibit, “Mingei ofJapan —Treasures New and Old from the Museum’s Col-lection,”which opened April 2.

The beauty in the “everyday” stems from the handcraftingof objects, reflecting a respect for tradition and culturewhich can be lost when mass-produced products becomethe standard for daily use.

Visitors to the exhibit will appreciate the designs anddetails in the museum’s textiles, paintings, and ceramics,many from Mingei’s past Japanese collection. Several newacquisitions complement the experience.

“Mingei,” meaning art of the people, was recognized bySoetsu Yanagi almost 100 years ago as valuable because ofthe care and attention each individual piece is given by itscrafter. Celebratory for fine workmanship and quality, thecollection blends practicality and art, as seen in tea andsake cups, fans, brooms, banners, futon covers, and sleepinggarments.

The cultural and religious practice of painting woodplaques with images of deities and animals inform us aboutShinto and Buddhist traditions.

Significant artists such as Keisuke Serizawa, Shoji Hama-da and Tatsuzo Shimaoka are represented in the exhibit,displayed on the upper level of the museum. In conjunctionwith the “Treasures New and Old” exhibit, many toys anddolls, puppets, and kites are on view in the Doll and Toygallery.

Balboa Park’s museums are just a short drive or walkaway from North and South Park neighborhoods. Fine andcontemporary art, photography, and history are just someof the attractions, and Mingei International Museum, openfor free to San Diego County residents on every thirdThursday of the month, brings a global perspective on folkart which appeals to people of all ages.

The museum was founded in 1978 by Professor MarthaLongenecker of San Diego State University. She was inspiredto share her studies of Japanese pottery and oversee whatwould be become a well-respected collection of timelessand iconic artworks and crafts. The 41,000-square-footmuseum is found on the southwest corner of the Plaza dePanama and includes a coffee bar and gift shop.

Continuing to showcase objects from Japan, the museumwill open a unique exhibit in October called “Layers ofBrilliance — The Journey of Japanese Lacquer Tools.”Kendall Brown, professor of Asian Art at California StateUniversity Long Beach, curated this upcoming event, bring-ing together small tables and tools used in the lacqueringprocess.

Not only will privately owned lacquer items be shown,but also evidence of the craft — surfaces covered withdrops of residue resulting from the work done by craftsartists over the years. Still, in April of next year, moreJapanese art will be in Mingei galleries with its premier of“KANBAN,” —

Traditional shop signs from Japan.Meanwhile, contemporary Japanese pottery on loan from

San Diegan Gordon Brodfuehrer, exhibited three years ago,will go on tour. These works are popular because of theconnection we have with ordinary objects and the appealof seeing objects from a different country and culture.

While the recent “American Icons” exhibit drew manyvisitors to the museum, visitors to Mingei may also admirethe foreign, “exotic” crafts outside of our national identity.

Rob Sidner, director of Mingei, has long appreciated the“quiet beauty” of Japanese folkart. He sees a commitmentto preserving tradition and unwavering quality as crafterscreate beautiful, utilitarian art for the people. For the peoplewithin reach of Balboa Park, it is an opportunity to enjoythe beauty of “mingei.”

Traditonal Beauty at Mingei

The museum focuses on everydayJapanese arts and crafts BY SUSAN TAYLOR

Unknown Artist, Wrap-ping Cloth (Furoshiki),19th century, Meijiperiod, Japan, bananafiber (bashofu), indigoand natural dyes. Giftof Barb Rich. (Photoby Katie Gardner)


Shoji Hamada, Cup, late-19th century, Japan, glazed stoneware.Gift of Betty Bass. (Photo by Feeney+Bryant Photography)

Unknown Artist, Sakiori-obi, early-20th century, Japan, silk, cotton.Gift of Barb Rich. (Photo by Feeney+Bryant Photography)

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Liam came close, but it did not quite makethe top of the list of most popular baby malenames in San Diego in 2015.

There were 272 Emmas born in the regionin 2015, but another female name reignedsupreme.

According to the County Health and

Human Services Agency, which records allbirths and deaths in the region, more than45,000 babies were born in San Diego Countylast year, and the most popular boy and girlnames were just a few babies apart.

Here is the list of top 10 baby names parentschose for their children in 2015.

