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RACE FORTHE BOARDLearn about thecandidates competing fortwo open slots on theIrrigation District board.

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According to recent reports luxury homes in Rancho Santa Fe are following an upward trend in sales. Photo by Jared Whitlock

By Jared WhitlockRANCHO SANTA FE —

ason Barry stood at theentrance to a massive $16million home, greetingonlookers and potential buy-ers. Barry, a real estate agentwho specializes in luxuryhomes, was encouraged bythe amount of foot traffic atthe open house, likely morethan there would have been ayear or two ago. It was anoth-er signal in his book thathigh-end home sales are com-ing back in Rancho Santa Fe.

Rancho Santa Fe isn’talone. Across California, mil-lion-dollar plus home salesare at their highest level infive years, according to areport from DataQuickreleased two months ago.Luxury home sales are up 19percent this year comparedwith last year. That’s betterthan the average, as salesacross all price points are up

10 percent.The high-end home trend

has played out locally.“It’s interesting looking

at last year compared to nowwith a community like the(Rancho Santa Fe) Covenantas an example,” Barry said.“Last year, there were 139homes for sale. This year atthe same time, there are 100homes for sale. You’ve seeninventory decrease as you’veseen activity increase.”

But Barry said that priceper square foot hasn’t jumpedyet in Rancho Santa Fe.Indicators show that could behappening soon though, hesaid.

“It’s the basic rule of sup-ply and demand that’s tiedinto this increase in activity,”Barry said.

Indeed, state figuresshow prices inching up aswell, according to DataQuick.Buyers of million-dollar plus

homes paid on average $632per square foot, up two per-cent from last year.

Barry noted that luxuryhome prices were among thehardest hit of all price pointsduring the downturn, meaningthere’s a steeper hill to climbfor a market correction.Yet hefeels “we turned the corner.”

“We were thinking backin 2009 and 2010 that we werehitting bottom,” Barry said.“When in fact we were contin-uing to drift a little lower. Itlooks to us as though we hope-fully have been pointed backin a positive direction.”

The reduction in invento-ry largely explains why lesshigh-end buyers are waitingon the sidelines, Barry said.Another factor is that credit ismore accessible than it wasduring the peak of the eco-nomic downturn. He saidthat’s more likely to benefitbuyers at lower price points,

but some purchasing luxuryhomes are taking out loans.Because credit is so cheapright now, some take out loansto free up money that can bein turn invested in the mar-ket, earning a higher rate ofreturn than it would sitting inthe bank.

When asked whether hepredicts the luxury market toslowly increase or shoot upquickly, Barry answered: “Iwouldn’t be surprised to seeeither.”

Jane Foster, a real estateagent who focuses on million-dollar plus homes in NorthCounty, said that the marketfor higher-end homes is slowlyimproving. Tepid job growthand high rates of foreclosure,however, continue to be chal-lenges for all price points, shesaid.

And locals might have a

By Jared WhitlockRANCHO SANTA FE —

If the election is a money race,then checkbooks are gallopingfaster towards the finish line.

Individuals in RanchoSanta Fe, as defined by ZIPcodes 92067 and 92091, havegiven nearly $2.9 million incampaign contributions so farthis year, up from $1.5 millionin July. That’s according to theCenter for Responsive Politics,which runs opensecrets.org, anonpartisan and nonprofit web-site dedicated to trackingmoney in politics.

Nearly all of the donations

this year have benefitedRepublicans. Ninety-nine per-cent of campaign contributionsfrom ZIP code 92091, and 92percent from 92067 went toRepublican-backed candidatesand organizations.

The Republican NationalCommittee received $971,000,making it thetop recipient ofcampaign con-tributions fromindividuals inRancho SantaFe. Next, MittRomney hauledin $817,000.Rounding outthe top three, the NationalRepublican CongressionalCommittee was given $152,000.

Locally, individuals inRancho Santa Fe donated$107,000 to RepublicanCongressman Brian Bilbray,who received the most of anySan Diego candidate.

By comparison, PresidentBarack Obama brought in$116,000, and the DemocraticNational Committee pulled in$57,000. Democrats likely per-formed relatively poor infundraising because of RanchoSanta Fe’s history as aRepublican stronghold.

In 2008presidentialc a n d i d a t eJohn McCainwon nearlytwo-thirds ofthe vote in thearea.

Lookingat the rest of

San Diego, Romney is stillahead in individual contribu-tions, but not by much. Notincluding Rancho Santa Fe,Mitt Romney garnered $2.9million in individual contribu-tions in San Diego.Respectively, Obama is at $2.7million.

Rancho Santa Fe’s 92067,one of the richest ZIP codes inthe U.S., has given 44 timesmore than the average zip codein campaign contributions thisyear, a big jump from threemonths ago. In July, the arearepresented 34 times morethan the average zip code.

The campaign contribu-tions were released to the pub-lic Oct. 21 and reflect filingswith the FEC (Federal ElectionCommission) through Sept. 30.

Because October filingshave yet to be released, it’s pre-mature to compare this elec-tion’s campaign contributionswith previous presidential elec-tion year totals. But for someperspective, campaign contri-butions from individuals inRancho Santa Fe added up to$3.5 million in 2008 and $2.5million in 2004.

Yet this year’s presidential

High-end home market ticking upward

■ Potential forundisclosedcontributionsstill remains

Campaign contributions in RSF nearly double

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By Patty McCormacRANCHO SANTA FE —

After years of planning, trafficcircles are making their wayinto Rancho Santa Fe.

The subject came up onthe Association’s Oct. 18 agen-da.

“We have to be very care-ful because this issue hasn’tcome up in a few years,” VicePresident Anne Feighner said.“This has been a hot issue for along time.”

“We want to make sureeveryone knows it is comingdown the pike,” AssociationPresident Roxana Foxx said.

The traffic circles areplanned for the intersectionsof Del Dios and El Camino DelNorte; Paseo Delicias and ElMontevideo-La Valle Plateada;and Paseo Delicias and Via dela Valle.

“The roundabouts aredesigned to function togetheras a system by requiring vehi-cles to slow, but not stop, asthey move through the inter-section,” Ivan Holler, assistantAssociation manger, told theboard. “The roundabouts at ElCamino Del Norte and Via dela Valle are designed as three-way intersections, while theroundabout at El Montevideoand La Valley Plateada isdesigned as a four-way inter-section.”

He said the intersection ofPaseo Delicias and Via de laValle, because of its irregularshape, was the most complex.On the north side of this inter-section, the western end of LaFremontia would be closedand would become a cul-de-sac.

Each of the roundaboutsshares the same components ofsplitter islands to slowapproaching traffic and alignthe vehicles to enter the circu-lar flow of traffic. They will allalso have a center landscapedislands and pedestrian andequestrian crosswalks.

“We are excited becauseit improves equestrian safety,”Director Rochelle Putnamsaid.“For those of us who crossDel Norte, that is a huge bene-fit.”

Feighner said she is con-cerned about unintendedeffects on others.

“Will people be able backout of their driveways?” sheasked Holler.

Holler said they would beable to, even during the high-volume traffic hours.

Still, there are significantissues connected with the traf-fic circles, Holler said.

“The county will need toacquire additional right-of-way

Traffic circlesplanned

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Kenneth Dunford is theincumbent running for re-election to the Santa Fe

I r r i g a t i o nD i s t r i c t ,District One.So far he has atotal of 10years experi-ence andwould like fourmore.

A retiredbusinessman,

he said he has the long-termexperience to continue serv-ing as a board member andpolicy maker, he said.

“Our main job is to directand protect the assets of theSanta Fe Irrigation District,”he said. “We are not there torun it,We have a staff for that.We are there to direct thestaff.”

Dunford said thatbesides meetings, he spendsabout a full day a week on dis-trict business.

“Even to prepare for themeetings might take three orfour hours,” he said.

Dunford said there areseveral challenges facing thedistrict. One important one isprotecting the local watersupply of Lake Hodges.

Another is maintainingan aging infrastructure.

“If we had to build itfrom scratch, it would cost$275 million,” he said. “Weneed to keep putting a littlebit of money into it each year.People don’t understand thatone quarter of their water billshould go to upkeep of thesystem.We could float a bond,but it would it would be there

for decades.”Instead, he said the

board put into place a 10-yearcapital improvement pro-gram.

“We have a well thoughtout plan,” he said. “The costin today’s dollars is $6 milliona year for a total of $60 mil-lion.

Another reason he wantsto stay on board is that hewants to continue to effective-ly manage operation costsincluding employee salariesand benefits.

“I think this board forthe last 10 years has proac-tively looked at the challengewe have in the areas ofsalaries and benefits,” hesaid. “For example, we justpassed a second tier pensionplan for all new employees.Folks on the payroll have nothad a raise in the past twoyears. They finally have one.They will get 8 percent overthe next three years.”

He said the “headcount” will go down graduallymostly through attrition. Inaddition, all new employeeswill not receive post employ-ment health benefits like thesenior employees.

Dunford said the SantaFe Irrigation District is notthe only one facing risingcosts for water.

He said that the waterdistricts in the county havecome together and filed a law-suit against the MetropolitanWater District, from whichthey buy water, for unfairpricing. If the water districtsare successful, money comingback to the Santa Fe district

could be in the neighborhoodof $500,000 a year, he said.

He said the lawsuit wasnecessary because if theprices for water keep rising attheir current rate, the cost ofwater could reach $30 billionover the next 30 years for theSan Diego districts.

Dunford has a long histo-ry of serving the community,including having been aRotarian, serving on the artjury and as an elder memberof the Village Church.

Alan SmericanWhat do we gain? What

do we lose? Those two questions

have served Alan Smerican injust about every instance ofdecision making in his life.

He saidhe will askthose twoq u e s t i o n swhen facedwith a decisionon the SantaFe IrrigationDistrict ifelected to the

board from District Two.He is not uninitiated to

the workings of the board.“I have worked on and

off with the district for 10 or12 years and was the first todo security planning for thewater system as a volunteer,”he said.

Now he is ready to makea four-year commitment tothe board if elected.

There are two main rea-sons Smerican decided to runfor the board — money andsecurity.

“Everyone is concernedabout rates,” he said. “I wantto work to keep rates as low aspossible without sacrificingthe maintenance of the sys-tem. For example, San Diegokeeps rate lower, but theydon’t do the maintenance andthat is why pipes are burstingeverywhere. I don’t want us toget into the position.”

Smerican said it is impor-tant not to sacrifice mainte-nance for the sake of lowerrates.

Also, he said he is awarethat many people are con-cerned about how the presentboard spends district money.

Smerican said many ofthose issues have alreadybeen addressed includingputting into place a tier pro-gram for lower benefits fornew employees.

And the idea of top-heavy post employment bene-fits is just not true.

After going through thebudget line by line, he said helearned something.

“The actual cost of pen-sion and other benefits is 10percent. The rest is related topurchasing, treating andtransporting water to cus-tomers,” he said.

“I have experience man-aging large budgets, millionsof dollars, and have managedlarge staffs in the past. I know

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Sean Barry, private mortgage banker with Mutual of Omaha Bank hosts a luxury brokersymposium on Oct. 17 at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. The event included a panel of six ofthe most influential real estate owners/brokers in San Diego with more than 60 agents inattendance. Some of the panel topics included how the upcoming presidential electionwould impact high-end buyers/sellers, trends in the high-end markets this year compared toprior years, and how the high-end marketing is being impacted by international demandand wealthy foreign buyers. Pictured from left: Dane Soderberg, vice president at Pacific Shore Platinum, GaryWheeler, Rancho Santa Fe and Santaluz branch manager for Willis Allen, Nick Fandel,Mutual of Omaha Bank, Catherine Barry, Owner/Founder at Barry Estates, Sean Barry,Mutual of Omaha Bank, Steve Salina, Rancho Santa Fe Branch Manager for ColdwellBanker, Steve Games, chairman of the board for Pacific Sotheby's International Realty, andSteve Rogers, CEO/president at Real Living Lifestyles. Photo by Krista Lafferty

TALKING TRENDS

Candidates run for spot on Irrigation BoardBy Patty McCormac

RANCHO SANTA FE — Four people arerunning for two spots on the board of theSanta Fe Irrigation District that provideswater to a portion of Rancho Santa Fe and toa total of 20,000 customers. It is governed by afive-member board elected for four years.Each represents a geographical division of theservice area, but they all make decisionsaffecting the entire district. At the moment,

the district provides 60 percent importedwater, 35 percent local water and 5 percentrecycled water. Whoever is elected will haveto grapple with the issues of ever-rising pricesfor imported water, an aging infrastructureand how to keep operation costs as low as pos-sible.

Greg Gruzdowich, a candidate for theSanta Fe Irrigation District, could not bereached for comment.

KENNETHDUNFORD

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By Jim DownsA wealthy district with a

huge capital reserve in recentyears ($23 million in 2008), thecollege has never lacked forfunds to build a student center,a terrific theater complex, abeautiful library, and otherimprovements over the years.John MacDonald, the foundingpresident, always said he want-ed the staff salary schedule toremain around the 80th per-centile of community colleges inthe state so he would have thefunds necessary to build out thecampus without going to the tax-payers for a bond.

After MacDonald retired tobecome an Oceanside council-man, and later a county supervi-sor, his immediate successorsabandoned that goal.

A smart, aggressive faculty

senate (that functions like awell-oiled union), eyeing thatflood of tax revenue each year inthe wealthy district, set out tolobby successive college boardsof trustees and two sympatheticpresidents.

By 2004, the faculty woundup with the highest salaries inthe California system (112 col-leges) and among the top threehighest community college fac-ulty salaries in the nation.

For example, the top annualsalary at MiraCosta is $142,000.The comparable salary for ateacher of equal education andexperience at Palomar Collegeis $111,000. San Diego City col-lege salaries rank withPalomar’s.

The salaries at Cal StateSan Marcos and UCSD arebelow those at MiraCosta wherethe current average salary is$122,000.

Consider that 35 to 40 per-cent of classes at MiraCosta areremedial high school level class-es, many similar to classes atcontinuation high schools, andyou get some sense of the situa-tion.

Also, a physical educationteacher or a bilingual ESLteacher there can easily earnwith seniority $120,000 a year.On top of that, they teach fif-teen hours a week unlike highschool teachers who teach 25.

Worse, a majority of theMiraCosta staff has arrangedtheir schedules so they teachthree or four days a week.

Three-day faculty weekendsat “MiraCozy” are a tradition,making the campus on Fridays aghost town.

Consider that the outstand-ing high school teachers atTorrey Pines, San Dieguito,Carlsbad, El Camino and other

schools who teach physics,chemistry, English literature,calculus and other college-levelclasses in Advanced Placementprograms rarely earn over$95,000 annually.

They prepare their studentsfor Ivy League schools, Stanford,and the UC system at a far high-er rate than community col-leges.

With property tax assess-ments down, MiraCosta hasbeen forced to dip into theircash reserves for operations, andnow they want half a billion(notice the “b”) dollars in bondmoney. What will this cost thetaxpayers to repay the debt? Atleast a billion dollars includinginterest!

Residents of Del Mar arelooking at a total of three bondissues on the ballot while the

rest of the San Dieguito areafaces two bonds totaling over$900 million.

In Del Mar the three bondamounts exceed one billion dol-lars. A minimum of two billiondollars including interest wouldbe necessary to retire the debts.

In Encinitas, Solana Beach,Rancho Santa Fe, and Leucadia,the two bonds will cost at least$1.8 billion to repay (and proba-bly more).

Two members of the “blueribbon” committee in Oceansidethat was organized to considerthe MiraCosta bond issue recom-mended that the college go forsmaller amount. But the majori-ty said, “Let’s go for it all.”

The Oceanside school dis-trict this past year completelyrebuilt a junior high school for$20 million and added a largemulti-purpose building. Wouldnew laboratory classrooms costmuch more than that atMiraCosta?

Some wise man once said,“Everything in moderation.” Ano vote will send the right mes-sage to the MiraCosta board(and the faculty).

Next time, just ask for $50million, and develop a second-tier salary schedule for newhires.

Students upset at the lackof classroom space need notpoint their fingers at the taxpay-er.

They simply should con-front the staff and faculty of thiswealthy district who are robbingthem of facilities, a balancedschedule that makes use ofFridays and Saturdays, andexpanded course offerings.

Jim Downs is an Oceansideresident.

