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at the time of his release from prison in 2005, Gardner was placed on “passive” GPS monitoring instead of “active” because the correction’s department’s static risk assessment tool did not deem Gardner a “high-risk sex offender,“ according to the report. Active monitoring consists of transmissions from the
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Jimmy Patton from 7 to 9 p.m. Call (760) 743-8466 for more information. — Wine Steals in San Diego, Hillcrest and Cardiff now has a wine cask feature with wine on tap! They are offering great low prices on wine by the glass. Call the location nearest you for more. — St. Germain’s Café in Encinitas has a “Yappy Hour” on Fridays and Saturdays with special incentives for your dog and you from 4 to 7 p.m. On June 18 and June 19 enjoy Pannini “Yappetizers” and a glass of local Poway Old Coach Wines. Local music and raffle drawings. Call (760)
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drivers. Getting behind the wheel is a serious responsibility. Clearly, we are pleased to help parents instill the important message of driving safely to their teenage drivers, which in turn, promotes public safety.”
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seeing as it was the plan to keep the Osuna Ranch as authentic as possible. “Yes,” Ivan Holler, covenant planner, said. “We have ad hoc meetings there.” Doughty asked: “Why not oil lamps?” Holler said that at other historic buildings in other places, while the lighting looks like oil lamps, they are actually electric. Flynn said the work should begin as early as July. “The first phase will be the fire hydrant and backflow with work in July and
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program, which gives them direction. Its goal is to implement a districtwide vision of being a student-centered learning community that continuously improves student achievement while engaging students in highquality enrichment experiences, Schaub said. The first target goal is seeing that student achievement improves for all students in core academic subjects. Specifically the goal is to have 90 percent proficiency and to advance overall as a district in state assessment tests, with all students demonstrating growth, Schaub said. The second target goal is to engage students in high-quality enrichment opportunities, which stress the importance of address-
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JUNE 18, 2010 parolee’s device being uploaded at near real time intervals alerting parole agents immediately if a parolee violates a curfew or crosses a boundary. Comparatively, at the passive level, transmissions are uploaded at set intervals and alerts for possible violations are sent to the parolee agent the next day. In response to the inspector general’s report, Matthew L. Cate, secretary for the
California Department of Rehabilitation, said that passive level monitoring was discarded in March and “the department’s policies have improved since then to incorporate new techniques and to discard flaws in the previous program.” He added that parole agents are now required to review lower-risk parolees’ GPS tracks for two randomly selected 48-hour periods every month.
753-5411 for more information. — La Costa Wine Company in Carlsbad has light and refreshing German Riesling wines for tasting from 5 to 8:30 p.m. June 18. Cost is $15 each. On June 25, Sonoma wines for tasting for $20 per person. Call (760) 431-8455 for more information. — San Diego Wine Company on Miramar Road is pouring 10 terrific Pinots for $10 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 19. Erath is one of the featured wines. Call (858) 586WINE for details. — Island Prime on Harbor Island in San Diego is hosting a Great Fathers Day Wines sale from 11:30 a.m. to 2
p.m. June 19. Sample select wines and hors d’oeuvres and win prizes with each purchase. Contact Maurice at (619) 5579441, ext. 203 for the wine list. — Café Merlot in the Bernardo Winery in Rancho Bernardo extends an invitation to join them for a TAPS benefit dinner and wine tasting to help troubled teens and their families from 6 to 9 p.m. June 26. Cost is $75 per person or $120 per couple. For tickets, call (858) 668-2273. Frank Mangio is a renowned wine connoisseur certified by Wine Spectator. His library can be viewed at www.tasteofwinetv.com. (Average Google certified 900 visits per day) He is one of the top five wine commentators on the Web. Reach him at mangiompc@aol.com.
These popular classes have been held throughout the year at San Dieguito High School Academy. “We are so pleased to continue our partnership with the Encinitas Sheriff’s office and San Dieguito Alliance for Drug Free Youth and offer these popular and important driving safety classes throughout
next year as well,” Parent Foundation President Abby Fisher said. With upcoming graduation celebrations and summer just round the corner, let’s all be smart and stay safe.
August,” Flynn said. “The driveway in August or September and the electric panel in October.” Doughty expressed concern that because there are not firm bids for the project that perhaps the Association should wait until there are some before letting the $150,000. “Allocating the money might be putting the cart before the horse,” he said. Holler assured him that there have been preliminary bids, and that he is confident about the price of the improvements. The Osuna Committee has been working to complete
Phase 1 of the project, which included getting a Major Use Permit/Lot Spilt application from the county. The county on April 2 approved the Association’s application, which allows the existing horse keeping operations to continue, as well as the tentative parcel map that will split off 3.6 acres of the property. For the final part of the approval, the Association must satisfy the conditions approved by the county, including driveway improvements from the main gate at Via Santa Fe and the design and installation of the backflow preventer, waterline and fire hydrant.
ing the child as a whole person. “Enrichment experiences should also prepare students to be 21st century learners and thinkers,” Schaub said. The staff plans to do this by undergoing ongoing professional development, more effective collaborating planning and determining the needs of students, she said. They aim to develop a caring schoolwide community within classrooms and across grade levels by increasing positive interactions among students and staff. Looking back at the past school year, Delaney said she is delighted. “We are extremely pleased with the progress the students made this year and particularly our staff who have worked very hard
and continue to raise the bar for our students in an unwavering commitment to education,” Delaney said. “We are thrilled with our reading and writing programs.” “I think another strength in our school is our science program,” Delaney said. “This year we had the experience of the ocean science partnership. Our teachers also worked very hard to implement that program and that is a program we will continue to focus on in the future. It could not have been possible without the support of our education foundation.”
