The Coast News, July 14, 2023

PERFECT RUN

Sold!

NY hedge fund buys San Diego Union-Tribune

By Jordan P. Ingram

Winners named in contest

Best of North County has announced its winners for this year. 10-11

City manager placed on administrative leave

By Laura Place SAN MARCOS — In

a closed session meeting on Friday, the San Marcos City Council voted to place longtime City Manager Jack Griffin on paid administrative leave.

Griffin has served as city manager since 2012, with an extended contract through 2026.

City leaders have not determined yet whether he will continue being paid his approximately $232,000 salary until then.

Mayor Rebecca Jones and council members Ed

Musgrove and Mike Sannella carried the decision in a 3-2 vote, according to city spokesperson Tess Sangster.

“Details regarding the decision will not be shared publicly as it involves a personnel matter,” Sangster said.

The council also unanimously appointed Assistant City Manager Michelle Bender to the role of acting city manager effective immediately.

TIME TO BRINE

REGION

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After five years of ownership, billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong has sold the San Diego Union-Tribune to an affiliate of Denver-based newspaper publisher MediaNews Group for an undisclosed sum, according to company emails.

Soon-Shiong and his family will maintain ownership of the Los Angeles Times, per media reports. MediaNews Group, formerly Digital First Media, is owned by Alden Global Capital, a New York hedge fund and the second-largest newspaper owner behind Gannett.

Chris Argentieri, president and COO of California Times, once the parent company of both the Los Angeles Times and Union-Tribune, confirmed the sale in an internal July 10 email obtained by The Coast News.

“As of this afternoon, we have completed the transaction to sell The San Diego Union-Tribune to an affiliate of MediaNews Group (MNG),” Argentieri wrote to Union-Tribune employees. “For all of us who remain with the California Times, we will continue focusing on building a prosperous future for the Los Angeles Times.”

The email also included a message from Soon-Shiong, who had previously denied rumors he was exploring the possible sale of the newspapers in 2021.

“Five years later, my family and I remain grateful for the opportunity to work with you at both the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune,” Soon-Shiong wrote in the email. “The Union-Tribune is a great news organization with a long, distinguished history that I hope will continue to serve the San Diego community for generations to come. Our intention now is to focus on the ongoing work of transforming the

Brine Box is a newly-opened walkup seafood restaurant by owners Davin and Jessica Waite. The kiosk, located on the Oceanside Pier, will offer fresh, seasonal catches for customer takeout. Story on 19.

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The Encinitas Little League Intermediate All Stars team remains undefeated in the postseason, advancing to the SoCal semifinals this week. Story on 12.

Tanner Hellman. Photo by Michelle Friszell

art & jewelry PARTY

Art & Jewelry Party in the Village

At Carlsbad Jewelry they know that a satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all. That’s why owner Rob Jewels puts his customers first and treats everyone like they are the most important person in the world.

Rob genuinely loves to help people find the perfect piece of jewelry for their special occasion, and it shows. His passion for the craft, years of experience, and family connections in the industry all combine to create a memorable shopping experience for Carlsbad Jewelry customers. Rob Jewels is the real deal, and as a master jeweler with deep connections, he’s the guy to go to for any occasion.

A native Californian, Rob Jewels began learning the business of jewelry design and repair at and around the age of ten, mostly under the tutelage of his father. “Over the years, besides what I learned from him, I’ve taken many courses until I was twenty-one; at which point, I began designing items myself, as well as helping to open shops all over southern California locations, such as: Beverly Hills, Santa Clarita, Sherman Oaks, Ventura, and Riverside, and other towns.”

After being jeweler to famous names such as Snoop Dogg, Ashton Kutcher, Paris Hilton, and many other stars, Rob chose to head south from Los Angeles and settle with his family in Carlsbad. His wife loves the area beaches and he has friends and relatives living in the area, which is another reason he chose Carlsbad. A number of Rob’s other relatives are also in the wholesale jewelry business and operate out of the jewelry center on 47th street in New York City. This valuable family connection allows him to offer wholesale prices on jewelry and loose diamonds, as well as fulfill custom requests other shops won’t bother with. If you are planning to buy a ring or special gift anytime soon, you owe it to yourself to check out Rob’s prices first…you could save a bundle.

This month Rob is hosting an art and jewelry party Saturday and Sunday July 22nd & 23rd from 1-5pm, then again on Saturday and Sunday July 29th and 30th. He wants to welcome everyone to stop by his shop which is just 1 block north of the Carlsbad sign on Coast Highway 101 in the Village. Local artist Gabrielle Benot will be there to meet and greet the public as part of an art and jewelry collaboration showcasing Gabrielle’s work which incorporates real jewelry with her amazing paintings.

Rob wants to personally invite Coast News readers to attend the party will be music, food, wine, and plenty of amazing jewelry to browse when you come by. He is offering 35% off all jewelry for the entire month of July, so come by and treat yourself. He will even do free jewelry repairs up to $50 for new customers, or give away a free watch battery. The party and the sale are all incentives to come by, meet Rob and see for yourself why he’s the jeweler to the stars. You’ll leave feeling like a million dollars and knowing you have your very own personal jeweler.

Carlsbad Jewelry is situated at the corner of Grand and Carlsbad Blvd., directly across from Starbucks at 2907 Carlsbad Blvd. Hours are Tuesday – Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed Mondays.

For more information call (760) 637-1688.

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Fair reports nearly 1M visitors

Nearly 200K more attendees than in 2022, officials say

By Laura Place DEL MAR

— The 2023 San Diego County Fair at the Del Mar Fairgrounds saw a rise in attendees from the previous year, fair officials said, indicating continued post-pandemic growth.

Over its 22-day run, the fairgrounds saw 997,720 visitors “Get Out There!” at the fair, marking a nearly 200,000-person increase from 2022.

This is still well below the pre-pandemic attendance levels of around 1.5 million, but fair officials said they were more focused on providing a great experience for each fairgoer this year.

“Our numbers this year are fantastic, and that is important to us, but this Fair is and should be about more than just attendance figures and financial metrics,” said Fairgrounds CEO Carlene Moore. “We are truly in the business of creating lasting memories and strengthening our diverse community. This Fair is about education, tradition, economic opportunity, innovation, partnerships, and, of course, family friendly fun. In these ways, we believe this year’s Fair was a smashing success.”

Officials said while they increased food and entertainment options, they also prioritized various strategies to limit overcrowding and long lines, facilitate improved traffic

and parking, and reduce negative impacts on the surrounding neighborhood.

Along with improving the Midway layout and offering more shaded seating, this included going cashless for admission and parking, promoting offsite parking and alternative transportation like the NCTD Fair Tripper, and not scheduling the most popular concerts on the historically busiest days, officials said.

“We are excited to take what we learned this year and to reinvest our revenues so we can build an even better San Diego County Fair in 2024,” Moore said.

The Grandstand Concert Series drew 58,000 attendees between 13 different shows. The show by

Los Tigres del Norte drew the largest crowd, with over 7,500 people, followed by performances of hiphop artist Nelly and famed comedian and actor Kevin Hart.

When it came to the carnival, The Joker 360 was the most popular new ride with over 36,000 riders, and upward of 80,000 people each enjoyed rides on the Crazy Mouse, Fast Trax Slide and Sky Ride.

Among the 100-plus vendors offering delicious concessions, Apollo’s Greek sold over 10,000 chicken gyro pitas, and Biggy’s sold over 1,100 of their Hot Cheeto Chicken Sandwich, the food item named Best of Show title in the Fair-tastic Foods Competition.

Mom’s Bakeshoppe sold a whopping 160,000 chocolate chip cookies

throughout the fair.

As always, livestock played a large role at the fair. Over 350 San Diego County youth ages 9 to 18 participated in the popular Junior Livestock Auction, with nearly 500 animals entered into the market competition.

The auction raised over $482,000 — an increase of $59,000 from last year — by selling 228 animals.

“Chicken Charlie” Boghosian paid nearly $28,000 for the Beef Grand Champion steer from exhibitor and Fallbrook High School FFA Student Clayton Critz, whose twin brother Landon Critz saw his steer win the reserve grand champion title.

Over 1,000 seasonal workers were hired to make this year’s fair run smoothly.

O’side vegetation fire damages home

By City News Service

OCEANSIDE — A 21acre vegetation fire caused minor damage to one home and threatened multiple commercial buildings, the Oceanside Fire Department said this week.

The blaze began at 2:23 p.m. on July 9 on the edge of a marshy wetland known as Talone Lake, according to fire officials.

Arriving firefighters from Oceanside and Camp Pendleton could see thick smoke rising rapidly with flames next to the intersection of Frazee Road and Mission Avenue, an Oceanside battalion chief said.

Crews quickly identified access points into Talone Lake, an area known to

contain transient camps and thick vegetation. Multiple fire engines gained access to the fire area and used hose lines, hand tools and chain saws to stop the forward progress of the fire.

Shortly after containing the initial fire, another fire about 200 yards further into the vegetation was noticed by fire crews. Heavy vegetation and difficult access allowed the fire to grow out of control and quickly overwhelmed the fire resources assigned, officials said.

Because of the potential for the fire to threaten a nearby residential neighborhood and shopping center, additional resources were ordered, including law enforcement, fire engines, lad-

der trucks, a water tender, a Cal Fire San Diego ground crew and a helicopter, the battalion chief said.

During the firefight, crews reported 20- to 30foot flames threw embers eastward across College Boulevard and into the Walmart Shopping Center, which prompted evacuations of residents and businesses.

The embers and superheated air released into the neighborhood and businesses caused damage to the exterior of one single-family residence and to a cardboard storage bin directly behind Walmart. Water bucket drops made by Cal Fire aircraft and action by ground forces were criti-

cal in stopping the forward rate of spread and keeping the fire from extending into homes and businesses, the battalion chief said.

Crews gained control around the perimeter of the fire, stopped its forward progress and contained it to 21 acres within two-and-ahalf hours.

Firefighters were exposed to smoke and heat, but no firefighters were injured.

Oceanside Police Department detained and questioned one suspect regarding the fire before being released. No arrests were made. The fire was believed to be caused by an individual with further investigation underway.

OVER ITS 22-day run, the San Diego County Fair welcomed 997,720 visitors to the Del Mar Fairgrounds, an increase of nearly 200,000 from 2022. Courtesy photo/SD County Fair

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Letters to the Editor

Act now on e-bike safety

Dear Editor, Heading for the beach, there I was, slowly weaving through the holiday traffic. Dodging the visiting campers, pausing to allow the families to cross, staying alert for the bikes, skateboards, runners and strollers.

Then barely catching a glimpse in my peripheral vision, I instinctively swerved and stopped. Giggling and waving, two youngsters snuggled onto a

safety can include road marking, e-bike functional upgrades, age limits, licensing, insurance and training requirements for e-bike users.

The City of Encinitas has proposed some traffic enforcement changes and the beginning of e-bike regulations.

However, the State of California must also act quickly to establish fair and reasonable safety standards for e-bikes and

County budget aims to boost all residents

By Terra Lawon-Remer

After several years of upheaval in our community, nation and the world, many of us have thankfully started to return to a “new normal.”

The worst of the pandemic is over, inflation strain is easing, and we have returned to enjoying everything our beautiful county has to offer.

But while many of us have moved forward, it’s important that we don’t lose sight that many of us are still bouncing back, or know those who are. Housing costs remain high, we continue to see increasing rates of mental health crises and addiction, and many working families are struggling.

As the agency with primary responsibility for health and human services programs in our region, it’s the County of San Diego’s responsibility to help address these challenges to lift up all of our residents.

the e-bike neither of the two youngsters were safe or secure. That must stop, protecting us all from the unsafe judgments of the adults.

Certainly, one change must include an age limit. Very few of us would expect 10-year-olds to be licensed to use a motorized vehicle.

Is 16 perhaps the reasonable limit?

And riders must have liability insurance, a Cali-

On June 27, I joined my colleagues to cast a bipartisan vote approving a county budget that prioritizes community investment, equity and sustainability.

With commitments to fight homelessness, direct those with mental health and substance use disorders toward better care, protect our beaches and coastline, and invest in core community services, this $8.11 billion investment plan will strengthen our communities and infrastructure.

precedented bold move, directing nearly $740 million toward mental health and substance use disorder treatment, including funding for Mobile Crisis Response Teams, 41 additional long-term beds for inpatient mental health care, and outpatient and residential substance use disorder services.

And because the illegal fentanyl and opioid crisis continues to harm our communities, more than $7 million has been set aside to address opioid addiction.

This year’s budget also invests in working families. More than $164 million will support additional staff across all Health and Human Services departments to support safety net programs like CalWORKs, CalFresh and Medi-Cal.

It helps seniors age in place by allowing higher wages to be paid to InHome Supportive Services caregivers, increasing the pool of people who can care for our seniors in their own homes as they age.

And it will provide additional funds to support foster youth and young people who are transitioning out of the foster care system.

small e-bike wobbled past my bumper.

In a flash, I thought of Brodee Champlain-Kingman, R.I.P., now hoping that his tragic death will shake our community and government into preventing another lamentable loss.

Brodee’s death, according to reports, was a horrible accident not his fault nor the fault of the driver.

However, much can be done to minimize the chance of another occurrence. Immediate steps to

Dear Editor, What a terrible tragedy that Brodee Champlain-Kingman was killed while riding his e-bike.

Having witnessed young people riding their e-bikes without regard for the rules, and maybe no knowledge of rules of the road, I fear more young folks will succumb to accidents resulting in serious

their riders.

The young people I almost encountered were perhaps 12 years old.

Others seen often are even younger.

One perilous ride I dodged recently on the Cardiff Rail Trail had one adult and two very young passengers clinging to each other meandering through the dog walkers, joggers and alarmed strollers.

To travel in a car, these two “passengers” must be safely strapped into state-required car seats.

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injuries or death.

E-bikes are motorized vehicles and should be treated like a motorcycle. That means drivers must be 16, be licensed through the DMV and have had all the necessary classes and road testing.

I am aware that this can be an inconvenience for kids and parents, but avoiding accidents and

fornia driver’s license and training specific to e-bikes.

With heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of Brodee, now is the time for all of us to move forward and increase the safety for everyone involved with e-bikes.

Decision makers must be politicians, law enforcement, parents, schools and peers.

In lasting respect to Brodee and his family, this is the least we should do.

Eric Sandy Encinitas

preventing catastrophic injuries or death outweigh inconvenience.

Sadly, I have witnessed, many times, parents on e-bikes demonstrate a blatant disregard for safety and rules to their kids.

This needs to stop if safety is a concern.

Voters put me in this job two years ago to change county government by making it more equitable, responsive and representative. For decades, our county elected leadership ducked responsibility and refused to step up to tackle the challenges of our region.

Those decades of neglect have left us with a lot of work to do. This new budget is about putting our values of service into action — by funding positions and making investments so the county can actually do that work.

We’re hiring people to expand social service programs to help our most vulnerable populations and investing in critical infrastructure like roads, public parks and affordable housing.

For the first time ever, more than $40 million is earmarked to increase affordable housing and provide services to prevent homelessness and provide housing stability for families, especially for populations that are more likely to experience homelessness, such as seniors and the LGBTQIA+ youth.

With rising rates of mental illness and drug and alcohol abuse, the county has made an un-

Since supporting our communities is the most important investment we can make, we must not neglect safeguarding our beautiful environment and fighting climate change. Our beaches and coastlines are some of our most vital regional assets, and protecting them has been one of my top priorities as your supervisor. With an investment of $52 million dollars the county will build and improve stormwater infrastructure to protect our beautiful beaches and coastlines.

The budget also provides significant funding to continue our efforts to build resilience in the face of a changing climate. Funding has been earmarked to continue work on our Regional Decarbonization Framework to help communities move our region toward zero-carbon emissions, design a new Zero Carbon Portfolio Plan that aims for a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in county facilities by 2030 and plant more than 5,000 trees.

We are a region of diverse and proud communities, and this budget was built to support and uplift them.

As the county’s motto says, “The noblest motive is the public good,” and we will continue to work hard to uphold and nurture our communities, our residents and our environment.

Terra Lawson-Remer represents District 3 on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.

Barb Bolton

‘The State of California must also act quickly to establish fair and reasonable safety standards for ebikes and the riders.’

Del Mar wrestles with rentals

Data show dozens of unregistered vacation rentals

By Laura Place

DEL

MAR

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Heavy restrictions on new short-term vacation rentals in Del Mar have not stopped dozens of local homeowners from making a few extra bucks by offering their homes for touristic overnight stays, data presented to the City Council on Monday show.

City leaders reviewed the data collected by scraping online listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and other websites from January to April of this year as part of an ongoing effort to establish new regulations for short-term rentals, or STRs, in the city.

Del Mar is one of the last coastal cities in San Diego County without clear regulations for STRs. Instead, city leaders have repeatedly extended a forbearance forbidding any new rentals in the city, allowing only STRs that operated before April 2016 to continue without restrictions.

After delays by litigation and then the COVID-19 pandemic, city officials and residents alike say it’s high time to establish clear regulations for the local industry and start collecting transient occupancy tax, or TOT, from operators of these rentals.

“STRs are happening

right now, but we’re not collecting the revenue, and we don’t really have good monitoring and compliance, so that will only get better as we formalize the regulations,” said Councilmember Dan Quirk.

Within four months, the city found 116 STRs advertised online within Del Mar’s boundaries. City staff were able to match 18 of these to rentals registered with the city that qualify for the forbearance.

However, the other 21 rentals registered with the city were not captured in the collected data, indicating that many more vacation rentals are likely operating than the city is aware of.

The most common locations for STRs in Del Mar are, unsurprisingly, close to the shoreline in the north beach and south bluff areas. The average nightly rate

is around $630, data indicates, and the occupancy rate appears to be around 62%.

Considering all this, city officials estimated Del Mar could generate over $1 million in TOT annually to go toward city services.

Relying on the collected data, city officials also determined that STRs make up at least 4.5% of all housing units in the city. This is important to know, they said, as the city ultimately decides what number or percentage of permits to allow in an eventual ordinance.

“Eventually, we’re going to have to decide on the number of permits,” said Councilmember Terry Gaasterland.

The city of Encinitas has established a 2.5% city-

DEL MAR IS one of the last coastal cities in San Diego County without clear regulations for short-term rentals. Stock photo

Carlsbad senior community targeted in apparent scam

By Steve Puterski

Seniors at Lakeshore Gardens have reported a rash of scams involving two men allegedly posing as employees of the Carlsbad Lexus and Toyota dealerships and convincing unsuspecting residents to pay for subpar or non-existent vehicle services.

Lakeshore Gardens, a 55-and-older modular home community, stretches 54 acres along Avenida Encinitas south of Poinsettia Avenue in Carlsbad.

Several residents, who spoke with The Coast News on the condition of anonymity due to fear of reprisal, said they were swindled out of thousands of dollars by at least two men, possibly three, who have been targeting residents to repair and paint their vehicles.

Residents got a decent look at the alleged scammers who visited each of their homes, describing

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L.A. Times into a self-sustaining institution. Our hometown of Los Angeles and the state of California – really, the West Coast –needs a strong, independent news organization. We believe in the L.A. Times and are committed to its future.”

But news of the sale has sent shockwaves across the San Diego media landscape due to Alden Global Capital’s reputation for slashing newsroom costs via sweeping layoffs.

Greg Moran, a legal affairs and criminal justice reporter at the Union-Tribune, told The Coast News the sale was a “disappointment” and came as a “big surprise” to the entire company, including management.

“I think it wasn’t handled very well and I haven’t got an explanation as to why (Soon-Shiong) sold the paper other than it’s a tough economy,” Moran said. “But take a number. Everybody’s having a hard time. We are a profitable company. Between the two companies the guy owned, we were making money.”

After working more than 33 years at the Union-Tribune, Moran has witnessed several ownership changes, including the 1992 merger between the San Diego Union and San Diego Evening Tribune.

For Moran, however, the most recent acquisition stands in relief to previous takeovers of San Diego County’s only major newspaper. “I think the immediate future, I think (the Union-Tribune’s) going to be a smaller organization and certainly different, but I can’t say in which way,” Moran said. “I really, really hope I’m proven wrong, but based on past performances there’s going to be less local news under MediaNews ownership and I think that has all kinds of implications.”

After forming in 2007,

them as White or Latino, standing 5-foot-9 with medium builds, dark hair and brown eyes. One of the suspects had a beard.

“The dealership owners are furious that they are being misrepresented and have stated that these men are not their employ-

Alden Global established a large portfolio of media holdings, developing a track record as “vulture capitalists” — scooping up newspapers, gutting newsrooms and selling off the assets.

In 2018, Alden Global Capital purchased the Denver Post and quickly reduced Colorado’s largest daily newspaper’s staff by 70%.

In 2021, Alden Global purchased Tribune Publishing and its flagship daily, the Chicago Tribune, along with a handful of metro and suburban newspapers, including New York Daily News, The Baltimore Sun, Hartford Courant, The Virginian-Pilot and Orlando Sentinel.

According to The NewsGuild, a newspaper journalist labor union, the Chicago Tribune has lost about 30% of its editorial staff since Alden Global first acquired a stake in the company in 2019.

Sharon Ryan, executive vice president of MediaNews Group, confirmed fears of potentially draconian cuts to the Union-Tribune’s workforce in a follow-up message to employees shortly after news broke of the sale.

“No different than the changes announced at the Los Angeles Times last month, the U-T will also need to make some difficult staffing decisions as we assume management,” Ryan wrote. “Reductions will be necessary to offset the slowdown in revenues as economic headwinds continue to impact the media industry. We will seek efficiencies in business operations, distribution and production while striving to support and prioritize the robust, local newsgathering needed to serve the communities that rely on the Union-Tribune for excellence in journalism.”

