PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID ENCINITAS, CA 92024 PERMIT NO. 94
SERVING NORTH COUNTY SINCE 1987
VOL. 32, N0. 45
NOV. 9, 2018
Measure U demolished
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By Carey Blakely
ENCINITAS — Encinitas’ controversial Housing Plan Update, Measure U, has been defeated. The unofficial election results reveal that 53 percent of voters said no to Measure U, while 47 percent said yes. The proposition’s defeat means that Encinitas continues to be the only city in the county that does not have a state-compliant Housing Element in place. It also puts Encinitas on uncertain legal footing. The city, which faces two lawsuits related to its lack of a certified housing plan, heads back to court on Nov. 13 for a hearing. On April 30, Vista Superior Court Judge Ronald Frazier gave the city the chance to secure approval via a vote of the people. Now that voters have weighed in against the plan, the ball is back in the judge’s court. This is the second time that Encinitas has failed to get voters to pass a housing plan, with Measure T in 2016 losing 56 to 44 percent. Mayor Catherine Blakespear, who has been re-elected, said, “I’m disappointed that we couldn’t figure this out locally. I think we’re better served making our own land-use decisions.”
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Canyon Crest Academy confronts suicide, self-harm after tragedies By Carey Blakely
REGION — Two student deaths and an injury occurring within a short period of time of each other have rocked the Canyon Crest Academy school community, leading to questions of how these incidents could happen and what should be done about them. San Dieguito Union High School District, in order to protect the privacy
rights of minors and their families, has released limited information to the press and public. What is known is that there was a death, a suicide and a fall that may have been a case of self-harm. A female freshman enrolled at Canyon Crest Academy died in September. Superintendent Dr. Robert Haley explained in statements to The Coast
News that “the death did not occur in our area” and that the district did “not have much information about this from law enforcement.” Haley further confirmed that a male senior student at Canyon Crest committed suicide, which the district learned of on Oct. 25. Five days later, a student on campus sustained
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injuries from a fall, which may have been self-inflicted. Haley wrote, “A sophomore student ended up at the bottom of an approximately 20 foot drop on concrete. There were no witnesses and it would be speculation at this point to draw conclusions. The student survived and is recovering from the injuries. Whatever occurred happened during a lunch
break.” When asked whether the incident took place after the student took a midterm, as some sources have claimed, Haley responded, “I have not been told that the student took an exam in the morning or that exams had anything to do with this.” While several public speakers at the district board meeting on Nov. 1
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framed the suicide and the fall as reactions to excessive academic pressure, Haley cautioned against speculation. He noted that guessing about motives or attempting to draw comparisons “is often not helpful,” further stating, “Every situation is unique and painful for those involved.” In response to the inci-
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