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The Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club gets some favorable attention from FORE Magazine. RSF Golf Club General Manager Al Castro said the coverage has been “exciting.” See the full story on page 3. Courtesy photo
Tattoo artist helps breast cancer survivors By Christina Macone-Greene
RANCHO SANTA FE — When a woman loses one or two breasts due to cancer, if she chooses breast reconstruction, the journey may be a long one. The last portion of the reconstruction is the nipple, and for some women, they may decide not to have another surgery but instead do something quite novel. And that’s where Vinnie Meyers walks through the door. Meyers, who has been featured on CNN and other media outlets for his unique work, recently visited Rancho Santa Fe to help women on the West Coast receive their nipple areola TURN TO MEYERS ON 17
Renowned tattoo artist Vinnie Meyers visits Rancho Santa Fe to help breast cancer survivors. Photo by Christina Macone-Greene
RANCHO SANTA FE — The RSF Association’s acting manager Ivan Holler broached the subject of the Association’s legal costs to the board of directors. The Board unanimously agreed that a policy should be in place in regard to seeking legal advice and direction. “To help manage the legal cost some members have expressed an interest in establishing a policy that would address the board of directors’ access to legal counsel,” said Holler, referring to the staff report, which each board member had in front of them. Holler went on to say that the recommendation would essentially set up a process for a request for legal advice and also help in an attempt to avoid the duplication of information, which had already been sought in the past. In essence, the policy effort was to help manage legal costs. When reviewing the policy, Holler highlighted a few items. First, he explained, board members would make a request regarding “legal questions” to the Association’s manager. In many respects, the manager would be serving as a gatekeeper. Holler wanted the board members to know that the manager would set out do the initial research to see if the an-
present in its civil code, corporation’s code, or the association’s government documents. If acquired, Holler said staff would forward the appropriate code section to the board member who requested the information. Second, if the answer to the question were derived from a preexisting legal standpoint from the Association, this too, would be directed to the board member(s) making the inquiry. Another aspect Holler covered was if a board member’s question would require legal advice from the Association’s legal counsel. In this case, the manager would obtain such advice and forward the information. According to Holler, however, the latter scenario would come with provisions. “One would be that the manager has a discussion to present such requests for legal advice from one or two board members to the entire board in the executive session,” he said. Holler pointed out that the Association’s manger would not offer legal advice since they are not attorneys. “And then finally, that the Board may at any time, by voting to do so, seeks advice directly from legal counsel without making a request,” Holler said. “So TURN TO LEGAL COSTS ON 17