San Diego’s Top Baby Names

Break a Rib,Save a LifeThe first time I did CPR, I didn’t doit right. I was too afraid I was hurtingthe patient beneath my hands, tooafraid I’d damage his heart. And then I was shoved aside and a

burly ICU nurse started using hisentire body like a piston to do com-pressions. I heard a crack —“theregoes the first rib!” he said with asmile. I was horrified, and then was told,“that’s the way to do it right!”It seems strange to cheer the break-

ing of a rib, so brutal, but in reality itis what is needed to save a life. Recently I was reminded of that again

as I felt a rib give way with a crunchwhile performing CPR on a col-league. He’ll forgive me, I thought. At some time in your life, you maybe next to someone who collapses. Iwant you to be prepared in case youare called upon to help save a life. Myfirst advice is always — take your ownpulse. Calm down, and make sureyou are in the moment. Don’t panic.Second, call for help. Then begin theABC’s. Airway (open, or choking?),Breathing (any? None? Wheezy?) andCirculation (heartbeat?). Once help is on the way, you canassess and see if you feel a pulse orsee them breathing. The weirdestthing is that a pulse can be hard tofind — use the neck if you can, orput your head on the chest and listen.

Not sure if you feel a pulse? Thenthere probably isn’t one. Trust that,and start compressions. You shoulduse your whole body, arms mainlystraight, using shoulders and back ina back and forth rhythm. Thepatient’s belly should push up everytime you push down. Hands over thesternum (breast bone) about threefingers width above the lower edgeof the sternum. Remember, you are trying to squeezethe heart between the ground/spineand your hands in order to push theblood forward and to the brain. Sothe compressions have to be strongand deep — not wimpy. No stomachmovement? Push harder. The rhythmis fast but not frantic — think of thesong “staying alive” and you’ll have

it. 30 compressions and then give abreath. Nowadays the compressions are con-sidered the lifesavers, and the breath-ing less so. I recommend a CPR classto solidify what I’ve said. But nowyou are ready to get to some bone-breaking, lifesaving CPR in case it’sneeded. And yes, my friend thankedme later after his ambulance ride andheart bypass.

Dr. Tara Zandvliet welcomes yourquestions. Send them to [email protected]. She practices at2991 Kalmia St. Phone: (619) 929-0032.

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Forum Public Relations Opens in HillcrestForum Public Relations has officially

launched in San Diego.The firm is a woman owned, full-service

public relations and communications agencycentered on science and the arts.

Led by Allyson Markey and Monte Ward -- whom both started their careers in the sci-ences -- the company is dedicated to helpingscientists, artists, innovators, entrepreneursand explorers promote their work and inspiretheir communities.

“It is not enough in 2016 to simply dogood work and put out an excellent product,”said CEO Allyson Greazel. “Every market isflooded with competition, and you are onlygoing to get your efforts noticed by aggres-sively pursuing visibility and actively man-aging your attention. It can be extraordinar-

ily challenging, but it is the world we live in,and there is no going back.”

Based in Hillcrest, Forum Public Relationscites over a decade of experience working inand with the sciences, journalism, the defenseindustry, the technology industry, and thearts. The company offers the following ser-vices: Contact marketing, publicity, websitedesign, branding press and media relationsand social media.

“We have a range of experience on bothends of the media world,” said Greazel. “Thissituates us well for showing our clients themost effective and efficient ways to get theirmessage and their brand out in the publicmarketplace and having it generate significantreturns.”

Three Earth-Sized Planets Found Orbiting a Tiny StarAn international team of astronomers,

including UC San Diego astrophysicists, hasdiscovered three Earth-sized planets orbitingnear the “habitable zone” of an ultracooldwarf star, the first planets ever discoveredaround such a tiny and dim star.

The discovery is detailed in a paper pub-lished this week in the journal Nature. Theplanets are so close to Earth — only 40 lightyears away — that astronomers should even-tually be able to study in greater detail thecomposition of each of the planets and theiratmospheres as well as look for chemical sig-nals of life.

“The kind of planets we've found are veryexciting from the perspective of searching forlife in the universe beyond Earth,” said AdamBurgasser, a professor of physics at UC SanDiego’s Center for Astrophysics and SpaceSciences and a key participant of the inter-national team.

Using a telescope called TRAPPIST(TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals SmallTelescope) at the La Silla Observatory inChile, the astronomers traced the star’s lightmoment-to-moment over the course of 62nights last September through December.When the international team, led by MichaëlGillon of the University of Liège, Belgium,analyzed changes in brightness of thestarlight, they saw periodic dips as three plan-ets traverse its face casting shadows.