According to Ryan, MediaNews Group is offering buyouts to employees to make staffing reductions “voluntary.” In a statement detailing the company’s

ees, past or present and wear an outdated uniform,” said Kathy Arman, property manager for Birtcher Anderson and Davis, who oversees the homeowner’s association. “Unfortunately, they were able to succeed with very smart retired people.”

Both local auto dealerships declined The Coast News’ interview requests.

The scams reportedly began in October 2022 when the men delivered a sales pitch to two Lakeshore Gardens residents. Arman says at least six or seven residents have come forward as victims, reporting the same sales pitch. Some residents felt embarrassed and humiliated, taking months to reveal they had been conned.

A resident said the men noticed issues with the paint job and a scratch on the bumper. The men said they just finished working with “Arlene” and presented a detailed book of completed “work” and other talking points to appear legitimate.

Each of the residents said one man offered the pitch while the other performed repairs. The pitchman was described as a smooth talker and convincing, likely serving as a dis-

traction.

Two residents who received vehicle paintwork said the colorant was a waxy material, which the salesman said was supposed to “fall off” after 24 hours — instead, the substance left green streak marks on both of their vehicles.

“He was a very likeable guy,” a resident said. “He didn’t use the right paint and I didn’t check it out when he was done. He had all the equipment and looked real — it really looked impressive.”

A female resident said she was approached at home by a middle-aged Hispanic man with a beard and two kids in a white SUV. A teenager in the vehicle helped the adult male convince the resident to purchase their services.

After negotiating the price, the resident ultimate-

“voluntary separation plan,” full-time employees will receive two weeks’ salary for the first year and an additional week’s pay every year after that, with a maximum of 40 weeks.

According to the email, employees have until noon on July 17 to complete the voluntary separation plan.

Despite Soon-Shiong’s outward commitment to preserving the Los Ange -

les Times, the sixth-largest daily newspaper in the U.S. has not been immune from recent downsizing and corporate “restructuring” in attempts to make the newspaper more prof-

itable.

Last month, the Los Angeles Times announced it was laying off 74 employees, or 13% of newsroom staff, as part of a “reorganization” due to the current economic climate. This week, The Sporting Times reported the “Los Angeles Times sports section will no longer have box scores, standings, game stories, TV listings or a daily sports calendar” to “accommodate new 3 p.m. deadlines following the sale of their printing press.”

MediaNews Group’s purchase of the Union-Tribune comes two months after Texas-based Nexstar Media Group, owner of Fox5 in San Diego, acquired independent San Diego news station KUSI-TV for $35 million from McKinnon Broadcasting.

The Coast News will follow this developing story.

THE SAN DIEGO Union-Tribune has been sold to a subsidiary of Alden Global Capital, a New York-based hedge fund with a reputation for slashing newsroom workforces across the country. Photo by Jordan P. Ingram

THE KAUFMANN Building, former Los Angeles Times headquarters, now sits vacant. Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong will maintain ownership of L.A.’s daily newspaper. Stock photo

CARLSBAD SENIORS are warning of a scam with individuals offering faulty vehicle services. Photo by Jordan P. Ingram

CAMERA STILLS captured one of the alleged scam artists and their gray or silver pickup truck. Courtesy photos

Callan settles suit, Piazza trial delayed

By Laura Place VISTA —

A stitch of hope

By Samantha Nelson OCEANSIDE — Glob-

al knitwear producer FutureStitch is expanding its Oceanside manufacturing facility and seeking more community partnerships to help recruit and hire justice-impacted individuals seeking a second chance at life.

Headquartered in nearby San Clemente, FutureStitch is a knitwear producer partnered with well-known brands like Stance, Toms, Crocs and Everlane to create unique, durable socks. The company, which owns a large facility near Shanghai, China, launched its first USbased manufacturing plant in Oceanside in 2021.

In May, the company located at 622 Airport Road announced it was acquiring the building next door, allowing the plant to enter the knitting phase of its production.

“For now, the majority of our revenue comes from printed, finished socks, but the additional space expands our capabilities and allows us to get into knitting,” said Taylor Shupe, FutureStitch founder and co-founder of Stance, an underwear company produced through FutureStitch.

When Shupe created FutureStitch, he wanted to use the company to change how justice-impacted individuals are treated.

The United States incarceration rate is among the highest in the world. Although the country is home to only 4% of the world’s population, it is also home to 16% of all incarcerated people. California has the country’s second-highest prison population, following Texas.

Returning to regular life after prison is challenging for many formerly incarcerated individuals. Accord-

ing to a Bureau of Justice Statistics report, nearly a third of formerly incarcerated people could not find jobs for years after release.

FutureStitch created Boss Stitch, a program that hires formerly incarcerated employees to work in the Oceanside plant. After a year of operation, more than 50% of the staff are formerly incarcerated.

“The idea is to stop the cycle,” Shupe said.

Shupe’s company takes it a step further by offering various recreational classes in between work, like its herbal medicine course and garden in collaboration with Moonvalley Nurseries, self-defense classes with Gracie Barra, motivational sessions with formal gold medal weightlifter and mental toughness coach Laura Eiman, meditation and yoga classes, and a book club.

The company also hopes to hire therapists focused on child development for its employees who are still learning to repair their home life and relationships with their children.

Sarah Porter, who heads human resources, also leads many of the yoga,

meditation and herbal medicine classes at FutureStitch. Over the past year, Porter has closely bonded with the employees and has watched them grow.

“These are amazing, resilient people,” she said.

Nathan Carpenter said FutureStitch was the right choice for him. First hired as a production operator in February, he quickly learned the plant’s ins and outs and was promoted to production supervisor in May.

For several years before FutureStitch, Carpenter was in and out of prison and addiction. After losing their home and custody of their children, his partner Angela entered treatment, and he followed shortly after.

“It took me another month to see how grim my reality was,” he said. “I wanted to be a family man.”

Eventually, Carpenter and his partner graduated from treatment. The two were allowed to reunite and regain custody of most of their children in Solutions for Change, a 700-day vocational program based in Vista that prepares families recovering from addiction and homelessness for success

through career pathways, leadership training, family management skills, financial literacy, personal development and accountability.

Carpenter discovered FutureStitch while waiting for background checks for other jobs to go through. Although the background checks eventually cleared, he opted to stick with FutureStitch.

“When I came here, there was no judgment, it was all welcoming and love,” he said. “I chose right.”

Nicole Padilla is another employee who found her way to FutureStitch through Solutions for Change.

Though Padilla is still relatively new to the company, having only joined in May, she feels right at home.

“I was tired of employers looking at me like I’m less when I’m not,” she said. “Then I heard about this great place where people can get a second chance.”

Born and raised in Germany, Padilla’s addiction began when she was only 13. She used for several years before eventually moving to the United States. There, while clean, she married and had two children. Finally, her marriage fell apart and she relapsed in 2018, eventually becoming homeless.

“I lost my touch with reality,” she said.

Like Carpenter, Padilla entered Solutions for Change following rehab. Both still live in the program’s housing.

“It’s good to be back in life,” she said.

FutureStitch is interested in partnering with more local organizations to continue building the Boss Stitch and other similar programs hiring justice-impacted individuals in Oceanside.

The jury trial

for a former swim instructor charged with sexually abusing young children in North County has been delayed to September, while a separate civil case against Callan Swim School, where the instructor worked, has been settled for $40,000.

Defendant Nicholas Piazza, 20, was scheduled to go to trial on July 11 following a delay from May. At a hearing last month, attorneys agreed that delaying the trial again to Sept. 27 would allow attorneys on both sides to more thoroughly prepare, said Deputy District Attorney Isaac Jackson.

“Both sides discussed that that’s a realistic time when everyone will be ready. We want to make sure everyone has time to do a full investigation, retain experts, and then there’s the matter of court availability,” said Jackson, who is prosecuting the case.

A readiness hearing has also been scheduled for Aug. 8.

Piazza is facing charges for “lewd and lascivious conduct” with three children aged five and seven while working as a swim instructor in 2021 and 2022.

The first of these incidents occurred in 2021 while Piazza was a swim instructor at Callan Swim School in San Marcos and another in September 2022 while working as a private instructor in Rancho Santa Fe.

The third victim was also a student of Piazza’s during private lessons around the summer of 2022, Jackson confirmed.

While the San Diego County District Attorney’s office is preparing for trial, they continue negotiating with the defense.

“In any case, you always have a dual-track purpose; making sure you’re prepared to do a trial, and at the same time, you still have negotiations. Whenever new things come up or different circumstances come up, it could change negotiations. They could plead guilty at any time,” Jackson said.

Callan lawsuit

The parent of the first victim sued Callan Swim School separately last fall, alleging that the school was negligent in hiring and continuing to employ Piazza. While a trial was set for early next year, court documents confirm that the case has been settled.

A notice of conditional settlement was first filed in late April, and subsequent court filings from late May confirm that Callan Swim School paid out an out-ofpocket settlement totaling $40,000. The school has denied all claims in the suit.

A declaration filed by Booth Law attorney Hannah Nachef, who represented the victim, said the school’s insurance carrier denied any coverage, leaving the family-owned business to pay for any settlement.

The school’s policy featured an exclusion refusing coverage related to sexual misconduct, including negligent hiring, retention or supervision of employees who committed sexual misconduct, per the decla-

Man, woman arrested in county crime spree

By City News Service

ENCINITAS — A man and a woman were in custody July 7 after a violent crime spree that spanned from Coastal North County to the South Bay, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said.

Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, a man called 911 to report he was the victim of a carjacking in the 800 block of Nolbey Street in Cardiff-by-theSea, according to sheriff's officials. He told police he was carjacked at gunpoint and the suspects drove off

in his white Ford Fusion. The victim and another person who witnessed the vehicle theft tried to follow the suspects in another car. Deputies from the North Coastal Sheriff's Station and a sheriff's helicopter searched the surrounding area for the suspects.

A man got out of the stolen vehicle and fired multiple shots at the pursuing carjacking victim and witness in the 900 block of Sandcastle Drive

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HUMAN RESOURCES head Sarah Porter demonstrates how to make elderberry syrup to FutureStitch employees during an herbal medicine class. The knitwear company, which is expanding its Oceanside location, seeks to encourage and provide healthy outlets for its justice-impacted employees.

Photo by Samantha Nelson

Knitwear producer that recruits justice-impacted workers is growing

FUTURESTITCH WORKS with local agencies to recruit formerly incarcerated individuals for its sock manufacturing facility in Oceanside.

Photo by Samantha Nelson

Better sales tie-in ask

marketing

rob weinberg

When the last Harry Potter movie came out, decorative hardware manufacturer North River Mint promoted to their house list of customers a cabinet pull of an owl.

The strategy: ride the film’s coattails, flying under the radar to avoid lawsuits. Not naming the product Hedwig undoubtedly helped.

This week’s news: With the Barbie movie coming out July 21, you can rent a real-life Malibu DreamHouse on Airbnb. Manager Ken promises, “This life-size toy pink mansion is a dream come true!”

Today I spotted Disney’s Halloween set at Costco. My initial revulsion at selling Halloween items in early July was quickly replaced by recognition that Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” hits theaters July 28.

There was no indication of a tie-in, so I’m guessing Costco’s just getting ahead of the curve.

Using a movie launch’s visibility to promote ancillary sales is hardly new. Walt Disney used his movies and TV show to drive theme park traffic.

Selling themed items (backpacks, shirts), licensed spin-offs and video games is a long-established tradition, as is promoting a movie’s sequel as the film

you’re watching is ending.

Given the size of the merchandising market ($80 billion for movies and TV in the US alone), it’s no surprise that unrelated businesses seek ways to benefit from the marketing budgets generated by the big kids.

That potentially spells growth opportunities for your business. Because regardless of what you sell, there are probably similar waves for you to ride. As you debate tying in with existing or coming media, consider this:

1) Movies and shows typically require years to develop. Check Rotten Tomatoes to learn what entertainment is on the horizon and see if a title or character grabs your attention.

2) Most new products and services need months to strategize, organize, create and implement. You may be better off repackaging something you already sell to allow quick introduction to the market.

3) Official character and title usage requires licensing, which can easily cost big bucks. If you’re unable or unwilling to cough up, use direct mail to focus exclusively on your house list and minimize outside attention by not using social media.

The good news: There are crumbs falling off the table from big budget marketing, and you may be able to pick them up and benefit.

With that said, I wish you a week of profitable marketing.

Find entertaining marketing at askmrmarketing.com.

Pet of the Week

Oceanside Plein Air Festival returns

By Staff OCEANSIDE

— The Oceanside Museum of Art is hosting the return of the Oceanside Plein Air Festival from July 15 to July 22.

The second biennial festival returns to Oceanside to celebrate artistic expression and the natural environment, bringing together artists of all levels with friends, neighbors, art lovers and visitors through a program of workshops, events, artwork sales and opportunities to meet and mingle with artists.

The festival will conclude with a juried exhibition, art sale and awards ceremony.

Plein air painting is a type of painting completed in the field, outside on location and “in the moment.” This style allows artists to leave the four walls of their studio and paint in situ among the stunning natu-

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ral and urban landscapes of Oceanside and the surrounding areas.

Throughout the week, up to 350 participating artists will complete multiple pieces of work “en plein air” and will submit their top two pieces for consideration in the juried exhibition and awards.

The 2023 Plein Air exhibition will display approximately 60 of the jury’s favorite paintings, including works by featured artists Geoff Allen, Eileen McCullough, Gabriel Stockton and Toni Williams.

In addition to painting at locations of their own choice throughout the week, festival participants and visitors will take part in a series of events including hands-on artist workshops, communal “paint outs,” a “quick paint challenge,” opportunities for artists to meet each other

in networking events, times for the community to meet the artist, sales of artwork right off artists’ easels and a “green cleanup.”

The festival’s programming includes:

• Artist workshops: During the festival, participants have the opportunity to attend daily workshops to receive expert guidance and instruction from experienced plein air artists on specific techniques as well as receive personalized feedback on their work.

• Paint out events: Throughout the week, there will be select days and times where festival artists are encouraged to come together and paint on location at iconic sites, such as Robert’s Cottages, Oceanside Harbor and more.

• Quick paint challenge: Open to all participants, artists are invited to

partake in a two-hour burst of creativity highlighting one of Oceanside’s most iconic outdoor locations, Mission San Luis Rey. With the task of completing a painting in a single sitting, quick paint artists are challenged to grab a brush, set up an easel and paint “en plein air” for all to see.

• Awards and juried exhibition: Festival participants will submit two pieces to be considered for the Oceanside Plein Air Festival Awards, and winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on July 22, from 12 to 2 p.m.

Sixty pieces of art from the festival, including the winning pieces, will be on display at Oceanside Museum of Art from July 22 to January 2024. For more information and a full schedule of events, please visit oma-online.org/pleinair.

Meet Starry, a 5-month-old border collie blend who landed recently at the Helen Woodward Animal Center and is looking to find her forever home.

This 23-pound perky pooch radiates more playful energy than the brightest pulsar. She loves to launch rope toys into the stratosphere and chase tennis ball-shaped comets across grassy planets.

When she’s exhausted the fuel from her rockets, she’s more than happy to settle into orbit on your lap and snooze into the sunset. While Starry can find any planet habitable, she

would much prefer a home with lots of space to run around in with an older family.

Starry’s adoption fee is $489.

All pets adopted from Helen Woodward Animal Center are altered and upto-date on vaccinations and micro-chipped for identification.

Helen Woodward Animal Center at 6523 Helen Woodward Way in Rancho Santa Fe. Kennels are open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (By appointment only). For more information, call (858) 756-4117, option #1 or visit animalcenter.org.

COLLEGE GRADUATES

The following students graduated from their respective colleges: Erik Buchholz of Oceanside from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Sara Kisztelinksi of San Marcos from the Metropolitan Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey; Luke Lawver of Carlsbad, Isha Sharma of San Marcos and Laura Woods of Oceanside from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

DEAN’S LIST

The following students made the spring dean’s list at their respective colleges:

Andy Yu of Encinitas at the Georgia Institute of Technology; Taylor Peters of Carlsbad at Le Moyne College in New York; Sarah Michelsen and Ryn Yi of Carlsbad, Keona Lee of Oceanside, Will Shapiro of San Marcos, Huon Fitzpatrick of Encinitas and Brian Chander of Rancho Santa Fe at Emerson College in Boston.

FACULTY HONORS

The following students earned the distinction of faculty honors for the spring semester at the Georgia Institute of Technology: Adrien Cao of San Marcos, Lucas Luwa of Rancho Santa Fe and Garrett Warner of Encinitas.

HIGH ACHIEVERS

The following University of Saint Katherine students were inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society: Anne Nugent and James Thomas of Oceans-

ide, and Aubrey Cardoza and Dimitri Trigonis of San Marcos. Cardoza was named 2022-2023 Omicron Delta Kappa Circle Leader of the Year.

BACHELORETTE PARTY

The Mission Pacific Hotel and the Seabird Resort in Oceanside were featured on the third episode of the current “The Bachelorette” season on July 10.

BACK TO SCHOOL BENEFIT

Home Start, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to child abuse prevention and providing evidence-based family-strengthening services, is collecting donations throughout the month of July for its annual Back-toSchool Backpack Drive. The donated supplies will benefit children served by Home Start.

PARK HOST WANTED

The Encinitas Parks and Recreation Department

seeks an individual or couple to serve as a park host at Encinitas Community Park on a full-time basis. The primary role is to have a visible presence in the park and serve as the eyes and ears for city staff and the Sheriff’s Department. Applications will be accepted through July 31 and are available on the city’s PlanetBids website.

FOOD DRIVE

The Rock Church is providing food distributions weekly at Rock Church campuses throughout San Diego County, including every first Thursday of the month at Rock Church San Marcos.

GOOD WATER

Vista Irrigation District published its annual consumer confidence report that shows how in 2022, as in past years, the district’s tap water met all federal and state safe drinking water standards.

ARTISTS participate in a quick paint challenge during the 2021 Oceanside Plein Air Festival. The Oceanside Museum of Art is hosting the return of the festival from July 15 to 22. Courtesy photo

Post-4th beach cleanup yields nearly 3,000 pounds of trash

By Staff

REGION — Nearly 350 volunteers collected more than 2,800 pounds of trash at seven popular beaches the morning after the Fourth of July as part Surfrider Foundation’s annual Morning After Mess beach cleanup series.

In only three hours, volunteers had recovered approximately 2,832 pounds of trash — consisting mostly of single-use plastics — which otherwise would have been washed into the sea, adding to the already critical pollution problem devastating the world’s oceans.

Surfrider volunteers hosted four cleanups at Imperial Beach, Ocean Beach Pier and Oceanside,

while partner organizations hosted the remaining five sites at Ocean Beach Dog Beach hosted by San Diego River Park Foundation, Mission Beach hosted by San Diego Coastkeeper, Fiesta Island hosted by I Love A Clean San Diego, Crystal Pier hosted by Paddle For Peace, and Moonlight Beach hosted by Un Mar De Colores. These cleanup sites were chosen because of the high concentration of beachgoers and notorious reputations for post-holiday trash.

Volunteers collected approximately 92 pounds of trash at the Oceanside Pier and 73 pounds at Moonlight Beach. The most trash collected was approx-

imately 1,925 pounds at the Ocean Beach Dog Beach. Few holidays generate more trash on San Diego County beaches than the

Corpse flower blooms in Encinitas

By Staff

ENCINITAS — A rare Amorphophallus titanum, best known by its common name as “corpse flower,” was in bloom at the San Diego Botanic Gardens last week.

The corpse flower was on public display in the Dickinson Family Education Conservatory for about a week, adding a new element to Savage Gardens, the carnivorous plant exhibition.

The blooming of a corpse flower is a rare and special event, as most plants require seven to 10 years to produce their first blooms, and bloom only every four to five years thereafter. This was the first corpse flower blooming at the Botanic Garden since November 2021.

The corpse flower was approximately 4 feet tall and emitted its unique stench for only two days.

“The corpse flower is

THE NOTORIOUSLY smelly corpse flower was on display at the San Diego Botanic Garden in early July.

the smelly rock star of the plant world,” said San Diego Botanic Garden President and CEO Ari Novy.

“Its putrescence attracts pollinators in its native

habitat in Sumatra, Indonesia, while also attracting curious humans from around the world excited to experience this beautiful, stinky, giant inflorescence.”

Due to its odor, which smells like a rotting corpse or carcass, the corpse flower is characterized as a carrion flower that attracts carcass-eating insects.

Native to the rainforests of Sumatra, the humid climate that this rare and endangered plant grows in was replicated in the Garden’s 8,000 square foot glass enclosed conservatory.

The plant was on loan from Fullerton Arboretum. Fewer than 1,000 plants remain in the wild, and botanic gardens and private collections currently have roughly 500 specimens in their collections.

For more information, visit the San Diego Botanic Garden website at sdbg. org.

Fourth of July. The Morning After Mess showcases the impact that society’s reliance on wasteful, single-use plastic products

has on the coastal environment.

Each year, the San Diego County chapter of Surfrider Foundation and partners host the Morning After Mess cleanup series to help tackle the mess.

“Many of our volunteers remarked that the beaches seemed cleaner than in previous years, which is a great sign that we are headed in the right direction together,” said Alex Ferron, Surfrider Foundation San Diego chapter manager.

“Despite that, we can’t lose sight of the fact that even one piece of trash on the beach is too many. More than anything, we hope our beach cleanups inspire San Diegans to

continue down the path of coastal stewardship and environmental activism.”

The Surfrider Foundation San Diego has a handful of programs working to fight plastic pollution in San Diego.