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Vote yes to regulating medical marijuana dis-pensaries

In case you thought your elected officials were com-passionate towards seriously ill citizens who benefit fromthe use of medical marijuana, the Mayors of Del Mar andSolana Beach have set the record straight.

This November, citizens of these cities will have theopportunity to do what our elected officials have failed todo for the past 16 years — regulate where and howpatients may obtain medical marijuana. Despite the factthat Californians overwhelmingly support the right of sickindividuals to use marijuana as medicine, none of ourelected officials have an answer to this simple question —where does one obtain this medicine? Because of our localgovernment’s failure to address this simple but criticalquestion, the citizens of Del Mar, Solana Beach, LemonGrove, and Imperial Beach have proposed a solution.Mssrs. Mayors: I have a simple question for you. Got a bet-ter idea? If so, let’s hear it please. Every day you fail toenact regulation your constituents literally suffer need-lessly.

Lance Rogers, Esq.,Encinitas

Signs on steroidsEach election cycle, our candidates put up signs to

indicate endorsements. I would like to call attention to thefact that some candidates have what I call signs onsteroids.

But what is more telling than the size of the signs istheir location. I have noticed that they are mostly on nurs-ery land and empty lots. Now, anyone can put signs up toendorse their candidate. Tony Kranz and Lisa Shaffersigns are up throughout many neighborhoods in people’syards.

This tells me that the community of Encinitas endors-es Tony and Lisa. The signs on steroids are on locationswith the potential to develop. Anyone who pays attentionto local politics knows that there is a disconnect with what

neighborhoods want and what is being built in our faircity. No one can stop development and everyone wantsbusiness to thrive.

We live in a very special place and developmentshould fit the community character. We should not changeour character to suit the development. There is a reasonthat most of us moved to this incredible place. If you valuethis unique area, please vote for Tony Kranz and LisaShaffer.

Rachelle Collier,Leucadia

No on JLook at the major flaws in Parking Section of the VSP

(Prop J) —1. Claim of 200+ additional public parking spaces in

public lots or structures, when the only discussion is of afuture 200 space parking structure at the City Hall site,which will be the amount of parking spaces required forthe City Hall and any other development on that site.

2. Claim of additional capacity on CDM, where thePlan chart indicates 30 public spaces,which is the numberrequired for only approximately 9,000 of the proposed220,000 square foot new construction.

3. Claim of a “Park-Once” strategy that claims more“public” parking spaces by calling 773 existing “private”spaces as “public”, without creating one new parkingspace.

4. Claim that a “Park-Once” strategy promotes“shared parking” by reducing the required number ofspaces. But the strategy is “elective,”and I for one will notelect to take away my tenants parking to give to anyone ofthe public that visits other properties, the beach, or theFairgrounds.

5. Claim that the 200+ “public” parking space struc-ture to be built sometime in the future will be partiallypaid for by “in-lieu” fees paid by developers for parkingspaces not provided for on their own development,and 50such fees can be collected before the parking structure is

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In Encinitas, Solana Beach, RanchoSanta Fe, and Leucadia, the two bondswill cost at least $1.8 billion to repay.

By Bianca KaplanekSOLANA BEACH — To

update residents and areabusinesses about the CoastHighway 101 improvementproject, the city will beginpublishing a twice-monthlynewsletter that will focusprimarily on upcomingconstruction activity.

The first publicationwas expected to be handedout to all businesses alongthe corridor and be postedon the city website Oct. 30.All future newsletters willbe on the website and post-ed on the kiosk on PlazaStreet.

During his scheduledupdate at the Oct. 24 CityCouncil meeting, CityEngineer Mo Sammak saidmost of the median pavingwork is complete and medi-an trees have been plant-ed.

In response to con-cerns raised by residentsthat some of the trees areplanted too close together,Sammak said thoseinstalled will provide acanopy once they mature.He said they are tooyoung to be trimmed rightnow.

Eventually there willbe a trunk and a canopyso the trees don’t impedetraffic flow or block busi-nesses.

Sammak said nightwork is scheduled tobegin in November but anexact date has not beenset.

The $7 million proj-

ect began in June and isexpected to be complete byabout this time next year.

Improvements will bemade in three phases,beginning at Cliff Streetand going south to EstrellaStreet, then moving toPlaza Street and finishingat Dahlia Drive. Phase oneis just about done.

The project will fea-ture 11 community gather-ing places, or themedplazas, with low seat walls,benches and colored aggre-gate and rock in the side-walk.

Crosswalks will beadded at Estrella andCliff. Midblock crossingswith flashing beacons willbe installed near the stairsat the train station andbetween Dahlia andLomas Santa Fe drives.

New streetlight, traf-fic signal and rapid-flash-ing beacon poles will alsobe included. Twenty-sevenangled parking spots willbe added, increasing thenumber of on-street spaces

from 77 to 104.There will also be a

shared bike lane. Thespeed limit will be loweredto 35 mph beginning atSolana Vista Drive.

More information isavailable on the city web-site at ci.solana-beach.ca.us.


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By Bianca KaplanekRather than amend an

existing law that would per-manently allow bingo in thecity, council members optedat the Oct. 22 meeting todelay their decision until theyreceive financial reports.

“Bottom line, we want tosee that the charitable organ-izations are benefiting fromthe bingo games, which wasthe intent of the ordinancewhen we first passed it,”Mayor Carl Hilliard said.

Council established anordinance in 2010 to permitthe game for a two-year trialperiod at the Del MarFairgrounds and in public facil-ity zones such as PowerhouseCommunity Center, the libraryand City Hall.Six permits havebeen approved.

State law allows charita-ble bingo as a means to pro-vide alternative funding fornonprofit organizations.

Officials from the 22ndDistrict AgriculturalAssociation, which governsthe Del Mar Fairgrounds, sub-mitted a request to host bingoat the site to help make up fora decline in satellite wageringat the Surfside Race Placeand benefit local nonprofitorganizations.

“My understanding ofthe process has been that thecharge for operating thebingo games has become soexcessive that it’s discouragedmost charitable organizationsfrom using this as a money-

raising device,” CouncilmanDon Mosier said.

“Before making this apermanent ordinance … Iwould like to see some finan-cial reports that suggest thecharitable purpose is beingserved,” he added.

Planning Director KathyGarcia said she requestedthat information from the22nd DAA but has notreceived anything yet.

“(The money) was goingto go to scholarships and allthese wonderful programs,”Councilman Mark Filanc said.“Right now all it appears tobe doing — and I don’t knowsince we don’t have any num-bers — (is allowing) the fair-

grounds to continue to recoupcosts on their fixed assets.

“We thought that wewere helping our nonprofitsin the community and I thinkthat it’s appropriate that weget feedback and informationon it before we allow this tocontinue,” Filanc said.

“Charitable bingo hasbeen slow growing,” saidLinda Zweig, media relationsdirector for the fairgrounds.“Overall, the charities havebeen covering their costs andmost likely making a smallprofit.

“It is taking time to build..

Council delays decision tomake bingo permanent

Signs promoting charitable bingo can be seen at various locationsaround the Del Mar Fairgrounds. City Council members delayed makinga decision on whether to allow the game permanently until they receivefinancial reports. Photo by Bianca Kaplanek

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Rancho Santa Fe residentswere treated to a privatescreening of “Get to Work,” agroundbreaking SundanceChannel original documen-tary-series featuring SanDiego’s own Second Chance.

The viewing event at theInn at Rancho Santa Fe gavecommunity members anunfiltered, uncompromisinglook at the nonprofit’s jobreadiness training programand comprehensive wrap-around services. San DiegoCounty District AttorneyBonnie Dumanis delivered aspecial welcome, followed byspeeches from SecondChance employees and twoof the heroes featured in thefilm.

Second Chance, found-ed in 1993, is the only non-profit in the field that deliv-ers workforce training pro-grams, supported by compre-hensive wrap-around servic-es that include job place-ment, housing, mental healthand financial literacy, allfocused on getting people offthe streets and into employ-ment.

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Reducing outdoor water usage is keyBy Jared Whitlock

RANCHO SANTA FE —Where some might only seesprinklers shooting water whileoscillating back and forth,moregroups and citizens noticesomething else entirely: signifi-cant potential for water conser-vation.

Reducing outdoor use isthe largest piece of low-hang-ing fruit when it comes toachieving water savings,according to a new study fromthe nonprofit Equinox Center.Nowhere is that more true thanthe Santa Fe Irrigation District,which includes Solana Beachand Rancho Santa Fe.

The district uses morewater per person than any-where else in San DiegoCounty,according to a previousreport from Equinox Center,noting that the Santa Fe dis-trict’s properties are biggerthan other areas, and thusdemand more water.

“We examined all of SanDiego with our new study, andour findings are very applica-ble to Rancho Santa Fe,” saidSarah Benson,communicationsdirector with the EquinoxCenter. “Rancho Santa Fe andthe rest of San Diego couldreduce our water consumption20 to 30 percent over the nextfew decades with technologiesalready in existence.”

The study aims to high-light low-water use appliancesand other conservation meas-ures. The biggest savings, how-ever, are outside the house.

“On average, single familyhomes in San Diego that usewater for landscaping useabout 50 gallons a day morethan needed,” Benson said.

Outdoor conservationentails limiting over-watering,employing efficient irrigationtechniques, minimizing irriga-ble areas and sowing low-wateruse plants.

Benson said that eliminat-ing over-irrigation alone wouldslash a home’s water demandby 26 percent. Where possible,an all-of-the-above approachwould save an estimated 38,000gallons per year, Benson said.

The potential may even begreater in an area like RanchoSanta Fe, known for homeswith extensive landscaping andsprawling lots.

Benson said that the callfor water conservation couldn’tbe more important. Currently,San Diego imports 70 percentof its water. Not only is its moreexpensive, but the importedwater supply is also more vul-

nerable to future legal,environ-mental and regulatory prob-lems,as well as climate change,states Equinox Center’s study.

To help usher in conserva-tion, the Equinox Center studycalls for public utilities toexpand incentive and rebateprograms.

According to the study,cutting consumption wouldmean delaying the need fornew infrastructure, reducingrunoff and pollutants thatthreaten water quality andbeaches,decreasing water utili-ties’ operating costs, and per-haps most importantly, savingcustomers money on theirwater bills.

Turning conservationinto a business

Standing on one of hisclient’s front yards in RanchoSanta Fe, Patrick Crais gentlytapped the ground with his footto indicate a water-savingchange.Crais,along with DavidReed Landscape Architecture,oversaw the maintenance andthe installation of buffalo grass,which uses 20 percent lesswater than the variety that waspreviously in place.

“There’s an increasingappetite for this kind of serv-ice,” Crais said of his companythat was founded in 2009 andspends much of its time inRancho Santa Fe.

He owns San Diego-basedBlue Watchdog ConservationInc., a company that looks forthe water conservation oppor-tunities at homes, businessesand government buildings. Asanother example of conserva-tion in the yard, Crais pointed

to colorful,low-water use plantsspringing up from a patch ofdirt.

“This concept of putting inlow-water use plants doesn’tmean you’re going to go to adesert of rocks,” said Crais,adding that many residentialhomes in Rancho Santa Fe areeager to save water, but oftenwithout compromising lushlandscaping.

“Others choose the moredesert landscaping,” he said.

Crais said some of theestates his company serves inRancho Santa Fe once had a$75,000 yearly water bill, mostof it from outdoor use.

“Here in Rancho Santa Fethe larger estates have more ofa responsibility for water use,”Crais said. “More and morepeople care about conserva-tion, and they’re also beingprompted by their water bill.Water prices aren’t goingdown.”

Before consideringreplacing plants and grass,Crais said simple conserva-tion fixes come first, includ-ing removing plant materialscovering sprinklers andinstalling a pressure regulatoron sprinklers to prevent over-irrigation. Beyond that, hiscompany also properly spacessprinkler systems, sets up irri-gational scheduling, installsdedicated water meters justfor irrigation and works withcustomers to establish a budg-et for water use.

Some customers can bereluctant to embrace outdoorwater conservation, Crais

Gregg Roesink, a certified landscape irrigation auditor, inspects low-water use sage bush at a home in Rancho Santa Fe. Roesink is a partof Blue Watchdog Conservation Inc., a company dedicated to helpingresidents and businesses find water-saving opportunities outside thehome. Blue Watchdog Conservation Inc. and a new study from a non-profit tout the importance of outdoor water conservation. Photo by JaredWhitlock

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Rancho Santa Fe residents (right) and Joyce Oren, take their seats atthe “Get to Work” screening at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe to see first-hand the work of Second Chance, a San Diego nonprofit dedicated toempowering people to change their lives through job readiness train-ing and comprehensive wrap-around services. Photos courtesy ofMaureen Polimadei

Scott (left) and Carnie White join their Rancho Santa Fe neighbors atthe Inn at Rancho Santa Fe for a private screening of “Get to Work.”

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RANCHO SANTA FE —The Chino Farm will be host-ing author JonathanWaxman to sign copies of hisrecent cookbook “Italian, MyWay,” from 11a.m. to 1 p.m.Nov. 11 at 6123 Calzada delBosque.

Waxman is the fourthchef in the recently launchedGood Earth/Great Chefsseries, a collaborationbetween veteran booksellerMilane Christiansen ofVintage Works and the leg-

endary Chino Farm. Thisculinary event will also fea-ture small bites prepared byChef Waxman using autumnvegetables fresh from thefarm and beer served bylong-time friend and brew-master, Steve Wagner of theStone Brewing Co.

It will be held outdoorsand is free to the public.Waxman will be signingbooks purchased at the eventor pre-ordered by [email protected].

The farm will also be openfor regular shopping duringthe event.

An alumni of Californiacooking at Chez Panisse andMichael's in Los Angeles,Waxman today is owner andchef of Barbuto’s inManhattan. As a participantof Bravo’s “Top ChefMasters,” he was nicknamed“Obi Wan Kenobi” andreferred to by food writerJonathan Gold as “the EricClapton of Chefs.”

Top chef visits Chino Farm

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COST: Best value at$30.99 per bottle at EncinitasWine Merchants. Call (760)407-4265.

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Wine of the Month

What do the “experts”really talk about when theyramble on about the qualitiesof a wine varietal. You’veheard the drill on the lan-guage of wine-speak: “crispy,grassy, okay, velvety, smooth,tannic, spicy,” etc. etc.

In the effort to de-mysti-fy wine, a lot of nouveau richewine “experts” spew garbagedescriptions that really haveno place in the lexicon ofwine.

Rather than get creativeand cute in voicing a sippingdescription, the taster is farbetter off learning the basicterms of what wine is allabout.

To start out, most of thelabels on wine bottles willcontain some basic notesfrom the winemaker andother required information togive the taster a running startin the understanding of wine.

I give great credit for mystart-up knowledge to KarenMacNeil, the author of theWine Bible. My copy that Ipurchased in 2002 has takenon dog-ears and is filled withpost-its of my notes as I wasinspired by and returned towhat I had learned. The pub-

lisher, when he read the origi-nal 4,000-page manuscript,excitedly declared, “Oh myGod, this is the Wine Bible!”And the name stuck, even asit has gone through a numberof editions. MacNeil is aneasy to understand translator.Her biggest challenge, she

says is to “stand between theproducer and consumer ofwine and have it all makesense.” Her advice is to,“Taste as many wines as youcan, with as many groups asyou can where thoughts canbe exchanged.”

A more focused, much

smaller book is “How to Talkabout Wine,” by BernardKlem. The first part of hisbook gets into what wine is,where and how it is made anda primer on the Four S’s:sight, smell, sip and swallow.The second part helps thereader in getting the wordsand basic terms together onhow to compare the wines to

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A 30 year Executive Chef, Jimmy Schmidt has built the farm-to-table menu at Morgan's in the Desert. Photoby Photo courtesy of La Quinta Resort

Karen MacNeil has written animportant guide to the wines of theworld with her Wine Bible, a 900page essential book for winelovers. Photo by Photo by FrankMangio

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Nosh brings authentic deli fare to Encinitas

It’s about time that arestaurant opened inEncinitas that actually fills aneed in our increasingly satu-rated restaurant scene. Imean really,do we really needanother pizza or Mexicanjoint? Ever since Herschel’sbolted without warning, therehas been a noticeable lack ofa quality deli. Enter propri-etor and Chicago native BasEmani, who came to townwith Nosh and filled the voidnicely.

