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Dec. 8, 2023

‘Mr. Christmas’ takes a break, vows to return No Knob Hill display due to health issues

By Laura Place

SAN MARCOS — Nearly every holiday season for the past 35 years, Bill Gilfillen’s home on Knob Hill Road has drawn thousands of San Diego County residents in cars and on foot to admire his larger-thanlife Christmas display.

But this year, a whiteboard sign awaits visitors near the door at 1639 Knob Hill Road stating that Christmas on Knob Hill is on a one-year hiatus due to Gilfillen’s health.

GILFILLEN It was a hard decision for the 85-year-old retired Navy flight engineer, who has earned the name “Mr. Christmas” from local children over the years, but one he said he needed to make as he recovers from knee surgery. The only other time he hasn’t decorated was during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gilfillen assured the community that he’s planning to get right back to it next year.

“I really miss doing it this year, because I know so many people come to see the house,” Gilfillen said. “The only reason I didn't do anything this year was because of my health. I've already decided that as long as I can keep doing it, I’ll do it, and TURN TO KNOB HILL ON 19

NIGHT LIGHTS

Beginning tonight, 16 nights of holiday entertainment, activities and lights await families at the Moonlight Amphitheatre in Vista as Jingle Terrace Live returns for its second year. The event runs through Dec. 23. Entry and all activities are free. Story on 18. Photo by Karli Cadel

Costco bails on Esco mall deal

By Samantha Nelson

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Scholarship at CSUSM honors crash victims A San Marcos family has started a fund in memory of Courteney, 29, and Amaya Taylor, 4, who were killed in an I-15 collision in April. 3

ESCONDIDO — Costco has backed out of its offer to purchase the former Sears building lease at the North County Mall.

The city of Escondido announced Costco Wholesale had retracted its offer to purchase the lease from Transformco, the parent company of Sears, just before Thanksgiving.

According to Teresa Collins, deputy director of communications for Escondido, the company asked the city to stop working on the development application

that was previously submitted.

The Escondido City Council approved the lease agreement in June 2022.

Costco paid all fees necessary as part of the application process, and staff had been working on the application and was prepared to bring the project forward to the Planning Commission in the near future.

The city owns seven of the eight parcels that make up the North County Mall property. Six of those seven parcels are leased to tenants, including the mall,

which rents Parcels 2, 5, 7 and 8. The former Sears store is located on Parcel 1.

Transformco’s rights to that lease end in 2041.

“It is uncertain what their next steps are at the old Sears site,” Collins said via email.

The city anticipated $35 million in capital investments made to the property with Costco there. Costco would have paid a base rent of $100,000 per year.

Neither Costco nor Transformco responded to The Coast News’ requests for comment.

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VUSD employee pleads not guilty to molesting girl Conner Chanove, 27, of Carlsbad faces four charges alleging sexual misconduct with a 13-year-old who went to a school he worked at. 5

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CSUSM scholarship honors mom, daughter killed in crash

By Laura Place

SAN MARCOS — Following the loss of 29-yearold Courteney Taylor and her 4-year-old daughter Amaya in a deadly collision earlier this year, family members are starting a scholarship at Cal State San Marcos to honor their memory.

Courteney’s parents, Barbara and David Taylor, started the Courteney and Amaya Taylor Memorial Scholarship with a fundraising goal of $15,000 to cover the initial investment for an endowment scholarship.

The two have worked at the college for over 14 years.

As of last week, the fundraiser had raised over $9,700 in donations, with thousands of dollars pouring in during the university’s Giving Day on Tuesday.

“The goal is to fund the initial investment for an endowment/scholarship in honor of Courteney and Amaya, two beautiful souls who brought so much joy and love to all who knew them. Although their dreams were cut short in a tragic vehicle accident involving a suspected drunk driver, we hope this scholarship will inspire future students to achieve their aspirations via higher education,” their family stated on the fundraiser page.

Courteney and Amaya were killed on April 23 while driving along Interstate 15 in Fallbrook, when they were struck head-on by a motorist who lost control

COURTENEY TAYLOR, 29, left, and her 4-year-old daughter, Amaya, were killed by a suspected drunken driver in April. Courteney’s mom, Barbara Taylor, right, and her husband, David, both longtime employees of Cal State San Marcos, are starting a scholarship fund at the school in honor of their daughter and granddaughter. Courtesy photo/Taylor family

of his truck and drove into oncoming traffic in a suspected DUI case.

The driver, 24-year-old Erick Arambula, was fleeing a California Fish and Wildlife officer who attempted to pull him over for speeding just before the collision.

He also struck another car, causing minor injuries to three individuals.

Arambula is facing seven felony charges including gross vehicular manslaughter and driving under the in-

fluence causing great bodily injury, and is set to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on Jan. 9.

Barbara Taylor said Courteney was a devoted, single parent to Amaya, who was a “ray of sunshine,” and a generous community member who valued helping people in need. Knowing how much Courteney valued the community, it made sense to set up the scholarship in her name, Barbara said.

“Courteney loved the

community in San Marcos and San Diego County. She was always helping people in need. She once provided several days of housing to a young couple her age that were homeless and were outside the Walmart she was working at. She served food at a soup kitchen and donated money to a variety of organizations to help those in need. She was a doula who helped several women through their labor online during COVID,” Bar-

bara said.

Courteney was a young teen when she and her family moved to San Marcos from Illinois. She attended Woodland Park Middle School, High Tech High and Escondido Charter High School, and received her associates degree from Palomar College.

Her passion was working with young children in education settings, which she spent the last decade doing. At the time of the collision, she was employed as a preschool teacher in Poway and was just weeks away from graduating with a bachelor’s in sociology from Western Illinois University.

She would have turned 30 on Nov. 23.

As a mother, Courteney was gentle, patient and calm with Amaya, Barbara said.

The two were very close, Courteney took Amaya everywhere with her, from fun outings in San Diego County to a spontaneous Hawaii getaway after Amaya said she wanted to go.

Watching Courteney with her daughter, Barbara said she was “the mom I wish I would have been.”

“Watching her as a mom made me a better Nana. I was in awe of her and her patience. Being a single parent is not easy, but she made it look easy and graceful,” Barbara said.

“She would take Amaya to the zoo, SeaWorld, Discovery Park in San Marcos, read to her, teach her words

in different languages. She bought her GloFish and when one died, she rushed to Petco to get a new one since Amaya didn’t want the others to be without their friend.”

Amaya was curious, gentle and kind, and someone who brought a smile to the faces of everyone she met.

“She loved flowers, singing, dancing, riding her bike, helping her friends, swimming, drawing and painting, being outside and learning. She especially enjoyed baking and creating laser projects with her Nana and eating bacon cooked by her Pops,” her family said.

Barbara said while the exact scholarship requirements still remain to be decided, her hope is that it will be for students in need who represent Courteney’s spirit.

“We want to fund students similar to Courteney.

Those who act in service to others, underrepresented minorities, single moms and nontraditional students.

Courteney had a compassionate heart and was so generous. The world needs more people like her and Amaya,” Barbara said.

Courteney is also survived by her brother, David, and three sisters, Lavella, Megan and Kelsi.

Donations to help fund the Courteney and Amaya Taylor Memorial Scholarship can be made online at tiny.cc/9wqfvz or at bitly. ws/33N3v.

Energy Bill Breakdown from the Clean Energy Alliance Clean Energy Alliance (CEA) aims to help customers understand their energy bill.

As a customer of CEA, you will continue to receive one bill from San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) which will include CEA’s energy generation charges.

Your bill will appear the same as before, but with a few key differences.

Scan the QR code to access a bill explainer video

by CEA. This video provides a detailed breakdown of the charges appearing on your monthly bills, guiding you on locating each line item and explaining their significance.

As a reminder, Clean Energy Alliance charges are a replacement of SDG&E’s generation charges – not a duplicate charge.

For additional assistance, contact Customer Service by phone at (833) 232-3110 or email AskCEA@TheCleanEnergyAlliance.org

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Dec. 8, 2023

Beware: Unscrupulous life insurance agents

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By Summer Stephan

ver the past several years, I have warned the public of scammers trying to get their hands on your money using a wide variety of methods.

But one type of scammer who does tremendous damage is not a faceless stranger who contacts you on the internet, by text message or phone call. This threat comes with a friendly, often familiar, face. It's your friendly, neighborhood life insurance agent.

While the majority of life insurance agents are ethical and upstanding, there are unscrupulous, unethical agents who pose a serious threat to consumers, particularly to seniors.

Fraudulent life agents target seniors because many seniors have accumulated wealth over decades of working and saving — money they plan to use for their retirement or to pass on to their beloved heirs.

Life insurance agents looking to make a quick buck scam the public in a variety of ways, including but not limited to the following: • Misrepresentation of terms • Premium theft • Twisting/churning • Forgery/identity theft • Ponzi schemes The magnitude of the problem posed by bad actor life insurance agents is better understood when one realizes that life insurance policies include not only the commonly understood policies with a death benefit, but also the countless annuity policies that are offered by insurance companies as a low-risk investment that provides an income stream to the policyholder.

The financial risk posed by unscrupulous life insur-

While the majority of life insurance agents are ethical and upstanding, there are unscrupulous, unethical agents who pose a serious threat to consumers, particularly to seniors. ance agents does not disappear once the agent retires.

Former life agents often have lengthy lists of clients they have accumulated over the years of working in the industry.

Sometimes unscrupulous agents solicit previous insurance clients for risky private investments that are not offered by an established insurance company, nor regulated and not insured.

Anyone considering

investing in life insurance products should remember the suggestions below to minimize the risk of being scammed by unethical life insurance agents.

• Contact the California Department of Insurance to check an agent’s insurance license history for previous complaints or discipline, • Never give your premium to the agent. Mail it to the insurance company instead.

• Get and retain copies of all relevant documents, applications, policies, etc.

• Consider not buying a policy the day it was pitched to you by the agent. Take time to evaluate it.

• Be suspicious of any “private” or “special” investment opportunity that’s not produced by an established insurance company.

Thankfully, there is a resource available to consumers in San Diego who have been victimized by life insurance agents or former agents.

The Life and Annuity Consumer Protection Program provides funding for the investigation and prosecution of unethical life insurance agents.

The San Diego District Attorney’s Office has prosecuted many cases under the program, and defendants have received lengthy prison sentences. In addition, we have seized and sold defendants’ properties and returned well over $1 million to victims as restitution.

I’m committed to increasing communication and accessibility between the DA’s Office and the public in order to keep you safe.

I hope these consumer and public safety tips have been helpful.

Summer Stephan is District Attorney of San Diego County.

f there’s one California politician who has consistently run as a child welfare advocate, it is Gov. Gavin Newsom, father of four.

