PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID ENCINITAS, CA 92024 PERMIT NO. 94
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MAKING WAVES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
VOL. 24, NO. 31
THISWEEK
AUG. 13, 2010
HARD BALL Seawall
ARTSY
Left, Melanie Oudin defeated Jamie Hampton in an evening qualifying match at the Mercury Insurance Open at La Costa Resort and Spa on Aug. 4. Below, Agnieszka Radwanska goes low to lob a backhand over the net at the Mercury Insurance Open on Aug. 8. See more from the tournament on Page A10. Photos by Daniel Knighton
Artists and art lovers from around the area gathered for the annual Art in the Village event B1 in Carlsbad
SPEAKING HIS MIND
threatens access to beach By Wehtahnah Tucker
ENCINITAS — The Planning Commission was supposed to be presented with a private property owner’s request to rebuild a seawall to buttress two parcels on Neptune Avenue on Aug. 5. Opponents caused the matter to be continued to the Sept. 2 meeting, while other residents were still fuming about the possible closure of Beacon’s Beach access in Leucadia. In June of this year, the council voted unanimously to request a transfer of a $2.75 million state grant intended for bluff stabilization and
One local doctor, not able to make his case at a City Council meeting, shares his views on dangers of electromagnetic field B5 radiation
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TURN TO SEAWALL ON A21
Students killed in car crash By Wehtahnah Tucker
TURN TO SCHOOL ON A19
TURN TO CRASH ON A19
Future of Pacific View school site still unclear By Wehtahnah Tucker
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ENCINITAS — After nearly a decade since closing the doors of Pacific View Elementary School, the site’s future remains uncertain. The Planning Commission voted 3-0 on Aug. 5, with two members recusing themselves from the discussion citing conflicts of interest, to continue the Encinitas Union School District’s request for a change in zoning. The proposal was a land use change that normally goes to the public for a vote. However, because the 2.8acre rezoning site met certain criteria, the staff had the option to put it before the Planning Commission
DEL MAR — The Cathedral Catholic High School community is in mourning after two recent graduates died and three others were critically injured in a car crash near Bishop on Aug. 9. In an act of solidarity, approximately 200 students, family members, family and friends congregated at the bluff overlooking Swami’s Beach on Aug. 11. The crowd prayed and held a memorial service before setting out on a run along Highway 101 in honor of the two deceased athletes. Natalie Nield, of Carlsbad, and Amanda Post, of Olivenhain, were among three people killed in a three-vehicle collision. Fresh on the heels of commencement, many of the participants from the run said the news hadn’t yet
SAD SIGHT A mural at the former Pacific View Elementary cracks under the weight of disrepair and age. Photo by Wehtahnah Tucker
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