Bas is no rookie to therestaurant scene having comefrom a family of restaurateursin Chicago, a city full of greatdelis. There should be a pre-requisite for opening a deli

that includes having somekind of big city roots. I wouldconsider my past, growing upin suburban Detroit and fre-quenting some fine Jewishdelis enough for me to be ableto sniff out the pretenders.Bas has the real deal going onat Nosh and I am quite happythey are here.

Now on to the subject athand, the deli experience.Thebenchmarks of any good deliare the corned beef, the ryebread, the cole slaw and thepickle, since they are thefoundations for all that isgood in the deli world. Thecorned beef has to be moist,the bread soft with a firmcrust, and a coleslaw that hasa perfect consistency thatcombines crunch and oozy liq-uid to balance out the sand-wich, and a crisp, refreshingpickle on the side. Put bighappy check marks next to allof them for Nosh.

Given that solid founda-

tion, it’s tough to go wrongwith any of the sandwich vari-ations that Nosh creates. TheReuben is a classic and theyoffer it with corned beef orpastrami with sauerkraut andmelted Swiss cheese on ryebread. This is my second delichoice, and even better whenconsumed the day after a bignight out.

There are a lot of sand-wich options at Nosh, includ-ing a jambon de Paris, which

is a simple ham on baguetteand one of my favorite memo-ries of time spent in France.Their chicken salad is verysolid and it’s served on a cran-berry-orange-walnut loaf thatworks nicely. I’m not a big nutand fruit in bread kind of guy,but it works with the chickensalad.

For you hard-core delifolks, Nosh has a tongue andchopped liver sandwich avail-able. A note to those unfamil-

iar with tongue, it’s slicedthin, not a big fat tonguebetween bread and the highfat content makes for a moistsandwich. It should also benoted that none of the meatused in Nosh sandwiches ispre-processed and the chick-en and turkey is off-the-bonebreast meat.

I also tried the house-made motzah ball soup thatwas delicious and will defi-nitely be taken into consider-ation when in the mood for ahealing comfort soup. I’veusually turned to one of themany Mexican chicken soupsin the area for this in the past,but this soup is now in thatmix. While researching thisdish, I discovered that JoeyChestnut, the competitiveeater of Nathan’s hot dogfame, holds the world recordfor eating matzah balls, eat-ing 78 of them in eight min-utes. Now you can impressyour foodie friends with thatbit of culinary trivia.

Speaking of hot dogs,being the Chicago native heis, Bas knows a thing or twoabout them. His Chicago-styledog features a quarter-poundVienna all-beef dog with all

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distinguish quality. It’s lessthan 100 pages and a quickand concise read.

So relax, you don’t haveto be eloquent and exact. Ifyou’re getting tongue-tied,just say you like it. Don’tcomplicate your wine experi-ence.

Morgan’s rises in thedesert

La Quinta Resort hasalways been quiet, privateand with the ambience of asophisticated hacienda.Nestled against the SantaRosa Mountains near PalmDesert, its casitas bringguests back to the spirit of astoried past. The resort’sguest villages encouragestrolling through gardens,several pool patios and thepampering spa.

Jimmy Schmidt isExecutive Chef of the resort’sMorgan’s in the Desert, thequintessential farm-to-table

fresh cuisine menu that is allthe rage in restaurants today.

Jimmy is an award win-ning chef and pioneer of thehealthy dining trend thatembraces flavor in his tech-nique.

He has several books onthis subject. His 30-yearcareer is impressive and evi-dent in the Morgan’s menu. Ibuild my choices around myselection of wine and thisnight it was the Grgich“Miljenko’s” Old VineZinfandel 2007 ($85 at thewinery.)

This wine is a tribute tothe winemaker who lives atLa Quinta Resort & Club inthe winter, Mike Grgich him-self. Taste it with the handcut pasta and the generousarray of steak choices. All areCertified Angus Beef. Accessmore information atlaquintaresort.com.

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Meritage Wine Marketin Encinitas pours the Worldof Pinot Noir Wines Nov. 9from 6 to 8 p.m. Cost is $20.Call (760) 479-2500.

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The Westgate Hoteldowntown San Diego cele-brates the annual FrenchBeaujolais Nouveau winetasting Thurs. Nov. 15 from 6to 9 p.m. It’s a three-courseFrench dinner plus two glass-es of Beaujolais; RSVP at(619) 557-3655.

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the traditional fixings. He alsomentioned the possibility ofbringing on Italian beef, whichwould make me very happy.

For those who for whatev-er reason would order a saladat a deli, there are some niceselections. I tried the Juliennechef salad and it was a veryhearty portion with loads offresh ingredients. There areplenty of deli salads and sidesavailable also including all thedeli staples along with beet,

kidney bean, cucumber, realcrabmeat, egg, and fruit salads.Rice pudding is available aswell.

I was also very happy tosee Boylan soda in the case thatincluded some other specialtysodas.A solid soda is a key partto any deli experience and theyhave their bases covered in thatcategory. A great looking line-up of desserts including cheese-cake, shakes, floats and maltsrounds out the menu.

It should be noted that anamazing looking breakfastmenu complete with bagels is

also on the way and should beavailable by the time this storyruns. Check out the full menu,hours and location at noshdeli-catessen.com. Then make it apoint to get there soon.

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School will stage “Almost, Maine,”at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 through Nov. 10 inSDA’s Clayton E. Liggett Theatre,800 Santa Fe Drive.

Tickets are $8 for students and$15 for adults and will be soldonline at seatyourself.biz/sandie-guito.

In John Cariani’s play, ninecouples find themselves humorous-ly falling in or out of love under the

star-filled sky of the mythical andremote town Almost, Maine.

The cast includes Josh Herz,Samantha Laurent, Ben Ellerbrock,Brigitte Williamson, AndrewMoore, Ciara Reiter, MikaylaKeehn, Samantha Steinberg, CalebGibson, Cassidy Mayeda, AndrewMoore, Rafael Swit, BrookeMitchell, Madeleine Karydes andKerri Dobson.

more difficult time findinghousing due to more invest-ment firms and foreign indi-viduals entering the market.

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At the open house, SanDiego resident Julie Deansaid she’s actively searchingto buy a home. She noted the$16 million home is outsideher price range, but is lookingfor a home in the million-dol-lar plus range.

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The world has been rivet-ed by the story of MalalaYousafzai, the young Pakistanihero who spoke out for therights of girls’ education andthen was shot by the Taliban.

Changing the world withyoungsters leading the way isexactly what Kids for Peace isall about.

At 9 a.m. Oct. 22, the Kidsfor Peace chapter at JeffersonElementary School hosted anassembly to learn aboutPakistan, as they welcome spe-cial guest Rubina Bhatti, apeacemaker who knowsMalala’s family.

Students honored Malalaby creating a giant heart, pho-tographed and sent to Malalaand her peers.

“Peace Packs,” paintedknapsacks filled with schoolsupplies, toiletries, toys and anote of friendship were madeand sealed with a wish for thechild who will receive it.

To date,Kids for Peace hassent more than 5,000 “PeacePacks” to 38 countries span-ning six continents.

“Children are innatelycurious and kind.When given achance, kids choose a positivepath and love to reach out toothers. We are delighted thatour kids have the opportunityto learn about youth aroundthe world and share these giftsof friendship.

The “Peace Pack Project”

is a wonderful vehicle for chil-dren worldwide to both giveand receive,” said JillMcManigal, Kids for Peace co-founder.

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NOV. 2CREATURE FEATURE“ B e a u t yand theB e a s t ,C ra f t i n gCreatures”by NevillPage willbe at theOceansideM u s e u mof Art, 704Pierv iewW a y ,Oceanside, through Jan. 6.Visitoma-online.org or call (760)

435-3721 for more information.

NOV. 3ART IN ACTION Artist JoanGrine will give a pastel-paint-ing demonstration noon to 2p.m. Nov. 3 at the COALGallery, 300 Carlsbad VillageDrive, Suite 101, Carlsbad.More info: coalartgallery.com.YOUNG STARS OceansideTheatre Company’s YouthAcademy presents its “2012Fall Academy Showcase” at 5p.m. Nov. 3 at the BrooksTheatre, 217 N. Coast Highway,Oceanside with performancesin musical theater, mask, mono-logues, and selected scenes. E-m a i [email protected] any questions.

NOV. 4ART IN DEL MAR The DelMar Art Center hosts an open-ing reception from 4 to 8 p.m.Nov. 4 for its fall Gallery

Exposition, at 1555 Camino delMar, Suite 22. Live music byYuki Sakata plus featuredartists photographer TerryScott Allen, painter GabrielleBenot, Photo Illustrator BobColetti, painter Marie LouiseDautzenberg, mosaic artistDonna Klipstein and watercol-or artist Mark Sherman, KarenAschenbrenner and MaidyMorhous.FLUTE FEST Friends of theEncinitas Library presentSterling Flutes, founded byOceanside master flutistEleanor Tibbals-Pennington,for its First Sunday MusicSeries from 2 to 3 p.m. Nov. 4Encinitas Library CommunityRoom, 540 Cornish Drive,Encinitas. Call (760) 753-7376or visit encinitaslibfriends.org

NOV. 5WATERCOLORS ThroughNov. 27, Mary Helmreich’s“Watercolors from my Studio,”will be on exhibit at the Civic

Center Gallery, City Hall, 505S.Vulcan Ave., Encinitas.

NOV. 7TIME TO SWING FirstWednesday Programs present“Sweethearts of Swing” trio at7 p.m. Nov. 7, 2081 NewcastleAve., Cardiff by-the-Sea. Formore information call (760)635-1000.FANCY FOOTWORK DanceStudio Hour presents a free,informal presentation by stu-dents in MiraCosta College’sdance classes, showcasing bal-let, jazz, modern, tap, commer-cial, Latin, and world danceforms at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7, Room5101, Dance Studio, OceansideCampus, 1 Barnard Drive.

NOV. 8OL’ JACK Cowboy Jack soloon acoustic guitar and harmon-ica from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Nov.8, Robbie’s Roadhouse, 530 N.Coast Highway 101, Encinitas.

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Songs overpowerstory in ‘Words By’By Tony Cagala

There are plenty ofwords, but not much story in“Words By, Ira Gershwin andthe Great AmericanSongbook,” by musician andauthor Joseph Vass.

Its world premiereopened at the North CoastRepertory Theatre Oct.21 andis directed by DavidEllenstein, North CoastRepertory Theatre’s artisticdirector.

“Words By” is told fromthe perspective of IraGershwin (NicholasMongiardo-Cooper) anAmerican lyricist who wrotesome of America’s most popu-lar songs with his brother andcomposer George.

Throughout the produc-tion, either from a leather-bound armchair or pacingacross the stage, Ira speaksdirectly to the audience, try-ing, through brief anecdotes,to illustrate what it was like tolive and work with his brotherand other composers.

He tells how it wasGeorge, the younger brother,who gravitated to the family’snew piano in their second-floor apartment while grow-ing up in New York in theearly 20th century; Ira pre-ferred books to instruments.“For George it was the music,for me it was words,” he says.

As their professionalcareers grew, Ira tells abouthow he would have to fit hislyrics to music George hadalready created.

George became one ofAmerica’s most prolific com-posers with works as “Porgyand Bess,” “An American inParis,” and “Rhapsody inBlue.”

The production is hard toenvision what it must havebeen like to see and hear howIra and George worked togeth-er. Mongiardo-Cooper isjoined onstage by aChanteuse (MeghanAndrews), a Crooner (AndrewAbleson) and a four-pieceband that includes authorVass on piano, Gunnar Biggson bass, Bob Boss on guitarand Duncan Moore on drums,as if performing in a night-club-like setting.

“Words By” may be clos-

er to a musical revue than anactual play, featuring 25 of IraGershwin’s songs, includingsome of the more well-knownhe wrote with brother as,“Isn’t It A Pity,”“Let’s Call TheWhole Thing Off,” “TheyCan’t Take That Away FromMe,” and “I Got Rhythm.”

There are some musicalinsights from Ira, whose con-tributions helped to shapeAmerican music, as he stroveto tell “deeper stories, deepersongs,” and craft “Americanimages,” with his words. Hewanted to write songs usingthe “ordinary word” as notes.

“My lyrics are not poet-ry,” Ira says. But his standardsin crafting songs went a longway in establishing theAmerican Standard.

Ira quotes his friend andAmerican lyricist E.Y.Harburg, describing whatmusic and words do: “Musicmakes you feel. Words makeyou think a thought. A songmakes you feel a thought.”

It’s unclear at what pointin Ira’s life the production issupposed to take place, butthere is the mention ofGeorge’s death in the secondhalf of the play.George died in1937 from a brain tumor at theage of 38. Ira died in 1983.

If you’re looking to takeaway a deeper understandingabout the Gershwin brothers,their writing process and whatit was like to compose in the1920s, ‘30s and later this isn’tthe place to start.But if you’relooking to hear some of themore popular collaborationsbetween Ira and GeorgeGershwin then “Words By”won’t fail you. No, they can’ttake that away from this pro-duction.

Front to back: Nicholas Monfiardo-Cooper as Ira Gershwin, withMeghan Andrews and Andrew Ableson sing some of the most well-known songs written by Ira and his brother George in the world pre-miere of “Words By, Ira Gershwin and the Great AmericanSongbook,” now in production at the North Coast Repertory Theatrein Solana Beach. Photo courtesy of Ken Jacques and John Howard

Artist draws on life experiences

The artist, storytellerand philosopher MadelynneEngle is a master alchemistwho transmutes difficult situ-ations into extraordinarytreasures expressed throughher art. A visit with this mod-ern phoenix leaves one hum-bled, awed, and inspired byher indomitable spirit.

The 2007 wildfiresvaporized Engle’s Fallbrookhome and studio, includingher life’s work of sculptures,paintings and poetry, leavingher with a disabled husband,a yellow Labrador retriever, acar, and her incomparablelife force.

The native of St. Louis,Mo., who had relocated toCalifornia in 1978, says,“There’s a reason for every-thing … Every occurrence isan invitation to know life in adeeper way.”

Engle pensively quotesher Danish grandmother,“You can’t pour fresh tea intoa cup that’s already full,” andacknowledges that her “ves-sel” had been full prior tothe fire, which allowed her tocreate a new vessel to fill.

Engle, who in the 1980srenovated a 42,000-square-foot warehouse in San Diegofor 48 artist studios,approaches the creativeprocess as an inquiry ratherthan an answer. Fully exam-ining and experiencing lifeas she’s living it, she says,“When I’m in the middle ofsomething I want to record it,to translate it into my art.”She says of difficult situa-

tions, “They’re the illustra-tions for the story.”

A 2003 SculptureMagazine article stated,“Engle’s … works … possessa poetic, even magic-realistquality that either lyricallyor humorously spins themundane world of appear-ances into visual riddles orpoems.” Engle remarks thatshe often uses humor as “aback door into things thatmight become the sand thatmakes the pearl.”

To evoke emotionthrough her artwork, Englefollows the directive, “Createfrom a place in your soul thathas something to express.”She reflects on emotionaltransparency, “Telling astory with emotion … evokesthat emotion in the viewer.You don’t need to have thesame experience to share thesame emotion.”

She invites viewers’involvement as part of herartwork’s totality and adds,“By abstracting thoughts andfeelings, you allow the view-er to introduce their own lifein that story.”

Engle often employsclassical references in herwork, which she interprets ina contemporary manner asshe continues to explore thedualities of life. Her 85-inchobelisk titled “Rainforest, ALove Story,” currently onexhibit at the San DiegoBotanic Garden, incorporatesrecycled components includ-ing semiprecious stones andobjects discovered on herFallbrook property after thefire.

She says of the recycledmaterials included in manyof her works, “I am a user-upof discarded things; I find thetransmutation of one thinginto another to be an affir-mation of life’s dualities and

continuity.” Her life exempli-fies this philosophy.

Engle has rebuilt herhome and studio inFallbrook, where she nowworks on a smaller scale,often repurposing compo-nents donated by friends.She smiles, “If you’re in mylife, you’re in my art.”

Her obelisk “Rainforest,A Love Story” is on view atthe San Diego BotanicGarden through April 15,2013.

Learn more aboutMadelynne Engle atenglestudio.com.

Kay Colvin is an art consultant anddirector of the L Street Fine ArtGallery in San Diego’s GaslampQuarter. She specializes in promotingemerging and mid-career artists andbringing enrichment programs to ele-mentary schools through The Kid’sCollege. Contact her [email protected].