So if there’s one bill he should not have vetoed this fall, it was the lone proposed law that actually promised to put money into the hands of youngsters who need it most: foster children.

And yet, there was Newsom’s Oct. 8 veto message: “I am returning Assembly Bill 1512 without my signature…”

Some background here: California has between 55,000 and 60,000 children in foster care at any given time. Many are disabled youths from poor families. Some have seen one or both parents die.

Others have been placed there because parents cannot cope with them for any of a host of possible reasons.

About 20% of foster kids get monthly payments (ranging from $1,000 to about $2,400, depending on the child’s financial background) under the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.

But across the nation, including in California, some counties take all or part of the money from those kids and use it to refund themselves for payments they make to foster parents and other expenses of caring for foster kids.

So, unlike almost all non-foster kids, youngsters who have suffered the most tragedies and other difficulties often are actually paying for their own support. This can come at the expense of their future.

Newsom had a chance to correct this by signing AB 1512, sponsored by Democratic Assemblyman Isaac Bryan of Culver City.

The measure would have prevented California counties from taking benefits like SSI payments away from orphaned or disabled children to cover costs of their foster care.

But Newsom turned into a bean-counting bureaucrat in considering this potential law. He said he vetoed it because the question did not come up during last summer’s negotiations on the state budget. Uh-huh.

As if a $19 million expense (the approximate cost of letting the kids keep their own cash) would be anything more than the proverbial drop in the bucket of a $311 billion state budget. Letting kids keep their cash for future use would add a small fraction of 1% to that budget.

Said Newsom, “With our state facing continuing economic risk…it is important to remain disciplined when considering

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bills with significant fiscal implications, such as this measure.”

Less than one-tenth of 1% is significant?

By contrast, the money that might pile up in bank accounts held for foster kids might be very significant to them once their foster care eligibility ends when they turn 18.

No foster child has anything more than a high school education when that time arrives.

High-paying jobs in technology and management will never be open to most of them unless they are especially determined and somehow find scholarship money, loans or part-time employment allowing them to attend college, which can increase earning power exponentially.

But if foster kids have SSI money awaiting them at age 18, things can be different. Those funds can add up to tens of thousands of dollars per child, enough for modest living expenses while attending community colleges and later transferring to fouryear schools.

It’s also money that can prevent former foster kids from becoming homeless.

Newsom has essentially foreclosed these possibilities for many fostered youngsters for at least another year.

It’s not as if California would have been the first to tell counties to keep hands off that money. States like Arizona, New Mexico and Oregon did that soon after confiscations were exposed in a 2021 investigation

by NPR and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Marshall Project.

Meanwhile, two of California’s biggest counties, San Diego and Los Angeles, backed AB 1512.

Said Bryan, if counties don’t take money, “it is not lost revenue for them; this is stolen money to begin with.”

The fact that Newsom didn’t recognize both this and the boost the money might give aged-out foster children boggles the mind.

The bottom line: If ever a vetoed bill deserved a rerun, it is AB 1512, which appears certain to be reintroduced after the Legislature reconvenes in December.

Maybe if this bill reaches his desk again, Newsom will live up to his child advocacy rhetoric.

Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com.

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Bezos fund grants $5M to Interfaith

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By Laura Place and Samantha Nelson

By Samantha Nelson

ESCONDIDO — Interfaith Community Services is expanding its services after receiving a $5 million grant from Jeff Bezos’ philanthropic foundation to support homeless families.

The grant will support Interfaith’s mission through the launch of its Campaign to End Family Homelessness in North County, a long-term program to address family homelessness that entails working with one family at a time while quantifying larger, systemic problems.

Interfaith spokesperson Logan Goverman said the effort is projected to help 2,500 local families over the next five years.

“Some of the various ways we will achieve these efforts are expanding diversion, creating a new family diversion and outreach specialist, financial assistance for clients, adding a new landlord engagement specialist, creating an advisory board with lived experience, and provide pathways out of chronic homelessness and substance use into high quality, trauma-informed addiction treatment programs,” Goverman said.

A group of national advisers who are leading advocates and experts on serving the homeless chose Interfaith for the grant.

The Bezos Day One Families Fund is currently in its sixth round of grants targeting organizations and efforts addressing family homelessness. This year, a total of $117.55 million in grants was committed to Interfaith and 37 other organizations nationwide.

Amazon founder and billionaire Bezos launched his fund in 2018, pledging $2 billion to help families experiencing homelessness and creating a network of nonprofit preschools in low-income communities.

Interfaith intends to match the $5 million in grant funding as part of its service expansion.

“We are truly honored that the Bezos Day One Families Fund has entrusted Interfaith Community Services with this funding,” Interfaith CEO Greg Anglea said.

“Offered as a dollar-for-dollar match for all other supporting gifts, this investment launches our campaign to end family homelessness in North County, one family at a time.

Building off our portfolio of family-based programming, including the recent opening of our new family shelter, we are recruiting all community partners to end homelessness for local families with children.”

Though Interfaith recently opened its new family shelter on Ash Street, the organization temporarily moved its 49-bed Haven House homeless shelter into the 106-bed Turk Recuperative Care Center on Washington Avenue this year due to a lack of operating funds.

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CONNER CHANOVE, 27, of Carlsbad pleaded not guilty to four felony charges, including two counts of child molestation, at his arraignment in Vista Superior Court on Nov. 27. He was released on $325,000 bail. Photo by Laura Place

VUSD employee charged with molesting girl pleads not guilty

By Laura Place

VISTA — A Vista Unified School District employee and Carlsbad water polo coach was arraigned in Vista Superior Court on Nov. 27 after his arrest last week for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl at an Oceanside park.

Conner Chanove, 27, of Carlsbad pleaded not guilty to all charges, which include two counts of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under 14, one count of luring a minor for sex and one count of arranging a meeting with a minor.

Deputy District Attorney Jessica Stehl, who is prosecuting the case for the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, revealed further details in court about the incident and Chanove’s relationship to the child.

According to Stehl, Chanove worked as a school counselor at the school the girl attended. The Vista Unified School District later clarified that Chanove worked part-time as a substitute teacher, counselor and instructional aide, but was not serving in the capacity of a school counselor at the time of the incident.

On Nov. 18, the mother of the 13-year-old allegedly discovered her daughter with Chanove in the backseat of his parked car at Guajome Regional Park in Oceanside. Chanove’s pants

were down when she arrived, according to Stehl.

The girl later disclosed that she touched Chanove’s penis and also kissed him, Stehl said.

Chanove was arrested two days later after being tracked down by the Oceanside Police Department, which is continuing to investigate the case.

Law enforcement also discovered Snapchat messages between Chanove and the child detailing plans to meet at the park the day the incident occurred, according to Stehl. Law enforcement is still investigating how long this contact had been going on, and no other accusers have been identified at this time, she said.

Superior Court Judge Matthew Brower agreed to lower Chanove’s bail from $1 million to $325,000 to be consistent with the bail schedule for each charge.

Chanove has since made bail and been released, Sheriff’s records indicate.

The court also set several conditions for Chanove’s bail: He will have to wear a GPS monitoring device and is prohibited from going within 15 feet of anyone under the age of 18, making direct or indirect contact with anyone under the age of 18 and going onto any school grounds.

Bower also issued a protective order prohibiting

Chanove from making any contact with the 13-yearold and going within 100 yards of her or her school.

Stehl opposed lowering bail, stating that Chanove poses a public safety threat.

She also urged the court to explicitly prohibit him from working with children.

“The people want to make sure that there is a condition that he cannot continue working in any capacity where he has access to children,” Stehl said. “I don’t know the status of his employment, so it would be my request for the court to make sure he cannot continue his employment in any fashion as a school counselor, as a water polo coach or any other employment that involves that kind of interaction with children.”

Brower agreed to prohibit him from going on school grounds or being within 15 feet of children but said decisions regarding his employment will be left to his employer.

The Seaside Water Polo Club said last week that Chanove has been suspended, and Vista Unified said he is not allowed on any district campus in the district.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 8.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the Oceanside Police Department Family Protection Unit at 760-435-4377.

REGION — The cities of Vista and Oceanside have agreed to enroll customers in a 50% renewable, 75% carbon-free energy option for residents and businesses enrolled in the Clean Energy Alliance, or CEA, beginning in April 2024.

Both cities unanimously agreed at their respective City Council meetings last month to adopt Clean Impact Plus, CEA’s 50% renewable and 75% carbon-free power supply, as the default energy plan for residential and commercial customers when the alliance expands to the two cities in April.

The Vista City Council also agreed to enroll in CEA’s Green Impact option, which uses 100% renewable energy, for all city-owned facilities and operations.

CEA is a community choice energy aggregate, which provides an alternative way to deliver more renewable energy to customers at competitive prices.

The nonprofit, public entity purchases electricity on the open market and feeds it into the existing electricity grid.

While CEA controls the purchasing power of energy, SDG&E still delivers energy through the grid, performs maintenance on power lines and continues to handle customer billing.

Vista and Oceanside were the latest cities to join the North County community choice energy program in 2022, joining Solana Beach, Del Mar, San Marcos, Carlsbad and Escondido, all of which have also opted to enroll customers in Clean Impact Plus.

“I think it’s really exciting to have this finally be coming online very soon,” said Vista Councilmember Corinna Contreras. “I’m really happy that the city’s going to move forward at 100% renewable energy.

I’m OK with having our entry level for everything else be 50% renewable. I just want to make sure the city is marketing this like crazy.”

Under Clean Impact Plus, the 50% renewable energy generation minimum will gradually increase to 100% renewable by 2035, which will help the city of Oceanside meet its Climate Action Plan goal of procuring 75% renewable energy from local

sources by 2030.

The estimated cost of monthly energy bills for residents enrolled in Clean Impact Plus is around a dollar cheaper than that of SDG&E, according to Vista Climate Action Plan Program Administrator Cassidy McCarthy.

“Setting the default for all of Vista’s residents and businesses as Clean Impact Plus will give Vista CEA customers the highest amount of clean energy for no price increase. In addition, it aligns with all other members of CEA, and the city has a better chance of retaining all of their CEA customers,” McCarthy said.

Customers will begin receiving mailed notices about the change in February, and can opt out of Clean Impact Plus in favor of Clean Impact (50% renewable energy), Green Impact (100% renewable energy), or staying with SDG&E. Clean Energy Alliance CEO Barbara Boswell said the energy her group uses is sourced as close to the service area as possible.

More energy can also be created locally as more customers generate their own energy via resources like solar panels.

“We’re buying energy from producers throughout the state,” Boswell said.

