The Coast News, December 21, 2018

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SAFETY in NUMBERS Residents urge city leaders to improve bike safety on North Coast Highway 101. Page A8

DEC. 21, 2018

SAN Body MARCOS -NEWS found in conservancy

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By Jordan P. Ingram

ENCINITAS — An unidentified white male was found deceased inTHE a creek bed located behind a set VISTA of tennis courts at Cottonwood Creek NEWS Conservancy near Moonlight Beach on Monday, Dec. 17, in Encinitas. At 9:30 a.m., North Coastal Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to the intersection of West B and Second streets after receiving a report from a passer-by claiming they RANCHO had discovered a dead body. SFNEWS After a preliminary examination of the surrounding area, deputies did not immediately discover evidence of injury or foul play, according to a recent news release. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to determine cause and manner of death and to notify the family, Lt. Dave Perkins said.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY voice concerns over bicyclist safety at a Dec. 12 Encinitas City Council meeting. Top row: Kristin Schindler, John Abate and Andy Henshaw. Second row: Kellie Shay Hinze, Gerry Rahill and William Morrison. Third row: Kevin Doyle, Brian Grover and Kris Buchanan. Bottom row: Susan Hays, James McDonald, Katie Benson, Peter Kohl, Joshua Lichtman, Charley Marvin, Jeremy Kron and Tammy Temple. Photos by James Wang

School district bond money addresses security By Steve Puterski

CARLSBAD — With the threat of school violence, especially shootings, school districts around the country are pivoting to new methods of protecting students. And the Carlsbad Unified School District is no exception, which is why it will pump in millions of dollars to upgrade its security measures at each campus over the next 10 to 12 years. With the passage of Measure HH, the $265

million school bond, the district has laid out plans and proposals to protect its students. As for the cost in phase one, the district estimates spending $2,608,673. Construction for phase one, meanwhile, is expected to begin in September 2019 with a timetable of one year. “The idea is hit those fencing projects, hit those security and hit the visitor management as part of modernization,” Assistant Superintendent Chris

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Wright said. One of the items on the list is stronger fencing, which through some remaining Proposition P funds, is already being addressed at four sites. The district is and will continue to install 8-foot rod-iron fencing at each campus and remove its chain-link fences, which are much easier to breach. Also, the district plans on installing cameras, door locks and Knox Boxes, revamping its visitor manage-

ment system, working with the Carlsbad Police Department and testing keyless entryways for emergency situations. Outside of the bond money, the district added a part-time safety coordinator and revised job descriptions for campus security personnel. “Over the next couple years we will full update half our campuses in terms of fencing,” SuperintenTURN TO SECURITY ON A9

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