The TRAPPIST telescope of the Universityof Liege, located at the La Silla EuropeanSouthern Observatory in Chile, was used to

make the discovery.Follow-up observations with larger tele-

scopes indicated that the planets have sizesvery similar to that of Earth. Two of the plan-ets have orbital periods of about 1.5 days and2.4 days respectively, and the third planet hasa less well determined period in the range4.5 to 73 days.

“With such short orbital periods, the plan-ets are between 20 and 100 times closer totheir star than the Earth to the Sun,” saidGillon. “The structure of this planetary sys-tem is much more similar in scale to the sys-tem of Jupiter’s moons than to that of theSolar System.”

Artist’s impression of the system as seen from thesurface of the outer planet. (UCSD)


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Engineers and visual artists at UC SanDiego are collaborating on final projects, eventhough they are in different classes.

This is just one of the many projects hap-pening in the EnVision Arts and EngineeringMaker Studio at UC San Diego. The new3,000-square-foot studio on the third floor ofthe Structural and Materials Engineeringbuilding provides a wide range of design, fab-rication and prototyping tools from 3D print-ers and welding stations to a sophisticatedlaser cutter. It’s a creative, hands-on, experi-ential space where visual arts and engineeringcommunities converge; where students areempowered to think, design,

“UC San Diego is one of the few placeswhere this kind of integration between visualarts and engineering cannot only happen, butcan be sustained and expanded,” said UC SanDiego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla at theEnVision dedication event Friday.

In its first quarter of operation, more than400 students in engineering and visual artsworked in the maker studio through hands-on classes and labs as well as a few creative,independent projects.

“The spirit of collaboration and innovation,plus the skills that students gain through theseunique courses are transferable to their careerswell beyond their university years,” said Cristi-na Della Coletta, Dean of the UC San DiegoDivision of Arts and Humanities. “The cut-ting-edge curriculum aligns with our divi-sion's intellectual priorities and the intersec-tion of perspective, skills, tools, creativity andrigorous interdisciplinary research supportedby the university.”

“Our engineering and visual arts faculty

are creating fantastic hands-on courses thattake advantage of the maker studio’s powerfulmix of design and prototyping facilities,” saidAlbert P. Pisano, Dean of the Jacobs Schoolof Engineering. “We are giving students newopportunities to gain the confidence andmotivation they will need to succeed in classes,internships, faculty research projects and, ulti-mately, their careers.”

Transforming EducationThe EnVision maker studio is a key com-

ponent of the Jacobs School of Engineering’sExperience Engineering Initiative, a school-wide project that aims to give every engineer-ing and computer science undergraduate stu-dent a hands-on or experiential engineeringcourse or lab each year— starting freshmanyear. In recent Experience Engineering classes,students have built robots, 3D-printed kneecartilage, and designed fuel-cell-powered cars.Every project is tied to a concept or theorythey will learn later in more advanced classes.

In the spring quarter, visual arts studentsinterested in the new speculative design majorwill take classes in the new maker studio. Spec-ulative design uses several different designtechnologies and methods, combining themin innovative ways. Visual arts graduate stu-dents in a working critique class will also bein the maker studio during the spring quar-ter.

A listing of recent and upcoming classesrunning in the maker studio can be found onthe EnVision maker studio website.

A Slam DunkIn the case of the artists and engineers with

the same final project, students in StructuralEngineering 1 and Visual Arts 40 worked

shoulder-to-shoulder during the winter 2016quarter. Together they created “whole objects”that merged sculptures with engineered sup-port structures. Lelli Van Den Einde taughtthe structural engineering class while BrettStalbaum taught the visual arts course.

“We had lectures, homework and labs, butthis project was the slam dunk that I needed,”said structural engineering freshman WilliamJablonski. After struggling on the midterm,he found himself deeply engaged in his team’sinterdisciplinary final project. The team hadto figure out the conditions under which thesea dragon sculpture their visual arts team-mate designed and 3D-printed would—andwould not—damage or destroy the buildingthe engineers designed and built.

“Going into the final, I had an understand-ing of what the theory actually means,” saidJablonski.

Visual arts student Jeszica McPeak is partof a team that created a physical representationof a collection of pixels. She liked workingwith her engineering team in part becauseinterdisciplinary teams are everywhere in theprofessional world and in part because thecollaboration allowed her to expand and real-ize her artistic vision.

