The Coast News, August 10, 2018

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Packard gives up bid for re-election .com

Lake lures visitors with night fishing

By Steve Puterski

CARLSBAD — Longtime Carlsbad Councilman Mark Packard announced Aug. 7 he is withdrawing from the District 1 race. In an email to The Coast News, Packard confirmed he is stepping down from the race. “Today I am announcing that after long, careful consideration with my wife, family, and God, that I have decided to step back from my candidacy for re-election to the Carlsbad City Council,” his statement read. “It has been an honor to serve our city for the past 16 years, and to be part of the progress our city has made in staying vibrant and healthy, and a wonderful place to live and raise a family. We are on a great path forward, and I hope the citizens will decide to ‘stay the course’ so that Carlsbad’s future is even better.” With Packard out of the race, it leaves Linda Breen and David McGee, who filed on Aug. 1, as the only candidates who have filed their nomination papers with the city for District 1. Tracy Carmichael and Barbara Hamilton, meanwhile, also have announced their candidacies, but have yet to file as of Aug. 7. They have until Aug. 15 to submit their nomination papers. Packard is the second incumbent this year to opt to not run for re-election. Councilman Michael Schumacher, who represents District 3, announced his decision to not seek re-election earlier this year. Priya Bhat-Patel and Corrine Busta are running for the open seat in District 3.

By Steve Horn

ESCONDIDO — With hot weather steaming in July and August in Escondido, the city’s Dixon Lake Recreation Area, situated along the northern edge of city limits, provides relief to fishing enthusiasts by opening up the space for night fishing. It’s also a venue to which people can come camp and hike, too, serving as a place for families and younger people to come with their friends. “We like it here because it’s close to home and we can come and camp here,” Shauna Olmos, a 35-year-old Escondido resident who was at Dixon Lake with her younger daughter, said. “We haven’t caught a fish yet, but if we do catch one, we will probably eat it. I’m going for whatever will bite, though it seems that catfish is what people tend to catch here.” For night fishing, Dixon Lake is best known for its stock of catfish. Jayden Macedo, a 25-year-old resident of Escondido, began going to Dixon Lake for night fishTURN TO NIGHT FISHING ON A9

11-YEAR-OLD Marvin Barrera of Escondido holds up a freshly caught catfish at Dixon Lake in Escondido last Sunday evening. Photo by Shana Thompson

Council passes housing element, sends to voters By Carey Blakely

ENCINITAS — The Encinitas City Council voted 4 to 1 on Aug. 8 to approve its long-debated and frequently modified Housing Element and put it before voters at the Nov. 6 election. During deliberations, Deputy Mayor Joe Mosca explained that

while the plan was not perfect, it offered the city a solution moving forward. The majority of Mosca’s fellow council members expressed similar sentiments, but Tasha Boerner Horvath could not endorse it. The councilwoman said that while she was “very disappointed because we have a housing crisis” to

address, she could not vote for a plan that kept the controversial Clark site (also referred to as Meyer, AD31 and #19) on the proposed list of properties to develop. Boerner Horvath told the crowded room that the Housing Element TURN TO HOUSING ON A9

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.com Mark Packard Packard defeated CarRANCHO michael twice — in 2002 and 2006 —SFNEWS for a seat on the council. Before this year, council races were at-large, meaning every resident could vote for a list of candidates, with the top two earning a seat. This year, though, the city moved to district elections, with Districts 1 and 3 up this year. The mayoral race, however, remains at-large and features incumbent Mayor Matt Hall against Councilwoman Cori Schumacher (no relation to Michael Schumacher). Packard was first elected to the Carlsbad Unified School District in 1990 and served until 1998. He was elected to the council in 2002 and has held dozens of positions on local and regional boards and commissions. Over the past several years, Packard has championed trenching the railroad tracks in Carlsbad Village to Tamarack Avenue. He also has been active with community involvement with Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary, the Boy Scouts and an active leader with the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints.

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