Specifically, the Rise Above Plastics program has been a key player in introducing and passing single-use plastic and polystyrene ordinances across San Diego County.

The program uses outreach, education and advocacy to cut down on single-use plastics and cigarette butts before they reach the coast.

For more information on Surfrider Foundation San Diego, visit surfridersd.org.

CAMP

$5.5 million awarded to local community food programs

By

Staff REGION — The San Diego Foundation, in partnership with the County of San Diego, awarded more than $5.5 million in grants to 43 community organizations to help San Diegans experiencing food insecurity by supporting localized, sustainable food production and distribution throughout the region.

The County of San Diego used funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to support the Community Food Grant Program.

Funding priorities and goals were identified as part of community engagement sessions hosted by the foundation and the county last fall that included residents, business owners, nonprofit leaders and community organizers from across the many sectors that comprise the region’s food system.

In total, San Diego Foundation received 131 grant applications submitted by nonprofit organizations, schools and government and tribal agencies, totaling $21 million in funding requests.

“The County’s safety-net services reach one in every three San Diegan, helping ensure our community members have access to nutritious food, services and education,” said Dr. Elizabeth Hernandez, County of San Diego, Director of Public Health Services.

“The incredible work of the organizations selected for this grant will help amplify the County’s food security efforts to equitably reach communities of color and low-income San Diegans.”

The 43 projects selected represent a wide breadth

of nonprofit organizations in San Diego County, from grassroots, volunteer-led efforts to established countywide institutions. These projects provide regional and population-specific services to food-insecure seniors, students, Tribal communities, unsheltered, and refugee and immigrant residents of San Diego County.

The program focuses on efforts to strengthen and scale community-led strategies to address food and nutrition insecurity with local solutions that prioritize low-income and historically marginalized communities.

The grantees represent a variety of projects, including community gardens, urban agriculture, food rescue and distribution, seed banking and technical assistance for local farmers, among other projects across the region.

Program awardees that serve North County include:

• ’ataaxum Pomkwaan

• Botanical Community Development Initiatives

• Climate Science Alliance

• Coastal Roots Farm

• ECOLIFE Conservation

• Equation Collaborative

• Escondido Community Garden

• Fallbrook Food Pantry

• Feeding San Diego

• Garden 31 Community Initiative

• Heal The Earth

• ProduceGood

• San Diego Food System Alliance

VOLUNTEER

JOIN THE NORTH COASTAL SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SENIOR VOLUNTEER PATROL

The Senior Volunteer Patrol of the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station performs home vacation security checks, assists with traffic control, enforces disabled parking regulations, patrols neighborhoods, schools, parks and shopping centers and visits homebound seniors who live alone for the communities of Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar.& portions of the county’s unincorporated areas. Volunteers must be at least age 50, be in good health, pass a background check, have auto insurance & a valid California driver’s license. Training includes a two week academy plus training patrols. The minimum commitment is 24 hours per month, & attendance at a monthly meeting. Interested parties should call (760) 966-3579 to arrange an information meeting.

Four firefighters pose for a group photo during the Camp Pendleton Fire Department Lifesaving Award ceremony June 22 at Camp Pendleton. The award ceremony recognized 19 firefighters who displayed exceptional service by providing life saving measures during aid response calls throughout the community. US Marine Corps photo by Ismael Pena

PENDLETON FIREFIGHTERS HONORED

Courtesy photo

VOLUNTEERS collected over 160 pounds of trash combined at Oceanside Pier and Moonlight Beach, two of seven beach spots targeted in the Morning After Mess event. Stock photo

NEARLY A THIRD of the programs that won San Diego Foundation grants serve North County. Courtesy photo

ACTIVITIES/ENTERTAINMENT

Annual Event/Festival

O’side Turkey Trot GOLD

PRIDE By The Beach SILVER

Art Gallery

Barrio Glassworks GOLD

North Coastal Art Gallery SILVER

Concert Venue

Belly Up Tavern GOLD

Moonlight Amphitheatre SILVER

Downtown

MainStreet Oceanside GOLD

Carlsbad Village Association SILVER

Family Attraction/Fun Center

San Diego Zoo Safari Park GOLD

San Diego Botanic Garden SILVER

Golf Course Lakehouse Hotel and Resort GOLD

Encinitas Ranch Golf Course SILVER

Hotel/Resort

Carlsbad Sheraton/

Westin Resort GOLD

Lakehouse Hotel and Resort SILVER

Live Theatre

Oceanside Theatre Company GOLD

Moonlight Amphitheatre SILVER

Place to Volunteer

Assistance League of

Rancho San Dieguito GOLD

PRIDE By The Beach SILVER

Staycation

The Brick Hotel GOLD

Lakehouse Hotel and Resort SILVER

EDUCATION

Childcare

Kiddie Academy of

Oceanside GOLD

Magdalena Ecke

Family YMCA SILVER

Music School

Leading Note Studios GOLD

Coastal Music Studios SILVER

Pre-School

Oceanside First Presbyterian

Church & Preschool GOLD

La Petite Academy/Oceanside SILVER

Private School

Carlsbad Christian Academy GOLD

Pacific Ridge School SILVER

Summer Camp

Leading Note Studios GOLD

Boys & Girls Clubs/Oceanside SILVER

Surf School

Whitlock Surf Experience GOLD

North County Surf Academy SILVER

CONGRATS TO THE 2023 WINNERS!

FOOD & BEVERAGES

Asian Food

Pho Oceanside GOLD

Plumeria Vegetarian Encinitas SILVER

Bakery

VG Donut & Bakery GOLD

Petite Madeline Bakery SILVER

Banquet Facility

Carlsbad Sheraton/Westin Resort GOLD

Omni La Costa Resort & Spa SILVER

Bar

The Leucadian Bar GOLD

Polo Steakhouse SILVER

BBQ

That Boy Good GOLD

Compadres Grilled Chicken SILVER

Breakfast

Broken Yolk Cafe GOLD

Don’s Country Kitchen Oceanside SILVER

Brewery/Distillery

Pacific Coast Spirits & Kitchen GOLD

Belching Beaver Pub SILVER

Burger

Encinitas Ale House GOLD

The LAB Collaborative SILVER

Chicken Wings

Zen Modern Asian Bistro GOLD

The LAB Collaborative SILVER

Coffee

Bound Coffee Company GOLD

Vigilante Coffee SILVER

Cookies

Carlsbad Cookie Company GOLD

Crumbl Cookies - Carlsbad SILVER

Date Nite

Casero Taqueria GOLD

Black Rail Kitchen + Bar SILVER

Donut

Broad Street Dough Co GOLD

VG Donut & Bakery SILVER

Fine Dining Restaurant

Polo Steakhouse GOLD

Carlsbad Sheraton/Westin Resort SILVER

Frozen Treat

Cali Cream Homemade Ice Cream GOLD

Pepper Tree Frosty SILVER

Happy Hour

Carlsbad Sheraton/Westin Resort GOLD

Polo Steakhouse SILVER

Italian Restaurant

Leucadia Pizza Encinitas GOLD

Cicciotti’s Trattoria

Italiana & Seafood SILVER

Lunch Spot

Raul’s Shack Mexican Food GOLD

FOOD & BEVERAGES

Mexican Restaurant

Raul’s Shack Mexican Food GOLD

Lola’s Deli SILVER

Outdoor Dining

Casero Taqueria GOLD

Black Rail Kitchen + Bar SILVER

Pizza

Leucadia Pizza Encinitas GOLD

That Pizza Place - Carlsbad SILVER

Rolled Taco

Raul’s Shack Mexican Food GOLD

Señor Grubby’s SILVER

Salad

Prontos’ Gourmet Market GOLD

Leucadia Pizza Encinitas SILVER

Sandwiches

Prontos’ Gourmet Market GOLD

Mendocino Farms SILVER

Seafood Restaurant

Bluewater Grill GOLD

Grubby’s Poke & Fish Market SILVER

Specialty Cocktails

Casero Taqueria GOLD

Black Rail Kitchen + Bar SILVER

Steakhouse

Polo Steakhouse GOLD

Chart House SILVER

Sushi/Japanese Food

Wrench and Rodent

Seabasstropub GOLD

Harney Oceanside & Lounge SILVER

Tacos

Raul’s Shack Mexican Food GOLD

Casero Taqueria SILVER

View Lakehouse Hotel and Resort GOLD

Cococabana SILVER

Wine Bar

La Costa Wine Company GOLD

Witch Creek Winery SILVER

Wine Selection

La Costa Wine Company GOLD

Polo Steakhouse SILVER

Winery

La Costa Wine Company GOLD

Solterra Winery & Kitchen SILVER

HOME & GARDEN

Carpet & Flooring Cleaner

Encinitas Carpet Cleaning GOLD

North County Carpet Cleaning SILVER

Carpet & Flooring Store

Floor Store & Design Center of Encinitas GOLD

HOME & GARDEN

Chimney Cleaning

Chimney Sweeps, Inc GOLD

San Diego Chimney Sweeps SILVER

Countertops/Granite

Hurricane Carpentry Inc GOLD

SD Flooring Center & Design SILVER

Furniture Store/Home Furnishings

Lawrance Furniture GOLD

Oak Gallery Photo & Art Boutique SILVER

Gardening Store/Nursery

Green Thumb NurserySan Marcos GOLD

Armstrong Garden Centers SILVER

Home Design Center

Lawrance Furniture GOLD

Oak Gallery Photo & Art Boutique SILVER

Mortgage Broker

Dave Pennington at Cross Country Mortgage, LLC GOLD

Luis Ceja Jr SILVER

Pest Control

Triton Termite & Pest Control GOLD

Vester Pest Control SILVER

Property Management Company

Stubbs Real Estate, Inc. GOLD

Brenda Bomar, SRES SILVER

Real Estate Company

Nadia Colucci, Colucci & Co. Realty Group GOLD

Stubbs Real Estate, Inc. SILVER

Real Estate Team

Nadia Colucci, Colucci & Co. Realty Group GOLD

JAKE SMOKE | Team Smoke |

eXp Realty SILVER

Remodeler/Contractor

Hurricane Carpentry Inc GOLD

Glass and Mirror Shoppe SILVER

Residential Realtor

Trudy’s Coastal Properties GOLD

Steve Ploetz - REALTOR SILVER

Window Treatments

Glass and Mirror Shoppe GOLD

Escondido Glass Company, Inc. SILVER

Prontos’ Gourmet Market SILVER

Action Carpet & Floor Decor SILVER Check

CONGRATS TO THE 2023 WINNERS!

LIFESTYLE & BEAUTY SERVICES

Alternative Fitness

Chuze Fitness GOLD

The Smart Fit Method SILVER

Beauty Salon

Strut Hair Solutions GOLD

June Hair Co. SILVER

Day Spa

Four Moons Spa GOLD

Brio Skin Studio SILVER

Facials

The Sugar Loft GOLD

Brio Skin Studio SILVER

Gym

Chuze Fitness GOLD

The Smart Fit Method SILVER

Hair Salon

June Hair Co. GOLD

The Hair Parlour SILVER

Massage

Brio Skin Studio GOLD

Four Moons Spa SILVER

Nail Salon

Happiness Nails & Spa GOLD

101 Nail Lounge SILVER

Spa

Carlsbad Sheraton/Westin Resort GOLD

Four Moons Spa SILVER

Waxing

The Sugar Loft GOLD

Four Moons Spa SILVER

Yoga Studio

Continuum Arts & Pilates GOLD

YogaSix SILVER

MEDICAL

Alternative Therapies

North County Cancer Fitness GOLD

ASAP IVs - IV Therapy

Clinic Encinitas SILVER

Assisted Living

La Vida Del Mar GOLD

Gary and Mary West PACE SILVER

Cosmetic Surgery Center

Moradi MD Cosmetic Surgery GOLD

Schoemann Plastic Surgery SILVER

Dentist/Orthodontist

Beam Orthodontics GOLD

Vista Family Dental SILVER

Doctor

Carlsbad Urgent Care

San Marcos GOLD

Encinitas Periodontics & Dental Implants SILVER

Hospice

Hospice of the North Coast GOLD

The Elizabeth Hospice SILVER

MEDICAL

Hospital

Scripps Memorial Hospital

Encinitas GOLD

Tri-City Medical Center SILVER

In-Home Senior Care

Whole Life Home Health Care GOLD

Gary and Mary West PACE SILVER

IV Therapy

ASAP IVs - IV Therapy

Clinic Encinitas GOLD

Four Moons Spa SILVER

Med-Spa

Brio Skin Studio GOLD

Eir Aura Health SILVER

Medical Practice

Encinitas Periodontics & Dental Implants GOLD

Waring Court Pediatric and Adult Medical Group SILVER

Optometrist (Eye Doctor)

Dr. David Bloch Adult & Pediatric Optometry GOLD

Solana Beach Family Optometry SILVER

Oral Surgeon

Encinitas Periodontics & Dental Implants GOLD

Oceanside Family Dental Care SILVER

Physical Therapy

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Encinitas continues playoff run

ELL All Stars undefeated in postseason play

By Kaila Mellos

ENCINITAS — After defeating Sweetwater Valley 3-2 on Monday, the Encinitas Little League Intermediate All Stars team continues its undefeated postseason run this week in the semifinals at the Southern California Intermediate Baseball Championship.

Encinitas will play Silver Spur from Rolling Hills at 5:30 p.m. on July 13 at Perez Field in Ventura.

Last month, Encinitas won the District 31 and Section 6 championships to get to the SoCal intermediate tournament and is hoping to punch its ticket to the World Series in Livermore, California, for the first time since 2017.

“They were happy and thrilled, to say the least,” said Ted Haberfield, Encinitas team manager and former president of Encinitas Little League. “But a lot of them have already been (to the semifinals), so they’re anxious to hit their biggest goal, which would be they get to the World Series.”

In 2014, the Encinitas All Stars Majors team won the Southern California Baseball Championship and finished third at the West Region, narrowly missing a chance to play in the World Series.

The Encinitas Junior Little League All-Stars team finished third at the 2017 Junior Little League World Series in Taylor, Mich.

For this year’s Encinitas Intermediate All Stars team, consisting entirely

of 13-year-olds, the SoCal playoff is familiar territory.

“The last two years as 11-year-old and 12-year-old All-Star teams, they won District 31 and Section 6, as well,” Haberfield said. “In

both years, they lost in the semifinals in the state tournament, which is where we are right now. So, they’re really eager to win state so we can get to the regional tournament this year.”

Before the team’s game against Sweetwater Valley, the Encinitas Intermediate All Stars defeated Valley Center 15-5 to win the district title. In the Section 6 championship game, Encinitas routed Vista American, 10-0.

And for the first time, the Encinitas team entered the SoCal playoffs undefeated in the postseason, outscoring its opponents 72-7.

Three games into the Southern California Tournament, a 10-team, double-elimination tournament, Encinitas has de -

Pickleball hits new heights in Encinitas

By Kaila Mellos ENCINITAS

feated Aliso Viejo (12-1), Dos Pueblos (10-0), and Sweetwater Valley.

“We’re familiar with the teams we have played so far,” Haberfield said. “But it’s interesting anytime you get to the state level. The competition is just really, really strong across the board.”

The Encinitas Little League is playing July 13 against Silver Spur Little League at Perez Field in Ventura.

If the team wins Thursday, it must win two more games in the main bracket to win the SoCal Tournament and advance to the West Region Tournament from July 20-27 in Nogales, Ariz.

If Encinitas wins the regional, the team will advance to the World Series from July 30 through August 6.

The Encinitas Little League Intermediate All Stars team is Brooks Butler, Curren Haberfield, Madden Reinke, Devin Plutner, Declan Hand, Nikolaj King, Blake Larson, Christian Koch, Tanner Hellman, William Fredrichs, Bodhan Syder, Max Deliseo, Luke Moffett, and of course, Nala the St. Bernard, the team’s unofficial mascot.

The Encinitas Little League was established in 1957 and is one of the oldest Little League organizations in the country.

Senior women’s hoops in North County

Carlsbad and the San Diego-based Senior Women’s Basketball Association are partnering on launching a senior women’s league in North County this fall.

The nonprofit SWBA, celebrating its 25th anniversary, provides opportunities for women 50 and older, from the casual recreational player to the athlete looking to improve their game. League play is divided

—The rise in pickleball players and courts continues to rise in North County, particularly in Encinitas, which has quickly become a hotspot for professional and casual picklers alike.

Brandon Mackie, co-founder of Pickleheads, a company that covers all things pickleball, has noted this exponential growth over the past couple of years in Encinitas thanks in large part to the city's five dedicated pickleball venues.

“In Encinitas, we count 22 dedicated pickleball courts, meaning it has permanent lines and nets,” Mackie said. “That’s 3.51 dedicated courses per 10,000 residents. The national average is around 3.03, so about 16% above average in terms of dedicated pickleball courts. Encinitas is ahead of the curve in dedicated facilities, adding to our assessment that it’s a hotspot.”

The 22 dedicated courts come from Bobby Riggs Racket and Paddle Club, but picklers can also find playing space at Magdelena Ecke YMCA, Stagecoach Community Center and Cottonwood Creek Park. At Bobby Riggs, pickleball has moved ahead of tennis in popularity.

This is not a hidden change, either. Dorcy Norton, admin of the Facebook group Encinitas Pickleball at Bobby Riggs, said she has seen a huge increase in the number of players from beginner to professional at Bobby Riggs.

“I run a tournament

once a month there, and the tournament will sell out within a day,” Norton said. “I can have a hundred people for three hours, and it sells out consistently. I run other tournaments around the county, but I have to say Bobby Riggs is probably the busiest and biggest.”

Norton said the club used to cater to residents in the 60-70 age range, but now it has seen people in their early 20s taking to the courts. The club is also a place where pro pickleball players have stopped to compete, including the owners, Steve and Jennifer Dawson, and their son, Callan, who play in tournaments across the country.

“We haven't had a pro stop there this year,” Norton said. “But in the past three or four years, we did a couple of pro stops and we're doing a pro tournament.”

But the club is not only for the pros, Norton said, it's also for family fun and making new friends.

“Go try it, have fun, and you’ll get hooked,” Norton said. “You get to talk to a lot of people, and there's comradery in that. You can hang out afterward and make friends, and you meet all sorts of new people. It’s just a whole community, and it's really cool.”

Newcomers are encouraged to visit the Norton's Facebook group to sign up for tournaments and connect with fellow players. Beginners, guests, and experienced players are all welcome to play and no reservations, partners, or even paddles are required to start playing.

into four sessions per year, with each session running 8-10 weeks. Teams play 40-minute games under the supervision of qualified referees.

Practices and games will be held at the Pine Avenue Community Center in Carlsbad on Fridays.

For more information, contact Karen at swba.updates@gmail.com.

— Steve Puterski

CALLAN DAWSON is a firefighter turned pro pickleball player whose family owns and operates Bobby Riggs Racket and Paddle Club in Encinitas. Courtesy photo/ProKennex

AERIAL VIEW of some of Bobby Riggs Racket and Paddle Club’s 22 pickleball courts. Courtesy photo/Bobby Riggs

CHRISTIAN KOCH dives to the base for the Encinitas Little League Intermediate All Stars team during the Section 6 championship game. Encinitas won its third straight section title, defeating Vista American 10-0. Photo by Michelle Friszell

CURREN HABERFIELD (11), Tanner Hellman (3) and Brooks Butler (99) celebrate on the mound after Encinitas won the Section 6 crown.

Photo by Michelle Friszell

At Futures Game, Jones comes face-to-face with the past

Yankees minor league outfielder Spencer Jones, the former La Costa Canyon High standout, is often the best player in any clubhouse he’s in.

Then came his appearance at last weekend’s Futures Game in Seattle.

“It was really cool,” Jones said. “Especially be-

ing around that many really talented players and interesting coaches that have all that experience and all of them being in one setting.”

Jones, the Yankees’ first-round pick last year, is settling in playing for the organization’s advanced Class A affiliate, Hudson Valley, in upstate New York.

Because of his produc-

tion, and potential, Jones was selected to the Futures Game, which features baseball’s most compelling minor league stars.

That had Jones playing a few days before Tuesday’s All-Star Game, digging into the batter’s box at T-Mobile Park like he once did at Ecke Park in Encinitas.

Those Encinitas Little League days are far behind Jones, who fairly or not, is being compared to Yankees superstar Aaron Judge. Both are big, both hit the ball far and both are the focus of Yankees fans.

Hall of Famer Dave Winfield, a former Yankee, checks off those boxes, too. Winfield, who started with the San Diego Padres, sought out Jones during batting practice to make a connection.

“Seeing former players that you looked up to was really cool,” said Jones, who finished the first half hitting .263 with 10 home runs, 40 RBI and 21 stolen bases.

What did Winfield whisper in Jones’ ear?

“The biggest thing was that I need to learn from everything I do, like the Futures Game,” Jones said. “And he stressed that baseball is all about making adjustments and you have to be willing to make changes, or to understand what you need to work on.”

Jones never saw Winfield play, but he was Jones’ mother and grandmother’s favorite player.

If nothing else, the 6-foot-6 Jones was among the 6-foot-6 Winfield’s favorites at the Futures Game.

“For me, it’s making more contact and getting on base more often,” he said. “That and keeping my foot on the gas pedal.” Jones seldom runs out of fuel, just like he doesn’t run himself into the ground. He learned long ago, and reminds himself daily, that baseball is a game built around failure.

It’s among the tips Jones gives youngsters wanting to be like him. To be a good ballplayer, turning the page is just as important as turning two up the middle.

“You learn pretty quickly that it’s an everyday thing,” Jones said about

punching a clock while playing baseball. “It’s a lot of games and opportunities, but you have to have forgetfulness and be able to forgive yourself. Otherwise, it’s too easy to get frustrated.

