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THE COAST NEWS
MAKING WAVES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
VOL. 25, NO. 3
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Runners in the Jan. 23 Tri-City Medical Center Marathon and Half Marathon are in it for more than just A3 the exercise
DEL MAR — Middle school students from the R. Roger Rowe School recently created the artwork for the upcoming Hearts for Healing auction, fundraiser and Children’s Art Show from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 30, to benefit the Family Health Centers of San Diego and the Arts for Healing Program at the Heather Roddy Gallery in the Flower Hill Mall, 2720 Via De La Valle, Del Mar. At left, Julia Domann works on her contributions. For details, call (858) 3955605. Courtesy photo
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The state’s marijuanagrowing collectives strive to stay on the right side of state law while flouting federal regulations by their B1 very existence
DEJA VU Concerns over the revised plan for the Hall property park lead Encinitas to scrap it and revert to the design drawn up more than two years ago A3
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JAN. 21, 2011
Council F ROM considers THE mayor rule HEART change
THISWEEK
Encinitas goes over its plans to keep the city environmentally A9 friendly
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By Wehtahnah Tucker
ENCINITAS — City Council voted to direct staff to investigate options for selecting the mayor on Jan. 19. The seemingly simple process of selecting a mayor and deputy mayor has become a contentious issue that some claim is more a popularity contest than a simple rotation of the seats on the dais. Mayor Jim Bond put an item on the council’s agenda to specifically discuss a possible ballot measure asking the residents if they would rather TURN TO MAYOR ON A19
Aide takes stand in case of school Beach restroom renovations moving forward shooting By Promise Yee
By Shelli DeRobertis
OCEANSIDE — The city has $4 million of redevelopment bond funds in the bank to go forward with the renovation of three highly used beach restroom facilities. A workshop was held Jan. 13 to collect community input on changes citizens want to see made to the restrooms on Tyson Street, Breakwater Way and Sportsfisher Drive. At the workshop homeowners and beach-goers shared their opinions. For homeowners who lived within eyesight of the restrooms the visual impact of the height and outside lights, and protecting restroom users’ privacy were important. For beach-goers practical features such as sufficient showers and water fountains, and access to dry toilet paper were concerns. “Make it practical and useful without high maintenance,” Lane Stewart, an Oceanside resident, said. Features that will likely go into the new restroom buildings include a more open feel, larger stalls, outdoor beach facing
VISTA — A school aide was the first witness to testify in court about how she heard popping noises and saw a man with a crazed look on his face chase children on the playground at Kelly Elementary School while he held a gas can in one hand and aimed an object in the other. Brendan O’Rourke, 41, focused his attention on a notepad of paper that was on his lap while the testimony began Jan. 18 in the state case charging him with seven counts of premeditated attempted murder and seven counts of assault with a firearm for the Oct. 8, 2010, shooting at the Carlsbad elementary school. He faces 103 years to life in prison, if convicted. Lysette Cox spoke in crisp words as she answered to questions from the prosecutor. “I heard three popping noises like a firecracker noise. I looked up to see where the noise was coming from. “I saw a gunman chasing
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NEW AND IMPROVED Don Iler, of RRM Design Group, and Lane Stewart, Oceanside resident, discuss proposed beach restroom renovations. Photo by Promise Yee
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