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DEC. 2, 2016
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the race for the District 3 San Diego County Board of Supervisors. File photos
Gaspar unseats Roberts in Board of Supervisor race By Steve Puterski
Santa’s opening act Jack Quick, left, owner of Rhino Art Co., in Encinitas, and Earl “The Catholic Cowboy” Flores Sr., get their float ready for Saturday’s Holiday Parade in Encinitas. Flores will be singing, “Here Comes Santa Claus,” Gene Autry-style, he said, with Santa trailing in the float behind. The Encinitas Holiday Parade is Dec. 3 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. along Coast Highway 101. Photo by Tony Cagala
KAABOO improvements announced By Bianca Kaplanek
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DEL MAR — The third annual KAABOO Del Mar is more than nine months away, but organizers of the three-day entertainment and arts festival are already announcing improvements based on lessons learned from this year’s event, held over three days in September at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. At least partially in response to an incident that resulted in a hovering police helicopter, some of the venues and stages will be relocated for better accessibility. On Sept. 17, when two popular concerts ended almost simultaneously, crowds from both performances tried to enter anther show. The crowd became “agitated” and one law enforcement officer ended up on the ground, which kicked off a police response, a KAABOO representative said during a presentation at the Nov. 15 22nd District Agricultural Association board of directors meeting. Fairgrounds officials who were at the event that night said the Sheriff’s Department “aired on the side of overreacting.” They said the call was retracted but it was too late and a helicopter and additional deputies were deployed. KAABOO will continue working
With input from a consulting firm the 2017 KAABOO event, scheduled for Sept. 15-17, will feature a re-engineered traffic flow plan and improved parking that will include additional training for lot attendants. Photo by C. Flanigan
with local law enforcement and fairground security, but the company has hired a new director of security who has experience working at large venues, including two NFL stadiums. With input from a consulting firm the 2017 event, scheduled for Sept. 15-
17, will feature a re-engineered traffic flow plan and improved parking that will include additional training for lot attendants. The consultants will use detailed TURN TO KAABOO ON A21
REGION — Nearly three weeks after Election Day, Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar is victorious in her campaign to unseat incumbent Dave Roberts for the District 3 seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. With more than 225,000 votes counted and about 56,000 outstanding ballots remaining on Monday, Roberts conceded to Gaspar. She trailed Roberts on election night by 3 percent, but as absentee and provisional ballots were counted, Gaspar closed the gap and took the lead last week, which, as of Monday, was up to 1,242 votes. “I’m incredibly proud of the campaign we ran and so grateful to the many people who helped me raise money, walk precincts and put up signs and get our message out,” said Gaspar, the first elected mayor of Encinitas and the first candidate to defeat an incumbent on the Board of Supervisors in 32 years. Supervisor Roberts called Supervisor-elect Gaspar Monday to offer his congratulations and graciously offered his assistance in the transition. “I ran on a platform of fiscal accountability, support for public safety, and addressing our inadequate mental health programs and exploding homeless crisis,” said Gaspar. “There will be a lot of change at the County in the next four years and I’m looking forward to getting to work on those issues and
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make a difference for our taxpayers.” RANCHO Gaspar will be officially sworn in Jan. 2, 2017. SFNEWS Roberts, meanwhile, sent out a statement to his supporters thanking them for all their contributions. “I called Kristin to congratulate her and offer my sincere help in transitioning the office to her between now and early January when she takes office,” Roberts said. “I want to convey my gratitude for your friendship, dedication, support, patience and encouragement as we have closely watched the daily results as more than 226,000 ballots were counted in the campaign for San Diego County Supervisor. “I am so proud and grateful to have been given the honor of serving as your county supervisor. I am looking forward to continuing to work to fulfill our vision for a prosperous San Diego County that protects our quality of life today and for future generations.” Jason Roe, Gaspar’s campaign consultant, said it was a long road, but the mail and provisional ballots eventually tipped her way, bucking previous trends. He said there was no way to anticipate if Gaspar could overcome Roberts’ lead, especially since he had a margin of more than 2,000 votes after election night. Nevertheless, the outstanding returns came in
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