“You start to understand and appreciate there is always more baseball to come, and you have to have the maturity to make changes and the presence of mind to learn from different people.”

Jones leaned on an upperclassman when he was an LCC freshman.

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mickey Moniak was the Mavericks’ big star during his senior year, leading to him becoming the first overall pick of the 2016 draft.

Jones remains on Moniak’s radar and vice versa.

“We hit together in the offseason and I’m always keeping track of him,” Moniak said when in town recently for the Padres series.

“For him to be selected for the Futures Game was big.”

Jones appreciates the love and would love nothing more than to make the big leagues like Moniak. Those assumptions for Jones are in the forefront with a New York media corps eager to christen the next great player to reach the Big Apple.

He’s been the subject of TV interviews and a recent story in the New York Post.

“It’s one of those things that if you constantly think about what people are thinking about, it limits yourself from being comfortable and yourself on the field,” Jones said. “I don’t think too much about expectations. I just want to go out and play and be the player I can be.”

Play on Jones, as many are watching. That includes Dave Winfield.

Contact Jay Paris at jparis8@aol.com and follow him @jparis_sports

Encinitas Chamber CHATTER

San Diego Botanic Garden ushers in summer

SPENCER JONES talks with Hall of Famer Dave Winfield, a former Padres and Yankees great, who sought out the fellow 6-foot-6 outfielder, a La Costa Canyon graduate, at the Futures Game in Seattle on July 8.

“It’s funny because he was joking that he liked talking to taller players because he can look them in the eye,” Jones said.

Jones, 22, doesn’t mind zeroing in on where he needs to make strides.

North County represented in MLB draft

By Staff

REGION — Torrey

Pines High School graduate Kevin Sim and a trio of players with San Marcos ties heard their names called as Major League Baseball held its annual draft this week as part of the All-Star Game festivities in Seattle.

Sim, a 6-foot-2 junior utility player at the University of San Diego, was chosen in the fifth round, 148th overall, by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The South Korea native led the Toreros in home runs (13) and slugging percentage (.624) in 2023.

The long ball runs in the family; Sim’s father, Jong-soo Shim, was one of the most prolific power hitters in Korea Baseball Organization history with 328 career homers.

Palomar College

left-handed pitcher Kyle Carr, a 2020 graduate of San Marcos High School, was selected in the third

round, 97th overall, by the New York Yankees.

Palomar teammate Quincy Scott, an outfielder who graduated in 2021 from Mission Hills High School, went in the 9th round, 261st overall, to the Texas Rang-

ers.

The 6-1 Carr and 6-5 Scott earned American Baseball Coaches Association pitcher and player of the year honors, respectively, for the Comets this past season.

Staff ace Carr (12-1, 3.15 ERA) was the first junior college player selected in this year’s draft. Scott hit .414 in two seasons as a starter at Palomar.

Palomar College alum Jacob Widener, a 2019 San Marcos High graduate, was selected in the 9th round, 259th overall, by the Kansas City Royals.

The 6-7 left-hander, who pitched for the Comets in 2020 before COVID-19 halted the season, helped lead Oral Roberts University to the College World Series this past season.

San Diego State catcher Cole Carrigg was the first player with San Diego ties drafted, going in the second round, 65th overall, to the Colorado Rockies.

Encinitas’ San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) beckons locals and visitors. With a fresh summer lineup, there are so many activities to explore -- including fan-favorite Summer Nights on consecutive Thursdays through August 17th and the traveling exhibition, Savage Gardens, spotlighting carnivorous plants. All this and more is set across the 37-acre urban oasis.

We caught up with President and CEO Ari Novy on how he landed in Encinitas and why he “can think of few places with the natural beauty and amazing plant diversity of our little corner of California.”

Previously you were Chief Scientist at Leichtag Foundation and Executive Director of the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. How did you come to SDBG?

“I’m a 4th generation florist and plant biologist with a PhD in plant biology from Rutgers University. The first time I came to Encinitas was to visit SDBG and Leichtag Foundation. I couldn’t believe how special this area is from a horticultural and people perspective.

I was thrilled to accept my job at Liechtag Foundation. When long-time President and CEO of SDBG Juilan Duval retired, I was honored

to put my hat in the ring. I’m thrilled to work with all of our partners at the Garden to envision the next several decades of growth and find new ways to help people connect to plants and each other. I’m particularly proud that we’ve created a Science and Conservation Department working to conserve plants throughout the County and region.”

You serve on the Environmental Commission for the City of Encinitas. The Encinitas Chamber will present a report to the Commission on its Environmental Sustainability efforts August 10th.

“The Encinitas Environmental Commission helps advise the City Council on matters of environmental concern. All of the Commissioners serve as volunteers and are City residents. I believe that the careful stewardship of our City’s environment is required so that citizens and visitors to Encinitas are healthy and happy. We are fortunate to live in a City where people and organizations like the Chamber not only want to steward the environment, but want to innovate the best way to manage it.”

SDBG will be hosting our next Moonlight Mixer on July 18.

“I love hosting the Moonlight Mixer. The Encinitas Chamber is an amazing group of community leaders who want to serve. SDBG strives to serve the community. Interfacing with the Chamber is a wonderful way to get the pulse of local business and nonprofit leaders.”

Describe your perfect day in Encinitas…

“Paddleboarding in the ocean, then grabbing donuts and walking the Garden to see what’s in bloom. Later, I’d head back to the beach with my family for some swimming and grab a burrito while watching the sun set.”

KEVIN SIM, a 2020 Torrey Pines graduate who played collegiately at the University of San Diego, was taken in the 5th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Courtesy photo

We mourn the loss of our father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Thomas Peter Kressin, who passed on to Heaven on June 12, 2023, at the age of 93.

Tom Kressin was a man set apart. Defying all odds, he pulled himself out of Depression-era poverty to be able to support not only himself and Mary, but to varying degrees, his children and their families also.

From day one, Tom was surpassing expectations. He was born on Feb. 22, 1930, during the doom and gloom of a Minnesota winter. He was born 2 months prematurely, and doctors expected him to die that day. It was before the advent of incubators, so they advised his mother to keep him warm in the oven! At age 6, Tom contracted rheumatic fever and had a 107° fever off and on for 10 days. He was bedridden for months and had to teach himself to walk again. Tom wanted to buy a bicycle, so at age 9 he got a paper route, leaving home in the dead of night during freezing -30°F Minnesota winters to deliver papers, managing all payments and accounts with numbed fingers. That was his first experience with business, and he diligently saved all his paper boy profits to begin investing in the stock market starting at 10 years

In loving memory of Paul Douglas (Doug) Mayberry

January 1, 1931 -

June 9, 2023

Paul Douglas (Doug) Mayberry died of natural causes peacefully in his sleep on June 9th, 2023 at age 92 in Carlsbad, California. He was a master at making people laugh and feel loved.

Born on January 1st, 1931 in Claremore, Oklahoma; he was immensely proud of his hometown and birth state and was a lifelong “Sooner”.

He was both a graduate of Claremore High

old. Tom traveled all over the world while serving in the military. He was in charge of a small island off Okinawa and helped prepare the soldiers under his command and the civilians for deadly typhoons. Always handy and resourceful, he taught himself how to repair electronics and radar equipment. Even though he did not have a college degree, he was asked to teach a calculus class to lower ranking servicemen. After the military, Tom worked as a Honeywell engineer, traveling all over the world as a consultant.

While working for Honeywell, he noticed a fatally defective part in a new plane. He reported this to his supervisor, who did nothing.

He knew he had to talk to the General in charge but could not access him. So, he parked in the General’s parking spot, got arrested, and was brought to the General…… who recognized the severity of the issue and gratefully gave Tom an award for saving lives!

Later, when working as an engineer at Northrup, Tom helped develop an underwater rescue submarine which could recover people on stranded subs below the surface. Again, helping to save lives!

Tom married the love

School and Oklahoma University where he majored in journalism. He later received his master’s degree in journalism at the University of Southern California and taught it there as well.

He followed up his OU ROTC stint by relocating in 1952 to March Field (now March Air Reserve Base) in Riverside, California as an intelligence officer in charge of entertainment and parties; where he met his future wife Eleanor Prentiss Tubby of Massachusetts on a blind date, arriving three hours late!

Much of Doug’s life centered around newspapers, real estate, and gardening.

He worked for the Los Angeles Times for 35 years, mostly spent in advertising and at The LA Times Syndicate becoming a corporate board member and the nationally syndicated advice columnist “Dear Doug”.

He became a real estate broker and investor in Southern California, but

of his life, Mary, in 1959, and they promptly had 6 children in 8 years! Tom felt a deep need to provide for his family and took calculated risks to make that happen. Good fortune, hard work, and risk-taking enabled him and Mary to continue purchasing real estate and buy a home overlooking the ocean in Palos Verdes. Then, as the family grew, they moved to a bigger home there.

Tom didn’t believe in “hand-outs.” He knew he needed to do it himself. When layoffs were threatened at Northrup, Tom picked a point on a map halfway between LA and San Diego, drove to a realtor there and said, “What job can a man do around here to provide for his family?” He then

his pride and joy were his succulent collections and his white rock garden.

Doug was preceded in death by his loving wife Eleanor 22 years ago. They spent much of their 48-year marriage travelling around the world together and raising their two sons Paul D. Mayberry Jr. and John P. Mayberry.

Doug is survived by his two sons Paul and John and his five grandchildren (Dean, Emma, Douglas, Amelia, and Ellenora) and his great grandchild Sophia.

He will be interred together with his wife at the Riverside National Cemetery. There will be a simple Memorial Service which will be coordinated with his internment at his request.

In lieu of flowers (which he would have loved) please donate to your favorite cause in Claremore, Oklahoma in his name and place a white rock somewhere in your front yard to remember him.

warmer Fallbrook, where a 1 story home seemed more practical. In Fallbrook, they were active members of the community and dedicated parishioners of St. Peter the Apostle Church.

Between jokes, Tom was always quietly showing kindness and compassion for others…. whether it was giving jobs to downand-out people who came in our store or helping his tenants living in his rental properties. One man, dying of cancer, had no one to take him to treatments. Without letting anyone know, Tom showed up week after week to help this frail man get to his chemo treatments. We will never know how many people Tom helped because he never talked about it.

often of her goodness and intelligence. He was at a loss without her when she passed on less than a year before him. Though he practiced Depression-era frugalness in daily life, he showered her with expensive jewelry, and corsages for every holiday. She was the wind beneath his wings for their nearly 63 years of marriage.

convinced the owner to sell him Leucadia Liquor without even the down payment in the bank! Tom and Mary moved the family to Carlsbad where the kids grew up.

Back when he was only 19 years old, Tom had bought his first property on the corner of 66th St. and Lindale Ave in Minneapolis, using his savings. Tom continued this investment strategy.

He had a knack for seeing real estate deals and gradually acquired many rental properties in North County. After raising the children in Carlsbad, Tom and Mary moved to La Costa to enjoy the marvelous beach views, and then Leucadia to enjoy the marvelous beach walks. In 2005, they moved to

Vicente Olivares Espinoza, 55 Vista

June 21, 2023

Shirley Louise Magie, 85 Oceanside

June 23, 2023

Paul Richard Konieczny, 72 Oceanside

June 28, 2023

Instead of focusing on himself, he chose to focus on the lighter side of life, with his quick wit and unexpected comments that made one laugh and think at the same time. He frequently had his grandchildren and great-grandchildren laughing uproariously at his jokes.

Tom saw opportunity in every situation. He taught his 6 children and 16 grandchildren that with every setback comes a challenge to overcome. He was a model of persistence. He towered among men, not only in physical stature at 6’4”, but also in wisdom. Everyone looked up to Tom. His advice was sought by his children, grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. He adored his wife, Mary, and spoke

Tom was predeceased by his beloved wife, Mary Frances Owens Kressin, and his parents William and Mildred Kressin. He is survived by his 6 children and their spouses: Maggie (Peter), Peter, Katie, Andrew (Diana), Jim (Cathy), and Joe (Angelina); his grandchildren: Maureen (Nick), Ryan, Brendan, Caitlin, Thomas, Lauren, Jennifer, Mathew (Cheyenne), Sarah, Daniel (Tiffany), Jared, AJ, Mary Cate, Skye, Jacob (Henrietta), and Leah (Jared); his great-grandchildren: Arden, Lennox, Liam, and Audrey; and his brothers: Bill (Marian-deceased), and Jim (Barbara).

Tom loved God and believed firmly in the Catholic faith and morals. He taught us by example how to love our neighbor more than ourselves. He had a quiet faith that spoke through action. He looked forward to everlasting life in Heaven and we will see him again there.

On earth, he was larger than life, so watch out Heaven! I’m sure he has them rolling in the aisles with laughter up there! And Mary was certainly there to greet him saying cheerily, “Tom, what took you so long?!?”

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UCSD gets $1.5M for DMT research

By City News Service REGION — A $1.5 million gift to the University of California San Diego will help

fund a research program into the biological and psychological effect of a powerful psychedelic in humans.

N,N-dimethyltryptamine, better known as DMT, can cause “imaginative visuals akin to the dream state'' and some claim it can help with issues such as depression and addiction, a statement from UCSD reads. However, the actual impact of the drug on the brain, body and overall health is unknown.

Eugene Jhong gifted the university the $1.5 million, which will use the funding to “implement continuous intravenous DMT infusion protocols to capture what is known as the ‘extended state’ of visions long associated with DMT,'' the statement reads.

DMT is found in the body endogenously, or naturally occurring, in small amounts.

“Our goals are to employ multi-modal approaches to study extended state consciousness elucidated by DMT to further appreciate the nature of reality as well as the role of endogenous DMT in the human body,'' said Jon Dean, postdoctoral scholar in the UCSD Department of Anesthesiology and director of the Division of DMT Research at the UCSD Psychedelic

Health and Research Initiative. “Reliable methods for measuring DMT directly in the human brain and bodily fluids do not exist, so the intriguing possibilities that endogenous DMT may play a role in consciousness, dreaming and protecting the brain from trauma are still scientific speculation.''

The study is intended to map physical and neurological responses to DMT during longer windows of the psychedelic's peak.

“We will learn more about how the unique effects of DMT on consciousness interacts with human physiology to understand how these profound psychedelic effects evoked by DMT impact our well-being,'' said Fadel Zeidan,

associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at UCSD School of Medicine. “Our long-term objective is to gain a better understanding of how DMT and other psychedelics could be used in a therapeutic manner to address pain, trauma and various medical conditions related to the brain.''

UC San Diego is the only university in the U.S. that has a dedicated division to conduct extended-state DMT research.

“I am pleased to support this innovative effort to explore extended DMT and am confident it will shed new and important insight into the question of our true nature,'' Jhong said.

THE STUDY is intended to map physical and neurological responses to DMT during longer windows of the psychedelic’s peak. Courtesy photo

EUHSD fills board vacancy

By Samantha Nelson ESCONDIDO

— The Escondido Union High School District board has appointed a new area representative after a former trustee’s resignation earlier this year.

After hearing from four applicants during a special board meeting on July 6, the school board unanimously selected David Vincent to represent Trustee Area 5.

The trustee seat became vacant when Jon Petersen resigned in May after serving nearly 23 years on the school board. In June, Petersen was hired as the district’s new superintendent.

Vincent has lived in Escondido for 27 years, where he and his wife, Franora, raised three daughters through the school district. He has a bachelor’s degree in industrial microbiology and a master’s and doctorate in public health.

Vincent is co-owner and

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ration. The insurance company also declined even to defend the case.

Nachef said in the declaration that they negotiated with the school for six weeks before they agreed on the $40,000 figure. Settling early, she said, assured the victim received the highest possible recovery without excessive litigation costs.

“Child sexual abuse cases are generally difficult

VINCENT

chief executive officer of VTI Life Sciences, which helps pharmaceutical companies meet regulatory requirements. He has spent his career in San Diego in the biotechnology industry, having also served as a consultant and board member for several startup biotech firms in the region.

Beyond his status as a scientist and businessman, Vincent was also a San Diego State University professor, teaching in the regulatory affairs masters program.

According to his application, Vincent and his family have volunteered for local programs, including Meals on Wheels for seniors and supporting veterans in need through the Veterans Asso-

to litigate, given the sensitivity of the subject matter.

In this particular case, the most challenging issue was the fact that defendant’s insurance carrier completely denied coverage. We were able to overcome this issue by working with defense to come to an early resolution in which the defendant, a small business, paid out of pocket,” Nachef’s declaration stated.

Of the $40,000, the victim’s family will be paid nearly $25,000 and $15,000

ciation of North County and AMVETS. They have also traveled abroad to protect endangered species, support public health initiatives, support UNICEF and Worldwide Hungry programs and provide consultation on global disease prevention with the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Vincent’s goals as a trustee include preserving the district’s long-term fiscal responsibility and enhancing students’ access to STEM programs.

“We are seeing significant under-performance from our students in math and science,” Vincent said, noting that the trend is not just present in Escondido but statewide. “While the demand for workers in STEM fields has only increased, our schools have failed to keep up with that demand and prepare students for the 21st-century workforce.

will go toward attorney’s fees, settlement documents state. Attorneys representing Callan Swim School did not respond to requests for comment regarding settlement details over the past two months.

The child, referred to as M.G. in the lawsuit, attended nearly a dozen individual and therapy sessions until early 2022 due to fear and anxiety from the abuse. However, settlement documents state the boy has since made a full recovery.

New takeout seafood option on O’side Pier

By Samantha Nelson OCEANSIDE

— A new, walkup restaurant concept offering takeout seafood has opened next to the vacant restaurant that previously housed Ruby’s Diner at the end of the pier.

Jessica and Davin Waite have opened their fourth local restaurant, Brine Box, in a 109-square foot kiosk. The restaurant is modeled after a “chippy,” a type of casual fish and chip shop common in English seaside towns like the ones where Davin Waite visited family in the summertime as a child.

“Brine Box is a great way to give residents and visitors yet another reason to walk to the end of the pier,” Davin Waite said. “It’s a perfect crossroads of England and California, the two places I love the most.”

The Waites are well known for several existing Oceanside restaurants like the popular Wrench &

Davin Waite is a classically trained sushi chef who likes to push boundaries with his creative use of ingredients while also minimizing food waste and featuring local fish and produce.

Previously named Seafoam in earlier design concepts, Brine Box has taken over a portion of the building that once housed Ruby’s a 1940s-style diner that resided at the end of the 1,954foot long pier for 30 years before closing in early 2021.

According to the owners, Brine Box will showcase the best catches available in the region’s waters seasonally, like rockfish in the winter and swordfish and tuna in the summer. The menu will also feature local halibut, sable fish and black cod among other options.

The restaurant’s grand opening menu includes fish and chips, curry chips, sea-animal fries, spam, egg and cheese, Korean BBQ prawns and seasonal salad, and a seared albacore and seasonal salad combo.

restaurant will also incorporate locally farmed produce as well, including plant-based options. Chef de Cuisine Rachel Hurley, who has worked with the Waites at Wrench & Rodent and The Plot, will lead the restaurant and create its seasonal dishes.

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BRINE BOX, a takeout seafood restaurant, has opened at the end of the Oceanside Pier. Photo by Hannah Guthman

Black Plague bedevils Duck Foot

North County newcomers, Duck Foot Brewing’s new secret (not so secret) Leucadia spot tries to avoid the Black Plague in a patio showdown between exceptional tasting rooms.

In the North County Brewery Patio-Off, breweries are scored on a 100-point scale with a max of 20 points per category to determine who has the region’s best patio.

Duck Foot Tasting Room (Leucadia)

At first glance, the patio looks haphazard and thrown together, which may not be untrue. The space is a recycled tasting room that started as St. Archer Brewing, became Kings & Convicts (thru acquisition), and is now part of the Duck Foot brand. The interior, minus some new art, is nearly exactly the same as it always has been.

Outside there are a bunch of wooden barrels

barriers from the cars and cyclists rolling by. There are low tables and chairs pushed up against the tasting room’s outside wall. A bartop with stools both inside and out connects the two spaces.

I rode my bike down from Carlsbad to meet a friend and was thrilled to find some protected bike parking. I ordered the first round at the bar. The ser

course of a few hours, I was really impressed by the Duck Foot team.

As a former restaurant and bar manager, I appreciate the hustle, and this small team was doing it. We never waited for another beer and there was always someone clearing glasses or cleaning tables despite the rush of customers coming down for bingo.

Did you know bingo is a thing with young people now? I didn’t. My friend and I watched the crowd filtering and drank an Aviator Belgian-style Blonde and a Platy Pug Dubbel. She was thrilled to learn about Duck Foot’s gluten-reduced brewing process.

Duck Foot doesn’t have

a kitchen, but it has smartly partnered with Haggo’s Organic Tacos down the street to offer a food menu that can be delivered to your table. There weren’t many customers when we arrived, but by the time the bingo host kicked off the game, it was standing room only. Duck Foot wins the wildcard game.

Accommodation: 13

Atmosphere: 15

Offerings: 18

Service: 18

Wildcard: 19

Total: 80

Takeaway: My expectations were pretty middle of the road, but despite the small space and limited seating, Duck Foot’s patio impressed me. I never even mentioned the great people and car-watching along the PCH.

Duck Foot Brewing is located at 978 N. Coast Hwy 101 #2051, Encinitas, CA,92024.

Black Plague’s Purgatory Lounge (Escondido)

Editor’s note: Local author and host of the long-running Beer Night in San Diego podcast, Cody Thompson, stepped in to help review some of the breweries near his HQ in Escondido.

When Black Plague rolled into town, Escondido was abuzz.

