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would have to be divided into two distinct portions, one with mixed-use and one zoned single-family residential for the seven planned homes. “This site is absolutely a jewel,” said Bill Sparks, who owns property on Third Street. He said it was land that belonged in the public domain and was “deeply troubled” that it might fall into the hands of a private real estate developer. “I support an arts center, let’s not sell out the PV site just yet,” Sparks told the council. “Please do not be rushed into making a decision.”
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ability to successfully serve as a supervisor. In addition to helping stop the closure of the University of California San Diego health care network and working with Bilbray to save the war memorial, Danon said he promoted San Diego businesses with his public relations firm and worked with leaders throughout the region to promote job opportunity growth. “I helped businesses in biotech and high-tech indus-
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tries so they could foster their business here,” he said. Roberts cited his membership with local chambers of commerce, founding a small real estate management company and helping to grow SAIC into a “mighty powerhouse (that) unfortunately … moved their county headquarters out of the region.” While working for the Department of Defense and House Appropriations Committee he said helped create the Tricare Military Health Care System, in which military and civilian doctors provide countless magazines, books and newspapers. Known for his generosity, Anderson says of donating artwork to benefit local causes, “If I can help a cause with art, I’m in.” Mary Beth Howard, wife of surf legend Tommy Lewis, tells that Anderson painted a canvas of her husband’s favorite Cardiff beach scene, which he delivered to Tommy’s hospital bedside saying, “Since you can’t go to the beach, I’ll bring the beach to you.” She says of Anderson, “Kevin is incredible. A true soul man.” On Oct. 6 Anderson will be painting during Arts Alive on the Solana Beach Rail Trail, and on Oct. 27 at Cardiff Seaside Beach during the Cardiff Surf Classic and Green Beach Fair. His work can be seen at artmurals.us.
Amphibious Base Coronado and Caesar’s Palace Las Vegas. His notable indoor murals include the “Surfing Swami” at Swami’s Cafe, and The Encinitas Cafe’s 360degree panoramic landscape. His private mural commissions have included the home of celebrity Eddie Van Halen and many homes in La Jolla, Rancho Santa Fe, Fairbanks, Santa Barbara and Morro Bay. Anderson tells of an early pivotal experience in his artistic development as his high school teacher demonstrated how to render the sparkle and highlights of a clear, blue glass ashtray. He says, “From that lesson I went on to water, waves and reflections, that have always been some of my favorite subjects.” Anderson’s masterful capture of translucence is a prominent feature of his artwork. With a camper truck and burning desire to become an artist, Anderson earned his art degree from Long Beach State. After apprenticing with an illustrator, his freelance illustrations were featured in
Kay Colvin is an art consultant and director of the L Street Fine Art Gallery in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter. She specializes in promoting emerging and mid-career artists and bringing enrichment programs to elementary schools through The Kid’s College. Contact her at kaycolvin@lstreetfineart.com.
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information or directions, email Sheila at rssaxman@verizon.net or call (951) 696-0323. THE CLASSICS The Kensington Trio will perform at 7 p.m. Oct. 3, at the Cardiff Library, 2081 Newcastle Ave. as part of the Friends' First Wednesday Programs. This classical trio includes cellist Yury Kytasty, violinist Natalka Kytasty and pianist Ronald Morebello. For information, call (760) 6351000.
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Gem Faire will run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 6 and Oct. 7 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds/Bing Crosby Hall, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar. A weekend pass is $7. Jewelry repair while you shop. Free validated parking. For more information, visit gemfaire.com or call (503) 252-8300 or e-mail info@gemfaire.com.
OCT. 7 BLESS THE PETS Rev. Ray Wiggins, of the Unity Church of Carlsbad, will hold a Blessing of the Pets at 10 a.m. Oct. 7, feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, at the Harding Community Center, 3096 Harding St., Encinitas.
care to active duty, their families and retirees. He also noted some of his accomplishments as a Solana Beach councilman, including current improvements to Coast Highway 101. When asked how they would create a more attractive business environment for San Diegans, Roberts said the key is meeting with business leaders to discuss their needs. Danon said the county needed to become more competitive. One way to do that, he said,is to streamline the permit process. “We have some great businesses that are start-up companies but they cannot expand their operations because it takes years for them to go through the permitting process,” he said. Roberts agreed. “Our economy is slow,” he said. “Our county should not be responsible for making it even slower. “I strongly support expediting our county’s permitting process,”Roberts said.“I would like to see a fee study accomplished to set specific fees so applicants know what it’s going to cost to get their permits. Right now it’s kind of an openended book. “I’d like to add plan checkers here so we can move these items faster,” he added. Danon said the county should also leverage its resources in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. “All a board member has to do is introduce a resolution that would allow the team in Washington and Sacramento to fight for that particular industry,” Danon said. “We’ve got some tremendous potential here but it hasn’t been maximized.” He said supervisors must also “do everything possible to oppose fees and taxes that are going to strangle small businesses.” When asked to address concerns about the safety and reliability of alternative means
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restaurant patios. “Nothing is worse than going to a restaurant and eating outside and have the smell of cigarettes ruining your meal,” Kellejian said. The Solana Beach mayor went on to say that by implementing a smoke-free outdoor dining ordinance, both diners and workers would be protected from the dangerous health effects
of transportation, both candidates said they support mass transit and livable, walkable communities. But their opinions differed on traffic and Interstate 5. “It’s critical that we send people to (the San Diego Association of Governments) who understand you can’t pave our way out of our transportation problems,” Roberts said.“I have always, in my eight years on the City Council, supported alternative forms of transportation.” “High tech and biotech … must be able to ship their goods,” Danon said. “We must widen I-5. We must provide the opportunities so we can ship and be competitive in this economy.” When it comes to innovation and development in the clean-tech industry, Danon reiterated the need to streamline the permit process. “Alternative fuels are created here but they don’t stay here,” he said. “We have some of the best scientists. We need to ensure the Board of Supervisors helps expedite the permit process so once it’s created here we can expand the operations.” Roberts said he would like to implement a publicly acquired clean energy program for residential and commercial properties that provides loans for energy enhancements such as solar. “It helps you go through the process quickly,” he said. “You get all the money up front and pay it off on your taxes over 20 years.” With such a large military presence in the county, the candidates briefly discussed potential cuts to the dense budget. Roberts said residents should demand Congress do something, while Danon said the region should “leverage everything we have to ensure San Diego is prepared for any challenges. “If there is a new BRAC (Base Realignment and from breathing in secondhand smoke. Kellejian continued, “You’re in charge, as an elected official, to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people that you serve in your community and those who visit your fine town.” Councilman Mark Packard shared that about three years ago he was approached to champion this anti-smoking cause but was reluctant to do so.