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Madelynne Engle with her “Rainforest, A Love Story” sculpture, current-ly on view at the San Diego Botanic Garden through April 15, 2013.Photo courtesy of Michael Campbell Photography

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THATABABY by Paul TrapWhen: Now playing throughNov. 18.Wednesdays at 7 p.m.,Thursday through Saturday at 8p.m., Saturday and Sunday mati-nees at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 7p.m.

Where: North Coast RepertoryTheatre, 987 Lomas Santa FeDrive, Ste. D, Solana Beach

Tickets: $40 - $57. Call (858)481-1055 or northcoastrep.org.

By Noah S. LeeA triumphant blend of

willpower and courage,“Chasing Mavericks” over-comes the wipeouts seekingto crush its indomitablespirit, transforming itselfinto a powerful tale not somuch about surfing as it isabout the real person whoaccomplished the impossi-ble.

Although I prefer to beunder the waves ratherthan riding them, I can’t sayI’m not impressed whenev-er I see surfers demonstrat-ing their mastery of thewaves’ power. To see theseindividuals exhibit theirskills in a realm where theunpredictable rulessupreme is a miraculoussight to behold, whether itis in a magazine or at thebeach. Surfing, however,has had a hit-and-miss his-tory in its big screen por-trayal—at least, in my expe-rience. I’m sure there aregood ones out there, but thetitles I’ve seen so far lackthe heart to go beyond the

waves and into the humansoul. That is why “ChasingMavericks” succeeds whereothers fail, because it hasthe heart to go deeper tounderstand what it meansto achieve true victory.

Ever since he was 8

years old, Jay Moriarty(Jonny Weston) had a pas-sion for surfing. At 15, helearns that the renownedMavericks wave break —one of the most dangerouswaves in the world — is realand exists not too far fromhis Santa Cruz residence.Jay turns to local legendFrosty Hesson (GerardButler) to train him to sur-vive something most peoplehave regarded as a myth. Asthe two surfers set out tomaster the hazardous condi-tions the surf brings, theyform a distinctive friend-ship that goes beyond theart of surfing.

The cinematography isnothing short of breathtak-ing. Every scene featuringWeston and Butler trainingin the Californian waters isbeautifully shot, both upclose and from long dis-tance. Watching Westoncomplete multiple trainingsessions under Butler’s tute-lage and then test himselfin the unyielding environsof the Pacific Ocean is notonly visually absorbing, butalso emotionally captivat-ing. The camera does notjust restrict itself to captur-ing the emotions of the twoleads while they executetheir surfing maneuvers; itimbues the might ofMavericks with anomnipresent ferocity feware capable of braving andsurviving. In fact, I think itis safe to say that seeingeach wave crash and formcreates an unusual melodythat entrances the audi-ence.

You can expect“Chasing Mavericks” toattract more than its fairshare of persons from oursurfing community; I lostcount of how many surfingP.E. students and surf teammembers were present. Yes,I repeat, there were lots ofyoung faces beaming withexcitement. I must say it’sendearing to see the youthvoice its support for a filmthey instinctively know willbe worth seeing.

Those who aren’tsurfers will nonetheless beawed by the stories of Jayand Frosty. Both Westonand Butler share great


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Heart of ‘Mavericks’ is as big as waves

Gerard Butler (left) and Jonny Weston star in the true story of surfingphenom Jay Moriarity in the new film “Chasing Mavericks.” Photo cour-tesy of John P. Johnson

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Get ready for SassySanta Nov. 2

RANCHO SANTA FE— The Sassy SantaChristmas BoutiqueHoliday Extravaganza2012 runs Nov. 2 throughNov. 3 at the Rancho SantaFe community center.

Nov. 2 is a “LadiesNight Out.” Bring all yourladies for wine, appetizersand shopping from 6 to 9p.m.

Tickets are $20 at thedoor and includes two

glasses of wine and appe-tizers.

Nov. 3 is the “Shop ‘tilyou drop,” event withdoors opening at 10 a.m.;admittance is free.

There will be over 20different vendors with daz-zling jewelry, gourmetfood items, high fashionand more!

Please RSVP forLadies night [email protected].

Joy of art onexhibit

RANCHO SANTA FE— The community is invitedto meet and mingle withartists from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 8at the Rancho Santa Fe ArtGallery, 6004 Paseo Delicias.

The Artist Receptionkicks off the “Joy ofCreation” exhibition, set torun through Dec. 3, featuringthe works of Alison Harding.

If you are an artist inter-ested in joining the RanchoSanta Fe Art Guild, visit ran-chosantafeartguild.org forinformation and require-ments.

The show is sponsoredby the Union Bank RanchoSanta Fe, The Rancho SantaFe Foundation and TheCountry Squire in RanchoSanta Fe.

The Gallery hours areTuesday 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Wednesday through Friday11 a.m.to 4 p.m. and 10:30a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Thegalley is closed Sunday andMonday.

to construct the roundabouts,possibly through the use ofeminent domain,”Holler said.

He said in some cases,the property owners will havethe size of their front or sideyards reduced or have theirdriveway relocated. Sometrees will have to be removed.

The planning and contro-versy began more than adecade ago in 2000 when theAssociation began trying tofind a way to improve thethree intersections andreduce the cut-through traffic.After several years of workand four Covenant-wide meet-ings, the Final Environmental

Impact Report is due withinthe next few weeks, Hollersaid.

He said the catalyst forthe current traffic problemsbegan more than 25 years agowhen the city of Encinitasincorporated, effectively pre-venting the completion ofHighway 680, a planned east-west route just north of theCovenant.

When the Association’straffic counter was firstinstalled in 2002, the averageweekday traffic volume onDel Dios Highway was about20,000 a day.

“Not only did this impactdriving conditions on Del DiosHighway, it also had majorimpacts on residential side

streets that were used as cut-through routes,” he said.

Residents offered severalsolutions to the problem frominstalling traffic lights tomoveable barricades, buteach had drawbacks.

In 2002 the county beganconsidering traffic circles tosolve the problem, Hollersaid.

In early 2003 the countyconducted a feasibility studyon the use of roundabouts asintersection control and theresults were presented to themembership of theAssociation.

Shortly thereafter, theAssociation board voted toaccept the Road and TrafficCommittee’s recommenda-

tion for roundabouts and senta letter to the Board ofSupervisors in March 2004 toendorse the county’s plan oflocating the three traffic cir-cles.

Still many meetings fol-lowed with adjacent propertyowners, the membership atlarge, the equestrian commu-nity, Association staff andcounty representatives.

The county had to comeup with special lighting thatwould meet the requirementsof the Covenant’s Dark Skypolicies.

The cost of the entireproject will be borne by thecounty. Any additional land-scaping will be picked up bythe Association.


attendance, however, thecharities are confident thiswill happen and are commit-ted to bingo at the fair-grounds,” she said, addingthat the game has “providedfun entertainment for thefolks that have been attend-ing.”

She said the Friends ofthe San Diego CountyFairgrounds, the nonprofitestablished to operate thegames, is working with cityofficials to provide them withthe financial data needed.

According to origianalestimates from the 22ndDAA, each session would costthe host organization approxi-mately $4,000. About 150 to

200 people were expected toattend each session, with 120participants representing thebreak-even point.

About a year later eachsession was averaging about80 people.

Council is expected tocontinue its discussion on apermanent law at the Nov. 19meeting. The current ordi-nance expires around Nov. 25.

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ever built. Approx 15000 sq.ft.of new “private” developmentcould be built, without everproviding the 50 new spaces!

6. Claim of providing over500 public parking spaces. Theexact figure is 495, includingthe existing 265 street parkingspaces, plus the 230 in items 1and 2 above.The fact is,there isreally NOTHING in the VSPthat will decrease the “public”parking shortage.

Numbers used in the VSPare confusing and mis-leading!

Vote “no” on Prop J Ralph Peck,

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No to bondsIn addition to voting No

on the San Dieguito (Prop AA),the Del Mar (Prop CC),and theMira Costa (Prop EE) schoolsbonds, voters in the SanDieguito High School Districthave the opportunity to electtwo outstanding board mem-bers.

Both Graham Ledger andSteve McDowell have achievedgreat success in their personaland professional lives. Nowthey want to help the youngadults of San Dieguito Unifiedget the best possible educa-tion. If you are tired of theCalifornia TeachersAssociation using our childrenas pawns to maintain control ofour schools, then you will bedelighted to know that Ledgerand McDowell are only behold-en to our children while simul-taneously acting as responsiblestewards of our tax dollars.

This is probably why theTeachers Union is fighting toget their own cronies elected.Afterall, if the teachers controlthe board, then they controltheir own contracts, and like-wise the schools. If you aretired of business as usual at ourschools, then it's time to elect-ed new people who will put ourchildren first.

Gary Gonsalves, M.D.Co-Founder Stop Taxing Us,

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chemistry together as mas-ter and apprentice, and thisfriendly dynamic extends totheir loved ones. I also likedhow the emphasis was moreon the characters’ lives out-side of surfing; it helped toestablish that the peopleyou see have real strengths,weaknesses, goals, and emo-tions whether they’re onland or on the water.

Jonny Weston measuresup to the idea of “trial anderror” that his portrayal ofJay embodies. Not once didI see him cower in the faceof adversity, all the whilekeeping true to his humani-ty. Gerard Butler deliversan engaging performanceas Frosty, whose legendarysurfer status is matched byhis devotion to family.

Leven Rambin is both

easy on the eyes and heart-warming in her capacity asKim, the childhood friendand love interest of Jay.Abigail Spencer receives agenerous portion of screentime as the wise, loving wifeof Butler’s character, hittingall the right notes duringeach appearance.

If you wish to traversethe waves on a surfboardwhile looking into the heartof a once real person whodefied expectations, then“Chasing Mavericks” is theocean’s challenge for you.

When: Now playing

Where: Wide release

Run time: 1 hour 56 minutes

Rating: PG

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how to be a leader,” he said.The second reason he is

running is that he wants tobring to the table his expertisein security.

He is a former FBI agentwith expertise in security.

“No one else brings that. Iwant to make sure the watersupply and the infrastructureis adequately protected(against terrorists) becausethey can be targets. I want tomake sure we have good, safewater at all times,” he said.

About a decade ago, hehelped put together a securityplan for Lake Hodges and therest of the system.

Smerican said he hasalways been interested in pub-lic service having spent acareer with the FBI. He alsoserved on the Solana BeachPublic Safety Commission forseveral years serving as itspresident twice.

“I have attended every(irrigation) board meeting,

every committee meeting andevery special meeting so I canstay informed and hit theground running if I am elect-ed,” he said.

Holly Smith Jones“Live there. Give there.”

That is Holly Smith Jones’smotto. Sheacknowledgesshe borrowedthe expressionfrom philan-thropist HarryGoldstein, butshe thinks itmake a lot ofsense.

“I justlove it,” she

said.Smith Jones is putting

that philosophy to work byrunning for a spot on the boardof the Santa Fe IrrigationDistrict, District Two.

“This fascinates me,” shesaid. “I don’t claim to be awater board expert at thispoint in time, but my businessbackground allows me to lookat problems and problem solv-

ing in a very positive way.”She said she attended sev-

eral of the meetings and foundthem interesting.

“Water is vital. You can’tlive without it and protectingour water supply and infra-structure is very important.”

She said that it is alsoimportant to deliver the waterat a price that is affordable tocustomers.

“I want to help the waterdistrict get control of thecosts,” she said.

She said she knowsprices will go up, but shethinks her business experi-ence will help the board grap-ple with upcoming issues thattrigger the rising rates.

“I don’t have an agenda,but I want to see what we cando to reduce rates withoutcompromising the staff or thequality or security of thewater,” she said. “I know it ispossible.”

She said the people onthe board are all bright andhave the common good inmind, but water rates have

risen quickly lately.“I think we need a fresh

prospective,” she said.Smith Jones has an exten-

sive background in businesshaving spent 37 years workingin the corporate world andalso with not-for-profit organi-zations. She is retired frombeing an executive, but notfrom being active in the com-munity.

She is a board memberfor the North Coast RepertoryTheatre, and president of theGold Diggers, which raisesmoney for emerging nonprof-its that help children, the eld-erly and victims of crime.

She also volunteers as aboard member ofClassics4Kinds, CANInsurance Services and is onthe Orthopedic NursesCertification Board’

She is proud to be afounding member of Hand toHand, which is a fund of theCoastal CommunityFoundation that helps womenand girls become self-suffi-cient.

HOLLY SMITHJONES

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said. Certain conservationmethods require an up-front investment, and somepeople lack the awarenessor are unwillingly to dedi-cate time to conservation.

To counteract, Craissaid he emphasizes long-term savings on water bills.If they aren’t swayed by sav-ings, other customers aremore receptive to “hearingabout the legacy they’llleave for the next home-owner.”

Water use trendingdown

Jessica Parks, spokes-woman for the Santa FeIrrigation District, said thedistrict is working to bringwater use down, and reduc-ing outdoor use “is a keypart of that.”

She said eople arechanging their ways of life.“More are scaling backwatering outdoors.”

In 2006 the Santa FeIrrigation District usedmore than 571 gallons ofwater per person per day,the highest in San DiegoCounty, with the averagedistrict at 180.

In 2010 the Santa Fedistrict’s water usedeclined to 505. From July

2011 to June 30 2011, thenumber dipped down fur-ther to 489, according toParks.

Progress has beenmade, but more work isneeded, Parks said.

She said the districtwould like to expand its useof recycled water on out-door property. Currently,golf courses, some homes,businesses and schools inthe western part of the dis-trict receive recycled waterfor their outsides.

To incentivize conser-vation, Parks said those insingle-family homes inRancho Santa Fe can applyfor water conversation

rebates through theMetropolitan Water Districtof Southern California ifthey purchase weather-based irrigation controllersor at least 25 rotating noz-zles. More rebates are avail-able for businesses, accord-ing to Parks.

Also, residents in theSanta Fe district can alsotake advantage of a freelandscape evaluation thatcovers the basics of waterconservation.

“There’s a lot happen-ing right now where I thinkconservation will becomemore a part of our con-sciousness,” Parks said.

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election is unprecedented,because undisclosed contribu-tions are now a reality through-out the U.S.

In an interview severalmonths ago,Viveca Novak, thecommunications director of theCenter for Responsive Politics,said it’s likely most campaigncontributions are filed with theFEC. But she cautioned that

some political donations mightnot be disclosed due to the riseof Super PACs and their affili-ated nonprofits.

The Supreme Court’sCitizens United ruling in 2010paved the way for the creationof Super PACs, which can raiseunlimited amounts of moneyfrom individuals, corporationsand unions,among other organ-izations.While Super PACs areforbidden from working direct-ly with the candidates they sup-

port, they’re allowed to advo-cate for or against candidatesby purchasing television, radioand print advertisements.

Many Super PACs haveestablished nonprofits, or501(c) 4s, that act in conjunc-tion with them. Unlike SuperPACs, the nonprofit arm of aSuper PAC currently doesn’thave to disclose its donors tothe FEC.

“Worrisome to many,Super PACs can have a 501(c) 4

that doesn’t identify donors,”Novak said in a previous inter-view.

She said that Super PACshave received much of theattention, but their affiliatednonprofits are potentially agreater threat to transparencyand fair elections.

“501(c) 4s outspent SuperPACs in 2010,” Novak said.

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NOV. 2,2012 B

By Lillian CoxLeucadia provides the

backdrop for Teresa Link’sfirst book, “Denting theBosch: A Novel of Marriage,Friendship and ExpensiveHousehold Appliances” pub-lished by St. Martin’s Press.

The storyline deals withthe ups and downs three cou-ples experience as they tran-sition from the Californiadream to lives as emptynesters, coping with divorceand economic hardship.

Link will sign books anddiscuss her work at 7 p.m.Nov. 13 at the Carlsbad CityLibrary’s Ruby G. SchulmanAuditorium, 1775 Dove Lane.In addition, Write Out Loudwill offer a reading byfounders Walter Ritter andVeronica Murphy as well asactors Linda Libby andEddie Yaroch.

“Teresa has been afriend of ours,and has been areader for us, too,” Murphysaid. “The book is funny,insightful and wonderfullydescriptive. I want all myfriends to read it becausethey are going to understandthe characters, empathizewith them and get angry atthem — it’s an emotionalstory because it’s about life.”