“The maker studio is our saving grace,” saidMcPeak, referring to both the access to 3Dprinters and other building tools as well astechnical expertise from her engineering team,the teaching assistants and EnVision staffdirector Jesse DeWald.

While the engineering students on theteams gave oral presentations and wrote labreports, the visual arts students got real-worldcuration experience by preparing, launchingand running an exhibit showcasing the sculp-

tures. The exhibit’s final day is today. It is opento the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in galleries201 and 202 on the second floor of the Struc-tural and Materials Engineering building.

Unleashing CreativityThe EnVision maker studio is not just for

hands-on classes. It will be a space where stu-dent-organization teams and artists create;where student entrepreneurs build, prototypeand innovate.

Details on the tools in the maker space aswell as information on scheduling time andupcoming workshops is on the EnVision web-site. The goal is to open the space to as manystudent groups and entrepreneurial studentsas possible, though first priority during theschool year will go to the classes running inthe maker studio.

Winter 2016 classes in the maker studioincluded the structural engineering and visualarts classes with the combined final project, amaking, breaking and hacking electrical engi-neering class, an experience nanoengineeringclass and an introduction to bioengineering.

The EnVision maker studio is part of a cam-pus wide strategy, borne out of the UC SanDiego Strategic Plan, to integrate design withinnovation and better support “making” oncampus.

“Our work to strengthen design at UC SanDiego and our investment in the maker studioare both part of a larger move to build andsupport the innovation capabilities of all ourstudents, which includes giving freshmenopportunities to unleash their creativity,” saidChancellor Khosla.

Visual arts student Jessica Buie holds up an open source hardware logo that she 3-D printed in the EnVi-sion maker studio. (Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego)

BY DANIEL KANE AND CYNTHIA DILLON

Students in an electrical engineering class in the EnVision maker studio. Their final project: building line-following robots. (Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications)

Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla inspects the sculpture and support building created and tested in theEnVision maker studio by an arts-and-engineering team. Structural engineering undergraduate WilliamJablonski (pictured) is one of the team members. (Photo by Farshid Bazmandegan)

Students connect theory and practice through hands-on projects in the EnVision maker studio. Photo byErik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications)

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An Alternative Approach to Depression and AnxietyNew business aims to help people heal naturally

Almost 17 percent of the population willexperience major depression in their lifetime,according to the Anxiety and Depression Asso-ciation of America. In a developing trend, agrowing number of people are seeking out solu-tions that go beyond medication and talk ther-apy.

A new business on Adams Avenue is cateringto people looking to explore natural alternativesfor their mood disorders. San Diego native JudyMeyer, is a holistic depression coach and is see-ing this trend firsthand.

“A lot of my clients are reluctant to start onpharmaceuticals because they’re afraid of pos-sible side effects,” she said. “Others are alreadyon medication but are looking to taper downand wean themselves off of it. They don’t wantto be on medication for the rest of their lives.”

In addition to helping people transition offof medication, Meyer works with clients to iden-tify the root cause of their depression and anx-iety. She cites such issues as B12 deficiency, ele-vated copper, infections, gut health, heavy metaltoxicity, and amino acid imbalances as possibleculprits. She takes an orthomolecular approachto healing, which is a term coined by the lateLinus Pauling that roughly translates as “correctmolecule.” This method uses vitamins, mineralsand amino acids to correct imbalances andrestore neurotransmitter activity.

Meyer says she is passionate about her workbecause she suffered for many years from severedepression that began in her late teens. Shefound traditional treatments to be ineffectivefor her long-term.

“When I was in the depths of my depressionand trying to get better, I tried everything Icould think of — exercise, eliminating sugarand alcohol, and eating vegan, but nothing real-ly helped,” she said. “I got frustrated because Iwas trying everything I could think of and Istill wasn’t feeling good. I knew there was some-thing missing.”

She revealed she has a family history of sui-cide and addictions and because traditionaltreatments were not proving effective, she beganto suspect a genetic component. This led herto take a genetic test and she discovered specificmutations that may have been contributing toher depression. She began using amino acids,vitamins and minerals and started to notice asustained improvement in mood and energy.

Meyer says it’s now her mission to help peo-ple recover from depression, and she says thisis possible without using pharmaceuticals. Shehopes to prevent people from suffering for yearsas she did. Meyer explains that there are a num-ber of different holistic tools that can be effec-tive in bringing quick relief to those sufferingwith depression and anxiety.