Nancy Perry-Sheridan, MSW, is a prevention specialist with San Dieguito Alliance for Drug Free Youth.
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each platform about the area’s flora and island’s history. The Zip Line Eco Tour is one of several new activities that opened April 1 on Catalina Island, which is enjoying a mini-renaissance of sorts. The Santa Catalina Island Company, owner of much of Avalon’s commercial real estate, has renovated the Pavilion Hotel (on the boardwalk); opened the Avalon Grille a few doors down (sounds crazy, but don’t miss the Crispy Brussels Sprouts made with cranberries, almonds, pancetta and mustard vinaigrette); and pumped new life into Descanso Beach (just past the landmark Casino). The beach features a large grassy area, cabanas, chaise lounges, fire rings, new changing rooms and restrooms, and lots of water sports nearby. Be as active or as laidback as you want. There are several new
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School. Diane sez she spent years doing research and collecting material on the famous architect. Last summer she did a book on the history of the County Fair.
Plastic bags ban Even though the record indicates folks aren’t clamoring to use paper instead of plastic shopping bags, the state assembly has OK’d a bill that will prohibit plastic for this purpose by 2013. The Cal Grocers Association, according to published reports, is no longer opposing the issue.
One-liners Neighborhood meeting at 6 p.m. June 24, Encinitas Community Center, 1130 Oakcreat Park Drive is about
tours, too: two underwater adventures that use unique diving equipment and require no diving experience; several bus tours around the island; a GPS-guided walking tour; a sundown cruise to the island’s isthmus; and a behind-the-scenes tour of the historic Casino. We chose to do the latter and found it fascinating. Our guide was more than informative about the Casino’s history and the story of the Wrigley family who once owned the entire island. In 1997, the Wrigleys gave 88 percent of the island to the Catalina Island Conservancy. This land can never be developed. The unique circular, 12story Casino was constructed in 1929 by 500 workers in only 14 months. If you like Art Deco, you’ll love combing the behind-the-scenes spaces and public places in and around the fabulous still-used movie theater and magnificent upper-story ballroom. All of the equipment (backstage rigging and lighting, projecif light poles at the Hall sports park should be allowed to exceed 30-foot height limit ... San Dieguito Union High School District has raised bus transportation fees to $600, up $100 for the coming school year ... Juvenile curfew in Solbeach now is 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. and conforms with the curfew in the county, La Mesa and El Cajon ... A Redondo Beach Harbor commissioner has threatened to lower the boom on his colleagues and seek action from the district attorney if they continue to ignore the Brown Act ... A Cal congressional lawmaker has urged the U.S. Forest Service to lift the prohibition on night flying when fighting wildfires ... First phase of the Helen Woodward Animal Center slated for completion by the end of the year will include a small animal hospital and
tion equipment etc.) still works, and vintage photographs provide a sense of the Big Band era. Our guide had plenty of gossipy anecdotes, too, to round out the tour. The ballroom swells with music every October with the three-week jazz festival. Seats are already going. Visit jazztrax.com. If you stay at the Pavilion Hotel (71 beautifully appointed “boutique” rooms a twominute walk from the boat dock), don’t miss the daily complimentary wine-andcheese tasting at 5 p.m. Guests can sit at protected tables in the garden courtyard just steps from the boardwalk and bay. Staying at the hotel also qualifies guests for free tours, movie tickets and other activities, and halfprice tickets ($45) for the zip line and underwater adventures. For more information, visit VisitCatalinaIsland.com. E’Louise Ondash is a freelance writer living in North County. Tell her about your travels at eondash@coastnewsgroup.com.
administration building ... Juliana Collins, a senior at C’bad Seaside Academy, has received one of five Don Diego Fund scholarships that total 23 grand ... Vista’s $53.5 mil. Civic Center is now in use ... Morgan Mallory of Cardiff has posed several important questions about the development of the Hall sports park that need answers; one of them being about 340 lights on 34 poles of up to 90 feet high ... The racetrack is giving away wallet calendars that list major stakes events totaling $6.2 million. Hasta la Vista Bill Arballo is an opinionated, retired journalist in the Flower Capital of the Universe and he is the father of Encinitas City Councilwoman Teresa Barth. . E-mail barballo@coastnewsgroup.com.