Link lived in SolanaBeach and Leucadia from2004 until last June when shegot homesick and returned tothe East Coast. She assuresold San Diego neighbors and

friends that they have noth-ing to worry about.

“The book is completelyfiction — completely madeup,” she said. “While it wasthe first novel to be pub-

lished, it was the third to bewritten. The first things wewrite about are autobiograph-ical so we can teach ourselves.By the time I wrote this book,I was capable enough as a

writer to trust my imagina-tion and had already exor-cised those autobiographicalimpulses.”

Link said she learnedhow to write from her father,an English teacher, whowould give her high schoolbooks to read as a youngchild.

“He was a vocabularymaven,” she remembers.

Her mother was a jour-nalist who grew up in SanDiego and had a column inWomen and Guns magazine.

“She has an encyclope-dic knowledge of fire armsand the arsenal to prove it,”Link explained. “She wasalways huddled in the studydoing product evaluations ofguns, sights, targets and out-door equipment and wouldhappily run into the woods totry them out.”

Link first chose a careeras an actor, graduating with aB.A. and B.F.A., then perform-ing the classics in regionaltheatre as well as touringwith Phantom of the Opera inScotland. She also did soapopera work to pay the bills.

After a divorce,Link saidshe turned to writing, realiz-ing it was when she was hap-piest and most productive.

“I’ve always been awriter — as a child I wouldwrite about fluffy clouds,”sherecalled. “I think most of usdon’t trust things that comeeasy. I became an actress first

because it was difficult forme.”

Initially, Link wrote tele-vision scripts and soap operasand, eventually, travel arti-cles. In addition to being anauthor these days, she blogsfor the Huffington Post andwrites for the Modern Lovecolumn in the Sunday editionof The New York Times.

Link says she beginswriting about 8 or 9 a.m., withtea and a pad, and can contin-ue all day. At bedtime, shegives herself questions, whichshe says are often answeredwhen she wakes up.

“It’s in sleeping that mywriting gets stoked,” sheexplained.

Her advice to new writ-ers is to write all the time,anything that comes to mind,in journals, letters and blogs.It’s important, she says, tomake writing a daily habit.The second tip is to read.

“It’s astonishing to mehow many students don’t readbooks,” she said. “Read pam-phlets and books from differ-ent centuries. Read the Bible.You begin to imitate certainvoices.That helps you find thenuggets that become yourown voice.”

Link will be in San Diegothe month of November pro-moting her book and offeringa one-day workshop onWriting Dialogue on Nov. 17.For more information, visitsandiegowriters.org.

Teresa Link, author of the new book “Denting the Bosch: A Novel ofMarriage, Friendship and Expensive Household Appliances.” Link willsign books and discuss her work at 7 p.m., Nov. 13 at the Carlsbad CityLibrary’s Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium. Professional actors belongingto Write Out Loud will offer a reading. Courtesy photo

Leucadia is the backdrop for author’s debut novel

By Patty McCormacRANCHO SANTA FE

— Shannon Mountainreceived a thank you in theform of gift cards from theAssociation for her effortsin coordinating this year’sRancho Days, which wasdeemed very successful.

Mountain’s face is usu-ally the first seen whensomeone enters theAssociation office. Not onlyis she there with a friendlygreeting, she also has greatorganizational skills havingalso coordinated the July 4parade and picnic for sev-eral years.

Oct. 7 was the final dayof the community’s week-long Rancho DaysCelebration and at the Oct.18 Association meeting,reports from each of theevent venues were given,and they were all positive.

Matt Wellhouser,Rotary president, told theboard their barbecue wassuccessful.

“We had a goodevent,” he said. “EveryoneI’ve talked to said theyreally enjoyed the event.”

The Association’s TacoFest was a huge successwith the staff feeding 200people and entertainingthem with country westernmusic.

“We couldn’t get rid ofpeople. They wanted tostay,” laughed Daria Quay,Association secretary.

Al Castro, generalmanager of the golf club,said the club’s first hoedown was “very, very suc-cessful.”

“I’m getting very posi-tive feedback,” Castro said.“I hope it can be an annualevent.”

He said about 150 peo-ple attended and manypeople brought their chil-dren.

“We were very pleasedwith the turnout,” Castrosaid.

Quay said the Osunaevent was well-attendedand that most peopleenjoyed touring the his-toric adobe.

All the riding eventswere also well-attendedreported directors RoxanaFoxx and Rochelle Putnam.

Director CraigMcAllister reported theTennis Club’s 50th anniver-sary celebration on the lastday of Rancho Days hostedabout 300 people and sev-eral tennis celebrities.

“Tracy Austin still hasgame,” he said of the ten-nis legend’s talent duringthe exposition games. Hesaid the club’s profession-als were also outstandingand were enjoyed by event-goers.

He said many familieswith children attended thecelebration.

Also at the meeting

Association laudsplanning of event

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Fair board seeks partnership with countyBy Bianca Kaplanek

DEL MAR— The SanDiego County Board ofSupervisors could begin dis-cussions with the 22ndDistrict AgriculturalAssociation, which governsthe Del Mar Fairgrounds,about a potential partner-ship for operational over-sight of the 340-acre facility.

Many stakeholders sayit is a positive move that willlikely result in more localcontrol over the state-ownedsite, but some are botheredby the way the proposal tookshape, while others havedeemed it “an evasion strate-gy.”

Adam Day, 22nd DAAboard president, has beenmeeting with officials fromGov. Jerry Brown’s office dur-ing the past few months todiscuss “a number of veryexciting possibilities todevelop an enhanced level oflocal governance.”

“It is our joint desire tosee a partnership betweenthe District and the Countyof San Diego,” Day stated inan Oct. 12 letter to RonRoberts, chairman of theBoard of Supervisors.

Day wrote that the part-nership would not create anyfinancial or legal burden forthe county, “but rather serveto provide local control andleadership for this valuablecommunity asset.”

According to an agendaitem for the Oct. 31 meeting,Roberts and Vice ChairmanGreg Cox were recommend-ing directing the board’schief administrative officer

to open discussions with the22nd DAA “to explore part-nership opportunities” withthe county for operationaloversight of the fairgroundsand to report back within 60days.

Supervisor Pam Slater-Price, in whose district thefacility is located, said shewas surprised by the propos-al.

Day said he called allfive supervisors and Slater-Price was the only one whodidn’t return his call.

“Had Adam Day called I

would have certainly takenthat phone call,” John Weil,Slater-Price’s chief of staff,said, adding that Slater-Pricewas not copied on the letterfrom Day.

“I asked (Ron Roberts’)office,” Weil said. “The letterwasn’t sent to everyone. It isaddressed to the board chair-man only.”

“(Slater-Price) was achampion of the city of DelMar’s plan to operate thefairgrounds,” he added. “Shebelieves a new governanceshould include both the cityof Del Mar and the city ofSolana Beach. She is open toexploring options.”

Former Gov. Arnold

Schwarzenegger agreed in2010 to sell the fairgroundsto Del Mar, in which most ofthe site is located. MayorCarl Hilliard said officials inthe city and county of SanDiego were asked if theywanted to be part of the dealat the time but bothdeclined.

City Council membersat the Oct. 22 meeting saidthey don’t oppose countyinvolvement in governing thefairgrounds, but added thatlocal control must includecities adjacent to the proper-

ty.“My concern here is that

it appears that the proposalsubmitted to the Board ofSupervisors is a descriptionof how they might worktogether,” Councilman TerrySinnott said. “But it does notinclude anything with thelocal municipalities that aredirectly impacted, of coursestarting with us … SolanaBeach, the city of San Diego,the communities up anddown the coast.”

Del Mar and SolanaBeach have for years com-plained about traffic, noiseand light impacts as well as a

Waiting is thehardest part

Small Talk

JEANGILLETTE

It’s not a new prob-lem. It just happens to bemy problem — right now.The repairman said he’dbe here between 10 a.m.and noon. It is now 12:45p.m. and there is no sign ofhim, nor a phone call.

Do I have a choice tocall someone else? Nope.This is the guy the compa-ny recommended I call. Inow begin to waffle. Attimes like this I am like abad cartoon with the angelon one shoulder and thedevil on the other.

Could it be the brandof hot tub I bought breaksdown so much, the recom-mended repairman iscrazy busy? That can’t begood. Meanwhile, I amdistressed that the personI want to do preciserepairs on an expensivepiece of equipment seemsso very disorganized. Andof course, another channelto switch to is that some-thing dreadful happenedto him on his way here. Noone wishes that. And thefinal dilemma is just howlong do I wait before Ihead off to work?

At least my day start-ed off pleasantly, with alate sleep-in, sunshine,some light gardening andan update on my kitchen-bathroom remodel. Thatput a big smile on my face.

I was a bit tense,though, since we have onlyhad this now-broken hottub since June. Less thansix months and it hasalready fritzed out? Thisdoes not bode well. So Iwas feeling a bit put uponeven before the repairper-son added to my angst byfailing to show or call. It’snow 1:15 p.m.

I try to summon all myrational thought andremember that I havenever been in the homeservice business. I am alsoold enough to understandthat what might soundlike a simple task can eas-ily turn into a three-ringcircus with evil clowns.

Then I remember thatwe all have cell phonesnow and keeping peopleinformed about what’sgoing on has never beensimpler. But we have allhad our cell phones let usdown at the worst possibletime. But surely there is aphone at whatever job hehad before mine. Hey, I’mtrying.

So this leads me backto envisioning him dead ina ditch or in the midst of aprofound crisis. What elsecould possibly promptsuch lack of considera-tion?

Because my mamaraised me right, I have

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I take this as an early warning signal that we’ve got anevasion strategy going on.”

Don MosierDel Mar Councilman

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Food trucks can stay,but may not expandBy Bianca Kaplanek

Food trucks that begansetting up in the parking lotacross from PowerhouseCommunity Center on Oct.10 will be able to continue,but the Wednesday nightgatherings will not beallowed to expand untilcouncil members have achance to address concernsexpressed by residents andbusiness owners and ana-lyze the benefits andimpacts.

At the Oct. 22 meeting,council members directedstaff to bring back a morato-rium on the trucks at theirnext meeting Nov. 19.

Councilman TerrySinnott said he didn’t want

to start regulating the busi-nesses until he had a com-plete picture of the pros andcons.

We need to take time toget a complete picture ofhow this service impacts ourcommunity, he said.

The FinanceDepartment issued businesslicenses to the six partici-pating trucks prior to thefirst event, planningDirector Kathy Garcia said.

The Seagrove parkinglot at 1601 Coast Boulevard,where the gathering takesplace, is zoned beach com-mercial, which allows park-ing, restaurants and outdoorcafes and any similar enter-prise or business.

The applicants demon-strated they had adequateparking and that it was pri-marily for to-go food sotables were not being need-ed.

Because the trucksaren’t permanent, designreview was not required, aconcern expressed by someresidents and business own-ers, Garcia said.

Truck owners said theyonly expected to have 15 to25 people onsite at any onetime, which exempted themfrom the city’s large assem-blage requirements. Garciasaid so far, the number ofcustomers is “in the sameballpark.”

The city is receivingbusiness license fees, salestax and a portion of theoperating revenue under alease agreement withSeagrove Parking LLC.

Garcia said the groupplans to continue operatingat the north end of the park-ing lot on Wednesdays from5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and wouldlike to increase to 10 ven-dors.

Community concernsincluded competition with

Food trucks have been setting up in the Seagrove parking lot from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday nightsince Oct. 10. City Council requested a moratorium be brought to them during the Nov. 19 meeting to preventthe business from expanding until they can study any impacts the trucks might be having on the city. Photoby Bianca Kaplanek

Bank announces 3rd quarter results SAN DIEGO — San

Diego Trust Bank (OTC:SDBK), one of the most con-sistently profitable banks inthe State, reported its 32ndconsecutive quarterly profitwith year-to-date earnings up47 percent from the compara-ble period of a year ago.

Net earnings after-taxfor the nine months endingSept. 30, 2012 totaled $1.35million compared to $920,000for the same period last year.Net Income for the thirdquarter of 2012 totaled$437,000 compared to$350,000 for the same periodlast year.The Bank’s ability toreport such strong earningsresulted in part from theneed for less loan lossreserves coupled with adecrease in operating expens-es compared to the previousyear.

Total Assets stood at$217.4 million as of Sept. 30compared to $212.5 million asof Sept. 30, 2011. TotalDeposits remained strong at$179.9 million as of Sept. 30,2012 with Core Deposits(non-interest bearing DDAand MM accounts) represent-ing 97 percent of all deposits.The Bank has never held any“brokered” deposits.

“We are pleased to beable to report such results toour shareholders despite thelack of any meaningfulgrowth in our economy, con-tinued pressure on margins,extreme competition forqualified borrowers, andincreased regulatory bur-den,” said Michael Perry,chairman, president and

CEO. “The fact that we havebeen able to report a profiteach and every quarter forthe past eight years is a testa-ment to the efforts of ourentire team and our ability toadapt to ever-changing mar-ket conditions,” he added.

The Bank’s consistentlystrong performance has notgone unnoticed. Earlier inthe year, “The FindleyReports,” one of the mostrespected and well knownbank research and ratingfirms, designated San DiegoTrust Bank a “PremierPerforming Bank” based onits analysis of prior yearfinancial results. This ratingplaces San Diego Trustamong the very best in itsindustry relative to “safety,strength, and performance”according to Findley. Duringthe past quarter, San DiegoTrust Bank was also recog-nized as one of the “BestSmall Companies” to workfor in San Diego County bythe “San Diego BusinessJournal;” this is the secondyear in a row that the Bankhas been recognized by theBusiness Journal. And for the25th consecutive quarter, SanDiego Trust Bank was desig-nated as a “Five-Star” institu-tion by Bauer Financial — afeat unmatched by any otherBank in San Diego County.

Asset quality at theBank remains exceptionalwith zero past due or non-accrual loans reported as ofSept. 30, 2012. Liquidity,defined as cash, due frombanks,and investment securi-ties, was a record $175.5 mil-

lion as of Sept. 30.As of Sept. 30, the Bank’s

Total Risk Based Capitalratio of 29.40 percent wasamong the highest in thenation for banks of similarsize, and almost three timesthe amount needed to be con-sidered “well-capitalized” byregulatory definition. SanDiego Trust Bank has neverapplied for any tax-payerfunded government assis-tance. Founded by several ofSan Diego’s most respectedbanking veterans and busi-ness leaders, San Diego TrustBank is dedicated to the time-less principles of superiorlocal market knowledge,unparalleled service, andbuilding exceptional share-holder value. With over fourhundred years of experiencein banking San Diegans,timely local decision making,and one of the most compre-hensive product lines foundin the market today, SanDiego Trust Bank delivers“Performance You CanTrust.”

San Diego Trust Bankcommon stock is traded onthe Over-the-CounterExchange under the symbol“SDBK.” For information onthe company’s stock pleasecontact our primary marketmaker,Mr.Richard Levenson,President of WesternFinancial Corporation at(619) 544-0260.

For more information onthe Bank please visitsandiegotrust.com, or call(619) 525-1700. For bank rat-ing information please referto bauerfinancial.com.

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Can’t Possibly BeTrue

Once again, inSeptember, the upscaleStandard Hotel, in New YorkCity’s lower Manhattan,made headlines for theviews it provides to amazedpedestrians. In 2009, it wasthe hotel’s floor-to-ceilingwindows showcasingamorous couples at play(unless the guests knew todraw the curtains), especial-ly delighting out-of-townersseeking inexpensive enter-tainment. Now, a September2012 report in the New YorkDaily News revealed thatthe restrooms at the hotel’sBoom-Boom Room restau-rant posed a bigger prob-lem: no curtains at all. Onerestroom user, fromAustralia, said, “Sitting onthe royal throne, you don’texpect a public viewing.”On the other hand, the DailyNews noted one gentlemanrelieving himself and wav-ing merrily at the gawkingcrowd below.

Valerie Spruill, 60, ofDoylestown, Ohio, disclosedpublicly in September thatshe had unknowingly mar-ried her own father follow-ing the dissolution of herfirst marriage, which hadproduced three children.Percy Spruill, a “nice man,”she said, died in 1998, andValerie told the AkronBeacon Journal that she hadheard family rumors afterthat but only confirmed theparentage in 2004 (withDNA from an old hair-brush). After eight years ofsilence, from embarrass-ment, she went public, shesaid, as an example to helpother women who comefrom tumultuous childhoodsin which many men are intheir mothers’ lives.