“We prefer as close to our community, as close to our service territory, as possible.”

Under SDG&E’s net energy program and CEA’s Personal Impact Program, customers generating their own energy can sell the extra electricity they produce for continued community use.

The alliance is actively considering programs to establish small-scale renewable energy resources in the community, Boswell said. The CEA board recently considered a plan to install residential rooftop solar plus battery storage at no charge to the customer; the alliance would buy the energy, and the customer would pay a set flat rate for electricity.

CEA was originally founded in 2019 via a partnership between the cities of Del Mar, Carlsbad and Solana Beach. Greg Wade, current Solana Beach city manager, will replace Boswell as the agency’s CEO in January.

“This is really a solid, solid agency,” said Oceanside Mayor Esther Sanchez.

Mom gets 18 years for daughter’s death in DUI crash

By City News Service

REGION — A woman who drove under the influence and crashed her car off Interstate 15 in Bonsall, killing her 5-year-old daughter and critically injuring her two toddlers, pleaded guilty on Nov. 29 to several felony counts and was immediately sentenced to 18 years in

state prison.

Kapri Raven Coleman, 29, was initially charged with murder in connection with the July 14, 2021 crash.

Coleman's 2009 Hyundai Genesis veered off the freeway shortly before 2:30 a.m. that day, ejecting two of her daughters, ages 5 and 3. The older girl died at the

scene.

Paramedics airlifted the surviving girl and her 1-year-old brother to Rady Children's Hospital, where they were admitted in critical condition, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Coleman was also hospitalized, then booked into

county jail the following day.

Prosecutors alleged her blood-alcohol-content was around 0.16% after the crash — twice the legal driving limit in California — and she tested positive for other drugs in her system.

She pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaugh-

ter while intoxicated, DUI and child endangerment counts.

Coleman also previously pleaded guilty last year but was granted a motion to withdraw that plea a few months later.

At that time, she had also agreed to a stipulated 18-year prison term.

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WINTER WONDERLAND AT LAKEHOUSE RESORT Step into North County’s original Winter Wonderland at Lakehouse Resort in San Marcos weekends through Dec. 24. The Lakeside Lawn has been transformed, brimming with twinkling lights, a holiday makers market, delightful treats and festive drinks for all.

Kids will delight in the Frozen Fun Zone with the return of the Lakehouse Express train, make-your-own-smore’s station, pictures with Santa and more. Above, Lakeside Igloos, nestled under sparkling lights, include a lakefront view and two hours of exclusive dining with first-class service. Winter Wonderland event is ticketed, $5 entry fee for guests 12 and older. More information at thelakehouseresort.com/lakehouse-winter-wonderland. Photo by Matt Marshall/Courtesy photo

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rguments keep popping up about how wondrous AI is. So I asked ChatGPT about its qualifications for handling a company’s marketing. Here’s what it said (this is completely unedited): “Artificial Intelligence (AI) has undoubtedly revolutionized various industries, offering innovative solutions and streamlining processes. However, when it comes to marketing, there are compelling reasons to exercise caution and skepticism about the extensive use of AI in this field.

"One of the primary concerns is the potential loss of the human touch in marketing efforts. Effective marketing relies on emotional connections and understanding the nuanced needs of individual consumers. AI, while capable of analyzing vast amounts of data, lacks the empathetic understanding and creativity that human marketers bring to the table. Marketing is not just about data-driven decisions; it involves interpreting emotions, cultural context, and the ever-changing social landscape, elements that AI struggles to comprehend.

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ask mr. marketing rob weinberg "Furthermore, there's the risk of overreliance on algorithms, leading to a homogenized and formulaic approach to marketing.

AI systems are designed to optimize based on historical data, but they may miss the subtleties of emerging trends or unique customer preferences. This overreliance can result in a marketing strategy that lacks adaptability and fails to resonate with the dynamic nature of consumer behavior.

"Another critical consideration is the ethical aspect of using AI in marketing. AI algorithms are trained on massive datasets that may inadvertently perpetuate biases present in the data. This can lead to discriminatory outcomes and reinforce stereotypes, potentially alienating certain demographic groups. Human oversight is essential to ensure that marketing strategies are inclusive, diverse, TEEN AUTHOR

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"Additionally, the use of AI in marketing raises concerns about privacy. As AI systems process and analyze personal data to tailor marketing messages, there's a risk of infringing on individuals' privacy rights. Striking the right balance between personalized marketing and respecting privacy is a delicate task that requires careful consideration and ethical decision-making.

"In conclusion, while AI offers remarkable capabilities, its integration into marketing should be approached with caution. The human touch, emotional intelligence, adaptability, and ethical considerations are crucial aspects of marketing that AI currently struggles to fully replicate. Balancing the benefits of AI with these human-centric elements is essential to ensure marketing strategies remain effective, empathetic, and respectful of individual privacy and societal norms.”

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Real marketing professionals. marketbuilding. com. women’s professional volleyball team, has announced the hiring of Deitre Collins-Parker as its new assistant coach. She previously served as head coach of the San Diego State University women’s volleyball squad from 2009 to 2019.

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The Alabaster Jar Project, a North County nonprofit organization that supports survivors of trafficking and sexual exploitation, has announced its new partnership with Hand to Hand, a charity under the Coastal Community Foundation umbrella. Hand to Hand recently awarded Alabaster Jar a $10,000 grant for its Grace House, a residential home for survivors.

MESA aids STEM push

By Staff

OCEANSIDE — MiraCosta College has announced the launch of the MESA (mathematics, engineering, science Achievement) Program, a statewide initiative aimed at helping economically and educationally disadvantaged students pursuing degrees in mathematics, engineering, science and technology.

The MESA Program at MiraCosta College — made possible with a grant from the California Community College Chancellor’s Office — will welcome its first cohort of students in spring 2024 and will open the MESA Center later that fall.

In the center, students can study, connect and receive training and other developmental support from MiraCosta staff.

While enrolled, program participants are provided academic counseling, internship opportunities, workshops and other professional development support.

The program’s vision is to see California’s STEM workforce reflect the diversity of the state’s population.

To help launch and grow the new program, MiraCosta College has hired Jessica Perez-Corona to serve as activity director for the MESA Program.

A first-generation college graduate with a bachelor’s degree from UC San Diego and a master’s in education from San Diego State University, Perez-Corona brings a range of experience in higher education to the role.

Drawing on her personal and professional experience, Perez-Corona aims to create a MESA Program that positively alters the makeup of the region’s STEM workforce.

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New homeless outpace those newly housed

AN AERIAL VIEW of Vista. On Nov. 14, the City Council unanimously agreed to establish a commission devoted to local environmental matters. Courtesy photo/City of Vista

Vista OKs city’s first-ever environmental commission

By Laura Place

VISTA — By next spring, the city of Vista will have its first citizen-led commission devoted entirely to local environmental matters.

The City Council unanimously approved establishing an environmental commission on Nov. 14, following an initial discussion in September and months of advocacy from local residents.

The commission’s specific responsibilities will be to develop an annual work plan, review updates to the city’s Climate Action Plan, explore funding opportunities to achieve local environmental goals and provide a public forum for residents to express concerns or suggestions regarding environment and climate matters.

Recruitment for the seven-person commission will take place in early 2024 as part of the city’s annual recruitment process for all city boards and commissions.

Members will be appointed from the pool of applicants by the City Council, and terms will begin April 1.

“I’m very excited about it. It’s a long time overdue, and I do think a lot of good things will come from this,” said Councilmember Dan O’Donnell.

Several Vista residents began pushing for an environmental commission after seeing the success of the Encinitas Environmental Commission, which was established in 2014.

North County climate activist Joe Houde, a Vista resident and chair of both

the North County Climate Change Alliance (NCCCA) and Sierra Club North County Group, began requesting the creation of a commission at each council meeting starting at the beginning of 2023.

With just one administrator currently managing Vista’s Climate Action Plan, Houde said a commission of residents helping the city achieve its climate goals will be extremely beneficial. He said the current status of climate change is “code red for humanity,” and that everyone needs to be doing their part to help out.

“The core idea was to ask the city to let citizens participate and bring more energy to our climate action problems because, frankly, we have a much bigger problem than the staff is able to take on,” Houde said. “You’ve got citizens willing to donate their time, effort and knowledge to help the community — why would you turn it down?”

Other residents involved in climate action, such as Nanci Oeschle and Janis Jones, have noted that a commission could help the city implement new measures in support of the environment, such as the 2021 single-use plastic ban, as well as educate the community.

“There’s a wealth of things the commission could do to support the city council and the staff,” Jones said in September.

As with the planning, parks and recreation, and traffic commissions, the environmental commis-

sion will serve as an advisory body to the City Council, meaning members can vote whether to recommend or not recommend items.

While the appointment process is still some months away, Councilmember Corrina Contreras said she is looking forward to nominating someone from her district, and that she would like to see accommodations made for Spanish-speaking applicants.

“I look forward to talking to my residents in District 1,” Contreras said.

“We’ve got a lot of champions of the environment over there.”

Apart from Encinitas, a few other cities in the region have local bodies dedicated to the environment.

These include an environmental commission in the city of San Diego, the Climate Action Commission in Solana Beach and the Del Mar Sustainability Advisory Committee.

“As a climate activist for a number of years now, I believe it’s just crucial that we get every city — at every level of government in fact — involved in taking meaningful and urgent action,” said Houde. “It’s encouraging that we have a city council that listened, and is willing to say, ‘OK, let’s do this together.’”

Meeting dates and times for the environmental commission remain to be decided. Application information will be made available on the city’s Board and Commissions page at cityofvista.com/city-hall/ city-clerk/online-resources/boards-commissions.

Vista shoplifting crackdown nets 7 arrests

By City News Service

VISTA — A crackdown on shoplifting in North County resulted last week in seven arrests and the recovery of thousands of dollars worth of filched merchandise, authorities reported Dec. 1.

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Palomar Health board meeting gets heated

By Samantha Nelson

By City News Service

REGION — The number of people in San Diego County falling into homelessness continues to outpace those exiting into housing, data from the Regional Task Force on Homelessness recently revealed.

According to the RTFH, on average, between September 2022 and October 2023, 10 people found housing for every 16 people who experienced homelessness for the first time. During the previous 12 months — September 2021 to October 2022 — 10 people found housing for every 13 who experienced being homeless for the first time.

More than 1,000 fewer people experienced becoming homeless in the region for the first time during the 12 months the data was collected compared to the previous year. Additionally, the number of people housed fell by more than 3,000 compared to the 2021-2022 data set, a statement from the RTFH reads.