“I’ve found that one of the best ways to helppeople feel better quickly is amino acids andnutrients. I’ve had clients who were suicidal tellme they felt 80 percent better within a day ortwo of starting the protocols. To me, that isextremely powerful.”

After receiving a degree from the UC SanDiego, Meyer worked for many years in themedical book publishing industry. This allowedher to get a “behind-the-scenes” look at the

practices of medical research and pharmaceu-tical companies. Several years ago, she felt calledto switch careers in order to help others. Shestudied for three years with a Tibetan Buddhistmonk and learned energy healing and medita-tion. She then completed training as a holistichealth practitioner.

Meyer sees clients at the Acu-Care buildinglocated at 2852 Adams Ave. The office is a con-verted Craftsman home that also houses severalother holistic practitioners including acupunc-turists Kimberly Hoover, Henry Fusco and Julie

Laffen, massage therapist Ruth Dorn, intuitivecounselor Rosa Medina-Fassett, holistic estheti-cian Donna Sly, bilingual yoga teacher YawiGriffini and energy healer Joseph Taylor.

As well as holistic depression coaching, Meyeralso offers Reiki and Tibetan energy healing.On Sundays, she facilitates a free support groupvia meetup.com under the group name “Nat-ural Solutions for Depression and Anxiety.”

Judy Meyer, can be contacted through herwebsite: www.holisticdepressioncoach.com orvia e-mail at [email protected].

A new business on Adams Avenue is catering to people looking to explore natural alternatives for their mood disor-ders. San Diego native Judy Meyer is a holistic depression coach and is seeing this trend firsthand. (Photo byManny Cruz)

May is National Foster Care Month, but for3,500 children in San Diego County, life in thefoster care system is a daily reality. One of thegreatest challenges is a dire shortage of familiesthat are willing to provide long-term loving carefor children.

“When the County Department of ChildWelfare calls, we can only meet one of everythree requests for placement of young children,”says Jeff Wiemann, executive director of AngelsFoster Family Network in San Diego. “That istragic and we aim to change it.”

Wiemann’s plan starts at Angels’ annual galaon May 20 where 300 supporters will gather atthe Omni La Costa Resort & Spa to raise fundsto expand outreach and education programsthat help identify and support qualified fami-lies.

The nonprofit agency is the only organizationin San Diego that supports families in providinglong-term care for children under 5 years oldin San Diego County. “We believe young chil-dren are best served when they are placed inone foster home rather than being bouncedfrom home to home without the ability to formattachments to caregivers,” he says. “Angels isalso unique because families provide care forone foster child — or sibling sets — at a time.This way, children receive the high level of carethey deserve.”

Founded in 1999, Angels was the first in theUnited States to specialize in long-term care of

single (or sibling) young children. It has beenused as a model for other organizations in Cal-ifornia and Oklahoma.

Weimann says part of the problem is thatthere aren’t enough families who have accurateinformation about fostering. “I tell people todisregard what they see on Lifetime or the Hall-mark Channel because those horror stories arethe rare exception,” he says. “There’s a misper-ception that foster children are juvenile delin-quents, but the reality is that these are great kidswhose parents are often struggling with prob-lems like drug addiction. Angels creates a com-munity of foster parents who step up and helpsee children through what could otherwise be avery tough time in life.

“When children are raised in stable, lovinghomes, they are far more likely to graduate highschool and positively contribute to the commu-nity. Conversely, many children under-servedby the foster care system are at greater risk forgang involvement, alcohol and substance abuse,and teen pregnancy. We should all pull togetherto ensure children receive the care they need togrow up to be emotionally healthy and econom-ically productive adults.”

Lani Barnes: From Foster Mother toTireless Advocate

When Lani Barnes first laid eyes on her fosterchild, she knew she was up to the tough roadahead. She and her husband Matt arrived at

Rady Children’s Hospital and were introducedto a 3-month-old boy who was severely under-weight, the size of a newborn. Doctors told thecouple the child was failing to thrive and wouldneed to be fed every two hours. Her firstthought: “It’s a good thing I’m Filipino,” sherecalls. “Feeding people is innate, it’s what wedo.”

Since then, Barnes and her husband haveopened their Talmadge home to three youngfoster children, the most recent placement end-ing with the adoption of Jaxon, a toddler whohad been in their care since he was 2 monthsold. She says that each child came to her fromdifferent biological family circumstances, butthey shared one thing in common — theythrived in the loving care of a stable family.

