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Locals rag draft plans for Keno’s Encinitas-based developer open to residents’ input By Bill Slane
ENCINITAS — An online petition to stop the redevelopment of Captain Keno’s and long-shuttered Portofino Beach Inn in Leucadia is nearing 1,000 signatures after residents largely panned the developer's plans on social media. Earlier this month, developer Adam Robinson, of RAF Pacifica Group, shared renderings with The Coast News of his early plans for redevelopment. The Coast News shared one of several renderings depicting the rear of the building facing the alley on Instagram. However, since the renderings were made public, a number of locals have expressed their displeasure with the designs on social media. Robinson, an Encinitas resident, previously told The Coast News he is open to working with residents to address their concerns with the project. In comments concerning online backlash, Robinson said the image shared on social media depicts the rear of the project, which he claims has hurt his cause. While only one image was shared on The Coast News’ social media post, three renderings, including two depicting the front of the project facing Coast TURN TO KENO’S ON A15
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u Carlsbad opposes CPUC
solar reform proposal. A3
u O’side to spend $1.2M
on Brooks Street pool. A3
u Del Mar, NCTD clash
over fencing project. A5
u Kook Run returns under
new management. A6
u O’side directs $3.5M
RANCHO to homeless housing. A6
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SFNEWS u Solana Beach holds 2nd
redistricting meeting. A7
ESCONDIDO’S PATIO PLAYHOUSE kicked off its production last weekend of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” an award-winning cult rock musical about a genderqueer East German rock ‘n’ roll star. Story on B10.
u Alford plants seeds
for future golfers. A8
u Residents concerned over
Starbucks drive-thru. A9
u SMUSD continues with
in-person learning. B1 u Local resident launches Solana Beach theater. B10
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After years of delays, Del Mar school rebuild approved San Diego city officials deny Save the Field’s appeal By Tigist Layne
DEL MAR — The San Diego City Council unanimously denied a group’s appeal seeking to halt the Del Mar Heights rebuild project, choosing instead to grant the necessary permits for the project to move forA RENDERING depicts a proposed rebuild of Del Mar ward. Since 2019, the Del Mar Heights Elementary School under Measure MM. Graphic Union School District has courtesy of BakerNowicki Design Studio
planned to demolish and rebuild its 61-year-old Del Mar Heights K-6 campus, using Measure MM bonds approved in 2018. The district intends to construct one-story facilities and an expanded parking lot with a new drop-off/pick-up lane, including on part of the existing playing field, reducing the field’s size. A group of community members called Save the Field has been trying to stop the school district’s project since June 2020 when they filed a lawsuit calling for the preservation
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and protection of the open spaces within the school district’s boundaries. In the legal filing, Save the Field outlined a number of complaints, including fire safety, vehicle emissions, light glare, habitat preservation, mitigating asbestos and other chemicals, stormwater outfall pipes, and construction and operational noise. In December 2020, Superior Court Judge Joel Wohlfeil temporarily halted the Del Mar school dis-
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