Not only would Escondido have a brand-new tasting room near its official downtown by Grand Avenue, but they would be

Bean Journal

Aloha Ice Company

Where: Aloha Ice Company, 445 Carlsbad Village Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008

Open: Most days, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., but hours vary.

What: Dawn Patrol Medium Roast - $5.66 after tax. Tasting notes: Vanilla wafers, biscotti, walnuts, raisin Find them at: https://alohaiceco.com/ • @alohaiceco on Instagram.

By Ryan Woldt

Aloha Ice Company in Carlsbad isn’t coffee first, as the name implies, but they do have a sign that screams “Coffee” out front every morning. The letters are big and bright white across the top of the A-frame. Even an all-lowercase sign in beige would have gotten me in the door on this grey morning.

My first impression inside is that this feels like an ice cream parlor, which seems reasonable considering their focus on Hawaiian shave ice.

They also sell fresh poke and poke nachos, pastries, donuts, and ice cream. Their social media claims they will soon serve musubi, which I think is like an oversized sushi roll featuring spam, rice, and a Japanese seaweed wrap. It is an exciting menu.

A smiling employee quickly serves me a cup of pre-brewed Dawn Patrol and confirms that all the coffee here is 100% Kona or Maui grown.

Hawaii is known for its quality and a uniquely smooth flavor profile typical to the region. If you’re look-

ing for Kona coffee, see the percentage. Only 10% of a coffee blend must be Kona for the name to be put on the bag.

My small coffee is more expensive than I anticipate for a batch-brewed coffee. I’m all for paying more for coffee, especially a good one. This is still higher than expected, considering the coffee was batched brewed, not brewed to order as a pourover or French press.

Aloha Ice Co. is right across the street from the entrance to Carlsbad Village’s main shopping area on State Street. The grassy area at the juice bar and another coffee and cocktail breakfast spot across the street are filled with dogs and morning consumers.

It is a lovely spot to sit. The walkers, bikers, road workers, and passing cars never pause. I wonder if Aloha makes their own waffle cones. The smell is intoxicating. I pop the lid on my coffee and take a sip. I taste vanilla and nut.

It is smooth, almost creamy as if they snuck some dairy or flavored syrup into it without me knowing. They didn’t. One of the appeals of Kona coffee is that it naturally has the flavor that many cafes tray to imitate with syrups. If this cup had been prepared fresh, these flavors would pop, but some of the sweetness has been lost in the batch brew.

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ALOHA ICE Company serves up shave ice and roasts Hawaiian coffee. Photo via Facebook/Aloha Ice Co.

DUCK FOOT Brewing’s Leucadia tasting room offers 20-plus taps of Duck Foot beers, fun trivia nights, bingo and food from and Haggo’s Tacos. Courtesy photo/Duck Foot

Being a wine and food columnist, I am frequently asked about good wineries to visit in Paso Robles. I have a few favorites, and one of them is Niner Wine Estates.

Niner is a family-owned winery in Paso Robles’ Willow Creek District that combines exceptional wine and food for unforgettable experiences.

The winery is open daily, serving seated tasting flights and a seasonal lunch menu sourced from local farms and their on-site chef's garden.

Richard Niner, a farmraised West Virginian, graduated from Princeton and, later, Harvard Business School. He developed successful small businesses in various sectors. While in New York City, he met Pam, a magazine editor. They married and had two children, Andy and Katy.

In the early 1990s, Richard's business ventures introduced him to the beauty of the Central Coast. Recognizing Paso’s potential to rival renowned wine regions like Napa, he acquired a vineyard in 2001, reconnecting with his farming roots. The winery and tasting room opened in the spring of 2010, serving as the estate's heart.

Following in his father's business footsteps, Andy began his career at Cambridge Associates in Boston. He later relocated to California, where he worked in various business roles, including strategic planning for Levi

Strauss.

Andy’s MBA from UC Berkeley further enriched his expertise. Eventually, his affection for the central coast and the family business inspired him to join the team.

Andy is assisted by Tucker Spear, Niner’s director of sales, who inherited his passion for the wine industry from his mother, who worked in international wine sales. Before Niner, Spear served in regional and national sales management positions at Chalk Hill Estate and Fantesca Estate Vineyards.

Spear narrated the Niner Wine Dinner at Victor Magalhaes’ Vittorio’s Italian Trattoria with a sold-out 130 guests. Spear was as-

sisted by Republic National Distribution Company (RNDC) Emily Moody, account manager, and Maddie Bloom, sales representative.

Andy's winemaking team includes Patrick Muran, responsible for Heart Hill Vineyard in Paso’s Willow Creek District and the recently sold Bootjack Ranch Vineyard. The last Niner vintage from Bootjack was in 2021.

Shaped like a heart, Heart Hill Vineyard grows a variety of cabernet sauvignon clones, along with malbec, cabernet franc, petit verdot, syrah, mourvèdre, carménère, headtrained zinfandel, and grenache blanc.

Molly Bohlman leads winemaking for Niner’s

Jesperson Ranch vineyard in the Edna Valley near San Luis Obispo. Jesperson Ranch has diverse plantings of pinot noir, chardonnay, albariño, sauvignon blanc, syrah, grenache, and pinot meunier.

Located just four miles

from the ocean, the Jesperson Ranch vineyard benefits from its unique west-to-east orientation that brings in the morning fog, ensuring slow ripening that results in complex flavors and lively acidity.

Niner has been 100%

estate grown since the beginning. The integration of farming and winemaking is the foundation of their success. A key component of their operations is sustainability.

During his narration, Spear shared, “Solar-powered, energy-efficient buildings, water reduction via rainwater capture and wastewater recycling, a composting program, wildlife corridors, and bees for pollination were key for their third party Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Sustainability in Practice (SIP) certifications.

As usual, Vittorio’s executive chef, Jesus, dazzled guests with pairings. Dinner started with a shrimp stuffed avocado topped with cherry tomato, dill, and a remoulade sauce. This was served with the 2021 Chardonnay.

The second-course pairing was my favorite — baked rigatoni with fontina cheese and prosciutto in a creamy bechamel sauce served with 2021 Pinot Noir. Per the aforementioned, both the Chardonnay and Pinot benefitted from Jesperson Ranch’s distinct climate. The long hang time developed ripe, complex fla-

NINER WINE ESTATES, situated in the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles, offers 100% estate-grown wine cultivated using sustainable farming practices. TOP RIGHT: Tucker Spear, center, Niner’s director of sales, and RNDC’s Maddie Bloom, left, and Emily Moody at a Vittorio’s wine dinner. Photos

EVENTS CALENDAR

JULY 14

SUMMER JAZZ SERIES

Take in the sultry, sophisticated sounds of jazz, sway to the seductive rhythms of Bossa Nova, and lose yourself to the upbeat vibes of Latin Jazz. Special guest Gilbert Castellanos. 4 to 10 p.m. July 14 at Amaya at Fairmont Grand Del Mar, 5300 Grand del Mar Ct, San Diego.

DINE-IN MOVIES

Join us for the ultimate poolside cinema experience at Lakehouse Resort. Located on the 80-acre Lake San Marcos, Lakehouse Resort is hosting Dive-in Movies on the pool deck all summer long. $10-$20, 8 p.m. at Lakehouse Hotel & Resort, 1105 La Bonita Dr, San Marcos.

‘13: THE MUSICAL’

Evan Goldman is about to turn thirteen, and he can’t wait. When he is forced to move with his mom from big-city New York to podunk Appleton, Indiana, he must find a way to fit in. $15-$20, 7 to 9:30 p.m. July 14-16 at Oceanside Theatre Company, 217 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

MORGAN WALLEN

Country megastar Morgan Wallen will perform live at 5:30 p.m. on July 14 and July 15 at San Diego’s Petco Park. Guest performances by Hardy, Bailey Zimerman and Ernest. Petco Park, 100 Park Blvd, San Diego.

GOLF TOURNAMENT

All proceeds go directly to support the mission of Alabaster Jar Project (AJP), which is to empower women who have survived human trafficking & sexual exploitation in reclaiming their lives. $150-$600, 1 to 6:30 p.m. July 14 at Rancho Bernardo Inn Golf , 17550 Bernardo Oaks Dr, San Diego.

FEMALE FOUNDED SNACKS

Enjoy a special garden workshop in the Trudy Bronner Discovery Garden with Jimbo’s Naturally Escondido from 11 to 11:30 a.m. July 14 at San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum, 320 N Broadway, Escondido.

TGIF CONCERTS IN PARK

B.I.G. (Brothers Igniting a Groove) performs a mix of R&B, smooth jazz and old school funk, including covers and original music. 6 p.m. at Stagecoach Community Park, 3420 Camino de los Coches, Carlsbad.

‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’

Step into the enchanted world of Broadway’s classic, Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” an international sensation that has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. $18-$30, July 15 to July 30 at Star Theatre Company, 402 N. Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

JULY

15

PHILIP FRACASSI

Book signing event with Philip Fracassi for “Boys in the Valley.” 3 to 5 p.m. July 15 at Artifact Books, 603 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas.

WELLNESS SATURDAY

Free wellness demonstrations. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 15 at Bamboo Garden Wellness Center, 162 Rancho Santa Fe Rd S, Encinitas.

TRIBUTE TO HEROES

A Tribute to Heroes is the theme of the North Coast Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming pops concert. $30, 2:30 p.m. at Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Dr, Encinitas.

INTRO TO D&D

From learning how to build a character to what materials you need, this workshop will feature the basics on how to get started playing Dungeons and Dragons, a fantasy tabletop role-playing game. 12 to 2 p.m. July 15 at Escondido Public Library, 239 S Kalmia St, Escondido.

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

$45, 4:30 p.m. at Lakehouse Hotel & Resort, 1105 La Bonita Dr, San Marcos.

MOBILE BLOOD DRIVE

Anyone 17 and older who weighs at least 114 pounds and is in good health may be eligible to donate. A good meal and plenty of fluids are recommended prior to donation. 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. July 15 at Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA, 200 Saxony Rd, Encinitas.

CARDIFF FARMERS MKT

Join us for the new Cardiff Farmers Market. The certified Farmer’s Market is held every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the MiraCosta College San Elijo Campus. Rain or shine.

MiraCosta San Elijo Campus, 3333 Manchester Ave, Encinitas.

NERD COMEDY NIGHT

A unique event that combines the best of both worlds - nerdy humor and stand-up comedy - for a night of laughs and good times. $15, 8 p.m. at New Village Arts Theatre, 2787 State St, Carlsbad.

DNA GROUP MEETING

The DNA Group, sponsored by North San Diego County Genealogical Society, will meet to hear Sharon Ryan discuss “Visual Phasing,” or “How I Found my Grandfather.” 1 p.m. at Nina Cole Library, 1250 Carlsbad Village Dr, Carlsbad.

POETRY CONTEST

The Find Your Voice Poetry Contest is a free, one round, one poem poetry contest for adults that will offer first, second and third place cash prizes. Sign up starts at 4:30 p.m. with 17 spots open. 5 to 7 p.m. July 15 at Oceanside Civic Center Library, 330 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

DRUSKI

Comedian Druski will perform live at San Diego Civic Theater at 8 p.m. on July 15. $66-$404. San Diego Civic Theater, 1100 3rd Ave, San Diego.

JULY 16

SCARY POCKETS

Scary Pockets is a funk band that releases weekly music videos in pursuit of the funk. $25, 8 p.m. at Belly Up, 143 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

ECO-JEWISH PLAY FEST

Eco-Jewish Play Fest will feature 7 nationally recognized local playwrights, 7 directors, and 20+ local actors. In just 24 hours, they will create brand new plays inspired by Eco-Jewish themes. $36, 5:30 p.m. at Coastal Roots Farm, 441 Saxony Rd, Encinitas.

PAINT NIGHT

No experience is necessary. All painting supplies

vocals) and Todd Caldwell (keyboards and vocals) to perform favorites from his 60-year career. This event supports the Museum of Making Music and its educational outreach programs. Ages 21 and up. $175, 7:15 p.m. at Belly Up, 143 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

JUST IN TIME’S NEW SPACE

Just in Time for Foster Youth and Lifeline community services will unveil new renovations to their outdoor space at their North County Drop-in Center. 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. July 18 at Just in Time for Foster Youth and Lifeline Community Services Dropin Center, 302 N Indiana Ave, Vista.

IMPROV CLASSES

and step-by-step instructions are provided. This includes a canvas, acrylic paint, brushes, easels and smocks. $45, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 16 at Culture Brewing, 629 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas.

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

Presented by Cardiff 101 Main Street and the City of Encinitas, the 18th annual Pupologie’s Cardiff Dogs Days of Summer offers activities tailored for dogs. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 16 at Encinitas Community Park, 425 Santa Fe Dr, Encinitas.

DENE COOL JAZZ / BLUES

Come jam and enjoy listening to an authentic American artform. 6 to 9 p.m. July 16 at Jazzy Wishbone, 234 S Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

MOBILE BLOOD DRIVE

Anyone 17 and older who weighs at least 114 pounds and is in good health may be eligible to donate. A good meal and plenty of fluids are recommended prior to donation. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 16 at Norway Hall Lodge, 2006 E Vista Way, Vista.

DUDE PERFECT

YouTube sensations

Dude Perfect will perform live at San Diego’s Pechanga Arena at 6 p.m. $35-$155. 3500 Sports Arena Blvd, San Diego.

JAZZ EVENSONG

Jazz in the heart of the Village, free and open to the public. 4 to 5:30 p.m. July 16 at St. Michael's-by-theSea Episcopal Church, 2775 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad.

JULY 18

GRAHAM NASH

For this benefit concert event, legendary artist Graham Nash, a founding member of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash, will be joined on stage by longtime musical partners Shane Fontayne (guitar and

JULY 20

AUDIO PERDISCO

Starting off as a three piece band in early 2021 from Oceanside, Audio Perdisco’s initial sound was inspired by blues artists similar to Magic Sam, Junior Wells and the Grateful Dead. $9, 8 p.m. at Belly Up, 143 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

FARM PRESENTS ‘ROOTED’

Offering new ways for the community to learn about the environment. 7 to 10 p.m. July 20 at Coastal Roots Farm, 441 Saxony Rd, Encinitas.

ENCINITAS CRUISE NIGHTS

Join in on the fun with improv classes taught by Chicago-trained improv teacher, Chris Shurland. Free-$10, 7 p.m. at Oceanside Theatre Company , 217 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

MOONLIGHT MIXER

The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce hosts several networking opportunities including monthly Moonlight mixers, which are held every third Tuesday at different chamber businesses. 5:30 p.m. at San Diego Botanical Gardens, 300 Quail Gardens Dr, Encinitas.

JULY 19

HEARTLESS BASTARDS

With a warm patchwork of rock ‘n’ roll, psychedelia, folk, alternative and blues, Heartless Bastards unlock healing and catharsis within their music. $30, 8:30 p.m. at Belly Up, 143 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

GOP CLUB

The Republican Club of North County welcomes keynote speaker Scott Ashton, CEO of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, to its monthly meeting. $35, 12 p.m. at El Camino Country Club, 3202 Vista Way, Oceanside.

WELLNESS EXPO

You are invited to a wellness expo every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. You can get your blood pressure checked, review caregiver resources, attend a fall prevention workshop and more. Free, July 19 at Family Health Centers of San Diego, 2201 Mission Ave, Oceanside.

‘TARZAN THE MUSICAL’

Disney’s “Tarzan” is an epic theatrical experience for all ages. 8 p.m. at Moonlight Theater, 1250 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista.

‘PIPPIN’

North Coast Rep concludes a record-breaking Season 41 with the captivating musical, “Pippin.” $68, 5 p.m. at North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr, Solana Beach.

The Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association announces its 24th annual presentation of Encinitas Cruise Nights, including new and familiar car clubs and local, live bands. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. July 20 at Downtown Encinitas, 1403 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas.

DANCING OUTDOORS

One night only! LITVAKdance’s Dancing Outdoors Take 3 brings together dance companies from Seattle, Portland, and Encinitas to perform in the ICA San Diego North Gardens. 8 p.m. at ICA San Diego North, 1550 S El Camino Real, Encinitas.

JULY

21

FOOZ FIGHTERS

Award winning Foo Fighters tribute band featuring dynamic frontman Nicky Rich, Fooz Fighters have blazed a trail to become the most sought-after Foo Fighters tribute band in the nation. $19, 9 p.m. at Belly Up, 143 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach.

OPENING DAY PARTY

On Friday, July 21, starting at 5 p.m., L’Auberge Del Mar rings in Opening Day at the Del Mar Racetrack with its annual after party. $300, 5 p.m. at L’Auberge Del Mar, 1540 Camino del Mar, Del Mar.

MYSTERIES & HISTORIES

Historian Kristi Hawthorne will present Histories and Legends of Sunken Treasure, a 1-hour program exploring the claims of Dr. Joseph J. Markey for two shows. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 21 at OTC Studio 219, 219 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside.

TGIF CONCERTS IN PARK

Young Guns plays all of the best country songs from the '60s through today. 6 p.m. at Poinsettia Park, 6600 Hidden Valley Rd, Carlsbad.

DISCOVERY DAYS

Join The Forum Carlsbad and San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum at Discovery Days this summer. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 21 at The Forum Carlsbad, 1923 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad.

LEGENDARY ARTIST Graham Nash, founding member of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash, plays July 18 at the Belly Up to benefit the Museum of Making Music. Courtesy photo

Locals push to save iconic venue

Developer urged to help preserve Carlsbad Theatre

By Steve Puterski CARLSBAD

— A small group of residents is working to protect the nearly century-old Carlsbad Theatre from possible redevelopment into a retail space.

Ken Kebow and others have started communications with Encinitas-based RAF Pacifica Group, or RPG, urging the developer to refrain from transforming the theater on State Street into a potential retail space.

Instead, Kebow proposes a partnership with New Village Arts, which unveiled a more than $2 million renovation to its building earlier this year, to create an “art hub” in Carlsbad Village.

The theater was founded in 1927, with several owners over the decades, including RPG, which purchased the property several years ago, according to theater records.

According to reports, Adam Robinson, president of RPG, is open to the idea of preserving the space as a theater or art center.

“We don’t need another restaurant or coffee shop in the Village,” Kebow said. “I used to come here as a kid to watch matinees. We would like to turn it into an art hub with New Village Arts.”

The developer’s conceptual renderings show a sleek modern design with the potential for retail space on the ground floor with outdoor seating or dining.

The owners will “create a new storefront and façade with updates to the building but keeping the historic architecture,” ac-

cording to the developers plans.

The property’s first two stories boast more than 8,000 square feet of space, creating the possibility of office or residen-

tial space on the second floor. Plans for new uses are mostly contained on the first floor.

Messages were left with two representatives for the property, along

with RPG, but they were not returned by deadline.

But Kebow believes there is an opportunity to preserve the theater by establishing a nonprofit arm, similar to Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center, to solicit donations and grow the venue with a variety of offerings, such as classic movie nights, live theater, lectures and community events.

Several years ago, the theater underwent renovations for its 328-seat venue, which included a new cinema screen, stage, carpet, code compliance, increased electrical capacity and others.

“There is a nostalgia,” Kebow said. “Our group is working to lease the space to screen classic movies, present live events and host community functions.”

RPG has built numerous local projects, including Lift Carlsbad, an outdoor plaza home to Eureka!, Del Lusso Pizza, Krave Asian Fusion and Honma House in Bressi Ranch.

wide cap and a 4% cap for some qualifying regions, while the city of San Diego has set a 1% limit citywide.

Regarding the next steps, the council directed city staff to bring back additional data from June to see whether the number of STRs changes in the summer months.

They also agreed to hold a community meeting on July 24 that will focus on the guiding principles and objectives that will shape the ordinance, followed by another discussion in September, looking at STR regulations in other cities and the California Coastal Commission’s role in the process.

From there, said Councilmember Dave Druker, the council should be able to provide recommendations to staff to create a draft ordinance.

“Because this is a very sticky, difficult issue, I think we need to give the staff some specific guiding principles so we can give them objectives for solving this problem,” Druker said.

What makes this issue particularly difficult in Del Mar is the bad taste left in some residents’ mouths by the city’s last attempt at an STR ordinance. In 2017, the City Council approved a set of regulations known as the 7/28 ordinance that many residents opposed for being too restrictive, a characterization that the Coastal Commission would later echo.

The ordinance, which never went into effect, would have required rentals in nearly all residential zones to operate at least seven days at a time and no more than 28 days per year.

Debbie Church, an STR operator living in Del Mar for the past 40 years, said this process could go much more smoothly if the city listens to residents and follows standards successfully adopted in other areas.

“The process we went through before was extremely contentious, not because citizens couldn’t agree on fair regulations, but because the City Council did not listen to the community,” Church said. “It would be very simple to model off of what the other cities have done. We don’t need to reinvent the wheel.”

Ken Assi, who rents out his Del Mar home around 30 days per year, reminded the council that many residents rely on the extra income provided by operating an STR.

“It’s what we worked our whole lives for, to buy this property, and we should be able to use it,” Assi said.

The city has set a roughly two-year timeline to adopt an ordinance and receive approval from the Coastal Commission, taking action in January to extend the current forbearance through 2025.

However, Mayor Tracy Martinez emphasized that the city will take however much time is needed to ensure a solid, thorough process that residents can trust.

“We’re gonna be under scrutiny, and we wanna do it well, and we wanna do it right, and we want to have time so everyone can weigh in,” Martinez said.