Earlier this year, theNational Football Leaguesuspended some NewOrleans Saints players andthe head coach for having areward system that paidplayers for purposely injur-ing opponents. InSeptember, coach DarrenCrawford of the Tustin(Calif.) Pee Wee Red Cobrasteam was suspended whenformer players reported thatthe coach ran an apparently

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Selected to singPacific Ridge School sen-

ior Meghan Bacher has beenselected top e r f o r mwith theS o u t h e r nCaliforniaHigh SchoolHonor Choirin LosA n g e l e sNov. 16 and17. Led byJonathan Talberg,a profession-al choral conductor and profes-sor of music at Cal State LongBeach, Bacher will performalongside approximately 75other singers from variousindependent and publicschools in the region. Bacher isa member of the Pacific RidgeSchool A Cappella Ensemble

Drake on boardUnited Way of San Diego

County has named RanchoSanta Fe resident EileenDrake, vice president and gen-

eral manager at Pratt &Whitney Aeropower, to itsboard of directors.

Home 4 the HolidayHelen Woodward Animal

Center’s 14th launched itsannual Iams Home 4 for theHoliday pet adoption drivewith a special Kickoff PartyOct. 19 at 6461 El Apajo Roadin Rancho Santa Fe.This year’scampaign runs through Jan. 2.

Jenni Pulos from Bravo’s“Flipping Out” helped withthe adoption of Phoenix, thekitten who has survived caus-tic chemical burns, and aSiberian Husky puppy namedPeppermint.

Spice things upNorth County residents,

Jason and Stephanie Birn, pro-prietors ofS a v o r ySpice Shop,have openedtheir newstore at 937S. CoastH i g h w a y101, Suite C-110 in TheLumberyardS h o p p i n gCenter inEncinitas. The shop is openMonday-Thursday 10 a.m. to 7p.m., Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.to 8 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to6 p.m.. It offers 400 herbs andspices and buyers can package

only what they need.

Thanks to Tony’s JacalOn Nov. 10, the Mexican

American EducationalGuidance Association will hosta dinner, honoring theGonzales family, owners of theiconic Tony's Jacal, and theirmany years of support and con-tributions to MAEGA. Formore information, [email protected].

Extraordinary serviceThe California Assisted

Living Association namedEugenia Welch at Sunrise at LaCosta, winner of the organiza-tion’s Outstanding ExecutiveDirector award. CALA choosesrecipients based on their com-mitment to providing out-standing,quality care and serv-ice to residents in the AssistedLiving communities wherethey work.Welch has served asthe executive director atSunrise of La Costa for 11years.

Remembering troopsCarlsbad seniors with La

Costa Glen’s Care PackagesFrom Home program,wrapped5,000 Christmas andHanukkah gifts for troops inAfghanistan Oct. 27. Each“warrior hero” will receive apersonal letter thanking themfor their service along withChristmas stockings andstrings of holiday lights to be

shipped in early November.

Attendance champsCongratulations went to

Torrey Pines High School stu-dents who achieved perfectattendance during the 2011-2012 school year. Recipients inthe class of 2013 includedRobert Alpert, SumanaMahata, Andrew Maneval,Dominik Stec, Sarah Waldeand Angela Wu. In the class of2014, those honored wereJennifer Fineman, LeopoldHendle, Christopher Hoang,Da Won Ju, Jennifer Kim,Jason Liaw and HiramMoncivais.

For the class of 2015, on-time students included VarunBhave, Sarah Brown, ZhenPeng Chen, Brienna Cheng,Polina Cherezova, ZacharyCheung, Kacie Cunningham,Rachel Fetzer, James Hunter,Daniel Ines, Malcolm Iwami,Alexander Jen, Jake Jung,Nikita Kaur, David Kim,Alexandra Kiselyov, Benjamin

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Sneak peek at Gingerbread competitionCARMEL VALLEY —

Mark your holiday calendarfrom 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 28and be among the first to mar-vel at spectacular ginger-bread structures before the19th annual Gingerbread CityDesign Competition display isopened to the public, at TheGrand Del Mar, 5300 GrandDel Mar Court.

Participate in an inti-mate viewing of 15 marvelousstructures both petite andgrand size, some weighing upto 700 pounds. All structures

are made of edible confec-tionary materials such aspastillage, marzipan androlled fondant. Meet morethan 30 of San Diego’s mosttalented top pastry chefs withtheir magical creations. Thisyear’s gingerbread structureswill be drawn from Americanmyths to worldly tales for ben-efiting the EpilepsyFoundation of San DiegoCounty.

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By Tony CagalaChampionship racecar

driver, successful entrepre-neur, a Sheriff’s search andrescue volunteer — NickEsayian is all of these things.New Chargers head coach,maybe; future politician, pos-sibly, but only time will tellfor the recent speaker atHarvard Business School.

Esayian,an Encinitas res-ident and founder of RevenueSolutions LLC, a directresponse marketing business,took part in a case study withadvanced students at HarvardBusiness School where hetook questions ranging fromincorporating his racingcareer into managing his busi-ness and his family life to hisexperiences in becoming asuccessful businessman.

Esayian, who graduatedfrom the University ofWisconsin Whitewater, saidthe two days he spent at thebusiness school being a partof the case study process was“pretty neat.”

“It was brilliant, brilliantstudents that have a frame-work of knowledge and reallythey just lack some of thepractical experience and thecases give them a chance tostick their head under thehood of a lot of different busi-nesses,” Esayian said.

He talked with the stu-dents about working for alarge corporation to making

that jump into entrepreneuri-alism.

An entrepreneur in hisown right, Esayian began hisworking career right out ofcollege with the XeroxCorporation.

He grew frustrated withthe endless, cumbersomemeetings they would have,seemingly to decide on whatkind of pencil to use, or howmanagement was going tomake some decision, heexplained.

“It was at that point,” hesaid, “where I thought, ‘Boy, I

love Democracy and I love oursystem in terms of govern-ment, but when it comes to abusiness, I want to run myown. I want it to be anabsolute monarchy and getpeople’s opinion and be ableto make a decision and focuson what’s important.’

“That’s when I made thedecision, but it took me a lit-tle bit longer to get some trac-tion and the capital to getstarted on my own,” he said.

He attributes his drive tohis parents. His parents pres-sured him just enough, he

said, adding that they “didn’tever state that they kneweverything.And that mix real-ly got me motivated…to starttrying some of my own ideasand things and that workedout pretty well.”

With the racing seasonover this year (he races forAmerican Honda/Acura),Esayian does do some prepa-rations for the start of thenew season in March. Butmuch of his time in the offsea-son is focused on setting aplan for his business andspending time with his wife

and two sons.The road ahead of

Esayian is filled with newbusiness ventures, includinglooking into a number ofdirect response projects, pos-sibly creating a men’s sports-wear line, the creation of adating web site company thatwould compete withMatch.com, he said, and a tat-too removal-finder servicethat would work in a similarmanner as the 1-(800)-Dentistservice.

Beyond new businessopportunities, Esayian isactively involved in philan-thropy, assisting the SpecialOperations WarriorFoundation, which providesgrants to send the children offallen Special Operationsmembers to college.

Despite his many roles,Esayian may still be bestremembered as they guy whotook out a North CountyTimes ad lambastingChargers Chairman of theBoard and President DeanSpanos for keeping both headcoach Norv Turner and gener-al manager A.J. Smith afterseveral poor seasons.

He’s fine with beingknown for that, he said, andthat his feelings on the teamhaven’t changed given theChargers’ recent poor show-ings on the field. “If we seemuch more of that I wouldchallenge Dean Spanos to

allow a businessman fromSan Diego, by the name ofNick Esayian, to actually be acoach of the Chargers for thesecond half of the season,” hesaid. “I only played a smallamount of college football,but hey, let’s give it a shot; wecan’t do much worse afterthat.”

He said that any salaryhe earned from that would bedonated to the SpecialOperations WarriorFoundation.

And if coaching doesn’twork out, Esayian does havehis eye on politics, assuminghe has the means to do it.

“It’s really difficult to runfor office and make the rightdecisions for the communityif you’re still trying to earnyour own lot in life,” he said.

His plan: To earn enoughmoney to be able to live on apassive income and turn hisattentions to politics — eithera Federal seat or a House ofRepresentative seat — he’snot interested in local poli-tics.

“I would be a one-termerand I’d probably get in trou-ble speaking my mind, but Ithink we need more entrepre-neurs, military leaders, com-munity leaders, as opposed tothese career politicians thathave basically paralyzedWashington and led us downa bad path,” he said.

From printers to racecars, Esayian talks shop with Harvard

Encinitas resident Nick Esayian and his sons Jake and Troy at a past race. Esayian, a successful entrepre-neur spoke at Harvard Business School students about his experiences as a professional racecar driver, busi-nessman and family man. Photo courtesy of Nick Esayian

Local skateboard instruction company goes internationalBy Lillian Cox

At 27, Rob Dunfey hasjoined an exclusive club thatincludes Steve Jobs, MarkZuckerberg and Lady Gaga —college dropouts who went onto become fabulously success-ful.

In less than two years, hehas cornered the market inskateboard instruction in all 50states except Wyoming as wellas in Canada, England andNorthern Ireland through hisbusiness Go Skate SkateboardSchool.

In 2006, at the age of 21,Dunfey made the bold move ofwalking away from the entre-preneurship program at LoyalaMarymount University in LosAngeles.

“I had a successfulInternet business that was fea-tured in the Boston Globe andSkateboarder magazine, aswell as videos, and wonderedwhy my focus was on schoolinstead of business,” he said.“Ithought my parents’ money,and my time, could be put tobetter use.”

Dunfey returned home toYork,Maine,and started a com-mercial and residential clean-ing business, living off his cred-it card and selling everything ofvalue including his car.

“I had to borrow my par-ents’ car to get to my first clean-ing job,” he remembered. Thebusiness grew until he reached19 employees. In 2009 he soldthe business so he could returnto California, although he did-n’t know exactly where he washeaded or what he was going todo.

“I was driving and thought

I’d look somewhere in SanDiego or Orange County,” herecalled. “When I drovethrough Solana Beach Ithought ‘Wow!’”

Dunfey got a job cold call-ing but said it was brutal, so heposted an ad offering cleaningservices. Later, he advertisedskateboard lessons throughGoogle’s AdWord programwhere his ad appeared next tosearch results for “skateboardinstruction” targeting SanDiego.In addition to San Diego,he began receiving queriesfrom Washington, D.C., Bostonand New York City.

“I hooked them up withfriends in the area who I knewwere qualified,” he explained.

The challenge, Dunfeysaid, in contemplating a nation-

al skateboarding school wascertifying instructors. Unlikemost sports like tennis and ski-ing, there were no programs totrain and certify skateboardinstructors. He decided todevelop his own.

“It’s quite something con-sidering you can be 2,000 milesaway,” he said.

Eventually he developedan online training course with aseries of how-to videos, step-by-step manuals and a test.

He also established mini-mum qualification standards tobecome certified: five years ofskateboard experience, crimi-nal background check and ref-erences. In addition, Dunfeystudied each candidate’s socialnetworking profile, photos andvideos to make sure they

looked good on the Internet.The final step was an interviewvia Skype to make sure eachcandidate reflected Go Skate’sbrand.

Since filing a businesslicense in San Diego County inJanuary 2010, Dunfey hashired and trained 1,300 GoSkate certified instructors who,in turn, have instructed morethan 10,000 students throughprivate lessons, birthday par-ties and skateboard camps.

Students range from 4years old to an 80-year-old manwho wanted to learn so hecould skateboard with hisgrandchildren. A 55-year-oldwoman signed up so she couldlearn ollies.

Instructors include popu-lar pro skateboarders like

Ronson Lambert, who was abig hit when he was dispatchedto teach at a birthday party as asurprise. “The kid was ecstat-ic,” Dunfey recalled. “It was adream come true for him whenRon arrived”

Xstars Chad Fernandezand Karl Watson were sent outfor an event at SomersetKentucky Skatepark.

Pro Chris Dobstaff teach-es at the Carlsbad Parks andRecreation Skateboard Campwhere Dunfey says they’ve hadthe biggest turnout ever.Dobstaff says his motivation toteach goes beyond skateboard-ing.

“There are a lot of thingsstudents can transfer to thereal world like trial and error,”he explained. “Everythingtakes practice and in order toperfect your skateboarding you

have to do it repeatedly.There’sno sweetness without the bitterbut it’s worth it when youaccomplish something.”

Learning how to commu-nicate with adults is anotherthing kids learn.

“We (instructors) can bevery impactful,” Dobstaffadded.

Private lessons are sched-uled at homes and local skateparks. Fees for private lessonsstart at $47.50.

Last winter Dunfey washired as a consultant by thegovernment of Ireland to set upa skateboard program for 300Irish youth to promote physicalfitness.

For more information call(800) 403-2405 or visitgoskate.com. “How to” videoscan be viewed atYoutube.com/user/nufive1/.

Go Skate-certified instructors Hurvey Haskins (San Diego) and NathanWheeler (Edinboro, Penn.) in front of a castle in Lisnaskea, Ireland.Hurvey is a pro skateboarder who was in Ireland with Wheeler to teachlocal youth. Courtesy photo

Go Skate founder Rob Dunfey teaching kids at a skateboard camp in Ireland last winter. Courtesy photo

Over the past twomonths, a 315-foot boatnamed Liberty Island hasbeen stalking close to ourcoastline. This vessel is thedredge doing much of thework to complete the 2012Regional Beach Sand Project.This $28 million undertakingis a joint venture of the SanDiego Association ofGovernments, the StateDepartment of Boating andWaterways, and the coastalcities involved.

According to SANDAGsigns posted at pumping sites,“The San Diego RegionalBeach Sand Project is widen-ing beaches from ImperialBeach to Oceanside by addingapproximately 1.5 millioncubic yards of clean, highquality sand to our erodedshoreline.”

Our beaches are in a con-stant state of natural change.Tides ebb, bluffs erode, kelpdecomposes, large winterstorms take sand off thebeach and calmer summerconditions bring the sandback. These cycles are eter-nal. However, human develop-ment in the coastal region hasan impact on the natural stateof our coastlines.

Seawalls prevent the nat-ural erosion of seaside bluffsthat break down to replenishsand. Jetties and harbors pre-vent the natural flow of sandup and down the coast.Development in and aroundlagoons impacts the flow ofsediments from the water-shed to the beach. Because ofthese endeavors, our beachesshrink as natural sand replen-ishment is obstructed.

The 2012 Regional Beach

Sand Project hopes to allevi-ate these threats to our beach-es.The project FAQ, availableat sandag.org, states, “Thegoals associated with sandplacement are to restore andmaintain coastal beaches, sus-tain recreation and tourism,enhance public safety, restorecoastal sandy habitats, andreduce the proliferation ofprotective shoreline struc-tures (e.g., harbors and jet-ties).”

Locations receiving sandinclude: Imperial Beach,Fletcher Cove in SolanaBeach, Cardiff Beach,Moonlight Beach, North andSouth Carlsbad Beach andOceanside.

The work began inSeptember as bid winnerGreat Lakes Dredge and DockCompany sent the LibertyIsland from the East Coast,through the Panama Canal toImperial Beach. IB’s sandreplenishment finished up inearly October. The projectwill continue throughDecember for the NorthCounty.

The Liberty Islanddredge vacuums sand out ofdeposits within two miles ofthe shoreline.The sand is held

in the vessel’s gigantic hold asit then positions itself next toa floating pump connected topipes that run onto the beach.The nourishment is done in500-foot sections and then thepipes are moved until the fillis finished at each beach.Heavy equipment then movesthe sand into optimal posi-tions.

In 2001, 2 million cubicyards of sand were dredgedand pumped onto countybeaches. The results of thatproject were closely moni-tored. According to SANDAG,the sand from the 2001replenishment stayed in thesystem for an average of fiveyears and some of that sand isstill here today. The main dif-ference between 2001 and2012 is that sand with largergrains are now being collect-ed because they stay on thebeach longer.

The Surfrider

Foundation is using a videomonitoring system to evalu-ate the project’s impact onsurf quality.Will the new sandbuild excellent sandbars andcreate better waves at localbeachbreaks? Will the newsand smooth-over dynamicreef systems and ruin some ofour best reef breas? Surfrideris recording 10 minutes ofvideo every morning at sixsurf spots throughout thecounty.