“Housing and homelessness are directly tied together, and when rental costs go up, so do the numbers of people experiencing homelessness,” said RTFH CEO Tamera Kohler. “When we see the largest year-overyear increase in 1Q 2023 rents for one-bedroom units of 30%, we’ll continue to struggle to find affordable units to end people’s homelessness experience.”

“While this affects our ability to house more people each month, the data shows we may have hit our high-water mark of individuals beginning their homeless experience,” she said.

“This is a positive turn we need.”

RTFH began publishing reports a year ago that highlight how many people enter and exit homelessness each month in San Diego County to provide the region with a better understanding of the homelessness crisis, the RTFH statement reads.

“These numbers are sobering but present a case for optimism,” Kohler said.

“The vast majority of exits from homelessness are via rental by client, either with or without a subsidy, rather than permanent supportive housing.

“If we get some stabilizing in rent prices and availability, it will help, but long-term success will only come with more homes for people of all income levels; then, we’ve got a real chance to turn things around,” she said. “Every new housing unit matters.”

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loss-prevention personnel, deputies on Nov. 30 nabbed retail-theft suspects at Target locations in the 3100 block of Business Park Drive and 1700 block of University Drive in Vista, and recovered about $1,800 worth of stolen goods, according to the

San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

Arrested were Isaiah Cruz, 26; Martha Madrigal Villanueva, 28; Allen McNabb, 30; Isaiah Mojica, 23; Heather Ovalle, 34; Alex Valadez, 35; and Alejandro Villegas, 50, according to sheriff’s officials.

Their cities of residence were not immediately provided.

Deputies also recovered more than $2,800 worth of merchandise stolen from a Home Depot store, the regional law enforcement agency reported.

ESCONDIDO — Amid rising tensions among members of Palomar Health’s board of directors, an argument disrupted a board meeting last month at which no-confidence votes were scheduled to be taken against two board members.

At the Nov. 13 board meeting, a shouting match erupted between board members.

Laurie Edwards-Tate, one of the board members facing a no-confidence vote, said that she was physically assaulted by fellow board member Laura Barry during the argument.

Healthcare district spokesperson Bianca Kasawdish confirmed a verbal dispute arose among board members but denied the encounter Edwards-Tate described.

According to the Voice of San Diego, a vote of no confidence in board member John Clark passed by a 5-2 vote, with Clark and Edwards-Tate opposed.

The vote on Edwards-Tate’s no-confidence vote was postponed as officials failed to give her prior written notice of the vote.

For the last few months, the board and healthcare district have been at odds, with Clark and Edwards-Tate in potential violation of the district’s media policy and code of conduct.

Clark was told he violated the media policy and code of conduct after speaking to KPBS this year about Palomar Health’s new terms of use agreement on its website.

In August, Palomar Health added a pop-up window to its site that requires users to waive legal rights, including privacy and the right to participate in class-action lawsuits, and permit collecting personal identifying information before entering the website.

According to a Voice of San Diego article, experts agreed the terms likely violate the Brown Act, California Public Records Act and other state laws due to Palomar’s status as a public healthcare district.

Under the terms of use, board meeting agendas, minutes, adopted budgets, financial reports and other public records would have been included under the copyright clause, preventing anyone from republishing or distributing materials without the district’s permission.

Palomar Health has since updated the agreement to allow public records to be copied or distributed.

Clark received a no-confidence vote over the summer for a comment he gave to Voice of San Diego expressing his disappointment after the board majority voted against presenting financial reports monthly instead of quarterly.

Edwards-Tate also made comments to the Voice expressing her concerns over the new terms of use agreement. In response, the board’s attorney sent her a notice of action listing potential infractions she com-

mitted against the district’s media policies for commenting without getting permission first.

Edwards-Tate was originally up for a no-confidence vote in October, but the board decided to investigate the matter first.

After that first attempt, Edwards-Tate filed a free speech complaint against the healthcare district.

Tensions boiled over at last month's meeting. Edw a r d s -Ta t e told The Coast News that Barry “started yellEDWARDS-TATE ing, ‘Shut up, shut up,’ as I was talking … then she crashed her chair into mine — she was sitting right next to me — put her face into my face, held a wooden paddle up, gritted her teeth and called me the b-word."

Edwards-Tate said she was escorted out of the meeting for her own safety and has since attended various other board meetings virtually.

“It was a disgustingly intimidating experience, one that makes a person feel fearful and gets in the way of doing the job I was elected to do,” she said.

Kasawdish, the district spokesperson, denied Edwards-Tate's account.

“At no point was there physical contact between Directors, nor any threats of such, and no Director needed to be escorted out,” Kasawdish said via email.

Kasawdish did say that an unidentified individual who “was believed to be Edwards-Tate’s husband” rushed the board and put hands on one director, which required Palomar’s security team to intervene.

Board Chair Linda Greer then called a short recess to restore order.

Edwards-Tate denied the hospital’s allegations against her husband. She said the only board member he touched was his wife when he hugged her after standing up and demanding that Barry stop calling her names.

“My husband was not the problem,” Edwards-Tate said. “He would never touch anyone.”

Palomar does not take video or audio recordings of its meetings, Kasawdish said. But Edwards-Tate’s legal team provided a photo of a board member holding a paddle appearing to yell at someone out of the frame.

Karin Sweigart, Edwards-Tate’s attorney, said the legal team made formal complaint regarding the incident.

Edwards-Tate said she isn’t sure if she would take further legal action.

“I don’t want to ruin anyone’s personal life, but no one is going to ruin mine,” she said.

The next regular board meeting is Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the first-floor conference center at 2185 Citracado Parkway in Escondido.

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Supervisors OK delay on mental health holds

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FEEDING SAN DIEGO volunteers Barb Boon, left, and David Flores helped distribute food to nearly 600 families as part of a pop-up holiday distribution event Dec. 1 at Palomar College in San Marcos. Each family left with up to 40 pounds of food, including bags of potatoes, tomatoes and pears. Photos by Laura Place

Feeding San Diego serves hundreds in San Marcos

By Laura Place

SAN MARCOS — Hundreds of North County families had their cars loaded with fresh produce and holiday staples at Palomar College last week during a popup food distribution run by Feeding San Diego.

The San Marcos event on Dec. 1 was one of three distributions held by Feeding San Diego to help out families during the holidays, with another held in Chula Vista and one planned for Sorrento Valley next week.

As of 2023, around 1 in 5 Californians experiences food insecurity, or having limited or uncertain access to enough food, according to the California Association of Food Banks. Food insecurity experiences can range

from worrying about running out of food to skipping meals due to not being able to afford food.

Chase Eckman, direct services manager at Feeding San Diego, said families have continued to experience food insecurity at high rates since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. That is exacerbated during the holiday season, when many families struggle to afford both food and gifts.

“Once the pandemic happened, we knew immediately that the impact on the community, in terms of hunger and food insecurity, was going to last a lot longer after the pandemic ended,” Eckman said. “Especially during the holidays, it’s always nice to be able to pro-

vide people with a little extra food, some extra groceries, so they can focus on buying things for the holidays.”

Nearly 600 families left the distribution with up to 40 pounds of food, including fresh protein, produce like potatoes, tomatoes and pears, and ingredients for a holiday meal including cranberry sauce, stuffing, corn and broth. Bags of dog food were also available for families with pets.

Resident Lori Giebel said the distribution was a lifesaver, as she is currently unable to work due to post-traumatic stress disorder and struggles to support her 11-person household.

“I haven’t been able to work since the COVID shutdown,” Giebel said. “It really

does mean a lot to have this extra come in.”

During the rest of the year, Feeding San Diego provides food to millions of families throughout San Diego County. Rather than offering food at a central location, the organization mainly serves the community via partnerships with around 370 local agencies, allowing food to get to people more efficiently.

San Diego County residents can find their nearest free food distribution location, as well as information about the mobile pantry, Feeding San Diego Marketplace, emergency food box program, enrolling in CalFresh, and more online at feedingsandiego.org/ our-programs.

REGION — The county Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to delay for one year enactment of a state law that expands mental health holds, based in part on concerns over training and the additional strain on hospital emergency departments.

In October, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 43, which expands the definition of “gravely disabled” in terms of who can be involuntarily held in facilities and receive treatment.

Under the previous law, mental health conservatorships can be used only when a person is a danger to themselves or others, or cannot provide for their food, shelter or clothing.

SB 43, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2024, expands eligibility for conservatorship to situations where people cannot manage their medical care or personal safety. It also adds substance-use disorders in addition to mental illness as an applicable condition, according to San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s office.

Under the new law, a county government can delay implementation for up to two years. Supervisors on Tuesday passed a resolution that calls for implementing SB 43 by January 2025.

A report on the county’s efforts to enact the state law will be presented to super-

visors sometime in March.

Board Chairwoman Nora Vargas, who proposed the delay, voted yes along with Supervisors Jim Desmond and Monica Montgomery Steppe, who took her seat after being sworn in earlier in the day.

Supervisors Joel Anderson and Terra Lawson-Remer voted no. Vargas said while the county has been a leader behavior health treatment and unafraid to carry out smart policies, it was also important to be careful about the new law and how it could impact residents.

“We’re talking about real families,” she said, adding the county needs to ensure that it has enough beds to accommodate patients, the correct type of treatment, and properly trained medical health professionals and first responders.

“Involuntary treatment is a significant action,” Vargas said.

During public comment, supervisors heard from hospital and mental health professionals who urged a delay.

Cathryn Nacario, CEO of National Alliance on Mental Illness of San Diego, said the “intentional and purposeful planning process ensures successful programs in our county,” such as mobile crisis response teams and crisis stabilization units.

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Padres, Aztecs have new leaders and work to do sports talk jay paris

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ood leaders are in short supply and isn’t that an understatement.

But just maybe, two San Diego teams were perfect in picking a pair of men to front their programs.

Then again, the test of time is just that and while fingers are crossed, no one really knows.

What’s clear is Mike Shildt will run the Padres and Sean Lewis will pace San Diego State football.

Shildt takes over a Padres bunch that won 82 games last year, but not the hearts of their most ardent fans. Baseball is a grind and the Padres weren’t up to the day-to-day commitment that separates the pretenders from the contenders.

The Padres finished strong while feasting on inferior rosters, with September being their best month of the demanding season.

But it wasn’t sufficient to slap lipstick on six months that will long be remembered for disappointment and a disconcerting discourse between the front office and manager Bob Melvin, which cost him his job.

Many think this will be A.J. Preller's last stab at selecting the right guy.

True, that was written after the Padres’ general manager, an Encinitas resident, failed when bringing in Pat Murphy, Andy Green, Jayce Tingler and Melvin.

But the merry-goround starts anew with Shildt and he certainly has the credentials.