CARLSBAD THEATRE, founded in 1927, underwent renovations several years ago. Now, a developer is considering plans for possible redevelopment of the iconic Village theater, including transforming the building into retail space. Photo by Steve Puterski

CARLSBAD RESIDENT Ken Kebow and others are lobbying Encinitas-based developer RPG not to repurpose the Carlsbad Theater as a retail space. Photo by Steve Puterski

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CITY OF CARLSBAD NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of Carlsbad, as lead agency, has prepared and is requesting comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (Draft SEIR) for the following proposed project. The Draft SEIR has been prepared in accordance with the City of Carlsbad Environmental Protection Ordinance (Chapter 19.04 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code).

Project Number and Title: GPA 2022-0001/ZCA 2022-0004/ZC 2022-0001/LCPA 2022-0001/EIR 2022-0007 (PUB2022-0010) – Housing Element Implementation and Public Safety Element Update

Project Applicant: City of Carlsbad

Comment Period: The purpose of this comment period is to allow the public and reviewing agencies an opportunity to consider the content of the Draft SEIR and the potential environmental impacts that may result from proposed project implementation. The public review period begins on Friday, July 14, 2023 and ends on Monday, August 28, 2023. Written comments must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on August 28, 2023. Your comments may be submitted in writing to the City of Carlsbad Planning Division, Attn: Scott Donnell, Senior Planner, 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, California 92008, or via e-mail to scott.donnell@carlsbadca.gov no later than 5 p.m. on August 28.

Copies of the Draft SEIR are on le at the City’s three libraries (Carlsbad City Library, 1775 Dove Ln.; Georgina Cole Library, 1250 Carlsbad Village Dr.; and the Carlsbad City Library Learning Center, 3368 Eureka Pl.) and at the city’s Faraday Center, 1635 Faraday Ave. The Draft SEIR is also available online at www.carlsbadca.gov/housingplan

Project Address/Location: The proposed project would a ect properties throughout the city and would propose standards or policies applicable city-wide. There are sites on lists of hazardous materials sites enumerated under state Government Code Section 65962.5 throughout the city and two of the rezone sites are on hazardous materials sites lists.

Project Description: The proposed project consists of amendments to the Carlsbad General Plan adopted in 2015, including the Land Use and Community Design Element and Public Safety Element, and revisions to Carlsbad Municipal Code (CMC) Title 21, the Zoning Ordinance, including the Zoning Map. The updates are necessary to implement the programs of the city’s Housing Element Update 2021-2029, which was approved by the Carlsbad City Council on April 6, 2021, and changes in state housing and public safety law. Updates include changing the land use designations (e.g., from industrial to residential) of multiple properties to accommodate projected residential growth.

The Public Safety Element identi es natural and manmade hazards, such as wild re and hazardous materials, that exist within Carlsbad and seeks to mitigate their potential impacts through preventative and response measures. Updates proposed will respond to new state legislation requiring cities to address topics such as climate adaptation and resiliency and assessment of ood hazard and management.

A major component of the proposed project is the change of land use and zoning designations on 18 sites (herein referred to as the “rezone sites”) throughout Carlsbad to facilitate residential development. As proposed, the rezone sites would be partially or entirely redesignated to medium or high-density residential land use designations. This would require changes to the General Plan and Local Coastal Program land use maps, Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map, and to various master and speci c plans. The proposed project changes planning-level documents only – it does not propose development projects for any of the housing sites. However, implementation of the rezone program under the proposed project would facilitate the development of 18 sites, which if developed would result in an increase of 3,295 new housing units to the city’s housing stock. Proposed zoning changes would trigger amendments to the Local Coastal Program that will be subsequently sent to the California Coastal Commission. The Draft SEIR includes a reasonable range of alternatives for comparison purposes.

The Draft SEIR and the amendments proposed will be considered for approval at public hearings expected to occur in fall 2023.

Environmental Analysis. The Draft SEIR is a supplement to the Carlsbad General Plan and Climate Action Plan EIR (State Clearinghouse # 2011011004), certi ed in 2015. The Draft SEIR found that the proposed would have no physical environmental impacts related to agriculture and forestry resources, energy, and mineral resources. Impacts related to aesthetics, geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, population and housing, public services, recreation, tribal cultural resources, utilities and service systems, and wild re, would be less than signi cant. Impacts related to biological resources would be signi cant but mitigable to less than signi cant. Project impacts related to air quality, historical resources, greenhouse gas emissions, construction noise, and transportation would be signi cant and unavoidable. In addition, the proposed project would result in cumulatively considerable and unavoidable impacts related to air quality, historical resources, greenhouse gas emissions, construction noise, and transportation.

More information: Call 442-339-2600 or visit www.carlsbadca.gov/housingplan

PUBLISH DATE: July 14, 2023

T.S. No.: 2020-01021-CA

A.P.N.: 223-130-54-00

Property Address: 3209

LACOSTA Avenue, CARLSBAD, CA 92009

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S

SALE

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DATED 10/22/2004. UNLESS

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PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY,

IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.

Trustor: CECILIA C SIRIO, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, ANACURITA Q DAVID TRUSTEE OF the ANACURITA Q DAVID REVOCABLE TRUST DATED AUGUST 13, 2001 AND JOSEFINA CLAVERIA SIRIO, A SINGLE WOMAN Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Deed of Trust Recorded 11/02/2004 as Instrument No. 2004-1038647 in book , page-- and of O cial Records in the o ce of the Recorder of San Diego County, California, Date of Sale: 09/11/2023 at 10:30 AM

Place of Sale: AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE EAST COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER BY THE STATUE, 250 E. MAIN STREET, EL CAJON, CA 92020 Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reasonably estimated costs and other charges: $ 409,830.05 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO

BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE

OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE:

All right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as:

More fully described in said Deed of Trust.

Street Address or other common designation of real property:

3209 LACOSTA Avenue, CARLSBAD, CA 92009

A.P.N.: 223-130-54-00

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and

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CITY OF ENCINITAS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT

505 S, Vulcan Avenue, Encinitas, CA 92024

Phone: (760) 633-2710 | Email: planning@encinitasca.gov | Web: www.encinitasca.gov

City Hall Hours: Monday through Thursday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Every other Friday (7/14 and 7/28, etc.) 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM (Closed 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM)

NOTICE OF PENDING ACTION ON ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATION AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

PROJECT NAME: Sanford Leaf Residence; CASE NUMBER: CDP-005268-2022; FILING

DATE: March 23, 2022; APPLICANT: Christopher Miller; LOCATION: Sanford Street (APN: 254-111-30-00); PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Request for a Coastal Development Permit for the construction of a two-story single family residence with a junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) and an attached garage; and a detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) with site improvements on an existing vacant lot; ZONING/OVERLAY: The project site is located within the Residential 8 (R-8) Zone and the Coastal Overlay Zone; ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: The project has been determined to be exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15303 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. Section 15303(a) exempts the construction of a single-family residence and accessory dwelling unit and junior accessory dwelling unit.

STAFF CONTACT: Sara Cadona, Assistant Planner, 760-633-2697, scadona@encinitasca. gov

PRIOR TO 5:00 PM ON MONDAY, JULY 24, 2023, ANY INTERESTED PERSON MAY REVIEW THE APPLICATION AND PRESENT TESTIMONY, ORALLY OR IN WRITING, TO THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. WRITTEN TESTIMONY IS PREFERRED IN ORDER TO HAVE A RECORD OF THE COMMENTS RECEIVED.

If additional information is not required, the Development Services Department will render a determination on the application, pursuant to Section 2.28.090 of the City of Encinitas Municipal Code, after the close of the review period. An Appeal of the Department’s determination accompanied by the appropriate ling fee may be led within 10-calendar days from the date of the determination. Appeals will be considered by the City Council pursuant to Chapter 1.12 of the Municipal Code. Any ling of an appeal will suspend this action as well as any processing of permits in reliance thereon in accordance with Encinitas Municipal Code Section 1.12.020(D)(1) until such time as an action is taken on the appeal.

The above item is located within the Coastal Zone and requires the issuance of a regular Coastal Development Permit. The action of the Development Services Director may not be appealed to the California Coastal Commission.

Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge the nature of the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised regarding the matter described in this notice or written correspondence delivered to the City at or prior to the date and time of the determination.

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of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is:

$ 409,830.05

Note: Because the Bene ciary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

The bene ciary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S

SALE

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL

BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid

at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned o may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying o all liens senior to the lien being auctioned o , before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s o ce or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, bene ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site https://www. altisource.com/loginpage. aspx using the le number assigned to this case 202001021-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase

this property after the trustee auction, if conducted after January 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (866)-960-8299, or visit this internet website https://www.altisource.com/ loginpage.aspx, using the le number assigned to this case 2020-01021-CA to nd the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and a davit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale.

If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

Date: July 10, 2023 Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for bene ciary C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 238 Ventura, CA 93003

Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 https://www. altisource.com/loginpage.

aspx Trustee Sale Assistant WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT

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BATCH: AFC-3090

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S

SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT SHOWN BELOW UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE is hereby given that CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY, as the duly appointed Trustee pursuant to Notice of Delinquent Assessment and Claim of Lien executed by CARLSBAD INN VACATION CONDOMINIUM OWNERS ASSOCIATION, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATION Recorded SHOWN BELOW as Instrument No. SHOWN BELOW of O cial Records in the O ce of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, California, property owned by SHOWN BELOW WILL SELL ON 8/3/2023 at 10:00 AM

LOCATION: THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY 2121 PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD CARLSBAD, CA 92011 SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, business in this state, all right, title and interest under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment in the property situated in said County, describing the land on above

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referred Claim of Lien. TS#, REF#, ICN, UNIT/ INTERVAL/WEEK, APN, TRUSTORS, COL DATED, COL RECORDED, COL BOOK, COL PAGE/INSTRUMENT#, NOD RECORDED, NOD BOOK, NOD PAGE/INSTRUMENT#,

CITY OF CARLSBAD

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council of the City of Carlsbad will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at 5 p.m., at the Council Chamber, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, California, to hear objections of property owners concerning costs of weed abatement activity on private properties, to approve cost assessments for weed abatement activity, and to direct the City Clerk to le a certi ed copy of the Hazard Reduction Resolution with the San Diego County Auditor before Aug. 10, 2023.

Individuals wishing to speak on this proposal are cordially invited to attend this public hearing. Copies of the sta report will be available on and after Friday, July 21, 2023. If you have any questions, please contact Fire Marshal Randy Metz in the Fire Department at 442-339-2661 or randy.metz@carlsbadca.gov. The meeting can be viewed online at https:// www.carlsbadca.gov/city-hall/meetings-agendas or on the City’s cable channel. In addition, written comments may be submitted to the City Council at or prior to the hearing via U.S. Mail to the attention of O ce of the City Clerk, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008, or via email to clerk@carlsbadca.gov

If you challenge the Hazard Reduction Program in court, you may be limited to only raising issues presented at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered prior to the public hearing to the City of Carlsbad, Attn: City Clerk’s O ce, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008.

PUBLISH DATE: JULY 14, 2023

CITY OF CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL

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SAN ELIJO JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY

PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR BIDS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority (SEJPA) is requesting bids for: Construction of Wanket Tank Refurbishment and Recycled Water Valve Replacement Project

To be considered for selection, a bid must be submitted no later than 2:00pm on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=33529

Project Description: The Work to be done is more particularly described in the Contract Documents and this bid package but generally consists of construction of a recycled water pipeline, Wanket Tank rehabilitation, inlet/outlet valve vault and associated piping, potable makeup water connection, site restoration, and miscellaneous recycled water valve replacements.

Contract Term: This contract shall be e ective on and from the day, month and year of its execution by SEJPA. Contractor shall achieve Completion of Work by no later than three hundred sixty ve (365) calendar days after the date stated in the Notice to Proceed. Time is of the essence for the Work under this Agreement.

To be considered for selection, a Bid must be submitted no later than 2:00pm on Thursday August 24, 2023, at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=33529

All bid documents and project correspondence will be posted on the PlanetBids website. It is the responsibility of Bidders to check the website regularly for information updates and bid clari cations, as well as any addenda. To submit a bid, a bidder must be registered with the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority as a vendor via PlanetBids. To register as a vendor, go to the following link (https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=33529), and then proceed to click on the “New Vendor Registration” box. All addenda will be available on the PlanetBids website. SEJPA makes no representation regarding the accuracy of Contract Documents received from third party plan rooms and Contractor accepts bid documents from third parties at its own risk.

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0088654 $9290.73 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be:

3075 CARLSBAD BLVD, CARLSBAD, CA, 92009 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum due under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment, with interest thereon, as provided in said notice, advances, if any, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee. Estimated amount with accrued interest and additional advances, if any, is SHOWN ABOVE and may increase this gure prior to sale. The claimant under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to sell, in accordance with the provision to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell which recorded on SHOWN ABOVE as Book SHOWN ABOVE as Instrument No. SHOWN ABOVE in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such

recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned o may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying o all liens senior to the lien being auctioned o , before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s o ce or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO

PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, bene ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call the phone number shown below in bold, using the Reference number assigned to this case on SHOWN ABOVE. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Notice, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid assessments secured by said Notice with interest thereon as provided in said Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee and the trusts created by said Notice of Assessment and Claim of Lien. IN ORDER TO PAY YOUR ACCOUNT CURRENT, PLEASE CONTACT

ADVANCED FINANCIAL COMPANY AT (800)

234-6222 EXT 189 Date:

7/6/2023 CHICAGO TITLE

COMPANY, As Trustee, 2121 Palomar Airport Road, Suite 330, Carlsbad , CA 92011 Phone no. (858) 207-0646 By LORI R. FLEMINGS, as Authorized Signor.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-23-955267-

CL Order No.: DEF-533706

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/14/2020. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.

A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day

you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned o may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying o all liens senior to the lien being auctioned o , before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s o ce or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, bene ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-2802832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www. qualityloan.com, using the le number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA23-955267-CL. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you

All correspondence and submittals shall be handled electronically through PlanetBids. SEJPA hereby noti es all potential Respondents that it will ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be a orded full opportunity to submit Bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion, color, national origin, political a liation, marital status, sex, age, or disability.

SEJPA reserves the right to reject any or all Bids or waive any irregularities or technical de ciencies in any Bid.

Pursuant to the Labor Code of the State of California, it will be required that not less than the locally prevailing wage rates. as speci ed by the Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, be paid to all workmen employed or engaged in the performance of this project.

Purchasing Department purchasing@sejpa.org (760) 753-6203 x73

can call 800-280-2832, or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the le number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA23-955267-CL to nd the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as de ned in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required a davit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the bene ciary within 10 days of the date of rst publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee.

This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Bene ciary, the Bene ciary’s Agent, or the Bene ciary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only.

Date: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION

2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan. com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION . TS No.: CA-23-955267-CL IDSPub #0186784 7/14/2023 7/21/2023 7/28/2023 CN 27801

T.S. No. 23003933-1 CA APN: 205-153-04-00 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 07/15/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.

A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title,

and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: DEBORAH S HARGIS, TRUSTEE OF THE DEBORAH SUE HARGIS REVOCABLE LIVING

TRUST DTD 4-19-01 Duly Appointed Trustee: ZBS Law, LLP Deed of Trust Recorded on 07/22/2005, as Instrument No. 2005-0619053 of O cial Records of San Diego County, California; Date of Sale: 08/07/2023 at 10:30 AM

Place of Sale: At the entrance to the East County Regional Center by the statue, 250 E. Main Street El Cajon, CA 92020 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $75,188.82. Note: Because the Bene ciary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 2021 GAYLE WAY CARLSBAD, CA 92008

Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of

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Trust. A.P.N #.: 205-153-0400 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the bene ciary within 10 days of the date of rst publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE

sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

Dated: 07/05/2023 ZBS

Law, LLP, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 , Irvine, CA 92606 For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: 866-266-7512 or www.elitepostandpub.com

Michael Busby, Trustee Sale

of the date of rst publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The requirements of California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) were ful lled when the Notice of Default was recorded. NOTICE

TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS:

advice regarding this potential right to purchase. *Pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code, the potential rights described herein shall apply only to public auctions taking place on or after January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2025, unless later extended.

Date: 06/30/2023 National

Default Servicing Corporation

c/o Ti any and Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 820 San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free Phone: 888-264-4010 Sales Line 714-730-2727; Sales Website: www.ndscorp.com

recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Bene ciary, the Bene ciary’s Agent, or the Bene ciary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only.

Date: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION

TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned o may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying o all liens senior to the lien being auctioned o , before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s o ce or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

O cer This o ce is enforcing a security interest of your creditor. To the extent that your obligation has been discharged by a bankruptcy court or is subject to an automatic stay of a bankruptcy, this notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a demand for payment or any attempt to collect such obligation. EPP 37600 Pub Dates 07/14, 07/21, 07/28/2023 CN 27800

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. 23-20072-SPCA Title No. 230057615-CAVOI A.P.N. 254-252-36-00

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT

UNDER A DEED OF TRUST

NOTICE TO

PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, bene ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 866-2667512 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub. com using the le number assigned to this case 230039331 CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 866-266-7512 or visit this Internet Web site www. elitepostandpub.com using the le number assigned to this case 23003933-1 CA to nd the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s

DATED 12/02/2010. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, (cashier’s check(s) must be made payable to National Default Servicing Corporation), drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state; will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Chandler Kane, and David A Kane, and Deborah A Kane, husband and wife as community property Duly

Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation

Recorded 12/15/2010 as Instrument No. 2010-0692576 (or Book, Page) of the O cial Records of San Diego County, California.

If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned o may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying o all liens senior to the lien being auctioned o , before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s o ce or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE

TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, bene ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 or visit this internet website www. ndscorp.com/sales, using the le number assigned to this case 23-20072-SP-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO

TENANT*: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are a “representative of all eligible tenant buyers” you may be able to purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction.

If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 888-264-4010, or visit this internet website www. ndscorp.com, using the le number assigned to this case 23-20072-SP-CA to nd the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as a “representative of all eligible tenant buyers” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for

Connie Hernandez, Trustee Sales Representative A-4789700 07/14/2023, 07/21/2023, 07/28/2023 CN 27799

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-23952152-SH Order No.: 230027895-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/7/1998. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.

A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): CHERYL M HALOPOFF, A SINGLE WOMAN Recorded: 7/16/1998 as Instrument No. 1998-0440197 of O cial Records in the o ce of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, California; Date of Sale: 8/30/2023 at 10:00 AM

Place of Sale: At the entrance to the East County Regional Center by the statue, 250 E. Main St., El Cajon, CA 92020 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $103,672.72

The purported property address is: 773 HYGEIA AVENUE, ENCINITAS, CA 92024 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 256-253-09-00 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned o may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying o all liens senior to the lien being auctioned o , before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s o ce or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for

this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, bene ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 619-8467649 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www. qualityloan.com, using the le number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA23-952152-SH. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 619-846-7649, or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the le number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA23-952152-SH to nd the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as de ned in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required a davit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the bene ciary within 10 days of the date of rst publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further

2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 619-846-7649 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan. com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION . TS No.: CA-23-952152-SH IDSPub #0186685 7/7/2023 7/14/2023 7/21/2023 CN 27791

T.S. No. 110095-CA APN: 150-203-06-00 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 7/21/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 7/31/2023 at 10:30 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 7/26/2005 as Instrument No.

2005-0629334 of O cial

Records in the o ce of the County Recorder of San Diego County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: JEFFREY J. KUDO AND KIMBERLY A. KUDO, HUSBAND AND WIFE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE EAST COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER BY STATUE, 250 E. MAIN STREET, EL CAJON, CA 92020 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST

The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 525 S FREEMAN ST, OCEANSIDE CA 92057 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $302,237.58 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful

bidder shall have no further recourse. The bene ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO

POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned o may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying o all liens senior to the lien being auctioned o , before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s o ce or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO

PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, bene ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW. STOXPOSTING.COM, using the le number assigned to this case 110095-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE TO

TENANT: E ective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www. clearreconcorp.com, using the le number assigned to this case 110095-CA to nd the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for

advice regarding this potential right to purchase. FOR SALES

INFORMATION: (844) 4777869 CLEAR RECON CORP 8880 Rio San Diego Drive, Suite 725 San Diego, California 92108 STOX 939267_110095CA 07/07/2023, 07/14/2023, 07/21/2023 CN 27789

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S

SALE APN: 133-201-32-00 and 133-201-33-00 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/25/2021.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Shirley

Ann Kimball A Single Woman

Duly Appointed Trustee: Superior Loan Servicing

Recorded 7/13/2021 as Instrument No. 2021-0501085 in book , page of O cial Records in the o ce of the Recorder of San Diego County, California,

Date of Sale: 7/24/2023 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the entrance to the East County Regional Center by statue, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges:

$279,198.95 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 30545 Shady Creek Lane Valley Center, Ca 92082 A.P.N.: 133-201-3200 and 133-201-33-00 “As Is

Where Is” The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the bene ciary within 10 days of the date of rst publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE

TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS:

If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned o may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying o all liens senior to the lien being auctioned o , before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist

on this property by contacting the county recorder’s o ce or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE

TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, bene ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkASAP. com, using the le number assigned to this case 202301651. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase.

First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (714) 730-2727, or visit this internet website www. servicelinkASAP.com, using the le number assigned to this case 2023-01651 to nd the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee.

Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

Date: 6/23/2023 Superior Loan

Servicing, by Asset Default Management, Inc, as Agent for Trustee 7525 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Canoga Park, California 91303 Sale Line: (714) 7302727 A-4789099 06/30/2023, 07/07/2023, 07/14/2023 CN 27784

Order No.: 05943925 T.S. No.: 2021-100538 Loan No.: Plumosa/Diamond Living Es NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS AND UNRECORDED LEASES, SECURITY AGREEMENT, AND FIXTURE FILING DATED 11/13/2018. UNLESS YOU TAKE

savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor:

Diamond Living Estates, LLC; a California Limited Liability Company Duly Appointed

Trustee: Beacon Default Management, Inc., a California corporation Recorded

11/16/2018, as Instrument No.