The videos will be ana-lyzed to better understandthe impacts that the 2012Regional Beach Sand Projecthas on our beloved waves.


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I deactivated myFacebook page temporarily …just until the election is over.Yes, I know, this is not somemajor crisis in the world.Jumping into obscurity fortwo weeks on my favoritesocial networking site is noth-ing to fret about.

I must tell you how won-derful my last three days havebeen though. Truly, withoutany interruption of myFacebook friends displayingtheir horrid ad campaignsagainst Gov. Mitt Romneyand President Obama. (Don’tworry, I won’t be preachingmy views to you here either.Although I did just tell aVerizon Wireless customerservice lady my choice with agreat deal of passion.)

I wake up, check in withthe real world and notice thebirds are eating birdseed inmy backyard. I smile. I pressmy morning coffee. I workout. I notice that a sense ofanxiety has lifted because Iam not being harassed onlineby others bombarding mewith their daily politicalupdates. I might even like BigBird again.

I am now able to concen-trate and work on a projectthat needs my attention. Thishas been the most liberatingexperience by becominganonymous temporarily onFacebook.

Now if you are readingthis and thinking I’m not pas-sionate about politics, you arewrong. I just choose to keep

my views private from socialnetworking sites and sparemy friends my own personalviews.

The way I see it, if youare not actively campaigningto help the party or personyou support then don’t bedogmatic about your politicalviews. Do you remember thatwonderful movie with JimmyStewart called “Harvey?”Thegist of the story was JimmyStewart’s character has animaginary friend that lookslike a giant rabbit. Everyoneobviously thinks JimmyStewart is crazy. After beingchecked into a mental ward,the psychiatrist discovers theimaginary giant rabbit is real.

The psychiatrist askshim, “How can you put upwith your loved ones thinkingyou are crazy when you knowthe rabbit exists?” JimmyStewart answers, “Sometimesit’s better to be pleasant thanto be right.” Amen. Oh, how Iwish they still made movieslike that.

Around Town At the beginning of

October, the premier of localTorrey Pines graduateMichael Gallagher’s movie“Smiley” took place at theUniversal City Walk in LosAngeles. Yes, this is theMichael Gallagher who wasjust featured a couple ofmonths ago in the RanchoSanta Fe News.

However, what you maynot know is Michael has alsobeen featured in Variety, TheNew York Times, The LosAngeles Times, on “The TodayShow” and in many otherpublications.

A “Smiley” digital bill-board also appeared for threeweeks at the world famous

Times Square in New York.Now that’s something to beexcited about! I have featureda photo here of MichaelGallagher standing proudwith his father MichaelGallagher. Tom and KarianForsyth also attended theevent with Elaine andMichael Gallagher in a limofor their son’s film premier.Congratulations to a localTorrey Pines high school grad-uate for already taking a hugebite out of Hollywood at theyoung age of 23.

On Oct. 6, I stood in frontof my closet trying on differ-ent outfits before settling on ablack mini-skirt with a coolblack T-shirt and a strappypair of black BCBG heels toattend Karian’s luncheon inThe Crosby.

For whatever reason, I

usually become consumedwith the outfit dilemma forone of Karian’s events andthen still end up wearing a T-shirt of some sort becausethat’s just how I roll. When Iarrived with my girlfriendMeredith MacDonald, wewere thrilled to join in theconversation with the otherwomen who actually lookedlike a perfect casting for aBravo reality show.

Glamour, beauty, finefood and wine is always muchmore fun with your girl-friends. For lunch we all setout together under the cloud-less blue sky eating leafygreen salads, cheeses and sip-ping on our drinks, whileKarian had each guest sharetheir answer to this question:“What do men want ?”

What I was wonderingwas, where were the camerasfor this conversation? Whatfun. This day unfolded intothe evening with laughter,love and a group of women

hugging each other goodbyewhen the intimate luncheonwas over. Thank you Karianfor always including me. Youare a rock star!

On Oct. 20, the weatherin the Ranch was beautiful!After returning from my tripto Playa Del Carmen inMexico, I was expecting fall tobe in full swing with the cool-er temperatures. Not just yet,I guess. I enjoyed walkingaround the Ranch admiringthe beauty in town. From thevibrant flowers that line theroads to the majestic eucalyp-tus trees, Rancho Santa Fehas a quality that should bepenned into a fiction novelwith sweeping characterssomeday. (I do know that

Diane Welch wrote a splendidnonfiction book on LilianRice!)

I have included two pho-tos that I snapped whileenjoying The Ranch that day.One is of the store front of“The Country Squire” andthe other is back patio ofThyme In The Ranch.The hol-idays are almost here, so dothink of both of these storesfor gifts and goodies for yourloved ones! We must supportour local businesses first.

On Oct. 26, I spotted theJulian Pie Company makingone of their weekly deliveriesto Lemon Twist Gift andProduce Shop in RanchoSanta Fe.

Now I am a huge fan ofthe town of Julian, which I amsure most of you are, too. Buthow wonderful that if youlove Julian pies, now you canfind them in abundance atLemon Twist?

Located just across thestreet from the Cielo shop-ping center, Lemon Twist’saddress is 8175 Del DiosHighway, Rancho Santa Fe,92067.

Do stop in during the hol-idays for your pies, as well asother unique gifts to buy forholiday presents. For moreinformation check out lemon-twistfruitstand.com.

If you have a fun event you would likeMachel Penn to cover, contact her [email protected].

Machel’s Ranch

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Unplugging from Facebook and plugging back in to the real world

At the beginning of October, Karian Forsyth hosted an intimate ladies luncheon at her home in the Crosby. Photo by Machel Penn Shull

Michael Gallagher looks proud next to his son at the world premier ofMichael Gallagher's movie "Smiley" at the Universal City Walk movietheaters at the beginning of October. Michael began making movies atthe age of nine. Courtesy photo

Tom and Karian Forsyth looking fabulous in The Crosby at their home.Courtesy photo

Julian pies are delivered twice a week to Lemon Twist Gift and ProduceShop right across from Cielo. Lemon Twist will have Thanksgiving pies,too. Photo by Machel Penn Shull

Julian pies are delivered twice a week to Lemon Twist Gift and ProduceShop right across from Cielo. Lemon Twist will have Thanksgiving pies,too. Photo by Machel Penn Shull

With the holidays upon us soon, make sure to support local businesses like Country Squire near Mille FleursRestaurant in Rancho Santa Fe. Photo by Machel Penn Shull

COAST CITIES — BettyKnight Scripps, philanthro-pist and newspaper heiress, isserving as general chairmanof the 83rd annualCandlelight Ball to benefitScripps Memorial Hospital LaJolla.

The 83rd CandlelightBall will kick off the holidayseason Dec. 1 at The GrandDel Mar. One of the mosthighly anticipated events ofthe year, the black-tie galafeatures gourmet dining,décor by Kathy Wright & Co.and festive music from TheBob Hardwick Sound.

“I am very proud of theScripps Health system, and

the care it provides for ourcommunity,”Rancho Santa Feresident Scripps, said.“Scripps is committed to fur-thering medical excellenceand making sure that familiesthroughout San Diego Countyhave access to world-classhealth care — close to home.”

Scripps is chairman ofScripps Enterprises, Inc., aprivate firm with holdings inpublishing, real estate, oil andgas. Her philanthropies arenumerous. In addition toScripps Memorial Hospital LaJolla, they include theUniversity of Virginia, theMiller Center – where sheestablished the Scripps

Library, the Mayo Clinic, theAmerican Red Cross,Monticello, Foundation forArt and Preservation inEmbassies, the HamptonClassic Horse Show, theEnglish National Ballet andthe Scripps Institution ofOceanography to name just afew. The Scripps LeagueEducation and ResearchFund has provided financialassistance to students atBrigham Young University'sSchool of Journalism formany years.

To learn more about the83rd Annual Candlelight Ball,call (858) 678-6349 or visitscrippshealthfoundation.org.


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Candlelight Ball benefits hospitalBonnie Biggs, vice president

of Love on a Leash andProfessor Emeritus at

California State University,San Marcos will bring her

dog Koshi (right), a rescuefrom Hurricane Katrina, to

the Del Mar-Leucadiabranch of the American

Association of UniversityWomen, for a community

presentation about “Love ona Leash” Therapy Dogs at

6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at theCardiff Library, 2081

Newcastle Ave. A brown bagdinner at 6 p.m. precedes

the meeting. Courtesy photo

FURRYTHERAPY

NOV. 2NAMI MEETS The NationalAlliance on Mental Illness NorthCoastal San Diego County is offer-ing a new Support Group forFamily members in Spanish thatmeets at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at TriCity Medical Center from 6:30 to8:30 p.m. in lower level Room 7.For more information, visitnaminorthcoastal.com.EVENTS PLANNED TheCatholic Widow & Widowers ofNorth County is planning a host ofsocial events in November.Reservations for all activities arenecessary. For a calendar, call(858) 674-4324.SMART WEALTH Five RingsFinancial, Women’s OpportunityNetwork and Wine, Women &Wealth will host a one-day socialand educational expo from 8 a.m.to 4 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Del MarHilton 15575 Jimmy DuranteBlvd., Del Mar for women whodesire to take charge of their finan-cial future, expand their knowl-edge and build their confidenceregarding money and wealth in asocial setting over fine wine.DEAD ON The CarlsbadCommunity Theatre presents“Zombie Prom”opening Nov.2,atthe Avo Playhouse, 303 Main St.,Vista. $10 at the door for anyonewho comes dressed for ZombieProm. $15 for others or online atvistixonline.com.

NOV. 3SAN ELIJO TRAILS San MarcosCommunity Services will sponsor afree, four-mile hike on the trails ofSan Elijo Park or a more challeng-ing six-mile hike to the Ridgelinetrails in the San Elijo area Nov. 3.Hikers will meet at the parking lotof San Elijo Park RecreationCenter, 1105 Elfin Forest Road.Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m.,the hike at 9 a.m. Adults mustaccompany all minors.For informa-tion, visit san-marcos.net or call(760) 744-9000, ext. 3508.

NOV. 5MIDWAY NEWS AARPChapter 239 will meet at 1:15 p.m.Nov. 5 at Silverado Senior Living,

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Got an item for the calendar?Send the details via email to

[email protected].

335 Saxony Road, Encinitas, host-ing Joe Ciokon, Public AffairsOfficer for the Midway Museum.Call (760) 230-2094 for more infor-mation.

NOV. 6HEART HEALTH San DiegoNorth Coastal WomenHeart wel-comes women with concerns aboutcardiac health to share informationand sisterhood at 10:15 a.m.Nov.6 atGlen View, 1950 Calle Barcelona,Carlsbad.For more information,con-tact Marilyn Deak at (760) 438-5890

NOV. 7ON YOUR FEET CarlsbadNewcomers host dancers from theArthur Murray studio 10 a.m Nov.7, Heritage Hall, Magee Park, 2650Garfield St., Carlsbad. Visit carls-badnewcomers.org for more info.STAR CARS Palomar Model AFord Club members will celebrateits 50th anniversary at 6 p.m.Nov.7.Dinner and general meeting withinformation on upcoming tours, atthe Palomar Estates EastClubhouse,650 S.Rancho Santa FeRoad, San Marcos. For more infor-mation, e-mail [email protected] or call (951) 696-0323.

NOV. 10CRAFTS AND MORE The St.Elizabeth Seton Women’s Auxiliarywill host Handmade with Love …Love From Above, a craft fair, from8 a.m. to noon Nov. 10 in theConference Center at 6628 SantaIsabel, Carlsbad. Handmade gifts,will be sold. Proceeds will benefitthe St. Elizabeth Seton new parishcenter. For more information, con-tact Lucretia at (760) 942-8920.BOUTIQUE FAIR The SolanaBeach Civic & Historical Societywill hold its annual HolidayBoutique from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov.10 at La ColoniaCommunity Center, 715 ValleyAve., Solana Beach.ADOBE TOUR Take a tour of theadobe, walk into the valley and seespecial exhibits from 2 to 4 p.m.Nov.10 at the Historic Marron Adobe inCarlsbad, near State Route 78 atCollege exit. For more information,contact [email protected] call (760) 724-3887.

NOV. 11CHILDREN’S CONCERT Thecommunity is invited to a free con-cert from 3 to 4 p.m. Nov. 11, featur-ing the San Diego North CoastSingers children’s choral group.Theconcert will be held in Bressi Ranchat Holy Cross Episcopal Church,2510 Gateway Road, Carlsbad.


Cookie dough can befrozen with ease. You canroll cookie dough into logs,wrap it in plastic wrap andplace it in a freezer bag.When you’re ready to usethe dough, thaw it in the

refrigerator for a couple ofhours, then slice and bake.You can also place cookiedough in each compartmentof an ice-cube tray for freez-ing and thawing.

If it’s for cutouts, form

the dough into a ball, wrapit in plastic wrap and placeit in a freezer bag or storagecontainer.

The first reader tipshares a great use for cookiedough logs:

Homemade gift: Jargifts with cookie ingredi-ents layered inside are nice,and baked goods in tins oron plates are great; but Ilike to give frozen cookiedough logs wrapped in plas-tic wrap.

It’s a happy mediumand a little different thanthe usual homemade cookiegifts. You can wrap thedough log in giftwrap orbutcher paper.

Add the recipe or bak-ing instructions on an adhe-sive label or gift tag. —Paula, New York

Use for pillowcase: I cutmy pillowcase to the size ofmy laptop screen and sewedthe edges so I can use it fora cover.

It slides right over thetop! — Amanda, email

Homemade junk food: Ihave been known to mix asmall spoon of powderedsugar into part-skim ricottacheese as a treat. I eat it byitself or over whole-graincereal flakes or fruit. I make“whip” by beating one con-tainer of fat-free creamcheese with a quarter- to ahalf-cup of either Splendaor sugar, then I stir in asmall container of fat-freesour cream. I use a bigspoon or two of that as dipon fruit, or stir in someberries or berry juice. If youwant it lighter you can foldin up to a container of non-fat generic whipped cream.You can use this as a top-ping on all kinds of stuff. —G.G., forums

Teach kids frugality:My kids grew up thriftingand going to garage sales. Itdidn’t take long before theygot the concept of more forless, which they discoveredwas a great way to stretchtheir allowance. I havealways used coupons, sothey learned thriftiness byexample, too.

When some peers(snobs) at school gave mydaughter a hard time abouther clothes in junior high, Igave her a lesson on what asucker is: I shopped thriftstores and secondhandshops to find lots of gently-used name-brand clothingat a fraction of the cost.Now, while her peers mighthave seven pieces of name-brand clothing their parentspurchased new, my daugh-ter has 50 pieces she cancombine to make endlessoutfits. I also let her rip andrestyle anything; it only cost$.50, so why not? Prettysoon little girls who lived inMcMansions were beggingtheir mothers to go to theSalvation Army Boutique.Made me giggle. — F.W.,Michigan

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Sara Noel is the owner of FrugalVillage (www.frugalvillage.com), awebsite that offers practical, money-saving strategies for everyday living.To send tips, comments or questions,write to Sara Noel, c/o UniversalUclick, 1130 Walnut Street, KansasCity, MO, 64106, or [email protected].

Make your cookie dough logs for any time of the year

We are entering electionweek. After two years of cam-paigning we all have a chanceto vote for the persons that weindividually think will shapethis nation the way we wouldlike it to be.

My focus is on the babyboomers out there.

Many of us may have alaissez faire attitude aboutthe results of the electionbecause we have alreadyfought the battles of educa-tion, careers and family.Yes ithas been a struggle and Idoubt if there are too many ofyou out there that would bewilling to have amnesia andgo back and do it all again.

The rear view window issatisfying for the most part.But, we are the generationthat better get its act togetherto protect our children andgrandchildren. To be honest,on the whole, we’ve beengreedy.

We have allowed electedrepresentatives, both localand nationally, to collude withtheir donors. Abysmal legisla-tion has been passed over thelast 30 years or so that rewardteachers who don’t teach,elected representatives thatdon’t represent and federaland state workers lavishretirements at the expense of

maintaining basic services.That is a general state-

ment because there are goodteachers and good federaland state workers who docare, but the public sectorunions have taken you and Iout of the equation. Somehowwe need competition both inthe schools and for basic serv-ices called outsourcing.

