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VOL. 31, N0. 27
JULY 7, 2017
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Cardiff Rail .com Trail moves forward
THE VISTA CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA — The county’s regional planning agency is NEWS
By Aaron Burgin
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moving forward with a controversial 1.3-mile stretch of bicycle and pedestrian trail alongside San Elijo Avenue in Cardiff after officials voted to increase the project budget by $5 million. The San Diego Association of Governments voted in early June to increase the budget for the Cardiff section of the Coastal Rail Trail from $6.1 million to no more than $11 million. SANDAG’s vote came several RANCHO weeks after the California Coastal Commission voted SFNEWS against a proposal to put the rail trail to the west side of Coast Highway 101, against the preferences of SANDAG, the city of Encinitas and a number of residents. The current project budget of $6.1 million isn’t enough to complete the project, which will run parallel to San Elijo Avenue along the rail right of way, SANDAG staff said in a June 9 report.
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NEW AT THE BRO-AM: Jake Eastwood, a youth adaptive surfer from Seattle, with pro surfer Rob Machado at the June 24 Switchfoot Bro-Am, which debuted competitive adaptive surfing at its 13th annual beach bash in Encinitas. Story on Page A16. Photo by Waterworkmedia
Waste declines, landfill diversion rises at city events By Aaron Burgin
ENCINITAS — Organizers of two of the city’s signature summer events, the Summer Fun on the 101 in Leucadia and the Switchfoot Bro-Am at Moonlight Beach, asked the same question during cleanup of the events. Where did all the trash go? The events produced significantly less trash than years past, and organizers also reported more waste being kept away from landfills through recycling and diversion efforts — both good things, said Jessica Toth of the Solana Center for Environ-
mental Sustainability. “It’s a small victory for the environment,” said Toth, who oversaw the “Green Team” recycling program at the Bro-Am, a group of 60 volunteers who educated eventgoers on the proper way to dispose of refuse at the collection sites. “Both events saw drastically less trash than the previous year, and I think that’s a result of a couple of factors.” The Bro-Am — the daylong surf contest and concert attended by 16,000 people — generated 1,700 pounds of waste TURN TO WASTE ON A17
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Text threat against mayor investigated By Aaron Burgin
ENCINITAS — The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a threat made against Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear the evening of July 2, The Coast News has learned. Blakespear reported the threat July 3 to sheriff's investigators. The message, which The Coast News has chosen not to publish, came from a disposable cell phone. The unknown messenger called the mayor
The Switchfoot Bro-Am, the daylong surf contest and concert at Moonlight Beach attended by 16,000 people, generated 1,700 pounds of waste this year. Courtesy photo
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