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THE COAST NEWS
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City looks to avoid ‘reserve’ status
By land or by sea Right, 9-year-old Mike Thomas of Oceanside on his way to the finish line of the H2O Surf Monkey Swim/Run in Oceanside on Aug. 8. Below, Mike and Oceanside Swim Club Coach Paul Ring prepare for the swimming portion of the event to begin. Photos by Bill Reilly
By Bianca Kaplanek
DEL MAR — In 1999, the California Legislature passed the Marine Life Protection Act to redesign the state’s marine protected areas to safeguard marine life, habitats and ecosystems as well as improve recreational, educational and study opportunities provided by those ecosystems. For a state intent on ensuring the protection of its 1,100-mile coastline, it sounds like a great plan. For Del Mar, it could be disastrous. Two of the three draft proposals being considered would identify the county’s smallest city as a protected area. One would include the city’s entire shoreline. Del Mar could have
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Man pleads not guilty to O’side residents stake claim on parks at night killing ex By Promise Yee
OCEANSIDE — National Night Out was held Aug. 4, in cities across the United States to empower residents to take a stand against crime and build more positive relationships with local police. “It’s to get the community out so they do not just see us when something bad is going on, but see us as a resource,” Dulci Fish, Oceanside crime prevention specialist, said. Oceanside celebrated National Night Out in three locations — Melba Bishop Recreation Center, Joe Balderrama Recreation Center and Mottino Family YMCA. Family activities were geared to bring the community out and instill ownership of local parks. “It’s a good idea to be out like a family,” Tony Cervantes, an Oceanside dad of three, said. “We spend time with them, but not often in the
By Randy Kalp
HAVING A BALL Brenda Rebollo, 14, and Veronica Bastida, 9, both of Oceanside, enjoy a night of family fun at Joe Balderrama Recreation Center during National Night Out on Aug. 4. Photo by Promise Yee
park.” “It shows that the park is a place for everybody to enjoy,” Maria Russell, president of the Eastside Neighborhood Association, said. Barbecues, a canine
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CARLSBAD — A La Costa man accused of slaying his ex-girlfriend was arraigned Aug. 10 in downtown San Diego Superior Court for first-degree murder. Jennifer Stark, a popular North County court reporter, was found by her 15-year-old son in a pool of blood with her neck cut around 11:20 p.m. July 31 as he and a friend entered the residence, according to court documents filed by Deputy District Attorney Keith Watanabe. Nearly five hours later, Stark’s on-again, off-again boyfriend of three years, Jonathan Scott French, called 911 from a pay phone outside the sheriff department’s Encinitas substation telling the dispatcher his
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