2018-0477240, of O cial

Records in the o ce of the Recorder of San Diego County, California, under the power of sale therein contained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION

TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash, or cashier’s check made payable to Beacon Default Management, Inc. (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States) without warranty express or implied as to title, use, possession or encumbrances, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it as such Trustee, in and to the following described property situated in the aforesaid County and State, towit: Date of Sale: 7/24/2023 at

10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the entrance to the East County Regional Center by the statue, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 Said property is being sold for the purpose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, including, without limitation, fees, and expenses of sale. The total amount of the unpaid principal balance, together with reasonably estimated costs, charges, expenses, fees, and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is: $613,096.08 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 540 Plumosa Avenue Vista, California 92081 Legal

Description: Please see Exhibit “A” attached hereto Personal Property Description: Please see Exhibit “B” attached hereto A.P.N.: 217-131-56-00 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the bene ciary within 10 days of the date of rst publication of this Notice of Sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder’s rights against the real property only.

THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR

THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby noti ed that a negative credit report re ecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to ful ll the terms of your credit obligations. The name, street address and telephone number of the Trustee is: Beacon Default Management, Inc. 30101 Agoura Court, Suite 203 Agoura Hills, California 91301 Phone: (310) 929-5457 Trustee’s Sale No. 2021-100538 FOR TRUSTEE

SALE INFORMATION

PLEASE CALL: Stox Posting & Publishing, LLC Sale Line: (844) 477-7869 www. stoxposting.com NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned o may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying o all liens senior to the lien being auctioned o , before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s o ce or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, bene ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the le number assigned to this case 2021-100538. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you may call (714) 929-1034, or visit this internet website: www. stoxposting.com, using the le number assigned to this case 2021-100538 to nd the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid, so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days

after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and a davit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: June 20, 2023 Beacon Default Management, Inc., a California corporation, as trustee Amie S. Akridge, Authorized Signatory   Trustee le: 2021-100538 EXHIBIT “A” All that certain real property situated in the County of San Diego, State of California, described as follows: THAT PORTION OF LOT 7 IN BLOCK 3 OF CHARLES VICTOR HALL TRACT, UNIT 1, ACCORDING TO MAP THEREOF NO. 1963 ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, NOVEMBER 24, 1926, CONVEYED TO EUGENIA A. M. KISSINGER AND JOHN A. KISSINGER AS TRUSTEES UNDER THAT CERTAIN REVOCABLE DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED DECEMBER 20, 2004, A.K.A. THE KISSINGER FAMILY TRUST, PER QUITCLAIM DEED RECORDED JANUARY 11, 2005 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2005-0026563 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. EXCEPTING THEREFROM, ALL THOSE PORTIONS LYING SOUTHERLY, EASTERLY AND NORTHEASTERLY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE: BEGINNING AT THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF THE LAND CONVEYED TO EUGENIA A. M. KISSINGER AND JOHN A. KISSINGER IN SAID DOCUMENT 2005- 0026563; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID CONVEYANCE, SOUTH 40°05’25” EAST, 106.04 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE LEAVING SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE, NORTH 44°08’00” EAST, 120.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 18°06’18” WEST 37.44 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID KISSINGER LAND; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY LINE, NORTH 43°20’00” WEST 65.02 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID NORTHEASTERLY LINE, NORTH 88°26’30” WEST, 7.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 43°20’00” WEST, 2.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID KISSINGER LAND, SAID POINT LIES ON THE ARC OF A 275.00 FOOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 4.96 FEET SOUTHWESTERLY OF THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF SAID KISSINGER LAND. SAID LAND IS DESCRIBED AS PARCEL B, AS SHOWN ON B/C 06-0098, ON CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 AS FILE NO. 2008- 0495267

OFFICIAL RECORDS.

Trustee Sale: 2021-100538

Exhibit “B” All property now or hereafter owned by Trustor and a xed to or located upon or used in connection with the Premises, and all renewals, replacements and substitutions thereof and additions hereto, which, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall be deemed a part of the real property, and shall cover all articles of personal property and all materials delivered to the Premises for incorporation or use in any construction permitted by Bene ciary to be conducted thereon and owned by Trustor and all permits,

approvals, plans, speci cations, architect’s contracts, construction contracts, and similar items used in connection with construction of any improvements on the Premises. STOX 939347_2021-100538 06/30/2023, 07/07/2023, 07/14/2023 CN 27783

T.S. No. 107568-CA APN: 101-440-10-00 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 9/3/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 8/25/2023 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 9/13/2004 as Instrument No. 2004-0866229 of O cial Records in the o ce of the County Recorder of San Diego County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by:

SARA M. LYPPS, A MARRIED WOMAN, AS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; ENTRANCE OF THE EAST COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER, 250 E. MAIN STREET, EL CAJON, CA 92020 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2251 GLENN ROAD, FALLBROOK, CA 92028 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $467,138.44 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The bene ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written

Declaration of Default and

Demand for Sale, and a written

Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO

POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee

auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned o may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying o all liens senior to the lien being auctioned o , before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s o ce or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, bene ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW. AUCTION.COM, using the le number assigned to this case 107568-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT:

E ective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase.

First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www. clearreconcorp.com, using the le number assigned to this case 107568-CA to nd the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

FOR SALES INFORMATION:

(800) 280-2832 CLEAR RECON CORP 8880 Rio San Diego Drive, Suite 725 San Diego, California 92108 STOX 939197_107568-CA 06/30/2023, 07/07/2023, 07/14/2023 CN 27773

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SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

CASE #: CU0000643

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL CONTRADEMANDADO): JENNIFER SALMON fka JENNIFER ENGLUND YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): SUSAN CHAMBERS

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to le a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plainti . A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can nd these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the ling fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not le your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot a ord an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonpro t legal services program. You can locate these nonpro t groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NOTE:

The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDAR/O después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la carte que le de un formulario de exenci6n de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sue/do, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recinebdabke que llama a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar

a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios lega/ es gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin nes de lucero. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin nes de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte. ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es):

Nevada County Superior Court

201 Church St. Nevada City CA 95959

The name, address, and telephone number of crosscomplainant’s attorney, or cross-complainant without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es):

Christopher J. Dyas

Sack Rosendin Inc.

1437 Leimert Blvd., Ste B Oakland CA 94602

Telephone: 510.286.2200

Date: (Fecha), 04/03/2023

Clerk by (Secretario), Scott Shapiro, Deputy (Adjunto)

NOTICE TO THE PERSON

SERVED: You are served as an individual defendant.

07/14, 07/21, 07/28, 08/04/2023 CN 27815

REQUEST FOR ORDER APPOINTMENT OF ELISOR

CASE NUMBER 21FL010129N

Petitioner: Genaro Chavez

Respondent: Teresa Chavez

TO: Teresa Chavez, Respondent

OTHER ORDERS

REQUESTED: Appointment of Elisor to change the title of the property awarded to Petitioner by judgement entered on February 14, 2023 for property located at 3920 1st St., San Marcos CA 92078.

FACTS TO SUPPORT the orders I request are listed below. The facts that I write in support and attached to this request cannot be longer than 10 pages, unless the court gives me permission.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information provided in this form and all attachments is true and correct.

Date: 04/21/2023

S/Genaro Chavez IN RE MARRIAGE OF CHAVEZ

CASE NO. 21FL010129N

Attachment 10 to Request for Order

1. I, Genaro Chavez, am the Petitioner in this action and declare as follows:

2. Respondent and I were married on 04/10/93 and separated on 06/15/09. We were married a for approximately 16 years and 2 months.

3. We had 3 children together who are all adults now.

4. In June 2009, Respondent left without telling us where she was going and we have not seen or known her whereabouts since.

5. Since she left, I solely supported all our children and paid o all community debts, including the mortgage of our home.

6. On February 14, 2023, the court entered judgement which granted me sole ownership of our home in exchange for all the years that I solely maintained the home (See lodged copy of the Judgment under Exhibit 2).

7. Now that the home

has been awarded to me, I would like to get the title changed so that it can be properly added to my trust and avoid issues for my heirs if anything happens to me.

ORDERS REQUESTED

8. I request the Clerk of the Court, or the Clerk’s authorized representative or designee, be appointed as an Elisor to sign the document listed in (9) below on behalf of the Respondent,

9. I request the court appoint the Elisor to sign the following document. I have highlighted the signature space on the document attached.

I. Quit Claim Deed

10. I understand that if my order is granted, it is my responsibility to contact Court Administraction to arrange for ta time for the actual signing of the document, and that I must make any arrangement for a notary public to be present, if one is required.

11. With my request, I am submitting an additional (or extra) true and correct copy of the document I am requested an Elisor sign (See Exhibit 1 attached herein, also lodged). I understand that if my request is granted, the original document that I will present to the appointed Elisor will match exactly the true and correct copy that is attached to this request, and the document will match exactly the additional true and correct copy of the document I am submitting to the court. I request the extra copy be attached to the order requested.

12. In asking for the above orders, I understand the following:

I. That if my request is granted it is my responsibility to ensure the original document presented to the Elisor exactly match the true and correct copy that is attached to this request.

II. I understand that if I am asking the Elisor to sign a property deed associated with a parcel of real estate, I have listed the property’s Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) and physical address in the document. I understand that I must include the information above for all documents associated with the transfer of real property. The following described real property in the City of San Marcos, County of San Diego, State of California, described as: LEGAL DESCRIPTION

ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT “A”: AND MADE A PART HEREOF A.P. #219-40036 More Commonly known as: 3920 First Street, San Marcos CA 92069

THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 100 OF SUNSHINE PART UNIT NI. 4, IN THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF NO. 4984, FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE OCUNTY RECORDER OF SNA DIEGO COUNTY, JUNE 7, 1962.

EXCEPTING THEREFORM ALL OILS, MINERALS, COALS, PETROLEUM, GAS, AND KINDRED SUBSTANCES UNDER AN IN SAID LAND, BUT WITHOUT RIFHT OF ENTRY OF THE SURFACE THEREOF, BUT WITH THE RIGHT HOWEVER, TO DRILL, THROUGH OR UNDER SAID LAND OR TO EXPLORE, DEVELOP OR TAKE ALL MINERALS, COALS, PETROLEUM, GAS, OIL, AND OTHER

KINDRED SUBSTANCES IN AND FROM SAID LAND, ALL SUCH OPERATIONS

TO BE CONDUCTED ONLY BELOW A DEPTH OF 200 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE THEREOF.

ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NO. 219400-36.

The name and address of the court:

Superior Court of California County of San Diego 325 S Melrose Dr Vista CA 92081 North County Regional Center

The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s

attorney, are:

Flor de Maria Levandoski, Esq. Nares & Levandoski L.L.P.

2794 Gateway Rd. Ste C-5 Carlsbad CA 92009

Telephone: 760.434.5710

Fax: 760.683.6422

Date (Fecha): 05/22/2023

PENNIE K. McLAUGHLIN

Judicial O cer 07/14, 07/21, 07/28, 08/04/2023 CN 27814

Notice of Public Sales

Notice is hereby given by that Pursuant to section 21701-21715 of the business and Professions Code and Section 535 of the Penal Code of the State of California, A Lien Sale will be held. Auction will be conducted online at storageauctions.net starting at 10am July 17th, 2023, ending at 12pm July 27th, 2023. Unit(s) are at Oceanside RV and Self-Storage located at 444 Edgehill Lane, Oceanside, CA 92054.. The following personal items: (household items, kitchen appliances, furniture, boxes of Knick knacks, etc.) will be sold as follows:

Name Unit Angie David 111B

07/14, 07/21/2023 CN 27810

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CAROL T. MacDOUGALL

Case # 37-2023-00027528PR-PW-CTL

To all heirs, bene ciaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Carol T. MacDougall

A Petition for Probate has been led by Bonnie M. Chapman in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego.

The Petition for Probate requests that Bonnie M. Chapman be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the le kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person les an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: November 21, 2023; Time: 10:30 AM; in Dept.: 504. Court address: 1100 Union St., San Diego CA 92101, Central Courthouse.

Appearances may be made in person in the department; or by using the department’s Microsoft Teams (“MSTeams”) video link; or by calling the department’s MSTeams conference phone number and using the assigned conference ID number. The department’s in person instructions, MSTeams video conference link, MS Teams conference phone number, and assigned conference ID number can be found at www.sdcourt. ca.gov/ProbateHearings. Plan to check 15 minutes prior to the scheduled hearing time.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or le written

objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must le your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either

(1) four months from the date of rst issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as de ned in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may a ect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the le kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may le with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the ling of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Petitioner: Bonnie Chapman

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE# 37-202300027504-CU-PT-NC

TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS: Petitioner(s): Diana Eileen Seu ert led a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Diana Eileen Seu ert change to proposed name: Diana Estelle Seu ert THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this Court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for a change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must le a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: On Aug 18, 2023 at 8:30 a.m., in Dept. 25 of the Superior Court of California, 325 S Melrose Dr., Vista CA 92081, North County Division. NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE ABOVE DATE; ATTACHMENT TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME (JC FORM #NC-120) NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the

documents led as of the date speci ed on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date speci ed, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date speci ed), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certi cate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identi cation, a certi ed copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree

Changing Name and Order

Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certi cate (JC Form #NC230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certi ed copy is required.

A certi ed copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth’ Certi cate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business O ce for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for information on obtaining certi ed copies. If all the requirements have not been met as of the date speci ed, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is led the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the speci ed date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other non-signing parent, and proof of service must be led with the court. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Filed Date: 06/30/2023

Brad A. Weinreb Judge of the Superior Court. 07/07, 07/14, 07/21, 07/28/2023 CN 27797

THIRD AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF AUDREY LUCILLE CLARK

Case# 37-2023-00006981PR-LA-CTL

To all heirs, bene ciaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Audrey Lucille Clark

A Petition for Probate has been led by Angela L. Johnson, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego.

The Petition for Probate requests that Angela L. Johnson be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The

independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person les an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

Date: August 02, 2023; Time:

1:30 PM; in Dept.: 502. Court address: 1100 Union St., San Diego CA 92101, Central Courthouse.

Court appearances may be made either in person or virtually, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Virtual appearances must be made using the department’s Microsoft Teams (“MS Teams”) video link; or by calling the department’s MS Teams conference phone number and using the assigned conference ID number. The MS Teams video conference links and phone numbers can be found at www.sdcourt.ca.gov/ ProbateHearings

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or le written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must le your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of rst issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as de ned in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may a ect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the le kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may le with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the ling of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Alan L. Geraci, Esq. CARE Law Group PC 817 W. San Marcos Blvd. San Marcos CA 92078 Telephone: 619.231.3131 06/30, 07/07, 07/14/2023 CN 27776

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE# 37-202300025717-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS:

Petitioner(s): Sharon Rodak led a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Sharon Rodak change to proposed name: Sharon Lorraine Rodak THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this Court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for a change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must le a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

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GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Of course, as a Gemini, you love to talk. But watch your words very carefully this week. What you say could come back to cause you some unpleasant moments.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The Grabby-Crabby side of you dominates. You want it all. But try to temper that urge to splurge so that you can take advantage of an upcoming investment opportunity.

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SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Travel plans might be up in the air — literally — now that your spouse or partner would rather fly than drive. A thorny workplace issue is close to being resolved.

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An animal with irregular patches of two colors, usually black and white.

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Growing as fast as a teenage boy, with arms dangling in the wind and a head so large it can barely hold its own weight, the giant, 7-foot black oil sunflower towers over the entire raised bed at the Carlsbad Senior Community Garden.

Sunflowers are the cheapest but most awe-inspiring flower in the garden.

My mentor and professor from SUNY Cobleskill, Chris Cash, demonstrated the easy solution to converting a drab backyard plot or boring front yard into a showpiece.

The trick is to find black oil sunflower seed used as bird food. At $5 for a 5-pound bag, there cannot be a cheaper way to grow a field of sunflowers. If not available at the local hardware store, there are numerous sources online; just buy the biggest

TIME TO PLANT

If you plan to use a large space, such as a front lawn or backyard, the area must be fully weeded and cultivated. Be certain you have removed all grass and weeds. Use an organic weed and grass killer or spray the entire area with white vinegar and cover with a large plastic drop cloth for at least a week. The most ideal size for your plot would be at least 10 by 10 feet.

When the week is over, simply clear the area and use a rototiller or rake to clear all dead weeds.

Once the area is cleared you are ready to plant.

PLANTING THE SUNFLOWER BED

1. Using the black oil sunflower seed as a backdrop, make three long rows with your hoe, and scatter 3-4 seeds every few inches. You can use your hand or an empty spice container to scatter seeds.

2. Repeat this process until you have prepared at least six more rows, using small and medium varieties in descending order.

3. Recommended va-

rieties include: medium –lemon queen, piccolo; short: teddy bear, sungold, yellow pigmy. (All available from edenbrothers.com)

4. Cover the entire area with a Remay plant cover and water deeply. Place rocks or bricks on the edges of the plant cover.

5. After about one week, germination will begin and it’s time to remove the plant cover.

6. Water the bed every few days. Don’t worry too much about weeds, since the sunflowers will push them out.

7. When the sprouts are 5-6 inches tall, remove every third sprout and feed to the birds. Leave a space of ap-

proximately 4-5 inches between sprouts.

8. At this point, just watch them grow and wait until ready to harvest, which takes about one month.

9. Don’t forget to take pictures and notate in your garden journal the success or failure of each variety.

FINAL HARVEST

Many of my students and neighbors ask when is the best time to harvest the seeds. Because the flower can continue growing for over a month, you must wait until the fuzzy yellow halo at the center of the flower disappears.

Patience will prevail if you wait until the black or

striped seeds are clearly visible, and this can take up to one month. The seed head itself will also begin to droop, as if its work is done!

If you can reach the top of the towering stem (you might need a ladder!), cut off the entire flower, leaving at least 1 foot of the stem. At this point you can tie a few together with string, and hang outdoors or in a warm garage until the seeds are extremely dry.

The seeds are ready when they appear dark, and pull away easily from the flower head. If the seeds are still green, they will not be suitable for seed saving, so be certain they are completely mature.

Dry on paper towels for a few days, and store in brown paper bags in a dark, dry place (not in the refrigerator). Be sure to label each variety, so you can give away to friends or save for next year.

FINAL PHASE

Be certain to leave the stalks standing so you can use them as props for your next planting of cucumbers or pole beans. Because many of the varieties host such hefty stems, some 3 inches in diameter, they act as a pole for your next crop.

This might also be an opportune time to plant morning glories at the base of each stalk and the bright blue or purple blooms will continue through the fall.

AS VAN GOGH SAID ...

Reegan Lessie, my friend and fellow gardener from the Baba Café in Carlsbad, loaned me a book from the Van Gogh exhibit at the Getty Museum.

Van Gogh’s thought was, “I console myself by reconsidering the sunflowers.” I guess he said it all, so start planting!

Jano Nightingale is a Master Gardener and horticulturist who teaches at the Carlsbad Senior Center Community Garden. She can be reached at janosgarden@gmail.com for course information and consultations.

Trusting parents and valuing parent choice

One of the core principles that sets The Classical Academies apart from other schools is their unwavering trust in parents as partners in the educational process. They recognize that parents are their children’s first and most influential teachers. With open communication and parents actively involved in decision-making, The Classical Academies ensures that parents’ voices are heard and valued. Each child is unique, with distinct learning styles, interests, and needs.

The Classical Academies offers a variety of educational pathways to accommodate diverse preferences.

Whether it’s a traditional classroom setting, a hybrid model, or even a fully online option, parents have the freedom to choose the educational environment that best aligns with their child’s learning style and family dynamics.

Parents also have the choice to tailor lessons, curriculum, and content to their child’s needs. By embracing parent choice and fostering a collaborative environment, The Classical Academies empowers parents to actively engage in their children’s education. This partnership cultivates a sense of community,

where students, parents, and educators work together to foster a lifelong love of learning.

The Classical Academies is an organization of award-winning, tuition-free California Public Charter Schools serving North San Diego County since 1999. With over 5,300 students in grades TK-12, our schools make a tremendous impact as they reinvent public education.

Each campus offers a flexible, personalized educational environment that blends the best of independent study and the traditional classroom experience.

These hybrid programs encourage students to explore their interests, accommodate their learning styles, and reach their maximum potential by becoming Thinkers, Communicators, and Achievers.

In addition to rigorous academics, small class sizes, and an acclaimed character education program, students are invited to participate in various extracurricular activities and clubs, such as musical theater, choir, robotics, art, sports, and more.

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ly spent $650. When the man asked her to write a check for more money, she refused.

Most residents reported previously contacting a dealer for services, receiving quotes at nearly double or triple the cost of what the alleged scammers charged.

None of the victims filed police reports; many said they were embarrassed after being bilked by total strangers.

One victim told The Coast News alarm bells were going off because the deal was “too good to be true,” but was later manipulated into paying $1,750 in cash to the alleged scam artist.

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bringing (arguably) one of the best burgers along with them in Full Metal Burgers.

The Purgatory Lounge provides a patio behind the taproom with multiple picnic tables spaced out well for the enjoyment of food and beer for those patrons who want to enjoy a warm Southern California day. I very much appreciated the installed shades stretching over the space providing relief from direct sunlight.

The Purgatory Lounge offers in-house food all week long. Full Metal Burgers serves up specialty smash burgers, fries, and more every day during open business hours at the lounge.