Barnes has no shortage of family love to givethe children she has fostered. She has 50 firstcousins as both of her parents come from siblingsets of nine. At family reunions, her foster chil-

dren receive both lumpia and hugs in generousportions.

Her family rallied behind her when she wasexperiencing difficulty becoming pregnant. “Ihad this longing to be a mother,” Barnes says.“We tried for many years and even tried a roundof fertility treatments, but the effects on mybody were negative. It seemed like every otherperson I knew was pregnant and my ache grew.”Barnes wanted to do something positive withthat ache, so she started quietly visiting theAngels Foster Family website and wondered ifshe and Matt should foster a young child. Eventhough Barnes’ husband expressed concernsabout the unknowns of fostering, on their ninthwedding anniversary, the couple decided toattend one of the monthly orientation at Angels.The meeting was geared toward helping peopledecide whether or not fostering is right for them.“After the meeting, we thought, this is doable,let’s make a difference in a child’s life,” sherecounts.

There are several reasons Barnes and her hus-band chose to be foster families through Angels.They wanted to help a child under five yearsold. The couple also liked the philosophy thatchildren should be with one foster family untilthey are reunified with their biological familiesor find a “forever family” through adoption. Theagency also asks families to foster one child – orsibling set – at a time so the children get thefocused attention they deserve. And the couplesaw that there was great support for families. “I

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Lani Barnes with child.

BY JENNIFER COBURN


couldn’t have gotten through it without my case-worker.”

In 2015, after completing her last foster place-ment, Barnes started a full-time career withAngels. She not only helps to recruit wonderfulnew families, but provides additional support tofoster families in the form of informal and formalsupport groups, connecting new foster familieswith experienced foster families and providingthat extra support along with their case manager.“I’ve walked through this process and now wantto help other families do the same,” she says. “If afamily makes the decision to care for a youngfoster child, Angels is going to do their best totake care of them.”

The Hands-On Approach to Fostering

When the time came for Martha and LisaSchattman to reunify their first foster child withhis biological mother, they thought it would bemore dramatic. “I was expecting this Holly-wood moment,” says Martha with a laugh. Thebaby boy was 5 months old and had lived withthe couple for most of his life. On the day ofhis return, “I lifted him over my head Lion Kingstyle and I expected our eyes to meet, but hesaw his mother and only had eyes for her,” saysMartha. “I realized that the fact that he hadbonded with us and still maintained a verystrong connection with his mother meant wehad done our job well.”

Knowing this relieved some of the pain ofsaying goodbye for Martha and Lisa. It alsoreminded them that in the real world, helpingpeople is often quiet, unglamorous work thathappens without an audience. With the fostercare of little ones, there are diaper changes, bed-time stories, and kissing knee scrapes. And, asMartha recalls, endless rides on the carousel atthe Wild Animal Park.

The Schattmans are now caring for a toddlergirl, their third placement through Angels Foster

Family Network. Martha says that she and herwife decided to foster because they both have astrong desire to be parents, but neither wantedto bear children. They are also deeply committedto community service and social justice and likedthe hands-on approach of fostering. “I can’t fixpoverty, I can’t fix substance abuse, but I can holda baby,” Martha says.

The Schattmans, a same-sex couple, have beenpleasantly surprised that they have not experi-enced any discrimination from biological families.“When you think about it, most biological par-ents are under 40 and to that generation, for themost part, it is far less of a problem,” says Martha.One biological mother came to their defensewhen a friend questioned the wisdom of placinga child with a lesbian couple. “She told her friendto worry about her own life,” says Martha.

Some families in the Angels Foster Family Net-work have biological children at home, while oth-ers are childless couples and empty nesters. Someparents are single. “There are health and safetyrequirements people must meet before they bringa young child into their lives, but Angels is lookingfor kind and loving people who reflect the diver-sity of the community.

Martha says she wishes more people wouldconsider fostering. “Most people were so support-ive of us, but said they could never do it becausethey were afraid they would get too attached,” shesays. “I understand their concerns because it ispainful, but it’s not the feeling that something iswrong. Of course you miss them, but you alsohave the satisfaction of knowing that you steppedin and helped keep a family together.”

16 Babies and Counting

Not everyone has the energy to care for 16babies, but Ana and Dale Griffin say they are upto the task. The Spring Valley couple has a secretweapon — pacing. They serve as foster parentsfor one baby at a time through Angels FosterFamily Network, a nonprofit that requires San

Diego families devote their full attention to oneyoung child (or sibling set) at a time.

