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Volume 30 Number 38

Community

■ SB’s Second Wind triumphant at Transpac race. Page 6

■ Art showcase testifies to fun of Casa de Amistad’s summer program. Page B1

Lifestyle

■ Local residents bring Freedom Bell to Washington, D.C. Page 8

Fair board refinances bonds, considers new music venue BY JOE TASH Like a homeowner who refinances a mortgage to get a better interest rate and pull out cash for renovations, the Del Mar Fairgrounds has just completed a refinance of bonds used to pay for upgraded grandstands and other projects at

the state-owned property. The $47.4 million bond sale was expected to close this week, said Russ Penniman, a member of the 22nd District Agricultural Association board, at a meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Penniman led the effort to refinance the bonds, which will net

Arts Alive broadens canvas to create Music’s Alive starting Aug. 23 BY KRISTINA HOUCK Art will once again come alive on Solana Beach’s Coastal Rail Trail — but this year’s there’s a twist. Organized by the city’s Public Arts Commission, the once-annual, all-encompassing Arts Alive event has been reworked. A series of events will now take place to highlight specific artists, starting with San Diego band Todo Mundo during Music’s Alive Aug. 23 on the Coastal Rail Trail in Solana Beach. “The PAC wanted to give more focus to specific artistic endeavors by paring down the one big event to a couple of smaller, more exclusive events,” explained Anita Edman, the city’s community services coordinator. “We hope the attendees will be part of the show by movin’ and groovin.’” The free, family-friendly event will feature award-winning Todo Mundo, a six-piece band that blends Spanish rumba, reggae, samba and Middle Eastern music. “Music’s Alive on the CRT was planned by the PAC, and they selected Todo Mundo because their music is of the world, encompassing all cultural and ethnic races and nations,” Edman said. “Something for everyone.” Led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Santiago Orozco, Todo Mundo has toured across North America since 2009. Orozco, a native of Colombia, founded the band in Argentina in 2009. After a visit to San Diego, however, the band found a new home and new members. “I came to San Diego to visit and I loved it,” said OrozSee ARTS, page 21

the district about $24 million in cash to use for various projects after the old bonds are paid off. In an interview, Penniman said the refinance would also save the district, which runs the fairgrounds for the state, about $1.6 million in interest costs over

the life of the bonds. The interest rate on the new bonds is about 4 percent, said Penniman, compared with about 4.4 percent on the old bonds. Annual debt service will drop to $3.3 million from $4.7 million, he said. The maturity dates of the new

bonds are staggered, with the longest extending to 2038. At the Aug. 11 meeting, Penniman told the board he expected they would be paid off two to three years early. One reason the board See BONDS, page 22

Torrey Pines High School Football Kickoff & Fundraiser

The “Torrey Pines High School Football Kickoff & Fundraiser” was held Aug. 8 at Morgan Run Club & Resort in Rancho Santa Fe. The event included a golf tournament, dinner party, wine tasting event and beer garden, and silent and live auction. Pictured: The helicopter “ball drop” and (left) Jeremy and Matt Gmyr at the event. See page B10 for more photos. Photos by Jon Clark. For photos online, visit www.delmartimes.net.

One Paseo workshop scheduled for Aug. 19

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Todo Mundo’s Aug. 23 show on the Coastal Rail Trail is the first for the band, which won “Best World Music” at the 2014 San Diego Music Awards. Photo by Emanuele Berardi

The Carmel Valley Community Planning Board will hold a special workshop on the One Paseo project at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the San Diego Marriott Del Mar. This will be an opportunity for community input on the mixed-use development planned for Del Mar Heights Road and El Camino Real. Kilroy Realty representatives said they have committed to work with the public as Kilroy develops a new plan for the project that meets the parameters of reducing traffic by nearly half and a reduction in building heights, bulk and scale. Kilroy representatives said they aim to have the new design approved by the planning board by October, through the San Diego City Planning Commission by November and approved by the San Diego City Council by the end of 2015.

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