As a patron, the menu consistency is a huge plus, and not having to consult a food truck calendar is a double plus.

The patio sits at the far back of the lounge, serving almost as a “backyard.” It is enclosed by a wooden fence, adding a home-like touch to the space.

So, to grab that second or third beer, you’re walking the length of the building to get back to the bar. It’s a bit of a hike, but not the end of the world by any means. The beers and burgers are both worth the extra steps.

Besides, beer and burgers in the backyard are about as summer-time as

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vors and acidity.

For the third course, guests savored braised short ribs, garlic mashed potatoes, and asparagus covered in a tangy Bearnaise sauce. The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon blended with splashes of cab franc, malbec, and petit verdot well complemented the short rib entrée.

Muran’s free-run juice cab sauv blend with 42% new French oak for 20 months produced a nose with dark cherry and hints of herb and a palate with dark fruit flavors and plush tannins. Dinner concluded with chocolate crème pie.

For those traveling to Paso, I would make room on your itinerary for a Niner Winery visit, especially

you can get. With Escondido heating up this summer, you’re going to feel right at home at the Purgatory Lounge.

Accommodation: 18

Atmosphere: 16

Offerings: 18

Service: 16

Wildcard: 15

Total: 83

Takeaway: Black Plague’s Purgatory Lounge is a black metal home away from home, offering a wide-ranging beer board and some of the best burgers you’ll find in the city. Comforting, welcoming and an at-home feel to the back patio. Black Plague's Purgatory Lounge is located at 239 E. Valley Pkwy, Escondido, CA, 92025.

ROUND 1 WINNER: Black Plague’s The Purgatory Lounge

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Another resident paid by check, making the payment to “Mille Thompson.” According to the resident’s account, the man initially gave his name as “Paul Thompson.”

“I don’t know why I didn’t take photos,” a resident said. “They were outside my kitchen window and he said, ‘We’re just in the area and noticed you have a few dents in your car.’ It had been bugging me for a long time. He showed me two books full of photographs … they were before and after.”

Denise Ramirez, a Carlsbad police spokesperson, said law enforcement had not received any reports from Lakeshore Gardens or elsewhere regarding these alleged

scammers.

“If you’re a victim, file a report so we can investigate,” Ramirez said.

Ramirez said anyone approached by these men or others claiming to work for a business should ask for identification and decline their services.

In the future, Ramirez said residents should use a dealer or reputable auto shop and avoid at-home solicitors.

Once residents started reporting the incidents to the HOA, Arman said the entity sent out an email blast and letters to each resident warning of the suspected scammers. After being alerted to the possible scam, a resident caught

one of the men on surveillance video shared with the residents.

The men drove a newer gray or silver Ford pickup truck and likely followed at least one of the residents into the gated community.

Arman said one possibility is the men wait in Ralph’s parking lot across the street, identify vehicles with scratches, dents or other simple repairs, and follow the resident into the complex, bypassing the gate code.

The suspects’ truck had no front license plate, so residents encouraged anyone they approached to take a picture of the back license plate and report it to the police.

Arman said the HOA had obtained a trespassing arrest authorization agreement with Carlsbad police.

If anyone notices the men on the property again, they are encouraged to contact law enforcement.

“We appreciate and acknowledge residents that have safeguarded the community and their neighbors by dealing with these individuals themselves and now we can add police assistance,” Arman said. “However, police must be called when the perpetrators are on site.”

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Alice has a flexible schedule and a desire to deliver personalized care to each of her clients.

Alice is a highly organized professional. She previously ran all administrative duties for the same company for over 35 years and owned the Seaside Courier newspaper in Encinitas. Additionally, she invested thousands of service hours into her community, having served on the Coastal Community Foundation Board of Directors and as an Encinitas planning commissioner from 1992 to 2002,

during which she was chair for seven years. Her community involvement has rendered her a large network of people, programs and resources which she easily shares with her clients when needed. Although she isn’t a plumber, electrician, or handyman, she has connections to all the right ones who will provide quality service at an affordable price.

“It’s hard to find help if you’re not used to it,” she said.

She is also there to remind her clients to take

their medications and get them to doctors' appointments.

She ensures they are eating, which is a big relief for family members who may live farther away or have busy schedules and can’t be there to help them every day.

“I know how to connect with my customers and keep them satisfied,” Alice said. “I listen closely to my clients and I make sure they are getting what they want and that their needs are heard.”

In addition to being highly organized, a good problem solver and a good listener, she is also personable and compassionate with a customer-oriented mindset and a big heart for seniors.

When someone has recently lost a spouse or has given up driving and has a hard time getting to their social activities Alice is there as a companion, a partner, a comfort.

“Social interaction is important for seniors,” Alice said. “Without it, the lonelier life can seem.”

Alice Jacobson serves seniors throughout North County.

To hire “Alice Assists” as your senior companion, call 760-688-8480 and mention The Coast News for a special $25 per hour rate.

BLACK PLAGUE’S Purgatory Lounge in Escondido serves up Full Metal Burgers with an enclosed outdoor patio for a backyard summertime feel. Courtesy photo/Black Plague

ALICE JACOBSON serves seniors throughout North County who need assistance with daily tasks. Courtesy photo

RESIDENTS SUSPECT the alleged scam artists followed them into their gated community at Lakeshore Gardens before approaching them at their homes about paint and mechanical repairs for the vehicles. Photo by Jordan P. Ingram

Cox increases fiber-powered internet speeds

Cox Communications recently updated its broadband packages, providing faster speeds at no extra cost to the majority of its residential customers. Everyone on Cox’s most popular tier went from 250 Mbps (megabits per second) to 500 Mbps. Now, more than 75% of all Cox customers receive download speeds of a half-gigabit or more.

What can you do with half a gig?

An internet user can download:

• An entire HD movie in less than 10 seconds

• 10 mobile games in less than 5 seconds

• An entire music album in less than 2 seconds

Keeping ahead of home internet demands

The need for speed continues to increase – more devices, more connections, more bandwidth. Cox’s upgraded speeds will help internet users stay ahead of their home network’s demands.

The speed you need Cox now offers five speed tiers. In addition to upgrades for 250 Mbps customers, those on the current 150 Mbps package have been upgraded to 250 Mbps.

• Go Fast – 100 Mbps

• Go Faster – 250 Mbps

• Go Even Faster – 500

Mbps (Cox’s most popular tier)

• Go Super Fast – 1 Gbps

• Go Beyond Fast – 2 Gbps

More to come: Cox already offers speeds of up to 100 Gbps (gigabits per second) for Cox Business customers and the company is continuing to build upon its proven track record of delivering on technology investments.

In the past 10 years, Cox has invested more than $20 billion in network and product upgrades to deliver some of the most powerful internet, TV, phone, smart

home and mobile services and will continue making multibillion-dollar annual infrastructure investments over the next several years. Cox Mobile exclusive for internet customers

Earlier this year, Cox launched its mobile service in San Diego. Exclusive to Cox Internet customers, Cox Mobile offers two plans to make it simple for customers to choose which plan is right for them.

Pay As You Gig – $15 per gig per month; only pay for the data you need.

Gig Unlimited – $45 per month and perfect for

Beach break season water spot

Igrew up surfing beach breaks. Sand-bottomed, hard-pounding, heart-throbbing, sand-spitting beach breaks. They could hit hard, pin you to the bottom and make you feel like they would never let go.

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constant communicators, streaming or using your favorite apps when you’re on the go.

You can easily switch back and forth between either option if and when your data needs change.

Cox Mobile runs on the network with unbeatable 5G reliability. That means 4G LTE speeds and fast 5G available for 5G-capable devices.

For more information, visit cox.com.

MiraCosta College dual enrollment transforms high school students’ future

A MiraCosta College class that Hazel Engvall took in high school changed her life.

Before taking the class as a junior at Surfside Academy in Oceanside, Engvall had planned to join the Air Force after graduating from high school. She said taking the class showed her that she could succeed in college and plans to attend MiraCosta College this fall.

Engvall said MiraCosta Professor Amy Walker-Pinneo was welcoming and encouraged her to consider going to college.

“She influenced me to go to MiraCosta because all that they offer is just great,” Engvall said.

Engvall is one of about 800 students in the Oceanside, Carlsbad, and San Dieguito school districts who have gotten a head start on their college education by taking MiraCosta College classes while still in high school this past academic year.

Courses are available to all high school students at the MiraCosta College campuses and through classes taught by MiraCosta College faculty at the high schools.

Students can also earn college credits in certain pre-approved high school courses by taking a college-level exam.

Taking a college class has numerous benefits for high school students. They include:

• High school students can earn college credits that are applied to a college degree or certificate, which reduces the time and expense needed to earn a college degree.

• Taking a college course gives high school students confidence that they can succeed in college and provides a smoother transition to higher education.

• All classes are tuition-free to high school students. Students taking

these courses at their high school are also provided books and materials at no cost. That can save more than $500 per semester for an in-state student.

• The classes offer a chance to explore a potential career and learn about various fields so that students can make informed decisions about their future career and educational pursuits.

• Many classes offer hands-on experience, giving students a competitive edge when entering the job market. Many classes are taught by industry professionals, allowing students

to learn from practitioners in the field and build networking skills.

Any student who has completed eighth grade or is 15 years old is eligible to enroll in a MiraCosta College class with the permission of their high school and their parent or guardian. High school graduates who have taken college courses while in high school are still eligible for free tuition at MiraCosta College through the Promise program.

The classes taught at the high schools cover a wide range of topics. For fall 2023, some classes include College and Career Success, Personal Finance, Introduction to Film, Introduction to Hospitality Management, college math courses, and Introduction to Engineering and Design.

Engvall took the Introduction to Hospitality Management class in high school and two other courses. Instead of a career in the Air Force, she plans to earn a psychology degree to become a therapist for adolescents.

“I thought college was going to be really complicated, but everything at MiraCosta College has been great,” she said. “I’m glad I was able to pursue this.”

To learn more about dual enrollment, visit the miracosta.edu/dualenroll.

I nearly drowned once while surfing a beach break, specifically, the Newport River mouth. A big north swell was running, and the waves held twice their normal weight because the saltwater had been mixed with mud after a prolonged and hard rain. There was nobody around.

The surf, as I recall, was about double overhead and glassy. After launching myself into a rip, I was in the lineup in seconds. As a wave stood up on the outside sandbar, I spun around and stroked in. As the wave jacked hard, I airdropped and fell 10 feet or so into the trough.

The ensuing impact was so violent that I felt my arms would be yanked out of their sockets. Just as I felt the wave was about to release me, I was again thrown down to the bottom. I now believe this was a dreaded two-wave hold down.

Beneath the surface the water was a bubbly dark brown. I was down for what seemed minutes but remained in the jaws of the wave. I struggled for the top but was unable to make it. I felt as if I would pass out and surfaced to find myself caught in a violent riptide.

I swam parallel to the beach but was unable to break the power of the rip. Without warning, my young life flashed before me. I raged against the dying of the light before enjoying a sense of peaceful resignation, and the hope my parents would not be overly concerned about my drowning. Drowning was not so bad.

I really didn’t care if I

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in Cardiff, said Sgt. Jessica Vanoort of the North Coastal Sheriff's Station. Several unoccupied vehicles were hit by the gunfire, but no one was hurt. The suspects then drove away from the scene.

Just after 8 p.m. Wednesday, deputies found and arrested the suspects, identified as Calvin Brown, 26, and Rolaena Darlene Blunt, 18, at a gym in the 200 block of South El Camino Real in Encinitas. Deputies recovered a hand-

made it to shore or not, but when a set wave popped up, I put my remaining energy into catching it. I bodysurfed into the shallows until I could stand and walk to shore where I retrieved my board and sprawled out on the beach, glad to be alive.

Since then, I have been cautious about beach breaks, never once tempted to fly with friends to Puerto Escondido and attempt the Mexican Pipeline.

The surf was decent-sized last week, and with the reef breaks being filled to capacity, I decided to try a local beach break. The surf was terrible and empty of surfers. It was late afternoon, low tide and blown out when I paddled out and basically replayed my experience from years earlier.

My vanity must have gotten the best of me because I chose to surf without a leash. And, you guessed it, I caught a wave, it jacked, and my board and I parted company. This was nothing like the aforementioned pounding, but I did get caught in the rinse cycle and got tumbled a few times before making the surface.

That wave was not nearly so powerful as the one I faced over half a century ago. Then again, neither was I. My life did not flash before my eyes (that would have taken a lot longer than it did back when I was in my teens) and I was in no danger of drowning.

Still, that wave, that little wave reminded me that the ocean can be a wild place and, at times, no country for old men.

gun and ammunition at the scene.

Deputies later located a burgundy Nissan Versa on Nolbey Street in Cardiff, which was abandoned by the suspects after colliding into two cars before the carjacking of the Ford Fusion. An investigation determined the Versa had been carjacked by the suspects earlier in the day in the city of San Diego.

Brown and Blunt were booked on multiple felony charges, including suspicion of attempted murder, carjacking and assault with a deadly weapon.

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STUDENTS who have completed eighth grade or are 15 years old are eligible to enroll in a MiraCosta College class with the permission of their high school and parent or guardian. Courtesy photo

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Company’s ‘Little Shop’ features teen, adult casts

By Laura Place SAN MARCOS —

North County musical education and theater company

Luminary Arts is kicking off its production of “Little Shop of Horrors” this weekend, with a series of performances featuring two casts — one comprised of adults, and another of teenagers.

The show’s two-weekend run is set for July 14-16 and 20-22 at Mission Hills High School’s Redwood Hall, with both casts performing two shows each weekend.

Actors said audience members can expect two different experiences of the horror comedy musical, which follows a flower shop assistant who discovers a sentient plant with a taste for human flesh and blood.

Josh Click, who plays the role of Seymour in the adult cast, said he was curious how the double-cast process would go in the beginning, but that he has greatly enjoyed working alongside his teen counterpart, Nicholas Damian.

“I’m blown away by what he brings to the table. We watch each other rehearse very carefully and often share ideas and insights. But at the same time, we allow each other our own takes on Seymour,” Click said. “I like that a lot. You won’t be seeing the same show twice between the casts!”

Damian, a rising sophomore at San Marcos High School, said working alongside the professional adult actors has been a great experience. He came back to Luminary Arts after performing in their production of “13” last year, and loves the environment it provides.

“Josh is such an amazing actor, and I love seeing all the acting choices he makes,” Damian, 14, said. “I can see these people who have way more years of experience than me, and I can watch them and take notes.”

Hannah Roskelly, who plays Audrey in the adult cast, said the two-cast model has made the process especially enjoyable.

“This has been very, very fun. It’s been really cool to have a teenage counterpart,” she said.

This production of “Little Shop of Horrors” includes many firsts for Luminary Arts, said vice president and show director Amy Throckmorton.

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This is the company’s first show with two casts divided by teens and adults, and for the adult cast, the first time it’s been opened it up to both professional actors and community members.

The main goal of having a split cast like this, Throckmorton said, was to expose the younger actors to professional performers and allow them to collaborate.

“It’s been a real success,” Throckmorton said. “I wanted to give them that experience, to work alongside adult actors who have had that experience. I think it’s been really great — I’ve seen these teenagers grow exponentially in terms of attitude, but also their acting skills.”

Some of the teen cast members have been involved with Luminary for years, having participated in the company’s in-school or after-school programs in school districts in San Marcos, Poway and Fallbrook.

Luminary Arts’ inschool programs, which offer theater, dance and music classes for all students at participating schools, are the company’s bread and butter. In the past few years, it’s expanded to after-school classes for tap and ballet dance, musical theater jazz, improv and even RPG acting.

“That’s kind of our outreach, where we touch kids that wouldnt know about theater or music and get them interested in that,” Throckmorton said.

The actors in “Little Shop of Horrors” have been working on the show since May. Athena Woessner, 17, who plays Audrey in the teen cast, said she is excited to move out of rehearsals to the actual performances.

“I love ‘Little Shop of Horrors.’ This is definitely a dream role of mine,” Woessner said. “It’s great to see the shift in the musical when we have all our costumes and lights and makeup and all that — it brings it all together.”

The casts’ performance schedules are as follows:

Adult cast — July 14 at 7 p.m., July 16 at 2 p.m., July 22 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Teen cast — July 15 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., July 21 at 7 p.m., July 23 at 2 p.m.

Tickets for “Little Shop of Horrors” are available online at luminaryarts.org. Mission Hills High School is located at 1 Mission Hills Court in San Marcos.

Whole Life Home Care is a home care agency based in Encinitas, California. Founded in 2008 by Vicki Wolfrum, a registered nurse and certified nurse midwife, and LeAnn Rytz, a recreational therapist. Vicki and LeAnn’s vision was to provide love, care, and support to local families at every stage of life. Their goal was to create an agency that would take a whole body and mind approach to home care incorporating the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of each individual and their loved ones.

Although Vicki passed away in 2016, her daughter in law, LeAnn Rytz, business partner, Debbie Goble, along with their fabulous team continue to lead the family-run business. The staff at Whole Life Home Care is committed to upholding the original vision and values by providing the quality care everyday they would expect for their own families.

Whole Life Home Care understands the impact of aging and recovery on family and emphasizes the importance of caring for each family as a whole unit. Whether someone is recovering from a hospitalization, minor or major surgery, dealing with health issues that confine them to their home, need a ride to a medical appointment, need help with shopping or errands, or simply in need of companionship, Whole Life Home Care takes an integrative approach to

facilitate whole life wellness and improve the quality of life for all our families.

Our agency recognizes that social activity and engagement is vital for seniors and their well-being. Research has shown that social isolation and loneliness can lead to higher mortality rates, serious health conditions, and a greater impact on loved ones. To address this, Whole Life Home Care launched a wellness visit program in 2019 specifically designed for seniors who want to stay active and involved in their community. These visits can be as short as two hours or as long as needed and have been shown to benefit both the individual and their loved ones.

Respite care is another

service provided by Whole Life Home Care. This service is particularly valuable for family caregivers who often prioritize their loved ones’ needs over their own, resulting in stress and frustration that can hinder their ability to provide quality care. Respite care services offer family caregivers a critical break so they can tend to their own responsibilities or take time for themselves. Whether it’s providing in-home care for a senior while their loved ones run errands or taking care of household duties, a small break can make a big difference.

Whole Life Home Care has a team of licensed, registered, and fully insured caregivers who strive to find the perfect fit for each cli-

ent. Whole Life Home Care has always emphasized the importance of establishing family-like connection between client and caregiver, often referred to as “Love Matches”. Our staff undergoes extensive background checks, and the agency provides continued education to ensure compassionate and professional care.

To schedule a free assessment with Whole Life Home Care, you can contact them at 844-413-2711. You can also visit their website at www.wholelifehomecare. com for more information about their services and to read client testimonials. If you mention this article, you will get 1 hour of free care when you schedule at least for 5 hours of care.

Trim fat and smoothen skin this summer with Moradi M.D.

Summer is officially here and shaping your body for the summer has never been easier than with Moradi M.D.’s CoolSculpting®, Vanquish and radio frequency skin tightening procedures that help trim fat and keep your skin looking smooth.

CoolSculpting® is an effective, non-invasive treatment which targets those stubborn, unwanted pockets of fat that won’t go away with diet and exercise. By using a technology called Cryolipolysis™, the process freezes unwanted fat cells and allows the body to naturally dispose of them.

Once an applicator is placed on a targeted part of the body, whether it’s the belly, arms, thighs or hips, it stays there for about 35 minutes until the process is complete.

There is no pain associated with the process for patients — only a slight pressure and cold touch.

Another noninvasive fat reduction treatment is Vanquish. This uses radio frequency technology to target stubborn and unwanted fat cells in specific areas of the body. During the 45-minute treatment, the Vanquish device will be applied to directly hover over the treated area.

The body’s natural elimination process will allow the fat to be disposed of

over time without surgical invasion.

Double board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Amir Moradi noted that Vanquish is not recommended as an excessive weight loss option but as an effective way to contour places of the body, such as the stomach, back, and legs. The use of radio frequency in cosmetology is growing increasingly popular, which is evident in both the Vanquish procedure as well as in skin tightening procedures.

Exilis Ultra 360 uses

radio frequency and ultrasound in combination to target the deepest layers of the skin to promote collagen production.

The goal of the non-invasive procedure is to tighten areas of the skin that have shown laxity to present a tighter look. The best target areas of the body include the face, neck, back, abdomen, arms and legs.

All of Moradi’s skin tightening treatments are performed in our office by our licensed aestheticians or nurses.

Dr. Moradi’s team pro-

vides a spa-like atmosphere during the procedure to help ease patients and allow them to relax during the rejuvenation process. And, just announced this week, Moradi M.D. was voted Best Cosmetic Surgery Center in North County, in the recent Best of North County contest.

To get the body you want this summer, schedule an appointment at Moradi M.D. by calling the Vista office at 760-726-6451, the Carlsbad office at 760434-8118 or visiting www. moradimd.com.

WHOLE LIFE HOME CARE helps our clients stay self-sufficient, in good health and in their own homes at every age and every stage of life. Courtesy photo

THE TEEN CAST includes Nicholas Damian (Seymour) and Athena Woessner (Audrey) in Luminary Arts’ production of “Little Shop of Horrors.” Courtesy photo/Luminary Arts

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IT STARTS WITH CARING. When there’s an emergency, every second counts. That’s why we don’t waste a single one. From the moment a patient enters the Emergency Department, we’re working earnestly to get them the best care and treatment possible. Beacuse, in situations like those, time may not be the only thing we’re trying to save. Check into the emergency room from home, so when you get here you can get in, get out, and start feeling better, faster.

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