So did Melvin, a threetime manager of the year who blended with Preller as water embraces oil. These two strong-willed, baseball-lifers seldom were on the same page, and in some instances, not even reading a duplicate book.

Shildt, who directed the St. Louis Cardinals to three playoff appearances in his four years on the top step there, oversees a roster loaded with talent, but not tenacity.

After beloved Padres

NEW PADRES manager Mike Shildt led the Cardinals to the playoffs in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Courtesy photo

owner Peter Seilder’s passing, maybe some of his attributes — being positive, tackling big endeavors and possessing an unrelenting passion for a championship parade in San Diego — will be embraced by those between the lines.

It’s up to Shildt to ensure that stuff doesn’t hit the fan when the predictable challenging times arrive.

Lewis has a taller task and that’s a mouthful. But a football program that once jammed m a s s i v e then-San Diego Stadium with fans has drawn crickets at cozy Snapdragon LEWIS Stadium.

The Aztecs hit the trifecta last season that no team wants. SDSU didn’t win, presented a boring offense better suited for the days of leather helmets and its tickets were overpriced.

It’s up to Lewis to pull a rabbit out of the hat or it’s possible he’s the last person to coach football on Montezuma Mesa.

In the fast-changing landscape of college football, it’s easy to get left behind and not unthinkable to speculate that the future of the program is at stake.

While SDSU officials won’t say Brady Hoke was pushed out the door, at least they shoved it open for him.

A change was needed, in a big way, and the Aztecs are all-in on Lewis, who talks as fast as his offense operates.

That he was Colorado’s offensive coordinator but stripped of his play-calling duties midseason isn’t mentioned often, which hardly buffs a resume that many aren’t impressed with.

Hopefully, both gentlemen are the tonic for teams with potential to excite their fan bases with more than smoke and mirrors.

In reflection and on the surface, they were the right selections.

But it’s a mistake to think these resurrections are a slam dunk, noting the mitigating circumstances standing in each of their ways.

The Padres lost 600 innings pitched to free agency, including their closer, and are slashing payroll with gusto, which will likely cost them superstar Juan Soto.

The Aztecs don’t have a reliable quarterback on scholarship and yes, Lewis needs to deliver his first trick by enticing Danny O’Neil to come west. The prep star from Indianapolis took a checkered flag on Colorado once Lewis bolted.

Good leaders shrug at obstacles and these two will be tested. How they react will reveal if Preller and SDSU athletic director J.D. Wicker were keen with their due diligence.

Fight on?

Lead on is more appropriate and that’s what’s being asked from Shildt and Lewis.

Contact Jay Paris at jparis8@aol.com and follow him @jparis_sports

USC takes on Louisville in Holiday Bowl

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REGION — USC will face Louisville in the 44th Holiday Bowl at Petco Park in San Diego on Dec. 27, officials announced Dec. 3.

The Trojans will bring a disappointing 7-5 record into the game after losing five of their last six contests and finishing tied for fifth

place in the Pac-12 Conference.

The Cardinals finished 10-3 and lost the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game to Florida State, 16-6, on Dec. 2.

The two schools have never met on the football field, but the Trojans have played in three previous

Holiday Bowl games. They beat Nebraska in 2014, 4542; fell to Wisconsin the following year, 23-21; and lost to Iowa in 2019, 49-24.

Louisville has never played in the Holiday Bowl.

The game will kick off at 5 p.m. and be televised

by Fox. More information at holidaybowl.com.

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A museum-quality resort in Paso Robles wine country hit the road e’louise ondash

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he late-afternoon November air begins to cool as we get comfortable on the wine-tasting patio at Allegretto Vineyard Resort in Paso Robles. The town of 32,000 and its 200 wineries are scattered across the hills and valleys in the heart of the scenic Central Coast.

As we sample several Allegretto Wines and enjoy the generous charcuterie board, our host educates us on the finer points of winemaking. It’s a bit difficult, though, to keep my eyes off a most astounding object in the corner of the patio.

It is a gigantic geode — a 1,653-pound, half-sphereish rock holding a treasure of smokey, volcanic crystals in its center.

This astounding natural wonder evokes a gasp with each new arrival to the patio. Later, we are delighted to discover other sizable geodes on display throughout the hotel, but none rival the patio behemoth.

These geological wonders are but a few of the many pieces of art — sculptures, ceramics, handcarved furniture and paintings — that are on display

AT ALLEGRETTO Vineyard Resort, there are multiple quiet corners for contemplating the meaning of life and a good glass of wine throughout the 20-acre Paso Robles resort. Four varietals are grown on the property. At right, a 1,653-pound geode on the patio at the resort competes for attention with the wine-tasting. Hotel owner Doug Ayres has the other half of this gem at his home. Other large geodes, vaguely spherical rocks that contain minerals that are often exquisite crystals, are situated throughout the interior of the hotel. Photos by Jerry Ondash/E’Louise Ondash

both inside and outside this unique property that could easily have added the word “museum” to its title.

We are headquartered at the Allegretto (open in 2015) for three nights as we explore some of the wineries within the 11 American Viticultural Areas of Paso Robles. Even if you’re not an oenophile, this Central Coast countryside and the Allegretto are reasons to visit.

Uncrowded two-lane roads meander through rolling hills, and picture-perfect vineyards sit against dy-

namic mountain backdrops, and there is much more to the Allegretto than its 171 rooms.

If you visit during the winter’s short days, plan to explore the 20 acres of vineyards (cabernet, viognier, tannat and vermentino), olive trees and fruit trees in the morning.

The lawns, walkways, meditation spots, lookout points, and 12,000-squarefoot Piazza Magica are dotted with sculptures, antiques, artifacts and artistic signage.

The Sonic Labyrinth

provides a quiet spot where the tones of wind instruments are meant to sooth, and Allegretto’s grounds are one place where politics and religion cohabitate without consequence.

Outdoors, an obelisk stands in the East Garden as a reminder of the world’s seats of power. Indoors in the Via Verona hallway, a floor-to-ceiling mirror that stands behind a statue of Siddhartha Gautama creates the illusion that the hallway continues into infinity. In the same hallway: a carving of the Virgin of

Guadalupe from San Miguel de Allende.

The Allegretto was named for the Italian musical term that denotes a lively tempo because the resort’s environment promotes “a life lived joyfully, playfully, in harmony, and with intention,” according to hotel owner, world traveler and art collector Douglas Ayres.

The intention of Allegretto is to “celebrate what’s common between us: the desire to thrive, make a connection, and take pleasure in the abundance of life.”

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Family rebuilds Christmas display after items stolen

By Samantha Nelson

ESCONDIDO — A family is rebuilding their outdoor Christmas display after an unknown thief stole several costly inflatables from their front yard in November.

Desanie Reyes and her family began setting up their large collection of Christmas decorations the day after Halloween. The huge display is a family tradition they started several years ago at their previous San Marcos home and carried on for the last three years at their newer Escondido home off of Bear Valley Parkway.

“I’m all about Christmas,” Reyes said.

It usually takes the Reyes family — including Desanie, her husband and their seven children — a few weeks to complete their colorful holiday setup.

The family woke up one morning in mid-November to pick up where they left off decorating.

“We were outside and had just started playing Christmas music to finish decorating the huge tree in our front yard when I noticed that I only saw one of my reindeers outside,” she said.

Reyes remembered putting out her entire reindeer set, including her favorite reindeer with large antlers – a sentimental gift from her husband’s late grandmother – but the couple returned to the garage

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IN MID-NOVEMBER, the Reyes family discovered that several Christmas inflatables, including Darth Vader and Chewbacca, were missing from the “portal,” a large, arched light display the family built to go along with the Star Wars theme at their home off Bear Valley Parkway in Escondido. Photo by Samantha Nelson

to make sure it wasn’t still in storage. When they confirmed that they had put the reindeers out, they went back out to the yard and began to notice several other items were missing too.

Also missing was Reyes’ 8-foot Santa Claus

decoration and several Star Wars Christmas inflatables – including their Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Mandalorian spaceship, Chewbacca and stormtrooper – from the family’s “portal,” a large, arched light display her husband built to go

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Reyes’ children were devastated when they found out someone had stolen their decorations.

The missing Star Wars collection was particularly painful for the kids who had used their own money to buy the inflatables.

Those decorations weren’t easy to come by either, Reyes noted, and would likely be difficult to replace completely.

“Our kids spent their savings to buy these decorations for someone to just steal them away from us,” Reyes said. “We just couldn’t understand why someone would come over and steal our stuff like this.

We’ve never had any incidents before.”

Reyes said she almost gave up and wanted to put everything back, but her husband convinced her otherwise.

“He said we can’t let them take our spirit away,” she said.

Since the incident, the family has started a GoFundMe to raise money to help replace the costly decorations that were stolen.

So far, the family is almost halfway to their goal of $1,000, which has helped to lift Reyes’ umbered holiday spirits. The family also received a generous donation of Star Wars inflatables from a couple who heard about the theft.

“They were so sweet, and my kids were so excited and grateful,” Reyes said.

Though the family’s Christmas spirit still hasn’t fully recovered, their worries seem to melt away when they plug in the lights at night.

“Once we plug it in, it’s so beautiful,” Reyes said.

They also feel better since installing another camera that will catch any future thievery attempts.

Those who are interested in helping can visit gofundme.com/f/ stolen-christmas-decorations-help-reyes-family.

REGION — The California Department of Food and Agriculture has declared a new citrus quarantine in Valley Center after detecting the citrus tree disease known as Huanglongbing — or citrus greening — in five orange trees on a residential property.

The state detected the tree-killing bacterial disease during routine inspections. It is a major threat to San Diego County’s $138 million annual citrus crop and can impact residential citrus tree owners, a statement from the county read.

HLB causes misshapen, bitter fruit and eventually kills infected trees.

There are more than 120 growers with approximately 1,100 acres of commercial citrus and 120 nurseries that may have citrus trees within the Valley Center quarantine. The commodities on these Valley Center properties are valued at $19.4 million.

HLB quarantines already exist in Oceanside and the Rancho Bernardo communities. The new area covers the area bordered on the north by the intersection of state Route 76 and Pala Road, to the south by Interstate 15 and Deer Springs Road, to the west by Camino del Rey and to the east by Valley Center.

The disease is not harmful to people or animals. HLB is spread by tiny insects, the Asian citrus psyllid, if they are carrying the bacterium when they feed on citrus trees.

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the insistence of a beertender at Stone Brewing, I’ve been hooked. Not only does this beer transport me to late autumn, but late autumn in an English pub to boot. The rich, earthy, malt-forward ale offers notes of cocoa and nutty, biscuity goodness.

