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VOL. 35, N0. 40
OCT. 8, 2021
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Encinitas implements vaccine incentive plan. A3 Vista council renews homeless services. A5 Schools, parents prepare for CA vaccine mandate. A5 Photos from Encinitas Oktoberfest. A6
County seeks THE more participation, VISTA full veto authority NEWS
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San Dieguito school board to continue virtual meetings. A6 Planners to revisit South O’side development. A7 Sports Talk: Versatile Quis embraces all things sports. A8 TERI opens vocational center in San Marcos. A10 O’side to join CEA with other Route 78 cities. A11
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Huntington Beach. As of Tuesday, the company has said the pipeline has been turned off and is no longer spilling oil into the ocean. Roughly 126,000 gallons of crude oil are estimated to have spilled into the ocean before the leak was stopped. According to the LA Times, the Coast Guard is currently investigating if an anchor from a commercial ship was the cause of the leak. “The oil spill that began Saturday off the coast of Orange County is a grave ecological disaster,” Levin
REGION — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Oct. 5 to oppose any further placements of sexually violent predators in the county until local jurisdictions are able to fully participate in the placement RANCHO process, including havingSFNEWS full veto authority. Supervisor Jim Desmond submitted the proposal in a board letter, which also directs Helen Robbins-Meyer, county chief administrative officer, to send a letter “communicating the county’s position to the state of California Department of State Hospitals and other relevant agencies.” “San Diegans should not live in fear of a sexually violent predator to be placed in their neighborhoods,” Desmond said. Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer said Tuesday's vote “is about giving our county new tools to keep our county safe and stand up for our families.” During an hour-long public hearing, 22 residents spoke in favor of Desmond’s proposal. Mary Taylor, a member of activist group Your Voice Has Power, said she was sexually assaulted over 30 years ago and is “still haunted by that terrible night,” saying she understands the fear communities have. There is no excuse for letting a sexually vio-
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Odd Files. A13 San Diego County ‘ready to respond’ to oil spill. A14 Carlsbad audio company resonates in health care. B1
FOOD & WINE
Maurizio brings Italian cuisine to Encinitas. B18
MARKET FUN
NORTH COUNTY’S farmers’ markets are a place to experience a rich variety of organic fruits and vegetables, craft food and beverages, artisan soaps and jewelry, local nonprofits and more. Home and Garden on B8. Courtesy photo
Levin visits Encinitas to talk oil spill, offshore drilling By Bill Slane
ENCINITAS — As the fallout from a recent oil spill off the Orange County coast continues to be assessed, Rep. Mike Levin (D-San Juan Capistrano) held a press conference Tuesday at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas to gather support for his proposed legislation prohibiting new offshore drilling activity along the Southern California coast. The spill was first reported Saturday when a pipeline owned and operated by Amplify Energy began spilling oil into the Pacific Ocean off the coast REP. MIKE LEVIN speaks about his proposed legislation prohibiting offshore drilling along of Orange County near the Southern California coast during Tuesday’s press conference in Encinitas. Photo by Bill Slane
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