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MAKING WAVES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
VOL. 24, NO. 38
OCT. 1, 2010
Green light for traffic calming
THISWEEK
LOCAL COLOR
By Wehtahnah Tucker
Carlsbad’s annual ArtSplash drew residents from all over to watch A14 artists at work
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Parents who allow their children to drink in Del Mar are going to face A6 consequences
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A NEW TWIST A perennial favorite at the Future of Surfing, local artist Wade Koniakowsky usually turns used surfboards into works of art
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that are raffled off to raise money for the event. This year Koniakowsky decided to create his signature ocean art within a frame donated by Bamboo DNA, a company committed to the environmental message of bamboo. Photo by Bianca Kaplanek
By Bianca Kaplanek
Junior Lifeguard program. The fundraiser included food, entertainment, a raffle, art demonstrations and a used surfboard sale. Attendees who donated a used board that could still be ridden received a coupon redeemable for products
SOLANA BEACH — Visitors from as far away as Utah and others close enough to walk were on hand for the fourth annual Future of Surfing held Sept. 25 at Fletcher Cove Park. The four-hour event was designed to advance sustainability in surfing, highlight evolving ideas and environmentally focused practices in the surf industry and give back to the community. Proceeds once again benefited the Solana Beach
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CARLSBAD — City Council members voted unanimously at their Sept. 28 meeting to move forward on the next phases of Carlsbad’s long-awaited Alga Norte Park, a project of high community interest. Council voted 4-0, with Mayor Pro Tem Ann Kulchin absent, to revisit and solidify the development plans for the park complex, which has been a hot topic at Carlsbad’s recent candidate forums. The vote does not approve immediate construction of the
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WAVES TO WALLS While Halle Turner, 8, creates an abstract image, her mother, Beth, paints a pair of dolphins on a used surfboard. Photo by Bianca Kaplanek
pleted by early January, Coates said. This sets the process in motion to have the plans ready for bids and construction, Coates said. Park plans include an aquatic center with a competition pool and therapy pools; three baseball fields; a dog park; a skate park; and a playground. Water slides and a “lazy river” have been phased out of the first wave of construction, Coates said. Although construction funds for Alga Norte have been set aside by voter
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approval since 2002, City Council has been hesitant to move forward on the project without a guarantee to cover operating expenses without using reserve funds. Assistant Finance Director Kevin Branca told council on Tuesday that the city’s 10-year budget forecast — with recent fire and police pension negotiations included — could accommodate the project’s operating costs come fiscal year 2013-2014. Councilmen Matt Hall
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park. Because the project has been on hold due to the national recession, city staff will now conduct a code compliance review to make sure the plans reflect the city’s current codes. It is expected to take one to two months and cost $15,000, Assistant City Manager John Coates said. An Operating Impact Study to determine revenue and expenditures of the 32acre park slated for construction on the northwest corner of Poinsettia Lane and Alicante Road should be com-
story found to be a hoax ENCINITAS — A news frenzy that shook up the lowcrime beach town of Encinitas and beyond has taken a new turn after a San Dieguito Academy student who claimed to be raped by three men has confessed to making the story up, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The latest news came after sketches of the alleged rapists had been posted and printed through media outlets countywide. On Sept. 24, the 15-yearold female reported that she was kidnapped and sexually assaulted by three men while walking home from school at the 800 block of Melba Road. Reports say that the girl claimed the abuse by the men took place while they drove around neighborhoods with her inside of the white sedan they used to kidnap her in. She then claimed to be
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ENCINITAS — City Council voted unanimously to fully fund a traffic calming pilot project in a Cardiff neighborhood on Sept. 22. However, a federal safe routes to school grant for Cardiff Elementary school was awarded to pay for a portion of the improvements.The traffic calming treatments for the neighborhood will be offset by federal dollars to the tune of $160,000. Because construction costs are lower now, according
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