The private sector ismuch more efficient than gov-ernment will ever be.There isno incentive to improve whenyou can't be fired. Now webaby boomers can do some-thing to turn things around oneven a personal level.

Our nation has createdan entitlement society that onone level has destroyed thefamily. I’m talking about thechildren of welfare mothers. Isay mothers because if therewere a father in a low-incomefamily there would not begovernment assistance. So,our government has createdthe conditions of making afather irrelevant.

A child should have amother and father in thehome. When a mother is onwelfare it sends a message tothe youth.

When a mother is pride-ful enough not to sit at homewatching soap operas and eat-ing bon-bons, she is out thereworking two and three jobs.This leaves the children tofind other sources of belong-ing.

When this occurs thesekids become At-Risk kids.Thechance of these childrenbecoming productive mem-

bers of society as adultsdiminishes exponentially.

I bring this up because adear friend of mine, GloriaO’Shea, runs a charitableorganization in the communi-ty. I would highly recommendviewing her website atseanosheafoundation.org.

This 501 c3 foundationseeks contributions or volun-teers to their cause. Gloriaseeks out the At-Risk chil-dren, brings them out of theirless than ideal surroundingsand teaches them how to

become productive thinkingmembers of society.

They are taught yoga,nutrition and the basics offairness and love toward oth-ers. I have a personal experi-ence because Sean O’Shea, asa youngster in his teens,worked for me when I ownedTeriyaki 101 in Leucadia.Working for me was just aspeed bump to his growth.Sean created this highly suc-cessful foundation to helpothers before he was tragical-ly struck down by a freak

highway accident about sixyears ago.

I use Gloria’s foundationto her son as an example offinding good, honest andupstanding foundations thatbetter our society.

As baby boomers we canhelp out either through ourvolunteering to organizationssuch as these or through ourcash contributions.

We baby boomers canstill have a positive impact onthe future for our childrenand for our nation.

When you vote Nov. 6 youare voting for the macro solu-tion but while casting thatvote, think of the micro solu-tions as well and what you cando to help. The peace thatcomes to you from giving isimmeasurable.

Please find your peacewherever it takes you butdon’t accept your peace at theexpense of others.


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I start fretting aboutpacking my suitcase at leasttwo weeks before we leave.Chief consideration: What doI really, really need?

I once cursed my too-weighty suitcase dragging itthrough the streets of Parisduring a transportation work-ers strike. And my husbandonce pulled the handle off hissuitcase in Venice because itwas just too darn heavy.Everytime I pack, I swear that therehas to be a better way, so inthe spirit of that pursuit, I’veasked veteran travelers fortheir secrets, not only forpacking but for anything thatmakes travel easier, more effi-cient and affordable. Here’swhat they told me:

From Patricia Schultz,author of the recently pub-lished second edition of“1,000 Places To See BeforeYou Die” (WorkmanPublishing), who has visited80 percent of the listed desti-nations:

• Sign up for airlinenewsletters that notify youabout special rates.

• Let airline bargainsdictate your destinations.

• Research hotelrates, then call them directlyand ask if they can match orbetter the price.

• Bring Ziploc bags ofvarious sizes. They alwayscome in handy.

• Scan passport, cred-it cards and other valuabledocuments. E-mail them toyourself and family in case oftheft.

• Eat at outdoor mar-kets; prices are good andyou’ll enjoy local food andpeople.

• Carry duplicates ofbasic makeup. (“I lost mineonce and was traumatized forthe rest of the trip.”)

From Encinitas residentBrad Grant (aka Dr.Adventure), extreme traveler:

• Get oriented immedi-ately by going to the highestpoint in the area with a map.

• Use the visitors’ infor-mation booth and free pam-phlets.

• Don’t forget those mag-

azines, books, Kindles etc. forthe long flights, layovers anddelayed connections.

From Jenny Lucier ofTempe, Ariz., my sister andworld traveler:

• Packing cubes areimmensely helpful for organ-izing, especially when the triphas multiple stops. Must besee-through on at least oneside.

• Bring earplugs and eyeshade; you never know whenyou must sleep in bright ornoisy places.

• To travel light, swallowyour vanity and respect com-fort; travel with only one pairof shoes.

From Encinitas residentJohn Case, veteran Europeantraveler:

• Prior to your trip,“walk” the streets on GoogleMaps Street View.

• Indispensable: a GPS.From miscellaneous

sources: If you leave your carin long-term parking, take acell phone picture of the loca-tion sign in case you forgetwhere you parked.

• Always get quotes fromdifferent rental car compa-nies. Charges can vary widely.And use that cell phone againto take photos of any dings onthe car prior to your use.

• Run your phone charg-er cord through your car keyring.You won’t forget either.

• If you have multiplemeds, put each day’s batch ina tiny Ziploc bag (available atcraft stores), then toss eachone at the end of the day.

• There are apps, appsand more apps out there forjust about any destination oractivity. Most are free; checkthem out.

Jenny Lucier (center) reaches the top of Gerlach Peak, the highest inSlovakia’s High Tatras mountain range. The Tempe, Ariz., resident, whomade the climb in July 2007, says using packing cubes and taking a sin-gle pair of shoes (wear them!) make travel easier. Lucier has been aworld-wide traveler since her college days in the 1980s. Courtesy photo

E’Louise Ondash is a freelance writer liv-ing in North County. Tell her about yourtravels at [email protected].

Hit the Road

E’LOUISEONDASH

Tips for packing and travel

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spraying it with a secretchemical. (Of course, the vic-tims had to wait several hoursfor their newly doubled cashto dry and eventually discov-ered that the scammer hadsubstituted blank paper andby that time was long gone.)But the weirdest aspect of thescam is that people who areso unsophisticated as to fallfor it somehow managed toamass, in this tight economy,$14,000 cash to begin with.


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the board approved theprinting and mailing to theAssociation membership the2011-12 audited financialstatements.

Ron Mitchell, partnerrepresenting theAssociation’s outside audit-ing firm of ATK, LLP, pre-sented to final audit reportto the board.

“You can take this as a

good report,” Mitchell said.“There were no materialweaknesses.”

According to theRancho Santa Fe AssociationBylaws, the board is requiredto prepare and distribute toall members an annualreport within 120 days afterthe close of the fiscal year.

The Association meetsat 9 a.m. on the first andthird Thursdays of the monthin the Association’s office at17022 Avenida de Acacias.

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Buying a leaf blower?Put power before pizzazz

Tired of raking?Consumer Reports recentlyfound gas leaf blowers thatvacuum with the flick of aswitch, plus a new electricthat frees you from a cord.But its tests of 29 modelsshow that the best choicesput power before pizzazz.

— For small properties.Plug-in blowers save weight,noise and maintenance overgas models. The HomeliteUT42120,$43,a CR Best Buy,swept leaves almost as wellas the top Toros for less,though it was a notch downin loosening and vacuuming.

— For added mobility.Gas-powered hand-heldblowers pack power withoutthe cord. The Weed EaterVS2000BV, $100, a CR BestBuy, gives lots of perform-ance for the price, as did theCraftsman 79470, Poulan ProBVM200VS. But top-scoringmodels such as the Echo PB-250, $170, started with fewerpulls and had less vibration.

— For larger properties.Backpack blowers shift mostof the weight from your armsto your shoulders. At $250,the new Craftsman 79401might seem like a bargain,but paying a little more forthe Husqvarna 150BT, $300,buys a lot more oomph. TheLittle Wonder LB160H, $800,is a wheeled blower withroughly twice the power of abackpack; consider it forreally big jobs if you can han-

dle pushing its 117-poundweight.

Whichever blower youconsider, be sure it complieswith any local noise regula-tions — models that scoredGood or better in ConsumerReports’ noise tests at 50feet should do so.

Generators: Six strongchoices keep you powered:

Blackouts like the onethat crippled the East Coastlast June needn’t lead tospoiled food and nights byflashlight. ConsumerReports’ tests of 14 genera-tors show that you can startpowering a houseful of lightsand appliances for less than$700. But some importantcomponents cost extra.

Testers focused on mod-erately priced portable andstationary models that deliv-er 5,000 to 7,000 watts,enough for most needs.Portables cost the least andcan be stored in a garage orshed when you don’t needthem. Generac’s GP55005939, a CR Best Buy at $670,powered refrigerators, wellpumps and other home gearalmost as well as the pricier,top-scoring Troy-Bilt XP 700030477, $900.

Stationary modelsinstall permanently outsideyour home and start auto-matically when needed. Andbecause they run on propaneor natural gas instead ofgasoline, they offer extendedor unlimited run time.Generac was also the valueleader in this group: ItsCorePower 5837, a CR BestBuy at $1,800, performedcapably for far less than the

top-rated Kohler 8.5 RES-QS7, $3,200, that was tested.

Buying a generator isjust the beginning. Manymodels don’t come withparts that you’d think wouldbe part of the price. Andsome could let you downwhen you need them most orput an added load on appli-ances.

How to choose Decide what you really

need to power. If thatincludes a central air condi-tioner or an electric dryer orrange oven, you’ll need alarger generator than theones that were tested. Here’swhat else to keep in mind:

— Count on a transferswitch. It costs about $500 to$900 installed and connectsa portable generator to yourhome’s circuit box as with astationary model. In additionto eliminating the risk andhassle of extension cords, theswitch protects the generatorand appliances from damagewhen grid power returns andkeeps the generator fromendangering techniciansworking on the power lines.

— Think about the fuel.Most portables use roughly 8to 22 gallons of gasoline aday, compared with four toeight 20-pound tanks ofpropane for nonportablemodels. Buying and storinglots of fuel before a stormcan also be unwieldy, thoughyou can pour unused gaso-line into your car’s gas tank.

— Play it safe. Minimizecarbon-monoxide risks: Rungenerators outside — as farfrom the house as possibleand never indoors.

Jean Gillette is a freelance writerthinking unkind thoughts, but tryingnot to say them out loud. Contact herat [email protected].

loss of revenue to provideservices such as fire protec-tion, street maintenance andlitter removal for the morethan 300 events held annuallyat the fairgrounds, includingthe San Diego County Fairand Del Mar ThoroughbredRaces.

“I take this as an earlywarning signal that we’ve gotan evasion strategy going on,”Del Mar Councilman DonMosier said of Day’s letter.

Day said the county isthe “logical entity” for localgovernance since it repre-sents all residents in SanDiego. He also said the pro-posal doesn’t mean Del Marand Solana Beach wouldn’thave increased say in anyfuture governance model.

“It sounds to me likethey are jumping to conclu-sions,” Day said of the reac-tion by Del Mar council mem-

bers.Hilliard and Sinnott said

they would try to meet withall five supervisors before theend of October. They alsoplanned to make a presenta-tion to the county board at itsOct. 31 meeting.

“Our position is any suchdiscussion needs to includeDel Mar, where 90 percent ofthe activities occur,” Hilliardsaid.

Solana Beach Mayor JoeKellejian said officials in hiscity continue to have a“strong interest in participat-ing in the process.” He hadn’theard about the proposaluntil Oct. 23, but after read-ing the agenda item, he said itindicates “the county is will-ing to work with its partnersin the North County andalong the coast.”

Steve Danon and DaveRoberts, who are running tofill Slater-Price’s seat in theNov. 6 election, said they sup-

port Day’s proposal.“I have served on the

22nd DAA CommunityRelations Committee foreight years and am pleasedthat the county seems to besupporting our community’sconcept for a regional solu-tion that serves all residentsof San Diego County,”Roberts said. “Should I winmy supervisor race … I planto continue playing a key rolein this regional effort.”

“I strongly support localcontrol by the cities of DelMar, Solana Beach, San Diegoand the county of San Diegoto protect this regional asset,”Danon said.

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the city’s establishedrestaurants, noise, smellsand restroom availability,she said.

Garcia said employeesare allowed to use a rest-room at the parking lotkiosk and customers usethe facilities at PowerhouseCommunity Center.

There was no publicnotice on the matterbecause that isn’t a require-ment for business licenses,Garcia said.

Signage violations wereaddressed, she said.

The trucks are regulat-ed by the San DiegoDepartment ofEnvironmental Health,which notified Del Mar itscode is adequate to host thebusiness.

Christian Murcia, whoorganized the gathering,said he was approached byofficials from SeagroveParking to create business

in the underutilized lot dur-ing the offseason.

“These are small busi-ness owners that are creat-ing fresh, gourmet food,locally farmed,” Murciasaid. “This isn’t your typicalroach coach.”

Murcia’s truck, CrepesBonaparte, was featured onthe Food Network andGiada De Laurentiis usedone of his recipes on hershow, “Giada at Home.”

“We need to fill in

some of the gaps,” saidCouncilman Don Mosier,who had concerns withrecycling, safety, lightingand no public restroomsafter the ones at thePowerhouse close at 7 p.m.

If these food trucks aregoing to become a perma-nent fixture in the city Ithink we need to exploreoptions for synergybetween them and otherbusinesses,” Mosier said.“They need to be integrat-ed into business-promotingorganizations like the (DelMar Village Association).They need to be part of thefabric of our community ifthey are going to be cominghere once a week.”

Last month Encinitasshut down a Friday foodtruck gathering hosted by aprivate business andrequired the property own-ers to obtain a minor-usepermit, which can take sixmonths and $1,600 tosecure.

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small businessowners that arecreating fresh,gourmet food,locally farmed.

Christian MurciaOrganizer

For many patients withacute or chronic health condi-tions, the medical care theyreceive from their physicianisn’t the only part of theirrecovery. Many also choose tojoin a health-related supportgroup to add another dimen-sion to their healing process.

Patient support groupscomprise a collection of peo-ple who have common healthinterests and experiences.These groups usually hone inon a specific health condition,such as breast or prostate can-cer, arthritis, heart disease ordiabetes. They can also begeared toward the familymembers and friends who areresponsible for long-term careof a loved one.

The reasons for joining asupport group can vary. Somefind it easier to talk openlyand honestly in the companyof people they can relate to.Others may feel less isolatedor stressed after joining agroup, or feel a greater senseof control over their situation.Support groups can also be avaluable place to find practi-cal tips and resources about

alternative treatmentoptions, medical research,public policy issues and finan-cial and legal assistance.

Support groups come inmany different shapes andsizes. Many are facilitated byprofessionals such as nurses,social workers or psycholo-gists. Some groups are led bya peer of the group. Groupscan be affiliated with hospi-tals or health systems, non-profit organizations, lay peo-ple or offered through variousdisease-oriented organiza-tions such as the Leukemiaand Lymphoma Society(leukemia-lymphoma.org) orthe American LungAssociation (lungusa.org).

Those interested in iden-tifying an appropriate sup-port group may want to startby asking their doctor, nurse,or social worker where theyreceive care. Additionalresources include friends andacquaintances with the samehealth condition, trusted web-sites, local community centersand libraries.

Before joining a group,patients should seek answersto several key questions. Whois the group affiliated with?Is the group geared toward aspecific health condition, anda specific stage of coping?Are group meetings struc-tured, or informal? Are dis-cussions confidential? Where

do meetings take place, andhow often? Is there a fee, andif so what does it go toward?

Often, the best way todetermine if a support groupis a good fit is to attend a fewmeetings. Patients can deter-mine for themselves if they’recomfortable with the ele-ments that matter most tothem, whether it’s moral sup-port, coping tips, or up-to-date information. If patientsfeel uncomfortable with aparticular group or don’tdeem the meetings helpful,they don’t need to continue.But they shouldn’t necessari-ly give up completely, asthere are probably others inthe area to try.

Besides possible feelingsof personal discomfort, thereare other warning signalsthat a support group may notbe a good fit. These mayinclude promises to cure adisease or condition, salespitches to buy services orproducts, or disruptive ordomineering group members.

After patients find a sup-port group that fits theirneeds, it’s natural to feelsome initial nervousness.Patients may want to beginby mostly listening, and thenshare ideas and experiencesover time as they becomemore comfortable.


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Since its debut in May,Vista del Mar in Carlsbadhas been the focal point ofTaylor Morrison’s San Diegoofferings, with 37 homesites planned to maximizeocean views and the sur-rounding topography. Thework of award-winningarchitect Robert Hidey isdisplayed in all four floorplans offered at theCarlsbad community.Withhomes that stretch from1,893- to 2,982-square-feet, the homes at Vistadel Mar are designed withCalifornia living in mind.Nearby is the CarlsbadCommunity Theater,Children’s DiscoveryMuseum, the historicMission San Luis Rey andLegoland Resort.

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