Annie Lief, who taught at Pacific View in the 1990s, said she supports the concept of an arts center but wants one that is “community based.” “Many of the uses under the letter are allowable under the current zoning,” she said.
Danny Salzhandler from the 101 Artists’ Colony was apprehensive about the rezoning. “The thing that’s in the back of our minds is that it gets rezoned and the money isn’t there and then we don’t know what we get.” City Attorney Glenn Sabine said the lawsuit with the school board must be dismissed before the rezoning can be approved. “I just can’t support a zone change while we have an active lawsuit,” Stocks said. “I’m not going to go through a process with a gun at our heads,” he said. “We can’t run off in two directions at once without failing,” Councilman Jim Bond said regarding the lawsuit.
Closure Commission) we must be (prepared) because San Diego has a tremendous opportunity to bring a lot of these folks here,” Danon said. The Community Enhancement Program, funded by the transient occupancy tax, is one area where the candidates differed sharply. Each supervisor is allocated $1 million annually to spend at their discretion for community programs. Danon said he strongly supports eliminating what he calls a “$5 million slush fund” and creating a citizens commission where every organization can be vetted. “We have to eliminate all gifts,” he said. “I support community organizations but there needs to be an independent committee, not supervisors dictating it by themselves.” “These are investments in our communities,” Roberts said.“Is a slush fund the Boys & Girls Club? Is it the Burn Institute? “It’s an economic engine to generate investments in the local community,” he said. “I strongly support having a community investment program. … It’ll be run in a fair, open, transparent method like the rules say it should be.” The candidates also disagreed when discussing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Danon said it threatened the medical device industry while Roberts called it a potential economic engine. “We can design this however we want to here and get the funding from the federal government to run it,” Roberts said. Asked how they would harness the region’s educational resources to address the skills gap in the local work force, Danon recommended partnerships. He offered one example using veterans. “We have a responsibility to ensure they have the resources they need to transi-
tion back into our economy,”he said. “We have a lot of folks coming back who were medics in Afghanistan and Iraq. We have a nursing shortage.What a phenomenal opportunity to transition a lot of these medics to make them nurses so they can contribute to our health care system in San Diego.” Roberts said it was about valuing diversity. “Just in the 3rd District we have a large culturally diverse population – Asian Pacific Islanders, Hispanics. It is growing every day.We’ve got to figure out how all of us can work together.” He also suggested creating an arts and culture district like Chinatown to create a tourism destination, “a place where people can live and work and create jobs.” The candidates agreed fire services should be consolidated into a regional fire district. They were also on the same page about high-speed rail, acknowledging it isn’t likely to happen in their lifetimes let alone while they are on the board. Both said voters may not have had all the facts when it was approved. There was no shortage of accusations and rebuttals during the debate and the candidates made nearly 20 references to the organizations who have endorsed them. While debates are helpful to undecided voters, it appeared few of the nearly 200 people in attendance belonged to that category. The 3rd District is made up of North County jurisdictions such as Del Mar, Solana Beach and Encinitas, as well as several areas in the city of San Diego, including Carmel Valley. Pam Slater-Price has held the District 3 seat for nearly 20 years but decided not to seek re-election. The event, held at AMN Health Care in Carmel Valley, was hosted by the San Diego North Chamber of Commerce and moderated by Alison St. John.
“My concern was the overextending reach of government interfering in our lives,” he said. “I’ve struggled with this for a little while, but I did come to the conclusion that the ban on a policy like this far outweighs the risk of government intrusion — my only regret is that I did not champion this earlier.” Councilman Keith Blackburn said by complete coincidence, before this municipal code amendment
was brought forward to him, he and his wife were eating outside at a restaurant and somebody was smoking nearby. “Our conversation was really around how we have taken for granted how nice it’s been since we got rid of smoking in our restaurants; and, when someone does smoke around us it is so obvious and it really does make a difference in the quality of our meal and our enjoyment,” Blackburn said.
I just can’t support a zone change while we have an active lawsuit.” Jerome Stocks Mayor,Encinitas