Inland Edition, January 21, 2022

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The Coast News INLAND EDITION

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ESCONDIDO, SAN MARCOS, VISTA

JAN. 21, 2022

SMUSD tackles COVID-19 surge, staff shortages

Council ousts mayor from SANDAG seat

By Stephen Wyer

SAN MARCOS — The San Marcos Unified School District is pushing ahead with in-person classes for the upcoming semester, even as COVID-19 cases have surged across San Diego County, leaving some parents concerned about school safety and staffing shortages. In an email sent out to SMUSD families on Jan. 7, the district announced that it would remain in-person for the foreseeable future despite the “increase in COVID cases locally and across the nation.” While COVID-19 precautions such as mandatory masking, social distancing and vaccination/testing requirements for district staff and teachers will continue to be utilized, administrators said that there are no plans in place to revert to hybrid learning even should cases continue to rise. As of Friday, Jan. 14, the county was experiencing over 13,000 new cases per day — a 448% increase in the daily case average from two weeks ago, per data analysis by the New York Times. The city of San Marcos has totaled 14,475 TURN TO SMUSD ON 6

By Stephen Wyer

LET’S GOGH BEYOND VAN GOGH is an immersive, walk-through art exhibit featuring state-of-the-art projection technology illuminating entire rooms with the paintings of world famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. The exhibit will be at the Del Mar Fairgrounds through March 6. Story on Page 7. Courtesy photo

ESCONDIDO — The mayor of Escondido was removed from his role as the city’s representative on the SANDAG board of directors after council members expressed frustration with the mayor’s recent vote in favor of the metropolitan planning agency's 2021 Regional Transportation Plan. Mayor Paul McNamara, who was elected to the Escondido City Council in 2018, was removed from the position by a 3-2 vote at the body’s m e e t i n g We d ne s d ay, Jan. 12. The MCNAMARA vote means that Escondido currently has no sitting member on the SANDAG board, as the council did not vote to confirm any member in McNamara's place. Councilmembers Tina Inscoe, Joe Garcia and Michael Morasco, all Republicans, voted in favor of the resolution to remove the mayor as the city’s SANDAG representative, while Councilmember Consuelo TURN TO SANDAG ON 3

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