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spective fosterers should have their pets fully vaccinated prior to accepting a foster kitten. Schry explained that most adoptions last from four to eight weeks. At eight weeks, the kittens are old enough to get fixed — an important step in stemming the tide of future kitten seasons. Schry said that spaying or neutering pets is crucial. “There are 45,000 homeless animals entering San Diego shelters each year,” she said. “Spaying or neutering your pets is the
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due to rein in the nightlife scene in downtown. They told stories of restaurants essentially morphing into bars after 10 p.m., party buses flooding downtown with drunken visitors and idling trucks in residential streets, and loud behavior until 2 a.m. at some of the more notorious locations, comparing the scene to that in Pacific Beach, which is notorious for the issues stemming from rowdy bars and restaurants. Residents said they weren’t opposed to restaurants downtown, but did oppose those that behaved like bars. “Encinitas has always been a good place and a safe place to raise a family, and a place we are all proud to call home,” resident Margaret Wolfe said. “But the ball is now in your court as to whether this Encinitas becomes a distant memory or the blueprint that preserves the character of our land and the health of our community. “History is repeating itself, and the future of the city is being called into question,” Wolfe continued. “The allure of commercial profit of those bused in for a good time goes toe to toe with the health and safety of residents who want Encinitas to be more than a good place to party. Is this the reputation we want for our city, is this the legacy we want to leave to our chil-
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“baby bonding leave” under California Family Rights Act (CFRA). “It provides 12 weeks after the event, 12 weeks from starting any remaining sick leave that the certificated employee has and then for any remaining portion of that 12 weeks,” Swanson said. “They are entitled to what is called differential pay.” Differen-
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utility bills by phone, text and credit card. “I think it will be wonderful for our customers,” Brown said. Deputy Mayor Chuck Lowery thanked city staff for making the changes. “This resolves the con-
T he C oast News only way to make an impact on the overpopulation of animals in our community.” Foster homes preferably take kittens in pairs, or even more. This is to help socialize the kittens in their foster home, to provide some companionship. “Growing up with other kittens is an essential part of a kitten’s early development, and how they learn appropriate play style,” Nobel said. “If a kitten comes to the nursery as a singleton, we will always give them an age-appropriate buddy so he receives that essential behavioral development.” Close to 3,500 kittens
received care through the Kitten Nursery in 2016, the vast majority of which occurred during kitten season. Fortunately, the foster program often serves as a gateway to full adoption. “It’s fairly common for foster families to fall in love and adopting their foster pets,” Schry said. “But it’s certainly not a requirement. Many foster families know that, as hard as it may be, bringing them back to be adopted into new families means that they will be able to continue helping other animals in need of that specialized care that only a foster home can provide.”
dren?” Residents applauded as one by one, they echoed each other’s sentiments. “We are a party place and I am sad about it,” said Katie Poponyac, an Olivenhain resident who owns a home downtown. “It’s fun to have activity downtown but it’s not always the right kind of activity.” Restaurant owners, including the owner of the Union Kitchen and Tap, said they thought a deemed approved ordinance and ordinance that would regulate party buses were overkill, and that the council’s previous direction in 2014 has been effective in reducing many of the issues in downtown. “We don’t see the problems that residents are bringing up,” said Eric Leitstein, owner of Union and the co-owner of The Fish Shop, also in downtown. “All of the regulatory agencies...they are not reporting significant problems, so we don’t understand why a deemed approved ordinance is necessary. “We see ourselves as a restaurant, we have a full menu and we have good food, but we are demonized because we sell alcohol,” Leitstein said. Council members questioned why restaurateurs would oppose the ordinance if they were in compliance. “If you follow all the rules and are not a problem, what are you afraid of a deemed approved ordinance for?” Councilman
Mark Muir asked Leitstein, to which the audience applauded. “You can get unwarranted complaints,” Leitstein said. “It’s another regulatory agency that I don’t think is necessary because they are already in place.” But city officials also signaled that they want the ordinance to differentiate between coastal Encinitas from New Encinitas and Olivenhain, which don’t have a number of places that stay open after 10 p.m. and where residents have wanted to see additional offerings. “I don’t think we want to limit saturation by limiting full-service bars in New Encinitas,” Mayor Catherine Blakespear said. “If we want restaurants downtown, it might be OK to have a full-service bar or a tasting room along El Camino Real if it’s in the appropriate location.” The council’s vote also calls for staff to craft language for the city code that differentiates bars from restaurants with food and to draft an entertainment license similar to the one Carlsbad recently adopted. Staff will also return with recommendations on increasing the initial fine for restaurants in violation of city regulations. Boerner Horvath proposed raising the fine from its current $100 to $1,000 for the first violation, but other council members said they felt it was too steep of an increase.
tial pay for certificated employees is the difference between their regular daily rate of pay and the rate of a substitute. “So during the remaining part of that 12-week period, they are entitled to that differential pay,” she added. The 12 weeks was also cited as being within a 12-month time period. Swanson explained that this year’s amendment served to add some clarity like any new education
code. “And originally, when this was effective in January of 2016, it didn’t extend to classified employees, it was only for certificated (employees). Effective Jan. 1 (2017), it has now been extended to classified employees and nearly parallels the state language of the certificated statutes, and the district has been compliant with that since it went into law Jan. 1 of this year,” she said.
fusion of what you can do,” Lowery said. “Thank you for paying attention to that detail.” The introduction of bill change amendments was approved 4-1 by the City Council on April 19. Councilwoman Esther Sanchez opposed the changes. Sanchez asked for exceptions for seniors
and additional days before service disconnection is enforced. The city will continue to allow penalties to be waived for due cause. The council will vote on final approval of bill changes at an upcoming meeting. Following final approval new rules will go into effect June 2.
