The Coast News, June 18, 2010_web

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VOL. 24, NO. 23

JUNE 18, 2010

Local beach access in jeopardy

THISWEEK GOING APE

A local travel agent gets an up-close look at the famous “gorillas in the B1 mist” of Rwanda

STAMP OF APPROVAL

Mail-in voters will make the call in the race for Oceanside’s open A3 council seat

POWWOW

Dozens of local American Indian tribes joined to share and celebrate their diverse A3 traditions

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FAIR PLAY

By Wehtahnah Tucker

ENCINITAS — The council voted unanimously to request a transfer of a $2.75 million state grant intended for bluff stabilization and improvements at Beacon’s Beach to Moonlight Beach. City staff brought the issue to the council June 9, in light of an October 2009 letter from the state’s department of parks and recreation that said the Beacon’s project was inconsistent with the State Park General Plan. The creation of a seawall to stabilize the eroding bluff was cited as an overriding concern in correspondence from the state. Through a 20-year operating agreement, the city maintains both state owned beaches. Councilman Jerome Stocks was incensed by the

The San Diego County Fair opened June 11. Right, Carlsbad resident Isabelle Reyes waves to her family as she swings by. Below, Tucson, Ariz., residents Dylan Grabel, Lauren Grabel, and Escondido resident Chris Moody race down the giant slide on Sunday. Photos by Daniel Knighton

TURN TO BEACH ACCESS ON A16

City OKs Balboa for sale By Bianca Kaplanek

most heavily used meter at the water reclamation plant at 12.5 cents per kilowatt hour, a cent less per kilowatt hour then the city currently pays SDG&E, Mo Lahsaie, clean water program coordinator, said. The cost savings for electricity over 20 years is estimated to be $1.2 million. “Electricity is a big part of our budget,” Cari Dale, water utilities director, said. In addition to saving money, the solar system will reduce the plant’s overall

DEL MAR — Council members did not receive unprotested resident support to sell one city-owned parcel to help fund the purchase of another, but with a 4-0 vote at the June 14 meeting they were still able to move forward with the sale. Del Mar is seeking to sell a panhandle-shaped 22,215gross-square-foot lot on Balboa Avenue and use the proceeds to retire the debt on a 5.3-acre site on the southwest corner of Camino del Mar and Ninth Street that was once home to Del Mar Shores Elementary School. Local agencies are allowed to sell real property if it is for the common benefit. A public hearing is required

TURN TO SOLAR ON A27

TURN TO BALBOA ON A13

City looks into earth-friendly solar power By Promise Yee

OCEANSIDE — SunEdison presented an overview of a proposed solar photo-voltaic system at a community workshop held June 9. The solar system promises to fuel part of the San Luis Rey Water Reclamation facility at a lower cost and reduce the plant’s carbon footprint. The proposed system consists of 3,660 6-foot solar panels, a sun tracking system and two generators. The system has the capacity to ASKING QUESTIONS Kelly Sexton of Oceanside asks Sam provide 60 percent of the Youneszadeh, regional sales manger of SunEdison, about the proposed electricity demands for the solar energy system. Photo by Promise Yee


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