By Jeff Spanier

ne of the delights of traveling afar and visiting breweries at different times of the year is the opportunity to enjoy seasonal beers crafted to match the sights, smells and weather of what are called "The Seasons."

Rumor has it that these Seasons offer not only changes in temperature, but require complete wardrobe adjustments as well as socks and shoes.

Personally, I believe the phenomenon may be overrated. However, as a beer lover it offers something that our sunshine and warm temperatures often do not: seasonal beers.

And while our warm climes are perfect for the ubiquitous IPAs and refreshing lagers found at every stop along the way in our town, sometimes I pine for a change. And a crafty craft beer lover can find a few of these seasonal style beers all throughout San Diego, if you know where to look.

When it comes to the styles that harvest a nostalgia for autumn, I look to the colors of falling leaves. Or at least to pictures I’ve seen of falling leaves.

The brown, red and amber ales offer a flavor that leans toward maltiness and subtle sweetness versus the hop-forward IPAs or crisp, dry lagers. Depending on the beer, they can offer caramel notes, robust roastiness or even nuttiness and range in color from copper-tinged golden to dark brown.

Here are a few of my favorite beers that bring to mind autumn, and most are available all year long. I’ll list them by fall colors, lightest to darkest.

THE AUTHOR at Karl Strauss

Outpost with a Red Trolley Ale. Photo courtesy Jeffrey Spanier

my favorite beers to find on tap at a restaurant because it pairs so well with food.

Aztec Brewing Company takes us into the darker ales with Macaroon Nut Brown, a rich, slightly heavier bodied ale. The biscuit and nut character is augmented by bourbon-aged Tahitian vanilla and organic coconut. While this may sound like a sticky-sweet and decadent drink, it is so well made that it is neither of those things. Instead, it’s the dessert version of the classic English brown ale, yet still very much a proper pint of ale. I have made many an evening trip to the Vista taproom and brewery to finish the night with a pint of this amazing “dessert” beer.

AleSmith’s Nut Brown Ale. Truth be told, this is my favorite daily drinker. Ever since I had my first pint, at

Eppig Brewing’s Moment of Weakness. This beer can be tricky for a first-time enjoyer. It’s very dark, but the depth of color is deceiving. It is a dark sour and plum, black cherry and chocolate come across on the nose as well as in the flavor. It is both slightly roasty and slightly tart, which doesn’t translate immediately as something this beer should offer. But once the mind accepts the magic in the glass, Moment of Weakness is simply amazing. I am not sure, but my propensity to order a second glass of this 7% beer may connect to its name.

If you’re on the Hazy IPA Train or a lager lover, take an opportunity this autumn to try something new or revisit one of these styles.

Time, place and people always affect the way I enjoy a beer, and with these favorites I can turn any 83-degree day into a crisp or blustery fall evening. And, since this is San Diego, when I’m ready to return to the sun- A FEW OF the author’s favorite autumnal beers, clockwise from top, AleSmith Brewing’s Nut shine and an IPA, they will Brown Ale, Duck Foot Brewing’s Golden Honey Ale and a Belgian Tripel, and Eppig Brewing’s Moment of Weakness Dark Sour. Photos by Jeffrey Spanier be there waiting for me.

Jeff Spanier is the co-host of I Like Beer the Podcast. Take a listen wherever you get podcasts. Follow Spanier’s adventures on Instagram @ilikebeerthepodcast.

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Duck Foot Brewing's Drink This or the Bees Die Golden Honey Ale. This 6.5% abv ale hails from Duck Foot’s homebrewing days and is a gluten-reduced option. This medium bodied slightly sweet nectar never disappoints and comes off as refreshing on warm days and warming on cool ones.

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Pizza Port Brewing Co.’s Chronic Amber Ale. A darker copper-colored ale that is lighter than it may appear when first poured.

It offers some hop bitterness from the Mount Hood hops, but the English malts smooth it out. At 4.9% abv, this is a perfect beer for long weekends playing armchair quarterback.

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Karl Strauss Red Trolley Ale. This Irish Red ale was originally brewed as the Karl Strauss holiday ale, but has become its most awarded beer. It is brewed with caramelized malts that give the beer a deep copper coloring and offers subtle flavor notes of currant and raisins to give it both a pile of leaves bouquet and a slightly roasty flavor. This is one of

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Teacher uses running to honor former student Kevin Hopp logs 350 miles in week as a fundraiser

By Abigail Sourwine

REGION — Kevin Hopp, a longtime North County math teacher, spent the week of Thanksgiving on his feet.

Starting Nov. 20, he woke up early, ran 25 miles to work at Fleet Feet in San Diego, helped customers navigate holiday sales and, when his shift ended, ran 25 miles to his San Marcos home.

“On the end of day six — Saturday night — I had run 54 hours and that was 280 miles. So, what’s left for sleeping and recovery?”

Hopp said. “It’s a lot of your day, but I was committed to it.”

By the end of the week, he had racked up 350 miles.

Nonprofits matched his mileage, and his efforts led to donations of shoes and clothes to unhoused people through Soles4Souls and $3,500 for Monarch School, which serves unhoused youth in San Diego.

Hopp's quest was to honor a former student, Molly Belinsky, who was 28

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KEVIN HOPP, a longtime San Dieguito Unified High School District math teacher, ran 350 miles for charity during the week of Thanksgiving. His miles earned donations for Monarch School, a school for unhoused children in San Diego, and Soles4Souls, an organization that distributes clothes and shoes to those in need. At right, Hopp ran in partnership with Molly’s Angels, a charitable organization in honor of one of Hopp’s former students who died from an accidental overdose in 2019.

The organization helps disadvantaged youth engage in education, sports and the arts. Photos by Abigail Sourwine

when she died in 2019 from an accidental overdose of heroin laced with fentanyl.

Molly had Hopp for math all four years of high school at Canyon Crest Academy, and he was one of her favorite teachers.

“He was so kind and non-judging and she could talk to him freely,” Molly’s mom, Sheila Belinsky, said.

“He was just there for her at the time.”

Hopp said the school was just a bunch of portable classrooms back then.

Without a proper campus, Molly spent time in his classroom during breaks.

Though Hopp and Sheila Belinsky agree that sitting and chatting doesn’t sound like much, they know it meant a lot to Molly. She even named a cat after her teacher: Gilligan Gaylord Hopp.

“It wasn’t about me bonding with her; it was about her bonding with me.

I just listened,” said Hopp, who also taught math at La Costa Canyon High School and Oak Crest Middle School during his two decades with San Dieguito Union High School District.

At the time of her death, Molly had struggled with addiction for 15 years.

Shortly before she died, she

made strides toward forming a foundation for victims of sexual abuse.

“I want to get well so I can mentor other women who have been through what I went through. I believe it is my journey,” Molly wrote on Facebook. “A year from now, expect to hear about my foundation.”

While Molly was never able to finish setting up her foundation, her mom car-

Awesome!

Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami, Florida, after she attacked her boyfriend of eight years on Nov. 25 at their home, Fox35-TV reported. According to the victim, as the couple argued about him “looking at other women,” Jimenez allegedly jumped on him as he lay on the couch and stabbed him in the right eye with one of her dog’s rabies shot needles. She then left the house, and he called police, who took him to the hospital. Officers later found her asleep in a vehicle outside the home and arrested her for aggravated battery. Jimenez told them her boyfriend’s injuries were “self-inflicted.”

[Fox35, 11/27/2023]

supposed to roll out in 2024.

Fox News reported that some drivers balked at the design because it too closely resembled the University of Missouri’s colors; others thought the gold-and-black plate was Kelly’s nod to New York, her home state. Others called it “slapdash and dull.” The governor promised a future public vote on possible new designs. [Fox News, 11/28/2023]

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Get those pens and pencils — OK, Google forms — ready! The Tampa Bay Times is inviting readers and anyone else around the world to submit their grievances, the best of which the Times will publish to celebrate Festivus on Dec. 23.

United Press International reported that this will be the eighth year for the Times’ Airing of Grievances. The custom is one feature of the holiday, which was introduced on a “Seinfeld” episode in 1997. (You might also remember the unadorned metal pole and feats of strength.) Happy Festivus, everyone! [UPI, 11/30/2023]

“I’m having it my way!” appeared to be the message from a large inflatable Burger King Whopper that came loose outside a restaurant in Newberg, Oregon, and took off through the windy streets. KOIN-TV reported that the sandwich began its journey around 7 a.m. on Nov. 11 and crashed into a smoke shop before hitting an American flag and another business. Amy Kepler of the Newberg Police Department said that strangely, they didn’t receive any 911 calls about the burger, and no injuries or damage were reported to police. “It Unconventional Government in Action happened very quickly and Weaponry — Iris Logan, 70, condid not affect traffic,” she Sandra Jimenez, 44, said. [KOIN, 11/23/2023] is cooling her heels at the verted her front yard in St. Paul, Minnesota, into an expression of her individuality more than 30 years ago, the Associated Press reported.

But the city inspector is fed up with her stones, statues and decorative art and has given her until Dec. 22 to clear it out. “I’m a rock lover,” The Senior Volunteer Patrol of the Logan said. “If I see a rock I Vista Sheriff’s Station performs like, I try and roll it in my home vacation security car on a 2-by-4.” A petition checks, assists with traffic supporting Logan gained control, enforces disabled 150 signatures. “It’s not just parking regulations, patrols about aesthetics,” said Jusneighborhoods, schools, parks tin Lewandowski, a comand shopping centers and munity organizer. “It’s about visits homebound seniors who our identity and how we, as live alone for the community residents, engage with each of Vista & portions of the county’s other and with city policy.” unincorporated areas. Volunteers must [AP, 11/27/2023] be at least age 50, be in good health, pass a background check, have auto insurance, a valid California — Kansans, embolddriver’s license, and be a US citizen. Training includes a ened by their vote to keep mandatory two-week academy plus training patrols. The abortion legal in 2022, have minimum commitment is 6 hours per week & attendance at a spoken again: On Nov. 28, monthly meeting. erested parties should contact Administrator Gov. Laura Kelly announced Jim Baynes to arrange an information meeting. that the state will halt production on the “ugly as sin” (760) 940-4434 Jim Baynes new license plates that were

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, police chased a stolen 17ton forklift through city streets for an hour on Nov. 25, NBC News reported, in what they called “a very dangerous situation” — especially so, since the driver was a 12-year-old boy. The boy allegedly found the construction vehicle outside Forsythe Middle School with the keys inside. While no one was injured, the forklift struck 10 cars as it crawled through neighborhoods with law enforcement in pursuit; at one point, officers warned other cars that he was “lowering the hooks — don’t go in front” of it.