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nity college in Los Angeles and transfer to the University of Southern California. Wherever his future school may be, Gaurano said that filmmaking is cen-
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costs as part of the project,” City Manager Scott Huth said. “If DMVA wants to pay for the sign that is OK.” This past November there was a discussion about including the sign in the roundabout. “This concept has been and continues to be mentioned by many community members as being an ideal location,” the staff report states, especially with the Breeders’ Cup coming to Del Mar for the first time this November. Another suggested location was the “triangle” at the southeastern corner of Jimmy Durante Boulevard and Via de la Valle, which is geographically closer to the city limit.
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ries,” said Diane Rapp, who admitted to staking out a dispensary in San Diego to judge the health concerns of customers going inside and out. Normalcy was a popular buzzword in the meeting. Laurie Faulstitch, one of several teachers present said: “We don’t need to normalize marijuana, because it’s not normal.” Though in the minority, speakers against the ordinance also had their say. “This is a solution in search of a problem,” Brian Potter said. “But to overstep into really suppressing basic freedoms like this, I just can’t believe it.” Once public commentary ended, council members shared their thoughts and concerns. Two of the more salient points dealt
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Adventures, shared that concern. “l love being here, and it’s all because of the Helgren’s family,” Kalez said. “As an operator, I’m very worried about what will happen if Oceanside Sea Center moves in.” Avid fishermen also voiced their support for Helgren’s. One man said he has been fishing on Helgren’s boats for 20 years. “I spend 100 days a
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“Monday Night Football,” then it’s a three-game run in the shadow of the flickering oil refineries. Miami, Kansas City and Philadelphia make visits to the venue hard off the 405 freeway. “It’s a heck of a schedule,’’ Rivers said. “That
APRIL 28, 2017 tral to his future. He is currently working on several documentaries, including one about two companies’ efforts to transform ocean waste into handplanes for body boards, and another chronicling the life of Akira Wyatt, a transgender U.S.
Navy corpsman. “As a filmmaker, I am trying to follow stories that are more impactful and raw,” Gaurano said. He also recently finished a screenplay that he plans to film in July. “I’m just trying to stay busy,” Gaurano said.
“I would discourage that because of all the competition of other signs that are going to be there and the lack of visibility,” Mayor Terry Sinnott said. “And David Arnold’s concept is he’s branding the village, not the fairgrounds. “We’ve always been where the turf meets the surf, but we’re getting into trying to attract people to the village,” he added. Feedback on the two options from the Parks and Recreation Committee had “mixed reviews … with no clear consensus,” the staff report states. “I think it does make more sense (in the roundabout),” Councilman Dwight Worden said. “Regardless of where the actual boundary is, this is where you feel like you’re coming
into Del Mar.” “It does create the continuity from Via de la Valle and Camino del Mar and Carmel Valley Road and Camino del Mar,” Councilman Dave Druker added. “This kind of completes the triangle, shall we say, of the entrances into Del Mar.” Druker noted there had been some negative comments about the landscaping in an online rendering, which was included in the staff report to provide a vision of what the sign would look like, not the plantings. A detailed landscaping plan will be presented, possibly in May. Council needed to approve the sign so the stone used in the base, which is rare, could be ordered and received in time to create and install the monument before the Breeders’ Cup.
with older people, and the ability for Carlsbad-based biotech companies to perform, or continue, any marijuana-related research unimpeded. The other concern was for older Carlsbad residents. The council wanted to be clear that they would still have access to medicine. “This is difficult for me because I grew up a cop,” Councilman Keith Blackburn said. “If we can regulate marijuana, I think it’s a good thing for our community. Maybe we’ll be sitting here in six years encouraging its use, I have no idea. I have no problem with the way this is written up.” Blackburn does, however, have issues with the aforementioned topics of scientific research and medicinal healthcare for the elderly. “I would like for us to look into figuring out a way to help grandma,” he
said. Councilwoman Cori Schumacher considered the topic from a broader perspective. “This is one of those moments in time when ideas are shifting,” she said. In response to the public comments regarding marijuana’s severity, she said: “What I can say with certitude is that marijuana is not a gateway drug.” The council was prepared to vote on the ordinance, with the caveat that new language be introduced at a later date to address their concerns. City Attorney Celia Brewer suggested that, in the interest of keeping things clean, the ordinance be put off and reintroduced once the new language was complete. Brewer suggested a continuance. Blackburn moved for the continuance, and it passed unanimously.
year fishing,” he said. “I hope their lease will go on forever.” Other fisherman suggested Helgren’s be offered a permanent lease. “Why take a lease away from someone who’s been successful for 40 years, and give it to someone who is doing an experiment?” fisherman Mike Tierney asked. Oceanside Sea Center supporters talked about the company’s education and outreach efforts. Several members of Oceanside Senior Anglers spoke in support of the com-
pany’s outreach to teach kids marine science. An education coordinator of Oceanside Sea Center said the company is not trying to replace Helgren’s, but looks to share dock space and “bring in new experiences.” City Attorney John Mullen said a lease to accommodate both parties is expected to be ready for the companies to review in several weeks. Mayor Jim Wood said he hopes the lease extension provides time to resolve the problem.
three-week stretch at the StubHub Center can be a heck of a way for us to get fans excited and get us off to a good start.’’ For many, their love for the Chargers reached the finish line. For others, it’s still their squad and the one they grew up on. And for those pining for the Chargers to still
be in San Diego, there’s a game for you. On Thanksgiving, the Chargers will play at Dallas. If there’s a wishbone available at your dinner table, have at it. Contact Jay Paris at jparis8@aol.com. Read his book, “Game of My Life Chargers,” which is available at amazon.com.