The Coast News, June 11, 2010

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Del Mar residents reject TOT extension

IN CHECK Sal Masakela, host of the X Games and “Daily 10” on E!, talks to The Coast News’ Lillian Cox about how his North County roots shaped his career A3

By Bianca Kaplanek

TRASH TALKIN’

The Encinitas Library hosts a public forum to discuss the marine B4 debris problem

SURFER GIRLS

Oceanside Surf Museum celebrates female surfers with B1 exhibit and gala

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Above, Solana Beach resident Riley Glatts performs with the American Family Martial Arts studio during Fiesta del Sol held in Solana Beach on June 5 and June 6. Left, Solana Beach resident Ellery Dinsmore enjoys her pancake breakfast, courtesy of the Solana Beach Fire Department. Below, Escondido resident Che Wharton (left) and Carlsbad resident Emily McGuire share a ride during the two-day event.

DEL MAR — Del Mar property owners who rent out their homes seasonally for 30 days or less will not be required to charge visitors an additional 11.5 percent. Proposition J, which would have extended the transient occupancy tax to private houses and duplexes, was defeated in the June 8 election, with 58 percent of voters opposing the measure. The TOT applies to hotel stays of 30 days or less. For years residents have rented out all or part of their homes, mostly for extra income, during peak tourist times such as summer or the race season. They were not required to collect the TOT. Operating such short-term TURN TO EXTENSION ON A22

Photos by Daniel Knighton

Proposed business tax gets the axe By Bianca Kaplanek

Lowery narrowly wins seat, city charter passes By Promise Yee

OCEANSIDE — Democrat Charles “Chuck” Lowery won by 134 votes in an extremely close race for the open City Council seat with a six-month term in the special election on June 8. “I only need one vote to win,” Lowery said. Lowery said his focus in

office will be on the city budget and weighing both the dollar value and human value of budget cuts in his decisions. “My focus will be to really understand what it’s costing us to run the city,” Lowery said. “Not to just make cuts, but to make thoughtful cuts. I’m very TURN TO CHARTER ON A22

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SOLANA BEACH — Solana Beach residents rejected a business tax that could have added approximately $500,000 annually to city coffers. With slightly more than 57 percent of voters opposing Proposition L in the June 8 election, city officials will have to look elsewhere to address a half-million-dollar deficit in the upcoming fiscal year budget. Council members began looking at the tax early last year as one of five options to help increase revenue and balance the budget. A sales tax and fire benefit fee increase, the addiTHE RESULTS ARE IN … Zack Beck, left, pulled out of the council tion of a utility tax and a race to support City Council candidate Charles “Chuck” Lowery, right. Lowery won the seat by 134 votes. Photo by Promise Yee

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