The boy was taken into custody and moved to a juvenile detention center. [NBC News, 11/27/2023]

A woman flying from Orlando to Philadelphia on Nov. 20 on Frontier Airlines apparently couldn’t hold it another second, WKRCTV reported. “Sorry, everybody,” she said in a video captured by traveler Julie Hartman, before pulling her pants down and squatting in the aisle to urinate.

According to the woman, she had been told by a flight attendant that she couldn’t use the restroom; one woman on the video can be heard saying, “That poor little boy” about a child sitting next to the spot where the woman squatted. [WKRC, 11/23/2023]

Wait, What?

A 35-year-old man from Vietnam went to the hospital in Dong Hoi on Nov. 24 with severe headaches, fluid discharge and loss of vision, Metro News reported. When doctors did a CT scan, they discovered two broken chopsticks that were penetrating into his skull from his nose. Apparently, the man had been in a fight several months before and didn’t remember much about it — but said he thought something might have been stabbed into his The Continuing Crisis face. Surgeons removed the Only in 2023. On Nov. chopsticks, and the patient 28, as a big gust of wind is recovering. [Metro News, whirled through Washing- 11/27/2023] ton, D.C., the fully decorated National Christmas Yikes!

Tree was blown over, WUAs a man in Xiamen, SA-TV reported. The Na- China, used the “smart” toitional Park Service had to let in his home on Nov. 10, replace a snapped cable he first smelled smoke — and install reinforcement right before the toilet burst cables and concrete blocks into flames. He didn’t have to secure the tree, but the time to pull his shorts back lighting ceremony went up, but he did manage to on as planned on Nov. 30. capture pictures of the toi[WUSA, 11/29/2023] let with flames emerging

ried the torch and started Molly’s Angels. The organization provides musical instruments, sports equipment, tuition payments and other support to help disadvantaged youth pursue education, sports and the arts.

“I can’t bring Molly back,” Sheila said. “You can’t go backwards, but I can keep her spirit alive.”

Molly’s Angels pledged to donate $1 to Monarch School for every mile Hopp, or anyone else who wanted to contribute to the cause, ran. They estimated the community racked up over 3,500 miles.

Hopp's miles also went toward the Run It Forward challenge, held by clothing company Rabbit.

In the challenge, teams made up of the brand’s ambassadors tracked their miles run from Nov. 20 to Nov. 26. For every 10 miles, Rabbit donates an article of apparel to Soles4Souls.

Last year, Hopp signed up as a team of one. He ran 302 miles and came in second place, just behind a group of three people who ran a combined 310 miles.

“It’s so interesting that they use ‘Run It Forward’ when Molly’s Angels has ‘Love It Forward’ as their tagline,” Hopp said. “So, it just fit. It just fit right in.” from the bowl. Oddity Central reported that the owner believed a short circuit was to blame; other incidents of toilets bursting into flame in China have been reported over the last two years. Burning ring of fire, indeed. [Oddity Central, 11/29/2023]

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Christopher Boyd, 32, was riding in a car on Nov. 27 in Evansville, Indiana, when the car was pulled over for an obscured license plate, The Smoking Gun reported. Boyd was patted down, and officers found a “small bag with multiple pills” in his sock. Boyd told them he uses Percocet for pain from a bullet lodged in his spine. Police noticed Boyd “tensed up” when he was being searched in his groin area; they asked if he had anything stuffed in his groin or buttocks, and he said he did not. But when they arrived at the station, Boyd was “walking with a limp and appeared to be clenching his buttocks.”

A trip through a scanner identified a large object — a Smith & Wesson handgun of about 5 inches in length — in his rectum. (The manufacturer does claim the pistol is “perfectly suited for concealed carry” ...) It was not reported whether the weapon was loaded. Boyd also had two plastic bags of marijuana “tucked” next to his scrotum. He was booked into the Vanderburgh County jail. [Smoking Gun, 11/27/2023] Send your weird news items with subject line WEIRD NEWS to WeirdNewsTips@ amuniversal.com.

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Join for a cozy evening under a canopy of lights MOONLIGHT CINEMA where we sing traditional One Paseo is bringing Christmas carols and hear back its beloved Moonlight the real Christmas story. Cinema for a special holiday Free6:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 9 showing of “The Grinch” on at Magee Park, 258 Beech Saturday, Dec. 9 from 5 to Ave, Carlsbad.

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Conor has the same dream every night, ever since his mother first fell ill, ever since she started treatments that don’t quite seem to be working. But tonight is different…. $12-$20, Dec. 8-9, 7 p.m. at La Costa Canyon High School theater, 1 Maverick Way, Carlsbad.

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North County Transit SPACE NIGHT District is hosting its annuGet ready to explore the al Coaster Holiday Express, Museum after hours and which offers a 60-minute find your passion for sciround-trip train ride from ence, technology, reading, Oceanside to Solana Beach. engineering, art, and math $20, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. at (STREAM)!. $10-$15, 5 CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT EXPOSURE SKATE is hosting a Skate Rising event, free skateboarding lessons for girls 4-18 NCTD Oceanside Transit to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at San Center, 235 S Tremont St, Diego Children's Discovery Carols by Candlelight taught by pros, from 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 9 at Encinitas Community Park. Courtesy photo Oceanside.

Museum, 320 N Broadway, returns for another year of Escondido. festive music and fun. Dec. crest Park Dr, Encinitas.

NERD COMEDY NIGHT 8-9, 8 p.m. at California Episcopal Church. 1 p.m. at Saxony Rd, Encinitas.

Center for the Arts, 340 N MiraCosta College, 1 BarCome out to Nerd Com- ‘THE NUTCRACKER’ HOLIDAY LIGHTS CONCERT FREE SKATE RISING CLINIC edy Night every Saturday at Escondido Blvd, Escondido. nard Dr, Oceanside.

Encinitas Ballet AcadThe North Coast SymLearn to skate from 8pm in Carlsbad. $15-$20, emy's performance of "The phony orchestra will play your favorite Olympians 8 to 9:15 p.m. Dec. 9 at New Nutcracker" ballet will inTAYLOR SWIFT FAN CLUB festive favorites old and and pros. For girls ages Village Arts Theatre, 2787 clude 3D animation and Join us for a Taylor new, including, Holst's 4-18. 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 9 at State St, Carlsbad. other multimedia effects.

Swift beach meetup at DARK X-MAS MARKET The Dark Xmas Mar"In the Bleak Midwinter," Encinitas Community Park This is the ballet's 15th year Moonlight Beach in Enciperforming the classical nitas! Music, bonfires, and ket of Vista is a European Jaffe's "Symph-Hanukkah," 425 Santa Fe Dr., Encinitas HOLIDAY BOOKS & GIFTS The Friends of the ballet. 2 p.m. at The Ritz Swiftie fun. See you there!. inspired holiday market co- Tchaikovsky's "Symphony Blvd, Encinitas.

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1. TELEVISION: Who starred in the drama “Knight Rider”?

2. U.S. STATES: What is the capital 1. MOVIES: Which of Washington state? Disney animat3. ANIMAL KINGDOM: How long ed movie the song doesfeatures the average housefly live? “Whistle 4. LITERATURE: Which mid-20th While You Work”? century novel about animals has the subtitle, “A Fairy Story”?

2. GEOGRAPHY: 5. SCIENCE: What isWhich the softest two mineral in the world? oceans are on Russia’sWhich shores?

6. GEOGRAPHY: major river flows through London, England?

3. PSYCHOLOGY: What is the fear 7. MEDICAL: What is a common name for the condition veisalgia? represented in the condition called 8. MOVIES: In which movie did the actress Gal Gadot make her debut? euphobia?

9. HISTORY: Where was the first Disney park built?

4. TELEVISION: What 10. LANGUAGE: What is the is Brit-“The ish term for a flashlight?

Simpsons” home address?

Answers 1. DavidHow Hasselhoff.

5. GAMES: many dimples are 2. Olympia.

15-30 days. on a golf3. ball?

4. “Animal Farm.”

5. Talc.

6. ASTRONOMY: Earth’s place in 6. The River Thames.

Hangover.is how many planets the solar7. system 8. “Fast & Furious” (2009).

Anaheim, California (1955). from the 9.

Sun? 10. Torch.

7. LANGUAGE: What is the only country in South America whose official language is Dutch?

8. FOOD & DRINK: What is a sweetbread?

9. LITERATURE: In which century was “The Canterbury Tales” written?

10. SCIENCE: Who is considered the father of modern astronomy?

Answers 1. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.”

2. Arctic and Pacific.

3. Fear of good news.

4. 742 Evergreen Terrace.

5. Generally between 300-500.

6. Third.

7. Suriname.

8. Internal organs of a young animal.

9. Late 14th century.

10. Copernicus. © 2023 King Features Synd., Inc.

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1. MOVIES: Which Disney animated movie features the song “Whistle While You Work”?

2. GEOGRAPHY: Which two oceans are on Russia’s shores?

3. PSYCHOLOGY: What is the fear represented in the condition called euphobia?

4. TELEVISION: What is “The Simpsons” home address?

5. GAMES: How many dimples are on a golf ball?

6. ASTRONOMY: Earth’s place in the solar system is how many planets from the Sun? 7. LANGUAGE: What is the only country in South America whose official language is Dutch?

8. FOOD & DRINK: What is a sweetbread?

9. LITERATURE: In which century was “The Canterbury Tales” written?

10. SCIENCE: Who is considered the father of modern astronomy?

Answers 1. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.”

2. Arctic and Pacific.

3. Fear of good news.

4. 742 Evergreen Terrace.

5. Generally between 300-500.

6. Third.

7. Suriname.

8. Internal organs of a young animal.

9. Late 14th century.

10. Copernicus. © 2023 King Features Synd., Inc.

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2. GEOGRAPHY: Which two oceans are on Russia’s shores?

3. PSYCHOLOGY: What is the fear represented in the condition called euphobia?

4. TELEVISION: What is “The Simpsons” home address?

5. GAMES: How many dimples are on a golf ball?

6. ASTRONOMY: Earth’s place in the solar system is how many planets from the Sun? 7. LANGUAGE: What is the only country in South America whose official language is Dutch?

8. FOOD & DRINK: What is a sweetbread?

9. LITERATURE: In which century was “The Canterbury Tales” written?

10. SCIENCE: Who is considered the father of modern astronomy?

Answers 1. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.”

2. Arctic and Pacific.

3. Fear of good news.

4. 742 Evergreen Terrace.

5. Generally between 300-500.

6. Third.

7. Suriname.

8. Internal organs of a young animal.

9. Late 14th century.

10. Copernicus.

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Jingle Terrace Live returns to Moonlight Amphitheatre

By Laura Place

VISTA — Sixteen nights of holiday entertainment, activities and lights await Vista families at the Moonlight Amphitheatre as Jingle Terrace Live returns for its second year.

