PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID ENCINITAS, CA 92024 PERMIT NO. 94
THE COAST NEWS
.com LOCAL, INDEPENDENT, TRUSTED
VOL. 38, N0. 6
D2 race rumbles forward
Feb. 9, 2024
SAN MARCOS -NEWS
.com THE VISTA NEWS
.com
Money, allegations flow in hunt for council seat By Laura Place
CARLSBAD — The District 2 race for the Carlsbad City Council is in full swing, with two candidates already raking in more than $20,000 in campaign contributions, one briefly facing an ethics complaint, another questioned about their voting history, and a possible third challenger eyeing the seat. The two current candidates are Kevin Sabellico, a Carlsbad planning commissioner and political consultant, and Kevin Shin, a small business owner and reSHIN tired fire captain. Both announced their candidacies in September. Current District 2 Councilmember Carolyn Luna was appointed to the seat early last year after it was left vaSABELLICO cant by now-Mayor Keith Blackburn. Luna is ineligible to enter the race this November, as the city’s municipal code prevents council appointees from running for the same seat until one year after their appointment ends. Shin currently serves as fire captain for the Culver City Fire Department and is the owner of several businesses attached to the boutique Fin Hotel in
RANCHO SFNEWS
.com
ENCINITAS GOLF INSTRUCTOR Heidi Richardson has taught golf for more than 25 years. Recently, she was sued for discrimination by former members of a men’s rights group over her women-only golf clinic at Encinitas Ranch. Richardson denies the allegations and has vowed to fight it. “It’s not right to tell me I can’t teach women’s golf.” Photo by Cobbs Studio
Golf teacher fights suit By Jordan P. Ingram
ENCINITAS — Former members of a men’s rights activist group, known across Southern California for filing sexual discrimination lawsuits over ladies’ night specials and similar gender-based business promotions, have sued a local golf instructor after allegedly being denied entry into her women-only golf clinic in Encinitas. Stephen “Steve” Frye and co-plaintiff George St. George,
represented by longtime San Diego attorney Alfred Rava, claim PGA-certified teacher Heidi Richardson refused to allow them to participate in a women’s golf class last spring at Encinitas Ranch Golf Course. The plaintiffs seek $4,000 each, plus attorney fees. The complaint was filed against Richardson and JC Resorts, a San Diego-based golf course management company responsible for operations at En-
cinitas Ranch. According to the complaint, Frye and St. George, who in court documents identified themselves as nonbinary and male, respectively, had purchased two $75 tickets online for Richardson’s Weekly Women’s Clinic in Encinitas, seeking to “attend a golf clinic in a safe, secure, inviting, unintimidating and comfortable environment for golfers at all levels.” Arriving at the golf course
girls’ LCC coach Mavs hoops coach Ashley Fleming a builds trust, isnewcreating culture in first year at confidence her the helm. 28
TURN TO DISTRICT 2 ON 16
Valentines Day Jewelry Party
Saturday, February 10th 1-5PM
35% OFF ALL JEWELRY 3 DAYS - FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY
for the clinic on May 4, 2023, the plaintiffs allege that Richardson told them they could not attend the class “because this clinic was for women only,” in violation of protections under the state’s Unruh Civil Rights Act. “Simply put, it is against several California antidiscrimination statutes for businesses operating in California to practice gender apartheid and to TURN TO GOLF ON 14
Oceanside O’side OKs The City Council a plan to save approved proposal to restore the city’s once sandy beaches beaches. 6
50% OFF VALENTINES DAY SPECIAL
Diamond - Gold - Silver - Since 1972 VOTED BEST JEWELRY SHOP IN NORTH COUNTY! 2907 Carlsbad Blvd., Carlsbad • 760-994-0359
NOMINATIONS END FEBRUARY 14TH
THEBESTOFNORTHCOUNTY.COM
NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE BUSINESSES TODAY SO THEY CAN BE IN THE CONTEST!
Jewelry Repair OR FREE WATCH BATTERY 1X FOR NEW CUSTOMERS!
Up to $1,000 value when you present this ad