This philosophy makes sense to the Griffins,and not only because there is no washingmachine that could handle such a heavy load.Babies need a great deal of focused attention, saysAna, a stay-at-home foster mother in her late 50s.Many of the babies she and her husband havefostered over the last decade have had a rockystart in life, like drugs or alcohol in their systems.“It’s heartbreaking, but also heartwarmingbecause they are so resilient,” she says. “It’s anincredible journey, an emotional journey whereyou will find out just how strong you are.”

Foster parents need strength, but they are neveralone. “The support we get at Angels is great,”Ana says. Dale, an accountant with the sheriff ’sdepartment, adds that the couple not onlyreceived extensive screening and training beforetheir first placement, but have access to ongoingeducation and support. Through the network,foster parents receive practical guidance on man-aging relationships with biological parents,scheduling visits with doctors and specialists, anddealing with the feeling of loss after children havebeen reunified with their families. “Saying good-bye the first time was so hard and I was in such afunk afterward that I didn’t think I could do itagain,” Ana recalls. It took a a few weeks to getpast the sadness, but they found the benefits offostering outweighed the costs, and signed up foranother placement.

The Griffins do not have biological children,but they adopted their 13th foster child when itbecame clear that reunification with his biologicalfamily was not possible. Other families includefoster children into a home filled with their bio-logical children. Some are single people; someare same-sex couples.

South Bay Family Encourages FosteringChildren

Being Latino and living in the South Bay does-n’t automatically make a family ideal for fosteringyoung children. But it’s a heck of a head start,

says Ivonne Garcia, a Chula Vista native. “Latinosare very loving and affectionate people; it’s inour blood and in our nature to be expressiveand caring,” she says. And regarding life in theSouth Bay: “It’s so diverse. I like living in a com-munity that has many different people,” she says.This is especially important to her now that shehas a foster son who is of a different race. “Noone looks at us like he’s not mine, because seeingan African-American child with a Latino momis not all that unusual,” she says.

Yet there is a dire shortage of Latinos in theSouth Bay fostering children. Jeff Wiemann,executive director of Angels Foster Family Net-work, says the shortage is countywide, but thereis an even greater need in the South Bay amongLatinos. The issue is at crisis levels. “The unfor-tunate reality is that we can only accommodateone of every three requests for placement wereceive,” he says.

The Garcias have joined Angels’ National Fos-ter Care Month campaign to raise awarenessabout the rewards and challenges of fosteringyoung children. Their hope is to close the gapbetween young children who need lovinghomes and qualified people who can providethem. Currently, there are 3,500 children in theSan Diego County foster care system, 1,400 ofwhom are younger than five years old.

Ivonne and her husband Junior have fostereda toddler for seven months now and say theywish everyone would consider it. “Good thingshappen to these kids and good things happento you,” says Ivonne, who is an administrativeassistant at a local radiology center. “I feel likewe were meant to do this and that I’m a betterperson for it.

“It’s not that common to bring a strangerinto your home. There’s a stigma that thesechildren are going to be bad, but through ourtraining at Angels, we saw that even with trau-ma, if you just provide children with love, theydo well.” And love is in no short supply in theGarcia family. “I knew that these children wouldwalk away feeling loved by my family, and thathas definitely happened.”

Fostering a young child is a big job, but fam-ilies at Angels are never alone in their journey.The Garcias say they appreciate the level oftraining and support they get from the staff –and from other foster families in the network..

“We are hopeful that our South Bay friendsand neighbors will consider fostering a youngchild and attend an Angels information ses-sion,” says Garcia. “It’s an opportunity to giveand to grow and we’ve never looked back.”

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A look at light fixtures, art lamps and glass, hardware and met-alwork of the Arts & Crafts Revival.

From the beginning, Arts & Crafts-era lighting was designed forelectricity. That led to an explosion of forms, both traditional (basedon candlestick or gaslight) and brand new.

Choosing lighting may be the most fun you can have when youare decorating a house. Combining utility with beauty like nothingelse, lamps and fixtures express style in such beautiful materials asbrass, nickel, mica, and stained glass. Lighting may be the most visibleand affordable way to add period ambiance and even art to a room.

As for hardware and metal accessories: everything is available,whether in iron, brass, copper, bronze, ceramic, or glass. As with fur-niture, design influences range from Mackintosh to Stickley, withmedieval and Hispanic designs in the mix.

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