The holiday light show runs nightly from Dec 8. to Dec. 23, offering family-friendly activities including photos with Santa Claus, crafts, scavenger hunts, live music, holiday characters, a Maker’s Market and more.

Jingle Terrace started in 2020 and 2021 as a holiday drive-through experience at Brengle Terrace Park for families to enjoy PHOTOS WITH Santa Claus will again be part of this year’s Jingle Terrace Live, Dec. 8 to Dec. during COVID-19.

23 at Vista’s Moonlight Amphitheatre. Photo by Karli Cadel It was reimagined in

EVENTS

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sic end enjoying the shops, food, coffee, and goods from the Tremont Collective stores. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 9 at Tremont Collective, 602 S Tremont St, Oceanside.

PAW ‘NUTCRACKER’

Experience the joy and spirit of the holiday season with a magical journey to the Land of the Sweets, guided by the courageous Clara and her Nutcracker Prince. $18.50-$30, 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 9-10 at Truax Theatre El Camino High School , Rancho del Oro Rd, Oceanside.

for its annual Breakfast in Bethlehem event. Families can gather around to hear the Christmas story read

by Senior Pastor Jack Baca and his Bible character friends. $5, 9 a.m. at Village Community Presbyterian Church, 6225 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe.

Dec. 10

ORNAMENT BLOWING

Come blow your own ornament at Barrio Glassworks in Carlsbad. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 10 at Barrio GLassworks, 3060 Roosevelt St, Carlsbad.

MUSIC OF JAMES TAYLOR

Catch San Diego's Nev-

BREAKFAST IN BETHLEHEM er Die Young group cele-

Join the Village Church brate the music of James

Taylor. $20, 7 p.m. at Belly San Diego Symphony and Up, 160 S Cedros Ave, Sola- the Pacific Symphony perna Beach. form a Christmas choral concert, featuring music pieces like the classical "GloPUBLIC FARM TOUR Get a behind-the- ria" by John Rutter. 7 p.m. at scenes glimpse of our pro- Village Community Presbyduction methods as you terian Church, 6225 Paseo enjoy a gentle walk through Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe. the ever-evolving and diverse vegetable, herb, and flower gardens. 9:30 to 11 a.m. Dec. 10 at Coastal MILLION $ QUARTET Roots Farm, 441 Saxony Rd, From the creators of Encinitas.

Million Dollar Quartet, your favorite Rock ‘n Roll legends return this ChristHOLIDAY EXPRESS North County Transit mas for a new holiday muDistrict is hosting its annu- sical. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11-12 al Coaster Holiday Express, at Balboa Theater, 868 4th which offers a 60-minute Ave, San Diego. round-trip train ride from Oceanside to Solana Beach. HOLIDAY DONATIONS $20, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. at Casa de Amparo is NCTD Oceanside Transit hosting its 21st annual HolCenter, 235 S Tremont St, iday Donation Center. Bring Oceanside. new, unwrapped gifts up until Dec. 18. The gifts will BARBERSHOP CHRISTMAS go to Casa Kids ages 12 to The Music Men, North 25 and their babies. 12 a.m.

County's premier a cappel- at Casa de Amparo Holiday la men's chorus, will pres- Drive Center, 288 Campus ent a 90-minute Christmas Way, San Marcos. concert of holiday tunes sung barbershop style. Also POPROX LIVE featured is guest quartet, Prepare for a full rock Behind The Barn. 2 p.m. at concert experience featurPilgrim United Church of ing MiraCosta College singChrist, 2020 Chestnut Ave, ers and players in an elecCarlsbad. trifying performance. 7:30 p.m. at MiraCosta College, 1 JAZZ EVENSONG Barnard Dr, Oceanside.

Contemporary jazz in traditional Anglican evensong in the Historic Chapel in the heart of Carlsbad MIKE WINFIELD Village. Free4 to 5:30 p.m.

Mike Winfield's comedy Dec. 10 at St. Michael's-by- is refreshing and relatable in the-Sea Episcopal Church, a way that makes him a co2775 Carlsbad Blvd, Carls- medic genius. Hailing from bad.

Baltimore, Mike moved to California to pursue comedy CHORAL CONCERT and escape the rough streets Watch musicians from of Baltimore. $22, 8 p.m. at

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2022 as an in-person event inside the Moonlight Amphitheatre, drawing an estimated 18,000 people over nine days.

This year’s event, hosted by the City of Vista and Moonlight Stage Productions, will be the largest yet with seven more nights of holiday fun, and even more attendees expected.

Along with the nightly Jingle Holiday Video and Light Show, each night of Jingle Terrace Live will feature slightly different entertainment.

The schedule for each night is available online at moonlightstage.com/ shows-tickets/jingle-terrace-live-3672.

Entry to the event and

all activities are free.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase from Bread and Cheese Eatery along with several vendors.

Vendors interested in participating can find an application by visiting kennedyfaires.com/vista-jingle-terrace-live.

Attendees can also bring a food donation in support of the North County Food Bank during all Jingle Terrace events. Items in greatest need include canned meats, canned vegetables, canned fruits, peanut butter, pasta, rice, cereal and oatmeal.

The Moonlight Amphitheatre is located at 1200 Vale Terrace Drive.

Belly Up, 160 S Cedros Ave, and love of cats. $20, 7 and Solana Beach.

9:30 p.m. at Belly Up, 160 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

CHESS FOR AGES 50+

Meet in Room 15 in the North Wing every Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. for casual games of chess. All skill levels welcome, participants must be 50 and over. 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 12 at Carlsbad Senior Center, 799 Pine Ave, Carlsbad.

FREQUENCY CONCERT

Enjoy an choir repertoire and solo performances by the Frequency Vocal Jazz Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. at MiraCosta College, 1 Barnard Dr, Oceanside.

Dec. 13

VENICE CHRISTMAS SHOW

Americana-Pop quartet, Venice is a band of brothers from Venice, California. Catch their Christmas show performance at Belly Up. $24, 8 p.m. at Belly Up, 160 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

WOMEN'S LUNCHEON

This festive holiday event features a catered lunch, fellowship and friendship in honor of the Christmas season. Tickets are $20 with RSVPs required. Payment can be made online or by mailed check to the Village Church Christmas Luncheon, PO Box 704, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067. A limited number of seats are available and no same-day tickets will be... $20, 11:30 a.m. at Village Community Presbyterian Church, 6225 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe.

Dec. 14

ZOLTAN KASZAS

Zoltan Kaszas is an award-winning stand-up comedian known for his sharp, observational humor

COASTAL CHRISTMAS

Coastal Christmas Holiday Light Spectacular makes its way to the Del Mar Fairgrounds! Open weekends and select dates, from Dec. 14 to Dec. 30. $14.95-$19.95, 12 a.m. at Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2236 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar. FT. OAK HOLIDAY LUNCHES

San Diego’s favorite holiday tradition is back; Holiday Lunches at Fort Oak are returning for six very special midday services. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 14-16 and Dec. 21-23 at Fort Oak , 1011 Fort Stockton Dr, San Diego.

NOCHE DE CALENDA

For the culminating "Creando Memorias en Oceanside" series event, a local group of chinas oaxaqueñas will showcase their traditional attire as they dance to the sounds and melodies of an Oaxacan band. 5:30 p.m. at Oceanside Civic Center Library, 330 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

Dec. 15

HIGHWAYMAN HOLIDAY

The Highwayman Show is a 10 piece All Star group that captures the essence of Outlaw Country as defined

by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. $22, 9 p.m. at Belly Up, 160 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

TAYLOR SWIFT FAN CLUB

Join us for a Taylor Swift beach meetup at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas! Music, bonfires, and Swiftie fun.

See you there!. 6 to 9 p.m.

Dec. 15 at Moonlight Beach, 398 B St, Encinitas.

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TrueCare QuickCare expands O’side hours

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OCEANSIDE — As flu season approaches, TrueCare Oceanside QuickCare is expanding its hours to provide more convenient access to same-day, non-emergency medical care that requires immediate attention.

The new hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. TrueCare’s Oceanside QuickCare is located at 605 Crouch Street, Building C, Oceanside, CA 92054, east of Interstate 5 near Oceanside Boulevard.

Without the stressful urgent care experience, TrueCare QuickCare patients can receive a wide range of medical services for addressing non-emergency illnesses such as: • Treatment for flu, coughs, colds and other related ailments • COVID-19 testing and treatment • Testing for flu, strep, UTI (urinary tract infection) or STI (sexually transmitted infections) • Respiratory conditions such as allergies, sinus infections and bronchitis • Skin conditions such

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BILL GILFILLEN, 85, has limited his usually larger-than-life Christmas on Knob Hill display to just a few decorations this year while he recovers from surgery. At right, Gilfillen’s San Marcos home during the 2021 holiday season. Gilfillen has only missed putting up his elaborate display twice in the past 35 years. Photos by Laura Place/Tigist Layne

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if there comes a time when I can't do it, I’ll teach someone else to do it.”

The cancellation has come as a disappointment for many families who come to see the light display every year, and several people have offered to set up the display for Gilfillen. While he appreciates it, he always declines.

Even in years past, Gilfellen said he has only allowed his family to help bring the decorations in from the shed and put them away. The rest is all him.

“I’ve had so much fun with it, and up until now, I've always done things myself … I'm so particular with the way I do it,” he said.

Gilfillen usually begins setting up the display in September, spending

two months hanging over 100,000 lights and configuring hundreds of figurines including snowmen, nutcrackers, penguins and more.

He flips the switch on the completely solar-powered display on Thanksgiving night, and has it on for people to enjoy every evening through Dec. 30. In the past, he has also dressed up as Santa for the event.

For Gilfillen, getting to make so many people happy with his display is a true gift.

“I really think I get more enjoyment out of it than the people that are watching do.

I really do. To see the faces on people when they come up, and their faces just light up — especially the children, jumping up and down — it’s all worth it. It’s worth all of the labor that goes into it,” he said.

Elaine Gilfillen, Bill’s wife, calls him a “superstar.”

“Bill is the ambassador of Christmas here,” Elaine said. “The things he puts up are just incredible to look at.”

Just down the road, other neighbors have been setting up their own impressive holiday decor, but say Gilfillen’s display is definitely missed.

“At Christmas, we hear

the kids laughing, they come and take photos, and it is just wonderful,” said resident Debbie Sand. “A lot of people were looking for him this year, that’s for sure.”

While he's on strict orders from his doctor not to push himself, Gilfillen couldn't resist putting up a small Santa Claus and a couple of snowmen in the front yard to greet those who come by.

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